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 9, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009

Labor Day

Monday, September 7, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Many people did not want to hear the words of Jesus, but the deaf-mute, perhaps a symbol of the Gentiles, wanted to hear and speak. He was brought by friends who also had faith in Jesus’ healing power. Jesus touched the man’s ears and anointed his tongue with spittle. Looking toward heaven, Jesus commanded that the man’s ears be open. At the same time, the man’s tongue was free and he began to talk. Mark’s gospel frequently has Jesus telling those cured not to say anything about what has happened, but many of the people, including those who witnessed this miracle, could not keep the news to themselves.

Reflection: This gospel shows us the importance of keeping ourselves open to God’s will. We may look at the many things we own that help make our lives easier and more comfortable. But, only when we consider the difficulties of one who lives with a handicap, do we realize that value of what we might otherwise take for granted. Our ability to pen our ears and move our tongues may help us communicate easily, but there is more in the message of today’s gospel. How open are we to hearing and sharing the Good News of Jesus? Do we worship and pray regularly with our family? Do we give witness to the Good News at school, work, in the neighborhood and community?

It was with sadness that we learned on August 25 of the death of Bishop Moeddel.

He was ordained a bishop in 1993 and served as Archbishop Pilarczyk’s auxiliary until retiring in 2007 because of ill health. During his years as auxiliary bishop, he visited St. Vincent Ferrer several times to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. His last visit here was in April 2004.

“Bishop Carl” served the Lord well in all the different leadership roles that he was given. Above all, he was a very pastoral priest and bishop deeply interested in and concerned about the parishioners and people that he encountered. His contagious smile and engaging manner were outward signs of the joyful spirit with which he loved the Lord and God’s people – the Church. Well done good and faithful servant!

In September every parish household will receive in the mail a copy of the Annual Parish Financial Report for 2008-2009. This Report presents details of all income and expenses for the fiscal year that started July 1, 2008 and ended June 30, 2009. Please take a moment to read through the Report, and the letter from Fr. George that comes with it. If you have any questions about the Report, please call Fr. George, or Marc Greenberg, our Business Manager, at 791-9030.

Along with the Annual Report, Fr. George has included a letter and a white parish envelope appealing for donations to the St. Vincent Ferrer STAR Fund. This fund provides tuition assistance to parish families who want their children to have a Catholic education, but who cannot afford the full tuition to send their children to our parish school. Because of the current economy, there has been an increase in applications for tuition assistance from SVF parish families that have experienced job or income loss. Please consider a generous donation to help families in need keep their children in our school.

Our parish Mass on Monday September 7th, at 9:00 a.m. (in Church) will be an opportunity to ask God to bless our work and to help and guide those who are unemployed. There will be no Solemn Exposition on Monday, September 7^th and all Parish Offices will be closed.

Let us keep the victims of terrorism and their families in our prayers. Our “Prayer for Peace” at Mass at St. Vincent’s is a daily reminder to work and pray for peace and justice, in our homes, country and the world.

St. Xavier High School has invited Doug Alpiger, our School Principal, Kara Feltrup, who helps with our Youth Ministry and Fr. George Kunkel to attend their opening school Mass on Friday, September 11^th. Therefore, the morning Mass will be at 7:30 a.m. on September 11, here at St. Vincent Ferrer. The rosary will be prayed after Mass.

Ask God to open your ears to hear his call. May he also free your tongue to proclaim the good news. Consider serving God as a priest, brother, or sister. (Mark 7:31-37)

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:

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, November 22nd at 1:15 p.m. in the Chapel. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Please keep in your prayers all the men and women who are currently in the military serving our country.

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., Jenny Castelluccio, Ann Corder, Joe Crachiolo, Eileen DeSollar, Bette DiSalvo, Bill Frooks, Mark Glevicky, Mary Heinlen, Conchita Hill, Virginia Howd, Luke Jenkins, Judy Johnson, Joey Kastner, Len Kuehnle, Marie Kleiman, Mary Langemeier, Marilyn Naehring, Richard Nurre, Robert O’Keefe, Grace Schwallie, Phyllis Villari.

STEWARDSHIP OF OFFERING

Sunday August 30, 2009

Weekly Offertory:

Sunday Collection $10,824

Other Donations $253

Estimated Weekly EFT donations $2,150

Sunday Collection Total $13,227

Offertory Budget:

Weekly Offertory Budget Requirement $16,500

Offertory Budget Deficit this Week - $3,273

Finance Fact: Our parish started a new fiscal year on July 1. Our new weekly budget requirement for the Sunday collection is $16,500. Please support St. Vincent Ferrer Parish with your weekly Sunday donations.

Monthly Stewardship Summary

July & August 2009

Sunday Collections in July & August

Monthly Budget Need $144,000

Monthly Sunday Collection $126,203

Sun. Collection deficit in July & Aug - $17,797

Pledge Connect for July & August

Sunday Collections $18,614

Other Contributions $1,470

Door Campaign/Debt Reduction $1,546

STAR Fund (Tuition Assistance) $440

St. Vincent for the Poor $160

Total Pledge Connect for July & Aug $22,230

Do you earn points or miles on your credit card? You can use your credit card on Pledge Connect to make your Sunday Collection donations to St. Vincent Ferrer Parish. Pledge Connect is a safe and reliable way to support our parish with consistent and regular giving. Call the parish office or visit our website to donate through Pledge Connect.

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.

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

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.

Sunday, September 13^th, at the 10:30 AM Mass, St. Vincent Ferrer will celebrate Catechetical Sunday. The theme of our celebration is “We can do small things for one another with great love” Mother Teresa. During our Eucharistic celebration, our parish catechists will be commissioned. We will also recognize the role parents and guardians play in handing on the faith to the children and youth in our parish. Take a minute and thank our catechists for all they do to share the light of faith with our children, youth, and adults.

Coffee & donuts will be served after the 10:30 Mass at a reception in their honor. We hope you can join us.

2009-2010 PREP (grades 1-8) PREP Sessions will begin on Sunday, September 20^th, from 9:00-10:15AM. Late registrants are encouraged to enroll now. Registration forms can be found online at www.svfchurch.org. Questions? Please call the Office of Faith Formation at 791-6321.

2009-2010 Early Childhood - Due to the unusually low enrollment of 3, 4, and 5 year-olds, and the lack of adults able to commit to teaching in the program, Early Childhood will be suspended for this year. In mid-fall we will begin a process to consider how we can best serve the needs of our young families.

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

This Catholic teen, Eucharist centered conference/retreat will happen at Moeller High School.

We received a very nice letter from Pregnancy Center East expressing their THANKS to all parishioners and youth group members who contributed time, purchased gifts, and donated money to the Youth Group’s baby shower project in May.

It was written …“Each day we see women struggling to meet the basic needs of their children. – Because of your generosity, we will be able to support many women and families who can’t afford even diapers for their children. THANK YOU!” and “God Bless each of you.” Scott Stephens, Executive Director; Pregnancy Center East, Inc.; 2752 Erie Ave;

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.

Thank you St Vincent parishioners for your continued and growing support. 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.

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.

Foreclosure Forum -- Thursday, September 10th, Immaculate Heart of Mary (Anderson)

The Greater Cincinnati Parish Social Action Collaborative and the CCHD-funded non-profit, Working In Neighborhoods (WIN) have developed a new parish resource and several regional forums to provide help to those dealing with foreclosure and to educate parishioners about the foreclosure crisis. The next forum will be held on Thursday, September 10th, 7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary (Anderson Twp., 7820 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45255)

Our St. Vincent for the Poor Society is in need of potted meats, spaghetti & spaghetti sauce to restock our dwindling food supply. Please place your donations in the barrels in the back of Church.

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.

DONATE your GENTLY used Halloween Costumes and Halloween Party Accessories throughout the month of September. Your Halloween Connection Committee will sell the goodies to you and your little goblins. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10^th after 5:00 PM Mass in Hamilton Hall. NO EARLY BIRDS

EVERYTHING IS $5 and under. Many NEW items with tags will be on sale. Please place your clean, bagged items in the back of Church in the plastic box marked

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!

YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE INVITED

to the SVF Parish Picnic

Saturday, September 19

following the 5:00 p.m. Mass

Please bring a side dish to share

Join us at St. Vincent’s for food, fun, kids games, corn hole, live music & lots more!

$5 per person - $20 a family

(includes burgers, hotdogs, chips, drinks & desserts)

PLEASE RSVP with payment by Sept 13

Name _______________________________

Amount enclosed_______________________

Number of adults________ children________

The first gathering of the Altar Society for the new school year will be a breakfast at Bob Evans on Monday, September 14^th. The breakfast will immediately follow the 8:30 a.m. Mass in the Chapel at St. Vincent’s. If you plan to attend, please call Ruth Ann Mustain at 984-5005 by Friday, September 11^th. We need to have a number for the seating at Bob Evans.

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.

Bob Luby, Amy Hobler, Ed Stenger, Debbie Rauh, Paul Thomas, Steve Ruscher, Lynn Gray, Jodi Kastner, Kurt Kastner and Terri Frietch

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.

All (women) are welcome – Please come and join the Women of the Well in a year of scripture study. This year we will be studying the Gospel of John. Friday mornings during the school year from 9:30 - 11 a.m., beginning Sept 11 at All Saints Parish Center. Call JoAnn Metzger 677-1469 or Donna Broderick 891-3532. You will not only grow in your understanding of God’s word but you will also get to know other women of the parish on a deeper level. We hope to see you!

St. Ann’s Parish (in Hamilton) – Saturday, October 3, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Come join others in celebrating our faith and be uplifted, enlightened, and immersed in the Spirit of Love. Guest Speaker & author Fr. Tim Schehr will present Seven Women of Faith, a reflection on the lives of women in the Bible who are models for Christian living today. For more information call Cheryl at 515-6697.

The touch economic times can bring insecurity, grief, and anxiety for many people. If you have been affected by downsizing, layoffs, or the loss of a home, you are invited to attend a free workshop designed to assist you in addressing the many feelings that accompany these losses. Some of the topics include how to move forward, what to say to the children, and much more. This program will be offered October 5 at St. Saviour Parish Basement from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. For further information or to register, call Sandy Keiser at Catholic Charities at 241-7745.

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 9, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009

Calendar for the Week

Labor Day

Monday, September 7, 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009

Sunday, September 13, 2009

PARISH LIBRARY

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