Please join our parish community in honoring our scouts on Sunday, February 2, at 8:15 am Mass. All scouts should come to Mass in their uniform.

The upcoming observances of National Marriage Week (February 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sunday, February 9) are an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family. The USCCB theme for 2020 is “Stories from the Domestic Church”. More resources may be found at the USCCB website (click on title above).

JR. HIGH RETREAT Presented by the Upper Room Youth Group January 25th, 2020 There will be a Jr. High Retreat for all 6th, 7th & 8th Grade PSR Students on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm in the Parish Life Center (includes the 4:30 pm Mass in the church). Please fill out the registration form on-line (see below). No cost for the retreat.

Please join our parish community for Ash Wednesday Mass on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at either 8:15 am, 12:10 pm, or 7:00 pm. Practicing Catholics obliged to observe a day of Fasting and Abstinence. For more information on fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday click on the title.

Everyone is invited to attend the 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at St. Paul Parish, 1580 Brown St., Akron. This is our parish feast day and in conjunction with our 100th Anniversary celebration year, Bishop Perez will be the main celebrant. A reception will follow in our Parish Activity Center.

Do you know someone that graduated from Saint Joseph Academy who personifies the "Character of a Saint Joseph Academy Graduate" and continues to make an impact on her community? Be sure to honor that outstanding Saint Joseph Academy alumna by nominating her by Friday, February 28. Candidates are either nominated by their peers or self-nominated. An independent committee of Cleveland’s female leaders will rank and select nominees based on their achievements, as well as social, philanthropic and community involvement. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, February 28. Visit sja1890.org/alumnae/alumnae-awards for the nomination form or more information.

“In the sacred books the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to meet his children, and talks with them” (Dei Verbum 21). Come join in a journey through the book of Acts on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Parish Life Center, Rooms 1 & 2, starting Monday, February 3, 2020. The study will be on-going so just come when you can. Bring your Bible but there are some available if you do not have one. Any questions, contact Cammy (cammysue7@gmail.com).

All PSR student's, Pre-K-8th grade will be in the church for a teaching Mass on Sunday, January 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please drop off and pick up students from the church. Students will sit with their PSR class. There will be room in the back for families to come and learn more about the Mass. This will count as your Sunday obligation.

Parents, are you expecting a new addition to your family, or has your family recently grown?  Prior to the celebration of the Baptism of your new family addition, both parents are required to attend a preparation session (these are held quarterly), but only if you have not attended a session in the last 5 years. Click on the title for more information.

Give Yourself the Gift of Time with Jesus and Your Sisters in Christ! Give yourself the gift of the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference on Saturday, February 15, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center. Come to pray, learn and rest with your sisters in Christ from around the diocese. Register now for early bird pricing at www.columbuscatholicwomen.com. Don’t miss this day of amazing grace! *NOTE: There is a group of women from Queen of Heaven Parish already going to this conference. If you would like to carpool with our group, please contact Daphne at bulletin@queenofheavenparish.org.

This summer’s youth mission trip information session is on Sunday, January 12 at 6:15 p.m. Representatives from Catholic Heart Workcamp are traveling to Queen of Heaven from Florida for a presentation in the church to our parents and teens immediately following the 5:00 p.m. Mass. You must attend with a parent if you are going to be a part of the mission trip.

Queen of Heaven will be taking two buses on a two-day pilgrimage for the March for Life, January 23rd – 24th, 2020. Please join us! There is still room on our buses. Registration forms are in the Gathering Space in the church or print out a registration form on our website's Pro-Life page by clicking on the title.

Please click on the title to see most recent picture of the Rosary with Exposition & Benediction with Father Dave (on our Prayers & Devotions page).

We are in need of volunteer lay ministers (Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers, Lectors, and Ushers) for our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Please sign up on the sheets in the Gathering Space at the Welcome Desk this weekend before or after all Masses or call the parish office at 330.896.2345 on Monday.

Start your New Year off by listening to Catholic radio! Beginning January 1st, AM 1260 The Rock will offer ‘Bishops back-to-back’ on Wednesday mornings. Hear “Life is Worth Living” with Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen at 8 AM, followed by “Word on Fire” with Bishop Robert Barron at 8:30 AM. For the complete schedule, visit www.am1260therock.com and click on schedule.

Attention all women...please join Queen of Heaven’s Women of Purpose, faith and fellowship ministry for our next book study on the book “Rediscover the Saints” by Matthew Kelly (a free copy will be given out at all Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses) starting on January 8th at 6:30 pm in the Church Basement. Click on the title for more information.

Queen of Heaven's Spiritual Life Commission will be hosting guest speaker, Cindy Russo, on Sunday, January 12th at 12:15 pm (after the 11:00 am Mass). Cindy will be talking about "Blind Faith" or "How Padre Pio Changed My Life." Cindy Russo, OFS, a member of St. Barnabas Parish in Northfield, Ohio, and leader of the Cleveland Padre Pio Prayer Group since 2013, will share her story of her life-changing encounter with Padre Pio while on vacation in Rome in 2010 and the miracles she has witnessed since then.

Please join our parish community for an Avila Holy Hour for Vocations with Benediction on the First Friday of every month in the church after the 8:30 am Mass. All are encouraged to come pray for vocations. For more information about Avilas of the Diocese of Cleveland click on the title above.The next Holy Hour for Vocations is on Friday, February 7 at 9:00 am in the church.

Looking for affordable and faith-filled Christmas gifts for your loved ones? Please stop in the Queen of Heaven Gift Shop in the Gathering Space after all weekend Masses. Check out our selection of nativities, crosses, jewelry, bibles, saint medals and statues, kid’s music and much more! Also, don’t forget, all our greeting cards are only $.75 each. Stop by this weekend!

Please go to the presiding priest at Mass during communion and ask to receive the Low Gluten Host if you have a gluten sensitivity. Questions? Call the parish office at 330.896.2345.