SAINT JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC CHURCH 12191 MILL ROAD, CINCINNATI, OHIO 45240 • PARISH OFFICE (513) 742-0953 Fax (513) 742-5875 • Hall (513) 742-2224 • www.sjnews.org Making the Name of the Lord Known in this Place for 40 Years! SUNDAY LITURGIES WEEKDAY PRAYER SCHEDULE Sunday 8:45 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please see the schedule inside this bulletin. PARISH MEMBERSHIP SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION We encourage you to formally register to be a member of The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated by appointment and our parish family by calling the Parish Office. Please call us on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel, unless otherwise noted if you move from the parish. inside the bulletin. PARISH STAFF SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Pastor, Fr. Kyle Schnippel Please call the parish to register for the baptismal preparation program Deacon John Gobbi several months in advance of the expected Baptism date. Deacon Pat Palumbo SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Deacon Ron Risch Please call the pastor before reserving a reception site or making other Pastoral Associate, Business Manager Mandy McNett arrangements, and at least six months in advance, for an appointment. Pastoral Associate, Liturgy & Music David Morand No date for a wedding will be accepted by phone without this interview. Pastoral Associate, Office Manager Cindy Fuerbacher Pastoral Associate, Youth Ministry Becky Albrinck ANOINTING OF THE SICK Education Assistant Dottie Foster If you are going to be hospitalized, preparing for surgery, or ill at home Building Maintenance Tom Haber and would like to celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please call the Parish Office. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Regular office hours are 8:30 a.m. to5 :00 p.m., Monday VOCATIONS through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Visit cincinnativocations.org Office closes from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. for lunch. PARISH SCHOOL Please call between these hours for routine parish business. St. John the Baptist School Bulletin Deadline Monday, 10:00 a.m. 5361 Dry Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45252 Neumann News Deadline 12:00 noon, the first of (513) 385-7970 December, March, June and September. New families to the elementary school program are encouraged to contact the principal for information and registration. ST. JOHN NEUMANN First Reconciliation: Our next Journey with Jesus From the Desk of Fr. Kyle Schnippel meeting as we prepare for Reconciliation is on Wednesday, Recently, I completed a weeklong online training seminar on a October 21st, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Church. We meet number of topics, which completed the seminar and training I began again on Wednesday, October 28th. this past February. Of a particular note for this column was a concept we discussed called "Spiritual Bypass." Confirmation: Our Spirit Day sessions have begun as we prepare for Confirmation in the spring. Our next meeting In its most basic form, Spiritual Bypass is overly spiritualizing for candidates and their sponsors or parents is on significant problems and throwing them solely into the hands of God Sunday, October 25th, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. (after and letting Him do all the work to solve my problem. Now, this is the 8:45 a.m. Mass in the church). We meet again not saying that God will not help in these situations, but that there on November 15th. Questions about sacramental ought to be a partnership between the believer and God in solving preparation? Please contact Becky Albrinck in the our situations and problems. parish office at 513-742-0953, ext. 104. Hmmm, I think I overly complicated this. In another way, Spiritual Bypass is the all too frequent comment, "You need to give this to GROW: GROW, our program for preschool, kindergarten and God and He will take care of it." Or another way, "If you pray hard first grade aged children and their families continues on Sunday, enough, this problem will go away." October 25th. We meet in the Youth Room at 3:00 p.m., and will The difficulty in this approach is what happens if I pray and pray and be finished by 3:50 p.m. for those interested in attending 4:00 p.m. pray, and the situation does not resolve? Does this mean that God Mass. Each session will include a story and activity to teach a variety doesn’t hear my prayer? of concepts, including: every person is a gift, we are children of God, and that we are loved by God. We meet again on November 22nd. Of course God hears your prayers! But it reminds me of an older For more information, please contact Becky Albrinck in the parish story: office at 513-742-0953, ext. 104 [email protected] . A man’s house was near flooding, but he trusted that God would protect him, so he ignored evacuation orders. The flooding got higher, and a rowboat came along, but he trusted that God would protect him. The flooding came up to the roof, and a helicopter came along, but he trusted that God would protect him. Finally, the flooding overcame the roof and he drowned. Upon meeting Jesus at Youth Ministry News the Gates of Heaven, he replied: "Jesus, I trusted you to save me!" High School Ministry: Join us for our next meeting on Sunday, October Jesus gently replied, "I gave evacuation orders, sent a rowboat and a 18th in Daniel Hall from 7:30-9:00 p.m. for a small group meeting on helicopter; what more should I have done?" Death and Resurrection. We meet again on October 25th for a night on Quite simply, to overcome this challenge is to recognize that we need the Rosary. to cooperate with God’s grace. As the teacher said, "A) You have a Kid’s Ministry: Our next meeting takes place on Wednesday, November lot of work to do to walk through this issue, and B) you are a beloved 11th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Church. We will be learning about the child of God!" Ten Commandments. Join us for food, crafts, music and prayer. We meet again on December 2nd. Is prayer important in our own personal struggles? Yes absolutely. But there are times when that prayer needs augmented by trusting in Middle School and High School Students: Join us for our next Service close friends who can walk with you through a situation, or bouncing Day here at SJN on Saturday, November 14th, from 9:00-11:30 a.m. We ideas off a trusted mentor, even to the point of seeking help from will meet in the Youth Room. someone trained in the psychological sciences. God works through Middle School Ministry: Our next meeting of the school year will take all of those situations as well! place on Wednesday, November 18th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Church So we pray, we trust, and we work through these situations and (NOT the Youth Room). We will be talking about Adoration. We meet circumstances, always trusting that God’s will can be done, even in again on December 9th. the most dire of situations. All youth ministry participants must have a medical release form on file in order to participate, and must follow all safety protocols. Questions In Christ, about Youth Ministry? Contact Becky “Brincky” Albrinck at 742-0953, Fr. Kyle Schnippel text or call 633-6443, or email [email protected]. Pastor College Students and Young Adults: Many parishioners have asked for an update on Our next dinner meeting of the year is Sunday, Deacon John Gobbi. Deacon John is doing well and October 18th, beginning in the Youth Room living with his granddaughter in Florida. John will after the 4:00 p.m. Mass. We will head out for celebrate his 89th birthday on November 10th. He dinner at a local restaurant and then back to celebrated his 35th anniversary as a Deacon last June. If you would church to discuss the Baptism Rite. Check out like to send him a card to recognize his milestones, drop them off at the emails for safety protocols for our meetings. the Parish Office or in the basket in the Gathering Space. He will Please email Becky Albrinck if you are interested in being added to love to hear from you and I will see that he receives the cards. our mailing list. Regular emails also highlight young adult events Thank you, throughout the Archdiocese: [email protected]. We meet again Deacon Ron on November 8th. TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – OCTOBER 18, 2020 Mercy McAuley High School Holds Parent Information Nights These evening sessions are designed for parents who would like to learn more about Mercy McAuley from school leaders, MASS INTENTIONS teachers and students. The sessions will cover topics including: Faith, Sunday, October 18 Service and Campus Ministry; Academics, Schedule and Technology; 8:45 a.m. + Lorenzo Bui Counseling and Student Services; Athletics and Extracurriculars; Tuition, 4:00 p.m. For the Parish Financial Aid and Scholarships. Tuesday, October 20 Wednesday, October 21 (In-Person Session) 6:30-8:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. + Jim Franxman & Judy Kappes – Corpus Christi Registration is required at www.mercymcauley.org/InfoNights. To Wednesday, October 21 maintain safe social distancing, capacity will be limited at the in-person 8:30 a.m. + Mary Kay Wuest sessions. Additional sessions will be added if needed. Any questions can Thursday, October 22 be directed to Alli Miazga, Recruitment and Admissions Coordinator, at 8:30 a.m. + Charlotte Gibson – Corpus Christi 513-681-1800, ext.