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November 4, 2007 |
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 31st, will meet every Friday from 10AM to 11:30AM. Call MaryAnn at 922-3461 before you come for the first time
RECONCILIATION Thursday, November 8, 7:30PM – Fr. Armstrong Saturday, November 10, 3 PM- Fr. Mick
READINGS FOR SUNDAY, November 11 1st Reading: 2 Mc 7: 1-2, 9-14 2nd Reading: 2 Thes. 2:16-3:5 Gospel: Luke 20: 27-38
ADULT EDUCATION Monday Evenings, Adult Bible Study from 7:00 to 8:00p.m. in the school library.
THANK YOU to Hirlinger Chevrolet for advertising in our bulletin.
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.
PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) every Sunday, after the 9:30AM Mass. For info call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 |
Designate a gift to Saint Antoninus Church in your will and give witness to your faith.
come to your home! We encourage parishioners of all ages, those with families and those living alone, to participate in this special mission of praying for vocations. Our new coordinators for the Traveling Chalice program is Joe and Mary Beth Nolan. Call them at 451-7435 or e-mail at MBNOLAN@cinci.rr.com.
BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Adult Volunteers: June Brady, Susan Fluegemann
Student Helpers: Leanne B., Anna H., Samantha R.
COFFEE & DONUT SUNDAY after every Mass on Sunday, November 11, in the undercroft.
Don’t forget to send in your St. A 200+ Raffle tickets.
SAVE THE DATE OF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, for Fall Cleaning and Rake-Out Day. |
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The mystery of Man is his freedom. Since it is a principal of Basic Christian Morality, it bears repeating: the mystery of every man or woman is his or her freedom. A mystery is not a puzzle but rather something more than we can take in. For example, the eye does not exhaust the light of the sun; there is more light than the eye can possibly see. To be free means having the ability to choose. The correlative of freedom is responsibility. Freedom and responsibility are two sides of one coin. Without freedom (the ability to choose), there is no responsibility; without responsibility, there is no morality. The book of Genesis provides at least two illustrations. Adam refuses to accept his responsibility and disobeys God’s commandment not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Cain refuses his responsibility and slays his brother Abel: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” he says. Both Adam and Cain shirk their responsibility and so misuse their freedom. They dehumanize themselves and become like mere animals. Furthermore, freedom, the ability to choose, is the foundation of Christian Morality. There are two types: external freedom (to do all you can do) and internal freedom (to be all that you can be). External freedom is limited by oppression, prejudice and injustice. Internal freedom is limited by ignorance, passions, and habits (virtues or vices). Our day to day actions are the means to inner freedom which brings with them the obligation to love (the highest form of freedom since we choose to desire the Good for someone and to do something about it.) External moral actions deepen our love for God in whom alone we find ultimate inner freedom since He alone frees us from death and thus makes us everything we can possibly be. Finally, human freedom, both external and internal, is real but conditioned by threats. The paradox of human freedom is that our failure to respond to God's call to be free is itself our free choice not fully to be free; that is the meaning of sin. -- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong
JUST A REMINDER that all flyers, notices, posters etc, must be delivered to the rectory office. Please do not use transparent, duct, or masking tape to attach papers to the front doors, inside doors or walls of the church. Thank you. |
Donations made to the World Missions were $4,486.00. Thank you for your support.
A PARISHIONER TEMPORARILY needs a ride to Mass. She lives close to the parish. If you can assist her, please call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759. Thank you.
BUNDLE SUNDAY FOR ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY THIS WEEKEND. Volunteers will be on the lower parking lot on Sunday, from 9AM to 3PM.
Federal Privacy Regulation- HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) prohibits all hospitals from informing churches of a patient’s admittance. Please notify the rectory at 922-5400 if you (or someone in your family) have been admitted to a hospital.
NOVEMBER is traditionally devoted to the Poor Souls. St. John Vianney gives at least one reason to pray for them. “If it were but known how great is the power of the good souls in Purgatory with the Heart of God, and if we knew all the graces we can obtain through their intercession, they would not be so much forgotten. We must therefore, pray much for them that they may pray much for us.”
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.
VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 6AM TO 10PM
ORIENTATION ON THE CHILD PROTECTION DECREE will be held in the Holy Family Room at 1PM on Thursday, November 15. |
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FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY
Dear Parishioners, This past week we started the second quarter. Parent-Teacher conferences start next Monday, November 12th. During this time our teachers and parents will be meeting to discuss the progress of their students. Parent-teacher conferences are critical for the effective partnering between home and school. Without continuous parent-teacher collaboration we cannot do a first rate job in educating our students.
ADULT SOCIAL GROUP Monday, November 12th, Communion Service and Thanksgiving Dinner. $8.00 per person. Make your reservations by Thursday, November 8th. Bring your nominations for new officers. Elections will be held on December 10th.
YOUTH CLUB Thanks to the students who decorated paper bags for the Bag It campaign. Thank you to all who participated in last week’s Youth Mass! We really appreciate the efforts of our musicians, lectors, distributors and those who brought the offertory. Our next Youth Mass will be on Sunday, November 25, at 11:30AM, The Feast of Christ the King. Singing practice is on Saturdays at 9AM in the church. For info call Julie Heil at 922-3848. The next Youth Club meeting is Thursday, November 8, at 7PM in the undercroft.
+ + + 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.
Pre/K and Kindergarten and PREP Religion Classes every Sunday. Call Deacon Bob at 922-4759 for information. + + +
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP
It’s Election Week, and certainly our country is in great need of prayers. For that we will have an evening of intercession for each office on the agenda as well as for repentance for our national sins of abortion, pornography and all. Please join us on Tuesday in chapel at 7:30 PM and keep praying regularly for our national guidance.
Help for the Holidays Program Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home on Harrison Avenue, Sunday, November 18th at 1PM. |
A NOTE FROM OUR SEMINARIAN INTERN, MR. DAVID ENDRES Over the last two months a number of parishioners have been engaged in a period of study and reflection using the book, Catholic from the Inside Out. The book relates one parish’s story of how it attempted to better its parish school in terms of academics, virtue, and Catholic identity. By reading about the experience of this school, we were able to reflect on our own parish school – its strengths as well as areas for improvement. Having participated in these discussions, I can tell you that they were amazingly refreshing and positive. The school, its staff, and administration were frequently lauded for their dedication. Parents were praised for reinforcing the values of the school at home. The parishioners – even those without children in the school – were thanked for their generosity. Through all of this we were reminded that we must always work to improve. We must be good stewards of that with which the Lord has provided us, for as He tells us: “From the person to whom much is given, much is expected” (Luke 12:48).
ATHLETIC CLUB is looking for volunteers to serve on the Board for 2008. Please contact Scott Reiter at 922-5002 or Todd Logan at 922-1782 for more info. Girls Basketball sign-ups for 3rd grade thru high school by e-mail. Send name, grade#, address, and phone number to tnussman@zoomtown.com or call 922-3662. Soccer Coordinators Needed For boys and/or girls soccer. Please call Julie Burke at 347-7435, or via email at julieburke@current.net. Season preparation will start in late March, early April.
SAINT ANTONINUS PTO
General Meeting will be on Wednesday, November 7, in the undercroft with refreshments at 7PM. NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE, December 31, at 8:00 pm to 1:00 am. The cost of $25.00 per person includes: beer, wine, soda, champagne at midnight, party favors, DJ, and Skyline Cheese Coneys! For info call Jackie Anderson at 451-4264; Lori Rolfes 451-9737; or Lauri Sullivan 451-4142.
ST. ANTONINUS CUB SCOUT PACK 614 will receive a donation from Western Hills Bear Alignment if you mention “Pack 614” at the time of your service work, now until May 31, 2008. Thank you.
Understanding & Surviving Your Grief Program at Meyer Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 7th, at 7:00 PM. |
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Parishioners,