THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Beginning Wednesday, November 1st, the Parish Office hours will be MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. FRIDAY 8:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. INFANT JESUS SHOWER SIGN-UPS Infant Jesus Shower sign-ups continue after all masses this weekend. The Infant Jesus Shower is the parish s Christmas giving program which provides new toys and clothing to local families in need. If helping a child in need is already part of your Christmas tradition, please stop by the music room to sign up again this year. If you have not taken part in this wonderful St. Helen tradition and would like more information, stop by the music room after mass or call Amy Comer at 231-9226 or email sthelen.ijs@gmail.com. 20S & 30S: CHILI DINNER AND PUMPKIN GLOW! Those in their 20s and 30s are invited to join Amy and Shaughn October 30th at 6:30pm in the St. Julie Center for some yummy chili and fellowship before heading to Stoddard Avenue s annual Pumpkin Glow! Come see hundreds of Jack-o -lanterns light up the hill by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church! From simple Jack-o -lantern faces to more extravagant designs, join other young adults from the community for a fun night out! We will carpool over together. Please call/email Shaughn in the parish office, 254-6233 to RSVP so we have enough food for everyone shaughn.phillips@sthelenparish.org READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 5 Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13 Matthew 23:1-12 With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE October 21 & 22 Adults $11,488.47 ($5,520 received via Faith Direct) ALL SAINTS DAY A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION This Wednesday, November 1, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints! Our holy day Masses will be held on Tuesday, October 31, at 7:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, November 1, at 8:15 a.m. with the school children! Remember that we no longer have a 6:30 a.m. Mass. Come celebrate all the real, cool people that have gone before us! FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION This Friday, NOVEMBER 3 is First Friday and our parish day of Eucharistic Adoration. Adoration begins at 10 AM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel and closes from 5-6 p.m. with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Any questions or to sign up and commit for a specific time, please call 426-9954. All are invited to also attend First Friday Mass at Immaculate Conception followed by Rosary and Benediction. Our Parish Family Weddings Ryan Edwards & Kate Kidwell Anthony Depasquale Cora Sample We Remember Our Deceased Welcome into our Parish Family Welcome sweet little ones into the family of Christ Charlie Weizman Brian White Ed & Misa Cadua & Family Amanda Kessler & Allison Stephen
ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 29, 2017 EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 8:00 a.m. Charles Keller Birthday Remembrance (Walt & Eve) 10:30 a.m. Redrick & Indalecio Deceased Family Members (Indalecio Family) MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 8:15 a.m. Charles Keller (Walt & Eve) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 8:15 a.m. Louis Ciambro (Family) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 8:15 a.m. For all deceased parishioners THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 8:15 a.m. For vocations FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 8:15a.m. Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 5:00 p.m. Juan Indalecio (Herrin Family) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:00 a.m. Lissa Tarlano (Tarlano Family) 10:30 a.m. Bill Hovey (Jane Potts) ST HELEN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The St. Helen PTO is looking for handmade craft donations for the PTO table and raffle baskets. If you are interested in donating items such as Afghans, baby blankets, wreaths, woodworking items, paper crafts, jewelry or any other handmade item for the PTO table or items for the raffle baskets please contact Amy Comer at sthelenchristmasbazaar@gmail.com or 231-9226. We will be putting the volunteer schedule together soon, if you have helped at the Christmas Bazaar in the past and would like to help again, please contact Amy. Be sure to mark December 2 nd on your calendar for the St. Helen Christmas Bazaar. We have multiple vendors returning from last year as well as several new vendors. Santa will be stopping and kids can complete their Christmas shopping at the Tyke Shop. The kitchen will be serving cabbage rolls, potato soup and chili again this year so plan to stay for lunch. We hope to see you there! CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 Novena-9:00 a.m. Young Adult Pumpkin Glow Event-SJA 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m. Bible Study-SJ1 9:00 a.m. Bible Study-SJ1 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. All Saints Vigil Mass WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 8:15 a.m. Solemnity of All Saints Mass Centering Prayer-SJ1 3:15 p.m. SVDP Meeting-HR 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception-8:15 am First Friday Eucharistic Adoration-BSC 10:00 a.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 5:00 p.m. Mass Fr. Satish SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:00 a.m. Mass Fr. Satish 10:30 a.m. Mass Fr. Satish CH-Church HR-Helen Room SB-Smith Building POB-Parish Office Bsmt. SJ1-St Julie Meeting Rm-1st fl. SJ2-St Julie Meeting Rm-2nd fl. SJA-St Julie Dining Rm-1st fl. BSC-Blessed Sacrament Chapel Join us next Sunday, November 5, after both Masses for Donut Sunday in the Smith Building! IN THE MILITARY Please pray for those serving in the military. Lord, protect our military as they sacrifice for us; bless them and their families for their continuing selflessness. FAIR TRADE Did you know that a portion of your Fair Trade purchase is donated to Catholic Relief Services?? In 2016 Equal Exchange donated $16,966.24 to CRS! Put your faith into action and stop by the Fair Trade table on November 5th during coffee and donuts to purchase your favorite coffee, tea, chocolates and olive oil! This is the last Fair Trade sale that will be held in 2017 after Sunday Masses.
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL S ACTION APPALACHIA Action Appalachia is an annual service program, formed by Carroll High School s seniors, to provide aid for the Campton Center in Kentucky. This year s seniors are collecting clothing for infants, children, and women, as well as for mens and teens; gently used toys as well as brand new toys for Christmas gifts. These donations are vital to the community of Campton, which has no relief organizations such as Salvation Army or Goodwill to meet its needs. There is also great need for canned soups and canned meats-such as soups, cereal, tuna, peanut butter, and Vienna sausage. Please bring your donations to the Carroll High School loading dock (located on the west side of the building). Questions contact Mrs. Cathy Jackson or send an email to cjackson@carrollhs.org. The deadline for all donations is Friday, November 10th. Thank you for your support for this most needy project! WE HAVE A NEW MINISTER-FRIENDLY SCHEDULING SYSTEM! Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Servers, and parents of them, we will be launching a new scheduling system. Ministry Scheduler Pro, this month. The current schedule runs through November, and a new one will be generated via MSP that will cover December through February. With the new system, you can log on (plus an app is available!) and enter dates that you are unavailable, request subs, and see all of your scheduled Masses at once! Over the next few months, we will hold short training sessions on how to use MSP to your greatest advantage! Watch the bulletin, check for emails, and listen for phone calls for future training session dates and times! The first two short training sessions will be held on Tuesday, November 7 and Thursday, November 16, both beginning at 7 pm, in the Smith Building. Call the parish office or email Mary mary.heider@sthelenparish.org or Lisa lisa.saunders@sthelenparish.org to let us know you are coming. Sat 11/4 05:00 PM Sun 11/5 08:00 AM Sun 11/5 10:30 AM Altar Servers Basto, Matias Dillon, Linda* Farley, Luke Randall, Grace Jokerst, Nathan Jefferson, Daniel Neidhard, Caitlin Sebastian, Benjamin Eucharistic Ministers Bacher, Irene Beavers, Ron Dawes, Carrie Bacher, Steve Harpenau, Nicole Hary, Shay Basto, Maria Hatcher, Arlene Jefferson, Julie Monell, Allie Heckman, Linda Kaehler, John Monell, Ray Keenan, Margie Lander, John M. Reuber, Eric J Seward, Sadie Maus, Diane Reuber, Stephen Seward, Walt Sheridan, Sylvia Zebrowski, Connie Tayloe, Allison Wible, Joanne Lectors Miller, Brian Jachimowicz, Marlene Ardema, Zach Flaute, Bill Jokerst, Scott Hayes, David
ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 29, 2017 Carroll Freedom Players Bring Hitchcock Stories to the Stage Students portray Joe Landry s adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's classic suspense stories. Carroll High School Freedom Players will perform Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play on November 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc, and written by Joe Landry, this is an evening with splendid adaptations of three early films directed by Alfred Hitchcock: "The Lodger," "Sabotage" and "The 39 Steps." Go behind the scenes in a 1940 s style radio broadcasting studio and see Hitchcock s characters come to life on stage. This production is created by over 60 Carroll students in roles on-stage and behind the scenes. On Sunday, November 5th, patrons can enjoy a luncheon before the show. A 1940 s themed lunch will include soup and sandwich buffet, Victory Garden vegetables, jello fruit salad, and homemade apple crisp. Reserved seating is required for lunch. The Carroll Freedom Players are directed by Mrs. Toni Weitz. Set Directors are Mr. Andrew Becker and Mr. Josh Weitz. Mrs. Abby Merkle is Director of Costumes and Mrs. Cassandra Shea is Director of Makeup. Tickets can be purchased online at www.carrollhs.org, at the school office, or at the door. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for students and senior citizens. Children 5 and under are free. Luncheon Tickets (which includes admission to the play) are $15 for adults and $13 for students and senior citizens. A table of 8 guests will cost $100. Reservations are required for the Luncheon. Call (937) 253-8188 x329 What: Vintage Hitchcock, A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry Where: Carroll Gymnasium, 4524 Linden Avenue, Dayton, OH 45432 When: Friday November 3rd at 7 pm Saturday November 4 th at 7 pm Sunday November 5 th at 2 pm (Luncheon at 12:30 pm)
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HOLIDAY BAZAARS HOLY TRINITY Saturday, November 4th from 9:00 am to 4:00pm at 266 Bainbridge Street -Trinity Center. Booths include crafts, bake shop, grab bag, raffle row, bake shop, book nook, and more. We have great silent auction items and raffle prizes. Visits and pictures with Santa from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Attendance prizes called out every half hour. Enjoy Trinity s delicious cabbage rolls and other great foods for lunch. See you there for some old fashioned fun. ST. BRIGID Sat., Nov. 4, 2017 from 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M., St. Brigid Parish Activity Center/School, 312 Fairground Rd., Xenia. Free admission. Bazaar features: craft vendors, homemade baked goods and candies, holiday décor, silent auctions, raffles and a Santa's Attic with new and used items. Lunch featuring homemade soups will be served. Info (937) 372-3193. WORLD COMMUNITY DAY PRAYER SERVICE It is absolutely clear that ecumenism, the movement promoting Christian unity, is not just some sort of appendix which is added to the Church s traditional activity. Rather, ecumenism is an organic part of her life and work, and consequently must pervade all that she is and does. Pope John Paul II in Ut Unum Sint, 25 May 1995. Join Church Women United to celebrate Christian unity at World Community Day Prayer Service on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1541 Smithville Rd. The theme is Kindling New Fires of Peace. Contact Kathy Zamonski for details at wonderlywoman@gmail.com or call 937-304-1511. CATHOLIC-SPONSORED DIVORCECARE The holidays can be a lonely, stressful, and depressing time if you are separated or divorced. However, there s hope! Join us for an encouraging seminar to discover how to enjoy the holidays again. Sunday, Nov. 12; 1:00 2:30 PM in the St. John Bosco Room of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6245 Wilmington Pike, Centerville, OH. For more information, call Marcelle Toma at (937) 312-1157 or mtoma@woh.rr.com CHOOSING HOPE Choosing Hope, the coalition of area Catholics responding to the drug crisis, will meet on Monday, October 30, 7-8:15pm at St Luke Church s Kramer Hall in Beavercreek to determine how to proceed with three identified needs that surfaced in our initial gathering. These included: the pressing need of children left orphaned; a growing need to provide dignified burial for unclaimed individuals who have overdosed; and the necessity to undergird police/first responders with prayer (Adopt-a-Hero). Why get involved? Because Catholics pray, bury the dead, and take care of the orphan. It s what Catholics do. It s time for the drug crisis to meet the power of Christ in His Church. YOU are the Church. How will you act? For more info, contact Glenda Canfield at 937-654-2559 or glenda.canfield@gmail.com. ALTER HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Alter High School will host an Open House on Sunday, November 12 from 1-4 PM. Please come and visit the Alter Campus and see all we have to offer. For more information go to alterhs.org/openhouse. Learn how your Ed Choice dollars will work for you at Alter High School.
ST. HELEN CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO October 29, 2017 CREDIT UNION NEWS Hey recent College Grads and those that are paying way too much in interest: We have been able to save one member over $8200 in interest over the course of the loan with our Private Student Refinance Loan. For a limited time, we are offering a 4.99%APR for 5 years on refinancing student loans up to $20,000. If you are a recent grad with those loans coming due, or have been paying too much in interest for your current student loan, contact us at 937-252-7477 for more information and a loan application. CHAMINADE JULIENNE OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Nov. 5, 2-4 p.m. You are invited to CJ s Open House to meet teachers, staff and families. Ask students questions as they guide you on a tour of learning spaces throughout campus. Discover the unique opportunities that CJ s Catholic educational experience provides its students, and learn why families are choosing CJ as high school home for their children. More details at: cjeagles.org POSITIONS AVAILABLE Elizabeth s New Life Center is looking for a Development Officer for the Dayton area. The DO will build relationships in order to garner support for our ministry. A background in fundraising or sales is preferred. This is a part-time position working 24 hours per week. Visit our website at elizabethnewlife.org for more information and to apply. Elizabeth s New Life Center is looking for a Fiscal Director to work 24 hours per week. This is a great opportunity for someone with a finance background who has retired from full-time work but wants to do something meaningful with their skills. The Fiscal Director oversees investments, budgeting, grants management, and makes sure that fiscal practices are appropriate. A CPA or equivalent experience is preferred. Visit elizabethnewlife.org for more information and to apply. FR. STEPHEN WILL BE IN TOWN Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, with Priests for Life and part of the EWTN family, will be in town November 3-5. Fr. Stephen is a powerful pro-life speaker who has first-hand knowledge of abortion and its consequences. He is anxious to reach as many people as possible in our area while he is here, so we have arranged for several public events. This is sure to be a grace -filled opportunity. You are invited to attend as many of the events as you can. A good will offering will be taken at each public event to support the pro-life outreach of Priest for Life. For more information contact Jeannette Niezgodski at jniezgodski@yahoo.com Friday 11-3 - The Eucharist as the basis for pro-life activism, 7pm - University of Dayton - Auditorium Science - parking lot B, off Stewart St. Center Saturday 11-4 10:30 Prayer and Eucharistic procession around Haskell's mill, 1401 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, 11:30 Mass: Church of Incarnation, 7415 Far Hills Rd. Centerville, 7pm End of Life - personal suicide, death with dignity, redemptive suffering, Dayton Right to Life Cost: $10 at the door, St. Henry Parish Activity Center (PAC) 6696 N. Springboro Pike 45449 Sunday 11-5 8:30 Mass: St. Mary's of the Assumption, 9579 Yankee Rd. Springboro, 11:am Mass: Incarnation Parish Center, 7415 Far Hills, Centerville, 2pm Personal story of abortion, healing adoption and pro-life activism, 40 Days for Life Closing Rally 1401 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering