Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

August 2, 2009                                                             

MONDAY – August 3^rd                        

            8:00 a.m. Bill Mohr

TUESDAY – August 4^th               

8:00 a.m.   JoAnn Luebbers

WEDNESDAY – August 5^th           

            6:30 p.m.   Clare Rolf

THURSDAY – August 6^th        

            8:00 a.m.   Marie Remke

FRIDAY – August 7^th     

            8:00 a.m.   Rosemary Petracco

SATURDAY – August 8^th         

            8:00 a.m.  Charles W. Johnson

            4:30 p.m.   Ed Stieritz

SUNDAY – August 9^th              

            9:00 a.m.    Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m.    Anthony Kovacik  

GIFT BEARERS   August 8^th & 9^th   

  4:30 p.m.  Sandy & Barbara Nagel

  9:00 a.m.  Chris & Jeanne Lester & Family

  11:30 a.m.  Tom & Judy Sceifres

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     August 8^th & 9^th   

4:30 p.m.  Patrick Smith, Angie Simons, Karen Owens, Michele Clark, Bette Riedmatter, Mary Jamell,

                  Elizabeth Hamberg, Katie Kohrs

9:00 a.m    Stacey Seiter, Kim Dunn, Kelsey Dunn, Don Greis, Anna Henry, Sarah Farney, Jennifer

                  Farney, Debbie Truesdell

11:30 a.m.  Peggy Dziech, Dave Dziech, Tom New, Carter New, Tom Kaelin, Jared Leick, Caroline

                    Kaelin, Austin Juniet

LECTORS       August 8^th & 9^th   

4:30 p.m.    Maggie Kohrs, Marcia Adkins

9:00 a.m.    Alyssa Woltermann. Bethany Metzner

11:30 a.m.  Mary Ellen Braun, Tom Lampe

SERVERS SCHEDULE    August 3^rd - 9^th       

8:00 a.m.   - Monday

                          Patsy Harrington, Cheryl Johnson

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                           Taylor Anne Walz, Sydney Kroger

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Caroline Holmes, Samuel Kaelin

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Ben Schweitzer, Jacob Hensley

8:00 a.m. – Friday

                          Collin Owens, Maria Hils

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Luke Lindeman, Sarah Rath

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          James Johnson, Abby Schweitzer, Will Lampe

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                           Connor Bleser, Joshua Henry, Adam Hicks

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                            Kelsey Hensley, Billy Metzner, Stanley Mohr

GREETERS SCHEDULE    August 8^th & 9^th              

4:30 p.m.    Sandy & Barbara Nagel

9:00 a.m.    Bette Wahlbrink, Rose Schutzman, Louise Roth

11:30 a.m.  Dave & Peggy Dziech, Kelly Kelso

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

7/19/2009                       7/20/2008

Weekly Offering                                            $11,100                          $11,992

Weekly Budget                                              $15,618

Number of Registered Families                    671

Number of Families Contributing                  135

Fiscal Year to Date Collections                    $42,655  

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Vera Hughes, Thelma Farney, 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

1 Kgs 19: 4-8                                                   Eph 4:30 – 5:2                          Jn 6: 41 -51 (116)

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

                        Blood Pressure Screening, after all masses

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

MONDAY     

                        Vacation Bible School , 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

                        Men’s Group, 8:00 p.m. , McCrystal Hall                     

TUESDAY

                        Vacation Bible School , 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

                        Exposition, 3:00 p.m.

                        Confession – 5:30 p.m.

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.

                        Board of Education, 7:00 p.m. , LIB

                        Benediction, 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

                        Vacation Bible School , 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

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

THURSDAY 

                        Vacation Bible School , 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

                        Vacation Bible School , 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

SATURDAY

                        Mass, 8:00 a.m.

                        Confessions following mass      

      IN OUR PARISH

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY     is extended to the family and friends of John Bourke, who passed away last week.  Please continue to pray for him and his family.

HELP NEEDED     The ceiling in the back of church is in need of refinishing.  If this is something you are able to do, we could use your help.  Please contact Dennis Kramer at 441-1352, ext 17 if you would like to volunteer. 

DEAR FATHER STEF AND PARISHIONERS   Thank you so very much for the wonderful donation of $250.00 St. Catherine Parish gave to St. Augustine Parish Center .  Here in the housing project City Heights , we serve about 90% of the 953 residents.  Your support of our ministry to them is such a blessing.  This troubled economy is placing even further burdens on our low-income clients to be able to meet their basic needs.  Clearly the Holy Spirit is alive and active throughout your parish.  We are truly thankful you chose to share some of the profits of your Market Day program with St. Augustine Parish Center .  I pray and believe our loving God will bless you richly for giving so generously to those in need.   Gratefully yours, Sister Ellen M. Eckerle, CDP

THANKS   to everyone in the parish who donated Walmart gift cards for CareNet Pregnancy Center .  With your generosity, CareNet was able to purchase 15 cases of diapers for their program through the discount Walmart offers them.  If anyone wants to donate Walmart gift cards in the future, please contact Nancy Hassman at 760-3751.  This benefits both the St. Catherine Scrip program and CareNet.

ST BERNARD FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION     We are once again going to be collecting items every month to be donated to the food pantry.  The item being collected this month is family size peanut butter.  You can drop off your donation to the parish office or in the vestibules at the side entrances to church. 

ST CATHERINE MEN'S GROUP    The men of the Parish won't want to miss our meeting this Monday, August 3^rd at 8:00 pm in McCrystal Hall. Our guest speaker will be Fr. Bob Rottgers, who will tell us about his first experiences and impressions as a new priest. We'll also start planning our 6th Annual Women's Dinner. The great speaker, fellowship, snacks, and beverages are all free (except for Brian Cox's semi-mandatory split-the-pot).

CCD REGISTRATION FOR 2009-2010 CONTINUES   Registration forms may be downloaded from our parish website at www.stcatherineofsiena.org. - click on CCD.  Late registrations should be returned to the parish office to the attention of Mary Brzinski as soon as possible and will be assessed a higher fee.

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, elementary and high school, 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, as well as, the year of the receipt of the sacrament.

CCD CLASSES BEGIN SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 AT 10:15AM .  All CCD classes are held in St. Catherine School .  CCD families will receive startup information by email in the coming weeks.  Any email address changes from last year should be directed to David Kohrs, CCD Coordinator, at kohrssd@fuse.net .  

IN OUR DIOCESE

BENEFIT FOR CHELSEA SCHWEINEFUSS      Chelsea is a twenty-year old woman in the prime of her life, and has been diagnosed with an incurable cancer.  Due to the treatments associated with this devastating disease, she is unable to continue to work or complete her studies.  Because of her inability to return to school she will be dropped from her mother’s insurance. This Benefit is to raise money to help cover any medical expenses and will also help to pay for Cobra, the only insurance she can obtain at this time (a staggering $700.00/month).  It is being held on Saturday, August 22^nd from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at St. Cecilia Church hall in Independence , Ky.   The cost is $20 in advance, $30 at the door and includes beer, soft drinks, and appetizers.  There will also be Live Entertainment, Split the Pot, Gift Basket Raffle and a Grand Raffle.  For tickets or more information, call Ruth Due at (859)356-0950 or Laurie Piccola at (859)620-5938.

HOMECOMING FESTIVAL 2009   As part of their 100th Anniversary Celebration, St. Bernard Church in Dayton is declaring their annual festival as “St. Bernard Homecoming Festival 2009”!  They hope to attract family and friends from near and far.  Anyone who is or ever was affiliated with the church or school is asked to come back and celebrate with the laughs, smiles and family atmosphere that makes St. Bernard the wonderful community of believers that it is. The festival is Labor Day weekend on Friday and Saturday, September 4th and 5th from 5pm-11pm at Gil Lynn Park (behind the church).  Please pass the word on.  More details will follow in the coming weeks.

DIOCESAN 25^th AND 50^th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PRAYER SERVICE   Most Rev. Roger J. Foys and the Dept. of Religious Education cordially invite you to be our guests at the Diocesan Anniversary Prayer Service held on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington at 3:00 p.m. Reception to follow in Howard Hall. If you are interested in attending, please, notify your parish by August 12, 2009 .  Please, provide the following information to your parish office: Last name and first name of both spouses. Address and phone number. How many years you have been married.

ELSEWHERE

ALERT:   Congress is working on health care reform, but unless abortion funding is explicitly excluded, this bill could mean the biggest expansion of abortion in decades.  Please call your Representative and Senators at (202)224-3121 and tell them that you do not want the health care reform bill to fund abortions.  For more information online, visit www.priestsforlife.org/legislation.

30+CATHOLIC SINGLES CHEESE BURGERS IN PARADISE DANCE    When: Saturday August 15th, 8pm-Midnight Where: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Hall  7820 Beechmont Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio Cost: $10 includes DJ music, appetizers, snacks, adult beverages and soft drinks! For more information please call Maryanne at 513-673-6836, email her at durhamdevil1972@yahoo.com or check our website at www.thirtypluscs.catholicweb.com.

ST. CHARLES CARE CENTER GOLF OUTING    to be held at Twin Oaks Golf Course on Thursday, August 27^th.  Shotgun Start at 10:00 a.m. , Best Ball Scramble – cost is $100 per person and includes 18 holes, cart, lunch, buffet dinner, beer & soft drinks.  Prizes, silent auction, and dinner immediately following golf.  For information call Carolyn Drews at St. Charles , 331-3224 or development@stcharlescare.org.

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19 , 2009 – JUNE 19, 2010

During this year for priests, please remember to pray for our priests.  Each Sunday we will remember two of the priests from our diocese.  Please keep them in your prayers for the whole week.  This week, please pray for Rev. Thomas Barnes,  Holy Cross Church , and Rev. Michael Barth, St. Phillip Church.