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 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass Schedule
(A Holy Day of Obligation) is as follows:
Holy Day Masses -
Monday,
December 9
8:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Both Masses will be Livestreamed.
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.
Please join us for a Mass at 9:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28. We are accepting canned donations for Green Good Neighbors. Thank you!
There will be a VIRTUS® training session at Queen of Heaven Parish on Sunday, November 17, at 5:30 p.m., in the Parish Life Center. VIRTUS® is a nationally recognized program to train those who minister, work and volunteer on how to identify signs of sexual abuse in children. VIRTUS® training is mandatory for anyone working or volunteering with the youth. The VIRTUS® programs help the Church to be a safe haven for children and a messenger for child sexual abuse prevention within the Church and society in general. We seek to achieve this lofty goal through our child sexual abuse prevention program Protecting God's Children®. To register for the training, please go to www.virtus.org and click on the button “First-Time Registrant” on the left-hand side of the page
We are looking for students (grade 5 and up) as well as adults to become an altar server here at Queen of Heaven! We have a wonderful training program that is easy to learn and includes mentoring by our current altar servers. The program will begin soon. This is a wonderful ministry to be a part of in our church, and you get one of the best seats in the church!
For more information about the training program or to sign up, our new trainer of the servers, Bob Pacanovsky, will be in the Gathering Space after all the Masses the weekend of November 9 & 10. If you are unable to stop by, please email Bob your interest or with any questions at [email protected], or call the parish office.
Please join our parish community for EXALT! Nights of Adoration, Praise & Worship, 7:00 p.m. at Queen of Heaven Church, on Thursdays, November 7 & December 5, 2024, and February 6 & March 6, 2025. Exalt is a night of worship that emphasizes
prayer through music in the presence
of Jesus in the Eucharist. Queen of
Heaven’s Exalt includes healing with
the Blessed Sacrament, quiet time,
testimonials, scripture, and praise
& worship music by PJ Chavez
and Melanie Mesmer. All are welcome.
Treats with the Saints is an event for children of all ages. The event
is sponsored by Queen of Heaven
High School Youth Group, on Sunday, November 3, 2024,
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Please help Queen of Heaven and AKRON OHIO FOR UKRAINE support a family from the Ukraine at our card party fundraising event on Friday, October 18, 5-8 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $5.00.
A light dinner will be provided.
Raffle Tickets & Basket Raffles
will be available for purchase
during the party. Please feel free to
bring cards, games and lots of
friends to join in on the fun!
For any questions or to purchase advance tickets please call the
Queen of Heaven Parish Office
at (330) 896-2345.
No outside alcohol is
permitted at this event. Click on the title to see how you can win a special cash drawing!
Queen of Heaven Parish Pavilion Sunday, October 13, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
All are welcome to breakfast and listen to our guest speaker, Seminarian John Paul Antalek, tell his vocation story.
Journey to Peace Bereavement Support – a ministry of information, consolation, spiritual, and emotional support – is offering a free six-week series on Mondays at Queen of Heaven Church from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Gathering Space from September 9 through October 14. The ministry members will strive to provide support and guidance for daily living for anyone suffering grief, whether recent or lingering from the past. For more information or to register, email Sue at [email protected], or call the parish office at (330) 896-2345.
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.
Are you heartbroken because your loved ones have left the Church? You aren't alone. If you are available, please come and experience the loving support of faithful Catholics who are walking the same road. Saint Monica Ministry meetings are being held each month on the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and/or the fourth Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the PLC, Classroom 3. Please contact the parish office at (330) 896-2345 if you have any questions, or if you are interested. The next meetings are on Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, September 23 at 9:00 a.m. Please join us!