Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

August 17, 2008                                                                       

MONDAY - August 18^th           

            8:00 a.m.   Robert Buten

TUESDAY - August 19^th   

8:00 a.m. Charles Lorenz

WEDNESDAY - August 20^th          

            7:00 p.m.  Barb Hover                        

THURSDAY - August 21^st        

            8:00 a.m.   Wayne Vinson       

FRIDAY - August 22^nd          

            8:00 a.m.     Eugene G. Smith   

SATURDAY - August 23^rd           

            8:00 a.m.   Bob McCafferty

            4:30 p.m.   Ralph Kohrs

SUNDAY - August 24^th

            9:00 a.m.   Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m.   Mike Guidugli

GIFT BEARERS   August 23^rd & 24^th

  4:30 p.m. The Mike Shepherd Family

  9:00 a.m. The Greg Gayle Family

  11:30 a.m. Christina Harrington and Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     August 23^rd & 24^th

4:30 p.m.  Carol Adams, Mary Jamell, Elizabeth Hamberg, Matthew Beck, Cathy Halloran, Mollie Beck,                   Barb Beck, Peggy Birkenhauer

9:00 a.m.  Karen Little, Cole Little, Madison Freeman, Stacey Seiter, Louise Roth, Kathy Woltermann,                  Jennifer Farney, Sarah Farney

11:30 a.m. Tom Adkins, Carter New, Kaitlyn Owens, Zane Dziech, Elise Rulli, Bob Rulli, Austin Juniet, Mike

                  Smith

LECTORS    August 23^rd & 24^th     

4:30 p.m.   Alyssa Woltermann, Mary Margaret Spica

9:00 a.m.   Maggie Kohrs, Tom Lampe

11:30 a.m. Bruce Mirrielees, Jenny Malmstrom

SERVERS SCHEDULE     August 18^th - 24^th           

8:00 a.m.   - Monday

                          Caroline Holmes, Megan O’Brien

8:00 a.m. - Tuesday

                          Ellie New, Brandon Vieth

7:00 p.m. - Wednesday

                          Sarah Rath, Maria Massa

8:00 a.m. -Thursday

                          Coleman Holmes, Olivia Owens

9:00 a.m. - Friday

                          Noah Connolly, Taylor Anne Walz, Erin Hochleutner

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Mallory Seidel, Laura Brannon

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                          Jake Kappesser, Ava Abner, Abby Schweitzer

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                         Nick Woltermann, Jake Hiance, Matt Farney

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                          Laura Bunning, Rachel Murrin, Sarah Schweitzer

GREETERS SCHEDULE     August 24^th & 25^th  

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

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

11:30 a.m. Pat & Katie Desmond

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

8/3/2008                        8/5/2007

Weekly Offering                                            $17,554.00                    $20,144.00

Weekly Budget                                              $13,711.00

(5 weeks in August)

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                    $78,332.00

DPAA UPDATE                                             8/7/2008

266 Families pledged                                     $67,811.00

2008 Goal                                                       $54,822.00

Rebate if all pledges

are paid in full                                                $12,989.00

TOTAL DPAA PLEDGES RECEIVED

THROUGH July 31, 2008                              $43,479.00

2008 Parish Goal                                            $54,822.00

Pledges to receive before

Receiving any rebates                                   $11,343.00                                                                                          

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Jim Deavy, Clare Rolf, Andrew Gall, Shirley Gall, George Hollenbeck, (son-in-law of Dennis Kramer), Megan Wolf (daughter of new cafeteria manager Dawn 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 READINGS      

Is 22: 19 -23                                                     Rom 11: 33-36                                     Mt 16: 13-20 (121)

THIS WEEK                                                                         

TODAY

                        Ice Cream Social, following 11:30 mass

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

MONDAY     

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

                        Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m.                            

TUESDAY

                        First Day of School, Dismissal at 11:00 a.m.

                        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 

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.

                        RCIA, 7:30 p.m. , LMR

                        Boosters, 7:30 p.m. , McCrystal Hall  

FRIDAY

SATURDAY    

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Catechetical Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

IN OUR PARISH  

FROM THE PASTOR    I realize I have not explained the final disposition of the money we received this past fiscal year in a bequest.  We received $196,000.  In consultation with the Finance Council and the Pastoral Council, I decided to start an endowment.  At this time, the Finance Council feels that the best use of the income from this endowment will be capital repairs/improvements.  We used most of the money for the endowment, but held some back to cover the diocesan assessment, capital repairs and to cover this fiscal year’s projected budget shortfall.  The funds break down as follows:  

Bequest                                                            $196,000

Endowment                                                      $125,000

Diocesan Assessment on Bequest                     $22,369

Capital Repairs (in excess of 2007 DPAA)       $29,829

Projected Budget Shortfall                                $18,802

MASS TIME CHANGE    Beginning this Friday, August 22^nd, Friday mass will begin at 9:00 a.m.    

ADORATION HOURS EXTENDED    Beginning Tuesday, September 2^nd, Eucharistic Adoration will be  offered every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. , with Benediction immediately following.  If you would like to sign up for a 30 or 60 minute time slot, please contact Cathy Henry at 781-1815. 

PARISH FAMILIES, MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3^rd!  This will be the first meeting in our upcoming Wednesday evening series of adult, youth and children’s faith formation.  The evening will begin with Mass at 6:30 p.m. , followed by an overview of the program by Fr. Stef in the church.  We will end with a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the Foresters in McCrystal Hall.  We’ve made Wednesday a free night in the parish; hopefully you’ve been able to free it up in your families.  Come, join us. 

THE NUMBERS ARE IN!!!!   Our three-days of festival activities were a huge success!  The golf outing,  Friday’s music  fest and the actual festival itself, brought in $41,338.  A huge thank you goes out to the many, many people responsible for organizing and working these events. We are very blessed to have so many people willing to work together for the good of the parish.    

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL   was held last week and went very well.  Many children attended and had good time learning about Jesus.  Thanks to all the volunteers without whom we could not offer this educational and fun week.  Heather Stuempel and Patty Chalk have done a wonderful job of organizing VBS for the last several years, but they have decided to take a break next year and pass the reigns on to another team.  We thank them and all who worked so hard to make our Vacation Bible School a success.

 SATURDAY EVENING SACRISTAN   We are in need of a sacristan for the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturdays.  This is a very important job; the sacristan is responsible for most of the practical details of getting us ready for Mass, and a good sacristan frees me up to think about the things I need to think about.  The commitment is every Saturday.  If you think this would be something you would like to do, please speak with me.   Fr. Stef

SCHEDULES AVAILABLE     The new server and extraordinary minister schedules are available in the back of church. The new schedule starts August 18th.  Please pick up your schedule today.  

HOMILIES ON CD     Fr. Stef's inspirational homilies from July are now available on CD.  These powerful messages give you the opportunity to listen, reflect and connect to God throughout the week.  The CDs can be picked up in the back of church.

 ICE CREAM SOCIAL    The Catholic Order of Foresters will be sponsoring an ice cream social this Sunday after 11:30 mass.  They will be in the parking lot so be sure to stop by and treat yourself to some delicious ice cream.  (In case of rain, they will be in McCrystal Hall).

ATTENTION HEALTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS   Please submit volunteer hours and committee name for July 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 June 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

UPCOMING VOCATION MASS    The next Vocation Mass will be on Tuesday, August 19^th at 7:00 pm at The Sisters of Notre Dame, St. Joseph Heights , 1601 Dixie Highway , Park Hills , Ky.  

ARE YOU THE PARENT OF AN NCC STUDENT?      If so, start the NCC school year off by making plans to attend the Parent and Alumni Club (previously named Mother’s Club) "Get Acquainted Night" on Wednesday, August 20^th.   All are welcome. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Feel free to bring an appetizer to share. This night will be a casual social night in the NCC cafeteria and an opportunity for you to meet other NCC parents and help be a part of a fun new school year. If you have any questions, please contact Joanna Prigge at 581-4259 or email her at j.prigge@insightbb.com.  

MEET THE BREDS FOOTBALL TEAM PICNIC      will be held on Saturday, August 23^rd at the Southgate Community Center .  Picnic begins at 2:00 p.m. , food and drinks will be available.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES, CASSBA 2008- LET’S GO TO THE HOP    Catholic Charities will host the 21th annual CaSSba - Let’s Go to the Hop, at the Drees Pavilion at Devou Memorial Overlook, on Sunday, August 24^th from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Tapke Asset Management will serve as Event Sponsor for the eleventh year. The event will feature classic 50’s music, cars and entertainment along with wonderful hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. The live and silent auctions are the cornerstone of the party and many outstanding gifts have been secured. Such as traditional tuition certificates valued at $500 to area high schools and $1,000 certificates to Thomas More College and Xavier University . Tickets are $40 per person presale and $45 day of the event. If you would like more information about the event you can call Vicky Bauerle at 581-8974 ext. 116 or www.covingtoncharities.org.

SPAGHETTI DINNERS      will be offered at Holy Trinity Child Development Center , 840 Washington Avenue in Newport on the 2^nd and 4^th Saturdays, (Sept. 12^th through Jan. 24th) from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Dine in or carry-out. Carry-Out Orders available from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Call 859-491-7612 to place orders.  Spaghetti Dinners - Adults $5.50, Children (ages 12 and under) $4.50 Desserts $.50, Soft Drinks $.75, Beer $1.50.