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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO MAY 19, 2019
READINGS FOR MAY 25 & 26
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
John 14:23-29
With heartfelt thanks for your
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
May 11 & 12
$16,411.50
($8,151.00 via Faith Direct)
MASS SCHEDULE
FOR JUNE & JULY For the months of June and July, St. Helen and
Immaculate Conception Parishes will have Regional
Masses for the weekday, 8:15 a.m. Mass.
Please keep the calendar found in this week’s
bulletin handy so you are able to plan your Mass at-
tendance during the summer months. (Please note
that we are still working to fill a couple dates in
July.)
CONGRATULATIONS TO
OUR NEWEST MEMBERS We would like to thank all of
our parish members who agreed to “go in the hat’ for
an opportunity to serve on our Parish Pastoral Coun-
cil. The following folks are the newest members of
our PPC:
Elizabeth Ater
Lee Bennett
Ron Connally
Ilsa Esteves
Reece Timbrook We look forward to the input that the five of
you, along with standing members of council, will be
able to provide our parish.
MEMORIAL DAY MASS REMEMBRANCE If you have family members or friends who died in service to our country and
would like their names read aloud at the flag pole service immediately following our Me-
morial Day Mass on Monday, May 27, please email the names to
[email protected] prior to Monday, May 27. Help with pronunciations
will be appreciated so that we can honor those dear to you appropriately.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ (names of family or friends who died in service to our country
HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR OUR FREEDOM: JOIN US AT THE
MEMORIAL DAY MASS
Monday, May 27, at 9:00 a.m. Reception following Mass and “Taps”
and prayers at the flag pole
Members of Immaculate Conception and Ascension par-
ishes are with us, too! Remember, it’s not just a holiday!
ST. HELEN CHOIR TO PERFORM! The St. Helen's choir will join other local
choirs for the National Pastoral Musicians Annual
Choral Festival on Wednesday, May 22 at 7:00 pm
at Incarnation Church. This will be a wonderful
evening: listening to talented parish choirs, with the
combined choir closing out the evening with a couple
of classics: Ave Verum and the Hallelujah Chorus!
This concert is free and is always a very spe-
cial event. We hope you will join us.
HONORING OUR
BLESSED MOTHER Our school children hon-
ored the Blessed Mother
this past Monday at our
May Crowning, which was
held in church due to
damp, cool weather. Sec-
ond graders, many of
whom made their First
Communion two weekends ago, presented Mary with
pink carnations. Hearing the children sing the Marian
hymns so beautifully and pray the Hail Mary together
so faithfully was inspiring! A special thank you to
Deacon Ralph for presiding and to all the students
who helped in special ways!!
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, MAY 20
Novena-BSC 9:00 am
TUESDAY, MAY 21
Rosary-CH 9:00 am
Alcohol Servers Training-SJ1 7:00 pm
Graduation Mass-CH 7:00 pm (Followed by
Reception in Gym)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Lectio Divina Study Group-SJ2 9:30 am
Centering Prayer-HR 3:15 pm
SVdP Meeting-HR 6:30 pm
THURSDAY, MAY 23
RCIA Alumni Dinner-SJA 6:00 pm
FRIDAY, MAY 24
SATURDAY, MAY 25
5:00 pm –Fr. Satish
SUNDAY, MAY 26
8:00 am Mass-Fr. Satish
10:30 am Mass-Fr. Tony
WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, MAY 19
8:00 am Ron Decker (Paul & Phyllis Steffan)
10:30 am Elaine Cotherman (Mary Ellen Pfeil)
MONDAY, MAY 20
8:15 am Charles L. Geraci, dec. (Fr. Tony Geraci)
TUESDAY, MAY 21
8:15 am Nathan & Sammie Whitford (Jeff &
Janinne Elsinger)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
8:15 am Sarah Vesey (Kim Vesey)
THURSDAY, MAY 23
8:15 am Charles Gentile (Knapke Family)
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception
SATURDAY, MAY 25
5:00 pm Marjorie Schulte (Leisure Club)
SUNDAY, MAY 26
8:00 am Patricia Nolan Harrington, dec. (Fr. Tony
Geraci)
10:30 am Nancy Dunn (Bob & Bunny O’Donnell)
PARISH GARDEN We have begun planting the vegetables! Ear-
ly lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, and onions are in the
ground! If you would like to contribute to your gar-
den, we could use seeds for, green beans, zucchini,
salad cucumbers, and squash, as well as tomato, pep-
per plants and some marigold plants. These can all be
dropped off at the parish office (leave them at the
door if no one is in), or seeds placed in the Sunday
collection basket. If you would like more infor-
mation, or might be interested in contributing your
time to our garden, contact Sue at the parish office, at
254-6233 x313.
A HUGE thank you to Marty Walling for till-
ing the ground for our garden!
Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Altar Server Lector
Saturday, 5:00 PM May 18
Pat Avey Clive Benjamin Ben Heil
Nancy Lamm Frank Semmelmayer
Abigail Randall Grace Randall
Donna Krile (1) David Krile (2)
Sunday, 8:00 AM May 19
Ronald Beavers Sheryl Betsinger Bryon Betsinger
April Lezanic Kathy Snyder Todd Tayloe
Mary Heider NOT FILLED
Thomas Weese (1) Helen Hawkins (2)
Sunday, 10:30 AM May 19
Erin Friel Jan Friel Nathaniel Huber Timothy Madden
Kari Madden Diana Madden Lynn Middy Sylvia Sheridan
Luke Farley William Friel Nichole Huber
Eric Robinette (1) Michele Goodpaster (2)
We are looking for you!!! If ..... you know someone who was baptized Catholic but never received the other sacraments; or if you or a child were never baptized; or, if you or a friend / family member were never confirmed; or, just if you've been away from the Church for a while and have questions! If any of these are true, please be brave and give Sue Sack,our Pastoral Associate for Adult and Family Formation, a call at the parish office (extension 313). Or email her at [email protected], Let's talk!
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO MAY 19, 2019
CATCH THE BUILDING SPIRIT Catch the Building Spirit is at it again for our 27th year of building a home for a family in need. We excit-
ed to get started with “Blitz Week” starting Memorial Day weekend and working through the next Friday May 31,
to have the house under roof. Then we take the summer to complete the home for Jeremy Evans and Tiffany
Reynolds and their 4 children. Destiny Evans is their 4 year old daughter who has multiple surgeries for her rare
form of Spina Bifida. She is lively and enthusiastic, but she will require the use of a wheelchair for her life. This
house will serve the family well, especially this daughter who is excited to wheel up to the counter to help cook
and to be able to brush her teeth in the bathroom. Once again we could use assistance
through volunteers and donations. As in previous years we are funding 100% off the
home for our Partner. We encourage you to join us for either Blitz week (May 25 –
May 31) or throughout the summer for our build. Also for Blitz week we could use
lunch meals and as always we welcome donations and prayers. Details are at
www.catchthebuildingspirit.org or Call John at 694-9603 or Hank at 429-0360.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL/YOUTH MISSION
TOTUS TUUS (Totally Yours), is a week-long parish mission for youth and it’s com-
ing to Saint Helen parish June 16 through the 21. Students going into grades 1 – 6 next
fall are invited to participate in the Children’s program Monday thru Friday from 9:00
AM to 2:30PM for catechesis, games, Mass, songs, Reconciliation, and a chance to
build a stronger relationship with Christ. Teens entering grades 7 - 12 are invited to
come to a Teen Program each evening, Sunday through Thursday from 7:00 PM to 9:00
PM. The mission is led by a team of young adults who are on fire for our faith and
share that faith with the whole parish throughout their time with us for TOTUS TUUS.
The theme for this year’s catechesis is the Sacraments and Sorrowful Mysteries of the
Rosary. For more information about TOTUS TUUS, please contact Sean Kelly at 937-
254-6233 or email [email protected]. I hope to see you and your family there this summer!!!
Open Registration will be held May 25 & 26, June 1 & 2, and June 8 & 9 in the vestibule of church.
VBS ADULT PROGRAM
It’s not only for the young ones this year!
Monday, June 16 – Thursday, June 21, 2019
9:15-10:45 a.m. St. Julie Center
Join us for an engaging week of looking at how various parents and grandparents throughout the
history of our faith tradition dealt with difficult and disappointing children, reluctant teenagers, the vari-
ous trials of parenting, and all the many different joys and delights family life brought them! How did
they live holy and meaningful lives in the midst of it all? What can their stories teach us today? We will
talk about Mary the Blessed Mother, Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and St. Helen, as well as several more con-
temporary holy people, including Enrique Shaw, Dorothy Day and Hildegard Burjan. Be prepared for
discussions, prayer, videos and presentations, as well as plenty of sharing and coffee!
NO COST to participants! CHILDCARE AVAILABLE! Registration not necessary (except to ar-
range childcare), but encouraged. Drop-ins welcome. Contact Sue Sack at 254-6233 ext 313 or email
[email protected] for more information.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
FESTIVAL PICK-A-PRIZE BOOTH Pick-A-Prize booth is now accepting prize
donations! New, unused small items of various
types are needed, such as: children’s toys, household
decorative items, new household linens, picture
frames, kitchen tools, sports items, etc. We will glad-
ly accept your donations of new items for our booth.
Keep us in mind as your spring cleaning and shop-
ping in the next few weeks. Thank you for your gen-
erosity!
FESTIVAL BOOK FAIR Please remember to save your books for the
Book Fair. We will gladly take books (no magazines,
textbooks, or encyclopedias please). Donated
books may be dropped off from 6-7:30 p.m., June 3-
June 5, at Room 117 in the school. Thank you to all
students and families who are donating books! We
appreciate your support!
CAKE BOOTH & BAKE SALE We are in need of many cakes to make the
booth successful ! Cake boards are still available this
weekend. Please label what kind of cake that you are
donating.
The bake sale is in need of brownies, cookies,
fudge, cupcakes, and any creative baked goods!!!
Please bring all baked items to the cake room inside
school starting Friday, Saturday and Sunday at noon.
You can drop off items anytime during the festival.
We appreciate everyone's donations. If you would
like to work the cake booth call Donna Herrin at 320
1478 and if you can help with the bake sale please
call Nancy Small at 429 0411.
FESTIVAL FLEA MARKET
NEEDS DONATIONS! Turn-in begins Memorial Day weekend in the
Smith Building. The Flea Market is pure profit for the
Parish. Popular items include household items, toys,
tools, craft supplies, mystery garage stuff. We cannot
accept shoes, clothing, gas powered anything, TVs,
computer printers, or any furniture larger than a
folding chair or side table. Questions? Just ask! Call
Acting Chair Fran Hary 937-671-0237
The window to donate is just one week long.
Donation turn-in stops on Sunday, June 2 It's too
dangerous for drivers to navigate the grounds during
booth and ride set-up.
Saturday, May 25 from 9-noon
Sunday, May 26 from 10am-2pm
Tuesday, May 28 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Wednesday, May 29 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Thursday, May 30 from 9am-noon
Friday, May 31 from 9am-noon
Saturday, June 1 from 9am-noon
Sunday, June 2 from 11 am-3pm
THE FESTIVAL BASKET BOOTH
NEEDS YOUR HELP We are currently creating baskets and would
greatly appreciate any donations you are willing to
give. You can create your own basket or let us do it
for you. Although each basket is supposed to be
worth at least $200 we will combine any size dona-
tion with others, so no donation is too small. Or may-
be you are part of a group that would like to join to-
gether to make a basket. If you’d like to create your
own basket, we have information regarding what bas-
kets have done well in the past. Please contact Eliza-
beth Gosser (937-231-1298) or Kim Braun (937-470-
8220) if you have any questions. Donations can be
dropped off at the Parish Office, the School Office, or
the Credit Union. Thank you!
HELLO WONDERFUL ST. HELEN
COMMUNITY! The St. Helen Festival is fast approaching and
I am one of the co-chairs of the Funnel Cake Booth.
This year the St. Helen Festival is on Friday, June 7th;
Saturday, June 8th; and Sunday, June 9th. We NEED
volunteers to work this booth. It's fun, easy, and no
prior experience is required. All we need is a few
hours of your time.
Because of the nature of the funnel cake booth
(hot oil), we can't have any children working the
booth, but we can use as many people age 16 or older
that are able to work as we can get.
If you are willing to help us out with a shift or
two, please use the link below to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/
go/20f0d4fabaf2da2fb6-sthelen1
FESTIVAL DOLL BOOTH We are still in need of doll dressers for our
popular doll booth! We would love to get about 48
more dolls dressed to ensure we can keep the booth
open all weekend long. Can you dress 6 dolls for
us? Please stop by the parish or school office to pick
them up, and return anytime during festival set-
up. Contact Lisa, 902-9905 for more info.
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO MAY 19, 2019
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
THE FIREFIGHTERS & CO. CREDIT
UNION IS OFFERING
SCHOLARSHIPS! If you are a graduating high school
senior or an existing college student attending
college this Fall, or you have kids that are
members that fit these criteria, the FFCOCU is
offering four $1,000 scholarships. Recipients
must be a member of the credit union (new or
existing) and have a 2.5 G.P.A or higher. To be
a member, you just have to open a savings ac-
count with a minimum $5 deposit.
Applications are available at the credit union
and on our website at ffcocu.org. The deadline
to submit an application is May 31st, 2019.
Call 228-1614 or check out the application and
criteria online for more details.
Funds for the scholarship are from staff
donations along with matching donations from
the Credit Union.
ST. HELEN PARISH
PART TIME (20-25 HRS.)
MAINTENANCE POSITION Duties include set up and take down of
school lunchroom, cleaning of parish offices
and St. Julie Center. Some heavy lifting is re-
quired. Must complete Virtus Training Ses-
sion, fingerprinting, and be able to pass back-
ground check. Interested persons please con-
tact Matt in the Maintenance Dept. at 256-
0711 or [email protected]
ENLC MEN’S EVENT
June 15th 9: 00 am–
Noon
Kick off Father’s Day weekend by participating in
our special event “All Teed-up for Life” at Topgolf
-West Chester. Men play an important role in our
ministry and we want to spread the word. Bring a
friend who may not be familiar with our life saving
work and enjoy an activity that promotes entertain-
ment, food, and fellowship all at the same time!
$50/person includes:
• Climate Controlled Hitting Bays in a Private
Event Space
• Exclusive Top Contender Game + 1 additional
game of your choice
• Rise and Shine Hot Breakfast
• Rooftop Terrace
• Cash Bar
Register at www.elizabethnewlife.org or call Lori
in our Admin office at 937-226-7414.
Register today as limited space is available.
CHOOSING HOPE’S LOVE G.O.D. Love G.O.D. supports grandparents (and other kin) raising
children and/or grandchildren affected by a parent with substance
use disorder.. Our upcoming support group dates will be at
St Francis of Assisi Parish
645 Wilmington Pike
Dayton, OH 45459
On the following dates:
Thursday May 30**
Thursday June 20 7:00-830 PM
Thursday July 25 7:00-8:30 PM
Thursday August 22 7:00-8:30 PM
**Family Potluck Picnic on Thursday May 30th – we would
love to have grandparents and their families join and have a meal
with us!
The gathering begins at 6:00 PM at St Francis of Assisi inside the
All Saints Room. Meal will be provided (ham, hot dogs, macaroni
and cheese, fruit and veggie trays, drinks). If you can - please bring
a dessert to share!
To plan for the meal, please RSVP to [email protected]
ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH
RIVERSIDE, OHIO MAY 19, 2019