READINGS FOR AUGUST 9 1 Kings 19:4-8

Ephesians 4:30-5:2

John 6:41-51

With heartfelt thanks for your

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IN THE MILITARY Please pray for those serving in the military.

“Lord, protect our military as they sacrifice for us;

bless them and their families for their

continuing selflessness.“

ST. HELEN CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO August 2, 2015

PARISH BUSINESS MANAGER

POSITION OPENING

St. Helen Parish in Dayton, OH, is seeking a

full-time Business Manager, responsible for the strate-

gic leadership of Parish staff in managing the physi-

cal, financial and personnel resources of the parish.

The Candidate must also be able to work well with a

highly collaborative ministerial staff in fulfillment of

the parish’s mission. The candidates must have excel-

lent interpersonal communication and organizational

skills, must understand accounting principles and

practices, and must have supervisory experience. The

candidate must possess an ability to manage strategi-

cally, to present oneself professionally, and to main-

tain confidentiality. College degree or equivalent re-

quired, with 5-10 years of business experience de-

sired. This is a fulltime position with excellent pay

and benefits commensurate with other medium to

large non-profit organizations. Send resume to Rev.

David Brinkmoeller at St. Helen Parish, 605 Granville

Place, Riverside, OH 45431 or via email to

d a v id .b r in k mo e l l er@ s t h e l enp a r i s h . org .

Resumes accepted through August 7, 2015.

“A BULL, A JUBILEE, AND AN

ENCYCLICAL WALK INTO A BAR . . .” Not really. . . but an explanation of these terms

which have appeared in our Catholic news this year

might be helpful! In April, Pope Francis issued Mis-

ericordiae Vultus: Bull of Indiction on the Extraordi-

nary Jubilee of Mercy, announcing the year of mercy

which will begin in December. In June, he issued the

encyclical Laudato Si!: On Care for Our Common

Home. What is the difference between a bull and an

encyclical? What’s a jubilee?

In the past two weeks’ bulletins we covered

the bull and the encyclical. This week, we feature

the Jubilee!

Unlike the bull and the encyclical, a jubilee is

NOT a papal document. In Judaism and Christianity,

the concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remis-

sion of sins and universal pardon. In the Book of Le-

viticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fif-

tieth year. Slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts

would be forgiven and the mercies of God would be

particularly manifest. In the Catholic tradition, a jubi-

lee is a holy year designated by the Pope, a year

of jubilee is a time of joy, remission or universal par-

don.

The Vatican pointed out that the opening of

the “Jubilee of Mercy” will take place on [December

8, 2015], the 50th anniversary of the closing of the

Second Vatican Council in 1965. “I am convinced

that the whole Church will find in this jubilee the joy

needed to rediscover and make fruitful the mercy of

God, with which all of us are called to give consola-

tion to every man and woman of our time,” Pope

Francis said. “From this moment, we entrust this holy

year to the Mother of Mercy, that she might turn her

gaze upon us and watch over our journey.” http://

www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-francis-announces-jubilee

-of-mercy

So now you have it. A bull, an encyclical, and

a jubilee walk into a bar. What happens after the

three get there we don’t know!

DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .

It takes 11 barrels of crude oil to make one ton of plastic grocery bags?

It takes ONE GALLON of water to produce ONE almond? Keep in mind that 99% of our al-

monds come from California

50% of what goes into land fills could actually be recycled?

How well are we using God’s gifts?

CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

8:00 a.m. Mass (Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)

Coffee and Conversation- HR 9:00-10:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Mass

Donut Sunday-SB following Mass

2nd Year Server Training-CH 2:00 p.m.

Zumba-GYM 4:00 p.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 3

Novena-9:00 a.m.

Legion of Mary-SJA 2:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

Centering Prayer-SJN 3:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Regional Mass Immaculate Conception-8:15 am

Virtus Training-SB 8:30 a.m.

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration-BSC 10:00

a.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

Men’s Group-SJN 7:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m. Mass

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

8:00 a.m. Jeanne Knapke (Knapke Family)

10:30 a.m. In Honor of Fr. Dave & Fr. Satish

(Anonymous)

MONDAY, AUGUST 3

8:15 a.m. Pat Peterson (Jack & Peg Butler)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

8:15 a.m. Louis Hoelscher (Family)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

8:15 a.m. Gene Deis (Hoyer Family)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6

8:15 a.m. Melvin Seibel (Marilyn Karmele)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception Church

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

5:00 p.m. Eugene Crabtree (Jim & Sylvia Bertke)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

8:00 a.m. Wilbur & Joanna Bretelson (Family)

10:30 a.m. Bob Michel (Family)

VIRTUS TRAINING CLASS St. Helen will hold a Virtus Training Session

Friday, August 7th in the Smith Building. Prior regis-

tration is required at www.virtus.org. NO WALK-

IN’S WILL BE ACCEPTED. This training is re-

quired for any volunteer who will be working with

children in any capacity at out parish or school. If

you have any questions please call or email Mel in the

office: 254-6233 or

mel.mcwilliams@sthelenparish.org

FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC

ADORATION Next Friday, August 7th is First Friday and

our parish day of Eucharistic Adoration.

Adoration begins at 10 AM in the Blessed

Sacrament Chapel and closes from 5-6 p.m.

with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Any ques-

tions or to sign up and commit for a specific time,

please call 426-9954. All are invited to also attend

First Friday Mass at Immaculate Conception followed

by Rosary and Benediction.

THANK YOU FROM CtBS Thank you for your recent gift of $2,619.00 to

Catch the Building Spirit/Catholics and Presbyterians

Building Together. Your commitment to helping

CtBS is sincerely appreciated. Our 2015 house build

kick-off was over Memorial Day weekend. Our part-

ner family continued the CtBS tradition of nailing up

the fist wall Please visit our web site periodically at

www.CatchTheBuildingSpirit.org for progress up-

dates! Denise Grefe, Treasurer

THE POWER OF A WARM WELCOME

AND GRATITUDE An alumnus of St. Helen School and Carroll

High School was in town this weekend and went to

Mass at St. Helen’s. She was so touched by the warm

welcome she received, particularly from Fr. Dave, that

as she sat at Mass, she felt she wanted to give some-

thing back. When she came into the rectory office on

Monday morning, she spoke of how grateful she was

for her Catholic education and how it took her many

years to realize its important effect on her life. She

made it a priority before returning to her home out of

state to make a donation to our Educational Endow-

ment fund. How awesome! Blessings on both sides!

THE LITURGICAL MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 8 AND 9

Check out the Food For All in-

sert in today’s bulletin! To wel-

come Pope Francis to the United

States, the Archdiocese of Cincin-

nati is preparing a “Spiritual Bou-

quet” for him. Parishes and other

organizations are asked to

“multiply” the loaves and fishes by collecting 5000

letters to Congress advocating for protection of the

Child Nutrition Programs and pledging to collect

1,000,000 items of food during 2015-16. After the

Masses on Aug. 15-16, St. Helen parishioners will

have the opportunity to sign letters to Senator Brown,

Senator Portman, and Representative Turner. We hope

everyone will take a few minutes to advocate for pro-

grams that affect the well-being of children. Arch-

bishop Schnurr will bless the letters before they are

hand-carried to local congressional offices, and he

will send a letter to the papal nuncio informing the

Holy Father of our efforts. What a wonderful gift to

the Holy Father as he continues to reach out to the

poorest among us! Then stay tuned for Part Two of

the spiritual bouquet – we’ll be collecting St. Helen

parishioners’ pledges for a parish food drive to be

held during Thanksgiving week. How many items will

we contribute toward the 1,000,000 archdiocesan

goal?

You don’t want to miss this!

Dave Ramsey’s

Financial Peace University (FPU) St. Helen Parish

St. Julie Center– Main Level

Tuesdays from 7 - 9 PM, September 1 - October 27

There are 9 classes to complete the course

Class materials are only $93 + shipping

when you use the St. Helen link

http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/locations/

class/1001981

For more information or to register, contact:

Brian Miller 902-2966 or turftime01@aol.com

Shelly Miller 307-7049 or RealtorForMe@aol.com

Mary Heider 254-6233 or

mary.heider@sthelenparish.org

During the 9 weeks of the St. Helen class that ended 5/31/15

$14,296.61 in debt was paid off.

$25,600 was put into savings.

20 credit cards were closed or cut up.

The same can be true for you. Register Today!

Sat., 8/8 5:00 p.m. Sun., 8/9 8:00 a.m. Sun., 8/9 10:30 a.m.

Altar Servers Braun, Megan Howell*, Lynn Friel, Erin

Lawhorn, Donna Schmid, Mark Friel, William

Lawhorn, John Sebastian, Benjamin

Sebastian, Mary

Eucharistic Ministers Brehm, Emily Bryan, Sam Brinkman, Agnes

Hilgeford, Drew Buechele, Jacob DiFrederico, Dorty

Hilgeford, Mindy Buechele, Ryan Engle, Lexis

Lamm, Nancy Hatcher, Arlene Friel, Jan

Randall, Trenton Heckman, Linda Geisel, Lin

Reuber, Rachel Whitney, Jim Holmes, Joe

Reuber, Shannon Whitney, Phyllis Kaehler, John

Reuber, Stephen Kruso, Lisa

Ruef, Dan Madden, Diana

Vesey, Kim Madden, Kari

Madden, Tim

Sheridan, Sylvia

Lectors Wolodkiewicz, Dan Yedlosky, Terry Bucnis, Ed

Hayes, David Jokerst, Scott Pfeil, Mary Ellen

Meet at St. Helen Church parking lot by the St. Julie Center no later than 8:30 am to turn

in permission slips and payment (cash only please!)

We will caravan from the Church parking lot to Bellbrook Canoe Rental and then be

back to the Church parking lot by 1:30pm.

The trip is from Narrows Reserve to Bellbrook, 5.2 miles, approx. 2.5 hours long.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! All Equipment provided! Wear your swimsuit (under

your clothes) and shoes you can get wet, and bring a bagged lunch & a bottle of water,

AND additional clothes if you wish (in case you get wet!!)

TO KEEP PRICES LOW WE NEED 20 PEOPLE

TO PARTICIPATE! - Feel free to invite your

friends and family to join us! RSVP’s are needed so

call the Rectory office (254-6234) or e-mail -

Plan to join us for Mass on Saturday, August 8th, at 5 p.m. at St. Helen’s

or at 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, August, at Immaculate Conception.

Give thanks for the Lord for special opportunities . . . And let the Lord feed your soul!

Release forms are available in the Rectory and on the parish website:

www.sthelenparish.org on the Youth page!

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. HELEN CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO August 2, 2015

CREDIT UNION NEWS Make St. Helen Federal Credit Union your number one source for

your loan needs. Should you be in the market for a new or used car, we offer

loans at great competitive rates. Starting at just 2.49% APR for 36 months on

newer vehicles and 2.99% APR for 36 months on later model cars, we can get

you through the loan process quickly and painlessly! If credit card debt is

stacking up under high interest rates, then our Debt Consolidation Loan at

8.99% APR is exactly what you need. One of the finest products we offer at

the St. Helen Federal Credit Union is “Peace of Mind”. Whether you are

shopping for a Vehicle loan, Debt Consolidation loan, or Line of Credit, rest

assured that you’ll have “Peace of Mind” knowing you have the best rate

available. For more information on any of our loans, contact us at 252-

7477or download a loan application at www.sthelenfederalcreditunion.com.

UNBOUND: FREEDOM IN CHRIST

CONFERENCE Are you grappling with repeated sin,

frustrated in your spiritual growth, strug-

gling with forgiveness, or bound by negative

thought patterns? The Unbound Conference

offers a practical way to address these topics

and lead you to greater freedom. The con-

ference is led by Neal & Janet Lozano, inter-

national speakers with more than forty

years’ experience helping people find free-

dom in Christ. It begins Friday evening, Oct.

23 and concludes Saturday, Oct. 24 at the

Church of the Incarnation Parish Center,

7415 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, OH

45459. Early registration is $65 by October

1 with two Saturday meals included. To

register, visit http://credoapostolate.us/ and

click Events. Contact unboundday-

ton@gmail.com or (937) 530-3151 for more

information.

WOMEN'S MORNING OF REFLECTION As summer draws to a close come contemplate the Mercy of the

Lord, Who calls the smallest and the least to be the greatest in the Kingdom

of Heaven. Please join us for Mass, Confession, a spiritual talk, and a social

on Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 from 9:15 AM to Noon, at St. Peter's Parish

Church in Huber Heights. Mass begins at 9:30 with Fr. John Bullock, LC. To

reserve Babysitting for your children please contact Connie VanDorpe at 937

-620-2207.

PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE Join St. Peter in Chains Cathedral,

downtown Cincinnati, on Saturday, August

15 at 10am for a Prayer Service for Peace.

World War II ended on this day in 1945.

Physician and scientist, Takashi Nagai, will

be especially remembered. He looked at the

horrible tragedy of the atomic bomb, and

through his faith saw this disaster as a sacri-

fice where hope and peace would be pur-

sued in the future. This saintly, Catholic

man influenced a number of people both in

Japan and in the world. At the Prayer Ser-

vice for Peace, a bronze statue of Takashi

Nagai, commissioned by local artist Barbara

Trauth, will be unveiled. All are invited to

come pray for peace in a world that so des-

perately needs it. Please contact Fr. Barry

for more information, 513.421.5354.

YOU CAN IRISH DANCE! The Celtic Academy of Irish Dance

is now enrolling students! Join us for our

August Summer Sampler Class or enroll in

Fall classes. For more details see

www.CelticAcademy.com.

Archbishop Schnurr requests pastors to place the following in their

bulletins and on their websites as soon as possible.

DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD!

Recently released videos in which officials of Planned Parenthood traffic in human organs,

tissues, and body parts from their abortion clinics are chilling and appalling. They display a cal-

lous disrespect for human life. Staff from the Family and Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese

took part in “Women Betrayed” rally at Planned Parenthood’s Cincinnati clinic on July 28 to pro-

test this outrage.

However, we need to do more than raise our voices. I urge Catholics and all people of good

will to write to their representatives in state and national government, asking them to stop the

flow of your tax dollars to Planned Parenthood. The United States Conference of Catholic Bish-

ops has supported defunding for many years. Planned Parenthood received more than $1.3 million

in state funds from Ohio and $500 million in federal funds in fiscal 2013-2014.

Please also support a pro-life pregnancy center that helps women in unintended pregnan-

cies, providing many needed services. You can find a list of them at http://

www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/family-life/respect-life/pregnancy-coalition-

resource-page/ If you have had or participated in an abortion and suffer remorse, please know

that the Church’s post-abortion healing ministry, Project Rachel, stands ready to offer compas-

sionate assistance. Learn more about Project Rachel at www.projectrachelcincy.com.