120 South Eastmoor Drive June 28 , 2020 Post Office Box 67 New Bremen, OH 45869 419.629.2543

Mass Schedule:

Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:00, 9:30,11:00 a.m. Monday 7:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Wednesday 12:05 p.m. Thursday 7:00 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m.

Reconciliation:

Saturday 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Mon/Thu 6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Tue/Fri 8:00 – 8:20 a.m. Wed 11:30 – 11:50 a.m.

Adoration/Exposition:

Every Tuesday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Pastoral Staff:

Phone: 419.629.2543 Office Hours: Mon -Thu 9 am – 4 pm Friday 9 am – noon Pastor: Rev. Thomas Dorn 419.629.3031 [home] [email protected] Deacon: Greg Bornhorst

419.305.1977 [cell] [email protected] Accountant: Mary Eyink 419.629.2226 [home] Coordinator of Elementary CCD and Community Outreach: Kathy Pape [email protected] Coordinator of JH/HS CCD and New Parishioners: We would love to officially welcome you into our family. Youth Ministry: Registration forms are available online, in folders in the Jenny Sailer church entrance, or by contacting the parish office. [email protected] Baptism Prep: Required for all first-time parents. Scheduled on the 2nd Coordinator of Liturgy and Music: Monday in March, July, and November. Nick Wilker Baptism/Marriage/Hall Rental: Please contact the parish office. [email protected] Pastoral Council: Chair: Jonathan Dietz, 937.489.9008 Co-Chair: Nancy Topp, 419.629.2753 Pastoral Associate/Tech:

Prayer Line: 629.629.2981, 419.629.2406 or 419.629.2639 Brad Feltz Stephen Ministry: 419.302.2223 or 419.733.4440 [email protected]

h LIVE THE LITURGY Our Gift in Response to God’s Gift INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Date Budget* Total Over/(Under) Count “Are you unaware that we who were baptized into 06/21 $5,906.35 $3,763.50 $(2,142.85) 541 Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” What do 2020 Holy Redeemer Birthday Fund Balance $5,072 you understand these words to mean? Many see these May ** words as an indication of what may come in eternal $43,269.25.38 $34,764.50 $(8,504.75) life. In actuality, they have more to do with our lives YTD *** here and now. We are called to die to ourselves and $415,384.66 $426,075.47 $10,690.81 * Weekly contribution budget excludes give+ & monthly electronic giving. offer our lives as gifts given generously to others. It is ** Monthly includes weekly collections, Give+, & monthly electronic giving. not about us. We are asked to serve God and not *** YTD includes weekly, electronic, and special collections (July-May) continue in our service of sin. Life is about learning to STEWARDSHIP IS PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD. do what we really do not want to do because it brings June 20/21 Mass Counts us deeper into the mystery of God, ourselves, and Sat 4:30 Sun 8:00 Sun 9:30 Sun 11:00 Total others. Learning how to accept and live with the 132 136 150 123 541 “small deaths” and sacrifices we encounter teaches us Total Online views: Facebook: 180 YouTube: 52 232 how to live with and approach our final death. We can do so with a heart that has been touched by and is open

to mercy or one that is self- focused and closed.

Reminder: due to limitations in seating, we will be temporarily changing the Sunday schedule: Sunday Masses will be at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m. A/V Coordinators (live We will continue to live stream Saturday evening Mass (now 4:30 p.m.). Please streaming) check our website and Facebook for schedule and updates. This group is in charge of the streaming of your weekly Masses as well as other Be a part of our new church directory – sign up now! events. We use a system called SlingStudio and software from CASTR to Anyone who had church pictures taken and asked that the pictures be delivered to stream on both Facebook and YouTube church, they are now in. Pictures will be available during weekend Masses in the simultaneously. One or two people are back of church, during the week in the parish office, or you can contact the office scheduled that control the camera, the to arrange a way to get them. For anyone who has not had their picture taken, a streaming, and sound. We are looking for link is available on our home page to schedule pictures in September/October. more help, so if you feel so-called, or would like more information, please contact the parish office at [email protected] or 419-629-2543.

The following Mass intentions need to be rescheduled, please check the calendar online for open dates and/or contact the parish office to reschedule:

March: 18: Dorothy Bertke, 19: Joyce Bockrath, 23: Joseph Schmitmeyer, 29: Rosemary & Harold Homan April: 5: Mark Nitschke, 11: Peggy Link, 18: Sr. Cecilia Huber, 25: Alvin Alig May: 2: Paul & Ruth Ritter, 3: Mike Heitkamp, 9: Henry & Lena Phlipot family, 10: Kyle Bensman & Ralph Holdheide, 24: Paul & MaryAnn Kremer, 27: Steve Kremer WORSHIP & MEDITATION June 28 – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading – 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a: Elisha promised, “This time next year you will be fondling a baby son.” (2 Kg 4:16a) We hear how the prophet Elisha and his servant Gehazi repaid the Shunammite woman for her generous hospitality. When have you shown excessive generosity to another? Psalm 89: For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Second Reading – Romans 6:3-4, 8-11: Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. (Rom 6:11) Paul taught the Roman Christians that through Baptism, believers fully participate in the death, burial, and resurrection GOSPEL MEDITATION of Christ. How should this reality impact one’s day-to-day living? Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture Gospel – Matthew 10:37-42: “Whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not

When we were baptized, we were baptized into Christ’s death. worthy of me.” (Mt 10:38) Take a moment to ponder these profound words. We were Jesus continues to teach his followers the challenges of baptized into death. In every sense of the word, we are asked discipleship. What do you find most challenging in following to die. This is not just about our final death but about daily Christ? deaths due to inconvenience, discomfort, pain, loss, or others’ needs. This is an incredible epiphany given the way we very Next Week: July 5 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time often approach our lives. We do everything to avoid death, let First Reading – Zechariah 9:9-10: alone encounter it! Many avoid pain, discomfort, See, your king shall come to you; a just savior is he, meek, and inconvenience, uneasiness, change, interference, and suffering riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass. (Zec 9:9b) of any kind. We put a lot of energy into finding the easiest and The prophet Zechariah envisioned a future king for the people of least inconvenient way through many things. Even holding the Israel who would rule the nations with justice and humility. How door open for a stranger or saying hello to someone in the store do you see these virtues as a strength in leadership? can be major undertakings. Psalm 145: We are called to die. One of the biggest wake-up calls we can I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. have is realizing that life is not about us! There are millions of Second Reading – Romans 8:9,11-13: other people sharing life on this planet with whom I have a For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the relationship. Does my life celebrate those relationships? The Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. (Rom 8:13) most distracting question we can ask is, “What do I want to Paul speaks of the promise of the resurrection from the dead for do?” The more focused, faith-filled question is, “What do I believers who reject the flesh and live according to the Spirit. need to do?” What I need to do may not be what I want to do. What spiritual exercises do you practice that help reject the However, asking this question more frequently will teach us flesh? how to more purposefully and intentionally live so we can be Gospel – Matthew 11:25-30: a life giving vessel for others. When we learn to live more “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give sacrificially, to put the needs of others before our own, and to you rest.” (Mt 11:28) not always seek our own self-interest, we become aware of Jesus praises his Father for the irony of the wise and learned who what baptism into Christ’s death is really all about. These are are unable to see what is revealed to the childlike. What does this the roots of virtue and the seedbed for justice, tolerance, tell us about the kingdom of heaven? solidarity, love, and peace. Learning how to accept all the “small deaths” and sacrifices life calls us to teaches us how to approach our final death. All deaths ask us to empty ourselves into something or someone else. Whether we empty ourselves into the heart and soul of another human being or empty ourselves into God at the moment of our final death, new life is always received and nurtured. A heart that exclusively seeks its own interest is a heart that is closed to love. A heart that pours itself out to others and is content with being emptied is a heart that has been touched by and open to mercy. It is a heart that overflows with joy. ©LPi

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. St. Paul

Today throughout the United States, we celebrate our freedom. Our rights are protected and opportunities abound. We recognize that freedom has a cost, one we celebrate and honor on days such as this. It's good to honor those who fight for our country, who may well pay the ultimate price for the liberties we're afforded. As faithful Catholics, we recognize that there is more to freedom than simply being at liberty to make our lives what we want them to be. St. John Paul II reminds us: "Freedom is not just doing what we can, it is doing what we ought." We become freer within ourselves and within our relationships when we choose what is right and good. When we choose sin, we become trapped in egoism - less free, not more. This Independence Day, let's continue to pursue virtue and good character and encourage others to do this same.

Freedom is enshrined in our US Constitution. The First Amendment of our constitution protects our freedom of speech. However, our speech may not infringe upon another's freedom. Freedom does have its limits. And we must protect everyone's freedoms, not just ours. On this 4th of July, let us remember from whom all our freedoms originate, our good and gracious God.

Let us pray...

God, giver of all good gifts, help us to be thankful for rest and food, and remember that, in all we do or say, you are with us, here this day. We are thankful for all you do and for everything you have given us. But above all we are thankful for our freedoms and the ability to protect others' freedom. We are free because of you. We ask for your continued The Birthday Fund Collection (BFC) is used to replace blessing on all your creation. Through your Son, Jesus Christ money that was made during the annual church festival. our Lord. Please consider donating what you would have spent in Amen. time and money at the festival. Help our church celebrate nd its 72 birthday! This year’s funds will be used to pay for renovations to CCD offices & music room.

Bi-monthly Envelopes for July/August (if you do not use ACH) should have arrived around June 26. If you do not receive them, please contact the parish office, so we can look Renovation Committee Update into issues with the mailing of envelopes. If You may have noticed when you arrived this weekend, the drive-thru not currently able to make it to Mass, parking and the addition to the handicap parking lots are now usable. envelopes can also be mailed or dropped off at This part of the project will be completed soon. church (use the donations slot in the back of Soon we will also begin the process of the next step which is in the church next to the drinking fountain). If you updates to the interior of the church as planned. Thank you to everyone are attending Mass, envelopes may be put in that has donated or pledged to the campaign. But before we can begin collection baskets in the church (we will not be the next project (ceiling, pews, carpet, etc), we need your help. For passing baskets at Mass). We also offer ACH anyone that has made a pledge and has not begun to make payments, and or Give+ as electronic options. There is a link are able, please arrange with the parish office a schedule of payments. on our home page for setting up or using If you have not pledged or donated, it is not too late. We have not reached our phase one goal yet. Please consider a pledge or donation. Give+. ACH forms are available on the door to Pledge forms can be found at the welcome desk in the back of church or the connector or on our website (Forms page). in the front office. If you use an envelope, please mark for “Capital Please contact the parish office for questions. Campaign”. See our website under “Renovations/Capital Campaign for The office is open 9a-4p Monday through updates. Thursday and 9a-noon on Friday.

The next BOOK CLUB meeting will be Next Sunday is Agape Sunday. The Agape Tuesday, July 14, at 6:45 p.m. The book Food Pantry is running low on a few items selection for this month is “The Life of at this time which include canned pasta, Faustina Kowalska: The Authorized noodles, peanut butter and bars of soap. Biography” by Sister Sophia Michalenko, Any and all nonperishable items can be C.M.G.T.. A brief description: The placed in the basket near the entrance of the church. Cash

extraordinary visions of this humble Polish donations can be placed in the jar marked "Agape". Your

nun gave rise to the Divine Mercy devotion contributions, support, and prayers throughout the year are

which has become increasingly popular greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support. among Catholics today. If you have any questions about Agape, please give the staff a Who was Sister Faustina H. Kowalska (1905-1938)? In this call at 419-394-8700 authorized biography, you will encounter the young woman, born Helena, and her family, and read of the many other Elizabeth's New Life Center is now hiring for ultra- people who influenced her spiritual formation. Sister sonographer (RDMS) positions. We can also train an RN Faustina’s devotion to the Lord and her tireless efforts to for this opening. promulgate the messages she received from Him and from Are you an RDMS, or do you know someone who is an RDMS Our Lady have borne rich fruit, and continue to touch the lives who is looking to get away from the on-call, 12-hour shifts, and the high-stress environment of a hospital or busy doctor’s of millions around the world. office? We have open positions to work in a Christian, pro-life This biography, formerly titled Mercy My Mission, includes environment where you perform limited obstetrical many excerpts from Faustina’s famous Diary. Whether read ultrasounds and play a vitally important role in helping a alone or as a study aid to reading the diary itself, this book is woman choose life for her baby. an inspiring and reliable introduction to this remarkable Elizabeth’s New Life Center operates seven women’s centers twentieth-century saint. in southwest Ohio, and we currently have openings in most of our women’s centers. Until we have a passionate love for our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament we shall accomplish nothing. We offer a great, positive, Christian work environment where there is love and support for our clients and our employees. We St. Peter are 100% pro-life and help women make a positive choice in a

The following are offered at the Shrine of the Holy difficult situation. We observe 11 paid holidays and our Relics, 2291 St. Johns Road, Maria Stein. For more employees earn paid time-off based on their number of work information or to register, contact Susie Bergman hours. We also offer company paid life-insurance and the by email at [email protected] or opportunity for co- paid health insurance for those employees 419-925-4532 or visit www.mariasteinshrine.org. working at least 30 hours per week, as well as employee paid JUNE 26-JULY 17: 10th Annual Art Show & Sale - Normal Shrine dental insurance. Hours If you are winding down your career and want to work your JUNE 26-30: Inventory Reduction Sale – Normal Shrine Hours way into full-retirement, if you want to feel you are making a JUNE 28: 86th Annual Countryfest Pilgrimage - 4:30 p.m. Join true difference in someone’s life, or if you are feeling called to the Knights of St John & American Legion for Rosary something more meaningful, please visit our website to apply with procession and benediction. Fr. Matthew Keller for our open positions. Please visit presiding. www.ElizabethNewLife.org and click on Employment Opportunities. If you want more information, you can call and The Serra Club of St. Marys/Sidney Deaneries will be talk to our HR department at 937-226-7414. sponsoring a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, June 27, beginning If this isn’t the right position for you, but you know an RDMS at 5:00 p.m. (until gone). St. Remy Hall, 101 St. Remy St., who is perfect for this opportunity, please share it with them. Russia. Only carry outs will be available at this time. Limited number of dinners will be served in to-go boxes. Each box will contain spaghetti with Fr. Fox’s famous sauce and a slice of texas toast. All proceeds will be used to support our Seminarians. For more information, visit runforthecall.wordpress.com or contact Heather Borchers for dinner details or questions at 937-451-8363

Next Quo Vadis Night is Sunday, June 28, 7:00 p.m. in the courtyard at the Maria Stein Relic Shrine. Benj Klare from the Office for Marriage & Family Evangelization & Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will be our speaker. Quo Vadis is for all 18-29 year olds. Bring a lawn chair and a friend! MINISTRY SCHEDULES – June 29 to July 5

Mon Jun 29 Tue Jun 30 Wed Jul 1 Thu Jul 2 Fri Jul 3

New ministry schedules 7:00 PM 8:30 AM 12:05 PM 7:00 PM 8:30 AM for July 6 through Lector Amy Wellman Brad Feltz Kathy Pape Dave Stucke Susan McDaniel September 7 are now live Mary Freels Austin Mumaw Mary Rindler April Baker Ava Meyer Servers June Wilson Vivienne Mumaw Trevor Topp Alexandra Kremer (sub) Sophie Steinbrunner

Sat Jul 4 Sun Jul 5 Sun Jul 5 Sun Jul 5

4:30 PM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:00 AM Greg Garman A/V Coordinators Grant Wilker Cantor Lillian Rindler Jon Russell (sub) Sue Fark Logan O'Neill Jason Dicke Collection Brenda Kuck (sub) Counters Bill Wente Deacon Greg Bornhorst Extraordinary Jennifer Hirschfeld Eric Francis Shirley Elking Madison Cordonnier Ministers of Holy Ed Rump Jason Garman Jeff Elking Deion Hoehne Communion Alana Speelman Bill Schemmel Jessica Heitkamp Susan Niekamp (EMsHC) Betty Wehrman NOT FILLED Dot Schwartz Deb Freeman Rodney Bertke Scott Frey Eric Dicke Lectors Valerie Mumaw Janet Eshelman Joe McGovern Gregg Topp Mass Coordinator Amy Speelman Deb Kruse Gwen Staton Jean Homan Evan Eyink (sub) Sam Bernhold Madelyn Homan Alivia Dammeyer Servers Tyler Lammers Patrick Bernhold Katie Howell Amelia Dammeyer Marcus Speelman Luke Garman Hayden Ranly Ashton Heitkamp Terry Eyink Andy Bernhold Greg Elking Matt Campbell Ushers Mary Moeller Craig Griesdorn Doug Kramer Jeff Kremer Larry Speelman Philip Heitkamp Alan Kruse Dave Steineman

I pray God may preserve your health and life many

years. St. Junipero Serra

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP Recognizing God in Your Ordinary Moments God is Love I was recently at a Catholic conference and had a conversation with someone living in the thick of Hollywood culture. He was Catholic and spoke of how hard it was to live out his faith amid tremendous temptation and negativity toward religion. He spoke about how going to daily Mass helped to keep him centered and stay strong in his faith. He was a great witness to living out one’s faith in the face of disbelief. One thing that he told me stood out above all the rest. He spoke of his engagement to his fiancé and how important it was to him that God was a major part of their relationship and their lives as individuals as well. He told me he said something to her like, “If you don’t love Jesus more than you love me, this is never going to work.” What an amazing and truly moving witness! Songs and books are written about the intense longing one human being can have for another. We can describe another as meaning everything to us. We speak of wanting to offer our complete selves to our beloved. However, true love is about more than wanting to be with that person. It is about wanting that person to know a love even greater than theirs: the love of God. No love can last without God. My Hollywood friend knew this to be the case. He showed his true love for his wife-to- be by sharing more than himself — he shared the very One who created love. - Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

Q: Why do Catholics genuflect?

A: Genuflection is an act of devotion that literally means “to bend the knee.” For many Catholics, it’s an almost automatic gesture that we perform before entering our pew or row of seats at Mass. But, like many of the symbols and gestures of Mon, June 29: Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles our faith tradition, genuflecting can also be an invitation for 7:00 p.m. Peggy Link deeper reflection. Tue, June 30: Weekday in Ordinary Time The practice of “bending the knee” is an ancient way of recognizing the presence of someone greater than we are. It The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman has been said that the practice dates back to the time of Church Alexander the Great, but it became a common part of 8:30a.m. Tom & Irene Freisthler Wed, July 1: Weekday in Ordinary Time etiquette in the royal courts of the Middle Ages. From throne rooms and palaces, it was a small step to genuflecting St. Junipero Serra, Priest becoming part of the devotional lives of Christians, who 12:05p.m. Harold Feltz used this secular gesture as a way of recognizing the Thu, July 2: Weekday in Ordinary Time presence of the One who is King of Kings, especially in the 7:00p.m. Rosemary Albers Eucharist. Fri, July 3: St. Thomas, Apostle Today, Catholics are asked to genuflect in the presence of 8:30a.m. Holy Souls in Purgatory the Blessed Sacrament (whether in the tabernacle or exposed on the altar during eucharistic adoration) or any time a relic Sat, July 4: Weekday in Ordinary Time Independence Day of the True Cross is displayed for veneration. So, while it has become second nature to genuflect before entering your 1:30 p.m. Wedding: Patrick Larkin & Samantha seat in church, we should pay attention to where the Blessed

Kremer Sacrament is kept in each church or chapel that we visit, and 4:30p.m. Herbert Brussell genuflect in the direction of the tabernacle where the Blessed Sun, July 5: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sacrament is kept. In churches or chapels in which the 8:00am Hilda Topp tabernacle is in a separate space, we are invited to simply 9:30am Holy Redeemer Parish bow toward the altar. ©LPi 11:00am Rita Elking

Parish office will be closed Monday, June 29