Welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am

February 24, 2019

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Rev. David R. Bruning Pastor

Dave Lang Parish Manager

Rev. Joseph Newman, OSFS Rev. Alan Zobler, OSFS

Weekend Celebrants

Gary Thrun Deacon

Sr. Ritamarie Miller, OSF/T Director of Liturgy & Music

Lisa Pierson Office Manager, CRE

PARISH OFFICE: 419-865-2345

OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: 6149 Hill Ave., Toledo, OH 43615

REGISTRATION:

New members should call or visit the Parish Office

RECONCILIATION:

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. every Saturday or by appointment

BAPTISMS:

Call Parish Office

MARRIAGES:

Please contact Parish Office 6 months in advance

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Call Marty Charney at 419-865-7252

Christian Formation Program

(classes for public grade school children) Call the Parish Office

MASSES:

Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Holy Days: 5:30 p.m.

ST. BENEDICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL Martha Hartman,

Principal/ St. Benedict Catholic School Diane Spetz,

Secretary/ St. Benedict Catholic School

SCHOOL PHONE - 419-536-1194 SCHOOL FAX - 419-531-5140

Parish Activities

This Week

Sunday, February 24: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time RCIA: 8:30 a.m., Lourdes Room Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 25: Deadline for March 3 Bulletin: please submit

articles in email format no later than noon. Prayer Shawl Meeting: 1:00 p.m., Lourdes Room St. Benedict School Board: 5:30 p.m.,

Conference Room Sacramental Session: 6:00 p.m., Parish Office Tuesday, February 26: Wednesday, February 27: Hospitality Kitchen: 10am-noon, Parish Life Center Ushers Meeting: 6:00 p.m., Conference Room Thursday, February 28: Bingo: In the Parish Life Center. Doors open at

10:00 a.m. Hard Card and Paper Lightning at 11:00 a.m. Series at 1:00 p.m. To volunteer call 419-865-2345.

Daughters of Mary Meeting: 6:00 p.m., Parish Life Center

Choir: 7:00 p.m., Music Room Friday, March 1: Weekday Mass: 8:15 a.m. Saturday, March 2: Reconciliation: 3:00-3:30 p.m. Mass: 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 3: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time RCIA: 8:30 a.m., Lourdes Room Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Youth Group Planning Session: 11:30 a.m.,

Parish Life Center

Please pray for the soul of Joanne Reno who passed away on February 12th. May God grant her eternal rest. Amen.

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SACRIFICIAL GIVING REPORT Offertory…………………………………...$ 6,585.50 Weekly Sunday Offering Budget…….....$ 9,500.00 Over (under) for the week #34………….$ (2,914.50) Year-to-date thru 2/17/2019……............$ 274,795.82 Year-to-date budgeted thru 2/17/2019...$ 323,000.00 Over (under) thru 2/17/2019….…..........$ (48,204.18)

Mass Intentions

Sat. 3/2 4:00 p.m. Martin Carrigan Sun. 3/3 8:30 a.m. James Anderson 10:30 a.m. Ursuline Markowski Brunnemann

Elizabeth Kiger

Church Laundry: Feb. 24-Mar. 2: Donna Urban March 3-9: Mary Doore

Church Cleaners: February 25: Mary Bulone

March 4: Sandy Earl

Ministry of Praise Petitions

1) TEC 2) Knights of Columbus 3) Cursillo

March 2 & 3, 2019

4:00 p.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Dave Bruning EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sr. Sharon Pollnow,

Margaret Boltz, Dave Drlik, Eileen Tippin, Linda Dohrmann, Volunteer, Volunteer

LECTOR: Devin Corson SERVERS: Debbie Corson, David Corson 8:30 a.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Dave Bruning EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Deacon Gary, Judy Born,

Margaret Adams LECTOR: Joyce Mowery SERVERS: Todd Gross

10:30 a.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Joe Newman EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Rose Dennis, Bill Koback,

Caroline Koback, Marty Paskiet, Janet Veith, Rose Underwood, Volunteer

LECTOR: Tom and Donna Urban SERVERS: Pat Nadolny, Mindy Campbell

Liturgical Ministers

The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of the presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Sponsorship this

week is in memory of OLL Parishioners.

THANKS so much to all who support our parish. Call the parish office or drop us a note if you would like to

receive contribution envelopes. Please call the Parish Office if you have any changes in your address, phone,

household, etc.

Heartbeat - Baby Bottle Return Baby Bottles were due this week-end. Forgot your baby bottle? No worries, we are still accepting baby bottles next weekend. Please try to remember to return your bottle - full or empty - as soon as possible. Heartbeat needs your bottles so they can be reused at another church. Thank You for your support of Heartbeat of Toledo.

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To report any suspected or actual sexual abuse of a minor by Diocesan personnel, immediate contact should be made with local civil authorities, and with the Toledo Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator at 419-243-2150 or 419-244-6711, ext. 4880.

From Fr. Dave Bruning …. Soon we will begin this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). Each registered household will be receiving an ACA mailing from Bishop Thomas in the mail within the next week or two. And next weekend (March 2-3) we will hold our ACA In-Pew Weekend as I will address the work of the ACA in our diocese. Last year, for the first time in many years, our diocese achieved its goal for the ACA fundraising. What is the ACA all about? It provides for ministries in our diocese which individual parishes, on their own, could not do. For instance, it provides for the support and training of our seminarians training for the priest-hood. It funds the training for deacons as well. Deacon Gary and I are already looking for prospects for our next deaconate class in a year or two. While I was in Wauseon, the Multicultural Ministries helped to provide for cele-brants for our weekly Spanish Mass. These are but a few of the ministries supported by ACA. As I mentioned, you will soon receive more information in a mailing along with a pledge envelope. I have supported the ACA personally and urge you to consider doing so. So many ministries in our diocese depend upon this support. Please give this mailing your prayerful consideration.

LENT 4.5

Instead of giving up chocolates for Lent try Christian Simplici-

ty—a 7 week program beginning Weds., March 6, at 7 PM in the Lourdes Room. Sponsored by The Eliza-beth Ministry, the one hour presentations are free and open to all parishioners. Using the traditional Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving Lent 4.5 offers people of faith practical opportunities to apply the values of Christian Simplicity to their everyday lives. The first session will define Christian Simplicity and how it relates to responsible and sustainable living. Coffee and tea will be provided but as a starting point for personal change to patterns of consumption please bring your own coffee cup. Registration or questions, call Rose (419)385-8122.

The Toledo Regnum Christi Women's Group would like to thank Our Lady of Lourdes for host-ing a celebration of marriage on Valentine’s Day, 2019. The evening consisted of the holy Mass, which included a renewal of marriage vows, and was fol-lowed by a dinner in our Parish Life Center. Consider joining us next year on Friday, February 14, 2020. All married and engaged couples and those who want to pray for and support the vocation of marriage are in-vited. More information will be forthcoming as we get closer to the date.

Daughters of Mary monthly dinner meeting will be this Thursday, February 28, starting at 6 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. Members, re-member we are having our ‘baby shower’ for Heartbeat of Toledo. One of its representatives will be a guest speaker along with a rep. from the American Red Cross. Anyone interest-ed in joining our active church wom-en’s group is very welcome to attend.

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Landscaping for Church Campus Goal Phase 1: $9,000

(Church Campus)

Phase 2: $7,000 (Office, Sign, Bell)

Phase 3: TBD

(Shrine)

$16,000

$4,120

Readings for the week of February 24, 2019 Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103:1 -2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 [8a]/1 Cor 15:45- 49/Lk 6:27-38 Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39- 40 [cf. 5]/Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175 [165a]/Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/ Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35 [35a]/Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Ps 103:13-14, 15-16, 17- 18 [cf. 17]/Mk 10:13-16 Next Sunday: Sir 27:4-7/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 ©LPi

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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time This Sunday, Jesus continues his challenging Sermon on the Mount. "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back." Words like these are challenging! Many of us have grown up in a culture of independence and retaliation against those who harm us. Today's Gospel reminds us that the way of the world is not necessarily the way of the disciple. In many spiritual texts, saints describe the first stage of the spiritual life as mercenary love of God. That is, we love Him because he "pays" us with graces and good things. Consider for a moment, why do you do the good that you do? Take volunteering, for example. How often do we talk about the good feelings service evokes and how you "get so much more than you give." This is still based on an attitude of return on our investment. Would we volunteer if we knew it was good to do, but we didn't "feel" good afterward? What if the people we helped seemed ungrateful, or if someone at the food pantry stole $20 out of our purse? It can be difficult to love people when we think we might not get anything back. "For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?" As Christians, we are called to imitate God. We follow a God who loves not only His clos-est friends, but who loves betrayers, deniers, and crucifiers. The Christian walk is one of perseverance and sacrifice. What does your love look like?

Last weekend we asked you to pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance in considering how your future will look, what is it that the Spirit is asking you to do with your life. When we plan our life’s path, we just don’t look at to-morrow, but look to see what our future may look like. So, as you prepare for the 40 days of Lent, we ask you to consider what Jesus has said, “When I was hun-gry you gave me something to eat,” When I was thirsty you gave me something to drink, when I was naked you gave me clothes, and when I was homeless you gave me shelter.” These are the things that those of us, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, experience when we serve those in need within our parish boundaries. We see the face of Christ in everyone we serve. Next weekend you will have a chance to explore the benefits of becoming a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul here at Our Lady of Lourdes. Join us after mass and see how your talents can benefit the peo-ple in need within our parish boundaries and you as well. Please make it a point to take a few minutes after Mass to stop and learn more about the Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul. May the Holy Spirit be with you always. -The members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

To Our Lady of Lourdes Family, Food For The Poor wishes to thank you for the welcome you extended to Fr. Stephen Blum on our re-cent visit to your parish. On behalf of our brothers and sisters throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, we thank you for your com-passion and care. We are blessed by and grateful for your generosity. In Christ, The Food For The Poor Family

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LOAN REPAYMENT TO DIOCESE FOR NEW CHURCH Money borrowed from Diocese: $1,409,956 OLL payments to date: 272,264 (Principal: $108,826; Interest $80,822; Additional Principal Paid $82,616) Current balance (including interest) owed to Diocese: $1,213,127.50 *balances are updated as of February 10, 2019

We are grateful for your continued support to the We Build Campaign as it helps us reach our goal of reducing our debt to the Diocese.