Baptisms Call Parish Office to make arrangements.Marriages Marriage preparation is necessary before a date is set. Call for an appointment at least six months in advance.Confraternity of Catholic Doctrine CCD is provided for K-8 students who do not attend St. Patrick School Sunday morning at 8:45-10:15 a.m. during the school year.Knights of Columbus Second and Fourth Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., in the Parish Center. Summer meetings are the Second Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.Altar & Rosary Society Second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., in the Parish Center. No meetings in January, June, July or August.Parish Membership - Please register by calling the Parish Office.Bulletin Deadline - Monday by 10:00 a.m. or earlier.

PARISH STAFFFr. Michael J. Hinterschied, PastorDeacon Dan HannAnna Harpold, Business ManagerElizabeth Finke, SecretaryMaria Berryhill, Director of Religious EducationDenise Zimmerman, Director of Family Faith FormationDebbie Adamczak, Parish School PrincipalPolly Forde-Johnston, Director, St. Patrick Early Learning CenterSandy Fryling, Director of Music

PARISH/SCHOOL DIRECTORYRectory and Parish Office Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (740) 852-0942St. Patrick School 226 Elm Street, London, Ohio 43140 (740) 852-0161St. Patrick Early Learning Center & Latchkey Program (740) 490-7429

MISSION STATEMENTSt. Patrick Parish is the presence of the Universal Church in Madison County. We provide an environment for hearing God’s Word, for growth in the Christian life, for dialogue, Proclamation of the Gospel of Christ, charitable outreach, along with Worship and Celebration of the Eucharist. We intend to be a welcoming community of faith with the goal of forming intentional disciples of Jesus Christ.

PARISH MINISTRIES/ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORYAltar/Rosary Society Peggy Beathard, President (740) 506-0278Cemetery Call Parish Office (740) 852-0942Communion to the Sick Call Parish Office (740) 852-0942Knights of Columbus Matt Grube, Grand Knight (740) 963-2563 www.kofc1786.orgParish Hall Reservations Call Parish Office (740) 852-0942CCD Maria Berryhill (740) 852-0942RCIA Maria Berryhill (740) 852-0942School Advisory Board Heather Feliks, President (740) 852-0161Por Información en Español Irma Arbogast (740) 852-2535

61 South Union Street, London, Ohio 43140www.stpatricklondon.org

A Parish of the Diocese of ColumbusMost Rev. Robert J. Brennan, Bishop

Fr. Michael J. Hinterschied, Pastor

MASS & PENANCE SCHEDULESunday Masses: Saturday (Anticipatory): 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 7:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.Daily Mass Tuesday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. Wednesday at Parish School (During school year): 8:50 a.m. First Friday: 5:30 p.m.; First Saturday: 9:00 a.m.Holy Days: See bulletin or go to www.stpatricklondon.org.Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 4:30 p.m., Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Thursday: 6:30 p.m., First Friday: 4:30 p.m., or by appointmentEucharistic Adoration: Holy Hour, Thursday: 6:30-7:30 p.m. First Friday, 12:00-5:15 p.m. Sunday Rosary: 9:50 a.m.

MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS OFFERED BYSaturday (February 15) 5:00 p.m. Libby Brandenburg † Jean DavisSunday (February 16) 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish Father Hinterschied 10:30 a.m. Maria Ciotola † Ciotola FamilyMonday NO MASSTuesday 8:00 a.m. Nancy Beathard † Irma Arbogast and RickWednesday 8:50 a.m. Gary Feliks † Phil and Prudy GoodyearThursday 8:00 a.m. Robert Sullivan † Edwin, Pat, Mike, Pete Sullivan and Debbie AnglesFriday 8:00 a.m. Barbara Coleman † Marjorie Daniels Saturday (February 22) 5:00 p.m. Kelly Snyder and Erik Snyder †† Roger and Karen SummersSunday (February 23) 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish Father Hinterschied 10:30 a.m. Dianne and Lauren Rickenberg †† Denise and Gary Zimmerman

Our website: www.stpatricklondon.org

5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22Lectors: 1. Charles Krumel, 2. Mark ValentinoExtraordinary Ministers of HC: Janet Orban – Captain, Beth Fordyce, Julie Walker, Joann WisemanSacristan: Bessie JacksonServers: Kate Johnson, Alana Sells, Claire WilliamsUshers: David Forde-Johnston, John OrbanGreeters: Brad Gummere7:30 a.m. Sunday, February 23Lectors: 1. Mike Quilter, 2. Joe JurcisekExtraordinary Ministers of HC: Kathy Husek – Captain, Anna Carter, Dorothy Henry, Donna QuilterSacristan: Joanna SadlerServers: Lily Boeckl, David Castillo, Winston LawverUshers: Gary Finchum, Ben YoderGreeters: Francis and Diane Furbee10:30 a.m. Sunday, February 23Lectors: 1. Deborah Haddad, 2. Adam SmithExtraordinary Ministers of HC: Janice Closser – Captain, Theresia Chin, Phil Chin, Mary Davis, Paula Hann, Barbara Lynch, Denise ZimmermanSacristan: Dcn. Dan HannServers: Logan Weiner—Thurifer, Evelyn Arriaga, Michael Davis,David StukeyUshers: Pat Davis, Kevin HornGreeters: David and Jo Ann Dhume, Hatem FamilyRosary Leader: Irma Arbogast

ST. PATRICK PARISH NEWS

Madison County Food Pantry – February is our month to help at the pantry. This job includes packing boxes, filling shelves, and taking food to clients' cars every Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Please sign up in

the connecting hallway. The pantry is operated by nine local churches, numerous businesses and individuals. In 2019, the pantry averaged feeding 310 families per month.

Madison County Food Pantry – This month St. Patrick is having a food drive to help feed the needy of our community. Please drop off any non-perishable food item in the box underneath the coat rack in the Parish Center. Thank you for your generosity!

Be sure your children pick up a copy of Magnifikid in the back of the church before Mass and take it home with

them! Each week there is a new edition for them to enjoy.

Holy HourThursdays 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Sacrament of Penance – 6:30 p.m.

About the Cover – Pictured on the bulletin cover is the sanctuary lamp of St. Patrick’s Church. It burns as an indication of the Lord’s presence in the Blessed Sacrament reserved within the tabernacle. In every Catholic church or chapel, in which the Blessed Sacrament is kept in the tabernacle, a light burns to indicate Christ’s presence.Our sanctuary lamp was a gift of Thomas R. and Charles Brennan in 1910 at the cost of $100.00. Photographs indicate that it was in use until the mid-1950s. After that, its whereabouts remain somewhat of a mystery. One story is that it was given to parishioners to use in their home but were unable to do so. Another parishioner, Joe Londergan, who frequented local auctions kept track of the lamp’s movements. In the 2004 renovations of the church, Fr. Sill, pastor, asked that items from its earlier days might be returned for possible re-use. At that time, the sanctuary lamp came home to find that its chain and counterweight were awaiting its return still in place in the ceiling. After an initial cleaning, the sanctuary lamp was re-hung. A few years ago, Fr. Ghiloni had it re-plated along with some minor repairs. Its value in today’s dollars is significantly more than its purchase price! Over the course of time as an outgrowth of our 2016’s 150th anniversary year, we hope to feature other artistic and devotional works within the church that give us a foretaste of heaven.

Parish Safety Committee – Recently, the diocese held a safety meeting that included recommendations that doors that are not monitored during Mass should be locked. Father Hinterschied has asked ushers to lock the Parish Center doors after the first reading begins. The main doors and side entrance door will remain open. If parishioners are running late, they will need to enter through the main door or side door.

The Red Cross Blood Drive – February 21st drive is at St. Patrick Church from 2:30-7:00 p.m. Sign up at redcrossblood.org, sponsor code Stpat. Donors can also call 1-800-Red Cross. You can hold the power to save lives in the palm of your hand with the FREE Red Cross Blood Donor App! Text “BLOODAPP” to 90999.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: February 8-9Regular Collection $ 4,357.40Loose Offering $ 249.00Maintenance $ 325.00Ash Wednesday $ 65.00School Tuition Assistance Fund $ 55.00St. Patrick Total Offering $ 5,051.40

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:Catholic Times $ 235.00Diocese of Mandeville Jamaica $ 80.00St. Vincent de Paul Society $ 100.00Total $ 415.00

Thank You!

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Message from Father Hinterschied

The Church devotes February to the Holy Family and today after each of the Holy Masses, we will honor and rejoice in the gift of the Sacrament of Matrimony. There are four pillars of the Catholic family: fidelity, indissolubility, children, and selfless charity.

Fidelity is the obligation that the husband and wife took before God on their wedding day to remain faithful to each other.

Indissolubility is one truth that parents must teach their children. The Church will survive only where Christ's difficult doctrine on marital indissolubility is believed and practiced.

Children are the fruit of marriage. One of the heaviest sacrifices that childless couples have to make is to accept God's will in their lives and learn the secret of spiritual parenthood. But where the husband and wife can have offspring, their generosity in procreating is the single most effective way of propagating the faith. Catholicism will be lost on deaf ears unless people see couples living what they profess to believe.

Selfless Charity is the Catholic philosophy of life. A father, mother and children are not a mere group of individuals who co-habit with one another. In the mind of Christ, a family is to be a loving community. This implies there is someone in authority who patiently makes decisions and there is mutual trust among its members. They share with one another and are sure that their confidence will not be betrayed.

It implies that the members truly live together. They are in each other's company, not grudgingly but willingly, and together form an unmistakable unity. At Pentecost, St. Luke tells us the first Christians began to form a community beginning with each family. What unified these first families was their common faith. They were united by their common allegiance "to the teachings of the Apostles" (Acts 2:42).

-Rev. Fr. Michael Hinterschied, Pastor, St. Patrick Church

February Sacrament of Marriage Month – St. Patrick is celebrating World Marriage Month. One aspect of our celebration is a photo display in the Parish Hall featuring YOUR wedding photos! We invite all married couples to drop off one framed wedding photo to the parish office. Please put your last name, phone number, and wedding date (including the year) on the front of the photo. After February, your photos can be picked up from the parish office. There will be a blessing of Married Couples on February 15th and 16th after Masses in the Parish Hall. We will have a time to share with one another what has made your marriage joyful! Light refreshments will be served, and breakfast will be served after 7:30 a.m. Mass. The gift of your commitment to each other is a beautiful witness to our parish family!

Touching the Divine – Lesson 6, Jesus, the Eucharist.Tuesday: 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.Thursday: 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Sunday: 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. This week is Lesson 7, Jesus, Our model of fidelityContact: Denise Zimmerman at (740) 852-3327 or email denise@stpatricklondon.org.

Community Supper – The next Community Supper will be on Wednesday, February 26th from 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Dinner is served in the parish center. If you would like to donate a dessert or salad there is a sign-up sheet in the connecting hallway. Madison County Hospital and Madison Senior Living partner with St. Patrick Church to provide this fellowship and hot meal.

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry – Friday, February 28th, the Knights of Columbus' Annual Fish Fry kicks off at St. Patrick School! The Fish Fry is every Friday, 4:30-7:00 p.m. during Lent. Prices are $8.00 for an adult dinner, $4.00 for a child dinner, or $4.00 for a fish sandwich. Eat-in and Drive-thru is available. Come support our Knights and enjoy a delicious Lenten meal!

St. Vincent de Paul – St. Patrick Church is looking for some volunteers to help our St. Vincent de Paul outreach here in Madison county. Please consider donating your time and talent to help others in our community. Call the parish office at 740.852.0942 for more information.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Presence – Although the Eucharist appears to be simple bread and wine, it is the "source and summit" of the Christian life. Presence explores the truth and beauty of Christ's real presence in the Eucharist, from its origins in Sacred Scripture to its profound role in the life of the Church. Presence will be shown in its entirety on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

ST. PATRICK SCHOOL NEWS

ELC News-The St. Patrick Early Learning Center is our preschool program open to children ages 3 to 5 years old. The ELC is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2020-

2021 school year. Children must be 3 years old by September 30th. For more information, please call 740-490-7429 or email pfrode-johnston@stpatricklondon.org.

Spring Sports – The deadline to register for Grades 4-8 St. Patrick baseball and softball is Friday, February 21. Please go to www.dioceseregister.com to register your child.

DIOCESAN NEWS

2020 Catholic Men's Conference – Building Virtue. The Catholic Men’s Conference will be held Saturday, February 22nd from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Kasich Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds. For more information and to register, go to https://www.catholicmensministry.com/.

DCCW – Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is having a workshop on estate planning and end of life issues on Saturday, March 7th at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 3730 Broadway, Grove City Ohio from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Cost is $30.00/person. There is a box lunch served. Registration forms are in the connecting hallway.

Bishop Ready High School – Technology director opening, full-time, 12-month position at Bishop Ready High School. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 3 years of experience in leadership position directing technology initiatives; strong, extensive knowledge of computers, iPads, and related technology as applied to K-12 education. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, managing computer networks, plus development, implementation, operation, monitoring, and evaluation of technology program for the school. Send resume and cover letter by March 13 to Celene A. Seamen, President, Bishop Ready High School, 707 Salisbury Road, Columbus, OH 43204 or email cseamen@cdeducation.org.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE to sign up for The Catholic Times. For a minimum donation of only $17.00, Catholic news from the diocese will be delivered right to your mailbox. Use the envelope provided in your February packet, or simply write your name and “Catholic Times” on a plain envelope, make your check payable to the parish, and drop it into the collection basket. As an evangelization tool, Bishop Brennan encourages all Catholic households in the diocese to receive and read our diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Times.

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