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HOLY
MARTYRS
CATHOLIC
CHURCH
SACRAMENTAL LIFE Please visit our parish website (www.holymartyrs.net) for
a full listing of our sacrament information and all spiritual
and parish programs.
BAPTISM Please contact the parish office before the birth of your
child to prepare for this sacrament.
RCIA The process for becoming a Roman Catholic for adults
and older children who have not been baptized or have
been baptized but not raised in the Christian faith.
MARRIAGE Couples should meet with the priest at least six months
before the proposed wedding date.
RECONCILIATION Celebrated individually every Saturday from 4:00-5:00 pm
in the chapel. Communal celebrations of the sacrament in
Advent and Lent.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK Celebrated any time prior to entering the hospital or
during illness or convalescence. All who are ill are encouraged
to receive this sacrament as soon as possible. Communal celebra-
tions of the Sacrament take place in Fall and Spring.
VISITING THE SICK We are eager to visit our parishioners who are sick at
home, in nursing homes or in the hospital. Please call the
church office as soon as possible in the event of serious
illness.
3100 Old Weymouth Rd Medina OH 44256 330.722.6633 330.273.1188
www.holymartyrs.net [email protected]
WELCOME! We extend a warm welcome to our visitors. All Catholics who regularly attend here
are invited to become part of our parish community. If you attend here, you should
register. The staff is available in the Gathering Space of our church before and after
Mass to personally welcome you to our parish family. Welcome!
PASTORAL STAFF 330.722.6633
Fr. Steve Dohner Pastor
Janet Payton Pastoral Associate
Diane Bruce Director of Religious Education
Dorothy Thomas Coordinator of Pastoral Care
Dino Paoletta Deacon
Nancy Fiamingo Pastoral Associate
Adam Nestor Youth Minister
CHURCH OFFICE 330.722.6633 FAX - 330.725.2193
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION 330.952.1466
SPIRIT PROGRAM 330.722.6633
LIFE TEEN 330.722.6633
Fr. Mark Ott Weekend Associate
Jason Falkofsky Director of Music
October 16, 2016
THE EUCHARIST Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Mass
Sunday 7:30 am Mass
9:30 am Mass
11:30 am Mass
Weekdays 8:00 am Mass, Mon, Wed, Fri
7:00 pm Mass, Tues, Thurs
Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 16, 2016
Father Stephen Dohner
Pastor
Father Robert F. Pfeiffer
Pastor Emeritus
Janet Payton
Pastoral Associate
Dorothy Thomas
Coordinator of Pastoral Care
Father Mark Ott
Weekend Associate
Diane Bruce
Director of Religious Education
Nancy Fiamingo
Pastoral Associate
Dino Paoletta
Deacon
Jason Falkofsky
Director of Music
Libbie Radecky
Office Assistant
Paula Phillips
Bookkeeper
Parish Staff
Church Office hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 am-
12:15 pm, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm
There is a promise of marriage between:
II Wedding Announcement:
Clinton Midkiff & Grace Gaeckle
Pray for those who have died in Christ:
Abelardo Ocejo, father of Barbie Obermeier
and grandfather of Manny & Olivia
Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week
Sat 5:30 pm Parishioners
Sun 7:30 am Ted Beckman
(Bernie & Lois Dick)
9:30 am Mary Palya (Ron Palya)
11:30 am Deceased members of the
Brain, Alice Pellas & Tanko
families
(Gordon & Brenda Brain)
Mon 8:00 am A.J. & Mary L. Dick
(Bernie & Lois Dick)
Tues 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace
7:00 pm Bishop A. J. Quinn
(Rich & Barb Lorius)
Wed 8:00 am Healing for Jack McGraph
(Jack Holland)
Thurs 7:00 pm Peace
Fri 8:00 am All those in the Military
Sat 5:30 pm Aaron Graham
(Mom, Dad, & Evan)
Sun 7:30 am Parishioners
9:30 am Pete Peterson
(Jean, Terri & Traci)
11:30 am Bohley Family
(Parente Family)
This week at Holy Martyrs
Sun 10/16 Donut Sunday
MOA Food and Donation weekend
after all Masses
Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
Women's Afternoon of Reflection
1:30 PM Martyrs Hall
Life Teen Mass, Life Night
5:00 PM Worship Space
Mon 10/17 Seniors Chili Cook-off
12:00 PM Martyrs Hall
PSR 6:00 PM
Rosary grades 5 & 6 6:15 PM Worship Space
Children's RCIA 6:30 PM Clarke Room
Catechist Meeting 7:30 PM Pfeiffer Hall B
Tue 10/18 Glory Bees: 9:00 AM Worship Space
Kathy Flecher, Pat Ramler & Brenda Haumesser
Little Rock Bible Study
1:00 PM Room 103
PSR 6:00 PM
SPIRIT 6:00 PM Martyrs Hall
SPIRIT Confirmation Session #1
6:00 PM GA
Catechist Meeting 7:30 PM Pfeiffer Hall B
Wed 10/19 Intercessory Prayer 5:30 PM Chapel
Choir Rehearsal 7:15 PM Worship Space
Thu 10/20 All Commissions Meeting
7:30 PM GA
Fri 10/ 21 Red Cross Blood Drive 3-7 PM Martyrs Hall
Sat 10/22 Discovering Christ Retreat
9:00 AM GA
Sun 10/23 Donut Sunday
Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
Home School Parent/Child Meeting
10:30 AM Pfeiffer Hall B
4th Grade Family Field trip to Cathedral
11:15 AM Offsite
Life Teen Mass, Life Night
5:00 PM Worship Space
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish News
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 7:00 p.m.
For more information about the Employment
Network Group, please contact Erin Rankin at
SMALL GROUP LAUNCH - TODAY!!!
This weekend is the official launch of Holy Martyrs
Small Groups, when parishioners have the opportunity to
register for a small group. Small Groups Core will be
available after Masses to share more info and answer
questions about Small Groups. Registration forms are
available at the registration table and on
www.holymartyrs.net.
Small Groups will begin meeting the week of November
6. The theme for the first 5-week series is “Prayer”. The
Core Team chose a wonderful and inspiring video series
by Dr. Tim Gray to lead into our discussions about pray-
er, since prayer is the basis of a growing relationship
with God. The first series will meet the weeks of Nov. 6,
13, 27, Dec. 4 and 11, breaking for Thanksgiving week
and 2 weeks at Christmastime. We’ll resume Small
Groups with a new series the week of Jan. 1.
If you have questions about Small Groups Ministry or
wish to be more involved, please contact Nancy at nfia-
[email protected]. Your prayers for this new initia-
tive are appreciated.
“For where two or three gather in my name,
there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20
Please Welcome the Following New Families:
William & Toni Donze, III
John & Janet Grimm
Jeffrey & Linnea Kaser
Richard & Mary Lamp
Roger & Marlene Michalak
Jean Miller
David & Judith Oddo
Joseph & Barbara Szabo
Mark & Kathleen Valentine
Seniors Corner:
Oct. 17 - 12:00 - Chili Cook- Off
Luncheon! Bring your favorite chili for
all to taste!
Vietnam War and American Legion Post
202 Video Presentation and movie.
In the Hospital?
One of the important ministries at Holy Martyrs is
visiting the sick. Staff members visit parishioners not
only at Medina Hospital but at hospitals throughout the
Greater Cleveland and Akron area.
We are eager to visit with our parishioners who are
hospitalized and make every effort to do so. Because
many hospital stays are short and privacy rules prevent
hospitals from informing churches when parishioners are
there, it is important that a family member let the parish
office know immediately when someone is going to be
hospitalized.
The question sometimes comes up about why some
parishes bring Communion to the hospitalized and other
parishes do not. The answer is in church law. To ensure
that Catholics receive pastoral care wherever they are,
Canon Law requires that a parish with a hospital or
nursing home within its boundaries is responsible for the
pastoral care of Catholics in those institutions.
They are responsible, for instance, for bringing Holy
Communion and providing the other sacraments there. It
is one of the main reasons more priests are assigned to
those parishes than to Holy Martyrs.
We are grateful for the help those parishes provide. We
still want very much to provide pastoral care and share
the sacraments with our own parishioners regardless of
where they are at. Your help in letting us know when a
loved one is hospitalized or in nursing care will help us
do this.
Holy Martyrs Church October 16, 2016
Medina, Ohio
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,
TALENT, TREASURE
Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish
“”Help one another this is what Jesus teaches us.
This is what I do. And I do it with my heart.”
-Pope Francis
Grateful Giving
October 1 & 2
Weekly Offering $15,583.27
Number of Envelopes 345
Electronic Donations $2,705.00
Number of Envelopes 36
Weekly Total $18,288.27
Thank You!
2016 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 Dio-
cese, open to anyone, with no pre-registration. The next
sessions are:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 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.
The Catholic Commission of Wayne, Ashland, &
Medina Counties and the Diocesan Social Action
Office invite you to the 24th Annual Harvest Mass
of God’s Creation (and Blessing of
the Fall Harvest) on Sunday, Octo-
ber 23, 2016 at 9:00 AM Mass at St.
Peter Parish, 220 E. Butler St.,
Loudonville, OH 44842 (just off of
Rt. 3/Rt. 60, near the center of town)
to bless your harvest produce, farm/garden symbol, or
soil (in a small container) in gratitude for God’s bounty.
Pray for our diocese’s farms, rural lands, gardens, natu-
ral spaces/waters that express God’s Creation. Join in
the opening procession of gardeners, farmers, parish-
outreach gardeners and nature stewards. Celebrate the
Fall harvest and bring a local/farm-produce baked dish,
vegetable, or finger food for a reception after Mass! For
info, contact: Jeff Campbell, CCWAM Director, jcamp-
[email protected], (330) 723-9615, x.11.
Are you retired and desire a deeper spiritual life while
using your skills and experience in service to the poor?
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps has grown into the Great-
er Akron area! Find out how 10 months can change your
life! Please emailfor more information and visit our web-
site at www.ivcusa.org/Cleveland.
Throughout the Diocese
Next week, we will celebrate World
Mission Sunday. Its theme this year is
“Mercy Changes the World.” Pope
Francis invites the entire Church to
support the young mission dioceses in
Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and
parts of Latin America and Europe,
where priests, religious and lay leaders serve some of
the poorest of the poor. Please keep the missions in
your prayers and be generous in next week’s collection
for the Society of the Propagation of the Faith.
Holy Martyrs Ministry of Assistance asks that you
please watch for food sale items that can be donated to
those in need. Though food collection weekends are the
third weekend of each month, food donations are
accepted at anytime. Certain staples are always needed,
like pasta and spaghetti sauce, cereal,
tuna, peanut butter, soups, can
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.
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
MINISTERS SCHEDULE - October 22 & October 23
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS VIDEO
MASSES Bread Cup
Saturday
5:30 PM
Jim Friedl Sean Alexander
Will Hoynes
Calvin Schwarz
Mary Schwarz
B1 Steve Brownfield
B2 Judith Linton
B3 Colette Dowling
C1 Mary Lawrence-Kirk
C2 Linda Earhart
C3 Paul Wendt
C4 Noreen Wendt
(pyx) Ed Kirk
Sunday
7:30 AM
B1 Allie Solecki
B2 Rich Lorius
C1 Barb Lorius
C2 Debbie Kells
(pyx) Donna Horton
Nancy Lawrence Kaden Gordon Bruce Francis
Pete Rojas
Sunday
9:30 AM
Tim Boyle Josh Bobey
Alex Kormanec
Jim Acks
Karen Bartkowiak
Chris Lutz
Sunday
11:30 AM
B1 Shelley Conry
B2 Bart Conry
B3 Dave Stankeiwicz
C1 Chris Lambert
C2 Jen Coppolino
C3 Eileen Trabert
C4 Dorothy Barry
(pyx) Dinah Lambert
Mary Anne Mayer Alex Ambro
(sub req)
Sam Arnold
Rich Madansky
Tom Malinak
Parish School of Religion - 330-952-1466
CONFIRMATION
All eighth graders attending SPIRIT and
preparing for the
Sacrament of Confirmation
TUESDAY
October 18
6:00—7:30 p.m.
Gathering Area
Please make arrangements now for this
important informational meeting.
There will not be a make-up meeting.
TIME TRAVELERS
It is almost that time for our new and ex-
citing adventure for the Time Travelers
(ages: potty trained to age 10) to join our
fun young people during the Liturgy of the Word in
rooms 203/204. We still need leaders for the interaction
pieces at the front of the session for each week.
We will be sending out a new Sign-up Genius for those
who are interested in signing up for a specific week in
the months to come.
Also, we need additional adults who might be interested
in helping with this ministry. The adults who working
with the initial kick-off are in need of adults who would
be willing to become a part of the rotation. Many helpers
makes for light work.
Take Your Kids to Church
Tips For Success/Part IV
Taking children to Church can, admittedly be a challenge. The following tips from, Discovering God Together: The Catho-
lic Guide to Raising Faithful Kids can help make any churchgoing parent’s life easier.
1. Sit in the front. Yes, it’s counter-intuitive, but kids behave better when they can look at what’s going on.
2. Don’t start out in the cry room. Though well-intended, most cry rooms look like Lord of the Flies Sunday School. Go
in only for as long as it takes to quiet your child then go back to your pew. You and your child will get more out of the
experience
3. Know When to Hold ‘em. If you have to remove your child from the sanctuary, hold him the entire time you are in the
cry room or the back of the church. Letting your child play and run in the back of the Church teaches him–through simple
Pavlovian conditioning–that he NEEDS to cry and fuss to earn play time. Let your child have a minimal amount of freedom
of movement while he is in the pew, but none if he makes you leave the sanctuary. Is your child genuinely upset? Brain
science shows that little ones need cuddles to help them calm down. If your little one makes you leave, by all means be
loving, sympathetic, compassionate, and affectionate, but DO NOT PUT THE KID DOWN. When he’s quiet, return to the
pew.
(to be continued next week)
Dr. Gregory Popcak is the Executive Director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute an organization dedicated to helping Catholics find faith-filled solutions to
tough marriage, family, and personal problems.
Holy Martyrs Church October 16, 2016
Medina, Ohio
Learn to Play Drums Contact Joe Toth at [email protected]
10/16: Life Night– 6:00-7:30
The Cross
10/23: Life Night– 6:00-7:30
How Can I Have Faith?
10/30: Social Night– 6:00-7:30
Lip Sync Battle!
Life Nights follow 5:00pm LifeTeen Mass
Mark you Calendars!
Lock-In! Nov. 12-13
Cleveland Catholic Youth Conference
Saturday, Dec 3, 2016
See Flyer for more information
http://www.cleyouthconference.org
“But the most
beautiful thing that
God made, the
Bible says, was the
family.”
– Pope Francis
Opportunities to Reflect
with this week’s Gospel
What are some
examples of people
who show great
persistence?
Why is it important to
persevere in prayer?
How does it help you?
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Part II of II: Making Moral Choices and Applying Our Principles This brief document is Part II
of a summary of the US bishops’ reflection, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, which
complements the teaching of bishops in dioceses and states.
What Public Policies Should Concern Catholics Most?
As Catholics, we are led to raise questions about political life other than those that concentrate on
individual, material well-being. We focus more broadly on what protects or threatens the dignity of every human life.
Catholic teaching challenges voters and candidates, citizens and elected officials, to consider the moral and ethical di-
mensions of public policy issues. In light of ethical principles, we bishops offer the following policy goals that we hope
will guide Catholics as they form their consciences and reflect on the moral dimensions of their public choices:
Achieve comprehensive immigration reform that offers a path to citizenship, treats immigrant workers fairly, pre-
vents the separation of families, maintains the integrity of our borders, respects the rule of law, and addresses the
factors that compel people to leave their own countries.
Help families and children overcome poverty and ensure access to and choice in education, as well as decent work at
fair, living wages and adequate assistance for the vulnerable in our nation, while also helping to overcome wide-
spread hunger and poverty around the world, especially in the policy areas of development assistance, debt relief,
and international trade.
Ensure full conscience protection and religious freedom for individuals and groups to meet social needs, and so ena-
ble families, community groups, economic structures, and government to work together to overcome poverty, pursue
the common good, and care for creation.