Mary, Help of Christians Bulletin
August 17, 1997
TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
1) Proverbs 9, 1-6
2) Ephesians 5, 15-20
3) John 6, 51-58
"Do not act like fools....Make the most of the present opportunity..."
(2) If wisdom came through eating most of us would not be so self-
conscious about our weight. The truest wisdom does come from eating. If
we feed on the flesh of the Son of Man and drink of his blood we have true
life within us (3). If we accept the invitation to the feast Wisdom has
prepared (1) we can have eternal life. Our celebration of the Eucharist is
our celebration of light and life, of Spirit and truth. The greatest
wisdom is the realization that we are not alone--God has given us his Son
as bread for the journey and has united us in the one Body of Christ. As
Jesus has come to fulfill our needs we must be ready to fulfill one
another's needs with our time, talent and treasure--we live, but no longer
for ourselves.
Next Sunday the readings will be: 1)Joshua 24, 1-2. 15-17. 18;
2)Ephesians 5, 21-32; 3)John 6, 60-69.
Mass Intentions for the Week
TODAY: 7:00 AM Sunday Mass
9:00 AM Patty Donovan, off. St. John Neumann's Choir
10:30 AM For the Parish
12:00 PM Sunday Mass
TUE: 8:00 AM Marie Humbarger, off. Martha Foy
WED: 8:00 AM Clara Gaker, (Anniv.) off. Marie Davey & Lillian Miller
THU: 8:00 AM Mike Rodin, (Anniv.) off. Greene County Officials Association
FRI: 8:00 AM The Lehrke Family, off. Ginny Glaser
SAT: 5:00 PM MHC Purgatorian
SUN: 7:00 AM Sunday Mass
9:00 AM For the Parish
10:30 AM Sunday Mass
12:00 PM Sp. Int. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mackert, (40th Wedding
Anniversary)
CHANGE IN WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
The weekday Mass schedule for this week (August 18th-22nd) is as follows:
There will be NO Mass on Monday; Tuesday through Friday the Mass will be at
8:00 AM. Also, there will be NO 8:00 AM Mass on Saturday, August 23rd, due
to the staff being at a Pastoral Council Retreat.
BEATIFICATION CEREMONIES OF BLESSED FREDERIC OZANAM
Frederic Ozanam, founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, was recently
beatified by Pope John Paul II. He will be honored at a Mass on Friday,
August 22nd at St. Albert the Great Church on Far Hills Ave., at 7:30 PM.
All Vincentians and their families and any supporters of the Society are
invited to attend.
Liturgical Assistants
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS - AUGUST 23/24
5:00 Deacon Max Roadruck, C. Gay, J. Carchedi, T. Metzmaier, J.
Lorenzetti, L. Cherpeski, R. Winfree
7:00 Deacon Max Roadruck, B. Gehlauf
9:00 Deacon Max Roadruck, B. Jurick, B. Jurick, G. Martin, L. Pierce, F.
Lamb, R. Dean, M.L. Dean, K. Samuelson
10:30 P. Pitstick, P. Pitstick, A. Meyers, W. Gilbert, R. Wimsatt, C.
Hewitt, J. McKee
12:00 T. Langenderfer, K. Justice, C. Kleysteuber, L. Holt, B. Fonzi, A.
Yokell
LECTOR COMMENTATORS - AUGUST 23/24
LECTOR COMMENTATOR
5:00 M. Hellman M. Ludwick
7:00 C. Marth B. Lorenzetti
9:00 K. Cypher L. Gearhart
10:30 M. Wolfe H. Yarwick
12:00 T. Pitstick S. Watern
SERVERS SCHEDULE - AUGUST 23/24
5:00 S. Brandstetter, K. Eviston, J. Gay
7:00 A. Murray, M. Grabiel
9:00 J. Snow, J. Stacy, E. Bausman
10:30 B. Ellis, D. Zeller, A. Mai
12:00 L. Vu, S. Carney, S. Coker
LECTOR/COMMENTATORS, EUCHARISTIC AND HOSPITALITY MINISTERS, USHERS!!!
On September 3rd at 7:00 PM in the School All Purpose Room, we will
hold our first meeting to discuss pertinent information for our ministry
and for theological reflection. Deacon Max will chair this meeting. Come
with your ideas, comments, etc. This is the first of three meetings each
year to be held on the 1st Wednesday of the months of September, March, and
May. Mark your calendars!!
Also, Lector/Commentators and Eucharistic Ministers can pick up the new
schedules after Mass in the sacristy.
Baby Sitting
Babysitter needed for an infant during the school year. Please call Anne
Rusen, 879-8803 for information....Do you need someone to watch your
child(ren) after school or on weekends? If so, please call Mary Smith, 754-1568.
Preparing for the Jubilee Year 2000
He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and
they wish to see you." He said to them in reply, "My mother and my
brothers (and sisters) are those who hear the word of God and act on it."
(Lk 8:20-21)
"Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ." (St. Jerome,
translator of the Vulgate) How do I use the scripture in order to know
Jesus better?
This Week
TODAY: 7:00 AM - Coffee & Doughnuts until 12:00
Noon, AD
1:00 PM - Baptisms
7:00 PM - Scripture Study until 8:30 PM, SFH
MON: 8:45 AM - Rosary, SFH
7:30 PM - Rosary, Ch
8:00 PM - Prayer Gp, Ch APR
TUE: 8:30 AM - MHC Staff Retreat until 3:00 PM, ER, SFH
8:45 AM - Rosary, SFH
7:30 PM - Bible Study, ER
WED: 8:45 AM - Rosary, SFH
9:30 AM - Mom's group until 11:30 AM, SFH
10:30 AM - Mass at Villa Fairborn Nursing Home
12:30 PM - Bible Study, SFH
7:00 PM - HS LIFE Gp until 9:00 PM, SFH
7:30 PM - St. Vincent de Paul, SFH
THU: 8:45 AM - Rosary, SFH
1:30 PM - Prayer Service at Collinswood Nursing Home
7:00 PM - MHCS New Family Orientation until 7:30 PM, Sch APR
7:30 PM - MHCS Open House until 8:30 PM, Sch
FRI: 8:45 AM - Rosary, SFH
6:30 PM - Pastoral Council Working Retreat, Bergamo
SAT: 9:00 AM - Pastoral Council Working Retreat until 5:00 PM, Bergamo
SUN: 7:00 AM - Coffee & Doughnuts until 12:00 PM, AD
9:45 AM - Transportation Sunday until 12 Noon
7:00 PM - Scripture Study until 8:30 PM, SFH
STEPHEN MINISTRY
When your world turns upside down...a Stephen Minister can be there
with you. Please call Anne Rusen at 879-8803 for more information.
Bowling
Join Mary, Help of Christians Bowling League. Starts on Wednesday,
August 27th. No experience needed. Always in need of subs. For more
information, please call Mary Lou Kelly, 878-8442, or Andrea Schott, 879-2666.
STEWARDSHIP
Adult Envelopes (340) $10,952.00
Loose Checks (11) 209.00
Loose Currency & Coin 473.67
Youth (11) 3.28
Total Collection for August 10 $11,637.95
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Religious Education
Jesus said to the crowds: "I myself am the living bread come down
from heaven. If anyone eats this bread they shall live forever...."
John 6:51.
The Sunday morning Religious Education classes will resume on September
7, 1997...Early childhood ages 3-5 meet from 9:00 - 10:00 AM; grades 1-12
will meet from 10:30 - 11:45 AM. Fee: $25 per student; $75 maximum per
family. No one will be turned away because of inability to pay. All
classes, with the exception of the high school will be held in the school.
High school sessions will be held in St. Francis Hall. We will need
volunteers to teach in grades 5, 6, 7, & 8 as well as to serve as teacher's
aids. Call the Religious Education office, 878-7325 if you are interested
in volunteering as a teacher or teacher's aid. Registration forms for the
Religious Ed program are available in the foyer of the Church, or call the
Religious Ed office to receive a registration form. We are looking forward
to serving you and your family during the ensuing academic year.
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
will begin its Fall session on Sunday, September 14, 1997, 10:30 AM in the
school cafeteria.
BAPTISM PREPARATION
Parents of unbaptized children, ages 3-6, wishing to have them baptized
should call the Religious Ed office, 878-7325, to arrange for baptismal
preparation for the children.
Help Wanted
We need volunteers to assist in locking the school building after RE
classes on Sundays. It will require only 10-15 minutes of your time on
alternate Sundays. If you are interested, call Gloria L. Leigh, 878-7325.
Youth Activities
HS LIFE Community...Wednesday, August 20th - Issue Night, 7:00 - 9:00
PM, SFH
For more information call Holly Gros, Youth Minister, at 878-8092.
Welcome
WELCOME! Welcome to all who celebrate the Mass with us this
morning. May God's grace and peace fill all of us so that we can serve one
another in unity and love. If you have a question, a prayer request or any
need, please speak to one of the priests, the parish ushers or with any
parishioner.
School News
OPENING DAY OF SCHOOL will be Tuesday, August 26th....POSITION AVAILABLE -
- We are currently looking for someone to fill the position of playground
monitor. This position requires 3 hours per day. For more information,
please contact the school office, 878-9152....SPORTS PHYSICALS...are
required of all students participating in any MHC sports program during the
school year. Physicals for the 1997-98 season will be given at school on
Wednesday, August 27 during school hours at a cost of $5.00 (or you may
go to your private physician). Forms for the physical will be sent home on
the first day of school. Forms are available in the school office. Dr.
John Peterangelo, D.O. and Dr. Charles Zeller, D.O. will be doing the
physicals. Students attending the CCD program and interested in getting a
physical on August 27 should be at the school clinic at 8:30 AM.
PARISH LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS!!
We are open from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. The Parish Library will be closed
August 31 for the Labor Day Weekend. Starting on September 7, 1997, we
will resume our regular hours - 8:30 AM to 1:15 PM. We have just received
some new books & videos in our "Teen" section, donated by the Youth
Ministry Office. Come and check them out! Thank you to all who have
visited the Library. Hopefully more will make time to stop by St. Francis
Hall to "LOOK US OVER". Donations of books, videos, cassettes, time and
money are always welcome. Please call Linda Knueve, 879-5303 or Pat
Scanlon, 878-0461.
ARE YOU REGISTERED IN THE PARISH?
Please do not take for granted that you are registered in the parish
just because you attend Mass here or that you were registered as a child
with your parents. Are you on our mailing list? Do you receive parish
support envelopes?
If not, it could be quite embarrassing to us, or to you or your family,
when someone wants to make wedding plans, have a baby baptized, or if you
have been asked to act as a sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation which
requires a note from us of your practical Catholicity. If we have no
record of your parish membership, we cannot do this. Please contact the
parish office, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM if you have a question
about registration.
LEAVING THE AREA?...
Parishioners leaving the area are asked to PLEASE notify the secretary at
the rectory office so we can send you your financial statement and to also
keep our records current. Thank you.
From the Bulletin Editor
Due to the upcoming Labor Day Holiday, bulletin items for the September
7th bulletin need to be into the rectory office by 12:00 Noon,
Thursday, August 28th. Thank you.
Help Wanted
A disabled individual needs a volunteer to do housework. For more
information, please call the parish office, 878-8353.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT BERGAMO
Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning presents "Managing Criticism and
Complaint in Ministry" on Monday, August 25th. The program begins at
9:00 AM and concludes at 4:00 PM. Jim Sparks is the presenter. Criticism
always hurts! It can paralyze you emotionally and spiritually, it can
shake your self-confidence and it can even question your competence. This
program aims to give you some skills for managing criticism and complaints
in the workplace and renew your enthusiasm and dedication for ministry.
For more information, costs or reservations, contact Bergamo Center at
(937) 426-2363, ext. 228. Registration deadline: August 20th.
Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning sponsors The Beginning
Experience, a weekend for widowed, separated or divorced. This program
is for people of all faiths who are widowed, separated or divorced who want
to begin a new life with renewed courage and joy. The weekend will begin
on Friday, September 5th at 7:30 PM and conclude on Sunday, September
7th, at 4:30 PM. For more information, cost or reservations contact Dan
Larkin at (937) 435-7857 or Barbara Pennucci at (937) 256-2539.
Registration deadline: September 1st.
Septemberfest, sponsored by Bergamo Beginning Experience, with a
buffet style dinner from 6:00 - 8:00 PM and dancing from 8:00 - 11:00 PM
with Larry Studebaker as D.J., will be held September 13th at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, 4293 Powell Road, Huber Heights. For more
information call Dan Larkin at (937) 435-7857 or Mike Mausteller at (937) 845-2983.
CENTERING PRAYER
Often we get so caught up in the busyness and noise of life that we fail to
notice God present at the center of our everyday experiences.
Centering Prayer is one way of noticing, of listening, of finding
God in all things. This day of prayer, led by Sr. Carol DeFiore, SNDdeN,
will offer quiet time to explore and experience centering together.
Saturday, August 30, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, $25 per person (includes lunch
and refreshments). To register, call the Milford Spiritual Center, (513)
248-3500.
CRAFT TABLES AVAILABLE FOR ST. PETER OKTOBERFEST
6161 Chambersburg Rd., Huber Heights, Ohio, to be held September 26th,
5:30 - 11:00 PM; September 27th, Noon - 11:00 PM; and September 28th, Noon - 8:00 PM in the
air-conditioned Family Life Center. We have a new expanded setup for this year. For reservation form
and/or information please call Marge, 233-1503 (work) or 233-0406 (home).
CATHOLIC CENTRAL STUDENT SCHEDULE PICK-UP DATES
Catholic Central High School students may pick up their class schedules on
the following dates: Seniors and Juniors - Tuesday, August 19th;
Sophomores and Freshmen - Wednesday, August 20th. The schedules will be
available in the main office from 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM. For further
information contact the office at 325-9204.
REGISTRATION FOR ATHENAEUM OF OHIO'S AUTUMN QUARTER NOW UNDERWAY
Registration for courses offered during the Athenaeum of Ohio's autumn
quarter (September 10 - November 18, 1997) is now open to the public.
Courses are $165.00 per credit hour. THIS YEAR WE HAVE TWO DISCOUNTED
AUDIT RATES FOR GRADUATE COURSES: A STANDARD AUDIT RATE OF $75.00 PER
AUDIT HOUR, AND A SENIOR CITIZEN (65 AND OVER) AUDIT RATE OF $50.00 PER
AUDIT HOUR. Certificate courses are $165.00 per course. There is a $25.00
matriculation fee for new students. Special arrangements with discounted
fees are available for catechists wishing to obtain C.E.U.'s. For more
information, please contact the Athenaeum of Ohio, 6616 Beechmont Ave.,
Cincinnati, OH, 45230, or call the Registrar's Office at 231-2223, or e-mail at
msweeney@mtsm.org.
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL OCTOBER RAFFLE
Holy Family School is now selling tickets to its annual October luncheon
raffle. Tickets are $100. Each ticket entitles you to a wonderful
luncheon at Neil's Heritage House Restaurant on October 1, 8, 15 and
22. At each luncheon you have a chance to win $25, $100, $200, and
$1,000. Every 10th ticket drawn also wins a bottle of Asti Spumante. You
can purchase single tickets for one lunch only at a cost of $25. Tickets
are available at Holy Family Church, 140 S. Findlay St. or by calling the
rectory at 253-1109.
1998 TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND
Plan now for a trip to the Holy Land in 1998. 10-day pilgrimage from
Sunday, November 1 to Tuesday, November 10, 1998, is sponsored by the
Dayton Catholic Women's Club, conducted by Hartline Tours Inc., tour
chaplain Fr. Tim Kallaher. Cost: $1895. For brochure and further
information contact Marilyn Hart, 890-8855.
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