Sa
int Catherine of Siena Church
MONDAY
- December 15th
TUESDAY
- December 16th
WEDNESDAY - December 17th
THURSDAY - December 18th
FRIDAY
- December 19th
SATURDAY - December 20th
SUNDAY - December 21st
GIFT
BEARERS December 20th
& 21st
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
December 20th & 21st
Schwarber, Thomas Dorger, Nancy Dorger
Koehl, Cole Little, Karen Little
Elise Rulli Amy Schwarber
LECTORS
December 20th & 21st
SERVERS
SCHEDULE December 15th
- 21st
Lou Bunning, Evan Brannon
Grant Schwarber, Taylor Anne
Walz
Nicholas Mohr, Sarah Rath
Jonathan Murrin, Paul Grosser
James Johnson, Jacob Hensley,
Coleman Holmes
Reid Seiter, Will Lampe
Madison Volk, Shae Brennan,
Abby Schweitzer
GREETERS
SCHEDULE December
20th & 21st
SUNDAY
COLLECTION RECAP
11/30/2008
12/2/2007
Weekly Offering
$14,321.00
$18,030.00
Weekly Budget $14,145.00
Number of Registered Families
726
Number of Families Contributing
194
Fiscal Year to Date Collections
$355,991.00
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Ruth
Huddle, Megan Wolfe, and Paula Riedmatter Perrino.
Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those
confined to their homes in your prayers.
NEXT SUNDAY’S
2 Sam 7: 1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Rom 16: 25-27
Lk 1: 26-38 (11)
TODAY
Children’s Liturgy of the Word,
CCD Advent Program,
AA/Al-Anon,
MONDAY
Heartful Quilters,
Charismatic Prayer Group,
TUESDAY
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
Benediction,
Advent Penance Service,
Mass,
Parish Night, following mass
THURSDAY
RCIA,
Choir,
Boosters,
FRIDAY
School Dismissal at
Christmas Break begins
OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY goes out to the family and friends of Ray Duff, who was buried from our parish this past week. Ray was a
long-time,
active parishioner of St. Catherine and she will be deeply missed.
Please keep her and her family in your prayers.
PARISH JESSE TREE
PROJECT Today
(Sunday) is the last day to bring in your items for the Jesse Tree.
Please have your gifts in the back of church by
ATTENTION
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
If you are scheduled to minister at a mass, please go up immediately
after the sign of peace. By doing
this, the mass flows more smoothly and there is less confusion about whether or
not there are enough ministers.
CHANGE
IN BULLETIN DEADLINE
Due to the upcoming holidays, any submissions for the December 28th
bulletin must be in the office by Wednesday, December
17th. Also, the
deadline for the January 4th bulletin will be Monday, December
22nd. Thank you
for your attention to this matter.
NO PLANS FOR THIS AFTERNOON? Then
grab your friends, invite your neighbors, shuffle your cards and join the St.
Catherine Siena Club at
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE will
be held this Tuesday, December 16th
at
MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EASIER!
Shop Scrip for that hard to buy for person on your Christmas list! We
have many gift cards that are sure to please even the pickiest teenager or the
friend who has everything. Still not sure what to get? Give one of our Scrip
Gift Certificates and let them choose! Call Catherine Ampfer at 441-1908 or
Jennie Cox at 441-4322 with any questions. Thanks for helping our parish by
shopping with scrip!
JUNIOR HIGH PLAY
Tickets are on sale for the St. Catherine Junior High production of
the The Sound of Music.
This is Mr. Cross’s 10th Anniversary as director of our
school play. Come help us celebrate
this momentous event. Performance
dates January 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th
and 17th with dinner performances on Jan 10th and Jan 17th.
Cost for show is $5.00. Cost
for dinner and show is $15.00. For
tickets call Dottie Hartman 292-0423 or Sue Ann Freeman 859-442-7558.
(2107-0070.tif)CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL FLOWERS....Remember a loved one by
placing flowers in the church during the Christmas season.
Please use the envelope from your packet for this occasion.
List the name of the person to be remembered and their name will then be
listed in our Memorial Book which will be located in the back of Church during
the Christmas season. In the event
that we have more funds than needed for the Christmas flowers, the excess will
be used for flowers to decorate the sanctuary throughout the year.
If you would like to help decorate for Christmas, please call Pat Brennan
at 781-2711.
MERRY CHRISTMAS GIFT
FOR FATHER If you would
like to contribute to a cash gift for Fr. Stef , please put your cash/check
(made payable to Fr. Stef, not St. Catherine) in an envelope with your family
name marked on it and give it to Bev Stegman, Kim Lampe, Terri Babey or drop it
off at the office. If you have any questions, please call Terri Babey at
441-3438. Thank you.
2008 RETIREMENT FUND
FOR RELIGIOUS Advent
is a time to reflect upon how well we give birth to Christ in our world each and
every day, and how well we plant the seeds of faith, hope and love that help us
feel God’s presence. Today we
honor those men and women who have devoted their lives to spreading God’s hope
and love and have been instruments of His saving grace.
Religious order sisters, brothers, and priests have long been beacons of
hope in our Church. The Church would
be greatly impoverished without their witness.
This is the fundamental irony of today’s Collection – that these men
and women who have given so generously to enrich the lives of others are now so
in need themselves. They need your
help. Almost 38,000 women and men
religious are now past the age of 70 and greatly outnumber those members of
their community who are younger. Costs
associated with their daily living and health care are the obligations of their
religious communities. Over 19,000
communities have less that 20% of the dollars needed to provide for their aged
members. Please give generously in
gratitude and love to the Retired Religious Collection.
YOUR MOST IMPORTANT WORK MAY NOT BEGIN UNITL AFTER YOU
RETIRE The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is an opportunity for women and men in
their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s to offer their talents, skills, wisdom, and life
experience in direct service to the needs of people who are poor.
In return for a commitment of 16 hours a week for a year (September –
July) with a local service site, the IVC provides guidance for personal
reflections and prayerful conversation with fellow IVC volunteers.
Together we hope to see the face of Christ a little more clearly and
contribute to the transformation of the world.
The benefits are priceless! For
additional information please call the Cincinnati IVC Director, Sam Schloemer at
(513)608-5551 or email at sschloemer@ivcusa.org.
You can also visit our website at IVC@ivcusa.org.
Parish Night Schedule of Events
Immediately following Wednesday
Adult Education
Youth Ministry
Children’s Ministry
December
17
Season of Christmas Adventures of
Fr. Stef In Gym Guadalupe - In Library
December 24 No Program
Merry Christmas