St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH December 10, 2017

December 11-17
Monday, December 11 Advent Weekday
9:00 School Reconciliation
12:05 Barbara Herold
7:00 Communal Reconciliation

Tuesday, December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

8:30 David Benya
5:15 Mary L. Steiner

Wednesday, December 13 St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr

12:05 Joseph F. Lieberth

Thursday, December 14 St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church
12:05 Joseph Herold

Friday, December 15 Advent Weekday

12:05 All Souls

Saturday, December 16 Advent Weekday

8:30 Ruth Deibel & Ruth Over
3:00 Confessions
4:00 Tom & Alice Harris Anniversary (Fr. Majikas)

Sunday, December 17 Third Sunday of Advent

8:00 Bette Furcsik Milich (Fr. Majikas)
10:30 Caroline Brendel (Fr. Browne)
5:15 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Misbrener)

Readings from the Week of December 11

Monday Is 35:1-10, Ps 85:9-10,11-12,13-14, Lk 5:17-26
Tuesday Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab, Jdt 13:18,19, Lk 1:26-38
or Lk 1:39-47
Wednesday Is 40; 25-31, Ps 103:1-2,3-4,8,10, Mt 11:28-30
Thursday Is 41:13-20, Ps 145:1,9,10-11,12-13, Mt 11:11-15
Friday Is 48:17-19, Ps 1:1-2,3,4,6, Mt 11:16-19
Saturday Sir 48:1-4,9-11, Ps 80:2-3,15-16,18-19, Mt 17:9a,10-13
Sunday Is 61: 1-2a,10-11, Lk 1:46-48,49-50,53-54, 1 Thes 5:16-24,
Jn 1:6-8,19-28
Second Sunday of Advent
John the Baptist stood out from the crowd. The way he dressed, his lifestyle, his
fervor, his commitment to proclaiming the coming of Jesus Christ. Families proclaim
their beliefs every day by the way they live and the choices they make. Do our familys
priorities proclaim our belief in Jesus?

331 Holy Hours were kept before the Blessed Sacrament this past week. Our vacancy:
Friday 1-2pm still exists. In addition, we need a partner on the hour; Tuesday 6-7am,
Wednesday 2-3pm and Friday 7-8pm. Remember always.God governs the world, but
prayer governs God. Try and hour and find out for yourself! Call 330-690-9661.

If you are a committed adorer and were unable to attend the 55th Year Celebration recently, and if you
would like to have a copy of the History of the Perpetual Adoration Program, please sign your name and
phone number on the paper provided at the sign-in desk. Our supply is limited. First signed, first served.

Please pray for our Sick especially: John Baylock, Betty Bartel, Jack Weigand, Lisa
Gnap, Judy Kriston, Anne Trischan, Fred Kormanic, Shanon Johnson, Stephen
Deibel, Joanne Ramsay, William Bedford, Carol Garman, Chad Trischan, Pat
Shemuga, Andrew Somercik, Helene Van Oss, Paula Collins, Alexandra Kepler, Gary
Reed, Kristine Hornacek, Camilla Pieffer, Barb Shehan, Joe Patterson III, Lowell Potts,
Sandra Walters, Bruce Hartung, Barb Helms, Nicole Hahn, Tom Abbott, Bob & Patty
Moses, Therese Weigand, Brenda Griffin, Kelly Ann Eby, Norma Geary Catlin, Kaleigh
Shriver, Janet Wolf, Dick Buehrle, Katie Prodon, Charles Wagner, Carol Soberano,
Pauline Nonno, Allen Weidman, Conner Beish, Margaret Vargo, Charlie Carroll, Katie
Marino, Cheryl Jackson, Roy Smith, Angie Jursik, Steve & Margo Trenta, Mary Ann
Jenney, Dennis Braman, Vickey Todd, Jean Stemmer, Tara Ferguson, C.J., Bob
Eckert, Paul Moon, James Chalfant, Lori Meese, Mary Jane Somerick, Sharon Lohan,
Linda Makowski

Wedding Banns ~ I Ray Rupprecht & Lauren Genet

Help religious communities. Your generous contribution helps us to care for our retired sisters and
enables our younger sister to continue in active ministry, writes a religious sister. Your gift to todays
collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide medications, nursing care, and more for
thousands of senior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. It also helps ensure younger members
can continue the good works of their elders!

The FEST is bringing Colton Dixon to Saint Ambrose for an Advent Night of Worship on Sunday,
December 10 at 7pm. Tickets are just $10. It promises to be a wonderful night of reflection as we draw
near to the birth of our Savior. Tickets can be purchased at www.TheFEST.us

The Divorced, Separated and Widowed Catholics of Akron will be sponsoring a talk given by
Deacon William Yoho from Immaculate Heart of Mary. His topic will be Dealing with
Loneliness during the Holiday Season. This event will be held at the Immaculate Heart of
Mary Convent Building, 1945 Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls, on Monday, December 11 at
7:30pm. This event is open at no cost to single people of all faiths. Refreshments will be at 7:15. Our
speaker will start at 7:30pm. For information call Sue at 330-554-5626.

Please join us at St. Augustine Church for the Advent Communal Reconciliation Service on
Monday, December 11 at 7:00pm in the church. Numerous priests will be available and you
may receive the sacrament either face-to-face or with a screen in a confessional. All are
encouraged to take part in this special sacrament, please plan accordingly.

December 12 is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe; she is the Patron Saint of The Americas as well
as The Unborn. Please join St. Augustin's Culture of Life at 6:15 pm on this very special feast day to pray
to Mary for our country and the unborn. For more information contact Lynn Willig @330-472-9452.
Please consider attending our monthly meetings held in the rectory the First Tuesday of every
month following the 5:15 pm Mass and Benediction, or you can call Lynn Willig @330-472-
9452.

WOMEN OF FAITH Come join us for the Card Party Planning Meeting, Wednesday, December 13,
beginning at 7:00pm in the rectory meeting room. Please come and share your ideas. Contact Colleen
McKenzie at 330-328-2684 for more information.

Donations to the Flower Fund help to defray costs of flowers and decorations in our church
during the upcoming Christmas season. For those using Faith Direct, if you have made a
contribution, please drop the names of the intended into the offertory basket or contact the
rectory at 330-745-0011. In order to make the flower list all donations must be received by Monday,
December 18.

Due to early deadlines, all information for the bulletins must be submitted by 9:00am on the
following dates: For the December 24 bulletin information must be received by Wednesday,
December 13 and for the December 31 bulletin, information must be in by Wednesday,
December 20. Please plan ahead!

Attention Lectors and Ushers: Sign-up sheets have been placed in the sacristy and on
the Usher cabinet; we are looking for lectors and ushers for the Christmas Masses.
Please prayerfully consider helping us out and sign up as soon as possible.
Dorothy Day was a champion of social justice and Catholic service in modern times. Join the parish book
club for our next discussion on a book about her life: Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by
Beauty. This session will be held on Thursday, December 14 beginning at 1:00pm in the rectory. The
book, written by Days granddaughter Kate Hennessey, is available at local libraries, on-line or at
bookstores.

Joyful Hearts Hospitality Ministry ~ Next meeting begins with Mass on Friday, December 15
at 12:05 pm followed by an informal meeting at Kave Coffee Shop downtown Barberton. We
will discuss upcoming events in 2018. Everyone is welcome! Interested but cant make the
meeting? Call Carolyn King @ 330-234-7302 or visit us on Facebook ~ Joyful Hearts Ministry.

Please note: Munchkin Basketball will begin Saturday, January 6 in the SAC. The hours of the
clinic will be 8-9:30am. Parents please download the form from the St. Augustine School
website and return it to the school with a check attached. Parents may email or call Chris
Christoff with any questions at 330-825-3431 or cchristoff07@yahoo.com.

Time, Talent & Treasure

Totals not available see next weeks bulletin..

Just in time for the Christmas Season..Get your copy of the St. Augustine Roman Catholic
Church History, Art & Architecture by Deacon Robin Adair. DVDs are $4.00 each and can be
purchased at the rectory during regular business hour. Dont waste time; get your copy while
they last. They make great stocking stuffers.

Preparations are underway for the Annual Christmas Day Dinner. We are in need of
volunteers, donations etc. Please consider becoming involved in this special event.
Anyone wishing to volunteer, to cook, clean, purchase and/or donate please contact
Elmer Neitz at 330-388-1980. We are in desperate need of cooks..

SAVE THE DATE: February 10, 2018 for the St. Augustine Athletic Board
Reverse Raffle. Tickets will go on sale soon. This is a fundraiser for the
athletes at St. Augustine.

Barberton Area Community Ministries item for the Month of December is Canned Fruit;
peaches, pears, mixed, apricots, etc. All donations can be placed in the bench in front
of the giving tree in the vestibule of the church. Donations are picked up on Monday
mornings. Thank you again for all your support in helping us serve our brothers and
sisters in need.

Please pray for our servicemen and women. May they experience the protection of the
Lord and rely on Him for their strength, peace and joy!
 St. Augustine School News Congratulations to St. Augustine students Caleb
Kepler and George Linberger. Caleb, at Archbishop Hoban, and George, at Archbishop Hoban
and St. Vincent St. Mary, scored in the top 30 of all the students that took the entrance
exams.

Join our 4th and 5th graders, along with the School Choir, for a Christmas Concert December 15
beginning at 7pm in the church. All are welcome.

Theology on the Rocks is taking a little break during the month of December. We'll
be back in January and look forward to a full schedule of speakers in 2018!

Items from the Giving Tree will be collected this weekend (December 9 & 10).
If you were unable to attend Mass, gifts can be dropped off this week at the
rectory during regular business hour. Donations will then be delivered to:
Community Pregnancy Center, Elizabeth Ministries and the Summit County
Children Services. Thank you in advance to everyone who participated in
making someone elses Christmas a little bit brighter.

Our Lady of Victory Parish is offering a six-week initiative entitled Catholics Returning Home beginning
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 7-8:30 pm in the Parish Center Library. Catholics Returning Home is
an opportunity for anyone wishing to bring healing to their relationships whether with God, His Church,
others or even within their own hearts. The address is 73 North Avenue in Tallmadge. For additional
information, please call 330-633-3637.

News from Parish Council..

Fr. David outlined all the positive faith building opportunities that parishioners participated in
this fall and sees that these can serve as a springboard for more to come: Holy Hour for Bishop
Perez, the Adult Retreat, 55th Anniversary of the Holy Hour Program, Bible Study, 7th Grade Holy
Hour of Thanksgiving, School Canned Food Drive collected over 5700 cans of food, Christmas
Walk, Piano Blessing.
Not all is positive; Mass Attendance was down this year. There is a need to prayerfully consider
reaching out to those who havent attended for a while and invite them to Mass or to an
upcoming event. A large portion of decline was due to the deaths of over 40 parishioners who
regularly attended. Since 2002 almost 900 funerals have been performed.
New speakers have been added to the back of the church and choir loft. The sound system is in
a test out phase, please be patient.
At the end of January the survey planning will begin with a two day work session presented by
Mrs. Leisa Anslinger, Director, Catholic Life and Faith, to focus the churchs vision for the future
and address the needs of the survey taken last year.
2018 Calendars were passed out at all Masses last weekend. If you did not receive one, extras are in the
back of the church. We ask that each family takes only one until everyone is able to get one. Thank you
in advance.

In todays bulletin you will find an order form for the St. Augustine Tee-Shirts and Polos..Please
complete the order form and return it to the rectory asap. The orders will be placed the first week of
January. The tee shirts can be worn as gym uniforms for the students attending St. Augustine School.