A bus will leave from Queen of Heaven church on Thursday morning, January 19, 2023, to Washington DC for an overnight pilgrimage to the March for Life, returning Friday night, January 20. The theme of the 50th annual march, titled “Next Steps: Marching in a Post-Roe America,” seeks to orient the national pro-life movement as it moves to dismantle abortion across all 50 states. We are celebrating the wonderful blessing of Roe v. Wade being overturned and a call to all pro-life people to work to build a culture of life in the United States of America. We envision a world where every life is celebrated, valued, and protected. Flyers/registration forms are available in the parish office.

All gift cards for the Green Good Neighbors Giving Tree Program should be turned in this weekend (November 27). A box is under the Giving Tree in the Gathering Space to collect the gift cards. Queen of Heaven Society of St. Vincent de Paul thanks you for your generosity!

Lessons and Carols will be presented on Friday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m. by P.J. Chavez and his friends. The service includes carols and scriptural readings; music will be sacred and secular.

Monday, December 12, 2022, 6:00 p.m. Mass and a Free Mexican Feast & Talk following Mass in St. Joseph Hall. During the feast, brothers P.J. Chavez and Miguel Chavez will give a presentation about Our Lady of Guadalupe. P.J. Chavez is Director of Mission & Ministry for the Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and leads our parish in music at the 4:30 p.m. Saturday and the 11:00 a.m. Sunday Masses. Miguel Chavez is the Senior Vice President of Mission & Ministry for the Sisters of Charity Health System.

The parish office will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. The office will resume their regular office hours on Monday, November 28 at 9:00 a.m.

I should no longer say that I have neighbors to help, but that I must myself be a neighbor to others. —Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, no. 81 Did you know that nearly 34 million Americans live below the poverty line? You can help by support the collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at Mass next weekend. The envelope for this collection is in the packet of envelopes that were mailed out to all registered parishioners. #iGiveCatholicTogether also accepts funds for the collection. To learn more about the collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the way CCHD upholds the moral and social teachings of the Catholic Church, visit www.usccb.org/cchd/ collection.

The Sacrament of First Reconciliation for all 2nd grade PSR students & their parents is on Saturday, November 19, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the church. Registration is at 10:15 a.m. Any questions, contact Donna White at psr@qofh.church.

An Advent Family Celebration will be held in the Queen of Heaven Parish Life Center on Sunday, December 11 from 1-3 pm. There will be art, crafts, snacks, Santa’s Workshop, prayers, a live nativity with live animals and special visits by St. Nicholas and Santa. There is not a charge to attend, but donations for shut-ins will be accepted.

In observance of Veterans Day, please join us on Saturday, November 12 at 5:30 p.m. for a Patriotic Rosary in the church led by the members of Queen of Heaven’s Boy Scout Troop 334. We will pray this Rosary for the people of each state, as well as our Church, and our government leaders. Everyone is invited.

All Saints' Day Masses (a Holy Day of Obligation) will be: Monday, October 31 at 7:00 p.m. (Vigil); Tuesday, November 1 at 8:30 a.m. (livestream) and 7:00 p.m.

A special Mass will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., for all those deceased from Queen of Heaven since last November 1, 2021. They will be prayed for out loud by name with a lighted candle placed in a wooden cross filled with sand. If you have a loved one from another parish who died in the last year and would like their name mentioned, please contact the parish office at (330) 896-2345 or office@qofh.church by Friday, October 28. All are invited to attend. This Mass will be livestreamed. There will be a social gathering after this event.

Please join Queen of Heaven Parish on Sunday, October 30, 9:30-10:30 a.m. for our annual Vocations Breakfast in the Parish Life Center. Free to everyone. Please call the parish office if you are planning on attending at (330) 896-2345. Father David Verbsky from St. Francis de Sales Parish will be our guest speaker. All are welcome!

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 through volunteers only. 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 at the next Queen of Heaven scheduled volunteer day at the Ozanam Center on November 5, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Call the Queen of Heaven Parish Office at (330) 896-2345 if you can volunteer.

Please welcome seminarian, Billy Reed, who will speak at all Masses next weekend, October 29 & 30, for Vocations Sunday.

Upper Room H.S. Ministry will be going to CLE 21:6 in January 2023. For more information and registration go to the Upper Room H.S. Ministry Webpage (click on the title). CLE 21:6 is a day sponsored by the Office of Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Cleveland to ignite teens in their faith and gather in fellowship as a young Church. Exploring Revelation 21:6, CLE 21:6 will help lead teens to the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, Jesus, fully present as the Source and Summit of our faith in the Eucharist.

Blanket Sunday donations are still being collected. 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. Blanket Sunday envelopes will be in the pews. Please make out checks to “Queen of Heaven SVDP” and place your envelope in with your regular parish donation this week or next week. Checks can also be mailed to the parish office at 1800 Steese Road, Uniontown, Ohio 44685. Please indicate “Blanket Sunday” in the memo of your check. Thank you for your support! Donations also can be made securely online at:https://donate.svdpcle.org/blanket-sunday-donations/. Click on the title to go our online giving secure site.

True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist Saturday, October 8, 2022, 1:00 - 7:30 p.m. NET Ministries dynamic retreat (for grades 6th-12th) will be in the PLC and the church, and includes Mass, Adoration & Confession. Download and fill out the registration form on the parish website at www.queenofheavenparish.org/upper-room and then hand it in at PSR or Upper Room.

“Bring Your Pets to Mass,” an outdoor Mass with pet blessing will commemorate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi and his love of animals. It will be held at 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, October 2 for attendees and their pets (on leashes or caged, please). Bring your lawn chair. In case of rain, take your pets into the church for the 11:00 am Mass.

Please join our parish community for Mass on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, at 9:00 a.m. in the outdoor pavilion. Afterward there will be a donut social.