Boy Scout Chicken BBQ This Sunday The Boy Scouts are having their annual chicken barbecue on Sunday, October 16, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 P.M., at the Ka-lida K of C Hall. The menu is: chicken half, baked potato, apple sauce, and roll for $8. For tickets, please contact Greg Knueve (419-532-2272) or any Boy Scout.

KHS Blood Drive – Monday, October 24…

at Kalida High School’s gym, from Noon – 6:00 p.m. The American Red Cross has an urgent need for all blood types, especially type O. Right now, Red Cross blood products are being distributed to hospitals as quickly as donations come in. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are recom-mended. To schedule an appointment, go to redcross-blood.org, or call Mrs. Beth Grime (419-532-3529).

Train Depot Exhibit Open House The Fort Jennings Train Depot Exhibit will hold its annual open house on Sunday, October 16, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Fea-tured will be historic railroad displays, an operating model railroad layout, hand car rides, and a 1/3 scale riding train, in addition to refreshments and snacks. The exhibit is located one mile north of St. Rt. 224, on Rd. 22-K, Cloverdale.

Kalida Lions Club Halloween Parade

Friday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m., at the Kalida High School Gymnasium. Prizes will be awarded for the following cos-tume categories: Scariest, Funniest, Most Original, & Best Group.

New or Gently-Used Winter Coats Needed

Collecting gently-used or new winter coats and Infant Bundle Me’s, sizes newborn to youth size 12, for Putnam County families in need. Drop off sites include Kalida Elementary School and Kohls Market of Ottawa, from October 17–28. Call PC Help Me Grow for further info. (419-523-6059).

Baby Needs We’re collecting items for babies/children: clothes (up to age 5), diapers, wipes, body washes, lotion, or any basic necessi-ties Boxes are at the church exits. Thanks for your help.

Want to Visit Germany Next Year? Join us on a trip to Germany from September 24 - October 5, 2017, through the Lima AAA. If interested, contact Brian Eickholt (419-204-3143 or BEickholt@buckeye.com).

OFFERTORY - October 22 & 23 4:30 PM Carl & Rhonda Osterhage Family 8:00 AM Marc & Renee Kerner Family 11:00 AM Dick & Jane Schulte Family

USHERS – October 22 & 23 4:30 PM Team 1 8:00 AM Team 2 11:00 AM Team 3

LECTORS – October 22 & 23 4:30 PM Beth Selhorst, Barb Unverferth 8:00 AM Don Wehri, Dennis Turnwald 11:00 AM Carl Siefker, Ed Schroeder

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS - October 22 & 23 4:30: Mike Krouse, Mandy Lambert, Becky Lucke, Deb McIntyre, Rachel Kahle, Mark Kahle, Deb Miller, Glen & An-nette Schroeder, Karen Schroeder 8:00: Denny & Blyth Turnwald, Tony & Sandy Vorst, Joyce Klausing, Jane Kleman, Karl & Darlene Miller, Joan Niese, Mary Plescher

Ministers to Homebound: Denny & Blyth Turnwald, Tony & Sandy Vorst 11:00: Mary Lou Merschman, Lisa Niese, Michele Niese, Morgan Niese, Don Rall, Lisa Rampe, Rose Recker, Deb Remlinger, Mark Remlinger, Ed Schroeder

SERVERS Mon, 10/17 8:00 AM Jillian Knueve Kevin Lammers Tues, 10/18 8:00 AM Marcy Landwehr Mitch Langhals Wed, 10/19 8:00 AM Ryan Lucke Luke Meyer Thurs, 10/20 7:30 PM Brandon Miller Dayna Schimmoeller Fri, 10/21 8:00 AM Kathryn Siebeneck Brenna Smith Sat, 10/22 4:30 PM Tyler Klausing Dana Knueve Jeffrey Knueve Sun, 10/23 8:00 AM Connor Krouse Noah Lambert Trevor Lambert 11:00 AM Abby Langhals Logan Langhals Madison Langhals

Traveling Immaculate Heart of Mary Statue In preparation for the centennial of the apparition of Our Lady at Fatima, a traveling statue, blessed by Pope Francis, will be at St. Anthony Parish, Columbus Grove, on Wednesday, October 19. The day will begin with 8:00 a.m. Mass and conclude at 7:00 p.m. with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Vespers of Our Lady, the Rosary, and Benediction. The same statue will be at Ottawa Sts. Peter & Paul Church on Monday, October 24, beginning with Mass at 8:15 a.m., and ending with a holy hour from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Upcoming Wedding

Alyssa Frey & John Kreinbrink

will be married on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Please include them in your prayers.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 ROSARY FOR PEACE: 1:30 p.m., in church PW CHOIR PRACTICE: 7:00 p.m. HOLY NAME MEETING: 8:00 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 CRHP 6: 7:00 p.m., in Parish Center RCIA: 7:00 p.m., in the church basement WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 HIGH SCHOOL CCD: 7:00 p.m. YAHS CHOIR PRACTICE: 8:00 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL LECTOR/USHER TRAINING: 8:15 p.m. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 ROSARY: 7:00 p.m., in church FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY: 3:00 p.m., in church SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 TMIY: 6:30 a.m., in the church basement

Pastor: Fr. Mark Hoying, C.PP.S. Parochial Vicar: Fr. Rick Friebel, C.PP.S. In Residence: Fr. Elmer Wurth, M.M.

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Everyone has class. Fr. Mark will meet with the sophomores in the church basement. There will be lector and usher train-ing for high school youth at 8:15 p.m., in church.

Students Planning Mass This Week…

are Jill Zeller's 2B class on Wednesday, October 19, and Michele Doepker's 8A class, on Friday, October 21.

Confirmation Practice

Wednesday, October 26, at 7:00 p.m., in church. Confirma-tion is Sunday, October 30, at 11:00 a.m.

Attention – Girls in Grades 5-8

All Putnam County Girls in grades 5-8 are invited to the Challenge Club Kick-Off Meeting (Movie Night) on Friday, October 21, in Kalida St. Michael’s church basement, from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Come learn more about joining Chal-lenge. Check us out at challengeyouthministry.com or on Facebook. One parent must come to the parent meeting at 4:50 p.m. to register your daughter. Just $50/girl for the whole year, or $20/session. Any Questions? please call Julie Siebeneck (419-532-2572) or Jill Zeller (419-532-2511). Download registration and emergency medical forms at stmichaelskalida.org under “Recent Bulletins.”

Top 10 Reasons to Join the K of C

10. Food, Food, food! You’ll get to help prepare and serve all kinds of family meals. 9. Fraternity! You’ll join the ranks of other great guys from our parish and from all over the world, as we all grow closer to one another by drawing closer to Christ. 8. Fashionable clothing. Yes, you’ve seen us in our chapeaux and capes. Deep down, you wanted to wear them, too. Well you can! You can even get your own sword to defend truth and justice. 7. Memorable Masses. Fourth degree Knights of Columbus are regularly called upon to serve as color guard and armed escort for our local parishes’ and Cathedral’s most joyous Masses. 6. Supporting priestly vocations. 5. Support the family. Knights work to strengthen traditional family values by providing good examples to their fellow citi-zens and hosting activities that are fun for all ages. 4. Fellowship through sports. Not only do we host basketball free throw contests for young teens, we also host family golf outings. too. 3. Spreading the Good News. We’re missionaries here in our own community. Just as Christopher Columbus brought the Gospel to the New World, we try to share Jesus’ message of hope and strength with all those we meet, especially those who haven’t yet experienced the peace of Christ. 2. Yes, you’ve heard correctly, the Knights of Columbus have a great life insurance policy. But the truth is our retirement plans are even better. 1. Our membership in the Knights of Columbus gives us the opportunity to offer our lives in service to Christ and His peo-ple. If you want to give a little back to God, if you’ve been look-ing for a way to volunteer some time and talent, or if you just need an outlet for your energy, then the Knights of Columbus is for you! So talk to your local Knights, get registered, and we’ll see you at a meeting real soon! Call Dan (419-538-6438).

2016 Memorial Mass

On Thursday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m., we will remember the following, who have died over the past year: Rita Broecker, Don Laudick, Rita Langhals, Suzanne Tate, Betty Nartker, Brady Mathew, Tom Warnecke, Rita Croy, Doris Deters, Kenneth Moening, Dorothea Averesch, John Phillips, Cecilia Schroeder, Alice Unverferth & Jim Hamilton.

Mission Festival Help Needed

On Saturday, October 22, at 9:00 a.m., we will meet at the K of C Hall to prepare food. We are also in need of people to help clean up on Sunday, October 23, at 2:30 p.m., in the church basement. Part of our Mission Festival is a Bake Sale. Everyone in the parish is invited to donate a baked and/or canned item for the Bake Sale. It can be dropped off at the church basement on Oct. 22, or by 9:00 a.m. on October 23.

Sunday School Changes On October 23, Sunday School will be held in the Parish Cen-ter. Plan on picking up your child from there. Due to Confir-mation on Sunday, Oct. 30, Sunday School will be canceled.

Parents of Students in Grades 6-12

Parent Meeting for parents of students in grades 6 through 12 to be held on Wednesday, November 9, at 7:00 p.m., in church. Missionaries of the Culture Project will be talking with our parents about two presentations they will be giving to our students. The presentations will be on "Human Dig-nity" and "Sexual Integrity." To find out more about the Cul-ture Project, check out the Diocese of Toledo webpage. The missionaries will be in our Diocese until May 2017.

Open House for KHS Golf Team This Sunday Sunday, October 16, from 1:00-3:00 p.m., at Country Acres Golf Course, to honor the State Qualifying Kalida Golf Team! The public is welcome to stop out and congratulate Coach Ken Schnipke and the team on an outstanding season!

From the Desk of Fr. Mark

Hi to everyone. Nature or nurture? How much do genetics have to do with growing, or is it the environment that deter-mines growth? Before all you farmers start a fight over brands of seed corn to buy next year, I'm talking about being a missionary. The environment that I grew up with was in the 1960's. I remember Peace Corp and President Kennedy talking about what we could do for our country and not what our country could do for us. In my home church of St. Aloysius in Car-thagena, Ohio, I remember a stained glass window of St. Peter Claver. He was a missionary priest to the slaves in Cartha-gena, Columbia. He baptized hundreds of thousands of slaves and led them to know God. For some reason that window always stuck with me. I have a sister, Helen, who always needed watchful care. The Missionaries of the Precious Blood who staffed St. Aloysius told stories of Peru and Chile. Maybe environment helped me to be a missionary. I also believe we are born with a missionary spirit. By our baptisms, we are called to reach out to others. We are born with God's spark of love in us. God's love is so generous and outgoing. Maybe we can't help but be missionaries. Already in the book of Genesis, we are called to be our brother's keeper. With so much of our culture being for the individual, our heart calls us to be for the other. No matter if our character is made up of nurture or nature, we are missionaries. As I put this article together, "UNBOUND," the organization that talked to our parishes a couple of weeks ago, called to say that they were so pleased with our parishes for adopting 42 people to be helped. That number was beyond their expectations for two country par-ishes. The missionary spirit is unbound in our parishes. This weekend, our parishes will participate in a mission collection. Each year the diocese has a collection for a mis-sion of their choosing. Thanks to everyone who feels the call to donate to this worthy cause. Next weekend is Mission Fest at St. Michael's. This year it falls near the feast of St. Gaspar, the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. With good food, games, baskets and raffles, the missionary spirit will be a joy-ful spirit. Come next weekend to the Mission Fest. I was blessed to be a foreign missionary for a few years. That spirit of loving our neighbor is also right at home within our parishes. Thanks for caring with the love of Christ. Have a very blessed weekend. Fr. Mark

Save the Date

A dance will be held on November 18, at the Knights of Co-lumbus Hall, in Kalida. It will be an opportunity to share in the joy of being God's people. It will be a joint adventure of St. Michael's and St. John's. Fr. Mark will teach square danc-ing. Young and not-so-young are invited (this 60 thing is tough. I'm having a hard time with the word that starts with an "O"). More details to follow. Fr. Mark

Mission Festival Baskets in Back of Church

Check out all the wonderful donations of theme baskets, which you can win next weekend. Thanks, everyone!

First Reconciliation Parent Meeting

Mandatory meeting is Monday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m., in church. First Reconciliation for our second graders is Tuesday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m.

Mass Intentions for the Week

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 St. Ignatius of Antioch

8:00 AM Mary Siebeneck TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 St. Luke 8:00 AM Norman & Evelyn Utrup Liz & Ben Miller WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Sts. John de Brebeuf & Isaac Jogues 8:00 AM Thomas W. Miller THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 7:30 PM Tom, Rose & Kim Erhart FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 8:00 AM Alphonse & Eleanore Jerwers SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 NM Frey & Kreinbrink 4:30 PM Dorothea Averesch, Bob Schimmoeller Jerome & Ethel Bendele Dick, Sally & Tommy Goedde Art & Trudy Reed SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 World Mission Sunday 8:00 AM Cy, Cecelia & Nick Vorst 11:00 AM Vince Erhart, Don Holtkamp L/D Herm Kahle Family, Craig McElwain

Last Sunday’s Collection: 9,524.00

Choir Assignments - October 22 & 23

4:30: PW 8:00: Marcie 11:00: Youth

Youth Choir Practice

Sun., October 23, at 10:00 a.m. We sing the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

Recent Baptisms CLAIRE MARIE NIEMEYER

Daughter of Greg & Andrea (Van Oss) Niemeyer MAXIMILIAN GREGORY SIEFKER Son of Roger & Mary (Foppe) Siefker

Adult Theology of the Body for Beginners All are welcome to join us on Wednesday evenings at 8:00 p.m., at the Parish Center, to learn more about Theology of the Body. First session is October 19. Call Diana Roehrig (419-615-8205) for more information.

Walk With Jesus

Out of the Dark and Into the Light On October 30, at 7:30 p.m., at Kalida’s Four Seasons Park, all are welcome to join us for a darkness walk through the paths of the park (weather permitting). If you have any questions, con-tact Lisa Rampe (419-532-3860) or Deana Nienberg (419-532-2737).

Wanted: CYO Athletic Directory & Boys Coach

Both spots need filled for the fast-approaching basketball sea-son. Contact Fr. Mark (419-969-0148) if interested. Look up the definition of “desperate.”

CLC Members

The 2017 CLC Convention Committee is putting together a cookbook. Go to www.theclc.org to download the form to get directions, how to submit recipes and deadline. It is located on the CLC INDEX home page.

Sight Seeing Bus Trip to NYC — Nov. 17-20

$130 per person, plus hotel. Call Rachel (419-532-2887). We’ll be visiting Ground Zero, Rockefeller Center and more.

Rosary Service Everyone is invited to a Rosary Service this Sunday, October 16,

at 1:00 p.m., in church. Fr. Mark will be serving his vegetable soup in the church basement,

after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Bring your rosary and your family.