READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 19 Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30

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1 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME INFANT JESUS SHOWER Infant Jesus Shower sign-ups continue after all masses this weekend. The Infant Jesus Shower is the parish s Christmas giving program which provides new toys and clothing to local families in need. If helping a child in need is already part of your Christmas tradition, please stop by the music room to sign up again this year. If you have not taken part in this wonderful St. Helen tradition and would like more information stop by the music room after mass, call Amy Comer at or sthelen.ijs@gmail.com The Infant Jesus Shower Committee is working hard to contact everyone who has volunteered to provide Christmas gifts to local children in need. Please return our calls or reply to our s as soon as possible so we can verify that you received the information. All wrapped gifts must be turned in the weekend of December 9 th and 10 th Advent by Candlelight: Magnificat 12/3/17 3-5pm Register online Or call the Parish Office! READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 19 Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30 With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE November 4 & 5 Adults $21, October SVDP Donations $3, IN THE MILITARY Please pray for those serving in the military. Lord, protect our military as they sacrifice for us; bless them and their families for their continuing selflessness. CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Next week, our second collection will be for the CCHD. Over 46 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty. By supporting this collection you give people a hand up, not a hand out. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at HOSTESSES NEEDED We are looking for women to help as hostesses for our St. Helen annual Advent By Candlelight. If you are interested in helping please contact Shaughn Phillips at shaughn.phillips@sthelenparish.org or by calling the parish office. LADIES BREAKFAST Ladies of the parish, please join us for breakfast this Wednesday, November 15, at 9:00 a.m. at the Bob Evans on Woodman and Linden. If you're new to the parish, we'd love to meet you! LEISURE CLUB THIS WEEK! Leisure Club will meet Tuesday, November 14, from 11-2 in the Smith Building. Cards, bingo, and snacks will follow the meeting. We will also celebrate our November birthdays.

2 ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO November 12, 2017 ST HELEN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR DONATIONS NEEDED The PTO Holiday Bazaar has been a success each year because of your generous donations. Please consider donating baked goods to the bake sale this year. Donations can be dropped off at St. Helen School on Friday December 1st during school hours or 6-8pm that evening. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Skiple (jskiple@sthelenschl.org) or Latasha Hubbard (lbhubb17@yahoo.com). The St. Helen PTO is looking for handmade craft donations for the PTO table and raffle baskets. If you are interested in donating items such as Afghans, baby blankets, wreaths, woodworking items, paper crafts, jewelry or any other handmade item for the PTO table or items for the raffle baskets please contact Amy Comer at sthelenchristmasbazaar@gmail.com or We would like to have all craft donations by the end of November. If you would like to help advertise for the Christmas Bazaar, there are yard signs available in the parish office. Please place the sign in your yard between now and the bazaar. The signs can be used for multiple years, once the bazaar is over please store the sign for next year or return it to the parish office. Be sure to mark December 2 nd on your calendar for the St. Helen Christmas Bazaar. We have multiple vendors returning from last year as well as several new vendors. Santa will be stopping and kids can complete their Christmas shopping at the Tyke Shop. The kitchen will be serving cabbage rolls, potato soup and chili again this year so plan to stay for lunch. We hope to see you there! WE HAVE A NEW MINISTER- FRIENDLY SCHEDULING SYSTEM! Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Servers, and parents of them, we will be launching a new scheduling system. Ministry Scheduler Pro, this month. The current schedule runs through November, and a new one will be generated via MSP that will cover December through February. With the new system, you can log on (plus an app is available!) and enter dates that you are unavailable, request subs, and see all of your scheduled Masses at once! There will be a short training session on Thursday, November 16, beginning at 7 pm, in the Smith Building. Call the office or Mary mary.heider@sthelenparish.org or Lisa lisa.saunders@sthelenparish.org to let us know you are coming. Sat 11/18 05:00 Sun 11/19 08:00 Sun 11/19 10:30 AM PM AM Altar Servers Carusone, Ella Howell*, Lynn Hary, Kai 11/18-11/19 Kalis, Jon Small, Alessandria Perez, Lucas Perez, Dimitri Perez, Joe Eucharistic Ministers Geisel, Lin Beavers, Ron Coons, Robert Johnson, Jim Betsinger, Bryon Hilgeford, Drew Marino, Nora Betsinger, Sheryl Hilgeford, Mindy Reuber, Rachel Hatcher, Arlene Pratt, Michelle Reuber, Shannon Heckman, Linda Pratt, Mike Riel, Armand Lezanic, Brian Szydlik, Billie Jean Riel, Marie Seward, Sadie Walling, Marty Torres, Al Seward, Walt Wible, Joanne Lectors Snyder, Kathy Whitney, Jim Goodpaster, Michele Wolodkiewicz, Dan Yedlosky, Terry Small, Les

3 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 8:00 a.m. Lissa Tarlano (Family) 10:30 a.m. Juan Indalecio (SVDP Society ) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 8:15 a.m. Shirley Moore (Dale Moore) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 8:15 a.m. Charles Keller anniversary remembrance (Shirley Keller) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 8:15 a.m. Ed Morrisey (Arlene Deis) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 8:15 a.m. Santina Tarlano (Family) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 8:15a.m. Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 5:00 p.m. Juan Indalecio (Alice Griffin) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 8:00 a.m. Paul Tarlano (Family) 10:30 a.m. Juan Indalecio (Marilyn Karmele) ATTENTION JUNIOR HIGH BOYS Troop 329 invites you to stop by and visit our next campout, which will be here at St. Helen next weekend. The troop will have a lot going on, and can answer any questions you have about scouting and tell you about all the stuff we have lined up for the next year skiing, winter camping, kayaking, backpacking, rock climbing. If you are in the 5 th through 8 th grade, this is a great time to join scouting, and you don t need to have ever been a cub scout. Like we say, no experience necessary we ll supply the experience! Curious? We ll be on the hill here at St. Helen Saturday (Nov 18 th ) afternoon. COME HOLY SPIRIT! This weekend, youth who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation made a commitment to grow in faith and prayer, serve others willingly, and to become a witness to the gospel values and moral precepts of the Church in order to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Join us in praying for them and their sponsors who will accompany them in this time of preparation! CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Novena 9:00 am TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Rosary BSC 9:00 am Bible Study SJ1 9:00 am Leisure Club SB 11:00 am School Family Math/STEM Night GYM 6:00 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Centering Prayer SJ1 3:15 pm SVDP Meeting 6:30 pm THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Ministry Scheduler Pro Training SB 7:00 pm FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception-8:15 am School Prayer Service 2:00 pm SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 SVDP Food Drive St. Julie Ctr 3:00-5:00 pm 5:00 p.m. Mass Fr. Dave SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 8:00 a.m. Mass Fr. Bob Jones 10:30 a.m. Mass Fr. Bob Jones SVDP Food Drive St. Julie Ctr 9:00-1:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION This past Tuesday, our second graders celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Each child decorated their own candle, which they lit after making their confession, as a reminder of the Light of Christ they received at baptism. The candles are lit in the sanctuary this weekend to mark this milestone as a parish family. Please continue to keep our children in your prayers! FROM OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF Last Sunday evening, our area experienced very heavy rain in a short period of time, which flooded our church basement. A call for help was published on social media, and an amazing number of parishioners showed up immediately with shop vacs and a willingness to help. A very special THANK YOU to all who came down, offered prayers, or checked in with us! Thanks to your help, school was able to open on Monday with minimal issues.

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6 ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO November 12, 2017 ELIZABETH S NEW LIFE CENTER Elizabeth s New Life Center is in need of medical professionals to volunteer in our Women s Centers. If you are an M.D., D.O., LPN, RN, Nurse practitioner, Physician s Assistant or RDMS please consider giving a few hours of your time weekly, bi-weekly or monthly to work with the underserved women in our community who may be at risk for abortion. Please tmiller@elizabethnewlife.org or call to talk about the possibilities! LUNCH WITH THE LORD Join St. Peter in Chains Cathedral for their Advent Lunch with the Lord on Mondays, November 27, and December 4, 11, and 18, from 12Noon-1:00pm in the Synod Hall. The speakers will guide you on an Advent meditation of the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Monsignor Frank Lane will provide the historical and theological background of these Mysteries, while Dr. Ceil Dorger will take you on a journey through the Mysteries as depicted in sacred art. The sessions are free and open to the public. Bring a friend and a lunch and enjoy this lovely meditation as a way to prepare your heart for the coming of our Lord. HOW CAN I GET TO KNOW CHRIST BETTER Mark your calendars to join us at the Incarnation Parish Center on Tuesday, November 21, in room 104, from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. At that time Clarence Gilles, author of the book, On My Way, will be leading an interactive group discussion on his book, which strives to answer the question, How can I get to know Christ better? Recent attendees wrote,... The circle analogy in your book helped me to identify where I am On My Way to a better relationship with Christ. Another wrote, Thanks Clarence for a very enlightening talk helping us to recognize where we really stand in our relationship with Christ and ways we can get closer to Him. TRANSFIGURATION CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL RENEWAL On Thursday November 16 th at 7:30 pm Fr. Michael Samala will be giving a talk on the Indian Faith Experience. Come learn what it is like to be a Catholic Christian in India. The Transfiguration Center for Spiritual Renewal is seeking volunteers for the upcoming holiday season for 2 hour blocks to staff the creche (nativity) displays. If you are interested and would be available to volunteer for a bit, please contact the Center at COMPOSER ERIC GENUIS AT EMMANUEL Eric Genuis Concert will take place TODAY, Sunday, November 12, at 3:30 p.m at Emmanuel Catholic Church, 149 Franklin St. Dayton, OH Eric Genuis will be performing on keyboard with a violinist, cellist and vocalist. A fundraiser for Concerts for Hope, a concert experience in which Eric and other musicians take Carnegie Hall into maximum security prisons, homeless shelters, VA hospitals, inner city schools and anywhere Eric s music can lift the human spirit. For more details contact Charlie Gross at or charlie@ferndaleconsulting.com. DAYTON CATHOLIC WOMEN S CLUB The Dayton Catholic Women s Club invites you to the annual Christmas Boutique and Luncheon on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Miami Valley Golf Club, 3311 Salem Ave. Vendor shopping will be available at 10:00 a.m. with the $30 lunch served at 12:30 p.m. Please support St. Vincent de Paul Shelter by donating socks, gloves, hats, underwear, or toys for children ages 2 to 15. Go to our website for the reservation form to print and mail in, or call Carol Graham at Deadline for reservations is Monday, November 27, Thank you in advance for your generosity. SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS Help for the divorced and separated during the holidays. The holidays can be a lonely, stressful, and depressing time if you are separated or divorced. However, there s hope! Join us for an encouraging seminar to discover how to enjoy the holidays again. Sunday, Nov. 12; 1:00 2:30 PM in the St. John Bosco Room of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6245 Wilmington Pike, Centerville, OH. For more information, call Marcelle Toma at (937) (Not a texting number) or mtoma@woh.rr.com INTERNATIONAL ARTISAN SALE Over 100 new items along with perennial favorites, like rich chocolate, will be available at this year s International Artisan Sale, sponsored by the Catholic Social Action Office in partnership with Weavers of Justice, Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UD s River Campus, 1700 S. Patterson Blvd., across from the Carillon Tower. Products are sourced from Catholic Relief Services Ethical Trade, which brings Catholics closer to their faith through education, advocacy and access to ethically produced products of the highest standards. CRS vetting process employs the principles of the world s leading fair trade organizations and goes a step further to ensure these companies business practices are not in conflict with Catholic social teaching. For more information contact Pam Long at ext. 5018