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Saturday, February 21,
5:00 P.M. Mass Bill Bailey*
Sunday February 22, 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time
8:00 A.M. Mass Our Parish Families*
11:00 A.M. Mass Patrick Walsh*
Monday February 23, St. Polycarp
8:00 A.M. Mass Msgr. William Maroon*
Tuesday February 24, Fat Tuesday
8:00 A.M. Mass Emmett / Nellie Spiers*
Wednesday, February 25, Ash Wednesday
8:00 A.M. Mass Betty Friend*
7:00 P.M. Mass Leon Quigley*
Thursday, February 26,
8:00 A.M. Morning Prayer
Friday, February 27,
8:00 A.M. Mass Judge Joe Ralston*
7:00 P.M. Stations of the Cross / Benediction
Saturday, February 28,
5:00 P.M. Mass Ellen Trimeloni*
Sunday, March 1, 1st Sunday of Lent
8:00 A.M. Mass Raymond King*
11:00 A.M. Mass Our Parish Families*
Confessions: 4:00 - 4:45 on Saturdays, or anytime by appointment (928-3266).
Knights of Columbus: Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7 PM unless noted in bulletin.
Mount Carmel Lights: Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7 PM unless noted in bulletin.
Come to the Water Prayer Group: Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM unless noted in the bulletin.
Bible Study Monday nights 7 p.m. in the parish hall. If you would like more information, contact Deacon Richard Busic at (740) 246-6275.
Please pray for the unemployed, shut-ins, and those in-need and especially for: Eileen Bohan; Wynn Brown; Agnew Cleage, Patricia Conrad; Sandra Daley; Al Doerman; Jim Durbin; Ed Faulk; Kolsen Fleming; Shari Guinsler Fleming; Kevin Gorey; Jon Guinsler; Kathryn Haynes; Joan Jerome; Ron Jones; Marlene Justus, Gertie Keller; John and Anna Mae Londrigan; Chuck Marsh; Chrissie Mattingly; Paul Mingyar; Tera Naayers; Lisa Nelson; Paige Nicole Newsome; Grace Niedzielski; Mary Oehlman; Allan Olson; Jean Park; Terry Pettibone; Bonnie Plank; Paul Setters; Larry Sheridan, Connor Skeen; April Snyder: David Speer; Janna Staton; Arnold & Wanda Stoltz; Janet Talbert; Kathleen Thompson; Keith Thompson; Waneda Webb; Bill Welker; Kristie Wiencek; Jim Winnestaffer. Pray for our men and women in the military. Reminder: About Prayer Requests: We will publish prayer requests for individuals only with written permission sent to the parish office or put in the mailbox of the parish secretary. If you would like to be on a prayer list or be notified when we have news about deaths in the parish; or upcoming funerals and have Internet access, send an email to Sally at Sallyoldham2002@yahoo.com. When people ask for prayers, she will send out a message to the prayer group. If you do not have access to a computer, call Sue Winnestaffer at (740) 246-4644, does the telephone tree.
Our parish collection for the Catholic Times weekly newspaper is still in process for ONLY $15 per year (parish rate). Make check payable to OLMC.
Attention: Parents of First Communicants – Today there is a meeting on Sunday, February 22 at 9:30 a.m.
Spring Clean Up - Beginning March 2, St. Joseph, Resurrection, Holy Cross, and Mt. Calvary Cemeteries will begin cleaning off wintertime decorations. Families are advised to remove any personal keepsakes they wish to retain before March 2.
The Marriage and Family Life Office of the Diocese of Columbus is sponsoring an Afternoon of Reflection for the Separated and Divorced on Sunday, March 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at the Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219. “What Happened to the Dream” Father G. Michael Gribble, rector of St. Joseph Cathedral, will lead. Mass will follow the program at 3:30 PM. The fee for the program is $10. Registration is required by March 12. For additional information or to register call the Marriage and Family Life Office at 614/241-2560 or e-mail www.flomailbox@colsdioc.org.
A Time For Renewal: For Our Marriages Too - Have you thought this Lent about renewal? Even a good marriage needs periodic renewal, and a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is the spiritual tonic your marriage needs. Upcoming Marriage Encounter weekends come after Easter on April 24-26, and on June 5-7. Please let us know that you’re interested as soon as you can! For more information or to register, contact Paul & Marilou Clouse at 740-746-9003 or visit our website at www.wwmecolumbus.org.
You are invited to participate in a Cum Christo Weekend. Cum Christo is a Lay Catholic Renewal Movement which brings Christians together in an ecumenical three-day Spiritual Renewal Weekend to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and to motivate them to persevere, to live authentic Christian lives, and to grow as servant-leaders of Jesus in their churches and many environments. Upcoming Cum Christo weekends are Men’s March 12-15 and Women’s April 23-26. Contact Tom Niedzielski at (740) 927-5787 to learn more about the Cum Christo method of Piety, Study, Action and Group Reunion.
Hunger hurts year round. While there is amazing generosity between Thanksgiving and Christmas, many of our neighbors must deal with food insecurity and hunger all year long. Food banks are struggling to keep their shelves filled creating greater stress on local food pantries and soup kitchens. The Office for Social Concerns is challenging parishes to support a diocesan Ash Wednesday Food Drive. Clean out your cupboards on Fat Tuesday and bring the canned goods to the parish on Ash Wednesday (the diocesan deacons are coordinating the collection and distribution). This diocesan request is for donations above and beyond your normal food collections to respond to these difficult times For more information, please call (614) 241-254 or email ecordle@colsdioc.org.
Attn: High School Students: The 2009 Diocesan Youth Rally is a powerful 2 day event that includes insightful keynote talks, workshops, Mass, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a Reconciliation service, prayer, praise and worship music, food and more! The theme for this year’s Rally is “Get Out of the Boat.” The Rally will take place on March 7 & 8 at Fisher Catholic High School in Lancaster the cost is $50. Registration can be found at www.cdeducation.org/oym/rally/index.html. Contact your Youth Minister or Group Leader for more information. We’ll see you there!
Marriage Preparation (Pre-Cana): This program will take place Saturday, March 14 at St. Mark Catholic Church, 324 Gay St. in Lancaster. The program is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with sign-in beginning at 8:30 a.m. A light breakfast and lunch are provided and dress is casual. Cost for the program is $50. To register, please call Tim and Annie Deitz (740) 687-5610.
A Personal Relationship With Jesus: We are blessed and excited to announce that well-known and well-loved priest, pastor, author, teacher, Presentation Ministries speaker, and television host of In His Name, Fr. Bill McCarthy, will direct the 2009 Catholic Charismatic Renewal’s Men and Women’s Retreat and lead us to a personal relationship with Jesus. You are invited to join us the weekend of March 13-15, at St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St. Both singles and married couples are invited to attend. Don’t delay. A deposit will hold your place. Space is limited. For information or to register, call the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center at 237-7080.
Lecture Series at the Josephinum. The Most Rev. Daniel Flores, STD, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, will present “Reading the Letters of St. Paul with a Little Help from Thomas Aquinas” on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the Jessing Center on the Josephinum’s campus. Drawing from St. Thomas’ commentaries on the Pauline corpus, Bishop Flores will offer key indicators about how fruitfully to approach the mystery of our new life in Christ. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Please call 614-985-2497 for more information.
Spring Cleaning? St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store is in need of blankets, towels, washcloths, pots, pans, dishes, silverware, household decorations, videos, DVD’s, CD’s, spring/summer clothing, purses, shoes, costume jewelry, clean used furniture. Please call 349-8425 if you have any questions.
Festa di San Giuseppe Come celebrate St. Joseph’s Day with St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church. This year’s celebration will be held at the Berwick Manor Party House on Saturday, March 21, 2009, beginning at 6:00 pm until 11:00 pm with a festive, family-style Italian Dinner, the blessing of St. Joseph’s Table and dancing to the music of Ray Massa’s Eurorhythms. In the spirit of St. Joseph as patron of the poor, a portion of the proceeds will benefit J.O.I.N. (Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs), part of the Catholic Charities of the Columbus Diocese. Bring your favorite dessert to share at the St. Joseph ’s Table! Tickets are only $40 per person and must be purchased on or before Monday, March 16, 2009. For tickets and information, please contact Barbara Cosentino (614-891-9775), Mary Jo Zimmerman (614-402-3530), or Bonnie Agriesti (614-882-6088). Come and celebrate with us as we honor St. Joseph !
Irish Fest at the Josephinum! The Pontifical College Josephinum invites the general public to its fourth annual Irish Fest on February 28, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The event celebrating Irish culture and heritage will be preceded by a Catholic Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the seminary’s St. Turibius Chapel followed by an evening of traditional Irish music, food and dance. Proceeds benefit seminarians in need. Tickets for the Irish Fest may be purchased at the door and are $20 for adults and $5 for youth age 11-16. Children under 11 are free. Pre-sale tickets ($15 adults; $5 youth age 11-16) may be purchased until 4 p.m. on Friday, February 27. Call 614-885-5585 to purchase tickets by phone via credit card, or visit the reception desk in the main lobby of the Josephinum during business hours (weekdays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.). Parking is free.
Next weekend second collection – “Support United States Black, Indian, Eskimo and Aleute Missions” The annual appeal is a vital part of the Church for the Year 2008. Funds are needed to continue present Evangelization programs; even more, to continue to assist those parishes devastated by hurricanes to totally rebuild their programs. The Church’s National Collection for Black and Indian Missions in the United States will be taken at all the Masses next weekend. Because of the generosity of the people of this parish and parishes around the U.S., over 8.8 million dollars were contributed and 98 cents of every dollar was distributed. 135 Dioceses received assistance from the collection. Through your gifts, you join your sacrifice to those who sacrifice daily to lead others to Christ. You become a Co-missionary for the Church. Please give what you are able. If we give a little – a lot will be accomplished.
IT’S COMING!!! Lent begins!! Wed., February 25th
Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Friday: Stations of the Cross with Benediction (except on Good Friday only the Stations of the Cross) at 7 p.m. during Lent.
Laws of Abstinence and Fast: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence.
All Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence.
On days of fast and abstinence, flesh meat is not to be eaten. The law of abstinence applies to all who are 14 years of age and older. On days of fast, one full meal is permitted along with two of lesser quantity. No snacking is permitted. The law of fast applies to those who are between the ages of 18 and 59.
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