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December 6, 2009 |
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.
PARISH DIRECTORIES, in limited quantities, are available at the rectory during office hours for $5.00 each
THANK YOU to S. Andrew Wahl Certified Master Watchmaker, for advertising in our bulletin.
Mass of Christian Burial has been offered for Mary McKiernan. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.
CONFESSIONS SCHEDULE Thursday, December 10, 7:30 PM – Fr. Mick
Saturday, December 12, 3:00PM – Fr. Mick
BABYSITTING FOR THE 9:30AM MASS, SUNDAY, December 13 Adult Volunteers: Theresa Heinzelman, Gretchen Wrolstad
Students: Sydner R., Sydney S., Maggie W., Kelsey 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 2nd and 3rd 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. + Good stewards believe that God, who has begun this good work in them, will carry it through to completion. In words and deeds, they can sing with the psalmist, “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy!” See Psalm 126 +
come to your home! If you would like the Traveling Chalice for one week, please call Debbie at 922-2414.
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Mass of Christian Burial has been offered for Donald Cashman.
Please keep them and their families in your prayers. |
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Dear Parishioners, When was the last time you took a bath or cleaned your house? When was the last time you went to confession? These may seem like rather personal or impertinent questions but they do have a point. Let me explain myself. Flannery O'Connor, a southern Catholic writer and one of my favorite authors, was asked why she wrote novels in the grotesque style: “because in an age when people are so spiritually blind they need "to see EVIL writ large."’ In the same way, St. John the Baptist fiery preaching was meant to grab the attention of the people of his day precisely to remind them that the Promised Messiah was to save them from their sins. I often think that our gratefulness for salvation is in proportion to our awareness of our sinfulness and the confession of our sins. If we find it easy to excuse our own sinfulness, why be grateful to a Redeemer who "purchased not with any diminishable sum of silver or gold but with his own blood?" If we find it easy to point out the faults of others, why be grateful that they too are the sinners the Promised Redeemer has come to save? St. John preached a baptism of Repentance. The Sacrament of Reconciliation, going to confession, has been called a second baptism because it washes away our sins in "His redeeming grace." In order to help us make a good confession, this bulletin includes the examination of conscience. Fr. Christopher R. Armstrong |
On the last week-end of October, 625 parishioners took the Measuring Engagement Questionnaire, called ME25 either in Church or on-line. The twenty-five questions we meant to gauge spiritual commitments and congregational engagement. “Spiritual Commitment reflects a personal depth of spirituality. It is individual in nature, and is seen in both behaviors and attitudes”, (50). “Congregational engagement describes the degree of belonging an individual has in his or her congregation. They want to know they are valued and that they make meaningful contributions to the mission and ministry of their churches.. contributing their wealth and talents to accomplish something bigger than themselves. The result shows that 1 out of 5 who took the ME25 survey strongly agree that they are engaged members of St. Antoninus. That compares with about 1 out of 3 of the total faith Communities (Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim) and with about 1 out of 6 Catholics only. Over the next few months I plan to publish a more in depth examination of the survey in the bulletin. I am very grateful to all who took the survey, to those who helped to input the responses, and to the H. Willis and Roberta Ratledge Foundation which has funded this project. CRA
COFFEE & DONUTS will be offered on Sunday December 13, January 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9.
LESSONS IN CAROLS will be in church on Monday, December 21, at 7PM. Open your heart to the coming of Christ in a celebration of Lessons in Carols. Join us in reflecting upon the true meaning of Christmas during this special evening of music and prayer. Music will be offered by the Giving Glory Contemporary Music Group, directed by Peg Delaney.
INCENSE will be used at the following Christmas Masses. Eve: 3PM, 11PM; Day 9:30AM, 11:30AM.
Nativity pageant at the Krohn Conservatory on JANUARY 3, 2010, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Thank you to Fay Brinck who took the Traveling Chalice into her home for one week to help 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. |
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FROM OUR PRINCIPAL – JACK COREY Dear Parishioners, This past Thursday our second graders received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. What a wonderful way for them to prepare for Christmas. Congratulations to our second graders! As always, Advent is a busy time of preparation at home and at school. On Tuesday, we have an 8 a.m. all-school Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This Thursday, December 10, grades 1, 3, and 5 will present our Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Space is limited for the 1 p.m. production as all students who are not in the program come to watch their schoolmates. For those who cannot drive at night or who work in the evening, feel free to join us at 1:00. Next week we continue our Advent season preparations when grades 3-8 receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Friday, December 18, is the last day of school for all students and faculty until Monday, January 4, 2010.
6TH, 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS you are needed for the 9:30AM BABYSITTING PROGRAM ON SUNDAYS. Sign-up by calling the rectory office at 922-5400 or e-mail saintantoninus@fuse.net by Monday, December 7.
FROM OUR SEMINARIAN Let Go! These two little words recently emerged as food for thought. Let go! This sounds easy enough on the surface, but in fact has significant physical, emotional, and spiritual implications. It is easy to look into the past and see the physical things of which we have “let go,” but the emotional and spiritual are much harder to identify. To “let go” requires action, sacrifice, and the ability to trust God enough to accept His plan as better than our own. This involves letting go of our will for God’s. It is never easy and never complete. Now that we are immersed in the Advent season, are you willing to “let go” and give yourself to God? As the old adage states: The more you give, the more you receive.
THE MAIN-A-VENT needs vacation homes, get-away packages or weekend packages for the live auction. To discuss details, please call Mark Baker at 451-0982. |
CINCINNATI BELL CB LEARN PROGRAM: We began an effort to register our families and friends for the CB Learn Program through Cincinnati Bell this past year. We are not asking anyone to change their phone service, but if you are already using Cincinnati Bell or are making a switch, St. Antoninus can earn money if you will simply fill out a quick registration form. Several of our parents and grandparents signed up last year. You can register this year by going to http://www.cbts.cinbell.com/CBLearn/?id=8 and filling out the registration form - it only takes a minute. (A hard copy registration form is included in today's church bulletin for those without access to a computer. Additional copies are available in the school office.) It is our understanding that once these are in the database, you will no longer be required to fill out the form each year; we will just receive a check for your participation. St. Antoninus School has received $2,920 to date!! Thank you!! Please encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to sign up as well.
Complete a CB Learn registration *Residential service only. Other restrictions may apply. Home Phone* (required) - Plus one of the following: Post-Paid Wireless, Zoomtown, DirectTV eBill, Complete Protection I understand that local phone service with Cincinnati Bell and one of the following services are required to register at CB LEARN: Post-paid wireless, Zoomtown, DirectTV, eBill or Complete Protection. Registration is good for the life of the program. Residential Customers only. CBTS reserves the right to change or cancel the program at any time. By signing below I authorize CBTS to periodically contact me about special promotions & information related to my child’s school and CB LEARN special promotions. School Name_______________________________________
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HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP In place of the regularly-scheduled meeting of the Prayer Group, on Tuesday December 8, a holy day of obligation, Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we will be attending Mass at 7:30 PM. Our regularly-scheduled prayer meeting will resume on December 15th, with special attention given to Our Lady’s messages through her many apparitions. Please join us at Mass. |
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ADULT SOCIAL GROUP December 14 - Communion Service at 12:30, followed by a turkey & dressing Christmas luncheon. We will have our usual $5 gift exchange while the story of the “Right” family is read by Fred Kellerman. January 11 - 12:30PM Communion Service followed by lunch and a view of Fred Kellerman’s Beer Stein exhibit. Future trip - an overnight in Amish country in March or April.
ST. ANTONINUS PARISH SCHOOL TUITION RAFFLE CHANCES are available in school or at the parish office. 1 Chance for $50, 3 chances for $100. A year’s tuition for St. Antoninus Parish School will be raffled off at the Gala on February 13, 2010.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Our Thanksgiving food collection for the SVdP Bank Street food pantry totaled a record-setting 1,321 items! Thank you parishioners for making this happen (with an assist to the blue SVdP bags).
BABYSITTING NIGHT The 8th grade Girl Scouts will host a babysitting night on December 11th, 6PM to 10PM in the undercroft. Drop off your children (must be potty trained) for a fun evening of activities. To RSVP e-mail pattyobob@aol.com with name and age of child.
NURSING HOME VISIT The annual visit to the nursing home will be on Wednesday, December 9. We will meet at the Priests’ garage at 12 noon and will return by 1:45 p.m. Gifts of $2 or more will be accepted (and are needed!) and can be placed in a tub in the greeting room of the church. Please wrap these gifts and label them as for a gentleman, lady, or either. We will visit the nursing home, deliver the gifts, and sing Christmas carols to the residents. Children are especially welcome! Any questions, please contact Karen Maurer at 471-1273 or Susan Burger at 922-7905. |
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