Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since 1864

CLUSTER SCHEDULE Saturday Masses

Immaculate Conception (IC) ............................... 5:00 PM

Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG)............................ 7:00 PM

Sunday Masses

Immaculate Conception ................. 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Our Lady of Guadalupe ...................................... 9:00 AM

St. Teresa .......................................................... 10:00 AM

Weekdays Masses/Communion Services

Monday Immaculate Conception ....................... 7:30 AM

OLG Communion Service ................................ 8:00 AM

Tuesday IC ......................................................... 7:30 AM

OLG .................................................................. 8:00 AM

Wednesday IC Communion Service .................. 7:30 AM

OLG ................................................................... 7:00 PM

St. Teresa ........................................................... 7:00 PM

Thursday IC ....................................................... 7:30 AM

Friday OLG ........................................................ 8:00 AM

IC .............................. 9:00 AM (7:30 AM if no 9:00 AM

School Mass scheduled)

RECONCILIATION IC Saturday ......................................................... 11:00 AM

OLG Saturday ................................................6:15-6:45 PM

St. Teresa Wednesday ............................................ 6:30 PM

Anytime by calling the parish office for an appointment.

BAPTISMS Presenting a child for Baptism is a serious obligation and requires a

faith commitment on the part of the parents and godparents. This

commitment is exemplified by being a practicing, active Catholic.

Parents are obligated to attend a preparation session before a child’s

baptism if they have not attended one in the past five years.

Sessions are held at 12:15 p.m. on second Sundays of January,

March, May, July, September and November, in the Parish Activity

Center. Please call the Parish Office to register. Baptisms are at

12:15 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.

WEDDINGS Please phone the parish office to set-up an appointment with a

priest, in order to begin the sacramental preparation. Only after this

initial meeting and assessment can a date be set for the wedding.

The process requires at least 6 months.

NEW PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME Please come to the parish office to register. If you have a change of

address, phone number or email, please inform the parish office.

PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ken Schnipke, C.PP.S., Pastor

Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S., Parochial Vicar

Deacon Charlie Salway - csalway@celina-ic.org

Polly Muhlenkamp, School Principal

Lindsey Lunz, Business Manager - llunz@celina-ic.org

Ann Hull, Secretary - ann@celina-ic.org

Cindy Van Santvoord, Director of Music

Joyce Johnson, Coordinator of Religious Education

Tiffany Pierstorff, Program Administrator

Gary Locke, Youth Minister - 419-953-3178

PASTORAL COUNCIL Mike Braun, President

SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Kevin Riesen, Chairperson

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMISSION Kylie Johnson, Chairperson

FINANCE COMMISSION Harry Coy, Chairperson

COUNSELING SERVICES Offered by Bob Skipper at Spiritual Center of Maria Stein

1-937-299-9005

Immaculate Conception Church

229 West Anthony Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822

Parish Office Phone: 419-586-6648 Fax: 419-586-6649 Website www.celina-ic.org

Religious Education Office 419-586-2370 School 419-586-2379 or 419-586-4987

Website www.icschool-celina.org

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

Everyday Stewardship - Recognize God In Your Ordinary Moments The Vision of Stewardship I love the original movie Willy Wonka and the

Chocolate Factory. All the way through while I

watch the film I still laugh and feel like a child. It is

only the last line with which I have an issue. Wonka

by now has chosen Charlie to succeed him as head of

the chocolate factory. They board an elevator that

proceeds to crash through the roof and begins to fly.

Wonka then asks Charlie if he ever heard of what

happened to the boy who got everything he ever

wanted. After Charlie says no, Wonka explains, “He

lived happily ever after.” As I get older, I can say I

have met several people who got all or most of all

they have ever wanted, but unlike Charlie, it did not

lead to endless bliss. In fact, as a Christian I know

that that statement of Wonka’s is a lie. The secret to

living happily ever after lies in not getting all you

ever wanted, but instead in giving all you ever

wanted away.

A person can’t have any sense of that reality

until they begin to see his or her life transformed by

Jesus. When we have accepted the challenge placed

before us and made a choice to live a certain way

daily, we can find ourselves transformed. Following

Jesus is not easy, but it is the only true way to find

authentic joy. When we have emptied ourselves and

allowed him to fill the open spaces in us, we become

different. We are transformed and, if enough of us in

a parish community experience the same journey,

our parish is transformed as well. Then we begin to

transform the world around us. Don’t be fooled: A

flying elevator is cool, but it pales in comparison to

what can happen when we find a new life in Jesus

Christ.

– Tracy Earl Welliver

©LPi

Remember in your prayers those who have

died, especially Paul Johnsman and Dorothy

Winkeljohn.

The Endowment Fund received $50.00 in

memory of Lucy Beckstedt.

† Vocation Cross † September 6-12 -- Chris & Cathy Fullenkamp

September 13-19 -- Tom & Donna Hartke

Monday, August 31

7:30 a.m. Paul E. Jones (Anniversary)

Tuesday, September 1

7:30 a.m. Esther Johnsman

Wednesday, September 2

No Mass or Communion Service

Thursday, September 3

St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the

Church

7:30 a.m. Lucille Kramer

Friday, September 4

7:30 a.m. No Mass

9:00 a.m. Lewis Snider

Saturday, September 5

St. Teresa of Calcutta

2:00 p.m. Ryan Miller & Taylor Tweed

Wedding

5:00 p.m. Don Beckstedt

Sunday, September 6

8:00 a.m. Liddy Leugers,

Gerald & Romaine Hoyng

11:00 a.m. Gene Reichert,

Harold Post

Legacies and bequests help continue the

faith. Please remember Immaculate Conception

Parish in your will and expressions of sympathy.

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 ©LPi

School Carnival Events The 11th annual I.C. School Carnival is

planned for Sunday, September 13 from 1:00-3:00

p.m. on the PAC parking lot. Our raffle this year

includes 1st prize $500 gas card donated by Asset

Allocation, 2nd prize Pizza a month for a year

donated by Celina Wine Store, 3rd prize $200 gas

card donated by Pax Machine, 4th prize Bella’s

Italian Grille Gift Basket, and 5th prize $25 gift card

donated by Farm Credit Mid-America. Tickets are

$10 each or 2 for $15. Raffle tickets will be on sale

outside the main doors of the church after all masses

this weekend. They can also be purchased in the

school office or from any IC School Student.

Starting at 9:00 a.m. until sold out the

Carnival will have BBQ chicken dinners from

2Willy’s for $8.00. K of C waffles will also be

available. A drive thru lane will be on the north side

of the school on Wayne St.

Come join us at the Carnival on the PAC

parking lot. This year all of the fun will be outside.

There will be food, and games with prizes announced

outside at 3:00 p.m. This year our carnival features a

raffle, a 50/50 drawing, BBQ chicken dinners, K of C

waffles, and lots of games. Winners do not need to be

present. Come and enjoy some great family fun.

Notice Immaculate Conception School Asbestos

Reinspection occurred July 13, 2017. (40 CRF 763)

AHERA Compliance Notification can be viewed on

our parish website at: https://celina-ic.org/wp-

content/uploads/2020/08/40-CRF-763-AHERA-

Compliance-Notification-2020-2021.pdf.

Job Opening

We’ve been blest with two amazing young

adults in college diligently cleaning IC Church on a

regular basis to keep us free from the spread of the

coronavirus, but they have returned to college. IC is

seeking church janitors to provide clean down

services for the weekend masses. This is a part-time,

hourly position. Approximate time requirement

would be 5-10 hours per weekend. Applicants must

possess basic knowledge of janitorial skills, be

capable of performing tasks with minimum

supervision, and be self-motivated. Previous

janitorial work experience is desirable but not

required. Qualified candidates can contact Lindsey

Lunz, Business Manager at 419-586-6648 or via e-

mail at llunz@celina-ic.org.

RCIA If you or someone you know is interested in

learning more about becoming Catholic, our RCIA

will begin (in some fashion) at IC in early

September. Please see our web site: celina-ic.org/rcia/

to add your name to the list or contact Fr. Tim.

Religious Education News We are planning to start our Wednesday

night classes on September 9 and Confirmation class

on Sunday, September 13 (both in person). Every

effort will be made to protect our students and staff

by the use of masks, social distancing, and proper

sanitization. Registration forms are available on our

parish website www.celina-ic.org, at the doors of the

church, the Parish Office, and the Religious Ed

Office (open 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday).

Forms will also be emailed out to last year’s

students. If you have any questions call the Religious

Ed Office at 419-586-2370.

Is Your Marriage Hurting? Has your marriage grown cold, distant,

unloving or uncaring? Then please consider

Retrouvaille (ret’ ro-vi) - a Catholic sponsored,

confidential program open to all faiths. A program

designed to help heal and renew marriages. The

next program begins September 11, 12, 13, 2020.

For more information call 513-456-5413 or

internet address Retrouvaille.org or

helpourmarriage.org. Other weekends and

locations are available. Please call for details.

Bulletin articles are due in writing by 9:00

a.m. on Tuesday. You may email article to:

ann@celina-ic.org.

Saturday, September 5, 5:00 p.m.

Sacristans: Doug & Toni Shema

Commentator: Carol Wenning

Lector: Toni Shema

E. M.: Tom Drexler, Karen Albers, Tara Homan

Ushers: Team L, Tim Wenning, Captain

Sunday, September 6, 8:00 a.m.

Sacristans: Charlie & Jane Mescher

Commentator: Trish Baucher

Lector: Charlie Mescher

E. M.: Freda Lochtefeld, Ruth Knapke, Kati Heckler

Ushers: Team A, Ron Hoying, Captain

Sunday, September 6, 11:00 a.m.

Sacristan: Diane Wagner

Commentator: Cissy Muntzinger

Lector: Allison Darras

E. M.: John Schmidt, Diane Wagner, Lisa Schott

Ushers: Team B, Mike Everman, Captain

This bulletin is furnished to the parish

without charge. The advertisements that appear,

completely defray the costs. Please patronize our

sponsors. We thank them for their support of our

parish! Our Featured Sponsors this week:

Financial Concepts

Fraternal Order of Eagles

The Peoples Bank Co.

Kissing the Altar at Mass

Question: Why do priests kiss the altar at the

start of Mass?

Answer: Our churches and chapels are filled

with symbols. We might think of the more common

symbols (like the crucifix, statues, stained-glass

windows, vestment color and altar cloths) as well as

major symbols (such as the paschal candle and the

baptismal font). But there are some things that we

can take for granted in our sacred spaces, because

unfortunately, they seem to just be part of the

building, including three of the main symbols of our

liturgy: the ambo (lectern), the chair for the priest

celebrant, and the altar.

These three objects are placed in a specially

designated area called the sanctuary. They are the

places where the Word of God is proclaimed, where

the priest prays and presides at the celebration, and

where the bread and wine are offered by the priest

during the Eucharistic Prayer. Although each of

these objects is sacred because of the role they play

in our worship, the altar holds a special place. In a

document containing the rules and instructions for

the Mass — the “General Instruction of the Roman

Missal” — we read: “The altar on which the Sacrifice

of the Cross is made present under sacramental

signs is also the table of the Lord to which the People

of God is called together to participate in the Mass,

as well as the center of the thanksgiving that is

accomplished throughout the Eucharist” (no. 296).

One of the ways that we recognize the

importance of the altar is when the priest and

deacon kiss the altar at the beginning of Mass.

Kissing is an ancient act of devotion. Remember, we

also kiss the cross on Good Friday, and the deacon or

priest kisses the “Book of the Gospels” after the

Gospel is proclaimed. This act of devotion reminds us

that the altar is a symbol of Jesus, the “living

stone” (see 1 Peter 2:4), the foundation stone of our

faith. It is a symbol gesture, but it is a powerful

reminder of the One on whom our faith is built and

in whose name we gather as the “household of

faith” (see Galatians 6:10).

To learn more, see the “Catechism of the

Catholic Church” (no. 1382-1383). ©LPi

Stewardship Offering August 16

Envelopes/online (189) $ 12,756.43

Loose 570.00

Total Received $ 13,326.43

Weekly Offering: $ 13,326.43

Week Budgeted: 14,400.00

Over/Short: ($ 1,073.57)

YTD Total Collection: $ 89,101.42

YTD Total Budgeted: 100,800.00

Over/Short to date: ($ 11,698.58)

To give electronically for fiscal year July 1, 2020 to

June 30, 2021 visit www.celina-ic.org and click

Donate.