2 616 Reading Road Mason, Ohio 45040 Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm 1st Sunday of the Month: 8:15am - 12:30pm Phone: 513-398-3821 Parish Office: ext. 3100 School Office: ext. 3108 After Hours Emergency: ext. 3200 Fax: 513-398-2254 Bulletin Deadline The deadline for all articles for the Sunday bulletin is Friday afternoon, (9) days before the article appears in the bulletin. Please send items, along with the dates they should run, to [email protected] for submission. THE GREATEST SHOW NOT OF THIS EARTH The Big Top is in town! Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus is at U.S. Bank Arena this weekend. Over 146 years this cavalcade has become an indelible part of our culture. Spotlight on the center ring, daring acrobats on the flying trapeze, parades of elephants, colorful clowns, all blinding the senses with sights and sounds bursting the imagination! It boggles the mind that this is the last time they’ll be entertaining ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages. High cost coupled with low attendance will bring the travelling circus crisscrossing the continent to its final destination. In May the famous tent is folding up forever. Around 33 AD, Peter, James, and John crisscross the switchback path up Mount Tabor, following Jesus. At the summit their wonder-working rabbi is transfigured before them. Thinking this experience couldn’t possibly come to an end, Peter—spokesman of the apostles prone to putting his foot in his mouth—says, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” When Peter wants to pitch three tents, his senses are overwhelmed with the dazzling glory of God. This is something the patriarchs and prophets, psalmists and sages longed to see. How could there be anything better? Where else would anyone want to be? God, however, interjects. “While [Peter] was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.’” Peter wants to stay on top of the mountain, where he has glimpsed the glory of God; Jesus—God in the flesh—knows that His glory, His love, His divine life will be most fully revealed in the Cross, that total outpouring of self- gift, self-sacrifice, self-surrender. But the apostles don’t know it yet. And they won’t really believe it until it’s confirmed by the Resurrection. Which is why Jesus told them, “Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” As Catholics, we anticipate our participation in the resurrected life to come. Like Abraham we are called to “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). Along the way we are exhorted to “Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God” (2 Timothy 1:8b). Strength comes from God, we cannot do it on our own. How do we receive that strength? Through prayer, the sacraments, keeping the commandments, and belonging to a believing community. Lent is the time to let go of our limited vision of what is good. Through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving we profess our faith that this world—which God created good and died to redeem—is still not and never can be our lasting home. We are made for God, for a new heavens and a new earth, for the heavenly Jerusalem. We are destined for glory. We are called to intimate and unceasing union with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. En route our steps crisscross the road to Calvary. We each will walk with Jesus the Way of the Cross. MARCH 12, 2017 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT REFLECTING WITH THE PAROCHIAL VICAR
Bulletin DeadlineThe deadline for all articles for the Sunday bulletin is Friday afternoon, (9) days before the article appears in the bulletin. Please send items, along with the dates they should run, to [email protected] for submission.
THE GREATEST SHOW NOT OF THIS EARTH
The Big Top is in town! Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus is at U.S. Bank Arena this weekend. Over 146 years this cavalcade has become an indelible part of our culture. Spotlight on the center ring, daring acrobats on the flying trapeze, parades of elephants, colorful clowns, all blinding the senses with sights and sounds bursting the imagination! It boggles the mind that this is the last time they’ll be entertaining ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages. High cost coupled with low attendance will bring the travelling circus crisscrossing the continent to its final destination. In May the famous tent is folding up forever.
Around 33 AD, Peter, James, and John crisscross the switchback path up Mount Tabor, following Jesus. At the summit their wonder-working rabbi is transfigured before them. Thinking this experience couldn’t possibly come to an end, Peter—spokesman of the apostles prone to putting his foot in his mouth—says, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” When Peter wants to pitch three tents, his senses are overwhelmed with the dazzling glory of God. This is something the patriarchs and prophets, psalmists and sages longed to see. How could there be anything better? Where else would anyone want to be?
God, however, interjects. “While [Peter] was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.’” Peter wants to stay on top of the mountain, where he has glimpsed the glory of God; Jesus—God in the flesh—knows that His glory, His love, His divine life will be most fully revealed in the Cross, that total outpouring of self-gift, self-sacrifice, self-surrender. But the apostles
don’t know it yet. And they won’t really believe it until it’s confirmed by the Resurrection. Which is why Jesus told them, “Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
As Catholics, we anticipate our participation in the resurrected life to come. Like Abraham we are called to “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you” (Genesis 12:1). Along the way we are exhorted to “Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God” (2 Timothy 1:8b). Strength comes from God, we cannot do it on our own. How do we receive that strength? Through prayer, the sacraments, keeping the commandments, and belonging to a believing community.
Lent is the time to let go of our limited vision of what is good. Through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving we profess our faith that this world—which God created good and died to redeem—is still not and never can be our lasting home. We are made for God, for a new heavens and a new earth, for the heavenly Jerusalem. We are destined for glory. We are called to intimate and unceasing union with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. En route our steps crisscross the road to Calvary. We each will walk with Jesus the Way of the Cross.
MARCH 12, 2017SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
REFLECTING WITH THE PAROCHIAL VICAR
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MASS INTENTIONS & WEEKEND PRESIDERS
Monday, March 136:00pm Walt Wieber
Tuesday, March 148:15am LWWHC
Wednesday, March 158:15am Jim & Jean Carey
Thursday, March 168:15am LWWHC2:30pm (Mason Christian Village) LWWHC
Friday, March 178:15am Lillian Naro
Saturday, March 188:15am Stanley Schappacher5:00pm (Fr. Farrell) Jane Brinkmann
Sunday, March 197:30am (Fr. Farrell) Bruce Amesbury9:00am (Fr. Farrell) Francine Greene11:15am (Fr. Roush) Kortney Snyder6:00pm (Fr. Roush) Don Tobler
Holy Days of Obligation6:30am, 8:15am, 7:00pm
ReconciliationMonday at 6:45pmSaturday at 9:00am
Eucharistic ExpositionMonday, 6:45 - 9:00pm
First FridayAfter 8:15am Mass Friday to beginningof 8:15am Mass Saturday
Rosary/DevotionsTuesday through Saturday at 7:30am
Nursery AvailableThe nursery is available for 9:00 and 11:15am Masses. It is located in the undercroft. Call ext. 3126 or email [email protected] for details.
Spanish MassA Mass in Spanish will be held at 4:00pm on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of every month. For details, contact Karla Eysoldt, ext. 3202 or [email protected].
Misa en español es el segundo y cuarto domingo del mes a las 4:00pm.
Parish MembershipWe joyfully welcome new members of our parish community. Information packets are available at the desk in the Gathering Space.
Please register by calling the Parish Office (513-398-3821), online (www.stsusanna.org), or after Mass on the first Sunday of the month in the Parish Office.
PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING OVERSEAS!
Alex BackBrandon FloreaJoseph Patrick FuscoThomas PrieveDavid RodriguezJustin SchuhChristian SorfnsenJames WernkeRachelle WernkeRyan WhitakerJim WykoffMichael Zeller
Prayer RequestsIf you have people to be prayed for and would like to have them in the bulletin, please email [email protected] and we will begin publishing them weekly.
Parish LibraryThe Library is located in the undercroft of the church. Media can be checked out at any time. Stop by the Parish Office for help.
Children’s Liturgy of the WordFor children in grades K-2, September through May, 9:00 and 11:15am Masses. For details, contact Susan Gravely, ext. 3110 or [email protected].
PLEASE NOTE:There will not be morning Mass on March 14th and 16th due to Father Bob, Father Eric, and several staff members attending the Amazing Parish Conference. There will be Communion services on those two mornings.
IN LOVING MEMORY...
Carole CollopyMother of Anthony Collopy
Ruth DuffyMother of Pete Duffy
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Marriage PreparationPlease contact the Parish Office no later than six months prior to the date of intended marriage.
Baptism PreparationPlease find more information on our website: www.stsusanna.org/baptism.
Upon your completion of the required forms found on the site, a member of the Parish Staff will contact you.
Our Catholic FaithAre you interested in learning more about our beautiful Catholic Faith and perhaps becoming Catholic?
Are you an Adult Catholic seeking Confirmation?
Then please contact Susan Hack,ext. 3169 or [email protected]. TAIZÉ PRAYER
Thursday, March 16th from 6:30 – 7:00pm
All are welcome to come and reflect on the Holy Spirit through song, scripture, silence and prayer.
Music & Reflection by Candlelight3rd Thursday of the Month
All are welcome tocome and reflecton the Holy Spirit
through song, scripture, silence and prayer.
6:30pm-7:00pm
WORSHIP
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TRAINING
Come and be trained for the beautiful ministry of Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion! Anyone who is interested in ministering in our Masses, helping take Communion to many area nursing homes,
to those in Westchester hospital and homebound parishioners is invited. Teresa & Tim Geiger will lead the training.
The next training session is Saturday, April 1, at 9:00am (following the 8:15am Mass) in the Church.
Register for this or future training sessions online:www.stsusanna.org/eucharisticministers.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Are you looking for a Lenten prayer for yourself and your family? Walk with the Lord each Friday of Lent at 7:00pm in Church. We will pray the Stations of the Cross, walking with Jesus to Calvary and opening our hearts to His love and mercy.
Our quarterly Name Tag Sunday has been very well received. To continue this outreach, we need your help handing out nametags the weekend of March 25-26. Families are encouraged to participate. Sign up on the parish website: www.stsusanna.org/nametagsunday or contact Susan Hack to be a part of our efforts to build community at St. Susanna.
LAUNDRY HELP NEEDEDFOR THE SACRISTY!
We need a person(s) to help with the laundry that accumulates with our liturgies. We need help for the second Sunday of every month. If we get more than one person wanting to help, it could be every other month as well! It entails picking up the laundry and then bringing it back laundered and folded, hopefully, by Wednesday of that week. If you can help with this very important ministry or would like more information, please contact Susan Hack, ext. 3169 or [email protected].
Help bring the Light to those who no longer want to walk in darkness. Invite those who have never been baptized or who have been baptized in a non-Catholic tradition, as well as adult Catholics who have not been confirmed, to the monthly inquiry sessions. The first session will be held on Tuesday April 4th, 6:30pm.
For more information, please contact Susan Hack, ext. 3169 or [email protected] or visit: www.stsusanna.org/rcia.
2017 EASTER MASS TIMES
• Holy Thursday, April 13th - 7:00pm
• Good Friday, April 14th - 12:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:00pm
Sunday Cafe is an opportunity to explore a variety of topics. The group meets Sunday mornings at 10:15am in the St. Susanna Room. Coffee and light refreshments are served. All are welcome! For more information, visit: www.stsusanna.org/sundaycafe.
March 12th: Forgiven
Forgiven explores the grace and healing offered in Confession and shows how this sacrament of mercy reveals the depth and bounty of God’s love. By looking at God’s revelation of His mercy in Scripture and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite itself, Forgiven communicates God’s invitation to each one of us to come experience His indescribable love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
March 19th & 26th: The Woman and the Well (by Brant Pitre)
Have you ever felt like there’s no way God could ever love you? Maybe you know people with a very troubled past and a broken life who just can’t believe that Jesus loves them.
In this Bible study, Dr. Brant Pitre goes straight to the heart of the love of Christ by focusing on the powerful story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well. As he shows, when we read this well-known story through ancient Jewish eyes, all of a sudden we realize that this is not just a story of Jesus’ mercy and forgiveness, but a powerful symbol of God’s love for sinners
STEWARDSHIP
Year to Date ACTUAL
Year to Date BUDGET
Over / (Under) Budget
$1,633,000 $1,605,835 ($27,165)
March 5, 2017
ACTUALMarch 5, 2017
BUDGETOver / (Under)
Budget
$58,000 $59,173 ($1,173)
THIS WEEK, FROM THE ST. SUSANNA VINCENTIANS...
In the Gospel Jesus is transfigured and a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased: Listen to him.” Do we listen to Jesus when he asks us to take care of our brothers and sisters who are suffering? Your gift in the parish Society of St. Vincent de Paul chapter will help the poor to celebrate the grace of God’s love this Easter.
SHROUD ENCOUNTER
Shroud Encounter will be coming to St. Cecilia Catholic Church located at 3105 Madison Rd., in Cincinnati, OH. The event will be Thursday March 23rd at 7:00pm. Admission is free. A museum quality life-size replica will be on display.
Shroud Encounter is a production of the Shroud of Turin Education Project, Inc. and will be presented by international expert Russ Breault. The presentation is a fast moving, big-screen experience using over 200 images covering all aspects of Shroud research. The Shroud of Turin is the most analyzed artifact in the world yet remains a mystery. The 14-foot long linen cloth has been in Turin, Italy for over 400 years and bears the faint front and back image of a 5’10” bearded, crucified man with apparent wounds and bloodstains that match the crucifixion account as recorded in the bible. Millions of people over the centuries have believed it be the actual burial shroud of Jesus.
National Geographic called it “One of the most perplexing enigmas of modern times.” Shroud Encounter will cover all aspects of the history, science, art and theories of how the image may have been formed.
ST. SUSANNA IS GETTING A MAGAZINE!
This will be the second parish in the tri-state area to receive a full-color monthly magazine from Lighthouse Catholic Publishing that will go directly to parishioners’ homes free-of-charge. Each publication will feature a different family from St. Susanna’s, together with important parish news and wonderful faith-filled articles from Lighthouse. If your business might be interested in sponsoring the publication and/or you know of a family whose faith journey you would like to see represented, please contact Tobias Nathe, Publisher at 513-375-7805.
BRINGING JESUS TO OUR FRIENDS…
We have recently received a number of requests to provide a regular Communion service to the residents at Brookdale/Longcove
Point Residential center. We are blessed with so many volunteers who minister as teams at Chesterwood, Mason Christian Village, Heritage, and Cedar village… to name a few.
I am trying to see if we can surface a number of loving, caring volunteers to minister to our friends at Brookdale. If you are interested… don’t worry there will be training… please send Fr. Bob ([email protected]) your name, email, phone number and the day that is best for you to participate. Thank you in advance for your loving consideration. Our friends need to know we care and they are not forgotten.
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ADULT FAITH FORMATION
MONTH THEME ACTIVITY
• Heifer International Lenten Project
(March 4th – April 2nd)
• Fair Trade Sale (March 11th & 12th)
• Easter Basket Drive for the Schuh Center
(Feb 25th – March 19th)
• Assembling of Easter Baskest
(March 22, 12:00pm, Schuh Center)
SolidarityMarch
PEACE & JUSTICE CALENDAR
DISCIPLES IN ACTION
THE SCHUH CENTER IS GEARING UP FOR EASTER!
Donations are needed to help provide Easter baskets to families that are less fortunate. Items that are needed include: • Completed Easter Basket
that individual/family puts together
• Pre-made Easter Baskets that can be purchased at the store• Baskets• Individually Wrapped Candy – Peeps, Tootsie Rolls, Suckers,
• Assorted Small Toys – Jump Ropes, Bubbles, Kites, Sidewalk Chalk, Frisbees, Play Doh, Coloring Book and Crayons, Bouncy Balls, Miniature Stuffed Bunnies
If you are able to provide any of these items, please drop them off at the Peace and Justice Kiosk in the Gathering Space of church by March 19th.
Parishioners who would like to help assemble the Easter Baskets can meet at the Schuh Center on Wednesday, March 22nd at 12:00pm.
Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity to provide Easter baskets to those in need in our community.
PARISH-WIDE LENTEN PROJECT
For more than 70 years Heifer International has partnered with and helped communities. They have worked in 125 countries to attain sustainable livelihoods through community-owned interventions. They have helped 25 million families lift themselves out of hunger and poverty. Nearly one billion people around the world still live in extreme poverty.
The St. Susanna Parish Community will be collecting financial donations through the month of March (Lenten Season) for Heifer International.
Options for making a donation include:
School/Preschool/CFP/Early Childhood:Funds will be collected in the classroom.
Parish at Large*:1. Check made out to St. Susanna Parish with “Heifer International” on the memo line. Place the check in an envelope clearly marked Heifer International and drop off at the parish office or in the Mass offering basket2. Online donation through Heifer International Fund-raising Site: www.stsusanna.org/heifer3. Cash/Check Donations dropped off in the Gathering Space on Collection Weekend of April 1st/2nd – this includes the “Fill the Ark” boxes
By bringing together the St. Susanna community, we will help others have a chance at a future free of poverty. For more information on Heifer International, go to: www.heifer.org.
For questions regarding St. Susanna Heifer International Lenten Project, please contact Mary Jo Burns, [email protected] or 398-3821 ext. 3120.
Tom and Colleen O’Rourke will be starting another series of Natural Family Planning classes at St. Susanna, Mason, Ohio, in the St. Isidore Room in the Undercroft of the church from 1:00-3:30pm on Sunday, March 19th. We teach the symptom-thermal method of NFP. Engaged and married couples can go to: www.ccli.org to register for classes.
THIS WEEKEND IS THE SCOUTING FOR FOOD DRIVE
Please join the scouts of St. Susanna Church in helping collect food during our yearly Scouting for Food Collection. All collections will benefit the St. Susanna Meyer Center’s food pantry. We will be collecting after all Masses the weekend of March 11th and 12th.
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ADULT FAITH FORMATION
GOT FISH??
Come get your fill at the St. Susanna Fish Fry! We offer traditional Fried Fish and Shrimp, as well as our Signature Baked Salmon and Weekly Specials! For those on the run, we offer DRIVE THRU service. And for our Parish and Community Seniors, we offer a Young At Heart room featuring table service in a QUIET atmosphere! And don’t forget our FABULOUS dessert table featuring a number of homemade goodies! If you like BAKING, we welcome all baked goods donations to the desert table! The Fish Fry Events will be held in the Meyer Center from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Fridays during Lent. We look forward to seeing you! If you are interested in helping out, please visit: www.stsusanna.org/fishfry.
DISCIPLES IN ACTION
SOUP AND BREAD SUPPER On Tuesday, March 21st from 6:30-7:30pm come to the St. Susanna School cafeteria for a Soup and Bread Supper. There is no cost but a donation can be made to help Suzie Reiter raise funds to travel to Alaska.
Suzie is a member of the Mason Mighty Walkers and that group is going to do the Mayor’s Midnight Sun Marathon there. Suzie has been training with that group for 5 years and is going on this trip to do the half marathon and to learn more about the many Indian tribes that live in Alaska. Suzie has been active at Fort Ancient for many years now and she does Native American inspired bead work and crafts. She has also learned and participated in Indian dances and Pow Wows.
Besides soup and bread and beverages, there will be Suzie-created desserts for purchase and she will also have her bead work for purchase as well. Come one and come all and enjoy the festivities.
YOUNG AT HEART OUTING
Please join us for Sister Act at La Comedia on Friday, May 5th at the matinee performance (arrival time is 10:30 am). The cost is $38.00 per ticket. Please make the check payable to
“St. Susanna Parish” and put “La Comedia” on the memo line. Take or mail the check to the parish office. Deadline is March 31st. Need a ride or have questions? Please call Jim Valento at 513-379-3823.
For more details about the March Respect Life topics, please visit:www.stsusanna.org/respectlife
MONTH THEME ACTIVITY
• 40 Days for Life
• Solemnity of St. Joseph: Novena
For those on the Path to Adoption
(March 20th)
• World Down Syndrome Day
(March 21st)
• Feast of the Annunciation:
Jesus’ Incarnation (March 25th)
Euthanasia and Assisted SuicideMarch
RESPECT LIFE CALENDAR
THIS WEEK, FROM THE ST. SUSANNA RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY...
“To couples who cannot have children of their own, you are no less loved by God; your love for each other is complete and fruitful when it is open to others.”
Bethlehem Christian Families have come to the United States on behalf of the Christian wood carvers of Bethlehem that rely on the tourism to support their families. Due to the bad situation and the interruption of the tourist trade, more than 800 families in the Holy Land are in danger of having to leave their homes in search of work. Their mission is to bring and sell olive wood
carvings to the Catholic Churches in the United States to help the Christian families remain in their homes and support their families.
Please plan on looking over and purchasing carved olive wood religious items the weekend of March 18th & 19th , 2017. Your help and support enables Christians to continue living in the Holy Land. Thank you in advance for your generous support of our brothers and sisters in Bethlehem.
The next program will begin the weekend of March 31 - April 2, 2017. Retrouvaille is a Catholic sponsored, confidential program open to all faiths. It offers a chance to rediscover yourself, and your spouse. It is for couples that have experienced a breakdown in communication, become unloving and uncaring, thinking of separation or divorce or who are separated. For further information, please visit the website at: helpourmarriage.org
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CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION
CFP Grades 1-8 (2016-2017)Faith Formation for elementary students will be Summer Sessions and Sundays from 10:15 to 11:45am and Mondays 6:30 to 7:45pm. For more information, contact Susan Gravely, ext. 3110 or [email protected].
Early Childhood 2016-2017Faith formation for 3, 4, pre-K 5-year-olds and kindergartners meets on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. For more information, contact Jill Berning, ext. 3400 or [email protected].
PreschoolWeekday Preschool is available for ages 2-5 in the undercroft of church. For more information, contact Joette Ewing, ext. 3131 or [email protected].
Saint Susanna SchoolThe parish school provides a Catholic education for Grades K-8. For more information, contact theSchool Office, ext. 3108 [email protected].
Faith AliveGrades 6-8 (2016-2017)Sundays 4:00pm to 5:45pmin the St. John Bosco Youth Room.
LIFEGrades 9-12 (2016-2017)Sundays at 7:00pm in the St. John Bosco Youth Room. For more information, contact Judie Kuhlman at [email protected].
JR. HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY, 6TH- 8TH GRADES
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 12thMeeting from 4:00-5:45pm in the Youth Room
March 19th Meeting from 4:00-5:45pm in the Youth Room
March 26h NO Faith Alive Meeting
April 2ndYouth Ministry Weekend - Faith Alive welcomes all incoming 6th graders to a fun filled meeting!
SR. HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY, 9TH-12TH GRADES
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 12thPeace/Justice: Stuck in Traffick
March 18th-19thLIFE Spring Retreat: Service Immersion Retreat at St. Leo’s
March 26h Sacraments/Catechesis: Be-Attitudes with an Attitude
April 2ndYouth Ministry Weekend - LIFE Group welcomes all incoming Freshman 2017 to experience what LIFE is really like!
Moms and their children ages 3 through 1st Grade are invited for a fun morning of fellowship with other parishioners. Please plan to join the fun on Saturday, March 18th from 10:00am-11:30am in the cafeteria. Muffins, fruit juice, and coffee will be provided. Please indicate at registration if your child has an allergy and an alternative will be made available.
Please register by March 13th to allow for the purchase of sufficient food and craft supplies. To register, visit: www.stsusanna.org/muffinswithmom
This event is sponsored by the Preschool and Early childhood programs. Please note that your child does NOT need to be enrolled in either of these programs to participate in this event. A suggested donation of $5.00 per family would help cover costs for this event. Please give your donation to staff members the morning of March 18th.
Direct questions to Jill Berning, Early Childhood Program Coordinator, 398-3821, ext. 3400 or [email protected] or Joette Ewing, Preschool Director, at 398-3821, ext. 3131 or [email protected].
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SCHOOL NEWS
• 4th grade Spring Concert at 7:00pm in the Meyer Center on Tuesday
• On Wednesday the School Community will attend the 8:15am Mass.
• 5th grade Spring Concert at 7:00pm in the Meyer Center on Wednesday.
• 6th grade Spring Concert at 7:00pm in the Meyer Center on Thursday.
• Our annual Flower Sale ends on Friday• Parents… please note that all volunteers who work with
children need to attend a VIRTUS Session and have a clear Background Check. For details, visit the Parish website, choose Parish Info tab, then Child Protection from its dropdown menu. Should you have any questions about whether or not your records are on file, please call the Parish Office 398-3821 extension 3113 and ask to speak with Cathy.
• We have limited enrollment openings in a few of our grade levels. If you are interested in attending Saint Susanna School next school year, please call 398-3821 Ext. 3108 and ask for Pam. She will be glad to give tours to interested families.
CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! VBS is open to children 4 years old to 5th grade, and will be held June 26th-30th from 9am-Noon.
Early Bird registration is open now through March 31st. To register, visit: www.stsusanna.org/vbs
St. Susanna Preschool is now registering for the 2017-2018 school year! We have openings in our 2’s Monday Class as well as our 3’s, 4’s and Pre-K afternoon
classes. For additional information about our Creative Curriculum Program for your little one, please contact Joette Ewing, Preschool Director, at 513-398-3821, ext. 3131 or [email protected].
2017/18 CFP REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Registration for the 2017/18 CFP session is now available. There is the choice to register for one of three “communities.”
• Sunday 10:15-11:30am (St. Mother Teresa Community)• Monday 6:15-7:30pm (St. Padre Pio Community)• Wednesday 6:15-7:30pm (St. Francis Community)
Numbers will be capped for each community, so each family will be asked to list their 1st and 2nd choices. Assignments will be made in the order of registration completion. Formal classes will begin September 17, 18 or 20 running through May 6, 7 or 9. Registrations received after May 1st will be charged a $30 per child late fee.
Please remember that to be prepared for First Communion, children must attend first grade CFP or first grade classes at a Catholic school. To be prepared for Confirmation, children must attend both 7th and 8th Grade CFP or Catholic school classes.
To register for the 2017/18 CFP sessions, please visit:www.stsusanna.org/ 1718cfpregistration
EARLY CHILDHOOD WELCOMES CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH KINDERGARTEN
Registration for the Early Childhood Program for the 2017/18 school year is now available. The program meets on Sundays from 9:00--10:00am. Early Childhood helps support parents in introducing the faith to their young children. Music, prayer, crafts, stories, and hands-on learning activities are provided to engage these young parishioners. Please consider this faith-filled opportunity for your child!
To register for the 2017/18 Early Childhood Program, please visit: www.stsusanna.org/ecregistration
Please direct questions to: Jill Berning, ext. 3400 or [email protected]
PALM SUNDAY EVENT OFFERED FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH FIRST GRADE
Parents, this is a wonderful opportunity for your young child to attend a Palm Sunday event scheduled for Sunday, April 9th during the 9:00am Mass. Your child will enjoy prayer, a craft, and music that teaches the meaning of Palm Sunday in an age-appropriate way. Drop-off will begin at 8:45am at the the Meyer Center, so that you will be able to attend Mass on time. Pick-up will be directly after Mass. Even if your family is not planning to attend the 9:00am Mass on Palm Sunday, your child is still welcome to come and learn the meaning of this special day. Adult and teen volunteers are needed for this special event. Please contact Jill Berning, ext. 3400 or [email protected], with questions or to volunteer.
The registration deadline is March 27th. To register your child, please visit: www.stsusanna.org/palmsundayevent.
“He saved us and called us to a holy life, not according to our works but according to his own design and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus
before time began” (2 Timothy 1:9).
March 12, 2017Second Sunday of Lent (A)Gn 12:1–4a2 Tm 1:8b–10Mt 17:1–9
The Glory We Are Called To
Raphael’s greatest painting, perhaps the greatest painting of all the Renaissance, depicts today’s
Gospel account of the transfiguration. Raphael loved this painting so much he never sold it. He hung the painting over his bed, and at his death he turned to look at it.
The transfiguration of the Lord reminds us of the glory we are all called to even when that glory is hidden. When God called Abraham, it was to make of him a great nation and to give him glory. But Abraham had to leave what he had and enter into the unknown to receive what was promised. We, too, need to set out and leave our expectations if we ever hope to enter the mysteries of faith and discover the reward we are searching for. Setting out and leaving behind are like little “deaths” that prepare us for the glory of salvation.
The Father revealed Jesus’ glory to his three closest apostles so their faith would survive the cross. God didn’t want them to become disillusioned or frightened by his suffering and death. A voice came down from heaven and confirmed Jesus as the Son to assure the apostles that even if he didn’t seem like the Messiah in his human nature, he most certainly was.
For ReflectionWhat images and objects around my house or workplace remind me of my faith? How can I be a sign of the glory to which we are called?
Piece: The Transfiguration, circa 1518Artist: Raphael SanzioLocation: Vatican Museums’ Pinacoteca
It was this image of the glorified Jesus that Raphael reflected on and labored over for years. He needed to see this transfiguration during his life and at the hour of his death to keep the faith. So do we.
