Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

January 10, 2010                                                                      

 

MONDAY – January 11th                                

            8:00 a.m.   Bill Venable

TUESDAY – January 12th   

8:00 a.m.   Arnolda Warndorf

WEDNESDAY – January 13th    

            6:30 p.m.  Betty Kocher

THURSDAY – January 14th   

            8:00 a.m.  Linda Woodruff

FRIDAY – January 15th   

            8:45 a.m. Robert Hack

SATURDAY - January 16th                  

            8:00 a.m.  Fred Hartman

            4:30 p.m.  Kelley & Egan Families

SUNDAY – January 17th   

9:00 a.m.   Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m.  Dorothy & Walter Burke

   

GIFT BEARERS   January 16th & 17th      

  4:30 p.m.   Bob & Beth Volk & Family

  9:00 a.m.  Mark & Terri Babey

11:30 a.m.  Joe & Kathy Feiertag & Family

 

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     January 16th & 17th     

4:30 p.m. Thomas Dorgan, Nancy Dorgan, Elizabeth Brennan, Jared Leick, Jack Rose, JoAnn Prigge,

                 Kevin Prigge, Julie Dupont

9:00 a.m.  Sharon Kohrs, Carol Little, Dan Little, Tina Smith, Carter New, Tom New, Jennifer Farney,

                  Sarah Farney

11:30 a.m. Jennifer Gilchrist, Kim Lampe, Pat Brennan, Patrick Smith, Anne Hopkins, Mark Hopkins,

                   Caroline Kaelin, Betsy Stegner

 

 

LECTORS       January 16th & 17th    

4:30 p.m. David Garner, JoAnne Garner

9:00 a.m.   Bruce Mirrielees, Jennie Cox

11:30 a.m. Jim Deavy, Maryanne Zeleznik

 

SERVERS SCHEDULE    January 11th – 17th     

8:00 a.m.   - Monday              

                          Brandon Vieth, Sam Little

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Jonathan Murrin, Madison Volk

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Luke Wormald, Olivia Owens

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Laura Brannon, Mallory Seidel

8:45 a.m. – Friday

                          Caroline Holmes, Noah Connolly, Grant Schwarber  

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                          Ryan Hans, Evan Brannon

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Mackenzie Freeman, Bethany Metzner, Alex Shepherd

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Caitlyn Thiel, Matthew Schnelle, Teresa Metzner

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Billy Metzner, Emily Hicks, Adam Hicks                      

 

                         

GREETERS SCHEDULE    January 16th & 17th    

4:30 p.m. Grace Kuhnhein, Carol AdamseleH

9:00 a.m.   Mike & Carol Desmond, Sr. Ellen Eckerle, Tom & Ruth Beck

11:30 a.m.  Greg & Lynda Hoffman, Mike Brown

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

 

12/20/2009                  12/21/2008

 

Weekly Offering                                            $11,680                       $29,081

Number of Families Contributing                  173

 

Christmas Collection                         $19,192                       $30,494

(not included in regular offertory)

12/27/2009                  12/28/2008

 

Weekly Offering                                            $39,802                       $37,337

Weekly Budget                                              $27,499

Number of Registered Families                    684

Number of Families Contributing                  213

Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections                    $433,933

Fiscal Year-to-date Budget                           $468,415

 Pledges received as of 1/4/10                         407 Families               $739,996

                                                                        684 Registered           60% has pledged for next year

 If you haven’t returned your pledge card, please do so we can begin the budgeting process for

the upcoming fiscal year.  We will soon begin making phone calls to those who have not returned a pledge card.  

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Ruth Langenbahn, James Vieth, Joan Craft, Judy Thiel, 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 62:1-5                                              1 Cor 12: 4-11                                     Jn 2: 1-11 (66)            

 

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

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

                        St. Catherine Siena Club, Canceled

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

 MONDAY     

                        Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m.                                                                                                                                  

TUESDAY

                        Exposition, 1:30 p.m.

                        Confession, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 6:45p.m.

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.

                        Pastoral Council, 7:00 p.m. , LIB

WEDNESDAY          

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

                        Liturgy & Spiritual Life, 7:15 p.m. , LMR

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

THURSDAY 

                        RCIA, 7:00 p.m. , LMR

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m. , Church.

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

 FRIDAY        

                        “Annie, Jr.” Performance, 7:00 p.m.

 SATURDAY

                        Mass, 8:00 a.m.

                        Confessions following mass      

                        “Annie, Jr.” Performance, 7:00 p.m.

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Annie, Jr.” Performance, 3:00 p.m.     

 

 IN OUR PARISH

ST. CATHERINE SIENA CLUB   monthly meeting today has been CANCELED due to possible bad weather.  Hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate next month for our next meeting on February 14th!

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS   We will be taking down the Christmas decorations after 11:30am Mass this Sunday, January 10th. If you can help, we would love to see you at 12:30pm .  Many hands make light work. Also, if you would like to take home a poinsettia, you may do so.  This will be on a first come basis. 

THANK YOU   Losing my mom was very difficult. With grieving her illness, passing, and burial, I found myself surrounded by the constant love and concern of my parish family. I want to thank you for your prayers and support. Your heartfelt kindness will be forever cherished. Without your presence in my life, this would have been much more difficult.     All our love, Tom and Caroline Kaelin

EXTENDED HOURS FOR EXPOSITION    On Friday, January 22nd, the Day of Prayer and Penance, we will be having exposition from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.  If you would like to sign up for a time for adoration, please contact Cathy Henry at 781-1815.

ATTENTION  PLEASE  If you are currently on the schedule for servers or extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion and no longer wish to participate in either of these ministries, please contact Kim Lampe at 441-9955.

ST. CATHERINE JUNIOR HIGH PLAY    Tickets are on sale for the Junior High production of Annie, Jr.   Performance dates are January 15th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, and 23rd.  Cost for show is $5.00.  For tickets call Jennie Cox at 441-4322 or Dottie Hartman at 292-0423.

LOVE BOAT 2010  DANCE CRUISE will be held on February 6, 2010 .  Space is limited.  Please send in your registration form and raffle ticket order form today!  We must have the name and email address for all attendees.  Visit the St. Catherine website for more info or if you did not receive an invitation. Feel free to contact Shannon Walz (shannon.desmondwalz@desmondinsurance.com), Helen Brune (Helen.brune@insightbb.com) or Ellen Wira (ewira@cfscpa.com) with any questions. 

CALLING ALL PARISHIONERS!!  Help create the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Wall.  A magnificent, one of a kind tile wall, composed of individually painted tiles will be created, but not without you!  Becoming part of this special project and St. Catherine history is easy. Just purchase a voucher anytime between now and our annual Love Boat Fundraiser on February 6, 2010 .  Two options are available – a $50.00 you paint it tile (designs unlimited) or a $75.00 we paint it tile (3 designs available). Sunday, February 28th has been selected for all participants to come and paint their part of history.  Several artists and creative-minded individuals will be on hand to assist you.  So make your mark - celebrate a baptism, birthday, or wedding, or memorialize a loved one.  Visit the St. Catherine website for all details or call Robin Lindeman 781-6255 or Diane Kroger 441-2243 with questions.

THE GREAT ESCAPE   Christ Renews His Parish Women's Retreat (CRHP) will take place February 20 - 21, 2010 . The women of CRHP #4 cordially invite all interested women in joining us for a weekend of spiritual growth and renewal.  CRHP is a wonderful opportunity to experience personal growth and to develop faith-filled relationships with other women of St Catherine's Parish.  If you are interested in attending or getting more information, please contact Helen Brune at 781-2869 or helen.brune@insightbb.com.

 

WOMEN'S RETREAT  A retreat is the time to stop, pray and rest.  It is the time to discover the light of Christ that is in each and every one of us.  Please join the women of our parish (last year we had over 20-consistently the largest group in the diocese) Feb. 26th - 28th at Marydale.  The weekend starts with dinner Friday night at 6:45 and ends Sunday usually around 11:00 .  The cost for the weekend is $125.  The retreat director and theme has not yet been decided.  Watch here for details as soon as they are known.  Please call Jennie Cox at 441-4322 or Pat Brennan at 781-2711 for reservations.  We'll see you there!

 

CONCERNED ABOUT AN OLDER ADULT? The Resource Guide for Northern Kentucky is available in the Health Ministry pamphlet boxes located at each of the side entrances.  The information is invaluable for assisting in decisions to maintain independence of older individuals.  It also can help in making a decision to change living situations.  Please take one and read it.

 

IN OUR DIOCESE

NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC ANNUAL BOOSTER STAG     The NCC Boosters will hold their annual STAG on Sunday, January 17th from 2:00–6:00 pm in the school gymnasium, with the doors opening at 1:00pm .  This is one of the major fundraisers for the NCC Boosters, the proceeds of which will benefit NCC athletics and extracurricular activities.    The admission price of $20.00 will include beer, soft drinks, dinner, snacks, as well as a Grand Prize raffle ticket for a 26” LCD HDTV .  In addition, there will be football on the big screen, Split -the Pot, Combination Raffles and several other raffles for great prizes.  Come with a group or on your own for a great day with friends past and present, while supporting the students of NCC .  See you there!

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE    Kentucky ’s four Catholic bishops have selected the weekend of January 16th & 17th for the Annual Collection to support Opportunities for Life.  Your January contribution packet includes a special envelope you may use to contribute to this statewide 24-hour a day, 7-day a week, pregnancy ministry. You may place these special envelopes in the regular collection baskets.  OFL volunteers offer hope and resources to callers who find the courage to seek help while facing a crisis in their lives. In addition to your generous gift, please pray for our volunteers and for those they serve.  For information on our volunteer training program or to receive more information about OFL, please call (888)496-3638.

 

MARCH FOR LIFE 2010   Twelve buses from around the Diocese are headed to the March!  A private mass with Bishop Foys presiding for our group will be held at St. Dominic’s in Washington , DC on the morning of the March.  This year the Commission is providing an adult bus for an overnight in Washington DC .  The bus will depart on Thursday morning, January 21st and return on January 23rd.  Space is still available if you would like to attend.  Donations have been received for those unable to afford the full trip amount.  If you would like assistance in attending, please contact Kathleen Kiely, Director, Pro-Life Office, 392-1545 or email kkiely@covingtondiocese.org.

 

DAY OF PRAYER AND PENANCE          Bishop Foys has declared Friday, January 22, 2010 , as a Day of Prayer and Penance in the Diocese of Covington to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion.  Every church will remain open during the day to allow the faithful to pray for an end to abortion, to pray for all those affected by the tragedy of abortion, and to pray for the 50 million children murdered by abortion.  Every parish will also expose the Blessed Sacrament for a period of time on this day.  Here at St. Catherine adoration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and Benediction will be at 5:30 p.m.   Finally, Bishop Foys has designated 10 churches to host a Holy Hour for Life beginning at 7:00 p.m , all are strongly encouraged to attend.  The complete list can be found in the Messenger.  We must all do our part to protect the dignity of the human person and ensure the inalienable right to life for all - especially the unborn. 

 

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19, 2009 JUNE 19, 2010

This week, please pray for Rev. Gregory Osburg of Holy Spirit Parish and Rev. Joshua Lange of St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring.