Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two...

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1 ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 9080 CINCINNATI-DAYTON RD., WEST CHESTER, OH Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two... -Mark 6:4 JULY 12, 2015 THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PARISH THEME: BE CHRIST TO ONE ANOTHER

2 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time visit us online Contact Information Phone Fax Web... Weekend Church Office Parish Phone Numbers Pavilion Parish Center Youth Office Religious Ed St. Vincent de Paul , ext. 120 Emergencies Only Rev. Don West Office Hours Mon-thurs... 8:30am-8:30pm Friday... 8:30am-Noon Saturday...9am-noon (Parish Office) Saturday... 3:30-6pm (Church Office) Sunday...7:30am-1pm (Church Office) Pastoral Team Rev. Don West... Pastor, ext. 133 Deacon Jerry Barney... Pastoral Associate, ext. 121 Scott Steinke... Pastoral Associate, ext. 115 Anna Peloquin...P.A. of Children s Faith Formation, ext. 118 Michael Dailey... Pastoral Associate of Music, ext. 128 Joan Seibenick... Business Manager, ext. 124 Auriel Buchanan... P.A. of Communication, ext. 116 Parish Staff Karen Hake... Office Manager, ext. 110 Sharon Miller... PSR Administrative Assistant, ext. 111 Marianne Ball... Bookkeeper, ext. 119 Kirt Robb... Facilities Manager, ext. 122 Karen Simmons... Maintenance Joe Puls... Maintenance Jodi Krusling...Early Childhood Coordinator Gail Motz... VIRTUS Coordinator & Evening Office Asst., ext. 132 Joan Egan... Home Study Coordinator Bette Vorbroker... Weekend Office Administrator Martha Era... Weekend Office Assistant Fred Merritt... Volunteer Deacon See page 10 for a list of addresses. Stewardship of Treasure for June 28, 2015 Week 52 of the Fiscal Year Sunday Offerings...$15, Electronic Funds Donations...$2, Special Collection - Sisters of St. Francis Oldenburg... $ 4, Peter s Pence Collection...$ 1, Total...$24, Total Amount: Actual: $17,881 Budget: $25,324 Fiscal Year-to-Date Amount: Actual: $1,349,204 Budget: $1,316,848 Over/(Under): $32,356 Collection Team for 7/13/2015 Team 4: Ann P., Agnes B., Arlene H., Dave T. Thank you for your contributions! 2

3 Father Don s Gospel Reflection The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 6:7-13 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. In a way it was graduation time for the Twelve. They had been taught, by word and example, what it means to be a follower of Jesus. They were now called to go out and give the message of the kingdom. It is interesting that the first thing that the Twelve did was preach repentance. The same message that John the Baptist offered to the people is now being presented by Jesus disciples. Jesus gave them the power to bring people to a true sense of wholeness. They were sent out to remove obstacles that would get in the way of having a right relationship with God. They were true itinerant disciples of Jesus, and they were to take nothing with them but a walking stick. Perhaps the walking stick was to defend them from wild animals they would meet on the way. They were to be totally dependent on the hospitality of the homes they entered. They were not to force themselves on anyone; if someone would not listen, the disciples were told to leave, shake the dust off of their feet, and move on to the next place. What trust they must have had in Jesus to say yes to his calling. They traveled into strange places armed with only the message of Jesus. For the Twelve it was enough. We hear that they were successful and brought healing to those who had the faith to respond to their healing touch. How would we respond to the Twelve coming to our neighborhood? Would we welcome them into our homes? Would we listen when they spoke to us about repentance? Is there something in our lives right now that we need to repent? Is there something that needs healing? What demons lurk about in our lives that we need to expel from us? Some might be reading this and say, Surely you are not talking about me? From time to time, we might tune out during a reading because we have heard it before. Maybe we think the homily is meant for someone else, or we simply have too much on our minds and we zone out. Some days we might be going to receive the Eucharist because it is part of the routine. It can be easy to put up road blocks to our relationship with Jesus. We have to make the effort to let him into our lives and welcome him into our homes. Once we have allowed him into our lives, we can be healed and made whole again. Then, like the Twelve, we will be called to do the mission work for the kingdom of God. Once we have experienced the unconditional love of God and have felt his forgiveness, then we can share the great feeling with others. When we are alive with the Lord, then we can truly be Christ to one another. What an awesome God we have, and because he gave us his Son for our salvation we have a chance to be one with them. What can be better than that? Have a great week! Readings for This Week July 13-17, 2015 Monday Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124; Mt 10:34-11:1 Tuesday Ex 2:1-15A; Ps 69; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105; Mt 11:28-30 Friday Ex 11:10-12:14; Ps 116; Mt 12:1-8 Daily readings can be accessed online from our parish website, You can also access them from our parish app! 3 Readings for Next Weekend July 18/19 The 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 This is the name they give him: The Lord our justice. Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-18 In Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ. Gospel: Mark 6:30-34 The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.

4 Welcome to the Catholic Community of St. John the Evangelist We Want You to Know No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church, no matter what your current family or marital situation, no matter what your past or present religious affiliation, no matter what your personal history, age, background, race, or color you are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved, and respected at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. West Chester Theology on Tap Join Young Adult Ministry for this four part series at Champps in Streets of West Chester at 7 p.m. July 21 - We Are Called to Be Catholic Young Adults What is unique about being a young adult Catholic? Speaker: Alejandro Bonilla, leader of Poco A Poco YA Ministry, Bellarmine Chapel July 28 - We Are Called to Holiness: Part 2 Priesthood/Brotherhood/Sisterhood - Is it your calling? Speaker: Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer, Vocation Director in AoC & Sr. Tracy Kemme, Sisters of Charity, Cincinnati Kroger Community Rewards Did you know you can support the St. John St. Vincent de Paul just by shopping at Kroger? It s easy when you enroll in Kroger Community Rewards! Sign up with your Plus Card and select St. John the Evangelist West Chester. Here is the link to enroll: Our organization is Once you re enrolled, you ll earn rewards for St. John every time you shop and use your Plus Card! This is an easy way to help support your parish just by paying for your groceries as you normally do. Please note this will not affect your points or fuel rewards in any way. Questions? Contact Joan at jseibenick@stjohnwc.org or Parish Theme: Be Christ to One Another Presider Schedule July 18/19: Saturday: 5 p.m...fr. Phil Seher Sunday 8 a.m... Fr. Don West 9:30 a.m... Fr. Don West 11:30 a.m... Fr. Phil Seher Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Download Our Parish App! Stay connected with our parish throughout the week with instant notifications, an easy-to-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twitter. Also enjoy many additional features like prayers, daily readings, helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much more. Download the app at myparishapp.com, search your phone s App store for myparish, or scan the QR code! Questions? Contact Auriel at abuchanan@stjohnwc.org. Gluten-Free Hosts For those with celiac disease or other health issues caused by gluten, there is the option to have a gluten-free host consecrated for you at Mass. Our regular hosts are small and thus have a small amount of gluten. Nonetheless, the option for a gluten-free host is available. Please be aware that even if they are noted as gluten-free, they still have a minute amount of gluten in them. It is 0.01%, which is so low that it is barely traceable in lab testing, yet it can still be enough to be noticeable to you and your health. Remember that you can certainly go past the host and just receive from the cup, which is absolutely fine. Whether you receive just the host, just the cup, or both, you receive the fullness of Christ s body and blood. Please contact Scott Steinke in the Parish Office at ext. 115 or at ssteinke@stjohnwc.org if you wish to receive or have any questions about our gluten-free hosts. You won t want to miss the St. John Family Festival this year! We have live music, raffles, games, delicious food, and more! 2015 Music Lineup! Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 4

5 Children s Faith Formation Anna Peloquin apeloquin@stjohnwc.org Top Six Reasons to be a Catechist I m hesitant to become a catechist because I don t know if I ll be able to answer kids questions. Our textbooks, Finding God and Faith Fusion (Jr. High) are easy to use and the answers to most questions you will be asked will come from the text. However, sometimes, kids come up with excellent questions that are not all that easy to answer. This is a way that helps them to grow and make connections with the world around them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with saying, I don t know, but I ll find out and tell you next time we meet. Then, after class, you can just walk down to the Religious Ed Office and ask us for the answer. The #3 reason to be a Catechist is You will grow in your own faith, learn the teachings of the Church, and deepen your relationship with Jesus. Children have an amazing ability to teach us about wonder and to remember the heart of the message that Jesus preaches. As Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. (Mark 10:14) If you are interested volunteering with our PSR classes please contact Anna Peloquin at apeloquin@stjohnwc.org or All questions adapted from: Parish School of Religion Early Bird deadline is July 30! Registration can be found online at stjohnwc.org on the Children s Faith Formation Page or in the Parish Office. Any questions, please contact Anna Peloquin at apeloquin@stjohnwc.org or at Youth & Young Adult Ministry youth@stjohnwc.org Youth Ministry REALITY We re on summer break! Please watch for summer activities here and online. Family Festival Plan ahead! Youth Ministry will need workers at the Frog Flip game at the festival which takes place August 7, 8, & 9. In fact, the parish will need help at all the games and booths at the festival! You can sign up to volunteer online now. Visit Young Adult Ministry Interested in joining us? We are a group of young adults (HS grads through our 30s) who get together to share our faith and have fun. For more info, please contact Caitlyn Russell at caitlynmrussell@yahoo.com or AREA ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS: Theology on Tap: Join us for this four part series at Champps in Streets of West Chester at 7 p.m. July 21 - We Are Called to Be Catholic Young Adults What is unique about being a young adult Catholic? Speaker: Alejandro Bonilla, leader of Poco A Poco YA Ministry, Bellarmine Chapel July 28 - We Are Called to Holiness: Part 2 Priesthood/Brotherhood/Sisterhood - Is it your calling? Speaker: Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer, Vocation Director in AoC & Sr. Tracy Kemme, Sisters of Charity, Cincinnati Facebook: YACHT Ministry (Young Adult Catholics Hanging Together) 5

6 Silent Auction Drop-Off Times: 12 to 2 p.m. on July 12, 19, & 26 at the Parish Center Silent Auction is an important part of our festival fundraising effort and your donations make it possible. This year we need to fill the Pavilion with your high-quality items! Items needed (in good condition): cars (yes! donate your used car!), boats, stamps, coins, mowers, bikes, appliances, stereos, collectibles, antiques, certificates, home décor, housewares use your imagination! Items we cannot accept: broken items, mattresses, exercise equipment, organs, pianos, clothing, most computers, monitors or TVs. Have questions or want to donate? Contact Judy at lenihanj5555@gmail.com (or ) or Ara at ayala04@aol.com (or ). We will have drop-offs at the Parish Center on July 12, 19, and 26 from 12-3 p.m. Note: If you cannot bring your items to one of our scheduled drop-offs or if you need to donate items earlier, please contact Judy or Ara by phone or so that they can accommodate you with special pick-ups or drop-offs. Thank you for supporting the Festival Silent Auction! Thank You Note From the Basket Bonanza Team We would like to thank everyone who has donated to this year s Basket Bonanza. We truly appreciate your support of the giving tree this year your donations are helping us to complete our 80-plus baskets. We believe this will be the best Basket Bonanza ever! We can t wait to see you at the festival! You can buy pre-sale tickets online now, and we will be selling tickets after each Mass on July 25/26 and August 1/2. Early bird buyers during this period (July 1 through August 2) will receive extra tickets. Again, thank you so much. The St. John Family Festival! Basket Bonanza Ticket Pre-Sale Buy your basket bonanza tickets early to get more for your money! Available after all Masses on July 25/26 & August 1/2 Available online through August 2 Ticket Pre-Sale Prices: 175 tickets for $50 + Free Pre-Printed Tickets (150 tickets for $50 at festival) 60 tickets for $20 + Free Pre-Printed Tickets (50 tickets for $20 at festival) 20 tickets for $10 7 tickets for $5 1 ticket for $1 We ll have over 80 baskets! Don t miss out on the best basket bonanza in town! Volunteer at the Festival! Sign up for a shift or two! Invite your friends to volunteer with you or bring your whole family to work at a booth! It s easy and fun and you are giving back to your parish at the same time! Visit to see the list of volunteer opportunities. Help with Festival Setup! There are so many opportunities to help us with the setup of the festival, and you get to meet great people. We make sure our setup workers have food and something to drink. Here are the dates and times to help, please sign up online or Joan at jseibenick@stjohnwc.org to add your name to the list of workers: Electrical Setup Saturday, July 25, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. No electrical background needed. Just bring yourself and a pair of work gloves to string electrical lines around the festival grounds. Meet in front of the Parish Center. Lighting Setup Wednesday, August 5, 5-9 p.m. Help to hang the booth and festival lighting around the festival grounds. No electrical experience needed. Meet in the picnic grove in front of the Center. Silent Auction Sunday, August 2, 3-8 p.m. Help us to setup the Silent Auction area in the Pavilion and Tent for the festival. We need organized, hard workers! Festival Setup Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August We will start around 9 a.m. and work through the afternoon on Wednesday, through the evening on Thursday, and up to the start of the festival on Friday. Meet in the Parish Center and we will assign you to a job. We ll setup the tents, signs, tables, chairs, move booth contents, prep food, etc. There is a job for any person and any skill level! Bring a friend or you ll make new ones working side by side! Craft Beer Tasting! New at the Festival Friday, August p.m. Saturday, August p.m. Sunday, August p.m. Buy your craft beer tasting tickets online now and join us during the first hour each night at this year s Family Festival! Our special craft beer tasting area opens ONLY to those who have tickets. We are only selling 50 tickets per night for each tasting. Visit our website and click Donate/Make Payment to purchase tickets. $25 will get you an hour of beer tasting which includes a 6 oz. portion of five different craft beers in a special seating area. Please join us for the tasting and then stay and have dinner, play games, and listen to the band for the rest of the evening. 6

7 We Need Festival Booth Captains! Some of our most important booths need new captains this year: Poker (co-captain), Italian Sausage, Saratoga Chips, Desserts, & Open House. Interested in helping? A booth captain helps to set up and tear down their booth each night of the festival and makes sure that their volunteer worker slots are all filled (you will get lots of help with this). It is a three-day commitment, but you will get to meet some of the most amazing people and you will have time to enjoy the best festival around. If you are interested in becoming a booth captain or would like more information, contact Joan at jseibenick@ stjohnwc.org or ext Wanted: Festival Sponsors Are you interested in supporting the best festival in Greater Cincinnati while at the same time advertising your business? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Every year, the St. John Family Festival attracts thousands of people from the surrounding area. It is the largest community event in West Chester. We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities available. For $150 you can sponsor a booth, for $250 you can be a Super Sponsor (additional festival signage and business name on the screen in the Gathering Space), and for $500 you can be a Platinum Sponsor (large sign in our festival s high traffic area, announcements during the festival). ALL sponsor names will be printed in the parish bulletin and monthly newsletter. You won t find a better value for your advertising dollars! If you have any questions or would like more info about becoming a St. John Festival Sponsor, please contact Joan at x 124 or jseibenick@stjohnwc.org. Major Awards Raffle Congratulations to the winner of the first early bird drawing, the Stanislovaitis family! Each night of the festival will have a drawing for a cash prize. All raffle tickets bought prior to the nightly drawings will be eligible to win. Fri. Drawing: $1,000 Cash Sat. Drawing: $2,000 Cash Sun. Grand Prize Drawing: $10,000 Cash That means your tickets have an opportunity for $13,000. The tickets are $10 each or six (6) for $50. The last early bird drawing with a prize of $250 will be held on Monday, July 27, and will be aired live online via Streamspot on our website. Buy your tickets now to be eligible for these drawings! You can buy your tickets on our website, in our Parish Office, and at the festival. Tickets will also be sold after Masses prior to the early bird drawing. Thanks to Our Festival Sponsors! Platinum Sponsor - $500 Cassinelli & Shanker - West Chester Orthodontics Community Montessori School The Dog House - Pet Groomer The Kroger Company Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital Mueller Funeral Home SDA Studios Mary St. Romain Tide Dry Cleaners Super Sponsor - $250 Eagle Tee Golf Center Hillandale Family of Communities Dr. Jodie Jenkins DDS Lakota Hills Animal Clinic State Farm Randy Grimes & Brent Arter Wetherington Golf and Country Club Booth Sponsor - $150 Mike Byrne Remodeling Don Reisenberg CPA Estep s Auto Service K&M Auto Lyons & Lyons Attorneys at Law Rack Seven Paving Roth & Hassett, CPAs Schmidt, Dhonau, and Kucner Funeral Homes Schmidt Builders Werling Inc Roofing & Siding West Chester Towing & Auto Repair Thanks to Our Silent Auction Donors! Anna s Petite Nail Salon Arby s CarX and Oil Express Chic Suite Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park COSI Dave and Buster s Grand Finale Restaurant Great Parks of Hamilton County Hyland Family Chiropractic Jag s Steak & Seafood Mad Potter Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown Mindful Wellness Perfection Gymnastics School Recreations Outlet Skate town USA Skyline (747 & Smith Rd.) The Web Twin Dragon Chinese Buffet and Grill West Chester Jazzercise 7

8 Be Christ To One Another! Blood Drive Wednesday, July 15 St. John and the Knights of Columbus will sponsor a Blood Donation Drive on Wednesday, July 15, from 12 to 2:15 p.m. and 3:30 to 7 p.m. in the Pavilion. Your generous blood donation for this worthy cause is needed and appreciated. Donating blood is easy and takes about 20 minutes. The eligibility screening prior to your donation takes about 15 minutes. Donating requirements are: (1) It must be at least 8 weeks since your last whole blood donation; (2) You must be 17 or older (16 with parent consent form); (3) You must weigh over 110 lbs; (4) You are not eligible to donate if you recently had major surgery. Donations of Double Red Cells or Platelets & Plasma are also being accepted. Call Dave Toennis at if you have any questions or if you wish to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins during the blood drive hours are always welcome. Fair Trade Coffee Sales Fair Trade Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate Sales will be held after all Masses in the Gathering Space the weekend of July 18/19. Purchasing Fair Trade coffee, tea, and chocolate assures fair wages for third world farmers providing these products. For more information, please contact Gary Eiser at gary_eiser@yahoo. com or Matt & Elizabeth Waits at mewaits@fuse.net. Thank you for choosing Fair Trade. Share-A-Lunch Sunday, July 26, 9 a.m. Thank you to all contributors and volunteers of SAL in June. SAL will meet next at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 26th in the Pavilion. Please come join us! We will be preparing peanut butter sandwiches and packing about 300 lunches. (Lunches are distributed at Reach Out Lakota and St. Francis-Cincinnati.) In addition to the peanut butter, bread, fruit (apples, oranges, bananas, or cups), snacks, and juice boxes needed for the lunches, we welcome other non-perishable donations, too. These items could be cereal, pasta & sauce, flour, sugar, canned meat & fruit, baby food, and other non-perishables for the pantries. We welcome brown grocery bags for packaging food, too. (Please note that we do not have access to a refrigerator so please refrain from donating natural peanut butter or highly perishable fruit.) Donations can be dropped off during our meeting time or in advance at the parish office. Thanks again for your support! Please contact Diane Claytor at with questions. Divorced & Separated A support group for divorced and separated adults meets Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room. We meet weekly to share life experiences during difficult times. You do not need to walk this path alone. Give yourself a gift of time for sharing and support with others who understand. For more information, call Mary Taylor at ghm.mtaylor@gmail.com. Liturgy of the Word with Children - Assistants/Aides Wanted 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Mass - Help Once a Month or Every Other Month! Liturgy of the Word with Children is a wonderful way to have the young children of the parish (grades 1, 2, and 3) hear God s word in an understandable and relatable way while also having fun. Our current leaders do an excellent job, but it can be a little tough when there is only one leader for Mass. Keeping an eye on children going to the restroom and also listening for the time to send the kids back to the main church are difficult tasks to manage while also leading. These tasks interrupt the time the leaders have to give the Word of God and also take their attention away from the children in this ministry. We would love to have an aide/assistant to help the leaders with those kinds of tasks during the dismissals. As an aide/assistant, you wouldn t have to lead or prepare anything, you would just have to be there for the leader and help in any way you can. This is something you would only have to do once a month or even once every other month during the 9:30 or 11:30 Mass. This can also be anyone 16 year of age or older, and for those young adults looking for service hours, this is a perfect way to complete them. If you are interested in becoming an aide/assistant, please contact Scott Steinke at the Parish Offices ( ) or at ssteinke@stjohnwc.org for more information on this ministry. 8

9 july Chapel...CHA Church...CHU Center... CTR Gathering Space... GS Favret Hall...FH Reconciliation Room... RR South Wing of FH... SW Hospitality Room...HR Pavilion... PAV Room D... RmD Room E...RmE Rooms D&E...RmDE Youth Room... YR Staff Conf. Room...SCR Spirit House... SPH Plaza... PLZ Monday, July 13 8:30am...Mass in memory of Joseph Clements...CHA 9:30am...Bible Study...HR 7:00pm...CRHP... SPH 7:00pm...K of C Council Meetings... PAV 7:30pm...Divorced & Separated... HR Tuesday, July 14 7:00pm...Mass in memory of Larry Hums...CHA Wednesday, July 15 Blood Drive 8:30am...Mass... CHA 11:00am...K of C Blood Drive... PAV Thursday, July 16 8:30am...Mass in memory of Arthur Stefanski...CHA 7:00pm...Bible Study...HR Friday, July 17 8:30am...Communion Service...CHA 9:00am...Prayer Group...HR Saturday, July 18 Fair Trade Coffee Sale 4:00pm...Reconciliation... RR 5:00pm...Mass in memory of Laurie Murden... CHU Sunday, July 19 Fair Trade Coffee Sale Silent Auction Collection 8:00am...Mass in memory of Ramson Ho Tai...CHU 9:30am...Mass for St. John Parishioners...CHU 11:30am...Mass in memory of Loretta Kotch... CHU 12:00pm...Silent Auction Collection...CTR This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity. All bulletin submissions must be received at least twelve (12) days in advance of the date the article is to be included. Interested in advertising in our bulletin? Call Diocesan Publications at and ask for Jim Fath. We are parish #2440. Facility Scheduling All requests for space must be submitted on a Reservation Request Form. You may pick one up at the office, we can fax or one to you, or you can go to click on Parish Info, then on the Parish Space Request Forms. On the first weekend of each month the K of C leads the rosary before all Masses. The rosary will start 20 minutes before Mass except for the 11:30 a.m. Mass. At the 11:30 a.m. Mass, the rosary will begin at 11 a.m. Come and join us as we lead the rosary. We have much to be thankful for and you can also include any special intentions. 9

10 RCIA / Ministry to Returning Catholics Jerry Barney , ext. 121 Stephen Ministry/CRHP Scott Steinke , ext. 115 Young Adult Ministry Caitlyn Russell Companions on the Journey (Grief support for those who have lost a loved one; meets the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month in the Hospitality Room at 7 p.m.) Ron Meyer Small Church Communities (Journey of Faith) Jerry Barney , ext. 121 Sacrament of the Sick (Anointing) Contact the office Communion to the Sick/Shut-Ins Carol Thomas St. Vincent de Paul Steve Gross , ext.120 Divorced & Separated Joan Seibenick , ext.124 Prayer Network If you or someone you know is struggling w/ a difficulty or crisis, contact the Prayer Network. They will ask members of the Network to pray. ...prayernetwork@stjohnwc.org Margaret Kellogg Shirley Gressel Cry Room Cry Room is available to parents during all Masses. Scott Steinke , ext. 115 Hospital Notifications If you know that you are going to the hospital and would like to be remembered at Mass or have a pastoral staff member visit, please call the parish office at We are no longer notified by hospitals or chaplains about parishioners who are ill. Formation & Education Early Childhood Program (during 9:30 Mass) Jodi Krusling... jkrusling@stjohnwc.org PSR (Grds 1-8), 1st Eucharist, 1st Reconciliation Anna Peloquin...apeloquin@stjohnwc.org High School Youth Ministry, Jr. High/High School Activities, Young Adults, Retreats, Confirmation Youth Minister...youth@stjohnwc.org St. Gabriel Consolidated School (our Parish School) Laura Lejeune, Parish Rep St. Gabriel Grade School Pastoral Team Rev. Don West... dwest@stjohnwc.org Deacon Jerry Barney... jbarney@stjohnwc.org Scott Steinke....ssteinke@stjohnwc.org Anna Peloquin... apeloquin@stjohnwc.org Michael Dailey...mdailey@stjohnwc.org Joan Seibenick... jseibenick@stjohnwc.org Auriel Buchanan...abuchanan@stjohnwc.org Parish Staff Karen Hake...khake@stjohnwc.org Sharon Miller... smiller@stjohnwc.org Marianne Ball... mball@stjohnwc.org Kirt Robb... krobb@stjohnwc.org Jodi Krusling... jkrusling@stjohnwc.org Gail Motz...gmotz@stjohnwc.org Joan Egan... joan.egan@cinci.rr.com Deacon Fred Merritt...fmerritt@stjohnwc.org Parish Organizations Pastoral Council, Ken Krusling.. pastoralcouncil@stjohnwc.org Worship Commission, Scott Steinke Justice & Peace Commission, Tony Klimek Finance Committee, Brian Krause Athletic Boosters, Don Bretl Knights of Columbus, Ron Ramhap, GK K of C Membership, Pete Seibenick kofc13608.membership@gmail.com Boy Scouts Troop #940, Don Behm Girl Scouts, Diane Biehle Festival Committee, Ruth Fenton