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Tending the Master’s

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ST. MARY & ST . BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCHES

I may have been awarded the Miami County Senior Citizen Award,

but I didn’t do it alone. There were always wonderful, caring

individuals that made it possible for me to attend all the volunteer opportunities and to work with these groups. I want to thank the

many people that called, sent a text or card, and those who saw me

and said congratulations. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Most of all, I want to show my appreciation to my family and friends for being my taxi service. Thanks to Gretchen Roeth and

my daughter Cheryl Stiefel-Francis for nominating me.

Memories of my volunteer work go back a lot of years. I have fond

memories like helping once a month head cook Bernice Lewis serve lunch to the students at Piqua Catholic School. We all worked hard, but it was always a joy. My

son Craig worked for Lehman Catholic High School and asked for help. The most gratifying was

working with the late and beloved Nancy Wiford. A few nights each year, we would get on the phone

and sell tickets for the school’s Harvest Auction. Who could say no to Nancy?

Former Police Chief Wayne Willcox enlisted my late husband Paul and me to help form a neighbor-

hood organization. The North Parks volunteers were some of the hardest-working people I know. We

prepared homes to paint and painted them. We mowed grass at abandoned houses, installed roofs on city park shelters, sold mulch and used the proceeds to purchase playground improvements for Das

and Kiwanis parks. God bless each one of these hard workers. Unfortunately age, relocations and

deaths have reduced our membership and projects. If there are residents that want to revive our

efforts, call the City of Piqua Parks department at 778-2051, and they’ll get in touch with me. It is

very rewarding; come join us.

Ruth Koon offered me the chance to help form Friends of the Piqua Parks. We were able to secure the

501 (c)(3) for the group, then raise funds to erect the statue of William Pitsenbarger and improve the

McKinley Avenue park entrance. We are currently adding more trees and aiding the Four Seasons

Garden Club to beautify Das Park. Thank you, Ruth, it continues to be a “labor of love.”

I always enjoy the City Wide Clean-Up, but being 81 years old with some

leg problems has made it necessary to bow out of helping this year.

The YWCA is another love of mine. Leesa Baker makes it possible to help in so many ways. I always say the YW is Piqua’s best-kept secret. It is

great for youngsters and women of all ages and membership is affordable.

Visit the YW, you might like it. I sure do.

The Piqua Chamber of Commerce, United Way, different City of Piqua committees, Piqua Catholic School’s Dollars for our Scholars, Taste of the

Arts, youth and school sports teams, etc., have filled my life with much

pleasure.

(Continued on page 8)

The Reason For The Season

Inside this issue:

Parish Activities 2-5

School News 6-7

Dollars for Our Scholars 8

Bethany BBQ Chicken 8

Parish Notes 9

Religious Education 10

Parish Dates 12

Fond Reflections of a Volunteer By Edna Stiefel

Edna Stiefel receives 2017 Outstanding Senior Citizen

for Miami County Award from Adam Jacomet.

VOLUME IX; ISSUE 2

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St. Mary Altar Society

St. Mary Altar Society hosted the Combination Dinner with St. Mary and St. Boniface

Ladies in the NSC Cafeteria on April 20. A delicious meal and great music was enjoyed by

all. The society was also in charge of a very successful Cake Booth at the St. Mary Church Festival. Thanks to everyone for your wonderful food donations. The next business meeting

will be on September 11. Further details will be in the church bulletin

St. Boniface/St. Mary Adult Faith Formation Commission

Past activities:

Lenten Retreat: Fr. Ben Luedtke presented a

retreat on March 26-29. His topics were “Time

and Eternity,” “Forgiveness,” “The Holy

Eucharist,” and “the Blessed Virgin Mary and the

Cross.” All were well attended.

Feast of Our Lady of Fatima: In honor of the

100th anniversary of our Lady’s appearance to

three Portuguese children at Fatima, Portugal,

parishioners were invited to pray the rosary at

St. Mary on Monday, May 15th. Afterwards the

video Fatima: A Message of Hope was shown in the North Street Campus cafeteria. The video is

available at the parish office for interested parishioners to borrow.

Feast of Pentecost: In honor of Pentecost, parishioners wore red in the honor of the Fire of the

Holy Spirit that came upon the Disciples at the first Pentecost 1,984 years ago and nametags with

their Confirmation names. Also the churches were decorated with red balloons.

Future activities:

Faith Offering: Beginning on September 27 for seven weeks, parishioners will participate in a

study group using the DVD Untold Blessing, Three Paths to Holiness. From Bishop Robert

Barron’s “Word on Fire,” Bishop Barron paints a beautiful and mysterious image of what it takes to

be a follower of Jesus Christ. Two sessions, an afternoon and an evening, will be offered at the

Downing Street Campus.

Christ Renews His Parish: Women and men of Team Four are now in formation for

the next CRHP retreats to be held at the Downing St. Campus at no cost to

participants. This is a great opportunity to deepen your faith and get to know fellow

parishioners. The women’s retreat will be November 4-5, 2017. The men’s retreat

will be January 20-21, 2018. For questions contact Ann Bradl (937-329-0897) for the

women’s and Fr. Tom Bolte at the parish office (773-1327 or 773-1656) for the

men’s.

Missionary presentation: In conjunction with the Mission Committee, the AFF will host a potluck

dinner after the 5:00 PM July 15th Mass for visiting missionary, Fr. John Converset, in the

cafeteria of the North Street Campus.

Parish Activities

Fr. Ben with members of Adult Faith Formation Commission.

Coffee and Doughnuts: Will resume in September after the 9:00 and

11:00 AM Masses. From September through May, this event is hosted

by various parish organizations, coordinated by the AFF, and funded by

our parishes’ Family Life groups. Anyone wishing to host, please

contact Barb Kohl (773-9205).

The Adult Faith Formation Commission is comprised of members from

both St. Boniface and St. Mary parishes: Ann Koehl, Barb Kohl

(chairperson), Jim Niswonger, Cathy Oda, Tim Pawlaczyk, Nancy

Peltier, Gloria Stonerock, Chuck Tyler, Julie Tyler, Bill Wattercutter,

Noreen Wendeln, Diane Mengos and Fr. Bolte. Anyone interested in

being a part of this commission is welcome. Questions concerning any

of our activities, please contact Barb Kohl.

St. Boniface/St. Mary Mission Committee

The Mission Rummage Sale will be coming up soon -- on Saturday, July 8 and

Sunday, July 9!! If you have any items to donate please call Don Stonerock at

773-2400 to have them picked up or take them to Piqua Store N’ Lock; go to

the office and ask in which unit to put the items.

We are asking for HELP to set up, tear down, and

work some hours of the sale. This has become a

HUGE project for us, and we need many people to help us. We feel that if we don't get the commit-

tee are getting up in years, and we need adults and

young people to help. We only have two days to set up and one day to tear down. Please call Don Stonerock or the parish office

if you can help. The hours needed will be beginning at 8:00 a.m. on July 6 &

7. The hours needed for help with the sale are 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on July 8 and 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on

July 9. Please pray for the success of this project, and that it may continue.

In October, we will have the annual Fall Mission Raffle. More details on this later in the year. Thanks to all

the people who support our Mission Committee.

We would truly like to see more people join our group. You will find that we have a very good, hard working

group. Our meetings usually are on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. and only last from 1/2—1 hour. Look in the bulle-

tin for our meetings

Charismatic Mass Celebration

Join us in the joyful celebration of the special Charismatic Mass on the first Monday of

each month, beginning at 7:30pm. This mass gives us the opportunity to "raise our hands

and voices to the Lord our God". The music and songs are upbeat and you will feel the

presence of the Holy Spirit! (The music starts at 7:15pm) .

If you would like, immediately after the mass, you may stay for the special laying of hands healing service with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit entering into those asking for healing.

Miracles of healing have taken place for those whom have opened their minds, body, and

spirit for special healing in these services.

Note: This service is open to all persons of any faith in need of healing.

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD PAGE 3

Parish Activities Continued

Dave Burnside and grandson

enjoying a Doughnut Sunday,

which will resume in September.

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Funeral Luncheon Committees

We invite you to join our ministry to help support families during their

time of grieving for a loved one. Our parishes provides the families of the

deceased with lunch in the Downing Street Campus cafeteria. The Funeral Luncheon Committees organize the food donations to help keep the costs

of the meals down and coordinate the volunteers who help the day of the

funeral to serve and clean-up. Please consider assisting your fellow

parishioners and friends during such an important time in their lives.

If willing to donate food items (casserole, salad, vegetable, soup, dessert, buns, etc.) or help at the

luncheons, you will be called on a “rotating” basis every 3-4 funeral luncheons. If you are interested

in helping with this great ministry for funeral luncheon donations and luncheon helpers, please contact

the office, 773-1327 or Bernice Lewis, 773-8540 for St. Mary or office, 773-1656 or Rose Hemm at

778-8642 / jnrhemm@yahoo.com for St. Boniface.

If when called, it is not a good time for you to assist — just tell us you cannot help at this time.

Please direct any questions to Bernice or Rose. Many, many thanks to “ALL” of our parishioners

who have assisted with this ministry over the years!

Cursillo Movement

John 15:15: "I no longer call you servants because a servant does not

know his master's business. Instead I have called you friends, for

everything that I learned from my Father, I have made known to you. "

The Cursillo Movement is a movement within the Catholic church that begins with a weekend which provides an opportunity for a person to encounter Christ

through friendship. By learning to share and grow in faith through friendship, we

draw nearer to Christ daily. We celebrate our 55th anniversary in the Cincinnati Archdiocese this year. Our national encounter is being held this July in San Antonio, Texas, and Cincinnati will host the Regional En-

counter at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit center October 13-15.

A men's weekend is being held at OLHSC in Cincinnati September 7 - 10. Please pray for those men who

desire to attend. Check out our links: www.cincinnati-cursillo.org and www.natl-cursillo.org

Parish Activities Continued

Thanks For Stepping Up and Serving Our Parishes and School

New and Retiring Pastoral Council and School Board Members

St. Mary Pastoral Council

NEW—Angie Cecil & Kris Lee (both 2nd 3-year term), Karen Magoteaux; RETIRING—Sharon Semanie

St. Boniface Pastoral Council

NEW—David Burnside, Karla Cool, Bill Hogston; RETIRING— Beth Fair, Jane Farley, Jim Niswonger

Piqua Catholic School Board

NEW—George Atkinson (St.M.), Sarah Kemmer & Lynn Sever (St.B.)

RETIRING— Joanne Detter, Andrea Karn, Bob Termuhlen

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD

Parish Activities Continued

St. Boniface Family Life

Easter Egg Hunt: The annual Easter Egg Hunt/Scramble was

held after the 11am Mass on

Easter Sunday in the DSC

cafeteria. Winning prizes for finding the most eggs were:

Pre-K: (1) Zella Nickol,

(2) Racquel Guillozet , ( 3 ) C h a r l o t t e N i c k o l ;

K-3rd Grade: (1) Mackenzie

Shaneyfelt, (2) Leah Ann

Jones, (3) Lowen Lange. Thanks to Jim Hemm, the emcee, and to Tim & Deb Tyler, who manned the prize table. Also, thanks to the following who helped distribute the “Jelly Bean Baskets” after the Easter Masses:

Mary Ellen Buechter & family, Barb Caserta, Theresa Henderson, Doug & Dolores Latham, Judy Meck-

stroth, Geri Ryan & daughters, Betty O’Brien, Lynn & Nancy Sever, Juanita & Linda Ventura, & Peg White.

PAGE 5

Pictured are members of the

Religious Ed. Youth Group who

helped in the Nacho/Popcorn

Booth at the St. Mary Festival.

Thanks to chairmen

Lance & Trent Karn and Brad

Ulbrich — and — to ALL the

workers for a very successful

2017 St. Mary Festival!

NEW SERVER S

Colton Belt, Bailey Cooper, Jake Earhart,

Lila Echemann, Spencer Ford, Chloe Fornara,

Eli Gates, Miley Heffelfinger, Alex Jacomet,

Myah Jefferis, Kaden Lee, Abby & Gabby Oen,

Kylynn Owen, Bianca Patty, Aga Polakowski, Molly

Pawlaczyk, Kailee Rank, Catelyn Schieltz, Kennedy

Stephenson, Geneva Uhlenbrock, Alianna Wissman

Lenten Raffle Winners $500—Bob Jordan

$200—Kevin Mikolajewski

$100—Charles Colby

$50 — Greg Peltier, Vicky Stonerock,

Mary Giesseman, Debra Bensman,

Abbie Wolffram, Jean Anderson, Jeannie Bates

Reflections . . . I expect to pass through this world but once; and any good thing,

therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it,

for I shall not pass this way again.

William Penn (1644-1718) - Early Quaker, Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania

VOLUME IX; ISSUE 2 PAGE 6

School News—Piqua Catholic School

Fr. Angelo Caserta Grant $500 Highest Religion Score-Grade 3 Payton Meckstroth, Evan O’Leary

Fr. Thomas Grilliot Grant $500 Highest Math Score—Grade 4 Aga Polakowski, Kaden Lee

Larry & Loretta Bolte Grant $500 Server Dedication—Grade 5 Aubri Karn, Donovan O’Leary

Kathy Henne Grant $500 Highest Science Score—Grade 6 Halley Petty, Wyatt Earhart

Joanne Qualters Grant $500 Highest Religion Score—Grade 7 Colleen O’Leary, Michael McFarland

Knights of Columbus Scholarship $1000—Grade 8 Lily Heffelfinger

Tom Jordan Scholarship $500—Grade 8 Lily Heffelfinger

Chuck Wagner Scholarship $200—Grade 8 Lily Heffelfinger

Fr. Thomas Bolte Grant $500 Highest Religion Score—Grade 8 Lily Heffelfinger, Collin Hutton

Michelle Peltier-Theado Award $125 Perfect Attendance Brooke Buecker, Baily Cooper,

Maddix Jefferis, Joshua Knapke

2017 Scholarship/Tuition Awards:

PSC: Summer is here!! Everyone at Piqua Catholic school wishes students and staff alike a very

enjoyable summer vacation! Here is a look ahead at just a few things for next school year:

Piqua Catholic Cavaliers in Action will host their 2nd annual 5K run/walk on August 19th at the Lock 9

in Piqua. The race will kick off at 8am with awards and snacks to follow at the Knights of St. John hall. Please plan to register online at www.can'tstoprunningco.com or paper registration forms may be

picked up at the YMCA in Piqua or at the Piqua Catholic school office.

Kindergarten Open House is set for August 16th at 6:00pm in the

Piqua Catholic Cafeteria, and Open House for our registered

students is set for August 21st. This is usually a fun event with scavenger hunts, prizes, and full of Cavalier Pride! Bring your

school supplies, meet your new teachers, and we hope to see

everyone then!

We will be doing our annual Box Top promotion again this year

so clip those box tops as each one adds up. Last year we made

about $1,000 and this year we would like to top that by raising $1,500.00 for our school! Clip all summer long and bring them in

when school starts in August so we can beat last years record

amount!

This years fun events will include field trips to The Ohio

Caverns, Wright Patterson Air Force Museum, Brumbaugh's Fruit Farm, Piatt Castles, and many new places as well. We will

be hosting our 2nd annual Chili Cook Off in November so keep

an eye in the bulletin for more information this fall and get busy

perfecting those chili recipes!

We have many exciting things planned for this school year so we

hope everyone enjoys their summer and we look forward to seeing everyone in August!

At the Blessing of the Bikes,

Fr. Bolte blessed the riders and their

bikes and asked God to keep them

safe. Pictured with Fr. are Jim

Hemmert, Sr. Mary Alice,

and Edder Miller.

LHS seniors

took the

traditional

plunge

on their last

day of

school.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2017 GRADUATES

School News—Lehman Catholic High School

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD PAGE 7

IN RETROSPECT — Thanks, so much, to our contributors:

Adult Faith Formation, Barb Kohl; Annual Concert of Caring, Elaine Schweller-Snyder

Bethany Center, Cathy Large; Between the Pages, Sylvia Piatt

CFEL Outdoor Play Area, Ruth Koon; Charismatic Masses, Dan Stewart

Cursillo Movement, Julie Tyler; Dollars for Our Scholars, Ruth Koon

Parish Notes/Dates, Theresa Henderson, Linda Richard, Judy Lohnes

Piqua Catholic School, Cori Knapke, Tweetie Duer; Reason for the Season, Edna Stiefel

Reflections, Sylvia Piatt; Religious Education/Youth Ministry, Diane Mengos

St. Boniface Family Life, Rose Hemm; St. Boniface/St. Mary Mission Committee, Don Stonerock

St. Mary Altar Society, Janet Poling

We’d love to hear from you. Please submit items for ongoing features or send us ideas and suggestions.

Contact us, too, if you would like to help with assembly.

Renee Hemm (778-1612—rhemm@danhemm.com) or Rose Hemm (778-8642—jnrhemm@yahoo.com).

The deadline for the Fall Issue is September 15.

Rev. J. B. Hemsteger—Piqua Civic Hall of Fame Award Winner

The Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce Civic Hall of Fame committee recently recognized three

outstanding Piqua citizens who significantly contributed to the Piqua community. Receiving this honor

was Rev. John Bernard Hemsteger, the first pastor of St. Boniface Church.

He was born in Germany and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1851. He completed his seminary studies in Cincinnati in 1854. He came to Piqua in 1855 as the first assistant pastor to the

English mission church (St. Mary) before founding the German congregation (St. Boniface) in 1855 and

promoting the construction of the first church on Adam Street. Father Hemsteger moved to Columbus in 1859 and became the pastor of Holy Cross Church where he remained until his death. In 1868 he

became the first Vicar General of the Columbus diocese.

Proceeds benefit our parishes’ missionaries in Chile & Guatemala

& our Twinning Project

in Dominica

VOLUME IX; ISSUE 2 PAGE 8

The 17th annual Dollars for our Scholars fundraiser for Piqua Catholic School will be held again this year with one change. Instead of four luncheons,

there will be three luncheons. They will be held at the Miami Valley Centre

Mall Banquet Room and will be catered by Mrs. B’s Catering. We all

enjoyed our new location and certainly the food served by Mrs. B’s Catering

last year.

The luncheons will be on three consecutive Wednesdays starting with September 13, 20 and 27. All

luncheons start at noon and end by 1pm. The prizes will be the same as in the past and that is, $1,000 top prize, $100, $50, $25 and a bottle of wine for each 10th ticket drawn. The tickets are $100 each with

three chances to win prizes. Over the past 16 years we have raised over $140,000 for the students at

Piqua Catholic School. We hope you will join us in this great afternoon of friends, family and fun. Call

Ruth Koon, Chairman, for ticket information at 778-1288.

17th Annual Dollars for Our Scholars

Bethany Center BBQ Chicken Dinner

Sunday, August 13

Dinner includes: 1/2 chicken baked beans applesauce chips/roll/butter

$7.00

Drive-Thru-Pick-Up: 11am to 3pm

339 South Street

Tickets are Pre-Sale Only and May Be Purchased at the Bethany Center.

Mission Committee

**Huge**

Rummage Sale

Saturday, July 8 9am—6:30pm Sunday, July 9 7:45am—1:00pm

Caserta Activity Center

*Food Stand

*Baked Goods

*Complimentary Religious Articles

St. Clara Ladies’ Boutique (Purses/Scarves/Jewelry)

(Continued from page 1) My late husband Paul and I had many joy-filled years volunteering for youth and high

school baseball teams with unbelievable volunteers, memories and friends that will last a lifetime.

Family, friends, sorority sisters, card club gals, Russ Fashner, Cathy Oda and Ruth Koon are just a few that

deserve my gratitude. They are great taxi drivers who make it possible for me to help so many groups and

people. It is from the bottom of my heart that I thank the award sponsors and my numerous volunteer friends

who I have served with over the years. God bless all volunteers. Keep up the great work!

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD PAGE 9

Baptisms:

St. B. Ethan Matthew Wooddell Son of Casey & Heidi (Peltier) Wooddell (04/03/17)

St. M. Dawson Remi Friend Daughter of Jeb & Stephanie Friend (03/26/17)

Jameson Edward Karn Son of Ryan & Molly (Kearns) Karn (04/29/17)

Declan Cletus Van Horn Son of Carson & Brittany (Peltier) Van Horn (05/21/17)

Aiden Scott Reardon Son of Kyle & Justine Reardon (06/04/17)

Weddings:

St. B. None

St. M. Timothy Sievers & Natalie Luna (06/10/17)

Deaths: “Our sympathy to the family members of these

parishioners who have been called to their eternal

reward.”

St. B.

Carol L. Carity (03/24/17)

Edith M. “Edie” Williams (04/08/17)

Marie Antoniette “Ann” Lewis (04/14/17)

Margaret E. “Peg” Hammer (04/19/17)

Olive F. “Ollie” Jones (04/26/17)

Margie Eustache (05/07/17)

Lola L. Eshman (05/15/17)

Pauline E. Marshall (05/18/17)

Vilma Bollheimer (06/07/17)

St. M.

Kay Finfrock (04/15/17)

Michael O’Leary (04/30/17)

Jerry L. Richard, Sr. (05/04/17)

Kim Cathcart (05/13/17)

Pauline S. Wichowski (06/08/17)

New Members: “Our parish family welcomes . . .”

St. M.: Marilyn Covault; Luke Karn; Brent Lange;

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Peltier; Kyle Reardon and

Justine & Aiden; Brandon & Chelsea Rump; Mrs.

Jerry Taylor; Carson, Brittany, & Declan Van Horn

St. B.: David & Dawn Crawford and Luke; Cassandra

Curtis and Aniya & Sariya; William Daniel; Bryant

Fox; Jacob & Jill Hudgel and Olivia; Victor Perez;

Daniel Sturgill

Parish Notes

First Communion: (May 7, 2017) Blayne

Bertholomey, Brooke Buecker, Blake Covault,

Ethan Cox, Michael Faber, BellaMia Fornara,

Daulton Funderburg, Jackson Garman,

L i l ly Graham, L iam Grunkemeyer,

Molly Hemmert, Olivia Hudgel, Kaylie Hittle,

Sofi Kemmer, Lowen Lange, Asia Marks,

Jayden Miller, Sean Oen, Tony Phillips,

Madison Rank, Olivia Sherry, Benton Verrill,

Sarah Weiser, & Vince Whitaker

Confirmation: (April 30, 2017) Hailey Bollinger,

Emily Bornhorst, Nichole Delacruz, Kai Drees,

Ella Gover, Lily Heffelfinger, Collin Hutton,

Karley Johns, Jordan Karn, Sierra Kinnison,

Ian LaChey, Garett LeMaster, Calista Reese,

Kara Went, & Justin Wissman

(Parish Notes Continued on page 10)

Pauline S. Wichowski June 8, 2017

VOLUME IX; ISSUE 2 PAGE 10

The Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic School has been a true success story.

Erin Grant has become a great leader for the school, which is almost filled to capacity next year. According to Erin almost half of the prekindergarten class will be attending

Piqua Catholic School next year. That is exactly what the committee who established the

school hoped would happen.

The one comment that Erin has heard from parents about the Center for Early Learning is that the outdoor play area needs some improvement. That is the purpose of this article. We did meet with Erin and toured

the play area and one important aspect of the grounds was improving the raised gardens. We did meet with

two Master Gardeners, both parish members of St. Boniface and St. Mary Churches, and they are willing to

help upgrade the gardens.

We have a donor who is willing to donate the pea gravel, soil, and plants. Erin will be able to use this

garden in August when the 2017 school year begins. We would also like to address the following issues:

small storage shed for storage of bicycles and garden tools; recoating of blacktop in the fenced play area; more mulch under playground equipment; a shade tree; outside water hookup for raised garden area; a track

around the perimeter of the play area for bicycles.

We are asking that you consider donating something from the list above or provide funding for one of the

improvements. Any questions can be referred to Erin Grant at the CFEL at 773-3876. Checks may be made payable to St. Patrick School for the Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic School and mailed to 218

S. Downing St., Piqua, Ohio 45356.

Thank you, Kelly Earhart, Stacy Scott, Marsha Koon and Ruth Koon

Steering Committee for the Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic School

The Sidney Office of Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley presents its 4th

Annual CONCERT OF CARING, a fun evening benefiting counseling and parenting

education programs in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties. Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 7-11 p.m. at the K of C Hall in Versailles.

Tickets are $50 per person and admission includes music and dancing to the sounds of Dave and Rae; table seating; dinner buffet, snacks, and desserts; two drink tickets;

and the chance to bid on silent auction items from area businesses and artisans.

Sponsorship levels are available at $1000 (Headliner), $500 (Star), and $250 (Artist) and include signage,

program recognition, complimentary tickets, and reserved seating. To become a sponsor or purchase tickets,

register at www.cssmv.org/events. For more information or if you are interested in donating a silent auction item, contact Elaine Schweller-Snyder at snydere@cssmv.org or call 937-498-4593 x 1141.

4th Annual Concert of Caring

Please Help the CFEL Improve Outdoor Play Area

(Parish Notes Continued from page 9)

RCIA—Easter Vigil— April 15, 2017 Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation: Jacob Hudgel, Kileen Kaeck,

Dan Sturgill, Jessica Toppert

Baptism, Eucharist: Chloe Fornara, Eli Gates, Olivia Hudgel

Eucharist, Confirmation: Diana Burner, Jill Hudgel, Brittany Miller

Eucharist: Kylynn Owen, Molly Pawlaczyk

Confirmation: Terri Barhorst, David Burnside, Cindy Huelskamp, Mary Monnin

TENDING THE MASTER’S V INEYARD

SUMMER FUN!

Youth activities at the Piqua

Parishes have begun!

Our volunteers for the St. Mary

Festival were so helpful in many

booths.

Twenty-two students in grades 4

-8 enjoyed the Putt Putt Golf

celebration at Vandemark Farms to honor their service as servers,

lectors, and musicians. Thank

you for assisting at Mass with

dedication! We also thanked

our faithful high school lectors, servers, Eucharistic Ministers, ushers, and musicians with a dinner/movie.

June was busy with many Confirmation Spiritual Journeys, our First Communion Students lead the way in

our Corpus Christi Procession (June 18). Our young adults met to plan events at our Beppo Unos Night (June 22), our high school students attended the Fearless Festival in West Milton (June 24), and Children's

Liturgy of the Word began at 9 AM Mass on June 11!

July will include youth assisting at the Mission Committee Rummage Sale. Vacation Bible School — Maker Fun Factory — takes place July 17-21, and our King's Island trip for all of those wonderful youth

who help at Mass will be on July 25.

Special Recognition: We honored twelve high school students with the Parish Leadership Award

and Discipleship Pin on Sunday, June 25: Angelique LeMaster, Ethan Knapke, Gabe Knapke, Grace

Ryan, Jenna Zimmerman, Kirstyn Lee, Logan Copsey, Madi Guillozet, Mason Darner, Megan Tittering-

ton, Nathan Copsey, and Sylvia Mitchell. We thank these youth for their attendance and service at weekend

Mass, their faith learning with other parish teens, and their participation in service work through our

parishes. God bless you and continue your great leadership!

Encouraging Words for Women by Darlene Sala

“Encouragement often sets off a chain reaction. Those who encourage us, inspire us, in turn, to reach out

to still other people with words and deeds of encouragement.” Darlene Sala

This book is a wonderful read! I find that it's not just for women but anyone who needs a

boost of wisdom and comfort throughout their day. This author touches upon problems with

which we all deal, with common sense and inspiring scripture passages.

Both peace and that glorious hallelujah moment comes upon us when we realize that we are

not alone, and that inspiration is just a turn of the page away. It is all about finding in her

words that which touches our minds and hearts and souls. We can put the book down but

will want to revisit it again and again.

Published by Barbour Publishing, Inc., Uhrichsville, Ohio, www.barbourbooks.com

Between the Pages—Book Review By Sylvia Piatt

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Religious Education

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Masses: Saturday, 3:30pm

Sunday, 7am and 11:00am

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Parish Offices

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Pastor: Rev. Thomas Bolte

Retired Priests: Rev. Angelo Caserta

St. B. Oktoberfest

September 22 & 23 Volunteers Are Needed

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“Let’s Work Together!”

July:

4: Independence Day 8-9: Mission Committee Rummage Sale 17-21: Vacation Bible School 25: King’s Island Server Appreciation Day

August

2: Happy “64th” Birthday Fr. Bolte

15: Feast of the Assumption 19-29 Church Fair at Miami Valley Centre 19: Cavaliers in Action 5K Run 22: First Day of School—PCS/LHS

September

3: Coffee Doughnuts 4: Labor Day

7: Happy “89th” Birthday

Fr. Charles Caserta

Upcoming Parish Dates (Watch the bulletin for more information.)

St. Boniface Catholic Church

310 South Downing

Piqua, Ohio 45356

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& Wednesday

Evening

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Spring Newsletter Assemblers:

Marilyn Hissong

Marlene Henry

Doug & Dolores Latham

Bernice Lewis

Janet Poling

Judy Meckstroth

Dave & Cindy Nelson

Chuck & Nancy Peltier

Gloria Stonerock

Robbie Webb

St. Boniface Catholic Church

310 S. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-773-1656; fax 773-2665

Email: stboniface@piquaparishes.org

Masses: Saturday, 3:30pm

Sunday, 7am and 11:00am

Parish Council President:

Bill Hogston

St. Mary Catholic Church

528 Broadway, Piqua, Ohio 45356

937-773-1327; fax 773-2665

Email: stmary@piquaparishes.org

Masses: Saturday, 5pm

Sunday, 9am and 7pm

Parish Council President:

Jim Stammen

Parish Offices

310 S. Downing, Piqua, Ohio 45356

Website: piquaparishes.org

Pastor: Rev. Thomas Bolte

Retired Priests: Rev. Angelo Caserta

St. B. Oktoberfest

September 22 & 23 Volunteers Are Needed

Call Dave Butt

492-1699/541-9291

“Let’s Work Together!”

July:

4: Independence Day 8-9: Mission Committee Rummage Sale 17-21: Vacation Bible School 25: King’s Island Server Appreciation Day

August

2: Happy “64th” Birthday Fr. Bolte

15: Feast of the Assumption 19-29 Church Fair at Miami Valley Centre 19: Cavaliers in Action 5K Run 22: First Day of School—PCS/LHS

September

3: Coffee Doughnuts 4: Labor Day

7: Happy “89th” Birthday

Fr. Charles Caserta