St.
Christophers Catholic Church
1420 Grandview Avenue Columbus, Ohio
43212-2891 (614) 486-0457
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**PARISH BULLETIN**
Please send/direct all bulletin news items to
the Parish Office, ATTN: Sarah Williams. Sarah can be reached
at 486 0457 (ext 10), or via email: swilliams1887@gmail.com or
stchriscols@aol.com
Thank you – Marytherese and Tom Croarkin
RCIA NEWS – CHECK IT OUT
Because RCIA will begin this week, NOW is the time to contact Deacon Gregg
at 614-267-7500 to learn more about following the Lord as a Catholic Christian.
Or bring your family and friends to our first formation session WEDNESDAY, September 14 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center (in Trinity School).
P.S., We’ll have food too.”
THE PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR)
THE PARISH SCHOOL OF
RELIGION (PSR) will resume Sunday,
September 18. Classes are for children attending public
school or home school in grades pre K-6. Each
class starts at 10:10am, with a group prayer for
parents, students and teachers. Following the
prayer, students are dismissed to their classrooms.
Parents pick up their children at the classroom at
11:20. The cost is $110 for one child or $160 for a
family of two or more. Registration begins August
27 and continues through the first day of class.
Registration materials are available on the web site
(see front of bulletin) and in the back of church on the
youth bulletin board.
CONFIRMATION FOR CHILDREN
in grades 7 and above will be January
21, 2012 at the 4:30pm Mass. Confirmation meetings
will begin in October. Further information will be
available in September.
Labor Day Parade And Mass
The Columbus Metropolitan Assemblies of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Labor Day Parade and Mass Monday, September 5. The parade steps off from the 500 block of E. Rich St. at 9:30am and will proceed west to Historic Holy Cross Church, 204 S. 5th, for the celebration of Mass at 10:00am. A picnic lunch will be available after Mass on the grounds of Holy Cross. It will be catered by Gresso’s. Tickets for lunch are $10 and are available in advance by contacting Steve Skinner: sjskinner10@aol.com, 614 231-4509 or 614 443 2184.
St. Charles Hosting Two Fall Basketball Camps
The camps will be for boys in grades 3 through 8. For more information or to sign up, please contact Coach Will Gruber (614 260 2303 or wgruber@cdeducation.org).
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Strengthen Your Home Life’s Center
Is it the kitchen? The living
room? The Patio? Actually, the center of your home life
is your marriage, and, at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter
weekend, you will learn how to strengthen your home’s
core. Upcoming Marriage Encounter weekends in central
Good Shepherd Dinner
The Pontifical College Josephinum invites you to attend its annual Good Shepherd Dinner Thursday, September 29, at 6:00pm. Reservations are $125 per person or $875 for a table of eight. For more information, please call Wendy Herrel (614 985 2321).
Interested In Being A Server? We Need You
We are always looking for new
servers! All youth from 4th - 12th grade are
invited to join this ministry for any Mass at St.
Christopher. All adults are invited to join the
server ministry for either the 4:30 Saturday Mass or the
6:00 Last Call Mass.
Annual Parish Picnic Sunday, September 18
Plan to attend the Annual
Parish Picnic Sunday, September 18, after the 11:30
Mass. The picnic will be held at Wyman Woods Shelter
House at the corner of
The Greater Columbus Post Of Catholic Veterans
Will
meet Tuesday, September 6, at 7:00pm in the Red Room in St.
Peter’s Church,
Festival Thanks and Update
Thanks to all who volunteered their time, talent, and treasure to make the 2011 Festival a great success. If you have any comments, concerns, or suggestions, please send an email to festival@stchristopherscc.com. The next festival meeting will be Thursday, October 6, at 7:00pm in the St. Albert Room.
Attention Altar Servers
New schedules have been
mailed. If you did not receive a printed schedule
in the mail, please let Linda Wolfe know. Review
schedules now and put scheduled dates on your calendar.
Copies of the schedule are posted in the Sacristy.
Cysc Dinner Theater 2011
Sunday October 9.
This summer, our Catholic Youth Summer Camp staff days were
filled with high adventure camp and an intense call to
holiness with the youth of our Diocese. This is our 11th
year of high adventure Catholic Camp reaching thousands of
youth as we celebrate and live our Catholic Faith together
through daily Mass, adoration, confession, Diocesan priests,
Seminarians, religious, clergy, inspiring talks, hilarious
skits, moving dramas, and teen testimonies. Many parents
tell us their children come for the jet skis and other fun
activities and leave talking about their faith. Throughout
the last school year, CYSC provided monthly Youth Ministry
programs for Middle and High School students through Jesus
Jams and Holiness Revolution, had the honor to offer an all
night celebration at the Pontifical College Josephinum for
the beatification of Pope John Paul II, gave ministry and
support for the children of Run the Race Foundation, and
continue to call youth to a life of holiness. With
God’s grace, we have accomplished a great deal, but much
more must be done! Last November, CYSC celebrated its First
Annual Dinner Theater fundraiser. Over 225 people came
together to help raise funds and Build the Adventure for
CYSC ministries. This year’s Dinner Theatre is set for
Sunday, October 9, at Hickory Lakes Country Club. O
Trinity Catholic Elementary School
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Trinity
Catholic Elementary School is accepting
applications for all grades for the 2011-2012 school year.
In addition, the State of
The Altar And Rosary Society
The Altar And Rosary Society
is an excellent means of giving your time and talent back to
the Church and a great way to meet others active in the life
of the Parish. Members provide altar and linen care for St.
Christopher. These responsibilities rotate among members
every month. For more information, please contact one of the
following: Mary Halloran, President (481 0256 or
celtic4543212@yahoo.com), Karen Herbert, Secretary (pelikaren@yahoo.com),
or Susan Reeser, Treasurer (486 7248 or
sreeser@columbus.rr.com).
Family Needs Electric Stove
There is a family in need of an electric stove and a refrigerator. If you can help, please contact Jackie in the Parish Office (486-0457).
Volunteers Are Needed For An Eye Study
Volunteers Are Needed
For An Eye Study at the OSU Eye and Ear Institute,
The St. Christopher Woman’s Club
Will
have its Welcome Back meeting Tuesday,
September 13, at 6:00pm in the
Eucharistic ministries Schedule
Last Call
LAST CALL MASS (6:00pm on
Sundays) RETURNS SEPTEMBER 11
Thank you for supporting our first
season of Last Call. We greatly appreciate the attendance
and feedback that we received throughout the season. We will
resume Last Call on Sunday, September 11. Thank you and
God Bless!
Msgr. John K. Cody
Deacon Carl Calcara
Mark Voris
**Attn Eucharistic Ministers
Schedules for July through
October are being prepared. Please inform me of any dates,
if known at this time, that you will not be available to
serve. Thank you and God Bless, Marytherese Croarkin
(487-9011 or
tcroarki@columbus.rr.com)
Pilgrimage Opportunities This Fall
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land &
Jordan: Fr. Dan Millisor is offering a
pilgrimage departing from
The Use of Choral Music at Holy Mass
Somewhere in the time after the
Second Vatican Council, a theory began being advanced that the
choir could not sing alone, and instead should just lead the
congregation in song. Though leading the congregation in song is
one of the purposes of a choir, it is not the only purpose. The
choir is also meant to sing choral music that is too advanced
for the congregation. Choral pieces might come from the
“treasury” of music from our Church’s rich history or might be
worthy new compositions. The reason for the idea that the choir
shouldn’t sing alone is usually attributed to the concept of
full, conscious and active (or actual) participation that is
promoted in Sacrosanctum Concilium. However, full,
conscious and active participation doesn’t necessarily mean
constantly “doing” (or singing) things. The congregation is able
to fully, consciously and actively participate by attentively
listening to the readings from God’s Word, the verses of the
Psalm and Alleluia that are sung by a cantor, the homily given
by the priest or deacon and also by listening to any choral
music sung by the choir. When the choir sings alone, it is not
to entertain the congregation or to “show off” their ability.
Rather, it is to lead the congregation to prayer as they listen
to the words, are inspired by the melody and harmonies and are
hopefully drawn more fully into the action taking place (in
example if the choir sings during the Offertory, the
congregation should be able to watch the offerings being brought
to the altar). The choral piece should either match the readings
of the day, the action taking place while it is being sung (in
example a Eucharistic piece of music during Holy Communion) or
the liturgical season (in example, Rorate Caeli during
Advent). Listen to the words during choral music if you find
yourself at a Choral Mass. Actively participate by listening and
praying the words being sung.
Liturgy News
ROMAN MISSAL
3rd Edition
For your summer liturgical homework – learn well
the new “Preface Dialogue” – the liturgical conversation between the
presider and the assembly as we prepare for the Eucharistic Prayer.
Check the bold print here to see the new version, which will begin in
November.
PRESENT/NOW
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
FUTURE/THEN
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right and just.
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