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July 27, 2008 |
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July 27, 2008 |
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION After the 8AM Mass on Fridays in the chapel
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.
RECONCILIATION Thursday, July 31, 4:30PM – Fr. Mick 7:30 PM – Fr. Armstrong Saturday, August 2, 3:00PM – Fr. Mick
READINGS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 1st Reading: Is 55: 1-3 2nd Reading: Rom 8: 35, 37-39 Gospel: Mt 14: 13-21
BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 Adult Volunteers: Cindy Reis, Linda DeSantis
Students: Rachel H., Rebecca K., Abby L.
THANK YOU TO: Seven Hills Women’s Health Centers for advertising in our bulletin.
Before you travel, go to www.masstimes.org for church locations and Mass times. Enter the city name or zip code or state, or any country and city. The list includes parish info and maps.
This summer, the rectory office will be closed after 12 noon on Fridays thru August 15. The office will resume normal business hours on Friday, August 22, 2008. |
Designate a gift to Saint Antoninus Church in your will and give witness to your faith.
come to your home! We encourage parishioners of all ages, those with families and those living alone, to participate in this special mission of praying for vocations. Our new coordinators for the Traveling Chalice program is Joe and Mary Beth Nolan. Call them at 451-7435 or e-mail at MBNOLAN@cinci.rr.com.
Learn more about your Catholic Faith! Read The Catholic Telegraph. Call 421-3131 ext. 496 to order your copy today.
6TH, 7TH, & 8TH GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS are needed for the Sunday 9:30AM Mass Babysitting program. Call Beth in the rectory office at 922-5400 to sign up.
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FROM OUR PASTOR
Dear
Parishioners, 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.
WORSHIP COMMISSION MEETING will be on Monday, August 11, at 7:30PM in Deacon Bob Schroeder’s office.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is open to those adults who wish to become Catholic or who simply wish to find out more about their Catholic faith. If you or someone you know would like to attend RCIA, please contact Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 or at w8cro@arrl.net. Deacon Schroeder would be happy to send an invitation to them for RCIA. The RCIA begins in mid-September and continues through the month of April. |
WHY BE GOOD Our Human Dignity and Eternal Destiny A few years ago I spoke to the RCIA candidates about Basic Christian Morality. One the catechists suggested that I do the same during my Sunday homily. At first I resisted but I have since decided to follow up on the suggestion. Later, during the four Wednesdays in Lent, Fr. Mike Seger, a moral theologian at our seminary, will present Catholic Morality in greater detail. In the homily today, I desired to address the foundation of Christian Morality: the dignity of a human being and his or her eternal destiny. It has ten characteristics. Six are drawn from Natural Law (nature, here, means that which makes something what it is) and four from Divine Revelation (that is, God's self-disclosure to us). From natural law we know that man/woman can: 1) think; 2) choose; 3) love; he is 4) a body-person; 5) unique though social; 6) historical. From the Old Testament, God reveals that man/woman is 7) made in his image and likeness (Gn. 1:27); 8) fundamentally good (Gn.1:31); 9) God's partner in creation (Gn. 1:28). Finally, the New Testament reveals that we are adopted sons and daughters of the Father, brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ and temples of the Holy Spirit (see Mt. 25). In sum, we are creatures composed of body and soul and made in the image and likeness of God; the likeness to God is chiefly in the soul. That is our dignity. We are made to know, love and serve God in this life and to be happy with Him in the next. That is our destiny. And all of it forms the basis for Christian Morality. + + +
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL has been offered for Norma Blades, Stanley Peter and James McGraw, Sr.. Please keep them and their families in your prayers.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
In the Gospel we find that the demand of daily Christian living is to spend our life primarily searching for the Kingdom of God. Know that as you give your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to help the poor, you have indeed found the Kingdom of God.
AN INVITATION TO ENGAGED AND MARRIED COUPLES Learn from the Couple to Couple League about God’s plan for child-spacing which is reliable and has no health risks. Mike and Karen Manhart will teach at 6:30PM on the Sunday, September 7, October 5, and November 2, at Mercy Hospital, Western Hills. For info and registration call 923-3379. |
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FROM DEACON DAVID ENDRES
A reflection on my recent trip to the Holy Land: A highlight of our pilgrimage was our being able to have Mass each day at one of the Holy sites and my being able to assist as a deacon and read the Gospel. It is customary that when visiting the Holy sites, the Mass readings correspond to the place. When we had Mass in the location where Jesus multiplied the loaves and fish we read the account of that miraculous feeding and when we had Mass at the Holy Sepulcher (Jesus’ tomb) we heard about Jesus’ resurrection, for instance. One memorable Mass took place at the Church of the Visitation, just outside Jerusalem. It was there that Mary and her sister Elizabeth met, John “leaped” in Elizabeth’s womb, and Mary spoke the words of the “Magnificat” (Luke 1:39-56) – her beautiful song of praise to God. The vestment that I wore that day had “MAGNIFICAT” in large letters across it, reminding us that it was in this place that Mary first prayed these words. Each Saturday evening before Mass our parish celebrates evening prayer and every evening at the rectory the priests and I pray evening prayer – which always includes praying the Magnificat. That prayer will have new meaning for me now that I have been to the place that Mary first voiced that song of joy. This song continues to echo as we say with Mary: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord!”
PROTECT CINCINNATI is a new advocacy ministry to stop Planned Parenthood at 2016 Ferguson Rd. Join others on MWF from 9:30-11:30AM and 6-8PM; Tues/Thurs at 2-4PM and Saturday10-noon. Donations can be made to Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati, 1802 West Galbraith Road, Cinti., OH, 45239. See the website at www.ALL.org/STOPP, www.ProtectingBlackLife.org, www.ProtectCincinnati.org.
HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP
Our members are participating in the Bible Institute at Xavier University, thus, there is no meeting in the chapel for the prayer group this Tuesday evening. Please keep us in your prayers.
THE DELHI CIVIC ASSOCIATION and THE DELHI FIRE DEPARTMENT will sponsor a blood drive in honor of Brian Shira on Saturday, August 2, at the Neeb Road Fire Station from 10AM to 4PM. This blood drive will be credited to the Delhi community. Any questions call Karen at 922-2011. |
ADULT SOCIAL GROUP
Friday, August 1, please remember to get your reservation payment of $100 to the rectory for the “Festival of Lights” trip in November. Note: Drop payments addressed to Adult Social Group into collection basket or rectory mail slot. Monday, August 11, meet at The Golden Corral for lunch at 1PM. Pay at the door. White Star Tour to Wheeling, WV, on November 16-18. Price is $349 per person double occupancy, $433 per person, single occupancy. $100 p/p deposit due by August 1.
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Take me out to the Ball Game! Gather your family and join the St. Antoninus Parish Family at the Great American Ball Park on Faith Day – Sunday, August 17th! See the Reds take on the Cardinals at 1:15 PM. After the game, enjoy a free concert by MercyMe! Transportation to and from the game is provided. The bus will depart the St. A lower lot at 12:30 PM. The bus will also provide a ride home after the game and concert. Tickets are $17/each. Please return the reservation form below to the Parish Office! HURRY!! Seating is limited! Please make checks payable to St. Antoninus Church. Children under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult.
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ATTENTION 4TH-7TH GRADE STUDENTS AND PARENTS The Elder-Seton Grade School Band is looking for students interested in learning an instrument or who have band instrument experience. Parent Info Nite will be on Thursday, September 4, at 7PM at Elder High School. For info visit www.esgsb.org or call Trinity Walsh at walsh.t@elderhs.org or 921-3744 ext. 3609.
PTO BOARD OPENING for Vice President for the 2008-09 school year. This position can be filled by one or two parents. Please consider volunteering for this position because the PTO provides serve and support to our school and parish community. Call Patty Butscha at 347-3986. |
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Conscientious Catholics from the beginning of the Church have prayerfully, often courageously, sought to serve by putting their faith into action; being well informed witnesses is a responsibility shared by each of us. “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses.” (Acts 1:8) With the arrival of the abortion industry’s Planned Parenthood chain so near to our children (see our www.ProtectCincinnati.org), parish families in the community have joined together to serve as His witnesses. In the midst of these local challenges, the state of Ohio has had a historic catastrophe take place: HUMAN CLONING is not banned by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland! Many pro-life Ohio legislators worked to have a vital amendment that would ban funding of human cloning, an intrinsic evil, only to have Ohio’s Governor, a public supporter of human cloning, strike out this ban! Outrageous! Another floodgate has been open against the sanctity of human life. Hopefully a moral outcry will arise from our Church leaders and fellow citizens. Just because human beings are intellectually and scientifically capable of pursuing a certain path does not mean that it is a path to be taken. Human cloning is abhorrent. Cross breeding humans with other mammals is likewise immoral. This life God has given to each human is not a C rated Sci-Fi film. There was another time only sixty plus years ago that science also took a horrible direction: the sadistic medical experimentation on victims destined for death because they were of a different religion…the Death Camps of Nazi Germany. Consider rectifying this appalling state of affairs...call your elected officials & Governor Strickland's office 614-466-3555 http://governor.ohio.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=448 God calls us to be His witnesses. http://www.catholicculture.org/library/view.cfm?recnum=8306 God is good! Jane Hoffman, St. Antoninus Pro-Life, Pro-Family Commission
Presentation Ministries' St. John Bosco Youth Group will be performing Judy 2412, on Monday, July 28th, at 7:30 pm at Seton High School Auditorium. Free will donations for Presentation Ministries will be accepted. |
LAROSA’S BUDDY CARDS are now being sold by those 8th grade students. The cards are $10.00 each and are valid thru August, 2009. Call an 8th grader or JoAnn Gay at 922-7705 or 470-6334.
Charismatic Healing Service, Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 pm at St. Ignatius Church, I-74 & North Bend Rd., Monfort Heights, sponsored by Lighthouse Renewal Center. For more information, see http://lighthouserenewalcenter.org or call 471-5483.
McAuley High School Alumnae Soccer and Volleyball Games will be on Friday, August 8. The varsity soccer and volleyball teams will challenge the alumnae at 6:30 p.m. The soccer game will take place on McAuley’s soccer field and the volleyball game will be held in the gymnasium. A reception and refreshments will follow both games. If you are an alum and would like to play, please RSVP to Rich Craig, athletic director, at (513) 681-1800 x 1152 or craigr@mcauleyhs.net.
Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Pastoral Ministry Program Day of Reflection: Saturday, August 23rd, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Come join us for a day of prayer, reflection and learning on how God speaks to us and the many ways we can “listen in” to what God is saying. The day includes lecture, discussion, personal reflection time and Q&A. This day is a perfect opportunity for CRHP and Bible Study groups, parish staff members, catechists, students and all those who love scripture to say: “Speak. Lord, for your servant is listening”. For more information or to RSVP call the LPMP Office at 231-1200. Cost is $45.00 per person, includes continental breakfast and lunch.
Study Skills for Success: Call now to register for this 6-hour workshop held at Our Lady of Victory. Students in grades 7-12 will learn techniques to improve study habits and test taking skills. Session choices are Mon-Thurs (7/27-7/31) or two Saturdays (8/9 & 8/16). For info and to register call Jennie, 922-6629.
Catholic Charities Senior Corps Programs are looking for people 55 years old and older who will tutor and mentor young children. Call Senior Corps at 241-7745 to volunteer. |
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Traveling Chalice wants to
Dear
Fellow Parishioners,