PASTORAL REGION ONE

St. Augustine, St. Benedict the Moor & St. Mary Churches: Pastoral Region One June 25 2017

“I hear the whisperings of many: ….’Denounce! let us denounce him.’ All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. ‘Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail, and take our vengeance on him.’”(Jer 20:10)

These words were written by the prophet Jeremiah in the early 6th century BC! Yet, they could have come out of contemporary political and social history. It’s nothing new for enemies to lie in wait to trap and snare their adversaries. “Dirty tricks” have been around for millennia, thought up and utilized by those who are willing to try anything to prevent something happening or someone succeeding that they oppose.

It is clear from our first reading today from Jeremiah that he hears the whisperings of his enemies, that he has every reason to be cautious, even fearful. That’s the bad news. The good news is what sustains him in his mission – his faith. “But the Lord is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure, they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion.” (Jer 20:11) He is confident that he is an instrument of God’s plan, and that he can serve God faithfully because God has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!” (Jer 20:13)

It is that conviction, lived out down through the ages, that has inspired and empowered believers to arrive at what we today call Catholic Social Teaching, and to proclaim it with courage and conviction even in the face of adversity and opposition. As we have come to understand God’s plan over the centuries of experience, reflection and prayer, the foundation of a moral vision for society is the sacredness of every human life and the dignity of every human person. We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the

life and dignity of the human person. (“Themes from Catholic Social Teaching”, USCCB)

Such a belief is challenged by abortion and euthanasia, by cloning, embryonic stem cell research, and the use of the death penalty, by bigotry, and prejudice, by ethnic, racial and religious aggression. We live in a global, national and sometimes local climate where physical, emotional and verbal violence are used almost routinely as problem-solvers, and where witnessing to our belief in the sacredness of every human life and the dignity of every human person can put the witness in opposition to social norms and customs, and in opposition to friends and family.

Again, this is nothing new. As Jesus sent the 12 out on mission to in our Gospel reading today, he encouraged them: “Fear no one….What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.” (Mt 10: 26-27) He had chosen everyday people in an oppressed and occupied land in a faraway corner of the Roman Empire to be living witnesses to his vision of humanity, and he reassured them to “not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” (Mt 10: 31) Ours is the heritage of Jeremiah, who suffered for his faithfulness, yet never gave up. Ours is the heritage of the 12, who took heart in the reassurance that the God of all the universe cared attentively for every human life. Ours is the call to share in their witness.

Rev. Thomas DiFolco, Pastor,

St. Michael Church, Cincinnati

REGION ONE LITURGICAL SCHEDULE

[SA] = St. Augustine [SB] = St. Benedict [SM] = St. Mary Fri June 30 8am [SM] SM Parishioners Sat. July 1 4:30pm [SM] Cleo Coughlin,

Michael A. Cox

4:30pm [SB] SB Parishioners Sun. July 2 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:15am [SA] Michael Hess 9:45am [SM] Sr. Rita Schirtzinger 11am [SB] SB Parishioners

THIS WEEK'S EVENTS PASTORAL REGION ONE:

[SA] St. Augustine [SB] St. Benedict; [SM] St. Mary Mon. 6/26 Prayer mtg 11am [SB] Sun 7/2 Coffee & Donuts 10:45am [SMC] St. Ann mtg. 10:45am [SMC]

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ST. MARY READINGS AND SUNG MASS PARTS June 25

Order of Mass - Pg 240 Missa Pacem Profession of Faith, Apostles Creed: Readings – Cycle A, 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1142

Holy, Holy, Holy pg 240, Memorial Acclamation pg 243, Great Amen pg 244, Lamb of God pg 245

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS June 18 ST. AUGUSTINE: $1771.07 School: $15 ST. BENEDICT: Sat: $801 Sun: $2495 Maintenance: $245

ST. MARY: $3280.27 SVDP: $200 Cap. Imp: $5 School: $166 Total: $3651.27 Env used: 44

MEMBERSHIP IN OUR PARISHES A “Hearty Welcome” to all new members. Please call the church offices 268-6697 (St. Benedict) 256-5633 (St. Mary) or 855-2289 (St. Augustine) to register. Please notify the offices when moving or of any change in address. This will help us update our census information.

2017 REGIONAL PICNIC This year's Regional Picnic (St. Benedict St. Mary's

and St. Augustine Parish) will take place at the Possum Creek Metro Park, Sunday, August 13. It will start with Reginal Mass at 10am followed by the picnic. St. Mary parish will be our host for this year. Please mark your calendar for Sunday August 13 and make it a point to attend. : There will no Sunday Mass said in all three churches on that Sunday. PLEASE NOTE: We will be at Possum Creek BUT NOT in the same shelter as in the past. Look to upcoming bulletins for more information.

St. Mary Church is looking for volunteers to help or-ganize, and also help with the children's activities at the picnic. If you can help on August 13, or if you have ideas for activi-ties, please call Bonnie Doepker at 620-8505. Thank you!

PRAY FOR OUR PARISH MILITARY MEMBERS

TSgt Timothy Scott Marcum, USAF; SSgt Justin Bentley, USAF; SrA Matthew Bauer, USAF; CPT Brian Hargis, US Army; SSG Lynn Jones, US Army; Saundra Ann Morrell, USN; Ronald Morrell Pruitt, US Army, Capt. Andrew J. Konicki, USMC.; SSgt Christopher DeWitt, USAF, Sgt Alex Zavakas, US Army, US Army; PFC Michael V. Jackson, US Army, PVT Corey Taylor, US Army, Com. Ryan Jonathan Logan, USN, SGT Stephanie Lewis, US Army, SrA Candice Smith, USAF, EOD3 Aaron R. Gorby, USN; Davion A. Redd, USCG, Pvt Jacob Deis, USMC, SSgt Jennifer Wagner, USAF, LCpl Jacob Deis, USMC, Dwight Stout GM1, USN.

PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED SICK of SB In our prayers, let us remember those in need of the Lord’s healing mercy, especially: Andrew Lewis, Jackie Bristow, Brenda Lewis, Mae Wilkerson, Kenneth Bronston, Zadie Buckner, Mary Helen Spanish, Valerie Smith, Phyllis Coley, Lora Singleton, Mark Wells, Jessie Campbell, Betty Jones, Pat Bell, Janis Lowery, Myrtle Truitt, Susie Roberts, Bobbie Caldwell, Marilyn Armstrong, Carl Island, Angelina Martin, Ralph Reid, Clark Taylor, Nancy Green, Gregory Webster, Sr., Jacques Glover, Mr. Robert Florence, Mrs. L. Hayes.

IN THE NURSING HOME/ASSISTED LIVING

FROM ST. BENEDICT AND ST. MARY PARISHES Eddie Weaver Mary Scott

Mary Paschal Livingston Care Center Artie Oliver Mercy Sienna

ST. BENEDICT MINISTRY SCHEDULE

JULY 2ND – 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1st Reader, 2nd Reader, Petitions, Ushers – Youth Group Extraordinary Ministers – Juanita Newell, Mary O’Basuyi, Derek Arnold, Annette Young; (R); Robin Craft-Bell, Janice Allen, Susan Smith, Emmett Orr, Victor O’Basuyi (L)

ST. AUGUSTINE MINISTRY SCHEDULE July 2 Lectors: Liz Miller, Steve Mersch

Eucharistic Sylvia Hess, Frank Kozarec, Tim & Betty Stueve, Mary Hickle, Randy & Mary Klotz, Liz Miller

Ushers & Greeters Don Hoog, Ray Metzger, Richard Dillon

Servers: Jenna Henkes, Sophie De Villez, Elizabeth Barnett

ST. MARY LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE July 1 4:30pm [S] Patty Stevens [L] Bonnie Doepker, Steve Himes [E] Delora Michel, Calista McHenry, Debbie Hoover July 2 9:45am [S] Mark Bruggeman [L] Paula Good, Robert Obach [E] Doug Keller, Imelda Cardano, Laura Woeste, Patrick Servé, Fran Roderer, Sharon Walker, Darlene Kinney

4TH OF JULY OFFICE HOURS Our parish offices will be closed on

Tuesday, July 4th.

St. Augustine, St. Benedict the Moor & St. Mary Churches: Pastoral Region One June 25 2017

TAKE TEN & CONNECT With God & With Others Your Faith & Daily Life

Spend 10 minutes reflecting on God’s Word Next Sunday’s scripture: 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16

Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10: 37-42 Relate a time when you were made to feel welcome. What did the experience mean to you? Give an example of something in your life over which you cannot relinquish control. Was there ever a time when your values threatened “family ties”? Relate this experience.

ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH NEWS

RUMMAGE SALE St. Augustine's Rummage Sale date and hours. Fri-

day August 25th, 9AM-6PM and Saturday August 26th, 9AM - 2PM.We are still working on drop-off dates and hours. As soon as drop-off dates finalized we will post them in the bulletin. Thank you all in advance for donations and we are looking forward to receiving them. Please call the rectory if you have any questions.

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS

THE SHUT INS/SICK OF ST. AUGUSTINE. June Helmers, Fran Chroniak, Toni Moore,

Ron Fetzer, Kay McClellan, Don Philhower.

ST. AUGUSTINE SVDP 50/50 RAFFLE The St. A’s St. Vincent conference is having anoth-

er 50/50 drawing. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets are 1 for $1.00 or 6 for $5.00. The drawing will be on Sunday, July 16th after mass.

Thank you to everyone who supported our bundle weekend!!!

ST. BENEDICT PARISH/SCHOOL NEWS FLOWERS FOR THE ST. BENEDICT ALTAR

If you will like to acknowledge a special anniversary or memorial, flowers are a wonderful way to commemorate the special occasion. An order of flowers from the florist is $25.00 minimum. Questions? Call Arvilla Crawford or Naomi Underwood,

ST. BENEDICT THE MOOR

2017 WOMEN’S RETREAT St. Benedict’s Women’s Retreat will be held from

Friday, Sept 29 – Sunday, Oct 1: at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, 5440 Moeller Avenue, Norwood, Ohio (513-.351-9800). The theme of the Retreat is: “Faithful Women:

Divinely Designed and Divinely Defined for such a Time Like

This.” Ms. Therese Favors, Former Director of the Office of African American Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of

Baltimore, is the facilitator. Overall cost of the Retreat is $150. Checks can be made payable to St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church with “Limited Spaces” placed in the memo line. A $50 deposit is due THIS SUNDAY June 25; payment plan of $50 due by July 25

th and August 25

th is available.

Payment of all fees is due by September 10. This retreat is open to all Christian women. Registration forms are available in the gathering space of the church. Please give your registra-tion form and deposit to Annette Young or Susan Smith at the 11am Mass on Sundays or 4:30 pm Mass on Saturdays. Or mail the form and payments to St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church, Attn: Sharon Hairston, 519 Liscum Drive, Dayton, OH 45417. Sharon’s phone no: 937.263.3993.

Please join us and renew your spirituality. For more information on the Retreat, please contact Ms. Mary O’Basuyi, maryobasuyi@yahoo.com, or call 937-361-6538.

ST. MARY PARISH NEWS

CLASS OF 2017 Are you a member of the Class of 2017? Do you have a family member graduating? We would love to give a shout out to these graduates, congratu-lating them on all their hard work and accomplish-ments. Just send an email to stmaryparish@stmarydayton.org or drop a note in the collection with your information.

WELCOME INTO OUR CHURCH FAMILY This Saturday, we welcome into the church Luna Green Crews. Luna is the daughter of John & Christa Crews, granddaughter of Jim & Marilyn Buer-schen. Luna is being baptized at Mass on the 24th.

OTHER AREA NEWS CATHOLICS AT THE FAIR

Free Catholic information booth at the Mont-gomery County Fair Monday-Saturday, July 10-15, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Coliseum building at the Fairgrounds, main entrance: 1043 South Main St. Free Rosaries, Scapu-lars, books, etc. Take your photo with a Pope Francis life-size cutout! Free entry 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. For more information about the Fair, call (937) 224-1619 or http://www.montcofair.org/. Volunteers needed to prepare for and staff the booth with the Legion of Mary. Call or text Gloria Dodd at (937) 999-1263. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE FOR THE FAIR THIS YEAR!!

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

LAY TUITION REDUCTION

The Athenaeum, announces that we will con-tinue the 50% lay tuition reduction for one more aca-demic year, 2017-18, as part of our One Faith, One

Hope Capital Campaign commitment. The Lay Pasto-ral Ministry Certificate Option classes will meet at Good Shepherd in Montgomery, a northern Cincinnati suburb. Graduate programs are available at the main campus in Cincinnati. All options are designed for busy adults with an outstanding faculty, supportive staff and flexible components. There will never be a better time to come and see how lay Catholic studies through the Athenaeum can transform your life. For more information about Dayton classes, call Deacon Hal Belcher, 419-305-5486.

MARIA STEIN COUNTRY FEST 2017

Come and join in the fun at the 2017 Maria Stein Country Fest, Maria Stein OH on June 23-25.

The fun starts with dinner on the 23, starting at 5pm. There will be rides, tractor pulls and music until 10:30pm.

Saturday the 24 things start at 9am with games, food, music and rides until 1030pm.

The final day, Sunday June 25 begins with breakfast at 9am and continues all day long, ending with the raffle drawing at 11pm.

Entrance to the festival is FREE to all. For more information go to www.mscountryfest.com.

21ST ANNUAL GENE WESTENDORF MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Friday, July 28th, The Golf Club at Yankee Trace

Play golf to win $500 for our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul conference at the 21st Annual Gene Westendorf Memorial Golf Tournament. This foursome scramble (shotgun start at 7:45 AM) will take place at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace on Friday, July 28th and will be played in memory of Gene Westendorf, an avid supporter of St. Vincent de Paul’s mission.

Register online at stvincentdayton.org/golf or call Terry at 937-630-3948.

FRONT DESK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Catholic Social Services is in IMMEDIATE need

of volunteers to staff the front desk at our administrative office at 922 W. Riverview Avenue in Dayton. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; volun-teers are asked to commit to a block of hours at least one day per week. The front desk volunteer greets and directs visitors in a professional and courteous manner; provides visitors with information about external resources when needed; and provides administrative support. Visitors in-clude board members and donors as well as clients access-ing services. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Sr. Caitlin Cipolla-McCulloch at (937) 223-7217 ext. 1141.

Now that school is out, many school children no longer have access to free breakfasts and lunches. Families struggling with food costs are now stretched even farther to feed everyone.

The St. Mary St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry helps these families with their increased needs. In or-der to do this, we need YOUR help. Your donations of non-perishable food items, as well as soap, paper products and personal hygiene items are greatly appre-ciated.

When you go to the store, please pick up a few items – peanut butter, jelly, canned veggies. Bring them to church and place them in the SVDP bins at the church doors. Thank you!!

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