Weekend of December 18, 2022

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Click the cover below to

open this weekend's bulletin

Read the Pastor's Corner,

Fr. Ken's message,

Word in Your Heart & more.

Eternal Father, we continue to lift up families in our community who are suffering. We thank you for Your people who minister to these families in their need, so they see the love of Christ in action. We pray they feel Your comfort and peace. Amen.

Christmas Masses at St. Mary

Christmas Eve

Saturday, December 24

3:00 pm

5:30 pm

10:30 pm

Christmas Day

Sunday, December 25

10:30 am

God Bless the

Newly Baptized

Beckham Steven, Brooks Edward,

Bennet Christian

sons of Daniel & Scott Stasen

 Jasper James

son of Chloe & Eric Hausfeld

    Ella Marie

daughter of Chelsea & Adam Fagin

 Lucy Eileen

daughter of Conor & Magdalene Feldmann

Fr. Dave Robisch

Anniversary

Many remember Fr. Dave Robisch, the former pastor of St. Mary. Fr. Dave was ordained on December 22, 1962, and is celebrating his 60th anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood. If you would like to send him a note, kindly drop it in the collection basket or at the rectory by Friday, December 30, and we will deliver your good wishes to Fr. Dave. 

St. Vincent DePaul News

SVDP Food Drive THIS weekend

December 17 & 18

Non-perishable food and baby items are collected in the vestibule.

SVDP by the numbers for FY 2022

Total expenditures    $37,480

• Duke Energy $9,352
• Rent $17,976
• New Life Furniture & Other $10,152

SVDP provided support to 446 neighbor households. They have been busy doing the Lord’s work! Thank you to St. Mary Parishioners for your support.

A $75 Deposit is due by Feb. 1

St. Mary School

New from the State of Ohio

SUPPORT CATHOLIC SCHOOL

TUITION FUNDING

and receive dollar-for-dollar Tax Credits!

A donation to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO), directing the funding to St Mary School, is an excellent opportunity to direct state funding that would otherwise be paid in taxes to St Mary. This fund will help create additional scholarship funding for St Mary that would otherwise be funded through the general fund. There is no cost to your family individually, as the donation generates a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of $750 per donor (up to $1500 for a couple) to be used against Ohio tax liability. Contact your tax advisor, but in general, any family with an expected tax for 2022 of $1500 or greater can fully participate. 

Participate and learn more at https://catholicbestchoice.org/sgo/. (Be sure to select St. Mary School Hyde Park!) The link is also found on smshp.com.

Weekday winners collect $20, and Saturday & Sunday winners collect $40! Checks for the daily winners will be cut at the end of every month.

365 Winners

December 2022

Click HERE

Are you interested in donating your daily winnings to the children at SMS? Email: kate.menninger@gmail.com, and we will forgo cutting a check.

ATTENTION SAFE PARISH

TRAINED VOLUNTEERS

EVERY School Volunteer, Coach, Teacher & Staff member MUST be registered and current on quarterly online video training in SafeParish.

Please visit aocsafeenvironment.org to register for or to access your SafeParish account.

A Background Check must also be completed on all SafeParish account users.

• Click on"My Account" to view your Account Dashboard
• Click on "Complete Online Background Check"
• You will then be taken to the Selection.com secure website, where you will complete your background check information
• A fee of $25 is required, which can be paid by credit card.

REMINDER: To remain compliant with the decree on child protection, you must complete this training, or you will not be permitted to volunteer.

Login to your SafeParish Account HERE.

Please direct any questions to SafeParish Coordinator Laura Nickol at lnickol@smshp.com.

Around the Archdiocese

Special Christmas

Offerings

Thank you for discerning St. Mary Parish in your end-of-year charitable giving plans. Special Christmas offerings can be made online at https://smchp.weshareonline.org. For information on end-of-year stock donations, please visit smchp.com and Search: Gifts of Stock for instructions.

 Thank you!

Online donations are the most efficient method to contribute.

• If you currently do not give online, please consider our safe & secure site HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!