ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

READINGS FOR OCT 5 & 6

Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4

2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14

Luke 17:5-10

With heartfelt thanks for your

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

SEPTEMBER 21 & 22

$5,007.73

FIRST FRIDAY

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION This Friday, Oct. 4 is First Friday and our

parish day of Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration be-

gins at 10 AM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel and

closes from 5-6 p.m. with exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament. Any questions or to sign up and commit

for a specific time, call 426-9954. All are invited to

also attend First Friday Mass at Immaculate Concep-

tion followed by Rosary and Benediction.

EIGHTH GRADE

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS We offer our congratulations and thanks to these 8th

graders from St. Helen School who were commis-

sioned as Eucharistic Ministers on September 18.

Thanks to all of you for your commitment!

RESPECT LIFE COLLECTION

NEXT WEEKEND Please help us extend mercy through partici-

pating in the Archdiocesan Respect Life collection

that funds the Archdiocesan Respect Life Fund

Grants on October 5-6, 2019. Funds are used to sus-

tain Respect Life programming for Archdiocese such

as Project Rachel, and the remainder are distributed

through grants to organizations across the Archdio-

cese that promote life in a variety of different

ways. Help our local communities by supporting

them through the Respect Life Fund. “We are called

to show mercy because mercy has first been shown to

us.” Pope Francis

WE WELCOME SANTIAGO

AS ANOTHER NEW SERVER

Like some of his other

fellow servers, Santiago

follows in an older sib-

ling’s footsteps and joins

our server team!

Our parish is so grateful

to all of its young people

who give of themselves

to help in our liturgies!

Thank you, Santiago!

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Novena-CH 9:00 am

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

Rosary-CH 9:00 am

Mom’s Group-SJ1 10:00 am

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

Lectio Divina Study Group-SJ2 9:30 am

Centering Prayer-HR 3:15 pm

SVdP Meeting-HR 6:30 pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

Scripture Study-SJ1 9:15 am

Scripture Study-SJ1 6:30 pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception-8:15 am

First Friday Eucharist Adoration-BSC 10:00 am

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

Blessing of the Pets-CH 10:00 am

5:00 pm –Fr. Kozar

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

8:00 am Mass-Fr. Satish

10:30 am Mass-Fr. Satish

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

8:00 am Doris & Anthony Issenmann Anniversary

(Family)

10:30 am Gene, John, & Jeff Deis (Arlene Deis)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

8:15 am Elisa Mascorro (Shirley & Daniel Russ)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

8:15 am Fr. Dave Brinkmoeller (Connie Francis

Rico)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

8:15 am Fr. Satish (Connie Francis Rico)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3

8:15 am Fr. Tony (Connie Francis Rico)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4

Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

5:00 pm Elisa Mascorro(John & Margaret Schrand)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

8:00 am Pat Bidwell (Janet Stein)

10:30 am Dale Moore (Retter & Lyons Families)

Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Altar Server Lector

Saturday, 5:00 PM

October 5

Lynn Howell Nancy Lamm Nancy Strathearn

Constance Zebrowski Mary Heider

Jacob Schaefer Brandon Schaefer

David Krile (1) Donna Krile (2)

Sunday, 8:00 AM

October 6

Ronald Beavers Margie Keenan April Lezanic

Walter Seward Allison Tayloe

Mary Heider Sarah Seward (1) Deborah Danner (2)

Sunday, 10:30 AM

October 5

Dorothy DiFrederico Eric Hilgeford Drew Hilgeford Mindy Hilgeford

Diane Maus Lynn Middy Nicole Miller Martin Walling

Shay Hary Kate Hilgeford Audrey Lawhorn

Lester Small (1) Edward Bucnis (2)

PRAYER VIGIL FOR CHERYL COKER It has been one year that Cheryl has been missing. Please join members of her family for an evening prayer vigil on Wednesday, Octo-ber 2, 2019 at 7pm. We will gather at the St. Joseph Garden, located be-hind the church. If you are not able to join us in person, we encourage you to join us in private prayer for Cheryl.

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Hope to See You There!

ST. HELEN PARISH DAY OF RENEWAL

Presented by Fr. Satish Joseph

with Sue Sack, Todd & Allison Tayloe

Saturday, OCTOBER 19, 2019

9 am -12 pm (Followed by a Community Lunch)

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED / No Cost for

the Retreat / October 7 is the Last Day

to Register /

Youth Sessions for Age 3 thru 8th Grade /

FREE Lunch to Follow

BLESSING OF

THE PETS Saturday, October 5

10 a.m.

In front of the church

(Rain or shine! )

NEW THIS YEAR:

St. Francis coloring pages for young children

DONUTS —to remind us of St. Francis’ hair-

cut!

Hear our humble prayer, O God,

for our friends the animals,

especially for animals who are suffering;

for animals that are overworked, underfed

and cruelly treated;

for all wistful creatures in captivity

that beat their wings against bars;

for any that are hunted or lost or deserted

or frightened or hungry;

for all that must be put death.

We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,

and for those who deal with them

we ask a heart of compassion

and gentle hands and kindly words.

Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals,

and so to share the blessings of the merciful.

ST. HELEN

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO is happy to announce the

2019 Christmas Bazaar is sold out! Be sure to mark

your calendars for Saturday, December 7th. We will

have over 50 tables full of handmade items up to help

you with your Christmas shopping.

We are currently looking for handmade craft

donations for the PTO table and raffle baskets. If you

are interested in donating items such as Afghans, baby

blankets, wreaths, woodworking items, paper crafts,

jewelry or any other handmade item for the PTO table

or items for the raffle baskets please contact Amy

Comer at sthelenchristmasbazaar@gmail.com.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING A

LECTOR ? Members of our parish community proclaim

the first and second readings and the Prayers of the

Faithful at our Masses. We are now recruiting new

members for this ministry! Training consists of three

two-hour sessions where fundamentals are covered

and feedback and support are provided. Once you

have completed training, you can let Mary Heider

know which Mass time(s) you prefer, and you will be

scheduled approximately once a month or so, depend-

ing on the number of lectors available at each Mass.

If you have any questions, please call Mary in

the parish office, 254-6233. Training will begin in

mid-October. Thank you for your prayerful consider-

ation of this ministry!

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

LIVING SALT & LIGHT TOM GORMAN

Tom would like the rest of us to know that the main purpose of the Saint Vincent de Paul organization is to grow in faith through service to Christ’s poor. Indeed, the Vincentian charism stresses three pillars: spirituali-ty, service, friendship.

“We strive to see Christ in the faces of the people we help,” he com-ments, “and this keeps us closely connected with Jesus in a very practical way. At the end of your earthly days you are not going to be told you helped too many people, right?!”

Of course, he continues, at times this kind of ministry can be frustrat-ing because people don’t always respond in the manner you’d like. There is

a healthy tension, he believes, between recognizing that we want to be good stewards with the re-sources we have, and the knowledge that from time to time folks will misuse and abuse what can be offered. “We can always find a reason to say no to someone, but should we? Many of the people we help made a dumb decision and dug a hole for themselves. So we try to make good judgements as to how to help and in what amount, but still not be judgmental.” This is one reason prayer and reflection is important, he says, as it reminds you that whatever you accomplish to help someone else is worth it to the person who is desperate and needs a helping hand. Ministry isn’t about us, and what we want to have happen! And overwhelmingly, he stresses, people are grateful, appreciative, and very friendly. For thirty-six years this ministry has grounded and formed him into a better man, and he believes he has received far more from it than he has given in return.

In addition to the parish ministry, St. Helen’s SVDP members volunteer in the “Special Works” of the Dayton District Council, such as the shelters, pantry, and the Urban Outreach Center. For the last several months the Council has offered the weekly “Getting Ahead” program for local clients at St. Helen’s in the St. Julie Center. Also, the larger Dayton-area district offers training sessions to give new people the opportunity to understand the Vincentian charism, and to meet with people from all over the archdiocese.

Tom asserts that the St Helen SVDP Conference is a wonderful group of friendly, hard-working, selfless, and inspired Christians, moved by the Spirit to answer Christ’s call to serve the poor. They al-ways welcome new members to attend their semi-monthly Wednesday evening meetings, and in fact, they would be delighted to have you stop by!

PLEASE JOIN US

NEXT SUNDAY

FOR

DONUT SUNDAY!

STOP BY THE SMITH BUILDING,

FOLLOWING MASS,

FOR DONUTS, COFFEE, AND JUICE!

(GF/DF option available)

FAIR TRADE ITEMS

WILL BE AVAILABLE

FOR PURCHASE

OCTOBER 6TH

AT DONUT SUNDAY

IN THE

SMITH BUILDING!!!

PLEASE STOP BY

AND SEE ALL OF THE

DELICIOUS ITEMS AVAILABLE!

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, FROM 2:00—3:30

We do not have an assigned spot of Stroop Road.

You are welcome to come and fill in wherever there is space and pray with compassion for

all those whose lives have been or could be touched by abortion.

We welcome our newly Baptized

Welcome to our Parish Family:

William Wessel & Casondra Zyla

We remember our deceased:

Helen Dardis

David Liptak

Our Parish Family

Madeline Ann Joyce

Jade Kellie Carlson

Jocelyn Sue Ann Carlson

Lucas Ismael Castillo

Sofia Lizeth Castillo

Aiden Charles Collins

Rileigh Ann Collins

Maisie Marie Collins

FAMILY ROSARY RALLY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13—2:30 PM

(Prelude Music begins at 2:00 pm)

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

Visit www.familyrosaryrally.com for more information

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CREDIT UNION NEWS Did you know that you can do your shared

branching transactions at the St. Helen branch for ANY

credit union that you use, that participates in shared

branching? Firefighters & Company Federal Credit Un-

ion's St. Helen's branch (located on parish grounds) can

now not only offer their members the convenience of free

access to 5,000 branch locations, but now even if you are

not a member, you can use the St. Helen branch for shared

branching for free! Not sure if your credit union partici-

pates in shared branching? Call us at 937-252-7477 or go

to https://coopcreditunions.org/locator/ to see if your cred-

it union is part of the shared branching network.

@sthelenparish

Follow us!

Also, check out our website for

even more information and re-

sources!www.sthelenparish.org

ELIZABETH NEW LIFE CENTER Are you an individual who is passionate about

the pro-life movement? Are you a friendly person who

enjoys connecting God's people to God's mission?

If so, you should apply to be a Development Of-

ficer with Elizabeth New Life Center. The Development

Officer plans, coordinates and implements strategies to

develop donors and contributions to support Elizabeth's

New Life Center in the greater Dayton area, specifically

through fundraisers and special events. To learn more, or

apply, please visit ElizabethNewLife.org and click em-

ployment opportunities.

TRANSFIGURATION CENTER

We will have the last Rosary Walk of the season

on September 29th. We will pray the rosary beginning at

4:00, and then share a pot luck meal at the shelter. It is

great family tradition and helps the kids learn about their

faith. The Center provides the meat & drinks, so please

bring a side dish or dessert to share. Pre-registration is not

required.

Bible Study on the Book of Acts - Acts is the

story of how a few Christians empowered by the Holy

Spirit were chosen to bring Christ and the Good News to

the ends of the earth. They faced secular forces, internal

strife, and hostile crowds, and despite all of this, they

brought the kingdom of God to a broken world and the

love of God to the hearts of men. Classes begin October

1st at 7pm and will continue on Tuesday evenings in the

fall.

EXPLORE YOUR CALL An Introductory Vocational Dinner & Conversation

Join other young adults to meet and learn from

Consecrated men and women in the area. This dinner is

open to all young adults (aged 18 - 35) who want to learn

more about Religious and Consecrated life. Everyone wel-

come!

When: Tuesday, October 15, 6 -9 PM

Where: The Holy Spirit Retreat Center

Register: tinyURL.com/ExploreYourCall See facebook

event or e-mail MReinagel@catholiccincinnati.org with

any questions

THE ATHENAEUM LAY MINISTRY

PROGRAM IS SPONSORING

“…AND YOU VISITED ME. CONTEMPORARY

ISSUES IN PASTORAL CARE” This is a day of formation for clergy, parish staff,

volunteers, caregivers, and all who want to grow in under-

standing of critical pastoral care issues. October 26th, 9:30-

3:30 at the Bartlett Center of the Athenaeum. Keynote ad-

dress by Rev. Joseph Cardone, PhD, Chief Mission Of-

ficer, Senior VP Mission and Values Integration, Bon

Secours Mercy Health, followed by your choice of one of

six breakout sessions. Choose from Emerging Issues in

Bioethics, Keeping the Peace with Memory Loss, Creating

Communities of Inclusion, Chaplaincy 101, Best Practices

in Parish Bereavement Ministry and Unexpected Diagno-

ses in Children. RSVP Required. Fee: $45 includes conti-

nental breakfast, lunch and hospitality on the beautiful

Athenaeum campus. Parishes sending 6 reservations on

one check will pay for only 5 and have a reserved table.

Call 513-231-1200

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO SEPTEMBER 29, 2019