VISITORS WELCOME! We welcome any visitors who are joining us for Mass this weekend. We hope your stay in Marietta is enjoyable. Any new parishioners at the Basilica are asked to please register with the parish office.

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PARISH OFFICE: 506 Fourth Street, Marietta OH 45750 PHONE: 740-373-3643 WEBSITE: www.stmarysmarietta.org www.facebook.com/stmarysmarietta EMAIL: info@stmarysmarietta.org

October 4, 2020 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASSES FOR THE WEEK SAT 5:30 PM - People of the Parish SUN 8:00 AM - Leo Hupp 10:00 AM - Liv/dec’d of the Francis & Louise

Schilling Family 12:00 PM - Jim Matheny, 41st Anniversary MON 7:45 AM - George Stokes 12:05 PM - Ray Roberts 39th Anniversary TUE 7:45 AM - Martin & Kay Gallito 12:05 PM - George Stein, 23rd Anniversary WED 7:45 AM - Aniano DeJosef 12:05 PM - Karen Offenberger THU 7:45 AM - Beth Gruber Cutson 12:05 PM - Bob Schoeppner & Linda

Schoeppner Marshall FRI 7:45AM - Special Intention for Ken Cooke 12:05 PM - Louis & Louise Huck SAT 9:00 AM - Billy Matheny, 18th Anniversary 5:30 PM - Tiffany Brummer (Birthday) SUN 8:00 AM - The Paul Bauerbach Family 10:00 AM - Helen Horel 12:00 PM - People of the Parish

SUNDAY MASSES - Saturday 5:30 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM CONFESSIONS - Saturday 3:30-5:00 PM (or anytime by appointment)

BAPTISMS - Contact Parish Office WEDDINGS - Contact Parish Office six months in advance

Rector - Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell (fatherjmike@gmail.com) Parochial Vicar - Rev. Joshua D. Erickson

Permanent Deacon - Rev. Mr. Lee Weisend Music Director - Mr. John Ontko (740-350-4224, ontkotb@suddenlink.net)

St. Mary School - 320 Marion St, 740-374-8181 (www.stmaryscatholic.org) School Principal - Elizabeth Tokodi, (elizabethtokodi@stmaryscatholic.org)

DRE - Cecelia Cottrill (ceceliacottrill@stmaryscatholic.org) Parish Council Chairman - Dennis Blatt

K of C Grand Knight - Mr. David Payne (740-373-7834) CWC President - Jenn Tinkler

Hibernians - Mr. Tom Binegar, President (740-374-4559) Prayer Line - & Eucharistic Adoration, Mrs. Shelly Medley (740-525-6360)

Pregnancy Assistance - Women's Care Center (740-374-7123) Health Ministry - Mrs. Janet Jaeger (740-374-6768)

Daily Bread Kitchen - Mrs. Carol Henshaw (740-885-1181) St. Vincent De Paul - Help Line (740-376-1334)

Welcoming Committee - Jim Naylor (740) 350-5510

CATHOLIC WOMAN’S CLUB NEWS

The Catholic Woman’s Club will meet this Wednesday, October 7th at 6:00 PM in the Basilica Social Hall. There will not be a Mass before the meeting. We will practice social distancing and masks should be worn. All ladies of the parish are invited and encouraged to attend.

I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will remain. READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Is 25:6-10a; Phil 4:12-14,19-20; Mt 22:1-14. REST IN PEACE: Donald Grasley, passed away September 26th. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Doreen and their family. May God now welcome Don into heaven, his eternal home and grant him peace. Richard Robinson, husband of Barbara Robinson of this parish, also passed away September 26th. We will remember Richard in prayer and offer our condolences the Robinson family, especially to Barbara who will miss him most of all. MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL MASSES: Masks are now required at all Masses. Masks are worn to protect our priests, our fellow parishioners and ourselves.

SECOND COLLECTION

On the first weekend of each month there is a second collection for the maintenance of our Basilica. This collection will be taken up at all Masses this weekend, October 3 & 4.

ONLINE GIVING IS AVAILABLE

For information on online giving please visit http://www.stmarysmarietta.org and go to the left side of the web page and click on the GIVE ON LINE button to see more information or to sign up.

BASILICA FOUNDATION

A fund has been established by the Marietta Community Foundation for the maintenance and repairs of our Basilica. This fund is separate and unique from the monthly maintenance. Our goal is to have at least One Million in the fund before using it. To donate to this fund, contact the Marietta Community Foundation.

THIS WEEKEND’S FLOWERS

This weekend, the flowers for the altar are in memory of Louise Offenberger. If you would like to request altar flowers for a weekend, please call the parish office to reserve the date.

ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

“Fish Fry to Go” We are having a “Fish Fry to Go” on Friday, October 9th from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. This will be a drive thru service only. Enter through the alleys of Montgomery and Marion, drive to the 2 take out locations by the school and exit through the main parking lot on 3rd Street. Meals include fried fish, french fries, green beans and coleslaw & are $10.00 per meal. Anyone interested in assisting with the event, please contact Cathy Rauch at cathyrauch@stmaryscatholic.org Due to the inability to hold Bingo’s currently, St. Mary Catholic School is looking for other ways to fundraise and make it appealing to all. Joe Momma’s Kitchen is going to offer a “family dinner to go”. The details are as follows: Cheese Lasagna with salad and garlic bread for 4 - $35.00 Meat Lasagna with salad and garlic bread for 4 $40.00

Dressing options are Italian or Ranch Orders are due to the school office by October 16th and pick up will be on Wednesday, October 21st after 4:00 PM. You may all the school office to place your order at 740-374-8181

PARISH OFFICE HOURS The parish offices are closed until 1:00 PM every Monday. They are open from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM Tuesday through Friday with a lunch break from Noon until 1:00 PM.

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

MON 6:15 PM - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions. See announcement. 7:00 PM - RCIA in the Basilica Social Hall. TUE 7:30PM - K of C Meeting. WED 8:15 AM - 7:00 PM - Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel of the English Martyrs. See announcement. 6:00 PM - Catholic Woman’s Club Meeting in the Social Hall. See announcement. FRI 8:15 AM - Eucharistic Adoration. 1:00 PM - Start of the Rosary Congress. See announcement. SAT 3:30 PM - Confessions.

The Lord Will Never Be Outdone

In Generosity! Total collection last weekend: $ 9,514.00 Amount needed each week for the Basilica Budget: $ 14,225.00 God bless those who support our Basilica Parish!

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 4, 2020 Notes on the Gospel

Jesus used images of intimidation, violence, retribution each to explain the Kingdom of God. "Listen to another story about God's Kingdom," Jesus said to the leaders of the Temple. "There was a businessman who planted a field of grapes. He built a wall around it with a look-out tower and dug a pit where grapes could be crushed to make juice. Then, he rented the field to farmers to grow the grapes and went home to another country.

"When it was time to pick the ripe grapes, the businessman sent workers to receive his share from the farmers. But the farmers grabbed the workers; they beat one, threw stones at another, and killed a third. After that, the businessman sent more workers than he did the first time. The farmers treated these workers in the same way. "Finally, the businessman sent his son. 'The farmers will treat my son with respect,' the businessman thought to himself. When the farmers saw the son, however, they said to each other, 'This is the businessman's son. Let's kill him so we can take over his father's field of grapes.' The farmers grabbed the son, threw him out of the field, and killed him. When the businessman returns, what will he do to the farmers?

When Jesus finished, He said "God will take his Kingdom from you and give it to a people who will do his will." Because of this, He said, “The Kingdom of God will be taken from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruit."

Jesus used the image of the foreign (i.e., apostate or Gentile) landlord as an image for God the Father. The shock that the image caused must have been overwhelming! Jesus' audience understood the rebellious nature of the tenant farmers against the absentee owner. Jews who lived in Palestine could not tolerate the notion that their land, the land God promised them in the Torah, was now in the hands of foreigners.

For the past two millennium, Christians have interpreted this parable as a allegory for salvation history. The vineyard represents Israel, the absentee owner represents God, and the tenant farmers represent the corrupt leaders of the nation. God sent prophet after prophet to his people, only to have them rejected by the elite. Finally, God sent his only Son. He, too, is beaten, thrown out of the vineyard (which now represents the city of Jerusalem), and is killed (on Golgotha). When Jesus asked for the punch line to the story, the leaders pronounce their own destruction. On the day of terrible day of Yahweh, God would savagely destroy the leaders and replace them with new ones. He would also replace the nation. The destruction of the Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and the spread of the Jewish Diaspora seemed, in many minds, to confirm the truth of the parable.

Jesus saved his greatest shock for last. God's Kingdom would not only be taken from the leaders, a new people would emerge with God's blessing. Israel could not claim exclusive rights over its own God. Salvation was not a birthright or a guaranteed passage. No, God was pleased to create a new people, one of sinners and foreigners.

PILGRIMAGES TO THE BASILICA The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption welcomes all visitors encouraging them to come, pray, and enjoy our beautiful church. If you are a member of a group who would like to tour our Basilica or make a spiritual pilgrimage, please let us know how we can be of assistance.

__________________________________________________________________________________ Special Events & Scheduled Pilgrimages at the Basilica: Oct. - 9, - Eucharistic Congress for 40 hours Oct. - 23, - Closing of the 75th Anniversary of the Diocese (Bishop – live-stream) Nov. - 8, - Diocesan Women Religious Celebration – (live-stream) Nov. - 22, - Marriage Anniversary Mass (Noon - Bishop (live-stream) Mar. - 20, - DCCW Lenten Day of Spirituality for Women May - 19, - PCHS Baccalaureate Mass (Basilica) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

REVERENTIAL QUIET IN THE BASILICA It is an ancient tradition in the Church to have a reverential quiet tone in a Catholic Church – especially in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. More and more, this tradition is being ignored in the Basilica. Sometimes, people are trying to pray before or after Mass – we need to respect them. Please observe a quiet tone when you are present in the Basilica. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Perpetual Help Devotions This Monday Perpetual Help Devotions will be offered this Monday evening at 6:15 pm. Perpetual Help devotions are the official devotion celebrated in this Basilica. We thank all parishioners who regularly attend the devotion.

___________________________________________________________________________________________ ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT AT THE BASILICA

Jesus Christ Himself invites us to a personal visit with Him in our basilica. When we place ourselves in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament we place ourselves before

the gaze of Christ who loves us and wants us to experience that love.

Adoration of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament is making Jesus the very center of our lives and the very center of our Parish. Jesus stays with us in the Blessed Sacrament to refresh us in mind, in heart and in spirit.

Take advantage of Eucharistic Adoration which takes place at our Basilica. Come and visit the Lord in Adoration this Wednesday and/or Friday.

FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK

Monday, October 5 , Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (priest) Francis Seelos was born in Germany. He entered the Congregation of the Redeemer and was sent to North America. He began his ministry in Pittsburgh, PA as an assistant to Saint John Neumann. He became a missionary and preached in German and English, and preached in a number of states. He died in New Orleans on October 4, 1867. Tuesday, October 6, Saints Bruno (Priest) Bruno was a celebrated teacher at Reams and an advisor to Pope Urban II. He founded the motherhouse of the Carthusians who today number 320. Wednesday, October 7, _____ Our Lady of the Rosary This memorial was established by Pope Saint Pius V in thanksgiving for the victory at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Friday, October 9, Saint Dennis (Bishop & Martyr). Dennis was the first bishop of Paris. He was martyred in 258. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

EVENTS & MASSES FOR THE WEEK Monday, October 5, 7:45 am. - Mass 12:05 pm. - Mass 6:15 pm. - Perpetual Help Devotions 7:00 pm. - RCIA Tuesday, October 6, 7:45 am. - Mass 12:05 pm. - Mass Wednesday, October 7, 7:45 am. - Mass 8:20 am. - Adoration 12:05 pm. - Mass 7:00 pm. - Reposition of the Eucharist Thursday, October 8, 7:45 am. - Mass

Friday, October 9, 7:45 am. - Mass 8:20 am. - Adoration 12:05 pm. - Mass Saturday, October 10, 9:00 am. - Mass 1:00 pm. - Wedding 3:30 pm. - Confessions 5:30 pm. – Mass Sunday October 11, 8:00 am - Mass 9:30 am. - Mass - (St. Henry’s) 10:00 am. - Mass 12:00 pm. – Mass

P l e a s e p r a y f o r t h e m e m b e r s o f o u r p a r i s h w h o a r e i l l

T H E B A S I L I C A O F

SAINT MARY

O F T H E A S S U M P T I O N

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506 4TH STRE E T • MARIE TTA OH 45750 • 740-373-3643 September 27, 2020

Dear Parishioners,

In the parable of the vine dressers, Jesus proposed the violent will meet with a violent end. Jesus turned the anger and prejudice of his audience on its head to craft a memorable parable.

The Kingdom of God, however, is one of peace. For Christ himself bore the violence of mankind on the cross in order to unite enemies. In Christ, God and humanity are one. People of all nations are now brothers and sisters. This peace concerns respect for others and their goods, free communication between peoples, and the practice of charity. Such peace comes from God, for only in God's grace can we see others as ourselves and act accordingly.

"There can be no peace without justice." Justice demands protection of the weak, the exercise of charity, and respect of individual and societal rights. Individuals and nations have the right to use violence as a means of self-defense. But, there are limitations to this right. Once a nation resorts to violence for a just cause, that nation is bound by certain moral laws. Civilians, wounded soldiers, and prisoners are to be treated humanely. And, an enemy populace must be protected by every reasonable means.

While Jesus might have sympathized with the plight of his country's tenant farmers, he used the parable of the vine dressers to rail against their anger and prejudice. By using the themes of intimidation, violence, and retribution, he posited a single notion. The peace of the Kingdom was based upon justice. The Jewish leaders were merely foils for Jesus' moral.

Christ is the building stone that liberates, creates peace and equity between neighbors. When we touch Christ, we set aside our anger and hatred. We experience what it means to be part of God's new people. Let us work to incorporate all into that new people.

“God is with us.” This is the message of hope that we want to proclaim to the world. The trauma of the pandemic, as well as the economic upheaval that has followed, has been and continues to be an opportunity for the Church to seize the moment. The Holy Spirit has and will continue to enable the Church, even in a time of lockdown and isolation, to help us overcome our feelings of fear, loneliness, and vulnerability by reminding us that God is with us, always.”

Sincerely,

Rev. Msgr. John M. Campbell

DECEASED PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE

On Tuesday, we remember the 9th anniversary of the death of Msgr. David Reasbeck. On Wednesday, we remember the 31st anniversary of Fr. Louis Marracino, the 19th anniversary of the death of Msgr. Robert Brown, and the19th anniversary of the death of Fr. William Patala. These priests served the Diocese to the best of their ability, may they rest in peace. ______________________________________________________________________________________ANNUAL ROSARY CONGRESS

The annual Rosary Congress will take place on October 9th. These 40 hours are set aside as a time for prayer for an end to the virus, and to pray for peace, healing, and renewal in our families, our country, or parish and our school. The Congress will open on Friday October 9th, after the 12:05 Mass, and close on Sunday morning at 6:30 am. The Congress will be held in the main basilica.

___________________________________________________________________________________________2020 Respect Life Conference The annual Respect Life Conference, co-sponsored by the Diocese of Steubenville and Franciscan University of Steubenville, will take place on the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville Oct. 10, 2020 (in the Finnegan Fieldhouse). The keynote speaker will be Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, who serves as the chairman for the U.S. Bishops’ Committee for Pro-Life Activities. Doors open at 8:30 AM, and the keynote takes place at 9:00 AM. A panel discussion will follow the keynote. The conference will conclude with a Respect Life Mass at 11:00 AM celebrated by Archbishop Naumann and concelebrated by Bishop Monforton. The archbishop will be the homilist. Because of the restrictions in place due to the coronavirus, registration will be limited to 100 people and participants will be required to follow applicable safety standards, including social distancing and facial coverings. Pre-registration is required. Registrations will be taken online (www.diosteub.org/respect-life-conference

Amy Coney Barrett Pledges ‘Humility' and ‘Service’ After Supreme Court Nomination Judge Amy Coney Barrett pledged to serve all Americans with impartiality if confirmed to the Supreme Court, following her nomination by President Donald Trump on Saturday. Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Barrett said she was “deeply honored by the confidence” placed in her by the president. “I love the United States, and I love the United States Constitution,” she said. If confirmed by the Senate, Barrett, a Catholic, said she “will be mindful of who came before me.” “The flag of the United States is still flying at half-staff in memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to mark the end of a great American life,” she said.

Catholic cathedral vandalized in California – with 'white power,' 'BLM,' and swastikas

A Catholic cathedral in California was defaced last week, with swastikas, an upside-down cross, and other messages spray-painted on the church’s doors and entryways.

“This morning our beloved Cathedral was defaced with pentagrams, upside down crosses, white power, swastikas, BLM, etc. It reminds us to pray for my brethren in Iraq that

are facing persecution. Pray for the criminals who did this,” St. Peter’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California. The cathedral is the seat of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle of San Diego, an Eastern Catholic diocese of roughly 70,000 Catholics.

The Chaldean Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of more than 600,000 people. Headquartered in Baghdad, the Chaldean Catholic Church counts among its members Catholics in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Syria, and in numerous Western countries. The Church has grown in the U.S. in recent decades, amid an influx of refugees and immigrants from the Middle East. __________________________________________________________________________

Pope Francis: The path to holiness requires spiritual combat Pope Francis said last Sunday that the Christian life requires concrete commitments and spiritual combat in order to grow in holiness. “There is no path to holiness without some renunciation and without spiritual combat,” Pope Francis said. This battle for personal sanctity requires grace “to fight for the good, to fight not to fall into temptation, to do what we can on our part, to come to live in the peace and joy of the Beatitudes,” the pope added.

In the Catholic tradition, spiritual combat involves an internal “battle of prayer” in which a Christian must fight temptation, distraction, discouragement, or dryness. Spiritual combat also entails cultivating virtues to make better life choices and exercise charity towards one’s neighbor. The pope acknowledged that conversion can be a painful process because it is a process of moral purification, which he likened to removing encrustations from one’s heart. “Conversion is a grace for which we must always ask for: ‘Lord, give me the grace to improve. Give me the grace to be a good Christian,’” Pope Francis said from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.

The pope said that “living a Christian life is not made up of dreams or beautiful aspirations, but of concrete commitments, in order to open ourselves ever more to God's will and to love for our brothers and sisters. Faith in God asks us to renew every day the choice of good over evil, the choice of the truth rather than lies, the choice of love for our neighbor over selfishness,” Pope Francis said. He explained that religion should affect one’s life and attitudes. While acknowledging that the Christian life demands conversion, Pope Francis emphasized that “God is patient with each one of us. He [God] does not tire, He does not desist after our ‘no’; He leaves us free even to distance ourselves from Him and to make mistakes ... But He anxiously awaits our ‘yes’, so as to welcome us anew in His fatherly arms and to fill us with His boundless mercy,” the pope said.

THE READINGS OF TODAY’S LITURGY

The First Reading and Gospel passage talk about the vineyard of the Lord, and the fact that those to whom the vineyard was entrusted did not properly respond to the Lord or yield the fruit for which he was looking. Instead, they broke his covenant, killed his prophets and eventually his Son, and had the vineyard taken away from them.

God entered into a covenant of Life with his people from of old, and the prophets spoke untiringly of the demands of that covenant, both in regard to what the people owed God and what they owe one another. Those who worshipped God were to help their neighbor; those who believed in the God who rescued them were bound to care for and rescue one another. The failure to do this led to such rebukes as are found in Isaiah. The theme carries over into Isaiah 5, today’s first reading.

The Gospel parable refers, historically, to the history of God’s people killing the prophets, who urged them not to worship false gods or make covenants with death. A good summary of the history of the people’s rejection of the covenant is found in Psalm 106. God’s people, having inherited the Promised Land, still had to do battle with the foreign nations around them. They were told not to adopt the practices of those people, for they did not know the true God. God’s people, however, did mingle with these other nations and even joined in their rituals. The most grievous of the sins of God’s people was when, in imitation of the pagan nations, “they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons and they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters” (Ps. 106:37-38). Rather than bearing the fruit of life, rooted in true worship, they bore the fruit of death, rooted in false worship.

True worship, instead, would have led the people to embrace the prophets’ admonitions to “do justice, redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow” (Is. 1:17). As James puts it, “Looking after orphans and widows in their distress…makes for pure worship before our God and Father” (James 1:27).

This line of thought can then be applied to us, first and foremost in that we are entrusted with a vineyard, too, which is the new and everlasting Covenant in the blood of Christ. That covenant is renewed at the Eucharist, where we resolve to bear good fruit for the Lord, as his life-giving Body and Blood are given to us. We will not betray the covenant with which we are entrusted. The vineyard we have here in the United States, in particular, entrusts us with profound gifts of freedom. We can shape our own culture and government. _________________________________________________________________________________________

Catholic schools take home 40 National Blue Ribbon awards

Catholic schools received 80% of the 2020 National Blue Ribbon awards issued to private schools this year by the Department of Education. Of 50 private schools to win the award, 40 are Catholic. The 40 Catholic schools honored were from 17 states and 21 dioceses. The National Blue Ribbon Schools award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content

Russia seeks to bar foreign-educated religious leaders from teaching, preaching

Catholic leaders in Russia are expressing concern about a bill that would restrict the ability of Russian religious ministers who receive religious education abroad to teach or preach in Russia. The bill calls for “recertification” in Russian educational institutions of pastors and “personnel of religious organizations” who have received religious education abroad, ostensibly with the goal of preventing the spread of “extremist ideology” from abroad.

Father Kirill Gorbunov, vicar general for the Archdiocese of the Mother of God at Moscow, reported that priests ministering from Russia who were educated elsewhere should be informed about the history, culture and religious traditions of Russia, and should not disseminate extremist ideas in their preaching. However, he said it is the Church’s responsibility to regulate this, not the state’s— and the Catholic Church has no tolerance for extremist ideas, he said.

The bill comes amid several years of deteriorating religious freedom in Russia. In 2016, Russian president Vladimir Putin approved a new set of laws that would restrict evangelization and missionary activity to officially registered Church buildings and worship areas.

Before Communism came to Russia, a majority of the country’s citizens were Eastern Orthodox Christians. During the reign of communism, the government attempted to destroy the Church by blowing up buildings and killing priests, religious sisters, and anyone who resisted them.

Once the government gained control of the Russian Orthodox Church, they appointed their own agents as hierarchy, who would then turn people in who came to the Church seeking baptism. The seeds of distrust planted at that time still run deep, and the Russian Orthodox Church maintains its ties to the government today. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Trump announces 'Born Alive' executive order for abortion survivors

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an executive order that would require medical care be given to infants who are born alive after failed abortion attempts.

The proposed law would not have created any new limit or restriction on access to abortion, but would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion be given appropriate medical care consistent with that given to a child of the same

gestational age born under a different circumstance. Several states have passed their own version of the bill. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

‘May the Lord Reward You As Only He Knows How,’ Pope Francis Praises Police Inspectorate Which Protects Vatican on Its 75th Anniversary

ROSARY CONGRESS 2020 The Rosary Congress will be held October 9th to 11th. Please plan to come and join others at the Rosary Congress as we pray for reparation, life, peace, healing, renewal, families, our country, our church, and our schools. Rosary Congress will begin after the 12:05 PM Mass on Friday, October 9th and will conclude on Sunday, October 11th at 7:30 AM. Please join us for 40 hours of Prayer and Adoration. You can participate in the Rosary Congress by signing up for an hour of Praying the Rosary and Adoration. To signup, please call, text, or email one of the following: Amy Brockett – 740-516-4647 Leslie Lupardus - 740-885-9378 Debbie Lazorik - 740-434-3769 Shelly Medley- 740-252-6360 Janet Schilling- 740-350-0887 There will also be sign-up sheets at the entrances of the Church. If you participated in the Rosary Congress last year, you will receive a call to see if you would like that same time this year. Thank you.

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please submit your bulletin announcements (in writing) to the parish office by Noon on Wednesday. This will insure that your announcement will be included in the following weekend’s bulletin.

ADVENT CANDLES

Due to the coronavirus and closing of the gift shop except by appointment, Advent candles can be pre-ordered. 10 inch candles are boxed in a set of 4, (3 purple and 1 pink). Price is $5.60 plus taxes. Please fill in the form, along with your money, put it in an envelope, and place it in the collection basket. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Advent Candle Order Form

Name _______________________________ Phone Number _____________ # of sets ______ at $6.00 (includes taxes) Amount enclosed _______________

LIFE CHAIN Sunday, October 4th, 2020

Join hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers across our nation on the sanctity of life and our opposition to abortion. The Marietta location is on Muskingum Drive in front of Greenleaf Landscapes on SR 60. For more information, call Barb Hintz, 740-376-0551. Please follow the following Code of Conduct to help make this event prayerful, peaceful and safe: Do not litter. Do not block entrances to businesses that are open. Do not stand in Front of or Lean on Guardrails Stand Quietly with Signs (We will provide signs) Do not return evil for evil. Respond only with a smile to those who give a sign of disapproval. Use only the signs provided. Be prepared for the weather, the event will not be cancelled. Be especially watchful of children. Practice social distancing.

A MESSAGE FROM THE STEUBENVILLE REGISTER

We will continue to publish the biweekly printed version of The Steubenville Register and mail it to every parishioner in the diocese as well as have the electronic version online on the diocesan website. In order to cut the cost of postage, if you only read the paper online and do not want to receive the printed version, please let me know. Email me at dorsatti@diosteub.org or call 740-282-3631, ext.340, if you want to be taken off the mailing list. Just say “remove me from the print mailing list.” Those who want to continue receiving the printed version of The Steubenville Register do not need to take any action. Thank you readers, for your loyal support. Dino Orsatti – Editor, The Steubenville Register

PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE SERVICE We pray for all of the young men and women who are serving our country in the military. We especially remember those from our parish and friends and relatives of our parishioners. May God watch over them and keep them safe.