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, May 14, 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008

These Scriptures proclaim: God sent his Son to save us and to forgive us, making us his adopted children. Like the Trinity, may we be united in peace and love through the Spirit, through whom we offer God praise and glory.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Today’s Gospel and First Reading give us accounts that constitute the beginning of the preaching of Jesus Christ Crucified, Jesus Christ Risen. In the peace that Jesus extends to his followers, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, a gathering of people like ourselves lets go of timidity and confusion and becomes courageous. The power of Pentecost is ours today – not just because we celebrate Pentecost but because we are people of Pentecost. Through the centuries, the Holy Spirit guides the Church and makes us bold and unwavering in faith, prepared and capable of professing Jesus, Son of God, as Savior.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

We wish all mothers and grandmothers a Happy Mother’s Day. If they are deceased, let us remember them in prayer. Let us remember all special women in our lives: a wife who may not be a mother, our sisters, aunts, cousins, women of religious and friends who have been special role models for us. May God bless you all.

The SVF Development Committee will be distributing carnations after Mass on Mother’s Day weekend May 10 & 11.

FIRST EUCHARIST

We had a beautiful celebration of First Eucharist for our Second Grade children on May 4. Many thanks to all of our catechists, volunteers and parents who helped in their preparation.

PREP

This Sunday marks our final PREP session for 2007-2008. The weeks and months have gone by quickly and it has been a good year of prayer and study for the students and teachers alike. May God bless abundantly the PREP teachers and volunteers who bring God’s word and the teachings of the Church to our students each Sunday. Your dedication is a real gift to our parish community.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Our annual Parish Pastoral Council Elections will be held at all the Masses next weekend. Many thanks to all of our parishioners who have placed their names in nomination.

MARIAN PRAYER SERVICE

Our grade school children will have their annual Marian Prayer Service on Wednesday, May 14^th at 11:15 a.m. in the Church. May is the month traditionally dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God – and all are welcome to join us that morning as we honor the Blessed Virgin.

The Lectors’ new schedule for June, July and August – We are about to put together the next quarterly schedule for lectors. Any questions or concerns regarding the new schedule should be directed to Fr. George at the Parish Office by Monday, May 12^th.

The Catholic Ministries Appeal continues this week in our parish. Our parish response to the Catholic Ministries Appeal to date is $17,339. We have reached 56% of our parish goal. 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.

You are the God of Elizabeth, who bore the Baptist and of Anne, the grandmother of Jesus.

by whose hands we were fed and clothed, in whose laps we learned to sing and speak, play and pray; at whose side we hear your word and celebrate the beauty of your creation.

Come, Holy Spirit, with your seven-fold gifts. Inspire, enlighten, energize, an encourage me to be a witness for the gospel.

Please welcome the newest member of our faith community: Nona Elizabeth Behan, daughter of Brian & Tracie Behan who was recently baptized. Congratulations to the proud parents.

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, June 1^st at 1:15 p.m. in the Chapel. Please call the Parish Office to register.

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.

Glorianne Barbacane, Jim Boyatt, Gerry Brinker, Jenny Castelluccio, Joe Crachiolo, Bette DiSalvo, James Grever, Mary Heinlen, John Hill, Virginia Howd, Len Kuehnle, Mary Langemeier, Martin Majchszak Sr., Shirley Milostan, Marilyn Naehring, Earlene Retford, Paul Rich, Grace Schwallie, Tom Tressler, Phyllis Villari.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday May 4, 2008

Weekly Offertory

Sunday Collection $13,086

Other Donations $2,519

Weekly Donation Totals $15,605

Special Collections

Ascension of the Lord $1,109

Pledge Connect for April

Sunday collections $8,245

Door Campaign/Debt Reduction $960

STAR Fund $272

St. Vincent for the Poor $83

Other Gifts $1,250

Total Pledge Connect for April $10,810

Fiscal Year Offertory

Offertory Budget to Date $895,869

Offertory Received to Date $793,257

Offertory Budget Deficit to Date -$102,612

Finance Fact: In April 75 parish families used Pledge Connect for Sunday collections, debt reduction, tuition, and other gifts or payments to our parish. Visit our parish website (www.svfchurch.org) to join those who use Pledge Connect to support St. Vincent Ferrer Parish!

Our next-door collection for our St. Vincent for the Poor Society will take place the weekend of May 17 & 18. The baskets will be in the back of Church. Your generosity is appreciated.

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.

If you have been thinking about becoming Catholic, or being confirmed, perhaps this year would be a good time to find out more about these issues of faith. Here at St. Vincent we have “GIFT” which is a “come and see” process for adults who desire to know more about the Catholic faith. Our sessions begin in late August. For more information please call Karen McMichael, Director of Faith Formation at 686-1124, or Fr. George Kunkel at 791-9030.

Early Childhood & PREP Registrations are now being accepted for 2008-2009. If you are new to either program and are in need of registering your child/ren for Early Childhood (ages 3 [by 9-30-08] through Kindergarten) and/or PREP (grades 1-8) you may pick up a registration form in the back of church, go online to the parish website www.svfchurch.org, or call the Faith Formation Office at 791-6321 for a Registration Form.

§ Both Early Childhood AND PREP classes will be held beginning in September from 9:00 - 10:15 AM.

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.

A big thank you to all who donated food, baby care items, personal care and cleaning supplies for the Appalachian ministry trip. The directors of the Auxier Lifetime Learning Center and Pantry were very grateful. They said that the SVF donations filled a great need since supply has been low and demand for the items has increased. Your generosity is much appreciated! For more about the Appalachian trip, please watch for an article in an upcoming article in "The Living Church".

Volunteer needed for alternate Thursdays to pick up at Madeira Kroger. Call Marley if you are interested 792-0110 or 328-6022.

Paper Recycling—On the second anniversary of our Paper Recycling Program, SJ&O Commission would like to thank all SVF parishioners, faculty and staff who continue to make this program a success. By bringing your paper trash to the green and yellow bin 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. 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.

SVF held its first "Walk-A-Thon" this past Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 1:30pm. The children collected pledges and circled the parish property for over an hour on a beautiful spring day. The money collected was designated for the STAR

Fund. This fund, which stands for Student Tuition Assistance & Reduction, helps many of our students with tuition assistance. We are blessed that so many of our parishioners support this wonderful program.

We collected over $2,000.00 for the STAR Fund thanks to the efforts of everyone involved. A Special "Thank You" to Mrs. Neubauer, our eighth grade teacher and Mrs. Bishop, our physical education teacher, for organizing this event.

St. Vincent Ferrer School Hosts

St. Vincent Ferrer School will participate in the Ohio Arts Council’s Artist in Residence Program May 12-23. The school was one of 46 sites in Ohio to receive a grant to support an artist in residence during this school year.

This year, the school will host two artists, Margaret Piatt and Michelle Cornell, from Mad River Theater Company. During the residency, Core group students in grades 4 and 5 will meet daily with Ms. Piatt and Ms. Cornell, to compose, block and act out a short play. Early in the workshop, several members of our community will be asked to tell their life stories. The students in the core groups, along with the theater professionals, will develop and present a play based off the life stories.

On Thursday evening, May 22, St. Vincent Ferrer core group students in grades 4 and 5, will showcase what they have learned by presenting the play. This will be followed by refreshments. The program will be hosted in the gym. All parishioners are invited to attend. This same program will be repeated in the gym on Friday morning, May 23 beginning at 8:45 a.m.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this residency at St. Vincent Ferrer School with state tax dollars to encourage educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

The following students have earned honors for the 3^rd quarter: St. Xavier – First Honors:Scott Boyle, Steven Boyle, Michael Cardone, Kevin chase, Charles Glaescher, John Muething, Scott O’Brien, Connor Sambrookes. Second Honors – Tristan Carter, Scott Feltrup, Zachery Mountel, Mark Vangeloff. Congratulations on a job well done! Any high school parishioner who made the honor roll needs to have their school provide us a list so your name can be included in the bulletin.

Thank you to everyone who stepped up and volunteered to be booth captains for this year’s festival. Grand Raffle had their kickoff last week and the Pontiac G6 Hardtop Convertible provided by Mark Sweeney Buick, Pontiac, GMC located on 3365 Highland Avenue is here. There are some new exciting changes with this year’s festival - from our bands, to our food, to our rides. Remember this festival cannot be a success without your help. We still need volunteers for our booths. Please contact Patti Lowe at pdlflorida@hotmail.com if you can help work at the festival.

BOOTH CAPTAINS – There will be a meeting on June 1^st at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Any questions or thoughts contact Patti Lowe 910-0668.

BID N BUY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

New Furniture, Artwork, Toys, Sports Equipment Services, Gift Cards, or even Cash Donations!

WE NEED IT ALL!!!

Please drop off your new items to the parish office. Volunteers are also needed to help organize donations & set up the booth before the festival.

Questions? Want to help?

Contact Shawn Pence, 985-0824

pence@fuse.net

Registration is now open for the 2008-2009 season. Any SVF girl grades 3-8 (for school year 2008-2009) interested in playing basketball should register now online at www.svfathletics.org. Practices begin in August. For more information contact Angie Broughton, SVF Basketball Coordinator at angiedpr@hotmail.com.

Registration is now open for the 2008-2009 season. Any SVF girl or boy grades 1-8 (for school year 2008-2009) interested in playing soccer should register now online at www.svfathletics.org. Practices begin in August. For more information contact Tom Hughes at thughes01@fuse.net

Registration is now open for the 2008-2009 season. Any SVF girl or boy grades 7-8 (for school year 2008-2009) interested in playing on the golf team should register now online at www.svfathletics.org. Practices begin in August. For more information contact Jeff Johnson, SVF Golf Coordinator at 513-791-9533 or jwj2001@yahoo.com

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.

The Father-Son Communion Breakfast has been re-scheduled for Sunday, June 1^st. Please re-confirm your reservation to John V. Mock via email to jvmock@fuse.net, or via cell phone to 504-6972. Immediately following the 9:00 AM Mass on Sunday, June 1st, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blue Ash at the I-71 / Pfeiffer Road Exit. A full service breakfast buffet will be provided. This uplifting event is open to every male member of the parish, and extended family and guests are invited to attend. Make checks payable to St. Vincent Ferrer Church and send to John Mock at 6730 Michael Drive, 45243. The cost is $10 per adult and $5 for children under 12. There is a family rate of $20.

Steve Specht will be the featured speaker. Mr. Specht is the Head Varsity Football Coach at St. Xavier High School. The Associated Press has personally recognized Coach Specht as Coach of the Year. The topic of his talk will focus on the importance of a faith-based vision in life with an emphasis on how he has applied it in the game of football.

near the church doors. Your offering for these Mass cards can be returned to the Parish Office or dropped into the collection basket. Proceeds from these cards are donated to several missionary priests. The Altar Society thanks you for your support of this project.

This weekend we celebrate Boy Scouting at St. Vincent Ferrer at our 5pm Mass on Saturday, May 10. We have an award winning Cub Scout pack at SVF, which is open to all parish boys in grades 1-5. We also have many parish boys who belong to other Cub Scout packs in the community. The parish congratulates the following SVF Cub Scouts who have earned Catholic Religious Emblems this year.

Although SVF does not sponsor a Boy Scout troop, many young men in our parish are members of local troops. In the past year, we are aware of three SVF scouts who have earned the coveted rank of Eagle Scout. With great pride, the St. Vincent Ferrer community congratulates these exemplary young men!

WOMEN’S COMMUNION BREAKFAST will be held on Sunday, June 8^th in Hamilton Hall. Power Inspires Progress will cater breakfast and we can enjoy the camaraderie of other females. More specific information about reservations will be available shortly, please mark your calendars now and plan to join us. Females of all ages are invited to join this celebration.

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.

Nancy Ertel, Tom Hughes, Loretta Metzger, Debbie Kamp, Frank Geiser, Karen Hulefield, Greg Sykes, Grace DeGregorio, Ed DeGregorio and Elaine Spagnolo

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.

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, May 14, 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008

Calendar for the Week

Monday, May 12, 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Friday, May 16, 2008

Sunday, May 18, 2008

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

FIRST EUCHARIST

PREP

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

MARIAN PRAYER SERVICE

PARISH LIBRARY

HAPPY WANDERERS

St. Vincent Ferrer School Hosts

BID N BUY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Questions? Want to help?