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Phone: 513-388-4466 (IHOM) FAX: 513-388-4097

School: 513-388-4086Formation: 513-388-4093Prayer Line: 513-388-5683 (LOVE)Events/Cancellations: 513-388-4080Emergency: 513-388-4466

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We are a welcoming Catholic community

centered in the Eucharist, striving to live

and share the Good News and grow in

discipleship with the Lord.

September 23, 2018

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MASS INTENTIONS AND READINGSWEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome This WeekImmaculate Heart of Mary

extends a warm welcome to our new parishioners. We hope that

they will come to find peace and joy as they become active members of

our worship community.

Trevor & Katie Kramer and Logan, Charlie & Madelynn

Andrew Martin & Emily Klein and Dale Martin

Zachary & Molly Porter and Fitzgerald & Lincoln

Jeremy & Christina Wilver and Aubrey, Kaitlyn & Jordan

Parish MembershipWe joyfully welcome new members of our

parish community. Please register in the Parish Office or after each weekend Mass in the Lourdes Room. Please also let us know

if you plan to move from the parish.

Prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of

Julianne Perry, mother of Jan (Bob) Bolubasz, and grandmother

of Rob & Drew

Jim Otten, brother-in-law of Evelyn & Robert Knabb

At all Masses, please pray for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and diaconate.

Sunday, September 23Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeWis 2:12, 17–20/Jas 3:16—4:3/Mk 9:30–37

Monday, September 24WeekdayPrv 3:27–34/Lk 8:16–1812 p.m. †Leon & Cecilia Couch, req. by the Couch Family †Laura Russell, req. by Jim & Gerri Grassinger †Deborah Suh Smith, req. by Harry & Pat Manton †Violet Carroll, req. by Jim & Pam Daffin †Terrence Blair, req. by Carol & Bob Sheil Family †Jim Hamilton, req. by Mark & Sharon Johnson

Tuesday, September 25WeekdayPrv 21:1–6, 10–13/Lk 8:19–218:15 a.m. †Kathleen Kelly, req. by the Dufour Family

Wednesday, September 26WeekdayPrv 30:5–9/Lk 9:1–612 p.m. †Ryan Considine, req. by the Family †LaVerne Wehrman, req. by the Parish †Barbara Bajornas, req. by Carene Kunkler & Frank Soppa †Sr. Ann Rene McConn, req. by Dick & Mary McConn †Terrence Blair, req. by Rob & Jennifer Sheil †Alex Espinoza, req. by Jack & Dee Gauche †Shirlel Neusch, req. by Harriet Hanlon

Thursday, September 27 Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest1 Corinthians 1:26–31/Ps. 112/Matthew 9:35–388:15 a.m. For the Intentions of the StVdP Society, req. by IHMs StVdP Society

Friday, September 28WeekdayEccl 3:1–11/Lk 9:18–2212 p.m. Intentions of the Rettig Family, req. by Janet Myrick

Saturday, September 29Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, ArchangelsDn 7:9–10, 13–14 or Rv 12:7–12a/Jn 1:47–518:15 a.m. †Gordon Nead, req. by Carl & Nancy Stegbauer

Sunday, September 30Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeNm 11:25–29/Jas 5:1–6/Mk 9:38–43, 45, 47–485 p.m. (Sat.) †George Kapsal, Sr., req. by the Massaron Family7:30 a.m. †Herbert T Booker, req. by Donna Booker9:30 a.m. †Gretchen Geers, req. by Tom & Arden Geers11:30 a.m. †Anne McHale, req. by the Parish1:30 p.m. For the Parish6 p.m. †Gregory Thompson, Jr., req. by Sr. Carole

Sacrament of the SickContact Marisue Naber in the

Parish Office at 388-4184. Parishioners scheduled for surgery are encouraged to celebrate this sacrament at a weekday liturgy before they go to the hospital.

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FROM OUR PASTOR PASTORAL STAFF

PastorFr. Thomas Kreidler

[email protected]

Parochial VicarFr. Anthony [email protected]

DeaconsDeacon Mike Cassani

500-4800 ([email protected])

Deacon Russ Feldkamp646-5309 ([email protected])

Deacon Mark Johnson509-4556 ([email protected])

Deacon Bill Mullaney753-7756 ([email protected])

Deacon Dave Shaffer265-4456 ([email protected])

Deacon Dave Shea310-6616 ([email protected])

Finance and StewardshipJoan Cardone


Evangelization & CatechesisDonna Wenstrup


Health MinistryMarisue Naber


Liturgy and Sacred MusicDave Auxier


PrincipalKrista Devine

([email protected])

Director of CommunicationsMichelle Peters


Dear Friends,

Fr. Tom asked me to take his column this weekend to inform the parish about an important event that will be taking place during the month of October. Fr. Ryan Ruiz of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Karen Kane of the Office of Divine Worship & Sacraments, and I will be conducting a series of Evenings of Reflection and Formation for Extraordinary Ministers and Lectors. These will be the first of their kind events in that those—both existing Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and those who wish to become Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion—who attend these sessions will be certified to serve as ministers in all of the parishes of the Archdiocese. Attendees will receive a certificate at the conclusion of the evening and will also receive an ID card from the Office of Worship which they can use whenever and wherever they are called upon to minister in the Archdiocese.

The evenings will cover the most recent liturgical norms and practices for the distribution of Holy Communion from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, as well as the particular norms for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati from the recently published, This Holy and Living Sacrifice: A Formation Resource for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

We want to extend a personal invitation to:- all existing Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, - all who wish to become Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, - those who are already bringing Holy Communion to the sick and dying in nursing homes, Mercy Hospital and Hospice, and - all existing Lectors and those who wish to become lectors.

The evening of prayer, reflection and renewal for our deanery will be held on October 23rd at St. Mary’s Parish in Hyde Park located on 2853 Erie Avenue, 45208, beginning at 7 p.m. The two-hour program will conclude with Intercessory Prayer and Blessing.

Fr. Tom would also like to invite all other parishioners who are interested in: going deeper on our Theology of the Eucharist, reflecting on the meaning and power of the Eucharist and renewing your hearts and minds on our Eucharistic Liturgy, to also attend. In short, we hope that many in the parish decide to take advantage of this special and unique opportunity.

For those who may have concerns about driving to Hyde Park, or who might have schedule issues, there is an alternate event that is “closer to home.” An event for present and prospective Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion only will be held at St. Thomas More in Withamsville on October 9th at 7 p.m.

We do ask that you register to attend either of these programs in advance by calling the IHM Parish Office at 388-4466. Additional information can be found on the Archdiocesan website by following this link: www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/worship/.

Please make attending one of these evenings of renewal and formation a priority. It will be enriching and most worthwhile.

Thank you,

Deacon David Shea



DISCIPLESHIP ALIVEWorship & Serve: [email protected]

Information Needed!

We recently received a donation with no donor information enclosed. If you have recently made a donation from your Wells Fargo account, please contact Tammy Haynes at 388-4183 or [email protected].

Weekly Offertory Fiscal Year to Date

September 9 Actual

September 9 Budget

Actual through 11 weeks

Budget through 11 weeks

% Increase or (Decrease)

$25,022 $30,000 $460,695 $460,000 0.2%

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration (PEA)Pray for peace...pray for your family. Certainly you have a reason to pray. Spend an hour with the one who loves you enough to die for you. Experience the love, the calm and the peace in the presence of our Lord.

Hours of Adoration: Sunday 8 p.m. through Saturday 12 p.m.

(except during Masses)

Exposition of the Eucharist: The Eucharist will be exposed in the Monstrance

every Thursday. Thursdays the Eucharist will be exposed after the 8:15 a.m. Mass and will be reposed at 4 p.m.

If you have questions, please contact Kathie Hayes: [email protected] or 513-202-3009.

Volunteers are Needed in the gift Shop of Mercy Hospital Anderson. Assignments are for four hours each week. Complimentary meals in the cafeteria, a uniform and a discount at the Healthplex are provided. For more information contact Tracy Taylor at 624-4676 or stop by the hospital for an application.

Ministerio HispanoNuestra parroquia ofrece misa en español todos los domingos a la 1:30 p.m.

Quienes formamos parte de la comunidad hispana sabemos que puede ser difícil vivir en un país distinto al país de origen, tratando de mantener nuestra propia cultura y costumbres. IHM nos ha dado un espacio para juntarnos y ayudarnos mutuamente. La comunidad hispana en IHM sigue creciendo, con nuevas familias y miembros que se unen cada semana para participar en misa y en otras actividades. Si usted o su familia son de habla hispana y se han mudado recientemente a Anderson Township, Mt. Washington, Amelia, u otras comunidades vecinas, le invitamos a formar parte de IHM. No se pierda esta maravillosa oportunidad de compartir con otros que comparten su misma fé.

Please join us for the World-Wide Rosary Rally Prayer & Praise!

October 7, 2018 at 4 p.m.

IHM Front Lawn in front of the Adoration Chapel

“The ways of God are entirely different from our ways. To us it seems necessary to employ powerful means in order to

produce great effects. This is not God’s method; quite the contrary. He likes to choose the weakest instruments that

He may confound the strong: “God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong”

—Infirma mundi elegit ut confundat fortia (1 Cor 1:27)

Empty Prescription Vials? We now have a box to drop off EMPTY prescription vials in the parish office. Look for it next to the front counter.



Communal Anointing & Sacrament of the Sick

Healing MassSaturday, September 29, 3 p.m.

All who are experiencing any health situation impacting mind, body, or spirit are invited to attend

this Mass. This special Sacrament and the graces which flow from it will give you strength to face your

health situation with dignity and peace. If needed, assistance with parking and walking into church will be available that day from our Knights of Columbus.

This Mass fulfills your Sunday obligation.

If you need a ride to church please call the parish office at 388-4466

Donuts with the AlhamoudsOur Syrian refugee family, whom IHM adopted three years ago, is adjusting to life in America. Social Action Coordinating Commission welcomes you to meet the family of nine and enjoy some coffee and donuts after the 9:30 and 11:30 Masses on Sunday, October 7, 2018. We will be working with the 9:30 monthly Parish Coffee.

Don’t let the warmer temperature keep you from planning for Fall. It’s football season! Make sure you stop by the Fatima Room or the parish office to purchase gift cards for your tailgating parties! We have gift cards like Buffalo Wild Wings, Jersey Mikes, Servatiis, Skyline and Subway. Pick up these and many more store and restaurant gift cards after any weekend Mass in the Fatima Room at church or at the Parish Office during regular business hours.

Advanced & Accelerated Curriculum at IHMIHM School is proud to again offer Advanced and Accelerated Classes for students in 5th through 8th Grades. We offer both grade level and Advanced English Language Arts, as well as grade level, Advanced and Accelerated Mathematics. These opportunities allow us to follow our school’s focus on meeting the needs of all levels of learners. IHM School is proud to offer curriculum that will prepare our students for continued academic success.



Support Respect Life by praying the RosarySunday, October 7th is Respect Life Sunday. IHM is hosting a parishwide Rosary as part of a Coast to Coast National Rosary Rally. Bishop Binzer will be joining our parish in prayer for an increase in respect for life at all stages in our country. October 7th is also the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, which is a feast day recognizing the powerful graces Mary’s intercession brings to all our needs. Please join us at 4 p.m. at the Church.

Saturday Mass and Rosary to end abortionEvery Saturday at 8am, all year long, IHM joins Helpers of God’s Precious Infants at Holy Name Church (2 blocks from PP Clinic on Auburn Ave.) for a Pro-Life Mass and then processes to the front of Planned Parenthood at 2314 Auburn Ave to pray the Rosary. Deacon Dave Shaffer leads the rosary.

Weekly Rosaries at IHMEvery Sunday at 8:50 a.m. (after the 7:30 a.m. Mass and before the 9:30 a.m. Mass), we gather in the Church to pray a rosary.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after the noon Mass, people gather to pray a rosary in the church.

Every Saturday morning at 7:45 a.m. before the 8:15 a.m. Mass we gather to pray a rosary in the church.

Every evening in May and October, we pray the rosary in the Marian grotto at 7 p.m.

Encountering Christ Today:Today, as we encounter Jesus in the Gospel reading, Jesus is teaching us the value of being humble servants. “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” To follow Jesus means to be looking for ways to help and assist others in any way we can. Jesus sets out a child as an example when he says, “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.” Jesus uses the child because in the culture of that time, children were not seen as important. In God’s eyes, serving the least important person is a way to serve Jesus and His Father. In your state in life, how can you be a humble servant? Who are the people that you can receive? Pray that the Holy Spirit gives you the grace you need to respond to those He puts in your path this week.

We, in the United States, hear the clarion call of the Holy Spirit, through the Immaculata, and each of us sound the reply:

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We share the conviction, now seen and acted upon in the International community, to enter fully into the spiritual warfare we are facing and to pray for our respective nations at this watershed moment in history.

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Respect Life 40 Days for Life (Sept. 26 to Nov. 4)This fall, Greater Cincinnati is uniting with over 415 cities around the world for the 40 Days for Life campaign.

Believers throughout our community are invited to join together for 40 days of fervent prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil for an end to abortion in front of Planned Parenthood on Auburn Avenue in Cincinnati.

Kickoff Rally—7 p.m., Tues., Sept. 25Speaker Fr. Ryan Ruiz, Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary.

Friday Group Prayer—7 p.m., Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2Group prayer in addition to daily hours above.

Closing Prayer—3 p.m., Sun. Nov. 4Speaker Fr. Matthew Cushing, All Saints, Walton, KY

IHM has 2 Parish Days to participate in the 40 Days for Life.

Our first day is Friday, Oct. 12, from 7 am to 7 p.m. Come with a prayer partner and pray a rosary for life. You may not know how many your prayers will influence, but God hears our prayers.

IHM’s Second Day at Planned Parenthood is Sat., Nov. 3. This is public prayer—a powerful means of petition, to ask God and Our Lady for an end of abortion.

Please use Sign-up Genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49a4a923a0fa7-40days or sign up for an hour on the easel at the back of church.

Attention wives...can you spare your husband for an overnight retreat? IHM offers a men’s retreat which includes group activities, discussions, praying together, Eucharist, time spent in silent reflection, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and reflections by several team members on topics such as Renewal, Scripture, Christian Community, Christian Life, Reconciliation, Discipleship and more.

This retreat is offered to you at no cost. All meals are provided. The next retreat for men begins Saturday October 27th at 8am and concludes Sunday October 28th at 3pm. For more information, please contact Jim Cary [email protected]; 513.708.0785 or the Parish Office 513.388-4466.

“Who am I to Judge?”Pope Francis famously made this statement regarding priests with same sex attraction. But what underlies this quote? As Francis makes clear in his writings, both the Church and we as individuals, must continuously show mercy to those around us (and ourselves) who are broken, failing, and need healing, even as we urge each other to live virtuously in communion with God. As the Pope states, we are all sinners and in need of God’s mercy. Some consider Catholics/Christians judgmental and intolerant. Can we live lives of mercy while upholding the teachings of our faith?

Join us Friday Morning at 6:03 a.m. for Fathers Team

St. Matthew Room, IHM Welcome Center

All dads are welcome!

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LIFE’S 5TH QUARTEROn September 29, 2018, Bishop Roger J. Foys of the Covington Diocese will be our celebrant and leader of the prayer vigil. Mass is celebrated at Holy Name Catholic Church 2422 Auburn Ave Cincinnati, near Christ Hospital and begins at 8:00 am.

The 5th Saturday Masses and Prayer Vigils for Life are sponsored by LIFE’S 5TH QUARTER. The goal is to tap into the enthusiasm that our youth demonstrate each January at the March for Life in Washington D.C. and to teach our youth the power of the best spiritual weapon available to us, outside the Eucharist, THE ROSARY.

Jesus Christ tells us to take up our cross and follow him. It only requires JUST TWO HOURS of your time. Please join us and bring friends and family.

Visit www.facebook.com/lifes5thquarter for information or write [email protected].



WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTSMonday, September 24

6:45 AM Before Care East Heritage

3 PM After Care Gymnasium/Cafeteria

4 PM Booster Football Football Field

4:30 PM Boosters Gymnasium

6 PM Brownies West Heritage

7 PM Education Commission School Library

7 PM CRHP Women #71 St Philip

7 PM Boy Scouts Pavilion

7 PM CS Bear Den East Heritage

7 PM Small Faith Group Parish Library

7:30 PM Salve Regina Cenacle Lourdes

7:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul Blessed Mother

9:30 PM Men’s Basketball Gymnasium

Tuesday, September 256:45 AM Before Care East Heritage9 AM Childcare St Gabriel9:30 AM Pastoral Staff Bernardin9:30 AM WOW Bible Study St Matthew12:30 PM School Mass Practice Church1:30 PM Divine Will Group Fatima3 PM After Care Gymnasium/Cafeteria4 PM Stretching & Fitness Class Preschool4 PM Booster Football Pavilion4 PM Booster Football Football Field4:30 PM Boosters Gymnasium6 PM Wolf Cub Scouts East Heritage Hall6:30 PM Fernside Cafeteria6:30 PM Reconciliation Lourdes6:30 PM Financial Peace University St Matthew7 PM Parents of Addicted Blessed Mother Loved Ones Support Group

Wednesday, September 266:45 AM Before Care East Heritage

9 AM True Devotion to Mary St Matthew

11 AM LPDC Meeting Heritage

1 PM Bible Study Guadalupe

3 PM Cheer Practice Heritage


4 PM Grief Support Group Guadalupe

4 PM Booster Football Football Field


7 PM Small Faith Group Lourdes

7 PM Lectio Prayer: Finding St Matthew Intimacy with God

7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal Church/St. Cecilia

7:45 PM Divine Will Group Fatima



Thursday, September 276:45 AM Before Care East Heritage

8:15 AM Mass with School Children Church

9 AM Childcare St Gabriel

9 AM Shop$mart Sales Fatima

9:30 AM Bible Study Blessed Mother

9:30 AM Moms Bible Study St Matthew


4 PM Stretching & Fitness Class Preschool

4 PM Booster Football Pavilion/Field


7 PM CRHP Women #71 Parish Library

7 PM Reconciliation Parent Meet Heritage

7:30 PM RCIA Legion of Mary/ St Francis of Assisi/St Matthew

9:30 PM Men’s Basketball Gymnasium

Friday, September 286:03 AM Fathers Team St Matthew

6:45 AM Before Care East Heritage



Saturday, September 298 AM Booster Games Gymnasium

8 AM Women’s CRHP Weekend Campus

8 AM Boosters Football Pavilion/Field

9 AM Missionary Discipleship Heritage

3 PM Communal Anointing Church of the Sick Mass

4:30 PM Shop$mart Sales Fatima

4:45 PM Catechesis/Good Shepherd Preschool

6 PM Booster Games Gymnasium

Sunday, September 308 AM Shop$mart Sales Fatima

9:15 AM Childcare St Gabriel

9:15 AM Catechesis/Good Shepherd Preschool

9:30 AM RCIA Guadalupe

10:45 AM PRP Classes Gymnasium/Cafeteria


1:15 PM Catechesis/Good Shepherd Preschool

5:30 PM Shop$mart Sales Fatima

7 PM HS Youth Group Youth Room


7 PM CRHP Men #71 Holy Family

7:30 PM AA Meeting St Matthew

WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS



14th Annual Blue Mass CelebrationSunday, September 30, 2018

Police Chaplain, Reverend Steve Angi, Celebrant

Blessing & Procession begin 10:45 a.m. with Mass at 11 a.m.

Cathedral of Saint Peter in Chains

325 W. Eighth St., 45202

Refreshments and fellowship after the service.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati will be hosting the Cincinnati Tri-State Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Sawyer Point. Sign up at alz.org/walk. Registration/check in begins at 8:30 a.m. and the Walk begins at 10 a.m. For questions contact Diana Bosse at 800-272-3900 or [email protected].

Needs at A Caring Place Gerber Soothe Baby Formula (Purple Can)Baby Food (all stages)Boys’ and Girls’ Clothing, 12 months to 3TDiapers, Sizes 2, 4 and NewbornsPull-ups

Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is now hiring for full-time positions as cooks. The successful candidates must be available to work day or evening shifts. Previous experience in food service is preferred. Please send a resume to Mike Wulker, Director of Food Service, 6616 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230 or email [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

All Good and Holy God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit

—we beg your divine protection upon the church as she endures these terrible clerical scandals.

Unlike the majority of good and holy priests, who sacrificially devote their lives to the service of the

Church, there have dwelt among us some false shepherds who have deeply wounded your flock. These “weeds among the wheat” have wantonly

broken faith with you and have forsaken their vows to chastely serve the people of God. Many of those given authority to govern your Church have turned a blind eye to these unimaginable atrocities, thus giving further scandal by enabling these horrific

sins. We beg you O Lord for a just resolution to each and every crime committed against your flock, and that by a life of prayer and penance those who are

guilty of such things may find true contrition.

We place the Church under the unwavering protection of the Ever-Virgin Mary and St. Joseph,

her most chaste spouse. By their loving care for your children, may the Church undergo a profound renewal of purity and awaken true devotion among

the people of God. Bless and uphold all faithful clergy and consecrated religious, that they may

grow in holiness and not abandon the vocations you have called them to. May we all sincerely commit our lives more deeply to a fervent practice of our

Catholic Faith, that by doing so we may make reparation for all those who have so grievously

offended and betrayed you. Amen.

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If we have no peace it is because we have forgotten we belong to each other.

Mother Theresa Looking at the world around us, it can be difficult to believe we are all members of one family and children of the same Father. There is separation within homes, communities, our country, and around the world. Things will only improve when we have peace in our own hearts and carry that peace out into the world.

As part of Respect Life weekend, October 6th and 7th, we will renew our pledge to be instruments of peace in our lives. We ask that you take some time now to read through the pledge at home, discuss situations where you can apply it, and encourage one another to follow the call of Jesus to live the role of peacemakers in our world. On the Pledge weekend, copies will be in the pews and we will say the pledge together as the closing prayer of the petitions. Prayer for Nonviolence Loving God, I come before you, trying to be gentle and nonviolent, wanting our world to be more just and more peaceful. Strengthen in me the desire to follow the call of Jesus, who taught us “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons and daughters of God.” Help me to model my life on the way of Jesus,

• by striving for peace within myself and seeking to be a peacemaker in my daily life;

• by embracing and promoting a consistent respect for all life as Your creation;

• by seeking to avoid hurting others, asking forgiveness when I do, and forgiving those who hurt me;

• by giving encouragement to others and showing deep respect even when we disagree;

• by making choices in my life-style that protect the earth and honor the needs of all people;

• by challenging violence in all it’s forms whenever I encounter it, whether at home, at work or school, in our community or in the world;

• and by standing with others who are treated unjustly and abused. Deepen in me Your compassion, that I may grow ever more faithful in following Your way of love, Amen.



Together in Christ: Saying “Yes” to Missionary Discipleship

Saturday, September 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Immaculate Heart of Mary, Heritage Hall 7800 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati 45255

As our culture becomes increasingly polarized, the Church can offer an alternative message of unity in Christ’s body that has the power to heal a broken

world. Members of our Eastside Region parishes are invited to gather in for a morning of prayer, celebration and encounter, rooted in Pope Francis’ message

in The Joy of the Gospel. Those gathering will include Greater Cincinnati parish respect life, social action and St. Vincent de Paul leaders along with those at

the heart of their work on abortion, environmental justice, immigration, racism, and returning citizens. TOGETHER, we will celebrate a shared

discipleship, bear witness to each person’s calling and encounter the stories of those advocating for life, dignity and justice!

Please RSVP by September 24, https://conta.cc/2BBiOBQIf you have questions, please contact

Donna Wenstrup, 513-388-4189 [email protected]



PARISH MINISTRY CONTACTS Consult Parish Directory for Phone Numbers

Adoration Kathie HayesAdmin. & Fin. Comm. Tom ArmstrongAltar Servers Deacon Dave ShafferAlzheimer’s Family Support Marisue NaberAmerican Heritage Girls Elizabeth Ryan Art & Environment Dave AuxierBoosters Rob Knarr Dave CaldwellBoy Scouts Thomas VaughanBread Ministry Pat PlanitzBulletin Michelle PetersCancer Support Group Sharon SankerCatholic Divorce Survival Carol HigginsCaregiver Careline 513-929-4483Charismatic Prayer Group Betsy RossChild Care Giselle VaughnCommunications/Print/Electronic Michelle Peters Communion/Anderson JoAnn BestCommunion/Asbury Woods Vivian WillgingCommunion/Homebound Marge GutekunstCommunion/NEC Carol StretchCommunion/SEM Manor Joe KeelerCore Nurses Group Marisue NaberCRHP Continuation Chair Gloria Ann CastlemanCub Scouts Kevin NovotnyEducation Commission Lea BeckElizabeth Ministry Marisue NaberEnthronement of the Sacred Heart Jill Coffey Sally Schroder

Evangelization/Catechesis Comm. John FahrmeierExtraordinary Ministers of Rusty McHugh Holy CommunionFATHERS Team Jeff Farmer Jack VoetFestival Dale White, Jr. Craig ConnollyFestival Volunteers Scott AckermanFood from the Heart Sherrie HeyseGirl Scouts Becky LeibreichGrief Support Group Judy SherlockHealth Ministry Comm. Pat ArmstrongHeartBeat Michelle PetersHispanic Ministry Gloria MilordHispanic Ministry Choir Don Harrison Hospitality Tim ArnoldKnights of Columbus Ed EnglishLectors Michael MillerMAGIC Roxanne YourMarriage Prep Linda ReekersMen’s Fellowship League John HuntMusic Ministry David AuxierNew Parishioner Registration Jill AmbroseNFP (Natural Family Planning) Missy FeldkampPTO Carie MasonerParish Coffee Pam/Dan PaynePastoral Council Steve HerbertPlanned Giving Committee Dick SchimpfPrayer Circle JoAnn Best Carol Stretch

Prayer Shawl Ministry Terry AlvarezPrison Ministry Charlie Pfizenmayer PRP Tina RamundoRCIA Jay MatherRespect Life Jane ElfersRetrouvaille Dick & Mary McConnSEM Manor Cathy BeumerSt. Vincent de Paul 388-4191Scheduling Rooms Linda ReekersSHOP$MART Marge EnglishSmall Faith Groups Donna WentrupSocial Action Coordinating Comm. Mike Suter Sherrie HeyseStewardship Comm. John MurphyTheology of The Body Deacon Russ Feldkamp Missy FeldkampTwinning CCBN Maggie Rosch Twinning OLM Judy O’BrienWelcoming Committee Gloria Ann CastlemanWinter Gala Angel Franco Carie Masoner Jeff DavisWorks of Kindness Mark Jira Worship Commission Joanne Middlekamp Steve LatreilleYouth Ministry Michael Haley

LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 29 & 30Presider Deacons Coordinators Lectors Servers

5 p.m. (Sat.) Baptism

Fr. Kreidler Dcn. Shaffer Nancy Massaron Ed Bayliss

Tom M ArmstrongPat PlanitzTom Geers-C

Cassidy Folk*Jacquelyn RamseyGrayson Slemons

7:30 a.m. Fr. Kreidler Dcn. Shaffer Mike & Pat Carroll Maureen Kelly DufourJane PhelanMary Bruggeman-C

Karly LeibreichMaria Ramundo*Joseph Walsch

9:30 a.m. Fr. Tozzi Dcn. Shaffer Mark Logeman Dick Burdick

Bob SankerKristin McLaneAngie Vaughan-C

Bradley Beck*Shane HallAiden Hiler

11:30 a.m. Fr. Tozzi Dcn. Johnson Susie DeFisher Gloria Ann Castleman

Ray RalstonMark SuellentropRick Kasper-C

Peter CarpenterMatthew CarpenterMaureen CarpenterEthan Koran*Colin Koran

1:30 p.m. Comboni Elvia TuttleKarla KiehlErika ArvizuAtziri Davila

Mathew BykadorovVanessa Morales Nataly Morales

6 p.m. Fr. Cross Dcn. Johnson Mark Overley Therese HazzardDan ColettaJudy Gerwe-C

Andrew WaltonMary Walton*Ruth WaltonSarah Walton

Reconciliation: Fr. Beseau (C) Commentator

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