St. Mary Church Weekend News Jan 22

Weekend of January 22, 2023

Third Sunday of Ordinary Time

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open this weekend's bulletin

Read the Pastor's Corner,

Fr. Ken's message,

Word in Your Heart & more.

Parish Discipleship Survey

I Need Your Help!

I am very excited to announce that we will be participating in a "family"-wide survey about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute. This non-profit Catholic apostolate does leadership training and development.

But I need your help.

We want as many parishioners as possible to complete a 10-minute survey. The survey will only be available from January 20 (starting at 2 PM) - February 26 and will ask you to reflect on your spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on what efforts the parish is making to help you grow. All responses will be confidential, and the parishes will only receive information about the parish communities in our family of parishes and our family as a whole.

Please take 10 minutes to complete the survey linked below. The results will be invaluable to me, the staff, and our many volunteers as we seek ways to best support everyone in their discipleship journey.

I look forward to sharing the findings with you when the project is finished. Thank you for helping with this important project!

Fr. Jamie

AROUND ST. MARY

God Bless the

Newly Baptized

Frank Roger

son of Frank & Jacquelyn Marsac

Alexander Michael

son of Michael & Julia Wiegand

Save the Date:

Lenten Mission 2023

Speaker: Fr. Larry Richards
Date: February 27, 28, March 1, 2
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: St. Cecilia Church

A gifted and captivating speaker, preacher, retreat master, and author, Father Larry Richards holds the answer to some of life’s most profound questions. He speaks from experience as a pastor of an inner-city parish, a high school chaplain, a counselor, and an evangelist. Father Larry Richards has directed hundreds of Retreats, Parish Missions, and Conferences for young and old alike. His inspirational talks and presentations, always authentic and enthusiastic, have changed the hearts, minds, and lives of millions of listeners worldwide. Some of his most popular talks are The Truth, Confession, The Mass Explained, Knowing God’s will, Prayer, Living in the Holy Spirit, and Be a Man. We pray you will join us for this life-changing Lenten mission.

Hear from and learn more about Fr. Larry Richards...click below...

Mass Intention

Offerings

If you would like to have a Mass celebrated for a special occasion, on behalf of a family member or friend, or a deceased loved one, please contact the church office at 513-321-1207 ext. 8100 or cbrigger@smshp.com. We will send a personalized Mass card to the intended recipient or their family. We kindly ask for a $5 offering. Thank you.

What is a Dream Committee?

Our Eastside Family of Parishes (St. Mary, St. Cecilia, and the oratory at St. Anthony) has members from each location participating on the Dream Committee. This committee will help develop the short and long-term facility needs of our churches, schools, athletics, and parish life.

The "dream" discussions will include the following...but are not limited to:

Assessing the life span of HVAC and roofs
Analyzing school classroom needs, parish meeting and staff office space
Determining any building upgrades needed
Parking
Prioritizing needs and timelines of projects

A pressing task of this committee is to determine the future of St. Margaret/St. John's property located on Murray Road in Fairfax. (This parish closed in 2022.)

If you have any questions or suggestions for the Dream Committee, please send them to: jgrote@eastsideregion.org.

Please pray for the Dream Committee as they explore how our family of parishes can function more efficiently to serve the needs of our current and future Eastside Family Community.

EPIC

Extraordinary Parishioners Involved in Community

Fellowship for our 65+ parishioners

Love is in the Air

featuring guest speaker, Jeanne Hunt

Wednesday, February 15th

11:30 am-1:30 pm

Robisch Hall-St. Mary Hyde Park

Join us for this inspiring event! We are blessed to have Jeanne speak about the gift of love and its deeper meaning. She is a phenomenal and entertaining presenter, a nationally recognized speaker, and an authority in catechesis and evangelization. Jeanne is the author of many books, including Celebrating Saints and Seasons, Raising a Joyful Family, and Holy Bells and Wonderful Smells. She preaches parish missions and gives retreats, days of reflection, and workshops. If you have been lucky enough to hear her before, you know how insightful she is! If you have not had the privilege to listen to her speak, you won’t want to miss this opportunity right here on our campus.

February is not only the month of love but also national cherry month! Following Jeanne’s presentation, we will enjoy a variety of warm, hearty soups, chili, and fresh bread lunch. Coffee, water, soft drinks, and a delectable cherry dessert will delight your tastebuds. And, of course, conversation, companionship, and laughter abound.

Please sign up at smchp.com / Search: EPIC or email mlandrum@smshp.com to make a reservation. There is no charge for this event.

A $75 Deposit is due by Feb. 1

St. Mary School

Sports Registrations

SPRING SOCCER

Grades K-7 / Boys and Girls

Early Bird Registration runs now through January 31st: $85
Late Registration runs February 1 - February 6: $110
SIGN UP HERE

SPRING SOFTBALL

Grades K-8 Girls

Registration is Open thru Feb 2
K-3 grades: $85
4-8 grades: $110
REGISTER HERE

SPRING BASEBALL

Grades K-8

K-3rd grade – $95 fee with $25 late fee beginning February 6th (which would make the late registration $120)
4th – 8th grade – $120 fee with $25 late beginning February 6th (which would make the late registration $145).
REGISTER HERE

JANUARY 2023 WINNERS HERE

Weekday winners collect $20, and Saturday & Sunday winners collect $40! Checks for the daily winners will be cut at the end of every month.

Get in on the action...365 Raffle tickets are available for purchase 24/7! Click the 365 Raffle icon in this newsletter or from the front page of smshp.com.

Are you interested in donating your daily winning back to the children at SMS? Email: kate.menninger@gmail.com, and we will forgo cutting a check. Thank you.

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.

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

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

Around the Archdiocese

Be invigorated in Christ’s Real Presence

in the Eucharist!

Word on Fire’s The Mass with

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr

Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr invites all the faithful to join him in a study of The Mass, produced by Word on Fire and led by Bishop Robert Barron. Visit The Mass - Archdiocese of Cincinnati (catholicaoc.org).