CALENDAR SCHEDULING FOR 2008-2009

EVERY group or organization that regularly meets or hosts events at SVF should submit to the parish office in writing their desired dates, times and room the group wishes to reserve for the 2008-2009 year (August-June).  Please list a contact person who will be responsible for clean up and security and if set-up time is needed.  Should any conflicts arise throughout the year this person will be contacted.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance.

IN MEMORIAM

Your prayers are requested for the soul of Brittany Nicole Miracle whose funeral service was held on May 17.

VOCATION VIEW

Those who feed on the Bread of Life shall live forever.  How is your spirit nourished by the body and blood of Christ?  Eucharist is at the heart of our Christian faith.  Come to the table!  (John 6:51-58)

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION PROGRAM

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.

In The Hospital or Recovering at Home:

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,  Shirley Milostan, Marilyn Naehring, Earlene Retford, Paul Rich, Grace Schwallie, Marie Sheehy, Tom Tressler, Phyllis Villari.

ST. VINCENT FOR THE POOR COLLECTION

Thank you for the $625.50 donated to the St. Vincent for the Poor monthly collection.

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. 

§         Registration forms and tuition are due June 30, 2008.

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. 

Social Justice and Outreach Commission Meeting - Wednesday, May 28
The next SVF Social Justice and Outreach Commission meeting will be held on May 28 at 7:00 pm in Room 124 of the SVF school building. (Enter school building using the double doors facing the soccer fields).  The focus of this month’s meeting will be on our Outreach Ministries.  All are invited to attend, particularly those leading or coordinating an outreach ministry.  If you have any questions about the SJO Commission or upcoming meeting, please call Chris Homan at 607-5996

Payday Lending Industry Reform--From the Cincinnati Archdiocese Catholic Social Action Office:                                            YOUR ADVOCACY IS NEEDED!  CALL YOUR OHIO SENATOR NOW TO REFORM THE PAYDAY LENDING INDUSTRY!  Last June, the Ohio Catholic bishops encouraged us to address the cycle of debt caused by the payday lending industry in our state.  Today, there are more check cashing storefronts in Ohio than McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy’s stores COMBINED!  (According to a report by Housing Research & Advocacy Center and Policy Matters Ohio.)  The typical borrower ends up caught in a revolving door of 8 to 12 back-to-back, short-term loans per year, which results in an annualized interest rate of 391%!  Over the past year, we’ve worked with a number of local groups to support attempts to address this generally unregulated field of lending.

You can make a difference!  On April 30, the Ohio House passed House Bill 545, which creates a new “Short Term Lender Law”, places a rate cap of 28% on short-term lenders, limits borrowers to four short-term loans per year, and establishes a Financial Literacy Education Fund. The bill has moved on to the Ohio Senate, and our Senators need to hear from you.  Please take just a few minutes to contact your Senator and ask him/her to protect the working poor and all Ohio consumers from the spiraling indebtedness caused by payday lending.  If you are unsure of your Senate district, you can search by zip code at the following website: http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/SenateZipSearch.html .

For more information on this issue, please visit the Catholic Conference of Ohio at http://www.ohiocathconf.org/I/EJ/payday.htm . 

BREADRUNNER NEEDED

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!!  

ALUMINUM CAN RECYCLING

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. 

All persons over 55 are welcome to join us.  

Friday, May 30^th 9:00 am     

Monthly Meeting – coffee/donuts in the cafeteria

SVF School Stories 

Did You Know?? 

The Class of 2008 will graduate from SVF on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 7:00pm. All parishioners are welcome to join us for a beautiful evening! Fr; George will celebrate Mass for us at 7:00pm in our church and then a reception will follow in our gym.

    We thank our seventh grade class and their parents for all of their work to prepare and carryout this celebration!

    We will miss the class of 2008. They are a great bunch of kids and we know they will represent us well wherever they go!

THE FESTIVAL IS ONLY WEEKS AWAY!

First Prize is a Pontiac G6 Hardtop Convertible (2 year lease) 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.

Three Days of Advertising for

ONE LOW PRICE!

Would you like to see your name in print and hear your sponsorship mentioned repeatedly over the loud speaker during festival hours at the Festival this summer and help St. Vincent at the same time?  Would you like to have your company name and/or logo on a festival booth?  For only an $85.00 donation for one booth sponsorship or $80.00 each for two, $75.00 each for three or more booth sponsorships, you or your company can become part of the St. Vincent Ferrer Festival 2008. What a way to show your support for the festival and St. Vincent Ferrer!  For more information, please contact Marley at 792-0110 or the Parish office at 791-9030. We are looking forward to hearing from you

Girl's CYO Basketball

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.

Fall SAY Soccer

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

SVF Golf Team

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

USHERS NEEDED

Three Ushers are needed for the 10:30 a.m. Mass.  Please call Edmonde DeGregorio at

791-1160.

WOMEN’S COMMUNION BREAKFAST

Our annual Women’s Communion Breakfast will be held on Sunday, June 8, following the 9:00 a.m. Mass.  Held in Hamilton Hall the cost is $13.00 per person.  Reservations along with correct payment may be dropped off at the Parish Office until June 4, or you may call Lyn Smith at 791-8605.  Invite a friend and come join us for Mass and good fellowship.  Breakfast is being catered by Sr. Judy Tensing from Power Inspires Progress.

SVF MEN’S CLUB

Next monthly meeting is Wednesday, May 28 at 8PM in the Community Building.  The activity for the evening is “Close to the Pin Contest” refereed by Bob Luby.  Refreshment and the food will be catered by Jim McGrath.  Don’t forget the Golf Outing June 8.  Golf Outing Greens fees are due at this meeting.  See you there!!!

SVF MOMS GROUP

Our next meeting is Wednesday June 4, in Hamilton Hall at 6:30pm. This month Starglazers will be coming to our meeting and letting us pick our pottery and paint them. So we would love to see all the creative sides of our parish moms. Please feel free to bring any snacks and drink you would like to share. We will also be signing up for future events coming this summer. If you are interested in joining us for pottery night please contact Heather Leland (513) 985-0617, dhleland@fuse.net. We hope to see you at one of our SVF Moms Group meetings soon. We will be having outings at local parks with our kids this summer so please check out our upcoming dates at www.svfchurch.org. Thanks and hope to see you soon!

NEW DATE FOR FATHER-SON COMMUNION BREAKFAST

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.  

The Hummingbirds Will Thank You, Too!

Our SVF Homegrown Red Canna

Lily Bulbs are SOLD OUT for this growing season.  The parish's Adopt-A-Plot Landscaping Committee thanks all who purchased bulbs last weekend, and we hope you enjoy your plants.

Also, we extend a sincere appreciation to our very devoted committee member, Greg Spagnolo, who helped with the sale after all four Masses.

DRIVERS ARE NEEDED

The SVF Driving Ministry is looking for a few more volunteers to help transport parishioners to and from the 5PM Saturday Mass. If you would be able to commit to one Saturday a month, or even once every other month, that would surely help.  If Sundays are better, we could use you for the 9AM or the 12noon Mass as well.  Please contact Donna Piening, 791-7449

BINGO AT ST. VINCENT FERRER

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.

BINGO VOLUNTEER WORKERS

Bingo workers for June 1:

Ed Stenger, Jeff Homan, Jim Burnside, Max Burnside, Debbie Rahn, Ray Eckes, Mike Barrett, John Ellerhorst and Maria Fuson

Angie Jenkins

BULLETIN DEADLINES

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. 

BULLETIN INSERTS

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!

MOVING?

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

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Fr. Terry Hamilton is celebrating his 35^th Anniversary as a priest on June 1 at St. Martin of Tours in Cheviot at the 9:30 a.m. Mass.  This is a SURPRISE CELEBRATION followed by a reception in the church undercroft.

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 20^TH ANNIVERSARY PARISH FESTIVAL

Friday, June 6  6:00-midnight

Saturday, June 7  6:00-midnight

Sunday, June 8   4:00-10:00 p.m.

Roast Beef/Chicken dinner on Sunday 4-7pm

Variety of food, games & entertainment – Join the fun!

GATE OF HEAVEN MEMORIAL DAY MASS

Please join Reverend Christopher Coleman in remembrance of our dearly departed family and friends as he celebrates the annual Memorial Day Mass at Gate of Heaven Cemetery on Monday, May 26^th at 11:00 a.m. (Mass will move to Good Shepherd Parish in the event of inclement weather.)  The cemetery office will be open extended hours on Saturday & Monday to assist visitors – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS

You are a caregiver whether you devote as much as 24 hours a day or as little as 5 minutes a week to someone you care for.  The Caregiver Assistance Network, a program of Catholic Social Services of Southwest Ohio co-sponsors 25 Family Caregiver Support Groups in the Tri-State area.  The groups are free and open to people of all faiths.  Each group meets once a month for an hour and a half.  Call the Caregiver CAREline at 929-4483 for more information on how you can find helpful resources and support through our Caregiver groups in your area.