Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

March 14, 2010                                                                       

MONDAY – March 15^th                                  

            8:00 a.m.   Mary Ann Birkenhauer

TUESDAY – March 16^th     

8:00 a.m.   Laverne Harris

WEDNESDAY – March 17^th

            6:30 p.m.   Betty Kocher

THURSDAY – March 18^th   

            8:00 a.m.  Mary Guidugli Gannon & Louise Gannon Chaulk

FRIDAY – March 19^th         

            8:45 a.m.  Bob Shaefer

SATURDAY – March 20^th                      

            8:00 a.m.  Catherine Norris

            4:30 p.m.  Ralph J. Kohrs

SUNDAY – March 21^st  

            9:00 a.m.   Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m.  Madalena Munti Guidugli

GIFT BEARERS   March 20^th & 21^st             

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

  9:00 a.m.  Rick & Tammy Schroder & Family

11:30 a.m.  Bob & Elise Rulli

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     March 20^th & 21^st        

4:30 p.m.   Carol Adams, Kathy Nestheide, Bob Nestheide, Bette Riedmatter, Danielle Wade,

                  Dominique Wade, Karma Klingenberg, Jack Rose

9:00 a.m.  Pat Brennan, Patrick Smith, Kathy Woltermann, Tammy Schroder, Julie Cox,  Joe Cox, Jim

                  Deavy, Mary Lou Deavy

11:30 a.m. Anne Hopkins, Mark Hopkins, Caroline Kaelin, Kate Schultz, Joan Broering, Angie Simons,

                   Dave Dziech, Peggy Dziech

LECTORS       March 20^th & 21^st     

4:30 p.m. Pat Brennan, Bethany Metzner

9:00 a.m.   Marcia Adkins, Tom Lampe

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

SERVERS SCHEDULE    March 15^th – 21^st    

8:00 a.m.   - Monday              

                          Paul Grosser, Mallory Seidel

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Alexandra Guth, Laura Brannon

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Noah Connolly, Teresa Metzner

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Evan Mohr, Collin Owens

8:45 a.m. – Friday

                          Jonathan Murrin, Ryan Hans, Luke Wormald  

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                          Kelsey Thiel, Matthew Schnelle

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          John Lampe, Sarah Hicks, Jacob Hensley

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Adam Hicks, Billy Metzner, Robby Cox

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Abby Schweitzer, Rachel Murrin, Nicholas Mohr

GREETERS SCHEDULE    March 20^th & 21^st        

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

2/28/2010                    3/1/2009

Weekly Offering                                            $16,817                       $16,406

Weekly Budget                                              $18,533

Number of Registered Families                    655

Number of Families Contributing                  197

Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections                    $590,773

Fiscal Year-to-date Budget                           $614,679

Pledges received as of 2/2/2010                     479 Families               $825,890

 CCD Registration                                            91 students

School Registration                                        144 students                         

DPAA Update:  We have achieved our goal of $53,100 for 2009 and are now beginning to receive rebate checks.  Our February rebate was $1,256, and the January rebate was $2,785.  All rebate money will be used for capital improvements. Thank you for your continued payments to the DPAA.                              

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Ruth Langenbahn, and Paula Riedmatter Perrino.  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, and Wade Wilson.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Ez 37: 12-14                                        Rom 8: 8-11                             Jn 11: 1-45                              

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

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

                        Siena Club, 12:30 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

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

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

MONDAY     

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

TUESDAY

                        Exposition, 8:30 a.m.

                        Confession, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 6:45p.m.

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.

                        Women’s CRHP Meeting, 7:00 p.m. , LIB                                                                       

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

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

THURSDAY 

                        RCIA, 7:00 p.m. , LMR

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

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m. , Church

FRIDAY        

                        Stations of the Cross, 7:00 p.m.                                    

SATURDAY

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

                        Mass, 8:00 a.m.

                        Confessions following mass      

                        Craft Show, 9:00 a.m. , McCrystal Hall & Gym  

NEXT SUNDAY                               

                        Jesus Day Retreat, 1:00 p.m.

IN OUR PARISH

ANNUAL LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT    The bags to fill for the agencies are in the back of church and ready to be filled with the items requested.  There are 400 bags to fill and if every family would take one we would have all of them filled. The items needed are listed on the bags.  Just purchase the items and return the bags filled and labeled before Good Friday when they will be distributed.

EASTER BASKETS FOR EVERYONE!  St. Catherine’s 8^th grade CCD class is collecting fun goodies for Easter baskets to give to Hosea House and they need your help!  The baskets will be passed out to children at Hosea House on Easter morning.  Some of the items they need are individually wrapped candy, small pencils, pens, and pads of paper, small new stuffed animals, prayer cards, decks of cards, matchbox cars, small toys and books, combs and small brushes, small coloring books and boxes of crayons and any other things you think a child would love to see in their basket on Easter morning. (The actual baskets have already been generously donated).  Donations can be taken to the parish center on Sunday, March 14^th or 21^st between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

ST. CATHERINE’S FEATURED SOLDIER     Each week in the bulletin, we will be publishing a list of soldiers for whom to pray.  If you know of a soldier you would like to be included in this new program, please e-mail his or her name to cdorger@fuse.net or call Ceil Dorger at 781-4334.

CCD TEACHERS: needed for the 2010-2011 school year. The time for discernment is now. We are in search of a third and eighth grade teacher. Interested persons must be active in their faith and ready to answer the call. Diocese requires applicants to be, or to become, Virtus trained and willing to begin work on teaching certification for religious education teachers. Contact David Kohrs at 859-653-4398 or kohrssd@fuse.net with your willingness to serve in this ministry.

ST. CATHERINE SIENA CLUB   will be having their monthly meeting today, Sunday, March 14^th  at 12:30 p.m. in McCrystal Hall.  Be sure to stop by for some food, fun and friendship!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR   St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Order of Foresters will be hosting a Spring Arts & Craft Show on March 20th from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. There are over 50 booths of all types of arts & crafts.  Admission is $2.00.  Proceeds from the Show will be used to create a scholarship program for Catholic education.

BAKE SALE - Baked Goods are needed for the Arts & Craft Show on March 20th.  Please contact Caroline Kaelin at 356-1940 to donate.

ATTENTION CRAFTY PARISHIONERS     At the Spring Arts and Crafts Show on March 20th, our parish will have a craft table with all proceeds going to the Forester Scholarship Fund. At this time we are looking for parishioners who would like to donate hand crafted items. Whether you have 1 item or 10 items, we are interested in your donations.  Please contact Jan Hamilton at 781-2837 or 757-3460.

TALE OF THREE PRIESTS THROUGH SONG AND SHARING   On Palm Sunday, March 28^th, at 7:00 pm in church, three priests will share the journeys of their priesthood as we celebrate this the "Year For Priests" dedicated by our Holy Father. Join Fr. Stef Bankemper (opera), Fr. Norman Fischer (rapper and youth minister) and Fr. Raymond Guiao (singer/composer whose voice disorder ended his voice career in his vocation) as they share their personal joys and sufferings of priesthood.

HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES   through the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) Monday-Wednesday, April 5^th, 6^th, & 7^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. BERNARD FOOD PANTRY    The March items for the food pantry are canned fruit, boxed cake mix and canned icing. You can drop off your donation to church, the parish office or the school office.

REMEMBER TO BUY SCRIP    Whether you need a birthday gift, graduation gift, groceries, gas for your car, dinner out, clothes or any number of everyday items, chances are the Shopping Club has something for you!  Our gift cards can be purchased after all weekend masses or Monday – Friday from 9:00a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the parish office.  This is a very easy and profitable program for our parish if it is utilized so be sure to get your scrip before you go out shopping!

IN OUR DIOCESE

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR    Are you looking for a closer relationship with Jesus Christ?  Come and experience the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in your life!  A LISS is being held on Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. , April 6^th – May 18^th at St. Joseph Heights , Park Hills.  To sign up, Call Mark Linnemann at 341-7088.  For more information visit www.ccrcovingtonky.org.  The seminar is being presented by the Mustard Seed Community, Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Diocese of Covington.

TAKE A TRIP TO ITALY    Join Fr. Bob Rottgers and Fr. Gregory Bach on a tour of Italy from November 8^th – November 18^th, 2010 . You will visit Venice , Padua , Florence , Assisi and Rome .  Cost is $2599 and includes round trip airfare from Cincinnati , accommodations, most meals, tour escort, sightseeing and all local hotel taxes.  Brochures with more information and a reservation form are available in the parish office.

ELSEWHERE

ANSWER THE CALL   Catholic Men’s Conference will be held at Music Hall on Saturday, March 20^th from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Please consider attending or encourage the men in your family to attend.  The day is filled with inspirational speeches, praise music, reflection time and an opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation and the Eucharist in the context of a special Mass with our regional bishops.  For more information, contact Jim Stegman at 441-3561.

TEENS AND PARENTS   Save the date of Tuesday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell .   St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Diocese of Covington Pro-Life Commission present chastity speaker, Christina King.  She has been giving her message, Pure Freedom, for the past 12 years all across the country! Relying on Pope John Paul 11 “Love and Responsibility” as well as her unique interactive style, Christina actually uses Catechesis to teach what the sacraments are and what they do to assist us in living out a life of virtue.  This message not only talks about the virtue of Chastity but also the discernment of vocation, the difference between love and lust through understanding that Love must be Free, Total, Faithful and Fruitful!   Please call the Pro-Life office at 859-392-1545 for more information.  This event is free and open to the public.

SAVE THE DATE    Pro-Life Mass with Bishop Foys   Please join Bishop Foys and The Pro-Life Commission for a Special Liturgy to pray for the Culture of Life on Thursday, March 25^th, at 7:00 pm , St. Mary of the Assumption, Alexandria , KY.   Rosary will be said at 6:30 pm .  All are invited to attend. 

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19, 2009 – JUNE 19, 2010

This week, please pray for Rev. Leo Schmidt of St. Augustine Parish, and Rev. Msgr. John Schulte of All Saints Parish.

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