ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO FEBRUARY 23, 2020

READINGS FOR FEB. 29 & MARCH 1

Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7

Romans 5:12-19

Matthew 4:1-11

With heartfelt thanks for your

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

FEB 15 & 16

$16,570.11

Of which $7,288.50 via Faith Direct

Dear Parishioners,

Revised Mass Schedule at St. Helen Parish

As you perhaps already know, the shortage

of priests is reaching a crisis point in the Church.

To add to the crisis, Archdiocesan data shows

that there is a 21 percent drop in church attend-

ance across the archdiocese. As a result some par-

ish communities have been combined with others.

Parishes like ours have been compelled to share a

pastor with another parish and some have had to

make serious adjustments to their worship sched-

ule.

At St. Helen Parish the shortage of priests,

combined with falling attendance, presents an op-

portunity now for us to be creative about address-

ing the crisis without affecting our valued and

necessary presence in the Riverside community.

It is time for St. Helen to address the issue. After

discussion with the parish staff and parish pasto-

ral council members, St. Helen parish will adopt

the following Mass schedule beginning the week-

end of May 9-10, 2020:

Saturday – 4 pm Confessions, 5pm Mass

Sunday – 9 am Mass

The rationale for the change in the Sunday

morning schedule is that it will allow the pastor

to be at both St. Helen and Immaculate Concep-

tion Parishes on the same day. This would make

consistency in celebrations a possibility. It also

will accommodate parishioners who attended the

8 am and 10:30 am Masses to make changes

without creating major inconveniences.

As a result of the change, Parish Religious

Education classes and RCIA sessions will be of-

fered after the Mass at 10:15 am.

Change is always hard and unsettling, and

I am sure modifications like these will not be

easy on everybody. We offer them in hope, how-

ever, and thank you for your understanding and

your commitment to St. Helen Parish.

Sincerely,

Fr. Satish Joseph

Pastor

February 26

Ash Wednesday

Schedule

6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Word with Imposition of Ashes

8:15 a.m. School Mass with Imposition of Ashes

12:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word with Imposition of Ashes

7:00 p.m. Mass with Imposition of Ashes

ATTENTION:

ALL LITURGICAL MINISTERS In light of the upcoming changes in our

Mass schedule, Mary will be in touch with all liturgi-

cal ministers to work through the coming changes and

your availability for a 9 a.m. Mass. Combining our

Sunday services into one Mass will give us a greater

pool of people to schedule. Watch for emails and for

gatherings for the various ministries so we can plan in

the most effective way.

All of you play such a vital role in our litur-

gies, and the parish is grateful for your dedication and

service!

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24

8:15 am-Regional Mass at St. Helen

Novena-CH 9:00 am

Quilting Ministry-SB 10:00 am

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

8:15 am-Daily Mass

Shrove Tuesday Evensong & Celebration-7:00 pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

6:30 am-Liturgy of the Word with Imposition of

Ashes

8:15 am-Whole School Ash Wednesday Mass

12:00 pm-Liturgy of the Word with Imposition of

Ashes

Centering Prayer-SJ1 1:00 pm

Ash Wednesday Mass-CH 7:00 pm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

8:15 am Daily Mass

Prayer Shawl Ministry-1:00 SJ1

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29

5:00 pm –Fr Tony

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

8:00 am Mass-Fr. Fr Tony

10:30 am Mass-Fr. Bob Jones

Please note: the Priest schedule is tentative

and subject to change

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

8:00 am Arthur Sira (Matt & Gail Caffrey)

10:30 Juan Indalecio-Birthday Remembrance

(Family)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24

8:15 am Paul Tarlano (Family)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

8:15 am Myn Tarlano (Connie Rico)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

8:15am Lina Thompson (Connie Rico)

7:00pm For the ill of our parish

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

8:15 am Cora Philips (Connie Rico)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

8:15 am Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29

5:00 pm Patsy Adducchio, Mary Adducchio, &

Terry Ankeney (Jeannie Adducchio)

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

8:00 am Charles Keller (Shirley Keller)

10:30 Charles Maloney (Tootie & Family)

IT’S ALMOST KAIROS

COOKIE TIME!

Bakers of the parish, it’s that time

again! More than 7,000 dozen

cookies are needed to make the Kairos retreat a suc-

cess. The next retreat will be held at the Lebanon Cor-

rectional Institution, March 12-15. Bags and instruc-

tions will be available in the vestibule THIS WEEK-

END. Cookies will need to be returned to the par-

ish office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday,

March 9th. Thank you for all you continue to do for

this ministry!

@sthelenparish

Follow us!

Also, check out our website for

even more information and re-

sources!www.sthelenparish.org

Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Altar Server Lector

Saturday, 5:00 PM February 29

Steve Bacher Clive Benjamin William Flaute

Nancy Strathearn Kim Vesey

Abigail Randall Grace Randall

Donna Krile (1) David Krile (2)

Sunday, 8:00 AM

March 1

Bryon Betsinger Sheryl Betsinger Margie Keenan

Brian Lezanic Allison Tayloe

Mary Heider

Tony Brown Louie Studler

Lynn Howell (1) Thomas Weese (2)

Sunday, 10:30 AM

March 1

Dorothy DiFrederico Mary Finnegan John Finnegan Nathaniel Huber

Nichole Huber Diane Maus Cameron Neidhard Sylvia Sheridan

Audrey Lawhorn Corrinn Neidhard Caitlin Neidhard

Edward Bucnis (1) Daniel Huber (2)

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO FEBRUARY 23, 2020

SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR ALL WHO

ARE OR MAY BE TAKING

COMMUNION TO THE SICK,

HOSPITALIZED, OR HOMEBOUND

The Archdiocesan Office of Divine Worship and

Sacraments is offering a workshop specifically

for

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

who take communion to the sick, hospitalized,

homebound, or those in nursing homes.

To be held at St. Helen Parish on

Tuesday, March 10,

from 7-9 in the church.

We strongly encourage all parishioners who par-

take in this beautiful ministry or who may have a

future need or desire to do so to attend this event.

Please see the parish website to register

www.sthelenparish.org or call

Mary at the parish office, 254-6233.

Shrove Tuesday A parish wide celebration!

Tuesday, February 25th

We will begin with EVENSONG In the church

at 7:00 p.m. as we bury the Alleluia banner.

Then please join us in the gym for the

Shrove Tuesday Feast!

(Donations are still being accepted!)

Are you celebrating your 25, 50, 60, 65 or

70th Anniversary this year?

If so, please call Mel in the parish office

at 937-254-6233.

We are planning something special

for you!

Join us following Mass

NEXT SUDAY, March 1, for

COFFEE & DONUT SUNDAY

in the Smith Building

FAIRTRADE ITEMS

WILL BE

AVAILABLE FOR

PURCHASE!

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Adult & Family Formation Opportunities For Lent 2020

ITEMS TO TAKE HOME

“Many Ways in 40 Days to Seek First the

Kingdom!” Lenten practice sheets are

available in the baskets at the church

doors. Try to do one of the practices each

day!

Little Black Books and Word Among Us

scripture reading books are available at all

doors to pray with the Lenten Scriptures.

Randomly pick a bookmark

from a basket and

intentionally practice the Kingdom virtue

found on it during Lent

STATIONS

OF THE

CROSS

Fridays 7:00 p.m.

February 28

March 6

March 13

March 20

March 27

April 3

Lectio Divina Study

Group beginning

Wednesday, March 4th

9:30-11 in the St. Julie

Center. We will be pray-

ing with the Sunday Gos-

pel as a group, and learn-

ing more about the great

people & events of Ca-

tholicism through Robert

Barron’s video courses.

SINGING MY SOUL!

A family friendly event!

Friday, March 27 5:30 p.m.

A pizza supper, music and stories with singer/songwriter

Tim Tegge.

Dinner in the St. Julie Center followed by Stations of the

Cross in the church.

Register by calling the office by Monday, March 23.

There is no cost for this event.

LENTEN SOUP

SUPPER! Monday, March 16 in the

Julie Center

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 (Register for this free event

online via our website!)

followed by

WE ARE A KINGDOM

PEOPLE!

Join us for this Lenten

offering with stories of Suf-

fering, Challenge, and New

Life from Jodi Nix and Nicole

Miller. Register by calling

Sue Sack in the parish office

at 937-254-6233 or email

sue.sack@sthelenparish.org

TRADITIONS OF CATHOLIC PRAYER Join us for this five-week series on forms of

Catholic prayer Thursdays, March 5-April 3 in the St.

Julie Center. Either 9:30-11:00am. Or 6:30-8”00 pm

time period is available. An optional, accompanying

book Armchair Mystic is available for $10 with regis-

tration. Register by calling Sue Sack 937-254-6233 or

Emailing sue.sack@sthelenparish.org.

RECEIVE THE

SACRAMENT OF

RECONCILIATION

Our regional reconciliation service

will be held at St. Helen on March 19th at

7:00 p.m.

“The Light in ON for YOU” will be on

Tuesday, March 24, from 7:00 to 9:00

p.m., in the church.

MOMS St. Helen’s group next

meets Monday, March 9th

in the Julie Center, 6:30-

8:00 p.m. All Moms and

Grandmothers raising chil-

dren are most welcome to

come talk about the voca-

tion of motherhood and

what their faith life has to

do with family life. Child-

care is available. Please reg-

ister online at https://

www.sthelenparish.org/

marriage-and-family-

life.html

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO FEBRUARY 23, 2020

WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEKEND! You could have joined the Scouts and Scouters of Troop 329 as they explored the far northwest reaches of

Ohio for a fun filled day in the snow and communing with the indigenous population of Williams County. Nine

scouts and five leaders adventured to Camp Frontier outside Pioneer, Ohio for the first time. The camp boundaries

are uniquely situated in both Ohio and Michigan.

For more information about how you can participate in the fun, please contact Scott Skiple at scout-

er329.sbcglobal.net.

We welcome our newly Baptized

Welcome to our Parish Family:

Anthony Gainor

Don & Mary MacLeod

Megan McCoy & Mark Hawkins

We remember our deceased:

Steve Flickinger

Sister Frances Mary, SNDdeN

John “Jack “ Butler

Augustine John Semmelmayer

Rosemary Elizabeth McReynolds

WILL YOU COME? Please consider joining others in spending sometime before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on our

St. Helen First Friday Eucharistic Adoration day. You may choose either to commit to an hour for each month or

drop in for a visit when you can, It is our hope to have someone present each hour. Adoration begins at 10:00 a.m.

and ends at 6:00 p.m. with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 5-6 p.m. It is a peaceful hour to give Jesus

thanksgiving & praise as well as offer prayers for our family & friends, the church and the world. You may call

Phyllis or Jim at 937-426-9954 for more information or to sign up for an hour.

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

2020 ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST GREAT ITALIAN FEAST The famous Great Italian Feast will be held on Sunday February 23rd in the St Luke Parish Social Center on Fairfield Road in

Beavercreek. Hours are from 4:30 – 7:00 pm and the meal features a self-serve buffet with many Italian favorites. A free will donation

will be accepted. Come and enjoy a truly delectable meal with the St Luke Parish Family! This event is sponsored by the St Luke Boost-

ers in support of many worthwhile parish organizations and activities.