ST. MARY CHURCH...They will resume their gardenin g on August 7. ASCENSION OF THE LORD OFFERTORY...
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ST. MARY CHURCH CHILLICOTHE, OHIO June 2, 2019
TODAY’S LITURGY
FIRST READING: Acts 1:1-11 SECOND READING: Ephesians 1:17-23 GOSPEL: Luke 24:46-53
The “ascension” refers to Jesus’ being taken up into God’s presence after his time on earth. That time includes both before and after his death and resurrection. Luke uses the expression “he was taken up” to refer to the end of his post resurrection appearances, which marked the actual beginning of “the church.” It became the church’s task to faithfully hand down what Jesus did and said while he was physically present and gradually to apply what he had said to its own historical situation.
Luke is the only New Testament writer who graphically illustrates Jesus’ return to the Father, and does so twice: in the Gospel for this Feast and also at the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles, which is today’s first reading. In the “longer ending of Mark”, it is said that Jesus “was taken up to heaven” but Mark does not say how. John’s Gospel speaks about the Son of Man being “lifted up,” which could mean in the crucifixion or in his return to the Father (see Jn. 3:14). It is not absolutely clear what John intended. John also speaks of Jesus sharing in the glory of the Father, which is broadly interpreted as his ascension.
The importance of the ascension for Acts is the anticipation of the Holy Spirit, which will be given to the church so that “you will be my witnesses throughout Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” The implication of the question addressed to “the apostles” (“…why are you standing there looking at the sky?”) is that there is work to be done, on earth. What has passed into heaven on a cloud is better left there. The incident took place in Jerusalem.
The Gospel account is slightly different from Acts. The incident takes place in Bethany, a village outside of Jerusalem just over a mile to the east. Luke does not mention a cloud as the departing Jesus “was taken up to heaven.” The “disciples” return to Jerusalem with great joy as they praise God in the temple. This picture of the disciples is rather different from the picture in Acts 1:12-14 where the disciples huddle together in prayer with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and some other women.
It is worth noting that they did not remain idle as they awaited the Holy Spirit because they decided to choose someone to take Judas’ place. They chose him by lot, which is an interesting way of doing things. It took politics out of the process and relied solely on divine guidance as to who might be chosen. We must suppose that even the decision to choose a successor in that way was the work of the Spirit.
From the time of the ascension of Jesus onwards, the church has been placed in a waiting mode. We wait for the prodding of the Spirit to move in this direction or that. We grow weary of ourselves but we have confidence that the Spirit will always intervene in some way to keep hope alive. That hope is in Christ who is seated at the right hand of the Father, where he is “above every principality, authority, power and dominion.”
Both Ephesians and the Letter to the Hebrews stress the confident hope the church has as we move on through the ages even as we await fulfillment. Our hope is well-founded because we know that Christ reigns and the work of the Spirit undergirds that hope constantly. Meanwhile, however inept our efforts, we strive to confess our sins and to focus on Christ our hope, “for he who made the promise is trustworthy.” Father Hummer
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MONDAY, June 3 8:30 a.m. Delores Parker by Debbie Morgan
TUESDAY, June 4 8:30 a.m. Nadine Schuster by Kathy & Thaine Bolden
WEDNESDAY, June 5 No Service
THURSDAY, June 6 8:30 a.m. Norman Boesch by Joyce & Joe Bigler
FRIDAY, June 7 8:30 a.m. John & Nelly Evans by Marilyn Evans
SATURDAY, June 8 5:00 p.m. Living & Deceased of St. Mary Parish
SUNDAY, June 9 10:00 a.m. Clarence Hirsch by Catholic Central Class of
1956
SUNDAY, June 2 11:30 a.m. Confirmation Mass at St. Peter Church
MONDAY, June 3 4:00 p.m. Cemetery Board Meeting @ Cemetery
TUESDAY, June 4 7:00 p.m. K of C Meeting – Parish Office Building
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY NEWS
Month – March 2019 Cumulative Year To Date
Families served 207 863 Assistance given $4662.11 $9526.11
THE ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY will have their monthly meeting on Monday, June 10, at 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Office Building. UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS June 2 – Support of Bishop Flaget School June 9 – Catholic Home Missions June 23 – Peter’s Pence June 30 – St. Vincent de Paul Society After Masses WALK THROUGH THE GARDEN Scripture Study will not meet during the Summer. They will resume their “gardening” on August 7.
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
OFFERTORY REPORT - May 26, 2019
Average Weekly Offering $8350.07 Needed weekly to meet budget $7500.00
Regular Collection $4332.00 Online Offertory 1328.00
Total Regular Offertory $5660.00
Online Other $163.00
St. Margaret Cemetery $601.50 Improvement Fund 97.00 St. Vincent de Paul Society 20.00 Catholic Communications 10.00
It is a generous and joyful giving of time, talent and treasure.
Stewardship is what we do after we say we believe.
BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL Your gift to the 2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal is vital to the success of this diocese wide campaign. This second week we have received $4565.00 in pledges, for a total of $17,100.00 toward our goal of $43,718.85. Thank you to all those families that have made a gift or pledge. If you have not yet made your gift to this year’s appeal, please consider doing so in the days ahead. Your gift will help to continue the vital work of the various ministries and services that reach so many in need. Please pray for the success of the Appeal and remember no amount of giving is too small. DIOCESAN SENIOR CITIZENS CELEBRATION Come join our new Bishop Robert J. Brennan at the 42nd annual Diocesan Senior Citizens Celebration on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at St. Mary Church. Bishop Brennan will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m. Mass will be followed by a luncheon. This annual event is a great opportunity of prayer, food, and fellowship with senior citizens from the 23-county Catholic Diocese of Columbus. Registration for the celebration is $15.00. To register, please send a check payable to the Office for Social Concerns, Catholic Diocese of Columbus, 197 E. Gay St., Columbus, OH 43215. For more information call 614-241-2540 or email us at [email protected] . Registrations are requested by June 13.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE NEEDS OF: Jeanette Anders, Richard Barnhart, Peggy Bechie, Todd Bechtel, Dave Bell, Norma Bettendorf, Letha Blanchard, Lori Blissenbach, Ed Bohn, Wendy Brown, Steve Bruce, Denise Carman, Lisa Cartwright, Roger Cenci, Kelley Chandler, Ashley Conrad, Mark Cooper, Steve Cooper, Joan Corzine, Jonathan Cox, Rose Cox, Sherri Cox, Martha Davis, Lilli Dehart, Joyce DeLong, Cheryl Dennis, Jean Ann Dickerson, Jewell Dickerson, Michael Dixon, Kathy Dye, Tom Fath, Alicia Gray, Janet Griffith, Skip Hathaway-Givens, Jason Henry, Frank Hirsch, Marty Hydell, Polly Hunn, Christy Jones, Art Jones, John Karelis, Tim Kern, Joe Kennedy, Ann Klinker, Susan Knight, Mary Kuhner, Frank Lai, Earnest Littler, Harold Madru, Jean Malone, Joan McCambridge, Mike McCorkle, Kathy McGinnis, Rosemary McHarg, Charlie McManus, John L. Miller, Elaine Mitchum, Brian & Linda Moore, James Newsome, Lucille Nichols, Ann Perdue, Philip Putnam, Max Putnam, Jane Ragland, Patty Richter, Kenneth Rosenberg, Linda Rourke, Tony Rundels, Mike Scheeler, Bryan Shoemaker, Bev Sigler, John Slagle, Eleanor Smith, Linda Smith, Stanley Smith, Tom Stanhope, Jean Stockman, Amanda Stump, Calvin Tanner, Bill Taylor, Sr., Kim Taylor, Richard Tippie, Larry Tucker, Ralph Vance, Teresa Venneman, Louise von Clausburg, Sharon Wagner, Scott Wilbanks, Sandy Winegardner & Judy Young.
MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF June 8 & 9, 2019
Saturday – 5:00 p.m. Servers: R Villarreal, C Benson, J Littler Lectors: B Rourke, R Arnold Lay Ministers: B Rourke, R Arnold, S Anders, G Bonner
J D’Antoni
Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Servers M Haller, V Haller, B Smith Lectors: B Klinker, R Martin Lay Ministers: J J Pauls, D & J Lanning, B Neal, T Smith
Altar Linens for June 2019: J Braunlin Collection Counters: G Anderson, L Hardesty
DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE AN INTEREST IN SERVING? As with most years, we have several servers who are graduating. We need new servers to step up and fill these places. Any child in 3
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BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO THE JOSEPHINUM 4-MILER! The Friends of the Josephinum invites adults and children of all ages to a 4-mile run/walk at Glacier Ridge Metro Park at 9:00 AM on September 21, 2019. Walk or run at your own pace and enjoy a September morning in the park! Strollers are welcome; children in strollers do not need to be registered as participants. This professionally run event is open to the public; free parking is available. Participants receive great takeaways, including wine or jam and bread. Register now to receive a family discount or early registration rate! Register at m3ssports.com (click “events” then “Josephinum 4-Miler”). Proceeds benefit seminarians of the Pontifical College Josephinum. Sponsorship opportunities are available; please contact Debbie Coleman at [email protected]. A TRAVELING EXHIBIT ON THE SHROUD OF TURIN Saturday, June 15 – Wednesday, June 19 – 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. daily. Saints Simon & Jude Catholic Church, 9350 High Free Pike, West Jefferson, OH (corner of I70 and St. Route 142). The exhibit will be closed during Masses (Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 9:30 a.m. and Tues. 6:00 p.m.). Open to the public at no cost. Exhibit features a full-scale linen replica of the Shround 14’ x 3’ in length and 92 informational panels from over 25 years of study and research by the Center for the Study of the Passion of Christ and the Holy Shroud.
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