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 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 sarah Rose bort Wedding ReseRvations 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 DIRECTOR Of SACRED MuSIC Cody Egner 871-5757, ext. 215 cegner@eastsideregion.org 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 sbort@stceciliacincinnati.org LAy MINISTRIES fr. Jacob Willig jwillig@eastsideregion.org or Parish Office, 271-0856 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 & 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, SEPTEMBER 10 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Raymond & Helen Jezierski Off Diane & Jen 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Tom Magner 3rd Anniv. Rem. Off Kathleen TuESDAy, SEPTEMBER 11 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Guiseppe Trillo Off The Palermo Family 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Jeanne Hord Off Jeanne Kemme WEDNESDAy, SEPTEMBER 12 6:45 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of St. Cecilia Families 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Intentions of Clare Cahill by Barbara & Jim Momper 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 Joan Rutenschroer THuRSDAy, SEPTEMBER 13 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Audrey Kalomeres Off Herta Larison 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Maryann Heitker Off Rita Miller & family friday, SEPTEMBER 14 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) John Murray Off Ron & Lorna Case 11:45 AM (SMSJ) Intentions of St. Edmund Campion School SATuRDAy, SEPTEMBER 15 9:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Repose of David Magill Off Sue & Tom 1:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Wedding of Eric Stiene & Catherine Allon 3:00 PM (SMSJ) Robert McGraw Off Marie Mahoney 4:00 PM (St. Cecilia) Alice & William Foley Off Evelyn Roehrig SuNDAy, SEPTEMBER 16 8:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Whitney Witsken Off Joan Stamm 8:30 AM (St. Anthony) Julia Maud Bennett Off Randy Bennett 10:00 AM (St. Cecilia) Millard Stratman Off The Family 10:00 AM (SMSJ) Alice Waltz Off Pattie Tull 11:30 AM (St. Anthony) Janet Landers Off the Cunninghams 3 september 9, 2018 forty hours devotion this weekend is our 40 hours devotion at st. cecilia church. i ask that all of the parishes in our region join us in prayer at some time this weekend. in response to the sexual abuse crisis engulfing the catholic community at this time, i am inviting everyone in the pastoral region to join this weekend s adoration and the region s holy hours. Please pray for the reparation of all sins of sexual abuse and sexual immorality, especially by members of the catholic clergy, and all sins of deception and self-protection among those in positions of authority. Pray also for the healing of the victims of sexual abuse, the purgation of the church of all evil, and that the church will be filled with radical holiness, fidelity and zeal for the faith and teachings of the church. adoration this weekend will conclude prior to the 10 am sunday mass at st. cecilia. our region s holy hours are as follows: st. anthony thurs. 7 Pm, st. cecilia Weds. 7 Pm, st. margaret-st. John first fri. 10:30 am. amen? amen! st e Wa R dsh i P of f i na nce collections for the Week ending aug. 19 St. Anthony $4,142.05 St. CeCiliA $10,081.00 St. margaret-st. John $4,475.00 MARRIAGE BANNS of SAINT CECILIA iii ii eric stiene & catherine allon michael magyar & emily hertel

Pa s t o R s R a m b l i n g s 4 2 4 3 WelCome, Children of god: Welcome to the newly baptized: charlotte ann, daughter of dan and colleen schuster of st. margaret-st. John Parish (photo 1), and to Zara Jane, daughter of george and Ramenaden grimes (photo 2), and hudson thomas, son of matthew and carly athey (photo 3), both of st. cecilia Parish. 1 CongrAtulAtionS! tim schnieber and amy hagner (photo 4) celebrated the sacrament of matrimony on aug. 25. 1 first SChool mass: the st. cecilia students have been going into church to learn about how to genuflect, sit still, sit quietly, hold their hands in prayer, and act appropriately during mass (photo 5). i was able to catch the kindergartners practicing. it was so nice to see how serious they were when they came up the aisle with their hands in prayer. the teachers have done a very nice job teaching the children about reverence, and it showed at our first school mass. 1 ChAnging table: We have so many babies at st. cecilia, and i love it! for this reason, we wanted to make it easier for our parents of little ones. We have a new changing table, and it is in our bathroom in the vestibule (photo 6). We will have another changing table downstairs once the bathrooms are completed, but for now, we have the changing table in the main floor bathroom. i hope this helps during our renovation. 1 first day of SChool At St. CeCiliA: another school year has started, and we were so lucky to have cool weather to welcome our students back. it was nice to visit with the parents and students as school let out the first day (photos 7-9). there was lots of excitement shared by the children and the teachers. 8 6 7 9

news & notes 5 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! 14th annual blue mass celebration the cathedral of saint Peter and chains, 325 W. eighth st., extends an open invitation to all greater cincinnati police, fire and public safety personnel, families, friends and community to attend the 14th Annual blue mass Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 30. a blessing and procession will begin at 10:45 am followed by mass at 11 am. Refreshments and fellowship after the service. for more information, call (513) 421-5354. 40 days for life kickoff mark your calendars for tuesday, September 25, at 7 Pm and plan to join us for our kickoff Rally for the fall 40 days for life campaign in front of Planned Parenthood, 2314 auburn avenue, cincinnati, oh 45219. our guest speaker and prayer leader will be fr. Ryan Ruiz, director of liturgy and assistant Professor of liturgy and sacraments at mount saint mary s seminary. regional vigil prayer days are thursday, oct. 4, from 7 Am-6 Pm, and Wednesday, oct. 10, from 7 Am-6 Pm. to sign up for one of those days, go to www.40daysforlife. com/cincinnati or contact brigid duffy at 513-379-0821 or bswartz@fuse.net. vigil prayer will be held on the sidewalk/public right of way outside Planned Parenthood. suggested prayers, directions, parking, and more information is available at www. 40daysforlife.com/cincinnati. Sacred heart radio. 740 am 89.5 fm love your faith even more. kairos is an ecumenical christian prison ministry. because kairos has been shown to benefit the inmates and the peace and security of prisons, kairos has been welcomed in most ohio state prisons. a kairos weekend program, based on catholic cursillo, will start on september 27 at the maximum security prison at lucasville. during this weekend each inmate and prison staff will get two dozen volunteer-baked, prayed-over cookies. this comes to about 3,500 dozen cookies. Please bake cookies for kairos! this weekend, at all the masses in our region, plastic bags will be provided along with instructions for packing the cookies to satisfy prison security requirements. cookies will be collected after masses on september 15 and 16. for information on kairos volunteer opportunities please contact credenda@fuse.net. SATURDAY SEPT. 29 5-11 PM

e a s t s i d e fa i t h 6 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 1 Chronicles 16:10 A Summer with the Saints SAint maria faustina KoWAlSKA (1905-1938) in the 1930s, st. maria faustina kowalska received from the lord a mercy that she was told to spread throughout the world. she was asked to become the apostle and secretary of god s mercy. her entire life, in imitation of christ s, was to be a sacrifice a life lived for others. her special devotion to mary immaculate and the sacraments of eucharist and Reconciliation gave her the strength to bear all her suffering as an offering to god on behalf of the church and those in need, especially great sinners and the dying. she had taken deeply into her heart god s gospel command to be merciful even as your heavenly father is merciful. the message of mercy that st. faustina received is now being spread throughout the world. her diary, Divine Mercy In My Soul, has become the handbook for devotion to the divine mercy. 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, sept. 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. coming this fall: the mass A 6-week series featuring bishop robert barron mondays, September 24-november 5 7-8:30 Pm in the St. Cecilia Commons Cost: $25.00 Walk through the liturgy with bishop barron and be transformed through insights on this most privileged and intimate encounter with our lord Jesus christ. see how the mass brings us out of the fallen world and into the heavenly realm, how it resonates with a call from god and a response from his people, the church, and, most importantly, how we are intimately joined with the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus through the holy eucharist. the mass will help you understand how to fully participate in the source and summit of the christian life. contact cody egner, cegner@eastsideregion.org, for more information. 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 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 catholic social teaching is a central and essential element of our faith. its roots are in the hebrew prophets who announced god s special love for the poor and called god s people to a covenant of love and justice. it is a teaching founded on the life and words of Jesus christ, who came to bring glad tidings to the poor... liberty to captives... recovery of sight to the blind (lk 4:18-19), and who identified himself with the least of these, the hungry and the stranger (cf. mt 25:45). catholic social teaching is built on a commitment to the poor. this commitment arises from our experiences of christ in the eucharist. www.usccb.org catholic social teaching st. anthony Pig Roast! many non-catholics stand in great admiration of catholic social teaching, but many catholics do not even know what it is. over the next several months, the st. anthony Peace & Justice committee is planning to highlight the 7 themes of cst and the activities that demonstrate how to live those teachings. if you would like to learn more about the themes, visit the us conference of catholic bishops website and search catholic social teaching. the first teaching that we will explore in october is the life and dignity of the human Person. after the single 10 am mass on september 30, all are invited to the return of the st. anthony Pig Roast. the friday morning men s group will sacrifice a good night s sleep to cook the pig and parishioners will provide the rest of the meal. this is always a fun event, so mark your calendar. further details will be coming soon. st. anthony Peace & Justice committee the monthly meeting of the committee will take place on tuesday, sept. 11, at 6:30 Pm in the st. anthony Parish center. all are welcome. if you have any questions, contact the parish office at st. anthony. 4-Part series: cincinnati s catholic history fr. david endres, dean of the athenaeum and professor of church history, will explore the history of our archdiocese as we approach our bicentennial. his multimedia presentations will explain how irish and german immigrants, despite persecution, transformed the city s catholic presence, building an impressive network of churches, schools, and charities. he will discuss changes in the twentieth century, including the explosion of catholic schools and the changes brought by the 1960s and vatican ii. the presentations will show how the catholic history of our city still reverberates today. come to one or all four sessions, held from 7-9 Pm, at st. mary church, 2853 erie ave 45208. monday, september 24: Pioneers (1821-1840) monday, october 1: immigrants (1840-1883) monday, october 8: growth and Progress (1883-1950) monday, october 15: change and continuity (1950-2018) there is no charge for the series. for more information contact, margaret shank at 321-1207, ext. 8400. madisonville habitat house the 2018 habitat for humanity build site in madisonville is right around the corner from st. anthony church. the madisonville coalition is a group of about 10 churches that rotate working on saturdays. there is also a Wednesday crew, 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. volunteers needed: hospice of cincinnati hospice of cincinnati needs volunteers to serve meals and visit our patients in their four inpatient care centers (blue ash, twin towers (West), anderson, hamilton). in addition they need friendly visitor volunteers to visit our hospice patients in their homes and in nursing homes. they also need volunteers to serve meals and visit our patients in their inpatient care centers. eucharistic ministers, escort/greeters and clerical support are also needed. a comprehensive training is scheduled on october 13 at the hospice of cincinnati blue ash inpatient care center, 4310 cooper Rd., cincinnati 45242. Pre-registration is required by october 5. to learn more, please contact Judy Russell, volunteer services, at 246-9168 or judy_russell@trihealth.com. 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.