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Regular Weekend Mass Schedule: (effective July 5th, 2008) Sat: 5:00 p.m. Sun: 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.
Regular Weekday Services: Mass: 9am Mon. --Wed. & Friday. Thurs: Word & Communion Service 9am.
Note: Morning Services are subject to change on special days. Check this Web Page for these updates. Also, morning services are cancelled if there is a funeral, or if Tallmadge schools are closed due to inclement weather. OLV will note any cancellations on I Alert WKYC, on the parish answering machine, and on this Web page.
Holyday Masses: Generally 9 am & 7pm on the Holyday.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat: 9 to 9:30 a.m. or by appointment.
Parish Office (330-633-3637) Hours: Monday: 9-12 & 1-4 Tuesday- Friday: 8:30-12 & 1-4:30
Check here often for our latest news! In Quick Docs--PSR Calendars for this Year
On the LEFT In Liturgy Notes: Liturgical Ministers` Schedule, & Lists, & News of liturgical activities. Plus Prayers for Vocations & Links to Prayer Sites on the Web!
On the LEFT--Youth News : Click on Youth News to see MANY OLV plans ahead for each of our groups, plus Family Notes . Youth & adults--please respond to Help Needed list.
G ospel Question of the Week For adults and children to reflect on God’s message from Sunday, and how it relates to their lives.
August 17, 2008 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 Adult: When has the faith of someone from another race or culture enriched your own?
Child: What could you do to help someone of another race or culture feel more welcome?
Faith Tidbits -- Faith Tidbits for August 2008 Faith Tidbits for July 2008 Faith Tidbits for June 2008 Faith Tidbits for May 2008 Faith Tidbits for April 2008 Faith Tidbits for March 2008 Faith Tidbits for February 2008 Faith Tidbits for January 2008 Faith Tidbits for December Faith Tidbits - November
Bible Tidbits -- Diane Hardick gives a brief overview of all the Bible: June 2006--FAQ`s; July-MY Story; Aug.-Fundamentalism; September-Power of the Word; Oct. -OT 1st 5 Books; Nov.--Esther; Dec.--Historical to Maccabees; January 2007--Wisdom; February-Ezekiel; March-Jonah; April-Habakkuk; May--Understanding the Gospels; June--Acts of the Apostles & First Epistles; July--More Epistles; August-to Philemon; Sept.-Epistles to Jude; Oct.-- Revelation Servants of the Week 2008: (links below to each article) June 8 - Rose Ann Crawford June 15 - Don McMullen June 22 - Kevin, Rick & Scott McMullen June 29 - Candy Lorkowski July 6 - Dale Hansen July 13 - Victor & Anna Rivera July 20 - Mary Gorman July 27 - Bernard Thompson August 3 - Krista Reich August 10 - Ken Rusinoff August 17 - Barb Deleone & Rita Baker
PARISH NEWS
Congratulations to our New Pastoral Council Members: At the 5:00 Mass on August 9th, 4 new members were selected by lot. We welcome the following to this leadership group: Donna Gill, Stephanie Lohr, Jerry Moore, and Anthony Puccio. Pastoral & Finance Council members will be presented and blessed at the 10:45 Mass on August 24th. Then Councilors will share an afternoon Retreat to discuss the progress of our Cluster plan to submit to the Diocese.
Welcome to Our Guest Priests: We`re happy that Fr. John was able to get some help from priests to allow him some time away, and assistance for some Masses. Beginning July 6th, Fr. Mark Ott, on break from studies in Rome, has been presiding at one Sunday Mass. His last Mass will be at 9:00 on August 24. Fr. Yahner & Fr. Coletta have been with us while Fr. John was away. We look forward to having Fr. Pfeiffer and Fr. McGovern with us at the end of August.
NEW LOP Retreat SlideShow -- July 18-20 Our college team prepared a terrific retreat for our high school youth. The theme was Transformation. See how much fun they all had!!! With a few views of the powerful prayer times shared.
NEW Ice Cream Social SlideShow -- August 10 Click above to see several folks enjoying this annual treat following our Eucharistic Exposition Closing Service.
ACTIVITIES COMING:
New Altar Server Training on Wed. & Thurs. August 20-21. Boys and girls going into the 5th grade, up through any adult, are invited to train for this special ministry. Both sessions are required. Also, at least one parent of youth must attend the Wed. session--if they haven`t attended an introductory session in the past 5 years. Interested?--Add your name to the sign-up sheet on the Main Bulletin Board by August 17!
OTHER RECENT OLV SLIDE SHOWS Fr. John 40 Anniversary Memories & Slide Show of the Mass & Reception May 25, 2008
Confirmation 2008 Slide Show --April 13, 2008 52 Confirmed by Bishop Roger Gries. You may save and print any album pictures by with a right click & save as. Enjoy
OLV First Eucharist 2008 Slideshow --May 3, 2008. .
Marian Devotion Slide Show 2008 -- May 4, 2008. See over 40 children bringing flowers to Our Blessed Mother, and the crowning of the statue of Mary in the outdoor shrine.
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Other News: HEAR BETTER AT MASS! We invite more people from OLV who cannot hear well at Mass to use one of 6 wireless units we have available for use. OLV parishioners, Drs. Rich & Terry Reikowski donated the units. For free help to get started, give Dr. Rich a call at his office at 330-644-1932. Tell the secretary you are from OLV, and would like to talk to Dr. Rich. He`ll get back to you and try to arrange the easiest way for you to be helped to hear at Mass. His office hours are 7am-5pm Monday through Friday.
Cluster Partner Web Site Links: St. Eugene & Holy Family Stay in touch with our cluster partners by checking their web pages often.
Pictures or Slide Shows of OLV Events:
Our New RCIA Initiates, Easter Vigil 2008: See picture Welcome & Congratulations to the four RCIA adults who received sacraments of initiation .
Palm Sunday to Easter Decorating: View Slideshow
Stump the Pastor -- March 6, 2008: View Slideshow A fun and informative evening in our Faith & Living Series by Fr. John. He made a grand entrance wearing a hard hat--just in case it was a dangerous crowd.
Matthew Kelly Book Study -- Feb. 11-March 10: View Slide Show
Palm Braiding Slideshow: March 11 & 12 View Palm Braiding Slide Show
K of C Pancake Breakfast Photos--Sunday Feb. 17, 2008: View Slideshow
St. Nick Visits OLV K-2 PSR Classes, Sunday, Dec. 9. See pictures
OLV Bazaar 2007 Slideshow
K of C Spaghetti Dinner Oct. 20 -- Slideshow!
OLV Feastday Celebration 2007 --Slide Show!
Summit District Web Site Want more news from other parishes in our area? Check out the Summit District website link below--or in the Check this out section to the right. It contains news of special programs in area parishes. Also, look for the Listing of Parishes towards the bottom of the web page. It has direct links to web pages of some nearby parishes. You can read their Bulletins or check their latest Mass & Confession schedules.
Diocesan Web Page You can get Catholic news from the Diocese and universal church by clicking on the Diocesan icon in the Upper Left Corner of the OLV Page. Stay updated on what is happening in the Church.
Virtus On-Line Link Click above, or on the right menu, in Check This Out, for a link to Virtus On-Line. Virtus is a teaching and awareness program developed to help train anyone to understand and help try to be proactive in preventing sexual abuse of children. WEEKLY articles are eye-opening, thought provoking, and challenging. Parents, and those who work with youth can learn much through Virtus. Our parish ministers who work with youth are required to be Virtus trained. Everyone can benefit from reading what Virtus provides.
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Mission Statement:
(Adopted by Parish Pastoral Council on 4/30/92)
Our Lady of Victory is a Catholic Christian Community that was established in Tallmadge, Ohio in 1943, and continues to grow to include over 1000 families.
We value:
Being a friendly, caring community; Gathering in prayer and worship; Helping our people to grow in a faith based upon Gospel values and teachings; Passing on our faith to our children; Supporting each other, and participating in parish ministries; Being open to change in more fully responding to God`s call.
We seek to be the Hands and Heart of Christ. Our relationship with Him enables us to:
Develop and share our diverse gifts and resources in service to our parishioners, neighbors, and all people of God`s world; Help people to develop a relationship with Christ; Foster unity among those already involved, while broadening the participation of all our parishioners in our mission.
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