Entries for November 2018

FIRST RECONCILIATION INTERVIEWS: Parents of children preparing for First Reconciliation, if you have not done, so please call for your child’s appointment. This week is the last chance before our Communal Penance Service on December 19. Please contact Regina for an appointment with Fr. O’Connor or Deacon Pry. 

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CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE: We will have a sign-up sheet for tending the “Giving Tree” before and after each weekend Mass for November 24-25, December 1-2 and December 8-9. We especially need volunteers to cover before and after the Saturday evening Mass. Teens are always welcomed to help. If anyone is interested, please call Kathy Buckland at 614-5953740, or email at ralphkathy2@gmail.com. 

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WINNERS OF OUR 2018 THANKSGIVING RAFFLE Nancy Ekwall $ 1,000.00 Leo Almeida $  500.00 Mike Yonnoti $  250.00

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MINISTRIES RECOMMISSIONING: On Thursday, November 29 at 7:00 p.m., we will have our second Prayer Service with commissioning of all Liturgical Ministers: Sacristans, Altar Servers, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Greeter/Ushers. If you are still interested in remaining to be a minister, we ask that you please attend this meeting. If you attended the first meeting we have your interest noted. In the event you are unable to attend, please notify Regina in the office at 614-920-1563 or rhrytzik@ sjxxiiiparish.org. 

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PREGNANCY DECISION HEALTH CENTER BABY BOTTLES: We will begin    collecting    the    bottles    back    for    PDHC.    We    still    have    some    bottles    left.    If    you    are    looking    for    something    to    do    extra    this    Advent    Season,&n...

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UPCOMING COMMUNITY/OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY Baking Event – The Ronald McDonald House December 8 (1:00-3:00 p.m.) or December 9 (1:00-3:00 p.m.) On    December    8    and    December    9th,    we    will    taking    groups    of    youth    (MS    and    HS)    and    their    families,    if    desired,    down   ...

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OHIO DOMINICAN CHOIR CONCERT: The    Ohio    Dominican    University    Chorus    will    make    a    return    this    Advent    to    perform    a    Christmas    concert    at    7:00    p.m.    in    the    church,    on    Sunday,    December    9.&...

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DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS: The Christmas Season, with the beautiful colors of flowers and banners, is such a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with Mary and Joseph. We will decorate for the Christmas Season on Sunday, December 23, at 1:00 p.m. We can use all of the help available. Please contact Mary Francis at mefrancis@wowway. com or cell 614-420-0118 or Valerie Yonnotti at Vallovesherboys@aol. com or cell 614-302-1191.  

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SUNDAY MISSALS – ADVENT and CHRISTMAS SEASON MATERIALS: We    have    the    Sunday    Missals    and    a    variety    of    Advent    and    Christmas    Season    booklets    to    enjoy    and    pray    with    your    family.    An    Advent    and    Chris...

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE – NOVEMBER 10, 2018: On Saturday, November 10th, from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., our parish will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive. To schedule a time, please sign up in the Gathering Space or call Bob Zeman at 920-2931. We also need volunteers to help with the canteen (serve drinks and snacks for donors after their donation), setup, and cleanup and registration help. If you can spend an hour or more to help, please contact Bob. Since we began having Blood Drives, our parish has been responsible for over 1,500 donations. Thanks to our regular donors and all those who have given!

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CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE: The Christian Service and Social Concerns Committees are sponsoring the December “Giving Tree” for needy families in our area. We will be meeting on Tuesday, November 20th, at 6:00 p.m. If you can’t make it at 6:00 p.m. and still would like to help, you can come a little later. We have boxes to wrap, the tree to put up and tags to fill out. We will also have a sign-up sheet for tending the “Giving Tree” before and after each weekend Mass for November 24-25, December 1-2 and December 8-9. We especially need volunteers to cover before and after the Saturday evening Mass. T...

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ANNUAL THANKSGIVING RAFFLE TICKETS: This annual fund raiser is for the little extra things that we do here at the parish. We appreciate everyone’s participation in our Annual Thanksgiving Raffle and hope that it is a wonderful success. The winning tickets will be drawn after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 18. The mailing went out on Wednesday, so please help make this a super Raffle. Just drop off your completed tickets in the basket on the table in the Gathering Space, or stop in the Parish Office to drop them off. We appreciate your support very much.

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HELP PLEASE: If your address or phone number has changed between April 2017 and July 2018, will you please send me your address/phone number. When we had our computer problem, we lost data for those 16 months. We have been recreating our data, but sometimes things fall through the cracks. I appreciate all of your help. Email rhrytzik@ sjxxiiiparish.org or call 614-920-1563. Thanks for making life a little easier in the office. Blessings!

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