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READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 29 Jeremiah 33:14-16
1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2
Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
With heartfelt thanks for your
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
NOVEMBER 14 & 15
Adults $26,882.64 Children $18.25
ST. HELEN CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO November 22, 2015
BAPTISMS Congratulations to Coraline Jean Guinaugh,
daughter of David and Brandy who recently received
new life through the waters of baptism. Welcome
sweet little one, to the body of the Body of Christ!
ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT Only a few days left to register!
Invite your female family members, friends
and neighbors for a Christ-centered preparation for the
holiday season. It will be held Sunday, November 29
in the Smith Building. Programs are at 2:00pm or
6:30pm (please choose one). There is no charge for
this event. Space is limited; we recommend that you
make your reservations early! Sign up using the ABC
website http://www.sthelenparish.org/advent-by-
candlelight or by calling the Rectory. Reservations
will not be accepted after November 24.
WE REMEMBER OUR DECEASED In your prayers please remember Joshua
Laepple. Please also remember his family, friends,
and all who mourn his death. Eternal rest grant unto
him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. ADVENT BEGINS IN ONE WEEK
Our liturgical colors will switch from green to pur-
ple. The green draping over the corpus and cross
will be replaced by four Advent banners, and our
Advent Wreath will take on a new look this year—
one that hopefully more people will be able to see!
Hope . . . Waiting . . . Transformation
“Behold, I make all things new!”
JOIN US FOR 9:OO A.M. MASS ON THANKSGIVING DAY!
THE RECTORY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOV. 26 & 27th, AND WILL REOPEN MONDAY, NOV. 30th.
THE YEAR OF MERCY IS COMING:
Open Wide the DOORS OF MERCY! In solidarity with the Holy See and cathedrals,
basilicas, and churches all over the world, St. Helen
Parish has designated the vestibule door closest to the
paver entrance and steps as our symbolic “Door of
Mercy.”
The Door will be “sealed” (ribboned off) at
the end of the 10:30 Mass on Sunday, November
22—the Feast of Christ the King—until the start of
the 10:30 Mass on Sunday, December 13—the
Third Sunday of Advent.
On that day, Pope Francis will open the sealed
holy door at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome,
and designated Doors of Mercy in dioceses around the
world will be opened to mark the beginning of the
JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY.
OUR PARISH SYMBOL
FOR
THE YEAR OF MERCY: The Bleeding Heart flower repre-
sents the heart chakra, which is the wellspring of
love, warmth, compassion, and joy located in the
center of the chest at the heart level.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
PLEASE DIRECT ALL PRAYER REQUESTS
TO MEL AT 254-6233 OR
CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
8:00 a.m. Mass (Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)
Coffee and Conversation- HR 9:00-10:15 a.m.
SVDP/Feed the Spirit Food Collection-St. Julie
Foyer & Garage 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. Mass
Zumba-GYM 4:00 p.m.
Baptismal II-Keep the Flame-SJN 4:30 p.m.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Novena-CH 9:00 a.m.
Legion of Mary-SJA 2:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m.
Leisure Club-SB 1:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Centering Prayer-SJN 3:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Thanksgiving Day Mass-9:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Regional Mass Immaculate Conception-8:15 am
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Men’s Group-SJN 7:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m. Mass
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
8:00 a.m. Tom Bauer (Family)
10:30 a.m. In Honor of Fr. Dave & Fr. Satish
(Anonymous)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
8:15 Richard Strathearn (Family)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
8:15 a.m. Doug Hoover (Imelda “Ambo” Brown)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
8:15 a.m. Louis Hoelscher (Family)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26
8:15 a.m. Eugene Crabtree (Jim & Sylvia Bertke)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception Church
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28
5:00 p.m. Chuck McCoy (Charles McCoy
Family)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
8:00 a.m. Paul Knapke (Knapke Family)
10:30 a.m. John Madden (Family & Friends)
FAIR TRADE ITEMS FOR SALE AT THE
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR Have you been thinking about the upcoming holi-
days?? Fair Trade products will be available at the Christ-
mas Bazaar on December 5th to help with your baking and
holiday shopping needs! Many varieties of coffee, tea, and
chocolate (including chocolate chips!) will be available,
along with honey, raisins, and olive oil. Many of these
items make the perfect stocking stuffer! Special orders can
also be taken! The Holiday Bazaar sale is the last sale that
St. Helen's social justice committee will have before
Christmas so stop by and stock up on your favorites! All
items are sold at cost.
INFANT JESUS SHOWER The Infant Jesus Shower committee is working
hard to contact everyone who has volunteered to help
make a child’s Christmas a little brighter. All calls should
be completed before Thanksgiving weekend. If you have
not had a chance to sign-up to help this year please
contact Amy Comer at 231-9226. All gifts are due by the
10:30 mass on December 13th.
Introducing the St. Helen’s playgroup!
Join us every other Friday morning as we explore
parks and other fun activities for the kids.
For more information,
contact parishioner Ashley Andrews @
OFFICE ASSISTANT St. Helen Parish has a part-time (19 hours) open-
ing for a Rectory Office Assistant. Among the primary
responsibilities of this position are hospitality and service
to our parishioners and visitors, both in person and over
the phone, support of the parish staff and finance manag-
er, correspondence utilizing MS Word, Outlook, Google
Docs, and database management using Excel and PDS.
The successful candidate will be an organized, detail-
oriented, motivated self-starter with a pleasant and pro-
fessional manner, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Please send resume and cover letter by email
([email protected]), fax (937/256-6117), or
mail to Don Reimer, 605 Granville Pl., Riverside, OH
45431 no later than November 27, 2015. EOE.
THE LITURGICAL MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE FOR NOV 28 AND 29
GLOBAL CATHOLIC CLIMATE MOVEMENT The Global Catholic Climate Movement is now collecting signatures around the world to show our leaders that we
support Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. Would you like to join the Pope in caring for creation by
signing the Catholic Climate Petition which he has endorsed? On November 30, world leaders will begin meeting
at the U.N. climate summit in Paris with the goal of signing a treaty to tackle climate change. The Catholic Climate Petition
aims to collect 1 million signatures to urge our political leaders to commit to ambitious climate action and solve this urgent
crisis, with the goal of keeping the global temperature increase below 1.5 degree Celsius (aligned with the Catholic Bishops’
2014 Lima statement). Please consider adding your name to the petition! Sign within the next few days at
www.CatholicClimateMovement.global/petition/. Petitions will be presented to world leaders on Nov. 28th.
IT’S LEISURE CLUB TIME AGAIN Parishioners 50 and over are welcome to join this
great group for conversation, cards, and games. Join us at
1:00, this Tuesday, in the Smith Building!
HELP WANTED A volunteer from the parish is needed to transport
donated food from the Kroger store on Burkhardt Ave to
the ‘House of Bread’ community kitchen on Orth Avenue
in Dayton each Monday morning. If interested, check this
link (www.houseofbread.org) to read more about the
House of Bread and contact Bob Jasko at 252-6295.
SANTA NEEDS YOU!
AND SO DOES THE CHRISTMAS BAZAAR BAKE SALE It’s not too early to start baking and freezing items to donate to this year’s Christmas Bazaar. We’re
looking for homemade cookies, breads, brownies, cupcakes, and other sweet treats to sell at the baked goods
table on Saturday, December 5. Single-layer decorated cakes, fudge, and Rice Krispy treats are always popular
as well. We’d love to have a batch or two of whatever your specialty is. All items should be well wrapped and labeled.
Donations should be dropped off at St. Helen School office on Friday, December 4.
Please support St. Helen School PTO by baking/donating to this event. It can’t be a success without your help! Contact Lat-
asha Blake Hubbard at [email protected] or Jackie Skiple at
[email protected] if you have any questions.
1st Sun of Advent Sat., 11/28 5:00 p.m. Sun., 11/29 8:00 a.m. Sun., 11/29 10:30 a.m.
Altar Servers Braun, Megan MacLeod, Donald Perez, Dominic
Reed, Cavan MacLeod, Judi Perez, Joe
Wourms, Kaleb Saunders, Adam
Saunders, Nicholas
Eucharistic Ministers Eckhardt, Maryann Bentz, Bryan Friel, Erin
Eckhardt, Rich Bentz, Tabitha Friel, Jan
Kalis, Ben Buechele, Jacob Geisel, Lin
Kalis, Shawn Buechele, Ryan Madden, Diana
Marino, Nora Potts, Bill Madden, Kari
Monell, Allie Whitney, Jim Madden, Tim
Monell, Ray Whitney, Phyllis Notestine, Greg
Shindlebower, Carlee Walling, Marty
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Lectors Snyder, Kathy Flaute, Bill
Otoski, Tom Schmid, Abby
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR GREAT ADVENT RESOURCES
ST. HELEN CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO November 22, 2015
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
CREDIT UNION NEWS Second Semester College expenses are fast
approaching! Instead of using high-interest credit
cards that charge 20% APR or more to pay for tui-
tion, books or other expenses, consider getting a St.
Helen Federal Credit Union loan first. We have a
Second Semester School Loan special of up to
$7000 for 12 months AT 4.99% APR. Not only
will you be saving on lower interest rates with us,
you will also be building your personal credit.
Don’t wait for the semester to start; get your financ-
ing in order now. For a loan application or more
information on our Second Semester Special and
other loans, please contact the Credit Union at 252-
7477.
CHRISTMAS AND BEYOND At the Manger: World Nativity Traditions
The University of Dayton Libraries will
once again open their doors to the Dayton communi-
ty for Christmas and Beyond, an all-new display of
Nativities from around the world. Saturday, No-
vember 28, 2015-Sunday, January 24, 2016.
UD’s Marian Library has one of the largest
collections of international Nativities in the United
States.
Our parishioners have been invited to enjoy
and celebrate these marvelous sets during At the
Manger Grand Thanksgiving Open House; 1-5
p.m. Saturday, November 28th. The afternoon will
include five exhibits, children’s activities, refresh-
ments, the Dayton Celebration Chorus, the Manger
Market, and a place to catch football games and
scores. It is free and open to all. Parking is plentiful
and convenient. For complete information:
go.udayton.edu/manger.
ADVENT EVENING OF RECOLLECTION Dec. 3rd 7--9 pm
Si Lounge, Sieben Hall, Mount Saint John You and your friends are cordially invited to an Advent
evening of recollection focused on the Annunciation-
Incarnation. An interconnection with our celebration of the Jubi-
lee of Mercy comes from Thomas Merton who wrote: "Yet the
best thing of all is the love of the Virgin Mother of God, who
never offended Him, but who received from Him the greatest
mercy of all: that of knowing her nothingness in the midst of the
greatest perfection, and of being the poorest of all the saints be-
cause she was the richest" (No Man Is An Island, p. 209). Berga-
mo's Jubilee Retreat Guide Anthony Franchina, who was taught
how to lead Ignatian meditations by the Jesuits while working at
Georgetown University, will facilitate this prayerful experience
complete with an Application of the Senses. You may register
for this free will offering event by calling the Bergamo Center at
937-426-2363. or online at the Bergmo Center website: http://
www.bergamocenter.org/ under the Jubilees tab.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS YEAR'S
ANGEL NIGHT Our free, family friendly event is Thurs-
day, December 3 from 5:30 to 9:00 PM at Calvary
Cemetery Dayton. Music in the historic St Henry's
Chapel featuring The Beavercreek Brass, The Gem
City Chorus, the Kettering Children's Choir, Holy
Angels Contemporary Choir, the Combined choirs
of Chaminade-Julienne High School and the Miami
Valley Music Men. Walking and riding tours of illu-
minated Victorian Angels, cookie decorating and
children craft area, refreshments. All parking is on
cemetery grounds. Rain or shine. For more infor-
mation call 293-1221
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR GREAT ADVENT RESOURCES