Roman Catholic Church – Akron, Ohio
At the Holy Thursday Mass, Fr. Mike and Fr. Sam renew their priestly vows. We videotaped this so that you can see your priests and pray for and with them as they renew their commitment to Christ, to the Church and to all of you.
Fr. Mike wanted to send his greetings to you so we videotaped that, the blessing of the palms and a look at the sanctuary. We miss you all.
As the Church enters this holiest of weeks, we encourage you to go to https://stations.wordonfire.org and pray the Stations of the Cross with Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, Theologian and founder of Word on Fire whose materials we have used extensively for our Adult Faith Formation sessions. His reflections are insightful and profound, the artwork is beautiful and the hour you spend will help set this week apart from all others and help you to unite your pain, suffering and sacrifice in this difficult time with that of our Lord. We pray you will find this resource meaningful and comforting.
This is a prayer to combat the Corona virus pandemic put out by Ascension Press:
Most merciful and Triune God, we come to you in our weakness. We come to you in our fear. We come to you with trust for you alone are our hope. We place before you the disease present in our world. We turn to you in our time of need. Bring wisdom to doctors. Give understanding to scientists. Grant strength to our leaders. Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity. Bring healing to those who are ill. Protect those who are most at risk. Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one. Welcome those who have died into your eternal home. Stabilize our communities. Unite us in our compassion. Remove all fear from our hearts. Fill us with confidence in your care.
Jesus, I trust you. Jesus, I trust you. Jesus, I trust you. Amen
In the midst of this time of separation, we have something to celebrate – our 97th anniversary!! The parish was founded on March 23, 1923 by Fr. John Waldeisen. While an orchard consisting of 13 lots at 16th and Battles Ave. was being cleared, Mass was said in the old Boulevard Theater on Kenmore Blvd near 13th St. The first Mass was celebrated in the original church/school building on Easter Sunday, April 20th, 1924. So lift a glass, toast one another and the day we will be together again.
On Sunday, February 16th, our Parish Activities Committee hosted its annual Soup for the Soul event. Delicious soups and chili, bread and desserts were served by great people!! It was a wonderful event and thanks go out to the Parish Activities Committee, our chefs, John Osolin for the bread, those who donated desserts and all who came to support fellow parishioners and share fellowship. Congratulations to our winning chefs: Lori Eggert, June Osolin and Chris Eggert. Enjoy these pictures from the event.
