Sa
int Catherine of Siena Church
November 28, 2010
MONDAY
– November 29th
8:00 a.m
No
Mass
TUESDAY – November 30th
8:00 a.m.
Dennis
Lloyd
WEDNESDAY – December 1st
6:30 p.m
Betty Kocher
THURSDAY – December 2nd
8:00 a.m.
Evelyn Grause
FRIDAY – December 3rd
8:45 a.m.
Irene
Ruberg
SATURDAY – December
4th
8:00 a.m.
Dorothy
Rekkamp
4:30
p.m.
Ed
Stieritz
SUNDAY – December 5th
9:00 a.m.
Joyce
Rolf
11:30 a.m.
Members
of the Parish
GIFT
BEARERS December 4th
& 5th
4:30 p.m.
Ron
& Peggy Talbot
9:00 a.m.
Jenny Rath & Family
11:30 a.m.
Scott & Vicki Hiance & Family
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
December 4th & 5th
4:30 p.m.
Olivia Guth, Kaitlyn Owens, Samantha
Crockett, Hannah Hochleutner, Jennifer Farney, Sarah
Farney, Rob Hans, Lisa Hans
9:00 a.m
Madison
Freeman, Ceil Dorger, Julie Cox, Joe Cox, Jennifer Adams, Carol Adams, Kim
Dunn, Kelsey Dunn
11:30 a.m.
Jared Leick, Connor Devoto, Mike
Smith, Mike Iker, Joan Broering, Elise Rulli, Bob Rulli,
Kelley Glaser
LECTORS
December 4th &
5th
4:30 p.m.
Lisa Wormald, Jim Hils
9:00 a.m.
Carrie Bleser, Pat Brennan
11:30
a.m.
Marcia Adkins, Tom Lampe
SERVERS
SCHEDULE November 29th
– December 5th
Monday
No Mass
8:00 a.m.
– Tuesday
Joel Grosser, Rachel Hicks
6:30 p.m.
– Wednesday
Ashley O’Brien, Isabella Schultz
8:00 a.m.
– Thursday
Sarah Hicks, Robby Cox
8:45 a.m.
– Friday
Grant Schwarber, Kyre Marcus, James Owens
8:00 a.m.
- Saturday
Brandon
Vieth, Annalee Brewer
4:30 p.m.
– Saturday
Jacob Hensley, Olivia Owens,
James Johnson
9:00 a.m.
- Sunday
Erin Hochleutner, Cheryl Johnson, Adam Hicks
11:30 a.m.
- Sunday
Mac Franzen,
Chandler
New, Michelle Murrin
GREETERS
SCHEDULE December 4th
& 5th
4:30 p.m.
Betty
Mohr, Lila Garner
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
11/14/2010
11/15/2009
Weekly Offering
$14,031
$14,729
Weekly Budget
$15,583
Number of Registered Families
652
Number of Families Contributing
197
Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections
$297,478
Fiscal Year-to-date Budget
$301,486
Capital Repair Project List Update
Donations Received
Cost of Project
School Windows
$55,000
$136,200
Handicapped
Entrance to Church
$2080
$2000
Teacher’s Desk
Replacement
$1,000
$5,000
Church Stained
Glass Window Repair $3,000
$64,600
Tile Floor to
McCrystal Hall
$1,000
$921
Capital
Improvements YTD (non- specific) $1,515
Thank you to all who have
contributed to these capital repair projects.
The necessary repairs and improvements could not be completed without
your support. Please see the church
website for the entire list of repairs.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Cliff Perkins, Pete
Hunt, Sr. Ellen Eckerle, Judy Thiel, Lee Niehaus, Robert
Neiser and Paul Sheldon. Also, remember our parishioners in nursing homes
as well as those confined to their homes in your prayers.
PLEASE
PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS SERVING OUR COUNTRY
Jonathan Klingenberg, Patrick Collopy, Wes
Diehl, Kevin Booher, Wade Wilson, Joshua Bezold, Brian Merman, Jay Blinn,
Michael Beiting, Joe Fitzgerald, Kyle Dziech, Tim Desmond & Brian Clayton.
NEXT
SUNDAY’S
READINGS
Is 11: 1-10
Rom 15: 4-9
Mt 3: 1-12
THIS WEEK
TODAY
First Sunday of Advent
Rite of Acceptance,
9:00 a.m.
mass
AA/Al-Anon,
7:00 p.m.
, LIB
MONDAY
CRHP #5 Women Mtg.,
7:00 p.m.
, LMR
Charismatic Prayer Group,
7:15p.m.
, Church
TUESDAY
Exposition,
8:30 a.m.
Confessions,
5:30 p.m.
Benediction,
6:45 p.m.
Rosary,
7:00 p.m.
, Church
WEDNESDAY
Mass,
6:30 p.m.
Lessons and Carols,
7:15 p.m.
, Church
THURSDAY
RCIA,
7:00 p.m.
, LIB
Deanery Penance Service,
7:00 p.m.
, St. Philip
Choir,
7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Men’s Fellowship Group,
6:30 p.m.
, LMR
Confessions, following
8:00 a.m.
mass
NEXT
SUNDAY
Lunch with St. Nick,
12:30 p.m.
, McCrystal Hall
IN OUR PARISH
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY
is extended to the family and friends of Joy Erpenbeck, who passed
away last week. Please remember her
and her family in your prayers.
ALL
DAY
ADORATION
Beginning Tuesday, November 30th
and continuing through December 21st, Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament will begin immediately following
8:00 a.m.
mass and will end with Benediction at
6:45 p.m.
If you would like to sign up for a
time, there is a sign up sheet at the Rossford entrance. If you have any
questions, call Cathy Henry at 781-1815.
PARISH JESSE
TREE
PROJECT
The liturgical season of Advent is fast approaching and with it comes
St. Catherine's annual Jesse Tree project. The Jesse Tree will be located
in the church's prayer/meditation space, and will hold ornaments printed with
gift ideas for local agencies that are in need of our assistance this Christmas
season. The project will begin on Saturday, November 27th and continue until Sunday,
December 12th. It
would be much appreciated if your family would take part in this worthwhile
project by taking an ornament from the tree, purchasing the indicated item, and
returning the item to the Jesse Tree area by December
12th.
ST.
CATHERINE PLAYERS
There will be an
informational meeting held on Sunday,
December 12th t
7:00 p.m.
in the library. If you are
wondering what the Players are all about, stop by and find out.
They are looking for more St. Catherine Parishioners to become members
and showcase some of their hidden talents!
LUNCH WITH ST.
NICK
Sponsored by the Catholic Order of Foresters will be held on Sunday,
December 5th, immediately following
11:30
Mass until
2:00 p.m.
in McCrystal Hall.
ALL
ARE
WELCOME but children must be
accompanied by an adult. There
will be lunch, crafts and story time with St. Nick!
$5.00 Admission Members-
This event is
FREE
FOR FORESTERS because C.O.F. pays for your entrance fee as you sign in.
Non-Members- It's not too late to join! Contact Tom Kaelin at tomkaelin@fuse.net
859-630-3217. Join at this
event or before your & entrance is
FREE
. A drawing will be held for a
"special prize" for existing Forester members and a 2nd drawing for
New Forester Members! Reservations
requested by Wednesday, December 1st
to Lisa Wormald at LWormald@fuse.net with
number of adults and children attending.
THE ST. CATHERINE MEN'S GROUP
Our next meeting is Monday,
December 6th, at
8:00 pm
in McCrystal Hall. Please join us as we plan our hottest event - the Burning of
the Greens. The Men's Group meetings are open to all men of the parish 21 and
older. Fellowship, refreshments, and snacks are all provided.
PRO-
LIFE
FACT
Adoration of the most Blessed Sacrament, accompanied by fervent
family prayer of the rosary is the best way to protect innocent life.
CHRISTMAS
GIFT
FOR FR. STEF Anyone
wishing to donate to a gift for Fr. Stef, you
can drop off your money or check(made out to Terri Babey) to the office or give
it to Sandy Nagel, Kim Lampe or Terri Babey.
Please make sure your name is on the envelope so we can add your name to
the card. Father has chosen a Cope (a cape-like vestment) to be used during
benediction, processions, etc. This is a gift that will always serve as a
reminder of his St. Catherine family.
IN OUR DIOCESE
PENANCE SERVICE The
Deanery Penance Service for
Campbell
county is scheduled to be held on Thursday,
December 2nd at St. Philip Church in
Melbourne
at
7:00 p.m.
This is set up to give everyone a
chance to receive the sacrament of reconciliation during the Advent season.
There will be several priests from the diocese, as well as Bishop Foys,
available that evening to hear confessions. If
you would like to attend but need a ride, please call the office and we will
arrange transportation for you.
TAJČI ((TATIANA) IN CONCERT
Start your advent season off with Emmanuel: The Christmas
Story. This
is a concert event you will not forget!
To be held at St. Barbara Church,
4042 Turkeyfoot Road
, Erlanger on Saturday, December 4th
at
6:30 p.m.
Tajči is an internationally
known singer/songwriter that has been inspiring audiences across
America
. Tajči’s powerful concert event: the music she writes, the story
she tells, the voice that will blow you away. This is her only Christmas
concert in
Northern Kentucky
this year. Admission is free.
NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
invites you to attend,
“A School of Character” Open House on Thursday,
December 9th, from
6:30 p.m.
to
9:00 p.m.
NCC
offers you this opportunity to become more familiar with its religious
education program, expanded curriculum, 11 advanced placement courses and dual
credit program, academic enhancement program, athletics, extracurricular
activities and its campus improvements and expansion. The Open House will
feature academic department exhibits along with Fine Arts, athletic and
extracurricular activity displays. Doors will open for registration at
6:30 PM
and a presentation by Principal Bob Noll will begin at
7:00 PM
. Two lucky 8th graders in attendance will win a $250
NCC
gift certificate in a special raffle for 8th graders only. All are
encouraged to attend! For more
details, contact the
NCC
Development Office at (859) 292-0001.
LPN
NEEDED - PART TIME 2ND
AND
3RD SHIFTS
The Sisters of Notre Dame are currently seeking part-time LPNs to
care for retired members in their long-term care and assisted living unit
located in Park Hills. If
interested in working in this loving, home environment please send resume to:
Sisters of Notre Dame,
1601 Dixie Highway
,
Covington
,
KY
41011
Attention HR Dept. or humanresources@sndky.org.
ELSEWHERE
CHRISTMAS
GIFT
WRAPPING AT FLORENCE
MALL
Now and continuing
thru December 24th, Interfaith Hospitality Network will be wrapping gifts at
Florence Mall. We do not know
the site as yet. We are in need of
volunteers and assistant coordinators. If
you would like to volunteer to work a shift or to take a day to supervisor the
gift wrap please contact Bill & Ruth Chestnut at (859)282-8586, cell
859-801-9114; or Betsy Evans 859-441-2785 or cell 859-620-2785.
We can use you in at least two hour increments and are encouraging churches to
volunteer for a whole day. Youth
groups should have one adult for each 4 youths.
All of the proceeds benefit Interfaith Hospitality Network, which houses
homeless families of
Northern Kentucky
by using churches to provide sleeping quarters and meals. Please consider
volunteering to help this very worthy cause.
THE
WELCOME HOUSE SHELTER for
women and children needs our help. The
need for shelter has increased 24% since last year.
The shelter provides three meals a day, case management, employment
assistance, and long term support. St.
Catherine is part of a coalition of parishes that support Welcome House.
Please consider investing in the lives of those who need it most by
contributing online $33 to support a woman or child at www.welcomehouseky.org
or by texting WH and the donation amount to 27138.
For those who would like to send a contribution by mail, you can do so to
205 Pike St.
,
Covington
,
Ky
41011
.