Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week

Saturday: 5:30 pm Dolores Kuruc (RCIA Team)

Sunday: 7:30 am Helen Basak (Basak Family)

9:30 am Parishioners

Ralph & Dolores Mitchell

(60th Wedding Anniversary)

11:30 am Dennis Wodowski & Arnold Brenner

(Pat Wodowski & Family)

Monday: 8:00 am Grace J. Fink (Mike & Kathy Kopach)

Tuesday: 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace

7:00 pm Catherine Angeletti

(Jim & Mary McClelland)

Wednesday: 8:00 am Stanley Wiencek (Andrea Jirka)

Thursday: 7:00 pm Margery Sowa (Robert Sowa)

Friday: 8:00 am All Souls

Saturday: 5:30 pm Tom Balazy (Ron Palya)

Sunday: 7:30 am Mary Ann Spinhirn (Steinle Family)

9:30 am Bradley M. Thomas (Radecky Family)

11:30 am Parishioners

BAPTISM

John Carl Woloszyn,

son of Michael & Lea Woloszyn

There is a promise of marriage between:

III Wedding Announcement:

Brandon Hornsby & Tabitha Diamond

II Wedding Announcement:

Jeffrey Ryan Scott & Michelle Urbancic

I Wedding Announcement:

Brian Schmidt & Halle Lengal

Pray for those who have died in Christ:

Theresa McCullum, sister of Liz Timpone

Rosemary Leyden, mother of Sean

and grandmother of PJ and Luke

Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 9, 2015

This week at Holy Martyrs

Sunday: RCIA: 10:30 am, Lounge

Monday: Ministry of Assistance pack & deliver

school supplies: 9:00 am, Room 203-204

Catechist Orientation: 6:00 pm, Pfeiffer B

RCIA Team: 7:00 pm, off site

Tuesday: Glory Bees: Mary Long, Kathleen Cooley,

Ken/Sue Frantisak

RCIA Inquiry: 7:30 pm, Lounge

Wednesday: Intercessory Prayer: 5:30 pm, Chapel

Thursday: Women’s Pray Walk: 5:30 pm, Pavilion

Making Disciples planning committee:

5:30 pm, Room 103

Sunday: RCIA: 10:30 am, Lounge

Father Stephen Dohner

Pastor

Father Robert F. Pfeiffer

Pastor Emeritus

Janet Payton

Pastoral Associate

Dorothy Thomas

Coordinator of Pastoral Care

Office Manager

Father Mark Ott

Weekend Associate

Diane Bruce

Director of Religious Education

Dino Paoletta

Deacon

Joe Krivos

Youth Minister

Jason Falkofsky

Director of Music

Libbie Radecky

Office Assistant

Paula Phillips

Bookkeeper

Parish Staff

Church Office hours:

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

Readings for the week of August 9, 2015

Sunday Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34; Eph 4:30—5:2; Jn 6:41-51

Monday Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr

2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112; Jn 12:24-26

Tuesday Saint Clare, Virgin

Dt 31:1-8; Dt 32; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14

Wednesday Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious

Dt 34:1-12; Ps 66; Mt 18:15-20

Thursday Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus,

Priest, Martyrs: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17;

Ps 114; Mt 18:21—19:1

Friday Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr

Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136; Mt 19:3-12

Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16, 16:1-2; Ps 132;

1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28

Saturday The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rv 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45;

1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56

Sunday Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish News

EMPLOYMENT NETWORK GROUP

If you are an executive, professional or manager who is

looking for employment opportunities, we encourage you to

connect with our Employment Network Group. This parish

networking group meets twice a month at the following lo-

cations:

First Wednesday of each month at Holy Martyrs Church,

Martyrs Hall (off the back parking lot)

Third Tuesday of each month at Knights of Columbus

Hall – 131 North East Street, Medina

First-time attendees should plan to come to a short orienta-

tion session at 6:30 p.m. The regular group meetings begin

at 7 p.m.

For more information about the Employment

Network Group, please contact Erin Rankin at

erinremote@yahoo.com.

Seniors Corner

Inviting all Seniors to join us for our upcoming events:

Wednesday, 8/19 - 8:00 AM Mass at Holy Martyrs; fol-

lowed with a bountiful breakfast brunch ($10:00/per

person) at Rustic Hills!

Monday, 9/21 - Enjoy a wonderful Spaghetti Dinner at

Holy Martyrs.

Wednesday, 10/21 - Enjoy an all inclusive Tour of

Raven’s Glenn Winery, Lunch and Canal Boat Ride. Con-

tact John Solecki at 330-722-5981

Vacation Planning/Attending Mass

Now that the vacation season is here, families

who want to make sure they can attend Mass

wherever they’re visiting are encouraged to

check out a very helpful website,

www.masstimes.org. It lists Sunday and daily Mass sched-

ules for parishes throughout the United States and Canada.

And it gives directions to each church.

There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Holy

Martyrs on Friday, August 21, 2015 from 3:00-7:00 pm in

Martyrs Hall. Park in the

rear lot.

Please give the

gift of life.

An Invitation

In less than a month our choir will resume

rehearsals and singing weekly at the

9:30am Mass. Have you ever considered

becoming a member of our choir, or could

you share your musical talent as a song

leader or instrumentalist at any of the

weekend Masses? We are looking for new (and returning)

singers and instrumentalists to participate in and enhance

our music ministry. Prior musical experience is a plus but is

not a requirement. All that is needed is a desire to learn and

an enthusiasm to elevate our communal prayer at Mass

through music. The choir will be hosting a picnic at the

pavilion on the parish grounds on Sunday, August 30

from 1:00-4:00 pm. All current and former choir mem-

bers, as well as those interested in joining the choir are

invited to attend. For more information feel free to contact

our Music Director, Jason Falkofsky at 216-548-4898 or

jfalkofsky@ignatius.edu.

The Catholic Ministry to the Incarcerated is looking

for creative, friendly, compassionate people to make a dif-

ference in the lives of local inmates and their families. If you

are interested in the plight of families while a member is

incarcerated and/or the reintegration of the inmate into

society upon his release, you are needed. Projects may be

started that include opening emergency housing facilities,

helping inmates find jobs, getting Christmas presents to

inmates’ children, and developing a community helps pack-

et for men and women upon their release. For more infor-

mation, join us in the basement meeting room of St. Francis

Xavier Parish in Medina on Monday, August 10 at 7:00 pm

to see how you might help. Sister Rita Mary Harwood and

Father Tom Kowatch will facilitate the meeting. Several par-

ishes share in this ministry. Contact Holy Martyrs’ parishion-

ers Bob & Kathy Meyer at 330-721-7540 for more infor-

mation.

Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima

As a special opportunity for family prayer

and devotion, a pilgrim statue of Our Lady

of Fatima has been made available in our

parish. You may welcome the statue into

your home for a week by signing up in the

Gathering Area or by calling Libbie in the

church office at 330-722-6633.

Holy Martyrs Church August 9, 2015

Medina, Ohio

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,

TALENT, TREASURE

Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish

Called & Gifted

Reflection from parishioner Jennifer Mihalus

I had the wonderful opportunity to serve for a second time at the La Sagrada Familia Friendship Meal on July 11th

. First, let

me start with a little background.

When I served the first time in March of this year, I had not heard of La Sagrada before. I typed the address into my trusty GPS

and off I went. I knew I was headed into the heart of Cleveland, but I wasn’t sure exactly where.

As I made my way along through the neighborhoods, something felt very familiar. I have previously experienced deja vu, but

this one was different. As I turned onto Detroit Ave., the feeling was more intense. I looked up at the side street signs: West

83rd, West 82nd……then I saw it: West 81st. Yes! West 81st

and Detroit! Of course! The house I remember from my child-

hood! My earliest memories of my life were there. It had been about 45 years since I saw this neighborhood. Yes, there were

changes, new buildings, old buildings gone, but the neighborhood feel was still there. Older now, like me, but standing the

test of time.

Both times at La Sagrada were spent in the kitchen plating food. I felt so very good about serving, even feeling very proud of

myself. After things had quieted down, I took the opportunity to step out of the kitchen. What I didn’t know was when I

walked out into the hall, I would experience something very different.

I expected to see people of all races, age, levels of income, some sad, some happy. But what struck me the most was looking

at their faces, some into their eyes.

I have always been a person who wants to fix things, make it right and a person who feels that every problem should have a

solution, we just need to work hard to find it. But how do I alone do something about this? Is what I’m doing enough?

And when I saw the children, I couldn’t help but wonder if this was their first real meal in some time. “Where do you live?” I

wondered. “What will you do tomorrow, let alone what is in your future?”

I was once a child in this neighborhood and moved away at age 5 with my family. I always had a roof over my head, loving

family, food to eat, clothes to wear. I’ve done pretty well in my life. How can I help these kids have that too?

It was then I realized the pride I felt earlier was replaced with humility, compassion and, yes, a feeling of love & peace. This is

where I belong, giving back to a neighborhood where I resided long ago. I want to be part of the solution.

The past few years of my life, I have been doing a lot of soul-searching. I felt I was being called towards something I could

not quite put my finger on. But now I have found it. My life has come back home to God. Through Him and with Him, along

with prayer and patience, I am starting to discover where that call is leading me.

But, I alone cannot do it all. I call on others to search their hearts, their souls. Ask yourself, what can I do? It can be anything

from contributing food or clothes, to preparing meals, to serving meals and so much more. Every contribution matters; every

life matters.

La Sagrada Familia means The Sacred Family. We are all God’s Sacred Family. Find it in your heart to reach out and make a

difference in someone’s life. I know it changed mine.

Grateful Giving July 25 & 26

Sunday Offering $10,121.30

Number of Envelopes 296

Electronic Donations $2,134.00

Number of Envelopes 32

Weekly Total $12,255.30

July Monthly ACH $8,907.00

Number of Envelopes 92

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MINISTERS SCHEDULE - August 15 & August 16

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS USHERS VIDEO

MASSES Bread Cup

Saturday

5:30 PM

Meredith Taylor Emily Hathcock

Anna Sikorenko

Jeff Hood

Larry Steinbacher

B1 Linda Earhart

B2 Steve Brownfield

B3 Rosemary LeVoyer

C1 Shelley Conry

C2 Judith Linton

C3 Ken Kuruc

C4 Alicia Hathcock

(pyx) Judy Placko

Sunday

7:30 AM

B1 Barb Lorius

B2 Mary Schwarz

C1 Angelo Jimenez

C2 Arlene Jimenez

(pyx) Rich Lorius

Josie Henry Joseph Friedl

Jonathan Friedl

Gary Kozel

Mary Kozel

Sunday

9:30 AM

B1 T. Boyle C1 R. Ruh C5 D. Thomas

B2 D. Boyle C2 S. Rennecker C6 L. Ruh

B3 K. Bartkowiak C3 S. Mueller C7 R. Mitchell

B4 T. Korte C4 B. Mueller (pyx) T. Patilla

Lisimba Patilla Max McFadden

Amanda Lutz

Jim Acks

Ben Stobbs

Michael Green

Sunday

11:30 AM

B1 Cindy Sauthoff

B2 Eileen Trabert

B3 Debbie Terrell

C1 Jen Coppolino

C2 Becky Johnston

C3 G. Mogyorossy

C4 Dorothy Barry

C5 Dinah Lambert

(pyx) Dick Zalack

Mary Anne Mayer Sean Alexander

Tyler Madison

Jim Gaeckle

(sub req)

Steve Sauthoff

Mike Szabo

Parish School of Religion

Holy Martyrs website, click on Religious Education for the forms or stop in the Religious Education Office

Bishop Gries will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirma-

tion on Sunday, October 18 at 2:00 p.m. This Mass

will fulfill your Sunday commitment.

Practice for Confirmation is Sunday,

October 11 at 12:45 in Martyrs Hall

for the candidate and their sponsor.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR

CHILDREN

Do you have a child between the ages of 8 and 15 who has

been baptized but hasn’t celebrated the Sacraments of

Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation?

We have a process to provide your child with the formation

and appreciation of the sacramental life. Contact

Diane Bruce at 330-952-1466.

Got Religion?

Part l ‘Breaking Down the Research’*

Ask Charlie Brown’s friend, Linus, what happiness is, and his answer is simple-“A blanket!” If he is right, we would all be

experiencing Nirvana! But we all know that his security blanket is a metaphor for something greater. Numerous sociological

studies have shown that having religion and regularly practicing it can bring us the lasting happiness associated with a

stable and satisfying married life, as well as a stable home life for our children.

Studies concur that faith helps families get through difficult times together, guides them with the moral compass needed

to make sound decisions in an often confusing world, and further helps families maintain their commitment to these deci-

sions.

If the results of the research seem exaggerated, if the association of practicing faith with having a stable home life seems

overstated, then we might do well to consider the words of Jesus, “For I assure you, if you have faith the size of a mustard

seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matt

17:20. Imagine what a family that practices faith can do?!

In Part II of next week’s bulletin, we will further break down the faith-family connection, as it significantly enriches both

the mother-child relationship and the father-child relationship. Who needs Dr. Phil?!!

*National Survey of Youth and Religion-Lilly Foundation, Religion in America- Gallop, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-US Department of Education Statistics,

Multiple University Studies including Harvard and Notre Dame

Holy Martyrs Church August 9, 2015

Medina, Ohio

Save the Dates:

Spirit Retreat 2015

November 20-21, 2015

Confirmation Retreat

2016

March 12, 2016

Life Teen Retreats:

November 13-15, 2015

February 26-28, 2016

WELCOME, from

Holy Martyrs Youth

Ministry!

Spirit Core Team: We are in need of

parishioners to join this ministry as core

team members. The commitment is the

Tuesday meetings from 6-7:30 PM, partici-

pating in large group activities, and helping

to facilitate a small group for discussion.

Please prayerfully consider this opportunity.

For more information contact Joe!

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing

is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean

would be less because of that missing

drop.” ~ Mother Teresa

Joe Krivos

jkrivos@holymartyrs.net

330 391 8753

Join us for The FEST!

Join us today, August 9, on the grounds of the Center for Pastoral Leadership

(28700 Euclid Ave. in Wickliffe) from 12 noon-10:00 pm for The FEST. Come to hear

great music (MercyMe, Steven Curtis Chapman, Building 429, and Matt Mather),

enjoy activities for the entire family, join thousands for Mass at 8:00 pm, and expe-

rience the event of the summer. There is plenty of close parking and something for

everyone. For all the details, visit www.TheFEST.us. See you at The FEST!

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

2015 First Step Program: Continuing education regarding marriage and divorce in the Catholic Church

Do you want to:

Deepen your knowledge of the Church’s teaching on marriage?

Learn about ministry to the divorced/separated in the Diocese of Cleveland?

Hear the true facts about the annulment process and how to submit a case?

Discover a path to healing after divorce?

The First Step Programs are scheduled around the Diocese, open to anyone, with no pre-registration. The next sessions are:

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Cuyahoga Falls at 7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at St. Ambrose Parish, Brunswick at 7:00 pm

This program is offered as a way to reach out to those whose marriage, for whatever reasons or circumstances, is not valid in

the Church, and find a way to re-establish full communion in the sacramental life of the Church.

For more information call 216-696-6525, ext. 4000, or visit dioceseofcleveland.org/tribunal.

Ladies of Holy Martyrs,

Come to an evening of fellowship, fun, prayer, and reflection

Thursday evening – August 13, 2015

Eat, Pray & Walk

And He will share with you his heart…

We will begin with a lite supper at 5:30 pm in the pavilion, followed by our prayer walk at 6:00 pm.

Dress for the weather ~ Rain or shine.

Sign up on our home page under “What’s New” at www.holymartyrs.net

—Sponsored by Holy Martyrs Women’s Spirituality Ministry