Weekly News - January 21, 2022
Celebrant/Homilist Schedule for Jan. 22/23, 2022

Saturday, January 22, 5:30 pm
Fr. Martin Linebach

Sunday, January 23, 9:30 am
Fr. Martin Linebach

Sunday, January 23, Noon
Fr. Martin Linebach

Sunday, January 23, 5:30 pm
Fr. Martin Linebach

 Please note: Celebrant/Homilist schedule subject to change.
Thank you, Father Knott!
As of December 30, Father Ron is no longer celebrating Mass at the Cathedral. We thank him for his dedication and years of service to the Cathedral family.
Nothing Ordinary

January 29 Adult Formation Event
When scheduling your week, does time with God make the list of your priorities? Just 1 in 168 hours... Do you realize that is what we set aside each week for God? And that is an exaggeration unless we are totally engaged for the entire 60 minutes we are in Church.  All our minds wander and ponder. Yet as we stand looking forward... with the deadline just days away...and space getting limited... You are wondering... How can I, created in God’s image, live up to that divine dignity, giving God all of me? While God Says “Yes” to each of us everyday, God gifts us the present.  In return, do we gift to Christ our presence?
 
You are truly extraordinary! That is why we have a seat reserved just for you, because before time even began, God, who knit you in your Mother’s womb, knew that you would be Retreating... spiritually stretching and growing on Saturday, January 29th with us.  Sign up by Tuesday, January 25th to reserve your materials, prepare, and engage the “EXTRA“ in Ordinary Times that will help you to realize your close and personal relationship with God. Jesus did not come to live as an Ordinary Man. So we will explore how Christ’s earthly days are the living example of how to live as a faith-filled Child of God, choosing our path to meaning, to illuminate the course for our everydays not just the hours set aside in the building called Church. 

Come join Deacon Chris, his family, and the Cathedral of the Assumption Adult Formation Team as we tour the Domestic Church, finding the Extra in our Ordinary when we come to walk with Christ the way He walks with us relentlessly! Sign Up Now...
 
Saturday, January 29, 10 am – 2 pm
In-Person/Virtual Retreat
Reservations are required. Seating In-Person is limited to 25 and lunch will be provided. There is no cost for this event. RSVP by January 25: Please call the Parish Office at: 502-582-2971 or email: <deaconchrismcdonell@gmail.com>.  
Cathedral’s Catholic Fiction Reading Group
The group is gearing up for 2022. Our first meeting will be on Monday, February 14 beginning at 7 pm in the Formation Room. We will continue to meet on the second Monday of each month, same time and place. Our first title will be Dayspring by Harry Sylvester. It’s the story of a university anthropologist who fakes a conversion to Catholicism in order to participate in the Lenten observances of the Penetentes, a brotherhood of Mexicans who practice some rather severe penances. The book is available from Amazon and other booksellers in both e-book and paperback format. Used copies can be purchased at discounted prices. 
5th Sunday Collection
for House of Ruth
January 29/30
The Cathedral of the Assumption Compassion Committee will be holding the 5th Sunday Drive to benefit House of Ruth clients on the weekend of January, 29-30. Donations of items will be collected before each Mass. Most needed items are: Shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper, single toothbrushes, toothpaste, bleach, laundry detergent (pods) and sample size toiletries. Non-perishable food items to give out to our clients and any monetary donations are very much appreciated.

House of Ruth thanks the Cathedral Congregation
and the Compassion Committee for their continued support.
Cathedral of the Assumption
Parish Retreat - March 5/6, 2022

Retreat Presenter:
Fr. Adrian Burke, OSB – a Benedictine monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Spencer County, Indiana.
 
Title and Conference Topic:
Christian Hospitality: Welcoming One Another as Christ

Christian Hospitality is not a “soft” virtue, it is hard! St. Paul believes Christians are called to demonstrate a ready openness to others (whom Jesus calls the neighbor), and to welcome the neighbor as “other selves”. Being hospitable in a fully Christian way is a virtue, it requires grace. Hospitality also requires the courage to risk feeling vulnerable while making room for the “other” to be themselves – truly other – and love them just as they are. The Christian virtue of hospitality is the basis of true fellowship, the spirit of a community that honors and respects diversity. The most concentrated form of Christian hospitality is the Eucharist, that upon which every truly Christian community is grounded.

In our retreat conferences we will explore various aspects of the Gospel-virtue of Hospitality from the perspective of the biblical tradition and my own Benedictine monastic tradition, to better understand what St. Paul meant when he wrote to the Christians in Rome: Love does no wrong to one’s neighbor, therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law. (Rom 13:10)

Save the dates. Times and other information will be shared soon.

2021 Catholic Services Appeal
Help us reach our parish goals.
                                
Contributions: $144,300
To date:              $90,273
 
                                 Participation:  175 Households
                                 To date:  135 Households
Trivia Night at Pres
 
Mark your calendars for our annual Trivia Night at Pres, sponsored by the Presentation Parent Association! This year's event will be held Saturday, January 29, at the Arts and Athletic Center, 900 S. Fourth Street. Doors open at 5:30 pm and trivia starts at 7 pm.

Get your best team of eight trivia fans together and join the fun! Cost is $160 per table of eight. Only 60 tables will be sold, so don't delay! Don't have eight people yet? You can still have a table of six or seven people ($20 per person).

Bring your own food and beverages. Cash prizes will be awarded for the First Place Team and the team with the Best Decorated Table.

All proceeds from Trivia Night will go to the PPA's school fundraising projects. 

Purchase tickets here: 
The World Day of Consecrated Life will be celebrated with a special Jubilee Mass on Sunday, January 30, at 10 am at St. Gregory Catholic Church, 330 Samuels Loop, Cox’s Creek, KY 40013. It can be viewed via livestream on Facebook by going to the St. Gregory’s Catholic Church Facebook page. For more information, contact Sr. Sarah in the Vocation Office at 502-471-2121.
Thinking about
Separation or Divorce?

Is your marriage or that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know how to save that marriage? Or do you feel helpless? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health. It helps spouses uncover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. For confidential information about or to register for the February program beginning with a weekend on February 18-20, 2022: call 502-479-3329; email 3012@helpourmarriage.org; or go to helpourmarriage.org.
Restore, Renew, and Rest at
St. Francis Xavier Parish’s Women Retreat
St. Francis Xavier Parish in Mount Washington is holding a Women’s Retreat on Saturday, February 19, 9 am - 3 pm. Check-in begins at 8:45 am in the Parish Hall, and the cost is $30 per person. Judy Ribar, Associate Director of Retreats at Mount St Francis in Indiana, will facilitate the retreat. Ms. Ribar has 20 years of experience in leading day and weekend retreats for women and teens. The day will include presentations and opportunities for art, meditation, adoration, yoga, journaling, prayer, and fellowship. Lunch and a light continental breakfast are included in the registration fee. Please bring a reusable water bottle and a towel, or yoga mat if you would like to participate in a yoga session. (Six hours of catechist credit is available in spiritual formation.) For more information and/or to register, send check and contact information to: Paula Silliman, 502-538-4933 ext. 22, St. Francis Xavier Church, 155 Stringer Lane, Mt. Washington, KY 40047-7354.
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