Families that registered in September 2020 for Sacramental Preparation (Confession, Communion, or Confirmation) please check your email for January Guide Sheets and instructions on obtaining a Baptismal record for your candidate (child or youth) receiving a Sacrament in 2021.

REGISTRATION for our next Catholic Family Formation (2021-22) is in May.  Program begins in the Fall 2021.

Know what Christ has revealed and the Catholic Church has faithfully taught.

Formed.org offers hundreds of movies, video programs, audios and ebooks.  These opportunities are FREE and available 24/7 online or on your mobile app.  They have helped people (Catholics and non-Catholics) to know Christ and His Church better.  Register HERE:  https://stmartinvc.formed.org  Just enter our parish name and your email.  It's easy!  God bless.

Click to read:   Bishop Malesic's Message to Young People

Financial Health Workshop - January 23, 2021
Saturday - 12:00 Noon - Parish Hall
A short workshop sponsored by Primerica to assist with financial management for individuals and families.  Please contact the parish office to register.  Lunch provided.

Grief Share Support
Mondays - 2:00pm - Parish Meeting Rooms
Grief Share is an opportunity for mutual support for anyone experiencing a significant change or loss in their life.  It includes a series of DVD presentation; each of which stands on its own.  Led by staff member Colene Conley. 

Pope Francis' Encyclical: "Fratelli Tutti"  (All Brothers)
Begins December 1 - January 26, 2021
Tuesdays - 12:30 - 1:30pm  Parish Meeting Rooms
At your request a continued study for parishioners and guests on the Pope's latest encyclical.  For eight sessions we will delve into the issues Francis considers significant for our lives as Catholics.  All are welcome, but limited to 40 participants for CDC COVID-19 safety procedures.  The entire encyclical is found at the Vatican website: Papal Encyclical - Fratelli Tutti   Read it or download it and take notes, if you like.. 

Traveling out of town or looking for information on neighboring parishes, check out catholicmasstime.org or Click HERE for schedules by States and Cities.

PLEASE BE AWARE:            Our contract for snow removal has changed for this winter, 2020-2021.  PLEASE only park and walk in the plowed and salted areas of the parking lot and sidewalks.  As always, watch your step when walking to and from your car.      Be safe.  Thank You! 

Thank you, Parishioners, who continue to support your parish in these unsettling times.  Many are struggling to make ends meet, but if you can assist thank you.  You can mail your weekly Offering to the parish office.  Mail is received daily; do not mail cash.  You can also sign up at WeShare Online Giving (at the left) or call them for assistance.  WeShare Support Teams are available at 800-950-9952 (then press #3 and then press #2) to get you connected, or, by email at: [email protected] (that is @4 LPi.com).  Without your Offering parish funds will evaporate quickly but bills, like the mortgage and utilities, will continue.  God bless you for what you are able to do.

flocknote is a texting service to keep our parishioners and friends Up-to-Date.  We can send a text to your cell phone to remind you of things that are upcoming, a change or cancellation of an event, an urgent message, or a notice that didn't make it in our weekly bulletin or this website.  The only fees to join flocknote are the fees your cell phone provider/plan may charge for text messages.
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More people enrolled due to the pandemic.  flocknote has been an effective way to keep you informed.  

The Ohio Bishops respecting the Governor’s safe-reopen plan permits us to gather for Mass with some restrictions.  Do not assume the spread of the virus has diminished.  

• Until further notice, no one is obligated to attend Sunday Mass.  Please arrive on time for Mass.
• Do Not Come to the Church if you tested positive for COVID-19, with a fever or other COVID symptoms, or without self-quarantining 14 days after close contact with anyone with COVID.  
• Please stay home: If sick in anyway, uncomfortable or fearful in large gatherings, vulnerable to or at high risk of infection.
• Wearing a face mask (or covering) is required throughout the Mass, except the brief moment to receive Communion. Please bring a clean mask or covering to wear. 
• To maintain social distancing, only 130 people can be seated safely in the church.  Households can sit together, but must distance 6’ from another household. 
• At Communion, please lower your mask below your chin BEFORE extending your hands to receive the Host. If you must receive on the tongue, approach a lay minister of Communion so sanitizing precautions can be taken.  The cup will not be distributed.
• Please maintain a 6’ social distance as you leave.
• For those who cannot join us at church, a Sunday Mass can be found on line.

Your understanding at this unprecedented time is appreciated.