Bulletin information must be in to the office by Thursday at 8:00am. Parish Registration: New Parishioners are always welcome! Please contact the parish office (740-472-0187) to register. Infant Baptism: contact the parish office (740-472-0187) to schedule. Confessions: at Woodsfield: Sat. 4:00pm to 4:45pm.; Sun 7:45am to 8:15am. and by appointment. Weddings: No date may be reserved for a wedding until the couple meet with the priest. Pastoral Care of the Sick and Infirmed: call 740-472-0187. Hospitals and Care facilities regularly do not notify the parish unless specific request is made. Catholic Woman’s Club: will meet on the first Wednesday of each month at the Brown Center at 7:00pm. St. Sylvester: Diane Burkhart 740-391-0391; St. John the Baptist: Eileen Ackerman 740-757-2481 and/or Eileen Miller 740-472-0279 St. Joseph of Monroe County Council 5009 of the Knights of Columbus will meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month at St. Sylvester Church, following 6:30pm Mass. Grand Knight: Mr. Sam Schumacher. Parish Prayer Chain: please call: Jackie Kirkland 740-472–0338. Purgatorial Society founded in the 1780’s to pray for those holy souls in Purgatory. To join or for more information con- tact: Jackie Kirkland at 740-472-0338. St. Sylvester, Woodsfield St. John Bosco, Sardis St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg founded 1866 (founded 1863) dedicated 1976 founded 1841 Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville The Monroe County Catholic Churches www.monroecountycatholic.org 334 South Main Street Woodsfield, Ohio 43793-1027 Phone: 740-472-0187 July 12, 2020 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time Is 55:10-11, Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23, 13:1-9 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, (RCIA): RCIA is an adult preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Mr. Joseph Long, coordinator. Parish School of Religion (PSR aka. CCD) The Parish Religion Classes for children (not enrolled in a Catholic School) in grades 1 through 8. St. Sylvester: Jill Schumacher 740-472-5483 St. John the Baptist: Eileen Ackerman 740-757-2481 Call to register your children. CATHOLIC EDUCATION St. Sylvester Central Elementary: (PK-8) 119 Wayne Street, Woodsfield, Ohio. Mrs. Robyn Guiler, principal. 740-472-0321 Diocesan Vocation Director Fr. Michael Gossett: [email protected]Cub Scout Pack 17, Pack Leader is Missy Dean (740) 934-9382 [email protected]Boy Scout Troop 17 Scout Master: Mr. Tim Dolan (740)-213-7365 Catholic Cemetery Contacts: St. Sylvester Woodsfield: Donald & Rita Biedenbach 740-472-1849 St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg & Immaculate Conception, Ozark; Jason Weiss or St. Sylvester Parish Office 740-472-0187 St. Joseph & Chapel Hill, Burkhart Station: Russell Betts 740-567-3286 St. Patrick’s, New Matamoras: Parish office: 740-472-0187 Diocese of Steubenville Office of Family and Social Concerns & Referral (i.e. Catholic Charities), 1-800-339-7890. Diocesan Child Protection and reporting of abuse Father James M. Dunfee, Vicar General of the Diocese of Steubenville, 1-740-282-3631 or e-mail [email protected]. Fr. Timothy Davison Pastor 1-918-637-1774 Jennifer Winkler Office Assistant Office Hours Monday– Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Fr. Virgil Reischman Retired mccatholic- [email protected]
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Bulletin information must be in to the office by Thursday
at 8:00am.
Parish Registration: New Parishioners are always welcome!
Please contact the parish office (740-472-0187) to register.
Infant Baptism: contact the parish office (740-472-0187) to
schedule.
Confessions: at Woodsfield: Sat. 4:00pm to 4:45pm.;
Sun 7:45am to 8:15am. and by appointment.
Weddings: No date may be reserved for a wedding until
the couple meet with the priest.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Infirmed: call 740-472-0187.
Hospitals and Care facilities regularly do not notify the
parish unless specific request is made.
Catholic Woman’s Club: will meet on the first Wednesday
of each month at the Brown Center at 7:00pm.
St. Sylvester: Diane Burkhart 740-391-0391;
St. John the Baptist: Eileen Ackerman 740-757-2481 and/or
Eileen Miller 740-472-0279
St. Joseph of Monroe County Council 5009 of the Knights
of Columbus will meet on the first and third Wednesday
of each month at St. Sylvester Church, following 6:30pm
Mass. Grand Knight: Mr. Sam Schumacher.
Parish Prayer Chain: please call: Jackie Kirkland
740-472–0338.
Purgatorial Society founded in the 1780’s to pray for those
holy souls in Purgatory. To join or for more information con-
tact: Jackie Kirkland at 740-472-0338.
St. Sylvester, Woodsfield St. John Bosco, Sardis St. John the Baptist, Miltonsburg founded 1866 (founded 1863) dedicated 1976 founded 1841
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville
The Monroe County Catholic Churches www.monroecountycatholic.org
334 South Main Street Woodsfield, Ohio 43793-1027
Phone: 740-472-0187
July 12, 2020
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Is 55:10-11, Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23, 13:1-9
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, (RCIA): RCIA is an adult
preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Mr. Joseph
Long, coordinator.
Parish School of Religion (PSR aka. CCD) The Parish Religion
Classes for children (not enrolled in a Catholic School) in grades 1
through 8.
St. Sylvester: Jill Schumacher 740-472-5483
St. John the Baptist: Eileen Ackerman 740-757-2481
Call to register your children.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
St. Sylvester Central Elementary: (PK-8) 119 Wayne Street,
St. John Bosco Mission Adult Collection $ 85 .00 Loose $ 15.00 St. John the Baptist Adult Collection $ 1415.44 Loose $ 35.00 School Collection $ 30.00 St. Sylvester Adult Collection $ 1459.00 Loose Collection $ 236.00 School Collection $ 162.00 Candles $ 154.00
Thank you for your continued support of
our parishes and school.
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This Week
Wednesday Adoration 7:30am-9:00pm
Benediction 6:00pm
Rosary 6:15pm
Mass 6:30pm
2020Dioceasan/Parish Share Campaign
Despite the current pandemic slowing many things down, the DPSC is well underway.
The following is the current status for each of the three parishes. If have not yet con-
tributed, please consider doing so. Amounts raised over the goal is returned back to
the parishes.
If you have already donated or pledged, thank you for your support.
Goal Amount paid + % of Goal
Pledged
St. John Bosco $ 1,835 $2570 140%
St. John the Baptist $ 8,638. $9010 104%
St. Sylvester $16,110 $16830 104%
Special Collection
St. John’s Baptist Picnic, August 2nd will be CANCELLED.
Everyone is welcome to donate
toward our future picnic for
2021.
Thank You for all your help.
*Catholic Women’s
Club Convention in
Steubenville
September 8-9, 2020
CANCELLED!
In Loving Memory
of:
David Baker
Lowell Baker
Danny Betts
William H. Bolon
Cyril Burkhart
Herman & Hilda Burkhart
Michael & Bertha Burkhart
John & Cuppy Chaplin
Johnny Chaplin
Darrell Cline
Paul & Barbara Conner
Joe & Eunice Gallagher
Lawrence Gallaher
Lucy Gallaher
Andrew Howell
Clarence Howell
Dorothy Howell
Ova Howell
Ruth Ellen Howell
Mike Koval
Walter Knox
Monica Long
Katy Madison
Paul Madison
Paul Madison, Jr.
Mary C. McLaughlin
Madeline Mellinger
Robert M. Miller, Sr.
Francis Paulus
Freeda Paulus
Hilda Paulus
Mary Paulus
Ella Richter
Ralph Richter
Clara Rush
Imelda D. Scott
Jim Scott
Clarence Smith
Meri C. Welsh
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Some of you may have noticed the machinery in front of the Church of St. Sylvester this past week. We had to do about $15,000.00 worth of work on the bell tower. We haven’t been using the bells
for a long time because we were advised that ringing them could have resulted in further damage to the
tower. I hope that now all will be well. The money that is donated in the envelopes designated for build-ing maintenance is what we use when we have these extraordinary expenses. And if we don’t keep up
with these kinds of repairs we end up having to pay a lot more one day when the deterioration worsens.
I am hoping to do some work on the parking lot at St. Sylvester’s this summer. We had repaired
some damaged places in the parking lot last year but it looks like we need to do further repairs this sum-mer again. I would also like to re-seal the entire parking lot and possibly paint lines for parking. I am not
sure how much it will cost yet.
At St. John’s in Miltonsburg we did some work on the interior lighting during the Covid-19 shut down and the church looks great. We also repaired a slip alongside the parking area that was getting
worse and worse. We will soon be taking down one of the big trees that is damaging the retaining wall.
These expenses are all taken care of except for the tree removal but I don’t have the cost of that expense yet. I should have it soon.
Last year I indicated that I would like to get a statue of St. Sylvester to put inside the church
since the parish of St. Sylvester is under his heavenly patronage. The cost of such a statue which has to be
fabricated either out of fiber glass or wood depending on how much we want to spend costs between 7,000.00 to 9,000.00 dollars. We have about $2500.00 thus far. If you would like to help out with this
project just write a check and mark on the memo that it is for the statue of St. Sylvester. Thanks to those
who have helped so far.
Down at St. Joseph’s in Burkhardt we are in the process of selling the church property except for
the cemetery if we get permission from the Diocese. The windows, altars, statues, pews, and some odds
and ends of the Church are all gone now leaving pretty much an empty shell. We are in the process of removing the small organ in the choir loft as well. I’ll keep you informed of the progress.
At St. John Bosco in Sardis things are well taken care of and we haven’t had to spend much as
far as maintenance is concerned.
In our school we have had to take a long break from in-school classes of course because of the pandemic but we hope that things can get back to normal this Fall and classes can resume at the school.
We’ll know soon hopefully. We are still paying our teachers however because they have had to work hard
in directing the remote learning of our students. Their contracts stipulate that they are to receive a twelve month salary. That is why we continue to need your assistance year around for the school. Bingo is set to
start up again on July 7th and we hope that that will bring in some money to pay for the school expenses.
Again thank you for helping to keep our school going.
Bishop has given us Pastors permission this year because of the Covid-19 outbreak to administer
the Sacrament of Confirmation. Therefore, I will do so on Saturday, September 19th at the 5:00 p.m.
Mass. Rehearsal will take place on Friday evening, September 18th at 6:30 p.m. We have twenty candi-
dates who will be receiving this important sacrament. Please keep these young people in your prayers. I encourage the candidates to spend these weeks before their confirmation in prayer and study of the faith
so as to be properly disposed to receive what the Lord wants to give them. And I encourage the Sponsors
to spend some time with their candidate and to pray with them to the Holy Spirit as the Apostles did be-fore Pentecost when the Spirit descended upon them and enflamed their desire to serve the Lord no mat-
ter what. In our world today we definitely need the special graces of the Holy Spirit to be courageous in
the practice of our Catholic faith. I encourage those who are able to attend Mass every Sunday even though we are dispensed from the obligation to do so. To tell you the truth, I haven’t seen many young
people at Mass since we resumed public Masses in May. Confessions are being heard as well and so I
hope that everyone will feel free to make a good confession and do all that is possible to protect the faith
from being watered down in this very difficult time.
May the Lord be with all of you!!
Sincerely yours,
Father Timothy Davison
Scripture Reading of the Week
Sunday
July 12th 15th Sunday in ordinary time
IS 55:10-11 ROM 8:18-23
MT 13:1-23, 13:1-9 Monday
July 13th
St. Henry
IS 1:10-17
MT 10:34-11:1
Tuesday
July 14th
IS 7:1-9
MT 11:20-24
Wednesday
July 15th
St. Bonaventure, Bishop &
Doctor of the Church IS 10:5-7
MT 11:25-27
Thursday
July 16th
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
IS 26:7-9, 12, 16-19
MT 11:28-30
Friday
July 17th
IS 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8
MT 12:1-8
Saturday
July 18th
MI 2:1-5,
MT 12:14-21
Sunday
July 19th
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
WIS 12:13, 16-19
ROM 8:26-27
MT 13:24-43, 13:24-30
St. Joseph of Monroe County,
Council 5009 of the Knights of Columbus
Samuel Schumacher, Grand Knight
Leading by Example—Our council seeks to develop a culture of charity, unity, and fraternity in faithful service to the
Church and community. New members are welcome to join us!
Next Meetings- *Knight’s of Columbus Meeting will be on August 1st. Adoration at 6:00 pm, Rosary at 6:15 pm Mass at 6:30 pm; meeting to follow.
*Catholic Women’s Club Meeting, August 1st, 7:00 pm at the Brown Community Center
TUESDAY BINGO
July 14th
Monica Habig
Sam Schumacher
Church Volunteer
Church Volunteer
Lindee & Josua Wilson
Sara Yonak
July 21st
Monica Habig
Lance LaFollette
Brooke Yontz
Church Volunteer
Church Volunteer
Church Volunteer
July 28th
Monica Habig
Sam Schumacher
Anna Lang
Church Volunteer
Church Volunteer
Church Volunteer
SUNDAY BINGO
July 12th
Monica Habig
Sam Schumacher
Ted Babcock
Matthew & Nicole McGuire
Alisha & Brad Ludwig
Dustin & April Parden
July 19th
Amanda Schumacher
Missy Knowlton
Kim Palmer
Dustin & April Parden
Linda Piatt
Ryan & Jenna Rosnick
July 26
Amanda Schumacher
Jill Schumacher
Tyler & Tiffany Schumacher
Randall & Kim Sefert
Michael & Adrienne Shelton
Gary & Keisha West
THE BROWN SCAPULAR The scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, also known as the Brown Scapular, is one
of the most popular and celebrated of Roman Catholic devotions. The sacramental (as the lay
faithful commonly use it) is a miniature derivative of the actual brown scapular used by the
Carmelites – the sleeveless outer garment falling from the shoulders which is worn as a sign
of their vocation and devotion.
Our Lady gave St. Simon a scapular for the Carmelites with the following promise,
saying, “Receive, My beloved son, this habit of thy order: this shall be to thee and to all Car-
melites a privilege, that whosoever dies clothed in this shall never suffer eternal fire…It
shall be a sign of salvation, a protection in danger, and a pledge of peace.”
