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, April 22, 7:30 p.m. – Fr. Mick

Saturday, April 24, 3:00 p.m. – Fr. Mick

BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS,

SUNDAY, April 25

Adult Volunteers: Joan Friedmann, Julie Ashe

Students: Brad H, David H.

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.

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.

Learn more about your Catholic Faith! Read The Catholic Telegraph.  Call 421-3131 ext. 496 to order your copy today.

Were you married outside the Church?   You can have your civil marriage celebrated (convalidated) in the Catholic Church. Call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 to set up a confidential appointment.

Remember St. Antoninus in your will. 

FROM OUR PASTOR

According to news reports, Biggs grocery store has been bought by another company.  I have been assured that Biggs $50 gift cards that we sell through our Scrips program will be honored.  Please continue to buy these cards, especially in the upcoming weeks to help us move our inventory.  If you have not purchased a card before, now is the time to help us out!!  Thank you for your continued support!!  Fran Feldman, Coordinator.

TRY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) through your bank. You can set up specific dates and withdrawal amounts.  Simply call Steffany Reid, the Business Manager, at 922-5400, and she can help you get set up.

THE ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION OF CINCINNATI PRESENTS:  The Lord was my Client: Church Architecture of Edward J. Schulte

    Dr. Denis McNamara will be the lead presenter in an April 18, program sponsored by the Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati.  Edward Schulte, architect of many local landmarks, including the design of the churches of St. Monica and Christ the King, and the renovation of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral.  The symposium will be at the Cathedral on Sunday, April 18, there will be guided tours of selected locations at 2PM until 4:30PM.  See www.architecturecincy.org or call 421-4469 for information.  Fr. Christopher R. Armstrong is the moderator for this program.

We are participating in the Nationwide Paper Drive on the 40^th anniversary of Earth Day, if we as a community can recycle 6.09 tons of paper in our paper retriever bin during the month of April we will double our monthly earnings.  Please participate by depositing all of your household paper, (please no cardboard), newspapers, catalogs, magazines, old mail, school and office papers. 

Please take the Traveling Chalice into your home for one week as a reminder to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Call Debbie at 922-2414.

       Thank you to Dave & Marilyn Wempe who took the Traveling Chalice into their home for one week.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

A thank-you note from Diana Penick, administrator of the Holy Family Food Pantry: 

       "Thank you so very much for the most generous collection of canned food. Your loyal and continued support has brought us through some difficult times as we strive to meet the needs of our neighbors. I am well aware that we cannot cure world hunger from our pantry in East Price Hill, but for the family that lives across the street we can provide food for a dinner when they otherwise wouldn't have one. Thank you for your donation which allows us to be this ministry to the poor. Many Blessings!"

ADULT SOCIAL GROUP

Apr.21^st: Trip to Keenland. Bus will leave at 9:00am and should return between 6 & 7pm. Ladies: dresses, skirts (no mini), pant suits; no denim or athletic attire.  Gentlemen: Collared shirt, dress slacks, coat (tie optional).  No sandals or gym shoes.

May 7^th: Everyone is invited to the Steering Committee meeting at 1PM in the Holy Family Room.

May 10^th: 12:30PM Communion Service then lunch in the undercroft. Dr. Odell Owens, Coroner of Hamilton County will give a presentation.

GIRL SCOUT TOY AND CLOTHING SALE will be on Saturday, April 24, from 9AM to noon in the undercroft.  To be a seller, register at www.saintantoninus.org or call Patty at 226-0649.

ST. A WIDOWS’ next get-together is Tuesday, April 20, at 11AM at Perkins on Westbourne for your choice: breakfast, brunch or lunch.  If you plan to attend and were widowed during 2008-2010 or if you have already attended a group functions with us, please call the coordinator for this event, Donna Vitt at 922-0833 to RSVP by April 16. If you have not yet attended one of our gatherings, please call Rosemary Garmann at 922-2336.

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL –    JACK COREY

Dear Parishioners,

            With social media pages such as Facebook, Linked In and My Space, to name a few, growing in popularity, please make sure you understand how one works before creating an account or allowing your child to create an account.  Once out on the Internet, whatever is posted cannot be called back.

                 Many people create pages but leave them open for everyone to see.  This becomes extremely dangerous when young people put down personal information including where they go to school or where they live.  It can also become embarrassing when a posting meant for a few friends is read by unintended audiences.

      Before I interview a candidate, I search the Internet on the social media pages. Unfortunately for one candidate, it was her My Space page that brought about her disqualification.  While the posting was probably meant for her college buddies, it showed me that this was not a person I wanted working with children.

            The Internet can be a powerful tool, but it can also be detrimental to the moral health of both children and adults.  Presumed anonymity, especially for students, has a tendency to get people to say things they normally would not say in public.  Teach your student how the Internet is the most public venue they may ever experience.  The filters we use here at school do not allow anyone access to Facebook, My Space and many other sites.  While such sites could be educational, in a school setting, the risk for abuse outweighs any benefit.

I recommend you lock your own social media site to invited guests only, doing this sooner than later.  Even doing this will not always guarantee your comments will be secure.  Keeping our comments charitable when posting is the best way to prevent embarrassing moments.

FROM OUR SEMINARIAN

MATTHEW ROBBEN

Blessed are the pure in heart, they shall see God. Mt 5:8

What does it mean to be pure in heart? Christ, in the Sermon on the Mount, tells us that purity of heart has everything to do with one’s intention. Are actions based on doing God’s will or our own? This question made me reflect upon my childhood and how easy doing good deeds seemed to be. Did I act to please God? ...not really! I acted out a sense of right and wrong, out of a sense of innocence. As I have grown older and have lost that innocence, it is much harder to do those good deeds. It is amazing how a little knowledge can prevent us from acting the way we know we should. Our innocence however, is replaced by opportunity, an opportunity to act with purity of heart. Even though we understand the situation and the consequences, we choose to follow Christ’s example anyway. That is when we receive the ultimate reward, the ability to see God working among us. So what are your intentions? How has your perceived knowledge prevented you from performing good deeds? When was the last time you noticed God working among you?

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

     As the Prayer Group continues with our study of “Sharing Christ’s Priesthood” with Father Chris Armstrong, we are increasingly aware of the wondrous plan that the Lord has brought about through all salvation history. From the beginnings of the world all the way through our present time, God has been bringing about the fullness of the priesthood – in the Old Testament figures, in the eternal priesthood of Christ – and yes, even in us who have been baptized as priest, prophet and king.

The program continues on Tuesdays throughout the month of April. In Chapel at 7:30 PM. Please feel free to join us for one of these evenings of instruction.

St. Antoninus Golf Outing is on Friday, May 14^th, at Hidden Valley Golf Course with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start.  Cost is $110.00 per golfer which includes lunch and dinner/drinks after the outing.  To sign up or to be a sponsor, please call Alex Hawk @ 348-5347.

St. Antoninus Summer Festival - June 11, 12 and 13^th:  If you would be willing to coordinate a booth or work during the festival, please call this year’s Booth Staffing Coordinator Judy Olding @ 922-1820 to sign up. New this year a chicken dinner from THE FARM on Sunday between 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.   

STEWARDSHIP IN MOTION

APRIL 2010

The Value of Time

   Where did all the time go? It often seems to many folks that the year just flew by and they are shocked that another year has passed so quickly. As we reminisce about the past and look forward to the future, it is important to remember just the value of our time.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR,

ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH,

ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK,

ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR,

ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE,

ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND,

ask a person who just avoided an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND,

ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Cherish the time you have—use it wisely.

Enjoy each moment, make it productive, appreciate it’s value!

The Weekly Envelope

     With that humble box of weekly giving envelopes, we have learned the joy of disciplined giving. With the funds given to our parish through weekly giving envelopes, the Gospel is proclaimed, lives are renewed, and souls are given New Life! With that box of unused weekly giving envelopes sitting on the shelf, we have gentle reminder of the need for good

stewardship and the chance to respond in faithful obedience and “catch-up” on our giving if we have fallen behind.

With the special designated giving envelopes contained in the box, holiday offerings are given and special projects and missions and new programs are

undertaken. That humble box of envelopes has quietly

taught us the lessons of Christian Stewardship week after week

. . . the necessity of . . .

A Last Will and Testament

    Every year the vast majority of Catholics who die

do so without having prepared a valid Last Will &

Testament. For the past three decades the

numbers have steadily hovered between 70 and

80 percent. This statistic is especially astounding

since state and federal laws provide some

significant incentives for the preparation of a Will.

These incentives are designed to make it easy for

very personal wishes to be known and followed –

wishes that deal with child custody, property

distribution and a legacy of values. Not to

mention the fact that, in many cases, a carefully

planned Will serves to actually minimize costs

related to settling an estate. Regardless of

whether you leave any of your estate to the

Church, or only designated your immediate family

as beneficiaries, every Catholic steward should

have a valid and up to date Last Will and

Testament.

    In many instances, a carefully prepared Will does

have some attendant costs. This is especially true

where complicated or larger estates are involved.

However, a few hundred dollars – or even more

when necessary – pale in comparison to the cost

of having no Will at all. Without a Will an estate

may face the maximum in applicable probate

costs and taxes. In the event of any family

disagreement over distribution, legal costs

skyrocket. By the time settlement occurs,

hundreds or even thousands of dollars might

have been lost. Having no Will at all almost never

saves anyone any money.

     It’s also very common for many parishioners to

look around and feel their estate is small and

does not warrant the time and expense of a Will.

After all, the headlines always highlight multimillion

dollar estates with hundreds of thousands

of dollars in distributions. But the truth is that

every day men and women die possessing much

more than they realize. What may be a modest

home today, or a small investment portfolio, or

just the beginning of a savings account, can

enjoy significant growth in value before death. A

look behind the headlines will tell the story of

countless people who, through living very

conservatively, passed away with significant

wealth. Where no Will exists, the state usually

will determine distribution.

     While almost all of the reasons for

procrastinating are understandable, none will

serve to lessen the reality that the absence of

a Will can have a devastating impact on an

estate. A few simple steps can eliminate

heartache, cost and delay in the settlement of

any estate.

      The creation of a Will is your opportunity as a

faithful Catholic steward to carefully articulate

your wishes, your values and the desires of

your legacy.

STEWARDSHIP

in Motion APRIL 2010

Rewards

When that glorious day comes and you

are given your final rewards,

may you be found to have erred on the

side of grace rather than judgment;

† to have loved too much rather than

too little;

† to have forgiven the undeserving

rather than refused forgiveness to

one who deserved it;

† to have fed a parasite rather than

to have neglected one who was

truly hungry;

† to have been taken advantage of

rather than to have taken undue

advantage;

† to have believed too much in your

brothers and sisters rather than

too little;

† to have been on the side of too

much trust than too much

cynicism;

† to have believed the best and been

wrong, than to have believed the

worst and been right.

Rejoice and celebrate the

miracle of Easter with

friends and family.

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