Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

December 2, 2007                                                               

MONDAY – December 3^rd

            8:00 a.m.  Ed & Loella Robinson         

TUESDAY – December 4^th

            8:00 a.m.   Norma Franzen           

WEDNESDAY – December 5^th

            7:00 p.m.   Betty Kocher

THURSDAY – December 6^th

            8:00 a.m.    Joyce Rolf

FRIDAY  -December 7^th    

            8:00 a.m.    Mary Bell Bodde

            7:00 p.m.    Rob Tabor

SATURDAY – December 8^th   

            9:00 a.m.    Mary Beck

            4:30 p.m.     Freda Waechter

SUNDAY – December 9^th 

            9:00 a.m.     Miriam Bankemper                 

          11:30 a.m.     Members of the Parish  

GIFT BEARERS   December 8^th & 9^th 

  4:30 p.m. The Anthony Manning Family

  9:00 a.m.  Larry & Linda Wenstrup

11:30 a.m.  The Damon Sparks Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     December 8^th & 9^th 

 4:30 p.m.   Judy Rose, Karen Owens, Katie Kohrs, Kara Lester, Sarah Farney, Jennifer Farney, Greg

       Gall, Cathy Halloran

 9:00 a.m.   Mary Jane Uhl, Stacey Seiter, Louise Roth, Mary Sue Bamberger, Debbie Truesdell, Chris

       Owens, Trisha Taylor, Sally Taylor

11:30 a.m.  Kate Schultz, Rita Byrd, Kim Lampe, Elizabeth Brennan, Cliff Perkins, Sue Perkins, Bob

                    Rulli, Elise Rulli

SERVERS SCHEDULE     December 3^rd – 9^th   

8:00 a.m.  - Monday

                        Adam Hicks, Nathan Grosser

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                        Evan Mohr, Abby Schweitzer                                          

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                        Emily Hicks, Gabe Schultz

8:00 a.m. –Thursday

                        Erin Hochleutner, Alex Shepherd

8:00 a.m. – Friday

                        Sarah Schweitzer, Evan Brannon, Sam Little

7:00 p.m. - Friday

                        Mackenzie Freeman, Jonathan Murrin, Connor Bleser  

9:00 a.m. – Saturday

                        Ava Abner, Stanley Mohr, Matthew Schnelle                      

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                         Parissa Zargar, Dominique Wade, Danielle Wade                                                  

9:00 a.m. – Sunday

                         Danielle Dupont, Carter New, Caitlyn Thiel

11:30 a.m. – Sunday

                          Kelsey Johnson, Reid Seiter, Seth Connolly

GREETERS SCHEDULE                             December 8^th  & 9^th   

4:30 p.m.   

9:00 a.m.    Bettie Wahlbrink, Rose Schutzman, Louise Roth

11:30 a.m.  David & Peggy Dziech

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

November 18, 2007 $ 16,088.87

Social Concerns $        25.00  

Weekly Budget                        $ 16,603.13

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK      Ruth Wimmer, Mary Kelly, Ann Craven, and Ruth Schuler.  Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Is 11: 1-10                                           Rom 15: 4-9                         Mt. 3: 1-12 (4)                      

THIS WEEK                                                                        

TODAY

                        First Sunday of Advent

Blood Pressure Screenings, After all Masses, Church

                        Rite of Welcome, RCIA, 9:00 a.m.

                        CCD, 10:15 a.m.

                        Lunch with St. Nick, 12:30 p.m., McCrystal Hall

                        St. Catherine Players, 7:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall

AA/Al-Anon, 7:00 p.m., LIB     

Men’s CRHP, 8:00 p.m., Teacher’s Workroom                                                                       

MONDAY     

                        Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m., Church                                               

TUESDAY

                        Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 3:00 p.m.

                        Confession, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 6:45 p.m.

                        School Community Meeting, 6:00 p.m., LMR

                        Board of Education, 7:00 p.m., LIB                       

WEDNESDAY

                       Catholic Order of Foresters, 6:00 p.m., Teacher’s Workroom

                       Community Building Committee, 6:00 p.m., LMR

                       Mass, 7:00 p.m.

             Rosary Prayer Service, following Mass, Church

                       Women’s CRHP, following mass, LMR                       

THURSDAY

                       RCIA, 7:30 p.m., LMR

                       Men’s Group, 7:30 p.m., McCrystal Hall

FRIDAY

                        Feast of the Immaculate Conception

                        Vigil Mass, 7:00 p.m.                            

SATURDAY

                        Feast of the Immaculate Conception

              Holy Day of Obligation

                        Mass at 9:00 a.m.                       

NEXT SUNDAY

                      Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:00 a.m.

                       St. Catherine Siena Club, 1:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall

IN OUR PARISH

As many of you already know, Fr. Vater has decided that he is no longer able to help out here.  I, personally, will miss his presence, his advice and his assistance, and I am grateful for all he has done for St Catherine, and I know you all are grateful, too. We wanted to have a little farewell party for Fr. Vater, but he prefers that we do not. If you would like to express your gratitude or some other feeling, please write to him at St Thomas Church. The mailing address is 26 East Villa Place, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075. Fr. Vater has written a little message to you, which will appear in next week's bulletin.  

VISIT THE JESSE TREE     today and next weekend. For our annual project, we will be providing gifts to those in  need in our parish, local community and through the diocesan mission in Vanceburg, Kentucky.  Select an ornament tag from the tree, located in the church's prayer/meditation space (former baptistry), and return your gift with ornament tag attached by Sunday, December 16^th, 12:30 pm to the Jesse Tree space.  Wrap your gift only if indicated on the tag.  For those interested in helping but unable to shop, monetary donations will be gladly accepted.  Call Tish Gayle (781-4911) with any questions.

FR. STEF’S HOMILIES ON CD   The November homilies are now available and can be picked up in the back of church or in the parish office.  

ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS     Plan to attend St. Catherine’s Advent Lessons and Carols, Monday, December 10^th at 7:00 pm. All of St. Catherine's music ministry will be involved, including the children's choir.  This is a great opportunity to celebrate the wonderful season of Advent with your parish family.  

PRE-K RELIGION     now is the time to sign up your 3-5 year old for Pre-K Religion.  Enrollment forms can be found at the back of Church following mass this Sunday or in the school office with Betsy Stegner.  Classes will begin the first Sunday in January during the 9am mass time.  We hope to see you there.  Any questions call Candace Doepker 859-572-0113.  

JR. HIGH PLAY      Tickets are on sale for the St. Catherine Junior High production of the Wizard of Oz.  Performance dates January 11^th, 12^th, 13^th, 18^th and 19^th with dinner performances on Jan 12^th and Jan 19^th.  Cost for show is $5.00.  Cost for dinner and show is $15.00.  For tickets call Sue Ann Freeman 859-442-7558.  

SAVE THE DATE   The next Women's CRHP weekend is February 9^th and 10^th and is open to all women of the parish.  The next Men's CRHP Weekend will be February 16^th and 17^th and is open to all men of the parish.  Prayerfully consider this opportunity to renew yourself and the parish.  What a wonderful way to begin a new year.  Anyone interested or for more information please contact Wade Smith (men) at 442-5333 or Sheila Carroll (women) at 491-8771.   

GUIDEBOOK UPDATES    does our church database have your family membership record correct?  Here is your chance to update your record for our annual Guide Book & Directory.  (If you haven’t already done so.)  It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions or deletions that  may have occurred in your family over the past year.  Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon?  Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record?  If you have not already informed the church office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book& Directory is correct.  Thank you for your attention to this matter. 

SCRIPS NEWS      Christmas really is just around the corner.  Please remember the Scrips program for gifts and for everyday groceries and gas!  We have a few new vendors ... Walmart $25, Game Stop $25, and we have iTunes at $15.  Please order early and we should be able to fill your order within that week. Order sheets will be in the box and in the parish office. Orders after the 15th of December will be hard to fill.  Thank you!!   Any questions, please call Gail Williams at 781-6967 and Kathy Saalfeld at 781-2802. 

ATTENTION HEALTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS   Please submit volunteer hours and committee name for November to Cheri Hunter by email at cheri_hunter2000@yahoo.com, phone at 781-4507, or leave a note in the box by the parking lot door.  If you have any unreported hours from other months, just submit those with the May hours.  The hours are reported to St. Elizabeth on a quarterly basis  - so you are never too late to report hours.  Thanks again for your help in this matter. 

AUDITION TIME   Calling all actors, dancers, singers, and more…The St. Catherine Players final auditions for Bye Bye Birdie, a wildly fun 50's-themed musical about teenagers, young love, and rock n' roll, are tonight, Sunday, December 2nd, at 7pm in McCrystal Hall. There are roles for young and old, as well as opportunities to help behind the scenes with sets, lighting, sound, and more. For more information on auditions or about the St. Catherine Players, contact Producer Allison Klocke at 513-598-5794.

IN OUR DIOCESE

COVINGTON LATIN SCHOOL   will have their entrance exam on Saturday, December 8^th for about-average students in the 5^th, 6^th or 7^th grades.  Call the school at 291-7044 or visit their website at www.covingtonlatin.org for registration information. 

RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS   next week’s second collection will support this fund, which benefits elderly women and men religious.  More than 19,000 religious communities have less than 20% of the amount needed to provide health care and a life of dignity for their retired men and women.  The average Catholic sister, 578-9720 or send to 1615 Park Road, Ft. Wright, KY 41011.brother, order priest remains in active ministry until age 74.  Today, 37,870 women and men religious are past age 70 and need our help.  They prepared us for life through their devoted service and care.  Now we have a chance to "thank them" for all they gave to us.  To learn more, visit www.retiredreligious.org. 

EMERGENCY COLD SHELTER   for Northern Kentucky, winter of 07-08, is in the planning stages. A major event to provide the much needed funds will be 5 - 8 pm, Thursday, December 6th at The Point. For tickets ($25) to the "Share the Warmth" fundraiser or to make a donation, contact Lisa Raterman at 578-9720 or send to 1615 Park Road, Ft. Wright, KY 41011.

ELSEWHERE

ADVENT IS A TIME OF PREPARATION     Prepare your heart for the holiday season by joining the choir from Holy Cross Immaculata Church in Mount Adams, directed by Paula Chal at St. Mary's Church in Alexandria on December 6^th immediately following the 7:00 p.m. mass for an evening of prayerful and uplifting Christmas music.  This concert is part of a series of concerts the choir will be performing throughout the city to benefit St. Jude Parish, a Missionshurst parish in Port-au-Prince, one of Haiti's poorest areas.  No charge for admission, however, a free will offering will be taken. Check www.music.HCIparish.org  for information on other concerts throughout the city.

 SCOTT HAHN RESCHEDULED    NKU Catholic Newman Club presents "Reasons to Believe" presented by Scott Hahn on Friday, December 7^th at Northern Kentucky University Regents Hall 7:30 pm. No admission charge or tickets. 

RETROUVAILLE    Is your marriage hurting in any way? Has your marriage grown cold, distant, unloving or uncaring?  Then please consider Retrouvaille – a program designed to help heal and renew marriages.  Retrouvaille is for marriages that have lost some of their spark, for marriages having difficulties in communication and even those on the edge of separation or divorce.  The next program begins January 11^th - 13^th, 2008.  For more information call (513)398-3137.  Other weekends and locations are available, call for details.