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 Conrad Neumann 793-3165

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, September 30, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Jesus taught his disciples two different things in today's gospel. First, when John came to him saying that someone, not one of them, was exorcizing demons in Jesus' name, Jesus explained that anyone who was not against them was with them. If the person acted in Jesus' name, he would not be capable of speaking out against him. The second teaching involved the way a person should respond to temptation. Not that Jesus proposed that people inflict wounds on themselves, but to make his point clearly, he suggested ridding ourselves of the parts of our bodies that lead us to sinfulness. Rather than commit sinful acts using our hands, eyes, feet, or ears, it would be better to enter heaven without those body parts than to use them sinfully and live in eternal damnation.

Reflection: Share your ideas with one another about who some of the people are in our society that give of themselves and their resources to further God's Kingdom. It will probably be easy to come up with wealthy people who give large sums of money to charities, but what about the people who give other resources like time, energy, talent? Ask yourselves if there is more you can do to bring kindness into someone else's life.

The Lord blessed the over 200 SVF parishioners who attended the parish picnic with great weather. Special thanks to the parish volunteers who contributed to the event: Jeff Barrow, Bob Carroll, Elaine & Dave Davis, Laura & Frank Geraci, Peg & Joe Halpin, Amy & Scott Hobler, Chris & Jeff Homan, Laura & Jeff Johnson, Bartley & Rob Jutze, Jodi & Kurt Kastner, Lori & David Laux, Sue & Mark McGrath, Chris & Tony Martini, Carole & Paul Rich, Laurie & Doug Traut, John Wordeman and Mark Wordeman. What an awesome and fun evening!

Next weekend, we will have a collection for CISE-Catholic Inner-City Schools Education Fund. This collection will benefit Corryville Catholic, Holy Family, St. Boniface, St. Francis DeSales, St. Francis Seraph, St. Joseph, Prince of Peace and Resurrection … providing values for a lifetime! Please use the yellow envelope provided for CISE.

Sunday, October 4^th is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. In recognition of this Saint who loved all of God’s creation, we will have a special blessing service for pets and animals on Sunday afternoon October 4 at 1:30 p.m. and Monday afternoon October 5 at 2:00 p.m. The Sunday afternoon service will be in the driveway area by the main entrance of the Church and the Monday afternoon service will take place in the upper parking lot by the school. We are looking forward to blessing the variety of dogs, cats, birds, turtles, snakes, goats, horses, etc. that make up the animal kingdom in our parish. If there is rain the day of the Pet Blessing, the blessing will be cancelled.

During the month of October, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati requires each parish to keep a count of the number of parishioners attending Sunday Mass. Thanks to all of our Ushers for helping to keep an accurate October Count again this year beginning on October 3 & 4 weekend.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated October 4th as National Respect Life Sunday. So often our society is openly hostile to life. On any given day the headlines tell of countless acts of violence, murders and abuse. This observance takes on special meaning in light of the many abortions and terrorist attacks that have taken place throughout the world these last number of years. More than ever, we as Christians are called to be the prophetic voices who speak out – defending the sacredness of life in all of its dimensions. May we never forget that all life is a gift from God.

I will be on retreat the week of September 28-October 2. I will be at St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. During the days that I am away, a Communion Service will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel, on Wednesday, September 30, Fr. Michael Davis will celebrate Mass in Church.

Please pray for me – and each of you and the intentions of our parish will be in my prayers as I spend several days on Retreat.

Take time to make Sunday truly a Sabbath – a day of rest that is different from the other days of the week. Make the Liturgy the centerpiece of your day.

To Don & Sue McDade as they celebrate their 50^th Wedding Anniversary at the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, October 3.

Please welcome the newest member of our faith community: Elena Michelle Schreiber, daughter of Lisa Schreiber who was recently baptized. Congratulations!

All who serve in the name of Jesus will receive a reward. Encourage someone you know who would be of service as a priest, deacon, brother, or sister. (Mark 9:38-43)

This year is an invitation to support, encourage and pray for all priests. Each week we will publish the names of 7 of our diocesan priests to pray for in particular. Hopefully by the end of the year we will have prayed for all of our priests and seminarians in a special way. This week's priests are:

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, November 22nd 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., Rosemary Carey, Jenny Castelluccio, Ann Corder, Joe Crachiolo, Eileen DeSollar, Bette DiSalvo, Mark Glevicky, Mary Heinlen, Conchita Hill, Virginia Howd, Luke Jenkins, George Jutze, Joey Kastner, Len Kuehnle, Marie Kleiman, Marilyn Naehring, Robert O’Keefe, Grace Schwallie, Phyllis Villari.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday September 20, 2009

Weekly Offertory:

Sunday Collection $11,328

Other Donations $1,516

Estimated Pledge Connect Donations $2,150

Sunday Collection Total $14,994

Other collections

St. Vincent for the Poor $736

STAR Fund $5,245

Capital Improvement $3,712

Offertory Budget:

Weekly Offertory Budget Requirement $16,500

Offertory Budget Deficit this Week - $1,506

Finance Fact: The SVF Annual Financial Report as of June 30, 2009 has been mailed to all parish families, with a letter from Fr. George. Please take a few minutes to read the letter and the report to learn more about our parish finances.

Thank you for the donation of $736 for the monthly St. Vincent for the Poor collection. Your generosity is appreciated.

~ ATTENTION ~

ALL ST. VINCENT FERRER

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.

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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!

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Additional Child Protection Orientation Workshop and Fingerprinting dates, times and locations

can be found at www.catholiccincinnati.org , the Archdiocesan website, “Protecting Our Children.”

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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 Drex Avenue (45212)

Monday through Thursday -- 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

*Ohio BCI only–All times by appointment only!

Immaculate Heart of Mary – 388-4466

7820 Beechmont Avenue (45255)

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 9:30 - 11:30 AM

- 1:00 - 4:30 PM

St. Maximilian Kolbe – 777-4322

5720 Hamilton-Mason Road (45011)

Monday thru Friday – 9:30-11:30AM & 1:30–4:30PM

For further information please call Marc Greenberg

in the Parish Office at 791-9030 or Karen McMichael in the Faith Formation Office at 686-1124.

ATTENTION! – Stop by the Parish Library in the Office of Faith Formation, located on the 2^nd floor of the Parish Center. Hours are 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Mondays through Thursdays. Book returns can be made at that time, or placed in the blue bin in the main hall.

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. If you are interested or have any questions, please call Karen McMichael at 686-1124 or the parish office at 791-9030.

Parents of second graders who plan to prepare their children to receive First Communion in April are invited and expected to attend a meeting on Monday, October 5^th at 7:00 PM in Hamilton Hall. This meeting is a valuable resource for parents as it provides the necessary information needed for First Eucharist & First Reconciliation preparation. It gives parents, catechists and pastoral staff members an opportunity to work together to make the preparation a meaningful experience for the child, family and the parish.

Due to the current struggles our economy has caused many families, the SVF Adult Formation Team is sponsoring a series: ECONOMY GOT YOU DOWN? If you are feeling the “pinch” please mark your calendars for any or all of the following free presentations:

- Jim Crosby, Presenter/Director of Religious Education at Bellarmine Chapel, Xavier University, and course instructor of “Good $ense” dealing with finance/budget.

Come and learn how faith is the link that can help you through. All are welcome!

Attention youth parishioners of All Saints, St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Saviour … from any school: if you are entering Grades 7 & 8 (Jr. High) or Grades 9 – 12 (High School and H.O.W.) YOU are invited to join the Youth Group! The Youth Groups exist to provide unique Catholic experiences for you that focus on your spiritual, service, and social growth. Give us a try! We meet in All Saints’ Youth Room.

Jr. High Catholic Youth Group-6:45-8:30PM

Have a Youth Group question? Please call All Saints’ Jeff Rosfeld at 314-1147; or SVF’s Kara Feltrup at 891-5597, or go online to www.allsaints.cc.

St. Vincent Ferrer Parish receives 4-12% of every dollar spent on gift cards purchased here. This is a great way to raise money without costing you any more then you are already spending. Use our SVF gift cards for your regular purchases or as gifts for family, teachers and friends.

Beginning September 29, parishioners can purchase and order gift cards at the parish office. You are welcome to come to the office TUE-FRI between 9am - 3pm. There is a wide selection of cards available in inventory; an updated list is online at www.svfchurch.org/GLSClist.pdf

Parishioners may also drop off order forms for cards not in inventory at the parish office. Orders received by the 20th of each month will be available for pick-up in the Parish Office on the first Tuesday of the following month. On select weekends beginning in October, Development Commission members and volunteers will sell gift cards outside of church after all Masses. Watch the bulletin next week for a listing of all days when cards will be sold after Mass.

If you have any questions about purchasing scrip or you would like to be part of the SVF Scrip team, please contact John Sichel @ 513-256-4935 or johnsichel@hotmail.com

This month the SVF Social Justice and Outreach Commission will meet on Monday, September 28 at 7:00 pm in Room B (old Music Room). Anyone interested in the Witness for Life Ministry should also plan to attend. Please call Chris Homan at 607-5996 if you have any questions.

As Catholics, we believe that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Our Church teaches that the role of government and other institutions is to protect human life and human dignity and promote the common good.

We are looking for people who are interested in social outreach and action and want to promote SVF participation in community and national events related to protection of human life and dignity. Members of this ministry will work together to provide visibility to upcoming opportunities for parish involvement and will help coordinate volunteer participation. If you are interested, please contact Chris Homan at 607-5996 for more information.

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.

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 in order to reach our goal of one million. We're almost there!

Registration for 3^rdto 8^th grade Girls VOLLEYBALL is open starting today until October 21 for all SVF parish girls. Register online at www.svfathletics.org. Season starts Jan. 5^th and ends February 28^th 2010. (Tournament dates March 5, 6, 7, & March 12, 13, 14, and 2010)

If you are interested in coaching please indicate this when signing your child up or Contact Tad Berger if you are interested or have questions.

Support St. Vincent’s award-winning Cub Scout Pack and enjoy a fall favorite -- gourmet popcorn! The SVF Scouts will be selling Trail’s End microwave popcorn and caramel corn after all Masses this weekend and next weekend, October 3/4. Choose a 15-pack box of trans fat-free microwave popcorn in either Unbelievable Butter or Butter Light for $14, small original caramel corn for $10, or large caramel corn with almonds for $18. The caramel corn makes a great gift!

The character-building Cub Scout program at SVF is open to any boy in the parish currently in the 1^st-5^th grades. For more information about joining Cub Scouts or buying popcorn, contact Cubmaster Mark Dunkley at 791-6470. Thank you in advance for supporting Catholic Scouting!

Ushers are needed at the 10:30 a.m. & 12:00 noon Masses. Please call Ed DeGregorio, 791-1160.

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday OCTOBER 7, 2009 in Hamilton Hall at 7pm. This month we will be decorating fall pottery with Ann from Starglazers. It is also our SOUP NIGHT so come enjoy some warm soup with us. We will be planning our kid's pumpkin carving event as well. Please come join us for a fun mom's evening out. Questions contact Heather Leland at dhleland@fuse.net. Thanks!!

Please come and join us this fall for a video series Bible study. The study is called, "The Footprints of God", by Steve Ray. Each segment lasts 25 minutes and then we go over the related questions. No preparation needed, all you need to do is bring yourself and a bible and catechism. Study begins on Friday, October 2nd and it's on Moses. Time is 9:30am-11:00am. Other studies will follow. Please call Kathy Sweeney for questions: 891-6352.

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 Angie Jenkins 769- 9588.

Margaret Kellar, John Grider, Clara Grider, Karen Hulefeld, Karen Brown, Joanne Bruscato, Michelle Murray and Nancy Freitch

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.

Volunteers needed. Tutor a child or adult with low level literacy skills. Locations and times to fit various schedules. Call 621-READ (7323) for information on upcoming training sessions. Change a life through literacy!

Take your good marriage and make it GREAT with a Marriage Encounter Weekend! Get a jump-start on 2010 resolutions! The next Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is October 16-18 at the Holy Spirit Center, Norwood OH. This is a great opportunity for you and your spouse to enjoy the serenity of a retreat center while growing closer to each other and God. For more details or reservations call: Keith & Lori Maurmeier at 1-800-547-1251 code 00.

GRIEF COUNSELOR, KEN CZILLINGER SPEAKS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 FROM 9:15 AM TO 3:00 PM AT MT. NOTRE DAME SPIRITUALITY CENTER

Make reservations by October 1^st by calling Sr. Ruth Kettman at 679-8191. Ken Czillinger will guide the participants using three themes…first, Time and Meaning: second, Transitions and Uncertainty and third, Life After Death. It will be a group conversation providing time to share. Cost is $25 including lunch.

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, September 30, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Calendar for the Week

Monday, September 28, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

PARISH LIBRARY

Jr. High Catholic Youth Group-6:45-8:30PM