Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since 1864
CLUSTER SCHEDULE Saturday Masses
Immaculate Conception (IC) ............................... 5:00 PM
Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG)............................ 7:00 PM
Sunday Masses
Immaculate Conception ................. 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Our Lady of Guadalupe ...................................... 9:00 AM
St. Teresa .......................................................... 10:00 AM
Weekdays Masses/Communion Services
Monday Immaculate Conception ....................... 7:30 AM
OLG Communion Service ................................ 8:00 AM
Tuesday IC ......................................................... 7:30 AM
OLG .................................................................. 8:00 AM
Wednesday IC Communion Service .................. 7:30 AM
OLG ................................................................... 7:00 PM
St. Teresa ........................................................... 7:00 PM
Thursday IC ....................................................... 7:30 AM
Friday OLG ........................................................ 8:00 AM
IC .............................. 9:00 AM (7:30 AM if no 9:00 AM
School Mass scheduled)
RECONCILIATION IC Saturday ......................................................... 11:00 AM
OLG Saturday ................................................6:15-6:45 PM
St. Teresa Wednesday ............................................ 6:30 PM
Anytime by calling the parish office for an appointment.
BAPTISMS Presenting a child for Baptism is a serious obligation and requires a
faith commitment on the part of the parents and godparents. This
commitment is exemplified by being a practicing, active Catholic.
Parents are obligated to attend a preparation session before a child’s
baptism if they have not attended one in the past five years.
Sessions are held at 12:15 p.m. on second Sundays of January,
March, May, July, September and November, in the Parish Activity
Center. Please call the Parish Office to register. Baptism is at 12:15
p.m. on the third Sunday of each month except in March it will be
on the second Sunday.
WEDDINGS Please phone the parish office to set-up an appointment with a
priest, in order to begin the sacramental preparation. Only after this
initial meeting and assessment can a date be set for the wedding.
The process requires at least 6 months.
NEW PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME Please come to the parish office to register. If you have a change of
address, phone number or email, please inform the parish office.
PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ken Schnipke, C.PP.S., Pastor
Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S., Parochial Vicar
Deacon Charlie Salway - [email protected]
Polly Muhlenkamp, School Principal
Lindsey Lunz, Business Manager - [email protected]
Ann Hull, Secretary - [email protected]
Cindy Van Santvoord, Director of Music
Joyce Johnson, Coordinator of Religious Education
Tiffany Pierstorff, Program Administrator
Gary Locke, Youth Minister - 419-953-3178
PASTORAL COUNCIL Mike Braun, President
SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Rob Olberding, Chairperson
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMISSION Kylie Johnson, Chairperson
FINANCE COMMISSION Harry Coy, Chairperson
COUNSELING SERVICES Offered by Bob Skipper at Spiritual Center of Maria Stein
1-937-299-9005
Immaculate Conception Church
229 West Anthony Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822
Parish Office Phone: 419-586-6648 Fax: 419-586-6649 Website www.celina-ic.org
Religious Education Office 419-586-2370 School 419-586-2379 or 419-586-4987
Website www.icschool-celina.org
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 7, 2021
Recognize God In Your Ordinary Moments Parents Just Don’t Understand
Anybody remember the old rap song by the
Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith, “Parents Just Don’t
Understand?” As we grow up, it is sometimes a
struggle for us to imagine that our parents
understand us. It can seem impossible that Mom and
Dad remember the stress of exam week or peer
pressure. We never saw them as children; we never
saw their disappointed faces when they weren’t
invited to a party, or their dashed hopes at a bad test
grade. We never saw them homesick their first week
of college or nervous to ask their crush to
Homecoming.
We’re often the same way about God. We
gripe about what He asks of us. “He doesn’t
understand sin — he’s all-good,” we think. “He
doesn’t understand temptation — He is perfect.”
In Scripture, God can be very much a father,
telling us what we can and cannot do. And yet, in
His divine genius, He is sometimes simply a man at
a well, asking for a drink.
For me, it turns out I didn’t need to tell my
parents anything about what I was going through as
a kid — they knew already. What I needed was for
them to tell me what to do, and how to do it.
Similarly, we don’t need to tell God about
human nature. We need God to tell us about His
nature. He’s good enough to ask us for a drink, to
enter into our humanity. But we have to remember,
for our own sakes, to have the humility to ask Him
for something, too — the water that will quench our
eternal thirst.
— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
©LPi
2021 Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) Archbishop Schnurr offers thanks to all
parishioners who have made a gift to the 2021
Catholic Ministries Appeal. Our parish has raised
$28,390 so far from 136 households, reaching 78
percent of our parish goal of $36,196. Thank you! We
ask every Catholic household to participate. Please
know that every pledge matters. You can pick up a
pledge envelope in the main entrance of church, or
f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e v i s i t
CatholicAppeal.info. Thank you!
The Endowment Fund received $25.00 in
memory of Shirley Haines and $25.00 in memory of
Marilyn Koch.
Monday, March 8
Saint John of God, Religious
7:30 a.m. No Mass
6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. Esther Stahl
Tuesday, March 9
Saint Frances of Rome, Religious
7:30 a.m. Joseph Amato
Wednesday, March 10
No Mass or Communion Service
Thursday, March 11
7:30 a.m. Patricia A. Schnipke
Friday, March 12
9:00 a.m. Liv. & Dec. Weitzel, Boeckman, &
Cron Family
Saturday, March 13
5:00 p.m. Ralph Link, Alberta Eckstein,
Clarence Eckstein
Sunday, March 14
Daylight Savings Time Begins
8:00 a.m. People of the Parish
11:00 a.m. Bernadette Adams
Legacies and bequests help continue the faith.
Please remember Immaculate Conception Parish in
your will and expressions of sympathy.
† Vocation Cross † March 7-13 -- Michelle Braun
March 14-20 -- Rex & Joan Carr
Readings for the week of March 7, 2021
Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10,
11 [Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25
Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf 42:3]/
Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9
[6a]/Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20]/
Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Lk 11:14-23
Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and
17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:28-34
Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab [cf. Hos
6:6]/Lk 18:9-14
Next Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
[6ab]/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21
©LPi
School Registration
Immaculate Conception School is now
accepting registrations for the 2021-22 school year in
grades preschool through 6. Two levels of preschool
are available for 3-4 year olds and 4-5 year olds. We
will hold kindergarten screening on March 17. All
faiths are welcome and financial aid is available for
K-6 for qualifying families. For more information, go
to our website www.icschool-celina.org or call the
school office at 419-586-2379. Tours are available by
appointment with the principal.
A thousand years of service…
We’ve asked IC parishioners to share their years of service and insights gained along the way. IC number of years of service to date: 2,090. “Every year for the last three years I have
presented the medical “Lunch Bunch” for IC
children. I also help Celina Primary students read
and for 13 years, we have sponsored Smile Train to
pay for cleft lip and palate surgery for children in
third world countries. A granddaughter had a cleft
lip so it opened our eyes.” –Diane Wagner, five years of service
Ladies Auxiliary
Over the years, the St. Sebastian #30 Ladies
Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John has fulfilled the
mission of the organization to its fullest extent. We
have been servants of the Lord, helping our Parish
and Community with their needs and raised
thousands of dollars for charitable gifts and
donations.
Unfortunately, over the years our
membership has declined as life gets busier and
busier. After much consideration, prayer and
discussion we have decided to disband the St.
Sebastian #30 Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St.
Johns.
The St. Sebastian Chapter has been much
blest through the years with support from parish
members and we would like to extend our gratitude.
Knights of Columbus Scholarship
Celina K of C Council 1800 is offering
scholarship aid to the son or daughter of a member of
the Celina council. Applicants must be graduating
seniors planning to attend an accredited two- or four-
year college. Applications are available by contacting
Charlie Mescher at 419-586-5618 or e-mail at
[email protected]. Application deadline is April
18, 2021.
Knights of Columbus fish fry will be
DRIVE THRU only from 5:00 to 7:00
on Fridays of Lent. Dinners will be
fish, baked potato and applesauce
and will cost $7.00. Please enter from
Livingston Street and follow traffic
guides.
Young Adults!!
The Quo Vadis young adult group will be
meeting at Gongoozlers brewery in New Bremen on
March 7 at 7:00 p.m. to hear father Nathan Cromly,
C.S.J. speak! Follow their Instagram or facebook
page! Also, the group will be hosting a FREE retreat
for high school seniors May 2 in New Bremen! For
more info or to sign up for the retreat contact
Brandon Koverman at 937-726-9613.
Is God calling you to something new?
Come and see how lay Catholic studies
through Mount St. Mary’s School of Theology can
help you grow in faith, knowledge and skills. We are
offering the entire Non-Degreed Certificate option at
the St. Charles Center in Carthagena for two years,
beginning in August, 2021. Classes meet on
Saturday morning and/or Saturday afternoon and
include Discipleship, Scripture, Basic Doctrine,
Church History, the Catechism and more. Courses
are taught at the undergraduate equivalency level
and may be taken for credit or audit. The full
program includes formation components for those
preparing for ministry or for application to the
permanent diaconate. Graduate options are available
at the main campus in Cincinnati. Call 513-233-6127
or email [email protected] to learn more
or schedule a virtual interview.
Invitation for Men & Women!!
Father Mike Schmitz invites BOTH MEN &
WOMEN to join him for the Cincinnati Men’s
Conference on March 13 at St. Ignatius Loyola
Parish! Wait a minute!? Women are being invited to
a Men’s conference?! That’s right! The first Catholic
men's conference that was created in the United
States, the Cincinnati Men’s Conference, is
extending a NATIONAL invite to ALL men and
women everywhere to virtually attend March 13
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Only a half day, the
conference is FREE. Speakers include #1 ranked
podcaster on iTunes Fr. Mike Schmitz, acclaimed
Psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi, businessman and
philanthropist Tony Maas. Theme of the conference
is “What do I do in the face of Adversity.” Get details
a n d r e g i s t e r F R E E a t
CincinnatiMensConference.com. Bulletin articles are due in writing by 9:00 a.m.
on Tuesday. You may email article to: [email protected].
Saturday, March 13, 5:00 p.m.
Sacristans: Doug and Toni Shema
Commentator: Toni Shema
Lector: Dennis Hirt
E. M.: Tara Homan, Deacon Charlie Salway,
* Becky Lipp, Karen Albers
Ushers: Team I, Dale Albers, Captain
Sunday, March 14, 8:00 a.m.
Sacristans: Mike Braun
Servers: Avery and Zoe Cox
Commentator: Janet Ramsey
Lector: Gerald Vian
E. M.: Lori Vian, Deacon Charlie Salway,
* Dr, Ken Schmiesing, Kathy Schmiesing
Ushers: Team J, Charles Heckler, Captain
Sunday, March 14, 11:00 a.m.
Sacristans: Pat and Ann Hull
Commentator: Carol Wenning
Lector: Jan Yackey
E. M.: Abby Gehle, Ruth Knapke, Ann Hull
Ushers: Team K, Del Kramer, Captain
This bulletin is furnished to the parish
without charge. The advertisements that appear,
completely defray the costs. Please patronize our
sponsors. We thank them for their support of our
parish! Our Featured Sponsors this week:
Celina Manor
STACHLER CONCRETE INC.
FOUNDATIONS
Sunday, March 7
9:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
Wednesday, March 10
7:00 p.m. Religious Education Grades 1-9
7:00 p.m. Reconciliation Service Grades 2-6
Saturday, March 13
11:00 a.m. Reconciliation
Sunday, March 14
9:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
12:15 p.m. Baptism
12:15 p.m. Baptism Prep Session
Spaghetti Dinner
The Serra Club of St. Marys & Sidney
Deaneries is sponsoring a Spaghetti Dinner on
Saturday, March 13 from 5:00 p.m. until sold out. A
limited carry out only dinner will be served in to-go
boxes at St. Remy Hall, 101 St. Remy Street, Russia,
Ohio. Each box will contain spaghetti with Father
Fox’s famous sauce and a breadstick. Donations will
be accepted at the table in front of the hall. All
donation proceeds will go toward our archdiocesan
seminarians through the Run for the Call fundraiser.
For details contact Heather Borchers at 937-451-
8363.
Retreat for Post-Abortive Mothers
Each year, Project Rachel offers two retreats
for mothers who have lost a child to abortion. One
retreat is in the Dayton area in the spring and one is
in Cincinnati in the fall. The weekends offer time for
healing with other women who can share their
stories. God works powerfully in the small groups,
prayer and sacraments as women come before Him
seeking wholeness. Dates for 2021: May 21-23
(Dayton) and September 24-26 (Cincinnati). For
more information about our events, see
www.catholiccincinnati.org/project-rachel or call the
h o t l i n e a t 5 1 3 - 7 8 4 - 0 5 3 1 . E m a i l :
Stewardship Offering February 21
Envelopes/online (155) $ 10,397.00
Loose 6,661.00
Total Received $ 17,058.00
Weekly Offering: $ 17,058.00
Week Budgeted: 14,400.00
Over/Short: $ 2,658.00
YTD Total Collection: $507,565.25
YTD Total Budgeted: 489,600.00
Over/Short to date: $ 17,965.25
To give electronically for fiscal year July 1, 2020 to
June 30, 2021 visit www.celina-ic.org and click
Donate.