Logan Catholics Parishes St. Mary, Urbana St. Patrick Bellefontaine 316 East Patterson Avenue Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311 Office hours: Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday: Closed St. Mary, Urbana St. Mary of the Woods Russells Point 464 Madison Avenue, PO Box 329 Russells Point, OH 43348 Office Hours: Monday and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Press the speaker icon to download/listen to message. Mass Times Saint Patrick Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM Tuesday 8:00 AM 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursday 6:15 PM St. Mary of the Woods Saturday 6:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM Wednesday 8:00 AM 2nd, 4th Thursday 6:15 PM Friday 8:00 AM Confession Times Saint Patrick 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 PM Saturday 3:00 - 3:30 PM St. Mary of the Woods 2nd, 4th Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 PM Friday 8:45 AM Eucharistic Adoration Saint Patrick 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 PM Tuesday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM St. Mary of the Woods 2nd, 4th Thursday 6:45 - 7:45 PM 1st Wednesday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Bulletins View Past Bulletins Lay Ministry Schedules Saint Patrick St. Patrick August Ministry.pdf St. Mary of the Woods St. Mary of the Woods August Ministry.pdf Calendar of Events Saint Patrick St. Mary of the Woods Registration Form Save as a new file then either print or email completed form to the church office. Photo Galleries St Patrick St. Mary of the Woods Office Staff Saint Patrick Therese Calland, Secretary Phone: 937-592-1656 Email: tcalland328@gmail.com Jennifer Harford, Administrative Assistant Phone: 937-592-1656 Email: catholicbellefontaine@gmail.com Amy Bihn, Business Manager Phone: 937-592-1656 Email: abihn.mqa@gmail.com Jim Thiel, Maintenance Phone: 937-592-1656 Ashley Roberts, Director of Religious Education Phone: 937-592-1656 Email: ashleyroberts.dre@gmail.com Parish Email: catholicbellefontaine@gmail.com THOSE SERVING PARISH MINISTRIES Joe Steggeman, Calvary Cemetery Phone: 937-844-7426 (to purchase cemetery plots) Morissa Sweeney, Dir. Music Ministry Phone: 937-592-1656 Leanna George, Piano Phone: 937-593-0547 Judy Wells, Organ Phone: 419-674-4049 St. Mary of the Woods Amy Bihn, Office Manager Email: abihn.mqa@gmail.com Katie McCabe, Music Director Email: ktmccabe@hotmail.com Judy Wells, Organist Lee McCarty, Head Sacristan Joe Rizzo, Maintenance/Custodial Connie Wheeler, Assistant Custodial Jennifer Harford, Administrative Assistant Email: catholicbellefontaine@gmail.com Ashley Roberts, Director of Religious Education Email: ashleyroberts.dre@gmail.com Parish Email: abihn.mqa@gmail.com Phone: 937-843-3127 Communion Rail Q&A St. Mary of the Woods The following Q&A is meant to help us understand the devotional and theological reasons behind the Communion rail, and to answer some practical questions. When receiving Communion, must everyone kneel at the Communion rail? No. The U.S. bishops decided the norm in the U.S. in recent decades is to receive standing, but the Congregation of Divine Worship is clear that individuals have the right to receive kneeling. The universal practice of kneeling was standard for many centuries before the current practice. Anyone receiving communion is welcome to adopt the posture they prefer. Why does St. Mary of the Woods use a Communion rail? There has been a revival in the Church regarding Eucharistic devotion. As many Catholics rediscover the traditions of the Church, more and more of the faithful prefer to receive kneeling. We see this growing trend in our own parish. Some parishioners would like to kneel, but would have a hard time getting back up without a Communion rail. In addition to allowing Communion to proceed reverently, there is also the potential of great spiritual benefits. Instead of people being ‘in motion’ as they walk through Communion lines, parishioners get a few moments to pause before and after Communion as they kneel or stand by the rail. This enables them to cherish the moment and open themselves to grace in a way that is difficult to do when walking through a normal Communion line. Are communion rails barriers between the people and God? No. Communion rails were never intended to be barriers to prevent access to God. This is a false idea that, while circulated by some, has no basis in any Catholic teaching, belief or practice. Communion rails are sacred places where people are nourished by the Bread from Heaven. That is why they were designed with great beauty and care. The architectural style of Communion rails was often similar to the altar, because they were seen as extending from the altar: the Eucharist is consecrated on the altar, and then received at the rail. Heaven and earth meet at the Communion rail; it is a place of Communion, not a barrier.

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