112007-2008

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson Gerald Shannon 791-9313

Vice-Chairperson Barry Auer 984-1041

Member-at-Large Bill Mountel 793-7634

Member-at-Large Mary Kay Lynch 731-7155

Member-at-Large Peg Halpin 631-7301

Member-at-Large Conrad Neuman 793-3165

Athletics Rick Sanz 791-0545

Building & Finance Ray Bauman 984-4239

School Comm. Denis McGrath 733-9264

Worship Debbie Kamp 891-4168

Development Comm. Tom Kronenberger 792-0109

Community Life Sandie Wubbolding 561-1911

Social Justice Comm. Chris Homan 745-9958

Festival Comm. Patti Lowe 793-1112

Communication & Volunteer Recruitment Comm.

Gerald Shannon 791-9313

Communion Visits to the Homebound -Members of this ministry take Holy Communion and visit with parishioners who are unable to attend Mass. This service is available for short and long term convalescence. Please call the Parish Office (791-9030).

Driving Ministry– For parishioners needing transportation to weekend Mass, for health related appointments and grocery shopping. Please call Donna Piening (791-7449) or the Parish Office (791-9030).

Prayer Chain – To request prayers for a special intention call the Parish Office (791-9030).

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Monday, November 12, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Sadducees, a Jewish sect, believe that life ends in the grave. Jesus, however, teaches of eternal life. So the Sadducees pose to Jesus a riddle about the resurrection, hoping that his response will make him look foolish. But the plot backfires. Jesus does not try to untangle the complex knot of relationships the Sadducees set up. Rather, he speaks of one relationship: our relationship with God. The most important thing for us to remember is that eternal life will be far different from life as we know it, that God is the Giver of Life, here and now and for all eternity.

Prayer Moment: Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full. (From the Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 17)

I want to thank Peter Broome for speaking at all the Masses this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Habitat for Humanity collection. The collection to date is $5,041.

As you make your plans for Thanksgiving Day, I invite you to begin this “Day of Gratitude” by coming to our Parish Mass of Thanksgiving at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 22 in the Church.

Our Daily Bread has been open since 1985. They offer a morning meal in a comfortable environment, afternoon hospitality, emergency take home food, a visiting nurse on Mondays and Bingo game on Tuesday afternoon. They have an onsite Social Worker to help with a variety of issues that face their guests. Each person who comes to Our Daily Bread is welcomed with a smile and a warm greeting.

During the month of October, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati requires each parish to keep a count of the number of parishioners attending Sunday Mass. On an average weekend during the month of October 2007, approximately 1080 parishioners attended St. Vincent’s. Thanks to Edmonde DeGregorio, the Head Usher, and the rest of the Ushers for keeping an accurate October Count again this year.

Thanks to Betty Yanakos, SVF parishioner, who donated the “New American” Flag in honor of her husband, August Yanakos, her son Thomas Glevicky and her brothers Edward and George Dummar who served in the United States Military. On Veterans Day, November 11, let us remember those who served our country in the military, especially those who died while serving.

Your prayers are requested for the soul of Virginia Zimmerman whose Mass of Christian Burial was held November 10.

Please welcome the following family that recently joined St. Vincent Ferrer Parish.

The baptism preparation class is for parents who are having their first child baptized. The next class will be offered on Sunday, November 18 at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Building Chapel. You must call the parish office 791-9030, to register.

The Lectors’ new schedule for December, January & February – We are about to put together the next quarterly schedule for lectors. Any questions or concerns regarding the new schedule should be directed to Paul Rich (561-2493) by Monday, November 12.

Fr. George Kunkel

and

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish

Cordially Invite You, Our Parishioners,

To Revisit Our Past …

To Acknowledge Our Growth …

And to Ensure the Future of

Our Parish Community

When: Pick one of the dates listed below

Please join us for sandwiches and fellowship. Watch a wonderful video of “precious moments” at our parish. Discover how, together, we can reduce the parish debt and promote our parish mission.

Please complete the form below to RSVP. Drop the form in the collection basket, or return it to the parish office.

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Name: ______________________________________

Date I/we are coming (check one):

Thurs. Nov. 29 ____

Fri. Nov. 30 ____

Number of people attending _______ Telephone No. __________________

Email (print clearly) ______________________________________

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday November 4, 2007

Sunday Collection $11,314

Other Donations $3,115

Weekly Donation Total $14,429

Special Collections

Holy Day – All Saints Day $1,315

Habitat for Humanity $5, 041

Fiscal Year Offertory

Offertory FY Budget to Date $339,469

Offertory FY Received to Date $266,965

Offertory Budget Deficit FY to Date -$72,504

Finance Fact: Please remember St. Vincent Ferrer Parish when planning your end of year gifts and donations.

CCHD is the Catholic Church’s anti-poverty program here in the United States. It supports groups of low-income people as they work to bring long-term change to their lives and communities. They provide educational programs to help Catholics reflect on their faith and build solidarity across economic lines. They also raise awareness about the root causes of poverty in our country and our faith-based call to address it. See this weeks insert for more information.

Over $9,000 Received Year-to-Date…

A huge thank you to the families who continue to participate in FOCAS 50. St. Vincent Ferrer has received $9,027 from Kroger so far this fiscal year. We receive 13 checks a year from Kroger (one every four weeks) totaling 4% of all money loaded onto the cards. Having now received 4 of the 13 checks for 2007-2008, we are well on our way to the $30,000+ total we have earned each of the last three years ($31,396 in 04-05, $32,887 in 05-06, and $32,267 in 06-07). This money is absolutely critical to our budget and we are very grateful to those families who shop at Kroger and use their FOCAS 50 card.

November and December are always our biggest revenue months for this program. Thank you in advance to everyone who will consistently use their FOCAS 50 card as you buy Halloween candy and prepare for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s celebrations. If you need a new card, this is the time to get one so that St. Vincent can benefit from your holiday grocery spending! It costs you nothing but a moment of your time to load the card before you checkout, but it helps so much in Funding Our Church And School. Call or stop by the parish office to get a card and get on board with this important fundraiser.

So that as a parish we can keep in our prayers those in our community who are ill, St. Vincent Ferrer Parish would like to publish the names of those parishioners and their families who are in the hospital, recovering from an illness or going through treatments. We ask that you contact the Parish Office at 791-9030.

Florence Bailey, Glorianne Barbacane, Charles Beckman, Loretta Boerger, Joe Crachiolo, Bob Ford, Audrey Hanley, Mary Heinlen, John Hill, Dave Hoffman, Virginia Howd, Jean Johannigman, Mary Langemeier, Bonnie McLaughlin, Les Meldon, Marilyn Naehring, Richard Nurre, Sue Sagrati, Mary Speed, Clarence Steuer, Mary Ellen Tressler, Phyllis Villari.

ALL ST. VINCENT FERRER

FALL VOLUNTEERS & CHAPERONES

must participate in a Child Protection Workshop and be Fingerprinted prior to volunteering

Workshop & Fingerprinting Dates

New parish volunteers who will be working with children this school year, or those who have not yet had a chance to be fingerprinted or take the workshop will have the opportunity to participate in them at neighboring parishes.

WORKSHOPS: Call to confirm!

Immaculate Heart of Mary–Beechmont–388-4466

2^nd Monday of each month @7:30PM

3^rd Wednesday of each month @ 4PM

PERMANENT FINGERPRINTING SITES:

Archdiocese of Cincinnati - 421-3131

100 E. 8th Street

Mon. ~ Fri., 9:00AM - 4:00 PM

Holy Trinity, Norwood – 366-4400

Mon. ~ Thurs., 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

St. John, West Chester – 777-6433

Wed., 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Mon. & Tues., 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Sat., 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Additional Child Protection Orientation Workshop and Fingerprinting dates and times can be found at www.catholiccincinnati.org , the Archdiocesan website. Click on “Fingerprinting Information”, then onto “Sites” and “Calendar.”

For further information please call Marc Greenberg in the Parish Office at 791-9030.

EUCHARISTIC SUNDAY II

Next Sunday, November 18^th, is Eucharistic Sunday II. Children preparing for First Eucharist will celebrate the theme “We Gather” during the 10:30 AM liturgy. This week these 2^nd Graders of the parish reflected on gathering together as a church family. The Church is the assembly of those people, belonging to the Lord Jesus, whom God has called together. How do we as a parish come together to pray and care for one another?

Consider taking one of our spiritually renewing companions for a leisurely break on a quiet evening or afternoon. Stop by the ushers’ room located near the main entrance of the church to browse the wide selection of reading material in the bookcase.

Yearly membership dues of $10.00 are now being accepted. Make checks payable to SVF and mail or drop off at the Parish Office (Mark envelope H.W.)

Mark your calendar for our annual Christmas luncheon on Thursday, December 13. More information to come…

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Don’t be left out- extra flyers in the back of church

Reservations taken on a first come basis -
Please make sure to include your name, address and date of birth along with the fee.

This casino trip includes an Argosy buffet lunch, round trip motor-coach transportation.

Golden Shamrocks: Holiday at the Pops with Eric Kunzel and The Manhattan Transfer, Saturday afternoon, December 15. Bus departs for Music Hall at 2 p.m. from All Saints. Cost (ticket & bus) $44. LIMITED SEATING! Deadline Nov. 21. Make checks payable to All Saints Church & mail to: JoAnn Markgraf, 8837 Appleknoll Lane, Cinti. OH 45236. Questions: Call Pat Smyth 791-3762.

Social Justice and Outreach Commission Meeting - Wednesday, November 28
The next SVF Social Justice and Outreach Commission meeting will be held on November 28 at 7:00 pm in Room 124 of the SVF school building. (Enter school building using the double doors facing the soccer fields). All are invited to attend. During the meetings we discuss and select Social Justice and Outreach activities to sponsor/promote. Meeting time is also spent planning events that will raise awareness of social action concerns supported by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Catholic Relief Services. If you have any questions about the SJO Commission or upcoming meeting, please call Chris Homan at 607-5996

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! There will be a special preview showing of the film, Darfur Now! at the AMC Newport on the Levee on Monday, November 12 at 7:30pm. The American Jewish Committee, a supporting group of Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Darfur, has 60 FREE tickets available on first come first serve basis. Each ticket admits two people. If you are interested in receiving a ticket, please contact AJC at (513) 621-4020.

Darfur Now is a call to action for people everywhere to help end the crisis in Darfur. In this film, the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals bring to light the situation in Darfur and the need to get involved. The film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling and portrays the heroic efforts of people responding to this humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our eyes.

Starting November 16, Darfur Now! will also be featured at the Esquire or Mariemont Theatres. Please check their schedules to find out movie times and specific location closer to the date: www.esquiretheatre.com and www.mariemonttheatre.com .

The recent clothing drive was extremely successful. We were able to deliver three pick-up truckloads and two large vanloads to St. Michael’s Center. In addition, one carload was taken to the Mary Magdalene House. This was an increase of 40% over the June summer clothing collection. The center’s director, Margaret Fritz, was very grateful, as the center had no winter clothing to distribute. She could not thank us enough for the parish’s generosity. A sincere “Thank You” to Dan Funk who recruited several volunteers from the parish ministry. Dan also arranged for his son’s fifth grade cub scout troop to help unload cars as they pulled up. About fifteen scouts and many of their parents participated. Some the parents directed traffic after the 10:30 Mass which became quite hectic with cars coming and going from all over the place. Without the scouts and their parents, it would have been a disaster. Again, a very grateful “Thank You” to all the volunteers, the cub scouts, the scout’s parents, and our loyal members and last but not least, our generous parishioners for a job well done.

Again this year we are collecting 2008 calendars for the inner city poor. Please drop off at 7541 Hosbrook Road or the parish office. Last day to drop off calendars will be January 15.

Did You Know??

Matt Glaescher, one of our Eighth Graders in Mrs. Neubauer's class received an award and certificate for his essay on a living saint. All of our Eighth Graders participated in the "A Living Saint" Essay Contest, sponsored by The Coalition United for the Poor. Matt's essay was written about his grandfather, Tom Sweeney. The students wrote about someone they admired and lived like a saint. They had to justify their thoughts in their writing. All of the students received a certificate for participating, but Matt's won a special award for the story about his grandfather! This was another example of how we continue to focus on our academic goal of writing and strengthening this skill with our students.

Thanks to all who have been collecting Pop-Tabs for us. Our 6th Graders have now accumulated 120,000 on their drive to collect One Million Tabs. Please continue sending your tabs to Mrs. Frost and our Sixth Grade Class.

ARTS & CRAFT FAIR

The SVF PTO will hold its 24th annual Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday, November 17^t^h from 9am – 3pm in the Parish Center. There will be 70 craft booths with a wide variety of quality, handmade items just in time for holiday shopping! Special attractions include the Harvest Kitchen bake sale, lunch and an American Girl Doll raffle Admission is free

Do you like to bake? We sure would love to have your cakes, breads, cookies and brownies for our Harvest Bake Sale on Saturday, November 17^th. Whatever your specialty, we know it will be a big hit at the sale. Last year you helped us raise over $800, I hope you will come through for us again this year. Bring your baked goods to the school or parish office on Friday, November 16^th. Thank you so much for your support!

The SVF PTO will be selling LaRosa’s Buddy Cards and Adrian Durban Gift Cards. One Buddy Card will give you 10 Buy one Get one Free Pizza stickers. Durban Cards are also $10 and can be purchased anytime at the school office during school hours. Durban cards provide you a dozen roses, bouquet of flowers, and cookies/chocolates for free as well as $5, $10, and $15 coupons. Contact Peg Halpin at 631-7301 or halpin1962@fuse.net for more information.

MANY THANKS to all the families who participated in the magazine drive. Your participation has helped us earn $6,620.00 to support our school. If you find you have a need for magazine subscriptions later in the year, go online to www.qsp.com to place your order using Account #: 425005521. This will help save you money and continue to support our school.

The Altar Society will meet on Monday, November 12 after the morning Mass. Refreshments will be served.

When: The Fun Lunch Bunch meets the 3^rd Thursday of the month, Sept – May.

Time: 11:30 a.m. Light lunch is served for a small fee. You may stay and play cards or visit with friends. There is no obligation to attend every month. There are no meetings or commitments. It’s just an afternoon out with your friends. Reservations must be made at least 2 days before the lunch at the Parish Office (791-9030), so we can provide for everyone.

On Sunday, November 18, parishioners and students in grades Kindergarten and up are invited to attend a Ceramic Tile Workshop in Hamilton Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

At the workshop, students and parishioners will create a 6” x 6” tile to continue the colorful wall display that currently is mounted in the corridor between the school and Hamilton Hall. Each tile will have the student or parishioner’s name and the year 2007 preprinted on it. There is a $25 fee to attend the workshop, which includes materials and snack. Registration and payment is required prior to the workshop. To register call Heidi Shannon at 791-9313.

SAVE THE DATE

MARDIS GRAS 2008

February 9^th at the Senior Sycamore Center

Featuring: Bone Voyage

(New Orleans Jazz Band)

Buffet, reverse jester raffle, silent auction, grand raffle and many, many more surprises!

Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; instants are sold at 1:00 p.m.; first Bingo game begins at 1:30 p.m.; Bingo will end by 5:00 p.m.

Dee Printing, the publisher of our bulletin would like to re-emphasize the importance of deadlines. In order for them to provide us with a professionally printed bulletin we need to receive all articles in writing by Monday at 3:00 p.m. You should indicate the dates you would like your bulletin article to appear. Unless otherwise indicated, all articles will run for 2 weeks. EARLY DEADLINE: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.. the deadline for the November 25^th bulletin will be Thursday, November 15^th at 12:00 noon.

Please call the parish office to get your bulletin insert on the calendar. All inserts must be put on the insert calendar as soon as possible. (The number of inserts are limited to 2 per week) and the copies need to be in the Parish office by Thursday morning. This will allow the bulletin stuffers ample time to adjust their calendar for volunteer time. A special thanks to our volunteer bulletin stuffers, we appreciate your help!

Don’t forget to notify the parish office of your new address and phone number when moving.

St. Vincent Ferrer now has a Religious Emblem Coordinator to assist all parish Cub Scouts – whether members of the St. Vincent pack or any other pack in the community – earn their Catholic Religious Emblems. There are two Religious Emblems offered by scouting & approved through the Archdiocese for Catholic Cub Scouts:

“Light of Christ” for Tigers (1^st grade) or Wolf Scouts (2^nd grade) and “Parvuli Dei” for Bears (3^rd grade) or Webelos (4^th & 5^th grades). This is the perfect time of year to get started on one of these programs! If you’re interested, contact Jamie Eifert at 563-7866 or jke84nd@aol.com

St. Francis Seraph Elementary School is in need of volunteers for our After School Tutoring Program, which meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. If you would like to make a difference in the life of one of our students, please call Barb Coyle (721-7778) or email Barb at barb.coyle.sfs@gmail.com. We would love for you to join our volunteer team. We are located at 14 East Liberty Street.

“Getting Through the Holidays” for people who have lost a loved one, directed by Jan Borgman, Director of Grief Ministry for Children’s Hospital. It will be on Thursday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Undercroft at St Saviour Church. All are invited-no fee.

Communion Visits to the Homebound -Members of this ministry take Holy Communion and visit with parishioners who are unable to attend Mass. This service is available for short and long term convalescence. Please call the Parish Office (791-9030).

Driving Ministry– For parishioners needing transportation to weekend Mass, for health related appointments and grocery shopping. Please call Donna Piening (791-7449) or the Parish Office (791-9030).

Mass Intentions & Readings

for the Week

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Calendar for the Week

Monday, November 12, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Fr. George Kunkel

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish

Our Parish Community

Where: Parish Cafeteria

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Over $9,000 Received Year-to-Date…

EUCHARISTIC SUNDAY II

PARISH LIBRARY

HAPPY WANDERERS

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Don’t be left out- extra flyers in the back of church

Reservations taken on a first come basis -
Please make sure to include your name, address and date of birth along with the fee.

This casino trip includes an Argosy buffet lunch, round trip motor-coach transportation.

Did You Know??

ARTS & CRAFT FAIR

MARDIS GRAS 2008

Communion Visits to the Homebound -Members of this ministry take Holy Communion and visit with parishioners who are unable to attend Mass. This service is available for short and long term convalescence. Please call the Parish Office (791-9030).

Driving Ministry– For parishioners needing transportation to weekend Mass, for health related appointments and grocery shopping. Please call Donna Piening (791-7449) or the Parish Office (791-9030).

Mass Intentions & Readings

for the Week

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Calendar for the Week

Monday, November 12, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Fr. George Kunkel

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish

Our Parish Community

Where: Parish Cafeteria

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Over $9,000 Received Year-to-Date…

EUCHARISTIC SUNDAY II

PARISH LIBRARY

HAPPY WANDERERS

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Don’t be left out- extra flyers in the back of church

Reservations taken on a first come basis - Please make sure to include your name, address and date of birth along with the fee.

This casino trip includes an Argosy buffet lunch, round trip motor-coach transportation.

Did You Know??

ARTS & CRAFT FAIR

MARDIS GRAS 2008

Reservations taken on a first come basis -
Please make sure to include your name, address and date of birth along with the fee.