Baptisms Call Parish Office to make arrangements.Marriages Marriage preparation is necessary before a date is set. Call for an appointment at least six months in advance.Confraternity of Catholic Doctrine CCD is provided for K-8 students who do not attend St. Patrick School Sunday morning at 8:45-10:15 a.m. during the school year.Knights of Columbus Second and Fourth Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., in the Parish Center. Summer meetings are the Second Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.Altar & Rosary Society Second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., in the Parish Center. No meetings in January, June, July or August.Parish Membership - Please register by calling the Parish Office.Bulletin Deadline - Monday by 10:00 a.m. or earlier.

PARISH STAFFFr. Michael J. Hinterschied, PastorDeacon Dan HannAnna Harpold, Business ManagerElizabeth Finke, SecretaryMaria Berryhill, Director of Religious EducationDenise Zimmerman, Director of Family Faith FormationDebbie Adamczak, Parish School PrincipalPolly Forde-Johnston, Director, St. Patrick Early Learning CenterSandy Fryling, Director of Music

PARISH/SCHOOL DIRECTORYRectory and Parish Office Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (740) 852-0942St. Patrick School 226 Elm Street, London, Ohio 43140 (740) 852-0161St. Patrick Early Learning Center & Latchkey Program (740) 490-7429

MISSION STATEMENTSt. Patrick Parish is the presence of the Universal Church in Madison County. We provide an environment for hearing God’s Word, for growth in the Christian life, for dialogue, Proclamation of the Gospel of Christ, charitable outreach, along with Worship and Celebration of the Eucharist. We intend to be a welcoming community of faith with the goal of forming intentional disciples of Jesus Christ.

PARISH MINISTRIES/ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTORYAltar/Rosary Society Peggy Beathard, President (740) 506-0278Cemetery Call Parish Office (740) 852-0942Communion to the Sick Call Parish Office (740) 852-0942Knights of Columbus Matt Grube, Grand Knight (740) 963-2563 www.kofc1786.orgParish Hall Reservations Call Parish Office (740) 852-0942CCD Maria Berryhill (740) 852-0942RCIA Maria Berryhill (740) 852-0942School Advisory Board Heather Feliks, President (740) 852-0161Por Información en Español Irma Arbogast (740) 852-2535

61 South Union Street, London, Ohio 43140www.stpatricklondon.org

A Parish of the Diocese of ColumbusMost Rev. Robert J. Brennan, Bishop

Fr. Michael J. Hinterschied, Pastor

MASS & PENANCE SCHEDULESunday Masses: Saturday (Anticipatory): 5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 7:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.Daily Mass Tuesday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. Wednesday at Parish School (During school year): 8:50 a.m. First Friday: 5:30 p.m.; First Saturday: 9:00 a.m.Holy Days: See bulletin or go to www.stpatricklondon.org.Sacrament of Penance: Saturday: 4:30 p.m., Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Thursday: 6:30 p.m., First Friday: 4:30 p.m., or by appointmentEucharistic Adoration: Holy Hour, Thursday: 6:30-7:30 p.m. First Friday, 12:00-5:15 p.m. Sunday Rosary: 9:50 a.m.

MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS OFFERED BYSaturday (June 20) 5:00 PM People of the Parish Father Hinterschied Sunday (June 21) 7:30 AM David Evans † Patty Evans 10:30 AM James Stahl † Knights of Columbus Monday NO MASS Tuesday 8:00 AM Donnie Henry † Wayne and Jeanne Bloomfield 6:30 PM Richard Betz † Jerry and Dottie BetzWednesday 8:00 AM Walter Lanigan † Paul Sullivan Thursday 8:00 AM James Stahl † Pat RayburnFriday 8:00 AM Thelma Collins † Frank ConwaySaturday (June 27) 5:00 PM Icle Davis † Clouse Family Sunday (June 28) 7:30 AM Alice McCallum † Roberta and Alex Cwiekalo and Families 10:30 AM People of the Parish Father Hinterschied

Our website: www.stpatricklondon.org

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: June 14

Regular Collection $4,423.00Maintenance 400.00St. Patrick Total Offering $4,823.00

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:Catholic Communications Campaign 25.00Catholic Home Missions 90.00Diocese of Mandeville (Jamaica) 145.00Holy Father (Peter’s Pence) 20.00St. Vincent de Paul Society 65.00Total $345.00

Thank You!

Solemn Vigil Mass

for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 P.M.

Holy Hour Thursday 6:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M.

Confessions Offered 6:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M.In Parish Lounge

Covid Crusaders – St. Patrick Church needs 4 volunteers each Mass to help clean the church and 2 volunteers to usher. Please use the links below to sign up and volunteer your time to keep our parish safe. Thank you in advance!

Covid Crusader USHER Covid Crusader PEW CREW

Quo Vadis – Quo Vadis offers young men entering grades 9-12 the structure of Holy Mass, the Liturgy of the Hours, Eucharistic Adoration, time for personal reflection and interaction with priests and seminarians, as well as the fun of activities, sports and fellowship. This year, Bishop Brennan will provide a closing Mass with the attendees and their families. Ultimately, we hope to equip you with the tools and opportunity to discern God’s will in your life. Quo Vadis takes place July 26-29 at the Pontifical College Josephinum, 7625 N. High Street, Columbus. The cost is $40.00 and scholarships are available. Go to columbusquovadis@gmail.com. Registration deadline is July 16th. Questions? Contact Michael Haemmerle at columbusquovadis@gmail.com.

Message from Father HinterschiedManhood, or machismo is defined as a strong sense of masculinity stressing physical courage, virility, and aggressiveness. It is downplayed as “backwards,” but it is deeply planted in nature. Does it have a place in bringing up boys to be disciples today?Education means “leading out” into whatever is good. And masculinity is good. “Male and female” God made them. Grace purifies and perfects whatever is natural that has been weakened by original sin. So, these traits manifest the Divine genius Who empowered men for a specific and distinctive mission of leadership and service.Today’s demolition of distinct roles, and the epidemics of pornography, absenteeism, and adultery bring about an assault on masculinity (and reflexively, femininity, too). With it came an increase in sexual sins in boys. All societal and cultural ills need to be addressed in the basic unit of the home.Fathers, please encourage the innate masculinity of your sons! Teach them chivalry, leadership, service, courage and self-confidence. Start from their natural tendencies, then purify and perfect it with moral and spiritual virtues.Aggressiveness is faced off against the harsh elements. Dominion is achieved with the power of tools. Courage and virility are used to mess with the trash. Strength is employed in doing the most menial of chores. Rather than competing with girls, teach them to be knights who defend the honor of their sisters. In the process, you’ll teach respect for girls.Finally, make time to bond with your sons – as men. It has been ordained by the Divine for warriors, kings and priests. Gather around the fire and regale each other with stories of chivalry and courage. At the end of the night, lay your swords at the foot of the Lord.So, yes there is room for “machismo.”Fathers, you’ve been awarded membership in the circle of warriors, priests and kings!We, your sons, thank you for your instruction! Happy Father’s Day!-Rev. Fr. Michael Hinterschied, Pastor, St. Patrick Church

Pew Missal – If you would like your own pew missal to bring to Mass please help yourself after Mass in the parlor or stop by the parish office Monday-Friday, from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. There are a few on the table in the back of the church for distribution. Put your name in the pew missal, so in case you leave it behind, we can return it to you. Thank you for your help.Masks – Masks are available in the usher closet if needed. If you prefer to wear one, please bring one from home, thank you.

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TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 21, 2020Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2020

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Franciscan Media, Franciscan Friars, www.franciscanmedia.org/solemnity-of-the-nativity-of-saint-john-the-baptist/ (Accessed 11 June 2020).

I Praise You, For I am Wonderfully Made Responsorial Psalm 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15

R. I praise you, for I am wonderfully made.

O LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and when I stand; you understand my thoughts from afar.My journeys and my rest you scrutinize, with all my ways you are familiar.R. I praise you for I am wonderfully made.

Truly you have formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb.I give you thanks that I am fearfully, wonderfully made; wonderful are your works.R. I praise you, for I am wonderfully made.

My soul also you knew full well; nor was my frame unknown to youWhen I was made in secret, when I was fashioned in the depths of the earth.R. I praise you, for I am wonderfully made.

St. John the BaptistPatron Saint of Converts, Baptism

Feast Day: August 29

John was a cousin of Jesus Christ and began his ministry around his twenty-

seventh year. He gave up all worldly goods to spread the word of the coming

Savior. He survived during his travels by eating locusts and wild honey. John

brought many believers to the Christian faith. Later, he baptized into the Lord his cousin Jesus and then told his disciples

to follow Christ. Herodias beheaded John because of the words of a jealous

and wicked woman; his head was brought to her on a platter. John was

then buried in Samaria.

Prayer to St. John the BaptistDear Baptizer of the Lord,

I ask for your strength as I try to spread God’s word in my own small way. When I speak of my newfound love for the Lord

to others, let them feel the dedication and respect in my heart. Give me the fortitude to be a good Christian and

help me to help others come to know and accept Christ as well. Amen.

Philip Lief Group, Inc. (2004). Saintly Advice: A Prayer for

Every Problem. Capodanno, J. (Ed.). Kansas City, MO: Barnes

and Noble

JOHN [THE BAPTIST] CHALLENGES US CHRISTIANS TO THE FUNDAMENTAL ATTITUDE

OF CHRISTIANITY—TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON THE FATHER, IN CHRIST. EXCEPT FOR THE MOTHER OF GOD, NO ONE HAD A HIGHER FUNCTION IN THE

UNFOLDING OF SALVATION. YET THE LEAST IN THE KINGDOM, JESUS SAID,

IS GREATER THAN HE, FOR THE PURE GIFT THAT THE FATHER GIVES. THE ATTRACTIVENESS AS

WELL AS THE AUSTERITY OF JOHN, HIS FIERCE COURAGE IN DENOUNCING EVIL—ALL STEM

FROM HIS FUNDAMENTAL AND TOTAL PLACING OF HIS LIFE WITHIN THE WILL OF GOD.

REFLECTION BY FRANCISCAN FRIARS FRANCISCAN MEDIA

Mother Teresa: On LifeThe first person in the world to welcome Jesus, to recognize him in the womb of his own mother, was a child: John the Baptist.

It is wonderful; God chooses an unborn child to announce the coming of his redeeming Son.

Mother Teresa (1996). Life and Death. In J. L. González-Balado (Ed). Mother Teresa: In My Own Words, Gramercy Books, New York.

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