Mary, Help of Christians Bulletin
December 7, 1997
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
1) Baruch 5, 1-9
2) Philippians 1, 4-6. 8-11
3) Luke 3, 1-6
Paul, writing to the Philippians, makes his prayer for them that they
"may learn to value the things that really matter." (2) When we begin to
understand that God loves us so much that he would level mountains and
valleys for our safe passage(1) we can begin to understand our own call to
generosity. We have nothing to fear. We will have enough resources to
accomplish God's work if only because it is God himself who will "carry it
through to completion, right up to the day of Christ Jesus."(2) If fear
has caused you to hedge your generosity, fear not! God is leading his
people. We have only to follow in his steps.
Next Sunday's readings will be: 1)Zephaniah 3, 14-18; 2)Philippians
4, 4-7; 3)Luke 3, 10-18.
Mass Intentions for the Week
TODAY: 7:00 AM Sunday Mass
9:00 AM Marie Humbarger, (Anniv.) off. Marcella Windisch
10:30 AM For the Parish
12:00 PM Sunday Mass
MON: 6:30 AM Holyday Mass
9:00 AM George Chicwak, off. George & Shirley Spence
7:30 PM For the Parish
TUE: 7:00 AM Frank Lamb, off. Marth Family
9:00 AM Gerald Bolger, (Anniv.) off. Robert Panella Family
WED: 7:00 AM Luther C. Leigh, off. Gloria Leigh
9:00 AM Eugene Harbrecht, off. Claire Stroble
THU: 7:00 AM Matilde De Los Reyes, off. Beth & Tim Motta & Sons
9:00 AM Lucille Janicki (Anniv.)
FRI: 9:00 AM Charles Blandino, off. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Cafaro
SAT: 8:00 AM Roy Eades, off. Bridget Eades
5:00 PM MHC Purgatorian
SUN: 7:00 AM Sunday Mass
9:00 AM For the Parish
10:30 AM Kevin Lay, off. Ruthie Knoepfle Lay
12:00 PM Sunday Mass
COME SING FOR CHRISTMAS!!
Christmas is coming and we are getting ready! Every year we ask families
to join us in the choir to sing with us at the 5:00 PM Mass on Christmas
Eve. If you and/or your child/children would like to join our 9:00 AM
choir for the 5:00 PM Family Christmas celebration, we'd love to have you!!
We are rehearsing on Tuesday nights from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Please come out
and join us at the following rehearsals: Tuesday, December 9th, Tuesday,
December 16th, Tuesday, December 23rd. Mass is 5:00 PM, December 24th--
with prelude music beginning at 4:30 PM. If you have any questions or need
more information, please call Peggy Cook at 878-7190. We look forward to
seeing you on the 9th of December!
Liturgical Assistants
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS - DECEMBER 13/14
5:00 Deacon Max Roadruck, C. Gay, T. Metzmaier, S. Borchers, J.
Lorenzetti, L. Cherpeski, E. Gulbransen
7:00 Deacon Max Roadruck, B. Gehlauf, L.R. Smith
9:00 Deacon Max Roadruck, R. Dean, M.L. Dean, C. Mihlbachler, M.
Mihlbachler, L. Marshall, C. Nordmeyer, M. Lokai
10:30 J. Maiorano, C. Maiorano, T. Giambrone, P. Pitstick, P. Pitstick, A.
Meyers, R. Meyers
12:00 C. Kleysteuber, B. Fonzi, V. Hobbs, P. Hobbs, R. Selner, K. Justice
LECTOR COMMENTATORS - DECEMBER 13/14
LECTOR COMMENTATOR
5:00 B. Gwamna M. Paxson
7:00 R. Green J. Martin
9:00 J. Lee C. Lamb
10:30 T. Boland J. Polander
12:00 A. Gilbert M. Rodin
SERVERS SCHEDULE - DECEMBER 13/14
5:00 K. Orahood, K. Eviston, M. Eviston
7:00 J. Cavanaugh, J. DeSimio
9:00 D. Snow, J. Snow, E. Bausman
10:30 D. Motta, D. Minnick, M. Minnick
12:00 C. Hutchinson, E. Caliguiri, T. Combs
FROM THE PASTORAL MINISTER...
I need your help! Many times during the week I receive requests and
more often than ever before I am having to say "no". I don't have the
volunteers to help--the most recent requests have been raking leaves,
babysitting, snow removal, rides to doctor appointments and wanting a ride
to church. The most pressing need right now is that we have six people
who want to come to church every Sunday. Presently I can do this for
them the fourth Sunday of the month. If I had several drivers we could
take turns. Please call the office, 879-8803, and leave your name and
number. I will call you on an as need basis. Thank you.
Also, the parish has a Port-A-Potty, a Wheelchair and Walker, adult size
Depends and Ensure to donate. If interested, please call Anne at the
above number.
Having surgery? Entering the hospital? Have a serious acute or chronic
illness? We have a great gift from God for Catholics who are ill: the
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. We offer the opportunity for
this sacrament each Monday evening during the 7:00 PM Mass. Can't make
that? Call Father Kummer or Father Raudabaugh at 878-8353 to make
arrangements.
This Week
TODAY: 7:00 AM - Coffee & Doughnuts until 12:00 Noon, AD
8:30 AM - Parish Library open until 1:15 PM
9:00 AM - REL ED: 3-5 yrs
10:30 AM - REL ED: Grade 1-12 & Adult
12:00 PM - Baptisms
7:00 PM - Scripture Study until 8:30 PM, SFH
MON: 6:30 AM - Holyday Mass
9:00 AM - Holyday Mass
1:00 PM - JOY Club until 3:00 PM, Sch APR
6:30 PM - Stephen Ministry, SFH
7:00 PM - Boy Scouts, Sch APR
7:00 PM - Worship Commission, ER
7:30 PM - Holyday Mass
7:30 PM - Rosary, Ch
8:00 PM - Prayer Group, Ch
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
TUE: 3:30 PM - Jr. High Gp until 6:00 PM, SFH
6:00 PM - Cub Scouts (Den 2) until 8:00 PM, Sch APR
7:00 PM - ISP Mtg., Sch Cafe
7:00 PM - Folk Gp Practice, Ch
7:30 PM - Finance Council
7:30 PM - Bible Study, ER
WED: 9:30 AM - Mom's group until 11:30 AM, SFH
12:30 PM - Bible Study, SFH
3:20 PM - Brownies until 5:00 PM, Sch Cafe
7:00 PM - Girl Scouts until 8:30 PM, Sch Lib
7:00 PM - HS Core Gp, SFH
7:00 PM - Choir Practice, Ch
7:30 PM - Community Affairs, SFH
THU: 10:00 AM - Church Cleaning
3:20 PM - Brownies until 5:00 PM, Sch APR
5:30 PM - Market Day Pick-Up until 6:30 PM, Sch APR/Cafe
7:00 PM - Alumni Mtg., Sch Cafe
7:00 PM - Inquiry Class, SFH
7:00 PM - RCIA, SFH
7:00 PM - RCIC, SFH
FRI: 9:30 AM - Bible Study until 12:00 Noon, SFH
7:00 PM - Girl Scouts Sleepover until 9:00 AM, Saturday, SFH
SAT: 7:30 AM - Rosary, Ch
10:00 AM - Benediction, Ch
10:15 AM - Confessions until 11:00 AM
SUN: 7:00 AM - Coffee & Doughnuts until 12:00 PM, AD
8:30 AM - Parish Library open until 1:15 PM
9:00 AM - REL ED: 3-5 yrs
10:30 AM - REL ED: Grade 1-12 & Adult
1:00 PM - Baptism Class, ER
7:00 PM - Scripture Study until 8:30 PM, SFH
'TIS THE SEASON
...the ADVENT SEASON, that is. What to wear? to church? Why not try
violet or indigo for Sunday Mass on 21st. Wear rose for Gaudete Sunday on
December 14th and white for Immaculate Conception on Monday, December 8th.
STEWARDSHIP
November 23rd
Adult Envelopes (343) $10,127.50
Loose Checks (7) 120.00
Loose Currency & Coin 586.47
Youth (13) 6.90
Total Collection for Nov. 23rd $10,840.87
November 30th
Adult Envelopes (314) $ 8,247.85
Loose Checks (7) 120.00
Loose Currency & Coin 540.86
Youth (11) 5.70
Total Collection for Nov. 30th $ 8,914.41
Religious Education
A Herald's voice in the desert, crying, "Make ready the way of the
Lord, clean him a straight path." Luke 3
The Sunday morning Religious education are: Early childhood ages 3-5 meet
from 9:00 to 10:00 AM; grades 1-12 meet from 10:30 to 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 are
held in the school. High school sessions are held in St. Francis Hall.
There will be no Adult Ed class today.
TODAY'S COFFEE AND CONVERSATION
will resume today, Sunday, December 7th. Marianna Neal, Adult
Catechist will help us separate the infancy stories told in just two of the
Gospels. On December 14th, we will have breakfast and evaluate our
program to date. Please join us, 10:30 AM in the school cafeteria.
Baby Sitting
Babysitting is available in the Carepoint Center (the modular classroom
unit) during the 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM Masses every Sunday that the Sunday
Religious Ed program is in session.
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.
REMEMBER YOUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL
Only you can divide your property as you want it divided. A Bequest to
your Church can be a living memorial to the nobility of your life. A
Bequest to your Church is exempt from estate and inheritance taxes, and
reduces the amount of the estate to be taxed. Your attorney will be happy
to assist you.
MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS
FAIRBORN, OHIO 188
Retirement Fund for Religious
Next week a special collection will be taken for the Retirement Fund
for Religious. This national appeal is to help religious congregations
care for their elderly and infirm sisters, brothers, and order priests.
The brochure that you will find in today's bulletin has more information
about this effort.
Religious women and men have served the Church in the United States for
more than 200 years. Let's be generous in our thanks to them now in their
need. Please use the special envelopes, or mark your checks Retirement
fund for Religious.
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.
Youth Activities
HS LIFE Community--Every Wednesday, Open House, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, SFH--
Come, play games and socialize! Next Meeting:Wednesday, December
17th, 7:00-9:00 PM, SFH.... JH GROUP--Tuesday, December 9th, 3:30-6:00
PM, SFH....For more information, call Holly Gros, Youth Minister, 878-8092.
PARISH LIBRARY
The library is located in St. Francis Hall and is open on Sundays from
8:30 AM to 1:15 PM. There are books, audio and video tapes on many
subjects, including special ones for Teens and Children. Anyone interested
in donating books, audio or video tapes, please call Linda Knueve at 879-
5303 or Pat Scanlon at 878-0461. We are currently looking for books on
"Advent" and "Lent".
The "Veggie Tales" are here! We have nine tapes to lend thanks to the D
of I for their donation. Pat and Dave Banaszak recently donated a series
of eight videos on the "The Life of Jesus Christ". They will be available
as soon as they are processed. Thank you, Pat and Dave, for your
generosity.
The library will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Holidays on
December 21st and December 28th. We will reopen on January 4, 1998. The
library volunteers wish each of you a joyful Christmas and a blessed New
Year.
School News
Save your Meijer's Receipts! Save and bring to the school or church
your receipts from the Dayton and Springfield Meijer Stores that are dated
between September 29 and through December 13, 1997. MHCS can receive up to
$1,000, if we receive enough receipts (we can earn $5 for every $100 in
receipts). Please bring your receipts in before Christmas.
BAZAAR NEWS
The bazaar is history but Christmas items can still be purchased in the
basement where coffee and doughnuts are sold. Religious articles and
Advent wreaths are available at the Church entrance.
MONDAY IS A HOLYDAY
The Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception is the
patroness of the United States. This Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception, on Monday, December 8, is always a Holyday of Obligation.
Masses for the Holyday are: 6:30 AM, 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM. There will be
no Mass of the eve on Sunday. Come and praise Mary, the Mother of God, the
Mother of the Church, our Mother and our Patroness. Please note that the
Parish Office will be closed.
THE GIVING TREE STANDS TALL AGAIN
As you can see in the vestibule, the Giving Tree stands with many cards of
people in need. We ask that you take a card with a name of a child or
adult on it and buy their wish for them. Wrap the present, and put the tag
back on it. Bring the gift back to the tree by December 16th. There are
so many needy this year and your gift may be the only one some get, so we
ask that you help us, the Daughters of Isabella, and make Christmas
special. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Mighty Big Thanks!
On behalf of those in need in our Fairborn community, the members of the
St. Vincent DePaul Society thank all who so generously contributed to the
food drives at the school, at JOY Club and at the Thanksgiving day Masses.
Our pantry is now much better stocked to respond to the almost daily calls
we receive for food. God bless you.
From the Bulletin Editor
Due to Holiday scheduling, bulletin items for the December 28th, 1997
bulletin are due in the parish office by 12:00 NOON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
18th; and bulletin items for the January 4, 1998 are due in the
parish office by 12:00 NOON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd. Thank you.
MHC ALUMNI MEETING
Join your MHCS friends as we gather on Thursday, December 11th , 7:00
PM, in the school cafeteria to organize the MHCS Alumni. We need
representatives for all classes. Plans are underway for a special
celebration Mass in May welcoming home all alumni. Plan to be a part of
this our 40th Anniversary of MHCS celebration. Watch the bulletin for more
information as we move forward. Fax information to the school, 879-8804,
or send to MHCS Alumni, 934 N. Maple Ave., Fairborn, OH 45324. If your
children attended MHCS and have moved from the area please send us their
names, addresses and years they graduated. Thanks for your help.
ORGAN CONCERT AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Today, Sunday, December 7th at 4:00 PM there will be an organ concert
at St. Mary's Church in Dayton. Scott Montgomery will perform on the 1920
Austin pipe organ. Mr. Montgomery is a young artist, who has won many
awards, and has been heard on National Public Radio. The concert is free,
and there will be a reception following. Young concert organists are a
rarity, please come and show your support! Call 256-5633 for more
information.
**ADVENT COMMUNITY PENANCE SERVICES**
Wednesday, December 10
St. Brigid, Xenia 7:30 PM
Monday, December 15
St. Luke, Beavercreek 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 18
Mary, Help of Christians 7:30 PM
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"LUNCH WITH THE LORD"
Trinity Center, 266 Bainbridge St., Dayton presents "Lunch with the Lord",
Thursdays, December 11th & 18th from 12:10 to 1:00 PM. Informal bible
study and reflection experience. Bring your lunch and a friend and enjoy
Advent. Questions? Call: Office of Evangelization at 228-1223.
"AN EVENING IN ADVENT
On Thursday, December 11th the University of Dayton's Office of the
Chancellor, Fr. Jim Heft, and the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives are
sponsoring "An Evening In Advent." The evening, designed in the
spirit of the Common Ground Project, is an opportunity for interested
individuals from Dayton area parishes, to gather, reflect, and discuss the
latest statement from the United States Bishops' Committee on Marriage and
Family, "Always our Children." This statement is a pastoral
message to parents of homosexual children. The discussion will focus on
the message and as well as the pastoral implications.
The evening will begin at 7:00 PM in the University of Dayton's Kennedy
Union Ballroom. The format is as follows: Prayer, Introduction, Overview
of "Always Our Children", Respondents, Small group discussion,
Plenary response, Prayer, Social.
ELIZABETH'S NEW LIFE CENTER LOOKING FOR A PART-TIME COUNSELOR (LPC)
Or a Social Worker (LSW) to be Director of Counseling. If you are
interested, please call Vivian at 274-2273.
Peer Counselors: ENLC is having two discernment seminars (prayerful
consideration) to help you discern whether the Lord is calling you to
minister to young women who are in a crisis pregnancy. If you are planning
to come on the following date, please call Rosie at 274-2273: Friday,
January 23rd, 6:30-9:30 PM at our Dayton Office (1823 N. Main St.) You
will then be able to start your individual training program and the group
training scheduled for Friday, February 20th from 6:30 to 10:00 PM and
Saturday, February 21st from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
IF YOU'VE BEEN CONSIDERING HELP...
Seeking help when we need it is a sign of strength and good sense.
Professional counseling helps us to see our worries in constructive new
ways, leaving us free to solve our own problems. Sometimes that's the
difference between struggling with a concern or resolving it now. Catholic
Social Services of the Miami Valley offers professional, confidential
counseling for family, marital and personal concerns. Appointments are
currently available. For further information, contact the Centerville
office at 434-3802.
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