Holy Martyrs Catholic Church 3100 OLD WEYMOUTH RD MEDINA, OH 44256

The Baptism of the Lord

January 12, 2020

“After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

MT 3: 16-17

Father Stephen Dohner

Pastor

Father Mark Ott

Weekend Associate

Father Robert F. Pfeiffer

Pastor Emeritus

Janet Payton

Pastoral Associate

Diane Bruce

Director of Faith Formation

Christopher Ilg

Director of Music

Sr. Marie Ellen Kuhel

Bereavement Coordinator

Skip McQuate

SPIRIT Coordinator

Michael Cox

Life Teen Coordinator

Parish Staff

Holy Martyrs Catholic Church The Baptism of the Lord - January 12, 2020

Mass Schedule & Intentions this Week

Sat 4:30 pm Daniel Tanko

(Brenda Brain)

Sun 7:30 am Parishioners

9:30 am Helen Bartkiewicz

(Holy Martyrs Choir)

11:30 am Brain Family

(Brenda Brain)

Mon 8:00 am Tony Flauto

Tues 6:30 pm Rosary for Peace

7:00 pm Rosemary Novak

Wed 8:00 am Lou Lipchek

Thurs 7:00 pm Michelle Homer

Fri 8:00 am Susan Cancasci

Sat 4:30 pm Richard S. Pellas

(Brenda Brain)

Sun 7:30 am John Kall

(The Kall Family)

9:30 am Parishioners

11:30 am Gordon A. Brain

(Brenda Brain)

This week at Holy Martyrs

Sun 01/12 DONUT SUNDAY

Time Travelers 9:30 AM Rooms 201/202

Youth Mass 5:00 PM Worship Space

SPIRIT 7th and 8th Grade 6:00 PM Gathering Area

Life Teen 6:00 PM Martyrs Hall

Mon 01/13 Monday HM Kids 6:00 PM

El Salvador Golf Outing

Committee Mtg. 6:00 PM Ford Room

Tue 01/14 Glory Bees, Week 2 9:00 AM Worship Space

Tuesday HM Kids 6:00 PM

Journey for Children 6:00 PM Room 200

Following Christ 6:30 PM Gathering Area

Wed 01/15 Intercessory Prayer Group 5:30 PM Chapel

Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Worship Space

Thurs 01/16 SPIRIT Prayer Group 4:00 PM Chapel

Parish Council 7:30 PM Room 102

Sat 01/18 CONFESSION—NEW TIME 3:00 PM Reconciliation

Room/Chapel

MINISTRY OF ASSISTANCE FOOD AND DONATION WEEKEND

Sun 01/19 Time Travelers 9:30 AM Rooms 201/202

Youth Mass 5:00 PM Worship Space

SPIRIT 7th and 8th Grade 6:00 PM Gathering Area

Life Teen 6:00 PM Martyrs Hall

Parish News

Daily scripture readings for this week can be obtained

on the USCCB website, where you can sign up to have

readings emailed to you.

You can also download one of these apps on your

phone: Laudate or The New Missal

Church Office hours: Monday - Friday:

9:00 am - 12:30 pm, 1:15 pm - 5:00 pm

330-722-6633

The Baptism of the Lord

Hymns for January 11 & 12

Entrance Hymn: Glory and Praise to our God, 547 Offertory: Baptized in Water, 638

Communion: Come to the River, 645 Sending Forth: The Church’s One Foundation, 418

IMPORTANT NOTICE

REMINDER: CHANGE IN SATURDAY VIGIL MASS

Please share this change with fellow parishioners, family and friends.

Holy Martyrs weekend Mass schedule is now as follows:

Saturday Vigil Mass at 4:30 PM

Sunday Masses at 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM Youth Mass

Incarnate Word Open House.

Inspired Learning. Prepared for Life.

Visit Incarnate Word Academy Preschool

(4s – Kindergarten Prep), Primary (grades K-4) and

Preparatory School (Grades 5-8) on Sunday, January

26, 2020, between Noon and 2pm. Meet our

teachers, see our STEAM spaces, Technology Lab,

CleverTouch boards, our beautiful campus and learn

how Incarnate Word Academy can prepare your child

for the next level. They are located at 6620 Pearl

Rd, Parma Heights, OH 44130.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES

Catholic Schools Week is rapidly approaching, which

means our parish school is preparing for the 2020-

2021 school year! Join us at the 9:30 Mass on

Sunday, January 26, to kick off Catholic Schools

Week! Following Mass, there will be an open house

from 10:30 to 1:30.

Our Pre-K and Kindergarten visitation is Sunday,

January 12 from 1:00 to 3:00.

Registration packets will be available for all students

at both open houses. These events provide the

opportunity for all families, with children in all

grades, who are looking for a Christ-centered, safe

and nurturing environment to explore our school.

We are a Jon Peterson and Ed Choice Expansion

Scholarship school. Please call 330-334-6272 or

visit our website at www.sacredheartexcellence.com

for more information.

More and more people are liking our facebook page. Have

you visited our facebook page lately?

www.facebook.com/holymartyrschurch

Follow us on

SPIRIT and LIFE TEEN

Holy Martyrs Church January 12, 2020

Medina, Ohio

JANUARY 12

YOUTH MASS at 5:00 PM

SPIRIT AND LIFE TEEN at 6:00 PM

On Thursday, January 2, SPIRIT and Life Teen students joined Skip McQuate and Michael Cox for an afternoon

of bowling at Medina Lanes. Along with Fr. Mark, quite a few students and their families attended and had a

great time.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,

TALENT, TREASURE

The Baptism of the Lord

Grateful Giving Holy Martyrs Parish

December 21 & 22

Weekly Offering $15,648.36

Electronic $ 2,140.00

Total $17,788.36

Thank you!

Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima

As a special opportunity for family prayer

and devotion, a pilgrim statue of Our

Lady of Fatima has been made available in

our parish. You may welcome the statue

into your home for a week by signing up

in the Gathering Area or by calling the

church office at 330-722-6633.

The PRAYER SHAWL GROUP

of Holy Martyrs has beautiful prayer shawls available for

anyone who might derive comfort from a shawl. These

have been made with prayers for their comfort and

healing. We want to reach out to those people in their

time of need (loss of family member, going through

cancer treatment, divorce, extended illness, etc.). If you

know of such a person, male or female, please contact

Nancy Mayes, 330-764-3161 to obtain one of the shawls.

The Prayer Shawl Group meets the

4th Wednesday of each month.

Please join us at our next

gathering Wednesday, January 22

at 1:00 pm in Room 103.

Latina Project Thank You

The Latina Project, an outreach by the women of Holy

Martyrs and our sister parish, La Sagrada Familia,

provides a meal once a month during a support

meeting for women who are survivors of domestic

violence.

The turnout for the December Latina Project meal was

wonderful. There were plenty of food bags for the

women and they were so thrilled with those and the

bag of gifts.

Many hugs and thank you’s from the women to all

who contributed to make this possible.

There will be no meals prepared for January and

February as there is Martin Luther King Day in January

and Presidents’ Day in February. The monthly Latina

Project meals will resume in March.

Second Collection for Catholic University

The Catholic University of America, the national

university of the Catholic Church is committed to

being a comprehensive Catholic and American

institution of higher learning. In Washington, DC,

the University provides an education based in the

Catholic intellectual tradition to almost 7,000

students in its 12 schools in architecture and

planning, arts and sciences, business and

economics, canon law, engineering, law,

professional studies, music, nursing, philosophy,

social service, and theology and religious studies.

Next weekend, we will take up the National

Collection for The Catholic University of America.

Your support will enable Catholic University to

expand its impact in preparing the next generation

of leadership for our Church and nation.

Monday, January 13th

– 7:00pm

VOSH 1414 RIVERSIDE DR., LAKEWOOD

(The old Three Birds-Georgetown)

Join us in January, for our

speaker, Fr. John Manning, who

will discuss the History of the

Diocese. Fr. Manning is a judge

in the Tribunal office, a delegate

for retired priests, and is part of

the faculty at Saint Mary’s

Seminary where he is the

Associate Professor on Church

History.

$12 per person - register in advance

www.theologyontherocks.wixsite.com/west

HM KIDS HQ—330-952-1466

Holy Martyrs Church January 12, 2020

Medina, Ohio

Eucharist Retreat Coming in January

Our second graders and their parents will attend a

Eucharist Retreat together in late January. This retreat

is an opportunity for parents to come away from their

busy lives and share one on one with their children

the origin of the Eucharist and why it needs to be part

of our weekly spiritual growth.

We need to put on the armor of the Eucharist to get

through the week’s temptations, anxiety, stress and

disappointments. Jesus broke bread throughout his

three years of ministry, and this emphasizes why we

need to share the Eucharist and our everyday stories

of which Jesus is a part.

Protecting God’s Children

For three weeks every January, our HMKids

students in grades 1-6 learn skills that help them

protect themselves from child molesters. Children

are taught how to recognize boundary violations

that precede abuse, remove themselves from

uncomfortable situations and tell a trusted adult

when someone has crossed a boundary.

Praesidium developed a curriculum with age-

appropriate lessons for each grade level.

The Diocese of Cleveland requires that these

skills be taught every year to children in grades

1-8. SPIRIT students (grades 7 and 8) will receive

this training in January as well.

This training for children is the “other arm of

Virtus”, which educates adults about what to

watch for when they see adults interacting

with children.

"We are the people of the Eucharist. Always

remember who you are."

— Allen Hunt, The Turning Point

A Note to Parents

If your child needs to leave the worship area during

Mass, please escort him or her. We want your

children to be safe. On weekends, think of your

church as you would any public place where you

would keep track of where your child is and who he

or she is around.

Please Bring in Last Year's Palms

Please bring in your palms from last year's Palm

Sunday in January and February. We will be

teaching HMKids students how we burn last year's

palms for ashes to use on Ash Wednesday. There

will be receptacles at all the doors of the church

for you to place the palms in upon arrival. Palms

are needed by Feb. 23.

Serve With A Heart Like Jesus

Opportunities to serve will continue throughout

2020. Please consider how you can contribute. Many

hands make light work.

Here are some examples of ways students can serve:

Serving on Donut Sundays

Babysitting on Tuesdays during Following Christ

Baking items for the April Bake Sale

Throughout the Diocese

“If you seek me you will find me,” says the Lord, “when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:13

The Baptism of the Lord

For substance abuse resources, go to

www.greaterthanheroin.com.

January Programs and Retreats

at Jesuit Retreat Center

Jesuit Retreat Center has several programs and retreats to

help renew the spirit as we begin a new decade!

Discernment & Decision-Making: An Experience of

Using Ignatian “Discernment of Spirits” in Daily Life.

Tuesdays: January 14, January 28, February 11,

February 25, March 10 and March 24 from 7:00pm -

9:00pm.

Exploring Mindfulness: A Pathway to Prayer and

Kindness. Friday, January 17, 6:00pm - Saturday,

January 18, 3:00pm. We will explore the meaning of

mindfulness and practice mindful awareness.

A Retreat on Dreams: "Do Dreams have a Religious

Meaning?" and "Working with Dreams". Friday,

January 17, 6:30pm - Saturday, January 18, 4:00pm.

This 2 day overnight retreat on dreams will explore the

following: Do Dreams have a Religious Meaning? How

can we work with dreams to assess how God’s Spirit is

at work in our lives?

January Morning Prayer for Women. Monday, January

20 from 9:30am - 11:00am. With Sr. Mary Ann Flannery,

SC. Women from all walks of life are invited to pray

together and learn more about the beauty of prayer.

This prayer group will refresh your spirit and help you

find strength in regular prayer habits. Just bring your

Bible and come as you are!

For a complete list of all programs and registration

information, please call 440-884-9300 or visit

www.jesuitretreatcenter.org.

Cleveland Retrouvaille Weekend

The next Cleveland Retrouvaille Weekend is scheduled for

January 24-26, 2020.

This is a Lifeline for Troubled Marriages. Has your marriage

become unloving or uncaring – your relationship cold,

distant – thinking about a separation or divorce? Are you

already separated/divorced but both of you want to try

again? Then the Retrouvaille program may help.

RETROUVAILLE, which means rediscovery, is supported by

the Catholic diocese of Cleveland, but it is open to couples

of all faiths. This program consists of a weekend experience

for couples and six follow up sessions.

A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your

reservation. For more information concerning the program,

or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha at

440.357.6580 or 1.800.470.2230, or go online to

www.helpourmarriage.org.