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3100 Old Weymouth Rd Medina OH 44256 Holy Martyrs Catholic Church
3100 Old Weymouth Rd Medina OH 44256
Holy Martyrs Catholic Church
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
Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 9, 2017
Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week
Sat 5:30 pm David Osheim
(Bernie & Lois Dick)
Sun 7:30 am Parishioners
9:30 am Lorraine Gresock (Jack Holland)
11:30 am Marie Traxler
(Kohanski Family)
Mon 8:00 am Christine M. Kasayka
(Mike & Kathy Kopach)
Tues 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace
7:00 pm Walter Kohanski
(Kohanski Family)
Wed 8:00 am For all those in nursing facilities
Thurs 7:00 pm Judy Vilt (Family)
Fri 8:00 am Mary Lou Warren (Dan Warren)
Sat 5:30 pm Tom & Helen Tekaucic
(Palya Family)
Sun 7:30 am Kevin & Judy Lynch
(50th Wedding Anniversary)
9:30 am Parishioners
11:30 am Anna Kohanski (Kohanski Family)
This week at Holy Martyrs
Sun 7/09 Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
Mon 7/10 Seniors Events Committee 10:00 AM Room 103
Ministry of Assistance Mtg. 1:00 PM Pfeiffer Hall
El Salvador Mission Group 7:00 PM Room 103
Tues 7/11 Praying with Scripture 6:00 PM Clarke Rm.
Wed 7/12 Intercessory Prayer Group 5:30 PM Chapel
LifeTeen Pavilion Party 7:00 PM Pavilion
Thurs 7/13 Buildings & Grounds 7:30 PM Room 200
Sun 7/16 MOA Food & Donation Weekend after all Masses
MOA School Supply Drive after all Masses - GA
Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
RCIA Social 4:00 PM Pavilion
There is a promise of marriage between:
III Wedding Announcement:
Michael Genet & Katherine DeLozier
Daily scripture readings for the week of July 9, 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
The next pre-Baptism session will be held on
Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 1:15 pm.
Please contact the parish office before
the birth of your child to prepare
for this Sacrament.
Pray for those who have died in Christ:
Carol Matozzo,
Wife of Joe
and mother of Joey, Tim & Georgia
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Please Welcome the Following New
Families:
Thomas & Megan Bright
Eileen Cashmere
Malcolm & Laura Gilbert
THE OBJECTIVES of SMALL GROUPS
WE STRIVE TO PRAY REGULARLY FOR ONE ANOTHER.
“… We do not cease praying for you and asking that you
may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all
spiritual wisdom and understanding to live in a manner
worthy of the Lord …”
~Colossians 1:9-10
Prayer is an amazing gift to offer to another person!
We pray together at Small Groups and continue to
give each other the gift of prayer, beyond our Small
Group gatherings.
Living with Loss
Are you struggling to find peace in dealing
with the loss of a loved one? Perhaps you
may find the information in one of the
CareNotes helpful. CareNotes may be
found on the counter behind the
Welcome Center in the Gathering Area.
Please notify the church office in
advance of a surgery or scheduled
hospital stay so that you may re-
ceive the Sacrament of Anointing.
The Church has always prayed for the sick to be freed
from pain and restored to health. This sacrament origi-
nated in the healing ministry of Jesus. An anointing may
be scheduled before or after a Mass or during the week.
Women’s Spirituality
Do you find that the days are always running out of time
for you personally?
Do you wish you could have some quality time with the
Lord?
Do you always think tomorrow is the day that you will
find some quiet time to reflect and pray?
The Women’s Spirituality Board invites you to a special
time away.
When: July 30, 31 and August 1, 2017
Departure at 2:00 p.m. from Holy Martyrs, July 30
Leave at 11:00 a.m. from Villa Maria, August 1
Lunch together in Peninsula
Where: Villa Maria Retreat Center
2067 Evergreen Road • Villa Maria, PA 16155
Phone: 724-964-8886
Individual room with private bath
Who: Women between the ages of 25 to 45
Cost: $125.00
For Additional Details: please call Janet or Diane at
330-722-6633
Do you enjoy ...
If you are creative and
would like to use your
gifts to help our Communi-
cations Committee share
the great things that
Holy Martyrs is doing, we
encourage you to join us.
Writing?
Photography?
Graphic Design?
Please contact Janet Payton
for more information.
Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima
As a special opportunity for family prayer
and devotion, a pilgrim statue of Our Lady
of Fatima has been made available in our parish. You
may welcome the statue into your home for a week by
signing up in the Gathering Area or by calling the church
office at 330-722-6633.
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Holy Martyrs Church July 9, 2017
Medina, Ohio
LifeTeen Pavilion Party! July 12th. 7-10pm. Come hang out, eat food, throw
water balloons, play volleyball, sit by the bonfire.
LifeTeen Indians Game! Saturday, July 22. Meet at the church at 5:00pm.
Tickets $25. Only 25 tickets on first come, first serve basis.
Pool Party! Sunday, August 13. Following the 11:30 Mass. More details to
come.
More info and registration forms for all above events are at the bulletin
board by the PSR office.
LEARN TO PLAY DRUMS
Contact Joe Toth at
School Supply Drive
Ministry of Assistance’s Annual School Supply Drive for
the needy students in our area takes place from July 15
through August 6. 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 August 6. Financial donations are
greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity!
~Ministry of Assistance
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, 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.
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 8th
. 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.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,
TALENT, TREASURE
Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish
” Love God, serve God; everything is in that.”
~St. Clare of Assisi
Grateful Giving
June 24 & 25
Weekly Offering $10,394.86
Number of Envelopes 320
Electronic Donations $2,791.00
Number of Envelopes 35
Weekly Total $12,165.86
Monthly ACH for May (103) $11,402.01
Peter’s Pence $1,283.50
Thank you!
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GET HELP NOW
If you are a victim of domestic abuse,
or know someone who is, call the
BATTERED WOMEN’S SHELTER of
Summit & Medina Counties’ confidential
hotline for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Caring
staff and trained volunteers who understand domestic
violence can answer questions, and provide information,
emergency shelter, referrals, and support.
Medina County Hotline 330-723-3900
Toll Free 877-414-1344
Summit County Hotline 330-374-1111
Toll Free 888-395-4357
Seniors’ Corner
Inviting all Seniors to mark your calendars
and join us for the upcoming events:
Monday, 7/17 - 12:00 pm Annual “Pot Luck”
Picnic—Rain or Shine! Food, Fun, Friendships for all
to enjoy! Hot dogs and beverages provided. Bring
your favorite dish to share. Help to stock MOA Pantry,
and bring your choice (s) from the following catego-
ries: Paper, cleaning or laundry products to receive
your ticket for door prizes! Annual gifts to support
the group will be collected at the picnic! See the
flyer for more information!
Monday, 8/21 - See the Indians vs. Boston!
Fan Bus, Club Seats, all the food you can eat!
$68.00 per person.
Contact Bill Dyer at [email protected] or
Phone: 330-722-7994.
Tuesday, 9/19 - Hop on board The Murder Mystery
Luncheon Train. 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 in-
teractive 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 - Join us for a Halloween Party,
12:00 Noon!! Lunch, games, prizes! And, even a
“Costume Contest”!
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.
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Holy Martyrs Church July 9, 2017
Medina, Ohio
MINISTERS SCHEDULE - July 15 & 16
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS VIDEO
MASSES Bread Cup
Saturday
5:30 PM
Branden Agnew Sean Alexander
Audrey McGraw
(sub req)
Jeff Hood
Tony Spinhirn
B1 Mary Schwarz
B2 Corey Koewler
B3 Michelle Koewler
C1 Colette Dowling
C2 Judith Linton (sub req)
C3 Shelley Conry (sub req)
C4
(pyx) Judy Placko
Sunday
7:30 AM
B1 Sandy Twardzik
B2 Steve Jindra
C1 Barb DeMichael
C2 Jeff Twardzik
(pyx) Darcy Lorius
Josie Henry Kaden Gordon
Bruce Francis
Pete Rojas
Sunday
9:30 AM
Daniel Stanowick Jeanette Cottrell
Chris Lutz
Sunday
11:30 AM
B1 Eileen Trabert
B2 Gary Link
B3 Mike Terrell
C1 Dorothy Barry
C2 D. Stankiewicz (sub req)
C3 Jack Holland
C4 Becky Johnston (sub req)
(pyx) Debbie Terrell
Gordon Brain Brooke Blomquist
(sub req)
Paul Zeiger
Rich Madansky
Tom Malinak
Ask Yourself (part 1)
A couple years ago, I did an (anonymous) study at a Catholic day-school. I asked seventh graders a few questions. Those questions were:
1) How often do you go to Mass? 2) When was the last time you went to Holy Mass? 3) When was the last time you went to Sunday Mass?
4) How often do you go to Sunday Mass? [Options: every Sunday, once a month, twice a year, twice a year or less, never]
Every child said that they went to Mass every week. On “Tuesday” (which was the day the kids went at school). 30% said they had gone to
Mass in the last month. 70% said they go to Mass twice a year or less or never.
I did the same survey with the PSR/CCD program. And the results—save the part about going to Mass every week at school—were the
same.
That probably would shock most day-school parents. It shocks every engaged couple that I’m preparing for marriage. Every time, the
engaged couple says, “That’s odd. I thought that day school families would be going to Mass more than the PSR families. Seems like a
waste of money otherwise.”
The natural question to ask here is: Why? Why—not only why day-school and PSR families’ sacramental lives are nearly the same (despite
one group spending thousands of dollars on the particular parish school), but also why some have the erroneous perception that day-
school families are more faithful than PSR families.
A few months ago, I stopped asking why people aren’t going to Mass. After all, the answers to that question are usual and somewhat
obvious: liturgical banality, secularization and frenetic pace of life, lack of examples of integrity of life and joy of faith, the killing of
conscience, etc.
And I’ve learned that, sometimes, when we ask the same questions and get the same answers, maybe it is time to ask new questions.
I’ve also stopped asking questions about what I should do about it. Because, it’s not a matter of what I should do, it’s a matter of what
people think they should do about it. And, right now, 70% of day-school and PSR parents believe this is not something to do anything
about.
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.
PSR REGISTRATION
2017—2018
A Year of Grace
Registration for the 2017—2018 PSR
formation sessions will begin online
July 15.
Parents are asked to watch their email for the
registration link that will guide them through the
registration process.
Please contact Diane or Jane at 330-952-1466
if you do not receive the email link.
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Throughout the Diocese
THE Reason to Celebrate
As we celebrate our country this Independence Day, remember that we have another reason to celebrate: A
Full Life that God promises us. A beautiful summer’s day, delicious hotdogs, memories with family and
friends, incredible fireworks…these aren’t just for the 4th
of July — they will be at The FEST on August 6, too!
Come hear for King & Country, Crowder, Matt Maher and Laura Story and experience A Full Life as we celebrate Mass
outdoors. For more information, including how YOU can make a difference in as little as two hours, visit
www.TheFEST.us.
All are invited to attend St. Martin’s Bar-b-que Chicken Dinner on Sunday, July 9, 2016 from noon to 5:00 pm. Adults:
$11.00, Children under 12 years old: $7.00. Dinner is served Family Style. Carry Out available! A fun day of games,
prizes and raffles.
Offered by Jesuit Retreat House in Parma. Top That! July 16. 2:00 - 5:00 pm. Presented by Margaret Vogel & Barbara
Leggott. Today is national ice cream day! All women are invited to come and celebrate as they share their reflections on
ice cream. Do we think about the graces in our lives, our abundance of gifts and our attitude of gratitude while we pile on
the toppings for our ice cream sundae? Cost: $25. To register contact 440-884-9300 or visit www.jrh-cleveland.org.
Catholic Charities’ Incredible Years Parenting Program Presents:
PLAYGROUND PLAY at CAROLYN LUDWIG MUGRAGE PARK, 4985 Windfall Rd., Medina
July 12 & 26, August 9 & 23: 11:00 am to Noon
We will practice: Fighting Boredom, Making Friends, Sharing, Using our Senses
Join us for ice cream and juice! RSVP ~ 330-723-9615
Offered by Jesuit Retreat House in Parma. The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins. July 19. 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Presented by
Ken Styles, SJ. Ken will share some of his favorite poetry by one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era and a Jesuit
priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins. Cost: $20. To register contact 440-884-9300 or visit www.jrh-cleveland.org.
