Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

January 30, 2011                                                                 

MONDAY – January 31^st                                             

            8:00 a.m   No Mass

TUESDAY – February 1^st                      

8:00 a.m.  Kathryn Hagedorn

WEDNESDAY – February 2^nd      

            6:30 p.m.    Special Intention

THURSDAY – February 3^rd               

            8:00 a.m.  Jackie & Bernie Haas

FRIDAY – February 4^th                           

            8:45 a.m.  Nancy Moore

SATURDAY – February 5^th          

        8:00 a.m.  Marcellus Schwegman

          4:30 p.m.  Essie Slaughter & Mike Slaughter

SUNDAY – February 6^th                   

            9:00 a.m. Members of the Parish

          11:30 a.m. Isaac Martinez  

GIFT BEARERS   February 5^th & 6^th      

4:30 p.m.  Norb & Rosemary Wormald

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

11:30 a.m. Bill & Joan Broering  

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

4:30 p.m. Sue Ann Freeman, Jenny Rath, Karma Klingenberg, Karen Owens, Jack Rose, Carol Gessner,

                 Danielle Wade, Dominique Wade

9:00 a.m    Tom Adkins, Debbie Truesdell, Bill Frost, Mindy Hoarston, Sarah Hoarston, Nancy

                  Hassman, Ceil Dorger, Linda Schuchter

11:30 a.m. Dave Dziech, Peggy Dziech, T.J. Schowalter, Rita Byrd, Elizabeth Brennan, Jayne Beiting,

                   Adelle Brennan, Angie Burns

LECTORS   February 5^th & 6^th      

4:30 p.m. JoAnn Garner, David Garner

9:00 a.m. Jennie Cox, Maryanne Zeleznik

11:30 a.m. Mary Buten, Jenny Malmstrom

SERVERS SCHEDULE     February 1^st – 6^th                      

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Jake Hoarston, Sarah Hicks                                                

6:30 p.m. - Wednesday

                          Devin Dupont, Taylor Hergott

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Cheryl Johnson, Laura Brannon

8:45 a.m. – Friday

                           Kendal Johnson, Michael Glaser, James Owens  

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                          Taylor Anne Walz, Corinne Holmes

4:30 p.m. - Saturday

                           Robby Cox, Rachel Murrin, Michelle Murrin

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                           Emily Hicks, Jill Hamilton, Eric Miller

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Samuel Kaelin, James Johnson, Erin Hochleutner

GREETERS SCHEDULE    February 5^th & 6^th   

4:30 p.m.  Betty Mohr, Lila Garner

9:00 a.m.    Ken & Lori Greis, Chuck & Nancy Miller, Stan & Cathy Van Lierop

11:30 a.m.  Lois & Patti Hoffman, Tom & Marcia Adkins

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP  

1/9/2011                      1/10/2010

Weekly Offering                                            $15,640                       $27,603

Weekly Budget                                              $23,190

Number of Registered Families                    654

Number of Families Contributing                  195

                                                                        1/16/11                        1/17/10  

Weekly Offering                                            $13,495                       $11,483

Weekly Budget                                              $23, 190

Number of registered families                      647

Number of families contributing                    184

Fiscal YTD collections                                   $473,866

Fiscal YTD budget                                         $492,214  

Tuition Assistance awarded                          $15,000

Tuition Assistance donated                           $2,605  

Capital Repair Project List Update              Donations Received              Cost of Project

School Windows                                              $81,500                                   $136,200

Handicapped Entrance to Church                      $2080                                      $2000

Teacher’s Desk Replacement                            $3,000                                     $5,000

Church Stained Glass Window Repair   $18,000                                   $64,600

Tile Floor to McCrystal Hall                             $1,000                                     $921

Church Door Hinges                                         $200                                        $2,000

Capital Improvements YTD (non- specific)   $3,450  

Thank you to all who have contributed to these capital repair projects.  The necessary repairs and improvements could not be completed without your support.  Please see the church website for the entire list of repairs. The teachers loved their new chairs!

 PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   Kay Grothaus, Bud Cross, Garrett Gallagher, Terry Towles, Eileen Ruwe, Ruth Schnelle, Jeff Prigge, Paul Sheldon, Ken Shields, Lillian Kohrs, and Ralph Hamberg. 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, Wade Wilson, Joshua Bezold, Brian Merman, Jay Blinn, Michael Beiting, Joe Fitzgerald, Kyle Dziech, Tim Desmond, Brian Clayton & Adam Beiting.

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS
Is 58: 7-10                                           1 Cor 2: 1-5                                         Mt 5: 13 -16

THIS WEEK

TODAY         

                        Catholic Schools week mass, 11:30 a.m.

                        Reception following in McCrystal Hall

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

MONDAY

                        Charismatic Prayer Group, 7:15 p.m.

TUESDAY                 

                        Exposition, 1:30 p.m.

Confessions, 5:30 p.m.

                        Benediction, 6:45 p.m.

                        Rosary, 7:00 p.m.

                        CRHP #5, 7:00 p.m. , LMR

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

WEDNESDAY

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

                        Parish Night, Candlemas

& Burning of the Greens                       

THURSDAY

                        RCIA, 7:00 p.m. , LIB

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m.                                   

FRIDAY                    

SATURDAY  

                        Mass, 8:00 a.m.

Confessions following mass

Love Boat, 7:00 p.m.                       

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Blood Pressure Screenings

 IN OUR PARISH

I received a very nice note from the vestry of St. Andrew Church.  It read, in part, "Thank you also for the special prayer and Rosary service you held for Chip [Fr. Chip, the rector] and his family. . . . Faithfully, the St. Andrew's Vestry."   I was again proud of our parish family, in particular the Rosary Prayer Group, who are so generous and faithful in their prayer; those who helped in the production of the rosary booklet; and all of you, who took time to come pray for our sisters and brothers in Christ.  They were touched by your care.    Fr. Stef  

THE BURNING OF THE GREENS      will be hosted by the St. Catherine Men's Group this Wednesday, February 2^nd, as part of Parish Night. You won't want to miss this family event. Please see the flyer in today's bulletin for the details.  

YOU’RE INVITED    to "Rock Like an Egyptian" at our upcoming Love Boat Fundraiser.  The event will feature the popular local band The Rusty Griswolds.  There will be Raffle Baskets, Sign Up Parties, Split The Pot and a Sport Bar featuring the UK game!  The date is Saturday, Feb 5th, 7pm - midnight .  Tickets are $35 pre-paid or $40 at the door.  Food is provided by Mokka and Sunset Bar & Grill and is included along with coffee and soft drinks.  There will be a cash bar for beer, wine and mixed drinks.  If you haven’t turned in your reservation yet, don’t wait any longer!  You can print the invitation at our website:  www.stcatherineofsiena.org/loveboat/loveboat2011.  

MONDAY MASS ON FEBRUARY 7^th   Fr John Eudes Bamberger, a Trappist Monk from New York , will be celebrating mass with us on Monday, February 7^th at 8:00 a.m.    

The Book of Revelation explained     Come join us as Rev. Tim Schehr takes us through the Book of Revelation and enjoy all the good news of God’s victory against all that would stand in the way of the road to glory.  Rev Schehr is our guest presenter for Parish Night on Wednesday Feb 9^th, 16^th,  and March 2^nd.  He is bringing this opportunity to our Parish which he has shared with others at St. Peter in Chains through the Lunch with the Lord Series.  Rev Timothy P Schehr Ph.D. teaches at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mt St Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati and writes a weekly Scripture column for the Catholic Telegraph.  Rev. Schehr was awarded Distinguished Alumnus in 2009 from the Athenaeum for his service to the church and community.  Mark your calendars and make plans to attend!  

CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH WOMEN'S WEEKEND-FEBRUARY 19 & 20, 2011  This is a wonderful way to strengthen your relationship with God, get to know other women of the parish and discover something new about yourself.  We hope you will take the opportunity to come walk with us as we grow together in our Faith.  To reserve your spot in the Garden, call or email Dinah Marron (859) 291-2919 (dinah.marron@kaobrands.com) or Erin Hellmann (859) 442-7911 (hellmann.ea@pg.com).  

WOMEN'S RETREAT    Come join the women of our parish at Marydale, February 25^th – 27^th for a prayerful, fun, peace-filled weekend.  Our theme this year is "The pieces are falling together in Christ: A mini journey from Lent to Easter" with Fr. Jeff VonLehman.  Can you think of a better way to prepare yourself for the Lenten Season?  Starting at 6:45 on Friday with dinner & an inspiring talk, continuing on Saturday with a few insightful 30-60 minute talks, time for confession, rosaries, way of the cross and more food, and ending on Sunday with mass and brunch.  The retreat will end around noon Sunday.  Get your $25 reservation (remainder of $100 paid upon arrival) to Jennie Cox (441-4322) or Nancy Hassman (760-3751) soon.  Looking forward to growing in faith with you!    

CALL FOR INTEREST IN PRE -K RELEGION      To any parents with children ages 3-5, are you interested in signing up your child to attend a Pre-K religion class that would be held during 9am mass?  We are currently trying to gauge if we have enough interest to bring back this fun program.  If you would be willing to sign up and pay a small fee for supplies please contact Candace Doepker at 859-572-0113.  If we have enough participation we will begin offering classes until the end of the school year.  

PART TIME POSITION AVAILABLE    We are looking to hire an assistant for our After School Child Care program for 3 days a week, approximately 3 hours per day.  Applicants must be 18 years or older, certified in Virtus, and have some experience working with children. This is a minimum wage position. If you, or someone you know, would be interested in this position, please contact the parish office at 441-1352 to let us know if you are interested. Thanks in advance for helping with this program.

MEN OF THE PARISH - SAVE THE DATE    St. Catherine’s Men’s retreat at Marydale will be November  4^th - 6^th.   Mark your calendars now and make plans to attend!

PRO- LIFE FACT      The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research organization previously affiliated with Planned Parenthood, released a study in 2008 titled “Abortion in the U.S., Incidence & Access to Services, 2005”.  At that time there were 1,787 doctors that performed abortion; 20% of them after 20 weeks & 8% after 24 weeks.  Though the numbers seem small, that translates to at least 300 “doctors” who will perform abortions after 20 weeks & 140 willing to perform abortions at 24 weeks.

IN OUR DIOCESE

 MEN’S STAG    The St. Therese Athletic Club and Holy Name Society will hold their 27^th annual men’s stag on Friday, February 4^th, from 7:30 until Midnight in the St. Therese cafeteria.  The cost is $20.00 per person.  3-Ways and cheese coneys will be served from 7:30 , and various snacks will be served throughout the night. There will be many door prizes, games of chance.  Proceeds from the event are used to fund scholarships awarded to some outstanding 8^th grade St. Therese students.  Please contact Ken Dubuc at 859-635-6112 or KDUBUCJR@aol.com if you would like to donate a raffle gift or if you have questions.  

NEW BEGINNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT   A new session of New Beginnings, a support group for divorced and separated persons, sponsored by the Diocese of Covington and hosted by the Dept. of Catechesis and Formation, will begin February 10, 2011 .  Meetings will be held at Catholic Charities, 3629 Church Street , Covington on Thursday evenings from 7:00–8:30 p.m. through March 31, and will provide the opportunity for healing and growth. In this faith-based group, participants will find new understanding of themselves and their relationships and gain courage to discover new life.  Registration is required.  Call 859-392-1527.

FINAL TRAINING SESSIONS FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS      The final two education sessions for liturgical ministers who did not attend a fall session have been scheduled.  They are: Tuesday, February 8^th at Blessed Sacrament Church from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 19^th at St. Mary Church in Alexandria from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   To register for a session you must do the following: Go to the diocesan website www.covingtondiocese.org; click on “All Diocesan Offices; click on Worship and Liturgy Office; click on Education Sessions for Liturgical Ministers; enter the password: training.  From the next screen, choose the session you would like to attend and complete requested information.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING      A course on Natural Family Planning according to the mind and heart of our beloved Pope John Paul II will be taught at St. Lawrence Church in Price Hill, Cincinnati , starting Wednesday, February 9^th at 7:00 p.m.   This three-session course is an excellent preparation for marriage as well as a refresher for married couples.  The course includes materials, instruction and follow-up.  NFP is safe, healthy, effective and morally right for both achieving and postponing pregnancy.  Please register with John or Sheila Kippley, 513-661-7396.