Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

June 28, 2009                                                              

MONDAY – June 29^th              

            8:00 a.m. Boeh & Hillman Families

TUESDAY – June 30^th           

8:00 a.m.   Paul Doherty

WEDNESDAY – July 1^st        

            6:30 p.m.   Betty Kocher

THURSDAY – July 2^nd    

            8:00 a.m.   John (Don) Rohde

FRIDAY – July 3^rd    

            8:00 a.m.   Nancy Schumacher

SATURDAY – July 4^th      

            9:00 a.m.  William O. Bourke

            4:30 p.m.   Members of the Parish

SUNDAY – July 5^th                  

            9:00 a.m.    Ruth Huddle

          11:30 a.m.    Vera Lichtenberg  

GIFT BEARERS   July 4^th & 5^th       

  4:30 p.m.  Kurt & Gwen Fields & Family

  9:00 a.m.  Greg & Elaine Gall & Family

  11:30 a.m.  Bob & Elise Rulli

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     July 4^th & 5^th  

4:30 p.m.   Bette Riedmatter, Jennifer Farney, Sarah Farney, Katie Kohrs, Elizabeth Hamberg, Mary

                   Jamell, Austin Juniet, Michele Clark

9:00 a.m      Anna Marie Henry, Karen Owens, Carter New, Tom New, Stacey Seiter, Don Greis, Kelsey

                   Dunn, Kim Dunn

11:30 a.m.  Kelsey Johnson, Angie Simons, Patrick Smith, Caroline Kaelin, Jared Leick, Tom Kaelin,

                    Dave Dziech, Peggy Dziech

LECTORS       July 4^th & 5^th      

4:30 p.m.   Paul Hoarston, Jim Hils

9:00 a.m.    Maggie Kohrs, Tom Lampe

11:30 a.m.  Mary Ellen Braun, Raymond Schlosser

SERVERS SCHEDULE    June 29^th – July 5^th                

8:00 a.m.   - Monday

                          Luke Lindeman, Noah Connolly

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                           Kelsey Thiel, Robby Cox

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Devin Dupont, Samuel Kaelin

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Sydney Kroger, Jacob Hensley

8:00 a.m. – Friday

                          Cheryl Johnson, Caroline Holmes

9:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Patsy Harrington, Ryan Hans

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Bethany Metzner, Ellie New, Mallory Seidel

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                          Coleman Holmes, Emily Hicks, Joshua Henry

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Stanley Mohr, Billy Metzner, Adam Hicks

GREETERS SCHEDULE    July 4^th & 5^th          

4:30 p.m.    Betty Mohr

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

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

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

06/14/2009                     06/15/2008

Weekly Offering                                            $13,952                          $16,801

Weekly Budget                                              $16,337

Number of Registered Families                    671

Number of Families Contributing                  169

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                    $882,160

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   John Bourke, Helen Ficker, Thelma Farney, Norma Wagner, 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

Ez 2: 2-5                                              2 Cor 12: 7-10                         Mk 6: 1-6a (101)

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

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

                        St. Catherine Players, 7:00 p.m. , McCrystal Hall        

MONDAY     

                        CRHP # Women, 6:30 p.m. , LMR

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

TUESDAY

                        Exposition, 3:00 p.m.

                        Confession – 5:30 p.m.

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.

                        Benediction, 8:30 p.m.                                   

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

                        Men’s Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m. , McCrystal Hall               

THURSDAY 

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m. , Church      

FRIDAY

                        Parish Office Closed                                                                       

SATURDAY

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

                        Mass, 9:00 a.m.

                        Confessions following mass                   

IN OUR PARISH

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU     I want to take this opportunity to express my deep and sincere gratitude for all of the joy and love expressed over my ordination and Mass of Thanksgiving. You have given me one of those moments in a lifetime that will never be forgotten and will be cherished everyday of my life. I feel as if God’s blessing cup has overflowed and an extra measure has been added with my assignment to St. Catherine.   I have received some cards that have no name or first names only and it is difficult to know who gave that kind gift so I want to thank those of you who may be in this group. I have been deeply touched by all of the gifts that I have received. I look forward to serving St. Catherine parish and to begin my Priesthood with such an exciting and blessed assignment. This has been like a dream come true and I am so grateful for all that everyone has done for me.    Yours in Christ, Fr. Bob  

PARISH EVALUATION     If you have been thinking about your evaluation of the parish and/or me as pastor, you have until the beginning of July to get them to me.  I will be leaving for my retreat on 7 July, will return for our annual celebration of Bishop Foy=s episcopal ordination on 15 July, then leave again for a few days of my own review of the parish.  Your comments could be helpful to me as I pray about where we are and where the Lord wants us to go.      Fr. Stef  

PLEASE TAKE NOTE   The parish office will be closed on Friday, July 3^rd.  Also, the daily mass on Saturday, July 4^th will be at 9:00 a.m.  

NEED SERVICE HOURS?  Junior high and high school students, get an early start on your service hours for next school year.  Dennis Kramer could use help this summer with various projects in school and on the parish grounds.  If you would like to schedule some time to help, please call Dennis at 441-1352, ext. 17.  

HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES   through the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) Monday-Wednesday, July 13^th – 15^th.   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 Mindy Hoarston at 547-8415 for additional information or see the sign-up posters at the Rossford Avenue exit of church.   

ST. CATHERINE'S VBS PROGRAM, SAINTS ALIVE!  will soon be here on August 3-7 and we still need adults to join our volunteer team! Openings for Group Leaders in the PreK,K,1,2 grades as well as Activity Leaders still exist. Please complete the Registration Form in the St. Catherine's web page, the parish office or at our website, SAINTSALIVEVBS.COM, username vbs, password vbs2009 to register. Volunteers working during the week need to be VIRTUS certified. If you have not registered your child, please to do so today as groups are filling up quickly!

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.

HOMILIES ON CD   Fr. Stef’s May homilies are now available on CD in the back of church.

OUR SUNDAY BULLETIN   is provided to us at no cost, thanks to the businesses that advertise on the back.  Please take the time to look at the ads and make an effort to support these businesses whenever possible.

ATTENTION ADULTS     When did you have your last tetanus shot?  Summer is here and the possibility of injury greatly increases.  While we are on the subject, what other immunizations should you have at your age?  Immunization does not stop with childhood.  Pick up a flyer regarding adult immunization in the health ministry pamphlet rack at either of the side doors.  Have a healthy summer from the Parish Health Ministry.

IN OUR DIOCESE

THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME   would like to invite you to their 87^th annual 4^th of July Festival and Social.  It will take place at St. Joseph Heights , 1601 Dixie Highway in Park Hills from 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.   Great food, lots of games for children and adults, music, grand raffle, silent auction, Sun Rock Farm Petting Zoo, magician and balloon man Dan, Sisters’ Market, flea market and lots more! Plenty of parking, shuttle service from Covington Catholic.

ST. PAUL PARISH FESTIVAL   will be held on July 17^th & 18^th.  The festival committee is selling raffle tickets to cover 1 year tuition ($4,250 value) at any catholic school.  The chances are $20 each and only 500 tickets will be sold.  To purchase chances, email June Cahill at JRCahill@fuse.net or call at 371-0743. 

PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION     Today we recall the apostolic journey of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States and his call to us to cast the light of Christ upon the world.. We can show our solidarity with the Holy Father and our suffering brothers and sisters abroad through our support of this week’s Collection.  These funds allow him to provide emergency assistance to victims of war, disaster, oppression, and disease.  Please be generous in today’s Peter’s Pence Collection.    

ELSEWHERE

LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND USE YOUR TALENTS?   We need volunteers with the desire to help lower income working families fulfill homeownership dreams.  Construction and rehab skills are a real plus! Please visit our website at www.honkhomes.org a nonprofit group in Northern Ky.   Stay active and connected by volunteering at HONK.

CATHOLIC ALUMNI SINGLE'S CLUB   of Cincinnati is welcoming new members. We are a local affiliate of Catholic Alumni Clubs International. As part of a national network of single, professional Catholics, we sponsor spiritual, cultural, charitable and social events that makes us one of the most unique  "Single's Clubs" in the archdiocese. We are having a Silent Auction November 8^th at St. Monica-St. George.  For more information, please contact Karen at 513-624-0328 or kwinstead@fuse.net or Andi at 513-821-2440 or ARBAndi@cinci.rr.com.  

MAKE YOUR MARRIAGE BETTER   with a Marriage Encounter weekend!  The next Encounter weekends in this area are July 17^th – 19^th at the Comfort Inn in Erlanger and September 18^th – 20^th at the Cliffview Retreat Center .  Weekends fill up quickly, so a prompt response is encouraged.  For more details or reservations call Keith & Lori Maurmeier at (800)547-1251 Code 00 or go online to www.esharing.org.  

OLD ST. MARY ’S PREGNANCY CENTER IN OVER-THE-RHINE serves the poorest of the poor in downtown Cincinnati .  They are staffed entirely by volunteers, and these volunteers do wonderful work as Christian witnesses, sharing the Gospel with every client…holding daily Bible Study sessions and encouraging all to participate…and they see Christ in those whom they serve.  If you would like to help this vital ministry, especially now, their greatest needs for the families who come in are as follows:  

Summer Toddler clothes---especially Boys--- sizes 2T, 3T, 4T and 5T and also Girls in the same sizes.  

They could use Similac Advanced formula or Isomil formula. Umbrella strollers are always in need---$15 at Walmart. They always need Pull-ups or any type of Training Pants---any size. They also need     t- shirts - sizes 2T-3T or 4T or 5T or 6T and boy’s and girl’s underwear and socks-all sizes. Another need is rosaries and Bibles.All donations are 100% tax deductible, (used items ALWAYS welcome!), and you will receive a tax receipt to write off your donation on your taxes. Need your donation picked up?  Contact Nancy Kenny @ nbkenny@go-concepts.com.  Any questions, call Terri Huwel at Old St Mary's Church Pregnancy Center 123 E 13th St. Cincinnati , OH 45202-7638 . (513) 929-9165.  

ATTENTION TRAVELERS!  You can obtain mass schedules for churches throughout the country at www.masstimes.org.