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St. St. Raphael St. Charles Borromeo 802 Kenton St. 225 East High St. 31 S Chillicothe St. Springfield, OH 45505 Springfield, OH 45505 South Charleston, OH 45368 (937) 323-7523 (937) 323-7523 (937) 462-8971

Parish Staff Sacraments Pastor ...... Father John MacQuarrie Baptism Parochial Vicar ...... Father Puthoff Parents are to participate in our preparation program Pastoral Associate ..... Deacon Norman G. Horstman prior to setting a date for their child’s baptism. Call Pastoral Associate ...... Deacon John Collins the Parish Office to register. Pastoral Associate ...... Lisa Lenard Business Manager ...... Brianna Beedy Marriage Administrative Assistant ...... Penny McKean Engaged couples are to participate in our marriage Bulletin Deadline ...... 12:00 noon Monday preparation program beginning no later than six months prior to the proposed wedding date. Call the Parish Offices Parish Office to set up an initial meeting: no dates will St. Joseph/St. Raphael be given over the phone. 225 East High St. Springfield, OH 45505-1052 Telephone ...... 937-323-7523 Reconciliation Fax ...... 937-324-1512 At St. Raphael Church Website: ...... www.josephraphael.org Saturday ...... 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Second Tuesday of Each Month ...... 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Or by appointment. 31 South Chillicothe St. South Charleston 45368 Telephone ...... 937-462-8971 R.C.I.A. A process for the reception of adults into the Church. Mass Schedule Please contact the Parish Office. Saturday 4:30 p.m...... St. Raphael Sunday 8:00 a.m. .... St Charles Borromeo Catholic Central School ccirish.org 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m...... St. Joseph 10:30 a.m...... St. Raphael Holy Day 12:10 p.m...... St. Raphael 6:30 p.m...... St. Joseph ...... Monday-Friday 12:10 p.m...... St. Raphael ST. JOSEPH ~ ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH SPRINGFIELD, OHIO AUGUST 8, 2021

WEEK OF August 8, 2021 PASTOR’S CORNER MONDAY 12:10 Mass or Communion Service TUESDAY 12:10 Margaret Foster WEDNESDAY 12:10 Richard Miller My dear brothers and sisters of St. Raphael/ THURSDAY 12:10 Sally Lucas, Birthday St. Joseph and St. Charles,

FRIDAY 12:10 Tony Brennan

SATURDAY - ST. RAPHAEL, August 14, 2021 I want to say to all of you how deeply I and 4:30 Tom Storer Fr. Elijah Puthoff appreciate your warm and

SUNDAY - ST. RAPHAEL AUGUST 15, 2021 accepting welcome as we “come aboard” our new 10:30 For All Parishioners parishes. On April 28 I received the call from the Priest’s Personnel Board that I would be SUNDAY - ST. JOSEPH AUGUST 15, 2021 8:00 Class of 1941 St. Joseph 8th Grade assuming the position of pastor of all the parishes 10:30 For All Parishioners in Springfield and South Charleston. Needless to say it was quite a surprise but also I knew from SUNDAY - ST. CHARLES AUGUST 15, 2021 8:00 For All Parishioners our numbers of priests and with the declining census of all four Springfield parishes that it was SATURDAY- ST. RAPHAEL– AUGUST 14, 2021 possible we would not receive a new pastor. COORDINATORS 4:30 Bill DeWitt However, having Fr. Elijah who was just ordained SERVERS 4:30 Bill DeWitt a priest this May is most gratifying and makes my LECTOR 4:30 Joan Young and Carole Caylor possible. Fr. Elijah will maintain an office at DISTRIBUTORS 4:30 Vicki Fourman St. Raphael so there will be a priest presence SUNDAY- ST. RAPHAEL– AUGUST 8, 2021 there. I will operate out of St. Bernard’s Rectory COORDINATOR 10:30 Tony Newton Office where I do all my office work and meet with SERVER 10:30 Chris Crispino LECTORS 10:30 John Blumenshine & anyone including couples for wedding prep etc. I Mary Beth McFarland so appreciate the staff at St. Raphael/St. Joseph DISTRIBUTOR 10:30 Norm Horstman and all the good volunteers at St. Charles. God

SUNDAY- ST. JOSEPH – AUGUST 15, 2021 bless them for their dedication to our parishes. It COORDINATOR 8:00 Pat Kearns is so good to see our numbers at Sunday Mass SERVER 8:00 Joseph Greentree growing. I realize that Covid is still with us and LECTORS 8:00 Rita Marshall & Jim Marshall DISTRIBUTOR 8:00 Dan Hermanowski we must still be prudent as we go into the autumn. With the help of Frs. Ken Baker, COORDINATOR 10:30 Mike Robbins Larry Gearhart, Bill Kramer, and SERVERS 10:30 Brody Hannon LECTORS 10:30 TC Storer & Dan Tiemann Vincent Chembakassery we are able to cover 10 DISTRIBUTORS 10:30 Ron Spencer Sunday Masses. We will still try to have masses at Catholic Central and Oakwood Village Nursing

WEEKLY COLLECTION UPDATES home. You may remember that we recently published a letter from Archbishop Schnurr to all St. Joseph St Raphael 211 Catholic parishes about the Beacons of Light Collections Needed each week $ 6,400.00 $ 9,600.00 Total for August 1st $ 5,761.00 $ 5,326.00 planning process we are engaged in. The Springfield parishes are becoming a “family” of Surplus / Deficit - $ 639.00 - $ 4,274.00 parishes served by one pastor and assisting

Year to Date Totals $20,336.38 $22,030.00 priests. This will at some time in the future bring about changes in mass schedules and some St Charles Total for July 25th $ 231.00 parishes in our archdiocese will become “chapels” Total for August 1st $ 846.00 and no longer have Sunday Mass. Like some of

us I’m no lover of change but we must meet the Also, another very generous way to support our needs of the future for a healthy Church. As I parish is by naming our parish as a beneficiary in your have said the good news is we have some 90 will or other estate planning document. Please consider. God bless. men studying for the priesthood at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati.

May God bless all of you and keep you in His love Thank you for your Stewardship and peace. Fr. John

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Scripture Readings for the Week of August 8, 2021 FR. JOHN MACQUARRIE CONTACT INFORMATION

Sunday Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parishioners may reach Fr. John MacQuarrie by calling 1 Kg 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Ep 4:30 - 5:2; 937-322-5243 and leaving a message if he is not available. Jn 6:41-51 He can also be contacted at [email protected].

Monday Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Mt 17:22-27 CHANGE OF DAY & TIME

Tuesday Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr Join us Tuesday, August 10 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; St. Raphael for Eucharistic Adoration. Jn 12:24-26

Wednesday Memorial of St. Clare, REFLECTIONS Dt 34:1-12; Ps 66:1-3, 5, 8, 16-17; NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Mt 18:15-20 Elijah expected he would die. He didn’t think he would make it another day. He had fled into the desert because Thursday Jos 3:7-11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Jezebel, the wife of the king, had ordered his Mt 18:21-19:1 execution. Famished, for the region had just suffered three years of famine and drought, and now exhausted and Friday Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21, 22, 24 desperate, Elijah prayed for death. But as he slept an of the Lord gave him bread and water. This Mt 19:3-12 sustenance from God strengthened Elijah to complete his

forty-day journey to the mountain of God (think on the Saturday Memorial of St. , ark, Jesus in the desert). Without it, he wouldn’t have made Priest & Martyr it one more day. Jesus promises his followers even more. Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8,11; He doesn’t just offer bread from ; he is the living Mt 19:1315 bread from heaven. His bread doesn’t just strengthen us for an arduous journey; his very body strengthens us for the Sunday Solemnity of the Assumption of the journey to eternal life. It took a second nudge from the angel, but Elijah responded by completing his journey to Blessed Virgin Mary God. Now Jesus asks us to follow him on his journey. Rev 11:19, 12:1-6, 10; Ps 45:10-12, 16; How has God provided you with the strength you’ve needed 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 to carry on your journey through life?

MEET AND GREET HOSPITAL VISITS If you or a family member are in the hospital and wish to be seen by a priest, you must request the hospital to call or call yourself. Priests are now allowed to visit the sick but only at the families request.

Fr. John and Fr. Elijah were greeted with a large crowd of welcoming parishioners and great food last Sunday at the “Taste, then, and see that the Lord is good.” St. Joseph Parish Center. Thank you to the Aldridge Family and many generous volunteers for the food and service. Psalm 34:8 ST. JOSEPH ~ ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO AUGUST 8, 2021

CALLED TO THE TABLE - SECOND GRADERS It is time to register your Second Grader (or older child if she/he has not received 1st Eucharist) for Journey to the Table, our 1st Reconciliation/1st Eucharist prep classes. The 1st Journey session will be held on 26 at 9:00-10:10 a.m. in Hoban Hall. A parent/guardian is expected to attend with the child. These sessions are for both CCD and Catholic Central students as sacramental prep is done in the parishes. Registration forms are available in the back of all the churches and online at: http://josephraphael.org/youth-faith-formation/childrens-sacramental-prep/journey-to-the-table . After you register, you will receive a schedule of the Journey sessions by mail/e-mail. Please contact Lisa Lenard at 323-7523, ext. 17 or [email protected] if you have any questions.

CONFIRMATION CCD is BACK! Registration has begun. Registration for Confirmation has begun. CCD in-person classes begin Sept, 12, 2021. The first Connections session will be We are excited to welcome everyone back to in-person held Sunday, September 19, 2021, at CCD! Registration forms are available in the back of all 9:00-10:10 a.m. in Hoban Hall. churches and on our website. We will be monitoring the pandemic situation throughout the year and following the Confirmation prep is open to 7th/8th best practices established by the Ohio Dept. of Health and the CCCHD. graders & older teens who have not yet At the same time, we know we have students who are not been confirmed. Confirmation prep is ready to come back to in-person classes. We will be offer- done in the parishes, so this is for both ing a home-school alternative for these students. Please CCD and Catholic Central students. mark on your registration form whether your students will be attending in-person or using the home-school option. Confirmation will be held on Saturday, If you have any questions, please contact Norm or Lisa at March 12, 2022. Registration forms are 937-323-7523 or [email protected] or available in the back of all churches and [email protected] . on our website. Please contact Lisa Lenard at 937-323-7523, ext. 17 or REGISTRATION for CHILDREN’S CATECHUMENATE [email protected] if you have HAS BEGUN any questions. Has your child been baptized? Does she or he need to “catch up” on 1st Eucharist or Confirmation? Children’s Confirmation is held every 2 years in the Catechumenate classes are for children aged 2-17, who Springfield community. The next need to receive one or more of the sacraments of initia- tion. Classes begin Oct. 3, 2021. To register your child, opportunity for Confirmation will be in contact Lisa Lenard at 937-323-7523 or 2024. [email protected] .

RCIA CLASSES BEGIN SOON! ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT BECOMING CATHOLIC? DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS THINKING ABOUT BECOMING CATHOLIC? The journey to the Eucharistic table begins with a time of Inquiry or Questioning. An informal Inquiry gathering will be held from 9:00-10:00 a.m. TODAY, Sunday, Aug. 8 in Hoban Hall (the basement of St. Raphael Church). This is a relaxed time when the basics of the Church are presented, material made available, the process explained, and questions answered. You do not need to call ahead to attend this session. RCIA is the process through which adults come into the . RCIA classes begin Sept. 12. The first classes are a time of questioning and learning about the Catholic faith and discerning where the Lord is calling you. You must register in order to attend class. If this is the right time for you to take the next step on your faith journey, or if you just want to talk to someone about the Catholic faith, please contact Lisa Lenard at 323-7523, ext. 17 or [email protected].

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CATHOLIC CENTRAL JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL Catholic Central Preschool is now accepting enrollment applications for PreK 3, PreK 4, and MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 Junior Kindergarten (5-year-olds).

Top of the Month to ya Darlings was heard as two that At Catholic Central Preschool we believe that what had too much to drink walked in line. Minding their is most important in these early years of a child’s manners they received their dinners and moved on. So development is to provide a safe, healthy, and many in need, those getting out of prison needing help, loving environment with an emphasis on those living in their cars, and those just starving trying to Christian values. Classes focus on socialization, make ends meet. For all those in need God had the independence, creativity, exploration, sharing, Springfield Soup Kitchen tonight. spiritual development, and learning to work and play Almost 250 hungry had a feast of hot chicken dinners within a group setting. PreK 3 meets on Tuesdays and much more. For the first time in a long time almost and Thursdays. PreK 4 meets on Mondays, ran out of the main course but it never Wednesdays, and Fridays. Classes meet from 8:00 happened. Thanks Park Church and a.m. until 11:30 a.m. with early drop off available at Der Dutchman and SRMC and St. John's Missionary 7:30 a.m. Extended care from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 Baptist and so many churches and others that do God's p.m. Will helping us. Be aware that the Springfield Soup Kitchen has refused Toxic Charitable control from many Our Junior Kindergarten program is offered to th controlling interests in Springfield so that we can have children who turn five by September 30 . the Freedom to do the Will of God. With this in mind This is an excellent class for children who do not evaluate your donations thoughtfully. meet the kindergarten cut-off dates or who may Back to School items will be distributed only to children have a summer birthday and might need the gift of on 11 August Wednesday at the Springfield Soup Kitch- another year before entering kindergarten. This en. Kids have to be there to get back class meets five mornings a week from 8:00 a.m. packs as long as they last. until 11:30 a.m. It introduces children to some formal academics. The following is a partial list: All Glory to God Our Father. Blessed emergent reading and comprehension, emergent Virgin Pray for writing, number sense, measurement, and one to us. Love Soup Kitchen Guy. one correspondence using hands-on activities. Unstructured playtime is also a very important part of this class.

LEAVING A LEGACY

In your end of life planning, have you ever thought about HIGH SCHOOL TACO LUNCH Leaving a Legacy to St. Joseph/St. Raphael? Do you need information about how to leave a legacy? Planned giving is TODAY Sunday August 8 easy to do and there are many current benefits to the process, such as tax advantages, sources of income, from 11:30 to 12:30 convenience, and peace of mind. Special Invitation to the Incoming If you would like more information, please contact Brianna Freshmen Class of 2025 Beedy at the parish office, 323-7523, ext. 11, or email at [email protected] . All high school students are invited to a Taco Lunch on Sunday June 27 from 11:30-12:30 in the air conditioned lower level of St Raphael church. This will just a fun time MORNING OFFERING to eat delicious food catch up with old friends and make O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you new ones. all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for ROSARY my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and A Rosary is said Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30 AM prior in particular the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen to the 12:10 PM Mass at St. Raphael. ST. JOSEPH ~ ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH SPRINGFIELD, OHIO AUGUST 8, 2021

SIMPLY GIVE - NEW CAMPAIGN KIDS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES GOING BACK TO The Meijer Spring Simply Give campaign SCHOOL! ended on July 3 and the St Vincent de Paul food pantry will be receiving the proceeds No matter what your age, it's from the campaign by mid-July. Meijer has important to continue your announced that the Fall Simply Give campaign will begin right faith formation. St. Joseph/St. Raphael Parish has 3 adult on the heels of the spring campaign and will begin on Sunday, faith groups that meet regularly throughout the school year. July 4 and run through Saturday, October 2. Don't worry, we don't have tests! Just coffee, conversation, and growing together in our faith. During the campaign, Meijer customers are invited to purchase $10 Simply Give donation cards at the local Meijer store. At the end of the campaign Meijer will convert all Sunday Morning Adult Faith donations to Meijer-food-only gift cards and present the cards to the St Vincent de Paul food pantry to purchase food and Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith. This other eligible items (baby formula, diapers and wipes) for their video-assisted series by Robert Barron begins Sept. 12. pantry shelves. In addition, on the Meijer double matching days Journey around the world and deep into the Catholic Faith in (Saturday August 14 and Saturday August 28) Meijer will all its richness, history, beauty, goodness, and truth double match each $10 donation made on these days with a in breathtaking, high-definition cinematography. Meets in $20 contribution making a total donation of $30 for the the St. Raphael Parish Center (main floor, second door on St Vincent de Paul pantry. the right) at 9:00-10:10 a.m.

The sole purpose of the Simply Give program is to help the Monday Night Bible Study St Vincent de Paul food pantry feed the growing number of We resume on Sept. 20 with a study of the Gospel of Mark. hungry families in Springfield. In addition, the St Vincent de Mark is the shortest Gospel and the first written, but you will Paul food pantry will use a large portion of the proceeds from be surprised how much is packed inside just 16 chapters. If the fall campaign to fund their 2021 Christmas basket distribu- you have never tried a Bible study before, this is a good tion. $10 cards for making a donation can be found at the rear time to start! Meets in the St. Joseph Parish Center at of each parish church and also at each checkout counter at 7:00-8:30 p.m. Meijer.

Thursday Morning Bible Study USHERS NEEDED We are also studying the Gospel of Mark, so you have two opportunities each week to learn about this fascinating Part-time ushers are needed at book. What does this Gospel have to say to Christians in the St. Raphael Saturday 4:30 the modern era? Come join us beginning Sept. 23. Meets p.m. mass. Please see Larry in the St. Joseph Parish Center at 10:00 a.m. – noon. DeWitt. If you are interested in For more information or to register for any of our groups, volunteering at a different mass, contact Lisa Lenard at 323-7523, ext. 17 or [email protected]. also see Larry.

YOUTH SERVERS WEEKLY BULLETIN

For parishioners who are homebound or unable to attend We are calling back those young mass and would like to receive a weekly bulletin, please people that served at St. Joseph and contact Penny McKean at the Parish Office, St. Raphael Masses before the pandemic. In addition we are ask- 937-323-7523. ing those entering the 4th grade and older to consider being

trained as an altar server. A train- ARE YOU REGISTERED? HAVE YOU MOVED? ing will take place for all servers dur- DROPPED YOUR LANDLINE? CHANGED YOUR ing the month of August. We realize EMAIL? that it has been a long time since you have served and some changes If you are not officially registered in the parish, please have been made so we want to take the time to do so. Registrations are available make you comfortable in your ministry. Adults that are inter- online or in the back of the Church. If you are registered ested in serving are also welcome. We have had parents please make sure that we have your updated contact and grandparents serving with their child/grandchild and it is information. We have discovered that many of the numbers such a strong witness of passing on of the faith. and email addresses in our database are incorrect. We can’t keep current without your help. If you have a change Please email Patty Larger at [email protected] if you email it to [email protected] or call the office at are interested in returning or being a newly trained server. 937-323-7523. Thank you for your help.

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PRAYER CHAIN Prayer for Vocations Any new prayer requests can be called into Penny at Almighty Father, 937-323-7523 or emailed to [email protected]. You have created us for some definite purpose. Requests will remain on the list for four weeks after which Grant us the grace to know the path they will be removed., then called in to be put back on the You have planned for us in this life list. and to respond with a generous “Yes.” Make our archdiocese, parishes, homes and hearts fruitful ground for Your gift of vocations. May our young people respond to Your call with courage and zeal. Stir among our men a desire and the strength to be good and holy priests. Bless us with consecrated religious and those called to a chaste single life, permanent deacons, and faithful husbands and wives, who are a sign of Christ’s love for His Church.

We commend our prayer for vocations to You, Father, through the intercession of Mary our Mother, in the Holy Spirit, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Be generous to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you. – Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr Ephesians 4:32