Due to COVID-19, Queen of Heaven will only be collecting gift cards for the Green Good Neighbors Giving Tree Program this year. A tree is in the Gathering Space with tags for gift cards for children, teens and groceries. Please put any gift cards in the box under the Giving Tree. All gift cards need to be turned in by Sunday, November 28. Thank you so much for your generosity.

The Ozanam Center in Akron located at the Visitation of Mary Church, 93 Kent Street, Akron, OH 44305, serves the people of our area with food and clothing. The center is a volunteer only based ministry. The center is only open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays except for holidays (volunteers come a half hour early). We are looking for more volunteers to help with distribution, especially sorting clothing and bringing it to the clothing room for people to pick. The next Queen of Heaven scheduled volunteer day at the Ozanam Center is Saturday, November 20, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Call the Queen of Heaven Parish Office at 330-896-2345 if you can volunteer on either day. If you cannot make either of those Saturdays, call 330-467-5762 (Cathie or Jim) to volunteer on a different Saturday.

For students grades 6th-12th grade; NET Ministries dynamic retreat includes Mass, Adoration & Confession. Click on the title for more information. Register with Steve Dyer at steved@qofh.church or Donna White at psr@qofh.church.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul annual Blanket Sunday appeal kicked off the weekend of October 9 & 10, 2021. Funds from the appeal are used to purchase and distribute blankets and other bedding needs to homeless and low-income families in the greater Akron area. There will be envelopes in the Gathering Space or click on the title to donate securely online.

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Please pick up your copy of the Lector Workbook for 2022 in the Sacristy. Thank you for being a Lector at Queen of Heaven Parish.

As we begin World Mission Month, we can salute St. Thérèse’s dedication to Christ and her earnest desire to draw all people closer to Him by offering the World Mission Rosary. We can regularly pray for missionaries and those to whom they share the Gospel – and all who spread the light of Christ. Envelopes for this collection are in the packet of envelopes mailed to all registered parishioners. Thank you for your generosity!

All Saints Day is on Monday, November 1, 2021. Mass times for this Holy Day of Obligation are 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on November 1.

A special commemoration of our deceased relatives and friends, and particularly those deceased in the last year will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 7:00 p.m. If your loved one died this past year (11/1/20 to 11/1/21) but their funeral Mass was not at Queen of Heaven, you can add your loved one by calling the parish office at 330-896-2345.

Please Join with AM1260 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 on Friday, October 29, 2021. Queen of Heaven will be participating as a prayer site for this event. Our church and Adoration Chapel (separate building from the church) will be open for all to come and pray before the Blessed Sacrament from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more information or a list of all participating churches go to https://am1260therock.com/event/day-of-prayer-and-fasting-for-priests-3.

Join Queen of Heaven Parish for a Labor Day Mass on Monday, September 6, at 9:00 a.m. in the outdoor pavilion. Donuts will be served afterward.

On Thursday, October 7, 1-7 p.m. Click on title for more details.

Journey to Peace Bereavement Support – a ministry of information, consolation, spiritual, and emotional support – is offering a free six-week series on Mondays at Queen of Heaven Church beginning on Monday, September 13, 2021, through October 18, 2021, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Queen of Heaven church Gathering Space. Click on title for more details and registration.

Please join our parish community for the First Friday Devotions & Avila Holy Hour for Vocations on Friday, September 3, 8:30 a.m. for Mass, Exposition, prayers and Benediction. Confessions will be offered after Rosary and Benediction. Also join us for the First Saturday Devotions on Saturday, September 4, starting at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Confessions will also be offered.

We are looking for volunteers to teach our PSR students for this upcoming school year. No experience needed…just a love of children and the Catholic faith. Contact Donna at psr@qofh.church, or 330-896-2345, if you would like to help!

We will begin RCIA formation classes on Monday, September 20, 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Life Center, Rooms 3 & 4. If you are interested in becoming an adult member of the Catholic Church, we will be answering questions and registering interested persons after all Masses the weekends of August 28 & 29, and September 5 & 6 in the Gathering Space (the back of the church).  Click on title for more information and registration.

We are inviting all PSR & Upper Room students (PreK-12 grade) and their families to attend a special Kickoff Mass on Sunday, September 12th, at 9:30 a.m. in the church. Classes for the religious education school year begin on Sunday, September 19, 2021. PSR will be at 9:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. in the PLC and Upper Room starts at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

Cub Scout Pack 3334 (grades K-5) is starting their year on Sunday, August 29 with their annual kick off picnic at 1:00 p.m. at the John Torok Pavilion (4224 Massillon Rd, North Canton, OH 44720). Meetings are usually the first three Sundays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. Come check us out or contact Kate McClelland at cubmaster@pack3334 for more information. Boy Scout Troop 334 (grades 6+) meet year-round on most Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. Come check us out or contact Scoutmaster, Dr Jeff Cerone at jscerone@neomed.edu for more information.

The next Queen of Heaven scheduled volunteer days at the Ozanam Center is Saturday, September 11, October 16, & November 20, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Call the Queen of Heaven parish office if you can volunteer on this day at 330-896-2345. If you cannot make this scheduled Saturday, please call 330-467-4762 (Cathie or Jim) to volunteer on a different Saturday.

There will be two Vigil Masses for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday, August 14. One Mass will be livestreamed indoors at 4:30 p.m. at the usual scheduled time and the other Mass will be at 7:30 p.m. outdoors on the front lawn followed by a candlelight Rosary procession and an ice cream social. Bring your lawn chairs. The Mass on the feast day, Sunday, August 15, will be outdoors at 9:00 a.m. and in the church at 11:00 a.m.