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Mass
Intentions for the Week of January 13th
Monday Weekday 8:15 A.M.
Liturgy of the Word & Communion
Tuesday Weekday 8:15 A.M.
Charles & Marjorie Wirick by Linda Elizondo
Wednesday Weekday 8:15 A.M.
Joe Jeffries by Dave & Julie Riley
Thursday Anthony, abbot 8:15 A.M.
Mary Schwartz by Marge Burger & Family
Friday Weekday 8:45 A.M.
Francis “Frank” Campolo by Donald & Helen Smith
Saturday Weekday 6:00 P.M.
A Special Intention for Bill & Mary
Sunday Second Sunday in Ordinary Times 8:00 A.M.
For the People of the Parish
10:30
A.M.
Marjorie Andrews by Philly Dolen
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Servers Schedule for Week of January 13th
Weekdays: Jan.
15th, Jan. 16th, Jan. 17th, Jan. 18th
Saturday,
January 19th 6:00 P.M.
Daniel Amore James
Amore Thomas Nutter
Sierra
Saturday,
January 20th 8:00 A.M.
John Haluczik Ray
Slavokovsky Mike Gummer
Patricia Laughman
10:30 A.M.
Taylor Ghiloni
Addi Deal
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Lector & Eucharistic Minister’s Schedule
Saturday,
January 19th 6:00 P.M.
Don Lang, Theresa Gebhart (L), Deacon Bob
Tina Frischen, Karen Addy
Bill & Rita Revercomb
Saturday,
January 20th 8:00 A.M.
Patrick Wesley, Liz Kaercher (L), Deacon Pat
Nancy Ogilbee, Pat Schwartz
Barb Harris, Pam Townsend
10:30 A.M.
Ben Hunsinger, Evey Fuller-Moore (L), Deacon Bob
Tricia Anderson, Jay Goletz
Bill Langwasser, Monica Stanley
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Remember in your prayers all parishioners who are ill especially for
Anna Sheck, Glenda Ruff, LMH, and for those who are homebound or in healthcare
facilities.
Our
Love, Prayers & Sympathy for the family and friends of Sr. Irma Walker, Alma
Vincent, cousin of Deacon Bob, Helen Chuff, former Religious Ed Instructor
& Betty D. Wirth. May they rest in
the arms of Our Risen Savior.
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A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR
Dear Parishioners:
The Solemnity of the Baptism of the
Lord is a good day to recall the gift of the Sacrament Baptism in your
life. If you know the date of your
Baptism and recall it every year, congratulations! You have begun to realize just how important
that day is for you. If you don’t know
the date of your Baptism, why not make it a point to find out. You probably have a copy of the certificate
around somewhere. If not, it ought to be
recorded at the church where it took place.
Take the time to discover this for yourself.
If you have children who have been
baptized, you ought to have a special file where you keep such
documentation. It is also a good idea to
have it noted down in a separate place just in case that file is lost. Do you have a family Bible with a place for
those details? Make sure it is up to
date.
Birthdays,
Wedding Anniversaries, and other such dates are important to us because of the
relationships they call to mind. How
much more important the Sacrament that brought about your experience of the
Life you will be living forever!
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A Prayer of Consecration for Renewal of Baptismal Vows
Most Merciful and Loving Father, for the
sake of my own salvation and for the good of all Your People, I now renew the
Consecration made on the day of my Baptism.
Aware of being accepted by You as Your own beloved child, through Your
Son Jesus Christ, I give thanks that through Your mercy we are given this gift
of New Birth.
Acknowledging the ministry you have
shared with me in Christ, I consecrate myself to You, uniting my heart, my
mind, my soul and my strength to the very life You share in the Most Blessed
Trinity with Your Son and the Holy Spirit.
Entrusting this pledge of my commitment to Mary, the Mother of Your Son,
who now shares with You the Light of Glory, I implore You for an outpouring of
Your Holy Spirit. May Your Divine Mercy
be manifest in my life. May the Truth of
Your Love be made known through all my choices and actions.
Empowered by Your Spirit, in communion with all the
Saints, I promise to live this Consecration each day of my life that the Grace
of the Incarnation may be shown forth in me.
I give You all I am, all I have and all I do from this day forward until
You call me to enter into my eternal home with You. May the work You have begun in me continue
until I reach the fullness of the Humanity of Jesus, Your Son. May Your Spirit breathe new life into me
that I may come to
Amen.
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Thank you for your Market Day orders this month! We are looking forward to seeing you when you pick up your Market Day order on Tuesday, January 15th between 2:30 & 3:30pm in the school cafeteria. If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Baechle at 763-1039. Thank you for your continued support.
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Win a $5,000 tuition
scholarship to ANY school! That’s
right, the $5,000 scholarship will be paid directly to any school – preschool, elementary school, high school or college –
towards a designated tuition bill for the 2008-2009 school year or it may be deposited
directly into a 529 account. This
includes out-of-state schools too! Tickets cost $20 each and may be purchased in the St. Mary school
office in
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Our
Stewardship Collection
December 30th
Registered Families 660
Budgeted per
week $8,450.00
Stewardship (163 envelopes) $4,292.00
Loose Cash $ 285.63
Total $4,577.63
Deficit for the Week $3,872.37
January 6, 2008
Registered Families 660
Budgeted per
week $8,450.00
Stewardship (184 envelopes) $5,738.00
Stewardship
(auto withdrawal) $3,131.00
Loose Cash $ 172.00
Solemnity of
Mary $1,478.21
Total $10,519.21
Surplus for the Week $2,069.21
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Help Catholic Social Services continue & improve their many good works by supporting the 2008 Spirit of Hope Gala which will be held January 26th at the Columbus Renaissance Hotel. Over 300 business owners, corporate executives, & members of the community will be in attendance, all in support of Catholic Social Services. We hope you will join us too! Individual tickets are $200. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities are also available. For information contact Monica Henry at 614-857-1238 or mhenry@colscss.org
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DID
YOU KNOW that Hopes and Dreams are the fruit of imagination and the longings of
our hearts? When we dare to look toward
the future with confidence in God’s Love for us, we are able to set in motion
new experiences and a deeper way of living.
A Vocation is a Call that comes from God from deep within the heart of
each human being. That Vocation takes
shape by the conscious act of hoping and dreaming what it can be.
A
young woman who dreams of a beautiful Wedding and about a dress and a cake is
expressing this human capacity. A young
man who considers priesthood or religious life and “plays Mass” at a homemade
altar is opening to a sense of wonder at what God can do with a life given over
to His grace. Parents’ dreams for their
children, if they are open to discovery and unplanned directions, can free them
to teach the little ones entrusted to them about God’s Call. Such dreams can also make us appreciate the
ways of God’s
We ought to
have deep Dreams and high Hopes, because Eternity beckons us onward into a
relationship with God that will never end.
What are your Hopes and Dreams for the world? Who knows about them?
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What we have learned together: It is a good idea to sing all the verses of a hymn so you get the whole story. We may also be able to draw others who do not usually sing into the song if we keep it going long enough. When I arrived at Blessed Sacrament, I thought you already had the custom of singing all the verses because the Three Kings of Orient actually gave all their gifts to the Christ Child the very first weekend that I was here. I have just recently (after 12 years!) found out that it only became a local custom the first weekend I was here. How wonderful! We actually made something new happen the first time we met that has lasted a dozen years. . . .
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The
Most Rev. Frederick F. Campbell, Bishop of Columbus, will celebrate Mass
10:30 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad
Street, Columbus, in observance of the “Day
of Penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through
acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee
of the right to life.”
This Day of
Penance & Prayer falls on the anniversary of the January 22, 1973, U.S.
Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade.
All are invited to attend. For
more information including details on parking, contact the Diocesan Office for
Social Concerns at (614) 241-2540. To
read more about the Church’s teaching on pro-life issues, visit the U.S. Catholic
Bishops’ website at www.usccb.org/prolife.
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There is still one more day available to schedule your family for the new Parish Pictorial Directory. Contact Michele Shaw at 740-975-5005 to schedule your time with the Photographer from Olan Mills who will be in the School Cafeteria on Wednesday, January 30th, 3:00pm to 9:30pm. Every family who sits for an Olan Mills photo will receive a free 8x10 & a free parish directory. Also, any pictures purchased are 20% off! Remember the directory will not be complete without You!
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This Week at Blessed Sacrament
Sun. Jan. 13 7:30
a.m. Rosary
8:00 a.m. Mass
9:05 a.m. CCD Classes
9:15 a.m. RCIA - Library
10:30 a.m. Mass
12:00 p.m. Baptisms
1:30
p.m.
4:00 p.m. Annex –Drama Club
7:00 p.m. Men’s Prayer Grp. Library
Mon. Jan. 14 8:15 a.m. Liturgy of the Word
& Communion
12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel
6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts - Annex
Tues. Jan. 15 7:55 a.m. Rosary
8:15 a.m. Mass
12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel
7:00 p.m. Marian Club – Café
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice
8:00 p.m. NCJrHAA Mtg. Library
Wed. Jan. 16 7:55
a.m. Rosary
8:15 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Adoration till Midnight
7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thurs. Jan. 17 7:55 a.m. Rosary
8:15 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m.
Study – Rectory
12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel
7:00 p.m. All School Mtg. Café
Fri. Jan. 18 8:30 a.m. Rosary
8:45 a.m. School Mass
Sat. Jan. 19 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation
5:00 p.m. Parents Night Out Annex
6:00 p.m. Mass
Propagation of the Faith Collection
Parish
Retreat with Father Pat Martin
through
Wednesday Evening
Sun. Jan. 20 7:30
a.m. Rosary
8:00 a.m. Mass
9:05 a.m. CCD Classes
9:15 a.m. RCIA - Library
10:30 a.m. Mass
12:00 p.m. Pre Jordan Workshop
1:00 p.m. K of C Free Throw Contest
Annex
3:30 p.m. Annex – Drama Practice
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Free Childcare will be offered during our Parish Mission Retreat the evenings of Monday, January 21st through Wednesday, January 23rd at 7pm if there is enough interest. We are asking those who are interested in utilizing childcare to contact the school office at 345-4125 to advise the evenings you plan to attend and how many children you will be bringing so staffing can be arranged.
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Help Wanted (part-time contract position). Administrative Assistant for International Business: filing, mailings, & project work. The office is near Newark Campus. Applicant must be proficient in Access, Excel & Word & able to move boxes up to 25 pounds. Schedule: Monday through Friday 1pm-5pm. Contact Kelly Gulick 344-1111.
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2008 – The Year of Vocations: Begins with the first Sunday of Advent
Patrons:
St. Gabriel,
Blessed Mother Teresa of
Servant of God, Pope John Paul II
Theme for January: Sharing Vision
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JOIN in the
worldwide mission of Jesus!
(clip art) By our
Baptism, we are all missionaries—called to share our faith in Jesus Christ with
our family and friends, with our neighbors, indeed, with the whole world.
Next Sunday, we are invited to make a special commitment as
missionaries. We are invited to join in the worldwide mission of
Jesus by joining the Propagation of the Faith.
In making this
commitment, we pledge to…
U PRAY daily for the missionary work of the Church,
offering our personal crosses for missionaries and those they serve.
U OFFER REGULAR
FINANCIAL HELP in support of those
who bring the “Good News” of Jesus to our brothers and sisters throughout the
Missions.
Please say “yes” to this special missionary call next
weekend.
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Choose Life… ‘The Old and New Testaments are filled with…passages
extolling children as a gift and blessing.
It is disheartening, therefore, to see how far our culture has diverged
from that view. …There was no confusion
[in the story of Mary and Elizabeth] as to what and who nested under their mothers’
hearts. Yet 2,000 years later, many
well-educated people do not know-or claim they do not know-the truth about
human life before birth.” Cardinal Justin Rigali of
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Divorce
Workshop
The next eight-week workshop begins Tuesday evenings,
from 7-9pm, on January 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26
and ends Mar. 4, 2008, at the Catholic Center, 197 E. Gay St,
Columbus. The fee is $40 and
scholarships are available. For additional information call the Marriage and
Family Life Office at 614/241-2560 or go to www.familylife.colsdioc.org and
click on the Hurting Families link, to print a brochure and registration
form.
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Come, join us Today, Sunday, January 13th at 1:30pm as we
take down the Christmas decorations, repack & return them to storage. Everyone’s help is appreciated.
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The Young Married Couples in Christ Group at St. Mary Church, Delaware, Ohio is hosting an incredible conference on Saturday, February 16, 2008: “Marriage Matters: Life & Love Unlimited!” This conference is organized in conjunction with the observance of World Marriage Sunday which is February 17, 2008. The Young Married Couples in Christ Group believes this is an absolutely “no miss” opportunity for you to deepen your love for you spouse, family and for God. Featured speaker is Sr. Renee Mirkes who has spent eleven years counseling couples on marital ethics and helping them reap unlimited love & life benefits from their marriage. All married & engaged couples are encouraged to mark your calendars and reap the benefits of this amazing presentation. Information/registration flyers are available at the church door entries. Take one home today!
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Theology & a Pub, a monthly program for Catholic Young
Adults, will present a special event on Thursday, January 24th, 7pm
at the Wyandotte Winery,
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Blessed Sacrament School Student Council is sponsoring Parent’s Night-Out Pajama Party on Saturday, January 19th from 5:30-9:30pm in the Annex! Cost is $6/1 child, $10/2 children, & $3.00 for each additional child in your family. BSS Student Council is planning lots of fun things to do and snacks to eat! Call Sharon Van Horn at 345-4125 or 34-5721 to register.
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Because
of a recent death in her family, one of our parishioners and her son must move
to a new home. They are unable to take
their two dogs and must find them a new home.
For more information contact Jane Downs at 344-5694 or 973-2485 (cell).
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January
18 – Youth Rally for Life
The annual Youth Rally for Life
will be on Friday, January 18, 2008, from Noon to 1 p.m. at the Statehouse,
corner of Broad and High Streets,
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January 25th Bishop George Murry to
present on Diversity
The Most Rev. George V. Murry, S.J., Bishop of Youngstown, will be the
keynote presenter at an event on multicultural diversity. “Celebrate Divine Diversity” will be held Friday,
January 25th, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Martin de Porres Center
at St. Mary of the Springs,
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Resolved: A Stronger Marriage!
For depth, growth, & enrichment in the sacrament of your marriage, consider taking a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in the new year! The next two Marriage Encounter weekends are February 22nd-24th & April 18th-20th. Let us know that you’re interested as soon as you can! For more information or to register, contact Paul & Marilou Clouse at 740-746-9003 or visit our website at www.wwmecolumbus.org
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Pro Life Signature Ad Campaign will run in the Advocate Newspaper on January 20th. A suggested donation of $5 is requested to
help cover expenses.
Name:
Address:
Mail to
The Candle Light Walk
is Sunday, January 20th at 7pm in our town square Gazebo. All are welcome to come make stand to end
abortion.
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