The theme is

							                                                    May 27, 2012
                                                  Pentecost Sunday

                      MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK                           Weekday Readings
Mon    (SN)    8:00am Veterans                                               1Pt1: 3-9/Mk 10: 17-27
Tue    (SN)    8:00am Jim & Theresa Schieber/
                      Elmer Koenig/ Exposition/Closing 4pm                   1Pt 1: 10-16/Mk 10: 23-31
Wed    (HF)    8:00am Special Intention                                      1Pt 1: 18-25/Mk 10: 32-45
Thu    (HF)    6:30pm Special Intention                                      Zep 3: 14-18a/Lk 1: 39-56
Fri    (SN     8:00am Bob Inkrott                                            1 Pt 4: 7-13/Mk 11: 11-26
Fri    (HF)   12:00pm Exposition/Closing 8pm
Sat    (SN)    4:00pm Paul & Lucille Schroeder
                      Frank Schnipke & Michele Obarski
Sat    (HF)    7:00pm Mark Lammers                                           Sunday Readings
Sun    (HF)    8:30am Special Intention                                      Dt 4: 32-34, 39-40/
Sun    (SN)   10:30am Edward F. Morman                                       Rom 8: 14-17/Mt 28: 16-20

 HOLY FAMILY 150th Anniversary Offering Update:               NEW MINISTRY SCHEDULES will be coming out
 11 families contributed $1,940.00                            for the months of July through October. If you have
         Grand Total: $9,150.00 (46 families)                 any changes that need to be made please contact Jane
                                                              Kuhlman, 419-523-5958 or janek_hfsn@yahoo.com or
 THE PARISH OFFICE will be closed Monday, May                 Peg Gerschutz at Miller City, pgerschutz@tds.net.
 28 for Memorial Day.
                                                              Christian Formation and Youth Ministry
 THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION will                         Vacation Bible School will be from June 11-14, 6:30-
 be celebrated on Saturday at 3pm at St. Nicholas and         8:30pm at the parish center. Needed are Christmas
 6pm at Holy Family.                                          trees that are easy to assemble. You can have these
                                                              back on Thursday night after the conclusion of VBS.
 OFFERINGS – Last Week                                        We also need more parents to volunteer to help.
  St. Nicholas, $1,564.00; Maint/Upkeep, $903.00;             All 8th graders and high school students: please fill out
         Holy Day, Ascension, $ 44.00                         and return your summer conference registration forms a
  Holy Family, $2,091.00; Maint/Upkeep, $205.00;              soon as possible. Call Deb if you need forms. The
         Holy Day, Ascension, $5.00                           theme is : Blessed to Be…; the conference runs from
                                                              July 13-15 at Bluffton University. It’s a weekend of
 THE CUB SCOUTS will be doing a Flag Retirement               great music, amazing food, awesome speakers, time for
 after Memorial Day Services on Monday, May 28. Any           reconciliation and adoration and tons of fun. Cost is $65
 flag in need of retirement please pass along to a scout      for those attending their first conference, $32.50 for
 before or after Mass on Monday morning.                      those attending their second year, free for third..The
                                                              deadline to register at the parish office is June 16.
 ST. NICHOLAS AND HOLY FAMILY Pastoral                        To keep in touch, become a friend on St. Nicholas-
 Council will meet Tuesday, May 29, 7:00pm in the St.         Holy Family Youth Group on Facebook.
 Nicholas parish center.
                                                              RELIGIOUS FREEDOM- HOLY HOUR will be
 HOLY FAMILY ALTAR ROSARY members:                            held every Monday evening from 7:30-8:30pm starting
 Committee sign-up sheets will be in the back of church       May 7 through November 5 at SPPS, Ottawa. We will
 through June 3. Please sign up for a committee if you        be imploring God’s help for the restoration of our
 have not already done so.                                    religious liberty and guidance for our citizens. We will
                                                              have Eucharistic Adoration, Prayer and Benediction.
 NOTICE! Beginning Tuesday, June 5, all weekday               We invite everyone to come and pray with us.
 Masses will be held at New Cleveland during the month
 of June. The pews at St. Nicholas are being refinished       ON SEPTEMBER 23, Holy Family Parish will
 during the week and put back by weekend.                     celebrate its 150th Anniversary with a Mass at 11:00am
                                                              and a parish celebration in honor of this special
 THERE WILL BE NO Tuesday Adoration at St.                    occasion and are asking you to consider a one-time
 Nicholas during the month of June.                           anniversary offering. Letters were sent to all Holy
                                                              Family families explaining the reasons for this
anniversary offering. If you are a Holy Family               bulletin or local newspaper (The Voice) for more
parishioner or would like to donate and did not receive      information.
this letter please call the parish office 419-876-3481 and
we will send you one or there are extra in the back of       THE FAMILY OF HERM AND LINDA
Holy Family Church.                                          LAMMERS would like to thank the parishioners of
                                                             Holy Family and St. Nicholas for their prayers and
BISHOP BLAIR HAS once again offered to pray a                generosity in support of their team “Adams Army” at
Mass for Catholic homeschooling families and friends         the Hancock County NAMI walk this past weekend. As
on June 5 at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral,        a team we raised over $1300 to support services for
Toledo. All Catholic homeschooling families are              persons affected by mental illness and their families.
encouraged to attend. All are invited to a reception         We hope to make this an annual event to bring
after the Mass. Attending families are asked to bring        awareness and erase the stigma associated with this
finger-food desserts to share.                               illness. If anyone has any questions on NAMI and the
                                                             services they provide, visit their website NAMI of
PLEASE JOIN US IN protecting the sanctity of life.           Hancock County or call Linda Lammers, 419-615-0989.
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants Prayer Vigil will be       Thank you –Herm & Linda.
held Thursday, June 7, 6pm at Our Lady of the Most
Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo. Any questions call            AROUND THE AREA
Mary Kay Smith, 419-878-0486 or go to www.helpers-           Relay for Life of Putnam County will be held June 1-2,
nwo.org.                                                     2012. If you would like to be a Luminaria ($10) donor
                                                             forms are available at the Parish Office. Additionally, you
ATTENTION ALL YOUNG GENTLEMEN ages                           may honor and/or remembers your loved ones by
12-18, who would enjoy getting together with other           dedicating a section of the Memory Fence to them. This
boys to have fun and be part of a Catholic organization.     consists of a 6ft. section of the outside stadium fence that
Activities include basketball, corn hole, cards and much     you may decorate in any way you wish. Each section may
more. The first event is on June 10 at the Ottawa KofC       be purchased for a $25.00 donation. Can also purchase
Hall. More information to come. If you are interested or     online at www.RelayForLife.org/PutnamCounty.
have any questions please contact Mike & Lori                Friends of the Putnam County District Library will have
                                                             a Book Sale Tuesday, June 5 & Wednesday, June 6 9am-
Schroeder, 419-596-4258 or Curtis Tobe 419-969-0760.
                                                             8pm at the Fourth Street Gym, Ottawa. Some office
                                                             furniture, bookshelves and attic treasures will also be
MEN’S NIGHT WITH FR. JOHN GRADEN will be
                                                             available.
held Tuesday, June 19, 7-8:30pm for men 18 & older           Staff and Residents of The Meadows of Ottawa-Glandorf
both single and married. Take the time to reflect on the     invite you to join us for a free Community Picnic on
challenge of being an American male dedicated to             Sunday, June 10, 11am-2pm. Family fun for all ages
Christ in this time and place – life, sexuality, holistic    complete with picnic-style food, cotton candy, a clown,
fidelity in and outside of marriage, imaging God the         fish pond with prizes, and much more!
Father to others. You are invited to Lial Renewal            St. Mary, Leipsic Annual Parish Social will be held
Center, Whitehouse. Cost is $25. Please pre-register at      Saturday, June 16, 5-11pm & Sunday, June 17, Ham &
lialrenewalcenter.org, 419-877-0432 or                       Chicken Dinners 11am-2pm; Rides, Games,
mdpfahler@toledosnd.org.                                     Entertainment, Food & Refreshment, 1-10pm. Men’s
                                                             Softball Tournament both days.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC RADIO is having a
Garage Sale and Bake Sale at 1060 N. Locust St.,             LIKE THE DISCIPLES in today’s gospel, there are
Ottawa, which is located between the OGHS and the            times we shut the doors of our hearts to people or
YMCA. This will be a fundraiser to help WJTA with            events. It’s how we create emotional distance.
operating cost. This garage sale will be held Wed. June      Permanent distancing is lethal and prevents the PEACE
6, 9-7pm, Thurs, June 7, 9-7pm and Friday, June 8,           Jesus offers you today.
9am-?. For more details call Alice, 419-523-5732.
Please come out and support WJTA 88.9 FM. You may            BULLETIN SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: ROSES &
find a treasure!                                             RIBBONS FLOWERS & GIFTS: Owners JoAnn
                                                             Vennekotter and Tammy Schroeder. We can take care
THE PUTNAM COUNTY HISTORICAL                                 of all your flower & gifts for Weddings, Birthdays,
SOCIETY is having a tour of four Putnam County               Holidays and Funerals. We deliver to all local funeral
Churches on Sunday, June 10 from 1-5pm. St. Nicholas         homes. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm & Sat 9am-2pm.
is one of the four churches on the tour. See next weeks’     Phone 419-943-2030.