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Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 21, 2019
Notes from our Pastor
When I am asked “what is the highlight of being a priest,” I always say that it is initiating people into the
Church at the Easter Vigil, baptizing them, confirming them and giving them First Eucharist. I wish that
more parishioners would share in this Highpoint in the Church Year with me. This year we have six!!!
Congratulations to: Alana Darlene “Diane” Barnes, Dallas Breland “John” Parker, Jayden Kolby
“John” Collier, Langston Ward “Joseph” Barnes, Kiara Cheri “Mary” Sheilds
and Kynnedi Antoinette “Mary” Wilder (“ ” = Confirmation names).
We are called the Church of the Resurrection, are we not? What better way to be a Resurrection People than
to celebrate incorporating more people into our Church Family!
Easter isn’t one day in the year: 50 days! from today until Pentecost, June 9th. For that matter, each and
every Sunday is a celebration of Jesus, who lived, suffered, died and rose again for our redemption. Jesus
asks each of us: “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly
so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one
another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.” John
13: 12-15 (Holy Thursday Gospel)
So I ask, what shall we--individually and communally-- do? Make a commitment to attend weekend Masses
on a regular basis, and be engaged in more than worship, serving within our parish and in our communities in
which we live.
Sunday is still to be observed as a day of worship and rest, holding it as the Lord’s Day and the day of
Christ’s Resurrection. How can we call ourselves The Church of the Resurrection if we are not focused on
celebrating and worshipping regularly and involved in outreach and ministry?
Let us make this Easter different than the Easters of our past—packed church and the rest of the year many
less. Scripture is rich during the Easter Season: besides the focus on the Risen Lord’s appearances, the
disciples’ proclamation of the Resurrection, their healing of the sick and baptizing of many households,
despite suffering, persecution, imprisonment, even death. Healing… Baptizing… Living out our
baptismal commitment… Evangelizing… Aspects of a vibrant faith life and the growth of our parish.
Rev. David Lemkuhl
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Rev. David Lemkuhl Pastor FrDave@ResurrectionCinci.org
Rev. Mr. Royce Winters Pastoral Administrator Deacon@ResurrectionCinci.org
Mr. David Fowler, Sr. Minister of Music dlfowler12@gmail.com
Ms. Sabrina Burton-Simonson Administrative Assistant Office@ResurrectionCinci.org
Ms. Sabrina Burton-Simonson Bulletin Editor bulletin@ResurrectionCinci.org
Website: www.ResurrectionCinci.org; Facebook: Resurrection Cinci Twitter: Resurrection Church
Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 21, 2019
Offertory Collections
Due to the Holiday Schedule, the
April 24 – April 28, 2019 Offertory Collection for April 13-14,
Wednesday, April 24, 9:30 am – For the Church
2019 will be printed as an insert in
of the Resurrection the Bulletin.
Saturday, April 27, 4:00 pm – In Loving
Memory of Chris Zielinski, Sister of Cyndi Turn in Your Rice Bowls!
Morgan As you end your journey through Lent don’t forget to
turn in your Catholic Relief Service “Rice Bowl” on
Sunday, April 28, 10:00 am – In Loving Memory Easter. CRS Rice Bowl, a Lenten faith formation
of Troy Barth program from Catholic Relief Services, offers resources
that can help people of all ages, families and
Remembering Loved Ones communities participate in these Lenten practices and
If you have someone you want to remember by deepen their faith.
offering a Mass Intention, please call the Parish
Office.
All children between the
ages of 0-12 are invited to
join us after the 10:00 am
Easter Sunday Mass, for
our Annual Easter Egg
Hunt on the front lawn of
the church.
Gratitude Cards
As you may have noticed our parishioners took
advantage of the Gratitude Cards to a great extent. In
fact, we actually ran out!! We are happy to announce
WISHING YOU A BLESSED AND JOY FILLED EASTER that we have purchased a new supply. They are located
at the back of the church and the side entrance. Keep the
thanksgiving going!!!
Let Us Pray Mercy McAuley High School Offers
Lord God, You loved this world so much, that Summer Sports & Enrichment Camps
Mercy McAuley High School, located at 6000 Oakwood
you gave your one and only Son, that we Avenue in College Hill, will offer several summer sports
might be called your children too. Lord, help and enrichment camps. The Camps are: Basketball,
us to live in the gladness and grace of Easter Soccer, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Babysitting, Musical
Sunday, every day. Let us have hearts of Theater, Technical Theater, Clay Camp and High School
Placement Test Prep. Please visit
thankfulness for your sacrifice. Let us have www.mercymcauley.org/camps for detailed camp
eyes that look upon Your grace and rejoice in descriptions and to register and pay. Registration is
our salvation. Help us to walk in that mighty requested by May 28, 2019, to ensure adequate time for
camp T-shirt ordering. If you should have questions
grace and tell your good news to the world. regarding the Camps, please contact Alli Miazga,
All for your glory do we pray. Amen Recruitment & Admissions Coordinator, at 681-1800
x2272 or miazgaa@mercymcauley.org.
Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 21, 2019
9:30 am 4:00 pm 10:00 am
Mass Wed., April 24 Sat., April 27 Sun., April 28
Altar Lamont Evans Kaleb Christen
Servers Zion DuBois Tamia Davis
Daniel Turnbow
Readers Gloria Turnbow Ronnise Handy Marsha Baldwin
Marcia Allen Sabrina Burton-Simonson Miriam Tucker
Greeters Rodrico Tyus Victora Holmes
Patricia Baker Tess Wilfong
Richard Kenney Joyce Smith
Ushers Joan Whitehead Cynthia Walker
Shirley Davis Coleen Foster-Sager
Pam Heydt Pam Washington Percy Stricklin
Cyndi Morgan June Landrum-Springer
Eucharistic Kathy O’Malley
Ministers Sr. Colleen O’Toole
Valarie Tokoto-Dayas
Richard Bedgood
Sacristans Cyndi Morgan Percy Stricklin
Cantor James Bond Andrew Springer
Counters (Apr. 27 – Apr. 29): John Jones, Gary Benjamin, Dee Benjamin
Opportunity:
MASS and HEALING SERVICE Cincinnati Police Explorers
Come and celebrate Mass followed by a healing service Law Enforcement Exploring is open to young men and
on: Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ignatius Par- women ages 14 (and completed the eighth grade) and
ish Church, 5222 North Bend Road. Healing includes less than 21 years old with an interest in learning more
the physical, spiritual, emotional, psychological and about careers in the field of Law Enforcement. Meetings
relational aspects of our lives; it is not limited to a phys- take place every Tuesday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at
ical cure. Receive prayer for yourself or those you care the Cincinnati Police Academy, 800 Evans St. You will
about. Jesus still heals today! Come and experience His learn about: Traffic Crash Investigation, Traffic Stops,
healing love! Sponsored by Lighthouse Renewal Center. Bomb Threat Response and Investigation, Domestic
For more info call 513-471-LITE (5483). Violence, Crime Scene Investigation, Crisis
Intervention, Arrest, Search and Seizure, First Aid,
Break and Entering and Suspect Approach. You will
develop: Leadership Skills, Respect for Police Officers
Liturgical Ministry Training and Explorers, New Personal Skills, Marksmanship and
For all Liturgical Ministers (Cantors, Law Enforcement Protocols. For more information
Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters, please contact Sergeant Jeffrey Zucker at
jeffrey.zucker@cincinnati-oh.gov or Police Office Brent
Ushers and Readers) who were unable Eve at brent.eve@cincinnati-oh.gov
to make the recent training or if you
would like to serve as a Liturgical Job Opportunity
Minister, the next training date will be Cincinnati Right to Life is hiring a part time Office
Saturday, May 18, 2019 from 1:30 Manager/Small Event Coordinator. Position is 24-28
hours/week and hours are flexible. If interested, please
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Church. Please submit your resume to Cincinnati Right to Life Executive
contact the Parish Office to RSVP. Director, Meg Wittman, at
mwittman@cincinnatirighttolife.org or call 513-728-7870.
Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 21, 2019
Sunday, April 21st Easter
10:00 am Mass Church
Monday, April 22nd Parish Office Closed
Tuesday, April 23rd
6:30 pm Bro. Hugh Committee Parish Center
th
Wednesday, April 24
9:30 am Mass Church
1:00-3:00 pm Food Pantry Parish Center
Easter 2019: You will see a new lit Paschal / Easter
6:30 pm Finance Council Parish Office
Candle in our sanctuary at all liturgical celebrations,
Thursday, April 25th from today, throughout the 50 days of the Easter Season,
10:30 am Visitation Homebound Parish Office through the Ascension of our Lord and the Solemnity of
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal Church Pentecost.
Saturday, April 27th
11:30 am Knight of Columbus Meeting Classroom The Paschal Candle is one of the most sacred and
12:00 pm Teen Group Meeting Parish Center enduring elements in Christianity. Made of beeswax to
3:15 pm-3:40 pm Confession Church represent the purity of Christ, the candle’s wick signifies
4:00 pm Mass Church Christ’s humanity, and the flame His Divine Nature. It is
adorned with one or more Christian symbols, often the
Sunday, April 28th cross to represent His redemptive sacrifice; the first and
10:00 am Mass Church last letters of the Greek alphabet - Alpha and Omega – to
11:30 pm Stewardship Meeting Classroom signify that He is the beginning and the end. The
1:00 pm Stephen Ministry Parish Office Paschal candle is a rich symbol of our faith. It reaches its
pinnacle at Easter. Each year during the Easter Vigil
Resurrection: A Transcendent Event service on Holy Saturday night, a fire is kindled and,
O truly blessed Night, sings the Exsultet of the Easter from this “new” and blessed fire, the Paschal candle is
Vigil, which alone deserved to know the time and the lit, which then is carried in procession into the dark
hour when Christ rose from the realm of the dead! But church. The “new” fire serves as an image of the
no one was an eyewitness to Christ's Resurrection and Resurrection. The candle, which represents Christ
no evangelist describes it. No one can say how it came himself, is placed on a special Paschal candle stand near
about physically. Still less was its innermost essence, his the altar. Five grains of incense are inserted into the
passing over to another life, perceptible to the senses. candle to recall the aromatic spices that were used to
prepare Christ’s body for the tomb, and the wounds in
Although the Resurrection was an historical event that His hands, feet and side, which remained after His
could be verified by the sign of the empty tomb and by resurrection.
the reality of the apostles' encounters with the risen
Christ, still it remains at the very heart of the mystery of This candle, also called the “Easter Candle,” originated
faith as something that transcends and surpasses history. in the earliest days of Christianity. The lighting of this
This is why the risen Christ does not reveal himself to candle dispels the darkness and represents Christ – the
the world, but to his disciples, "to those who came up Light of the World.
with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his
witnesses to the people. Catechism of the Catholic Church With Christianity the word “paschal” took on a new
#647
meaning, referring to Our Lord’s passion, death,
resurrection, and glorification. These events stand at the
center of our faith. God's saving plan for us was
Jesus is calling you to leave your mark accomplished by the redemptive suffering and death of
on life: one that transforms your own Jesus. His resurrection and glorification are our
life and the lives of others. assurances of eternal life - if we follow His words and
Pope Francis His way.
Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 21, 2019
“If anyone among us is sick the church should pray over them. Our Church of the Resurrection family is
encouraged to send cards or call our sick and shut in members.”
Homebound, Nursing Homes & Hospitals
Ted Banks, Helen Bennett, Ashley Burns, Gregory Donaldson, George Jones, Jr., Norma Kahn, Cornelius A. Lindsey, Pedro Nival,
Yvette Patterson, Lucille Railey, Kenneth Riley, Pamela Sammie, Alberta (Bonnie) Scott, Lisa Smith, Judy Squire, Patricia Hisako Tevis,
Geraldine Ullett and Herbert Wilson.
In Need of Prayer
Alice Adams, Marcia Allen, Thomas Joseph Allen, Jr., Michael Allison, Henry Bailey, Theresa Barnes, Dexter Bedgood, Richard G.
Bedgood, Jr., James Bishop, Sr., James Bishop, II, Mary Boggs, James Bond, Tiffany Bosley, Alberta William Brown, Lacey Broyles,
Dolores (Dee) Bruggeman, Albert Burgin, Kwasi Burgin, Stacey Burnam, Bush Family, Chris Carr, Yttria Carter, Aux. Bishop Fernand
Cheri, Louise Cole, Milt Coleman, Gail Collier, The Cross Family, Mark Curnutte, Ruth Davis, Purcell Davis, Renee Davis, Yvonne
Davis, Marlene DeBrossard, Noel Dueno, Charlie Dunn, Rashon Dukes, Linda Edington, Micah French, Eugenia Gardner, Constance
Goldsby, Barbara Hawkins, Norman Heard, Pam Heydt, Lucy Hill, Kathy Holmes, Michelle Isome, John J. Jackson, Wakita Jackson,
Wilma Javey, The Jeff Family, Marie Jenkins, Michelle Jenkins, Robert Jenkins, Steve Joiner, James Jones, Lee Jones Sr., Mary Alice
Jones, Melia Kelley, Donald Kincaid, Sandra Kinley, June Landrum-Springer, Paul Leitzinger, Fr. Dave Lemkuhl, Margie Lemkuhl,
Diane Lemkuhl, David Lett, Cindy Losey, John Lovett, Stephanie Mayweather, Phyllis Minniefield, Vickie Mitchell, Killis Moxley,
Jeanette Murphy, Mary Murphy, Norm O’Connor, Sondra Parsons, Norma Payne Richardson, Regina Payne, Odell Pearl, Verneda
Phillips, Mary Pittocco, Sandra Cross Porter, Clyde Richard, Kathleen Richards, Ronald Richardson, Margaret Riley, Marie Robinson,
Richard Schaefer, Danielle Smith, Willa Smith, Cecil Solomon, Mary Solomon, Andrew Springer, Cecil Stewart, Gina Stewart, Mary
Stewart, James Thompson, Marian Thompson, Doretha Thurman, Miriam Tucker, Tracey Tucker, Collinda Tye, Lynda Valines, Joan
Van Skaik, Gary Walker, Ronald Walker, Savoy Walker, Dina Washington, Erin M. Wilfong, Ted Wilfong, Tess Wilfong, Fr. George
Wilson, Patricia Woods and Cheryl Yarborough.
We want to know if parishioners are ill, If you or a family member are scheduled
homebound or in a nursing home and for a medical procedure and would like
who would like to be visited. Please to be anointed, please notify the Church
contact the Church office. office in advance.
How I wish that we, as Christians, could be close to the sick the same
way Jesus was: in silence, with a caress and in prayer.
Pope Francis
Please note: Due to the Easter Holiday, the SAVE THE DATE
Women’s Group will not meet this month. On Saturday, June 1, 2019, the Church of the
Resurrection will have its 1st Annual Golf
2019 Wedding Anniversary Certificate Tournament at Legendary Run Golf Course, 1:30 p.m.
shot gun start, dinner following. A portion of the
Married couples celebrating a significant wedding
proceeds will support the Church’s scholarship program.
anniversary (25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70, 75) in 2019 are
The entry fee per person is $125.00. Registration forms
invited to request a congratulatory certificate from
are now available. Please offer us assistance with
Archbishop Schnurr. The couples may request a
suggestions and/or referrals regarding Sponsors. Please
certificate in one of two ways: Visit the Archdiocese
feel free to contact any committee member; Elaine
Office for Marriage & Family Life Wedsite:
Berry, Gayle DeBrossard, Kathy O’Malley, Shari
www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/family-
Palmer, Andrew Springer, Pamela Washington, Ted
life/ or Call the Office of Marriage & Family Life at
Wilfong or Deacon Royce Winters.
513-421-3131, ext. 2601.
Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 21, 2019
*
The theme for the conference: “Embracing Our Faith – Influenced by Race and
Culture” will empower adults and youth [grades 4 – 12] to live their faith in a way that
will change lives and build the kingdom of God. All are encouraged to attend.
*Financial assistance for the registration fee is available for parishioners. For more
information, please contact Deacon Royce Winters or send an e-mail to
rwinters@catholiccincinnati.org.
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