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Holy Martyrs Catholic Church 3100 OLD WEYMOUTH RD MEDINA, OH 44256
January 7, 2018
The Epiphany
of the Lord
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 The Epiphany of the Lord- January 7, 2018
Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week
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Sat 5:30 pm Sister Jean Meeham
(Brad & Dorothy Thomas)
Sun 7:30 am Christine Twardzik
(Jeff & Sandy Twardzik)
9:30 am Ross & Anita Fazio
(Darkovich Family)
11:30 am Parishioners
* * * * * * *
Mon 8:00 am World peace
Tues 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace
7:00 pm Donna Beltkowski
(Family)
Wed 8:00 am Mike Terrell
(Mike & Kathy Kopach)
Thurs 7:00 pm Phillip Porinchok
(Family)
Fri 8:00 am Homebound
Sat 5:30 pm Parishioners
Sun 7:30 am John Kall
(Kall Family)
9:30 am Mary Lou Warren
(Ed Warren)
11:30 am Michael Moran
(Eileen Trabert)
This week at Holy Martyrs
Sun 1/07 Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
Life Teen Mass, Life Night 5:00 PM Worship Space
Mon 1/08 Senior Events Committee 10:00 AM Room 103
MOA Meeting 1:00 PM Martyrs Hall
PSR 6:00 PM
El Salvador Trip Prep Mtg. 6:30 PM Martyrs Hall
Tue 1/09 Glory Bees - week 2
Little Rock Scripture Study 1:00 PM Room 103
PSR 6:00 PM
SPIRIT 6:00 PM Martyrs Hall
Discovering Christ 6:00 PM G.A.
Wed 1/10 Intercessory Prayer Group 5:30 PM Chapel
Teen Confirmation Prep 6:00 PM Room 102
Journey: Inquiry 7:00 PM Lounge
Choir Rehearsal 7:15 PM Worship Space
Thur 1/11 ChristLife Planning Team 6:30 PM Room 103
Sat 1/13 Centering Prayer 9:30 AM Kazel Room
El Salvador Golf 5:30 PM G.A.
Sun 1/14 Donut Sunday
El Salvador Golf All Masses G.A.
Time Travelers 9:00 AM Room 203
Golf Outing Comm. Mtg. 10:30 AM Room 103
Life Teen Mass, Life Night 5:00 PM Worship Space
Pray for those who have died in Christ:
James Loew
Louise Paul
Sue Ann Thayer-Kratzer
Parish News
The Epiphany of the Lord
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
Small Groups will resume this week with a 4-week Winter Series. As always, we welcome new
participants. ONLY IF YOU ARE NEW to Small Groups, please complete a Registration Form found in the Gathering Area under the Small Groups Bulletin Board and contact Nancy—[email protected] to
be placed in a group that meets at a convenient time for you. Small Group members have noted these benefits to belonging to a Small Group:
1) Enjoyable and thoughtful discussions about matters of faith
2) Increased focus on God and prayer, which leads to stronger relationship w/Christ
3) New friendships with other parishioners
4) Finding answers to spiritual questions
RCIA Is Now Journey
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) will now be known as “Journey” to better reflect the process of
learning to practice the Catholic faith. Journey is for people who are not Christian or were baptized but not
raised in the faith.
The journey of conversion is about discerning and finding Christ along the way. Journey is the process of
introducing people to Jesus Christ and helping them develop a relationship with Him while exploring what
that ultimately means for their lives.
In the first phase of Journey, people explore who God is and are introduced to the biblical stories. They look
back to see where God has been in their personal lives and reflect on God in their lives now.
The second phase of Journey involves teaching about sacraments, the church, scripture, and the wealth of
church teaching. This can take a full year. It’s not intended to be a classroom experience or program, but a
less structured process where people learn by experiencing and observing and then talking about it with
others. People walk alongside others who are sharing what they are going through on their journey.
The third phase takes place during the six weeks of Lent. This period is a time of spiritual preparation for
receiving the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil and the weekly gatherings feel much more like a
retreat.
The fourth phase begins when people receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and communion at the
Easter Vigil for the first time. They then gather periodically throughout the next year reflecting on the
mysteries they have entered into in the Catholic faith.
If you or someone you know is interested in finding out more about the Catholic faith or the process of
Journey, please contact Janet Payton at [email protected].
WINTER SERIES BEGINS THIS WEEK
Parish News
Holy Martyrs Church January 7, 2018
Medina, Ohio
January LifeTeen Schedule
Come join us, Sunday Nights!
LifeTeen Mass 5:00pm
LifeNight 6:00-7:30pm
Jan 7 - We’re Waiting For You
Jan 14 - New & Improved
Jan 21 - Eat Your Vegetables
Jan 28 - The Drive of Your Life
For Text Updates about Holy Martyrs LifeTeen text “HMLT” to 84576
Or follow us on social media: HolyMartyrsLT
On a basic level, everyone just wants to be
happy. Every day, we make choices based on
what makes us happy. This January, discover
what it means to be truly, completely happy.
Thank You for Your Generosity During the Holidays
The Ministry of Assistance would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped provide for the
needy of our parish and Medina County.
This year, we were able to serve 40 families for Thanksgiving with food, including turkeys and all the “fixings”
for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. In addition, your generosity allowed us to provide turkeys, food and finan-
cial help for St. Augustine’s Hunger Center. An honorable mention goes to the students who worked so hard
decorating the boxes that held the food going to St. Augustine’s.
At Christmas, with the Give-A-Gift program, we served those same 40 families with gifts and food baskets, in-
cluding a Christmas ham. Thanks to all the parishioners for the beautifully wrapped gifts and the PSR families
for the toys given to those children. Also, thanks to the parishioners and businesses who adopted an entire fami-
ly for Christmas.
In addition, we were able to send gifts and toys to the Battered Women’s Shelter in Medina, gifts and toys to our
sister parish, La Sagrada Familia, to St. Augustine’s, Community Services and to Birth Care of Medina.
The monetary donations received in the Holy Martyrs Red Stocking collection will enable us to keep the food
pantry stocked and meet basic cash needs for those who ask for help. Every penny donated goes to assist those
in need, both in our parish and in Medina County.
Once again, sincere thanks to all who participated this year. You helped many families enjoy their Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,
TALENT, TREASURE
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SENIORS’ CORNER
Seniors of Holy Martyrs, beat the winter
chill with the warmth of friendship on
Monday, Jan. 15 at noon in Martyrs Hall.
Pizza, desserts and beverages will be
provided. We’ll watch a movie and review
upcoming events for 2018. Join us!
Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish
Dec. 16 & 17
Weekly Offering $13,623.99
Number of Envelopes 357
Electronic Donations $2,350.33
Number of Envelopes 29
Weekly Total $15,974.32
Thank you!
LET'S GO TO THE HOLY LAND!
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 com-
pany to develop the itinerary, so we are happy
to announce that 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.
The full itinerary and all trip details will be com-
ing very soon. Stay tuned!
March for Life Event
Walsh University will host a March for Life
Event on January 17th at 6:30 p.m. in the
David Center.
This Free event features local speakers who
will speak on life issues. After the talks,
there will be a blessing send-off for all
those going to the March for Life.
All are invited. Refreshments will be served.
For reservations or more information,
please call Molly at 330-490-7581 or email
Open House at Saint Francis Xavier School
St. Francis Xavier School will host an open
house on Jan. 23 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at 612 E.
Washington Street in Medina. Prospective
students may tour the school and meet
students and faculty.
More and more people are liking our Facebook page.
Have you visited our Facebook page lately?
www.facebook.com/holymartyrschurch
Parish School of Religion - 330-952-1466
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Medina, Ohio
New Outreach Starts Soon
A new outreach by the women of Holy Martyrs
involves working with our sister parish, La Sagrada
Familia, to provide a meal once a month during a
support meeting for women who are survivors of
domestic violence.
You can help by providing part of a light meal,
interacting with the women or babysitting during
their meeting. (Confirmation candidates seeking
service hours could help with babysitting, too.)
We expect to begin this outreach in mid-January and
continue on a monthly basis.
Please contact Diane Bruce at
[email protected] if you would like to receive a
signup email for providing part of a meal regularly or
from time to time. Food would need to be dropped
off at Holy Martyrs the Sunday before each meeting.
This is part of our expanding parish outreach to link
our parishioners to those in need.
Service Project Competition
Have you sent in your photos for the “Father, Help Me to Serve” competition?
A prize will be awarded to the class that has the highest percentage of students who completed a
service project by Jan. 8/9. We’ll determine the winning class this week and award prizes Jan. 22/23.
A prize will be awarded to a group of three families or more who do a service project together. Take a
group photo (by Feb. 14) of the three families while they are doing the service project. Then, submit the
photo for the contest.
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.
Protecting Our Young People
Every January, our PSR students in grades 1-6
learn skills that help them protect themselves
from child molesters. Children are taught how to
recognize boundary violations that precede
abuse, remove themselves from uncomfortable
situations and tell a trusted adult when someone
has crossed a boundary.
Praesidium developed a curriculum with age-
appropriate lessons for each grade level. For
example, second graders will learn about
listening to their “gut” or intuition when it tells
them something’s not right. Third graders will
learn about different types of secrets and how to
recognize a “bad” secret. They’ll also learn what
to say to a trusted adult when someone has asked
them to keep a secret that makes them feel
unsafe. An important part of what fifth graders
learn relates to limiting private information
shared online.
The Diocese of Cleveland requires that these
skills be taught every year to children in grades
1-8. SPIRIT students (grades 7 and 8) received
this training in November of 2017.
Throughout the Diocese
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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)
Women’s Retreat, Jan. 22-25, 3 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
River’s Edge (www.riversedgecleveland.com)
Heart-Centered Meditation on Jesus’ Words,
Jan. 18, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Loyola Retreat House (www.loyolaretreathouse.com)
Pre-Cana Day, March 11, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Retrouvaille Weekend, A Lifeline for Troubled
Marriages: January 19-21, 2018
Thinking about a separation or divorce? The
Retrouvaille program may help.
RETROUVAILLE (rediscovery), which is supported by the
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, but open to couples of
all faiths, consists of a weekend experience for couples
and six follow-up sessions.
A registration fee of $150 is required. For more infor-
mation or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha at
440.357.6580 or 1.800.470.2230, or go online to
www.helpourmarriage.org.
Marriage Resources
www.foryourmarriage.org
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