Weekly Mass Intentions June 18, 2017
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OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH JUNE 25, 2017 WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, June 24th Nativity of St. John the Baptist 810 Neeb Road 8:30am Special Intention—Ed & Grace Kramer Cincinnati OH 45233 4:30pm Virginia Paff (513) 922-4460 Sunday, June 25th 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time WWW.OLV.ORG 8:00am John Johnson www.facebook.com/olvparishandschool 9:30am People of Our Lady of Victory 11:15am Pat Kraft Rev. James Reutter, Pastor Mr. Charley Jenkins, Deacon Monday, June 26th Weekday 922-4460 / [email protected] 8:30am Eleanor Barrett Mr. Mark Machuga, Deacon Ext. 8895 / [email protected] Tuesday, June 27th Weekday 8:30am Christy Black Amy Borgman, School Principal 347-2072 / [email protected] Wednesday, June 28th St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr Sara Gonnella, Administrative Assistant 8:30am Jim Muldon 347-8810 / [email protected] Randi Hom, RE Administrative Assistant Thursday, June 29th Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles 347-8825 / [email protected] 8:30am Peggy Comose (I) Bruce Laake, Business Manager 347-8826 / [email protected] Friday, June 30th Weekday Karen Meyer, Bookkeeper 8:30am Special Intention—Andy Bacon 347-8827 / [email protected] Jennifer Reinkemeyer, Pastoral Assistant Saturday, July 1st Weekday 347-8823/ [email protected] 8:30am People enrolled in Memorial Society Jonathan Schaefer, Director of Religious Education 4:30pm Tom Freeman 347-8825 / [email protected] Bill Tenore, Liturgical Music Director Sunday, July 2nd 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 922-4460 / [email protected] 8:00am Fr. Wilfrid Dirr—43rd Anniversary Tommy Youngman, Maintenance Supervisor 11:00am People of Our Lady of Victory 922-4460 / [email protected] HELPING HANDS (I) indicates Incense at Mass Genevieve Kenney, 941-9909 ADULT RELIGIOUS ED TEAM LADIES OF VICTORY (LOV) Peggy Korte, 941-3022 Leslie Klingenbeck, 200-0929 Bulletin Deadline is Monday, at 9:00AM ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MARRIAGE PREPARATION Written notices can be emailed to John Haynes, 383-1049 Jim & Pauline Grome, 922-5659 [email protected] BEREAVEMENT OLV175TH Teresa Humphrey, 922-2229 Genevieve Kenney, 941-9909 BOY SCOUTS PASTORAL COUNCIL John Weber, 941-9116 Andy Spinney, 623-4060 WEEKLY OFFERING CEMETERY PEACE & JUSTICE COMMISSION JUNE 18, 2017 Carol Weisker, 347-8812 Patty Overberg, 922-8749 CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH PRO-LIFE/PRO-FAMILY Envelopes & Cash $10,186 Susan Meyer, 706-9950 Mark & Julie Machuga, 922- Electronic Contributions $3,487 4130 CUB SCOUTS Total $13,673 Ron Lewis, 451-6487 PTO Megan Hughes, 227-1453 Thank you for your generosity! EDUCATION COMMISSION TBA ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Paul Kenkel, 922-4460 YTD Actual (51 weeks) $756,393 FINANCE COMMISSION YTD Budget (51 weeks) $795,000 Tom Butler, 941-6595 USHERS Dave Haller, 451-7678 Collection UNDER Budget $38,607 GIRL SCOUTS Cathy Dezarn, 922-4141 WORSHIP COMMISSION Mary Licata, 922-3150 OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH JUNE 25, 2017 Fortnight for Freedom: So where do things stand now that the Where things stand problems with treatment of Catholics in Barack Obama’s presidency is just an unpleasant About five years ago in spring of memory? Some might argue that this initiative is no 2012, our American bishops longer necessary. But that is hardly the case. For launched an annual initiative starters, not everything happens at the federal called “Fortnight for Freedom.” A level, of course, so the individual states can still fortnight is a two-week period, so move against religious liberty. (States including this is designated as the roughly California, Oregon, Illinois and Massachusetts have two weeks containing the feast days of St. Thomas continued to do so a stunningly aggressive pace). More, John Fisher and John the Baptist and the So such egregiously bad laws as Illinois attempting civic Independence Day holiday. Those three to force adoption agencies to include same-sex saints all laid down their lives to protect the truth of couples, still stand. President Trump recently signed Christ’s Gospel against the encroaching power of an executive order to protect religious liberty, but the government to try to suppress it. there are several problems with it. First, it is very weak so that it provides no lasting protection. The Why 2012? In that year, under then-President minute that his administration ends (or even that Obama’s administration, the Justice Department he changes his mind) those protections would be was ordered to ignore and not to enforce the gone. Defense of Marriage Act, a federal statue that defined marriage as between one man and one There was hope that an earlier draft of his woman. (This outrageous act was one of many in executive order would stand. It stated that any that former president’s attacks on the beliefs and non-profit organization would not be penalized for values of Christian citizens). Timothy Cardinal Dolan holding to Christian beliefs regarding marriage, of New York saw the handwriting on the wall and abortion, transgender issues and so on. But no such predicted that this would be the beginning of luck. serious conflicts between the Church and the State, in which the State would try to suppress the The bottom line is that we must continue to be religious liberty of its citizens, despite our First extremely vigilant to protect our freedom to be Amendment protections. He therefore convinced both citizens and Christians or they are likely to be his brother bishops to launch a nation-wide taken from us. For more, see fortnight4freedom.org initiative to pray, fast and act to insure that as or search “Ryan Anderson religious liberty.” Catholics and Americans, religious liberty would be preserved, not just for Catholics, but for all citizens. He was certainly prophetic. Just a few years later of course the Supreme Court invented a right to so-called “marriage” for same-sex couples. This continued to add fuel to the fire of states allowing Anniversary Intentions for the (or even causing) political persecution of Christians Deceased who opposed laws on the basis of their faith. But marriage was just one of several issues Christians We invite you to place the names of your loved opposed. I have discussed examples before: ones in the Anniversary Book found in the Chapel. bakers who were fined out of existence for refusing to condone same-sex “marriage,” military The following death anniversaries occurred the chaplains who were severely punished for week of June 25th - July 1: Pietro Taravella, Louise preaching basic tenets of the Christian faith, Miglarese, Richard Ohmer, Howard Paff, Catholic nuns whose elderly care institutions then- Raymond Schoening, and Alice Lonneman. President Obama attempted to shut down if they refused to provide contraception and so on. OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH JUNE 25, 2017 INISTRY CHEDULE EEKLY CHEDULE M S W S Monday, June 26th 8:30AM Monday, June 26th Altar Servers Luke Wilms, Michael Faillace 8:30am — Mass in Church After Mass — Adoration in Chapel Tuesday, June 27th 8:30AM 6:00pm — Holy Hour for Fortnight for Freedom Altar Servers Hailey Menner, Allie Mangold 7:15pm — Benediction in Chapel Wednesday, June 28th 8:30AM 7:30pm — Confession in Chapel Altar Servers Audrey Eary, Riley Wilms Tuesday, June 27th Thursday, June 29th 8:30AM 8:30am — Mass in Church Altar Servers Mitchell Meyer, Cooper Johnson, Wednesday, June 28th Johnathan Dean 8:30am — Mass in Church Friday, June 30th 8:30AM 7:00pm — Reparation to the Sacred Heart in Altar Servers Aidan Murphy, Michael Faillace Chapel Saturday, July 1st 8:30AM 7:00pm — CHRP 4 in CC Conference Rm Altar Servers Bobby Asman, Garry Asman Thursday, June 29th 8:30am — Mass in Church 4:30PM 7:00pm — Holy Smokes in CC Conference Rm Altar Servers Jacob Knepfle, Leo Bill, Friday, June 30th Gregory Carlton, Aidan Murphy Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 8:30am — Mass in Church Esther Geiermann*, Olivia Webber* 9:15am — Church Cleaning Lectors 2 Lectors Needed 7:00pm — Holy Hour for the Dying in Chapel Saturday, July 1st Sunday, July 2nd 8:45AM 8:00am — Men & Women Fellowship in PC Rm Altar Servers Anna Spinney, Emma Austing, 8:30am — Mass in Church Julia Cain, Allie Mangold 3:30pm — Confession in Chapel Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 4:30pm — Mass in Church Julia Brockmann*, Avery Moerhing*, Matthew Telscher, Cathy Kappa Sunday, July 2nd Lectors Geneveive Kenney, Mary Licata 8:45am — Mass in Church Mass Captain Gloria Schultheis 11:00am — Mass in Church 8:30pm — Men’s Ministry in CC Conference 11:00AM Rm. Altar Servers Kate Morman, Elizabeth Busch, Emma Busch, Emma Lohrer Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Alayna Wuebbolt*, Ken Burger* Lectors Lector Needed, Erin Honkomp St. Vincent de Paul Society Mass Captain Janet Luthy In the Gospel today, we hear Jesus say: “Everyone who acknowledges me before others * indicates Vessel Cleaner I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.” This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to “acknowledge the This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear goodness of the Father” by assisting 10 families, completely defray all publishing costs with providing 2 families with beds and furniture, and which the church would otherwise be 8 families with $2258 for utility and rent bills. burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity! OUR LADY OF VICTORY PARISH JUNE 25, 2017 HAPPENING AT OLV Mark your Calendar: Summer Youth Camp Coming July 16-21st! Our Lady of Victory is proud to host TOTUS TUUS, a week-long summer program for youth What is TOTUS TUUS? TOTUS TUUS (Latin for Totally Yours) is an energetic hands-on week-long program for grade school, jr. high, and high school youth led by college students. Kids will LOVE learning about their Catholic faith through skits, games, music, Sacraments, and more! Teens will dive into what it means to be loved by Jesus and how Jesus calls each of them personally.