Parish Weekly Bulletin

2007-2008

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson Gerald Shannon 791-9313

Vice-Chairperson Barry Auer 984-1041

Member-at-Large Bill Mountel 793-7634

Member-at-Large Mary Kay Lynch 731-7155

Member-at-Large Peg Halpin 631-7301

Member-at-Large Conrad Neuman 793-3165

Athletics Steve Schaefer 792-9455

Building & Finance Ray Bauman 984-4239

Religious Ed. Sue Gleason 891-4280

School Comm. Denis McGrath 733-9264

Worship Debbie Kamp 891-4168

Development Comm. Tom Kronenberger 792-0109

Community Life Sandie Wubbolding 561-1911

Social Justice Comm. Chris Homan 745-9958

Festival Comm. Sharon Molinaro 936-0004

Communication & Volunteer Recruitment Comm.

Gerald Shannon 791-9313

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, July 11, 2007

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

Monday, July 9, 2007

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

Sunday, July 15, 2007

In today’s Gospel, Jesus sends his disciples to carry his peace and healing into uncertain areas where they and the Good News of Jesus may or may not be accepted and welcomed. Today, the world of the Twenty-first century is just as desperate for the peace and healing of Jesus. And he still sends us, his disciples, to risk uncertainty. Today, we may find this uncertainty and desperate need to be as close as the parking lot at the mall, our place of work, or within our own homes.

Living the Word: Imagine Jesus sitting next to you this minute saying, “Rejoice because your name is written in heaven.”

THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MASS & FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR JUDY VERNY AND SR. KAYE LEDNIK ON JULY 1^st

I wish to thank Jim McCormick and all the members of SVF choir who did a beautiful job with the liturgical music for the Mass. SVF parishioner Ellen Brinker and SVF School principal Steve Zinser gave fitting tributes to Judy and Sr. Kaye. Special thanks to the many parishioners who put together a wonderful reception in the cafeteria after Mass. May God bless these wonderful servants of God for their years of dedication to St. Vincent Ferrer.

Richard “Tom” Babel who is Judy Verny’s father, died on June 23, 2007. The funeral Mass was held out of town on June 25. Please remember them in your prayers.

Your prayers are requested for the soul of Joseph Cappel whose funeral service was held July 3.

“The harvest is rich but the workers are few; therefore ask the harvest-master to send workers to his harvest.” Pray for vocations. Depend on God’s providence.

The baptism preparation class is for parents who are having their first child baptized. The next class will be offered on Sunday, August 26 at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Building Chapel. Call the parish office 791-9030, to register.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday July 1, 2007

Sunday Collection $15,902

Other Donations $88

Weekly Donation Total $15,990

Offertory FY Budget To Date $20,190

Offertory FY Received To Date $15,990

Offertory Budget Deficit FY To Date -$4,200

Finance Fact: For the fiscal year that began July 1, 2007, the parish 07-08 budget calls for Offertory donations to average $20,190 per week.

DID YOU KNOW?
Are you age 70 ½ or older? Do you have a traditional IRA? If so, you know that you must receive a minimum distribution from your IRA each year, and pay taxes on that distribution.

But did you know that recent legislation allows you to take a distribution during 2007 and NOT pay taxes on it – by donating it to St. Vincent Ferrer Parish? This can be a big help, both to the Parish and to your tax bill! Contact the Parish Business Manager, Marc Greenberg, at 791-9030 for more information.

Our next-door collection for our St. Vincent for the Poor Society will take place the weekend of July 14 & 15. The baskets will be in the back of Church. Your generosity is appreciated.

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, Chuck Beckman, Marion Blohm, Rosemary Carey, Denny Connor, Joe Crachiolo, Ferd Forney, Lou Gatto, Frank Garry, 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.

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.

Listed below are two selections by Dan Andriacco, a veteran journalist and communications director for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He holds a doctor of ministry degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and teaches a course on media and ministry at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati.

To minister effectively in a media age, Christians must have an understanding of the culture industries: their content, their methodology and their pervasive influence. The average American spends five to eight hours each day watching TV, listening to the radio and recorded music, and reading magazines and newspapers. How can you compete with a media that constantly saturates our world with non-Christian views and ideals? In Screen Saved, Andriacco defines the dangers of media and provides the tools to make it a powerful ally. Learn how TV, advertising, print and the Internet create and define our culture by embarking on a media “fast.” Understand which media can be effective in ministry and which should be left out – and why. Transform your ministry by becoming a medium through which Christ reaches other people.

The presence and influence of mass media – television, the Internet, newspapers, advertisements – are everywhere. Understanding how and why media have so much influence in our culture and how and why media have so much influence in our culture and how to resist that influence when it opposes Christian values is a task every family must face. In Taming the Media Monster, Andriacco offers some practical suggestions to help families become media literate. With guidelines for decreasing the quantity and increasing the quality of media exposure, this book examines both the positive and negative aspects of various media forms and offers specific tactics for dealing with each.

Navigating a sensible course between the extremes of uncritically consuming media and shunning it altogether. Taming the Media Monster can show you how to make a powerful ally out of this potential foe. By using the principles in this book, you can help transform your family from passive media consumers to mindful media connoisseurs.

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!

May be picked up in the usher’s room before or after any of the Weekend Masses.

To the following parishioners who have made the Fourth Quarter Honor Roll for the 2006-2007 school year from Mt. Notre Dame School: First Honors: Colleen Diemer, Kathleen Volker. Second Honors: Lynley Boone, Lauren Clarke, Christina Combs, Melissa Eckes, Lauren Fritsch, Skylar Halpin, Megan Hartley, Sarah LeConey, Alix Malinoff, Monica Ruscher, Allison Werling.

St. Xavier High School: First Honors: Scott Boyle, Steven Boyle, Michael Cardone, Kevin Chase, Anthony DeGregorio, Charles Glaescher, John Muething, Scott O’Brien, Connor Sambrookes, Mark Vangeloff. Second Honors: Michael Berger, Tristan Carter, Kevin Feltrup, Scott Feltrup, Zachery Mountel, Patrick Poplis.

CYO football will begin on July 30th on the All Saints Fields. Practice will start at 6:00 p.m. for all teams. If you have any questions about the program please call Tom Fitz at 793-5978. It is not too late to sign up!

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.

There are over 100 pictures of parishioners attending our Festival featured on easels near the front entrance of the church. Many thanks to Debbie Kamp for taking the pictures and putting them into a collage.

Our parish blood drive will be held Saturday, July 21 from 10 AM to 4 PM in Hamilton Hall. Greater Cincinnati needs 120,000 units annually. This is a great opportunity to thank God for our good health by sharing it with our neighbors. Be a Good Samaritan and call Mark Mitchell at 791-0769 for an appointment.

St. Vincent Ferrer Bridge Marathon will start in September 2007 and play once a month on the 3^rd Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. We welcome new players… if interested – please call Livia Abriached 891-3754.

Election of officers were held at the June 20 Pastoral Council meeting. Gerald Shannon will be the chairperson and Barry Auer will be the vice-chairperson for 2007-2008.

Thanks to Tom Kronenberger (chairperson) and Gerald Shannon (vice-chair) for serving during 2006-2007 as officers of Pastoral Council.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday July 11 off-site at Crackpots in Harper’s Point 11373 Montgomery Road. We will be meeting from 6-9 p.m. to enjoy making pottery, socializing, and having snacks, and drinks. Please RSVP to Heather Leland – dhleland@fuse.net or 985-0617. We hope to see you there on Wednesday July 11.

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 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.

July 13 – 6 to 11 pm, July 14 – 5 to 11 pm, July 15 – 1 to 10 pm 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.

Many of the families we assist live in older apartments without air conditioning. During the summer the old, sick, and very young suffer terribly in the heat. Our Fan and Air Conditioner Drive helps folks like this. Through August 12, you can bring a new fan or air conditioner to Coney Island and receive a discount on your admission. All of our six stores will also conveniently be accepting fans and air conditioners. Or you may make a monetary donation at any Huntington Bank. Your generosity will allow us to help so many people in Cincinnati neighborhoods this summer.

Here’s another way you can help. Order a Papa John’s pizza on Thursday, July 12^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.

Third Thursday of the month – 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.

Would you like to learn ways to discipline your child that teaches responsibility, invites thinking and problem solving skills, and maintains positive connections between you? Come and explore new tools to help you and your child. TIME-IN (When Time-Out Isn’t Working) will be offered on July 24 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Undercroft of Holy Trinity Parish in Norwood. The fee for this one session program is $15.oo. For more information, call Sandra Keiser at Catholic Social Services, 241-7745.

Free ministry to traveling Catholics. For nationwide Mass times and locations call 1-800-Mass Times (1-800-627-7846) or Internet www.Masstimes.org

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, July 11, 2007

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

Calendar for the Week

Monday, July 9, 2007

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Friday, July 13, 2007

Sunday, July 15, 2007

PARISH LIBRARY

BOOKSHELF SPOTLIGHT

SOCCER CAMP at ST VINCENT FERRER