Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

June 29, 2008                                                              

MONDAY - June 30^th              

            8:00 a.m.   Paul Doherty

TUESDAY – July 1^st

8:00 a.m. Vera Ferring

WEDNESDAY – July 2^nd      

            7:00 p.m.  Mary Ann Birkenhauer

THURSDAY – July 3^rd    

            8:00 a.m.  Carrie Hillman        

FRIDAY – July 4^th      

            9:00 a.m.   Melvin Hoevel, Jr. 

SATURDAY – July 5^th       

            8:00 a.m.    Charlie Coffey

            4:30 p.m.    Bill Venable

SUNDAY – July 6^th    

            9:00 a.m.    Al Duell

          11:30 a.m.    Members of the Parish  

GIFT BEARERS   July 5^th & 6^th   

  4:30 p.m. The Dave Bunning Family

  9:00 a.m.  Chuck & Nancy Miller

  11:30 a.m.  The Dennis Hicks Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     July 5^th & 6^th     

4:30 p.m.  Greg Gall, Abby Durso, Karen Owens, Michele Clark, Caitlyn Shepherd, Bob Nestheide,

                  Kathy Nestheide, Kara Lester

9:00 a.m.   Debbie Truesdell, Judy Rose, Carol Little, Dan Little, David Thiel, Nancy Hassman, Tamera

                  Schroeder, Bill Frost

11:30 a.m. Kim Lampe, Joan Broering, Molly Stuntebeck, Karma Klingenberg, Seth Connolly, Kevin

                   Prigge, JoAnn Prigge, Kate Schultz

LECTORS    July 5^th & 6^th  

4:30 p.m.   Peggy Bertlesman & Chris Capal

9:00 a.m.    Bruce Mirrielees, Joe Fischer

11:30 a.m. Larry Beiting, Cassie Juniet  

SERVERS SCHEDULE     June 30^th - July 6^th        

8:00 a.m.   - Monday

                          Sarah Ruwe, Taylor Anne Walz

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                          Madison Volk, Laura Brannon

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                          Jonathan Murrin, Will Lampe

8:00 a.m. -Thursday

                          Alex Shepherd, Brandon Vieth

9:00 a.m. - Friday

                          Sarah Rath, Frances Tracy

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Whitney Fields, Olivia Owens

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                           Mac Franzen, Sam Little, Shae Brennan

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                           Caitlyn Thiel, Danielle Dupont, Evan Brannon

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                            Mallory Seidel, Daniel Connolly, Gabe Schultz

GREETERS SCHEDULE     July 5^th & 6^th  

  4:30 p.m.   Betty Mohr

  9:00 a.m     Ken & Lori Greis, Stan & Cathy VanLierop

11:30 a.m.  Lois & Patti Hoffman, Tom & Marcia Adkins

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

6/15/2008                      6/18/2007

Weekly Offering                                            $16,586.00                  $22,204.00

Weekly Budget                                              $15,341.00                  $18,604.00

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                    $854,018.00                $870,204.00

Year to date budget                                       $871,439.00

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      

Zec 9: 9-10                                            Rom 8: 9, 11-13                     Mt 11: 25-30 (100)

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.                                                                                                 

WEDNESDAY                       

                        Mass, 7:00 p.m.                                               

THURSDAY  

                        Foresters Meeting, 6:00 p.m. , TWR

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY                       

SATURDAY    

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Blood Pressure Screenings after all Masses                          

IN OUR PARISH

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY    is extended to the family and friends of Ken Abner, who was buried from our parish last week.  Please keep Ken and his family in your prayers.  

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.  

MANY PEOPLE PLAN VACATIONS,    but have you thought about a retreat?  St. Meinrad Retreat Center, one of the ministries of St. Meinrad Benedictine Abbey, offers retreats throughout the year.  We have put a booklet containing a description and schedule of their many retreats on the bulletin board inside the Rossford entrance to the church.  If you are not in the habit of making a yearly retreat you would be surprised at the impact it will make in your life.  St. Meinrad is close, about three hours away, and is a beautiful place to relax, retreat, and come closer to our Lord.

 JAIL MINISTRY      The Deanery Pastoral Council has recently approved a plan for Jail Ministry.  We will be opening a half-time position for a Jail Ministry Coordinator at Catholic Charities beginning        1 January of next year.  This is a much-needed position.  I don=t know any of the details of this position, but if this ministry is something to which you think God might be calling you, contact Catholic Charities at 581-8974.           Fr. Stef

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.

IN OUR DIOCESE

ST. THOMAS SUMMER FESTIVAL       Don't miss the fun, Friday, July 11^th & Saturday, July 12th!  Featuring live entertainment with Matt Fassler on Friday night, with a pig roast and pulled pork sandwiches from Lothers.  On Saturday night, Ben Walz will provide live entertainment. Food on Saturday night will include grilled steak sandwiches, corn-on-the-cob and other grilled fare; festival foods will be served both nights.  Hours are 5:30 to 11:30 PM on Friday and 5:00 to 11:30 PM on Saturday; there will be mass at 4:00 PM on Saturday.  The festival features great inflatable rides, kids games, a $5,000 major raffle, and lots of fun booths:  steak, cake/dessert, plant, games of chance, teen
karaoke, putt putt, football toss, great silent auction, liquor ring toss, whiskey raffle, and more, as well as bingo in the air-conditioned cafeteria from 6 to 9:00 PM Saturday night.  Parents, note: a one-day
ride pass is $15 per child. All are welcome...don't miss the fun!

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.

THE NEWCATH BOOSTERS GOLF OUTING   will be held on Friday, August 8^th at Hickory Sticks.  It will be a scramble format and will include drinks and lunch at the course and dinner back at the school.  Cost is $300 per foursome, (minimum $150 deposit required by August 1^st to hold tee time.)

If you can’t attend the outing, but would like to come for dinner and drinks at school, the cost is $25 per person.  Hole sponsors are also available for $25, $50 and $100.  If you are interested in being a sponsor,  please contact Anita Giesler at 781-7473.  Checks can be made payable to NCC Boosters (Note: Golf Outing).  Send to Boosters, c/o NCC 13 Carothers Rd , Newport , Ky 41071 .  All funds will benefit the NCC sports organization.   If you have any questions, please call Mark Camm at 371-3875.

DIOCESAN 25^TH & 50^TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS    This special mass will be held on September 21, 2008 , 3:00 p.m. , at the Cathedral Basilica.  If you are celebrating your 25^th or 50^th wedding anniversary in 2008 and would like to attend this mass and the reception following, please contact the parish office so that we can forward your information to the diocese.

PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION    for the works of the Holy Father will be conducted this weekend.  Through this collection, in solidarity with our Holy Father, we Catholics can participate in works of goodness that distinguish us as followers of the Gospel.  We can help Pope Benedict bring emergency assistance and the hope of Christ to our brothers and sisters in need throughout the world.  Please remember the Holy Father in your prayers, and please make a generous gift.  If you are unable to make a donation this weekend, drop your envelope and/or check made payable to the Peter’s Pence Collection in the offertory basket next weekend.

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.