-
-
Last Minute Confession Times
March 27 - (TB) at St. Mary, Oxford - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
March 28 - (DD) at Visitation of BVM, Eaton - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
March 30 - (DD) at St. John, New Paris - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
March 30 - (TB) at St. Mary, Camden - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holy Week Schedule
Holy Thursday—APRIL 6, 2023
St. Mary, Oxford @ 6:00 PM
Adoration in Basic Lounge until 10:00 PM
Visitation of BVM, Eaton @ 7:00 PM
Adoration in Church Hall until 10:00 PM
Good Friday—APRIL 7, 2023
St. Mary, Oxford @ 12:00 PM Liturgy
Visitation of BVM, Eaton @ 3:00 PM Liturgy - Stations of Cross @ 12:00 PM
Easter Vigil—APRIL 8, 2023
St. Mary, Oxford @ 9:00 PM and Visitation of BVM, Eaton @ 9:00 PM
All are invited to attend & welcome those newly baptized and in full communion with the Church. A light reception will follow the Easter Vigil Mass.
Easter Sunday—APRIL 9, 2023—Normal Mass Schedule for Sundays
For Newman Center Events visit: www.catholicredhawk.com
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stations of the Cross Schedule
Stations of the Cross—Every Week of Lent
St. John, New Paris—Tuesday @ 6:30 PM
Visitation of BVM, Eaton—Wednesday after 12:00 PM Mass
St. Mary, Camden—Wednesday @ 8:00 PM
St. Mary, Oxford—Friday @ 7:00 PM
-
-
-
Ultimate Lenten Guide
-
-
-
-
God is our HELP
&
We can HELP Others"God is our refuge and our strength,
a very present help in our time of need."
Psalm 46:2
Join us for 40 days in Lent 2023 in believing that...
God is our daily (HELP)
Healer, Evangelizer, Leader, and Proclaimer
&
We can (HELP) others every day!
Heal, Evangelize, Lead, and Proclaim Christ to Others -
How is God my daily HELP? Some bible stories and reflections...
-
One can scarcely open the New Testament without encountering a miracle story, most often in the form of a physical healing. Jesus healed many: The blind began to see, the lame walked, the mute were able to speak. Christians believe that Jesus’ healing ministry was not meant to end with his death. He commissioned the disciples to continue his work, not just by offering spiritual help, but also physical healing.
The ultimate source of any supernatural healing is God himself. Jesus is called upon as the great physician, the healer of body and soul. As such, medical intervention is not shunned, nor is concern for one’s health and proper preventative care devalued. While God is omnipotent and can heal, it is appropriate to safeguard one’s health and rely on the skills of surgeons, doctors, and nurses when necessary to help restore health.
At the same time, Christian believers recognize that there is more to reality than this world.
The witness of Scripture is unanimous: God can heal, and faith can dispose us to his healing. But illness is no illusion; it has real causes and manifestations. The ultimate evil is not illness, but loss of relationship with God. As Christians we are called to follow God’s will for our lives in sickness and health, trusting in his presence whether or not we are healthy.
Scripture Passages focus on God as Healer
Download Scripture Here (Link incomplete)
Saint Stories about God healing through prayer
Click Here to go to Ave Maria - Explores the Saints (4 Weeks of Saint Stories)
Movie on Healing Prayer - Click Here to Register & Watch "FEARLESS"
-
WHAT IS EVANGELIZATION? HOW IS GOD AN EVANGELIZER?
Evangelizing means bringing the Good News of Jesus into every human situation and seeking to convert individuals and society by the divine power of the Gospel itself.
Evangelization must always be directly connected to the Lord Jesus Christ. "There is no true evangelization if the name, the teaching, the life, the promises, the Kingdom and the mystery of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God are not proclaimed."
Evangelization happens when the word of Jesus speaks to people's hearts and minds. Needing no trickery or manipulation, evangelization can happen only when people accept the Gospel freely, as the "good news" it is meant to be, because of the power of the gospel message and the accompanying grace of God.
For instance, think of John 3:16 -- "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him might not perish but have eternal life." Jesus is the good news! He announces to every fallen and broken man or woman that they are worth pursuing in love.
Seeing God as our Evangelizer means simply that God will never give up on converting our hearts and minds toward the Gospel truth of who we are. We are made from Love, called to be in Love, and created for Love!
Living as Missionary Disciples - Study Guide
Download the EBook & Study Guide Here
-
How is God leading me today?
I think of the great EXODUS story where the people of Israel were led by God from Egypt into a brighter future. Their state of slavery was never desired nor willed by God, they had chosen as a people to align themselves with Egyptian ways. They abandoned their faith or at the least, mixed Egyptian idolatry with some form of Israelite faith. God desires for the Pharoah to let His people go to worhsip him in spirit and truth. God sends Moses to lead his people in freedom. Yes, God often chooses to lead by calling others to lead in His name. God is the LEADER and he works through the leadership of others.
Examine Moses as a Leader and Jesus as the new Moses
Download Biblical Typology of Old Moses & Jesus - The New Moses
-
How is God a Proclaimer?
God is proclaimed to every person under heaven through WORD & SACRAMENT.
Word of God - Scripture Story of Salvation
Click Here for a YouTube Video (55 minutes) about the Covenants with God
Sacrament - God's presence Here with us Today
Click Here for Formed.org Video Series on the Sacraments
-
-
How can I HELP others?The Slide above/beside details some ideas that you could help make happen in our parish region -
How are you going to HELP others this Lent? Some ideas below...
-
How can you heal others? Some ideas...
- Healing Prayer
- Happens on months with Five Sundays. After Mass, a group of individuals with the charisms of Healing remain in Church and make available "Healing Prayer"
- Prayer Stations in Communities
- This is a model of witness to public prayer through guidance and teaching from St. Paul Street Evangelization. Some parishioners are committed to stand and pray in public areas.
- Contact Us to Direct and/or Volunteer with a Prayer Station
- Thursday Holy Hours
- 1st Thursday is at Visitation of BVM, Eaton
- A "10-Hour Eucharistic Adoration" initiative is in the beginning stages. We need 20 adorers to commit to a time with the Lord in the Eucharist. Click Here to Signup Online for Adoration Time
- 1st Thursday is at Visitation of BVM, Eaton
- Volunteer (On your Own Initiative) at a LOCAL OUTREACH
- Birthright of Eaton - Many different opportunities
- Contact them at (937) 472-0241
- Common Good
- Needing help with a "Cashier" volunteer position.
- Click Here to Download description and volunteer info.
- Preble County Council for Aging - Meals on Wheels
- Could you help deliver meals to the elderly/homebound? Volunteer by calling 937-456-4947 today.
- Community Lot Dinners @Visitation of BVM, Eaton
- Occurs on the Last Thursday of the Month
- Volunteers can contact Director of Community Meal for more information:
- Birthright of Eaton - Many different opportunities
- Donation to Fr. Wilgintz Polynice & Building a Salesian School in Haiti
- Click Here to Make an Online Donation Today (Link Incomplete)
- PDF Sheet of the Needs in Haiti and Fr. Polynice (Link Incomplete)
- Healing Prayer
-
Those who have been evangelized - evangelize others...
Evangelization is the task and responsibility of the entire Church. The Church exists to evangelize. How could you help...
Is God calling you to begin something new in our parishes....- Sports Group (Basketball/Volleyball) and Begin/End Activity with Prayer
- Weekly Fellowship
- Women's Small Group -or- Men's Small Group
- Download a SMALL GROUP 101 Booklet
- This booklet should walk you through everything you need to know to start your own small group. Contact Parish Staff to reserve a space in the Church Hall -or- let us know the location of your small group and we can post it on the website and social media.
- Exercise Group - You can use the downstairs hall or choose to meet together at a local gym
- "LIKE" & Follow our Preble County Facebook Page
- Everyone is invited to our Sunday Breakfasts - Fellowship and Get to Know One Another
- St. Mary, Camden - After 7:45AM Mass every Sunday
- St. John, New Paris - After 9:45AM Mass on 1st Sunday of Month
- Visitation of BVM, Eaton - After 11:30AM Mass on 1st Sunday of Month
-
Leadership in the Catholic Church understands the hierarchical nature of the Church that Christ has founded. Their is an authority given to Bishops, as successors of the Apostles, delegated to local Pastors and other ordained ministers. In our Parishes, the laity also have a role in leadership and are connected to those in ordained ministry. A catholic priest is always connected to a family and likewise a people of God are always connected to a minister.
A document from the Second Vatican Council puts the "co-responsibility" of Pastor and People of God this way,
"Let the spiritual shepherds recognize and promote the dignity as well as the responsibility of the laity in the Church. Let them willingly employ their prudent advice. Let them confidently assign duties to them in the service of the Church, allowing them freedom and room for action. Further, let them encourage lay people so that they may undertake tasks on their own initiative." (Paragraph 28)
Three Things Fr. David will be leading us into as we learn, prepare, and pray for the implementation of the Beacons of Light and our Family of Parishes on July 1, 2022:
-
Forming a Unified Pastoral Council for the Region
-
Establish and Host Town Halls - Telling our Current Reality Report
-
Identifying Strengths & Areas of Challenge
-
-
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always,
until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
Are we going to everyone (all nations) and helping to proclaim the good news?
Proclaiming the Good News involves four things:- You have to know the Good News - Know Jesus & Your Catholic Faith
- Learn to give a testimony - or Best Ways to Share the Gospel
- Listen to the Story of Others with Compassion
- Do Not Be Afraid - Jesus is with us until He comes again!
You don't need to be perfect or be the best to proclaim the Good News. Simply listen to God's calling and then go and do like what Jesus did. Sit with sinners and tax collectors. Do not condemn nor condone bad actions. Instead, proclaim to them freedom of sight and restoration of their lives to truth, goodness, and beauty. In short, be the saint you are called to be and you will set the world on fire. We have nothing to fear if God is with us. Get out there and let Jesus be known through your actions and your words.
But, I am not trained or qualified to spread the Gospel? I am not a sister or a priest?
-
-
"I hope that all communities will devote the necessary effort to advancing along the path of a pastoral and missionary conversion which cannot leave things as they presently are. "Mere administration" can no longer be enough. Throughout the world, let us be "permanently in a state of mission."
