FEBRUARY 21, 2010 – 10:30 a.m.
1 ST SUNDAY OF LENT
CELEBRANT: Fr. Jim Shappelle
LECTOR: Denise Hammond & Sharon Monroe
READINGS:
-First: Deuteronomy 26:4-10
-Second: Romans 10:8-13
-Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
EUCHARIST MINISTERS:
Angela Storms, Mimi Daly, Gwen Pierson
ACOLYTE: Bill Dvorak
SERVERS: Jordan Mackey
Devon Lee-Hyde
Mateo McElroy
USHERS: Pam Givens
Roman Givens
FEBRUARY 28, 2010 – 10:30 A.M.
2 ND SUNDAY OF LENT
CELEBRANT: Fr. Jim Schutte
LECTOR: Gwen Pierson and Myra Boggs
READINGS:
-First: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
-Second: Philippians 3:17-4:1
-Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36
EUCHARIST MINISTERS:
Vanessa Rozier, Barbara Reed, Sr. Barbara Busch
ACOLYTE: Bill Dvorak
SERVERS: Johnathan Rozier
Ziaire Sherman
Dante Keeling
USHERS: Brenda Miller
Brenda Russell
Monday
10:00 – 11:30 AM
4:00 – 5:30 PM
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PRAY FOR THE SICK
Richard Menefield, Kayla Irby,
Peggy Arnold (Good Samaritan Hospital)
Valencia Cottrell (Judson Village)
Margie James (Glen Care)
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What are you doing for Lent, this year? This is the first
Sunday of Lent, so in journeying with the whole church, we want to ask ourselves what it is that we will try to do in order to keep this season holy particularly in the areas of prayer, fasting and giving alms (works of charity). It is good to remember that the bottom line or the ultimate goal of any Lenten practice is conversion – to know the Lord Jesus Christ more deeply and intimately; to grow in relationship with the
Lord Jesus Christ.
If this is not only our starting point but if it is to be the center of what we are to be doing for and during the
Lenten season and if it is truly to be the center of not just our Lenten walk and journey with the Lord but our walk for life in this world and the next one, then whatever practices we engage in should come naturally and somewhat easy for us. Whatever prayer, fasting, and almsgiving we decide upon should help us know the Lord better and deepen our relationship with him and all of God’s people. Knowing the love of God will change us to be better Christians and believers, servants and followers. Knowing the love of God will invite us to growth and help us to reach a mature stature of faith. So what prayer, what fasting and what almsgiving will lead us to and help us to express a deeper knowledge, love and commitment to the Lord
Jesus Christ? What prayer, fasting and almsgiving will show that we are about conversion – becoming less and less about ourselves and more and more about our Lord Jesus Christ? Whatever answers we come up with then this is what we should be doing for Lent this year.
Our parishes and pastoral region are offering many opportunities for prayer, fasting and almsgiving for all of us to partake together and for us to convert as church to the Lord’s loving presence more deeply and

fully. I pray that these opportunities will help your personal growth in the Lord Jesus as much as they will help our communal growth in the Lord Jesus Christ. In addition to these opportunities, you may want to do more personal practices or particular practices with your family. Again, the goal is growth in the Lord
Jesus Christ, getting to know the Lord better and change to be more like him. We need this growth personally, communally and in our families. So whatever prayer, fasting and almsgiving can bring this about, then this is truly what we all want to be doing for
Lent this year.
Last week, we suggested imagining placing a stethoscope over our hearts and listening to see where our hearts are not beating in sync with the Gospel of
Jesus. With this awareness when we received ashes this past Wednesday and heard the words, “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel” our Lenten conversion process began and our desire to know the
Lord better increased. Even if some of us were unable to be part of the Ash Wednesday service, we can still imagine placing the stethoscope over our hearts and ask the Lord to show us where we can turn away from sin and be more faithful to him. Also, since Lent is a time for all of us to prepare to renew our baptismal promises at Easter, then I suggest that we may want to make special efforts to go to the baptistry in our churches when coming to church for mass or any activity, dip and make the sign of the cross and say the words from Ash Wednesday to yourself : “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” With this awareness we will know that our conversion process from the moment we were born again in Baptism began and our desire to know the Lord better increases.
For this week, why not come out and ask the Lord directly in our prayer: Lord you know me. How can I get to know you as well as you know me? What prayer, fasting and almsgiving do you want me to engage in so that my knowledge of your love and my commitment to you will increase? Maybe Psalm 139 or some part of it may assist us in our reflection.
However God answers this prayer, this is what we should be doing for Lent. Happy Lent, everyone!
Men of Faith - Disciples of the Lord: The
Art of Prayer
The Office of African American Catholic
Ministries is sponsoring a Lenten Day of
Reflection for Men to be held at the Mercy
Franciscan Terrace 100 Compton Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215 on March 20, 2010.
The facilitator for the day is Rev. John T.
Judie who currently serving as the pastor at
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and Christ the King Catholic Church in the
Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky. For more information, please call Deacon Royce
Winters at 513.421.3131 ext. 2640. Or visit www.catholiccincinnati.org/africanamericanministr ies
Explore God’s call in your life. Discover the richness of Catholic Tradition. Earn a
Certificate or Master of Arts in Pastoral
Ministry.
The Athenaeum of Ohio Lay Pastoral Ministry
Program is officially sponsored by the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Is it time for you to see how lay ministry formation can transform your life?
Join us for free information meetings outlining all aspects of the LPMP:
February 27th, 10 AM - The Athenaeum
6616 Beechmont Ave.
March 11 th , 7 PM - The Athenaeum
6616 Beechmont Ave.
Applications are now being accepted for fall enrollment in Montgomery, OH, and at the main campus in Cincinnati. Call 513-231-1200 for more information or visit our website at www.athenaeum.edu
. Respond to the invitation…. Grow in faith at the Athenaeum.
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My Soul Magnifies the Lord: Mary in Song
The Adagio Trio & Katie Barton, vocalist, will be featured in a Marian concert, My Soul Magnifies the Lord: Mary in Song , at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday,
March 14, 2010 (Laetare Sunday in Lent) at
Annunciation Parish, 3547 Clifton Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45220. This concert, one of
Annunciation Parish’s Centennial Jubilee Year
Events, is open to the public. For more information, call 513-861-1295 or visit www.annunciationbvmparish.org.

FEBRUARY
BIRTHDAYS
6 – Danneko Adam
13 – Brianna Hines
14 - Desmond Daly
18 – Dianne Blair
19 – Lennie Overstreet
25 – Ayking Lindsey
26 – Frances Worthen
28 - Kayla Irby
Beech
Acres Parenting Center is pleased to be hosting Rosalind Wiseman’s
Girl World Tour
Moms & daughters (ages 8-14) are invited to join
Rosalind Wiseman, an internationally-recognized author, mom and expert on teens & parenting for a fun-filled evening of mother-daughter bonding . In addition to celebrating Rosalind’s latest books, the tour will feature an interactive discussion about confidence, friendships, sweatinducing moments and common mother-daughter challenges. A Q&A session and book signing will follow. The two-hour event is sure to get mothers and daughters talking, laughing and connecting.
REGISTER at: www.ForTheLoveOfKids.com
Event Details
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Cintas Center at Xavier University
Check-in at 6:00pm: Limited Seating - All tickets must be purchased online in advance
Program from 6:30 - 8:00pm
Book Signing from 8:00 - 8:30pm
$50 per mother-daughter pair includes: admission to the event, refreshments, one copy of each of
Rosalind’s latest books, and a gift bag featuring samples of Dove go fresh deodorant and a complimentary 1-year subscription offer to
Family Circle magazine! Moms will receive
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your
Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World and daughters will receive Rosalind’s debut young person's novel Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous
Materials . Additional tickets may be purchased for $25 per person (also includes a book and gift bag).
Don’t miss this exciting mother -daughter event!
Limited Seating - Register Now!
Questions?
Please call Kim Chapman at 513-233-4734.
Tickets are non-refundable, but are transferable.
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CENTER
Come and experience Jesus’ healing power in the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass. There will be exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament. Prayers for healing will be available after Mass, followed with Benediction.
Come join us as we give thanks and praise to God for all our spiritual blessings as we continue to ask for healing, conversion, peace and unity for our lives, as well as for our families, communities, and our nation.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Rosary at 6:30 p.m. before Mass at 7:15.
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center
5440 Moeller Ave.
Norwood, Ohio 45212
513-351-9800
CALLING ALL RUNNERS
Catholics United for the Poor (CUP) needs runners for
Team CUP in this year’s Flying Pig! Run in the full, half or relay marathon with a purpose and help us support those in need in our community. Please contact Maria for more information at 513-417-1716 or cup@cupcincy.org
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REFLECTIONS FROM THE JOURNEY FOR
THE JOURNEY
Presentation by Father Jim Schutte and Father Jim
Daprile who made the medieval pilgrimage from St.
Jean Pie dePort, France to Santiago de Compostela,
Spain, taking 35 days and over 500 miles in the Fall of
2009. These two pilgrims will share their camino experiences of walking the pilgrimage route of St.
James in words, prayers, reflections and images. They will also link their journey to our contemporary Lenten journey. Walking the El Camino de Santiago is truly symbolic for the fact that we are all pilgrims on a spiritual journey through this world to the eternal kingdom of God and it is a journey of dying and rising in our daily lives. Wednesday, March 10th, at St. Leo
Church, 2573 St. Leo Place at Baltimore, 513-921-
1044, 6:00pm Pot-Luck Crock-Pot Dinner followed by
7:00pm presentation .