Amy Davis

2813 Lincoln Way NW, Massillon, Ohio 44647 www.SaintBarbaraParish.com

SBP: Vol I, Issue XXIV

April 15-16, 2017

Saint Barbara

Catholic

Church

Pastor: Rev. Brian Cline

School Principal: Matthew Creamer

Dir. Religious Education: Mollie Luginski

Church Secretary: Judy Wellin

Youth Minister, PR, Marketing, PLC: Amy Davis

Parish Council Chairperson: Bob Otte

Finance Council Chairperson: Tony Spitale

Church Office: Phone: (330) 833-6898

Fax: (330) 833-5164

E-mail: StBarbMassillon@aol.com

St. Barbara School: Phone: (330) 833-9510

E-mail: StBarbaraElem@YoungstownDiocese.org

Parish Life Center: Phone: (330) 832-4773

Parish Office Hours:

Monday—Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Bingo: Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. (PLC)

SCHEDULE OF MASSES:

SATURDAY 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m.

HOLYDAY Vigil ~ 7:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

WEEKDAY 9:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SATURDAY 3:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday

“The Lord is risen,

it is true!”

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Ministries and Contact Information:

Youth Ministry: Amy Davis (330) 833-6898

Music Ministry: Marisa Stoll (330) 575-1561

Parish Council : Bob Otte (330) 833-7690

Finance Council: Tony Spitale (330) 209-8454

Prayer Circle: Vincent & Lois Drouhard (330) 833-9790

Social Club: Joe Pape (330) 832-2824

Liturgy Committee: (330) 833-6898

Eucharistic Ministers: LaDonna Kraus (330) 837-3669

Lectors: Judy Wellin (330) 833-8879

Adult Servers: Joel Fichter (330) 830-9301

Child Servers: Lisa Spinden (330) 833-6898

Ushers: Thomas Kraus (330) 837-3669

Gift Bearers: Julie Turkal (330) 832-7868

Greeters: Joan Galant (330) 830-5311

Sacristans: Paulette Martin (330) 704-1706

Caring Stitchers: Mary Sirgo (330) 837-4588

Faith in Action: Arlene Nussbaum (330) 837-2705

Church Coordinator

P.T.O.: Jennifer Doney (330) 904-2599

School Secretary: Rhonda Annen (330) 833-9510

BAPTISM

Mandatory Baptism Preparation Sessions are held quarterly: February / May / August / November Baptisms are held the fourth Sunday of the month.

REGISTRATION

New families should register by phone or by coming to the Rectory. Every wage earner should make a real effort to support the parish with Christian generosity.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

The RCIA is the ancient and currently renewed process for initiating adults into the Catholic Church. It is for those desiring full membership through Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. We invite newcomers who are seeking membership to join us! Call the church office for information.

MARRIAGE

Arrange six months in advance.

MINISTRY OF CARE

For visits to shut-ins or the homebound, call: Tess Simonetti- (330) 832-0597 and Julie Turkal- (330) 832-7868

Bulletin Submissions

Bulletin submissions are due to the rectory by Tuesday at noon. Inserts should be sent in electronic form whenever possible.

Saturday – April 15 – Easter Vigil

8:00 p.m. – Jim & Dolores Maier (Randy & Patty Schaller)

Sunday – April 16 – The Resurrection of the Lord

8:00 a.m. – Ernie Jackson (Bessie, Chantell, Nickcole)

10:30 a.m. – For Intentions of our Flower Donors

5:30 p.m. – NO MASS

Monday – April 17

9:00 a.m. – Living: Justin King (Helen Duffy)

St. Dymphna Shrine

Tuesday – April 18

9:00 a.m. - Lisa Mossor

Wednesday – April 19

9:00 a.m. – Living Thanksgiving for 80th Birthday

of Shirley Harper (Pauline Campbell)

Thursday – April 20

8:45 a.m. – Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

9:00 a.m. – Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

Friday – April 21

9:00 a.m. – Francis Schmidt (Friday Holy Dusters)

Saturday – April 22

4:30 p.m.– Fred Berens (Wanda and Family)

Sunday – April 23 – Divine Mercy Sunday

8:00 a.m. – For the People of Our Parish

10:30 a.m. – Tom Sibila (Missy (Fichter) Kent)

5:30 p.m. – Priests in Purgatory (Margerie Dus)

St. Dymphna Shrine

Gift Bearers This Weekend

4:30 p.m. – RCIA

8:00 a.m. – Bessie Jackson, Joan & David Smith

10:30 a.m. – Scott, Mar tha, Toya, Tyrone, Glor ia Boedy

5:30 p.m. --Ushers

Easter Sunday April 15-16, 2017

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Bishop’s Appeal Update:

Our Parish goal is $73,210.08. As of

April 11th, we have $30,446.00

pledged. Thank you to all who have

pledged to the annual appeal!

Weekly Budget $ 12,621.00

Needy $ 461.51

Regular Collection $ 9,742.52

Mail-in $ 880.00

On-Line $ 1,190.00

Total $ 11,812.53

Deficit ($ 808.47)

503 Total: 4:30p – 206; 8:00a – 164; 10:30- 172; 5:30p- 61

229 Envelopes

Capital Campaign $ 799,299.00

Collected to date $ 462,149.28

Offering for April 1st-2nd, 2017

Rectory News Rectory Offices Easter Monday (4/17) for our Easter Break.

Attention: CPR Class Attendees

Please pick-up your First Aid CPR card in the Sacristy.

It is in an envelope with your name on it.

Schedules for 4/17/17-4/23/17

Weekly Servers:

Servers – Saturday/Sunday

4:30 p.m. - A. E. and A. Spitale

8:00 a.m. – M. and T. Leedy, J. Tharp

10:30 a.m. - JT Brown, J. Brown, A. Kasunick

5:30 p.m. - M. Soehnlen

Lectors – Saturday/Sunday

4:30 p.m. – J. Shrider, J. Pape

8:00 a.m. – K, Mitchell, V. Lorenz

10:30 a.m. – J. Turkal, M. Harris

5:30 p.m. – J. Birman

Sacristans – Saturday/Sunday

4:30 p.m. – S. Ziegelhofer

8:00 a.m. – J. Wyman

10:30 a.m. – J. Turkal

5:30 p.m. – P. Martin

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION is Tuesday, April 18th.

If you can’t make your appointed time, please call one of the

substitutes: Verla Lorenz, 330-833-1125;

Judi Frank, 330-828-8343;

Sue Ehmer, 330-704-0965

and Bob Kracker 330-833-1885.

If they are not available, then call the rectory. Please remember:

do not leave until the next person arrives, as we should never

leave our Lord unattended.

Upcoming Meetings this Month

Tuesday, April 18 – 7PM - Parish Council in the Community Room

Wednesday, April 19 7PM- Festival Commit-

tee in the Community Room.

Alleluia, Alleluia He Has Risen!

Have a Blessed Easter, Dear

Parishioners

St. Barbara Catholic Vacation Bible School Mark your calendar

Monday, June 19 -Friday, June 23rd, For children entering Grades K-6th

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Scripture Readings for the Week of 4/16/17-4/23/17___

Sun. - Acts 10: 34a, 37-43; Col 3: 1-4; Jn 20: 1-9

Mon. – Acts 2: 14, 22; Mt 28: 8-15

Tues. – Acts 2: 36-41; Jn 20: 11-18

Wed. – Acts 3: 1-10; Lk 24: 13-35

Thurs. – Acts 3: 11-26; Lk 24: 35-48

Fri. – Acts 4: 1-12; Jn 21: 1-14

Sat. - Acts 4: 13-21; Mk 16: 9-15

Sun. – Acts 2: 42-47; 1 Pt l: 13-19; Jn 20: 19-31

The Sanctuary (Tabernacle) Candle is lit

this week in memory Jim Paris, in loving

memory from Carol Vilhosky. Please, dear

parishioners, pray for him all week.

Thank you.

2017 Festival Raffle Tickets

Grand Prize* LEXUS NX 200T

This is not a lease. This is not a demo car. This is a

BRAND NEW (silver) 2016 Lexus NX 200T

(as pictured above!) Actual sticker price: $36,943

(VIN# JTJYARBZ8G2044517)

2nd Prize- Snapper RE210

Riding Lawnmower- 33” Deck.

Retail price: 1999.99

3rd Prize- $500 Cash

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We will begin MONTHLY drawings

from all tickets sold during that month for $50 cash

beginning at 4:30pm on February 28th! Get your

tickets in soon to be part of this monthly cash prize

drawing!

Tickets are always available for sale for $10

at the rectory and after every Mass!

*Must Sell 5000 tickets or the drawing for the car

becomes a 50/50 cash drawing.

Drawing on May 29, 2017 at 6:00pm

If you do not wish to keep the car, the dealership will

buyback the car for $25,000.

Festival News

Pop is needed for our annual festival. You can drop off cases in

the community room. Pop needed— Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite,

Diet Sprite, Barq’s Root Beer.

In Memoriam

In your kindness, please pray for the repose of the soul of the

following person who died this past week:

Mary Jane Simon Bickel, loving mother of Dee (Harold) Rink

and dear step mom of Bruce (Janet) Bickel.

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let the perpetual light

shine upon her and may she rest in peace.

Thank You

To Father Brian, On behalf of all the religious sis-ters, brothers and priests nationwide we thank you and your parishioners for your repeated generosity in support of our elderly and frail members. After 28 years this collection still continues to reveal the great generosity of your parishioners and the lega-cy of Christian love our senior religious left to the Church. May our abundantly generous God bless you and your parish family.

Sister Joyce Candidi, OSHJ

Easter Sunday April 15-16, 2017

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This Week’s Schedule:

CHILDREN BELL CHOIR Practice

NO PRACTICE

BELL CHOIR Practice

NO PRACTICE

CHOIR Practice is

NO PRACTICE

FOLK GROUP Practice

NO PRACTICE

All groups are ALWAYS

welcoming new members!

Next Week Mass Schedule at a Glance:

Saturday, April 22 4:30pm– Folk Choir

Sunday, April 23: 8:00am– Cantor

10:30am- Choir

Contact Marisa Stoll for more details!

Let’s make a joyful noise together!

SCHOOL NEWS

Monday, April 24

Classes Resume

Vocations

“The Lord has risen, this is true!” Through our Baptism He calls us to proclaim new life to the world. Pray for those who herald the Good News as priests, brothers and sisters. If you think God might be inviting you to such a

vocation, contact Fr. Christopher Luoni 330-744-8451.

Living Bread Radio – AM1060, FM 94.5

The Bishop’s Corner – Live call-in radio program on-air Wednesdays at 11AM –

Call 1-888-966-2903

25th, 40th, 50th and over Wedding

Anniversary Celebration

The Diocese of Youngstown will sponsor a Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, June 11th, 2:00 p.m. at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown, hon-oring couples observing their 25th, 40th, 50th and over wedding anniversaries in 2017. The celebration will include Mass with Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., renew-al of marriage vows and a personalized certificate for each couple. Following the Mass, there will be a recep-tion for the couples and their families in the Cathedral Hall. You must make reservations in advance by contacting your parish office BEFORE May 11th.

YOUTH MINISTRY NOTES

Upcoming Events

April 16 – Happy Easter!

Enjoy your day and rejoice! April 23 – 6:30-8:30 in the Community

Room – Next regular meeting

Stewardship “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” (Colossians 3: 2). Do you put God first in all things? Possessions, money, power, ego can easily become gods to many of us. Do a quick check of what is important to you. Is God at the very top of the list? Don’t let earthly things become a god before

God.

Divine Mercy Weekend at Walsh University – we invite you to participate in Divine Mercy Weekend, at Our La-dy of Perpetual Help Chapel – on Saturday, April 22nd at 6:30 p.m. There will be a Vigil Chant Mass, Chaplet and Reconciliation. On Sunday, April 23rd at 2:00 p.m. there will be Adoration, Chaplet and Reconciliation. For more information, please call Molly Romano at 330-

490-7581.

Stark Deanery Council of Catholic Women’s Mtg. - is Wednesday, April 19th – 11AM at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish – 8277 Nickel Plate SE, Lou-isville, OH 44641. There will be a light lunch before the meeting. All ladies are invited to attend. If you need a ride, call Mary Jane Malich at 330-833-3756.

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IN MEMORY OF:

IN HONOR OF:

FROM IN MEMORY OF:

IN HONOR OF: FROM

Love, John, Stacie, Macken-zie and Camden

Deceased Members of the Dunn Family

Deceased Members of the Halter Family

R. U. Eisenbrei Alma Eisenbrei Fred Berens M/M Mike Crofut

John Glasure Rebecca Glasure Our pets M/M Robert Hollender

M/M Chalmer R. Smith

M/M Robert J. Arntz

Chalmer & Cindy Smith

Harold & Martha Reichel

Russell & Agnes Kring

M/M Harold Sirgo

Deceased Members of the Mitchell Family

Joseph Painter

Deceased Members of the Harhager Family

M/M Ed Harhager

Larry Fierstos

David Jude Fierstos

Paula Fierstos

Fred Berens M/M Jim Seckman Jack Shaeffer Agnes Shaeffer

Gary Catcott Judy Catcott Pietro Petruccelli Vince Petruccelli

Deceased Members of the Wantz Family

Ray Wantz Deceased Members of the Dominick Family

M/M Emil Dominick

Ken Etter Steve Etter Barbara A. Vaccani Frank Vaccani

Deceased Members of the Anderson Family

Duayne & Cheryl Anderson Deceased Members of the Sibila Family

Homer Schuler

Rita & Kenny Schuler

Jim & Pauline Nemeth

Happy Birthday, too

Daughter, Barbara

Fred Berens Wanda Berens Chris Ruegg M/M Ray Ruegg

Deceased Members of the Sinay Family

M/M Ron Sinay

Dave Kennedy and

Dale DeVault

Agie Kennedy-DeVault

John Pendolino, Mary Beitel, Catherine Schwartz

Jerry Stanburger and

Deceased of the Heimann Family

Bob and Joey Kovacsiss

Deceased Members of the Bickel and Eaglowski Fam.

Henry Knobb Family

The Stein and Steiner Families Dale Sandy and

Brody & Pratt Families M/M Richard Pratt Oberhauser & Bush Fam. M/M Charles Bush

Deceased Members of the Rudy Families

Jim Hemperly and

Helen & Joseph Del Rio Deceased Members of the Burky Family

Matie Family George Matie Ken Wharton Wife, Jane

EASTER FLOWERS

2017

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Spring Craft Fair – St. Mary’s CCD Program will host a Craft Fair on Saturday, April 22

nd – 9:00AM-

3:00 PM. It will be located in the gym at 640 First Street NE. All Crafters are welcome. For more info – call 330-575-7159.

Please remember to support our

advertisers. They make our

bulletin possible. Below is our

sponsor of the week.

Massillon area Clergy Association I

is sponsoring a Pasta Dinner fundraiser in our communi-

ty on Saturday, April 22 from 4 to 6 pm at the Massillon

Salvation Army. $10 adults, $5 children. Call for tickets

330-833-6473.

Easter Sunday April 15-16, 2017

EASTER FLOWERS

2017

Living & Deceased Members of the Joliat and Soehnlen Families

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Soehnlen and Family

Robert, Bruce, Barbara, Thomas VanFossen and

Charles La Croix

Gerry La Croix

Praise and Glory of Our Lord, Jesus Christ

M/M Jim Weber

Christina Leonard

Juanita Gordon

M/M Paul Leonard

Regina Paris

M/M Joe Vilhosky

Family Members who have passed

M/M Mike Haddox

John E. Glasure Rita Glasure Derr and Rose Families M/M Ray Derr

Stephen Kobilarcsik, Sr.

Helen Kobilarcsik

Deceased Members of the Kovacsiss and Jurkovich Families

From Family George Jurkovich and

Karen Williams

From Family

Bucci, Bursey and Wellin Families

Judy Wellin Sophia Fritch

Bernadette Wissmar

M/M Sean Wissmar

Deceased Members of the James Rohr

M/M James Rohr

Deceased Members of the Koehler Family

M/M John Koehler

Bill and Lois White

Lee Hoagland

M/M Keith White

Ida, Keith and Amber Winkart

Wendy Thompson

Peter and Celestine Sander, Maury and Mary Feathering-ham

M/M Paul Sander

William Rohr Family

Mrs. Beverly Rohr

Family through the Genera-tions

M/M Stephen Malich

Deceased Members of the Michael Frank Family

Michael Frank

Elizabeth Maylor

Mrs. Catherine Boswell

Bell Family

M/M Michael Boswell

Mozingo and Blazejewski Families

M/M Pete Mozingo

Stein and Steiner Family M/M Thomas Steiner Bob Maloney Mary Lee Maloney

IN MEMORY OF:

IN HONOR OF:

FROM IN MEMORY OF:

IN HONOR OF: FROM

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