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 From the Pastor’s Desk Book of Remembrance will be placed in the This article may not be appropriate for younger children. Gathering Space during the month of November. We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe – it is a good On the evening of October 15, I led a discussion with the parents of and holy thing to pray for those who have died and it is our second-grade students on the perils of pornography. As I researched a good and holy thing to pray with and for those who mourn. Throughout that presentation, there were statistics that startled me, and I have been November, the Church celebrates the lives of those who have died in studying about problematic pornography use for the last five or so years. faith. You are invited to write the names of those who have died in our I’d like to highlight just a few items from that talk, but also highlight Book of Remembrance in the Gathering Space during November. These some areas of recovery and treatment that are available in this area. names will be prayed for during this time. The statistic that jumped out at me in particular: the annual gross revenue in Hollywood is approximately $11 billion dollars; which is matched by the annual gross revenue for Netflix as well. Estimates for the GROW: GROW, our program for preschool, kindergarten and first grade annual gross revenue for the pornography industry range between $9.00 aged children and their families continues on Sunday, November 22nd. We and $95 billion dollars. (These are all as of 2018 revenue statements.) meet in the Youth Room at 3:00 p.m., and will be finished by 3:50 p.m. for The estimates of the pornography industry are harder to track based on those interested in attending 4:00 p.m. Mass. Each session will include a what criteria are used and the fact that many companies in this "industry" story and activity to teach a variety of concepts, including: every person is a are privately held, hence revenue has to be estimated. At the very least, gift, we are children of God, and that we are loved by God. We meet again the pornography industry takes in as much as the entire rest of the on January 24th. For more information, please contact Becky Albrinck in the Hollywood film industry, or as much as Netflix. It is no longer a small parish office, 513-742-0953, ext. 104 [email protected] . niche of the internet, estimates state that it is fully a third of the internet; which is staggering to me. First Reconciliation: Our First Reconciliation Retreat is on Saturday, November 7th, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Daniel Hall. Children must The reason I insist on doing this presentation to parents of our attend with a parent (or other family adult). second graders is the frightening statistic that the average age of first exposure is between the ages of 8 and 11; hence if we do not help parents Confirmation: Our Spirit Day sessions have begun as we prepare at this age, it is too late. Often, this exposure is accidental, and the young for Confirmation in the spring. Our next meeting for candidates and their person does not really understand what has happened. Based on the sponsors or parents is on Sunday, November 15th, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. science of developmental activity in the brain, unless the young person (after the 8:45 a.m. Mass in the church.) We meet again on November 22nd. has someone to help them understand what has happened and what they Questions about sacramental preparation? Please contact Becky Albrinck in saw, the earlier the exposure correlates into higher rates of problematic the parish office 513-742-0953, ext. 104. pornography use later in life. Parents, please do your best to monitor what your children are seeing and watching! And this applies as much to girls as to boys, as studies show alarming trends among teenage girls and their use of pornography. But all is not lost, I would invite you to view a recording of the video of that presentation, which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VglJjvoM5lg. If you have questions, comments, or just need some help, please feel free to reach out to me. This is something that Youth Ministry News has been placed on my heart and in my ministry, and I have been very High School Ministry: Join us for our next meeting on Sunday, blessed to get a lot of training to help walk with parishioners in this area. November 1st in Daniel Hall from 7:30-9:00 p.m. for Game Night. We We are also blessed to have the top therapists in Cincinnati area meet again on November 8th to talk about Stewardship. located near our parishes. Counselling Alliance on Kemper Meadow road has a specialty of walking with individuals and families to find Kid’s Ministry: Our next meeting takes place on Wednesday, November freedom in this area. They are well trained, compassionate and see real 11th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Church. We will be learning about the results in the clients they work with. They can be reached by phone: Ten Commandments. Join us for food, crafts, music and prayer. We meet 513-376-9757. again on December 2nd. Whenever I work with someone struggling in this area, I think of Middle School & High School Students: Join us for our next Service the end of Romans 8: ‘What can separate us from the Love of God in Day here at SJN on Saturday, November 14th, from 9:00-11:30 a.m. We Christ Jesus Our Lord?’ How we pick up the crosses that come our way, will meet in the Youth Room. and find life in the midst of the struggle, can help us find true peace both Middle School Ministry: Our next meeting of the school year will take here on earth and with an eye fixed on heaven. place on Wednesday, November 18th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Church In Christ, (NOT the Youth Room). We will be talking about Adoration. We meet Fr. Kyle Schnippel again on December 9th. All youth ministry participants must have a medical release form on file in order to participate, and must follow all safety protocols. Questions about Youth Ministry? Contact Becky “Brincky” Albrinck at 742-0953, All Souls Day text or call 633-6443, or email [email protected]. All Souls’ Day is celebrated each year on November 2 and is dedicated, as its official title indicates, to all the faithful departed. Although this is not a holy day of obligation, it is a College Students and Young Adults: Our next dinner wonderful opportunity for us to gather as a Christian family meeting of the year is Sunday, November 8th, beginning in the to remember and celebrate those who have gone before us. Youth Room after the 4:00 p.m. Mass. We will head out for Our annual observance of All Souls this year will take dinner at a local restaurant and then back to church to discuss place at the 7:00 p.m.