Parish Staff Rev. Anthony J. Davis, Pastor ……………………… tdavis@columbuscatholic.org

Ms. Winnie Durbin, Bookkeeper ………………… stmatthiascolumbus@sbcglobal.net

Mrs. Bridget Marcek, Parish Secretary ……….. stmatthiascolumbus@sbcglobal.net

Mrs. Gwendolyn Rehm, Music Director ………. grehm1@cdeducation.org

Church School 1582 Ferris Rd. 1566 Ferris Rd.

Columbus, OH 43224 Columbus, OH 43224 (614) 267-3406 (614) 268-3030

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Sunday of Ordinary Time January 19, 2020

St. Ma�hias Church | 1582 Ferris | Columbus, OH 43224

PASTORAL POST

Week of Prayer for Chris*an Unity, by Fr. Tony Davis

Whenever someone becomes Catholic, we o/en say, ‘they converted to

Catholicism.’ In a certain sense this is true. A good number of people who join

our Church do so out of a conversion experience. A/er encountering God, they

move from a secular life to a religious life. But in another sense, we must be

careful of how we use the word conversion. For Chris*ans, conversion is always

to God, or to Christ. It is not primarily to an organiza*on, ins*tu*on, or

denomina*on. Thus, we should be cau*ous of using the term in regards to

Chris*ans moving from one denomina*on to another. Conversion is a step

forward, not a side step.

This week, we are in the annual ‘Week of Prayer for Chris*an Unity,’ which

occurs from January 18-25. The theme for 2020 is, ‘They showed us unusual

kindness,’ a reference to Acts 28:2. In that chapter, St. Paul and his companions

were shipwrecked and found themselves on the island of Malta. St. Paul tells us

that the people of the island showed them ‘unusual kindness.’ This emphasis on

showing kindness is extremely appropriate today as our world becomes more

confronta*onal, opinionated, and flat out hateful. Kindness has the ability to

bring about unity, even in the most difficult situa*ons.

In the past, Roman Catholics have not been very open to Chris*an unity. This

changed rather easily and quickly at the Second Va*can Council (1962-1965). As

Fr. Yves Congar, a theological expert at the council and proponent of

ecumenism commented, “when the bishops saw that they were in agreement,

the Catholic church converted to ecumenism in a few minutes or at most a few

hours.” Unity among Chris*ans is an obvious implica*on of the Gospel. How can

a Church preach one God, one truth, and one body, while not talking to those

who share in one bap*sm?

Let us pray that as all of the Chris*an Churches convert more and more to

Christ, there may be greater convergence among them. Let us start with the

simple step of being kind to each other.

*Year-to-date report forthcoming

Hours: Tues—Thurs 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Parish Office: (614) 267-3406

School: (614) 268-3030

www.stma�hiascolumbus.com

Tuesday, January 21

8:30 AM Stanley and Dorothy

Wilkins

Wednesday, January 22

8:30 AM All Souls

Thursday, January 23

8:30AM Roy Jordan

Friday, January 24

8:30 AM Helen Gallagher

Saturday, January 25

5:00 PM People of Our Parish

Sunday, January 26

9:00 AM Frank Centofan*

11:00 AM Timothy Hayes

+ Ronald Tippe�

+ Louise Burkart

Tues-Fri 8:30 AM

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM

11:00 AM

1:45 PM (Hai*an)

3:00 PM (Nigerian)*

7:15 PM (Brazilian)

* 3rd

Sunday of the month only

Reconcilia*on: First Saturday of the

Month 3:45PM-4:45 PM

Mass of Renewal: 860; 865; 867; 869; 870

Opening: They’ll Know We Are Chris*ans

— 583

Offertory: Come to the Water — 603

Communion: Behold the Lamb — 337

Closing: How Can I Keep from Singing —

442

Parish Office

Music Selections

Mass Intentions

Mass Times

Collection

JANUARY 5, 2020 CURRENT

Budget $8,900.00

YEAR TO DATE*

N/A

Contribu*ons $9,921.00 N/A

Difference $1,021.00 N/A

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Sunday of Ordinary Time January 19, 2020

St. Ma�hias Church | 1582 Ferris | Columbus, OH 43224

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

On behalf of the parish, thank you for

your generosity in 2019! If you would like

to receive a year-end contribu*on state-

ment, please call the parish office and

leave your name and mailing address.

2020 CALENDARS

Our church calendars have arrived. They

are available in the church ves*bule.

SAVE THE DATE: BLOOD DRIVE

St. Ma�hias will sponsor a Red Cross

blood drive on Sunday, March 29th

, 8:00

AM – 2:00 PM. Sign-up informa*on will

be available in the middle of February.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION

The Community of Holy Rosary & St. John

the Evangelist is hosting its annual Martin

Luther King Day celebration on Monday,

January 20, 2020 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM at

Holy Rosary-St. John Church, 660 South

Ohio Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. The guest

preacher, Rev. Charles Smith, S.V.D., is co

-director of the Bowman Francis Ministry.

For additional information, email

hrsjevents@gmail.com or call (614) 252-

5926, ext. 7.

RESPECT LIFE MASS

The Most Rev. Robert J. Brennan, Bishop

of Columbus, will be the celebrant at the

Respect Life Mass on Wednesday, Janu-

ary 22, 2020, 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Ca-

thedral, 212 E. Broad Street, Columbus.

On this day of the anniversary of the U.S.

Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, our

diocese will join all dioceses of the United

States in observing a Day of Prayer for

the Legal Protec*on of Unborn Children.

All are invited to a�end. To learn more

about the Church’s teaching on respect

life issues, visit the U.S. Catholic Bishops’

website at www.usccb.org/prolife.

GREETERS FOR JANUARY

5:00 PM Connie Swigert; The

Thorne Family

9:00 AM Diann Roberts;

Maria Pusateri

11:00 AM Beth Smith; Barbara

Douthi�

WELCOME

Jamare Messi Raphael and Mikhaël Joshua Delice of the Hai*an Community were

bap*zed into Christ, Sunday, January 12.

FIRST COMMUNION MEETING

There will be an informa*onal mee*ng and prayer service on Wednesday, January

22 at 7:00 PM in the church. This mee*ng is for all children who will be receiving

their First Communion this May, and their parents.

CONFIRMATION MEETING

There will be an informa*onal parent/student mee*ng and prayer service on

Wednesday, January 29 at 7:00 PM in the church for all those making their confir-

ma*on on March 15, 2020. Sponsors are welcome to join.

MEMORIAL MASS FOR SISTER MARIE SHIELDS

The Memorial Mass for Sister Marie Shields will be held on Thursday, February 6, at

7:00 PM. A recep*on will follow in the gym.

ANOINTING MASS

There will be an Anoin*ng Mass, at St. Ma�hias, Tuesday, February 11 at 11:00 AM.

Please consider bringing sick or elderly family member and neighbors to this mass.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT UPDATE

We have recently hired Kaiser Consul*ng, an accoun*ng consul*ng firm, to manage

our accoun*ng and bookkeeping in the parish office during Winnie’s absence. We

appreciate the many weeks of assistance our parish received from the Diocese, and

look forward to working with Kaiser. Expect to see year-end contribu*on and

budget numbers from the parish later in January.

** Monday, January 20, Mar*n Luther King Day, No School

** Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 PM, School Advisory Board Mee*ng

** Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 PM , Parent / Student First Communion Mee*ng

** Friday, January 24, 8:30 AM, All School Mass

BOWL-A-THON: JANUARY 30TH

!

It’s almost Bowl-a-Thon time! This is St. Matthias School’s biggest fundraiser for

technology. If you know a business owner or you are a business owner who wants

to donate, donations are tax deductible! We have Business Sponsor donor forms

with a receipt; these are available in the office, or a staff member can get one for

you. Thank you for your support!

PASTORAL LETTER AGAINST RACISM

In November 2018 the Catholic bishops of the United States released a Pastoral

Le�er Against Racism called, Open Wide Our Hearts. The le�er is a powerful

invita*on for all the people of God to “face courageously the vice of racism . . .

reach out generously to the vic*ms of this evil, to assist the conversion needed in

those who s*ll harbor racism, and to begin to change policies and structures that

allow racism to persist.” At usccb.org/racism, you can read the en*re le�er, get

new resources and find ideas for how we can respond.

CATHOLIC FOUNDATION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The Catholic Founda*on’s Applica*ons for Scholarships will open on January 31 and

close March 2. For more informa*on and to apply, please visit www.catholic-

founda*on.org/scholarships. If you have any ques*ons about our scholarship

process, please feel free to contact Dan Kurth, VP of Grants, at 614-443-8893 or

dkurth@catholic-founda*on.org.

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