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A new face, a big heart for Christ, and exciting things ahead for our youth ministry!💚💛
We are excited to welcome Mallory Palagyi as the new Youth Minister at St. Sebastian Parish.
Mallory has a passion for helping young people encounter Christ and grow in their faith. We are thrilled to have her leading and helping build our high school and middle school youth ministry programs.
Be sure to stop by and meet Mallory after all Masses on June 28! She’ll be sharing a little about herself and her vision for youth ministry at St. Sebastian.
Until then, keep an eye on the bulletin for updates and follow our NEW Youth Ministry Instagram page: .sebastianym
Welcome to St. Sebastian Parish, Mallory! We’re excited to have you as part of our community. 🏹✝️
06/09/2026
You may have seen in this past Sunday's bulletin a new feature highlighting treasures from our parish archives! Over the past several months, our archives team has been hard at work scanning, cataloging, and digitizing historical photos, documents, and records that tell the story of our parish community through the years. In the weeks ahead, we will be sharing some of these special images and memories with you in the bulletin and on our social media. Along the way, we may even need your help identifying a year, event, or familiar faces from the past!
If you have information, photos, or items to share or would like to help with our archival efforts, please contact the Archives Team at [email protected].
Yesterday, we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, rejoicing in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
As part of this beautiful feast, we held our annual Eucharistic Procession, bringing Christ out into our neighborhood as a public witness of faith and devotion. Parishioners of all ages joined together in prayer, song, and adoration as we walked with Our Lord through the our community.
This year’s procession also served as a poignant and fitting farewell to Fr. Marcelli as he prepares to begin his new assignment at St. Gabriel Parish. We are grateful for his faithful ministry among us and were blessed to accompany him one final time in this cherished parish tradition.
06/08/2026
A week from today, Father Chris Zerucha joins us for Theology on the Rocks! Bring a friend and come test your knowledge of the Catechism as he gets the audience involved!
06/06/2026
Beautiful story about Fr. Joseph’s faith journey that led him to Cleveland. Excited to welcome him as our new parochial vicar this week.
Father Ho’s journey of faith from Vietnam to Cleveland How long does it take you to get to Mass? For many it’s likely just a few minutes. But for the family of Father Truong “Joseph” Viet Ho, the 8,500-mile trip to his first Mass as a priest took more than 24 hours of travel. [image:3] Father Ho was among the six...
06/01/2026
Ever wondered what the Church was like just after the New Testament period? We call this next generation of Christian leaders the Church Fathers. Their abundant writings bear witness to the Catholic Tradition and provide great insight, even in our modern times.
Beginning THIS WEDNESDAY June 3, we will take a quick, 4-week foray through some of the early Church Fathers. Sessions will meet on June 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Come join us!
There is no fee, but registration is required in order to provide materials. Register by emailing Keith Johnson at [email protected] or calling 330-836-2233 ext. 134.
06/01/2026
We're excited to welcome St. Bernard's Father Chris Zerucha in two weeks as he gets the audience involved in his discussion of the Catechism! Hope to see you there!
05/27/2026
The Relics of St. Christina have made their way from the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist to St. Sebastian Parish, where she will reside during the construction. Bishop Woost will be celebrating Mass this Sunday at 9 am to receive the relics.
Learn more about the Diocese of Cleveland's mysterious martyr St. Christina at the link: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5104e2686f3c4a9f849880dd699ce983
The Relics will be on display before and after all weekend Masses, Tuesdays during all day adoration, or by appointment by calling the rectory office at 330-836-2233. Further schedules for viewing of the Relics will be announced, watch the bulletin and social media.
Today is the feast of Pentecost,
“Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth.”
This prayer invokes the Holy Spirit to come down upon just as the Spirit first descended on the apostles. As noted in the Nicene creed, the Spirit is the “giver of life.”
Take time today to pray that through the Holy Spirit, you can effectively use your gifts and talents to give life and purpose to others to help build up the Body of Christ.
Come Holy Spirit!
05/19/2026
The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical will be published on May 25 with the title Magnifica Humanitas.
Pope Leo will speak at a presentation for the release of the social encyclical — a papal letter to the Church — at 11:30 a.m. Rome time on May 25 in the Vaticanʼs Synod Hall.
The Vatican also confirmed that the full title of the encyclical is Magnifica Humanitas: “On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” Magnifica Humanitas is Latin for “magnificent humanity.”
Full story at ewtnnews.com
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