Parish Weekly Bulletin

2006-2007

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson Tom Kronenberger 792-0109

Vice-Chairperson Gerald Shannon 791-9313

Member-at-Large Bill Mountel 793-7634

Member-at-Large Mary Kay Lynch 731-7155

Member-at-Large Chris Homan 745-9958

Member-at-Large Mark Maxwell 793-6559

Member-at-Large Angie Broughton 793-1926

Athletics Rick Sanz 791-0545

Building & Finance Ray Bauman 984-4239

Religious Ed. Sue Gleason 891-4280

School Comm. Allen Arthur 984-1984

Worship Karen Hulefeld 984-3664

Development Comm. Patty Lowe 793-1112

Community Life Sandie Wubbolding 561-1911

Social Justice Comm. Chris Homan 745-9958

Festival Comm. Sharon Molinaro 936-0004

Communication & Volunteer Recruitment Comm.

Mitch Baker 793-1992

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 Tom Sweeney (791-3939) or Judy Verny (791-6321).

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),

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

Monday, February 5, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

Sunday, February 11, 2007

The three readings from today’s liturgy ring with God’s call. In the First Reading (Is 6:1-2, 3-8), Isaiah responds to God’s call by confessing his sins and spending his life serving the Lord. In the Second Reading we hear about Paul’s response to the call of the Risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. And the Gospel is about Peter, John, and James following Jesus after their catch of a “great number of fish”. The Lord calls us all. Living the Word: Bless yourself with the Sign of the Cross, the cross you were blessed with at baptism.

Prayerfully consider how you can financially support the work of SVF Parish. Please complete your pledge card and return it to the parish office or drop it in the collection basket.

Just a reminder to notify the parish office if you or a family member is going to be hospitalized. The hospitals no longer call us with this information, so we must ask your kindness in letting us know. We are anxious to include you in our parish prayers and to have a member of our pastoral staff visit you.

Can you believe that Lent is only about three weeks away? We invite you to bring to Church next Sunday the palm you received last Palm Sunday (baskets will be at the main entrance of the Church). These palms will be burned and their ashes used this year on Ash Wednesday February 21^st. The cycle continues as we remember year after year the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection.

In order to use those forty days as a time of prayer and fasting to prepare for the celebration of the Easter sacraments with our Catechumens and Candidates, we do not plan to schedule any baptisms during Lent (February 21 thru April 4th) except in cases of an emergency or pastoral necessity. We are looking forward to celebrating the living waters of baptism with the new members of our faith community throughout the Easter season.

Your prayers are requested for the souls of Roslyn (June) Eschmeyer whose Mass of Christian Burial was held January 26, Brenda (Sparki) Kroeger whose Mass of Christian Burial was held January 27 and Roy Schlinkert whose Mass of Christian Burial was held Jan 29.

Please welcome the following families who have recently joined St. Vincent Ferrer Parish.

Please welcome the new member of our faith community: Jack O’Neill Cassidy, son of Daniel & Mary Elizabeth Cassidy who was baptized last weekend. Congratulations to the proud parents.

Holiness is a gift of God. Open yourself to the gift. When God calls, be ready to respond: “Here I am, send me!” (Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8)

Congratulations to Cecilia & Gerry Grever who celebrated their 60^th Wedding Anniversary at the 5:00 p.m. Mass on February 3^rd.

Parents are expected to attend the program prior to the baptism of their first child. Godparents are welcome. The program is offered quarterly. The next program will be offered Sunday, March 18^th at 1:15 p.m. in the Chapel. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Thank you for the $823 collection for the St. Vincent for the Poor. We are grateful for your generosity.

Thanks to the many parishioners who used their FOCAS 50 cards at Kroger over the holiday season. This continues to be an important source of revenue for St. Vincent, generating over $30,000 a year for our church and school. Please continue to support this program!

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.

Marilyn Arthur, Florence Bailey, Jean Funch-Conrad, Jean Cornett, Anne Durkin, Ferd Forney, Virginia Howd, Sarah Kuczaj, Harry McCormick, Shirley Quatman, Mary Lou Runge, Thomas Tressler, Phyllis Villari.

ALL ST. VINCENT FERRER

FALL VOLUNTEERS & CHAPERONES

must participate in a Child Protection Workshop and be Fingerprinted

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:

Immaculate Heart of Mary – Beechmont

Call 388-4466 to confirm!

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

3^rd Wednesday of each month @ 4PM

St. John the Evangelist Parish, West Chester

Wed., Feb. 14, 9AM-Noon – St. John Hall

9080 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd. 777-6433

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 Pastoral Associate, Judy Verny, in the Parish Office at 791-6321.

Mass at 8:30AM followed by coffee & pastries in Hamilton Hall, conference/reflection, and lunch

Plan to make the Parish Mission part of your Lenten Journey. The Mission sponsored by St. Vincent Ferrer and All Saints Churches will be presented on March 12, 13, 14 and 15^th by Al Cucchetti, Retreat Coordinator at the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford and Jeanne Hunt, Director of Faith Formation, at Sacred Heart Church in Fairfield, Ohio. These will be both morning and evening sessions held alternately between the two parish sites. Watch for further upcoming information.

BOOKSHELF SPOTLIGHT

Writing at the beginning of the twentieth century, Evelyn Underhill was a thoroughly modern woman who explored one of the most abused words in the English language – mysticism. For her, mysticism was the art of union with Reality. It is a definition that includes both great saints and stumbling seekers.

Companions for the Journey

Although he never wanted a following, Thomas Merton became one of the best-loved and most influential spiritual masters of our time. Merton’s gift to all of us is this simple message: the contemplative experience, which leads to a unique unity with the divine and a new vision of life, is not only for monks, but for all Christians.

This book is an ideal companion for anyone drawn to a more contemplative form of prayer, a quiet resting in God’s presence.

Cincinnati Social Action Collaborative Forum
In January 2006 the Catholic Social Action (CSA) Office of the Archdioceses of Cincinnati facilitated a collaborative forum to enable the social action groups of 29 Cincinnati parishes to work together on two common areas of need. The collaborative voted that the two areas of focus for 2006 would be "Ending Genocide in Darfur" and "Minimum Wage Advocacy". Throughout the year, cross-parish working teams developed educational materials and communications and created opportunities to join together in prayer, advocacy and information sharing on these issues. The collaboration launched a petition drive that helped to get the Ohio Minimum Wage Amendment on the November ballot, which then passed into effect by Ohio voters.

Paper Recycling
The initial response to the SVF Paper Recycling program has been incredible! We started the program with Abitibi Consolidated in early March, and they are now emptying our green and yellow recycling bin weekly! This is a terrific opportunity for our parish to save trees and earn money by doing so! Remember, Only paper, magazines, and newspapers are accepted. NO PLASTIC BAGS, CARDBOARD or PHONE BOOKS. Thank you for your continued support of this program!

Our junior high was recently represented at the Greater Cincinnati Council of Teachers of Mathematics Competition at Sycamore Junior High. Our eight grade team consisting of Claire Barrett, Delaney Halpin, Jeff Nymberg, Nicole Stagge, and Jen Vonderbrink, placed as an Honors Team and received a Superior rating!!!

Our seventh grade team included Nathan Duderstadt, Mitch Fischer and Joey Arthur and received an Excellent rating. The sixth grade was represented by Bryan Barrett, Carly Brown and Ian King. This team received a Good rating for their work.

We are proud of these math superstars who represented SVF so well in competing with students from all across the Greater Cincinnati area.

You are invited to the LaRosa's Spaghetti Dinner …sponsored by the SVF PTO!

Suffering from the post Christmas blues? Mark your calendar now to get out of the house and join your friends at the Annual SVF Spaghetti Dinner! The dinner will be held in the SVF Community Building Cafeteria on Friday,

February 9, 2007 from 5:30-9 p.m. Food Service stops at 8:15 p.m. and carryout is also available. The menu will include a LaRosa's spaghetti dinner and salad, fresh bread from Ferrari's restaurant in Madeira and soft drinks. All for the low, low price of $6 per person or $24 for your entire family! Again this year, wine will be available by the glass for $2 or 3 tickets for $5. Tickets available at the door to win a fun and valuable raffle prize being created by event co-chair Karen King!

Please bring a small dessert to share and join us for an evening of good food, games in the gym for kids of all ages and a great time with your friends. Contact event chairs: Toni Sweeney 583-8711, Jeeney Antenucci, 891-6889 or Karen King 936-8824 with any questions. Thanks for your support of this important SVF PTO fundraiser!

The Athletic Commission would like to thank everyone who attended the recent Monte Carlo - Social. This was another successful event with all proceeds providing assistance to our children at SVF. It was nice to see some of our newer parishioners who attended and also brought other guests! Many volunteers from the parish made this such a worthwhile event. We hope you can plan to join us next year!

The Lectors' new schedule for March, April and May - 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, February 12.

Calling all moms of young children of St. Vincent Ferrer. The SVF Moms Group is holding its next meeting on Wednesday February 7,2007 from 7-9pm in Hamilton Hall. We would love you to come join us this month and bring someone you know. This month we will be decorating Valentine cookies and having a speaker from Hamilton Co. Parks District. It should be a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing you there. Any questions please contact Heather Leland at (513) 985-0617 or dhleland@fuse.net.

Since SVF does not have a Boy Scout troop, our older scouts end up in various troops in the community and we lose track of all their great accomplishments. We'd like put together a complete listing of the Boy Scouts of our parish both to be able to highlight their achievements in an upcoming edition of the SVF newsletter, Living Church, and to share news with the scouts about opportunities that may come up here at St. Vincent for both service projects and religious programs for scouts. To be included, please forward any Boy Scout's name, troop number, rank, email and phone number to Jamie Eifert at jke84nd@aol.com or 563-7866.

Zach, a SVF parishioner and son of William & Katherine Winters achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in November 2006. He is a senior at Madeira High School and a lector at SVF.

The Golden Wedding Jubilee Anniversary Mass, for couples celebrating their 50^th wedding anniversary, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. Please call the Parish Office, 791-9030 if you are celebrating your 50^th Anniversary so that your name can be given to the Archdiocese and an invitation to the Mass issued. All couples celebrating their 25^th, 50^th, 60^th, 70^th or 75^th Anniversary will be mailed a scroll if you call the Parish Office.

There is still time to sign up for boy’s baseball for grade 3 - 8. Extra forms can be found in the community building (hanging in the hallway across form the gym door entrance). For questions contact Mike Pohlman 891 - 3784.

The upcoming Cincinnati Catholic Men’s Conference is Saturday, March 3, 2007. We are planning to have all St. Vincent attendees sit together; therefore we need to know your interest by February 1^st. For more information call Mark Wellinghoff at 891-3511. Conference speakers include: Archbishop for the U.S. Military Services, Edwin O’Brien; U.S. Senator Sam Brownback; and former NFL player and coach, Danny Abramowicz. Tickets are $35 and include lunch.

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.

On February 19, the Pontifical College Josephinum will host a “College Day” for young men who are interested in knowing more about seminary life. The Josephinum College Day schedule will include a tour of the campus, discussions, meals, prayer with the college seminarians, attendance at classes, and time for swimming and recreation. There is no charge for College Day. For further information and to make your reservation, you can register at www.cincinnativocations.org or call Fr. Schnippel at 421-3131.

Grief Support Group - Feb. 19 - 1:30 pm, St. Saviour Parish Office Building 4136 Myrtle Avenue. Directed by Jan Borgman, Grief Counselor for Children's Hospital. This program is open to anyone going through the grieving process. Sponsored by St. John/St. Saviour Region 11. Questions, call Linda at 791-9004.

Join us for a Eucharist -centered weekend of prayer, fellowship and excitement with great speakers, fantastic music and hundreds of youth from across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. For more information visit www.cincy2000.org or call 527-3975

The popular Adult Spirituality Institute will continue its sixth year of study this winter with the theme “Giants of Faith.”

Mondays, 10AM – Noon, Feb. 26^th – Mar. 19^th, Rev. Timothy Schehr, PhD will present “Healing Passages in the Bible” – stories of Naamah, Job and Tobit.

Mondays, 10AM – Noon, Apr. 16^th – May 7^th, Sr. Deborah Harmeling will present “Medieval Women Mystics.”

The series will be held at the Athenaeum of Ohio. Fees are nominal. For additional information, please call 231-2223, ext. 143.

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 Tom Sweeney (791-3939) or Judy Verny (791-6321).

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

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

Calendar for the Week

Monday, February 5, 2007

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Friday, February 9, 2007

Sunday, February 11, 2007

PARISH LIBRARY

BOOKSHELF SPOTLIGHT

Companions for the Journey