ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 1, 2017 Thank you for whatever help you can give during our second collection this weekend in support of organizations that foster a love and respect for all human life! READINGS FOR OCTOBER 8 Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE September 23 & 24 Adults $12,445.51 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. Wednesday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m. We will meet in front of the school In case of rain we will move inside near the entrance to the gym RCIA SPONSORS! Have you ever thought of accompanying someone going through RCIA? BECOME AN RCIA SPONSOR! It is a great way to serve our community, witness to the Good News, and experience the beauty of RCIA. Call Shaughn Phillips at the parish office or email him at shaughn.phillips@sthelenparish.org to volunteer! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW 8TH GRADE EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS The students were commissioned at Mass last Wednesday. Here they are sporting their Welles Crowther Memorial Bandanas. Welles, a young equities trader who always had a red bandana with him, sacrificed his own life to save the lives of at least 12 people in the south tower of the World Trade Center on September 11. Those whom he rescued recalled the man in the red bandana. It, then, is our symbol of the courage Welles showed...the way be became Christ to those in need. Thank you to all of these kids!
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1 8:00 a.m. Ed Morrisey (Leisure Club) 10:30 a.m. Pat Forsthoefel Birthday (Indalecio Family) MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 8:15 a.m. Jean Knapke (Knapke Family) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 8:15 a.m. Peg Butler Birthday Remembrance (Butler Family) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 8:15 a.m. Lawrence Skiple (Roger & Karla Obergefell) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 8:15 a.m. Louis Ciambro (Nephew) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 8:15a.m. Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 5:00 p.m. Bill Hovey (Jane Potts) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 8:00 a.m. Dominic Tarlano (Tarlano Family) 10:30 a.m. George Bauer Remembrance (Bauer Family) ST. HELEN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO excited to announce that the 2017 Christmas Bazaar is sold out! We will have 46 vendors and over 50 tables of handcrafted items for all your Christmas shopping needs. Be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, December 2 n. We will be putting the volunteer schedule together soon, if you have helped at the Christmas Bazaar in the past and would like to help again, please contact Amy Comer at amycomer@sbcglobal.net or 231-9226. We are also looking for handmade craft donations for the PTO table and raffle baskets. If you are interested in donating items such as Afghans, baby blankets, wreaths, woodworking items, paper crafts, jewelry or any other handmade item for the PTO table or items for the raffle baskets please contact Amy. CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 Novena-9:00 a.m. Secular Order of Franciscan s-sj1 6:00 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m. Bible Study-SJ1 9:00 a.m. Bible Study-SJ1 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Centering Prayer-SJ1 3:15 p.m. SVDP Meeting-HR 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception-8:15 am First Friday Eucharistic Adoration-BSC 10:00 a.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 5:00 p.m. Fr. Satish SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 8:00 a.m. Mass-Fr. Satish 10:30 a.m. Mass-Fr. Satish SAVE THE DATE! Our annual All Saints Bonfire on the Hill & Trunk or Treat will be after 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, October 28. FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Next Friday, October 6, is First Friday and our parish day of Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration begins at 10 AM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel and closes from 5-6 p.m. with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Any questions or to sign up and commit for a specific time, please call 426-9954. All are invited to also attend First Friday Mass at Immaculate Conception followed by Rosary and Benediction. SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE VESTIBULE THAT YOU MAY TAKE WITH YOU TO LIFE CHAIN!
ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 1, 2017 Our Parish Family Welcome into our Parish Family Corrine MacFarlane Mary Keenan & Thomas Holtschneider Thomas & Mari Hosch & Family We Remember Our Deceased Raymond Yates 8/28/2017 Kayleigh Dawes Eloise Bentz Magdalynn Guinaugh Joshua Hammer Welcome sweet little ones into the family of Christ CATCH THE BUILDING SPIRIT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. Social Justice in action! Thank you for your contribution to this year's house-build! Catch the Building Spirit (CtBS) has dedicated our 25th house to a qualifying Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Ohio family. The Gabriel Family of four took possession of a newly constructed 3 bedroom home in Trotwood on September 16th. Your contributions helped to make it possible. CtBS had great support from local Catholic and Presbyterian churches as well as tremendous "in-kind" contributions from area merchants this year! Please look for the photo-board in the back of church to see your donations in action at this year's build. You can see lots more photos of this year's build, the family, and past year's builds at catchthebuildingspirit.org. Please visit the web site and consider volunteering or donating! If you are interested in participating in CtBS, more information is available on the web site, or by contacting your St. Helen's CtBS representative: Dave Groendyk. Thanks again for your generosity, and we will see you again next year! Sat 10/7 05:00 PM Sun 10/8 08:00 AM Sun 10/8 10:30 AM Altar Servers Basto, Matias Howell*, Lynn Hary, Kai Braun, Dominick Small, Alessandria Hilgeford, Eric Heider, Mary Lawhorn, Audrey Lawhorn, John Eucharistic Ministers Basto, Maria Beavers, Ron Friel, Erin Braun, Megan Betsinger, Bryon Friel, Jan Butler, Jack Betsinger, Sheryl Hilgeford, Drew Decker, Judy Dillon, Linda Hilgeford, Mindy Hennessey, Tami Hatcher, Arlene Madden, Diana Monell, Allie Heckman, Linda Madden, Kari Monell, Ray Steeber, Keith Madden, Tim Torres, Al Tayloe, Todd Szydlik, Billie Jean Lectors Marino, Nora* Seward, Sadie* Snyder, Kathy Hayes, David Weese, Thomas Pfeil, Mary Ellen
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ON THIS RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY, WE OFFER SOME STATEMENTS OF BELIEF RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO DEATH AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES AS A REMINDER OF OUR HERITAGE IN CHRIST: I believe: God created me for eternal life. My life is a precious gift from God. I am created in God s image and likeness. These truths inform all my decisions about health care. I have a duty to preserve my life and to use it for God s glory. Acts that intentionally and directly cause my death, e.g., physician -assisted suicide and euthanasia, are never morally permissible. Death is an inevitable part of life and is a transition to eternal life. Death has been redeemed by Christ, and I do not need to resist it by any and every means. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come [The Nicene Creed] From A Catholic Guide to End-of-Life s Critical Decisions: Advance Directives was written by: Reverend Gerald D. Coleman, S.S. Vice-President Corporate Ethics Daughters of Charity Health System
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CREDIT UNION NEWS Tuition, Back to School clothing, school supplies, new shoes, lunch accounts this time of year the bills seem to pile up. Don t get bogged down under high interest rate credit cards trying to pay for it all. If you are carrying a debt on one of these high interest cards, then your first stop should be the St. Helen Federal Credit Union to check into our Debt Consolidation Loan. We offer up to $15,000 starting at 8.99%APR instead of the credit card rate of more than 20%APR. Or if you need college tuition funding for the fall semester, we offer a Sizzlin Student Special loan of up to $7000 for 12 months starting at just 5.25% APR. Refinance your pre-existing student loan with our starting rate of 4.99% APR for 5 years or 5.99% for 10 years. For more info on any of these great loans, contact the St. Helen FCU at 252-7477. MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES Hope for Riverside is partnering with Mad River Local Schools to assist in placing trained mentors with school students for one hour a week throughout the school year. Information is posted on the bulletins boards near the doors of church. Please contact Shannon Todd at sstodd@sbcglobal.net or call 937-554-8297 for more information or to sign up. WEDDING COORDINATOR Part Time (non-benefit) Position The wedding coordinator serves as the weekend wedding coordinator. Responsible for some communication and paperwork, managing light set-up and clean-up for wedding liturgies, attending all Friday evening wedding rehearsals and Saturday afternoon ceremonies, welcoming chapel guests on behalf of the university, and managing other arrangements for weddings in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception as necessary. Wedding rehearsals begin at 5p and 6p on Fridays and wedding ceremonies are at 1p and 4p on Saturdays. Work schedule fluctuates with the liturgical year and the University calendar. There are approximately 25-30 weddings/year, 2-8 weddings per month during the times when weddings can be scheduled. The coordinator will work approximately 6 hrs/wedding. All work outside of weddings and rehearsals will take place in the Campus Ministry Office during agreed upon office hours. There are no weddings scheduled during Advent, Lent, June Reunion Weekend, or when the University of Dayton is closed for a holiday. Coordinator may be asked to support other liturgies on campus when available (e.g. funerals). For full details of this position and to apply, please go to: http://jobs.udayton.edu/postings/24355 Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley serves our parish and local Dayton communities. They provide services from a food pantry, supervised visitations, adoption, teen services, and individual and family counseling. Please take advantage of these services our faith community provides here in the Miami Valley! Call at 937-223-7217 or 800-300-2937! ALL SOULS ROSARY AND REMEMBRANCE SERVICE AT CALVARY CEMETERY On Sunday, November 5th, the Chapel at Calvary Cemetery will be open for private prayer from 2-4 pm with a Rosary at 3pm. There will be no All Souls Mass at Calvary. We encourage you to please join your local parish for their commemoration Mass.