Rev. Kevin McCaffrey - Pastor
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Welcome to Our Parish!
Fr. Kevin McCaffrey |
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The Week Ahead
Monday, February 24, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020- Fast/Pray for SPJ School
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Sunday, March 1, 2020
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Divine Mercy. Lord, I Trust In You!
WE NEED ADORERS FOR THE FOLLOWING DAYS/TIMES: Wednesday: 6 a.m. Friday: 8 a.m., 7:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office if you can help. 330-854-2332 |
Look below for more exciting things going on in the Parish & School!
Encountering God In Daily Life
Personal Stories about Encounters with God
THE TRUE PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST
On Palm Sunday in April of 2017, my mother suffered a stroke. While she was in rehab at the hospital, following the stroke, she had a fall. The fall resulted in a broken hip and a major brain bleed. The morning of the day after her fall was Easter Sunday. On the day when all the earth awakes with the Resurrection of Our Lord, my mother was in a coma and completely unresponsive.
The following week is kind of a blur in my mind, with consults, close monitoring, and decisions about what would happen next for her care. There is, however, one blessed moment that stands out in my mind like a beacon. Friend, neighbor, and fellow parishioner, Mary Jane appeared at the door of the ICU with the Blessed Sacrament. This part is a little foggy, it was clear that mom was unable to receive Holy Communion, but Mary Jane must have asked if the family members gathered there would like to receive, and so she offered the Eucharist and said the words "This is the Body of Christ", at this my mother opened her eyes wide to see her Lord for whom she most obviously had been waiting. My mother knew the true presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. When the moment passed she closed her eyes again, she was in a semi-comatose state for several days, though she gradually opened her eyes, she wasn't speaking, and was unable to swallow.
They were waiting for us to decide whether or not to insert a feeding tube. There seemed to be some confusion about this. I asked to talk to palliative care and was given to understand that withholding the feeding tube would simply result in a compassionate end. We prayed and consulted a couple of priests, including Fr. Kevin. On Friday, evening before the feast of Divine Mercy, I prayed for an answer before the Blessed Sacrament in our chapel. When I left the chapel that night, I didn't have a definite answer. I understood only that I would know what to do by Divine Mercy Sunday. I made no decision but waited in trust.
On Sunday my brother and sister-in-law were met at mom's hospital room by a nurse who told them that mom woke up that morning and asked, "When are they going to give me something to eat?" Mom had nine more months to evangelize to those she would meet at the nursing home. She asked one of the aides, "Do you know where you are going when you die?"
She died nine months later with family members at her side reciting the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
These events fortified my own faith in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. I saw my mother welcome Him in the ICU, brought there by an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. He waits for me in the chapel. He spoke to me that night, not in clear explanations, but in quiet assurances, that in His time all would be revealed. I carry the assurance of that in my heart. My Eucharistic Lord is always there and He supplies whatever is needed.
Eileen Rohr
On Palm Sunday in April of 2017, my mother suffered a stroke. While she was in rehab at the hospital, following the stroke, she had a fall. The fall resulted in a broken hip and a major brain bleed. The morning of the day after her fall was Easter Sunday. On the day when all the earth awakes with the Resurrection of Our Lord, my mother was in a coma and completely unresponsive.
The following week is kind of a blur in my mind, with consults, close monitoring, and decisions about what would happen next for her care. There is, however, one blessed moment that stands out in my mind like a beacon. Friend, neighbor, and fellow parishioner, Mary Jane appeared at the door of the ICU with the Blessed Sacrament. This part is a little foggy, it was clear that mom was unable to receive Holy Communion, but Mary Jane must have asked if the family members gathered there would like to receive, and so she offered the Eucharist and said the words "This is the Body of Christ", at this my mother opened her eyes wide to see her Lord for whom she most obviously had been waiting. My mother knew the true presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. When the moment passed she closed her eyes again, she was in a semi-comatose state for several days, though she gradually opened her eyes, she wasn't speaking, and was unable to swallow.
They were waiting for us to decide whether or not to insert a feeding tube. There seemed to be some confusion about this. I asked to talk to palliative care and was given to understand that withholding the feeding tube would simply result in a compassionate end. We prayed and consulted a couple of priests, including Fr. Kevin. On Friday, evening before the feast of Divine Mercy, I prayed for an answer before the Blessed Sacrament in our chapel. When I left the chapel that night, I didn't have a definite answer. I understood only that I would know what to do by Divine Mercy Sunday. I made no decision but waited in trust.
On Sunday my brother and sister-in-law were met at mom's hospital room by a nurse who told them that mom woke up that morning and asked, "When are they going to give me something to eat?" Mom had nine more months to evangelize to those she would meet at the nursing home. She asked one of the aides, "Do you know where you are going when you die?"
She died nine months later with family members at her side reciting the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
These events fortified my own faith in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. I saw my mother welcome Him in the ICU, brought there by an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. He waits for me in the chapel. He spoke to me that night, not in clear explanations, but in quiet assurances, that in His time all would be revealed. I carry the assurance of that in my heart. My Eucharistic Lord is always there and He supplies whatever is needed.
Eileen Rohr
If you have had an experience of God, we want to hear about it! Please contact the rectory so we can add it to the bulletin and the website!
God Bless!
To read more Encounters with God click below
God Bless!
To read more Encounters with God click below
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2020 Lent Schedule
SS. Philip & James Parish Ash Wednesday February 26, 2020 Mass & Distribution of Ashes 9:00 a.m. (with school children) and 6:30 p.m. Fridays During Lent Feb. 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27, Apr. 3 Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. (Church) Benediction 11:55 p.m. Saturdays During Lent Feb. 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4 Added Mass – 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays During Lent March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1 Stations of the Cross with school children – 2:30 p.m. |
Confessions
Wednesday – 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (Except Wednesday, March 11 – Diocesan-wide Reconciliation Night – 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.) Saturday – 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon Anytime upon request Communal Penance Services Monday, March 30 Holy Family, Navarre 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 SS. Philip & James, Canal Fulton 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 St. Mary, Massillon 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2 St. Joseph, Massillon **1:00 p.m. Friday, April 3 St. Barbara, Massillon 7:00 p.m. |
Holy Week Liturgies
Monday, April 6 Mass 6:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration After 6:30 p.m. Mass until Wednesday 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 Chrism Mass – 10:30 a.m. St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown Evening Mass – 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Mass – 9 a.m. with SPJ School Children Confessions 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. SPJ School Presentation of “Passion Mime” 1:30 & 7:00 p.m. (Parish Social Hall) Benediction 11:55 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 9 Confessions 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m. Good Friday, April 10 Confessions 9 to 11:00 a.m. Stations of the Cross 12 noon Good Friday Service 3:00 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 11 Confessions 10 a.m. to 12 noon Blessing of the Food Baskets 12 noon Easter Vigil Mass 8:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 12 Mass 8:30, 11:00 a.m. |
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IDEAS FOR LENT 2020
Join “The 40 Club”: Attend Mass all 40 days of Lent. If that is not possible, go to Mass at least once during the week. The graces we receive at each Mass are powerful! Eucharistic Adoration: If you already have an assigned hour, stop by at least one more time during each week. If you have never done Adoration, stop by for a short time each week – Adoration grows on you! Living the Eucharist: Read and reflect on the reflections in From Exodus to Easter each day of Lent. Copies will be distributed at all Masses this weekend. Bible Study: The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology is offering a Lenten Bible Study entitled “The Bible & the Church Fathers”. Sign up at stpaulcenter.com. “The Best Lent Ever”: Program from Dynamic Catholic, Consists of short inspirational videos and practical spiritual tips. Sign up at BestLentEver.com. Attend a Conference or Retreat: Catholics Men’s conference at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, on Saturday, March 21. The theme is “Catholic Men Are Not Wimps”. Lenten Day of Reflection: People of Passion, at Loyola of the Lakes Retreat House – March 18 at 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Info at loyolaretreathouse.com. Spend more time each day in Silent Prayer. Pray the Rosary each day in Lent, especially with your family. Reach out and help others through at least one Service Project. Ultimately, we will get out of Lent what we put into it. The key is to ask the Lord what He wants us to do. |
Here are the Church disciplines for fasting and abstinence during Lent:
Lenten Prayer
Almighty and Everlasting Father, You have given the human race Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility. He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man and giving His life on the Cross. Help us to bear witness to You by following His example of suffering and make us worthy to share in His Resurrection. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son. Amen. |
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PASTA DINNER TIME
Fridays during Lent Starting February 28, 2020 All You Can Eat Dinner is Served 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. SS. Philip and James Catholic Church Canal Fulton (Parish Social Hall) Selection of Pastas, salad, vegetable, roll, drink and dessert $7.00 per adult, $4.00 Children 4 to 12 3 & Under Eat Free Benefits the High School and Young Adult Mission Trip |
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CCD Classes for Children K-8 - Register Now
CCD begins on Sept 8th at 9:30 AM. If your child or grandchild does not attend SS Philip & James School and would like to take part in CCD classes, please print the form and return it to the Parish Office. We hope to see you Sunday!
New Learning Corner
Welcome to our new Learning Corner where we will talk about different aspects of the Catholic Faith or Mass each week. On our first installment we feature Brother Casey, as he explains the introductory rites of the Mass. You can either scan the QRL code below with your camera on your phone (it will then open up the video in YouTube) or you can click the link below.
To see previous Learning Corner Codes and Links, please click on the box below.
Knitting & Crocheting Club
Come Join Us our next meeting is August 14 at 7 p.m.!
Call Regina Roach for details. 330-323-5272
The Knitting and Crocheting Group is always working on various service projects. Recently they are focusing on a few specific projects and would love your help.
First Service Project: Red Scarf Project Foster Care To Success
When children graduate and go off to college, they often receive care packages from home. Foster children have aged out of the foster program by the time they head off to college and often have no one to send them care packages. The Red Scarf Project - Foster Care to Success sends care packages to these college students three times a year. The red scarves are included in the Valentine's Day package.
Scarves may be knitted or crocheted and can be any shade of red. They may also include other colors as long as the primary color is red. Dimensions should be 60 inches long and 5-8 inches wide. The organization is based out of North Olmstead Ohio.
The scarves must be received by the organization between September 1st and December 15th.
Second and Third Service Projects: Knit or Crochet Hats for Newborns, Children, Adolescents, Adults.
Hats for Adolescents and Adults will be provided to the Calvary Mission in downtown Canton.
Hats for Newborns and Children will be provided to Akron Children's Medical Center.
Hats for newborns and children should be made with 100% acrylic, to prevent allergic reactions.
Call Regina Roach for details. 330-323-5272
The Knitting and Crocheting Group is always working on various service projects. Recently they are focusing on a few specific projects and would love your help.
First Service Project: Red Scarf Project Foster Care To Success
When children graduate and go off to college, they often receive care packages from home. Foster children have aged out of the foster program by the time they head off to college and often have no one to send them care packages. The Red Scarf Project - Foster Care to Success sends care packages to these college students three times a year. The red scarves are included in the Valentine's Day package.
Scarves may be knitted or crocheted and can be any shade of red. They may also include other colors as long as the primary color is red. Dimensions should be 60 inches long and 5-8 inches wide. The organization is based out of North Olmstead Ohio.
The scarves must be received by the organization between September 1st and December 15th.
Second and Third Service Projects: Knit or Crochet Hats for Newborns, Children, Adolescents, Adults.
Hats for Adolescents and Adults will be provided to the Calvary Mission in downtown Canton.
Hats for Newborns and Children will be provided to Akron Children's Medical Center.
Hats for newborns and children should be made with 100% acrylic, to prevent allergic reactions.
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R.C.I.A.
Interested in learning more about our Catholic faith? Classes are open to any Catholic interested in learning more about his or her faith, as well as any non-Catholic interested in learning about the Catholic Church. There is never any pressure put on anyone to become Catholic; that is a work of the Holy Spirit in a person’s soul. If you know anyone interested in the Catholic faith, please invite him or her to the classes. If you plan to attend, or if you have any questions, please call Fr. Kevin at 330.854.2332.
Interested in learning more about our Catholic faith? Classes are open to any Catholic interested in learning more about his or her faith, as well as any non-Catholic interested in learning about the Catholic Church. There is never any pressure put on anyone to become Catholic; that is a work of the Holy Spirit in a person’s soul. If you know anyone interested in the Catholic faith, please invite him or her to the classes. If you plan to attend, or if you have any questions, please call Fr. Kevin at 330.854.2332.
Holy Hour
Holy Hour. Just one hour with Jesus. The time goes by so fast. There are two book cases in the Peace Chapel. One holds mostly Bibles and references. The other is an assortment of works, from different cenfuries, written for different audiences. I read because that way I won't fall asleep, and imagine myself being chided by Jesus, "Could you not stay awake with me for one hour?" Though there are times when, without a book to read, I have slept. When the words from a book leap out at me, I pause and meditate on what they say. I repeat the words out loud, quietly, and let them sink in deeply. The Imitation of Christ. a book which inspired St. Therese, the Little Flower, written between "1478-7427 by Thomas a' Kempis, sits on the shelf. About 10 books down is one of Matthew Kelly's newer books, written within the past five years. At Holy Hour, you never know what book you will find, or which book will find you. It will be the right book. How do I know? Because the books that find me answer the questions that only God knows I asked. And when that happens, which is often, I am reminded that I am not alone in the chapel. And I am tremendously humbled. Never think for one second that you aren't holy enough to make a Holy Hour. Never think that those who seem more saintly than you belong there, rather than you. Holy Hour changes people. It changes their thinking; it changes their lives. And where else can you get the answers to questions that only God knows you asked? Try it. Make a Holy Hour.
Karen Nelsen
Holy Hour. Just one hour with Jesus. The time goes by so fast. There are two book cases in the Peace Chapel. One holds mostly Bibles and references. The other is an assortment of works, from different cenfuries, written for different audiences. I read because that way I won't fall asleep, and imagine myself being chided by Jesus, "Could you not stay awake with me for one hour?" Though there are times when, without a book to read, I have slept. When the words from a book leap out at me, I pause and meditate on what they say. I repeat the words out loud, quietly, and let them sink in deeply. The Imitation of Christ. a book which inspired St. Therese, the Little Flower, written between "1478-7427 by Thomas a' Kempis, sits on the shelf. About 10 books down is one of Matthew Kelly's newer books, written within the past five years. At Holy Hour, you never know what book you will find, or which book will find you. It will be the right book. How do I know? Because the books that find me answer the questions that only God knows I asked. And when that happens, which is often, I am reminded that I am not alone in the chapel. And I am tremendously humbled. Never think for one second that you aren't holy enough to make a Holy Hour. Never think that those who seem more saintly than you belong there, rather than you. Holy Hour changes people. It changes their thinking; it changes their lives. And where else can you get the answers to questions that only God knows you asked? Try it. Make a Holy Hour.
Karen Nelsen
Prayer for Our Parish
(As Composed by Parish Council)
Heavenly Father, You have called each of us to be a member of SS. Philip & James Parish. Here we unite in worship, and are sent forth to share Your love and make disciples. Lord, we long for our parish to be so on fire that we draw people to You. Empower us with Your Holy Spirit as we strive to work together in this most important mission. Please make our parish amazing, through Your infinite power and grace.
Amen.
(As Composed by Parish Council)
Heavenly Father, You have called each of us to be a member of SS. Philip & James Parish. Here we unite in worship, and are sent forth to share Your love and make disciples. Lord, we long for our parish to be so on fire that we draw people to You. Empower us with Your Holy Spirit as we strive to work together in this most important mission. Please make our parish amazing, through Your infinite power and grace.
Amen.