Our Lady Queen of Peace

With all of the information that is out on the news and social media about COVID-19, we feel it is necessary to detail the steps our church and the diocese are taking to insure the health and well-being of our community. Please go to this LINK to keep up to date on the procedures the Diocese of Cleveland are taking to combat this virus.
 

As for our parish here is a list of what has been canceled,  postponed or still happening.

• Church Cleaning/Disinfecting: In order to open the church for Mass we need to clean the church after each Mass.  This will entail cleaning twice a day, every day.  Volunteers are needed to help with the cleaning, which will primarily involve wiping down the pews and kneelers and other surfaces.  If you could help once or twice a week that would be great.  Cleaning will take place immediately after each Mass.  Masses will be:
  • Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:30am and 7:00pm
  • Tuesday 9:30am
  • Wednesday 7:00pm
  • Saturdays 4:30pm
  • Sundays 8:30 and 11:00.  
• There is a  button on the top right of this page that you can use to sign-up to be a Liturgical Minister (Lector, EM, Usher, Greeter, Cleaner) for all of the weekday and weekend Masses. Together we can make having Mass available and stay safe.  Thank you for your consideration of this important role in moving forward. 
• Please read the document Liturgical Minsters in a Pandemic in the Document Section below. Even if you are not an EM or Lector you can still volunteer to be an Usher or Greeter.
• Here are the guidlines that have been published by the Diocese for us to follow for opening the church:
  •  https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/forward-in-christ/worship-guidelines/overview    
  •  Please read the Overview, Before, During and After sections so you understand the procedures that must be followed.
• The chapel and church are NOT open for private prayer.
• We will be streaming Mass live on Sunday's going forward.Go to https://www.facebook.com/olqpgrafton/ to watch. If you cannot watch live we will post it to the website following the Mass. It will be to the right of this box. There is a Worship Aid available in the document section below. 
• The next food distribution will be July 11th from 10am - noon. This will be a drive through food distribution. Please enter the church parking lot from the Rt. 57 entrance.
• You can drop off food on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 9:00am - 11:00am at the east vestibule entrance to the hall.
• The parish office is open on a limited basis. Please call before you come up.
• Daily Masses are available on EWTN.
• First Communion and Confirmation information will be posted at a later date.
• The Parish Festival has been canceled.

During this difficult time we would appreciate it if you could continue your giving to the church. You can mail your envelopes or you can sign up for E-Giving. Your financial support is very important for the well-being of the parish.

We are also communicating via E-mail and Facebook. We have received a few back with undeliverable addresses and have many parishioners who do not have an email. If you could please contact the parish office to give us your email or to update your existing email that would be great.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to call the parish office 440-926-2364 as we are here to assist you any way we can. Please check back here often as we will continually post any new updates.

Finally we ask for your prayers for those affected by COVID-19 and all the healthcare professionals caring for them. 

We are a Roman Catholic family centered in the Eucharist, rooted in our immigrant traditions since the 1800’s and devoted to our Blessed Mother.  Humbly guided by the Holy Spirit, and with the warmth and hospitality that springs from a small community, we seek to share our faith in Jesus Christ through prayer, devotion, education, stewardship, and service to others. 

Use this Link to go to the Catholic Charties Website

2020 Appeal Link.

It’s high summer now, school is out, the pace of work slows, and some people drift away. There are visitors in the churches every summer, and familiar faces are “among the missing.” Some find the summer’s call more appealing than the summons of the church bells. Many, however, would not dream of missing a Sunday, and so they make their way to Mass in unfamiliar places, watching the locals for clues as to when to sit or stand, where the Communion stations are. In answering the call, they keep the “sabbatical” rhythm of the Christian life: every seventh day, the Body of Christ assembles for worship.
For centuries, there was no obligation to Sunday Mass in the sense of a written law, but Christians have always yearned to be together on Sunday. In the city of Abitina, during a persecution by the Emperor Diocletian, a group of Christians were urged to stop worshiping together on Sundays. They responded, “Then take our lives, for without the Sunday we cannot live.” By a curious coincidence, the appointed readings today center us on thoughts of peace. On our Independence Day, the experience of worship situates us in community, and evokes a commitment from us to be advocates of peace in all aspects of our society’s life.
—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.