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:
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. Your giving provides essential support for our infrastructure and ministries. Fr. Michael
If you are interested in our on-line giving, contact our parish office at 216.433.1440 and speak with Trish (x201), Monday-Friday 9AM-3PM.
STREAMING
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. Michael Hayduk, Homebound Ministry
- Deacon Frank Wilson, Deacon
- Deacon John Zdolshek (Retired), Deacon
- Debbie Zelinski, Parish Secretary
- Elaine Gaughan, Pastoral Associate
- Trish Solon, PSR & Parish Secretary
- Mary Rose Beauman, Music Director
- 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
Email: mqabrookpark@gmail.com
Fr. Michael
Brothers and Sisters,
I hope that the Easter season has been a blessing for you with many experiences of God’s nearness in each of our lives. This time is typically filled with many examples of renewal within the Church. Foremost among these, of course, is the baptism and reception of those coming into the Church, those who are literally beginning new lives in Jesus Christ.
First Communion is also particularly common during Easter, when our children approach the altar of the Lord for the first time; so too, is Confirmation, which is the sacrament that enflames the gifts of the Holy Spirit first given in Baptism thus empowering one to give full and vibrant witness to Christ. It is of course “wedding season” and the time of ordinations as well.
By the time of this weekend’s Masses, eight new priests will have been added to the Church for service to the Diocese of Cleveland. We are blessed with a rich culture for vocations in Cleveland, and this is a large class by today’s standards. These men will begin their first priestly assignments on June 10th, please keep them in your prayers as they set out on this journey. Priestly ministry is a joy and it is exciting to enter into one’s first assignment, but it is a time of great stress as well—we warn the new guys that “several of life’s stressors are all happening at once.” Being ordained is like graduating, moving, getting a new job, and getting married all at once.
The culture for vocations in our diocese is much richer than it used to be. It is not uncommon for the People of the diocese to have exposure to seminarians and newly ordained priests, as well as hearing the Church speak about the vocational life (marriage, vowed life, priesthood). Thank you for the support that this parish has long given to the formation of seminarians—the influence of MQA, its generosity and orthodoxy—has permeated the diocese through many men who have been formed here in the last twenty years.
God is always calling men to the priesthood and I am confident that there are religious vocations in our pews, not just for men to the priesthood, but men and women to religious life as well. I hope that you will be mindful to foster these vocations from within our community by actively encouraging them. Please continue to pray that our men and boys will be open to the possibility of this call and follow the Lord courageously wherever he leads.
And our excitement goes beyond local ordinations with the election of Pope Leo XIV. Last week, I focused on this excitement during my Sunday homily; I hope that you are still feeling the consolation of this election. Please remember to pray for the pope. No one is so alone in all the world, the pope has no peer. Consider too, that on the morning of May 8, most of the world had never heard of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost—now the whole world knows him, the global media watch his every move, and governments surely run intelligence reports on him… to say nothing of the evil spirits that claw at him day and night. Pray for the pope always.
May this season of new life be a blessing for you and for the whole Church. Let us always do everything with sainthood in mind!
In amore Christi,
Fr. Michael
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Classes are held Monday evenings 6:45-8:15pm (Sept-May)
Contact Trish Solon for more information
216-433-1440 x201
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.