~ Would you like to have your contributions automatically taken out of your bank account or charged to a credit card?  Please click here for our Authorization Agreement for Automatic Payment of Contributions form.  Print out a copy, complete it and return it to Stephanie in our office. ~

 

 

 

St. Michael Parish Shopping Website!!

 

We now have a parish shopping website.  You get money back and St. Michael gets a percentage too.  The percentages vary from store to store, and item to item.  There are over 4,000 stores to shop from: Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl's, Office Max, Old Navy, Macy’s, Travelocity, Hotels.com, Dillard’s, and many more.  You can do all your shopping, and earn cash back, while supporting St. Michael Parish!

 

In addition, this website has its own pharmaceutical grade nutrition and health enhancement products such as multivitamins, calcium, children’s vitamins, as well as make-up for women and eco-friendly biodegradable household/office cleaning supplies, and much more.

 

Click on this link or type the address into your browser: www.marketamerica.com/shopstmichael. Set up an account by clicking "Sign in" in the upper right hand corner, select the "No I am a new customer" option, follow the prompts, and you're ready to start shopping!

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Michael's 6th Annual Family Life Center Wine Tasting Benefit

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of our Parish

Friday, April 20, 2012

at the Family Life Center

7:00 - 10:00 PM

$50.00 per person

 

Featuring food stations with wine pairings at each station - Catering by The Embassy, parishioners Michal and Karen Naffah.  We will have a silent auction, and a raffle drawing with wonderful prizes.  Event tickets and raffle tickets are available at the Parish Office or at the Family Life Center.  We hope to see you there!

   

 

 

 

 

~ YOUTH MINISTRY PROGRAM ~

 

On Sunday, April 22, at 6:00 PM, Mike McCoy will be speaking here at St. Michael, in the Family Life Center.  He is a former pro-football player, the 2nd overall pick behind Terry Bradshaw, and he delivers a faith-based message of hope and encouragement to students, helping them stay morally focused, and to overcome challenges of peer pressure, in order to develop the self-confidence to achieve true success.  His talk is appropriate for students 7th grade and older.  Mike is a nationally known speaker, and we are really blessed to be able to have him here.  Bring a friend and come on Sunday!

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOLARSHIP LOTTERY TICKETS

Lottery tickets to support the St. Michael Scholarship Fund are now on sale.  Tickets will be sold after mass through the end of April.   For tickets or more information, contact Cheryl Love at 330-533-8831.   All tickets must be returned to the church or to Cheryl by April 30th to be eligible for the May drawing.

 

 

 

 

 

First Communion May 5 & 6

 

The faith community of Saint Michael will celebrate joyfully at all the Masses that weekend as forty parish children will join for the first time in Communion.

 

They have been long in preparing for this entrance into their lives as Eucharistic people.  Their families have brought them up in faith and expressed the importance of our Sunday celebration, and in the final months of preparation, have engaged in projects that helped them to express their Eucharistic beliefs.

 

Parents, Catholic School teachers, and Generations of Faith second-grade catechists Lindy Kubic, Julie Pugh, Linda Reinthaler and Shannon Tareshawty have worked hard and prayed meaningfully with the children so that they understand what their "Amen" to "The Body of Christ" signifies in their lives.

 

They will enter into a retreat on Saturday, April 28, to begin their final week of prayer and preparation.

 

Please pray for these children as they join us at the table of the Lord:  Joseph Backhaus, Ryan Bennett, Ray Bernat, Jr., Hannah Bricker, Isabella Burcsak, James Burgy, Drew Carocce, Michael Crawford, Grace Cummings, Karley D’Apolito, Brooke Demidovich, Luke Dietz, Lexa Dintino, Joshua Farley, William Ferrante, Alexander Fromel, Nathan Gostey, Jack Hrina, Ian Hull, Connor Julian, Bridgett Kelly, Madison Klughart, Danielle Koneval, Oliver Kovass, Philip McLaughlin, Riley Ann Miller, Zane Muckleroy, Dominic Palma, William Parker V, Zachary Peservich, Benjamin Pugh, Ian Scheetz, Matthew Scolieri, Gavin Shine, Jeffrey Sinclair, Ronnie Sinkovich, Caelan Slaven, Christopher Smallwood, Jacob Wilkeson, and Jacob Yurchison.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST. MICHAEL'S 2ND ANNUAL SPRING FLING

Friday, May 11th

8:00 - 11:00 PM at the Family Life Center

Tickets are $15 per person.  You can purchase tickets at the office or through the men's and women's renewal team members. Tickets will also be available at the door that evening.  There will be dancing to a live band, Kenny Kuhn and the Cool Cats, munchies and a cash bar.  Proceeds will benefit the men's and women's CRHP renewal weekends and the Family Life Center.

 

 

 

 

50^th ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION NEWS

 

LOOKING FOR PARISH PICTURES

The committee is looking for pictures of activities, events, etc. that have taken place in our parish over the past 50 years.  If you have pictures, please bring them to the parish office so we can scan them and return them to you.  Make sure your name, address, phone number and event info is listed on the back of the picture.

 

Here’s an update from the St. Michael

50th Anniversary Committee!  

       We will begin our activities with a Kick-Off Celebration the weekend of April 28^th and 29^th with a special presentation and gospel reflection program featuring “Beacon Street.”  The Parish will also be represented in Canfield’s annual Fourth of July festivities, with fifty parishioners – one for each year – mar ching in the big Parade.  There will also be a Family Picnic on Sunday, July 22nd, beginning immediately after the 11 AM Mass.  Then in September we will hold the Feast of St. Michael on Saturday the 29th with dinner and dancing.  You’ll want to mar k these dates on your calendar!   

 

50^th Anniversary “All Are Welcome” Picnic

   Our 50th Anniversary Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, July 22nd from 12:00 - 5:00 P.M. We are looking for parishioners who would be willing to help with this event.  We need volunteers for set up, hospitality, clean up and tear down.  If you are interested and willing to help in some way, please contact Marleen Belfiore at 330-533-0452 for more information and sign up.  ALL ARE WELCOME!!  Together we can get this accomplished!  Let's make this the BEST PICNIC!

 

DO YOU LOVE A PARADE?

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of St. Michael Parish a group is being formed to mar ch in the Annual Canfield Independence Day (July 4th) parade. We are looking for 60 parishioners, young and old alike, to represent the 50 years of the parish. Each participant will wear a T-shirt with a particular year on it. We would ask that participants make a free will offering to help defray the cost of the T-shirts.  Help us make this parade unit a huge success. Interested parishioners should contact Gene DeCapua at 330-799-2262 for more information.  Don't let the parade pass you by!  

 

PROGRAM BOOK

      The committee helping to put together the 50th Anniversary Celebration of St. Michael Parish is already hard at work developing plans for the year ahead.  They’ve already scheduled a family picnic for July as well as dinner and mass to be celebrated by Bishop Murry in late September.  The group is also looking to join Canfield’s annual Fourth of July parade.   

      But with all this going on, the committee is also looking for help underwriting some of the expense involved with this year’s activities.  If you are able to help, please contact Eileen Novotny (ewalshnovotny@zoominternet.net) or the Parish office.

 

 

 

 

ENRICHING YOUR PRAYER LIFE...

 

WOMEN'S LECTIO DIVINA (Sacred Reading)

The intent of this prayer form is to learn the Heart of God in the Word of God.  It is not a bible study, but rather reading the words of Scripture with one's heart, guided by the Holy Spirit, so that we may hear God and respond to Him.  You are invited to attend the evening of prayer, the second Thursday of each month at 7:00pm in the Family Life Center.  Contact Karen Curtis @ 330-702-9302 for more information.

 

SCRIPTURE FROM SCRATCH SERIES

Join us the first Sunday of each month 10-10:50am (the time between the two masses) in the conference room off the hallways behind the St. Joseph altar to look at one aspect of the scriptures in a casual setting.  Coffee and donuts and bibles will be provided.  Presenter will be Eileen Novotny.  Email ewalshnovotny@zoominternet.net for more info.

 

 

 

FAMILY LIFE CENTER FUNDRAISER

We are again selling Handel’s Ice Cream Pint Cards in the parish office during office hours.  The cards cost $3.95 each and the church will make a profit of $1.40 on each card sold.  All proceeds go to the Family Life Center.  The cards also make great gifts for Graduations, Birthdays or any other celebration or holiday.

 

 

 

"ST. MICHAEL MONDAY" AT INNER CIRCLE PIZZA

Every Monday will be St. Michael's Day at the Canfield Inner Circle Pizza.  That means 10% of everything you spend there will be donated back to the St. Michael Family Life Center.  This includes all food and beverages.  All you have to do is mention "St. Michael" and the donation will automatically be made.  So if you are going to go out to eat on a Monday, Inner Circle Pizza is where you want to go.  Many thanks to owner and parishioner Mike Naffah.

 

 

UPDATE ON PARISH DIRECTORIES

Photo Directories are still available for pick up (free to parishioners who had a photo taken or submitted) in the parish office.  We are selling extra directories during weekday business hours for $10.00 per book until they are sold out.  

 

 

 

 

 

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

(First Tuesday of every month, unless noted otherwise)

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM in the Family Life Center 

Anyone whose life has been touched by cancer is welcome!  For more information, contact Marsha Grossman, 330-799-6515 or Mary Witkowski, 330-533-6140.

 

 

 

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!!

The Family Life Center would welcome any time you are willing to give.  We need volunteers for set up, tear down, bartenders (21 or over, please), and concession stand help during plays, basketball games and other special events.  Please call the Family Life Center at 330-533-3181 and speak to Janine.

 

 

CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

You are all invited to participate in one or more of our many liturgical ministries: usher, lector, Eucharistic minister, altar server, cantor, musician or greeter.  This is not only your parents' parish; it is your parish too.  When you actively get involved, the parish comes more alive for you and you feel more a part of it.  Many of our past ministers are now off to college, so we really need you.  As a side effect, you can also earn service hours for school.  We want you.

 

 

  

MILITARY SUPPORT MINISTRY

 

At the recommendation of Parish Council, our parish has begun a ministry aimed at supporting our young men and women serving our country in the military, at home and abroad.  We write letters of support to any member of the military of whom we are aware.  If you know someone in the military, please call the parish office at 330-533-6839, or mail us, and we will put them on our list.  The committee members will be writing them on a regular basis in order to offer our thanks and show our support.  If you are interested in serving on the committee, please call the parish office.

 

 

 

Advertising in our bulletin:  To help offset the cost of printing the bulletin and to help our parish youth group, we invite any parishioner who would like to place an ad in the bulletin to call the parish office.  The ad helps promote your business among our parishioners and help our youth program.

 

 

    

MINISTRY NEEDS IN THE PARISH:

As you plan the months of your "commitment calendar", might you consider one of the volunteer ministries of our parish?  There are many areas of need, all requiring different amounts of your time.  But the important thing is to realize that if you have an interest and a block of time in any given month, there is sure to be something that might fit your schedule!  Here are some areas that we need more volunteers for:

- Liturgical ministers for all Masses.  ***We also are inviting all High School students to become more involved in our many liturgical ministries.  This is not only your parents' parish; it is your parish too.  When you actively get involved, the parish comes more alive for you, and you feel more a part of it!  Many of our past ministers are now off to college, so we really need you!

- Helpers for our funeral dinners in many different capacities, especially coordinators.

- What about being a "wedding coordinator" ? You may realize we have weekend mass coordinators and funeral mass coordinators, but did you know we have wedding coordinators as well!

- Coffee/donut hour after our 9AM & 11AM Sunday masses

- Greeters for all weekend Masses

- Help with special events

 

 

 

Our Parish Hall is available for rental to parishioners and non-parishioners, as well.  It could be used for graduation parties, showers, anniversary parties, small weddings, etc.  Seating accommodations for 200 people.  We will rent you the hall & use of the kitchen; you will have to bring your own caterer or make the food yourself and bring it in.

 

 

 

      Do you like to sing or play an instrument??

Can you carry a tune?  Will your voice blend with a group?  If so, please consider joining our choir.  Our numbers are down, due to death, illness, travels and graduation.  We need more members!  We practice on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:00 PM in the church and we sing at the 9 AM Mass on Sundays.  We also have a lot of fun.  All ages are welcome.  Can we count on you?

Our resident instrumental ensemble, the Brass of Saint Michael, invites musicians from seventh grade to adults to join us.  In spite of our name, the group now includes non-brass instruments as well as brass.  If you are interested please leave your name and phone number at the parish office.  We hope to hear from you soon!!

 

 

 

 

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOUP KITCHEN

For the first time in a few years, we are short of hands to do the work on Saturdays at the St. Vincent De Paul Dining Hall. We, the parishioners of St. Michael, have been the inception and the continuation of this ministry during the last 25 years. If you and/or your family would like to be a volunteer for this ministry – it would mean a 2-1/2 hour commitment every other month (6 times a year), please call Juanita Sherba at 330-793-3606 for more information.

If you would like to help the Soup Kitchen but do not have time to volunteer, please consider a monetary donation. As part of our Saturday responsibility, we must pay our security officer. This amounts to $30 per week. Tithing to this ministry is a way of helping your immediate community and your fellow parishioners serve in this area. Simply put an envelope with whatever you would like to contribute in the collection basket on Sunday and mark it St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen. This money will go directly to the Saturday group.

Please prayerfully consider these invitations to make a difference in the life of someone in need in your community.

 

 

 

 

Charities - FYI:     Many times our parishioners have asked me about different charities that ask them for donations.  People wonder how legitimate they are.  My advice is always the same: only give to charities that you KNOW are legitimate.  Some good examples are: St. Michael Parish (of course), Catholic Charities, St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen, and Food for the Poor.  There are, of course, many others, but with these I personally know that your money goes where it is intended.  Many people tend to forget that their local parish is a charity in need of donations too.      ----Fr. Terry

 

 

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