Our parish depends on the income from our annual festival to support many ministries on our campus. This year, that event - our largest fundraiser - had to be cancelled due to the restrictions on mass gatherings. However, all was not lost. Our Festival Committee managed to put together enough pieces of this annual tradition to pull off an amazing accomplishment. This years AngelsFest, with no physical event, raised more than $71,000! That is almost the same profit we brought in last year with our regular event. The money raised comes from Bid-N-Buy, Major Awards, Sponsorships, and individual donations. Thank you to our festival committee members for all of their hard work and to our wonderful parishioners for their generosity!

Our new clean air system has been installed in the church, rectory, and the business office. The Bi-Polar Ionization system from Global Plasma Solutions better captures small particulates (ie. viruses, mold spores, and bacteria) that standard filters miss, delivering clean indoor air that is safe and healthy. You can read more about the system through links below.

The cost of this system for the church and school and the new fan for the church cost more than $90,000. We are so excited to report that we’ve received $33,600 in donations towards these projects! Thank you to everyone who has contributed. 

On Sunday, September 20th at the 10:00am Mass, there will be a special marriage blessing for couples who are celebrating a 5 year increment wedding anniversary any time during 2020. For example 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. 

Please let the Parish Office know by Friday, September 11 if you would like to receive this special blessing and be recognized in the bulletin. Photos can be emailed to the parish office or dropped off at the rectory. Call the parish office for more information at 231-7440. You do not need to attend the Mass to receive this recognition and blessing as Mass is live streamed each Sunday on our YouTube Channel and Facebook page.

Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach, 40 Days for Life has inspired 1,000,000 volunteers to help end the injustice of abortion in their local communities. With God’s help, over the last 13 years, in 950 cities across 63 nations, 17,226 babies have been saved, 206 abortion workers have converted and 107 abortion centers have closed -- so far!

The next campaign begins September 23 and ends November 1. To be successful, we need you to commit to prayer times at the very place where innocent lives are ended - Planned Parenthood, 2314 Auburn Avenue in Cincinnati, any hour between 7am and 7pm daily. Guardian Angels has committed to witness for Life on Wednesday, September 23rd. Please see the sign-up sheets on the bulletin boards as you leave church through the gathering space to sign up and join GA in kicking off 40 Days for Life!

Our parish will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels at all Masses on the weekend of October 3rd & 4th. We hope you are able to join us for this annual celebration. Based on the current guidelines on large social gatherings, there will not be a community lunch held this year. 

CCD is offered as an opportunity to enhance the religious education of its parishioners. Due to the unique pandemic situation in our world and after much consideration for our students’ needs, Guardian Angels has moved to a homeschool program for the upcoming school year only. What a blessing to be able to share your faith with your children! Those wishing to enroll their children in CCD grades K-8 can find registration information on the parish website. While continuing religious education is vital in every grade, it is crucial that 2nd and 8th graders be enrolled to receive their respective sacraments at GA. Those in 7th grade should be enrolled for Confirmation prep in order to be confirmed in their 8th grade year. All registrations and payment will be completed online. Click here to get started.

All CCD families are invited to join in celebration of the new year at 10:00 Mass on September 13. Materials can be picked up after Mass until noon.

Do you know anyone interested in becoming Catholic or completing the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation)? Have you ever thought about becoming Catholic? We are setting up classes for those who are already a part of our GA community, but have not been initiated into the Church as well as those who need to start from scratch. RCIA classes will begin in mid-September.

Questions? Email Kay Froehlich, DRE, for more information or call her at 513-624-3146.

For more information and a FAQ list, visit our parish website. To fill out the survey for your student(s), please click this link to the online form. If you or someone you know are interested in being considered as an adult mentor, please contact youth@gaparish.org. 

Adults are very much needed, so please email youth@gaparish.org if you or someone you know may be interested in helping.

If you would like to be added to the Youth Ministry email list for the school year, please contact Bradley Barnes directly at bbarnes@gaparish.org. You can also click the following links to be added into our text threads (using the Remind text system):

We are very grateful for those families who have continued their offertory giving during these times that we cannot gather as we would like to because of Covid-19 to celebrate Mass. We've received many envelopes in the mail and have had a number of new online donation accounts set up. If you are interested in establishing a one-time or recurring gift through our online platform, just click the button below.

The last few months have brought quite a few changes, and many of our daily routines have been disrupted. During this time, it is important to remain current with VIRTUS Child Protection bulletins if you are hoping to volunteer with children in the future. All individuals who are currently 3 or more bulletins behind are not cleared to volunteer with children in any capacity. For more information on Guardian Angels Safe Environment, visit our website. If you have questions about your account, future volunteer training, or need assistance checking your compliance status, please email safeenvironment@gaparish.org. 

We are called to live our faith in all aspects of our lives, but – when it comes to voting – this can be difficult. Over the next several weeks, immerse yourself in the Church’s teaching and gain a fuller understanding of the Church’s commitment to a consistent ethic of life which guides us to be advocates for a variety of issues related to life and human dignity. Follow along for the weeks leading up to the General Election as we form consciences through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. Visit iVoteCatholic.org for more information.

If you are looking for different ways to build your faith, there are a number of free resources available to our parishioners through Formed.org.

Just click here to access the site.