Announcements

Confirmation Mass will be held at St. Vincent Church, today March 11th at 2pm with Bishop Lennon. Please pray for our 15 young people who will be fully-initiated into the Catholic Church with this Sacrament.

40 Days for Life in Akron. On Thursday March 15th, parishioners from our cluster parishes of St. Sebastian and St. Vincent will be praying at the Akron Women’s Medical Group abortion facility, 692 E. Market Street. If you would like to join them for an hour of prayer, please call Pat Clark-Varga (330-873-1475) for more information and Right to Life’s guidelines. As part of “40 Days for Life,” Akron area citizens are participating in this pro-life campaign of prayer, fasting and peaceful vigils from February 22 to April 1.

Ready, Set, Serve 5K Race as part of the 175th Anniversary of St. Vincent will take place on Saturday, March 31st at 9AM. Entry fee is $17.50 per runner. For more information and questions, please call Gina at 330-869-5784.

Monte Carlo Night 2012! St. Vincent School’s biggest fundraiser is coming April 21 at 6pm in their gym. Mark your calendars. If you have any questions please call Karen Manna at 330-608-4159.

Para información sobre Inmigración llame (330)253-6355. Se habla español.

Clases de Ingles, Gratis! El primer y tercer sábado de cada mes de 10:30A.M. – 1:30P.M. en el Salón Social de la Parroquia St. Bernard – St. Mary. Comience en su propio nivel. Clases son gratis y incluye almuerzo.

Clases de Bautismo– La próxima clase será Marzo 18 a las 4:00pm en el salón al lado del salón social.

Guatemala Consulado– Abril 21 de 9 am-5 pm y Abril 22 de 9 am-3pm en West Park Catholic Academy localizado en 17720 Puritas Ave., Cleveland OH 44135. Para Pasaporte y ID son $90, solo Pasaporte $65 y solo ID $25. Para información llame al 1-800-869-6525 ext. 4300 (hablan español).

Thank you for sending in your ACME receipts for the community cash back program. The program has ended until next fall. Please continue to send in your ink cartridges, coke reward points and box tops. Newspaper, junk mail and magazines may be deposited in the bins in the parking lot of the school.

Upcoming Events – Wed 3/14- SPRING BREAK! We are gearing up for some great times and eye opening experiences. Please keep those going in your prayers and eyes open for ways to serve others here in Akron over your own Spring Break and beyond. Wed 3/21- Join us to hear about the spring break trip! We hope we can encourage you to serve as well, here and abroad! Fri 3/23- Opening Weekend for October Baby!!! A pro-life movie with a great story to tell, October Baby is truly an inspiration to defend the most innocent of human beings. Babies are beautiful!

St Bernard-St Mary ‘Night at the Races’ The Night at the Races is coming May 4! For $40, not only do you get dinner, but an evening of fun and fellowship and a chance to win a 4 day/3 night stay at Sunset Resorts in Jamaica.. All proceeds go towards the purchase of the parish pickup truck and snowplow that will be used at both the church and school as well as for the hunger programs at the parish. Horses are on sale at $20 each. Over half have now been sold. You may purchase one or more horses by placing an envelope in the collection with your name and phone number along with your horse’s name and $20 payment for each horse. The deadline for horse purchases is April 4. Questions should be directed to Tom Fritsch at 330-784-2278.

Holy Name Society – This Sunday March 11^th is Holy Name Sunday. All are invited to the Baptistery after the 9:30 mass to recite the Holy Name Pledge. On Wednesday the 14^th our meeting will begin at the school at 7:00pm for the Rosary. We shall see a presentation on the holy Shroud. Refreshments will follow.

Sunday Donut Hour – 10:30am

Knight at the Races Mtg. – 10:30am

Confirmation Mass – 2pm (St. Vincent)

Monday PSR – 6:30pm

Parish Council Meeting – 7pm

AA – 7pm

Wednesday Church Cleaning – 10:00am

AFF: “Catholicism” – 6:30pm (school)

Holy Name Society – 7:00pm (school)

Thursday Volunteers make Sandwiches – 7:30am

Food Pantry – 9am

AA – Noon

Friday No School (Faculty Conference)

Adoration of Blessed Sacrament – 11am

AA – 1pm

Stations – St. Hilary – 7:00pm

Sunday Donut Hour – 10:30am

Family Perspectives– When Jesus drove the merchants out of the temple, he was not angry, he was PASSIONATE! Jesus clearly believed in what He was doing! The gospel tells us that because of this, “many believed in His Name because they saw the signs that He was showing them.” If we expect our children to learn our values and beliefs, then they must witness our passion for these values. Just like the people in today’s gospel, our children need to see the signs of what we‘re doing if they are to believe. Children need us to be passionate leaders.

Collection will take place the weekend of March 17th–18th. For more information about services provided by Catholic Relief, please contact Deacon Rocky Ortiz, Diocesan CRS Director at 440-326-0316.

Statement of Bishop Richard Lennon of the

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Regarding the Shooting at Chardon High School

The Catholic Community in the Diocese of Cleveland shares the grief of the families and friends of the five victims in the shooting this morning at Chardon High School. We continue to struggle in disbelief with the horrifying nature of the incident and we look to God to bring us peace and comfort.

In particular, our prayers go out to the family of Daniel Parmertor who died as a result of the shooting.

A special, ecumenical prayer service will be held Tuesday evening, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church just across the street from the high school. All are invited to attend.

We ask for everyone’s prayers in order to bring healing to the families of the victims, to the Chardon community, and to the family of the young man who is reported to be responsible for this terrible tragedy.

N.B. We remember too students lost since this notice.