Immaculate Conception Church...2020/11/22  · side pick-up only at the High School from 11:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. and delivery for those who cannot pick up. Pie donations may be dropped

Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since 1864

CLUSTER SCHEDULE Saturday Masses

Immaculate Conception (IC) ............................... 5:00 PM

Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG)............................ 7:00 PM

Sunday Masses

Immaculate Conception ................. 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Our Lady of Guadalupe ...................................... 9:00 AM

St. Teresa .......................................................... 10:00 AM

Weekdays Masses/Communion Services

Monday Immaculate Conception ....................... 7:30 AM

OLG Communion Service ................................ 8:00 AM

Tuesday IC ......................................................... 7:30 AM

OLG .................................................................. 8:00 AM

Wednesday IC Communion Service .................. 7:30 AM

OLG ................................................................... 7:00 PM

St. Teresa ........................................................... 7:00 PM

Thursday IC ....................................................... 7:30 AM

Friday OLG ........................................................ 8:00 AM

IC .............................. 9:00 AM (7:30 AM if no 9:00 AM

School Mass scheduled)

RECONCILIATION IC Saturday ......................................................... 11:00 AM

OLG Saturday ................................................6:15-6:45 PM

St. Teresa Wednesday ............................................ 6:30 PM

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.

Sessions are held at 12:15 p.m. on second Sundays of January,

March, May, July, September and November, in the Parish Activity

Center. Please call the Parish Office to register. Baptisms are at

12:15 p.m. 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.

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.

PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ken Schnipke, C.PP.S., Pastor

Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S., Parochial Vicar

Deacon Charlie Salway - [email protected]

Polly Muhlenkamp, School Principal

Lindsey Lunz, Business Manager - [email protected]

Ann Hull, Secretary - [email protected]

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 Rob Olberding, Chairperson

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMISSION Kylie Johnson, Chairperson

FINANCE COMMISSION Harry Coy, Chairperson

COUNSELING SERVICES Offered by Bob Skipper at Spiritual Center of Maria Stein

1-937-299-9005

Immaculate Conception Church

229 West Anthony Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822

Parish Office Phone: 419-586-6648 Fax: 419-586-6649 Website www.celina-ic.org

Religious Education Office 419-586-2370 School 419-586-2379 or 419-586-4987

Website www.icschool-celina.org

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, NOV. 22, 2020

Dear Parishioner,

As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we

give thanks for each of you and the blessing you are

to our parish family. Be assured our prayers for you

and your family as we enter into the joyous Advent

and Christmas Season.

Fr. Ken & Fr. Tim

Catholic Campaign for Human Development

Please be generous in this week’s special

collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human

Development. In the United States, one in six people

lives in poverty. With this collection, you support

programs that address the causes of poverty and

provide a sustainable future for those struggling

across the country. In addition, 25% of the funds we

collect will remain in our diocese to fund local

antipoverty projects. Please prayerfully consider how

you can support this collection and work on the

margins. More information about the Catholic

Campaign for Human Development can be found at

www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.

Remember in your prayers those who have

died, especially Ned Pryer and Fr. Tim’s mother, Bev

Corbet.

Legacies and bequests help continue the faith.

Please remember Immaculate Conception Parish in

your will and expressions of sympathy.

Mass Intentions For The Week

Monday, November 23

St. Clement I, Pope and Martyr; St. Columban,

Abbot; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and

Martyr

7:30 a.m. Ben & Lolly Magoto

Tuesday, November 24

St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Priest, and Companions,

Martyrs

7:30 a.m. Liv. & Dec. Langenkamp Family

9:00 a.m. Merilda Fleck

Wednesday, November 25

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr

No Mass or Communion Service

Thursday, November 26

Thanksgiving Day

9:00 a.m. Lucille Kramer

Friday, November 27

7:30 a.m. Floyd Highley

9:00 a.m. No School Mass

Saturday, November 28

2:00 p.m. Shawn Stachler & Olivia Powell

Wedding

5:00 p.m. People of the Parish

Sunday, November 29

8:00 a.m. Mary Grace Luthman,

Lucy Jansen

11:00 a.m. Liv. & Dec. Johnsman & Laux

Families

Congratulations to Rhett James, son of

Jim & Danielle Fishpaw; Noah Allen, son of

Garrett & Hannah Hower; Laine Patrick, son of

Brandon & Ashley Koontz; and Shirissa Jean,

daughter of Shannon White who were Baptized

last month.

† Vocation Cross † November 29-December 5 -- Deb Vogel

December 6-12 -- Janeen Braun

Readings for the week of November 22, 2020

Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/Ps 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 [1]/

1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46

Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/

Lk 21:1-4

Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/

Lk 21:5-11

Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9 [Rev 15:3b]/

Lk 21:12-19

Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4,

5 [Rev 19:9a]/Lk 21:20-28

Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11—21:2/Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a

[Rev 21:3b]/Lk 21:29-33

Saturday: Rv 22:1-7/Ps 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab [1 Cor 16:22b]/

Lk 21:34-36

Next Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16,

18-19 [4]/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 ©LPi

Bazaar Orders

Please have your soup order and payment

completed and put into the offering box or drop

off at the Parish Office no later than November

22. Pick up will be December 5 and 6, using a

drive through lane at the PAC.

Lend a Hand

We are seeking volunteers to be part of a

two to four person crew that cleans the sanctuary

and sacristies of our church. Some of our long

standing church cleaners have had to step down

from this position. Teams serve on a rotating

basis, of approximately every two months. This

could be an opportunity to meet and work with

other parishioners or get your spouse, siblings or

friends together and volunteer! Chores include

dusting, vacuuming and cleaning windows in

doors. Cleaning supplies are provided. Contact

the Parish Office if you can assist.

Angel Tree Program

Immaculate Conception Parish will once

again participate in the Angel Tree Program.

Two Christmas trees decorated with tags have

been set up in the back of church. Remove a tag

or a couple of tags from the tree and purchase a

toy. There will be NO clothing tags this year.

Return the gift(s) to the tables at the doors of

church, along with the tag attached to the gift, by

Dec. 3. Please DO NOT wrap the gifts.

The Angel Tree Program brings people and

agencies of Mercer County together to provide

some Christmas gifts to people in need. This is a

great family project for the Advent Season!

Thank you for helping to make Christmas a little

brighter for some area families!

Food Collection

On Thanksgiving and through the

following weekend we will be collecting non-

perishable food items to be distributed to Celina

food pantries. Food pantries are not permitted to

distribute food items with expired dates so please

check expiration dates on all items. Please come

to mass on those days with an item or items to be

donated and place them on the tables at the

entrances to the church. Be thankful for what

God has given you by sharing your gifts with

others. Thank you for your generosity!

Gift Cards for Thanksgiving Shopping!!! Buy your gift cards now so you’re ready to

go to the store for all your Thanksgiving needs! We

carry Chief, Friendly, and Walmart cards, so

purchase those for the food you will buy for

Thanksgiving dinner. We have Pullman Bay and

Bob Evans cards for your pies too. Yum!!! Scrip is

such an easy, cost-free way to earn $$$ for our

school. Please participate and have a HAPPY

THANKSGIVING!

Everyday Stewardship – Recognize God In

Your Ordinary Moments

There Is Much to Be Done Growing up Catholic means I must have

heard a million times the passage in Matthew’s

Gospel about how doing things for the “least of

these” means you have done them for Jesus. Okay,

that is an exaggeration to make a point. But it has

been a slogan for so many social justice activities,

from clothing and canned food drives, to letter

writing campaigns and peaceful protests.

Growing up I only knew how to help the

least of these through the school and church

activities of the time. Today, YouTube and

GodTube are filled with videos of creative ways

people reach out to one another. Have you seen the

one about the pizza party for the homeless? How

about the fake lottery ticket or the house bought

from online donations for a poor man? There are

even videos of people paying for the car behind

them at the drive-through! The awesome thing

about this is that it serves as a witness to others.

It is not boasting but instead sharing the Good

News. Giving and good stewardship can be

contagious!

Our pastor has several times over the years

handed out $10 bills to confirmation candidates

and asked them to “pay it forward.” They can keep

the money or use it to make a difference in

someone else’s life. One teen planted a garden for

an elderly woman. One bought ingredients for

brownies and sold them to give even more than

$10 to charity. The teens not only learned

something about good stewardship in the process,

but also served as great examples to the parish

community.

As always, there is much to be done. The

King is coming soon! Let’s spread the news and

some love at the same time!

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

©LPi

Saturday, November 28, 5:00 p.m.

Sacristans: Charlie & Jane Mescher

Commentator: Charlie Mescher

Lector: Allison Bruns

E. M.: Gerard Ahrns, Ruth Knapke, Tara Homan

Ushers: Team L, Tim Wenning, Captain

Sunday, November 29, 8:00 a.m.

Sacristans: Lynn Locke and Gary Locke

Servers: Zoe Cox and Grant Heckler

Commentator: Carol Wenning

Lector: Lynn Locke

E. M.: Anita Muhlenkamp, Kati Heckler, Becky Lipp

Ushers: Team A, Ron Hoying, Captain

Sunday, November 29, 11:00 a.m.

Sacristans: Bev Korte

Commentator: Bev Korte

Lector: Claire Giesige

E. M.: Lisa Schott, James Poeppelman, Tom Drexler

Ushers: Team B, Mike Everman, Captain

Sunday, November 22

9:15 a.m. Confirmation Class

11:00 a.m. Sunday School

Saturday, November 28

11:00 a.m. Reconciliation

Giving Thanks Dinner

We are asking for pie donations for the Giving

Thanks dinner held at the Celina High School on

Thanksgiving Day. This year dinners will be curb

side pick-up only at the High School from 11:00 a.m.

till 1:00 p.m. and delivery for those who cannot pick

up.

Pie donations may be dropped off at the High

School on Wednesday, November 25 from 3:00 p.m. -

5:00 p.m. and on Thanksgiving morning from 8:00

a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

Nativities Display

The Maria Stein Shrine’s beloved annual

Christmas event is back this year with never-before

seen nativities from the extensive collection of Tim

and Katheleen Nealeigh! The Nativity Display will

be located on the first floor, near the main entrance

from November 27-January 11. Add this unique

experience to your holiday travel plans!

Attitude of Gratitude Sale

Gobble up great savings at the Maria Stein

Shrine Pilgrim Gift Shop after Thanksgiving sale!

We give thanks to our pilgrims this year with 20%

off your total purchase. This one-day-only sale

excludes Fontanini and cannot be combined with any

other offers or discounts.

Stewardship Offering November 8

Envelopes/online (178) $ 11,991.00

Loose 1,19800

Total Received $ 13,189.00

Weekly Offering: $ 13,189.00

Week Budgeted: 14,400.00

Over/Short: ($ 1,211.00)

YTD Total Collection: $253,714.12

YTD Total Budgeted: 273,600.00

Over/Short to date: ($ 19,885.88)

To give electronically for fiscal year July 1, 2020 to

June 30, 2021 visit www.celina-ic.org and click

Donate.

This bulletin is furnished to the parish

without charge. The advertisements that appear,

completely defray the costs. Please patronize our

sponsors. We thank them for their support of our

parish! Our Featured Sponsors this week:

STAMMEN INSURANCE

HOMAN’S GUN SHOP

B & G Auto Collision Body Shop