(St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH) (March 8, 2015)

(Insert Graphic 1000-0181.tif) March 9-15
Monday, March 9 Lenten Weekday
12:05 Irene Shugar
6:00 Confessions
Tuesday, March 10 Lenten Weekday
8:30 School Mass Craig Wilson
9:30 School Reconciliation
5:15 Elsie Stavarz
Wednesday, March 11 Lenten Weekday
12:05 Bernadette Gibson
Thursday, March 12 Lenten Weekday
12:05 Ray Pelton
Friday, March 13 Lenten Weekday
12:05 George Kozarevic
2:00 Stations of the Cross
7:00 Stations of the Cross
Saturday, March 14 Lenten Weedkay
8:30 Lili Valovcik
3:00 Confessions
4:00 John Edward & Mary M. Witt (Fr. Glaros)
Sunday, March 15 Fourth Sunday of Lent
8:00 Anna Lazar (Fr. Majikas)
10:30 Anna Storad (Fr. Glaros)
5:15 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Majikas)
Readings for the Week of March 9
Monday
2 Kgs 5:1-15b, Ps 42:2,3;43:3,4, Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday
Dn 3:25,34-43, Ps 25:4-5,6,7,8-9, Mt 18:21-25
Wednesday Dt 4:1,5-9, Ps 147:12-13,15-16,19-20, Mt 5:17-19
Thursday
Jer 7:23-28, Ps 95:1-2,6-7,7-9, Lk 11:14-23
Friday
Hos 14:2-10, Ps 81:6-8,8-9,10-11,14,17, Mk 12:28-34
Saturday
Hos 6:1-6, Ps 51:3-4,18-19,20-21, Lk 18:9-14
Sunday
2 Chr 36:14-16,19-23, Ps 137:1-2,3,4-5,6, Eph 2:4-10, Jn 3:14-21

Sunday Offering
Faith Direct Offering
1,809
Total Offering
9,891

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Stewardship -Time, Talent & Treasure
February 22
$
8,222

March 1
8,082

1,809

10,031

Weekly Budget to meet Operating Cost $

11,800
(Shortfall) Overage
$
$
(1,909)
School Support
Capital Support
St. Vincent de Paul
585
Parish Endowment
11
Black & Native American Mission
Eastern Europe
20
Easter Flowers
Catholic Relief Services

$
$

11,800

(1,769)

285
30

$
$

573
261

918

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$
$
$

408
552

20
$

$
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10
$
737
$

55

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Third Sunday of Lent
When Jesus drove the merchants out of the temple, he was not angry, he was PASSIONATE!
Jesus clearly believed in what He was doing! The gospel tells us that because of this, many
believed in His Name because they saw the signs that He was showing them. If we expect our
children to learn our values and beliefs, then they must witness our passion for these values.
Just like the people in todays gospel, our children need to see the signs of what were doing if
they are to believe. Children need us to be passionate leaders.
Insert Graphic 2000-0047.tif) Please pray for our Sick especially: Karl Bartel, John
Baylock, Amy Brickels, Camilla Pieffer, the family of Joshua Weigand, Betty Biagetti,
Joseph Benear, Emma Young, Leonard Hamilton, Betty Bartel, Jack Weigand, Lisa
Gnap, Irene Lyle, Jenny Moslowski, Mike Macko, Victor C. Weigand Jr., Eugene Van
Oss, Judy Glaros, Linda Plummer, Jody Johnson, Judy Kriston, Linda Thompson,
Chuck Friedrichsen, Brittany Wunderle, Anne Trischan, Fred Kormanic, Shanon
Johnson, Pennie Zak, Coby Cummins, Sandra Lombardi, Chad Trischan, Tina Muren,
Betty Morlan, Gerald Mullett, JoAnn Mullett, Pat Shemuga, Janet Dodson, Gene Ryan,
Stephen Deibel, Diolun Fletcher, Donna Kandes, Joanne Ramsay & Pauleen Koshenka
To assist us in the length of our sick list, please contact the rectory if you or someone
you know has been restored back to health!
316 Holy Hours were kept with Our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration last week, (Pope John Paul
II) "The best the surest and the most effective way of establishing everlasting peace on the
face of the earth is through the great power of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament."
Let us all pray for peace. Please contact Judy Soltis 330-212-0926 if you are interested in
becoming a member of the Holy Hour Program.

Community Corner

Barberton Area Community Ministries item for the Month of March is Canned Fruit!

Thank you again for all your support in helping us serve our brothers and sisters in need. All
donations can be placed in the bench in front of the giving tree in the vestibule of the church. Donations
are picked up on Monday mornings.
To my fellow parishioner's at St. Augustine Church: On behalf of Barberton Community Kitchen
(formally Spring time of Hope), I would like to thank all who have donated throughout the years.
Your generosity has touched many lives. Unfortunately, donations have declined over the past
year and I have decided to end the collection drive at the church. If you would like to still
donate contact Greg at (330) 289-3987.
Next week, our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection supports six Catholic
agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around the world. The funds from this collection help provide food to
the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and Christs love and respect to all people. Next week, please give
generously to the Catholic Relief Services Collection and help Jesus in disguise.
Remember St. Augustine Church in your will through Planned Giving. For more
information, please call Fr. David at 330-745-0011.

The Divorced, Separated and Widowed Catholics of Akron is sponsoring a talk by Jan Becker of
Becker Herb Farm. She will be speaking on the uses of herbs and their presentation, including
the gardening of herbs. It will be held on Monday, March 9 at 7:30 pm at Immaculate Heart of
Mary, Convent Building, 1945 Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls. This event is open at no cost to
single people of all faiths. Refreshments will be served at 7:15 pm. For information call Frank
330-801-0527 or Sharon 330-612-3635.
Formation in Faith Lecture Series - Bishop Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland, will present two
lectures per month at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland immediately following the
Noon Mass. The 2015 Cathedral lecture series will feature presentations on the Right of Christian
Initiation of Adults. The March sessions will be held on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 25.
LENT ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Fr. Matthew Glaros will be the presenter for Forgiveness as a
Spiritual Pathway to Happiness, Peace and Love. Sessions will be March 12, 19 and 26 from 7-9 pm in
the school cafeteria. Forgiveness as a journey to redemptive freedom from major hurts, resentments,
addiction and sin will be the topic for March 12. Please make this part of your Lenten journey even if
you think you have no need!
(Insert Graphic 2404-0066.tif) The next Coffee and Donuts will be served, Sunday, March 15
following the 10:30am Mass. Hosts will be Larry & Charlotte Smart.
Attention all High School and Junior High Students: Saint Augustine Youth Group will be
hosting a St. Patricks Day Party, Sunday, March 15 from 6-8:30pm in the SAC. Come and join
us for music, dancing, and fellowship! Be sure to wear your green!
St. Augustine Women of Faith will hold a meeting Tuesday, March 17, 6:30m in the school

cafeteria. The topic will be The Real St. Bridget and St. Patrick. We welcome Lori Haddox,
M.A. in Ministry, and Teaching Theology at St. Vincent/St. Mary High School. Please join us.

A Lenten Communal Reconciliation Service will be held on Monday, March 16 at 7:00 pm

in St. Augustine Church. Numerous priests will be available to hear confessions face-to-

face or behind a screen. What better way to celebrate Easter than to renew our Baptism
through a good confession!
(Insert Graphic 2400-008/5.tif) Rome and Italy here we come! Deacon
Robin & Paula Adair, and Fr. Kevin Shemuga will be hosting at trip to Italy
October 10-19, 2015. Join us Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00pm in the rectory meeting
room for an informational meeting to hear more about this fantastic opportunity to travel
to Italy with fellow parishioners and friends. For additional question, feel free to contact
Deacon Adair at 330-283-4983 or log onto Proximo Travel.
St. Augustine will once again host a reception to celebrate with and honor the
newest members of our Church following the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil. If you
would like to help welcome our new brothers and sisters in Christ by contributing a
food item (fruit salad, veggie tray, cheese and crackers, baked goods, etc) or by
helping set up, serve and/or clean up, please call Kim Petroff at 330-730-7062.
The next round of Euchre will be Friday, April 10 beginning at 6:30pm in the
school cafeteria.
Players of all ages are welcome to attend. Come and enjoy
an evening out with fellow parishioners.

ST. AUGUSTINE BUS TRIP NEWS: A bus will depart from Magic City Shopping Plaza
on April 14 to visit sights in Pittsburg. Final details next week.
RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND April 17-19, 2015 Someone once said marriages may be made in
heaven, but they sure take a lot of work on earth. Have you become so distracted by outside pressure
that you neglect your spouse? The Retrouvaille program can help you put your troubled marriage back on
track. This program is supported by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. The next Cleveland Retrouvaille
weekend will be held on April 17-19, 2015. A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your
reservation. For more information concerning the program, or to register, please call Diane or Al Miskinis
in complete confidence at (330) 665-3506 or (from a 216 or 440 area code) 1-800-470-2230. For
additional information or to register online, please go to www.helpourmarriage.org
(Insert Graphic 1103-0041.tif) For those preparing to have a child baptized in the near future,
one requirement is that the parents attend a Pre-Baptism Class. The next class will be held at
Immaculate Conception Church on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00pm in Hitch Hall. For those
interested, contact the office at 330-753-8429.
Prayer partners are still needed for our Confirmandi this year! If you are interested in
supporting our Confirmation students through your prayers, please contact Brianna
Maloney:dre.staugustine@gmail.com/330-745-1080.

(Insert Graphic 2403-0001.tif) In the February/March envelope packets there is an

envelope for Easter Flowers. Donations to the Flower Fund help to defray costs of flowers and
decorations in our church during the Easter Season. Monies received also aid the Parish
Sacristan in keeping the sanctuary supplied with all necessary items throughout the year. For
those using Faith Direct, if you choose to make a donation, please drop an envelope in the
offertory basket with the name of your intention.

Donations to our Almsgiving Project Habitat for Humanity can now be made through
Faith Direct on our website at www.staugustinebarberton.org.

Community Pregnancy Center would like to thank the parishioners of St. Augustine
Church for so faithfully supporting the work of CPC. As you know, our ministry
relies heavily upon the kindness and compassion of our donors. Your generosity
assists us in providing for the needs of so many in our community. The love we are passing on to
client families is truly the love of those, like you, who give of their time and treasure to support
this work. May God richly bless you for the ways you have helped the families of our
community and supported the cause of life.
The Ozanam Center is in need of people to make home visits to assess clients for furniture
needs. These visits only take a few minutes to do when the client is available. The need is
great for those who need furniture. We try to help all those who need it but we really need your
help. All visits are done with a minimum of two people. Please pray about this and if you feel
you can help please contact Jim or Cathie Perusek at 330-467-5762.