Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

May 2, 2010                                                                

MONDAY – May 3^rd                                       

            8:00 a.m.   Charles, Antoinette & Bob Schroder

TUESDAY – May 4^th         

8:00 a.m.   Jeanine Kelley

WEDNESDAY – May 5^th      

            6:30 p.m.  Joe & Mary Kroger

THURSDAY – May 6^th        

            8:00 a.m.  Dr. Paul Kappes

FRIDAY – May 7^th              

            8:45 a.m.   Marlene Kaelin

SATURDAY – May 8^th         

            8:00 a.m.  Nick Spyrison

            4:30 p.m.  Leonard Geiger

SUNDAY – May 9^th    

            9:00 a.m.   Garrett Wade Smith           

          11:30 a.m.  Members of the Parish  

GIFT BEARERS   May 8^th & 9^th            

  4:30 p.m.    Bob & Barb Beck & Family

  9:00 a.m.   David & Sherry Guidugli

11:30 a.m.  Dave & Angie Simons & Family  

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     May 8^th & 9^th    

4:30 p.m. Julie Dupont, Jennifer Farney, Sarah Farney, Judy Rose, Seth Connolly, Elizabeth Brennan,

                 Jared Leick, Nancy Dorgan

9:00 a.m.  Nancy Hassman, Bill Frost, Jennifer Adams, Chuck Miller, David Thiel, Ceil Dorger, Kim

                  Dunn, Kelsey Dunn

11:30 a.m. Olivia Guth, Tom Kaelin, Anita Morris, Tom New, Carter New, Kim Lampe, Molly

                   Stuntebeck, Adelle Brennan

LECTORS  May 8^th & 9^th   

4:30 p.m.   Joe Fischer, Larry Beiting

9:00 a.m.    Dennis Hicks, Jeffrey Rosenstiel

11:30 a.m. Rosemary Wormald, Mary Chris Hiance

SERVERS SCHEDULE    May 3^rd – 9^th       

8:00 a.m.   - Monday              

                           Cheryl Johnson, Whitney Fields

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Noah Connolly, Taylor Anne Walz

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Sarah Hicks, Brandon Vieth

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Madison Volk, Collin Owens

8:45 a.m. – Friday

                          Ryan Hans, Michelle Murrin, Sydney Kroger

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                          Ellie New, Erin Hochleutner  

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Jonathan Murrin, Mac Franzen, Sarah Rath

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Jacob Hensley, Megan O’Brien, Mackenzie Freeman

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Emily Hicks, Evan Brannon, Olivia Owens  

GREETERS SCHEDULE    May 8^th & 9^th   

4:30 p.m.   Sandy & Barbara Nagel

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

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

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP  

4/18/2010                    4/19/2009

Weekly Offering                                            $12,206                       $16,848

Weekly Budget                                              $16,393

Number of Registered Families                    654

Number of Families Contributing                  168

Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections                    $704,382

Fiscal Year-to-date Budget                           $745,482

CCD Registration                                             96 students

School Registration                                          153 students           

2010 DPAA Progress as of 4/19/10  

2010 Goal                                           $51,300

56 families pledged to date                $30,370

Balance to reach goal                        $20,930                               

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 15: 1-2, 22-29                             Rv 21: 10-14, 22-23                Jn 14: 23-29 (57)

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

                        Blood Pressure Screenings

                        CCD Closing, 9:00 a.m.

                        Reception following

                        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

                        Men’s Group, 8:00 p.m. , LIB                                                                                                                                               

TUESDAY

                        Exposition, 1:30 p.m.

Confessions, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 6:45 p.m.              

                        Rosary Prayer Service, 7:00 p.m.

                        Board of Education, 7:00 p.m. , LIB

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

WEDNESDAY

                        May Crowning, 6:30 p.m.

                        Ice Cream Social following in McCrystal Hall           

THURSDAY 

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

                        St. Catherine Players, 6:00 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

                        Catholic Order of Foresters, 7:00 p.m. , TWR

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.                                               

FRIDAY                                

                        St. Catherine Players Performance, 7:30 p.m. , McCrystal Hall

SATURDAY

                        Confessions, following mass

                        Hanging Basket Sale following 4:30 p.m. mass

                        St. Catherine Players Performance, 7:30 p.m. , McCrystal Hall                       

NEXT SUNDAY       

                        Hanging Basket Sale following masses                                  

 IN OUR PARISH

MEN’S GROUP SPEAKER     Matt Swaim of Sacred Heart Radio will be our speaker at the meeting tomorrow, May 3^rd.  Matt will talk about the Son Rise Morning Show and some of its interesting guests, and about his new book "The Eucharist and the Rosary: Mystery, Meditation, Power, Prayer." As usual, the meeting will be at 8:00 pm in the library and is open to all men of the parish 21 or older. For this event, non-parishioner men are also welcome, but please let Dave Barth (441-0194) know if you're bringing someone so that we can plan for drinks and snacks.

MAY CROWNING   Will be held on Wednesday, May 5^th.   Our second grade children are asked to dress in their First Communion dresses/suits for this occasion.  If you wish to do so, please bring a small potted flower that will be planted on the grounds.  After mass at 6:30 , we will be processing down to the newly refurbished grotto to crown Mary.  On the walk there, we will be led by the 2^nd graders in a decade of the rosary.  We will then return to McCrystal Hall for an ice cream social sponsored by the Foresters.

PTO HANGING BASKET SALE    will be held after all three masses next weekend, May 8^th and 9^th, outside the Rossford Avenue entrance of the church. This is the perfect opportunity to pick up a gift for Mother’s Day!!! All baskets will be $16.50. Proceeds from this sale will benefit St. Catherine’s Church.  In the event of rain, please visit us in McCrystal Hall.  Please contact Kelly Frost at 441-0778 or kfrostky@fuse.net  for more information.

ATTENTION 2010 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS   St. Catherine of Siena wishes to honor each of you on your successful completion of twelve years of learning on Sunday, May 16^th at the 9:00 a.m. mass, followed by a reception in McCrystal Hall.  If you are a graduate this year and do not receive a letter by the end of this week, please call the parish office.

ST. CATHERINE PLAYERS PRESENT   I'M GETTING MURDERED IN THE MORNING, by Lee Mueller.  You're invited to the wedding reception of Brenda and Eddie! Murder mystery dinner theatre comedic fun for the whole family!  May 7^th, 8^th, 14^th, and 15^th in McCrystal Hall.   All shows begin at 7:30 pm .  Tickets are $15 ($12, seniors and students 17 and under) and includes a buffet dinner and dessert. Limited tickets available! Call Allison Klocke for reservations. 513-477-7324. 

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  

HOMILIES FROM HOLY WEEK     are now available on CD in the back of church.  

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.

THANK YOU   As you may recall, in response to a request from Thomas More College , St. Catherine Parish pledged $2000 per year for 5 years toward the building of a chapel on campus.  In response to our first contribution of that pledge, we received the following thank you.  “On behalf of students, faculty and staff at Thomas More College , thank you for your pledge payment of $2000 designated to the Chapel Building Fund at Thomas More College .  Your gift is truly a gift of faith and hope in the future of our Catholic community and the Diocese of Covington.  Thank you so much for such a meaningful and enduing investment in TMC.  I deeply appreciate your continued enthusiasm to support our Mission .”  Yours truly, Sr. Margaret Stallmeyer

IN OUR DIOCESE

BOY SCOUT YARD SALE      to be held on Saturday, May 8^th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at St. Joe’s in Cold Spring.  Kids games and toys, small appliances, clothes, are just a few of the many things for sale.  Proceeds go help defray the cost of Boy Scout Summer Camp.

TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT     to be held at St. Thomas on Saturday, May 8th beginning at 6:30 pm .  Find out more or save money by preregistering at  http://www.sttschool.org/
Walk-in registration starts at 5:00 PM. have a fun night planned - we hope you'll get your group together to join us!

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.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE          The Rose Garden Home Mission is initiating a free medical clinic for the uninsured. Help is needed for minor repairs to the building and then a fresh coat of paint.  Interested and available? Call Sheila Carroll at 491-8771.

2010 DPAA   Throughout history, the DPAA has supported ministries that tirelessly serve thousands of people in our Diocese. Your kindness and compassion have enabled our Church to provide not only life’s material essentials but also critical spiritual and emotional assistance.  DPAA ministries ensure that our faith is strengthened in our communities through school and parish religious education programs; that our seminarians receive training and formation; that our retired priests are given the care they need; and that the hungry, the homeless, and the vulnerable know the love of Christ.  These works are done in Christ’s name through your pledge to the Appeal.

ELSEWHERE

SAFE , HEALTHY, MORALLY RIGHT, AND EFFECTIVE    for both achieving and postponing pregnancy—that’s the natural family planning (NFP) method taught by NFP International.  A new course starts on Wednesday, May 12 at St. Lawrence Church in Price Hill at 7:00 p.m. and continues on the second Wednesdays of June and July.  “Pleased with the information and excited to know it” was the reaction of a recent attendee.  Call Sheila and John Kippley at 513-661-7396 for information and registration.  A Home Study Course for Marriage Preparation is available at www.NFPandmore.org. 

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19, 2009 – JUNE 19, 2010

This week, please pray for Rev. Brian Wigger of St. Agnes Church and Rev. Gerald Witzemann, retired.