May 6th, 2012

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 6-8

             4th Grade Musical – school gym  9:30 am & 1:00 pm Math Bee

Final PSR session this Sunday, May 5
May Crowning will be celebrated this Sunday, May 5, for our PSR community.  All families are invited to come join us at 11 am in the church. Students will be dismissed from the church following the ceremony.  Registration forms for next year’s PSR program are available in the gathering space.

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
Our little ones will celebrate May Crowning on Sunday at 9 am in the school gym.   All families are invited to attend!  Sunday Preschool registration forms for next year will be available as well. 

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
The retreat for Confirmation Candidates takes place on Saturday, May 5, beginning with practice at 11 am and continuing with the retreat.  The Life Teen Mass will wrap the retreat at 5 pm where families are welcome to join the candidates and their sponsors.  Great thanks to Rob Wahl and all of the volunteers who help to make this event a success.

Confirmation will take place on Thursday, May 10, at 7 pm.  All parishioners are invited to join us!

MAY WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

The following Our Lady couples are celebrating special anniversaries during the month of May:

Joe & Ellen Grubb - 35th
David & Mary Frea - 30th
Vince & Cecilia Wilson - 25th
Mark & Karen Cooper - 20th

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……
I wish to thank the many parishioners who have sent cards and have prayed for my recovery during my recent surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.  I am most grateful and appreciative.  With the help of so many prayers, my recovery is coming along well and in a few days I should be back in circulation.  Again, many thanks and God's choicest blessings on you.             

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
Our Lady's Respect Life Committee will be offering an Expectant Family Blessing during the 9:30 Mass on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13. If you, or someone you know is expecting, adopting, or trying to conceive, please plan on attending this Mass so that you may receive this special blessing.

Spiritual Adoption : The Second Month of Life
The baby, now called a fetus (which is Latin for "little one"), is developing her organs, teeth, fingers, toes, and all her body's systems.   Her cartilage is being replaced with bone. She has grown to about 2 inches. The "little one" can now suck her thumb. How cute is that?

Spiritual Adoption Prayer
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn child that I have spiritually adopted and who is in danger of abortion.  Amen. 

SATURDAY, MAY 12th…. HONOR THY MOTHER
The Parish Women's Association will be hosting once again, their annual Mother-Daughter Luncheon on Saturday, May 12, in the Parish Life Center from noon until 2:00 PM.  Join us for great food, exciting entertainment, lots of door prizes, fun, and fellowship. Tickets for adults are only $10 and $8 for children. Mothers, bring your daughters.  Daughters, bring your Mothers.  And everyone bring your granddaughters! Friends bring friends (every woman is a daughter)!!!!!!!! Reservation forms are available in the Gathering Space. Please return your reservation form and payment to the Parish Office by Tuesday, May 8.  There will be a special "kids" menu available.  Any questions, please call Andrea Adler @ 305-1108 or 620-4805.

Parish Council Vacancies

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 ...
Dinner and Dancing!
The Respect Life Committee would like to invite all Silver Streaks Members to attend our annual May Dinner on Wednesday, May 9, in the Parish Life Center. Dinner will begin at 6pm for Silver Streaks Members with a special dance presentation immediately afterward. 
Members of the Regan Academy of Irish Dance will be performing at 6:30pm in the Parish Life Center. You  don't have to be a member of the Silver Streaks to come and watch the dancers. Once the meal for our Silver Streaks members has finished, all are welcome to join us for the dance presentation. It is going to be some high stepping fun.   We hope to see you there!

Ministry of Greeters
 As you know this important ministry is a year-long procedure.  Expressions on a person’s face as they enter through God’s house lets you know the happiness you bring and possibly the difference you can make in their day.  You not only gain a feeling of accomplishment, but make new friends and mingle with the old.  But how many Greeters are unfamiliar with each other?  I would like to have a Greeters-Get-to-Know-Each-Other Potluck, Saturday, June 2, 11:00 – 1:30pm in the Parish Life Center.  Also, we can share ideas, questions can be asked, and suggestions can be made.  No RSVP is necessary.  Just come with your favorite dish, relax and enjoy getting to know each other.  Anyone interested in joining and learning more about us is also welcome!   Questions about this fun event, please contact Greeters Coordinator, Mary Gamble, at 871-7475.

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.

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,
Fr. Dan

2012 Bishop’s Annual Appeal—Our Lady Appeal
Proclaiming Christ, Serving Our Neighbor

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. 

• The Diocesan goal for 2012  is $5.9 million
• The Bishop’s Annual Appeal is the major fundraising effort conducted annually throughout our 23-county diocese with all parishes participating
• Parishes have the opportunity to receive funds that can benefit the needs of the parish by exceeding their Bishop’s Annual Appeal
• Pledges may be paid over 10 months from June through the following March. 
• Every gift is tax-deductible
• No gift is too small
• Seventy-four (74) parishes exceeded their goals, providing more than $750,000 for the needs of the individual parishes
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help’s Goal is:  $144,797.00
• Amount Pledged last year:   $131,855.00
• Number of Donors for 2011:  680

2012 BISHOP READY SILVER KNIGHT
YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP
June 11-13     8:00-11:00am
Grades:  Entering 3-8
BISHOP READY HIGH SCHOOL
The Bishop Ready Silver Knights Youth Football Camp will focus on football fundamentals, skill development and fun!  Each participant will receive a t-shirt (included in registration fees).  The Bishop Ready High School Football Coaches, along with former and current Silver Knight players, will run the camp.  Registration forms are available on the table in the Gathering Space.  Please direct questions to camp director, Joel Cutler, Head Varsity Football Coach, jcutler@uaschools.org , 487-5050, ext. 132. 

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:
Please contact coach Jacob Daniel at coachjdaniel@gmail.com or 614-595-6220 regarding the following opportunities…
--Camp (1): For boys entering grades 5-7; July 9-12 from 9 a.m.- Noon; Cost is $100.
--Camp (2): For boys entering grades 8-9; July 16-19 from 9 a.m.- Noon; Cost is $100.
--Shooting Camp: For boys entering grades 5-9; July 3 & 5; Session I from 10-11:30 a.m.
  and Session II from 12:30-2:00 p.m.; Cost is $50.

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
Parish council is pleased to announce that the Job Search Training Program, conducted by Mr. Tom Nann of Stewardship Employment Ministries, (www.stewardshipemploy.org) has been very successful.

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
We still have places available for people on our May 14, 15, 16th trip to Michigan. We will be visiting the National Shrine of the Little Flower, Tomb of Solonus Casey OFM Cap (whose cause is up for canonization), and the 2nd oldest parish in the US, St Ann’s in Detroit. You are welcome to join us for this spring Adventure. Cost is $105 per person, based on double occupancy in a hotel room. This covers the cost of transportation, 2 nights in a hotel and two complimentary breakfasts. If interested, please contact Sheila Lutz or Mary Sue Dempsey by May 9th at 614-221-4323. 

City Wide Charismatic Prayer Meeting
“Developing Your Personal Holiness; Growing in Faith”
Saturday, May 19, 2012,  9 AM to Noon at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee Rd,  Columbus, OH 43232.  Pope Benedict XVI announced from October 2012 through November 2013 will be the Year of Faith.  This year we will be focusing on personal holiness so that we can better respond to this call of Pope Benedict.  Mass at 9:00 AM  -  Prayer Meeting at 9:45 AM  - Fellowship at Noon.  COME AND BE RENEWED, REFRESHED, HEALED & FED.  Everyone is welcome!!!  Bring a friend!!!  Bring your family!!! Brought to you by the Columbus Catholic Charismatic Renewal   www.columbusccr.org  (614) 237-7080.

DIOCESAN SENIOR CITIZENS DAY CELEBRATION
The 35th annual Diocesan Senior Citizens Day Celebration will be held on Tuesday, June 19, at St. Cecilia Church, 434 Norton Road, Columbus.  Bishop Frederick F. Campbell will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m.  Mass will be followed by a luncheon.  This annual event is a great opportunity to meet with seniors from around the Catholic Diocese of Columbus.  Registration for the celebration is $10 and registration forms are available on the table by the bulletin board in the Gathering Space.  For more information, call 241-2540 or email socmailbox@colsdioc.org.   Registrations are requested by June 14.

OFFERTORY FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22, 2012

Envelope Offerings (547) $15,046.47
Loose Check Offerings (24) 980.00
Loose Offerings        541.78
Total $16,568.25

We thank you and God bless you abundantly for your generosity.

MONEY COUNTERS FOR THE WEEK OF  MAY 13TH  - TEAM #6