May 18, 2014
Fifth Sunday of Easter
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Fri
Sat
Sat
Sun
Sun
(SN)
8:00am
(HF) 12:00pm
(SN) 4:00pm
(HF) 7:00pm
(HF) 8:30am
(SN) 10:30am
SP/Exposition/Closing 4pm
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO MASS
Exposition/Closing 8pm
Virgil & Stella Wagner family
For the Parish
Henry Rosengarten, Kristine Klosowski
Norbert & Leona Steffen
Weekday Readings
Acts 14: 5-18/Jn 14: 21-26
Acts 14: 19-28/Jn 14: 27-31a
Acts 15: 1-6/Jn 15: 1-8
Acts 15: 7-21/Jn 15: 9-11
Acts 15: 22-31/Jn 15: 12-17
Sunday Readings
Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17/1Pt 3: 15-18
Jn 14: 15-21
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION will be celebrated Saturday at 3:00pm at St. Nicholas and 6:00pm at Holy
Family.
OFFERINGS
St. Nicholas, $1,063.00; Upkeep, $1,389.00; Fuel, $425.00
Holy Family, $1,434.30; Upkeep, $1,465.00; Fuel, $ 70.00
THE PARISH OFFICE will be closed Friday. Please have items for the bulletin in by Wednesday at noon.
WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE that Confirmation this year will be Nov. 22 at the 7pm Mass at Holy Family and Nov. 23 at
the 10:30 Mass at St. Nicholas. All Confirmandi should have chosen a sponsor, given them the Sponsor Packet and arranged to
meet with them.
CLC
ATTENTION MILLER CITY SISTERS: If you would like to become a member of Holy Family CLC to remain an active
CLC member, please contact Pat Gerten, 419-235-1991 to transfer membership.
YES WORK SITES NEEDED: On June 13th and 14th teens from St. George Deanery are volunteering to help people
throughout Putnam County with various jobs around their homes as they participate in the annual Youth Elect Service weekend
retreat. If you would like a team of youth and adults to help with jobs around your home, contact Deb at the parish office. Also,
if you are an adult- college age to retired-and would like to assist with the YES weekend (June 12-14) contact Deb at the office.
AS YOU CELEBRATE graduations and other parties, please consider saving your beverage tabs. Just place them in a
container at the back of either church; these go to support Ronald McDonald Houses.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED for Vacation Bible School, June 9-12. I you want to help, please call Deb at the office!
CHRISTIAN FORMATION/YOUTH GROUP
Please mark your calendars: Vacation Bible School will be held June 9-12. Forms have gone out and they are also available
on our parish web site. Click on Ministries, then Christian Formation, then documents. Deadline to register is May 21.
Youth Group members: 2014 Youth Elect Service takes place June 12-14 at Columbus Grove High School for 8th grade
through graduating seniors. See Deb for registration forms which are due May 21. If we meet our goal of 100 high school
volunteers for St. George Deanery, each parish youth minister will dye their hair.
Check out all the additional pictures on our parish web site of the famine, bowling and final fun night.
ST. NICHOLAS AND HOLY FAMILY PASTORAL COUNCIL will meet Tuesday, May 27, 7:00pm at the St. Nicholas
Parish Center.
ANY WOMAN OF THE PARISH who did not have the opportunity to donate to the “Bakeless Bake Sale” at the Women of
All Ages Dinner may place a contribution in the Sunday Collection in an envelope marked “SN Bakeless Bake Sale” or send to
Mary Jane Kaufman, 12350 Road D, Leipsic. Your donations help the Altar Rosary carry out its mission of serving others.
CONGRATULATIONS TO FATHER BOB who will celebrate 40 years as a Priest on May 25. If you would like to send
him a card, his address is: 7214 US 224, Ottawa, OH 45875. We are so blessed to have him as part of our parish family.
THE FEAST DAY OF Our Lady of Consolation will be celebrated at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of
Consolation in Carey on the weekend of May 24 & 25. A novena of Masses began on May 16. On Saturday, May 24, Father
Charles Ritter will celebrate the 5:30pm Mass and Entrust the Diocese of Toledo to the care of Our Lady. On Sunday, May 25,
regular Masses for the feast will be celebrated at 8 & 10am. The 12 noon Mass will be celebrated in Italian and English by the
Very Rev. David Ross, V.F. Outdoor Rosary Procession and Shrine Devotions will take place at 2:30pm and include prayers
for healing. Prayer intentions can be sent to the shrine for inclusion on this special day through the shrine website
www.olcshrine or mailed to 315 Clay St., Carey, OH 43316.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO DONATE food for the food pantry throughout the month of May at St. Nicholas. Donations
should be placed on the St. Joseph side in the back of church. List of needed items can be found on the back table of both
churches.
FRIENDLY REMINDER: When renting the parish hall or church basement: Please do not use confetti or glitter to decorate;
No smoking in the buildings and have receptacle for cigarette butts available if someone is going to be smoking outside.j Please
be sure all lights are turned off; if trash does not fit into the dumpster, please take it with you. Since halls are being rented
frequently please restore them to their original condition.
PRAYER VIGIL FOR CLOSURE of Toledo Abortion Center. Join us in prayer as we storm heaven for a ruling in favor of
life and for an end to abortion in our city and world. We will meet Saturday, May 24, 11am-noon on the sidewalk outside
Capital Care abortion center (1160 W. Sylvania Ave., Toledo). A court ruling regarding the potential closure of the center is
expected in the coming weeks. For more information, please contact Fonda Luersman at fluersman@toledodiocese.org or 972916-0652. If you wish to car pool, contact Ruth Coble, 419-969-4442.
ALL LADIES OF THE DIOCESE are invited to a spiritual retreat at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine, Bellevue, OH on
Wednesday, June 4. The Day will include Mass, Rosary, Exposition and an opportunity for Reconciliation. Contact the parish
office, 419-876-3481 for registration information. Deadline to register is May 24.
FOUND IN THE PARISH CENTER: a Boy Scout tie clip. Please call the office to claim this if it is yours.
PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPICE will offer training for prospective volunteers beginning in September. The training will take
place at the Putnam County Home Care and Hospice office, Ottawa. Hospice volunteers offer companionship to patients,
respite to caregivers, assistance with administrative tasks, as well as assistance with special events and fundraising projects.
Following training, volunteers can choose their area of involvement. Putnam County Hospice is looking for volunteers in all
areas, but is especially in need of licensed massage therapists and individuals with musical talent willing to join the volunteer
team. If you are interested in becoming a hospice volunteer or would like more information, please contact Kathy Rellinger,
419-523-4449 or krellinger@pchh.net.
INPUT NEEDED FOR Putnam County Transportation Needs Assessment. A steering committee of Putnam County
representatives is conducting a transportation needs assessment to improve transportation options within Putnam County. The
committee is seeking input from older adults, individuals living with disabilities, families living below the poverty level,
community organizations and concerned citizens about unmet transportation needs. If you are interested in providing input for
the needs assessment, please take a few minutes to complete the online survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V3R6K72.
If you would like a paper copy of the survey, have questions, or need help in completing the survey, please contact the Council
on Aging at 419-523-4121 or toll-free 1-800-589-8508.
HAMMOND ORGAN for sale. Model #8214M, Serial 1027486. Model year 1970-75. If interested please contact Jean Forster,
419-233-6418. Will consider reasonable offer.
BULLETIN SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: TOWN & COUNTRY FLOWERS. Flowers for all occasions. Call 419-5236506. Also see us at our Columbus Grove, Lima, Bluffton and Ottoville locations.