St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH – March 8, 2020

Rest in Peace
Nicholas Joseph Kaiser & Alverta Smith
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord!

Readings for the Week of March 9

Monday Dn 9:4b-10, Ps 79:8,9,11,13, Lk 6:36-38
Tuesday Is 1:10,16-20, Ps 50:8-9,16-17,21,23, Mt 23:1-12
Wednesday Jer 18:18-20, Ps 31:5-6,14,15-16, Mt 20:17-28
Thursday Jer 17:5-10, Ps 1:1-2,3,4,6, Lk 16:19-31
Friday Gn 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28a, Ps 105:16-17,18-19,20-21, Mt 21:33-43,45-46
Saturday Mi 7:14-15,18-20, Ps 103:1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12, Lk 15:1-3,11-32
Sunday Ex 17:3-7, Ps 95:1-2,6-7,7-9, Rom 5:1-2,5-8, Jn 4:5-43

342 Holy Hours were kept before the Blessed Sacrament this past week. The
Father who dwells in me is doing His works. (John 14:10) “I once read that
pride was near the top of the list as far as sin in concerned. Pride is a severely
inflated ego; we feel quite at home assuming that we are in control of our lives
and that we are capable of figuring out all things. Then we fall on our faces.
In that fall comes life’s most important lesson: God is within us accomplishing His
will. Pride indeed comes before a fall, but when we rise, we do so with God’s help. Let
us ask that He be there when we fall again” (Fr. James Stephen Behrens, O.C.S.O.) Call
Joie 330-745-6852 today for your hour of thanksgiving.

Time, Talent & Treasure

February 23 March 1
Sunday Offering $ 6,437 $ 8,188
Faith Direct Offering $ 1,645 $ 1,645
Total Offering $ 8,082 $ 9,833

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

(Shortfall) Overage $ $ (3,718) $ (1,967)

School Support $ 20 $ 974

Capital Support $ 75 $ 311
Endowment $ --- $ 36
Church in Eastern Europe $ 142 $ 568
Black & Indian Mission $ --- $ 668
St. Vincent de Paul $ 8 $ 377
Organ Campaign $ --- $ 100

Organ Campaign – Goal $660,000 Total to date $ 635,930

Barberton Area Community Ministry item for the month of March is Canned Meat (Chicken or
Tuna). All donations can be placed in the bench in front of the giving tree in the vestibule of the
church. Donations are picked up on Monday mornings. Thank you again for all your support
in helping us serve our brother’s and sister’s in need.

March 9-15

Monday, March 9 – Lenten Weekday

9:30 School Reconciliation
12:05 Ruth McCune
6:00 Confessions

Tuesday, March 10 – Lenten Weekday

8:30 School Mass – Don Snyder
5:15 Mary Ann Jenney

Wednesday, March 11 – Lenten Weekday

12:05 Steve Sanford
5-8 Diocesan Evening of Confession

Thursday, March 12 – Lenten Weekday

12:05 Dennis Kenna

Friday, March 13 – Lenten Weekday

12:05 Linda Weymouth
2:00 Stations of the Cross
7:00 Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 14 – Lenten Weekday

8:30 Barbara Quiroz
3:00 Confessions
4:00 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Majikas)

Sunday, March 15 – Third Sunday of Lent

8:00 Anna Lazar (Fr. Browne)
10:30 E. Keith Jones (Fr. Browne)
5:15 Robert J. Luxeder (Fr. Majikas)

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, 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, Stephen
Trenta, Michael Yurich, Tod Copaci, Di Vickers, Betty Gombaski, Kirk Shemuga, Tom
McCourt, Mike Yocky, Vicki Cornelius, Deb Messenger, Brian Madia, Lincoln
Rickenbacker, Sharon Magyar, Linda Lansberry, Sarah Hatcher, Judy Purdy, Chuck
Zagar, Mary (Corall) Sobleskie, John Kelly, Terry Steinwand, Denny Hanna & Mark
Gasper

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.

Second Sunday Lent

God wants to bless our families. Are we too busy and stressed to notice and accept
these blessings? God is present, waiting to meet and bless us in our families, but
needs our time and attention. We need to take time together as families to have fun,
to talk, to work together, to eat and pray. Schedule some “family times” in the
calendar and see Jesus in the transfiguration of your family members and
relationships.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 136th Black and Indian Mission
Collection last weekend. Your prayerful support enables people to come to know
Jesus Christ in African American, Native American, and Alaska Native communities all
over the U.S.A. Spreading the Gospel couldn’t happen without your support.

Pastors Pick of the Week: “St. Patrick: Pilgrimage to Peace”

St. Patrick may be the most popular, yet least-known, figure in Christian history. Each
year revelers hold parties and parades to celebrate his day, yet the average person likely has no
idea who Patrick of Ireland truly was. St. Patrick: Pilgrimage to Peace unearths the true story
of this fifth-century Christian who was brought to Ireland as a slave, where he labored six long
years before finally escaping. But after returning home, Patrick shocked his contemporaries by
voluntarily returning to the place of his enslavement in order to bring the gospel message to the
Irish people. Go beyond the legends and clichés to discover the real St. Patrick, a man whose
life continues to call us to the peace of Christ.
Christ’s Peace!
Fr. David Majikas
Please note: Information for the March 22 bulletin must be into the rectory by
Thursday, March 12.

Knights of Columbus Council #1617 will be taking orders for Buehler’s frozen pies and cookies to
arrive just in time for Easter. Pies are $12 each and a box of 50 cookies will be $10. Orders will be
taken after Masses on the weekends of March 8 and 15. Cash or check is required at the time of
order. Pick up will be at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 70 Van Buren, Barberton on April 4. Please
consider buying a pie or two or cookies for your Easter Celebration!

The Divorced, Separated and Widowed Catholics of Akron will be sponsoring a talk on
Monday, March 9, at 7:30pm. Our speaker is a representative from the Summa Health
Speakers Bureau who will be talking about Diabetes Awareness and Prevention.
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.

The sacrament of reconciliation offers to us the healing grace of God in restored

relationships: not only our individual relationships with friends and family, but our
relationship with God and with the Catholic Church. All are asked to join us for “An
Evening of Confession”, March 11 from 5-8pm. We particularly invite anyone who may
have wandered from the Catholic Church to come home this Lent, through sacramental
reconciliation. For more information, go to www.welcomecatholics.com.

The WOF Book Club will meet on Thursday, March 12 at 1pm to discuss the first book of Willa
Cather's trilogy on the settlement of the Nebraska frontier, O Pioneers. This book deals with the
challenges of immigrants in the early years of the 20th century and incorporates how the land
challenged, changed and sometimes defeated those men and women who chose to try to settle
these areas. Our group welcomes all adult parishioners (and friends!) to any or all of our
monthly sessions- and we welcome suggestions of book titles for our discussion. Call Anne
Sweeney (330-825-6302) for more information and location. Our April selection will be “A Life of
St. Francis of Assisi” by G. K. Chesterton.

Join fellow parishioners for a few hands of Euchre on Friday, March 13 beginning at
6:30pm with dinner. Cards will be held in the school cafeteria. Please bring a
covered dish (no meat) to share…..the more the merrier!

Catholic Cemeteries Association – Free Monthly Grief Support Groups : God has seen your tears and
heard your prayers. You are not meant to walk this journey of grief alone. Please join us in our friendly,
safe, and comforting groups that meet at 3:00pm on the 3rd Sunday of each month in six of our
cemetery office locations throughout the diocese. Find comfort, enlightenment, fellowship. Next
meeting is March 15th Topic: “Springing Forward: How is Your Grief Maturing?”. For more details, visit
www.clecem.org or contact Rhonda at rabrams@clecem.org or 216-930-4866. Local sessions held at
Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron.
 Food, Fellowship and Faith for Adults - Join us on Monday, March 16 at 7:30pm., as we
welcome our Guest speaker Mr. Tom Arth, Head Football Coach, University of Akron
who will present a talk entitled “Faith in Coaching” at The Tangier Bistro Bar, located at 532
West Market Street, Akron. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. $10 admission fee includes appetizers –
cash bar available. Sponsored by; St. Sebastian Parish, Akron.

St. Augustine will once again have a Lenten Communal Reconciliation Service on Monday,
March 23 beginning 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.

DIOCESAN-WIDE RETREAT DAY FOR WOMEN – Join us Saturday, March 28 at

St. Francis de Sales Parish in Akron from 9:30-3:00pm. Speakers include Mother
Jeanette of the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and Mother
Theodora of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery. This year’s theme is Friendship
and the Saints. For more details, and to register, visit stfparish.com and click on
the Women’s Retreat link.

Play Ball! Please join us for Embrace Clinic and Care Center’s Fifth Annual
Home Opener Fundraiser Saturday, March 21. Our “opening day” is a
baseball-themed evening of casino gaming, prizes, great food and open bar,
silent auction, basket raffles, live entertainment by American Steal Band and much more! Gates open at
Todaro’s Party Center, 1820 Akron Peninsula Road (down in the valley) at 6pm and the fun will last until
11pm. Tickets are limited, so don’t delay. $75 ticket price includes $300 funny money for gaming,
awesome food and open bar. Wear your favorite team jersey or ball cap and help us hit this one OUT OF
THE PARK! Tickets must be pre-purchased by following the link: http://bidpal.net/homeopener. For
more information, call us at Embrace Clinic & Care Center 330-825-1900. Hope to see you there!

Early Easter Season - Bulletin Submission: Please submit your bulletin information to the rectory for
the Palm Sunday bulletin (April 5), by Thursday, March 26. For the Easter Sunday bulletin (April 12),
please submit your bulletin information to the rectory by Thursday, April 2.

The next Cleveland Retrouvaille Weekend is scheduled for March 27 – 29, 2020. This
is a Lifeline for Troubled Marriages - Has your marriage become unloving or uncaring
– your relationship cold, distant – thinking about a separation or divorce? Are you
already separated/divorced but both of you want to try again? Then the Retrouvaille
program may help. RETROUVAILLE, which means rediscovery, is supported by the
Catholic diocese of Cleveland, but it is open to couples of all faiths. This program consists of a weekend
experience for couples and six follow up sessions. A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your
reservation. For more information concerning the program, or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha
at 440.357.6580 or 1.800.470.2230, or go online to www.helpourmarriage.org.

St. Augustine Preschool is growing and currently seeking staff for part time and full time teaching
positions. Prospective applicants for this position must have at least a High School Diploma, higher
education is preferable and at least one year of classroom experience in a childcare center. Ideal
candidates must possess a positive attitude, is dedicated to creating a nurturing and learning
atmosphere and is passionate about caring for and educating young children. If you possess these
qualities and qualifications, please inquire into joining our team! Send a cover letter and resume to
staugpreschool@gmail.com or St. Augustine Preschool, 633 W. Paige Avenue, Barberton, OH 44203.
330-745-5735.

St. Augustine Preschool is again selling Malley’s Chocolates to raise funds

for the preschool. Please help them meet their goal of $3,500. Order
forms are available on the table in the back of the church. In order to
avoid shipping costs on orders under $75, please have orders in by the 16 of March,
chocolates will be delivered the week of March 23.

Vocation Cross Program – Have you signed out the Vocation Cross yet?,
Persons/Families can sign up to take the cross home for a week. Scheduled
pick up will be from Friday/Saturday to the following Friday/Saturday before
the 4:00 Mass, so it is available for the next week. Shut-ins that are unable to
attend Mass can also sign up to take the cross. WOF Core members will
deliver/pick up the cross if needed. For more information, please contact Therese
Harper 330-760-5780, Mary Smith 330-882-9417 or Linda Simko 330-814-3898.

Mark your calendars: Join St. Augustine Preschool for their annual Spring Open House! Saturday,
April 4, 2020 from 10:00-11:30am. More information to follow.

In the February/March envelope packet, you will find an envelope for the Flower and Beautification
Support. A donation helps to defray costs of flowers, decorations and supplies in our church during the
Easter season. For those using Faith Direct, if you have made/make a contribution, please drop the
names of the intended into the offertory basket or contact the rectory at 330-745-0011. Donations
must be received by April 6 to make the flower list. Please plan ahead.

Please note the following dates for Stations of the Cross held in St.
Augustine Church; consider making this a part of your Lenten journey:
Friday, March 13 – 2 & 7pm, Friday, March 20 – 2 & 7pm, Friday,
March 27 – 7pm only, Friday, April 3 – Live Stations at 1:30 and &
7:00pm, and Friday April 10 – Mary’s Way of the Cross at 7:00pm only.

Give Today From Your IRA - If you are age 70½ or older, you may make an IRA Charitable Rollover
transfer (also called a Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD) from your traditional IRA directly to a
qualified charity, such as our parish or Catholic Charities. A QCD is not included in your taxable income, a
tax benefit to you, even if you do not itemize deductions. If you are taking RMDs, the QCD will also
count toward your RMD for the year, subject to certain limitations. For information on tax planning with
QCDs, contact your tax advisor. To make a QCD to our parish or a diocesan ministry, contact Sandy Lucas
at (216) 696-6525, Ext. 1640 or slucas@catholiccommunity.org or visit
www.catholiccommunity.org/ways-to-give/ira-charitable-rollover.

TO ROME WE GO - Deacon John Amedeo of St. Paul Parish, 1580 Brown St., Akron, has arranged a
second opportunity to go to Rome in October 2020. This second trip will accommodate 12 people from
October 19-29. Our visit will include Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Tivoli and perhaps a day at the ancient port
city at Ostia. We’ll be staying at a wonderful guesthouse near St. Peters Square featuring double rooms
and great in room breakfasts, Price for this tour includes all air transportation and transfers, lodging,
most meals, entrance fees to attractions we’ll visit and ground transportation. I’ll soon have an itinerary
set for you. The price for this tour is $3,495.00 per person double occupancy. Please contact me for
details…Deacon John Amedeo 330-310-1628.
Thank you to all who helped in making the Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower a huge success. The
response was truly heartwarming. Congratulations to Emma Lansbury, who won the children's raffle
and Tom Gardner who won the door prize raffle. Culture of Life will meet in the rectory Tuesday March
3 following the 5:15 Mass and benediction. Special prayer opportunities include; weekly HOLY HOUR for
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Wednesday from 1:00-2:00, First Friday Holy Hour for Life at 11:00, and First
Friday Stations of the Cross for Victims of Abortion 1:00 at Planned Parenthood. For more information
contact Lynn Willig @330-472-9452.

THANK YOU to all who attended the annual Shrove Tuesday Card Party. We had a
sellout crowd, and appreciate your active participation in our only fund raiser. Thank
you also for all of the donations of time and treasure from our members, parishioners,
and local business owners. We couldn't have done it without you. See you next year!
God bless you!

As we journey through the Lenten Season, one of the most profound teachings on the Culture of Life is
captured in the Eighth Station of The Way of the Cross, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me;
weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say,
'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.'...for if these
things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?" Luke 23:28-31 NOW is the
time to get involved! Pray, Fast, Educate yourself and others, be an Apostle for Life. For more
information on the many ways YOU can participate contact Lynn Willig@(330)658-2642.

St. A’s Parish would like to recognize a couple of our un-sung heroes – Bob &
Aimee Williams! Bob serves on the finance council and has for a number of
years, coached both girls’ and boys’ CYO basketball teams as well as
volunteering for Mardi Gras and other fundraisers throughout the years! Aimee
has been a room parent and school volunteer for many years, on the silent
auction committee, PTO board member, Mardi Gras coordinator, basketball and football team
mom as well as Confirmation reception coordinator. Thank you both for your dedication and
years of generous service! May God continue to bless you and your family in all that you do.