Life Works Ohio On-line Raffles/Silent Auction Fundraiser to Benefit Pro-life Education ... a chance to win gifts for Christmas! Please join us Friday, Oct. 23, 9:00 a.m. – Monday, Oct. 26, 9:00 p.m. Web browser: www.32auctions.com/chooselife2020. Raffle basket tickets $3.00; Silent auction – modest starting bids; 50/50 raffle; Cleveland Zoo membership; Toys and baby/toddler clothing; Gervasi Vineyards gift card; 5 days in lovely mountain home in Breckenridge, CO; Luncheon for 6 with Bishop Roger W. Gries…and so much more! Questions: 440-823-5141 Vicky Follen, Choose Life! Program
Prayer to be prayed each day from October 29 – November 3. In the lead up to the 2016, the Knights of Columbus released a prayer addressed to Mary, the Immaculate Conception, who is the patroness of the United States. We will repeat this call. In 1791, America’s first bishop, John Carroll, entrusted his diocese – which was the entire country at the time – to Mary in 1791. The U.S. bishops affirmed that dedication in 1846, declaring Mary the Immaculate Conception to be patroness of the United States. The prayer comes from the 1959 dedication of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. It was approved that year by Cardinal Patrick O’Boyle, then-archbishop of Washington. CLICK ON TITLE FOR THE PRAYER
Calling All Men! The Queen of Heaven / Nativity Parish Men’s group is back! The next Men’s group fellowship is Saturday, October 31st at 7:00 a.m. in the PLC (and then every other Saturday). Please make note of our starting time, 7:00 a.m. and meetings end at 8:15 a.m. sharp! This year we have added a remote option for those who would like to attend but are uncomfortable doing so during the COVID pandemic. We are watching the Knights of Columbus video series “Into the Breach”. This is a great way to grow your faith, make new friends, and grow our church community. No preparation needed! CLICK ON TITLE TO READ MORE!
AM 1260 The Rock Invites You to Join Us For A Day of Prayer and Fasting For Priests on Friday, October 23. Please join AM 1260 The Rock as we pray and fast for our dear priests who give their lives unselfishly to our Holy Catholic Church and bring us the great gift of Christ in the sacraments. Queen of Heaven was chosen as a location for adoration. CLICK ON THE TITLE TO READ MORE
It is not too late to donate to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Blanket Sunday appeal. All funds will be used to purchase and distribute blankets and other bedding needs to homeless and low-income families in Northeast Ohio. Drop your envelope that was in last weekend’s bulletin into the collection basket at Mass or donate securely online at: https://www.svdpcle.org/donate-today/blanket-sunday. Make your check payable to “Queen of Heaven Society of St. Vincent de Paul.”
Mass to pray for the sanctification of priests and for vocations followed by a Rosary on Thursday, October 15, 6:30 pm, at Saint Raphael Center, 4365 Fulton Dr. NW, Canton. Please come to this Mass to pray with us and invite your friends. Our priests and Our Holy Mother Church are in really desperate need of more pray-ers!!
Join Fr. Norm Douglas as leads an interactive presentation on Living in, Moving on and Letting go of the Present Moment: Drawing on Scripture, Catholic Christian wisdom and Spirituality and our daily life experiences on Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 PM at St. Hilary Parish in the church (2750 W Market St, Fairlawn, OH 44333). Masks and social distancing are required. There will also be live streaming for this event.
October Rosary Devotion on Sunday, October 11, at 3:00 p.m. at the Loyola Retreat House. This event, co-sponsored by Loyola Retreat House and St. Francis de Sales Parish in Akron, will begin at 3:00 p.m. The Rosary will be prayed together at the Virgin Mary shrine on the front grounds at Loyola. Due to COVID-19, we will not be processing. We ask that participants bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on the grass around the shrine to pray together at a safe distance. Fr. Jacob Bearer will lead us in prayer. Please join us. (No social after due to COVID-19.)
Embrace Clinic & Care Center presents “The Beat Goes On,” NIGHTS FOR LIFE 2020! We all know 2020 has been a difficult and challenging year, but with your help we will be able to continue our mission of strengthening women and families through medical, educational, emotional, spiritual and material support as we continually strive to reinforce our clients’ decisions to choose life for their unborn babies. Our Night for Life Fundraiser is taking a new turn this year. Instead of attending the event at Guy’s Party Center as originally planned, The Beat Goes On, Nights for Life 2020 will be a multi-day virtual silent auction beginning on Wednesday, October 14 through Saturday, October 17 with a live raffle drawing. Please join us! Starting Wednesday, October 14, browse our great auction items, buy your raffle tickets or simply make a donation! To register now text “nightsforlife” to 243725 or go to the event website at https://bidpal.net/nightsforlife and click the link! Open bidding begins Friday, October 16 at 8:00 am.
The 2020 Rosary Coast to Coast will take place on Sunday, October 11th. Promptly at 4:00 the whole United States and part of Europe will pray the Rosary. Locally, you can pray with the faithful at: St. Sebastian Parish (476 Mull Ave. Akron 44320) -- Holy Hour at 3:00 pm in the church. Rosary Rally to begin outside at 4:00 pm. Contact Cathy at 330.576.3403. For other locations in the Diocese of Cleveland go to: https://rosarycoasttocoast.com/rosary-coast-to-coast-map/.
All high school teens are invited to join our parish community for an evening of XLT: Night of Praise and Worship on Sunday, October 25, 7:00-8:00 pm. Music will be led by Queen of Heaven Music Ministry (A.J. and Mary Hoy) with adoration and benediction along with scripture meditation. The event will be held outside on the lawn, weather permitting; otherwise it will be held in the church. All Upper Room and Confirmation students and their families are encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, September 23 – Sunday, November 1, 2020, the 40 Days for Life fall campaign will be held in front of Planned Parenthood, 2663 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, OH. Please join QOH Pro-Life Ministry for one hour in prayer each week (we will pray a Rosary or a Chaplet of Divine Mercy or other prayers, for the women in an unplanned pregnancy, the vulnerable unborn child, the fathers, an end to abortion and in unity with those praying on sidewalks worldwide). Email Debby at debbybent@aol.com if you would like to join us. If you want more information on 40 Days for Life, email 40dayscanton@gmail.com or call Linda at 330-705-8814 or go to https://www.40daysforlife.com.
October is Respect Life month. Sunday October 4th the 33nd annual LIFE CHAIN will be held from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm in front of Planned Parenthood at 2663 Cleveland Avenue Canton, Ohio. Please DO NOT park in the Planned Parenthood lot only on the streets around it. Positive loving signs will be available. We will stand for the rights of the pre-born in unity with others from pro-life individuals throughout the USA and Canada for this one hour of a peaceful prayer. We will pray for women in unplanned pregnancies and their baby. We will pray that our nation will be a nation of liberty and justice for all - born and unborn. Life Chain is sponsored by Right to Life of Stark County.
YOU'RE INVITED! Zoom High School Night Featuring Archbishop Hoban, Our Lady of The Elms, St. Vincent St. Mary and Walsh Jesuit High Schools Cleveland Diocesan seventh and eighth grade families are invited to learn more about four of Summit County's most prestigious Catholic High Schools through a one-hour webinar from 6 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 14, Oct. 28, or Nov. 11. Learn more about the benefits of a Catholic high school education, including faith formation, academic rigor, support services, and student engagement. You will have opportunities to participate in breakout sessions with each school to learn more about taking the next steps to visit and apply for admission and financial assistance. To register for this event, please go to: Hoban.org/virtual-visits. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Admissions at 330.849.2149 and admissions@hoban.org.
Confirmation 2020 was celebrated on Thursday, September 24, 2020 with Bishop Roger Gries, OSB, presiding. It was a beautiful night as we welcomed the Confirmandi into the church. To view pictures of this event please click on the title.
A Catholic School in the Marianist Tradition St. Vincent–St. Mary High School invites all interested families to our Fall Admissions Events: Scholarship/Placement Tests: Saturday, October 3, October 24, and November 7: 8:30am and Saturday, November 7: 1pm Parent Information Night on Tuesday, October 27, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Learn more about our Marianist sponsorship,new on-campus College Credit Plus program, and admissions process with presentations by members of our STVM administration and student body. Open House on Thursday, November 5, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. STVM students will provide guided tours of our academic facilities. Faculty and Coaches will be available to answer your questions. Register at www.stvm.com. Questions? Contact Director of Admissions, Courtney Kellett Conley VM03, at cconley@stvm.com or 330-253-9113 x 115.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul annual Blanket Sunday appeal kicks off the weekend of October 10-11. Funds from the appeal are used to purchase and distribute blankets and other bedding needs to homeless and low-income families in our area of Northeast Ohio. Blanket Sunday envelopes will be in our parish bulletin on weekend of October 10-11. Click on title to read more...
Friday, October 2, 9:00-10:00 am 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, October 2, 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.
On Friday, October 2, 2020, 6:30-7:30 pm our parish will host an evening of Eucharistic Adoration Hour for all families of our parish. We will start with a Eucharistic procession from the church to The City of Green Veterans Memorial park (behind the PLC) where we will pray the Rosary for our all our First Responders (Police, Fireman, EMTs, Paramedics, Military), for all those affected by COVID, peace in our nation, and for all our parish families. Click on title for more info.
Bishop Roger Gries will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation at Queen of Heaven on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 7:00 pm. (This replaces the original date of May 17, 2020 that was cancelled.)