TOTUSTU US

Totally Yours

VAC A T I O N B I B L E C A M pJ U N E 11-16 | G r A d E S 1-1 2

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ANNULMENTSJoe Fondacaro, 871-5757 ext. 222,jfondacaro@eastsideregion.orgBAPTISMS Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202BEREAVEMENT Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202BOOSTERSMatt Weisenborn, Athletic Directormweisenborn@stceciliacincinnati.orgBULLETIN Barbara Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.orgCOMMUNICATIONS Steve Sullivan, steveco@fuse.netCUB SCOUTS Jeff Krietemeyer, 324-6497DAY OF ADORATION Laurie Kamp, 871-5757, ext. 243EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & LECTORS Dave Rosselot, 396-6022FESTIVAL Doug & Joy Kornish Dkornish@cinci.rr.com, Jkornish@cinci.rr.comFLEA MARKET Anita & Carl Dalessandro, anitacarl@fuse.netFOCCUS MARRIAGE PREP Susan Kellison, suekellison13@gmail.comGIFT BEARERS Joanne Brinkman, 871-3230,jmbrinkman@zoomtown.comGIRL SCOUTS Sharon Krietemeyer,jskrietemeyer@hotmail.comGREETERS Nancy Worrall, nanworrall@aol.com

GYM SCHEDULING Matt Springer, 871-5757, ext. 204mspringer@stceciliacincinnati.org HOME DISTRIBUTORS/VISITS Fr. Jamie Weber, 871-5757, ext. 201HOSPITALITY Emily Adams, eeadams1018@gmail.com LEGION OF MARY Barbara Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202MOMS’ GROUP Holly Hemak, moms@stceciliacincinnati.orgOAKLEY FOOD PANTRY & COMMUNITY DINNER Stan Messerly, 731-2500PASTORAL COUNCIL Jason Hemak, 919-3491RESPECT LIFE GROUP Brigid McLinden Duffy, 379-0821, bswartz@fuse.netPTO Patricia Donnelly & Renee Dawson, 533-6060SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Fr. Jamie Weber, 871-5757, ext. 201ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Tom Schimian, 871-5757, ext. 203SERVERS Ron Case, 399-9331, rwmsc@yahoo.comWEDDING COORDINATOR Marta Misleh, 871-5757, ext. 207 mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.orgWEDDING RESERVATION Bob Kellison, 871-5757, ext. 208 bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.orgWELCOME COMMITTEE Angela Egner, (413) 854-7253, angelaegner15@gmail.comWORSHIP COMMISSION Mark Milliron, mmilliron501@gmail.comYOUNG ADULT GROUP Janelle Allen, 313-2196, janelle.r.allen@gmail.com

WEEKEND MASSES: Sat. 4 PM & Sun. 8 & 10 AMDAILY MASSES: Mon.-Sat. 9 AM, Wed. 6:45 AMTHE ROSARY: Mon.-Sat. 8:40 AMDAILY COMMUNION SERVICE: Mon.-Sat. 8 AMHOLY DAY MASSES: 9 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:30 PMLATIN MASSES: Tues. 9 AM CONFESSIONS: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 AM, Wed. 7:05-7:15 AM and 7:05-7:50 PM, Sat. 3-3:30 PM, Sun. 7-7:30 AM and 9-9:30 AMADORATION: Wed. 9:30 AM-8 PMHOLY HOUR: Wed. 7-8 PMSTATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fri. 9:30 AM BAPTISMAL PREPARATION: Please register for your baptism at www.stceciliacincinnati.org under the Sacraments tab. You can also select your class dates there.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. MARGARET-ST. JOHN: Mon.-Fri. 11:45 AM, Sat. 3 PM, Sun. 9 & 11 AMMASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. ANTHONY: Sun. 8:30 & 11:30 AM

MONDAY, MAY 29 8:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM Patrick Dwyer Off Bob & Martha Huelsman

TUESDAY, MAY 308:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM Rose Emmerich (Birthday Remembrance) Off The Family

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 (The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

6:45 AM Families of Saint Cecilia 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Raymond Tull Off Herta Larison9:30 AM Eucharist Adoration (9:30 AM-8 PM) Holy Hour 7-8 PM with Confessions until 7:50 PM

THURSDAY, JUNE 1 (Saint Justin) 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Hubert & Catherine Moermond Off The Moermond Family

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 (Saints Marcellinus And Peter)8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Mass of Thanksgiving for Birth of Abigail Hau by Adam & Maria Frazier

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Marian Schott Off Jean Gordon 1:00 PM Wedding of William Wersel & Kelly Weisenborn4:00 PM Milton Peery Off Ellen Moore

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 (Pentecost) 8:00 AM Special Intention of Thanksgiving by Adam & Maria Frazier 10:00 AM Helen Jezierski Off Diane Jezierski

MARRIAGE BANNS III – William Wersel & Kelly Weisenborn I – John Roff & Brooke English I – Jake Sieber & Kelly Yount

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PARISH STAFFRev. Jamie Weber, Pastor 871-5757, ext. 201 / jweber@eastsideregion.org

Rev. Jason Williams, Parochial Vicar 871-5757, ext. 205 / jwilliams@eastsideregion.org

Barb Browarsky, Rectory Secretary 871-5757, ext. 202 / bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.org

Cody Egner, Regional Dir. of Religious Ed. 871-5757, ext. 215 / cegner@eastsideregion.org

Mike Goedde, School Principal 533-6060 / mgoedde@stceciliacincinnati.org

Robert Kellison, Music Dir./Stewardship 871-5757, ext. 208 / bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org

Marta Misleh, Assistant to the Pastor 871-5757, ext. 207 / mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.org

Matt Springer, Reg. Dir. Fin. & Operations 871-5757, ext. 204 / mspringer@eastsideregion.org

P A R I S H O F S A I N T C E C I L I A

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Totus TuusTotus Tuus, Latin for “Totally Yours,” is a week-long summer catechetical youth program that combines Catholic religious instruction and having FUN! A team of college-age students and seminarians are coming to the region the week of June 11-16. The youthfulness and energy of the teachers inspires their faith sharing, and their enthusiasm is contagious, so come out and join us.

Totus Tuus is Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-2:30 PM, for schoolchildren going into grades 1-6. The day includes catechetical instruction on the theme of the Mystery of Salvation and Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, songs and skits that are silly but teach the faith, encounters with the sac-

raments, particularly Confession and Eucharist, and time for games and recess. There is also a teen program of Totus Tuus on Sunday-Thursday, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM. This is for students entering grades 7-12 and will include more in-depth discussions on our theme. All parishioners are invited to a potluck dinner on Wednesday at 5:30 PM.

Cost is $20 per student (with maximum of $60 per family). Our Totus Tuus program will be held at St. Margaret-St. John in Fairfax, 6000 Murray Rd., Cincinnati, Oh 45227.

For more information, please contact Cody Egner at (513) 871-5757, ext. 215, or cegner@eastsideregion.org. To register, please visit eastsidefaith.org.

Amen? Amen!

A GOSPEL REFLECTION by Father Jason Williams

MATTHEW 28:16-20

“Behold, I am with you always.”

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It seems like a mistake that our Lord should promise his unending presence with his dis-

ciples at the very moment he is leaving them to be with his Father, yet it is no mistake. He

remained alive and present with them, just as he lives among us still today. In the midst of

centuries of human innovation and discovery, in the eras of conquest and growth that have

punctuated history since our Lord completed the work he came to accomplish, he has remained faithful in his pursuit to

bring all of us to eternal communion with him and his Father.

His human presence resides in its glorified state with the Father; humanity and divinity are restored to perfect union

in the ascended Christ. However, the ever-living Word of God remains very near to us indeed. The Word who became flesh

and dwelt among us continually invites each human soul to dialogue. It is through this divine encounter that we hear God

speaking to us, encouraging us, and reminding us of all that he has done for us. As the Word calls us to be where he is, he

also forms us and sends us forth with the task of bringing others to know him as well. The Lord lives with us in order to love

through us. What an excellent opportunity we have today to renew our desire to be more closely attuned to God’s presence

in our lives and to respond to that presence with generous fidelity to his compassionate, loving will!

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Our Pentecost tradition is wearing red to Mass, which symbolizes the fire of the Holy Spirit. After Mass we celebrate the birthday of the Church with the release of seven doves symbolizing the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. We invite you and your friends and family to join us next Sunday for this wonderful celebration!

C A T E C H E S I S

What significance does the New Testament have for Christians? In the New Testament,

God’s revelation is completed. The four Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the centerpiece of

Sacred Scripture and the most precious treasure of the Church. In them the Son of God shows himself as he is and en-

counters us. In the Acts of the Apostles, we learn about the beginnings of the Church and the working of the Holy Spirit.

In the letters written by the apostles, all facets of human life are set in the light of Christ. In the Book of Revelation, we

foresee the end of the ages. [124-127, 128-130, 140]

Jesus is everything that God would like to tell us. The entire Old Testament prepares for the Incarnation of God’s Son. All

of God’s promises find their fulfillment in Jesus. To be a Christian means to unite oneself ever more deeply with the life of

Christ. To do that, one must read and live the Gospels. Madeleine Delbrêl says, “Through his Word God tells us what he is

and what he wants; he says it definitively and says it for each individual day. When we hold our Gospel book in our hands,

we should reflect that in it dwells the Word that wants to become flesh in us, desires to take hold of us, so that we might

begin his life anew in a new place, at a new time, in a new human setting.” (YOUCAT question 18)

Meet the Saints: St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841)Anyone who has worked in loneliness, with great adaptation required and with little apparent success, will find a kin-dred spirit in Peter Chanel.

Born in France, Peter’s interest in the missions began in school, when he read letters missionaries to America sent back home. As a young priest,

Peter revived a parish in a “bad” district by the simple method of showing great devotion to the sick. Wanting to be a missionary, he joined the Society of Mary, the Marists, at 28. Obediently, he taught in the seminary for five years. Then, as superior of seven Marists, he traveled to Western Oceania. The bishop accompanying the missionaries left Peter and a brother on Futuna Island northeast of Fiji, promising to return in six months. He was gone five years.

Meanwhile, Peter struggled with this new language and mastered it, making the difficult adjustment to life with whalers, traders, and warring natives. Despite little apparent success and severe want, he maintained a serene and gentle spirit, plus endless patience and courage. A few natives had been baptized, a few more were being instructed. When the chieftain’s son asked to be baptized, persecution by the chieftain reached a climax. Father Chanel was clubbed to death.

Within two years after his death, the whole island became Catholic and has remained so. He was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954. Peter Chanel is the first martyr of Oceania and its patron. – www.franciscanmedia.org

“Human weakness cannot upset the plans of divine omnipotence. A divine master-builder can work even with

falling stones.” – Michael Cardinal Von Faulhaber

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UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE BIBLE

An Engaging Journey Through the BibleWednesdays from June 21 - August 912:15 - 1:45 PM St. Margaret-St. John Parish in the St. Francis Room | Cost: $20.00

Register today at eastsidefaith.org.

Questions? Contact Cody Egner at 871-5757,

ext. 215, or cegnereastsideregion.org.

Spend some time with the Lord. ADORATION every Wednesday from 9:30

AM - 8 PM. Concludes with HOLY HOUR and confessions from 7-8 PM. Pray, reflect,

realize the presence of Christ before you.

P A S T O R ’ S R A M B L I N G S

MAY CROWNING: It makes sense that in the Month of Mary we crown the Blessed Virgin as Queen of Heaven. This has been an annual tradition for a while at St. Cecilia. On the evening that we crown Mary, all in the parish are invited and the entirety of St. Cecilia School participates. The pictures above reflect not only that there was a packed church, but the sacredness with which St. Cecilia honors the Mother of our Lord. 1 DOCE DE MAYO: Our annual Hispanic festival was a huge hit again this year. The food and drinks were outstanding, and everyone had fun listening and dancing to the band. We also enjoyed watch-ing our students perform Latino dances. Thank you to all of the school parents, children and parishioners involved in making this such a success. I heard wonderful compliments from our Oakley neighbors about what a great night they had at our Doce de Mayo. Enjoy the photos below.

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SMSJ Adult Ministry TalkJoin us on June 27, at 1 PM, in the St. Margaret-St. John cafeteria for the next installment in our series titled “Heart to Heart: A History and Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus,” with Fr. Dave Sunberg. A question-&-answer session will follow. Stay for refreshments and conversation.

God speaks in whispers and we live in a loud world. Hearing God’s voice amidst the noise and busy-ness of our lives can be difficult. But he is always there to guide and help us, and he has given us other people and resources to help us, as well. If you think God may be calling you to religious life and you need someone to talk to, please contact Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer, our Vocations Director, at (513) 421-3131, ext. 2890.

Ruah WoodsRuah Woods Psychological Services (RWPS) seeks to inte-grate the best of psychological science and the truths of the Catholic faith – empowering people to more fully embrace and live out their vocation to love according to God’s plan. RWPS provides psychological assessment and therapy for adults, couples, and children. They can be reached at www.RWpsych.org and 513-407-8878.

PA R I S H N E W S & N O T E S

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The Athenaeum of Ohio Announces Lay Tuition Reduction for 2017-18The Athenaeum recently announced that they will continue the 50% lay tuition reduction for one more academic year, 2017-18, as part of our One Faith, One Hope Capital Campaign commitment. They offer daytime, evening and Saturday classes, graduate and non-degree options and a supportive environment with campuses in Mt. Washington and Good Shepherd in Montgomery. Earn a Master of Arts or Certificate in Pastoral Ministry as you discern God’s call, prepare for new opportunities, and learn about your faith in a dynamic and enriching environment. You don’t have to commit to a degree program — you can just take a course to deepen your Catholic faith. There will never be a better time to discover how lay Catholic studies through the Athenaeum can transform your life. Call Dr. Susan McGurgan (LPMP Director) at 513-231-1200 for more information or to set up an appointment.

We have confessions every weekday at St. Cecilia following the 9 AM Mass. “Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in

confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy.” - St. Isidore of Seville

Love your faith even more. SACRED HEART RADIO 89.5 FM & 740 AM

– MAJOR AWARD –Major Award tickets will be available after all

masses next weekend, June 3 & 4, in the vestibule. Tickets not picked up will be mailed. Make sure

you get your chance at winning $10,000!

– FESTIVAL DONATION BOARDS –Donation suggestion boards are located by the St. Joseph altar. Stop by to get donation ideas.

– BOOTH CHAIRS NEEDED – Three booths (Roll the Dough, Hi Lo & Horse Race)

need leaders. Please consider running a festival booth, even if just for one night.

– VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – There are many ways to get involved. For information, contact Doug & Joy Kornish at dkornish@cinci.rr.com or 513-658-6377.

JOIN YOUR PARISH FAMILYAT OUR ANNUAL SUMMER PARTY!

FUN FOR EVERYONE!GREAT FOOD & DRINKS

LIVE MUSIC

July 14-15-16

Prayer Intentions for the Week Please pray for God’s healing graces for Debbie Barker. Contact Barb Browarsky at the parish office, (513) 871-5757, ext. 202, with Mass and sanctuary devotional candle intention requests. All requests are honored for two weeks with the individual’s or family’s approval.

The Brotherhood of the Holy Rosary Calling all single men, husbands, fathers and boys! Looking for a way to connect with other guys in the parish and region? Would you like to deepen your prayer life and your devotion to the Blessed Virgin? The Brotherhood of the Holy Rosary meets every first Saturday of the month at 7:30 AM at St. Cecilia. Together, we offer our intentions to the Blessed Virgin, pray the Rosary along Madison Road, and enjoy fellowship (usually breakfast) in the rectory. Please email Nathan Beiersdorfer at nathan.beiersdorfer@yahoo.com for more details and to be included on the mailing list.

PA R I S H N E W S & N O T E S MAY27-28

MONDAY9 AM - The Donovans

TUESDAY9 AM - R. Case

WEDNESDAY9 AM - R. Case

THURSDAY9 AM - R.Case

FRIDAY9 AM - R. Case

SATURDAY9 AM - R. Case4 PM - D. Schnuck, Z. Schnuck & J. Weber

SUNDAY8 AM - C. Brereton & R. Peddicord 10 AM - S. Hale, M. Ramirez & C. DiMuzio

I S E R V E R S C H E D U L E F O R T H E W E E K O F M A Y 2 9 - J U N E 4 I

COL LECT IONS FOR THE WEEK END ING M AY 14Offertory $8,492.50 | Online Sunday $2,848.50 | TOTAL $11,341.00

Society of St. Vincent de Paul $2,218.95

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Eucharistic Adorers Needed Pope Paul VI said “The most efficacious way of growing in holiness is time spent with Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament.” (Mysterium Fidei) What an unimagin-able gift we have been given … Jesus, the Son of God, truly present on the altar at St. Cecilia every Wednesday waiting for each one of us to come to him that he might embrace us with his divine love.

Set aside some time each week and make a date to visit with Jesus between 9:30 AM-8 PM on Wednesdays. New

adorers are presently needed to commit to a definite adoration time each week to ensure someone is in church with the Lord at all times, especially between 11:30 AM-12:30 PM and 2-4 PM. There is also a pressing need for substitute adorers to fill in as needed. Please call 513-871-5757, ext. 243, to sign up.

Keep up with the latest parish news by “liking” our page on Facebook. Our page is listed as St. Cecilia Catholic Parish. The page has info for upcoming events, pictures from recent activities at the church and school, news stories about our Catholic faith, and so much more. You can even send us feedback through comments and messages. Be sure to find us today at www.facebook.com/stceciliacincinnati.

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