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.

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.

THE PARISH LIBRARY is open every Sunday morning in the Holy Family Room of the undercroft.

CONFESSIONS

Thursday, June 18, 7:30PM – Fr. Armstrong

Saturday, June 20, 3:00PM – Fr. Armstrong

BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS,

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

Adult Volunteers: Mary Ann Catanzaro, Joan Gay

Students: Sydney R., Sydney S., Maggie W., Kelsey S.

2009 St. Antoninus Summer Festival

Saturday, June 13, from 5:30PM to 11PM

Sunday, June 14, from 4PM to 10PM

See the Catholic Telegraph’s new website www.thecatholictelegraph.com for additional international news stories and other local information

In Memoriam

Martha Dannemiller and Virginia Bley.  Please keep them and their families in your prayers.

Designate a gift to Saint Antoninus Church in your will and give witness to your faith. 

FROM OUR PASTOR

     Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord.  This coming Friday, June 19, the Year of the Priest, proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, begins.  June 19, is also the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Year of St. Paul comes to close on June 29.  I mention all of those dates not so much so that we can fill in our spiritual calendars but to ponder a possible connection between all four of them.  St. Paul gives us the earliest written account of the Lord's Supper in I Corinthians 11.  Among other things, when Jesus revealed His Heart to St. Margaret Mary, he especially wanted communions of reparation to be made to overcome luke-warmness in the practice of the Faith.  And, although I have yet to read the reasons the Pope has given to proclaim the Year of the Priest, I suspect that at least one of them is to remind us priests to make the Mass the very center of our lives.  Thence, we come to today's solemnity.  All other solemnities of Our Lord commemorate an event that took place in the past.  But today's feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord celebrates the present, indeed, the Real Presence of Christ, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, under the appearance of bread and wine in the sacrament of the Eucharist.   O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, All Praise and Glory be forever Thine!

-- Rev. Christopher R. Armstrong

If you would like to help, call Deacon Bob Schroeder at 922-4759 or send e-mail to: w8cro@arrl.net

FINAL WEEK for Parish Directory Signup

    The Parish Directory Photos will be taken on June 16-20/23-25, in the undercroft. All participating families will receive a complimentary 8X10 photo and a copy of the Directory. Two camera crews will be available. You can sign up online at www.saintantoninus.org or call Julie Scott at 922-3015 or juliescott2@hotmail.com .

Dear Fr. Armstrong,

     I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to you, the pastor, and parishioners of St. Antoninus Parish for the warm reception you gave me and for your good response to my mission appeal last weekend for the Diocese of Jasikan in Ghana.

    Your church is good and unique, your music and the evening and morning prayers before Mass. We do the same back at home. Keep it up.  Thank you and God bless you all for your concern for the poor and needy.

--Rev. Fr. Vincent Antie

The focus of today’s feast is the total self-giving of Jesus. The bishops’ stewardship pastoral reminds us that “the glory and the boast of Christian stewards lie in mirroring, however poorly, the stewardship of Jesus Christ, who gave and still gives all He has and is, in order to be faithful to God’s will and carry through to completion His redemptive stewardship of human beings and their world.”  

      In line with today's feast, it is appropriate to ask ourselves "How can I best give of myself to be faithful to God's will?"

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. We earn 4% of every dollar from Krogers and 6% of every dollar from Bigg’s.

RECTORY OFFICE SUMMER BUSINESS HOURS will be Monday thru Thursday from 8AM to 3PM and Fridays from 8AM to 12noon starting on June 19^th.

CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL

Masses of Thanksgiving celebrated by Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk will be on July 19, at 11AM at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains, August 2, at 10AM at Holy Redeemer Parish in New Bremen and August 9, at 12noon at Ascension Parish in Dayton.

FINANCIAL PLANNING SEMINAR to be held Wednesday, July 8th, at 7pm in the undercroft. Topics to be covered include: techniques to assess your current situation, and planning for the future (including debt reduction, insurance basics, and savings and investment options, tax implications).

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Today as we celebrate the gift of the Body and Blood of Christ let us pray for those who are hungry, malnourished and starving. Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can help those who are hungry.

HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP

Since Easter we have had many excellent teachings on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Now is the time to step back and rejoice in our new-found knowledge by exulting in prayer. Reading the Scriptures should be an integral part of our daily prayer time. It is important to ask ourselves in our reading, “What is the Lord trying to tell me in this passage?” Ben Klaene and Carol Jacob have each selected certain passages to develop into a reflection they’ll share with us. Come and share your thoughts on these reflections. In Chapel, 7:30 PM Tuesday.

ADULT SOCIAL GROUP

July 3, Steering Committee Meeting in the Holy Family room @ 1:00 p.m.

July 6, Communion Service @ 12:30, followed by Lunch & “The Liars Club” in the undercroft. Cost: $9 per person, get your reservations in by July 1st.

In Process – Trip to “Our Lady of the Snows Shrine” to see the Christmas Displays and “Way of Lights.” Leave Tues, Dec. 1st, return Thur. Dec. 3rd. Stay 2 nights at the Shrine hotel. Tour will also include a sightseeing trip to the St. Louis Arch: Noon Mass at the Basilica: and a tour of the Anehauser Bush Brewery. Cost $175 per person for transportation, lodging and continental breakfasts. Additional food, fees and souvenirs’ at your own expense. Tour limited to 44 people. Deposit $75 per person. Get your name in early.

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. JACK COREY

Dear Parishioners,

      Summer has started for our students.  On the last week of school I had to fulfill a debt owed to the students from our fundraising efforts.  Unbeknownst to me, Mrs. Fran Feldman arranged for the Green Township Fire Department to bring the ladder truck.  Instead of climbing a ladder up thru the roof door, I was given access to the gym roof by climbing up the fire department ladder.  Our thanks go to Mrs. Feldman, Mrs. Bohan, and Mrs. Reynolds for their time helping us raise enough money to put me on the roof.   It definitely was a pleasant way for the students to end the year. 

       At the close of this school year, we not only said good bye to our eighth graders, but we also said good bye to three faculty members.  This year Mrs. Suhlman our librarian, Mrs. Milano our music teacher, and Mr. Eckstein our Physical Education teacher are leaving St. Antoninus School.  Please keep them in your prayers as they begin a new chapter in each of their lives.

DEAR PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF ST. A.,  

     I want to thank you for the many cards, letters and well wishes I have received these last few weeks.  I am overwhelmed by your love and support; it means so much to me.        --Thank you, Elizabeth Milano

THE 8^TH GRADE OF ST. ANTONINUS PARISH SCHOOL Car Wash will be on Saturday, June 27, from 10AM to 2PM at Hudepohl Jeweler parking lot on Anderson Ferry Road. The car wash is a fundraiser for their trip to Washington, D.C. in 2010.

ST. ANTONINUS BOYS BASKETBALL needs coaches for the 5^th and 6^th grades stack teams.  If you are interested, please call Shawn Harp at 347-9340 or Scott Sportsman at 451-0599.

CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME PREVENTION 101 is a free seminar open to the public on Monday, June 22, at 6:30PM at the Elder High School Schaeper Center.  Topics will be burglary prevention, personal safety and theft from auto prevention.  Presented by District Three Neighborhood Liaison Unit.

EDUCATION COMMISSION MEETING will be on Monday, June 15, at 7:30PM in the school conference room.