Category: News & Events

This year St. Leo’s is in need of the following to be dropped off at their parish:

• Amazon Wish created for the Toy and Clothing Drive/St. Nick Giveaway

• Blankets and Bedding (sheets, pillow cases) – NEW or gently used & clean

• Towels, wash clothes, dish towels – NEW or gently used & clean

• Shoes – any gender or size

• Toys – no broken – NEW or gently used & clean

 If you can help out, please bring items to St. Leo’s, 2573 St. Leo Place (off Baltimore), during any of these times:

December 1-4, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

 Saturday, December 5, 10:00 am-12 noon

Volunteers will help you unload. For more information, call Amy at  St. Leo’s 513-921-1044.

The eighth grade Girl Scouts are coordinators for the Giving Tree that will be in the back of church on Saturday, November 28. All are invited to participate in this annual Christmas service project, which benefits various underprivileged children, seniors, and pregnancy centers in our area. When picking a tag, please stay safe and social distance. Try to avoid touching tags you are not going to take. There are gloves in the back of church.

Ornaments need to be returned with the specified gifts by the 12 noon Mass on Sunday, December 13. New this year, gifts are to be taken to Loyola Hall. You are encouraged to drop your gift off early in the parish office lobby beginning December 7. Volunteers are needed to help the Girl Scouts sort and deliver the gifts on Sunday afternoon, December 13. Families are encouraged to contribute to this effort.

Please call Tara Binder to volunteer: 513-385-1516. Thank you for your generosity and continued commitment to this cause!

We cordially invite any parishioner to join the Faith Journey and attend the October Classes to enrich your own faith life. Are you interested in learning more about Advent and the Liturgical Calendar? Advent of the Church Year is the lesson on Wednesday October 28. Greg Niehaus and Len Johansing are the catechists for the evening. Greg is the catechist for Advent of the Church Year, and Len will be teaching the Liturgical Calendar. Call Len Johansing at 513-470-8886 to reserve your seat. Each class begins at 7 PM in Ignatius Center Left. Please bring your face mask to class.

The lessons for October include the following:
New Testament – Paul’s Letters on October 7
Church Part I & Part II – Ecclesiology and Story on October 14
Church Part II – The Story on October 21
Advent of the Church Year on October 28

The grief support group will meet for the last time at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 28 in the Ignatius Center. The topic discussed will be acceptance.

Our mission is to Inspire and cultivate devotion to Mary and the Holy Rosary, especially in young people, through the making and distribution of rosaries and rosary guides. Everyone 6th grade and up is welcome to participate. Adults and the homebound are also welcome to participate. Meetings will take place the second and fourth Fridays of every month  from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM in Loyola Hall (same time and place). Any questions contact Madalyn Hardig at rosaryguild@sainti.org.

Don’t know how to make rosaries? No Problem, we can teach you! There will be opportunities to make both cord and wire rosaries. We will make rosaries and rosary guides that will benefit our local community as well as our worldwide Catholic family. This is also a great opportunity for fellowship.

The virtus session at St. Ignatius for Saturday, October 17 has been canceled. See other available sessions below and a link to register.
10/26 6p St. Vivian
11/4 6:30pm Our Lady of Victory
11/7 7pm St Teresa of Avila
11/10 6:30p St. Antonius
Register – https://bit.ly/VirtusCertificationSignUp

The Parish health Ministry has identified a need within the parish to expand our existing Friendly Visitor/Friendly Contact program. As the largest population ages, the “Baby Boomers”, and the pandemic shows no sign of retreating, we are faced with a growing group in the parish that suffer from isolation and loneliness. Due to the pandemic, we are not routinely visiting homebound/ facility-bound parishioners, but calling them on a weekly basis. We are looking for MEN and WOMEN volunteers to offer one to two hours per week to contact two to four homebound parishioners on a weekly basis. There will be one training session offered (date to be announced), along with printed guidelines. if you feel called to reach out to a homebound/facility-bound parishioner, please contact the director of the Parish health Ministry, Barb Evans, RN, at 513-661-6565. In the future, there may be opportunities to visit these homebound parishioners.

Also the Parish health Ministry would like to identify those parishioners needing a friendly visitor/friendly contact. Contact Barb Evans if you know of a parishioner who would benefit from contact with their parish community in this manner.