MISSION STATEMENT We, the people of St. Patrick Parish in Hubbard, Ohio, are a Roman Catholic community united by our faith in God and nourished through our celebration of the Eucharist and the Word. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we strive to meet the spiritual and physical needs of our parish family and the world community through our understanding of stewardship, evangelization and service.

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Michael Swierz .....................................................Pastor

President St. Joseph The Provider School Youngstown

Rev. Timothy H. O’Neill ............................... Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Robert Friedman........................... Pastoral Associate

Deacon John Bartos .................................. Permanent Deacon

Deacon Michael Medvec .......................... Permanent Deacon

Sr. Bernadine Janci S.N.D. .......................... Pastoral Minister

Karen Bartos ................... Coordinator of Religious Education

Nicole Novotny……………...CCD Principal/Youth Ministry

Please email Bulletin articles to Nicole at spreled@aol.com

Deadline is 7/20/17 for bulletin of week 7/30/17

Susan Orlosky……………….………………..Music Director

Lisa Hosack ............................................... Business Manager

Teri Ray ................. Coordinator of Celebrate/Adm. Assistant

Christine Trinckes……..………………...Pre-School Director

Leonard Ray…………Director of Maintenance & Operations

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE Monday‒Thursday ............................................ 8:00 a.m.‒4:00 p.m.

RELIGIOUS ED. & YOUTH MINISTRY OFFICES Monday‒Thursday ............................................ 9:00 a.m.‒4:00 p.m.

Sunday ................................... 9:45‒10:45 a.m. (During CCD hours)

Sunday Morning only ................................................. 330-534-1928

Email ...................................................................... spreled@aol.com

EUCHARIST

Saturday Vigil ......................................................... 4:00 p.m.

Sunday ................................................ 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Holy Day ...................................................... Consult Bulletin

Weekday ................................................................... 8:30 a.m.

BAPTISM

Third weekend of each month, during any weekend Mass, or after 11

Liturgy. Preparation class required (1st Sunday each month 12:30

p.m. at the Parish House).

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays 3:15 p.m.

MARRIAGE: Arrangements made with Priest at least

SIX MONTHS prior to desired date.

R.C.I.A.: Tuesday Night- for information call Deacon Bob

JULY 23, 2017 • SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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~FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK~ Mustard seed blankets

A visitor to a small church in the farm country of Oregon tells of meeting a group of seventy ladies in the

church, knitting prayer shawls. They happily displayed their work: thousands of shawls, in every color, size

and pattern imaginable. They donated the shawls to hospices; they gave them to neighbors in pain.

One lady in the corner was knitting small blankets, much smaller than the shawls her coworkers were

making. Were these prayer shawls, too? the visitor asked.

“Oh, no, these are for stillborns. I make these so that the parents will have something intimate instead of

hospital issue. Every one of these is for a child who came close to this world. I finish one and then sit for a

moment and think of that child, that one child who will wear this blanket, if only for a moment.”

This is mustard seed faith: to realize the presence of God in the smallest, most hidden moments; to ignite a

spark of God’s light in the midst of unremitting darkness and pain; to reveal God’s mercy in focused, visible

ways, no matter how simple or small. Faith is the ability to see the potential in the smallest of things and the

courage and perseverance to unlock that potential. Humanity’s dreams of peace, community and justice will

be realized, first, in the everyday acts of such goodness of each one of us.

Dear Friends,

Our conference room in the Church Hall has been repainted and carpeted. It looks very nice. I hope all

who use that space will keep it clean and orderly.

Next weekend we will have our annual Mission Appeal to help the work of the Catholic Church in Nige-

ria. Please be generous in your support of the mission and welcome our missionary to our parish for our

weekend Masses.

Let us all work together to make our 59th Annual Festival a big success. It’s only a success if we all

work together!

On September 11, 2017, we will have a parish gathering of anyone who would like to help plan our vi-

sion for the next five years. All heads of organizations should be present or send a delegate to speak for your

group or ministry as we initiate this strategic plan.

Beginning with the month of September, we will have numerous opportunities for members of our parish

community to come and learn more about the Mass, the Sacraments of Healing, what the Church teaches

about Mary, Theological teachings of the Catholic Church, the Synoptic Gospels, and finally the Holy Eucha-

rist. These “classes” or informative sessions are open to every member of our parish running every Tuesday

evening from September 19 through October 24.

I’ll be meeting with members of a Passion play called “Tetelistai,” a production of the Cleveland Per-

forming Arts ministry. It is my hope that we will host the Passion play here at St. Patrick next Lent. More in-

formation will follow.

God bless you with a safe week ahead,

Fr. Mike

Summer Office Hours The Parish House will be closed Fridays dur-

ing the summer. There is a mail slot on the front

door for any envelopes that you may need to drop

off during this time. The office will still be open

from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through

Thursday. Thank you!

Children’s Liturgy

Summer Schedule There will be no children’s lit-

urgy beginning July 1. It will resume

on August 6 at the 11:00 a.m. Masses.

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 23, 2017

SUNDAY July 23, 2017

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 AM Gee Gee Patrick

By: Family

11:00 AM Raymond Sattler

By: Ronald Voytko

MONDAY July 24, 2017

8:30 AM Theresa Tokasz

By: Anna Johnson

After 8:30 AM Miraculous Medal Novena

TUESDAY July 25, 2017

8:30 AM

By:

WEDNESDAY July 26, 2017

8:30 AM John Sliwinski, Sr.

By: Sam & Caroline Martuccio

THURSDAY July 27, 2017

8:30 AM Yolanda & Leonard Rock

By: Flo Sauline

FRIDAY July 28, 2017

8:30 AM Liturgy of the Word with

Communion

SATURDAY July 29, 2017

Vigil, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

3:15 PM Reconciliation

4:00 PM Nicholas G. Modarelli

By: Family

SUNDAY July 30, 2017

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 AM Dennis Hoovler

By: Diane Daly

11:00 AM Sophie Hoffman

By: Donna Kopas

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

Mt.6:21

Weekend Collection for July 16, 2017 Automatic Collection $ 1,117.50

Children’s Collection $ 8.00 7 Envelopes

Sunday Offertory $ 9,726.00 367 Envelopes

Sunday Total $ 10,843.50

Improvement Fund $ 80.00

REMEMBER

“automatic electronic payment program” is available.

“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good

seed in his field…He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field

is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.” Matthew 13:24, 37-38

As children of God, we are all “good seeds,” blessed by God with the

potential to accomplish much good in the world. We fulfill God’s

plan when we share our talents and our financial gifts to help build

God’s kingdom on earth. Through our stewardship we sow “good

seeds” on earth to ultimately help each other get to Heaven!

Blessed Mother Candle

in memory of Loretta Chicone-Pagel

By: Pat Maiorca

We Pray for Healing We pray in hope that God’s healing power may touch those

who need Him.

Mary Alexander

Arlene Egelsky

John Ference

Baby Max Kuboff

Maribeth Marafiote

Ed Sowers

May our prayers offer them inner strength. Please let us know

if you would like to add a name on the prayer list by calling the Par-

ish House at 330-534-1928. You must include first and last name.

Prayers can be for those who are sick, those going through difficult

relationships, those who are homebound, and those who need God’s

healing love to come upon them.

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Sophie Bolchalk

who is 97 years old, July 22, 2017. Sophie

has always been a very active member of our

parish community. Her husband Albert died

in 1992. She has 4 sons and 2 grandchildren.

May God bless Sophie with good health and

happiness for many years!

Congratulations to

Pat & Carol Camuso who celebrated their 60th Wedding

Anniversary on July 20th, 2017. May

God bless them and their family with

many more years of health and happiness.

50 / 50 “Pot of Gold” Our weekly drawing for “Pot of Gold” was on

Wednesday, July 19. The envelope number

pulled was #117. There is no winner. The winner

would have received $132.00. The amount col-

lected was $272.00. The next drawing will be on

Wednesday morning, July 26. Please make sure

your envelopes are at the Parish House by 8:00 a.m. on Wednes-

day. Good Luck!

This week in our parish... Tuesday 7/25

6:30 p.m. Fr. Blasko Bible Study/CH

Saturday 7/29 9:00 a.m. Festival Set-up

We Need Your Help to Meet Our Goal Annual Bishop’s Appeal

To date, we have received pledges from 380 donors totaling $66,693.00 which is 99.26% of our parish goal of $67,190.48. If

you have not yet made your pledge, please use the portion below. Thank you for your incredible generosity to the appeal, and more

importantly, to our brothers and sisters served by the support of the appeal each day throughout our diocese.

Dear Visitors If you feel at home at St. Patrick

Church and attend mass here regularly, we

invite you to become a registered parish-

ioner. You can easily join in a few ways:

scan this code from your smartphone to be

sent to our parishioner registration web-

page, fill out the visitor’s card in the pews

and drop it in the collection basket, or stop by the Parish House

to fill out a Parish Registration form.

July at 4:00 p.m. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Stephanie Notman, Joanne Bone, Joy Squibbs, Anthony

Vargo, Michael Zappa, Mariann Cook

Readers: Martha Cook & Tom Stremlau

Altar Servers: Ben Wilcox, Nick Villano, Brady Myers

July at 8:30 a.m. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Shelby Norris, Rebecca Kavelsky, Paula Wozniak, Anne

Schur, Georganna Norris, Andrea Murry

Readers: Michele Czopor & Brandon Brown

Altar Servers: Jim Fink, Nick Fink, Dave Marshall, Dominic

Colella

July at 11:00 a.m. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

April Cheney, Danielle Behnke, Liz Notman, Victoria Ban-

croft, Tony Buccino, Lisa Hosack

Readers: Chris Conway & Ralph Weidner

Altar Servers: Aj, Tim, Nate, Sam Wirtz

Liturgical Ministers

VIRTUS Online Training VIRTUS Online Child Protection will be offered at St. Pat-

rick’s Parish House on Monday, August 7, 6-8:30 p.m. Master’s

Security will also be available at 5:30– 6:00 p.m. for fingerprint-

ing. Current volunteers who need an update and all new volun-

teers who work with children and youth need to comply. You can

preregister online by going to www.virtus.org; click on first time

registration, then begin registration process, select Youngstown

(Diocese) on the dropdown box, create your username and pass-

word, and complete the registration process. Any questions,

please contact Karen Bartos at 330-534-1928.

ST. PATRICK ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH HUBBARD, OHIO

Health and Wellness Ministry We are still looking for anyone in the medical field that

would be interested in being a part of a new Health and Well-

ness Ministry here in our parish. Members of this ministry will

be available at different parish events as well as our weekend

Masses in case of an emergency. If you would like to be a part

of this group, please call the Parish House at 330-534-1928.

New Registration for CCD If you have children K-8th grade who have not previously

been enrolled in CCD classes, please contact Karen Bartos or

Nicole Novotny at 330-534-1928 for enrollment information.

All children are required to complete two years of faith forma-

tion before celebrating a sacrament. Registration packets have

been sent out to those who were previously enrolled.

Excerpt from What’s the Smoke For? Dear Johan,

I am always struck by the stern look on people’s faces when they are at church, especially when they

return from Communion. Where is the joy of Christianity?

Gentle Reader-

Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace,

tackled that very question when asked about the state of the liturgy. In response he expressed his surprise

that in the West, the same people who exhibit great passion and burst with excitement during sporting

events show little to no emotion during the celebration of the Eucharist. Though they have no problem

singing at football games, he continued, they seem to experience the singing of hymns in church as a

true penitential exercise. By contrast, he said, people in the African churches sing with gusto and on

occasion add some movement to express their joy at hearing the Good News.

Having just attended a baseball game, I can testify to the exuberance with which supporters cheer

their team. This, indeed, contrasts starkly with the blank faces and sealed lips of many people during the

celebration of the Eucharist. They seem as happy to be in church as they might be while at the dentist for a root canal.

The reality is that Christians have responded in varied ways to the mystery of salvation. For some this is a very serious matter

that ought to be pondered. For others this is a joyous reality that must be celebrated. This response is often related to the societal,

cultural, and ethnic characteristics of individuals and communities. When our churches were more homogenous, no one was sur-

prised by a neighbor’s reaction. Today, with the ever increasing diversity in our churches, some people prefer sober expressions,

others will be more exuberant. All of these are valid expressions. All of these add color to the liturgy.

In those communities that still largely suffer under “northern exposure,” solemn containment will be the premier mode of litur-

gical behavior. However, even those communities ought to remember the difference between solemn containment and a frown. The

fact is that we have been saved and that is something to be exuberantly celebrated, not quietly endured.

© 2015 Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, Minnesota. Excerpted from What’s the Smoke For? And Other Burning Questions about the Liturgy by Johan van Parys © 2014 Order of Saint Benedict, published by Liturgical Press, www.litpress.org. Used by permission.

All of us have so much to be thankful

for each day. When we awake to a new

day, when a friend is in touch with us, for

the food we eat, for the water that flows

into our homes, for flowers, birds, trees,

our health, for doctors close by who care

for us: the list can go on and on.

Thanking God should be a part of our

daily lives. It is also good to tell God about

worries and concerns: about jobs, relationships, family, health,

whatever comes to mind. Sharing those thoughts with God will

often help to lessen the burdens we carry.

Take time– lots of it– each day to talk to God in prayer. If

you spend time with family members or friends, engage them in

prayer with you, and listen to how they share their joys/concerns/

thanks with God.

Summer Prayer Creator of all, thank You for summer!

Thank You for the warmth of the sun

and the increased daylight.

Thank You for the beauty I see all

around me and for the opportunity to

be outside and enjoy Your creation.

Thank you for the increased time I

have to be with my friends and family,

and for the more casual pace of the summer season.

Draw me closer to You this summer.

Teach me how I can pray no matter

where I am or what I am doing.

Warm my soul with the awareness of

Your presence, and light my path with

Your Word and Counsel.

As I enjoy Your creation, create in me

a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You. Amen.

Volunteers If you are interested in volunteering at

our Festival this year, please contact

the Parish House. If there are families

that would like to work together,

please let us know when you call.

Youth are needed to work the Kid’s

Booths, to help serve at the Half Chicken Dinner,

along with set up and clean up. Service hours for

those in grades 7-12 are available.

Festival Basket Auction News The Festival Basket Auction Committee is seek-

ing donations from our generous parish community.

We are accepting any type of ready made baskets

you would like to create or items that we can use to

design a basket or prize. Other examples of dona-

tions can be gift certificates, tickets to events or

monetary contributions to help with supplies for our

booth. You can take pride in knowing that your of-

fering will greatly benefit St. Patrick Church. Please

include your name on the items so we can give you

proper recognition on our prize labels and in our

church bulletin. Donations can be mailed or dropped

off at the Parish House during office hours Monday

through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you

would like someone from the Basket Auction Com-

mittee to pick up a donation, please call the Parish

House at 330-534-1928. The deadline for this re-

quest is Friday, July 21, 2017.

Thank you for your continued support!

2017 Festival Committee

Father Mike

Bill Bancroft

Musical Entertainment Thursday, August 3– 7:00 p.m.– 11:00 p.m.

2nd Avenue Project Friday, August 4– 8:00 p.m.– 11:00 p.m.

Hern Brothers Band Saturday, August 5– 8:00 p.m.– 11:00 p.m.

The House Band Sunday, August 6– 3:00 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.

County Mayo Sunday, August 6– 7:00– 11:00 p.m.

Guys Without Ties

Bake Shop Booth Once again, The Bake Shop Booth will be in

need of cakes/baked goods for all 4 nights of the fes-

tival. This popular booth among festival goers relies

solely on your donated baked items to operate and

stay open. Please keep this tradition going and con-

sider baking one or more days. Please drop your

baked good off at our tent at the

beginning of the festival each

night. Thanks in advance for your

continued support.

Food to Enjoy Fr. Mike’s famous Steak Hoagie Sandwiches

will be back again this year with Fr. Mike grilling

them up himself. Also look out for the delicious

Stuffed Cabbage and Haluski. If you were able to

make it to the preview dinner and enjoyed the meal,

the Half Chicken Dinners will be available as well!

Fresh Cut French Fries and freshly squeezed Lemon-

ade can be found along with Sausage Sandwiches

made to order. Joyce Tringhese will be making her

pasta and homemade meatballs. BBQ Spare Ribs

will be grilled up. And for your sweet tooth, order

up a Pizza Fritte or an Apple Dumpling!

Added bonus: You can enjoy all of this delicious

food inside the Parish Center in the air conditioning

with plenty of seating!

St. Patrick Parish Festival August 3, 2017– 6:00 p.m.—11:00 p.m. August 5, 2017– 5:00 p.m.—12:00 a.m.

August 4, 2017– 6:00 p.m.—11:00 p.m. August 6, 2017– 3:00 p.m.—11:00 p.m.

This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The

advertisements that appear completely defray the costs.

Please patronize these sponsors located in the back of the

bulletin. Thank them for supporting our Parish. Our featured

sponsor this week is:

Pizza Works 330-534-1000

St. Patrick Parish Memorials Many ask, what can I do to remember my deceased loved one? Or, how

can I remember or honor someone who is celebrating a special birthday or

anniversary? Mass is offered every day but Friday here at St. Patrick’s for all

of these special people in our lives. Mass stipends are $10.00. Memorial can-

dles are also available for $10.00. Bread and Wine to be consecrated for

weekend Masses can be offered for a special occasion for $35.00. Altar Flow-

ers are available as well for $40.00. Please call Teri at the Parish House if you

are interested in honoring or remembering your loved one.

“The Spirit too helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as

we ought.”

Do you approach the Lord in prayer with the confident strength given

by the Holy Spirit asking that He make known your unique vocation? If God

may be inviting you to consider the priesthood, diaconate, or consecrated life,

call Fr. Christopher Luoni (330) 744-8451, or by email at:

cluoni@youngstowndiocese.org.

Do you have a calling to share the

gift of our Catholic faith? St. Patrick Office of Religious Education is

always seeking new volunteers who would love to

serve God by sharing the gift of our Catholic

Faith. We offer CCD for children K-8th grade,

SPY for grades 7-12 and Celebrate for Juniors and

Seniors. We also offer RCIA for adults and youth

interested in completing the Sacraments of Initia-

tion. Please contact Karen Bartos, Coordinator of

Religious Education, at the Parish House if you

are interested or would like more information.