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 9

Adult Volunteers: June Brady, Susan Fluegemann

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

Dear Parishioners,

     God has rewarded our parish in many ways over many years.  Our growth and development can be seen:  in the number who come to Mass not only on Sundays but daily, who come to receive the other sacraments, especially Reconciliation;  in our ministries within the parish for example the Athletic Club, Bereavement Committee, and Parent Teachers’ Organization, to name only a  few;  in our parish school, parish religious education program and Adult Faith formation opportunities;  in the physical beauty of our parish plant but most of all in you, dear parishioners and fellow servants of the Lord Jesus.

     God has rewarded our parish with a diligent parish staff and Finance Council who work to ensure the proper stewardship of the money which you entrust to us.  Yet, as with many other churches, we continue to be confronted with regular and increasing operating expenses:  salaries, benefits, maintenance and utilities.  In addition we want to be prepared for major capital improvements, those foreseen and those unexpected.  Because of your past generosity, I feel confident in making the following request.

     After prayerful consideration and with the recommendation of our parish Finance Council, I am asking everyone again to consider a renewed commitment to the future of our parish through the stewardship of your treasure.  Good stewardship recognizes that all our gifts come from God and belong to Him.  Stewardship recognizes the providence of a loving Father, who gave us His only Son and who, together with His Son, pours out the Holy Spirit upon us each day.  As a consequence, we are called upon to be good stewards and managers of God’s gifts to us.

     Next week, you and all other registered parishioners will receive a letter from me suggesting a detailed plan for your increased weekly offertory gift.  When it arrives, I ask you to give it prayerful and serious consideration.    No one will call or visit; you will do this in the privacy of your own home where God’s blessings are most evident.  I am asking you to do your best to respond to this.  The vigor of our parish depends on your generous response.

-- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong  

A Catholic Bible Study for adults will be led by Mrs. Mary Lynne Rapien on Mondays from 7:00 to 8:00 PM in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft, starting on September 13.  No registration is required and you may bring any Bible you have.  All are welcome.

LOURDES UPDATE

      For info on this wonderful pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, 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 anyone 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  meeting will be held at St. Antoninus in the Holy Family Room at 7:30 PM on September 20.

THE CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH envelope is enclosed in the September packet.  If you are receiving the Catholic Telegraph now and do not want to continue, please check mark the box and return the envelope to the rectory office.  Also, if you wish to receive the Catholic Telegraph, mark the envelope with a YES and return it to the rectory office.

CATHOLIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT:  Evangelizing the Culture of our Parish School

      The organizational meeting for the six week study of this book will be on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 PM in the undercroft.  Please join us.

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY

BIGGS and KROGER GIFT CARDS and the 2008 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS are on sale in the church elevator hallway after all weekend Masses and at the rectory, M-F from 8AM to 3 PM. 

Call Larry Hurley at 608-7604 for delivery of the Entertainment books only.

THE ST. ANTONINUS PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) currently has the Vice President position open on the PTO Board. Anyone interested should call Maria Allen at 922-2493 or Joan Berning at 451-2427. This can be filled by 1 or 2 adults.

PTO MAGAZINE DRIVE will be held through 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.

GIRL SCOUT REGISTRATION for girls grade K-8.  Also need leaders for the new Daisies/Brownie troops. Please send Name, daughters name, grade and phone number to Vickie Grace at gracev@fuse.net or call with info 513.368.5188

HELP WITH OUR TWIN PARISH

       Our Twin Parish St. Frances Seraph, need 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.

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.

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 an impersonator of “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.

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

      As one observes the news concerning our country these days it causes fear.  There seems to be a weakening of the national conscience.  We are involved in a war against terrorists that doesn’t seem to have an end.  We find ourselves embroiled in local rising crimes and murders, teen suicides nationally, laws against the sanctity of life and marriage, and so on.  As we celebrate Labor Day we realize how desperately our people and our government need our prayers.  Please join us in chapel on Tuesday, 7:30PM to pray the much loved Patriotic Rosary for all our needs.  Prayer is the answer that gives us hope and trust and courage to be vigilant.

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

Could you spare 2 hours to pray for an end to abortion on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 at Holy Name Church on Auburn Ave, (near the corner of McMillan Ave.).  Plan now to participate. 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. For more info, call 922-0348 or 922-7231.

SCRIPTURE SEMINAR provides an overview of the four Gospels and their themes, and gives you the resources and confidence needed to enable you to teach the Bible in small group settings.  The program will be in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft at 9 AM to 12 noon on Saturdays, September 22, 29, October 6, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 24, December 1 and 8.  For info and to register call George and Kay Schmidl at 941-2431, Judy Erwin at 451-2908 or Mary Handermann at 922-4738 & mhbible@fuse.net.

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.