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RECONCILIATION: Saturday at 2:30 p.m. & Seasonal Service

MARRIAGE: Call the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to your

wedding.

BAPTISMS: Call the Parish Office

ANOINTING OF THE SICK/COMMUNION: Call Parish Office

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS. Please contact the Parish Office

CURRENT PARISHIONERS: Moving? New email?

Contact the Parish Office.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL - 513-301-6881

PASTORAL COUNCIL Al Grote, Chairperson, 245-9943

Ryan Vitolo, Vice-Chairperson, 519-1518

Valerie Nimeskern, Secretary, 288-3254

David Eby, Member at Large, 385-7675

Steve Bissmeyer, Member at Large, 923-2633

Gene Culman, Member at Large, 385-6669

Shannon Meyer, Member at Large, 385-6970

John Stehlin, Member at Large,476-9665

Kevin Wood, Member at Large, 885-9860

Heather Smith, Development Commission Rep., 923-2893

Betty Dirr, , Faith Formation Comm. Rep., 385-3954

Sharon Bachman, Finance Commission Rep., 385-8267

Patti Rice, Worship Commission Rep., 385-5410

Larry Weinheimer, Communications Comm. Rep, 652-2563

St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish 5361 Dry Ridge Road Cincinnati, OH 45252

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:30 pm

Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am Weekday & Holyday - See Bulletin

PARISH OFFICE Rev. Timothy S. Kallaher, Pastor

Deacon Ken Schnur, Pastoral Associate

Deacon Vincent Lutz

Amanda Weickert, Director of Religious Education

Donna Sunderhaus, Business Manager

Douglas Schmutte, Pastoral Associate for

Music/Liturgy

Rod Dunlap, Director of Youth Ministry

Tom Cunningham, Plant Manager/Maintenance

Supervisor

Terri Reder, Parish Office Manager

Michelle Zerhusen, Administrative Assistant

Monday, November 23

8:30 AM Robert Niehaus/Mr. & Mrs. David Lierer

Tuesday, November 24

8:30 AM For the Residents

Wednesday, November 25

8:30 AM Dorothy Schultz/Carolyn & Denny

Thursday, November 26

8:30 AM For Thanksgiving

Friday, November 27

No Mass

Saturday, November 28

4:30 PM Ray Unger/Family

Sunday, November 29

8:30 AM Rosalie Walters/Ken & Paula Parson

11:00 AM For the Parish

PRIEST’S MASS INTENTIONS

Are You Aware Page 3

Area Information Page 6

Bulletin Sponsors Page 10 & 11

Finance Report Page 3

Food Pantry Christmas Project Page 8

Liturgical Ministers Page 1

Musician’s Notes Page 4

Office of Christian Formation Page 5

Pastoral Council Update Page 6 & 7

Youth Ministry Page 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STEWARDSHIP

Feast of Christ the King

“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong to this

world.” — John 18:36

How often do we put all our time and energy into

building a kingdom here on earth, forgetting that life

here is short? The real kingdom is in the next

life. Yet, how much time and energy do we invest in

working for that eternal kingdom?

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Saturday, November 28, 4:30 PM Mass

Servers: A. Toelke, H. Murphy, L. Smith

Lectors: Steve Bissmeyer, Joe Siefert

Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Ann Lennon, Patrick

Bissmeyer, Nancy Schuster, Kathy Wood, Frank

Sunderhaus, Diane Henschen

Sunday, November 29, 8:30 AM Mass

Servers: S. Moeller, J. Moeller, I. Tonne

Lectors: Bob Reynolds, Heather Gabriel

Eucharistic Ministers: Bill Kist, Lynn Kist, Claire

Sillies, Grace Severt, Debbie Schneider, Steve Hatke

Sunday, November 29, 11:00 AM Mass

Servers: B. Jung, E. Gardner, B. Gardner

Lectors: Tim Lees, Nisrene Langenbrunner

Eucharistic Ministers: Sam Kreimer, Abigail

Kreimer, Madeline Peters, David Benkert, Jorge

Naciff, Mary Ellen Moeller, Cathy Mersch, Mike

Burke, Michelle Zerhusen, Machell Kroner

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

PREPARE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD

Readings for November 29, 2015

First Sunday of Advent

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Through the prophet Jeremiah, the Lord assures his

people that he will bring salvation and restoration to

the land.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2

Paul reminds the Thessalonians of the instructions he

gave them on the authority of Jesus the Lord. If they

continue to follow them, their hearts will be

confirmed in holiness.

Luke 21:25-28. 34-36

Jesus looks to the time when he will come again, and

tells his disciples to be ready.

Monday, November 23 Mass, 8:30 AM, Chapel

Monday Martha’s Group, 9:30 AM

Adoration, 9:15 AM, Chapel

Rosary, 7:00 PM, Chapel

Tuesday, November 24 Mass, 8:30 AM, Northgate Park

Young Adult Group, 7:00 PM, POMR#2

Wednesday, November 25

Mass, 8:30 AM, Chapel

Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving Day

Mass, 9:00 AM, Church

Friday, November 27

No Mass

Saturday, November 28

No Reconciliation

Mass, 4:30 PM

Sunday, November 29

Mass, 8:30 AM

Mass, 11:00 AM

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

There is still great need for volunteer teachers and

helpers for the children’s liturgy during our weekend

Masses. The requirement is for one Mass per month

and can be for the Mass you normally attend. In

addition, substitutes are needed to fill in occasionally.

Please contact Deacon Ken at 385-8010 for more

information or to sign-up.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

Parish Library Spot At Mass we sing “Here I Am Lord”,

“You Are Near”, and “Table of

Plenty” - some songs by Dan

Schutte. Schutte has also written a

book titled Walking the Sacred

Path. It is a compilation of thirty

spiritual exercises based on the

“Spiritual Exercises” of St. Ignatius. As in his music,

Schutte deals with themes of longing and desire for

God, the hungers of the human heart, unfulfilled

human hopes and dreams, and the profound

happiness of finding one’s home in God. His goal in

both his music and his writing these spiritual

exercises is to draw the reader into a personal, living,

growing relationship with Jesus Christ. CHECK IT

OUT!

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STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE ARE YOU AWARE BY DONNA SUNDERHAUS

SHOPPING CENT$ is sold 1/2 hour before

and after each Mass on Saturday and Sunday.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

SHOPPING CENT$ Just in time for the holidays, we have $5 Panera and

$5 Starbucks gift cards. These are great stocking

stuffers and teacher gifts! Our limited quantity won’t

last long, so get them now! Due to recent demand we

are once again carrying TGIFridays $25 gift cards. It’s

not too early to start thinking about the holidays. Start

stocking up on gift cards for your holiday purchases

and for gifts. Business owners, please let Shopping

Cent$ help you with gifts to employees, clients, and

suppliers. We can save you time and money! Call the

hotline (699-6960 ext. 240) and request a call back

from Debbie or Linda.

We are still in need of a volunteer for the 4:30 Mass

shift on the fifth Saturdays of the month. This only

happens about four times per year. This position

involves the sale of gift certificates in the Bell Tower

30 minutes prior to Mass and approximately for 30

minutes after Mass has ended. Please leave a message

on the Shopping Cent$ hotline (699-6960 ext. 240) if

you can help fill this position.

ARE YOU AWARE that every holiday, several

parishioners send cards to our parishioners who are

homebound or in a nursing home? Thank you to these

ladies who so graciously give of their time.

ARE YOU AWARE that Martha’s Group is in need

of helpers? On Monday morning and Thursday

afternoon these two groups of volunteers clean our

church and gathering space. If you have a few hours to

spare to help clean, we would be most grateful.

ARE YOU AWARE that several folks have

volunteered to help in the office? What an awesome

job they are doing! If you are interested in helping,

please call the parish office.

I HAVE LEARNED that Stewardship is a way of

life. It is how we share our gifts of time, talent and

treasure that God has given us.

Adult Collection (includes

Electronic Donations)

Children Collection

$

$

10,008.75

2.00

St. Vincent de Paul

Debt Reduction

All Saints

All Souls

Christmas Flowers

Campaign for Human Dev.

$

$

$

$

$

$

115.00

70.00

10.00

5.00

225.00

55.00

This Year to Date

Last Year to Date

Comparison to Last Year

$

$

$

256,391.92

256,823.45

-431.53

Adult Envelopes

Children Envelopes

Electronic Donators

Thank You!

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NOVEMBER 15, 2015 COLLECTION REPORT

7th and 8th Grade Poinsettia Sale Wouldn’t you just love to have some beautiful

poinsettias for this Christmas Season? The St. John

the Baptist seventh and eighth graders are selling

poinsettias to help reduce the cost of their eighth grade

trips. These poinsettias are from Northgate

Greenhouse and are beautifully foil wrapped. They

come in red, pink, and white. The poinsettias come in

two sizes. A 4.5” pot sells for $7.00 and a 6.5” pot

sells for $12.50. If interested, please contact your

nearest and dearest seventh or eighth grader to place

your order. Order forms are available in the Gathering

Space. Please contact Jean Fehring at

jkfehring92@aol.com should you

have any questions or if you need

an order form emailed to you.

Orders are due back by

November 30. Checks should be

made payable to St. John the

Baptist School. Poinsettias must

be picked up in the St. John the

Baptist Church Gathering Space

on Friday, December 4 from 3:00

to 6:00 pm.

Thanks for your support!

SCHOOL NEWS

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MUSICIAN’S NOTES BY DOUG SCHMUTTE

T his weekend we find ourselves at the end

of another liturgical year as we celebrate

the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

the King. Next Sunday we will begin a

new liturgical year on the First Sunday of Advent.

Today we sing hymns very commonly associated

with this feast day – “Crown Him With Many

Crowns” and “To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King”.

I would just like to give a little background to both of

those hymns. This history comes from books which

give histories to many of our most beloved hymns.

“Crown Him With Many Crowns” was written in its

original form by Matthew Bridges and consisted of

six stanzas (verses). He thought of his hymn as a

sermon in song, based upon Revelation 19. “…and

on His head were many crowns.” I have written in

the past about the difference between the title of the

hymn and the “hymn tune”. Interestingly enough, the

title of this “hymn tune” is DIADEMATA.

Translated, this means the adorning with a crown or

wearing a crown. Mr. Bridges called his hymn “The

Song of the Seraphs.” He once wrote a book

condemning Roman Catholics, but ended up

converting to Catholicism in 1848.

In 1874, Geoffrey Thring, an Anglican clergyman

feared that some of Bridges’ verses invoked too

much Catholic doctrine. So, he wrote six new verses

for the same song. “Crown Him” therefore became a

six-verse hymn that was written twice. Over the

years, these twelve verses have become intermingled

in different hymnals, with editors mixing and

matching the verses. In fact, in our Gather hymnal,

we have verses 1 and 3-5 by Bridges and verse 2 by

Thring. In fact the five verse hymn that we find in

our Gather hymnal is the

most commonly used setting.

In each of the hardbound

hymnals by the three major

publishers, this five verse

version seems to have

become the standard. Who

would have known that there

are an additional seven

verses to this hymn?

“To Jesus Christ, Our

Sovereign King” has a lesser known background, but

from what I can tell and have found from several

sources scouring the internet, this text was written by

Martin Hellriegel. According to several sources I

have found, this hymn text was written by in 1941

Fr. Hellriegel, a German-American pastor in St.

Louis, as a direct response to the pretensions of the

Third Reich and to remind people who actually

reigns eternally.

As an article I recently read, Americans have

always believed that God is in charge. In fact, our

founding fathers wrote “We hold these truths to be

self evident, that all men are created equal, that they

are endowed by their Creator with certain

unalienable rights, that among these are Life,

Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Nothing could be further from the ideas that

fueled the Third Reich, and Father Hellriegel in this

great hymn conveys this majestic conception of God

and of humanity under God:

To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King,

who is the world’s salvation,

All praise and homage do we bring,

and thanks and adoration.

Christ Jesus Victor! Christ Jesus Ruler!

Christ Jesus Lord and Redeemer.

I hope this background on both of these hymns

helps us to better understand the texts of these two

wonderful hymns and reminds us each time we sing

them who truly is the One who rules our lives.

Have a great week.

“Crown Him” therefore

became a six-verse hymn that

was written twice.

Martin Hellriegel, composer of

“To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign

King”

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to LOVE as

GOD LOVES

By Amanda Weickert

I recently read a book about making one

simple change in your life every week for a year. It

doesn’t have to be a big change - in fact, something as

simple as drinking a glass of water right when you

wake up is one of the author’s suggestions. Fifty two

weeks pass. Fifty two changes happen. Each of those

tiny changes were transformative.

Every year we experience change due to both

our own choices and circumstances beyond our

control. Every year God calls all of us to be more

generous, gentle, selfless, compassionate, kind and

loving. Every year we have the opportunity to choose

to become who God is calling us to be.

It is so easy to become so overwhelmed by the

big picture. God’s vision of what he is calling us to be

is magnificent and perfect. Paradoxically, the very

splendor of our call to be Children of God can cause

us to become discouraged. We look at ourselves and

our neighbors and have trouble seeing God’s presence

and perfecting love.

Do not despair in your imperfection. This last

Sunday of the church year we celebrate the Feast of

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. We as

the Church remember that Christ is our strength, our

leader, and our guide. We remember that though God

calls us to a holiness impossible for us to achieve on

our own, he - the King of the Universe - is attentive to

our needs. This is a feast of joy! The King of the

Universe is with us every day, particularly through the

Word and the Eucharist, guiding and strengthening us.

This coming year, beginning with Advent, how

can we grow into the Children of God our King wants

us to be? What one change is God asking you to make

this week?

Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, give us the

wisdom to see how you wish for us to grow this

year. Thank you for giving us the strength to ask

for your help and for providing for all our needs,

even when we forget to ask. Amen.

Amanda Weickert

aweickert@stjohnsdr.org

It would be my joy to meet with you and discuss our

beautiful faith! Please feel free to call or schedule an

appointment any time! ___________________________________________

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Office of Christian Formation

Following Francis

“The joy of the gospel fills the

hearts and lives of all who

encounter Jesus. Those who

accept his offer of salvation are

set free from sin, sorrow, inner

emptiness and loneliness. With

Christ joy is constantly born anew. In this Exhortation

I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark

upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this

joy, while pointing out new paths for the Church’s

journey in years to come.

The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as

it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish

born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the

feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a

blunted conscience. Whenever our interior life

becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns,

there is no longer room for others, no place for the

poor. God’s voice is no longer heard, the quiet joy of

his love is no longer felt, and the desire to do good

fades. This is a very real danger for believers too.

Many fall prey to it, and end up resentful, angry and

listless. That is no way to live a dignified and fulfilled

life; it is not God’s will for us, nor is it the life in the

Spirit which has its source in the heart of the risen

Christ.”

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PASTORAL AREA INFORMATION

Breakfast in Bethlehem

When: Saturday, December 5, 2015

Where: Starting at 9:00 AM with Prayer in Church

After the Prayer, please join your fellow families for

fun, fellowship and food in the cafeteria.

Cost: $5 per person or $25 per family

All ages are welcome

Please consider bringing a small baby item to

donate to the Pregnancy Center West

To RSVP or to offer to volunteer contact Cathy Hale

at 315-9424 or at cathyknueven@hotmail.com

PRIMETIMERS

Primetimers and those a bit younger!

Everyone is Welcome

When: Friday, Dec. 4, 2015

What: Please bring a nice wrapped white elephant

gift for exchange

Where: Daniel Hall, St. John Neumann

Time: 5:15 pm - Gather for Refreshments

6:15 pm- Delicious Dinner

Cost: $12.00 per person

Each dinner guest will be entered into a drawing for

cash prizes, gift cards to local merchants, and

restaurants at no additional charge.

Join us for an evening of good food and lots of

laughs. You don’t have to be a member of St. John

Neumann or a Primetimer.

Please call or send a paid reservation as soon as

possible to…Billie Engel (ph. 648-9172)

12060 Regency Run #4

Cincinnati, OH 45240

Reservation deadline by Monday, November 30

Checks made payable to St. John Neumann Church

National Night of Prayer

Tuesday, December 8th, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Our Lady of

the Holy Spirit Center, in partnership with Cincinnati

Right to Life and 40 Days for Life, will

commemorate the 26th annual National Night of

Prayer for Life—united prayer for the world’s

consecration to Christ and the end of abortion. The

hours of prayer coincide with the Feast of the

Immaculate Conception; Our Lady of Guadalupe’s

appearance to Juan Diego; plus the beginning of Pope

Francis’ declared Year of Mercy. All are welcome to

participate in Eucharistic Adoration and all or part of

the guided prayers and devotions in the Sorrowful

Mother Chapel of the Center; come and go as

convenient. (anne@olhsc.org, 513/351-9800 x302).

NATIONAL NIGHT OF PRAYER

Pastoral Council and the Commissions met on Monday,

November 9. As in the past, we all had very busy agendas as

we devote our efforts towards the betterment of our parish

and parish community.

Dale Bosse and Gene Cullman gave a very insightful

presentation to council regarding the Joseph’s Group which

is a group of men who donate a great deal of time and effort

to help maintain and improve the parish and school facilities.

Dale shared the group came together in July of 1991 and

since that time they have donated 13, 649 hours of free labor

to the parish and have tackled 2294 individual projects. Over the years they have repaired leaking roofs, built the Blessed

Virgin grotto, assist with festival set up and take down each

year, repair carpet, built storage areas and storage shelving

just to name a few. In addition to the free labor these men

frequently find ways to get needed supplies and materials

donated or at a very low cost. We extend hearty

compliments to this current group of dedicated men and to

those men who have been called to their home with Our

Lord. You are a tremendous asset to our parish. As is the

case with all of our parish ministries, the Joseph’s Group is

in need of more help and some younger men and women to

continue on when some can no longer do so. If interested

please call Dale Bosse at 825-7344 or Gene Cullman at 385-

6669.

Fr. Tim shared that this year’s October count of the

number of people attending weekend Masses at St. John the Baptist stands at an average of 886 people for the weekends

in October. This is up just a little from 2014 when the

average was 870. All parishioners are encouraged to attend

Mass each weekend and especially our school parents. Let

us all set the example for our young people.

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High School Ministry

This past Sunday, some of our high school youth

gathered to begin a new High School ministry

program here called CHOSEN. It was a great night for

the youth to get to know one another better as well as

begin to pray and think about some difficult life

questions. Please continue to pray for our high school

youth as they begin this journey of drawing closer to

Christ and learning more about themselves. We will

meet again this Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7pm in the Youth

Ministry room.

Young Adult Ministry

This past Tuesday, our young adults gathered for an

night of Gospel reflection, awesome conversation, and

fellowship afterwards. If you are interested in joining

our Young Adult Group here at St. John’s, please

contact Rod Dunlap at rdunlap@stjohnsdr.org.

Fr. Tim was also pleased to announce that the One Faith,

One Hope, One Love Campaign has reached and exceeded the

parish goal of $950,000.00 as a result of some additional

pledges and as a result of one family’s increase of their

original pledge. This means that an approximate total of

$190,000.00 will be returned to our parish and will be used to

accomplish as many of our four initiatives as possible. Many

thanks are extended to all of our supportive parishioners and

also to the committee who worked very hard to achieve this

success.

We are coming up on the fourth anniversary of our parish’s

Strategic Plan this coming February. Over the past few months

council and the commissions have been looking at our

progress to date which is quite good. As a result and prior to

the conclusion of the plan in February, 2017, council has

asked the commissions to dig even deeper into just how they

can more fully implement the plan especially in light of our

new parish mission statement – “We Love God. We love

others. We make disciples.”

Council also reviewed a final draft of the parish’s Annual

Fund Drive (AFD) letter which is scheduled to go out on

November 15. I realize we are coming at you yet with anther

request for major dollars just as we have brought closure to

the Archdiocesan Campaign and with Christmas just around

the corner. We are asking you to search your heart and soul as

you ponder this AFD request. The parish is very much in need

of the money as part of its annual operating budget. Without

the AFD funds we will most surely operate in the red for the

2015/2016 fiscal year. All we ask is that each parishioner

gives this some very serious thought and to contribute what

you can. If “too much is too much”, we understand; however,

please, please be as generous as you can. May Our Lord bless

you abundantly for whatever you can contribute.

This month permit me to highlight the Faith Formation

Commission which meets the second Monday of each month

(September-June) at 7:00PM. This commission provides

events, programs and resources which foster and nurture the

faith life of parishioners of all ages. The commission sponsors

The Early Childhood Program, Sunday Religious Ed Program,

The Summer Religious Education Program, Vacation Bible

School and the parish’s Lending Library. Many, many thanks

to all the commission members who give of their time and

talent on the commission and to all who help make these five

programs a huge success. Again, I have to say a few people

cannot do all this by themselves. We need more people to

help. If you are interested in serving on this commission

please call Betty Dirr at 385-3954 or call the parish office at

385-8010.

In closing it is with a bitter sweet feeling that I share that

Fr. Tim announced to the council and commissions that he has

set his retirement date as July 1, 2018. We will be sad to see

him retire and leave our parish but we are happy that he will

be able to enjoy many years of rest and retirement. You have

led us well and have helped each of us grow in so many ways.

May Our Lord bless you with many more years of health and

happiness.

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PASTORAL AREA FOOD PANTRY CHRISTMAS PROJECT

Our three pastoral area parishes (Corpus Christi, St. John Neumann, and St. John the Baptist) will be participating

in the Food Pantry Christmas gift and dinner give away again this year. We have 282 families signed up to

receive Christmas assistance via a dinner or dinner and gifts for their children.

For any parishioner who did not receive a gift tag for families requesting Christmas assistance, additional tags

will be put out the weekend of November 28 and 29. Many families have signed up for Christmas gifts for their

children 17 years of age and younger. We asked the parents to provide a gift suggestion in the $20 range for their

children. The items on the gift tags are just “suggestions”. Please use your judgment when purchasing gifts.

We want to share some procedures about the gift program that would assist us in managing this Program.

Family Dinners

If you choose a gift tag to provide a dinner for a family, please provide the entire meal for the number of people

listed on the gift tag. This can be done in one of 3 ways:

1. Provide meat and food items

2. Provide food items and a gift card for meat

3. Provide a gift card to a grocery store for the entire dinner

Dinners should be packed in a container, box, basket, etc. Examples will be on display in the Gathering Space.

Grocery store gift cards for meat should be sealed in an envelope, Christmas card, etc. and placed inside the

container, box, basket, etc. If you have anything perishable in the dinner you are providing please notify us when

returning your dinner. The family gift tag you choose should be taped securely to the outside of the dinner

container.

If giving a grocery gift card for the entire dinner, put the gift card in a Christmas card or envelope and secure the

gift tag to the front of the envelope.

We prefer that restaurant gift cards not be given to families since many of our clients do not have their own

transportation. They would be unable to get to a restaurant and many restaurants are closed on Christmas day.

Children’s Gifts

All gifts must be wrapped with the gift tag you picked up at church affixed securely and should be visible on the

package. Do not put the gift tag you chose inside boxes, bags, envelopes, etc.

Put store gift receipt inside gift or taped securely to outside of gift in an envelope. If you purchase a toy, please

put the gift receipt in an envelope secured to the package for the parent.

Return Date

It is very important that all gifts and dinners be wrapped and returned at Masses the

weekend of December 5 and 6.

If you have any questions, please contact Diane Arnold (arnoldd1@cinci.rr.com) or Pat Koebbe

(pkoebbe@hotmail.com) or call the Corpus Christi Parish Office at 825-0618 to leave us a message. You can

also leave a message by calling the Parish Office and ask to be connected to the Food Pantry voice mail, ext. 114.

Thank you for your wonderful support of this Christmas Give Away Project. You make so many families smile

and sometimes cry with joy and happiness when they pick up their items.

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Attention Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors

The schedule for January - March 2016 will be prepared shortly. Please contact Marcia if there are any dates

during this time you are not available. She can be reach at 741-2808 or at marciaschmidt@cinci.rr.com.