St. Margaret - St. JohnRoman Catholic Parish

6000 Murray Road513.271.0856www.smsjparish.com

+ disciples of JESUS CHRISTserving GOD

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REV. JAMIE WEBER, PASTOR 871-5757 EXT. 201, jweber@eastsideregion.org

REV. JACOB WILLIG, PAROCHIAL VICAR 871-5757, ext. 205, jwillig@eastsideregion.org

SARAH SCHMID, DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC | 322-9459, smariad@yahoo.com

MARY MATHERS—ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 271-0856, marymathers@fuse.net

PRIEST EMERGENCY LINE 513-815-5038

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Daily Mass—Monday—Friday—11:45 am

Rosary—Monday-Friday 11:15 am Weekend Masses—Saturday 3:00 pm

Sunday—10:00 am First Friday—Holy Hour 10:30—11:30 am

Third Tuesday of the month—Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession—7:00 pm

Weekly Bingo—Doors open at 5:30 pm on Thursday Games begin at 7:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday - 2:00—2:30 PM

Sunday—9:00—9:30 am

Weekdays—following the 11:45 am Mass

WE WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

There are forms available on the table in the vestibule if you would like to join our parish, or call the parish office

and we will email you the information. Questions ?

Call Mary Mathers at 271-0856.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 16 2020

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, February 17

11:45 am— William & Doris Mack—Amy & Steve Bosse

Tuesday, February 18

11:45 am - Robert Mallaley—Joan & family

Wednesday, February 19

11:45 am— Steve Hofmann—friends

Thursday, February 20

11:45 am - Rick Collins—Ohio National Foundation

Friday, February 21

11:45 am— Carol Newhart—Lois Esswein

Saturday, February 22

3:00 pm— Dolores Augustin—Noreen, Mary & Bob

February 23, 2020

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

10:00 am - Mary Ann Siebel—Timothy Siebel Call or email the Parish Office if you would like to

add a name to our Prayer List.

OUR REGION

SAINT ANTHONY † SAINT CECILIA † SAINT MARGARET—SAINT JOHN

CODY EGNER, REGIONAL DIR. OF RELIGIOUS ED. 871-5757, ext. 215, cegner@eastsideregion.org

JEREMY BAUER, REG. DIR. OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 871-5757, ext. 204, jbauer@eastsideregion.org

JOE FONDACARO—ANNULMENTS ext. 222, jfondacaro@eastsideregion.org

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ST. MARGARET—ST. JOHN PARISH 4100 Watterson Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 www.smsjparish.com

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Prepare for Lent

In a little over a week, we begin the Lenten season. As we approach this season we are reminded that it is a time of praying, fasting, and almsgiving. This is a good time to look ahead at how you are going to prepare for Lent this year. It is too easy to walk away after Ash Wednesday and maybe give something up, but this year what if you really plan how you would like to spend the season of Lent. This is the time to order some spiritual reading you would like to do. There are many places to look for things to read and keep you on track this Lent. You can go to the Blessed is She web page and order the Lenten devotional: Here, too, is Where We Will Find God. Dynamic Catholic’s site gives you a place to sign up for the Best Lent Ever. When you sign up you will get a daily devotion through email, which will keep you on track.

Plan for time in prayer. We have Adoration every Wednesday evening at 7 PM at St. Cecilia, every Thursday at 7 PM at St. Anthony and the first Friday of the month at SMSJ at 10:30 AM. Plan to pray before the blessed sacrament at least once this Lent.

Plan on going to confession. You can go to the parish web pages and find the different times we offer reconciliation in the region. Pray the Stations of the Cross each week. Also, plan to make it to as many as the Triduum Masses and services that you can this year. If you plan ahead and get it on your calendar, you will be more apt to do the things that you are planning to really prepare for Lent and make this a meaningful season that will help you grow in faith and charity and make it a wonderful Easter.

Amen? Amen.

Studying at the SeminaryAre you are thinking about a new career or a more active role in the parish or community? Are you discerning the Diaconate? Perhaps you are interested in enriching your own faith life? The Athenaeum of Ohio is offering lay theo-logical and ministry formation through our master’s degree and certificate programs. Choose from Master of Arts degrees in Pastoral Ministry, Biblical Studies or Theology. They also offer certificates in Pastoral Ministry at both the master’s and non-degreed levels.

Attend classes at their main campus, 6616 Beechmont Avenue in Mt. Washington or at the satellite location, Mercy-West (non-degreed certificate classes only). Call 231.1200 or email byoder@athenaeum.edu or smgurgan@athenaeum.edu to learn more.

St. Cecilia couples: If you have been married for 25 years or more, please join us in the Commons (cafeteria) after the 10 AM Mass this Sunday, Feb 16, for a brunch to celebrate!

Young Adults: Save the Dates for Pints with PriestsMarch 6, 12, 19, 26 — 7-9 PMHumble Monk Brewing Co.

1641 Blue Rock St. 45223

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1 | ENGAGED COUPLES BLESSING. We had a very nice brunch

with our newly engaged couples that will be getting married this

year at St. Cecilia. Mandy and Mark Milliron made a wonderful

brunch and Sue and Bob Kellison created a wonderful atmosphere

with music and information to help our couples prepare for the

sacrament of marriage.

2 | CANDLEMAS. Each of the parishes had a candlemas procession

at their Masses and we also were able to bless the candles that we will

be using this year for Masses, baptisms and daily devotional votive

candles. It was so nice to be able to celebrate this Mass on its actual

feast day.

3-4 | REST IN PEACE. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for

Elaine Fischer on Wednesday, Jan. 29. She was a long-time parishio-

ner of St. Cecilia and a regular at the 4 PM Mass. A Mass of Christian

burial was celebrated for Judge Tom Nurre on Friday, Feb. 7. He was

also a long-time St. Cecilia parishioner, a Navy Chaplain assistant and

a judge for 44 years. May Elaine and Tom both find peace in heaven.

5 | NEW PARISHIONER MEET AND GREET. I want to thank

Ethan and Carol Schimmoeller for hosting another wonderful eve-

ning to meet and greet our new St. Cecilia parishioners. We had a lot

of fun getting to know so many new people! We are thankful to have

them and hope felt very welcomed by the parish.

6 | CMA SPEAKER. Marty Arlinghaus, who is a parishioner and

the Director of Prison Ministry in our diocese, was the speaker for

the CMA Commitment Sunday at St. Cecilia. He was a really great

witness to his work that is supported by our donations.

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Wisdom of the Fathers Evil is evil, even if God turns it to good.

St. John Cassian tells how an earnest monk asked a hard question of the wise abbot Theodore: if dying brings a good person to eternal bliss, how can murdering a good person be a crime?

“Germanus: Well then, if a good man does not only suffer no

evil by being killed, but actually gains a reward from his

suffering, how can we accuse the man who has done him no

harm but good by killing him?

Theodore: We are talking about the actual qualities of

things good and bad, and what we call ‘indifferent,’ and not

about the characters of the men who do these things. No bad or

wicked man should go unpunished because his evil deed was

not able to do harm to a good man. For the endurance and

goodness of a righteous man do no good to the man who is the

cause of his death or suffering, but only to him who patiently

endures what is inflicted on him. And so the one is justly

punished for savage cruelty, because he meant to injure him,

while the other nevertheless suffers no evil, because in the

goodness of his heart he patiently endure his temptation and

sufferings, and so causes all those things that were inflicted

upon him with evil intent to turn out to his advantage, and to

lead him to the bliss of eternal life.” - St. John Cassian,

Conferences, 6.7-8

IN GOD’S PRESENCE, CONSIDER… Am I tempted to justify objectively sinful behavior because it seems to produce good results?

CLOSING PRAYER

Father, purify my life and cleanse my heart from all wickedness, and grant me a pure and undefiled conscience.

Meet Your Candidates & CatechumensMONICA CHANEYFavorite bible verse: She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.

– Proverbs 31:25Favorite Saint: The Blessed Virgin Mary Why do you want to become Catholic? My husband and I had been church shopping for years and had not

landed anywhere we felt was right. Meanwhile, the St. Cecilia community continually showed up in our life. Eventually, we de-

cided this is where we wanted to place our faith roots as a family.

Catholicism 101: �e RCIA ExperiencePlease consider joining us for this week’s Catholicism 101 lesson on Stump the Theologians. (February 19 at 7 PM in the St. Cecilia Commons).

This session will consist of an evening of Q&A with a panel of 2-3 priests, 1-2 seminarians, and 1-2 lay theologians. All ques-tions are on the table. Come, enjoy some refreshments, and take part in the opportunity to ask that question that you’ve always wanted to ask but never got the chance to do so. All questions will be written on paper at the beginning of the session for the sake of confidentiality.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Monsignor Lane will lead the Eucharistic Holy Hour at St. Margaret-St. John during which he will give a short talk on mental prayer. The Holy Hour begins at 7 PM.

Give me a sense of humor, Lord, and something to laugh about. – St. Thomas More

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

L e nt e n Miss ion 2020 | March 15, 16, and 17 @ 7 PM AT ST . CEC ILIA CHURCH WITH FR . DAV ID ENDRES

The Early Church is the Catholic Church: How We Can Appreciate Our Faith Through Knowing its History

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Need Your Taxes Done Today?This is a great opportunity for low-income and elderly tax payers and students to get help filing their returns. Appoint-ments can be made for for 6 and 7 PM on February 10,17, and 24; March 2,16, 23, and 30; and April 13 at Xavier’s Cintas Center in Banquet Room 1 & 2. Parking is available in the center’s lots.

You must bring: your social security card for yourself, spouse, and dependents (no exceptions), proof of identity with photo ID (i.e driver’s license), all W-2 and 1099 forms and all other income and expense documentation. FORM 1095-A (for insurance purchased through the Marketplace under the Af-fordable Care Act) unless the taxpayer and all dependents were covered by health insurance. If possible, it is helpful to bring your federal and state tax returns from last year as well.

Note: In the event of inclement weather, the VITA site will follow Xavier University school closures. If Xavier evening classes are cancelled due to snow, tax return preparation ser-vices will not be available.

To request an appointment, call 745-2828 or email vita@xavier.edu.

Dresser Project 2020For quite a number of years, Saint Cecilia parish has generously contributed to a “dresser project.” Through this project, we collect baby items that will be donated, through Pregnancy Center East, to a mother who has made the choice of life for her unborn child. Many parishioners find this to be a very positive way to express their support for the pro-life movement. This year’s dresser can be found in the church vestibule with a list of suggested items. We are collecting baby items through February 23. The participation of everyone throughout the region is welcome and appreciated!

The Gift of African American Sacred Song In the sixties, Father Clarence Joseph Rivers revitalized Catholic worship, inaugurated a revolution in liturgical music, stirred international interest in the indigenization of Catholic liturgy, and brought new hope, joy, and spirit to millions of Black Americans when he introduced the mel-odies, rhythms, harmonies, symbols and rituals of African American Sacred Song into Roman Catholic worship. His American Mass Program and subsequent compositions and recordings popularized Black music for Catholic worship. His Soulful Worship and The Spirit in Worship analyzed the history, theology, theory and practice of Black sacred song and its appropriateness and effectiveness in Catholic liturgy and worship. Rawn Harbor, Grayson Brown, Eddie Bonnemere, Leon Roberts, and others began to compose for Catholic worship. Black sacred song is soulful song: holistic, participatory, real, spirit-filled and life-giving.

Shared by Black American Christians across time, the heritage of sacred song crosses geographic, socioeconomic and denominational lines through a vast variety of kinds, styles, and forms. – Sister Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A., Ph.D.

St. John Henry Newman and the Apostolate in the Modern WorldWeds., February 19, at 7:30 PM at

Bartlett Pastoral Center at Mount

St. Mary’s SeminaryThe recently-canonized St. John Henry Newman was a master strategist for apostolic work as evi-

denced by his accomplishments and legacy. This lecture by Dr. Jonathan Reyes, the Senior Vice President for Evangelization and Faith Formation for the Knights of Columbus will explore Newman’s strategy, its fundamental principles, and their practical application, drawing lessons for apostolic work today. Admission is free.

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MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00 pm Mass Server: A Sublett

Lectors: T Wood, ML Condit Eucharistic Ministers: L Kahles, C Sullivan, J Heitker

Sunday, February 23, 2020, 10:00 am Mass

Server: S Knepfle Lectors: M Mathers, J Mullan

Eucharistic Ministers: M Bates, M Eifert, N Losekamp, J Losekamp, K Losekamp

Greeters: M/M Losekamp, M Mathers

STEWARDSHIP OF PRAYER Please keep in your prayers all the sick in our Parish

and our loved ones, especially Betty & Norb Nerl, Ken Dorschug, Joyce Scharringhausen, Elaine Best, Anna Mae Keys, Linda Gwaltney, Carol Goins, Herb Noll & Ed Turk who are in need of God’s healing grace and

love.

STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE February 1 & 2 —$3498.00

Thank you!

2020 Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) We thank everyone who has participated in the 2020 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Our pledges let us impact the stories of thousands through six important Catholic ministries right here in our archdiocese.

All are invited to our monthly Tuesday evening Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesday, February 18 at 7 PM.

We thank those from our Pastoral Region, including Fr. Jacob and Amber Calahan from our parish, who attended the recent March for Life.

St. Margaret—St. John Parish Lenten Fish Fries will be held on February 28, March 6 & 13 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. We will again have our Fried Fish Dinner, Crab Cake

Dinner & Alaskan Baked Dinner with 2 sides for $9.00. Also available A La Carte:

Fish Sandwich, Macaroni and Cheese, Baked Beans, Cheese Pizza, Dinner Salad,

Cole Slaw, Onion Rings, French Fries, Baked Potato and Steamed Veggies.

Desserts also available for an additional charge. We need volunteers...Can you help? Please call the Parish Office. We need help prepping

on Friday afternoon before each Fish Fry, taking orders & money, helping with the Dessert Booth, etc. If you can’t work but would be able to bake desserts, that would also be appreciated. Thank you!