St.

Augustine Church, Barberton, OH – April 15, 2018

April 16-22
Monday, April 16 – Easter Weekday
12:05 Fred Kormanik
6:00 Confessions

Tuesday, April 17 – Easter Weekday

8:30 For the Staff, Students & Parents of St. Augustine School
5:15 John Edward & Mary M. Witt

Wednesday, April 18 – Easter Weekday

12:05 Robert J. Luxeder

Thursday, April 19 – Easter Weekday

12:05 Josef & Genevieve Busch

Friday, April 20 – Easter Weekday

12:05 Andrew Horvath family

Saturday, April 21 – Easter Weekday

8:30 Lillian Hazlett
3:00 Confessions
4:00 Lucille Canfora (Fr. Majikas)

Sunday, April 22 – Fourth Sunday of Easter

8:00 Lucille Canfora (Fr. Majikas)
10:30 Margaret Posavac – Anniversary (Fr. Browne)
5:15 The People of St. Augustine Church (Fr. Browne)

Readings for the Week of April 16

Monday Act 6:8-15, Ps 119:23-24,26-27,29-30, Jn 6:22-29
Tuesday Acts 7:51-8:1a, Ps 31:3-4,6,7,8,17,21, Jn 6:30-35
Wednesday Act 8:1b-8, Ps 66:1-3,4-5,6-7, Jn 6:35-40
Thursday Acts 8:26-40, Ps 66:8-9,16-17,20, Jn 6:44-51
Friday Acts 9:1-20, Ps 117:1,2, Jn 6:52-59
Saturday Acts 9:31-42, Ps 116:12-13,14-15,16-17, Jn 6:60-69
Sunday Acts 4:8-12, Ps 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,28,29, 1 Jn 3:1-2, Jn 10:11-18

Third Sunday of Easter

Today’s gospel depicts the disciples as “terrified, disbelieving and wondering.” Yet Jesus stood
among them and said: “Peace be with you.” What was he thinking? Terror and peace just
don’t go together, do they? Yes – in the life of faith. No matter how difficult or messy the
situation may be the Risen Lord will be with us offering peace and quieting our fears.
 My Dear Parishioner, It warms my heart to see your great generosity. We
set a goal of $7,500 for our Lenten Almsgiving Collection for Barberton
Area Community Ministries (BACM). We have come to the conclusion of
our collection and have well exceeded our goal collecting over $10,000.
The success of our almsgiving will benefit many in need in our Barberton
Community, especially through food distributed through the BACM food pantry.
Thank you and May God continue to bless all of you.
Christ’s Peace!
Fr. David Majikas

376 HOLY HOURS were kept before the Blessed Sacrament this past week. Sorry to
say…..Our vacancies remain: Wednesday 11-midnight, Sunday1-2am and a partner
is needed for 2-3am. These hours may seem difficult, however we have an adorer on
all days covering all these hours….Working men and retired! Just try it! Call 330-690-
9661. Our Lord will see to it that you get through your work day.

Please pray for our Sick especially: John Baylock, Betty Bartel, Jack Weigand, Lisa
Gnap, Judy Kriston, Anne Trischan, Shanon Johnson, Stephen Deibel, Joanne
Ramsay, William Bedford, Carol Garman, Chad Trischan, Pat Shemuga, Helene Van
Oss, Paula Collins, Alexandra Kepler, Gary Reed, 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, Dick Buehrle, Carol Soberano, Pauline Nonno,
Allen Weidman, Conner Beish, Charlie Carroll, Katie Marino, Cheryl Jackson, Roy
Smith, Angie Jursik, Steve & Margo Trenta, 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, Carole Ezell-Bell, Lisa Von
Gunten, Julian Gonzalez, Honey Ann Zagar, Rose Marie Zeffer, Margaret McArdle,
Paulette Holland, Carol Newhouse, Carol Grimes and Ann Majikas

Baptisms
Kristina Faith Gonzalez
Daughter of Christian & Saran (Bou) Gonzalez
Barberton Area Community Ministries item for the Month of April is Pasta and Spaghetti
Sauce. 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 brother’s and sister’s in need.

Time, Talent & Treasure

April 1 April 8
Sunday Offering $ 9,026 $ 6,076
Faith Direct Offering $ 1,840 $ 1,840
Total Offering $ 10,866 $ 7,916

Weekly Budget to meet Operating Cost $ 11,800 $ 11,800

(Shortfall) Overage $ $ (934) $ ( 3,884)

School Support $ 377 $ 356

Capital Support $ 111 $ 471
Endowment Fund $ --- $ 25
Easter Sunday $ 12,288 $ 981
Almsgiving 2018 (BACM) $ 714 $ 350
St. Vincent de Paul $ 106 $ 348
Organ Campaign $ 250 $ 246

Organ Campaign Goal $660,000 Year-to-Date $ 611,856

Food, Fellowship and Faith for Adults – Join us Monday, April 16 at

D’Agnese’s at White Pond Akron. Our speakers will be Dr. Matthew &
Elisabeth Akers discussing “Our Journey to Catholicism”. We will be
begin at 7:00 pm with Appetizers, 7:30 pm Speaker. Admission is $10.00 which
includes appetizers – Cash bar. Evening is sponsored by St. Sebastian Parish, Akron.

For those preparing to have a child baptized in the near future, one requirement is
that the parents attend a Pre-Baptism Class. The next class will be held on April 17
beginning at 7:00pm, Immaculate Conception Church in Kenmore. Please contact the
rectory at 330-753-8429 to make reservations if you plan to attend this session.

WOMEN OF FAITH -At our next meeting, Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 pm, in the school cafeteria, St.
Augustine Parochial Vicar, Rev. William Browne, will be our speaker. We look forward to hearing him
and having you attend.

Joyful Hearts Ministry ~ Mark your calendars for Friday, April 20th beginning with mass at 12:05p.m.
followed by a business meeting at Kave in downtown Barberton at 1:00 p.m. We will be
making final preparations for the Ministry Dinner to be held in May. Can’t attend but
interested? No worries. Keep up-to-date via our Facebook page or call Carolyn King @ 330-234-7302 for
details.

St. Augustine Men’s Fellowship will meet in the school cafeteria from 7-8:25am on Saturday, April 21ST.
We will continue our study of the book “Real Men Pray the Rosary” and we will pray a rosary for
Marriage, the Family and World Peace. All men are invited to join us. For questions call Gib Adolph at
330-848-1043 or e-mail adolphbiz@email.com.

For couples preparing for marriage, the Pre-Cana Days at Loyola Retreat House for
this year are April 22, May 20, June 10 and September 9. Sessions are from 11:00am
to 7:15pm (Mass at 11:45am) the cost is $75.00 per couple which includes lunch &
dinner. To download a registration form and/or register, visit our website at
www.loyolaretreathouse.com or call the Retreat House at 330-896-2315.

The Drug-Take-Back-Day drive-up will be Saturday, April 28th, from 10 AM to 2 PM at the

old First Merit Parking lot, 480 W. Tuscarawas in Downtown Barberton. The Barberton
Police will have a drop off service to allow the drivers to turn in no longer wanted or expired
prescription medicines. There is no need to park and get out of the vehicles. Deterra bags for
home, safe, destruction of medications will be distributed to the drivers for future use. At the
conclusion of the event, the medications will be boxed up for collection by the U. S. D. E. A.
and will be destroyed in a safe, environmentally friendly procedure. Those drivers participating are asked
to enter the parking lot from Wooster Road, West, near 2nd St. NW, and exit onto W. Tuscarawas.

Ohio State Council Knights of Columbus are selling Super Cash Bonanza raffle tickets. Tickets are $5.00
each with over $108,000 in cash prizes; the drawing date is Saturday, May 19 2018 at 9:30am. Winners
need not be present. For tickets see any Knights of Columbus member or stop in at the rectory during
regular business hours.

The FEST Mark your summer calendar...and plan to join us on Sunday, August 5,
2018 for The FEST – our 18th Annual Catholic Family FESTival held in Wickliffe.
The FEST is the perfect family day. It includes great national Christian artists:
TobyMac, Big Daddy Weave, Mandisa, and We are Messengers. The FEST also
has great activities and displays for the entire family. The FEST is a day of faith, family and fun all for
FREE. The FEST concludes with an inspiring outdoor Mass with Bishop Nelson Perez. It’s the highlight
of summer for thousands from across our region. Mark it on your calendars and make plans to bring your
family and friends. For more information, go online to: www.theFEST.us.

Please pick up a name of one of our First Holy Communion children to pray for them as
they prepare to receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time on April 28. They are
located in the baskets in the front and back of the Church.
Next weekend we will be starting our Steubenville Youth Conference fundraiser. We will again be doing
the Cork Board Fundraiser, which will be explained at all the Masses. Please be generous in giving!

St. Augustine School is accepting enrollment for the 2018-19 school year. St. Augustine offers
a small-school environment with a rigorous academic curriculum rooted in Catholic teaching
that will prepare your child for success in high school and beyond. For parishioners who feel
we are not an affordable option, we accept the EdChoice Expansion Scholarship. This is an income-based
scholarship from the state that covers tuition for students in kindergarten through fifth grade if your
income is within 200% of the federal poverty line. For example, if your family of four makes $50,200 or
less you would qualify for this scholarship, which would follow your son or daughter through high
school. For more information, or to schedule a tour, call the school at (330)753-6435.

St. Augustine Culture of Life meets the First Tuesday of every month following the
5:15pm Mass and Benediction. Please join our efforts to answer St. John-Paul II
request to build a new Culture of Life, through prayer, education, almsgiving, and
witnessing, we welcome fresh ideas. In the spirit of "wherever two or more are
gathered in His name..." we are still looking for 12 Apostles for life, one for the First
Friday of each month, once a year, weather permitting to join in saying the Stations of
the Cross for Victims of Abortion at Planned Parenthood, 1:00 PM (444 W. Exchange
St. Akron, parking at January's Paints) all you have to bring is yourself and a spirit of
prayerful witnessing. For more information contact Lynn Willig @330-472-9452.

Come and join fellow parishioners for a few hands of Euchre, Friday, May
11 beginning at 6:30pm. (Bring a side dish or snack to share, drinks will be
provided). We will be taking a break over the summer and will start back
up on Friday, September 7.

St. Augustine Preschool is now enrolling for our Toddler, Preschool and Latchkey Programs as
well as for our fabulous Summer Program. Feel free to call and schedule a tour time to view
the school, meet the teachers and observe the classrooms. We are looking forward to
hearing from you soon! For additional information contact Kathleen Bogdan at 330-745-
5735.