HAITI EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY RELIEF

St. Michael Church has been collecting donations for the earthquake relief fund for Haiti.  We sponsor the “Little Children of Jesus Orphanage" for children with disabilities just outside of Port-au-Prince.  The orphanage is run by “Food for the Poor”, an international charity based in Coconut Creek , Florida.  The money collected for the earthquake relief will also be channeled through “Food for the Poor”.

Anyone wishing to donate can send their monetary donations to St. Michael and we will send it to Food for the Poor.  Fr. Terry has worked with “Food for the Poor” and traveled to Haiti with them for the past 10 years, so we have great confidence in that charity. Thanks for your consideration.  The Haitians are in desperate need.

 

 

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC?

The RCIA Process is mainly for those who would like to look into becoming a Catholic.  We form a new group of inquirers within the RCIA process that meet on a “relaxed” schedule between now and September. If you are interested in knowing more about what it requires to become a member of the Catholic Church, please call the parish office and ask for Barb Spencer. At this point in time we have one inquirer beginning.

 

 

 

"ST. MICHAEL MONDAY" AT INNER CIRCLE PIZZA

Every Monday will be St. Michael's Day at the Canfield Inner Circle Pizza.  That means 10% of everything you spend there will be donated back to the St. Michael Family Life Center.  This includes all food and beverages.  All you have to do is mention "St. Michael" and the donation will automatically be made.  So if you are going to go out to eat on a Monday, Inner Circle Pizza is where you want to go.  Many thanks to owner and parishioner Mike Naffah.

 

 

FAMILY LIFE CENTER FUNDRAISER

We are again selling Handel’s Ice Cream Pint Cards in the parish office during office hours.  The cards cost $3.65 each and the church will make a profit of $1.40 on each card sold.  All proceeds go to the Family Life Center.  Now that the weather is warm, refresh with some treats from Handel's and support the parish at the same time!  The cards also make great gifts for Graduations, Birthdays or any other celebration.

 

 

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

(First Tuesday of every month, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM in the Family Life Center) 

Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer is welcome!  For more information, contact Marsha Grossman, 330-799-6515 or Mary Witkowski, 330-533-6140.

 

 

 

MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2011

The Mass Intention Book for 2011 is open. You may come to the parish office during office hours to book your masses.  You are permitted up to 4 masses per year per deceased person.  Because the number of Saturday and Sunday Masses available for intentions is somewhat limited, it will be necessary to limit those Masses to 1 per year, per deceased person.  Weekday Mass intentions will be limited to 3 Masses per year, per deceased person.  Masses are $10.00 each.

 

 

 

JOB OPPORTUNITY

We have a list of people (adults, college students and high school students) who work special events at the Family Life Center (wedding receptions, basketball tournaments, etc.).  If you would be interested in being on call for working events, please call Fr. Terry Hazel at 330-533-6839.

 

 

 

Attention all 5^th & 6^th grade girls

We are looking for any girls that will be in either 5^th or 6^th grade during the 2010-2011 school year, that would be interested in playing on our St. Michael basketball team.  All girls must be a member of our parish.  For information please contact:  Family Life Center at 330-533-3181 or Brock Ferrier at 330-716-3776.

 

 

Parishioners For Parishioners:  In the current economy, many people have lost their jobs, which has caused great distress.  If you are an employer and have a job opening, please consider posting it in our bulletin so that a parishioner who is interested may apply.  Why not offer it first to someone who worships with you every Sunday?  Please call Sharon at 330-533-6839 to post it in the bulletin.  Let us be parishioners who look out for other parishioners. 

 

 

 

Men's Basketball in the Family Life Center

Adult men in our parish that are over 30 are invited for a fun evening of pick-up basketball.  We meet in the new Family Life Center on Sunday evenings from 7:00PM to 9:00PM.  The requested donation was $10 to cover the cost for use of the gym, but it has been reduced to $5.  Any questions or for more info., e-mail Joe at domers95@aol.com.

 

 

 

 

MILITARY SUPPORT MINISTRY

 

At the recommendation of Parish Council, our parish has begun a ministry aimed at supporting our young men and women serving our country in the military, at home and abroad.  We are beginning by writing letters of support to any member of the military of whom we are aware.  If you know someone in the military, please call the parish office at 330-533-6839, or mail us, and we will put them on our list.  The committee members will be writing them on a regular basis in order to offer our thanks and show our support.  If you are interested in serving on the committee, please call the parish office.

 

 

 

 

Advertising in our bulletin:  To help offset the cost of printing the bulletin and to help our parish youth group, we invite any parishioner who would like to place an ad in the bulletin to call the parish office.  The ad helps promote your business among our parishioners and help our youth program.

 

 

    

MINISTRY NEEDS IN THE PARISH:

As you plan the months of your "commitment calendar", might you consider one of the volunteer ministries of our parish?  There are many areas of need, all requiring different amounts of your time.  But the important thing is to realize that if you have an interest and a block of time in any given month, there is sure to be something that might fit your schedule!  Here are some areas that we need more volunteers for:

- Liturgical ministers for all Masses

- Helpers for our funeral dinners in many different capacities, especially coordinators.

- What about being a "wedding coordinator" ? You may realize we have weekend mass coordinators and funeral mass coordinators, but did you know we have wedding coordinators as well!

- Coffee/donut hour after our 9AM & 11AM Sunday masses

- Greeters for all weekend Masses

- Help with special events

 

 

 

Our current parish hall is available for rental to parishioners during the months from May through August.  It could be used for graduation parties, showers, anniversary parties, small weddings, etc.  We will rent you the hall; you will have to bring your own caterer or make the food yourself and bring it in.

 

 

 

 

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOUP KITCHEN

For the first time in a few years, we are short of hands to do the work on Saturdays at the St. Vincent De Paul Dining Hall. We, the parishioners of St. Michael, have been the inception and the continuation of this ministry during the last 25 years. If you and/or your family would like to be a volunteer for this ministry – it would mean a 2-1/2 hour commitment every other month (6 times a year), please call Juanita Sherba at 330-793-3606 for more information.

If you would like to help the Soup Kitchen but do not have time to volunteer, please consider a monetary donation. As part of our Saturday responsibility, we must pay our security officer. This amounts to $30 per week. Tithing to this ministry is a way of helping your immediate community and your fellow parishioners serve in this area. Simply put an envelope with whatever you would like to contribute in the collection basket on Sunday and mark it St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen. This money will go directly to the Saturday group.

Please prayerfully consider these invitations to make a difference in the life of someone in need in your community.

 

 

 

      Do you like to sing or play an instrument??

Can you carry a tune?  Will your voice blend with a group?  If so, please consider joining our choir.  We practice on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9 PM in the church and we sing at the 9 AM Mass on Sundays.  We also have a lot of fun.  All ages are welcome.  Can we count on you?

Our resident instrumental ensemble, the Brass of Saint Michael, invites musicians from seventh grade to adults to join us.  In spite of our name, the group now includes non-brass instruments as well as brass.  If you are interested please leave your name and phone number at the parish office.  We hope to hear from you soon!!

 

 

 

 

Charities - FYI:     Many times our parishioners have asked me about different charities that ask them for donations.  People wonder how legitimate they are.  My advice is always the same: only give to charities that you KNOW are legitimate.  Some good examples are: St. Michael Parish (of course), Catholic Charities, St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, and Food for the Poor.  There are, of course, many others, but with these I personally know that your money goes where it is intended.  Many people tend to forget that their local parish is a charity in need of donations too.      ----Fr. Terry

 

 

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