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In Our Parish THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR will be collecting during all the Masses next weekend for the support of their work among the elderly poor. The Little Sisters operate the St. Paul’s Archbishop Leibold Home located at 476 Riddle Road, Cincinnati, OH. For over 143 years the Little Sisters of the Poor have been caring for the needy elderly from Cincinnati, Kentucky and Dayton, providing them with a home, nursing care and above all, love and respect, which is so important. This year, the Little Sisters have celebrated the canonization of their foundress, St. Jeanne Jugan on October 11. In order to maintain their home of 95 residents, the Sisters go out daily to solicit for their needs. Any help you are able to give will be deeply appreciated. SING PRAISE TO OUR GOD: We are looking for people to sing in the Mother of God Choir. The choir would sing at the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays. The rehearsals are Thursday evening from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Singers will be asked to audition. This will be helpful in knowing the full range of the voices and the best placement for each voice part. We are especially looking for people to commit to singing for Advent and Christmas. If you are interested in leading the congregation in song and choral music, please contact the Organist/Choir Director, Carol Jenkins at 261.6750. DPAA 2009: The first rebate check, $859.14 has been received from the Diocesan Parish Annual Appeal. Thanks to everyone for sending in their pledge money. Let’s hope we are as successful this year as we have been in the past. We always try to have a project in mind to apply the rebate money towards. This year, let’s upgrade the heating and cooling unit for the undercroft. The presently used equipment was installed in the 1970’s and definitely needs to be replaced. LADIES ALTAR SOCIETY invites all its members to attend the Annual Anniversary Mass at the 9:30 Mass on November 22 followed by breakfast in the Church Hall. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend. Please call Louise (578.0093) or Jane (426.7801) for reservations. UPDATE ON THE BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN FOR NEW HOPE: Our congregation has turned in 59 filled bottles but we are missing 41 bottles that had been taken out by parishioners. Please bring these back filled or unfilled. You can turn them in at the rectory or ask one of the ushers to put them in the sacristy. PARISHIONERS GERRY BENZINGER AND DICK TAPKE, along with ten other Northern Kentucky men, are joining forces with an organization called Mustard Seed Communities to plan a one week mission trip beginning January 9, 2010. The mission supports physically and mentally challenged children from the streets and garbage dumps of Jamaica. The group needs your prayers. They also ask that you consider financial support to help them raise $20,000 to cover the costs of materials & supplies for the construction & maintenance work they will complete. Donations can be made www.mustardseed.com (reference “Jamaica” as program). Thank you in advance on behalf of the discarded children God himself created. ADVANCE NOTICE:
Congratulations to Chuck and Julie Geisen Scheper for their recognition as the 2009 Honorees of The Wellness Community. They became involved with TWC in 1992 and have leveraged their own experience to bring hope to many others struggling with disease and health difficulties. PAPER MARCH FOR LIFE: If you wish to be counted as a pro-life advocate and have your name published in the Enquirer in January, you will find some small white envelopes at the usher station. The Pro Life Commission of the diocese is asking for $2.00 per name to cover the cost of the ad, so just put your name on the envelope and the money inside. You can put it in the collection basket or take to the rectory. We will take names until Thanksgiving. SUNDAY MISSALS: We have 100 copies of the St. Joseph Sunday Missal and the cost is $2.00. They will be sold after Mass. Calendar for the Week
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HOSPITALIZATIONS: Please let us know if you or a family member is going to or is in the hospital. Because of increased privacy regulations, the hospital staff is not able to release this information unless they have specific instructions from the patient each time. This is much more limited than before. If you want us to visit, we need you to inform us. Thank you. Sunday, November 8 Collection: $10,830.00 In Our Diocese and Area COVINGTON LATIN SCHOOL will be hosting a Parent Preview Reception on Sunday, November 22 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the school auditorium for above-average 5, 6 and 7 graders. RSVP on the school website at www.covingtonlatin.org or call 291.7044. HEALTH AND WELLNESS: November 15, 2009 is National Donor Sabbath. More than 103,000 folks are on the waiting list for a donor organ. Information cards are available in the racks in the back of church. PRE-ADVENT RETREAT ON MARY: The Sisters of Notre Dame invite you to a retreat morning by presenter Deacon David Flynn on Saturday, November 21. The retreat is from 9:30 a.m. until noon at St. Joseph Heights, 1601 Dixie Highway, Covington, KY. Please RSVP by Thursday, Nov. 12 to JoAnn McQueen at 859.359.5193 regarding the morning and lunch. Free will donations accepted. ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL: Entrance exams for the Class of 2014 will be held at the school on Saturday, November 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Four academic scholarships will be awarded. There is a non-refundable testing fee of $25.00 payable at the time of the examinations. If you wish to pre-register, call the Office of Admissions at 761-7815 ex. 107 or visit our website www.stxavier.org. |