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.

Pre-Baptism Session: October 13, 2016, 7:30 pm

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.

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

churchoffice@holymartyrs.net

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION 330.952.1466

psr@holymartyrs.net

SPIRIT PROGRAM 330.722.6633

spirit@holymartyrs.net

LIFE TEEN 330.722.6633

lifeteen@holymartyrs.net

Fr. Mark Ott Weekend Associate

Jason Falkofsky Director of Music

HOLY

MARTYRS

CATHOLIC

CHURCH

July 17, 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

3100 Old Weymouth Rd Medina OH 44256 330.722.6633 330.273.1188

www.holymartyrs.net churchoffice@holymartyrs.net

Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 17, 2016

This week at Holy Martyrs

Sunday: Ministry of Assistance food and donation

weekend: after all Masses

Ministry of Assistance School Supply

Drive: after all Masses

Monday: Seniors Group Picnic: 12:00 noon, Pavilion

Baptism Prep Team Meeting: 6:00 pm,

Room 103

Tuesday: Glory Bees: Pat Ramler, Brenda Haumeser,

Kathy Flecher

Small Group Pilot: 7:00 pm, Lounge

Wednesday: Intercessory Prayer: 5:30 pm, Chapel

RCIA Precatechumenate: 7:00 pm, Lounge

Women’s Spirituality Oversight Board:

7:00 pm, Room 103

Thursday: Christ Life Planning Committee: 5:30 pm,

Room 103

Small Group Pilot: 7:00 pm, Lounge

Sunday: Ministry of Assistance School Supply

Drive: after all Masses

Life Teen Swim Party: 1:00 pm, offsite

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

Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week

Saturday: 5:30 pm Michael Battaglia (Fran Battaglia)

Sunday: 7:30 am Jeanne Weber

(Steve & Sandy Vargo)

9:30 am Gene Budd

(Cliff & Carol Koppmann)

11:30 am Parishioners

Monday: 8:00 am Pauline Adams

(Terry & Louise Adams)

Tuesday: 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace

7:00 pm For Peace

Wednesday: 8:00 am Jack Garry

(Joanna Garry & Family)

Thursday: 7:00 pm Charles Hood (Sheila Hood)

Friday: 8:00 am Anthony Belletti (Oroz Family)

Saturday: 5:30 pm Flesse & Scheetz Families

Ken & Kathie Flesse

50th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday: 7:30 am Margery Sowa (Robert Sowa)

9:30 am Parishioners

11:30 am Michael Parente (Parente Family)

Please note that August 15, the Feast of the

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is not a holy

day of obligation this year. However, we will be

celebrating Mass in honor of our Blessed Mother on

Monday, August 15 at 7:30 am and 7:30 pm.

Church Office hours:

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am -12:15 pm, 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

All are invited to

La Sagrada Familia’s 2016

Latin-American Cultural Festival

on July 22-24 at 7719 Detroit Avenue,

Cleveland, Ohio 44109. Come and enjoy inflatables,

raffles, vendors, live bands, DJ’s and ethnic foods from

Peru, El Salvador, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Pray for those who have died in Christ:

Ted Beckman,, husband of Marian

James Donnelly Sr., son of Dorothy

There is a promise of marriage between:

I Wedding Announcement:

Piotr Szalmas and Stephanie Schultz

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish News

Seniors Corner:

Inviting all Seniors to join us for our upcoming

events:

July 18 - 12:00 noon, Annual Pot Luck Picnic! Hot

dogs, buns, beverages provided. Bountiful buffet of

appetizers, salads, desserts will be brought to share!

Holy Martyrs parishioners may sign-up and

those parishioners who wish to renew may do so at

this time.

August 12 - Take the “Fan Bus” to the Rock n’ Blast

Indians Game! All-inclusive Package! Contact Bill

Dyer at 330-722-7994; wcdyer@zoominternet.net.

August 21 - 11:30 Mass for the Senior Group fol-

lowed by a Dutch Treat luncheon

Pastor’s Notes

A GREAT NEED, A GREAT RESPONSE

A few weeks ago, we shared the news that our sister parish in Cleveland, La Sagrada Familia, was faced with a crisis when the van they rely on for so much of their pastoral work had to be replaced.

All of us are accustomed to having easy access to the places we need to go, but in a poor urban parish it can be an overwhelming challenge. Their van is essential to bring older parishioners to church, transport youth and adults to activities, and move food and other items to where they’re needed most.

Parishioners at La Sagrada Familia tried to raise the funds to replace the van but fell short of their goal. They turned to us as their sister parish for help. Over the years, we have developed close ties and a shared history providing Friendship Meals, supporting our El Salvador mission, and other activities that have linked our two parishes for over 25 years.

Just a few weeks after this need was made known, because of the generosity of members of Holy Martyrs, they are now able to purchase their much-needed van.

The people of La Sagrada Familia parish are deeply grateful for that generosity and for the selfless spirit that prompted it.

During this Extraordinary Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has challenged Catholics worldwide to find ways to respond to the needs of the poor. He said, “To live charitably means not looking out for our own interests but carrying the burdens of the weakest and poorest among us as our own.”

My hope is that all of us will find ways to live that spirit and that our whole parish will continue to look for opportunities to do extraordinary things, great and small, to help those who need it most.

God Bless Generous Hearts!

Father Steve

SMALL GROUP NEWS

This week two Pilot Small Groups began meeting to test

resources and to identify best practices for our Holy

Martyrs Small Groups. Our Core Team has also finalized

a calendar of events for 2016-2017. We will host a

“Launch” of small groups, when parishioners will have

the opportunity to register for a small group, following

Masses on October 15-16. Your prayers are greatly

appreciated as we move forward with Holy Martyrs

Small Group Ministry. If this ministry interests you, or if

you have ideas to share, please contact Nancy Fiamingo,

Pastoral Associate:

nfiamingo@holymartyrs.net or call 330-722-6633.

DISCOVERING CHRIST REUNION

on MONDAY, AUGUST 8,

7:00-8:30 p.m.

If you’ve attended Discovering Christ,

you will want to attend our first

reunion! Please join us for an inspiring,

fun, interactive evening with prayer,

music, light refreshments, and

reconnecting with other DC participants. Please RSVP by

August 1 through Eventbrite or by emailing

nfiamingo@holymartyrs.net.

The RE NION won’t be the same without U!

Holy Martyrs Church July 17, 2016

Medina, Ohio

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,

TALENT, TREASURE

Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish

“Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare to think.”

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Grateful Giving

July 2 & 3

Weekly Offering $11,767.41

Number of Envelopes 292

Electronic Donations $750.00

Number of Envelopes 1

Weekly Total $12,517.41

Thank You!

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. Readings for the Week of July 10, 2016

Sunday Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gn 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5; Col 1:24-28;

Lk 10:38-42

Monday Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest

Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21,

and 23; Mt 12:38-42

Tuesday Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8;

Mt 12:46-50

Wednesday Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

Jer 1:1, 4-10; Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15,

and 17; Mt 13:1-9

Thursday Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and

Doctor of the Church

Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-

11; Mt 13:10-17

Friday Saint Mary Magdalene

Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13;

Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Saturday Saint Bridget, Religious

Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a, and 8a, 11;

Mt 13:24-30

Sunday Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gn 18:20-32; Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8;

Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13

Join us for our next trip to El Salvador

January 22 - January 29, 2017!

Let the Holy Spirit open your mind and hearts to the

people of El Salvador. Your life will be enriched and your

faith deepened! Contact Janet Payton or Shelley Conry

(330-687-6927) for more information.

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 and blessed by Fr.

Steve. 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.

School Supply Drive

Ministry of Assistance’s Annual School Supply Drive

for the needy students in our area takes place through

July 31. The following NEW school supplies are needed:

12 Inch Rulers (standard & metric measure)

Pens (blue & black)

#2 Pencils

Glue Sticks

School liquid glue

Colored Pencils (12 count boxes only)

Pocket Folders

Notebook Paper (wide ruled or college ruled)

1 Subject Spiral Notebooks

(wide ruled or college ruled)

TI - 30X-II Calculator

1 1/2 inch - 3 Ring Binder

2 inch - 3 Ring Binder

Drop off boxes will be available in the Gathering Area

after all Masses through July 31. Financial donations are

greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity!

~Ministry of Assistance

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MINISTERS SCHEDULE - July 23 & July 24

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS VIDEO

MASSES Bread Cup

Saturday

5:30 PM

Chaz Jeronis Hope Brickman

(sub req)

Emily Hathcock

(sub req)

Jeff Hood

Tony Spinhirn

B1 Steve Brownfield

B2 Judith Linton

B3 Alicia Hathcock

(sub req)

C1 Ed Kirk

C2 Colleen Withrow

(sub req)

C3 Shelley Conry

C4 Bart Conry

Pyx Mary Lawrence-Kirk

Sunday

7:30 AM

B1 Allie Solecki

B2 Bob Yanks

C1 Sandy Twardzik

C2 Barb DeMichael

(pyx) Jeff Twardzik

Nancy Lawrence Kaden Gordon

Vincent Pfahl

(sub req)

Bruce Francis

Pete Rojas

Sunday

9:30 AM

Ken Kuruc Kate Bobey

Dylan Gorczyca

Tony Giovinazzo

Jeanette Cottrell

Sunday

11:30 AM

B1 Dick Zalack

B2 Dorothy Barry

B3 Gary Link

C1 Michelle Koewler

C2 Jen Coppolino

C3 Debbie Terrell

C4 Mike Terrell

(pyx) Corey Koewler

Kathy Madansky Sam Arnold

Tyler Madison

(sub req)

Rich Madansky

Tom Malinak

Parish School of Religion

Parish School of Religion

For families who will have a child preparing for the

sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist in 2016/17;

the preparation time for these sacraments begins in

the first grade. We would like to be able to provide an

opportunity for all our children to have a spot held

for them. Parents are asked to

contact the office of Faith Formation

(PSR office) to register if you haven't

received our online registration

email.

The Spiritual Child: The Nurturing Parent—Part I

After fifteen years of scientific research, the evidence is clear: we are hard-wired for spiritual connection with God. This

natural spirituality, UNLIKE other lines of development, appears to begin whole and fully expressed. Without parental

nurturing, however, this spiritual development weakens from a culture that constantly has our children feeling judged and

pressured to perform, and that trains them to evaluate others that way. Our predominantly materialistic, 24/7 media-

infused world is not set up for introspective thought and reflection. Downtime is thought of as unproductive, and we

fill quiet moments with diversions. (cont. next week)

Online registration for next year’s PSR classes has be-

gun. If you did not receive an email about this and would

like to register your child, please contact the PSR office.

We need your child’s name and parents’ current email

address.

CONFIRMATION

OCTOBER 2016

Confirmation Interviews continue.

Candidates are requested to bring

their journal and bible.

Holy Martyrs will be celebrating the

Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday,

October 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Practice for Confirmation will be on

Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 12:45 p.m.

Candidates and sponsors meet in Martyrs Hall

for both events.

CONFIRMATION 2018

Preparation for Confirmation is a two year

process, beginning with SPIRIT in 7th grade. Our

current 8th graders will be focusing on the

sacrament of Confirmation beginning in

September. Confirmation orientation for candi-

dates and parents is: September 27 at 6:00 pm

Holy Martyrs Church July 17, 2016

Medina, Ohio

lifeteen@holymartyrs.net

spirit@holymartyrs.net

Learn to Play Drums Contact Joe Toth at joemedic12@zoominternet.net

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR YOUTH!

The following students received

scholastic honors:

Holy Name High School

Jacob Taylor

St. Joseph Academy

Gianna Earhart

Life Teen Pool Party!

When: Sunday, July 24, 2016

Time: 11:30 am Mass at Holy Mar tyrs Church

followed by a POTLUCK lunch and SWIM

PARTY at The Killeen’s ~ 1:00 pm

What to bring: Bathing Suit & Towel

Last Name A-L: a Side Dish to share

Last Name M-Z: a Dessert to share

(Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Drinks

will be provided)

Graduated SENIORS,

please plan on attending!

We would like to wish you farewell as you begin

your next journey…..

Registration forms are located on the

Life Teen Bulletin Board

Killeen’s Address

3001 Arielle Court, Medina

(Montville Lake Subdivision)

(330) 416-8006

Life Teen Event

Cleveland Indians vs

L.A. Angels

Friday, August 12, 2016

7:10 pm

“Dollar Dog Night”

Registration forms are

located on the

Life Teen Bulletin Board

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

All are invited to the 4th Annual

Nickified Foundation Fundraiser

on Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 4:00

-10:00 pm at the Funfgeld Residence,

2259 Fixler Rd., Medina. Enjoy a day of

food & drinks (dinner at 5:30 pm),

children’s games, inflatables,

entertainment, silent auction, a 50/50

raffle, side boards & fun. Thanks to your support we are

able to make dreams come true for families with special

needs children. Adult Tickets are $40.00; Children (11-

17) $15.00; Children (10 & under are free). For tickets or

to make a donation or to make a contribution to the live

auction contact:

Marie Mayes at 330-714-6822

(mmayes@lorigmechanical.com) or

Denise Miglich at 330-461-0561

(damiglich@lorigmechanical.com) or

Jim Lorig (jlorig@lorigmechanical.com)

Mark Your Calendar for

Help The FEST – we need you!

FEST 2016 is just a few weeks away – Sunday, August 7,

2016 from 12 noon until 10 pm. It’s a day of faith —

family – fun and it’s all for FREE. It’s our 16th

Annual

Catholic Family FESTival that takes place on the grounds

of Borromeo and Saint Mary Seminary (28700 Euclid Ave-

nue in Wickliffe). For all the details, visit

www.theFEST.us. We need your help to make sure this

event has EVERYTHING you need for a perfect family day!

It takes 1,400 volunteers to bring The FEST to life. Be a

part of a GREAT group of people who help us create this

wonderful family day for our Diocese and region. Go to:

www.theFEST.us/volunteer for details. We are also

looking for 400 people to sing in the choir for The FEST

Mass which starts at 8 pm. Interested? Go to:

www.theFEST.us/choir.