St. Elizabeth Ann SetonMilford, Ohio

I have answers! Audrey Motz-EricksonErickson Insurance, LLC 513-238-4445

Bills Kustom KutsRichard - Barber

523 Loveland Maderia Rd.Shop (513) 683-3513

(Closed Wed & Sun)

Results PLUSThomas P. Flynn, CRS

Residential Broker

1160 State Route 28, Milford, Ohio 45150Office: 575-4500 - Cell: 368-0050 - Home: 575-9311

A Specialty Food and Beverage Market1296 State Route 131

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Graphic Layout & Design

575-01311394 Stella Drive • Loveland, Ohio

Printing

Lloyd D. DooleyAttorney at Law

Wills - Trusts - ProbateDeath Claims

1120 St. Rt. 131, Milford248-8880

Christopher LongwellAttorney at LawWills, Trusts, ProbateSmall/Large Business

Law & FormationReal Estate & Leasing

410 W. Loveland Ave., Ste. F.Chris@CLongwell.com

Loveland, OH

334-0305

Elaine’s1120 St. Rt. 131

Milford, Ohio 45150831-2300

Elaine’s1120 St. Rt. 131

Milford, Ohio 45150831-2300

DORIS CANDITOFinancial Consultant

Stocks, Bonds, Mutual FundsRetirement Planning Spec

891-3300

BECKER PLUMBINGQuality Since 1964

David Becker 831-4696

741 Center StreetMilford, Ohio

831-3172

1944 St. Rt. 28Goshen, Ohio

722-3272

Traditional Funeral and Cremation ServicesFuneral Pre-Planning Available

AUTO CARE, INC.Complete Line Of Automotive Repair

6420 Smith Rd. - Loveland, OH 45140Bernie Mazan 722-7900

JENNIFER H. BLACK, CRS GARY L. BLACK, ABR RE/MAX Results Plus 295-5012 638-6367

40 + Years in Real Estate

Open nights - Sundays - HolidaysLarge inventory of foreign and domestic parts & supplies

“SAME DAY” MACHINE SHOP SERVICE AVAILABLE

Route 131 (575-2000) Route 28 (248-2255)

JOSEPH CANDITOAttorney at Law

Family Law, Bankruptcy, Wills Probate, Small Business Incorp.

Criminal Law / Traffic - DUI9403 Kenwood Rd. Suite A - 106 Blue Ash, Oh. 891-5666 5163 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Rd

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Home Heating Oil and Propane5163 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill RdMilford, Ohio 45150(513) 831-8820www.lykinscompanies.com

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Smithson Insurance LLCAuto Home Business Life Health

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831-6400

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831-6400

Pediatric DentistryROBERT A. VIESON, D.D.S.ANTHONy KAmP, D.m.D.

179 N. South St. 5716B Signal Hill Ct.Wilmington, OH milford, OH(937) 382-KIDS (513) 831-7672

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Call us for all your driveway & parking lot needs!

Owners Tim & Kim Rack

St. Vincent de PaulCar donations needed

to help the poor.Car Donation ProgramCall: 1-800-322-8284

or Email:www.svdpusacars.com

Cars accepted running or not.

Patsy Myers PIAN0, BRASS, WOODWIND LESSONS

831-2302LESSONS IN YOUR HOME

974 ST RT 28 Milford, OhioDougSmithson.com

SASEAS Alumnus

KROGER REWARDS

PROGRAM Kroger’s Community Reward Program is now a part of your Kroger Plus card. For the how to, go to our parish website. Registering your Kroger Plus card and adding the parish ID #80157, will not take anything away from your personal Kroger points, i.e. gas rewards. So please sign up today to help with our parish budget.

Nursing & Convalescent Center934 St. Rt. 28, Milford, OH. 831-1770

Support the Scrips Program Call the Parish Office for

information 575-0119

Eric's Beauty Salon202 Locust Street • 831-4237Judy Johnson / Marni Johnson

St. Andrew Parishoners

Please patronize our bulletin

sponsors.

Where there is a WILL, there is a way for you to help

preserve the future of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.Contact your legal or financial advisor for more information.

Do you realize that our bulletin comes to us cost

free thanks to thesegenerous sponsors?

Please call them first for goods and services and

thank them in person when you do business

with them!

Seton Bingo . . . . . . . . . . . .Non Smoking

To volunteer, please call - Bob Brookens 575-9136Parish Office 575-0119

6415 Branch Hill Guinea Rd, Ste 103, Loveland, OH

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Home Heating Oil and Propane

I IALDR DO O OT H T I C S

Changing lives, one smile at a time. . .

Anthony L. Rinaldi, DDS, MSMilford

5987 Meijer Drive513.831.6160

Mona R. Rinaldi, DDS, MSMason

6406 Thornberry Ct., Ste. 210513.234.7890

Visit us at www.rinaldiorthodontics.com

Orthodontic Specialists * Children & Adults * Complimentary Consultation * Braces & Invisalign * State-of-the-Art Offices * Flexible Payment Options * Early Care / Growth Guidance

Mason Milford513.234.7890 513.831.6160

Sponsor of the WeekMany thanks for supporting our parish through your

bulletin ad~R&W Printing, Seton parishioner.

FOUNDATION BANKChecking, Savings, Certificates

Business Checking, Sweep AccountsLoan Products: Residential, Small Business, Commercial

954 State Route 28513-248-1222

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Robert Reineck, D.D.S. (parishioner)Randle Egbert, D.D.S.

Allison Powers, D.M.D. New Patients Always Welcome1188 St. Route 131 Milford, Oh 45150

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Place your ad herequarterly for $75.

Call the Parish Office for details, 575-0119.

DAVID R. RODRIGO,Vice President, Investments

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.Member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC

Direct 513-786-78424755 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200

Cincinnati, OH 45242david.rodrigo@raymondjames.com

William R. Glockner D.D.S.General Dentistry

636 Main St. Milford, OH 45150

831-2121Seton Parishioner

St. Vincent de PaulNow accepting gently used clothing

year round. Children and babies items always needed. For more info, call

Beth McDonald, 576-6364.

Commercial and ResidentialMowing and Fertilization/Aeration

513-349-3626George Preston, Seton Parishioner

Please consider using Electronic Funds TransferFor your Seton Offertory donations.

Safe, Secure, and Confidential!Call the Parish Office to sign up.

575-0119

Supporting Superior Care16 50 St. Rt. 28 • Loveland, OH 45140

(513) 722-0700

Loveland513-683-2430

Goshen Blanchester

513-722-2430 937-783-2458

The Nativity of the Lord

December 25, 2016 FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK:

Christmas Message from the Parish Staff

“A child is born for us, a son is given to us.” (Is 9:5) Today – Christmas Day – we celebrate the birth of Jesus which happened so many years ago. We love to sing the great songs and hymns that have been written over the centuries, such as, O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night, Joy to the World, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, and so many more. Each hymn lifts the hearts of believers and non-believers alike, and reminds us what God has done for us. Today – Christmas Day – we celebrate the gift of hope. Jesus Christ is Lord – the only name under heaven by which anyone can be saved; there is no other – and his birth is our rebirth. The joy in Christmas is the fact that God’s love becomes flesh. God enters a sinful world in order to redeem it. The peace of Christmas is the reconciliation God begins in Bethlehem between himself and humanity. Today – Christmas Day – is a day to rejoice and to give thanks for the world has been changed for the better forever! Most importantly, hearts have been changed, and continue to be changed every day and every hour. Jesus Christ continues to heal the sick, give sight to the blind, makes the lame walk, the deaf hear and the mute speak, sets prisoners free, and raises the dead to life. For the believer who stops and prays, nothing can obscure the real meaning of Christmas. Today – Christmas Day – on behalf of all the staff here at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, we pray that all of you have a Holy and Merry Christmas. Thanks to all who have helped make our Christmas celebration possible, may God bless you abundantly! Enjoy and celebrate the twelve days of Christmas, Fr. Michael Cordier, Fr. Christopher Geiger and the Parish Staff Please pray for our sick and shut-in friends: Patty Mues, Levi Nause, Linda Smith, Scott Foulks, Kathy Workman, Michael Stormshak, Tommy Martino, Riley Lotz, Alice Munninghoff, Henrietta Wright, Lesley Spangler, Dennis Borntrager, Jennie Borton, Sharon Doll, Mary White, Tom Hall, Aimee Atkinson, Brittany Koester, Kate Meiners, Martha Lawver, Nancy Hickman, Eric Wicksell, Chris Dugan, Bessie Black, Clem Martin, Evelyn Mueller…and the intentions of our Parish Prayer Co-op. Readings next Sunday ~ Year A, pg. 40 Numbers 6:22-27 Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21 Adoration Need We have a need to fill a time slot the fourth Friday of the month from 4:00 to 5:00pm for Adoration. If you can help with this week, please contact the parish office.

MASS SCHEDULE Sat 24 Christmas Eve 5:00 Dominick Angeline/Judy Angeline 7:30 Mike Martinelli and Christi Schwieter /Martinelli Family 12:00 For the People of Seton Sun 25 The Nativity of the Lord 9:00 Bob Evans/Bill & Ruth Logan 11:30 Joseph A. Lieber/Joe & Pat Lieber Mon 26 St. Stephen, the first martyr 8:00 Adele Salerno/Larry & Linda Johns Tue 27 St. John, apostle and evangelist 7:30 Mass at St. Andrew Wed 28 The Holy Innocents, martyrs 8:00 Mary Rice/Joan Whalen Thu 29 St. Thomas Becker, bishop and martyr 8:00 Bob & Rosemary Schirmer/Children Fri 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 7:30 Mass at St. Andrew Sat 31 8:00 Int Scott Foulks/Family 5:00 Bill Wahl/Virginia Wahl Sun 1 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 7:30 Anthony & Mary Ruhe/Tony Ruhe 9:00 For the People of Seton 10:30 Norm Ross/Friends in PRP 12:00 Beatrice Curley/Bob & Elly Carlsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

• • •ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK• • •

Sat 24 Christmas Eve Mass Schedule: 5:00pm / 7:30pm / 12:00 midnight Sun 25 Christmas Day Mass Schedule: 9:00am / 11:30am No Bingo Mon 26 Parish Office open until 12:00 noon St. Vincent de Paul Edrich Room 7:00pm Tue 27 Parish Office closed until January 3rd Choir Edrich Room 7:00pm Wed 28 Bingo Hudson Team 5:30pm Fri 30 No Adoration Sat 31 Regular Mass schedule for New Year: 5:00pm Sun 1 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 7:30am / 9:00am / 10:30am / 12:00 noon No Bingo Mon 2 Parish Office Closed St. Vincent de Paul Edrich Room 7:00pm RCIA Wenzel Room 7:00pm http://www.setonmilford.org/Schedules/calendar.shtml

ADULT SPIRITUALITY CLASS Thinking about New Year's resolutions? Looking to improve your life? Deepen your faith? Why not sign up for an Adult Spirituality class at the Athenaeum? Our next class starts January 16th entitled Contagiously Catholic taught by Sean Ater, the director of the Office of the New Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Seton parishioner. Classes are from 10:00am until noon for four consecutive Mondays. Please visit our website: www.spirituality-institute.com to register.

A Gift to Yourself or Your Spouse Give a gift to yourself, or husbands give a gift to your spouse ~ Christ Renews His Parish Women’s Weekend is February 18 -19, 2017. “I have called you by name.” Isaiah 43:1 At Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, contact: Patty Norris, 575-0119; or at Saint Andrew contact: Deacon Tim Schutte, 831-3353. Worldwide Marriage Encounter A Weekend of Discovery…A Lifetime of Love!! You’re invited to attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend, where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, chores, and phones—and focus only on each other. If you’d like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you’ll like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can make. The upcoming Marriage Encounter weekends are: January 27-29 (no overnight stay for this weekend, same program format) St. Michael the Archangel, Sharonville; and February 17-19 Holy Spirit Center, Norwood. For more information or to register, contact Dave or Jan Stockelman, 513-251-1940 or 800-547-1251 code00, or dj2378@fuse.net or www.esharing.org. March for Life in Washington D.C. SMILE will be taking a trip to Washington D.C. for the March for Life January 26-28. We will be leaving Thursday evening and returning early Saturday morning. The cost is $100 per person. Chaperones are needed. For more information or to sign up, please call Catherine at the Youth Office (831-8318). The Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Tuition Reduction Continues for Spring Semester 2017 The Athenaeum, the Archdiocesan seminary and school of theology, continues the 50% lay tuition reduction for spring semester! We offer graduate and non-degreed options with weeknight and Saturday classes. All options are designed for busy adults with an outstanding faculty, supportive staff and flexible components. Give yourself the gift of knowledge this season! There will never be a better time to learn more about your faith and prepare for new opportunities. For information, call Dr. Susan McGurgan, 513-231-1200. Adoration Schedule We will not have Adoration December 30/31 due to everyone's travel schedules.

St. Vincent de Paul Thanks You Because of your generosity, SVDP was able to help 126 families in our community. This equated to 366 children! Thanks for making this Christmas season much brighter for these families. Mother Seton’s Feast Day Celebrations Celebrate with us on January 4th, feast day for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton by joining us at Mass at 7:00pm Wednesday evening. Then we will come together on Saturday, January 7th, with our annual Seton Potluck. The festivities will begin immediately after Mass at 6:00pm in the cafeteria of the school. The Knights of Columbus and Men and Ladies of Seton will provide drinks, meat, salad and rolls, we ask that you bring a side dish (potatoes or veggie) to share. Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood We invite you to join us for a Holy Hour for vocations to the priesthood at 5:00pm on Sunday, January 15, in the St. Gregory the Great Chapel at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, located on the Athenaeum campus at 6616 Beechmont Avenue in Cincinnati. “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Mt 9:37-38 Bingo Workers Needed Many of our Bingo workers have been helping with this parish fundraiser for many years and we couldn’t have Bingo without their dedication. We are now in need of four to five Wednesday night volunteers who could assist a team one night a month. If you have an interest or any questions, please contact Valerie Hofmann in the parish office. Caregiver Resource Group Volunteers Needed If you have had past caregiving experience or are a retired professional, the Caregiver Assistance Network, a program of Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio needs you! Caregiver Resource Groups meet once a month for an hour and a half in Hamilton, Clermont, Butler, and Warren Counties. Training is provided and time commitment is about three to four hours per month. If you have a listening ear and would like to help those who need support and compassion, call Angie Homoelle at (513) 672-3834 or visit www.ccswoh.org/how-to-get-involved/volunteer.

Mary, Mother of God Feast Day Next weekend, we will follow our regular Mass Schedule ~ December 31st Mass at

5:00pm; January 1st Masses at 7:30am / 9:00am / 10:30am / 12:00 noon

NATIVITY DISPLAY The Comboni Missionaries 69th Annual Nativity Experience is now open. Watch the animated Nativity, shop in the Mission Market, tour the Mission Museum, and view Nativity Displays from around the world. Admission is free! The Nativity is open nightly 6:00-9:00pm through December 30, at the Comboni Mission Center, 1318 Nagel Road in Cincinnati. Closed Christmas Day. For more information, call 474-4997 or visit www.combonimissionaries.org. HEALING SERVICE with MASS A Healing Service will be held on Wednesday, January 4, at 7:30pm at St. Ignatius Church, 5222 North Bend Road in Cincinnati at I-74. Healing includes the physical, spiritual, emotional, psychological and relational aspects of our lives; it is not limited to a physical cure. You can receive prayer for yourself or any of your loved ones. Come and experience Jesus' healing power! Sponsored by Lighthouse Renewal Center. For more info, call 513-471-LITE (5483) or visit their web site at www.LRC1.org or facebook.com/lrc1.org. MANY THANKS We would like to extend our thanks to Evans Funeral Home for once again provided Seton parishioners with our parish calendar. Please feel free to take one home today as you leave church.

FINANCIAL CORNER December 18, 2016

Sunday Collection $13,609 EFT Average Weekly Contributions 3,128 Weekly Donation Total $16,737

Offertory Weekly Budget $16,400 Offertory Weekly Budget surplus $337 Offertory deficit 7/1/16 to date – $33,257

Please remember St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in your will.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Weekly Loan Retirement Donations $1,200 “And the Word became flesh.” John 1:14 Jesus is God’s ultimate gift of love to us. The countless other blessings that God showers upon us are nothing compared to the gift of His only Son. The only appropriate way for us to respond to such generous love is with our own generous love. When we dedicate our lives to sharing all the gifts God has placed in our hands, the peace of Christ truly will control our hearts and we will know Christmas joy every day.