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St. Thomas More Newman Center is served by the Paulist Fathers, Missionaries to North America since . DEC. 29-JAN. 5, 2019 ST. THOMAS MORE NEWMAN CENTER Welcome Buckeye Catholics! The Roman Catholic Campus Ministry at The Ohio State University 4 W. Lane Ave. Columbus, OH 43201 Upcoming Events Phone: (14) 291-44 Student Bible Study Kick-off Join us Sunday, Jan. 12 at BuckeyeCatholic.com p.m. to kick-off of our Spring 2020 student Bible studies and MASS SCHEDULE other Newman Center events for the new semester! If you are already involved in a Bible study, want more information, or just Saturday: 5:30 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m., noon, p.m., 9 p.m. want to learn about opportunities at the Newman Center, this is Monday - Friday: 12:45 p.m.*, 5:30 p.m. the event for you! Join us for a meal and fellowship in the Social *Tuesday: 12:30 p.m. at the OSU Medical Center Atrium Hall. All students are invited! *Thursday: 12:30 p.m. at the Sanctuary in The James NEWMAN CENTER HOURS Peer Ministry Program for 2020-2 Applications to serve as a student Peer Minister at the Newman Center will be open Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday: 9 a.m. to p.m. soon! The Peer Ministry Program provides an opportunity for RECONCILIATION 3- undergraduate students to gain experience in various areas M, W, F: 4:15 p.m.; Wednesday: :30 p.m.; Saturday: 4:15 p.m. of pastoral ministry in the church, allowing them to explore the possibility of a call to professional ministry. For more information, NEWMAN CENTER STAFF please contact Laura Scanlon at [email protected] Fr. Ed Nowak, C.S.P., Director or (14) 291-44 x101. [email protected] Fr. Charlie Donahue, C.S.P., Pastoral Associate [email protected] FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Fr. Evan Cummings, C.S.P., Pastoral Associate [email protected] Dec. 2: Scripture Refl ection: “Put on, as God’s chosen Fr. Vinny McKiernan, C.S.P., Pastoral Associate ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, [email protected] humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 How Amanda Compton, Director of Development will you carry yourself as God’s chosen one? #MoreatMass [email protected] #BeMoreDoMoreGiveMore Cheryl Hoon, Business Administrator [email protected] Dec. 30: Weekly Kick-off Prayer: Gracious God, guide each Cheryl Robinson, Communications Associate one of us to embrace the gift of our families. May we turn to [email protected] and follow the Holy Family as a model of love, compassion, Dan Kochensparger, Building Manager kindness, and gentleness. Amen. [email protected] Eric Utsler, Pastoral Associate and Music Minister Jan. 4: Scripture Refl ection: “The star that they had [email protected] seen… came and stopped over the place where the Joanne Carmody, Development Coordinator child was.” Matthew 2:9 Joy to the World! #MoreatMass [email protected] #BeMoreDoMoreGiveMore Karen Broering, Coordinator of Liturgy and Catechesis [email protected] Jan. : Weekly Kick-off Prayer: Saving King, help me to be like Kate Weber, Coordinator of Children and Teen Ministry the Magi, to journey wherever you call me to, so I may be [email protected] homage to and rejoice in you. May I always off er back to you Kathy Pajor, Administrative Associate the gifts you have given to me. Amen. [email protected] Kelly Sollinger, RCIA Coordinator St. Thomas More Newman Center [email protected] Laura Scanlon, Pastoral Associate for Campus Ministry [email protected] buckeyecatholic Stephanie Fisher, Bookkeeper sfi [email protected] @buckeyecatholic Suzana Silva, Volunteer Coordinator [email protected] BuckeyeCatholic.com
St. Thomas More Newman Center ANNOUNCEMENTS PAULIST FATHERS Lydia’s House This women’s spirituality group will meet at It’s Winter: Think Summer! Fr. Vinny McKiernan, C.S.P. will p.m. on Thursday, Jan. . Cindy Flaherty will present on be conducting two retreats at the Paulist vacation house in Lake St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine. Please note the date George, N.Y. in June 2020: change. For more information, please contact Sue Dollinger at • Praying Your Life: A time to refl ect prayerfully on your (14) 43-343. life: past, present, future. A time for the healing of hurtful memories, a time to rejoice in beautiful memories. A time to Evening of Refl ection for Justice On Thursday, Jan. 1 from be present to the present of the beauty of God’s creation in -8:30 p.m., the Newman Center Justice Ministry will off er the the Adirondack Mountains. A time next in their series on the seven principles of Catholic Social to rededicate yourself to being a Teaching. Sr. Barbara Kane, O.P. will speak on the principle Life and light in the world. The retreat will Dignity of the Human Person. Please join us as we come together be anchored in daily Eucharist and to build and strengthen our community by deepening our periods of Centering Prayer. Dates: commitment to love our brothers and sisters. Sunday, June 21, p.m. to Friday, June 2, noon. Liturgical Minister Training Have you ever considered • Come Apart and Rest a While. getting more involved at Mass? There are many opportunities A silent directed retreat praying over for you to develop and share your gifts! Sacristans/Mass recommended scripture passages Coordinators, Lectors (reader), Ministers of Holy Communion, and meeting with Fr. Vinny as one wishes. The days will be Altar Servers, Greeters and Musicians are used and needed at anchored in daily Eucharist and periods of Centering Prayer. every Mass! Below are some upcoming training times. Please Dates: Sunday, June 2, p.m. to Friday, July 3, noon. contact Karen Broering at [email protected] or (14) 291-44 x112 to learn more. Paulist Week: Save-the-Date Paulist Week is coming • Lector Training - Sunday, Jan. 19 at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 1-2! In addition to our local Paulist Fathers, look for Paulist • Minister of Holy Communion Training - Sunday, Jan. 19 at p.m. Vocation Director Fr. Dat Tran, C.S.P. to preach at all Masses on • Minister of Holy Communion Training - Monday, Jan. 2 at the fi rst weekend. On the second weekend, our very own former :30 p.m. Director, Fr. Joe Ciccone will be presiding at all Masses! Other Trainings for other ministers are scheduled as needed, please events during the week include: contact Karen to learn more! • Tuesday, Jan. 21 - Come “Inside the Paulist Studio” to join Fr. Vinny McKiernan, C.S.P. for an open conversation celebrating his 5-year affi liation with the Paulist Fathers ADULT FAITH FORMATION • Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m. - A special Mass celebrating our Paulist Fathers, presided by Fr. Evan Cummings, C.S.P. Be a Part of our RCIA Ministry Want to learn more about • Friday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. - Mass followed by a party in honor your Catholic faith? The best way to learn about your faith is to of the 200th anniversary of Paulist founder Isaac Hecker’s birth, share it with others. Contact Kelly Sollinger to learn more about hosted by the Paulist Associates. becoming a part of our RCIA ministry by serving as a sponsor or More details to come! We hope you will join us to celebrate the small group leader. For more information, please contact Kelly at Paulist Fathers! [email protected] or (14) 291-44 x11.
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DEC. 29-JAN. 5, 2019 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS BUCKEYE CATHOLICS CARE Thank you to all who donated to our Christmas Flower Fund! Through the Buckeye Catholics Care program, a portion of the Donations made allow us to enhance our worship space collection from the last Sunday of each month is donated to local throughout the Christmas season and beyond. organizations or emergency causes. In September, the Newman Center Conference of St. Vincent de Paul is the recipient of our In Memory of... outreach to people in need.
David Ballingrud Elizabeth Kuhlmann The Newman Center Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Louise Baumann Anna Leibold assists residents of the University District with targeted help Mary J. Beale Richard Leibold, Sr. such as emergency rent and utility bills, grocery gift cards, Thomas G. Beale Nellie Lindhorst gasoline cards, prescription payments, and delivery fees for Patricia Newman Boes Jerry Masters items from furniture banks. They also prepare lunches for Maura Sykes Brennan Robert Masters St. Lawrence Haven, a local soup kitchen; help staff a clothing Antoinette Cianca Hugh Murphy store; and provide monthly assistance to the Star House for Louis Cianca Fr. David O’Brien youth experiencing homelessness. During the fall, they host Steve Cianca Alice Petry a Walk for the Poor, a coat and blanket drive, and a pancake George Deffet Alice Petry breakfast. For more information, visit www.svdpusa.org, John M. Deffet John Seidler www.BuckeyeCatholic.com/service--justice, or contact John C. Dendiu Jerry Snider [email protected]. If you wish to make a direct Kathleen McCann Fink Lynny Snider donation to St. Vincent de Paul, please send checks payable to James Johnson Roger Stilwell SVDP Newman Conference, % Andy Rudy, 1949 Ridgecliff Rd., Roger Kennedy Ruth Stilwell Upper Arlington, OH 43221. Thank you for your support of these Derek Kochensparger Joe Tonti important works. Karl Valek
Arnold & Eugenia Beumer Eileen & Donald Boes, Sr. Bandi Family Florence & John Curry Brehl Family Martha & Tom Cutler Grillo Family George & Rosemary Hale Holmes Family Regina & Troy Lang Petry Family Harvey & Winifred Mertzlufft Toms Family AROUND THE DIOCESE Sarah & Cephas Snider Calvin & Ruth Stichweh Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference Give yourself the Bob & Virginia Teaford gift of time with Jesus and your sisters in Christ! Give yourself the Raymond & Elizabeth Tonti gift of the Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference on Saturday, Rocco & Virginia Veneziano Feb. 15, 2020, from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center. Lawrence & Ida Verga Come to pray, learn and rest with your sisters in Christ from around the diocese. Register before Jan. 13 for early bird pricing at www.columbuscatholicwomen.com. Don’t miss this day of In Honor of... amazing grace!
Fr. Evan Cummings 2020 Catholic Men of God Conference Columbus, Ohio Fr. Charlie Donahue will host 3,500 men at the 2020 Men of God Conference: Building Fr. Vinny McKiernan Virtue to hear from some of the most dynamic speakers around Ruth E. Masters the country, and immerse themselves in a life-changing day of Fr. Ed Nowak fellowship and faith. Building Virtue will take place on Saturday, President Barack Obama Feb. 22, 2020 from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center. David Petry Speakers will include Bishop Robert Brennan, Jason Evert, and Luke Fickell. For more information and to register, please visit Please remember them, as well as the donors, www.catholicmensministry.com. in your prayers this Christmas season.
St. Thomas More Newman Center VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES LOOKING AHEAD Food for the Homeless Ministries Volunteer for Food The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Dec. 2: for the Homeless Ministries this month. To sign up, please Sirach 3:2-, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Mass: 10 a.m., noon visit www.BuckeyeCatholic.com/service--justice. Monday, Dec. 0: 1 John 2:12-1; Luke 2:3-40 • Faith Mission – Monday, Jan. 13 at 3:30 p.m. Newman Center Closed - No activities, no Mass • Manna in the Morning – Mondays, Jan. 13 and 24 at :45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. : 1 John 2:1-21; John 1:1-1 • YWCA Family Center – Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5:15 p.m. Newman Center Closed - No activities, no Mass • Open Shelter – Thursday, Jan. 1 at 2:30 p.m. Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, Wednesday, Jan. : Numbers :22-2; Galatians 4:4-; Luke 2:1-21 Home-Baked Cookies Ministry Thanks to your generosity, Holy Day Mass: 10 a.m. all of our ministries serving the homeless in shelters are taking Thursday, Jan. 2: 1 John 2:22-2; John 1:19-2 along these delicious treats, baked with love and prayer by our Newman Center Closed - No activities, no Mass Friday, Jan.: 1 John 2:29 - 3:; John 1:29-34 community. We hope you will continue to support this eff ort Newman Center Closed - No activities, no Mass by taking home cookie containers from the table in the North Saturday, Jan. : 1 John 3:-10; John 1:35-42 Gathering Space to fi ll and return. Cookies are needed on the Confessions: 4:15 p.m. second and third weeks of each month. If you have taken home Mass: 5:30 p.m. a container, please return it fi lled to the table in the North The Epiphany of the Lord, Sunday, Jan. : Isaiah 0:1-; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-; Matthew 2:1-12 Gathering Space. Mass: 10 a.m., noon, p.m., 9 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: 9:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Habitat for Humanity The Habitat for Humanity organization RCIA Break Open the Word: noon believes that everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, RCIA: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. : 1 John 3:22 - 4:; Matthew 4:12-1, 23-25 aff ordable place to call home. Your gifts of talent and time will Mass: 12:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m. help families break the cycle of poverty and build long-term Confessions: 4:15 p.m. fi nancial security. Volunteers from the Newman Center serve Middle School Faith Formation: p.m. at a Habitat site one Thursday a month from 5-8 p.m. Next Centering Prayer: p.m. Tuesday, Jan. : 1 John 4:-10; Mark :34-44 date: Jan. 1. No experience is necessary. You don’t have to be Centering Prayer: 12:15 p.m. affi liated with the Newman Center to participate, so bring all your Rosary: 5 p.m. friends! To sign up, please contact [email protected]. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Daily Meditations of Fr. Richard Rohr: :30 p.m. BCAT Student Night: p.m. Wednesday, Jan. : 1 John 4:11-1; Mark :45-52 Mass: 12:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Confessions: 4:15 p.m. Confessions: :30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. : 1 John 4:19 - 5:4; Luke 4:14-22a Eucharistic Adoration: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Lydia’s House: p.m. St. Vincent de Paul Meeting: p.m. Newman Center 20/30: :30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 0: 1 John 5:5-13; Luke 5:12-1 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/Adoration: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mass: 12:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m. Confessions: 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. : 1 John 5:14-21; John 3:22-30 CRS Sandwich Saturday: 11 a.m. Confessions: 4:15 p.m. Hecker Qu es Mass: 5:30 p.m. The reconciliation of obedient faith The Baptism of the Lord, Sunday, Jan. 2: Isaiah 42:1-4, -; Acts 10:34-3; Matthew 3:13-1 and intelligent liberty is the Sunday Scripture Bible Study: 9 a.m. problem of the age. Mass: 10 a.m., noon, p.m., 9 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: 9:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Pray for the Beatifi cation of Servant of God, Fr. Isaac Thomas High School Youth Group: 11:15 a.m. Hecker, C.S.P. (1819-1888), Founder of the Paulist Fathers RCIA Break Open the Word: noon RCIA: 1:30 p.m.
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