Bulletin for August 3, 2008
A YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP
EIGHTEENTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR – AUGUST 3, 2008
Isaiah 55:1-3
All you who
are thirsty, come to the water!
Romans 8: 35, 37-39
Who will separate us from the love
of Christ?
Matthew 14:13-21
(The miracle of the loaves and
fishes)
NINETEENTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR – AUGUST 10, 2008
1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a
After
the fire (Elijah heard) a tiny whispering sound.
Romans 9: 1-5
(To the Israelites) were the
adoption, the glory, the covenants, the lawgiving, the worship and the
promises.
Matthew 14:22-23
“Lord, save me!” Jesus at once
stretched out his hand and caught (Peter).
SERVICE
SCHEDULE
Saturday 4:00pm Reconciliation
HOSPITAL
CALLS AND VISITATIONS
Please notify the Rectory if a family member is in the hospital or at
home with a severe or prolonged illness. In accord with current privacy
policies, hospitals do not inform us of parishioners entering the hospital;
they call only at the patient’s request.
Entering the hospital? It is good to receive the sacrament of anointing before
you go. You may schedule this at any Weekday Mass at 8:15 a.m., or call the
Rectory at 252-9919.
Monday, August 4 – John Mary Vianney,
priest
Gospel
Reading: Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14
10:30
a.m. – Mass at Sanctuary Retirement Home
Wednesday, August 6 – Transfiguration of the Lord
Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-23
Coming
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY OF THE WORD
Children’s Liturgy of the Word will be celebrated during the second and
fourth Sundays of the month during the 11:00am Mass and every Sunday during the
6:00pm Mass. Children who are 5-10 years
old are invited to participate in this activity. This ministry proclaims the scripture to the
children using the Children’s Lectionary.
The readings are similar to those read in Mass, but are expressed in
simpler form to allow the children a better understanding. The children have the opportunity to reflect
on these readings and how they pertain to their lives. Please pray for this ministry and the
children. We look forward to your
child’s participation. If you would like
to volunteer to help with this program, please contact the rectory at 252-9919.
PRAYER CHAIN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
In Luke 11:9, Jesus
says to us, “Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find; knock and it
shall be opened to you.” We encourage
you to call the Prayer Chain anytime you, a friend, neighbor, or relative is in
need of prayer. We are in need of more
volunteers to pray daily for all the requests we receive, and we invite you to
join this ministry. Call Mary Bochenek
at 256-4737 to submit a prayer request or to join the team.
FREE
SPIRITS ANNUAL PICNIC
Free Spirits will
have their annual picnic on August 13th at 12noon at Delco Park,
Shelter #1. Food and beverages will be
provided for only $7 per person. Please
contact Alice at 293-8773 to make your reservation.
BLOOD
PRESSURE CHECKS
The Parish Outreach Program provides blood
pressure screenings for parishioners each month and is in need of some medical
personnel, RN’s, LPN’s, Paramedics, Nursing Assistants, licensed to take blood
pressure, to assist with this program.
If you are qualified and able to assist please call Mary Bochenek at
256-4737 to volunteer.
Thank you for coming to IC to worship!
Some
helpful information: a) Restrooms are
available on the lower level. b) Some
hearing aide units are available. Please
ask an usher. c) Our parishioners are
glad to help. Please let them know you
are a visitor so they can welcome you and answer any questions that you may
have.
Grateful
Believers…Stewardship as a way of life –
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE
(Please box in Parish offerings and mass attendance. Thanks!)
PARISH OFFERINGS
Tithe received July 26/27 $8,226.75
Thank you for your continued support!
Mass Attendance:
Week of July 26 & 27
Saturday 5:00 pm 160
Sunday 11:00 am 233
Sunday 6:00 pm 466
Thank
you for your generosity!
Jim Lindsay, Executive Director of
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service spoke last weekend about CNVS. Our second collection, as part of our
Archdiocesan Missionary Cooperation Plan, donated $1692 to CNVS. Jim enjoyed speaking with those of
you who stopped after mass to inquire on how to get involved. We ran short of catalogs so if you were
unable to get a catalog with the listing of volunteer opportunities it is
available on their website www.cnvs.org or you can email Jim at jlindsay@cnvs.org and he will mail one to you. To volunteer the website is volunteer@cnvs.org.
Thank you IC for extending your hand to help others.
CONTINUED RESTORATION FUND
UPDATE
Our next project is replacing the church sound system including the
baffles. The preliminary estimates are
between $140,000.00--$160,000.00. Phase
one of this project will be the removal of the old baffles; includes brickwork
and installation of the new baffles. Phase two will be the removal of the old
sound system, new wiring and installation of the new equipment. Please continue your generosity.
Balance as of July 20, 2008 $96,954.12
Contributions for July 26/27 $ 326.00
Total to Date $97,280.12
EDUCATION
FUND-A new matching challenge!
A generous donor has offered to match dollar for dollar up
to $25,000! The monies donated to the
Education Fund beginning July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 will be used for
tuition aid for the 2009-2010 school year.
$32,000 in tuition aid was awarded to IC parish families this past
school year through the Education Fund. Thank you for your support and generosity! Contributions for July 26/27: $228.00.
The Restoration and
Education Funds are “restricted”: they do not reflect nor affect the regular
operating budget which depends on your weekly tithe contributions to the
Church.
WINNER’S
CIRCLE PROGRAM (box
in Winner’s Circle information)
The Winner’s Circle numbers are pulled at the parish each week. Tickets are $5 and available at the parish
rectory office, after mass the last weekend of each month or from individual
sellers throughout the parish community.
Sellers – please place all ticket stubs in an envelope marked Winner’s
Circle when returning them to the rectory office. Thank you for your continued support of the
Winner’s Circle program. This week’s winners are:
Monday, July 28 - 846 Thursday, July 31- 086
Tuesday, July 29- 153 Friday, August 1- 429
Wednesday, July 30- 462 Saturday,
August 2 - 785
Sunday,
August 3 - 110
SCHOOL NEWS (box in school news with schoolhouse
clipart)
Please call the Rectory at 252-9919 if you are interested in
registering at ICS. There is a waiting
list for First Grade and there are very few openings in many other grades.
ICS recycles!
Help us fill the two paper recycling dumpsters located on the
playground! Only paper is permitted, no
cardboard. ICS receives a monthly
donation on the paper recycled. Thank
you to everyone who is participating!
ICS FUNDRAISER
ICS is selling gift certificates as an ongoing fundraising
project. Do you shop at Meijers? Sign ICS up for Meijer rewards. Kroger? Recharge your Kroger card and ICS
receives a percentage of the dollars you spend.
Dots? Purchase gift certificate and the school benefits. Sherwin
Willliams and Target provide an annual rebate to the school if you designate
ICS as your community group. Kohls
allows you to pay on your charge with gift certificates purchased from
non-profit organizations. Many other
vendors participate in the scrip program for a listing of gift certificates
available please visit www.icsdayton.org or call the school office at 253-8831.
FESTIVAL 2008 (Request fancy eye-catching border around this ad…thanks)
Festival dates for 2008 are Friday, August 15 through Sunday, August 17. Hours are Friday from 7:00pm to 11:00pm,
Saturday from 1:00pm to 11:00pm, and Sunday 1:00pm to 10:00pm. Raffle tickets are on sale in the main
vestibule after mass. Tickets are $1
each or 6 for $5. Grand prize is $5000!
Below is a list of the booths accepting donations:
The Raffle Basket/Silent
Auction Booth –Items such as a set of
tickets to a sporting event, gift certificates, theme baskets (put together
your own!), movie or theatre tickets, services such as lawn mowing, hair &
nail care, massages, etc. Donations may
be dropped off at the rectory or call Janice at 469-3949.
The Country Store -Craft items, pies, brownies, cookies,
homemade jellies, jams, handmade baby blankets, quilts, pillows, candles or
whatever your specialty is. Pie pans are
available in the vestibule. Donations
may be dropped off at the rectory or brought to the raffle table after mass. Fresh produce accepted throughout the festival
weekend.
The Cake Booth-Cake circles are available in the
vestibule. It is not too early to bake
those desserts. They are easily
frozen. When it’s time to take them up
to the Festival, simply pull them out of the freezer, ice them frozen (it is so
much easier that way) and deliver them to the school on Friday, August 15 or
any time festival weekend to the cake booth.
Call Karen Schamel at 291-4021.
Flea Market Donations – Start saving those items! Drop off dates and times: Monday through Friday, August 4th
through 8th from 10:00am to 6:00pm;
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, August 11, 12, 14 from 10:00am to
6:00pm. Please use the MSH ramp entrance
to drop off your donations. If you have
questions about what may be donated, call Patty Slamb at 253-2477.
Workers Needed! Please sign up in the vestibule.
Festival Booth/Grounds
Construction – Pipe Pulling
Party! Saturday, August 2 from noon to
5:00pm. Come help pull the booth pipes,
bring your gloves and help kick off the festival set up! Picnic included.
Sound System/Audio
Set-Up – This crew is looking for
some more people to learn and help set up this important part of the festival
grounds. If you have an interest and
some background in audio set up, call George Ravelli at 252-2923 or Andy Rado at 254-5647 to get involved or to get your questions
answered.
REGIONAL NEWS-St. Helen Federal Credit Union invites IC parishioners to join!
Credit
Union News for Aug. 3
With
all the recent news stories about bank failures, the St. Helen Federal Credit
Union wants to let you know that your
shares are safe with us. We are
financially sound and ready to work with you to serve your fiscal needs. As a FDIC insured credit union, your deposits
are guaranteed up to $100,000. And
because we are a credit union, we have our members’ best interests at stake
instead of the “all for profit” mindset of banks. Membership in the St. Helen FCU is available
to all parishioners at St. Helen, Ascension, Immaculate, St. Mary and Holy
Family. We offer savings shares,
transportation loans, home equity loans, and lines of credit. Various gift certificates and amusement park
tickets are also available as well as notary service. Keep your money safe; check out what the St.
Helen FCU can do for you.
PARTNERING NEWS – ONE BREAD, ONE BODY PARTNERSHIP
Mark your calendar… Eucharistic Celebration with Ascension, IC and St.
Helen will be on Saturday, October 11 at 6:30pm at St. Helen.
OUT OF PARISH
Athenaeum of Ohio Lay
Pastoral Ministry Program Day of Reflection
Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Pastoral Ministry Program Day of Reflection: Saturday, August 23 from 9:30am to
3:30pm. Come and join us for a day of
prayer, reflection and learning on how God speaks to us and the many ways we
can “listen in” to what God is saying.
The day includes lecture, discussion, personal reflection time and Q
& A. This day is a perfect
opportunity for CRHP and Bible Study groups, parish staff members, catechists,
students and all those who love scripture to say: “Speak Lord, for your servant is
listening”. For more information or to
RSVP call the LPMP Office at 231-1200.
Cost is $45 per person, includes continental breakfast and lunch.
THE ART OF ILLUSTRATION
The University of Dayton Marian Library’s exhibit, “The Art of
Illustration”, features the works of Anne Simonean, an accomplished Catholic
iconographer and artist. Hundreds of
works are available for purchase now through September 5 at the University of
Dayton Marian Library, top floor of Roesch Library. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30am
to 4:30pm. For more information, please
contact the Marian Library at 229-4214.
Argosy Trip
Twin Towers Argosy trip is on Monday, August 18, 2008 leaving at 9:00am
and returning around 5:30pm. Cost is $24
per person and includes bus transportation, gambling sessions and all you can
eat buffet! Call 258-6820 by August 11th
to reserve your seat.
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