Each Lent, Catholic families across the country unite to put their faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through CRS Rice Bowl, families learn about how our sisters and brothers across the globe overcome hardships like hunger and malnutrition, and how through Lenten alms, we have the power to make the world a better place for all. Pick up your CRS Rice Bowl in the Gathering Space). Watch a video on how CRS is helping those around the world at https://www.crsricebowl.org.
Join us in person or via livestream on Saturday, March 20, 9:00 am -12:00 pm, at St. Francis de Sales Parish (4019 Manchester Road, Akron, 44319). You are also welcomed to attend Mass at 8:15 am before the retreat. Mother Theodora of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery will be our guest speaker. This year’s theme is “Friendship and the Saints.” For more details and to register, visit www.sfparish.com and click on the Women’s Retreat link. For more info, click on the title.
Get ready for the Boy Scout Troop 334 Annual Spaghetti Dinner! This year we will be offering "Curbside Pick-up" only on Saturday, March 13, 4-7 pm from the PLC. Dinners include, Spaghetti, Homemade Marinara Sauce, 2 Homemade Meatballs, Salad & Dessert. Presale tickets will be available at Queen of Heaven Parish Office. CLICK ON TITLE FOR FLYER WITH MORE INFORMATION!
Ryan Moorhead, a parishioner and Life Scout in Troop 334, is working on an Eagle Scout Project to install a Hometown Hero Memorial to honor fallen police officers at the Uniontown Police Department in Lake Township. The memorial will consist of a stamped concrete patio surrounding the flagpole and a ½ life-size memorial statue of a police officer, benches and flowerbeds. CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION,
Please join us for Lenten Devotions on AM 1260 The Rock! These devotions will air on Tuesdays and Fridays during Lent. On Tuesdays at 3:00 PM, we will air the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. On Fridays at 3:00 PM, we will host the Stations of the Cross for Priests. The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy will continue to air on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 3:00 PM during Lent. We wish you a fruitful and peaceful Lenten journey and we will keep you in our daily prayers.
The Catholic Church’s annual World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life takes place on Feb. 2, when parishes and the greater Church celebrate the gift of consecrated life and pray for men and women who are discerning a consecrated vocation. Instituted by St. Pope John Paul II in 1997, the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life is celebrated in conjunction with the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, which commemorates through the blessing and lighting of candles that Christ is the light of the world. Those in consecrated life also are called to reflect the light of Jesus Christ to all people. Bishop Edward Malesic invites the faithful to renew their gratitude to Christ for the gift of consecrated life. CLICK ON TITLE TO LINK TO FULL ARTICLE
Please bring in your old palm branches from last year’s Palm Sunday distribution and place them in a box marked “Palms Can Be Dropped Off Here” in the Gathering Space in the back of the church.
Learn more about earning a Master's Degree in Theology & Religious Studies at John Carroll University. Evening classes can be taken in person or online. A limited number of Graduate Assistantships are available for full-time students, providing a full tuition scholarship and stipend. GA applications are due February 15, 2021. More information available at www.jcu.edu/academics/trs. Contact Dr. Edward Hahnenberg (216.397.1674 or ehahnenberg@jcu.edu) with any questions.
Please join our parish community for First Friday Devotion & Avila Holy Hour for Vocations with Exposition, guided prayers, and Benediction on the First Friday of every month in the church 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.
Mass For The Protection of Life: From Conception to Natural Death Thursday, January 28, 8:00 PM All-Night Adoration Following Through Friday, January 29, 8:00 AM. Click on title for more information
The Diocesan Office for Youth Ministry, the Diocesan Social Action Office and the Diocesan Office for Young Adult Ministry welcome you to “A Week for Life” – a series of interactive and virtual life events from January 22-29. Each day, we will focus on a multitude of Pro-life issues. The focus will include the following efforts: Daily Posted Interviews with Experts on each topic. Infographics for social media sharing. A select delegation will be lobbying our representatives in congress on these crucial issues one day next week. Please pray for them and our representatives that we can more eagerly work together to promote a culture of life. (CLICK ON TITLE FOR MORE INFO AND INTERVIEWS)
Who do you know who has been away from the church? Be an instrument of grace and invite them to Catholics Returning Home at St. Francis de Sales parish, 7:15 – 8:45 p.m. Thursdays starting on January 21, 2021, in person or via zoom. For further information call Joanne at 330-338-4810 or the parish at 330-644-2225. Yellow fliers are in our Queen of Heaven Church Gathering Space.
Don’t forget to subscribe to the Catholic Cemeteries Association’s monthly grief support e-newsletter, “A Closer Walk with Thee”. This e-newsletter is emailed the first Tuesday of each month to any family/individual who has expressed an interest in our bereavement programs. To subscribe to this valued grief support resource, visit the Bereavement page on our website and click the brown signup box on the right side, contact Rhonda at 216-930-4866. You can also click this link and go directly to the signup https://bit.ly/ccabereavementbulletin.
Queen of Heaven’s Labre Ministry for those in need would appreciate donations of men’s and women’s winter gloves to distribute. You may drop off donations in the Labre Ministry cabinet in the Gathering Space or at the Parish Office. Thank you for your generosity.
Because of the spike in COVID cases in Ohio and by recommendation of Bishop Malesic, QOH Upper Room & Confirmation classes will all be virtual classes through the month of December.
Because of the spike in COVID cases in Ohio and by recommendation of Bishop Malesic, QOH PSR classes will all be virtual classes through the month of December and part of January, 2021.
Father Dave would like you to join him on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 9:30 am in the church to help him decorate for the Advent Season. We will require a mask as well as social distancing.
Jon Simsic, who is organist at our 8:00am Mass, is also Organist and Choirmaster at St. Joseph’s in Canton. St. Joseph’s is presenting the following Advent Service. Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 13 at 7:00pm St. Joseph Catholic Church 2427 Tuscarawas St. W. in Canton In the tradition of King's College in Cambridge, England, the Clergy, St. Joseph Schola, and Bell Choir will present a service which traces Salvation History through Scripture, music, and sing-a-long carols. Compositions presented will feature works by Bach, Vaughan Williams, Yon, Willcocks, and others. A free-will offering will be accepted to benefit the music program. In keeping with current pandemic considerations, safe seating/distancing and face coverings are required.
Want to make your soul shine for Christmas this year? Sign up for the Best Advent Ever daily email devotional program this Advent at https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/advent/best-advent-ever.html. Click on title for promo video.
For marriages struggling with pandemic issues and unemployment we recommend the following resource from the USCCB’s “For Your Marriage” website (CLICK ON TITLE).