ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO AUGUST 23, 2020

St. Helen ParishSt. Helen ParishSt. Helen Parish

http://www.sthelenparish.org

937.254.6233

St. Helen School 937.256.1761 http://sainthelenschool.org

August 23, 2020

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

READINGS FOR AUGUST 29 & 30 Jeremiah 20:7-9 Romans 12:1-2

Matthew 16:21-27

With heartfelt thanks for your STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

August 15 & 16 $18,247.17

Of which $13,590.50 via FaithDirect

Daily Masses will continue to be celebrated at 9AM Monday-Friday at Immaculate Con-ception only, during this time, and you are invited to join us. These daily Masses will continue to be streamed live each morning. You may view Mass by clicking here.

BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND, AUGUST 22 & 23, REGISTRATION WILL NO LONGER BE NECESSARY TO ATTEND MASS AT ST. HELEN

Please note that seating will be on a first come-first seated basis while maintaining all social distancing requirements that are currently in place

Please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to the start of Mass

We will continue to utilize ushers for seating & dismissal

There is the possibility that you will be seated somewhere other

than your preferred location

Once we reach capacity we will be unable to accommodate extra attendees

We ask for your continued patience & understanding as we all move to this next phase

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT the Catholic faithful who reside in the Archdiocese of Cincin-nati and all other Catholics CONTINUE TO BE DISPENSED FROM THE OBLIGATION OF AT-TENDING SUNDAY MASS. Those who are at risk or fearful that they or their family might become sick are encouraged to stay home and join the church by viewing live-streamed Masses. Those who wish to participate in Mass & receive Holy Communion can attend any Mass, any day of the week. Live streaming of Mass will continue from Immaculate Conception Monday-Friday at 9:00 a.m. and each Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO AUGUST 23, 2020

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 9:00 Helen O’Brien (Mary Ellen Van Degrift) MONDAY, AUGUST 24 9:00 am Joyce & Gerry Kaufhold (Jayne White-daughter) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 9:00 am Madascy/VanDegrift Families (Mary Ellen VanDegrift) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 9:00 am Rita Heider (Margaret Schrand) THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 9:00 am Norman Waag (Janet Waag) FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 9:00 am Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 5:00 SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 9:00 Shirley & Ed Walter (Maria Schweickart)

(Weekday Mass Intentions will be offered

at Immaculate Conception during daily Mass)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MONDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 24-28 9:00 am—Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception (Live streamed) THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 6:00 pm—Sacrament of Reconciliation –Fr. Satish FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 5:00 pm Mass– Fr. Ted Cassidy SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 9:00 am Mass– Fr. Tony

Please note: the Priest schedule is tentative and subject to change

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available on

Thursday evenings, in the Confessional, from 6-7 p.m.

Please remember to observe social distancing while you are waiting to enter the confessional.

(Face coverings or masks required)

There will be no Reconciliation before

the 5:00 p.m. Mass

ST. HELEN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious Education will be offered on a virtual platform in order to safely welcome children during the pandemic. Each Sunday beginning at 10:45 a.m. your child’s teacher will host a short Zoom meeting consisting of prayer and

an introduction to the weekly lesson. Registration is now open! Visit https://www.sthelenparish.org/religious-education.html to register for the 2020-2021 year. Please call or email Deb in the par-ish office with any questions, 937.254.6233 or deb.danner@sthelenparish.org.

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WE ARE UPDATING OUR GUIDE BOOK/ MINI DIRECTORY FOR PUBLICATION

THIS FALL

HAVE YOU: Moved?

Had a name change? Added or dropped a primary phone line?

Had a change in your family status?

If so, please notify the parish office as soon as possible so that we have the correct infor-mation for you in the directory!

Call Mary at 937-254-6233 x 305 or email her at mary.heider@sthelenparish.org

YOUR PRAYER CAN CHANGE THE WORLD Now, more than ever, the world needs Christians united in prayer. What might happen if every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati would pray just one minute more than they already do, every day, for the spe-cific intention of peace, justice and goodwill? There’s no better time to start this life-changing habit.

NOW THROUGH JANUARY 1 450,000 PEOPLE

1 MINUTE OF DAILY PRAYER 1,000,000 HOURS

WILL YOU JOIN US?

VISIT PRAYAMINUTE.COM TO TAKE THE PLEDGE

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO AUGUST 23, 2020

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

St Helen’s Conference

Neighbors Helping

Neighbors

Call (937) 254-6233 For Food/Financial Assistance

DIVORCED? SEPARATED? WE CAN HELP

St. Francis of Assisi Parish - Catholic-Sponsored DivorceCare

We will be conducting ONLINE weekly seminar/support groups that will help you heal from the hurt you are experiencing. We will be using the online ZOOM platform. You will be led by people who understand what you are going through and gain hope for your future. Thursday evenings, 6:30-8:00 pm from Sept. 10 to Dec. 10. Cost: $20 for workbook. Scholarships are available. For more information, or to register,

call Marcelle Toma at 937-312-1157 (Not a texting number) or mtoma@woh.rr.com

The Family Rosary Rally scheduled for Sunday, October 11, 2020 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pan-demic. We ask that you mark your calen-dars and say the

rosary that day and pray for those who are suffering from the virus.

Our church reflecting God’s beauty in nature

and light!

REMEMBER! You have until September 1st to upload your RuralKing receipts for St. Helen to benefit from their Church Week event! All purchases from August 2-15 qualify! Visit www.ruralking.com/churchweek to upload your receipts.

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH RIVERSIDE, OHIO AUGUST 23, 2020