Our Lady of Grace Church 1088 Ridge Road • Hinckley, Ohio • 44233 • (330) 278-4121

Website: www.olghinckley.org Email: office@olghinckley.org

Home of Triumph of the Two Hearts Shrine

∗ Open dawn to dusk, every day all year long ∗ Unique statue of Jesus with the Blessed Mother ∗ Outdoor Stations of the Cross ∗ Beautiful country scenery ∗ One of Ohio’s newest Shrines

Reverend William Smith, Pastor

Reverend Joseph Mecir, Pastor Emeritus

Reverend William P. O’Neill, Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Bruce Dobbins

September 1, 2019 Twenty-Second Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Sunday Masses Saturday: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 11:00 am Weekday Masses

Monday, Tuesday, Friday & First Saturday: 8:00 am

Holy Day Masses 8:00 am & 7:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 pm Sacrament of Baptism

First & third Sundays at 12 pm Baptism classes required for first child.

Sacrament of Marriage Six months preparation.

Call parish priest to set a date. Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

PARISH MINISTRIES

Deacon Bruce Dobbins bdobbins@dioceseofcleveland.org 330-278-4121 x17 or 330-203-6475 Bereavement—Women of Hope—Pastoral Minister Carolyn Zaverl: 216-310-1875 Coordinator Parish School of Religion Bridget Kovalik: psr@olghinckley.org Director of Music Ministry—Liturgy Mary Gabriel: 330-636-1739 Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Kathy Higgins: pisces1174@aol.com Finance Chairperson—Safety & Security Tom Minch: trminch@hotmail.com Parish Council Chairperson Tom Higgins: tomhcj7doc@aol.com Readers Celeste Cook: mcelestecook@gmail.com

WORDS FROM OUR SHEPHERD

I would like to start this article out by THANK-ING Dr. Thomas and Kathy Higgins for all their volunteer involvement over the years at OLOG. Dr. Thomas recently stepped down as head of Par-ish Pastoral Council and as a member of the Finance Council. He was also the go-to person whenever there was a medical emergency during Mass. Kathy stepped down as the coordina-tor of the Eucharistic Ministers. I wish them well in all their future endeavors. Speaking of volunteers…no parish can survive without having a good number of volunteers. In the years gone by, the church had a number of priests at each parish to handle anything that needed to be done. Now that there are so few priests, the church depends on volunteers in several different areas and ministries. I am sure if you went to almost any parish, they would be looking for more volunteers. I know OLOG could always use more people to volunteer as ushers, eucha-ristic ministers, lectors, altar servers, choir members, PSR instructors and greeters, just to name a few. Vol-unteering at church is one of the many ways to give back to God who has been gracious to us. Maintenance update: The flat roofs have all been replaced. The next step is the replacing of the shin-gles. The sign should be completed in the next four weeks. Thank all of you for allowing me to be your Pas-tor.

Have a Blessed Week!

Fr. Bill

THE OFFICE IS CLOSED September 2 ADORATION IS CANCELLED September 2 & 3

PSR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8TH

Contact Bridget Kovalik at psr@olghinckley.org or 330-391-0438 if you still need to register.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE August 31 & September 1

4:00 pm Reader: EOMOHC: Servers:

R. Manley H. Lisowski, B. Faciana, Deacon Bruce Dobbins O. Linden, Deacon

8:00 am Reader: EOMOHC: Servers:

P. Dobbins T. Betz, T. Minch, H. Majestic C. Cerrito, Bruce Dobbins, Sr.

11:00 am Reader: EOMOHC: Servers:

H. Kovalik A. Chesnick, M. Kupec, M. Antonius S. Shemo

8:00 am Reader: E. Majestic

September 7 & 8

4:00 pm Reader: EOMOHC: Servers:

W. Stanek R. Manley, J. Ogrin, Deacon Bruce Dobbins

8:00 am Reader: EOMOHC: Servers:

G. Kibler L. Kremser, M. Long, Deacon Bruce Dobbins

11:00 am Reader: EOMOHC: Servers:

D. Lamire N. Gaj, M. Markowski, Deacon Bruce Dobbins

September 2

There is a promise of marriage between:

III Wedding Announcement

Anthony Faciana & Anna Sipple

I Wedding Announcement

Taylor Dubiel & Natalia Moore

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The Youth Choir will begin its weekly rehearsal schedule this fall on September 11th from 5:30-6:30pm! Students in 2nd through 8th grade are invited to join the returning youth choir students for a year for fun,

friendship and most importantly, ministering to the parish in song with the enthusiasm only the youth of our parish can do! Students are encouraged to attend practices on every Wednesday evening, but with so many children busy with sports, extracurricular activities, and homework, arrangements can be made to accommodate everyone’s schedule. The Youth Choir ministers at 11am Mass, on the first Sunday of the month beginning in October and continues though May. Parents and guardians are welcome and encouraged to stay for rehearsals. Youth Choir members have the opportunity to participate in the Annual Christmas Concert which is on Friday, December 13th at 7pm this year, 4pm Christmas Eve Mass, ministering for Youth Stations of the Cross in Lent, First Communion Mass, the May Crowning Service, and for Mother's Day Mass at 11am. The 6th through 8th grade students of the choir also have the opportunity to cantor at the 4pm Mass on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. WE NEED YOU…the youth of the parish to get involved by singing in the Youth Choir! Don’t like to sing but still want to get involved as a young person in the parish? Consider joining the Youth Reader Ministry or Altar Server Ministry! Questions? Please call Mrs. Mary Gabriel at (330) 636-1739 or just come up and introduce yourself after any weekend Mass.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept 2 Labor Day - Church Office Closed Sept 2 & 3 Labor Day - No Adoration Sept 4 Choir Practice 7:00 pm Sept 5 Mom’s Prayer Group 10:30 am Sept 5 Rosary for Peace 7:00 pm Sept 8 PSR Begins 9:15 am

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EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER OF HOLY COMMUNION

FALL SESSIONS

The Office for Worship is accepting nominations for the Fall 2019 formation sessions for extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. If you are interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister please contact the office 330-278-4121 or office@olghinckley.org.

August 31, 2019

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PRAYERS WORK WONDERS

Please remember these people in your prayers: Joanne Ackermann, Barb Blake, Frank Bokar, Pattie Bulkowski, Jack Charek, Colleen Darabant, Leisa & Denise DeCarlo, Phyllis DePiero, Elaine Frygier, Cheryl Henderson, Albert Jackson, Linda Joseph, Jan K., Megan Keefe, Debbie Klein, Kathleen Klosinski, Richard Konnerth, Irene Livak, Melissa M., Nick Piro, Martin Puljic, Lois Rhodes, Dennis Rogozinski, Braidyn Schneid, Theresa Sims, Jim Steed, Kimberly Taranto, Michelle Trisk, Derek Vitas, Mort Winer, Karen Zangara, JoAnn Zeleznak.

Please call the office if you would like to add or remove someone from the prayer list. Thank you.

WEEKLY ENVELOPE COLLECTIONS

August 25…$3,300 Envelopes used...114

PAPER & CARDBOARD RECYCLING

July…$35.43

Thank you for your generosity and support of Our Lady of Grace!

SPECIAL COLLECTION Apostles of Jesus Missionaries

- September 7 & 8 -

Father Bernard Kyara will be speaking next week about the Apostles of Jesus Mission founded in East Africa. We will take a second collection to help support their Ministries:

• Education of orphans and HIV/AIDS • Formation of Priests and Brothers • Pastoral Ministry • Health Care Initiatives • Self-sustaining Agricultural Projects

Thank you in advance for your support.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 4 pm Harry Streck / Marilyn Stauffer SUNDAY, SEPTMEBER 1 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8 am David & Julia Heistand / Mrs. Spragg 11 am Living & Deceased of Parish Family MONDAY, SEPTMEBER 2 8 am David Jindra / Susan Jindra TUESDAY, SEPTMEBER 3 St. Gregory the Great 8 am Mary Vojacek / Beloved Husband Charles & Families WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, SEPTMEBER 4 & 5 8 am NO Mass FRIDAY, SEPTMEBER 6 First Friday 8 am John & Dorothy Gianneschi / Family SATURDAY, SEPTMEBER 7 First Saturday 8 am Alejandro M. Aldana, Jr. / The Javorsky Family 4 pm Josephine Majestic / Jan Lemke SUNDAY, SEPTMEBER 8 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8 am Maureen Claus / Kirchner Family 11 am Living & Deceased of Parish Family

Mass Intentions are available for dates in September and beyond. Please call the office if you would like to have a

Mass dedicated to a loved one who has died or who is sick.

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FAMILY PERSPECTIVES

“Those who humble themselves will be exalted.” Family life confirms the words of Jesus in today’s gospel. Commitment, intimacy, loyalty, and love are the rewards of humble service and care for one another. Pope Francis reminds us, “no family drops down from heaven perfectly formed.”

The DeSimone Family David, Kim, Joshua & Nicholas

The Fiala Family Eric, Kate, Eleanor, William, Anna & Jacob

The Krause Family Bryan, Carolyn, Brandon & Grady

The Nemecek Family Jeff, Kelly, Mia, Avery & Cayden

The Rocco Family Sam, Bekki, Jack & Dominic

WELCOME TO OUR LADY OF GRACE!