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Father Stephen Dohner
Pastor
Father Mark Ott
Weekend Associate
Father Robert F. Pfeiffer
Pastor Emeritus
Janet Payton
Pastoral Associate
Nancy Fiamingo
Pastoral Associate
Dino Paoletta
Deacon
Diane Bruce
Director of Faith Formation
Christopher Ilg
Director of Music
Libbie Radecky
Church Office
Adam Nestor
Youth Minister
Paula Phillips
Bookkeeper
Jane Levesque
Communications
Parish Staff
Church Office hours: Monday - Friday:
9:00 am - 12:15 pm, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
330-722-6633
Church Office - Closed Monday, Sept. 4th - Labor Day
Holy Martyrs Catholic Church
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 27, 2017
Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week
Sat 5:30 pm Parishioners
Sun 7:30 am Leroy Fiala
(Gary & Mary Kozel)
9:30 am Timothy Fuerst
(Richard & Susan Stull)
11:30 am Bill Horton
(Horton Family)
Mon 8:00 am John Yezerski
(Robert Fellenstein)
Tues 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace
7:00 pm Communion Prayer Service
Wed 8:00 am For those in Nursing Facilities
Thurs 7:00 pm For all those serving in the Military
Fri 8:00 am Barbara MacDougall
(Family)
Sat 5:30 pm Mary Lou Warren
(Friends & Neighbors)
Sun 7:30 am Parishioners
9:30 am Lorraine Gresock
(Richard Gresock)
11:30 am Charles Olivo
(Kristen Bondi-Petti)
This week at Holy Martyrs
Sun 8/27 M.O.A. Food & Donation Weekend after all Masses
Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
Home School Orientation 10:30 AM PSR Office
RCIA Catechumenate 10:30 AM Lounge
Choir Picnic 1:00 PM Pavilion
XLT (Exalt) 5:00 PM Worship Space
Mon 8/28 PSR 6:00 PM
Grade 2 Reconciliation Parent Meeting w/Fr. Steve
6:00 PM Martyrs Hall
Tues 8/29 Glory Bees: Maintenance Crew
PSR 6:00PM
Grade 2 Reconciliation Parent Meeting w/Fr. Steve
6:00 PM Pfeiffer Hall B
SPIRIT 6:00 PM Martyrs Hall
Praying with Scripture 6:00 PM Clarke Rm.
Wed 8/30 Prayer Shawl Group 1:00 PM Room 103
Intercessory Prayer Group 5:30 PM Chapel
Adult Confirmation 7:00 PM Room 200
RCIA Precatechumenate 7:00 PM Lounge
Sun 9/03 Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
RCIA Catechumenate 10:30 AM Lounge
There is a promise of marriage between:
II Wedding Announcement:
Jacob Primm & Kathleen Ruhlin
III Wedding Announcement:
Kirk Stellar & Erin Chapman
Daily scripture readings for the week of
August 27, 2017 can be obtained on the USCCB
website or you can download one of the following
Apps on your phone:
Laudate or The New Missal
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Parish News
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
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WHO'S READY TO GO TO THE HOLY LAND?!
Preliminary planning is underway for a possible parish pilgrimage to
Israel! A few parishioners have expressed an interest, so we'd like to see how
much more interest there is out there. The initial plan is to go early next summer, June 2018, for a ten day
excursion. We will prayerfully visit all of the major holy places around Jerusalem and Galilee. The cost, including all
travel, lodging, and food (except lunches) will likely be somewhere around $3,900 per person. Our weekend associate,
Fr. Mark, would be the spiritual director for this pilgrimage. As you may know, Fr. Mark teaches Scripture at our diocesan
seminary, and he spent a semester living in Israel as part of his studies.
A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is often called "the Fifth Gospel," because it will change the way you read and hear the
Scriptures for the rest of your life. Please email Janet Payton, [email protected], as soon as possible to express
your level of interest in joining this pilgrimage:
• Thinking about it: Not sure if you can go, but would like more information as it arrives
• I'd love to, but...: Very interested in going, but it depends on certain factors
• Sign me up!: Extremely interested; highly likely you'll go
GET SET! WE’RE GEARING UP FOR SMALL GROUPS!�
SEPTEMBER: Sign Up�
OCTOBER: Small Groups Begin�
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Make the decision that growing in faith will be a priority in your busy life.
Identify the times that will work best for you.
Make a mental note to REGISTER for Small Groups in September.�
Questions? Email [email protected]�
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Parish News
Holy Martyrs Church August 27, 2017
Medina, Ohio
CATHOLIC BUT NOT CONFIRMED?
If you are an adult over the age of 22 who has
not been confirmed, consider attending our
five-session confirmation preparation program
beginning this Wednesday, August 30, at
7:00 p.m. Those who participate should be able
to be confirmed at Holy Martyrs on October 1,
2017, at 2 p.m. or the Cathedral of St. John the
Evangelist on May 19, 2018, at 4:30 p.m.
Advance registration is required.
Contact Janet at 330-722-6633 or
[email protected] to register.
An Invitation
In a few weeks our choir will resume
rehearsals and singing weekly at the
9:30am 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 looking for new (and returning) singers and
instrumentalists to participate in and enhance our music
ministry. Prior musical experience is a plus but is not a
requirement. All that is needed is a desire to learn and
an enthusiasm to elevate our communal prayer at Mass
through music.
The choir will be hosting a picnic at the pavilion on
the parish grounds this Sunday, August 27 from
1:00-400 pm. All current and former choir members
along with their spouse, as well as those interested
in joining the choir are invited to attend.
For more information feel free to contact our Music
Director, Christopher Ilg at [email protected].
Holy Martyrs Ministry of Assistance will be in
the Gathering Area this weekend after all
Masses to accept your financial and food
donations. However, food donations are
accepted at anytime. Certain staples are always needed, like
pasta and spaghetti sauce, cereal, tuna, peanut butter,
soups, canned vegetables. Checks made out to Holy Martyrs
with Ministry of Assistance (MOA) on the memo line are
always welcome and very much appreciated. Thank you for
helping those in need.
LEARN TO PLAY DRUMS
Contact Joe Toth
Blessed Chiara…
Pray for us!
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,
TALENT, TREASURE
Grateful Giving
Holy Martyrs Parish�
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“The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to
acknowledge all that I am and have as given to me as a gift
of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.” Henri Nouwen
Grateful Giving
August 12 & 13
Weekly Offering $11,634.31
Number of Envelopes 350
Electronic Donations $ 2,311.00
Number of Envelopes 26
Weekly Total $13,945.31
Thank you!
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seniors’ Corner
INVITING ALL SENIORS OF HOLY MARTYRS TO MARK YOUR
CALENDARS AND JOIN US FOR THE UPCOMING EVENTS: �
• Tuesday, 9/19 - There is still time to Hop on board
The Murder Mystery Luncheon Train. A limited
number of tickets are still available!
Travel to Blissfield, MI for a 2 1/2 hour dining and
entertainment experience aboard a moving train
making a leisurely 12-mile roundtrip through the
countryside - while actors perform an interactive
murder mystery as you enjoy your luncheon!
$98.00 per person. Contact John Solecki at
[email protected] OR Phone: 330-722-5981.
• Monday, 10/23 - 12:00 Noon! Join us for a
Halloween Party! Chili Cook-off Competition!
Bring your favorite recipe! Dessert and Beverages
provided. Prizes and lots of Fun - and even a
Costume Contest!
• Monday, 11/20—12:00 Noon Meeting is dedicated
to our Service Project! More information to follow!
The PRAYER SHAWL GROUP
of Holy Martyrs has beautiful prayer shawls
available for anyone who might derive comfort
from a shawl. These have been made with prayers for
their comfort and healing. We want to reach out to those
people in their time of need (loss of family member,
going through cancer treatment, divorce, extended
illness, etc.). If you know of such a person, male or
female, please contact Nancy Mayes, 330-764-3161 to
obtain one of the shawls. Please join us at our next
gathering this Wednesday, August 30, at 1:00 pm in
Room 103.
Attention all Men of the Parish
The Holy Martyrs Men’s Group would like to
invite the men of the Parish to join them on
a trip to see the Cleveland Indians play on Friday,
September 8
th
. This is a Dollar Dog and Fireworks Night!
Bus transportation will be provided from the church to
Progressive Field. The cost for the bus and tickets will be
$58 per person. Please contact Chuck Levesque at
(814) 860-4330, [email protected] or
Kent Von Der Vellen at (330) 421-0863,
[email protected] to reserve your spot. There is a
limited number of seats so please reserve yours now.
Dear Holy Martyrs Parishioners,
The Ministry of Assistance would like to
thank you for your generous support of
this year’s School Supply Drive for the needy students of
Medina and Highland school districts.
***The difference between this drive and others, like
Stuff the Bus, is that each individual school has
requested particular materials and we fill that order.
They are then delivered to our schools for the teachers
and office personnel to be used when needed.
We were able to help 986 students this year in 14
different schools in our districts that qualify for free and
reduced school meals under the federal program.
Because of you these students will start the year in a
confident and positive way!
God Bless You,
Holy Martyrs MOA
Your efforts made it possible for the
American Red Cross to make
available 16 units of blood for
needed patient care. You inspired 15 people to donate
blood in response to our drive goal of 16 units. Each
donation can help save up to three lives, so your efforts
could impact as many as 48 lives! I hope that everyone
involved in this drive will appreciate this news and we hope
that you share this with your group.
On behalf of the patients whose lives you touched, as well
as their loved ones, we offer our heartfelt gratitude.
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Parish School of Religion - 330-952-1466
Holy Martyrs Church August 27, 2017
Medina, Ohio
MINISTERS SCHEDULE - September 2 & 3
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS
MASSES
Bread Cup
Saturday
5:30 PM
B1 Mary Lawrence-Kirk
B2 Amy Funfgeld
B3 Jennifer Ogilvie
C1 Corey Koewler
C2 Ed Kirk
C3 Colleen Conti
C4 Calvin Schwarz
(pyx) Michelle Koewler
Susan Broderick Regan Funfgeld
Alexa Matyac
Jeffrey Hood
Bobbie Santiago
Sunday
7:30 AM
B1 Debbie Kells
B2 Darcy Lorius
C1 Mary Buehrle
C2 Allie Solecki
(pyx) Mary Kozel
NOT FILLED Kaden Gordon
Steven Cika
Pedro Rojas
Sunday
9:30 AM
Kenneth Smith Jonathan Friedl
Will Hoynes
Jeanette Cottrell
Shawn Leyden
Timothy Korte
Sunday
11:30 AM
B1 Bart Conry
B2 Kathy Cooley
B3 Lauren Duchnowski
C1 Gary Link
C2 Eileen Trabert
C3 Glenn Bogdanski
C4 Shelley Conry
(pyx) David Stankiewicz
Michele Zelazny Paul Zeiger
David Busta
John Coppolino
10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know About the Family (V) (part II)
Children: “Have courage and go forward”
Pope Francis continues his conversation with the children of the world. “In bringing about harmony one must see; conflict,
to be well undertaken, must be oriented toward unity. In society like yours that has one culture with many diverse cultures
inside it, you have to search for unity but with respect for each identity. Conflicts resolve themselves in respecting
identities.
In a general weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square on March 18, 2015, Francis said that adults have many things to learn
from children—from how to give emotion to how to see each person as part of the community.
In themselves, children have a richness for humanity and also for the Church because they recall to us constantly the
necessary condition to enter the reign of God: That of not considering ourselves self-sufficient, but in need of help, of
love, of pardon,” said the pontiff.
Francis said, “Children have two basic things to teach adults: How to laugh and how to cry. We have to ask ourselves:
Do I smile spontaneously, with freshness, with love, or is my smile artificial? Do I still cry, or have I lost the ability to cry?”
“God is present. And there are many signs of hope for going forward. Have courage and go forward!”
Holy Martyrs will celebrate the
Sacrament of Confirmation
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Candidates and Sponsors are asked to be present for:
• Confirmation practice on Sunday, September 24 at
12:45 p.m. in Martyrs Hall.
• And Confirmation on Sunday, October 1 at 1:15 p.m. in
Martyrs Hall.
Our Presider for Confirmation is Abbot Gary Hoover of
Benedictine High School. Mass will be celebrated at
2:00 p.m. followed by a reception in the Gathering Area.
SECOND GRADE RECONCILIATION
PARENT MEETING
All parents of second graders preparing for
the Sacrament of Reconciliation are asked
to attend a meeting on:
Monday and Tuesday,
August 28 and 29
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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Holy Martyrs Church - Ministry of Assistance
Stewardship Report for July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017
This report summarizes some of the many stewardship activities of the Holy Martyrs Ministry of Assistance for Fiscal Year
2017.
• Supplied food to 510 families serving 1,134 adults and 500 children.
• Replenished the food pantry at a cost of $14,023.00 supplementing parishioner’s food donations.
• The 2016 school supply drive provided school supplies to 904 students in the Medina and Highland School Districts.
• Provided utility payments totaling $12,559.00 for families in need in the Medina and Highland school districts.
• Provided payments totaling $20,654.00 for rent for impoverished families in the Medina and Highland school
districts.
• Donated $1,025.00 to the St. Augustine Hunger Fund from Turkey Run donations. Food and turkeys were also given
to the Hunger Fund.
• Delivered Thanksgiving food baskets to 32 local families in need including 51 adults and 65 children. For Christmas,
provided 39 food baskets for 62 adults and 85 children.
• Collected more than 1,000 Christmas gifts and gift cards from parishioners as well as hundreds of toys donated by
our PSR students. Gifts and gift cards were distributed to families of Holy Martyrs’ parish, our sister parish La Sagrada
Familia, Medina community families, women and children of the Battered Women’s Shelter, St. Augustine’s Church
families, Birthcare of Medina, Toys for Tots, and Community Services of Medina.
Without the kind and generous support from you, our parishioners, and a limited number of local businesses none
of this could have been accomplished.
Sincere thanks to all our parishioners and business donors for being so kind and giving.