We are the people of Mary Queen of the Apostles Parish, in Brook Park, Ohio, dedicated to following the example of our Lord, Jesus Christ, through the Scriptures and Traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. We gather together to celebrate, to share, and to be nourished by the Eucharist. We promote religious education, spiritual growth and moral values by being faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ. To show our love for God and one another, we live our lives committed to the dignity and salvation of each person, and we live our faith through compassion and service to those in need.
Masses
MASSES:
Because Fr. Michael will be on a pilgrimage beginning September 9, there will not be a daily Mass, Monday through Friday, during the weeks of September 9 and 16. The weekend schedule remains unchanged. Confession will be available on that Saturday at 3:30 as usual, and all three weekend Masses will be offered.
Weekday Masses (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) are at 8AM, Weekend Mass 4:30PM on Saturday evening, and Sunday morning at 9AM and 11AM.
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday 3:30-4:15PM and by appointment.
THANK YOU
THANK YOU for your generosity of time and treasure, you are advancing the Kingdom of God. Fr. Michael
If you are interested in our on-line giving, contact our parish office at 216.433.1440 and speak with Trish (x21), Monday-Friday 9AM-3PM.
SEPTEMBER 11
COMMUNITY MEAL
NEXT COMMUNITY MEAL Join us for a free Brook Park Community Meal! It will be held Saturday, September 28, 1:00-3:00PM, in our McCafferty Hall, 6455 Engle Road, Brook Park. Brought to you by: Mary Queen of the Apostles, Brook Park Community Church of the Brethren, Redeemer Lutheran and United Methodist Church of Brook Park.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesdays will not be held during the month of September. You are welcome to pray in the church, which is open weekdays, 8:30-4PM (except on holidays), keeping in mind that Jesus is present 24/7 in the Holy Eucharist in the Tabernacle.
STREAMING
LIVE-STREAMING OF MASSES We will stream and upload the 8AM Masses on Monday and Tuesday mornings to enable our homebound to connect with the parish. For the rest of the week, EWTN telecasts a number of daily Masses, and our Cathedral streams its weekday Masses at 12N. On Sundays, besides the Masses on EWTN, Channel 43 (WUAB-TV) broadcasts two Masses: 8AM and 10AM from our Cathedral. We realize this will be an inconvenience to some folks, but we tried to reach a compromise based on our recent survey. Initially, one possibility was to cut the streaming entirely but we will not do that.
Here's the link to "Q-Tube":
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4N7DhiHNNxaPnTKO3py7-g
We will also livestream these Masses on our parish Facebook page. You can view the video and other information on this page without being a Facebook member which you can access directly from our parish website mqabrookpark.org or Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Mary-Queen-of-the-Apostles-Catholic-Parish-342319779750650
About an hour after Mass concludes, the video will be uploaded to Q-Tube (our parish's YouTube channel). which you can access directly from our parish website: mqabrookpark.org or at "Q-tube" as shown above.
"Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license A-621009. All rights reserved."
Staff
- Rev. Michael Petkosek, Administrator
- Rev. James Stenger, Pastor Emeritus
- Rev. Tom Wisniewski, Mass Assistant
- Rev. Michael Hayduk, Homebound Ministry
- Deacon Frank Wilson, Deacon
- Deacon John Zdolshek (Retired), Deacon
- Debbie Zelinski, Parish Secretary
- Bob Huczel, Administrative & Pastoral Assistant
- Elaine Gaughan, Pastoral Associate
- James Timko, Director of Music
- Trish Solon, PSR & Parish Secretary
- Nancy Richardson, Virtus & Decorations
- Ann Marie Petrik, Sacristan
- Alicia Gresko, Youth Ministry
- Scott Gray, Maintenence
Office Hours
Summer Hours 8:30AM-3PM
Phone: (216) 433-1440
Fax: (216) 433-1434
Email: mqabrookpark@gmail.com
From Fr. Michael
Brothers and Sisters,
There is a picture in my confessional (on the face-to-face side) of a little lamb, covered in mud, and lost in the woods. The timid creature stands in the full focus of the foreground, alone and scared. But in the blurry background is the figure of Jesus running to catch up with this stray.
The lamb is a reminder of who we are underneath the pride, bravado, and confusion of our sinfulness. Jesus is a reminder of his Father’s love, which compels him to run after us. It seems like a fitting image for the confessional. But, it depicts God’s overall mission as well—the Incarnation of Jesus—in how God comes after us.
We see this trait of God in today’s Gospel as Jesus travels through the Decapolis, a region of ten quasi-independent Greek city states to the east of Galilee and Samaria. The Jews living in this region were away from their homeland and so were alone among pagan cultures. The situation is a good analogy for our pilgrimage through the world.
Yet, Jesus does what God always does. He goes out with the Good News to those lost in the margins, bringing the life and love of God to those who have gone out too far… chasing after a lost and confused lamb, as it were. In this part of his ministry, Jesus brings salvation to the Jews in a foreign land and through them to the nations as well.
Reassured that God is always pursuing us, we are called to live as faithful disciples who share the good news of what God’s love compels him to do. Those living in the “Decapolis of the world” have no means of hearing the Good News unless we share it, or of experiencing God’s love unless we extend it.
***I will be away on a pilgrimage for the next ten days and am not excited to leave my new home, having only been here for two months. But, I am excited to pray for my new parish family at some of the most prominent Catholic sites of the Twentieth Century in Poland, Lourdes, and Fatima. Know that you will be on my heart and in my prayers.
There is an exciting Fall season of ministry ahead! I’m looking forward to enjoying it with you.
In amore Christi,
Fr. Michael
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Contact Trish Solon for more information
216-433-1440 x21
McCafferty Hall
The hall is used for parish functions and events, such as parish dinners sponsored by the Queen's cooks, Night at the Races sponsored by the Holy Name Society, and a Spring Salad Luncheon sponsored by the Ladies Guild.
McMcafferty Hall is not available or rented out for private functions.