St. Ignatius of Loyola Weekly Bulletin

Monday,
7:00 a.m.               Earl Grote – Russ & JoAnn Waters
9:15 a.m.               Audrey Kirby – Scott & Lyn Teepe

Tuesday,
7:00 a.m.               Rita Hyle – Fred Hyle & Family
9:15 a.m.               LaVerne Mertz

Wednesday,
7:00 a.m.               Sally Davis – Mary Lee & Sue
9:15 a.m.               Marcella Umberg – Our Ladies Prayer Group

Thursday,
7:00 a.m.               Richard Mueller – Marie Riga
9:15 a.m.               Richard Limle – The Limle Family

Friday,
7:00 a.m.               Kathy Ferguson – Mary Ellen
9:15 a.m.               Jeanne Smith – Joan A. Weber

Saturday, January 19
7:00 a.m.               Communion Service
9:15 a.m.               Tom Jansen – Russ & JoAnn
4:30 p.m.               The Dec’d Members of the Thrumble Family – The Sunderhaus Family

Sunday, January 20
6:30 a.m.               Living & Deceased Members of St. Ignatius Parish
8:30 a.m.               Antoinette Enneking – Marlene Huff
10:15 a.m.             Margaret Meiser – JoAnn Koch
12:00 noon           Int of Tom Fronk – Tyler Arrasmith
7:30 p.m.                Lois Zang - Family

Servers For the Week of January 14

Monday, Tuesday
7:00 a.m.               H Willard, L Grosheim, M Bell
9:15 a.m.               C Hassett, L Briede, E Helmers

Wednesday
7:00 a.m.               K Eichhold, A Rieger, A Weeks, C Hellman
9:15 a.m.               K Klusman, L Spade, L Odioso

Thursday, Friday
7:00 a.m.               S Weibel, I Vosseberg
9:15 a.m.               D Maraan, K Lake, M Herrmann

Saturday, January 19
9:15 a.m.               C Schuetz, B Walker
4:30 p.m.               K Caddell, B Doxsey, K Calder, J Burgoyne (Fr. St. George)

Sunday, January 20
6:30 a.m.               J Krismer Family (Fr. Wall)
8:30 a.m.               M Schmidt, J & J Burger, Trey Casey (Fr. Wall)
10:15 a.m.             A Reed, MK Herzog, A Bolin, B Stock (Fr. St. George)
12:00 noon           R Lawson, R Buffington, C Overberg, A Beavers (Fr. McCarthy)
7:30 p.m.               C Kuethe, J Metzner, J Klare, I Thiemann (Fr. McCarthy)

The Tabernacle Flowers this week are in Celebration of
Christmas Memorial
Family & Friends

Adult Volunteer Appreciation Celebration for Bingo Workers, Choir, Music Groups, Church Cleaners, Bereavement, Coaches, Scout Leaders, Collection Counters, Envelope Stuffers, Social Outreach Volunteers, RCIA Team, Baptism and Marriage Preparation, Pastoral Council and Commissions, School and PSR Volunteers, etc. will be Saturday, February 2 after the 4:30pm Mass. Originally a wrong date was put in last week’s bulletin. But it is February 2. Call the Parish Office (661- 6565) by Tuesday, January 29 for reservations. No cost for the dinner.

Retirement Fund for Religious: The second collection on January 19/20 benefits elderly women and men religious. More than 19,000 religious have less than 20% of the amount needed for projected costs of living and health care. The average Catholic sister, brother, or order priest remains in active ministry until age 74. Today, 37,870 women and men religious are past age 70 and need our help with the current high cost of living and health care.

Shawn R. Landenwitch, a seminarian in his 4th year of Theology studies at Mt. St. Mary Seminary, will be introduced by our priests to speak briefly at all Masses this weekend except the 6:30am Mass. This is Vocation Awareness Weekend and we will hear about Shawn’s vocation. His grandparents, Ruth & Frank Haffner, are parishioners here at St. Ignatius.

Cards will be in our pews next weekend from our Vocation Committee. We will be invited to write in the name on one side of the card of someone who you feel may be called to be a priest or religious. On the other side of the card we are invited to sign up to take home the Vocation chalice for a week as a reminder to have family prayer for vocations.

Dan Hueckel representing Diocesan Publications (our Bulletin Publisher) will be at the parish soon. He will be renewing present advertisements and seeking new ones. If interested, please call the parish office. We feel this is an excellent service and that the sponsors get good coverage with their ads. THANKS TO YOU and DIOCESAN PUBLICATIONS, the bulletin is published weekly at no cost to the parish.

The Tabernacle Candle this week is in Celebration of
Don Sebastian (Anniversary)
Ruth

Banns of Marriage
Tina Clyde, St. Ignatius and Matt Hochwalt will marry at St. Michael’s on January 19th.
Bryan Crowley, St. Ignatius and Mary Ellen White will marry on January 26 at St. Ignatius.
Bill Bomkamp and Emily Rahe will marry February 1 at St. Ignatius.

Welcome all St. Ignatius women! The Annual Women’s Retreat is January 25th – 27th, 2008 at the Moye Spiritual Life Center. Retreat directors are Brother Allan Schmitz and Susan Schmitz. Retreat is open to non-parishioners after January 1st. Fee is $110.00. Financial assistance is available. Reservations: Angie Otis. For more information call Carol Pieper or Louise Redden.

RCIA: On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the catechumens and candidates will be dismissed for Scripture Study at the Noon Mass. Greg Niehaus is the catechist for "Break Open the Word." On Wednesday, January 16, Pat Zirkelbach and Anna Zirkelbach are the catechists for the evening. The lesson is Sacrament of Commitment: Matrimony & Single Life. The class begins promptly at 7:30pm for all catechumens, candidates, personal sponsors, and parish sponsors. Please remember to keep the catechumens and candidates in your daily prayers.

Thank you to those taking the Vocation Chalice. To have a Vocation Chalice in your home, call the Parish Office or to help with our Vocation Committee call Dennis Halaby. We encourage all parishioners (young, old, single, married, etc.) to participate in this ministry.

SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
The school is hosting an Open House on Sunday, January 27th from 1:00 to 2:30 to kick-off Catholic Schools Week. Take a tour, meet the staff and peruse the student activity booths in the cafeteria. Due to limited space, it is very important that families who want to enroll for the Fall, submit an enrollment form and $50 registration fee before their category deadline. Enrollment forms for the 2008-2009 school year will be available in the School Office at Open House and may be turned into the School Office at any time. Children will be enrolled in the following order of priority. Priority within a category will be determined by the date of parish registration. Children not registered during their appropriate registration period will lose their respective priority.
Registration
Period Category
1/7 – 1/25 1 - Families/students currently enrolled in school
1/27 – 2/8 2 - Parishioners inside school boundaries
2/11 – 2/22 3 - Parishioners outside school boundaries
Begins 2/25 4 - Private students

School Open House: As mentioned above, all are welcome to visit St. Ignatius School during the annual Open House on Sunday, January 27 from 1-2:30pm. School ambassadors will show you the highlights of our facility. School Committee volunteers and staff will be on hand. Learn about the many extra-curricular activities offered in the cafeteria.
Attention School and Parish Organizations: Please present your group or organization at our annual School Open House on January 27 from 1-2:30pm. Each group will have a table in the cafeteria to display your group’s information. You set up at 12:30 that Sunday and man your station during the open house. To reserve a table please register your group by calling Todd Meeks or Carol Pieper by Friday, January 18.

Did you know…that each class in St. Ignatius School is paired with one of our senior parishioners, many of whom live alone, are homebound, or reside in a nursing home/retirement center? The children and the seniors pray for each other throughout the year, and at holiday times the children often send cards, write letters, or craft some small gift for their senor contact. If you are aware of any parishioner who might enjoy being a part of this program, please leave their name and contact information with our Parish Office, or call Sister Lucy.

Parish Health Ministry: a young boy playing baseball was hit in the chest with a baseball and collapsed. One of the coach’s did CPR and used an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to shock the boy’s heart. That boy is alive and still playing baseball. St. Ignatius is blessed with 2 AEDs, one in church and one in the gym. Learn how to save a life on January 23 at 6:30pm-9:00pm in Fr. Bolte Room. The Parish Health Ministry is sponsoring an American Heart Association, Family and Friends CPR class. Fee is $5.00. Ushers and coaches encouraged to attend. Call Barb Ehrhardt to register.

These words from the second part of the Book of Isaiah ring out on this Sunday that ends the Christmas season. They are an invitation to go more deeply into the meaning for us of today's Feast, the Baptism of the Lord.

In spirit let us return to the banks of the Jordan where John the Baptist administered a Baptism of repentance, exhorting to conversion. Coming up to the Precursor is Jesus, and with his presence he transformed that gesture of repentance into a solemn manifestation of his divinity. A voice suddenly comes from heaven: "You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased" (Mk 1,11) and, in the form of a dove, the Spirit descends upon Jesus.

In that extraordinary event, John realized what had been said about the Messiah born in Bethlehem, adored by the shepherds and the Magi. He was the very One foretold by the prophets, the beloved Son of the Father; we must seek him while he can be found and call upon him while he is at hand.

In Baptism every Christian personally meets him; he is inserted into the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection and receives a new life, which is the life of God. What a great gift and what a great responsibility!

The liturgy today invites us to draw water "with joy at the fountain of salvation" (Is 12,3); it exhorts us to relive our Baptism, giving thanks for the great gifts received.

I call upon you all, my friends, who share this sacrament to be the first witnesses of the fundamental gift of the faith for all who seek Baptism. The Lord entrusts to you, as responsible guardians, the lives that are so precious in his eyes. Devote yourselves lovingly to them so that they may grow "in wisdom, age and grace"; help them to be faithful to their vocation.

For those of us who are Baptized we must be conscious that the Lord is asking us for a new and deeper collaboration: that is, He is entrusting us with the daily duty of accompanying Christ on the path of holiness. Make every effort to be holy yourselves in order to guide your children towards that high goal of Christian living. Do not forget that this training in holiness "calls for a Christian life distinguished above all in the art of prayer".

May Mary, the Holy Mother of the Redeemer, who accepted God's plan without reservations, support you, nourishing your hope and desire to serve faithfully Christ and his Church. May our Lady help the little ones especially, so that they can fully realize the plan God has in store for each of them. May she help Christian families throughout the world to be authentic "schools of prayer" in which prayer together becomes more and more the heart and the source of every activity!

Young Christian Hearts: A spiritual program for special needs adults will meet on Friday, January 18 from 7 – 8pm in Room A. Other meeting dates for Young Christian Hearts are: February l5, March 14, April l8, May l6, and June 20. For more information about the group, call Geri Tengler.

Our sincerest sympathy is extended to the families of Mary Straus, mother of Tom (Margie), grandmother of Matt, Julie & Rachel; Jeanne Wullenweber, mother of Lora (Mike) Huhn & family; Carl Lorenz, father of Mike (Lisa), and grandfather of Randy & Krista. May their families find comfort in knowing they are with God.

Total Cost of Project 2000 Construction
Part 1, Part 2, Parking Additions, Interest, etc.        $ 8,142,596.98
Debt to the Archdiocese as of 01/09/08                   $    215,376.00
Fund Drive received last week                                   $       15,448.00
Current Debt to the Archdiocese                                $ 199,926.00

JUST A REMINDER: ALL STUDENTS who lector and serve at Mass – PLEASE SIGN IN.

ATTENTION STEUBY-CREW 2008: Our group is officially registered for the June 13-15 High School Leadership Conference. We took a leap of faith and registered for a couple extra openings so we still have room for YOU! So, we're looking for a couple more teens, 8th - 12th grade who would like to head up to Steubenville with us this summer and join 2,000 other high schoolers who love being Catholic and want to grow in their faith. But hurry, these spots won't last long. Go to www.franciscanyouth.com for more info.

LIFE TEEN: It's a new year, a new semester, and a whole new smorgasbord of great Life Nights! AND... it's also a new night. So we can keep meeting in the Hilvert Center, we're moving to Thursday nights from 7:00 - 8:30pm. We're having a CORE meeting on 1/17 (Hey Adults / College Students, now is a good time to jump in) for Adults and HS-CORE to finalize the schedule and to assign Life Night planning teams. On 1/24 we're kicking off the semester with "ALL YOU CAN EAT". All high school teens are invited. Come hungry, and fill up on some "soul food". More info at www.saintiyouth.com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "My appeal to you today, young people ... is this: do not waste your youth. Do not seek to escape from it. Live it intensely ... " Pope Benedict XVI

Girls Basketball Mass is Saturday, February 9 at 4:30pm.

Market Day pick-up is Monday January 14th. Pick up will be in the School hall outside the cafeteria this month. Please enter in the ramp door. Any questions please call Christy Weber.

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The Scarf It Up Club: Please drop off at the Parish Office your hats, gloves, scarves, mittens, and yarn. Every child deserves to be warm during the winter. Bless you.

St. Ignatius Babysitting Schedule for January 20
Kemble Klare Reidy Noe

The Parish Nurse from St. Leo’s, Mary Beth Basch, is a member of a group of nurses from the College of Mt. St. Joe that have organized a community project to be implemented early in January of 2008. This project is a supplemental protein drive for the food pantry at St. Leo’s. The pantry supports between 800- 1000 individuals during a month and finds it challenging to offer good, nutritious food to these well deserving residents of Fairmount. The food drive will focus on collecting the following: canned meats of any kind, tuna/chicken, any type of canned or bagged beans (legumes), dry milk, and any type of nut butter such as peanut butter, cashew or almond. In addition, if one would prefer to donate money instead of food, the money will be used to purchase fresh meat that would also be distributed. There will be a box outside the Parish Office till February 3 where you can drop off any of the above.

Christmas Collection                                                 $ 67,770.00
Adult Collection for December 30                            $ 25,964.00
Children’s Collection for December 30                 $         96.00
Total collection                                                             $ 26,060.00
Budgeted amount for Sunday                                    $24,500.00

Adult Collection for January 6                                     $ 26,488.00
Children’s Collection for January 6                           $       109.00
Total Collection                                                             $ 26,597.00

Bingo December 30                                                     $   1,301.15
Concession Profit December 30                               $         62.25
Bingo for January 6                                                      $    2,167.75
Concession Profit January 6                                      $        46.00
P.A.C.E.
Sales for December 21                                                $ 24,676.00
Profit to St. I’s                                                                 $ 1,233.00

PACE Drawings are the last Sunday of each month. Every $50 purchase earns you 1 ticket in the monthly drawing. PACE Certificates are available at the Parish Office and from the PACE coordinators – Heidi Kemper, Julianne Smith, Sue Newland, Leslie Odioso.

Bingo Workers for January 6
Ann Boeckermann                Kevin Miller
Karen Burgoyne                     Rina Garrison
Katie Gilkey                             Paul Volz
Ray & Carol Heyob                Gina Schweir
Christine Eichhold                Julie Casey
Debbie Berling                       Jim Blaut
Tera Wolf                                 Mike Harter
Dave Lohbeck                        Lisa Thompson
Rita Wood                               Christy Barford
Jodi Louder

*It is imperative you work your assigned week. For bingo questions, call Barb Campbell (661-6565).

Bingo is in need of additional workers. You will be scheduled to work only once every nine weeks, at the most six times a year. Please call Barb Campbell (661-6565)

Journeying with St. Paul: His Life and Theology meets this Monday evening, January 14th in the Parish Office from 7- 8:30pm. Topic: “The Flesh and the Spirit.” Next session is January 28th (“Freedom and the Law”). Questions? Call Sr. Lucy (661-6565).

Mark your calendar for the next Bridges meeting on Monday, January 21st. Topic: “Doing God’s Will” Meets in the Parish Office from 7-8:30pm.

Baptized on December 30 and January 6, we welcome:
Aubrey Noelle Ruiz, daughter of John & Amy, Legendary Ridge Ln.
Dominic Santos Abele, son of Kevin & Kim, Boomer Rd.
Colleen Renee Fitzpatrick, daughter of Ken & Alice, Farlook
Connor Jeremiah Moore, son of Matthew & Jennifer, Blue Pine Dr.

Kidz Show 2007 DVD paid orders have been sent home through the School Office. Unpaid DVD orders may be picked up at the sign-ups for Kidz Show 2008. There are still a few extras if you are interested in purchasing one. A huge thank you to Greg Geckle for the production of this fantastic DVD! St. Ignatius Seniors would like to invite you to join us March 9-15 (Sunday-Saturday) for a fun trip to St. Augustine, Amelia Island, & Jacksonville, FL. Incredible price of $535.00 (double occupancy) includes Motor coach transportation, 6 nights lodging, 10 meals – (6 breakfasts and 4 dinners). Tours, visit to Fountain of Youth, Dinner Show, narrated cruise on St. John’s River, visit Historic Kingsly Plantation and much more. It is not necessary that you are a member of the Seniors. Pack your bags, and leave cold gloomy Cincinnati and have fun in the sun. For more information and reservations, contact Verna Briede.

On Saturday, January 26, come to the St. Xavier Performance Center to here the a cappella group Cadence. Their unique vocal style and ability to imitate musical instruments leaves audiences amazed. Tickets are $20. Please call for more information. The greater Cincinnati Performing Arts Society is a nonprofit charity founded to help provide some financial relief to Catholic elementary schools.

Mike Davis will be bringing his Elvis and Friends’ Tribute Show and Dinner to the Meadows on Sunday, January 27, 2008. The Meadows is located at 59 E Main St. in Addyston. Doors open at 5pm, Dinner is at 5:30pm and the show starts at 6:45pm. Tickets are $25 per person which includes the show and dinner. Limited seating available, Call Proceeds benefit the Taylor HS Raise the Curtain Fund.

Special Exhibit: ‘Sacred Relics’ History of the Irish in Cincinnati is March 1 from 11:00am-7:00pm in Fr. Hilvert Center. It is sponsored by the ancient Order of Hibernians. Questions? Call Pat Mallory.

Wedding Anniversaries: All couples celebrating their Golden or Silver Wedding Anniversaries during 2008 should contact the Parish Office by February 8 to register for the Parish and Archdiocesan celebrations. The Parish celebration this year will be World Marriage Weekend, February 16/17.

Attention: Men of St. Ignatius Parish - Does life seem to be “piling on” and just getting too complicated? Could you use a really good friend that can not only listen, but actually help? Are you new to St. Ignatius and looking for a way to better connect with the St. I’s family? Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) Team #32 would like to invite you to join them for a day and a half of retreat and renewal of your faith this coming February to make some new friends (including the only one who can teach you what real peace is and show you His path). The CRHP “weekend” is an opportunity to meet other men from the Parish and to begin the process of developing a relationship with Jesus that will allow Him to provide you with the guidance, comfort and support that only the King of Kings can give. Please consider attending this weekend of renewal. For details, please contact John Overberg (Invitations Coordinator) at or James Flynn at for more details. We promise that those who decide to attend will be glad they did! Team 32: James Flynn, John Overberg, Greg Clark, Bill Frietsch, Brian Lammers, Brian LeCount, Scott Paternek, Mike Reed, Rodney Reupert, Larry Schwartz, Jerry Selvidge, Matt Smith, Steve Winchester

AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS: Next Sunday January 20th will be our first ever AHG Sunday celebrated during the 12:00 mass. Our 3rd Grade girls will receive their Family of God Medals. All are welcome to join us for doughnuts/cookies in the Hilvert Center after the 12:00 mass. Come support the girls and their families in this new Scouting Opportunity at St. I's. To learn more about AHG go to ahgonline.org or call Dian Hackman or Kim Abele.

Runners/Assistant Track Coaches Needed The St. Ignatius Track & Field Program – an all inclusive track and field program for young men and women in Grades 1 through 8 – is in need of Assistant Coaches who love to run. No coaching experience is needed. However, a willingness to run during practice and share your enthusiasm about running is required. Assistant Coaches are needed at all levels. For more information, please contact Jim Waters.

On Sunday, January 20th at St. Dominic Parish Center The Voice Of The Faithful Westside Affiliate will gather to discuss how to support those who have been abused by priest, support the priests of integrity and shape structural change within the church. Please join us. Time 1pm to 3pm. Any questions call.

Divorced, widowed, separated men – past or present
So, you ever wish you could talk to someone who really understands because they’ve been through it? Well, each Wednesday at 7:00pm in the Parish Offices a group of men who have been there meet for this purpose. Sometimes we help someone else, sometimes we help ourselves. Stop by sometime when you are interested in doing either. Call Ron Kathmann for more details.