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ST. MARY & ST . BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Carving His Own Path Fr. Charles Celebrates 60th Ordination Anniversary

On Sunday, May 25, Father Charles Caserta celebrated a special Thanks-giving Mass on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of his Ordination.

Held at St. Boniface, he was joined by his brother, Father Angelo Caserta,

and Father Thomas Bolte. Relatives, friends, and regular 7am Mass atten-dees joined in the celebration.

Father Charles explained the “early bird” Mass time was because of his

Sunday morning trips to Cincinnati to visit with a young Air Force captain, who had been paralyzed in a training accident nearly four years ago. Fa-

ther Charles met Jacob when visiting another patient in the hospital.

Jacob’s father spotted Father Charles, asked him to visit with his son, and

the weekly visits began.

Father Charles said he had known since 4th grade that he wanted to be a

priest and subsequently followed in his elder brother’s footsteps. He was

ordained on May 29, 1954, at St. Monica Cathedral, Cincinnati, by Archbishop Karl J. Alter, with his studies taken at St. Gregory Seminary,

Cincinnati and St. Mary of West, Norwood. He celebrated his first Mass at

St. Boniface. His appointments included: St. Agnes, Bond Hill; St. Patrick, Cincinnati; Sacred Hearts, Dayton; St. Aloysius, Bridgetown; Holy Angels, Sidney; St. Antoninus, Cincinnati; St. Catherine, Cin-

cinnati, St. Helen, Dayton, Our Lady of the Rosary, Dayton; and Transfiguration, West Milton (1979-

1994). Father Charles also served as Youth Director, Sidney Deanery; counselor, LaSalle High School;

and Chaplin of the Dayton Serra Club. He retired from active ministry on June 15, 1994.

Father Charles was born and raised in the Piqua community, but has not lived here for many years. He

returned to Piqua just last year to help at St. Mary and St. Boniface churches. Following Mass, a break-fast reception was held in the Caserta Activities Center.

Inside this issue:

Parish Activities 2-3

Note This 3

School News 4-6

Out of the Past 5

Parish Notes 7

CFEL Story 8

Religious Education 9

Parish Dates 10

“I didn’t want a big

celebration — all I want

is people to help me

thank God I’ve been a

priest this long —

that’s all I want.”

Members of Father Charles’ Family who attended the celebration

for his 60th Ordination Anniversary.

VOLUME VI, ISSUE 2 PAGE 2

St. Mary Altar Society

Members of St. Mary Altar Society manned a very successful Cake Booth at the Church

Festival this year, thanks to the generous donations from the ladies of the parish. What great bakers we have! Also a special Mass was offered in May for our living and deceased mem-

bers. No meetings are scheduled over the summer months, but these will reconvene in the

Fall.

St. Boniface/St. Mary Adult Faith Formation Commission (AFF)

Past Activities:

St. Joseph Table: In honor of the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, parishioners donated nonperish-

able food items for the Bethany Center food pantry at all Masses on April 26-27.

Pentecost: Red balloons representing tongues of fire and the birth of the Church were used as decorations

at all the Masses, June 8 -9. Parishioners wore nametags with their Confirmation names.

Future Activities:

Missionary presentation: In conjunction with the Mission Committee, the AFF will host a potluck dinner

after the 5:00 PM July 26th Mass for two visiting Vietnamese Sisters in the cafeteria of the NSC.

Coffee and Doughnuts: Will resume in September after the 9:00 and 10:30 AM Masses hosted

by the Men’s and Women’s Christ Renews His Parish Groups. From September through May,

this event is hosted by various parish organizations, coordinated by the AFF, and funded by our

parishes’ Family Life groups.

Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP): Both men and women from our parishes are now in

formation planning the upcoming Women’s Retreat, October 18-19, and Men’s Retreat,

November 15-16. This is an opportunity for parishioners, 18 and older, to deepen their personal relationship with Christ and renew the life of our Catholic parishes. Women par-

ticipants are Karen Barringer, Kathy Bogart, Angie Cecil, Letty Couchot, Bonne Deck-

nadel, Mindy Dotson, Barb Kohl, Bev Mikolajewski, Sue Monroe, Cathy Oda, Vickie Pierson, and Julie Tyler. Men participants are Daren Cecil, Wayne Couchot, Trent Karn, John Karpinski,

Jim Koenig, Jim Linthicum, Sam Miller, Joe McKinley, Rick Monroe, Ron Sayler, Bill Semanie, Don

Stonerock, and Chuck Tyler. The Adult Faith Formation Commission asks for prayers for the continued

success of CRHP in our parishes.

St. Boniface/St. Mary Mission Commission

Our Rummage Sale is July 12 & 13. — 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on Saturday and 7:45am to

12:00 noon on Sunday. DONATIONS ARE NEEDED! If you have anything you no longer

need, please donate it to the rummage sale. Just bring your donations anytime during parish

office hours to the St. Boniface Garage. Also, would you like to rent a booth and sell arts and crafts or other items? Call Don Stonerock, 773-2400, if you want to rent a space, which are $10/each

We are also requesting donations of food for the Rummage Sale Lunch Stand. Please call Brenda Karpin-

ski (937)541-5730 or email her at karpinskib@yahoo.com if you can provide any of the following: ham-burger, Kahn's hot dogs, buns, homemade pies, small bottles of water, or cans of pop. Monetary dona-

tions are always welcome so we can buy what is not donated. Thank you for your generosity!

Come to the Rummage Sale and take a look at what we have. In addition to the sale items and lunch

stand, there will be baked goods and free religious items. Proceeds from the Rummage Sale benefit our

Mission and Twinning Projects.

Parish Activities

St Boniface Family Life Group

Easter Egg Hunts: The annual Easter Egg Scrambles were held after the 9 and 11am Masses on Easter Sunday in the DSC gym. Winning prizes for finding the most eggs were: 9AM —

Pre-K: (1) Lillie Graham (2) Aubree Evans (3) Mackenzie Shaneyfelt & Emma Graham and K-3rd

Grade: (1) Kirsten Shaneyfelt (2) Michael Nelson — 11AM — Pre-K: (1) Lily Werling (2) Kaitlyn

Ray (3) Gavin Viney and K-3rd Grade: (1) Ryleigh Werling, (2) Sophia Mitchell (3) Conner Stephen-

son. Many thanks to Leroy & Ann Phyillaier, who donate the colored eggs every year (since 1985); Jim

Hemm and Chuck Tyler, the emcees; and Tom Caserta, Craig Peltier, and Dave & Vickie Pierson for their

help.

St. Boniface Feast Day Gathering: The weather was perfect for the annual St. Boniface Feast Day Mass

and Supper at Fountain Park. Approximately 70-75 St. B. & St. M. parishioners were in attendance.

Door prizes were won by the following: Mary Ellen Buechter, Daniel & Holly Ca-

navan, Zach Cecil, Dorothy Cyphers, Mindy

Dotson, Richard Finfrock, Eli, Jon, &

Stephanie Gates, Marilyn Grob, Sister

Mary Alice Haitcoat, Joe & Vivian Joyce,

John Karpinski, Gary & Debbie Lambert,

Dick Meyer, Betty O’Brien, Helen Paulus, Ellie & Gracie Ryan, Maryanne Siefring,

Sue Smitley, and Rosie Scott.

Thanks to Fr. Ang & Fr. Tom and to all

who helped prepare food, set up, and

tear down.

St. Boniface Cookbook: Thanks to all

who submitted recipes for the St. Boniface Cookbook. Thanks, also, to the committee, Jo Gast, Bradly

Gravunder, Rose Hemm, Karen Magoteaux, Karen Nickol, Vickie Pierson, Terri Sherman, Juanita Ven-

tura, and Donna Wildenhaus. We hope to have the cookbook available for purchase in September.

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD PAGE 3

Parish Activities Continued

Canavan Family at St. Boniface Feast Day Celebration

Note This — As we close out our year of singing at the Masses each weekend, it is

good to see just how many years we have sung for you at the parishes in Piqua. So give

these amazing people a “pat on the back” or a “high-5” and please consider joining us in

the fall as we continue to sing praises of our God.

St. Boniface Saturday Singers: Linda Barton (40 years), Ron Curtis (40 years),

Cathy Reiker (1 year), Patti Jenkins-Organist (10 years)

St. Boniface 10:30am Mass Choir: Charlene O’Leary (2 Years), Helen Paulus (16 years),

Sheron Ritts (40 years), Bev Schrempp (3 years), Heather Ritts—Organist (13 years)

St. Mary 9:00am Mass Choir: Maggie Ashcraft (38 years), Mark Casto (13 years),

Mike Cowan (1 year), Marna Finnerty (8 years), Dan Huffman (2 years), Gina Huffman (4 years),

Pat Jacomet (1 year), Kameron Lee (1 year), Kristopher Lee (4 years), Carol Popp (35 years), Kris Reed (13 years), David Siefring (9 years), Jill Trevino (1 year), Kim Worland (8 years),

Dick Wright (14 years), Nancy Wright (14 years), Judy Lohnes—Organist (1 year)

VOLUME VI, ISSUE 2 PAGE 4

The Center for Early Learning enjoyed a wonderful first year, filled with growth, joy

and numerous learning experiences. Children and families were pleased with our pro-

gram, and most are returning for prekindergarten next year. Many of our students are

planning to enroll in Piqua Catholic, and we continue to receive enrollment inquiries

for next school year.

We ended the year with an all-school picnic on

June 4th, which was held in the cafeteria due to the

thunderstorms. More than 60 children and their families attended and enjoyed lunch together. On

June 5, we held our first graduation ceremony in

the Father Caserta Activity Center. It was a very

special evening, complete with diplomas, two slideshows, and a special children’s performance.

Special thanks to Mark Pitsenbarger and seminari-

ans for their help.

Over the summer, we will be completing our big summer project - a new playground! The play-

ground will be ADA accessible and feature one

large play structure for up to 25 children and two

additional small structures. Our fundraising cam-paign with the envelopes has gone very well, but

we are still accepting donations. Please contact the

preschool if you are interested in making a tax-

deductible contribution.

Enrollment is still open for our preschool program for those seeking a high-quality and faith-based educa-tional experience for the children ages 3-5. If you, or someone you know, are interested in learning more

about our program or visiting our preschool, please contact us at (937) 773-3876.

Thank you to all of our wonderful families, volunteers, staff, and supporters for an amazing first year.

Have a wonderful summer and God Bless! ~ Ms. Jenni

School News—Center for Early Learning

Center for Early Learning First Graduates

Come Grow With Us

Pre-K (older 4 - early 5 years)

Monday – Friday 9-11:30am $160/month

Pre-School 3-4 years)

Mon—Tue—Wed

Mon-Tue-Wed

Thursday-Friday

9-11:30am

12:30-3pm

9-11:30am

$115/month

$115/month

$100/month

Pre-School Lunch Bunch

Monday – Friday 11:30am to 12:30pm

$3.00/hour

Full Day Option (3-5 years)

Monday—Friday 9am to 3pm $315/month (Lunch Bunch

Included)

Extended Day Monday – Friday 7am-6pm $3.00/hour

Registration Fee: $25/student (non-refundable) to reserve a space for your child

Piqua Catholic

Center

for Early

Learning

Fee

Schedule

VOLUME VI, ISSUE 2 PAGE 5

The 7th and 8th Grade Students toured Gettys-

burg and Washington, D.C. on May 18-23rd. We

went to the Gettysburg Battlefield, the Capitol Building, the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memo-

rial, World War II Memorial, Pentagon 9-11 Me-

morial, National Archives, Library of Congress, Holocaust Museum, Vietnam Memorial, Korean

Memorial, and Mount Vernon. We also went to

the Army Twilight Tattoo.

The 7th Grade also went to the Ohio State Court

House on Monday, June 2nd. They toured the building, and were able to see where the Governor,

State House of Representatives, and State Senate

work for Ohio.

Dollars for Scholars

The fourteen annual Dollars for

Scholars fundraiser for Piqua

Catholic School will be held this fall on four consecutive Wednesdays. The lunch-

eons will be September 17, September 24, October

1 and October 8, 2014, at the Piqua Country Club. The luncheons begin at noon and last until 1pm, and

there is valet parking available. The reverse raffle

prizes are $1,000, $100, $50 and $25 and are

awarded each Wednesday so you have four chances to win the prizes. The price of a ticket is $100.00.

Over the past thirteen years we have raised over

$120,000 for Piqua Catholic School. Please join us this year for this fun and friendly fundraiser. You

may call me for a ticket at 778-1288. Thank you.

Ruth A. Koon, Chairperson

School News—Piqua Catholic School

We visited Arlington Cemetery where four students, Alanna O’Leary, Aldo Barrera, Zach Giguere, &

Allison Bornhorst, placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.

Fifth Annual

Michelle Peltier-Theado

Scholarship Award

The Fifth Annual Michelle Peltier Theado Perfect Attendance Award

was given out at the end of the 2013-2014

school year to three Piqua Catholic students who achieved perfect school attendance for

the year. Those three students are: Molly

Safreed, Hope Anthony, and Collin Hutton. Molly received this award for the third time

and Hope received it for the second time.

These three students will divide $500,

which will be subtracted from their tuition bills next year at Lehman High School and

Piqua Catholic. Congratulations!

The Michelle Peltier Theado Scholarship

Fund was established by Nancy and Chuck Peltier, Michelle’s parents. Michelle was a

graduate of both Piqua Catholic and

Lehman and was teaching first grade in

Gahanna, OH, when she succumbed to oral cancer in 2009 at the age of 26. During her

school tenure, Michelle had perfect

attendance for 12 of 13 years. Perfect attendance is often overlooked as being

necessary for success in school. This award

encourages attendance and rewards for it too! Donations to this fund are always

welcome and can be given to either Chuck

or Nancy Peltier.

Out of the Past . . .

Enrollment in Catholic School

St. Mary’s School opened with a good increase in

the enrollment in both the elementary grades and in

the high school. In the grades, the increase over 1919 was 15 students and in the high school—8

students. In comparison with 1919, the total enroll-

ment is as follows: 1920 – 271, and last year—

248.

Reprinted from Piqua Daily Call—September 16, 1920

VOLUME VI, ISSUE 2 PAGE 6

2014 Scholarship/Tuition Awards:

Lehman Catholic Jr. Hi. Spring Sports - Northwest Central Conference - May 15 &17

Attendees at annual Senior Mass/Breakfast on May 18

Sponsored by St. Mary & St. Boniface Family Life Groups

School News—Piqua Catholic School—Continued

Fr. Angelo Caserta Grant $500 Highest Religion Score-Grade 3 Evan Trevino & Haily Tyson

Fr. Thomas Grilliot Grant $500 Highest Math Score—Grade 4 Michael McFarland & Colleen O’Leary

Larry & Loretta Bolte Grant $1000 Server Dedication—Grade 5 Nicholas Caldwell & Lillian Heffelfinger

Kathy Henne Grant $500 Highest Science Score—Grade 6 Brandyn Sever & Lauren McFarland

Joanne Qualters Grant $1000 Highest Religion Score—Grade 7 Ethan Knapke & Allison Bornhorst

Grace Monnin-2nd 100m Hurdles; 3rd Long Jump Kameron Lee-3rd 100m Hurdles; 1st High Jump

Alanna O’Leary-1st 100m Dash; 1st 200m Dash; 1st 400m Dash

Alvaro Barrera-4th 100m Dash; 4th 200m Dash; 3rd Long Jump

Sam Edwards- 3rd 100m Dash; 3rd 400m Dash Aldo Barrera-5th 100m Dash; 2nd 400m Dash; 2nd 200m Dash

Carly Edwards-2nd 200m Hurdles Alex Gleason-4th 400m Dash

Maddy McFarland-3rd 200m Hurdles; 3rd Long Jump Joe Melton-4th 200m Hurdles

Maddy Wiseman-4th Shot-put; 2nd Discus Mitchell Sollman-3rd 800m Run

Hailey Wick-6th Discus Ethan Knapke-8th 800m Run

Grace Olding-5th High Jump Conner O’Leary-7th Discus

4x200m Relay: 3rd-Ellie Scott, Baily Leffel,

Carly Edwards, Katie Allenbaugh

Jared Magoteaux-6th Long Jump

4x100m Relay: 5th-Allison Bornhorst, Grace Olding,

Katie Allenbaugh, Hailey Wick

4x200m Relay: 2nd-Michael Bunker, Joe Melton,

Ethan Knapke, Cole Gilardi

4x400m Relay: 1st-Grace Monnin, Grace Brandt,

Grace Olding, Carly Edwards

4x400Relay: 1st-Kameron Lee, Michael Bunker,

Alex Gleason, Jared Magoteaux

This group had an outstanding season! They performed well in the classroom & took the league title.

Coaches: Jeff Davidson, Jessica Rank, and Jill McFarland. WAY TO GO!!

The future for LHS track looks bright!

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD PAGE 7

Baptisms:

St. B. Brendan Eric Quinter

Son of Brian & Ann (Jasper) Quinter

Alexa Marie Larger Daughter of Anthony & Jill (Petersimes) Larger

Sofia Grace & Lillian Claire Kemmer Daughters of Joseph & Sarah Kemmer (06/08/14)

St. M.

April 19, 2014: Michael Cowan, Mason Darner,

Stephanie Gates, Donna Hughes, Shane Kiser,

& Garry Lambert

Grey Walker Saine (05/18/14)

Parker Jordan Bates (06/01/14)

Daniel Jacob Richard (06/14/14)

Weddings:

St. B.

Tyler O’Neal & Anacaryn Solorzano (04/05/14)

St. M. Thomas White & Tia Williams (05/17/14)

William Bryan & Emily Yannucci (05/31/14)

Deaths: “Our sympathy to the family members of these

parishioners who have been called to their eternal

reward.”

St. B. David M. Evans (03/08/14)

Barbara J. Shellenberg (03/24/14) Muzetta E. Allgyer (04/27/14)

Jerome “Jerry” H. Collins (05/16/14) St. M.

Richard D. White (04/02/14)

Joan C. Vogt (04/17/14)

Betty A. Monnin (04/21/14)

Mary L. Koon (04/29/14)

John Richard “Dick” Peltier (05/06/14)

Thanks, so much, to our contributors:

Adult Faith Formation: Barb Kohl

Center for Early Learning: Jennifer Smith

The Center for Early Learning Story—Ruth Koon

Michelle Peltier-Theado Scholarship Award: Nancy Peltier

Mission Committee: Don Stonerock

Note This: Judy Lohnes

Parish Notes/Dates: Theresa Henderson, Sr. Joan Clare Stewart

PCS School News: Pam Canady, Heather Ritts, Josh Bornhorst

Religious Education Office News: John Popp

St. Mary Altar Society: Janet Poling

We’d love to hear from you — your ideas and

suggestions. Also, if you’d like to write

or help with production, please contact Renee Hemm (778-1612 or rhemm1@woh.rr.com)

or Rose Hemm (778-8642 or jnrhemm@yahoo.com).

Deadline for the Fall Issue is September 15, 2014

New Members: “Our parish family welcomes . . .”

St. M.: Michael Cowan, Tina Olberding,

Tom Olberding

St. B.: Mark & Marsha Carey, Mason Darner, Mark

& Carrie Garman and Children — Jackson, William,

& Lewis; Stephanie Gates and Children — Joseph,

Nicolas, Jonathan, & Eli, Clare Jones and Children

— LeahAnn & Autumn, Garry & Debra Lambert,

Stephen Sargent and Son—Jacob, Robin Wright

and Daughter—Jayden Miller

In Retrospect

Parish Notes

Come Help us Celebrate ! Donna Wildenhaus & Jeff Peltier

Would like to invite our St. Boniface family

and friends to come help us celebrate

our very special day — July 26th.

We will be getting married earlier in the day

in a small private ceremony, and all of you are

invited to come and party with

us at the reception,

beginning at 4pm

at 5670 Drake Rd., Piqua

This is a casual affair.

Bring the kids! No gifts please;

although a covered dish is welcome but not

necessary. Food, pop, beer and water will be

provided. BYOB and a lawn chair.

We hope to see you!

Jeff and Donna

VOLUME VI, ISSUE 2 PAGE 8

Most people love a story with a happy ending. If you are like most people

you will love the following story. It has a happy beginning and ending.

In 2012, our then, new pastor Fr. Tom Bolte, supported the idea of establish-

ing a preschool and prekindergarten for Piqua Catholic School. The goal for

such an undertaking was to transition preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners

into kindergarten at Piqua Catholic School. The vacated Downing St. campus

would house the preschool and it would be known as the Center for Early

Learning at Piqua Catholic.

The task of setting up the preschool was taken on by the Strategic Action Committee which is a subcommittee

of the Piqua Catholic School Board. The members of the Strategic Action Committee are Kelly Earhart, Stacy

Scott, Ruth Koon, Marsha Koon and Jill McFarland. This committee spearheaded the process and spent many

hours coordinating the proposed school with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Education office and the Ohio De-

partment of Education office. A professional resource team was set up for advisory purposes consisting of Sue

Koverman, Manager of Resource Development with the Archdiocese, Judy Shoup, Director of St. Christo-

pher’s Preschool in Vandalia, Cheryl Buecker, Director of Early Childhood Development at Edison College,

Nancy Dean, Director of Decolores Montessori School in Greenville and Bev Mikolajewski with the Rehabili-

tation Center for Neurological Development in Piqua.

Preparing the classrooms for the children ages 3 to 5 was the next task at hand. Thanks to the generosity of St.

Boniface and St. Mary Parishes, the Miami County Foundation, the Piqua Community Foundation and the

Cookbook Committee from St. Mary Parish, the group was able to purchase new furniture, new flooring, new

lighting, installed new windows and new restrooms and painted each classroom.

The next important step was to hire a director. Stacy and Kelly put together a selection committee and inter-

viewed many applicants, one of which was Jenni Smith. Jenni demonstrated the traits required for this impor-

tant position for the Center for Early Learning.

The Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic School

opened its doors on August 20, 2013. The Piqua Chamber of

Commerce ambassadors, the parents and students enrolled at

the Center for Early Learning and many friends and relatives

celebrated this occasion with a ribbon cutting at the Downing

St. campus.

The director, Jenni Smith, has become an energetic and com-

mitted leader for the school. She wears many hats which in-

clude director, teacher, development director, marketing direc-

tor and fundraising chairman. One of the many projects Jenni

initiated was the 1st annual Dazzle Dash Fun Run held in No-

vember, 2013. Jenni has also initiated a fundraiser for new

playground equipment on the campus and is currently accept-

ing donations for this project. Because of her strong and inno-

vative leadership, the first year was so successful with the en-

rollment it required hiring two other teachers and enlisting

many volunteers.

Most importantly, fulfilling our goal of encouraging the students in prekindergarten at the Center for Early

Learning to enter kindergarten at Piqua Catholic School proved to be a tremendous success. Eight of the kin-dergarteners enrolled at Piqua Catholic for the new school year came from the Center for Early Learning.

Everyone is a winner in this story with such a happy ending. The enrollment at Piqua Catholic School has cer-

tainly benefitted from this addition. Equally important is the fact that the vacated Downing St. campus building

is now a happy, welcoming and thriving Center for Early Learning.

The Center for Early Learning Story

First annual Dazzle Dash Fun Run Sponsored by the Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic School

PAGE 9

Confirmation 2015: As of this newsletter’s printing, we have 23 young people who

have signed up for the 2014-2015 Confirmation Program. If your son or daughter is in

eighth grade and is not listed here, please contact the parish office as soon as possible.

Please keep these students and their sponsors in your daily prayers as they prepare for this

life-giving Sacrament of the Holy Spirit!

Allison Bornhorst, Grace Brandt, Kiera Burns, Carly Caulfield, Elizabeth Cox, Hannah Giguere, Lillian Greene,

Madison Guillozet, Anna Beth Haas, Madison Heffelfinger, Samantha Jo Helton, Kraig Hemmert, Madison Hur-

ley, Ethan Knapke, Zachary Kronenberger, Haylee Lavey, Baylee Leffel, Grace Monnin, Michael Peyton, Sophie

Pitsenbarger, Shawn Plessinger, Shannon Staley, & Brieanna Werling.

Theology of the Body: Middle School Edition is a Success! Our first ever sum-

mer session for Theology of the Body (TOB) is in full swing and is going great! We

have 13 middle school students currently enrolled in this eight week program and we’re all having a blast. Our TOB team includes John Popp, Marlene Henry, Brenda Karpin-

ski, and David Peyton. Together, we lead these young teens through Pope St. John Paul

II’s important work, “Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body.” St. John Paul gave a series of 159 talks in the first few years of his pontificate and these

were bound together into one work known as Theology of the Body. Through these sessions, we learn

about how much God loves us, even to the point of creating us in His Image and Likeness. We find out

how beautiful the human person is and how we are to see that beauty revealed in those around us. Theol-ogy of the Body will be a yearly summer program for all students entering the eighth grade. If you aren’t

registered to attend this summer session and would like to attend, please contact the parish office.

Fall CCD Registration: Registration for this year’s CCD classes will be-

gin on August 1, 2014. Registration will be available via our website. Forms

will be available in the churches and parish offices for those not able to regis-ter online. Please register your child(ren) early for class so that we can have

everything ready for their return! Remember, all parish children who are not

enrolled in Catholic School should attend CCD classes. Additionally, chil-

dren wishing to receive the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirma-tion must be enrolled for the year preceding reception of the Sacrament to be

eligible.

Religious Education Classes – Catechists (Teachers) Needed: We are in need of a number of new

catechists for this Fall’s CCD classes. We provide the teacher’s book with everything laid out to make teaching the students fun and easy. You just add your own faith and personality to the tools you receive,

and voilà, you’re ready to go! Catechists are needed for the following grades: First, Second, Third, and

Sixth. Call the parish offices with questions, or to volunteer.

Vacation Bible School: SonTreasure Island! Join us July 14-18 for an

island adventure, right here in the middle of Piqua (also known as the Caserta

Center!) We’ll have Bible stories, games, treats, lots of island music, and much,

much more! See the registration form on our website for details. We need many volunteers to make this happen, so parents, please offer your time and have an

adventure with your kids!

Religious Education Office News — John Popp, Director

St. B. Oktoberfest

September 26 & 27

Upcoming Parish Dates (Watch the bulletin for more information.) St. Boniface Catholic Church

310 S. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-773-1656, fax 773-2665

Masses: Saturday, 4pm

Sunday, 7am and 10:30am

www.stbonifacepiqua.org

Parish Council President:

Karen Magoteaux

St. Mary Catholic Church

528 Broadway, Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-773-1327, fax 773-2665

Masses: Saturday, 5pm

Sunday, 9am, noon

www. stmarypiqua.org

Parish Council President:

Bob Hartings

Parish Offices

310 S. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356

Email: stboniface@piquaparishes.org

Email: stmary@piquaparishes.org

Website: piquaparishes.org

Pastor: Rev. Thomas Bolte

Retired Priests:

Rev. Angelo Caserta

Rev. Charles Caserta

St. Mary Catholic Church

528 Broadway

Piqua, Ohio 45356

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July:

4: Independence Day

7-9: LHS Football Camp (7-12 grades)

12-13: Mission Committee Rummage Sale

14-18: Vacation Bible School

18: Used Uniform Sale-6-8pm-St. B. Garage

26: Vietnamese Missionaries Mass/Dinner

August

2: LHS Hall of Fame Induction: Jerome (Jerry) F. DeLong Robert B. Dickas Paul P. Gutmann

Doris McMillan James Theodore (Ted) Rush.

For Tickets: Development Office @ 498-1161

15: Feast of the Assumption

19: PCS First Day

September

1: Labor Day

11: PCS School Board—6:30pm

Bingo

Every Monday

& Wednesday

Evening

at St. Boniface

BUY SCRIP

Spring Newsletter Assemblers:

Rich & Pat Knab

Doug & Dolores Latham Dave & Cindy Nelson

Karen Nickol Chuck & Nancy Peltier

THANKS!!!!

St. B. Oktoberfest

September 26 & 27

Upcoming Parish Dates (Watch the bulletin for more information.) St. Boniface Catholic Church

310 S. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-773-1656, fax 773-2665

Masses: Saturday, 4pm

Sunday, 7am and 10:30am

www.stbonifacepiqua.org

Parish Council President:

Karen Magoteaux

St. Mary Catholic Church

528 Broadway, Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-773-1327, fax 773-2665

Masses: Saturday, 5pm

Sunday, 9am, noon

www. stmarypiqua.org

Parish Council President:

Bob Hartings

Parish Offices

310 S. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356

Email: stboniface@piquaparishes.org

Email: stmary@piquaparishes.org

Website: piquaparishes.org

Pastor: Rev. Thomas Bolte

Retired Priests:

Rev. Angelo Caserta

Rev. Charles Caserta

St. Boniface Catholic Church

310 South Downing

Piqua, Ohio 45356

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July:

4: Independence Day

7-9: LHS Football Camp (7-12 grades)

12-13: Mission Committee Rummage Sale

14-18: Vacation Bible School

18: Used Uniform Sale-6-8pm-St. B. Garage

26: Vietnamese Missionaries Mass/Dinner

August

2: LHS Hall of Fame Induction: Jerome (Jerry) F. DeLong Robert B. Dickas Paul P. Gutmann

Doris McMillan James Theodore (Ted) Rush.

For Tickets: Development Office @ 498-1161

15: Feast of the Assumption

19: PCS First Day

September

1: Labor Day

11: PCS School Board—6:30pm

Bingo

Every Monday

& Wednesday

Evening

at St. Boniface

BUY SCRIP

Spring Newsletter Assemblers:

Rich & Pat Knab

Doug & Dolores Latham Dave & Cindy Nelson

Karen Nickol Chuck & Nancy Peltier

THANKS!!!!