Come join the Chesterton Academy of Akron’s first-ever car scavenger hunt on Saturday July 11th! Have you been locked up in quarantine for too long? Want to support local Catholic education and have FUN at the same time? Then this is the event for you! Come with your own group and enjoy searching the city of Akron — all while practicing the safest social distancing, of course! The event begins at St. Paul’s at 3:00 p.m., with grand prize and raffle winners being announced at the same location at 6:30 p.m. Registration is $100 per car and begins at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, located at 1580 Brown St. Akron, OH 44301. You can also register online at https://akronchestertonacademy.org/events/chesterton-chase. Come and support a great cause while you enjoy the sights of Akron! We can’t wait to see you there!
The Catholic Cemeteries Association invites you to attend a 1-hour pre-planning seminar on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. Learn about your Catholic burial options, including options for cremated remains. Attendees will receive a personal reference guide and a special discount coupon. We kindly ask that you RSVP to this event so that we can make arrangements for proper social distancing. Attendees are encouraged to wear a face-covering but are not required. Holy Cross Cemetery – 100 E. Waterloo Rd., Akron. RSVP 216/641-7575 ext. 7.
Virtual Open House - Friday, July 24 at 12:00 pm. Our Lady of the Elms is the only all-girls, faith-based school grades 1 - 12 with a co-ed preschool and kindergarten in Northeast Ohio. During this live event, you'll hear from faculty, staff, and students. We will answer questions about going back to the classroom in the fall, take a virtual tour of campus, ask questions, and learn what an Elms education is all about. Learn more at www.theelms.org/virtual.
Beginning this weekend, July 12, 2020, the 11:00 am Mass will be in the church (not outdoors). Starting on July 19, 2020 through Labor Day weekend, the time of the Sunday, 8:15 am Mass, will be changed to 9:00 am. This Mass will be held outdoors on the front lawn, weather permitting. Bring your lawn chairs. For the weekend livestreamed Mass: please check our parish website or our official Facebook page each weekend to watch watch the Mass live on Facebook or anytime during the weekend. The Mass that is livestreamed will vary each weekend.
Each year Father Durkee awards an eighth-grade graduate attending a catholic high school and a senior high school graduate attending a college/university with the Father Pahler Scholarship money toward their education. This year’s recipients of the scholarships are: Jack Cerone, eighth grade graduate & Kendra Pelc, senior graduate. Congratulations on an honor well deserved!
Catholic Cemeteries Association continues with in-office grief support groups on July 19th with limited seating. We will meet 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the following locations: Saint Joseph Cemetery, Avon (NEW office); Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron (office); Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook Park (office); Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland (office); All Saints Cemetery, Northfield (office); and All Souls Cemetery, Chardon (office). Meeting sites will be sanitized and seating will be arranged so everyone is at a safe distance. Participants are requested to RSVP so we can plan appropriate social distancing at each location. We recommend that participants wear protective masks. The July topic is “Taking Care of Yourself while Grieving”. To RSVP or for questions, please contact Rhonda at 216-930-4866.
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries: Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, to name a few. ASSE students are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture while they practice their English. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families. CLICK ON TITLE TO READ MORE...
Please join us each Monday in July for Virtual VBS as we share home-based resources exploring saints, hope, and prayer with some ideas for snacks, crafts, and games. Registration is free! For information about registering, email VBS@stfparishschool.org and put VBS in the subject line. CLICK ON TITLE TO SEE FLYER.
Considering the impact of COVID-19, Catholic Charities Disability Services made the decision to cancel the 2020 in-person Camp Happiness and offer instead a Virtual Camp program. Virtual Camp Happiness will be held Monday to Thursday each week from July 6th to July 30, daily on ZOOM from 9:45-11am. Campers will have the opportunity to participate in morning circle and an interactive activity. Campers will receive an activity kit with materials like paper, glue, paint, brushes, drums and shakers and so much more. Campers will also have access to pre-recorded videos for more activities and have the opportunity to go on virtual field trips. If you’d like more information you can email Lauren Mailey or call 216-334-2963. You can also find information on our website at https://ccdocle.org/disability
Saturday, October 17, 2020, Main Event - 700 Beta Banquet & Conference Center; located inside of the Hilton Garden Inn, Cleveland East/Mayfield Village. Tickets go on sale starting August 17, 2020 at https://www.clecatholicwomen.org. For dietary or special accommodations, please email clevelandcatholicwomen@gmail.com or specify at registration.
AM 1260 The Rock is praying for you! AM 1260 The Rock prays daily for the intentions of our listeners. In addition, the nuns at Christ the Bridegroom Monastery in Burton pray for your intentions as well. Send your prayer request to prayers@am1260therock.com or call us at 216-227-1260 option 1.
Queen of Heaven Parish will be hosting a Senior Mass to honor all our seniors who graduated from high school or college this past spring on Sunday, August 2, at the 11:00 a.m. Mass, followed by a boxed lunch for the seniors and their family members in the PLC. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Please either call the parish office at 330.896.2345 or fill out a registration form on our website at www.queenofheavenparish.org/upper-room. Congratulations to the all the 2020 Seniors who have graduated from high school or college!
AM 1260 The Rock, Cleveland Catholic Radio, is pleased to present our newest EWTN program, “Women Made New!” Author and speaker Crystalina Evert chats with her guests about the hard topics and struggles in women’s daily lives. She and her guests remind everyone it’s never too late to start over. Women Made New! is women helping women! Listen to “Women Made New!” Saturdays at 12 noon on AM 1260 The Rock. For a complete schedule of programs, visit www.am1260therock.com.
Blessings in a Backpack ministry is still collecting items for needy families in Green. Please consider donating one or more of the following items and place them in the Gathering Space cupboard marked “Blessings in a Backpack”: pasta in a can (SpaghettiOs with meat balls), individual apple sauce, fruit or pudding cups, ... CLICK ON THE TITLE TO READ MORE.
FEST 2020 is a little more than a month away, and we need volunteer help to assemble craft kits, put together giveaways, host watch parties and more! To get involved and learn more – visit www.theFEST.us/volunteer. It will still take hundreds of volunteers to make The FEST possible this year. Volunteers will get a free t-shirt and make this wonderful day of faith, family and fun possible.
We are excited to announce the First Holy Communion Dates for 2020 Queen of Heaven First Communicants (2nd Grade PSR Students). For purposes of social distancing of families, we are offering two dates to choose from to attend the First Holy Communion Mass: Saturday, July 18, at 10:30 am, and Saturday, July 25 at 10:30 am. PLEASE CLICK ON THE TITLE TO READ MORE AND FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM.
The Village’s Fairlawn campus are looking for volunteers to help us with some landscaping maintenance/yard work (pulling weeds, tending to flower beds) in two to three-hour time slots, any day of the week. This would be a good opportunity for any youth groups or small groups looking to fulfill community service hours. Please contact at Rebecca Lamour, MPH, Development Coordinator, at 234-466-8792 or rebecca.lamour@vased.org.
Congratulations to the following Queen of Heaven parishioners who achieved Principal’s List, Honor Roll or Merit Roll status for the fourth quarter average grading period at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. Click on title to see list.
Please join our parish community for Avila Holy Hour for Vocations with Benediction on the First Friday of every month in the church. Our next Avila Holy Hour will be on Friday, July 3, after the 8:30 am Mass (9:00-10:00 am). All are encouraged to come pray for vocations. For more information go to https://queenofheavenparish.org/adoration.
Information about PSR Registration for the Fall 2020 will be posted on our website and in the bulletin sometime in July 2020. Please keep checking our website and the bulletin for updates.