ST. VIVIAN CHURCH CINCINNATI, OHIO AUGUST 5, 2007 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Hymnal #1033 Eccl 1: 2, 2: 21-23 Ps 95: 1-2, 6-9 Col 3: 1-5, 9-11 Lk 12: 13-21 Mon. Aug. 6 Tues. Aug. 7 Wed. Aug. 8 Thurs. Aug. 9 Fri. Aug. 10 Sat. Aug. 11 Sun. Aug. 12 8:15 am 8:15 am 8:15 am 8:15 am 8:15 am 4:30 pm 8:15 am 10:00 am 11:30 am Parish Pictorial Directory Dates For those families who did not have a chance to get their family portrait taken for our new directory, you now have another opportunity. The company will be at St. Bartholomew Church on August 7-11 and August 16-18. You can schedule an appointment by calling Busson at 1800-685-3002 ext. 416. Please make sure you tell the company that you are a parishioner of St. Vivian when you make the appointment and also when you get your portrait taken. Remember that you receive a free 8 X 10 and a directory just for participating. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of our parish pictorial directory. Call now! Our directory won’t be complete without you! Gertrude Winter Rose Fein Mary Barbara Sis Hood Eunice Kemper Jane Colonel Don Scheidler Mary Louise Rielag Welfare of the Parish Child Protection Decree Classes Anyone wishing to volunteer with the children of St. Vivian Parish and/or School must attend a Child Protection Decree Class and be fingerprinted by the Archdiocese. The classes will be held at St. Vivian in the Youth Room in Ursuline Hall and the dates and times are listed below. The fingerprinting can only be done at designated locations in the Archdiocese. The days and times of fingerprinting locations are available thru the Archdiocese’s web site at www.catholiccincinnati.org, “fingerprinting information” and then “sites”. The class must be completed and the results of the fingerprinting must be obtained prior to volunteering. Child Protection Decree Classes August 7 7:00 pm August 29 7:00 pm September 24 7:00 pm October 7 1:00 pm November 3 10:00 am January 12 10:00 am February 20 7:00 pm March 10 7:00 pm April 9 7:00 pm Lucille Gallenstein, wife of the late Bernard. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. Dylan Virgil Holmes, son of Virgil Sherman and Ann Marie Ruter Holmes; and Benjamin Thomas Otto, Jr., son of Benjamin Thomas and Abby Starleyne Vondrell Otto Vocation View: Spend your life growing rich in the sight of God. That’s what counts. How will you do this? Donut Sunday August’s Donut Sunday will be hosted by the Twinning Group. We hope you can join us for fellowship with other members of the parish. We hope to see you on August 12 after all the Sunday masses. Homestead Exemption A new law has been passed that will allow senior citizens and those with disabilities to save money on property taxes. Go to the Ohio website www.tax.ohio.gov and select the symbol at the top labeled “New Homestead Exemption.” It will give you the details and a way to download the application form. For Hamilton County residents, the completed form is sent to Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes, 138 East Court St., Room 304A, Cincinnati, OH 45202-1221. For questions call 946-4000. Youth Ministry Canoe Trip The second annual youth ministry canoe trip will be Saturday, August 18. We’ll meet at 10:00 am in the back parking lot to go canoeing in the Little Miami River and return around 4:00 pm. All 7-12th graders are invited. The cost is $13 per person. Registration forms can be found on the youth ministry website. Don’t forget that participants under 18 need to complete the Little Miami Canoe Waiver and the new 2007-2008 Medical Release (also online). Adults are welcome to come as chaperones. Call Jeanne Schaefer at 728-4332 for more information. Traveling This Summer? Do you need to find a church closest to your vacation destination? Try going to www.masstimes.org. This website will help you out by giving you the information you need to attend Mass while out of town. 1 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS Hymnal #1036 Wis 18: 6-9 Ps 33: 1, 12, 18-22 Heb 11: 1-2, 8-19 Lk 12: 32-48 Summer Market Day Information Market Day for the summer will be on Saturday, August 11 from 9:30 to 10:30 am in the School Cafeteria. Orders must be placed by Tuesday, August 7 at Noon. You can place an order online at www.marketday.com or simply pick up an order sheet and mail it to Fran at 8537 Shuman Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45231. You can also call in your order to Fran at 948-9963 or 378-5482. Feel free to leave your order in the form of a message and she will place it for you. Call with any questions as well. Liturgical Ministers Sat. Aug. 11 Eucharist: Greeters: Lectors: Servers: Sun. Aug. 12 Eucharist: Greeters: Lectors: Servers: Sun. Aug. 12 Eucharist: Greeters: Lectors: Servers: Sun. Aug. 12 Eucharist: Greeters: Lectors: Servers: 4:30 pm Fr. Ed Pigott M Burke, J Fiorini, M Frey, N Glazier, M & L Hagen, J Hagen, B & G Hartmann S Pasqualetti, P Bock Merkle, Deller G Castelli, E Frey Welcome St. Vivian Class of 1982 They are celebrating their 25th reunion this weekend. They want to thank the planning committee for all of their hard work in the preparations for the reunion. They are also excited about their friends who traveled home for this reunion and all their local friends who are attending. They hope that everyone enjoys reminiscing with old friends about their days at St. Vivian. They especially would like to remember their fellow student Craig Strobach. 8:15 am Fr. Ed Pigott S Bien, M Biederman, D Cappel, M Frentsos, J Grimes, M Hesselbrock, BA Hess, A Okafor, C Weickert A Babey, B & V Wagner Cappel, Hagedorn A Goldick, M Goldick 10:00 am Fr. Paul Gebhardt M Boback, T Bove, P Doty, T Elsen, A Keller, E Neltner, C Raffenberg, D Roll, M Taske M Heckle Roll, Taylor J Schirmer, N Roll, C Neltner From Good to Great Do you want to take your good marriage and transform it into something great? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will help do just that. The next Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is September 21-23 at the Maria Stein Retreat Center. This is a great opportunity for you and your spouse to enjoy the serenity of a retreat center while growing closer to each other and God. Weekends fill up quickly, so a prompt response is encouraged to avoid the mailing list. For more details or reservations call Chuck and Carolyn Destefani at 1-800547-1251 code 00 or on the web at www.esharing.org. 11:30 am Fr. Paul Gebhardt D McCabe, J & P Altenau, D Patterson, M Weithofer, F Tully, H Vanarsdall, F Schwartz, P Brooks K Hartmann, ME Begehr Brooks, Southwick MM Shaw, M Collier Attention Engaged and Married Couples Natural Family Planning Classes will be held at Mercy Hospital Western Hills, starting Wednesday, September 5 at 7:00 pm. The method is highly effective, easy to use and is in accord with the Catholic Church and God’s Divine Design. To register call instructors John and Mary DuMont at 661-6928. Free Spirits The Monday, August 6, meeting will be a pot luck lunch. Bring a dish, salad, pasta, or dessert to serve about six members. Tuesday, August 14 is the annual trip to River Downs. The bus will be at St. Nicholas Greek Church parking lot at 11:00 am and leave at 11:15 am. We arrive at the Club House in time to have a served lunch and review your program to place your bet. Any time you wish to visit the paddock, you can do so. The price of the trip is $30. We still have seats open on the bus. Call Margaret at 541-1691 or Dottie at 931-0802 for reservations. St. Aloysius of Shandon Summer Festival, Sunday, August 5, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, SR 126 and Chapel Road. Chicken dinner served family style. Classic car, motorcycle and tractor show. Women Full of Grace You are invited to the next Women Full of Grace meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 8 at 7:00 pm in the Gather Room. Topic is “Eucharist: Heart of the Abundant Life.” All Women are invited. Call Mary Key Berning at 729-5747 for information. 2