Current Parish News
August Events
See below our upcoming events for July. Check our social media and bulletin for more information about these and more!
Faith Formation Registration - Portage North
Our Faith Formation program at the Aurora and Mantua locations will be soon underway and we would love to have you join us! Both locations offer great resources, teaching, and support for you and your families faith formation. Please reach out to the Director's of Religious Education for more information about their programs:
Aurora - Carly Crane (ccrane@olphaurora.org)
Mantua - Jennifer Berczik (jberczik@stjosephmantua.com)
K-5 Program - IGNITE - This program is designed to spark a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ in the hearts of our young people and their place within His Church. (Sessions at both Our Lady and St Joseph - see links below for their calendars)
6-8 Program - EDGE - This program is designed to guide young adolescents as they grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ and begin making their faith their own. Students are encouraged to strengthen their understanding of the Catholic faith and live it more intentionally in their daily lives. (Sessions at Our Lady - see link below for the calendar)
High School Program - Lifeteen - Many students transition to this program after Eighth Grade, which is open to ALL high schoolers of Portage North. It is designed to lead teens to a deeper encounter with Jesus Christ and live their faith with confidence and purpose.
ALL Confirmation preparation will be held in Aurora on Sunday evenings with Deacon Matt Richards.
Undie Sunday
August 8th & 9th - 15th & 16th
The Charity and Justice committee is sponsoring an "Undie Sunday" Back to School New Underwear Collection. Shop during the Ohio Tax Free Days August 7th-9th and buy an extra pack of underwear for kids and teens in need as they would love new underwear to start the back to school year!
Collection weekends are August 8th/9th and 15th/16th. See the link below to shop the list on Amazon and have it sent to Our Lady!
Our Lady's Ladies
Thursday, August 27th @ 5:00 PM
We'd love for you to join us at our next gathering! It's a group of ladies where we share life, laugh together, support each other. You don't have to know anyone or have it all figured out - just come as you are.
Our next night is Thursday, August 27th. Meet at the Aurora Inn (5:00 pm-ish) and then we will head over to the Gazebo at Veteran's Memorial Park (6:30 pm) to listen to Ricky & the Rockets - classic rock & Motown! Bring a chair for the lawn!
All ladies of the parish are welcome to attend - it doesn't matter how old/young you are! We would love to see you there. RSVP not required. Any questions, please call the office.
Portage North Events
See below upcoming events across the Portage North region. Check out their social media and bulletins for more information about these and more!
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Encouraged by Pope Leo XIV in his very first address to the world as Pope, he prayed: "God loves us, God loves you all, and evil will not prevail! We are all in God's hands. Therefore, without fear, united hand in hand with God and each other - let us go forward."
Bishop Bonnar asks us: "Together, let us go forward to Jesus and His Sacred Heart so that no matter what, with his loving gaze and streams of grace, we will never lose heart."
You now have the opportunity to accept the Sacred Heart into your own home with a Home Enthronement dedicated to the devotion of accepting Jesus as King and Head of your home. Enthronement is a commitment to living out the values of the Sacred Heart in daily life. Our Legion of Mary members can bring a Home Enthronement ceremony directly into your home, consecrating your family and your home to the Sacred Heart. Place your family and home under the protection and blessings of the Sacred Heart with a dedicated Home Enthronement.
To request
this Home Enthronement, contact our Legion of Mary President, Pat Macko, at mackcbc@gmail.com or (216) 906-6784.
This opportunity is available to all members of Portage North parishes. Let us help you make your home a place where people feel welcome and experience God's peace.
Holy Hour for Vocations:
St Joseph
Every 1st Wednesday of the Month
During his public prayer of the Regina Caeli in St Peter Square on May 11, Pope Leo asked for renewed prayers for vocations, especially to the priesthood/consecrated life. He said:
"Let us ask our heavenly Father to assist us in living in service to one another; each according to his or her state of life, shepherds after his own heart (cf. Jer 3:15) capable of helping one another to walk in love and truth."
Every first Wednesday of the month, the Holy Hour following the evening Mass at ST JOSEPH will have a focus of Prayer for Vocations. Every Wednesday, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at 6:00 pm with Mass at 6:30 pm followed by Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 8:00 pm.
Next date: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Portage North OCIA
Thursdays, 7:00 pm
St Joseph - All Purpose Room - All Year Round
Did you know that it is the responsibility of the entire parish community to be involved in the Christian initiation process? This not only involves evangelization and bringing the unbaptized to the Church, but also to continually support our current seekers, catechumens and candidates and help them integrate into the life and service of the Church.
A very meaningful way to assist in this process is by becoming a Sponsor. Might our Lord be calling you to this role? Please reach out for more information!
Are you someone or do you know someone who:
- Is unbaptized and curious about faith in Jesus Christ?
- Has questions about the Catholic faith or are interested in becoming Catholic?
- Previously baptized Catholic or in another Christian tradition but has not celebrated the Sacraments.
If you are interested in joining or learning more, please contact
Angela Daczko:
(216) 272-1506 or
angeladaczko@gmail.com.
Ongoing Events
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