Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

February 17, 2008                                                               

 

MONDAY - February 18th     

            8:00 a.m. Bob McCafferty

TUESDAY - February 19th

            8:00 a.m. Joseph Hubbard          

WEDNESDAY - February 20th

                7:00 p.m. Marion Wildhaber

THURSDAY - February 21st  

            8:00 a.m. Tony & Mary Beth Escamilla (Sp. Int.)     

FRIDAY  - February 22nd     

            8:00 a.m. David Guidugli

SATURDAY - February 23rd   

            8:00 a.m. Charles Lorenz

            4:30 p.m. Bill Venable

SUNDAY - February 24th

            9:00 a.m. John Van Lierop            

          11:30 a.m. Members of the Parish

 

   

GIFT BEARERS   February 23rd & 24th  

  4:30 p.m. The Capal Family  

  9:00 a.m.  The Dziech Family

 11:30 a.m. The Clark Miller Family 

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     February 23rd & 24th 

4:30 p.m.   Rob Hans, Lisa Hans, Olivia Guth, Peggy Birkenhauer, Mary Jamell, Elizabeth Hamberg,

                   Carol Gessner, Michele Clark

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

       Jim Deavy, Mary Lou Deavy

11:30 a.m. Joann Ficker, Alexa Abner, Tom Adkins, Leigha Babey, Mike Iker, Mike Smith, Anita

                  Morris, Jean Tekulve 

 

LECTORS    February 23rd & 24th

4:30 p.m.   Peggy Bertelsman, Jeffrey Rosenstiel,       

9:00 a.m.   Rosemary Wormald, Cassie Juniet    

11:30 a.m. Chris Capal, Dennis Hicks   

 

SERVERS SCHEDULE     February 18th - 24th  

8:00 a.m.  - Monday

                        Ellie New, Connor Bleser                       

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                        Matt Farney, Coleman Holmes

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                        Stanley Mohr, Melanie Schoepf          

8:00 a.m. -Thursday

                        Adam Hicks, Laura Bunning

8:00 a.m. - Friday

                        Abby Schweitzer, Madison Little, Mallory Seidel

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                        Evan Brannon, Kaitlyn Owens

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                        Sydney Lindeman, Matthew Beck, Kelsey Hensley                                                

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                         Daniel Connolly, Caitlyn Thiel, Colin Dupont

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                         Jared Leick, Julie Cox, Carter New

 

 

GREETERS SCHEDULE                             February 23rd & 24th  

  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. Pat & Katie Desmond

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

2/3/2008                        2/4/2007

Weekly Offering                                             $19,880.74                 $22,013.89

Weekly Budget                                                $20,764.98                 $18,604.17    

Fiscal Year to Date Collections             $534,113.44               $555,446.98

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

 

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS  

Ex 17: 3-7                                                        Rom 5: 1-2, 5-8                                               Jn 4: 5-42

 

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     

                        President’s Day

                        School Closed

                        Parish Office Closed

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

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

TUESDAY

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

                        Confessions, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 6:45 p.m.

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.                                

                                                                                                                                               

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 7:00 p.m.

                        Scripture Study, following mass

                        Pastoral Council following mass, LMR

                        St Catherine Players, 7:45, McCrystal Hall

THURSDAY  

                        RCIA, 7:30 p.m., LMR

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.                     

FRIDAY

                        Stations of the Cross, 7:00 p.m.         

           

IN OUR PARISH

LENTEN FASTING AND ABSTINENCE   Now that Lent has begun, the diocese would like us to refresh our memories about the Church’s expectations regarding Lenten fasting and abstinence.

             Fasting requires a Catholic from the 18th to the 59th birthday to reduce the amount of food eaten from normal.  The Church defines this as one meal a day, and two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity.  Such fasting is obligatory on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 

            Abstinence requires a Catholic 14 years of age until death to abstain from eating meat on Fridays in honor of the Passion of Jesus on Good Friday.  On the Fridays outside of Lent Catholics in the US may substitute a penitential or even a charitable practice of their own choosing.

             The other traditional Lenten practice is prayer.  Although there is no church regulation regarding it, it is a good practice to pick a new or additional way of praying during Lent.

             I will be praying for you in a special way this Lent as we journey towards the celebration of Easter.        Fr. Stef

 

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY   goes out to the family and friends of Ruth Wimmer who was buried from our parish.  May God’s perpetual light shine upon her.

 WE WELCOME   to our parish family through baptism, Ava Marie Traylor, daughter of Guy and Gina.  May she always know God’s blessing. 

PLEASE NOTE   The parish office will be closed on Monday, February 18th. 

ST. CATHERINE SIENA CLUB   will be meeting this Sunday, February 17th at 1:00 p.m. in McCrystal Hall.  For all written correspondence concerning the Siena club, please call Ruth at 441-0985. 

ROSARY PRAYER GROUP   will be meeting on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm during Lent.  

LENTEN SCRIPTURE STUDY   will be held immediately following all Wednesday masses during Lent.  This can be a great opportunity to more fully experience this holy season. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS    Continue your Lenten journey by attending Stations of the Cross every Friday at 7:00 pm.  What a great way to recount Jesus’ journey to Calvary for our salvation.  This would be a perfect opportunity for family prayer during Lent. 

 You may have heard that the Value City store in Latonia will be closing soon, probably within a month or two.  We still have some gift cards in stock, so if you are planning on getting some store-closing bargains, be sure to pick up your scrip gift cards before you shop! 

LOVE BOAT 08' THANK YOU    The School PTO would like to express our sincere thanks to Shannon Desmond Walz and Ellen Wira for co-chairing Love Boat '08.  Once again, it was another huge success!  Shannon and Ellen have co-chaired Love Boat for the past 3 years and we truly appreciate all of their dedication, hard work and enthusiasm.  They have worked year-round to make this such a great event which benefits our entire parish.  Thanks also, to all committee chairpersons, workers, those who came to the event and all parishioners, friends and relatives who helped and supported this event in any
way.  We look forward to setting sail once again for Love Boat '09!

THE HEARTFUL QUILTERS met for the first time on Monday, January 21 and we had 7 ladies join us for our first gathering. While some knitted, others worked together to create a baby quilt. One ambitious lady even took home supplies to make another quilt by next month! Some of the ladies who helped are not sewers but we had jobs for them also! Please join us and we can find a job for you! We will be meeting in McCrystal Hall on the 3rd Monday of each month (February 18th). Bring supplies if you have them or use some of ours, just come and join the fun!  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. 

HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES   through the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) Monday-Wednesday, March 3, 4 and 5. Assistance is needed in transporting families in the IHN van to and from Christ Church and the Day Center in Newport, preparing a meal, hosting a meal and spending the night. This is a great way for families and individuals to work together in service. New volunteers will be paired with experienced helpers so don’t let inexperience keep you from answering the call. Call Lisa Walburg at 441-4964 for additional information or see the sign-up posters at the Rossford Avenue exit of church.  Thank you to Jim and Bev Stegman who have helped with set-up for IHN at Christ Church for every rotation since St. Catherine became a support church many years ago. Their hard work has been greatly appreciated by the volunteers at both churches and by the countless homeless families they have served. Jim and Bev helped set-up guest rooms on the Sunday before our rotation and we will need to provide that service with new volunteers starting this next rotation. If you are interested in helping with the set-up on March 2nd at Christ Church for about 1 hour please call Lisa Walburg.

 IN OUR DIOCESE

 

LENTEN MISSION   The Parishes of Divine Mercy in Bellevue, KY and St. Bernard in Dayton, KY
invite you to participate in a joint parish Lenten Mission:  "From Glory to Glory" A Walk Through the Gospel of St. John presented by:  Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas is a noted scholar, holding doctoral degrees in Sacred Theology and school administration, author, and apologist.  He has written and edited many books, including The Catholic Church and the Bible, Understanding the Sacraments, The Catholic Encyclopedia (available on CD-ROM), and many others. He is the founder of the Priestly Society of the Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman, the Newman House Press, and the founding editor of The Catholic Answer Magazine, and the present editor of the The Catholic Response.  At present, Fr. Stravinskas is the executive director of the Catholic Education Foundation.  Mission Schedule:
Sunday February 17:  7:00pm Evening Prayer and Mission Talk—Divine Mercy
Monday February 18:  7:00pm Evening Prayer and Mission Talk—St. Bernard
Tuesday February 19:  7:00pm Evening Prayer and Mission Talk—Divine Mercy
Wed.  February 20:  7:00pm Evening Prayer and Mission Talk—St. Bernard
Thurs. February 21:  7:00pm Closing Mass and reception - Divine Mercy

 

BE OUR GUEST      Newport Central Catholic is inviting junior high students to a Skating Party on Sunday, February 17th, from 7-9pm.  The event is FREE and includes skates.  There will be consession($).   The event is being held at Holy Trinity Junior High Gym in Newport.   Permission slips and flyers can be downloaded from our website, www.ncchs.com.

 

DRESS DRIVE   NCC is partnering with Cinderella’s Closet of N. Kentucky to host a dress drive on Thursday, February 21st from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm in the school cafeteria.  Donate your new and gently used formal dresses and accessories and help “Turn Dresses into Dreams”.  Contact NCC coordinator Nicole Sealy at nsealy@ncchs.com or visit www.cinderellasclosetnky.org.

 

GIRLS NIGHT OUT WITH CHRIST!    All women are invited for an Evening of Reflection with Speaker, Tammy Bundy, Author of: "Listen with your Whole Self:  Hearing God's Words in Whispers",
"Catholic Mom 24/7" co-author "Lessons from the School of Suffering". Make time for you and the Lord this Lent! Friday, February 29th at 7:00pm St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring Mail $15 Registration fee to:  Deb Schauberger 12953 Pavilion Court Union, KY 41091 Checks payable to:  Familia Northern KY For questions contact:  Tina Smith 442-5333.  

COME CARE WITH US   The Sisters of Notre Dame, a Catholic Women’s organization, is looking for a dedicated employee!  We need a team player to help us provide housekeeping services to our Sisters, in a safe, home environment. Full-time, Monday to Friday, 7:15 am to 3:15 pm.  Prior experience is an asset.  Send your resume to: K. Smith, Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie  Highway, Covington, KY 41011; fax to 859-291-1774, or email to: Ksmith@sndky.org 

ELSEWHERE

CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE   to be held Saturday, March 1st, at Cincinnati Music Hall.  Enjoy a full day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Come and see how your life can be changed.  This year’s dynamic speakers are UC head football coach, Brian Kelly; Tarek Saab, 28 year-old CEO; Brother Loughlan Sofield, S.T., speaker/author/professor; Fr. Phillip Chavez, who holds many graduate degrees and a doctorate in Rome; Fr. Mark Burger, recognized at previous conferences as a great presenter.  For information and tickets ($40 each, includes lunch), contact Jim Stegman, 441-9644.  We are going to try for a block of reserved seats.