New St. Margaret - St. John Roman Catholic Parish · 2019. 4. 21. · Friday, may 10. Mazunte will be serviing tacos. Kona Ice will be serving slushies. And Madtree Beer will be available

St. Margaret - St. JohnRoman Catholic Parish

6000 Murray Road513.271.0856www.smsjparish.com

+ disciples of JESUS CHRISTserving GOD

and our community +

SAINT MARGARET—ST. JOHN PARISH 2

REV. JAMIE WEBER, PASTOR 871-5757 EXT. 201, [email protected]

REV. JACOB WILLIG, PAROCHIAL VICAR 871-5757, ext. 205, [email protected]

LOUIS JACQUEMIN, SEMINARIAN INTERN [email protected].

CODY EGNER, DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC | 871-5757, ext. 215, [email protected]

MARY MATHERS | 271-0856, [email protected]

PRIEST EMERGENCY LINE 513-815-5038

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Daily Mass—Monday—Friday—11:45 am

Weekend Masses—Saturday 3:00 pm Sunday—10:00 am

Holy Day Mass—11:45 am

Weekly Bingo—Doors open at 5:30 pm on Thursday Games begin at 7:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday/Sunday - one hour before Mass

Weekdays—following the 11:45 am daily Mass

WE WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

There are forms available on the table in the vestibule if you would like to join our parish, or call the parish office

and we will email you the information. Questions ?

Call Mary Mathers at 271-0856.

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, April 22

11:45 am— John Haug, Kathleen Magner

Tuesday, April 23

11:45 am - Special Intention Carol Osterman—

Elaine Best

Wednesday, April 24

11:45 am— Bill Hammeron—Mark Silbersack

Thursday, April 25

11:45 am - Tom Magner—Kathleen Magner

Friday, April 26

11:45 am—Less Hendricks—Joan Rutenschroer

Saturday, April 27

3:00 pm— Pat Fiora—Barb Rupp

Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 28

10:00 am - Elaine Otto— Bill & Susan Beery

Call or email the Parish Office if you would like to

add a name to our Prayer List.

OUR REGION

SAINT ANTHONY † SAINT CECILIA † SAINT MARGARET—SAINT JOHN

CODY EGNER, REGIONAL DIR. OF RELIGIOUS ED. 871-5757, ext. 215, [email protected]

MATT SPRINGER, REG. DIR. OF FIN. & OPERATIONS 871-5757, ext. 204, [email protected]

JOE FONDACARO—ANNULMENTS ext. 222, [email protected]

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ST. MARGARET—ST. JOHN PARISH 4100 Watterson Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 www.smsjparish.com

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april 21, 2019

Believe. christ is risen.

today we celebrate the beautiful feast of easter. there is a happy ending to the agony in the garden, the mocking, the scourging, the carrying of the cross, the nailing of the lord to the cross, and the crucifixion and death of our lord. through all that suffering, Jesus manages to rise above and be victorious. he humbles himself and becomes like us, enduring all of humanity’s worst qualities not only to show his power that obviously points to who he is, the messiah, but, most importantly, to show that death cannot defeat him.

the point that we can learn from the easter resurrection is that death doesn’t have power over us either. indeed, through christ we can rise victorious over death. our earthly existence is not the end of our lives but rather a new chapter—a chapter that leads us to be united with our God for all eternity.

the reward, however, comes to fruition only because Jesus also conquers sin. he rises victorious over the sin of the world and offers himself as the lamb of God and God accepts him and we are given the freedom to become his chil-dren, able to rise above our own sins and the sins of the whole world. We celebrate that moment of acceptance when God accepts Jesus, the lamb of God, and the most acceptable sacrifice, at the Great amen. now all of us can share in his happy ending and blossom like God has intended, becoming reflections of love itself as revealed in Jesus.

through God’s revelation of himself, we are shown that the way to truly live free is by being one with the Father, and no longer slaves to our own selfish purposes but living for the highest of aspirations—to be united to God on this earth and in heaven. that is the easter joy that we celebrate and that permeates our senses today. that is the new life that we embrace and that overshadows the cross and allows the world to bloom as God dreams for us.

amen? amen!

on saturday, may 4, the eve of the Flying pig marathon, st. cecilia will have the annual blessing of the runners at the 4 pm mass. please invite your friends and family to come and be spiritually strengthened for the race.

Diaconate ordination With praise and thanksgiving to almighty

God, the archdiocese of cincinnati joyfully

invites you to the ordination of nathanial

Beiersdorfer (permanent) and christopher

komoroski (transitional) to the sacred

order of Deacon. all are welcome to attend

the ordination mass as the sacrament

of holy orders is conferred through the

invocation of the holy spirit by the most

reverend Dennis m. schnurr, archbishop

of cincinnati, on saturday, April 27, at

11 AM at st. Peter in chains cathedral.

seating is first come, first served.

Fr. Jamie cordially invites you to also

join in the celebration of the first mass at which nathan and

chris will serve as deacons on sunday, April 28, at the 10 AM

Mass at st. cecilia. We welcome you to join in celebrating with

us at the brunch reception in the school gymnasium, which will

follow the mass.

next sunday we celebrate Divine mercy sunday. instituted by saint John paul ii, this feast celebrates Jesus’ merciful love for us. Join us for the prayers for Divine mercy at 9:15 a.m. next sunday at st. cecilia. the prayers along with confession within 20 days before or after the feast day, will bring a plenary indulgence for those that participate.

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heAlth UPdAte: thank you for all of the prayers. i’m doing well after my latest pro-cedure on april 4. i will be meeting with my doctors again soon to see what the next steps

are, but i’m feeling very good at the moment (photo 1). 1 siMnel cAke: Fr. Jacob and i were very lucky to have received a simnel cake on laetare sunday. We want to thank martha lunken for dropping it off for us (photo 2). i had written about it in my pastor’s

corner and linked a recipe for it on Facebook. it’s nice to bring old traditions back. 1 hoUse Blessing: Fr. Jacob blessed the new home of parishioners adam and maria Frazier on saturday, april 5 (photo 3). this blessing brings the community together to pray and makes it a joyful and thankful event for a new home. if you would like your

house blessed, please contact Fr. Jamie or Fr. Jacob. 1 christiAns in the holy lAnd: thank you to all of those who bought items from the representative from land of peace who visited st. cecilia last sunday (photo 4). they are a non-profit organization that supports christian families in the holy land and fosters peace between the faiths —christianity, islam, and Judaism—struggling to coexist in a troubled part of our world.

1 WelcoMe, child of god: Welcome, Judah Zion Bort, son of John paul and sarah rose Bort (photo 5). sarah rose is the coordinator of the young adult ministry at st. ce-

cilia. Fr. Jason was the presider at Judah’s baptism. 1 fish fry: the first three weeks of

lent we were treated to fish fries at smsJ. Under the leadership of amber losekamp, these

fish fries were excellent. the fish fries at smsJ created momentum for the next three held

in st. cecilia’s gym. many of my family members (photo 6) attended the first of the three

fish fries at st. cecilia on march 29. the st. cecilia fries were run by Dave Gruber and his wonderful crew (photo 7). We enjoyed great crowds and great food. thanks to all who helped out and all those who came to support our parishes.

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u p com i n g r e giona l e v e n t s!

the st. cecilia explorers Golf outingIn Loving Memory of Jessie Tillery

four-Person team scramble/ryder cup formatdevoU PArk golf coUrse

1201 Park drive covington, ky 41011friday, May 31, 2019

9AM – shotgun start (arrive by 8:30AM)

$400 per team covers: greens fee + cart rental + 2 drink tickets per Player + Post golf luncheon

and Awards at st. cecilia cafeteria

Support the Explorers Program that honors Jessie by providing students unique travel and learning opportunities. Learn more at School.StCeciliaCincinnati.org.

q yes, we will join you on may 31. the following team members plan on attending the inaugural explorers championship.

golfers (names) email telephone

q no, i can’t make the event, but i want to support it. a goodwill donation is included.

please detach this section and mail or drop off at the st. cecilia school office (4115 taylor ave., cincinnati, oh 45209). payment for entire team must be included. make checks payable to st. cecilia school. you may also pay via credit card by calling the school office at 513-533-6060. Questions? contact mike Goedde at [email protected] or call 513-533-6060, ext. 130.

all teams must be registered by Friday, may 10.

Mazunte will be serviing tacos. Kona Ice will be serving slushies. And Madtree Beer will be available In St. Cecilia’s parking lot.

cincypupcrawl.com

SUNDAY APRIL 28 from noon-5pm

santa cecilia diez de mayo festival may 10St. margaret-St. John Summer celebration june 15

saint cecilia festival | july 19-21Food & Fun For everyone • Live Music every night

$10 , 000 grand Prize — $1 , 000 second Prize & $500 third Prize

to voLunteer or For More inFo , eMaiL vince woodaLL at vwoodaLL@cathoLiccincinnati . org .

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attention men, fathers, and sons! the cincinnati catholic Men’s conference is saturday, June 15, at st. maximillian kolbe parish. Get your ticket today for a faith-filled half-day where men from all over the tri-state will enjoy catholic inspiration and spiritual growth. speakers will include super Bowl champ matt Birk, eWtn cooking priest Fr. leo patalinghug, and new york mets coach rich Donnelly. Get information on the conference and purchase tickets at www.cincinnatimenscon-ference.com.

Pilgrimage to Ireland

with Fr. Jamie Weber September 19-27, 2019

st . ceciLia young aduLt Ministry Presents

WALKINg the CAMINo De SANtIAgo

a 9-day young aduLt PiLgriMage June 6-14 , 2019

for more information and to register for either of these pilgrimages, visit stceciliacincinnati.org.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16

a big thank-you to all who came out for our second annual pints with priests, a regional young adult speaker series. thanks especially to mgsr. Frank lane, Fr. Jason Williams, Fr. ryan ruiz, and Fr. ethan moore for sharing their wisdom with us and leading invigorating discussions on the seven deadly sins. Finally, special thanks to larry misleh for opening the madison Diner to our gatherings. it was a beautiful way to draw closer to the lord during this lent, and we look forward to doing it again next year.

Becoming catholiccurious about the church? Want to learn

more? call us today at 513-871-5757, ext. 215.

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MINISTRY SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019, 3:00 PM MASS Server: Annie Sublett

Lectors: T Wood, C Sullivan Eucharistic Ministers: E Best, M Lunken, J Heitker

SUNDAY, April 28, 2019, 10:00 AM MASS

Server: S Knepfle Lectors: M Mathers, J Lindgren

Eucharistic Ministers: K Losekamp, N Losekamp, G Irwin, J Barber & M Bates

Greeters: M/M J Losekamp, M Mathers

STEWARDSHIP OF PRAYER

Please keep in your prayers all the sick in our Parish, especially Joyce Scharringhausen,

who are in need of God’s healing grace and love. If you know of someone that needs our prayers,

please call the Parish Office.

Please pray for the souls of parishioners, especially, Jerry Jonas who recently passed away.

Please keep their family and friends in your prayers also.

STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE April 6/7 —$4558.25

Thank you for your generosity!

Thanks to all who helped make Holy Week and Easter Sunday so beautiful. We thank our Choir for all their hours of practice, Helen Davis and Worship Commission members for getting our church decorated for Easter, all the lectors, servers and Eucharistic Ministers who made themselves available as needed. A special thanks to Fr. Jamie, Fr. Jacob, Louis Jacquemin and Tony Losekamp.

40 Days for Life…

Our St. Edmund Campion School spends an hour each Tuesday afternoon praying in front of Planned Parenthood on Auburn Ave for the unborn. If you could spend an hour each week or would like more information, please call Mary Clark—791-4039.

Put on your calendar our Annual Summer Celebration on Saturday, June 15 from 4:00 to 11:00 pm (Fathers Day Weekend). This is our big fundraiser and we depend on our volunteers to make it a success. We will have both an inside and outside venue as we did last year. This will be our second reunion for alumni of St. Margaret of Cortona, Cure of Ars and Prince of Peace School. This year we will honor a favorite teacher from Cure of Ars School. We will again have gambling, Duck Regatta, Big Six, Instant Bingo, our great Chicken Dinner, Cake Booth, games for the kids and much more. Put the word out to your family and friends to come and join the celebration of our schools.

Happy Easter to all our parishioners and their families. All are invited to

our Annual Easter Egg Hunt following the 10 am Mass on Easter

Sunday. Thanks to Cindy Collins and Carol Sullivan & their families for chairing this event.

Please note: the parish offices of

St. Margaret—St. John, St. Anthony & St. Cecilia will be closed the week after

Easter (April 22—27).