Weekend of October 2, 2022

27th Sunday in OT

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open this weekend's bulletin

Read the Pastor's Corner,

Fr. Ken's message,

Word in Your Heart & more.

Eternal Father, we continue to lift up families in our community who are suffering. We thank you for Your people who minister to these families in their need, so they see the love of Christ in action. We pray they feel Your comfort and peace. Amen.

Thanks to those who attended last Sunday's Fellowship and contributed via the second collection. If you are interested in joining us, we have many areas where you can assist based on your interests. We need people to assist with visiting the homes of those in need, collecting food from the monthly food drive, helping with our annual Bundle Sunday, and updating the database with our help. Most importantly, the members of the St. Mary conference invite you to share in our spiritual growth and fellowship – two other key focus areas of St. Vincent de Paul. For more information, please email us at st.mary.svdp@gmail.com or call Bill Scoville at 513-646-7184

Behold the Bridegroom:

A Women’s Retreat

October 7&8

Robisch Hall

Are you in need of personal time with the Lord? Want to develop and deepen your prayer life? It can be a real challenge to find personal time with Jesus given our hectic American schedules. Yet the Lord calls us to a deep, personal encounter with Him, “arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away” ~ Song of Songs 2:10. This will be a time for fellowship, prayer, adoration, and more as we delve deeper into the life of prayer with Christ, our Bridegroom. Please join us for a two-day women’s retreat with the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.

Friday: 6:00 pm - Robisch Hall

Food and Fellowship with Mercedarian Sisters and fellow retreatants. Talk: Christ, the Bridegroom

7:00 pm - Adoration and Holy Hour at St. Mary Church

Saturday: 9:00 am - Mass at St. Mary Church

9:45 am - Breakfast in Robisch Hall

10:15 am - Talk: Spiritual Motherhood and Life of Prayer 

11:00 am - Free Time for silent prayer, reflection, and confessions

Noon - Final talk: How to pray when life is bus / Practical aspects of building a life of prayer

1:00 pm - Lunch 

Sunday: 10:00 am - Mass at St. Cecilia followed by coffee and donuts

Register HERE

EPIC

Extraordinary Parishioners

Involved in Community

A fellowship group for our 65+ parishioners

Join fellow parishioners age 65+ on Wednesday, October 12, from 1-4 pm in the Marian Room of Seton Center as we celebrate our city’s German heritage at the EPIC Oktoberfest! 

• German appetizers, beer, cream puffs, music, and Gemütlichkeit will abound.
• Special guest speaker Michelle Smith, Archivist for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, will share stories and artifacts of the German Catholics who built our churches and schools, enriched our diocese, and influenced the development of our city and its culture.

There is no charge for this event, but we have room for only 30 guests. Reserve your place by contacting Mary Landrum at mlandrum@smshp.com or 513-321-1207, ext. 8406. Dirndls and lederhosen are not required but encouraged!

October is

Respect Life Month

There will be a second collection THIS weekend, Oct 1 & 2, for the AOC Respect Life Fund. Learn more at: www.catholicaoc/respectlifefund

St. Mary Stairways...

to heaven!

What is going on with the Gym Steps?  You might have noticed that the steps to the gym's front door have been closed for some time now. Here is the gym steps story.

Late in 2020, St. Mary contracted to have the gym steps repaired. After a long wait due to labor shortages, the project began this summer. The contractor quickly discovered that the brick support wall inside the limestone had completely deteriorated, and a complete demolition would be warranted. The restoration work of the steps is quoted at approximately $100,000, a significant increase in cost. After receiving an updated and a second quote, we are working alongside the St. Mary Finance Commission to secure the funding. The project should begin shortly after Christmas as we wait to get on the contractor's schedule. 

The church steps will be assessed next summer for repair work that is needed. You can contribute to these capital improvement projects from the St. Mary WeShare site HERE. Thank you. 

St. Mary School

365 Raffle Drive NOW-October 13

Winners every day for an entire year!

Participate HERE today!

ATTENTION SAFE PARISH

TRAINED VOLUNTEERS

EVERY School Volunteer, Coach, Teacher & Staff member MUST be registered and current on quarterly online video training in SafeParish.

Please visit aocsafeenvironment.org to register for or to access your SafeParish account.

A Background Check must also be completed on all SafeParish account users.

• Click on"My Account" to view your Account Dashboard
• Click on "Complete Online Background Check"
• You will then be taken to the Selection.com secure website, where you will complete your background check information
• A fee of $25 is required, which can be paid by credit card.

There are MANY SafeParish user accounts that are pending due to a lack of compliance in completing the quarterly bulletins. Please check your account today! 

REMINDER: To remain compliant with the decree on child protection, you must complete this training, or you will not be permitted to volunteer.

Login to your SafeParish Account HERE.

Please direct any questions to SafeParish Coordinator Laura Nickol at lnickol@smshp.com.

 Thank you!