Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

March 11, 2007

                                                                     

MONDAY- March 12                                                                               

            8:00 a.m.     Betty Giesting

TUESDAY – March 13

            8:00 a.m.     Gino Guidugli

WEDNESDAY – March 14

            7:00 p.m.     Kate Walz

THURSDAY – March 15

            8:00 a.m.     Hilda Gray

FRIDAY – March 16

            9:00 a.m.      Leona Messmer

SATURDAY – March 17

            8:00 a.m.     Virginia Kauh

            4:30 p.m.     Mary Guidugli Gannon

SUNDAY – March 18

            9:00 a.m.      Members of the Parish   

          11:30 a.m.        Miriam Bankemper

                                              

GIFT BEARERS       March 17th & 18th   

  4:30 p.m.        The David Feeback Family 

  9:00 a.m.        The Jack Mohr Family 

11:30 a.m.        The Rulli Family 

 

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST      March 17th & 18th        

  4:30 p.m.       Andrew Livingston, Mary Jamell, Michele Clark, Mallery Dunn, Kim Dunn, Greg Gall,                          Jennifer Gilchrist, Judy Rose

 9:00 a.m.        Caitlyn Shepherd, James Deavy, Mary Lou Deavy, Kathy Woltermann, Stacey Seiter,                            Kayla Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Louise Roth

 

11:30 a.m.        Joann Ficker, Kim Lampe, Lisa Hans, Rob Hans, Karma Klingenberg, Jenna                          Klingenberg, Ellen Williams, Christina Harrington                       

 

SERVERS SCHEDULE     March 12th – 18th    

8:00 a.m.  – Monday

                                    Adam Hicks, Parissa Zargar                                                                                   

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                                    Billy Metzner, Brennan Devoto

7:00 p.m. – Wednesday

                                    Jenna Lindeman, Sydney Lindeman        

8:00 a.m. -Thursday       

                                    Matthew Beck, Jill Hamilton                                 

9:00 a.m. - Friday

                                    Jacob Dewald, Sarah Schweitzer, Andy Miller     

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                                    Daniel Connolly, Ava Abner                                     

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                                    Andy Miller, Becca Hoffman, Carrie Peter                                                    

9:00 a.m. –Sunday

                                    Jacob Dewald, Mackenzie Cole, Stanley Mohr   

11:30 a.m. - Sunday                                   

                                    Burke Beiting, Alex Feiertag, Shae Brennan                      

                                                                

 

GREETERS SCHEDULE                             March 17th & 18th    

4:30 p.m.    Grace Kuhnhein, Kim, Mike & Mallery Dunn

9:00 a.m.     Mike & Carol Desmond, Tom & Ruth Beck                      

11:30 a.m.    Jacqui Killen, Mike Brown, David Menetrey

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

February 25, 2007 $ 16,560.07

Social Concerns                    $ 158.00 

Weekly Budget                        $18,604.17

 

 

THIS WEEK

TODAY

                        Preschool Religion Program, 9:00 a.m.

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

Community Action, 10:15 a.m., McCrystal Hall

CCD, 10:15 a.m.

                        CCD PTO, 10:15 a.m.

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

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

                        AA/Al-Anon, 7:00 p.m., LIB                       

MONDAY 

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

TUESDAY

                    Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 3:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

                    Confessions, 7:00 p.m.

                    Benediction, 8:30 p.m.

                    Familia, 6:00 p.m., LIB

                    Pastoral Council, 7:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall                     

WEDNESDAY

                    No a.m. mass

                    Mass 7:00 p.m.

                    Lenten Series Speaker following mass

                    Rosary Prayer Service, following speaker

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

                    Worship Committee, 9:00 p.m. (after speaker), LIB

THURSDAY

                        RCIA, 7:30 p.m., LIB           

FRIDAY                               

                        Stations of the Cross, 7:30 p.m., Church                                                                                                                                  

SATURDAY 

            Confessions, following 8:00 a.m. Mass

                       Collection for International Needs

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Collection for International Needs                     

                        

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK    Heidi Gallagher. Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.

 

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Jos 5: 9a, 10-12                                            2 Cor 5: 17-21                             Lk 15: 1-3, 11-32(33)

                                                                                     

                                                        

 IN OUR PARISH

COMMUNITY PENANCE   How are we doing with our communal penance of watching our speech?  As a help I thought I would share this with you, from Psalm 141.  It is a little prayer that I pray periodically throughout the day, whenever I feel a temptation to gossip, or find myself speaking about someone in a way that I shouldn’t.  “O Lord, set a watch before my mouth, a guard at the door of my lips.”  I hope your Lent is going well.      Fr. Stef

 THANK YOU     The guest families, staff and board of trustees of Interfaith Hospitality Network wish to thank the members of St. Catherine for the recent contribution to their ministry.  Families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population and most of the guests at IHN are children under the age of 10.  Your generosity is very much appreciated.

 EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT   During Lent, the time of exposition has been extended until 8:30 p.m.  Reconciliation will be from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and benediction will be at 8:30 p.m.  The extended hours will be in effect through March 27th.  On April 3rd, exposition will be cancelled, due to the Chrism mass being held at the Cathedral.

 LENTEN SERIES SPEAKER   Remember Mass this Wednesday, March 14th is at 7:00 p.m., followed by another installment of our Lenten Series.  Our presenter this week will be Fr. Gerry Reinersman,  pastor of St. John the Evangelist parish in Carrollton and Transfiguration Mission in Perry  Park.  Fr. Reinersman will be speaking about  “The Mass: What We Bring, What We Take Away”. Please join us. 

THE LENTEN LECTURE SERIES is available on CD. The first two programs from the Lenten Lecture Series are available on CD and can be picked up at the Parish office.  The CD includes  "Ash Wednesday - The Doorway to Lent" by Fr. Stef Bankemper and the "Baptism and Lent" by Bob Rottgers.  

ATTENTION EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND SERVERS    New schedules are completed and  may be picked up in the usher’s room.  

LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT   The grocery bags for the Lenten Project are on the shelf in the back of church. Take a bag, fill it with the items on the list, and return it before Good Friday morning. Take 2 bags if you feel generous in this season.  We will distribute the bags to the local agencies on Good Friday like usual. Details to follow in future bulletins. 

BLESSING OF PREGNANT WOMEN   In my talk after Ash Wednesday Mass, I spoke about sacramentals.  Among all the sacramentals, blessings hold a privileged place.  From time to time we celebrate certain blessings, for instance, of pets around the feast of St. Francis.  On Sunday, 18 March, at the 9:00 a.m. Mass, we will celebrate a Blessing of Mothers before Childbirth.  If you are an expectant mother and would like this blessing, please contact the office and join us at this Mass. 

A PRIEST’S PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH SUFFERING   Join us on Palm Sunday, April 1st at 7:00 p.m. at St. Catherine as Fr. William Fitzgerald shares how he made sense out of suffering when he was burned over 24% of his body and was hospitalized for 4 months.  This is for anyone who is dealing with or has dealt with suffering.  It will be an inspiring evening.  Questions call Terri 441-3438 or Sharon 441-1069.

BOOSTERS KEENELAND BUS TRIP    We are announcing the second annual Boosters Keeneland Bus Trip to take place on Friday, April 27th, 2007. Simply said, the first trip was a blast!  Bus will leave after 9:00 mass, returning from Keeneland after the 9th race. Non-refundable cost will run $25/person, which includes bus, drinks and snacks on the bus, and a reserved seat admission ticket to Keeneland.  Reservations can only be held by sending your check/cash to the church office by March 23rd.  After the 23rd, no guarantee of a spot. Checks should be made out to St. Catherine Boosters.  Address envelopes to "Keeneland", include with your payment names, phone number, and email address.  First 40 reservations received are guaranteed a spot on the bus.  If we receive an additional 30 reservations, we will attempt to reserve a second bus. Reservations 41 - 80 will only receive a spot if a second bus ends up being reserved.  

FR. COMER’S INTRIGUING TALK ON CD  You can purchase Fr. Mike’s talk that he gave on March 4th on The End Of Times And Will You Be Left Behind.  CD’s will be available in the church office for the price of $1.00.  If you have any questions, call Terri 441-3438 or Sharon 441-1069.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS    St. Catherine Vacation Bible School will be held the week of August 6th – 10th.  More information will follow in future bulletins.

IN OUR DIOCESE

COVINGTON LATIN SCHOOL    will have another entrance exam on Saturday, March 17th for above-average students in the 5th, 6th, or 7th grades.  Call the school at 291-7044 or visit their website at www.covingtonlatin.org for registration information.  

JAMMIN ON THE HILL  featuring the band Fast Forward will be held Saturday, March 31st at  Newport Central Catholic. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the band will play from 8:30 – 12:30. There will be a few casino tables set up as well as a super split the pot, jewelry raffle, theme baskets and a few silent auction items will also be a part of the festivities.  Admission is $25 per person and will include hors d’oeuvres, soft drinks, draft beer and wine .  Tickets will be available by stopping by NCC during school hours.  This event is sponsored by the NewCath Mother’s Club and all proceeds will  benefit the NCC students.  

CHRIST’S RADIANT LOVE IS THE ONLY LIGHT    To be baptized in the name of Christ is to be called to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ from our hearts and homes across the world to the 38 million people starving in south and east Africa to Brazil where 24 million of your brothers and sisters live in abject poverty and to India where100 million children are forced into slave labor.  When you give to our Diocesan International Mission Needs Collection next weekend, you will support the work of missionaries throughout the world.  Your gift will distribute food, clothing, and medicine.  It will build churches, schools and homes.  It will teach God’s word, farming techniques, and parenting skills.  It will fight hunger, poverty, persecution, ignorance and disease.  Please give generously to fund the ministries of the Church in Latin America, the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, the Holy Land Collection, Catholic Relief Services and the Pontifical Missionary Societies.

ELSEWHERE

A CARING PRESENCE   The St. Luke Hospitals are sponsoring a support group for patients and their  caregivers who are dealing with chronic illnesses.  The focus of the group will be to meet the spiritual needs of these patients and their caregivers, and to help them through their difficult time.  The group will meet from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the waiting area of the St. Luke East Cancer Treatment Center.  (This month’s meeting will be held on March 13th).  If you have any questions about this program, you can call Debbie Truesdell at 781-2143.