READINGS FOR AUGUST 6 Daniel 7:9-10, Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9

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1 ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO July 30, 2017 THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE BEREAVEMENT LUNCHEON MINISTRY LAST WEEKEND The opportunity to gather for a nice meal after the emotion of a funeral can be a real source of comfort for family and friends dealing with a loss. We are blessed as a parish to have people willing to minister to others in their time of need! If you were unable to sign up last weekend and would be available on a rotating basis to serve at a luncheon, call through the list of volunteers to make a dish, or prepare a casserole, vegetable, salad, or dessert for a funeral luncheon, please contact Carol Engel at She will be happy to talk to you! READINGS FOR AUGUST 6 Daniel 7:9-10, Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9 With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE July 22 & 23 Adults $13, Children $3.00 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. ATTENTION: NEW AND 2ND YEAR SERVERS Our training session will be held next Sunday, August 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the church. We will pray together and learn the various ways of supporting the priest and deacon during Mass. Parents or guardians should bring children into church and check in with Miss Mary. At 4 p.m., please come back into church to pick the children up. Doing so makes it easier to account for each child. Thank you to all of the students who signed up, and thank you to the parents who are supporting their children as they give of their time in the work of the church! Join us in the Smith Building NEXT SUNDAY, following Mass, for the return of Coffee & Donut Sunday (Coffee, donuts, bagels, fruit, and juice will be available.) IN SEARCH OF WISDOM... OF AN UNDER- STANDING HEART In today s first reading, Solomon prays, Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong. Lord, may we rejoice in our similarities rather than revel smugly in our differences. May we seek to understand one another. May we, in the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. May we be one in you.

2 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, JULY 30 8:00 a.m. For all service members 10:30 a.m. Dennis Barhorst (Dave & Judy Sutter) MONDAY, JULY 31 8:15 a.m. Marilyn Berger (Dave & Judy Sutter) TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 8:15 a.m. Bill Hovey (St Helen SVdP) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 8:15 a.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 8:15 a.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 8:15a.m. Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 5:00 p.m. Nicholas Karmele (Family) SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 8:00 a.m. Jean Knapke (Knapke Family) 10:30 a.m. Pam Weese (Huffman Family) FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS ARE BACK! Join us next Sunday in the Smith Building during coffee and donuts to purchase your favorite Fair Trade items! Many varieties of coffee, tea, and chocolate will be available, along with olive oil. Purchasing Fair Trade products is a win-win-- your purchase supports the livelihoods of farmers and you get a delicious product!! Plan to stop by August 6th to check out all of the choices that are available! THANK YOU There are no words to adequately express my gratitude and appreciation for your support during the last two months. My 29 year old daughter, Sarah had asthma since she was 18 months old. She was admitted to the hospital 5/16 following a severe attack. She died 6/7/17. The hospital visits, the support as we planned her funeral, the food the bereavement committee provided, the cards, texts, calls, flowers and food have all meant so much to us. We will never forget your kindness. With the grace of God and your support, we are getting through each day. May God bless each of you abundantly! We are humbly grateful! Kim Vesey and son, Patrick Vesey CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, JULY 31 Novena-9:00 a.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 Centering Prayer-SJN 3:15 p.m. CtBS Meeting-SJN 7:00 p.m. Secular Order of Franciscan s Mass-CH 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 VBS-GYM 6:00 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception-8:15 am Parish Office Closed SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 5:00 p.m. Fr. Geraci SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 8:00 a.m. Mass-Fr. Satish 10:30 a.m. Mass-Fr. Satish ST. HELEN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO is proud to continue the tradition of the St. Helen Christmas Bazaar. The 2017 Christmas Bazaar will take place on Saturday, December 2 nd. Registration for craft vendors is now open for St. Helen parishioners and school families. If you would like to register for the 2017 bazaar please contact Amy Comer at amycomer@sbcglobal.net or Be sure to register early to guarantee your space. We are also looking for handmade craft donations for the PTO table. If you are interested in donating items such as Afghans, baby blankets, wreaths, woodworking items, paper crafts, jewelry or any other handmade item please contact Amy Comer. THANK YOU FROM THE MORRISEY FAMILY My family and I are so grateful for the kindness and care and support shown to us by fellow parishioners and the Bereavement Committee following the death of my husband, Ed. Thank you all so much. Rose Morrisey

3 ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO July 30, 2017 INVITE A FRIEND TO JOIN THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY! Have you had family or friends ask you about your Catholic faith? Or do you know someone who is seeking something deeper in their lives? Invite them to explore the Catholic faith through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). People who are unbaptized or who have been baptized in another faith but wish to become Catholic are invited to learn about the faith, encounter Jesus Christ and His love in prayer and liturgical worship, and lead a life of discipleship supported by the faith community. I have come that you may have life and have it to the full. John 10:10. If you or someone you know is interested, contact Shaughn Phillips at shaughn.phillips@sthelenparish.org or at to learn more about being initiated into the church. Inquiry sessions about Catholicism begin August 22 at 7 pm in the St. Julie Center.

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5 ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO July 30, 2017 Did you know that many children in our community, including those in our parish and school, run the risk of not having any food to eat over the weekend? Did you know that we have a program, Feed the Spirit, which provides food and shelf-stable milk and juice to these children? Did you know that we get money from the Box Tops for Education program which we use to purchase these food supplies? Please watch for the Box Tops coupons on the items you purchase. Clip and send them to the parish of school office OR place them in a sealed enveloped marked Box Tops and drop them in the collection basket. We are all the village that cares for our children!

6 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME EXTENDED CARE JOBS AVAILABLE New positions are open for the St. Helen Extended Care program, our before and after school program. We are changing and growing so we are seeking more staff to help for the morning and afternoon. Possible hours are Monday- Friday 6:35 a.m. - 7:35 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Requirements include background check/fingerprinting, Child Protection Class (Virtus), and continuing education. If interested, please Julie Hunt at jhunt@sthelenschl.org. CREDIT UNION NEWS Summer is quickly fading into cooler weather, routine schedules and school expenses. If you re finding the desire for one last get-away weekend, extra funding for school items, or have a growing list of home projects, then the St. Helen Federal Credit Union can help out with our Easy Breezy Summer Fun Loan! Borrow up to $2000 for 12 months at a starting APR of 3.99% and you ll be able to plan that project, cover school costs, or maybe take that much needed vacation. For more information, please contact us at or stop by our office. ELIZABETH 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! SPIRITUAL COMPANIONING COURSE AT BERGAMO The Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning will be offering courses in Spiritual Direction/Companioning each Tuesday evening from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm beginning Oct. 10, Instructors are experienced Spiritual Directors from around the Cincinnati Archdiocese. The cost for the program is $300 per semester. If interested, please contact Barb Kozlowski, Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 4:30 p.m. at or at barbk@bergamocenter.or A WEEKEND OF DISCOVERY A LIFETIME OF LOVE!! You re invited to attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend, where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, chores, and phones and focus only on each other. If you d like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you ll like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can make! The upcoming Marriage Encounter weekends are; September 22-24, St. Joseph Parish, Cold Springs, KY (non-residential; full content weekend with participants returning home each evening, no overnight stay.) October 20-22, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, Norwood, OH. November 3-5, Spiritual Center of Maria Stein, Maria Stein, OH. For more information or to register contact Dave or Jan Stockelman, or , code 00 or dj2378@fuse.net or MICHAEL O NEILL Micheal O Neill, also known as The Miracle Hunter, will speak at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood, Ohio on August 31, 2017 as part of Our Lady of Light Foundation s Annual Days of Prayer and Mercy. Mr. O Neill is a celebrated Mariologist, Radio host (Relevant Radio s The Miracle Hunter ) and author of the books 365 Days with Mary and Exploring the Miraculous. He has been interviewed numerous times on EWTN s News Nightly and Bookmark, and on Catholic radio like the Catholic Channel on Sirius XM, as well as secular media outlets like Fox & Friends and Live Science magazine. As we mark the centennial of Our Lady of Fatima, Mr. O Neill will share his knowledge of Fatima and other Marian apparitions during his 7 pm talk. Suggested donation for Mr. O Neill is $40, which includes a dinner buffet ($400 for a table of 10). Speaker only suggested donation is $25. Reservations can be made by calling the OLL office ( ) or on our website with PayPal: at Be sure to include your name, contact info and number of reservations

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