Perpetual Times - Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Volume 16, Issue 2
Winter 2014
Perpetual Times
2255 Central Grove
Toledo, Ohio 43614
419-382-5511
FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN:
JOY TO THE WORLD!
Our Lady of
Perpetual Help
Parish is a Catholic
community
committed to
celebrating and
extending the
mission of Jesus
Christ through
spiritual growth,
education, service
and compassion for
all God’s people,
under the
patronage of our
Blessed Mother.
Dear OLPH Family,
Once again we find ourselves in the midst of the Christmas Season preparing for all
those things that bring Joy to our lives. First of all, we rejoice in the birth of the Christ
Child, the “Reason for the Season” and the center of our existence. As Advent draws to
a close, we anticipate a Birthday Party that is the Party of All Parties that promises us
gifts that are “out of this world” and a future that is Eternal.
With so many things taking up our time during this season, we must always stop and
reflect on the “Birth of Our Savior”, who came into the world to rid us of darkness and
despair and call us “Into the Light”. Jesus is that Light that came into the world and the
Word that became Flesh. We receive this “Flesh” each time we receive the Eucharist
and are renewed in strength and in Spirit. We know that presents are nice and food is
plentiful during our Holiday Gatherings, even though many go without, and yet without
Jesus in our lives, we are left empty and unsatisfied. Our greatest gifts are those that
are not bought in Malls or on the Internet. The gifts that remain are those most
important to us….Gifts like Family, Faith, and Friends…..Gifts like Wonder and Awe in
his Presence.
Who doesn’t get chills going to Midnight Mass and gazing upon the Baby Jesus in the
crib and hearing the Choir that sounds like Angels celebrating the Birth of Our Lord? Let
us pick up the Baby Jesus in our minds and Love him like every baby needs to be Loved
and tell him everything we’ve wanted to tell him…that he’s the most important thing in
our lives….that we want him to guide us to
where we need to be….that we are willing to
die for him and live for him, because we know
that when we put Jesus first, everything else
falls into place.
This past year has seen its challenges and
difficulties, but I believe as I said when I came
here: that there are so many possibilities for
growth in this Community, both in Faith and in
Spirit, that we are only beginning to realize
our potential. As you celebrate with those you
Love this Christmas, make sure that you save
time for “Baby Jesus” and wish him a Happy
Birthday! His will is that we may find Joy in all
we do and work to make all we do find Joy in
Him. May God continue to Bless us with all
that is good and guide us to even better days
ahead.
May the Child Jesus Inspire you to Holiness!
YÜA Wtä|w
The Nativity. Lorenzo Lotto, 1523. Page 2
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PARISH
2014 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Deanery Parish Penance Service:
Sunday, December 7 —1:00 p.m. at St. Pat’s Heatherdowns with O.L.P.H.
Individual Confessions:
Saturdays of Advent, November 29, December 6, 13 & 20 from 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 16—7:00-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 18—9:45-11:15 a.m.
Friday, December 19—11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24
(NO 8:45 a.m. Mass)
4:00 p.m. - Children’s Mass
11:00 p.m. - Solemn Vigil Mass
Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25
10:00 a.m. only
New Year’s Day Vigil
5:00 p.m. Mass on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
(No 8:45 a.m. Mass)
Thursday, January 1, 2015
10:00 a.m.
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A NEW YEAR PRAYER
Holy Father, God of our yesterdays, our today, and our tomorrows,
We praise You for Your unequaled greatness.
Thank You for the year behind us and for the year ahead.
Help us in Your New Year, Father, to fret less and laugh more.
To teach our children to laugh by laughing with them.
To teach others to love by loving them.
Knowing, when Love came to the stable in Bethlehem, He came for us
So that Love could be with us, and we could know You,
That we could share Love with others.
Help us, Father, to hear Your love song in every sunrise,
In the chirping of sparrows in our backyards,
In the stories of our old folks, and the fantasies of our children.
Help us to stop and listen to Your love songs,
So that we may know You better and better.
We rejoice in the world You loved into being.
Thank You for another New Year and for new chances every day.
We pray for peace, for light, and for hope, that we might spread them to others.
Forgive us for falling short this past year.
We leave the irreparable past in Your hands
And step out into the unknown New Year knowing You will go with us.
We accept Your gift of a New Year, and we rejoice in what’s ahead,
Depending on you to help us do exactly what You want.
I say it again, we rejoice!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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PARISH
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2014
Dear OLPH Family,
Merry Christmas! & Happy Birthday Jesus! As we approach our Savior's
birth, hopefully we are as excited as a child to welcome this Holy Season. We know
that in our secular world Christmas can become a season of stress, anxiety, and
"stuff". God takes us to a better place and asks us to relax, refresh, and enjoy!
Christmas is first and foremost about Our Savior's Birth. Light came into the
world to lead us out of darkness and give us a new purpose and a new way of life.
This Advent we have awaited his birth with anticipation and welcomed him with open
arms.
If we find ourselves disappointed and depressed, then we know that what we
have waited for is that which does not sustain us. Making Jesus truly the reason for
the season never disappoints and always finds a way to bring peace and harmony
even in the midst of trouble and difficulty.
I pray that this Christmas finds you happy in the company of your Faith,
Family and Friends and that you are inspired by your experience of this Most Holy
Time. I encourage you to "bring a friend to Mass" and continue to welcome those
who, for whatever reason, have not joined our celebrations.
We have been so very Blessed by our God and look forward to even better
days ahead. May God touch your hearts and bring you his peace so that you may
experience his Loving Care Now and Always.
In Christ's Love,
YÜA Wtä|w
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WELCOME, HELEN RACZKOWSKI
We welcome Helen to the Parish Staff as our Financial Secretary,
and after 19 years we say goodbye and best wishes to Lisa Musil
who has taken employment at her home parish, Regina Coeli.
Helen was officially hired on August 25 and is quite familiar with
OLPH, as she and her husband Paul have been parishioners for
40 yearsl. Both her children, Paulette and Jim, graduated from
OLPH School. She comes to us with an extensive background
spanning 30 years in human resources and accounting. Helen
looks forward to serving OLPH for many years to come, and she
would like to thank Lisa Musil and Linda Simmons for all their
hours of training and always being available to answer questions.
A thank you also goes out to everyone in the Parish Office for
being so welcoming. After her last stressful position Helen can
easily say, “It’s so nice to go from working for the “devil” to working
for God!”
We find she fits it quite beautifully!
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Imagine this scenario: I’m asked to write down in one sentence my response to the question:
“What is a Christian?”
My first inclination might be to write down something about how Christians act or what we do or
don’t do. But the proper answer would have to be, “A Christian is someone who believes Jesus
Christ is the Son of God.”
The story of the baptism of Jesus is placed at the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry in all four
Gospels. It’s placed there because that is the starting point. This is the story of the revelation of
who Jesus is – the Son of God. That’s why the Church celebrates the feast of the Baptism of the
Lord at the conclusion of the Christmas season and the beginning of the rest of the liturgical year.
I can’t go anywhere in my life as a Christian unless I understand, first of all, that I am what I am
because I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Period.
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DEADLINE FOR
SPRING ISSUE
Mark your calendar for Monday,
February 2, as the deadline for
articles and pictures for the spring
edition of the Perpetual Times. If you have something for scouts, sports, alumni, school or parish that
would fit well in our newsletter, please email to
cleyland@bex.net or bring into the Parish Office.
PRAYERS AND ADORATION
We have a very active Parish Prayer Group at OLPH.
If you would like to make a prayer request for yourself
or another person, family or group, please call the
Parish Office at 419-382-5511 or Patricia Hageman at
419-385-4742. Your request will be shared with
members of the group who offer prayers for special
intentions of those in need.
Every 1st Friday we have Adoration after the 8:45 a.m.
Mass until noon at which time we offer some form of
prayer and then offer Benediction. We profess that
The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of everything
we do. Living that out, all are encouraged to attend.
Five half-hour slots (from 9:30-Noon) where you
commit a half hour of presence with The Lord are
available for sign up the weekend before each First
Friday, or you are welcome to just come at your
convenience. God is worth a half hour of our time.
Join us in Praise and Blessing of the “True Presence”.
LITTLE BOOKS FOR
ADVENT & LENT
Thank you to the Parish
Community Builders Committee
for providing the Advent & Lent
meditation booklets called “The
Little Books”. These wonderful
prayer books are free to our
parishioners after Masses
during both seasons and will help enhance those days
of preparation leading up to Christmas and Easter.
Please be sure to take a copy!
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S.O.S.--SOCIAL OUTLET
FOR SINGLES
(DIVORCED & WIDOWED)
We have had some great activities together this past
fall, among them: Trip on the Sandpiper down the
scenic Maumee, a very moving tour of the Holocaust
Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, which finished
with a short talk by an 88-year old survivor of the
horror, who proved to be charming, frank, and
generous with his time and our questions. Several
of us formed a team and competed in Club YEA’s
Trivia Night on November 15, and our Lebanese
Cooking Class was moved to Sunday, December 7.
In conjunction with the Parish Community Builders
we viewed the phenomenal movie “God Isn’t
Dead” (out in theaters just last year) in Meeting
Room #2, complete with popcorn and beverages and
discussion afterwards for anyone interested in
staying.
Don’t spend all your time alone—join us on our
merry misadventures! If you are interested, please
call the Parish Office at 419-382-5511, and we’ll let
you in on all the fun!!
SACRAMENTS
Congratulations to our 2nd graders
both from our school and our Parish
School of Religion who made their
First Reconciliation on December 6.
We will keep you in our prayers as
you journey toward First Communion
in the spring!
If any of your children need to receive any of the
sacraments, please contact Josh Mocek, OLPH
Director of Religious Education. You can reach him
in the Parish Office at 419-382-5511 or email at
yourolphdre@gmail.com.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following members of OLPH
who celebrated special Wedding Anniversaries at
Rosary Cathedral on Sunday, October 19. They are:
Carolyn & Bill Beckler (67th), Dorothy & Norman
Heydinger (64th) and Connie & Richard Skoski (50th).
In faith you were joined together and in faith you
continue!
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WILLIAM (BILL) BECKLER, JR. &
CAROLYN MERSING BECKLER
6th in a series of articles on long-time members of OLPH.
Carolyn Beckler’s father, George Mersing, was one of the
original members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. When
her mother passed away when Carolyn was only 4, they moved
in with her father’s parents, with her aunts helping to raise
Carolyn and her sister. They went to school at Rosary
Cathedral until they moved to Princeton Drive and she entered
OLPH in 3rd/4th grades, which were taught by Winifred Coyle.
This was back when OLPH was “on the hill” and split classes
were taught together. Carolyn well remembers having Sr. John
Francis for 5th/6th grade and Sr. Gertrude for 7th/8th. She also
notes that the Marlborough family lived across the street, from
which the first “son of the parish” to be ordained to the priesthood was Thomas Francis Marlborough, receiving the sacrament from Bishop Stritch in 1927.
While Bill, Jr. never attended OLPH School, his family was here from the beginning. Taken from “A History of OLPH”
by Fr. Michael Brown is the following: “Of these (75) families one took a very special part in bringing OLPH Parish
into existence, and that was the family of Joseph Beckler, a carpenter who lived at 222 University Blvd. On the day
before the parish’s first Mass Joe and his wife donated $100 to purchase a chalice for the parish’s liturgy. His
descendants are still deeply involved in OLPH Church. One of his sons, Lawrence, was one of the parish’s first altar
boys.” Joe is Bill’s grandfather and Lawrence is his uncle.
Bill and Carolyn met in chemistry class at Central Catholic High School, and soon discovered a little chemistry of their
own! Carolyn clearly remembers sitting on her front porch when Bill rode by on his bike, waved, and, having found out
where she lived, continued with phone calls and the beginning of their courtship.
Bill was drafted at the age of 18, and it was in Italy that he lost his leg. Ending up in the hospital in Battle Creek,
Michigan, Carolyn visited him and assured him that it made no difference to her when she said, “You can still hug me.”
They were married in 1947 in the old OLPH Church on the hill. They were living in Indiana, where Bill was going to
school at the University of Notre Dame on the GI Bill, when their first child, Mark, was born. He has the distinction of
having been baptized by Notre Dame’s Fr. Theodore Hesburgh himself.
Eventually after a time living in Pittsburgh they moved back and settled down in Toledo and life at OLPH, from which
all five of their children graduated. Carolyn worked the playground while the kids were here and also became active in
the Altar Rosary Society, which never failed to bring the women of the parish together. When their youngest was 7,
they started camping annually out west. Some of the noted parks they stayed at were Glacier, Yellowstone and the
Grand Tetons in Canada. Even after the kids left them with an empty nest, Bill & Carolyn continued to camp every
June through September in their 18-foot trailer up until 2008.
Their fondness for OLPH shows when they talk about going to other churches once in a while and noting that none of
them feel like home the way OLPH does. It is a feeling that most of our long-time members have and hope that our
newer members will acquire. Come each weekend to OLPH, where Bill & Carolyn Beckler will gladly welcome you
home!
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MAKING IT SIMPLE
How often are we flying out the door at the last minute, for one reason or another, trying to get to Mass on time and
with everyone in tow--only to get there and realize we forgot our Sunday envelope? Let us help eliminate having to
remember one more thing before leaving home by suggesting automatic withdrawal from your checking or savings
account for your donations! OLPH offers weekly, semi-monthly or monthly deductions—whatever fits your lifestyle.
Discover the freedom of having it all taken care of and knowing that you have provided for your Church.
If you are interested, please fill out this form and mail to the Parish Office or drop in the collection basket.
Authorization for Automatic Account Transaction
I/We _______________________________________________ (print names), hereby authorize Our Lady of
Perpetual Hel to initiate debit entries in the amount specified below at the intervals stated. I understand that this
authorization will remain in effect until I forward written notification to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church requesting
termination of this service, allowing sufficient time for them to process my request.
Name of Financial Institution ____________________________________________________________
Account # ________________________________________ Checking/Savings (Circle one)
** Attach a voided check for verification (please do not attach a deposit slip)
Name _____________________________________________________ Envelope # ________________
Address ____________________________________________________ Phone # ___________________
City, State, Zip _________________________________________________________________________
Signature ___________________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Signature ___________________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Date to begin ____________________________ (Please allow 1 week for processing)
Check one of the following 3 choices:
____________ I/We choose Weekly Deductions (deducted every Monday)
OR
____________ I/We choose Semi-Monthly Deductions (deducted on the 15th and 30th of each month or the
following Monday if those fall on a Saturday or Sunday)
OR
____________ I/We choose Monthly Deductions (deducted the 1st Monday of every month)
$___________ Please specify the amount to be deducted for Regular Sunday collections as selected above
(weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly).
$___________ Please specify the amount to be deducted for Maintenance Collection each month as selected
above (weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly)
$___________ TOTAL DEDUCTION as selected above (weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly)
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
What was special about the annual St. Vincent de Paul meeting held
at the Cathedral in October? It proved to be the addition of newly
ordained Bishop Daniel Thomas, who greeted and chatted with each
member individually and cheerfully posed for pictures.
According to our OLPH members, he is truly a charming, charismatic
leader!
Bishop Thomas greets Mary Campbell
From left: Mary & Tom Sheffler, Bishop Thomas, Darryl Campbell,
Randy Musch, Deacon John Campbell & Deacon Dan Quinn
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2014 365 LOTTO WINNERS AS OF NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Sr. Jeanne Marie Glorioso
Peter Papadimos
Lee Miller
Ryan Landis
Ray Overy
Tim Reynolds
Mary Serote
Jim & Barb Boyle
Claudia Arnold
Matt & Alexis Watkins
Abby Jacobs
Jack German
Richard Skoski
Larry & Joyce Godfrey
Elizabeth Janesz
Lisa Wehrmeister
Logan Jackson Wood
Melissa Kissner
Marcie Kessler
Matt Ward
OLPH
Betty Straub
Maggie Sullivan
Bruce Szczepanski
Ginger Oathout
Jason Failing
Mike & Jaime Owings
Elise Watson
Juanita Kiefer
Denise Wensink
Sue Moss
Andrew Jambor
Melissa Noe
Art Wismer
Roger Simpson
Tony King
Al Opaczewski
Heidi Crawford
John Scharding
Thomas Janesz
Mel Ogrodowski
Mary Opaczewski
Kevin & Sharon Saco
Krystal & Rick Gill
Angie & Steve Ruby
Mark Smith
Judi Gratcl
Victor Hanus
Nicole Geithmann
Don & Nanci Riddle
Carrie Burk
Deb Micenec
Hannah Zenk
J.J. Westhoven
Cheryl Lapinski
Joan & Joe Peltier
Joseph Bojarski
Richard Mendieta
Dan Jordan
Nicholas Kiefer
Eric & Jennifer Featzka
Kent Lay
Jan Motter
Karen Walker
Justine Kahl
Charlotte Dymarkowski
Heidi Crawford
Ashley Christyson
Bonnie Staszak
Cheryl Rochte
Norman Dymarkowski
DeDe Ryan
Andrew Nichols
Janet Hack
Lizzie Harrington
Brian Nichols
Jen Mott
Julie Smith
Dan Doyle
Carol Kekes
Pam Looman
Nick Dendinger
Jennifer Majchrowski
Trish Groth
Emily Puffenberger
Amy Parker
Lisa Seitz
Camille Koralewski
Allen & Meghan Skomer
Paul Zaciewski
Jim Wuest
Tim Zolcrak
Neha Desai
Vicki Sweeney
Shannon McDonald
The Bialecki Family
Marcia Mitchell
Mandy Burmeister
Lily Ogrodowski
Kathy & Mike Roper
Mary Ann Mariasy
Jenny Mott
Rick & Kathy Zibbel
Claudia Arnold
Allan Gendaszek
Paul Raczkowski
Cynthia Kozlowski
Judy Johnson
Cynthia Kozlowski
Scott & Mary Siesel
Colette Leyland
Betsy Noonan
Edward Mohler
Scott & Aimee Sandvik
Gertrude Kubicz
Chuck Sattler
OLPH
Ann Kniep
Gage Bearden
Colleen Kander
Margot & Brian Borger
Lynette Jackson
Rita Darrow
Russell Knopp
Todd Kuney
Maribel Mendoza
Scott McGee
Donna Winkle
Sara & Kevin Stearns
Tom Kenny
Marie Fudacz
Laura Guenin
Emily & Bryan Lindsay
Mark Kusner
John & Abby Flahie
Carol Falke
Cheryl Shadday
Micki Morgan Rybicki
Bill Carr
Lisa & Russ Musil
Monica Brown
OLPH
Damian Ogrodowski
Alan Bremer, Sr.
Jennifer Hrosko
Tom Schneider
Colette Ewing
Lynne & Ken Owings
Tina Willier
Katie Queenan
Ian Byrne
Sarah Buno
John Skoski
Gregory & Regina Bennett
Harley & Taylor Vaught
Kelly Burgin
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Kathleen Keener
Mathias Gaynor III
Charles & Dona Brown
Jim & Barb Boyle
Lori DeShetler
Thomas Janesz
John Mussery
Abby Jacobs
Matt & Meghan Reed
Terri Ogrodowski
Zachary Delgado
Larry & Joyce Godfrey
Dave Wehrmeister
Katherine DeCarlo
Melissa Kissner
Logan Jackson Wood
Ethan Simmons
Monica Brown
John Spielberger
Maggie Sullivan
Ray Overy
Beth & Bobby Longeway
Ron Gorny
Mike & Jaime Owings
Jim Schramm
Marvin & Eileen Szabo
Jordan Arnold
Sue Moss
Sean Beach
Joy Kosinski
Joanne Kimerer
Roger Simpson
Sharon Bugbee
Suzanne Stapleton
Dana Rawson
John Scharding
Chad Kuney
Marilyn Mizik
Edward Mohler
Kevin & Sharon Saco
Rick & Kathy Zibbel
Sally Macovic
David Liber
Judi Gratcl
Sally Mielcarek
James & Debra Navarre
Desmond Strooh
Don & Nanci Riddle
Joan Williams
Mark Becker
Hannah Zenk
Bob Bigler
Jeanne Taylor
Joan & Joe Peltier
Jason Evans
Steven Fehr
Dan Jordan
Kelly Harrington
Gary & Judi Kowalski
Kent Lay
Benjamin Kowalski
Ian Byrne
Charlotte Dymarkowski
Jill Bergman
Cristine Schmenk
Mary Beth Lorigan
Colin Nelson
Valerie King
Cody Little
Pat Woods
Sue Lee
Ryan Landis
Cheryl Rochte
Janet Hack
Julie Smith
Sue Humason
Carol Hill
Melissa Pollock
Jen Mott
Jim White
Ruth Kennedy
Don & Nanci Riddle
Shannon Walter
Gordon & Rose Pfleghaar
Colin Nelson
Abby Arnold
Shirley Mercer
Barbara Bell
Corey & Amer Smidi
Ken Gallaher
Camille Koralewski
Russ & Lisa Musil
Liz Holmes
Tony Arvelo
Jim Wuest
Tom Kenny
Theresa Harrington
Joan Moran
Vicki Sweeney
Kathy Clark
Jerry Mehling
Roseann Hudzinski
Marcia Mitchell
Donna Darr
Alan Bremer, Sr.
Kay Etue
Mary Ann Mariasy
Bialecki Family
Patricia Michalak
Joan & Jerry Ryan
Allan Gendaszek
Marge Mergy
Bud Falke
Al Kleeberger
Cynthia Kozlowski
Judy Clifton
Dave Stratso
Victoria Erickson
Edward Mohler
Cindy Meyers
OLPH
Ann Walsh
OLPH
Heidi Crawford
Marleen Docis
Bobby Parisien
Margot & Brian Borger
Jennifer Johnson
Melissa Chittick
Steve Poturalski
Russell Knopp
Megan Harrington
Chuck Sattler
Linda McCrury
Scott McGee
Tiffany Jordan
Dan & Margo Kerscher
Fran Rideout
Tom Kenny
Tom Dixon, Sr.
Dave Whipple
Emily & Bryan Lindsay
Sandy Stout
Bob & Ann Lukezic
Cheryl Shadday
Linda Goulette
Lizzie Harrington
Monica Brown
Rebekah Erford
David Noe
Jennifer Hrosko
Don & Lyn Raymond
Chris & Cheryl Billmaier
Nick Dendinger
Emily Puffenberger
Adam Wehrmeister
Carrie Burk
Paul Raczkowski
Shirley Wozniak
Cindy Pazdziorko
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PARISH COMMUNITY BUILDERS
TRUNK OR TREAT—FUN FOR EVERYONE!
Best Decorated Trunk: The Sadowski Family
Best Boy Costume was revealed to be Dane Andrews!
Other contenders:
Best Family Costume: The Pirates of the Clarke Family
Best Girl: Ria Bonnell’s Gumball Machine
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Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed a great evening—and Mother
Nature was very cooperative as well! The free hot chocolate, cider, coffee
and soda provided by the Parish Community Builders were enjoyed by all, as
well as the Halloween-themed prizes won at the Pumpkin Spinner Game.
Thanks to Steve Hockenberger of Gold Ribbon Trophies for his generous
donation of trophies. Thanks also to all those who gave of their time to make
sure kids and parents had a fun time: Diane Poturalski, Barb Bell, Sally
Albrecht, Barb Navarro, Tina Wittier, and Kayla Wittier and friends.
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NEW FAMILIES ARE WELCOME
Michael & Stacey Alek
Ryan Conner & Ashley Wagner,
children Juliet Conner-Wagner, Catalina, Bianca & Adrian Franco-Wagner
Sarah Miller
Stephanie Smith, child Elijah
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
Starting the 1st Sunday of Advent, November 30th, during the 11:00am
Mass, Children’s Liturgy of the Word will begin & will continue every
Sunday through May 24th with few exceptions. Our target group is
kindergarteners & 1st graders, but no child will be turned away. We do,
however, request that parents encourage children older than 3rd grade to
remain in church with them as they are mature enough to participate in the
ordinary life of the Church. We are excited to be offering this ministry
again & I would like to thank Melissa Kissner & Gina Demagall for
volunteering to lead. After we had our first meeting, we decided it would be
good to inform you of the format of Children’s Liturgy as it may feel like a
new experience.
The Bishops of the United States have articulated their desire that Children’s Liturgy of the Word mirror as
much as possible the ordinary Liturgy of the Word experienced every week during Mass. Therefore, when
your children come to Children’s Liturgy at OLPH they will leave just after the opening procession to Meeting
Room #3. Once there, they will begin with a prayer & recite the commitments (which are similar to classroom
expectations & include elements of the Profession of Faith which is the Creed), read the readings of the
Mass, reflect on the readings of the Mass through discussion & end with each student offering up a petition
before closing prayer. After closing prayer the children will rejoin the congregation for the Liturgy of the
Eucharist.
Once again, we are excited to offer this ministry for the children of the parish. We are still in need of
volunteers to commit to one or two Sundays a month, or less depending on the number of volunteers, to
assist Melissa & Gina during Children’s Liturgy. If you have questions, or would like to offer your help, please
contact me at yourOLPHdre@gmail.com or by calling the Parish Office.
From Josh Mocek
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SCHOOL NEWS
STUDENT COUNCIL: Congratulations to the 2014-2015 Student Council members: From the 8th
grade Eric Cark, Emma Comes, Nathaniel Erickson, David Geronimo, Morgan Krajewski, Toby
Rosebrock, Maizey Sadowski; from 7th grade Kallen Rawson, Parker Victorian & Aubrey Zmuda.
QUIZ BOWL: Congratulations to the 2014-2015 Quiz Bowl Team, who will be working hard
representing OLPH this year:
8th Graders:
Nathaniel Erickson
David Geronimo
Morgan Krajewski
Toby Rosebrock
7th Graders:
Bridget Bremer
Joseph Fudacz
Jacob Lowery
Parker Victorian
Sydni Waugh
Melanie Whipple
MATH-A-THON: Mrs. Hunter is proud of all the participants! Our students collected $554.25 and
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital is most grateful for being the beneficiary of all their hard
work and donations.
LIBRARY REQUEST: Our dedicated library volunteers are asking for any donations of clean, comfy
chairs or gently used beanbags for use in the library. If you have these items to donate, please feel
free to drop them off at the school.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: Join us for the school’s annual Christmas Program on Tuesday,
December 16, with performances at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Church. Mrs. Brenda Waters has
been hard at work preparing our students, so let’s all come out and show them our support!
OPEN HOUSE/BOOK FAIR/GRAND EVENT: Our Open House will be a few weeks earlier this year
on Sunday,
February 15. Please invite family, friends and neighbors who have school-age children to come and
tour our school and meet our teachers. Leading up to Open House will be our annual Book Fair
from February 11-15 and the Grand Event, where we celebrate our grandparents or special
grand-friends, to spend the morning with us!
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SPIRIT “ROCKS” OLPH
“We have spirit, yes we do. We have
spirit, how ‘bout you?” PSA would like to
thank everyone who helped with the new
OLPH spirit rock out on the Green! At the
special bonfire it was blessed by Father
Dave and anointed with handprints of
students. This rock is sure to represent
the spirit of community for years to come.
Thanks to Adam Bonnell for maintaining
such a safe fire, to the McLaughlins for
getting the spirit rock donated (all 8,000
pounds of it!), and to Kim Bremer for
handling the chaos of painted hands and
creating the best spirit rock in town!
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MAGAZINE/COOKIE DOUGH DRIVE
What a fantastic job everyone did on our first school
fundraiser! Our students and their families managed to
sell over $21,000 worth of Magazines, Cookie Dough
and Memory Photo Products, 40% of which comes
back to OLPH School.
Lily Ogrodowski (pictured at right) from 2nd grade was
our top seller with a total of 63 sales! Our top selling
class was Mrs. Doane’s 5th grade, who received a
special stuffed bear for the classroom that affectionately
has been named (pictured below). Great job, everyone!
DON’T FORGET OUR 2ND SCHOOL
FUNDRAISER: 365 LOTTO!
Where else can you get 365 chances
to win cash from one $20 ticket?
Right here at OLPH!
Perhaps you won on a ticket you
bought last year from a student—
some lucky people actually won
more than once! (Check out all of
our winners from January 1st through
the 7th of November printed in this
edition.) Our students will be selling
tickets from November 17 through
December 7. You can buy from
them and help them win prizes, or if
you would like tickets sent to you, please call the Parish Office at 419-382-5511 or send your
printed name, address & phone number with a check made out to OLPH to 2255 Central Grove
Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. Each ticket is $20, but if you buy or sell 15, you get 1 free ticket. Prizes
are as follows: 3 $1,000 prizes on Easter, 4th of July & Christmas; 12 $500 prizes on all the first
Mondays; 51 $100 prizes on all Sundays (except Easter); 299 $40 prizes on the remaining days of
the year.
Lotto tickets also make great gifts for those Christmas stockings, for birthdays, or just for fun!
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PARENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM NEEDS YOU
It has been a wonderful first quarter for the students and parents of OLPH School!
There have been many opportunities to come together in a social setting, getting to
know one another, and enjoying time with our kids at their “home away from home”.
We would like to thank the Parish Community Builders Committee for providing us
one such opportunity at Trunk or Treat. It is events such as these that tie our Parish
and School together creating a relationship that will provide our kids with a foundation
to which they will always return.
To continue this momentum, we hope you will consider volunteering with the Parent
Ambassador Program. This program was launched last spring and provides an
opportunity for parents, alumni and parishioners to support our school. Designed to
be a tool to help attract new students and serve current families, the group provides
volunteer opportunities that focus on five specific groups of children and their parents.
Parent Ambassador Program volunteers help welcome new families to our community, provide encouragement to
parents going through the process of preparing for baptism of their child, market the school and help to create learning
opportunities for parents as their children grow and move through the education system.
Focus ages for the program include:
Children from birth through age 3
Children in Preschool and Kindergarten
Children in grades 1-5
Children in grades 6-8
Families with children who are new to our parish or school community
Each group is led by a member of the School Advisory Council, and all groups are seeking volunteers from our parish.
Typical activities can include planning an informational session on parenting topics, playing host for a tour or creating
social opportunities for school families. The Parent Ambassador program also helps match parents with volunteer
opportunities, and encourages participation in activities and events offered by existing school or parish groups.
For more information on the program or to volunteer, contact Pam Mohler at 419-367-7569 after 5 p.m.
PARENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
RESTAURANT NIGHTS
You can help our Parent School Association help our school by participating in the
neighborhood Restaurant Nights. Just place an order or dine in at the following
restaurants on the designated OLPH nights, mention OLPH when you order, and a
percentage of the proceeds from that night will come back to PSA! The dates for Mi
Hacienda are: 12/9, 2/3, 3/3 & 5/12. For the Rugby Drive Marco’s Pizza only the
dates are: 12/18, 12/19, 1/15, 1/16, 2/19, 2/20, 3/19, 3/20, 4/16, 4/17, 5/14 & 5/15.
ACTIVITY NIGHT
Need a night out to do some shopping or other holiday activity? PSA is sponsoring again an Activity Night for kids on
Friday, December 12, from 6:30 until 9:00 p.m. They’ll keep them busy while you are free to shop! And if you add
dinner out to your evening, remember that PSA is again partnering with Caper’s Restaurant where 15% of all food
sales that evening will be donated back to PSA. Now that’s a win-win situation!
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FIRST QUARTER HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to the following 4th through 8th grade students who earned honors
for the 1st Quarter of this school year:
Grade 4 Mrs. Friedberg
Principal’s List: Mallory Caldwell, Seamus Leonard, Erin Reed
First Honors: Kleiston Bonnell
Second Honors: Rupert Buno, Joey Carr, Hailey Englehardt, Gavin Errington,
Elena Johnson, William Lowery
Third Honors: Ethan Lloyd, Danny Witcher
Grade 5 Mrs. Doane
Principal’s List: Jack Bremer, Atticus Destatte, Aidan Mott, Taylor Noe, Natalie
Rosebrock
First Honors: Alex Garcia, Lucas Koszycki, Josh Lee, Sam Lee, Bryse Pariseau,
Jace Sanchez
Second Honors: Laura Demagall, Ethan Fulkerson, Thomas Stearns, Hayden
Victorian
Third Honors: Lukas Bauman
Grade 6 Mr. Brinke
First Honors: Bryce Augustyniak, Natalie Bialecki, Carolyne Giannini, Kaitlin
Shiple
Second Honors: Brandon Sims
Grade 7 Mrs. Susdorf
Principal’s List: Bridget Bremer, Kallen Rawson, Melanie Whipple, Aubrey Zmuda
First Honors: Akaylah Clemons, Sydni Waugh
Second Honors: Jacob Bialecki, Conner Englehardt, Joe Fudacz, Grace Giannini,
Hailey Jackson, Brady Jordan, Jacob Lowery, Parker Victorian
Third Honors: Giovanni Bartlett-Scott, Tony Bugaj, Ciara Geronimo, Fred Hunter,
Jerome Morgan
Grade 8 Mrs. Hunter
Principal’s List: Nathaniel Erickson, Toby Rosebrock
First Honors: Emma Comes, Annie DeClark, Morgan Krajewski, Maizey Sadowski
Second Honors: Hunter Crippen, David Geronimo
Third Honors: David Harrington, Lily Pollock, Jack Ryan, Camryn Shy
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ALUMNI
SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI:
ERIC HONISKO
(This article was originally printed in Annunciation Radio’s
Newsletter and is reprinted with their permission.)
“Annunciation Radio wishes to recognize our summer intern Eric Honisko for all
of the great work he accomplished from May to mid-August! Eric is a student at
BGSU majoring in Broadcast Journalism and is entering his senior year. While
here, Eric helped us with live broadcasts such as the Toledo Women’s Conference and Exclaim; he researched events and put the community calendars on
the air; he wrote scripts and did voice work for public service announcements
and the weekly newscasts on Annunciation Radio Presents. Great job, Eric--and
best wishes to you for your future in Broadcasting!” Eric is the son of parishioner
Mary Honisko and the late Richard Honisko.
ON: JILLIAN FOURNIER
The Girl Scouts of Western Ohio recognized individuals during the
3rd annual Women of Distinction awards on Oct. 9. Keynote
speaker for the inspirational program that was filled with laughter
and tears was none other than Jillian Fournier, OLPH alum and
senior at Notre Dame Academy. Jillian, daughter of parishioners
Bruce & Rita Fournier, shared her life-changing experience at
Camp Libbey. Pictured from left are Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
CEO Roni Luckenbill with Girl Scouts Samantha Shultz, Pilar
Athaide-Victor, and Jillian.
ON: BENJAMIN WAUGH
Not only has Ben been playing freshman football at St. Francis de Sales High
School, but he is also one of 7 new members of Student Council. After his first
quarter Ben has been placed on the President’s List for receiving all A’s. Ben is
the son of parishioners Cheryl Waugh Rochte and Bradley Waugh.
We love hearing how well our former OLPH students are doing!
ON: KURT ELFERING
Congratulations to St. Francis Senior Kurt
Elfering, who was selected as the BCSN
Student of the Month for October. Kurt
receives a one-time scholarship of $1,500
unless he is selected as the Student of the
Year, who receives a $16,000 scholarship ($4,000 per year, renewable for
four years). Kurt is the son of parishioners Joe & Amy Elfering. We’re proud
of you, Kurt!
CORRECTION: In our last edition we incorrectly identified the accomplishments of two of our alumni from Central Catholic High School. Tara
Chlebowski should have been listed as the Editor of the Central Catholic
School Newspaper and Lucy Pollock as writer. We are proud to add that
Tara is now writing for the UT Newspaper. Apologies to both young ladies!
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HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
We are pleased to announce that the following students are on the honor roll for the 1st quarter at-Notre Dame Academy
1st Honors: Lauren DeClark, Tara Hickey, Hannah Loehrke, Mary Crosby, Elouise Filas, Saralynn Kusner,
Megan Kusner, Dominique Shiple, Hannah Kurtz & Elycia Patino
2nd Honors: Madalyn Adamshick, Jillian Fournier, Chelsea Head, Casey Knapik, Taylor Head, Natalie Ray &
Kennedy Williams
3rd Honors: Ana Perez
St. Ursula Academy
President’s List: Sarah Felix, Lauran Graves, Claire LeGendre, Rachel Steinbauer & Anna Wehrmeister
Dean’s List: Mary Eilert & Emma Schober
1st Honors: McKenna Jordand & Jayda Wertz
Cardinal Stritch
1st Honors: Nathaniel Kuhn & Drew Whipple
2nd Honors: Emmett Krall
St. Francis de Sales
President’s List: Jacob Kowalski & Benjamin Waugh
1st Honors: Matt Cark, Kurt Elfering, Blake Noonan, Christian Pina, & Ben Smigielski
2nd Honors: Luke Calmes, Zach Rosebrock & Jake Walterreit
St. John’s Jesuit
Class Honors: Colin Doyle & Drew Pariseau
1st Honors: A. J. Kaminski, Austin Williams, Clayton Filas, Duncan Mott, Ethan Pina, James Ray,
Michael Shiple, Zach Koszycki & Zach Stearns
2nd Honors: Frank Fulkerson, Jack Broadway, Jacob Guerrero, Logan Brockway, Matt Kaminski,
Nathan Koszycki, Samuel Chipps, Spencer Lowery, Zach Gedert & Zach Roller
ALUMNI HOMECOMING MASS
Calling all former students and teachers of OLPH School—
We would like to invite you to a Homecoming Mass during Catholic Schools’ Week on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at
8:45 a.m. Celebrate the liturgy with us. Walk around the school. Share
stories of when you were here!
If you can’t be here, you can still be a part of our Homecoming. Send stories you’d like to share about your favorite
moments or teachers or staff to:
O.L.P.H. School
ATTN: Barb Doane
2255 Central Grove Ave.
Toledo OH 43614
As always, please remember us in your prayers!
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SPORTS
17th ANNUAL REVERSE RAFFLE & SILENT AUCTION
NOTE THE NEW DATE!! Saturday, January 31, is the new date for this annual event. Due to a
conflict with another south end location having their Reverse Raffle on our usual first Saturday in
February, OLPH has decided to move our event to a week earlier. But that just means we’ll get to
all the FUN and EXCITEMENT sooner!!
What does your $50 ticket include? First of all, your participation raises money for our OLPH
Athletic Program. For you it provides a delicious Catered Dinner from Malczewski’s, amazing Silent
Auction items, 50/50 Raffles, exciting Poker tables, the heart-stopping Horse Race, cold beer and
wine at very minimal prices, tasty hors d’oeuvres all night and…
THE $2,500
GRAND PRIZE!
Buy your ticket now from any athletic council member or at the Parish Office. Don’t wait too long—
because all 300 tickets will sell, and will sell quickly! Bring your group of friends or family members
and notice the buzz level rise when it comes down to the Final Five Tickets!
Dinner starts at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria, and then everyone can make their way to the Activity
Center when the tickets start getting drawn.
Donations to the Silent Auction would be greatly appreciated, as well as volunteers in many areas.
Please contact Paul Bauman at p_bauman@yahoo.com or the Parish Office at 419-382-5511.
TOY BOWL 2014
We are so proud of our 7th & 8th grade football team
for making it to the Toy Bowl this year. Even though
we lost to St. John’s Academy, getting there was still
a great achievement for our guys, and learning the
fundamentals of a sport and teamwork is the best
triumph of all!
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SCOUTS
TROOP SCOOPS
On October 27 the 1st through 5th grade troops went to
Steven’s Gardens for some fall fun. We went on a hay
ride, did a corn maze, fed the animals, rode the cow train, and
had donuts and apple cider. (Left to right back row) Lucy
Mott, Laci Sadowski, Kayla McLaughlin, Kate Moran, Lily
Ogrodowski, Bobbi Hunt, Elena Johnson, Erin Reed, Abby
Williams, Julianna Walter, Claire Whipple, Natalie Rosebrock
(front row) Anna Reed, Kallie McLaughlin, Delaney Byrne, Lily
Williamson, Hadley Wernert, Josie Kosczycki.
On September 14 the girls had a bake sale after
the Sunday Masses to raise money for activities
that all the troops do together. Pictured from left to
right are Hadley Wernert, Lily Ogrodowski, Abby
Williams, Kate Moran, Julia Burke, Eloena Johnson,
Erin Reed & Anna Reed.
The 4th grade troop meets and gets silly! We welcome 2
new girls this year to OLPH and our troop – Mallory Caldwell
and Emily Momany, pictured here with Elena Johnson & Erin
Reed.
On September 28 the Girl Scouts held their annual
Jamboree following attending mass together. The 2nd
grade troop bridged from Daisies to Brownies and the 4th
grade Troop flew from Brownies to Juniors.
The 3rd grade troop on the hayride: Julianna Walter, Abby
Williams, Laci Sadowski, & Lucy Mott. They had a blast!
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Organization
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Paid
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THE PSA-SPONSORED CRAFT BAZAAR
SHOWS OFF ITS COLORS!