ST. CATHARINE OF SIENA CHURCH COLUMBUS, OHIO † MASS READINGS & INTENTIONS †

Monday, July 18 Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Mt 12:38-42 8:00 a.m. The Living and Deceased Members of the Corrova, Kirkbride and Lord Families Tuesday, July 19 Weekday Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Mt 12:46-50 8:00 a.m. Dr. Phil Easly Wednesday, July 20 Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr Jer 1:1, 4-10/Mt 13:1-9 8:00 a.m. Bill Kegelmeyer Thursday, July 21 Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Mt 13:10-17 8:00 a.m. Gene and Jean Butler Friday, July 22 SAINT MARY MAGDALENE Jer 3:14-17/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 8:00 a.m. The Poor Souls in Purgatory Saturday, July 23 Saint Bridget, Religious Jer 7:1-11/Mt 13:24-30 8:30 a.m. Liz Plank Vigil Mass for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Tom Moore Sunday, July 24 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Gn 18:20-32/Col 2:12-14/Lk 11:1-13 8:30 a.m. Patricia “Pat” Moore

11:00 a.m. The People of Our Parish 5:00 p.m. Dan Weisenbach

SACRISTANS Week of July 18th

Anne Powers and Lynn Ryan

ALTAR SERVERS Week of July 18th

DAILY MASS – 8:00 AM* M-W: Kayla Zamaripa and Baillie Breckenridge

Th-F: Jackson Lipp and Jules Samuel

† LITURGICAL MINISTRY MESSAGES & SCHEDULE† If you are unable to fulfill your scheduled assignment, please find a

substitute in advance. Thank you and have a blessed summer! SATURDAY, JULY 23 ~ 5:00 PM MASS

LITURGICAL COORDINATOR: Johannes Watters LECTORS: P 1: A.J. Myers P 2: Stephanie Moraine EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ~ NORTH: Margy Farrin, Priscilla Marko, __________, and __________ EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ~ SOUTH: Teri Heisey, Thomas Prunte, __________, and __________ CANTOR: Elizabeth Farnsworth MC: Josh Moraine ALTAR SERVERS: Luke Vautour, Aaron and Dominic Moraine USHERS: Betsy Butler, David Downey, Tom and Maggie Lyons, and Margy Farrin GREETERS: Steve and Susan Manos, and Mary Vautour

SUNDAY, JULY 24 ~ 8:30 AM MASS LITURGICAL COORDINATOR: George Rushman LECTORS: P 1: Marin Santorsola P 2: Steve Kebe EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ~ NORTH: Cheryl Rushman, Mary Ann Rees, Chuck Waterman, Pam Rice EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ~ SOUTH: Denny Devine, Debbie Kuskowski, Ellen Peterson, and _________ COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS: Chuck Waterman and Kevin Smith SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING: Barb Kegelmeyer and Mary Ann Rees CANTOR: Brendan O’Rourke MC: Ray Duffy ALTAR SERVERS: Jacob Kebe, Nicky Rice, and _________ USHERS: Bill Jones, Marian and Paul Knox, Paul Lacroix, Dick O’Donnell, and Katie Shonk

SUNDAY, JULY 24 ~ 11:00 AM MASS LITURGICAL COORDINATOR: Abigail Porter LECTORS: P 1: Deborah Maria Hannan P 2: Bob Ryan EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ~ NORTH: Megan Ryan, Paul Keiffer, Emma and Grace Mackessy, and ________ EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ~ SOUTH: Gary Allwein, Lynn Porter, Linda Reister, _________, and _________ CANTOR: Brendan O’Rourke MC: Ryan Walsh ALTAR SERVERS: Donald Allwein, Colson Caridi, and Lizzy Porter USHERS: Bill Brundage, Paul Carroll, Nancy Connor, Mike Jolley, and Fred Reister GREETERS: Irene Brundage and Scott Remeis

SUNDAY, JULY 24 ~ 5:00 PM MASS LITURGICAL COORDINATOR: Rita Hoyt LECTORS: P 1: Jim Tornes P 2: Jozefa Hernon EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Donna Abel, Akasya and Anthony DiNapoli, and Thomas Mayhan CANTOR: Matt Palmer MC: Evan Vautour ALTAR SERVERS: Caitlin Abel, Ben and Brooke Burchfield USHERS/GREETERS: Donna Abel, Christy Burchfield, and Jaime Mayhan

WEEKLY HOLY HOUR

AND CONFESSIONS

THURSDAY EVENINGS

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

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From the Pastor… My dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus:

I thank you very much for your support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal! To date we have raised over $184,000! Your generosity is amazing and I am so very appreciative of your sacrifice! As you are aware, after a physical inspection of our school building earlier this year, it was determined that the top third of the building was in desperate need of tuck-pointing. There was even some interior water damage as a result of this deficiency. The estimate for the cost of this project was around $60,000. This work has begun and will be complete, God-willing, by the start of the school year. However, after conversations with our contractor and the Diocesan Buildings Office, it was determined that we should take this opportunity and proceed with spot tuck-pointing the remainder of the school building. As part of this additional work, the contractor will be applying a water repellant, providing uniform resistance to water penetration. If we do not take this action now, the remaining two-thirds of the building will continue to erode and complete tuck-pointing will have to be done in approximately 7 years. This project will preserve the building for at least another 25 years. We are grateful to our contractor, General Preservation Corporation, who reduced the initial cost estimate given to us earlier this year by about $11,000. This raises the total cost of the project to $100,000 and means we need to raise an additional $24,000 to meet a new enhanced goal. Over the years, I have seen our gifts at work first hand. Your gifts help to educate our young as well as our future priests and deacons, prepare couples for the Sacrament of Marriage, educate and support social justice issues, and bring comfort to the sick and elderly. You have helped restore the interior and tuck-point the exterior of our church, install a new heating and cooling system, and bring life-changing programs to our parish. I thank you! If you have not yet made your pledge, I humbly ask you to do so, for we are meant to be Christ’s hope to others! If you have already given, I humbly ask you consider an increase in your pledge. No amount is too small. Through your donation you can help form our children to love God, love neighbor and love learning! You should have received a letter from me earlier this week with a BAA envelope enclosed. You may return your pledge envelope by mail, or place it in the offertory collection basket during Mass. You may also give securely online at www.stcatharine.com. Remember, together, we can make a difference in the lives of many. On behalf of those that are served through your generosity, I thank you and pray that God will bless you and your loved ones. May God reward you, Fr. Dury

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“What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments is not the truest of guides for human life?” ~Saint Benedict, from the Rule of Saint Benedict (73:3)

"The importance of detachment from things, the importance of poverty, is that we are supposed to be free from things that we might prefer to people. Wherever things have become more important than people, we are in trouble. That is the crux of the whole matter." ~FR. THOMAS MERTON, OCSO

Monday, July 18 ~ Sixteenth Week in the Season of Ordinary Time Saint Camillus de Lellis

Holy Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42 Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here. At the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.”

Meditation: Jesus gives a rather stern warning to his generation when they demanded a sign from him. It was characteristic of the Jewish people that they demanded “signs” from God's messengers to authenticate their claims. Jesus faulted them for one thing: spiritual adultery. The image of adultery was often used in the scriptures for describing apostasy or infidelity towards God. When the religious leaders pressed Jesus to give proof for his claims, he says in so many words that he is God's sign and that they need no further evidence from heaven than his own person. The Ninevites recognized God's warning when Jonah spoke to them, and they repented (Jonah 3:5). And the Queen of Sheba recognized God's wisdom in Solomon (1 Kings 10:1-9). Jonah was God's sign and his message was the message of God for the people of Nineveh. Unfortunately the religious leaders were not content to accept the signs right before their very eyes. They had rejected the message of John the Baptist and now they reject Jesus as God's Anointed One (Messiah) and they fail to heed his message. Simeon had prophesied at Jesus’ birth that he was “destined for the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that inner thoughts of many will be revealed” (Luke 2:34- 35). Jesus confirmed his message with many miracles in preparation for the greatest sign of all – his resurrection on the third day.

Prayer: O God, who adorned the Priest Saint Camillus with a singular grace of charity towards the sick, pour out upon us, by his merits, a spirit of love for you, so that, serving you in our neighbor, we may, at the hour of our death, pass safely over to you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Contemplation: The Lord Jesus through the gift of his Holy Spirit offers us freedom from sin and ignorance and he gives us wisdom and understanding so that we may grow in knowledge of God and his ways. Do you thirst for God and for the wisdom which comes from above? James the Apostle says that the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity (James 3:17). A double-minded person cannot receive this kind of wisdom. If we wish to be wise in God's ways, then we must humble ourselves before him, like attentive students who wish to learn, and submit our heart and mind to his will for our lives. The single of heart and mind desire one thing alone – God who is the source of all wisdom, goodness, truth, and knowledge. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with the wisdom which comes from above and to free your heart from all that would hinder God's loving action in your life.

Tuesday, July 19 ~ Sixteenth Week in the Season of Ordinary Time

Holy Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.” But he said in reply to the one who told him, “Who is my

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mother? Who are my brothers?” And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” Meditation: God offers us the greatest of relationships – union of heart, mind, and spirit with himself, the very author and source of love (1 John 4:8,16). God's love never fails, never forgets, never compromises, never lies, never lets us down nor disappoints us. His love is consistent, unwavering, unconditional, and unstoppable. Nothing can deter him from ever leaving us, ignoring us, or treating us unkindly. He will love us no matter what. It is his nature to love. That is why he created us – to be united with him and to share in his love and unity of persons (1 John 3:1). God is a trinity of persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and a community of love. That is why Jesus challenged his followers and even his own earthly relatives to recognize that God is the true source of all relationships. God wants all of our relationships to be rooted in his love.

Prayer: Show favor, O Lord, to your servants and mercifully increase the gifts of your grace, that, made fervent in hope, faith and charity, they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Contemplation: Jesus is God's love incarnate – God's love made visible in human flesh (1 John 4:9-10). That is why Jesus describes himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep and the shepherd who seeks out the sheep who have strayed and lost their way. God is like the father who yearns for his prodigal son to return home and then throws a great party for his son when he has a change of heart and comes back (Luke 15:11-32). Jesus offered up his life on the cross for our sake, so that we could be forgiven and restored to unity and friendship with God. It is through Jesus that we become the adopted children of God – his own sons and daughters. That is why Jesus told his disciples that they would have many new friends and family relationships in his kingdom. Whoever does the will of God is a friend of God and a member of his family – his sons and daughters who have been ransomed by the precious blood of Christ.

Wednesday, July 20 ~ Sixteenth Week in the Season of Ordinary Time Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

Holy Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9 On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

Meditation: Jesus' parable of the sower is aimed at the hearers of his word. There are different ways of accepting God's word and they produce different kinds of fruit accordingly. There is the prejudiced hearer who has a shut mind. Such a person is unteachable and blind to what he or she doesn't want to hear. Then there is the shallow hearer. He or she fails to think things out or think them through; they lack depth. They may initially respond with an emotional reaction; but when it wears off their mind wanders to something else. Another type of hearer is the person who has many interests or cares, but who lacks the ability to hear or comprehend what is truly important. Such a person is for ever too busy to pray or too preoccupied to study and meditate on God's word. He or she may work so hard that they are too tired to even think of anything else but their work. Then there is the one whose mind is open. Such a person is at all times willing to listen and to learn. He or she is never too proud or too busy to learn. They listen in order to understand. God gives grace to those who hunger for his word that they may understand his will and have the strength to live according to it. Do you hunger for God's word?

Prayer: Direct your faithful, Lord, in the way of eternal salvation, which the Bishop Saint Apollinaris showed by his teaching and martyrdom, and grant, through, his intercession, that we may so persevere in keeping your commandments as to merit being crowned with him. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Contemplation: Jesus’ teaching method was a very simple one. He used parables – short stories and images taken from everyday life to convey hidden truths about the kingdom of God. Like a skillful artist, Jesus painted evocative pictures with short and simple words. A good image can speak more loudly and clearly than many words. Jesus used the ordinary everyday images of life and nature to point to another order of reality – hidden, yet visible to those who had “eyes to see” and “ears to hear.” Do you filter out the noise and haste of this world, so that you can allow your ears to hear Christ’s word with clarity, understanding and conviction of both mind and heart?

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Thursday, July 21 ~ Sixteenth Week in the Season of Ordinary Time Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church

Holy Gospel: Matthew 13:10-17 The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand. Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and be converted and I heal them. “But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

Meditation: Saint Augustine of Hippo once said: “I believe, in order to understand; and I understand, the better to believe.” Both faith and understanding are gifts of the Holy Spirit that enable us to hear God's word with clarity so we can know God better and grow in the knowledge of his love and truth. Jesus, however, had to warn his disciples that not everyone would understand his teaching. The prophet Isaiah had warned that some would hear God's word, but not believe, some would see God's actions and miracles, and remained unconvinced. Ironically some of the greatest skeptics of Jesus' teaching and miracles were the learned scribes and Pharisees who prided themselves on their knowledge of scripture and the law of Moses. They heard Jesus' parables and saw the great signs and miracles which he performed, but they refused to accept both Jesus and his message. How could they "hear and never understand" and "see but never perceive"? They were spiritually blind and deaf because their hearts were closed and their minds were blocked by pride and prejudice.

Prayer: O God, who for the glory of your name and the salvation of souls bestowed on the Priest Saint Lawrence of Brindisi a spirit of counsel and fortitude, grant, we pray, that in the same spirit, we may know what must be done and, through his intercession, bring it to completion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Contemplation: There is only one thing that can open a closed, confused, and divided mind – a broken heart and humble spirit! The word disciple means one who is willing to learn and ready to submit to the wisdom and truth which comes from God. Psalm 119 expresses the joy and delight of a disciple who loves God's word and who embraces it with trust and obedience. “Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation” (Psalm 119:97-99). God can only reveal the secrets of his kingdom to the humble and trusting person who acknowledges their need for God and for his truth. The parables of Jesus will enlighten us if we approach them with an open mind and heart, ready to let them challenge us. If we approach God's word with indifference, skepticism, and disbelief, then we, too, may “hear but not understand” and “see but not perceive.” God's word can only take root in a humble and receptive heart that is ready to believe. If we want to hear and to understand God's word, we must listen with openness, humility, reverence and faith – nothing else will suffice. Do you believe God's word and do you submit to it with trust and reverence?

Friday, July 22 ~ Sixteenth Week in the Season of Ordinary Time Saint Mary Magdalene

Holy Gospel: John 20:1-2, 11-18 On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” Mary stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and then reported what he told her.

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Meditation: How easy it is to miss the Lord when our focus is on ourselves! Mary Magdalene did not at first recognize the Lord because her focus was on the empty tomb and on her own grief. It took only one word from the Master, when he called her by name, for Mary to recognize him. Mary's message to the disciples, I have seen the Lord, is the very essence of Christianity. It is not enough that a Christian know about the Lord, but that we know him personally. It is not enough to argue about him, but to meet him. In the resurrection we encounter the living Lord who loves us personally and shares his glory with us. The Lord gives us “eyes of faith” to see the truth of his resurrection and victory over sin and death (Ephesians 1:18). The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of our hope -- the hope that we will see God face to face and share in his everlasting glory and joy. Without having seen him you love him; though you do not now see him you believe in him and rejoice with unutterable and exalted joy. As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls (1 Peter 1:8-9). Do you recognize the Lord's presence with you, in his word, in the “breaking of the bread” and in his church, the body of Christ?

Prayer: O God, whose Only Begotten Son entrusted Mary Magdalene before all others with announcing the great joy of the Resurrection, grant, we pray, that through her intercession and example we may proclaim the living Christ and come to see him reigning in your glory. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Contemplation: Saint Mary Magdalene has always been the example of great love and great forgiveness, one of those close to Jesus who grasped the truth of God's love for human beings and spent her life bearing witness to that love. So we might ask ourselves: How do I embrace the truth of God’s love for me and for others? Through my actions and interactions with others, do I always bear witness to that same level of love?

About Saint Mary Magdalene: The feast of St. Mary Magdalene is considered one of the most mystical of feasts, and it is said that of all the songs of the saints, that of Mary Magdalene is the sweetest and strongest because her love was so great. That love was praised by Jesus Himself who said that because much was forgiven her, she loved much. She was from Magadala, a small fishing town on the Sea of Galilee. She was known to be a “great sinner” – a woman of the streets who heard Jesus speak of the mercy and forgiveness of God and changed her life completely. Her matter-of-fact witness to the Resurrection moved Peter and John to go and see for themselves: “I have seen the Lord and these things he said to me.” Jesus had chosen her to bring the news to them and she simply told them what had happened. She has always been the example of great love and great forgiveness, one of those close to Jesus who grasped the truth of God's love for human beings and spent her life bearing witness to that love.

Scripture passages (NAB translation) courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; prayers are from The Roman Missal, Catholic Book Publishing, 2011;

information about saints, solemnities, feasts and memorials courtesy of Catholic Culture. frlumpe:2016

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save the dates!St. Catharine

Vacation Bible School

June 19-23, 2017

Help the VBS Planning Team!email Toni Carmon (tesccarmon@hotmail.com)

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INFORMATION AND EVENTS IN, AROUND AND NEAR THE DIOCESE

LOTS OF HELP NEEDED! ~ The Sisters of Children of Mary convent in Newark, Ohio, just excavated 4 acres of land and need help clearing the trees and building permanent pastures for our cows. If you are able to help ANY DAY, please call 740-323-1977 or email childrenofmary@juno.com. For more information, go to www.childrenofmary.net.

BETHESDA HEALING MINISTRY ~ Are you hurting in silence over your abortion experience? We have been there and know what you are feeling. Our ministry offers a safe and comforting place for you to connect with Jesus and start your healing journey. Please join Bethesda Healing Ministry on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month to share in the healing experience. Confidential lines are 614-309-2651 or 614-309-0157; visit the website at www.bethesdahealing.org; and, “Like” them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BethesdaHealing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MASS OF HEALING AT ST. JOSEPH CATHEDRAL ~ A Mass of Healing will be held Monday, July 18th, 6:30 p.m., at St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 East Broad Street, in downtown Columbus. All persons who seek healing – all physical illnesses and infirmities – are invited, as are family members, caregivers, and medical professionals. For questions, please call St. Joseph Cathedral at (614) 224-1295. BECOME AN OFFICIAL ~ Classes to officiate football, volleyball, and soccer will be held beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 25th, at St. Mary Magdalene School, 2909 Parkside Rd., Columbus, 43204. Cost is $125 for the full 4- to 6-week course. To register, go to www.officials.myohsaa.org. For questions or additional information, contact Julius Palazzo at 614-276-9373.

ANNUAL MARIAN CONFERENCE ~ The theme of the 6th Annual Columbus Marian Conference is “Mother Mary, Star of the Sea,” to be held the weekend of August 5th, 6th and 7th in Sansbury Hall on the campus of Ohio Dominican University, 1216 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, 43219. Attendees will examine the many ways Mother Church leads us to a fruitful and profound devotion to our Lady, and in doing so, draws us close to Her Son, the Eternal King of Kings, Jesus Christ. The schedule includes a line-up of outstanding and traditional Catholic speakers, presenting on a wide range of Marian apparition

Church-approved devotions, and piety. Join in the timeless worship and devotions of the Holy Catholic Church, including the Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form, Confessions, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and a Rosary Procession. For more information, go to http://www.marianconference.weebly.com/ or call 614-929-5838.

SERIES ON PERSECUTION CONTINUES WITH SPEAKER RACHEL MUHA ~ Join the Children of Mary at their new convent, Mother of Joyful Hope, at 40 N. Grubb St., Columbus, 43215 (just west of Holy Family Church on Broad St.) on Saturday, August 6th, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Rachel Muha, whose young son was murdered, is living out an outstanding witness of forgiveness and returning evil with a blessing, just as the Lord commanded. Come hear her heart-wrenching, yet very inspiring story. The talk will be followed by Adoration, praise and worship ending with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 p.m. Bring a dish to share if you would like to stay for supper! For questions or more information, go to www.childrenofmary.net, email childrenofmary@juno.com or call 614-867-8334. All are welcome. Come and bring a friend!

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION ~ Mount Carmel Hospice and Palliative Care Service, the only Catholic hospice in Columbus and surrounding communities, invites you learn about helping and serving those who are at end-of-life, in the spirit of the Gospel. If you are interested in becoming a hospice volunteer, whether at the bedside or behind the scenes, attend a special panel discussion during which a group of current Mount Carmel Hospice volunteers will discuss their roles and contributions then answer your questions. Register for Tuesday, August 9th, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00

p.m. OR Tuesday, August 16th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. by calling 614-234-LIFE (5433). Sessions will be held at the Mount Carmel Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 1144 Dublin Rd., Columbus, 43215. CANDLELIGHT PROCESSION WITH VIGIL MASS AND DEVOTIONS ~ Seats on the bus are still available for the pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey, Ohio, on Sunday, August 14th, with Fr. Stash Dailey and the Sisters of Mary. The bus will leave at 6:15 p.m. from Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Columbus 43215, and return after midnight. Cost is $20. Bring a lawn chair, snack and water. No food will be served. Movies to be shown are: “Miracle of the Son” and “Song of Bernadette.” For more information, contact Anita Van Order at 614-674-1716 or anita-v53@att.net or Rita Martinez at 614-562-6173 or ritamar2022@yahoo.com.

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SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 17, 2016

OFFERTORY for July 9-10, 2016 130 Envelopes $ 6,203.83 Loose checks and cash $ 3,393.17 EFT $ 6,432.65 TOTAL $ 16,029.65 Less Diocesan 6% $ (961.78) NET $ 15,067.87

Thank you for your support!

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL For the Month of July, parishioners are encouraged to provide the following for the Food Pantry:

BAKED BEANS

Donations to the Food Pantry may be placed in one of the boxes located at the entrances to the Church. Thank you!

WELCOME, ANTHONY! ~ We extend a warm welcome to Anthony John Paul Horn, son of William and Laura, who was received into the Church this past weekend through the Sacrament of Baptism. God bless you all!

PARISH ACTIVITIES ~ THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday, July 18th

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass

Tuesday, July 19th

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass 7:00 p.m. Catholic Divorced Survival Program (LLMR)

Wednesday, July 20th

Fr. Dury and fellow travelers depart for World Youth Day Celebration in Krakow, Poland and Rome

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass

Thursday, July 21st

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass 6:30 p.m. Weekly Holy Hour and Confessions (C)

Friday, July 22nd

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass

Saturday, July 23rd

8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 5:00 p.m. Holy Mass

Sunday, July 24th

8:30 a.m. Holy Mass 11:00 a.m. Holy Mass 5:00 p.m. Holy Mass CALENDAR KEY C: Church S: School LLW: Lower Level West LLM: Lower Level Main LLK: Lower Level Kitchen LLMR: Lower Level Mtg. Rm. SG: School Gym SL: School Library

FALL REGISTRATION OPEN ~ Parents, register your daughter(s) and/or son(s) in grades 4 through 8 now! For the boys, every effort will be made to form a team or to connect with another diocesan school so they can participate. The deadline for registration is July 29th. Forms and fees ($100 per student) should be dropped off to the Parish Office to the attention of Cece Kanowsky. Practice begins the week of August 8th. Get the Parent Consent and Sport Parent Code of Conduct forms at www.cdeducation.org > Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry > Recreation. If you have any questions, contact Cece at cecekanowsky@yahoo.com.

COMING THIS FALL!~ The weekly Catholic Bible study for women Walking with Purpose Kickoff is Thursday, September 8th in the Lower Level beginning at 7:45 p.m. Personal study and small group discussion links everyday challenges with solutions given to us through the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church. For more information, go to www.walkingwithpurpose.com, or contact Elyse Salisbury at ehueckel@gmail.com or 614-205-6817.

PARISH EVENTS AT A GLANCE… Sunday, August 7th

Farewell Reception for Mary Jo Mally Baptism Preparation Class

Monday, August 15th Msgr. Sorohan’s birthday

Saturday, August 20th Hot Summer Knights Celebration

Sunday, August 28th ALPHA Training for Hosts/Helpers Liturgical Ministry Fair

Thursday, September 8th Walking with Purpose kickoff

Sunday, September 11th Religious Education begins Fall ALPHA begins Knights Annual Golf Outing

Wednesday, September 7th Middle School Youth fall kickoff

Saturday, September 10th High School Youth fall kickoff

Wednesday, October 12th First Communion Parent Meeting

Details for the events listed above will be in

upcoming bulletins. If you would like, feel free to contact the Parish Office at (614)231-4509 or

info@stcatharine.com.

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A PrAyer for the SAfety of our Servicemen And Women: Almighty and eternal God, as these soldiers discharge their duties in service to their country, please keep them safe from all evil and harm and protect them in Your loving care. Enable them to return home safely, that with all who love them, they may ever praise You. We pray this through Christ Your Son. Amen.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN• Pvt. Second Class Rebecca G. Barlay, U.S. Army: Stationed at Fort Sill, OK• Capt. Harry Campbell, U.S. Army: Deployed to Afghanistan• Maj. Kurt Distelzweig, U.S. Air Force: Stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumpter, SC• Lt. Kasey Dollens, U.S. Army: Stationed at Fort Collins, CO • Lt. Commander Jason Endress, U.S. Navy: Stationed in Norfolk, VA• Captain Jeffrey Groom, U.S. Marines: Marine Corps Base, HI• Pvt. First Class Nicholas Groom, Ohio Army National Guard: Unit Stationed in Newark, OH• Lt. Nicolaus Gruesen, U.S. Navy: Stationed at The Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.• Maj. Matt Lampke, U.S. Army: Ohio Army National Guard, Stationed at DSCC• Lt. Brian Leister, U.S. Army National Guard: Stationed in Charleston, SC• Lt. Carolyn Leister, U.S. Army: Stationed at Ft. Bliss, TX• SPC. 4 Mathew Loy, U.S. Army: Stationed at Fort Bragg, NC• Senior Airman Cody Plants, U.S. Air Force: Stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany• Lance Corporal Anthony Savino, U.S. Marines: Stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC• Pvt. First Class Derek Sharkey, U.S. Army: Deployed to Afghanistan• Capt. Carl Subler, U.S. Army – Chaplain: Priest of Columbus • Pvt. Nicholas Tylka, U.S. Army

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