Bulletin for February 10, 2007
A YEAR OF DISCIPLESHIP
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT– FEBRUARY 10, 2008
Genesis 2: 7-9; 3: 1-7
Creation of our first parents, and Sin.
Romans 5: 12-19
The results of the gift, Jesus Christ, outweigh one man’s sin.
Matthew 4: 1-11
Jesus fasted for forty days and nights.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT – FEBRUARY 17, 2008
Genesis 12: 1-4
The call of Abraham, the father of God’s people.
2 Timothy 1: 8-10
God has saved us and called us to be holy.
Matthew 17: 1-9
His face shone like the sun.
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.
Denis Brown, Charles Conner, Frances Davenport, J. J. Leen, Rita Traynor, Gary McIntyre, Peggy Schirtzinger
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.
REST IN PEACE
Our condolences to the family of RosemaryBachey, who was buried this week. May light perpetual shine upon her and bring consolation to her family.
Monday, February 11– Lenten Weekday
Gospel Reading: Matthew 6: 7-15
8:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer – Chapel
8:15 a.m. – Mass – Chapel – Carol Tagye
7:00 p.m. – Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service - Church
Wednesday, February 13 – Lenten Weekday
Gospel Reading: Matthew 17: 1-9
9:00 a.m. – Adult Choir – Church
9:30 a.m. – RCIA – ML
9:45 a.m. – PREP - Undercroft
PARISH NEWS
A BIG MARDI GRAS THANK YOU!!
Our first Mardi Gras party was held on Saturday, February 2. The music was jammin’ and the food was delicious. The winner of the Wii was Carm Duckro. This event raised over $10,000 for the parish. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
FREE SPIRITS
The next Free Spirits meeting will be held Wednesday, February 13 at 1:00pm in MSH. The names of the officers for the new year will be announced. We will play “31” so bring just a few nickels to get in the game. Please bring a snack to share, and a friend to join us. For further information, please call Alice Schulte at 293-8773.
DISCIPLESHIP RETREAT II
Our Lenten Retreat, the second retreat in a series of Discipleship Retreats, “Sermon on the Mount: A Call to Discipleship,” will be on Saturday, February 23, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with lunch included. This retreat will be presented by Fr. Satish Joseph. Registration forms available in the church vestibules. Please complete your pre-registration form and return it with a $10.00 fee per person to the Rectory, or place in collection basket at Mass. This event is sponsored by Ite Missa Est.
ROSARY ALTAR INVITATION
All ladies of the church are invited to join the Rosary Altar Society. This special group meets every third Tuesday of the month for games and friendship. They also supply the wine and Eucharistic hosts for Sunday masses. If interested, please mark an envelope for Rosary Altar Society with your name and phone number with a donation for Rosary Altar and drop it in the collection basket during mass or drop it off at the Rectory.
2008 GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS
The 2008 Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass for couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary will be on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 2:00pm. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk will be the principal celebrant at St. Christopher in Vandalia. Couples celebrating their Golden or Silver Wedding Anniversary during 2008 should notify the Rectory by February 15 at 252-9919. There are no tickets to the mass and due to the large number of attendees, there will be no reception following the liturgy.
GUIDEBOOK
Guidebook Publishing is compiling our annual directory and would appreciate your parish sponsorship. Please call the Rectory to speak with Bob about guidebook advertising for your company or business.
BLOOD DRIVE
Our next Blood Drive will be Monday, February 18 in MSH from 3:00 to 7:00pm. You can register after all Masses this weekend.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE and make this blood drive a big success!
ST. VINCENT FOOD PANTRY
When was the last time you wondered where your next meal was coming from? Our St. Vincent DePaul food pantry hears daily from our neighbors who are in need of food for their families. To help keep our shelves stocked, we have placed a barrel in the main vestibule for you to drop your food and other non-perishable donations. We appreciate all you can give…but please, we CANNOT accept items that are past their expiration dates.
CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL 2008 CAMPAIGN
The CMA funds six ministries: pastoral education (seminarians, deacons, and lay pastoral ministers), Catholic Social Services, St. Rita School School for the Deaf, chaplains for hospitals and prisons, retired archdiocesan priests, and college campus ministries. The Archdiocese annually spends over $7 million on these ministries, and about $3.5 million of that was funded by the 2007 AAFD. Our goal this year is to fund $4 million for these ministries from the CMA. Those freewill offerings from parishioners will greatly reduce our dependence on assessments and investment income. The public financial kickoff is the parish commitment weekend, which is February 16-17, 2008.
BRINGING HELP TO THOSE IN NEED
It all began with a call to the CAREline, part of the Caregiver Assistance Network, a program of Catholic Social Services of Southwestern Ohio. A grown daughter wanted to bring her mother home from the nursing home, but her apartment was not handicapped equipped. She did not know where to begin.
The CAREline caller contacted the deacon from the St. Vincent DePaul Society of a local Catholic church. The deacon went to the home of the daughter to discuss the possibility of acquiring a wheelchair ramp to bring her mother home to live with her. The deacon applied for financial assistance through the Gifts of the Magi Program, a collaborative effort between Catholic Social Services, the St. Vincent DePaul Society and Catholic Telegraph readers.
The ramp was quite costly, but with the dedicated efforts of the elderly woman and her three children and the family’s church, the family was close to acquiring their ramp. A local vendor who is active within the agency’s annual Caring Matters Conference, part of the Caregiver Assistance Network, obtained a used ramp and installed it in the daughter’s home. This allowed the family to bring their mother home to live with and be cared for by her loving family.
Catholic Social Services is just one of the ministries supported by the Catholic Ministries Appeal. To find out more, visit www.catholicappeal.info.
WELCOME VISITORS!
We are glad you are visiting us. For your information:
1) Restrooms are available on the lower level.
2) Hearing aides are available from the ushers.
3) Please let our parishioners near you know that you are a visitor so that they may welcome you and answer any questions that you may have.
PRAYER CHAIN
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 have a team of 13 people who 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.
TAX STATEMENTS
Due to recent changes in tax laws, beginning with contributions made in 2007, parishioners (who itemize their tax returns) will no longer be able to deduct contributions to the parish unless they maintain a bank record or written contribution statement from the parish. If you wish to ensure deductibility of your contributions, please use a check or your parish envelope. The parish will track contributions made using parish envelopes, and will, upon request, produce a written statement of contributions made during 2007. Cancelled checks and other bank records are also sufficient documentation. The parish cannot track cash contributions not in parish tithe envelopes. If you do not have tithe envelopes, call the office at 252-9919, and we will get them ready for you.
Grateful Believers…Stewardship as a way of life
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE
SERVERS’ SCHEDULE
(Please box in Parish offerings and mass attendance. Thanks!)
PARISH OFFERINGS
The Finance Commission in an effort to better communicate the financial state of the parish has requested a new format for reporting parish tithe. Each month the amount of tithe budgeted for that month will be listed along with the amount of tithe actually received each week. Tithe includes the weekend masses, ICS masses on Fridays, Holidays & Holy Days for which the collection remains at the parish. This amount will not include money donated for diocesan collections.
For the month of February:
Tithe was budgeted at $37,600.00*
Actual tithe received Feb. 2& 3 $11,110.50 (happy face)
Balance needed for February $26,489.50
(*$9400 per week times four weeks equals $37,600)
Mass Attendance:
Weekend of February 2 & 3
Saturday 5:00pm 179
Sunday 11:00am 246
Sunday 6:00pm 262
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 January 27, 2008 $81,722.12
Contributions for Feb. 2 & 3 $ 418.00
Total to Date $82,140.12
EDUCATION FUND UPDATE
The Education Fund matching grant program has been renewed. For every two dollars donated to the Education Fund, a generous donor will match it with one dollar. Thank you for your support and generosity extended to the Education Fund. The monies currently being collected will allow IC to have tuition aid available for our qualifying families in the future. We begin new with the fiscal year for the following year.
Balance as of January 27, 2008 $ 9,603.00
Contributions for Feb. 2 & 3 $ 293.00
Total to Date $ 9,896.00
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
Tickets are 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.
WINNER’S CIRCLE (box in Winner’s Circle information)
This week’s winners are:
Monday, Feb. 4 - 701 Friday, Feb. 8- 945
Tuesday, Feb. 5- 843 Saturday, Feb. 9- 921
Wednesday, Feb. 6- 862 Sunday, Feb.10- 422
Thursday, Feb. 7- 968
ALTAR FLOWERS
If you would like to commemorate a special event or person with altar flowers, please contact Tammy at the Rectory at 252-9919. Please ask the florist to deliver at either 10am or 4:30pm on Saturday when our sacristans are available will receive them and place them. Thank you.
SCHOOL NEWS (box in school news with schoolhouse clipart)
PTO FISH FRY!!
Immaculate Conception’s PTO Fish Fry is coming up Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 7:00pm to 12:00am. Tickets will be $9 in advance and $10 at the door. Carry outs only available from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. There will be games, including Texas Hold ‘Em, food, drinks, and even a bake sale. Bake sale revenue goes toward the 8th grade class trip in May. Volunteers are also needed. If interested, please contact Betty Mueller at 253-7275 or Andrea Ravelli at 252-2923.
SCIENCE FAIR
The Junior High grades (6, 7, and 8) are working hard on their Science Fair Projects. Judging on the projects will be on Wednesday, February 13 with Open House for parents that night from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
YEARBOOK SALES
Immaculate Conception School is offering yearbooks this year at a cost of $10.00 per book. This book will have all the students’ individual pictures, sports, clubs, and group pictures. The sale runs from now until February 29 and the books will be given to your child before the end of the school year.
OUT OF PARISH
PAUL AND POLITICS: A LENTEN SCRIPTURE STUDY
The Catholic Social Action Office and the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis is sponsoring a Lenten scripture study on Paul and Politics beginning February 12 and running for the five Tuesdays of Lent. Bible study is from noon to 1:00pm at Trinity Center, 266 Bainbridge St., Dayton. For more information or to register, please call 224-3026 or visit www.catholicsocialaction.org.
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI FISH FRY
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 6245 Wilmingon Pk., Centerville, is hosting a Fish Fry on Friday, February 15. Family dining is from 5:00pm to 7:30pm; adults only from 7:30pm to 11:00pm. Donations are $13.00 per adult; $7.00 per child 6-12 years of age; children under 6 are free with parent. Menu includes fish, french fries, cole slaw, baked beans, chicken strips for children and a variety of beverages. Casino games will begin at 8:00pm. Carry outs at $9.00 per dinner are available only from 5:00pm to 6:30pm, and of course, as usual the fish is being prepared by members of the Bob Hecht Family.
WEAVERS OF JUSTICE FULL PARISH MEETING
On Saturday, February 16 from 9:00am to noon, the Weavers of Justice leadership team will offer an update on the work of the Weavers of Justice at St. Luke Parish, Kramer Hall, 1440 North Fairfield Rd., Beavercreek. For more information please call 224-3026.
TRAVELING MONSTRANCE
In order to foster adoration before the Blessed Sacrament and prayers for vocations, in 2004, our late Holy Father John Paul II blessed six monstrances to travel the six continents to promote such prayer. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati will receive one of the monstrances during February. St. Rita Parish, 5401 North Main St., Dayton, will celebrate Eucharistic Adoration using this monstrance Sunday, February 17 at 1:00pm. A special Holy Hour for Vocations (scriptural rosary, then vespers with benediction) will be celebrated at 6:00pm followed by a simple Lenten meal. Donations will be accepted to support the work of the Vocation Office. On Sunday, February 24, St. Joseph Church at 411 E. Second St. in Dayton will be hosting the traveling monstrance. Adoration will begin after the 10:30am mass and conclude at 5:45pm with the Reposition.
SALEM SEMINAR
“Catholics and Muslims: More in Common Than You Think” will be presented at 2:00pm on Wednesday, February 20 at Salem Heights, 4960 Salem Ave. in Dayton. The program, which is free and open to the public , is part of the Salem Seminars, an educational and enrichment series hosted by the Sisters of the Precious Blood at their motherhouse. Please pre-register by calling 274-2707 or e-mail communications@preciousbloodsistersdayton.org by February 15.
CARROLL FISH FRY
Carroll High School, 4524 Linden Ave., Dayton, will be having its Fish Fry on Friday, February 22 from 6:00pm to midnight. Cost is $12.00 at the door and $10.00 in advance at the school’s office. There will be a raffle for a 56” HD rear projection TV, fabulous food, games, silent auction, gift baskets and fun. You must be 21 years of age to attend. For further information, please call Carroll High School at 253-8188.
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