Lucy Zinn Servers: Saturday, February 7, 4:30 PM Mass ST ......book fair SinBOOK tHe scHooL’s Library. The Book Fair will be open before and after 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February

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Saturday, February 7, 4:30 PM Mass Servers: J. Toelke, A. Toelke, M. Schneider Lectors: Al Grote, Jack O’Brien Eucharistic Ministers: Nancy Schuster, Diane Henschen, Frank Sunderhaus, Shirley Fehrenbach, Larry Fehrenbach, Sue Hines

Sunday, February 8, 8:30 AM Mass Servers: S. Moeller, J. Moeller, D. Wolterman Lectors: Bob Reynolds, Roger Smallwood Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Ann Lennon, Claire Sillies, Bob Engel, Donna Sunderhaus, Lynn Kist, Bill Kist

Sunday, February 8 11:00 AM Mass Servers: A. Dorsch, J. Stidham, J. Stidham Lectors: Bob Carle, Nisrene Langenbrunner Eucharistic Ministers: Begona Naciff, Andrea Neff, Sam Kreimer, John Gilmore, Mike Burke, Michelle Burke, Amanda Burke, Machell Kroner, Matthew Fejer, Michael Langenbrunner

Liturgical Ministers

TABLE OF CONTENTS Blessing of the Throats Page 4

Bulletin Sponsors Page 10 & 11

Catholics Ministries Appeal Page 6

Finance Report Page 3

Honor Roll Students Page 6

SJB Pre-School Page 5

Shopping Cent$ Page 3

St. Vincent de Paul Update Page 3

The Ambry Page 9

Today’s Readings Page 8

Youth Ministry Update Page 7

Monday, February 2 8:30 AM Helen Maquire/Lucy Zinn Tuesday, February 3 - Northgate 8:30 AM Kelly Marie Mahoney/Jack, Beck & Molly Marie Rumpke Wednesday, February 4 8:30 AM David Robeson/Mary Ann & Lisa Bowling Thursday, February 5 8:30 AM Ginny Inderhees/Mary Ann Bowling Friday, February 6 8:30 AM Edward Vorholt/Mr. & Mrs. Zerhusen Saturday, February 7 4:30 PM For the Parish Sunday, February 8 8:30 AM Kathryn Nieder/Timothy Barnes 11:00 AM Bruce McBreen/Mark & Michelle Zerhusen

Priest’s Mass Intentions

R.C.I.A. We welcome anyone who is interested in becoming Catholic or coming into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. If you have any questions, please call Pat at 385-8010.

Check out our Facebook page at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish - Dry Ridge, OH. Like us!

Prepare to Hear God’s Word

READINGS FOR FEBRUARY 8, 2015 JOB 7:1-4. 6-7 Job finds nothing to relieve his suffering or alleviate his sadness. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:16-19. 22-23 Paul makes himself all things to all people – to be able better to proclaim the Gospel of Christ. MARK 1:29-39 The kingdom of God enters our world through the healing ministry of Jesus.

Priest’s Mass intentions LiturgicaL Ministers

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CINCINNATI, OHIO

PrePare to Hear god’s Word

Monday, February 2 8:30 a.m. Helen Maquire/Lucy ZinnTuesday, February 3 – Northgate 8:30 a.m. Kelly Marie Mahoney/ Jack, Beck & Molly Marie RumpkeWednesday, February 4 8:30 a.m. David Robeson/ Mary Ann & Lisa BowlingThursday, February 5 8:30 a.m. Ginny Inderhees/Mary Ann BowlingFriday, February 6 8:30 a.m. Edward Vorholt/Mr. & Mrs. ZerhusenSaturday, February 7 4:30 p.m. For the ParishSunday, February 8 8:30 a.m. Kathryn Nieder/Timothy Barnes 11:00 a.m. Bruce McBreen/ Mark & Michelle Zerhusen

readings for february 8, 2015

Job 7:1-4, 6-7Job finds nothing to relieve his suffering or alleviate his sadness. 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23Paul makes himself all things to all people – to be able better to proclaim the Gospel of Christ. Mark 1:29-39 The kingdom of God enters our world through the healing ministry of Jesus.

Saturday, February 7, 4:30 p.m. MassServers: J. Toelke, A. Toelke, M. SchneiderLectors: Al Grote, Jack O’BrienEucharistic Ministers: Nancy Schuster, Diane Henschen, Frank Sunderhaus, Shirley Fehrenbach, Larry Fehrenbach, Sue Hines

Sunday, February 8, 8:30 a.m. MassServers: S. Moeller, J. Moeller, D. WoltermanLectors: Bob Reynolds, Roger SmallwoodEucharistic Ministers: Mary Ann Lennon, Claire Sillies, Bob Engel, Donna Sunderhaus, Lynn Kist, Bill Kist

Sunday, February 8 11:00 a.m. MassServers: A. Dorsch, J. Stidham, J. StidhamLectors: Bob Carle, Nisrene LangenbrunnerEucharistic Ministers: Begona Naciff, Andrea Neff, Sam Kreimer, John Gilmore, Mike Burke, Michelle Burke, Amanda Burke, Machell Kroner, Matthew Fejer, Michael Langenbrunner R.C.I.A. We welcome anyone who is interested in becoming Catholic or coming into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. If you have any questions, please call Pat at 385-8010.


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Saturday, February 7, 4:30 PM Mass Servers: J. Toelke, A. Toelke, M. Schneider Lectors: Al Grote, Jack O’Brien Eucharistic Ministers: Nancy Schuster, Diane Henschen, Frank Sunderhaus, Shirley Fehrenbach, Larry Fehrenbach, Sue Hines

Sunday, February 8, 8:30 AM Mass Servers: S. Moeller, J. Moeller, D. Wolterman Lectors: Bob Reynolds, Roger Smallwood Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Ann Lennon, Claire Sillies, Bob Engel, Donna Sunderhaus, Lynn Kist, Bill Kist

Sunday, February 8 11:00 AM Mass Servers: A. Dorsch, J. Stidham, J. Stidham Lectors: Bob Carle, Nisrene Langenbrunner Eucharistic Ministers: Begona Naciff, Andrea Neff, Sam Kreimer, John Gilmore, Mike Burke, Michelle Burke, Amanda Burke, Machell Kroner, Matthew Fejer, Michael Langenbrunner

Liturgical Ministers

TABLE OF CONTENTS Blessing of the Throats Page 4


Catholics Ministries Appeal Page 6



SJB Pre-School Page 5



The Ambry Page 9



Monday, February 2 8:30 AM Helen Maquire/Lucy Zinn Tuesday, February 3 - Northgate 8:30 AM Kelly Marie Mahoney/Jack, Beck & Molly Marie Rumpke Wednesday, February 4 8:30 AM David Robeson/Mary Ann & Lisa Bowling Thursday, February 5 8:30 AM Ginny Inderhees/Mary Ann Bowling Friday, February 6 8:30 AM Edward Vorholt/Mr. & Mrs. Zerhusen Saturday, February 7 4:30 PM For the Parish Sunday, February 8 8:30 AM Kathryn Nieder/Timothy Barnes 11:00 AM Bruce McBreen/Mark & Michelle Zerhusen

Priest’s Mass Intentions

R.C.I.A. We welcome anyone who is interested in becoming Catholic or coming into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. If you have any questions, please call Pat at 385-8010.

Check out our Facebook page at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish - Dry Ridge, OH. Like us!

Prepare to Hear God’s Word

READINGS FOR FEBRUARY 8, 2015 JOB 7:1-4. 6-7 Job finds nothing to relieve his suffering or alleviate his sadness. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:16-19. 22-23 Paul makes himself all things to all people – to be able better to proclaim the Gospel of Christ. MARK 1:29-39 The kingdom of God enters our world through the healing ministry of Jesus.

Check out our Facebook page at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish – Dry Ridge, OH. Like us!

tabLe of contents

Blessing of the Throats Page 4


Catholic Ministries Appeal Page 2



SJB Preschool Page 5



The Ambry Page 9



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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 1, 2015

tHis Week in our ParisH tHis Week in our ParisH

Monday, February 2Mass, 8:30 a.m.Adoration, 9:15 a.m., ChapelMonday Martha’s Group, 9:30 a.m.Rosary, 7:00 p.m., Chapel Tuesday, February 3Mass with Blessing of the Throats, 8:30 a.m., ChapelCommunion Service, 8:30 a.m., Northgate ParkPrayer Service with Blessing of the Throats, 2:00 p.m.Young Adult Group, 7:00 p.m., POMR#2 Wednesday, February 4Mass, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 5Mass, 8:30 a.m.Shopping Cent$, 9:00 a.m., POMR#1Joseph’s Group, 9:00 a.m., POMR#2Thursday Martha’s Group, 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 6Mass, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, February 7Confessions, 2:30 p.m., ChapelMass, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, February 8Mass, 8:30 a.m.Sunday Religious Ed, 9:45 a.m., CAFTMass, 11:00 a.m.Youth Ministry, 7:00 p.m., POMR#2

Check out our parish website:www.stjohnsdr.org

st. JoHn’s scHooL is Hosting a scHoLastic book fair in tHe scHooL’s Library. The Book Fair will be open before and after 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 1 and on Sunday, February 8, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Please consider supporting the school’s Library by shopping the Book Fair. If you

have any questions, please contact Sue Karwisch at [email protected] or Jeana Wiesman at [email protected].

if you WiLL be ceLebrating a 25tH, 40tH, 50tH, 60tH, 70tH or 75tH Wedding anniversary in 2015, please contact the Parish Office at 385-8010 by February 13. The 2015 Golden Wedding Mass for couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary will take place at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral on Saturday, May 2 at 2:00 p.m. Most Reverend Joseph Binzer will be the celebrant. Invitations will be mailed in March. god cHooses ordinary PeoPLe to sPeak His Message. try to Perceive tHe voice of god in tHose around you. if you Hear god’s voice, Harden not your Heart. (Deuteronomy 18:15-20) ParisH Library sPot“People don’t get happiness simply by wanting it. Waiting for it doesn’t guarantee it. Hoping for it won’t produce it. We have to know what it is before we’ll know if we have it or not….at the end, we come to know that indeed happiness is no one event, no single achievement. The pursuit of happiness is a summons of the heart to pursue the greatness of the heart.” This quote is taken from chapter 1 of the book Happiness by Sister Joan Chittister. Check it out!

Today, we join parishes throughout the 19 counties of our archdiocese for Commitment Weekend for the annual Catholic Ministries Appeal. Thank you for helping our parish and the archdiocese overall meet its goal of funding these ministries and their numerous programs, all operating right here in our archdiocese.

Please pray for all the sick and ill in our parish.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

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This Week in Our Parish

Check out our parish website: www.stjohnsdr.org

PARISH LIBRARY SPOT “People don’t get happiness simply by wanting it. Waiting for it doesn’t guarantee it. Hoping for it won’t produce it. We have to know what it is before we’ll know if we have it or not….at the end, we come to know that indeed happiness is no one event, no single achievement. The pursuit of happiness is a summons of the heart to pursue the greatness of the heart.” This quote is taken from chapter 1 of the book Happiness by Sister Joan Chittister. Check it out!

GOD CHOOSES ORDINARY PEOPLE TO SPEAK HIS MESSAGE. TRY TO PERCEIVE THE VOICE OF GOD IN THOSE AROUND YOU. IF YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE, HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART. (DEUTERONOMY 18:15-20)

Monday, February 2 Mass, 8:30 AM Adoration, 9:15 AM, Chapel Monday Martha’s Group, 9:30 AM Rosary, 7:00 PM, Chapel Tuesday, February 3 Mass with Blessing of the Throats, 8:30 am, Chapel Communion Service, 8:30 am, Northgate Park Prayer Service with Blessing of the Throats, 2 pm Young Adult Group, 7:00 PM, POMR#2 Wednesday, February 4 Mass, 8:30 AM Thursday, February 5 Mass, 8:30 AM Shopping Cent$, 9 AM, POMR#1 Joseph’s Group, 9 AM, POMR#2 Thursday Martha’s Group, 3:30 PM Friday, February 6 Mass, 8:30 AM Saturday, February 7 Confessions, 2:30 PM, Chapel Mass, 4:30 pm Sunday, February 8 Mass, 8:30 am Sunday Religious Ed, 9:45 AM, CAFT Mass, 11:00 am Youth Ministry, 7:00 PM, POMR#2



IF YOU WILL BE CELEBRATING A 25TH, 40TH, 50TH, 60TH, 70TH OR 75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY in 2015 please contact the Parish Office at 385-8010 by February 13. The 2015 Golden Wedding Mass for couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary will take place at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral on Saturday, May 2 at 2 pm. Most Reverend Joseph Binzer will be the celebrant. Invitations will be mailed in March.

ST JOHN'S SCHOOL IS HOSTING A SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IN THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY. The book fair will be open before and after 11 AM Mass on Sunday, February 1 and on Sunday, February 8 from 12 - 2 PM. Please consider supporting the school's Library by shopping the Book Fair. If you have any

questions, please contact Sue Karwisch at [email protected] or Jeana Wiesman at [email protected].


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Check out our parish website: www.stjohnsdr.org

PARISH LIBRARY SPOT “People don’t get happiness simply by wanting it. Waiting for it doesn’t guarantee it. Hoping for it won’t produce it. We have to know what it is before we’ll know if we have it or not….at the end, we come to know that indeed happiness is no one event, no single achievement. The pursuit of happiness is a summons of the heart to pursue the greatness of the heart.” This quote is taken from chapter 1 of the book Happiness by Sister Joan Chittister. Check it out!

GOD CHOOSES ORDINARY PEOPLE TO SPEAK HIS MESSAGE. TRY TO PERCEIVE THE VOICE OF GOD IN THOSE AROUND YOU. IF YOU HEAR GOD’S VOICE, HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART. (DEUTERONOMY 18:15-20)

Monday, February 2 Mass, 8:30 AM Adoration, 9:15 AM, Chapel Monday Martha’s Group, 9:30 AM Rosary, 7:00 PM, Chapel Tuesday, February 3 Mass with Blessing of the Throats, 8:30 am, Chapel Communion Service, 8:30 am, Northgate Park Prayer Service with Blessing of the Throats, 2 pm Young Adult Group, 7:00 PM, POMR#2 Wednesday, February 4 Mass, 8:30 AM Thursday, February 5 Mass, 8:30 AM Shopping Cent$, 9 AM, POMR#1 Joseph’s Group, 9 AM, POMR#2 Thursday Martha’s Group, 3:30 PM Friday, February 6 Mass, 8:30 AM Saturday, February 7 Confessions, 2:30 PM, Chapel Mass, 4:30 pm Sunday, February 8 Mass, 8:30 am Sunday Religious Ed, 9:45 AM, CAFT Mass, 11:00 am Youth Ministry, 7:00 PM, POMR#2



IF YOU WILL BE CELEBRATING A 25TH, 40TH, 50TH, 60TH, 70TH OR 75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY in 2015 please contact the Parish Office at 385-8010 by February 13. The 2015 Golden Wedding Mass for couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary will take place at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral on Saturday, May 2 at 2 pm. Most Reverend Joseph Binzer will be the celebrant. Invitations will be mailed in March.

ST JOHN'S SCHOOL IS HOSTING A SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IN THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY. The book fair will be open before and after 11 AM Mass on Sunday, February 1 and on Sunday, February 8 from 12 - 2 PM. Please consider supporting the school's Library by shopping the Book Fair. If you have any

questions, please contact Sue Karwisch at [email protected] or Jeana Wiesman at [email protected].

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resource deveLoPMent

JANUARY 25, 2015 COLLECTION REPORT

Adult Collection (includes Electronic Donations) $ 9,540.00Children Collection $ 4.00St. Vincent de Paul $ 115.00First Offering $ 20.00Debt Reduction $ 1737.00

This Year to Date $ 435,311.00Last Year to Date $ 455,239.59Comparison to Last Year $ -19,928.59

Adult Envelopes 220Children Envelopes 4

Thank You!

sHoPPing cent$ – We have six $5.00 Pebble Creek gift certificates in inventory. These must be used by the end of February. If you know you can use them please stop by and purchase them. We also have a large quantity of $5.00 Frisch’s gift cards. Stop by the bell tower before or after weekend Masses to purchase your Shopping Cent$. We want to thank ALL our Christmas Season customers and hard-working volunteers. We especially want to thank Blust Motors and Schneider Brothers Electric for their large business orders. Our sales triple during December. Wouldn’t it be a blessing if we had the same number of customers and sales volume every month. What a gift that would be to our school and families, helping to offset tuition costs. Pick up gas cards, Meijer gift cards, and restaurant and retail gift cards for all your everyday needs. Thanks again to all your support! sHoPPing cent$ – Shopping Cent$ will be open before/after weekend Masses.

www.stjohnsdrschool.orgSchool Website


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Stewardship of Finance

www.stjohnsdrschool.org School Website

Resource Development

SHOPPING CENT$ Shopping Cent$ will be open before/after weekend Masses however we will be closed on Thursday, January 1. Weekday sales will resume on January 8.

JUST A REMINDER - ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL collects the following items:

Box Tops, Tyson Labels, Labels for Education

(Campbells), Ink Cartridges, Prescription Bottles, Coke Rewards.

Place them in box on the welcome center.

Thank you for your support!

Adult Collection (includes Electronic Donations) Children Collection

$

$

9,540.00

4.00

St. Vincent de Paul First Offering Debt Reduction

$ $ $

115.00 20.00

737.00

This Year to Date Last Year to Date Comparison to Last Year

$ $ $

435,311.00 455,239.59 -19,928.59

Adult Envelopes Children Envelopes Thank You!

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JANUARY 25, 2015 COLLECTION REPORT

SHOPPING CENT$ - We have six $5 Pebble Creek gift certificates in inventory. These must be used in January or February. If you know you can use them please stop by and purchase them. We also have a large quantity of $5 Frisch’s gift cards. Stop by the bell tower before or after weekend Masses to purchase your Shopping Cent$. We want to thank ALL our Christmas Season customers and hard-working volunteers. We especially want to thank Blust Motors and Schneider Brothers Electric for their large business orders. Our sales triple during December. Wouldn’t it be a blessing if we had the same number of customers and sales volume every month. What a gift that would be to our school and families, helping to offset tuition costs. Pick up gas cards, Meijer gift cards, and restaurant and retail gift cards for all your everyday needs. Thanks again to all your support!

St. John the Baptist Conference of St. Vincent de Paul

Phone #301-6881 Our conference of SVdP serves our neighbors here in the St. John the Baptist Area and periodically “twins” with other conferences in the Cincinnati SVdP Council area. Thanks to your generosity our conference was able to help many neighbors in need. In 2014 we helped:

46 Cases by providing: $7,011 utility bill assistance $1,075 Gas/Kroger Cards 20 Bags of groceries

$500 Food Pantry $500 Twinning 2 Bundle Weekends -Full Trailers Clothing,

Furniture

We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Parish Office Conference Room. All welcome.

St. John the Baptist Conference of St. Vincent de Paul

Phone #301-6881 Our conference of SVdP serves our neighbors here in the St. John the Baptist Area and periodically “twins” with other conferences in the Cincinnati SVdP Council area. Thanks to your generosity, our conference was able to help many neighbors in need. In 2014 we helped:

46 Cases by providing:$7,011.00 utility bill assistance$1,075.00 Gas/Kroger Cards20 Bags of groceries

$500.00 Food Pantry $500.00 Twinning2 Bundle Weekends – Full Trailers Clothing, Furniture

We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Office Conference Room. All welcome. Just a reMinder – st. JoHn’s scHooL collects the following items:

Box Tops, Tyson Labels, Labels for Education (Campbell’s),

Ink Cartridges, Prescription Bottles, Coke Rewards.

Place them in the box on the welcome center.

Thank you for your support!

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Blessing of ThroatsFeast of St. Blaise

Tuesday, February 3Throats will be blessed at the 8:30 a.m. Mass (Daily Chapel)

and at the 2:00 p.m. Prayer Service The annual blessing of throats is a traditional sign of the struggle against illness in the life of the Christian. It is part of the plan of God’s providence that we should fight strenuously against all sickness and carefully seek the blessings of good health, so that we may fulfill our role in human society and in the Church. Throats will be blessed during the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the daily chapel and during the Prayer Service at 2:00 p.m. in the church.

Saint Blaise was bishop of Sebaste in Armenia in the fourth century. Before being martyred, he is said to have healed a boy who was choking. Since the eighth century, Saint Blaise has been venerated as the patron of those who suffer from diseases of the throat. We pray in a special way on his feast day for protection from afflictions of the throat and from other illnesses. The blessing of Saint Blaise is a sign of our faith in God’s protection and love for us and for the sick.

Old Palm BranchesBring in your old palm

Ash Wednesday is February 18. In preparation for it, we will burn last year’s palm to produce the ashes to be blessed and distributed on Ash Wednesday. Please bring your old palm branches to the special container in the Gathering Space. Thank you.

Palms will be burnt as part of our Mardi Gras Celebration and Party 6:00 p.m. – Tuesday, February 17

at St. John the Baptist


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Old Palm Branches Bring in your old palm


Palms will be burnt as part of our Mardi Gras Celebration and Party

6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17 at St. John the Baptist

Blessing of Throats Feast of St. Blaise

Tuesday, February 3 Throats will be blessed at the 8:30 a.m. Mass [Daily Chapel]

and at the 2:00 p.m. Prayer Service The annual blessing of throats is a traditional sign of the struggle against illness in the life of the Christian. It is part of the plan of God’s provi-dence that we should fight strenuously against all sickness and carefully seek the blessings of good health, so that we may fulfill our role in human society and in the Church. Throats will be blessed during the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the daily chapel and during the Prayer Service at 2:00 p.m. in the church.

Saint Blaise was bishop of Sebaste in Armenia in the fourth century. Before being martyred, he is said to have healed a boy who was choking. Since the eighth century, Saint Blaise has been venerated as the patron of those who suffer from diseases of the throat. We pray in a special way on his feast day for protection from afflictions of the throat and from other ill-nesses. The blessing of Saint Blaise is a sign of our faith in God’s protection and love for us and for the sick.


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Old Palm Branches Bring in your old palm


Palms will be burnt as part of our Mardi Gras Celebration and Party

6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 17 at St. John the Baptist

Blessing of Throats Feast of St. Blaise

Tuesday, February 3 Throats will be blessed at the 8:30 a.m. Mass [Daily Chapel]

and at the 2:00 p.m. Prayer Service The annual blessing of throats is a traditional sign of the struggle against illness in the life of the Christian. It is part of the plan of God’s provi-dence that we should fight strenuously against all sickness and carefully seek the blessings of good health, so that we may fulfill our role in human society and in the Church. Throats will be blessed during the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the daily chapel and during the Prayer Service at 2:00 p.m. in the church.

Saint Blaise was bishop of Sebaste in Armenia in the fourth century. Before being martyred, he is said to have healed a boy who was choking. Since the eighth century, Saint Blaise has been venerated as the patron of those who suffer from diseases of the throat. We pray in a special way on his feast day for protection from afflictions of the throat and from other ill-nesses. The blessing of Saint Blaise is a sign of our faith in God’s protection and love for us and for the sick.

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PreschoolAbout Our Preschool ProgramGeneral Information & Requirements Prospective students must be 3 or 4 years old by September 30. Students must be toilet trained before the first

day of school. Prospective Pre-K students must by 5 years old by November 30. Medical Exam must be current at the time of admission. Physicals are valid for one year and must be kept valid

while student is enrolled. Parents are expected to take turns providing healthy daily snacks and drinks. Our preschool is accredited by the Ohio Department of Education There is a maximum of 12 three-year-old students, 14 four-year-old students, and 16 Pre-K students enrolled

in the program. There is always a full-time teacher and aide.

Schedule for the Year School year calendar follows the same as K-8, but ends on the week prior to Memorial Day. 3-year-olds will meet on Monday/Tuesday, 12:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m., and Wednesday/Thursday, 12:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. 4-year-olds will meet on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Pre-K program will meet on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Daily class schedule is as follows: Choice time at learning centers – Religion, Math, Language, Science and Social Studies. Group activity – songs, games, discussions, poems, guest speakers, etc. Story time Large muscle activity period Snack break – snacks provided by parents. Preschool students also participate in school activities that are appropriate and take place during school time. There will be two to three field trips per year that will incur additional cost.

Registration & Tuition Costs Registration fee is $100.00 per student and is nonrefundable. Registration will be from February 2 until February 12, 2015. Registration Forms will be available in the School Office. For the 2015-2016 school year (September-May) tuition is $156.00 for 4-year-olds, $104.00 for 3-year-olds, and

$195.00 for Pre-K program. Payments are due the first class day of each month through FACTS Management Company. First payment will be due in August.

For more information, or for questions, please call the School Office at 385-7970. Thank you.

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congratuLations to our Honor roLL students

McauLey HigH scHooLFirst Honors – Ashley Colbert, Carrie Gordon, Jessica Gutzwiller, Alia Heidorn, Megan Hudepohl, Maria Huey, Abigail Kreimer, Holly McGarvey, Anna McGhee, Haley Michel, Madeline Peters, Kathryn Rost, Tierney Sunderhaus, Emily Threm, Megan Threm, Eva Weber second Honors – Eryn Blazer, Anna Bollin, Britney Bonno, Nicole Capodagli, Sarah Dreyer, Victoria Hemsath, Sydney Knecht, Meghan Long, Madison Sayatovice, Claire Sillies, Madeline Smith, Mary Speed, Hailey Tensing, Jennifer Toelke st. Xvier HigH scHooLFirst Honors – Philip Bissmeyer, Henry Fischesser, Ian Melnyk, John Roth, Simon Schaefer second Honors – Aaron Cramer, Michael Gerbus, Brandon Gilbert, Christopher Lindsay, Jonathan Lindsay, Benjamin Peters, Ryan Richter, Andrew Wittrock ursuLine acadeMyFirst Honors – Kelly Grace

If you know of any additional honor roll parishioners, please contact Terri at the Parish Office at [email protected].

Want to know what’s going on?Sign up to Receive Parish News,

Prayer Chain Requests, Funeral Notices, Youth Updates

via E-mailVisit our website at www.stjohnsdr.org

to get started on your registration. Prayer cHain requests – If you

have a prayer request, call the parish office or email to [email protected].


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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR

HONOR ROLL STUDENTS MCAULEY HIGH SCHOOL FIRST HONORS - Ashley Colbert, Carrie Gordon, Jessica Gutzwiller, Alia Heidorn, Megan Hudepohl, Maria Huey, Abigail Kreimer, Holly McGarvey, Anna McGhee, Haley Michel, Madeline Peters, Kathryn Rost, Tierney Sunderhaus, Emily Threm, Megan Threm, Eva Weber SECOND HONORS - Eryn Blazer, Anna Bollin, Britney Bonno, Nicole Capodagli, Sarah Dreyer, Victoria Hemsath, Sydney Knecht, Meghan Long, Madison Sayatovice, Claire Sillies, Madeline Smith, Mary Speed, Hailey Tensing, Jennifer Toelke ST. XVIER HIGH SCHOOL FIRST HONORS - Philip Bissmeyer, Henry Fischesser, Ian Melnyk, John Roth, Simon Schaefer SECOND HONORS - Aaron Cramer, Michael Gerbus, Brandon Gilbert, Christopher Lindsay, Jonathan Lindsay, Benjamin Peters, Ryan Richter, Andrew Wittrock URSULINE ACADEMY FIRST HONORS - Kelly Grace


Want to know what’s going on? Sign up to Receive Parish News,


via E-mail Visit our website at www.stjohnsdr.org

to get started on your registration.

PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS - If you have a prayer request call the parish

office or email to [email protected].


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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR

HONOR ROLL STUDENTS MCAULEY HIGH SCHOOL FIRST HONORS - Ashley Colbert, Carrie Gordon, Jessica Gutzwiller, Alia Heidorn, Megan Hudepohl, Maria Huey, Abigail Kreimer, Holly McGarvey, Anna McGhee, Haley Michel, Madeline Peters, Kathryn Rost, Tierney Sunderhaus, Emily Threm, Megan Threm, Eva Weber SECOND HONORS - Eryn Blazer, Anna Bollin, Britney Bonno, Nicole Capodagli, Sarah Dreyer, Victoria Hemsath, Sydney Knecht, Meghan Long, Madison Sayatovice, Claire Sillies, Madeline Smith, Mary Speed, Hailey Tensing, Jennifer Toelke ST. XVIER HIGH SCHOOL FIRST HONORS - Philip Bissmeyer, Henry Fischesser, Ian Melnyk, John Roth, Simon Schaefer SECOND HONORS - Aaron Cramer, Michael Gerbus, Brandon Gilbert, Christopher Lindsay, Jonathan Lindsay, Benjamin Peters, Ryan Richter, Andrew Wittrock URSULINE ACADEMY FIRST HONORS - Kelly Grace


Want to know what’s going on? Sign up to Receive Parish News,


via E-mail Visit our website at www.stjohnsdr.org

to get started on your registration.

PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS - If you have a prayer request call the parish

office or email to [email protected].

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High School Ministry Some of our high school youth continue to participate in the West Side High School Volleyball League. They play on Sunday evenings and enjoy volleyball with other parishes and the also have the opportunity for a youth ministry session before/after each game. We are always open to having more teens play, so if you know anyone interested please contact Rod Dunlap at [email protected] or 614-1789.

Young Adult Ministry Our young adults continue to meet every Tuesday night at 7pm in the Youth Ministry room. As

we enter into this new year, the group continues to do a weekly Gospel reflection, have great discussion, and also enjoy fellowship with one another. Coming up here in the next month, the group will look at attend a Young Adult Service Fair in February, which will generate ideas for future community outreach. Also in March, some of our young adults will be attending a day-long young adult retreat at the Holy Spirit Center. If you are in your 20’s/30’s and wish to join us please contact Rod Dunlap at [email protected] or 614-1789.

Junior High Ministry Our 8th graders have began their Confirmation preparation so please keep them in your prayers throughout their journey! Also, many of them will begin taking a Theology of the Body class starting in February, which is a great opportunity for them to learn more about themselves and how God is calling them in their lives.

Some of our high school youth continue to participate in the West Side High School Volleyball League. They play on Sunday evenings and enjoy volleyball with other parishes and they also have the opportunity for a youth ministry session before/after each game. We are always open to having more teens play, so if you know anyone interested, please contact Rod Dunlap at [email protected] or 614-1789.


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Our young adults continue to meet every Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Youth Ministry room. As we enter into this new year, the group continues to do a weekly Gospel reflection, have great discussion, and also enjoy fellowship with one another. Coming up here in the next month, the group will look to attend a Young Adult Service Fair in February, which will generate ideas for future community outreach. Also in March, some of our young adults will be attending a daylong young adult retreat at the Holy Spirit Center. If you are in your 20s/30s and wish to join us, please contact Rod Dunlap at [email protected] or 614-1789.

Our 8th graders have began their Confirmation preparation so please keep them in your prayers throughout their journey! Also, many of them will begin taking a Theology of the Body class starting in February, which is a great opportunity for them to learn more about themselves and how God is calling them in their lives.

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T he word ambry is derived from the Latin armarium (cupboard or chest) and signifies the place where the vessels of oil used in

celebrating sacraments are kept. These oils are blessed by the bishop at the Mass of Chrism celebrated during Holy Week and are brought to each parish church for the various rites of anointing. The three oils signify the universal charisms of the church for initiating (oil of catechumens), healing (oil of the sick) and consecrating (chrism). As early as the sixth century, ambries were used to hold consecrated communion bread as well as the oils, and were often located in the base of the altar. By the thirteenth century, separate locked ambries were used for the eucharist only. This was an accepted practice by the sixteenth century, when this separate container was called a tabernacle. In the meantime, smaller amounts of the oils

were stored in the sacristy, or in a simple wall niche or recessed cupboard known as an ambry. As with all other vessels used in the liturgy today, the vessels for the oils should be of a quality and design that speak of the importance of the ritual actions. The vessels should hold an ample supply of the oils, thus symbolizing the generosity of God’s gift. The gestures of anointing can then be performed with similar generosity of touch. The display of beautiful vessels reminds the community of the reverence it gives to its members as they are welcomed in baptism, confirmed in the spirit and anointed in their illness. To be anointed is to participate in an ancient biblical and ecclesial rite of blessing, and to enter into the mission of Jesus Christ, the anointed one of God. Copyright © 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Philip Horrigan. Art by Rita Corbin.

THE AMBRY

Our ambry is located on the wall on the left side of the doors to the daily chapel.


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T he word ambry is derived from the Latin armarium (cupboard or chest) and signifies the place where the vessels of oil used in

celebrating sacraments are kept. These oils are blessed by the bishop at the Mass of Chrism celebrated during Holy Week and are brought to each parish church for the various rites of anointing. The three oils signify the universal charisms of the church for initiating (oil of catechumens), healing (oil of the sick) and consecrating (chrism). As early as the sixth century, ambries were used to hold consecrated communion bread as well as the oils, and were often located in the base of the altar. By the thirteenth century, separate locked ambries were used for the eucharist only. This was an accepted practice by the sixteenth century, when this separate container was called a tabernacle. In the meantime, smaller amounts of the oils

were stored in the sacristy, or in a simple wall niche or recessed cupboard known as an ambry. As with all other vessels used in the liturgy today, the vessels for the oils should be of a quality and design that speak of the importance of the ritual actions. The vessels should hold an ample supply of the oils, thus symbolizing the generosity of God’s gift. The gestures of anointing can then be performed with similar generosity of touch. The display of beautiful vessels reminds the community of the reverence it gives to its members as they are welcomed in baptism, confirmed in the spirit and anointed in their illness. To be anointed is to participate in an ancient biblical and ecclesial rite of blessing, and to enter into the mission of Jesus Christ, the anointed one of God. Copyright © 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Philip Horrigan. Art by Rita Corbin.

THE AMBRY

Our ambry is located on the wall on the left side of the doors to the daily chapel.

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