It's Happening at St. Paul

SUNDAY, June 1
Uniform Exchange from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center. If you have questions, call Jo Shoup at 330-773-9555.

MONDAY, June 2
Academic Achievement Breakfast in school cafeteria
Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by Ladies Guild from 2 to 7 p;m. in Boeke Hall

TUESDAY, June 3
Exposition of Blessed Sacrament from 8 a.m., closing at 3 p.m. because of Eighth Grade Graduation.
Senior Prayer Hour at 1 p.m. with Eucharistic Adoration
Eighth Grade Graduation in church.
Venture Crew at 7 p.m. in Youth Room

WEDNESDAY, June 4
Last day of school. Dismissal at 12:30 p.m. (Note: An incorrect time of noon was listed earlier)
Bible Study at 9 a.m. in Room111
Bible Study at 7 p.m.in Rectory

THURSDAY, June 5
Senior Bingo at 11 a.m. in Boeke Hall

SATURDAY, June 7
Vocations Retreat POSTPONED A retreat for men and women 18-40 years of age, exploring the possibility of priesthood or religious life postponed until Fall. . For information contact Father Michael Gurnick, mgurnick@dioceseofcleveland.org, or Sister Lenore Thomas,
IHM, lthomas@dioceseofcleveland.org, or the Diocesan Vocation Office at 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525 ext. 3490.

Members of St. Paul Parish Federal Credit Union will be greeting parishioners and visitors during June.

St. Paul Gleanings: Mosaic from 799

A mosaic fragment with the image of Saint Paul the Apostle dating from about 799
is one of the most interesting objects in the Vatican Splendors exhbit which opened today at the Western Reserve Historical Society.

The fragment is roughly 23.5 by 15.8 inches by 3.5 inches. It was restored in 1625.

It is one of 200 artifacts on display in Cleveland until September 7. Hours are Monday-Wedneseday 10 .a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The society is located at 10825 East Boulevard in University Circle. There is adjacent parking.

St. Paul is sponsoring a bus trip on Wednesday, June 25. The trip will be led by Larry Pentecost. It will also include a city tour of Cleveland, Lakeview Cemetery, the Wade Chapel, which has Tiffany Glass windows, and an Italian Buffet for lunch. The trip will end with a stop at the West Side Market featuring a wide assortment of meats, fruits and vegetables.Cost is $66. Make checks payable to St. Paul Church. Bus is limited to 36 seats so don’t delay. Bus leaves St. Paul’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Reservations and questions, call Rosemary Mileski coordinator at 330-773-7078.

Volunteers needed to work at St. Paul School

\Responsible volunteers who are able to do cleaning and lifting are needed to to help out in St. Paul School during the Summer to prepare the building and classrooms for the next school year. The work wll begin Monday, June 9. If you are interested, please call John Gless at the school at 330-724-1253.

Datebook: What's Happening Elsewhere

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST BUS TRIP TO CAREY JULY 16
The Ladies Guild of St. John the Baptist is sponsoring a chartered bus trip to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, OH. on July 16.. The bus will leave St. John’s south parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and return at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $23, including lunch. Make checks payable to Claire Harbarger and send to 831 Austen Ave., Akron, OH 44306. Please include name, address, phone, number in party, and amount enclosed. Call 330-330-773-1630 for information.

PRE-BAPTISM CLASS JULY 27
The next Pre-Baptism class for expectant parents will be Sunday, July 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the North Akron Catholic Elementary School Library, 1570 Creighton Ave., (off E. Tallmadge Ave. Call Christ the King rectory at 330-633-8418 to register.Cost is $5 per couple to cover materials.

THE FEST 2008 AT WICKLIFFE AUGUST 3
A Catholic outdoor family FESTival will take place on the grounds of the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe, OH, on Sunday, August 3. Join 27,000 teens, families and young adults to c elebrate the theme FOREVER...God is Faithful, for a day of family friendly activities including rock climbing walls, a BMX show, crafts and displays. Main stage musical talent includes Jeremy Camp, Stellar Kart, and Nevertheless. Stay as the sun sets for the outdoor Mass with a 500-voice choir and thousands celebrating at the Table of the Lord. The celebration concludes with a fireworks show. For information check out www.theFEST.us or call 440-943-7662.

Click on the Datebook label at left to check earlier announcements.

Mass Intentions May 31 - June 8

SATURDAY, May 31 Visitation of the Virgin Mary
4:30 Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Paul

SUNDAY, June 1 Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 Lombardo Family
11:00 Felicia Mondello + (anniv.)

MONDAY, June 2 Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs
7:00 For peace in the world
8:30 Anna Bankas +

TUESDAY, June 3 Charles Lwango & companions, martyrs
7:00 John R. Fickes +
8:30 Morning Prayer and Communion

WEDNESDAY, June 4 Weekday
7:00 Phillip Ferro + (anniv.) & Joseph Ferro +
8:30 Casper Hirschfelt +

THURSDAY, June 5 Boniface, bishop, martyr
7:00 For all who are hospitalized
8:30 Morning Prayer and Communion

FRIDAY, June 6 Norbert, bishop
7:00 Morning Prayer and Communion
8:30 June Deckard +

SATURDAY, June 7 Weekday
4:30 Edna Schmicker & Family

SUNDAY, June 8 Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 Marie Wooley + (anniv.)
11:00 Mary Louise Brown +

Ladies Guild card party date changed

The Ladies Guild Card Party has been moved to Wednesday, August 6, because
nurses of Summit County are participating in a Mass in memory of Carol Brodbeck on August 7 when the card party was originally scheduled.

The Mass for Mrs. Broderick will be at 7 p..m. August 7.

Carol A. (Christ) Brodbeck died unexpectedly Aug. 9, 2006 at the age of 55. Born in Akron on Nov. 8, 1950, she was a life-long member of St. Paul's Catholic Church and graduated from St. Vincent High School in 1968. She received her diploma in Nursing from Saint Thomas Hospital School of Nursing, B.S.N. from St. Louis University, and M.S.N. from the University of Akron. Mrs. Brodbeck worked in health care for more than 35 years

Members of the Ladies Guild are urged to attend the memorial Mass.

Raffle tickets for the Guild card party will go on sale this Sunday in the Narthex after the 9 and 11 am masses.

St. Paul shares in Maurin Center story

The St. Paul connection at the Catholic Worker’s Peter Maurin Center is documented nicely in a feature by freelance writer Kevin E. Brown in this week’s issue of the Catholic Universe Bulletin. There are two photos of St. Paul parishioner Joann Heffernan who is one of a dozen St. Paul parishioners who volunteer at the center at 1096 S. Main Street each Thursday evening.

One of the photos whows Joann serving dessert and another of her in a prayer circle which precedes each meal. Heffernan started preparing meals and coodinating volunteers since the center opened. She has found success in getting Akron restaurants to donate food and parishioners give her a call to donate a dish they have prepared.

The article also quotes David Conley, the chef and caretaker who lives upstairs at the center.

To read more about the work of the Maurin Center and other volunteers from St. Paul who volunteer just type Maurin Center in the search box above

Click on photo album to see photos of St. Paul volunteers and others at the Maurin Center.


If you would like to help, call Joann at 330-773-1748.

Bishop Lennon writes about Pauline Year

Bishop Richard G. Lennon’s column in the Universe Bulletin this week (May 30, 2008) is about the upcoming Pauline Year.

Noting that St. Paul is credited with writing 13 of the 27 works of the New Testament, the Bishop urged Catholics of the diocese to follow the urging of Pope Benedict to study his writings during the Jubilee Year marking the 2000th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle. The Jubilee year will open June 29 with Vespers by the Pope at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls where Paul is buried and continue until the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29, 2009.

The Bishop wrote:

“I will initiate this Jubilee Year of Saint Paul with a special celebration of the Mass with the parish community dedicated to his patronage, Saint Paul parish on East 40th street in Cleveland. At the Cathedral parish and in all of its parishes throughout the Diocese I will be encouraging special study programs and courses dedicated to the Letters of Saint Paul, his life, and his theology.”

See our earlier post with a photo of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls.

Special feast-day observance for Pauline Year

Vatican, May. 30, 2008) - For the year 2009, the Vatican has authorized the celebration of the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul on the usual day, January 25, although the date falls on the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

A Sunday celebration would ordinarily pre-empts the observance of the feast day. But the special observance has been approved by the Vatican because of the Pauline Year declared by Pope Benedict XVI , beginning on June 28, 2008, to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle.

The Vatican decision on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul was conveyed in a decree issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship, dated May 30, signed by Cardinal Francis Arinze and Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith, the prefect and secretary, respectively, of the Congregation.

[Souerce: Catholic World News]

Pope Benedict XVI's prayer intentions for June

Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for June is: "That all Christians may cultivate a deep and personal friendship with Christ, in order to be able to communicate the strength of His love to every person they meet".

His mission intention is: "That the International Eucharistic Congress of Quebec in Canada may lead to an ever greater understanding that the Eucharist is the heart of the Church and the source of evangelisation".

Verne (Ken) Fertig funeral is Saturday

Verne (Ken) Fertig, of Wadsworth, passed away May 28, 2008 at the home of his daughter after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was born in Akron, Ohio on June 25, 1921. After graduating from Garfield High School in 1939, he went to work at B.F. Goodrich Chemical and retired in 1981 after 40 years of service.

Ken lived most of his life in the Firestone Park area, and spent his last 20 years in Wadsworth. Even after his illness he still continued to live life to it's fullest.

Dad will be united with our mother, Ruth, to whom he spent 50 memorable years of marriage. He was preceded in death by infant son, Kevin and brother, James.

He is loved and remembered by his children, Kelly (Kathie) of Memphis, Karen (John), Kay (Paul), Keith (Karen), and Karilyn (Ben) of Indianapolis; grandchildren, Kevin, Kyle, Derek, Mae, LiAnna, Lindsay, Stephanie, Steven and Anne, and one great-grandson, Dalton.

The family will receive friends Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family would greatly appreciate donations to St. Paul's Catholic Church, 1580 Brown St., Akron, OH 44301 or VNS Hospice, 3340 Ridgewood Rd., Akron, OH 44333. (Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 330-724-1281, www.kakfh.com)
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Friday, May 30, 2008, page B6, col. 5]

Mrs. Zak named Polymer Teacher of Month

St. Paul science teacher Diane Zak, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been named Polymer Teacher of The Month for May 2008.by the Akron Global Polymer Academy at the University of Akron.

Mrs. Zak, who is also sixth grade teacher at St. Paul, received her bachelor of science degree in Elementary Education from The University of Akron. She has taken several graduate classes from Ursuline College, Kent State University, The University of Tennessee and The University of Akron.

She spent her first five years teaching at the primary level, but has been teaching science to sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at St. Paul School in Akron for the past 19 years. To engage her passion of teaching science to middle school students, Mrs. Zak spent a week on a 92-foot schooner off the coast of Maine to develop a thematic instructional unit on "Life at Sea".

Mrs. Zak has spent her summers teaching science classes at the Canton McKinley Museum and Stark State College of Technology in Canton. She has also done several science presentations for the Cleveland Diocese, Science Education Council of Ohio, St. Paul Parent Teacher Organization, and the Akron Global Polymer Academy.

In 2001, Mrs. Zak was honored as St. Paul's Teacher of the Year.

Many of Mrs. Zak's lesson plans can be viewed on the AGPA website:http://www.agpa.uakron.edu/k12/.

Mrs. Zak has received a First Energy Grant from Ohio Edison to help enrich her teaching.

St. Paul students attend Indians game

Seventh grade girls at the Indians game (from left) Noelle Colant, Madison Buzek,
Katie Coughlin, Natalie Bender, Alyse Bachmann and Erin Liggett

Click on the headline to see an album of game photos.

St. Paul students in grades six, seven and eight traveled by bus to Progressive Field in Cleveland on Wednesday to attend the Indians game. A rally by the Chicago White Sox beat the Indians 6-5.

In case you need it for your scrapbook, here is a brief early report on the game by the Asspociated Press:

CLEVELAND (AP) If the Chicago White are trying to send the Cleveland Indians a message, it has been received.

"You look at that team over there, they're a little bit tougher than we are right now," Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said after the White Sox defeated the Indians 6-5 Wednesday.

The AL Central-leading White Sox have won five of six against Cleveland in a nine-game span and 11 of 14 overall.

Chicago has beaten the Indians exactly 1,000 times.

Pitcher Gavin Floyd (5-3) allowed two runs in the first, then retired 15 of 17 hitters before the Indians scored three times to take a 5-3 lead in the sixth. Floyd gave up five runs - four earned - and eight hits in six innings with seven strikeouts.

Cleveland has lost 10 of 12, dropping 5 1/2 games back in the division. Wedge once again expressed his displeasure with the way his team is playing.

"Until we start making adjustments, (opposing teams) are going to keep sticking it to us," he said. "It's up to them to get it done. There can be no excuses."

Jake Westbrook, activated from the disabled list before the game, allowed three runs and five hits in five innings. He hadn't pitched for the Indians since April 19 because of a strained left muscle in the rib area.

Cleveland took a 5-3 lead in the sixth on David Dellucci's RBI double and Jhonny Peralta's two-run homer on an 0-2 pitch.

Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers for June

Lectors for June

Saturday 4:30: Kerndon Smith
Sunday 9:00: Terry Nesline
Sunday 11:00: Youth lector

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for June

Saturday 4:30
Carol Coughlin
Debbie Dodson
Kelly Dodson
Joyce Gannon
Nancy Leiby
Julie Johnson
Kenneth Roush
Penny Roush

Sunday 9:00
Nellie Kremer
Frank Lancianese
Nancy Lancianese
Kathy Seminaroti
Dottie Thoerig
Kristina Woodill
John Woofter
Marilyn Woofter

Sunday 11:00
Maria Amedeo
Julie Gabelman
Susan Gatian
Betty Mastrojohn
John Mastrojohm
Aaron Ruess
Lori Wammes
Tod Wammes

Kindergarten visits the Akron Zoo

It was "Everybody on Board" when St. Paul kindergarten students visited the Akron Zoo on Wednesday.

Click on the headline to see four more photos of the kids at the zoo.

Thanks to kindergarten teacher Mrs. Debbie Dodson for providing the photos.

Anne V. Prochnow dies at 91

Anne V. Prochnow (Vinay), 91, of Green, passed away in her home on May 25, 2008.

Born in Akron, Ohio, she lived most of her life in the Green area. Anne was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, President of Rolling Acres Mall Walkers, Volunteer for Akron First Night from its inception, Volunteer for several organizations and retired from Arnold Graphics.

Preceded in death by brother, Michael Vinay and sisters, Leona Vinay, Jeanne Kobetits and Mary Pringle, she is survived by husband of 73 years, Carl; daughter, Mary Anne Adams; grandson, Tod M. (Romina) Adams; great-grandson, Michael Ventura; many nieces and nephews.

Graveside services at her request will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Holy Cross Cemetery, 100 Waterloo Road. Friends and family may gather at Schermesser Funeral Home, 600 E. Turkeyfoot Lake Road (Route 619), one hour prior to graveside service to meet family and form procession. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Catholic Church or a charity of your choice. (SCHERMESSER-GREEN, 330-899-9107)
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Wednesday, May 28, 2008, page B7. col.1]

Serra Club of Akron officers installed

Serra Club Officers (from left) are Membership Chairman John Mihelick, Trustee Kathryn Mihelick, V.P Vocations Ron McAvoy, V. P. Programs David Nesline, Secretary Vic Dandren, President William Wittenauer, District Governor Donald Trask, Trustee Rudy DiDonato, Treasurer John Olin, Communications Tom Giffels and Chaplain Rev. Fr. Ralph Coletta.

Bill Wittenauer of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, was installed as president of the Serra Club of Akron at the annual dinner Tuesday evening at the Martin University Center on the University of Akron campus. Officers and trustees were installed by Don Trask, district governor. T

Wittenauer replaces Rudy DiDonato of St. Paul who has been president for three years. Others installed were:
Treasurer: John Ohlin, Barberton Sacred Heart
Secretary: Vic Dandrea, Holy Family
VP Programs: Dave Nesline, St. Paul
VP Vocations: Ron McAvoy, St. Paul
VP Membership: Pete Mihelick, Holy Family
VP Communications: Tom Giffels, St. Vincent
Trustees: Rudy DiDonato of St. Paul, Kathy Mihelick of Holy Family and, Bob Maher of Hudson St. Mary
(Photo supplied by Ron McAvoy}

Stewardship Survey: Kids Form

The St. Paul Stewardship Committee's Kids Time & Talent Survey as well as the Parents & Guardians Time & Talent Surveys have been distributed.

The Parents & Guardians Time & Talent Surveys were distributed through the Backpack Express at school with a due date of Wednesday May 28. (TODAY) The plan for the Kids Surveys was for them to fill out their surveys immediately following last Friday's school Mass. Father Ralph Thomas, the pastor, gave a homily at that Mass tying the surveys, stewardship, and the importance of filling the surveys out.

The utmost importance is to be placed upon having the information filled out and submitted back to the school. The purpose of these surveys is for us (Stewardship Committee, Parish Council & Father Ralph) to develop, grow and nurture programs that will engage our youth and their parents. This will make St. Paul School & Parish a better place for all.

On this post is the kids talent survey. . If you did not receive one, you should be able to pick one up at the school or rectory. Click on the graphic to enlarge for viewing and if you wish to print it, hit the control (Ctrl) key and the letter “P” on your keyboard. orms you would like to see.

Stewardship Survey: Parent/Guardian Form

The St. Paul Stewardship Committee's Kids Time & Talent Survey as well as the Parents & Guardians Time & Talent Surveys have been distributed.

The Parents & Guardians Time & Talent Surveys were distributed through the Backpack Express at school with a due date of Wednesday May 28. (TODAY) The plan for the Kids Surveys was for them to fill out their surveys immediately following last Friday's school Mass. Father Ralph Thomas, the pastor, gave a homily at that Mass tying the surveys, stewardship, and the importance of filling the surveys out.

The utmost importance is to be placed upon having the information filled out and submitted back to the school. The purpose of these surveys is for us (Stewardship Committee, Parish Council & Father Ralph) to develop, grow and nurture programs that will engage our youth and their parents. This will make St. Paul School & Parish a better place for all.

On this post are copies of two pages of the survey for parentsl and guardians. If you did not receive one in your child’s backpack you should be able to pick one up at the school or rectory.
Click on the graphic to enlarge for viewing and if you wish to print it, hit the Control (Ctrl) key and the letter “P” on your keyboard. Do this for each of the forms you would like to see.

Vatican releases new statistical yearbook

VATICAN CITY, 27 MAY 2008 - The Vatican Publishing House has recently released a new edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, comprising information on the main aspects of Catholic Church activity in various countries for the period 2000-2006.

Over these seven years, the Catholic presence in the world has remained stable at around 17.3 percent of the total population. In Europe , despite the fact that 25 percent of all Catholics live there, the growth in the number of faithful was less than one percent. In the Americas and in Oceania their numbers grew, respectively, by 8.4 percent and 7.6 percent; in Asia they remained more or less stable with respect to population growth, whereas in Africa they increased from 130 million in 2000 to 158.3 million in 2006.

The number of bishops in the world went up from 4,541 in 2000 to 4,898 in 2006, an increase of 7.86 percent.

The number of priests also increased slightly over this seven-year period, passing from 405,178 in 2000 to 407,262 in 2006, an overall rise of around 0.51 percent. In Africa and Asia their numbers increased (respectively, by 23.24 percent and 17.71 percent), in the Americas they remained stable, while they fell by 5.75 percent in Europe and 4.37 percent in Oceania .

The number of diocesan priests increased by two percent, going from 265,781 in 2000 to 271,091 in 2006. By contrast, the number of regular priests showed a constant decline, down by 2.31 percent to 136,000 in 2006. Of the continents, only in Europe was there a clear reduction in priests: in 2000 they represented 51 percent of the world total, in 2006 just 48 percent. On the other hand, Asia and Africa together represented 17.5 percent of the world total in 2000 and 21 percent in 2006. The Americas remained steady at around 30 percent, and Oceania a little more than one percent.

Non-ordained religious numbered 55.057 in the year 2000 and 55,107 in 2006. Comparing this data by continent, Europe showed a strong decline (down by 12.01 percent), as did Oceania (16.83 percent), the Americas remained stable, while Asia and Africa increased (respectively, by 30.63 percent and 8.13 percent).

Female religious are almost double the number of priests, and 14 times that of non-ordained male religious, but their numbers are falling, from 800,000 in 2000 to 750,000 in 2006. As for their geographical distribution, 42 percent reside in Europe, 28.03 percent in America and 20 percent in Asia . The number of female religious has increased in the most dynamic continents: Africa (up by 15.45 percent) and Asia (up by 12.78 percent).

The Statistical Yearbook of the Church also includes information on the number of students of philosophy and theology in diocesan and religious seminaries. In global terms, their numbers increased from 110.583 in 2000 to more than 115.000 in 2006, a growth of 4.43 percent. In Africa and Asia their numbers went up whereas Europe saw a reduction of around 16 percent.

[Source: Vatican Information Service]

Altar servers for June

Saturday, May 31
4:30 Matt Kannel and Jeremy Swords

Sunday, June 1
9:00 Erin Liggett and Daniel Leeser
11:00 Sierra Robinson and Billy Gabelman

Saturday, June 7
4:30 Trevor Ellis and Michael Sartoski

Sunday, June 8
9:00 Marco Colant and Noelle Colant
11:00 Jacqueline Wammes and Michael Altomare

Saturday, June 14
4:30 Alyse Bachmann and Jacob Knowles

Sunday, June 15
9:00 Josh Garey and Adam Gray
11:00 Zachary Durbin and Scott Johnson

Saturday, June 21
4:30 Matt Kannel and Trevor Ellis

Sunday, June 22
9:00 Aaron Abernathy and Ryan Testa
11:00 Isabelle Miller and Daniel Leeser

Saturday, June 28
4:30 Michael Sartoski and Jeremy Swords

Sunday, June 29
9:00 Marco Colant and Noelle Colant
11:00, Sierra Robinson and Billy Gabelman

If you are unable to serve at your scheduled Mass, please arrange for a substitute.

CONGRATULATIONS to eighth grade altar servers Katie Roberts and Billy Gabelman on your graduation and best of luck to you in high school.

It's Happening at St. Paul

Sunday, May 25 Corpus Christi

Monday, May 26 Memorial Day
Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated by Reverend Joseph H. Kraker, Pastor of St. Vincent Parish, at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery. Mass at chuch at 10 a.m.
No school.

Tuesday, May 27
Grade 8 Science Day from 8:10 to 11:30 .a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration. Church open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Senior Prayer Hour of Eucharistic Adoration at 1 p.m.
Adult Choir at 7 p.m. in the Music Room
Venture Crew at 7 p.m. in Youth Room
.
Wednesday, May 28
Kindergarten field trip to Akron Zoo
Grades 6, 7 and 8 field trip to Indians game

Thursay, May 29
Senior Bingo at 10 a.m. in Boeke Hall

Friday, May 30
Student Mass at 8:30 a.m. planned by Mrs. Janet Hazlett’s Grade 4 and Miss Means Grade 2.
CYO Sports Signups at 7 p.m. in John Jenkins Gym

Saturday, May 31
Calendar meeting at 9 a.m. in the Parish Activity Center for all parish ministries and organizations to schedule events for July-December 2008.

Ftr. Haydu to celebrate Mass May 29

The Rev. Fr, Mark Haydu will celebrate an 8:30 a.m. Mass on Thursday, May 29, at St. Paul in place of the regular Morning Prayer and Communion.

Fr. Haydu, an Akron native, was among 48 men from the congregation of the Legionaries of Christ ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in January, 2008, in the basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome..

Father Haydu, 35, was born on July 15, 1972 in Akron, and was baptized and confirmed at St Matthew’s parish. He is the sixth of seven children. After a year of studies at Franciscan University of Steubenville, he did one year of missions in Guatemala and Mexico, followed by a year of studying nursing at the University of Akron. He entered the Legion in June, 1993, did his novitiate in Cheshire, and went to Rome in 1996 to begin his bachelor’s degree in philosophy. From 1998 onward, he spent several years serving as an assistant of novices in Spain, the United States, and Ireland. In 2001, he returned to Rome to complete his studies while also serving as an assistant to the theologians in Rome. More recently, he worked for the General Secretariat at the Legions headquarters in Rome, and in 2007 began working at the Governors Office in the Vatican, in the department of the Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums.

The Legionaries of Christ is a Catholic religious congregation founded in 1941 by the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado. (1902-2008) who died January 30. They carry out educational, missionary and social work in more than 20 countries.

Datebook: What's Happening Elsewere

FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP FORUM MAY 29
A forum on citizenship is scheduled for Thursday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at St. Vincent Church, Corrigan Hall, 164 W. Market St. Conscience formation will be discussed by . Sr. Mary McCormick, OSU, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, Tom Allio, senior director, Diocesan Social Action Office, and Karen Leith, Diocesan Education and Training Center for Social Justice. The Bishops' call for political responsibility, Catholic social teaching, prudent voting and helpful resources will be discussed. . For information or to register call 330-5352787 or email axcoplan@clevelandcatholiccharities.org. Please register by May 27 so enough materials are available..

CLUSTER SHARING: YOUNG AT HEART GROUP JUNE 2
The Young at Heart Group, of Queen of Heaven Parish, for those 55 yrs. and older, will meet Monday, June 2, at 1 p.m. in the Parish Life Center to elect officers; President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Activities Director. A bylaws committee also will be formed. The only requirement is to be 55 years or older. Cluster parish parishioners are urged and welcome to participate. There will be beverages. Please bring a hors d'oeuvre, salad or cookies to share.

DIVORCE TOPIS AT ST. MARTHA SESSION JUNE 3
Divorce: Hurting and Healing” will be the topic of Diane Hardick, pastoral associate, Our Lady of Victory, at the next gathering, Tuesday, June 3, at 7: p.m. at St. Martha Parish, 300 E. Tallmadge Ave.,. A representative from the Diocesan Tribunal is on hand to offer assistance with specific annulment and remarriage questions.

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB JUNE 6
William Shea, director of the Center for Religion, Ethics & Culture at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA, will speak on "Fundamentalism in the Catholic and other Christian Churches." at the First Friday Club luncheon at noon June 6 at the Martin Center on the University of Akron campus, 107 Fir Hill. Call 330-535-7668 for reservations.

PRE-CANA DAYS AT LOYOLA OF LAKES JUNE 8
Loyola of the Lakes Retreat House will offer Pre-Cana Days on: June 8, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28 and November 16. The day will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 7: p.m. Presented by Paul and Kathy Weber. The cost is $70 per couple, dinner included. Please call the Retreat House to register at 330-896-2315 or 1-800-827-1416. Visit the web at www.loyolaofthelakes.com.

CALLING ALL AKRON SEARCHERS SEPTEMBER 20.
CYO & Community Services will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Akron Search Program at Camp Christopher in Bath on Saturday, September 20.. If you or someone you know attended a Search weekend or worked m a team, you are asked to seek more information, get involved in planning or share a memory or two. Email Louise Grizer at 19rizer@akroncyo.org or call 330-762-2961 ext. 220.

Mass Intentions May 24 - June 1

SATURDAY, May 24 Weekday
4:30 Anne & John Keith+

SUNDA Y, May 25 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
9:00 Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Paul
11 :00 David Henry +

MONDAY, May 26 Philip Neri, priest / Memorial Day
10:00 Steve Modzeleski + and To Honor through Remembrance, America's War Dead

TUESDAY, May 27 Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
7:00 For the poor and homeless
8:30 Morning Prayer and Communion

WEDNESDAY, May 28 Weekday
7:00 For Police Officers and Firefighters
8:30 Doris Deshane +

THURSDAY, May 29 Weekday
7:00 For peace in the world
8:30 For the youth of St. Paul Parish

FRIDAY, May 30 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
7:00 Morning Prayer and Communion
8:30 Bob Hazlett +

SATURDAY, May 31 Visitation of the Virgin Mary
4:30 Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Paul

SUNDAY, June 1 Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
9:00 Lombardo Family
11:00 Felicia Mondello + (anniv.)

First graders enjoy a day at Cleveland Zoo

First grade students
in Mrs. Suzanne
Inglis class enjoyed
a trip on Thursday to the Cleveland Zoo.
Check out the really big Polar Bear in the photo at the top.
At right are two St. Paul Tigers with two real tigers they saw at the Zoo.
Students below enjoyed a break at the Monkey Island

Photos provided by Mrs. Inglis

St. Paul track athletes perform well

St. Paul track athletes are performing well.

In a recent meet, Rayna Rotondo finished second in the 100 m, 200 m and 440 m

Michael Roberts finished fifth in the 800 sprint med ly and third in the 4X 100 m. relay.

Fr. Kraker to celebrate Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery

Memorial Day Mass will be celebrated by Reverend Joseph H. Kraker, Pastor of St. Vincent Parish, at 10 a. m. Monday at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Priest at Children's not endorsed by Diocese

Father Patrick Allala, a priest of the Diocese of Ho, Ghana, is known to be residing in the Diocese of Cleveland and working at Akron Children’s Hospital. Father Allala, who is not in good standing with the Diocese of Cleveland, no longer has the faculties of the diocese, and his fund raising activities are no longer endorsed by the diocese. Therefore, he is not able to exercise any public acts of priestly ministry or solicit donations. Those needing additional information about Father Allala should contact Father Lawrence Jurcak, Secretary and Vicar for Clergy and Religious, at 216-696-6525 extension 2440.
[Source: June 2008 Diocesan Memorandum]

Grades 3 through 5 attend Aeros game

If you cannot find your child, click on the headline to see other photos

Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 of St. Paul School attended the Aeros Game Thursday. The Akron Aeros were victorious – winning 6 to 4 over the Altoona Curve.

Maybe you would not know them from Adam, but the guys wearing orange jackets up front next to the woman named Linda sure look like twins to us.

If you cannot find your child or grandchild in this group, you are certain to find them in one of the other four photos in our game album provided by Jo Shoup. There’s one of the St. Paul Tiger with four other guys and a quartet of dudes with purple hair.

It was a fun game. And the kids got a hotdog, potato chips and pink lemonade.

Did you find a teacher in any of the photos? Grade 3, Mrs. Jeanette Michel; Grade 4, Mrs. Janet Hazlett; and Grade 5, Mrs. Shelly Pixler

Click on the headline to see the other photos.

St. Paul Gleanings: Artwork of the Apostle

This is one in a series of articles for the jubilee year marking the bicentennial of the birth of St. Paul, apostle and martyr. The Pauline Year will be from June 28, 2008, to June 29, 2009.

Pictures of St. Paul the Apostle are found widely. Portraits and statues of this great apostle are widespread

Here is a 1657 oil on canvas by Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. It measures 40.9 inches by 51.6 inches.

And at right is a magnificent marble statue of St Paul, 1503-04, by Michelangelo. Its height is 127 cm.

Click on the image to enlarge for
a better view.

Anna 'Francie' McClarnon funeral is Thursday

Anna Frances (Francie) McClarnon, 85, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2008 surrounded by her family.

Anna was born on October 4,1922 in Anthlone, Ireland.

She was preceded in death by her dear Irish parents, brothers and sisters, and most recently sister Mae. She is survived by her loving and loyal husband, James of sixty-two years. Together they cherished the vows they made to each other at Our Lady of Grace Church in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on July 24, 1945. Anna will forever remain the faithful and sweetest mother to her six children, son and daughter-in-law, James and Elizabeth McClarnon; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and William Laughlin, Cynthia and Ronald Miller, Pauline and Robert Howard, Mary Ann and Brad Downing, and Teresa and Wayne Graves; she felt so blessed to have a big family that continued to grow through her lifetime. She leaves her grandchildren, Marcie (Ted), Christa (Gary), Michael (Jill), Ryan (Marcie), Shaun, Shanna (Andy), Ian, Erica (Evan), Megan, Julian, Nathan, Paula and Ron; her great-grandchildren, added to her joy, Jenna, Christopher, Caleb, Liam, Audrey, Riley, Colin, Lily, Annie and Macy.

Anna lived each day of her life committed to her faith in God. She has been a dedicated member of St. Paul's Catholic Church for over sixty years. It is there she served as a participant of the St. Paul's Ladies Guild, Mission Circle 76, volunteer at Loyola of the Lakes, Prayer Line advocate, Rosary Leader at morning weekday masses, volunteer at St. Paul's School Library during all of her children's education, and assisted for over forty years in preparing garments and church linens for priests and the altar loved her St. Paul's family and felt their love and prayers. Throughout the years she supported many church missions.

We welcome friends and family to attend calling hours on Wednesday, May 21, 4 to 8 p.m. at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. The St. Paul's Ladies Guild will be saying the rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery followed by a luncheon at St. Paul's Social Hall. Donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society or St. Paul Catholic Church. (Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 330-724-1281, www.kakfh.com)
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH,Tuesday, May 20, 2008 ]

300 Club winners, other Booster Club News

The winners for the May "300" Club drawings were:

#285 Farrell Marquardt
#271 Anton & Carole Merkl
#125 Amelia Benko
#163 John Morrison

Other Booster Club news:

The FINAL CYO Sports Signups will be Friday, May 30, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Jill Joyner at 330-785-0793. This is the final signup for all sports-Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, T-Ball/Coach Pitch, Soccer, Flag Football (1&2), Tackle Football (4-8), Cheerleading, Cross Country, Track, and Chess.

See earlier post for details

If you are interested in seventh and eighth Grade Tackle Football, please make the final signup. Coach Alex Kuzmik will be contacted by CYO and asked to combine with other schools for a full team. Coach Kuzmik will need to know the number of players from St. Paul School.

Gym Cleanup will be Friday, May 30, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. All of your help is welcome.. Contact Tony Bachmann at 330-724-7938

Champs: The Fourth Grade and Seventh Grade Girls won the CYO Volleyball Championships in their division.

The Reverse Raffle will be held February 21, 2009. Please mark your calanders and lend the St. Paul Booster Club your support.

The next Booster Club meeting is Sunday, June 29, at 7 p.m. in Boeke Haa

A special breakfast for special ladies

Five generations at the breakfast (from left) are Mary Lou Goodhart, her granddaughter Jaime Criss, daughter Frances Holland and mother Frances Carver, and in front great-great grandchildren Benjamin, 6, and Shainna Smith, 9.

Four large tables were .lined up to accommodate the crowd attending the Ladies Guild’s Mother / Daughter / Granddaugher Breakfast in Boeke Hall following the 9 a,m, Mass.on Sunday.

Five generations at the breakfast were Frances Carver, her daughter, Mary Lou Goodhart, granddaughter, Frances Holland, great-granddauther Jaime Criss and great-great granchildren Benjamin, 6, and Shainna Smith, 9. Great-grandmother Carver is 89. Mrs. Goodhart is the outgoing president of the Ladies Guild.

Matching Mrs. Carver in age was Mary Factor whpse family are long-time parish members. Mrs. Factor was there with her daughter Maggie Reitenbach, granddaughter Julie Factor; and great-granddaughters, LeAnna Faulkner and Jenna Garey.

Topping everyone there in age was the grand lady of the parish, Verna Fuller, who is 97 and still looking charming in a pink suit.

Servers were Dave Clute, Joe Colant, Steve Coudriet, Joe Denholm, Jim Heffernan, Jason Rickenbacker, Bob Roosa, Ken Roush and Todd Wammes

The kitchen crew was Aaron and John Branz, Ron McAvoy and Dick Rinella.

The Rev. Fr. Ralph Thomas, St. Paul pastor, wel\comed ladies to the brekfast.. Breakfast coordinator was Patty Rinella.

Click on the headline above to see an album of photos of the breakfast.

Sister Elaine asks funds for El Salvador

Sister Elaine Eggert, chairman of the Madonna Fund for El Salvador, is again appealing for funds..

A letter from Sr. Elaine, who is now at the Regina Health Care Center in Richfield, was read at the St. Paul Ladies Guild Mother/Daughter/Granddaughter Breakfast on Saturday in Boeke Hall.

The letter, read by Southern Region NCCW corresponding secretary Maggie Colant said:

Dear Friends in Christ,

As you know, yearly, during the month of May, every woman in our diocese is asked to contribute at least $1.00 towards the Madonna Fund in EI Salvador. Every year the needs grow and, fortunately, so does the money collected increase each year. In 2007, $2,490.50 was raised, the largest sum ever, by the Summit Regional Council, an affiliate of the Cleveland Diocesan Council and the National Council of Catholic Women.

One half of the money collected is for our Cleveland Diocesan team in EI Salvador to benefit needy women and children. The other half of the money collected is for COAR (Community of Oscar A. Romero) to benefit abandoned, orphaned, and very poor children. With your help we can raise $3,000.00 this year!

Thank you, and God bless you, for your caring spirit towards God's poor. Contributions should be sent by May 27 to: Patricia Gerber, Treasurer, Summit Regional Council, NCCW, 156 Corunna AVE, Fairlawn, OH 44333. Please make checks payable to Summit Regional Council, NCCW, with memo for Madonna Fund for EI Salvador. For your convenience, I am enclosing a self-addressed envelope. Pat Gerber's telephone number is: 330-864-9690.

Sincerely in Mary,

Sister Elaine Eggjert


Notes:
Archbishop Oscar Romero (August 15, 1917 – March 24, 1980) , bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. was assassinated by a right-wing group as he held the consecrated host up during a Mass. This provoked an international outcry

In December 1980 the murders of Ita Ford and Maura Clarke, nuns of the Maryknoll Congregation in New York; Dorothy Kazel, a nun in the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland; and Jean Donovan, a lay missionary from the Cleveland Mission, registered shock waves throughout the Americas.

The Rev. Fr, R. Stephen Vellenga, diocesan mission director, was an associate at St. Paul in 1982-87 and was on the mission team in El Salvador in 1987-1995. He is pastor of St. Mary parish in Painesville..

Pramukas celebrate 50th anniversary

St. Paul parishioners Frank and Barbara (Danko) Pramuka celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday. A story and photo of the couple was pritned on page E7 of the Akron Beacon Journal on Sunday

Frank and Barbara were married at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Barberton, Ohio, on May 17, 19658. They have been blessed with three sons, Mark (Marianne) Pramuke, Gary (Sharon) Pramuka, John (Therese) Pramuka and one daugher, Barbara (David) VanGunten, eight grandchildren, Joseph, James, Matthew, Anna, Lilly and Ella Pramuka, and Tiffany and Curtis VonGuten. The family has planned a dinner in their honor.

It's Happening at St. Paul

Sunday, May 18 Trinity Sunday
Ladies Guild annual Mother/Daughter/Granddaugher Breakfast in Boeke Hall following the 9 a,m, Mass.
PSR from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in the Parish Activity Center. This will be the last session of the school year.
No coffee and donuts
CYO sports signups See details

Monday, May 19
DARE graduation at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Elms

Tuesday, May 20
Eucharistic Adoration. Church open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Senior Prayer Hour of Eucharistic Adoration at 1 p.m.
PTO Ways & Means Cpommittee at 6:30 p.m. in Boeke Hall.
Adult Choir at 7 p.m. in the Music Room
Venture Crew at 7 p.m. in Youth Room

Wednesday, May 21
Morning Bible Study at 9:15 .a.m. in Room 111
Bible Study at 7 p.m. in Rectory
Liturgy and Worship Commission at 7 p.m. in Room 111
.
Thursday, May 22
Grade 1 field trip to Cleveland Zoo
Grades 3, 4 and 5 field trip to Aeros game
Senior Bingo at 11 a.m. in Boeke Hall

Friday, May 23
No Morning Prayer and Communion at 7:30 ,a.,m.
Student Mass at 8:30 a.m. planned by Mrs. Mrs. Shelly Pixler’s Grade 5 and Miss Mary Means Grade 2.
Grade 8 class trip to Columbus

Sunday, May 25 Corpus Christi

Small crew completes great cleanup job

Sales at the St. Paul Parish Garden Plant Sale totaled at least $800 and the cleanup crew spread two truckloads of mulch in addition to three already spread around the church and school.

The Spring Cleanup crew coordinated by Ron McAvoy included Dave Clute, Bob Considine, Steve Dort, Dave Nesline, George Roberts, John Woofter and Hank Richard. Two youths, Emily Roberts and Nathan Dort, joined their fathers in the spreading of mulch and weeding. Penny Roush and Maggie Walker were sales ladies for the plant sale and were joined by Jim Sopak who donated most of the plants for the sale. Helping to serve lunch were Ellen McAvoy and Terry Nesline.

McAvoy presented Sopak with an Angel statue he won at the plant sale.

The small but devoted crew of regulars accomplished much to enhance the areas around the rectory and John Jenkins Gym. Mulch had been spread earlier around the church and school.

The annual Men’s Fellowship Pancake Breakfast provided funds for the mulch. Funds earned in the garden plant sale will be used to repair the Blessed Mother statue in front of the rectory and for other gardening needs.

It was not involved in the cleanup, but the Marian Shrine provided a beautiful backdrop for parishioners who stopped by to enjoy. Tall tulips were in full bloom and flowering shrubs and trees added to the scene.

McAvoy expressed thanks for all the donations of plants and for the hard work of the cleanup crew.

Click on the headline to see an album of photos including one of the Marian Shrine.

News from this weekend’s bulletin

ST. PAUL’S BUS TRIP—VATICAN SPLENDORS JUNE 25
See the Vatican Splendors Exhibit at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland featuring 200 remarkable artifacts from St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican museums and Swiss Guards. The trip will be Wednesday, June 25, and will be led by Larry Pentecost. It will also include a city tour of Cleveland, Lakeview Cemetery, the Wade Chapel, which has Tiffany Glass windows, and an Italian Buffet for lunch. We will end the trip with a stop at the West Side Market featuring a wide assortment of meats, fruits and vegetables. Cost is $66. Make checks payable to St. Paul Church. Bus is limited to 36 seats so don’t delay. Bus leaves St. Paul’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Reservations and questions, call Rosemary Mileski coordinator at 330-773-7078.

CLERGY APPRECIATION DINNER IS MAY 21 AT K of C.
Come show your appreciation and join us as we celebrate our priests and clergy for their
dedication and hard work on Wednesday, May 21, at Knights of Columbus Hall, 2055 Glenmount Ave., Cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 each. Please call K of C Hall at 330-773-3410 for tickets.

MASS FOR RETIRING BISHOP QUINN IS JUNE 16
After 25 years of dedicated service, Bishop A. James Quinn will resign from office of Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland. With gratitude to God, a Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated to mark this occasion on Monday, June 16, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at Saint John Cathedral. The Mass will be followed by a public reception at One Cleveland Center
(one block north of the cathedral on East Ninth Street). Please join in giving thanks to God for the many years of faithful service of our friend and shepherd, Bishop Quinn. Free and secure parking is available. Bishop Quin was ordained May 24, 1958 He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland October 14, 1983 and consecrated December 5, 1983

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT ST. PAUL IS JUNE 2
The St. Paul’s Ladies Guild is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday, June 2, from 2: to 7 p.m. in Boeke Hall.

SUMMIT REGIONAL COUNCIL-NCCW DINNER IS OCTOBER 21
Summit Regional Council of Catholic Women, NCCW, will award three $1,000 grants at its Thirty-Second Annual Respect Life Dinner to be held on Tuesday, October 21. The Respect Life Recipient Committee is now accepting applications for the three grants. The committee will consider applicants whose request describes a special project that raises the quality of life for those Summit County clients they serve. Grants may not be used for operating expenses, salaries or other administrative expenses. Previous recipients may not reapply for four subsequent years. Application forms are available from Sandra Denholm, 476 S. Firestone Blvd., Akron, OH 44301 or call 330-724-2214. Deadline for application is June 30, 2008.

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES SEEKS FUNDS FOR MYANMAR
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is supporting the relief efforts of Caritas Internationalis in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. The United Nations estimates that up to a million people may have been left homeless. CRS is the official humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic Church. To donate, please call 1-877-HELP-CRS (1-877-425-7277), donate online at www.crs.org, or send a check to Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD, 21303-7090. Memo line: Southeast Asia Natural Disaster.

Sports reminder: Signups Sunday and May 30

The CYO sports registration/sign up is Sunday,at 6: p.m. in Boeke Hall and Friday, May 30, 2008 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the John Jenkins Gymnasium.

If your child is entering the first and second grade they are eligible to play CYO T-ball/coach pitch and Flag Football. Children entering third-eicghth grade are eligible to play Basketball (Boys), Basketball (Girls), Baseball/Softball, Soccer, Volleyball (Boys), Volleyball (Girls), Flag Football (3rd Grade), Tackle Football (4th-8th Grade), Track (Boys & Girls) Chess and Cross Country. Additionally, CYO has sports that St. Paul is not able to sponsor but you may contact CYO for information about participating: Cheerleading, Turkey Day Run, Summer Basketball, and Wrestling.

CURRENT FEES
1 child—$40 CYO fee, $20 Registration fee, $60 “300” Club fee. Total $120
2 children—$80 CYO fee, $30 Registration family fee $60 “300” Club fee. Total $170.
3 or more children—$90 CYO family fee, $30 Registration family fee, $60 “300” Club fee. Total $180 per family
Tackle Football has an added $55.00 fee.

Fee payment entitles you to participate in the above-mentioned sports from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009. Children in third grade through eighth grade must submit a CYO physical / physician form in order to participate. The form must be completed after June 1, 2008. Payment is due at signups. Checks are to be made payable to “St. Paul Booster Club” and $60 to “St. Paul “300” Club.”

Parents/Guardians are required to volunteer for one or more of the following:
Gym Clean up Days—Before and after basketball, volleyball seasons and the academic year,
Equipment and Uniform Inventory Days—Help clean, maintain, sort and store all equipment and uniforms,
Raffle/Races—Sell tickets, clean-up, set-up, work a board or ticket booth.

Coaching/Coaches Eligibility: Virtus training, attend CYO workshops ($15) and Orientation ($25). Coaches are expected to attend the Booster Club meetings the month before your sport begins, while your sport is in season, and the month after your sport season concludes. You are responsible for meeting the CYO standards of coaching eligibility.

Datebook: What's Happening Elsewhere

PRE-CANA DAYS AT LOYOLA OF THE LAKES JUNE 8
Loyola of the Lakes Retreat House will offer Pre-Cana Days on: June 8, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28 and November 16. The day will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 7:p.m. Paul and Kathy Weber will be the presenters.. The cost is $70. per couple, dinner included. Call the Retreat House to register at 330-896-2315 or 1-800-827-1416. Visit the website at www.loyolaofthelakes.com.

HOBAN HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING CAMP JUNE 23-26
Campers will learn cheerleading techniques, several cheers and chants. Camp will be June 23-26 at Archbishop Hoban High School, 1 Holy Cross Boulevard. For girls entering 1st-4th grades, 9 a.m. to 11: a.m. For girls entering 5th-8th grades, 1:p.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Marilyn Stripe at 330-773-6658 or email at stripem@hoban.org for information and registration. For more information on Hoban sports camps call the Athletic Office at 330-773-9107.

SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY JULY 13-18
Join other single women (18-40) to give a week of service to children in a crisis care
center. Blessing House is a crisis facility caring for children whose families are dealing with issues of homelessness, physical and mental illness, poverty isolation, substance abuse and domestic violence. Children receive care in a safe and loving environment until their caregivers can take them home. Volunteers will live in a Notre Dame community so they can share prayer, meals and reflections on their volunteer experience. Event dates are July 13-18 or August 3-8, 2008. Contact Sr. Patricia Griesmar,SND at 440-313-7659 or email pgriesmar@ndec.org.

Mass Intentions May 17- 25

SATURDAY, May 17 Weekday
4:30 Thomas Redmond +

SUNDAY, May 18 Most Holy Trinity
9:00 Aloysius Warth +
11:00 Special Intention for Irene Starn

MONDAY, May 19 Weekday
7:00 Rose Pillitiere + (anniv.)
8:30 Felicia Mondello +

TUESDAY, May 20 Bernardine of Siena, priest
7:00 Helen Rish +
8:30 Morning Prayer and Communion

WEDNESDAY, May 21 Christopher Magallanes,
priest martyr and companions
7:00 For the poor and the homeless
8:30 Marie Wooley +

THURSDAY, May 22 Rita of Cascia, religious
7:00 For the victims of abortion
8:30 Morning Prayer and Communion

FRIDAY, May 23 Weekday
8:30 Leopold DiDonato +

SATURDAY, May 24 Weekday
4:30 Anne & John Keith+

SUNDAY, May 25 Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
9:00 Living & Deceased Parishioners of St. Paul
11:00 David Henry +

2008 school yearbook is out in full color

The 2008 St. Paul School yearbook was distributed today,.

The book this year was printed in full color for the first time. The 8 ½ X 11-inch soft-cover book is 32 pages.

Included are individual portraits of students in all eight grades, kindergarten and pre-kindergarten with informal group photos of classes.

There are color photos of the Church and John Jenkins Gymnasium, the faculty and staff, tutors, spelling and geography bee winners, altar servers, drama club, safety patrol, school newspaper, chess club, Brownies and Girl Scouts, boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball, baseball / softball and soccer.

There also is a page with the Catholic Schools logo with a photo from the postcard promotion of Schools Week, the Literature Festival, the Paws and Prayers program and Pinwheels for Peace.

Fr. Fickes named administrator at St. Therese

Assignments announced for 3 newly ordained priests from Summit County

Assignments of three newly-ordained priests from Summit County were among 21 assignnments announced in the May 16 issue of the Universe Bulletin

The assignment changes also included Fr. Daniel R. Fickes, a St. Paul alumnus, who was appointed administrator of St. Therese Parish in Garfield Heights, effective My 19. Fr. Fickes, son of the late John and Patricia Fickes and a Firestone Park native, is currently pastoral team member of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Litchfield.

One of the newly ordaned priests, Fr. Michael P. McCandless of Holy Family parish in Stow, was appointed parochial vicar of St. Mary Parish in Painesville, effective June 3. The Rev. Fr. Steven Vellenga, pastor at St. Mary, was an associate at St. Paul in 1982-87.

Fr. Stephen A. Flynn of St. Mary parish in Hudson was appointed parochial vicar of St. Rita Parish in Solon effective June 3.

Fr. Jared F. Orndorff of Immaculate Conception parish in Kenmore was appointed parochial vicar of St. John Vianney parish in Menor effective June 3.

Among those ordained as deacons May 3 and appointed was Deacon Gregory A.
Wunderle of St. Andrew the Apostle in Norton,.

Carly LePresta elected PTO secretary

Carly LaPresta was elected secretary of St. Paul PTO at the meeting Thursday evening in Boeke Hall, but no new nominations were proposed for other officers or committee chairperspons

The PTO approved a $500 emergency petty cash fund and a $200 incentive prize for a drawing of all those who attend all PTO meetings. Funds also were approved for Math Night, $350; Literature Night, $350; and orientation expense, $350

Mrs. Rosemary Capotosto, the school principal, reported that Mrs. Diane Zak, science and sixth grade teacher, will retire at the end of this school year. Applications and interviews are being conducted for a sixth grade homeroom teacher with a middle school science background. Additionally, a part-time English teacher is being interviewed. If both positions are filled, Algebra and advanced literature/writing will be offered to eighth grade students.

Mrs. Capotosto also noted that uniform shoes will be enforced. No athletic shoes, gym shoes, keds or athletic-soled shoes will be permitted.. Students must wear black or brown leather or leather look school shoes only.

Upcoming dates were announced:
May 26 Memorial Day
June 1 Uniform Exchange 10:30-1:30
June 2 Academic Achievement Breakfast
June 3 Eighth Grade Graduation
June 4 Last day of school ½ day dismissal at noon
August 24 Orientation/Open House with an Ice Cream Social
August 25 First Day of 2008-2009 school year

The next Ways & Means Committee meeting will be Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m..
The nest PTO meeting will be Thursday, August 27, at 6:30 p.m. in Boeke Hall.

Your help needed to spread the word

In the 2007 Parish Survey, parishioners gave their views on what more we can do as a parish to reach out to those in need.

The responses were:.
56% increase communications about parish ministries
44% Encourage more parishioner participation
33% Be more welcoming
41% Get more involved in the community
11% Other

The goal of St. Paul TODAY is to increase awareness of the work being carried on by more than 40 parish ministries and organizations. To provide news daily about the parish and school, however, we need someone to provide us with information.

It does not need to be a chore. If you can provide information, we can put it together for posting on the blog. Sometimes it is just making sure we get a copy of your calendar of events, a list of your projects, any fliers you put out or just some notes we can put together. The goal is not just to do a lengthy feature on your ministry or organization, but to provide posts and reminders anytime. We want you to be able to read news daily about St. Paul parish.

It is easy to get the information to us. You can send it via email to hliggett@sbclobal.net or you can drop it off at the rectory or school office in an envelope marked Blog. with your name and telephone numger.

Those who do not have a computer will be able to read most of the news posted on the blog although not information that has been published in the regular church bulletin.. Items are placed on the kiosk usually after the 8:30 a.m. Mass on Friday.

Diocese produces Benedict XVI homilies booklet

The Department of Communication, Diocese of Cleveland recently produced a 12 page commemorative booklet of the homilies of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during his April 2008 visit to the United States.

The booklet includes: his April 17 homily from Washington Nationals Stadium, Washington D.C.; his April 19 homily from St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York; his April 20 homily from Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York; his April 20 farewell ceremony address from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York; and his 20 April prayer from Ground Zero, New York.

Click on the headline to access a PDF file of the booklet.

You can also find the complete texts of all his homilies on the Papal Visit site.

A reminder: Save those Box Top$ for Education

Since 2002 the school has earned money from box tops. It’s easy. Just clip the Box Top$ for Education symbol shown here. Earn cash for our school every time you shop. The school earns 10 cents for each boxtop symbol you send in. A flyer is available which lists products which carry the symbol. The Box Tops for Education must have an unexpired date on the cut out. Deposit the boxtops in the can marked for them in the narthex. Box Top chairperson is Jeannie Fausnight.

Cleanup depends on weather, turnout of volunteers

Parish gardening coordinator Ron McAvoy hopes the weather forecaster is wrong. The forecast at the time of this posting is for showers Friday in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon with a high of 61. Chance of rain 60%. The forecast for Saturday is a few morning showers.with highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 50s.

The success of the Plant Sale and Cleanup depend not only on the weather, but also on the turnout of volunteers.

Plants to be donated for the Parish Garden Plant Sale may be dropped off Friday,, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants should be potted or in a paper or plastic bag and identified either by botanical name or common name and color.

Bring your rake, shovels and garden tools on Saturday from 8 a.m. to nooon to help in the cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon. If weather permits, there will be a picnic lunch with hotdogs and any side dish you may wish to bring. The plant sale will continue until 1 p.m.

If weather permits Saturday, McAvoy hopes to put down mulch round the rectory and gym and clean up leaves and other debris in the parking lot near the gym. There is a sewer on the south side of the parking lot and a hole near the driveway in the school (north) parking lot that needs to be filled. There also is weeding to do and cleanup of flower beds to prepare for planting.

Extra-terrestial life possible, says Vatican astronomer

Rome, May. 14, 2008 (CWNews.com) - In an interview for L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's astronomer has offered his opinion that it is possible for Christians to believe in the existence of extra-terrestrial life.

Father José Gabriel Funes, an Argentine Jesuit, told the Vatican newspaper: "Just there is a multiplicity of creatures on earth there could be other beings, intelligent ones, created by God."

The astronomer's remarks appeared under the headline: "The extra-terrestrial is my brother." The interview in L'Osservatore Romano spawned dozens of headline stories in the secular press, many of them suggesting-- inaccurately-- that the Vatican had given official approval to belief in life on other planets.

Father Funes offered a more limited view, saying that the possibility of extra-terrestrial life cannot be disproved, and "does not contradict our faith." He argued that Christians should not attempt to place arbitrary limits on what God might have done in creating the universe.

However the Jesuit astronomer went on to speculate that if intelligent beings exist in another solar system, "they might have remained in full friendship with the Creator," and thus might not require salvation as the human race does.

Citing the perspective of St. Francis of Assisi, Father Funes said: "If we view earthly creatures as our brothers and sisters, why can't we speak of a brother from another planet?"
[Source: Castholic World News]

St. Paul Gleanings: lectio divina

The Year of St Paul, 28 June 2008 - 29 June 2009 timed to coincide with the approximate 200th of his birth, will provide the opportunity to enter more deeply into the teaching ofthe first great theologian of Christianity whose faith and thought have so marked our whole tradition.

The Apostle of the Nations His letters were the earliest works of our New Testament, predating the Gospels by several years. They give us an insight into the challenges of the first followers of Jesus Christ. More importantly they bear witness to the faith of a man whose life was transformed by his encounter with Christ.

Paul was no paper saint: his letters, as well as the Acts of the Apostles, reveal a human being beset with difficulties and weaknesses, but one for whom Christ who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body (Phil 3 :21) was everything.

Since the early 8th century of the Christian era, the Benedictine community of St Paul's outside the Walls in Rome has served the Basilica that enshrines the mortal remains of the Apostle. This community, living according to the Rule of St Benedict, has the practice of lectio divina as an integral part of its ancient spirituality. Lectio divina (the Latin phrase literally means "divine reading") is the prayerful pondering of the word of God in Scripture. The practice has been described under four "phases", lectio, meditatio, oratio and contemplatio (reading, pondering, praying and contemplating) and is undertaken on a daily basis by the monks.

Lectio divina may be done alone or with others. If it is a daily practice, as for the monks, it is part of the slow process of transformation of the person in Christ who is the Word incarnate. Ifa parochial or other group wishes to do it together periodically as an inspiration for their life or work, they may add a fifth phase, actio or missio, action or mission, concluding their session with the question, "What does the Lord want concretely of us now"?

The Benedictine monks of St Paul's have divided the thirteen letters attributed to St Paul into 365 short texts, ranging in length from three or four to ten verses, one text for each day of the Year, starting 29 June, solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

Click here to access a PDF file of the readings for each day.

You might also want to visit some other sites for the Pauline Year:

See the Pauline Year website

See the Papal Basilica of St;. Paul Outside-the-Walls website where St. Paul is buried.

The Vatican Splendors exhibit which opens May 31 at Western Reserve Historical Society

The Vatican Splendors exhibit includes a mosaic image of St. Paul

Vespers at Basilica to open Pauline Year

A colossal statue of Saint Paul stands at the center of the atrium of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls. The statue was sculpted by Giuseppe Obici (1807-1878).

This is the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls where Pope Bendedict will officially open the Pauline Year with the liturgy of Vespers on June 28

On June 28, 2007, the Holy Father visited the Basilica and announced that the following year would be designated the “Pauline Year” to commemorate the bimillennium of the birth of Saint Paul. Thus, the “Pauline Year” will run from June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009.

The Basilica is built above the burial place of St. Paul.

At the beginning of the 4th century, Emperor Constantine ordered the excavation of the cella memoriae, the place where Christians venerated the memory of Saint Paul the Apostle, beheaded under Nero around 65-67 A.D. Above his grave, located along the Ostiense Way, about two kilometers outside the Aurelian Walls surrounding Rome, Constantine built a Basilica which was consecrated by Pope Sylvester in 324.

Between 384 and 395 the Basilica was restored and enlarged with five naves opening out into an atrium or courtyard with four rows of columns. Throughout the centuries the Basilica was embellished and enhanced by the Popes. On the night of July 15, 1823, a fire destroyed the original Baslica and it was reconstructed and in 1928 the portico with 146 columns was added. Contemporary work in the Basilica has uncovered the tomb of the Apostle.
,
In the fifth century under the Pontificate of Leo the Great, the Basilica became the home of a long series of medallions which depict all the popes throughout history. This testifies, in an extraordinary way, to “the very great, the very ancient and universally known Church founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious Apostles, Peter and Paul”

Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls constitutes an extra-territorial complex administered by an Archpriest, His Eminence Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo.

In addition to the Papal Basilica, the entire complex includes a very ancient Benedictine Abbey, restored by Odon of Cluny in 936. This Abbey remains active even today The Benedictine Monks of the ancient Abbey, founded near the tomb of the Apostle by Pope Gregory II (715-731), attend to the ministry of Reconciliation (or Penance) and the promotion of special ecumenical events.

It is in this Basilica that every year on the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, January 25, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity solemnly opens. The Pope has specified two privileged tasks for this Papal Basilica: the Sacrament of Reconciliation (or Penance) and the development and organization of ecumenical initiatives.