Christmas 2015 Church of Saint Edward the Confessor 785 Newark Road • Granville, Ohio 43023 This night is the long night, It will snow and it will drift, White snow there will be till day, White moon there will be till morn, This night is the eve of the Great Nativity, This night is born Mary Virgin’s Son, This night is born Jesus, Son of the King of glory, This night is born to us the root of our joy, This night gleamed the sun of the mountains high, This night gleamed sea and shore together, This night was born Christ the King of greatness, Ere it was heard that the Glory was come, Heard was the wave upon the strand, Ere’twas heard that His foot had reached the earth, Heard was the song of the angels glorious, This night is the long night, Glowed to Him wood and tree, Glowed to Him mount and sea, Glowed to Him land and plain, When that His foot was come to earth. Christmas Carol
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Christmas 2015
Church of Saint Edward the Confessor785 Newark Road • Granville, Ohio 43023
This night is the long night, It will snow and it will drift, White snow there will be till day,White moon there will be till morn, This night is the eve of the Great Nativity,
This night is born Mary Virgin’s Son, This night is born Jesus, Son of the King of glory,This night is born to us the root of our joy, This night gleamed the sun of the mountains high,This night gleamed sea and shore together, This night was born Christ the King of greatness,
Ere it was heard that the Glory was come, Heard was the wave upon the strand,Ere’twas heard that His foot had reached the earth, Heard was the song of the angels glorious,
This night is the long night, Glowed to Him wood and tree, Glowed to Him mount and sea,Glowed to Him land and plain, When that His foot was come to earth.
Christmas Carol
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR CHURCH GRANVILLE, OHIO
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS,MARY AND JOSEPH
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 – The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 9:00 a.m. Baird Krueger (RIP) by Norma KruegerTUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 –Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr 9:00 a.m. Emily Piaseczny (RIP) by Friends: Donny & Nancy WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 9:00 a.m. Dee Hartman (RIP) by Dave & Kim ChupkaTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 –Vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 5:00 p.m. Bernadette Hufford (RIP) by the Nock FamilyFRIDAY, JANUARY 1 –THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 10:00a.m. ChrisCsubak(RIP)byDorothyOberfieldSATURDAY, JANUARY 2 5:00 p.m. Cristie Hartley (RIP) by Don DixonSUNDAY, JANUARY 3 – THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 8:15 a.m. Living and Deceased Members of St. Edward Parish 10:45 a.m. Leon Marshall (RIP) by Norma & Andrew Bastone
Pray for all priests, seminarians and priestly vocations.
ALTAR SERVERS: 5:00 p.m. Hallie Dziatkowicz, Jack Wolf, Grace Wolf 8:15 a.m. Natalie Cannon, Andrew Coffey, John Coffey 10:45 a.m. Ryan Blascyzk, Noah Cottrell, Drew Cottrell
LECTORS: 5:00 p.m. Dave Wolf, Pattie Wolf 8:15 a.m. Kathy Horton, Selma Lesher 10:45 a.m. Tom Bressoud, Catherine Burczak
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: 5:00 p.m. S.A. Beaver, Kim Chupka, Paula Coleman, Dave Conway, John Jauch 8:15 a.m. Chris Carter, Gary Carter, Rita Baldwin, Cindy Barbour, Lisa Cannon 10:45 a.m. Patricia Belhorn, Lorraine Carlson, Barb Doran, Margo Downing, Von Downing, Melissa Fink, Paul Gassman, Rebecca Gassman, P.J. Gassman
HOMEBOUND MINISTERS: Robert Novak, Jr., Gary & Chris Carter
HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPHDECEMBER 27, 2015 – YEAR C
PRELUDEINTRODUCTORY RITESENTRANCE: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (#100)GLORIA: Mass of Christ the Savior (#915)
LITURGY OF THE WORDPSALM/GOSPEL ACC.: p. 53-54
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARISTPREP.OFGIFTS:OnceinRoyalDavid’sCity (#103)EUCHARISTIC ACC.: Mass of Christ the Savior (#918, 920, 922)LAMB OF GOD: Mass of Christ the Savior (#923)COMMUNION: The First Nowell (#108)COMMUNION 2: TBD
CONCLUDING RITESENDING FORTH: Angels We Have Heard on High (#81)
CANTORS5:00 p.m.: Deb Butt8:15 a.m.: Steve Schlicher10:45 a.m.: Randy Kerr
INSTRUMENTALISTSTBD
GIFT BEARERS: 5:00 p.m. Don Dixon 8:15 a.m. Volunteer 10:45 a.m. Volunteer
SUNDAY NURSERYThe Nursery/Playroom for young children is open during the 10:45 a.m. Mass. To be added to the Sunday schedule of volunteers, contact the new coordinator, Kristen Gilbert, at 740-920-4078 or [email protected].
SIMPLIFY WITH ONLINE GIVINGTheSt.Edward’sOnlineGivingProgramhasoptionsavailableforone-time Christmas Season, Diocesan and Holy Day Offerings. Please view the “Make a New Gift” selection. Thank you to all those who use Online Giving. See the link on our website: www.saintedwards.org.ContacttheParishofficeifyouhave any questions at 740-587-3254.
SUNDAY OFFERTORY COLLECTIONThe offertory collection for December 20th and Christmas was not available due to the early bulletin deadline.
HOLD THE DATES! PARISH MISSION IS COMING!Plan to join with us as we welcome Fr. Paul Fagan who will be leading our Parish Mission. It will be held in the Church on Sunday afternoon, January 31st at 1:00 p.m. and on Monday and Tuesday evenings (February 1-2) at 7:00 p.m. The theme of the Mission is Living By Faith the Challenge of the Holy Year of Mercy. Fr. Fagan is a member of the Passionist Religious Community, and preaches and leads missions and retreats throughout the United States. A reception will precede the Sunday session and follow the Monday and Tuesday evening sessions in the Parish Hall.
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THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH DECEMBER 27, 2015
A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR….Technically speaking, you will be reading this bulletin on
the Feast of the Holy Family, which follows immediately upon the Christmas Feast.
I want to again wish all of you the most wonderful of Christmas seasons which extends until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 10, 2016.
May this truly be a Year of Mercy for all of us and our world. I invite you to reflect on the following words of theVatican II theologian, Fr. Karl Rahner, S.J. entitled Christmas:
God has come. He is here in the world. And therefore everything is different from what we imagined it to be. Time istransformedfromitseternalflowintoaneventthatwithsilent, clear resoluteness leads to a definitely determinedgoal wherein we and the world shall stand before the unveiled face of God. When we say, “It is Christmas,” we mean that God has spoken into the world his last, his deepest, his most beautiful word in the incarnate Word, a word that can no longer be revoked because it is God’sdefinitivedeed,becauseitisGodhimselfintheworld.Andthis word means: I love you, you, the world and humankind.
WELCOME!You may have come as a stranger to us, yet you are known to OurLord,JesusChrist.InHisnameweprayyouwillfindpeace,hospitality and friendship with us.
EVENTS/MEETINGS THIS WEEKSunday, December 27Choir Rehearsal – 10:00 a.m. – LoftSt. Vincent de Paul Conference Meeting – noon – Classroom 7Ignite – 6:30 p.m. – HallMonday, December 28Eucharistic Adoration – 9:30 a.m. until Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – ChapelTuesday, December 29Men’sGroupforRediscovery–7:30p.m.–LoungeThursday, December 31Vigil Mass Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God – 5:00 p.m. – ChurchFriday, January 1Mass for Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God – 10:00 a.m. – Church
RCIAThe RCIA Period of the Catechumenate resumes Tuesday, January 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The topics are the Trinity and Tradition, and anyone in the parish is invited to attend.
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION – 2015-2016HOLIDAY BREAK FOR ALL GRADES! Classes Resume at the regular times: Wednesday, January 6 for Grades 1-4 Sunday, January 10 for Grades 5-8 and Pre-K/K
CATHOLICS RETURNING HOMEDo you know of someone who has left the Church and might beinterested infindingtheirwayhometoanactivepracticeofthefaith?St.Edwardwillofferafive-consecutiveSundayseries,Catholics Returning Home, beginning Sunday, January 10th at 1:30 p.m. in the Lounge. Please invite anyone seeking more information to contact Mike Millisor (587-4160 or [email protected]).
ST. EDWARD YOUTH MINISTRY
NOTES FROM THE LOFT In our hymnal, you may have noticed that the song pages
are divided into sections. These divisions are helpful but not authoritatively binding. Other hymnals categorize songs differently; for instance, “Lo,HowaRoseE’erBlooming”is sometimes labeled “Advent/Christmas.” There is a lot of crossover between Christmas and Epiphany. Today we sing one of those crossover songs, “The First Nowell [or Noel].” It is listed as Epiphany in our hymnal because of its imagery of the wise men (vs. 3, 5), but it also mentions the angels and the shepherds associated with Christmas (vs. 1-2), the star that is associated with Christmas and Epiphany (vs. 4), and all of us today (vs. 6).
My heartfelt gratitude to all of the musicians – singers, ringers, and instrumentalists – who participated in the Christmas Masses these past few days. Thank you also to the families of the musicians for your support. May God continuetoblessSt.Edward’sthroughoutthisholyseasonand in the coming year.
The Solemnity of Mary,The Holy Mother of GodThursday, December 31 ~ 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass (no 9:00 daily Mass)Friday, January 1 ~ 10:00 a.m.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL COLLECTION SUNDAYConference members will be at the doors of the church to receive your generous donations after all the Masses next weekend. Thank you for your financialsupporttohelpthoseinneedinourarea.
FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION ~ December 27It has been both a busy and exciting time at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. The pantry has been averaging over 40 families a service during the months of November and December. Thanks to the many contributions, the pantry has been able to provide the families with an ample supply of food. As we continue the Advent Season and head into Christmas, we are asking each parish family to make a Christmas gift to the pantry either by donating canned fruit, soup, tuna, Mac & Cheese or personal items – especially toilet paper; or by making a cash donation to the pantry by designating in the memo section of your check “St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.” Contributions can be put in the collection basket marked St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. We are so grateful for the contributions we receive. Thanks for helping make the holiday season a blessed one for each of the families that use the pantry.
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR CHURCH GRANVILLE, OHIO
In Memory Of:Dr. Donald B. Adams by Christine AdamsDr. Donald B. Adams by June AdamsDeloris Atkins, Larry Oxley, Pat Reed, Jim Theil, and Rita Theil Lewis by Curtis & Laurie SmithEdward & Phyllis August, and Paul & Margaret Rodocker by Paul & Sharon RodockerMr. & Mrs. H. S. Clarke, Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Schall, Mrs. Clovis F. Schall by Charles & Jo Ann ClarkeAlbert & Blanche Dantzer by Cheryl & Keifer BoggessJoshua Davis; Tom, Rosemary & Michael Wright; and the Wright/Davis Families by Robert & Nancy DavisMary & John Devlin and Lt. Col. John McGowan byRitaDevlinO’BrienThe Enke, Murphy and Ryan Families by Msgr. Paul P. EnkeRobert&VirginiaEvans;andJohn&DavidineO’Neill by Dan & Peggy EvansJudy & Jack Feid by John & Janet GordonCharles & Marie Flautt and Family; Leonard & Anna Ott and
Family by Martin & Carol FlauttDr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Flautt by Carolyn Forsythe, Amanda
Gottfried, Leah, Cohen & HallieJames Earl Fondriest by Dr. Joseph & Jean FondriestLivia A. Gallicchio by Jim GallicchioDeceased Members of the Gaul & Behan Families, Mr. Timothy
Ratchen, and Dr. Stanley Phillips by David & Patty GaulHal Gillespie, Sr. by Dr. Hal & Sheila GillespieKathie Goodwin by Kristine & Don CharltonLeo & Loretta Grace by John & Anne Kronk Peter & Betty Hahn, Frank & Lybia Cerveny; and Herbert Coplea
by Nick & Paula HahnMatthew Thomas Hess by Thomas & Ruth Ann HessTheodore Hinterschied and Howard Bennington by Gregg & Barb HinterschiedThe Jauch and Myers Families by John & Marilyn JauchThe Johnson, Strode and Etter Families by Steve & Pat JohnsonOtto & Francis Kihm and the McCarthy Family by Mary VerdonDeceased Members of the Lanciault – Baldwin Families by Rita L. BaldwinDeceased Members of the Lieberth and Doerger Families by John & Bernadette LieberthRudy Lopo, Rudolph & Ellie Lopo and Louis & Alice Rauch by Ursula LopoEmeline MacNealy, Margaret MacNealy Baldwin; and Robert G. MacNealy by Robert & Patricia McGaughyDeceased Members of the Mastenbrook & Lesher Families by Bob & Selma LesherFamily Members of John Matesich, Sr.; Family Members of John
Kobunski; George & Louise Matesich and Rod & Fay Callander by Jim & Amy Matesich
Deceased Members of the Matre and Christian Families by Donald & Sue Christian
William J. McCarthy and Drusilla Brown by Rosemary McCarthyMr. & Mrs. Herman Montis and Mr. & Mrs. Vince Del Viscio by Tom & Chris MontisThe Mullen, Levak and Carlson Families by Lorraine L. CarlsonMr. Jim Murphy and Deceased Members of the Bothwell Family by James & Patricia OttRichardOberfieldandPhyllisBartonbyDorothyOberfieldJimO’Reilly;andtheEhlermannandO’ReillyFamilies byAgnesO’ReillyDeceased Members of the Ott and Flanagan Families by Debbie BoissyAl & Dorothy Plageman and Vincent & Mary Meyer by Thomas & Sharon PlagemanWill & Carolyn Poydock by the Basile FamilyThe Prusaczyk and Boguski Families by Joe & Ginny PrusaczykThe Reding Clan by Helen RedingVilma Rempillo, Jonjie Rempillo, Eden Tibor, Dominga Gamil, and
Donata Gamil by Kendall & Jeanette CarpenterJohn & Mary Rosa, Robert Rosa, Deborah Rosa, Emily Hudson, and Leslie Manley by Vernon & Mary EllisChristy Sanna by Michael SannaHerb & Helen Saunders by Tim & Cindy HughesMary K. Schmidt by Katheryn & Phil WentzelRita M. Shaw; Gailard & David Shaw; Earl, Coleen & Johnny
McCullough; Sue Border; Rev. Hollingsworth; & Msgr. Robert E. Schneider by Ken and Sandy McCullough
Jim Shea by Jan SheaGeorge & Pat Simon by Stephanie LuellenAnthony & Frances Skufca; John & Mary Stofcik; and Dr. Edward Starinchak by Tony & Dottie SkufcaStanley & Ann Stankunas and Willis & Betty Morris by Raymond & Cindy StankunasEdward J. Starinchak, MD; and Chester & Anna Kocinski by Frances StarinchakMr. & Mrs. Michael Terlecki, Jr. by Dcn. John & Cindy BarbourPhilip Valles by Victoria & Richard VallesLinda Wagonseller by Tom, Andi & Karen WagonsellerJohn & Clara Welsch by Kathy & Dave Conway
In Honor Of:June R. Adams by Christine AdamsThe Hess Family by Thomas & Ruth Ann HessThe Lanciault – Baldwin Families by Rita L. BaldwinIris Miller; Lucas, Emma, Stefan & Fin Bane; and Lydia Bright by Mark & Lynn Harden
Donations:Gaylynn GonzalesWayde & Susan GutridgeNick & Paula HahnDr. Mark Mitton-FryAl & Iris Pyzik
THURSDAY MORNING SCRIPTURE STUDYOn Thursday, January 14th, we will begin a new series called The Prophets: God’s Messengers of Mercy. Discover who the Prophets were and what their message was and why they are important to us. See how the powerful words of the prophets speak to us today; shedding light on our faith and our lives. If you are interested in participating in this next session of the Thursday Morning Scripture Study, please call Jeanette at 740-915-6471 or email [email protected] by December 28th so that the materials can be ordered. The cost of materials is $25.00.
FIRST SUNDAY ROSARYCome one and all! You are invited to pray the Rosary with your St. Edward community ~ before the 10:45 a.m. Mass! Please join us next Sunday, January 3rd at 10:20 a.m. in the Church. Rosaries and guides will be handed out in the Gathering Space. We look forward to praying together!
CHRISTMAS ALTAR FLOWERS2015
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH DECEMBER 27, 2015
NEW MINISTRY SCHEDULES MAILEDThe ministry schedule for Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors for January 3rd through March 20th has been mailed. If you didn’t receive a copy, there are extras in the altar server side of the sacristy.
LIGHTHEARTED SCRIPTUREOur book for the next 10 weeks will be THE JOY OF THE
GOSPELbyPopeFrancis.Thebookisaninvitationtoreflectonthe gap between the life we are living and the life God calls us to live. We are invited to love both God and our neighbor more fully and to live more fully in the midst of the opportunities and challenges that each day presents.
Thebookswillbeavailableinthechurchoffice.Thecostis$3.00. We will meet in the Lounge on Mondays, 7:00-8:00 p.m., beginning on January 11, 2016. Questions can be directed to Merilee at 740-975-0002 or [email protected].
PRAYER CHAINIf you, a family member or someone close to you, would like to be added to the St. Edward Prayer Chain, please call Cindy Kendrick at 740-366-2871 or 740-404-3591. If you would like to volunteer to be a member of this ministry, please call Cindy.
The Edwardians!COSHOCTON MOTORCOACH TRIPTuesday, January 12, 2016 ~ $22.00 per person.We have seats to fill! Enjoy the luxury of not driving and enjoy the scenery to Coshocton along with the good fellowship of all being together. An available seat has your name on it! Depart St. Edwards at 9:00 a.m. and return by 5:00 p.m. after a day of festivities in Coshocton. We will tour the Annin FlagCompanyandwatchhowUSAflagsaremade.Wewillalso have the opportunity to purchase USA flags from alldifferenttimeperiodsofourcountry’shistory. LunchisonyourownatBeuhler’sGazette.Greatfoodata great price! We will visit Roscoe Village and particularly the Medberry Marketplace and much more. PAID RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.
BOSTON, SALEM, NEW HAVEN, & MORE – MOTORCOACH TRIPWednesday-Tuesday, June 8 to June 14, 2016$595.00 per person double occupancySeven days – six nights Attn: Adult parishioners and friends of Church of St. Edward the Confessor,Enjoy a Christmas present to yourself by joining the Edwardians on a motorcoach trip to Boston, Cape Ann, Salem, Coastal Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut, and more towns from June 8-14, 2016. Great trip! Great price!A $75.00 reservation deposit is to be paid upon signing and balance due in full by April 1, 2016. Reservations close when bus has 50 people and/or by February 1, 2016. We will try to make single reservations.
For questions or Edwardian reservations, contact: Linda at 740-323-3105 or email [email protected]. Check payable to and mail to: Linda Woolard, 481 Beacon Road, Newark, OH 43055.
GREETINGS FROM FR. JOSEPH SSEBAYIGGAIndeed we already felt the effects of the year of mercy when among all the countries in the whole world Pope Francis included Uganda for his visit. Thank you to all the Parishioners for your generosity towards us and many other people – may God bless and reward you abundantly. Your bulletin is very helpful to us because since you people are far sighted, and well organized, it helpsustoplansoefficientlythatotherParisheslookatuswithenvywhenbecauseofyourguidancewebecomeourbishops’darlings. Merry Christmas and a blessed yet fruitful 2016. God bless. Fr. Joseph Ssebayigga
NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY***Additional Photo Dates:
January 15 and January 16!!***You can schedule your portrait session online from
the St. Edward web site (www.saintedwards.org).
PICTURES NEEDED OF PARISHIONERS SERVINGIN THE MILITARYDon’tforgettoforwardyourpicturesofparishionersservinginthe military to [email protected]. We will include them in the photo directory!
JOIN US AT THE “MARCH FOR LIFE” IN DC!!The St. Edward Knights of Columbus #10876 is sponsoring a bus trip to the 2016 “March for Life” in Washington, DC, on Friday, January 22nd. Plans are to board a chartered bus at 10:00 p.m. on January 21st in the church parking lot. We will arrive in DC the next morning with plans to attend Mass, rally on the Washington Mall at noon, then join the march to Capitol Hill with thousands of peaceful pro-life advocates. We will then board our bus again for our return trip to Granville and arrive home around 1:00-2:00 a.m. Saturday morning. The cost per person will be $75.00 and scholarships are available. Families and teens are most welcome! Contacts for the trip are Paul Gassman (740-334-8898), Mike Maurer (740-348-6377) or Bob Doran (740-975-3511). Visit www.MarchforLife.org for more info.
WELCOME SUNDAY (DONUT SUNDAY) ~JANUARY 3Welcome Sunday is next Sunday after both Masses. The Knights of Columbus along with the sponsorship of Mickey Smith will be providing the coffee and donuts. If your family or business would like to be a sponsor for Welcome Sunday, please contact Scott Scholten at 740-258-3287.
STEWARDSHIP INFORMATIONThere is a Stewardship binder available on the Welcome Table at Donut Sunday for anyone wishing to sign up for new Ministries. Please stop by if you have new interests and/or want to begin serving our Parish Family in a new Ministry.
EQUAL EXCHANGE INTERFAITH COFFEE PROGRAMThe Women of St. Edward will have Fairly Traded coffee, hot chocolate and chocolate candy bars for sale in the Hall. As part of the Equal Exchange Interfaith Coffee Program, the sale of fairly traded coffee helps small-scale farmers in Latin America, Africa, and Asia build a better economic future for their families and communities.
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The Catechism CornerWe keep the celebration of Christmas alive and ongoing now in the Church’s liturgy from Christmas through The Baptism of Jesus on January 10th. The CCC paragraphs 525-526 are entitled, “The Christmas Mystery.” 525 – The Church never tires of singing the glory of that night: “The Virgin today brings into the world the Eternal, and the earth offers a cave to the Inaccessible. The angels and shepherds praise him, And the magi advance with the star, For you are born for us, Little Child, God eternal! 526 – Only when Christ is formed in us will the mystery of Christmas be fulfilled in us. Christmas is the mystery of this “Marvelous exchange”: “O marvelous exchange! Man’s Creator has become man, born of the Virgin. We have been made sharers in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share our humanity.” Happy Birthday Jesus. Merry Christmas!
WORLD DAY OF PEACEWorld Day of Peace is January 1st. Pope Francis issued his World Day of Peace Message in mid-December. The theme for 2016 is “Overcome Indifference and Win Peace.” The Holy Father’s message and other supplementary materials are available at www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-anddignity/war-and-peace/world-day-of-peace.cfm or contact the diocesan Office for Social Concerns at 614-241-2540.
FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS Beginning January 18, 2016Afterschool ProgramParticipants should have 2nd grade (at least) reading skills. They will work one-on-one with mentors in small groups. Mondays from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Children will work on non-competitive physical activities (including stations), music, dancing, yoga, crafts, games, cooking, interviewing, drama, etc., at Saint Edwards Catholic Church, 785 Newark-Granville Road.Thursdays from 4:00 -6:00 p.m. Children will do art projects at the SPARK facility on Elm Street in Granville and walk across the street to Elms Pizza where they will order and pay for their suppers. These programs were created to improve social and communication skills, to allow for sensory issues and a child’s need for routine, to develop executive skills, and to reduce anxiety with new situations and new activities and new people. These programs are sponsored by the Language Experience Center, a nonprofit organization. Preschool ClassesThe preschool classes at the Language Experience Center, St. Edward Church, are still accepting children under the age of 3 who have suspected/diagnosed speech, language, and/or hearing challenges. These classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Based on enrollment, we will add a class from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Please note: One-on-One Mentors will be trained and paid. Prospective students and mentors should contact Barbara Lechner, Ph.D, CCC, at 740-587-7214 or [email protected].
BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2015As the end of the year rapidly approaches, if you are a BAA donor, please be reminded that payments for the 2015 calendar year should be received at the diocese as soon as possible to receive credit for the 2015 calendar year. With the advancements in technology, their office software is becoming more and more limited in posting payments received after January 1st to the 2015 fund year.
BETHESDA POST-ABORTION HEALING MINISTRY In the fullness of time Christ came as our Infant King. He invites each of us to come to Him for healing and hope, even from an abortion of long ago. He is waiting! Bethesda Healing Ministry confidential lines: 614-309-0157 or 614-309-2651 or visit our website at bethesdahealing.org. Un ministerio de sanacion para los que sufren despues de un aborto: Si quieres hablar con alguien en espanol, favor de llamar 614-309-0810.
We celebrate the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph today. This feast was instituted a little more than 100 years ago because at that time, just as today, the concept of family was under attack. Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903, felt that in Europe in particular the family was in crisis.
The Gospels do not tell us much about the Holy Family in the years from Jesus’ birth to the beginning of His public ministry. We are aware that they fled to Egypt, returned to Nazareth, and today’s Gospel reading tells us of the twelve-year-old Jesus accompanying His parents to Jerusalem. Today we honor that Holy Family, and we understand that they are a model for us as a Christian family. However, there is also an understanding that we need to be aware that we are part of a bigger family, our faith community as a Church and as a parish.
Just as a family unit cannot function properly without each member playing a part, that is true of our local parish family as well. Each of us needs to play a role and to contribute as a member of that family. That is what stewardship is all about. We must be stewards for our personal families to function, and we must also be good stewards for our parish family to be effective. www.thecatholicsteward.com
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FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
Today’s Readings: Sirach 3:2 –6, 12 –14 or 1 Samuel 1:20 – 22, 24 – 28; Psalm 128:1– 2, 3, 4 – 5 or Psalm 84:2 – 3, 5 – 6, 9 –10; Colossians 3:12 – 21 or 1 John 3:1– 2, 21– 24; Luke 2:41– 52. This week the Church invites us to reflect on what it means to be a “holy family.” The Gospel tells the story of Mary and Joseph discovering Jesus in the Temple. Upon finding Jesus, who at age twelve is on the verge of assuming the religious duties of an adult, his parents inquire as to why he remained behind. Jesus’ answer baffles them; yet he goes with them. This passage depicts mutuality in their relationship. Mary and Joseph retained their authority but were awed by Jesus, while Jesus, the Son of God, submitted to their will. This situation is resolved without struggle or humiliation.
This theme of respect and obedience is highlighted in the First and Second Readings as well. These readings out-line what is needed for living a life of “compassion, kind-ness, humility, meekness, and patience” (Second Reading from Colossians). Such qualities require respect and mutual-ity. Just look at Jesus’ relationship to his parents. They molded him and taught him the tradition; yet he led them closer to God. As members of the household of God, love should guide the way we live with and relate to one another. This week, consider the areas of your life that need forgive-ness. How might you witness God’s love?
Teach Your FamilyLoving God, protector of families,you entrusted your Son to the care of Mary
and Joseph.Like all families, they experienced
difficulties and blessings.On this Feast of the Holy Family,bless family life everywhere.Give families heartfelt compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love.
Grant them forgiving hearts and fill them with joy and laughter,
so they may proclaim the Good News of salvation to the ends of the earth.
Grant couples an increase in love and devotion,
so that their bond may reflect the love of the Holy Trinity.
Send forth your Holy Spirit to fill parents with wisdom and understanding
as they lead their children in faith and cultivate their relationship with Christ.
May we forever offer you thanks and praisefor the gifts you have bestowed upon us.Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
This Week at HomeMonday, December 28, 2015Feast of the Holy Innocents, MartyrsThe story we hear today is a disturbing and unexpected one during the joyful season of Christmas. To protect his reign from the prophesied new king, Herod orders the mass killing of all boys aged two years and under. God’s power prevails and the Holy Family escapes the slaughter. The First Reading reminds us to walk always in the light of Christ. Who are the “innocents” today? Revisit the Exodus story (11:1 —12:36) and reflect on its connection to today’s feast. Today’s Readings: 1 John 1:5 — 2:2; Psalm 124:2 – 3, 4 – 5, 7cd – 8; Matthew 2:13 –18.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015Light of RevelationIn the First Reading, we are reminded to live in the Light and follow the Light. We learn in the Gospel that Jesus is a light to the entire world. Simeon’s prophecy declares that God sent Jesus for all the nations. His rule will be unlike anything the world has seen; it will reveal the Kingdom of God. The com-ing of Christ demands that we change how we live. Simeon’s song is called the Benedictus and is sung at Night Prayer. In this prayer, Simeon thanks God that he has seen the coming of the Messiah. Today’s Readings: 1 John 2:3 –11; Psalm 96:1– 2a, 2b – 3, 5b – 6; Luke 2:22 – 35.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015LoveThe Letter of St. John continues to remind us that our lives must be consonant with God’s love. Because of the Incarnation, we have encountered Christ. This encounter should trans-form our hearts. Christ instructs us to remain rooted in God’s love and not to be enticed by worldly things. Is your life rooted in God’s love? Perhaps you could gather some friends and family and go Christmas caroling tonight to a nursing home or soup kitchen. Today’s Readings: 1 John 2:12 –17; Psalm 96:7– 8a, 8b – 9, 10; Luke 2:36 – 40.
Thursday, December 31, 2015False TeachersIn the First Reading today, John is warning us against false teachers. He indicates that some have already left the com-munity. I wonder what enticed them to leave. John hints that their faith was insincere. The Gospel highlights the fact that the true teacher, the Word made flesh, dwells among us. Those who accept him will have eternal life. Today, consider how you might do or say something that will spread the light of Christ. Today’s Readings: 1 John 2:18 – 21; Psalm 96:1– 2, 11–12, 13; John 1:1–18.
Friday, January 1, 2016Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of GodGod has surely looked upon Mary and blessed her. Think about everything that she has said yes to and the confusion it must have stirred up. Yet, Mary faced God with confidence and contemplation. She teaches us that God desires to dwell within us. God has blessed us through her; he sent his Son to ransom us and give us peace. To celebrate, sing your favor-ite Marian song or pray the Rosary. Today’s Readings: Numbers 6:22 – 27; Psalm 67:2 – 3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4 –7; Luke 2:16 – 21.
Saturday, January 2, 2016Memorial of Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory NazianzenToday the First Reading continues to warn against false teachers. John proclaims that because we have been anointed in Baptism, Christ dwells within us and we have heard the truth. The saints we honor today were great teachers and fought against false teachings. They were fervent in sharing the Gospel and in helping the Church clarify the language with which it praises the Holy Trinity. Let us pray today that all those who teach might be filled with wisdom and truth. Today’s Readings: 1 John 2:22 – 28, Psalm 98:1, 2 – 3ab, 3cd – 4; John 1:19 – 28.
“What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments is not the truest of guides for human life?” ~Saint Benedict, from the Rule of Saint Benedict (73:3)
“We are not perfectly free until we live in pure hope. For when our hope is pure, it no
longer trusts exclusively in human and visible means, nor rests in any visible end. He who hopes in God trusts God, Whom he never sees, to bring him to the possession of
things that are beyond imagination.” ~EXCERPTED FROM “NO MAN IS AN ISLAND” BY FR. THOMAS MERTON, OCSO
Monday, December 28, 2015 ~ Octave of Christmas
Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Holy Gospel: Matthew 2:13-18 When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I
tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his
mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had
said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son. When Herod realized that he had
been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and
its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi. Then
was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet: “A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and
loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no
more.”
Meditation: During this octave of Christmas the Church celebrates the memory of the small children of
the neighborhood of Bethlehem put to death by Herod. Sacrificed by a wicked monarch, these innocent
lives bear witness to Christ who was persecuted from the time of His birth by a world which would not
receive Him. It is Christ Himself who is at stake in this mass-murder of the children; already the choice,
for or against Him, is put clearly before men. But the persecutors are powerless, for Christ came to
perform a work of salvation that nothing can prevent; when He fell into the hands of His enemies at the
time chosen by God it was to redeem the world by His own Blood. The joy of this Christmas Season is
tempered today by a feeling of sadness. But the Church looks principally to the glory of the children, of
these innocent victims, whom she shows us in heaven following the Lamb wherever He goes.
Prayer: O God, whom the Holy Innocents confessed and proclaimed on this day, not by speaking but by
dying, grant, we pray, that the faith in your which we confess with our lips may also speak through our
manner of life. Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the
Incarnation of Christ your Son was made known by the message of an Angel, may by his Passion and
Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and
reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Many ask why God did not prevent this slaughter. Human suffering is indeed a mystery.
No explanation seems to satisfy our human craving to understand. These innocent children and their
parents suffered for Christ. Suffering, persecution, and martyrdom are the lot of all who chose to follow
Jesus Christ. There is no crown without the cross. It was through Jesus' suffering, humiliation, and death
on a cross, that our salvation was won. His death won life – eternal life for us. And his blood which was
shed for our sake obtained pardon and reconciliation with our heavenly Father.
About the Holy Innocents: From a homily by Saint Augustine: “Dearest brethren, we celebrate the
birthday of those children who were slaughtered, as the Gospel tells us, by that exceedingly cruel king,
Herod. Let the earth, therefore, rejoice and the Church exult — she, the fruitful mother of so many
heavenly champions and of such glorious virtues. Never, in fact, would that impious tyrant have been able
to benefit these children by the sweetest kindness as much as he has done by his hatred. For as today's
feast reveals, in the measure with which malice in all its fury was poured out upon the holy children, did
heaven's blessing stream down upon them. Blessed are you, Bethlehem in the land of Judah! You suffered
the inhumanity of King Herod in the murder of your babes and thereby have become worthy to offer to the
Lord a pure host of infants. In full right do we celebrate the heavenly birthday of these children whom the
world caused to be born unto an eternally blessed life rather than that from their mothers’ womb, for they
attained the grace of everlasting life before the enjoyment of the present. The precious death of any
martyr deserves high praise because of his heroic confession; the death of these children is precious in the
sight of God because of the beatitude they gained so quickly. For already at the beginning of their lives
they pass on. The end of the present life is for them the beginning of glory. These then, whom Herod's
cruelty tore as sucklings from their mothers' bosom, are justly hailed as ‘infant martyr flowers;’ they were
the Church's first blossoms, matured by the frost of persecution during the cold winter of unbelief.”
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 ~ Octave of Christmas
Saint Thomas Beckett, Bishop and Martyr
Holy Gospel: Luke 2:22-35 When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of
Moses, They took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the
Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord, to offer the sacrifice of a pair of
turtledoves or two young pigeons, in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. Now there was a
man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation
of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should
not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. He came in the Spirit into the temple; and when
the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, He took him into
his arms and blessed God, saying: "Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your
word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, a light for
revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel." The child's father and mother were amazed at
what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is
destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted – and you
yourself a sword will pierce – so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Meditation: When Joseph and Mary presented the baby Jesus in the temple, Simeon immediately
recognized this humble child of Bethlehem as the fulfillment of all the messianic prophecies, hopes, and
prayers. Inspired by the Holy Spirit he prophesied that Jesus was to be "a revealing light to the Gentiles".
The Holy Spirit reveals the presence of the Lord to those who are receptive and eager to receive him. Are
you receptive? Do you recognize the indwelling presence of the Lord with you?
Prayer: O God, who gave the Martyr Saint Thomas Becket the courage to give up his life for the sake of
justice, grant, through his intercession, that, renouncing our life for the sake of Christ in this world, we
may find it in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: There is a certain paradox for those blessed by the Lord. Mary was given the
blessedness of being the mother of the Son of God. That blessedness also would become a sword which
pierced her heart as her Son died upon the cross. She received both a crown of joy and a cross of sorrow.
But her joy was not diminished by her sorrow because it was fueled by her faith, hope, and trust in God
and his promises. Jesus promised his disciples that “no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22). The
Lord gives us a supernatural joy which enables us to bear any sorrow or pain and which neither life nor
death can take way.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 ~ Octave of Christmas
Holy Gospel: Luke 2:26-30 There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage, and
then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day with
fasting and prayer. And coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the
child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem. When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of
the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became
strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
Meditation: What do you hope for? The hope which God places in our heart is the desire for the kingdom
of heaven and eternal life as our happiness. Hope grows with prayer and age. Anna was pre-eminently a
woman of great hope and expectation that God would fulfill all his promises. Filled with the Holy Spirit, she
was found daily in the house of the Lord, attending to the Lord in prayer and speaking prophetically to
others about the Lord's promise to send a redeemer. She is a model of godliness to all believers as we
advance in age. Advancing age and the disappointments of life can easily make us cynical and hopeless if
we do not have our hope placed rightly. Anna's hope in God and his promises grew with age! She never
ceased to worship God in faith and to pray with hope. Her hope and faith in God's promises fueled her
indomitable zeal and fervor in prayer and service of God's people.
Prayer: Grant, we pray, almighty God, that the newness of the Nativity in the flesh of your Only Begotten
Son may set us free, for ancient servitude holds us bound beneath the yoke of sin. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Contemplation: A logical question is how do we grow in hope? The answer is simple: by placing our trust
in the promises of God the father and his son, Jesus Christ, and relying not on our own strength, but on
the grace and help of the Holy Spirit. As Fr. Thomas Merton once wrote: “We are not perfectly free until
we live in pure hope. For when our hope is pure, it no longer trusts exclusively in human and visible
means, nor rests in any visible end. He who hopes in God trusts God, Whom he never sees, to bring him
to the possession of things that are beyond imagination.” (EXCERPTED FROM “NO MAN IS AN ISLAND”)
Thursday, December 31, 2015 ~ Octave of Christmas
Saint Sylvester I, Pope
Holy Gospel: John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing
came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light
shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. A man named John was sent from God. He
came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but
came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was
in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what
was his own, but his own people did not accept him. But to those who did accept him he gave power to
become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor
by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling
among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only-begotten Son, full of grace and truth.
John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me
ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’” From his fullness we have all received, grace in place
of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No
one has ever seen God. The only-begotten Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, has revealed him.
Meditation: Jesus Christ is truly the Son of God who, without ceasing to be God and Lord, became a man
and our brother. From the time of the Apostles the Christian faith has insisted on the incarnation of God’s
Son “who has come in the flesh” (1 John 4:2). Jesus became the partaker of our humanity so we could be
partakers of his divinity (2 Peter 1:4). God's purpose for us, even from the beginning of his creation, is
that we would be fully united with Him When Jesus comes God is made known as the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ. By our being united in Jesus, God becomes our Father and we become his sons and
daughters.
Prayer: Come, O Lord, to the help of your people, sustained by the intercession of Pope Saint Sylvester,
so that, running the course of this present life under your guidance we may happily attain life without end.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Saint Gregory of Nyssa, one of the great early Church fathers (330-395 AD) wrote:
“Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again. We had lost the
possession of the good; it was necessary for it to be given back to us. Closed in darkness, it was
necessary to bring us the light; captives, we awaited a Savior; prisoners, help; slaves, a liberator. Are
these things minor or insignificant? Did they not move God to descend to human nature and visit it, since
humanity was in so miserable and unhappy a state?” If we are going to behold the glory of God, we will do
so through Jesus Christ. Let each of us give thanks from the heart to God the Father for sending his only
begotten Son to redeem us, and to show us the one path that leads to eternal life.
Friday, January 1 ~ Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
~ A Holy Day of Obligation ~
Holy Gospel: Luke 2:16-21 The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and
the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told
them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And
Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were
completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was
conceived in the womb.
Meditation: What's the significance of a name? For the Jewish people the giving of a name had great
importance. When a name was given it represented what that person should be in the future. An unknown
name meant that someone could not be completely known. To not acknowledge someone's name meant
both denial of the person, destruction of their personality, and change in their destiny. A person's name
expressed the reality of his or her being at its deepest level. A Jewish child was named at the time of
circumcision, eight days after birth. This rite was instituted by God as an outward sign to single out those
who belonged to the chosen people. It was a sign of the covenant that God made with Abraham and his
posterity.
Prayer: O God, who through the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary bestowed on the human race the grace
of eternal salvation, grant, we pray, that we may experience the intercession of her, through whom we
were found worthy to receive the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Who lives and reigns with
you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: In fulfillment of this precept, Mary's newborn child is given the name Jesus on the eighth
day according to the Jewish custom. Joseph and Mary gave the name Jesus because that is the name
given by God's messenger before Jesus was conceived in Mary's womb. This name signifies Jesus' identity
and his mission. The literal Hebrew means the Lord saves. Since God alone can forgive sins, it is God who,
in Jesus his eternal Son made man will save his people from their sins (ref. Matthew 1:21). In the birth
and naming of this child we see the wondrous design and plan of God in giving us a Savior who would
bring us grace, mercy, and freedom from the power of sin and the fear of death. The name “Jesus”
signifies that the very name of God is present in the person of his Son who became man for our salvation.
Peter the Apostle exclaimed that there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we
must be saved (ref. Acts 2:12). In the name of Jesus demons flee, cripples walk, the blind see, the deaf
hear, and the dead are raised. His name is exalted far above every other name (ref. Philippians 2:9-11).
The name Jesus is at the heart of all Christian prayer. It is through and in Jesus that we pray to the Father
in the power of the Holy Spirit. Many Christians have died with one word on the lips, the name of Jesus.
Do you exalt the name of Jesus and pray with confidence in his name?
About this Solemnity: “Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of
the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because his
Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell
among men. In this sense the Church's Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in
relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the ‘Seat of Wisdom.’ ” (Catechism of
the Catholic Church, No. 721)
Holy Mother of God,
Thank you for the “yes” of your life.
Thank you for saying yes to being the Mother of Jesus.
Thank you for saying yes to being our Mother, too.
Thank you!
Please teach us to be like you: humble, loving, never quitting, following Him.
Please, Mother, teach us to love God so much that we want only His Will.
Protect us, Holy Mary. Protect your children.
Please Mother, bring our lives to the Heart of Jesus.
Be our advocate, our strength, our joy. Amen.
Scripture passages (NAB translation) courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; prayers are from The Roman Missal, Catholic Book Publishing, 2011;
information about saints, solemnities, feasts and memorials courtesy of Catholic Culture.
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