DISCIPLES CALLED TO WITNESS St John the Evangelist Parish / St. Mary Parish

Bellaire - Neffs - Shadyside - Powhatan Point

www.bnspcatholic.org

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 30TH, 2020

St John Church (SJ) - 415 37th St, Bellaire, OH 43906 St. Mary Church (SM) - 350 E 40th St, Shadyside, OH 43947

WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday 4:00 PM - SM Saturday 5:30 PM - SJ Sunday 11:00 AM - SM Sunday 9:30 AM - SJ

WEEKDAY MASS

6:00 p.m. (Mon.) SJ 8:00 a.m. (Wed. & Fri.) – SJ 8:00 a.m. (Tues. & Thurs.) - SM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday: 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. - SM Sunday: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - SJ Monday: 5:00p.m. - 5:45p.m. - SJ

Tuesday & Thursday: 7:30 -7:45a.m. - SM Wednesday & Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 7:45a.m. - SJ

CENTRAL OFFICE

3745 Tallman Ave., Bellaire, OH 43906 Phone - 676-0051 - Fax - 671-9776 Email: stjohns3745@comcast.net

Office Hours: M,W,F - 8:00am-4:00pm

Fr. Daniel Heusel, Pastor (SJ), Pastor (SM)

Mrs. Tonya Grimm- Secretary

St. Mary Central Grade School, Martins Ferry (740) 633-5424

Mrs. Theresa Young, Principal

Combined bulletin for St. Mary and St. John parishes:

To submit something for the bulletin please email Tonya, our central office secretary, by Wednesday at noon:

stjohns3745@comcast.net

www.fb.me/stjohn.bellaire.neffs www.fb.me/stmary.shadyside.powhatan

PRAYER FOR THE WEEK

God of might, giver of every good gift, put into our hearts the love of your name, so that by, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time

Do you know someone who would like to become

Catholic? Why not invite them to our RCIA classes. Call (740) 676-0051 for info.

GRATITUDE

A 5 week Message Series

There is so much negativity and tension in our world today. Where do we find the strength to positively address the challenges around us, to build up rather

than tear down? In this five week series we will reflect on the power of gratitude and how seeking opportunities to be grateful can lead us to be more positive in our interactions with others. Week 5: No one said it would be easy!

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH / ST MARY PARISH : BELLAIRE, NEFFS, SHADYSIDE, POWHATAN

Fr. Dan’s Intentions for the Week Saturday, August 29th, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

4:00p.m. (SM) For the People of St. John’s & St. Mary’s 5:30p.m. (SJ) + Bob Fahey 1 yr. anniversary deceased (Wife & Children)

Sunday, August 30th, 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

9:30a.m. (SJ) + Jay Kelly (Michael & Kathryn Kelly) 11:00a.m. (SM) + Olga Mc Vey (Nicholas DeBlasis)

Monday, August 31st

6:00p.m.+ Richard Klempa 1 yr anniversary deceased (Wife, Son & Family) Tuesday, September 1st

8:00 a.m. (SM) + Richard Ryncarz (Lisa Perticarini)

Wednesday, September 2nd

8:00 a.m. (SJ) + Bob Fahey (Tom & Diane Fahey)

Thursday, September 3rd, St. Gregory the Great

8:00a.m. (SM) + Marilyn Brooks (Tom & Sally Hotlosz) Friday, September 4th

8:00a.m.(SJ) + Nancy Gilli (Clemons Family) Saturday, September 5th, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary

Time

4:00p.m. For the People of St. Mary’s & St. John’s 5:30p.m. + Wayne Peters (Cindy & Lori)

Sunday, September 6th, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary

Time

9:30a.m. (SJ) + Rose, John & Cathy Magistro (Bruce & Mary Ann Young) 11:00a.m. (SM) + “Sugie” Ross (Daughter Georgina)

Lord, bless and protect those serving

our country, especially: Major Brian Zeno, Airmen 1st Class Curtis McElfresh, Sgt. Christopher Wetzel, Lance Corporal Zachary Knowlton, Staff Sgt. Wm. Kayne Melko, HTF Kory Melko, Sgt. Joshua Hall, Staff PFC Cody Anderson, Staff Sgt.

Aaron Loeffler, Tech Sgt. Craig DeBeni, Major Trey Vasey, Capt. Tom Dyer, Staff Sgt. Josh Pempek, Mitchell Rataiczak, Master Sgt. Chris Dipold, Sgt. Ryan James, Sgt. Dylan Frizzi, Sgt. Jake Foster and Pvt. Zachary Popovich, Lance Cpl. John Morgan, Jr., Pvt. Parker Heagerty, Pvt William Clegg , Petty Officer Alex Rader, Lance Corporal Zane Merryman, Pvt. Colton T. Selmon, 2nd Lt. DJ Olexa, Staff Sgt. Kelsey (Ryncarz) Turner

Offertory Collection

For the weekend of August 22/23, 2020 St. John’s: Adult (70env) $3,347, Loose $105, Assumption (4env) $25, St. Vincent de Paul (1env) $10, Grade School (1env) $5, Building Fund (4env) $75, Candles $82 St. Mary’s: Adult (42env) $1,100, Loose $89, Assumption (6env) $50, St. Vincent de Paul (1env) $20, Grade School (1env) $20, Building Fund (6env) $305, Food Pantry (1env) $25, Candles $38 Please remember to use your offertory envelopes when writing a

check. It helps us to effectively document your donations. If you do not

have envelopes please contact the parish office and remember to make

your check out to your parish, no matter what kind of envelope

(collection) you use. Don’t make your checks out to the Grade School

or St. Vincent de Paul, etc. The Parish will do that! Thanks!

PRAYER LIST

Please Note: This prayer list is an important part of our love for our brothers and sisters in need. Names will be included on this list for four weeks at a time. After four weeks a person’s

name will be removed but can be added again the next week simply by calling the office. Please pray for the following: Lindy & Don Freed, Verna Kiss, Debbie (Donahue) Duzik, Lisa Donahue, Jax McCort, Codey St. John, Dominic Alexander, Richard Althar, Robert ”Stumpy” Donaldson, Lou Ann Kinder, Fr. Sam Saprano, Jeremy Chirpas, Leslie Tedeschi, Ayda Klee, Spring, Billy & Baby Lilly, Tyce Hughes, John & Shari Rowan, Sarah, Jake & Baby Amelia Rose Zirkle, Dorothy Kresak, Quentin Scott Coyne, Ray Wheeler, Linda Creamer, Cayla Delaney, Cisci Deschaine, Mike Kotson, Gaye Griesedieck, Jules Coleman, Ray DeNoble, Yvonne Kucera, Frances P. Hartman, Joseph P. Stemkowski Jr., Gary Klika, Vicky Oboy, Magan Sechrest, Will Mason, Guy Albert Bates, Monica Yocca, John Bergund, Chuck Connor, Lillian Siebieda, Megan Sechrest, John Santavicca, Philip Gray, Jim Hepe, Bill Oakey, Diane Gosney, Bob Johnson our world, our nation, our church, and all those suffering because of the coronavirus, and the social unrest in our nation.

2020 Diocesan/Parish Share Campaign Progress Report

The pledges below are the ones that have been processed thus far at the chancery office. St. John Parish Goal: $21, 869 - Total Pledges or One-Time Gifts = 81, Total Received to Date (Payments on Pledges + One Time Gifts) = $18,228 Percentage of Goal Reached: 83%

St. Mary Parish Goal: $14,175 - Total Pledges or One-Time Gifts = 49, Total Received to Date (Payments on Pledges + One Time Gifts) = $12,585 Percentage of Goal Reached: 139%

DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC

WOMEN

75TH ANNIVERSARY MASS

Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 and the requirements for group gatherings, such as

social distancing and masks, it has become necessary to cancel the 2020 DCCW Convention celebrating 75 years of the Catholic Woman’s Club in our diocese. As an alternative, Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Monforton and live-streamed from the Basilica of St. Mary in Marietta at 10:00am on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Following mass, Monsignor Campbell will present the history of the Catholic Woman’s Club in the Diocese of Steubenville!

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 23TH, 2020

AUGUST MUSIC FOR MASS

TODAY’S MISSAL - MUSIC ISSUE 2020

Entrance: O Bless the Lord My Soul #534 Offertory: Hail Holy Queen #32 Communion: Christians Let Us Love One Another #475 Recessional: Blest Be the Lord #430

The Shadyside Fellowship of Churches will meet on Wednesday September 9th @ 10:00a.m. at the Methodist Church on Lincoln Ave. in Shadyside.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Shadyside Fellowship of Churches Food Pantry, located in the Lincoln Ave United Methodist Church, is in need of two persons to help run

the Food Pantry. Food is distr ibuted once a month. We order and buy food from the Mid-Ohio Food Bank in Columbus at reduced prices. A local rep will train the new persons in how to do ordering and buying. If you are interested in the positions or would like to volunteer to help with the Food Pantry distribution please call the Lincoln Ave UMC Church Office at 740-676-5936, Mon - Thurs from 9 am to 2 pm.

GOSPEL MEDITATION Secular pursuits only bring a temporary amount of satisfaction and fulfillment. As much as we may think that achieving worldly success,

economic security, personal well-being, and self-fulfillment are worthy goals to obtain, they all are dependent on external variables and can lead to emptiness. We are trained to be very pragmatic and productive. Unless we are able to check off all of the boxes or comply with specific measurable requirements, our value and worth becomes questionable. Corporations, educational institutions, systems, structures, and secular ideology rarely consider deeper, more spiritual, and human contributions a person can and needs to make. To the secular mind, the wisdom and ideals of the Gospel are making less and less sense. Consider for a moment this question: “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” While Jesus is asking this very challenging question to people who are considering his message, many in our world are in a quite different place. Whether we realize it, many folks are asking a much different question. Why would you not want to gain the whole world and secure your life? If you look at where a lot of folks are investing their time, energy, and resources, it becomes obvious where current priorities rest. Modern day comforts and possibilities are backing us out of our relationship with God. The fire burning in every human heart is trying to find its satisfaction in the things that humans have created and not God. Being altruistic and offering compassion for those most in need becomes a political responsibility or responsible gesture. We realize that our hearts need to be centered on something and someone who calls us out of ourselves, but we struggle and battle with naming the source of that call. God places the desire to seek, find, and love Him in the core of every soul. We are not abandoned and left to fend for ourselves. But we can easily get confused. We know that when we extend ourselves to another self-sacrificially, we are doing what is just and right. We know that we can work through suffering and loss and come out better and more whole on the other side. Our minds need to be renewed so that they can begin to understand that there is much more to who we are, and that faith plays a pivotal role in achieving our true and everlasting goals. It is when we see that it is only faith that can bring us to this heightened awareness of ourselves and God that it will begin to make sense. Then, we can put things in proper perspective and consider being a disciple. ©LPi

Memorial Donations made to St. John’s Church in Memory of Russ Vasey by Sons of the American Legion Squadron #521and In Memory of John Nowak By Ann Traylinek and Jeff & Marion Stolz.

Infant of Prague Novena The Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Wheeling, West Virginia will celebrate the annual Novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague begin-ning this year on Monday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. The Novena will be prayed on nine consecutive Monday evenings conclud-ing on November 9. Each week consists of

Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, a homily given by a guest priest, music, and prayers to the Infant of Prague. The theme for this year will be the “Fruits of the Holy Spirit”. Everyone is invited.

REST IN PEACE

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Charles “Shorty”

Morgan, Steve Strizak, Josephine Glasgow, Jim Hepe

and Teresa Phillips Deal. We offer our prayers also for the comfort of their loved ones. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

HELP WANTED

Recording secretaries needed for St. John’s and St. Mary’s Parish Councils. Each council meets five times a year, every other month, from September through May. The recording secretary is responsible for recording minutes of each meeting. It’s a great way to be involved and help out!

WHEN YOU LEAVE MASS TODAY…

Please put your kneeler down so that those who sanitize the pews after mass know which ones to sanitize! And don’t forget to take a missalette and a music issue with you - it’s yours to keep, we can’t keep anything in the pews, it’s one of our new procedures to keep everyone safe! Thank you!

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH / ST MARY PARISH : BELLAIRE, NEFFS, SHADYSIDE, POWHATAN

In Loving Memory of

John, Rose, & Cathy Magistro By Bruce & MaryAnn

In Loving Memory of

Paul Cook By Wife Phyllis & Family

In Loving Memory of

Rita Sharpe & Carmela Cerasoli By John Jr,John III, Anita, &

Jeannine

In Loving Memory of

The Smigill & Masciarelli Families By Walt & Anita

Educating All Students

Spirit-Mind-Body

St. Mary Central School Martins Ferry, Ohio

Prayer for Vocations!

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Observances for the week of August 30, 2020

Sunday: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. CommUNITY Prayer Service - Live-Streamed from Faith Fellowship Church, Bellaire. www.marinelliministries.com, click on “Video” box. Thursday: St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church 5:30pm-6:30pm Holy Hour of Reparation (SJ) 7:00pm R.C.I.A. (SM Sartori Hall) Next Sunday: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings for the week of August 30, 2020 Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [2b]/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5/Ps 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102 [97]/Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16/Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14 [17]/Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9/Ps 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21 [12]/Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [1]/Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5/Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40 [39a]/Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15/Ps 145:17-18, 19-20, 21 [18]/Lk 6:1-5 Next Sunday: Ez 33:7-9/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20

“To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.” -St. Thomas Aquinas

CommUNITY Prayer Service

This Tuesday is our next CommUNITY Prayer Service for healing and unity. It will be live-streamed beginning at 7:00pm from Faith Fellowship Church in Bellaire. You’ll find a link on our parish Facebook Pages and our website!