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. Baptisms are at

12:15 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.

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 - csalway@celina-ic.org

Polly Muhlenkamp, School Principal

Lindsey Lunz, Business Manager - llunz@celina-ic.org

Ann Hull, Secretary - ann@celina-ic.org

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 Kevin Riesen, 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

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 19, 2020

Dear Parishioners, It will be a different year for the IC Festival

in 2020, and also a memorable one with all that is

happening in our world, especially the coronavirus.

We are grateful for all those still generously sharing

their time, talent and treasure. Usually our festival

is a chance to celebrate with our parish family and

be at home at IC; this year virtually and as a drive

through. The festival is one of our larger fundraisers

and critical to the financial stability of the parish

and school, but it is also much more. Normally, it is a

wonderful opportunity to enjoy family, renew

friendships and to enrich parish life. We look

forward to those opportunities again in the future.

We are grateful for all those who have

supported the Prize Parade and the ways many

people have been working behind the scenes to run

our IC Festival “Limited version.” Winners of the

Prize Parade will be listed next week.

Blessings and prayers,

Fr. Ken & Fr. Tim

“Save Time and Donate Online!”

Online Giving is available for IC parishioners

with WeShare, an easy and convenient way to save

time and support the church. Donating is simple,

safe, and completely secure.

With WeShare, you can set up a recurring

weekly or monthly transaction using your checking,

savings, or credit card account. You can decide how

much to give to any collection and make changes any

time, day or night. Plus, you can leave your

checkbook at home on Sundays.

If you would like to enroll in Online Giving,

please visit our parish website at www.celina-ic.org

and click on “Online Giving.” Please note that it

links through the Celina Cluster (IC website), but be

assured that your donations are directed toward IC.

Combining all three parishes in the Celina Cluster

makes service fees more economical for each parish.

If you have any questions or concerns about the

program or would like help setting up your account,

please call our parish office at 419-586-6648.

"Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you." --Luke 6:38

Legacies and bequests help continue the faith.

Please remember Immaculate Conception Parish in

your will and expressions of sympathy.

Monday, July 20

St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

7:30 a.m. Bud & Dorothy Gray

Tuesday, July 21

St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of

the Church

7:30 a.m. Cora Lynn Palequin

Wednesday, July 22

St. Mary Magdalene

No Mass or Communion Service

Thursday, July 23

St. Bridget, Religious

7:30 a.m. Cy Gehret

Friday, July 24

St. Sharbel Makhlūf, Priest

7:30 a.m. Lucille Kramer

Saturday, July 25

St. James, Apostle

5:00 p.m. Robert Schott

Sunday, July 26

8:00 a.m. Joe Prenger,

Mel Borger

11:00 a.m. People of the Parish

The Endowment Fund received $350.00 in

memory of Gerald Hoyng, $100.00 in memory of Rita

Patrie, $105.00 in memory of Marilyn Braun, $75.00

in memory of Ron Houts $250.00 in memory of Jerry

Rutledge and $75.00 in memory of Gene Reichert.

Readings for the week of July 19, 2020

Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 [5a]/

Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and

23 [23b]/Mt 12:38-42

Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8a]/Mt

12:46-50

Wednesday: Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Ps 63:2, 3-4,

5-6, 8-9 [2]/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11

[10a]/Mt 13:10-17

Friday: Jer 3:14-17/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/

Mt 13:18-23

Saturday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [5]/

Mt 20:20-28

Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77,

127-128, 129-130 [97a]/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or

13:44-46 ©LPi

We Need You! The Landscaping Crew will be weeding,

trimming bushes and picking up trash on Tuesday,

July 21 starting at 6:30 p.m. Please bring your

bucket and any tools you may want to use. If you

volunteered to help on this committee please

attend. We need your help!

Scrip Update Now that Masses have resumed, Scrip cards

will be sold outside the main entrances of the

Church (weather permitting) after all weekend

Masses. Rewards, drop-off orders and call-in

orders may be picked up at these times as well.

Scrip cards are also being sold during the

week at the parish office during normal office

hours: 9:00-12:00, 1:00-5:00 Monday through

Friday.

For those who are not comfortable going in

places yet, you may order gift cards to be mailed to

you. Just fill out an order form, enclose your

payment, and put it in the mail slot at the parish

office. The cards you order will then be mailed to

you, so make sure you have the correct mailing

address on your check or a note with your address

on it, and specify that you want them sent.

Other options to receive your Scrip cards:

you may either put your order in the parish office

mail slot, order online, or call the parish office with

your order. ALL drop-off orders MUST BE

PREPAID, but if you call in an order, you’ll have to

pay after Mass when picking up the cards. In order

to observe social distancing and minimize contact,

your cards will be in an envelope with your name

on it and the amount if it is not prepaid.

We now HAVE $10 and $25 cards Westside

CarryOut in inventory, so no need to order them

ahead of time!

Thank you so much for supporting this

program, especially in these trying times!

Dinner Auction Mark your calendars for the 10th annual IC

School Dinner Auction. This is going to be held at

Romer’s on October 31, 2020. If you are interested

in donating a new item please contact the school

office at 419-586-2379. Please help spread the word

and join us for a fun evening of silent and live

auctions, raffles and prizes!

† Vocation Cross † July 26-August 1 -- Beth Vorhees

August 2-8 -- Marge Waterman

Gospel Meditation Grace and sin, belief and unbelief, good and

evil all exist together. While we wrestle with these

two dimensions of reality inwardly, they are also

witnessed in the actions and words of others.

Many, all too often, beat themselves up because of

their sin. We are also all too quick to pass

judgment on others whom we perceive to be in

error and walking down a wrong path. God does

not make rash judgments, nor should we. Patience

is the order of the day as is an understanding that

God is ultimately the caller of the shots.

Our faith tells us that while God allows the

wheat and the weeds to coexist, the wheat will

always triumph. As long as we can cultivate even

a little faith and a small measure of desire for God,

He can produce abundant blessings and good

things. Even when the weeds seem to have

triumphed, there still may be a small measure of

faith remaining that can be cultivated and grown.

It doesn’t take much! Unless a person totally

allows the weeds to reign, there is always to be

found at least a small measure of faith, good, light,

and love. With even this small portion, God can

produce abundant growth.

Admittedly, it is easy to give into the weeds,

and they grow very quickly. Any gardener knows

this to be true. Sometimes, the weeds even seem

more attractive and vibrant. Dealing with weeds

can quickly become a losing battle, and they can

look healthier and grow faster than the very

plants we are trying to protect. It’s easy to give

into them and let them win. While God will deal

with all things in due time, we are responsible for

keeping things in check in the short term. It is our

task to keep our eyes fixed on God’s presence and

mercy. We are asked to avoid judgment. And, it is

not our responsibility to deal with the weeds in

someone else’s garden, only our own. One garden

is enough responsibility for anyone.

Weeds have power. We have to realize this.

While they can appear attractive and healthy,

they can quickly choke us off from God’s presence.

Our task is one of maintenance and cultivating a

desire for God. Even the smallest kernel of faith

can grow into something wonderful. In God’s time,

the eternal harvest will come, and we will no

longer have to worry about the weeds. ©LPi

Bulletin articles are due in writing by 9:00

a.m. on Tuesday. You may email article to:

ann@celina-ic.org.

Saturday, July 25, 5:00 p.m.

Sacristan: Paulette Sommer

Commentator: Paulette Sommer

Lector: Carol Wenning

E. M.: Tara Homan, Lisa Schott, Tom Drexler

Ushers: Team F, Steve Alig, Captain

Sunday, July 26, 8:00 a.m.

Sacristan: Lynn Locke

Commentator: Lynn Locke

Lector: Trish Baucher

E. M.: Gerard Ahrns, Richard Carlin, Ron Hoying

Ushers: Team G, Dave Cron, Captain

Sunday, July 26, 11:00 a.m.

Sacristan: Diane Wagner

Commentator: Claire Giesige

Lector: Jan Yackey

E. M.: Ann Hull, Diane Wagner, John Schmidt

Ushers: Team H, Joe Bruns, Captain

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Join Us

The Maria Stein Shrine will be having a

virtual St. Peregrine cancer prayer service on

Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. Join them on YouTube

and Facebook as they venerate the relic of St.

Peregrine and pray for all those affected by cancer.

Summer Day with the Saints This event is for children entering 1st through

6th grades at the Maria Stein Shrine. Choose

Tuesday, August 4 or Thursday, August 6 from 1:00

p.m. - 4:30 p.m.. $10.00 per child and includes

activities, crafts and snacks. Please have your child

bring a water bottle. Face coverings are not required

and are at the discretion of the parent(s). Register

online at mariasteinshrine.org

Stewardship Offering July 5

Envelopes/online (195) $ 13,399.26

Loose 1,920.98

Total Received $ 15,320.24

Weekly Offering: $ 15,320.24

Week Budgeted: 14,400.00

Over/Short: $ 920.24

YTD Total Collection: $ 15,320.24

YTD Total Budgeted: 14,400.00

Over/Short to date: $ 920.24

To give electronically for fiscal year July 1, 2020 to

June 30, 2021 visit www.celina-ic.org and click

Donate.