st. helen catholic church november 14, 2021
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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH NOVEMBER 14, 2021
RIVERSIDE, OHIO
St. Helen ParishSt. Helen ParishSt. Helen Parish http://www.sthelenparish.org 937.254.6233
St. Helen School http://sainthelenschool.org 937.256.1761
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
READINGS FOR NOV 20/21
Daniel 7:13-14
Revelation 1:5-8
John 18:33b-37
With heartfelt thanks for your
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
November 13/14
$12,090.14
October SVdP Donations $3,505.57
October Infant Jesus Donations
$3,504.11
PLEASE JOIN US FOR MASS ON
THANKSGIVING DAY
St Helen-9:00 A.M.
Immaculate Conception-9:00 am
St Mary-9:30 am
CABBAGE ROLL DINNER SATURDAY DECEMBER 4
Do you enjoy St. Helen Festival cabbage rolls, but can't make it
out to the Christmas Bazaar this year?
The Scouts will be hosting a cabbage roll dinner from 4:30
-7 PM in the school gym. We will also have Bourbon Chicken
for sale, another festival favorite. It is six months until the festival and your next
chance for the delicious St. Helen cabbage rolls.
Ready to freeze packaging and to go is also available - you know you will
be tired of leftover turkey!
APOCALYPTIC SCRIPTURE READINGS
As we move closer to the end of
“Ordinary Time” in our liturgical season—that
which is not preparatory or celebratory—our
readings take on a heavy tone.
Rev. Dennis Hamm, S.J., writes that
“[w]hat we hear . . . is the message that hu-man history will not end without the universal
human recognition of Jesus as Lord of that his-
tory. Exactly when it will occur, what it will look
like—the data are not accessible.
Thus we move toward the end of the
Liturgical Year by stepping back and looking
at the big time picture. Our contemporary sci-
ence may well read the data correctly when
it pictures our minuscule human history as
framed by a Big Bang at the beginning and a
Big Crunch/Burnout at the end. Our faith asserts that this picture is in-
complete unless we recognize that the Crea-
tor of all has become fully manifest in Jesus of
Nazareth, especially in his death and resurrec-
tion, and that these events constitute a victory
of cosmic implications.”
In a fictionalized scene in the movie,
“Miracle,” about the 1980 US Olympic Hockey
team’s victory over the USSR, Coach Herb
Brooks frequently asks the US players “Who do
you play for?” and they always respond with
their college teams’ names. One evening af-
ter Brooks has pushed them to utter exhaus-
tion, he asks team captain Mike Eruzione who
he plays for, and Eruzione responds, “I play for
the United States of America!” and that is the
answer Brooks was looking for. Who do we
“play” for? We play for Jesus Christ, in all we
say and do. If we play well, miracles happen!
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH NOVEMBER 14, 2021
RIVERSIDE, OHIO
WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14
9:00 am-Deb Harting (The Hochwalts)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15
9:00 am-Gauden & Margie Atanacio
(Rose Prado)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
9:00 am-Keith Grimme (Dan Grimme)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
9:00 am-Mildred & Joseph Napora (Dottie
Napora)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18
9:00 am–Constancio Lapara (Rose Prado)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
9:00 am– Eleanor Knapke (Her Children)/
Gerry Albers (Ed Albers)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20
FAMILY OF PARISHES MASS AT IC
4:30 pm-George Bauer (Marilyn Bauer)/
Max & Joyce Meyer, Steve Wargo
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21
9:00 am-Marianne Suranofsky (Deb & Jon
Danner)
(Weekday & Saturday Mass Intentions will be
offered at Immaculate Conception)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY-FRIDAY, NOV 15-19
9:00 am-Daily Mass at Immaculate Con-
ception
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15– Fr. Pat Tonry
8:30 pm-Mom’s Group via Zoom
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16- Fr. Satish
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17-Fr. Satish
10:00 am-Lectio Divina via Zoom
2:00 pm-Centering Prayer (HR)
6:30 pm-SVdP Meeting (SJC)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18-Fr. Satish
6:00 pm-Sacrament of Reconciliation (CH)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19- Fr. Satish
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20
4:30 pm-Families of Parish Mass at IC-Fr.
Bob
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21
9:00 am Mass– Fr. Satish (Live Stream)
Please note: the Priest schedule is tentative
and subject to change
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 20 and 21
Eucharistic Minister Altar Server Lector Live Streaming
Saturday, 4:30 PM IC Carolyn Howick
Mary Heider
Pat Schneider 1
Mark Sheets 2
Sunday, 9:00 AM
Michael Pratt Michelle Pratt
Sub needed
Mary Heider (1) Josh Rauch
ALL LITURGICAL MINISTERS PLEASE NOTE:
Please contact Mary if you are able to be a lector, Eucharistic Minister, or server for our
Thanksgiving Day Mass at 9 a.m.
Lectors: the workbooks for the 2021-2022 liturgical year are available in the working sacristy!
Please stop by to pick up your copy.
Please let Mary know of any dates (via email or the APP) that you know now you are NOT
available to participate between December and February by Tuesday, November 16, as
she will be running the new schedule this week. Thank you!!!!
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FESTIVAL DOLL BOOTH Many dolls were sent home with our
crafters in the last two years, and we never
asked for them to be turned in (due to festi-
val cancellations). It is now time to plan for a
2022 Doll Booth! Please turn in your
dressed dolls to the Parish Office. Also we ask
that you continue working on your dolls and
turn them in as they are finished so we know
if we have enough inventory for 2022. If you
have questions please call 937-902-9905.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE St. Helen School will be holding our
annual Christmas Wreath Sale. As unbelieva-
ble as it is, it is that time of year again!
We are offering the same beautiful
options as last year, round, door spray, can-
dy cane and cross. Costs range from $24-
$45. Order forms are available in the parish
office, or downloaded at: https://
www.sainthelenschool.org/current-parents
under "November News",
You are welcome to drop your orders
off at the Parish office, School Main Office,
or in the collection box on Sunday. All or-ders are due by Wednesday November 17,
2021. Pickup is scheduled for Saturday De-
cember 4 from 10 am until 1pm in the Parish
Garage. If you have any questions, please
feel free to email our Marketing Director, Lisa
Larocca, at [email protected].
We are excited to announce plans for
a full scale festival! Please mark your
calendar for June 10-12, 2022. If you
would like to run a booth or help out in
a n y w a y , p l e a s e
email [email protected]
ST. HELEN ALUM IN THE NEWS AT CJ Donald MacLeod, CJ Class of 2022, St. Helen Class of 2018
Donald MacLeod has spent the last five months as an intern working in Dayton Children’s
IT department. He is part of a program at the Strategic Ohio Council of Higher Education
(SOCHE), where he is gaining valuable experience, while being paid for his work. Because the
SOCHE intern program is highly competitive, students must meet assessment criteria on their
employability evaluation in areas of teamwork, communication, critical thinking, and positive
attitude.
As a result of his evaluation, Donald was offered a position with Dayton Children’s IT de-
partment, where he works 6 to 15 hours per week. The flexible schedule allows him to still par-
ticipate in activities such as Eagle Pride marching band. “This has been a great opportunity,”
he said. “I have a paying job and am learning a lot. It’s been great working in different parts
of the hospital and learning how IT supports the hospital and seeing what tools are needed to
keep up to date on technology.”
Donald also assisted the SOCHE team in creating a promotional
video that would encourage other students to take advantage of
this program. According to Morgan Plummer, Enterprise Program
Manager at SOCHE, the video will also support SOCHE’s quest to
obtain federal grant money, including funds that would allow them
to expand the SOCHE intern program.
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH NOVEMBER 14, 2021
RIVERSIDE, OHIO
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SAINT NICHOLAS CELEBRATION! DECEMBER 5
Join us on Sunday, December 5th at the
Maria Stein, Shrine of the Holy Relic, from 2pm-
4pm for our annual St. Nicholas Celebra-
tion! Activities will include prayer, crafts, pictures
with St. Nicholas, cookies, cocoa, and plenty of
holiday fun! $10 per child. All children must be
accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be pur-
chased online at mariasteinshrine.org.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT
SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD Administrative Secretary, Sisters of the Pre-
cious Blood, Salem Heights (Retirement Center),
4960 Salem Avenue, Dayton, OH 45416. Comput-
er skills, variety of responsibilities to update and
maintain information, prepare schedules, input
information for facility systems, etc. Creativity in
preparing program fliers and materials. Works in
faith-based and ministry focus setting. Full-time or
part-time. Contact: Sister Judy Kroeger, 937-278-
0877
Dietary Utility worker, Sisters of the Precious
Blood, Salem Heights (Retirement Center), 4960
Salem Avenue, Dayton, OH 45416. Serving and
doing dishes, part-time; Contact: Brenda: 937-
278-0871.
SURVIVING the
HOLIDAYS
Help for the divorced and sep-
arated during the holidays. Sunday, Nov. 14; 1:00
– 3:00 PM at
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6245 Wilming-
ton Pike, Centerville, OH. For more information,
call Marcelle Toma at (937) 312-1157 (Not a tex-
ting number) or [email protected]
got hope?
St. Mary of the Assumption has launched
a new ministry called Catholic in Recovery that
seeks to serve those suffering from addictions
and unhealthy attachments (including alcohol-
ism, drug addiction, pornography addiction, sex
and relationship addiction, compulsive overeat-
ing and food addictions, gambling addiction,
and codependency and the impact on family).
Now meeting face-to-face on Mondays,
7:00 PM
Visit our parish website for further information
and the most current recovery meeting sched-
ule: stmaryassumption.church/catholic-in-
recovery
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH NOVEMBER 14, 2021
RIVERSIDE, OHIO
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH NOVEMBER 14, 2021
RIVERSIDE, OHIO
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME