Arise, soldiers of Christ, throw away the darkness and put on the armor of light. November 19, 2017 THE FEAST O F OUR PAT RONESS

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1 November 19, 2017 THE FEAST O F Saint OUR PAT RONESS Arise, soldiers of Christ, throw away the darkness and put on the armor of light. Saint Cecilia, Giovanni Francesco Romanelli

2 S PARISH OF SAINT CECILIA 3105 Madison Road Cincinnati, OH (513) PARISH STAFF Rev. Jamie Weber, Pastor , ext. 201 / jweber@eastsideregion.org Rev. Jason Williams, Parochial Vicar , ext. 205 / jwilliams@eastsideregion.org Barb Browarsky, Rectory Secretary , ext. 202 / bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.org Cody Egner, Regional Dir. of Religious Ed , ext. 215 / cegner@eastsideregion.org Don Franer, Regional Facilities Manager / dfraner@eastsideregion.org Mike Goedde, School Principal / mgoedde@stceciliacincinnati.org Robert Kellison, Music Dir./Stewardship , ext. 208 / bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org Marta Misleh, Assistant to the Pastor , ext. 207 / mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.org Sarah Rose Sperduto, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry , ext. 218 / ssperduto@stceciliacincinnati.org Matt Springer, Reg. Dir. Fin. & Operations , ext. 204 / mspringer@eastsideregion.org W EEKLY S CHEDULE WEEKEND MASSES: Sat. 4 PM & Sun. 8 & 10 AM DAILY MASSES: Mon.-Sat. 9 AM, Wed. 6:45 AM THE ROSARY: Mon.-Sat. 8:40 AM DAILY COMMUNION SERVICE: Mon.-Sat. 8 AM HOLY DAY MASSES: 9 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:30 PM LATIN MASSES: Tues. 9 AM CONFESSIONS: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 AM, Wed. 7:05-7:15 AM and 7:05-7:50 PM, Sat. 3-3:30 PM, Sun. 7-7:30 AM and 9-9:30 AM ADORATION: Wed. 9:30 AM-8 PM HOLY HOUR: Wed. 7-8 PM STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fri. 9:30 AM BAPTISMAL PREPARATION: Please register for your baptism at under the Sacraments tab. You can also select your class dates there. MASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. MARGARET-ST. JOHN: Mon.-Fri. 11:45 AM, Sat. 3 PM, Sun. 9 & 11 AM MASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. ANTHONY: Sun. 8:30 & 11:30 AM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20 9:00 AM Intentions of Joe Trauth by Barb & Jim Momper TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 (Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) 9:00 AM Ann Lima Off Judy Stubenrauch WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (Saint Cecilia) 6:45 AM Special Intentions of St. Cecilia Families 9:00 AM Intentions of Steve Rohde by Friends of Pregnancy Center East 9:30 AM Eucharist Adoration (9:30 AM-8 PM) Holy Hour 7-8 PM with Confessions until 7:50 PM THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 (Thanksgiving Day) 9:00 AM Helen & Anthony J. Brueneman Jr. Off Brueneman Family FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 (Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions) 9:00 AM Phil Byrd Off Tony Pfaffenberger 2 ALTAR GUILD Ron Case, , rwmsc@yahoo.com ANNULMENTS Joe Fondacaro, ext. 222, jfondacaro@eastsideregion.org BAPTISMS Barb Browarsky, , ext. 202 BEREAVEMENT Barb Browarsky, , ext. 202 BOOSTERS Matt Weisenborn, Athletic Director mweisenborn@stceciliacincinnati.org BULLETIN Barbara Browarsky, , ext. 202 bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.org COMMUNICATIONS Steve Sullivan, steveco@fuse.net CUB SCOUTS Jeff Krietemeyer, DAY OF ADORATION Carolyn Peddicord, , carolynfpeddicord@gmail.com EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & LECTORS Dave Rosselot, FESTIVAL Doug & Joy Kornish Dkornish@cinci.rr.com, Jkornish@cinci.rr.com FLEA MARKET Anita & Carl Dalessandro, anitacarl@fuse.net FOCCUS MARRIAGE PREP Susan Kellison, suekellison13@gmail.com GIFT BEARERS Joanne Brinkman, , jmbrinkman@zoomtown.com GIRL SCOUTS Sharon Krietemeyer, jskrietemeyer@hotmail.com GREETERS Nancy Worrall, nanworrall@aol.com GYM SCHEDULING Matt Springer, , ext. 204 mspringer@eastsideregion.org HOME DISTRIBUTORS/VISITS Fr. Jamie Weber, , ext. 201 HOSPITALITY Emily Adams, eeadams1018@gmail.com LEGION OF MARY Barbara Browarsky, , ext. 202 MOMS GROUP Holly Hemak, moms@stceciliacincinnati.org OAKLEY FOOD PANTRY & COMMUNITY DINNER Stan Messerly, PASTORAL COUNCIL Jason Hemak, RESPECT LIFE GROUP Brigid McLinden Duffy, , bswartz@fuse.net PTO Patricia Donnelly & Renee Dawson, SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Fr. Jamie Weber, , ext. 201 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Tom McNally, , ext. 203 WEDDING COORDINATOR Marta Misleh, , ext. 207 mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.org WEDDING RESERVATION Bob Kellison, , ext. 208 bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org WELCOME COMMITTEE Angela Egner, (413) , angelaegner15@gmail.com WORSHIP COMMISSION Mark Milliron, mmilliron501@gmail.com YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Sarah Rose Sperduto, , ext. 218 ssperduto@stceciliacincinnati.org M ASS INT ENT IONS FOR THIS W EEK SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) 9:00 AM John & Martha Planes Off Carl & Linda DeBlasio 4:00 PM Earl & Rita Schwartz Off Mary Sue Brueneman SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 (Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe) 8:00 AM Carol Lytle Off The Moms Group 10:00 AM Don & Nancy Hogan Off The Hale Family MARRIAGE BANNS II Thomas Hamilton & Corinne Modzelewski I Alex Land & Alyson Ferello

3 THE CORNER NOV Thanksgiving and Feast of St. Cecilia It is so appropriate that the word thanksgiving in Greek is Eucharistia. As we know, the Body and Blood of Christ is the truest of all thanksgiving meals. Just as we gather at Mass for our Eucharistic meal, we also gather on Thanksgiving Day with family and friends in a communal meal. As we plan our family gatherings this week, it is important to show that we are thankful for the meals we will be sharing with our own families that day by performing some type of service to the poor. It is a tradition at St. Cecilia and many other churches to spend the day doing something to help feed those who are in need. We have a special Thanksgiving meal that we serve to hundreds of people, including many meals that are delivered to those who cannot join us here at the parish. In addition to incorporating some service into your family Thanksgiving traditions, it would also be a good tradition to have everyone in the family bring and share a prayer of thanksgiving or a scriptural quote they have found helpful. While we look forward to our Thanksgiving celebrations later this week, the parish will be celebrating the feast of our patron saint, Cecilia, this weekend. We will sing beautiful hymns at Mass, and there will be a reception, hosted by our Pastoral Council members, after the 10:00 Mass. Let us all join together with our families, friends, and Church family to give thanks to God for our abundant blessings. Amen? Amen! ALTAR GU ILD SCHEDU LE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER MONDAY 9 AM J. Brown (Acolyte 1) C. Brereton (Acolyte 2) TUESDAY 9 AM J. Escobar (Acolyte 1) B. Krietemeyer (Acolyte 2) WEDNESDAY 9 AM B. S. Dalessandro (Acolyte 1) M. Simon (Acolyte 2) THURSDAY 9 AM J. Donovan (Acolyte 1) E. Donovan (Acolyte 2) FRIDAY 9 AM J. Hilgefort (Acolyte) J. Hilgefort (Acolyte) SATURDAY 9 AM E. Garcia (Acolyte 1) B. Krietemeyer (Acolyte 2) SATURDAY 4 PM J. Keller (Crucifer) C. Brereton (Acolyte 1) D. Schnuck (Acolyte 2) SUNDAY 8 AM J. Pearson (Crucifer) R. Peddicord (Acolyte 1) D. Bonomo (Acolyte 2) SUNDAY 10 AM C. Brigger (Crucifer) M. Ramirez (Acolyte 1) J. Donovan (Acolyte 2) The Memorare Society During the month of November we especially remember those individuals who are members of the Memorare Society. Established to create a reserve fund to be used for future restoration projects and major maintenance needs, the Memorare Society is the way to continue your financial support of the parish for many years after you have joined the communion of saints in heaven. We encourage our parishioners and friends to remember St. Cecilia Parish by including it in their estate plan and will. Help keep our church as a beautiful inspiration for Oakley and beyond. Contact Bob Kellison for more information. k New Christmas Mass Schedule: We have made a change to our Christmas Mass schedule. We will have two Masses on Christmas Eve, 3 PM and 5 PM, as well as at midnight on Christmas morning and 10 AM on Christmas day. There will be no 8 AM Mass on Christmas. 3 COLLECTIONS FOR THE WEEK E NDING NOVEMBER 5 Offertory $9, Online Sunday $4, TOTAL $13, All Saints Holy Day $2,453.00

4 Credo (I Believe) How is God s grace related to our freedom? God s grace is freely bestowed on a person, and it seeks and summons him to respond in complete freedom. Grace does not compel. God s love wants our free assent. One can also say No to the offer of grace. Grace, nevertheless, is not something external or foreign to man; it is what he actually yearns for in his deepest freedom. In moving us by his grace, God anticipates man s free response. EASTSIDE FAITH 4 A Gospel Reflection by Father Jason Williams MATTHEW 25:14-30 Since you were faithful in small matters, come, share your master s joy. Jesus reminds us how incredible our joy will be in heaven, and he encourages us to live with him as our focus and desire. The Church in her wisdom always offers us the chance to hear and meditate on the parable of the talents in these final weeks of the liturgical year. It has many applications for our lives: responsibility, zeal, fidelity, generosity... God can also speak to us about gratitude through this story. In his goodness God entrusts each of us, just like the people in the parable, with his possessions. He wants us to use those things for our good and the good of those around us. In this way we glorify God and live in anticipation of heaven where we will glorify him for all eternity. To have the investment yield a good return we need to recognize its value. If we don t think what we have is worth anything, we won t do anything with it just like burying it. How much good we can do when we realize the gifts from God in our lives. This time of year is excellent for reflecting on all the gifts we receive through God s love. Let s thank him for them by putting them to use for the building up of his Kingdom. Thanksgiving Dinner St. Cecilia will continue its longstanding tradition of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for anyone who would like to share the holiday with others. Dinner will be served from noon until 2 PM on Thursday, Nov. 23, in St. Cecilia Commons. The dinner is free and open to all ages. Transportation to the dinner and meal delivery are available by calling Margie at (513) All requests for meal deliveries must be made by 5 PM on Monday, Nov. 20. One of our chief needs each year is for individuals to donate and roast a turkey. We use nearly 70 each year, so the need is substantial. If you can help us in this way, please call Dolores at (513) Monetary donations are also gratefully accepted. To volunteer, please call Dan at (513) Some of the jobs we need help with include turkey carving (especially Wednesday evening prior to the dinner), serving, washing dishes, preparing carry-out and delivery meals, engaging in hospitality and clean-up. We hope to hear from you soon! Each month, Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray for special intentions. For November, we pray that Christians in Asia, bearing witness to the Gospel in word and deed, may promote dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding, especially with those of other religions. BECOMING CATHOLIC. Seeking faith? Curious about the Church? Want to learn more? Share your story. Call us today at , ext. 215.

5 EASTSIDE FAITH NOV Pensamientos Evangélicos Cuáles son los dones que Dios ha dado a ti? El tiene confianza que los vas a utilizar por el bien de todos. (What are the gifts that God has given you? He trusts that you are going to place them at the service of all.) What are Your Spiritual Gifts? God has blessed you through the Holy Spirit with spiritual gifts. He has entrusted these to you for building up his Kingdom even now. Take a few minutes to complete the Spiritual Gifts Inventory found on the eastsidefaith.org website. This small investment of time may have great returns on the good God is able to accomplish through your life in this world. 5 EDGE (Middle School Youth Ministry) Did you know that Mary is known as the Queen of all Saints? Come learn more about Mother Mary and all of our amazing friends in heaven this Sunday evening (Nov. 19) at 6:30-8 PM at the SMSJ Youth Room. All students in grades 6-8 are welcome! Campaign for Human Development Please be generous this weekend in your support for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. This collection supports programs that give a hand up to the 46 million people who live in poverty in the United States. 25 percent of the funds collected remains in our archdiocese. Learn more about this special collection at Make your contribution by using the CCHD envelope in your Offertory envelope packet or place in any envelope marked Catholic Campaign for Human Development. The VIGIL Project The VIGIL Project is a community of artists, musicians, and filmmakers that produce multimedia resources for authentic encounter with God and growth in prayer during the liturgical seasons of the Church. Who: Anyone, age When: Sat., Dec. 2, 7:30-9:30 PM Where: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center 5440 Moeller Ave., Norwood Cost: Free (Suggested $5 donation) Contact: Luke Carey at lcarey@catholiccincinnati.org or (call or text) or Sarah Rose at ssperduto@ stceciliacincinnati.org or (call or text). Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

6 S PASTOR S RAMBLINGS WALKATHON: We had another wonderful day for our annual walkathon (photo 1). The children collected their pledge money for projects that have been earmarked to directly improve the school. One of the main projects is to start air-conditioning the school building. I want to thank the families for all of their support. 1 SCHOOL ALL SAINTS PARADE: Our schoolchildren dressed up for our All Saints school Mass on Nov. 1 (photo 2). It was nice to see the hard work these children put into dressing up. I thank all of the parents and teachers for helping make this an important event for the children. 1 MOMS GROUP TRUNK OR TREAT: The first Trunk or Treat (photo 3) our Moms Group held was a huge success. Thank you to Kristine Busse, Kate Malo and Angelle Findley for organizing this wonderful family event. I was so glad that I was free to be part of this evening with all of our little children and their families. 1 HAL- LOWEEN SCHOOL PARADE: Our schoolchildren dressed up in their Halloween costumes for the school parade (photo 4). Everyone was excited to show off their costumes and collect some fun treats in their classroom parties. 1 TRICK OR TREAT: Once again we had a nice turnout of trick-or-treaters at the rectory door (photo 5) with children from the neighborhood coming to get their candy. I enjoyed seeing all of the fun and creative costumes and also the visits from our schoolchildren. 1 THOMPSON FUNDRAISER: I want to thank all of those who helped set up this fundraiser (photo 6) for Gabriel Thompson and his family. The evening included a fully catered barbecue dinner, a large silent auction, music, and more. The proceeds were to help purchase a handicap-accessible van for Gabriel. Please keep him and the Thompson family in your prayers.

7 NOV 19 PA R I S H N E W S & N O T E S 2017 Prayer Intentions for the Week For all those in need of God s loving and healing graces. Contact Barb Browarsky at the parish office, (513) , ext. 202, with Mass and sanctuary devotional candle intention requests. All requests are honored for two weeks with the individual s or family s approval. The DarkesT Hour A Tenebrae service performed by THE CHOIR OF SA INT CECILI A Haunting music and dramatic scripture readings that magnif y the Passion of our Lord. Proceeds from the sale of these C Ds will support the St. Cecilia Music Ministr y. Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence we fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful, O Mother of the Word Incarnate. Despise not our petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer them. MEMORARE Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. and my spirit rejoices in God my MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE MAGNIFICAT AVE MARIA ia Parish ROAD, CINCINNATI, OHIO cinnati.org AVE MARIA Ave Maria is made possible by a gift in memory of Carol Young, Matilda Kattus, and Bertha Farley. My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; because He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaid; for behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; because He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. His mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear Him. He has shown might with His arm. He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has given help to Israel, his servant, mindful of His mercy even as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever. The Choir of SAINT CECILIA (Bach-Gounod) WNING he Month of Our Mother his Day, O Beautiful Mother aculate Mary nctissima g Flowers of the Rarest Holy Queen t (Talbot) Alissa Fitzgibbons, solo (Kellison), Gentle Woman (Landry) Anne Strathmann, solo (Victoria) Quartet (Abt) tto Amor (Durante) Nathan Beiersdorfer, solo t (Lopez) (Caccini) Nadine Shende, solo (Schubert) Bradley Buchman, solo (Boylan) (Hilber) The C HOI R of SA I N T CECI L I A Ave Maria M AGN I F IC AT MEMOR ARE M AY CROW N I NG Our Patroness of Music ADVENT MISSION WITH FR. ETHAN MOORE DECEMBER 3-4 AT 7 PM IN THE CHURCH St. Cecilia Parish honoring the patroness of music is fortunate to have so many talented and gifted ladies and men willing to share their individual talents. Together they comprise a dynamic music ministry that enhances our liturgies. The St. Cecilia Choir has recorded four CDs in the last six years years The Darkest Hour (a meditation on the Passion of Christ), Christmas , Ave Maria (hymns honoring our blessed Mother), and Christ the King (a collection of hymns praising God and the Eucharist). If you are new to the parish or missed one of these releases, you can purchase any one or all of these recordings for $10 each. These CDs also make great stocking stuffers! See Director of Music Ministry Bob Kellison before or after any Mass. Thanksgiving Day Mass Though many people believe that Thanksgiving has been celebrated since the time of the pilgrims as a day of thanks for the harvest season, in fact it wasn t until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln instituted this holiday for Americans to give thanks to God and celebrate our unity after the Civil War. Hence, no other American holiday so closely resembles the profound symbolism and deep meaning of our Sacrament of the Eucharist. Therefore, we will celebrate Thanksgiving as a day of American unity and profound thanks to God for our great and abundant gifts on that Thursday at the 9 AM Mass. We encourage you to share your personal abundance by bringing canned and boxed foodstuffs and/or monetary donations and place them in front of the altar at the Offertory. These will then be donated to the Oakley Food Pantry and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. 7 Please Patronize Our Advertisers To Place An Ad, Call Attorney at Law Stay out of the Tank! Serving Your Family s Serving Your Total Total Serving YourFamily s Family s EyeNeeds Care Needs Eye Total Care Herzner Law, LLC. 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