Soon and Very Soon, we are going to meet the King, namely Christ the King. Next
week, the Solemnity of Christ the King will bring to a close the Liturgical
Year and the observance of our Year of Golden Jubilee. It was a year ago that we started our
celebration and entered into the first use of the new English version of the
Roman Missal with the First Mass of Advent.
As you will recall, Bishop Campbell was with us for this great event,
now added to the annals of the History of St. Timothy Parish.
I am pleased to say that on both
counts, we have had a very good year.
The close of our year will be marked by a light reception following all
Masses, sponsored by our newly reconstituting St. Timothy Women’s Club. As the celebration concludes, we will
continue the journey we have begun.
The Church has called us to enter
into a Year of Faith, which is certainly an appropriate manner of deepening our
commitment to the life of our Parish.
This year is primarily about two things: renewing our commitment to
living our Faith and evangelization, sharing our Faith with others, those who
have walked away from us, and those who have never heard the Gospel in a
convincing way.
I invite you to consider two things
in the next week: How have you
experienced our Year of Golden Jubilee: what have been the highlights for
you? How will you and your family enter
into the Year of Faith?
Celebrating our Golden Jubilee:
Getting to know Saint Timothy’s
Community of Faith.
Up to now, we have concentrated our study on the Scriptures
associated with Ephesus
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
CHAPTER XVIII.--THE GLORY OF THE CROSS.
Let my spirit be
counted as nothing for the sake of the cross, which is a stumbling-block to
those that do not believe, but to us salvation and life eternal. "Where is
the wise man? where the disputer?" Where is the boasting of those who are
styled prudent? For our God, Jesus Christ, was, according to the appointment of
God, conceived in the womb by Mary, of the seed of David, but by the Holy
Ghost. He was born and baptized, that by His passion He might purify the water.
CHAPTER XIX.--THREE CELEBRATED MYSTERIES.
Now the virginity of
Mary was hidden from the prince of this world, as was also her offspring, and
the death of the Lord; three mysteries of renown, which were wrought in silence
by God. How, then, was He manifested to the world? A star shone forth in heaven
above all the other stars, the light of Which was inexpressible, while its
novelty struck men with astonishment. And all the rest of the stars, with the
sun and moon, formed a chorus to this star, and its light was exceedingly great
above them all. And there was agitation felt as to whence this new spectacle
came, so unlike to everything else in the heavens. Hence every kind of magic
was destroyed, and every bond of wickedness disappeared; ignorance was removed,
and the old kingdom abolished, God Himself being manifested in human form for
the renewal of eternal life. And now that took a beginning which had been
prepared by God. Henceforth all things were in a state of tumult, because He
meditated the abolition of death.
As we come to the close of the Letter of St. Ignatius to the
Ephesians, we find a reminder of the central mysteries of our Faith: The
Incarnation – Mary’s virginity and the Birth of her Son – and the Paschal Mystery – the Cross of the
Lord. These mysteries serve to tie
together all that the Church teaches and all that God has accomplished for us
through His Son Jesus Christ. St.
Ignatius reminds the Ephesians of these mysteries as he bids them his farewell.
Year of Faith October
11, 2012 – November 24, 2013
October 11, began the Year of Faith. As one way of observing this year, each week
a small section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be read before the
start of Mass and will be included in the Bulletin. This is a small way of offering some food for
growth in Faith throughout this year.
33 The human person:
With his openness to truth and beauty, his sense of moral goodness, his freedom
and the voice of his conscience, with his longings for the infinite and for
happiness, man questions himself about God’s existence. In all this he discerns
signs of his spiritual soul. The soul, the “seed of eternity we bear in
ourselves, irreducible to the merely material,” (Gaudium et Spes #18) can have its origin only in God.
34 The world, and
man, attest that they contain within themselves neither their first principle
nor their final end, but rather that they participate in Being itself, which
alone is without origin or end. Thus, in different ways, man can come to know
that there exists a reality which is the first cause and final end of all
things, a reality “that everyone calls ‘God.’” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
35 Man’s faculties
make him capable of coming to a knowledge of the existence of a personal God.
But for man to be able to enter into real intimacy with him, God willed both to
reveal himself to man and to give him the grace of being able to welcome this
revelation in faith. The proofs of God’s existence, however, can predispose one
to faith and help one to see that faith is not opposed to reason.
Comment: Pope Benedict comments that goodness and beauty are a
kind of proof for the existence of God.
Without God, there is no goodness or holiness. Beauty itself makes these attractive to
us. When we discover an inner connection
with goodness and an admiration for the beauty around us, we are reaching out
for the One Who IS Goodness and Beauty.
What are the good and beautiful realities that attract you?
This Week in Our
History: November 18-25
1963: We mourn the death of President Kennedy with
our fellow countrymen and pray God to grant rest to his soul. We ask God’s strength for his family and for
our new President, Lyndon Johnson.
There will be a
Solemn Requiem Mass at 10:00 a.m.
Monday in the Cathedral for the President.
There will be no
classes on Monday since it is a day of national mourning.
There will be a
Requiem High Mass for the President in St. Timothy’s on Monday evening at 7:30 .
1964: The 11:00
o’clock High Mass this morning (Sunday, November 22) is an
anniversary Mass for John F. Kennedy.
The second Mass on Wednesday will be at 10:45 a.m. for the school children. This will be a Mass of Thanksgiving
incorporating the new hymns and English prayers that we will begin using on
November 29th.
The Papal and American Flags in the Sanctuary are a gift
from the Men’s Club. The Parish is
indeed grateful to the Club for their gift.
1965: Bishop Hettinger will administer
Confirmation to the grade school students on Thursday evening at 7:30 .
Since this is the first Confirmation in the parish, the number to be
confirmed is large and there will be room in church for ONLY the confirmands
and their sponsors.
1966: Great News!!! Father Winkler will be released from the
hospital this Wednesday, remaining as an out-patient of Mt.
Carmel Hospital Shadyside ,
Ohio
Congratulations to our parish choir who sang so well last
Sunday at the Cathedral in a special Mass for the soldiers in Viet
Nam
1969: Parish Council: …on the basis of (the voting on the Latin
Mass), the 11:00 High Mass on the
last Sunday of each month will be in Latin.
This will begin in January.
Parish News. St.
Timothy Parish will be 8 years old on November 29. The October attendance count was as follows: 7:30 – 75; 8:30
– 187; 9:45 – 456; 11:00 – 501; 12:30
– 371; and 5:30 – 292.
1973: The Coordinating Committee for the 1973
Columbus Diocesan Respect Life Observance has honored Mrs. Edna Whitacre of our
parish with a certificate of recognition for her dedication and contribution to
a greater community appreciation of the sanctity of life. Congratulations! We are proud of her and of the many others in
our parish whose service would merit recognition.
1976: Welcome!
Fr. John P. Tague will be working as a chaplain at Riverside
Hospital
Some parents might not know that our CCD teachers are not
paid but teach on a volunteer basis. Not
only are they very dedicated people, but almost all of them are professional
teachers in addition to having certification to teach religion from the
diocese. We are grateful and proud to
have such a fine CCD staff.
THANK YOU! to the
many people who volunteered to help with the painting of the Church. We may not be able to get to that project
until after Christmas. But we are
hanging on to the list. By the way, a
parishioner did express displeasure at the proposed decoration. Perhaps others feel the same?? It’s too late to say anything after we’ve
finished. Please tell Fr. now. He’s very kind and understanding. Grrr!!
1977: Parish Meeting. We will have a meeting to discuss the
proposal to form a new school on Sunday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria. It is important that every family be
represented at that meeting, since all of us will have to support the
decision made by the parish council. (That decision is scheduled to be made at
the January meeting of the Council.)
If St. Agatha’s
parishioners accept the proposal, our alternatives seem to be these:
a)
accept the proposal and form a new school;
b)
reject the proposal and raise an additional $30,000;
c)
reject the proposal and eliminate some grades of our
school.
1978: Debt Reduction Program. It looks as though we will have a total
amount pledged of over $190,000. Thanks
again to everyone. In particular, all of
us must be very grateful to Frank Gardner, the chairman of the drive, who has
volunteered to chair the continuation committee, and Mrs. Dorothy DeStefano,
who has volunteered to post the payments and send out the reminders each
month. God bless them!
1979: Immediate Action Fund. We have just sent another $4,000 to the
Diocesan Parish Aid Fund. That, together
with the money from bingo, has reduced our debt to $305,000. Our goal was to have the debt below $305,000
by 1980. It will be! Thank you for your sacrifices.
1982: On Saturday, Dec. 4, Jan Marie Gavinski of
St. Timothy Parish will marry Kenneth Jeffrey Baker in St. Timothy Church.
All parishioners and their families are cordially invited to
a farewell reception in honor of Father James P. Hanley. It will be held in the parish hall from 1:00 to 3:00
p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5. We
hope everyone will plan to attend.
Rather than a gift for Father please bring a non-perishable item for St.
Stephen Food Pantry and we will make the donation in gratitude for Fr. Hanley’s
service to St. Timothy. Anyone wishing
to help with the reception, volunteer to Michelle DeSantis or Rita Flanagan.
1983: Baptisms.
Allison Cecile, daughter of M/M Pete Walter; Allison Marie, daughter of
M/M Randall Dana; Kevin Michael, son of M/M John Bigler; Kaitlin Elizabeth,
daughter of M/M Matthew Kollar; David Gordon, son of M/M Steven Gentry;
Christopher Allan, son of M/M Lawrence Riehl; Rachel Marie,
daughter of M/M Mark Faulkner; Nathan Moore, son of M/M Peter Ruffing; Patricia
Kay, daughter of M/M Steven Levitt; Theresa Rose, daughter of M/M Philip Shubert;
Beth Ann, daughter of M/M Gerald Visitine; Melissa Ann, daughter of M/M Glenn
Liebert.
1985: On Saturday, November 30th,
Carolyn Fares of St. Timothy will marry David Wade in St. Timothy Church.
1994: St. Timothy Parish owes a debt of gratitude
to Ursula Flint, a member of the parish who died and was buried from the parish
church June 3, 1991 . Ursula bequeathed $15, 026.89 to St. Timothy
Church which has been deposited in the parish Endowment Fund and will assure
support income for the parish as long as the parish exists. May God reward Ursula for her generosity.
1995: This afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 ,
the parish will have an Open-House Reception for Father Hanley on the occasion
of his retirement. Father will not be
leaving the parish until December 1…It offers everyone who would like to stop
by the opportunity to say goodbye to Father as he leaves the parish for
retirement from assigned duties.
1999: A Good Christmas Present. Fr. Ted Thomas, former Pastor of St. Timothy
Church, has written a book titled “Bent Halos and Other Saintly Stories.” This is a compilation of some of his columns
that appeared in The Catholic Times. You will be able to purchase his book after
Masses next week in the cafeteria. The
price is $14.95, a portion of the proceeds going to Coats for Christmas for the
St. Vincent de Paul Society.
2004: Congratulations to Frank and Lea Guarasci on
their 50th wedding anniversary.
Congratulations to Joe and Martha Kish on their 50th
wedding anniversary.
2005: Many thanks to Matt Francescon for painting
the Cry Room. It looks great!
2007: Capital Campaign Update….the active phase of
our campaign is technically over…The parish owes an immense debt of gratitude
to all who worked on the campaign. Pride
of place goes to the members of the campaign committee, many of whom began
working long before I joined the parish…The analysis I prepared for the last
committee meeting reported that not quite 66% of parish families had
responded…we are already realizing considerable savings (of nearly 30%) in our
monthly interest payments. This greatly
improves the parish’s financial situation – and the situation will get better
and better each passing month.
I personally thank
everyone who pledged to the campaign, everyone who prayed for the success of
the campaign and everyone who worked on the campaign. Conducting a campaign is not a pleasant task,
but you made it seem easy.
Fr. John
2008: Marion Smithberger has been an intern at our
church and will be ordained a Deacon on Saturday, November 29. Please join us after 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 29 for a reception
in the Cafeteria honoring Marion Smithberger for his ordination as a Deacon of
the Catholic Church.
2010: A Word from Your Pastor
This week we
celebrate Thanksgiving. As you know, I
host my family for the meal on Thanksgiving Day. I want to thank you again for the welcome and
hospitality you continue to show me and my family. It is a quality that makes our parish a
wonderful home.
WE NEED YOUR HELP111
In 2011, St . Timothy Parish will
celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
A history has begun but can only be completed with the help of YOU who
have become a part of it…We have a start.
Now it’s YOUR turn to share your group(s) contributions to our
history. If history is not your “cup of
tea,” perhaps you are the one who can help put this project together. For more information, call Sandy, Hugo and
Janice, or Peg.
2011: A Word from Your Pastor
Next weekend will
truly be a banner weekend in the life of our Parish Family…The formal opening
of our Golden Jubilee will take place
as we welcome Bishop Frederick Campbell to our parish on Saturday evening. The dedication of our Rosary
Prayer Garden
The First Sunday of
Advent will bring the promulgation and first use of the new English version of
the Mass.
As we welcome many
guests next weekend, let us show them the renowned St. Timothy Parish
hospitality. May our life together be a
little taste of the Kingdom for all!
Phil Hall and Maintenance said thanks to Tom Lacey, Alan
Ehret and Al Ortiz for changing the light bulbs in the church this past week.
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