The Gift of Vocations
Sunday, August 7

In July we started looking into getting a spiritual motherhood brought to our family of parishes. We were blessed to have the Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception visit us. Their community was originally from Poland and they are now housed in Columbus. They bring the presence of Jesus to their ministry, especially to the elderly and to children. There are many other religious orders that are seeking those who are discerning a vocation to religious life. 

Exciting news: one of our very own family members and St. Cecilia parishioner, Hannah Geiger, is about to enter religious life! Hannah graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2021. She majored in Education with a focus in History. Hannah has been teaching 7th grade history and religion at St. Susanna School in Mason for the past year. Now she will be joining the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville on August 15 — the Feast of the Assumption. She is excited to embark on this period of more focused discernment of her vocation, and she asks for your prayers. Join us for her celebration send off after the 10am Mass on August 7th—there will be donuts ! Please pray for vocations! 

Amen? Amen.
Father Jamie

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The Pastor's Ramblings

WELCOME, CHILDREN OF GOD, Ella Rose, daughter of Tim and Amy Schnieber and Peter, son of Joe and Rachel O’Toole.

REST IN PEACE, James Tekulve. His Mass of Christian Burial was on Friday, July 22. He was a long-time parishioner of St. Marga-ret-St. John.

SCHOOL RENOVATION. Schumacher Dugan Construction is owned and run by parishioners Larry Schumacher, and his son Mike. Larry and his wife Mary, founders of the company, both went to St. Cecilia School over 70 years ago. Their construction company has been contracted to do a complete renovation of the school. The last and final phase is well on the way to completion before school begins. I want to thank Scotty and the boys from Schumacher for staying on schedule and doing all they can to keep the job from spilling into the school year.

KIDSZONE! Thank you to all of those who participated in the festival KidZone! The families loved the special attention the kids received.

CONGRATULATIONS to Charlie Herzner who won the signed Joe Burrow jersey from this years Bid-N-Buy!