One parish serves 3,600

The number of parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland has been reduced from 224 to 174 through reconfiguration. The ratio of parishes to parishioners is now:
One parish for every 2,500 Catholics in Cleveland
One parish for every 3,500 Catholics in Lorain/Elyria
One parish for every 3,600 Catholics in Akron
One parish for every 4,800 Catholics in the suburbs

Parishes closed in Summit County were SS Cyriil and Methodius, St. Hedwig in Akron and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Akron.

Click on the headline to download a PDF file listing all the closed parishes and new parishes formed by mergers.

NOTES: A St. Paul survey in 2007 containing 81 questions was mailed to 1,567 households and was completed by 305 parishioners--a 19 per cent response rate.  Responses indicated that 24 per cent were 80 years or older with an average age of 60  and 63 per cent had  been a registered parishioner for more than 25 years.

Pope Benedict XVI's prayer intentions for August

VATICAN CITY(VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for August is: "That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties".

 

His mission intention is: "That the Church may be a 'home' for all people, ready to open her doors to any who are suffering from racial or religious discrimination, hunger or wars forcing them to emigrate to other countries".

Mass for Donald Stevens is Saturday

Donald Stevens, 24, passed away July 23, 2010. Don was loved by everyone who knew him and will be greatly missed. He had a heart of gold and helped so many in their time of need. He was a great

Uncle Donnie to Joey.

Don is survived by mother, Eileen Kennedy; father, Mark (Sandi) Stevens; grandmother, Mary Kennedy; sisters, Erin and Katy (Jeb); nieces, Ava and Alayna; and special nephew, Joey; Aunt Peggy, Uncle Denny; cousin Scott; and stepsister and stepbrother, Becca and Joseph Spataro and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Memorial Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Catholic Church (1580 Brown St.), where friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Donald Stevens Burial Fund, 30 Fountain Head Rd., Terryville, CT 06786.
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Friday, July 30, 201, page CB5, col. 6]

3-hour program to feature Knights of Columbus

You know the Knights of Columbus as the men with the cool plumed helmets and swashbuckling swords at major ceremonies of the Catholic Church, but if you’re not a member, do you really understand the breadth of what they do? Here’s your opportunity!

On Tuesday, Aug. 3, EWTN will air a three-hour block of programming about this august organization – which will be interspersed with live coverage of his year’s 128th Supreme Convention in Wash. D.C.

Here’s an overview of the Aug. 3 programs:

· Opening Mass of the KOC’s Supreme Convention: Airs live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Wash. D.C. at 9:30 a.m. ET

· Opening Session of the Knight’s Convention: Airs 1 p.m. ET.

· “A People of Life” looks at the Knights’ support and involvement of the pro-life movement in North America. (Airs 4 p.m. ET.)

· “Men of Faith Who Make a Difference: Knights of Columbus.” The Knights have been dedicated to faith, family, and country for over 100 years; this documentary explores the Knights history at its influence on humanitarian, cultural and religious enterprises. (Airs 5 p.m. ET)

· “From Benedict to Benedict: Ninety Years of the Knights of Columbus in Rome:” Explore the strong relationship between the Knights and the Vatican from Pope Benedict XV to Pope Benedict XVI. The program focuses on the organization’s many contributions to the city of Rome and how the contributions have fostered the growth of the Knights themselves. (Airs 6 p.m. ET)

· “Vocation to Marriage:” This award-winning KOC documentary looks at the vocation of marriage as a path to greater union with God.

· Knights of Columbus 128th Supreme Convention: State’s Dinner: Will be aired live from Washington, D.C. beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

For those who want more, here are a few interesting facts about the organization from their official website:

Q: Where did the Knights of Columbus get their name?

A: These men were bound together by the ideal of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the Americas, the one whose hand brought Christianity to the New World. Their efforts came to fruition with the incorporation of the Knights of Columbus on March 29, 1882.

Q: Who founded the Knights of Columbus?

A: Father Michael J. McGivney, a 29-year-old parish priest, whose cause for canonization is being investigated by the Vatican.

Q: How did the organization begin?

A: On Oct. 2, 1881, a group of men met in the basement of St. Mary’s Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. Called together by their parish priest, these men formed a fraternal society that would one day become the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization.

Q: How large is the KOC?

A: The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 13,000 councils and 1.7 million members throughout the U.S., Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.

Q: What do the Knights do?

A: The Order has been called "the strong right arm of the Church," and has been praised by popes, presidents and other world leaders, for support of the Church, programs of evangelization and Catholic education, civic involvement and aid to those in need. To get an idea of what this means, tune into EWTN on Aug. 3.

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Block party brings out parishioners for good time

Bob and Micky Robinson sum up the day: Good food and good company

Greenlawn Avenue was blocked off for the first St. Paul Block Party on Sunday.  Those who were not operating a concession were patronizing one.  There were hotdogs, sausage, cabbage and noodles, watermelon, cotton candy, beer and beverages.  There was face painting, penny pitching, Ladder Golf, a Lollipop Tree and games in the middle of  the street.

And there was plenty of good food.

Click on the headline to see an album of photos by Tony DiDonato

Fall sports just around the corner

A note from Jill Joyner, St. Paul Girls Athletic Director:

Fall sports are just around the corner.  Please let me or John Garey know if your child(ren) are interested in participating.

Fall sports include football, flag football, soccer and cross country.  If you would like to volunteer your time- we could use some coaches.  To coach, you must attend a Coaches training clinic, a sports education workshop (or have a valid CPR card or take an online course), and VIRTUS training.

Please contact John Garey at jgarey@neo.rr.com or Jill Joyner at jillakron@yahoo.com.

Jill Joyner

Girls Athletic Director

Mark your calendar for Nurses Mass on August 5

Click on the image to enlarge for better view

St Paul Parish once again is offering a Mass in tribute to all those who serve in the nursing profession.  Nurses, their families and the entire community are urged to join in a Eucharistic celebration to seek God’s blessing on those in the nursing profession for their work and dedication to healing.


The Mass will be at 7 p.m. August 5.

Fr. Neil P. Kookoothe, pastor of St. Clarence Parish in North Olmsted who is a registered nurse, will be back as concelebrant of the Mass with Rev. Fr. Ralph Thomas.

The Peace Together Choir will return for the third year to sing.  The inter-faith choir whose mission is to perform and record meaningful music to bring hope and peace to their listeners. It is a non-profit organization and donates proceeds from CD sales to charitable groups, including Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Service.

There will be a reception in the Parish Acdtivity Center following the Mass.

For additional information, call Mary DiDonato at 330.724.2109 or Robert Brodbeck at 330.620.5795.

Scenes from the 11 a.m. Sunday Mass

Bob and Karen Capana with grandson Christian with Fr. Ralph Thomas and daughter and son-in-law Renee and Ted Aoyama who were visiting.

Fr. Ralph Thomas who celebrated the 11 a.m. Mass asked all to remember someone that had been of help to them in their life and then he asked that we all in turn try to help someone that we know.  Parishioner Don Grss sang “Precious Lord” as the closing hymn.

[Photos by Tony DiDonato]

Services for Carmella Mollica are Tuesday

Carmella V. "Jiamboi" Mollica
On July 18, 2010 our treasured Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, and Friend passed away peacefully surrounded by her family.

Carmella was born on September 4, 1915 in South Fork, Pa. She came to Ohio as a child and remained a life long resident of the Akron area. In 1934, she married her husband, Joseph Mollica. They and their three daughters, Kathleen, Darleen, and Annette; resided in the Firestone Park area and attended St. Paul Parish. Throughout her years as the center of her family, Carmella was fond of crocheting afghans (at last count she had made over fifty); playing Canasta with her friends and teaching her granddaughters the finer points of the game; making soup, baking oatmeal raisin cookies, the highly coveted triple chocolate cookies, and her signature Italian lady fingers. For the past three years, Carmella has lived at the Village at St. Edward where she made many new friends, enjoyed watching the Cleveland Indians, and looked forward to visiting and sharing meals with her family.

Carmella was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joseph; daughter, Annette; siblings, Jim, Joe, Sam, Angeline (Merlo), and Babe. She is survived and will be missed by daughters and sons-in-laws, Kathy and Mickey Sullivan, Darleen and Jef Florin, and Al ``Moose' Sutter; granddaughters, Michelle (Rick) Saunders, Amy (Aaron) Hoffman, Lori Florin, Maria Sutter, Gina (Glen) Hunter; and four great-grandchildren, Angela (Brian) Molnar, Amanda Saunders, Kevin Saunders, and Charlotte Hunter; sister-in-law, Angie (Sam) Jiamboi, and many special nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A memorial celebration will be held at 11 a.m. TUESDAY, July 27th in the chapel at the Village at St. Edward, 3125 Smith Rd, Fairlawn, OH 44333. Family and friends are welcome to gather at St. Edward's one hour prior to the service. Per Carmella's wishes, there will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to: The Maria Sutter Fund, c/o Ciriello & Carr Funeral Home, 39 S. Miller Rd., Akron, OH 44333.
[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Sunday, July 25, 2010, pagB6, col. 6 ]

Volunteers needed at Ozanam Center

Ten to 12 volunteers are needed to help with distributing food, clothing and furniture at the Fr. John Hilkert Ozanam Center at Visitation of Mary Parish (formerly Annunciation), at 87 Broad St.

St. Paiul Parish in cooperation with other area parishea provide help on a six-week rotating schedule. The next scheduled day for St. Paul Parish is Saturday, August 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This is a great opportunity for students to earn service hours and parents are welcome to join them.

If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please call Joan Mills at 330-724-4066

Would you like more time for Adoration?

Are you interested in expanding the hours for Eucharistic Adoration?

Adoration is now from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays.  What other days and/or hours would you like?

If you missed the questionnaire from the Liturgy Committee in this weekend's bulletin, you can click on the headline to download one from our storage site.  You can add comments before putting your completed questionnaire in the drop box in the narthex.

USCCB issues guidelines for use of social media

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a set of guidelines for using social media, especially as social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter continue to gain in popularity.

"Social media are the fastest growing form of communication in the United States, especially among youth and young adults," the guidelines say. "Our church cannot ignore it, but at the same time we must engage social media in a manner that is safe, responsible and civil."

"My hope is that they'll be a useful resource to people, especially to dioceses and parishes that are interested in using social media," said Helen Osman, USCCB secretary for communications, in a July 19 interview with Catholic News Service.

The guidelines, which Osman said were posted on the USCCB's website in early July, can be accessed by going to www.usccb.org/comm/social-media-guidelines.shtml.

"The church can use social media to encourage respect, dialogue, and honest relationships -- in other words, 'true friendship,'" said the guidelines, quoting from Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 World Communications Day message. "To do so requires us to approach social media as powerful means of evangelization and to consider the church's role in providing a Christian perspective on digital literacy."

The guidelines point to visibility, community and accountability as three principal areas where the church can make a positive mark in social media.

"The key question that faces each church organization that decides to engage social media is, How will we engage?" the guidelines said. "Careful consideration should be made to determine the particular strengths of each form of social media," which include blogs, text messages and social networks, and the needs of a ministry, parish, or organization. "The strengths should match the needs," they added.

"In the case of social media, the axiom 'build it and they will come' is not applicable. It is important to set internal expectations regarding how often posts will be made, so that your followers can become accustomed to your schedule," the guidelines said.

Social media can be powerful tools for strengthening community, according to the guidelines, "although social media interaction should not be viewed as a substitute for face-to-face gatherings. Social media can support communities in a myriad of ways," including connecting people with similar interests, sharing information about in-person events and providing ways for people to engage in dialogue.

"It is important that creators and site administrators of social media understand how much social media are different from mass media and the expectations of their consumers," the guidelines said. "Social media's emphasis is on the word 'social,' with a general blurring of the distinction between creators of content and consumers of content."

The USCCB's own Facebook site lays out ground rules: "All posts and comments should be marked by Christian charity and respect for the truth. They should be on topic and presume the good will of other posters. Discussion should take place primarily from a faith perspective. No ads please." The guidelines recommend "always" blocking usage by anyone who does not abide by an established code of conduct. "Do not allow those unwilling to dialogue to hold your site and its other members hostage," it said.

"You would think as Catholics you wouldn't have to remind us to play nice, but it was in every set of guidelines I looked at," Osman told CNS.

It may seem counterintuitive, but Osman said she has "gotten one request for a printed version" of the guidelines. She said, though, that it "needs to be a living, breathing document on the Web. There may need to be changes on a regular basis."

One potential change: The guidelines said there are "400 million active users" on Facebook. But Facebook's founders were set to announce before the end of July that the social networking site had reached the 500 million mark

Friends of Jesus: Children's book by Pope

VATICAN CITY (VIS) - "The Friends of Jesus" is the title of a new book for children by Benedict XVI in which he recounts the story of the twelve Apostles and St. Paul.

The book, forty-eight pages long and illustrated by the Italian artist Franco Vignazia, has been published by the publishing house "Piccola Casa Editrice". It brings together a number of passages from the Pope's catecheses in his Wednesday general audiences, according to the "Osservatore Romano" newspaper.

The prologue is by the Spanish priest Fr. Julian Carron, president of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation.

"One upon a time there was a small group of men who, one day two thousand years ago, met a young man who walked the roads of Galilee. Each had his own job and family but, in an instant, their lives changed. They were called Andrew and John, Peter, Matthew, Thomas, etc. They were twelve and we know them today as the 'Apostles'. ... In Jerusalem at that time everyone knew that they were Jesus' 'friends'. ... Later they were joined by St. Paul ... who from being a persecutor of Christians became the greatest witness to Jesus", writes Fr. Carron.

Fr. Carron likewise explains that in this work Benedict XVI "takes us by the hand and accompanies us as we discover who Jesus' first companions were, how they met Him and were conquered by Him to the point that they never abandoned Him".

Lorenzo Murnigotti, editorial coordinator of the Piccola Casa Editrice publishing house, told the Catholic News Agency that he hopes an English and Spanish version will be published within the next year.

Sainthood close for Fr. Peyton, Rosary priest

By George P. Matysek Jr.

gmatysek@CatholicReview.org

Father Patrick Peyton, a Holy Cross priest whose popular radio and television programs promoted family prayer, is a step closer to sainthood. 

Father Peyton, the “Rosary Priest,” is well known for coining the phrases, “The family that prays together, stays together,” and “A country without prayer is a country without peace.” 
 
The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently completed an exhaustive investigation into Father Peyton’s life and ministry, and was to send copies of its 16,000-page report to Rome’s Congregation for Causes of Saints this week.

Citing the Baltimore archdiocese’s experience with other sainthood causes, the Vatican asked Baltimore to take over the investigation of Father Peyton’s cause from the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., in 2006.

Father Gilbert Seitz, Archbishop O’Brien’s delegate for the inquiry, said the Vatican will use the Baltimore report to determine if Father Peyton lived in a heroic manner. The pope will then determine whether Father Peyton can be called “venerable,” and officials will investigate possible healings attributed to Father Peyton’s intercession. If a healing is determined to be miraculous, Father Peyton – now known as a “servant of God” – will be declared “blessed.” Another miracle would be needed for him to be canonized.

“It was fascinating coming to know Father Peyton,” said Father Seitz, noting that approximately 80 witnesses who knew or worked with Father Peyton were interviewed for the report. They included 50 witnesses throughout the United States and 30 in 13 other countries.

“He was fierce in his loyalty to the church and he was very proud to be Catholic and to share his faith,” Father Seitz said. “He probably was the first to see the role that electronic media could play in evangelizing.”

Dolores Hope, widow of Bob Hope, was among the American witnesses interviewed. Joseph Campanella, a Hollywood actor, also gave testimony. Father Peyton came to know them and many movie stars and celebrities after founding Family Theater Productions in Hollywood in 1947. The ministry produced more than 600 radio and television programs and 10,000 broadcasts. He also conducted rosary crusades for millions of people in dozens of countries.

“He was extremely dedicated to promoting devotion to the Blessed Mother through the rosary,” said Father Seitz.

The Baltimore team asked the bishops of 19 dioceses in the United States and 13 dioceses in 13 countries to appoint boards to take testimony and forward it to Baltimore. Father Seitz said the inquiry reached out to people “from Sidney to San Diego and from Rome to Rio de Janeiro.”

“Our task was to coordinate the gathering of all that information,” he said. “We also gathered archival material. A historical commission was appointed and they visited seven different archival depositories to gather historical documents.”

Eileen Gerwin, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Angels in Catonsville, served as Father Peyton’s first secretary from 1945-48 in Albany, New York. She met the priest when she was a sophomore at Vincentian Institute, a high school Father Peyton often visited to speak about the rosary.

“He used to dictate letters to me after school and I would type them up,” remembered Gerwin, who was one of the witnesses in the inquiry. “They went out to priests and bishops and others to promote the rosary.”

Gerwin remembered Father Peyton as being a “gentle” and “brilliant” man who was wholly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“He loved her and didn’t mind telling people all she did for him and his family,” Gerwin said. “He dedicated every minute of his life to her. I never remember him going to a play or a sports event or movie. He almost seemed to have no other passion than our Blessed Mother.”

Gerwin said she felt like she was in the presence of a holy person whenever she was near Father Peyton.

“There’s no doubt in my mind he’s a saint,” she said.

Father Peyton, who emigrated to the United States from Ireland at age 19, was the founder of Holy Cross Family Ministries, which includes Family Rosary, Family Theater Productions, Father Peyton Family Institute and Family Rosary International. He died in 1992 and is buried in Easton, Mass.

Dr. Andrea Ambrosi serves as postulator of Father Peyton’s sainthood cause in Rome. Father David Marcham is the vice postulator. Locally, Teresa Ewen was notary for the archdiocesan inquiry and Capuchin Franciscan Father William Graham was the promoter of justice.

Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, who is best known as the "Rosary Priest," is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/Family Theater Productions)

[Source: The Catholic Review, Baltimore]

Two great opportunities for all ages

• Sunday, July 25, is the first "Summer of Fun" at St. Paul . There will be promises to be fun, food, and fellowship for all ages on the parish grounds. Greenlawn Avenue will be closed to accommodate all the fun. The planning committee is also looking for volunteers to assist during short blocks of time in a variety of ways before, during, and following the event. Please see the attached flyer regarding the event and volunteer form. We are working hard to offer great support from our school families in appreciation for all that our parishioners do to support the school. Contact gal-volunteer-extraordinaire Renee Amedeo at flaglady125@yahoo.com if you have questions. There are some specific areas where volunteers are still needed.
• Muscles to help set-up tables and canopies on Saturday
• Security shifts and other various duties
• Cake walk helper and cake walk donation cakes
• Through Tickets Fore Charity   you can purchase tickets for the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club and support St. Paul School at the same time. Tickets are only $35 and St. Paul  earns 75 peer cent of the ticket price, that's $26.00! Cha ching!  Orders are made online and tickets can be printed immediately. Deadline to order tickets is August 4. Contact guy-volunteer-extraordinaire Steve Dort at 330.724.5750, or steve_dort@att.net if you have any questions.

God Bless,
Tod Wammes

Two special places for meditation

You can add a little sparkle to your prayer life at two special places at St. Paul.

The beautiful shrine of the Blessed Mother behind the rectory ofers a place to meditate in a peaceful setting.  The shrine was built during the pastorate of the late Rev. Fr. Thomas Koegel. The shrine site was blessed in May, 1978 and on May 27, 1979 there was a blessing of the statue.  The garden, which includes hundreds of plants, is maintained by Jim Sapak and Penny Roush.

   
The area behind the glass wall of the church -- the Blessed Sacrament Chapel – is a special place to pray. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesdays after the 7 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m.  You can make a visit any time to enjoy the beauty of the old church. It includes the altar of the old church. The Christ painting above the altar is visible through the window of the main church when lights are on in the chapel.

Sue and Tom Stanic talk with Fr. James Berardi after the 11 a.m.  Mass on Sunday.



[Photos by Tony DiDonato]

Mass for Sister Jean Dezort is Tuesday

Sister Jean Dezort, formerly Sister Frederick, 80, died on July 16, 2010 at Regina Health Center, Richfield, Ohio.

Sister Jean, the only daughter of James and Edith Pfeil Dezort, was born on October 17, 1929 in

Cleveland. She entered the Sisters of St. Dominic in Akron from St. Cecilia Parish, Cleveland on January 18, 1947 and made religious profession on June 20, 1949 and is in her 62nd year of religious profession.

Sister holds a bachelor's and master's degrees in education from St. John College, Cleveland, a master's degree in religious education from Seattle University and is certified in counseling from the University of Akron.

Sister Jean began her teaching career at Our Lady of the Elms Elementary School. For fifteen years, she taught at the junior high level at St. Agatha, Cleveland, St. Dominic, Youngstown and St. Paul, Akron. In 1965 she became one of the first religious to become involved with the Newman apostolate at the University of Akron. In 1983 Sister Jean was a member of the pastoral team at the Newman Center at Kent State University. Sister Jean has served as pastoral minister/director of religious education at St. William, Champion, Nativity of Our Lord, Uniontown and St. Mary, Rifle, Colorado. In 1995 she was RCIA coordinator, administered the Pre-Marriage Inventory to engaged couples and assisted in processing annulments at St. John Vianney Parish in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida and at St. Raphael Parish, Englewood. Florida. In 2005, Sister returned to Our Lady of the Elms where she continued to be involved with the RCIA at Immaculate Heart of Mary and Holy Family Parishes as a volunteer. Sister Jean used her talents in various ways at the Elms even though she began to have failing health. On June 14, 2010, she was moved to Regina Health Center. Knowing Sister Jean, one realized her talent as an excellent teacher and her fine organizational skills. She loved life and truly enjoyed her many friends.

Sister Jean was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Frederick. She is survived by nephew, Fred (JoAnn) Dezort of Hudson; and niece, Diane Baechle of Mentor.

Calling hours will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 19 at Our Lady of the Elms Convent, 1230 W. Market St., Akron with a Wake Service at 4 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, July 20 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Donations in memory of Sister Jean may be made to Dominican Sisters of Peace, 2320 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219.
Hummel Funeral Home  (330) 253-6126 www.hummelfh.com
[Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Sunday, July 18, 2010, page B5, col. 6]

Women enjoy Portage Lakes boat ride

Chris Doeck, Millie Peteya , Dottie Thoerig and Ann Andres with Capt John Roessner

A cloudy, overcast day did not dampen the ride of K. Of C. Wives on the Portage Lakes Princess on  Tuesday around the beautiful Portage Lakes. Captain John Roesser piloted the sternwheeler and pointed out several  of the nicer homes along the Way.

The ladies enjoyed a box lunch and beverage on the two-hour cruise..Rosemary Mileski and Jane Didonato greeted  the 21 ladies as they boarded

Click on the headline to see an album of photos

[Information and photos by Tony DiDonato]

File lists merged and closed parishes

There is a file in PDF format on our storage site that lists all the parishes formed from merger of other parishes and also a list of parishes that were closed.  The lists were published in the July 9, 2010 issue of the Universe Bulletin.

If you would like  a copy of the lists to keep,   just click on the headline and download the file to your computer.

Admiring a Rosary, discussing a homily

 
































The time after Mass can be uplifting too.  Here are two scenes caught by the camera of Tony DiDonato   after the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday.

Isabella and Renee Amedeo (above) admire the Rosary of  Rose Ann Rakker. The Rosary is in honor of Mother Teresa.

In the photo at right, the Rev.  Fr Matthew Ischay visits with Angie Roosa after  Mass.  Fr Ischay's homily was on the three persons who saw the beaten man and their reaction to it.

Nurses Tribute Mass is August 5

Let Us Pay Tribute to Our Nurses

Tribute Mass at St. Paul
Thursday, August 5, at 7 p.m.

St Paul Parish once again will offer a Mass in tribute to all those who serve in the nursing profession.  Nurses, their families and the entire community are urged to join in a Eucharistic celebration to seek God’s blessing on those in the nursing profession for their work and

dedication to healing.

Fr. Neil P. Kookoothe, pastor of St. Clarence Parish in North Olmsted who is a registered nurse, will be back as concelebrant of the Mass with Rev. Fr. Ralph Thomas.

The Peace Together Choir will return for the third year to sing.  The inter-faith choir whose mission is to perform and record meaningful music to bring hope and peace to their listeners. It is a non-profit organization and donates proceeds from CD sales to charitable groups, including Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Service.

Peace Together Choir members are from 7 or 8 Catholic parishes and 8 to 10 other church congregations. There are currently around 30 choir members, about two-thirds women.

Lite Supper Card Pary is August 4

The annual Ladies Guild Lite Supper Card Party will be at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, August 4, in Boeke Hall. 

Doors open at 5 pm. and tickets will be available at the door. Donation is $7 per person. Bring your own cards /games.  

Raffle prizes are $200, first place, $100, second, and $100, third.

Click on the poster to enlarge.

Serra Club to hear health director

Annette Mitzel, director of Community Health at the University of Akron, will speak to the Akron Serra Club at noon Tuesday at the Martin Center on campus, 105 Fir Hill.

Vatican newspaper praises Toy Story 3

VATICAN CITY.- The Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano has offered up praise for Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” for providing moviegoers with a profound reflection on transcendental human themes and a lesson on true friendship through the experience of the film’s toy stars.

In the film’s third installment, Woody and Buzz Lightyear, together with their friends, are forced to confront their future. Their owner, Andy, has stopped playing with them and at 17 is preparing to head

off to college. He must decide whether to donate the toys to a day care center or throw them away.

Reporter Gaetano Vallini stated that “Toy Story 3” is “a film with a capital F” and dismissed the criticisms made by some feminists in the U.S. “who see sexist and homophobic tendencies in some of the characters.”

“They have probably forgotten that when they were girls, toys were only objects kids used to play and to dream with, two things this film also suggests,” he added, underscoring that the film ought to be considered a “masterpiece.”

Vallini praised the film for its creative animation techniques and quality which have “passed the harsh judgment of children and which even adults find entertaining.” The L'Osservatore reviewer went so far as to put it in the same league as other Pixar films that have lifted up human values, such as “Wall-E,” which promotes the defense of life, and “Up,” which in its opening sequence emphasizes the value of marriage. 

According to Vallini, “Toy Story 3” reveals that “friendship is the true bond of this unlikely yet tight-net group of toys” and allows the moviegoer to reflect on “important themes such as the value of friendship and solidarity, the fear of feeling alone or rejected, the unavoidability of growing up and the strength that comes from feeling like you belong to a family.”

Mass for M. Irene Starn is Saturdqy

M. Irene Starn, 97, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Hospice of Summa after a brief illness.

She was born May 18, 1913 to John Henry and Amelia (Hug) Adams in Navarre, Ohio and had been

an area resident her entire life. She was employed as an office worker for Republic Steel and retired from the Akron Automobile Association.

Irene's life was centered on her catholic faith. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, where she served as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister and sang in the Contemporary Choir. She also served on the St. Paul Finance Commission. She was a member and past president of St. Paul Ladies Guild and a member of the Christ Child Society. Irene was a member and past president of the Women's Board of Catholic Social Services and had been honored by the Summit Regional Council of Catholic Women as the St. Paul Woman of the Year.

In addition to her parents, Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Forest in 1988 and her brothers, Myron and Chester Adams, and is survived by her special nephew and niece, Wilbur (Nancy) Adams and Gretchen (Bud) Eastridge as well as many other nieces, nephews and dear friends. It would be remiss not to mention her 19 year friend Mia the cat.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. (please note new address), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1580 Brown St., Akron, Ohio 44301. Irene's dear friend Fr. Paul Rosing will officiate. The family will receive friends TODAY, 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home where a Ladies Guild Rosary will be recited TODAY, 4:30 p.m. Donations may be made to St. Paul Church or the Christ Child Society, 65 Westgate Circle, Akron, OH 44313. Anthony Funeral Homes

www.anthonyfh.com 330.724.1281

[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Friday, July 9, 2010, oage B5, col. 4]

Mass for John Sibbio is Friday

BRIMFIELD -- John Sibbio died peacefully Tuesday, July 6, 2010 in God's loving arms after his courageous battle with lymphoma.

John loved two things in life - his family and baseball. Born April 17, 1943 John was the son of Catherine (Leonard) Pedulla and Joseph Sibbio. He grew up in Akron's Firestone Park and attended

Hoban High School and Akron Garfield High School where he graduated in 1961. John married Michele A. Ross on August 28, 1965. A motorcycle accident at the corner of Brown and Johnston Street just a few days after their wedding was the first time John told the Lord when it would be his time. Surviving the accident with broken legs made him the sweet and salty man he was.

John knew baseball and he knew kids. He knew how to put nine players on a diamond and make magic. He has coached hundreds of boys in baseball and was inducted into the Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. The Manchester A's, Portage West and Akron A's were all teams that John had a hand in shaping. His Akron A's team in 1990 won a silver medal at the Junior Olympics in Coral Springs, Florida. These are the memories that John shared with those he loved - and anyone else who would listen to him about baseball.

John and Michele owned J&M Carpet and Command Carpet Service in Brimfield. One of his joys was working with the Brimfield Fire Department and Brimfield Police Department to support kids and families during the holidays with turkey dinners and toys. He was always Brimfield's quiet Santa Claus.

John is survived by his wife, Michele of 45 years; son, Steve (Michelle) Sibbio; daughter, Rochelle (Tim) Fisher; and his four grandchildren - whom he loved more than life - Andrew, Antonio, Giovanni, and Camile. He is also survived by his uncle and aunt, Danny and Kathy Sibbio of Akron. The many other family members include two stepbrothers and three stepsisters and many, many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dominic Sibbio of Phoenix, Ariz.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 9, 2010 at St. Paul's Church, 1580 Brown Street in Akron. PROCESSION TO FORM AT THE CHURCH. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. Calling hours will be 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday (TODAY) at the Donovan Funeral Home, 17 Southwest Avenue (on the Historic Tallmadge Circle). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Summit County for ``The House That John Built' at 2301 Romig Road, Akron OH 44320.

330-633-3350

[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Thursday, July 8, 2010, page B7, col. 2]]

Mass for Anne Nauer is Friday

Anne (Annabelle) Nauer, 84, passed away Monday, July 5, 2010 at Akron General Hospital after a brief illness.

Anne was born October 1, 1925 to Dan and Anna (Puzakolic) Beskitt in Akron and had been an Akron area resident her entire life. She had been a member of St. Peter Catholic Church until it closed

and was currently a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. She was a kindergarten aide at St. John the Baptist Church.

Her true loves were her 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and she never missed an opportunity to be at an event they were in. She loved to play cards, playing Pinochle with the same friends for over 50 years, played Euchre at the Green Senior Center. She never missed buying lottery tickets, enjoyed her bus trips to casinos and any Cleveland sports teams.

Anne was preceded in death by her husband Paul in 2007 and brother Mike Beskitt, and is survived by her children, Donna (Richard) Magner of Glastonbury, Conn., Dorothy (John) Dies of Green, John (Debbie) Nauer of Akron, Vonny (Rod) Herstich of Uniontown, Susan (Matthew) Norci of Pepper Pike, and Karen (Pierce) Richardson of Pittsburgh, Pa.; brother, Eugene (Maureen) Beskitt and sisters, Mary Karadin, Julia Archer, and Kathleen Beskitt; 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, 10:30 a.m. at Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anrthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. (Please note new address) and 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1580 Brown St., Akron, Ohio 44301. Interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery.

The family will receive friends TODAY from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Donations may be made to St. Paul Church. Anthony Funeral Homes

www.anthonyfh.com  330.724.1281

[Beacon Journal, Akron, OH,Thursday, July 8, 2010, page B6, col. 6] ]

Fourth of July at the Peter Maurin Center

It was a grand American Indepenedence Day celebration at the Peter Maurin Center on S. Main St.

St Paul Parish provided the Sunday, July 4, lunch.

Food, skillfully prepared by St. Paul pasrishioners, was served for three hours to more than 50 Maurin Center clients.
   
Volunteers Included Sizie Gatian, Maggie Walker, Joe Dadich and Nellie Kremer and Ellen.

Suzie Gatian, Nellie Kremer and Alan cooking hamburgers and hot dogs

 The Maurin Center community offering prayers of thanksgiving

 Ellen and Don Roese distribute dessert

Joe Dadich, Suzie Gatian and Randy and Trenton serve up the food.  The fruit kabobs were delicious as well as being colorful.

[Photos and information by Tony DiDonato

St. Joseph fountain dedicated

On July 5, Pope Benedict XVI blessed a new fountain in the Vatican gardens, dedicated to St. Joseph.

The fountain—adorned with five bronze panels depicting scenes from the life of St. Joseph, fashioned by Italian artist Franco Murer—was commissioned by the Vatican as a tribute to Pope Benedict XVI, from whom St. Joseph is a patron saint.
As he unveiled the fountain, Pope Benedict observed that the Gospel does not include a single word from St. Joseph, who “accomplishes his work in silence.” The fountain, he said, is “a symbolic reminder of the values of simplicity and humility in accomplishing God’s will every day.”

K of C Wives boat ride is July 13

The K of C Wives are having a boat ride ~~ on the Portage Lakes Princess at noon on Tuesday, July 13. A catered box lunch will be provided. Cost for the two-hour boat ride and lunch is $26. Any member of the parish is invited to go on this pleasant outing. Reservations can be made with Jane

DiDonato, 330-622-4775 or Rosemary Mileski, 330-773-7078.

The Portage Princess Tour Boat offers a unique way to see the various Portage Lakes. The pontoon tour boat is handicap accessible with a bathroom aboard. There is window seating for all passengers and a large buffet table in the center.

The boat is fully enclosed with wall to wall windows enabling passengers to enjoy the wonderful view even on a rainy day.

Holiday poses and a memorial Mass

Celebrating Independence Day and remembering loved ones were part of  Sunday at St. Paul Church at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday.

Brian and Angie Stevens and daughters Josey and Jilly stand in front of the American flag in the narthex after Mass. They are from North Canton.  Susie Adam and daughter Holly (right)  in patriotic colors for the Independence Day

Shelly Hertzig, her father Chuck Buynak and her sister Sharon Horten and family took up the gifts celebrating the Mass for Evelyn  Buynak. Mrs Buynak was the wife and mother of gift bearers.

[Photos and information by Tony DiDonato]

Knights of Columbus rummage sale is July 11

You can get rid of more stuff.

The South Akron Knights of Columbus, 2055 Glenmont Ave., will have a rummage sale on Sunday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rent a space for just $5.  For more information, call Mary Kay at 330-620-5411

Pope Benedict XVI's prayer intentions for July

 

VATICAN CITY--  Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for July is: "That in every nation of the world the election of officials may be carried out with justice, transparency and honesty, respecting the free decisions of citizens".

  

His mission intention is: "That Christians may strive to offer everywhere, but especially in great urban centres, an effective contribution to the promotion of education, justice, solidarity and peace".