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OUR LADY OF MERCY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mailing Address
5001 Lowell Hill Road
Lowell, Ohio 45744
740-896-2207
olm.churchlowell@gmail.com
Website: olmlowell.com
Find us on Facebook: olmchurch.lowell
Office Hours: Wed. & Thur. 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Social Hall and Rental: 740-896-2207
MAY 28, 2023
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Baptisms: Parents are to schedule the baptism of their child at least 2 weeks in advance of the desired date arrangements.
Confirmation: To be confirmed you must attend either the Parish School of Religion, Catholic School, or the RCIA.
Marriages: Couples intending to be married at OLM must contact Fr. David at least 6 months in advance of the
intended wedding date.
Sponsor at Baptism or Confirmation: Must be at least 16 years old; be an active Catholic who has been confirmed, and lead a life that is in harmony with the faith.
Visitation of Sick or Homebound: Please call Father Gaydosik at 740-391-1093, or the Parish Office at 740-896-2207, when someone is homebound, sick, or hospitalized.
St. John Central Elementary School - (740) 896-2697:
Mrs. Karen Pottmeyer, Principal. The Central Catholic Grade School is a combination of the parishes of: St. John the Baptist, Churchtown; Our Lady of Mercy, Lowell, St. Ambrose, Little Hocking; and St. Bernard, Beverly.

A Parish of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Steubenville
Fr. David Gaydosik, Pastor
Cell: 740-391-1093
Fr. Walter E. Heinz, Retired/In Residence
Fr. Dale Tornes, Retired
Mrs. Kristin Offenberger, Secretary
Mr. David Bauerbach, Parish Council President
Ms. Heather Peters, PSR Coordinator
Mrs. Martha Fliehman, Prayer Chain
Confessions: Saturdays -
3 PM to 4 PM
Rosary: Before each weekend Mass
Parish Council: Council Meetings will be announced.
Men’s Club: Meetings will be announced.
Catholic Women’s Club: Meetings will be held the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM in the parish social hall.
Knights of Columbus: Meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 7:30 PM at the K of C Hall, Churchtown.

Mass Schedule and Intentions
Sat. May 27 OLM Deanna Lang (Raymond Lang) 4:00 PM
St. John Gladys Schilling (Jerry & Melinda Treadway) 6:00 PM
Sun. May 28 OLM Bernie Huck (Nancy Huck) 9:30 AM St. John Jim Thieman (Norma Thieman & Family) 7:30 AM St. John Rita Schwendeman (Ralph & Leora Huck Family) 11:00 AM
Mon. May 29 OLM Kelton Fliehman (Tony & Kristin Offenberger) * 8:00 AM*
St. John Ben Brooker (Edith Brooker & Family) 8:00 AM
Tue. May 30 OLM No Mass No Mass
St. John No Mass No Mass
Wed. May 31 OLM No Mass No Mass
St. John No Mass No Mass
Thur. June 01 OLM No Mass No Mass
St. John No Mass No Mass
Fri. June 02 OLM No Mass No Mass
St. John L & D of John & Barbra Kern Family (Family) *6:00 PM*
Sat. June 03 OLM Kenny Huck (David & Elaine Arnold) 4:00 PM
St. John L & D of the Clem & Lucy Brooker Family (Family) 6:00 PM
Sun. June 04 OLM Marcia (Engle) Williams (Alicia Slogan & Floyd Williams) 9:30 AM St. John Gladys Schilling (Mike & Marilyn Schilling) 7:30 AM St. John L & D of Lewis & Audrey Lang (Mona Barrett & Family) 11:00 AM

God Bless Those Who Support Our Parish!
OLM:$1,850.00 (56); Offertory $425.00; Catholic Communication $31.00 (4); Ascension $90.00 (10);
Initial Offering $5.00 (1); Improvement Fund $35.00 (2); Ava Maria Cemetery $10.00 (1); Votive Candles $35.00
Liturgical Ministries Schedule
Lectors Altar Servers
OLM: 06/03 (4 PM) Alex Bauerbach OLM: 06/03 (4 PM) Emma & Brett Bauerbach
OLM: 06/04 (9:30AM) Linda Miller OLM: 06/04 (9:30AM) Margret, Clara, & Emma Morris
Eucharistic Ministers USHERS (Month of June)
OLM: 06/03 (4 PM) Sharon Pottmeyer SAT: Jim Long, Robert Schwendeman
OLM: 06/04 (9:30AM) Jason Morris SUN: Jim Schwendeman, Ron Miller
2023 Diocesan Parish Share Campaign
“The Eucharist is a Fire that Inflames Us!”
~ St. John Chrysostom
Our Lady of Mercy Goal: $18, 246.00
Paid to date (41) $26, 475.00
Pledged to date $32, 600.00
Thank you once again for your participation in this year’s DPSC. If you’ve not yet turned in your pledge, please do so. You can place your pledge in the collection basket, or you can mail it directly to the diocese using the pre-addressed DPSC envelope. Additional pledge cards are available in pews, at the parish office, and at the entrances to the church. You can also contribute to the campaign online at www.Give.Diosteub.org .

OLM CWC
May Committee
*Marilyn Peters Lisa (Damian) Huck
Martha Fliehman Ruth Skinner
Jan Long Michelle Long
Kelly Lang
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The CWC Officers for the 2-year term of 2023-2025 are as follows: Heather Peters, President; Mary Hess, Vice President; Martha Fliehman, Secretary; Nancy Huck, Treasurer. The next CWC Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 1st at 6 PM in the parish hall . All women of the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Parish are members of the C.W.C.
SCHOLARSHIP
The Our Lady of Mercy CWC is offering a $500.00 scholarship to all high school or home school program seniors graduating in Spring 2023. For an application or additional information, please contact Heather Peters at 740-350-6972. Deadline for submission is Friday, June 02.
LADIES OF THE PARISH
Single women, ages 18 to 35. What is your vocation in life? Do you have everything that the world says that you need to be happy but still long for ‘something more’? Consider the Sisters of St. Benedict of Westmoreland County, Pa. located near Greensburg, Pa. They are a small community of Benedictine Nuns who try to seek God in this “school of the Lord’s service” known as St. Emma Monastery. Following the centuries- old wisdom of the Rule of St. Benedict, we desire to have our lives become more Christ centered, to have the Gospel as our guide. For more information, contact Sr. Maria Johanna OSB, at 724-610-7595 or email: vocations@stemma.org.
MEMORIAL DAY MASS
Each year, Legion 750 comes to our parish and honors those who have paid the ultimate price by giving their lives for our country. In remembrance of their sacrifice, there will be a commemoratory Mass at our parish on Monday, May 29 at 8 AM. All are welcome to attend.
OLM 50/50 CLUB NEWS
2023-2024 tickets are being collected. If you have not paid, please pay one of the Team Leaders or place the money in an envelope and put it in the collection basket. Tickets are $50.00 each and guest tickets are $20.00 each. Come join for a chance to win $25.00 per week and attend a steak dinner/drawing where larger prizes are awarded. The funds from this organization help to support the upkeep and maintenance of our social hall.

TIME TO FILL UP
Today’s first reading makes it pretty clear: the Holy Spirit wants everyone to hear the good news and come together through faith in Jesus. Men and women from all over the known world were in Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost, and they didn’t all speak the same language. But when the Spirit came upon the believers gathered in the upper room, that massive crowd heard the disciples proclaiming God’s mighty works in their own languages, and that manifestation of God’s power helped them come to believe! That miracle of God gathering people from all over the world wasn’t limited to the first Pentecost. Consider Philip preaching to the Ethiopian court official (Acts 8:26-40) or Peter preaching to the Roman centurion Cornelius (10:34-48) or Paul preaching to the philosophers of Athens (17:22-34). The Spirit came in power both upon those who preached and those who heard. He broke down barriers and brought people together through the gospel. The Holy Spirit still wants to dismantle walls between people from all walks of life and bring them together. And by virtue of your baptism, you are called to participate in that mission. How? You can start right where you live. You’re sure to encounter someone who might not “speak your language.” Maybe someone in your family or among your neighbors has a different worldview than you do. Maybe there are people who come from a different country or from a different generation. Bring Jesus to them. Just say a prayer, open your mouth, and trust the Spirit to work through you to bring them together. The Holy Spirit is still eager to bring us all together in Christ. Let him fill you on this special day!
~ The Word Among Us

POPE FRANCIS
Prayer Intentions for May
For Church Movements and Groups
We pray that Church movements and groups may rediscover their mission of evangelization each day, placing their own charisms at the service of needs in the world.
READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
The Most Holy Trinity
164 Ex 34: 4b-9 Dn (Ps) 3: 52-55
2 Cor 13: 11-13 Jn 3: 16-18
A VOCATION VIEW
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your spirit , and we shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth! Blow, strong winds of spirit, stir the fire of your love: encourage our response. (Acts 1:15-17, 20-26)
STEUBENVILLE SEMINARIANS
The following men are in formation for ordination to the sacred Priesthood for service in the Diocese of Steubenville. Please remember them in your prayers.
Studying at the Pontifical College Josephinum (7625 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43235-1499)
John Paul Gan and Jonathan Ruscoe
Studying at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary (2701 Chicago Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48206)
Peter Stetson, Christopher McGurn, and
Sam Ivkovich
Diocese of Steubenville Office of Vocations Fr. Josh Erickson, Vocation Director Vocation links: Twitter @ dsvocations Facebook: www.facebook.com/dsvocations or Diocesan Vocation Website: http://steubenvillevocations.com
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NEW PASTORAL COUNCIL NOMINATION
The Pastoral Council needs several members. Please prayerfully consider someone that you think would be a good person (yourself included!) to be a part of this ministry. The nominee should be a practicing Catholic who attends Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church regularly. I would like to nominate the following person (s) for the Pastoral Council. I believe they will positively impact this ministry:
NAME:
___________________________________________
(Just drop this form into the collection basket)
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ST. JOHN’S CENTRAL SCHOOL NEWS
Bingo Group Work Schedule
May 28 Team #2 Jessica Henke 896-3705
June 04 Team #3 Brandon Wheeler 336-0350
TAXES FOR TUITION
Do you pay the Ohio State Tax? If you do, you can turn your tax monies into tuition money for our school. You may donate up to $750 for an instant tax credit, per person ($1,500 for those who each give 750 filed jointly). You will be credited with this on your 2023 State taxes. If you only pay $5, or any other amount, in State Tax, you can do this too for a total State Tax Credit up to $750. Monies donated this way are not designated for a particular person, but for a particular school (IE—St. John Central Catholic Schools). Monies will be distributed 1st by % of families to the poverty level, and then by need on our local level. Please truly consider giving to the CHRIST THE TEACHER DIOCESAN SCHOLARSHIP, so that we may be able to help more families utilize Catholic Education. Also, please apply for this scholarship when it comes out, or the monies designated for us for 2023/24 year will not be there in 2025. If you can help contribute to this scholarship, please visit: diosteub.org/ctdsf..
ST. JOHN GOLF OUTING
St John's Annual Athletic Booster Golf Outing is set for Saturday, June 03 at Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly, Ohio. A four man scramble at a cost of $65/person, $260/team. This is 18 Holes w/ cart along with a dinner and raffle to finish. If you are interested in registering a team or if you are a business owner and are interested in sponsoring a hole, please contact Kristin Pottmeyer at (304) 989-0729.
MARY’S HOUSE GOLF OUTING
Mary’s House is hosting a Golf Outing on Saturday, June 24 at Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly, Ohio. This four- man scramble is at a cost of $70/person, $280/team. This includes 18 Holes w/ cart, along with snacks throughout the day, finishing with a dinner. Games include: closest to the pin, longest putt, and skins. Liquid refreshments will be available for purchase. To pre-register, please contact Jordan Welch at (740) 538-9901. If interested in sponsoring a hole, please contact JoAnn Welch at (740) 350-2692 or Melanie Fouss at (740) 525-8733.
K OF C NEWS
STAG FISH FRY
K of C Council 4617, Churchtown is hosting a Fish Fry on Sunday, June 18, from 12 PM to 3 PM. This event is open to Gentlemen of the public and all K of C Members. Cost is $15 for all you can eat fish, French fries, coleslaw, and drinks. Any questions, please contact Scott Wells at 740-516-3279.
Congratulations to Tony Offenberger, one of our parishioners at Our Lady Of Mercy Church. Tony was recently elected the Knight of Columbus State Warden for the state of Ohio.