EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

After the 8AM Mass on Fridays in the chapel

ROSARY

11:30AM Marian Holy Hour w/ Rosary on Monday.

7:00 PM Fatima Prayer Group on Monday

After the 6:45 AM and 8 AM Masses Monday thru Friday and after the 8 AM Mass on Saturday.

MOMS and children ROSARY GROUP starting on August 31^st, will meet every Friday from 10AM to 11:30AM.  Call MaryAnn at 922-3461 before you come for the first time

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Adult Volunteers: Cindy Reis,  Linda DeSantis

Designate a gift to Saint Antoninus Church in your will and give witness to your faith. 

Dear Parishioners,

     In traditional piety, August is devoted to the Most Holy Eucharist.  I have been thinking about Eucharistic hymns and the influence of music in our lives.  The other day, I was at a stoplight and heard the driving rhythms of rap music in the car next to mine.  Quite frankly, I was shocked at the lyrics which I heard and I wondered how listening to such music shapes so many lives, especially of young people.  I recalled, by contrast, a story Msgr. Kennedy told me.  He entered the seminary as a freshman in high school. Ever since that day he had recited the Eucharistic hymn "Adoro Te Devote" after he received Holy Communion.  That would have been nearly 70 years of near daily recitation.  I often wondered how that act of piety shaped Msgr. Kennedy's life.  I do know that after a serious operation (he had several in the three and half years we lived together!) I found him joining me for the early morning parish Mass.  I was surprised and he said: "I wanted to show the people just how important the Mass is."  It left a deep impression on me since I was one of the few people who knew of his prayer after Communion and his heroic determination.  Similarly, I recall hearing for the first time, "Gift of Finest Wheat," the official hymn commissioned for the International Eucharistic Congress held in Philadelphia in 1976.  After the hymns for Corpus Christi composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, it remains one of my favorite Eucharistic hymns especially the verse:" The mystr'y of your Presence, Lord, no mortal tongue can tell/Whom all the world can not contain comes in our hearts to dwell."  What would it be like to live in a world where the driving rhythms were Eucharistic hymns?  What kind of people would we be?!  (This also gives me a chance to thank all of our musicians who help us to lift our minds and hearts to the Lord by the gift of their song.)

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            This week, we begin to replace the carpet in church.  After consultation with the Building and Grounds Committee, the Finance Council and the Parish Council, it was determined that after the windows had been replaced it would be a good idea to replace the carpet.  Of course, we regret any inconvenience this may cause, but the end result hopefully will be worth it.   JP Flooring Systems is doing the necessary floor repairs and installation.

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        On Saturday, August 18 the Building and Grounds

Committee and their helpers cleaned up the parish plant

in preparation for the opening of School. I am grateful

for all that they do.  Also, throughout the summer,

various parishioners would stop by and weed, water or

dead-head the flowers etc. and I want to thank them

for their ever watchful care of our parish grounds.  As

I have said before, please take some time to appreciate

our facilities and thank God for this little bit of Paradise

we call St. Antoninus Parish.

-- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong  

LOURDES UPDATE

      It is not to late to join this wonderful pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, please make your deposit for the trip ASAP.  For info call Best Catholic Pilgrimages at 1-800-908-BEST.  Contact the rectory during office hours for a brochure listing the itinerary.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which adults formally prepare for Baptism, or, for those already baptized, for reception into full communion with the Catholic Church.  If you know a family member, a friend, a co-worker or a neighbor who would like an invitation to the RCIA, please phone Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759.

PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) for students (1 thru 12) who attend public schools, will begin on Sunday, September 16^th. Registration forms are in the greeting room.  For info call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759.

ORIENTATION ON THE CHILD PROTECTION DECREE    The dates for the orientation meetings on the decree on child protection will be held at St. Antoninus in the Holy Family Room on the following dates 7:30 PM September 20; 7:30 PM October 17;   1PM November 15; 7:30PM January 24, 2008;  1PM February 20, 2008; 7:30PM April 9, 2008.

Please sign up for the wonderful program of the Traveling Chalice to promote vocations.  Our new coordinators for the Traveling Chalice program are Joe and Mary Beth Nolan.  Call them at 451-7435 or e-mail at MBNOLAN@cinci.rr.com.

HELP WITH OUR TWIN PARISH

As school starts in a few days, our Twin Parish St.

Frances Seraph, will again welcome parishioners from

St. Antoninus to help in their school cafeteria on

Monday thru Friday.  If you can volunteer two hours

per month, please call Carolyn Rolfes at 347-0622

BIGGS and KROGER GIFT CARDS are on sale in the church elevator hallway after all weekend Masses and at the rectory, M-F from 8AM to 3 PM.

2008 ENTERTAINMENT BOOK is here!

     Save up to $30 at Biggs, $45 at Dick’s Sporting Goods, $12 at Speedway, and much more!  All this for $20!  Purchase your book at the rectory, after each weekend Mass with the Biggs/Kroger gift cards or call Larry Hurley at 608-7604 for free delivery.  Start saving today!!

ADULT SOCIAL GROUP 

Friday, September 7, 1PM, Steering Committee meeting in the Holy Family Room.

Monday, September 10, 12:30PM Communion service and lunch with “Alice Roosevelt Longworth”.

Wednesday, September 19, Rumpke mountain and Jungle Jim’s. $12 p/p, depart at 9:30AM. Lunch on your own.

Wednesday, October 17, Keeneland, $55.00/pp, includes lunch, bus and admission.

REMEMBER THE POOR with your contributions to our St. Vincent de Paul Conference in the poor boxes at all of the church entrances.  Thank you for your generosity.

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

So many of us tend to rattle off the “Our Father”

without thought.  Yet Jesus taught it as the perfect

prayer.  And it does contain every element we need in

addressing the Father.  On Tuesday, Ben Klaene, in

his “Reflections on the Our Father” talk gives much

thought to its beauty.  Using scripture and the

catechism and his own discernment he will lead us

into deeper appreciation for “The Lord’s Prayer”,

in the chapel at 7:30 PM

LADIES FELLOWSHIP DAY on Saturday, November 17^th, from 8AM to 3PM. More info and reservations forms will be available soon!

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY

Dear Parishioners,

     Welcome back to all our students!  This past Thursday we opened our doors to open the 2007-2008 school year.  As mentioned in last week’s bulletin, we needed to hire a new P.E. teacher.  While the talent pool was very deep, we selected Craig Eckstein as our new teacher.  Mr. Eckstein grew up in Groesbeck where he attended St. Ann School and Colerain High School.  Feel free to stop in and say hello to all our new faces this year.

     While we work for academic excellence, we never forget that our primary purpose is to educate our students in the Catholic faith.  With that in mind we, both the faculty and our Education Commission, will be reading and discussing the book Catholic from the Inside Out.  This book will help us evaluate where we are as a Catholic school.

     Please feel free to join us at our first school Mass this Friday at 8:00 a.m.  Having other parishioners attend helps reinforce to our students the importance of the Mass. 

YOUTH CLUB SIGN-UPS for all Confirmed Junior High and High School parishioners will be after all Masses on August 25 and 26. Membership fee is $10.

PARENT MEETING FOR YOUTH CLUB will be on Wednesday, August 29 at 7PM in the undercroft.

VOLLEYBALL SIGNUPS for girls in the 4^th grade and up, who have not yet signed up, please notify Jenny Allison at jallison@cinci.rr.com or Mary Nie at 451-4490.  Coaches are still needed.

THE ST. ANTONINUS PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) currently has the Vice President position open on the PTO Board. Anyone interested in this position, please call Maria Allen at 922-2493 or Joan Berning at 451-2427. This can be filled by 1 or 2 adults. Please consider volunteering to take a more active role in your PTO. Thank you.

PTO MAGAZINE DRIVE will be held August 31 thru September 12.    The money raised from this event helps to fund many wonderful things that PTO does for our school and church.  If you have a renewal subscription or a new subscription call Michelle Moore at 347-0951.  Thank you.

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

        Earlier this year (see www.saintantoninus.org  4/1/07) I wrote to you concerning the importance of witnessing to the truth of abortion when we share actual pictures of children who have been willfully killed in abortion.  These tragic graphic pictures are in front of the benign appearing Planned Parenthood (the nation’s largest, deadliest provider for the abortion industry), truth displayed by dedicated, pro life sidewalk counselors.

     Just last week at a local pro life pregnancy center, a client told me, “Thank God that man was there, outside Planned Parenthood, with those pictures! I found out I was expecting twins…thought I couldn’t deal with twins so I actually had made an abortion appointment at Planned Parenthood!”   Thank God she did listen to that man and took his handout materials and wisely followed his suggestion to visit a local pregnancy center.  Now, she beamed as she brought in her gurgling 7 month old son and daughter.  “Wanted you to see my joys in life!” 

As God would have it, within an hour a client came in with her beautiful 2½ year old brown-eyed daughter, Sarah.  This Mother and Dad had been through our parenting classes preparing for Sarah’s birth.  “You know I had an abortion all set at Planned Parenthood but thank God there was that man outside and I saw those pictures.”  He encouraged me, “Please, don’t go in there.  Don’t do this to your baby and yourselves.”  Real stories of grateful families who were shown the truth and who found support.  Those who want those pictures to be removed from the sidewalk should speak with the spared children (some now in the their 30’s themselves).  Listen to the voices of these children and their parents:  “Thank God that man with those photos was there…thank God.” Jesus teaches us, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8: 31-32). Make a difference:  plan to join our parish for Mass at Holy Name on Auburn Ave then the rosary walk to Planned Parenthood (8 am on Sept. 22).  Check out:  www.all.org/stopp  

God is good!

Jane Hoffman, St. Antoninus Pro Life, Pro Family Commission  

Natural Family Planning Classes will be held at Mercy Western Hills Hospital on Wednesday, September 5, at 7 PM.  To register call, John and Mary DuMont at 661-6928.

Could you spare 2 hours once a year in order to pray for an end to abortion? "Helpers of God's Precious Infants" is the title chosen by pro-life people who gather for Mass and a rosary procession to Planned Parenthood abortion clinic each Saturday morning at Holy Name Church on Auburn Ave, (near the corner of McMillan Ave.)  Every parish in this city is asked to choose one Saturday a year to participate in this prayerful, peaceful effort.  St. Antoninus' date is SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Plan now to participate. Prayer is our most effective weapon in fighting this evil.  Mass is at 8 am, followed by the rosary procession, ending at the church about 9:45 am.   If you wish to carpool, gather in the St. A parking lot by 7:15 am. Those driving on their own will find plenty of parking at Holy Name Church.  For more info, call 922-0348 or 922-7231

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR will be held on seven consecutive Wednesday evenings starting on September 12 through Oct 24, from 7:30 to 9 PM in St. Ignatius Hilvert Center.  No charge for the seminar, but a donation of $5.00 is requested to cover the cost of materials.  For info or to register call 471-5483.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES need volunteers for the CAN program, Refugee Resettlement program, and jail chaplains.  Anyone interested in volunteering should call Penelope Orr at 241-7745 x. 456 or Rod Huber at extension 432.

ADULT SPIRITUALITY INSTITUTE

     Classes are now forming at the Athenaeum of Ohio.  Fees are nominal.  “Words For the Wise” by Rev. Timothy Schehr, Phd. will be on Mondays, from 10AM to Noon, on Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1 & 8

“Vatican II: That Council” by Rev. Theodore Ross S.J. Phl, St.L., will be on Thursdays,  at 7PM on October 25, November 1, 8, and 15.  Call 231-2223, ext. 143 to register.

Seton High Twinkle Dance classes begin Friday, September 7, from 4:30 to 5:30 PM at Seton High School for girls in 2^nd and 3^rd grade.  Requires no prior dance experience.  Fee is $17 per month.  Call Becki Bleh at 281-6966 or register at www.shsdance.org.

St. Michael Catholic Church Fall Fest in Brookville, Indiana, on Saturday, Sept. 8 from 4 to 10 PM & Sunday, Sept.9, 10:30AM to 9PM.

RE:    Parish Leadership Night

          Monday, August 27, 2007, 7:30 PM

          St. Antoninus Church Undercroft

          Last winter, Principal Jack Corey, Deacon Bob Schroeder and I attended “Parish Evaluation: A Few Commandments for Catholic Parishes.”  Happily, the parish has already been doing much of what had been suggested but one idea seemed to garner our attention:  A parish leadership night.  The format will be fairly simple.  The meeting will start with a brief overview by Fr. Armstrong at 7:30 PM.  The Parish Council Representative will meet with his or her assigned group at 8PM and conclude no later than 9 PM.  Then, at 9PM, members of Parish Council will meet for reports and a brief evaluation.  This meeting will conclude at 9:30PM. 

          Because of the nature of their organization and their meetings, I have divided my requests into the following attendees. I would ask the chairs of each group to notify their membership.

          All officers and members, elected, appointed or ex-officio:

          Bldg. & Grounds Committee                                       Education Commission

           Finance Council                      Parish Council              Worship Commission

          All officers only:

          Adult Social Group                             Athletic Club                  Youth Group

          Babysitting 9:30 PM Sunday Mass      Bereavement                   Boy Scouts

          Cub Scouts                     Girl Scouts                     Holy Spirit Prayer Group

          Parent-Teacher Org.                                 Pro-Life, Pro-Family Commission

          Sacristan/Marthas                                     St. Vincent de Paul Society  

          Vocations Committee                               Ways and Means Commission  

          Please make every effort to attend this meeting because you help to make Saint Antoninus the wonderful parish it is.

                                                                            Sincerely Yours in Christ,

                                                                               Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong