Served by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood since 1864
CLUSTER SCHEDULE Saturday Masses
Immaculate Conception (IC) ............................... 5:00 PM
Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG)............................ 7:00 PM
Sunday Masses
Immaculate Conception ................. 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Our Lady of Guadalupe ...................................... 9:00 AM
St. Teresa .......................................................... 10:00 AM
Weekdays Masses/Communion Services
Monday Immaculate Conception ....................... 7:30 AM
OLG Communion Service ................................ 8:00 AM
Tuesday IC ......................................................... 7:30 AM
OLG .................................................................. 8:00 AM
Wednesday IC Communion Service .................. 7:30 AM
OLG ................................................................... 7:00 PM
St. Teresa ........................................................... 7:00 PM
Thursday IC ....................................................... 7:30 AM
Friday OLG ........................................................ 8:00 AM
IC .............................. 9:00 AM (7:30 AM if no 9:00 AM
School Mass scheduled)
RECONCILIATION IC Saturday ......................................................... 11:00 AM
OLG Saturday ................................................6:15-6:45 PM
St. Teresa Wednesday ............................................ 6:30 PM
Anytime by calling the parish office for an appointment.
BAPTISMS Presenting a child for Baptism is a serious obligation and requires a
faith commitment on the part of the parents and godparents. This
commitment is exemplified by being a practicing, active Catholic.
Parents are obligated to attend a preparation session before a
child’s baptism if they have not attended one in the past five
years. Sessions are held at 12:15 p.m. on second Sundays of
January, March, May, July, September and November, in the
Parish Activity Center. Please call the Parish Office to register.
Baptisms are at 12:15 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month.
WEDDINGS Please phone the parish office to set-up an appointment with a
priest, in order to begin the sacramental preparation. Only after
this initial meeting and assessment can a date be set for the
wedding. The process requires at least 6 months.
NEW PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME Please come to the parish office to register. If you have a change of
address, phone number or email, please inform the parish office.
PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ken Schnipke, C.PP.S., Pastor
Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S., Parochial Vicar
Deacon Charlie Salway - [email protected]
Polly Muhlenkamp, School Principal
Lindsey Lunz, Business Manager - [email protected]
Ann Hull, Secretary - [email protected]
Cindy Van Santvoord, Director of Music
Joyce Johnson, Coordinator of Religious Education
Tiffany Pierstorff, Program Administrator
Gary Locke, Youth Minister - 419-953-3178
PASTORAL COUNCIL Mike Braun, President
SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Rob Olberding, Chairperson
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMISSION Kylie Johnson, Chairperson
FINANCE COMMISSION Harry Coy, Chairperson
COUNSELING SERVICES Offered by Bob Skipper at Spiritual Center of Maria Stein
1-937-299-9005
Immaculate Conception Church
229 West Anthony Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822
Parish Office Phone: 419-586-6648 Fax: 419-586-6649 Website www.celina-ic.org
Religious Education Office 419-586-2370 School 419-586-2379 or 419-586-4987
Website www.icschool-celina.org
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPT. 20, 2020
Dear Parishioner,
This Sunday we celebrate Catechetical
Sunday and affirm the parents and teachers who
pass on the gift of faith to our children. Our teachers
and catechists are a reminder of the role that each
person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the
faith and being a witness to the Gospel. We offer
gratitude to all parents, “the first and foremost
teachers of their children in the ways of faith” and to
all teachers who give so much of their time and
talent enriching our church. They are wonderful
examples of good stewards.
Stewardship: A Way of Life
Stewardship is love in
action. It begins with the
recognition and belief that all we
are and all we have are gifts from
God. Out of gratitude for all that
God has given us, we are called to
share a portion of our time, our
talents and our treasure with others.
Through our hands and feet, and our very
lives, we are called to share the presence of God with
others in loving service. This happens when we pray
and worship, when we do loving acts of kindness for
our family and friends, and when we extend a
helping hand to someone in need.
This weekend we continue our focus on
stewardship and what it means for all of us to share
our time and talents with others. There are so many
ways to get involved right here at IC, in our local
community and beyond. We encourage you to spend
time reflecting upon the blessings of God in your life,
the many ways you have been enriched and to
consider how you can offer some of those gifts as a
generous expression of your gratitude.
Each parish family has been sent a Time and
Talent signup sheet in the mail. You can also find it
online at www.celina-ic.org. Please take a few
moments to complete a form, including each member
of your family, and return it in the collection or the
parish office.
May our sharing of time and talents be our
gift of gratitude to the Lord.
Fr. Ken & Fr. Tim
Legacies and bequests help continue the faith.
Please remember Immaculate Conception Parish in
your will and expressions of sympathy.
Mass Intentions For The Week
Monday, September 21
Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
7:30 a.m. Dr. Thomas A. Knapke & Family
Tuesday, September 22
7:30 a.m. Liv. & Dec. Koenig &
Snider Family, and Deborah Brand
Wednesday, September 23
Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest
No Mass or Communion Service
Thursday, September 24
7:30 a.m. Marita & Lefty Uhlenhake
Liv & Dec Louie Hoyng Family
Friday, September 25
No 7:30 a.m. Mass
9:00 a.m. Liv. & Dec. Sudhoff & Borgert
Families
Saturday, September 26
Saints Cosmas and Damian
2:00 p.m. Stuart Wagner & Kate Imwalle
Wedding
5:00 p.m. People of the Parish
Sunday, September 27
8:00 a.m. Jim Rhodes, Ned Hemmelgarn, and
Gerald Mangen
11:00 a.m. John Knapke
Rest In Peace
Remember in your prayers those who have
died, especially Tim Fink and Tom Hemmelgarn.
† Vocation Cross † September 27-October 3 -- Denny & Janet Hoyng
October 4-10 -- Jay & Bev Korte
Readings for the week of September 20, 2020
Sunday: Is 55:6-9/Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 [18a]/Phil 1:20c-
24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a
Monday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Mt 9:9-13
Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34. 35, 44
[35]/Lk 8:19-21
Wednesday: Prv 30:5-9/Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163
[105]/Lk 9:1-6
Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17bc
[1]/Lk 9:7-9
Friday: Eccl 3:1-11/Ps 144:1b and 2abc, 3-4 [1]/Lk 9:18-
22
Saturday: Eccl 11:9—12:8/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and
17 [1]/Lk 9:43b-45
Next Sunday: Ez 18:25-28/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [6a]/Phil
2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32
©LPi
All Saints Auction This isn’t how any of us thought this year was
going to go including the IC All Saints Auction
committee. This will be the 10th anniversary of the
All Saints Auction and we had planned to make it
one to remember, well it definitely will be that.
Because of COVID the auction committee had been
forced to move to an online auction without our
normal meal and fellowship. Everyone will still have
the opportunity to purchase wonderful donations
throughout the night. We appreciate all of your
support in the past and look forward to make the
best out this crazy year. The online event will occur
on Oct. 31st with auctions ending throughout the
evening. Stay tuned for more information!
Carnival Winners
Congratulations to the following winners of
our Carnival Raffle: $500 gas card won by Ryan
Muhlenkamp, Celina Wine Store Pizza a month for a
year won by John & Kellie Schwartz, $200 gas card
won by Kurt Muhlenkamp, Bella's Gift Basket won
by Deb Glaser, and $25 gift card won by Kristy
Fryman. Thank you to all who purchased tickets for
our raffle!
The IC School Carnival was a huge success
again this year. God blessed us with a beautiful day
to spend outside on the PAC parking lot playing
games, eating, and spending time together as a
school family. A special thanks to Chicken dinner
and Food Stand organizer Karen Stolly for all her
hard work, the K of C for their great waffles, and all
the parents, grandparents, parishioners, staff
members, I.C. students, grads, and businesses who
worked at the various games, helped clean or set up,
sold raffle tickets, or made donations. You all made
this special day possible! We couldn’t have done it
without you! We appreciate all of your support for
our great school!
Kati Heckler
You Are Needed!
The Landscaping Crew will be
weeding, trimming bushes and picking
up trash on Tuesday, September 22
starting at 5:30 p.m. Please bring your
bucket and any tools you may want to
use. If you volunteered to help on this committee
please attend; we need your help!
Next weekend St. Vincent de Paul boxes for
monetary donations will be at the entrances of
church.
Chicken Barbeque On October 4 from 9:00 a.m. until sold out the
Celina Knights of Columbus 1800 will be selling
chicken dinners served by 2 Willy’s Barbeque. As in
the past there will be a drive thru on Wayne Street
in front of IC Elementary School. There also will be
waffle sales. In the past we have sold out early so
don’t be shut out. Thanks to all who have supported
these sales in the past. With your support the
Knights of Columbus has been able to do their
charitable work.
The Catholic Way to Vote - Help Build the Kingdom on Earth
We are called to live our faith in all aspects of
our lives, but – when it comes to voting – this can be
difficult. Over the next several weeks, immerse
yourself in the Church’s teaching and gain a fuller
understanding of the Church’s commitment to a
consistent ethic of life which guides us to be
advocates for a variety of issues related to life and
human dignity. Of course, not every issue is morally
equivalent, nor can commitment to one issue excuse
indifference to the rest. We will not be telling you for
whom or what to vote. Rather, to inform your vote
we encourage discernment, prayer, and a universal
call to holiness and compassion. Visit the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati website https://
ivotecatholic.org/
Feeling Called To Do More?
Learn more about your Catholic Faith. Gain
the skills you need to be more active and informed as
a parish volunteer or staff member. Prepare for entry
into the Deacon Formation program.
The School of Theology offers a non-degreed
certificate in Pastoral Ministry. This two year
program includes both theology and ministerial
classes along with pastoral formation. Classes are
taking place at our satellite location, St. John in Tipp
City. Take class for credit or audit. Visit our website
athenaeum.edu and call or email today to learn
more. Barbara Yoder, [email protected],
Aimee May, [email protected]. Please call 513-
233-6129. Helping parish lay leaders become equipped for the journey of faith since 1975.
Bulletin articles are due in writing by 9:00
a.m. on Tuesday. You may email article to:
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection Deacon Charlie Salway
Can you imagine if this happened at any place of employment today? There would be immediate
protests, picket lines, union grievances filed, and total unrest and chaos. We never allow the last to go first
in our human way of thinking. Our thinking is that you earn that right to go first because you put more
effort, time and experience, you have the right to that place in line more than the person who arrived at the
last minute. They need to go to the back of the line.
Oh how blind we are to the ways of God. How our thoughts are not God’s thoughts. Our human
traits of desire, envy, and pride cloud wanting to see God’s compassion and love for all people. We are
immediately jealous of anyone else getting a better deal than we have received. But we are talking about
more than our petty human desires in this parable. We are talking about our eternity, room for everyone in
His Kingdom.
God is like the man who owns land and is hiring workers. And he hires some early in the morning
and agrees to pay them a denarius. This is an important detail to the story. A denarius was a silver coin
that was a typical day’s pay for a solider, a living wage. In this parable, the land owner is hiring day
laborers. Day laborers were unemployed men who would go to the marketplace hoping that someone would
hire them for the day. These workers and their families were going to go hungry unless they were hired.
Day laborers were typically hired for a fraction of a denarius, since they couldn’t negotiate and competition
was fierce.
So the foreman pays the day laborers, from the last one hired to the first. The ones who worked for 1
hour are paid a denarius, a full day’s wage. And so naturally those who worked for 12 hours expect to
receive more. But they do not, and they grumble against the landowner. The landowner answers them that
he has the right to be generous, and they should not be envious because he is generous to others.
The point is this: God is like the owner of the vineyard, and those of us who have been saved, who
have come to faith in Jesus, are like the workers. Some become believers early in life, some later in life,
some even at the proverbial 11th hour, on their deathbed. But each one receives eternal life. And so, if you
had to sum up the main point of his parable, you could say this: it doesn’t matter when in life that you are
saved, each one receives eternal life.
That seems a simple enough lesson. So why doesn’t Jesus just say that? Why does he speak in
parables when they can be so easily misunderstood?
We are talking about salvation, the essential message of the Bible, the gospel, the good news of
Jesus. The bad news is that we are all separated from a holy and perfect God by our sin. But the good news
is that God loves us so much that He did not let us die in our sins but sent His son Jesus to die a sacrificial
death on the cross in our place for our sins, so that all who repent – turn from their sins and self-
centeredness – and believe in Him are saved from the punishment they deserve.
Now consider the parallel. No one is born a believer. Some come to faith in Jesus as 5 year-olds, some
as teens, some as adults, and some, like the thief on the cross who died next to Jesus, hours before their
death. But each one – from the 5 year-old to the deathbed convert – receives eternal life, a restored
relationship with God, and entry into heaven. How does this make you feel?
We should be ecstatic for all who are saved. If you came to faith early in your life, are you offended by
God’s grace towards those who come to faith later in life? Do you feel you deserve more reward because you
served longer, like the workers in the vineyard who worked all day? And if so, what does that reveal about
your understanding of salvation and of the gospel? If we find ourselves bitter or resentful, like the workers
in the parable, then it shows that we believe that in some way we have earned our salvation and deserve a
reward. But if we know it is all an undeserved gift, much more than we deserve, then our response should
be gratitude, and not be envious of those who come to faith later. The workers saw it as unfair that they
had worked the whole day and not earned any more than the ones who worked one hour. And we may think
the same way in terms of the life of faith, when we think about our commitment to God. Some may feel like
you’ve been sacrificing and following Him and saying no to things and living on this narrow path for so long,
while others have been living it up and doing whatever they please, and just because they repent at the end
of their life, they receive heaven, just like us? That’s just not fair. In other words, do you see the life of faith
as a privilege? Or as a chore? Do you grumble against God when others who have not been half as faithful
as you receive incredible blessing or healing while you are seemingly overlooked? You spend your mornings
in prayer and yet you are still single. You serve in the church and yet someone else gets healed and you
don’t. This parable reveals that many of us believe that God owes us for our faithfulness or goodness, and
that we can become just as resentful or angry as the day laborers when He does not give us what we think
we deserve.
But the truth is that God owes us nothing. We can’t place him under our obligation because we have
done something for him. Everything we do experience is pure grace.
With the speed at which our world moves and our “all about me” culture, we often over-look the gen-
erosity of God. When you stop to think about it, everything – nature, medicine, technology, life – is a gift
that God has given us out of love. Once we understand the generosity of God – what he has given us, what
he has done for us – we can’t help but share that joy with others and wish they can receive eternal life.
Immaculate Conception Religious Education Program Celebrates Catechetical Sunday!
Zenia Adams Larry Braun Mike Braun
Christine Carney Shirley Cass Carley Eichler
Jack Eichler Andrea Faber Chrisann Heckler
Elden Heckler Diana Henning Karen Hudak
Joyce Johnson Kylie Johnson Taylor Klingshirn
Lance Krogman Gary Locke Lindsey Lunz
Maria Lutz Barb Phares Tiffany Pierstorff
Nicole Schumm Julie Shaffer Beth Smalley
Renee Whited
These wonderful people of our parish donate their time each week in our parish’s Religious
Education Program. Please keep them in your prayers as they bring Christ to the children of Immaculate
Conception!
Immaculate Conception School
Celebrates Catechetical Sunday!
The following people, whether they are teachers or support staff, lead by example everyday! They are
appreciated greatly!!!
Karen Brown Judy Hellwarth Bev Korte
Jennifer Bruns Ashley Hess Carey Luebke
Emilie Buening Ashley Highley Ann Muhlenkamp
Heather Buening Geri Homan Polly Muhlenkamp
Greg Ciesinski Tara Homan Tiffany Pierstorff
Nancy Frazier Marcia Kaup Bridget Severt
Kelli Grieshop Ana Kestler-Badell Chuck Staugler
Jaime Hawk Tami Klenke
We also appreciate the countless volunteers and benefactors who selflessly give of their time, talent
and treasure for the benefit of the school and its students. We appreciate your generous spirit, your
example of character, and the support you give in our mission of providing students with a Catholic
education.
Please keep these people in your prayers as they bring Christ to the children of Immaculate
Conception School!
Saturday, September 26, 5:00 p.m.
Sacristans: Toni & Doug Shema
Commentator: Dennis Hirt
Lector: Jan Dues
E. M.: Toni Shema, Ann Hull, Richard Carlin
Ushers: Team I, Anna Garman, Captain
Sunday, September 27, 8:00 a.m.
Sacristan, Lynn Locke
Commentator: Tom Rable
Lector: Trish Baucher
E. M.: Lynn Locke, Joan Wurster, Gerard Ahrns
Ushers: Team J, Charles Heckler, Captain
Sunday, September 27, 11:00 a.m.
Sacristans: Diane Wagner
Commentator: Jan Yackey
Lector: Nicole Schumm
E. M.: Deacon Charlie Salway, Ruth Knapke,
Diane Wagner
Ushers: Team K, Del Kramer, Captain
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Sunday, September 20
9:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
12:15 p.m. Baptism
Tuesday, September 22
5:30 p.m. Landscaping Crew
6:00 p.m. Rosary & Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Wednesday, September 23
7:00 p.m. Religious Education Grades 1-9
Saturday, September 26
11:00 a.m. Reconciliation
Sunday, September 27
9:15 a.m. Confirmation Class
11:00 a.m. Sunday School
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Stewardship Offering September 6
Envelopes/online (189) $ 12,637.00
Loose 1,233.00
Total Received $ 13,870.00
Weekly Offering: $ 13,870.00
Week Budgeted: 14,400.00
Over/Short: ($ 530.00)
YTD Total Collection: $128,949.68
YTD Total Budgeted: 144,000.00
Over/Short to date: ($ 15,050.32)
To give electronically for fiscal year July 1, 2020 to
June 30, 2021 visit www.celina-ic.org and click
Donate.