Please join Queen of Heaven Parish PSR Junior High students as we welcome Deacon Will Yoho and his wife, Liz, to talk about their faith-filled experience as extras in "The Chosen" TV series. All are welcome to attend the talk which will be in between the two Sunday Masses in the PLC.
Join us in our new partnership between Queen of Heaven and Nativity of the Lord Jesus! This year both parishes will meet at Nativity for our annual Divine Mercy Service. Sunday, April 16, 2023 – 2:30 p.m. Nativity of the Lord Jesus Catholic Church, 2425 Myersville Road Akron, Ohio 44312, 330-699-5086
The Ozanam Center has been giving out enormous amounts of clothing this year. Due to the high volume, we have found ourselves without winter clothing already. If you would like to donate clothing, we would love to have it. We take donations during the time we are open, Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. If you can get them to us, we will help you offload them. The Ozanam Center in Akron located at the Visitation of Mary Church, 93 Kent Street, Akron, OH. Thank you in advance for helping us help our clients.
The Ozanam Center in Akron located at the Visitation of Mary Church, 93 Kent Street, Akron, OH, 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. The next Queen of Heaven scheduled volunteer days at the Ozanam Center are Saturdays, March 11, April 1, & May 6, 2023, 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 the evenings of Sunday, March 5, Monday, March 6, and Tuesday, March 7, the gifted speaker, Father Martin Connor, L.C., will be giving a Lenten Mission at Queen of Heaven entitled, “Busy Families, Busy Faith: How to Keep God and Church at the Center of a Hectic Week.” Babysitting will be provided. On Sunday, March 5, a complimentary dinner for all families attending the mission will be in the Parish Life Center starting at 6:00 p.m. before the Mission. For full schedule of the mission click on the title.
Join us once again for the annual Bringing America Back to Life Convention on March 10 & 11, 2023 at the Embassy Suites in Independence. This two-day event features local, national, and international pro-live/ pro-family experts. Speakers will address the challenges and opportunities currently facing the Right to Life movement. Acclaimed experts in politics, law, culture, science, media and technology join together to educate and inspire those dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable members of our society. To discover more about this must-see event, view the impressive line-up of speakers, and register for the “In-Person” or “Live-Stream” options, visit www.bringingamericabacktolife.org or call (440) 653-5245. Join us as we Bring America Back to Life!
LENT IS COMING! Join our faith community—and nearly 13,000 Catholic communities across the United States— in a transformative Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl in the Queen of Heaven Gathering Space in the back of the church. During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on the impact of global hunger and climate change on vulnerable communities around the world, and we will pray, fast and give alms to help our sisters and brothers in need. Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more. Give your CRS Rice Bowl donation online and make a difference in the lives of people in your local community and around the world. Go to: www.crsricebowl.org/about. Click on the title to print out your Rice Bowl Calendar!
Please bring your old, dried palms from last year’s Palm Sunday to burn for use at Ash Wednesday Masses. Place them in the basket in the Gathering Space in the back of the church by Sunday, February 19. Thank you!
Catholic Renewal Ministries will host a Healing Mass on Friday, February 17, at 7:00 p.m., at Queen of Heaven Church. Fr. Bob Franco will be the celebrant. Healing Prayer teams will be available after Mass for individual prayer. For more information, please contact Fr. Franco at (440) 327-2201 or CRM at (440) 944-9445. Come and bring a friend! This will be a time to truly encounter the healing power of God.
Join our parish community for one of the best fish fry dinners in the Diocese of Cleveland. Fridays, February 24 - March 31, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. Menu is posted on our website at www.queenofheavenparish.org/lent-2023 Please stay after your meal each Friday and pray the Stations of the Cross in the church at 7:00 p.m.
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 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Gathering Space beginning on Monday, March 13 and running through April 17, 2023. The ministry members will strive to provide support and guidance for daily living for anyone suffering grief, whether recent or lingering from the past. For more information or to register, email Sue Lyons at [email protected], or call the parish office at (330) 896-2345.
Please join Right to Life of Northeast Ohio for the 2023 Summit County March for Life on Saturday, January 21! Roe v. Wade has been overturned, but abortion remains legal in Ohio, and it is an uphill battle to change this. Join us at 9:00 a.m. at Community Vineyard Church in Cuyahoga Falls for a short prayer service before we march peacefully past the Northeast Ohio Women’s Center abortion facility and return to the church for fellowship (approximately 1.2 miles total). For all the details or to register to attend, visit the event page at www.RightToLifeofNortheastOhio.com.
Lent is just around the corner, and we need your help! There will be a meeting for all who would like to volunteer at the Friday Fish Dinners during Lent on Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Life Center (this was rescheduled from last week). It takes many volunteers to offer these Fish Fry Dinners, so please prayerfully consider helping. If you are interested in volunteering but cannot make this meeting, please contact the parish office at [email protected] or (330) 896-2345.
A bus will leave Queen of Heaven Church on Thursday morning, January 19, 2023, for an overnight pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington D.C. We will return 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 and the Gathering Space. For more information, please contact Debby at [email protected]
Join Father Dave Durkee as your Spiritual Director on this once in a lifetime pilgrimage to the Shrine and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on February 13-18, 2023. The the six day trip is $2,095.00 ($1,000 deposit is due Friday, January 6, 2023, with a final balance due on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.) Checks should be made payable to Totally Yours Co., 909 S. IL Route 83, Suite 201, Elmhurst, IL 60126 (do not make checks out to Queen of Heaven). All credit cards are accepted by Totally Yours Co. for the deposit or payment. Please stop by the parish office to pick up all registration forms and other information about the pilgrimage from Totally Yours Tours, or contact us at [email protected] Click on the title for registration form from Totally Yours Tours.
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. Hosted by the Holy Name Society. 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 the Parish Life Center. 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.