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Parish Registration: New Parishioners are always welcome! To
join our parish family Please contact the parish office
(740-472-0187) to register.
Infant Baptism: contact the parish office (740-472-0187) to
schedule.
Confessions: at Woodsfield: Sat. 4:15pm to 4:45pm.;
Sun 7:45am to 8:15am. and by appointment.
Weddings: No date may be reserved for a wedding until the couple
meet with the priest.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, (RCIA): RCIA is an adult
preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Mr. Joseph
Long, coordinator.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Infirmed: call 740-472-0187.
Hospitals and Care facilities regularly do not notify the parish
unless specific request is made.
Catholic Woman’s Club:
St. Sylvester: Diane Burkhart 740-391-0391;
St. John the Baptist: Eileen Ackerman 740-757-2481 and/or
Eileen Miller 740-472-0279
St. Joseph of Monroe County Council 5009 of the Knights of
Columbus will meet on the first and third Wednesday of each
month at St. Sylvester Church, following 6:30pm Mass.
Grand Knight Mr. Sam Schumacher.
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Parish Prayer Chain: please call: Jackie Kirkland 740-472–0338.
Purgatorial Society founded in the 1780’s to pray for those holy
souls in Purgatory. To join or for more information contact the
Jackie Kirkland at 740-472-0338.
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield St. John Bosco, Sardis St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg founded 1866 (founded 1863) dedicated 1976 founded 1841
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville
The Monroe County Catholic Churches www.monroecountycatholic.org
334 South Main Street Woodsfield, Ohio 43793-1027
Phone: 740-472-0187
January 13, 2019 The Baptism of the Lord (C)
Is 42:1–4, 6–7 Acts 10:34–38 Lk 3:15–16, 21–22
Parish School of Religion (PSR aka. CCD) The Parish Religion Classes
for children (not enrolled in a Catholic School) in grades 1 through 8.
St. Sylvester: Jill Schumacher 740-472-5483
St. John the Baptist: Eileen Ackerman 740-757-2481
Call to register your children.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
St. Sylvester Central Elementary: (PK-8) 119 Wayne Street, Woodsfield,
Ohio. Mrs. Robyn Guiler, principal. 740-472-0321
St. John Central High School, 3625 Guernsey Street, Bellaire, Ohio.
Mr. Jarrett T. Kuhns, principal, 740-676-4932 www.stjohncentralhs.org
Diocesan Vocation Director Fr. Michael Gossett: [email protected]
Cub Scout Pack 17, Pack Leader is Melissa Smithberger (740) 213-4037.
(orvc-bsa.org)
Boy Scout Troop 17 Scout Master: Mr. Tim Dolan (740)-213-7365
Catholic Cemetery Contacts:
St. Sylvester Woodsfield: Donald & Rita Biedenbach 740-472-1849
St. John the Baptist, Miltonnsburg & Immaculate Conception, Ozark;
Jason Weiss or St. Sylvester Parish Office 740-472-0187
St. Joseph & Chapel Hill, Burkhart Station: Russell Betts 740-567-3286
St. Patrick’s, New Matamoras: Parish office: 740-472-0187
SOMA: Switzerland of Ohio Ministerial Action: Our representative is
Mr. Steve Burkhart
Diocese of Steubenville Office of Family and Social Concerns &
Referral (i.e. Catholic Charities), 1-800-339-7890.
Retrouvaille (help for troubled marriages), 740-749-3335
Diocesan Child Protection and reporting of abuse
Father James M. Dunfee, Vicar General of the Diocese of Steubenville,
1-740-282-3631 or e-mail [email protected].
This Week
Sunday
St. Sylvester Central Bingo at Brown
Community Center Doors open at 5:00pm
Bingo begins at 6:30pm
Tuesday
St. Sylvester Central Bingo at Brown
Community Center Doors open at 5:00pm
Bingo begins at 6:30pm
Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration
9am to 11am 5pm to 6:30pm
K of C Meeting 7pm
Sunday
St. Sylvester Central Bingo at Brown
Community Center Doors open at 5:00pm
Bingo begins at 6:30pm
The Baptism of the Lord
Saturday January 12th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 5:00 pm
Mike Knowlton (60th Birthday) by Missy &
kids
Sunday January 13th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 8:30 am
+Nelson Smithberger by Kiven & Melissa
Smithberger & family
St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg 10:30 am
+George & Lola Tremblay by Irene Burkhart
St. John Bosco Mission, Sardis 12:30 pm
+Robert Wallace by Larry & Connie Richter
Monday January 14th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 8:30am
+ Kenny Robison by Mary Gordon
Tuesday January 15th
St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg 9:00am
+Margie Schumacher by Tony & Cindy
Schumacher
Wednesday January 16th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 8:30am
+Margie Schumacher by Dan & Barb Schumacher
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 6:30pm
Vocations to priesthood & Religious Life
Thursday January 17th
St. John the Baptist, Miltonesburg 9:00am
+Gene Randall by Tony & Cindy Schumacher
Friday January 18th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 8:30am
+Herman Burkhart by Don & Marlene Burkhart
Saturday January 19th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 8:30am
Living & Deceased of Our Parishes
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday January 20h
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 5:00pm
+Jim & Marie Kirkland by their daughters
Sunday January 21th
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield 8:30am
+Margie Schumacher by Dar & Roger Zwick
St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg 10:30am
+Roman & Clara Schumacher by Tony & Cindy
Schumacher
St. John Bosco, Sardis 12:30pm
+Wilma Burkhart by John & Shirley Vohala
St. John the Baptist Parish is seeking prizes for the “Spring
Raffle”. Donation should be given Eileen Miller or Eileen
Ackerman. Thank you for your consideration.
“In the Tabernacle there is the greatest treasure that can be
found either in Heaven or upon Earth:
The Master of the World!” — St, John Bosco
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
at St. Sylvester’s Church on Wednesday from
After the 8:30am Mass until Noon and 5:00pm to 6:30pm
All are invited to stop in to make a visit with the Lord.
Married Couples—You deserve to learn how to make the most of
you time and relationship. You are invited to attend a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend and find out how. Weekends in our area
are on January 19-20 at St. Paschal in highland Hts. and February
15-17 at the Comfort Suites in Hartville. For more info call 330-305-
9963 or check out www.GreatMarriagesOhio.org.
Winter Weather is here! When there is a two hour delay at
St. Sylvester Central (due to weather) that weekday Mass will be at
Noon at St. Sylvester’s. If St. Sylvester Central is closed due to weather
that day’s Mass will be cancelled and if on a Wednesday, adoration
will also be cancelled. If there is a major winter event on the weekend,
I will try to maintain the regular Mass schedule, I would ask that you
use common sense and be safe. I don’t need anyone falling on ice or
snow or having a accident to or from Church.
Sick or hospitalized? If you are sick or undergoing treatment /are
in the hospital or nursing home, please contact Father. We would like
to visit you and keep you in our thoughts and prayers—we often don’t
get the message through the grapevine until its too late.
For Reflection: When was the last time I prayed to the Holy Spirit? He is a real divine person; talk to him. Am I courageous enough to ask the Holy Spirit to come down and touch my soul with his fire?
A Word From Pope Francis Being holy is not a privilege for the few, as if someone had a large inheritance; in baptism we all have an inheritance to be able to become saints....Thus we are all called to walk on the path of holiness, and this path has a name and a face: the face of Jesus Christ. —Angelus, November 1, 2013
Pictorial Directory. Each parishioner or family will be invited to have their picture taken, free of charge (you may purchase pictures if you desire) and will your family will receive a free directory when completed. March 28th and 29th pictures will be taken at St. Sylvester, Woodsfield; April 1st at St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg and April 2nd at St. John Bosco, Sardis. From 2 to 7pm each of those days. Sign-up sheets will be available at each Church in the future.
“Entering Canaan” day of prayer and healing for women who have had an abortion. Hosted by Project Rachel, March 2nd. The retreat will be led by a priest and counselor and is confidential. The retreat is free to attend, but a free will offering will be taken up at the retreat. A Rachel’s Vineyard” retreat is also being planned for April 5-7, for anyone who prefers a weekend retreat. For additional information regarding the project Rachel ministry or to make reservations, telephone or text our confidential line at (740) 275-7038. Reservations can be made by emailing [email protected].
Our Sunday Offering
for
January 5/6 2018
St. John Bosco Mission
Adult collection $ 88.00
Loose $ 126.00
1st Offering $ 30.00
Candles $ 10.00
St. John the Baptist
Adult Collection $ 2,361.00
Loose $ 32.00
School Collection $ 181.00
Christmas $ 20.00
Solemnity of Mary $ 35.00
1st offering $ 40.00
Baker Bequest $ 314.65
St. Sylvester Adult Collection $ 1,666.00
Loose Collection $ 224.00
Votive candles $ 117.00
School Collection $ 269.00
Solemnity of Mary $ 80.00
Calvert Bequest II $ 261.50
1st Offering $ 57.00
Thank you
for your generous financial
support of our parishes and
Catholic Elementary School.
In Loving Memory
of:
Emma Schumacher
Sr. Joanna Burkhart
Sr. Evelyn Ann
Schumacher
Msgr. Joseph G Mehler
Fr. Joseph Finan
Walter & Alma Heinz
Imelda D Scott
David Baker
Lowell Baker
William H Bolon
Michael & Bertha
Burkhart
Paul & Barbara Conner
Hilda & Herman Burkhart
Katy & Paul Madison
Francis & Freeda Paulus
Mary & Hilda Paulus
Robert Miller, Sr.
Walter J Knox
Eternal rest grant unto
them, O Lord.
[John said,] “I am baptizing you with water, but…he will baptize you with
the holy Spirit and fire.” Luke 3:16
We have all received baptism, but why don’t the amazing fruits and graces received then al-
ways show themselves powerfully in our lives? Titus tells us what has already happened for us
in baptism. We were saved “through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit” (3:5).
Yet this renewal accomplished by the Spirit needs to be fully embraced by us for it to reach its
potential. We know we have been renewed, but how do we keep renewing? This happens by
prayerful contact with the Holy Spirit.
In Titus, Spirit is capitalized because it’s the Spirit of God. Renewal by the Holy Spirit is a re-
newal in which God, not man, is the principal protagonist. “Behold, I” (not you) “make all
things new” (Revelation 21:5). We often think that to be renewed and grow, we have to do
something. God tells us it is something he does. “I, the Lord, make you holy” (Leviticus 20:8).
We have to give him back the power he already has. Or better yet, we need to recognize God’s
power and let him use it in us.
A revolution needs to happen in our minds and hearts where we recognize that without the
Holy Spirit we can do nothing. So ask the Holy Spirit to come upon you in a real baptism of
fire. Then all those baptismal gifts will spark into a flame and help you set the world ablaze
with his love! —Fr. Mark Haydu, LC
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My fiancée was baptized in the Lutheran Church. If she
becomes Catholic, will she be baptized again?
A person can be validly baptized only once, whether in or out of the Catholic
Church. Catholics believe three things are necessary for a valid baptism: first,
baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; second, flowing
water; and third, the intention of the “minister” to baptize using the form (words
of the Trinitarian formula) and matter (flowing water) needed for a valid baptism.
Orthodox and most Protestant baptisms are recognized by the Catholic Church.
However, baptisms performed by Christian communities that don’t believe in the
Trinity—Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons, for example—are not recognized by
the Catholic Church as valid. These communities may use the same matter
(flowing water), but they don’t have the same form (Trinitarian formula) or
intention in their baptism.
If your fiancée decides to become Catholic, she will need to attend Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) classes, make her first Communion and
reconciliation, and be confirmed, but she has already been validly baptized and
will not need to be baptized again.
—Fr. Scott Katzenberger, CSsR
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Tuesday Bingo
January 15
Monica Habig
Brooke Yontz
Jess Amos
Deborah Blackstone
Randy/Michelle
Christman
Crystal Cunningham
Lance LaFollette
January 22
Monica Habig
Anna Lang
John/Shelley Blackston
Andrea/Christopher
Hall
Jon/Pam Knowlton
Mystery Caller is…..
January 29
Monica Habig
Greg/Leanna Harper
Chad/Dawn Kuhn
Joe/Connie Kress
Mary McLaughlin
Amanda Schumacher
February 5
Monica “Bingo” Habig
David/Teresa
McMillan
Melissa Miller
James/Desiree Peters
Kiven/Melissa
Smithberger
Sunday Bingo
January 13
Monica Habig
Richard Schenk
Matt Vinskovich
Jonathon/Nicole
Wilson
Dustin/April Parden
Keisha West
January 20
Missy Knowlton
Amanda Schumacher
Danielle Beaver
David/Arika
Barnhardt
Becky Bolon
Tom/Lydia
Brodegard
January 27
Amanda Schumacher
Randall Sefert
Adam Chambers
Dugan/Cassie
Demchak
Chad/Marissa Cole
Jeff Dean
February 3
Amanda Schumacher
Sam Schumacher
Tyler/Tiffany
Schumacher
Nicole Eastham
Jenna/Ryan Rosnick
Chrissy/Ryan
Ferguson
.St. Sylvester Central School
News
St. Sylvester Central Script Program is an
excellent way to support Catholic Education and St. Sylvester Central without costing you money
out of your pocket. The pre-determined percent-age we receive can be directed to be applied to a
student’s tuition or just given to the school
January 25th Ski Trip for grades 5th to 8th
(pray for snow!)
January 28th to February 1st Catholic Schools
Week with Bishop Monforton celebrating Mass and visiting classrooms on Wednesday, January
30th .
As we begin a new calendar year and settle into
the school routine after the holiday break, we are ever so grateful to all those who have sacri-ficed and labored that our school and its tradi-
tion continues to touch the lives of tomorrow’s leaders.
Scripture Reading of the Week
Sunday
JA N UA RY 13 Baptism of the Lord
Is 42:1–4, 6–7 or Is 40:1–5, 9–11
Acts 10:34–38 or Ti 2:11–14; 3:4–7 Lk 3:15–16, 21–22
Monday
JANUARY 14
Weekday
Heb 1:1–6
Mk 1:14–20
Tuesday
JANUARY 15
Weekday
Heb 2:5–12
Mk 1:21–28
Wednesday
JANUARY 16
Weekday
Heb 2:14–18
Mk 1:29–39
Thursday
JANUARY 17
St. Anthony, Abbot
Heb 3:7–14
Mk 1:40–45
Friday
JANUARY 18
Weekday
Heb 4:1–5, 11
Mk 2:1–12
Saturday
JANUARY 19
Weekday
Heb 4:12–16
Mk 2:13–17
Sunday
JANUARY 20
Second Sundayin Ordinary
Time
Is 62:1–5
1 Cor 12:4–11
Jn 2:1–11
St. Joseph of Monroe County,
Council 5009 of the Knights of Columbus
Samuel Schumacher, Grand Knight
Leading by Example—Our council seeks to develop a culture of charity, unity, and fraternity in faithful service to
the Church and community. New members are welcome to join us!
Next Meeting — Wednesday, January 16th
Mass at 6:30pm
with meeting at 7pm at St. Sylvester Church basement.
-Council 5009 has voted to again man the Monroe County Fair gates.
- Double chance tickets are being sold. They are $50.00 each with a chance to win $100 twice each month.
-Plans are being discussed to again have fish fries during Lent.
9 Days for Life The ‘9 days for life’ prayer and action will run January 14th to January 22nd. Leading up to the
annual Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on January 22nd. The anniversary of the Supreme
Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v Wade and Doe v Bolton that legalized abortion throughout all nine months of
pregnancy.
Bingo Kitchen
January13
Diane Burkhart
Carol Kuhn
January 15
Diane Burkhart
Rose Mary Dick
January 20
Cathy Paulus
Sandy Barnes
January 22
St. John CWC
January 27
Rita Biedenbach
Sally LaFollette
January 29
Kathi Blatt
Rose Mary Dick
February 3
Lisa Chambers
Rose Mary Dick
February 5
Robyn Guiler
Brandee Schnegg
February 10
Barb Schumacher
Angie LaFollette
In anticipation of the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy, Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton will be offering a Respect Life Mass and Candlelight Rosary to pray for the Legal Protection of All Human Life. It will take place on January 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM at Holy Family Church in Steubenville. Mark your calendars now and join us in this special time of prayer for the unborn! Contact Joseph Schmidt, Director of the Office of Marriage, Family and Respect Life, with any questions at [email protected] or 740-516-9270.