St.

Augustine Church
N OV E M B E R & D ECE M B E R N EWS L E T T E R
Dear Parishioners, Its hard to believe that the Thanksgiving and Christmas season are fast approaching. As another year comes to a close, we are once again reminded of the many blessings we have received and of the opportunities we have to help those less fortunate than ourselves. The Thanksgiving & Christmas seasons provide many opportunities to immerse ourselves in the Spirit of the Holidays while helping our Faith Family and community. This newsletter is full of Parish events that are planned and the unique opportunities that present themselves. Please take a moment to find the many events that have become apart of our Holiday Tradition and mark them in your calendar. We look forward to you being apart of one of our favorite and exciting times of the year. Many Blessings to you and your families during this Season.

November Events

Sunday, November 6: Lasagna Parish Dinner. Following 11:00 AM Mass. Tickets are available at the door. Make sure to stop by and enjoy a wonderful meal!

Saturday, November 12: Anointing of the Sick Mass

Eucharistic Day is November 21, beginning with the 8:30 AM Mass. The world Eucharist means thanksgiving. Please join with our School students as they give thanks to God for all the gifts we have received.

Christmas Walk: November 26

The Barberton Christmas Walk is right around the corner..Saturday, November 26. Saint Augustine will be sponsoring its annual Cookie Booth and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to spread some Christmas Cheer, we are in need of Christmas Cookie donations as well as volunteers to help serve the donated goodies. Also, please join us for our Annual Christmas Concert in the Church at 7PM. See the next page for more information. Make sure to stop by and visit our Cookie Booth after visiting our Christmas Concert! This event is in conjunction with the Downtown Barberton Christmas Walk. Join us at the City of Barberton lights up Lake Anna.

THANKSGIVING DAY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24: Please join our First graders at the 9:00 AM Mass as well celebrate all we are thankful for. NOVEMBER 27: FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT. Welcome to the New Roman Missal

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Let Heaven & Nature Sing

A Christmas tradition at St. Augustine happens every year during the Downtown Barberton Christmas Walk. As the Lake is lit with wonderful decorations, the choirs of St. Augustine fill our church with wonderful music in celebration of the coming birth of Jesus. Please come out and enjoy the wonderful music made by members of St Augustine.

Giving Tree
Afterwards, please visit our Cookie Booth and take a moment to walk around Lake Anna in celebration of the beginning of the holiday season and the fast-approaching Christmas Day. Once again, this Christmas season, St. Augustine will put out our Giving Tree. Next to the ambo, we will put up a Christmas tree with gift tags that will benefit the Barberton Community Pregnancy Center and Family Promise. If you and your family are interested in buying a gift, simply pick up a tag and follow the directions on the back. Please bring your unwrapped gift to the Church with the tag attached on the weekend of December 17 & 18. There are many items to choose from, please consider purchasing a gift for those less fortunate this Christmas season.

On the Rectory lawn, our Church hosts a Cookie Booth with hot chocolate and cookies for the passer-bys from the festivities.

Please join us this year on Saturday, November 26 at 7:00PM in the Church when the St Augustine Teen & College and the St Augustine Childrens Choir put on their annual concert. A group of flutists will perform at 6:30PM.

St Augustine School News

HELP FOR OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOLSHB 136 We as Catholic citizens are concerned that each community maintains sound and high quality public schools for all youth. At the same time, we hold firm to the right to maintain and operate faith-based schools, which prepare our youth with spiritual and moral values that will benefit sound citizenship. HB 136 is legislation which is beneficial for Catholic schools and students because: It creates ways for parents tax dollars to follow the education of their children, regardless of whether they attend public or chartered nonpublic schools; It reaches out to working poor and lower-middle income families; It provides Catholic school families to be phased into the program if their families meet the bills household income levels; It complements Ohios other school-choice programs. Go to http://www.ohiocatholicconf.org/I/Legcontact/Legislatorsweb2011.htm to identify the contact information of the legislators to encourage them to pass this important legislation.

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December Events

Christmas Day Dinner

Every year St. Augustine is fortunate enough to host a Christmas Day Dinner on Christmas for those in the area who need a meal during the Holiday Season. Volunteers are always needed for setup, serving, and takedown. If you are interested in helping with this wonderful event please contact Karen at the Rectory (330-745-0011). Last year over 225+ meals were served and many volunteers were needed to make our Dinner a huge success. Please consider

being apart of one of our Parishs Christmas Traditions.

December 12: Advent Communal Reconciliation Service, 7 PM December 17 & 18: Return gifts for the Giving Tree. December 24: CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES, 4:00PM, 6:00PM, 10:00PM December 24: 9:30 PM, Adult Choir Concert. Church December 25: CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES, 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM. NO 5:15 PM . December 25: CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER, 1:00PM - 3:00 PM

A Busy Thanksgiving & Christmas at St. Augustine Preschool

In November the preschool will be holding a canned food drive just in time for Thanksgiving! The canned food drive will be from November 7 - November 22nd. Our classes will have a friendly competition for a doughnut party! We will have a Thanksgiving celebration on November 23rd! On December 2nd from 6:30-9:00pm we will give all the parents a chance to Christmas shop! Students of the preschool and their siblings will be welcome to come eat pizza and watch a Christmas movie while parents shop! On December 9th at 6:30pm the preschool will be having it's very first Christmas program in the SAC! Our students will be transformed into singing reindeer singing Christmas Carols and spreading the Christmas spirit! Refreshments will be served afterwards. December 21st is our Christmas party! Students and staff will come dressed in PJs to watch Polar Express and drink hot chocolate! On December 23rd, Santa will come to the Preschool. Students will get to tell Santa what they want for Christmas and get a little treat!

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St. Augustine Church

6th St, NW & Lake Ave. Rectory Office: 204 6th St, NW Barberton, OH 44203 Phone: 330-745-0011 Fax: 330-745-0012 Email: augustine1898@rrbiznet.com Website: www.staugustinebarberton.org

PARABLE OF THE TALENTS It will be as when a man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, oneto each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his masters money. After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them. The one who received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, Master you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more. His master said to him, Well done my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your masters joy. Then the one who had received two talents also came for-

ward and said, Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more. His master said to him, Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your masters joy. Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back. His master said to him in reply, You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter. Should you not then put my money in the bank so that I could have it back with interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten. For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Reflection; What are we doing with the talents that God has given us?

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