The Mantua Knights of Columbus are hosting a Polka Mass, Polish Dinner & Dance on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Join us for 5 p.m. Mass followed by a 5-course meal in Hughes Hall. Music to be provided by The Don Wojtila Band. The menu includes Golabki (stuffed cabbage), Kotlet Schabowy (chicken cutlet), Bigos - Polish Hunter’s Stew (kielbasa & sauerkraut), pierogi, cabbage & noodles, appetizers, sides, dessert, and beverages. Tickets are $25/person, $50/couple, $10 Children 3-12 years (3 & under free). Ticket sales will be held in the Narthex Feb. 5/6, Mar. 12/13, Apr. 10 (in hallway during Pancake Breakfast) & Apr. 23/24 or available through the Parish Office. For tickets or more information, please contact Ed Zwolinski (440-413-4246 or edwardzwolinski@gmail.com). 

Celebrating the ethnic heritage of the Polish, German, Slovenian, or Czech people, a polka Mass has all the elements of a regular Mass. The difference is the words of the liturgy and hymns are sung to familiar polka tunes or waltzes. The polka instrumentals are played in a slower, more reverential fashion. Many point to Rev. George Balasko as the creator of the polka Mass in the early 1970s, a time when the Vatican was permitting musical variations on the liturgy. Fr. Balasko, a Youngstown Diocesan priest also known for his contributions to Catholic-Jewish dialogue, re-worked polka favorites of his youth with English lyrics. He was pastor of St. Joseph Church September, 8, 1978 - July 1, 1981 and is now retired and living at the Villa Maria in Pennsylvania.

The Mantua K of C along with St. Joseph Parish will be hosting a Mass for People with Special Needs on Sunday, May 15, at 9 a.m. We all know people with special needs resulting from physical, emotional, mental, or cognitive conditions are all around us in society:  at school, at work, and in our families.
Unfortunately, it can sometimes be challenging for these important members of our society to participate in liturgies due to physical and social barriers or even family member anxiety. Celebrating a Mass for People with Special Needs can be the first of many steps toward integrating them into regular weekly or even daily Mass and more deeply into all the sacraments and other aspects of parish life.
Putting their faith into action, the Knights of Columbus are hosting this Mass and hopes to spread the message that all God's children are welcome under the parish roof and that every person is an integral part of the parish family. After attending Mass, everyone is invited to join us for light refreshments in Hughes Hall. 
For more information, please contact Ed Zwolinski (440-413-4246 or edwardzwolinski@gmail.com). 

Ed Zwolinski, Michelle Ward-Clayton, Bob Zamrzla


Michel Heroux & Ray Markward

Come join the fun on Saturday, September 10, as the Mantua Knights of Columbus Council 3766 host a Pig & Chicken Roast from 6 to 10 p.m. Held under and around the pavilion at St. Joseph Church, the event features good food, live music, corn hole tournament, 50/50, and fellowship. With food being served at 7 p.m., the menu includes roasted pork and chicken, mac & cheese, baked beans, corn on the cob, pop and bottled water (BYOB). Cost is $25 per person. Seating will be available in the pavilion but you may wish to bring lawn chairs. Tickets will be available after Masses or you may contact Greg D’Aurelio (330-569-4614 or gdaurelio@live.com) or Ed Zwolinski (440-413-4246 or edwardzwolinski@gmail.com).

The Knights will be holding a Reverse Raffle on Saturday, October 29, in St. Joseph’s Hughes Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m. Ticket price of $80.00 per couple or $60.00 per single includes a delicious dinner, beverages and dessert. There'll be an open bar, musical entertainment and dancing, a chance at $1,000.00 grand prize along with other games of chance all with a Halloween theme. There'll be a costume contest with prizes! Tickets and more information will be available by contacting Doug @ 330-618-2552 or Faith @ 216-406-3825.

"The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." 

Following the United States Flag Code, Fr. Cassidy Assembly #3034 of the K of C 4th Degree periodically offer proper disposal of worn flags with a Flag Burning Ceremony. The next ceremony will be held June 13, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church in Streetsboro. Gather your worn or torn symbols of our nation's courage and bring to the Narthex for this reverent disposal (look for the designated box or see any K of C member).

The first Friday of the month, K of C members gather at St. Joseph Church for an hour spent in prayer during the parish's Eucharistic Adoration.


On the third Saturday of the month, members gather at 4:20 p.m. for the Holy Rosary. We thank Brother Mike Minor for chairing.

K of C members join the hundreds of volunteers offering their time for our parish's annual Ox Roast Fair. Set-up, take-down, and the Kiddie Tractor Pulls are just a few of the areas with which they lend a hand.

To honor those in the Council, parish and community, the Knights of Columbus 2021 Founder’s Awards were presented after Mass on Sunday, October 3. The Council was also awarded the Bronze Award for participating and putting on events with the parish (80% of which Greg D’Aurelio made happen). Congratulations to the following people who were honored for 2021:
 
Knight of the Year—Greg D’Aurelio
K of C Volunteer—John Kruis
K of C Family—Joe & Candy Ober
Religious—Don Engelhart
Woman of the Year—Cindy Clark
Blue Coat—Dan Nuti
Parish Volunteer—Bill Curtin
Parish Family—Bill & Jennie Davies
Youth of the Year—Thomas Gaydos
 
Pictured Left to Right:  front row—John Kruis, Don Engelhart, Cindy Clark, Wendy Nuti (for husband Dan). Back row—Jenny & Bill Davies, Greg D’Aurelio, Mel Romanello (for Joe & Candy Ober & Thomas Gaydos), Bill Curtin. 

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St. Joseph Church & the Knights of Columbus Father John Cassidy Assembly #3034 & Mantua Council #3766 presents A Celebration of all First Responders & Military Blue Mass on Sunday, September 25, at 9 a.m. Family and friends are welcome as we honor those who have died in the line of duty, veterans, retirees, and those currently serving as first responders and military. It is an opportunity to show our gratitude and to pray for the safety of our first responders, military, and their families. A reception will follow in Hughes Hall. In addition to the K of C, we thank our sponsoring groups including St. Joseph Liturgy Committee, the Sisterhood of St. Joseph, Scouting BSA Troops #575 & #7575, the PSR programs of St. Joseph Church and St. Ambrose Church. For more information, please contact Ed Zwolinski (440-413-4246) or St. Joseph's Parish Office (330-274-2253).

The 2022 Knights of Columbus Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner will be held on Sunday, November 20, at 1 p.m. The reservation line will open on November 1. Please call 330-274-4295 and leave a message with your name, phone number, and how many will be in your party. A full Thanksgiving feast is served, entertainment is provided and door prizes are given. This free dinner will be held in Hughes Hall at St. Joseph Church in Mantua (not at the K of C Hall on St. Rt. 44 as in previous years). Reservations are first come, first served.