Welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am Holy Day: 5:30 pm Page 2 Our Lady of Lourdes, Toledo, February 18, 2018 Rev. Michael Brown Parish Activities for Parochial Administrator This Week Dave Lang Parish Manager Sunday, February 18: 1st Sunday in Lent Rev. Joseph Newman, OSFS Donuts and Coffee After Masses Rev. Alan Zobler, OSFS Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Weekend Celebrants RCIA: 9:30 a.m., Lourdes Room Gary Thrun Deacon Monday, February 19: President’s Day PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Sr. Ritamarie Miller, OSF/T Deadline for February 25 Bulletin: Please submit Director of Liturgy & Music articles in email format to Parish Office by noon. Lisa Pierson Tuesday, February 20: Office Manager, CRE St. Benedict Finance: 5:30 p.m., Parish Office Bible Study: 6:30 p.m., Lourdes Room PARISH OFFICE: 419-865-2345 OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday Wednesday, February 21: St. Peter Damian 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. & Hospitality Kitchen: 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m., Parish 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Life Center ADDRESS: 6149 Hill Ave., Toledo, OH 43615 Thursday, February 22: The Chair of St. Peter the REGISTRATION: Apostle New members should call or visit the Bingo: In the Parish Life Center. Doors open at Parish Office 10:00 a.m. Hard Card and Paper Lightning at 11:00 a.m. Series at 1:00 p.m. To volunteer call 419-865- RECONCILIATION: 2345. 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. every Saturday Daughters of Mary: 6:00 p.m., Parish Life Center or by appointment Choir: 7:00 p.m., Music Room BAPTISMS: Call Parish Office Friday, February 23: St. Polycarp Stations of the Cross: 7:00 p.m., Church MARRIAGES: Please contact Parish Office Saturday, February 24: 6 months in advance Confirmation Retreat: 9:00 a.m., Parish Office Reconciliation: 3:00-3:30 p.m. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Mass: 4:00 p.m. Call Marty Charney at 419-865-7252 Sunday, February 25: 2nd Sunday of Lent Christian Formation Program Mass: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (classes for public grade school children) 2nd Grade Eucharist Session: 9:15 a.m., Parish Call the Parish Office Office RCIA: 9:30 a.m., Lourdes Room MASSES: Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Holy Days: 5:30 p.m. ST. BENEDICT CATHOLIC SCHOOL Martha Hartman, Principal/ St. Benedict Catholic School Diane Spetz, The Parish Office will be closed on Secretary/ St. Benedict Catholic School Monday, February 19th in observance SCHOOL PHONE - 419-536-1194 of President’s Day. SCHOOL FAX - 419-531-5140 1st Sunday of Lent Page 3 Liturgical Ministers February 24 & 25, 2018 SACRIFICIAL GIVING REPORT Offertory: Sunday/Holy Day/Initial Offering: 2/11...$ 5,197.00 Weekly Sunday Offering Budget……….$ 9,500.00 4:00 p.m. Mass Over (under) for the week #34– 2/11.....$ (4,303.00) CELEBRANT: Fr. Joseph Newman Year-to-date thru 2/11/2018…...............$ 287,431.01 Year-to-date budgeted thru 2/11/2018..$ 313,500.00 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Mike Wood, Mike Peiffer, Over (under) thru 2/11/2018…..............$ (31,147.80) Debbie Corson, Barb Schmiedebusch, Connie Kuyoth, Volunteer, Volunteer THANKS so much to all who support our parish. LECTOR: Sr. Sharon Pollnow Call the parish office or drop us a note if you would like to receive contribution envelopes. Please call the Parish SERVERS: Devin Corson, Devin Burnham Office if you have any changes in your address, phone, household, etc. 8:30 a.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Michael Brown EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Margaret Adams, Ray and Ministry of Praise Petitions Glenda Hawley LECTOR: Floyd Zitzman 1) TEC SERVERS: Todd Gross 2) Knights of Columbus 3) Cursillo 10:30 a.m. Mass CELEBRANT: Fr. Michael Brown EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Deacon Gary, Janell Toth, Church Laundry: Jason Toth, Tom Urban, Donna February 18-24: Judy Hartranft Urban, Jennifer Ruiz, Roz Needham Feb. 25-Mar. 3-Connie Kuyoth LECTOR: Mina Te & Mon Taroy Church Cleaners: SERVERS: Kathleen Ho, Delaney Toth February 19: Sandy Earl February 26: Mary Alice McGuire Readings for the Week of February 18, 2018 Sunday: Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 10]/1 Pt 3:18-22/Mk 1:12-15 Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [Jn 6:63b]/Mt 25:31-46 Mass Intentions Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18- 19 [18b]/Mt 6:7-15 Sat. 2/24 4:00 p.m. OLL Parishioners Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/Lk 11:29-32 Sun. 2/25 8:30 a.m. OLL Parishioners Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19 Sun. 2/25 10:30 a.m. OLL Parishioners Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc -8 [3]/Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/ Mt 5:43-48 Next Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 [9]/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk The Sanctuary Lamp burns to remind us of the presence 9:2-10 of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Sponsorship this week is in memory of © Liturgical Publications Inc OLL Parishioners. Page 4 Our Lady of Lourdes, Toledo, February 18, 2018 The Light is On Church Directories will be distributed to all parishioners who had their portrait Wednesday, March 21, 2018 taken the end of March, the first anniver- sary of the dedication of the new church. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, If you have not yet received your free March 21, 2018 when the confessional portrait that was taken in the fall, please stop by the lights will be on in parishes across the Diocese of To- parish office during business hours to pick it up. ledo for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Between the hours of 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on March 21st priests in local parishes will be available to hear The Baby Bottles Are Here! confessions. Change for Life "Baby Bottle Campaign" Begun in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC as a Please take a baby bottle for Heartbeat of Toledo means to encourage the Catholic faithful to celebrate as you leave church today. Fill it with your spare the Sacrament of Reconciliation, The Light is On is a change, cash or checks and return it in two weeks on collective diocesan-wide effort when confessions are March 3 & 4. Your donation helps pay scheduled at the same time at local parishes on a se- for pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, par- lected day. enting classes, diapers, formula and so much more. Priests in local parishes will avail themselves to hear For more information on Heartbeat call confessions on this date. 419-241-9131 or visit www.heartbeatoftoledo.org Fr. Mike Brown will be available to hear confessions from 4-7 pm on March 21st here at Our Lady of Lourdes. Whenever a county/city within the Diocese of To- ledo is placed under a Level 3 Snow Emergency, Anyone in 1st through 8th grade interested in during which all roadways are closed to non- playing spring soccer, please complete the fol- emergency personnel, the Catholic Churches within lowing forms and return to the St Benedict School of- that geographic region will cancel the scheduled Sat- fice. urday Vigil, Sunday, or Holy Day Masses. Roman Soccer Registration Catholics in that region, therefore, are dispensed from CYO Contract the obligation to attend Mass. If Masses are can- celled, Catholics are encouraged to participate in Ho- Emergency Medical Form ly Mass via television, radio, or internet, making a Acknowledgement of Concussion Information spiritual Communion. When Mass is cancelled, all Parent/Player Sudden Cardiac Arrest Signature Form other diocesan, parish, or school events in that geo- Forms can be found at StBenedicttoledo.org website. graphic region are also cancelled. Deadline is March 2nd 2018 Daughters of Mary February meeting Crafters Needed will be on Thursday, February 22. For the Daughters of Mary Easter Bake and We will be having a baby show- Craft Sale the weekend of March er Heartbeat. Please bring an un- 24 & 25. wrapped gift to the meeting. Some items needed: Toiletries - baby wash, baby shampoo, If interested, please call Gert at baby lotion (no powder) Baby Wipes, Pacificers, Burp (419) 865-5912. Cloths, Clothes - sz newborn to 3 3 months & Sz 2T (both boy and girl) Anyone else is also welcome to bring baby items If you do not wish your name and contact infor- to Church and we will get them to Heartbeat. mation to be included in the new parish directo- ry, please notify the parish office. 1st Sunday of Lent Page 5 Weber Center Book Club Come away to listen, pray, and reflect on how God to Discuss Enrique’s Journey is calling you to be a disciple. Join other single, Catholic women, ages 18-45, to explore this question In these dark days of winter, it some- and to learn about contemporary religious life. This times helps to delve into a good book and then free Columbus area retreat is a great opportunity for spend time discussing it over dinner with friends. personal reflection and to explore Dominican life, That is the opportunity that awaits those who would meet our Sisters, and share in our community life.