Eucharistic Adoration

On Fridays 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.

CONFESSIONS SCHEDULE

Thursday, February 11, 7:30 PM – Fr. Armstrong

Saturday, February 13, 3:00PM – Fr. Mick

BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS,

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Adult Volunteers:  Sue Koch, Lenora Wright

Students: Roc R., Sydney S.

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 2^nd and 3^rd 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.

MOM’S ROSARY CIRCLE GROUP is every Friday from 10AM to 11:30AM at Mary Ann Baverman’s home, 5327 Quailwood off Sylved Ln.  All Moms and all kids are welcome.  Rosary instruction is available.  Call before you come the first time 922-3461.

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.

Remember St. Antoninus in your will. 

FROM OUR PASTOR

Dear Parishioners,

  Today we conclude our Forty Hours of continuous Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  I am grateful to all who volunteered their time to worship the Lord and to all who had wished to come but could not because duty or charity called them elsewhere.  In the undercroft we also conclude the Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles.  I suppose my favorite is the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano, because when the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine became living human flesh and blood, the flesh was of the myocardium, the very Heart of Jesus.   Moreover, since the Eucharist is the source and summit of our lives, I want to share with you two prayers a friend shared with me, one concerning our First Holy Communion and one concerning our last Communion.  My friend memorized the following prayer in the second grade and has said it for the last 66 years: “Jesus Thou art coming/ Holy as Thou art/ Thou the God who made me/ To my sinful heart./ Jesus I believe it/ On Thy only word/ Kneeling I adore Thee/As my King and Lord.// Who am I my Jesus/ That Thou shouldest come to me?/ I have sinned against Thee/ Often grievously./ I am very sorry/ I have caused Thee pain/  I will never, never/ Wound Thy Heart again./ Put Thy kind arms round me/ Feeble as I am/ Thou art my Good Shepherd/ I thy little lamb./ Since Thou comest Jesus/ now to be my guest/  I can trust Thee always/ Lord for all the rest.”   The other is the offering of Holy Communion as Viaticum: "O my God, if I am to die today or suddenly at any time, I wish to receive this Communion as my Viaticum.  I desire that my last food may be the Body and Blood of my Savior and Redeemer, my last words: Jesus, Mary and Joseph: My last affection an act of pure love of God and of perfect contrition for my sins: My last consolation, to die in Your holy grace and in Your holy love.  Amen.”

Fr. Christopher R. Armstrong

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL – JACK COREY

We have just concluded Catholic Schools Week and we now are registering new students starting after the 8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 Masses.  During this time of registration we ask you to keep our school and those faced with tough financial decisions in your prayers. 

            I also want to thank the numerous faculty and staff members who volunteered countless additional hours before school, after school, and Saturday to ensure our Open House was a big success.  St. Antoninus functions at a high level because of the teamwork on our faculty and the generosity of our volunteers and parishioners.

St. Antoninus Parish School

Kindergarten/New Student Registration

Sunday, February 7, 2010

After all Masses (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

Come to the main entrance to the School Office.

Please bring with you: your child’s original birth certificate, child’s original Baptismal Certificate (if applicable) and $100.00 Non-refundable Registration Fee Per Student.

STOCK DONATIONS

      If you wish to contribute stock to Saint Antoninus Parish Church, please call Mrs. Steffany Reid, our business manager, at 922-5400 for instructions.

TRY ELECTRONIC FUNDS

   Tired of writing checks to the church each week?  Try Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through your bank, you can set up specific dates and withdrawal amounts.  Simple call Steffany Reid, the Business Manager, at 922-5400, and she can help you get set up.

MATCHING GIFTS:  Many companies have a matching gift program which can benefit our Parish School Support.  We are aware of the following companies which have such a matching gift program: General Electric; Pfizer; Abbott laboratories; Citi Foundation; Duke Energy; Western and Southern Financial; Hospira. I am grateful to all of our parishioners who have designated our Parish School with a matching gift.  If your company or employer has a similar program please consider our parish school.  Thanks.

FROM OUR SEMINARIAN

Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. for the March for Life and to Mundelein Seminary in Chicago for the annual Seminarian basketball tournament. Both occasions have provided me with an increased sense of optimism for the future of the Catholic Church.

In Washington D.C., I attended the youth rally and Mass at the Verizon Center. The rally opened with several contemporary music groups playing Christian rock and pop music. The youths were singing and dancing in the aisles! The most powerful moment however, occurred when preparations for Mass began. Everyone quieted down. All took their seats, pulled Rosaries from their pockets, and began to pray. More than 20,000 young adults, seminarians, priests, and deacons witnessed together to the joy and spirit of life.

This same prayerful and optimistic spirit was found in Chicago as well. Nine different seminaries were represented for the basketball tournament along with numerous fans to cheer them. The games were very competitive and we had a lot of fun meeting brother seminarians from around the world. There was a sense of hope and purpose that we all seemed to share. Part of this, I believe, is from Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to celebrate the priesthood.

There is an increasing sense of purpose brewing in the Catholic Church. Whether this is owing to seminarians, or young adults, or both, there is a sense that the status-quo is not good enough. Our culture is not “OK” and it is time that we learn this and unite in faith.

BE A SPIRITUAL SPONSOR FOR A CONFIRMATION CANDIDATE. The names, addresses and photos of our candidates for Confirmation will be on a board in the greeting room.  Please consider serving as a spiritual sponsor for one of the candidates (take one of the doves from the board) and pray for that student and send notes of encouragement if you will, and perhaps attend Confirmation yourself on Thursday, March 11, at 7:30pm.

PARISH DIRECTORIES, are available at the rectory during office hours for $5.00 each.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

During the month of January, our Conference provided $3,242 of assistance to the needy, apportioned as follows: rent, $725; utilities, $556; food/household, $430; miscellaneous, $1,531. All of this was possible because of your generous contributions. Thank you!

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

How quickly we’ve gone from Christmas to expecting Lent next week! Have we really taken time to consider how important this season is to our spiritual lives? Are we ready to hunker down to prayer and sacrifice? If not, it is time to recognize the great sacrifice made for us on that cross and get serious. To that end, on Tuesday, four of our members will share their Lenten plans with us. It will give us all an opportunity to reflect and possibly contribute our own intentions. Our Lent will only be as positive and good and effective as we make it. Let’s prepare. In Chapel, Tuesday 7:30PM.

ADULT SOCIAL GROUP

Note: Don’t forget to pay your dues $5.00 pp.

Feb. 8th: Communion Service @ 12:30, followed by Luncheon in the Undercroft and a DVD presentation about “The National Parks”. Cost: $9 pp for lunch.

April 21st: Trip to Keenland cost is $60 pp. Includes transportation and buffet lunch in Phoenix Room at the track.

ALL COUPLES CELEBRATING THEIR 25TH, 50TH, 60TH, 70TH OR 75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES in 2010 should e-mail saintantoninus@fuse.net or call the parish office at 922-5400 with your names, address, phone # and your wedding date by March 1, 2010.

HOWDY PARTNERS! THE 2010 MAIN-A-VENT COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN! please go on-line to www.saintantoninus.org and print a reservation form and send it in or drop it off at the rectory office no later than February 7th. For details call Jenee Ferguson 451-3650 or Mollie DiGiacomo at 992-3023.

THE WAY OF LOVE LENTEN PRAYER WALK will be on Palm Sunday, March 28, at the Burnet Woods bandstand at 2PM followed by a “Celebrate Life” family picnic

Please find the GIFTING TREE in the Greeting Room for IDEAs that will help us meet our goal! You may like to donate: Fine wines, weekend accommodations, flights, electrical/technical goods and/or event/concert tickets. Gift cards can be purchased at the table in the greeting room. Time & Talent to donate: If you prefer to offer your trade as an auction item, it would be greatly appreciated. Please bring drop-off items to the Church Rectory or arrange for pick-up of items, or discuss your donation item, contact: Sue Ulmer 922-2159 sulmer@fuse.net or Beth Perrmann 451-0598 bperrmann@current.net.

For the new year 2010, please take the Traveling Chalice into your home for one week as a reminder to pray for vocations to the priesthood and to the religious life. If you would like the Traveling Chalice for one week, please call Debbie at 922-2414. Thank you to Julie Heil who took the Traveling Chalice into her home for one week.

FREE MEN'S FITNESS CLASS-Has your New Year’s Resolution of weight loss and fitness disappeared into a haze of Ding Dongs & BBQ Chips? Are you afraid of looking bad in front of the ladies at the gym? Do you want to get out of the house & spend time with "the guys"? Beginning on Tuesday, February 9th, from 7-8 in the St. Mary's room, RANDY ANDERSON will be leading a class that will not only help you achieve a higher level of fitness but also give you a place to go that won't upset your wife. I guarantee it is easily followed by any fitness level yet will be highly effective. Contact me ASAP as space is limited (e-mail: AndersonAppraisalService@cinci.rr.com or call 515-9159). Come on guys put down that snack cake & pick up a hand weight you have nothing to lose but maybe a couple of pounds.

The St. Antoninus Family Friendly Fish Fry sponsored by the Boy Scout Troop 614 will begin Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Dinner will be served from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Church Undercroft and continue every Friday during Lent. Bring your family and enjoy great restaurant quality food. On the menu is fish, grilled salmon, jumbo shrimp and pizza. Plenty of sides to choose from including baked potato and “soup of the week”. See our menu on the St. Antoninus web site: saintantoninus.org. Thank you for supporting the Boy Scout Program