Parish Weekly Bulletin

2008-2009

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson Barry Auer 984-1041

Vice-Chairperson John Abraham 791-4527

Member-at-Large Amy Hobler 984-3087

Member-at-Large Mary Kay Lynch 731-7155

Member-at-Large Peg Halpin 631-7301

Member-at-Large Conrad Neumann 793-3165

Athletics Steve Schaefer 792-9455

Building & Finance Ray Bauman 984-4239

Education Comm. Ken Gleason 891-4280

Worship Debbie Kamp 891-4168

Development Comm. John Sichel 891-7237

Community Life Phil Hying 984-1533

Social Justice Comm. Chris Homan 745-9958

Festival Comm. Patti Lowe 793-1112

Seminary Intern Adam Puntel 686-1126

Communication & Volunteer Recruitment Comm.

Gerald Shannon 791-9313

Recording Secretary Maryanne Staubach 891-0949

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, March 18, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Monday, March 16, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

It is not clear to scholars exactly what precipitated Jesus’ reaction at the Temple. In what would appear to be a fit of anger, Jesus used a whip to drive out the animals, and overturned tables sending people, animals, and coins scurrying in all directions. The people took Jesus’ words literally and because of their immature faith, they were looking for signs. That is why in this gospel where Jesus says he will destroy the Temple but raise it back up in three days people were dumbfounded. The Temple had been under construction for over forty years and was still not complete. It is no wonder when they heard that Jesus would raise it up in three days, that they could not comprehend his meaning. They lacked the faith to understand that Jesus referred to the raising of his own body in three days.

Reflection: Try to think of places where you know injustices occur. Consider how these areas are similar to the experience Jesus had walking into the Temple and seeing it misused. What steps can you take to correct the misuses you thought of? How might forcefulness help remedy the situation?

An important part of our Lenten alms-giving here in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has been our participation in the Catholic Ministries Appeal. Over the years, this appeal was known as the Archbishop’s Fund Drive and more recently, as the Archdiocesan Fund Drive. The name change was intended to put greater emphasis on the important Archdiocesan ministries that it funds. These include: the education of seminarians, deacons & lay pastoral ministers; Catholic Social Services; Chaplains for hospitals and prisons; College campus ministers; St. Rita School for the Deaf; and the retirement fund for diocesan priests. The appeal begins on March 14. Information will be sent through the mail to all registered parishioners. Please make all checks payable to “Catholic Ministries Appeal” and mail them directly to the Archdiocese using the white “CMA” envelope mailed to each household or use the green envelope marked “Catholic Ministries Appeal” that was in with your regular Sunday collection envelopes and drop that into the collection baskets.

WELCOME TO ARCHBISHOP DANIEL PILARCZYK TO ST. VINCENT FERRER PARISH as he celebrates the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. SVF has 86 Confirmation Candidates from our School and Prep grades seven and eight.

CONSIDER ALLOWING FR. GEORGE KUNKEL TO WASH YOUR FEET AT THE HOLY THURSDAY MASS

It is always a challenge to find six women and six men who are willing to have their feet washed on Holy Thursday during Mass. (Even St. Peter resisted Christ) If you are willing… call Fr. George at 791-9030. The Holy Thursday Mass is April 9 at 7:00 p.m.

This year during Lent Stations of the Cross will be on Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m.

St. Vincent Ferrer and All Saints parishes will host a Mission from March 30 – April 2. The presenter is Fr. Al Bischoff, who is from Xavier University in Cincinnati.

The Monday, March 30 and Wednesday, April 1 sessions will be held at All Saints; the Tuesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 2 sessions will be held at St. Vincent Ferrer. All evening sessions will begin at 7:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, March 31 choirs from both parishes will lead us in an “Evening of Music and Reflection” at St. Vincent. The final session on April 2 will be Mass at St. Vincent Ferrer with Fr. Al Bischoff as the homilist.

For those finding it difficult to attend an evening session, a morning session will follow the 8:30 a.m. Mass on Monday, March 30 at St. Vincent’s and there will be a morning session following the 8:30 Mass at All Saints on Wednesday, April 1. Each morning session will be from 9:15 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. A brochure will be mailed to all SVF parishioners with information on the Mission.

This is an opportunity for those who are in need of healing in any way to receive the Sacrament of the Sick and to participate in a special Mass. Our driving ministry will be available to assist those who would like to attend. Please call Donna Piening (791-7449) if you need transportation or can provide transportation to the Mass.

USHERS

DEADLINE: March 15

Folchi Formal Wear Hours

The Scrutinies are an integral part of the Lenten purification period for our Elect and Candidates who will be receiving the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. They are celebrated on the third, fourth, and fifth Sundays of Lent. The Scrutinies are prayers of protection and healing for the Elect and Candidates. They raise up whatever keeps us from the transforming love of God, and they also raise up those dimensions of life that welcome the loving presence of God.

We celebrate the 2^nd Scrutiny Rite on Sunday (March 22) at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Please pray for our Elect and Candidates.

God’s commandments lead us on the path to life. What path will you choose to walk? Pray for wisdom. (Exodus 20:1-17)

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.

Glorianne Barbacane, Jim Boyatt, Gerry Brinker, Jenny Castelluccio, Joe Crachiolo, Bette DiSalvo, Mark Glevicky, Mary Heinlen, John Hill, Virginia Howd, Luke Jenkins, Marie Kleiman, Mary Langemeier, Marilyn Naehring, Stan Neumann, Maurice Niehaus, Robert O’Keefe, John Overbeck, Earlene Retford, Mary Lou Runge, Grace Schwallie, Phyllis Villari.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday March 8, 2009

Weekly Offertory

Sunday Collection $11,792

Other Donations $2,679

Estimated Weekly EFT donations $2,000

Sunday Collection Total $16,471

Offertory Budget

Weekly Offertory Budget Requirement $17,880

Offertory Budget Deficit this Week - $1,409

Finance Fact: We have spent $18,000 this year in maintenance and repairs on our parish buildings. St. Vincent Ferrer Parish depends on your Sunday contributions!

Our next-door collection for our St. Vincent for the Poor society will take place March 14 & 15. The baskets will be in the back of Church. Your generosity is appreciated.

Now that the Kenwood Kroger is re-opened, it is a good time to remind everyone how simple it is to use your FOCAS 50 Kroger card. As you know, Kroger sends us a check every four weeks equal to 4% of the money our parishioners have loaded onto their FOCAS 50 Kroger gift cards. This money is absolutely critical to our budget and we are very grateful to those families who regularly shop at Kroger and use their FOCAS 50 card.

Now that the Fresh Fare is open, we are hoping to see our FOCAS 50 revenues rebound so that we can get back on track with this important fundraiser. Do you have a FOCAS 50 card? Are you using it every time you shop at Kroger? If you need a card, please stop by or call the parish office. It's so easy to use, and the results really add up if lots of people participate. Simply put money on the gift card before the cashier starts ringing up your order. You can use cash, check or a credit or debit card to load money onto your card. Then use the card to pay for your groceries and/or prescriptions. That's all there is to it -- and at the end of the month, Kroger will send SVF a check. Several times we've earned between $2,800 and $2,900 in a month. Let's get everyone back on board and see if we can top $3,000!!

“The Glitz” Four Star Restaurant & Irish Acres Gallery of Antiques – Nonesuch, KY

Antique gallery displays 32,000 sq. ft. of glassware, china, crystal, silver, linens, dolls, jewelry, American & European furniture & more.

~ ATTENTION ~

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–388-4466

7820 Beechmont Avenue (45255)

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

3^rd Wednesday of each month @ 4PM

*Call to confirm!

PERMANENT FINGERPRINTING SITES:

Archdiocese of Cincinnati - 421-3131

100 E. 8th Street (45202)

Monday through Friday -- 9:00AM - 4:00 PM

*Holy Trinity, Norwood – 366-4400

2420 Drexel Avenue (45212)

Monday through Thursday -- 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

*Need appointment or call ahead @ 366-4400

Immaculate Heart of Mary – 388-4466

7820 Beechmont Avenue (45255)

Tuesday through Thursday --9:00 – 5:00PM

St. Maximillian Kolbe – 777-4322

5720 Hamilton-Mason Road (45011)

Monday thru Friday – 9:30-11:30AM & 1:30–4:30PM

and Wednesdays – 1:30 – 7:30 PM

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.

Summer PREP will again be offered for SVF students at All Saints this summer. The dates are June 15 - 26, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM, for the 2009/2010 school year. The program is offered for all incoming grades, except Grade 2! If interested, please go to our parish website at www.svfchurch.org; Faith Formation, PREP, and Summer PREP for all pertinent information and registration form. Your child’s registration form and full payment are due to SVF Faith Formation Office by Monday, March 16, 2009.

Thurs., Mar. 19 - Sacrament of Confirmation Candidates & Sponsors – here by 6:45PM lined up in the back of Church. Mass - 7:30PM.

We are better with you than without you! And so are you! Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent, St. Savior parishes … 7^th & 8^th grade for Junior High, 9^th – 12^th for High School and HOW.

For your advance notice, we plan to “Pray the Steps” again this year at Immaculata Church in Mt. Adams on Good Friday, April 10^th, from mid-morning through lunch. This is open to all Junior High and High School parishioners from all schools.

A gathering is scheduled for March 22^nd in the Youth Room from 6:45- 8:30PM.

We’ll gather on March 15^th from 6:45– 8:30PM. Our group continues to evolve.

For all group participants it’s time to complete the Archdiocese Release Forms for the year. Please go online www.allsaints.cc and return to All Saints by March 8.

Questions? Call All Saints’ Jeff Rosfeld at 314-1147, or SVF’s Kara Feltrup at 891-5597.

MASS CLASS - presented by Ken Gleason, SVF parishioner-Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Do you have a passion for Mass? Many Catholics who have left the Church and later returned said that the one thing that they missed more than anything else is the Eucharist. Why? What causes such fervor among both new and lifelong Catholics? The answers can be found in the rituals, music and actions of the Mass itself.

If you would like to understand the parts of the Mass even better, come and join other parishioners from St. Vincent Ferrer to take a closer look at the Mass and the depth that our prayers and actions reveal.

ATTENTION! - The Parish Library is now located in the Office of Faith Formation, on the 2^nd floor of the Parish Center. Hours are 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Mondays through Thursdays. Stop by to peruse our wide selection. Book returns can be made at that time, or placed in the blue bin in the main hall.

On Sunday, March 1 – between 325 and 350 dinners were served at Nast Trinity Church in Over-the-Rhine by St. Vincent Ferrer parishioners. The people that we feed were very appreciative. A big thank you to all that helped in this outreach mission – it couldn’t be done without each of you – the cupcake bakers, the casserole makers, our great group of servers and the tireless kitchen crew. Thanks to all of you and we hope to see you next year. Watch for the notice in the bulletin in January 2010. If you are interested in joining this fun filled afternoon or would like more information, please call Julie Morency at 793-3031 or Sarah Stagge 984-4081 we are always looking for more volunteers.

The Breadrunners of SVF need paper grocery bags. By providing the bags, you are part of a very “green” and win-win-win endeavor.

First, you are the initial user of these bags. Second, the Breadrunners fill them with bread, and finally, the soup kitchens use them for distribution of the bread. What a deal!

Please drop them off at Barbara Pflum’s house, 7541 Hosbrook Rd. anytime. Thank you.

Bringing your paper trash to the green and yellow bins next to the school, you are supporting SJ&O activities as well as helping the environment. We receive about $100 from Abitibi each month that we then use to sponsor mission work and to help support SVF projects.

Our paper-recycling program is doing so well – we now need two recycling bins.

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish recycles empty aluminum beverage cans. The can recycling container is located next to the paper-recycling bin. We only accept beverage cans (soda, beer, juice) - no soup cans, sauce cans or other types of cans please. Please make sure your cans are rinsed and completely empty before putting them in our container.

Once, again, the students and faculty at SVF collected money (pennies) during the month of February for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Our "Pennies for Patients" program was very successful! Over $400 was collected during the drive. The 7th graders collected the most money and will be rewarded with a special luncheon. Our thanks to all who contributed to this worthy cause!

The school junior high students are continuing their quest to reach one million pop tabs before the end of this school year. Our current hallway display of 3/4 of a million is quite impressive! Please drop your pop tab donations in the box in the church entry way or at the school office. Thank you for helping us to help Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Did you know that any purchases you make at GFS can benefit SVF? Just let them know when you check out at the register that you belong to SVF Parish and a portion of your purchases will be refunded to SVF each year in February.

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

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday; concession provided; 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. Bingo questions call 324-3788 or Brenda Hauser, 984-8446.

We need to receive all articles in writing by Monday at 2:00 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.

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 Wednesday 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 is “adopting” Tuesday, March 17^th to participate in a 24-hour peaceful, prayerful vigil outside of the local Planned Parenthood abortion facility on Auburn Avenue in Cincinnati. Christians throughout Greater Cincinnati have been invited to take part in this national 40 Days for Life effort from Ash Wednesday, February 25^th through Palm Sunday, April 5^th. Please prayerfully consider volunteering one or more hours with your fellow parishioners to witness for life. On March 14 & 15, there will be sign-ups after each Mass. If you have any questions or want to sign up now, please call Joan Rios at 984-1538 or email pinolero@aol.com. More information is available at: www.40daysforlife.com/cincinnati

This Lent, don’t sacrifice – DO MORE for your relationship! The best thing you can do for your marriage is to invest time and energy for it! Make your good marriage warmer and happier with a Marriage Encounter Weekend! The next Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is May 15-17 at the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood. For more details call Keith & Lori Maurmeier at 1-800-547-1251 code 00 or on the web at www.esharing.org

Public Lecture - At 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, Rev. Simon Kofi Appiah PhD will speak on the topic "Christian Theology and Inculturation Ethics" in the Bartlett Pastoral Center at The Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary, 6616 Beechmont Ave. Religion can be made concrete only through a given culture. The lecture will discuss the anthropological, cultural-psychological, and theological dimensions of inculturation. Fr. Appiah is Visiting Professor of Ethics and Pastoral Psychology at The Athenaeum of Ohio. All are welcome to attend.

If you are a woman who wishes to further her education in order to re-enter the working world or who needs continuing education units in her present job and live or work in the Kenwood, Madeira or Indian Hill School Districts you can apply for the Kenwood Woman’s Club $1,000 Patti Bertsche Woman’s Opportunity Grant. If you are a senior in Indian Hill or Madeira High Schools – you can apply for a High School Senior Scholarship of $2,000 or $1,500. Please contact Nancy Stanforth, scholarship chair at 793-3496 or Rita Remmell at 793-8430.

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, March 18, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Calendar for the Week

Monday, March 16, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

USHERS

DEADLINE: March 15

Folchi Formal Wear Hours

We are better with you than without you! And so are you! Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent, St. Savior parishes … 7^th & 8^th grade for Junior High, 9^th – 12^th for High School and HOW.

PARISH LIBRARY

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, March 18, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Calendar for the Week

Monday, March 16, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

USHERS

DEADLINE: March 15

Folchi Formal Wear Hours

We are better with you than without you! And so are you! Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent, St. Savior parishes … 7th & 8th grade for Junior High, 9th – 12th for High School and HOW.

PARISH LIBRARY

We are better with you than without you! And so are you! Any school … All Saints, St. Vincent, St. Savior parishes … 7^th & 8^th grade for Junior High, 9^th – 12^th for High School and HOW.