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Church History
OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CLERMONT COUNTY
The parish of St. Philomena was established in 1839 and was sometimes referred to as the Little Church in the Valley. It has the distinction of being the oldest Catholic Church in Clermont County! The founders of the church were residents of the area before Ohio become a state n 1803.
Traveling priests from Cincinnati bringing the sacraments occasionally met with the Catholic families from Stonelick Township. These families met in homes from 1835 to 1837 on Sunday mornings, holy days, and other times, especially during Lent. A log church was built in 1837 at a cost of $50 and was dedicated to St. Philomena.
CEMETERIES
There are two cemeteries at the church. One is called the “old cemetery,” at which burials were made until the late 1800s. Many of the burials were children less than one year of age due to the hardships of the wilderness and the lack of available medical attention burials of Civil War veterans were also made in this cemetery.
The “new cemetery” was dedicated in 1890 with the first burial in 1891. Many veterans from the area who served in the wars between 1900 and today are buried in this cemetery. The cemetery is currently in use and both cemeteries are a tribute to the history of Catholicism in the Stonelick area.
RECENT HISTORY
On July 1, 2012, the four parish region of Holy Trinity, St. Ann, St. Louis, and St. Philomena were gathered together under the name of Clermont Catholic Communities. The overseer of this process and the pastor of this new four-parish region was Father Jerry Hiland, who up until that time had been pastor of St. Louis and St. Philomena. Father Martin Bachman was assigned to the parish region in 2015, and in 2022, Father Thomas McCarthy was named pastor of this parish region, now known as Beacons of Light SE-5 or Holy Family, Clermont Co.
A special thank you to Ron Yeager for this information
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April 27
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Tuesday
April 28
8:30 am - 9:00 am
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Thursday
April 30
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Friday
May 1
8:30 am - 9:00 am
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Saturday
May 2
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Sunday
May 3
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
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Monday
May 4
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Tuesday
May 5
8:30 am - 9:00 am
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Thursday
May 7
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Friday
May 8
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Saturday
May 9
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
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Sunday
May 10
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Monday
May 11
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Tuesday
May 12
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Thursday
May 14
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Friday
May 15
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Saturday
May 16
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Adoration
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
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Sunday
May 17
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
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Monday
May 18
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Tuesday
May 19
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Thursday
May 21
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Friday
May 22
8:30 am - 9:00 am
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Saturday
May 23
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
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Sunday
May 24
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
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Monday
May 25
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Tuesday
May 26
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Thursday
May 28
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Friday
May 29
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Saturday
May 30
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
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Sunday
May 31
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
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Monday
June 1
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Tuesday
June 2
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Thursday
June 4
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Friday
June 5
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Saturday
June 6
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Sunday
June 7
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Monday
June 8
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Tuesday
June 9
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Thursday
June 11
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confession
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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Adoration
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
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Friday
June 12
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Weekday Mass
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Saturday
June 13
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Ann
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Vigil
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Sunday
June 14
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St Philomena
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Confession
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
11:30 am - 12:30 am
Sunday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): Holy Trinity
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Adoration
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
Monday
June 15
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Weekday Mass
- Event Location (For Displaying in Calendar): St. Louis
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