NOTICE!!! The Saturday July 27th 4:30 Mass will be at
Kirby St. Mary Chapel and not at the church in Upper.
Kirby St. Mary Chapel and not at the church in Upper.
Transfiguration of the Lord Catholic Parish exists to build a community of believers through faith formation, prayer and the sacraments. Led by the Spirit, we witness to the gospel through our service and reverence for all.
Pastor: Fr. Conrad Sutter OFM Conv.
tlp.pastor@gmail.com 410-294-1268/502-931-9303 Pastoral Associate: Deacon Kevin Wintersteller tlp.pastoralassociate@gmail.com 419-295-0574 Religious Education Facilitator: Mrs. Karen Walter tlp.redirector@gmail.com Youth Minister: Miss Katie Charocopos tlp.youthminister@gmail.com School Principal: Mr. Blake England benglandstp@gmail.com 419-294-1395 Liturgical Music Coordinator: Mr. Alan Lortz ajlortz@yahoo.com Office Manager: Mrs. Ilene Zender tlp.businessmanager@gmail.com Secretary: Ms. Darlene Weaver tlp.secretary1@gmail.com Maintenance Coordinator: Mr. Leon Orians tlp.maintenance1@gmail.com tlp_councils_comm_ministries_org.pdf Click HERE To View Councils, Committees, Ministries, Organizations Click HERE To View Pastoral Council Minutes Click HERE To View Parish Calendar 
Monday
11:00 am Communion service, Upper Tuesday 7:00 pm St. Mary Chapel, Kirby Wednesday 8:45 pm Transfiguration Church, Upper Thursday 11:00 am St. Mary Chapel, Kirby Friday 11:00 am Transfiguration Church, Upper Saturday 4:30 pm Transfiguration Church, Upper Sunday 8:30 am St. Mary Chapel, Kirby 10:30 am Transfiguration Church, Upper NOTICE!!! The Saturday July 27th 4:30 Mass will be a Kirby St. Mary Chapel and not at the church in Upper. 
The Diocese of Toledo has been found to be in compliance with the articles of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The compliance letter followed upon the submission of documents and statistics related to maintaining a safe environment for our children and youth for the period July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The Diocese of Toledo is audited by an independent agency each year to ensure compliance with the Charter. The Diocese of Toledo remains committed to ensuring the protection of children and providing a safe environment for all young people. If you have any knowledge of abuse that has been committed by a cleric, or any employee or volunteer of the Catholic Church, please report the abuse to your local police department, Child Protection Services, and Mr. Frank DiLallo, Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator. Mr. DiLallo can be reached at (419) 214-4880 or by mail at 1933 Spielbusch Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43604. 
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Aug. 11, 2019 during 8:30 AM Mass (Kirby) Sept. 8, 2019 during 10:30 AM Mass (Upper) Oct. 13, 2019 during 8:30 AM Mass (Kirby) Nov. 10, 2019 during 10:30 AM Mass (Upper) Dec. 8, 2019 during 8:30 AM Mass (Kirby) Next Classes will be held on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 11:45 am, in the Community Room and October 20, 2019 at 11:45 am, in the Community Room. Deacon Kevin Wintersteller is the Parish contact for the Sacrament of Baptism. Please call him to register for Baptism Class or with any questions you may have 419-294-1268 There’s an app for that!!! “MyParish” App Stay informed!! You can get the Mass Schedules, Bulletins, Calendar of Events, Announcements, Messages and all the news about what is going on at Transfiguration of the Lord Parish right on your phone. Information on Church, Chapel and St. Peter School all at your finger tips! Just download the “MyParish” App, http://myparishapp.com/ download, free of charge, on your phone or search “My Parish” on your computer and the App store. Our Website has a “MyParish” App button. Check it out! http://www.transfigurationofthelordparish.com Also on our Website is information on who’s in the military, who to call for the prayer chain, information on baptisms, food pantry, weather cancellations, religious education, Amazon Smile, St. Peter School updates, youth ministry, and minutes from the meetings, such as Pastoral Council. Facebook at Transfiguration of the Lord Catholic Church, Upper Sandusky, OH is another good place to get the latest updates and information about our Parish. Make sure to “like”us! Please check out all the possible ways to stay involved in your faith community!! 
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL ON ACTIVE DUTY:
May the Lord Jesus watch over all those who guard, and protect the peace, especially: Alex Brodman Hunter Rhoden Marcus Brodman Caleb Siegel Adam Denman Cody Siegel Sean C. Easton Kevin Siegel Blake Frey Zac Siegel Noah Frey Kevin Smalley Zachary Frey Herbert Wattenbarger Wyatt Garber Thank you for your service. 
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMORIAL GARDEN A memorial garden is continuing to be constructed by the Knights of Columbus between the rectory and the church. Orders are still being taken for memorial bricks in honor of a loved one. There are two sizes of bricks available: 4” X 8” or 8” X 8”. 3 or 6 lines of texts with 20 characters per line are available depending on the size of brick you purchase. Cost per brick range from $100.00 to $300.00. Please contact Jerry Davidson at 419-306-5918 to place your order.
THE WELCOME COMMITTEE is offering a meal to new parents returning home from the hospital with your new-born miracle of life. This is an opportunity for the family not to have to worry about what to prepare for supper. Please call Mary Riedlinger or Joan Kincade if you would like to have a nice dinner with no cooking
Chapel Funeral Dinners
Funeral Dinners for the Transfiguration of the Lord Parish are held in the St. Peter Gym and St. Mary Center. Marslyn Johnson and Diane Wintersteller organize the dinners for the St. Peter Gym and Rose Boes, LuAnn Boes and Janice Stark organize the dinners for the St. Mary Center. Many volunteers help with both ministries. Contact the Parish office at 419-294-1268 for more information. 
St. Peter’s School is now registered through Amazon Smile. This program is a fundraising program through Amazon.com. Each time a purchase is made through this program, Amazon donates .5% of the purchase price back to the School. Please consider using this each time you purchase an item on Amazon. There is no limit on the usage, and this can be used by anyone who currently has an Amazon account. Please go to https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_ge_ul_lm_raas for more details on the program. |
Thursday, July 25 6:30 pm Finance Mtg—CR Friday, July 26 7:00 pm Off –Road 5K—St. Mary Center Kirby Saturday, July 27 2:00—11:00 pm Parish Festival - Adult Night St. Mary Center, Kirby Sunday, July 28 2:00—10:00 pm Parish Festival - Family Day St. Mary Center, Kirby Monday, August 19 SPS Open House 5:30-6:30 Thursday, August 22 First Day of School Sunday, Sept. 29 St. Peter School Craft Fair 
The new diocesan magazine is here!
It features people and places throughout Northwest Ohio. Some of you may have received the magazine mailed to your home. Magazines were mailed to 39,000 parishioners ages 55 and older throughout the Diocese of Toledo. Don’t miss fascinating features on a priest whose love of cooking comes from his mother, a religious sister who has made a career of creating artistic masterpieces, shrine destinations within the Diocese of Toledo, much more! We hope you enjoy this publication that was created with you in mind. To receive a copy, please pick one up in the back of church. You can also read it online here: http:// bit.ly/DOTmagazine2019 If you would like to see more issues of the magazine, let us know. We would love to hear your feedback! Email glmagazine@toledodiocese.org. 
For the Love of Pete Raffle
To Benefit St. Peter Catholic School The 2019-2020 raffle tickets have been mailed to all parishioners and school families. One $200 Ticket provides a chance to win nine monthly drawings Of 1,000 500 250 Grand Prize Drawing of $10,000 ~ 2nd Prize $3,000 ~ 3rd Prize $2,000 Will be drawn at the St. Peter School Festival, June 13, 2020. This averages out to only $20 each month for a chance to win great prizes while supporting St. Peter School. An Early bird raffle will be held at open house on August 19th at 5:30 pm. Three tickets will be drawn to win an additional “For the Love of Pete” raffle ticket. Winning tickets are returned to the raffle drum after each monthly drawing. Drawing begins September 11, 2019 Only 500 Tickets Entered! For more information contact: St. Peter School 419-294-1395 Amy Hinesman 740-496-1311, or Amy Irwin 419-209-0604 Winners and drawing dates posted on St. Peter Elementary School Facebook page, school parent newsletter, Transfiguration of the Lord bulletin and at stpeterupper.com 
Youth Minister: Miss Katie Charocopos
4 Annual Catholic Appeal Our parish has currently pledged $15,455. out of the $25,000 set by the Toledo Diocese. We have reached 62% of our goal with the help of 135 contributors. Countless lives are touched by every contribution to the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal. Children, seminary students, the sick and aged, the needy—they all depend on our generosity. For more information on ministries funded by the appeal visit Toledodiocese.org/ACA. Thank you 
Please pick up your copy of the new Ministry Schedule for the next 6 months in the back of Church and mark your calendars! Thank you for helping out!!! 
Hello Fellow Parishioners, I want to take this opportunity to say how excited I am to begin the journey as your new St. Peter School principal. I am truly blessed to be a part of such a great parish and school community and look forward to working with all of you to continue the great tradition we have at St. Peter. I am humbled by the overwhelming support and words of encouragement that I have received over the past few months and I can’t thank you enough for the kind gestures. I am here to serve you and if there is anything I can do to help this parish and school, please feel free to let me know. I am grateful to be a part of such a caring community. Please continue to pray for our school, our faculty, and our children as we continue a tradition of academic and religious excellence. God Bless, Blake England -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Employment Opportunity We are looking for a playground supervisor from 11:00 to 12:00 daily next school year and an Extended Day Supervisor from 2:15 to 5:30 each day also, These are both paid positions. If you are interested in either or both positions please call the school at 419-294-1395. St. Peter School Mr. Blake England Principal 
Thank you to all the volunteer Catechists. Without your dedication and hard work we would not be able to provide the wonderful RE program that we have. Thank you to all parents/grandparents who have made this a priority in the lives of their loved ones. And thank you to the students for your dedication and eagerness to learn and be faithful. May you have a safe and blessed summer vacation.
Ms. Karen Walter Religious Education Director 
CHAPEL STAINED GLASS WINDOW
RENOVATION UPDATE Our campaign goal is $200.000.00. As our parish buildings age it will take generous donations from us all to preserve our parish heritage. Please consider donating to this important project. $191,140.37 has been donated. FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS Please bring food donations to the Masses on the THIRD week-end of the month. Thank you for making the effort to help those who are less fortunate. If you forget your donations on the third weekend, simply bring them on any other weekend and put them in the side sacristy in Upper or in the entrance at the Chapel in Kirby. Folks continue to experience hunger all year long, so please keep donating. Thank you! 
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