Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

May 30, 2010                                                              

MONDAY – May 31^st                                      

            9:00 a.m.   Walter Ruch                       

TUESDAY – June 1^st         

8:00 a.m.   Tom Cassidy

WEDNESDAY – June 2^nd      

            6:30 p.m.   Shirley Gall

THURSDAY – June 3^rd        

            8:00 a.m.  Clare Rolf

FRIDAY – June 4^th                

            8:00 a.m.   Charles Brosey

SATURDAY – June 5^th        

            8:00 a.m.   Lorraine Benke

            4:30 p.m.  Leonard Geiger

SUNDAY – June 6^th       

            9:00 a.m.   Members of the Parish        

          11:30 a.m.  Ralph Borchers

GIFT BEARERS   June 5^th & 6^th              

  4:30 p.m.   Bette Riedmatter & Mary Dierig

  9:00 a.m.   Joe & Jan Hamilton & Family

11:30 a.m.  Bill & Joan Broering  

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     June 5^th & 6^th     

4:30 p.m. Bob Nestheide, Kathy Nestheide, Samantha Crockett, Mary Jamell, Kaitlyn Owens, Adelle Brennan, Nancy Dorgan, Kelly Johnson

9:00 a.m.  Jennifer Adams, Ceil Dorger, Bill Frost, Carter New, Tom New, Nancy Hassman, Olivia Guth, Jared Leick

11:30 a.m.  Kelsey Feeback, Tom Kaelin, Kim Lampe, Anita Morris, Sue Perkins, Cliff Perkins, Greg Hoffman, Angie Burns

LECTORS   June 5^th & 6^th     

4:30 p.m.   Tom Lampe, Mary Ellen Braun

9:00 a.m.   Marcia Adkins, Bethany Metzner

11:30 a.m.  Pat Brennan, Lisa Wormald  

SERVERS SCHEDULE    May 31^st – June 6^th           

9:00 a.m.   - Monday              

                          Taylor Hergott, Hannah Cox

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

              Alexandra Guth, Jake Hoarston

6:30 p.m. – Wednesday

                          Ryan Hans, James Owens

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Cheryl Johnson, Mackenzie Bailey

8:00 a.m. – Friday

                          Samuel Kaelin, Kyre Marcus

8:00 a.m. - Saturday

                        Eric Miller, Joel Grosser  

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Grant Schwarber, Mallory Seidel, Joshua Henry

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                           Jill Hamilton, Daniel Connolly, Chandler New

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                          John Lampe, Billy Metzner, Luke Lindeman

GREETERS SCHEDULE    June 5^th & 6^th      

4:30 p.m.   Betty Mohr

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  

5/16/2010                    5/17/2009

Weekly Offering                                            $13,874                       $13,874

Weekly Budget                                              $15,960

Number of Registered Families                    654

Number of Families Contributing                  180

Fiscal Year-to-Date Collections                    $766,114

Fiscal Year-to-date Budget                           $809,755

CCD Registration                                             98 students

School Registration                                          154 students           

2010 DPAA Progress as of 5/16/10  

2010 Goal                                           $51,300

252 families pledged to date              $70,817  

Over goal (comes back to parish)     $19,517                                  

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   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, Jay Blinn, Michael Beiting and Joe Fitzgerald.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Gn 14: 18-20                                       1 Cor 11: 23-26                                   Lk 9: 11b-17 (169)

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

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

MONDAY     

                        Mass at 9:00 a.m.               

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 Catholic Education, 7:00 p.m. , LIB                                               

WEDNESDAY                       

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

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

THURSDAY 

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

FRIDAY                             

SATURDAY

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

                        Confessions, following 8:00 a.m. mass           

NEXT SUNDAY                   

                        Blood Pressure Screening                     

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.   Also, beginning Tuesday, June 1^st, the Parish Office will begin summer hours of 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  

MEMORIAL DAY    The daily mass this Monday, Memorial Day, will be at 9:00 a.m.

THE NEW SCHEDULES   for servers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are available in the back of church by the Rossford exit.  Please pick up your schedule.

EASTER HOMILIES    The CD’s with the homilies from the Easter season are now available in the back of church.

CORPUS CHRISTI      Immediately following all 3 weekend masses next weekend, June 6^th & 7^th,  you are invited to remain in church for 15 minutes of adoration and benediction to celebrate the Solemnity of the Body & Blood of Christ.  This is a great time to reflect on the mysteries of our faith and Christ’s real presence, alive, in the Eucharist.   

BRIAN PATRICK    host of Sacred Heart Radio’s Sonrise Morning Show, will be speaking at the 9:00 a.m. mass next Sunday, June 6^th.  

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.  

FATHER BOB’S GOING AWAY PARTY      As most everyone has heard by now, Fr. Bob will be leaving us as of June 30th and going to St. Philip Parish in Melbourne .  We would like to give him a proper send off and show him how much we have loved having him here and will miss him.  A going away party is being planned for Saturday evening, June 19th at 7pm in McCrystal Hall.  Details of the night will follow, but we want everyone to be sure to mark their calendars.  Also, if you would like to contribute to a gift for Fr. Bob from the parish, you may drop off your contribution to the parish office or give it to Bob Hassman.  Fr. has been looking for a used tractor that he can use at his parents' farm, so we would like to help him be able to buy one.  Check the bulletin and /or email over the next few weeks for more details about the evening.  Also, please pass the word on to anyone you know that may not have heard about the plans so that we can include as many parishioners as possible.

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.

MAJOR RAFFLE TICKETS   are now being sold. Thank you to all who have already purchased theirs.  If you have not been contacted and would like to buy tickets, please send Jim Hils an email at  hilsfam@aol.com.or 859-441-0163

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 7^th.   Please contact Rob at 441-5430 or rlhans@fuse.net if you have any questions.

IN OUR DIOCESE

FIRST FRIDAY MASS    The Mustard Seed Community, Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Diocese of Covington will celebrate First Friday Mass at Mother of God Church, 119 W. 6th Street in Covington , on Friday, June 4^th.  Mass begins at 7:15 pm with praise and worship led by the Sacred Heart Praise Band.  Fr. Niby Kannai will be celebrant.  Prayers for healing follow Mass.  Parking lot and wheelchair ramp on each side of Church.  For further information please phone (859)341-5339.

CROSS THE BRIDGE FOR LIFE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 6^th from 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.

A EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION   will be held around the grounds of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 6^th, the Feast of Corpus Christi.  All priests, deacons, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese are invited to participate in this celebration which is sponsored by the Covington Deanery.  In the Eucharist the Lord Jesus is with us always.  Through participation in this Eucharistic procession we have the opportunity to give witness to belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.  Please consider participating in this celebration.

THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME   are in need of volunteers to work the booths at their annual 4th of July festival.  Proceeds from the festival help support the new Notre Dame Urban Education Center in Covington , the mission in Buseesa, East Africa and the retired sisters.  They are also in need of collectibles, gift certificates and items for their Silent Auction.  If you would like to help, please contact Margie Schnelle at 859-392-8229 or email mschnelle@sndky.org.  For information on the festival go to www.sndky.org.

ELSEWHERE

10 BEST WAYS TO GET A JOB     A workshop presented by the Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service will be held on Thursday, June 3^rd from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the CCC Extension Service, 3500 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights .  This workshop is designed to provide the participants with successful ways to begin a new career.  Topics of focus will be: Obtaining effective job searching skills; developing the professional materials needed for a job search; learning professional interviewing techniques.  Registration is required by calling 572-2600 or www.ces.ca.uky.edu/campbell.

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

JUNE 19, 2009 – JUNE 19, 2010

This week, please pray for Rev. Jacob Varghese of St. Tim’s Parish and Rev. Leroy Smith, retired.