Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Bulletin Announcements for September 28 - 29, 2013

Please check the vestibule for more information on upcoming events, registration forms, prayer cards, and notices.

Defend Conscience Rights Today!

The Diocese of Cleveland, in conjunction with the

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops asks you

to stand with us in defending conscience rights! Get

informed, advocate, and pray about this important

issue. Please contact your Representatives.

Speaker John Boehner - (202) 225-0600

www.speaker.gov

Rep. Bob Gibbs - (202) 225-6265

www.gibbs.house.gov

Rep. David Joyce - (202) 225-5731

www.joyce.house.gov

Rep. Marcy Kaptur - (202) 225-4146

www.kaptur.house.gov

Rep. Jim Renacci - (202) 225-3876

www.renacci.house.gov

Rep. Marcia Fudge - (202) 225-7032

www.fudge.house.gov

Rep. Tim Ryan - (202) 225-5261

www.timryan.house.gov

For additional information, visit the Diocese of

Cleveland action page (www.tinyurl.com/nrj7g9j).

Mass at St. Augustine Church St. Augustine Church, 204 6th Street NW in Barberton

is pleased to announce the return of the 5:15pm Mass

on Sundays beginning October 6.

DSWC The Divorced, Separated and Widowed Catholics of

Akron is sponsoring a talk by Michelle Studer from the

Akron Zoo. She will discuss the zoo’s history, current

happenings and future plans. Held Monday, October 14 at

7:30pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Convent

Building, 1945 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls. Open at

no cost to single people of all faiths. Refreshments at

7:15pm. For more information, call Denny (330-285-

9824) or Sharon (330-612-3635).

First Step Program Tuesday, October 1 - 7:00pm - Immaculate Heart of

Mary Parish, 1905 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls

(330-929-8361). Open to all; no registration. Offered

to those whose marriage is not valid in the Church, and

wish to re-establish full communion in the sacramental

life of the Church. 216-696-6525 x4000 or

www.dioceseofcleveland.org/tribunal.

Novena to St. Therese A Nine Day Novena in honor of St. Therese, the Little

Flower of the Infant Jesus and of the Holy Face is being

prayed at Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon,

Maronite Catholic Church in Fairlawn, Ohio until her

Feast Day on Tuesday, October 1. Each day the novena

prayers will begin at 7:00pm and will include a devotion

to the Blessed Sacrament. At the conclusion of our prayer

a relic of St. Therese will be presented for individual

blessings. During this prayer we will include the

intentions of all priests and pray for vocations. We will

include intentions for all those enduring hardships

everywhere. On the Feast Day, a Mass will be

celebrated at 6:00pm followed by the novena prayers.

A light reception will be hosted after the service on the

Feast Day. Everyone is welcome.

First Friday Club of Cleveland Come and invite a friend, relative, or colleague to a First

Friday Club program. The Club meets at The Cleveland

City Club, 850 Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland on

the Thursday before the first Friday of the month. $20

per person, cash or check accepted. Validated parking in

the garage next door is available for $3. For the schedule

of speakers, visit www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org. For

more information, call 440-390-0172 or email

ffcofcleveland@sbcglobal.net. Next date: October 3

(Rachel Benda, founder of Bethesda – The House of Mercy

on “Building the Culture of Life with Mercy”).

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Bulletin Announcements for September 28 - 29, 2013

Please check the vestibule for more information on upcoming events, registration forms, prayer cards, and notices.

LIFE CHAIN 2013 The National Life Chain will be held Sunday, October 6.

For locations, times, and updates in each city, visit

www.LifeChain.net. 1500 cities and towns in the U.S. and

Canada will participate. Chains in other nations are held at

different times of the year. For more information, email

Royce@NationalLifeChain.org, call 530-674-5068, or

visit www.NationalLifeChain.org. From approximately

2:00 - 3:30pm (in each time zone across America and

Canada-sidewalks in 1500 cities and towns) will again

proclaim Life Chain's irrefutable messages, among them:

Abortion Kills Children, Adoption: The Loving Option,

Jesus Forgives and Heals, and Abortion Hurts Women.

Life Chain is devoted foremost to prayer, but wise

participants understand that prayer to end abortion is

of limited value before God unless accompanied by

love that will battle legal child killing and defend

forsaken preborns committedly.

36th Annual Walk of Hope Held Saturday, October 5, at OLA/St. Joseph Center

(2346 W. 14th St., Cleveland in the Historic Tremont

neighborhood). Registration begins at 8:30am; Walk at

9:00am; Raffle at 10:30am; Special Walk around

Lincoln Park at 11:00am. Come support the ministerial

needs of persons with disabilities and affirm the dignity

of human life. Please contact Marilyn Scott at 216-334-

2963 or mjscott@clevelandcatholiccharities.org,

Dennis McNulty at 216-334-2962 or

dmcnulty@clevelandcatholiccharities.org, visit

www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/disability, or find us

on Facebook for more information.

Tutors Seeds of Literacy, (www.seedsofliteracy.org) a nonprofit

Organization offering free, tutoring in basic adult education

and GED preparation, is in need of more tutors. Tutor

training sessions are held Saturdays, October 19 and

November 23, both from 9:00am-2:00pm at Seeds of

Literacy, 3104 W. 25th

St. Cleveland, OH 44109. Lunch

provided. For more information or to register...216-661-

7950, or email alexandriamarshall@seedsofliteracy.org.

For the latest news, Catholic teaching, and practical

helps for couples, visit www.ForYourMarriage.org.

Amazing Story Frank Kelly, author of Short Circuit to God, will be

speaking in town about his amazing story of surviving

electrocution and his Faith journey and the Blessings that

followed. He will be speaking on Friday, October 4 at

Francesca Residence, 39 North Portage Path, beginning

with 6:30 Mass celebrated by Abbot Clement. He will

also be speaking on Saturday, October 5 at Our Lady of

the Cedars Maronite Catholic Church, 507 South

Cleve-Mass Rd. beginning with 4:30pm Mass celebrated

by Monsignor Bonczewski. For more information, please

call 330-352-7043 or visit www.frankkelly.org.

Race for Mom & Babies Support the life-changing work of the Zechariah House, a

hospitality home serving pregnant women in Cleveland.

Lace up your sneakers and run or walk in the 4th Annual

MP9K Race for Maggie’s Place in Ohio set for October

12 at the Cleveland Zoo (3900 Wildlife Way). Events

include 9 and 5k races, and a 1 Mile Fun Walk/Run for

families. Free same-day zoo admission with each paid

race registration. Enjoy our post-race family picnic!

Register online today at www.race4maggiesplace.com

or call 440-886-2620. $25 now until October 11!

Events at Archbishop Hoban High School

Archbishop Hoban High School will administer a

Placement/Scholarship test to 8th grade students on

Saturday, October 5 and Saturday, October 19. Testing

will begin at 8:30am. Students may pre-register by

calling the admissions office at 330-773-6658 or register

at www.hoban.org. There is a $20 test fee. Parent

information session offered on both test dates.

Archbishop Hoban High School invites all 7th and 8th

grade students and their families to join us for an Open

House on Sunday, October 13 from 1:00-3:00pm. Tour

the school, meet our faculty, staff, coaches, and alumni,

and learn more about a Holy Cross education.