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Welcome to St. Therese's

The clergy and parishioners of St. Therese adhere firmly to the unchangeable Catholic Faith and Sacraments as taught by all true Popes, from St. Peter to Pius XII.

St. Therese of Lisieux by Leonard Porter, 2008
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Week of July 5th, 2026

Solemnity of Ss. Peter & Paul, App

Sunday, July 5

Solemnity of Ss. Peter & Paul, App

6th Sunday after Pentecost

St. Anthony Mary Zaccharia, C

8:00 am Low Mass (Private Intention from Brigette Holsapple)

  • Server: Isaac Smith

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)

  • Server: Peter Creighton

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Monday, July 6

Feria

St. Thomas More, M

**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (Keith & Sandy Bohman from Brigette Holsapple)

 

Tuesday, July 7

Ss. Cyril & Methodius, BbCc

7:30 am Low Mass (RIP O. Jean Shepherd from Connie Sellers)

 

Wednesday, July 8

St. Elizabeth of Portugal, QW

7:30 am Low Mass (Adam Lawrence & Private intention from Stephen & Angelica Lawrence)

 

Thursday, July 9

St. Maria Goretti, VM

7:30 am Low Mass (Adam Lawrence & Private intention from Stephen & Angelica Lawrence)

 

Friday, July 10

Seven Holy Brothers, Mm

Ss. Rufina & Secunda, VvMm

6:00 pm Low Mass (All our past & present friends & associates from The Straight Family)

 

Saturday, July 11

Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday

St. Pius I, PM

8:30 am Low Mass (For Patience from The Straight Family)

 

Sunday, July 12

7th Sunday after Pentecost

St. John Gualbert, Ab

Ss. Nabor & Felix, Mm

8:00 am Low Mass (Salvation & conversion of unsaved children, family & friends from The Kennedy Family)

  • Server: Wheldon Sellers

9:35 am Holy Rosary

10:00 am Low Mass (Pro Populo)

  • Server: Michael Peck

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Announcements

​† Adult Catechism with the Bishop will be on August 5, 6 & 7 (location and times will be determined). There will also be children’s Catechism with the Sisters on those days. Confirmation will take place on Aug. 9th at the 10 am Mass

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† Next men’s meeting will be on July 11th after the 8:30 am Mass. The ladies/girls meeting will be held on July 25th after the 8 am Mass.

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† Modesty Standards: During the summer months, please remember to observe the modesty standards and the words of Our Lady of Fatima: “Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much.” Modesty pamphlets with practical guidelines are available in the vestibule.

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† Parish Annual Picnic: will be held on September 20 after the 10 am Mass at Armco Park Shelter #33 (1223 N. St. Route 741 Lebanon, OH 45036). The parish will provide the main course. Please bring a dish to share. Hope to see you there!

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† 14 DAY SANCTUARY LAMP: is burning for the weeks of (6/4 to 7/6) for the INTENTIONS of Ann Williamitis.  If you would like to donate to light the 14 day sanctuary candle for your intentions, please let Father know. The donation for each candle is $25 (candles generally last 14 days, but sometimes they burn faster than expected).

 

† In your charity, please pray for the sick of the parish and those whom Father sees; Keith Sellers, Hope Wright, John Wright, Patrick Kennedy, Jackie Sellers.

 

† The Novena to St. Therese after the Low Mass will be said for the INTENTIONS of obtaining a hall, classrooms for the school, and a priest rectory.

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Bulletins

Note: Our bulletin is printed in bulk and is available in hardcopy for all in the vestibule, but it is also available here.
If you would like to download a PDF copy, you may do so at the links below.

July 5

June 21

June 14

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Reflection: The Catechism Explained by Stories and Examples

by Fr. Francis Spirago

Fourteenth Lesson: On Baptism

Question: Why are godfathers and godmothers given in Baptism?
Answer: Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they may promise, in the name of the child, what the child itself would promise if it had the use of reason.

How An Infant Was Lost: It is most reprehensible for sponsors to repair to the drinking saloon immediately after the ceremony. In a certain village it was customary for sponsors after the Baptism of an infant in the nearest town where was their parish church, to betake themselves to a drinking saloon, and freely indulge in intoxicating liquors, before entering upon their homeward journey. On the return of one such party after about a four miles’ drive to their own village, the mother asked to have her newly baptized infant brought to her: it was nowhere to be found. Her neighbors quickly re-harnessed the horse to the sledge and retraced their steps. They had gotten about halfway back to the place whence they started, when they found the baby lying on the snow by the wayside. Fortunately it had sustained no material injury. This incident occurred rather more than a century ago in the district of Frautenau.

Question: What is the obligation of a godfather and a godmother?
Answer: The obligation of a godfather and a godmother is to instruct the child in its religious duties, if the parents neglect to do so or die.

An Infant The Prey Of A Pig: Another distressing and disgraceful incident took place in the Black Forest, when the sponsors betook themselves, after the Baptism of a child, to a neighboring inn before which a barrel-organ was being played. Leaving the infant in their charge on a settle near the stove, the young people joined a group of merrymakers on the green, who were dancing to the sound of the organ. Meanwhile a pig that was roaming about entered through the open door of the room where the child had been left, — no uncommon occurrence in summer time in the Black Forest. Sniffling about for something to devour, the animal discovered the helpless infant, and pulling it down to the ground, began to bite it terribly. Owing to the noise of the dancers outside, no one heard the cries of the unhappy child. When the sponsors were tired of amusing themselves, and prepared to go home, they looked for the infant. They found the cushion on which it had been laid, and the wraps that were round it dragged about the ground and soaked with blood; the child had been carried off and half devoured by the swine. How culpable are those who, immediately after so solemn a ceremony as Baptism, give themselves up to unseemly diversions.
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