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.

VOCATION VIEW

Many people are weary and find life burdensome.  God could be calling you to bring comfort, encouragement and refreshment to others.  Trust that Jesus can work through you.  You can make a difference.  (Matthew 11:25-30)

BAPTISM

Please welcome the newest member of our faith community: Connor Joseph Connolly, son of John & Lauren Connolly who was recently baptized.  Congratulations to the proud parents.

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, Bette DiSalvo, Ace Emmert, 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’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 is scheduled for August 11^th at 8:00 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.  We look forward to meeting you!

Early Childhood & PREP Registrations

Late Registrations are still being accepted for Early Childhood & PREP programs.  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⁾ are required to pay tuition plus a

late fee of $25. 

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

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.

ST. VINCENT FOR THE POOR FOOD/CLOTHING DRIVE

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

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!

THANK YOU THANK YOU...to everyone who came and supported our festival. What a wonderful weekend. To all who said prayers, turned Mary toward St. Vincent...the rain came and went when it was suppose to and we had the best weather that we could have asked for. To the men who held down the Bid-n-Buy tent on Saturday night, you saved the day,
 when the major storm hit. I can't thank you enough for hanging on to the tent. Shawn and Joel Pence did such a wonderful job on that booth, and worked so hard to make it so successful being outside. To all of the booth captains, new and experienced.... without you this festival would not have been as fun and enjoyable as it turned out to be. To the many volunteers who stepped up and helped in all the booths, we couldn't have continued on through the nights without you. Congratulations to the winners of the Grand Raffle: 1^st place – Dave Dumford; 2^nd place -Glenn Bathalter; 3^rd place – Pamela Gross.  Finally, I would like to thank the Parish Office staff who guided me through my first festival - to Pat Connor, who was always there when I had a question - to Quoi Au and his family for being there on Friday and Saturday night to help with all the small details. St. Vincent Parish members, we did it!  Many people now know how welcoming our parish is and we all should feel very blessed that St. Vincent's will continue on in the future. 

SAVE THE DATE FESTIVAL 2009

JUNE 26, 27, 28.

-Patti Lowe (Festival Chairperson)

CAKE BOOTH

A very special “Thank you” to all of the contributors who donated hundreds of baked goods to the Cake Booth and to all the volunteers who participated in support of the Cake Booth.  Your generosity helped make the Cake Booth a great success this year.

-Maryanne Staubach (Cake Booth Captain)

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.

PASTORAL COUNCIL ELECTS NEW CHAIRPERSON

Election of officers was held at the June Pastoral Council meeting.  Barry Auer will be the chairperson and John Abraham will be the vice-chairperson for 2008-2009.  Thanks to Gerald Shannon (chairperson) and Barry Auer (vice-chair) for serving during 2007-2008 as officers of Pastoral Council.

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.

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.

ST. MARTIN OF TOURS FESTIVAL IN CHEVIOT

July 11 – 6:00 to 11:00 p.m., July 12 – 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. July 13 – 1:00 to 10:00 p.m., at Harvest Home Park on North Bend Road.  If your passport to the Westside has not expired – why not go visit Fr. Terry Hamilton during the Festival at Harvest Home Park.

ST. VINCENT DePAUL FAN DRIVE

Enjoy a Papa John’s pizza and help those in need!  Many needy people, especially the very young, elderly and those with health problems, suffer in the summer heat without a fan or air conditioner to help keep them cool. 

Here is how you can help.  Order a Papa John’s pizza on Thursday, July 10^th, and Papa John’s will donate $1 to the St. Vincent de Paul Fan Drive.  The money collected will be used by St. Vincent de Paul to buy fans and air conditioners.

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