St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH - September 25, 2016

September 26-October 2
Monday, September 26 Weekday
12:05 Stanley & Pauline Meyers
6:00 Confessions
Tuesday, September 27 St. Vincent de Paul
8:30 School Mass
5:15 James Hegarty
Wednesday, September 28 Weekday
12:05 Julius M. Horvath
Thursday, September 29 Sts. Michael, Gabriel, & Raphael, Archangels
12:05 Dan Invorvati
Friday, September 30 St. Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church
12:05 Michael Jerin Sr.
Saturday, October 1 St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor of the
Church
8:30 James Hegarty
3:00 Confessions
4:00 Tony Nuss (Fr. Browne)
5:15 Holy Hour for Our Lady of Fatima
Sunday, October 2 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Browne)
10:30 John Edward & Mary M. Witt (Fr. Majikas)
12:00 Pet Blessing
5:15 Robert J. Luxeder (Fr. Smith)

Readings for the Week of September 26

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Jb 1:6-22, Ps 17:1,2-3,6-7, Lk 9:46-50

Jb 3:1-3,11-17,20-23, Ps 88:2-3,4-5,6,7-8, Lk 9:51-56
Jb 9:1-12,14-16, Ps 88:10-11,12-13,14-15, Lk 9:57-62
Dn 7:9-10,13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a, Ps 138:1-2,2-3,4-5, Jn 1:47-51
Jb 38:1,12-21;40:3-5, Ps 139:1-3,7-8,9-10,13-14, Lk 10:13-16
Jb 42:1-3,5-6,12-17, Ps 119:66,71,75,91,125,130, Lk 10:17-24
Hb 1:2-3,2:2-4, Ps 95:1-2,6-7,8-9, 2Tm 1:6-8,13-14,Lk 17:5-10

Sunday Offering
Faith Direct Offering
Total Offering

Time, Talent & Treasure

September 11
$
7,859
$
1,775
$
9,634

$
$
$

September 18
8,384
1,775
10,159

Weekly Budget to meet Operating Cost

(Shortfall) Overage $

$
$

11,800
(2,166)

$
$

11,800
(1,641)

School Support
Capital Support
St. Vincent de Paul
Organ Campaign
Endowment Fund

$
$
$
$
$

918
1,287
84
2,371
196

$
$
$
$
$

25
120
1,337
838
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Catholic Communications
Louisiana Flood Relief

$
$

191

Organ Campaign Goal $660,000

Year to Date

----

$
$

10
806

$ 435,845

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

In todays gospel parable the rich man wanted to warn his brothers so they could avoid his fate.
Evidently, his whole family ignored the poor! If you were the rich man and could warn your
family, what would you tell them? Better yet invite them to practice the works of mercy to those
in need.
Please pray for our Sick especially: John Baylock, Joseph Benear, Betty Bartel, Jack
Weigand, Lisa Gnap, Irene Lyle, Judy Kriston, Anne Trischan, Fred Kormanic, Shanon
Johnson, JoAnn Mullett, Stephen Deibel, Joanne Ramsay, William Bedford, Carol
Garman, Chad Trischan, Pat Shemuga, Andrew Somercik, Helene Van Oss, Paula
Collins, Alexandra Kepler, Gary Reed, Kristine Hornacek, Camilla Pieffer, Barb
Shehan, Gloria Rondy, Joe Patterson III, Lowell Potts, Sandra Walters, Bruce Hartung,
Barb Helms, Nicole Hahn, Carol Hendricks, Tom Abbott, Bob & Patty Moses, Therese
Weigand, Marge OBoyle, Bill Judge, Paulette Holland, Betty Morlan, Brittany Wunderle,
Brenda Griffin, Elizabeth Heflin, Kelly Ann Eby, Denise Benear, Michael Scott Benear,
Sue Christopher, Phyllis Mayer, Norma Geary Catlin, Carol Gloyd, Liam Fiocca, Kaleigh
Shriver, Herman Gardner & Janet Wolf
Wedding Banns II

Matthew Burgasser & Jamie Stith

Leroy Morlan
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord!

307 Holy Hours were kept before the Blessed Sacrament this past week. Every Catholic
needs vitality, wisdom and strength that come forth from Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.
Whether encountering the Lord for the first time in conversion, returning to the Lord after
leaving the faith or encountering him daily in faithful, ongoing conversion, every true
Catholic will end up at the tabernacle. (Book: Walk Humbly With Your God, by Fr. Andrew
Apostoli) We are in dire need of adorers for the following hours: Tuesday 3-4pm, Wednesday
8-9am, 11-12noon, Saturday 7-8am. One hour each week is all our Lord is asking. He gives us
168 hours each week! Please contact Mary Jane at 330-753-9979 or Gene at 330-690-9661.
Today, we will take up the Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). This
collection communicates the Gospel through Catholic social media activities and enriches our
faith through television, radio, social media, podcasts, and print media. Please be generous in
this weeks collection and support this important work. Remember, half of your donation stays
in our (arch) diocese to support local communication needs. The CCC is how we share our
experience of faith, worship, and witness.
BLANKET SUNDAY IS COMING SOON The weekend of October 8-9 marks the 30th
Annual Blanket Sunday Collection to aid the needy. This collection is sponsored by the
Diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society. Due to lack of storage space, we will gratefully accept
your donation and do the shopping for you, making your money go even further with bulk
purchases of blankest and other items needed by the homeless and disadvantages. So blanket someone
for the winter and give yourself a warm feeling! You may also donate online at www.svdpcle.org.

A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the
world. Through special initiatives, and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the
Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association,
from every family and from the heart of every believer." (St. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, no.
100.) St. John Paul II responded to this urgent need by composing the following prayer to Our
Blessed Mother for Life: O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do
we entrust the cause of life: Look down, O Mother upon the vast numbers of babies not
allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of men and women who are
victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and sick killed by indifference or out of misguided
mercy. Grant that all who believe in your son my proclaim the Gospel of Life with honesty and
love to the people of our time. Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever
new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives and the courage to bear
witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all the people of good will, the
civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of
life. Amen. As we prepare for Respect Life Month in October, adding this beautiful and
powerful prayer to your daily routine would be a great way to start. Remember, the Life Chain
will be held on Saturday October 1 from 11:00am-12:30pm, The Annual Rosary Rally
honoring the 99th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun of Our lady of Fatima will be held on
Saturday, October 15 noon the Lake Anna Gazebo. Monthly meetings for St. Augustine Culture
of Life are held at the rectory on the first Tuesday of every month following the 5:15PM Mass
and Benediction. For more information on these, and other means of participation in this very
important ministry, contact Lynn Willig @330-472-9452.
A "Caring and Sharing" session for those struggling with divorce, separation or widowhood will be held
on Monday, September 26 from 7:30-9:00 pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary's Convent Building, 1945
Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls. Marlene Maruna, a Licensed Independent Social Worker, will facilitate
this session. This event is open at no charge to people of all faiths. For information call Marlene 330607-6284.
St. Augustine Mens Fellowship will meet in the school cafeteria from 7-8:25 am on
Saturday, October 1. We will continue our series Life is Worth Living by Bishop
Fulton Sheen. All men and friends are invited to join us. For questions call Gib
Adolph at 330-848-1043 or e-mail adolphbiz@email.com.
Join us on Friday, October 7 in the school cafeteria for a few rounds of Euchre. Cards begin
at 6:30pm; bring a snack for all to share.
Please join the Akron Blind Center for the White Cane Walk, Saturday, October 8 from 10-4:00pm. The
White Cane Walk (a device used to navigate) will be held at the Rubber Ducks Stadium at Canal Park.
Come enjoy; free admission, entertainment, giveaways, raffles, games, demonstrations and competitive
events. Participants may wish to be blind-folded and assisted by a visually impaired person. All are
welcome. For more information visit: akronblindcenterwhitecanewalk.org.
For couples preparing for marriage, Pre-Cana Day is available October 9, 2016 (the
next date will be March, 26, 2017) - The day will begin with registration at 11:15 a.m.,
followed by Mass at 12:00 noon. The day will conclude at 6:45 pm. The cost is
$75.00 per couple. To register, visit our website at www.loyolaretreathouse.com to
download a registration form or call the Retreat House at 330-896-2315.

Make Plans Now to attend the Women of Faiths 12-Hour Scrapbooking Crop on
Saturday, October 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. (Come for
the entire day or plan to stay as long as you can.) The cost is $25.00 and includes the
use of your own six-foot table, use of a Cricut machine and assorted cartridges (or
bring your own and an extension cord), use of various punches, continental breakfast, beverages and
snacks all day, and dinner at 5:00 p.m. Pizza will be available for lunch and will be sold for $1.00 per
slice. There will be hourly door prize drawings, too! This event is open to all parishioners, family and
friends. The deadline to place reservations is Monday, October 3. Contact Pat at 330.753.9242 to
register or obtain additional information.
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 on October
18 beginning at 7:00pm, Immaculate Conception Church in Kenmore. Please contact
the rectory at 330-745-0011 to make reservations if you plan to attend this session.
First Step Program - If you are attempting to pick up the pieces of your life after the tragedy of
divorce and are asking the question does the Church still care about me? The answer is yes and it
begins with the First Step program offered by the Diocesan Tribunal which handles matters of divorce
and broken marriages. The First Step program helps individuals navigate the path of healing and closure
of which the annulment process is an important aspect. The next First Step meeting is Tuesday,
October 18 at St. Ambrose parish in Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. For more information click here for the
Tribunal website: http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/tribunal or call: 1-800-869-6525 ext. 4000.
Are you looking to grow deeper in your relationship with God? Looking to grow in your trust
of Christ? Want to join others who are seeking as well? Want to hear fabulous speakers? Do
you like delicious food? Then join us for our day retreat on Saturday, October 22 for adults!
This retreat is for everyone 18 and older and is from 9-5, we will meet first in the school
cafeteria.
For
questions,
contact
Jaclyn
Snyder
at
330-745-1080
or
dre.staugustine@gmail.com.
The St. Augustine Elizabeth Ministry is looking for baby items to be placed in the
Baptismal Baskets given to families of children baptized at our church. The item for
September is baby lullabies on cds. Donations can be dropped off at the rectory during
regular business hours or can be placed in the bench under the bulletin board in the
vestibule. Thank you in advance for contributing to the youth of our parish.
Barberton Area Community Ministries item for the Month of September is Peanut Butter and Jelly. 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. Thank you again for all your support in helping us serve our brothers
and sisters in need.
Toiletries for The Peter Maurin Center (PMC) Our PMC Parish community supplies critical supplies that
are distributed to deserving folks on the street. Travel sized toothpaste; shampoo, conditioner, and
lotion are quite helpful! As you know, The Peter Maurin Center is an Akron, inner-city Drop-In Center
for homeless and marginalized individuals. Personal hygiene supplies are always in high demand.
You may drop supplies off to The PMC located at 1096 South Main Street, Akron, OH on Tuesdays,
Fridays, Sundays between 11a-3p and please ask for Mickey, Don, Nancy, or Tom. Also you can call Ken
Zehenni (330-907-6710) and make arrangements with him for a pick-up. Once again, thank each of you
for such amazing support ensuring that our guests have the basic necessities!