April

2014

Volume 6

Issue 2

Fides et Missio News about the Faith and Mission of Immaculate Conception Parish

I M M A C U L A T E C O N C E P T I O N C H U R C H

Parish Life in Pictures 2

Pope John Paul II, Pope John XXIII Canonized 2

Credo News 3

Bishop’s Annual Appeal 4

Looking Ahead on the Calendar 4

Inside this issue:

New Members Welcomed into the Church

Nine members from Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of

Lourdes parishes were received into the Church at the Easter Vigil

Mass.

Standing form left to right are: Riley Woofter, Jamie Welch, Car-

rie Rogel Nava, Charlene Hilty, Morgan Belling, Joshua Bau-

mann, Laura Craig, Shawn Ballinger, and Richard Vanderwerf.

Carrie, Charlene, Laura, and Richard are from ICC. Standing

behind the group is Fr. Dave Young.

Photo by Lisa Ferguson of OLL.

Cluster Celebrates Triduum Together

Members of Immaculate Conception and Our La-

dy of Lourdes parishes filled the church at ICC for the

Triduum and Easter liturgies, celebrated by Fr. Dave

Young and Fr. Jeffrey Tigyer, with Dcn. Mike Hood as-

sisting.

The Holy Thursday Mass recalls Jesus’ Last Sup-

per, the Passover meal in which he said “Do this in

memory of me” thus instituting two sacraments, the Eu-

charist and Holy Orders. At the Passover meal, Jesus also

washed the feet of the apostles, symbolizing service and

charity to others. Likewise, Fr. Dave washed the feet of

12 parishioners. At the conclusion of the liturgy, the

Blessed Sacrament was reposed in the server sacristy for

adoration until midnight, accompanied by the Knights of

Columbus.

The Good Friday liturgy was led by Fr. Jeffrey

and began with our priests and deacon processing silently

up the aisle, then lying prostrate at the foot of the steps to

the sanctuary for several minutes in silence. After the Lit-

urgy of the Word and intercessory prayers, the people ap-

proached and venerated the cross which was positioned at

the foot of the sanctuary. This was followed by Commun-

ion, and we departed from the church in silence.

The Easter Vigil was a glorious Mass in which we

saw our nine new members fully initiated into the Church,

with beautiful music from the organ, as well as violin and

trumpets. A light reception was held in the St. Anthony

Center after the Mass to welcome our new members.

The normal Mass schedule was held on Sunday to

celebrate Easter Sunday and the resurrection of our Lord.

Alleluia!

Page 2 F I DES E T MISSI O

Facts about popes and saints:

The Church has had 266 popes since St.

Peter, our first pope.

Including these two popes, a total of 82

popes have been declared saints.

During the church’s first 1,000 years,

saints were proclaimed by popular de-

mand.

In the last 1,000 years, just seven popes

have been declared saints, including

these two popes.

Since 1588, when the Catholic Church

created an office called the Congrega-

tion for the Causes of Saints, the aver-

age time between the death of an even-

tual saint and canonization is 181 years.

After John Paul’s death, Pope Benedict

XVI waived the five-year waiting peri-

od after a person’s death and officially

began the canonization process for John

Paul. (John Paul himself had shortened

the waiting period to five years from

the traditional 50.)

Church teaches that all people in heav-

en are saints, but some are officially

“canonized,” or recognized as having

lived lives of heroic virtue and are wor-

thy of imitation.

Pope John Paul II,

Pope John XXIII

Canonized on April 27, 2014.

Reigned 1978-2005 Reigned 1958-1963

Fr. Jeffrey introduced Noah

Ketcham and Claire Ketcham

as the Mardi Gras king and

queen.

Mardi Gras beads, masks,

and jester’s hats filled the

table, as people stood in line

for the food buffet.

Children searched for eggs at

the Easter egg hunt after

Palm Sunday Mass.

Easter Egg Hunt

Mardi Gras Party

Parish life in pictures

The Easter Bunny made a

new friend.

V OLU ME 6, ISS UE 2 Page 3

Credo News

What’s Love Got To Do With It? Pictured is Pam Heil, youth minister at St. Brigid of Kildare parish in

Dublin, Ohio. Her topic was about the understanding of love, and how

love chooses the best for the other.

She said that choosing chastity is not selfish, not harmful, and is the

choice of love. For example, a “hook-up” relationship is for selfish

reasons; a committed (unmarried) relationship can lead to life chang-

ing events that can lead to life altering decisions including getting mar-

ried for the wrong reasons or abortion; while intimacy within marriage

is the way God intended for the love of a couple to produce life.

Pam encouraged the youth in the audience to keep both feet on the

ground, so to speak, because they must be solid in their approach to

relationships and chastity. Pam said, “Don't be talked into something.

Remember, chastity is the ultimate sign of love."

Rachel Stacklin, left, and Abby Ander-

son attended the Bosco Bash, a dioce-

san-sponsored event for middle-

schoolers, held on February 1 at St.

Paul parish in Westerville. The even-

ing included fun, food, games, music

by Station 14, and the inspirational and

humorous speaker Mike Patin.

Bosco Bash

From left to right are: Mary Lauter, Felicity Craw-

ford, Daniel Fink, and Danny Warner, standing

with a realistic-looking, but cardboard, Pope Fran-

cis. Not pictured is Michael Crawford. These stu-

dents attended the Diocesan Youth Rally held

March 8 & 9 at St. Paul parish in Westerville. The

Rally featured Jesse Manibusan as the keynote

speaker who through guitar music, song, story-

telling, and prayer, dynamically preached God’s

Word to a few hundred high schoolers from around

the diocese.

Diocesan Youth Rally

Credo has had a mix of activities this year, including youth rallies (see below left and right), outside speakers

including one from the ONU Newman Club as well as Pam Heil (see article at bottom), game/movie nights, and

more. Our meetings have concluded for the school year, and will resume in September. See you then!

Immaculate Conception Parish Office

222 E. North St.

Kenton, OH 43326

Find us on Facebook at

“Immaculate Conception Parish - Kenton, OH”

Immaculate Conception Church 215 East North Street

Kenton, Ohio 43326

419-675-1162

www.ImmaculateConceptionKenton.org

Staff:

Pastor: Father Dave Young

Parochial Vicar: Father Jeffrey Tigyer

Deacon: Rev. Mr. J. Michael Hood

Admin. Assistant: Kathy Klingelhofer

DRE: Jean Bruner

Parish Office Hours:

9:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Thursday

Saturday Vigil Mass and Confessions -

odd months at ICC, even months at OLL

Confessions at 3:30pm

Mass at 4:30pm

Sunday Mass and Confessions -

ICC

Confessions at 8:00am

Mass at 9:00am & 7:00pm (Spanish)

OLL

Confessions at 5:00pm

Mass at 12:00noon & 6:00pm (school year)

Daily Mass -

9:00am Monday & Tuesday at OLL

9:00am Wednesday & Thursday at ICC

No Mass on Friday

Holy Day of Obligation -

5:30pm Vigil Mass at ICC

7:30pm Holy Day Mass at OLL

Baptisms: Call the Parish Office to schedule

instructions.

Weddings: Contact the pastor at least 9 months

prior to the intended wedding date.

Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish Office

immediately in emergencies.

Newsletter Editor—Patty Warner

Looking Ahead On the Calendar

Sunday, May 11—Crowning of Mary at 9:00am Mass;

K of C pancake breakfast after Mass

Sunday, May 18—CWIC Spring Brunch at 10:30am

in St. Anthony Center (ticket required; call parish office)

Sunday, May 25—Graduation Mass

June 16-20—Vacation Bible School—9am-12noon (lunch provided)

T he kick-off weekend for the

2014 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

is May 3 & 4. This year’s theme is

“Christ the Sure Foundation.”

This annual appeal calls on all pa-

rishioners in the diocese to support

the diocese, and in so doing, sup-

port the many recipients who need

our help. The funds collected from

the appeal benefit many diocesan

programs and services, including

priest, deacon, and seminarian edu-

cation, social services for the poor,

assistance to parishes, and more.

Each parish has a goal set by the

diocese, and any funds raised above

that amount are returned to the par-

ish and are not subject to the dioce-

san assessment. Giving generously

to the appeal is an ideal way for the

parish to meet our goal for the dio-

cese and then maximize our fund-

raising impact for the benefit of our

parish needs.

It is through sharing of our faith, love,

and material blessings that we are

enabled as a church to help others with

their needs and draw them to Jesus

Christ, our sure foundation.