Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

April 26, 2009                                                              

MONDAY - April 27^th              

            8:00 a.m.  Richard Beiting

TUESDAY - April 28^th         

8:00 a.m.   Al Salvato                                     

WEDNESDAY - April 29^th     

            6:30 p.m.   Anne Zeleznik

THURSDAY - April 30^th      

            8:00 a.m.   Chester Gray

FRIDAY - May 1^st

            9:00 a.m.  Arthur Owens        

SATURDAY - May 2^nd

            8:00 a.m.  Laverne Harris

            4:30 p.m.  Ed Stieritz

SUNDAY - May 3^rd           

            9:00 a.m.   Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m.   McManus & Dierig Families

GIFT BEARERS   May 2^nd & 3^rd  

  4:30 p.m.   Michael & Dawn Hils & Family

  9:00 a.m.   CCD Students

  11:30 a.m.  Matt & Molly Fassler & Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     May 2^nd & 3^rd  

4:30 p.m. Judy Rose, Madison Freeman, Will Brannon, Carol Gessner, Kelsey Johnson, Kayla Johnson,

                 Kelly Johnson, Bette Riedmatter

9:00 a.m    Bill Frost, Bob Brennan, Joy Smith, Tom Adkins, Mindy Hoarston, Sarah Hoarston, Jennifer

                 Cox, Tina Smith

11:30 a.m. Connor Devoto, Patrick Smith, Angie Simons, Elise Rulli, Bob Rulli, T.J. Schowalter, Abby

                   Durson, Rita Byrd

LECTORS       May 2^nd & 3^rd  

4:30 p.m.  Maryanne Zeleznik, Bruce Mirrielees

9:00 a.m. Jennie Cox, Jenny Malmstrom

11:30 a.m. Mary Buten, Larry Beiting

SERVERS SCHEDULE    April 27^th - May 3^rd        

8:00 a.m.   - Monday

                          Jonathan Murrin, Bethany Metzner

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Madison Little, Ellie New

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Noah Connolly, Lou Bunning

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Matthew Schnelle, Sarah Ruwe

9:00 a.m. – Friday

                          John Lampe, Patsy Harrington, Megan O’Brien

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Taylor Anne Walz, Grant Schwarber

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Billy Metzner, Mac Franzen, Alex Shepherd

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Rachel Murrin, Adam Hicks, Sarah Schweitzer

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Emily Hicks, Mark Hans, Evan Mohr

GREETERS SCHEDULE    May 2^nd & 3^rd  

4:30 p.m.  Betty Mohr

9:00 a.m.   Ken & Lori Greis, Chuck & Nancy Miller, Stan & Cathy Van Lierop

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

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

04/12/2009                     04/14/2008                                                                       

Weekly Offering                                            $17,573.00                    $14,779.00

Weekly Budget                                              $18,671.00

Number of Registered Families                    668

Number of Families Contributing                  161

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                    $744,042.00  

DPAA - Rebate Check received for 2008 DPAA - $1,252.55  

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK     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 READINGS

Acts 4: 8-12                                                     1 Jn 3: 1-2                                Jn 10: 11-18 (50)

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

                        Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:00 a.m.

CCD, 10:15     

                        St. Catherine Players, Final Performance 6:00 p.m.       

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

MONDAY     

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

TUESDAY

                        Exposition, 3:00 p.m.

                        Confession, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 8:30 p.m.

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.

                        School PTO, 7:00 p.m. , McCrystal Hall                       

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m. – Feast of St. Catherine

                        Parish Night - Pot Luck Family Dinner   (Hosted by Foresters)

THURSDAY 

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

                        RCIA, 7:00 p.m. , LIB

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.                       

FRIDAY                       

SATURDAY

                        Men’s Fellowship, 6:30 a.m. , LMR

                        Confessions, following 8:00 a.m. mass             

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Blood Pressure Screenings after all masses

                        CCD Closing, 10:15 a.m

                        Praise & Worship, 7:00 p.m.

                          - Fr. Thomas Euteneuer

 IN OUR PARISH

NEWLY BAPTIZED   We welcome the following children to our parish family through baptism:  Sadie Rose Hess, daughter of Andrew & Monica; Crosley Taylor Crail, daughter of Ashley Myers & Nicholas Crail; Brett Elizabeth Sower, daughter of David & Angela; Lillian James Anderson, daughter of Aaron & Angela; Benjamin David Fassler, son of Matt & Molly.  May this be the beginning of a life filled with God's mercy, grace and love, and a future blessed with happiness and hope.  

PRAYER HOTLINE   If you or someone you know needs prayer, or if you would like to join the group of "pray'ers" please contact Sandy Nagel at 441-6743 to join or to leave a prayer request.  Prayer is one of our greatest gifts from God.  

NEW SERVER AND MINISTER SCHEDULES   are available for pick up in the back of church. Please remember to pick up your schedule.

ST. CATHERINE PTO FLOWER SALE We are quickly approaching the Annual Flower Sale at the Fort Thomas Florist. The sale will be held next Wednesday, April 29^th from 9am- 1pm and Friday, May 1^st from 1pm-5pm . Please take this opportunity to purchase all of your gardening needs and support your parish in the process! The parish receives a percentage of all of the purchases made during these time frames, including sales on mulch, containers, tools, bouquets, plants and flowers. Your purchases can be made using cash, personal checks, charge, or on a House account. Simply let the cashier know that you are supporting St. Catherine's. Parish volunteers will be available to help you with the selection and assist you in your purchase. Do you know what you want but simply cannot find the time to get there during the sale hours? Contact me, I may be able to help you! The flowering basket sale will follow on Mother’s Day weekend, May 9^th & 10^th, at church after all three masses. Volunteers are still needed to help with the Friday, May 1st hours ! The knowledge of plants is helpful but definitely not required. Please contact Kelly Frost with inquiries at 859-441-0778 or kfrostky@fuse.net. 

DON ’T MISS THIS TALK !  Fr. Tom Euteneuer, an exorcist and the president of Human Life International, wants to talk about a hot topic in the church: Exorcism and Deliverance from the Devil! It’s the perfect topic for the Easter Season in which we celebrate Christ’s triumph over the forces of evil. Fr. Euteneuer will speak on Sunday, May 3^rd at 7:00pm at St. Catherine of Siena . Tickets are $5.00 at the door. Seating is limited and will be on a first come basis.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm. If you have any questions call (859)441-3438.

MAY CROWNING    Please join us as we honor our Blessed Mother on Wednesday, May 6^th with a May Crowning ceremony following the evening mass. We encourage all families to attend and celebrate Mary during the month of May. As is the tradition, second graders will be asked to wear their 1st Communion outfit for the ceremony. Also, we ask everyone to bring a small potted flower that will later be planted on the church grounds. Or, if you prefer, you can bring a cut flower. The Foresters will be sponsoring an ice cream social in McCrystal Hall following the celebration.

SAVE THE DATE   The St. Catherine’s Men’s Group will be hosting the 3rd Annual Cornhole, Euchre & Reds Game on the Big Wall Event, Friday, May 8th from 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM in the Parish Center – Gym. This event is for all adults 21 or older (not just for men).  Come join us for an exciting night of cornhole, euchre and Reds game viewing.  Reservations strong suggested.  Contact Rob Hans at 441-5430 or rlhans@fuse.net to register your cornhole team and/or to signup for euchre.

CCD TEACHERS NEEDED     for the 2009-2010 school year.  Candidates must be virtus trained or be willing to become virtus trained and must begin working toward Diocesan Religion Teacher certification.  Interested persons should contact David Kohrs at 859-653-4398 or kohrssd@fuse.net.

IN OUR DIOCESE

PRO- LIFE CHASTITY SPEAKER   The Diocese once again welcomes speaker Jason Evert to share his inspirational testimony with teens and their parents.  In his highly popular chastity seminar, Romance Without Regret, Jason provides compelling and uplifting reasons for embracing the virtue of chastity.  His presentation to the public will take place on Wednesday evening, April 29^th at the Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell at 7:00 p.m. and it is free and open to the public. 

PRESENTATION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM         On 30 April at Cristo Rey parish (formerly St. Pius X Seminary, later the Catholic Center ), Father Patrick Delahanty, Associate Director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, will present a program entitled: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Good for Families and Children.  His presentation will highlight why the Catholic community should be involved in the public policy issue of immigration; what solution the U.S. Bishops are proposing so that there is a comprehensive reform of what some call the broken immigration system that protects our borders and protects B or doesn=t B those who cross them; and action steps that can be taken to advocate for the families and children most deeply affected.  The program begins at 6:00 p.m. and will end by 8:00 p.m.   Fr. Delahanty spoke here last year on the bishop=s document Faithful Citizenship, and was well received.  He is sure to make a valuable presentation.  Come and learn about a Catholic view of immigration.

MAKE A NOTE!!   Robert Rogers will return to Northern Kentucky to share his message of hope and his personal triumph over tragedy, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Burlington on Saturday, May 2^nd, at 6:30PM immediately following 5:00PM Mass. This will be Robert’s third visit to Boone County . His earlier visits inspired many to “Live a Life of No Regrets” and to remember that, “God is Good - All the Time”. Both messages grew from the rise above adversity which Robert accomplished following a tragedy of Biblical proportion, when his wife and all four of his children died and went to Heaven in a flash flood on a highway in Kansas in the summer of 2003.  Here is your opportunity to hear this compelling speaker whose immediate trust in God and God’s Grace made it possible for him to rise above unimaginable tragedy and share the message of his vision - turning the hearts of people to God, and the hearts of parents and children to one another.

CAR WASH !!    Sponsored by students of NCC & Bishop Brossart to be held on Saturday, May 2^nd from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Furniture Fair, 3710 Alexandria Pike, Cold Springs. Donations are welcome and will go towards the students’ Uganda , Africa Mission Trip! Hot dogs and hamburgers will also be served! 

NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC   will honor the 1984 State Championship softball team on Monday, May 4^th at the Newport Central Catholic vs. Holmes High School Fast Pitch Softball Game.  The team won the first Softball State Championship in the school’s history under Head Coach Judy Menke.  Players and coaches of the 1984 team will be honored before the game to be played at Bartlett Field at 5:00 PM .

GOLF OUTING      Sponsored by Holy Trinity Athletic Club to be held on Saturday, May 16th at Flagg Springs Golf Course, California , Ky.     2:00 PM Shotgun Start, food and drinks at Merkle Hall afterwards.  Cost is $75 per Golfer and $25 per Non-golfer.  If you are interested in playing or making a donation tothis event please contact ChrisWilliams @ 859-442-8684 or chris.williams11@fuse.net.

DAY OF RECOLLECTION   “Renew Your Spirit” on Sunday, May 17^th with featured speaker, Msgr. William Cleves.  The afternoon of Spiritual Renewal, held at St. Charles Lodge, 600 Farrell Dr. , (off Kyles Lane ), Covington , will begin at 12:15 p.m.   Seating is limited and lunch will be provided, therefore reservations are required.  For information or reservations, contact Carolyn Drews at 331-3224 by ay 11^th.  There is no charge for participation.

ELSEWHERE

SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION    EWTN’s JOHNNETTE BENKOVIC will share her insights on Spiritual Motherhood. Bring your mother or friend on Saturday, May 9^th to Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, Norwood , OH .  Donation $40 for the day.  Go to www.olhsc.org to register or call 513-351-9800.