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May 16, 2010

MONDAY – May 17^th

8:00 a.m. Dave Clark

TUESDAY – May 18^th

8:00 a.m. Pearl Giglia

WEDNESDAY – May 19^th

6:30 p.m. John E. Dorgan Sr.

THURSDAY – May 20^th

8:00 a.m. Gene Smith

FRIDAY – May 21^st

8:45 a.m. Bob Shay

SATURDAY – May 22^nd

8:00 a.m. Patricia Walleck

4:30 p.m. Bill Venable

SUNDAY – May 23^rd

9:00 a.m. Stanley Beiting

11:30 a.m. Members

GIFT BEARERS May 22^nd & 23^rd

4:30 p.m. Ken & Karma Klingenberg & Family

9:00 a.m. Dan & Bev Walsh

11:30 a.m. Dennis & Janis Desmond

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST May 22^nd & 23^rd

4:30 p.m. Kelly Glaser, Elizabeth Hamberg, Dave Glaser, Cathy Halloran, Karen Owens, Peggy

Birkenhauer, Carol Gessner, Carol Adams

9:00 a.m. Mindy Hoarston, Sarah Hoarston, Cole Little, Karen Little, Stacey Seiter, Tina Smith, Sue

Ann Freeman, Joy Smith

11:30 a.m. Joan Broering, Jayne Beiting, Mike Iker, Jean Tekulve, Mike Smith, Tom Adkins, Hannah

Hochleutner, Connor Devoto

LECTORS May 22^nd & 23^rd

4:30 p.m. Jim Hils, Carrie Bleser

9:00 a.m. Lisa Wormald, Paul Hoarston

11:30 a.m. Marcia Adkins, Tom Lampe

SERVERS SCHEDULE May 17^th – 23^rd

8:00 a.m. - Monday

Collin Owens, Devin Dupont

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

Madison Volk, Bethany Metzner

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

Ryan Hans, Cheryl Johnson

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

Sarah Hicks, Noah Connolly

8:45 a.m. – Friday

Brandon Vieth, Taylor Anne Walz, Caroline Holmes

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

Michelle Murrin, Teresa Metzner

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

Will Lampe, Billy Metzner, Paul Grosser

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

Stanley Mohr, Robby Cox, Patsy Harrington

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

Ellie New, Rachel Murrin, Nicholas Mohr

GREETERS SCHEDULE May 22^nd & 23^rd

4:30 p.m. Helen Kovacik, Jim & Becky Broomall

9:00 a.m. Ken Duff, Nancy Miller, Nancy Himes, Dan & Bev Walsh

11:30 a.m. Pat & Katie Desmond

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

5/2/2010 4/3/2009

Weekly Offering $15,996 $15,670

Weekly Budget $15,960

Number of Registered Families 654

Number of Families Contributing 185

Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections $734,272

Fiscal Year-to-date Budget $777,835

CCD Registration 97 students

School Registration 154 students

2010 DPAA Progress as of 5/9/10

2010 Goal $51,300

237 families pledged to date $66,047

Over goal (comes back to parish) $14,747

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Kevin Booher, 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, Wade Wilson, Joshua Bezold, Brian Merman, and Jay Blinn.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Acts 2: 1-11 1 Cor 12: 3b-7 , 12-13 Jn 20: 19-23

THIS WEEK

TODAY

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following masses

High School Senior Mass & Reception, 9:00 a.m.

St. Catherine Siena Club, 12:30 p.m.

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

MONDAY

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following a.m. mass

Confirmation, 7:00 p.m. , reception following

TUESDAY

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following mass

Exposition, 1:30 p.m.

Confessions, canceled

Benediction, 6:45 p.m.

Rosary Prayer Service 7:00 p.m.

School PTO, 7:00 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

WEDNESDAY

Mass, 6:30 p.m.

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following mass

THURSDAY

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following mass

Choir, 7:30 p.m.

Festival Committee Mtg., 7:30p.m. , McCrystal Hall

FRIDAY

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following 8:45 am mass

500 Card Club, 6:00 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

SATURDAY

Novena to the Holy Spirit, following 8:00 am

Confessions, following 8:00 a.m. mass

Cornhole/Euchre Tournament, 6:30 p.m. , Gym

NEXT SUNDAY

Pentecost Sunday

Year for Priest Reception, 12:30 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

IN OUR PARISH

PLEASE NOTE Beginning Friday, June 4^th and continuing through the summer, the daily mass on Friday will begin at 8:00 a.m.

BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN We will once again be participating in this fundraiser for Care Net pregnancy center from Mother’s Day through Father’s Day. Just take a baby bottle home with you and fill it with spare change (dollars and checks will also be gratefully accepted!), and return it to church by June 9^th. Your donation will help Care Net minister to women and men who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. For more information, to donate by credit card, or to volunteer, visit www.choselifenky.org or call 431-9178.

ST. CATHERINE SIENA CLUB will be meeting today, Sunday, May 16^th at 12:30 in McCrystal Hall. If you enjoy good food, fun and friends, be sure to stop by!

COME HOLY SPIRIT To prepare for Pentecost on May 23^rd, we encourage and invite you to join us in praying a novena to the Holy Spirit. We began praying the novena on May 14^th and will continue praying it after mass every day through Saturday, May 22^nd. If you can’t make it to mass every day to pray with us but would still like to participate, please feel free to take a copy of the novena and pray it at home.

4^TH ANNUAL CORNHOLE, EUCHRE & REDS GAME ON THE BIG WALL EVENT sponsored by the St. Catherine's Men's Group will be held next Saturday, May 22^nd from 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM in the Parish Center - Gym. This event is for all adults 21 or older (not just for men). Come join us for an exciting night of cornhole, euchre and Reds game viewing. Reservations strongly suggested. Contact Rob Hans at 441-5430 or rlhans@fuse.net to register your cornhole team and/or to signup for euchre.

YEAR FOR PRIESTS RECEPTION Please come celebrate Fr. Stef and Fr. Bob and all they do for our parish family, especially during this Year for Priests! A reception in their honor will be held Sunday, May 23^rd, at 12:30 p.m. , in McCrystal Hall! If the first letter of your last name is A-M, please bring a side dish to share. If the first letter of your last name is N-Z, please bring a dessert to share. Someone will be down in McCrystal Hall prior to 11:30 a.m. mass if you would like to drop off your food before mass. Look forward to seeing you there! - “A good shepherd, a pastor after God’s heart, is the greatest treasure which the good Lord can grant to a parish, and one of the most precious gifts of divine mercy.” St. John Vianney"

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL We are still in need of someone to chair this year’s VBS. Many people have volunteered to help but the position of chair has not yet been filled. If you would like to volunteer in this capacity please contact Jamie Hochleutner at 781-0855.

ST. BERNARD FOOD PANTRY The May items for the food pantry are shampoo, toothpaste & bars of soap. You can drop off your donation to church, the parish office or the school office.

CLEANING OUT YOUR CHILD’S BOOK COLLECTION? This year St. Catherine School has started the Accelerated Reader Program for the students. Mrs. Hans and Mrs. Perkins have been working hard trying to increase our selection of books in the library. If you have any grade school appropriate chapter books at home with which your family is finished, please consider donating them to our library. We would love to have them!

INTERESTED IN BEING AN ORGAN DONAR? Pamphlets from the Health Ministry are located at each side entrance to church.

FESTIVAL NEWS

SUMMER FESTIVAL Mark your calendars with the dates for St. Catherine’s annual “Summer Festival”!!! The 3-day event will begin with a Golf Outing and dinner on Thursday, June 10^th, and will continue with a Music Fest for adult parishioners on Friday, June 11^th. The main event is Saturday, June 12^th, beginning after 4:30 P.M. Mass and lasting until midnight . Volunteer opportunities abound. Interested persons may contact Jack Rose at (513)505-6458 or jackrose@fuse.net

14TH ANNUAL SAINT CATHERINE GOLF OUTING This year’s outing will be held on Thursday, June 10^th at Hickory Sticks Golf Course, California , Ky. The day will begin with registration at 11:15 am followed by lunch. The 18-hole scramble will begin with a Shotgun start at 12:00 noon Sharp. Cost is $85 per person ($340 per foursome) and includes golf, drinks, lunch, and dinner; $65 for golf only; $20 for dinner only, which will be served at Saint Catherine following golf and will kick off the Festival Week! Contact: Mike or Michael Kessling at 513-579-9077(office), 441-9256 (home), 859-816-8664 (cell) or mkessling@finsvcs.com. Reservations will be accepted until June 3rd, provided there are still openings. However, this event has sold out in the past, so please get your reservations in right away.

RAT RACES One of the most exciting events of the St. Catherine Summer Festival is THE RAT RACES!!!! (well, actually mice races) In order for this event to be successful, we need families to sponsor mice. The mice will cost $20 for one or $35 for two. We will have 9 races, 10 mice per race. Simply send the names you’d like used for your sponsored mice, along with payment to the school office, church office or send via mail to Rob Hans, 34 Carrington Pt., Fort Thomas, KY 41075. Sponsorships for the mice are going fast so names and payment should be returned as soon as possible, but no later than Monday, June 7th. Please contact Rob at 441-5430 or rlhans@fuse.net if you have any questions.

IN OUR DIOCESE

CROSS THE BRIDGE FOR LIFE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning at the World Peace Bell in Newport , hundreds of participants will converge on the Purple People Bridge for this peaceful, prayerful presence to advocate for the sanctity of human life. Now, more than ever, our voices need to be heard! Please join us and bring your families. This is a collaborative event sponsored by the Diocese of Covington, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and other Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky life affirming organizations. For more information please call the Pro-Life Commission Office at 392-1545.

ANNUAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY VESPERS will be held on September 12^th this year. If you are celebrating a wedding anniversary of 25, 50 or over 50 years this year and would like to receive an invitation to this event, please call the parish office at 441-1352. We will need your name and wedding date.

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19, 2009 – JUNE 19, 2010

This week, please pray for Rev. Robert Urlage, retired, and Rev. Louis Dickman, retired.