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Parish Office (304) 277-2911

School Office (304) 277-1220

1508 Warwood Avenue * Wheeling, WV 26003 www.CorpusChristiWheeling.org [email protected]

Rev. Msgr. Eugene S. Ostrowski, V.F. Pastor

MASSES:

Saturday: 5:30 PM Vigil Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM with a Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Holy Day Masses: Please consult bulletin. Weekday Masses*: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8:30AM Wed. 11:00 AM during the school year

* A funeral replaces a weekday Mass. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Saturday at 4:30 PM and by individual appointment

ANOINTING & VISITATION of the SICK: Call the Rectory anytime to make arrangements. Please contact the Parish Office regarding any aged or sick who are confined.

INITIATION/BAPTISMS: Rites of Initiation of Adults and Baptism of Children can be arranged by contacting the pastor. Parents must complete a Baptism Preparation session prior to their child’s Baptism. Call the office to make arrangements.

MARRIAGE: Engaged couples should contact the pastor at least six months before the wedding date to arrange for pre-marriage preparations.

NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome all new members. Please register in person at the parish office or e-mail us at the above address.

PARISH STAFF: 304-277-2911

Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Eugene S. Ostrowski, V.F. Deacon: Rev. Mr. Douglas Breiding Music Director: Mrs. Deborah Breiding Business Manager: Mrs. Kelly Clark e-mail: [email protected] Parish Secretary: Mrs. Cindy Becker e-mail: [email protected] Building & Maintenance: Mr. John Main

PARISH SCHOOL: GRADES PRESCHOOL –8 304-277-1220 School Principal: Mr. Dick Taylor Advancement Director: Miranda Zambito 304-830-1388 e-mail: [email protected] School Secretary: Mrs. Erin Vogrin

PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: Grades K-8 Sunday Mornings Sept. through May 9:00AM-10:20AM In the School Cafeteria Director: Mrs. Cindy Becker 304-277-2911 BULLETIN DEADLINE: Announcements must be submitted in writing or by e-mail to by 3:00PM on Wednesday.

Corpus Christi Mission Statement

We, the Catholic Community of Corpus Christi, are called to continue the work and teachings set forth by Jesus Christ. We are committed:

• To make the Eucharist the center of our lives by cele-brating it joyfully and meaningfully as a community,

• To grow as an involved and loving community, • To preserve church and family traditions, • To provide a Catholic education and opportunities for

spiritual growth to all age groups, • To reach out to those in need.

As a parish, we dedicate ourselves to live out our faith through service where each member shares with others the gifts and talents received from God.

Reflections on the Readings

Laetare Sunday The fourth Sunday of Lent is sometimes called Laetare Sunday. Laetare is a Latin word that means “rejoice.” Tradi-tionally, Sundays are named after the first word of the liturgy’s opening antiphon. On this Sunday, the antiphon is taken from the book of the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 66:10-11). Even as we observe our Lenten sacrifices, we rejoice in anticipation of the joy that will be ours at Easter. Today’s Gospel reading is taken from John’s Gospel. It consists of two parts. The first part is the final sentence of Jesus’ reply to Nicodemus, the Pharisee who approached Jesus at night. Nicodemus acknowledged Jesus as someone who had come from God and seemed to want to be a follower of Jesus. Jesus greeted Nicodemus with the observation that one must be born from above to see the Kingdom of God. The dialogue between Jesus and Nicodemus that followed was about the meaning of this phrase. Nicodemus misunder-stood Jesus at every point, but there was no animosity in the questions he posed to Jesus. In the part of the conversation with Nicodemus in today’s Gospel, Jesus referred to an incident reported in the Old Testament. When the Israelites grumbled against the Lord during their sojourn in the desert, God sent venomous ser-pents to punish them for their complaints. The Israelites re-pented and asked Moses to pray for them. The Lord heard Moses’ prayer and instructed him to make a bronze serpent and mount it on a pole. All who had been bitten by a serpent and then looked upon the bronze serpent were cured. By recalling this story, Jesus alludes to the salvation that would be accomplished through his death and Resurrection. The second part of today’s Gospel is a theological reflec-tion on Jesus’ words to Nicodemus. The Gospel of John is known for this kind of reflection offered within the narrative. The words of the Evangelist are in continuity with the words of the prologue to John’s Gospel. In these reflections, John elaborates on a number of themes that are found in his Gospel: light and darkness, belief and unbelief, good and evil, salvation and condemnation. In John’s reflection, we find an observation about human sinfulness. Jesus is the light that has come into the world, but people preferred the darkness. We wish to keep our sins hidden, even from God. Jesus has come into the world to re-veal our sins so that they may be forgiven. This is the Good News; it is the reason for our rejoicing in this season of Lent and throughout our lives. Source: https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/sunday-connection

The Fourth Sunday Of Lent March 11, 2018

Baptism: Parents registered in the Parish wishing to have their child baptized must schedule and com-

plete a preparation session prior to scheduling their child’s Baptism. Please contact the Parish Office to

make arrangements. 304-277-2911.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Cantor Practice Thursday, March 15, 2018

@ 6:00PM in the church.

ADULT SCRIPTURE SESSION Wednesday, MARCH 14, 2018

7:00PM in the Parish Office Conference Room

Parish Events & Activities

PLEASE RETURN MISSALS TO THE BACK OF THE CHURCH!

If you use a missal to follow the liturgy at mass, please

return them to the back of church each week so that they are available for others to use. We only have a limited

amount of them on hand.

SCRIP: is available after all weekend Masses. Orders can also be emailed to Rhonda at [email protected].

Smith Oil Donation Program: Anytime you purchase gas or any other items from Smith Oil, they will donate 1% of all purchases back to the school. Keep saving your transaction receipts for your purchases and submit them to the parish office or put in the collection basket. You must sign your receipts before turning them in!

Boosters 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Squares Pool—squares are $50 each. See inside back pages for complete details or call Bill Blatt 304-280-3836 for information or to purchase a square

Thursday, March 15, 2018 PTG Meeting @ 7:00 in the School Cafeteria. Sergeant Laing, District Commander with the WV State Police will be the guest speaker.

March 26, 2018 — April 2, 2018 No School Easter Holiday Congratulations to the following students who received a

Superior rating at the Reginal Science Fair: Dominic Gianangeli — First Place Ciera Faulstick — Second Place Gianna Blake — Third Place and Laken faulstick

Knights of Columbus Officers Meeting Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:00PM in the Parish Office

Mark Your Calendars for the Following Important CCHS Dates:

The CCHS Key Club is collecting coins for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America. If you have a student at CCHS, please consider

sending some spare change for this most worthwhile cause.

Don't forget the CCHS Reverse Raffle on Thursday, March 22 at the White Palace. Tickets are on sale now!

If you're interested in a CCHS Girls Downstate t-shirt, orders are now being taken. Contact the office for an order form or call Shirts-n-More!

Go Lady Knights!

TMIY invites all parishioners to our new continuing education program, “The Bible and Mary.” It will be held for the next 12

weeks between the 8:00 and 10:30 Masses in the school library.

All are welcome—including women.

2018-2019 DIOCESAN TUITION ASSISTANCE PROCESS IS NOW OPEN The first round deadline is April 30, 2018

please apply before this deadline. See inside back page for complete details.

Register early!

Coming Soon! On-line Giving Keep watching the bulletin for more information

about this upcoming opportunity.


FIRST COMMUNION FAMILY PREPARATION SESSION

Sunday, March 18, 2018 6:00PM—7:30PM in school cafeteria

Parents and children ,from CCS and the PREP program, preparing to receive First Communion in May are required to attend

these sessions. Monsignor Gene will be addressing the parents in the first portion of this meeting and then we will come back

together and work on some Family Activities.

The Ladies Guild Extends their Gratitude!

Thank you to all who contributed to this year's penny auction. It was a great success!!

Thank you for prize donations, food donations, baked goods, and canned goods.

A special thanks to our ladies guild members for all the time and effort you volunteered! What an amazing group of women!!

50/50 raffle ticket winner: Jean Boudreau - $1461

Marc Betras, Sarah Czapp,

Patricia Fedorke, Thomas Goff, Bill Grob, Beverly Hill,

Mary Lou Mauck, Dora McCardle, Abby McGowan, Marilyn Poulain,

and Ruth Reith.

for our women and men and their families who serve in our military.

and all of those who are confined to home and nursing homes and on our prayer chain.

Due to privacy concerns we cannot publish names of sick and/or

hospitalized without the permission of the individual or their immediate family. To have someone placed on the prayer list

please call the parish office.

Names are left on the list for 4 weeks unless we are otherwise notified by the family.

Monday, March 12, 2018

Is 65: 17-21; Ps 30: 2, 4-6. 11-12a, 13b; Jn 4: 43-54

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Ez 47: 1-9, 12; Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5: 1-16

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Is 49: 8-15; Ps 145: 8-9, 13c-14, 17-18; Jn 5: 17-30

Thursday, March 15, 2018 Ex 32: 7-14; Ps 106: 19-23; Jn 5: 31-47

Friday, March 16, 2018

Wis 2: 1a. 12-22; Ps 34: 17-21, 23; Jn 7: 1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday, March 17, 2018 Jer 11: 18-20; Ps 7: 2-3, 9b-12; Jn 7: 40-53

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Jer 31: 31-34; Ps 51: 3-4, 12-15; Heb 5: 7-9; Jn 12: 20-33 A funeral replaces a weekday Mass. If in doubt,

please call the Parish Office, 304-277-2911, for clarification.

Last Week’s Collections March 4, 2018

Offertory Collection: $ 4,684.00 Debt Reduction: $ ——— Total Income: $ 4,684.00

Retirement Fund for Diocesan Priests— $944.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Checks Dropped in Second Collection: All checks dropped in the second collection will be credited to the collection

scheduled for that week, unless otherwise marked. If you intend your check to go toward debt or any other fund, but the collection scheduled for

that weekend is a special Diocesan collection, you must mark “debt,” “utilities,” etc., on the memo line of the check. If there is no designation on

the memo line, the money will be credited to the special Diocesan collection

8:30AM Monday, March 12 Frank Fazzolari

8:30AM Tuesday, March 13 Jeanette Hill

11:00AM Wednesday, March 14 Robert Kedward

8:30AM Thursday, March 15 Mary Bulava/Holy Spirit

8:30AM Friday, March 16 Mary Jane Moyle

5:30PM Saturday, March 17 Willis & Connie Weidman

8:00AM Sunday, March 18 For All Parishioners

10:30 AM Sunday, March 18 Ed Schuetz

The Sanctuary Candle is lit this week in loving memory of:

Joseph Calangelo

This week-end, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection

Funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and bring Christ’s love and mercy to all people here at home and abroad. Next week, please give generously to the CRSC, and help Jesus in disguise. Learn more about the collection at

www.usccb.org/catholic-relief.


FIRST FRIDAY MASS AT MT. CALVARY All are welcome to attend the monthly First Friday Mass celebrated at the Bishops’ Chapel located in Mt. Calvary

Cemetery, Wheeling. The First Friday Mass for the month of April will be celebrated at 5:30pm on April 6, 2018. Please in-

vite family and friends to join us for the holy sacrifice of the Mass and to remember our beloved dead who are buried

within the cemetery.

March 12 — March 16 Sydney Blatt & Maggie Rohrig

March 19 — March 23 Seth Kucera & Levi Estep

18th Street Volunteers March 17, 2018

Jackie & Jim McGlumphy Becky Gentle Lorraine Penhos

Joan Carrigan

Liturgical Ministers need to be in church 15 minutes prior to the beginning of Mass.

It is your responsibility to get a replacement in the event you are unable to fulfill your ministry.

Tenebrae Speech Choir needed.

Enter into the church’s most holy time with the Tenebrae service. The word “tenebrae” is Latin for “darkness: or

“shadows”. The purpose of the service is to recreate the important aspects of the passion story. The Tenebrae

service begins with the church lit with candles on a cen-trally-placed candelabra. As the chants and readings

progress, candles are gradually extinguished. Tenebrae service will be held Wednesday evening,

March 28, 2018 at 7:00PM in the church. Please consider being a special part of this service as part of the “Speech Choir”. Speech choir members as-

semble in the choir lo and read aloud in unison the Psalms. Please contact the Parish Office if you would

like to sign up for this Holy Week opportunity, no singing voice is needed.

Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick and Homebound Needed.

This is a valuable, caring ministry to our ill and homebound parish community, as we extend the Body of Christ to those who are unable to join us at Mass. The Eucharistic Minis-

ter becomes a vital link between the parish community and the member who is hospitalized or homebound. Please call

the Parish Office 304-277-2911, for further details.


Saturday, March 17, 2018 Altar S Euch M Hosp Lector 1 Lector 2 Musician Cantor

5:30PM Mass Blatt, S. Barbaley, J. Monteleone, T. Blatt, C. Medovic, M Breiding, D. Rohrig, S.

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Sunday, March 18, 2018 Altar S Euch M Hosp Lector 1 Lector 2 Musician Cantor

8:00AM Mass Estep, J. Estep, L. Estep, J. Estep, C. Delbrugge, M. Breiding, D. Quinn, J.

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Sunday, March 18, 2018 Altar S Euch M Hosp Lector 1 Lector 2 Musician Cantor

10:30AM Mass Wagner, J. Edge, T. DiProsperis, E. Pesi, D. Rinschler, L. Bailey, S. Wolfe, J.

Children's Liturgy Forshey, K. Edge, J. Forshey, C.

Lisa Minor Blake, G. Blake, M. needs filled

Sarah Wagner needs filled

Stations of the Cross are held in the church every Friday during Lent.

Could you walk a mile in Jesus’s shoes? The Stations of the Cross bring us closer to Christ as we meditate on the great love He showed for us in His most sorrowful

Passion.

We have Stations of the Cross at 2:50 in the afternoon with the school children, however any-

one and everyone is welcome. We also have Stations and a Com-munion Service at 7:00PM in the evening.

Consider including this prayerful opportunity as a part of your Lenten journey. Invite someone to join you that has never experienced praying the Stations of the Cross or has not attended for a long time. Make this part of

your family’s Lenten activities.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi Parish

every Thursday following the 8:30AM Mass until 5:30PM.

There is a book of intentions available on the table in the back of church for you to enter prayer intentions each week so that these

intentions can be included by those praying during Adoration.

Remember Canon (Church) Law requires that someone is physically present in the church when the Blessed

Sacrament is exposed.

A sign up sheet is also now in the back of church for Adoration on Holy Thursday following the Mass of Our Lord’s Supper until

Night Prayer at 10:30PM.

Why not make Eucharistic Adoration a part of your Lenten Journey. Give God an hour of your time!

Sign Up Sheets are in the back of the church.


What if I'm at the midpoint of Lent and not much is going on?

I began with the best of intentions, but I am not sure what I'm doing or what I want to be doing. Can my Lent be 'rescued"? Can a six week journey be completed in the remaining next

two or three weeks - waiting for my heart to be open? Of course, the answer is “yes.” It doesn't take long for God, when

we are ready.

The first step to beginning again has already begun, if I have the desire for something real during Lent. This isn't the same as "guilt." Feeling guilty for not doing much about Lent won't

get us very far. What we need is a real desire - a real sense of expectation that God has something for me to hear, to learn,

to change, and I want to be ready to listen. A little desire is enough to shape deeper desires.

Once we can say we want to make something of these

precious days remaining in Lent, then we can start naming some more specific desires.

• Maybe there is a streak of stubbornness or impatience or harshness that keeps putting me at odds with people.

• Perhaps there is an old wound or a fresh experience of hurt or loss that has turned into a festering anger that robs me of simple joys and sorrows or compassion for suffering of others.

• Maybe I am obsessed with how I look - how others see me - and my choices each day are guided by what will make other people like me, and my mood each day goes up and down depending upon people's response to me.

• Or, maybe a homily or something I read recently made me realize that I really have not paid attention to the needs of the poor - and perhaps I've even taken stands and voted against issues and candidates who stand on the side of the poor. After some reflection, I may just real-ize I'm not very grateful for what has been given me, and therefore, I'm just not very happy, generous or free.

Lent begins when I can say "Help me Lord!"

Now I can turn to the Lord, with some real, concrete desires. Now I can practice waking up each morning and naming a

desire - while I'm putting on my slippers, or taking a shower or getting dressed: "Lord, it feels so good to be honest with my-self before you. Let me know your presence today. Help me face the challenges that will be there today” With these de-

sires to let God's grace transform me, then I can pause before going to bed each night, and look back through the day to thank God for the places I felt God's presence and help.

Let’s give Lent a new start in the days ahead. God is offering us more than we can ask or imagine.


March 19th marks the Catholic celebration of St. Josephs Day. In some Catholic communities elaborate altars are

constructed in honor of this saint. The tradition, commemorat-ing the relief St. Joseph provided during a famine in Sicily, began in the late 1800’s . St. Joseph’s day is not just for

Italian-Americans. This celebration offers a chance to share food with others and for believers, a way to express gratitude

for any sort of fortune in their lives.

St. Joseph altars, representing the Holy Trinity, are divided into three sections with a statue of St. Joseph at the head. The devout place candles, figurines, flowers, medals and other items around the alter creating a beautiful, lush and overflowing effect. Since the altars thank St. Joseph for

relieving hunger, offerings of food are essential.

Cookies, cakes and breads, often in the form of shell fish, are common decorations for altars. Fava beans, or “lucky beans”

are particularly associated with St. Joseph because they sustained the Sicilians throughout famine. Pick some up for good luck! As tradition has it, the altar is broken up on St.

Joseph’s day with a ceremony of costumed children, pretend-ing to look for shelter, finding sustenance at the altar. Food

and donations are then distributed to the poor.

The Cathedral of Saint Joseph, 1300 Eoff Street, Wheeling, will hold Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours) each Sunday during Lent (including Palm Sunday) at 6:00 PM In addition to the prayers and music, there will be a guest priest each week who

will offer a Lenten Reflection.


Hospitality Ministry Tracy Robson 304-905-0588 RCIA Linda Rinschler 304-277-2807 Knights of Columbus Joe Pangilinan 304-277-3150 St. Vincent de Paul Ebbie Schuetz 304-277-3693 Ladies Guild Jackie McGlumphy 304-277–5142 CC Food Baskets David & JoAnne White 304-277-2911

Good Neighbor Georgia Rudol 304-277-3961 PTG Marla Blake 304-277-1220 Finance Council David Glatz 304-277-4668 Cafeteria Rental Tom & Peggy Dailer 304-277-2707 Athletic Director Kevin Heller, Jr. 304-277-4082 CCGS Boosters Danya Becker 419-204-9434

The Fourth Sunday of Lent A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar

Today’s gospel speaks of light and darkness. Often a parent is deliberately “left in the dark.” Darkness can be comforting for it makes no demands on us. Light can be disturbing for it forces us to take action.

Parents walk a delicate balance of when to “sit in the dark” and when to “turn on the lights.”


All for One and One for All: Kinship and Caring for Creation

Looking for a more wholesome way to “go green” this

St. Patrick’s Day? ! The Sisters of St. Joseph along with Catholic Charities and St. Francis Xavier Parish are

sponsoring a “Day of Kinship and Caring for Creation” on March 17 at Mount St. Joseph. Speakers will focus on

Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment and human ecology. They will address topics such as sustaina-

bility, energy choices, food security the role of the family and the millennial response. This free event begins at 9:30 and includes lunch – but space is limited! To register, call: 304-

845-1593 or go online: https://catholiccharitieswv.salsalabs.org/creationkinship

Date: Saturday, March 17 Time: Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

Program: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Mount St. Joseph Chapel

Cost: Freewill donation, includes lunch

Annual French Dinner Celebration Join us for an exquisite French dinner in a lovely, intimate setting at St. Joseph Retreat Center. Chef Jason Oester-

reicher, who was trained at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, will prepare a delightful French-

inspired dinner. We will be entertained by musician Bob Gaudio.

Date: Thursday, March 22 Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: St. Joseph Retreat Center Cost: $100.00 couple; $50.00 single

Reservations are required by March 9


The Spring Lazarus/ Mary Martha Dinner

March 25 ( Palm Sunday) 11:30- 4:00 @ The Wheeling Soup Kitchen!

Menu: Baked Chicken

Parsley Potatoes, Green Beans, Coleslaw

Pasta & Meatballs, Coleslaw both includes Garlic Rolls,

Desserts, Coffee, Tea Lemonade, & Juice

Price: $ 8 Adults; $4 Children 12 & under

Come & Enjoy!! We Love seeing all of our Extended Family

Take out Dinners Available & can call ahead 304-233-2992

Donations are Greatly Appreciated Send to:

Lazarus House 95 E. 11th St

Wheeling, WV 26003

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Celebrating Our 100th Year Anniversary!

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The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is committed to the protection of its children and young people. The Diocese complies with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People by maintaining an Office of

Safe Environment. To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your local law enforcement agency, or you may confidentially contact the West Virginia Bureau for Children and Families/Child Protective Services by calling the Child Abuse Hotline at 800.352.6513. To report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to the Dio-

cese, please contact one of the Bishop’s designees at 888.434.6237 (toll free) or 304.233.0880: Sister Ellen Dunn, ext. 264; Mr. Bryan Minor, ext. 263; Msgr. Frederick Annie, ext. 267, or Msgr. Anthony Cincinnati, ext. 270.

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