EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Every Friday after the 8AM Mass

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.

THANK YOU TO Ernesto Sabato, D.D.S. for advertising in our bulletin.

THE PARISH LIBRARY is open every Sunday morning in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft.

CONFESSIONS

Thursday, April 23, 7:30PM – Fr. Armstrong 

Saturday, April 25, 3:00PM -- Fr. Mick

BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS,

SUNDAY, April 26

Adult Volunteers: Julie Ashe, Joan Friedman

Students: Molly H., Ally R., Kate G.

IN MEMORIAM

Dr. H. W. Ratledge, Maddalena Vilardo,

Kathleen Marcum, Carl Koch, and Kathlyn Chismar

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

FROM OUR PASTOR

     Today is Divine Mercy Sunday.  The image of Jesus in the sanctuary is the one St. Faustina saw in the vision given her on February 22, 1931.  The two rays of light streaming from His heart – one pale, the other red—symbolize the blood and water which flowed from the Lord’s side as He hung upon the Cross.

     From its earliest days, the Church has regarded the blood and water flowing from the Lord’s side as symbols of the Easter Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist.  The Feast of Divine Mercy has been called a “second baptism” because for properly observing that day Our Lord has promised “complete forgiveness of both sins and punishment.” 

     Proper observance of this Feast of Divine Mercy includes having sorrow for sins, going to confession, devoutly attending Mass, receiving Holy Communion on this Sunday, venerating the Image of Divine Mercy, and being merciful in thought, word and deed.  During our observance of the “Hour of Mercy” from 3PM to 4PM, we will have Divine Mercy Devotions.  For further information visit the website www.marian.org.  

-- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong

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. We earn 4% of every dollar from Krogers and 6% of every dollar from Bigg’s.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to sell Biggs & Kroger grocery cards. Please call Fran Feldman at 451-3428 to sign up.

CLEAN UP DAY will be on next Saturday, April 25^th, at 9AM.  Bring your own rakes, brooms, shovels etc. For information call Greg Forrest Lester at 922-3270.

THANK YOU: This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge.  The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened.  Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity

CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL

      Do gratitude for the ability to hear and be heard by supporting the liberating work of St. Rita School for the Deaf.  The school provides children with the specialized education they need to communicate.  Day and residential services are assisted by your gift to CMA. For info see www.CatholicAppeal.info.

2009 CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

COLLECTION IN APRIL

    In Oromia, Ethiopia, drought has destroyed entire regions of crops, devastating the local agriculture industry and economy.  Food supplies are low.  At a local Catholic church, hundreds of children are receiving therapeutic milk and medical treatment from Catholic Relief Services.  There is a Catholic Relief Services collection envelope in the April packet.  Thank you for your support.

TRAVELING CHALICE

Sign up to help pray for our needed vocations.   Also, you could be praying for Deacon Dave Endres and his classmates as they ready themselves for ordination.  Please call 451-7435 to sign up.

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY

Dear Parishioners,

     Earlier this year St. Antoninus School signed up to participate in the CB Learn fundraiser sponsored by Cincinnati Bell.  The school receives $10 for every household enrolled in CB Learn and designates St. Antoninus School.  This fundraiser costs nothing extra for customers.  Our check for the last three months was $1,760.00.   Enrollment is FREE to register.  For more information contact the school or go to http://services2.cincinnatibell.com/cblearn/.  Forms will also be available in the rectory for pick-up as well.  To be eligible to participate, you must have Cincinnati Bell’s home service.  Thank you for helping us keep the cost of Catholic education affordable.

St. Antoninus Girl Scout Toy and Clothing Sale.  Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m. - 12 noon, in the St. Antoninus Undercroft. Cash only.  Featuring children’s and maternity clothing, toys, books, videos, and baby equipment. Questions call Julie Kraemer at 451-9575.

FROM DEACON DAVID ENDRES

     This coming Saturday three seminarians – Robert Muhlenkamp and Timothy Ralston of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Matthew Rader of the Diocese of Toledo --will be ordained transitional deacons at the Cathedral.  Each is scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood next spring.  Please pray for these men who are beginning ordained ministry and pray for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

The St. Vincent de Paul truck is on our lower parking lot this weekend for your contributions of gently-used clothing, household items, toys, small functioning appliances and non-perishable food. Hours: Saturday, 9 AM - 4:30 PM and Sunday, 9 AM to 3 PM. Workers will assist in the unloading of cars.

The results are in. The Holy Thursday collection for SVdP totaled $777. This followed a record-setting contribution of $1,126 for the March Fifth Sunday. Once again, the generosity of our parish has been demonstrated. Thank you, parishioners.

Tuition Assistance (TAP, ESAP, PSAS)

Important Information!

• St. Antoninus offers a tuition assistance program (TAP) to families with students in grades 1-8.  To apply for assistance families must complete the Private School Aid Service (PSAS) form located on the school web site.  

• The Elder Scholars Assistance Program (ESAP) is also being offered again this year for students entering grades 5-8.  Information on ESAP is also available on the school web site. 

• The same PSAS form is used for both programs- only one application and fee is required.

• St. Antoninus policy requires that families requesting assistance through the parish MUST also apply for ESAP if they are eligible (have students entering grades 5-8).

• These applications are due to PSAS by May 1^st.

ARCHDIOCESAN DECREE ON CHILD PROTECTION ORIENTATION meeting Thursday April 23, 7PM; Tues. May 12, 1 PM. All meetings will be held in the Holy Family Room.

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

     We are so blessed to have had the team from St. Maximilian Kolbe present the Life in the Spirit Seminar to us. Many of the participants are now attending the prayer meetings, desirous of knowing more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. On Tuesday, Ben Klaene will use Scripture and notes from Pope John Paul II to explain how to become an exhorter and encourager. Karen Klaene, who uses her well-tuned gift of hospitality, says Scripture declares “you may be entertaining angels” when you make people welcome. And lastly, Mary Handermann will speak about the oft-misunderstood gift of tongues. These gifts are among the many that are wide-spread and available to all. Come and See.  In Chapel, Tuesday 7:30 PM.

Sign-up for your 2009 parish directory portrait sitting after all Masses this weekend in the greeting room.

THE DIVINE MERCY NOVENA

   Begins on Good Friday and concludes on the Sunday after Easter.  Our Lord makes extraordinary promises to those who pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy but above all to those who participated in the “Feast of Mercy” on the Second Sunday of Easter. 

   The following is the Revelation made to St. Faustina; My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy.  I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and a shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners.  On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open.  I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. 

   The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.  On that day are opened all the divine floodgates through which graces flow.  Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.

   My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.  Everything that exists has come from the very depths of My most tender mercy.  Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy thoughout eternity.

   The Feast of Mercy emerged from the very depths of My tenderness. it is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter.  Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.

1.  Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter.

2.  Sincerely repent of all sins

3.  Place complete trust in Jesus

4.  Go to Confession, preferably before that Sunday

5.  Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast

6.  Venerate* the Image of The Divine Mercy

7.  Be merciful to others, through one’s actions, words, and prayers on their behalf.

*To venerate a sacred image or statue simply means to perform some act or make some gesture of deep religious respect toward it because of the person whom it represents – in this case, our Most Merciful Savior.

HOW TO SAY THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

   In 1933, God gave Sister Faustina a striking vision of His mercy.  Sister tells us:  “I saw a great light, with God the Father in the midst of it.   Between this light and the earth I saw Jesus nailed to the Cross and in such a way that God, wanting to look upon the earth, had to look through Our Lord’s wounds.   And I understood that god blessed the earth for the sake of Jesus”.  Of another vision of September 13, 1935, she writes:  “I saw an Angel, the executor of God’s wrath… about to strike the earth… I began to beg God earnestly for the world with words which I heard interiorly.  As I prayed in this way, I saw the Angel’s helplessness, and he could not carry out the just punishment.”

   The following day an inner voice taught her to say this prayer on ordinary rosary beads:

“First say one ‘Our Father’, ‘Hail Mary’, and ‘I Believe’.

Then on the large beads say the following words;

‘Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.’

On the small beads you are to say the following words: ‘For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world’.

In conclusion you are to say these words three times: ‘Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.’”

      Jesus said later to Sister Faustina:  “Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you.  Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy at the hour of death.  Priests will recommend it to sinners as the last hope.  Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites this chaplet even once will receive grace from My infinite Mercy.  I want the whole world to know My infinite Mercy.  I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in My Mercy.”

MENS 35 & OVER SOFTBALL

The first game is Tuesday, April 21, at Oskamp. Games are normally on Friday nights. Call Scott Lammers at 922-5130 to sign up.

FALL 2009 SOCCER SIGN-UPS will be held Sunday, April 19th, and Sunday, April 26th, after 9:30 and 11:30 Mass in the undercroft by the main glass doors. Forms will be available at that time. Please, Please, Please - if anyone has a soccer uniform shirt from a previous season, such shirts can be turned in during sign-ups.

2009 ST. ANTONINUS FESTIVAL on June 12, 13,14th. Volunteers are needed. Call our new co-presidents; Mike Rolfes at 451-6704 or Brian Bohan at 922-4313 for more info

ADULT SOCIAL GROUP

April 22, Keenland Race Track; Trip sold out! Bus leaves at 9:00 a.m.

May 1^st, Steering Committee meeting at 1 PM in the Holy Family Room. 

May 11^th,Lunch and  “Hummel Figurines” presented by Fred Kellerman. Bring your own Hummels so they can be enjoyed by all…

June 2^nd, “Cincinnati City Tour” hosted by Bob Doolan.

In Process - November trip to “Our Lady of the Snows Shrine” to see the Christmas displays.

The Seton-Elder Performing Arts Series presents an all-instrumental concert on Sunday, May 3, at 3:00 p.m., in Seton Performance Hall. Tickets are $6. For more information call 251-3324.

   PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND WITH FR. CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG

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Pilgrimage to Ireland with Fr. Chris Armstrong

Enclosed is my (our) reservation and deposit to secure my (our) place in the amount of $350 (per person). A non-refundable travel insurance premium will be invoiced. I understand the price is based on a group departure of 25 paying people minimum; if group departs with 20 to 24 paying people, the price will increase to $3350. I have read and understood the tour conditions.

Pilgrimage Date: September 15^th – 26^th, 2009    Pilgrimage Cost: $3140.⁰⁰ + Air Tax

Departure: Cincinnati (CVG)

Prices are based on Euro-Dollar Exchange rate of $1.30 per €1. Round trip air quote of $725, does not include air tax and is subject to change until confirmed and ticketed.

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