Pastoral Region XII...2021/01/01 · Childhood Center opened in the Fall of 1994, Dolores was the member in Dayton Region XII: Mike Zecchini from St. Peter Parish. THE BAPTISM OF

In the Dayton Deanery

JANUARY 10, 2021

Pastoral Region XII

SAINT PETER

OUR LADY

OF THE ROSARY

HOLY CROSS

SAINT ADALBERT

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 10, 2021

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Pastor REV. ANTHONY CUTCHER [email protected]

Parochial Vicar REV. AMBROSE DOBROZSI [email protected]

In Residence REV. JOSEPH KINDEL

Deacons LEO CORDONNIER, ROBERT GUTENDORF, TIMOTHY HARRIS, ROBERT KOZLOWSKI, DAVID MCCRAY, NORBERT NAGY, DANIEL WADE

DARREN BACKSTROM Business Manager 937.233.1503

JOY BLAUL Pastoral Associate 937.237.3516

JACKI LOFFER OLR School Principal 937.222.7231

RON ALBINO St. Peter School Principal 937.233.8710

TERI VANMETER St. Peter ECC Director 937.237.3526

6161 Chambersburg Road Huber Heights, OH 45424

937.233.1503 Phone 937.237.3523 FAX

Office Hours 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Call for appointment. DAYTONXII.ORG

CALENDAR of EVENTS

SATURDAY, January 9

3:00 pm Reconciliation SP Church

4:00 pm Reconciliation OLR Church

4:30 pm Pray the Rosary OLR Church

SUNDAY, January 10: The Baptism of the Lord

8:30 am Coffee and Donuts Ries Center

8:30 am Pray the Rosary OLR Church

9:00 am RCIA CIC Class SP Classroom 123

9:00 am Religious Education Classes SP Classrooms

10:00 am Coffee and Donuts Ries Center

12:00 pm Coffee and Donuts Ries Center

5:00 pm Adult Volleyball SP Gym MONDAY, January 11

8:00 am Pray the Rosary SP Church

7:30 pm Ultreya Meeting Senior Center TUESDAY, January 12


7:00 pm POND Pastoral Council Meeting West Meeting Room

7:00 pm RCIA Class SP Classroom 118

7:00 pm Schola Rehearsal Ries Center WEDNESDAY, January 13


12:30 pm BINGO HC Church Hall

2:00 pm Shepherds of Christ SP Chapel THURSDAY, January 14


6:30 pm BINGO Fehrenbach Hall

9:00 pm Adult Basketball SP Gym FRIDAY, January 15


9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration SP Church SATURDAY, January 16

8:00 am Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Fehrenbach Hall

3:00 pm Reconciliation SP Church

4:00 pm Reconciliation OLR Church

4:30 pm Pray the Rosary OLR Church

5:00 pm Lithuanian Anglers HC Church Hall

SUNDAY, January 17: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 am Pray the Rosary OLR Church

9:00 am RCIA CIC Class SP Classroom 123

9:00 am Religious Education Classes SP Classrooms

5:00 pm Adult Volleyball SP Gym

LIVESTREAM MASSES from St. Peter Church

4:30 pm Saturday Vigil Mass 9:00 am Sunday Mass

8:30 am Weekday Daily Mass


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MASS TIMES and INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 8:30 am @ St. Peter Michael Threm 4:30 pm @ St. Peter Mary Coddington (AC) 5:00 pm @ OLR Stephen and Sharon Almasy (JR) SUNDAY, JANUARY 10: The Baptism of the Lord 7:30 am @ St. Peter Living and Deceased Members of the Gitzinger Family (AD) 9:00 am @ OLR Karolyn Ambrose, Ann and Mike Cannon Virginia Wolski, William and Norma Youngerman (AC) 9:00 am @ St. Peter For the Parish (JK) 10:30 am @ Holy Cross Judy Petrokas (JR) 11:00 am @ St. Peter Fay Landry (JK) MONDAY, JANUARY 11 6:30 am @ St. Peter Carolyn Schwab 8:30 am @ St. Peter For the Parish TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 6:30 am @ St. Peter Special Intention: Father Earl F. Simone 8:30 am @ St. Peter Heide Marie Downs: Anniversary of Death WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13: St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 6:30 am @ St. Peter Julianne Casey: Anniversary of Death 8:30 am @ St. Peter Judy Girard, Special Intention: Father Earl F. Simone THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 6:30 am @ St. Peter Poor Souls in Purgatory 8:30 am @ St. Peter Martha Guillaum: Birthday 9:00 am @ OLR For the Parish FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 6:30 am @ St. Peter Missy Hunt 8:30 am @ St. Peter Mike and Lu Zecchini SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 8:30 am @ St. Peter Karolyn Ambrose 4:30 pm @ St. Peter Deceased Members of the Seider and Goubeaux Families (AD) 5:00 pm @ OLR Barbara Palmere: Anniversary of Death (JR) SUNDAY, JANUARY 17: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am @ St. Peter James Rettig: First Anniversary of Death (AC) 9:00 am @ OLR Kevin Croft, Anna Kleiner: Birthday, Paula Horn, Hermina Unroe: Birthday (AD) 9:00 am @ St. Peter John and Anna Kleiner (JK) 10:30 am @ Holy Cross The Durko and Shelton Families (JR) 11:00 am @ St. Peter For the Parish (AC)

St. Hilary (c. 315 – c. 368), Bishop and Doctor of the Church, was a staunch defender

of the divinity of Christ, was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of

the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a

“disturber of the peace.” In a very troubled period in the Church, his holiness was

lived out in both scholarship and controversy. He was bishop of Poitiers in France.


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GOSPEL MEDITATION

We need history. We need it in order to understand ourselves, personally and collectively. The pieces of our histories may not have always been the most positive, honest, exemplary, dignified, proud and best moments of our lives, but they are ours. We have to acknowledge, remember, accept, and often heal them. If we lose the memories, we will make the same mistakes again. The human soul needs a strong sense of affirmation, direction, and clear purpose. Without these essentials, we will easily run amuck and repeat the sins of our past. God’s voice throughout history has spoken precisely about this! We are reminded through the voices and example of many prophets and witnesses not to make the same mistakes again, come back to center, discover the purpose given to us by God, maintain a sense of proper direction, seek healing for wounds and be reconciled to our Creator.

Baptism is so incredibly important for the salvation of humankind, not only eternally but here and now. Our existence depends upon it. It gives us the affirmation we need from God by gifting us with the same intimate relationship Jesus had with the Father. We are blessed with the direction and clear purpose we need in order to be productive stewards and faithful Christians. Baptism calls us to remember, accept, and deal with the sins and inequities of our past regardless of how hurtful and serious. We consciously choose to turn away from them and put on the new life of Christ. To do this well, we must look hard and long at our sins and failings, listen to what they are saying and learn from them. If we ignore the past, collectively or personally, or pretend that it never happened, we will never grow. We will surely die.

People need to hear the message, lived and spoken, delivered by the baptized members of the Body of Christ. It is an essential message of hope that is layered with visions of justice, peace, reconciliation, redemption, blessing, and healing. It is a message that helps us remember what has gone before, the graces and the sins, and bring ourselves by God’s help where we need to be. We are called to do much more than sit home behind our closed doors. We have a message to deliver. Are we ready to do so?

READINGS for the WEEK of JANUARY 10 Sunday Cycle YEAR B: November 29, 2020 to November 21, 2021

Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 [11b]/Acts 10:34-38/Mk 1:7-11 or Is 55:1-11/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3)]/1 Jn 5:1-9/Mk 1:7-11 Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 [cf. 7c]/Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 7]/Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95:6-7c, 8-9, 10-11 [8]/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8 [cf. 7b]/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/ Jn 1:35-42

POPE’S INTENTION for JANUARY

Human Fraternity. May the Lord give us the grace to live in full fellowship with our brothers and sisters of other religions, praying for one another, open to all.

First Reading Seek the LORD while he may be found, call

him while he is near. Let the scoundrel

forsake his way, and

the wicked man his thoughts; Let him turn to the LORD for mercy;

to our God, who is generous in forgiving.

(Is 55:6-7)

Psalm You will draw

water joyfully from

the springs of salvation. (Is 12:3)

Second Reading This is the one

who came through water and blood,

Jesus Christ, not by water alone,

but by water and blood. (1 Jn 5:6)

Gospel And a voice came

from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son;

with you I am well pleased.”

(Mk 1:11)


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FAMILY FAITH

MOMENTS

This Sunday, we celebrate the

Baptism of the Lord. After Jesus

was baptized by John, He came

up from the water and the

heavens opened for Him and the

spirit of the Lord descended like

a dove and came upon Him.

And a voice came from the

heavens, saying, “This is my

beloved Son, with whom I am

well pleased.” This begins the

public ministry of Jesus.

Celebrating the Church’s feast

days at home. Discuss what gives

e a c h f a m i l y m e m b e r

confidence, helps them feel

g o o d a n d c a p a b l e i n

schoolwork, sports, work, or any

activity that is important to them.

In what way do we “please

God”? This Sunday ends our

Christmastime and begins our

Ordinary Time. As we settle back

into our routines, how can we

express little ways of letting

others know how they please us?

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION for CHILDREN

Join us for Eucharistic Adoration for Children with Father Ambrose on Tuesday, January 12, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at St. Peter Church. We will continue with Adoration on the second Tuesday of each month. Father Ambrose has planned a series of little reflections on the prayers of the Rosary and working through all the parts. We will then pray the Rosary and have quiet time until Benediction. We are excited to get this going again! If you have not yet been, it is a great opportunity for families with children to be able to adore Christ in a respectful, yet relaxed environment. Babies and toddlers are welcome. Please contact Sarah McBride with any questions at [email protected] or 937.554.8917.

FAITH on DEMAND

Access the truth, beauty, and meaning of the Catholic Faith anytime… with FORMED. Discover hundreds of Catholic video programs, movies, audios, and e-books; children’s content is now available. Sign up at formed.org; the Dayton Region XII code is N9N6AD.

ST. PETER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

In the past few weeks, we have mourned the loss of Dolores Lisse and Lu Zecchini from St. Peter Parish. When the St. Peter Early Childhood Center opened in the Fall of 1994, Dolores was the Assistant Director and Lu was the Administrative Assistant. Along with the Director at the time, Debbie Colson-McCarthy, both Dolores and Lu were instrumental in helping establish the center and making it the success that continues today. Please keep both the Lisse and Zecchini families in your prayers.

IN SYMPATHY

Please keep in your prayers the family of the recently deceased member in Dayton Region XII: Mike Zecchini from St. Peter Parish.


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PRAYER CHAIN

We are called to pray for each other as a region family. If you or a loved one is in

need of prayers, send your prayer request by calling the Parish Administration Office

at 937.233.1503 or email [email protected]. The prayer request will be

sent out so that others may know of and pray for your intention. Your privacy will be

respected. Please keep all those on our prayer chain in your prayers.

Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the

clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

BLESSINGS of HOMES

There is a Catholic Tradition to have homes blessed as a means of being made

more aware of God’s presence in our lives and to respond to the One who loves us.

It is the Church’s hope that having invoked these blessings, the people know that

they, too, are blessed and are called to make the world a more holy place by their

very lives. Region XII clergy would like to extend the opportunity to have your home

blessed. For more information, please call the Parish Administration Office at

937.233.1503.

FAMILY CELEBRATIONS

Calling all REGION XII members... are you celebrating a special birthday, a

significant anniversary, or a major milestone… is someone in your family graduating

or getting married outside the region? If you would like a noteworthy family event

posted in the bulletin, please email details, along with a picture, to

[email protected]; please call 937.233.1503 for more details.

SURVIVORS of ABUSE

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati regards child abuse in all its forms as gravely sinful

and criminal. Anyone who knows of or suspects child abuse by a legitimate

member of the clergy or hierarchy, employee, or volunteer of the Archdiocese

should first report the abuse to the appropriate secular legal authority and then to

Teresa Maley, Coordinator of Ministry to Survivors of Abuse of the Archdiocese, at

513.263.6623 or 1.800.686.2724, extension 6623.

ST. PETER GIVING TREE

Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners, 170 children locally received presents

for Christmas. The gift cards were distributed to the parents who were very pleased

and said they would get gifts for their children. We had more, so the extra gift cards

were given to the children at the East Dayton Community Center. Thank you for

your continued support of the Giving Tree.


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EXPLORE RELIGIOUS LIFE

Avow Discernment Group will be meeting on Tuesday, January 12, 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the Holy Spirit Center located at 5440 Moeller Avenue in Norwood. Build relationships and community with others on a similar spiritual journey and discover what your discernment steps could look like. Men and women welcome. Please contact Maria Reinagel for more information at 513.278.8220.

PERMANENT DEACON APPLICATION

Men of the Archdiocese who are interested in applying for the Permanent Deacon Formation class, which will begin in September 2022, should contact Deacon Mark Machuga, Director of the Office of the Diaconate, at 513.263.6641 or [email protected]. The application cycle for the next class will begin in early 2021. Prerequisites, qualifications and procedures will be discussed with each man considering the Diaconate.

CAREGIVING OPPORTUNITIES

Are you at home looking for an opportunity to communicate with those who are Homebound? Would you like to brighten someone’s day with your friendly voice by phone? Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio (ccswoh.org) has the perfect opportunities for you! We need help making phone support calls through our Heart of Mary Phone Reassurance Program. We also need class leaders for Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC), an evidence-based self-care class for caregivers. All materials and training provided; VIRTUS certification required. Please call 513.535.2291 for additional information or visit tinyurl.com/CCSWOHSCSS to apply to become a Heart of Mary phone support specialist or PTC class leader today!

C O F F E E and D O N U T S

at St. Peter Church SUNDAY // January 10

in the Ries Center following the

7:30, 9:00, & 11:00am Masses Activities for children and adults!


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What to expect when you return to Mass: we look forward to seeing you back, when you feel it is appropriate to do so.

Each Church will have designated entry points. All other doors will be locked. St. Peter Church main foyer doors will be opened. OLR Church doors on Notre Dame Avenue and the alley side will be opened. Holy Cross Church main foyer door will be opened.

Ushers will seat parishioners according to social distancing protocols. There will be no holy water in the fonts. Please do not hold hands during the Our Father. There will be Sign of Peace without contact.

The line to receive Communion will be single file. Ushers will guide parishioners by rows. Holy Communion on the tongue is strongly discouraged; there will be no Holy Communion from the chalice. St. Peter Church will have three lines. OLR Church and Holy Cross Church will have one line.

Parishioners are asked not to leave Mass early. Ushers will dismiss parishioners according to social distancing protocols. Please do not socialize in the church or outside following Mass. Ushers will dismiss parishioners following Mass. Always maintain the six feet social distance protocol.

PLEASE VISIT DAYTONXII.ORG FOR UPDATED DETAILS; SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

SUNDAY OBLIGATION

Archbishop Schnurr has extended the dispensation of obligation to attend Sunday Mass until further notice.

If you have been exposed to the virus or are experiencing symptoms, please do not attend Mass. Mass attendees are required to wear a mask in Church.

Maximum capacity within all churches will be limited according to Archdiocesan guidelines. Please continue to use social distancing and maintain the six feet rule. Updates will be posted in the bulletin and on social media. Thank you!

SUNDAY offertory

There will be no offertory collection during Mass; baskets will be placed at the Church doors for your donations.

Everything we have, everything we are, and everything we will become is a gift from Almighty God. As stewards of those gifts, we are called to return those gifts to God in gratitude for His great bounty. In these difficult times, please keep in your prayers your brothers and sisters.

Your contributions to our region can be mailed to the Parish Administration Office or scheduled online on the region website at daytonxii.org. Offertory envelopes can be dropped off in the black secured box located by the Parish Administration Office main doors, in the mail slot located in the St. Peter Church main foyer Youth Ministry glass case, and in the mailbox slot at the Our Lady of the Rosary Church rectory house (be sure the envelope goes into slot into the house).


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NEW MEMBER REGISTRATION

Holy Cross • OLR • St. Adalbert • St. Peter

MR./MRS. • MR. • MRS. • MS. • MISS

Single • Married • Widowed

Separated • Divorced

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE, ZIP

PHONE

UNLISTED YES NO

E-MAIL

Please mail form to the Parish Administration

Office. New member registration can also be

completed at daytonxii.org. To update your

parish records, please call 937.233.1503 or email

[email protected].

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION

BAPTISM: The Baptismal Preparation Class is held on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 10:30 am in Classroom 118 at St. Peter School. Please call 937.237.3516 to RSVP for the Baptism class and to schedule the Baptism. Baptisms are held after the 11:00 am Sunday Mass at St. Peter Church. Baptisms at Holy Cross Church and Our Lady of the Rosary Church are by request.

COMMUNION: Please contact the Parish Administration Office at 937.233.1503 if you or a family member needs Communion brought to your home or nursing facility.

MARRIAGE: Arrangements are to be made six months in advance. Please call the Parish Administration Office at 937.233.1503.

RECONCILIATION: On Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at St. Peter and from 4:00 to 4:30 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary. Also, by request.

ANOINTING of the SICK: Priests are available to administer the Sacrament of the Sick. Please call the Parish Administration Office at 937.233.1503.

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE

for December 24 and 25

HOLY CROSS $ 1,435.00

OUR LADY of the ROSARY $ 2,777.00

ST. ADALBERT $ 1,040.00

ST. PETER $15,230.80

for December 26 and 27

HOLY CROSS $ 431.00


ST. ADALBERT $ 605.00

ST. PETER $18,865.35

for December 31 and January 1

HOLY CROSS $ 105.00

OUR LADY of the ROSARY $ 610.00


ST. PETER $ 4,557.60

for January 2 and 3

HOLY CROSS $ 602.00



ST. PETER $20,000.22

“Give us the wisdom to know Your will for our lives and

the courage to follow it as we seek to make our

community a clearer reflection of the Kingdom of

God.” The words acknowledge that we need to be

about God's will, not our own, and in that journey, we

will bear greater witness to the transforming power of

Jesus Christ.

We talk about how we are called to live a stewardship

way of life and that we have been given many good

gifts, but it is never truly about us. We are never the

main thing. In the same manner, it is never really about

our parish. Our combined stewardship may lead to

many fruits, like an increased offertory or more

vibrancy in parish life. However, it is always about the

Kingdom of God and the King, Jesus Christ.

Through our stewardship, we allow our region

community to shine like a city on a hill for others to see

and then be drawn toward Jesus Christ. It is about

leading people to heaven. Our actions of stewardship

do not point toward us but instead to the one who

calls us to this life. Our constant prayer needs to be

that we always seek to discern God's will and follow it

instead of our own. By doing that, we can transform

our own lives, our parish communities, and then the

world around us.

Thank you for your continued support of the parishes in

Dayton Region XII during the pandemic. Please

remember that donations, including extra

contributions, can be made on our website at

daytonxii.org; and you can specify the church that will

receive the donation.


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