Holy Martyrs Catholic Church 3100 OLD WEYMOUTH RD MEDINA, OH 44256

February 11, 2018

Ash Wednesday

Father Stephen Dohner

Pastor

Father Mark Ott

Weekend Associate

Father Robert F. Pfeiffer

Pastor Emeritus

Janet Payton

Pastoral Associate

Nancy Fiamingo

Pastoral Associate

Dino Paoletta

Deacon

Diane Bruce

Director of Faith Formation

Christopher Ilg

Director of Music

Libbie Radecky

Church Office

Adam Nestor

Youth Minister

Paula Phillips

Bookkeeper

Jane Levesque

Communications

Parish Staff

Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time- February 11, 2018

Pray for those who have died in Christ:

Florence Gulling

Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week

Sat 5:30 pm Parishioners

Sun 7:30 am David Hepp & Dan Klubnik

(Klubnik Family)

9:30 am Michael Shepard

(Cliff & Carol Koppmann)

11:30 am Donald & DeVona Johnson

(Laura, Dan, Kathleen & Lisa)

Mon 8:00 am James Loew

(Bernie & Lois Dick)

Tues 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace

7:00 pm Peace

ASH WEDNESDAY

Wed 7:30 am Parishioners

7:30 pm Parishioners

Thurs 7:00 pm Steve Belovich

(Joanne Belovich)

Fri 8:00 am Vito & Mary Metta

(Metta & Graham Families)

Sat 5:30 pm Frank & Sophie Grabski

(Placko Family)

Sun 7:30 am Parishioners

9:30 am Lorraine Gresock

(Jack Holland)

11:30 am Mark Racicot (Pat Beaulieu)

Journey: Rite of Sending

This week at Holy Martyrs

Sun 2/11 Donut Sunday

Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203

Confirmation Retreat 11:00 AM Martyrs Hall

Golf Outing Committee 10:30 AM Room 103

Life Teen Mass, Life Night 5:00 PM Worship Space

Mon 2/12 PSR 6:00 PM

Eucharist Parent Meeting 6:00 PM G.A.

Tue 2/13 Glory Bees - week 2

Little Rock Scripture Study 1:00 PM Room 103

PSR 6:00 PM

Eucharist Parent Meeting 6:00 PM G.A.

SPIRIT 6:00 PM Martyrs Hall

Wed 2/14 Intercessory Prayer Group 5:30 PM Chapel

Choir Rehearsal 8:30 PM Worship Space

Thur 2/15 Parish Council 7:30 PM Room 102

Fri 2/16 Red Cross Blood Drive 3:00 PM Martyrs Hall

Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM Worship Space

Sat 2/17 Discovering Christ Retreat 9:00 AM G.A.

Men’s Group 9:00 AM Room 103

Centering Prayer 9:30 AM Kazel Room

Sun 2/18 Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203

Home School Mtg. - Parent + Child

10:30 AM Room 200

Baptism Prep Session 1:15 PM Worship Space

Life Teen Mass, Life Night 5:00 PM Worship Space

Parish News

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Daily scripture readings for this week can be obtained

on the USCCB website, where you can sign up to have

readings emailed to you.

You can also download one of these apps on your

phone: Laudate or The New Missal

Church Office hours: Monday - Friday:

9:00 am - 12:15 pm, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm

330-722-6633

Catholic Relief Services: A Life-Saving Journey of

Hope with Thomas Awiapo

Feb. 18 – 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Mary, Wooster

Thomas Awiapo is a CRS-Ghana staff member who was

saved from starvation as a young orphan by CRS food

relief programs. Also learn about CRS Rice Bowl’s life-

saving impact! CRS is the U.S. Bishops’ overseas

development and relief agency that helps over 100

developing countries. The evening includes a light soup

supper and CRS Global Solidarity Prayer Walk.

Second Collection Postpones Normal MOA

Donation Weekend

Next week, our parish will take up the 134th annual

National Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our

support of this collection helps build the church in

African American, Native American and Alaska

Native communities.

Because of this second collection, The Ministry of

Assistance collection will be postponed to Feb. 24 & 25.

LAST CALL! “JUST FOR LENT” Small Groups!

As we go to print, a few openings remain in “Just For Lent” Small Groups.

Please contact nfiamingo@holymartyrs.net by the end of today (Sun. Feb 11)

or complete a registration form and place in basket on the counter behind the

Welcome Center. Groups will meet for 6 weeks during Lent. Our topic is “Forgiven”.

OPTIONS:

Sunday — Mixed Adults 6-7:30 p.m. @ HM

Monday—Parents w/young children 9:30-11 in home

NEW! MEN’S Small Group, Tuesdays 8:30-10 a.m. @ HM

Wednesday—Mixed Adults 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. @ HM

Saturday—Mixed Adults 8-9:30 a.m. in homes

Parish News

Holy Martyrs Church February 11, 2018

Medina, Ohio

Come join us, Sunday Nights!

LifeTeen Mass 5:00 p.m.

LifeNight until 7:30 p.m.

Feb 11 - LifeTeen Games (Social Night)

Feb 18 - Desert(ed): A Night on Lent

Feb 23-25 - LifeTeen Weekend Retreat

Feb 25 - No 5:00 LifeTeen Mass due to

the retreat

Chaos: A LifeTeen

Weekend Retreat

February 23-25

at St. Leonard Retreat Center

Teens, come for a weekend of

relaxation, community and prayer.

Journeying Through Lent

The following are traditional Lenten disciplines:

Fasting & Abstinence: Catholics of age 14 and older

abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all

the Fridays of Lent. In addition, on Ash Wednesday and

Good Fridays, Catholics from age 18-59 fast, limit

themselves to one full meal and two smaller meals

each day.

Prayer: Catholics are encouraged to pray more during Lent,

especially with Scripture. Lent is also an ideal time to

receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for

the celebration of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection.

Almsgiving: Moved by the sacrifice of Christ, many

Christians combine almsgiving with fasting, giving to the

poor the money they saved by eating, drinking or buying

less as they rely more upon God’s abundant grace.

Lent is a special time

in our liturgical year

and we would like to encourage all

parishioners to enter into this sacred time

with a sense of prayerfulness. To keep

this time as sacred, all parish committees

and groups might want to consider

minimizing business meetings as much as

possible to keep the focus and energy on

our Lenten opportunities.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,

TALENT, TREASURE

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SENIORS’ CORNER

Seniors of Holy Martyrs, join us on Monday,

February 19 for a Spiritual Day of Reflection.

10:30 AM – 3:00 PM in Pfeiffer Hall

Includes: Eucharist, lunch, guest speaker, faith

sharing, private prayer

Contact Joni at 330-722-7994 to register.

All parishioners 55 and older are welcome!

Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish

Jan. 20 & 21

Weekly Offering $12,021.92

Number of Envelopes 333

Electronic Donations $4,315.00

Number of Envelopes 22

Weekly Total $16,336.92

Catholic University $978.48

Thank you!

Holy Land Trip Is On!

Back in August, we began exploring the possibility

of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land this coming

summer. Since then, Fr. Mark has been working

with a highly regarded pilgrimage company to

develop the itinerary. The trip is now planned and

nearly ready for registration!

The pilgrimage will be from June 10-19, 2018. It

will include 8 full days of visiting all of the major

sites of Jesus' life around Galilee and Jerusalem.

Stops include Bethlehem, Nazareth and the

Mount of Olives.

Information sheets with full details are available

at the Welcome Center.

Catholic Charities Annual Appeal

Your Mercy: Transforming Lives and Communities

The 2018 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal takes

place this weekend with an in-pew commitment

process. This is not a special collection, but a chance

to make a significant pledge (payable in installments)

to help the “least among us.”

If you have not received a letter from Bishop Perez

asking for support, please respond to the in-pew

appeal. If you received a letter, please respond to it.

There is a box on the in-pew envelope to show that

you responded by mail.

Please consider a gift that will help the 400,000

people Catholic Charities serves in Northeast Ohio.

Please pray for a successful appeal that provides

programs and services to the needy.

For more information, visit

www.catholiccommunity.org/2018Appeal.

Parish School of Religion - 330-952-1466

Holy Martyrs Church February 11, 2018

Medina, Ohio

Get Rewarded for Being Different

Have you done an unusual service project for the

“Father, Help Me to Serve” competition?

A prize will be awarded to the family that has

done the most original service project

by March 1.

For ideas, see a list of 100 service project ideas

on our website. Don’t forget to bring in a picture

of your family working on a service project.

Live Stations of the Cross

To Be Presented This Month

Our sixth graders will present Living Stations of the

Cross on Feb. 26/27, with grades 1-5 in attendance.

We are looking for four parents each night to be

extra hands and eyes for the catechists. Also, you

will be assisting with selecting costumes for the

sixth graders on Feb. 12/13. Please contact your

child’s catechist if you can help.

Parishioners are invited to come and pray the

stations with our students.

What Can You Do For Lent?

Instead of giving up sweets for Lent again, you can try

something new that enriches your soul.

We have Small Groups that are meeting “Just for Lent” for six

weeks, including special parent and child groups that allow

parents to participate while their children play. Groups meet this

week through the week of March 18 to watch and

discuss videos. Forms are in the Welcome Center area.

If you want to do something on your own, check out Dynamic

Catholic’s “Best Lent Ever” at www.dynamiccatholic.com. This

free program sends you an email each day to guide you through

a 40-day journey to be the best version of yourself.

Also, students will be bringing home CRS rice bowls to help

families engage in prayer, fasting and almsgiving. There’s a

special page, crsricebowl.org/families, to help you.

Meeting reminder for second grade parents:

There is a Eucharist meeting with Fr. Steve and

second grade parents on Feb. 12/13. Please take

your child to class and then proceed to the

meeting at 6:15 p.m. in the Gathering Area.

Academic honors

Congratulations to Branden Agnew, sophomore, for

second honors, first semester, at Saint Ignatius

High School.

Congratulations to Nathan Nagucki and Georgia

Nagucki for being on the second quarter honor roll at

Archbishop Hoban High School.

Throughout the Diocese

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Help for victims of domestic abuse

Victims of domestic abuse may call the BATTERED

WOMEN’S SHELTER of Summit & Medina Counties’

confidential hotline for help 24 hours a day,

7 days a week.

Medina County Hotline 330-723-3900

Toll Free 877-414-1344

Summit County Hotline 330-374-1111

Toll Free 888-395-4357

For substance abuse resources, go to

www.greaterthanheroin.com.

Spiritual Opportunities

Jesuit Retreat House (www.jrh-cleveland.org)

Lenten Luncheon, Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

River’s Edge (www.riversedgecleveland.com)

Meditation on Jesus’ Words, Feb. 15, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Loyola Retreat House (www.loyolaretreathouse.com)

Palm Sunday Retreat, 5:30 p.m. March 23– noon March 25

Marriage Resources

www.helpourmarriage.org

www.foryourmarriage.org

“Answer the Call” Men’s Conference

Men! Make plans to attend The 18th Annual

Catholic Men’s Fellowship of Northeast Ohio

“Answer the Call” conference on Saturday, Feb.

24 at Holiday Inn in Independence.

Keynote speakers include Peter Herbeck, Eric

Mahl and Greg Wasinski. The conference will

feature music, fellowship and much more. It

begins with a light breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and

concludes with 4:00 p.m. Mass. Registration

includes meals and all programs.

For more information, visit www.cmfneo.com. If

you would like to carpool with the Men’s Group,

contact Chuck at clevesque@zoominternet.net.