ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAYTHE FESTIVAL JULY 14-15-16

“I DIE THE KING’S FAITHFUL SERVANT, BUT GOD’S FIRST.”

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Portrait of Sir Thomas More, Hans Holbein, the Younger, c. 1527

ANNULMENTSJoe Fondacaro, 871-5757 ext. 222,jfondacaro@eastsideregion.orgBAPTISMS Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202BEREAVEMENT Barb Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202BOOSTERSMatt Weisenborn, Athletic Directormweisenborn@stceciliacincinnati.orgBULLETIN Barbara Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.orgCOMMUNICATIONS Steve Sullivan, steveco@fuse.netCUB SCOUTS Jeff Krietemeyer, 324-6497DAY OF ADORATION Laurie Kamp, 871-5757, ext. 243EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & LECTORS Dave Rosselot, 396-6022FESTIVAL Doug & Joy Kornish Dkornish@cinci.rr.com, Jkornish@cinci.rr.comFLEA MARKET Anita & Carl Dalessandro, anitacarl@fuse.netFOCCUS MARRIAGE PREP Susan Kellison, suekellison13@gmail.comGIFT BEARERS Joanne Brinkman, 871-3230,jmbrinkman@zoomtown.comGIRL SCOUTS Sharon Krietemeyer,jskrietemeyer@hotmail.comGREETERS Nancy Worrall, nanworrall@aol.com

GYM SCHEDULING Matt Springer, 871-5757, ext. 204mspringer@eastsideregion.org HOME DISTRIBUTORS/VISITS Fr. Jamie Weber, 871-5757, ext. 201HOSPITALITY Emily Adams, eeadams1018@gmail.com LEGION OF MARY Barbara Browarsky, 871-5757, ext. 202MOMS’ GROUP Holly Hemak, moms@stceciliacincinnati.orgOAKLEY FOOD PANTRY & COMMUNITY DINNER Stan Messerly, 731-2500PASTORAL COUNCIL Jason Hemak, 919-3491RESPECT LIFE GROUP Brigid McLinden Duffy, 379-0821, bswartz@fuse.netPTO Patricia Donnelly & Renee Dawson, 533-6060SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Fr. Jamie Weber, 871-5757, ext. 201ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Tom Schimian, 871-5757, ext. 203SERVERS Ron Case, 399-9331, rwmsc@yahoo.comWEDDING COORDINATOR Marta Misleh, 871-5757, ext. 207 mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.orgWEDDING RESERVATION Bob Kellison, 871-5757, ext. 208 bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.orgWELCOME COMMITTEE Angela Egner, (413) 854-7253, angelaegner15@gmail.comWORSHIP COMMISSION Mark Milliron, mmilliron501@gmail.comYOUNG ADULT GROUP Janelle Allen, 313-2196, janelle.r.allen@gmail.com

WEEKEND MASSES: Sat. 4 PM & Sun. 8 & 10 AMDAILY MASSES: Mon.-Sat. 9 AM, Wed. 6:45 AMTHE ROSARY: Mon.-Sat. 8:40 AMDAILY COMMUNION SERVICE: Mon.-Sat. 8 AMHOLY DAY MASSES: 9 AM, 12:10 PM & 5:30 PMLATIN MASSES: Tues. 9 AM CONFESSIONS: Mon.-Sat. 9:30 AM, Wed. 7:05-7:15 AM and 7:05-7:50 PM, Sat. 3-3:30 PM, Sun. 7-7:30 AM and 9-9:30 AMADORATION: Wed. 9:30 AM-8 PMHOLY HOUR: Wed. 7-8 PMSTATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fri. 9:30 AM BAPTISMAL PREPARATION: Please register for your baptism at www.stceciliacincinnati.org under the Sacraments tab. You can also select your class dates there.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. MARGARET-ST. JOHN: Mon.-Fri. 11:45 AM, Sat. 3 PM, Sun. 9 & 11 AMMASS SCHEDULE FOR ST. ANTHONY: Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 AM

MONDAY, JULY 3 (Saint Thomas) 8:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM Rita & Earl Schwartz Off Jeanne Kemme

TUESDAY, JULY 48:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM Catherine Wellman Off Family of Mary Wellman

WEDNESDAY, JULY 56:45 AM Families of Saint Cecilia 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Hubert & Catherine Moermond Off Moermond Family9:30 AM Eucharist Adoration (9:30 AM-8 PM) Holy Hour 7-8 PM with Confessions until 7:50 PM

THURSDAY, JULY 6 (Saint Maria Goretti)8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Harold Howell Off Herta Larison

FRIDAY, JULY 78:00 AM Communion Service9:00 AM Special Intentions of Joy Kappers-Alatorre by Matthew, Amy, and Kappers Girls

SATURDAY, JULY 8

8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Barb Philippe Off Gerald Rouse & Dan Crowley 4:00 PM Antonio Anton Off Moms’ Group

SUNDAY, JULY 9

8:00 AM The People 10:00 AM Victor DeLorenzo Off The DeLorenzo Family

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PARISH STAFFRev. Jamie Weber, Pastor 871-5757, ext. 201 / jweber@eastsideregion.org

Rev. Jason Williams, Parochial Vicar 871-5757, ext. 205 / jwilliams@eastsideregion.org

Barb Browarsky, Rectory Secretary 871-5757, ext. 202 / bbrowarsky@stceciliacincinnati.org

Cody Egner, Regional Dir. of Religious Ed. 871-5757, ext. 215 / cegner@eastsideregion.org

Mike Goedde, School Principal 533-6060 / mgoedde@stceciliacincinnati.org

Robert Kellison, Music Dir./Stewardship 871-5757, ext. 208 / bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org

Marta Misleh, Assistant to the Pastor 871-5757, ext. 207 / mmisleh@stceciliacincinnati.org

Matt Springer, Reg. Dir. Fin. & Operations 871-5757, ext. 204 / mspringer@eastsideregion.org

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Festival: The Countdown BeginsWe are less than two weeks away from our annual family party: the St. Cecilia Parish festival. A lot of work has already been done to get us to where we are today. One can only imagine how much effort has already been put forth to make the festival happen. For instance, all the orders have been placed, the proper licenses attained, the many loads of flea market items brought into the gym and class-rooms and then priced, the promotional materials produced and the signs posted in yards, the raffle tickets mailed and purchased, the volunteers recruited and jobs allocated, the many unique bid & buy items donated, and the live entertainment booked—Danny Frazier Band, Just Strange Brothers, and Saffire Express.

Of course, we cannot forget to mention Sunday’s chicken dinner that has been arranged, the booth sponsors successfully lined up, the festival shirts designed and ready for purchase. The list could go on and on. Indeed, a lot of work has been done to this point to get us ready for the festival.

I am very proud of all the work that has been accomplished by so many people under the leadership of our festival chairs, Joy and Doug Kornish. Now we need you to continue to get the word out about the festival through your own invitations to all your friends and family to come to the festival. If you are on Facebook, please friend us at St. Cecilia and pass on the posts to your friends. Indeed the most important ingredient in making a festival successful is that people are there—there to eat and drink our great selections of food and beverages, there to ride the additional rides coming for the kids, there to play the games, there to bid on an item, there to buy raffle tickets, there to buy an old table at the flea market, there to play bingo and Ducky Downs.

We need you! It is through you that this festival will be a great event.Amen? Amen!

A GOSPEL REFLECTION by Father Jason Williams

MATTHEW 10:37-42

“Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

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Life is beautiful. It is by means of this gift that each of us receives the creative, generative,

selfless love of God as an essential element of our human nature. We were created by divine

love and for divine love; only God, in his essence, can satisfy the desires of our heart. That’s

because he created us for himself.

There are many things that God has bestowed on the world that each of us enjoy, and we find delight in these things to

the degree that they reflect God’s love and increase it within us. The joys of family life, the majesty of creation, the excite-

ment of momentous occasions and the beauty of the moments that make up our day – all of these are blessings from God,

given to us as a means to help us know him and experience his love. Those things that suffer the wounds of sin and evil may

temporarily delight us, but the speed with which that pleasure fades away is a stark reminder of the fact that they do not

possess the true goodness for which we were created.

Today Jesus summarizes this great truth, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will

find it.” Our human life, given to us as the image of God himself, is fulfilled not by what things we can take for ourselves but

for those that we give of ourselves. This is contrary to the spirit of the world. On our own it would be impossible to mirror

the selfless love of God. Fortunately, God knows that and has blessed us with the grace of his divine life. May we pray that

we be preserved always in that grace!

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We celebrate Latin Mass every Tuesday at 9AM. “The classical Roman Rite is an ambassador of tradition . . .” – www.onepeterfive.com

C A T E C H E S I S

Through his Resurrection, did Jesus return to the physical, corporeal state that he had during his earthly life? The risen Lord allowed his disciples to touch him; he ate with them and showed

them the wounds of his Passion. Nevertheless, his body belonged no longer only to this earth, but rather to the heavenly

kingdom of his Father. [645-646]

The risen Christ, who bore the wounds of the Crucified, was no longer bound by space and time. He could enter

through locked doors and appear to his disciples in various places in a form in which they did not recognize him immedi-

ately. Christ’s Resurrection was, therefore, not a return to a normal earthly life, but rather his entrance into a new way of

being: “For we know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him”

(Rom 6:9). (YOUCAT question 107)

Meet the SaintsSt. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)In the 1930s, Sr. Faustina received from

the Lord a mercy that she was told to

spread throughout the world. She was

asked to become the apostle and secretary

of God’s mercy. Her entire life, in imita-

tion of Christ’s, was to be a sacrifice — a

life lived for others.

Her special devotion to Mary Immaculate and to the

sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation gave her the

strength to bear all her sufferings as an offering to God on

behalf of the Church and those in need, especially great

sinners and the dying. She had taken deeply into her heart

God’s gospel command to “be merciful even as your heavenly

Father is merciful.” The message of mercy that Sr. Faustina

received is now being spread throughout the world. Her

diary, Divine Mercy In My Soul, has become the handbook for

devotion to the Divine Mercy. – www.franciscanmedia.org

God speaks in whispers and we live in a loud world. Hearing God’s voice amidst the noise and busyness of our lives can be difficult. But he is always there to guide and help us, and he has given us other people and resources to help us, as well. If you think God may be calling you to religious life and you need someone to talk to, please contact Fr. Dan Schmitmeyer, our Vocations Director, at (513) 421-3131, ext. 2890.

“Mary is the most tender mother of the human race; she is the refuge of sinners.” – St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Becoming Catholic.Curious about the Church? Want to learn more? Call us today at 513-871-5757, ext. 215.

The Brotherhood of the Holy Rosary Calling all men! Single men, husbands, fathers and boys.

Looking for a way to connect with other guys in the parish and

region? Would you like to deepen your prayer life and your

devotion to the Blessed Virgin? The Brotherhood of the Holy

Rosary is a group dedicated to growing in holiness, prayer and

service to others. We meet every first Saturday of the month at 7:30 AM at St. Cecilia. Together, we offer our intentions

to the Blessed Virgin, pray the Rosary along Madison Road,

and enjoy fellowship (usually breakfast) in the rectory. This

is also a way for men to share ideas and labor for service

projects around the parish and around town. All men and

boys are welcome. Please email Nathan Beiersdorfer at nathan.

beiersdorfer@yahoo.com for more details and to be included

on the mailing list.

P A S T O R ’ S R A M B L I N G S

God truly blessed us last Sunday with a beautiful day, beginning with a moving Corpus Christi liturgy and Eucharistic procession led by Fr. Jason followed by a great afternoon picnic at Stricker’s Grove attended by over four hundred parishioners from our region. Here are some highlights of the day...

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PR AY ER R EQU ESTFor the special intention of St. Cecilia Parish & Taylor Avenue residents that God’s

will be done regarding the development of the 5/3 Bank site property.

PA R I S H N E W S & N O T E S

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Worship CommissionEver wonder who performs the behind-the-scenes planning and decorating to help make our liturgies so reverent and beautiful? Of course, our priests and staff are involved in this work, but the parish is blessed to have an active Worship Com-mission, dedicated to ensuring our liturgies are thoughtfully executed. And we’re looking for some new members. You will deepen your faith, be a good steward, and work alongside other wonderfully dedicated parishioners. Please give some prayerful thought to becoming a part of this parish ministry. To learn more about the Worship Commission, contact Mark Milliron at mmilliron501@gmail.com or call 513-536-6275.

One of the most precious freedoms we have as Americans is the religious liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment to our Constitution. Concerned about increasing threats to that freedom, the USCCB in 2012 launched a Fortnight for Free-dom observance from June 21, the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, to July 4, Independence Day. Sadly, our religious liberty is still under siege — in this country and around the world.

This year’s theme, “Freedom for Mission,” highlights the important fact that our God-given and constitutionally protected religious liberty is not restricted to our own minds or to houses of worship, as some government entities in our country have redefined it.

SMSJ Adult Ministry Series Join us on Tuesday, July 11, at 1 PM, in the St. Margaret-St. John cafeteria for the next installment in the SMSJ Adult Ministry series titled “How is Mercy Defined and What Do We Do to Be Merciful,” with Deacon Charlie Jenkins. A question-&-answer session will follow. Stay for refreshments and conversation.

Daughters of Charity Summer Online Retreat Meet with Sisters from July 9-13 on Skype or by phone to reflect and ask questions about discerning religious life. Walk through tools and materials and pray with a retreat director. The goal is to meet you where you are, on your time. Open to single Catholic women ages 18-40. For more information, contact Sister Virginia Ann Brooks, D.C., at sistervirginiaann.brooks@doc.org or 812-963-7559. Register online at called2.be/SummerOnline17.

– VOLUNTEER –Food and game booths need help! Check out stceciliacincinnati.org/festival for details.

– DONATE– Create a basket for the Bid-N-Buy by checking the idea boards located by the St. Joseph altar

inside the church. You can also visit our Amazon wish list: a.co/cv6YaEy. Please drop off all

donations by July 9.

– SPONSORSHIP– Make a sponsorship donation and help us get

from $25,000 to over $40,000.

- FLEA MARKET DROP OFF –Sunday, July 9, 11 AM to 2 PM

– MORE INFO –

Stop by the festival table by the garages after any Mass or contact Doug & Joy Kornish

at dkornish@cinci.rr.com or 513-658-6377.

NEW FOR 2017Flea Market Preview Night — Thursday,

July 13, 7PM, $15 (sales start Friday)Bid-N-Buy Tent — online bidding & prize viewing.

All prizes will be in the tent all weekend.

SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS!

Prayer Intentions for the Week Please pray for God’s healing graces for Mary Rohrscheib and Parker Cianciolo. Contact Barb Browarsky at the parish office, (513) 871-5757, ext. 202, with Mass and sanctuary devotional candle intention requests. All requests are honored for two weeks with the individual’s or family’s approval.

PA R I S H N E W S & N O T E S JULY1-2

MONDAY9 AM - B. S. Dalessandro

TUESDAY9 AM - The Donovans

WEDNESDAY9 AM - C. Brereton

THURSDAY9 AM - B. Krietemeyer

FRIDAY9 AM - D. Hilgefort & J. Hilgefort

SATURDAY9 AM - E. Garcia & Elijah Haynes4 PM - J. Weber & J. Prues

SUNDAY8 AM - J. Pearson10 AM - O. Lewis, C. DiMuzio & C. Herzner

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COL LECT IONS FOR THE WEEK END ING JUNE 18Offertory $6,761.00 | Online Sunday $3,170.50 | TOTAL $9,931.50

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Honoring FatimaIn remembrance of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions to the now saints Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia, we will meet at the outdoor shrine of Our Lady of Fatima on the eastern side of St. Cecilia church to pray a rosary at 7 PM on the 13th day of every month through October. Thursday, July 13, is the next opportunity to join us. One rosary will be recited along with hymns to our Lady.

Papal Prayer IntentionsDuring July, Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray that our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.

Online giving. An easy way to give the way you want.

1. Visit www.stceciliacincinnati.org.2. Click on the Online Giving link on the home page.3. Create your account. It’s that simple.

Questions? Contact Bob Kellison at 871-5757, ext. 208, or bkellison@stceciliacincinnati.org.

Please note that the only Mass in our East Side Region on the Fourth of July will be the 9AM Mass here at St. Cecilia. There will be no 11:45AM Mass at St. Margaret-St. John.

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