Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

March 7, 2010                                                             

MONDAY – March 8^th                                    

            8:00 a.m.   Lois Keener

TUESDAY – March 9^th     

8:00 a.m.   Ruth Wimmer

WEDNESDAY – March 10^th

            6:30 p.m.   Mary Humbert

THURSDAY – March 11^th   

            8:00 a.m.  Special Intention

FRIDAY – March 12^th         

            8:45 a.m. Tom Heck

SATURDAY – March 13^th                      

            8:00 a.m.  Gino Guidugli

            4:30 p.m.  Members of the Parish

SUNDAY – March 14^th

9:00 a.m.   Catherine Walz

          11:30 a.m.  Jack Von Bokern

GIFT BEARERS   March 13^th & 14^th            

  4:30 p.m.   Sandy Clark & Family

  9:00 a.m.  Tom & Mary Murrin & Family

11:30 a.m.  Chris & Elizabeth LaMantia & Family

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     March 13^th & 14^th       

4:30 p.m.   JoAnn Prigge, Kevin Prigge, Julie Dupont, Tom Dorgan, Nancy Dorgan, Jennifer Farney,

                  Sarah Farney, Judy Rose

9:00 a.m.  Chris Owens, Tom Kaelin, Elizabeth Brennan, Sharon Kohrs, Carter New, Tom New, Nancy

                  Hassman, Louise Roth

11:30 a.m. Anita Morris, Jared Leick, Kim Lampe, Molly Stuntebeck, Adelle Brennan, Bob Rulli, Elise

                  Rulli, Connor Devoto

LECTORS       March 13^th & 14^th     

4:30 p.m. Peggy Bertelsman, Dave Barth

9:00 a.m.   Carrie Bleser, Jim Hils

11:30 a.m.  Paul Hoarston, Lisa Wormald

SERVERS SCHEDULE    March 8^th – 14^th  

8:00 a.m.   - Monday              

                          Evan Brannon, Brandon Vieth

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Eric Miller, Whitney Fields

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Luke Lindeman, Michelle Murrin

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Bethany Metzner, James Johnson

8:45 a.m. – Friday

                          Olivia Owens, Ben Schweitzer, Samuel Kaelin  

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                          Madison Volk, Isabella Schultz

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Sarah Schweitzer, Samantha Crockett, Daniel Connolly

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Jill Hamilton, Patsy Harrington, Caitlyn Thiel

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Grant Schwarber, Stanley Mohr, Sam Little

GREETERS SCHEDULE    March 13^th & 14^th       

4:30 p.m.  Sandy & Barbara NageleleH

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

11:30 a.m. Jim & Bev Stegman, Kelly Kelso

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP  

2/21/2010                    2/22/2009  

Weekly Offering                                            $10,701                       $14,434

Weekly Budget                                              $18,533

Number of Registered Families                    671

Number of Families Contributing                  173

Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections                    $573,940

Fiscal Year-to-date Budget                           $596,146

Pledges received as of 2/2/2010                     477 Families              $824,390

CCD Registration                                              85 students

School Registration                                          138 students                                                                       

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, and Kevin Booher

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Jos 5:9a, 10-12                                    2 Cor 5: 17 -21                         Lk 15: 1-3, 11-32                               

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

                        Blood Pressure Screening

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

MONDAY     

                        CRHP Mtg. Women, 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.

                        Parish Council, 7:00 p.m. , LMR

                        1^st Communion Parent Mtg., 7:00 p.m. , LIB                                               

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

THURSDAY 

                        Market Day Pick up, 5:45 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

                        RCIA, 7:00 p.m. , LMR

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

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

FRIDAY        

                        Fish Fry, 4:30 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

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

SATURDAY

                        Mass, 8:00 a.m.

                        Confessions following mass        

NEXT SUNDAY                   

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

IN OUR PARISH

THANK YOU    “I would like to say thank you to Fr. Stef, Fr. Bob, Mary and Teresa for their preparation work for my consecration.  Also, special thanks to everyone who participated in the liturgy and reception to make this day, 2-27-10 a special day.  Keep me in your prayers as I keep everyone in my daily prayers.  God Bless everyone, Louise Roth  

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.  

CHANGE IN LENTEN CALENDAR   The Lenten calendar of Events lists a bus scheduled to transport parishioners to a concert featuring Fr. Stef at the Cathedral on Sunday, March 14th.  Fr. Stef is no longer going to be performing at the concert, therefore, we will not have a bus going to the event.

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 next 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.

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.

IN OUR DIOCESE

TWO NIGHT SPECIAL EVENT ON HEALING    Fr. Richard McAlear will be at Mother of God Church to give a talk on Healing, Thursday, March 11^th at 7:15 p.m. and to celebrate mass on Friday, March 12^th at 7:15p.m. There will be prayers for healing following the mass.  Fr. McAlear’s ministry has been offering hope, healing, love, and peace to tens of thousands of people all around the world since 1976.  His gifts of teaching and healing are powerful indicators of the healing love of Jesus Christ being poured out on today’s world.  These events are sponsored by the Mustard Seed Community.  For more information, go to our website: www.ccrcovingtonky.org or phone Joe Bessler at 859-341-5339

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.

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. 

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.

"SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE " a one-day conference on Deliverance and Exorcism.  The main speaker is Fr. Tom Euteneuer, an exorcist of the Church, President of Human Life International, and author of “Exorcism and the Church Militant.  This conference will be held on Saturday, March 27^th at the East Central High School Performing Arts Center in St. Leon, Indiana from 8am-6pm . For more information go to: www.HealingThroughThePowerOfJesusChrist.org, or call St. Nicholas Church at (812)623-8007.

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19, 2009 – JUNE 19, 2010

This week, please pray for Rev. Msgr. Thomas Sacksteder, St. Paul Parish and Rev. Matthew Van Smoorenburg, Newman Center , NKU.