ST. JOHN CHURCH TIPP CITY, OHIO

MASS INTENTIONSMarch 11-17MONDAY 11 8:30 a.m. Communion ServiceTUESDAY 12 8:30 a.m. Communion ServiceWEDNESDAY 13 7:00 p.m. Patricia TripponiTHURSDAY 14 8:30 a.m. Communion ServiceFRIDAY 15 8:30 a.m. Communion ServiceSATURDAY 16 5:00 p.m. Rose Kiser (Ken and Addie Vahle)SUNDAY 17 8:00 a.m. James Pentaudi (Jerry and Mary Thobe) 10:30 a.m. For the ParishJust a note to let you know when you request a Mass Intention the schedule may change according to Father’s commitments.

• SATURDAY • 5:00 p.m. Kevin Osborn, Peggy Osborn, Jan Miller, Jim Miller• SUNDAY • 8:00 a.m. Ron Mettert, Jean Mettert, Dave Koch, Ralph Barhorst • 10:30 a.m. Dennis and Deb Seger, Jeff and Sally Beam

• SATURDAY • 5:00 p.m. Laura Fink, Nathan Gagnon, Brendyn Vahle• SUNDAY • 8:00 a.m. Frankie, Jake and Nick Catrone • 10:30 a.m. Peter Guevara, Joshua and Maddy May

• SATURDAY • 5:00 p.m. Eileen Rousseau, George Lovett• SUNDAY • 8:00 a.m. Scott Vagedes • 10:30 a.m. Melissa Stucke, Steve Goubeaux

• SATURDAY • 5:00 p.m. 7 volunteers needed• SUNDAY • 8:00 a.m. 7 volunteers needed • 10:30 a.m. 7 volunteers needed

NEXT WEEK’S READINGSFirst Reading ............................................................... Ezekiel 37:12-14Second Reading ...............................................................Roman 8:8-11Gospel ..................................John 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION February 23rd and 24th

Adult $ 6,258.00Loose Checks & Currency $ 740.00Total $ 6,998.00St. Vincent Outreach $ 123.00Major Repair Fund $ 80.00

ST. CHRISTOPHER, 435 E. National Road, Vandalia, OH 45377

Mass ScheduleSaturday: 5:00 p.m. –

Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m..Holy Day vigil: 7:00 p.m. – Holy Day: 9:00 a.m.. & 7:00 p.m..(Collection envelopes will be forwarded to the proper Parish.)

HOME EUCHARISTIf you are unable to attend Mass this week and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Parish Office at 667-3419 before 3:30 p.m. on Friday or Ann Fallert at 667-3416 on Saturday and arrangements will be made for home Communion.

MINISTRY OF CARE – If you are home from the hospital and could use a meal brought in, call us. If you could use a ride to the doctor or dentist, call us. We are CARE

GIVERS for St. John’s Parish. Let us be God’s right hand by helping you. Call the Parish Office at 667-3419 or Dottie Zimmerman at 667-6336.

Card Ministry Request – Do you know someone who is ill or someone who is mourning the loss of a family member? St. John’s Card Ministry would love to know, so we can send them a card. Each card is handcrafted with care and sealed with a prayer. Please let us know the person’s name and

address. Call Fran Skira at 335-1411 or the parish office at 667-3419.

Our thoughts and prayers remain with those serving our country at this time and with their loved ones at home. We pray for a safe homcoming and that the world may one day be at peace.

ST. VINCENT HOTEL – Parishioners are reminded the hotel is in constant need of casseroles to serve the homeless guests. Completed casseroles can be placed in the Parish freezer and will be periodically delivered to the hotel by Parish volunteers. For further information, contact Mike Begley at 667-2882 or the Parish Office at 667-3419. The next opportunity to serve the evening meal to the guests at St. Vincent Hotel will be Sunday, March 24th. Please meet in the North parking lot of the Church for a 5:45 p.m. departure if you would like to volunteer.

St. John’s MOM’s Group - The St. John’s Mom’s Group would like to invite all mothers of young children to attend our meetings and/or events. The group meets in the Room #107 with the exception of the summer months. Babysitting is provided in Room #108.

March 13th 6:30 p.m. Mom’s Night out at Dublin PubMarch 14th 9:15-11:00 a.m. Meeting with BabysittersMarch 22nd 7:00 p.m. Craft Night in Banquet HallMarch 28th 10:00 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt and Party in Banquet Hall

EASTER FLOWERS – Envelopes have been placed in the pews for you to donate toward Easter Flowers in memory of our loved ones. Thank you for your generosity.

Needy Basket – Thank you to all who donated food or money for Needy Baskets. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Looking for some fun? On March 21, the Miami County Recovery Council is holding a Quarters Auction. Bid a quarter and maybe win a great prize. Get a group together and come have some fun. This event is at 7:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Troy. Any questions call Dottie at 667-6336.

Lost and Found: Are you missing something? We may have it. Please check our lost in found in the Narthex or Parish Office for anything that you might have left behind in church or the PSR classrooms. Thank you!

Catholic Ministries: Archbishop Schnurr sends his thanks to everyone from St. John’s who pledged to the 2013 Catholic Ministries Appeal during Catholic Ministries Appeal Commitment Weekend. If you have not yet made your pledge, please consider doing so this week. You will find extra pledge envelopes in the pews for your convenience. For more information, please visit CatholicAppeal.info. Thank You!

Drinking Clean Water in Pakistan – This week, we focus our prayers, fasting and almsgiving on Pakistan, where poor communities often do not have access to clean water. CRS helps communities build water pumps so they can have clean water nearby for use at home and on their farms. This week, consider fasting from all beverages except for water, and donate what you saved to your Rice Bowl.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 10, 2013

Our Rosary… Around the year 1700, the thoughts used in the Rosary started to become narratives. St. Louis de Montfort composed the most common set of narratives that eventually became used as meditations for each decade of the Rosary. These narratives were divided into five Joyful, five Sorrowful, and five Glorious meditations that are referred to as “mysteries.” Just recently, in 2002, Pope John Paul II introduced another set of five meditations referred to as the “Luminous Mysterie.”

Pontifical Mission Society: Want to add meaning to your Lenten journey with the Lord? Make a sacrifice for our 1,000 mission dioceses in Africa and Asia working to share our Catholic faith among their own struggling people. Thousands of Catholic clinics, orphanages, schools, convents and seminaries would appreciate your Lenten donation. The Mission Office of the Archdiocese asks that you mail your donation to: The Pontifical Mission Societies, 70 West 36th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10018. Also, gifts may be charged by calling, toll free 1-800-431-2222.

NO BAPTISMS SCHEDULED DURING LENTWe do not schedule Baptisms during the Season of Lent. Ash Wednesday this year was February 13 and Easter Sunday is March 31.

YEAR A SUNDAY READINGSSince we have a Catechumen this year, Conley Stanley, III, we will use Year A Scripture Readings on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of Lent along with the Scrutiny for him during the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

PSR 6th Graders Are Collecting Items and Monetary Donations for the Troops – An essential part of being a disciple of Christ is to be of service to others. Each grade in PSR was asked to do a service project at some point in the year. TerriAnn Graves’ and Christy Peters’ 6th grade class has decided to make care packages for our troops and gift baskets for their spouses. TerriAnn has coordinated this effort and has arranged for the Miami Valley Chapter Blue Star Mothers to come to St. John the Baptist to work with our 6th graders and their families to put together these packages. The Blue Star Mothers are providing the boxes, packaging tape, and customs slips. We are responsible for collecting the items and paying the postage. Each box will cost $9.25 in postage. We are hoping to send 20 boxes. We are asking for items to send as well as monetary donations to pay the postage. Please see the list below for items needed. Any extra money will be used to create gift baskets for the spouses. Requested Items: Beef Jerky, Slim Jims, peanuts, tuna fish (seal packed), small packages of cheese crackers, hard candy, small packages of cookies, Life Savers, gum, suckers, Crystal Light drink mixes, Kool-Aid drink mixes in presweetened packages, powdered Gatorade in small packages, Tic Tacs, small cans of food with pop-tops on them, anything else that they can put into their pockets to carry with them when they go out on missions, small hand-held games, batteries (AA or AAA), brown t-shirts (any size), white tube socks, music CDs, any kind of movie DVDs, hand warmers, black socks. If making a monetary donation, please make checks out to: “St. John the Baptist.” In memo write: “6th grade service project.” Money basket and item collection boxes will be in gathering space/narthex at all Masses March 9/10.

PSR NEWS 2nd Graders Participate in Jesus Day – Our 2nd graders and their parents participated in Jesus Day, a mini-retreat in preparation for the celebration of First Eucharist, Saturday morning. They will be distributing bread that they baked at Jesus Day after the Masses. I offer much appreciation and gratitude to our 2nd grade catechists, Debbie Hews and Mark Sojda, as well as our high school assistant catechist, Samantha Bonifas, for their time and dedication. Please continue to keep our 2nd graders in your prayers.

Mark Your Calendar! Vacation Bible School is June 17-21.

Adult Faith Formation Corner“In this mortal life, mercy and forgiveness are the path which always leads us to grace.” Julian of Norwich. The Lord said to Samuel in our first reading from 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7,10-13a, “Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart.” The hearts of the Pharisees caused them to be blind to the message of Jesus. As we continue on our Lenten journey may we look clearly into our hearts and seek God’s grace. For Lenten Prayer and Lent Resources, check out the following website: www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-resources/lent/prayer-resources-for-lent.cfm.

Theology on Tap Beavercreek continues on Tuesday, March 12: Ask a Priest – We know you have questions about the Church and the Catholic faith. Here’s your chance to ask them! Presenters: Fr. Satish Joseph (Immaculate Conception, Dayton), Fr. John Krumm (St. Brigid, Xenia). Theology on Tap is a lecture and discussion series for people in their 20s and 30s, single or married. ToT Beavercreek meets on Tuesdays in March at LaRosa’s Pizzeria, 2453 Esquire Drive, Beavercreek (off N. Fairfield Road), for food and drink and lively discussion about things that matter to young adults and the Catholic faith. We gather at 7:00 p.m. and the speaker begins at 7:30 p.m. The program concludes at 8:45 p.m. There is no charge for attending. Food and drink is on your own, however. All young adults are welcome. For more information, contact the Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry at 937-223-1001 or visit our website: www.CatholicCincinnati.org/ministries-offices/young-adult.

EASTER BASKETS FOR SHUT-INS will be provided again this year by our Parish. Donations are needed. There will be a box in the Narthex for this purpose. Monetary donations to purchase items needed may be made through the St. Vincent De Paul Fund. Please mark these “Easter

Baskets.” Stephen Ministry will be organizing the assembly of these baskets on Monday, March 25th, from 4:00-7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall. We would love some help! We also need volunteers willing to assist in delivering the baskets. Please call the Parish Office at 667-3419 during office hours for more information. Our friends really loved receiving these baskets last year. Please show your support for them again this year. Thank you!

TIRED OF WINTER! THINK GOLF AND THINK FUN! The Duffer‘s League› is looking for some golfers, good and bad, to share Fellowship and Food on Friday evenings this summer. Golf is at Homestead Golf Course with tee times between 4:45 and 6:00 p.m. No experience required. This is a male/female best ball league with some unusual scoring twists. If you are a single, we will try and find someone to golf with you. We can always use subs! Best of all is the food and drink shared following golf. Kick-off party at St. John‘s Center on April 19 at 6:00 p.m. Golf starts April 26th. Contact Ty Macalpine at 264-0231 or tmacal@aol.com or Dave Koch at 335-0831 or ckoch2c@aol.com.

YOUTH SCHEDULE:

March 10 6:00 p.m. Jr. Sr.Faith Sharing GroupMarch 15 4:30-7:30 p.m. YNIA/J5D work Fish Fry 5:00 p.m. Jr. Sr. Faith Sharing Group meets to leave for retreatMarch 16-17 Sophomore Retreat at Son CenterMarch 17 6:30 p.m. Just 5 Days Meeting 7:45 p.m. YNIA MeetingMarch 19 7:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Committee MeetingMarch 21 7:00 p.m. Confirmation rehearsalMarch 27-29 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Spring Into Service Days at St. John’s

DON’T HAVE ANY PLANS FOR SPRING BREAK? Have we got a deal for YOU! Join us for the second annual ST. JOHN’S SPRING INTO SERVICE WEEK! That’s right! There’s not always a need to go far away to do service... this week we’ll

be staying in our own backyard, literally as we spend our time sprucing up the grounds of St. John’s! Weeding, gardening, mulching are some of the things that need doing and we plan to show our parish how AWESOME our students are by pitching in! Each day of the week will begin and end with prayer, and the last day will be a celebration of our work! Watch your emails for more info and flyer! No need to preregister, just grab your friends, bring some gloves and be ready to work!

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