Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2021

Staff Email Addresses Rev. David Lemkuhl Pastor FrDave@ResurrectionCinci.org

Rev. Deacon Royce Winters Pastoral Administrator Deacon@ResurrectionCinci.org

Mr. David Fowler, Sr. Minister of Music dlfowler12@gmail.com

Ms. Sabrina Burton-Simonson Administrative Assistant Office@ResurrectionCinci.org

Ms. Sabrina Burton-Simonson Bulletin Editor bulletin@ResurrectionCinci.org

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Notes from our Pastor

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We are looking into our parish being a dispensing site for the COVID-19 vaccine if we can find

a provider. While there are tiers for who is eligible, it would probably be by appointment only.

Whatever we can do to serve our surrounding community and to encourage African Americans

to get vaccinated and to make it accessible, I believe we should do it. While there seemed to be

difficulty in getting an appointment once the Tier for my age-group was up, I was lucky to get

my first Pfizer Vaccine through Summit Country Day School, where I am chaplain.

Unfortunately, this year we have no one preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation as a

catechumen. If you are using a Missallette, notice that the Cycle B readings can be found for

our Saturday / Sunday liturgies for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of Lent.

For Black History Month this year I watched a zoom panel discussion about Racism in the USA,

The Black Church Part I and II (from Slavery, through the Civil Rights Movement, the evolution

of Black Lives Matter), and the Movies “Selma” and “Detroit.” I regularly watch our friend

Courtis Fuller on “Let’s Talk Cincinnati” on Saturday evenings. A number of our honorees of

the “Keep the Dream Alive Award” have been featured. An interesting article in the Enquirer by

the Guest Columnist, Laura Mitchell, Superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools, wondered

whether we have outgrown the need for a special month for Black History. I have no idea if our

American History Books tell the whole story, with a balance perspective, while acknowledging

the contributions of African Americans. Those of you who have elementary, junior high and

high school students can enlighten me. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had over the

nearly five years of being your pastor to know your stories. So many of you have offered your

lives in service, making our world a better place. We need you to tell your story more widely.

Please make your story known to our office so we may put it on our website and in our bulletin.

Individual confessions are available each Saturday between 3:10 and 2:40 p.m. or by

appointment. The parish reconciliation service with individual confessions will be on Tuesday

March 23rd at 6:30 p.m.

Rev. David Lemkuhl

Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2021

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An inventor as well as physicist, Dr. George

Carruthers was instrumental in the design of lunar

surface ultraviolet cameras. He was also Head of the

Ultraviolet Measurements Branch of the Naval

Research Laboratory.

Dr. Charles Drew was a leading researcher in the

field of blood plasma preservation and led a massive

blood donation drive to provide the British with

much-needed blood supplies during World War II.

The son of escaped slaves from Kentucky, Eijah

McCoy was born in Canada and educated in

Scotland. Settling in Detroit, Michigan, he invented

a type of lubricator for steam engines (patented

1872) and established his own manufacturing

company. During his lifetime he acquired 57

patents.

Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cream scooper.

His invention was patented on February 2, 1897.

March 3 – March 7, 2021

Wednesday, March 3, 9:30 a.m. – Church of the

Resurrection

Saturday, March 6, 4:00 p.m. – In Loving Memory of

Glenn Johnson, brother of Dolores Benjamin

Sunday, March 7, 10:00 a.m. – In Loving Memory of

Maurice Adams

Remembering Loved Ones If you have someone you want to remember by offering a

Mass Intention, please call the Parish Office.

FY2020 - 2021 COLLECTION GOAL

July 1, 2020 – January 23, 2021

Bi-Weekly Target Bi-Weekly Actual

Collection

$17,000.00 $21,368

Collections Target

Year Collections YTD

$443,674.00 $190,740

Special Parish Collections YTD

Believing With

Grateful Heart $3,230.00

Resurrected Jesus $100.00

African Am. Bibles $150.00

New Paved Parking $50.00

Remodeled

Restroom $3,340.00

Doors of Faith $2,627.00

Outreach Collection YTD

Saint Vincent

de Paul $16,687

Lenten Tuesday Reflection Series:

Transformation Requires Conversion Rev. Deacon Royce Winters will facilitate this Lenten

Virtual Reflection Series on Tuesday, March 2, 9 and

16 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The series is entitled, "A

Conversion of Heart - Requires A Genuine Conversion

of Heart." The participants will be led into the presence

of the Lord by the direction of the Holy Spirit to pray,

listen, reflect on the Scripture passage of the day. In their

pastoral letter, Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring

Call to Love, the bishops state: "Conversion is a long

road to travel for the individual”…Each of us should

adopt the words of Pope Francis as our own: “let no one

think that this invitation is not meant for him or her.”

“All of us are in need of personal, ongoing conversion."

This Zoom link will be used for each session: https://catholiccincinnati.zoom.us/j/95453922414...

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Liturgical Ministry Schedule

Parish Lenten Prayer

All merciful God, strengthen my faith and my commitment, as I pray for the members of the Church of the

Resurrection. May my repentance, my acts of self-denial and my acts of self-giving, draw me ever deeper

in love with You and with Your People. Stir in me Your own Spirit, creating in me a clean heart, so I may

celebrate the Paschal Mystery at Easter, one in heart and mind, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Wednesday, March 3rd 9:30 am Mass Church

12:00-noon Food Pantry Parish Center

Saturday, March 6th

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm Confessions Church

4:00 pm Mass Church

Sunday, March 7th

10:00 am Mass Church

Stations of the Cross &

Praying the Rosary The Lenten Season is upon us, it is a time of reflection

and anticipation of the coming of the Lord. The

Pandemic has caused the church to make changes as to

how to safely observe Lent. During this time of the

year, you will have the opportunity to pray the Stations

of the Cross via video; the link will be on the church’s

website. In addition to the stations you will also be able

to Pray the Rosary via video; that link will be on the

church’s website as well. This will allow you to

participate on your own time. It is our hope that you will

have a meaningful Lenten Season. Please join us at

resurrectioncinci.org.

LENTEN FISH FRY The 2021 Lenten Fish Fry is fast approaching!!! Due to

unforeseen circumstances, this year's fish fry will begin

one week later than normal. The first fish fry will take

place beginning Friday, February 26th and will continue

every Friday until Friday, March 26, 2021. The hours

are 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. In order to help with COVID-

19 protocols set by Governor Mike Dewine, we will

offer a limited service to our customers. Although we

enjoy fellowship here at the Church of the Resurrection,

this year's fish fry will be take-out orders only. We are

also requesting that no one enters the building without a

mask and that your mask is worn for the duration of your

wait. Stations will be available to allow for hand

sanitizing before entering the cafeteria. Finally, if you

have a fever, or have been around someone who is sick

or has had COV-ID, please wait to attend the Fish Fry

after the quarantine period.

Because of COV-19 concerns, this not the typical Lenten

Fish Fry that we enjoy here at the Church of The

Resurrection, but your support is appreciated, We are

making every effort to provide a safe environment for

our customers and volunteers. We are still looking for

volunteers!!! If you are able to volunteer, or if you have

concerns/ questions, please feel free to contact the

Lenten Fish Fry Chair, Joyce Winters, at 513-652-1235.

Thank you and the committee is excited to serve!!!

Mass

9:30 am

Wed., Mar. 3

4:00 pm

Sat., Mar. 6

10:00 am

Sun., Mar. 7

Readers

Kimberly Ware

Harriet Broyles

Nancy Provine Turner

Ushers

Pam Heydt

Michael Phillips

Tom Yates

Collen Foster-Sager

Sacristans

Deacon Winters

Percy Stricklin

Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2021

PRAYER MINISTRY

“If anyone among us is sick, the church should pray over

them. Our Church of the Resurrection family is

encouraged to send cards or call our sick and

homebound members.”

Homebound, Nursing Homes & Hospitals

Ashley Burns, Lottie Davis, Gregory Donaldson,

Luvenia Huff, Norma Kahn, Yvette Patterson, Lu-

cille Railey, Kenneth Riley, Bonnie Scott, Lisa

Smith and Dorothy Waller

In Need of Prayer

Alice Adams, Kimberly Allen, Marcia Allen,

Michael Allison, Theresa Barnes, Tonya Bishop-

Gable & Family, Mary Boggs, James Bond, Harriet

and Lacey Broyles, Dolores (Dee) Bruggeman,

Kwasi Burgin, Stacey Burnam, Louise Cole, Mark

Curnutte, Colette Davis, Ruth Davis, Purcell Davis,

Rashon Dukes, Ricardo Dukes, Linda Edington,

Brenda Grier, Barbara Hawkins, Pam Heydt,

Carmen Hill, Mary Maxine Homan, Helen Hughes,

John J. Jackson, Wakita Jackson, The Jeff Family,

Marie Jenkins, Michelle Jenkins, Robert Jenkins,

Mary Alice Jones, Sandra Kinley, June Landrum-

Springer, Annette Lee, Paul Leitzinger, Fr. Dave

Lemkuhl, Margie Lemkuhl, Diane Lemkuhl,

Alvina Lindsey, David Lett, Garey Lindsay, Katie

Lindsay, Susan Lovett, Phyllis Minniefield, Vickie

Mitchell, Killis Moxley, Mary Murphy, Norm

O’Connor, Kathy O’Malley, Sondra Parsons,

Norma Payne Richardson, Sandra Cross Porter,

Kathleen Richards, Ronald Richardson, Margaret

Riley, Marie Robinson, Lucy Salazar-Stricklin,

Cecil Solomon, Mary Solomon, Andrew Springer,

Mary Stewart, James Thompson, Marion

Thompson, Doretha Thurman, Miriam Tucker,

Tracey Tucker, Collinda Tye, Lynda Valines, Gary

Walker, Dina Washington, Wendell Washington,

Erin M. Wilfong, Tess Wilfong, Colette Williams,

Fr. George Wilson, Patricia Woods and Cheryl

Yarborough Please let the office know when you would like your name

or your loved one’s name removed from this list.

Pastoral Planning Process The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has begun a New Pastoral

Planning Process to lead the faithful on a journey of

missionary discipleship. Its emphasis is to assist priests to

lead their parishes to be alive with faith, filled with vitality,

ready to form people to radiate Christ at home, in their

neighborhoods and workplace, towns and cities, and in the

world. Pastoral life of this depth requires strategic, pastoral

planning for a bright future for Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Pastoral Planning: Vital parish life that fosters missionary

discipleship for every Catholic. An expectation that parishes

will come together collaboratively. Strategic Planning:

Determine 65 – 75 parish grouping and affirm configuration

of current regions/region plans that do not require

adjustment and identify new or adjusted groupings.

C.O.R. Corner!! (Celebrating Our Rewards Corner)

Every week we look forward to celebrating with our

faith community the blessings that God has bestowed

upon them. If you would like to share accomplishments

or acknowledgements please send the information to

bulletin@resurrectioncinci.org and it will be reviewed

for publication right here!

Let us welcome our new Church Family Members; Dan

& Lisa Puthoof and their children; Sam, Gabe and

Ella. Our faith-community is dedicated to living out our

welcoming proclamation at the end of each Mass….IF

YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A CHURCH FAMILY, YOU

ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE CHURCH OF THE

RESURRECTION.

Is God Calling You to Something New? Come and see how lay Catholic studies through the

Mount St. Mary’s School of Theology can help you

grow in faith, knowledge and skills. We offer Graduate

and Non Degreed Options at the main campus in

Cincinnati. Earn an MA in Pastoral Ministry, Theology,

Biblical Studies, or Catholic Studies, a Graduate

Certificate in Pastoral Ministry, or a non-degreed

Certificate in Pastoral Ministry. Classes for credit or

audit are available daytimes, evenings or weekends,

allowing students flexibility in maintaining career and

family responsibilities while preparing for new

opportunities. Call 513-231-1200 for general

information, and 513-233-6127 to schedule a virtual

interview for the Pastoral Ministry options.

We want to know if parishioners are ill, homebound

or in a nursing home and who would like to be

visited. Please contact the Church office.

If you or a family member are scheduled for a

medical procedure and would like to be anointed,

please notify the Church office in advance.

Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2021

Hold the door for someone.

Tell a joke to someone.

Return someone’s cart at the store.

Let someone ahead of you in line at

the store.

Call a friend you haven’t seen in a

while to say hello.

Tell someone how much you love

them.

Say thank you to service workers

including military, mail carriers,

waste collection workers, health

care workers and retail workers.

CHOOSE A KIND ACT

OF YOUR OWN.

Continue Onward Vigilant In Deliverance

through the

Word of God

Philippians 4:19

But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by

Christ Jesus.

But I am like an olive tree

flourishing in the house of God;

I trust in God’s unfailing love

for ever and ever.

Psalm 52:8

I Just Want to Say, Thank You I would like to express my appreciation to some

of the Liturgy Commission Members for their

support and commitment in helping with the

Stations of the Cross as well as praying the

Rosary. A heartfelt thank you the Janice Bishop

Vice Chair. A special thank you to Miriam

Tucker and Pam Heydt who participated in both

the stations and the rosary. Janet Dubois who led

the rosary and Mary Stewart who volunteered to

help, thank you. Major props to Andrew Springer

and Sabrina Burton-Simonson, whose tech

support made this endeavor possible. With the

support of the above names, I pray that this

Lenten Season will be a fruitful one.

James Bond

Chairman Liturgy Commission

Acts of Kindness During Lent

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Genesis 22: 1 – 2, 9-13, 15 - 18

Psalm 19: 8 - 11

1 Corinthians 1: 22 - 25

John 2: 13 - 25

It’s the time of Passover. It’s a time of unleavened bread, lamb and herbs. It is a time of sacrificial lambs and

pilgrimages to the Temple in Jerusalem to offer prayer. In the Temple courts, Jesus finds traders, “Selling

cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.” The temple courtyards were the place

reserved for the gentiles to worship. In the place of the gentiles (that is, the non-Jews who, nevertheless,

wanted to worship God but had not gone through the ritual to become Jews), the space reserved for them to

worship had been taken-up with a whole variety of stalls, selling all sorts of commodity, especially related to

the Passover ritual of sacrifice and those changing money. Indeed, pilgrims, Jews and non-Jews alike came

from foreign lands far away, and they needed to exchange their ‘coin’ into Temple currency. The traders were

so many and took up so much space, they were making it impossible for the Gentiles to worship God. What had

begun with the intention of providing a service had, in fact, become a disservice!

Jesus was considered to be rebelling, acting and speaking out against the unfair and unjust practices associated

with the religious practices of the day. These practices prevented so many people from drawing close to God in

worship and observing their religious duty. Jesus was not rebelling against God. He wasn’t saying that the

whole religious system was wrong and had to be thrown-out. He was saying that there were flaws and problems

in how people were providing services associated with it. So, there are times that we are called to rebel to

advocate against injustice – that which prevents others from realizing the dignity of life.

It takes the courage of faith in God to be advocates of justice. It can be daunting and scary when we discern

God calling us to ‘rebel’, to go against the flow of our families, our coworkers, our society to challenge the

systemic evil of injustice, hatred, and racism. Let us not shirk our responsibility to be prophets in the

marketplace. Our God is calling us to an anointing that leads us to prophesy, “Spirit of the Lord is upon us to

bring glad tidings to the poor.” It is a rebellion! It’s acting on our desire to do God’s will. It is being a ‘rebel

with a cause’ – God’s holy cause!

As long as it is God that is leading us, we do whatever we have to do to follow God’s will. We can be

rebellious, as long as the end result is to be more Christ-like, to co-create with God the Kingdom of justice,

peace and joy in all its fullness, here on earth.