MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF

APRIL 13– APRIL 19

MON. 13 8:30 AM Annette Haley (The Fisher Family)

TUES. 14 8:30 AM Communion Service

WED. 15 8:30 AM Communion Service

THURS. 16 8:30 PM` Communion Service

FRI. 17 8:30 AM Communion Service

SAT. 18 8:30 PM Fredona Rethman (Tobe Family)

SUN. 19 8:00 AM For the Parish

10:30 AM Dorothy Marchal (Dora Marchal)

Just a note to let you know when you request a mass intention the schedule may change according to Father’s commitments.

USHERS

SAT. 18 5:00 PM Kathy & Gene Trimbach, Megan &Tom Miller

SUN. 19 8:00 AM John Heitkamp, George Doviak, Alan Leingang, Rick

Monnier

10:30 AM Scott, Julie, Jeremiah & Caroline Lawson

ALTAR SERVERS

SAT. 18 5:00 PM To be Announced

SUN. 19 8:00 AM To be Announced

10:30 AM To be Announced

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

SAT. 18 5:00 PM 7 volunteers needed

SUN. 19 8:00 AM 7 volunteers needed

10:30 AM 7 volunteers needed

LECTORS

SAT. 18 5:00 PM Eileen Rousseau, George Lovett

SUN. 19 8:00 AM Scott Vagedes, Josh Miller

10:30 AM Steve Goubeaux, Adam Andrejcio

CHILDREN’S LITURGY

SAT: 18 5:00 PM Volunteer Needed

SUN. 19 10:30 AM Irene Crawford

GREETERS

Volunteers are needed for all masses

NEXT WEEK’S READINGS

First Reading …………………………………………Acts 4: 32-35

Second Reading ………………………………………1 John 5: 1-6

Gospel ………………………………………………..John 20: 119-31 (44)

HOME EUCHARIST

If you are unable to attend mass this week and would like to receive the Eucharist, call the Parish Office at 667-3419 before 3:30 on Friday or call Ann Fallert @ 667-3416 or Lavonne Fleming @ 667-7313 on Saturday and arrangements will be made for home communion.

Our thoughts and prayers remain with those serving our country at this time and with their loved ones at home. We pray for a safe homecoming and that the world may one day be at peace.

MINISTRY OF CARE

If you are home from the hospital and could use a meal brought in---call us.

If you could use a ride to the doctor or dentist---call us.

If you need a prescription picked up and you can't get it --- call us.

We are CARE GIVERS for St. John's parish. Let us be God's right hand by helping you.

Call 667-3419 or 667-6336

FROM THE DESK OF FR. MARC SHERLOCK

A Happy & Blessed Easter to all! As we renew our Baptismal Promises today we are grateful to a God who loves us so much and wants to share life with us forever.

At the Easter Vigil Mass last night Lauryl DeAnne Firman, Jeffrey Dain Haney and Keri Li Haney were fully initiated into the Catholic Church receiving the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation & First Eucharist. Jeffrey & Keri’s daughter, Keira Irene Haney, was also baptized. Christine Renee Peters was received into Full Communion with the Catholic Church by making a Profession of Faith and receiving the sacraments of Confirmation & First Eucharist. Brandye Catherine Genereux, a baptized Catholic, completed her Christian Initiation receiving the sacraments of Confirmation & First Eucharist. Congratulations to them all!

Our ISPD Long Range Advancement Process continues to strengthen our parish. ISPD Committees have plans to revive Hispanic Ministry, develop a volunteer Stewardship Committee and send email information, including the weekly bulletin, to interested parishioners. Plans are also being made to upgrade and update our parish website and keep the information on it current. We are also looking into seeing if there is an interest in an evening weekday Mass. I am so grateful to all parishioners who are giving of their time and working so hard on all of our seven ISPD Committees.

My thanks to Mike Droesch, our Maintenance Supervisor, who has been diligently working over the last several months with roofing companies and our Archdiocesan insurance to repair our church roof after the wind damage of last September 14. Unfortunately the Phase I Building Project roof was not installed properly. This has complicated the process. We have also been delayed by the weather. At the time of this writing we are hoping that permanent repairs will start soon.

ROB MUHLENKAMP

DEACON ORDINATION

Rob Muhlenkamp will be ordained a Deacon on Saturday, April 25, by Coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr. Please keep him in your prayers as he takes this important step to the priesthood. Rob will be the Deacon and preach at all our weekend Masses on May 9-10. A reception for him will follow each Mass.

NEEDY BASKET will have a food drive on April 25^th & 26^th. Your donations are greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU to Marilyn Helke, Betty & Dale Voisard, Shirley Kremer, Mary Alice Haley, Jan Haley and Allison Haley for helping assemble the Easter Baskets for the home bound in our parish. A special thank you to Atha Toon for organizing this ministry. Atha is a very special person in our parish. Also thanks to Jeanne Koch’s 6^th grade PSR class for delivering the baskets.

Archbishop Pilarczyk wishes everyone at St. John’s a blessed Easter and thanks everyone who has participated in the 2009 Catholic Ministries Appeal. We are pleased that we have new contributors this year. Welcome and thank you! We ask every Catholic Family to participate. Please know that every gift matters. To get more information please visit www.catholicappeal.info. Thank you

St. John's MOM's Group - The St. John’s Mom’s Group would like to invite all mothers of young children to attend our meetings and/or events. The group meets twice a month on Thursday mornings from 9:15 to 11:00 a.m.

in the Parish Banquet Hall with the exception of the summer months. Babysitting is provided in room #108

Saturday, April 18 at 6:00 pm - Craft and Hobby Night in the Banquet Hall.
Please RSVP to Kathy at 339-5360 or litespeed@woh.rr.com.

Thursday, April 23 at 9:15 am - Meeting

ATTENTION GOLFERS (DUFFERS) The St. John the Baptist Duffers Golf League is looking for additional participants. We currently have eighteen (18) teams and have room for twenty-two (22). This is a couples’ nine-hole league; however, you do not have to play with your spouse or significant other. Anyone of the opposite sex will suffice with a minimum age of 18. We play Friday evenings at Homestead GC with tee times beginning at 4:30pm and ending at 6:15pm (subject to change depending on the number of couples). The format is a two- person scramble, so if you are not a very good player, you can rely on your partner to help you. This puts the emphasis (for most of us) on fun rather than competition. If you can’t or don’t want to be a regular, you may choose to be on our sub list. Also, after golf each Friday, there is always a party with plenty of food and drink. These are hosted by one or two of the Duffers couples. Our “kickoff” meeting and dinner will be held April 17 at 6:00pm in the Parish Banquet Hall. Golf begins the following Friday, April 24 and runs through August 21. If you are interested and want more information, please contact John or Alice Sferro at 890-2515, 272-9407 (cell), or mmbenito@att.net

Rice Bowls - There will be a container in the Gathering Area for the next couple weeks to put your Rice Bowls with your donations for Catholic Relief Services. Youth can also turn their Rice Bowls in to their PSR teachers. Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters around the world who are being helped through your generosity. Thank you for participating in this Lenten Program.

K OF C NEWS - Application forms for SCHOLARSHIPS will be in the Narthex and should be completed and turned in by the end of April. You must be a high school senior or older seeking further education.

Refresh…A Women’s Morning

“For they have refreshed my spirit and yours; therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.” Corinthians 16:18

Women of St. Christopher Parish we invite you to refresh your spirit at our seminar on Saturday, April 25^th. Mark your calendars for this first time event brought to you by our Parish Health Ministry and sponsored by Basic Vitamins. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with a light breakfast. Registration forms are in the Narthex pamphlet rack.

YNIA – news - In July, 21 high school youth of our parish will be participating in a week long mission trip to San Francisco. We are collecting donations for a basket raffle in May to help fund this trip and are asking for help from the parish. Our themes will include Summer Fun, What’s Cooking and Family Fun Night. Items such as beach towels, gift cards, kitchen utensils, cookbooks, DVD’s, games, etc. are needed. All donations are appreciated and can be dropped off in the Narthex in the box marked St. John’s Youth Basket Raffle. If you have any questions, or need your donation picked up, contact Brenda Maus at 440-9659 or Lizann Makley at 667-5767. Thank you for your support of the youth of our parish!

ATTENTION PARENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR 2009 - Letters have been sent out to all families of 2009 graduating seniors from high school. If you did not get a letter, please call the office, 667-3419. We would like to honor all graduates from St. John’s at our annual Senior Mass and Brunch.

THEOLOGY ON TAP - Young Adults 18-39: Come to the Dayton Theology on Tap speaker series on Thursdays at Oregon Express starting at 7:30pm. The series runs April 16 - May 21. This week Dr. Michael Carter from UD will discuss how the Founding Fathers viewed Catholicism. http://totdayton.wordpress.com

Precious Blood Sisters host April 26 Open House - The Sisters of the Precious Blood cordially invite you to an Open House on Sunday, April 26, from 2-4 p.m. at Salem Heights, their Dayton motherhouse. Guests are welcome for all or part of the afternoon, which includes guided tours of the convent and chapel, a chance to meet and mingle with the sisters, and enjoy refreshments. Attend a concert of sacred music at 4 p.m. and, if you wish, join the sisters following the concert for evening prayer to close the day.

All are welcome! Come as a family, come with a friend; come and make new friends or renew old friendships with the Sisters of the Precious Blood.

PRESCHOOL OPENINGS St. John’s Early Childhood Program is a developmental preschool with a nurturing Christian environment. The planned curriculum is taught by trained and caring teachers. We currently have openings in two of our afternoon classes which meet from 12:30 till 3:00. The Threes and Fours opening is in the Tuesday/Friday class while the Fours and Fives attend on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please contact Sally Minnich at 667-2629 for more information or to schedule a visit.

April is Donate Life Month - Are you an Organ and Tissue Donor? If not, have you ever thought of becoming one? April is Donate Life Month. Thousands of Americans are in need of vital organs and tissues. For many, the chance to live a full life won’t come unless more of us consider organ, eye and tissue donation. Each one of us has the potential to save up to eight lives as an organ donor and touch another fifty as a tissue donor. To learn how to document your decision to become a donor, go today to www.donatelife.net.

CSS Refugee Employment Help Needed - The Refugee Resettlement Program at Catholic Social Services is looking for parishioners with work experience to join us at an Employment Networking meeting. The meeting will focus on entry level positions for Refugees. While times are hard for many of us, Refugees from war torn areas come with additional disadvantages. Perhaps you are retired and have knowledge and skills to share. We need you. Bring your ideas and suggestions. Help us learn how to reach employers in the Miami Valley who will be willing to give a Refugee a chance. The meeting will be held at Catholic Social Services-1046 Brown St. on April 14, 5:30-7:30 pm. RSVP to Lynn Adams, 223-7217, ext. 1104.

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION

Adult (199 envelopes) $7088.00

Loose Checks $270.00

Loose Cash $369.00

Total $7727.00

St. Vincent outreach $550.00

Phase II Building $301.00 (March 29) – $2008.71 (April 5)

TOTAL OUTSTANDING BUILDING DEBT $423,100.00

ST. CHRISTOPHER, 435 E. National Road, Vandalia, OH 45377

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. - Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Holy Day vigil: 7:00 p.m. - Holy Day: 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

(Collection envelopes will be forwarded to the proper parish)