Holy Martyrs Catholic Church

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1 Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Eighth in Ordinary Time - March 2, 2014 Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week Saturday 5:30 pm Frank & Sophie Grabski (Placko Family) 7:30 am Helen, Charles Wodowski & Charles & Son (Pat Wodowski & Families) 9:30 am Marion Biranowski (Kurko Family) RCIA-Call to Continuing Conversion 11:30 am Parishioners Monday 8:00 am For the homeless & unemployed Tuesday 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace 7:00 pm Donna Snedeker (Class of 87 girls) Ash Wednesday Wednesday 7:30 am David M. Wargo (Joanne Hutchinson) 7:30 pm Nancy Sue Mayes Krzeminski ((John & Rose Hoffmann) Thursday 7:00 pm For Peace Friday 8:00 am For all those serving in the Military Saturday 5:30 pm Parishioners 7:30 am Safety for all during spring break 9:30 am Mary Barshay (Rich & Lori Ruh) 11:30 am Nicholas Clark (Roger & Kathleen Anderson) (RCIA-Rite of Sending) Monday: Tuesday: This Week at Holy Martyrs Blood Pressures: 10:30-11:30 am, Choir Room PSR: 10:30 am RCIA: 10:30 am, Lounge First Communion Parent/Child Workshop: 10:30 am, Pfeiffer Hall Bereavement Support Group: 12:00-1:30 pm, at St. Martin of Tours, Valley City Life Teen Mass: 5:00 pm, Worship Space, followed by Life Night from 6:00-7:30 pm, Martyrs Hall Seniors Events Committee: 10:00 am, Room 103 Ministry of Assistance: 1:00 pm, Martyrs Hall PSR: 4:45 & 6:45 pm First Communion Parent/Child Workshop: 4:45 & 6:45 pm, Martyrs Hall El Salvador Committee: 6:30 pm, Rectory Conference Room Glory Bees: Kathy Madansky, Lori Singleton, Dorothy Brey, Rose Walker Little Rock Bible Study afternoon session: 1:00 pm, Room 103 SPIRIT: 6:00 pm, Martyrs Hall RCIA Inquiry: 7:30 pm, Lounge Church Office hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 am -12:15 pm, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm BAPTISM Isabella Grace Mostoller, daughter of Andrew & Tara Mostoller Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Masses: 7:30 am, 7:30 pm Employment Network: 6:30 pm, Martyrs Hall Thursday: RCIA for Children: 6:00 pm, Room 201 Taizé practice: 7:00 pm, Worship Space Friday: Buildings & Grounds: 7:30 pm, Room 200 Hospitality Committee: 7:30 pm, Room 102 Men s Group: 7:30 pm, Room 103 Stations of the Cross: 7:00 pm, Worship Space Please pray for the repose of the soul of: Theresa Burns, wife of Mike Paul L. Ferko, father of Mary Taylor Robert Klein, husband of Mary Lenten Soup Supper, Saturday, March 15th after the 5:30 Mass. Bring your favorite homemade soup for all to enjoy! We will be sampling many delectable soups that evening. Sign up online or in the Gathering Area for soup, bread or dessert. Saturday: : Friendship Meal: 11:00 am, Cook meal in GA kitchen; 1:00 pm Leave for Sagrada Familia Donut PSR: 10:30 am RCIA: 10:30 am, Lounge Bereavement Support Group: 12:00-1:30 pm, at St. Martin of Tours, Valley City RCIA - Rite of Election at the Cathedral Life Teen Mass: 5:00 pm, Worship Space, followed by Life Night from 6:00-7:30 pm, Martyrs Hall

2 Eighth in Ordinary Time Parish News Let's Get Together - March 12th Diocesan Wide Sacrament of Reconciliation Let us look on Jesus who suffered to save us and rose again for our justification. (Isaiah 53:4-6) The sacrament of reconciliation offers to us the healing grace of God in restored relationships: not only our individual relationships with friends and family, but our relationship with God and with the Catholic Church. All are asked to join us for an Evening of Confession, March 12 from 5 8 pm. We particularly invite anyone who may have wandered from the Catholic Church to come home this Lent, through the sacramental reconcilia t i o n. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n s e e Join in an evening that will inspire and challenge at River s Edge in Cleveland. Spiritual director, Carol Creek, will present Stories from the Heart: A Lenten Reflection on Wednesday March 26 th. Registration is at 6:30 with presentation from 7:00-8:30. Members of Holy Martyrs Women s Spirituality Team plan to carpool from Holy Martyrs front lot at 6:00 p.m. Join us at church or meet us at River s Edge! For more information: RiversEdgeCleveland.com or embecks@zoominternet.net Journeying Through Lent Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5. The following are traditional Lenten disciplines: Fasting & Abstinence: Catholics of age 14 and older abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. In addition, on Ash Wednesday and Good Fridays, Catholics from age fast, limit themselves to one full meal and two smaller meals each day. Prayer: Catholics are encouraged to pray more during Lent, especially with Scripture. Lent is also an ideal time to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for the celebration of Christ s Passion, Death and Resurrection. Almsgiving: Moved by the sacrifice of Christ, many Christians combine almsgiving with fasting, giving to the poor the money they saved by eating, drinking, or buying less as they rely more upon God s abundant grace. Lent is a special time in our liturgical year and we would like to encourage all parishioners to enter into this sacred time with a sense of prayerfulness. To keep this time as sacred, all parish committees and groups might want to consider minimizing business meetings as much as possible to keep the focus and energy on our Lenten opportunities. SAVE THE DATE for our First Annual Fore the Kids Golf Outing To be held on Saturday, May 17, At the Rustic Hills Country Club Join us for a day of golf, food and fellowship and help us support our mission and that of our sister parish in El Salvador, Immaculada Concepcion, to provide college educations for their students. For most of them, it is their only hope to escape the poverty in which they live, and to try to bring about better lives for themselves and their families. Details and sign-up forms are coming soon. Sponsorships are needed and welcome. If interested, please contact Patty Ostrander (postrand1@aol.com or ) for details. Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sister of mine, you did for me. Lenten Opportunities this Week Ashes will be distributed during the 7:30 am and 7:30 pm Masses on March 5. Parish Read-A-Thon - This Lent, we are making copies of Matthew Kelly s The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic available to members of our parish. This book promises to take you on a journey that will help you to live out the genius of Catholicism in your everyday life. Stations of the Cross, Friday, March 7, at 7:00 pm For your spiritual journey through Lent, resources are available. Please take a Lenten Little Black Book which can be found in the Gathering Area. The Lenten Directory, which includes a list of Lenten services and programs at area parishes, can also be found on in the Gathering Area.

3 Holy Martyrs Church March 2, 2014 Medina, Ohio OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME, TALENT, TREASURE Collections February 15 & 16 $9, Number of Envelopes 334 Electronic Giving $7, Number of Envelopes 98 Thank You! 2013 Contribution letters have been mailed. If you have not received yours, please contact Paula Phillips at or call the church office. Friendship Meal Serve the Lord and Some Great Food! You are invited to join in serving the Lord on Saturday, March 8 th as Holy Martyrs Parish cooks and serves a homemade meal to those less fortunate at La Sagrada Familia Parish in Cleveland. The Friendship Meal Ministry is looking for food donations of ham, fruit, pies, green beans, and mac & cheese ingredients. Donations need to be delivered to Holy Martyrs gathering area kitchen by Saturday March 8th at 10am. Please place perishable items in the refrigerator and mark all donations "For Friendship Meal"! Cooking will begin at Holy Martyrs at 10:00AM in the gathering area kitchen. Preparation and serving of the meal will begin at La Sagrada Familia around 2:00PM and will conclude around 6:00PM. More details regarding food/gift donations and a sign up sheet are in the Gathering Area. For additional information please contact Jennifer Klettlinger at or jlklettlinger@gmail.com Gifts Make a Difference - Last November a woman moved from a homeless situation into an unfurnished rental. She asked for assistance, and related her understanding that if the furnishings met local child protective services requirements, she could regain custody of her children. Many of the furnishing came from the generous parishioners of Holy Martyrs. In a recent phone call she declared that her family was back together again, and asked to thank everyone for their donations and prayers! Moved by the Holy Spirit, your generous deeds in Jesus' name bear great fruit. You have changed someone's life forever. Celebrate and Praise God!" Did you know that one of our parishioners accepts and stores working appliances and furniture in order to provide them for those in need? Please contact Ron Maitland at rmaitland@zoominternet.net (330) if you have an item to donate or with questions about how to help. ATTENTION! Bereavement Ministry of the Cluster Parishes of St. Martin of Tours, St. Francis Xavier and Holy Martyrs. Starting on s at St. Martin's on March 2-April 6, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meet in the Parish Center Meeting Room at St. Martin of Tours. If you are interested in joining, please call Colene Conley at (330) , ext Fr. Marek Visnovsky will offer an iconography workshop at St. Emilian Byzantine Catholic Church, 1231 Substation Road, Brunswick on Mondays during Lent from 7-10 pm from March 3 - April 7. Doors open at 6 pm for prayer, discussion, reflections. The cost is $175 (includes boards and painting material). This class is open to beginners as well as advanced artists. Registration form is available online at or call To view Fr. Marek s icons, visit and become friends with Marek s Icons on Facebook. Answer the Call! A great gathering of men. Catholic Men s Fellowship Conference, Diocese of Cleveland. Saturday, March 22 at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School, Lakeshore Blvd., Cleveland. Call Ray Andreas at to register. Tetelestai performance schedule: Throughout the Diocese Remsen Christian Church, 1500 Remsen Rd., Medina: March 14, 15 & 16. Benedictine High School, 2900 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland: April 17 (8:30 pm) and April 18 (8:00 pm). Free admission, donations accepted. For additional information, please use these contacts: or LiveThePassion.org. Holy Martyrs SENIOR CORNER Be sure to save the date for the following events: Senior Meeting: March 17 with guest speaker Marie Edmonds: Preserving your Pot of Gold., March 23, Seniors to host Donut Overnight Bus Trip to Moses Production May 13 & 14, Information and flyers are in Gathering Area for all events.

4 Eighth in Ordinary Time Parish School of Religion SECOND GRADE EVENT PARENT & CHILD EUCHARIST WORKSHOP, March 2, AT 10:30 (or immediately following the 9:30 Mass) during our PSR session and Monday, March 3, at 4:45 and 6:45 PM. FOURTH GRADE PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION The fourth grade annual field trip to St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Cleveland is scheduled for, April 6, Mass at 12:15 PM, Cathedral Tour at 1:15 PM. Garage Parking Pass available at St. John SPIRIT BYOB: Bring Your Own Bible to the weekly session. Each student will receive a raffle ticket for every evening they bring their bible to a SPIRIT session. A drawing will take place on a weekly basis to win; movie tickets, snack pack, or a treasure of candy. ASP Appalachia Service Project group will meet on, March 30, 2014 at 10:30 AM in Pfeiffer B of the Parish Life Center. The February meeting was cancelled due to scheduling restraints in favor of our Life Teen Retreat as well as other previously established programs. The 2014 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal is not a special collection; rather, the Catholic Charities Annual Appeal represents the chance for all Catholics to make a significant pledge, payable in installments, to Catholic Charities in order to support its mission of a society that stands united in its support of the least among us. Many parishioners have received a letter from Bishop Lennon requesting their support. If you have not received this letter, please respond to the in-pew commitment process today! Catholic Charities envelopes can be found in the Gathering Area. If you have received the mailing, please respond to it. There is a box on the in-pew envelope to indicate that you have responded by mail. Something wonderful happens when we unite ourselves through Christ with others. Over 399,000 people from every suburb and city in Northeast Ohio benefit from their programs and services each year. Please consider a generous gift to the Catholic Charities 2014 Annual Appeal, and please pray for the success of this important Appeal. MASSES Bread Cup MINISTERS SCHEDULE - March 8 & March 9 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS VIDEO B1 Rosemary LeVoyer C1 Terry Adams Judith Linton Janay Kirk Jeff Hood Saturday 5:30 PM B2Mary Lawrence-Kirk B3 Steve Brownfield C2 Ken Kuruc C3 Bart Conry C4 Paula Spolarich (pyx) Chaz Jeronis Logan Szantay Tony Spinhirn 7:30 AM B1 Bob Yanks B2 Donna Horton C1 Darcy Lorius C2 Mary Kozel (pyx) Carol Kisilewicz Bob Kronander Nicholas Senger Michael Weber Steve Cika Bruce Francis B1 L Kalish C1 Pat Terrell C5 Betsy Wehe Guy Connors Noah McKee Tony Giovinazzo Rod Dulaney 9:30 AM B2 C Koppmann C2 Jim Acks C6 Lori Ruh B3 C3 Dave Wallace C7 B. Mueller B4 B Steinmetz C4 D Thomas (pyx) S Mueller Allison Neubauer Dick Gresock Jeanette Cottrell Ben Stobbs B1 Ellen Becks C1 Dinah Lambert Gordon Brain Ronald Caldwell Dave Busta Linda Kenski 11:30 AM B2 Jennifer Coppolino B3 Eileen Trabert C2 Jack Holland C3 Deb Terrell C4 G. Mogyorossy Jacob Caldwell John Coppolino Ron Kohanski (pyx) Chris Lambert

5 Holy Martyrs Church March 2, 2014 Medina, Ohio This year, we will have a Life Teen Mass every March 2 March 9 March 16 March March 23 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 when we gather for Life Teen. 5:00 pm sharp: Mass in the worship space 6:00-7:30 pm: Dinner & Life Night event Entombed Drive-In Movie Alleluia, Alleluia! 30-Hour Fast & Lock-In What Goes Up No Life Teen (Spring Break) Y All Come Back Now, Y a Hear! 5:00 pm LT Mass followed by a meal and special activity No Life Teen (Easter ) Welcoming of rising 8th Graders! For more information, please contact Janet Payton Pastoral Associate Questions? Send us an at lifeteen@holymartyrs.net Teens: Follow us on Readings for the Week of March 2, 2014 Eighth In Ordinary Time Is 49:14-15; Ps 62; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 Monday Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin 1 Pt 1:3-9; Ps 111; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday Saint Casimir 1 Pt 1:10-16; Ps 98; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, Thursday Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1; Lk 9:22-25 Friday Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday Saint John of God, Religious Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86; Lk 5:27-32 First of Lent Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Ps 51; Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; Mt 4:1-11 Have Musical Gifts to Share?? Do you play: Bass. Electric Guitar, or Acoustic Guitar? If so, we invite you to consider helping with our Life Teen Music Ministry. Our teens deserve the best our parish has to offer please consider sharing the gifts God has given you to help them grow in faith! For more information, please contact Janet at lifeteen@holymartyrs.net or Learn to Play Drums Contact Joe Toth at joemedic12@zoominternet.net To celebrate Catholic Schools Week and support the value of a Catholic education, Ohio Catholic is awarding thirtyfive $1000 scholarships to assist families in paying for Catholic school tuition. Applying for the scholarship is easy. Simply go to between January 26th - February 28th, fill out the required information and then have one of your student s teachers or school administrator complete the recommendation form. The scholarship giveaway is open to all students in grades K -11 so spread the word to all your family and friends! Apply Now, for the James E. Flynn Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by Unity Catholic Federal Credit Union. This scholarship awards $7,000 to support Catholic Education within the Diocese of Cleveland. We award: Four $500 Scholarships to students Kindergarten through 8 th grade Five $1,000 Scholarships to students 9 th 12 th grade The student must be a member of Unity Catholic Federal Credit Union. But don t worry it only takes $5 to open a new member account. Hurry the deadline for the Scholarship is April 1, You can get applications by visiting any office or on our website

6 Eighth in Ordinary Time Meet Denny Marco One of the ways Denny is living out his baptismal call this year is to serve as a table discussion leader for the 7 th and 8 th grade youth in our new SPIRIT program on Tuesday evenings. Diane (Bruce) invited me, Denny explains, She thought that my schedule might have room for SPIRIT as the materials provided from the same group that create the LIFETEEN resources make the preparation for each session easy to do and it is working out well. As with anything in ministry, as much as you give, you always feel you get more in return. I am always learning. I am happy to be a part of SPIRIT, which is even better than I thought it would be, very well designed and appropriate for junior high teens. Even on the nights when I am responsible for a group presentation I can prepare for several hours and be thoroughly prepared. Back when I was a catechist I often spent 5-8 hours a week preparing for a class. I am really enjoying this group of kids, they are phenomenal. It amazes me how well they do and how well behaved they are even though there are so many of them; it s a large group! This weekend I get to serve as their DJ/sound and video system technician for the parish s first SPIRIT retreat. I helped to plan this retreat, and have been helping with youth retreats since the 1980 s, but my role for this one is to set the atmosphere with music, to keep the focus on the message. I bring in professional quality sound equipment and can then make sure that when a teen is sharing or someone is speaking to the group their voice can be heard. Of course Fr. Steve is a pro but I can adjust the sound and the microphone for the other speakers so that they are also easy to hear and understand. I play Christian rock during times the teens are in groups, music in the background as they transition between activities. I can link video equipment into the system as well so that even in large groups everyone can see and hear and the other retreat leaders can relax and focus on the teens. Denny grew up in Stow, Ohio, the 2 nd of 7 children, going to Holy Family for grade school and Walsh Jesuit for high school. My parents told us they would pay for our first two years, and then if we wanted to continue we would find a way to pay for it, so both my older and younger brother and I did as well as one of sisters paid her way through Our Lady of the Elms. I feel blessed to have had a Catholic education through high school, Denny adds. I first became a minister of the Eucharist when I was 18 years old, while I was in the air force. I had been in basic training for a while, which was quite different from anything my sheltered Catholic upbringing had prepared me for, but I was getting through it. I remember the first time we were allowed to go to church services and I entered the church and felt God s presence, a sense of peace and knowing that God would take care of me and that I was safe there. I knew without a doubt He was with me, and that impression stayed with me so strongly that later on when they asked for people to be trained to become Eucharistic ministers, of course I volunteered. Denny will serve as an EME here at Holy Martyrs again when fully recovered from recent knee surgery. Denny s wife, Sally, continues to serve as Eucharistic minister, usually at the 9:30 Mass. I met Sally while we were both serving as catechists, Denny smiles. I first came to Holy Martyrs in 1998 and ended up taking a Catechists theology course taught by Mary Fran Ehlinger and Suzanne Kozub. The next thing I know I am a 7 th grade PSR teacher. I met Sally as a part of that and Holy Martyrs PSR has a special place in both of our hearts, he adds, Sally served as a catechist 18 years, mostly with 8 th graders. Now she has been asked to be the primary catechetical leader for the RCIC, the process for children and teens who are preparing for baptism or first communion. I know she really enjoys working with the families on their faith journeys together. Sally and Denny have begun another new adventure as a part of their faith journey as they are doing the 9 week Ignatian Spirituality course at Walsh. My spiritual director is a Jesuit, Denny explains, and he invited me to participate in SPA, their Spiritual Program for Adults, as a way of deepening my prayer life and learning about discernment. Each day we are given a short scripture to read, and then invited to do what is really lectio divina, a careful, prayerful reading and rereading of the scripture, and then write a short journal response on how the reading/praying affects us. Sally and I are adding another part to this as we often take time to share these with each other, several times a week. We just began the process which will take us through Lent. I am finding it very helpful, both for me personally and as something perhaps to share later with other groups. Even when he is not at church, Denny s profession as a registered nurse has provided many opportunities to serve. I am working now for Akron General Medical Center in their information system department, helping physicians and their staffs with medical record systems. Denny s clinical expertise and years of experience are put to use as medical groups require tailored programs and follow up support as they begin to use the electronic record systems. Most weekends during camping season find Denny and Sally (and Dusty, their bichon) heading out on Friday night. We love it even our dog loves camping, Denny laughs. She gets so excited when she realizes we are packing up to go. We enjoy the people we meet, and the conversations we have (many about faith), and the nights under the stars, sitting around a campfire, a very good place for contemplative prayer. Last fall when Denny suddenly experienced an extended period of illness and the resulting physical limitations, he found he was unable to do even his usual routines, much less the more arduous task including closing up the camper for winter at the end of the season. It was a very humbling experience. I am accustomed to being the one who helps, who does what is needed for others. It was challenging but I literally had no choice. It was really something to see how people came forward and just did everything that needed to be done and did not ask for anything in return. Although I know God does not punish us or cause these things to happen to us, I do believe that he can use hard times in our lives to give us an opportunity to learn about love, and about how to receive love. This has been an extraordinary year for me, and my personal spiritual growth has been phenomenal. While I do not know yet what God is calling me to do next, I am grateful to be where I am and discerning his will in my life. Our community is blessed by Denny and Sally s presence and service and the witness they share to the beauty of the sacrament of marriage. Questions for Denny? Contact him at denny@pcnurse.org