ST HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO July 22, 2018 WE ARE NEARING THE END... OF CONSTRUCTION, THAT IS! Construction is almost finished on the parish office accessibility and renovation project. To allow for the computers and phones to be moved, the parish office will be closed Wednesday, August 1st. Mark you calendars for Sunday, September 30. Bishop Binzer will celebrate the 10:30 a.m. Mass with us and bless the new offices immediately following Mass. Following the blessing, we will host an open house to allow everyone to see the new space. READINGS FOR JULY 29 Ephesians 4:1-6 2 Kings 4:42-44 John 6:1-15 With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE July 14 & 15 $24,865.17 COMING SOON! Have you ever left Mass wanting to explore our faith a little more, dive deeper into one of Fr. Satish s points from his homily, or just want to listen or read stories of faith? Be on the lookout the next couple weekends! The materials haven t arrived yet, but we will soon have a display case full of Catholic resources you can pick up before/after Mass to take home! SEEKING HELP WITH OUR MINISTRY AT TRINITY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY We are in need of another team of 2 or 3 people to take Communion to Catholic residents of Trinity Retirement Community in Beavercreek. This beautiful ministry brings the larger Church to those who are no longer able to join us at Mass, and it celebrates the gift of the Body of Christ bringing the Body of Christ to the Body of Christ! This new group would be one of four teams that conduct a Liturgy of Word with Communion service on the 2 nd and 4 th Sundays of each month. Given this rotation, you would be scheduled about once every other month. You would join one of the current teams to learn the process, and all of the service materials are provided. We do the Sunday readings then distribute Communion. It is not required that you be a current Eucharistic Minister, nor is it required that you be on the list to distribute at Mass. We will train you for taking Communion to the Sick. The team can be a husband and wife or just two or three parishioners who work together. Only one person would need to distribute Communion. If you are interested, please call Walt or Sadie Seward at 426-9942. Thank you for considering this additional means of being present as Christ to others! UPDATE YOUR PARISH INFORMATION FOR THE 2018-19 GUIDE BOOK/MINI DIRECTORY Does our Church database have YOUR family membership record correct? It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Has your marital status changed? Have you had a child? Is he or she listed on your family record? If you have not already informed the Church Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the names and phone numbers in the 2018-19 Guide Book & Directory are correct. The Church Office number is 254-6233 Thank you!
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, JULY 22 8:00 am Ed Fischer (Whitney Family) 10:30 am Juan Indalecio (St Helen SVDP) MONDAY, JULY 23 8:15 am Louis Ciambro (Nephew) TUESDAY, JULY 24 8:15 am Joe Fecke (Fecke Family) WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 8:15 am Al Berberich (Alice Griffin) THURSDAY, JULY 26 8:15 am Jean Knapke (Knapke Family) FRIDAY, JULY 27 8:15 am Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, JULY 28 5:00 pm Nicholas Karmele (Family) SUNDAY, JULY 29 8:00 am Cameron Potts-Safe Deployment (Jane Potts) 10:30 am Nicoletta Hary (Cathy & Dennis Stewart) SERVER SIGN UP FORMS FOR NEW SERVERS ARE DUE BY JULY 23. PLEASE CALL MARY IF YOU HAVE ANY QESTIONS. LOST & FOUND You are encouraged to stop by the Lost & Found table, located in front of the Confessional, during the weekend of August 4 & 5 to claim any items you may be missing. Any items left after August 5th will be donated to SVdP. Thank you! CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, JULY 23 Novena-9:00 am TUESDAY, JULY 24 Rosary-BSC 9:00 am WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 Book Club-HR 9:00 am Centering Prayer-HR 3:15 pm SVdP Meeting-HR 6:30 pm THURSDAY, JULY 26 FRIDAY, JULY 27 SATURDAY, JULY 28 5:00 pm Mass-Fr. Tony SUNDAY, JULY 29 8:00 am Mass-Fr. Tony 10:30 am Mass-Fr. Satish RCIA HELP NEEDED Pope Francis talks about the art of accompaniment a lot. But what exactly does that mean? Have you ever asked how you can do that? We would love your help with RCIA, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults! Shaughn Taps has some really cool ideas of how we welcome and make adults a part of our faith community. but he can t do it on his own. Contact him at the parish office or by emailing him at shaughn.phillips@sthelenparish.org if you are interested in helping accompany folks through RCIA! Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Altar Server Lector Saturday, 5:00 PM July 28 Aiden Kronenberger Edward Kronenberger Katarina Kronenberger Shelly Miller David Reuber Stephen Reuber Shannon Reuber Rachel Reuber Jonathan Kalis Jacob Schaefer Nora Marino (1) Shawn Kalis (2) Sunday, 8:00 AM July 29 Deborah Danner Linda Dillon Nicole Harpenau Jill Jennings April Lezanic Walter Seward DJ Shepherd (sub req.) Keith Steeber (sub req.) Mary Heider NOT FILLED James Whitney (1) Sarah Seward (2) Sunday, 10:30 AM July 29 Dorothy DiFrederico Drew Hilgeford Mindy Hilgeford Nathaniel Huber Lisa Kruso Nicole Miller Martin Walling Joanne Wible Luke Farley John Lawhorn Audrey Lawhorn William Flaute (1) Eric Robinette (2)
ST HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO July 22, 2018 CREDIT UNION NEWS With member-voted approval for the merger of the St. Helen Federal Credit Union with the Dayton Firefighters Credit Union, we will slowly transition our products and services to match with the full service offerings of the DFFCU over the next several weeks You will continue to receive the same great service from your same credit union staff at our current location here on the St. Helen grounds. As a result, our members will enjoy expanded options such as extended locations and hours, access to ATM s, and on-line/mobile banking. It has been our honor and privilege to serve St Helen Parish for the past 62 years. We have been there to help parishioners realize their housing dreams with savings accounts and second mortgages, provide affordable car loans when a new vehicle is needed, offer Christmas savings accounts to attain the picture-perfect Christmas morning, teach our young students the value of budgeting through Savings Day programs, and sometimes just be that big shoulder on which to release all the tension of a financial burden. If you have been a member of the St. Helen Federal Credit Union at some point during our 62 years, we thank you for the opportunity to work with you in obtaining your financial goals. While change is never easy, we hope to make this transition smooth and beneficial for our members. Amy, Karla, Darcy, and Melanie look forward to assisting with your financial needs as we transition into the St Helen branch of the Dayton Firefighters Federal Credit Union. WANT TO GET CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEWS? WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CHURCH? VISIT OUR WEBSITE, UNDER THE ADULT TAB, FOR LINKS TO THESE SITES! ST. HELEN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO is proud to continue the tradition of the St. Helen Christmas Bazaar. The 2018 Christmas Bazaar will take place on Saturday, December 1 st. Priority registration for craft vendors is now open for St. Helen parishioners and school families. If you would like to register for the 2018 bazaar please contact Amy Comer at sthelenchristmasbazaar@gmail.com or 937-231- 9226. 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. @sthelenparish Follow us!
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OUR PARISH FAMILY IS GROWING: GREAT EXPECTATIONS OF GREAT JOY! It caught our eye recently that several of our parish families are with child, and we d like to share the joy! Allison and Todd are due any day! Vicky and Josh in October! Frank and Stephanie s little guy was born on picture day. He decided he wanted to be seen outside rather than inside! Kirk and Ashley in August! Matt and Tiffany in September! And while we rejoice with these couples, we also hold in our hearts and in prayer those who have suffered a miscarriage, those who long for a child and are struggling to conceive, and those who are unable to conceive. May the Good God grant you peace!
ST HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO July 22, 2018 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. If you or someone you know is interested contact Shaughn Phillips at shaughn.phillips@sthelenparish.org or at 254-6233 to learn more about being initiated into the church. Inquiry sessions about Catholicism begin at the end of August. I have come that you may have life and have it to the full. John 10:10.
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME UPCOMING EVENTS AT TRANSFIGURATION CENTER Family Rosary Walks July 15 th, August 19 th, and September 16 th. They will all begin at 4:00 followed by dinner and relaxation. The Center provides meat and drinks, so just bring a side dish or dessert to share. This is a free event for families to have a great tradition and learning tool to practice and grow in our faith. The Bible Timeline of the Great Adventure Series will begin Wednesday, August 15 th, and then weekly for 11 more weeks from 10-11:30 am. If you want to learn more about the bible and how it can enrich your faith, this is a great place to begin. The cost is only $20 which includes a study guide. Into the Heart, A Journey Through the Theology of the Body will begin September 4 th at 7pm. This is a more in-depth, 16 week study of Theology of the Body from what was presented in the Introduction to Theology of the Body. Classes are on Tuesday evenings, and the cost is only $20 per person which includes a study guide. For questions or to register for any of these events, please call 937-698-7180 CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER WORKSHOP The "Contemplative Outreach Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop" will be held on Saturday, August 4th, 2018, 9am - 4pm, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Centering Prayer is a way of praying that fosters a deeper personal relationship with God. Many people say that the prayer has deepened their spirituality and created in them a newly found awareness of God's presence and profound love for them. If you would like to register for the workshop, please call: Martie Teter at 937-206-9441 or CeCe Sugar at 937-602-4898. Advanced notification will help us to know how many handouts we need and how much food to prepare. The cost of the workshop is $15, which you may pay at the registration table. The fee includes lunch. Scholarships are available for those unable to pay. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is located at 6245 Wilmington Pike in Centerville Ohio, 45459. Please park in the parking lot off Wilmington Pike behind the church and enter the first set of doors off of the parking lot. Registration begins at 9 am in the Hallway outside of The All Saints Room. We look forward to seeing you there. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The St. Helen Extended Care Program, our before and after school program for students of St. Helen, is seeking an individual to work in our morning program Monday - Friday, 6:35-7:35 a.m. The position pays $10/hour, requires a background check/fingerprinting, completion of the Child Protection Class, and you must be at least age 18 with a high school diploma or GED. The right person for this job will create a caring and safe environment for students, possess a love of children, and have the ability to care for students in various grade levels (Preschool 8). Dependability is a must in this position. If you are interested, you may pick up an application in the school office and return it to the attention of Julie Hunt jhunt@sthelenschl.org LORD OF ALL, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH AND THE SKIES