Sacrament of Eucharist: Mass is the central act of worship in the life of a Catholic. The Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our Catholic faith. Our belief in the Real Presence of Jesus (Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity) is the key to Catholicism. Jesus is ONE with the Father. Jesus is seated at the right hand of God the Father forever in communion together with the love of the Holy Spirit. When we receive the Blessed Sacrament, we are also in communion with God. This is our destiny.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance or Confession): Reconciliation is one of the most unique and beautiful aspects of Catholicism. Jesus Christ, in His abundant love and mercy, established the Sacrament of Confession, so that we as sinners can obtain forgiveness for our sins and reconcile with God and the Church. The sacrament “washes us clean,” and renews us in Christ. Unfortunately, too few Catholics take advantage of this opportunity to receive this abundant grace.
Please consider truly "getting right with God" today.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
12:30pm Thursday at St. George
3pm Saturdays at St. Mary; 7:30pm Tuesdays at St. Michael
-or- By APPOINTMENT:
Call: Father Byers @ (937) 446-2555
Mass times for St. George Church, Georgetown, OH:
WEEKEND MASSES:
Saturday: 5:30PM
Sunday: 12pm (Noon)
WEEK DAY MASS:
Thursday: 12pm (Noon)
Mass times for St. Michael Church, Ripley, OH:
WEEKEND MASSES:
Sunday: 10am
WEEK DAY MASSES:
Tuesday: 7pm
Friday: 8:30am
Mass times for St. Mary Church, Arnheim, OH:
WEEKEND MASSES:
Sunday: 7:45am
WEEK DAY MASSES:
Monday: 8:30am
Wednesday: 12pm (Noon)
The Sacraments are a great form of prayer because they are outward signs instituted by Christ to give us GRACE (who doesn't need more grace??).
At the heart of Catholicism is regular participation in the Sacraments.
Please take the opportunity whenever possible to receive God's abundant grace in the Sacraments.
There are seven Sacraments. They are categorized in groups:
Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Service, and Sacraments of Healing.
Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist (Mass)
Reconciliation (Confession)
Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons and daughters of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word."
Baptism
Please contact our Pastoral Associate
if you would like to have your child Baptized:
Joan St. Clair
Phone: (937) 378-6453
-or-
E-Mail: jstclair.sgchurch1@frontier.com
If you are an adult and desire Baptism, ask Joan about our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Program.
Confirmation
It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.
Eucharist (Mass)
Sacraments of Service: Matrimony and Holy Orders
Matrimony (Marriage)
The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman
establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its
nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and
education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has
been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament.
Please contact our Priest
if you would like to get married
Rev. Dohrman W. Byers
6647 Van Buren Ave.
Georgetown, OH 45121
Phone/Fax: (937) 446-2555
E-Mail: dwbyers@hughes.net
Please allow at least six months before your wedding date for Marriage Preparation meetings
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time:
thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
If you are discerning a religious vocation, please contact the Archdiocese of Cincinnati:
Director of Vocations:
Rev. Dan J. Schmitmeyer
100 East Eighth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 421-3131 • (800) 686-2724 Ext. 2890
Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick
By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests
the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and
glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. and indeed
she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by
freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ.
Please contact our Priest
if you are seriously ill, been in an accident, or are undergoing surgery.
Rev. Dohrman W. Byers
6647 Van Buren Ave.
Georgetown, OH 45121
Phone/Fax: (937) 446-2555
E-Mail: dwbyers@hughes.net
Confirmation is run through our PREP program
(Parish Religious Education Program)
Please contact our Director of Religious Education:
Joan St. Clair
Phone: (937) 378-6453
-or-
E-Mail: jstclair.sgchurch1@frontier.com
Other forms of Prayer:
God tirelessly calls each person to this mysterious encounter with
Himself. Prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a
reciprocal call between God and man.
WHAT IS PRAYER?
For me, prayer is a surge of the heart;
it is a simple look turned toward heaven,
it is a cry of recognition and of love,
embracing both trial and joy.
Prayer as God's gift:
"Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the
requesting of good things from God."
But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will,
or "out of the depths" of a humble and contrite heart?
He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer,
Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray
as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer.
Click on the LINKS below for more resources on prayer:
Prayer for St. George
St. George,
Heroic Catholic soldier and defender of your Faith, you dared to criticize
a tyrannical Emperor and were subjected to horrible torture.
You could have occupied a high military position but you preferred to die for your Lord.
Obtain for us the great grace of heroic Christian courage
that should mark soldiers of Christ. Amen
