Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

January 20, 2008                                                               

MONDAY - January 21^st   

            8:00 a.m. Charles, Antoinette & Bob Schroder 

TUESDAY - January 22^nd   

            8:00 a.m. Communion Service

WEDNESDAY - January 23^rd

            7:00 p.m. Paul Dierig              

THURSDAY - January 24^th 

            8:00 a.m. Edna Mae Herb   

FRIDAY  - January 25^th  

            8:00 a.m. Rosemary Busche

SATURDAY - January 26^th

            8:00 a.m. Hilda Gray

            4:30 p.m. Members of the Parish

SUNDAY - January 27^th

            9:00 a.m. Carroll Jansen             

          11:30 a.m. Carson James Moore  

GIFT BEARERS   January 26^th & 27^th  

  4:30 p.m.  Arnett and Talbot Families

  9:00 a.m.  Curt and Debbie Dupont and Family

 11:30 a.m.  St. Catherine School Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     January 26^th & 27^th  

  4:30 p.m.  Zane Dziech, Madison Freeman, Sue Ann Freeman, Michele Clark, Carol Gessner,

Elizabeth Hamberg, Mary Jamell Peggy Birkenhauer

  9:00 a.m.  Bill Frost, Tamera Schroeder, Nancy Hassman, Carol Little, Dan Little, David Thiel, Stacey

Seiter, Louise Roth

11:30 a.m.   Catholic High School Students 

LECTORS    January 26^th & 27^th

4:30 p.m.  Peggy Bertlesman, Jim Deavy 

9:00 a.m.   Mary Chris Hiance, Amy Bass    

11:30 a.m.  Appointed by School   

SERVERS SCHEDULE     January 21^st - 27^th  

8:00 a.m.  - Monday

                        Matt Farney, Billy Metzner

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                        Evan Mohr, James Johnson

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                        Seth Connolly, Bethany Metzner          

8:00 a.m. -Thursday

                        Brennan Devoto, Nick DeWald

8:00 a.m. - Friday

                        Whitney Fields, Sarah Ruwe, Maria Hils     

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                        Madison Volk, Mac Franzen           

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                        Rachel Murrin, Jake Kappesser, Sam Koehl                                                      

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                         Adelle Brennan, Colin Dupont, Caitlyn Thiel

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                         Nick Woltermann, Jill Hamilton, Hannah Hochleutner 

GREETERS SCHEDULE            January 21^st - 27^th  

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

  9:00 a.m.   Ken & Ray Duff, Dan & Beverly Walsh

11:30 a.m.   St. Catherine School Families

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

1/6/2008                        1/7/2007                                       

Weekly Offering                                             $20,147.40                    $23,428.50

Weekly Budget                                               $20,764.98                    $18,604.17

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                     $470,990.68                  $481,627.52

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

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS  

Is 8: 23b-9:3                                        1 Cor 1: 10-13, 17                             Mt 4: 12-23 (67)

THIS WEEK                                                                       

TODAY

                        Preschool Religion, 9:00 a.m.

                        CCD, 10:15 a.m.

                        St. Catherine Siena Club, 1:00 P.M., McCrystal Hall

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

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

MONDAY     

                        No School

                        Heartful Quilters, 6:30 p.m., McCrystal Hall

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

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

TUESDAY

                        No AM Mass

                        Communion Service, 8:00 a.m.

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

                        Confessions Canceled

                        Benediction, 6:45 p.m.

                        Familia, 6:30 p.m., LIB

                        School PTO, 7:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall                                                                                                                                                                       

WEDNESDAY

                       Mass, 7:00 p.m.

                       Rosary Prayer Service, following Mass, Church

   St Catherine Players, 7:45, McCrystal Hall

THURSDAY  

                        First Reconciliation, 7:00 p.m., Church

                        Reception Immediately following, McCrystal Hall

FRIDAY

                        Burning of the Greens, 7:30 p.m., Lower Parking Lot                

SATURDAY                       

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Catholic Schools Week Mass, 11:30 a.m.

                        Reception following, McCrystal Hall

IN OUR PARISH 

 SERVER AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTER SCHEDULES    can now be picked up in the usher's room..  Please be sure to stop and get your schedule. 

SIENA CLUB MEMBERS    This month, the Siena Club will meet today, January 20^th in McCrystal Hall.  The February meeting will also be on the third Sunday, February 17^th.  Be sure to mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on the fun! 

THE MEN’S GROUP'S BURNING OF THE GREENS   has been moved to Friday, January 25^th at 7:30 p.m. (We changed the date so we wouldn't hurt viewership or profits for the Super Bowl.) Bring your family for hot chocolate, apple cider, roasted marshmallows, and a flaming good time in the Bodens' volleyball court next to the Parish Center. 

CALLING ALL AGES       We would like to start a new group at St. Catherine Parish called the HeARTful Quilters. We are going to gather together once a month and make baby blankets, quilts and lap quilts for newborns or those in rest homes. If you can sew or would like to learn, you are invited to join us this Monday, January 21^st  from 6:30 - 9:30 pm in McCrystal Hall for our first quilting/blanket making event. Even if you are "needle and thread challenged" we can use help cutting material, ironing material, and other helpful jobs will be available.  If you do not drive at night but would like to come, please contact Betsy at 441-3463 or Pat at 781-2711 for a ride.  We would like as many people as possible to come and help. We ask that everyone bring some supplies to get us started. We will need things like material, needles, thread, portable sewing machines, scissors, iron and ironing boards. Hope to see you there!

DON’T MISS THE BOAT     The 3rd Annual Love Boat sets sail for Hawaii on February 2, 2008, and we're expecting a sell out crowd! Be sure to respond to the invite you received in the mail with your reservations and raffle ticket order prior to January 23 to take advantage of the early registration fee. Come join us for a night of fun, fellowship, and fund-raising to benefit St. Catherine, and bring your friends along! For more information, please contact Shannon Walz at 441-5999 or Ellen Wira at 441-0374.

LENTEN GOSPEL STUDY GROUPS    Share your Lenten journey with fellow parishioners by participating in an informal weekly study of the upcoming Sunday's Gospel.  Groups will meet on various days and times during the week.  Sign-ups will be next Sunday following Mass in the back of church.  Ash Wednesday is February 6^th, so mark your calendar now to participate.

SAVE THE DATE   The next Women's CRHP weekend is February 9^th & 10^th and is open to all women of the parish.  The next Men's CRHP Weekend will be February 16^th & 17^th 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.

PARISH CLEAN UP DAY   We're going to try this again.  We want our church spic-n-span for Easter, right???  This day is meant to take care of the things that are not on the regular cleaning list of our wonderful group of monthly volunteers. The date has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 1^st. We can make it a party... bring the kids. (This is a great opportunity for service hours). We will start at 9am and have to finish before 3pm, due to mass and a wedding. Why not get your family and friends together, come on up to church and show off your amazing cleaning talents!

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

ATTENTION ALL MEN AGE 40-50    Every 45 seconds an American suffers a stroke. Do you know your blood pressure numbers?  They should be under 140 for the first number and under 80 for the second number. Let us check your blood pressure monthly after mass in the Usher's Room. 
                                                                        Warmest regards from St. Catherine Health Ministry   

IN OUR DIOCESE  

WINTER BLUES DANCE PARTY FUNDRAISER   for Cooperative for Education www.coeduc.org  Join other Catholic Single Adult Organizations 21 and over,  Saturday January 26^th  8pm-12am at St. Agnes Parish Hall ,1680 Dixie Hwy. Ft Wright, Ky.   DJ Music by Joe Weber   $15 Suggested Donation includes beer, soft drinks, appetizers and snacks.

THE LIGHT WEIGH - NEW SESSIONS COMING SOON    Wanting a way to keep both your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight and your Lenten Resolution to strengthen your faith?  Why not try the “Light Weigh”!  This is a Catholic spiritual growth weight loss program designed to help you attain peace with food.  Several new 12-week sessions will begin in February.  Attend of the following orientation/registration meetings to learn more:  Monday, February 4^th, 7:30 p.m. at St. Therese in the rectory meeting room (call Angi @441-4374).  Thursday, February 7^th, 7:00 p.m. at St. Pius X in the parish meeting room #2 (call Gerry @291-3532).  Saturday, February 9^th, 9:00 a.m. at St. Pius X in Conference Rooms K&P (call Jamie @426-1084).  Former Light Weigh participants are welcome!  For more information please call one of the above listed numbers.

A DAY OF RECOLLECTION   hosted by the Notre Dame Academy Alumnae, to be held on Ash Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House, 1601 Dixie Hwy.  Guest Speaker is teacher and author, Dr. Margaret Nutting Ralph, Ph.D.  The day will include retreat conferences, reflection time, lunch, and opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Mass and Distribution of Ashes. Cost for the day is $15.00.  Deadline: January 30, 2008. The event is open to all.  Send checks  payable to: Notre Dame Academy  1699 Hilton Dr.  Park Hills, KY 41011. For more information contact: Taffy Hebbeler - Alumnae Coordinator 859-292-1852.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF COVINGTON  (formerly Catholic Social Services) will be offering a Trauma Recovery Group for adults whom are experiencing difficulty in their relationships, or daily life as a result of abuse, neglect or other trauma. The group will meet for 9 sessions from 7:00-8:30 pm beginning on Wednesday Feb 6^th and ending April 2^nd.  For more information please the call 859-581-8974.

ELSEWHERE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE   invites those with a heart for pro-life ministry to participate in our 2008 training sessions.  The training program consists of in-home reading and workbook materials and concludes with a weekend training workshop, which will be held in your Diocese.  Opportunities for Life is the Kentucky Catholic Church’s ministry to abortion vulnerable women and men, as well as those suffering from post-abortion syndrome.  Volunteers offer hope and resources to callers who find the courage to seek our help.  OFL needs hotline and prayer volunteers.  OFL also has a hotline in Spanish and is seeking volunteers who are bilingual.  For more information regarding the hotline, please call 1-888-496-3638.

EWTN GLOBAL CATHOLIC NETWORK    is channel 38 on Insight Cable TV.  The January Specials are:  Cutting Through The Spin On Stem Cells And Cloning; Sacred Music Of The 20th Century and March for Life.  If these sound interesting to you, get a schedule from the shelf by the Rossford Avenue exit.  Coming in April!  Pope Benedict XVI visits the U.S.  Complete live coverage only on EWTN April 15th - 20th.