Eucharistic Adoration

In the chapel on Fridays

after the 8AM Mass until 10PM.

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

Thursday, January 19, 7:30PM- Fr. Armstrong 

Saturday, January 21, 3:00PM – Fr. Mick

THANK YOU to Tom Liguzinski of Select Wealth Management for advertising in our bulletin.

HOLY FATHER’S MISSION INTENTIONS: That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives. That all Christians dedicated to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will.

REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES in our Rosary Memorial Garden. There are still spots available for purchase. Contact Steffany Reid, Business Manager, at 922-5400 between the hours of 8:30-3:30, Monday-Friday.

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.

The Mom’s Rosary Group meetings are on Friday mornings from 10-11:30 a.m. at Baverman’s house (5327 Quailwood Ct., off Sylved).  Please call Mary Ann Baverman before you come the first time at 503-9537.

Those seeking a convalidation of their marriage or an annulment of the marriage should call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 to set up a confidential appointment.

BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, for children up through 4 years of age will be available only if requests are made. Please call Linda DeSantis at 347-0241 at least one week in advance.

Remember St. Antoninus in your will. 

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FROM OUR PASTOR

      I remember watching on TV the race riots of the 1960s in the sun room of my next store neighbor, Ruby Head, almost a grandmother to our family.  She grew up in the segregated South, in Birmingham, Alabama to be exact.  I do not remember the year but I distinctly remember her reaction to Governor Wallace turning the hoses on black students trying to enter a school.  She hung her head in shame and wept.   I really was too young to grasp what was going on.  When I was in the eighth grade, Martin Luther King was shot.  That summer I was with my Dad on a business trip in Memphis TN, the city where MLK met his death.  Along with my younger brother and sister, we walked around the very neighborhood where the riots had taken place just a few weeks before.  My Dad wanted us to witness history.  (I'm pretty sure he did not tell my Mom where we were strolling!).  All of those memories and many more come flooding back to me as tomorrow we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King.  Although imperfect, like most of us, he did remind us that we can be greater than we are, both personally and as a country.  His example of personal courage in the face of numerous obstacles will inspire all of us, I hope, with the same zeal to defend human dignity and equality, grounded in Natural Law and Divine Revelation.

TRY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT) through your bank. You can set up specific dates and withdrawal amounts.  For info please call our business manager, Mrs. Steffany Reid at 922-5400.

STOCK DONATION PROCEDURES

    As a reminder, donations of stock will be processed through the Parish’s individual custodial account at the      Fifth Third Bank.  It is imperative that the broker identify the donor’s name in the delivery instructions.  The shares will be sold within 48 hours of receipt.  If you have questions about this process, please contact the Business Manager, Steffany Reid, at 922-5400.

St. A Parishioners: Thank you for the wonderful support of the Gift Card program this holiday season. The Kroger program was up 20% compared to last month! Whether the cards are for Kroger or Bigg’s, keep reloading them! We still have the following cards in stock:

     Allison's $25, Banana Repulic/Old Navy $25, Bass Pro Shop $25, Bath & Body Works $10, Bath & Body Works $25, Bob Evans $10, Cracker Barrel $10, Darden (Red Lobster, etc.) $25, Gamestop $25, Holy Grail $20, KFC $5, Kohl's $25, Kroger $25, Lowe's $25, O'Charley's $25, Outback $25, Panera Bread $10, Price Hill Chili $10, Price Hill Chilii $5, Ron's Roost $10, Servatti's $10, Skyline $5, Speedway $25, Wendy's $10

HOLY HOUR FOR LIFE - There will be a holy hour of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to commemorate the fateful date of the infamous Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion in the U S.  Everyone is encouraged to come to the chapel on Sunday evening, Jan. 22, from 8 until 9 pm to pray that all unborn babies will be protected by law and for a renewed respect for all people from conception until natural death.

ANCHORS A-WAY at the MAIN-A-VENT

 We look forward to a lovely cruise with everyone on the party deck of the SS Antoninus (undercroft) on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 6:30PM.

   For advance reservations call the cruise director, Mrs. Steffany Reid at 922-5400. $50 per person. Table of 8 for $450.  Please make one check for table of eight and include a list of guest names.

Donations of cash, gift cards, gift baskets and services would gladly be accepted before Wednesday, February 1. See the gift tree in the greeting room of church for gift tags. Please bring your donation to the rectory office Monday thru Friday, 8AM to 3PM. Or call Mark and Kristie Baker at 451-0982 for pick up.

2012 MAIN-A-VENT TUITION OR CASH RAFFLE forms are available in the greeting room, school and rectory offices. The drawing will take place the night of the Main-A-Vent, Saturday, February 11. Winner need not be present to receive the $2,500 prize, but we would love for you to join us!

GOLDEN & SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR 2012

If your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary is during this year of 2012, please call the rectory office at 922-5400 or e-mail saintantoninus@fuse.net with your names, addresses, and anniversary date before March 17th.

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS for couples celebrating 50 years married will be at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral on Saturday, May 12th, at 1PM. The Most Reverend Joseph R. Binzer will be the principal celebrant.

If you are celebrating your 60th, 70th or 75th wedding anniversary this year, please call the parish office at 922-5400, Monday thru Friday, from 8AM to 3PM.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Is there a family you know which needs assistance with the necessities of life? Please call our Conference hotline (332-4600) so that together we can help them.

St. Antoninus Science Fair is open to all St. Antoninus 1st thru 8th grade parishioners, will be held on Sunday, April 1, 2012. Go to the St. A website for details.

MOPS (MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS) meeting will be the first Wednesdays of the month from 9:15-11:00   AM      in the Undercroft.  All moms with young children are welcome.  Babysitting is provided. For info call Jessica at 347-0006.

40-HOURS DEVOTION –

LITURGICAL MINISTERS MEETING

     On the weekend of February 3-5, 2012, we will observe 40 Hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  Exposition begins after the 8:00am Mass on Friday, February 3^rd, and concludes with a procession and Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament at the end of the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, February 5^th.

    All liturgical ministers (ushers, musicians, lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, adult altar servers) are invited to attend a gathering on Saturday morning, February 4^th.  We will attend the 8:00am Mass together and spend time before the Blessed Sacrament.  We will move to the undercroft at 9:00a.m. for coffee and donuts and a presentation by Mr. Andrew Cordonnier, our seminarian intern, and a very brief business meeting.  This meeting will end no later than 10:30am.

   If you plan to attend, please contact Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 or via e-mail at w8cro@arrl.net.   It is important to let him know so that we may make adequate preparations.

The St. Antoninus Worship Commission is assembling a booklet of reflections on the daily Mass readings for the upcoming Easter season.  This booklet will be distributed to our parishioners.  We are asking for student (7^th grade and older) and adult parishioners to write a short reflection on one of the Mass readings for one day of the Easter season.  Submissions should be a maximum of 250 words and are due at the end of February.  All submissions will be edited.  If you would like to write a reflection, contact Mary Meyer at 451-6332 or mkmeyer326@gmail.com for more information.  Writing a reflection for the booklet is a great way to be involved in parish life!

SAINT A WIDOWS

   All widows of St. Antoninus Parish are welcome to attend the first 2012 luncheon at 12:30PM on Tuesday, January 31, at Chandler’s Restaurant, 6135 Cleves Warsaw Pike, near the Western Hills Retirement Village.  Food is individual choice and payment.  RSVP to Pat Frame at 922-8801 or Pat Hensler at 467-1024.

FROM MR. JACK COREY, PRINCIPAL

Dear Parishioners,

    As a follow up to last week’s bulletin article, we have now opened up all-day kindergarten registration.  We need 15 students registered by March 15^th, to make all-day kindergarten a reality.  The all-day option is on a first come, first serve basis.  We will only take 20 students for our all-day kindergarten.  After the first twenty spots are filled we will start a waiting list.

     Kindergarten tuition has not been set but the all-day session will be $1,500.00 more than the cost of the half-day option.  This current 2011-2012 year half-day kindergarten costs $1,675.00.  This means next year kindergarten with all-day option tuition will be $3,175.00, plus any tuition increase set by the Finance Council.  If you have any questions, please call the school office at 922-2500 or check out our Facebook page at St. Antoninus Parish and Parish School.

    This Monday, January 16^th, the school and school office are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Classes will resume Tuesday, January 17^th.

FROM ANDREW CORDONNIER SEMINARIAN INTERN

Last time I mentioned the fact that it was National Vocations Awareness week, and gave a few of the major points of my vocation story.

            I feel like I’m crazy for doing it, but I signed up for the Flying Pig Marathon in May.  Granted, I am only doing a 5k, and moreover, I am doing it to promote vocations, but still!  A few years ago, a newly ordained priest told me that he was running a 5k and asked if I would join him.  I politely declined, because we Cordonnier boys are built for short sprints, not marathons!  I also vowed that I would never participate in a race like that! He retorted with “Never say never!”  Even then, I thought his was an ominous answer, as if he knew something that I didn’t—and maybe he did!  I am starting to train now because when I signed up for this “Run for the Call,” I thought that 5k = 1.5 miles, when in reality it is just over, 3.1 miles.  Whoops!  Oh well…never say never! Right?

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

    Our culture is attempting to re-define marriage in their own terms without listening to God’s word and His plan for marriage. The Bible itself begins and ends with the theme of marriage – in the Book of Genesis beginning with Adam and Eve and ending in the Book of Revelation with the wedding feast of the Lamb. The foundation of marriage is spoken of throughout all of Scripture and is definitely a part of God’s plan for mankind.

     This summer at the Bible Institute there was a seminar offered entitled, The Prophetic Vision for Marriage. Mary Handermann will present a teaching on Tuesday evening called God’s Vision for Marriage – taken from this seminar. Come and learn how to defend to your family and friends the great plan of the Lord. In Chapel at 7:30 PM.

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION will meet on Monday, February 13, at 7:30 pm in the school conference room.  Please contact Mariellen Rechtin at trechtin@fuse.net if you have an agenda item to discuss.

The Girl Scouts will be having a Toy & Clothing Sale, Saturday, April 28, 2012.  If you, a friend or relative have items you wish to sell, the GS will sell your gently used baby items on your behalf, with the GS receiving a percentage of your sales.  More details to follow later this month.

BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, for children up through 4 years of age will be available only if requests are made. Please call Linda DeSantis at 347-0241 at least one week in advance.

St. Teresa of Avila Children's Bingo will be on February 12^th, from 12:30-3:30 pm in the undercroft.  The cost is just $4.00 at the door which includes a slice of pizza, beverage of your choice, snack, and one bingo card. There will be more pizza, beverages, snacks, and bingo cards available for additional charge.  We also have our Raffles.  If you have any questions call, Sabrina McCane 477-6644 or mccanesa@yahoo.com

Natural Family Planning will be taught at St. Lawrence Church in Price Hill starting Wednesday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m.  Please register with Sheila Kippley at 661-7396.

CLICK HERE to access Form of Examination of Conscience

CLICK HERE to access the St. Antoninus Gift Card order form