Scouts off to Camp Manatoc for week

Boy Scouts of St. Paul's Troop 81 will be heading to Camp Manatoc this weekend for their annual Summer camp trip. This year fourteen boys and five adult leaders will be spending the week starting this Sunday.  The Scouts are looking forward to many activities and learning new skills along with great adventure this year. Saint Paul TODAY hopes to  keep all of you informed with updates for the week.

No 8:30 a.m. Mass on Saturday

There will not be an 8:30 a.m. Mass on Saturday because the pastor is on retreat and vacation.

Prayer vigil for Fortight for Freedom is Tuesday

St. Paul will have an evening candlelight prayer vigil on Tuesday, July 3, at 7:p.m. in the church for the Fornight for Freedom.

The Catholic Bishops of the United States has called for a 14-day period of prayer, study, teaching and public action to defend the first freedom, religious freedom.

A Fortnight for Freedom extending until July 4 calls for “prayer and public witness for religious freedom” to call attention not only to the issues raised by the HHS mandate for
contraception coverage but also to the important role of religious expression in American society.

Here is a bulletin insert prepared by the bishops:

As Catholics we are constantly called to live out our faith in our daily lives. In our charities, we comfort the sick, feed the hungry, care for the poor, and protect life. In the marketplace, our values guide us. We strive everywhere to practice what we preach.

Across America, our right to live out our faith is being threatened - from Washington forcing Catholic institutions to provide services that contradict our beliefs, to state governments prohibiting our charities from serving the most vulnerable. And around the world, it’s even worse - Catholics face persecution and even death for their witness.

These rights are fundamental. They belong to each and every human being. We cannot let them be trampled.

Click on Fortnight Prayer at top left under Pages.

Regular, alternate ushers needed

Regular or alternate ushers are needed for the weekend Mass schedule at St. Paul. Ushers may be male or female, 15 years or older. If you are ready to enrich your membership in the parish and be part of a rewarding ministry, please contact Harry Vezzani at 330.724.1647 (evenings and weekends).

Government websites offer help for job seekers

The mission at the Department of Labor is to foster, promote and develop the welfare of wage earners, job seekers and retirees. Helpful information on  how to get help for difficult financial times is available at USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov, the official web portals of the U.S. government. You can sign up for the email updates from USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov.

Parish School of Religion needs volunteers

Please consider sharing your faith with the children of St. Paul Parish. Requirements: A love of Jesus and the willingness to share that love of the Catholic Faith with others. You bring the enthusiasm and the Parish School of Religion will  provide the rest. There are a variety of opportunities for you as a Catechist or Catechist Assistant with elementary students. If you are interested, please call the rectory 330-724-1263.

Community picnic is August 5

The fourth annual Community Picnic of the churches of irestone Park   will be Sunday, August 5,  from noon to 3 p.m. at Firestone Park. There will be food, fun, music, games, and fellowship with church family and friends. Food will be served from noon to 1:30 p.m. and will be provided free of charge. There will be activities for all ages Bring your own chairs. Picnic will be held rain or shine. If you plan to attend, please sign up on the sheet on the kiosk in the narthex or email ourcommunitypicnic@gmail.com.

Banns of Marriage

III Gregory Kulick and Alison Duxbury

II John Szilagi and Samantha Russo

I James Underation and Jennifer McCullough

Mass intentions for June 30 to July 8

SATURDAY, June 30 The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
4:30pm Danny Dugan +
SUNDAY, July 1 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am Intention of the Celebrant
9:00am Tom & Jerry Maghes +
11:00am Deceased of the Frankovich Family
MONDAY, July 2 Weekday
7:00am Intention of the Celebrant
8:30am Intention of the Celebrant
TUESDAY, July 3 St. Thomas, Apostle
7:00am Living & Deceased of John Lukacik Family
8:30am Intention of the Celebrant
WEDNESDAY, July 4 St. Elizabeth of Portugal
10:00am Intention of the Celebrant
THURSDAY, July 5 St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest
7:00am Ida Piscioneri +
8:30am Helen Magyar +
FRIDAY, July 6 St. Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr
7:00am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
8:30am Intention of the Celebrant
SATURDAY, July 7 Weekday
8:30am Intention of the Celebrant
4:30pm Anne Doherty + (anniv.)
SUNDAY July 8 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am Intention of the Celebrant
9:00am Thelma Kernan +
11:00am Edward Daley +

Clemency plea rejected by 5-3 vote

Ohio’s Death Penalty. Mr. John Eley. In a 5-to-3 split decision issued on June 20, 2012, the Ohio Parole Board rejected clemency for Mr. Eley. Mr. Eley is scheduled to be executed July 26. The three dissenting votes in this case reflect the opinion of the original prosecuting attorney and one of the original judges on the case—both of whom support clemency for Mr. Eley. This split decision is the first time Governor Kasich will be faced with a clearly divided parole board. Ohioans to Stop Executions fully supports clemency in Mr. Eley’s case due to itsunique circumstances. Mr. Abdul Awkal. Mr. Awkal was scheduled to die earlier this month for the 1992 murders of his wife and brother-in-law. That execution date was postponed by Governor Kasich for two weeks so Mr. Awkal could be mentally evaluated. A Cuyahoga County judge has since ruled that Mr. Awkal is not mentally competent to be executed. Mr. Awkal still needs tobe issued a formal stay of  execution, but that may not happen after the recent ruling
of incompetence. And unless Governor Kasich commutes his sentence to life in prison, he will continue to receive execution dates (there is also the possibility that Mr. Awkal could be forcibly medicated, then ruled competent and executed). But as it stands now, he is a mentally unfit man. Your help is needed. You can sign a petition urging Governor Kasich to commute Mr. Eley’s and Mr. Awkal’s sentences to life without parole by going to www.otse.org and clicking on the link, or by calling Governor Kasich at 614-466-3555, or by writing to him at 77 S High St, 30th Fl, Columbus, OH 43215-6117.

Mass for Theresia Olga Schaaf is Saturday

Theresia Olga Schaaf, 98, went home with the angels to heaven on June 27, 2012.

Mom was born March 13, 1914 to Theresia and Joseph Kamrad in Akron, Ohio. She had three sisters – Hermina, Laura, and Jan and one brother, Joseph, all deceased.

Mom belonged to St. Paul's Parish for over 50 years and The Ladies Guild of St. Paul. She worked in St. Paul's Convent in the 1950's. She was a seamstress and tailor for Robert Hall Clothes and Langs & Diamonds Menswear for many years.

Mom was up at 5 a.m., ready to go whether it was a home project, painting, building shelves or lugging furniture around – no job was too tough for her. But more than that, her biggest job was a caregiver to so many people all throughout her life. She would care for the sick, make meals, clean and was always there when someone needed her help. She was the nurse, hairdresser, babysitter, baker, taxi driver, and anything else you needed.

In all her 98 years, Mom never had a bad word to say about anyone. She never complained about any of her own medical problems that she dealt with, always was optimistic and had a smile for everyone.

She was famous for her great cooking and baking. The kids all looked forward to coming to "Little Grandma's" for her skinny pancakes, spritz krapfen, paprikash and strudels and the best dobos torte ever. Easter was the lamb cakes, Christmas was granzel and all her old cookie recipes. She would send crazy mail order gifts at Christmas to her grandkids so they would have a laugh and know she was thinking of them. Every time she said goodbye, she would say her line to get the kids laughing, "See ya later alligator and after while crocodile" and "last tag."

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernie; daughter, Pat Brooker; dear friend, Frank Baird; and her best friend "Buddy" the cat.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Bunny (Bob) Balogh and Pam (Bill) Morris. She leaves eleven grandchildren, David (Rosemary) Brooker, Lora (Chris) Evans, Bridget (Carl) Jarvis, Patrick (Mary Jo) Brooker, Michelle (David) Scalera, Kelly (John) Lambert, Amy (Billy) Sprinzl, Shannon (Ryan) Prescott, Daniel Balogh, Rachel Spiteri and Dawn (Brian) Dausman; 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 1580 Brown St. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the Hummel Funeral Home, 500 E. Exchange St., on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Summit County Humane Society, 7996 Darrow Road, Twinsburg, OH 44087 or St. Jude Shrine, 512 W. Saratoga St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Please visit www.hummelcares.com to share a memory or to send a condolence.
[Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Friday, June 29, 2012, page B5, col. 4]

Bishop Sheen on path to sainthood

Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been declared “venerable,” and may now be beatified if a miracle is attributed to his intercession. 

The Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints announced on June 28 that Archbishop Sheen—whose television preaching made him one of America’s best-known public figures in the 1960s—had lived a life of “heroic virtue,” and thus qualified for the title “venerable.” The certification of a miracle attributed to his intercession is now the only remaining requirement for his canonization.

The Vatican said Thursday the pope formally recognized the "heroic virtues" of Sheen, a former Rochester bishop who died in New York in 1979. That formality paves the way for procedures aimed at possible beatification, the last formal step before sainthood.

Sheen (1895-1079) was born Peter John Sheen in El Paso, Illinois, in 1895. He began using his mother’s maiden name, Fulton, as his nickname. As an infant, Sheen contracted tuberculosis and nearly died. When the family moved to Peoria, Illinois, Sheen became an altar boy at St. Mary's Cathedral. Sheen was educated at St. Viator College in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and completed further studies at St. Paul Seminary and The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He eventually earned a doctorate in philosophy at the Catholic University and later became the first American ever to win the Cardinal Mercier award for the best philosophical treatise.

Sheen was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, and quickly became a renowned theologian. However, Sheen’s greatest achievement began when he started using media like radio and television to communicate a Catholic message. He hosted the radio show The Catholic Hour from 1930–1950, and hosted two television shows, Life Is Worth Living (from 1951 to 1957) and The Fulton Sheen Program (from 1961–1968). Sheen got involved in these mediums at a time when television was in its infancy and radio rarely had Catholic programming. After two decades, his broadcast had a weekly listening audience of four million people. Time Magazine referred to him in 1946 as "the golden-voiced Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, U.S. Catholicism's famed proselytizer" and reported that his radio broadcast received between 3,000 to 6,000 letters weekly from listeners, with his television program receiving around 8,500 letters per week. There were four times as many requests for audience tickets than could be fulfilled. Sheen also won an Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Television Personality

Pope Benedict's prayer intentions for July

Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for July is: "That everyone may have work in safe and secure conditions".

His mission intention is: "That Christian volunteers in mission territories may witness to the love of Christ".

Holy Cross Cemetery to mark 100th anniversary

The 100th anniversary of Holy Cross Cemetery will be celebrated on Saturday, July 7.

Caryn Armbruster, former St. Paul organist, will sing and play keyboard for the Mass celebrated by Bishop Richard Lennon, and her friend, Mike Brookman will play guitar.

The open house will begin at noon.  Genealogy searches will be conducted at the office and the usual charge for the service will be omitted.

Cemetery director Andrej Lah will made a brief statement just prior to the 1 p.m. Mass. Donuts, refreshments and snow cones will be served at 2 p.m. after the Mass and Clydesdale horse and wagon rides around the cemetery will be featured. The celebration will conclude about 3 p..m.

For questions or more information please contact Melissa Malone at (216) 570-6668 or mmalone@clevelandcatholiccemeteries.org.

Holy Cross Cemetery was founded in 1912 by Msgr. Richard Dowed and Annuciation Church. It was taken over in 1955 by the Cleveland Catholic Diocese and the Catholic Cemeteries Association The cemetery extends east from S. Main Street at 100 E. Waterloo Rd for about 90 acres

Notable people buried there are Neil Bonner, also known as Alexander Bradley, Civil War Veteran, Navy Veteran and Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient in 1872, and Frank Boss who invented pull down stairs that go into attics.

Fr. Zingales named pastor of St. John the Baptist

Fr.  A.  Jonathon Zingales, pastor of Visitation of Mary on Broad Sreet since November 2009, has been assigned as pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, effective July 2. He also remains as pastor of Visitation.  Fr Zingales, 65, was ordained June 11, 1976.  He is one five pastors assigned to parishes soon to be reopened.

The last Mass at St. John the Baptist was celebrated October 31, 2009.

Fr. Zingales, 65, was administrator pro tem of St. John the Baptist, from July 5, 2005 to January 9, 2006 and was in residence there from January 9, 2006 to November 29, 2006 when he was named administrator of Annunciation,

He served at Benedictine and Lorain Catholic high schools. He was Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Cuyahoga Falls, from June 10, 2002 to July 5, 2005

Other assigments for reopenng of parishes are:

Reverend Gary Chmura has been appointed Pastor of St. Adalbert parish in
Cleveland effective Monday, 2 July 2012.
Reverend Eric Orzech has been appointed Pastor of St. Casimir parish in Cleveland effective Monday, 9 July 2012.
Reverend Joseph Hilinski has been appointed Pastor of St. Barbara parish in Cleveland effective Monday, 16 July, 2012.
Reverend Joseph Workman has been appointed Pastor of St. James paris in Lakewood effective Monday, 23 July 2012.

Each pastor will determine the date for the opening Mass for his parish. Appointments of the pastors for six remaining parishes which are to be opened will be forthcoming.
“Please join me in rejoicing with our brothers and sisters in faith during this blessed moment and pray for the success of these parishes in their mission to bring greater glory to God,” said Bishop Richard Lennon in his announcement.

Three from U.S. to receive pallium

Every year on June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the pope places a pallium around the neck of each prelate named in the past year to head an archdiocese.

Prelates from the U.S. scheduled to receive a pallium from Pope Benedict XVI this year are:
- Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput O.F.M. Cap. of Philadelphia, U.S.A.
-Archbishop William Charles Skurla of Pittsburgh of the Byzantines, U.S.A.
-Archbishop William Edward Lori of Baltimore, U.S.A.

The sign of an archbishop's authority is not a scepter, but a circular stole made of lamb's wool to evoke the idea that he is, first of all, a shepherd.

The stole, called a pallium, goes around the archbishop's neck and is worn over his chasuble when he celebrates the Eucharist. It has a 12-inch strip of material hanging down the front and back.

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Elms offers youth volleyball camp

Our Lady of The Elms
Youth Volleyball Camp
 

Monday July 30  through Friday August 3
 

Fifth and Sixth grade - 9 a.m. to noon

Seventh and Eighth grade - 1 to  4 p.m.
 

Cost: $75

The camp will include instruction in:
~Basic rules and concepts of the game

~Passing- underhand (platform)
~Hitting- footwork, arm swing

~Serving- overhand
                                  
The camp also includes a T-shirt and lots of prizes. Campers will learn the game of volleyball while having fun. If interested, please contact Coach Tom Schuler at tvb126@cox.net.

'300 Club' tickets go on sale this weekend

The St. Paul Booster Club/Athletics has rejuvenated the “300 Club” fundraiser. Tickets already are being sold to parents of student-athletes. Beginning this weekend, parishioners may also purchase tickets for $60 apiece. A sales table will be set up in the narthex, following the weekend masses. For those not familiar with the fundraiser: Everyone who buys a ticket gets a corresponding number (from 1 to 300); at the end of every month, four or five tickets (depending on # of Sundays in that month) are drawn at random, Each winning ticket-holder receives $100. The first drawing will be at the July 29 Booster Club meeting and continue monthly through June 2013 . Most important, proceeds supplement player fees to help fund the youth athletic programs at St. Paul.

Wednesday evening Mass cancelled

There will be no Wednesday evening Mass because the pastor is on retreat and vacation.

Diocesan appointments announced

Fr. Thomas A. McGovern, retired pastor of St. Matthew parish who has been filling in while our pastor is on retreat, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Presbyerial Council reresenting the retired priests of the dicoese. The term is effective June 1.

Deacon Dennis L. Smith of Nativity of the Lord Jesus Parish, has been elected to represent the Diaconate Community (1990-2010) on the Clergy Personnel Board, replacing Deacon Robert A. Youngcblood of Prince of Peace Parish in Norton. The three-year term begins June 1 and concludes May 31, 2015

Fortnight for Freedom urged by bishops

The Catholic Bishops of the United States has called for a fourteen day period of prayer, study, teaching and public action to defend the first freedom, religious freedom.

A Fortnight for Freedom extending until July 4 calls for “prayer and public witness for religious freedom” to call attention not only to the issues raised by the HHS mandate for 

contraception coverage but also to the important role of religious expression in American society.

Here is a bulletin insert prepared by the bishops:
 

As Catholics we are constantly called to live out our faith in our daily lives. In our charities, we comfort the sick, feed the hungry, care for the poor, and protect life. In the marketplace, our values guide us. We strive everywhere to practice what we preach.

Across America, our right to live out our faith is being threatened - from Washington forcing Catholic institutions to provide services that contradict our beliefs, to state governments prohibiting our charities from serving the most vulnerable. And around the world, it’s even worse - Catholics face persecution and even death for their witness.

These rights are fundamental. They belong to each and every human being. We cannot let them be trampled.

Click on Fortnight Prayer at top left under Pages

Checking the display for veterans

Lucille Thomann views the display of those who served in our armed forces. She is the widow of Richard Thomann who served in World War II

(Photo by Tony DiDonato)

Conversation after the 11 a.m. Mass

Ann Catignani (center) with Lucien and Renata DeLuca and daughters Sue Stalnaker and Debbi D'Amico exchange notes after the 11 a.m.  Mass

(Photo by Tony DiDonato)

                         

Chatting with Fr. O'Donnell after 11 a.m. Mass

Fr. Joseph O'Donnell, parochial vicar at Queen of Heaven Parish, visits with Pat Misanko and his daughter and granddaughter Jennifer and Lillian Horton after the 11 a.m. Mass.    (Photo by Tony DiDonato)

Fox 8's Stefani Schaeffer shares her faith

While Fox 8′s Stefani Schaefer always shows strength and positivity as she gives updates on Roger, she had an extra gleam in her eye on Tuesday.

Her husband is recovering from an April accident during which he fell 12 feet off scaffolding while working at a construction site.

Stefani told viewers Roger made the Sign of the Cross and kept his hands folder during prayer.

She also showed some beautiful rosary bracelets that were made for her family as gifts.

Read the update in Stefani’s own words below, as it was posted on her Facebook fan page.

On Monday, she wrote:

“Today, Roger made the Sign of the Cross… just took our breath away! How beautiful. Some things you just never forget and are instinct and just a part of us…. it’s amazing. God is so good!!! Have a beautiful night!!!”

View the update

http://fox8.com/2012/06/19/prayers-for-roger-stefanis-update-619/

Caring & Sharing session is Monday

A “Caring and Sharing” session for those who are divorced, separated or widowed will be Monday (June 25) from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Building, 1945 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls. Marelene Maruna, licensed social worker,  will facilitate. No charge. Open to all. Questions? Call Frank 330-801-0527 or Sharon 330-612-3635.

Banns of Marriage

II Gregory Kulick and Alison Duxbury
I John Szilagi and Samantha Russo

Mass intentions for June 23 to July 1

SATURDAY, June 23 Weekday
4:30pm Fred Kmetz +
SUNDAY June 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist
7:30am Intention of the Celebrant
9:00am Dominic Eritano +
11:00am Rosemary Gallagher +
MONDAY, June 25 Weekday
7:00am Intention of the Celebrant
8:30am Price Family
TUESDAY, June 26 Weekday
7:00am Intention of the Celebrant
8:30am Helen Liggett + (anniv.)
WEDNESDAY, June 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop\& Doctor of the Church
7:00am Living & Deceased of John Lukacik Family
8:30am Christina Morelli +
THURSDAY, June 28 St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr
7:00am Intention of the Celebrant
8:30am Allison Ferenczi +
FRIDAY, June 29 Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles
7:00am Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
8:30am Beatrice DiDonato + (anniv.)
SATURDAY, June 30 The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
4:30pm Danny Dugan +
SUNDAY July 1 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am Intention of the Celebrant
9:00am Tom & Jerry Maghes +
11:00am Deceased of the Frankovich Family

Cantor practice is Monday at 7 p.m.

Cantor practice will be  Monday evening (June 25) at 7 p.m. in the church If you are interested in cantoring during the summer months and you are high school age or older, please call Heidi at (330) 622-2299 or e-mail hguttermuth@sbcglobal.net. Cantors who would like to sing year round also are being accepted.

Veterans memorabilia on display in narthex

 

 Photographs and mementos of past or current military members are now on display in the narthex. The display will run through July 4.

Year of Faith logo, calendar of events listed

Officials of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization unveiled today at the Vatican the logo and  calendar of events for the Year of Faith, which Benedict XVI has called for Oct. 11, 2012, to Nov. 24, 2013.

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Archbishop Rino Fisichella and Monsignor Graham Bell, respectively president and under secretary of the new evangelization council, also presented the Web site for the year.

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Wednesday evening Mass cancelled

There will be no Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Mass on June 20 and June 27 while the pastor is on retreat and vacation.

Celebrating Father's Day at 11 a.m. Mass

 Tim And Teresa Lloyd with Shannon and Jared after Mass

 Todd and Lori Wammes with daughters Jacquelin, Natalie, and Meredith were among the many families at the 11 a.m. Mass

 Andy Tran,  son John, seven months old, and  Van Ho are newer members of the parish

Eugene DiDonato (right) with son-in-law Bob Kubeck holding his son Elijah and Mark DiDonato. celebrating Father's Day.                            

(Photos by  Tony DiDonato)

Bartas wth daughter and son-in-law

Johann and Mary Ann Barta with daughter and son-in-law Ashley and Thomas Piper.    

   (Photo by Tony DiDonato)

Suzie Gatian doing well after surgery

Dorothy Gutierrez (center) is the mother of Suzie Gatian who had surgery on  Friday. Selena  and D.J. Gatian are in the photo. Suzie, who coordinates St. Paul volunteers at Peter Maurin Center,  is doing well. Keep her in your prayers.

(Photo by Tony DiDonato)