St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH – December 8, 2019

Please pray for the repose of the souls of

Jerry Griffiths, Donna Kandes, Rev. Mr. Harold Krause & George Tonathy
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord!

Readings for the Week of December 9

Monday Gn3:9-15,20, Ps 98:1,2-3,3-4, Eph 1:3-6,11-12, Lk 1:26-38
Tuesday Is 40:1-11, Ps 96:1-2,3,10,11-12,13, Mt 18:12-14
Wednesday Is 40:25-31, Ps 103:1-2,3-4,8,10, Mt 11:28-30
Thursday Zec 2:14-17, or Rv 11:19a;12:1-6a,10ab, Jdt 13:18,19, Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47
Friday Is 48:17-19, Ps 1:1-2,3,4,6, Mt 11:16-19
Saturday Sir 48:1-4,9-11, Ps 80:2-3,15-16,18-19, Mt 17:9a-10-13
Sunday Is 35:1-6a,10, Ps 146:6-7,8-9,9-10, Jas 5:7-10, Mt 11:2-11

371 Holy Hours were kept before the Blessed Sacrament this past week.
Jesus was in the stern, asleep. (Mark 4:38) “Most of us never lived through
a storm at sea, but many of us can identify with the emotions of that wild
ride. “Storm at sea” may come from lying awake fearing what our child’s life
may be, struggling with the loss of a job, news of physical or mental
diminishment or grieving a broken relationship. All carry a feeling of being alone or
helpless. This story tells us Jesus is still with us, not visibly, but He will not abandon
us.” (Sr. Chris Koelhoffer) I.H.M. Call today for an hour to renew your trust. Our Lord
is waiting for you, a friend, a family member, or a co-worker to fill on vacant hour.
Monday midnight -1am, Wednesday 2-3am or Thursday 2-3am. Please call Joie at
330-745-6852.

Time, Talent & Treasure

November 24 December 3
Sunday Offering $ 6,996 $ 6,478
Faith Direct Offering $ 1,646 $ 1,646
Total Offering $ 8,642 $ 8,124

Weekly Budget to meet Operating Cost $ 11,800 $ 11,800

(Shortfall) Overage $ $ (3,158) $ (3,676)

School Support $ 80 $ 528

Capital Support $ 10 $ 65
Endowment $ 25 $ 66
St. Vincent de Paul $ 15 $ 173
Christmas Flowers $ 1,407 $ 273
Organ Campaign $ 196 $ 15

Organ Campaign – Goal $660,000 Total to date $ 634,794

 Please keep our servicemen and women in your prayers this Christmas Season. May
they experience the protection of the Lord and rely on Him for their strength, peace and
joy!

December 9-15

Monday, December 9 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Not a Holy Day of Obligation
12:05 Donna Kandes
6:00 Confessions

Tuesday, December 10 – Advent Weekday

8:30 Students and Staff of St. Augustine School
5:15 John W. Baker
Wednesday, December 11 – Advent Weekday
12:05 Charles Hete

Thursday, December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe

12:05 Joseph Lieberth

Friday, December 13 – St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr

12:05 Anna Lazar

Saturday, December 14 – St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church
8:30 Mary Lou Gearhart
3:00 Confessions
4:00 Tom (Anniversary) & Alice Harris (Fr. Majikas)

Sunday, December 15 – Third Sunday of Advent

8:00 Andrew Posavac – Anniversary (Fr. Browne)
10:30 Catherine Otto (Fr. Majikas)
5:15 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Browne)

Please pray for our Sick especially: Betty Bartel, Lisa Gnap, Judy Kriston, Anne
Trischan, Shanon Johnson, William Bedford, Carol Garman, Chad Trischan, Pat
Shemuga, Paula Collins, Alexandra Kepler, Gary Reed, Barb Shehan, Joe Patterson III,
Lowell Potts, Sandra Walters, Bruce Hartung, Barb Helms, Nicole Hahn, Tom Abbott,
Bob & Patty Moses, Kelly Ann Eby, Kaleigh Shriver, Pauline Nonno, Allen Weidman,
Conner Beish, Charlie Carroll, Katie Marino, Cheryl Jackson, Roy Smith, Tara
Ferguson, C.J., Bob Eckert, Paul Moon, James Chalfant, Lori Meese, Sharon Lohan,
Carole Ezell-Bell, Julian Gonzalez, Honey Ann Zagar, Paulette Holland, Carol
Newhouse, Carol Grimes, Nick Shirey, Mary Zinkovitch, Ed Brogan, Angela Rollins,
John Anzaldi, Gary Morgan, Pam Schlernitzauer, Tom Rasicci, Sarah Brown, Laurie
Shantz, Susan Cutshall, Margaret Genet, Phil & Alyce Sherman, Kathy Steinwand,
Leslie Coffey, Brian Gortney, Megan Anson, Alice Rhoades, Margo Trenta, Andy
Drobnak, Therese Fay, Stephen Trenta, Michael Yurich, Tod Copaci, Di Vickers, Betty
Gombaski, Kirk Shemuga, Tom McCourt, Carol Elliot, Steve Sanford, Mike Yocky,
Vicki Cornelius, Deb Messenger, Brian Madia, Lincoln Rickenbacker

If you are in or have entered the hospital and would like to be visited by one of our
priest’s, please call the rectory at 330-745-0011. If you have a surgery planned and
would like to be anointed, please call prior to hospitalization as to make sure you
receive the sacrament. If there is someone you know who has been returned to
health and can be removed from the sick list, please contact the rectory.

Parents must be like John the Baptist “a voice crying in the wilderness” in our
consumer society. While society pressures us to shop until we drop the weeks until
Christmas, you have the opportunity to “prepare the way of the Lord” in the lives of
your children.

Pastor’s Pick of the Week: “Mary of Nazareth”

Mary of Nazareth is an epic motion picture on the life of Mary, Mother of Christ, from her
childhood through the Resurrection of Jesus. Shot in high definition, it was filmed in Europe with
outstanding cinematography, a strong cast, and a majestic music score. Actress Alissa Jung
gives a beautiful, compelling, and inspiring portrayal of Mary.
The film vividly captures the essence of Mary's profound faith and trust in God amidst
the great mysteries that she lived with as the Mother of the Messiah, as well as her
compassionate humanity and concern for others, and the deep love that she and Jesus shared
for one another. The movie underscores her special role in God's plan for our redemption, her
unique relationship with Christ, and the tremendous suffering that she endured in union with his
Passion and Death, as well as her serene joy at his Resurrection.
This movie is not rated, but was created with an adult audience in mind. It may contain
violence indicative of the life and times of the saint or character portrayed. We would
recommend Parental Guidance and that parents preview it before watching with children.

Christ’s Peace!

Fr. David Majikas

The Women of Faith invite all women to our next meeting Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30pm in the
school. Join us in writing Christmas cards to our veterans, shut ins, and residents in our local nursing
homes. We will also have homemade cookies & hot beverages for you to enjoy, as well as carols to sing,
and a special presentation of Nativity sets and their history. If you would like to bring along one that is
special to you we'd love to see it. All are welcome - good penmanship not required!
The Giving Tree is present in our Church. Please pull a tag or two, now is
the time. There are many price ranges to choose from. Return your
unwrapped gift(s) according to the directions on the tag the weekend of
December 14 & 15. This year we are supporting Embrace Clinic a.k.a.
Community Pregnancy Center, the Elizabeth Ministries and Barberton Area
Community Ministries (Bags of Love). For your convenience, gifts can be dropped off at
the rectory anytime during regular business hours before the 13 of December.

Support aging religious. Our second collection is for the Retirement Fund for
Religious. Many senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests served for
little or no pay. Today, religious communities often do not have enough savings to
meet retirement needs. Your gift helps provide medications, nursing care, and more
for tens of thousands of elderly religious. It also helps ensure younger members can
continue the good works of their elders. Please be generous.

St. Augustine will once again have an Advent Communal Reconciliation

Service on Monday, December 16 at 7:00pm in the church. Numerous
priests will be available and you may receive the sacrament either face-to-face
or with a screen in a confessional. All are encouraged to take part in this
special sacrament, please plan accordingly.

Please note date change. Euchre for December has been cancelled. Join us for our
belated Euchre Christmas Party, Friday, January 3 beginning with dinner at 6:30pm
in the cafeteria. Bring a covered dish to share. For questions, contact Bernadette at
330-745-0011. Hope to see you there!

In the envelope packets, you will find an envelope for Christmas Flowers. A donation to
the Flower Fund helps to defray costs of flowers and decorations in our church during the
upcoming Christmas season. For those using Faith Direct, if you have made a
contribution, please drop the names of the intended into the offertory basket or contact
the rectory at 330-745-0011. To make the flower list, donations must be received by Monday,
December 16.

St. Augustine Christmas Day Dinner

St. Augustine Family and Friends ~ Once again, Joyful Hearts Ministry is
turning our Christmas Dinner into a CELEBRATION, complete with
*Reindeer Games*, and we need your help. Specifically, $5 gift cards are
needed for distribution for game playing. Dollar stores, local fast food
establishments (i.e. McDonalds, Subway, etc.) and laundromats are requested. In an
envelope marked “Christmas Dinner”, place in the collection basket any weekend
thru December 22 or drop off at the Rectory. Many thanks for helping us create a day
to remember!

WANTED: *deliriously happy* CHRISMAS DINNER SET UP CREW on SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 21 at 9:00am. Put on your crazy elf ears, Santa hats or wear wild
Christmas sweaters and join the fun! We will be dressing tables, hauling out china,
preparing our buffet stations and putting up the tree for those who need a warm meal
and an inviting place to go on Christmas Day. With a dozen or so helpers, we should
be finished in an hour or two.

CELEBRATE Christmas Dinner Italian Style on Wednesday, December 25. St.

Augustine is once again hosting a Christmas PARTY for those in need of a nice place to
gather for food, fellowship and a whole lot of fun. This year the fare will be Italian. We
have had many generous donors and the menu is excellent, from wedding soup and
crusty bread to sausages, pastas and pizzelles. Many hands are needed for this
event. Volunteers can plan to arrive by noon with dinner being served at 1:30, clean
up begins at 3:30pm. There will be entrees to serve, games to facilitate, music to dance
to and lots of dishes to wash. But, the memories will be PRICELESS! To volunteer or
for any information regarding the above, call or text Carolyn 330-234-7302.

St. Augustine Christmas 2019 Schedule

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday, December 16 – 7:00pm (Communal)
Friday, December 20 – 11:00am
Saturday, December 21 – 2:30pm
Monday, December 23 – 6:00pm

Mass Schedule - December 24 – Christmas Eve - 4:00pm Organ/Cantor, 6:00pm

Organ/Cantor, 10:00pm Organ/Adult Choir *Choir begins singing at 9:20pm
December 25 – Christmas Day 8:00am Organ /Cantor, 10:30am Organ /Adult Choir
December 31 – New Year’s Eve 5:15pm Organ /Cantor, January 1 – New Year’s Day
9:00amOrgan/Cantor

With the upcoming Holy Days and Holidays it is time to start looking for Ministers for the
Masses. Thank you to all who have signed up, there are still a few spot left; sign-up sheets
have been placed in the sacristy for Lectors and a sheet in the vestibule for Ushers. Please
prayerfully consider being a part of our Masses this Christmas Season.

DO YOU WANT TO BE INSPIRED, OR HELP TO INSPIRE SOMEONE ELSE? If your answer is yes, then please
consider joining St. Augustine Culture of Life. There are many opportunities here for you. This year we
will once again help sponsor those who want to attend the MARCH FOR LIFE, it will be held
1/24/2020. Consider joining the hundreds of thousands who have been inspired by this remarkable
outpouring of love and prayerful solidarity with our unborn brothers and sisters in the womb who are in
danger of abortion. PRAY for their families and those who would participate in their deaths. "FATHER
FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO" If you are unable to physically participate, please
consider sponsoring someone who is physically able, but cannot afford to attend, they may benefit from
your generosity. For more information contact Lynn Willig@ (330)472-9452.
 Thank you to everyone who donated to the BACM Kleenex drive
sponsored by the Women of Faith. We exceeded our goal of 100 boxes
and really appreciate your help. God bless you!

The Divorced, Separated and Widowed Catholics of Akron will be sponsoring a talk on Monday,
December 9th, at 7:30. The topic for the evening is Gratitude. Bob Bender, Deacon at St.
Vincent de Paul Church in Akron will be speaking to the group. This event will be held at the
Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent Building, 1945 Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls. This event
is open at no cost to single people of all faiths. Refreshments will be at 7:15. Our speaker will
start at 7:30. For information call Marlene at 330-607-6284.

Local Advent Reflections from AM 1260 The Rock

Fr. Ryan Mann, Parochial Vicar at St. John Neumann Parish in
Strongsville, will share his Advent reflections on AM 1260 The
Rock. Each week he will help us prepare for the coming of our
Savior with a new reflection. Tune in to AM 1260 The Rock to hear
Fr. Mann’s reflections, daily Gospel reflections, and other great programming to make your
Advent a time of prayer and preparation. Visit www.am1260therock.com for our complete
program schedule.

St. Augustine Ski/Snowboard Club is ready for another year of excitement on the hill! Join
the fun and learn a new sport or continue your adventure in the snow with this program
which begins on Thursday, January 9, 2020. The cost is $203.05 - Ski club benefits 5
scheduled lessons and club day pass for the entire season after lessons, rentals of skis or
snowboards, boots, poles and $40 in value passes to use at other times. Those who are
interested must be 8 years old by January 1, 2020. You may register on-line at www.bmbw.com. Our
Club Name is Bobcatski the password is wish4snow. If you have any questions, please contact Denise
Moore at Denise.L.Moore@hotmail.com or 330-612-0346.