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A Newsletter of St. Cecilia Parish
September
2008
UPDATE ON FR. EILERMAN’S SABBATICAL
The departure time for my
sabbatical is quickly approaching. I leave for
Rome on September the 8th and will
return to the parish for the weekend Masses of
December 13 and 14. There will be about 25
priests participating in the program. We will
be living and studying at the North American
College, which is close to the Vatican. Our
course work will include the study of Liturgy,
Canon Law, Moral and Bio-Medical Ethics, Pauline
Theology and Scripture. We will also be taking
courses on Preaching, Christian Art and
Architecture, Women Doctors of the Church, and
the Saints.
October the 17 through the 26,
there will be a break from classes and we will
make a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The
Sabbatical program ends with a week retreat in
Assisi, Italy, home of St. Francis. I end my
time away by doing some traveling in Germany.
Among other things, I want to visit the town
from which the Eilermans came.
During my time, away Fr. William
DeVille will be helping Fr. Brosmer with the
celebration Masses. Fr. Deville was ordained in
1962 and retired this past July. He most
recently served as pastor of Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal Parish on the east side of
Columbus. The only Mass schedule change during
my absence is that there will not be an 8:15a.m.
Mass on most Wednesdays. The 9:30a.m. Wednesday
Mass will be celebrated.
I feel very blessed to be given
this opportunity and I ask for your prayers that
my sabbatical will be a time of renewal and that
I will be open to the graces that God wishes to
give me. I will be remembering you in my
prayers and in the Masses that I celebrate.
Fr. Eilerman
7th Annual Seniors’ Morning of Reflection
Monday, September 29, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Schedule includes:
Mass, Anointing of the Sick and
the-talk by Rev. Raymond E. Lavelle “We All
Need Hope” and “The Aflac Duck in You”
Lunch
All persons 60 years of age and
over are invited. Thanks to a grant from the
diocese, there is no charge for members of St.
Cecilia Parish or 50+ Club; the cost for
non-members is $5.
Please RSVP with your lunch
reservation no later than Friday, September 19;
forms are in the church.
St. Cecilia Adult Education
In celebration of the Year of
Saint Paul, St. Cecilia’s Adult Ed ministry will
offer a 6-week series on this Apostle to the
Gentiles. Sessions will be held in Meeting
Rooms A&B after 9:30 Mass on Sunday (during PSR,
10:50 to 11:45 a.m.). The series will begin
October 5 and end November 9.
Various speakers will present the
life and times of Saint Paul, his letters, and
the churches to which he wrote. Using passages
from Saint Paul’s letters (the 2nd readings from
the Sunday liturgy), we will learn and exercise
several methods for reflecting on scripture.
We look forward to your
participation in at least one of the six weeks!
You do not have to attend all six sessions, so
please plan to attend as many sessions as you
can. Watch the bulletin for more information.
If you can help with childcare,
or if you would be willing to provide baked
goods for refreshments, please contact Jane
O’Loughlin at 870-9427 or
janeol@ameritech.net.
SOMEONE NEEDS YOU!
The July 2008 issue of U.S.
Catholic carried an article “Now a Word from Our
Sponsor” in which Beth Knobbe, of Chicago,
writes:
“Being an RCIA sponsor does not
require any professional training or fancy
degrees. The best RCIA sponsors are those who
recognize the living God at work in their own
lives and are willing to share that experience
with others.
Sponsors don’t have to be
‘perfect Catholics’ or experts on every detail
of Catholic doctrine. What’s important is that
candidates have examples of ordinary people who
are living their faith each day.
Most RCIA classes have a
catechist who is responsible for the actual
teaching and facilitation. Candidates, however,
frequently call upon their sponsors to be
resources. A favorite response of mine when
someone stumps me with a question is, ‘I wonder
those same things myself sometimes.’ Then we
use their questions as an opportunity to
discover, learn, and grow in faith together.”
Are you an ordinary Catholic who
could serve as an example to an adult interested
in the Catholic faith? Think and pray about
that.
The sponsor accompanies the
catechumen/candidate throughout the RCIA
process: attends the catechetical sessions,
sits with the catechumen/candidate and together
they process the material taught. The sponsor
presents the catechumen/candidate to the Church
at the liturgical rites which are part of the
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Many
times the catechumen/candidate will have family
members or friends who are influential in their
decision to investigate the Catholic Church;
having a sponsor who is outside that realm
provides a broader perspective.
If you have received the
Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation,
Eucharist) and, if married, your marriage is
valid in the Catholic Church, you are eligible
to sponsor another adult. Call Sue Baker
(853-9379) if you are interested.
BINGO TEAM SCHEDULES
Team Members, please clip and
save this schedule of dates for Fall 2008. As
always, if you are going to miss a scheduled
date for your team, please use the list of
volunteers to obtain a substitute. If you need
a replacement list of workers, please call
(878-5353) or stop in the Parish Office.
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Tuesday |
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Team 1 |
Sep.28, Nov. 2, Dec.
7 |
Sep. 30, Nov. 4, Dec.
9 |
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Team 2 |
Oct. 5, Nov. 9, Dec.
14 |
Oct. 7, Nov. 11, Dec.
16 |
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Team 3 |
Sep. 7, Oct. 12, Nov.
16, Dec. 21 |
Sep. 9, Oct. 14, Nov.
18, Dec. 23 |
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Team 4 |
Sep. 14, Oct. 19,
Nov. 23, Dec. 28 |
Sep. 16, Oct. 21,
Nov. 25, Dec. 30 |
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Team 5 |
Sep. 21, Oct. 26,
Nov. 30 |
Sep. 23, Oct. 28,
Dec. 2 |
COMING UP
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Monday, September 1 |
Labor Day |
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Tuesday, September 2 |
St. Vincent de Paul
Society Meeting; Preschool starts;
SPICE Board; Volleyball Practice |
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Wednesday, September
3 |
Intercessory Prayer;
PSD; Volleyball Practice |
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Thursday, September 4 |
PTO; Volleyball
Practice; Market Day Pickup |
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Fri. & Sat., Sep. 5 &
6 |
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament |
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Sat. & Sun., Sep. 6 &
7 |
Food Pantry
Collection |
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Sunday, September 7 |
Grandparents Day;
Mass time changes
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Monday, September 8 |
RCIA & Monday PSR
Classes begin; PSR Parent
Orientation; 50+ Club |
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Tuesday, September 9 |
SPICE Committee;
Volleyball Practice |
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Wednesday, September
10 |
Intercessory Prayer;
School Advisory Board; School
Advisory Board |
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Friday, September 12 |
Deadline for October
parish newsletter |
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Sunday, September 14 |
Children’s Liturgy of
the Word, Sunday PSR Classes begin;
PSR Parent Orientation; Parent
Baptism Class |
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Monday, September 15 |
PSR Classes; RCIA;
Volleyball Practice |
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Wednesday, September
17 |
Intercessory Prayer;
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting;
Volleyball Practice; Preschool
Parent Advisory Board |
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Sunday, September 21 |
Voter Registration;
Children’s Liturgy of the Word;
PSR Classes |
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Monday, September 22 |
50+ Club; RCIA, PSR
Classes; Volleyball Practice |
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Thursday, September
25 |
Blood Drive;
Volleyball Practice |
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Sat. & Sun., Sep. 27
& 28 |
Voter Awareness
Presentations |
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Monday, September 29 |
Senior Day of
Reflection; PSR Classes; RCIA;
Volleyball Practice |
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Wednesday, October 1 |
Intercessory Prayer;
PSD; Volleyball Practice |
COMMUNITY BILLBOARD
MASS TIME REMINDER:
To accommodate our parish
members, during this summer the last Mass on
Sundays was held at 11:30 a.m. On the weekend
after Labor Day, we will switch back to our
regular Mass schedule. So from Sunday,
September 7, 2008 until Sunday, May 24, 2009,
the Mass times will be Saturday 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 12:00 noon.
HELP IS NEEDED
to staff our Bingo teams! We have ten teams,
with a five-week rotation, so you work only 10
or 11 dates in a year. Right now, we are in
great need of some generous adults to join our
teams. Any adult member of the parish is
welcome! If you are interested in helping,
please call Barb at the Parish Office
(878-5353).
BLOOD DONATION DRIVE COMING UP!
The American Red Cross will conduct a Blood
Drive here on Thursday, September 25 from 2 to 8
p.m. in Meeting Rooms A & B. Both new and
experienced donors are invited. A typical blood
donation takes approximately an hour, so why not
schedule some time to give the gift of life to
someone in need? Donors must weigh at least 110
pounds, be in generally good health, and have a
positive ID – Red Cross donor card or photo ID
showing date of birth. Please plan to
participate in this needed cause!
FORMING CONSCIENCES FOR FAITHFUL
CITIZENSHIP
Opportunities to exercise our
moral obligation to participate in political
life will be offered at Saint Cecilia in
September. The Knights of Columbus will sponsor
a non-partisan voter registration drive after
each Mass the weekend of September 20-21. The
deadline to register for the November election
is October 6, 2008 and this will provide you an
opportunity to be registered.
Adult Education is planning to show a 10 minute
video "Faithful Citizenship" after each
Mass the weekend of September 27-28. The video
details issues of our day with emphasis on
Catholic Social Teaching. If you would like to
view the related document The Challenge of
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,
you can do so at
www.faithfulcitizenship.org.
The video details issues of our day with
emphasis on Catholic Social Teaching and respect
for life.
More information about these
activities will be available closer to the date
in the bulletin.
WE INVITE ALL
to spend 30 or 60 minutes in prayer at the
Monthly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Join others in the Day Chapel on the First
Friday and Saturday of each month. Our prayer
intention for the next adoration (October 3 & 4)
is for victims of abuse or neglect
Permanent team members are
needed. Call Barb at 878-5353 or Kathy at
878-0133.
ST. CECILIA'S ANNUAL FALL CRAFT
SHOW
is Saturday, October 18th from 9 am – 3 p.m.
Please come and see the great selection we have
of vendors displaying Thanksgiving and Christmas
items, fabric crafts, candles, gift baskets,
jewelry, handmade cards, baby items, buckeye
items and much more. We also have a yummy lunch
menu, and lots of baked good items. We hope to
see you this year at this great event.
SAINT CECILIA PARISH RECYCLES!
Support our recycling program by
dropping your newspapers, magazines, computer,
office and other paper and junk mail in the
green and yellow Abitibi bin! PLEASE, NO
cardboard, waxed paper, telephone books, metal,
plastic or glass!
The bin is located at the
southeast corner of the Parish Center (note it
is not accessible during school recess times,
except for walk-up donations). Our SPICE
program earns money this way, and the
environment benefits as well!
SOMETHING SPECIAL!
Last year, our parish celebrated the 125th
Anniversary of its founding. A DVD for this
special occasion was produced, and we will have
copies available for purchase in November.
Starting in October, we will offer the
opportunity to pre-order a copy, so please watch
for the order forms.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
We welcome our families to the
2008-2009 Parish School of Religion! Our
classes will begin Monday, September 8th
& Sunday, September 14th. All
students need to be registered prior to
attending class.
Our Monday Parent Orientation
will be held September 8 in the school hall at
7:00 p.m. Please pick up your family packet
upon entering. As the staff members are
introduced, the students will be dismissed to
their respective classes, while the parents
remain for the orientation. The same process
will be repeated on Sunday, September 14, with
the families gathering in the Parish Center at
10:45 a.m. (you may go there directly after the
9:30 Mass). Following the orientation session,
parents are encouraged to visit their child’s
class for the last half-hour. The orientation
is optional for parents of preschool and
kindergarten P.S.R. children since it occurs
after their class meets.
Not yet registered for P.S.R.?
Late registrations are being accepted in the
Parish Office or by mail only. Please be aware
that several of the Sunday class sections are
full. We have already ordered books and other
supplies for the children who were enrolled by
our August 20th deadline. Although
we order a few extra per class, on occasion we
have to obtain additional books for families who
enroll late and the students may have to share
materials until the supplemental order arrives.
Please note that due to the Parent
Orientations on the first day of classes, we
cannot take any registrations during P.S.R.
class times on September 8th or 14th.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
PROGRAMS - In our
parish, we offer classes for parents whose
children will be receiving the sacraments. An
important pre-requisite to these classes is that
the parents of the child need to be REGISTERED,
PARTICIPATING, and ACTIVE MEMBERS of our parish.
If you do not receive regular mailings from the
parish, including your monthly contribution
envelope packets, you most likely are not on the
list of currently registered members. Please
call the Parish Office (878-5353) if you have
any questions about this.
PARENT BAPTISM CLASS
- Parents who wish to have an infant baptized at
St. Cecilia are expected to attend one of our
monthly Parent Baptism Classes. The class meets
at 1:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A. Parents need to
be pre-registered prior to attending the class
(call 878-5353). Upcoming dates are
September 14th and October 12th.
FIRST COMMUNION 2009:
Parents of second graders in
our religion programs are reminded to reserve
Thursday, October 9th on their evening
calendars. The Parent Meeting will be
held in Meeting Rooms A & B, starting at 7:00
p.m. Also, please mark Thursday, November 6th
on your calendars as the date of the
Parent Meeting for First
Reconciliation.
CONFIRMATION:
Parents of eighth graders seeking
Confirmation: please mark Thursday, October 23
on your calendar. It is the date of the
Parent Meeting. Also, there will be a
Sponsor’s Meeting on Wednesday, October 29.
COMPLETING THE SACRAMENTS
is a program offered here to parish families
with children in third grade or above who are
baptized Catholics but have not received other
sacraments (such as Reconciliation and
Communion). The program is designed for the
entire family to attend together, and will be
held this fall if enough families request it.
Please call 878-0133 to request a
pre-registration form or for more information.
Forming Our Conscience about EDUCATION
“All
persons have the right to a quality education.”
( Administrative
Board of the United States Catholic Conference)
“In September 1995, the Administrative Board of
the United States Catholic
Conference approved the document: Principles
for Educational Reform in the
United States.
This document is intended to provide Catholic
bishops with an opportunity to exert leadership
in the area of educational reform and thus show
clearly that the bishops are interested in the
educational well-being of all children whether
they attend public, private, or religious
schools.
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All persons
have the right to a quality education.
Parental
rights and responsibilities are primary in
education.
Students are
the central focus of all education.
Quality
teaching is essential to the learning
process.
True quality
education must address the moral and
spiritual needs of students.
Government
has a responsibility to provide adequate
resources for the attainment of quality
education for all children, and these policy
decisions are best made at the level closest
to the actual teaching and learning
situation.”
(From United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops web site)
Further, the
bishops included ensuring access to and choice
in education in their policy goals to guide
Catholics as they form their consciences.
(Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship)
Education is one
of the basic human rights:
“The right
to life implies and is linked to other human
rights—to the basic goods that every human
person needs to live and thrive. All the
life issues are connected, for erosion of
respect for the life of any individual or
group in society necessarily diminishes
respect for all life. The moral imperative
to respond to the needs of our
neighbors—basic needs such as food, shelter,
health care, education, and meaningful
work—is universally binding on our
consciences and may be legitimately
fulfilled by a variety of means. Catholics
must seek the best ways to respond to these
needs. As Blessed Pope John XXIII taught,
“[Each of us] has the right to life, to
bodily integrity, and to the means which are
suitable for the proper development of life;
these are primarily food, clothing, shelter,
rest, medical care, and, finally, the
necessary social services” (Pacem in
Terris, no. 11). (Forming Consciences
for Faithful Citizenship, No. 25)
Parents are the
primary educators of their children, but the
state has a responsibility, also. From The
Catechism of the Catholic Church:
“The
fruitfulness of conjugal love extends to the
fruits of the moral, spiritual, and supernatural
life that parents hand on to their children by
education. Parents are the principal and first
educators of their children. In this sense the
fundamental task of marriage and family is to be
at the service of life.” (1653)
“The state has a
responsibility for its citizens' well-being. In
this capacity it is legitimate for it to
intervene to orient the demography of the
population. This can be done by means of
objective and respectful information, but
certainly not by authoritarian, coercive
measures. The state may not legitimately usurp
the initiative of spouses, who have the primary
responsibility for the procreation and education
of their children. In this area, it is not
authorized to employ means contrary to the moral
law.” (2372)
Forming
Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
tells us:
How we organize
our society—in economics and politics, in law
and policy—directly affects the common good and
the capacity of individuals to develop their
full potential. Every person and association has
a right and a duty to participate actively in
shaping society and to promote the well-being of
all, especially the poor and vulnerable. (47)
The
Respect Life Group’s Spiritually Adopted Baby
Project
Our spiritually adopted baby is
now beginning her 6th month of life. Her oil
and sweat glands are functioning. The delicate
skin of the growing baby is protected from the
fetal waters by a special ointment called “vernix”.
The baby begins to look old and
wrinkled because she still has little fat
underneath the skin to fill it out. By the end
of the month, the baby’s brainwaves resemble
those of a new born. If she was born this month
and given proper care, she would survive.
PARISH
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
The Parish Strategic Development Team
has completed its first year of implementation of
the Strategic Development Plan that was crafted in
2006-2007. Through the hard work of many
volunteers, we have had a number of successes
including the redesign of the parish website,
surveys of exiting parish school families, an
expansion of the TRIP program, completion of the
Parish Self Study, and hosting our first two
bi-annual town hall meetings. We are on the first
steps of an exciting journey, where our shared
vision for the future will become a reality for our
parish and school.
To continue our success, however, we
need the help of strong leaders from our parish
family, so, if you have not already done so, we
would like to invite you to become a member of the
Parish Strategic Development Team that will guide
this implementation process from August 2008 through
December 2009. Our next meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, September 3rd, 6:30 - 8 pm
in Meeting Room A.
This is a commitment of a monthly
meeting that will last between 1-2 hours depending
upon where we are in the process.
If you have any questions or
comments, please call Jim Martin at (614) 771-8285
or e-mail
jamartin@rrohio.com. Thank you so much for
considering this invitation, we really need your
help!
UPCOMING DATES FOR RCIA
Orientation Session
-- Monday, September 8, 7:00 p.m., in Meeting Room
A.
At this meeting persons who are
interested in coming into the Catholic Church will
learn about the RCIA program.
RCIA Classes Begin
– Monday, September 15, 7:00 p.m., in Meeting Room
A.
This will be the first catechetical
session for the inquirers; sessions will be held
every Monday until Pentecost. Sponsors should
attend, also.
Morning of Prayer and Reflection
for RCIA Team Members –
Saturday, September 13, 9:00 a.m., Chapel
Catechists, sponsors, song leaders,
team leaders will meet for prayer and reflection as
this new “RCIA Year” begins.
Preregistration is not necessary, but
call Carlene Hamilton (878-5221) if you have
questions about any of these sessions or if you want
to be involved as a member of the parish by serving
as sponsor, by providing refreshments sometime
during the year, by praying for an individual as a
prayer partner, or in other ways.
ST.
VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY
During the month of July we delivered
food to 14 families, made sandwiches for St.
Lawrence Haven and provided gasoline and rent
support to several families for a total of 196
clients served.
We also helped the community by
having a fan collection. Thanks to our church
members who donated $ 1,076.00 in cash and 23 fans,
we were able to donate a total of 146 box fans. We
purchased 98 fans with the cash and our society
purchased an additional 25 fans. The Life Care
Alliance and Columbus Fire Department were very
happy to see this donation. The fans were delivered
to those in our community, usually the elderly who
have health problems, who do not have air
conditioning.
Our society will be electing a new
president to begin in October. Our current
President, Warren Wright, will be the Vice-President
for the Diocesan society. Along with the president
there will be a new vice-president and secretary.
Bill Altman will continue as our Treasurer.
Thank you for your continued
support. The needs within our community continue to
increase. Our last collection for 2008 will be in
November. Please consider coming to one of our
meetings. We meet on the first Tuesday of each
month in meeting room A at 7:00pm. Afterwards we
make 300 sandwiches to donate to St. Lawrence
Haven. We usually are done by 8:45pm
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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!
Santa is coming to town on Saturday, December 6, 2008 in
the St. Cecilia Parish Center. Sponsored by the St.
Cecilia PTO.
COMPLETE DETAILS AND TICKET ORDER FORM
Santa needs some helpers!
VOLUNTEER FORM
COMING SOON! TRIP PROGRAM
GIFT CERTIFICATES
The TRIP program is coming to the parish and we are looking for
lots of trusty volunteers to sell gift certificates after mass
once a month. This is about a half-hour commitment and a great
opportunity to earn volunteer hours. We will launch the
program as soon as we get enough volunteers to help.
Interested call Kim Jackson 851-8389.
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