August 12, 2012 - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Welcome to our parish! We cherish your presence ! among us and invite you to enter wholeheartedly into our worship. As Catholics, we understand our worship as our community’s grateful response to God’s goodness and love. Thus our liturgy is not a “spectator” experience; participation in prayer and in song is everyone’s Saturday, August 11 responsibility and privilege. Please do not be a 5:00 pm Mass—For the Community stranger. Pray and sing with us as members of Knights of Columbus Picnic—6:00 pm God’s human family.
Sunday, August12 9:00 am Mass—George Scarlett 11:00 am Mass—Thomas Pustay
Monday, August 13 NO Music Practice
Gathering Song: This Day God Gives Me (856) Wednesday, August 15—Feast of the Assumption 7:00 pm Mass—For the Community Gloria: UNIVERSITY PARISH MASS Saturday, August 18 Psalm 34: Taste and See (45) 5:00 pm Mass—James Braun
Gospel Acclamation: UNIVERSITY PARISH MASS Sunday, August 19 9:00 am Mass—Barbara Sweeney
11:00 am Mass—For the Community Offertory: God, Whose Purpose Is to Kindle (813)
UNIVERSITY PARISH MASS Holy, Holy MASS FOR THE Memorial Acclamation ASSUMPTION OF THE Great Amen Lamb of God BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Communion: Where Two or Three Are Gathered (907) Wednesday, August 15 7 pm Sending Forth: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! (949) This is a holy day of obligation. Please sign up in the back of the Readings for the Week of August 12, 2012 church if you can assist with the celebration. Sunday Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34; Eph 4:30—5:2; Jn 6:41-51 Monday Saint Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Feast of the Martyr Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148; Mt 17:22-27 Assumption Events
Tuesday Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Triduum of the Assumption of Ez 2:8—3:4; Ps 119; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Mary, St. Joseph Church, Randolph, Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 August 13, 14, 15, 7:30 pm. Outdoor Wednesday The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass in the Lourdes Grotto Area Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45; (weather permitting) followed by 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Candlelight Rosary Procession. Thursday Saint Stephen of Hungary Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78; Mt 18:21—19:1 The National Shrine of Our Lady Friday Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12; Mt 19:3-12 of Lebanon in North Jackson, Saturday Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51; Mt 19:13-15 Ohio is hosting the 47th Annual Assumption Sunday Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Pilgrimage, August 13-15. For more information call Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE What an incredible miracle it would be to wake up every Sunday, August 5 morning and go outside and collect our manna for the day. This $6785.00 is nothing compared to the miracle of the Eucharist that we receive at Mass. Jesus gives us His flesh to eat, so that we may Thank you for your generosity. have everlasting life.
We are once again in need of Mass Intentions. Would you like to offer a Mass for a deceased friend or loved one? Contact the parish office at (330) 678-0240 or [email protected]. The Kent State University Parish Newman Center will Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi) has helped tens of celebrate 50 years of Catholic campus ministry at the thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel on Sunday, misery in their marriage. The next program in our September 16th. The Most Rev. George V. Murry, S.J., Diocese begins August 24 at the Villa Maria Center. Bishop of Youngstown, will preside at the anniversary Space is limited, so please call early. For confidential liturgy at 11:00 a.m. in the Kent Student Center information or to register, call (330) 979-7787 or visit Ballroom on the campus of Kent State University. www.HelpOurMarriage.com. All are welcome for liturgy, especially alumni and former Newman Club/Catholic Student Association Women in Service to Appalachia (WSA) Fall Sewing members. There will be a complimentary luncheon Week—September 8-14—WSA is seeking volunteers to and open house at the Newman Center immediately sew items for the homebound. Volunteers will live in a following Mass. rustic environment with other adult Catholic women at the Glenmary Farm in Vanceburg, KY. Bring a portable Tickets are required for the luncheon. They can be sewing machine and sewing tools (scissors, pins, picked up after Masses, ordered for FREE online at pincushions, etc.) if you can. The week will offer plenty kentnewmancenterparish.org or reserved by calling the parish office. Please get your tickets by Sunday, of time for fellowship, Mass attendance, group prayer, th faith sharing, and cultural learning. For more August 26 . information and an application, visit our website Please note: Mass will not be celebrated www.womeninservice.org or contact Cindy Anthony at at 5 pm, September 15 or 9 am, September 16 (586) 482-6681 or [email protected].
The Knights of Columbus, Portage County Chapter, is sponsoring a bus trip to the Presque Isle Casino on September 5. The cost of the trip is only $35.00 per person before August 1 or $40.00 after that date. Each participant will receive a casino bonus of $35.00. For more information and reservations, call Doug Palmer at (800) 922-4603. All profits from this trip will be used to support our on-going Community Charity events. LITURGICAL MINISTERS CYO Cross Country and Cheerleading—Any parish August 18/19 youth who participates in our CCD program is elegible 5:00 pm to participate in CYO. For information on Cross Country Coordinator—Oscar Valverde & Mariana Romero (grades 3-8) contact Greg Kiskadden at 330-808-3931 or Lectors—Adele Fussner & TBA [email protected] and for Cheerleading Eucharistic Ministers—Ellen Freemal (H), Laura Freemal, (grades 5-8) contact Nicki Blasiole at 330-714-8390 or Joy Mosca [email protected]. Altar Server—TBA 9:00 am Coordinator—Bob & Janet Stadulis Lectors—Dottie Pascarella & Holly Rickard Eucharistic Ministers—Al Heinlein (H), Dee & Jack Kline, Ellen Moore, Claire Rastetter Altar Servers—Maureen Rude & Logan Schmucker DIOCESE OF YOUNGSTOWN 11:00 am WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Coordinator—Ted Hughes Lectors—Vanessa Earp & Mickey Smalley The Diocese of Youngstown will sponsor a Wedding Eucharistic Ministers—Matt Wilson (H), Mary Ann & Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, October 14, at Ted Hughes, Jacque Lohr, Steve Smigel 2:00 pm at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Canton, honoring couples observing their 25th, 40th, 50th, and over wedding anniversaries in 2012. The Celebration COFFEE & DONUT VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE will include Mass with Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., August 19 renewal of marriage vows and a personalized certificate Set-Up for each couple. Following the Mass a reception for the The Flecksteiner Family couples and their families will be hosted by the Refresh (between Masses) parishioners of the Basilica of St John the Baptist. You Lois Patterson must make advance reservations for this event by Clean Up contacting the parish office before September 7. Mary Young