ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 10/30/2016 PRIEST S MASS INTENTIONS LITURGICAL MINISTERS PREPARE TO HEAR GOD S WORD TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 PRIEST S MASS INTENTIONS Monday, October 31 8:30 a.m. Vera Jacobs/Gary & Jan Blust Tuesday, November 1 (All Saints Day) 8:30 a.m. Kristy Haffner/Mom & Dad Wednesday, November 2 (All Souls Day) 8:30 a.m. For the Faithfully Departed Thursday, November 3 8:30 a.m. Tom Farley /Bob & Colleen Haun Friday, November 4 8:30 a.m. Jack & Ann Flesch/Jeannie & Steve Family Saturday, November 5 4:30 p.m. For the Parish Sunday, November 6 8:30 a.m. May Family/Dale & Marlene 11:00 a.m. Mr & Mrs Fehrenbach/Doris Norrish PREPARE TO HEAR GOD S WORD Readings for November 6, Maccabees 7: The seven brothers place their trust in God and in the resurrection from the dead. 2 Thessalonians 2:16 3:5 Paul encourages the Thessalonians to persevere in their faith. Luke 20:27-38 Despite the mocking of the Sadducees, Jesus shows that God s very nature means there is a resurrection from the dead for those who are worthy. Parish Library Spot Who needs God? What does God provide? Can we truly live without faith or the church? Why does the church so often seem not to understand us and our needs? Barbara Stockl explores these questions and many more in conversation with Christoph Cardinal Schonborn. She records the conversations in the book titled Who Needs God? Cardinal Schonborn was the general editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and author of numerous other works. LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, November 5, 4:30 PM Mass Servers: M. Threm, A. Threm, L. Smith Lectors: Al Grote, Mike Fritz Eucharistic Ministers: Diane Henschen, Kathy Wood, Dan Middendorf, Sue Hines, Lynn Cracchiolo, Jerry Schmidt Sunday, November 6, 8:30 AM Mass Servers: R. Servert, P. Servert, I. Tonne Lectors: Matthew Fay, Keith Young Eucharistic Ministers: Sandi Kasee, Sue Siegert, Laura Kruze, Bob Engel, Carolyn Engel, Lisa Servert Sunday, November 6, 11:00 AM Mass Servers: G. Lees, M. Zipperer, R. Templin Lectors: Mary Ellen Moeller, Tim Lees Eucharistic Ministers: Michelle Zerhusen, Hailey Tensing, Bill Clark, Jessica Brockman, Sam Kreimer, Amanda Naciff, Tabitha Peters, Nancy Ziegler, Michael Droppelman, Megan Threm TABLE OF CONTENTS All Saints Page 5 All Souls Page 5 Archdiocese Military Services Page 9 Athenaeum of Ohio Information Page 4 Bulletin Sponsors Page 10 & 11 Finance Report Terri s Tidbits Page 3 Food Pantry News Page 4 Liturgical Ministers Page 1 Office of Christian Formation Page 7 Musician s Notes Page 6 Science Fair Judges Page 3 Shopping Cent Page 3 This Week in our Parish Page 2 Youth Ministry Update Page 8 1

2 Monday, October 31 Mass, 8:30 a.m., Chapel Adoration, 9:15 a.m., Chapel Monday Martha s Group, 9:15 a.m. Rosary, 7:00 p.m., Chapel THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Tuesday, November 1 All School Mass, 8:30 a.m., Church Young Adult Ministry, 7:00 p.m., YM Room Consoling Heart of Jesus Program, 6:00 p.m., Library Wednesday, November 2 Mass, 8:30 a.m., Chapel Evening Prayer for the Deceased, 7:00 p.m., Church Thursday, November 3 Mass, 8:30 a.m., Chapel Garden Group, 9:15 a.m., Outside Church Joseph s Group, 9:00 a.m., POMR #2 Shopping Cent, 9:00 a.m., POMR#1 Thursday Martha s Group, 3:30 p.m., GS Friday, November 4 Mass, 8:30 a.m., Chapel Saturday, November 5 Reconciliation, 2:30 p.m., Eucharistic Chapel Mass, 4:30 p.m., Church Sunday, November 6 Mass, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation Formation Session, 9:35 a.m., Chapel Mass, 11:00 a.m. Formed in Faith, 6:30 p.m., Church Youth Ministry, 7:00 p.m., YM Room CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONOR ROLL STUDENTS MOUNT NOTRE DAME FIRST HONORS - Allison Kendall SECOND HONORS - Elizabeth Bissmeyer Anne Milbourn If you know of any additional honor roll parishioners, please contact Michelle at the Parish Office at mzerhusen@stjohnsdr.org 2 Boys & Girls 4-8 Grades High School Students WHERE ARE YOU?! Your parish needs you to answer the call to be altar servers for one Mass a month. Jesus loves you and misses you...won t you please show Him your love in this small way? It is an honor to serve Him at his altar Please contact Anne Johns at ljohns@cinci.rr.com WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Thank you for you generous response to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith last weekend on World Mission Sunday. Our parish raised While some go to serve in other countries to develop the Church and serve its people, all of us are called to pray and support the Missions from right where we live. To continue answering this call, download the Mission App which makes it possible for you to meet and support religious Sisters and Brothers, priests and dedicated lay leaders who provide help and hope in some of the world s poorest places. These missionaries provide essential education and health care, social outreach and advocacy, and pastoral service. They address basic human needs, while in every moment offering spiritual comfort and support to the suffering and the marginalized. Join them in mission every day as you joined them this past World Mission Sunday.

3 STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE OCTOBER 23, 2016 COLLECTION REPORT Adult Collection (includes Electronic Donations) Children Collection All Souls Christmas Flowers World Missions Amount needed each week Amount over/under Adult Envelopes Children Envelopes Electronic Donators Thank You! SHOPPING CENTS Did you know that Christmas is only 2 months away? One of our volunteers shared a great idea to help with the stress of gift buying. She started early and would purchase gift cards to use later. Great idea! Sales have been very low and our profits are hurting. Please consider purchasing gift cards for your everyday shopping Meijer, Speedway, Wal-Mart, Wendy's, etc. Just by changing the way you pay for your regular shopping generates much needed funds for our school. Shopping Cent is on sale every Thursday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Parish Office as well as before and after all weekend Masses. ST. JOHN S SCIENCE FAIR 9, , , (10,000.59) TERRI S TIDBITS DID YOU KNOW that the Fashion Show is on November 5? Tickets are still available. Proceeds go to school and to the Alzheimer Association. Tickets are 35 per person or get a group together and buy a table of 10 for 315. Tickets at the door are 50. To p u r c h a s e t i c k e t s g o t o DID YOU KNOW that the Performing Arts troop will present Night at the Wax Museum starring our 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders on Saturday, November 19? Tickets can be purchased at the door for 5 per person or 20 per family. Come support our young thespians. DID YOU KNOW that volunteers are still needed for the Children s Liturgy of the Word held during each of our Masses? If interested, please contact Deacon Ken at or kschnur@stjohnsdr.org. STEWARDSHIP But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over. LUKE 19:8 We are all called to graciously give back to the Lord in proportion to the blessings we have been given. This means everyone isn t called to give the same amount, but is called to give equal sacrifice. No amount is too small or insignificant! Open your heart, how is God calling you? Science Fair Judges Needed St. John the Baptist School s Junior High Science Fair will be held on Thursday, February 2, Science fair judges are needed to judge the students projects. If you are interested in judging our Science Fair and are available during the day on Thursday, February 2, 2017 contact Mrs. Smith at ext. 231 or at chsmith@stjohnsdrschool.org. Thank you! 3

4 Week by Week Through the Year L ast Sunday s Gospel gave us a tax collector s beautiful prayer to take with us from this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Today, another tax collector s encounter with Jesus offers a comforting memory to cherish, but also a challenging mission to embrace. Zacchaeus short stature (see Luke 19:3) matched how contemptible, socially and spiritually, Zacchaeus religious acquaintances considered tax collectors to be. Jesus counters that judgment with mercy. Radical sin meets unmerited grace. God seeks and finds the lost; a sinner s home becomes salvation s house. The sinner quickly welcomes salvation with joy (19:6), while the righteous grumble judgmentally at God s mercy. Mercy challenges us, too. Like Zacchaeus, we have been sought and found by Jesus, called by name to welcome Jesus into our heart s home. Therefore, we must go forth from this Jubilee Year of Mercy as missionaries of mercy, seeking our fellow sinners with Jesus, receiving them with joy (see 19:6) as cherished brothers and sisters, and joyfully offering our judgmentfree hospitality as Jesus own Welcome home! Peter Scagnelli, Copyright A THENAEUM OF O HIO The Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Tuition Reduction continues for Spring Semester. There has never been a better time to learn about your Church and grow in faith, knowledge and skills! The Athenaeum s 50% tuition reduction scholarship is available to all lay students and will include Spring Semester courses taken for Graduate or non-degreed Certificate credit. We offer a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Biblical Studies and Catholic Studies, a Graduate Certificate in Lay Ministry and a non- Degreed Certificate in Lay Ministry. Work towards a degree or certificate or simply take a class in an area of interest. We offer daytime, evening and Saturday classes at the main campus and at St. Ignatius parish in Montfort Heights. Classes begin January 9, 2017 and registration opens November 2 via the Athenaeum website, Food Pantry News Our Pastoral Area Food Pantry is one of two food pantries in Cincinnati that has been invited by the Chili s restaurant organization to be a part of their Give Back Program. From October 1 thru October 31 we will partner with Chili s at 855 East Kemper Road in Tri County to earn 15% of sales (excluding tax and gratuity) to support our Food Pantry. We plan to put the proceeds from this event towards the purchase of a new freezer and/or computer upgrades. You must have the restaurant coupon below to participate in this event. Just grab some coupons, your family, friends and coworkers and enjoy a meal at C h i l i s t o support our Pastoral Area Food Pantry. A d d i t i o n a l coupons are located at the Parish Center offices and racks in the G a t h e r i n g Spaces. Thank you to all for your continued support of our Pastoral Area Food Pantry. PASTORAL AREA THANKSGIVING DINNER GIVE AWAY The Food Pantry is no longer signing up clients for Thanksgiving dinners. We appreciate the continued support of the parishioners of St. John Neumann, St. John the Baptist and Corpus Christi who have generously donated food for the Thanksgiving drive. The items in most need: canned yams, canned fruit, Jell-O, potatoes, stuffing, cake mix and frosting. Please place items in the bins located at each parish. Gift cards used to purchase of turkeys are greatly appreciated. These can be left in the office at each parish. Thank you for your generous help and we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. 4

5 Parish Events All Saints Day Tuesday, November 1 Holyday of Obligation On November 1 we praise God for the gift of all the saints. The saints stand out as models who give us courage and strength to be faithful to the following Jesus Christ. We know some by name because they have been canonized. There are countless others whom we do not know by name. All these saints we honor today because we hope one day to join them in the heavenly liturgy. Pastoral Area Mass Schedule Tuesday, November 1 8:30 a.m. St. John the Baptist Noon Corpus Christi 7:00 p.m. St. John Neumann All Souls Day Wednesday, November 2 On November 2 we pray to God for those who have died, but have not attained heaven yet. They are in Purgatory, where they are cleansed of anything that keeps them from entering into the fullness of God s joy. As Church we pray for, and so support, our brothers and sisters who are being cleansed. In addition to our regular Mass on November 2, we celebrate a special Evening Prayer for the Deceased, especially those who have died this past year. All Souls Schedule St. John the Baptist 8:30 a.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer for the Deceased 5

6 T st his weekend we celebrated the 31 Sunday in Ordinary Time. It s hard to believe that there are only three Sundays left in this liturgical year, as well as in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Yes, just when we may have forgotten about this Year of Mercy, our scriptures draw us back to the boundless mercy of our God, and his only begotten son Jesus Christ. Last week we heard the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector who went to the temple area to pray. It was the sinful tax collector who prayed, God, be merciful to me a sinner. And it was HE who went home justified. This weekend we heard about another tax collector, Zacchaeus. As I often do, I often look to the reflections of Jerry Galipeau who writes for World Library Publications. About this Gospel he writes: Luke offers the touching story of Zacchaeus meeting with the Lord of mercy, who delivers this chief tax collector from his hiding place in a tree. (A tax collector would not have been safe in a crowd.) Notice that the crowd grumbles at Jesus inviting himself to Zacchaeus s house because Zacchaeus is a sinner. But the little man s joy at being sought and saved by Jesus finds expression in his generosity to the poor and a promise of fourfold restitution. Jesus himself states at the end of the gospel, the Son of Man has come to seek and save what was lost. So many hymns would have been appropriate for us to sing at Mass today. I chose two hymns that proclaim the unending mercy of God and the merciful mission of Jesus Christ. We began with the hymn The Master Came to Bring Good News. We sang: The master came to bring good news, the news of love and freedom, to heal the sick and seek the poor, to build the peaceful kingdom. To seek the sinners Jesus came to, live among the friendless, to show them love that they might share the kingdom that is endless. Then for our recessional hymn we sang the very familiar There s a Wideness in God s Mercy, reaffirming the breadth of God s mercy as we sang: MUSICIAN S NOTES BY DOUG SCHMUTTE There s a wideness in God s mercy like the wideness of the sea. For the love of God is broader than the measures of the mind; And the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good; There is mercy with the Savior, there is healing in his blood. Over these last three weeks of this Jubilee year, may we try to show the same abundant mercy to all those with whom we come into contact - that boundless mercy that Christ showed to the two tax collectors. May we find comfort in the final words of Christ in today s gospel, The Son of Man has come to seek and save what was lost. All of us are lost at some time or another, either physically or spiritually. May we know that our Lord is always looking for us to bring us home. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see. Have a great week. 6

7 Following Francis Every family should look to the icon of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Its daily life had its share of burdens and even nightmares, as when they met with Herod s implacable violence. This last was an experience that, sad to say, continues to afflict the many refugee families who in our day feel rejected and helpless. Like the Magi, our families are invited to contemplate the Child and his Mother, to bow down and worship him (cf. Mt 2:11). Office of Christian Formation Amanda Weickert - aweickert@stjohnsdr.org It would be my joy to meet with you and discuss our beautiful faith! Please feel free to call or schedule an appointment any time! SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY - High School Volunteers needed Several high school aged volunteers are needed to help the Formed in Faith Sunday Program on Sunday nights from 6:30 to 7:30 twice a month. You will sit with the students and help them to participate in our program through games, stories, and other interactive learning methods. Please contact Amanda Weickert at aweickert@stjohnsdr.org if you or someone you know might be interested. Thank you so much for your help! VIRTUS online bulletins Excerpt from Pope Francis s Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitla paragraph 30. Volunteers, please complete your VIRTUS bulletins online. Make sure when you go to VIRTUS.org you log in and then complete the training bulletin. If you do not log in and click on the article link under the training tab you may be mistakenly taking the weekly survey question which appears on VIRTUS homepage instead of the required training bulletin. Thank you! to LOVE as GOD LOVES By Amanda Weickert This past week I began training as a chaplain on Mondays and Fridays in what is known as a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) unit. A large part of this program is learning to listen to our own feelings as ministers and recognize how our emotions and perceived biases can affect how we are present in a situation. Right away I could see how my own fears of inadequacy and my self-doubt rooted in my inexperience were prevalent as I began to visit with residents. I often find myself so preoccupied with what I am doing or thinking or saying that I am not truly present in the encounter I am presently living. I focus on things I could do better so much I sometimes don t end up doing anything at all! Working with my supervisor I am coming into the realization that I don t need to fix or get rid of these emotions. Not being nervous or anxious isn t a goal of this program. Instead, I am learning how to work from within my own present emotional state, no matter what that is, and not allowing it to constrain my availability to others. No matter what is going on in my own heart - whether this is anger, fear, joy, contentment, or any other emotion - I can still be present with and journey with others. I think this is at the heart of what relationships are all about. No matter who we are or what we are feeling, it is important for us to be aware enough of ourselves so that we can be truly open to others. I can t really listen to someone if I try to hide my own fears of inadequacy or refuse to acknowledge them. Being a good friend or spouse isn t just about journeying to some far off ideal of perfection we have been taught. No matter how attractive this might seem, I am a sister, a friend, a minister, a daughter exactly how I am in this moment, not as I dream could be in some static perfect future. The present moment is truly the only gift I can give God and everyone around me - and what a magnificent gift my open true self is, particularly in my woundedness, in my humanity. God s first gift to all of us is our humanity. This week, let s all strive to remember that our tumultuous emotions and human imperfections can draw us closer to each other and open us to our imperfect brothers and sisters. Lord, please help us to love ourselves and everyone around us in the present moment. Thank you for the gift of our humanity! Bless us with the grace of knowing our gifts and limitations, and responding in love. Amen! 7

8 Young Adult Ministry This past Tuesday night, our Young Adults met for Movie Night. We viewed a movie called Hellboy and had great discussion afterwards about the great messages that came from this movie. There was a great turnout and this group looks forward to meeting every Tuesday night at 7pm in the Youth Ministry room. If interested, please contact Rod Dunlap at rdunlap@stjohnsdr.org or Junior High Ministry This past weekend, our Junior High youth took part in a Fall Fest with 2 other West Side parishes. It was a great afternoon of learning about souls and saints, while having a blast doing a cemetery scavenger hunt, bobbing for apples, and spitting pumpkin seeds! High School Ministry This past Sunday, our high school youth gathered for a CHOSEN NIGHT. On this night, they really learned the importance of Mary in our faith, some devotions to Mary, and how to tell non-catholics about our Blessed Mother. Then they ate lots and lots of chicken nuggets. If you are in high school and wish to join us for this program, please contact Rod Dunlap at rdunlap@stjohnsdr.org or This past week our Junior high youth met for a night of ENCOUNTER. They have really enjoyed this bible study journey they are on and are having a great time with each other. The next ENCOUNTER will be Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7pm in the Youth Ministry room. 8

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