Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 18, 2015

Monday, January 19 8:15 a.m. Norman Edmunds (Carol Edmunds) 6:30 p.m. Vivian Heim (Butch & Nina Angeloff) Tuesday, January 20, Ss. Fabian & Sebastian 8:15 a.m. Marilyn Black (Antoinette Owen) 6:30 p.m. Guy J. Caruso (Family)

Month’s Mind – John Kritzell Wednesday, January 21, St. Agnes 8:15 a.m. Donna Busson (Cheryl Matthews)

Month’s Mind – Mary Cochran

Thursday, January 22 8:15 a.m. Thomas Snowden (Turley Snowden & Family) 6:30 p.m. Catherine Feltrup (Stephen & Jeannene Blate) Friday, January 23, Ss. Vincent & Marianne

Cope 8:15 a.m. Joanne Ford (Patricia Mitchell) 9:00 a.m. Dorothy Sansone (John & Janice Zimmerman) 6:30 p.m. Jackie Stavarz-Smee (Family) Saturday, 24, St. Francis de Sales 8:15 a.m. Bob Arbogast (Fred & Yvonne Miller) 1:30 p.m. Wedding: Curtis Deibel/Elizabeth Beaver 5:00 p.m. Mary Hinkle (Jean Hanzel)

Anniversary – Pauline Capron

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 25, 2015

7:30 am, 9:00 am - Pro Populo, 11:00 am

Scripture Readings for the Week: Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday Saturday Sunday

I enjoy reading from a magazine called First Things (think of getting a subscription for someone). It is a good Catholic magazine angled especially for young adults to address contemporary issues and living our faith in today's world. Last week I read an address by Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles J. Chaput entitled "Strangers In A Strange Land." He stresses the importance of Roman Catholics maintaining their identity within the cultural and political realms. Being that this week we especially lift up the importance of respecting the dignity of all human life from conception to natural death, I thought you should have a few of his quotes to ponder and dare to talk over: "Finally, we come to our duties in the public square...we have serious obligations as believers to care for the poor, the immigrant, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Those duties belong personally to you and me, not just to the government...if we ignore the poor, we will go to hell. If we blind ourselves to their suffering, we will go to hell. If we do nothing to ease their burdens, then we will go to hell. Ignoring the needs of the poor among us is the surest way to dig a chasm of heartlessness between ourselves and God and between ourselves and our neighbors. And lest we forget: The poor include the unborn child. The abortion struggle hasn't suddenly disappeared. There are no human rights without a fundamental right to life. Abortion is the assassination of hope, the murder of a society's future. There's no way to contextualize or diminish the evil of a law that allows the killing of innocent, unborn human life. Nor is there any way for any Catholic to accept or ignore that kind of legalized homicide when it comes to decisions in the voting booth or anywhere else...We were made by God to receive love ourselves and to show love to others--love anchored in the truth about the human person and the nature of human relationships. That's our purpose. That's why we were created." Well, there you go...now where do we go from here? Go to heal hearts that have too many regrets that haunt, and for those who never felt anything. Go to restore our nation's call to protect all human life, especially those seen as worth nothing. Go to life. Go to love.

Ad vitam aeternam, Fr. Bline (By the way, there's still a few more days to get your ticket to our Feast Day Dinner and Silent Auction to support our parish school...please support our kids so we may continue to teach them of real life in Jesus Christ. The reservation form is included in this bulletin. Won’t you please join me?)

Here’s what’s happening around St. Francis de Sales Parish this week…

Sunday, January 18

-Cub Scouts 12:30-2:00 p.m. (Refectory) -Play Practice 12:30-4:30 p.m. (Gym)

Monday, January 19

-No School -No PSR

-Red Cross Bloodmobile 1-7:00 p.m. (Gymnasium)

Tuesday, January 20 -Women’s Book Study 9:30-11:00 a.m. (Upper Room)

-Play Practice 3-4:30 p.m. (Upper Room) -RCIA 7:15-8:30 pm (Upper Room)

Wednesday, January 21

-Daisy Scouts 3:15-4:15 p.m. (Refectory) -Bible & Prayer 7:00 p.m. (Upper Room)

-Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. (Church) -AA/Al-Anon 7:30 p.m. (Refectory)

Thursday, January 22

-Bible & Prayer 9:00 a.m. (Upper Room) -Play Practice 3-4:30 p.m. (Upper Room)

-Catholics Returning Home 7:15 p.m. (Upper Room)

Saturday, January 24

-Men’s Group 7-8:15 a.m. (Upper Room)

VOCATION CRUCIFIX

Anand and Joan Badami will be receiving the Vocation Crucifix this week. If you or your family would like to pray with the Crucifix in your home for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, married or single life, please call the rectory. We will place your name on the list so the Crucifix can be presented to you during Mass on a given weekend or picked up at another convenient time in the sacristy or parish office.

Banns of Matrimony (III) Curtis Deibel and Elizabeth Beaver

Please keep in prayer the deceased, especially parishioner Rita Haag.

Also, Michael Nelisse, son of Dolores Nelisse, and Olga Fisher, mother of Robin Kulick. May perpetual light shine upon them.

The collection for January 11, 2015 was $14,161.00. Our parish is blessed by your generosity!

“Everything is Awesome

When You’re Part of a Team” School will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 19th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. Due to the number of snow days, our report cards for 2nd quarter are being sent home on Thursday, January 22nd. Like all other schools in the state of Ohio, we are on number of hours this year and thus we will not have to make up any days at the end of the year unless we really end up with at ton of snow days. Our school day is over the minimum required daily attendance hours and thus we have a good bank of hours already built into our daily schedule to cover the snow days we have had. Catholic Schools Week is coming up very soon and thus we begin our re-enrollment and new enrollment process for next year. I would like to personally invite each of you to attend our upcoming Preview Breakfast and Open House event on January 29th at 10:00 a.m. in the Upper Room. This is an event held annually to introduce new families to our Parish School. Information, tours, and registration will take place at this event and breakfast will be served. If you or someone you know would like to attend, please RSVP to our school secretary, Kara Lloyd at 330-644-0638 by January 22nd. We would love to see you all there and show you what we have to offer. Have a blessed week!

Sincerely in His Service, Mrs. Sherry Parrish, Principal

St. Francis de Sales Parish School Feast Day Dinner & Silent Auction

January 31, 2015 (6:00 p.m.) At Prime 93 Restaurant

Call Us For More Information: 330.644.2225

This is one of the three major fundraisers of the year for our school. Number of Tickets @ $60 each _________________ NAMES FOR EACH TICKET: ________________________________________________

How Can You Help Our Children "Learn. Believe. Soar."?

The 10th Annual Saint Francis de Sales Feast Day Dinner & Silent Auction Needs Your Help!

Participants who have supported our annual fundraiser have helped raise over $500,000 to support our parish school in developing the new curriculum program, the computer lab, the new library and media center, Smart Boards for each classroom, gymnasium renovations and the new Falcon's Nest bleacher area, CYO sports, musical theatre program, the pre-school program, just to name a few. It is our hope that this year's live-silent-auction is our best one ever! You can help by donating items, themed gift baskets, gift cards and restaurant certificates, your business services, vacation homes, or even contribution sponsorships so we may place your advertisement in the auction program. If you have any questions or need some help putting it all together please call us directly: Michelle Mellon (330.780.9105), Todd Mellon (330.819.7762), Denise Bryan (330.265.1095), or Andy Jager (330.208.5679).

EMAIL and/or PHONE NUMBER : _________________________________________________________

LENTEN SCRIPTURE STUDY

This year our Lenten Scripture Study will be centered around Father Robert Barron’s DVD: Priest, Prophet, King. Our six-week study will begin the week of February 16th (the week of Ash Wednesday) and run through the week of March 23rd. There will be day and evening sessions available Monday through Friday. Sign-ups will begin next weekend.

SPRING CYO SPORTS REGISTRATION Registration for grades 3 through 8 track and volleyball is now open. Please access the CYO tab on the parish website: www.stfparish.com and complete the online registration process.

WE HAVE SOME GOOD THINGS COMING UP!

�Boy Scouts: Sunday, February 8th after all morning Masses the Boy Scouts will be serving a Pancake Breakfast in the refectory. �60+ Club: Monday, February 16th at noon in the Upper Room, the 60+ Club will be getting together for a luncheon and socializing. �Parish Retreat: March 27th-28th will be our Parish Retreat with Father Nathan Cromly as our Retreat Director.

An Invitation to

Catholics Returning Home Thursdays 7:15 – 8:45 pm

St. Francis de Sales Parish, Upper Room 4019 Manchester Road, Akron 44319

January 22 Pope Francis and the Catholic Church Today January 29 All About the Mass February 4 Reconciliation, Why Bother? (Wednesday) February 12 The Creed: What Catholics Really Believe Come for all or part of the Thursday evening series. Explore the way home! You will find an open door and a warm WELCOME!

CHURCH MICE

The Church Mice, our cleaning ministry, could use additional helpers on Monday mornings. Do you have an hour to spare? They meet after the 8:15 morning Mass each Monday, with the exception of the second Monday of the month when they meet after the Avila Holy Hour for vocations, roughly at 10:00. No skills are necessary, just the desire to help keep our church tidy. If interested, show up. You will be provided with on-the-job training!

"Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”

St. Francis de Sales

All parishioners are welcome and encouraged to help our St. Vincent de Paul group at the Ozanam Center located at Visitation of Mary Parish in Akron on Saturday, February 7, 2015. We will partner with Immaculate Conception and St. Barnabas parishes and work will begin around 9:30 a.m.

THE OZANAM CENTER

DESPERATELY NEEDS WOODEN FURNITURE! The Center is in most need of wooden furniture; chests of drawers, tables and chairs, etc. St. Francis parishioner Don McCabe will make arrangements with you to pick it up and deliver it to the Ozanam Center where it will be given to those in need in the area. The Center is really low on furniture! Please give Don a call at 330-882-0004. Maybe your son or daughter needs to get some service hours? Don could really use strong helpers. By the way – only furniture will be accepted; nothing with a cord can be picked up.

UPCOMING LUNCHEON The Women’s Board of Catholic Charities Community Services of Summit County invites you to join them at their annual luncheon, style show, silent auction and raffle. The event will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Guy’s Party Centre, 500 E. Waterloo Road in Akron. The cost is $20 per person and checks payable to Women’s Board of CCCS/SC should be mailed by February 16th to Mikey Stewart, 45 Bermont Ave., Munroe Falls, OH 44262. Include your name, address and phone number. Please indicate if you have a seating preference with specific people. For additional information, go to:

http://ccdocle.org/summit-county/womens-board

REQUEST FOR

2014 FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT

________________________________________ NAME ________________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________________________ CITY/ZIP CODE ______________________________________ ENVELOPE # ________________________________________ HOME PHONE # ________________________________________ CELL PHONE # Please place this completed form in the collection basket and your statement will be mailed to you.

ITALY HERE WE COME!

Deacon Robin and Paul Adair (St. Augustine and Guardian Angels) and Father Kevin Shemuga (St. Basil the Great) will be hosting a trip to Italy October 10-19, 2015. Visit Rome, Assisi, Florence, and Venice, attend Mass daily, be part of the audience with Pope Francis. For information and a brochure, call Deacon Adair at 330-283-4983.

GREECE: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL THE APOSTLE

Join Father Jared Orndorff (St. Joseph Parish in Cuyahoga Falls) October 14-24, 2015 on an 11-day tour tracing the journey of Paul the Apostle through the ancient cities and pastoral countryside of Greece and Turkey. Travel presentation will be held on Tuesday, February 10th at 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 215 Falls Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls. Please RSVP to 440-834-9117.

PLEASE CONSIDER PURCHASING SCRIP GIFT CARDS

Stop by the Rectory or School during office hours to purchase any of the following:

Acme Aeropostale Amazon Applebee's Arby's Babies R Us Banana Republic Barnes & Noble Bath & Body Works Bed Bath & Beyond Best Buy Bob Evans Bonefish Grill

Bravo Buehler’s Burger King Carrabba's Grill Chili's Bar & Grill Chipotle Cinemark Circle K Claire's Cracker Barrel CVS Dick's Sporting Goods Dillards Dunkin Donuts

Fleming's Game Stop Gander Mountain The Gap GFS Giant Eagle Home Depot HomeGoods iTunes JCPenney Jo-Ann Fabrics Kohl's Longhorn Steakhouse

Lowe's Macaroni Grill Macy's Marathon Marshalls Michael's Old Navy Olive Garden Outback Steakhouse Panera Pat Catan's PF Chang's Pier 1 Imports Pizza Hut

Red Robin Red Lobster Regal Cinemas Ross Dress for Less Sam's Club Sears Sheetz Spaghetti Warehouse Speedway Starbucks Steak 'n Shake Subway Sunoco Taco Bell

Target TGIFridays Tinseltown Theaters TJ Maxx Toys R Us Walgreen's Walmart Wendy's Whole Foods