READINGS FOR OCTOBER 11 Wisdom 7:7-11
Hebrew 4:12-13
Mark 10:17-30
With heartfelt thanks for your
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
SEPTEMBER 26 & 27
Adults $11,517.90 Children $3.00
IN THE MILITARY Please pray for those serving in the military.
“Lord, protect our military as they sacrifice for us;
bless them and their families for their
continuing selflessness.“
ST. HELEN CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 4, 2015
BAPTISMS Congratulations to Cody Cooper Betts,
son of Mark and Katherine, who recently
received new life through the waters of
baptism. Welcome sweet little one, to the
body of the Body of Christ!
MAINTENANCE WORKER /
GROUNDS KEEPER St. Helen Parish is seeking a self-motivated
person as a Maintenance Worker and Grounds Keep-
er. This is a full time position with benefits, account-
able to the maintenance supervisor. In this position
the person will provide general building maintenance,
painting, grounds maintenance, and general repair.
Work hours are daytime, Monday through Friday
with periodic evening and weekend hours as needed.
Employment to begin in December. Submit resume
by October 17 to Business Manager, St. Helen Par-
ish, 605 Granville Place, Riverside, OH 45431. Any
inquiries can be sent to [email protected].
DON REIMER
TO JOIN ST. HELEN STAFF
AS BUSINESS MANAGER Don Reimer has agreed to become the Busi-
ness Manager for St. Helen Parish and School. He
will begin on October 12. Don has been Chief Finan-
cial Officer for a large community health center in
Butler County. At St. Helen he will manage the fi-
nance, maintenance, and human resource functions of
the parish. His tremendous experience will be a ma-
jor contribution to the efficiency and careful manage-
ment of parish resources.
Don and his wife, Claudia, currently live in
Hamilton, Ohio and are planning to move to our area.
They have two adult daughters, one beautiful grand-
son, and another grandbaby on the way.
Welcome, Don!
Please join us for
DONUT SUNDAY Next week following the 8:00 and 10:30 Mass.
See you in the Smith Building!
ONE PROCEDURAL CHANGE FOR
THOSE TAKING
COMMUNION TO THE SICK If you are taking communion to someone after
Mass, please place your pyx on the credence table by
the servers before Mass instead of by the Tabernacle.
Everything else stays the same. You will be given the
filled pyx at the end of Mass and will process out be-
hind the servers.
ALSO, if you have a pyx that you are no
longer using, please return it to the rectory. Thank
you!
RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY Thank you for whatever help you are able to give
in today’s second collection that supports life
resource centers in the Archdiocese
CALL CONNIE
AT 830-2703 IF
YOU WOULD
LIKE TO JOIN
ST. HELEN
PARISHIONERS
AT THE LIFE CHAIN IN KETTERING TODAY at 2
CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
8:00 a.m. Mass (Rosary at 7:30 a.m.)
Coffee and Conversation- HR 9:00-10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Mass
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Novena-CH 9:00 a.m.
Legion of Mary-SJA 2:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m.
Financial Peace University SJN-7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
All School Mass-CH 8:15 a.m.
Centering Prayer-SJN 3:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Prayer Shawl Ministry-SJN 1:00 p.m.
Family Praise & Worship-SJN 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Regional Mass Immaculate Conception-8:15 am
“Ignite”-A Songwriter’s Concert-CH 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Men’s Group-SJN 7:30 a.m.
5:00 p.m. Mass
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
8:00 a.m. Gene Crabtree (Doris Issenmann)
10:30 a.m. Toni & Mata Perez (Ampi & Ed
Arnold)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
8:15 Eugene Crabtree (Jim & Sylvia Bertke)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
8:15 a.m. Gene Deis (Sr. Ann Maria Sanders)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
8:15 a.m. Casmir, MaryAnn, & Joseph
Tomaszewski (Family)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:15 a.m. Estelle Cooper Dixon (Mark & Sherma
Brown)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception Church
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
5:00 p.m. Richard “Skitch” Balent (Jim Herzog)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
8:00 a.m. Carl Hess (Leisure Club)
10:30 a.m. Charlie Maloney-Birthday
Remembrance (Tootie and Family)
SINGING
OPPORTUNITY
Women’s Choir
Saturday, October 10
Meet at 4 p.m. to sing at
5 p.m. Mass
UPCOMING BOOK STUDY Hey Mama! Are you looking for some conversation with other women? Hungry for something a little deeper than Daniel Tiger? Itchy to grow in faith but not sure how to make it happen? Join us for a book study this fall as we read Everyday Sacrament: The Messy Grace of Parent-ing. Our first meeting will be Saturday, October 17 from 8:30-10:00am (and then roughly every-other week) in the St. Julie Center. Contact Ellen Garmann ([email protected] or 254-6233) to pick up your book or ask any questions.
THE LITURGICAL MINISTERS’ SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 10 & 11
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO is excited to announce the
Christmas Bazaar will be continuing again this year!
Make sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, De-
cember 5th and join us for an exciting day of home-
made crafts, food, and fun! Applications have been
sent to last year’s vendors and we are also accepting
additional application for new vendors. Please con-
tact Amy Comer at 231-9226 or amy-
[email protected] for additional information.
Due to the PTO running the Christmas ba-
zaar the Reverse Raffle has been cancelled.
FAIR TRADE ITEMS FOR SALE
NEXT SUNDAY Join us next Sunday in the Smith Building
during coffee and donuts for the FAIR TRADE
SALE. By purchasing Fair Trade you are directly
supporting Catholic Relief Services essential relief
and development work around the world! Stop by
and see what delicious items Fair Trade has to offer!
ADVENT BY CANDLELIGHT
SAVE THE DATE! It’s never too early to mark your calendar for
an important event! St. Helen Parish will hold Advent
by Candlelight for ladies of the congregation, their
female family members, friends and neighbors, on
Sunday, November 29 in the Smith Building. This
year, we hope to offer two sessions: one at 2:00pm
and one at 6:30pm. There is no charge for this
event. This is a wonderful evening of the Word, mu-
sic, and fellowship to help you prepare your hearts for
the Advent season before the holidays get into full
swing!
Want to ensure you have a seat at this year’s
Advent by Candlelight? Volunteer to be a table host-
ess and we will reserve a chair for you! Hostesses
provide table settings, decorations, candles and a des-
sert and/or appetizers for a table of 5-7 ladies. Many
partner with one or two others to host a table. It is lots
of fun, and requires only a few hours of your time for
planning, baking (or buying) and decorating. If you
want to host a table this year (or need more infor-
mation before committing), please call Ellen Garmann
at 254-6233 or register on our ABC website (use the
hostess tab): http://www.sthelenparish.org/advent-by-
candlelight
Sat., 10/10 5:00 p.m. Sun., 10/11 8:00 a.m. Sun., 10/11 10:30 a.m.
Altar Servers Skiles, Colleen Merz, Michael* Farley, Luke
Skiles, Emily Schmid, Mark Friel, William
Randall, Grace Huber, Nikki
Sebastian, Benjamin
Eucharistic Ministers Bacher, Irene Dillon, Linda NEED 1 VOLUNTEER
Bacher, Steve Harpenau, Nicole Berent, David
Basto, Maria Heckman, Linda Hilgeford, Drew
Engel, Carol Keenan, Margie Hilgeford, Mindy
Hennessey, Tami Seward, Sadie Huber, Dan
Kalis, Ben Seward, Walt Huber, Nate
Kalis, Shawn Snyder, Kathy Jefferson, Julie
Kronenberger, Eddie Riel, Armand
Kronenberger, Katie Riel, Marie
Lamm, Nancy Schmid, Jenny
Sheridan, Sylvia
Szydlik, Billie Jean
Lectors Wolodkiewicz, Dan Weese, Thomas Keller, Chris
Hayes, David Hawkins, Helen Yedlosky, Terry
ST. HELEN CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 4, 2015
We are looking for individ-
uals or groups who are free
to pray at the clinic on
Stroop on Tuesdays during
the hours of 7 a.m. and 1
p.m.
If you can help, please con-
tact Connie Zebrowski, St.
Helen’s Respect Life Min-
istry Chair. She can be
reached at 830-2730 OR
conniezebrowski
@msn.com!
If you would like to pray
but would prefer to remain
in your car, that is fine,
too!
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“Where have all the flowers gone?”
DON’T LET THIS BECOME OUR THEME SONG!
IF YOU’VE MISSED OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT THE
POPE’S ENCYCLICAL, HERE IS ANOTHER NOT TOO FAR AWAY!
We are quickly in need of
a couple of gardeners
OR a group of gardener
friends who would be
willing to take over the
care of our St. Joseph rose
garden and the Blessed
Mother’s garden.
Phil Wetzel and Gloria
Johnson, who have kept
our gardens so beautiful
for so long, would be hap-
py to give you guidance
and tutelage!
Please help us keep our
garden are a beautiful
prayer sanctuary!
CREDIT UNION NEWS If your Fall season involves new car shopping, then
start your quest at the St. Helen Federal Credit Union. We have
new car rates that start as low as 2.49% APR for 36 months.
And older model used cars start at 2.99% APR. We also offer
Debt Consolidation to help get finances back in order and a
Quick Cash for Cleanup---up to $7000 for those short term
needs. Applications for all our loans are available at the Credit
Union or on-line at www.sthelenfederalcreditunion.com .
2015 FAMILY ROSARY RALLY Bishop Binzer will be the presider at the elev-
enth annual Family Rosary Rally on Sunday, October
11, 2015 at the UD arena. The prelude music will start
at 2:30 PM followed at 3:00 PM with Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament, the live rosary, and closing with
Benediction. Please join other families throughout the
Dayton area in this powerful public family prayer
event as we pray for peace in our community, peace in
our families, for the sanctity of life, and for an increase
in vocations. Visit our website
www.familyrosaryrally.com for more information.
SEPARATED, WIDOWED, DIVORCED Suffering the loss of a relationship through a death, di-
vorce or separation? Beginning Experience Cincinnati offers a
healing weekend Oct. 23-25 at the Comboni Mission Center,
1318 Nagel Road, Cincinnati. This three-day retreat is a person-
al journey in hope to begin a new life with renewed courage and
peace. Cost is $175 (meals and lodging included). For more
information, see beginningexperiencecincinnati.webs.com or
email [email protected]. Or, call 513-684-1196.
TRIFECTA OF MERCY On Sunday, October 11, 6-8pm come join Ju-
bilee Retreat Guide Anthony Franchina at the Berga-
mo Center for Lifelong Learning in an introductory
reflection on the Jubilee of Mercy. Reflect on the
role of three key popes in this Jubilee - Pope Saint
John XXIII's calling the Church to be more merci-
ful, beginning with the Vatican II Council along with
John Paul II who guided the Church through 27 of
those 50 years since and Pope Francis who has de-
clared the coming year to be a Jubilee of Mercy to
mark the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, also known as
the "Council of Mercy." Register by calling the Ber-
gamo Center 937-426-2363 or online at http://
www.bergamocenter.org/
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP The St. Charles Grief Support Recovery Group will
begin on Wed. October 28th at 7:00p.m. in the Parish Li-
brary. These six, weekly, 1 ½ hour sessions will be facilitated
by Karol Dyer, lay pastoral minister and Ruth Hoffman, parish
nurse. This experience is meant to help healing and start to fill
the emptiness that may hang on as we move into a new life after
the loss of a loved one. Advance notification is neces-
sary. Please call St. Charles Parish Office at 434-6081 by Oct.
21st for more information or to register. LIVING IN COMMUNION
WITH CREATION:
TOWARDS ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION October 9-10, 2015
The Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford in part-
nership with Bellarmine Chapel and Xavier Universi-
ty’s Institute of Spirituality and Justice, will present a
two day program on Pope Francis’ Encyclical on the
Environment ‘On Care For Our Common Home.’ The
program will begin Friday evening and extend through
Saturday. Through prayer and reflection, presentation
and discussion the gathering will focus on a critical
theme of Pope Francis’ message: ecological conver-
sion. As this theme is lifted up and grappled with, the
Pope’s remarks concerning the vision and spirituality
of Francis of Assisi will be given particular and
prayerful attention. Cost of the retreat $150.00
WOMEN'S MORNING OF REFLECTION Please join us for a Morning of Reflection on
Tuesday, October 13th, 2015. The theme will be Mer-
cy of a Mother. We will begin with Mass at 9:30 AM
at St. Peter Parish, followed by a spiritual reflection,
Confession, and social refreshment concluding at noon.
To reserve Babysitting for your children please contact
Heather at 937-867-7332 or for further information,
Barbette at 937-293-1438.