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.

WELCOME

Please welcome the following family that has recently joined St. Vincent Ferrer Church.

Stephen & Gay Paroda

We trust that our parish will extend friendship and support to them.

VOCATION VIEW

Be an example of faith to your brothers and sisters; let your faith inspire others to come to know Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God.  (Matthew 16:13-19)

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, September 7th 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, Gerry Brinker, Jim Boyatt Sr., Jenny Castelluccio, Joe Crachiolo, Fr. Pat Crone, Bette DiSalvo, Vickie Fehr, James Grever, Mary Heinlen, Virginia Howd, George Jutze, Mary Langemeier, Marilyn Naehring, Maurice Niehaus, Earlene Retford, Grace Schwallie, Marie Sheehy, Tom Tressler, Phyllis Villari.

If you have been thinking about becoming Catholic, or if you already are Catholic but did not receive the sacrament of Confirmation, perhaps this year would be a good time to find out more about these issues of faith.  R.C.I.A. is a “come and see” process for adults who desire to know more about the Catholic faith.  Our sessions begin in September.  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 due Monday!

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 or go online to the parish website www.svfchurch.org for a Registration Form. 

§         Late registrations (received after June 30^th) are required to pay tuition and late fee of $25. 

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

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ATTENTION! - The Parish Library will be closed throughout July.  The library will reopen August 4^th in the Office of Faith Formation, located on the 2^nd floor of the Parish Center.  Hours will be 9:30AM-2:30PM, Monday through Thursday.  Book returns can be made at that time.  See you then!

BLOOD DRIVE

Our summer blood drive will be held on Saturday, July 19, from 10 AM ’til 4 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.

FORMING CONSCIENCES FOR FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP: A CALL TO POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY

On Saturday, July 12, all are invited to participate in “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” A Call to Political Responsibility” from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Church in Milford.  Joan Rosenhauer, Associated Director of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, will articulate the message of the US bishop’ landmark document, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship. In the spirit of the Church’s “Year of St. Paul”, who often preached on the relationship between Church & State, she will explain how Catholics are to form their consciences as we live out our obligation to vote and participate in the political life of our local communities and nation.  We encourage you to consider taking time out of your busy schedule and come to this event.  To RSVP or for further information, contact the Catholic Social Action at 421-3131, ext 2660 or csa@catholiccincinnati.org

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.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE PROJECT

The sixth graders of our school would like to thank all who have donated pop tabs to our Ronald McDonald House project.  We currently have 660,000+ tabs. 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!

HONOR ROLL 4^TH QUARTER

The following students have earned honors for the 4^th quarter: Moeller High School- First Honors: Robert Joseph, Christopher Lefke, Patrick McWilliams, Ryan Tepe; Second Honors: Andrew Combs, Dominic DeNoma, Oliver Englehart, Alex Feldhaus, Brendan Fischer, Joe Fox, Blake Gibson, John Harbaugh, Ian Kowalski, John Lavelle, Nick Lefke, Brain Lowe, Sam Merritt, Tyler Monger, Doug Nymberg, Jeff Nymberg, Alex Stagge, Brian Thiery.  St. Ursula Academy – First Honors: Tori Cardone; Second Honors: Margaret Abraham.  Ursuline Academy - First Honors: Ellen Neumann, Julie Chase, Ellen Funk; Second Honors: Johanna Krogh; Freshman-Sophmore Honors: Claire Barrett, Anna Lapp, Nicole Stagge, Mary Kate Frietch, Ariel Neumann, Hilary Pitner. Mt. Notre Dame – First Honors:Lauren Clarke, Caitlyn Schlie, Kathleen Volker, Jennifer Vonderbrink; Second Honors – Melissa Eckes, Sarah Evans, Delaney Halpin, Skylar Halpin, Nora Lavelle, Sarah LeConey, Alix Malinoff, Martha Reckers, Monica Ruscher, Courtney Tucker, Allison Werling. 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.

 Saturday 5-12, Sunday 4-10

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT    

Sat 8 PM –Midnight   Rusty Griswolds

Sun 6 PM – 10 PM    OGPG (70’s Music)

SPECIAL RIDE BONUS ON

SUNDAY JUNE 29th.

MURRAY BROTHERS ARE OFFERING a FIVE HOUR RIDE BRACELET for $15.00
THE TIME IS FROM 4-9 PM. SO BRING YOUR FAMILY EARLY AND ENJOY THE DAY WITH THIS SPECIAL OFFER.

         GIDDYAP, PARTNER!

Two nights of pony rides this year:  Saturday and Sunday nights!  Come and ride or feed the ponies behind the church. 

See ya at the corral!

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!  Please call Maryanne Staubach @763-0776 with any questions.  Thanks.  We’re counting on you!

GOLF BOOTH; FINAL YEAR?   

If you are looking to have a significant impact on future SVF Summer Festival revenue, stop by the Hole-In-One Golf Booth this weekend and meet George Bryce and John Abraham.  This game booth generates income in the top 5 of all events at our festival and therefore your volunteer time to manage this booth in 2009 will be time well spent.  Traditionally, it has taken two (2) families to organize and manage this booth and there are numerous tools and materials in place to make the operation smooth.  You don’t need to be Tiger Woods to run this game so stop by and talk it over this weekend.

GRAND RAFFLE

We have held our final special "Early Bird" Drawing for those parishioners who have turned in at least $60 in raffle tickets.  Congratulations to the Early Bird winners:  Beaudoin, Kreitinger, Greg & Linda Sykes, and Dody Williams.  

We hope to see everyone at the festival this weekend.  Please stop by the Grand Raffle Booth if you still need to purchase tickets!!!  The drawing will take place at the end of the festival, Sunday at about 10 p.m. 

FESTIVAL CLEAN UP    

If you need service hours or can just lend a hand… any help would be greatly appreciated on Monday, June 30.  Clean up begins at 8:00 a.m.

Do you like to plan parties, work with the public, and are willing to volunteer your time.  The committee for the past two years that worked very hard to get Mardi Gras started are stepping down to make way for new committee members.  We are in need of a co-chair, silent auction chair, graphic designer for our invitations, volunteer chair and a great enthusiastic group of people.  Please contact: Patti Lowe at pdlflorida@hotmail.com if interested in helping out with MARDI GRAS 2009.

Cross Country Registration and Parents Meeting                                                            St. Vincent parish participates with All Saints parish in both track and cross-country. A parents meeting and registration for 2008 cross country team will be held on Monday July 7 in the All Saints Jubilee Room at 7 pm. Any athlete who will be in the 5^th -8^th grade for the 2008-2009 school year is eligible to participate. The athletes should attend the meeting and will go out to run with a coach while the parents attend the meeting. Cross-country season is from July thru the middle of October.  Information will be available at the meeting. If you cannot attend on July 7, please send an email to mmcmasters@cinci.rr.com with questions and the registration form will be sent to you.

SVF MOMS GROUP 

Our next meeting is Wednesday July 2, 2008. This month SVF MOMS GROUP will be playing putt putt at Eagle Tee Course in West Chester and enjoying an ice cream social afterwards. This will be an evening of fun and yummy! We would love to see all the great golfers of our parish moms join us.  If you are interested in joining us for putt putt night please contact Heather Leland (513) 985-0617, dhleland@fuse.net. We hope to see you at an upcoming SVF Moms Group meeting soon. We also have park outings with our kids this summer so please check out our park dates at www.svfchurch.org Thanks and hope to see soon!

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

July 6:  Barb Frooks, Maryann Leever, Lesley Downs, Bonnie Peter and Steve Zinser

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.  PLEASE NOTE: Due to the July 4 holiday… the deadline for the Sunday, July 6 bulletin was Friday, June 27 at noon.

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.

CALL TIME OUT

Schedule a weekend away to make your marriage closer than you ever imagined.  Make your good marriage a GREAT one with a Marriage Encounter Weekend!  The next Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is July 11-13.  Weekends fill up quickly, so a prompt response is encouraged to avoid a waiting list.  Call Keith & Lori Maurmeier at 1-800-547-1251.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

You can lead, inspire and change the world again, starting here at home.  Volunteers 55 and older are needed at Good Samaritan Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, and The Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.  Call or e-mail Mike or John at 241-7745, rsvp@cssdoorway.org