Weekly bulletin 6/17/07

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),

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

Monday, June 18, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

Sunday, June 24, 2007

We sometimes hear debates about the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. That is the issue in today’s Gospel. Simon is a devout Jew, a Pharisee. He is faithful to God’s law. Yet, he fails to see the woman who washes Jesus’ feet with her tears as a human being; rather he sees an unacceptable person acting in an improper way. Jesus challenges us to set aside societal judgments and labels, and to welcome and respect the worthiness of others.

Living the Word: Think about a situation in which your loving acceptance of another might be challenged by society’s notion of what is proper.

We wish all fathers and grandfathers a Happy Father’s Day. If they are deceased, let us remember them in prayer. Let us remember all the special men in our lives, a husband who may not be a father, and our brothers, uncles, cousins, men religious and friends who have been special role models for us. May God bless you all.

THANK YOU FROM FR. GEORGE FOR THE REMEMBRANCE ON HIS 30^TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION

I truly appreciate the many SVF parishioners who remembered me with thoughtful greeting cards, promises of prayer, gifts and “delicious goodies”. May God bless you for your kindness to me.

Karen McMichael will soon join our St. Vincent Ferrer staff as Director of Faith Formation. Karen has previously worked as DRE at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Western Hills for over 10 years. She has a background in education, working with children as young as preschool age and as old as high school age; she worked with adults as well. She worked in public and parochial settings in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia. As DRE working with families, she saw the need for expanding her background to include counseling and so Karen worked on a Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Counseling; spending time gaining experience in the counseling field.

As Karen herself said: “As wife, mother and grandmother, I understand many of the needs of families and am able to relate to varied groups. Returning to service within the Church brings me full circle. Being with faith filled people enriches my own faith life. I am looking forward to working with the members of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish.”

Love abounds when forgiveness is experienced. Forgiveness frees one to follow Jesus. Rededicate your life to Jesus. (Luke 7:36-8:3)

WELCOME

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

July 1^st has been selected as the date for the Parish to honor Sister Kaye Lednik and Judy Verny. All are invited to attend a gathering to be held in the Cafeteria, following the 10:30 Mass that day.

Through these years, both directly and indirectly, thousands of lives have been touched by their work of helping to build our community. Youths and adults alike have had their faith foundations formed and strengthened by their efforts. With a combined total of 31 years dedicated to the SVF Parish, they truly exemplify Christ’s call to serve others in His name.

So now it’s our opportunity to show our appreciation. Please mark your calendars for July 1^st to join in the celebration of their work and to wish them well as they prepare to leave us. A table will be provided for those wishing to express personal thanks through a card or gift.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday June 10, 2007

Sunday Collection $10,721

Other Gifts During the Week $248

Weekly Donation Total $10,696

Offertory FY Budget To Date $995,000

Offertory FY Received To Date $951,442

Offertory Budget Deficit FY To Date -$43,558

Finance Fact: It cost St. Vincent Ferrer Parish $132,876 for utilities in the 11 months ending May 31. That’s over $12,000 per month, despite our efforts at energy conservation. Your generous parish support enables us to meet our expenses.

Our next-door collection for our St. Vincent for the Poor Society will take place the weekend of June 16 & 17. The baskets will be in the back of Church. Your generosity is appreciated.

The Peter’s Pence Collection helps the Holy Father provide emergency assistance to suffering people throughout the world. Contributions to the Peter’s Pence Collection are given directly by the Holy Father to diocese that are suffering from immediate emergencies as a result of war, oppression and natural disasters.

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, Rosemary Carey, Robert Churchill, Joe Crachiolo, Ferd Forney, Audrey Hanley, Virginia Howd, Dorothy Huddle, Sarah Kuczaj, Mary Langemeier, Harry McCormick, Marilyn Naehring, Mary Speed, Tom Sweeney, 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: Call to confirm!

St. Susanna – Mason - 398-3821

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

- Joint venture sponsored by St. Gertrude’s Fun Bunch. See flyers in back of church.

PREP & Early Childhood Registration forms for fall 2007 were mailed to families enrolled in last year’s Early Childhood and PREP programs.

If you did not receive the information in the mail, or you wish to register your child for the first time in *Early Childhood, ages 3 (by 9-30-07) thru KG, or PREP - grades 1 - 8, please visit the website www.svfchurch.org, call 791-6321 or 686-1125, or stop by the office for a copy of the registration form. Also for your convenience, *Early Childhood forms are available at the main entrance of Church.

Your prompt response enables us to know the number of catechists needed and allows us to more efficiently plan and prepare a quality program for your child.

BOOKSHELF SPOTLIGHT

Books & Tapes borrowed NOW THROUGH AUGUST will not be due for return until September 30. Consider taking one of our spiritually renewing companions along for vacation and/or for a leisurely break on a hot afternoon or quiet evening. Stop by the ushers’ room located near the main entrance of the church to browse the wide selection of reading material in the bookcase.

2) Remove the card from the back pocket of the book. Sign your name and phone number and deposit the card in the acrylic container on the table.

3) Take a due date reminder card from the container on the table to place in your book.

Popular culture posits that the desert is a place to be avoided. It is a wasteland, with nothing to offer us. Few creatures live in the desert, and mere survival is considered a success. Robert J. Wicks, drawing on the wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers of old, shows us that the metaphorical desert can offer us keys to a deeper, more fulfilling life.

To avoid being merely a mass of information and undigested experiences, we need focused reflection. Reflection then leads to action and by grace to transformation of the entire self. God loves us in our brokenness. If we receive grace, it transforms our vulnerabilities and brokenness, allowing us to be both fully ourselves and open to others. Authentic prayer life and spiritual direction guide us on this journey in which we can not remain passive. Crossing the Desert is not an informational treatise, it is a manual to be lived and practiced.

The paper-recycling program will continue throughout the summer. Please bring your paper trash to the green and yellow recycling bin on the SVF parking lot near the community building. Remember, Only paper, magazines, and newspapers are accepted. NO PLASTIC BAGS, CARDBOARD or PHONE BOOKS. Thank you!

DUE TO THE FESTIVAL LATER THIS MONTH… the green & yellow paper-recycling bin will be moved to the area by the parish garages.

This year, the Grand Raffle Committee wants to add a little more excitement for YOU, the ticket sellers! We are having a special drawing for all parishioners who sell a minimum of 8 tickets ($40) by June 17^th. Prizes for this “Early Bird Drawing” include several gift cards to area restaurants. So, get your ticket stubs and money turned into the parish office or drop them in the collection basket by Sunday, June 17^th and you could be one of our lucky “Early Bird” winners!!! Winners of special drawing will be notified by phone and names will be in the bulletin on the festival weekend.

CAKE BOOTH DONATIONS NEEDED!
We need your creations to make the Cake Booth a success! Please deliver your labeled Baked Masterpieces, purchased bakery items, or Bakery Gift Cards to the Community Building on Friday, June 22, after 12:00 p.m. to help us have a strong start or at the Cake Booth during festival hours! Call Shawn Pence, 985-0824, with any questions. Thanks! We're counting on you!

We are in need of workers for Kids’ Korner. If you want to help, but aren’t sure where, how about volunteering your time in the area where your children are sure to be. This is a great opportunity for families (grandparents with grandchildren, parents and children, brothers and sisters) to work together. High School students needing services hours are welcome. If everyone does a little, no one has to do a lot. Please contact Maria Cleveland at 731-3371 or Kathy Buschbacher at 984-9392.

If you need service hours or can just lend a hand…any help would be greatly appreciated on Monday, June 25. Clean up begins at 8:00 a.m.

FESTIVAL GOLF BOOTH CAPTAIN 2008 Interested in being a festival booth captain next year? The golf booth co-captains are looking to pass the baton next year. Volunteer with us this year with the intent to learn how the booth works. Please give George Bryce a call, 489-2792 or email at mountain4@gmail.com

SOCCER CAMP at ST VINCENT FERRER

St. Vincent Ferrer, along with Nativity Parish, will again host The Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp this year on July 30 - August 3 at the

St Vincent Ferrer fields. For more information, please call the St Vincent Soccer Commissioner Sam Sambrookes at 792-0420.

All men are invited to the Men's Club meting Wednesday 6/20/07 at 8:00 p.m. in cafeteria. We will be installing the lights for the festival. Many hands make light work. Food and drinks will be served.

Cards for Father’s Day are available near the Church doors. Proceeds collected for Mass cards are divided between Fr. Sal Machowere in Tanzania and Fr. Charles Heskamp in Wisconsin. The Altar Society appreciates your support of this endeavor.

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. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for the July 8 bulletin is June 27 at 10 am - due to the July 4 holiday.

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 Thursday 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.

Third Thursday of the month – June 21, July 19 & August 16 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Saviour Parish. The program is directed by Jan Borgman, Bereavement Coordinator – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. For more information call 791-9004. There is no fee – anyone going through the grieving process is encouraged to attend.

A weekend for single, Catholic women 18 yrs. and older interested in learning more about Franciscan religious life, “Come and See”. The weekend is Sat. and Sun., June 30-July1, at the convent of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, IN. located 3 miles from I-74 exit 149. To register or for more info contact Sr. Joan Miller, phone: 812-933-6417; joanm@oldenburgosf.com

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

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

Calendar for the Week

Monday, June 18, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

Sunday, June 24, 2007

WELCOME

PARISH LIBRARY

BOOKSHELF SPOTLIGHT

SOCCER CAMP at ST VINCENT FERRER