Please check out the 18 Nativity Displays around the Queen of Heaven Parish Grounds and the Steese Road roundabout!

Vespers (Evening Prayer) during Advent will be as follows: Mondays of Advent, 6:30 p.m. at Queen of Heaven Parish, 1800 Steese Road, Uniontown. Thursdays of Advent, 6:30 p.m. at The Nativity of the Lord Jesus Parish, 2425 Myersville Road, Akron.

Please join Queen of Heaven Parish for a night of prayerful music, story & food on Tuesday, December 17, 6:30 pm in the Parish Life Center (1800 Steese Rd., Uniontown). During this presentation called "Ready Your Heart: Encountering the Nourishing Presence of Christ" by PJ and Miguel Chavez, you will discern how to more effectively capture the wonder and awe of the encounter of Christ in your own lives. Reservations are required. Please RVSP for this event by Sunday, December 15, by calling the parish office at (330) 896-2345 or going to the parish website at queenofheavenparish.org/advent-2024.

Please join Queen of Heaven Parish for "Lessons & Carols: A Christmas Concert by PJ Chavez & Company" on Friday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Queen of Heaven Church (1800 Steese Rd., Uniontown). Invite your family and friends to this free concert to celebrate the beauty of the Christmas Season! Refreshments will be provided. This event is sponsored by Queen of Heaven Holy Name Society. Donations will be accepted for the Mercy Mission Outreach Food Insecurity Project.

The parish office will be closed on the following dates in observance of The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day) & The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (New Year's Day): Tuesday, December 24; Wednesday, December 25; Thursday, December 26: Tuesday, December 31; and Wednesday, January 1.

Cluster Parish Reconciliation (Confession) will be held on Nativity of the Lord Parish on Tuesday, December 10, 5:00-6:00 p.m. and at Queen of Heaven on Tuesday, December 17, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Other opportunities for Confession at Queen of Heaven are as follows: Fridays 9:00-10:00 a.m.; Saturdays, 3:15-4:15 p.m.; and Sundays, 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Blessings in a Backpack continues to provide the children in Green Local Schools with meals every weekend. Donations are always appreciated and useful. We are expecting to feed approximately 175 children this school year. All these children are considered at high risk of hunger. The items listed below are always needed: individual applesauce, hearty soups, pastas in a can (spaghetti-O's), ramen noodles, oatmeal, mac and cheese, and canned vegetables. Please bring the donated items to the Gathering Space in the back of the church. Place them in the cupboard marked “Blessings In A Backpack.” To get involved or for more information please contact Jennifer at [email protected]. Note: We also need help packing the backpacks each month. We will be packing in the pantry garage at the Green Intermediate School. If interested in helping, we begin at 9:00 a.m. The tentative packing dates are once a month on Thursdays: September 19, October 10, November 7, December 5.