Parish Newsletter October 2021 |
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Beacons of Light Message From Father King
On Wednesday, September 29th, there was meeting for all active priests in our Archdiocese concerning The Beacons of Light initiative in which the draft of the Families of Parishes was revealed to the priests of the Archdiocese. On Thursday, September 30th, there was a similar meeting also at Good Shepherd Parish for all Catholic school principals and presidents.
This past Friday, October 1st, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati released the draft of Families of Parishes to the public for review and comment. This draft is the result of the Pastoral Planning process known as The Beacons of Light, an Archdiocesan wide initiative. A Family of Parishes is a grouping of parishes under a single pastor and is characterized by a collaboration of the various parishes to operate as a single and unified parish. While Guardian Angels is already paired with St. Jerome Parish, we will be combined with at least one other church to create a family. Under the draft just released of the Families of Parishes, that parish is St. John Fisher.
The draft of our new Family is now available at BeaconsAOC.org. The Archdiocese needs to hear your comments. Parishioner input will be very important in the framing of the future of our Archdiocese. You can add your two cents or a whole dollar’s worth of comments. I invite you to go on and share your thoughts, anytime between now and October 20th.
I thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we navigate through the Family of Parish process.
God Bless,
Fr King
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The Feast of the Guardian Angel Parish Picnic is Tomorrow
We are excited to celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angel tomorrow. Our celebration will begin with the noon Mass and continues with a parish picnic at 1:00pm. At this time our RSVP sign-up has closed. The event was scheduled to be held in the parking lot near the pavilion. However, if the forecast is correct and Sunday is as wet as predicted, we will move the event into the Undercroft.
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2020-2021 Financial Report Available
Each year an Annual Report is prepared documenting the financial reports from our school and parish. The report can be found on the the parish website, and is also attached.
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Noon Mass Is Back, Ushers Needed
The Sunday noon Mass returned last month. We are still looking for volunteers to serve as ushers during our noon Mass on Sundays. If you are interested, please call the rectory office at 513-231-7440.
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Thursday Adoration Change
Every Thursday, Guardian Angels hosts Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in church. Beginning this month, we will have a slightly shortened time of Adoration. Benediction and Reposition will be held one hour earlier. The new timeframe for weekly Adoration will be 3:00-8:00pm.
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Confirmation
Congratulations to the 61 students being Confirmed by Archbishop Schnurr on October 12. Please keep the Confirmandi in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Holy Spirit and are welcomed into full initiation into the Church!
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Fathers Team
Fathers of our Guardian Angels family: you are invited to join us each Friday at 6:05am in Conference Room B (next to the undercroft) as part of our Fathers Team. Each week during the school year, we meet early on Friday for one hour to discuss a topic that is meaningful for dads.
Upcoming topics include:
October 8: Letting Our Children Fail
October 15: The Real Presence of Jesus in The Eucharist
October 22: Open Microphone Topic
October 29: Pushing Back on the Culture as Much as it is Pushing Down on us
No preparation is required. Just show up and join in the conversation...or just observe. You'll walk away more informed on this "dad topic" and be better equipped from the discussion to execute your most important role, that of being a good father. Come solo, or better yet, bring a friend! Again, mark your calendars to join us this Friday in person or optionally join via Zoom. Contact us at GAfathersteam@gmail.com for the zoom information, or to get on the GA Fathers Team email distribution. |
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Public Rosary Rally
Please join us in praying for our nation on Saturday, October 16th at 12:00pm until 1:00pm. A local Public Square Rosary Rally will take place at Guardian Angels Church - in front of Bishop Rehring Hall (Old Gym) - on Beechmont Ave. Be sure to bring your chairs, and an extra if you can, as no chairs will be provided. We will respect the COVID 19 guidance at the time of the rally.
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Monster Mash
Tickets are available now for our Monster Mash. All families in our parish community are invited to this Halloween bash. The event is Saturday, October 23rd from 6:00-9:00pm and will include music, food and a photo booth. Tickets are $50 per family or $15 per individual. To purchase tickets, click here.
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40 Days For Life
Calling ALL members of Guardian Angels Parish: we are looking for parishioners to volunteer to stand in prayer for 40 Days for Life. The fall event runs from September 22 – October 31. Guardian Angels has committed to cover October 27th from 7:00am to 7:00pm at the abortion clinic in Mt. Auburn. Volunteers are asked to commit to one hour of time. Please consider joining our parish on this day as we quietly stand in prayer for life! It does require standing for an hour outdoors. To sign up, see the bulletin boards near the gathering space or email Luann Rowekamp with the hour you prefer.
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October Youth Ministry
High School Youth Group meets on Thursday nights from 7:00-8:45pm. This month's meetings include:
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October 7th: "The Power of the Rosary" Pt. 1
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October 14th: "The Power of the Rosary" Pt. 2
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October 21st: Praise & Worship Night
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October 28th: Pub Trivia Night
Middle School Youth Group has the following meetings:
- First Fridays (5:00-7:00pm)
- Sunday Morning CCD (8:30-9:45am)
- Wednesday After-School (3:00-4:30pm)
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Guardian Angels Will Honor Our Veterans On November 11th
Veterans are invited to attend a prayer service celebration on Thursday, November 11th. Father David Sunberg will lead this service beginning at 1:00pm in the Church. RSVPs are due by Wednesday, October 27th. To RSVP, click here.
We are asking for only veterans to attend; parents accompanying a veteran may attend and should be included in the RSVP. We are asking other parents to not attend in-person to allow more room in the church for students. We will stream this celebration for anyone to view who cannot attend in-person. Due to COVID precautions, there will be no reception before this event as there has been in previous year.
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Boy Scouts Are Selling Wreaths
Support Troop 445 & adorn your door with a beautiful fresh pine wreath or Candlelit Centerpiece. All proceeds go to Scout events, campouts, & expenses. To purchased, just complete the attached order form or place your order online by clicking here. Orders are due by October 24th. Delivery is expected the week before Thanksgiving.
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Student March for Life Trip
All students in grades 9-12 are invited to join as Guardian Angels Youth Ministry attends the March for Life on January 21st. We will be traveling with a group from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and the trip will incorporate times of sightseeing and pilgrimage. The trip will leave Wednesday evening, January 19th and return Saturday morning, January 22nd. Our group must make reservations by October 25th, and you can register to receive more information by clicking here.
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SafeParish - GA Volunteer Information
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati requires any adult working with children to have an online background check (Selection.com) and receive child protection training through SafeParish™. To remain compliant, volunteers must complete quarterly online training. Current volunteers have until October 10th to complete this quarter's training - simply log on at aocsafeenvironment.org and click "Training," then "Due." Contact safeenvironment@gaparish.org with any questions.
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Make Offertory Donations Online
Giving to Guardian Angels Parish has never been easier. Offertory donations can be made online. If you are interested in establishing a one-time or recurring gift through our online platform, just click the button below. Once you have an account setup, you can make any changes to your giving yourself through the website.
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8am & 10am Masses Streamed Each Sunday
We have added the 8am Sunday Mass to our live streaming options each Sunday. The 8am and 10am Masses can be viewed on our YouTube channel and Facebook page live or they can be played back on either channel at a later time.
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Boosters News: Basketball Registration Is Now Open |
Guardian Angels Boys and Girls Basketball registration is now open to all families of Guardian Angels Church and School for students in grades 3-8. To register, please go to the Boosters website. Registrations must be received by October 15th.
Evaluations will be held in the PC the week of Oct 18th:
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Monday, October 18th:
- 8th grade girls 5:00-6:00pm
- 7th grade girls: 6:00-7:00pm
- 6th grade girls: 7:00-8:00pm
- 7th grade boys: 8:00-9:00pm
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Tuesday, October 19th:
- 3rd grade boys: 5:00-6:00pm
- 3rd grade girls: 6:00-7:00pm
- 4th grade girls: 7:00-8:00pm
- 6th grade boys: 8:00-9:00pm
- Wednesday, October 20th:
- 4th grade boys: 5:00-6:00pm
- 5th grade boys: 6:00-7:00pm
- 5th grade girls: 7:00-8:00pm
- 8th grade boys: 8:00-9:00pm
- Friday, October 22nd
- 8th grade boys: 5:00-6:00pm
- 6th grade boys: 6:00-7:00pm
- 7th grade boys: 7:00-8:00pm
Dates of importance:
November 1, practice can begin
December 3, season begins
February 6, Regular Season Ends
February 8-13, All Girls and 3rd-4th Boys tournament
February 16–20, 5th-8th Boys tournament
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School Masses
Our school Masses have resumed. Due to Covid-19 and the additional measures we are taking to protect our students and staff, our All School Masses will be held privately for students and staff but will be live-streamed to our Facebook page and YouTube channel. Grade level Masses began last week and all visitors are welcome to join us for those Masses. Since we are welcoming visitors to these Masses, the grade level Masses will not be live streamed.
Please include our school community in your daily prayers!
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Shop On AmazonSmile To Support GA |
If you shop on Amazon, please consider shopping through AmazonSmile. You can shop AmazonSmile online or through the app. If you shop on Amazon, you can sign-up to have a portion of your purchase come back to Guardian Angels. Now when you make purchases through the AmazonSmile app OR page, and have GA selected as your beneficiary, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products back to GA.
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Resources Available on FORMED.org
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.
If you are new to the website:
- click on sign-up
- Choose I belong to a Parish or Organization
- Search Guardian Angels Parish (make sure you select the one on Beechmont in Cincinnati)
- Then create your own account
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Stay Connected with GA on Social Media |
Stay up-to-date with all things GA by following us on social media.
Guardian Angels is active on several social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Facebook serves as our primary social channel to keep parishioners informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish. If you want to make sure you see information posted through the Guardian Angels page, please make sure you go to our Facebook page, click Following (just under the cover photo), and then choose See First. This way anything we share will still be seen in your newsfeed.
You will also be able to find links to our social media channels at the bottom of every parish newsletter.
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If you are part of a parish organization and have news you would like to share with our community, please email Tiffany Strah. To be included in next month's newsletter, your information must be received by the last Monday of this month. |
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Guardian Angels Parish | 513.231.7440 | 6531 Beechmont Ave | gaparish.org
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