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February 8, 2009 |
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February 8, 2009 |
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION After the 8AM Mass on Fridays in the chapel
ROSARY 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’s Rosary group every Friday from 10AM to 11:30AM. Call MaryAnn at 922-3461 before you come for the first time.
RECONCILIATION Thursday, February 12, 7:30PM – Fr. Mick Saturday, February 14, 3:00PM – Fr. Mick
BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, SUNDAY, February 15 Adult Volunteers: Mary Ann Catanzaro, Joan Gay Students: Katie G., Molly H., Ally R.
THANK YOU TO Stephen G. Schott, CPA for advertising in our bulletin.
ADULT STUDIES Bible Study on Mondays from 7-8PM in the Holy Family Room in the church undercroft. For info call Mary Lynne Rapien at 922-0902.
NEXT COFFEE & DONUTS SUNDAYS ARE ON February 8, March 8, and May 10. |
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.
Learn more about your Catholic Faith! Read The Catholic Telegraph. Call 421-3131 ext. 496 to order your copy today.
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FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Parishioners, In the fifth grade, I had "Septuagesima" as a spelling word. I got it wrong. Even now, I have to look at it to be sure I spelt it correctly. I mention the word for its meaning, "seventy." Some of our parishioners may remember the word also designated a Sunday, a kind of count -down to the forty days of Lent in preparation for Easter. Even though Lent may seem to be a bit far off, it is never too early to think about your Easter duty. The Easter duty is that the faithful are to receive Holy Communion at least once a year between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday. Its corollary is to make a sincere confession so that one may receive the Eucharist worthily. St. Augustine reminds us that even if we are not conscious of mortal sin, we should not disregard our venial sins, which he compares to grains of sand. Even though they are small, once they pile up by weight and number, they can crush just about anything. And St. Augustine further reminds us, that when it comes to our sins, we should at least find displeasing which God Himself abhors. Finally, we need to expose the tricks of the devil. If he does not succeed in convincing us that he does not exist and that our sins aren't really all that bad, he tries to fill us with such fear and anxiety that we think our sins can never be forgiven, and that we will just keep repeating them anyway. Either way, the devil wins and keeps us from our share in the victory of Jesus Christ. Going to confession is not just good for the soul but good for the world; for, by opening our hearts to the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Penance, we serve the family of mankind. Going to confession is something to consider these seventy days before Easter. -- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong
PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND WITH
FR. CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG
on September 15-26, 2009. $3,650 + airtax per person/double occupancy. Air Taxes and Insurance not included. Brochures are on the greeting room shelf. For info call Best Catholic Pilgrimages, info@bestcatholic.com or 1-800-908-2378.
ALL MARRIED COUPLES CELEBRATING THEIR 25th, 50th, 60th, 70th and 75th Wedding Anniversaries during this year of 2009 should call the rectory office at 922-5400, Monday – Friday from 8AM to 3PM. Leave your name, address, wedding date and phone number by March 6. |
2009 GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral will be on Saturday, May 2, at 2PM. Principal celebrant will be Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk.
SPIRITUAL CONFIRMATION SPONSORS This weekend the photos, names and addresses of our Confirmation candidates will be posted in the greeting room. Please consider taking a photo from the board and serving as a spiritual sponsor for that candidate. You will not replace their sacramental sponsor, but will pray for them, sending words of encouragement as they, and we, struggle to live for Christ more faithfully. Confirmation will be celebrated at St. Antoninus by Archbishop Schnurr on Thursday, March 12, 2009.
ARCHDIOCESAN DECREE ON CHILD PROTECTION ORIENTATION Wed. Feb. 18, 7PM; Wed. March 18, 7PM; Thurs. Apr. 23, 7PM; Tues. May 12, 1 PM. All meetings will be held in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft
Father Larry Mick Burse: A Living Legacy for 60-year Jubilee A burse is a permanently restricted endowment, with the interest used to help offset the cost of training local seminarians for the priesthood including tuition, room and board – about $30,000 a year. The goal of a burse is to fully endow one seminarian’s formation. A burse currently: * To be established requires a minimum pledged donation of $25,000. * Provides naming opportunity rights – benefactor or honoree, or as a memorial. * Is regulated by the board of trustees with interest presently allocated annually at six percent. Burses may receive additional capital over one’s lifetime, and even beyond, through inclusion in one’s will. Please make check out to St. Antoninus Parish and mark the memo line “Fr. Mick Burse.” The actual date of Fr. Mick’s 60th anniversary is March 12, 2009. We will celebrate it as a parish on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at the 11:30AM Mass.
THE LESSONS IN CAROLS CD’S are available at the rectory office during normal business hours of 8AM to 3PM, Monday thru Friday.
VALENTINE ROUND-UP GALA will be on Saturday, February 14th, in the undercroft. Deadline for tickets is now Tuesday February 10th. Live auction, Silent Auction, Gambling |
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Dear Parishioners, I am happy to announce that our new student registration was very successful. Thank you to all the people who helped with the signs, pamphlets, and letters that went out. This year’s kindergarten registration has exceeded expectations. Along with an additional fifth grade class, we are considering adding a third kindergarten again. With our eighth graders exceeding the quarter of a million dollars in scholarship offers for high school and our Terra Nova test scores being at or above the 90th percentile nationally it is easy to demonstrate our academic success. What is equally impressive, but not as tangible is our religious education and sacramental preparation. T one who has not experienced a child receiving sacramental preparation in our second grade or in our seventh grade, it would be difficult to describe how well our students are trained. The dishonest practices that have come to light during these recent economic woes clearly demonstrate that highly educated people acting outside of an objective morality is destructive. At St. Antoninus we work to educate not only academically but morally as well. Please share with your neighbors how important a religious education is, not just for the individual, but also for our nation. If you or someone you know is considering registering at St. Antoninus, please have them contact us soon as possible.
Shortly after taking office, the president revoked an important pro-life, pro-family measure known as the “Mexico City Policy.” First adopted by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, the policy previously denied funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development to international organizations that perform, promote, or lobby for the legalization of abortion. The primary beneficiaries of this change will be the International Planned Parenthood Federation that will now receive federal dollars to promote abortion where it is legal, and lobby for its legalization where it is not. We must continue to pray for our government leaders to support pro-life measures and not further the culture of death. |
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND will be on March 20-22, at the Dayton Airport Hotel. For reserva-tions call 1-800-547-1251 code.
ADULT SOCIAL GROUP March 6th 1pm Steering Committee Meeting. Holy Family Rm. March 9th Communion Service in Chapel at 12:30 pm followed by lunch in the Undercroft and a presentation: “the Lewis & Clark Expedition:. Cost $9. April 22: Keeneland Race Track; Phoenix Room plus buffet lunch. Limited to 40 people, get your reservations in early. Cost is $60 per person.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY In today's First Reading, Job states that his days have "come to an end without hope" and that he "shall not see happiness again." Many of those served by the St. Vincent Society could say the same. The contribution you place in our poor boxes will help us begin their hope and happiness.
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP Have you noticed how easy it is to be drawn into thinking as the world thinks about certain issues? Try these: teenage sex and condoms, gay marriage, living together before marriage, voting for politicians who promote or give approval to abortion and keeping religion out of politics. These are just a few of the issues that will always find defenders among those we know. It is hard not to get drawn into agreement. On Tuesday, Kay Schmidl’s talk “It’s a Wild World” will try to explain this modern secularist approach to life. She explains how easy it is to get caught up. The following week her second talk will help us to see how we fight theses trends. Both talks were well-received at the Bible Institute last summer. Don’t miss them. In Chapel, 7:30 PM.
YOUTH CLUB EVENTS Friday, February 13, Scallywagtag for grades 4, 5 & 6, from 2 to 4 PM. $10 per person. Friday, February 20, - Saturday 21, overnight at the Museum Center, for grades 7 thru 12, from 6PM to 10AM. $32.00 per person. Permission slips required and chaperones needed for both events! Transportation not provided for either event. Any questions? Call Julie Heil at 922-3848 after 6PM.
BASEBALL SIGNUPS E-mail your name, address, phone, grade and date of birth today to Howard.Hughes@Worxmart.net or call 616-6797.
UNIFORM AMNESTY! The baseball program is missing approximately 30 uni-forms from last season. Please call Howard Hughes at 616-6797 for uniform return information. |
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The
Traveling Chalice wants to
FROM OUR
PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY
FROM DEACON DAVID ENDRES