Saint Catherine of Siena Church
March
25, 2007
MONDAY-
March 26
8:00 a.m. Ken Walker
TUESDAY - March 27
8:00 a.m. Kathleen Doherty, special intention
WEDNESDAY - March 28
7:00 p.m. Tom Hoffman
THURSDAY - March 29
8:00 a.m. Paul Downing
FRIDAY - March 30
9:00 a.m.
Margie Whitehead
SATURDAY - March 31
8:00 a.m. Richard Knochelman, Sr.
4:30 p.m. Members of the Parish
SUNDAY - April 1 - Palm Sunday
9:00 a.m. Gino Guidugli
11:30 a.m. Loraine Grefer Tedesco
GIFT
BEARERS March 31st & April 1st
4:30 p.m. The Corcoran Family
9:00 a.m. The Steve Scott Family
11:30 a.m.
The Scott Hiance Family
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST March 31st & April 1st
4:30 p.m. Kate Schultz, Sarah Farney, Jennifer Farney, Cole Little, Karen Little, Kathy Nestheide, Bob
Nestheide, Catherine Norris
9:00 a.m. Stephanie Birkenhauer, Mike Smith, Mike Iker, Jennifer Cox, Joe Cox, Anna Marie Henry,
Kara Lester, Julie Dupont
11:30 a.m. Jayne Beiting, Greg Hoffman, Dave Dziech, Peggy Dziech, Zane Dziech, Tina Marie
Smith, Ceil Dorger, Katie Kohrs
SERVERS
SCHEDULE March 26th - April 1st
8:00
a.m. - Monday
Matthew Beck, Andy Miller
8:00
a.m. - Tuesday
Adam Hicks, Billy Metzner
7:00
p.m. - Wednesday
Julie Cox, Jared Leick
8:00
a.m. - Thursday
Jacob Dewald, Carter New
9:00
a.m. - Friday
Becca Hoffman, Kelsey Hensley, Jill Hamilton
8:00
a.m. - Saturday
Caitlyn Thiel, Madison Little
4:30
p.m. - Saturday
Clint Kappasser, Bethany Metzner, Seth Connolly, Sam Koehl
9:00
a.m. -Sunday
Joshua Henry, Samantha Crockett, Colin Dupont, Cecily Dupont
11:30
a.m. - Sunday
Kelsey Johnson, Kaitlyn Owens, Danielle Wade, Dominique Wade
GREETERS
SCHEDULE
March 31st & April 1st
4:30 p.m. Mary Dierig, Cyril & Clare Rolf
9:00 a.m. Ken & Lori Greis, Mary Jo Roberts, Stan & Cathy Van Lierop
11:30 a.m. Lois & Patti Hoffman, Greg & Linda Hoffman, Tom & Marcia Adkins
SUNDAY
COLLECTION RECAP
March 11, 2007 $16,163.65
Social Concerns $74.50
Weekly
Budget
$18,604.17
THIS
WEEK
Preschool Religion Program, 9:00 a.m.
Children's Liturgy of the Word, 9;00 a.m.
CCD, 10:15 a.m.
Jesus Day Retreat, 1:00 p.m.
St. Catherine Players, 4:00 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, Canceled
Familia, 6:00 p.m., LIB
St. Catherine School PTO, 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
CRHP (women), 7:00 p.m., LMR
THURSDAY
Lenten Penance Service, 7:00 p.m.
RCIA, 7:30 p.m., LIB
FRIDAY
Soup & Stations of the Cross, 6:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall
SATURDAY
Confessions, following 8:00 a.m. Mass
CPR Training for Ushers, 8:00 a.m., LIB
NEXT SUNDAY
Palm Sunday
Praise & Worship, Fr. William Fitzgerald, 7:00 p.m.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Judy Thiel, Aaron Rapp and Heidi Gallagher. Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS
Palms : Lk 19: 28-40(37) Is 50: 4-7 Phil 2: 6-11 Lk 22: 14 -- 23: 56
IN
OUR PARISH
THANK YOU to everyone for the many prayers, cards and kind words of encouragement you have give me over the past several weeks. We are so grateful that God has answered the many prayers. The surgery went very well and I am on my way to a full recovery. My family and I are deeply touched by the outpouring of support we have received and it has helped us so much. We are so blessed to be a part of such a wonderful parish family. God Bless You All! Lisa Wormald and Family
PLEASE TAKE NOTE The date for the Parish Lenten Penance Service has been changed to Thursday, March 29th. Please make note of this on your calendar! Also, Exposition and Benediction will be canceled on March 27th, due to the DPAA dinner and on April 3rd, due to the Chrism mass.
SOUP & STATIONS The next soup and stations will be this Friday, March 30th. Stop by McCrystal Hall at 6:00 p.m. for some delicious soup and great company before going to church for stations of the cross at 7:30 p.m.
LENTEN SERIES SPEAKER Remember Mass this Wednesday, March 28th is at 7:00 p.m., followed by another installment of our Lenten Series. Our presenter this week will be Sr. Leslie Keener. Sr. Leslie is a Sister of Divine Providence, working at the Newman Center, located in St. Monica/St. George parish in Clifton. Her talk will be "Lent and Its Relation to the Rest of the Year." Please join us.
INSPIRATIONAL HOMILIES ON CD Listen to God's message as you drive or share his message with a shut-in or friend. The Lenten Series Part 1 is now available on CD. This includes Fr. Stef's homilies from Ash Wednesday and the first three weeks of Lent. The CDs can be picked up in the back of church or in the parish office.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED The summer festival committee is looking for someone to chair
the children's games this year. If you are interested, please call Tammy
Schroder at 781-2412 or Bob Hassman at 781-4666.
PRAISE AND WORSHIP St. Catherine of Siena presents Father William Fitzgerald, burned over 24% of his body and hospitalized 4 months; his faith in God never faltered. Join us on Palm Sunday, the day we re-enact the Passion of Christ, as Father Williams shares his passion. Uniting his suffering with Christ, he sheds light on our response to suffering. Sunday, April 1st at 7pm. Questions call Terri 441-3438 or Sharon 441-1069.
GET PLUGGED IN FOR PRO-LIFE! Be a part
of the Diocesan Pro-Life Commission's e-mail group! As a member, you will be
notified of all important pro-life legislation. Additionally, you will receive
pro-life news and details of all pro-life activities in our diocese. If you are
interested in being Plugged in for Pro-life, send your e-mail address to
Catherine Ampfer at catherineampfer@fuse.net.
Your e-mail address will not be shared with any third party organization and
will be used solely for the purpose of sharing pro-life information in our
diocese.
MARKETDAY DATE CHANGE The April
Marketday pick-up date has been changed to
Monday April 2nd, due to spring break. Please have sheets turned in by
March 27th, and
internet orders by March 28th at noon.
SCRIP NEWS Thanks to all
who faithfully buy SCRIPS and especially to those who re-load their Kroger cards
and use their cards at Remke!! We have some new vendors, but we do
not stock these, so you will have to call us to order them. The new
vendors are: All Seasons Car Wash (there is one in Fort Thomas), Visa gift card,
Dunkin Donuts, Noodles & Co., Budget and Avis car rentals and American
Airlines (3 vendors for vacations!! We also have Disney Scrips). For this
month, until 4/6, for a "tax" Break - Staples is increasing their
discount from 5% to 8%. Thanks Kathy 781-2802 or Gail 781-6967.
IN OUR DIOCESE
NCC'S JAMMIN ON THE HILL is in need of
donations in the form of gift cards, which will be used to purchase items for
the basket raffle, and used on the gift card tree. Items for the silent
auction are also needed. Any donation can be sent to NCC, attention
Frances Hoffman. The NCC Mother's Club sponsors this event and all
proceeds will benefit NCC students. Jammin on the Hill is Saturday, March
31st.
CHRIST'S RADIANT LOVE IS THE ONLY LIGHT
Thank you to all who contributed to the special International Needs Collection
for the mission work of five Catholic organizations that bring the love and
peace of Christ to our suffering brothers and sisters throughout the world.
If you haven't had the opportunity to make your gift, please drop your
collection envelope into the offertory basket today or next weekend, or in the
mail this week.
CHRISM
MASS The Most Reverend Roger J. Foys invites you to attend the
celebration of the Chrism Mass to be held at the Cathedral on Tuesday, April
3rd, at 7:00 p.m. This mass is the only occasion when as many Catholics as
possible celebrate the Eucharist together with their priests, and representatives
from every facet of catholic life. We come together as one church to
celebrate one Eucharist. Please join us.
NCC'S GALA PERFORMANCE OF 42ND STREET is scheduled for Thursday, April 19th beginning at 6:00 p.m. with curtain time at 7:30 p.m. Gala performance tickets are $40.00 per person and include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and admission to a fabulous performance. Corporate and individual sponsorships are also available for the Gala, and all proceeds benefit the NCC Tuitiona Assistance Fund. For more details regarding the Gala, please contact Scott and Jane Grosser at 441-9568.
ELEMENTARY
ADMINISTRATOR St. Anthony School, Taylor Mill, has initiated a
Principal candidate search for the 2007-08 year. St. Anthony serves a student
population of 154 in a fully accredited K-8 program. Candidates for principal
must be practicing Roman Catholics. To begin the application process, contact
Stephen Koplyay, SPHR at skoplyay@covingtondiocese.org
or call 859/392-1530.
ELSEWHERE
HEALING MASS Come and experience
Jesus' healing power in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Wednesday, March
28th, at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood. Rosary will begin
at 6:30 p.m. and mass is at 7:15 p.m. Join us as we give thanks and praise
to God for all our spiritual blessings as we continue to ask for healing,
conversion, peace and unity for our lives, as well as for our families,
communities and our nation.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the proclamation of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Northern Kentucky on Tuesday, April 3rd from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Tom Gill Chevrolet, 7830 Commerce Drive, Florence. The event includes an invocation by Most Reverend Bishop Roger Foys. Reservations are appreciated, (525-3200), but not required.