PARISH STAFF
Fr. Herb Weber
Thom Headley
Deacon
Pastor
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Cell: 419-260-4849
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Sr. Anne Mary Molyet
Pastoral Associate for
Evangelization, Engagement and Enrichment
Fr. Tom Wehinger
Weekend Associate
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Marla Overholt
Pastoral Associate for Life Long Faith Formation
Cell: 419-260-0252
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Michael Puppos
Pastoral Associate for Music & Liturgy
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Phil Ward
Pastoral Associate for Youth Ministries
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Tina Carella
Office Manager
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Waleska Ramirez
Welcome to Blessed John
Welcome to all who are with us today. As always, we
are enriched by those who join us.
Many times after Masses people come up to
introduce their guests or the visitors introduce
themselves. We love meeting you. Thank you.
As you join us, we want you to feel at home.
We also want you to be active members of the
assembly for our liturgy. Please join in singing and
praying with us.
Often people need a little ‘adjustment’ to our
music and way of celebrating Mass. Please enter into it
and allow the experience to enrich you. And don’t
hesitate to come back again.
Reconciliation: Saturdays, 3:30-4:00 p.m.
For more information on preparation for Baptism,
Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation, contact Marla
Overholt.
For marriage preparation, reception of the Sacrament of the
Sick or reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, contact
Fr. Herb.
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BLESSED JOHN XXIII
WOOD COUNTY, OHIO
September 22, 2013
THIS WEEK’S MASSES
Sunday, September 22
8:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sweptember 23
9:00 a.m.Tuesday, September 24
9:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, September 26
6:15 p.m.
Friday, September 27
10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28
5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29
8:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 11:30a.m. -
Pastor’s Note:
ATTENTION PLEASE!
Since I usually drive alone, I have
lots of time to observe and think when
I am on the road. And I read…
everything. So it is natural that I read
billboards and think about what they
Marissa Anne Rose
Deacon Thom Headley
Parish
Viola Voss
Avalon
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Ken Weislak
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READINGS FOR THIS WEEK:
Sunday: Am 8:4-7; Ps 113; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13
Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126; Lk 8:16-18
Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122; Lk 8:19-21
Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb 13; Lk 9:1-6
Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149; Lk 9:7-9
Friday: Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43; Lk 9:18-22
Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31; Lk 9:43b-45
Ministers for September 28 & 29
Lectors
Sat 5:00 Cathleen Orians, Marie Dunaway
Sun 8:00 Tom Mackin, Joan Schroeder
Sun 9:45 Debbie Rossler, Nick Rossler
Sun 11:30 Gary Christie, Daniel Dick
Eucharistic Ministers
Sat 5:00 Scott Basilius, Steve & Kathy Kirwen, Jannifer Fry, Shery Milz
Jim Raczkowski, Linda Edwards, Doug & Lisa Rhodes, Katelyn Rhodes,
Judi Turner
Sun 8:00 Deborah Frontiera, Chuck & Kathy Ore, David Nirschl, Tod Finch,
Tim Butler, Dalton Giesige, Bob & Linda Schrinel
Sun 9:45 Tricia Young, Sarah Dias, Sharon Mouch, Marie Clark-Phelps,
Roman & Meg Carek, Theresa Veltri, Tim Butler, Tim Boerst, Bill Williams,
Jennifer Reighard
Sun 11: 30 Jeannie Yarberry, Mary Ann King, Justin Russell, Marilyn Hall,
Marla Overholt, Mary Zellin, Connie Kern, Jason & Valerie Eichenberg,
Steve & Mary Ruhe, Laurie Barteck
Servers
Sat 5:00 Emma Gardner, Libby Corner, Nick Felaris
Sun 8:00 Joey Korzec, Hunter Korzec, Claire Feldkamp
Sun 9:45 Olivia Thomas, Ben Boerst, Jessica Reighard
Sun 11:30 Sammy Wilson, Juney Wilson, Ian King
Ushers
Sat 5:00 Kay Asmus, Jerry Lucas, Alan Lynch, Pat Golba-Lynch, Mark
Frederick, Jeff Finch, Mike Finch
Sun 8:00 Wayne Vreeland, Larry Daly, Fred Eberly, Nancy Nirschl, Mike
Feldkamp, Steve Mochon, John Farley
Sun 9:45 Dan Mouch, Rodger Siebeneck, Brad Thomas, Sam Veltri, Jim
Marquette, Rodney Theis, Larry Mershman, Dave Langendorfer
Sun 11:30 Brenden O’Brien, Dan O’Brien, Bailey O’Brien, Brent Welker,
Mike Hagan, Mike Makar, Chris Makar, Gary Werling
Greeters
Sat 5:00 Printy Family, Gerry Lucas, Terry & Gloria Fitzgerald
Sun 8:00 Joe & Bert Tate, Sharon Benedict, Jean Bamburowski
Sun 9:45 Corinne Jaco, Joni Donovan, Tim & Mary Ann Butler
Sun 11:30 Sam Christie, Sarah Ziebbel, Paul Schauer, Jeannie Yarberry
mean.
This week I have been thinking about the use of
billboards by churches. We have done it ourselves,
especially before Christmas and Easter. Often billboards
are not ‘stand-alone’ but part of a larger publicity
campaign. Some churches use billboards extensively.
So I ask myself what it is that gets people’s
attention. Put in another way, what helps introduce
someone to a church experience?
In the history of this parish, we have found word
of mouth to be more powerful than billboards. People talk
about their church experience. Often they go beyond that
and even recommend the parish to others, especially those
who are actively looking for a parish to call their own.
We encourage people to invite others, but please
remember that an invitation is just that, an invitation.
Invitations can be refused. Please do not nag or coerce.
When parishioners encounter others who are not actively
part of a church, the best thing is to share honestly and
openly what their experience is like. If a church parish
helps one’s faith grow, then that can be included as well.
Each of us is a walking-talking billboard. Our
very lives advertise what we believe and what our value
system is. And if you value your faith and the way it is
supported here at Blessed John, please don’t be afraid to
talk about it.
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BAPTISM CONGRATULATIONS
We joyfully welcome to our parish family
the newly-Baptized: Brooke Marie
Lotycz, the daughter of Matthew and
Rachel. May God guide her as she grows
in love and grace.
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WE CELEBRATE WITH…
We celebrate and prayerfully support two
couples being married at Blessed John this
weekend: Kevin Haley and Tara Cain; and
Chrystopher Nicholson and Kaley Bostdorff.
May God give you many years of happiness
in marriage.
TWENTY- FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FAITH ALIVE! OCT. 13
Next month we will be discovering
more about Jesus in our Faith Alive!
gatherings. If you are registered to
attend the 2:00 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.
session, you are already to attend. If you have not joined
us for Faith Alive! it is never too late to “Jump In”!
A special invitation to all those adults who would
like to grow in their faith and share their insights with our
younger families; please join us for a gathering or the
series of Faith Alive! Individual gatherings are only $10
and the whole season is the special price of $30.
COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION
Communal Reconciliation Process continues at 7:00
p.m., September 26. This will be a coaching session, so
one parent is asked to attend with their child.
NEW PARENT RETREAT
Our next New Parent Retreat will be at 1:30
p.m. Sunday Oct. 6. If this is your first child
or the first being baptized at Blessed John,
we ask that you attend this afternoon retreat.
Pick up a registration form from the
bookrack in the hall or contact Marla
Overholt. Remember we begin with a meal so come
hungry.
SACRAMENTS FOR OLDER CHILDREN
CLASAS FORMING
If you have a child who was previously baptized but
missed either of the sacraments of Reconciliation or
Eucharist please contact Marla Overholt. We have a class
forming for students in Grade 4 or over who would like to
prepare to celebrate these sacraments. This class will
begin on Oct. 6 and will be held in Room 105 at 10:30
a.m. most Sundays. This includes children who are older
than 7 that have not been baptized. If your older child has
not been baptized please contact Marla to make
arrangements for their preparation.
BABY POOLS LEFT FROM VBS
If you lent the VBS team your baby pool
and have not picked it up yet, you can do
so in Room 106. Thanks again for
allowing us to use the pools.
SACRIFICIAL COMMITMENT
Our Sunday offering for last weekend was $10,235.50.
Thank you. Thanks also to all those parents who take the
time to help their children learn the value of giving to the
church. Please continue to help your sons and daughters
learn a lesson for a lifetime.
GIVING THROUGH DIRECT DEPOSIT
You can give to the church through direct deposit (ACH),
indicating how much you want to give weekly or
monthly. Please complete one of the forms found in the
magazine rack in the parish hallway and turn it in to the
parish office along with a voided check, needed for
WEEK AT A GLANCE
(Sept 22-28)
Sunday: 3:45 Club ‘Walking with Fr.
Weber (Side-Cut Park),Teen Fuel;
Monday: Dining for Women; Tuesday:
Bible Study, RCIA, Awakening Faith;
Wednesday: Impact, Brownies, House
Band Rehearsal, Emmaus Rehearsal,
Families Anonymous; Thursday: Book
Club, Pastoral Council Info Session,
Mixed
Choir,
Communal
Reconciliation; Friday: Wedding Rehearsals; Saturday:
Weddings (two).
A WORD OF THANKS
Wendy and I would like to thank you for your love and
support. Touched by the hand of God in so many ways, it
is clear that God has been “in the lead”, through each joy
and each challenge along the way. We are deeply
grateful. – Deacon Thom Headley
PASTORAL COUNCIL
INFORMATION MEETING
All those who were nominated for
Pastoral Council are invited to join us at
7:00 p.m., this Thursday, September 26,
for an information/discernment session.
Others who may be interested are also welcome to join
us.
Our Pastoral Council has a total of twelve
members, each serving three-year terms. Because a
couple of members moved this year, we will have six
openings to fill.
We’ll see you on Thursday night.
BLESSED JOHN XXIII
WOOD COUNTY, OHIO
September 22, 2013
“I Belong with You, You
Belong with Me” the Teen
Fuel series on friendship is
continuing 6:00-8:30p.m.,
this Sunday, September 22.
We will be talking more about the reality of
God and taking Him seriously during this
evening. Don’t forget to have your parent
grab a “Parent Fuel” from the magazine
rack!
Confirmation will
meet again 6:308:30pm,
Monday,
September 30, in the
church atrium. Please make sure
parents that you are helping your
youth in choosing a sponsor and a
confirmation saint.
We want to invite any practicing Catholics with a
heart for the youth to support Our Teen Fuel,
Confirmation, and Impact groups. The goal for these
programs is to provide an opportunity for them to realize
their potential as a vital part of the Church. This goal
cannot be fully realized without the support and example
of excellent adult Catholic men and women. Chat with
Phil Ward after mass, shoot him an e-mail, or give him a
call about being on a Core Team or assisting in another
manner.
Sign up for Teen Fuel Text Alerts! It is the best way to get the
most up-to-date information on what Teen Fuel is doing this
summer! Click on the “Youth Ministry” tab on the
blessedjohn.org website and sign up!
6th & 7th graders in Impact will look at the
first aspect of the creed “I Believe in One
God”
6:30-8:00
p.m.,
Wednesday,
September 25 in the Atrium. We talked
about what to expect in the coming year at
the last session and how our Creed professes what it means
to be Catholic. We also unveiled the theme for the year: “I
Believe Help My Unbelief” (Mark 9:23-25) where we will
be talking about different aspects of the Creed.
MUSIC REHEARSALS THIS WEEK
House Band, 6:00 p.m, Wednesday
Emmaus, 7:00 p.m., Wednesday
Mixed Choir, 7:00 p.m., Thursday
FR. HERB’S BLOG
Fr. Herb’s mid-week meditations are now available each
week through a wordpress blog. You can access it by
visiting blessedjohn.org and clicking the ‘W’ next to the
facebook and twitter icons at the bottom of the page.
BLESSED JOHN ON FACEBOOK
Are you connected to Blessed John on Facebook? Each
week we update pictures, happenings at the parish,
prayerful reflections and more.
Simply visit
www.blessedjohn.org and click the Facebook icon at the
bottom of the page.
Facebook: Blessed John Teen
Fuel
Twitter: @teenfuel23
WHY WARM UP?
As you know, we have been warming up before each of
the weekend Masses with a new song, or taking time to
reflect on the words of a song we already know. So
what’s the point? Our hope is to create a sense of
community and readiness PRIOR to Mass beginning. We
walk into church so many times without really preparing
ourselves for the celebration that is about to take place.
By warming up with the bands, we our ready our hearts,
minds and voices for Mass. We really hope that this is
useful time each week to have some fun, and to have a
little quiet time before the gathering song. If you’re
nervous about singing, that’s fine. We don’t care what
your voice SOUNDS like, we only care that you are
ENGAGED with what we are doing. We will find Mass
more meaningful when we practice full, active and
conscious participation.
TWENTY- FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
STREAMING LIVE
FALL THOUHGTS
Blessed John is proud to stream our weekend liturgies
LIVE through the parish website on a weekly basis.
Hundreds of people view our live stream each month and
many people revisit Masses throughout the week that are
archived. Of course we prefer for everyone to join us in
person each Sunday, but this has been a great ministry for
people that are sick, homebound, or checking Blessed
John out for the first time. Visit www.blessedjohn.org
and click WATCH LIVE. Be sure to share this with
someone you know that is looking for a church to call
their own!
Everyone loves the change of seasons and the bright
yellow, orange and red leaves on
the trees. But fall is more than that.
It is also a time of harvest when
the labors of months of work and
growth come to fruition.
Although most who read
this are not farmers, there are
many who have gardens in their
backyards. I know that my tomato plants are still
producing. But focusing on produce and harvest is much
more than gardens or fields. Seeing the fruit ripen is a
reminder for all of us that the seeds we plant will grow
and produce. And that doesn’t happen just in the fall.
As we see fields of soybeans and corn ripen, eat
apples off the trees, and delight in the pumpkins that the
kids decorate, we can also think about the results of all
our words and actions. Hopefully, we are also in the
process of producing good fruit. - hw
PRAYERS AND
CONDOLENCES
We offer John and Mariester Pavlica
our prayers and sympathy at the
death of John’s sister, Margaret
Tolles. May she live in the light of Christ!
GOING DEEPER SESSIONS
Fr. Herb’s well-received “Going Deeper” sessions will
return in October of this year. These three sessions are
designed so you can come to one or all gatherings. No
advance registration is necessary. They will be held 9:0010:30 on Saturdays, October 5, 12, and 26. Come for
coffee and ‘informal but informed’ discussion. This year’s
topics will include, “The Spirituality of Pope Francis,” “Is
the Sacrament of Marriage Going Extinct?” and “What’s
new about the New Evangelization?”
MEN’S RETREAT
Our annual fall Blessed John Men’s
Retreat will take place Nov 15-17, at
Lawrence
Lodge,
Brooklyn,
Michigan. Come away for forty
hours to a beautiful place on
Vineyard Lake, open yourself up to the Lord, and recenter your life. Put this on your calendar now and look
RCIA CONTINUES!
It is not yet too late to join this year’s
RCIA. If you feel called to consider
joining the Catholic Church, this may be
for you. We meet every Tuesday at 7:00
p.m. Please contact Fr. Herb (419-874-6502 or at
[email protected]) at the parish office.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
COAT COLLECTION
St. Vincent de Paul will be collecting children’s
and men’s clean and gently used winter coats
and boots on the weekend of Sept 28-29. These
items will be taken to St. Louis Helping Hands,
Toledo, for their neighborhood outreach
program.
WELCOMING SUNDAY
Every so often we designate a Sunday as “Invitation
Sunday.” Our next one will be October 12-13. This is a
time for you to invite to Blessed John anyone who you
think would be interested in coming to our parish for
Sunday Mass.
Who should be invited? Consider family
members or friends who are not fully active in the
church. Consider those contacts who regularly say, “I
should come with you sometime.” Consider those whom
you know to be without a church.
As you invite, please let them know our Mass
times, even offering to come with them if you can.
(Breakfast afterwards to discuss the experience?) Please
start the invitation process today, so that people can have
time to prepare.
BLESSED JOHN XXIII
WOOD COUNTY, OHIO
DINING FOR WOMEN
Dining for Women is a global giving
circle dedicated to helping women and
girls in the developing world achieve
their potential, gain equality in their
countries and cultures, and overcome economic
limitations and social bias. The women of Blessed John
have formed a Chapter that meets on the fourth Monday
of each month to learn and assist with programs in
developing countries. Bring a soup or salad or bread to
share along with your place setting. We eat simply to be
in solidarity with the women who are poor and donate
what it costs to eat at a restaurant. At 6:30-8:00 p.m.,
Monday, September 23, we will hear about Foundation
Rwanda’s objective to gather and organize women who
have children born from genocidal rape during and after
the 1994 genocide, so that they may meet together in a
safe and protected space, receive peer support and
professional counseling to discuss challenges they are
facing. For more information, contact Meg Sears at 419367-8504
3:45 CLUB EVENT TODAY
Thanks to all who signed up in advance,
but we can also take last-minute deciders
for today’s “Walking with Fr. Weber.” We will begin at
3:00 this afternoon, Sunday, September 22, andl conclude
by 4:30 p.m. There will be an opportunity to enjoy nature,
learn a bit about God’s wonderful world, and meet other
kids. And, yes, there will be trail mix.
As we always remind people, this is not a club but
an opportunity for kids in these three grades to join
together for monthly activities and infuse our faith into
special gatherings. Each time we come together, there
will be a special purpose and plan, always with some
prayer or insight into God’s invitation to follow Jesus.
In Room 103, you can find some necessary forms
that must be signed by parents, as well as information
where to meet at Side-Cut Park (Maumee).
SMALL FAITH GROUPS
Participation in weekly faith-sharing
with other parishioners enlivens the
Mass and enhances your own spiritual
growth. It is also a good way to meet other couples and
form lasting friendships. The fall session runs from the
week of October 13 through the week of November 17.
The yellow forms are in the magazine rack. Register by
Sunday, September 22nd. For more information contact
Sr. Anne Mary.
September 22, 2013
WE WELCOME
We welcome the newly-registered parishioners:
Paul & Alison Kobler and family, Mark Smith, Tom &
Billie Keller, Larry & Mary Ann Swartz, Ray & Helen
Bihn, Tom & Marilyn Fox, Gary & Jillian Condon and
family, Katie Rettig and family, Paul & Joan Jakubowski,
Catherine Shaffner, Cory & Linda Clay and family, Chris
Strausbaugh, Edward Dagiau, Harry & Judy Hart, Janet
Caspar, Daniel & Magdalena Laughlin and family, Adam
& Sara Pfost and family, Brian & Sharyl Hopkins and
family, Jerry & Ancy Nesamony and family, Dave &
Susan Frank and family, Dennis & Fay Birkemeier and
family, Dolores Howard, Paul & Yvonne Feck, Joel &
Marjorie Kaminski, Matt & Renee Black and family,
Andrew & Maggie Rennels and family, Shawn & Jackie
Borer and family, Harry & Helen Bare, Gerald & Sandra
Miller, John & Nancy Stevenson, Karen Keiser and
family, Aaron & Casandra Matthews and family, Estel &
Jody Lovitt and family, Steve & Kirstin Kunkel and
family, Dennis & Brenda Inkrott, Shawn & Alissa
Sterling and family, Katie Cornell, Ken & Nancy
Marovich, Jim & Terri Zbikowski, Eric & Jennifer
Woods and family, Matt & Katie Shanahan and family,
Garth & Karen Creps, Sandra Kuhn, Melissa
Reimonenque and family, Charles & Helena Day and
family, Rob & Julie Claypool and family, Jacob &
Monica Chalupa and family, Robert & Brooke Moser and
family
THIS WEEK’S PIC…
Newly-ordained Deacon Thom Headley and wife
Wendy celebrate with parish at 9:45 Mass last
Sunday.