St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH – February 18, 2018

February 19-25
Monday, February 19 – Lenten Weekday
12:05 Dr. Frank Cleary

Tuesday, February 20 – Lenten Weekday

8:30 School Mass – Don C. Snyder
5:15 Constantine Nonno – Anniversary

Wednesday, February 21 – Lenten Weekday

12:05 Barbara Herold – Anniversary

Thursday, February 22 – The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle

12:05 M. Geraldine Witt

Friday, February 23 – Lenten Weekday

12:05 Carl Frank – Anniversary
2:00 Stations of the Cross
7:00 Stations of the Cross

Saturday, February 24 – Lenten Weekday

8:30 The Ruskey family
3:00 Confessions
4:00 Dorothy Roth (Fr. Majikas)

Sunday, February 25 – Second Sunday of Lent

8:00 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Majikas)
10:30 All Souls (Fr. Browne)
5:15 Paul Edward Huzyak (Fr. Misbrener)

Readings for the Week of February 19

Monday Lv 19:1-2,11-18, Ps 19:8,9,10,15, Mt 25:31-46
Tuesday Is 55:10-11, Ps 34:4-5,6-7,16-17,18-19, Mt 6:7-15
Wednesday Jon 3:1-10, Ps 51:3-4,12-13,18-19, Lk 11:29-32
Thursday 1 Pt 5:1-4, Ps 23:1-3,4,5,6, Mt 16:13-19
Friday Ez 18:21-28, Ps 130:1-2,3-4,5-7,7-8, Mt 5:20-26
Saturday Dt 26:16-19, Ps 119:1-2,4-5,7-8, Mt 5:43-48
Sunday Gn 22:1-2, 9a,10-13,15-18, Ps 116:10,15,16-17,18-19, Rom 8:31b-34,
Mk 9:2-10

First Sunday of Lent

The gospel on this first Sunday of Lent tells us that Jesus returns from His forty days in the desert
proclaiming: “The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the Gospel!” Prayer, fasting,
almsgiving and the sacrament of Penance are the Church’s traditional practices that have proven
effective in helping people repent and live the Gospel. Do not miss this life-changing opportunity!
Schedule time and make the effort to focus your family on Jesus and His Gospel this Lent.
 364 Holy Hours were kept before the Blessed Sacrament this past week. We have two
vacancies on Saturday, one from 5-6:00pm and one 8-9:00pm. Remember, all who make a
visit and are not committed. Those who are committed are the adorers who keep the doors
unlocked for you to visit. We certainly appreciate your visit. Once you begin, you’ll find that
hour is the best one of your whole week. Are the graces from our Lord abundant when you are
committed? Try and find out for yourself! Please call Beth White at 330-690-3726 or Gene Ryan at 330-
690-9661 if you are interested in an hour…..

Please pray for our Sick especially: John Baylock, Betty Bartel, Jack Weigand, Lisa
Gnap, Judy Kriston, Anne Trischan, Shanon Johnson, Stephen Deibel, Joanne
Ramsay, William Bedford, Carol Garman, Chad Trischan, Pat Shemuga, Helene Van
Oss, Paula Collins, Alexandra Kepler, Gary Reed, Kristine Hornacek, Camilla Pieffer,
Barb Shehan, Joe Patterson III, Lowell Potts, Sandra Walters, Bruce Hartung, Barb
Helms, Nicole Hahn, Tom Abbott, Bob & Patty Moses, Therese Weigand, Brenda
Griffin, Kelly Ann Eby, Norma Geary Catlin, Kaleigh Shriver, Dick Buehrle, Charles
Wagner, Carol Soberano, Pauline Nonno, Allen Weidman, Conner Beish, Margaret
Vargo, Charlie Carroll, Katie Marino, Cheryl Jackson, Roy Smith, Angie Jursik, Steve &
Margo Trenta, Dennis Braman, Vickey Todd, Jean Stemmer, Tara Ferguson, C.J., Bob
Eckert, Paul Moon, James Chalfant, Lori Meese, Mary Jane Somerick, Sharon Lohan,
Linda Makowski, Carole Ezell-Bell, Lisa Von Gunten, Julian Gonzalez, Honey Ann
Zagar, Rose Marie Zeffer, Margaret McArdle, Paulette Holland

Baptisms
Gavin James Mozingo
Son of Peter & Meghan (Heimbaugh) Mozingo

Michaela Leanne Post

Daughter of Matthew & Sarah (Gephart) Post

Rest In Peace

Mary Ann Jenney

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord!
WELCOME ALL – An Evening of Confession at all Catholic Churches -“How good it
feels to come back to Him whenever we are lost.” Pope Francis tells us. Please join us
for An Evening of Confession, February 28, 2018 from 5-8pm. Individual confessions
will be heard throughout the evening. If you have family members or friends who are
away from the Catholic Church, please invite them to come home this Lent, and to
experience God’s gift of healing through the sacrament of reconciliation. For more
information see www.welcomecatholics.com.

Time, Talent & Treasure

February 4 February 11
Sunday Offering $ 8,428 $ 6,166
Faith Direct Offering $ 1,819 $ 1,870
Total Offering $ 10,247 $ 8,036

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

(Shortfall) Overage $ $ (1,553) $ (3,764)

School Support $ 849 $ 915

Capital Support $ 487 $ 882
Endowment Fund $ 30 $ 246
Black & Indian $ --- $ 126
St. Vincent de Paul $ 734 $ 228
Organ Campaign $ 490 $ 90

Organ Campaign Goal $660,000 Year-to-Date $ 610,435

Barberton Area Community Ministries item for the Month of February is Soup. 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.

Today, our parish will take up the 134th annual National Black and Indian Mission
Collection. Our support of this collection helps build the Church in African American,
Native American, and Alaska Native communities from coast to coast, including our
diocese. Schools, parish religious education programs, and diocesan ministries
depend on your generosity to help them spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ! You can
help meet unmet needs with a generous contribution today. Thank you for your
support.
Food, Fellowship and Faith for Adults – Join us Monday, February 19 at D’Agnese’s at
White Pond Akron. Our speaker will be Bernard Smith, Retired
Prosecutor of U.S. Department of Justice discussing “Two Popes, Two
Catechisms and the Death Penalty. We will be begin at 7:00 pm with
Appetizers, 7:30 pm Speaker. Admission is $10.00 which includes appetizers – Cash
bar. Evening is sponsored by St. Sebastian Parish, Akron.

Attention: Soup Kitchen Crew…It’s just about time to GET THE PARTY STARTED! Our next dinner at the
First Presbyterian Church (across from the Barberton library) is on Tuesday, February 20 beginning at
2:00 p.m., with the meal being served at 4:30 p.m. The bill ‘o fare will be a cheese and cracker appetizer
followed by a salad bar, made-from-scratch meatloaf, REAL mashed potatoes, buttered corn and a
“Reedy Family Secrete Recipe” trifle. Are you drooling yet? Lots of help is needed to pull off this lick-
your-lips meal. Won’t you consider joining us? All People ~ Always Welcome! For questions, call Carolyn
King at 330-234-7302.

Please join the Confirmation Candidates for a Lenten Pasta Dinner, Friday, February
23 from 5:00-6:30pm in the school cafeteria. Adults are $4.00/$2.00 per child $10
family maximum. We will end the evening with Stations of the Cross in the church at
7:00pm. All are welcome to participate while showing your support.

St. Augustine Men’s Fellowship will meet in the school cafeteria from 7-8:25 am on Saturday, February
24. We will continue our study of the book “Real Men Pray the Rosary” and we will pray a rosary for
Marriage, the Family and World Peace. All men are invited to join us. For questions call Gib Adolph at
330-848-1043 or e-mail adolphbiz@email.com.

Men – LAST CALL! Advance and on-line phone registrations need to be in by Tuesday, February 20 for
the 18th annual Catholic Men’s Conference “Answer the Call” to be held Saturday, February 24 at the
Holiday Inn Rockside in Independence. Registration at the door will be $40. Come and see why 1,000
men throughout northeast Ohio attend these annual conferences. The conference begins with a light
breakfast at 8:00am and concludes with 4:00pm Mass. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and all
conference programs. Log on to www.cmfneo.com for registration and more.

YOU are INVITED to attend the Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower, Sunday, February 25
following the 10:30 Mass in the school. REFRESHMENTS will be served. Donations are not
required for attendance, but will benefit The Community Pregnancy Center. There will be
informative guest speakers; parishioners who participated in this year's annual March for
Life in Washington DC, a representative of the Community Pregnancy Center, and special
guest Denise Liepold, Executive Director of Northeast Ohio Right to Life. Join us in a CELEBRATION OF
LIFE, for the countless babies, mothers, fathers, grandparents and siblings who have been spared the
grief of the consequences of abortion due to YOUR persistence in prayers on their behalf. For more
information contact Lynn Willig@330-472-9452.
Mark your calendar – Experiencing God: Splendor in the ordinary – Transformation to
extraordinary. Join parishioners for a Lenten Parish Mission, March 6 and 7 at 7:00-8:30pm,
directed by Deacon Robin Adair with sacred music, scripture, prayer, reflection, and Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament. All are encouraged to attend. Mission will be held in the church.

For couples preparing for marriage, the Pre-Cana Days at Loyola Retreat House for
this year are March 11, April 22, May 20, June 10 and September 9. Sessions are
from 11:00am to 7:15pm (Mass at 11:45am) The cost is $75.00 per couple which
includes lunch & dinner. To download a registration form and/or register, visit our
website at www.loyolaretreathouse.com or call the Retreat House at 330-896-2315.

Please consider joining us for a 6 week study on the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans. Bibles and study
materials (written by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch) are available at the rectory. The sessions will take
place on Monday nights in the rectory at 7:00 pm starting March 12th. All who are interested should
contact the church office.

St. Augustine Church is in dire need of Funeral Altar Servers. Men of the parish, if
you can serve even just one day of the week, please volunteer. Call the rectory at 330-
745-0011 if you are interested.

News from Parish Council…

Needed building repairs and upgrades to the schools and church are piling up.

o The air handler on the south side of the church is broken and is being repaired.

o The HVAC system continues to be a problem for the grade school. It along with the
electrical system will have to be upgraded soon.

o The Pre-school entrance has become old and shabby looking so it is being painted and
spruced up along with new learning rugs in the rooms to make the school more
attractive.

o In February a new sound system will be installed in the gym.

FISH FRY ANYONE!

Join Prince of Peace Church, Shannon Ave. Barberton, Fridays, February 16 -

March 30, 2018, 4-6:30pm for a Fish fry. Enjoy Fried or baked fish, shrimp, or
combo dinners include 2 sides, bread, coffee or hot tea. Choice of sides:
cabbage and noodles, fries, buttered noodles, applesauce, coleslaw, green
beans, mac and cheese. Adults $9 Children $5. Other beverages and pie
available for $1 each. Carry out available after 4:00 (330-706-9392) Wheelchair
accessible.
 ANNUNCIATION CHURCH / VISITATION OF MARY PARISH FAMOUS FISH FRYS - Beginning Friday,
February 16th and every Friday during Lent EXCEPT Good Friday, Visitation will be serving their
famous fish fry dinner from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Held in the school building at 88 Kent Street in
East Akron, you will have a choice of : Baked or Fried Cod, Scalloped Potatoes or French Fries,
Spanish Rice, Macaroni & Cheese, Vegetable, Cole Slaw, along with Massoli's bread, Coffee, Tea,
or Lemonade. Desserts and soft drinks will also be available for purchase. All for only $9.00 for
Adults, $8.50 for Seniors and $4.00 for children 12 years & under. Don't miss these fantastic,
fabulous Fish Fry's. See you there!

 Knights of Columbus #3410, 2055 Glenmont Avenue 330-773-3410. South

Akron K of C - Lenten Fish Fry Menu – Adult & Child pricing…Seafood
Platter $11/n/a, Includes fried white, baked code, shrimp, Baked Cod
$10/$9.00, Fried White Fish $8.00/$7.00, Fried Shrimp $9.00/8.00, Chicken
Tenders $5.00/n/a, Baked Mac & Cheese $5.00/$4.00. Choice of two sides:
French fries, baked potato, hot rice, applesauce, cole slaw, macaroni & cheese.
Soft drinks $1.00, Amish made pies $2.00, extra sides $1.50, extra fish $3.00.
Carry Out is available call 330-773-3410. Fish fry every Friday of Lent thru
Good Friday 4:30 – 7:00pm.