Roman Catholic Church – Akron, Ohio
Thanks to the generosity of our participants we were able to raise $1,630.00 this year towards the renovation of the space between Waldeisen Hall and the school building to be known as the Fr. Michael B. Smith Memorial Garden. Thank you for helping to make our dream come true.
On Sunday, October 13th, lots of creative and hungry people gathered to decorate pumpkins, eat pizza and share fellowship. Enjoy these pictures from our family-friendly, fun event. Thank you to Acme for the donation of pumpkins and to several local pizza establishments for donating pizza.
On the weekend of July 6-7, our weekend Mass schedule changed permanently: Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 pm Traditional in worship style Sunday: 10:00 am Contemporary in worship style
On Tuesday, May 21st, the diocese honored priests observing their 60th, 50th, 40th and 25th anniversaries of ordination with Mass and luncheon at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksville. Fr. Mike is celebrating his 50th anniversary and the staff was there to support and celebrate with him. The Mass was beautiful and we were thrilled to have all four Bishops in attendance: Bishop Edward Malesic, Auxiliary Bishop Michael Woost, retired Bishop Roger Gries, OSB and Bishop Emeritus (Diocese of Davenport, Iowa) Martin Amos. Bishop Amos grew up in the Cleveland area and was an auxiliary Bishop in Cleveland before his appoint to Davenport.
Like the other parishes who are led by Parish Life Coordinators and have no priests, we are no longer able to offer daily Mass nor Confessions. Please visit these neighboring parishes: St. Augustine: Confessions 3 pm on Saturdays and Mondays at 6 pm. Weekday Masses on M, W, Th & F at 12:05 pm & Tues. at 5:15 pm. St. Francis de Sales: Confessions 9-9:45 am on Saturdays and Thursdays 5:30-6:15 pm. Weekday Mass M-F at 8:15 am & Th at 6: 30 pm. Thank you.
In this divisive election year, this prayer from the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops is offered:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where uncivil words prevail, show me how to model love. Help me remember the God-given dignity of all and invite others to do the same. Show me how to build bridges and not walls and see first what unites us rather than how we diverge. Let me seek to understand before asking to be understood. Give me a listening heart filled with empathy and compassion. May I be clear in sharing my own position and respectful and civil in describing those of others. Let me never tolerate hateful ideas. May I invite all to charity and love. Lord, help me to imitate your compassion and mercy. Make me and instrument of your peace. Amen