TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ST. NICHOLAS PARISH From the Pastor’s Desk This week the new academic school year officially begins. This is great news for many parents and secretly for many of our students. Summer was fun but it is time to get back to the business of education. We have had numerous projects taking place at our Main Street campus of Bishop Fenwick that have been successfully completed for our new school year. We are excited about all the good work that has taken place in remodeling and refurbishing our building. Today we have an open house at the Main Street campus of Bishop Fenwick School from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. You are most welcome to come up and visit and see for yourself the improvements to our school facilities. Good things are happening! Bishop Fenwick Preschool is one of those Shining Stars in our community. At the writing of this column we have 63 students registered. Tremendous things are happening with our Preschool program. We have a great staff and an exciting program. God has Blessed Us! With the help of some grants, much has also taken place at the Bishop Rosecrans High School Campus. This summer the parking lot was repaved and striped. The finishing touches have been made on the construction of a new Home Field Stadium for the Bishops. Lights, bleachers, score board and press box have been completed and we are ready to go. This is a great addition. Now we have a home field with the hopeful home field advantage. Note well: Starting Wednesday August 30, we will return to our school year schedule for Wednesday morning Mass. Wednesday morning Mass will be at 8:10 a.m. As you may be aware since you have received a “robocall” from St. Nicholas this summer, we are putting together a new Parish Pictorial Directory. The last directory for the parish happened about twelve years ago. I don’t know about you, but I did find this directory helpful, especially when I was transferred to the parish eight years ago. It is always a challenge to put names and faces together. So many people, names, families, individuals… at times I find it particularly difficult to keep it all straight, especially since I have been assigned to seven different parishes over the last thirty-three years and have met literally thousands of people. At times I may recognize some faces, and other times I am not sure who and from where I know them. This happens when I see people in places where I am not accustomed to seeing them; like the grocery store or pharmacy. It takes me a minute to go through the old computer files of my mind. Nevertheless, a current Parish Pictorial Directory is a rather handy reference tool to build familiarity with names and faces. So far we have about fifty families who have scheduled their family photo for the new Parish Pictorial Directory. To make this thing work right we need at least 200 more families to call and make an appointment for their family photo. That may sound like a lot of people but believe me we have more than enough families to surpass the needed 250 families to make this directory a successful parish project. With the new directory you will be able to match names and faces as well as count the number of families in our parish. (Hint: it’s close to a thousand families). So far in the course of scheduling times for families to have their photo taken we had discovered a couple things to help us update our parish files. One of those things that have surfaced through this process of planning a new directory is the need for continuous updating of our parish census. We have quickly become aware of changes of address for many of our parishioners.
If you have recently had a change of address please let the parish office know. If you are not registered in the parish, now is a good time to do so. If you did not receive the “robocall” from St. Nicholas Church about the new Parish Pictorial Directory, you may not be registered. If you did not receive a parish mailing advertising the new Parish Pictorial Directory, you may not be registered. If you do not receive parish offertory envelopes, you may not be registered. Please, please, please contact the office and update or register your parish membership. Concerning parish registrations, there seems to be some confusion about parish membership. It is advisable for all Catholic Christians to register at their local Catholic Church. It has occurred that there are many individuals who have moved away from Zanesville and still claim St. Nicholas as their parish. They may not have been here or attend Sunday Mass in years. Regretfully St. Nicholas is no longer their parish. It may be their “home parish” but this is merely an indication of where someone grew up etc. My home parish is St. Sabina Church in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. St. Nicholas is my parish. If someone has moved away and has subsequently returned to the area, that individual is most likely not currently registered in the parish. It is time to reregister. Another concern has to do with a case where family members have moved away to another town and their parents are still parishioners at St. Nicholas. This does not mean that those who have moved away are still considered registered parishioners. The current parish where they now live becomes their parish and they should register and practice the faith at that parish where they now live. This is particularly important since many of these individuals are asked to be godparents for Baptisms or sponsors for Confirmation. They will need a letter from their parish with their Pastor’s signature validating that they are a registered and practicing Catholic. One does not need to be a scholar to notice the lack of validity when an individual living in Alabama presents a letter from a parish in Zanesville, Ohio declaring the individual is a registered and practicing parishioner. Out of respect, one should not ask anyone much less a parish priest to put their signature on such a document. A painful and awkward discussion takes place when I receive such a request for a letter validating a parishioner’s status as registered and practicing the faith when the individual is not registered or no longer lives in the parish. I am expected to put my signature on a document that I cannot verify as a fact. I don’t want to sound petty about this, but I get these requests all the time and it gets wearisome. Parish Registration is very important. When parishioners move away, it is important to register in the local Catholic Parish in your new location. This request is not something that is ridiculous or unreasonable. It is a simple little item that carries a great deal of weight. It is a matter of keeping reasonable standards for all Catholics. Sometimes the response in requesting individuals to register with their local Catholic parish is consistent with asking them to do something unreasonable, impossible or burdensome. This is simple. We can do this. It is reasonable. It is consistent. Back to the task at hand, please call the parish office during regular office hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-5:00p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and make your appointment to have your family photo taken for the New Parish Pictorial Directory. Looking forward to matching names and faces. Have a blessed week. Father Ralko
AUGUST 20, 2017
Church Support AUGUST 13, 2017 OFFERTORY $9739.00 Diocesan Tax ($650.00) Fenwick Subsidy ($3,060.00) Rosecrans subsidy ($290.00) Available for Parish Operations $5,739.00 Parish Operating Expenses ($8,200.00) Religious Education Expenses ($800.00) Other Income $2,300.00 Weekly deficit $(961.00) May God bless you for supporting your parish
Thank you and God Bless. This week we pray Week IV of the Liturgy of the hours. Zanesville Catholic Teens WELCOME BACK! Be Prepared To Get Wet! Sunday, August 27th 5:00-7:00 p.m. St. Nicholas Teen Center Do not wear your favorite clothes! Joint High School & Middle School Event Grades 6-12 Join us for good food and great fun! Daughter's of Isabella - On Tuesday, August 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Daughter's of Isabella will be cleaning the parish office courtyard. All are welcome to join us. Please bring gardening tools. The work party is expected to last not more than one hour. PRE JORDAN CLASS St. Nicholas will hold a Pre Jordan class for parents and godparents who wish to have their infants and small children baptized. The class will be on Tuesday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Office Building. Please call Mary Lou Staker at 740-453-7141 to register.
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Are you in search of a deeper relationship with God? Are you interested in learning about Christian initiation, Christianity, the Catholic faith? Have you been attending the Catholic Church, Mass, for years but just never ‘got around’ to joining? Would you like to be baptized? RCIA, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is an opportunity to learn about the tradition and history of the Catholic Church, while experiencing our beliefs and worship. RCIA at St. Nicholas begins on Wed. September 6 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Office Building, 955 East Main St. (enter on the Silliman St. side.) Call Mary Lou Staker at 740-453-7141 for more information. Bishop Fenwick Pre-School is looking for a Fulltime Preschool Teacher (Must have a PK-3 Ohio Teaching License), a Part time Preschool Teacher and an After School Attendant (will work from 2:00p.m.-6:00p.m.) If interested, please send a letter of interest and resume to
[email protected]. Thank you!
PLEASE CALL THIS WEEK! Appointment times are filling up but there are still spaces available. All families will be photographed for our directory Sept. 11-15 and 25-29 right here at the St. Nicholas Parish Office building. Our directory won’t be complete without you. Watch our bulletin for inserts and your mail for more information in the coming weeks. The online scheduler is up and ready now for those who are ready to choose their appointment time at https://booknow-lifetouch.appointmentplus.com/y3x6hqnc/ or call the parish office at 453-0597. We will be glad to schedule your appointment for you.
OPEN HOUSE TODAY, SUNDAY AUGUST 20 1030 E. MAIN ST. 10:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY We will resume our gatherings on Monday, September 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the parish office. We will meet on the last Monday of the month until spring. This year we will use Heaven Starts Now Becoming a Saint Day by Day. Fee for the book is $10.00. If you plan to join us or just want the book, please phone Judi Peterson at 740-453-5288. Books will be ordered September 1. SADIE CORRY PILGRIMAGE TO CAREY, OHIO Wednesday, October 4, 2016. Cost is $25.00. You may purchase your lunch at the cafeteria. Paid reservations needed by Wednesday, September 6th. Bus departure from K of C, Zanesville Sunrise Center, 7:55 a.m. and return about 6:45 p.m. For information call Mary Murphy at 452-4454 or Margaret Kronenbitter at 453-7657. Make checks payable and send to Margaret Kronenbitter, 2700 Wayne Ridge Rd., Zanesville, OH. 43701. Catholic Men’s Ministry We will be meeting on Monday August 28 @ at 7:00p.m. at St Mary Mattingly Settlement 6280 Saint Mary Rd. Nashport, Ohio. We will start with Eucharistic Exposition, Benediction, and prayer and continue the discussion on “Into the Breach” Chapter 4 by Bishop Thomas J. Olmstead. Plus light refreshment will be served. Feel free to bring a refreshment to share. Come join us and feel the Grace of God and take it back to your family and Parish. Remember there is strength in numbers. Let’s see how many men we can get to answer the call of God, bring a friend! Questions, please contact Mike Musselman @740 452-9806
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE It is your responsibility to find a substitute if needed. August 27, 2017- Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
What’s Happening in Our Parish MONDAY, August 21, St. Pius X 8:00 a.m., Mass: John Hildebrand, Church
Saturday, August 26 @ 5:15 p.m. Lector: Keena Hansel, Mike LaPlante Server: Bill Altier, Mason Harmon Eucharistic Minister – Coord: Janis Maziar Eucharistic Minister - Wash Vessel: Ronald Davis, Mary Mirgon Eucharistic Minister: Charlotte Snider, Dan Snider, Susie Altier, Jim Pottmeyer Sunday, August 27 @7:30 a.m. Lector: Paul Nestor, Susan Thompson Server: Wesley Wilson, Wesley Nestor Eucharistic Minister- Coord: Jeff Shawger Eucharistic Minister - Wash Vessel: Margaret Kronenbitter, Philip Kocoloski Eucharistic Minister: Sunday, August 27 @ 9:30 a.m. Lector: Robert LaPrad, Peggy Hill Server: Scott Peterson, Charles Peterson Eucharistic Minister - Coord: Paula Peterson Eucharistic Minister - Wash Vessel: Dan Sylvester, John Haswell Eucharistic Minister: Linda Haswell, Rosalyn Headington, Larry Taylor, Judi Peterson Sunday, August 27 @ 11:30 a.m. Lector: Patti Logan, Sam Palleschi Server: Justin Hart, Nathan Hart Eucharistic Minister - Coord: Jim McKee Eucharistic Minister - Wash Vessel: Diana Dunn, Karen Hardman Eucharistic Minister: Molly Ritchey, Paul Ritchey, Dodi Sealock, Kevin McCarthy
Our thoughts and prayers remain with those serving our country at this time and with their loved ones at home. We pray for a safe homecoming and that the world may one day be at peace. PLEASE REMEMBER ST. NICHOLAS PARISH IN YOUR WILL. CALL THE PARISH OFFICE AT 453-0597 FOR MORE DETAILS. Please join us each Monday at St. Nicholas Church at 2:00 P.M. as we gather to pray the Rosary asking Our Lady’s Intercession for the many needs of our nation, community, and parish.
TUESDAY, August 22, The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 a.m., Mass: Deacon Gene Staker, Church
WEDNESDAY, August 23, St. Rose of Lima 8:00 a.m., Mass: Millie Swierz, Church
THURSDAY, August 24, St. Bartholomew 8:00 a.m., Mass: Georgia Robinson, Church
FRIDAY, August 25, St. Louis 8:00 a.m., Mass: Robert & Audrey Ralko, Church
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time SATURDAY, August 26 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., Confessions, Church 5:15 p.m., Mass: Irene Dillon, Church
SUNDAY, August 27 7:30 a.m., Mass: St. Nicholas Parishioners, Church 9:30 a.m., Mass: Roger Eppley, Church 11:30 a.m., Mass: Fred Wilson, Church
Readings for Week of August 21, 2017 Mon. . . . . . . . Tues. . . . . . . . Wed . . . . . . . . Thurs. . . . . . . . Fri. . . . . . . . . . Sat. . . . . . . . . . Sun . . . . . . . .
Jgs 2:11-19 Jgs 6:11-24a Jgs 9:6-15 Rv 21:9b-14 Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b, 16, 22 Ru 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17 Is 22:19-23
Mt 19:16-22 Mt 19:23-30 Mt 20: 1-16 Jn 1:45-51 Mt 22: 34-40 Mt 23:1-12 Mt 16:13-20
The Parish Office will resume regular Friday hours (8:30 a.m.3:00 p.m.) beginning August 25.
