Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

July 22, 2007                                                              

MONDAY - July 23^rd  

            8:00 a.m. Charles Henry

TUESDAY - July 24^th 

            8:00 a.m.  Carrie Hillman

WEDNESDAY - July 25^th   

            8:00 a.m.  Charlie Coffey

THURSDAY - July 26^th 

            8:00 a.m.  Dan Horan

FRIDAY - July 27^th

            8:00 a.m.  Robert McCafferty

SATURDAY - July 28^th   

            8:00 a.m.  Millie Sudkamp

            4:30 p.m. Members of the Parish

SUNDAY - July 29^th  

            9:00 a.m. Michael & Mary Doherty (Special Intention)

          11:30 a.m. Anna Egan

GIFT BEARERS       July 28^th & 29^th

  4:30 p.m.  The William Harrington Family

  9:00 a.m.  The Ed Gerrein Family

11:30 a.m.  The Stoner Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST      July 28^th & July 29^th     

 4:30 p.m.  Trisha Taylor, Sally Taylor, Caitlyn Shepherd, Zane Dziech, Jack Rose, Peggy Birkenhauer, 

                  Catherine Grothaus,Vernon Grothaus  

9:00 a.m.  Ceil Dorger, Tina Marie Smith, Anna Marie Henry, Tamera Schroeder, Carol Little, Dan

      Little, Jennifer Cox, Joe Cox

11:30 a.m. Kelsey Johnson, J. Gilchrist, Jan Desmond, Joan Broering, Tom Adkins, Mark & Anne

                  Hopkins, Jacqui Killen

SERVERS SCHEDULE     July 23^rd  - July 29^th

8:00 a.m.  - Monday 

                        Sam Little, Evan Brannon            

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                        Coleman Holmes, Erin Hochleutner                 

8:00 a.m. - Wednesday

                        Matt Farney, Ellie New                                       

8:00 a.m. -Thursday       

                        Megan O’Brien, Mac Franzen                       

8:00 a.m. - Friday

                        Reid Seiter, Grant Thomas

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                        Whitney Fields, James Johnson                       

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                        Seth Connolly, Jake Hiance, Jill Hamilton                                                                                             

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Sam Koehl, Shae Brennan, Joshua Henry

11:30 a.m. - Sunday                                   

                        Nick Wolterman, Julie Cox, Cecily Dupont 

GREETERS SCHEDULE                             July 28^th  & July 29^th             

  4:30 p.m.  Helen Kovacik, Vera Hughes, James & Becky Broomall

  9:00 a.m.   David & Lisa Wormald, Joanne Niehaus, Paul & Ann Basham                   

11:30 a.m.   Catherine Norris, Bob Hassman

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

July 8, 2007    $ 12,555.81

Social Concerns $ 173.00

Weekly Budget            $12,662.65

(5 weeks in July)

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Kurt Fields, Terry Grosser, & William Venable. Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS

Gn 18: 20-32                                                   Col 2: 12-14                                      Lk 11: 1-13 (111)

THIS WEEK                                                                         

TODAY

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

MONDAY

                        Women's CRHP, 7:00 p.m., LIB

                        Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m.                

TUESDAY

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

                        Benediction, 6:45 p.m.                       

WEDNESDAY

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 8:00 p.m., Church                       

THURSDAY

FRIDAY                                                                                               

SATURDAY

NEXT SUNDAY

                       Ice Cream Social, 12:30 p.m., McCrystal Hall

                       Men's CRHP, 8:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall

          
IN OUR PARISH

PLEASE NOTE    Father Stef will be out of town from Sunday, July 22^nd, (after masses) through Saturday, August 4^th.   

MISSION APPEAL    Next weekend we will welcome Rev. Dante Mejillano SSS of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament to our parish.  He comes to St. Catherine as part of the Missionary Co-operative Plan that takes place each year in all of the (Arch)Dioceses of our country.  The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament does evangelization work in much of Asia, especially Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines as well as in the Congo and Uganda in Africa. There will be a second collection taken to support these efforts.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED    Vacation Bible School, August 6^th -10^th, is in need of volunteers from 7^th-12^th grade.  This is a great way to earn service hours.  If you are able to help out, please call Heather Stuempel at 781-6122 or Patty Chalk at 441-0560. 

25^TH AND 50^TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS     for the diocese will be held on Sunday, September 16^th.  If you are celebrating you 25^th or 50^th wedding anniversary in 2007 and would like to receive an invitation to this special mass, please call the parish office at 441-1352 by Wednesday, August 1^st.  Contacting the office is not a reservation it will just put you on the list to receive an invitation from the diocese. 

FAMILIES WITH INCOMING FIRST GRADERS   Parish families with children entering the first grade of the public school system for 2007 - 2008 should register those children for the CCD program as soon as possible.  Information and registration forms may be downloaded from the parish website.  Questions should be directed to David Kohrs at kohrssd@fuse.net or 441-1069. 

ICE CREAM SOCIAL    sponsored by the Foresters will be held after the 11:30 Mass on July 29^th in McCrystal Hall. All are welcome to come. If you attend another mass that week, come back about 12:30 and join in the fun!  

CAFETERIA WORKERS NEEDED   Anyone interested in working in the Cafeteria this coming school year, please call Judy Leick at 781-3890.  Report time is 10:45 and depending on whether you stay for lunch you can be finished by 12:30.  The kids love seeing a familiar face, (mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle) during lunch so if interested give me a call.  You only have to work once a month. 

ATTENTION HEALTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS   please submit volunteer hours and committee name for June to Cheri Hunter by phone (781-4507), email at cheri_hunter2000@yahoo.com , or leave a note in box by parking lot door. If you have any unreported hours from other months, just submit those with the June ours. The hours are now 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. 

SAVE THE DATE   The next Women's CRHP weekend is September 8^th & 9^th and is open to all women of the parish.  The next Men's CRHP Weekend will be September 22^nd & 23^rd and is open to all men of the parish.  Prayerfully consider this opportunity to renew yourself and the parish.  Anyone interested or for more information please contact Rob Hans (men) at 441-5430 or rlhans@fuse.net or Sheila Carroll (women) at 491-8771. 

IN OUR DIOCESE

ATTENTION CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS   Any 6th, 7th or 8th grade students interested in running cross-country with St. Therese please call Joe Nessler at 781-5717 or Yalonda Phillips at 572-9840.  Practice will begin Tuesday, July 24th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Southgate Community Center.

ST. ANN NOVENA    held at St. Ann Catholic Church, 1274 Parkway Ave. Covington, July 18^th - 26^th.  Novena prayers begin at 7:00 pm, Novena mass at 7:15 p.m.  After novena prayers each evening there will be individual blessings with a relic of St. Ann.  Confession will also be offered several of the evenings.  For more information, call 261-9548. 

YARD SALE    St. Timothy Parish parking lot, Saturday, August 4^th, 8am - 2pm.  Part of the world's longest yard sale.  Rental $10 space/ $5 table to benefit school in Zambia. You keep your profits.  Financial donations to St. Charles Academy, Zambia, Africa are most welcome.  Contact Lois Lambers at 384-3777  llambers@fuse.net  or Charlene Melihercik 384-4618  melihercik@fuse.net . 

DIOCESAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S HOME FLEA MARKET     to be held on Saturday, August 4^th from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 5^th from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Items for sale will include furniture, antiques, dolls, and collectables.  For more information, call 331-2040 ext. 234. 

NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC    will host its 24^th Annual Alumni Thoroughbred Cross Country 2-Mile Run on Saturday, August 11^th at 10:00 a.m. on the school's campus.  The run is open to all alumni and their spouses.  You need not have been a cross-country runner to enter.  A “FunRun” for kids will be held at 9:30 a.m. with all participants receiving ribbons.  The run will be followed by lunch.  A medal ceremony will also be held for the top seven finishers.  For more information, contact Dave Ueding at 292-0001. 

ELSEWHERE 

HEALING MASS    Come and experience Jesus' healing power in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.  There will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and prayers for healing will be available after Mass, followed with Benediction.  To be held Wednesday, July 25^th at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, 5440 Moeller Ave., Norwood.  Rosary is at 6:30 p.m. followed by Mass at 7:15 p.m. 

IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS   CareNet Pregnancy Services of Northern Kentucky seeking volunteers to help young pregnant women who enter their centers seeking counsel for an unplanned pregnancy. Won’t you consider being the hands and feet of Christ in this community by ministering to those facing the fear of an unplanned pregnancy? There are opportunities in Florence, Covington, Williamstown and our new Highland Heights Campus location as Receptionists, Advocates, and Mentor Moms. Day and evening training sessions are available. For more information please contact Jennifer Emerson or Lyndi Soden at 282-0029 ext. 2. 

INAUGURAL 5K RUN/WALK   sponsored by St Joseph, Cold Spring on Saturday August 4^th beginning at 9:15 a.m. Pre-registration $20 includes a Dry Release T-shirt. A $25 registration fee the day of the event includes a 5K T-shirt.  Pre-register online at www.sprunning.com by August 1^st. Free Kids Fun Run (10 & under) post race. 

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM   at the St. Luke Hospitals is need of volunteers to serve either on an ongoing basis or on their substitute list.  Receiving the Eucharist while in the hospital can be a great source of comfort to patients.  Becoming a Eucharistic Minister is very easy and requires minimal training.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Angela Campbell at 572-3207. 

ATHENAEUM NOTES     Registration for courses offered during the Athenaeum of Ohio's autumn quarter (September 4 - November 12) is now open to the public.  Courses are $290.00 per credit hour.  Certificate courses are $350.00 per course.  There is a $30.00 matriculation fee for new students.  Special arrangements with discounted fees are available for catechists wishing to obtain C.E.U.’s.  For more information, please contact the Registrar's Office, Athenaeum of Ohio, 6616 Beechmont Ave. Cincinnati, Oh 45230, (513)231-2223, or email at msweeney@anthenaeum.edu.