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, October 7

Adult Volunteers:  Cindy Reis, Linda DeSantis

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

Dear Parishioners,

     Today I am with my friend, Fr. Bruno Healy, a priest of the Archdiocese of Westminster (ie, London, England).  Fr. Bruno was given permission by his Diocesan Bishop to try his vocation as a hermit.  Currently, Fr. Bruno lives in the gardener's cottage on the grounds of the Carmelite Monastery in Quidenham, outside of Norwich.  Although Fr. Bruno joins the nuns for Mass and some of the Liturgy of the Hours, he keeps to his cottage and has a set schedule of prayer and reading, work and relaxation.  Being a hermit is a rather rare vocation in the Church.  However, the Second Vatican Council reminds us that no matter how pressing are the pastoral needs of the Church, the contemplative life has pride of place.  It reminds the whole Church of both the need and the centrality of prayer in our lives.

     This also gives me the opportunity to announce our parish's nine week novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Starting this Sunday and each Sunday until the Solemnity of Christ the King (11/25), there will be a petition during the General Intercessions through which we will honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus and request His blessing on our parish.  On the Solemnity of Christ the King, we will re-consecrate our parish to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

October: Month of the Rosary.  David Endres will lead the Rosary each Sunday of October at 11:10 AM.  There are also opportunities to pray the Rosary together after the daily Mass and on Mondays. Included with this bulletin are the Fifteen Promises our Lady made to those who PRAY THE ROSARY.

-- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong

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 608-7604 for delivery of the Entertainment books only. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO Vickie Grace, the August winner of the $50 Biggs card.

PCW BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN

Return your baby-bottle monetary donation to the greeting room the weekend of October 6/7.

COUPLES CELEBRATING THEIR 25^TH & 50^TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES during 2007 should call the rectory at 922-5400 by October 1, to RSVP their attendance for the Mass and breakfast on Sunday, October 7^th, at the 9:30 AM Mass

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Catholic Bible Study for Adults every Monday at 7:00PM in the undercroft Holy Family Room.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) every Tuesday at 7:30 PM, in the Holy Family Room.

Scripture Seminar on Saturdays at 9AM in the Holy Family Room.

Pre/K and Kindergarten Religion Class every Sunday, during the 9:30 AM Mass starting on October 7^th.  For info call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759.

PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) every Sunday, after the 9:30AM Mass.

Coffee and Donut Sundays on October 14, November 11, December 9, January 13, February 10, March 9, April 13.

Orientation of Child Protection Decree in the Holy Family Room on Wednesday, October 17, at 7:30 PM

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YOUTH CLUB MEETING on Thursday, October 4^th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Youth Room of the Undercroft.

ADULT SOCIAL GROUP 

Monday, Oct. 8, 12:30PM Communion Service & lunch with a Halloween look at Haunted Cincinnati $8.00p/p.

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

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY

      This Friday, October 5^th, will be Grandparents’ Day at the school.  As in the past, this will move the 8:00 a.m. Mass to 9:00 a.m.  This will allow families to attend Mass with their grandchildren.

       Grandparents with grandchildren in the school should meet in the youngest grandchild's homeroom by 8:40.  At that time older grandchildren will go to that classroom and the family can attend 9:00 AM Mass together.  Parents and younger siblings are welcome at the Mass, but because of space limitations we ask that they do not attend the reception nor the tour of the school.  This is a marvelously attended event.

     This week we will also start Terra Nova testing in grades 2, 4, 6, and 8.  For the past two years St. Antoninus students have scored in the top ten percent across the country.  This is a tribute to the hard work of all three groups: teachers, parents and students.  Excellence like this is no accident.  It requires the sustained involvement of all three groups.  Thank you, one and all for your support.

NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE sponsored by the PTO on December 31, in the undercroft.  Look for details in future bulletins.

THE ST. ANTONINUS PTO Vice President position is open. Anyone interested should call Maria at 922-2493 or Joan at 451-2427. This can be filled by 1 or 2 adults.

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

    We are called to practice the corporal works of mercy.  Sometimes, in our volunteerism, we fail to realize that we are answering that call.  Many of us have special ministries that feed our spirits while we are caring for others.  On Tuesday in chapel at 7:30PM, two of our members will share some thoughts about their own volunteering.  Evie Gerke, a volunteer Chaplain in Pastoral Care at University Hospital has many stories to tell of her visits to the sick. Marlene Kiely will share information about her work at Pregnancy Center West and at Healthy Beginnings.   There will be time for discussion.

A NOTE FROM OUR

SEMINARIAN INTERN, DAVID ENDRES

     Earlier this month the seminarians of the Archdiocese were treated to an afternoon cruise along the Ohio River sponsored by the Serra Club (not the Sierra Club!) and spearheaded by parishioners Ed and Alice Willig.  The event was also attended by retired priests and members of the Serra Club, lay men and women who work to support religious vocations in the Church.

     The event illustrated well that we all have a role to play in raising up future priests and religious for the Church.  Every member of the Church – but especially parents and grandparents- can help through their prayers and support of vocations in their families.  St. Antoninus has been a parish blessed with religious vocations in the past.  Along with the members of the Serra Club and our own parish Vocations Committee, let us all pray for a new flowering of holy vocations.

BOYS BASKETBALL STACK TRYOUTS on October 7^th, for 5^th grade at 1PM; 6^th grade at 2:30PM; 7^th grade at 4PM; and 8^th grade at 5:30PM.  Times for October 14^th, TBA.  Boys must attend at least one tryout to be considered for a stack team.

SETON ANNUAL ALUMNAE WALK on Sunday, October 7^th.  Registration begins at 9AM, with Mass at 9:30 AM.   Cost is $25 per person and includes lunch.  All proceeds benefit the Alumnae Association and Seton High School.  See www.setoncincinnati.org for details.

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE at

St. Gertrude Church, 7630 Shawnee Run Road, on Saturday, October 6^th.  For info call 583-5294 or visit the website at www.stgertrude.org.

SETON HIGH SCHOOL is currently scheduling Eighth Grade Student Shadow Days.  Call Marianne Ridiman at 471-2600, ext. 106, to schedule your day.

INDOOR WINTER GUARD TRYOUTS at Elder High School Wrestling/Volleyball Gym for high school girls will be on October 1, 2 & 3.  Call Andrea Smith at 763-9153 or Mariann Grove at 941-8494 for details.

ELDER HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE AND PREVIEW PROGRAM will be on Sunday, October 7, at 12 PM to 3PM.  For info on admissions and the Open House, visit www.elderhs.org or contact Brandon Cowans at 921-3744 ext. 3420 or cowans.b@elderhs.org.

ATTENTION:  ENGAGED AND MARRIED COUPLES on Sunday, October 7, at 4:30 PM, Mercy Hospital Western Hills will have Natural Family Planning Classes.  The method is highly effective, easy to use and is in harmony with God’s creative power.  To register, call Tracy and Joyce Jamison at 661-2608.

SAINT IGNATIUS LADIES TOY AND CLOTHING SALE on Saturday, October 6^th, 8:30AM to Noon.  For info or to sell, call Melanie Richter at 574-4043.

SUNDAY VESPERS on Sunday, October 7^th, at 7:30PM in the chapel of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, 6616 Beechmont Avenue.  The service is led by the President-Rector Fr. Edward Smith.

ST. JOSEPH CEMETERY will hold a Candlelight Prayer Service on Tuesday, October 9, at 7PM in the St. Joseph Mausoleum at the corner of Rapid Run and Nebraska.  Fr. Chris Lack from St. Dominic Parish will be the celebrant.  Call 251-3110 if you plan on attending.

MERCY FRANCISCAN AT WEST PARK has positions open in their dietary and environmental services department.  Call Human Resources at 347-8219.

22^ND ANNUAL ELDERAMA FUND RAISER on Saturday, October 13^th.  Call Elder High School at 921-3744 for ticket information.

Federal Privacy Regulation- HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) prohibits all hospitals from informing churches of a patient’s presence unless the patient gives permission for the hospital to do so.  If you are admitted to a hospital and would like a member of the clergy or a deacon to visit you, please notify the hospital or call the parish office. If you or someone you know is sick, homebound or near death and would like a visit from a priest, deacon or Eucharistic ministers, please call the parish office Monday thru Friday between 8 AM – 3 PM at 922-5400.

Cincinnati Serra Club is active Catholic women and men who want to foster vocations to priesthood and religious life. The Serra Club offers education related to vocations, provides prayer support, supports recruiting, retention, and recognition events and offers social connections.   Call Ed Willig, 922-2945, or e-mail Lou  Eichhold, Pres., loueich4@fuse.net.

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

   Aren’t we blessed as Catholics!  The Church dedicates October in honor of Our Blessed Mother and the Rosary.  Let’s be honest, sadly in today’s culture Our Lady and the rosary are ‘at best’ often ignored even by Catholics and ‘at worst’ ridiculed.  Yet, in God’s mercy, Our Lady, the Mediatrix of all grace, continues to intercede on our behalf.  This is especially paramount here in America where under legalized abortion we have taken the lives of over 48,000,000 (!!) waiting-to-be-born children and wounded their parents and families.  Mercy, mercy! We all need God’s merciful help. 

     So, feeling “stumped”? “Well, what can my family and I do?” Use our God-given arsenal in this battle between the culture of death and Jesus’ Gospel of LIFE:

1.  Reverently receive the sacraments of Holy Eucharist & Reconciliation

2.  Pray the rosary each day, starting this month of October.

3.  Join families around the world in prayer to Our Lady of Fatima, Sat. October 13.

     Note:  Ninety years ago, on October 13, 1917, Our Lady of Fatima (Portugal) appeared again to three shepherd children…in the presence of tens of thousands of on-lookers!  Mary again told us to “pray the rosary and do penance”!  Then there was the great Miracle of the Sun witnessed by so many including news people from across the country. www.fatima.org/essentials  

Pray for a merciful end to the violence in our city against the born and the unborn.  

1.  Rosary Walk to Fountain Square: 9:30am Immaculata steps (procession starts at bottom of stairs, parking near The Boathouse), 10:30am Fountain Square: Consecration of our city. 

2.  Family Rosary Vigil and Benediction (noon, Holy Spirit Center in Norwood)…musical celebration and refreshments.  God is good! 

Jane Hoffman,

St. Antoninus Pro-Life/ Pro-Family Commission

Come Shop at St. Teresa’s Belltower Mall on Sat. October 6, (4-9pm) & Sun. October 7, (10am- 3pm), in the church undercroft.  There will be artists, designers, photographers, high school spirit wear, makeup artist, jewelry, handbags, home interiors and gourmet foods and our used book store.   Deli style food court available by "Perk on the Pike," raffles, split the pot, and coffee available by "The Front Porch".  Admission is Free.  Kids are welcome!