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Social Justice
Many Opportunities to Help
Social Justice Ministry contin-
ues to create opportunities for
all QAC members to participate
in social justice activities to live
the Corporal Act of Mercy during this Holy Year of Mercy.
Catholic social justice teaching is paramount to our faith and
one of the church’s greatest contributions to the Christian tradi-
tion.
Social Justice Ministry in Action
In addition to Social Justice ministry funding several agencies,
we participate in fund raising events for them. Chris Sitko led
a group of QAC members to help with Good Shepherd Minis-
try in their annual fund raising event on May 6, 2016.
Nimfa Simpson is coordinating the Interfaith Hospitality Net-
work of Greene County 5th Annual 5K Run/Walk on June 4,
2016. Many of our parishioners have signed up to participate
in and sponsored the event. During the week of May 15-21,
QAC members also provided home cooked meals to the IHN
Shelter Clients.
QAC sent off the Wright State University Student Mission to
Malawi with a donation of $1,500 from Social Justice Funds
and five donated lap top computers. We also participated in
the fabricating of window curtains for Kaseye Community
Hospital, coordinated by our seamstress master, Marti Quaken-
bush.
Social Justice Ministry coordinated the collection of household
items for the Refugee Resettlement Program.
Education and Conversation on Social Justice Issues
Following the Advent Discussion on Pope Francis Encyclical
on Laudato Si, the Adult Faith Formation focused their reflec-
tion and discussion during lent on this important document.
The conversation continues on how to promote the messages of
Laudato Si’ and help turn it into action in our local communi-
ties, "whether that be a parish, school, religious congregation,
lay group and youth group.
Stay tuned for upcoming events: Malawi Picnic in October and
Conversation with our Muslim Brothers and Sisters for our
Advent Soup Supper in December.
June 2016 Thank You Letter from the Marianists
Please extend the thanks of the Marianist Province to your parish-
ioners for their continued donations in support of the missions in
Africa and India. Their generous gifts will be used to serve the
poor through REDS program, Morning Star School, Maria House
(IMANI) and MIRACLE.
The Marianist REDS program continues to rescue street children
from a certain life of poverty and despair. In most cases, these
kids are either abandoned by their parents or are the children of
single mothers. With no education and little hope for anything
better in their lives, they live on the streets and collect recyclables
to forge a bare subsistence at best. The playschools are also a safe
place for the small children to interact and learn while the parents
are working.
Morning Star school educations over 1,700 children from the
surrounding rural communities. Education gives these children
hope for a better life and the chance at future employment with a
reputable employer. In India, over one third of the populations
lives on $1.25 per day. The school recently received recognition
for its excellence in education.
IMANI’s Maria House stands as a beacon of hope for very poor,
unwed mothers and pregnant women. It was first established 20
years ago in response to the terrifyingly high abortion rate among
poor slum-dwellers. The programs as Maria House continue to
offer hope for women in distress by empowering them through
skills training to create a better future for themselves and their
children. Maria House is also providing small loans to assist
women to start their own businesses.
The Marianists at MIRACLE in Karonga, Malawi are able to
continue to teach job skills each year to hundreds of unemployed
AIDS orphans, feed them a hot meal daily without which they
would go hungry, teach them modern farming, and provide them
with seed packages to raise their own food to feed their families.
The Marianists are very grateful that you have joined us in these
endeavors. Please know that the parishioners of Queen of Apos-
tles are frequently with the Marianists when we celebrate the
Eucharist.
Finally, I have recently moved to Memphis and while I continue
to work for the Marianist, some of my responsibilities have been
reassigned so that that donations can be efficiently processed. In
the future, could you please send the checks to the Marianist Mis-
sion, Attn: Bro Alex Tuss, SM, P.O. Box 340998, Dayton, OH
45434-0998. I’ll communicate your wishes for the allocation of
the funds.
Sincerely,
Did you know Adam and Eve’s third son’s name was Seth?
All my life
The river was just a river
Days came and days went
In the rain, the rain drops dimple the puddles
Looking back
At our high school years
Our innocence, our freedom
When we made every mistake in the books
With no do overs allowed
Now time has passed
Some fifty years
And yet we remember
The history of our lives behind us
Ah, that sweetness
Of our moment, our time together
COMMUNITY MINISTRY
Within our community we have wonderful individuals who
volunteer support for our members on a short term basis. This
includes the following:
Provide meals for members who are ill or to allow care-
giver relief
Provide respite care to allow caregiver relief or visits to
homebound members
Share Eucharist
Light housework
Transportation to appointments
Grocery shopping
Errands
Snow removal and yard work
Handyman tasks
Simple computer issues
Notary, Living Will, HPOA, Advance Directives
Ministry of Consoling (dealing with grief over loss)
Spiritual care
Referrals for long term care support
Please allow ample time for scheduling
If you need our support, or know of a community member who
does, please contact Terri Blanken
at 937-723-0151 or [email protected]
If you feel called to join one of our volunteer teams, even if
only on an occasional basis, please let us know.
Our Moment, Our Time Together
By Steve Guilfoos
According to 2 Maccabees, Jeremiah
buried the Ark of the Covenant con-
taining the 10 Commandments in a cave
on or near Mount Nebo.
(But I think Indiana Jones found it…)
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Seniors’ Corner
For June, Free and Nearly Free (F&NF) is
starting with a great arrangement of enter-
tainment events. I had a good time collect-
ing all the information, putting it on my
boards, then summarizing the information
and finally, with Gregs help, distributing
the summary to the community. For June
there so many activities, I really do not want to show any
favoritism. But here goes:
The Fraze has 9 events that are F&NF. Check the Fraze
flier or the Fraze on line. Three that look interesting are:
Saturday June 11 - 3 to 11PM Free - Boulevard Bash -
Food Truck Festival Good alignment of entertainment.
Tuesday June 14 - 7:00PM Free - Navy Band North-
west - Flag Day Performance
Wednesday June 15 - 5:30 to 9:30 PM Free - SPASS
NIGHT with the Schnapps Band
Dayton Riverscape - check schedule for performing groups
Friday June 3 - 6 to 10PM Picking in the Park
Friday June 10 - 7:30 to 9:30 PM R&B Hot Summer
Nights
Thursday June 9 and 23 - 7:30 to 9:30 Big Band
Nights - Bring your dancing shoes.
Centerville Stubbs Park Every Sundays 7:00 PM Four great
groups. Check schedule for performing bands.
Beavercreek Lofino's Park Every Sunday 7:00 PM The
line up for June look very good.
Now My recommendation:
New Carlisle Smith Park
Sunday June 12 - 6:30 PM Dry Branch Fire
Squad. Bring your lawn chairs and a snack to share. Park
on W. Washington St. on the north side of the park. Be
there about 6 for good parking. In case of bad weather the
action will be mover to the high school.
1 CRAIG WILLIAM BERRY
1 JOSE QUINONES
2 SUSAN FRAKER
2 SYLVIA KLIMASKI
2 ISAAC MEASURES
2 ENRIQUE ROMAGUERA
3 KRISTI JENNINGS
6 ELAINA BRODE
8 JOHN MOSKELAND
9 BARRY CHMIEL
11 JACK MEASURES
15 THERESA McGEADY
16 IAN BERRY
17 MARK CANNON
18 SIMON ATKINSON
18 STEVE COX
19 ADAM MORAN
19 CHARLOTTE REPASY
19 TOM SCHROER
19 NIMFA SIMPSON
22 LILLIAN MOSKELAND
23 BRADLEY SMITH
25 EMMY HAMILTON
29 PEG MOUNT
30 ROBERT BREINING
30 ASHLEY ROSE
Spiritual Care Ministry
The newly-formed Spiritual Care Ministry was created to provide spiritual support for our QAC members and their families. This
ministry is pastoral in nature and is available to people experiencing illness, loss, and any personal challenges in their lives.
The genesis of this Ministry was a program called The Unbroken Circle, which was sponsored by Hospice of Dayton and presented
by Duke University. Four people, Pat Acker, Terri Blanken, Carol Bourne, and Linda Folmar represented QAC. After an analysis of
the demographics of QAC, it was determined that as an aging community, we would benefit from deepening both the corporal and
spiritual connections among our members and their families.
Terri Blanken coordinates the Community Ministry, which provides many important corporal services. In this ministry, Terri also
supports a team of 13 people who make regular contact with QACers. Her brochure outlining this ministry describes in detail the
services they provide.
Spiritual Care is a new ministry at QAC and perhaps difficult for some to embrace. Spiritual care can include companionship,
prayer, listening, helping with life issues like forgiveness and suffering. The Spiritual Care team includes 5 members, Fr. Tom,
Carol Bourne, who is the coordinator, Janie Brewer, Bob Buescher, and Mary Hallinan. All are formally trained in spiritual care. As
a way of familiarizing you with them, each has outlined a profile of their experiences and beliefs.
Spiritual Care Team Members Profiles
Jane Brewer
I’ve just been a member of QAC for a
year now, but I’ve been so blessed by
my time here that I want to give back.
For many years, I was a high school
English teacher, and it was a rich and
rewarding career. A few years before
I retired from teaching, my father
died, and my experience at his bedside
nudged me to pursue my lifelong in-
terest in theology. After retirement, I
enrolled in seminary, graduating last
December from Earlham School of
Religion with a Masters of Divinity Degree focusing on pas-
toral care. My time in seminary and especially my chap-
laincy internship and residency at Kettering Medical Center,
confirmed my call to chaplaincy. Currently I work both at
Kettering and Community Mercy Hospice in Springfield. I
am honored to be a member of this spiritual care team for
QAC, offering people spiritual support and comfort as they
move through challenging circumstances.
Bob Buescher
Being part of Queen of Apostles Com-
munity has been a gift for over 35
years. When I heard about forming a
spiritual care team, I felt drawn to be a
part of it. What I have to offer is a
willingness to be a companion for oth-
ers wrestling with faith in the midst of
life’s ups and downs. My spiritual
grounding is academic as well as expe-
riential. In early adulthood I lived four
years as a Franciscan brother and theol-
ogy student before discerning that my call was to a different
vocation. Married since 1979, I have grown in my apprecia-
tion for God’s love revealed /mediated in relationship. More
recently I have been exposed to the Marianist charisms of
equality, hospitality, and compassion through a lay Marianist
group that meets regularly.
Mary Hallinan
I have been in and around QAC for quite a
few years now. My introduction to QAC
was through Circles, which is a practice of
Restorative Justice. Along with Carol
Bourne, Linda Folmar and Sr. Rose, I was a
part of the team that conducted Circles on a
number of themes a few years back. Ann
Hurley, Sr. Rose and I do Circles in the
Montgomery County Jail every Tuesday.
Along with my restorative justice training, I
am a trained spiritual director and soon to be
certified in the Somatic Experiencing form
of trauma therapy. My husband Charlie and I raised our 3 sons in
St. Albert the Great parish. I was a pastoral associate there while
studying counseling and theology at UD. I feel very blessed to be
asked to join the Spiritual Care team at QAC.
Carol Bourne
For over 30 years, QAC has been my
spiritual home. To be able to contribute
through the Spiritual Care team affirms
and blesses my membership in this fam-
ily. For most of my adult life, I have felt
called to the heart work of spiritual care.
As an educator, I received training in
family systems, worked as a grief facilita-
tor, and conducted retreats for teens from
divorced families. The immense out-
pouring of love and forgiveness in each
of these works moved me to want to con-
tinue heart work after my retirement. Consequently, I pursued
certification in a psycho-spiritual aging process and in spiritual
direction. The loss of my sister and my husband confirmed my
call to be present to the ill and dying. I have recently completed
several Hospice-related programs. It is my deep conviction that
being a listening presence to people as they struggle with life is-
sues is a gift that calls forth the divinity of God.
QAC Youthzine Welcome to our monthly section of The SPIRIT devoted to our youth. If you would like to write for
it, just let Maggie Atkinson know or email her your article by the 10th day of the month!
In Gratitude…
Dear QAC Community,
I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. These past years working with your children have been a wonderful
journey. I began on this path just hoping to create a program that would be fruitful for my kids as they grew up. I had no
idea that I would benefit from this process just as much as they did. I have had to opportunity to build incredible commu-
nity with so many different people. It has led me to find gifts that I didn’t know I had, and learn to get through struggles
that I didn’t think were possible. For all of that I am so full of gratitude for each and every person in this crazy and beau-
tiful community. Thank you for trusting me to do this job, for allowing me to be a part of your children’s lives, and for
blessings that I have received.
Peace,
Maggie
Upcoming LIFE Events!
The Funny Bone I
June.
4 Marianist LIFE: Thank you picnic for the community
12 Marianist LIFE
19 Marianist LIFE: No Meeting Happy Father’s Day
26 Marianist LIFE
July
3 Marianist LIFE: No Meeting Happy 4th of July
10 Marianist LIFE
17 Marianist LIFE: St. Laurence College visiting
18-23 LIFE WEEK!
24 Children’s Liturgy of the Word
29 Marianist LIFE Lock-in 8pm-8am
31 Marianist LIFE: No Meeting
Aug
7 Marianist LIFE Welcome Picnic!!
Is there a special event about to happen in your life? Is there a big competition coming up, or have you won an award, or are you really
proud of something going on in your life? Would you like us to know about it? Just find Maggie Atkinson after church or email her at
[email protected] and I will post it in our section of the SPIRIT!
The Funny Bone II
VBS REGISTRATION!
Register for our summer program!
Summer is coming soon and with that comes our
Vacation Bible School Program. June 10th-12th
We are very excited to be doing a weekend program
this year in June. We are planning it in conjunction
with NACMS. It should be a wonderful weekend for
all. It is time to sign up to attend, teach, and volunteer
for this enriching program. Check out all the informa-
tion on our website at: https://sites.google.com/a/qac-
ohio.org/youth/family-programs/vacation-bible-school
Email Maggie at [email protected] or mail
registration to QAC attn: VBS
5 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time
12 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
19 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
26 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time
July
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Liturgy planning for the Sundays of Sept. 4—October 16 after Lit-
urgy
QAC Budget
Every year at this time we develop our
budget for the upcoming year. It is a
tough task balancing the needs of the community with
what we expect to receive as part of our weekly offering.
We also consider what is fair for our paid staff and the
many dedicated hours they give to us. In April, the Com-
mittee Coordinators provided inputs on what they need to
operate and at the May Community Meeting, the initial
draft of the budget was presented for discussion. At the
June 14th 2016 Community Meeting, we will vote to ap-
prove the budget for next year that will start July 1st
2016. Below is a breakout of how our funds are distrib-
uted.
Liturgy Article Submitted by Linda Folmar
Many of the readings during June call us to deepen our relationship
with Christ and allow that relationship to lead us to a clearer under-
standing of who we are and how we are called to live. The following
article by Mary McGlone was taken from our liturgy resource, Cele-
bration Publications.
The second reading from the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(Galatians 3:26-29) is one of the clearest declarations we will find of
Paul’s understanding of Christian identity and the radical equality of the
baptized. At Pentecost, we heard Paul talk to the Corinthians about
every Christian as a unique and vital member of the body of Christ. In
that passage he insisted that each person is specifically gifted, and every
single one has an essential role to play. Part of his purpose in that read-
ing was to lead the community beyond their competitive divisions. In his
writing to the Galatian community, Paul was determined to make his
people aware of the new identity and the radical freedom they received
in baptism. He calls them to understand their vocation as something
much deeper than any ministry or role they might play.
Being baptized, being clothed with Christ, has so profoundly identi-
fied them with Christ that every unique characteristic of their back-
ground or personality becomes secondary. In Paul’s time the most obvi-
ous discriminating distinction among Christians was the one between
Jews and gentiles; some Jewish Christians felt they were religiously
superior and should require gentile Christians to imitate their practices in
the hope of measuring up in their belonging as Chosen People. Paul
expressed his rejection of that position in every word he said about the
insignificance of the law in the light of faith in Christ. For Paul, neither
obedience to the law nor birthright as a Jew had any significance at all in
the light of Christ. Faith in Christ meant being identified with him,
clothed in him, completely immersed in him. From there, the only factor
distinguishing one person or group from another could be summarized
as the difference between those who had received faith in Christ and
those to whom they were missioned.
Today this reading continues to challenge us in two ways. First, as
we read Paul’s description of the radical equality of believers, we are
called to evaluate our own attitudes about ourselves and our fellow
Christians. While we may not be particularly concerned about Jew or
Greek, if we changed the terms to Christian or Muslim, citizen or un-
documented, we could find ourselves confronting serious prejudices. So
too, in many ways our world holds onto socioeconomic distinctions that
are scandalously akin to the slave/free dichotomy. It goes without saying
that the same applies to the multiple expressions of gender inequality
that are still sanctioned in church and societies. Paul is calling us to a
serious examination of our attitudes so that we can uncover the preju-
dices that prevent us from recognizing our essential solidarity and equal-
ity as people baptized into Christ. Without a doubt, this is one of the
challenges included in Jesus’ instruction to take up the daily cross and
give our lives for his cause.
The second challenge, of course, is to grasp the reality that our iden-
tity as people baptized into Christ gives us a share in the responsibility
to continue his mission. We are called to daily self-giving of such a
quality that it will attract others as surely as Jesus did when he walked
with his first disciples.
June Calendar
So why is this important to everyone in QAC? This is
where you as a member of the community commit to pro-
viding your gifts to keep QAC strong. Remember that
Stewardship is giving back a portion of what God has
already given us. That giving grows our faith. We en-
courage you to review your current offerings to support
the amazing ministries at QAC.
On August 28th, will be celebrating our birthday “QAC
Day”. It was this day in 1973 that we emerged as a non-
territorial parish committing ourselves to “build a com-
munity of Love.” What a perfect time to recommit our-
selves and pledge our Time, Talent, and Treasure to our
community. Over the next 2 months we ask you to pray
about what you are currently giving and how together, we
can continue “to be the holy people God calls us to be.”
In addition to reviewing your commitment for the
2016/2017 budget, we ask that you review your commit-
ment for the current year and help us meet our 2015/2016
pledges. As you can see, we are slightly short of our tar-
get for this time of year. As of April, we are at 79% of
our goal, however we really should be at 81% in order to
meet our expenses.
Thank you for all you do to keep QAC a thriving commu-
nity! God Bless You!
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Pastoral Associate
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Baptisms
Deacon Greg Cecere
Office Hours:
W-F-Sat 8:00-Noon
T-Th 3:00-7:00
429-0510
306-8502 (home)
Community Coordinator Ken Moran [email protected]
Bread Bakers Ruby Bauer 426-7260
Marianist LIFE Com-
munity
Maggie Atkinson 258-3702 [email protected]
Communications Mary Rice 426-1941 [email protected]
Community Ministry Terri Blanken 723-0151 [email protected]
Eucharistic Ministers Amie Herbert
Lisa Measures
256-6417
Finance Tom McCrate 848-7712 [email protected]
Futures Group Bob Brookey
Tom Zawodny
Hospitality Marti Quakenbush 429-9224 [email protected]
Interpreter for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
Michelle Petrie 409-2992 [email protected]
Liturgy Linda Folmar
Bob Buescher
439-2630
294-7746
Membership Marilyn Nagle
Joan Ivory
298-8908
689-8259
Ministry of Consoling Steve Guilfoos 429-4512 [email protected]
Music Director Teesie Chandler 305-7996 [email protected]
QA Seniors Chuck and Ruby Bauer 426-7260 [email protected]
Religious Education &
Youth Ministry
Maggie Atkinson 258-3702 [email protected]
Servers & Sacristans Sharon Herbert 256-6417 [email protected]
Social Justice Chris Sitko
Jack & Nimfa Simpson
429-4173
372-2883
SPIRIT Newsletter Chris Penick
Steve Nordmeyer
Stewardship Kevin Skinner 429-4507 [email protected]
Webmaster Bill Perry 429-5807 [email protected]