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October 25, 2009 |
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October 25, 2009 |
ALL SOULS MASS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 7:30PM We will offer a special Mass in remembrance of loved ones who have died this past year. If you wish to have a candle for your loved one, please call the rectory office or reply by mail before Thursday, October 29. If your loved one was buried from another parish, you are welcome to bring your own candle with the name of your loved one attached. We will follow Fr. Armstrong into church with the candles. A family member will present the candle to Father who will read the name. Any questions? Call Jackie Rogers at 451-1382.
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.
THANK YOU to Precision Auto Body for advertising in our bulletin.
THE PARISH LIBRARY is open every Sunday morning in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft.
CONFESSIONS SCHEDULE Thursday, October 29, 7:30PM – Fr. MickSaturday, October 31, 3:00PM – Fr. Mick
BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, SUNDAY, November 2 Adult Volunteers: Cindy Reis Linda DeSantis Students: Laura N., Carly N., David N., Alyse P.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY every Monday from 7:00 to 8:00PM in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft. If you have questions please call Mary Lynne Rapien at 922-0902. RCIA on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft. Questions call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759. CHOIR PRACTICE Regular scheduled rehearsals will be on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesday evenings of each month from 7-8:30PM in the school music room. Please call Peg Delaney at 922-5400 for information and to set up an audition time. LITURGY OF THE WORD for children in grades 1 and 2 (until they have received their First Holy Communion), at the 9:30 Mass every Sunday. PREP classes for Catholic students in public schools are on Sundays. To register please call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759. ST. ANTONINUS SUNDAY SCHOOL for 4 and 5 year-olds will be held in the school cafeteria during the 9:30 Mass on Sundays starting October 4th. Students registered for the 4 year-old group must be eligible for Kindergarten in the fall of 2010. Call Deacon Bob at 922-4759.
COFFEE & DONUTS will be on November 8, December 13, January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9. |
Remember St. Antoninus in your will. + Today’s psalm says, “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.” Good stewards demonstrate by their living and giving that they understand God as the Source of all they are and have. See Psalm 126 +
come to your home! Thank you to Dave and Kristi Bengel and Family who took the Traveling Chalice into their home for one week to help pray for vocations to the religious life. If you would like the Traveling Chalice for one week, please call Debbie at 922-2414.
See the Catholic Telegraph’s new website www.thecatholictelegraph.com for additional international news stories and other local information.
Learn more about your Catholic Faith! Read The Catholic Telegraph. Call 421-3131 ext. 496 to order your copy today. |
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Dear Parishioners, Today at all of the Masses we will be administering the ME25 – Measuring Engagement 25 – a survey of 25 questions put together by Gallup. The following are instructions for parishioners who would like to complete the survey online.1) The Gallup Web site is: www.gallupfaith.com/St Antoninus ME 25_45238Use your computer’s Web browser to go to this Web site. 2) Your survey Access Code is: 1F2D71 When asked to enter your survey Access Code, type the survey Access Code listed above. 3) The survey questions are in the pews. Please review these questions in advance, and be prepared to enter your responses. Please read through all of the instructions before you access the Web site. If you need assistance completing this survey, please call Gallup Client Support by sending an e-mail to: surveyhelp@gallup.com or by calling 1-800-788-9987 from 8AM to 8PM EST Monday through Thursday, and 8AM to 6PM EST on Fridays. -- Fr. Christopher R. Armstrong
THANK YOU FOR your support of the Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund. CISE has received $1,194.11 from St. Antoninus Parish.
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR The seminar will be held the on Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings in October and will end with a session on Sunday evening November 1st. Saturday morning sessions are from 9-12 with Mass at 8:00 and a light breakfast prior to the seminar. Sunday evening sessions begin with dinner @ 5:30. The Seminar begins at 6:30 until 9:00 pm. The sessions will be held between both St. Antoninus and St. Max in West Chester. To register or for info call Susan at 227-0844. Is child care an issue? Please indicate this when calling. +
TRAVELING CHALICE Thank you to Carolyn Rolfes and the Jack and Julie Scott Family who took the Traveling Chalice into their homes for one week to help pray for vocations to the religious life. If you would like the Traveling Chalice for one week, please call Debbie at 922-2414. |
Biggs, Kroger, Price Hill Chili, The Holy Grail and Ron’s Roost Gift Cards are available during rectory office hours of Monday-Friday 8AM to 3PM and after all weekend Masses.
Entertainment 2010 books and Zone coupon books with the other gift cards are now on sale daily at the rectory and after all weekend Masses. Still only $20! Call Larry Hurley at 608-7604 for FREE express delivery to your home or office.
See the Catholic Telegraph’s new website www.thecatholictelegraph.com for additional international news stories and local information.
MARRIED COUPLES: Wow! Check this one out. A Marriage Encounter “Weekend of Romance and Renewal”, Nov. 21 & 22 at St. Antoninus Church in Western Hills. Spend a wonderful weekend of private discussions with your spouse. Enjoy an intimate dinner for two, all for only $59. Come away with a marriage that sparkles and feels more like your courting days. Questions/reservations/www.marriageweekend.org, or call Gene/Mary Kay at 681-2794 or Don/Kathy at 574-1717.
FROM OUR SEMINARIAN INTERN, MATTHEW J. ROBBEN This past weekend I participated in the seminary golf tournament hosted by our own Mt. St. Mary Seminary in Mt Washington. This annual event draws seminarians from around the Midwest for 18 holes of fun and camaraderie. Unfortunately, my team was unable to defend our title against the division one golfers of Mundelein Seminary. However, events like this tournament and the two upcoming basketball tournaments provide much more than friendly competition. They help instill a renewed respect for the Universal Church and the Priesthood of Jesus Christ. Studying in a small seminary like Mt. St. Mary’s makes it easy to buy into the hype of the priest shortage; after all, there are only 30-40 men studying for the priesthood here. However, these events allow us to see the effect of the Universal Church’s work in action. Patience and perseverance in prayer wins the ultimate reward…an answer! The seminarians I met from across the United States all have the same drive and passion for Christ and His Holy Priesthood. This is a sign that our prayers are being heard and answered. Let’s not stop now! Let’s continue to persevere in patient prayer, for the Lord does hear and will answer our cry for an increase in vocations to the priesthood!
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME CONSTRUCTION ON FYFFE AVE. From 8:00am to 3:00pm or any hours you can help, on November 21. Call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 or send e-mail to: w8cro@arrl.net.
Mass of Christian Burial has been offered for Melissa Fineberg and a Memorial Mass has been offered for Mary Grace Kernen. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.
ST. ANTONINUS PARISH SCHOOL TUITION RAFFLE CHANCES are available in school or at the parish office. 1 Chance for $50, 3 chances for $100. Tuition only for St. Antoninus Parish School will be raffled off at the Gala on February 13, 2010.
ADULT SOCIAL GROUP November 6- Steering Committee meeting at 1PM in the Holy Family Room. All members are invited. November 9 – Communion Service at 12:30PM followed by the Thanksgiving Luncheon in the undercroft. Topic will be on woodcarving and carved examples. Cost is $9 per person. Make your reservation before November 4th.December- We will have our usual Christmas $5 gift exchange at the lunch. December 1-3 – Trip to “Our Lady of the Snows Shrine”. Leave Tues, Dec. 1st, at 8:30AM and return Thur. Dec. 3rd. Cost $175 per person, Full amount is due before November 1st. Some spaces still left.Future trip- an overnight in Amish country.
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP On Tuesday, Fay Brinck’s talk on, “The Spiritual Warfare and the Gift of Purgatory” will help us to see how Satan tricks us into sin in order to deprive us of the gift of Heaven. But, thanks to an all-merciful Father, the gift of purgatory is ours, a Purgatory which the Church describes as a “Final Purification of the Elect.” (Catholic Catechism, Articles 1030, 1031, 1032). Not until we are purified of all flaws, of all unexpiated sin, can we be given admittance to the Heavenly Kingdom. And so Purgatory, an action of Final Purification, exists for our great benefit. Some time ago a visionary in Ireland wrote about a vision she was granted, a vision of “Purgatory”. If you would like to hear what she has to say, please come to the Holy Spirit Prayer Group Meeting for Fay Brink’s talk, and open your eyes to how Satan does his best to deceive us. At the same time, we will be reminded of how much the ever-merciful Heavenly Father wants us with Him, and of the mercy He holds out to us, through the gift of Purgatory! In Chapel, Tuesday, 7:30PM. |
FROM OUR PRINCIPAL – JACK COREYDear Parishioners: I have always felt our students become like the friends they hang out with. It is one of the reasons why my own children come here to St. Antoninus. Recently, I was sent an article that supports this thought. The author, Shelley Taylor-Smith, asserts that it is commonly believed that people are the combined average of the five persons with whom we spend most of our time. While I have never found any research to support this assertion, as a general guideline, it has some merit. The author of the article continues to state that those with whom you associate don't influence you in a direct course, “They nudge you ever so slightly over time.” For example, if you associate primarily with those who are active volunteers, eventually you will find yourself volunteering. The same goes for our students. At first, our children are a reflection of our families. But as they spend more time with their friends, they slowly begin to reflect the priorities of their closest friends, whether the priorities are sports, music, faith, video games, academics, etc. It would be wise of us as parents first to make sure we reflect the attitudes and behaviors we want our children to have. Second, we need to make sure the friends our children associate with most closely reflect the same attitudes and behaviors we desire our children to have. Finally, we need to make sure our own associations also reflect the attitudes and behaviors we want to exhibit.
Halloween Happenings: Thursday, October 29th, from 6pm - 8pm in the Undercroft. $5 at the door. Recommended for ages 3-9. Call Jenee Ferguson 451-3650 with any questions. Children are encouraged to wear costumes and bring their own goody bag to collect their treats.
Cub Scout Candy Bar Sale If you do not have a Cub Scout in your neighborhood and would like to support our fundraiser, please call Lisa Wagner (922-7634) or Kathy Hurley (922-7642) for express delivery! Thank you!
BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS will be on Sunday, October 25th, for the 5th grade at 5PM and the 6th grade at 6:30PM. The 7th and 8th grades will tryout on Tuesday, October 27th.
GIRLS BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS for 3rd grade through high school by e-mailing tnussman@zoomtown.com player’s name, grade #, address and phone number by November 20th. See www.saintantoninus.org for info and sign-up form. |
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GALLUP’S ME 25 SURVEY
Dear Parishioners,
How can we best accomplish what God has in mind for us? How can we best use the gifts and talents of the people who are part of this parish? These are important questions, and we’ve been wrestling with them for quite some time at St. Antoninus Church.
To this end, we want to hear from each of you. In the coming weeks, we will conduct Gallup’s ME25 survey, a census of all adult members of our parish that will give you the opportunity to share your opinions about some of the key aspects of our parish life.
“Gallup’s ME25 Survey” means a survey of 25 questions which “measure engagement. We will do the paper survey in church the week-end of October 24/25. That same survey will be available on line from October 24 to November 6.
The survey will be administered by Gallup, an independent research company known for its understanding of people and their opinions. Although most of us know Gallup for its polling work, the organization has been listening to people’s opinions and studying successful organizations for more than 40 years. With this experience, Gallup brings a seasoned ability to help us gather and understand all of the opinions throughout our parish.
Your opinions will be completely confidential; Gallup will not reveal any individual responses to anyone. After we've received the results back from Gallup, we will use them to start a dialogue about our parish and how we can more effectively accomplish our mission. We all have a stake in the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
The success of this effort hinges on the completion of the survey by each one of us who is at least 18 years of age. We all share equally in our responsibility to reach the goal of 100% participation by our parish. Your opinions need to be heard.
This is an exciting time for our parish. We are taking important steps toward fulfilling God’s purpose for us both now and in the years to come. The process and subsequent dialogue will help us all in that effort.
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Fr. Christopher R. Armstrong Fr. Christopher R. Armstrong Pastor, St. Antoninus Church |
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