FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

April 30, 2017

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ANNULMENTSJoe Fondacaro, 871-5757 ext. 222,jfondacaro@eastsideregion.orgBAPTISMS Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202BEREAVEMENT Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202BOOSTERSMatt Weisenborn, Athletic Directormweisenborn@stceciliacincinnati.orgBULLETIN Barbara Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.orgCOMMUNICATIONS Steve Sullivan, steveco@fuse.netCUB SCOUTS Jeff Krietemeyer, 324-6497DAY OF ADORATION Laurie Kamp, 871-5757, ext. 243EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & LECTORS Dave Rosselot, 396-6022FESTIVAL Doug & Joy Kornish Dkornish@cinci.rr.com, Jkornish@cinci.rr.comFLEA MARKET Anita & Carl Dalessandro, anitacarl@fuse.netFOCCUS MARRIAGE PREP Susan Kellison, suekellison13@gmail.comGIFT BEARERS Joanne Brinkman, 871-3230,jmbrinkman@zoomtown.comGIRL SCOUTS Sharon Krietemeyer,jskrietemeyer@hotmail.comGREETERS Nancy Worrall, nanworrall@aol.com

GYM SCHEDULING Matt Springer, 871-5757, ext. 204mspringer@stceciliacincinnati.org HOME DISTRIBUTORS/VISITS Fr. Jamie Weber, 871-5757, ext. 201HOSPITALITY Emily Adams, eeadams1018@gmail.com LEGION OF MARY Barbara Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202MOMS’ GROUP Holly Hemak, moms@stceciliacincinnati.orgOAKLEY FOOD PANTRY & COMMUNITY DINNER Stan Messerly, 731-2500PASTORAL COUNCIL Jason Hemak, 919-3491RESPECT LIFE GROUP Brigid McLinden Duffy, 379-0821, bswartz@fuse.netPTO Patricia Donnelly & Renee Dawson, 533-6060SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Fr. Jamie Weber, 871-5757, ext. 201ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Tom Schimian, 871-5757, ext. 203SERVERS Ron Case, 399-9331, rwmsc@yahoo.comWEDDING COORDINATOR Marta Misleh, 871-5757, ext. 207 mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.orgWEDDING RESERVATION Bob Kellison, 871-5757, ext. 208 bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.orgWELCOME COMMITTEE Angela Egner, (413) 854-7253, angelaegner15@gmail.comWORSHIP COMMISSION Mark Milliron, mmilliron501@gmail.comYOUNG ADULT GROUP Janelle Allen, 313-2196, janelle.r.allen@gmail.com

WEEKEND MASSES: Sat. 4 PM & Sun. 8 & 10 AMDAILY MASSES: Mon.-Sat. 9 AM, Wed. 6:45 AMTHE ROSARY: Mon.-Sat. 8:40 AMDAILY COMMUNION SERVICE: Mon.-Sat. 8 AMHOLY DAY MASSES: 9 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:30 PMLATIN MASSES: Tues. 9 AM CONFESSIONS: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 AM, Wed. 7:05-7:15 AM and 7:05-7:50 PM, Sat. 3-3:30 PM, Sun. 7-7:30 AM and 9-9:30 AMADORATION: Wed. 9:30 AM-8 PMHOLY HOUR: Wed. 7-8 PMSTATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fri. 9:30 AM BAPTISMAL PREPARATION: Please register for your baptism at www.stceciliacincinnati.org under the Sacraments tab. You can also select your class dates there.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. MARGARET-ST. JOHN: Mon.-Fri. 11:45 AM, Sat. 3 PM, Sun. 9 & 11 AMMASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. ANTHONY: Sun. 8:30 & 11:30 AM

MONDAY, MAY 1 (Saint Joseph the Worker)

8:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM Virginia Kemme Off Jeanne Kemme

TUESDAY, MAY 2 (Saint Athanasius)

8:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM William J. Keating Jr. Off Eileen Rodgers

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 (Saints Philip & James)

6:45 AM Families of Saint Cecilia 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Hubert & Catherine Moermond Off The Moermond Family9:30 AM Eucharist Adoration (9:30 AM – 8 PM) Holy Hour 7-8 PM with Confessions until 7:50 PM

THURSDAY, MAY 4

8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Victor DeLorenzo Off Mary Ann Fagel 7:00 PM May Crowning

FRIDAY, MAY 5

8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM William J. Keating Jr. Off Nancy Hogan

SATURDAY, MAY 6

8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Ron Koetters Off Ron & Marcia Joseph 4:00 PM. Erma Reinhardt Off Mary & Jack Holton

SUNDAY, MAY 7 (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

8:00 AM Gene Branham Off Bill Mahon 10:00 AM Ida Trotta Off Charlie & Joyce James

MARRIAGE BANNS

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Rev. Jamie Weber, Pastor 871-5757, ext. 201 / jweber@eastsideregion.orgRev. Jason Williams, Parochial Vicar 871-5757, ext. 205 / jwilliams@eastsideregion.orgBarb Browarsky, Rectory Secretary 871-5757, ext. 202 / bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.orgCody Egner, Regional Dir. of Religious Ed. 871-5757, ext. 215 / cegner@eastsideregion.org Mike Goedde, School Principal 533-6060 / mgoedde@stceciliacincinnati.orgRobert Kellison, Music Dir./Stewardship 871-5757, ext. 208 / bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.orgMarta Misleh, Assistant to the Pastor 871-5757, ext. 207 / mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.orgMatt Springer, Reg. Dir. Fin. & Operations 871-5757, ext. 204 / mspringer@eastsideregion.org

3105 Madison RoadCincinnati, OH 45209(513) 871-5757www.stceciliacincinnati.org www.facebook.com/stceciliacincinnati

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APRIL 29-30, 2017

First Communion and May CrowningToday our children will be receiving their First Holy Commu-nion. It is always such a special day and so beautifully cele-brated by our parish. Our children have been preparing all year for this day and are excited about being able to receive Our Lord. I want to thank the teachers, catechists, and our director of religious education, Cody Egner, for preparing the children for this sacrament.

On Thursday, May 4, you are invited to our May Crowning at 7 PM at St. Cecilia. We will sing all of the beautiful Marian hymns and crown the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is fitting that we crown her as she unites us to her son. This service is one of the defining devotions of our Catholic faith. This feast brings chil-dren to see our mother Mary as the queen of heaven. It brings us the promises of spring as we crown her with flowers. A lot of work goes into preparing this beautiful feast. I hope every-one can join us. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, it would be fitting to invite your mother or a special mother figure in your life to this wonderful feast day.

Amen? Amen!

A GOSPEL REFLECTIONLUKE 24:13-35

by FATHER JASON WILLIAMS

THE PASTOR’S CORNER“Stay with us, Lord!”

While two downcast disciples walk back towards their former way of life, the Christ approaches and initiates a conversation regarding the things that have occurred in the holy city. It becomes a twofold encounter, and the Lord helps them to grasp the reality behind what they have witnessed in the last few days. They are in-trigued by this encounter and plead with the traveler that he stay the evening with them.

The same twofold encounter with the living, risen Lord occurs at every holy Mass. Little by little he opens the Scriptures to us, helping us to understand God’s plan of salvation from sin and restoration in grace through the work of his Son. Then he — in the person of the priest — takes bread, says the blessing, breaks it, and gives it to us, his disciples walking along the road of our life. The disciples of Christ are not just those who share in a meal with him; they are those who unite their lives through this Sacrifice of divine love to the Savior’s work of redemption. They are those who desire that the Lord who sets hearts aflame stay with them always. They are those who, recognizing their God and his salvation in the breaking of the bread, go forth joy-fully to proclaim that Christ is alive and has conquered the death of sin.

May the same eagerness and enthusiasm that filled the hearts of the disciples who invited Christ to stay with them at Emmaus fill our hearts as well, and may we go forth from the encounter of each Mass zealously proclaiming to those we meet that Jesus Christ is truly risen from the dead.

“HAIL, HOLY QUEEN ENTHRONED ABOVE, O MARIA.HAIL, QUEEN OF MERCY AND OF LOVE, O MARIA.”

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Can the Church err in questions of faith?The faithful as a whole cannot err in faith, because Jesus promised his disciples that he would send them the Spirit of truth and keep them in the truth (John 14:17). [80-82, 85-87, 92, 100]

Just as the disciples believed Jesus with their whole heart, a Christian can rely completely on the Church when he asks about the

way of life. Since Jesus Christ himself gave his apostles the commission to teach, the Church has a teaching authority (the

Magisterium) and must not remain silent. Although individual members of the Church can err and even make serious mistakes,

the Church as a whole can never fall away from God’s truth. The Church carries through the ages a living truth that is greater

than herself. We speak about a depositum fidei, a deposit of faith that is to be preserved. If such a truth is publicly disputed

or distorted, the Church is called upon to clarify again “what has always and everywhere been believed by all” (St. Vincent of

Lerins, d. 450). (YOUCAT question 13)

Ref lections with the Saints: St. Ita (A.D. 570)Who was your favorite teacher? Perhaps it was your first-grade teacher who taught you to read and instilled a love of books. Or your grandmother who taught you how to bake a pie or sew a straight seam. Or a mentor who taught you how to survive the rigors of your first job.

Anyone lucky enough to have been profoundly influenced by a teacher owes a debt of gratitude. Teachers do more than instruct; they change lives. They help us see the world in a new way. Most of all, they help us see our potential and ourselves in ways we might never have seen without them.

St. Ita lived in Ireland in the sixth century in what is now the county of Limerick. Among her other ventures, she founded a boys’ school. There, for five years, she taught a young lad by the name of Brendan. He, in his turn, grew up to become famous in his own right as an abbot, missionary, and saint. In Brendan’s biographies, St. Ita is cited as one of the primary influences of his early life.

One of the greatest gifts we can give those who have taught us is our thanks. –Woodeene Koenig-Bricker

What makes a good teacher?

Have I ever thanked the

people who have taught me well?

“If the only prayer you said in your life was ‘I thank you’, that would be enough.” – Meister Eckhart

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

It was on May 13, 1917 that Our Lady first appeared to the three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. To mark this 100th anniversary, a Rosary rally will be held on Saturday, May 13, at 9:30 AM on the front steps of our church. This public square Rosary, sponsored by America Needs Fatima, will be one of thousands of rallies that will take place all across the United States on that day. Please join us and thousands of other Catholics on this day in offering contrition for our sins and to fervently pray for the conversion of the United States and the world.

“One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” -Saint Dominic

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PA R I S H N E W S & N O T E S

MONDAY9 AM - H. Hernandez & Z. Schnuck

TUESDAY9 AM - St. Edmund Campion

WEDNESDAY9 AM - C. Herzner & A. Melgoza

THURSDAY9 AM - E. Reyes-Samano, L. Whittaker, J. Escobar

& E. Haynes

FRIDAY

9 AM - St. Edmund Campion

SATURDAY9 AM - J. Bucio-Benitez & C. Behrens

4 PM - J. Prues, D. & Z. Schnuck

SUNDAY 8 AM - R. Peddicord & C. Brereton

10 AM - A. Krietemeyer, C. Brigger, O. Lewis

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COL LECT IONS FOR THE WEEK END ING APR I L 16 ( EASTER )Offertory $21,690.15 | Online Sunday $4,025.00| Online Easter $2,360.00 | TOTAL $28,075.15

Prayer Intentions for the Week Please pray for God’s healing graces for Parker Cianciolo. Contact Barb Browarsky at the parish office, (513) 871-5757, ext. 202, with Mass and sanctuary devotional candle intention requests. All requests are honored for two weeks with the individual’s or family’s approval.

The Blessed Mother altar will be decorated as a shrine to remain for the entire month of May. All are invited to bring flowers and leave them at the Blessed Mother altar. You are encouraged to bring the flowers in your vases. However a supply of vases will be provided at the shrine for use there as needed.

Spring Men’s CookoutJoin us on our very first regional Spring Men’s Cookout to be held at East Fork State Park (3294 Elklick Rd, Bethel, OH) on Saturday, May 6, from noon-5 PM.

Sign up online (eastsidefaith.org/mens-cookout), and let us know what you can bring. You can also find directions there. There is a shelter (Indian Mound Shelter), so come unless there is a chance of lightning. Let’s make this the largest men’s outing the region has ever had!

Easter Egg Hunt On Sunday, May 7, after the 10 AM Mass, our Moms Group will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt in the yard next to church for children in the parish ages 6

and younger. This event is meant to remind us that Easter doesn’t end on Easter Sunday and that egg hunts and celebra-tions continue for 50 days, all the way through Pentecost. This is a BYOB—bring your own basket—event!

Blessing of Runners On Saturday, May 6, the eve of the Flying Pig Marathon, St. Cecilia will have the annual blessing of the runners at the 4 PM Mass. Please tell your friends and family to come and be spiritually strengthened for the race!

Theology on Tap The Spring 2017 series is underway! Young Adults are invited to Molly Malone’s (6111 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge) on Mondays, now through May 22. Social begins at 7 PM, the talk at 7:30 PM. Look for us on Facebook for a list of top-ics and speakers. Come grab a beer and learn more about the faith with friends. Questions can be directed to Sarah Patter-son, sarahlantry3@gmail.com.

Catholic Relief Services Today is the annual collection for the Catholic Relief Services. Funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and Christ’s love and respect to all people here at home and abroad. Please deposit the CRS envelope from your packet during the regular offertory col-lection, or you can contribute at all the doors as you leave church. Thank you. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief.

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