Sa int Catherine of Siena Church

October 2, 2011                                                                     

 

MONDAY – October 3rd                                                         

            8:00 a.m.   No Mass

TUESDAY – October 4th                                     

8:00 a.m.  Rosemary Strassburger                                         

WEDNESDAY – October 5th               

            6:30 p.m.  Betty Kocher

THURSDAY – October 6th                            

            8:00 a.m. Cyril Hillman

FRIDAY – October 7th            

            8:45 a.m. Mary Beck                         

SATURDAY – October 8th                

            8:00 a.m. JoAnn Ficker

            4:30 p.m. Leonard Geiger

SUNDAY – October 9th                                    

            9:00 a.m. Members of the Parish

           11:30 a.m. Ken Glaser

 

  

GIFT BEARERS   October 8th & 9th       

4:30 p.m.  The Don Ruwe Family

9:00 a.m. Victor & Jane Schultz & Family

11:30 a.m. Jim & Chris Owens & Family

 

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST     October 8th & 9th

4:30 p.m.  Angie Burns, Dave Glaser, Mindy Hoarston, Barb Beck, Bette Riedmatter, Elizabeth Hamberg, Cathy Halloran, Mary Jamell

9:00 a.m.  Pat Brennan, Bob Brennan, Judy Rose, Chris Owens, Tina Smith, Ceil Dorger, Bob Hassman, Nancy Hassman  

11:30 a.m.  Tom Kaelin, Jean Tekulve, Caroline Kaelin, Sheila Carroll, Anita Morris, Elise Rulli, Bob Rulli, Jayne Beiting

 

 

LECTORS   October 8th & 9th                 

4:30 p.m. Jeff Rosenstiel, Rosemary Wormald

9:00 a.m. Amy Bass, Dennis Hicks

11:30 a.m.  David Placke, Dave Barth  

 

SERVERS SCHEDULE     October 4th - 9th  

8:00 a.m. – Tuesday

                          Rachel Owens, Luke Wormald                    

6:30 p.m. - Wednesday

                          Rachel Hicks, Bethani Roberts

8:00 a.m. – Thursday

                          Michael Dunn, Caitlyn Zieleniewski

8:45 a.m. – Friday

                          William Frost, Crosley New, Erika Owens  

8:00 a.m. – Saturday

                          Harrison Walz, Ben Murrin

4:30 p.m. – Saturday

                          Cecilia Metzner, Robby Cox, Teresa Metzner

9:00 a.m. - Sunday

                        Sarah Williams, Abby Schweitzer, Ben Schweitzer

11:30 a.m. - Sunday

                        Helena Kaelin, Samuel Kaelin, John Lampe  

 

GREETERS SCHEDULE    October 8th & 9th      

4:30 p.m.  Sandy & Barbara Nagel

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

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

 

SUNDAY COLLECTION RECAP

 

9/18/2011                    9/19/2010

 Weekly Offering                                            $14,236                       $13,750

Weekly Budget                                              $18,864

Number of registered families                      623

Number of families contributing                 182

Fiscal YTD collections                                  $178,225                    

Fiscal YTD budget                                        $193,710        

 

Tuition Assistance awarded for 2011/12     $20,600

Tuition Assistance donated                          $706  

                                               

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK   William Broering, Pauline Stoner, Marcia Adkins, Chuck Miller, Nancy Kelly, JimVieth, Jim Imbus, Ruth Schnelle, Virginia Lorenz, and Paul Sheldon. 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 & Terry Desmond.

 

NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS

Is 25: 6-10a                                         Phil 4: 12-14, 19-20                            Mt 22: 1-14

 

THIS WEEK

TODAY

                        New Member Welcome Breakfast, 10:00 a.m., McCrystal Hall

                        Blood Pressure Screening, following masses

MONDAY    

                        CRHP Women #6, 7:00 p.m., LMR

                        Census Worker Training, 7:00 p.m., LIB

                        Men’s Group, 8:00 p.m., McCrystal Hall

TUESDAY   

                        Exposition, 1:30 p.m.

Confessions, Canceled

Benediction, 5:45 p.m.                       

                        Pro-Life Mass, 7:00 p.m., Cathedral                                                                                   

WEDNESDAY                                

                        Mass, 6:30 p.m.

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

THURSDAY                        

                        RCIA, 7:00 p.m., LIB

                        Choir, 7:30 p.m., Church                                        

FRIDAY                               

SATURDAY            

                        Confessions following 8:00 a.m. mass

                        Flu Shots following 4:30 mass, McCrystal Hall  

NEXT SUNDAY

                        Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:00 a.m.

            Flu Shots, 10:00 a.m., McCrystal Hall

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

IN OUR PARISH

PARISH CENSUS    If you have not yet verified your registration information, you can come to the parish office during the week to check your information.  The office is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Those who do this will not get a home visit from our census workers.  Also, if you are willing to be a census taker, we still need your help.  Please contact Ann Ulbricht at 441-8159 to sign up.  We will be holding 2 training sessions here for the workers tomorrow, Monday, October 3rd in the library and Wednesday, October 12th  in McCrystal Hall, both nights  at 7:00 p.m.  The training should take no more than one hour. 

WE WELCOME   to our parish family through baptism:  Margaret Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Kevin & Jenny.  May the Lord bless her life with love, health and happiness.

RN's and LNP's NEEDED    to help administer flu shots at church and at school.  Call 491-8771 to volunteer.

ST. CATHERINE MEN'S GROUP   Our next meeting is this Monday, October 3rd, at 8:00 pm in McCrystal Hall. Our meetings are open to all men of the parish age 21 or older. Come for some great company, for a few refreshments and snacks, and to help us plan for the annual Women’s dinner coming up on November 12th.

Bus to Pro-Life Mass   Pray for the sanctity of life on Tuesday, October 4th at the Pro-Life mass at the Cathedral. With bus transportation from St. Catherine to the Cathedral, you don’t have to worry about parking.  The bus will leave the St Catherine parking lot promptly at 6:15pm.  Call the parish office, 441-1352, and get your reservation in quickly so we know what size bus to reserve.  This year we will have pro-lifers from St. Philip also joining us on the bus.  It will be a great chance to meet and unite with other pro-life supporters and prayer warriors. We will have Benediction at 5:45 p.m. that day, so that you will have plenty of time to attend and still get on the bus.

ST. CATHERINE SIENA CLUB   will be meeting next Sunday, October 9th, in McCrystal Hall at 12:30 p.m.  Stop by for some food, friends, fun and fellowship!  

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD    This program will be starting again on Sunday, October 9th at the 9:00 a.m. mass.  It is open to children kindergarten - 5th grade and is held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month during the 9:00 am mass.   The children are taken to McCrystal hall and read the readings and Gospel from the children’s lectionary and participate in a guided reflection about the Gospel. 

LOVE BOAT 2012    If anyone is interested in helping coordinate the 2012 Love Boat event, please contact Vickie Smith at 513 678-6554, or via e-mail at ej.smith@fuse.net.  There will be a meeting on Oct. 10th in the school library at 7:00 pm.

UPCOMING PRAISE AND WORSHIP SPEAKER   Do you believe in modern-day miracles? Deacon Jack Sullivan of Boston does because he was healed on August 15, 2001 from a crippling spinal disorder through the intercession of Cardinal Newman. This miraculous healing led to the beautification of Cardinal Newman on September 19, 2010. Deacon Jack will tell the story of this amazing miracle on Sunday, October 16th, 7:00PM @ St. Catherine of Siena church in Ft. Thomas, KY. He will follow the talk with a healing service and a blessing with Newman’s relic. No tickets needed, a free-will offering will be taken. For details call 441-3438.

OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS   Our parish members, Julie DuPont, Mary Scott, Karen Little, and Teena Devoto are partnering with Welcome House of Northern Kentucky in a project called “The Garden Shoppe”.  They really need your help in making this project a huge success!  They are opening a store on Oct 4th to benefit single-parent, lower income families who live at the Gardens at Greenup Apartments in Covington.  This housing complex is a Welcome House affordable housing initiative with on-site support services including intensive case management and licensed quality childcare. The program works with families to set and achieve educational and vocational goals in working toward sustainable income.  They are looking for personal care items, cleaning supplies, home goods, clothing, shoes, toys, books and other miscellaneous items. Your new or gently-used individual donations can be delivered to one of them, or pick up is available upon request. They will gladly support your effort to organize a donation drive at your school, through the church or work. In addition, your assistance with connections to gain financial donations is also greatly needed and very much appreciated. All donors will be provided with a donation receipt for tax purposes.  For additional information, please contact Julie DuPont at jdupont9@insightbb.com or 859-653-3336

PRAYER BLANKET MINISTRY   provides hand-made blankets as well as prayers to parishioners who are in the hospital and/or ill for an extended time.  If you would like to make a blanket, donate material or make a financial donation to this ministry, please contact Nancy Hassman at (859) 760-3751 or nhassman@fuse.net.

Save the Date    St. Catherine Parish Women's Retreat will be held Feb 24-26, 2012 at Marydale. The Retreat Director will be Fr. Greg Bach and the theme of the weekend is "Christ Be Our Light".  More info to follow.... We'll see you there!  

IN OUR DIOCESE

Fall Into Scrapping      All Day Scrapbooking Event, sponsored by St Philip PTC to be held on Saturday, October 22nd from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.  12 hours to work on the craft of your choice.  Location: St Philip Parish Center, 1400 Mary Ingles Hwy, Melbourne.  Cost is $45.00 and includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and beverages.  There will be demo classes, make & take, giveaways, raffles, and on-site vendors.  Contact Melissa Hurd for reservations: mlhurd@msn.com  or 859-908-0277.  No Refunds.  Profits to benefit St. Philip School.

YOUTH 2000 IS COMING SOON!  The annual diocesan retreat will be held October 28th - 30th at Notre Dame Academy.  This is the 7th annual Eucharistic retreat for young men and women of the diocese, featuring the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. The weekend is packed with great live music, dynamic talks, reverent prayer, and real fun!  You can make it possible for your teen to draw closer to Christ and get excited about being Catholic.  Full details and registration forms can be found at www.nkyouth.com.  This is not an overnight and minors must have a chaperone.  One VIRTUS-certified adult can take up to seven minors.  Two adults may register as co-chaperones, splitting hours/cost.  If you can help chaperone some of our parish teens, or if your child is in need of a chaperone, please contact Teresa at 441-1352 or 781-8453.

ELSEWHERE  

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING CHANGE IN THE ROMAN MISSAL   Each week there will be an article relating to the upcoming changes in the Roman Missal.  (Some of them may be run more than once and they may not follow the Order of Mass.

The Homily

“Preach the word in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be

unfailing in patience and in teaching” (2 Timothy 4:2). The homily is an integral part of

the Mass, reserved to priest celebrant himself, or entrusted by him “to a concelebrating

priest or occasionally, according to circumstances to a deacon, but never to a lay person”

(GIRM, art. 65). The homily may be an explanation of the Gospel, of the other Mass

readings, or of the responsorial Psalm. It may call attention to other texts of the Mass or

develop the feast or mystery being celebrated on a given day. The homily is “the Word

in other words.”

The best preaching is prepared in silence. Before preaching the Word, the priest

listens to it, repeats it, and allows it to germinate in his heart. The homily is a bridge in

two ways. It connects the first part of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word, to the second

part, the Liturgy of the Eucharist; and it connects the Mass to the rest of life. The homily

sends God’s people, full of thanksgiving, into the Sacrifice of Christ renewed on the altar,

and prepares them to go forth into a world hungry for goodness, beauty, and truth.