MISSION STATEMENT The members of the Marion Catholic Community, given life through the Holy Spirit in Baptism, are called together as a community of faith to praise and worship God our Creator and to proclaim in word and deed the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. As members of the Body of Christ we strive to serve all to provide an atmosphere of hospitality which enables all to respond fully to the life-long challenge “to do right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

7428 St. Rt. 119 • Maria Stein, OH 45860 www.marioncatholiccommunity.org

Phone: 419-925-4775 Office Hours: 9:00am‒5:00pm (M‒F)

MASS SCHEDULE WEEKDAYS ...................................... 7:30am

St. Sebastian ..................................... Monday St. Rose ........................................... Tuesday Precious Blood ........................... Wednesday Nativity .......................................... Thursday St. John ............................................... Friday

SATURDAY MASS St. John .............................................. 5:00pm St. Sebastian ...................................... 7:30pm

SUNDAY MASS St. Rose ............................................. 8:00am Precious Blood .................................. 9:00am St. John ............................................ 10:30am Nativity ........................................ 12:00noon

HOLY DAYS ...... Check bulletin for schedule

BAPTISM SCHEDULE Nativity BVM

1st Sunday of the month before Mass-11am Precious Blood

3rd Sunday of the month after Mass St. John

Last Sunday of the month after Mass St. Rose

2nd Sunday of the month after Mass St. Sebastian

1st Saturday of the month before/after Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Offered each Monday after the 7:30am Mass at St. Sebastian until 7:00pm.

RCIA: 7:30pm Tuesdays in the St. John rectory basement.

WEDDINGS: Notify Pastor six months prior to the wedding.

CONFESSIONS: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available before each daily Mass. Saturday afternoon confessions are from 4:00pm‒4:45pm at St. John. There are also confessions each Saturday at 9:30am at the Shrine. A priest is always available for walk-ins who wish to receive this sacrament.

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

DECEMBER

The Marion Catholic Community

APRIL 16, 2017

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STAFF Pastor

Rev. Eugene H. Schnipke, C.PP.S. email: frgene@gmail.com Pastor’s Residence .... 419-925-4522

Senior Associate Pastor Rev. Tom Brenberger, C.PP.S. email: tombrenberger@gmail.com

Deacons Omer Bertke — Retired Status Clif Perryman email: deaconclif@gmail.com

Parish Life Coordinator Sharon Kremer email: marioncathcom@gmail.com

Administrative Assistant Joan Heitkamp email: jrheitkamp@gmail.com

RCIA Carolyn Stucke 419-852-1211

Counseling Robert Skipper, M.Div., LPCC, LICDC 937-299-9005 / 800-521-6419

Call for Prayer Contacts Nativity BVM

Sue Moeller 419-852-5044 Precious Blood

Martha Thobe 419-925-5001 St. John

Mary Eyink 419-733-0743 Shelly Bruns 419-925-5403

St. Rose Irene Bruns 419-925-4712

St. Sebastian Ruth Bruns 419-268-1948 Bertie Bruns 419-925-4679

BULLETIN DEADLINE Announcement s must be submitted in writing by 9am on Monday of the week’s bulletin. Changes to this schedule, due to holidays, will be indicated in the bulletin in the form of an announcement.

LITURGY OF THE WEEK

MONDAY, APRIL 17 7:30am—Mass at St. Sebastian ..... †Lois Pohlmann—Birthday

TUESDAY, APRIL 18 7:30am—Mass at St. Rose ............. †Eileen Schulze—Death Anniversary

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 7:30am—Mass at Precious Blood . †Margie Schwieterman—Death Anniv.

THURSDAY, APRIL 20 7:30am—Mass at Nativity ............ †Merinus Puthoff—Wedding Anniv.

FRIDAY, APRIL 21 7:30am—Mass at St. John ............. †Robert Tangeman

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 10:00am—Mass at Shrine .............. Vocation Guidance for Murphy & Dillon Families 5:00pm—Mass at St. John ............. †Werner Thobe ...................................................... †Norbert Schipper—Anniversary; ...................................................... Paul & Lori Kemper 25th Wedding Anniversary 7:30pm—Mass at St. Sebastian ..... †Marian Braun—Birthday ...................................................... For Our First Communicants

SUNDAY, APRIL 23 8:00am—Mass at St. Rose ............. †Regina Fortkamp 9:00am—Mass at Precious Blood . †James Good ...................................................... For Our First Communicants 10:30am—Mass at St. John ............. Bob & Martha Pohlman 50th Wedding Anniversary 12:00pm—Mass at Nativity ............. For Our First Communicants

WORSHIP & SPIRITUAL LIFE

Readings for the Week of April 16, 2017

Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or Lk 24:13-35 Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-4, 6-9/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab, 5-9/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21/Mk 16:9-15

Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24/1 Pt 1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31

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STEWARDSHIP

COLLECTION TOTALS FOR APRIL 9TH

WILL BE IN NEXT WEEKEND’S BULLETIN

NATIVITY BVM Parish Council President .................... Dan Wuebker Business Manager ........ Sue Fortkamp CRE .............................. Katie Dippold Music Director............. Katie Hartings Maintenance ..................... Ron Stucke Maintenance ................. Dave Berning

PRECIOUS BLOOD Parish Council President .................... Tanya Homan Business Manager ........ Sue Roeckner CRE ............................. Missy Moeller Music Director......... Marian Heitbrink Maintenance ................. Adam Kremer Groundskeeper ................ Cody Kuess

ST. JOHN Parish Council President ......................... Nick Eifert Business Manager ............. Paul Gagel CRE .............................. Andrea Flaute Music Director......... Marian Heitbrink Maintenance ....................... Tom Feltz

ST. ROSE Parish Council President ........................ Gene Evers Business Manager ......... Sue Fortkamp CRE ............................. Jackie Garman Music Director ............. Katie Hartings Maintenance ............... Kevin Hartings Maintenance .................. Jim Ungruhn

ST. SEBASTIAN Parish Council President ......................... Jesse Rose Business Manager ......... Sue Roeckner CRE .......................... Judy Forsthoefel Music Director ....... Emily Forsthoefel Maintenance ................. Kyle Koesters Maintenance .................... Tom Wilker

CLUSTER PARISH POSITIONS

Mass Schedule 5:00pm (Sat.) - St. John

7:30pm (Sat.) - St. Sebastian 8:00am (Sun.) - St. Rose

9:00am (Sun.) - Precious Blood 10:30am (Sun.) - St. John

12:00noon (Sun.) - Nativity BVM

THANK YOU!

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ST. SEBASTIAN NEWS ST. SEBASTIAN HOLY HOUR—will be held on Monday, April 17th at 7pm at St. Sebastian. As we celebrate Easter, please join us in prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Our pastor, Fr. Gene, has given us permission to hold this Holy Hour. Everyone is welcome.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY—is on Sunday, April 23rd at St. Sebastian Church from 2pm to 4pm. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a brief explanation of Divine Mercy and the Chaplet, the Most Holy Rosary, a personal Divine Mercy testimonial, Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm, Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image, and Benediction. There will be 3 priests available for confessions. Feel free to come for all or

part of the program. All are welcome.

NATIVITY BVM NEWS COMMUNION TO THE SHUT INS—If you are interested in bringing communion to the shut ins of our parish, please contact the parish office

at 419-925-4775.

NBVM CHURCH CLEANING—We will be cleaning church on Monday, April 17th at 6pm. Volunteers are greatly appreciated. Please bring rags and buckets. If you are unable to attend that night, but would like to assist in cleaning of the church, please contact Julie Koesters at 419-629-2472 for a list o f i t e m s t h a t n e e d t o b e cleaned. Thanks!

SERVERS Thurs. April 20, 7:30am ........... Lucas Wuebker, Drew Guggenbiller Sun. April 23, 12:00pm ........... Special — First Communion

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Sun. April 23, 12:00pm ........... Special — First Communion

LECTORS AND COMMENTATOR Thurs. April 20, 7:30am ........... Linda Schoenlein Sun. April 23, 12:00pm ........... Special—1st & 2nd ................................................. Special——Comm.

USHERS Sun. April 23, 12:00pm ........... Special—First Communion

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Sun. April 23, 12:00pm ........... Special—First Communion

DISTRIBUTE COMMUNION TO THE SHUT INS Lloyd Kramer ......................... 419-925-4150

NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

MINISTRIES

SERVERS Mon. April 17, 7:30am ............ Hanna Rose, Mason Rose Sat. April 22, 7:30pm ............... Special — First Communion

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Mon. April 17, 7:30am ............ Deb Beyke, Therese Homan ................................................. Marie Wilker Sat. April 22, 7:30pm ............... Special — First Communion

LECTORS AND COMMENTATOR Mon. April 17, 7:30am ............ Jerry Will, Sr. Sat. April 22, 7:30pm ............... Special—1st & 2nd ................................................. Special—Comm.

USHERS Sat. April 22, 7:30pm ............... Special — First Communion

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Sat. April 22, 7:30pm ............... Special — First Communion

ROSARY LEADERS Sat. April 22, 7:30pm ............... No Rosary - First Communion

ST. SEBASTIAN MINISTRIES

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CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD

April 22nd—Grades 3 & 4 Barb Kahlig and Deb Ruhenkamp

CHILDCARE FOR

APRIL 23RD Ann Pohlman and children

ST. JOHN NEWS

DRE NEEDED—St John will need a DRE as Andrea Flaute has decided to step down at the conclusion of the CCD year. Andrea has agreed to help the new applicant through the first CCD year if they need any consultation for anything! Please send resume to: Fr. Gene Schnipke,

7428 St. Rt. 119, Maria Stein.

PARENTS OF CURRENT 8TH GRADERS—there is a meeting regarding Confirmation on April 26th. It starts at 7pm in the Elementary building study hall room.

Child and one parent must attend.

M A Y C R O W N I N G — M a y Crowning for grades 1-12 is the last class of CCD on Wednesday, May 3rd at St John church starting at 7pm. The First Communicants will be wearing their attire and offering flowers to honor Mary. Parents, please join your children for this event! The community is

welcome.

ST. JOHN MINISTRIES

CCD Monitor Schedule Wednesday, April 19th

Hall Elementary ............. Angie Knapke ....................................... Jill Nagel Hall High School ............ Angie Francis ....................................... Brenda Buening Parking Elementary ....... Paul Knapke Parking High School ...... Kyle Mescher

SERVERS Fri. April 21, 7:30am ............... Karen Tangeman, Don Prenger Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. Kara Wolters, Stella Huelsman ................................................. Ben Heitkamp, Drew Ruhenkamp Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... Evan Dorsten, Owen Dorsten ................................................. Nathan Heitkamp, Tyler Francis

DISTRIBUTORS TO SHUT-INS Sun. April 23, ......................... Nancy Luebke—419-305-6782 ................................................. Angie Bertke—419-925-4822

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Fri. April 21, 7:30am ............... Karen Tangeman, Don Prenger Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. Collin Everman, Allison Heitkamp ................................................. Alan Wolters, Don Miller ................................................. Brooke Mescher, Denise Rethman ................................................. Dan Koenig Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... Austin Berning, Sue Gehret, ................................................. Sandra Dorsten, Kyle Koenig ................................................. Morgan Mescher, Kirsten Saintignon ................................................. Lucas Bertke

LECTORS AND COMMENTATOR Fri. April 21, 7:30am ............... Sr. Barbara Ann Hoying Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. Derek Pierron—1st ................................................. Rachal Wolters—2nd ................................................. Tammy Wolters—Comm. Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... Nathan Pohlman—1st ................................................. Isaac Dorsten—2nd ................................................. Annette Huelskamp—Comm ................................................. Emma Pohlman, Lucas Pohlman— Prayers of the Faithful

USHERS Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. Phil Thobe, Dale Everman ................................................. Leon Bergman, Kevin Griesdorn Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... Dave Albers, Craig Mescher ................................................. Joe Bender, Kurt Heitkamp

GREETERS Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. Kevin and Brenda Nagel Family ................................................. Roman and Noemi Schaefer ................................................. Mary Eyink Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... Mike and Maria Rethman Family ................................................. Dennis & Angie Everman

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. Justin Kemper, Chelsea Kemper ................................................. Hope Kemper, Ethan Kemper Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... Pohlman Grandchildren

ROSARY LEADERS Sat. April 22, 5:00pm .............. No Rosary — 25th Wedding Anniversary Sun. April 23, 10:30am ........... No Rosary — 50th Wedding Anniversary

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PRECIOUS BLOOD NEWS MAINTENANCE POSITION—Adam Kremer has accepted the position of Maintenance Worker for our parish. Thank you to both Bob Heitbrink for his many years of committed services to the parish and

to Adam for taking on this position.

GROUNDS KEEPING—Cody Kuess as agreed to continue on with the Grounds Keeping position with the retirement of his father, Virgil Kuess. Thank you Virgil for your many years of dedicated service to

the parish.

CLEANING POSITION OPEN—Beck Thobe is stepping down from the cleaning of the church basement. Anyone interested in this position please, contact Sue Roeckner at 419-733-8542 or the office at 419-925-4775. Many thanks to Beck also.

LADIES SODALITY—All ladies of the parish who have graduated High School and are under 75 years of age are members of the Precious Blood Ladies Sodality. Ladies are reminded the 2017 dues are $5.00 and can be put in the collection basket in the provided Ladies Sodality Dues envelope with your offertory

envelopes or in a marked envelope.

ST. ROSE MINISTRIES

SERVERS Wed. April 19, 7:30am .............Olivia Winner, Audrey Winner Sun. April 23, 9:00am ..............First Communion—Special

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Wed. April 19, 7:30am .............Mary Ann Homan, Joann Liette Sun. April 23, 9:00am ..............First Communion—Special

LECTORS AND COMMENTATOR Wed. April 19, 7:30am .............Linda Schwieterman Sun. April 23, 9:00am ..............Special—1st ..................................................Special—2nd ..................................................Special—Comm.

USHERS Sun. April 23, 9:00am ..............First Communion—Special

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Sun. April 23, 9:00am ..............First Communion—Special

ROSARY LEADERS Sun. April 23, 9:00am ..............No Rosary — First Communion

COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS Lori Kemper — 419-925-4458

50TH ANNIVERSARY—Precious Blood will be celebrating our 50th anniversary of the church on July 2nd. This is the same day as the first official Mass in the church. In planning for this event, we are asking members of the parish who may have pictures or memorabilia they are willing to share, to please send them to Tanya Homan. We are looking to put together a slide show and have other items for all to view during our celebration reception after Mass on July 2nd. All items can be dropped of at her house or sent by mail or email homangt@gmail.com; Tanya Homan, 667 Lock Two Rd. New Bremen, OH 45869. Please make sure items are labeled with your name and phone number so all can be returned after the event. Thank you! Precious Blood

Parish Council.

PRECIOUS BLOOD MINISTRIES

ST. ROSE NEWS CLEAN UP DAY—St. Rose parish clean up day will be Saturday, April 29th beginning at 8am. Please bring rakes, shovels, hoes, etc. along. Everyone in the parish is invited to

help.

SERVERS Tues. April 18, 7:30am ............ Troy Mescher, Cecilia Schaadt Sun. April 23, 8:00am ............. Nathan Ungruhn, Thomas Ungruhn

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Sun. April 23, 8:00am ............. Dan Hess, Sarah Schaadt ................................................. Johnathon Schaadt

LECTORS AND COMMENTATOR Sun. April 23, 8:00am ............. Dave Hamberg—1st & 2nd ................................................... Mary Evers—Comm.

USHERS Sun. April 23, 8:00am ............. Glenn Prenger, David Evers

PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Sun. April 23, 8:00am ............. Dan and Mary Jo Hess

COMMUNION TO THE SHUT-INS—APRIL Rita Griesdorn—419-925-4656

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NEW MASS ROTATION EFFECTIVE MAY 6TH AND 7TH— 5:00pm (Saturday) — St. John 7:30pm (Saturday) — St. Rose (with the exception of May 6th, see note below)

8:00am (Sunday) — Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00am (Sunday) — Precious Blood 10:30am (Sunday) — St. John 12:00pm (Sunday) — St. Sebastian (with the exception of May 7th, see note

below)

VERY IMPORTANT—PLEASE NOTE—Although the schedule is chang-ing May 6th and 7th, St. Rose will be switching mass times with St. Sebastian for May 6th/May 7th due to First Communion at St. Rose. On May 6th, the 7:30pm Mass will be at St. Sebastian and on May 7th, the 12:00pm Mass will

be at St. Rose.

ST. SEBASTIAN HOLY HOUR—will be held on Monday, April 17th at 7pm at St. Sebastian. As we celebrate Easter please join in prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. He invites us to visit Him, and asks us to accept His invitation. It is an incredibly important and valuable time to experience an intimate relationship with Our Lord Jesus. He loves us so much that He died for us. The moments we spend in silence and/or prayer in front of His Eucharistic Presence are the most precious in life. What a gift He has given us! Can we come and thank God for all that He does for us? Our pastor, Fr. Gene, has given us permission to hold this Holy Hour. We wish everyone in the Marion Catholic Community a Blessed

and Happy Easter! Everyone is welcome.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY—All are invited to participate in a Divine Mercy Sunday program on Sunday, April 23rd. Our 9th Divine Mercy Sunday program, with Fr. Eugene Schnipke's permission, will be held here in the Marion Catholic Community at St. Sebastian Church from 2pm to 4pm. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a brief explanation of Divine Mercy and the Chaplet, the Most Holy Rosary, a personal Divine Mercy testi-monial, Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm, Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image, and Benediction. There will be 3 priests available for confessions. It is a truly powerful and moving spiritual event. Plan to attend to give Jesus the glory and honor He so rightfully deserves, and He will give us His most powerful Divine

Mercy. Feel free to come for all or part of the program. All are welcome.

SPIRITUAL SURVIVOR—will be April 19th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Spiritual Center. This is for grades 7 & 8. Permission slips have been or will be sent home regarding cost, etc. For questions, please

contact your CRE.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK—We will have the Sacrament of the Sick on Wednesday, April 26th after

the 7:30am Mass.

ORGAN RECITAL—Jared Post will be presenting his sophomore organ recital on April 30th at 6pm at the High Street United Methodist Church, Muncie, IN (219 S. High

Street). All are welcomed to attend!

ARE YOU CELEBRATING A S I G N I F I C A N T WE D D I N G ANNIVERSARY IN 2017?— couples celebrating a significant wedding anniversary (25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70 or 75) in 2017 are invited to request a congratulatory certificate from Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. Please visit the Office of Marriage a n d F a m i l y L i f e a t www.catholiccinnnati.org or call 513-421-3131 x265 before June 23rd to request your certificate. You may also contact the parish office

with questions.

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY MASS IN 2017—For those couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2017, there is a special Mass on August 12th at 4:30pm at Our Lady of Immaculate C o n c e p t i o n , D a y t o n , w i t h Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr as C e l e b r a n t . P l e a s e v i s i t www.catholiccincinnati.org or call 513-421-3131 x2653 before June

23rd to register.

CLUSTER NEWS

RCIA NEWS—At the Easter Vigil Mass, Cierra Wolfe will be Bap-tized, Confirmed and receive her First Communion. Joseph Monnin will be received into the Catholic Church and be Confirmed and re-ceive First Communion. After Mass and whenever you see Cierra and Joseph and their sponsors, please give them your congratulations and support. They will meet a few more weeks to complete the formal

RCIA journey of faith.

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CRS RICE BOWLS—CRS Rice Bowls offers families, schools and faith communities an opportunity to prayerfully encounter our neighbor and our God through Lent. All Rice Bowls should be turned into the collection or the

parish office by April 18th.

ANGEL BABY CREATIONS P ART ICIP ANT S—T HANK YOU!—For all the wedding, prom, and fancy at t i re for our bereavement ministry of baptismal/burial outfits. Future donations of any dresses, flannel, fleece, laces, ribbon, baby yarn and jumbo Hefty 2.5 gallon slider bags can be dropped off in donation boxes at Nativity. Further sewing and crochet patterns are available with amounts required up to individual participants. Thoughts and suggestions also considered from anyone, especially individuals who have dealt with losing a child. Call Joan Alexander at 419-733-8367 or

419-925-4877.

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE M A R I O N C A T H O L I C C O M M U N I T Y Y O U T H MINISTRY—(Jr. High-"Livin It" and High School-MYM) “Wall of Giving" boards are in the back of all the churches. Just take an envelope labeled with the amount you choose to donate and return the envelope and donation to the parish office or place in the collection basket. These funds will help support the activities, retreats, and charity work that these two groups are involved in. Thank you

so much!

CLUSTER NEWS

DRE NEEDED—St John will need a DRE as Andrea Flaute has decided to step down at the conclusion of the CCD year. Andrea has agreed to help the new applicant through the first CCD year if they need any consultation for anything! Please send resume to: Fr. Gene Schnipke, 7428 St. Rt. 119,

Maria Stein.

C.A.L.L. CAFÉ—The Marion Catholic Community SON Ministry will be serving a warm meal to the C.A.L.L. clients on Tuesday, April 18th. We will be serving Jambalaya, salads and for dessert will have an ice cream bar. To help with the meal we ask any willing parishioners to prepare a salad (vegetable, jello, fruit); it would be greatly appreciated. If a dressing is needed for the salad, this can put on prior to the meal. Salads can be dropped off at the parish office on Tuesday, April 18th from 9:30am to 1pm or put in the refrigerator in St. Rose church. Anyone interested in

helping prepare/serve, please call the parish office at 419-925-4775.

NEW PICTORIAL DIRECTORY—The Marion Catholic Community is planning a new pictorial directory and scheduling to take pictures mid July and also in September. We are looking for volunteers to help with the di-rectory. Please e-mail marioncathcom@gmail.com or call the parish at 419

-925-4775, if you are willing to help.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL—Mark your calendars for 2017 VBS "God Is Our Rock!" on July 18, 19, 20 from 6-9 pm in the CFL hall at Cas-

sella! More information to follow at a later date.

9 MONTHS IN THE WOMB WITH CHRIST—From March 26th to December 25th, we ask you to join us in participation of the Respect Life Prayer Campaign. Promoting a consistent ethic of life, this campaign offers a monthly reflection on a different biblical story during the earliest mo-ments of Christ’s time on earth. Each reflection will discuss the importance of a different social issue such as immigration, death penalty, care for the elderly, concern for the disabled, etc. Additionally, short weekly reflec-tions will be available for parishes to prayerfully follow Christ’s fetal de-velopment. We are also asking everyone to pray daily our special prayer to Christ in the womb. For more information and to follow the reflections or

prayer go to: www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/respect-life-2.

Dear Jesus of the Womb, Most fragile child of Mary’s protection, we look to you as the youngest image of perfect innocence. We lift up our prayers to you who will save each of our souls. Just as you entered humanity through this most gentle and helpless state, now help us to find your presence in the faces of all the gentle and help-less persons of the earth. Bless us with eyes that see you and ears that hear you: in the presence of the poor and the outcast, the hungry and the homeless, the condemned and the war-torn, the elderly and the unborn. May we discover you every day as at Christmas and offer you our gifts every day as at Epiph-any. This we ask of You and the Father, with your Holy Spirit, and in union with Mary your tender home, Amen.

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PLANTING AND HARVESTING OUTREACH—Catholic Rural Life needs some help planting and harvesting. We would like to have a representative from each parish in the St. Mary’s and Sidney Deaneries who will reflect the spiritual and earthly needs of their parish community as they relate to farming. We need men and women who live in farming communities to share what all families are experiencing and to explore how our Catholic faith can respond to our neighbors. We want to plant understanding when college students or visitors from non-farming communities want to learn the various ways their food is produced as it relates to Catholic Social Teaching. We want to gather us together for Rural-Urban Masses, the Catholic Century Farm Awards, estate planning, faith formation and advocacy for people in our farming community. Please call the parish office at 419-925-4775, if you are interested. The next

meeting is Monday, May 8th, at 7:30pm at St. Charles Center.

NORTHERN AREA COORDINATOR POSITION—The Archdiocese of Cincinnati seeks a person to fulfill the duties of Northern Area Coordinator for the Catholic Social Action Office. This is a 21 hour per week position located in the Dayton area. It may occasionally include nights and weekends. The position combines both the coordination of some ministerial duties to the northern part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati with administrative assistant duties for the office. The coordinator will assist in the Catholic Social Teaching formation and social ministry work in the St. Marys and Sidney Deaneries. The employee also performs a variety of secretarial tasks, including the operation of advanced office equipment and computer applications. The Coordinator should possess the following qualifications: a high school diploma and 1-2 years post-high school or the equivalent; minimum of 5 years' experience in office work and Catholic social justice ministry. Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest, résumé and Application for Employment to the Department of Human Resources, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 100 E. 8th St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 or apply by email to: humanresources@catholiccincinnati.org. Application deadline is

April 28th, with a beginning date of June 5th.

FULL-TIME CRE POSITIONS—The Parish Community of St. Joseph Catholic Church is seeking to fill two full-time staff positions as coordinators of religious education to children, youth and adults. Organized, hard-working and faith-filled individuals who are interested please call the St. Joseph Parish

office at 419 738-2115 for more information.

SPIRITUAL CENTER, SHRINE, AND AREA CHURCH CLUSTER NEWS

LPMP—Is God calling you to something new? Grow in faith, knowledge and pastoral skills through the Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Pastoral Ministry Pro-gram. Saturday morning and after-noon classes in Catechism, Doc-trine, Discipleship, Scripture, His-tory, Evangelization and Theology help you learn about your faith and prepare for new opportunities. We will offer the full non-degreed Cer-tificate option, including academ-ics, mentoring, and pastoral forma-tion, at Sacred Heart of Jesus in McCartyville from August 2017 through May 2019. Designed for busy adults, the LPMP helps you become a more effective mission-ary disciple serving families, par-ishes and communities. Graduates work in a variety of paid and vol-unteer roles, including catechists, chaplains, permanent deacons, RCIA team members, DRE’s, youth ministers and advocates for life. Call Deacon Hal Belcher at 419-305-5486 or email hbelcher001@woh.rr.com for more information or to set up an appoint-

ment.

PARISH DIRECTORY—St. Nicholas Parish (Osgood) and St. Louis Parish (North Star) has a new parish directory. For a copy, mail an envelope marked "Parish Direc-tory" with your name and phone number and $10 to The Pastoral Center, PO Box 9, Osgood, Ohio

45351.

R U CALLED?—Dinner for women discerning the consecrated life will be held April 26th at 5pm to 8pm at St Francis de Sales in Lebanon, OH (20A DeSales Ave.). Dine and socialize with Archbishop Schnurr and women in consecrated

life.

Happenings at the Maria Stein Shrine

• Sunday April 30, 2:00pm, St. Peregrine Cancer Prayer Service. Ser-vice includes: music, scripture, witness and prayer with the Relic of St. Peregrine. For those with cancer, survivors of cancer, caregivers, family and friends. Refreshments and Socializing follow the service.

• Thursday, May 11, 7pm, Maria Stein Shrine Chapel: BLUE MASS. The week of May 7-13 is designated by congress as public service recog-nition week. Maria Stain Shrine wants to thank all public service officials by offering a special Mass in their honor. WE VALUE YOUR PART-NERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. Celebrant: Fr. Rick Walling, Pastor, Holy Trinity, Coldwater and Dean Of St. Mary’s Deanery.

THE MARION CATHOLIC COMMUNITY PAGE 10 CATHOLIC ADULT SINGLES CLUB—On Sunday, April 30th, the group will go on a nature walk and out to eat in the Covington area. For more information,

please call 419-678-8691.

C H I C K A S A W P A R K BOARD—is looking for an individual/family/group to run the concess ion s tand a t the Chickasaw Park ball diamond. The schedule will be determined by softball tournaments and Marion Community Baseball schedules. If interested, please call Jay at 419-925-4218 or Kelli

at 567-644-5050.

MERCER COUNTY DAY AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BALLPARK—The annual Mercer County Day at the Great American Ballpark is Sunday, April 23rd. Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs at 1:10pm. For a discounted price, order tickets online at www.reds.com/celina. Don’t miss out; get your tickets

today!

DEDICATION AND OPEN HOUSE—St. Henry Emergency Squad New Building Dedication and Open House will be held on Sunday, April 30th. Dedication begins at 1 pm with open house to follow until 4pm. Everyone is welcome to come and see what your generous donations have built. We have reached 97% of our goal, hoping to achieve 100%. Thank you to everyone that has donated towards our new building.

UMPIRES NEEDED—For Marion Community Baseball Little League and JV games. Looking for anyone currently at least 7th grade or older with a good knowledge of the game. Pay is $25 per game for home plate umpires. If interested, please send an e-mail to marioncommunitybaseball@gmail.com or text Jeremy Hess at 937-710-

2072.

BABYSITTING CLINIC—The Maria Stein Legion Auxiliary will be holding the annual Babysitting Clinic, April 18th, 20th and 27th from 7:00 to 8:00pm each evening. Participants must be 10 years old or in the 4th Grade. The cost is $5.00. To register call/text Jane Meyer at

419-733-9850.

C.A.L.L. FOOD PANTRY—The items needed for April are dish soap

and jelly. Many thanks for all of the donations!

HELP WANTED AT CENTER FOR NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT—If you enjoy helping people, working in an upbeat, Christian environment and using your talents to better the lives of others, then consider employment with the Center for Neurological Development. A Job and a Ministry! No experience is required, just need positive team players with a pleasant attitude. Monday through Friday, includes paid holidays. Those interested, should send a resume

and references to: CFND, P.O. Box 117, Burkettsville, OH 45310

VITAMINS NEEDED—Courtney Albers is going on a medical mission trip to Haiti in May with some classmates and medical professionals. Many people in Haiti are malnourished; therefore, Courtney's group is seeking vitamin donations to give to the Haitian patients. All donations are appreciated. If you would like to help, please drop vitamins off at either the Parish Office or Dave and Jenny Albers' house, no later than

May 1st. Thank you in advance.

HOPEFEST 2017—The Cancer Association of Mercer County is planning their 19th annual Hopefest, which will be held at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry on May 12th from 4:00pm to 11pm. To form a team, please contact the CAMC office by email: camc@bright.net or call 419-584-0014 for more information. If you are a Mercer County cancer survivor and would like to attend the survivor

ceremony, please contact CAMC to register.

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