December 13, 2015 - St. Columbkille Catholic Church

St. Columbkille Catholic Church
Wilmington, Ohio
Holy Name Chapel
Blanchester, Ohio
DECEMBER 13, 2015
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
VOCATION VIEW
“What ought we to do?” Let joy and gladness show forth in you.
You are called to be the presence of Jesus. (Luke 3:10-18)
DEADLINES FOR THE
CHRISTMAS SEASON BULLETINS
GIFTS
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 6, 2015
900 Registered Families
181 Sunday Identified Gifts
Unidentified Gifts
TOTAL SUNDAY COLLECTION
TOTAL SUNDAY & HOLY DAY
COLLECTION (FISCAL Y.T.D.)
NEEDED FROM SUNDAY &
HOLY DAY COLLECTION (FISCAL Y.T.D.)
Poor & Needy
SVDP
Hope Emergency
Religious Retirement Collection
Misc. Donations
Dimes
$
$
$
9,245.52
600.00
9,845.52
$195,476.66
$212,313.00
$
$
$
$
$
271.60
155.40
2,268.00
100.00
5.00
END OF YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS
The end of the calendar year is fast approaching. All contributions
to the parish for the year 2015 must be received in the parish
office no later than December 31, 2015 to be considered for a tax
deductible contribution.
For the Sunday, December 27, 2015 Bulletin, articles will need to be in
by Tuesday, December 15th. For the Sunday, January 3, 2016 Bulletin,
articles will need to be in by Monday, December 21st. Thank you and
God bless, Colleen
Due to the upcoming CHRISTMAS SEASON, the parish office
will be closed December 24/25 and 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016.
Thank you.
NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Beginning January 4, 2016 the parish office will be open MondayFriday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES
• Tuesday, December 15, 2015, 7:00 p.m. St. Angelia Merici
St. Patrick’s Chapel, Fayetteville
• Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 7:00 p.m. St Columbkille
Evening Mass Cancelled
• Thursday, December 17, 2015, 7:00 p.m. St. George’s
Georgetown, OH
AGING RELIGIOUS NEED YOUR HELP
“We cannot begin to repay all who contribute,” writes a Catholic sister.
“So, we pray to God, who is never outdone in generosity, to reward
you.” Heartfelt thanks for your donation to last week’s collection for
the Retirement Fund for the Religious. May God bless you for your
goodness. For more information, please visit retiredreligious.org.
Please welcome Everett Rowley, son of Jonathan and Jennifer
Rowley, who was baptized at St. Columbkille on Saturday, December
5, 2015 by Deacon Bob Baker.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR DECEMBER 19/20, 2015
SERVERS
LECTORS
GREETERS
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
4:00 p.m. Molly Lynch,
Saturday Drake Bennett
StC
Barbara Baker,
Judy Morris
Volunteer Needed, Deacon Bob Meyer, Susan Baker, Arvil Hines,
Terry Looft
Doris Pease, Carol Utrup
6:15 p.m. Volunteer Needed,
Saturday Alisha Handra
HNC
Judy Finkbeiner
Jim Wiederhold,
Tom Handra
Deacon Bob Meyer, Carol Turner, Carol Bedinghaus
Carolyn Warner,
Mike McCarty
Pandy McCarty,
Adam Germann
Deacon Bob Meyer, Frank Ferguson, Kathy Mayer, John Romer,
Hue Vu, (CL) Mary Gibson, (CL) Carol Rack
Bill Liermann
Jim Brausch,
Mike Cioca
Deacon Bob Meyer, John Merling, Gretchen Myers,
Joyce Noland, Vincent Allgeier, (CL) Julie Umstead,
(CL) Deanna Liermann
8:15 a.m.
Sunday
StC
Coretta Merling,
Elizabeth Farr,
Timothy Farr
11:00 a.m. Meredith Robinson,
Sunday Emma Schroeder,
StC
Corin Norohna
The first name for E.M. will have the host and the others will have the cups; the first name for CL will have the host.
AN INVITATION TO SPECIAL EVENING
NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
DECEMBER 12-DECEMBER 20, 2015
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 – Vigil:
Third Sunday of Advent
4:00 p.m. Edna Homan & Robert Daugherty
(Pauline Daugherty) [StC]
6:15 p.m. All Parishioners [HNC]
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 – Third Sunday of Advent
8:15 a.m. Mary Marsh (Estate) [StC]
11:00 a.m. Mary McCarty (Estate) [StC]
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 –
St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church
9:00 a.m. Thomas Asterino (Estate) [StC]
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
9:00 a.m. Corwin Georges, Sr. (Estate) [StC]
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
9:30 a.m. Communion Svc [HNC]
7:00 p.m. Advent Penance Service [StC]
Evening Mass is cancelled.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
9:00 a.m. John & Louise Georges Family (Betty Bowers) [StC]
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
9:00 a.m. Geneva Denehy (Daniel & Patricia Beacom) [StC]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 – Vigil:
Fourth Sunday of Advent
4:00 p.m. Joseph Brausch (Betty Brausch) [StC]
6:15 p.m. Edward Harpen (Estate )[HNC]
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 –
Fourth Sunday of Advent
8:15 a.m. All Parishioners [StC]
11:00 a.m. James Malone (Estate) [StC]
CHRISTMAS SEASON MASS SCHEDULE
• Vigil: The Nativity of the Lord
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Please join us for carols ½ hour before each
St. Columbkille Mass.
3:30 p.m. Mass StC
5:30 p.m. Mass StC
11:00 p.m. Mass StC
• The Nativity of the Lord
Christmas Day
Friday, December 25, 2015
9:00 a.m. Mass StC
11:30 a.m. Mass HNC
• The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sunday, December 27, 2015 (Usual Mass Schedule)
• Vigil: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
New Year’s Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2015
5:30 p.m. Mass StC
Morning Mass Cancelled
• Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
New Year’s Day
Friday, January 1, 2016
9:00 a.m. Mass StC
11:00 a.m. Mass HNC
• The Epiphany of the Lord
Sunday, January 3, 2016
(Usual Mass Schedule)
• The Baptism of the Lord
Sunday, January 10, 2016
(Usual Mass Schedule)
St. Columbkille Church
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Begins 5:30 p.m.
The program is an evening celebrating Advent and
the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Join the parish
faith community and the children in our Faith Formation program for
beautiful music and the Scripture lessons. It is prayerful and liturgical
– quite a special evening set aside to prepare us for Christmas.
Immediately following the program will be the
PARISH ADVENT DINNER
Parish Center Basement
To ensure that everyone will eat promptly and stay out of the cold,
please enter the 2nd glass door at the Parish Center, by the elevator.
The food line will wind around the 1st floor hallway going downstairs
to the Youth Room in the Basement. In the Youth Room will be two
serving buffet lines that will get you through quickly to your seat so
that you can enjoy your meal with your parish family. The Family
Life Commission will be working ahead of time to try to ensure that
everyone will have a comfortable seat. The meal will be catered by
Werner’s. The menu includes: pulled pork, roast turkey, mashed
potatoes and gravy, green beans and cole slaw. The drinks served will
be: tea, lemonade and coffee. Please bring a side dish or dessert to
share. The event is sponsored by the Family Life Commission. If you
are interested in joining our fun group that plans the social events
of the parish family, please contact Dave Chesney at 937-486-1042
or email [email protected].
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA DONATIONS
During the Christmas season, St. Columbkille Parish adorns the
altars with beautiful potted poinsettias. To help defray the cost of the
flowers, you are welcome to make a donation in memory of a loved
one.
We welcome donations in two ways:
Please include the names of your loved one(s).
(1) A flower donation envelope has been included in your weekly
donation envelopes.
(2) Don’t have a weekly envelope? No problem. Please send in cash
or a check made out to St. Columbkille in an envelope marked
“Christmas Poinsettias.”
You can place the envelope in the Sunday collection basket, or drop
it by the parish office. We need the memorial names by Tuesday,
December 15th, but we happily accept donations anytime. The
suggested donation is $15.00, but any amount is welcome. Thank you
for your consideration. Questions?? Please call the parish office at
937-382-2236 or email [email protected].
OPEN WIDE THE HOLY DOORS
OF MERCY – THE GOSPEL TODAY
IS VERY CLEAR!
Everyone is asking John the Baptist: “What should we
do?” [See Luke 3:10-18.] That is the perfect question as
we wait for Jesus Christ to come the second time. Let us
be found doing the Corporal Works of Mercy: feeding
the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, sheltering the homeless,
clothing the naked, visiting the sick, visiting the prisoners, burying
the dead, and giving alms to the poor.
•Who needs my second coat or blanket or boots?
•Who needs a tithe of my food budget, of my time, of my conversation?
•Who needs to hear good news? How can I proclaim it by word and
by deed?
ROSARY CORNER
THE WEEK
AHEAD
Sunday, December 13
7:15 a.m. Folk Choir Practice (CL)
9:30 a.m. Catholicism Adult Education Class
(PC CR’s 7/8)
11:15 a.m. Liturgy of the Word with Children (CU)
5:30 p.m. Nine Lessons and Carols (StC), Immediately
following the program, the Family Advent
Party (PCB)
Monday, December 14
4:30 p.m. AHG Troop Meeting & Winter Banquet (PCB)
6:15 p.m. Healthy Living with God
Support Group (PC)
7:00 p.m. Caregiver’s Assistance Network Meeting
(PCL)
Tuesday, December 15
7:00 p.m. Adult Education Class (PCBYR)
7:00 p.m. Traditional Choir Practice (CL)
7:00 p.m. SVDP (PC)
Wednesday, December 16
7:00 p.m. Advent Penance Service (StC)
Evening Mass is cancelled.
Thursday, December 17
9:30 a.m. Women’s Encounter
7:00 p.m. K of C Oktoberfest Meeting (CU)
Friday, December 18
1:00-4:00 p.m. Blessed Margaret of Castello
Homeschool Group Meeting (PCB)
7:00 p.m. NA Meeting (CU)
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.
Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your
whole world seems upset.”
— St. Francis de Sales
“The experience of the Church and the Saints demonstrates a general
law: what comes from the Spirit of God brings with it joy, peace,
tranquility of spirit, gentleness, simplicity, and light. On the other
hand, what comes from the spirit of evil brings sadness, trouble,
agitation, worry, confusion, and darkness. These marks of the good
and the evil spirit are unmistakable signs in themselves.”
— Fr. Jacques Philippe, an excerpt
from In the School of the Holy Spirit, p. 51.
NINE MONTHS WITH CHRIST IN THE WOMB
Week 38: Mary’s body is flooding Jesus with antibodies this week as
he gets ready for the big day. These will support his natural immune
system for most of the first year of life outside the womb. Jesus of the
womb, Hear our prayers! Please pray this prayer every day from
now until December 25th, 2015:
Dear Jesus of the Womb,
Most fragile child of Mary’s protection, we look to You as the youngest
image of perfect innocence. We lift up our prayers to You who will save each
of our souls. Just as You entered humanity through this most gentle and
helpless state, now help us to find Your presence in the faces of all the gentle
and helpless persons of the earth. Bless us with eyes that see You and ears
that hear You: in the presence of the poor and the outcast, the hungry and the
homeless, the condemned and the war-torn, the elderly and the unborn. May
we discover You every day as at Christmas and offer You our gifts every day
as at Epiphany. This we ask of You and the Father, with Your Holy Spirit,
and in union with Mary Your tender home, Amen.
ST. COLUMBKILLE
Saturday, December 19
9:30-11:00 a.m. The Joyful Noise Choir (CU)
7:00 p.m. AA Meeting (CU)
AND BEYOND…
Monday, December 21 –
Education Commission Meeting (PCL)
December 24 & 25 & 31, 2015
& January 1, 2016 –
Parish Office is closed!
To visit our online calendar, please go to stcolumbkille.org,
scroll over News & Events tab, click on calendar.
Reminder: CL=Choir Loft; CU=Church Undercroft; PC=Parish
Ctr; PCL=Parish Center Library; PCB=Parish Ctr Basement; PC
CR=Parish Center Classroom; PCB CR=Parish Ctr Basement
Classroom; PCBYR=Parish Center Basement Youth Room;
HNCSH=Holy Name Chapel Social Hall
The Church’s Dove
June 9, 1866 ~ June 9, 2016
150 Years of Handing on the Faith
~~
There is little record of the growth of the Catholic population in
Clinton County from 1818 until the early 1830’s. That decade saw
the arrival of Patrick Denver, Patrick Dolan, William Rankin, Hubert
Clement and John P. Bigville. Mr. Clement and Mr. Bigville were
natives of Belgium while Mr. Denver, Dolan and Rankin all claimed
Ireland as their homeland. These men and their families were the
driving influences of Catholic community life and the building of
this Parish we call home, St. Columbkille. They also became leading
and influential members of local community and in several cases
nationally. Many descendants of these men remain active in our
Parish to this day, handing on the faith.
From Parish Archives and Clinton County Historical Society.
Faith Formation News
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS:
Y-DISCIPLE
Open to all Teens in Grades 9-12. Led by Rich and Julie Garnai from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Don Bosco Café (Parish
Center Basement Youth Room) December 20th, January 3rd & January 17th. The new Y-Disciple program for
high school teens is now in session! The group typically meets on the first and third Sundays of the month.
Other meeting times or events will be announced at a later date via website. Please contact Rich and Julie by
email [email protected] or call 937-382-6271.
ALONG THE WAY – FAITH ENRICHMENT
FOR ADULTS/YOUNG ADULTS:
MEN’S FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST
St. Columbkille,
Patron Saint
of Faith Formation
Saturday, January 2, 2016, 7:02 a.m. in the Parish Center Basement
After breakfast, a formed.org program will be picked, and discussion will follow. We will
conclude with prayer and are back to our busy schedules by 8:30 a.m. For additional information, please
contact Bob Schaad at 937-725-5134 or email [email protected] or Les Conover at 937-3029909 or email [email protected].
LECTIO: EUCHARIST
Meets on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at StC Parish Center Basement Youth Room
Renowned teacher Dr. Brant Pitre brings together Scripture, history, and Church teaching to illuminate the wonder and miracle of the
Eucharist! Please call Dave Copsey at 937-728-0717 or Jennifer Gress at 937-725-8488.
CATHOLICISM SERIES CLASS
Meets on Sunday mornings until December 20th, 9:30-10:45 a.m., StC Parish Center Classrooms 7/8
This is the series with Bishop Robert Barron. Go deeper into your Catholic faith. For more information, please email margolewis@
stcolumbkille.org or call 937-382-1596.
The Best Catholic Content! All in one place!
FORMED is a digital kingdom for the best Catholic content, accessible to anyone, anywhere at anytime on most smartphones, tablets
and computers, for catechetical training, study groups or personal growth. FORMED features added programs, movies to stream, audio
CDs to download, e-books, study guides, and more. Just create a registration and log on – the doors to high quality materials are at your
fingertips. You are welcome to register for FORMED by clicking the FORMED button on our parish homepage at stcolumbkille.org,
and following the directions. Simple as 1,2,3. Prepare to be AMAZED. For details, please call Dave Copsey at 937-728-0717 or Jennifer
Gress at 937-725-8488.
WEEKLY WOMEN’S ENCOUNTER GATHERING
Please join us at the StC Parish Center Library. Meets on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
Contact: Margo Lewis
PRE-K THROUGH 12 FAITH FORMATION
Margo Lewis – 937-382-1596
Coming together to know God, Love God, and Serve God through Jesus Christ. We pray for a fruitful and joy-filled year walking
together in faith, hope, charity, and mercy.
DECEMBER FAITH FORMATION CLASS SCHEDULES:
• PreK-6: December 20, 2015
• Grades 7 & 8: December 20, 2015
• Y Disciple: December 20, 2015
• There are no classes on December 27, 2015
• Happy, Merry Christmas to All!
• Pre-K-Grade 6 and Y Disciple will resume on January 3, 2016.
• Grades 7 & 8 Faith Formation will resume on January 10, 2016.
NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS REMINDER
Sunday, December 13, 2015, 5:30 p.m., StC
The children in Faith Formation are to be at the church by 5:15 p.m. Everyone is to be nicely dressed for the event. Parents--Please inform
your child’s catechist as to whether or not they will be at the program; all voices are needed, so we pray your family participates in this
lovely event. (The Parish Advent Dinner is optional.)
FALL MISSION DRIVE
Thank you to the children and the parish community for contributing generously to the Faith Formation Fall Mission Drive. We
collected a large quantity of hygiene items to put in small bags to be given to the Hope House, Homeless Shelter and SVDP. No small effort
or deed goes unnoticed—we are the hands and feet of our Lord Jesus when we provide for the needs of others.
Scriptural based support group
We help others seek a healthy relationship with God
A new, healthier you!
HEALTHY LIVING WITH
GOD SUPPORT GROUP
Monday, December 14th
6:15 p.m.
StC Parish Center
For more information, please contact Deacon Bob Baker at 937725-2213 or email [email protected] or Denise
Heckler-Roberts at 419-953-5587 or email deniseheckler@hotmail.
com.
SACRED HEART SODALITY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Feliz Navidad! All ladies in the parish are invited to attend the
Sodality Christmas party which will be held this Thursday, December
17th at 6:00 p.m. at the El Dorado Mexican Restaurant at 1426
Rombach Avenue, Wilmington. We will be ordering from the menu.
We hope you can join us as we gather as a group to celebrate Jesus’
birthday. Among other fun activities, there will be a cookie exchange.
If you would like to participate, please bring 3 dozen of the same
cookies to exchange with other participants. Please contact Kelly
Ely at [email protected] or at 728-2429 with any questions or
comments. The ladies of the Sacred Heart Sodality wish everyone in
the Parish, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.”
CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE NETWORK
This month’s meeting is December 14, 2015 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the
Parish Center Library. This group is free and open to the public and
is here for you! If you have questions about our groups or about
caregiving in general, please call the Caregiver CAREline at (513)
869-4483 or visit www.ccswoh.org/caregivers for more information.
THANK YOU, ST. COLUMBKILLE
Dear Fr. Holloran & Parishioners,
Thank you for your donation to Hope Emergency in the amount of
$779.68. We appreciate your faithful support. Donations received
insure the success of our efforts to provide assistance to residents
of the Ohio counties of Adams, Brown, Highland and Clinton.
Hope Emergency expects to provide food for 500+ families for this
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your generosity has abundantly
blessed us. To learn more about the Hope Emergency Program
and how you can help or volunteer, please contact 937-364-1055 or
visit hopeemergency.org. We wish you and your family a Happy
Thanksgiving and a Blessed Christmas.
Gratefully – Sr. Lucia Castellini, OSU, Director
2015 LOCAL CHRISTMAS CHARITY
We are collaborating with the Wilmington Friends Meeting to
sponsor the following local charity:
CLINTON COUNTY YOUTH COUNCIL
ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM
The Clinton County Youth Council (CCYC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization whose mission is to “help youth make healthy choices”
by providing free after-school academic support, educational
programming, and positive youth outreach events. The signature
after-school program of the CCYC is the Academic Success Program
(ASP). The ASP is a comprehensive tutoring program that engages
students with their parents and teachers to bridge the technological
gap and meet the individualized needs of the students. A donation
envelope can be found on the back radiators at StC, and at the front
of HNC. Any support for this charity is welcome until December
30, 2015. If paying by check, please make out to St. Columbkille.
Any questions or concerns, please call 937-382-2236 or email
[email protected].
FEASTS CELEBRATED THIS WEEK
December 13 – Third Sunday of Advent
Gospel Reading: Luke 3:10-18 - John the Baptist teaches the
path of repentance and announces Christ.
Family Connection
The theme of the season of Advent is sometimes described as
a period of waiting for the birth of Jesus. However, today’s
Gospel reading suggests something different. John the Baptist
did not tell the crowds to wait for the Messiah. He told them
to prepare for the Messiah through acts of repentance. If
Advent is a time of waiting, it is not the sitting in the doctor’s
office kind of waiting. It is a busy time of preparation, more
like the waiting we might do when preparing for dinner
guests. Our challenge is to not make this season a frenzied
time, but rather a time of joyful anticipation and making
ready for God who comes to dwell among us and changes
our lives with the gift of salvation. As you gather as a family,
talk about the preparations your family is making during
the season of Advent. Reflect together on these activities, not
only on what you are doing but why you are choosing to
do these things. Read together today’s Gospel, Luke 3:10-18.
Consider how Advent is a time for making ourselves ready
to receive Jesus in our lives. Could your family make some
changes in your Advent activities so that each person is well
prepared to celebrate the gift of salvation at Christmas?
Conclude in prayer together that your family will be able to
live the spirit of Advent. Sing together an Advent song, such
as “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” or pray together today’s
second reading, Philippians 4:4-7, as you light the third
candle on your Advent wreath.
December 14 –
St. John of the Cross,
Priest & Doctor of the Church
(1542-1591)
St. John of the Cross was born and died in Spain. His parents
were poor and could not give him training in any trade.
Hence he became the servant of the sick in the hospital of
Medina. In 1563, he offered himself as a lay brother to the
Carmelite friars, who, however, perceiving his unusual
talents, had him ordained a priest. When he was about to join
the more severe Order of the Carthusians, the saintly Teresa
persuaded him to remain and help her in the reform of the
Carmelite Order. This reform of his order caused him such
sufferings and brought him many trials. But his sufferings
served only to detach him from creatures. He had a great
devotion to Our Lord’s Passion and voluntarily sought out
humiliations. When Our Lord asked him what reward he
would ask for his labors, John answered: “To suffer and to
be despised for Thee.” He died of a cruel disease, embracing
the crucifix. Because of his profound treatises on mystical
theology Pope Pius XI proclaimed him Doctor of the Church.
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CONGRESS MUST ACT NOW TO
CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME!
Our common home is in need of great care and attention.
Your action today can have a huge impact on future
generations.
The following action alert is provided by the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops. On his recent visit to the United States
Pope Francis said, “[C]limate change is a problem which
can no longer be left to a future generation. When it comes
to the care of our ‘common home’, we are living at a critical
moment of history.” Pope Francis’ call is not new. Indeed,
the Church has seen for many years how climate change has
contributed to human suffering around the world; climate
change has exacerbated problems such as coffee leaf rust in
Central America, droughts in Syria, the Sahel and East Africa,
and storms of historic proportions affecting North America
and Asia. More than a decade ago, in 2001, the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement on
Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence and
the Common Good, in which they wrote: “In facing climate
change, what we already know requires a response; it cannot
be easily dismissed ... prudence dictates taking mitigating or
preventative action.” As our Church continues to respond to
these challenges, so too must our nation. That is why Catholic
Relief Services and the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops request that Congress fund U.S. contributions to the
Green Climate Fund and support U.S. leadership in reaching
an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in this
week’s United Nations negotiations on climate change in
Paris. The Green Climate Fund is an international effort to
help developing nations adapt to climate changes and mitigate
their effects. Take Action Today: Contact your members of
Congress and ask them to support funding for the Green
Climate Fund and strong U.S. leadership in the United
Nations on climate change.
RETREATS AT THE JESUIT
SPIRITUAL CENTER AT MILFORD
5361 S. Milford Road
Milford, OH 45150
Spiritual Conversations for Women in the Ignatian Tradition
Join with other women for Spiritual Conversations for Women in the
Ignatian Tradition. This is a four-part series. You are invited to attend
one or all four of the sessions. During the sessions, we will explore
spiritual themes, pray and share. There will be a time for input,
reflection, faith sharing and journaling. (Please bring your favorite
journal.)
Mark your Calendar for these Dates:
•Thursdays, January 21, March 3, April 21, May 19, 2016
• Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m.; Program starts 7:00-8:30 p.m.
•Cost: $25.00 for Dinner and Program; $80.00 for entire series
•The programs will be held in the Schott Pavilion.
To register, please call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, email reservations@
jesuitspiritualcenter.com or visit our website: jesuitspiritualcenter.
com
SU CASA
After school tutoring is seeking volunteers to help tutor. If you like
children and want to help, plan to attend an information session on
Saturday, December 19th. For more information, contact Su Casa
Volunteer Coordinator Samantha McKenzie at (513) 672-3759 or
[email protected]. Tutoring locations will be at: Princeton
High School, Tuesday/Thursday 1:30-3:10 p.m.; AMIS Elementary,
Tuesday/Thursday, 3:45-5:30 p.m. or Hartwell Elementary,
Wednesdays, 2:15-4:00 p.m.
MISSIONARY DISCIPLESHIP
It sounds intimidating, but active and informed discipleship is our
vocation as Catholic Christians. The Lay Pastoral Ministry Program
can help you discern and develop gifts for ministry, grow in faith
and gain the theological knowledge you need to evangelize and
serve others effectively. Courses in scripture, doctrine, morality,
evangelization and liturgy fit into a busy adult schedule with evening
and Saturday sessions. Classes forming now for spring semester and
interviews are ongoing for full admission to Graduate and NonDegreed programs. Locations include the main campus in Cincinnati
and satellite locations in Montfort Heights and Dayton. Call 419-3055486 or 513-231-1200 for information or to schedule an appointment.
The LPMP is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is
celebrating 40 years of service in 2015-16.
Please take a few minutes to look at the 2015 edition of the sponsor page of this bulletin. It is through the generosity of our
area sponsors that we get our bulletin printed free of charge to the parish. We ask you, our parish family and guests, to
consider these advertisers as a source of future business. Please mention you saw their ads on our bulletin! We would like to
thank our local advertisers for their support and encourage everyone to shop local to support our local economy.
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