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the R egion 2 The PaRishes of saint anthony 1 saint cecilia 1 saint margaret-saint John Rev. Jamie WebeR, PastoR 871-5757, ext. 201, jweber@eastsideregion.org Rev. Jacob Willig, PaRochial vicar 871-5757, ext. 205, jwillig@eastsideregion.org louis Jacquemin, seminarian intern louis@eastsideregion.org marta misleh, assistant to the PastoR 871-5757, ext. 207, mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.org cody egner, Regional dir. of Religious ed. 871-5757, ext. 215, cegner@eastsideregion.org matt springer, Reg. dir. fin. & operations 871-5757, ext. 204, mspringer@eastsideregion.org don franer, Regional facilities manager 968-5089, dfraner@eastsideregion.org holly hemak Regional moms group moms@stceciliacincinnati.org nathan beiersdorfer brotherhood (Regional mens group) nathan.beiersdorfer@yahoo.com Joe fondacaro annulments 871-5757, ext. 222, jfondacaro@eastsideregion.org society of st. vincent de Paul st. cecilia tom mcnally, 871-5757, ext. 203 st. margaret-st. John steve hofmann, 271-0856 St. anthony parish 6104 Desmond Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 www.stanthonychurch.net PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Mary Anne Mia Bressler, 271-0920, ext. 102 miabressler@stanthonychurch.net AdMInISTRATIvE ASSISTAnT: Sheila Rosselli, 271-0920, ext. 101 sheila@stanthonychurch.net director Of MuSIC: Michelle Markert, 271-0920, ext. 103 michellemarkert@stanthonychurch.net director Of OuTREACH & network Of CARE: Joy Middleton, 271-0920, ext. 104 joymiddleton@stanthonychurch.net St. CeCilia parish 3105 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 www.stceciliacincinnati.org PARISH SECRETARy: Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202 bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.org MuSIC director/stewardship: Robert Kellison, 871-5757, ext. 208 bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org COORdInATOR Of young AduLTS MIn./WEddIng date SCHEduLIng: sarah Rose bort, sbort@stceciliacincinnati.org St. MaRgaRet-St. JOhn PaRiSh 4100 Watterson Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 www.smsjparish.com AdMInISTRATIvE ASSISTAnT: Mary Mathers, 271-0856 marymathers@fuse.net director Of SACREd MuSIC: Cody Egner, 871-5757, ext. 215 cegner@eastsideregion.org LAy MInISTRIES: fr. Jacob Willig, 271-0856 jwillig@eastsideregion.org Please check the parish websites for additional ministry information. Priest emergency Line: 513-815-5038
M ASS InTEnTIOnS for THIS W EEK WEEKLy SCHEduLE the cor ner WEEKEnd MASSES St. Anthony: Sun. 8:30 & 11:30 AM St. Cecilia: Sat. 4 PM, Sun. 8 & 10 AM St. Margaret-St. John: Sat. 3 PM, Sun. 10 AM daily MASSES St. Cecilia: Mon.-Sat. 9 AM, Wed. 6:45 AM St. Margaret-St. John: Mon.-Fri. 11:45 AM daily COMMunIOn SERvICE St. Cecilia: Mon.-Sat. 8 AM HOLy day MASSES St. Anthony: 7 PM Vigil St. Cecilia: 9 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:30 PM St. Margaret-St. John: 11:45 AM CIvIC HOLIdAy MASSES St. Cecilia: 9 AM COnfESSIOnS St. Cecilia: 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 St. Margaret-St. John: Mon.-Fri. 12:15PM; Sat. 2-2:30 PM; Sun. 9-9:30 AM AdORATIOn St. Cecilia: Wed. 9:30 AM-8 PM; Holy Hour: 7-8 PM St. Anthony: Thurs. Holy Hour with Confessions: 7-8 PM St. Margaret-St. John: First Friday Holy Hour 10:30 AM STATIOnS Of THE CROSS St. Cecilia: Fri. 9:30 AM MOndAy, OCTOBER 29 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Ron Meldon Off Carl & Linda DeBlasio 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Margaret House Off Robert & Patricia Stites TuESdAy, OCTOBER 30 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of Saint Cecilia Families 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Alice Wood Off Ron & Jackie Robinson WEdnESdAy, OCTOBER 31 6:45 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of Saint Cecilia Families 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Michael Zsolezai Off Herta Larison 9:30 AM (St. Cecilia) All Day Adoration with Holy Hour from 7-8 PM with Confessions until 7:50 PM 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Kathy & Don Hall Off Donna McCormick THuRSdAy, november 1 (ALL SAInTS day) 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of Saint Cecilia Families 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Grover & Jeanne Hord Off Tom & Jani 12:10 PM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of Saint Cecilia Families 5:30 PM (St. Cecilia) Paul & Rita Wellage Off Ron & Lorna Case friday, november 2 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) All the Faithful Departed 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Frank Perkowski Off Marianne 7:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Candlelight Mass for Deceased Members of the Parish 7:00 PM (SMSJ) Mass for Deceased Members of the Parish SATuRdAy, november 3 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of Cindy & John Mettey - 28th Wedding Anniversary 1:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Wedding of Chris Eisenacher & Kara Magoteaux 3:00 PM (SMSJ) Vonda Sue Kahles Off Fr. Jacob Willig 4:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Doris J. Icsman Off Jeff Icsman 6:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Wedding of Anthony Brannen & Adrienne Williams SundAy, november 4 8:00 AM (St. Cecilia) For the People 8:30 AM (St. Anthony) Roy Bennett Off Randy Bennett 10:00 AM (St. Cecilia) John Kavanagh Off The Greulich Family Jim & Donna, Katie Rose, & Chris & Cathy & Family 10:00 AM (SMSJ) Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Margaret-St. John 11:30 AM (St. Anthony) John Seibert Off Seibert family 3 october 28, 2018 all saints today we have our annual all saints parades at st. cecilia at the 10:00 mass and at st. anthony at the 11:30 mass. it is one of my favorite feast days! i love to see all of the children dressed up in their saint costumes. it helps us remember that the saints are our role models and that we can strive to live our lives as they did. there are many ways for us to learn more about catholic saints. there are a lot of books for both adults and children to help us learn about the lives of the saints. there are also a lot of online sites that teach us about their lives. at st. cecilia, there is a family faith table that has coloring pages about the saint of the week or fun pages that teach the children facts about saints and their feast days. Recently one of the parish Worship commissions watched a video about all saints day. take some time this week to watch it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6qcbnhczkc&vl=en), or find a book about the lives of the saints that you might want to read for your spiritual growth. Please remember that the feast of all saints is a holy day of obligation. We will have masses in our region on nov. 1 at st. cecilia at 9:00 am, 12:10 Pm, and 5:30 Pm and at st. margaret-st. John at 11:45 am. amen? amen! statewide day of adoration for vocations will be Wednesday, november 7, 2018. Join us in prayer as we beg the harvest master for more laborers for the harvest during a holy hour at 7 Pm at st. cecilia. marriage banns of saint cecilia iii ii i Anthony Brannen & Adrienne Williams John Webster & Katherine Gabis Ray White & Molly Day
Pa s t o R s R a m b l i n g s 4 1 2 4 5 6 7 3 PaDRe PiO: the Padre Pio relics were viewed by many people in the city and a lot of our staff and parishioners (photo 1). i went to the cathedral and helped hear confessions. 1 PaRiShiOneR Sgt. DaviD LeWiS awarded: in the month of september, st. cecilia parishioner sgt. david lewis (photo 2) was awarded the dunkin donuts officer of the month. he was given the lifesaving award for his quick action in saving the life of a juvenile. he got the honor of receiving the donut belt to wear with pride. congratulations, sgt. dave! 1 St. anthony SteePLe CLOCk: thanks to the dedicated efforts of parishioner dave buhlman, two of the faces of the st. anthony steeple clock (photo 3) are keeping time for the first time in several years. 1 50-yeaR anniversary: two longtime parishioners and alumni from st. cecilia Parish and school just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. congratulations, ken and ann laake (photo 4, with Monsignor Lane), who were also married at st. cecilia. 1 vacations: i was able to take two short vacations in october. i have a great group of friends from high school that i still keep in touch with. We went to gatlinburg and did some hiking and then went to the notre dame football game (photo 5). 1 new BaPtiSMaL FOnt BaSe: i am so grateful to parishioner steve bowman who built the new base for st. cecilia s baptismal font (photo 6). We really needed a new base that allows the font to be mobile. 1 COngRatuLatiOnS! sarah crist and matthew bova (photo 7) were married on oct. 6. fr. Jason was the presider of their wedding. Please keep thi couple in your prayers. 1 ReSt in PeaCe: fr. tom espelege (photo 8) passed away at the age of 75. he was the pastor of st. John deer Park for 19 years and was a priest for nearly 50 years. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.
news & notes 5 a commitment to stewardship How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me? - Ps. 116:12 it s about PRayeR. as stewards, we set aside time each day to pray time to listen to god and hear exactly what it is that the lord calls each of us to do, whether it be in individual prayer or prayer with others, as a family or as a parish community. it s about MiniStRy. as stewards, we nurture all we have been given so that it yields its increase. god has given us so many abilities and talents. together, by giving freely of our time and talent, we can make our world, our parish, our community, our home a wonderful showcase of god s love. it s about FinanCe. as good stewards, we thank god by returning a portion of his gifts through our financial giving. only we know how much god has given us. only we know how grateful we are. only we know how much we can give responsibly. but god does repeatedly ask us to give from our abundance to give of our first fruits. it s about COMMitMent. at the end of time, we will only have the things we gave away. everything we kept, we will no longer be able to keep. our lives are a process of giving and sharing. at the end of time, we will be happy about everything we ever gave away and be rewarded as good and faithful stewards. A Message from Our Pastoral Intern hello, i am louie Jacquemin. i am a seminarian studying to be a priest of the archdiocese of cincinnati, and i am in my Pastoral internship year, which means that i have three more years until, god willing, i will be ordained a priest. i am the son of lou and connie Jacquemin, and nephew of fr. george Jacquemin, a former pastor at st. anthony. i am also the great nephew of fr. John Jacquemin (once the procurator of st. gregory seminary), so there is a history of Jacquemins who have served as priests of this archdiocese! i also have a sister who is a religious. her name is sr. Jeanne-marie of the cross. she is a carmelite nun in fairfield, Pennsylvania, and she will be making her profession of solemn vows this november. originally from east of hamilton, ohio, i grew up working alongside my hardworking father on the family farm. my very generous mother homeschooled my brother, four sisters, and me, kindergraten through high school. i went to cincinnati state technical school to study aviation maintenance, after which i worked in that field for several years before beginning my studies for the priesthood at the Pontifical college Josephinum seminary in columbus, ohio. upon completion of my studies there, i applied to mount st. mary s seminary of the West to study theology, and have been there for two years now. seminary is very much like living in a large family with lots of brothers. i am grateful to serve the parishes in this region, and i look forward to getting to know and to pray with the parishioners. Annual St. Margaret-St. John Turkey Dinner Sunday, Nov. 11, from 3-7 PM the dinner cost will be $9.00 for an adult and $5.00 for a child. volunteers needed!please join us on nov. 10, anytime from 8 am until noon, to help set up and cook the dinner for our annual turkey dinner on nov. 11. it s a wonderful way to meet people spending the morning talking and laughing while... peeling potatoes, getting cranberry sauce ready, setting up the cafeteria and other tasks for making this delicious dinner happen. We need many hands to make the work load lighter. Please contact mary mathers with any questions at marymathers@fuse.net or 513-271-0856. End of Life Preparations Planning arrangements that will bring peace and comfort to the family of their deceased member. holy trinity church norwood, trinity hall, saturday, november 10, 9:00 am through 11:30 am. speakers: fr. Ray kellerman (holy trinity church), tara fridley (naegele funeral home), and mr. Pat Williams (gate of heaven cemetery). Pre-planning funeral, burial arrangements, personal record keeping such as insurance, real estate, business interest, location of important documents, organ donations, and the church s teaching on cremation will be shared. hosted by the norwood knights of columbus, RsvP to sk Joe friedhof (513-236-0791) and mr. Pat Williams (gate of heaven) 513-489-0300 by saturday, november 3.
e a s t s i d e fa i t h 6 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. Psalm 25:9 Deacons at Mass: Communion and Concluding Rites (Part 10 of 10) Catholic Saint of the Week Marie Frances therese Martin (st. therese of lisieux, 1873-1897) entered the carmel of lisieux in 1889 at the age of 15. her motto came from the well-known words of st. John of the cross: love is repaid by love alone. her autobiography The Story of a Soul, describes in child-like simplicity her practical way to live a holy life in a commonplace world. st. therese left us personal notes, observations, and insights jotted down on the way to sanctity. she calls it the little Way, by which she means doing everything and suffering everything with an awareness of god s presence. she could see nothing outstanding about herself but understood she was precious in god s sight. for the final 18 months of her life, she experienced an agonizingly slow and painful death, using it as another opportunity for acceptance and living in the spirit of love. during the kiss of peace, it is the deacon s role to invite all present to participate, let us offer each other a sign of peace. as an ordinary minister of holy communion, during the singing of the lamb of god, the deacon assists the priest in preparing the vessels for distribution. the deacon then receives communion from the priest and then helps minister communion to any extraordinary ministers. during the communion procession, the deacon often ministers the blood of christ if communion is distributed under both kinds. after communion, the deacon reposes any remaining hosts in the tabernacle. at the end of mass, if there is a solemn blessing, the deacon invites all to bow your heads and to pray for god s blessing. after the blessing, the deacon dismisses the people. the priest and deacon reverence the altar with a kiss. the deacon walks to the right of the priest during the recessional (symbolizing his ancient role as the bishop s right hand man, which is a traditional etymology of that phrase). Nathan Beiersdorfer is in formation to be ordained a permanent deacon at St Cecilia parish. hearing god s voice amidst the noise and busy-ness of our lives can be difficult. but he is always there to guide and help us, and he has given us other people and resources to help us, as well. if you think god may be calling you to religious life and you need someone to talk to, call fr. dan schmitmeyer at 421.3131, ext. 2890. Walking the Camino de Santiago A 9-DAy young ADult PilgrimAge June 6-14, 2019 For more information AnD to register, visit s t c e c i li A c i n c i n n At i. org. becoming catholic curious about the church? Want to learn more? call us today at 513-871-5757, ext. 215.
focus on J ustice 7 it is in the eucharist that all that has been created finds its greatest exaltation. grace, which tends to manifest itself tangibly, found unsurpassable expression when god himself became man and gave himself as food for his creatures. the lord, in the culmination of the mystery of the incarnation, chose to reach our intimate depths through a fragment of matter. he comes not from above, but from within, he comes that we might find him in this world of ours. Pope Francis, Laudato Si st. francis Pledge tolton: from slave to Priest october s st. francis feast day prompts us once again to reflect on how we care for the earth. st. francis s love and care for creation challenges us today, as we begin to see the grave effects of climate change. mindful of those who are already directly suffering from fires and floods, and aware of the need to protect the earth for those who succeed us, let us be firm in our response to this sign of the times. take the st. francis pledge to pray, live, and advocate laudato si. visit www.catholicclimatecovenant.org for more info. this saint luke production is presented as a part of national black catholic month series. there are four productions in the greater cincinnati area, but the only one that requires tickets is the university of dayton on november 4, 2018. each venue will have limited seating [250 maximum]. Sat., nov. 3 Cintas Center, Xavier university 3 PM Sun., nov. 4 kennedy union, univ. of Dayton 3 PM tues., nov. 6 Schaepper Center, elder hs 6:30 PM Weds., nov. 7 alumni hall, Purcell Marian hs 6:30 PM living the st. francis Pledge black catholic family/history month obey the speed limit when driving. every 10 mph faster reduces fuel economy by about 4 mpg, a figure that remains fairly constant regardless of vehicle size. next weekend we will begin our yearly celebration of the contributions of black catholics to the church in america and around the world. We will kick the month off next sunday, november 4, when we welcome deacon dan thomas as our guest homilist at both st. anthony masses. in between the liturgies, we will enjoy a Front Porch Chat with Jessie thomas. longtime parishioners may remember front Porch chats, an informal conversation with an african american member of the parish about his/her experience as a black catholic. the chat will take place in the parish center between masses. evening Prayer on tuesday, october 30, at 7 Pm, we will have evening prayer at st. anthony. our intention for this month s prayer will be those who live with mental illness, along with those who love them and those who provide care for them. meac donations don t forget that the first sunday of the month is the day when we ask you to bring donations for meac. items most needed are cereal, canned fruit (mandarin oranges and pineapple), canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken, spam, canned or powdered milk, deodorant, shampoo, body soap, feminine hygiene products, razors, toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissue, laundry detergent, dish detergent. st. anthony fall cleanup on november 11 the st. anthony buildings & grounds committee plans to clean up the parish grounds in preparation for winter. if you have some time between 9 am and 4 Pm that day and are willing to help, please sign up on the sheet in the back of church. the final day of the fall cleanup is saturday, december 8. all are invited to a Mass of Remembrance on friday, nov. 2, at st. margaret-st. John Parish at 7 Pm. the deceased loved ones from st. anthony and st. margaret-st. John will be remembered at this special commemorative mass. man must make a choice: god or nothing, silence or noise. Robert Cardinal Sarah