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Mass
Intentions for the Week of February 11th
Monday Ordinary Weekday 8:15 A.M.
Liturgy of the Word & Communion
Tuesday Ordinary Weekday 8:15 A.M.
Carol, Kathy & John Selak by Thelma & Bill Polomik
Wednesday Cyril, monk, & Methodius, bishop 8:15 A.M.
Pete Elizondo by wife, Linda
Thursday Ordinary Weekday 8:15 A.M.
Mary Kisor by Rita Carter & Criss Reid
Friday Ordinary Weekday 8:45 A.M.
Lee Dorsey by Marge Burger
Saturday Seven Servite Founders,
religious 6:00 P.M.
For the People of the Parish
Sunday Seventh Sunday in Ordinary
Time 8:00 A.M.
Billy Fitzpatrick by Family
10:30
A.M.
Alden
Boure by wife, Roseann
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Servers Schedule for Week of February 11th
Weekdays: Feb.
13th, Feb. 14th, Feb. 15th, Feb. 16th
Saturday,
February 17th 6:00 P.M.
Thomas Nutter Daniel
Amore
Bridget Fitzpatrick
Sunday,
February 18th 8:00 A.M.
Tanner Ernest Megan
King Peter Anderson
10:30 A.M.
Confirmation Students (x4)
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Lector & Eucharistic Minister’s Schedule
Saturday,
February 17th 6:00 P.M.
Deborah Haas, Katie Addy (L) Deacon Pat
Bev Donaldson, Joann Warthen
Tina Frischen, Karen Addy
Sunday,
February 18th 8:00
A.M.
Barb Rue, Phyllis Williams (L), Deacon Pat
Marge Burger, Patrick Wesley
Chris & Adrienna Priest
10:30 A.M.
Confirmation Students (x2) (L), Deacon Bob
Tricia Anderson, Scott Van Horn
Jay Goletz, Kim Shevel
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Remember in your prayers all parishioners who are ill especially for Shirley Cooperrider, LMH, Barb Ghiloni, Ellen Bline (sister of Kathy), and for those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities.
Our Love, Prayers & Sympathy for the family and friends of Cayden Wince-Prior, brother of Keegan Galligher, Kristopher Kreim, grandson of Bernard & Mary Kreim, nephew of Mike & Sue Back. May they rest in the arms of Our Risen Savior.
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(COLUMN 2)
A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR
Dear Parishioners:
The terrible cold we have been facing
the past few weeks reminds me of something that is worth noting. Most of our cultural images of Hell seem to
point to it as a place of torment that is full of fire. Dante Alighieri, on the contrary, presents
and image of the Inferno in his Divine Comedy as being frozen at its
core. The central place, occupied by the
devil and those who have done his bidding most sinfully, is ice. Although this perspective may surprise you,
if you think about it for a little while, it will make sense.
God’s Love is imaged by the Saints as
a Living Flame. Where God’s Love is
lacking, due to rejection by those who would receive His Love if their hearts
were open, there is no warmth. The
ultimate “cold shoulder” is the rejection of the invitation to God’s
grace. Who of us have not experienced
being rejected in this way?
While we experience this cold, let us
keep in mind all who are affected by it, especially the homeless and the
poor. Let us also pray that we may open
our hearts to the warmth of God’s Love and Compassion that we may not be left
out in the cold as Eternity beckons.
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Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio, contra
nequitiam et insidias diaboli esto praesidium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices
deprecamur: tuque, Princeps militiae caelestis, Satanam aliosque spiritus
malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagantur in mundo, divina virtute, in
infernum detrude. Amen.
St. Michael, the
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Registered Families 670
Budgeted per week $8,450.00
Stewardship (157 envelopes) $4,726.00
Stewardship
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Bring your old palm branches to the church vestibule by Feb. 18th so they can be burned on Tuesday, Feb. 20th at 10am in preparation for distribution on Ash Wednesday.
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Mark your calendars
for Blessed Sacraments Annual Parish Fat Tuesday Spaghetti Dinner. Join us Tuesday, February 20th,
4pm – 7pm in the school cafeteria for a delicious, homemade Spaghetti Dinner
and includes salad, Italian bread, beverage & desert. Your donations will help benefit Blessed
Sacrament School & our SVdP Conference.
Come & enjoy!
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Newark Catholic Athletic Hall of Fame is hosting its 4th Annual Dinner & Induction Ceremony on Saturday, March 17th at Adena Hall, OSU-Newark Campus. Social Hour begins 6pm with dinner at 7pm. The 2007 Hall of Fame Inductees are: Marty Puckett, Jack Bickel, Dean Rodenbeck, Andy Kubik & Bill Franks. The 2007 Award of Merit Honorees are: Don Fox, Don McKee & Richard Gummer. Master of Ceremonies will be J.D. Graham. Tickets are $50/each, Corporate Sponsorships also $50/each. Purchase tickets at: NCHS, Mid City Auto Body, Hickman’s Barber Shop or by calling Thom McManus (day) 344-3495, (eve.) 344-1423 or Clair Schell at 366-2831.
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(COLUMN 3)
DID YOU KNOW that the Catholic Mass
has a three-year cycle of readings? Year
A (last followed in 2005, next in 2008) has the Gospel of Matthew as the source
for each Sunday’s Gospel. Year B (last
followed in 2006, next in 2009) uses the Gospel of Mark, supplemented by the
Gospel of John with the Bread of Life Discourse (John 6) over several
weeks. Year C (this year, again in 2010)
gives us weekly passages from the Gospel of Luke.
The first reading each Sunday is
chosen in connection with the Gospel.
The second reading is a continuous reading from a New Testament Letter
or Acts of the Apostles or the Book of Revelation, generally not directly
related to the Gospel.
The weekday cycle has Year I (odd
numbered years) and Year II (even numbered years). There is a generous portion of all the
Scriptures chosen for each day. A cycle
with special readings for Feasts and Saints Days completes the “richer fare”
that has been given to us since the Second
If you attend Mass each Sunday and
Holy Day, as you are obliged to do by the Third Commandment, you hear the
proclamation of a large portion of the Bible over the three-year cycle. Come to daily Mass and you hear even more.
Anyone who doubts that the Catholic
Church is a
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Host/Hostesses’ are needed for
Sunday mornings as we continue the RCIA schedule. Choose a Sunday Morning to bring a continental
style breakfast, donuts, sweet rolls, or fruit to the Brides room by 8:30
a.m. Sign-up sheets are available in
the back of the church or call
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This Week at Blessed Sacrament
Religious
Articles & Book Sales, Brides Room
Before
& After all Masses
Catholic Times $14.00
Sun. Feb. 11 7:30 a.m. Rosary - 8:00 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class - Annex
9:05 a.m. CCD Classes - School
9:30 a.m. RCIA Classes - Library
10:30 a.m. Mass w/Religious Ed Classes
12:00 p.m. Baptisms
12:00 p.m. BSS Play Practice – Annex
Mon. Feb. 12 8:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word &
Communion
12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel
6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts – Annex
7:00 p.m. Marian Club – Café
7:00 p.m. Monday Night Math Classrm
Tues. Feb. 13 7:55 a.m. Rosary - 8:15 a.m. Mass
12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel
12:00
p.m. Serra Club –
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice - Church
Wed. Feb. 14 7:55 a.m. Rosary - 8:15 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Adoration until Midnight
7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thurs. Feb. 15 7:55 a.m. Rosary - 8:15 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m.
Study – Rectory
12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel
6:30 p.m. Padre Pio Prayer Group
7:00 p.m. All School Mtg. - Cafe
Fri. Feb. 16 8:15 a.m. Rosary - 8:45 a.m. School
Mass
7:00 p.m. Bingo - Annex
Sat. Feb. 17 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation
6:00 p.m. Mass
Sun. Feb. 18 7:30 a.m. Rosary - 8:00 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Confirmation Class - Annex
9:05 a.m. CCD Classes - School
9:30 a.m. RCIA Classes - Library
10:30 a.m. Mass
2:30 p.m. BSS Play Practice – Annex
5:30
p.m. NCAA
Winter Banquet Annex
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Blessed Sacrament Lenten Fish Fry
Blessed
Sacrament Holy Name Society is sponsoring Wednesday Evening Fish Fry Dinners
during the Lenten Season. These dinners
will be held each Wednesday beginning the week following Ash Wednesday &
run for five consecutive weeks: February 28th, March 7th,
14th, 21st, 28th and will be served from
4:30pm - 6:30pm. Proceeds will help establish
scholarships for both elementary and high school students. We are in need of volunteers to assist with
afternoon food preparation, serving & clean-up. If
you are interested contact
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This Weekend - Feb. 10th & 11th,
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(COLUMN 4)
2006 – The Year of Faith
Patron: St. Patrick of
“Everything is possible to one who has faith.”
(Mark 9:23)
Theme for February: Scripture
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Copies of the Family Life Office publication, “Lent and Easter Traditions” are available by calling the office at 614/241-2560 or emailing your request to flomailbox@colsdioc.org. This booklet contains suggestions to bring the family together in sharing the sacredness of the liturgical seasons of Lent through Pentecost, and provides historical and theological explanations as well. The price of $4.00 includes the cost of postage. Quantity prices are available.
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Choose Life…The battle to save Terri Schiavo’s life prompted Pat Anderson, an attorney on the case, to rethink her position on abortion. “Killing babies is not the way out of social problems or personal problems. Killing off your elderly or disabled is not the way to keep your healthcare budget in balance,” she stated. (LifeNews.com,4/11/06)
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Engaged Encounter provides an ideal weekend experience for planning the rest of your life together. Take time away from the stress of wedding plans & attend the March 9th-11th, April 13th-15th, June 1st-3rd, August 3rd-5th, or October 12th-14th weekend. Schedule now-weekends fill quickly. For details visit www.engaged.org or ColumbusEE@aol.com.
Have you been married two years or more? You can enrich your own marriage by sharing your experience with engaged couples. We invite you to join us at our next open house to learn more about this important ministry. Contact Marianne & Walter Dick at mrdick@columbus.rr.com for information.
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Interested in Learning the Practice of Natural Family Planning? Natural Family Planning classes are available through the Family Life Office. Instructors are couples nationally certified by the Diocesan Development Program for NFP, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The classes provide instruction in the Sympto-Thermal method. Five-class workshops will be offered at: St. Paul the Apostle Church, 313 N. State St, Westerville, on March 5th, 19th, April 2nd, May 7th, June 4th. Sign-in & refreshments at 6:45pm; class begins promptly at 7pm. till 9:15pm. Registration fee is $60/couple, which includes required course materials. To inquire about attending or training as instructors, contact The Family Life Office at (614) 241-2560 or E-mail FLOMAILBOX@colsdioc.org
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Mother of two, offering Quality Dependable Childcare in my
home. Daily Activities. Great
References. Please call
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The new season of Theology & a Pub will begin
Thursday, Feb. 22nd with "Lectio Divina: Reading & Praying
Over the Word of God" by Dr. Leo Madden. On many occasions, since his
election, Pope Benedict XVI has encouraged the reading of the Bible according
to the traditional method known as Lectio Divina. Join us to find out: what is
this method, how does it work, and how can I promote it in my own life & in
the life of my parish? Doors open at 6:30pm and the talk begin at 7pm at the
Columbus Maennerchor,
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Family Life Office & Marriage
Ministries Leadership Council calls your attention to World Marriage Day,
Feb. 11th. Plan to celebrate this special day at Sansbury Hall
Chapel,
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If you love the person you’re married to…You’ll love a Marriage Encounter weekend! At a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend you have 44 hours where you can focus only on each other. If you’d like greater depth, growth, & enrichment in your relationship, you’ll like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can make! Upcoming weekends are March 2-4, & April 27-29. Weekends fill up quickly. For info or to register contact Paul & Marilou Clouse 740-746-9003 or visit www.wwmecolumbus.org
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Athletic Director Needed
The Newark Catholic Junior High Athletic Association is seeking an individual who is interested in becoming the Athletic Director of Newark Catholic Junior High. A complete job description is available upon request. Interested parties should contact Association President, Jeff Rath (614) 893-1023 or jrath@rrohio.com. Application deadline is April 11, 2007.
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The Tenth Annual Catholic Men’s Conference “Answer the Call to Holiness
by Knowing the Love of Christ” is Saturday, March 10th, 8 am
1 pm at St. Andrew Parish,
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St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Cols., is sponsoring a day of prayer on Ash Wednesday, February 21st to begin the Lenten observance. The theme for the day is: The Suffering Christ today. Fr. Jack Dister, S. J. will lead the day which will begin with Mass at 9:15 am. A luncheon befitting the day will be served. Join us for conferences, individual, quiet prayer and an opportunity for the sacrament of Penance. The day will conclude with a prayer service incorporating the Liturgy of the Hours at 3:45pm. Cost is $10 for the day which may be paid at the door. However, we request registration by calling 614-866-1611 between 9am-3pm daily. All are welcome!
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2007 Men & Women's Retreat.
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal invites you to join us
March 16-18 at St. Therese's
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Women’s Day of Reflection, sponsored by Women of St. Francis,
is Monday, February 19th at St. Francis de Sales Johnson Hall. Registration & Continental breakfast is 8:30am
– 9am. Enjoy a day Retreat from 9am –
3pm. with Retreat Leader Fr. Craig Eilerman, former Associate Pastor. The cost of the Retreat is $7.00 (includes
Lee’s Chicken Dinner). Deadline for registration is Noon, Friday, February 16th. Questions? Contact Jean Flowers at 364-1029 or Millie
Walker at 366-4666. Send your completed registration & fee
to Shirley Biel,
Name:
Church:
Phone:
Amount enclosed:
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