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Radiate Christ Through Mary as a Parish – Consecration Begins May 16

Our Archdiocese will be celebrating its bicentennial on June 19, 2021, which will be marked by a 33 day pilgrimage. See details at Mary2021.org. In preparation for taking this next step in the history of the Church in the Cincinnati area, we are all being invited to consecrate ourselves to Jesus, through Mary, together as a parish and Archdiocese. 

What does “consecrating ourselves to Mary” mean, you ask? It means entrusting ourselves to Mary, to grow closer to Jesus and become the saint He created us to be. Just as Jesus took Mary to be His mother and came to us through her, Jesus also gives Mary to he our spiritual mother who leads us closer to Him, and guides us along His path for us. 

St. Ignatius has been given 1,200 copies of the booklet form of 33 Days to Morning Glory, so that our parish can join in! Pick up your free copy at the doors of church beginning May 1, and begin this 33 day consecration retreat on May 16! To do the final consecration prayer with the rest of the parish, come to the 4:30pm Mass on Saturday, June 19.

Click on the “Joy of Love” icon to view the main page with more events for the year!

Join us for these events on May 4 :

• The Rosary has been moved indoors and begins at 6:30 pm! 
• May Crowning to follow in the church
• Ending the evening with an inspirational concert by Composer & Pianist, Eric Genuis around 7:10 pm 

Come to one, two or all three events, and help us celebrate this Year of the Family, and the Joy of Love!

 

Concert with Eric Genuis

Get more information about Eric Genius HERE.

Get more information or make a donation to the Serenelli Project –  https://www.serenelliproject.org/

You may or may not know that our parish has an on-going collection for St. Leo’s Food Pantry! St. Leo’s parish is one of our parish missions, largely by supporting their food pantry. Click Here for more information about St. Leo’s.  The NEW location for dropping off your donations is the new bookshelf cabinets in the parish office lobby (instead of the old metal drawer). Please donate canned or bottled foods anytime (no bagged or boxed foods). When the cabinet is full a parishioner delivers the items to St. Leo’s.

Additionally, we will have an Outreach Meeting about St. Leo’s on Monday, April 26 from 7-8pm in the parish office’s Fr. Gratsch Room to inform parishioners of our ministry to St. Leo’s and how you can help. Their new director, Amy Kleeman, will be present to speak about how St. Leo’s lives out the works of mercy in their parish.

Volunteers are needed to help with Overflow seating in Loyola hall.

Can you volunteer to help out at Mass?
Click here to Sign Up 

Please prayerfully consider offering your time to serve the community by signing up to assist with running the computer for livestreaming, ushering or being a Eucharistic Minister of Holy Communion. See the reference sheet below to help explain each volunteer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities for Overflow Reference Sheet

Fr. Fernandes did a five part series on Divine Mercy. These videos are also our YouTube channel.

Divine Mercy Part I: The Image of Divine Mercy

 

Divine Mercy Part II: Divine Mercy, Gift of Peace in the Sacrament of Penance

Divine Mercy Part III: Divine Mercy Sunday, the Chaplet and the Hour of Mercy

Divine Mercy Part IV: A Church that Reconciles 

Divine Mercy Part V: Forgiving Others, Becoming Apostles of Mercy

Good Friday Meditations on the Way of the Cross can be found – HERE.

Join the Lay Ecclesial Movement Communion and Liberation to the Way of the Cross Good Friday procession around the Clifton UC Campus on Good Friday, April 2, 2021. Beginning at 4pm at St. Monica-St. George Parish Newman Center at the University of Cincinnati (see map below) and concluding around 6pm, we will follow the cross silently, living the memory of the Passion of the Lord, with stops that include Gospel readings, meditations, and choir music. Fr. Fernandes will help lead the stations.

We will comply with all local COVID-regulations provided by authorities. For more information please email us at viacruciscincinnati@gmail.com. Your questions and comments are welcome!

We are excited to announce a new parish initiative to help pregnant and parenting moms who are in need of help in our parish and neighborhood. Everyone in our parish community should know where to refer a pregnant woman in need.

One year ago on March 25, 2020, the Church celebrated the 25th anniversary year of the papal encyclical Evangelium vitae – aka the Gospel of Life. This document, written by Pope St John Paul II, reaffirmed the Church’s constant teaching on the value of every human life.
This anniversary year gives us a wonderful opportunity to assess and better communicate resources to pregnant moms and families in need at the local level. Our parish is joining a nationwide effort – just one year behind – from this March 25, 2021 until March 25, 2022 entitled: “Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service.”

We are actually the first parish in the archdiocese of Cincinnati to begin this important work for our community. We are inviting all parishioners to join us as we embark on this Year of Service. We have assembled a core team that includes representation from Mom’s Ministry, the FATHERS group, Parish Health, St Vincent de Paul Society, Christ Renews, Theology of the Body and Knights of Columbus. We will be first taking an inventory of what is available in our community so that we can be a hub of information to refer mothers to when they are in need.

As a parish, we will inventory what pregnancy resources are available in our local area, identify gaps, and make and implement plans to better serve pregnant women in our local community.

“Our goal is to move closer to the day when every pregnant mother in need knows where to turn for help and abortion is simply unthinkable.”


As a young, unmarried, pregnant woman, Mary faced many challenges when she was pregnant with Jesus. Today, mothers facing an unexpected pregnancy may have trouble recognizing the great gift that God has given them. Knowing she is not alone can allow her to open her heart to God’s plan and choose life.

Emily Helferich and Michelle Wanstrath will be co-leading this initiative along with our core team members. We will be communicating updates throughout the year and much more is to come! We currently need your prayers as we begin this work and invite each family to take a prayer card at the entrances of church to use at home throughout this year and beyond. To learn more about this nationwide project, you can visit www.walkingwithmoms.com or email us at walkingwithmoms@sainti.org

Join us as we pray the St. Joseph Novena for nine consecutive days beginning on March 10 and ending on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph. Sign up below to receive the novena prayers in your inbox through Flocknote, or CLICK HERE if you are already a member of Flocknote.





t’s time to prep for Spring sports and Parish activities! Please help us to get the fields and grounds ready for spring events! Spring Parish Outdoor Clean up day is scheduled for this Saturday, March 6 from 8 am – 12 pm!

The sign-up below lists many different opportunities to help out. The more parents and kids that can help, the faster we can tackle it all! Rainout dates listed on the sign-up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4aa9aa23a5fa7-fall

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