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January 24, 2021 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time the Kingdom of God Is at Hand p ll PARISH OFFICE: 506 Fourth Street, Marietta OH 45750 PHONE: 740-373-3643 WEBSITE: www.stmarysmarietta.org www.facebook.com/stmarysmarietta EMAIL: [email protected] SUNDAY MASSES - Saturday 5:30 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM CONFESSIONS - Saturday 3:30-5:00 PM (or anytime by appointment) BAPTISMS - Contact Parish Office WEDDINGS - Contact Parish Office six months in advance Rector - Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell ([email protected]) Parochial Vicar - Rev. Joshua D. Erickson Permanent Deacon - Rev. Mr. Lee Weisend Music Director - Mr. John Ontko (740-350-4224, [email protected]) St. Mary School - 320 Marion St, 740-374-8181 (www.stmaryscatholic.org) School Principal - Elizabeth Tokodi, ([email protected]) DRE - Cecelia Cottrill ([email protected]) Parish Council Chairman - Dennis Blatt K of C Grand Knight - Mr. David Payne (740-373-7834) CWC President - Jenn Tinkler Hibernians - Mr. Tom Binegar, President (740-374-4559) Prayer Line - & Eucharistic Adoration, Mrs. Shelly Medley (740-525-6360) Pregnancy Assistance - Women's Care Center (740-374-7123) Health Ministry - Mrs. Janet Jaeger (740-374-6768) Daily Bread Kitchen - Mrs. Carol Henshaw (740-885-1181) St. Vincent De Paul - Help Line (740-376-1334) Welcoming Committee - Jim Naylor (740) 350-5510 January 24, 2021 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and MASSES FOR THE WEEK believe in the Gospel. SAT 5:30 PM - Kenneth Heiss SUN 8:00 AM - Carol Wentzell, 12th Anniversary 10:00 AM - People of the Parish READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: 12:00 PM - William W. Wise Dt 18:15-20; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28. MON 7:45 AM - Don Grasley 12:05 PM - Hilda & Ed Tercero REST IN PEACE: TUE 7:45AM - Charles & Marie Rose th 12:05 PM - Norma Jean Carter Eileen O’Leary Murphy died on January 14 in Louisville, KY. She WED 7:45 AM - Lois Baumgard was the sister of Kathy Boersma of this parish. Eileen was a member 12:05 PM - Mary Doan, 5th Anniversary of our parish for many years and attended Saint Mary School. We THU 7:45 AM - Liv/dec’d of the Randy Bickert offer our condolences to Kathy and her family and will remember Family Eileen in our prayers. May she rest in peace. 12:05 PM - Patrick Vermaaten FRI 7:45AM - Walter Schroeder 12:05 PM - Norma Miller Jeanne Byerly Lechleiter, sister of Nancy Hathaway passed away th SAT 9:00 AM - In Honor of Gert Bradley’s 80th January 16 . Her Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Stephen Catholic Birthday on February 1st. Church in Louisville, KY where she had been a life- long member. We 5:30 PM - Jason Brummer (Birthday) extend our sympathy to Nancy and her family and ask God to grant SUN 8:00 AM - Phyllis Williams Jeanne eternal peace and happiness in heaven, her eternal home. 10:00 AM - Daniel Dougherty . 12:00 PM - People of the Parish SUBS FOR THE SUPER BOWL The Catholic Woman’s Club will be selling subs for the Super Bowl. They will be available for pick up after the Masses on the weekend of February 6th and 7th. All proceeds will benefit St. Mary Catholic School. Options will include Turkey, Ham and Italian. See the order form in this week’s bulletin. Plan to support our school and enjoy a delicious sub while watching the big game! VISITORS WELCOME! We welcome any visitors who are joining us for Mass this weekend. We hope your stay in Marietta is enjoyable. Any new parishioners at the Basilica are asked to please register with the parish office. MEETINGS AND EVENTS MON 6:15 PM - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions. See announcement. 7:00 PM - RCIA in the Basilica Social Hall. WED 8:15 AM 7:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration in the Basilica. See announcement. 6:00 PM - Catholic Woman’s Club Book Club Meeting. See announcement. FRI 8:15 AM - 7:00 PM – Eucharistic Adoration in the Basilica. See announcement. SAT 3:30PM - Confessions. SAINT MARYCATHOLIC SCHOOL The Lord Will Never Be Outdone Registration information for the 2021-2022 In Generosity! Academic Year Total collection last weekend: $ 11,138.00 January 21-29, 2021 – Registration opens for current school families and Basilica Parishioners. Amount needed each weekend for the Basilica budget: $ 14,225.00 February 1, 2021 – Open registration begins. God bless those who support our Basilica Parish! Preschool 3, Preschool 4 (half day and full day options), Prekindergarten, Kindergarten – 8th grade. ONLINE GIVING IS AVAILABLE Scholarship opportunities are available. For information on online giving, please visit http://www.stmarysmarietta.org and go to the left Questions? Please call the school office at 740-374- side of the web page and click on the GIVE ON 8181 or email Mrs. Bradley at LINE button to see more information or to sign up. [email protected]. BASILICA FOUNDATION A fund has been established by the Marietta SAVE THE DATES! Saint Mary Catholic School Community Foundation for the maintenance and will be having “Drive Thru Fish Fries during the repairs of our Basilica. This fund is separate and Lenten Season beginning on February 19th. unique from the monthly maintenance collection. Our goal is to have at least One Million in the fund BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS before using it. To donate to this fund, contact the Bulletin announcements should be in by Noon on Community Foundation. Wednesday. This will insure that your announcement(s) will be included in the following COLLECTION FOR CHURCHES weekend’s bulletin. Announcements must be in IN LATIN AMERICA writing. We do not accept bulletin announcements This weekend there will be a second collection for by phone. Thank you for your cooperation. the Churches in Latin America. Envelopes were provided with your packet and should be put in the PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY regular collection. Please be generous. We pray for all of the young men and women who are serving our country in the military. We PRAYING THE ROSARY especially remember those from our own parish and Fifth Sunday Rosary: The Knights of Columbus friends and relatives of our parishioners. May God will be praying the rosary at 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM watch over them and keep them safe. next Sunday, January 31, before the 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Masses. THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 24, 2021 Notes on the Gospel After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the Good News: “The moment has been fulfilled and the Kingdom of God comes near. Repent and believe in the Good News." Traveling along the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, throwing nets into the sea - they were fishermen. He said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they set aside their nets, and followed Him. Going a little farther, He saw Jacob, son of Zebedee, and John his brother. They were in a boat, mending the nets. And, immediately, Jesus called them, and they left their father in the boat and followed Him. The "Sea of Galilee" is actually a fresh water lake, not a sea full of salt water. "Follow me" is literally "Come (here) after me." The force of the phrase is invitation, not command. "I will make you become” is literally "I will make you into traveling evangelists and ministers for God's Kingdom. " . they followed him." is literally " . they went off after him." Mark presented the call of the disciples, in the same way John presented the call last week. John saw evangelization as a process of personal witness, personal invitation, and discipleship from friend to friend. Mark placed the call to discipleship in the public arena; it was made directly by Jesus. John emphasized the role of the disciple recruiting others. Mark emphasized the relationship of Jesus to the disciple. Mark began with the arrest of the Baptist to introduce Jesus to public ministry. Jesus picked up the Baptist's theme. The Kingdom of God is immanent. Repent. Unlike the Baptist, Jesus did not proclaim the advent of the Messiah. He preached belief in the Good News. The preaching of the gospel would eclipse the expectation for God's chosen One. The Good News demanded a response. It was more than a moral turnabout. It meant a new life situation, a new relationship with God. For Mark, Jesus was the embodiment of the Good News. His preaching, his call, established this new relationship with God. Jesus called four men and all four responded immediately. Unlike John the Baptist whose ministry had a geographic location, Jesus took his ministry on the road. People came to see the Baptist, while Jesus came to the people. While John drew his congregation from Jerusalem and outlying areas, Jesus' ministry lay in the backwater countryside of Galilee. Jesus was the leader of a group movement. Jesus formed a group whose members moved from place to place (like an army). Peter, Andrew, James, and John were among the first to partake in the mobile ministry of Jesus. Jesus preached something new. God would come and change everything. The call of Jesus was more important than any security, any relationship, any possession they had. T HE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION 506 FOURTH STREET MARIETTA, OHIO 45750 January 24, 2021 Dear Parishioners, The message ("Repent and believe the Good News") and call of Jesus ("Come and see") are actually one. To have a personal relationship with God's Son requires a constant spirit of repentance and faith in the gospel.
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