Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 23, 2015 Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week This week at Holy Martyrs Saturday: 5:30 pm Parishioners Sunday: 7:30 am Christine Twardzik (Twardzik Family) 9:30 am Dan Vanuch (Family) 11:30 am Bill Horton (Horton Family) Monday: 8:00 am Theresa McCullum (Friends) Tuesday: 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace 7:00 pm Joan Sidor (Brad & Dorothy Thomas) Wednesday: 8:00 am For all those in the Military Thursday: 7:00 pm Raymond & Thelma Paoletta (Carl & Cindy Paoletta) Friday: 8:00 am Dorothy Galea (Cesareo Family) Saturday: 5:30 pm Blanche Wiencek (Andrea Jirka) Sunday: 7:30 am Parishioners 9:30 am Robert C. King (Simonis Family) 11:30 am Helen Yurick (Vanuch & Lebus Families) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Sunday: RCIA: 10:30 am, Lounge Life Teen: 5:00 pm Mass followed by Life Night from 6:00-7:30 pm, GA PSR: 6:00 pm Glory Bees: Maureen Macisco, Roberta Braun, Tom Yannetti PSR: 6:00 pm SPRIIT: 6:00 pm RCIA Inquiry: 7:30 pm, Lounge Intercessory Prayer: 5:30 pm, Chapel Communications Committee: 7:30 pm, Room 102 RCIA: 10:30 am, Lounge Choir Picnic: 1:00-4:00 pm, Pavilion Life Teen: 5:00 pm Mass followed by Life Night from 6:00-7:30 pm, GA Church Office hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am -12:15 pm, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm. BAPTISM Rowan Matthew Hagge, son of Matthew & Ashley Hagge There is a promise of marriage between: III Wedding Announcement: Brian Schmidt & Halle Lengal II Wedding Announcement: Travis Gibson & Kelsey Schultz Pray for those who have died in Christ: Father Gordon Yahner Readings for the week of August 23, 2015 Sunday Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34; Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32; Jn 6:60-69 Monday Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145; Jn 1:45-51 Tuesday Saint Louis; Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday Saint Monica 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90; Mt 24:42-51 Friday Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday The Passion of Saint John the Baptist 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98; Mk 6:17-29 Sunday Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27;Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Parish Staff Father Stephen Dohner Pastor Janet Payton Pastoral Associate Father Mark Ott Weekend Associate Dino Paoletta Deacon Jason Falkofsky Director of Music Father Robert F. Pfeiffer Pastor Emeritus Dorothy Thomas Coordinator of Pastoral Care Office Manager Diane Bruce Director of Religious Education Nancy Fiamingo Pastoral Associate Joe Krivos Youth Minister Libbie Radecky Office Assistant Paula Phillips Bookkeeper
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish News Seniors Corner Inviting all Seniors to join us for our upcoming events: Please Welcome the Following New Families: Jenny James Steven & Janae Szczepinski An Invitation As the summer begins to wind down the time quickly approaches when our choir will resume weekly rehearsals and singing at the 9:30am Sunday Mass. Have you ever considered becoming a member of our choir, or could you share your musical talent as a song leader or instrumentalist at any of the weekend Masses? We are always looking to welcome new (and returning) singers and/or instrumentalists to participate in and enhance our music ministry. Prior musical experience is a plus but not a requirement. All that is needed is a desire to learn and an enthusiasm to elevate our communal prayer at Mass. For more information feel free to contact our Music Director, Jason Falkofsky at 216-548-4898 or jfalkofsky@ignatius.edu The choir will host their annual end-of-summer picnic on Sunday, August 30 from 1:00-4:00pm at the pavilion. All current choir members and significant others are invited. Anyone wishing to join our choir is also welcome to attend. Our first rehearsal is Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 7:15 pm. Join the Cleveland Indians for Mass and a Ball Game for Catholic Family Day at Progressive Field on September 20, 2015. Pre-Game Mass at 10:15 am in the Ball Park. Tickets starting at $16.00. Purchase online at http://tinyurl.com/ ov4s37x and enter the special offer code baseball or pick up a form in the Gathering Area. Any questions, please call 216-420-4162 or email jplys@indians.com. Monday, 9/21 - Enjoy a wonderful Spaghetti Dinner, prepared by our own Toni Ipavec, here at Holy Martyrs! Wednesday, 10/21 - Enjoy an all inclusive Tour of Raven's Glenn Winery; Lunch; Canal Boat Ride; Amish Flea Market; and tour of Shearer's Potato Chip Outlet! Pick-up a flyer in the Gathering area or contact John Solecki at 330-722-5981 for details! Monday, 11/16 - Bring a favorite soup for Lunch and work on our Disabled Veterans Project! Monday, 12/7 - Christmas Luncheon at Williams on the Lake EMPLOYMENT NETWORK GROUP If you are an executive, professional or manager who is looking for employment opportunities, we encourage you to connect with our Employment Network Group. This parish networking group meets twice a month at the following locations: First Wednesday of each month at Holy Martyrs Church, Martyrs Hall (off the back parking lot) Third Tuesday of each month at Knights of Columbus Hall 131 North East Street, Medina First-time attendees should plan to come to a short orientation session at 6:30 p.m. The regular group meetings begin at 7 p.m. Seeking Catholicism? Were you raised in a Christian denomination and have faithfully practiced in that tradition throughout your life but now find yourself drawn to the Catholic Church? If so, Holy Martyrs now offers a special process that is tailored for those who are already well-formed in the Christian faith but who would like to become Catholic. We call this new process FOCUS and we offer it once a year. Our intention with FOCUS is to offer it at a time that works for participants, including those who may have travel commitments with their jobs. We plan to begin our next offering of FOCUS this September and would love to hear from you now if you have an interest in participating so we can determine the best day and time for all involved. If you are interested but need more information or want to sign up, please contact Janet Payton at jpayton@holymartyrs.net or 330.722.6633. For more information about the Employment Network Group, please contact Erin Rankin at erinremote@yahoo.com. Did You Know? Families Anonymous is a Twelve Step Program for people concerned about drug/alcohol abuse and behavioral problems of a relative or friend. Completely anonymous, nonprofessional and nonreligious. No dues or fees. Not connected with a hospital, agency, treatment facility, religious institution, or political entity. Families Anonymous meets at Holy Martyrs in Martyrs Hall every Thursday at 7:30 pm. For free help call 440-779-4357.
Holy Martyrs Church August 23, 2015 Medina, Ohio OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME, TALENT, TREASURE Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves to make His spirit, His devotion, His affections, His desires, and His disposition live and reign there. Grateful Giving August 8 & 9 St. John Eudes Sunday Offering $12,613.00 Number of Envelopes 310 Electronic Donations $2,737.00 Number of Envelopes 29 Weekly Total $15,350.00 Throughout the Diocese RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND September 11-13, 2015 Someone once said marriages may be made in heaven, but they sure take a lot of work on earth. Have you become so distracted by outside pressure that you neglect your spouse? The Retrouvaille program can help you put your troubled marriage back on track. This program is supported by the Catholic diocese of Cleveland. The next Cleveland Retrouvaille weekend will be held on September 11-13, 2015. A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your reservation. For more information concerning the program, or to register, please call Diane or Al Miskinis in complete confidence at (330) 665-3506 or (from a 216 or 440 area code) 1-800-470-2230. For additional information or to register online, please go to www.helpourmarriage.org The Ministry of Assistance of Holy Martyrs would like to thank our parishioners for their generous support of this year's School Supply Drive for the needy students of Medina and Highland school districts. With your financial and material contributions, we were able to help approximately 916 students, in 14 schools of the elementary, middle and high schools who qualify for the free and reduced price school meals under the federal program. Because of you these students will start the year in a confident and positive way! Join us on the Run to Freedom Human Trafficking Awareness 5K & Walk co-hosted by the Medina County Coalition Against Human Trafficking (a Children s Center of Medina County outreach program) to help educate the Medina community and to locate resources in Medina County for human trafficking victims on Saturday, September 12 at the Hinckley Reservation All purpose Path. Start time is at 8:00 am; End time is at 12:00 pm; Race fee is $20.00. For more information and to register, go online at http://www.medinacountychildrenscenter.org/ Form/Run-Freedom-2015-Registration. 2015 First Step Program: Continuing education regarding marriage and divorce in the Catholic Church Do you want to: Deepen your knowledge of the Church s teaching on marriage? Learn about ministry to the divorced/separated in the Diocese of Cleveland? Hear the true facts about the annulment process and how to submit a case? Discover a path to healing after divorce? The First Step Programs are scheduled around the Diocese, open to anyone, with no pre-registration. The next sessions are: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Cuyahoga Falls at 7:00 pm Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at St. Ambrose Parish, Brunswick at 7:00 pm This program is offered as a way to reach out to those whose marriage, for whatever reasons or circumstances, is not valid in the Church, and find a way to re-establish full communion in the sacramental life of the Church. For more information call 216-696-6525, ext. 4000, or visit dioceseofcleveland.org/tribunal.
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish School of Religion Holy Martyrs website, click on Religious Education for the forms or stop in the Religious Education Office DID YOU KNOW? By moving our PSR to Monday and Tuesday nights, we are giving our children a SAFER learning environment? Schools all over the country lock their doors to insure the safety of their students. Our Sunday PSR could not offer this assurance because Church doors are open to all who choose to worship at our Sunday Masses. Because we will now have secured entries, our children will also have access to ALL our facilities, including our halls, movie screens, and Church that they could not use on Sundays. And that gives their teachers greater creative latitude for more diversified learning experiences experiences that will capture children s hearts and imaginations, nurture a love for their faith, and ultimately a relationship with Jesus. BONUS: An end to our congested Sunday parking lot! HOLY MARTYRS PSR RALLY MONDAY, AUGUST 24 AND TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 6:00 7:30 P.M. CHILDREN AND PARENTS Bishop Gries will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m. This Mass will fulfill your Sunday commitment. Practice for Confirmation is Sunday, October 11 at 12:45 in Martyrs Hall for the candidate and their sponsor. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR CHILDREN Do you have a child between the ages of 8 and 15 who has been baptized but hasn t celebrated the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation? We have a process to provide your child with the formation and appreciation of the sacramental life. Contact Diane Bruce at 330-952-1466. MASSES Bread Cup MINISTERS SCHEDULE - August 29 & August 30 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS VIDEO B1 Shelley Conry C1 Chaz Jeronis Ken Kuruc Emily Hathcock James Munko Saturday 5:30 PM B2 Mary Lawrence-Kirk B3 Ed Kirk C2 Judith Linton C3 Jan Gut C4 Alicia Hathcock (pyx) Bart Conry (sub req) Anna Sikorenko Jean Peterson Sunday 7:30 AM B1 Paul Steinle B2 Carol Kisilewicz C1 Allie Solecki C2 Mary Schwarz (pyx) Bob Yanks Beth Lofy Joseph Friedl Jonathan Friedl Gary Kozel Mary Kozel B1 L. Ruh C1 D. Thomas C5 T. Korte Erin Rankin Max McFadden Jim Acks Sunday 9:30 AM B2 B. Wehe B3 S. Rennecker C3 S. Mueller C2 K. Bartkowiak C6 D. Boyle C7 R. Ruh B4 B. Mueller C4 T. Boyle (pyx) R. Mitchell B5 Amanda Lutz Ben Stobbs Michael Green B1 Dorothy Barry C1 G. Mogyorossy Rich Madansky Sean Alexander Jim Gaeckle Sunday 11:30 AM B2 Eileen Trabert B3 C2 Debbie Terrell C3 Jack Holland C4 Dinah Lambert (pyx) Jen Coppolino Kathy Madansky Tyler Madison Mike Szabo
Holy Martyrs Church August 23, 2015 Medina, Ohio WELCOME, from Holy Martyrs Youth Ministry! Consider Joining Core Team for Life Teen or Spirit at Holy Martyrs! First Life Night 8/23 at 5:00PM Starts with Mass in the Church First Spirit Night 8/25 at 6:00PM Meeting in Martyrs Hall How sweet is the way of Love! True, one may fall, one may not be always faithful, but Love, knowing how to draw profit from all, very quickly consumes whatsoever may displease Jesus, leaving naught but humble and profound peace in the innermost soul. ~ St. Therese of Lisieux Joe Krivos jkrivos@holymartyrs.net 330 391 8753 I was asked by Diane Bruce the September before last if I would be interested in helping with Spirit... My first reaction was that the age difference between me and the middle school students may be a bit of a barrier. I told Diane that I would go ahead and help since she asked and needed assistance. I thought I would help for the school year and then step back. I started by being a table leader and enjoyed the group of students that I was working with. We developed a good relationship and it seemed that they got as big a kick out of me as I did them. By December I was on the Core team and was involved with planning and presenting the Proclaim on some Tuesdays. I continued with the same group in their 8th grade year... The middle school students respect you and will follow if you know what is going on and what is expected of them. Now I am starting year three as a table leader and a member of the core team. It has been a very rewarding experience for me. -Denny Marco, Holy Martyr s parishioner and Spirit Core Team member
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Prayer of the Eyes An icon a holy picture can help you pray. The Greek word icon means image, a sacred image of Jesus, Mary or a saint that is painted in two dimensions on wood panels, usually with egg tempera paints. Here s how you can use an icon or other sacred image to focus your prayer. You want to be in a comfortable position and you want to be able to look into the image s eyes. If you don t hang the image on a wall, you might find an easel (or one of those hinged wooden stands used to display plates) to hold the image on a table. Praying before an icon or a sacred image is a matter of looking deeply. Think of how deeply you look at the face of someone you love. You never tire of that face and you notice every detail: the way light and shadow fall across the nose and cheek, how the brow moves, the subtle changes of expression. Look at the sacred image this way, too. Such intense looking will center you in prayer, in the presence of the holy person depicted. You may want to light candles or incense before the sacred image, too. Copyright 2002 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by Meltem Aktas. Art by Steve Erspamer, sm. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Holy Martyrs Wellness Ministry is presenting a program on women s health issues Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 6:30pm-8:30pm Holy Martyrs Church, Pfeiffer Hall 3100 Old Weymouth Rd., Medina, OH Susan Musal and Rachel Heers, are Nurse Practitioners at Cleveland Clinic Brunswick Health Center. Ms. Musal will address the 7 root sources that lead to illness. Ms. Heers will focus on GYN issues, Including screening guidelines and recommendations. Our third speaker is Brittany Paliswat, CFLE, Community Education and Outreach Manager for Summit and Medina Counties Battered Women s Shelter and Rape Crisis Center. Ms. Paliswat will discuss the services provided by this agency, and present an overview of domestic violence and it s affects on women and children. Please join us and learn more about these timely issues relevant to women of all ages.