Parish Weekly Bulletin

2007-2008

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, April 9, 2008

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008

St. Stanislaus

These Scriptures proclaim: God has made Jesus both Lord and Messiah. Through his wounds, we have been healed and have returned to our shepherd. Let us listen for his voice and follow him.

Monday, April 7, 2008

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008

Sunday, April 13, 2008

On April 5 & 6 the annual Catholic Relief Services Collection will take place. This fund supports Catholic Church organizations that carry out international relief and solidarity efforts. Programs include relief and resettlement services to the victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters, as well as development projects to improve the living conditions of the poor; advocacy on behalf of the powerless; peace and reconciliation work for people suffering from violence; and legal and support services for poor immigrants. We appreciate your support for this important work of the Church. There is an envelope in your collection packet.

Please return your Letter of Intent as soon as possible. Fr. George Kunkel has asked all St. Vincent Ferrer parishioners to increase their Sunday Collection for 2008 by at least $100. If you need another Letter of Intent Form call the SVF parish office at 791-9030.

The Catholic Ministries Appeal continues this week in our parish. Our parish response to the Catholic Ministries Appeal to date is $14,776. We are most grateful to those who have been so generous. We ask that everyone in our parish participate with a gift of any amount. Every gift helps.

In today’s Gospel, two of Jesus’ followers recognized him in the blessing, breaking, and sharing of bread. In every Eucharist, we have an Emmaus experience. We know Jesus present in his word and in the breaking of the bread. Our awareness of his presence in the Eucharist makes our hearts burn within us. The presence of Jesus in the Eucharist makes it possible for us to recognize Jesus everywhere – especially in the people we walk with in life every day.

Your prayers are requested for the soul of Clare Leroux whose Mass of Christian Burial was held March 31.

Recognize Jesus in the breaking of bread. Your heart is burning within you. Think about the possibility of walking the path with Jesus as a brother, sister, priest, or deacon.

Council for three (3) Member-at-Large positions, and one (1) Non-School Parent Representative for School Commission, will be held the weekend of April 12 & 13. Nominees for Parish Council must be at least 16 years of age. Parishioners are encouraged to nominate anyone, as well as themselves, for these positions. Nominating ballots will be available in Church on April 12 & 13 as well as in the Parish Office. Elections will be held five weeks later on the weekend of May 17 & 18.

Please keep in your prayers all the men and women who are currently in the military serving our country.

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, Gerry Brinker, Jenny Castelluccio, Joe Crachiolo, James Grever, Mary Heinlen, John Hill, Virginia Howd, Mary Langemeier, Shirley Milostan, Marilyn Naehring, Richard Nurre, Earlene Retford, Grace Schwallie, Phyllis Villari, Minna Weizenecker.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday March 30, 2008

Weekly Offertory

Sunday Collection $11,670

Other Donations $1,362

Weekly Donation Totals $13,032

Fiscal Year Offertory

Offertory Budget to Date $800,012

Offertory Received to Date $702,757

Offertory Budget Deficit to Date -$97,255

Finance Fact: Our parish spends about $5,000 annually for sacramental wine, altar bread, and sacramental candles.

CHILD PROTECTION WORKSHOP

All St. Vincent Ferrer volunteers

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.

Fr. Tim Schehr, a teacher at the Athenaeum, is an excellent speaker. Please join us as we learn from his extensive knowledge of the Bible.

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.

This month the SVF Social Justice and Outreach Commission will meet on Thursday, April 10 at 7:00 pm in Room B (old Music Room). All are invited to attend. Please call Chris Homan at 607-5996 if you have any questions.

For those of you not able to make the Appalachia trip but otherwise wanting to support this ministry, you can still become involved by providing needed work supplies and pantry items. The group of SVF parishioners that will be going to Auxier, Kentucky to help clean and repair rural homes with the Hands in Hands Ministry, is in need of the following donated supplies: paint brushes/rollers, paint pan liners, rubber gloves and Kilz paint to cover rust and stains.

The group will also take to Auxier donated items to stock the Ministry Pantry and Baby Boutique:

Personal care: deodorant, shampoo w/ conditioner, razors, bar soap, and toothpaste

General Cleaning Items: laundry and liquid dishwashing detergent, Mr. Clean/409, Windex

Food Items: cans of soup or chili mix, canned pastas such as ravioli or spaghetti-O’s, jelly, boxed rice and noodle mixes, canned beef stew, or other meat products

Baby Items: diapers, (size 1 & 2), baby wipes, baby thermometers, jars of baby food and head lice shampoo

There will be a box in the entry of church the weekend of April 12-13 where you can provide any of the above items for this trip. If you have any questions please call Chris Homan at 607-5996. Thank you!

Thanks to all who have contributed paper bags for Over The Rhine Ministries. The response was overwhelming! No more needed for the near future. Hopefully, we have also saved a few trees. Thank you

We wish to thank all of the SVF parishioners, staff, faculty and students who support the recycling program throughout the year by collecting their paper trash and taking it to the recycling bin. Bring your paper trash to the green and yellow recycling bin on the SVF parking lot near the community building. This has been a terrific way to save trees while earning money for SVF! Remember, only paper, magazines, and newspapers are accepted. NO PLASTIC BAGS, CARDBOARD or PHONE BOOKS. Thank you!

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.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing tour in Georgetown, Kentucky. A tram will carry visitors through the plant. Cost: $51 includes bus trip, Toyota tour, buffet lunch at Golden Corral & shopping stop at an outlet center (bus driver tip included) See flyer in the back of church or call Pat @ 891-1345. Reservations now closed

Our Mother of Sorrows Young at Heart Group invites you to Bearcreek Farms – luncheon & Show “The Van Dell’s” Friday, May 16^th

Cost $50 - Call Sr. Ruth, 731-6480 to make reservations. Reservations now closed

The students and staff at St. Vincent's participated in a retreat on Wednesday, March 19, during Holy Week. A prayerful day was spent for everyone. Our activities included guided meditation, various religious videos, a "Living Rosary", the Way of the Cross, a rock story and activity, and our "Rice Bowl Luncheon”.

The luncheon was a very powerful activity. All students and staff were given a bowl of rice for lunch. We spoke about people in third world countries who only receive this amount of food for a day if they are fortunate enough to receive food at all. Everybody had a better understanding of our world's hunger issues after this day!

Our thanks to Mrs. McMichael, our Director of Faith Formation, and all of our staff and parents who helped plan this great day!

Thank you for the Give the Gift of Sight drive at St. Vincent. This successful collection of eyeglasses would never have been possible without your support and generous donations. Our community donated 103 pairs of eyeglasses. If you missed the collection, you can still donate your eyeglasses at any LensCrafters stores or go to www.givethegiftofsight.org for information on how to support this charitable foundation. Thank you!

FAMILY NIGHT at WILLIES in Montgomery

On April 17^th everyone is invited to gather at WILLIES 8740 Montgomery Road for lunch, dinner or a snack. Dine in or carry out - 10% of all food purchases will be donated to SVF! You can print out a flyer at www.svf.org or a flyer will be in the bulletin April 13^th. Any questions contact Heidi Shannon at 791-9313

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

The SVF Dance Team will be selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts after all Masses, April 5th and 6th. A box of a dozen fresh glazed doughnuts will cost $5. All proceeds will help pay for recently purchased uniforms and pom pons. Thank you for your support!!!

Several members of the current PTO Board are completing their terms. The PTO Board is looking for people to fill these positions. Members of the Board serve a 2-year term. The role as Vice President will be one year and the second year will be the President position. The following PTO Board positions will be open for the 2008/2009 school year: Vice President, Treasurer, Communication, Education Programs, Fundraising, and Rebates. The PTO Board is a great way to become involved with St. Vincent Ferrer School. Everyone is welcome! Please consider volunteering! If you are interested and would like more information about these positions, please call Peggy Berger @ 891-8035.

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.

Moms! Moms! Moms! We are inviting all moms of Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish to come join us Wednesday April 9, 2008 for our monthly meeting. This month we are having a guest speaker, Jennifer Lyn King, author of Mommies Daily Devotions to come share with us her life as a mom and as an author. We will also be doing a spring gardening project. We would love to have you come join us for fun, food and drink. We will be meeting in Hamilton Hall from 7-9pm on April 9, 2008 and come prepared for a group photo as well!! Hope to see you there. Please mark your calendar for our next meeting May 7, 2008 for Mommy Jeopardy games.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m.; 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.

April 13 – Eileen Bartles, Julie Morency, Kathy Muenz, Pat Nymberg, Mary Vangeloff, Tom Vangeloff, Maryanne Staubach, and Shirley Currens, Jeff Homan.

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.

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.

Archbishop Moeller presents the Main Event – open bidding began April 1 visit Moebay@cmarket.org for an entire list of items to be auctioned off. Their goal is to raise $300,000 to support Moeller’s Tuition Assistance and Student Services Programs. They need your support! This is an exciting and fun way to help Moeller and at the same time have a chance to win cool items!

Moms’ Football Clinic will be held Friday, April 25^th. If you are interested in learning more about football on the high school level, please contact Cindy Thomas at 761-7600 ext. 109 for information.

ARCHDIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE 49^TH INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS, QUEBEC CITY, CANADA JUNE 15-24

The Worship Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has planned a pilgrimage to the 49^th International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Quebec City, Canada. All of the week’s International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Quebec City, Canada. All of the week’s activities will be centered on the theme, “The Eucharist: Gift of God for the Life of the World.” In working with Best Catholic Pilgrimage, we have planned side trips to various shrines in and around Quebec City and Montreal a well as occasions to experience the cultural highlights of each city. Fr. Christopher Armstrong will be the spiritual leader for the pilgrimage. For more information call 421-3131 ext. 220, or visit the website, www.catholiccincinnati.org/worship/

LISTEN: a retreat weekend sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from 7pm Friday April 18^th through 1pm Sunday April 20^th. If you are a single Catholic woman who is listening for ways to live out your baptismal call to holiness, please join us for a weekend exploring religious life. Listen to the process of discernment, to your lived experience and to God’s stirrings within your heart. Hear for yourself what our way may offer you. For more information or to register email stephanie.thompson@sndden.org or call 679-8111.

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, April 9, 2008

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008

St. Stanislaus

Calendar for the Week

Monday, April 7, 2008

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008

Sunday, April 13, 2008

The Catholic Ministries Appeal continues this week in our parish. Our parish response to the Catholic Ministries Appeal to date is $14,776. We are most grateful to those who have been so generous. We ask that everyone in our parish participate with a gift of any amount. Every gift helps.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

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FAMILY NIGHT at WILLIES in Montgomery

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