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Bulletin Sponsors Page 6 & 7

Fair Trade Coffee Page 3

Finance Report—Terri’s Tidbits Page 3

Liturgical Ministers Page 2

Shopping Cent$ Page 3

This Week in our Parish Page 2

Welcoming Catholics Home Page 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRIEST’S MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, December 31

4:30 p.m. Alberta & Frank Sunderhaus/Frank

Sunderhaus

Sunday, January 1

8:30 a.m. For a year of peace

11:00 a.m. For a year of peace

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

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

(513)385-8010 Fax (513)385-8080 www.stjohnsdr.org

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

Douglas Schmutte, Pastoral Associate for

Music/Liturgy

Amanda Weickert, Pastoral Associate for

Faith Formation

Rod Dunlap, Director of Youth Ministry

Terri Reder, Business Manager

Tom Cunningham, Plant Manager/Maintenance

Supervisor

Michelle Zerhusen, Office Manager

PASTORAL COUNCIL John Stehlin, Chairperson, 476-9665

Ryan Vitolo, Vice-Chairperson, 519-1518

Kevin Wood, Secretary, 885-9860

Steve Bissmeyer, Member at Large, 923-2633

Gene Culman, Member at Large, 385-6669

Shannon Meyer, Member at Large, 385-6970

Lisa Severt, Member at Large, 309-8067

Teresa Gagnon, Member at Large, 515-8179

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

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no morning Mass

Monday, December 26 thru Monday, January 2 here

at St. John the Baptist. You are invited to attend

8:30 am Mass at Corpus Christi on Tuesday and

Thursday and 8:30 am Mass at St. John Neumann

on Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 am. Daily Mass

will resume here at St. John’s on Wednesday,

January 4.

The parish staff wishes all our

parishioners a very Merry Christmas

and a blessed New Year.

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The Parish Office will be closed from

Monday, December 26 and will re-open on

Tuesday, January 3 at 8:00 a.m.

Saturday, December 31– New Year’s Eve

Mass, 4:30 p.m., Church

Sunday, January 1 - New Year’s Day Mass, 8:30 a.m., Church

Mass, 11:00 a.m., Church

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTERS

PREPARE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD

Shopping Cent$ is on sale every Thursday

morning starting at 9:00 a.m. at the

Parish Office as well as before and after

all weekend Masses.

Mary, the Mother of God

Numbers 6:22-27

The Lord promises his blessing on his chosen

people.

Galatians 4:4-7

Paul shows that we are sons and daughters and

heirs, because we are adopted brothers and sisters of

Mary’s son.

Luke 2:16-21

Mary, kneeling by the manger, is present right at

the start of our salvation.

Saturday, December 31, 4:30 p.m. Mass

Servers: M. Threm, V. Smith, L. Smith

Lectors: Al Grote, Mike Meyer

Sunday, January 1, 11:00 a.m. Mass

Servers: A. Burke, A. Staudigel, R. Templin

Lectors: Karen Brutz

Parish Library Spot

Where is God in your world?

Looking forward to the new year

and reflecting on the past, The

Business Card by Dr. Steve O, Steff

with Scott Gajewsky may provide

you with some food for thought

about yourself – what you glorify: in your home, in

your workplace, in your heart? Although this book

is geared to business leaders – which I am not and

maybe you are not – it presents a unique perspective

into today’s workplace ministry movement that is

very enlightening. It introduces us to changes that

are coming about in people, companies, and

communities as a result of this movement.

Sunday, January 1, 8:30 a.m. Mass

Servers: J. Moeller, B. Smith, C. Smith

Lectors: Roger Smallwood, Bob Reynolds

To all Liturgical Ministers, please note that

as of the printing of this bulletin, not all

positions have been filled. There are sign-up

sheets in the server sacrasty. Please take a

moment to see if you can help fill in for

those away on vacation. Thank you.

STEWARDSHIP

“And the Word became flesh”

—John 1:14

Jesus is God’s ultimate gift of love to us. The

countless other blessings that God showers

upon us are nothing compared to the gift of His

only Son. The only appropriate way for us to

respond to such generous love is with our own

generous love. When we dedicate our lives to

sharing all the gifts God has placed in our

hands, the peace of Christ truly will control our

hearts and we will know Christmas joy every

day.

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STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE TERRI’S TIDBITS

SHOPPING CENTS

DID YOU KNOW that Gary Even, Gerard Geier,

Tia Gilbert, Stephen Mann, Katharine Nanry, Robert

Ramsey, James Sterwerf, Evelyn Sunderhaus, and

Michael Wolterman are all celebrating 50 years with

our Catholic Order of Foresters? Congratulations!

DID YOU KNOW that we have

moved the Commemorative

plaques in the Parish Center Foyer

to the east side of the foyer so they

are more visible and out of the

weather? We have also hung the

plaque acknowledging and

thanking the Rumpke Family for

their generous donation to the

Parish Center Floor Replacement

Project. Thanks so much to the Rumpke Family for

their support and thanks again to the floor

committee.

DID YOU KNOW that 2 hvac units on the church

rooftop have died? Each unit is approximately

$24,000. This makes the success of the Annual Fund

Drive so critical. These units had a life of 15 years.

We have gotten 20 years out of each. They exceeded

their life span. If you have given to the AFD, thank

you. If not, please consider a gift.

DID YOU KNOW that the Parish Office is closed

from December 23 till January 2? May you and your

family have a very Blessed Christmas!

Volunteers are needed to help in the parish

office on Tuesdays.

Do you have a Tuesday where you are looking to

volunteer? Do you have a few days a month you

could donate your time to help your parish?

We are looking for welcoming individuals to assist

in the front office by helping those who come into

the office and answering the phones. We would

prefer a time commitment from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00

p.m. but are flexible.

Please, if interested, call the parish office for more

information or to sign up for a trial date.

HELP NEEDED

DECEMBER 18, 2016 COLLECTION REPORT

Shopping Cents wishes all its customers a very

Merry Christmas. We will be open for business on

Thursday, January 5 in the Parish Office Basement

between 9:00 am and 10:00 am. Shopping Cents

will not be available next weekend.

Thank you for your continued support.

Fair Trade Coffee and other products will be on sale

after all Masses next weekend, December 31 and

January 1. Fair Trade Coffee offers a variety of

chocolate bars, hot cocoa mix, whole bean and

ground coffee, teas, olive oil and baking cocoa.

FAIR TRADE COFFEE

Adult Collection (includes

Electronic Donations)

Children Collection

$

$

12,705.01

2.00

St. Vincent de Paul

Christmas Flowers

Debt Reduction

Christmas

Immaculate Conception

Religious Retirement

$

$

$

$

$

$

250.00

230.00

552.00

80.00

20.00

360.00

Amount needed each week

Amount over/under

$

$

19,648.00

(5,449.00)

Adult Envelopes

Children Envelopes

Electronic Donators

Thank You!

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CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIAL

Thank you to all the families who donated to the

Christmas Flower Memorial Fund. Those families

who donated to the fund and completed the “in

memory of” on the back of the envelope, your loved

one’s name will be listed on the banner on display in

the Gathering Space.

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Welcoming Catholics Home

An invitation to you to return

We, the parishioners of

St. John the Baptist,

Extend an Invitation to

Non-practicing Catholics WE MISS YOU!

Were you raised Catholic but do not come or

seldom come to church any more?

Are you a Catholic who now feels separated

from the Church?

Would you like to know more about the

Catholic Church as it is today?

Would you like to feel at home in the

Catholic Church again?

No matter how long you have been away and

no matter the reason, we invite you to consider

renewing your relationship with the Catholic

Church.

W E L C O M E !

An Open Door

for Returning

Catholics

Winter 2017 Sessions

Session 1—January 9: Welcome and Faith Sharing,

and Answering Faith Questions

Session 2—January 16: Questions

Session 3—January 23: A Walk through the Mass

Session 4—January 30: Explanation of the

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Session 5—February 6: Discipleship

St. John the Baptist Church 5361 Dry Ridge Road

7:00—8:30 p.m.

For more information; call Deacon Ken: 385-8010 (x101)

e-mail: kschnur@stjohnsdr.org

Sessions Held at:

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St. John the Baptist Church

We love God. We love others. We make disciples.

We welcome those of you who are guests from out of town or from

other parishes. It is good to have you with us.

We extend a special word of welcome to our college students and

other young adults home for the holidays. It is a joy to see you

among us.

We rejoice, of course, in those whose faces we see each week.

If this is your first time here or the first time in a while…,

We are glad you’re here and invite you to come back soon.

It is good for all of us to be here together to celebrate the love of

God revealed in the gift of the Word Incarnate.

Your parish staff,

Fr. Tim Kallaher Doug Schmutte Terri Reder

Amanda Weickert Rod Dunlap Deacon Ken Schnur

Michelle Zerhusen Deacon Vince Lutz