Christ Our Light Parish Benedict , corner of North 7th Street & Gomber Avenue, Cambridge OH Sts. Peter and Paul Oratory, 136 East High Avenue, Lore City OH Mailing: Christ Our Light Parish Offices, 701 Gomber Avenue, Cambridge, Ohio 43725 Phone: (740) 432-7609 Fax: (740) 439-0800 Email: [email protected] Website: www.christourlightparish.com

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in St. Benedict Church BAPTISMS: Families desiring baptism for their child must be Sunday, June 21, 2020 registered in the parish. Parents must attend a preparation class. BULLETIN DEADLINE: Articles must be submitted in writing by noon on Wednesdays and are subject to approval by the pastor. Space is limited, so we reserve the right to edit. FACEBOOK PAGE: Live-Streamed Mass every day. “Christ Our Light Parish, Guernsey County, OH.” HOSPITAL VISITATION: Please call immediately if you or a loved one is in the hospital. MINISTRY TO THOSE IN NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, AND THE HOMEBOUND: If you or a loved one wishes to receive the Eucharist or have regular pastoral visits, please call the parish office. RECONCILIATION: St. Benedict Church - Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. Sts. Peter and Paul Oratory - Sundays at 11:45 a.m. And by Appointment RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Parish School of Religion (PSR) classes for children in grades K through 8 are held Sunday mornings from September to May. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): Adult preparation for Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. Call Fr. Hrezo or Pat Farley for information. SCHEDULING MASS INTENTIONS: Anyone wishing to schedule Masses on special days, especially weekends, should do so at least 6 months in advance. WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made six months in advance. “DO NOT BE AFRAID.” WELCOME TO OUR PARISH: Registration forms can be Matthew 10:31 found at the church, oratory and parish office. EXCERPTS FROM THE LECTIONARY FOR MASS ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. © LPi

Pastor Pastoral Minister Fr. Paul Hrezo ...... [email protected] Sister Sharon Paul ...... 740-255-5912 (cell - 740-680-1297) Pastor Emeritus St. Benedict Church Social Hall ...... 740-432-6751 x 123 Fr. Robert D. Borer ...... [email protected] Parish Offices ...... 701 Gomber Avenue Pastoral Intern Office Hours ...... 9:30 a.m. _ 4:30 p.m. Deacon Hahn ...... [email protected] Bulletin Deadline...... Noon Wednesday Office Manager Convent ...... 319 North Seventh Street Therese Terrell...... [email protected] Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity ...... 740-255-5912 Office Assistant St. Benedict School ...... 220 North Seventh Street Nancy Bryan ...... [email protected] Phone ...... 740-432-6751 Director of Religious Education Web Site ...... www.stbenedictschool.net Patricia Farley ...... [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul Society ...... (home - 740-439-2255) Web Site...www.colsvdp.org Phone ... 740-432-7609 x 207 Mass Intentions for the Week of June 21, 2020

Saturday, June 20 5:00pm SB † Doug Callihan (Birthday) by Mom and Family Sunday, June 21 (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:00am SB People of Christ Our Light Parish 10:30am SB † Deceased Family and Friends by Jeff and Joyce Day 12:15pm SSPP † Edward Turza by Dan and Mary Ann Dzurec Monday, June 22 8:35am SB † Scott Day (Aniversary) by Jeff and Joyce Day Tuesday, June 23 8:35am SB Intentions of Marie Coniker (Birthday) by Fr. Hrezo Wednesday, June 24 8:35am SB † Lana Boots by the Grubbs and Lohman Families Thursday, June 25 8:35am SB † Esther Francis (Anniversary) by Maria Duke and the Francis Families Friday, June 26 8:35am SB Intentions of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Saturday, June 27 8:35am SB † Catherine Grubbs (Anniversary, June 29) by the Grubbs, Grace and Lohman Families 5:00pm SB People of Christ Our Light Parish Sunday, June 28 (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:00am SB † Dr. Joe Goggin by Raymond and Charmine Chorey 10:30am SB Intentions of Mary Basalla (95th Birthday) by Irene Mailot and Gene Mailot 12:15pm SSPP In Thanksgiving for Barb Chorey by Debbie McConkey

Ministers of the Altar for Saturday & Sunday, June 20-21, 2020 Saturday (SB) Sunday (SB) Sunday (SB) Sunday (SSPP) 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. ______Lectors Alycia Oswald Sharon Miller Alex Mullen Krak ______Ushers Don Poole Craig Stickelmeyer Alan Bay Eugene Duke

Ministers of the Altar for Saturday & Sunday, June 27-28, 2020 Saturday (SB) Sunday (SB) Sunday (SB) Sunday (SSPP) 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. ______Lectors Padden Theresa Poulos Gene Mailot Sandy Broom ______Ushers Don Poole Craig Stickelmeyer Alan Bay David Casasanta

The Pro-Life will be Ministers of the Altar prayed before all Masses the first We are now scheduling Lectors and Ushers for Sunday in July. weekend Masses. If you are comfortable attend- ing Masses at this time and would like to be scheduled, please contact the parish office at Table of Plenty [email protected] or 740-432-7609. Suggested food donations for June are Also, let us know of any dates that you will not be ready-prepared meals. Please place available. your donations in the marked box in the Marian Room of St. Benedict Church. FOR THE Schedule for This Week OF THE RHODA WISE

Sunday, June 21 (Happy Father’s Day) After Masses ...... Scrip Sales (Marian Room) 11:45am ...... Confession (SSPP) Monday, June 22 9:00am ...... Rosary Tuesday, June 23 9:00am ...... Rosary Wednesday, June 24 9:00am ...... Rosary 9:00am-9:00pm...... Eucharistic Adoration (SB ...... Church) 4:30pm ...... Evening Prayer and Benediction WEEKLY INTENTION 9:00pm ...... Reposition of the Blessed Today we pray for greater respect for life, ...... Sacrament especially for an end to abortion and euthanasia. Thursday, June 25 May all people acknowledge and revere the truth 9:00am ...... Rosary that life comes from God alone. That because of Friday, June 26 the dignity of each unique person, made in the 9:00am ...... Rosary image and likeness of our Lord, both in the womb 10:00am-Noon ...... Scrip Sales (school office) and those aging, everyone has the right to live Saturday, June 27 and fulfill God’s will on earth. 9:00am ...... Rosary 4:00pm ...... Confession (SB) PRAYER TO BE SAID EVERYDAY Sunday, June 28 Most of , have mercy on us. (3 After Masses ...... Scrip Sales (Marian Room) times) 11:45am ...... Confession (SSPP) Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. 1:15pm ...... Blood Pressure Screenings Heavenly Father, the love of your Crucified Son, ...... (SSPP Rectory) Our Lord Jesus Christ, sustained the Servant of God, Rhoda Wise, in her many sufferings and made her by grace a strong woman of Faith. She led others to the Sacred Heart of your Son, Jesus. She devoutly promoted daily recitation of the Most Holy Rosary. Prayers were answered. Faith was strengthened. May her Beatification come quickly as we ask for her intercession in this need… (Pause and add your intentions). We ask this through the Heart of Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord. Amen.

Imprimatur: + George V. Murry, S.J. of Youngstown May 12, 2017 with ecclesiastical approval 2020

Blood Pressure Screenings Next Sunday, June 28, 2020 1:15 p.m. in the SSPP Rectory Face masks are required and proper precautions and cleaning of equipment between persons will be followed. We ask your prayers for all With faith and hope in the men and women serving in our Risen Lord, we pray for the armed forces and those who eternal peace and happiness of: put themselves in harm’s way to protect and serve others. Wanda Reed Steven Barrows, Makenzi Carna, (Mother of Dave Reed) Becky Chesar, Phillip Cram, Carl Duch, Scott Fearn, Luke High, Travis Jackson, Jeremy Jones, Kuhns, Joshua Lucas, Ryan McGough, Jeff Please pray for all McKnight, William Miller, J.C. Minarchek, Josh Norris, God’s children who are Anthony Stevens, Jesse Walters, Sean Weir, Steven ill, homebound or in Whaley, Zach Williams, Zac Wilson, Ethan Wray nursing homes, and those who care for them.

Jim Albert, Megan Archer, Bob Barlock, Larry Beck, Please Pray For Our Priests Dorothy Bednarski, Whitney Benson, Marcella Beros, June 21 ...... Rev. Stephen Hwang, ec Darylin Best, Bill Bodner, Steve Bodner, Frank Booth, June 22 ...... Rev. Wayne Morris Brinley Boyd, Connie Broadwater, Imelda Bruney, June 23 ...... Rev. Bradley Greer Gertrude Burkhart, David Callihan, Rosie Campbell, June 24 ...... Rev. Shawn Roberson, TOR Diane Carkin, Jeff Carpenter, Patti Cartner, Gary and June 25 ...... Rev. Basil Corriere, ec Jackie Casto, Chesler Family, Monica Chicwak, Lee Cline, June 26 ...... Rev. Leonard Cencula Mike Cowgill, Anita Cox, Jennifer Cox, Anna Crock, Max June 27 ...... Rev. Paul Walker Davis, Linda Delik, Michael Dempsey, Peggy Ditto, Angie June 28 ...... Rev. Michael Gossett Doerfler, Sister Miriam Dosch, Carl James Duch, Patty Eibel, Liam Elliott, Mary Evans, Betty Fannin, Jen Fannin, William “Buzzy” Ferguson, Marcia Fulk, Marsha Finley, Greg Gibson, Mary Ann Grace, Pat Graven, Steve Hall, Offertory for June 13-14, 2020 Dave Hanes, Stephen Hannum, Mark Hayes, Mary Ann Adults ...... $7,470.00 Haynes, Violes Henry, Lorriane Hesson, Dolly Hitzel, Children ...... 2.00 Payton Hubal, Bob Huffman, Laverne Ingles, David, Miscellaneous ...... 53.00 Michael and Paul Iten, Rachel Jirles, Josh Jones, Diane Krall, William Kyser Jr., Dorothy Lackney, Amara Weekly Budget Amount Needed...... $9,000.00 Larrison, Cynthia Law, Bob Long, Mike Long, John David Maleport, Tammy McDaniel, Lisa McGregor, Joyce McPeak, Nate McVicker, Keagan Meek, Melissa Meek, Angela Merva, Bette Miller, Helen Miller, Hayley Morris, Pam Motil, Alice Orr, Mary Ann Pachuta, Christine Palmer, John Palmer, Paul Pasqual, Dick & Frances Pavlov, Lynda Pawlowski, Carole Pekari, B.J. Petrasko, Join Fr. Paul Hrezo and Crown of Bethlehem Tours Sally Pfalzgraf, Ben Pickenpaugh, Richard Riesbeck, for a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land on October 12 - Gayle Roberts, Don Ross, Emma Ross, Connie Rummell, 23, 2020. Our tour conductors are from Catholic Mary Schmid, Jett Schmitt, Terri Scott, Rosemary Sebek, families from Bethlehem and the tour is fairly Irene Sekel, Steve Shedlock Jr., Carys Singler, Mallory comprehensive to include the northern area around Smith, Mike Smith, William Smith, Ramona Springer, John the Sea of Galilee and Nazareth, the southern area Sprouse, Loretta Stahovec, Louie Stahovec, Mark including Jerusalem and Bethlehem, as well as going Stahovec, Mary Stoner, Stephen Storch, Ken Stump, Loran to Mt. Sinai and Egypt. For registration information, Stutz, Chris Seward, Don Thatcher, Janice Miller Thomas, please call Fr. Paul at 740-432-7609. The pilgrimage Margaret Urdak, James Weidlich, Matthew Wentzel, is $3,550 per person, round trip from Pittsburgh. The Maria Whitis, Bill and Cathy Whitmire, Don and Grace status of this pilgrimage either confirmed or Whitmore, Jodie Williams, Andrea Yakubik, Helen Yakubik, postponed will be clarified this upcoming week! William “Bill” Yoho, Betty Zvolensky, Stephen Zvolensky READINGS FOR THE 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sunday, June 28, 2020

“Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” With 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16 these words, Jesus challenges us to cast aside our Elisha is given hospitality by a woman of influence selfish desires in order to serve him in one another. and her husband. When have you experienced receiving or The focus of the readings is the welcome giving hospitality to someone? given to the person who brings God’s Word. Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 If, then, we have died with Christ In the reading from 2 Kings, we have a [through baptism], we believe that delightful story about a woman who goes to we will also live with him. great efforts to offer hospitality to the Have you experienced life in Christ, prophet Elisha, a holy man of God. Every- through baptism and reconciliation, giving thing was done to make the prophet greater generosity? welcome in their home. Matthew 10:37-42 In the Gospel, Jesus says, “Anyone who Whoever receives you, receives me, welcomes you welcomes me.” He praises and the one who sent me. those who welcome the prophets and holy Who do I know/encounter who makes people. me aware of Christ’s presence?

Facing life and the hope for eternal life carry at least the crossbeam of the cross through town courageously is the focus of next Sunday’s Mass readings. with their accusation around their neck, again for all to We continue next week with the second part of the three- see. week focus of Sunday Mass readings on being disciples of Jesus. To live out Jesus’ teaching that we are to take up a cross and follow after Him, therefore, takes great courage. It There are different kinds of courage. One definition of takes a kind of courage that enables a person to face courage is that it is the strength to do the difficult good something shameful, to face the fear of death and to thing. Another kind of courage is required for opposing persevere over several hours or even over several days. something that is a threat to us. Next week’s Mass readings teach us about another kind of courage, namely the In the New Testament Letter to the Hebrews, we learn strength to do something or to face something for the sake that Jesus came to save us from the fear of death. “Since of someone else. the children share in blood and flesh, he likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who In next Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus teaches us that, “whoever has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those does not take up his cross and follow after me is not who through fear of death had been subject to slavery all worthy of me” (Matthew 10:38). There are few things in their life” (Hebrews 2:14-15). life that require courage more than “taking up a cross.” Next Sunday’s brand of courage also requires a generosity. In Jesus’ time, dying by crucifixion was the most painful In Romans chapter 5, St. Paul teaches that Jesus was and the most shameful way to die. The various painful generous in that he offered his life for people who were elements are described at the website of the Catholic His enemies. Jesus’ example, St. Paul says, is meant to Education Resource Center. Crucifixion was a shameful give us courage and generosity as well. As we are way to die both because the Romans would crucify a courageous for the sake of someone else, this helps the person in a public place as a deterrent and because the cross to be faced. crime with which the person was charged was indicated on an inscription placed on the cross itself. Crucifixion was Finally, St. Paul teaches in Ephesians chapter 6 that our shameful also because the person was usually forced to battle is not ultimately against other people, even when they are so hatefully against us. Rather, our struggle is face the forces of evil by being clothed with the armor of “with the principalities, with the powers, with the world the Lord. Jesus is the one who provides the strength to rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the face evil through the protection of spiritual armor, “the heavens” (6:12). The courage the Lord provides is to armor of the Lord” (6:13).

Pastor’s Letter

One of the advantages of living within the Diocese would like to plan for our high school students to be of Steubenville is the proximity to Franciscan able to participate in at least a couple of ways. I University of Steubenville. Ever since Fr. Michael would like to arrange for our Marian Room, which Scanlan, TOR, began serving as president of the has a surround sound system and a larger screen TV, university in the early 1970s (at that time still called to be linked to that event in Florida. In addition to “The College of Steubenville”), the university has arranging the chairs and tables for our participants to developed some very dynamic summer conferences gather safely, we could also provide the links for both for adults and for high school youth. those who would like to participate from home. We will be contacting the families of our high school This year has seen so many things like professional students over the next couple of weeks for making baseball and so many music concerts be cancelled these plans. Please feel free to contact us (Deacon or postponed. Just as some of these leagues and Jeremiah, Pat Farley or me) if you are interested in events are beginning to be held – often with very participating or at least in finding out additional creative precautions – the Steubenville summer information. conferences have planned ways to be conducted safely as well. Another Summer Conference is planned for Sunday evening, July 19th. This conference, called the The Steubenville High School Youth Conferences “Night of Hope” Conference, is for adults and have grown to be a nationwide summertime fixture. families and will likewise be both live streamed and Each summer (usually!) in addition to 3 or 4 conducted on campus at Franciscan University. So, I weekend high school youth conferences on campus would love both to gather a group to go to at Franciscan University in Steubenville, they have Steubenville together to participate in that event live held them at many locations throughout the country, and to provide access information for those who having “Steubenville South” in Louisiana, would like to participate from home. Please contact “Steubenville West” in Phoenix, “Steubenville either Deacon Jeremiah or me over these next Florida” and “Steubenville Atlanta” as well as couple of weeks so that we can complete the conferences in St. Louis and Philadelphia. registration process.

On Friday evening through Saturday evening, July May the Lord keep us protected and healthy and, as 17th and 18th, of this year the Steubenville Florida always, well prepared for the gift of eternal life! summer youth conference will be live-streamed. I

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Please cut off and place in the offertory basket at Mass or mail to the parish office. New parishioners are welcome and should register as soon as possible. Registration forms can be found in the vestibule of St. Benedict Church and at the back of Sts. Peter and Paul Oratory.

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