Dear Parishioners:
The Baptism of the Lord is a
Feast whose meaning provides a practical vision for the Church of our time. At
the Jordan Nazareth
It is fitting to recall our
Baptism and to realize that the Water is still flowing. At St. Timothy Church,
we have a wonderful Font that reminds us that the waters of Baptism are living
water. Can we come to a deeper appreciation for this Gift of Grace?
This week, the Catholic
members of our Second Grade Class in School and P.S.R. and their families will
be experiencing a workshop designed to begin their preparation for their First
Holy Communion. They will be reminded that Eucharist is one of the Sacraments
of Initiation, along with Baptism and Confirmation, and that each time we
receive we recommit to live the Gospel.
All Catholics are called in
a special way to put their Faith into practice at this time to stand up for the
Truth of our Faith and especially for Religious Liberty.
U.S.BISHOPS ISSUE A CALL TO PRAYER FOR LIFE, MARRIAGE
& RELIGIOUS LIBERTY:
The U.S.bishops have
launched a pastoral strategy addressing critical life, marriage, and religious
liberty concerns. The overall focus is to invite Catholics to pray for
rebuilding a culture favorable to life and marriage and for increased
protections of religious liberty.
The five part strategy includes:
- A call for parishes to hold a monthly Holy Hour
for life, marriage and religious liberty;
- Encouraging families and individuals to pray a
daily rosary especially for the preservation of life, marriage, and
religious liberty;
- Including Prayers of the Faithful at Mass for
respect for all human life, the strengthening of marriage and family life,
and the preservation of religious liberty;
- Encouraging abstinence from meat and fasting on
Fridays for the intention of the protecting of life, marriage, and
religious liberty;
- And the celebration of a second Fortnight for
Freedom at the end of June and beginning of July.
All members of the parish
and their families, and each group and organization in the parish is invited to
discuss this strategy. How ought we to put it into practice at St. Timothy
Church?
Year of Faith October
11, 2012 – November 24, 2013
We continue our journey through the Year of Faith. As one
way of observing this year, each week a small section of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church is read before the start of Mass.
Christ’s Baptism 1223
All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He
begins his public life after having himself baptized by St.
John Jordan
1224 Our Lord
voluntarily submitted himself to the baptism of St. John
The Spirit who had hovered over the waters of the first creation
descended then on the Christ as a prelude of the new creation, and the Father
revealed Jesus as his “beloved Son.” (Matthew 3:16-17)
See where you are baptized, see where Baptism comes from, if
not from the cross of Christ, from his death. There is the whole mystery: he
died for you. In him you are redeemed, in him you are saved.
(St. Ambrose; cf. John 3:5)
Comment: Do you remember the date of your own Baptism? If not,
a little bit of research is worth the effort. Your “ticket” to Eternal Life and
to the Sacraments was given on that day. It does not expire if you put it to
good use!
2013 Women’s Club Prayer Breakfast
The St. Timothy Women’s Club will hold its annual Mother-Daughter
Parish Prayer Breakfast on February
16, 2013 , at the Fawcett Center 2400 Olentangy River Road , Columbus
The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a
Roman Catholic community of women religious based in Ann
Arbor , Michigan New York
In 2011, four of the Sisters of Mary came to St.
Michael School Worthington
This Week in Our History: January 13-20
Note: This project was
started in February 2012; we will continue it until a full year of review is completed.
1963: We will continue to hold services in the
parish hall until the church is completed.
The date tentatively set for going into the church is March 3rd.
The Men’s Club will meet this evening in the hall. This is a first for the Men’s Club and the
parish hall. We hope all the men of the
parish who are able to attend will do so.
Refreshments.
1964: Our Stations of the Cross have arrived after
great delay and they will be erected in time for the beginning of Lent,
February 12th.
1965: On January 20th, the day of
Inauguration of President Johnson, we should be especially mindful in prayer
for God’s blessing, not only for the President and the nation, but on all those
who assist in the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of the
Government.
The 8:00 am Mass
that morning will be for the President and the nation.
1966: Newly baptized: William Leo, son of Dr. and
Mrs. L. T. Wagenbrenner
1967: Last Sunday’s collection: $3,888.88. This is another wonderful collection from you
wonderful people. God’s blessing will
always match your generosity. You, the
people of St. Timothy, have taken a real hold on your parish, pulling it out of
a financial slump and putting it on a road of real financial progress. Let’s keep it going.
1974: From our recent Parish Opinion Survey the
five highest priority areas of service in which the parishioners have indicated
an interest are: 1) the Poor, 2) Drug Problems,
3) Senior Citizens, 4) the Sick, and 5) youth Activities.
1975: Today is the Feast of St. Timothy and the
beginning of the week of Prayer for Christian Unity. At all Masses we shall have our now
traditional special readings from the letters of St. Paul
The meeting of the Parish Council Monday Jan. 20 is an
extremely important one. We shall be
discussing the budget and decisions for next school and fiscal year 1975-76…in
addition to the five proposals (under consideration), two others have been
raised…1) that we continue the 1-8 school; if this should become financially
impossible drop grade 1 in
1975-76 and drop grade 2 in
1976-77; and 2) maintain 8 grades for 1975-76 and if there is a deficit at the
end of the fiscal year,…an assessment would be made for the school families in
addition to the pledged 5%. Finally, the
bishop indicates that a reorganization plan is being studied for 1976-77. This, of course, does not solve our problem,
but it will affect us…Come, and as community of Christians let us try to plan
our future.
1977: January 22 commemorates the fourth
anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision of the denied protection of the law
to unborn children.
DEBT REDUCTION CLUB111
Our crazy pastor wants to form a club. The purpose of this club will be the
reduction of our $355,000 debt. The Finance
Board thinks it has found a good fund-raising project,…one that will not create
additional hardship for the members of the parish….we will need several
dedicated parishioners who can spend five to ten hours each month in the
management of the club - - for which they will receive many indulgences. Further information will be published in
later bulletins.
1978: LATE BULLETIN…
The parish council voted 15 to 6 against the proposal to
consolidate schools with Saint Agatha Parish.
Saint Agatha’s parish council also rejected the proposal.
1979: Please remember in your prayers Mary
Elizabeth Cox, a member of St. Timothy who was buried this past week.
1980: A BIG Thanks…To Don, Mary Ann, Patrick and
Greg Davidson; Bill James, Larry Tornes, John O’Brien, Fran Doyle, Tom Theado,
Ann and Rose Klocki, Suzie and Larry McMichael, Tony Kanakkanatt, and Bob and
Marty Gardner who relinquished the Rose Bowl game to work bingo January 1st. Their sacrifice was worth $3700 to the
parish.
From the Pastor’s Desk
Tuesday, January 22, will mark the 8th
anniversary of the outrageous decision of the Supreme Court to legalize
abortion on demand….an important piece of legislation has been introduced into
the Ohio Assembly which will ensure that women seeking abortions are given all
the facts…Please write today to your State Representative and State Senator,
urging support for HB 879, called the Informed Consent bill.
1983: We extend a hearty welcome to the following
people who have recently registered into our parish: Don Chalupa, William (Margaret) Crossin, John
(Cecelia) Downey, James (Ruth) Flinn, John (Linda) Gelhaus, Gery (Christine)
Glanzman, Mary Ann Jacobson, Donald Lieb, Suzanne Martin, Paul (Donna) Maynard,
Daniel (Mary) Meinert, Thomas (Mary) O’Dorisio, Mary Sheehan, James (Janice)
Thomas
1994: Rest in Peace. Your prayers are requested for Mary Ann
Flora, a member of the parish, who entered New Life and was buried from the
parish church this past week.
1995: Operation Face-Lift, the parish effort to
upscale redecorate the interior of our parish church is alive and well. The most expensive phase of this program is
the new lighting. We have received
almost enough money for this effort and will be ready to contract for this
lighting soon. We are patiently awaiting
the income and we ask you to be patient with us as we look forward to a renewed
space for our public worship.
1996: The Parish Council will sponsor a “Community
Gathering” after all the Masses next weekend.
Please stop in the cafeteria, speak with some of the council members,
make your views known and take a first peek at a Parish Mission Statement.
2004: Our prayers and sympathy to the Hartnett Family on the death of Mae Hartnett. May she rest in peace.
2006: Remember in your prayers parishioners James
Logue and Deborah DuMont Petroff (St. Timothy School, class of 1976; daughter
of Robert and Ruth DuMont) who recently died.
May they rest in peace.
Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Please join us for the Divine Mercy Chaplet after Mass every Wednesday. For January, our intention is Fr.
Shonebarger.
2007: Steps in the Garden
You will notice that the workers are building some steps in
the garden behind the St. Timothy statue….They are part of a master landscaping
plan to convert the grassy green area into a Prayer Garden some time in the
future….Once the parish Debt Reduction campaign is started and other immediate
parish needs are met, we would like to start a fund-raising effort for the
garden.
As a new year begins, it is a good time to look forward to
what is ahead…one…area is an annual experience…preparation for the Sacraments
for our children…This year, those who have been through the experience before
can expect the pattern to be pretty much the same with one exception. The Church asks us to prepare our children
for First Reconciliation before First Holy Communion, so this year will be
“catching up” by celebrating this Sacrament for three classes – our Second,
Third and Fourth Graders. After this
year, it will be a regular part of Second Grade.
2011: Now that the Holy Days are over and the
Church is in its Ordinary Time state, we invite you to keep “looking up” and
you will notice that our ceiling is in good order. Thanks to our parishioner Wayne Miller and
his helpers for their hard work in taking care of the painting that was
necessary. Thanks, too, to the donors of
the scaffolding and all the members of the Maintenance team on staff and to
Parish Council for their efforts at coordinating. We are truly grateful and it was wonderful to
have the church looking good for Christmas.
We want to thank
Annette Kanakkanatt and her team of decorators and de-decorators who have also
worked to keep the church in good order for those who join us for Christmas.
Thanks to all who
work to keep our holy spaces and their surroundings as worthy places for prayer.
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