- QUESTIONS OF THE
WEEK
- The Fourth
Sunday of Ordinary Time
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- Mark’s Gospel often
highlights the notion that the power of Jesus is superior to
the power of Satan.
Adults: In what ways have I experienced the presence
of Jesus in my life, freeing me from the power of evil?
Children: Do I remember to pray to Jesus for help
when I am tempted?
FYI: The 2008 financial
statements are being sent out this week.
THROAT
BLESSINGS - This Tuesday, February 3, we celebrate
the Feast of St. Blaise. Throats will be blessed after the 5:15
Mass.
The ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY will
meet this Wednesday at 7:00 in the CTK Parish Center.
ST.
FRANCIS SOCIETY members gather this Friday, February 6.
Mass will be celebrated at 12:15 pm at CTK. A chili lunch in
the Parish Center will follow. Joanne Prisley will speak about
the history of the Catholic churches in Athens County.
MARRIAGE
PREPARATION AT CTK - We have scheduled marriage preparation
for Friday, March 13, AND Friday/Saturday, April 17/18.
Please contact the office, 592-2711, to make an appointment to
register and fill out the FOCCUS paperwork.
- PARENTS' NIGHT
OUT
Friday, February 13
6:00 - 10:00 pm
Our focus will be Valentine’s Day for this quarter’s
PNO. Sign up sheets are at the parish center on the bulletin
board and at the front desk. Your kids will have an amazing time,
and you can enjoy an evening out!
COLLEGE DAY
- On Monday, February 16, the Josephinum and the Office
of Vocations will host a College Day for young men who are juniors
or seniors in high school and who would like to know more about
seminary life. The schedule includes a tour of the campus, discussions,
meals, and prayer time with the college seminarians, attendance
at classes and time for swimming and recreation. There is no
charge for College Day. For further information, please call
Rev. Timothy Shannon, Director of Vocations, 740-282-0646.
YOU
ARE INVITED! All young women and young men involved in Scouting
programs: the Diocese of Steubenville is celebrating Scout Sunday,
February 22, at St. Mary Church, Marietta at the 12:00 noon
Mass. All Scouting participants and their adult leaders are invited
to wear their uniform to this Mass as we honor the role of Scouts
in the character formation of our youth. There will be a reception
immediately following the Mass. RSVP by February 16 to
smolloy@diosteub.org or 740-282-3631, ext. 151
The
NEWMAN COMMUNITY meets Wednesdays at 7:00 in the CTK
Parish Center. This week’s topic is “The Papacy.”
Please come and join us.
LITURGY BITS AND BYTES
Baptism
Baptism is a sacrament that celebrates our
faith in Christ. Obviously, infants are in no position to make
a faith decision to accept Christ’s salvation. They cannot
and do not choose to become members of the church. Parents who
present their children to be baptized, therefore, accept the
responsibility for their child to learn about God and to develop
a sense of the holy through their involvement with a faith community.
The rite of baptism makes it very clear that parents present
their children to Christ and to the church. In turn, the church
blesses the parents as the child’s first Christian teachers.
In reflecting on this awesome task, parents should remember that
they have received God’s special call and God’s special
grace to help to form their children in the faith.
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- “He commands
even the unclean spirits and they obey him.”
- BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
- February 2 - 8
Birthdays: Jason Abel,
Ray Abraham, Juan Cueto, Derek Demel, Jon Denhart, Bradley Fink,
Helen Graham, Peter Harnish, Lucille Kroutel, Patricia Meyer,
Mary Jane Milazzo, Karen Oswald, Larry Payne, Kara Rankin, John
Shimko, Mark Spezza, and Naomi Stork.
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- Students: Samuel Maddox, Tyler Urda, Sean
Balewski and Regina Leone.
Anniversaries: Congratulations
to Jo & Denver Queen who are celebrating their 34th
anniversary and to Terri & Chip Rogers who are celebrating
their 45th!
- PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Let's be one in hope and prayerful presence
to all on our prayer list and continue to pray for Kathi Hahn,
Donna Hart, Don Dillinger, and Bill Rader. (Remembered
in the petitions)
RESPECT
LIFE - “By defending the embryo, we defend the idea
of human life as having inherent dignity. If we dismiss the embryo
as a form of life we can destroy at will for supposed medical
benefits, we leave little basis for defending other unpopular
or marginalized members of the human race once someone sees them
as being worth more dead than alive.” (Richard Doerflinger,
Associate Director of USCCB’s Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities)
PEACE AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE
- Action is needed on behalf of Jeffrey Hill and Brett Hartmann
sentenced to die in Ohio. For assistance in drafting your letter,
contact Julia Przybysz at the Intercommunity Justice and Peace
Center, at 513-579-8574, or by email to julie@jjpc-cincinnati.org.
Please write asking the governor to grant clemency. (Gov. Ted
Strickland, Riffe Center, 30th Floor, 77S. High Street, Columbus,
43215, or the Ohio Parole and Pardon Board: Attn. Cynthia B.
Mausser, 770 West Broad Street, Columbus, 43222.)
WORLD
MARRIAGE DAY will be celebrated on Sunday, February 8.
This day was established to honor the husband and wife as head
of the family, the basic unit of society. Check out the web site
for materials to help celebrate WMD: wmd.wwme.org/downloads
MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER - Attend the February 13-15 Marriage
Encounter Weekend at the Cambria Suites in Green, Ohio.
Call 330-305-9963 or email worldwideme@sbcglobal.net for more
information or reservations. Visit the website at www.wwme.org
KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS NEWS - the Fr. Patala Council’s February
meeting has been cancelled. The council will meet for the scheduled
March meeting at the council hall, 169 Mill Street, at 7:00 p.m.
on March 1st. A Work Day during Spring Break will be planned.
AOH
NEWS - The Msgr. Donal O’Carroll Division of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians will be having the Shamrock Degree Initiation
Saturday, February 7. For those wishing to join the Division
we will meet at 10:00 a.m. for breakfast, honoring St. Brigid
of Ireland, followed by the regular meeting beginning at 11:00
a.m. The breakfast and meeting will be held at 417 Virginia Street,
Marietta. All members of the O’Carroll Division are encouraged
to attend. The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) is an organization
of Catholic men of Irish heritage. If you are interested in joining
the AOH, please contact Chip Rogers (rogersc@ohio.edu), Jarrett
Kealey (jarrett.kealey@gmail.com), Joe Mulligan (ohiomulligans@yahoo.com),
Bill Coffey (wcoffey001@columbus.rr.com), or Kieran Devane (kieran2001@yahoo.com)
in advance of the meeting.
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