Welcome New Members
Wherever you are on your faith jour-
ney, we welcome you to join our par-
ish community. To be considered an
active, participating member of the
parish, and thus eligible for sacra-
ments, sponsor eligibility, and par-
ish family discount at St. Mary’s and
Notre Dame, We take into account a
family or individual ministry in-
volvement, and Mass attendance.
Your collection envelopes, or online
giving receipt, are the only way we
can determine your attendance. You
may register by calling or emailing
the Parish Office.
Communion to the Sick
If you are unable to attend Mass be-
cause of sickness or age, we are hap-
py to bring the Eucharist to you.
Phone the Parish Office to schedule
a visit.
Anointing of the Sick
The Sacrament of Anointing is not
just for the moment of death. If you
are seriously ill or having surgery,
please contact the Parish Office to be
anointed and receive both the spir-
itual and physical gifts which the
sacrament can give. Please call the
Parish Office at 304-623-2334 or in
case of emergency call Fr. Kent at
304-374-2115. In the case of an emer-
gency, please let us know in a timely
manner. We will need time to get in
touch with Fr. Kent and time for his
travels to the destination of need.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Couples planning marriage must
contact the parish office at least 6
months in advance. You will need to
meet with Fr. Kent prior to taking
the Weekend for Engaged Couples.
Information for a Marriage Week-
end Retreat for Engaged Couples
and to register, go to wvmarriage.org
or olphwv.com. Stop by or call the
Parish Office for assistance.
Sacrament of Baptism
Parents anticipating the baptism of
their baby in the next few months
should plan to meet with our Bap-
tism Prep Team. To schedule your
class and Baptism please email Jim
McCullough at [email protected].
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May 6, 2018
8092 Third St
Stonewood, WV
Office Hours: 9am-4pm Mon.-Fri.
Phone: 304-623-2334
Emergency: 304-374-2115
Fax: 304-622-9021
Notice our new email address
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: olphwv.com
Facebook.com/olphwv
Twitter @olphwv
Instagram.com/olphwv
Pastor:
Rev. Fr. D. Kent Durig
E-Mail: [email protected]
Pastoral Associate:
James McCullough
E-Mail: [email protected]
Secretary:
Linda Insani
E-Mail: [email protected]
Financial Administrator:
Mary Ellen Lydon
E-Mail: [email protected]
Maintenance:
Dan Caroli
E-Mail: [email protected]
Weekday Mass Schedule
Tue. & Thurs. 6PM Chapel
Wed. & Fri.: 9AM Chapel
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday: 5PM
Sunday: 8AM & 10AM
Eucharistic Adoration
Fri. 9:30am-4pm Chapel
Reconciliation
Saturday: 4:15PM
and by appointment
Holy Days
Posted in Bulletin and social media.
No Daily Mass or Adoration when
there is a Funeral, or a School
weather cancelation or delay.
Safe Environment
To report an incidence of
suspected child sexual
abuse, contact your local law en-
forcement agency, or confidentially
contact WV Child Protective Services
at 800.352.6513. To report suspected
cases of sexual abuse by personnel of
the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
to the Diocese, contact the Diocese at
888.434.6237 or 304.233.0880.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
!From Fr. Kent and the Office Staff
to all parishioners
born in the month of May,
God bless you and
may you have many more.
Will be celebrated, TODAY, Sunday, May 6, at the 10
am Mass. Those participating are: Joshua Brown,
Noah Thompson, Cadence Blake, Kaden Lehasky,
Stephen Minigh.
Everyone is invited to Reception in the parish hall im-
mediately following the Mass.
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
May 6,
10am First Communion
3:30 RCIC, RCIT, RCIA
CATHOLIC MEN’S FELLOWSHIP
Catholic Men’s Fellowship: we are currently on a short
hiatus. We look forward to returning to our regularly
schedule Saturday morning gathering on Saturday,
May 19th at 7:00 A.M. when we will continue our cur-
rent series called Knowing Jesus and His Church by
Father Larry Richards host of EWTN Open Line Thurs-
day, founder of The Reason For Our Hope Foundation,
a captivating teacher, preacher, retreat master and au-
thor.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Shirley Brown has started a group called Harrison County Catholic Moms Group that includes
moms from OLPH, IC, All Saints, St. James and St Ann catholic Churches. H.C, catholic Moms Group
is a newly created group for all Catholic moms with school age children or below. We want to reach
out to all moms, whether they are new moms with and infant or more seasoned moms with high-schoolers. All are
welcome! We have a closed group on FB where you can connect with us and see our upcoming events, If you don’t
have a FB account, you can contact us via email [email protected] and we will put you on our email list.
Upcoming events: Wed. June 6, 6-8:30pm Painting at the Starving Artist, Sun. June 10, 12:30pm Latin Mass with
our Families, St. Patrick’s Church, Weston.
Attention Please! We are in great need of Ministers of the Altar, and Greeters for funerals. If you
would be interested, please call the office at 304-623-2334.
SAVE THE DATE
May 19,
7am Catholic Men’s Fellowship
May 20,
10am Graduation Mass
May 26,
7am Catholic Men’s Fellowship
May 26-27
All Masses Bethlehem Olive Wood Carvings
June 3,
NO 8AM MASS
10am Mass
Fr. Kent’s 25th Ordination Anniversary
2pm Mass (Fulfills Sunday Obligation)
! ! ! ! ! ! !!!!The OLPH food pantry is now abundant, thanks to
everyone that has donated cases and boxes of non-
perishables. Please keep watch in the bulletin for any
needs as they may arise.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Knights of Columbus Council 872, Clarksburg is proud
to be hosting this year’s West Virginia State Knights of
Columbus Convention. All Knights in the area are in-
vited to attend the Convention Mass which will be held
at Immaculate Conception Parish on Saturday, May
19th, 2018 at 4:30PM. There will be a recitation of the
Rosary at 4:00PM prior to the Mass. We hope you will
join us.
MINISTRY ANNOUCEMENTS
Altar Ministry
The new Ministry Schedules are now in the sacristy, on
the website and on the OLPHWV mobile app. Be sure to
review the schedules and know when you are scheduled
to serve. It is your responsibility to find a substitute. If
you want to join the ministry please stop by or call the
Parish Office, or reach out to Paula Taylor paulatay-
Music Ministry
Please consider joining the Music Ministry and use the
talents God gave you by sharing them with your church
family. We welcome singers and musicians of any type.
If you want to join please stop by or call the Parish Of-
f i ce , o r reach out to Renee Wyat t
Mary Martha Ministry
Inspired by the service of Martha and Mary in the Gos-
pel of St. John. As Martha dedicated herself to Christ
and his friends at the table we dedicate ourselves to
taking care of preparations for a meal when a parish-
ioner passes away. This group of fifteen men and wom-
en, like Mary, welcomes everyone to sit down and be
treated as Christ. A meal includes spaghetti, meatballs,
salad, bread, drinks, and desserts. Donations are ac-
cepted and appreciated to continue our ministry. To
make arrangements for a parishioners funeral dinner or
to volunteer, please contact Jim Carvelli.
Perpetual Daughters Ministry
Please consider joining the Perpetual Daughters Minis-
try and use the talents God gave you by sharing them
with your church family. If you want to join the minis-
try please stop by, call the office or reach out to Mary
Shields.
Food Pantry Ministry ← New Shopping List Provided ←
Please continue to bring Non-Perishable Items in sup-
port of our Food Pantry. We now have a little bit of
extra space in the sacristy for your donations, so
please be generous. All food items being donated are
to be brought to the Church only. Please check the expi-
ration dates of the items being donated. Check the post-
ing weekly that is to the left for Pantry needs. Cut it out
and take it to the store with you. If you wish to assist
with this ministry please reach out to Amanda Phares
[email protected]. Thank you for your !"#$%&�
OLPH FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
Please take me shopping with you.
Your Help Is A Blessing
To Those In Need. NEEDED NOW IN THE PANTRY
Catchup/Mustard
Spices
Mayonnaise
Juice/Juice Boxes
Small Laundry Detergent
Syrup
Canned Fruit
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! A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to everyone that helped to make our
renovations possible, beginning with
your pledges and donations. To the
Diocese of Wheeling/Charleston, con-
tractors, cleaning people, Bishop Mi-
chael Bransfield, Ministers of the Al-
tar, Concelebrating Priests, Fair-
mont State University Department
of Music, musicians and choir, can-
tors, instrumentalists, and everyone
that help with the reception, concert,
and pot luck dinner. Without your
support this could not have been
possible.
Traveling?
Check out www.masstimes.org
for Nationwide Mass Times
Parish Attendance and Collection
for April 28-29
5pm-110 8am-77 10am-252
Envelopes–116
Regular Collection $ 6818.00
Ed. of Seminarians $ 20.00
Peter’s Pence $ 55.00
Priest Retirement $ 20.00
Attention
Please write separate checks for contributions and
building fund. We have found that writing one check
creates a problem in bookkeeping because the money is
counted separately and goes to two different bank ac-
counts.
GOSPEL MEDITATION
"I have called you friends." Authentic friendship can
seem hard to come by these days, especially in our tran-
sient society. We move away from family, change jobs,
switch parishes, and end up in entirely new places with
entirely new people. When we look for new friends, we
all have different qualities we're looking for. While we
may think of certain standards of behavior necessary to
be a "good" friend, we would hardly refer to them as
rules or "commandments."
In fact, if a friendship or romantic relationship--new
or old--becomes characterized by imposed obligations,
we would rightly be suspicious. Friendships, we under-
stand, ought to be characterized by freedom. We love
the person, even sacrifice for them at times because,
within ourselves, we want to maintain the friendship.
So why does Jesus use the language of command as he
calls the Apostles his friends? "You are my friends if
you do what I command you."
Jesus is radically transforming the concept of com-
mandment. In the Jewish heritage of the Apostles, they
would hear the word "command" and immediately think
of the strict Levitical law and distance from God. In
introducing the language of friendship, Jesus ties
"commandment" to inner freedom of heart. The disci-
ples have this freedom precisely because they know
"what [the] Master is doing." Jesus has invited his fol-
lowers into intimate friendship all along. He shares
openly with them. He has patience with their flaws. He
isn't scandalized by their failures. He celebrates their
successes. We, too, have been called by love and invited
into a relationship with Jesus. It is you and I that Jesus
chooses and appoints. He does so personally, not from a
distant mountain shrouded in clouds. This "new com-
mandment" to "love one another" is received around the
shared table in the breaking of the bread.
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Prayer Requests
Send a prayer request to the above email that is for-
warded to Fr. Kent for his immediate intentions.
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! Jerry Biesczad, Fred Molina, James Athey, Tim Jones, Mary Galasso, Jane Zinn, Thelma DeFazio, Judy
Alastanos, Robin DePolo, Frank Cherubino. Billie
Gabriel, Ambreah Stutler, Ann Barlage, Justin Bishop,
Mike Labdik, Jim Nichols, Margaret Anderson, Jill
Diaz Jenkins, Eric C., Pauline Leroy, Cindy Beatty,
Jana Matish Larson, Brenda Conley, Ann Shepherd,
Becky Betler, Helen Peterson, Ed McNabb, Paul Gray,
Mike Minutelli, Linda Queen, Virginia Folio, Scott
Gonzalez, Mary Runyon, Deanne Caracciolo, Mildred
Benincosa, Donna Reinhardt, Ann Broslawsky, Gino
Colombo, James Vanhoy, Ramona Pishner, Larry
Pishner, Janet Cox, Carson Tucker, Annette Hayes,
Terri Antonacci, Reno Navarini, Patty Mills, Marie
Folio, Naomi Dorsey, Lorraine Oliveto, David
Critchfield, Jordan Blake, Jon Critchfield, Mark
Skasik, Ed Gonzalez, Quentin Gabriel, Mike Skidmore,
Norma Ellis, Jamie Carvelli, Georgia Holland, Tim
Harbert, David Harbert, Karen Rieser, David Martino,
Patricia Pumphrey, Scarlet Taylor, Florence Krivosky,
Josephine Loretta, Jonathan Alfera, Elyse Moser.
To Submit Prayer Requests
There are two ways to request prayer at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Parish. To have a name placed in this
Remember in Prayer section of the bulletin (we must
have their permission), feel free to contact the Parish
Office at 304-623-2334, ext. 10 or send an email to info
[email protected]. Help us keep our list current by
letting us know when we may remove a name. Names
will be published for four weeks and then removed. To
renew, please contact the office. You may also write a
prayer request in the Book of Intentions located in
the back of the Church. Mass and Sanctuary Lamp Intentions
Schedule for your loved ones that have passed and
special events (like birthdays and anniversaries).
Please stop by the office
to schedule your intentions.
������������ ��First Reading: Then Peter proceeded to speak and
said, "In truth, I see that God shows no partiality." (Acts
10:34)
Psalm: The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving
power. (Ps 98)
Second Reading: In this way the love of God was re-
vealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so
that we might have life through him. (1 Jn 4:9)
Gospel: "It was not you who chose me, but I who chose
you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will re-
main, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name
he may give you. This I command you: love one anoth-
er." (Jn 15:16-17) Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. The English transla-
tion of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International
Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
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�Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4
[cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7-10 or 1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 15:9-
17 or Jn 17:11b-19
Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b
[cf. 4a]/Jn 15:26--16:4a
Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/
Jn 16:5-11
Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13,
14/Jn 16:12-15
Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn
16:16-20
Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Jn 16:20-23
Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 [8a]/Jn
16:23b-28
Next Sunday: Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20
Sanctuary Lamp
Burning in the Church for All Ministers of the Altar.
Burning in the Chapel for all who suffer from a chem-
ical dependency.
�������������������������SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Saturday, 5pm, May 5
+Paul Strogen (Larry & Flora Price)
Sunday, 8am, May 6
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Sunday, 10am, May 6
Fr. Leo Lydon (Joe LeRoy)
Monday, May 7
No Mass
Tuesday, 6pm, May 8
+Genevieve Cunningham (Carmella Sirianni)
+Helen Mihaliak (Romain, Louk, & Petittio Families)
Wednesday, 9am May 9
+Grace Oliverio (Rose Maze)
Thursday, 6pm May 10 St. Damien de Veuster, Priest
+Barbara Beto (Mr. & Mrs. John DeMary)
Friday, 9am, May 11
+Frank Seti (Danny & Pam Sabatelli)
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
Saturday, 5pm, May 12 Sts. Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs;
St. Pancras, Martry +Yankowski Family
+Kovach Family
Sunday, 8am, May 13
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Sunday, 10am, May 13
+Angeline San Julian (Family)
+Kathryn Cyphert (Family)
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