Every Christian has two primary duties in life. First, we must strive for personal holiness. And second, we must work to help others achieve this same degree of holiness. This is what it means to be the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world". Salt is a preservative and adds flavor to food. When it is added to food, in a sense, the salt disappears. Likewise, it must be with us. The world in which we live is oftentimes quite dark and despairing. There is corruption all around us and temptations abound. Thus, the light of Christ must be made manifest far and wide. Those all around us need to see clearly the path to holiness and happiness.

When we are salt and light as our gospel says, we radiate joy and peace, calm and conviction, moral goodness and determination. And when we live this way, we will not have to “impose” the Gospel on others; rather, God’s light will simply shine and be a beacon of hope to those who come into our presence. I invite you to ponder your call to holiness. How does God want you to flavor and light up others’ lives?

The process of participating in the naming of our family of parishes is closing out and then our Church subcommittee is tasked with sorting the submissions out and coming to a final name. Special thanks to the Church subcommittee of our Pathways Team for leading us through this process. A name will be forthcoming to which we can identify ourselves. Our Eucharist subcommittee is looking at Saturday and weekday Mass schedules and more to come on that. Our Leadership subcommittee is envisioning and planning for a Parish Pastoral Council for the family of parishes. We are moving forward with Beacons of Light. Thanks for your prayers throughout this process of forming one parish.

Through the Beacons of Light process, the three parishes of Guardian Angels, Immaculate Heart of Mary, & St. John Fisher are now one family. We are tasked with determining a name for the family of parishes and we need your help! We'll be taking nominations through February 5th. 

How can your family contribute to the success of our liturgies? We need individuals, couples and families to serve as greeters (stand at the Gathering Space doors and welcome Mass attendees to our parish) and gift bearers (bring up the bread, wine and collection basket at the Offertory Procession during Mass). We need volunteers for all 3 of our weekend Masses. Contact Kay Froehlich (kfroehlich@gaparish.org) or Mary Fey (mtfey13@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Thank you for volunteering to serve in these important ministries. Your help is much needed and appreciated! Sign up here.

Sherry Montell representing Diocesan (our Bulletin Publisher) was recently at our parish office working on the advertising sales for our weekly bulletin. She is still in need of additional sponsors, as there are spaces that need to be filled! If interested, please contact Sherry directly at 330-716-4707 (feel free to text) or smontell@diocesan.com

THANKS TO YOU and DIOCESAN, the bulletin is published weekly at no cost to the parish. Please consider purchasing an ad. Your ad and participation makes our bulletin successful, and you attract customers!

Advertisements and sponsorships can be purchased for a business, family, charity, in Honor or in Memory of a Loved One, or to support the church or a community service organization, such as Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts of America. We need and appreciate your help.

The Follies Board is actively planning for a 2024 show. Knowing the obstacles that we faced for 2023, we will start the show planning process earlier than in years past in an effort to lock in these important production roles. Through this 2023 process, we have acquired a list of names to contact. Unfortunately, these contacts were not available for our 2023 show, but we will definitely be reaching out to them for 2024. If you have any contacts who might be interested in music direction or playing the piano, please forward those details to gafolliesproducers@gmail.com.

The membership of Guardian Angels Follies will continue to support our parish family throughout the year as we lend our hands and expertise to parish and school stage productions and other fundraising events. Thank you for being an Angels Follies fan and we will see you on stage in 2024! Stay up-to-date with any news on the Follies Facebook page.

Keep an eye on the parish website and our bulletins for more details.

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We are also in need of incoming 7^th grade, 8^th grade and high school volunteers. Contact Mrs. Froehlich to volunteer.

kfroehlich@gaparish.org/ 513-624-3146

If you would like information about upcoming opportunities, please contact Bradley Barnes at youth@gaparish.org or 513-624-3148.

As we begin a new liturgical year, we’re hoping that you can mark your family’s calendar for our 9th annual middle school camp called “Camp GAudeo.” Camp is always an incredible time of gathering the youth of our parish, and we’re so excited to see what God has in store for June 26th-30th. Registrations will open in late January, but we are hoping that families can mark their calendars now and fit this week of ministry for current 5th-8th grade students into their future planning. We are also looking to expand to a second camp week offered on July 10th-14th (further details to come). Email Bradley Barnes for more information.

We are currently looking for high school students who are interested in volunteering for this event. We are typically able to offer 50+ hours of community service credit, and high school counselors participate in all activities for free! Register a current high school student through this Volunteer Application Form. 

When: Every Monday during Lent, starting February 20th from 8:00-9:00pm 

Where: Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Room B in the undercroft or by zoom 

Age: 20s - 40s 

Are you looking for something to deepen your faith this Lenten season? Join together with others as we discuss the most relevant topics for men in their 20's, 30's, and 40's through the lens of our faith. We will be utilizing the nationally known video series That Man is You. No preparation or religious background required! Fellowship continues afterwards at Salem Gardens. If you have any questions, please email mensfaith@gaparish.org. 

When: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays every month from 8:00-9:00 pm

Where: Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Room B in the undercroft

Age: 20s - 40s

Looking for a new way to pray during Lent? Join together with other women to expand your Catholic faith and build meaningful relationships as we dive into various faith studies from the Blessed is She, Rooted devotional. No prior knowledge or materials needed; come as you are! Contact the group at womensfaith@gaparish.org for more information.  

Each Friday, Fathers Team will be meeting for Fathers Team "Lite” which consists of a review and discussion of the upcoming Sunday's scripture readings. All GA fathers are invited to join either in person or via Zoom. Our meeting will start at 6:05 am Friday morning and last for one hour. Together we explore the readings and consider how the scripture's message can be applied to our daily lives. If you are holding back because you’re not an expert, join the crowd....neither are any of us! Join us in person in the Undercroft (Conference Room B), or by Zoom, this Friday at 6:05 am. Contact us at GAfathersteam@gmail.com for the zoom information, or to get on the GA Fathers Team email distribution.

The S3 Family of Parishes will be combining efforts to create one RCIA program for those interested in learning more about the Catholic faith. Meetings will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Thursday evenings as well as dismissals after 9:30 a.m. Mass at IHM. If you know someone interested in becoming Catholic, please contact Jay Mather (513) 388-4188.

Enrollment is now open for all students entering preschool through eighth grade for the 2023-2024 school year. You'll find all the information you need on the school website.

If you missed our Open House events but would still like to learn more about our school, we invite you to take a personal tour. A tour allows you to meet with our administration to discuss the classes and programs available through GA and have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. These are typically done during school hours so you can see what a typical day is like for students. Call the school office at (513)624-3141 to schedule a tour.  

We want to remind everyone of the hours of operation for our newer playground equipment. The portion of the playground that was installed last year sits outside the area where our old equipment sat. Since it is outside the mulch area and is now closer to other property lines, the portion of the equipment with the slide CANNOT be used outside of the posted playground operating hours. Those hours are 8:00am-6:00pm. 

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