Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

September 16, 2007                                                               

MONDAY - September 17^th

            8:00 a.m.  Lilly Thiel                                                    

TUESDAY - September 18^th 

            8:00 a.m.   Peter Thiel

WEDNESDAY - September 19^th 

            7:00 p.m.   Carrie Hillman

THURSDAY - September 20^th

            8:00 a.m.   Harry Wambaugh

FRIDAY  - September 21^st

            8:00 a.m.   Vera Riedmatter

SATURDAY - September 22^nd

            8:00 a.m.   Mim McCarthy

            4:30 p.m.   David Bezold    

SUNDAY - September 23^rd  

           9:00 a.m.   Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m.   Bill Walsh

GIFT BEARERS   September 22^nd & 23^rd

  4:30 p.m. The Phyllis Smith Family

  9:00 a.m. The Greg Gayle Family

11:30 a.m. The Dennis Hicks Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST      September 22^nd & 23^rd   

4:30 p.m. Tom Dorgan, Nancy Dorgan, Katie Kohrs, Caitlyn Shepherd, Bob Nestheide, Kathy

                 Nestheide, Michele Clark, Peggy Birkenhauer

 9:00 a.m.  David Thiel, Nancy Hassman, Tyler Lampe, Barb Beck, Mollie Beck, Natalie Schwarber,

                   Amy Schwarber, Chuck Miller

11:30 a.m.  Rob Hans, Lisa Hans, Kevin Prigge, Joann Prigge, Greg Hoffman, Mike Iker, Jayne Beiting,

                    Burke Beiting 

SERVERS SCHEDULE     September 17^th - 23^rd   

8:00 a.m.  - Monday          

                        Sam Koehl, Matthew Schnelle

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                        Jake Kappesser, Ellie New                    

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                        Julie Cox, Samantha Kroger                                                            

8:00 a.m. -Thursday       

                        Hannah Hochleutner, Matt Farney                

8:00 a.m. - Friday

                        Madison Volk, Sarah Ruwe, Rachel Murrin

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                        Coleman Holmes, Abby Schweitzer      

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                        Jill Hamilton, Abby Schwarber, Eric Schwarber                                                                        

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Jake Hiance, Nick Woltermann, Matthew Beck

11:30 a.m. - Sunday                                   

                        Mark Hans, Connor Devoto, Parissa Zargar

GREETERS SCHEDULE                             September 22^nd & 23^rd 

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

  9:00 a.m.  Ken & Ray Duff, Daniel & Beverly Walsh, Jim & Darcy Doepker                 

11:30 a.m.  John & Cheryl Little, Christina Harrington

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

September 2, 2007                 $ 18,103.88

Social Concerns                      $ 259.00 

Weekly Budget                        $12,928.30

(5 weeks in September)

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK       Arnolda Warndorf and Victor Kramer. Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.

NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS

Am 8: 4-7                                1Tm 2:1-8                            Lk 16: 10-13 (135)                                                         

THIS WEEK                                                                         

TODAY

                        CCD, 10:15 a.m.

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

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

MONDAY

                        Pro-Life Committee, 7:00 p.m. LMR

                        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.                       

WEDNESDAY              

                        Evening Mass, 7:00 p.m.

                        Pastoral Council Meeting, Following Mass, LIB

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

THURSDAY

            RCIA, 7:30 p.m., LMR

FRIDAY                                                                                                                         

SATURDAY

IN OUR PARISH 

PLEASE TAKE NOTE    Fr. Stef will be out of town for the priest convocation from Monday, September 24^th - Thursday, September 27^th.  

THANK YOU    "Dear Father Bankemper:  I just wanted to take a few minutes of your time to say “Thank You” to you and your parishioners for the success of the 2007 Mission Appeals this summer at St. Catherine.  The great hospitality of your parish has been glowingly related to us by Rev. Dante Mejillano SSS.  From what Father says you truly have a very lively Christian Community.  It also looks like you have a very generous group of Parishioners as the collection amounted to $1896.50 which was forwarded to us.  You can be sure that we will keep you and your special people in our prayers and daily hours of Adoration."  Yours in Christ Eucharistic, Thomas A. Wiese, SSS  - Mission Director, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH   The men's and women's CHRP retreat weekends are being rescheduled for the early part of 2008.  Please prayerfully consider participating in very rewarding program.  If you would like to find out more about CHRP, please call Sheila Carroll (women’s) at 491-8771 or Rob Hans (men’s) at 441-5430.

 PRO LIFE MEETING     The St Catherine Pro Life Committee will meet Monday, Sept. 17^th at 7:00  p.m. in the library meeting room. We are gearing up for Pro Life month in October and need as many helping hands as possible. If you have any questions, call Catherine Ampfer @ 441-1908. 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AT PARISH FEST    The Social Life Committee has decided to team up with the organizers of Parish Fest to welcome our newest members. Instead of having the Welcome Breakfast that was scheduled for September 30^th, they will introduce new members at Parish Fest, which will be held on Saturday, September 29^th after 4:30 mass in the lower parking. There will be food, drinks, music, children’s games and cornhole.  Make plans to come and socialize with fellow parishioners and meet the newest members of the St. Catherine family.  

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL    Our meetings are on the third Wednesday of every month immediately after Mass (at about 7:45 pm) in the Library. Meetings are open to all parishioners, but please contact the parish office or a Council member if you want to request to add an item to the Agenda. We plan to put the Agenda on the parish website a week before each meeting. Our focus for this year will be on building spiritual and social community in our parish. Our members will be wearing name tags whenever we're at St. Catherine, to encourage parishioners and Council members to meet each other and to share ideas for improving all aspects of parish life and ministry.

THE "ART" OF PRAYING   by Fr. Stef Bankemper will be presented on Sunday, October 7^th at 7:00 p.m. in church.  Using varied art pieces, including those created by Sr. Marie Pierre Semler of New York, Fr. Stef will guide us through prayer and meditations that flow from art.  The art will be on display in McCrystal Hall prior to the talk from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

ATTENTION HEALTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS   Please submit volunteer hours and committee name for August 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.

DO YOU SHOP AT REMKE?    If so, be sure to fill out a form that designates a percentage of the money you spend there to St. Catherine.  Even if you have completed a form in the past, you have to fill out a new one in order to be included in the program.  Forms can be found in the back of church or in the parish office. Completed forms can be dropped off at Remke, in the parish office or to the person selling Scrip after masses.   Also, don't forget about the wide variety of gift cards available from Scrip. Whether you're going out to eat, picking up pizza or fast food, shopping for every day needs or filling up your gas tank, we have gift cards for you!  This is the easiest way you can earn money for our parish without any extra out of pocket cost to you.  If you have any questions about the program, please call Kathy Saalfeld at 781-2802, Gail Williams at 781-6967 or the parish office at 441-1352.

IN OUR DIOCESE

HALO PASTA FAIR    to be held at the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home on Sunday, September 16^th from 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Cost for dinner is $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.  Take-outs are available.  Any questions, call 727-4369 or 331-4583.

HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL FALL STAGETTE    To be held at Holy Trinity Elementary, 235 Division St., Bellevue on Friday, October 5^th.  Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.  Admission is $18.00, pre-sale tickets are available and strongly suggested. There will be dinner, drinks, live entertainment, bingo, raffles, jewelry, hand-made items and much more.  For questions or reservations, call Kim Lawler at (859)512-7873. 

PROJECT RACHEL   A new session of Project Rachel, a confidential ministry for women who have had an abortion, is forming in the fall. If you know of anyone who is in need of this healing and reconciliation ministry, please have him/her call our Project Rachel confidential telephone number at 859-392-1547.

ELSEWHERE 

NORTHERN KENTUCKY REGIONAL COLLEGE FAIR   will be held on Thursday, September 27^th, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Thomas More College's Connor Convocation Center. This is an excellent opportunity to expose all of your college-bound students to college early in the process. We expect to have over 100 colleges, universities, and vendors participate. In addition to colleges, we will also offer special topic representatives to assist students on financing a college education and NCAA eligibility. 

NKU CATHOLIC NEWMAN CLUB PRESENTS   "Reasons To Believe" Best-selling author, Scott Hawn discusses the "how and why" of faith - drawing from Scripture and his own struggles, as well as everyday life and even natural science. He shows that reason and revelation, nature and the supernatural, are not opposed to one another.  Monday, October 8^th, 7:00 p.m. at Northern Kentucky University, Regents Hall.   Free admission - No tickets needed.

THE CAMPBELL LODGE BOYS' HOME FOUNDATION    is currently seeking applications for candidates for new board members. If interested, please contact Ken Dorger at 513-241-2722, kdorger@fourthst.com or Mike Schroth at 859-781-1214 x102, mschroth@clbh.org. 

A ROSARY VIGIL   will be held on Saturday, October 13^th, to honor the 90^th anniversary of Mary's appearance at Fatima. The Vigil & Benediction will be held at noon on the lawn of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood, or inside if inclement weather. Limited seating is available so please bring your lawn chairs. Please let us know if you have First Communicants who would like to participate in a procession & crowning Our Lady. Call 351-9800, ext.335, for further details.