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October 2, 2016 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Weekday Readings Mon Gal 1: 6-12/Lk 10: 25-37 Tue (SN) 8:30am SP/Exposition/Closing 4pm Gal 1: 13-24/Lk 10: 38-42 Wed (HF) 8:00am SP Gal 2: 1-2,7-14/:lk 11: 1-4 Thu (HF) 6:30pm SP Gal 3: 1-5/Lk 11: 5-13 Fri (SN) 8:00am SP Gal 3: 7-14/Lk 11: 15-26 Fri (HF) 9:15am Exposition/Closing 8pm Sat (SN) 4:00pm Charlie, Jerry & Amber Pester Sat (HF) 7:00pm Liv & Dec’d Gerten-Recker families Sunday Readings Sun (HF) 8:30am Tom Deitering 1Kgs 5: 14-17/2Tm 2: 8-13 Sun (SN) 10:30am Bill, Steve, Dick & Becky Warnimont Lk 17: 11-19 Lavon Leis

OCTOBER 8 & 9 WEEKEND MASS SERVERS: (SN) Sat, 4pm - Abigail Teders, Cody & Nicole Ellerbrock; Sun, 10:30am - Thomas Weis, Zachary & Caleb Warnimont, (HF) 7:00pm – Trevor & Evan Niese, Jared Niese; Sun 8:30am –Liz & Claire Westrick, Zach Rieman. GIFT BEARERS: (SN) Sat, 4pm – Phil Schroeder family; Sun, 10:30am – Don Ruhe family; (HF) Sat 7pm, Tom Gable family; Sun, 8:30am – Mike Klear family parish center. Carryout only. Menu includes chicken by Uncle OFFERINGS: St. Nicholas, Reg. $1,124.00; Upkeep, Buck’s, cheesy potatoes, green beans and cake. Tickets are $8 $1,235.00 and are available after the weekend Masses Oct. 15/16, from Holy Family, Reg, $1,473.00; Upkeep, $1,217.00 many youth group members and at the office. Proceeds will go CHRISTIAN FORMATION/YOUTH GROUP/RCIA towards scholarships to the Catholic Youth Summer Camp. Grades 6-8 CHRISTIAN FORMATION this Wednesday from 7-8pm. CLC FALL RETREAT is Oct. 10 at Glandorf, St. John. JUNIORS (8:30am at St. Nicholas) AND SENIORS (9:3am The evening will begin with Mass at 6pm followed by a at Holy Family) MEET this Sunday, Oct. 2 for Christian meal. Father Tony will be the speaker. Cost is $5. Call Formation. Pat, 419-235-1991 by Oct. 3 if attending. Confirmation Large Group session is next Sunday, Oct. 9 beginning at 9:30 in the church basement. THE CLC is putting together a cookbook. In the back of New Cleveland church is a basket with recipe forms in it. YOUTH GROUP: Battle of the Youth today with If you wish to contribute please pick up as many forms as registration beginning at 1pm at Ottoville. you wish and then return them to the basket when filled Youth Council officers for the year are Claire Westrick- out. Please return all recipe forms by October 23. president, Elena Niese –vice-president and Madison Information on how to order a completed cookbook will be Schroeder- publicist. Congratulations and thanks for in the bulletin as soon as we have the details. serving! RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is available for anyone interested in joining the Catholic Church; please BAPTISMAL CLASS: All first time parents and parents call the office for details. We meet when it is most expecting their first child from St. Nicholas and Holy Family convenient for you! are required (as instructed by the Toledo Diocese) to attend Baptismal Instructions. The next class will be held on Sunday PARENT MEETING: October 3 at 6:30pm at the parish Morning, Dec 4, 2016 from 9:30am to 11:15am in the center for all parents of Confirmandi to plan their Religious Ed Center at Holy Family. Call the Parish Office retreat. (419-876-3481) or Marty Schroeder (419-943-3767) to register, to ask questions or for more information. These IF YOU HAVE ANY changes you would like made on the classes are held twice a year and the next class will be held in next Ministry schedule please call the parish office, 419-876- the Spring of 2017. 3481 or Jane Kuhlman, 419-523-5958 by October 11. ALTAR ROSARY Membership Dues are due the month of MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The annual youth group October. There is a specially marked envelope in your Blood Drive is October 25 from noon until 6pm. More info collection box. will follow soon! We will be serving several varieties of BAKELESS BAKE SALE sponsored by the St. Nicholas homemade soup, pie and ice cream for those coming to Altar Rosary is underway! All ladies are asked to donate donate. the amount of money it would cost for you to bake an item and place itin an envelope marked St. Nicholas Bakeless OUR YOUTH GROUP IS SPONSORING a Chicken Bake Sale and drop in the collection. Barbeque Dinner on Saturday, October 29 from 4-6pm at the PUTNAM COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE will be meeting on To register go to: www.1023mass.eventbrite.com, contact Tuesday, Oct 4, at 7:30 pm in the home of Mary Jane Marsha Rivas, 419-214-4938, or call your parish office. Stechschulte (next to the Kalida fire station). All are welcome. Registration deadline is Oct 13.

DYNAMIC CATHOLIC For the month of September, our JOIN BISHOP DANIEL THOMAS, and other priests for an parish received books titled Resisting Happiness by Matthew evening of prayer, dining and reflection to learn more about Kelly. Again, copies will be at the back of both St Nicholas the diocesan priesthood. Participants are asked to contact their Church and Holy Family Church. We do not need these parish priest to accompany them to the dinner. This event is copies back. They are yours to keep or pass on. If you have for young men who are high school juniors and seniors and any questions, please contact Julie Barlage at men in college. This St. Andrew dinner will be held at St. [email protected] or 419-303-5366. Anthony, Columbus Grove, Oct 18, 6-8pm. Participants must be accompanied by a priest. The event is free. DOMUS ANGELORUM RETREAT HOUSE FALL IS A BEAUTIFUL SEASON full of color and crisp Latin Mass will be celebrated this First Friday Oct 7 7pm. fresh air. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is like All are welcome. autumn because it’s a weekend full of fresh air, new This Month’s Retreat on the topic ‘The Means of Grace’ beginnings, and a time to rejoice in the beauty of your

will be held on Saturday October 8. The day marriage and family. Participate in a Worldwide Marriage begins with Mass at 8:30am with registration and Adoration Encounter Weekend on Nov 11-13, 2016 at Howard Johnson following Mass. The day will conclude with Benedictions at in Lima, OH. To apply, go to www.wwme.org or call Brian & 3pm. Costs is $ 10.00 per person and please bring a packed Chris Schroeder 419-538-7210. Weekends are offered lunch. Retreat leader will be Father Herman Scherger. All throughout the year; visit www.wwme.org to find out more! are welcome. For more information call Michael Westrick 419-784-9125 OTTAWA KOFC will host Chicken & Fish Fry, Oct. 7, 14, 21 & 28. Serving will be from 4:30pm – 7pm. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN began Sept 28. Catholic Charities is hosting the ecumenical 40 Days for Life campaign SACRED HEART, New Bavaria will be displaying in northwest Ohio from Sept 28 through Nov 6. You can Eucharistic Miracle Posters. This entire exhibit contains 126 participate in three ways: prayer and fasting, community miracles and will be displayed in the school hall. Eucharistic outreach and peaceful vigil. We invite you to pray for an hour Miracles can encourage us to understand, appreciate and love in front of Capital Care Network, the Toledo abortion clinic, the Eucharist… They can help a person to discover the located at 1160 W. Sylvania Avenue. Sign up at: mystery, the beauty and the riches of the Eucharist. Come www.40daysforlife.com/toledo. experience the display from October 8-19. Hours are 9am-6pm on Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat; and 9am-8pm. on Tues and JOIN BISHOP DANIEL E. THOMAS for a Mass to Thurs. Free admission. Celebrate the Dignity of Life, on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 9am, at St. Catherine’s Parish, 4555 N. Haven Ave., Toledo, OH. The MILLER CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT is Mass will be followed by a Eucharistic Procession to Capital having their annual pork chop supper on Saturday, Oct. 8, Care, Toledo’s last remaining abortion facility. Join us for this 5pm. Meal tickets are $8 and no presale. We will be having powerful time of prayer and peaceful witness for life! (There drawing with many prizes. Contact any Fireman for tickets is a group of our high school youth and adults attending; if and you need not be present to win cash prizes. We will be you can help drive, please contact Deb at the office.) raffling off many other items. Come and join us.

SUPPORT OUR RETIRED PRIESTS. Please consider a 6TH ANNUAL BEAT THE CHIEF Light Up The Sky Fun donation to Perpetuate the Gift Appeal being held the weekend Run and Walk will be held Friday, Oct 14, 7: 45pm at MCNC of Oct 8 & 9. Your gift benefits our retired diocesan priests old school main entrance. Registration will open at 7pm and and your parish. Once a priest retires he is responsible for his close at 7:30pm. Cost is $20 per person or $13 NO shirt. own personal expenses: medical, housing, car, clothing and Family Discount: 1st two family members are $20 and then food. All funds contributed between Oct 1 & Dec 31 help rest of immediate family is $15 each. Limited shirts available reduce the amount the parish contributes to the fund. A gift of on event night. Please turn in registration to MC School office cash or check can be sent to Perpetuate the Gift, P. O. Box or mail to MCNC School, Attn: Ray Gerschutz, P. O. Box 38, 954, Toledo, OH 43697 or placed in the parish collection. A Miller City. This run is geared for fun for all ages! Course will gift may also be made online at www.toledodiocese.org. If be closed and lit up by the fire trucks. Bring a flashlight! you would like to give a gift of stock or designate a bequest, Registration forms are available in the back of both churches. please contact Karen Szymanski, 419-244-6711 or email [email protected]. MCNC MIDDLE SCHOOL is hosting a BBQ dinner on Saturday, October 15, from 4-6pm. 3 meal choices, prepared JOIN BISHOP DANIEL THOMAS and the Office of by Uncle Buck's BBQ, are available: chicken, pork chop, or Marriage and Family to commemorate 25, 40, 50, 60, and 60- rib, each served with a baked potato, green beans, and dinner plus years of marriage for couples in the Diocese of Toledo at roll. Meals are picked up with our friendly drive-thru service. Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Oct 23, All tickets are presale only and available until Wedn, Oct 5. 3pm. Mass includes the renewal of matrimonial vows, and Contact any middle school student or Donna Gable at 419- registered couples will receive a commemorative certificate. 615-0607 to purchase your tickets. Thank you. large selection of Books and Videos. Located across the road BULLETIN SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: THE WELL from Holy Family Church. Call Jim & Joan Lammers, 419- SPRING LIBRARY--: The Well Spring Library offers a 873-3085 for more information.