Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary

August 9, 2020

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

Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter,

and said to him “O you of little faith, why did you doubt.”

MT 14: 31

Holy Martyrs Catholic Church Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 9, 2020

Parish Staff

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

For the week of August 8 - August 16

Sat 4:30 pm Joan Kohanski

Sun 9:30 am Karrie Gallagher

11:30 am Maria Teresa Carpio

Mon Noon Dolores Riegelmayer

Tues Noon Kay Angeletti

Wed Noon Mary Colette Anderson

Thurs Noon James Seaman

Fri Noon Jack Moran

Sat 4:30 pm Charlotte Jowers

Sun 9:30 am Theresa Schiro

11:30 am Parishioners

This week at Holy Martyrs

Sun 08/09 Outdoor Mass 11:30 AM Pavilion /

Worship Space

NO Youth Mass 5:00 PM

NO Life Night 6:00 PM

Mon 08/10 Stephen Minister

Training Session 6:00 PM via ZOOM

Tue 08/11 Eucharistic Adoration 7:00 PM Worship Space

Wed 08/12 Journey 7:00 PM Pavilion

Thurs 08/13 Stephen Minister 6:00 PM Room 102 or

Training Session Pavilion

Taize Prayer Service 7:00 PM Worship Space

& Livestreamed

Sat 08/15 Confession 3:00 PM Reconciliation

Room/Chapel

Sun 08/16 Outdoor Mass 11:30 AM Pavilion /

Worship Space

Youth Mass 5:00 PM Pavilion

Life Night 6:00 PM

Please note, if the weather is not conducive to

sitting outdoors, the 11:30 AM Mass will be

moved inside to the Worship Space.

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

1:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Friday - CHURCH OFFICE IS CLOSED

Phone: 330-722-6633

Fax: 330-725-2193

Email: churchoffice@holymartyrs.net

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Mass Schedule at Holy Martyrs

Saturday

4:30 pm (in the church)

Sunday

9:30 am (in the church)

11:30 am (outside on the lawn)*

Weekday

Monday - Friday at noon (in the church)

Holy Martyrs has added an 11:30 am outdoor

(weather permitting) Mass to its schedule. We made

this decision, in part, to accommodate families with

young children who struggle with wearing masks.

We continue to encourage attendees to wear masks

but this will provide some flexibility for those with

small children.

This Mass will take place, at least initially, on the

grassy area between the church building and the

picnic pavilion. For ease of access, you should plan

to park in the back parking lot.

Please plan to bring your own lawn chair

to sit on during Mass.

*Important Note:

This Mass will be held weather-permitting !

If the weather is not conducive to sitting

outdoors, Mass will be moved inside to the

Worship Space.

If you are attending Mass in the Worship Space,

face masks MUST be worn. For more details,

please refer to the

SAFE PRACTICES WHEN COMING TO MASS

Located on our website at

https://www.holymartyrs.net

Mass will continue to be livestreamed each

Sunday at 9:30 AM and weekdays at 12:00 noon

To access the Worship Aid and to view Mass

please go to:

https://holymartyrs.online.church/or

www.facebook.com/holymartyrschurch

I Can Do That

By learning to see and appreciate beauty, we learn to

reject self-interested pragmatism. If someone has not

learned to stop and admire something beautiful, we

should not be surprised if he or she treats everything as

an object to be used and abused without scruples. … Our

efforts at education will be inadequate and ineffectual

unless we strive to promote a new way of thinking about

human beings, life, society and our relationship with

nature. Laudato Si

One of the most important things we can do is to

teach future generations to love creation. Take your

grandchildren, children, nephews, and nieces on walks in

nature. Point out the beautiful and amazing things you

see. Talk to them about how we are all dependent on the

health of the planet and about the interconnectedness of

all creation. Plant a garden with them. Let them help to

harvest its bounty. Set up a birdfeeder and teach them to

identify the birds that come to feed. Play with them in

the snow and the leaves as you point out the beauty in

all seasons. When they are older, talk to them about the

importance of the choices they make in life. Encourage

them to vote for and work towards a healthy

environment. The single most important thing to do is to

set a good example.

The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.

BAPTISMS

Brock Samuel Fruits

Son of

Robert and Courtney Fruits

Donovan Wayne Szlamas

Son of

Piotr and Stephanie Szlamas

Holy Martyrs Church August 9, 2020

Medina, Ohio

Holy Martyrs remains committed to doing everything possible to keep you safe from COVID –19.

Please help keep each other safe.

HM KIDS HQ—330-952-1466

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HM Kids

Staying connected to our

faith and our community.

HM Kids Registration

HM Kids registration materials will be mailed out on

August 15 to homes as well as via email. Should

you have any questions, please do not hesitate to

phone the HM Kids Office between the hours of

9am and 6pm at 330-952-1466 or email Diane

Bruce at dbruce@holymartyrs.net

Daily Mass at Holy Martyrs is open to the public and

is at 12 noon in the Worship Space. It will continue

to be livestreamed at

https://holymartyrs.online.church/

Saturday Mass at 4:30 PM and Sunday Mass at

9:30 AM is also open to the public. The Sunday

Mass will continue to be livestreamed from Holy

Martyrs at 9:30 AM at

https://holymartyrs.online.church/

Holy Martyrs is now offering a Sunday Mass at

11:30 AM OUTSIDE in the PAVILION.

If the weather is not conducive to sitting outside,

the Mass will be moved inside

to the Worship Space.

There will be NO LIFE

TEEN MASS

OR LIFE NIGHT TONIGHT

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9.

THE LAST LIFE TEEN

MASS FOR THE

SUMMER WILL BE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH.

LIFE TEEN WILL RESUME

ON SUNDAY,

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Eucharistic Adoration

In Person in the Worship Space

Tuesday Evenings

7:00 - 8:00 PM

Come and take advantage of this

opportunity to encounter the Lord

through personal prayer

and meditation.

Eucharistic Adoration will continue to be

livestreamed on our Facebook Page.

2020 First Holy Communion

Our 2nd graders have been receiving their

First Holy Communion over 3 separate Masses.

On Saturday, August 29, our third and last

group of 2nd graders will be making their

First Holy Communion.

Please remember all of these children and

their families in your prayers as they receive

Our Lord for the first time.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARING TIME,

TALENT, TREASURE

Grateful Giving

July, 2020

Weekly Offering $ 28,501.00

Electronic $ 29,361.17

Total $ 57,862.17

Due to COVID-19 are you participating in

Mass online but still want to support Holy Martyrs?

Are you interested in the convenience of

electronic giving while maintaining complete control

over your money?

Holy Martyrs is now using Faith Direct

Please consider enrolling in our eGiving program and

setting up your recurring donation.

To enroll:

Visit Faith.direct/OH1040

Click on Enroll and follow the directions. There is

also a video which provides you with step by step

instructions.

Launched by Pope Francis, MISSIO

connects you with communities around

the world and helps you make a direct

and lasting impact on the lives of

others.

Awareness on Care for our

Common Home, Earth

Pakistan is facing many

environmental challenges,

which pose serious threats

to human health and life.

First, climate change is a

non-traditional threat for

Pakistan. Pakistan has been

declared among top ten countries most affected by

climate change. Climate change is negatively

impacting health, agriculture, and overall economy

of the country. The main reasons are carbon

emission, deforestation, population explosion and

lack of finances to mitigate and adapt to climate

change effects. Water scarcity and clean drinking

water is the talk of the town these days. Pakistan is a

water scarce country. The main causes are climate

change, lack of enough reservoirs to store water,

water issues with India, and old irrigation system and

water wastes in domestic consumption and lack of

awareness. Air pollution, poor waste management

and population boom are major hurdles behind the

availability of clean drinking water for everyone in

Pakistan. The Dominican National Commission for

Justice & Peace will arrange seminars, awareness

sessions and workshops with 400 youth of different

Dominican parishes in Pakistan. We will plant (1000)

trees in different parishes and promote cloth bags

and discourage the use of polythene bags.

For more information on this and other projects,

please go to

https://www.missio.org/explore.aspx

Holy Martyrs Church August 9, 2020

Medina, Ohio

Consider a Gift of Stock to

Support the Ministries of Holy Martyrs

In gratitude for all that God has given us, we, as

Christians, are called to give back to our community

and our church. In addition to the Sunday offertory, one

way of giving back might be transferring appreciated

stock to help Holy Martyrs continue its mission to lead

people to encounter Christ, grow in faith, and make

disciples. By transferring stock directly to our parish,

you may be able to avoid capital gains taxes.

For more information about what you need to do to

make such a gift, please contact

Therese McDonnell at 330-722-6633 or

Tmcdonnell@holymartyrs.net

Safe Practices When Coming to Holy Martyrs

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Social distancing of at least six feet, except with family members who live with you, is required in the church and other indoor areas.

Everyone must sanitize their hands before entering the worship space. “The faithful are obliged to wear a mask or other face covering upon entering church and during the celebration of Mass, except for the brief moment of receiving Holy Communion.”

For the time being there will be no sign of peace at Mass. There will be a single Communion line up the main aisle with marked 6 foot intervals on the floor to maintain social distancing. Communicants seated in the middle sections will advance first up the main aisle then return to their seats

down the side aisles, followed by the side sections who will walk to the back of the church and up the main aisle then return to their seats down the side aisles, maintaining a six foot interval.

Please Note: For the health and safety of all, receiving Communion in the Hand is normative.

When approaching the minister for Holy Communion, the mask should be pulled down over the mouth only to receive the Host and immediately pulled up again.

The scheduled time for confession at Holy Martyrs is on Saturday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in the reconciliation room, entered through the chapel.

a) A mask or facial covering must be worn when in the church buildings, including before and during confession.

b) Enter the chapel as usual and wait for the priest to be free.

c) Maintain social distance of at least six feet from others while in the chapel.

d) When entering the reconciliation room, you may either sit face to face or kneel behind the screen. The penitent and priest must maintain a social distance of six feet while in the reconciliation room.

For your safety and others, if you are not feeling well or have been exposed to someone with the COVID-19 virus you should stay home. You must self-quarantine for 14 days if you have been exposed to the virus. These steps will help keep you and those around you safe and healthy.