Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

June 22, 2008                                                              

MONDAY - June 23^rd              

            8:00 a.m.   Bernie Haas

TUESDAY - June 24^th  

            8:00 a.m.   Special Intention

WEDNESDAY - June 25^th     

            7:00 p.m.  Bob McCafferty

THURSDAY - June 26^th   

            8:00 a.m.   Connie Schumacher           

FRIDAY - June 27^th      

            8:00 a.m.   Rosemary Busche  

SATURDAY - June 28^th      

            8:00 a.m.    Willa Lehman

            4:30 p.m.    Richard Birkenhauer

SUNDAY - June 29^th   

            9:00 a.m.    Members of the Parish

           11:30 a.m.    Ralph Kohrs

GIFT BEARERS   June 28^th & 29^th  

  4:30 p.m. The Tom & Nancy Dorgan Family

  9:00 a.m.  The Dave Wormald Family

  11:30 a.m. The James Seiter Family

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

4:30 p.m. Adelle Brennan, Bette Riedmatter, Nancy Dorgan, Tom Dorgan, Katie Kohrs, Peggy                                  Birkenhauer, Julie Dupont, Elizabeth Brennan

9:00 a.m. Chris Owens, Don Greis, Kelly Johnson, Kayla Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Will Brannon,                             Abby Schwarber, Eric Schwarber

11:30 a.m. Burke Beiting, Ian Hamilton, Rob Hans, Lisa Hans, Sue Perkins, Cliff Perkins, Christina

                  Harrington, Sam Koehl

LECTORS    June 28^th & 29^th  

4:30 p.m.   Bruce Mirrielees, Jennie Cox          

9:00 a.m.    Mary Ellen Braun, Maryanne Zeleznik

11:30 a.m. Jenny Malmstrom, Mary Buten

SERVERS SCHEDULE     June 23^rd - 29^th       

8:00 a.m.   - Monday

                          Nick Dewald, Patsy Harrington

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                          Megan O’Brien, Jacob Hensley

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                          Evan Mohr, Nicholas Mohr

8:00 a.m. -Thursday

                          Laura Bunning, Lou Bunning

8:00 a.m. - Friday

                          Grant Schwarber, Connor Bleser

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Maria Massa, Matthew Schnelle

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                           Sydney Lindeman, Jake Hiance, Rachel Murrin

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                         Ava Abner, Jake Kappesser, Nick Woltermann

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                          James Johnson, Andy Miller, Mark Hans

GREETERS SCHEDULE     June 28^th & 29^th  

  4:30 p.m.   Helen Kovacik, Vera Hughes

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

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

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

6/8/2008                        6/11/2007

 Weekly Offering                                            $13,538.00                  $13,470.00

Weekly Budget                                              $15,341.00                  $18,604.00

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                    $837,432.00                $848,000.00

Year to date budget                                       $856,098.00

DPAA PROGRESS                                       GOAL                         PLEDGES (as of 6/11/08

                                                                        $54,822.00                  $64,520.59

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Ruth Langenbahn, George Hollenbeck, (son-in-law of Dennis Kramer), and Megan Wolf (daughter of new cafeteria manager Dawn Wolf).  Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS      

Acts 12: 1-11                                       2 Tm 4: 6-8, 17-18                  Mt 16: 13-19 (591)

THIS WEEK                                                                 

TODAY

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

MONDAY     

                        Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m.                

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.

                        CRHP Women #3, 7:00 p.m. , LMR                                                                                   

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 7:00 p.m.                                               

THURSDAY  

                        Baptism Class, 6:00 p.m. , Parish Office

                        Finance Council, 7:00 p.m. , Parish Office

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY                       

SATURDAY                                              

IN OUR PARISH

SERVER AND MINISTER SCHEDULES       The new schedules are available for pick up in the back of church near the Rossford exit.   

HOMILIES ON CD     Fr. Stef’s homilies from May 18^th - June 1^st are available in the back of church.  

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION   Are you an alumni of St. Catherine of Siena School ? We would like to get an Alumni Association together. If you would like to help make this happen, please contact Betsy Stegner at 441-3463. I have lists of all the past classes but need people who attended St. Catherine to help identify and contact people. This could be a lot of fun for those of you who attended St. Catherine. Please call if you can help. We will meet on Thursday, July 10^th to share ideas of how to make this happen and what we can do once the names are gathered.  

CCD REGISTRATION FOR 2008-2009 continues.  Registration form and information sheet may be downloaded from our parish website at www.stcatherineofsiena.org  and should be returned to the parish office to the attention of David Kohrs by no later than June 30^th for on-time registration.  Registration forms received later than June 30^th will be assessed a higher fee.  Refer to information sheet for on-time and late registration fee structures.   Contact David Kohrs, CCD Coordinator, for further details at kohrssd@fuse.net.

PREPARATION FOR SACRAMENTS POLICY    students make their immediate preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist in the second grade class, and their immediate preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation in the eighth grade class. All of the grades, 1-12 are important and necessary for the remote preparation for the sacraments and a fuller understanding of the Catholic Christian Faith. It is for this reason that the St. Catherine Board of Catholic Education has set policies establishing requirements for the preparation for the sacraments. To comply with these policies, any child wishing to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation must attend all grades of religious education training prior to the year of the receipt of the sacrament.  

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

IN OUR DIOCESE

HELP KEEP NEEDY FAMILIES COOL      The “summer swelter” has begun and it’s not even officially summer!  We are collecting funds again this year to purchase box fans and extension cords to be distributed by our friends at Brighton Center to needy recipients in the Campbell County area.  Any size donation is accepted and appreciated.  Last year we raised just over $1000, which allowed us to buy over 50 fans and 40 extension cords.  Please consider donating to help the many members of our community that suffer through the hot summer months without the relief of air conditioning.  Feel free to forward this information on to your friends and family.  We will be accepting donations through the middle of July.  Please make checks payable to: Fund-a-Fan.  Your donation can be sent to 454 Ward Avenue , Bellevue , KY 41073 .  Thanks in advance for your generosity.  The Miglio Family - St. Bernard Parish.

MONTHLY MASS FOR VOCATIONS     this month’s mass will be held at St. Philip Church, Melbourne, KY on Wednesday, June 25^th at 7:00pm.  Please join us in praying for vocations.

SUMMER FESTIVAL     to be held at St. Joseph Church , Camp Springs , on Saturday, June 28^th beginning at 4:00 p.m. Their famous chicken and roast beef dinners will be served from 4-8pm .  There will be booths, games, major raffle, steak and chops raffle, a sheltered picnic area and special fun for the kids.  Live music by Webster, Futscher and Walz.  For more information call 635-2491.

INDOOR FLEA MARKET     to be held at St. Joseph , Crescent Springs, on Friday and Saturday, June 27^th & 28^th from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm .  Shop for toys, furniture, tools, decorative items, household items, appliances and gently used children’s clothing.  Contact Barb Fritz at 341-6609 with any questions.

THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME     would like to invite you to their 86^th anniversary 4^th of July Festival and Social.  It will take place at St. Joseph Heights , 1601 Dixie Hwy in Park Hills from 2:00 pm-7:00 pm . Great Food, lots of games for children and adults, music, many raffles, including our grand raffle, silent auction and flea market and lots more!  Limited parking will be available on the Heights’ grounds.  Shuttle service from Covington Catholic High School ’s parking lot, and from the Gardens of Park Hills restaurant. 

INTERESTED IN CROSS COUNTRY?     Newport Central Catholic is looking for interested 8^th graders for our boys and girls Cross Country Team.  Participants must be a member of one of our district parishes: Divine Mercy, Holy Spirit, St. Bernard, St. Catherine, St. Thomas , or St. Therese.  For more information regarding cross country please contact Coach Dave Ueding at 356-1736.

CHRIST IS OUR HOPE     is the theme of the 2008 Peter's Pence Collection, which we will conduct in our parish next weekend.  The theme reflects the message Pope Benedict contained in his encyclical Spe Salvi….the message that faith in Christ brings hope that can sustain people through the trials of this world. Your gift will enable the Holy Father to bring the hope and love of Christ to those who suffer from war, oppression, disease, and natural disasters.  For additional information visit the collection website www.usccb.org/ppc.   Please make a thoughtful and generous gift next weekend to help build a better world for those most in need.

ELSEWHERE

COMBONI MISSIONARIES    This summer, the Comboni Mission will be hosting two of their missionary priests from Egypt who work in Cairo where they minister to the refugees coming from South Sudan .  These priests will be the speakers at this year's summer mission event: Refugee Trail: Darfur to Cairo.  It will be held at the new Anderson Center , 7850 Five Mile Road , Anderson Township, on Tuesday, July 1^st from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.   Fr. Achilles and Fr. Richard will give a firsthand account of what refugee life is like for so many people.  It will help us understand why people have to leave their own home, land and country, and often their families.  These priests will make us more deeply aware of our common faith in the Lord Jesus who is leading the history of the refugees and ours as well. 

HONK    Are you or your spouse recently retired?  Are you looking to make a meaningful contribution to others?  Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky is seeking semi-skilled or skilled tradesmen to help build a better future for lower income working families.  We build and remodel historically appropriate housing in Covington and surrounding communities and assist these families in becoming homeowners.  Visit  www.honkhomes.org or call (859)581-HONK to find out more.  Bring a friend and help us build hope as we complete our next 100 homes.

HEALING MASS    Come and experience Jesus' healing power in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Wednesday, June 25^th at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, 5440 Moeller Ave. , Norwood , Ohio . Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. , followed by Mass at 7:15 p.m.  There will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and prayers for healing will be available after Mass, followed by Benediction.  Come join us as we give thanks and praise to God for all our spiritual blessings as we continue to ask for healing, conversion, peace and unity for our lives, as well as for our families, communities and our nation.