Parish Weekly Bulletin

2009-2010

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson John Abraham 791-4527

Vice-Chairperson Amy Hobler 984-3087

Member-at-Large Kitty O’Brien 984-0324

Member-at-Large Paul Korchak 351-2095

Member-at-Large Peg Halpin 631-7301

Member-at-Large Conrad Neumann 793-3165

Athletics Steve Schaefer 792-9455

Building & Finance To be determined

Education Comm. Jennifer Powers 891-9739

Worship Debbie Kamp 891-4168

Development Comm. John Sichel 891-7237

Community Life Phil Hying 984-1533

Social Justice Comm. Mary Kay Lynch 731-7155

Festival Comm. Patti Lowe 793-1112

Seminary Intern Adam Puntel 686-1126

Communication & Volunteer Recruitment Comm.

Bill Mountel 793-7634

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, July 1, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Mark tells two stories at the same time in this Gospel. First of all in the crowd, a woman who had been suffering with an illness for many years, touched Jesus' robe and was immediately healed. At the same time, walking with Jesus in the crowd is Jairus, a prominent official of the synagogue. Jairus had searched out Jesus to ask for his help in healing his daughter. When the woman touched Jesus' robe, he felt the healing energy flow through him and searched out the person who had touched him. When the woman came forward, Jesus told her that she was healed by her own faith. At that very moment, people from the official's house came to him telling him that his daughter was dead, that he should not bother with the teacher anymore but come home. Jesus went with the man and healed his daughter.

Reflection: We all know people who are sick? Make a prayer card for these people and lift them up in prayer every day. You might even send them a cheerful note or card and let them know you and your family are praying for them.

Pope Benedict XVI has declared June 2009 to June 2010 as the Year for Priests. The theme for the priestly year is “Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests.” Its purpose is to encourage what the Pope calls “the yearning for spiritual perfection” in priests.

But the Year for Priests also gives lay people a special opportunity to learn more about priesthood, to recognize and honor priests, and to encourage priestly vocations.

The Year for Priests coincides with the 150^th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, a nineteenth-century parish priest who transformed the lives of villagers in France through his example of holiness, his celebration of the Mass, his teachings, and his ability to touch people’s souls in the Sacrament of Penance.

St. John Vianney described priesthood in this way: “The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you… The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus.”

A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS

Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocations. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

Inspire them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience joy in their ministry. Help them to become instruments of your divine grace. We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen.

Our country celebrates its 233rd Independence Day, Saturday, July 4. It seems most appropriate to celebrate Independence Day by thanking God for all the blessings that have been bestowed on our country.

Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, July 4^th at 9:00 a.m. in the Church. All Parish Offices will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of the holiday.

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. Please be generous to this special collection.

Schoenstatt Father Peter Locher will be coming to St. Vincent’s on July 11 & 12 for a mission appeal.

The Schoenstatt Fathers are part of the international Schoenstatt Movement founded by Father Joseph Kentenich in 1914. Several religious communities are part of the Movement, the Schoenstatt Fathers being the youngest with 380 members working in all continents.

Schoenstatt Fathers have 40 priests and 130 seminarians. The Schoenstatt Fathers in India are just now in the position to develop several projects to realize their charism within the demands of the country. They aim at developing a center of spiritual renewal, a children's village for deserted and neglected children, predominantly girls, and a school for qualified formation of the growing middle class in the country. For these projects they appeal to your solidarity and ask for your generous support.

Election of officers was held at the June Pastoral Council meeting. John Abraham will be the chairperson and Amy Hobler will be the vice-chairperson for 2009-2010. Thanks to Barry Auer (chairperson) and John Abraham (vice-chair) for serving during 2008-2009 as officers of Pastoral Council.

To date $18,467 has been pledged towards our parish goal for the Catholic Ministries Appeal. The six ministries that benefit from this appeal are 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. We encourage all parishioners to participate. 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.

Your prayers are requested for the souls of John Overbeck whose Mass of Christian Burial was held June 20; Robert (Bob) Schuler whose Mass of Christian Burial was held June 23; Stanley (Stan) Neumann whose Mass of Christian Burial was held June 24 & Maurice Niehaus whose Mass of Christian Burial was held June 27.

Many people need a healing touch. Open your heart to the possibility that God may choose you to be a healing touch as a priest, sister, or brother. (Mark 5:21-43)

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 2009-2010 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.

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, August 30th at 1:15 p.m. in the Chapel. Please call the Parish Office to register.

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.

Jim Boyatt, Sr., Gerry Brinker, Robert
Browning, Jenny Castelluccio, John Connor, Ann Corder, Joe Crachiolo, Loraine Dickenherr, Bette DiSalvo, Mark Glevicky, Mary Heinlen, John Hill, Virginia Howd, Winnie Jansing, Luke Jenkins, Len Kuehnle, Marie Kleiman, Mary Langemeier, Daniel Naber, Marilyn Naehring, Richard Nurre, Robert O’Keefe, Grace Schwallie, Elaine Spagnolo, Pauline Toennis, Walter Ungruhn, Phyllis Villari.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday June 21, 2009

Weekly Offertory:

Sunday Collection $8,805

Other Donations $1,340

Estimated Weekly EFT donations $2,250

Sunday Collection Total $12,395

Offertory Budget:

Weekly Offertory Budget Requirement $17,880

Offertory Budget Deficit this Week - $5,485

Finance Fact: When preparing your will, please remember your parish. Make a legacy gift to St. Vincent Ferrer Parish and become a member of our Heritage Society.

~ 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.

If you have been thinking about becoming Catholic, or if you’ve already been baptized Catholic but did not receive the additional sacraments, perhaps this year would be a good time to find out more about these issues of faith.

R.C.I.A. is a process for adults who desire to know more about the Catholic faith. A Come & See Night will take place Monday, August 31^st at 7:00 PM in Hamilton Hall of our Parish Center. If you are interested in attending please call 791-9030. Leave your name and phone number so we know to expect you. If you have questions, either Karen McMichael or Fr. George Kunkel will be glad to provide the answers.

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.

JUNE 30^TH. If you are new to Early Childhood [age 3 by 9-30-09- through Kindergarten] and/or PREP [grades 1-8] you may retrieve the registration info by going online at www.svfchurch.org, or by requesting the information via email to lschmits@isoc.net. ~ 2009-2010 PREP & Early Childhood sessions will take place on Sundays beginning in September from 9:00-10:15AM. Registration forms and tuition fees are due June 30^th. Registrations received after June 30^th should include a $25 late fee. Questions? You may call the Faith Formation Office at 791-6321 during the remainder of June. The Faith Formation Office will be closed throughout the month of July, and will reopen, as usual, on August 3^rd.

SVF School, E.C. & PREP Families!

TAKE OUT – Family Faith on the Go

Faith and Fun All Summer Long

Parents, don’t forget to look over the TAKE OUT handout you received. Keep it close at hand this summer as a faith sharing resource.

June 28^th ~ 13^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

For this week’s reflection … in the Gospel from Mark 5: 21-43, Jesus cures a little girl at the request of a father. Jesus asked the father to have faith in him, even when all appeared hopeless. How strong is your faith in God? Who do you know that is a model of faith for you? Spend some time talking about those who are models of faith and trust in your family.

While you are on a vacation or other outing this summer, provide your child/ren with a spiral bound sketchpad. Invite them to draw a picture and/or write about their experiences each day. It’s fun to travel through your child’s eyes.

In addition to “TAKE OUT”…

There are also copies in the back of Church of In Focus Summer Sundays - Fun under the Catholic Sun. Please pick up your family’s copy. This year, make the Sabbath a day of genuine rest and recreation by recalling old traditions and creating a few new ones as well. Let your imagination and creativity increase your faith … and enjoy the lazy, hazy days of summer Sundays while you’re at it.

We are better with you than without you!

And so are you! Think about joining us sometime!

We will meet for 11AM Mass at the North Wing entrance at 10:50AM, participate in Mass, grab a quick lunch (provided), board a school bus or two, watch the Reds beat the Brewers, and be back at All Saints at 5:00 PM. Shorts and tees are fine for Mass this time. Cost: $5 each to help offset some of the costs. Release forms are due July 12 and are available online at www.allsaints.cc, or at All Saints Parish Office.

SVF Scrip- Thanks again for yet another successful weekend of scrip sales. We are pleased with the great start we have had but now we need to increase the level of parishioner participation. Please take a moment to review the list of available gift cards and place an order.

Visit us at the festival Development Commission will be selling Scrip and Focus 50 cards at this year’s festival. We will be located near the Grand Raffle booth. If you missed the sale last weekend stop by while you are at the festival to get your gift cards or to place an order. We look forward to seeing you.

For a complete listing of the many gift cards available or to print an order form, go to WWW.SVFCHURCH.ORG under Development Commission. If you wish to purchase a gift card or to place an order, please contact John Sichel @ 513-256-4935 or johnsichel@hotmail.com.

Wednesday, July 1…Please plan to attend this important informational meeting from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm in Room B (old Music Room). We will complete paperwork and discuss details about our SVF build dates (July 25, Sept 5, and Oct 24). If you are still interested in volunteering for the 2009 builds, please contact me, Jean Shannon @ jmshans3@yahoo.com – we can always use extra hands for this year or I can contact you about next year! Thanks for all you do.. and for your prayers for the teams and families.

Our summer blood drive will be held on Saturday, July 18 from 10:00 am ‘til 4:00 pm in Hamilton Hall. The tri-state area needs 100,000 units annually. Please be a Good Samaritan, mark your calendar, and share this gift of life with those in need. For an appointment or information call Mark Mitchell at (513) 791-0769.

Our recent parish food and clothing drive was very successful. Many thanks to all who participated in this successful drive.

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.

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 families that sat for a photo directory session and have not picked up their copy of the directory can stop in the Parish Office during normal business hours. There will be a limited number of directories available, for $10 on a first come first serve basis.

Douglas L. Alpiger

I was born and raised in upstate New York and am a member of a large Catholic family that is composed of eight boys and two girls. I am a member of St. Mary Parish in Hyde Park and have enjoyed living in the Greater Cincinnati area for eighteen years. My wife, Rosy, is a pediatrician in private practice, and my daughter, Sommer, is the Director of Education at the Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky. The 2009-2010 school year will be my twenty-eighth year in education. During these years, I have taught a variety of subjects such as physical education, mathematics, literature, science, philosophy and graduate studies. My teaching and administrative experience has included a private school, a large suburban public school, an urban public school, a university, and an independent Catholic school. My administrative positions have included athletic director, assistant principal and principal. I have a B.S. in Education and a M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Louisville. From the University of Cincinnati I have obtained a M. Ed. in Educational Administration and completed my doctoral coursework in Urban Educational Leadership. I am looking forward to working with the teachers, students, parents and staff at St. Vincent Ferrer School to assure that our school and community continue to grow and flourish.

The sixth graders of our school would like to thank all who have donated pop tabs to our Ronald McDonald House project. We will continue to collect tabs through the summer and into next year in order to reach our goal of one million. We're almost there!

The following students have earned honors for the 4^th quarter: Moeller High School- First Honors: Oliver Englehart, Mitch Fischer, Robert Joseph, Nicholas Lefke, Patrick McWilliams, Anthony Molinaro, Daniel Schneider, Alex Stagge; Second Honors: Andrew Combs, Alex Feldhaus, Blake Gibson, John Harbaugh, Matt Hobler, Christopher Laux, Brian Lowe, Sam Merritt, Jeff Nymberg, Doug Nymberg, Thomas Pohlman, Tyler Tepe, Brian Thiery. St. Xavier– First Honors: Steven Boyle, Michael Cardone, Jay Carroll, Nathan Duderstadt, Charles Glaescher, Jack Johnson, John Muething, Conner Sambrookes, Jake Sambrookes; Second Honors: Kevin Chase, Andrew Feltrup, Matthew Martin. 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.

FESTIVAL CAKE BOOTH

We still need your creations to make the Festival’s Cake Booth a success! Please deliver your labeled baked masterpieces, purchased bakery items, or bakery gift cards to the Cake Booth during festival hours. Thanks. We’re counting on you!

If you need service hours or can just lend a hand…any help would be greatly appreciated on Monday, June 29. Clean up begins at 8:00 a.m.

There will be no Roamin’ Catholic monthly meetings during the months of June & July.

SVF fall soccer is now open for online registration through July 10, 2009. Please visit www.SVFathletics.com to register and pay online. Soccer placement on team is determined by the age the child is on July 31, not the grade they will be entering. If you have any questions, please email Amy Painter at apaint36@aol.com or call 777-5404.

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.

Betty Flynn, Peggy Gelhaus, Patrick Ruggerio, Loretta Metzger, Patrice Reider, Dianne Redden, Eileen Bartel and Rod Neal.

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.

When was the last time you both took time away for your marriage? Schedule a weekend away – just for the two of you! The next Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is July 17-19 at the Comfort Inn in Erlanger, KY. Weekends fill up quickly, so a prompt response is encouraged to avoid the waiting list. For more details or reservations call: Keith & Lori Maurmeier at

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, July 1, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009

Calendar for the Week

Monday, June 29, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Friday, July 3, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

PARISH LIBRARY

We are better with you than without you!

And so are you! Think about joining us sometime!

Douglas L. Alpiger

FESTIVAL CAKE BOOTH