Our country needs so many prayers right now – from the damages done by COVID-19, the riots and the looting, and the division among people. We have so much to pray for! For nine Tuesday evenings, beginning September 1st at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales church, there will be a public recitation of the Rosary and private prayers specifically for the healing of our country. Be assured social distancing requirements are in place.
PSR will begin this year on Sunday, September 20, 2020, either virtually or at the church. We are still working out all the details of how things will work this year, so we appreciate your patience. More information will be provided before we begin on September 20. Please understand as mandates change our guidelines will change as well. CLICK ON TITLE TO READ MORE.
The Novena will begin on August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and will end on October 7th, the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. We will have two intentions: to pray for the restoration of the faith in the United States, and to pray for the universal Church as the Amazon Synod approaches. Click on title for more information and to sign up for this powerful novena!
The time is now to call upon God, through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary, to heal our country and return it to holiness. Click on title for more information.
Prayer Shawl Ministry meetings continue to be suspended until the Diocese of Cleveland gives the OK for meetings to resume. If at any time you need to pick up yarn, cards or if you need a shawl to give away, please call Ginny or Barb and we will meet you at Nativity of the Lord Jesus. Ginny 330-644-4132; Barb 330-699-4769.
We all need a day of hope and inspiration!!! Join us on Sunday, August 9, 2020 for The FEST@Home. It’s going to be an amazing day of faith and family, uplifting music and messages of hope and inspiration all from the comfort of your home. NINE of the top Christian bands/artists (Casting Crowns, for King and Country, Matt Maher and more) are coming together in an extraordinary way to share songs and messages of HOPE and the promise of a better, more loving and peaceful way in Jesus Christ. Read more by clicking on the title.
Friday, August 7, 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, August 7, 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.
This week is Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. If you are interested in learning more about NFP in our parish, please contact Kay at nfpteacher@hotmail.com.
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 the weekend of 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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
We will Livestream one Mass each weekend on our Facebook page (it will vary each weekend). There will not be any more pre-recorded Masses posted on our website. If you will not be coming to church, you must watch the Mass each weekend from our Facebook page. The link to it will be on the front page of our website each weekend.