St. Margaret - St. John Roman Catholic Parish

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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 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 sarah Rose bort Wedding ReseRvations 871-5757, ext. 218, sbort@stceciliacincinnati.org holly hemak moms group moms@stceciliacincinnati.org nathan beiersdorfer brotherhood (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 John sheehy, 271-0856 St. anthony parish St. CeCilia parish St. Margaret-St. John parish 6104 desmond street cincinnati, ohio 45227 3105 madison Road cincinnati, oh 45209 6000 murray Road cincinnati, ohio 45227 www.stanthonychurch.net www.stceciliacincinnati.org www.smsjparish.com PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Mary Anne Mia Bressler 271-0920, ext. 13 miabressler@stanthonychurch.net PARISH SECRETARy Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202 bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.org ADMINISTRATIvE ASSISTANT Mary Mathers, 271-0856 marymathers@fuse.net MuSIC DIRECTOR/STEWARDSHIP Robert Kellison, 871-5757, ext. 208 bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org LAy MINISTRIES fr. Jacob Willig jwillig@eastsideregion.org or Parish Office, 271-0856 DIRECTOR Of MuSIC Michelle Markert, 271-0920, ext. 14 michellemarkert@stanthonychurch.net DIRECTOR Of OuTREACH & NETWORK Of CARE Joy Middleton, 271-0920, ext. 16 joymiddleton@stanthonychurch.net COORDINATOR Of young ADuLT MINISTRy/ WEDDINg DATE SCHEDuLINg Sarah Rose Bort, 871-5757, ext. 218 sbort@stceciliacincinnati.org Please check the parish websites for additional ministry information.

MASS INTENTIONS for THIS WEEK WEEKLy SCHEDuLE the cor ner WEEKEND MASSES St. Anthony: Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 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, AuguST 27 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) O Neil Trillo Off The Palermo Family 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Deceased members of Bergman Family Off Lois Esswein TuESDAy, AuguST 28 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of St. Cecilia Families 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Bereavement of Jeanne Hord WEDNESDAy, AuguST 29 6:45 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of St. Cecilia Families 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Betty Rader 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) Sherry Burik Off Frank Burik THuRSDAy, AuguST 30 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Jessica Tillery Off Tim & Bonnie Cahill 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Pat Wagner Anniv. Rem. Off Joan Doggett friday, AuguST 31 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of St. Cecilia Families 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Marge Leghart Off Lois Esswein SATuRDAy, SEPTEMBER 1 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Ronald Hinch Off Sr. Mary Henry Bernard 1:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Wedding of Ravi Patel & Stephanie Ivec 3:00 PM (SMSJ) Alice Waltz Off Pattie Tull 4:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Jean Curry Off Ellen Moore SuNDAy, SEPTEMBER 2 8:00 AM (St. Cecilia) For the People 8:30 AM (St. Anthony) Parishioners of St. Anthony Parish Off Patrick Foy 10:00 AM (St. Cecilia) George Case Off Ron & Lorna Case 10:00 AM (SMSJ) Grover Hord Off Helen Davis 11:30 AM (St. Anthony) Our Lady of Health Off St. Anthony Parish 3 august 26, 2018 labor day as labor day nears, we often think of the end of summer, going back to school, and the start of football season. i know i have my fantasy football league on my mind and even had a magazine to read about it while i was resting after my last procedure. When we think of labor day, we should also think of the dignity of the laborer, one of the important aspects of this holiday. We should celebrate those who labor and how the work is so important to us and our dignity as people. i know that as i gained strength and got to feeling better, i couldn t wait to get back to my work as pastor. although i took very seriously the fact that i needed rest to get back to being able to say mass, i longed to be part of the labor of my parishes and join my staff members in their work of building the kingdom of god. another thing we should focus on every labor day is ora et labora, pray and labor. how intertwined prayer is with work can both enhance our work experience and help us know that our labor is something that we can lift up in prayer. amen? amen! lord on this labor day, we thank you for the blessing of work. We ask for strength to complete each day. We ask for rest when we are weary. We ask your guidance for everyone seeking employment, and we ask that you be with those whose faces we might never see but who work tirelessly each day for the good of us all. amen. st e Wa R dsh i P of f i na nce collections for the Week ending aug. 12 St. Anthony $2,865.70 St. CeCiliA $11,021.00 St. margaret-st. John $5,092.00 MARRIAGE BANNS of SAINT CECILIA iii i Ravi Patel & stephanie ivec eric stiene & catherine allon

Pa s t o R s R a m b l i n g s 4 2 3 tools: the tools that were sent to st. anthony s twinning parish are helping in the rebuilding of domenica after the tragic hurricane (photo 1). Please continue to pray for them after that natural disaster. 1 PreSentACion: at the st. cecilia 10:00 mass on aug. 12, we had the presentation of one of our three-year-olds. this is a tradition in the hispanic culture. katherine Joseline Jimenez vera (photo 2) was presented to the church, and fr. Jacob prayed a special blessing over her, her parents and her madrina (godmother) to help continue her journey in the catholic faith. 1 SACrAmentS: keith and andrew goodrich (photo 3) were baptized and received their first holy communion and the sacrament of confirmation on aug. 5 at st. cecilia. i am so happy for the davis family and thankful to cody egner for helping keith and andrew prepare for these sacraments, opening the door to our faith and future sacraments. 1 road to recovery: i recently completed my second medical procedure and am now on the road to recovery (photo 4). i will be meeting with cardiac rehab to start my therapy. i want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers and gifts that have been showered upon me at this time. 1 Pre-K orientation: st. cecilia school had their pre-k orientation on aug. 12 (photo 5). it was so nice to see so many little ones visit the pre-school and kindergarten classrooms and meet the teachers. the classrooms and hallways looked so inviting! 1 AnniverSAry trip: st. cecilia parishioners carl and linda deblasio went on a Rhine River cruise through europe to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. all thirteen of their children and grandchildren accompanied them (photo 6). carl and linda were married at st. cecilia church on July 20, 1968. 4 5 6

news & notes 5 st. margaret-st. John Parish is looking for lectors and extraordinary ministers of holy communion for the 3 Pm saturday mass. Please contact the Parish office at 271-0856 if you are interested. training will be provided. FC Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds save the date of september 1 for our young adult outing to cheer on cincinnati s fastest rising professional sports team with other young adults from our region! We will meet in the st. cecilia church parking lot at 6 Pm. tickets are $15 and will include a shuttle to and from St. Cecilia. Please RsvP to sbort@stceciliacincinnati.org, 631-742-4567, or at facebook.com/stceciliayam by august 24. the brotherhood of the holy Rosary men who have or wish to develop a devotion to the blessed virgin through the rosary are welcome to join us the first Saturday of every month at 7:30 Am at St. Cecilia to pray the rosary on the steps in front of the church. We also pray evening vespers at St. Cecilia on the third thursday of every month at 8 Pm in the church. all men are invited to join us. meac the madisonville education and assistance center holds a free dinner for the madisonville community every monday evening. the eastside Pastoral Region was assigned monday, october 1, for our turn to host the dinner. donations of specific food items are needed, as are volunteers to help with the preparing and serving of this dinner. if you would like to donate or volunteer, please contact mary beth leep at mbleep13@gmail.com or (937) 231-3750 (cell) or mary mathers at marymathers@fuse.net or 271-0856. thank you! Sacred heart radio. 740 am 89.5 fm love your faith even more. Pilgrimage to Ireland with Fr. Jamie Weber September 19-27, 2019 for more information and to register for the ireland or camino de santiago pilgrimages, visit stceciliacincinnati.org. volunteer opportunity st. francis seraph ministries is in great need of volunteers to serve breakfast monday through friday and dinner on thursday nights to the urban poor in over-the-rhine. shifts are 7-9 am and 4-6 Pm. Please contact theresa diersen at tdiersen@sfsministries.org or 513-549-0542, ext. 289, or 513.276.7037 for more information. theology of the body Programs for youth and adults Ruah Woods offers life-changing courses helping youth and adults alike understand god s plan for their lives and how to live their vocation to love through the lens of saint John Paul ii s Theology of the Body. sign up today for introduction to theology of the body, or join us for our tob for teens class(es) both starting in september. visit www.ruahwoods.org/learning for more information.

e a s t s i d e fa i t h 6 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 A Summer with the Saints SAint louise de marillac louise was born in august of 1591. her husband died thirteen years after their marriage, leaving louise with a son. saint vincent de Paul was her confessor. vincent organized groups of men and women to help the poor and sick in each parish, and from them, with the help of louise de marillac, sprang the establishment of the daughters of charity of st. vincent de Paul, dedicated to the bodily and spiritual service of the poor. louise drew up a rule of life for the growing community. ten years later, the church approved this religious family. vincent said that the chapel of sisters is the parish church, their cloister the streets of the city and the wards of the hospitals. vincent found in louise a woman of clear mind, great courage, and marvelous self-sacrifice in spite of her feeble health. she was most willing to humble herself in doing works of charity. louise was always motherly in dealing with the sisters as well as the poor and the sick. in her last days she said to her grieving sisters: be diligent in serving the poor. love the poor, honor them, my children, as you would honor christ himself. she died on march 15, 1660. O God, You inspired St. Louise to strive for perfect charity and so attain Your Kingdom at the end of her pilgrimage on earth. Strengthen us through her intercession that we may advance rejoicing in the way of love. PREP Catechists Needed! if you are interested in teaching for our PReP program, please contact cody egner, cegner@eastsideregion.org or 513-871-5757, ext 215. this is an amazing opportunity to share your faith with the children of our parish. this great opportunity would require a weekly commitment to teach one of the classes on sunday mornings. We are in need of the following: 1 teacher at st. anthony (sundays from 9:45 11:00 am) 1 teacher at st. cecilia (sundays from 8:30 9:45 am) virtus: Protecting god s children training is required by time of the first class, which is on september 23. We do have substitutes ready for weeks that you would be ill, on vacation, etc. Previous experience teaching in the classroom preferred. all inquiries considered and welcome! PREP Registrations for 2018/2019 Registrations for the 2018/2019 PReP (Parish Religious education Program) sessions are now available. Please register online at www.eastsidefaith.org/prep. you can choose from classes on sundays at st. anthony (9:45 11 am) or at st. cecilia (8:30 9:45 am). Please direct all questions to cody egner at cegner@eastsideregion.org or 513-871-5757, ext. 215. the first class is on sunday, september 23. Register your 7th-8th Grader for Confirmation Preparation for the sacrament of confirmation will begin on october 7. all students wanting to be confirmed this year need to register for the newly created confirmation Preparation Program. to read more about the new preparation process and to register your child for confirmation, visit www.eastsidefaith.org/ confirmation. all students, regardless if they attend st. cecilia school or not, need to register for the preparation program at the website listed above. contact cody egner, cegner@eastsideregion. org, with any questions. becoming catholic curious about the church? Want to learn more? call us today at 513-871-5757, ext. 215. or join us for the next Rcia inquiry session, which will be on on september 19 at 7 Pm in the st. cecilia commons. anyone interested in learning about the catholic faith is invited and encouraged to come.

focus on J ustice 7 Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good. today, however, there is an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after the commission of very serious crimes. in addition, a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the state. lastly, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens but, at the same time, do not definitively deprive the guilty of the possibility of redemption. consequently, the church teaches, in the light of the gospel, that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person, and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide. Catechism of the Catholic Church, par 2267, Aug 2, 2018 together in christ: saying yes to missionary discipleship have you registered for this unique opportunity to reflect on the many ways in which we are called to serve the lord in light of the serious issues of our day? We will hear from people with lived experience of some of these issues, reflect together on the ways in which all issues are connected, and consider how we can respond as one. this event takes place at nativity (5935 Pandora ave, 45213) from 9 until noon on saturday, sept. 8. Please RsvP no later than monday, sept. 3. big hunger on september 6, from 5:30 to 9 Pm at the cintas center on the campus of Xavier university, catholic charities and other local leaders will address poverty with author andrew fisher s book presentation. fisher argues that many antihunger advocates miss an essential element of the problem: economic inequality driven by low wages. for more information, go to www.eventbrite.com/e/big-hungersolving-poverty-to-solve-hunger-tickets-43344266869?aff=e bdssbdestsearch. or call 513-672-3702. august evening Prayer for an end to the death Penalty in light of Pope francis recent revision of the catechism of the catholic church regarding the death penalty, we will pray for the abolition of capital punishment in our country. our evening prayer for august will take place on tuesday, august 28, at 7 Pm in st. anthony church. multicultural committee meeting on monday, august 27, the multicultural committee will be meeting at 6:30 Pm in the st. anthony Parish center. if you are interested in learning more about how the parish celebrates diversity, or if you have ideas about new ways to engage as a multicultural community, feel free to join the meeting. if you are interested but unable to attend, contact gloria Parker-martin at gjparker@cinci.rr.com. music ministry at smsj hello! my name is cody egner and i ve been serving the eastside Region the past 3 years as your director of religious education. a few weeks ago, fr. Jamie asked and i accepted the new post as choir director for st. margaret-st. John Parish. this new responsibility will be in addition to my current dre duties. i am thrilled and excited to be working in music ministry once again and cannot wait to begin my service to the choir and parishioners of st. margaret-st. John Parish. i also wanted to take this time to reach out to all parishioners of st. margaret-st. John parish and invite you to join the choir. the choir practices on tuesdays from 7-8:30 Pm with our first choir practice being on tuesday, sept. 4. in addition to choir practice, the choir will sing regularly at the 10 am mass at st. margaret-st. John Parish. i ask that you bring this invitation to prayer and i hope to see you on sept. 4. thank you! madisonville habitat house the 2018 habitat for humanity build site in madisonville is right around the corner from st. anthony church at 6003 sierra street (two lots from the corner of sierra and Ward). the madisonville coalition is a group of about 10 churches who staff the saturday volunteer rosters on a rotating basis. these churches rotate working on saturdays. there is also a Wednesday crew, an eclectic group of (mostly) retirees with varying levels of construction skills. anyone who is free on Wednesdays and interested in participating is welcome to join them. st anthony parishioners mark mccarthy and Joe scheid have been volunteering and would be happy to tell you more about the project. NOTE: Beginning on Sunday, September 2, the Mass schedule at St. Anthony will change back to the school season schedule of 8:30 and 11:30. Be sure to mark your calendar!