Dear Parishioners:
Last week, I was on Retreat during the weekdays. I am sure it was a wonderful time of prayer and reflection. (This is being written ahead of time, so I won’t know for sure until after my return!). In the week ahead, Fr. Bill Faustner and I will be fulfilling one of the items on Fr. Bill’s “Bucket List.” He wanted to see the University of Notre Dame before he kicks his bucket. So, being an ND grad, I made arrangements for the two of us to study there for a week this summer at a Preaching Workshop. We need to do some continuing education and I figured it was a good opportunity to let Fr. Bill tell folks that he studied at Notre Dame. (Of course, he had probably been hoping that he would get to go to a Football Game….)
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f you have never had the chance to visit Notre Dame for yourself, add it to your own bucket list. It is without a doubt the most beautiful campus in the world. The Grotto, Sacred Heart Church, lovely quads and green spaces, sculptures and benches, the Stadium and, of course, “Touchdown Jesus” all add to the mystique. Our Lady is certainly a presence there. I am very grateful that it was my home in my undergrad years and the connections that have continued to grow through the years make any visit there a real gift.
Domers are evident everywhere around the world, and I am happy that a number are present in the St. Timothy Community. Everyone has a right to love their own Alma Mater and to have their own loyalties. But always remember: God made Notre Dame Number One!
While we are gone, please be good. Our Seminarian Tim Heffernan is around, as well as the Office team. They will know how to get in touch with priests to assist with any needs that may arise in our absence.
Celebrating our Golden Jubilee: Getting to know Saint Timothy’s Community of Faith.
We are looking at St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, since Ephesus was the see where St. Timothy served as Bishop. This may offer some perspectives on the Church and the Community among whom Timothy lived and ministered.
Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ, not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, willingly serving the Lord and not human beings, knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. Masters, act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no partiality. (Ephesians 6:5-9)
The mention of slaves in Scripture is often uncomfortable to us in our modern era when we recognize that as an institution, slavery is incompatible with respect for the dignity and worth of each human being. We are given a glimpse into the status quo of Roman society and the Mediterranean world within which the first proclamation of the Gospel took place. While acknowledging that the structure of society that included slavery was inherently wrong, we can still learn from the advice that St. Paul gave within that structure. We can condemn the institution of slavery as such, and attend to how slaves and masters first began to learn how to live the Gospel.
Two notes concerning this should be made: First, the Gospel’s recognition of the value of each unique individual was the very thing that gave impetus to the end of slavery in Western culture. Second, sadly, slavery still exists in our time in some cultures, and our own Western cultures have practices akin to slavery, at least by analogy, that still show disrespect to human beings
Paul’s advice to those who are enslaved is to live their freedom in Christ. Accepting what is not able to be changed, they are still able to love with the love of Christ. Those who have power and authority over others are to respect them in Christ and to treat them as fellow human beings, recognizing that there is truly only one Master.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY & CONSCIENCE PROTECTION.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a “Fortnight for Freedom,” a two-week period from June 21 to July 4 – beginning with the memorials of St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher and ending with Independence Day – to focus “all the energies the Catholic community can muster” for religious liberty.
A PUBLIC FORUM ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY will be held on Wednesday, June 27, at
7 p.m., at Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Speakers include Bishop Frederick F. Campbell; Sr. Pauline Ross, OCarm, administrator of Mother Angeline McCrory Manor; and Dr. Bill Murphy, professor of moral theology of the Josephinum. The forum is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the diocesan Office for Social Concerns at 614-241-2540.
BISHOP CAMPBELL WILL LEAD A SPECIAL MORNING PRAYER on Saturday,
June 30, at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad Street, Columbus. The Morning Prayer is part of the diocesan observance of the Fortnight for Freedom.
THE NORTHWEST DEANERY will host a Deanery-wide celebration hosted by St. Andrew Parish on Sunday, July 1 at 7 p.m.
USCCB HAS ENCOURAGED THE FAITHFUL TO URGE MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS to pass the Respect of Rights of Conscience Act. The latest updates, prayer resources, educational materials, and action alerts are available online at
http://www.colsdioc.org/Offices/SocialConcernsOfficefor/ReligiousLiberty.aspx
This Week in Our History: June 24-July 1
1963: Today we join with the whole Church in the observance of the Coronation of our Holy Father, Paul VI.
Classroom furniture has been ordered for the school. We hope to be able to pay for this without further borrowing.
1964: Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Robert DuMont, the proud parents of triplets, born Friday morning – two boys and a girl.
1970: Women’s Club invited you to join them for coffee and doughnuts in the parish hall and meet Father Stanton after all the Masses today.
1971: The Parish Council voted to accept the recommendation of the School Board and the Finance Committee to increase the tuition for St. Timothy’s School to the following scale: first child, $80; second child, $35; third child, $25. The fee for books, library, diocesan administration, etc., has been increased from $20 to $25. All concerned acknowledged the hardships this will cause, and acted only with great reluctance.
1973: Dear Friends of St. Timothy Parish:
On Sunday evening, June 10th, many of you attended a dinner at the Clintonville Women’s Club to help me conclude my ten years as principal of St. Timothy School. Many of you sent me very special notes and others expressed personal messages. To each of you who participated in this special day of my life, I thank you.
I am especially thankful to the many people who worked to plan the dinner, the decorations, and the program. The “This Is Your Life, Peg Will” show certainly surpassed the Ralph Edwards Program.
The magnificent silver punch bowl is so beautiful it must be shared. I do hope the Women’s Club will want to borrow it for party occasions.
The entire celebration was truly a wonderful event. I will remember the evening as one of the highlights of my life.
To those of you with whom I have worked during the past ten years, I thank you humbly for giving me the opportunity to offer a Catholic, Christian education to your children. These have been ten full, happy years.
Sincerely, Peg Will
1974: Thursday night four of our old faithful Bingo Workers ran their heads off to make over $200 for the parish. It was an unusually good night; the previous Thursday we lost $25. The point is that a few, a very few, men are working might and main with very little general parish support to help us survive – and survive is the word: we finished the last fiscal year unable to pay even the last three month’s interest! Our bingo is going to have to get bigger or it will continue to dwindle and an essential source of revenue will be lost to us. But to get bigger we cannot rely on the same half dozen men. We are going to reorganize for a big push and need help: to run it and to spread the word. Let’s pull together and help these valiant few who are keeping us afloat.
1976: This week, on Thursday, Father DeVille will arrive in the Parish to become the new Pastor. Please pray for the success of his ministry among us.
1978: Remember in your prayers Rose Hilty who was buried this past week.
1982: Presently Due Thanks. Have you noticed the beautiful summer flowers blooming in front of the church-school and near the parish rectory? When we were preparing for the parish Mass and Reception at the time of the Mortgage-Burning Party, our parishioner, Nick DeSantis, donated the plants. Two of our parishioners, Anna Corna and Dorothy DeStefano, cleaned the flowerbeds and planted and watered the new flowers. Thanks from everyone, Nick, Anna and Dorothy.
1988: Old Philosopher says “If you are not as close to God as you used to be, guess who moved?
1992: Father Thomas wants to thank all those who helped arrange last week’s refreshments Masses, and everyone for their kind words and best wishes on his new assignment. Father Hanley…is looking forward to working with everyone in the parish of St. Timothy. Father Thomas will be (residing in Ada, Ohio at Our Lady of Lourdes). He says to call ahead if you would like a sandwich as you pass through town there, or better yet, bring your own sandwich and an extra one for him.
1995: Congratulations to Andrew and Peter Lewendowski, students at St. Timothy, who have earned the Parvuli Dei award. The presentations will be made at the 10:00 am Mass Sunday. As members of the St. Timothy Scout Pack 324, they have worked hard to receive this distinctly Catholic scouting achievement.
Resigning. Sister Jacqueline Baum, O.P., who has been the principal of our parish elementary school for the past two years, has submitted her resignation …She has been asked by her Religious Order of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs to prepare to (become) Administrator of the Health Care Facility for the Order.
St. Timothy School has been privileged to have Sister Jacqueline as Principal. Her professionalism and personal abilities have had a positive effect on the continuing development of our school. We will miss her; we are grateful to her for all that she has accomplished for our parish and school; we wish her God’s blessings in her new career. God go with you!
1996: Congratulations to Nate French who will receive the Eagle Scout rank Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church.
2001: Please remember in your prayers (St. Timothy School alumnus, class of 1993) David Favret who died. May he rest in peace.
2006: We would like to thank the Parish of St. Timothy for making Fr. Tom’s farewell gathering such a wonderful event. Fr. Tom and his family were thankful and touched. We would also like to extend a special note of appreciation to the Women’s Club for hosting the event. Also, thanks go out to the Men’s Club and Parish Council.
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