Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

June 3, 2007                                                               

MONDAY -June 4^th                                                                                  

            8:00 a.m. Virginia Desmond                    

TUESDAY - June 5^th

            8:00 a.m. Larry Whitehead

WEDNESDAY - June 6^th

            8:00 a.m. Carrie Hillman

THURSDAY - June 7^th

            8:00 a.m. Loraine Tedesco

FRIDAY - June 8^th 

          8:00 a.m. Ron Uhl

 SATURDAY - June 9^th 

           8:00 a.m. Devan Schmits

            4:30 p.m. Members of the Parish

SUNDAY - June 10^th 

            9:00 a.m. Miriam Bankemper

          11:30 a.m. Jack Von Bokern                                   

GIFT BEARERS       June 9^th & 10^th  

  4:30 p.m.  The Thomas Truesdell Famliy   

  9:00 a.m.  The Richard Schroder Family                          

11:30 a.m.  The Greg Hoffman Family            

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST      June 9^th & 10^th 

4:30 p.m.   Tyler Lampe, Bette Riedmatter, Carol Gessner, Elizabeth Hamberg, Barb Beck, Mollie

       Beck, Rob Hans, Lisa Hans 

9:00 a.m.   Chris Owens, Mary Sue Bamberger, Debbie Truesdell, Ellen Williams, Louis Roth, Stacey

                   Seiter, Kelly Johnson, Kayla Johnson

11:30 a.m.  Greg Hoffman, Mike Iker, Jared Leick, Stephanie Birkenhauer, Maria Burns, Angie Burns,

                    JoAnn Prigge, Kevin Prigge 

SERVERS SCHEDULE     June 4^th  - June 10^th   

8:00 a.m.  - Monday 

                        Alex Shepherd, Kelsey Hensley

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                        Matthew Schnelle, Samantha Kroger                                    

8:00 a.m. - Wednesday

                        Abby Schweitzer, Madison Little                                     

8:00 a.m. -Thursday       

                        James Johnson, Rachel Murrin                                     

8:00 a.m. - Friday

                        Sarah Ruwe, Sarah Schweitzer

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                        Mallory Seidel, Colin Dupont                        

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                        Dominique Wade, Danielle Wade, Mackenzie Cole                                                                           

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Alex Feirtag, Abby Schwarber, Eric Schwarber

11:30 a.m. - Sunday                                   

                        Jacob DeWald, Jenna Lindeman, Kaitlyn Owens                        

GREETERS SCHEDULE                             June 9^th & 10^th          

4:30 p.m.   Chris & Julie Dupont, Margaret Schnelle   

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

11:30 a.m.  David & Peggy Dziech, Pat & Katie Desmond

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

May 20, 2007         $ 24,852.10

Social Concerns   $ 23.00 

Weekly Budget      $18,604.17

THIS WEEK                                                                         

TODAY

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

MONDAY

           Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m.                       

TUESDAY

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

            Confession, 5:30

            Benediction, 6:45 p.m.                       

WEDNESDAY

            Pastoral Council/BOCE Discernment, 7:00 p.m., LIB

            Rosary Prayer Service 8:00 p.m.

            CRHP (Men), 8:00 p.m., LMR                       

THURSDAY

            St. Catherine Golf Outing

            Market Day pick-up, 6:00 p.m.

            Choir, 7:30 p.m., Church                       

FRIDAY

          Outdoor Adult Concert, 7:30 p.m.                                                                                                                

SATURDAY

            St Catherine Summer Festival, 5:30 –Midnight

NEXT SUNDAY

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

             CRHP (Men), 8:00 p.m., McCrystal

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS

Gn 14: 18-20                                                   1Cor 11: 23-26                                 Lk 9: 11b-17 (169)                                                                                                                                                  

      IN OUR PARISH

WE WELCOME   to our parish family through baptism, Chase Michael Fields, son of Kurt and Gwen.  May God's blessings always shine upon him. 

PARISH OFFICE HOURS   will change to 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. beginning on June 4^th and continuing through August 6^th.

 NEW HOMILY CD’S AVAILABLE    Fr. Stef's homilies from the end of April through Pentecost are available in the parish office. 

NOMINATIONS NEEDED!   Please nominate yourself or another parishioner for a position on St. Catherine's Parish Pastoral Council or Board of Catholic Education. A number of positions need to be filled. Place your nomination in the box in the back of Church or call Dave Barth (441-0194) or Nathan Myers (442-8529). This is not an election process. On Wednesday June 6^th at 7:00 pm in the Library, a meeting will be held to explain to all nominees the needs and responsibilities of both boards and to discern new members.

ST. CATHERINE SCHOOL   is hoping to improve its facility by adding pictures and statues pertaining to Catholicism throughout the building.  If you have anything you wish to donate, please call Jennie Cox at 441-4322.

EUCHARISTIC MININSTERS AND SERVERS   New schedules are available for pick-up in the ushers’ room. 

FORESTERS FLORENCE FREEDOM NIGHT   St. Catherine Foresters #2514 will attend the Forester night at the Florence Freedom ballpark on Monday, June 18^th 2007. Bus transportation is supplied to take us to the game from the church parking lot. One dollar hot dogs, soft drinks and popcorn for Foresters. Admission for adult members will be $5 and youth members, ages 0-21 free of charge. Please RSVP by May 15^th to Lisa Hans at 441-5430.

Remember that Scrip gift certificates are available in the parish office and after Saturday evening and Sunday masses.  Before going out to eat or shop, be sure to get Scrips.  This is an easy and effective way to earn money for our parish without and additional cost to you!  Thanks to those of you who faithfully support this program. 

DPAA PROGRESS 2007  As you may know, as of May 29, 2007, we have officially exceeded our diocesan goal of $56,178.  We reached $57,881 with the participation of 240 families.  Our parish goal is still $100,000 to help fund some capital repairs on the parish property.  So, if you haven’t yet made a pledge, there is still time.  Thank you for your support of this parish.  We can’t function without you.

Festival News

ST. CATHERINE SUMMER FESTIVAL   Be sure to attend our church festival festivities, beginning with a golf outing Thursday June 7^th . An outdoor concert on the evening of Friday, June 8^th from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. with the Dan Walsh Band, featuring Jon Guth, Eric Veith, Gary Devoto, Kurt Dupont, and Dan Walsh. The Festival begins Saturday, June 9^th after the 4:30 p.m. Mass.  The whole community is invited to participate in the games, children’s activities, rides and auctions while enjoying great friends, food and drinks. Invite your family and friends, and don’t miss this weekend of fun-filled family events!  If you have any questions regarding the festival, please contact Paige Sutkamp at 513-479-7433.

 WORKERS DESPARATELY NEEDED   to help with set up and clean up!  It’s not too late to volunteer your time.  Neither of these tasks should take very long if we have enough help.  Please call Tim Reynolds at 512-1313 if you are able to help.

  ONE MORE THING!  Desserts are needed for the evening of our Summer Festival, June 9^th.  Please drop off at the food booth anytime that day. We thank you in advance for your cookies, brownies, cakes, etc. Any questions, call Beth Volk at 441-1260.

 LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS   The Festival Committee is in need of volunteers to work 2 hour shifts at the festival June 9^th. We especially need workers in the children’s area. This would be a wonderful opportunity to gather service hours for our upcoming 8^th graders. Please call Tammy Schroder if you can help. 781-2412. 

DON’T DELAY SPONSOR YOUR MOUSE TODAY    for St. Catherine Siena Downs on June 9th, at the festival.  Prices are the same as in years past - One rat for $20, and two rats for the low, low price of $35.   Sponsor one for each family member.  You can download the form on the school web-page at www.stcatherineofsiena.org , family folders, the form is under the April 20^th Scoop.

IN OUR DIOCESE

WALK THE BRIDGE TO LIFE    Sunday, June 3^rd, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Beginning at the World Peace Bell in Newport, hundreds of participants will converge on the Purple People Bridge for this peaceful, prayerful presence to advocate for the sanctity of human life.  Please join Bishop Foys and bring your families.  This is a collaborative event sponsored by the Diocese of Covington, Archdiocese of Cincinnati and other Greater Cincinnati and N. Kentucky life affirming organizations.  For more information please call the Pro-Life Commission at 392-1545. 

PROJECT RACHEL   If you ever had an abortion, the Catholic Church wants to reach out to you and offer healing and reconciliation. Project  Rachel is a confidential ministry for women and men who have had an abortion experience. Please call our Project Rachel confidential telephone number at (859) 392-1547.

 ST. PHILIP ANNUAL CHURCH FESTIVAL    Melbourne, Ky, to be held Saturday June 16^th. Enjoy a Fried Chicken or Roast Beef Dinner in our Parish Center Hall. Dinners will be served from 4:30 - 8:00. Amusements, Raffles, Bingo and guitar music by Dave Webster!

TEEN TALK   offered by Catholic Social Services.  Empowering young ladies to survive the middle school (7^th and 8^th grade) drama in today’s fast paced world.  Camp offered on June 20^th & 21^st or July 30^th & 31^st.  For an application visit the web at www.cssnky.org or for more information call Shannon Braun at 581-8974.

 MARY DALE SUMMER RETREATS   The first retreat will be held June 22^nd - 24^th.  This weekend will provide you an opportunity to immerse yourself in an exploration of the lively, stimulating and sometimes challenging teachings of Fr. Anthony De Mello, S.J.  The retreat director will be nationally renowned Retreat Master, Fr. Jim Dolan, S.J.  His theme will be "Jesus' Favorite Prayer – Visiting".  The program will include meditations, group sharing and free time for rest and relaxation. The suggested offering of $145.00 includes two overnights and 5 meals.  There will also be a men’s silent retreat held August 24^th – 26^th.  The retreat director will be Fr. Phillip DeVous.  His theme will be “Living in the Light of Christ: The Luminous Mysteries of Salvation”.  Check-in begins at 5pm Friday evening and concludes at approximately noon on Sunday. The suggested offering is $110.00 for the two-night stay and 5 meals.  Please call Marydale at 371-4224 to register for either weekend.

 ELSEWHERE

9^TH ANNUAL NORTHERN KY/FT. THOMAS FINE ARTS FESTIVAL   A showcase for local and regional artists and musicians.  Original artwork ranging from paintings, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, photography and beyond will be for show and sale in Tower Park on Sunday, June 24^th from noon – 6:00 p.m.  Event activities include live music by featured local acts, performances by SMA Cloggers, children’s art and music workshops conducted by local artists throughout the day.  For more information contact Adam at 441-3838.