Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since 1864

229 W. Anthony Street, Celina, OH 45822

TELEPHONES Parish Office .........................Ph: 419-586-6648 Fax: 419-586-6649 Website ……………………www.celina-ic.org Religious Education Office ......... 419-586-2370 School ......................................... 419-586-2379 School ......................................... 419-586-4987 Website ..................... www.icschool-celina.org

PASTORAL STAFF

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

Fr. Vince Wirtner, C.PP.S., Parochial Vicar

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

Linda Schoen, Program Administrator

Charlie Salway, Youth Minister - 419-953-7083

PASTORAL COUNCIL Mike Robinson, President

SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Kevin Riesen, Chairperson

RELIGIOUS ED. COMMISSION Sandi Sutherby, Chairperson

FINANCE COMMISSION Harry Coy, Chairperson

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil .................................................................... 6:30 p.m.

Sunday ................................... 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon

Weekdays .......................................... 7:30 a.m. Monday thru Friday

School Mass ..................................................... 9:00 a.m. on Fridays

HOLY DAY SCHEDULE: See Mass Intention Times

Inside

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays: 11:00 a.m.

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 1:15 p.m. on second Sundays of

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

Activity Center. Baptisms are at 1:15 p.m. on the third Sunday of

January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September,

October, November and December and on the fourth Sunday of April.

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.

COUNSELING SERVICES: Offered by Bob Skipper at

Spiritual Center of Maria Stein 1-937-299-9005.

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.

Immaculate

Conception

Church

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 3, 2017

Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8th Friday, Dec. 8th is a holy day of obligation

celebrating the patronal feast of our country and I.C. parish.

Masses will be celebrated on Thursday, Dec. 7th at 6:30 p.m.

and Friday, Dec. 8th at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. (St.

Teresa Thursday, Dec. 7th at 7:00 p.m.)

Retirement Fund for Religious Collection Dec. 9-10 Help care for elders. “Thanks to support from the

Retirement Fund for Religious, we are now in a much better

position to care for our elders,” writes a religious sister. Your

donation helps her religious community and hundreds of

others provide for aging members and plan for long-term

needs. Please give to next week’s Retirement Fund for

Religious collection.

Advent Reconciliation Opportunities Immaculate Conception

Thursday, Dec. 14th & 21st, 7:00 p.m. Individual

Confessions

Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.

St. Teresa

Wednesday, Dec. 13th 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays at 4:30 p.m.

4th Sunday of Advent Masses Immaculate Conception

Saturday, Dec. 23rd 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 24th

7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (No 12 Noon Mass)

St. Teresa

Saturday, Dec. 23rd 5:00 p.m., Sunday Dec. 24th

10:30 a.m.

Christmas Masses Immaculate Conception

Sunday, Dec. 24th 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.,

Monday, Dec. 25th 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

St. Teresa

Sunday, Dec. 24th 10 p.m., Monday, Dec. 25th 10:30

a.m.

New Year Mass Immaculate Conception

Sunday, Dec. 31st 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 1st 9:00

a.m.

St. Teresa

Monday, Jan. 1st 10:30 a.m.

† Vocation Cross † December 10-16 -- Dale & Karen Albers

December 17-23 -- Carl & Judie Braun

Legacies and bequests help continue the faith. Please

remember Immaculate Conception Parish in your will and

expressions of sympathy.

Mass Intentions For The Week

Monday, December 4

St. John Damascene, Priest & Doctor of the Church

7:30 a.m. Joseph Keller

Tuesday, December 5 7:30 a.m. Brian Hoyng

Wednesday, December 6

St. Nicholas, Bishop

7:30 a.m. Norb & Mary Kohnen

Thursday, December 7

St. Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

7:30 a.m. Al & Mary Keller

6:30 p.m. Bill Vian (Anniversary)

Friday, December 8

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

7:30 a.m. Deb Meeds

9:00 a.m. Bob Wagner

6:30 p.m. All Souls

Saturday, December 9

St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

6:30 p.m. Michael Carroll

Sunday, December 10

7:30 a.m. People of the Parish

9:00 a.m. Red Everman (Anniversary)

12:00 noon Alice Schulte

Baptized Congratulations to the following who were recently

Baptized: Michael Charles, son of Rob & Jessica Heckler;

Mina Lynn, daughter of Gary & Rachel McDowell; Graysen

Frederick, son of Jasen & Tiffany Pierstorff; Evalynn

Josephine, daughter of Jordan Wellman & Lindsay Stucke.

“When I Was Hungry, You Gave Me Food.” Reflecting the generosity of I.C. parishioners, 396

food items were donated over the Thanksgiving holiday

weekend to the Church’s “Food for all” initiative. The items

were delivered to CALL and OUR Home food pantries and

will be distributed to help feed the hungry of our area. Thank

you to everyone who donated the items and helped load and

deliver them. I.C. parish continues to work toward Pope

Francis’s goal to end world hunger by 2025. Thank you for

doing your part.

Readings for the Week of December 3, 2017

Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7//1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37

Monday: Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11

Tuesday: Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24

Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37

Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27

Friday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38

Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35--10:1, 5a, 6-8

Next Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8

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Congratulations to the following students for earning

Pizza with the Principal: Avery Stachler (4th grade), Bridget

Fullenkamp (5th grade), and Ava Knapke (6th grade). We are

proud of your hard work, kindness to others, and responsible

attitude throughout the school year. Keep it up!

Our 6th graders taught us last month about St. Isidore

during a faith assembly. We learned that St. Isidore is the

patron saint of farmers and he was a very hard worker.

Isidore’s life was a model of Christian perfection. He and his

wife were very charitable and always willing to help their

neighbors in distress. They also taught us about another life

skill: “Begin With the End in Mind.” When we plan ahead

and set goals for ourselves, we can stay focused on those

goals and hopefully reach them!

We also celebrated Thanksgiving with our school

families. After our school Thanksgiving Mass in which we

learned about the 10 lepers, we gathered as school family

groups and shared in some activities before we enjoyed a

delicious Thanksgiving feast which included the traditional

fixings and great company! We have so much to be thankful

for!

Thank you to everyone who attended the I.C. Dinner

Auction on Nov. 4. The evening was a huge success and we

were able to raise $43,218.60 for the school. Thank you to all

the businesses and individuals who donated items. There are

also countless volunteers who make this fundraiser so

successful. The auction committee appreciates all of you!

“We Are God’s Holy Boys and Girls - One Big

Happy Family: We Follow the Leader, Jesus!”

With Gratitude Thank you for supporting the Ladies Auxiliary Bake

Sale. Thanks also to the ladies for baking all of the delicious

treats.

Christmas Party The Ladies of the Knights of St. John Auxiliary will

have their Christmas party Dec. 4th at 4:30 p.m. at the

Orchard Tree. RSVP to Rosie Gray at 419-305-3577 or

Diane Bruns at 419-586-6136.

Attention Ushers Plan “B” will be in effect for all Masses on the Feast

of the Immaculate Conception. When you arrive at church

check and see if there are enough ushers. If you are the first

one there start the prep work and secure enough ushers to

help you. Thank you.

Altar Rosary Christmas Party Ladies mark your calendar! Dec. 11th will be the

Altar Rosary Christmas Party! Doors open at 6:00 and we

will eat at 6:30. Our entertainment this year will be Dillon

Robbins, an accomplished young pianist who will play

dinner and Christmas music from 6-8. This year several

ladies have agreed to show their talents and decorate the

tables with their own creative ideas. Come enjoy a fun filled

evening of good food, great entertainment, and fellowship

with other ladies of the parish. If you wish to attend please

call Mary Butturini at 567-279-4753 for reservations by Dec.

6th. We also ask each lady to bring a canned good for the

food pantry in the spirit of giving for all those in need. The

meal will be $9.00 and will be catered by Bella's.

Helping Hands Needed Church Christmas decorations will go up at 2:30

p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17th. We are in need of several extra

people to help put trees together. Three of them are brand

new 9’ trees. If you could spare an hour or so to help with

this part of the process, we would be ever so grateful. Please

c o n t a c t C i n d y a t 4 1 9 - 5 8 6 - 3 4 5 5 o r

cindylouwho417@gmail.com if you can help.

Gift Cards For Sale!!!! Can you believe it is already Dec.? It’s time to think

about Christmas, and I.C. School can be a wonderful help by

doing your shopping for you! Giving gift cards for Christmas

is such a great idea and can make your life so much easier!

We carry gift cards to most local restaurants, national chain

stores, gas stations, retail stores, discount stores, Amazon,

etc. AND THE BEST PART IS THAT IT IS AT NO

EXTRA COST TO YOU!!!

For example, if you want a $25 gift card to Walmart,

you pay $25, and you receive the FULL $25 gift card! You

truly get what you pay for!

I.C. representatives are in the vestibule of the Church

after every weekend Mass to sell a selection of cards to you

right out of inventory. We keep most of the local businesses

on hand for immediate purchase, and we have order forms

for you to fill out if we don’t have your specific card that

day.

If you would like to order cards at any other time,

just pick up an order form, fill it out, and drop the order off at

I.C. School or Parish Office with your payment. Orders are

placed on Mondays at 9:00 a.m., and will be ready to be

picked up by Thursday.

To find the entire list of cards available, just go to

shopwithscrip.com and browse through the cards. There are

spaces on the back of the order form to write in your choices.

I.C. School thanks you for your support! Have a

Merry Christmas!!!

Bulletin articles are due in writing by 9:00 a.m.

on Tuesday. You may email article to: ann@celina-ic.org.

Because of the holidays the deadline for the Dec. 24th

bulletin is 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15th. The deadline

for the Dec. 31st bulletin is Thursday, Dec. 21st.

Saturday, December 9, 6:30 p.m.

Servers: Adam Faber and Brooke Faber

Commentator: Cindy Shaffer

Lector: Charlie Mescher

Gifts: Allan Vorhees

E. M.: Myra Hileman, Dr. Ken Schmiesing, Kathy Schmiesing,

Tim Heckler, Mike Shaffer, Denny Marbaugh, Jane Mescher,

Marge Waterman, Mike Wallace, Dave Cron, Jane Cron

Ushers: Team I, Anna Garman, Captain

Sunday, December 10, 7:30 a.m.

Servers: Lauren Schroeder and Reeves Black

Commentator: Lynn Locke

Lector: Trish Baucher

Gifts: Rick Ramsey

E. M.: Rita Snider, Hannah Heckler, Diane Hunt, Rita Prenger,

Greg Evers

Ushers: Team J, Charles Heckler, Captain

Sunday, December 10, 9:00 a.m. Servers: Maddie Fleck and Lillyan Byer

Commentator: Diane McLaughlin

Lector: Tom McLaughlin

Gifts: Jeff Schott

E. M.: X Lisa Schott, Larry Braun, Joe Pecharich, Gerard Ahrns,

Joan Wurster, Christine Carney

Ushers: Team K, Tony Grilliot, Captain

Sunday, December 10, 12:00 Noon Servers: Zach Hirsch and Cayden Hirsch

Commentator: Dennis Hirt

Lector: Alli Darras

Gifts: Bob McKirnan

E. M.: Becky Lipp, James Fishpaw, Mary Ann Laughlin,

Tom Drexler, Ruth Knapke

Ushers: Team L, Chip Felver, Captain

Nursery December 10, *Teresa Hoying and Karen Riesen

Chairperson December 10: Mike Shaffer

Crew Captain December 10: Anne Knapke

Workers December 10: Tom Rable, Jennifer Harling,

Ryan Muhlenkamp, Ginny Bryan, Bob Hoyng,

Rita Snider, Ron Wilkins

Chairperson December 12: Jerry Stachler

Crew Captain December 12: Mary Kay Gehle

Workers December 12: Mike Gehle, Toma Overman,

Lou Ann Knapke, Joe Voss, Lori Vian, Carol Fisher

Calendar of Events for the Week

Sunday, December 3

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

9:00 a.m. Nursery available in the PAC

10:15 a.m. Confirmation Class

7:00 p.m. Bingo at the K of C Hall

Tuesday, December 5

7:00 p.m. RCIA

7:00 p.m. Bingo at the K of C Hall

Wednesday, December 6

7:00 p.m. Religious Education Grades 1-9

Thursday, December 7

9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Mysteries of the Rosary in the PAC

Saturday, December 9

11:00 a.m. Reconciliation

Sunday, December 10 9:00 a.m. Sunday School

9:00 a.m. Nursery available in the PAC

10:15 a.m. Confirmation Class

7:00 p.m. Bingo at the K of C Hall

Christmas Flowers If you wish to have loved ones remembered with flowers

during the Christmas Season, please submit your donation by Dec.

20th. Donations in thanksgiving are also welcome. The names of

those remembered will be placed in frames and set among the

Christmas flowers. An envelope is in your December packet.

Night of Prayer for Life The 28th annual National Night of Prayer for Life will be

held at the Spiritual Center Chapel, Maria Stein, Ohio starting at

9:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 8th to 1:00 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9th. Four

hours of Eucharistic Adoration and prayers of reparation for the sin

of abortion will be offered. Each hour will begin with a hymn &

prayers including the rosary and the Divine Mercy chaplet. This

Night of Prayer again will unite over 600 parishes across the nation

to end the callous acceptance of abortion in our country and the

world. Fr. Alexander Witt will be available for confession during

adoration and will close with Benediction. All are welcome and

participants may come for all or part of the event.

Stewardship Offering

November 19 Envelopes/online (248) $ 9,979.00

Loose 1,394.02

Total Received $ 11,373.02

Weekly Offering: $ 11,373.02

Week Budgeted: 14,200.00

Over/Short: ($ 2,826.98)

November 26 Envelopes/online (284) $ 16,709.00

Loose 1,502.08

Total Received $ 18,211.08

Weekly Offering: $ 18,211.08

Week Budgeted: 14,200.00

Over/Short: $ 4,011.08

YTD Total Collection: $312,961.39

YTD Total Budgeted: 312,400.00

Over/Short to date: $ 561.39

To give electronically for fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 visit

www.celina-ic.org and click Donate.

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