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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
READINGS FOR OCT 5 & 6
Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4
2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14
Luke 17:5-10
With heartfelt thanks for your
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
SEPTEMBER 21 & 22
$5,007.73
FIRST FRIDAY
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION This Friday, Oct. 4 is First Friday and our
parish day of Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration be-
gins at 10 AM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel and
closes from 5-6 p.m. with exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament. Any questions or to sign up and commit
for a specific time, call 426-9954. All are invited to
also attend First Friday Mass at Immaculate Concep-
tion followed by Rosary and Benediction.
EIGHTH GRADE
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS We offer our congratulations and thanks to these 8th
graders from St. Helen School who were commis-
sioned as Eucharistic Ministers on September 18.
Thanks to all of you for your commitment!
RESPECT LIFE COLLECTION
NEXT WEEKEND Please help us extend mercy through partici-
pating in the Archdiocesan Respect Life collection
that funds the Archdiocesan Respect Life Fund
Grants on October 5-6, 2019. Funds are used to sus-
tain Respect Life programming for Archdiocese such
as Project Rachel, and the remainder are distributed
through grants to organizations across the Archdio-
cese that promote life in a variety of different
ways. Help our local communities by supporting
them through the Respect Life Fund. “We are called
to show mercy because mercy has first been shown to
us.” Pope Francis
WE WELCOME SANTIAGO
AS ANOTHER NEW SERVER
Like some of his other
fellow servers, Santiago
follows in an older sib-
ling’s footsteps and joins
our server team!
Our parish is so grateful
to all of its young people
who give of themselves
to help in our liturgies!
Thank you, Santiago!
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Novena-CH 9:00 am
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
Rosary-CH 9:00 am
Mom’s Group-SJ1 10:00 am
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
Lectio Divina Study Group-SJ2 9:30 am
Centering Prayer-HR 3:15 pm
SVdP Meeting-HR 6:30 pm
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
Scripture Study-SJ1 9:15 am
Scripture Study-SJ1 6:30 pm
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception-8:15 am
First Friday Eucharist Adoration-BSC 10:00 am
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
Blessing of the Pets-CH 10:00 am
5:00 pm –Fr. Kozar
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
8:00 am Mass-Fr. Satish
10:30 am Mass-Fr. Satish
WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
8:00 am Doris & Anthony Issenmann Anniversary
(Family)
10:30 am Gene, John, & Jeff Deis (Arlene Deis)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:15 am Elisa Mascorro (Shirley & Daniel Russ)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1
8:15 am Fr. Dave Brinkmoeller (Connie Francis
Rico)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2
8:15 am Fr. Satish (Connie Francis Rico)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3
8:15 am Fr. Tony (Connie Francis Rico)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4
Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
5:00 pm Elisa Mascorro(John & Margaret Schrand)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
8:00 am Pat Bidwell (Janet Stein)
10:30 am Dale Moore (Retter & Lyons Families)
Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Altar Server Lector
Saturday, 5:00 PM
October 5
Lynn Howell Nancy Lamm Nancy Strathearn
Constance Zebrowski Mary Heider
Jacob Schaefer Brandon Schaefer
David Krile (1) Donna Krile (2)
Sunday, 8:00 AM
October 6
Ronald Beavers Margie Keenan April Lezanic
Walter Seward Allison Tayloe
Mary Heider Sarah Seward (1) Deborah Danner (2)
Sunday, 10:30 AM
October 5
Dorothy DiFrederico Eric Hilgeford Drew Hilgeford Mindy Hilgeford
Diane Maus Lynn Middy Nicole Miller Martin Walling
Shay Hary Kate Hilgeford Audrey Lawhorn
Lester Small (1) Edward Bucnis (2)
PRAYER VIGIL FOR CHERYL COKER It has been one year that Cheryl has been missing. Please join members of her family for an evening prayer vigil on Wednesday, Octo-ber 2, 2019 at 7pm. We will gather at the St. Joseph Garden, located be-hind the church. If you are not able to join us in person, we encourage you to join us in private prayer for Cheryl.
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
Hope to See You There!
ST. HELEN PARISH DAY OF RENEWAL
Presented by Fr. Satish Joseph
with Sue Sack, Todd & Allison Tayloe
Saturday, OCTOBER 19, 2019
9 am -12 pm (Followed by a Community Lunch)
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED / No Cost for
the Retreat / October 7 is the Last Day
to Register /
Youth Sessions for Age 3 thru 8th Grade /
FREE Lunch to Follow
BLESSING OF
THE PETS Saturday, October 5
10 a.m.
In front of the church
(Rain or shine! )
NEW THIS YEAR:
St. Francis coloring pages for young children
DONUTS —to remind us of St. Francis’ hair-
cut!
Hear our humble prayer, O God,
for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering;
for animals that are overworked, underfed
and cruelly treated;
for all wistful creatures in captivity
that beat their wings against bars;
for any that are hunted or lost or deserted
or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put death.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,
and for those who deal with them
we ask a heart of compassion
and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals,
and so to share the blessings of the merciful.
ST. HELEN
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO is happy to announce the
2019 Christmas Bazaar is sold out! Be sure to mark
your calendars for Saturday, December 7th. We will
have over 50 tables full of handmade items up to help
you with your Christmas shopping.
We are currently looking for handmade craft
donations for the PTO table and raffle baskets. If you
are interested in donating items such as Afghans, baby
blankets, wreaths, woodworking items, paper crafts,
jewelry or any other handmade item for the PTO table
or items for the raffle baskets please contact Amy
Comer at [email protected].
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING A
LECTOR ? Members of our parish community proclaim
the first and second readings and the Prayers of the
Faithful at our Masses. We are now recruiting new
members for this ministry! Training consists of three
two-hour sessions where fundamentals are covered
and feedback and support are provided. Once you
have completed training, you can let Mary Heider
know which Mass time(s) you prefer, and you will be
scheduled approximately once a month or so, depend-
ing on the number of lectors available at each Mass.
If you have any questions, please call Mary in
the parish office, 254-6233. Training will begin in
mid-October. Thank you for your prayerful consider-
ation of this ministry!
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
LIVING SALT & LIGHT TOM GORMAN
Tom would like the rest of us to know that the main purpose of the Saint Vincent de Paul organization is to grow in faith through service to Christ’s poor. Indeed, the Vincentian charism stresses three pillars: spirituali-ty, service, friendship.
“We strive to see Christ in the faces of the people we help,” he com-ments, “and this keeps us closely connected with Jesus in a very practical way. At the end of your earthly days you are not going to be told you helped too many people, right?!”
Of course, he continues, at times this kind of ministry can be frustrat-ing because people don’t always respond in the manner you’d like. There is
a healthy tension, he believes, between recognizing that we want to be good stewards with the re-sources we have, and the knowledge that from time to time folks will misuse and abuse what can be offered. “We can always find a reason to say no to someone, but should we? Many of the people we help made a dumb decision and dug a hole for themselves. So we try to make good judgements as to how to help and in what amount, but still not be judgmental.” This is one reason prayer and reflection is important, he says, as it reminds you that whatever you accomplish to help someone else is worth it to the person who is desperate and needs a helping hand. Ministry isn’t about us, and what we want to have happen! And overwhelmingly, he stresses, people are grateful, appreciative, and very friendly. For thirty-six years this ministry has grounded and formed him into a better man, and he believes he has received far more from it than he has given in return.
In addition to the parish ministry, St. Helen’s SVDP members volunteer in the “Special Works” of the Dayton District Council, such as the shelters, pantry, and the Urban Outreach Center. For the last several months the Council has offered the weekly “Getting Ahead” program for local clients at St. Helen’s in the St. Julie Center. Also, the larger Dayton-area district offers training sessions to give new people the opportunity to understand the Vincentian charism, and to meet with people from all over the archdiocese.
Tom asserts that the St Helen SVDP Conference is a wonderful group of friendly, hard-working, selfless, and inspired Christians, moved by the Spirit to answer Christ’s call to serve the poor. They al-ways welcome new members to attend their semi-monthly Wednesday evening meetings, and in fact, they would be delighted to have you stop by!
PLEASE JOIN US
NEXT SUNDAY
FOR
DONUT SUNDAY!
STOP BY THE SMITH BUILDING,
FOLLOWING MASS,
FOR DONUTS, COFFEE, AND JUICE!
(GF/DF option available)
FAIR TRADE ITEMS
WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR PURCHASE
OCTOBER 6TH
AT DONUT SUNDAY
IN THE
SMITH BUILDING!!!
PLEASE STOP BY
AND SEE ALL OF THE
DELICIOUS ITEMS AVAILABLE!
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, FROM 2:00—3:30
We do not have an assigned spot of Stroop Road.
You are welcome to come and fill in wherever there is space and pray with compassion for
all those whose lives have been or could be touched by abortion.
We welcome our newly Baptized
Welcome to our Parish Family:
William Wessel & Casondra Zyla
We remember our deceased:
Helen Dardis
David Liptak
Our Parish Family
Madeline Ann Joyce
Jade Kellie Carlson
Jocelyn Sue Ann Carlson
Lucas Ismael Castillo
Sofia Lizeth Castillo
Aiden Charles Collins
Rileigh Ann Collins
Maisie Marie Collins
FAMILY ROSARY RALLY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13—2:30 PM
(Prelude Music begins at 2:00 pm)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH
Visit www.familyrosaryrally.com for more information
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
CREDIT UNION NEWS Did you know that you can do your shared
branching transactions at the St. Helen branch for ANY
credit union that you use, that participates in shared
branching? Firefighters & Company Federal Credit Un-
ion's St. Helen's branch (located on parish grounds) can
now not only offer their members the convenience of free
access to 5,000 branch locations, but now even if you are
not a member, you can use the St. Helen branch for shared
branching for free! Not sure if your credit union partici-
pates in shared branching? Call us at 937-252-7477 or go
to https://coopcreditunions.org/locator/ to see if your cred-
it union is part of the shared branching network.
@sthelenparish
Follow us!
Also, check out our website for
even more information and re-
sources!www.sthelenparish.org
ELIZABETH NEW LIFE CENTER Are you an individual who is passionate about
the pro-life movement? Are you a friendly person who
enjoys connecting God's people to God's mission?
If so, you should apply to be a Development Of-
ficer with Elizabeth New Life Center. The Development
Officer plans, coordinates and implements strategies to
develop donors and contributions to support Elizabeth's
New Life Center in the greater Dayton area, specifically
through fundraisers and special events. To learn more, or
apply, please visit ElizabethNewLife.org and click em-
ployment opportunities.
TRANSFIGURATION CENTER
We will have the last Rosary Walk of the season
on September 29th. We will pray the rosary beginning at
4:00, and then share a pot luck meal at the shelter. It is
great family tradition and helps the kids learn about their
faith. The Center provides the meat & drinks, so please
bring a side dish or dessert to share. Pre-registration is not
required.
Bible Study on the Book of Acts - Acts is the
story of how a few Christians empowered by the Holy
Spirit were chosen to bring Christ and the Good News to
the ends of the earth. They faced secular forces, internal
strife, and hostile crowds, and despite all of this, they
brought the kingdom of God to a broken world and the
love of God to the hearts of men. Classes begin October
1st at 7pm and will continue on Tuesday evenings in the
fall.
EXPLORE YOUR CALL An Introductory Vocational Dinner & Conversation
Join other young adults to meet and learn from
Consecrated men and women in the area. This dinner is
open to all young adults (aged 18 - 35) who want to learn
more about Religious and Consecrated life. Everyone wel-
come!
When: Tuesday, October 15, 6 -9 PM
Where: The Holy Spirit Retreat Center
Register: tinyURL.com/ExploreYourCall See facebook
event or e-mail [email protected] with
any questions
THE ATHENAEUM LAY MINISTRY
PROGRAM IS SPONSORING
“…AND YOU VISITED ME. CONTEMPORARY
ISSUES IN PASTORAL CARE” This is a day of formation for clergy, parish staff,
volunteers, caregivers, and all who want to grow in under-
standing of critical pastoral care issues. October 26th, 9:30-
3:30 at the Bartlett Center of the Athenaeum. Keynote ad-
dress by Rev. Joseph Cardone, PhD, Chief Mission Of-
ficer, Senior VP Mission and Values Integration, Bon
Secours Mercy Health, followed by your choice of one of
six breakout sessions. Choose from Emerging Issues in
Bioethics, Keeping the Peace with Memory Loss, Creating
Communities of Inclusion, Chaplaincy 101, Best Practices
in Parish Bereavement Ministry and Unexpected Diagno-
ses in Children. RSVP Required. Fee: $45 includes conti-
nental breakfast, lunch and hospitality on the beautiful
Athenaeum campus. Parishes sending 6 reservations on
one check will pay for only 5 and have a reserved table.
Call 513-231-1200
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019