february & march 2013 newsletter

7/29/2019 February & March 2013 Newsletter

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A unique conference for

men and young men at

Guardian Angels Church in

Copley,

The Parish Calendar of

Events for both February

and March are available in

an easy printable format.

It is our most sincere hope that

you will take advantage of the

wonderful opportunities that

have been scheduled to take

place during Lent.We thank

you in advance for your par-

ticipation.

Dear Parishioners,

Can you believe that Lent has

already begun? These Holy 40

Days present some truly unique

opportunities for our Parish.

Our Pastoral staff has spent a

great deal of time planning the

many events that will take place

in order for us to prepare our

hearts, spirits, and lives for the

Resurrection of Jesus.

Within this newsletter you will

find:

Information about our

Almsgiving project, which

will directly benefit the St.

Vincent de Paul Society,

The 7 Deadly Sins, 7 Lively

Virtues program from Fr.

Barron, who was the host of

last years Catholicism,

Our three day Lenten Mis-

sion, based around the

Eucharist and in conjunc-

tion with our 50th Anniver-

sary of Perpetual Adoration,

The Lenten Bus Trip,

In 2011, The Barberton

Community Foundation

presented their Out-

standing Organization

Award to the St. Vincent

de Paul Society from St.

Augustine Church for

their many acts of ser-

vice and contribution to

the city of Barberton.

The demand on St. Vincent

de Paul has not stopped since

2011 either. The total aid

they provided in 2012 was

$33,589.99 and the total for

the past 5 years has totaled

$200,000.00

Out of the 381 requests

last year, 211 have re-

ceived assistance. SVDP

helps with standard utilities

including: gas, electric, wa-

ter, food, and also with the

Thanksgiving and Christmas

Baskets, special work pro-

jects, and Blanket Sunday.

This past weekend, wepassed out Lenten Almsgiv-

ing boxes with our Sunday

Bulletin. We ask that you

participate in our project by

donating anything you can.

One hundred percent of

your donation will go toward

the aid of the poor in the

Barberton and Norton area.

OUR PARISH GOAL IS

$5000 tobenefit of St. Vin-

cent de Paul and the poor of

Barberton and Norton. The

collection began on Ash

Wednesday, February 13,

and will run through Easter

Sunday. Banks will be col-

lected on Palm Sunday, with

donations being accepted

until Easter Sunday.

So you know how close

we are getting to our

goal, we fill the ther-

mometer on the back

wall of the church as we

get closer to our $5000

goal. Thank you in ad-

vance for your generos-

ity.

O u r L e n t e n J o u r n e y S p e c i a l

p o i n t s o f i n t e r e s t :

Learn about allthe plan ourParish has for

Lent.

Read aboutour Lenten

AlmsgivingProject sup-porting St.Vincent de

Paul.

Print outand look atthe ParishCalendar of

Events forFebruary &March.

Lent 2013

Lent 2013Volume 1, Issue 1

Remember to visit our website, www.staugustinebarberton.org

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St. Augustine

School is gearing up

for a busy Lenten

season!

Registration is cur-

rently underway

for the 2013-2014

school year. Class-

rooms are filling

up quickly. If your

child needs a greatstart in kindergar-

ten or a new start

for grades one

through eight,

please contact the

school office

at (330) 753-6435.

Three students will

be representing St.

Augustine School in

the regional Power

of the Pen tourna-

ment at Kent State

University on Feb-

ruary 23.

Eighth graders

Hunter Contos

and Katya Chiti and

seventh

grader SaraJo

Stokes will be com-peting under the di-

rection of Miss

Elizabeth Bell and

Mrs. Betty Schaff-

stein.

Science Olympiad is

also quickly ap-

proaching. On

March 9, the Sci-

ence Olympiad team

composed of sixth,

seventh, and eighth

graders, led by Dr.

Edward Savitski,

will participate in a

variety of science

tests and experi-

ments at The Uni-

versity of Akron,

with the hopes of

qualifying for thestate tournament.

Congratulations to

the following St.

Augustine School

faculty members

on their notewor-

thy years of service

to St. Augustine

School and the

Augustine School students.

On Palm Sunday, PSR 7th

grade will perform their

Stations of the Cross in

the SAC at 10:00 a.m.

Please plan on attending

as many Stations of the

Cross as you can.

Lord, send us Your

Spirit. Please keep our

Join us every Friday dur-

ing Lent for Stations of

the Cross. School Stations

of the Cross will be Febru-

ary 22; March 1,8,15 at

2:00 p.m. Parish Stations

of the Cross are Friday

nights at 7:00p.m. With

March 22 being a Passion

Mime performed by St.

Confirmation candi-

dates and our 8th grade

school students in your

prayers as they partici-

pate in the Spirit Day

retreat on Monday,

February 18, 2013. May

God send out his Spirit

upon all those involved

in the planning, help-

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ing and participating in

this wonderful day.

Please keep our parish 2nd

graders in your prayers as

they prepare to make their

first Reconciliation on Sat-

urday March 2, 2013, at

11:00 a.m. All are welcome

to join in this celebration.

Diocese of Cleve-

land. Mrs. Cara

Ramsey and Mrs.

Eileen Mastracco

have served St.

Augustine School

for five years,

while Mrs.

Betty Schaffstein

has dedicated

thirty six years to

the education ofour seventh and

eighth graders.


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Robert Barron on DVD. Theprogram focuses on the Seven

Deadly Sins and how thesegravely sinful habits manifestthemselves in our lives. Then,Father Barron discusses SevenLively Virtues, which correspondto each deadly sin and gives us apractical means to avoid sin andgrow in holiness.

7:00-8:30 PM

February 19

February 26

March 12

March 19

St. Augustine

Cafeteria

We will have lunch at Stan-

catos Italian Restaurant and

stop for a shopping trip at

SouthPark Mall.

The cost is $16 (not in-

cluding lunch).

We still have about20 spots

open and we will accept res-

ervations up until the day of.

Come and enjoy a great day

We are chartering a bus and

going on a Lenten adventure.

On Wednesday, February

27, 2013,we will depart the

Magic City Shopping Plaza at

9AM on our way to St.

Bridget of Kildare, where we

will celebrate Mass, Mary

Queen of Peace, and several

other area churches.

of fellowship as we

make a Lenten jour-

ney through North-

east Ohio.

(Note: the trip WILL

continue, even if the

reservations are not

filled)

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During the Lenten season, wefollow the tradition of the

Church in preparing our heartsfor the Passion, Death and Res-urrection of Jesus Christ. Weundertake different fasting andpenitential practices to free our-selves from the bondage of sinand to begin anew with Easter.

One way you can travel theLenten journey is to attend a newprogram at St. Augustine calledSeven Deadly Sins & SevenLively Virtues. Presented by Fr.


thru Tuesday, March 5, at

7PM in the Church as we

examine the importance of

the Eucharist and our contin-

ued prayers before the

Blessed Sacrament.

Fr. Michael G. Woost, STL,

from St. Marys Seminarywill be the presenter and

lecturer.

All are invited to attend.

Sunday and Monday will

begin with a light supper

from 6-6:30PM in the school.

After Mass on Tuesday there

will be refreshments and

fellowship also in the school.

This is Our Greatest

Treasure.

While continuing to celebrate

50 Years of Perpetual

Adoration, St. Augustine is

excited to invite you to our

Lenten Mission, TheEucharist: Our Greatest

Treasure.

Join us Sunday, March 3

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merized by their graceful

movements. Although

there were many people

running and walking along

the lake path, there were

surprisingly few who no-

ticed the majestic birds im-

pressive performance.

That day I was fortunateenough to be unoccupied

and unhurried enough to

appreciate what was in

front of me; unfortunately,

Recognizing the Gifts

We Are Given

Come behold the deeds of

the Lord Psalm 46:9.

I was walking around a

nearby Lake recently when

I caught a glimpse of some-

thing moving in the sky.When I looked up, I was

dazzled by the sight of two

eagles dipping and soaring

in unison. I watched them

for several minutes, mes-

of course, that is not always

the case. I cannot help

wonder how many times I

fail to recognize the gifts I

am being given either be-

cause I am preoccupied or

too filled with expectations

of what should happen to

appreciate what is actuallyin my life at any given mo-

ment.

Terri Mifek

Church: Sixth St NW & Lake Ave.Rectory: 204 6th St NWBarberton, Ohio 44203

Phone: 330-745-0011Fax: 330-745-0012Email: [email protected]: www.staugustinebarberton.org

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