Immaculate Conception Church - celina-ic.org

1 Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since 1864 229 W. Anthony Street, Celina, OH 45822 TELEPHONES Parish Office .. Ph: 419-586-6648 Fax: 419-586-6649 Website .. Religious Education Office .. 419-586-2370 school .. 419-586-2379 school .. 419-586-4987 Website .. PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ken Schnipke, , Pastor Fr. Vince Wirtner, , Parochial Vicar Polly Muhlenkamp, school Principal Lindsey Lunz, Business Manager - Ann Hull, Secretary - Cindy Van Santvoord, Director of Music Joyce Johnson, Coordinator of Religious Education Tiffany Pierstorff, Program Administrator Gary Locke, Youth Minister - 419-953-3178 PASTORAL COUNCIL Mike Braun, President school ADVISORY BOARD Kevin Riesen, Chairperson RELIGIOUS ED.

2 COMMISSION Kylie Johnson, Chairperson FINANCE COMMISSION Harry Coy, Chairperson MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil .. 6:30 Sunday .. 7:30 , 9:00 and 12:00 Noon Weekdays .. 7:30 Monday thru Friday school Mass .. 9:00 on Fridays HOLY DAY SCHEDULE: See Mass Intention Times Inside SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays: 11:00 Anytime by calling the parish office for an appointment. BAPTISMS: Presenting a child for Baptism is a serious obligation and requires a faith commitment on the part of the parents and godparents. This commitment is exemplified by being a practicing, active Catholic. Parents are obligated to attend a preparation session before a child s baptism if they have not attended one in the past five years.

3 Sessions are held at 1:15 on second Sundays of January, March, May, July, September and November, in the Parish Activity Center. Baptisms are at 1:15 on the third Sunday of each month. WEDDINGS: Please phone the parish office to set-up an appointment with a priest, in order to begin the sacramental preparation. Only after this initial meeting and assessment can a date be set for the wedding. The process requires at least 6 months. COUNSELING SERVICES: Offered by Bob Skipper at Spiritual Center of Maria Stein 1-937-299-9005. NEW PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME Please come to the parish office to register. If you have a change of address, phone number or email, please inform the parish office.

4 Immaculate Conception Church TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 Dear Parishioner, Stewardship: A Way of Life Where your treasure is, there also your heart will be. Mt 6:21 This weekend we continue our focus on stewardship, particularly the sharing of our treasure. One of the well known facts that we have discovered in our ministry at IC is that our parishioners are generous givers who give from the heart. This is obvious in your contributions in the offertory that regularly meet and exceed budget and the many other ways you contribute to the good of others. Your generosity enables IC to provide a beautiful place of worship and prayer, and other facilities for helping us on our journey of faith.

5 It enables our parish and school to provide the staffing and resources we need to be a place of mercy and understanding, healing and hope, education and enrichment, welcome and hospitality that continue the gift of faith. And your goodness and generosity extends beyond our parish family, feeding the hungry and caring for the poor in our local community, fostering vocations and caring for retired priests in the Archdiocese, and helping our sister parish of El Chan II in Guatemala with the basic necessities of life and building a place of faith for their parish family. Yes, it is obvious that IC parishioners are generous and that the benefits of your giving are amazing.

6 We will hear more about that from our youth this weekend. If you have not had the chance to review the Stewardship report in last weekend s bulletin, please do so. The Stewardship report highlights a few of the ways your stewardship dollars are making a difference. Additional copies are available in Church or at the parish office. We are proud of the many ways you give from the heart for the good of others and we are grateful for your generosity. May the Lord help us to continue using wisely the gifts entrusted to us so that our hearts may always be close to the Lord. Fr.

7 Ken & Fr. Vince Vocation Cross Sept. 30-Oct. 6 -- Beth Vorhees Oct. 7-13 -- Marge Waterman Monday, September 24 7:30 Dr. Donald Fox Tuesday, September 25 7:30 Robert & Alvira Sudhoff 10:00 Mass at Celina Gardens Wednesday, September 26 Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs 7:30 Esther Johnsman Thursday, September 27 Saint Vincent De Paul, priest 7:30 Jim Rhodes Friday, September 28 Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr, Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs 7:30 Paul Heim 9:00 Louie Hoyng Saturday, September 29 Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels 6:30 Liv. & Dec. of the Ramsey & Kroth Families Sunday, September 30 7:30 Curtis Prenger 9:00 Liv.

8 & Dec. Louis Hoyng Family 12:00 noon People of the Parish Legacies and bequests help continue the faith. Please remember Immaculate Conception Parish in your will and expressions of sympathy. Readings for the Week of September 23, 2018 Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 [6b]/ Jas 3:16--4:3/Mk 9:30-37 Monday: Prv 3:27-34/Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 [1]/ Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44 [35]/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Prv 30:5-9/Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163 [105]/Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17bc [1]/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11/Ps 144:1b and 2abc, 3-4 [1]/ Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 [1]/Jn 1:47-51 Next Sunday: Nm 11:25-29/Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 [9a]/Jas 5:1-6/Mk 9.

9 38-43, 45, 47-48 LPi We congratulate Kent Alan, son of Brandon & Ashley Koontz; AdeLynn Rose, daughter of Andy & Amanda Sanford; and Evan Michael, son of Kellen & Lauren Schott who were baptized last weekend. Immaculate Conception Youth (ICY) Event for high school Students Bring your questions of faith, an open heart and your appetite this Sunday, September 23 from 5:00 to 7:00 for an Afternoon with Father Vince. Pizza and pop will be provided as well as an opportunity to talk about our faith and current events. Please join us in the Youth Room, second floor of the PAC, Room 203. Meeting The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St.

10 John will hold their meeting on September 24 at 4:00 in the Parish Activity Center, Room 102. Annual Meeting The annual St. Vincent de Paul meeting will be held on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 in the Parish Activity Center (PAC), Room 103. A representative from the House of Hope will speak at the meeting. All members are encouraged to attend. All Saints Dinner Auction Reserve your tickets now! The 8th annual All Saints Dinner Auction is approaching quickly. We are looking forward to our change of venue at Romers in Celina on October 27, 2018. Stop by or call the school office, 419-586-2379, to reserve your table now.