Bulletin for September 9, 2007

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK

SUNDAY-23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18a
Second Reading: Philemon 9b-10, 12-17
Gospel: Luke 14:25-33

7:00 Paul & Arlene Forberger (Haller)
9:00 Leonard Baker (Miller)
10:30 Frank Pumphrey (Otten)
12:00 Nancy Glynn (Friend)

MONDAY-WEEKDAY
9:00 Stella Thomas (Hopkins)

TUESDAY-WEEKDAY
9:00 Louise Fish (Trimbach/Sullivan)

WEDNESDAY-WEEKDAY
9:00 Virginia Hickey (Walton)

THURSDAY-ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
9:00 Albert Giambrone (Blackstone)

FRIDAY-EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
9:00 Raymond O’Connor (Wife)

SATURDAY-OUR LADY OF THE SORROWS
9:00 Jim Wright (Klosterman)
5:00 Loretta Murphy (Claude)

SUNDAY-24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:00 For Our Ascension Family
9:00 Jack Brennan (Wife)
10:30 Tom & Claire Poe (Friends)
12:00 Ruth Nash (Bussinger)

SICK AND SHUT-IN LIST
As a parish family concerned for one another, we ask your prayerful support of our hospitalized members.
KETTERING: Lee Schroeder, Tony Stefanek
MIAMI VALLEY: Bob Walling, Robert Staloch

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL BUNDLE SUNDAY
The St. Vincent DePaul truck will be at Ascension on Saturday, September 29 from 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and on Sunday, September 30 from 8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to contribute our excess clothing and small household items that are clean and in good condition to help those in need. All items should be in bags or boxes. Your donations will be greatly appreciated.

LET BY THE LIGHT WOMEN’S RETREAT
The Ascension’s Women’s Retreat is being held on October 13-14 at Bergamo Center. This is an opportunity to get in touch with our awesome God while sharing time with other Ascension women. Reservations are being accepted. Look for information/registration forms in the narthex or call Diane at 299-5148. We would love to have you join us.

SUPPORT GROUPS
The Dayton separated, Widowed and Divorced Support Groups meet the First and Third Sunday’s of each month (September 16). The South and North group will be meeting at Incarnation’s Parish Center on September 16. All are welcome. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the program begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Roger Bardsley (South Group) at 291-2040 or Frank (North Group) 256-0527). Marilyn Porcino, Pastoral Associate of Adult Religious Education will be the guest speaker. Her topic will be “How Tightly Wrapped Are the Ties that Bind.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
If you haven’t already signed up for RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, now is the time!

Late Registration: call the RE Office (254-0622)

Early Childhood/Elementary Parent Open House (3 year olds-Grade 5) on Monday, September 10, 7:00 p.m.; begins in church with a brief orientation. Class lists will be posted in the school, and the catechists will be in the classrooms to meet parents and distribute textbooks. Refreshments will be available in the cafeteria. Classes begin on September 16 for Grades 1-5 and on September 23 for early Childhood.

Middle School (Grades 6-8) students and their parents should attend the Parent/Student session on Sunday, September 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m., in the Witzman Center. This meeting is for Sunday and Monday students. Calendars have been mailed to all registered students.

RCIA adapted for children is a process for children who have not been baptized or who were baptized in another denomination, and for older students who have not received their First Communion. If interested, please call the RE Office.

Volunteer needed: Catechist for Grade 7 on Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Is the Spirit calling YOU? Call Sue Graham in the RE Office for more information.

YOUTH MINISTRY
Get a LIFE – high school LIFE Groups begin September 16. Forms for these small Christian communities are online, at church doors or call 253-1997.

Last Call for NCYC – Deadline for sign-ups is September 10 for the National Catholic Youth Conference (Nov. 7-11). Celebrate your faith with 25,000 Catholic teens. A few spaces remain. Call Jim Murray for details: 253-1997.

2007 Fall Fest – Sunday, September 23, 2:00-5:00 p.m. St. Luke. Open to HS/JH Youth. Dodgeball & Ultimate Frisbee, music, cookout and more. Details at church doors.

WHY CATHOLIC? SIGN-UP SUNDAY
Enrich your faith this fall! You are invited to join a small group for six weeks (Oct. 7-Nov. 11) to walk through Scripture and Catholic teachings as Ascension and St. Helen parish communities explore Life in Christ: Walking with God. Topics include: Beatitudes, Freedom & Responsibility of Human Acts, Conscience, Virtues, Sin, Mercy, and Moral Solidarity, Moral Law, Grace and the Church. Sign-up boards are in the narthex. Listing of groups is also online www.ascensionkettering.org.

TRANSPORTATION NEEDED
A parishioner who lives in Beavercreek is in need of transportation for therapy on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. If you are able to help, please call Rene at 436-9341

CRHP LAST WEEK-END TO REGISTER!
This is the last weekend to register for the Women’s Christ Renews His Parish Spiritual Renewal! God is looking for people who hunger and thirst after him (Ps 14:21), so bring your registration form to the rectory and share this spiritual opportunity with your fellow women parishioners.

EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION
“The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.”—Pope John Paul II. Here at Ascension we are blessed to have a monthly opportunity for Eucharistic Exposition. The next monthly Eucharistic Exposition is on Monday, September 10, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. You are most welcome to come for part or all of that time.

AFRICAN EDUCATIONAL SUMMIT
The Archdiocesan Mission Office is sponsoring an “African Summit” to develop a deeper awareness of current issues facing Africa and her people here and there on Saturday, September 29 at St. Charles Church. Among the topics to be discussed are: African ‘Hot Spots’: Darfur, Northern Uganda and other areas of conflict; African Refugees: Challenges of Trade and Debt; African Health Care Issues; Parish Twinning Relationships; etc. Registration is required by September 7; forms are in the narthex.

THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE
This book by Alex Kotlowitz is this year’s Social Justice Book Discussion, to be held on Tuesday, September 18, 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Helen Room, at St. Helen’s Parish. It is the true story of two brothers growing up in the poverty and violence of inner city Chicago.

Participating in the Book Read is a good way to prepare to hear Mr. Kotlowitz, in person, on October 2, at Ascension, as he discusses poverty and racism. The Archdiocese Social Action Office and Catholic Social services are sponsoring the evening event.

A limited number of books are available for purchase ($15) in the parish offices at Ascension, Immaculate Conception, St. Albert and St. Helen. They can also be purchase online or borrowed from the library. Please pick up a copy of the discussion questions by Friday, September 14, so that we have some idea of how many people to expect.

COMMON SENSE PARENTING
The six week “Common Sense Parenting” class will be offered at Ascension Parish on Tuesday evenings in the Fall from September 11-October 16 (6:00-8:00 p.m.). The presenter is Ms. Carrie Wheeler, a parent and School Counselor at Ascension School. The class size is limited to 8 participants. Over a period of six weeks, parents are taught skills such as Effective Praise, Preventative Teaching, Corrective Teaching, Teaching Self control and using both positive and negative consequences to change behavior. Please register by calling Ascension School at 254-5411.

LEISURE CLUB
Come join the Leisure Club for a covered dish luncheon on Wednesday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. All 55 and older are most welcome to attend. Any questions call Helen at 293-4977 or Celeste at 426-4919.

FOOD PANTRY
Our next Food Pantry collection will take place next weekend, September 15-16. While nearly all canned and packages food is always welcomed, this month we have a special need for the following: canned fruit, tuna and soup; Jell-O and puddings; macaroni and cheese; Jelly and toilet tissue. Thank you for your continuing support of your neighbors who are truly in need. (If you forget the dates of our collections, there are always marked boxes for the Food Pantry in the bride’s room, located just off the Narthex.

PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND FRIENDS
If you have students at Wright State University, be sure to encourage your young people to touch base with Catholic Campus Ministry. Their building is on the main road through campus, near the Woods. They have two Sunday Masses, Retreats, Service Projects, Study/Prayer Groups, dinners, picnics and other activities. Get on their email list (Chaplain Edward.burns@wright.edu to stay in the loop and for more information, their website www.wrightedu/studentorgs/ministry/newman/.

CATECHETICAL YEAR 2007-2008
As we celebrate Catechetical Sunday today, Ascension Parish thanks and honors all those involved in the catechetical ministry in our parish. We challenge them, and all of us, to be praying, caring, teaching, serving signs of God’s presence. Encircled by our parish community, our catechists are given a special blessing at the 9:00 a.m. Mass and are thanked for their commitment to sharing the Good News with others.

We also recognize those members of our parish who teach in other Catholic schools, and we recognize, in a special way those parishioners who witness their Christian values by teaching in public schools. We also give thanks for parents, who bear the primary responsibility for the faith formation of their children

HELP WANTED
St. Joseph Church has an immediate opening for a maintenance person to oversee the upkeep of the church, rectory and provincial. Please call Rita at 299-3357 if interested.

ITE MISSA EST
Join Immaculate Conception Parish Adult Faith Formation Ministry on September 12 at 7:00 p.m. for “One Nation Under God: Understanding American Catholicism and its Protestant Other.” The presentation will feature William Portier, PhD, from the University of Dayton and will take place in Msgr. Sherman Hall in the church undercroft. For more information, call 252-9919, and for daily reflections and homilies, check itemissaest.org.

INTRODUCTION TO GIRL SCOUTS
Girl Scouts are 5-17 years old and enjoy a wide variety of program opportunities. Each troop’s activities are designed for girls, by girls. Did you know that you may join at any age? If you are interested in joining and finding out more about scouting, plan on attending an informational session on Tuesday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the school hall (cafeteria). An adult must accompany each girl for the evening. For questions, contact Lee Bailey at 429-3625.

END-OF-LIFE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Do yourself and your loved ones a favor to learn what the Church teaches on end-of-life issues at St Luke’s on September 21 at 7:00 p.m. in Kramer Hall. This is sponsored by Life Tech Task Force in cooperation with St. Luke Respect Life Committee. For more information call 429-4505 or 849-9140.

ASCENSION’S ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK
Complete calendar online: www.ascensionkettering.org/calendar.htm

SUNDAY
Stewardship Sunday
Parish Registration After 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Masses-WC
Coffee & Donuts After 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Masses-WC
9:00 Catechetical Commissioning-Church
9:00 Children’s RCIA-School
9:00 Contemporary Choir
10:30 Early Childhood Catechist Meeting-School
10:30 Traditional Choir
1:00 Baptism
1:00 Middle School Parent/Student Meeting-WC

MONDAY
1:00 Network of Care-POB
6:00 Eucharistic Adoration-Chapel
7:00 RE Open House-School
7:30 Men’s Club-WC

TUESDAY
5:30 Twinning Meeting-POB
6:00 Common Sense Parenting 1-School
7:00 RCIA-WC

WEDNESDAY
1:00 Leisure Club-WC
7:30 Worship Commission-POB

THURSDAY
6:30 Bingo-PAC
7:00 Traditional Choir Practice-Church

SATURDAY
Food Pantry Collection
4:00 Confessions
5:00 Mass

SUNDAY
Food Pantry Collection
9:00 Children’s RCIA-School
10:15 RE Middle School
10:15 Early Childhood Workday
10:30 Traditional Choir
1:00 Baptism