READINGS FOR FEBRUARY 12

Sirach 15:15-20

1 Corinthians 2:6-10

Matthew 5:17-37

With heartfelt thanks for your

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

January 28 & 29

Adults $16,500.35 Children $3.00

IN THE MILITARY Please pray for those serving in the military.

“Lord, protect our military as they sacrifice for us;

bless them and their families for their

continuing selflessness.“

ST. HELEN CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO February 5, 2017

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY

IN THE SMITH BUILDING,

FOLLOWING MASS,

FOR COFFEE & DONUT SUNDAY!

HENRY POPLAWSKI’S

HOUSE FOR SALE Upon his passing in 2015, longtime parishion-

er Henry Poplawski generously donated his residence

at 726 Silverleaf Drive to St. Helen Parish. After le-

gal processes were completed, the Parish took posses-

sion of the property in the Fall of 2016 and is now

placing property on the market for sale, with proceeds

going to the Parish. If you are interested in the proper-

ty please contact St Helen Business Manager, Don

Reimer at 254-6233 or don.reimer@sthelenparish.org

for details.

2017 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL

(CMA) This is Commitment Weekend for the 2017

Catholic Ministries Appeal. Please join with Catho-

lics in every parish throughout our archdiocese who

are Providing a Path through local, Catholic minis-

tries for people right here in our communities. These

ministries depend on our help each year!

You can make your payment online or drop

your envelope in the collection basket over the next

few weekends. Thank you on behalf of all those in

need whom these ministries serve so faithfully!

If you have already responded by mail or

online, or if you brought your completed pledge card

to place in the offertory today, thank you! To make a

gift online, visit CatholicAppeal.net. Thank you!

PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN

WHO WILL BE RECEIVING

THE SACRAMENT OF

RECONCILIATION

FOR THE FIRST TIME

THIS WEEK.

Last month we introduced a new and exciting

way for you to support our parish offertory and sec-

ond collections: Faith Direct. Faith Direct enables

parishioners to make your Church contributions

through either direct debit from your checking/

savings account or through your credit/debit card. No

more writing checks or searching for envelopes on the

way out the door. Now you can apply the conven-

ience of direct debit to your parish offerings in much

the same way as you may now use it to make your

mortgage, car or tuition payments.

Faith Direct also offers you personalized of-

fertory cards to replace your envelopes for the collec-

tion basket.

Our parish code is OH790. You can go to the

parish website, www.sthelenparish.org and click on

the “Faith Direct” button or go to

www.faithdirect.net!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Novena-CH 9:00 a.m.

Secular Order of Franciscan’s SJN 6:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

Rosary-BSC 9:00 a.m.

Bible Study-SJN 9:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Centering Prayer-SJN 3:15 p.m.

Parish Pastoral Council-SJN 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Prayer Shawl Ministry-SJN 1:00 p.m.

First Reconciliation-CH 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

5:00 p.m. Mass-Fr. Geraci

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

8:00 a.m. Mass-Fr. Satish

10:30 a.m. Fr. Robert Jones

FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5

8:00 a.m. Alicia Agudelo (Luz Lievano)

10:30 a.m. James, Susan, and Lydia Monell

(Elaine Monell)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

8:15 a.m. Dominic Tarlano (Paul Tarlano)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

8:15 a.m. Gerry Kaufhold (Alice Griffin)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

8:15 a.m. Bill Dillon (Staff of St. Helen)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

8:15 a.m. Kay Koester (Bill & Joyce Hovey)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

8:15 Regional Mass at Immaculate Conception

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

5:00 p.m. Joseph Coyle (Reed Family)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

8:00 a.m. Bill Potts (The Whitney’s)

10:30 a.m. Mathew Moran, Sr. (Family)

SJN-St Julie Meeting Rm-1st fl.

SJB-St Julie Meeting Rm-2nd fl.

SJA-St Julie Dining Rm-1st fl.

BSC-Blessed Sacrament Chapel

CH-Church

HR-Helen Room

SB-Smith Building

GYM-School Gym

FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE

THIS SUNDAY Do you need a fresh mug of coffee or a deli-

cious cup of tea to warm you up? How about some

hot chocolate?? St. Helen's Social Action committee

will be in the Smith Building Sunday during coffee

and donuts selling these items and much more. Stop

by and stock up on your favorite coffee, tea, choco-

lates, and olive oil. All items sold at cost.

St. Helen Parish is seeking a self-

motivated person as a Maintenance

Worker and Grounds Keeper. This

is a full time position with benefits,

reporting to the maintenance super-

visor. Duties include general build-

ing maintenance, painting, grounds

maintenance, and general re-

pair. Work hours are day-

time, Monday through Friday with

periodic evening and weekend hours

as needed. Submit resume imme-

diately to Don Reimer, Business

Manager,

don.reimer@sthelenparish.org St.

Helen Parish, 605 Granville Place,

Riverside, OH 45431. Any inquiries

can be sent

to mosterfeld@sthelenschl.org.

This presentation will be held at Immaculate Conception

MAINTENANCE WORKER /

GROUNDS KEEPER

ST. HELEN CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO February 5, 2017

Our Parish Family

Welcome

into our

Parish Family

Kara Thompson and family

Jeff & Lauren Agnew

Doris O’Connor

Allan & Criselda Gozum

Steve & Claudia Flickinger

Dave & Christy Shepherd

Byanna Aveline Burger daughter of Ryan & Michele

Colin Patrick McCourt Son of Casey McCourt &

Elizabeth Daubenmire

Benjamin Henry Messer Son of Steven & Megan

Welcome sweet little ones, to the

body of the Body of Christ!

We

Remember

Our Deceased

Richard Zember

Lorraine Rounds

Gerard Kaufhold

Teresa Caslin

Eternal rest grant

unto them O Lord,

and let perpetual light

shine upon them

ST. HELEN CHURCH

RIVERSIDE, OHIO February 5, 2017

CREDIT UNION NEWS In 1956 a group of parishioners had a vision to

create a place where they could help their fellow St. Hel-

en parishioners with their financial needs. This vision is

very much alive and well today as the St. Helen Federal

Credit Union continues to serve its members in its 61st

year of operation. The Credit Union has listened to its

members’ concerns to provide the savings and lending

programs needed to best serve its parishioners. We have

been there to help parishioners realize their housing

dreams with savings accounts and second mortgages,

provide affordable car loans when a new vehicle is need-

ed, offer Christmas savings accounts to attain the picture

-perfect Christmas morning, teach our young students

the value of budgeting through Savings Day programs,

and sometimes just be that big shoulder on which to re-

lease all the tension of a financial burden. If you have

been a member of the St. Helen Federal Credit Union at

some point during our 61 years, we thank you for the

opportunity to work with you in obtaining your financial

goals. Because of your confidence and faith in the Cred-

it Union, you have been able to assist your fellow parish-

ioners with their financial needs.

CREATION CARE TEAM “10 Things in Your Home Linked to Climate Change.”

#5: GROCERIES: How do you bring home your groceries? It’s estimated that 12 million barrels of oil are

used to manufacture the 30 million plastic bags Americans use every year. That leads to carbon dioxide build-

up in our atmosphere. But it doesn’t stop there. Plastic bags often end up in our landfills or in our oceans causing an eco-

system disruption. It’s estimated that 100,000 marine animals die each year from suffocating or ingesting bags. Use reusable

bags!

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR H.S.

GRADUATING FEMALES The Dayton Catholic Women’s Club Scholarship, in con-

junction with The Dayton Foundation, was established in

2010 to assist graduating high school women of the Roman

Catholic faith wishing to further their studies at an accredited

technical school, junior college, community college or four-

year college/university. Applicants must be women graduat-

ing from high school, who are active members of a Dayton

area Roman Catholic Church, and who demonstrate financial

need. The 2017 application can be found

at Daytonfoundation.org/Scholars. Go

to ScholarshipConnect Then scroll to the bottom and click

on Get Started, Search for DCWC Scholarship link for the

requirements. Deadline for applications is March 10, 2017 at

4:00. If you have any questions or need assistance go

to scholarships@daytonfoundation.org or call (937) 225-

9955.

DAVID HAAS CONCERT & LENTEN

RETREAT WORKSHOP St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Kettering, OH

will be welcoming internationally renowned liturgical

composer David Haas for an evening of inspirational

music on Friday, February 17th at 7:00 pm. The concert

is free and everyone is invite to attend.

On Saturday, February 18th from 9:30 am - 2:30

pm, David Haas will be leading a pre-Lenten retreat-

workshop at St. Charles Borromeo titled “That You

Might Have Life: 12 Spiritual Steps for the Call to Holi-

ness.” The cost of the retreat-workshop is $15 and in-

cludes all workshop materials and lunch. Pre-

registration for the event is required. Register online

at http://stcharles-kettering.org/2017/01/13/haas/ or call

the St. Charles Borromeo Parish office at (937) 434-

6081.