ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO April 2, 2017 CHURCH FEST IS HERE! AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! Every year parishioners pitch in to clean our church...wash down the chairs and pillars in the chapels with oil soap, clean glass, and oil the Stations of the Cross and some of our precious statues. There are 548 chairs in the nave, 44 on the east side, 34 on the west side, 45 in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, and 48 in loft, not to mention all the pillars and glass! Join us on Monday, April 3, any time from 6:00 to 8:30. We will provide the cleaning liquids; you bring buckets and rags! HOLY WEEK BEGINS NEXT SUNDAY NO ORDINARY TIME Holy Week marks time in a different way. It is no ordinary time. We follow Jesus in his final days, through his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, through his last supper with his friends, through his agony in the garden, his betrayal, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, his struggle to carry his cross, his crucifixion, death, burial... and resurrection! During Holy Week, we walk through and relive our salvation history. We learn how to live the Paschal Mystery with Jesus as we go through our own sufferings, carry our own crosses, and rise again in hope and the love of God. Please don t let this time be ordinary. While we all might spend our week in different ways, we can all still be mindful of what our Lord did for us; we can still pray with him; we can still be especially grateful to him in the ways that we remember and mark our days. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays 7:00 p.m. April 7 Please join us for our final Stations of the Cross this Lenten season. READINGS FOR APRIL 9 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 21:1-11 With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE March 25 & 26 Adults $11,702.00 Children $1.00 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. RECEIVE THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Communal reconciliation services will be offered at St. Helen on Tuesday, April 4, at 7:00 p.m. This service will be in the form of Taize prayer along with the Sacrament. CALLING ALL ANNIVERSARY COUPLES Will you be celebrating your 25, 50, 60, 65, or even your 70 or 75th year of marriage in 2017? If so, please let us know about it! We will recognize you during Mass, followed by a wonderful brunch for the anniversary couples, on April 30th. Please call the parish office if you are able to attend, 254-6233. This week, CRS Rice Bowl invites us to enter into solidarity with Dita in Ethiopia, and see how her newfound entrepreneurial skills are providing three meals a day for her children even during a devastating drought. What skills have you discovered this Lent that can be put to good use in building God s kingdom? Let us pray this week for the people of Ethiopia and for those who suffer from drought.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, APRIL 2 8:00 a.m. Jean Knapke (Knapke Family) 10:30 a.m. Dennis Hilgeford Birthday Remembrance (Family) MONDAY, APRIL 3 8:15 a.m. Walleser Family Remembrance (Alice Griffin) TUESDAY, APRIL 4 8:15 a.m. Santina Tarlano (Paul Tarlano) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 8:15 a.m. Rosann Young (The Baxley Family) THURSDAY, APRIL 6 8:15 a.m. Anna Lee (Anonymous) FRIDAY, APRIL 7 8:15 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, APRIL 8 5:00 p.m. Joe Rocco (Lucille Lynch) SUNDAY, APRIL 9 8:00 a.m. David Vonderheide (Donna Hilgeford) 10:30 a.m. Pat Forsthoefel (Phil & Darlene Wetzel) FESTIVAL DOLL BOOTH Attention crafters!! Whether you knit, sew, crochet or just enjoy being creative, the doll booth could use your help! We have many dolls and few people to dress them. Won t you please consider taking a few dolls home to dress for this popular booth. All supplies will be provided. Please contact Lisa, 902-9905 for details. CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, APRIL 3 Novena-CH 9:00 a.m. Church Cleaning-CH 6:00 p.m. Festival Ticket Turn-In-SB 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m. Bible Study-SJN 9:00 a.m. Lenten Reconciliation Service-CH 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Centering Prayer-SJN 3:15 p.m. SvDP Meeting-HR 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Palm Fest-HR 8:30 a.m. FRIDAY, APRIL 7 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception Way of the Cross-CH 2:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross-CH 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 8 5:00 p.m. Mass-Fr. Satish SUNDAY, APRIL 9 8:00 a.m. Mass-Fr. Satish 10:30 a.m. Fr. Satish CH-Church HR-Helen Room SB-Smith Building GYM-School Gym SJN-St Julie Meeting Rm-1st fl. SJB-St Julie Meeting Rm-2nd fl. SJA-St Julie Dining Rm-1st fl. BSC-Blessed Sacrament Chapel JOIN US THIS SUNDAY IN THE SMITH BUILDING, FOLLOWING MASS, FOR COFFEE & DONUT SUNDAY! GROW YOU KNOWLEDGE OF MARY S GARDENS Walk through a living indoor garden planted with flowers whose names and stories honor the Blessed Virgin Mother. March 25-Mat 10 at University of Dayton s Roesch Library. go.udayton.edu/marysgardens FAIR TRADE ITEMS AVAILABLE Many varieties of coffee, tea, and chocolate, (we have chocolate Easter eggs!) along with olive oil will be available to purchase today during coffee and donuts in the Smith Building. Please stop by and support this worthy ministry. 2ND FESTIVAL TICKET TURN-IN MONDAY, APRIL 3 7-8:30 P.M. You may mail your tickets to the Parish Office, drop them in the collection basket or bring them to the SMITH BUILDING. Please make any checks out to St. Helen Parish. For additional tickets or questions contact: DeDe Moran 254-4432, Don Hilgeford 252-1963 or the Parish Office, 254-6234.... Ask a neighbor... call a friend...bring them to the next turn- in...50 dollars you can win!!!
ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO April 2, 2017 Do you have a little free time on Thursday Morning, April 6? We are throwing our 2nd Annual Palmfest at 9:00 a.m., after the 8:15 Mass! Assuming that the day will be bright with sunshine (and even it is it not), we invite you to wear shorts and sunglasses (if it will help you pretend) and join us in further pretending for a few moments that our Palm Sunday palms are really palms trees. Imagine that you are relaxing on the sand... listening to the ocean or some steel drum music... drinking coffee or tea or orange juice or crisp, cold water... enjoying a bagel and fresh fruit... AND, (here is the real selling point): separating and cutting our box of 1100 palms in preparation for our Lord s Palm Sunday processions! Fellowship, food, and light work make fun ministry! Little ones content to play with their own toys and babies in pumpkin seats welcome! Call Mary in the Church Office to reserve your place at the table! 254-6233! SHOES FOR THE SHOELESS: Our Holy Thursday Special Collection Mission: to provide properly fitting shoes to children in desperate need. Vision: To have no child endure the unnecessary physical and emotional distress that accompanies having no shoes or tattered shoes that do not fit. Simply, we hope to give hope. We provide kids with brand new shoes that fit, along with a clean pair of socks. For some kids, it's the first time they've ever owned a brand new pair of shoes. On Holy Thursday, we will take donations of new socks of all kinds for children and cash donations for the purchase of new shoes! Mel McWilliams of our parish staff has volunteered with this organization. If you have any questions about it, feel free to give Mel a call. Let time stop for you during Holy Week...Enter into and allow the joy and sorrow of Palm Sunday, the power and simplicity of Holy Thursday, and the pain of Good Friday to lead you to Resurrection on Easter!
HOLY WEEK: A WEEK OF PROCESSIONS Funeral Procession by artist Ellis Wilson In our Catholic tradition, processions allow us to walk together with God on the pilgrimage of life. The Dictionary of the Liturgy by Rev. Jovian P. Lang, OFM (Catholic Book Publishing Co., New York, 1989) states that Processions translate marvelously the ordered, calm, trusting, and joyous life, the need of collective prayer, and the joy in the triumph of our Savior. Liturgy employs all the arts for the glory of God and so could not leave out the art of movement, dignified and measured choreography, which appeals to all parts of the human body. On Palm Sunday, weather permitting, we will gather outside the church, and, in memory of Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem, we will all process up the center aisle with our palms, reverence the altar with a bow, cross the front of the church, and move down the side aisles to our seats. On Holy Thursday, weather permitting, we will process with the Eucharist outside, through the garden, and into the gym, where the Eucharist will be reposed in a separate tabernacle, and a sacred space will be created for all-night adoration. All of these movements and gestures are part of our dignified and measured choreography in praise of our Lord! Please join us in this procession if you are physically able. How powerful it is when we share experiences in the Body of Christ!
ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO April 2, 2017 POSITIONS AVAILABLE Elizabeth s New Life Center is filling a consultant position for our Dayton Women s Center. The position is part-time, 24 hours per week. Prefer a Bachelor s or Associates degree with experience in social work, social services, counseling or related field. Non-profit and crisis pregnancy experience a plus. Please check our website under employment at elizabethnewlife.org. Full-time, year round position available at Mount Saint John. Grounds maintenance, turf/landscape experience, mechanically inclined. Apply at Bergamo Center, 4400 Shakertown Rd, Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm. The benefits are offered by the Marianst Province, USA are: medical, dental, vision, life, social security, Workers Comp, 12 paid holidays, paid time off, and uniforms. Responsible for performing various tasks related to Mount Saint John facilities. These tasks may include, but not limited to landscaping, grounds care, maintaining machinery and equipment, snow removal, renovation projects, painting of interior and exterior areas of the Mount Saint John campus, general cleaning as required, and minor facilities project tasks. THE LPMP IS RETURNING TO MCCARTYVILLE! Is God calling you to something new? Grow in faith, knowledge and pastoral skills through the Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Pastoral Ministry Program. Saturday morning and afternoon classes in Catechism, Doctrine, Discipleship, Scripture, History, Evangelization and Theology help you learn about your faith and prepare for new opportunities. We will offer the full nondegreed Certificate option, including academics, mentoring, and pastoral formation, at Sacred Heart of Jesus in McCartyville from August 2017 through May 2019. Designed for busy adults, the LPMP helps you become a more effective missionary disciple serving families, parishes and communities. Graduates work in a variety of paid and volunteer roles, including catechists, chaplains, permanent deacons, RCIA team members, DRE s, youth ministers and advocates for life. Call Deacon Hal Belcher at 419-305-5486 or email hbelcher001@woh.rr.com for more information or to set up an appointment.