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Please remember in your prayers Dorothy Simcoe, who died this past week. May God grant her the peace of Heaven and consolation to her family.
News from Our Lady School Sunday, 5/6 Dance Club – School Gym 6:00-9:00 pm Monday, 5/7 Third Grade Field Trip to Velvet Ice Cream Factory, Utica, OH Thursday, 5/10 Middle School Bowling, Grove City Lanes during gym class Confirmation – Church 7:00 pm Friday, 5/11 Guest Speaker on Rocks and Minerals from OSU – Grades
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Final PSR session this Sunday, May 5 Great thanks to all of the wonderful PSR teachers, assistants and aides who served as staff this past year. It is an honor to be a part of such a successful and positive program. Thank you all! Final Sunday Preschool session this Sunday, May 5 Great thanks to all of the amazing Sunday Preschool staff who have dedicated much time this year to make special experiences for our 3-5 year olds!! Special thanks to Nichol and Kristi Moore for their guidance of the program! Confirmation Retreat on Saturday, May 5 Confirmation will take place on Thursday, May 10, at 7 pm. All parishioners are invited to join us! Congratulations to all of the adults and students receiving the Sacrament this Thursday.
MAY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES The following Our Lady couples are celebrating special anniversaries during the month of May: Joe & Ellen Grubb - 35th To all of these couples, Congratulations and our prayers for continued blessings in their marriage!
Banns of Marriage are announced for Sara Criss from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and Ted McQuade from St. Timothy Parish. Congratulations! MANY THANKS…… Msgr. Borrelli Congratulations to the families of Ada Dunmore, Oliver Fellows, Emma Gigensee, and Payton Miller, who this Sunday were welcomed into our faith community through the Sacrament of Baptism. We also congratulate the family of Jayden and Jurnee Bartley, who were welcomed into our faith community through the Sacrament of Baptism last Sunday. Adult Vacation Bible School this year is being designed based on feedback that we received from the participants of The Catholicism Project! The title is Come to the Table. The series will be led by a panel and will focus on how to dialogue with others on matters of faith. Each night the panel will present scenarios that have been submitted by parishioners (YOU!). These will be real life situations that you have encountered at the workplace, socially, or even within your own family. Maybe someone asked you a question: “Why do Catholics _____________________?” (fill in the blank)! Do you know how to explain the what, why, and how of our beliefs? Do you know where to find the answers? Table discussion will focus on how to live out the scenario presented. So, we need your scenarios! What situations have you experienced? What Faith questions have you been asked? Please email your scenarios to Karen Cook, onepete315@aol.com, or leave them in writing with the Parish Office - just put Karen’s name on the envelope. Please have scenarios submitted by May 20th so the panel can prepare. Thank you! Adult VBS will be Sunday – Thursday, June 10-14, 6:30-8:15
Respect Life Expectant Family Blessing on Mother's Day Spiritual Adoption : The Second Month of Life Spiritual Adoption Prayer SATURDAY, MAY 12th…. HONOR THY MOTHER Parish Council Vacancies Our Lady’s Parish Council is seeking new members to fill four vacancies in the upcoming year. Anyone interested in serving on the Council can call any current member of the Council or phone the Parish Office at 875-3322. Phone numbers of Parish Council members are listed on the front page of the Church Bulletin. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. The Council acts as a liaison between the parish community and the pastor.The next PRE-BAPTISMAL CLASS will be held this coming Tuesday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. Please call the Parish Office (875-3322) to register Silver Streaks Members ... Ministry of Greeters The Health and Wellness Committee is asking parishioners to place new wash cloths and hand towels, regular size bar soap, tooth paste and tooth brushes, and combs in the designated basket in the Gathering Space outside the Parish Life Center. Collected items will be donated to clients at Holy Family Soup Kitchen. Thank you for helping the least of our brethren. ATTENTION ALL MARRIED COUPLES CELEBRATING THEIR 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th ANNIVERSARY AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER: Jubilee of Anniversaries 2012 will be held on Sunday, June 24 at St. Matthew Church, 807 Havens Corner Road, Gahanna, at 2:30 p.m. The occasion includes a Mass celebrated by Bishop Frederick F. Campbell and a reception in your honor. Registration forms are available from your parish or you may call the Marriage and Family Life Office at 614/241-2560 to register. Reservations for you and guests are necessary and must be received by Friday, June 15, 2012.
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Dear Parishioners, Three months ago, Paul was killing the followers of Jesus, and today he wants to preach the gospel. No wonder they don’t trust him! So he is introduced to the Good Old Boys Club, who give him the seal of approval. Church certification was simple in those days. To be an apostle you had to be a personal friend of Jesus. For a wannabe apostle like Paul you had to be approved by the Friends of Jesus. To be an ordinary parishioner you had to belong to a household of faith. It is more difficult today to know which is Catholic. We have a pope and a creed and a catechism; but after 200 years things get complicated. A majority of Catholics do not accept the church’s teaching on birth control; many ignore the teaching on marriage; others reject the church’s view on capital punishment; still others would veto the pope’s proposal to forgive the debt of developing nations. There are different opinions on an issue because the same reality looks different from different sides. The economy looks good or bad depending on whether you are rich or poor. The job market looks different to those who do or don’t have a job. Marriage is understood differently by singles, married, widowed, divorced or re-marrieds. War feels different to victors and vanquished. The law seems very different to judge and criminal. Does this mean that there is no objective truth, that every opinion is equally valid, that a good intention makes everything right? No. Jesus did not say, “Love me and do what you want.” He said, “If you love me you will keep my commandments.” The problem is the application of a few commandments to billions of people in trillions of situations. That is why there are different images of the church – because different people accentuate some values more than others. There are also different church models because the church is a mystery too great to be defined by one image. So, Scripture offers several: the People of God, the Communion of Saints, the Body of Christ, the Temple of God, the Sheepfold, the Vine and the Branches. It is not that one of these is true and the others are false. Nor is one necessarily better than the other. They are given to complement and fill out each other so we can appreciate the fullness of the church and experience all its possibilities. So we are free to live out of one model more than another now and then. But we are in danger if we focus too much on any one aspect of the church. And we actually mutilate the Body of Christ when we obsess on one image of the church to the total exclusion of the others. Even the moral model. The churches founded by Paul were structured, while the churches founded by John depended solely on the Holy Spirit and mutual love. We are direct descendants of Paul’s churches, while all of John’s churches fell apart by the third century. Not for lack of Spirit; but because love does not keep the rain out. That is why we maintain the church model of Paul to judge our moral conduct. Some do better than others; some feel uncomfortable in the family; some may be thrown out of the house. But there is more to life than right and wrong. And the church is not God. So, we gather our battered, confused, guilty selves and go to John’s church for a final verdict. Surprise! John refuses to get involved in our merely human justice. He says: “We simply cannot know how you stand with God. But I do know this: ‘No matter how your conscience accuses you, God is greater than your heart.’” Today, the vine who is Jesus continues to grow, to branch out and to bear fruit; it is our challenge to remain united to him and to one another, to be cleansed by his Word and by our sharing in the cross so as to bear the fruit that will feed a hungry, needy world. Love,
2012 Bishop’s Annual Appeal—Our Lady Appeal This weekend is our opportunity as members of the larger Church to assist not only our own parish, but contribute to the overall efforts of the Diocese through the 2012 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Our parish family has been asked to raise $144,797.00. Father Dan believes that this is an attainable goal, and if each and every family participates through a sacrificial gift, we will do our fair share to help our diocesan family. Remember, once we exceed our parish goal, all funds are returned to our parish to benefit Our Lady Appeal. We invite you to make your pledge now. For your convenience, pledge cards have been placed in the back of the pews. Please place completed pledge cards in to the offertory baskets. Bishop Campbell and Father Dan thank you for your consideration and generous support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
2012 BISHOP READY SILVER KNIGHT 2012 Summer Athletic Programs at St. Charles Cardinal Football Camp: For boys entering grades 1-8; June 18-21; 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Cost is $100. Please contact coach Jeff Pharion at jpharion@cdeducation.org St. Charles Baseball Camp: For boys ages 7-14; June 11-14; 9:00 a.m. - Noon. Cost is $90. Please contact coach Ray Benjamin at benj33@aol.com St. Charles Soccer Academy: For boys entering grades 4-9; June 25-28; 9:00 a.m.- Noon; Cost is $85; Please contact coach Rick Ey at rey@cdeducation.org The Cardinal Lacrosse Camp: For boys entering grades 5-8; The session covers four (4) evenings June 11, 13, 18 & 20; 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Cost is $90. Please contact coach Mark Berndt at maberndt@aep.com or 740-816-9216. Cardinal Basketball Camps:
St. Vincent de Paul Society thanks parishioners for their generous donations of $2,132.95 this past weekend to help those in need! JOB SEARCH TRAINING CONTINUES Since February, we have had 60 attendees and 10 of those have already secured gainful employment. The program is ONGOING and meets every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Swickard Hall. There is NO cost for this program, and you may join in any time. Holy Family Senior Citizen Trip City Wide Charismatic Prayer Meeting DIOCESAN SENIOR CITIZENS DAY CELEBRATION OFFERTORY FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22, 2012 Envelope Offerings (547) $15,046.47 We thank you and God bless you abundantly for your generosity. MONEY COUNTERS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH - TEAM #6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please remember Our Lady of Perpetual Help in your will. |
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