The St. Barbara Men's Group is inviting the men of the parish to participate with us in Exodus 90 this year, starting on 20 Jan. If you are interested in joining other men from St. Barbara's in this endeavor, send an an email to Chris Wagner (See the Men's Group page under Ministries) to participate.
We will be having a parish picnic at the Fox & Hawks Shelters at 7411 Barrett Road, West Chester, OH, 45069. Click on this news article for the poster. We will start with Divine Liturgy at 10:30 AM followed by a potluck, games, catechesis, and more! You can click on this news post for a poster with information. You can sign up for the potluck here: https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=IIBI2344&welcome=1
Bishop Robert will be visiting St. Barbara and the Cincinnati mission Aug 10-11. He will attend 4 PM Vespers and 5 PM Divine Liturgy on Sat Aug 10, 8 AM Divine Liturgy on Sun Aug 11, and 1:30 PM Divine Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua on Sun Aug 11. Please make time to come and invite your family and friends. We will be having a potluck after the 5 PM DIvine Liturgy on Aug 10 and after the 1:30 PM DIvine Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua in CIncinnati on Aug 11.
Dayton potluck link (password 081024): https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=XSZJ01921
Cincinnati potluck link (password 081124): https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=WGXR1859&welcome=1
We will be having a camping trip in the Caesar Creek State Park at Fifty Springs Group Campground, OH-73 Waynesville, OH, 45068 from Aug 2 - 4. We will be having events during the day. If you wish to camp you will need to provide your own camping gear. If you do not wish to camp, please consider coming during the day on Saturday or Sunday.
Takes place at St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church, 8111 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio Small plate buffet, Wine and Beer included! Raffle Baskets and Silent Auction! $40 per person, $220 for table of 6 For tickets call 216-272-6790 or visit https://parma.org/shrine-of-mariapoch Proceeds to benefit capital improvements at the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariapoch!
*CANCELLED: This event has been cancelled due to low numbers from our community* You are invited for a pilgrimage to the newly established Papal Basilica of St. Mary in Lancaster, OH. It is a great occasion for spiritual renewal and some fun together with our parish families. Bring food to share. This is a common pilgrimage with St. John Chrysostom Parish in Columbus. We will have the Akathistos, Divine Liturgy, and a picnic.
We will be bringing back the donation bin for St. Vincent de Paul during Great Lent. Please bring in non-perishable donations to drop in the bin at Divine Liturgy.
Fr. Frantisek and his family are sick this weekend, so there will be no Divine Liturgy in Dayton or Cincinnati on 14 Jan 2024. Please pray for the Fedorisins to get better soon!
We will be having a container out during the Philip's Fast to collect for St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please bring non-perishables for our donation box.
Bishop Robert will be coming to visit St. Barbara on Dec 2nd to celebrate the feast of St. Barbara with us. You can sign up for the potluck we'll have afterwards at https://mealtrain.com/9ednz6
We will be traveling to the Maria Stein Shrine in Maria Stein, OH on 19 Nov. We will celebrate Divine Liturgy in the Chapel at noon, share a potluck meal at 1:15 and then have a tour afterwards. Please contact Fr. Frantisek if you wish to join us. Website: https://mariasteinshrine.org/
We will be singing the Akathist to the Theotokos at 4 PM with a Trunk or Treating event on Saturday 28 Oct at Tom and Trish Hartung's farm. This event will replace Vespers and Divine Liturgy for that Saturday. Come dressed as a saint for the event!
The first ECF class will begin at 3 PM at St. John Bosco Chapel on Saturday, 21 Oct, 2023. This year we'll be focusing on teaching about the Divine Liturgy.
We'll be having a parish picnic on Sunday September 10 from 10 AM - 7 PM at Fairborn community park located at 691 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn. The community will gather at Shelter 6. we will have a cookout and potluck.
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Robert Pipta as the new bishop for the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma. AXIOS! The bulletin can be viewed in English here: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/08/31/2320831a.html