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ST. MARY CHURCH CHILLICOTHE, OHIO December 20, 2020
A Word from your Pastor:
Dear Parishioners: God has plans for us, plans that will bring us into His Kingdom. When we allow Him to lead us, we discover that every detail of our lives is part of His Providential preparation of our destiny. At times, we may have an idea that we think will give God room to act. Every time, He turns the tables on us and offers us one better.
King David has the idea of building a Temple, a House for God. It is the culmination of his building up his own earthly kingdom and establishing Jerusalem as his own city and as the capital of his earthly empire. The prophet Nathan, marveling at all that God has done for David, tells him to go ahead. Then God intervenes, telling the prophet to stop David in his tracks. The Temple would be left to Solomon to build. Instead, God will take up David’s idea of building a house and will establish David’s house, that is his family line, as the place where God will dwell.
We have churches that are beautiful places for worship. These were designed to lift our minds and hearts to God, to help us to realize that we are destined for something beyond this world. But more wondrous is the truth that God is with us. Jesus Christ has established His own Temple in us. As we prepare to welcome Him at Christmas, we must ready our hearts to receive Him into our lives more fully. Since so many of our traditions will be lessened due to the circumstance in which we find ourselves, we must be open to discover just how God will turn the tables on us. We can marvel with David that God chooses to share His Kingdom not in a building or an earthly empire, but rather in our own person in relationship to Jesus Christ.
We wish all of you a Blessed Christmas. Be safe. If you are not able to be with us in person on Christmas, know that you are kept in our hearts and in our prayers. Remember to hold onto Christmas all the way to the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord (January 10, 2021), or even to the Feast of the Presentation (February 2) if you are strong enough!
Rev. Timothy M. Hayes
Pastor of Chillicothe St. Mary, Chillicothe St. Peter and Waverly, St. Mary, Queen of the Missions
COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION AFTER CHRISTMAS MASSES If you would like to pick up Communion after the Christmas Masses, you may do so by entering the the North door of church (vestibule). Distribution times are as follows:
Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve: 7:15-7:45 p.m. & 10:15 – 10:30 p.m. Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day: 11-11:30 a.m. Communion can also be picked up on Sunday, December 27, as usual from 11-11:30 a.m.
ALL MASSES ARE HELD IN CHURCH UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
MONDAY, December 21 8:30 a.m. Fr. David Schilder by Lucille Nichols & Mary
Kay Eltzroth (Fr. Beal)
TUESDAY, December 22 8:30 a.m. Sherry Johnson by Melanie Kennedy &
Marilyn Evans (Fr. Hayes)
WEDNESDAY, December 23 No Service at St. Mary Chillicothe 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Peter Church 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary, Waverly
THURSDAY, December 24 – CHRISTMAS EVE 6:00 p.m. For the People of the Ross & Pike County
Consortium, Living & Deceased (Fr. Hayes)
9:00 p.m. For the People of the Ross & Pike County Consortium, Living & Deceased (Fr. Hayes)
FRIDAY, December 25 – CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 a.m. For the People of the Ross & Pike County
Consortium, Living & Deceased (Fr. Hayes)
SATURDAY, December 26 5:00 p.m. Tom Rigney by Family (Fr. Beal)
SUNDAY, December 27 10:00 a.m. Delores Menefee by Maureen Rice (Fr.
Beal)
ADORATION is available at St. Peter Parish on Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. in the church.
P A R I S H U P D A T E S
All Parish Masses are now open to the public. There is a limited amount of space for people to attend, due to social distancing. You must wear a mask to attend Mass. If you do not have a mask, we can provide you with one. Please enter the church through the North side entrance.
LIVE-STREAMED MASSES: You can find the link to our live-streamed Masses on St. Mary’s Facebook page or St. Mary’s website at: www.stmarychillicothe.com. If you are having trouble finding or viewing the Mass, call the office and we will assist you.
WE NEED YOUR HELP AT MASS We continue to have static on the speakers at church due to people leaving their cell phones on during Mass. Doing so interferes with the microphones at Mass and also with the sound on the live-streamed Mass. Please turn off your cell phones before you come into the church, or leave your cell phone in your car. If you are using your cell phone to follow the Mass on an app, instead please use your individual copy of the Missalette, which you can get when you come into church. Please treat this copy as your own personal copy for the entire church year. It has all the readings and music in it. Please take your copy home with you and bring it back each week.
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
OFFERTORY REPORT – December 6, 2020
Average Weekly Offering $6557.82 Needed weekly to meet budget $7500.00
Regular Collection $6003.50 Online Offertory 1566.00 Total Regular Offertory $7569.50
Online Other $1806.00
Bishop Flaget $677.00 Christmas Flowers 545.00 St. Vincent de Paul 552.50 Religious Retirement 200.00 Diocesan / Catholic Charities 150.00 Christmas 118.00 Church Maintenance 97.00 St. Margaret Cemetery 27.50 Thanksgiving 10.00
Please consider mailing in your offertory to the church office at: 61 S. Paint St., Chillicothe, OH 45601 OR by setting up an online offertory account.
It is a generous and joyful giving of time, talent and
treasure. Stewardship is what we do after we say we believe.
UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS
RETIREMENT FOR RELIGIOUS Thanks for giving! “We are conscious of the great generosity of the many benefactors who support the Retirement Fund for Religious each year,” says a Catholic sister. “Support from the fund has been a tremendous blessing to our retired sisters.” Thank you for donating to last week’s second collection.
12-25-2020 – DIOCESAN CHARITIES Christmas Catholic Charities Collection This annual collection allows the diocese to meet a variety of basic needs directly and through diocesan agencies and organizations including J.O.I.N. (Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs), St. Stephen’s Community House, Catholic Social Services, St. Francis Center, St. Lawrence Haven, St. Vincent Family Center, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. You can help share in this important work by generously supporting the Catholic Charities collection this year. Half of the money collected for this fund stays in our parish for our St. Vincent de Paul Society’s needs.
WE PRAY FOR Marry Current, and Jean Marilyn Demick, mother of Steve Demick, both of whom recently passed through physical death. We also pray for their families and friends who mourn.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE NEEDS OF: Bet Adare, Jeanette Anders, Pat Anderson, Joyce Ater, Sheila Austin, Eddie Bennett, Ed Bohn, Susie Bouillion, Steve Bruce, Mark Cooper, Steve Cooper, Joyce DeLong, Cheryl Dennis, Chase Eyre, Shirley Gillfillan, Carolyn Grabb, Mark Gray, David Greeno, Skip Hathaway-Givens, Barbara Herlihy, Art Jones, Ashley Jones Conrad, Christy Jones, Bill Kaltenbach, Kaiser Keesee, John Kennedy, Jr., Ann Klinker, Susan Knights, Judy Lanning, Betty Leeth, Diane Lewe, Clarice Littler, Hank & Jean Malone, Katie McCune, Jan Menefee, Amanda Miller, James Newsome, Lucille Nichols, Philip Putnam, Max Putnam, Pat Reed, John Rourke, Linda Rourke, Kathy Senff, Bill Search, Bryan Shoemaker, Bev Sigler, Bob Smith, Christy Smith, Tom Stanhope, Calvin Tanner, Bill Taylor, Sr., Richard Tippie, Ralph Vance, Laura Vollmar, Louise von Clausburg, Catherine Weisenberger, Jim & Joyce Wilbanks. (Please update the church office when someone is able to be taken off the prayer list.)
MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF December 26 & 27, 2020
Saturday – 5:00 p.m. Server: P Huggins Lector: B Workman Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Server: M Hirsch Lector: K Boesch
Eucharistic Distribution after Mass: K Boesch Altar Linens for December: K Boesch
WE ARE IN NEED OF SERVERS & READERS FOR OUR CHRISTMAS MASSES. We are also working on the new schedule through Palm Sunday. If you or your children wish to serve, please call the parish office 740-772-2061 #5.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS DURING THE HOLIDAYS The Parish Office will be closed December 24 & 31; December 28, 29 & 30 the office will be open from 9 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. As usual, our parish office is closed on Fridays. Normal office hours will resume Monday, January 4, 2021.
OFFERTORY & END OF YEAR DONATIONS It is said that money makes the world go ‘round. It certainly pays the bills! We want to give a huge THANK YOU to all those who mailed their offertory in during the COVID shut down!! We were overwhelmed with gratitude at how many of you stepped up and kept your offertory coming in via the mail or online giving!!! Your support is what enabled us to keep paying the bills of the parish, which did not stop.
You may have noticed by now that our offertory is down for the fiscal year. As of the publication date, we are at 86% of our
budgeted amount. We obviously do not have many of you attending church, due to the pandemic. That’s certainly understandable! If you have not been supporting the church, since COVID-19 started, we ask you to prayerfully look at your situation. If you are able to give your offering, we ask you to either mail it in to church, drop it in the offertory basket when you attend, or consider setting up an online account. If you have been financially affected by this pandemic, we certainly understand if you can’t support St. Mary’s to the extent you have in the past. Unfortunately, our bills don’t stop. For example, each month we pay Bishop Flaget School a subsidy of $10,000.00. We continue to have all our other bills to pay as well. We need your continued support. If you want to drop off an end of year donation in person, please be aware of our modified office hours, listed above.
2021 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES Our 2021 offertory envelopes are in and are ready for distribution. We are distributing them two different ways. If you would like to pick yours up in the parish office, Monday – Thursday 9-4, call (740-772-2061 #6) or e-mail ([email protected]) the parish office and we will add you to our list and leave your box in the parish office. Otherwise, they will be taken to church, and distributed to you when leaving Mass by a parish staff member.
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ST. MARY CHURCH CHILLICOTHE, OHIO December 20, 2020
St. Mary Church in Chillicothe Fr. Tim Hayes will be the celebrant for the Christmas Masses at St. Mary, Chillicothe. He will also be the principal celebrant for Christmas Mass at Midnight at St. Peter’s, joined by all the priests and our deacon. Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day - 10:00 a.m. St. Peter Church in Chillicothe Fr. Milton Kiocha, A.J., will be the celebrant for the Christmas Masses at St. Peter’s. Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve - 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day 12:00 a.m. – For the People of the Consortium; Fr. Tim, Fr. Milton, Fr. Beal; Deacon Reed Hauser 10:30 a.m. St. Mary, Queen of the Missions, in Waverly Fr. Brian Beal will be the celebrant for the Christmas Masses at St. Mary, Queen of the Missions. Thursday December 24th – Christmas Eve - 9:30 p.m. Friday December 25th – Christmas Day Mass - 9:30 a.m.
PARISH CALENDAR St. Mary’s 2021 Parish Calendars are available. You can pick one up in the rear of church, after leaving Mass. If you want to pick one up in the office, you can do so during our regular business hours – Monday – Thursday 9-4.
FALL 2020 NEWSLETTER There are copies of St. Mary’s Fall 2020 Newsletter in the rear of church, if you did not receive a copy. There are also copies in the parish office, which can be picked up during normal business hours (M-Th 9-4).
FATHER TIM HAYES,
FATHER BRIAN BEAL,
FATHER MILTON KIOCHA, A.J.,
DEACON REED HAUSER,
AND THE STAFF OF ST. MARY CHURCH
WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
A BLESSED CHRISTMAS SEASON
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS “WE ARE THE HANDS” PROGRAM
This year’s “We Are The Hands” program has taken a little different path. Instead of the usual holiday meals for families, we have made a few changes due to COVID-19. The practice of social distancing has not only changed the way we attend Mass, it has also affected the way St. Vincent de Paul Society does business.
So, here is the challenge….we are asking, after prayerful discernment, you consider making your “We Are The Hands” donation directly to St. Mary’s St. Vincent de Paul Society.
The “We Are The Hands’ program has been a very successful program for a long time. The success is a direct result of the love you have shown for those most in need. In the past, $35 would typically feed a family of 6. This year, the request is the same…..except this year, your Knights of Bishop Flaget Council # 1071, will match the first $1,000.
The program has begun and will end December 27th. Send your donations, payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Mary Church, 61 S. Paint St., and add ”We Are The Hands” to the memo line.
Thank you, Bishop Flaget Knights of Columbus Council #1071
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY NEWS
Month – November 2020 Cumulative Year To Date
Families served 99 173 Assistance given $13,998.21 $17,161.29
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
NEWS
OUR HVAC CAMPAIGN has reached 80% of our goal! We're hoping to reach our $450,000 goal through end of the year giving. Thank you for all of your support.
RAISING CANES FUNDRAISER - Mark your calendar--January 11th is Bishop Flaget day at Raising Canes!! A portion of everything purchased will be donated back to the school!
BISHOP FLAGET SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS TWO JOB OPENINGS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: 1) Part-time custodian: This position is 25 hours per week and includes cleaning, mopping, disinfecting, and other duties required in upkeep of the school facilities. May include some heavy lifting. Hours are variable in the summer and during school breaks. Desired hours are 12-5 Monday-Friday, but there is some flexibility. 2) Student Aide: This position is full-time and includes diocesan benefit package. The person in this position works as a one-on-one aide for a student with special needs. Patience and understanding are required; training will be provided. Must be able to acquire an aide license from the Ohio Department of Education. Both positions require BCI/FBI background checks be sent to the Safe Environment Office at the Diocese of Columbus, completion of a Protecting God's Children class, and references. Please contact Mrs. Corcoran at 740-774-2970 or [email protected] to apply.
DONATIONS OF CHRISTMAS AND ALL OCCASION CARDS FOR INMATES AT RCI Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We have heard the term, “these are unprecedented times.” And we all know exactly what that means. The men I serve at RCI are weary as well. No inmate has received visitation with their loved ones since the beginning of March, and there is no end in sight. The most important thing you can do as partners in Christ is to keep our men and staff at RCI in your prayers. Everyday I talk to men who are worried, depressed and fearful of a virus they do not understand and for their families who do not have them to depend on. It’s been difficult in the last several months, but not impossible because of the love of Christ. As the chaplain serving these men, I am asking for prayers. As well, if you would be so inclined, I am needing donations of blank Christmas and all-occasion gift cards. I know that they are cheap at Dollar Tree, and such places. We could use as many as possible! Our men deeply desire to communicate with their loved ones and send greetings throughout the year. Your donation would be greatly appreciated. I wish you a very blessed and healthy holiday season. May this Christmas truly remind us that Immanuel means God is with us. And even in the darkest days, Immanuel – God is with us. If you can send us cards, please send them to: RCI – Attn: Chaplain Anne Pairan, P. O. Box 7010, Chillicothe With deep appreciation for your ministry in Ross County, OH,
Chaplain Ann R. Pairan, MDiv.
P A R I S H N O T E S During the holiday times, the bulletin often goes to press early. So notes about current events in each parish are hard to prepare. Instead, we offer suggestions for prayers and family activities that can serve to build community in the “Domestic Church,” that is, “the Church Alive in the Home.” Blessing of a Christmas Manger or Nativity Scene In its present form the custom of displaying figures depicting the birth of Jesus Christ owes its origin to St. Francis of Assisi, who made the Christmas crèche or manger for Christmas Eve of 1223. The blessing of the Christmas manger or nativity scene may take place on the Vigil of Christmas or at another suitable time. When the manger is set up in the home, it is appropriate that it be blessed by a parent or another family member. All make the sign of the cross as the leader says: Our help is in the name of the Lord. R/. Who made heaven and earth. One of those present or the leader reads a text of sacred Scripture, for example, Luke 2:1-8 or Isaiah 7:10-15, the Birth of Emmanuel. The leader prays with hands joined: God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made manifest your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our lives he brings joy and peace, justice, mercy, and love. Lord, bless all who look upon this manger; may it remind us of the humble birth of Jesus, and raise our thoughts to him, who is God-with-us and Savior of all, and who lives and reigns forever and ever. R/. Amen. --From the Catholic Book of Blessings
GOOD SAM FOOD PANTRY The Good Samaritan Food Pantry serves food to insecure hungry people throughout Ross County Monday - Friday. They are in dire need of more volunteers to accomplish their mission. 28 new volunteers are needed asap. Volunteers choose a shift 9am - 12noon or 12 - 2:45pm on one day a week. They require masks and use hand sanitizer to keep all safe. To volunteer or ask questions, call Mike Thompson at 740-774-6303. The hungry seniors and children will especially appreciate your kindness.
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