Category: News & Events

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.

You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization! Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community outreach, 40 Days for Life has inspired 1,000,000 volunteers to help end the injustice of abortion in their local communities.

With God’s help, over 12 years, in over 900 cities across 63 nations, 17,226 babies have been saved, 206 abortion workers have converted and 107 abortion centers have closed — so far!

For this campaign to be successful, we need YOU to be a prayer witness for LIFE!
Help us fill our vigil hours!
• Vigil location: Outside Planned Parenthood, 2314 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219
• Vigil hours: 7 am to 7 pm daily
• For questions or to sign up, contact: Mary Clark, 513-791-4039/cincy40days@fuse.net Learn more at www.40daysforlife.com/cincinnati

Reserve your copy today! Please fill out the form below by Sunday, October 18.

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Sr. Pieta Keller is of Franciscan Sister of the Martyr St. George.  Her mother is a parishioner and lives on Boomer Rd. She grew up at St. James and attended St. Ursula Academy, before earning her engineering degree at Purdue. Sister Pieta is a biomedical engineer, working in Peoria. She gets to come home for ten days every two years. She has been at Mass while she has been home and was able to greet students as they arrived at school this week. Sister hopes to do some Zoom calls with St. Ignatius students in the future.
Here is a link to some of her work (She does a lot with JUMP and STEAM): https://newsroom.osfhealthcare.org/go-baby-go/

In the name of all the Little Sisters of the Poor, I am writing this letter to you! Unfortunately, we are not going to be able to come and visit your parish asking for your financial assistance as we have in other years. I would like to thank your pastor for allowing us to send this note via the bulletin or to read it to you! The question of how to communicate with you has come up for us mainly because of the Covid-19 restrictions that are in place. The parishes also have new recommendations, which are so different from the normal times for your parish.

Our Superior suggested that we write this letter, since it is too early for us to go out to the parishes, considering that we have the elderly in our care and regulations from the state as well to follow. As we are a nursing home we have not received permission from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) or the CMS (Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services) to leave our facility, or have persons come in, to minimize any contact with the virus for the Residents.

We have always been so very grateful to the Archbishop and pastors of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, permitting us to beg at the doors of the churches! Throughout the years, we have referred to Church Collections as our “Bread and Butter,” which support our Home.

As a reminder of our mission, we, the Little Sisters of the Poor, have the privilege of caring for the Elderly Poor, in the spirit of humble service, which we have received from Our Mother Foundress, St. Jeanne Jugan. We welcome the elderly as we would Jesus Christ himself and serve them with love and respect. We receive those of lowest income, of any race or religion. St. Jeanne Jugan wanted to have a family-like atmosphere in our Homes. As a large family, we celebrate life. The highlight of our respect for life until its natural ending is when we keep vigil with the Residents, accompanying them over the threshold of eternity.

An important part of St. Jeanne Jugan’s mission was to involve others in her work. We are very grateful for your financial help in other years. We are also aware also that many of you may have suffered financially during this pandemic and may not be able to help us this year and we understand! We want to let you know that we are praying very much for you and your families! If you cannot help us financially, we will be grateful for your prayers as we continue our way during this painful experience. Thanking you again and assuring you of our prayers.
Sincerely,

The Little Sisters of the Poor

Help celebrate our 75th Anniversary Jubilee and express your joy for being a member of St. Ignatius Parish or School by creating a heartfelt rendering of what St. Ignatius means to you. Every Christmas, ornaments commemorating the parish communities of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati hang on the large Christmas tree at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. This year, in honor of the Dodransbicentennial (175th) Anniversary of the Cathedral and the Bicentennial (200th) Anniversary of the Archdiocese, parishes are invited to provide new ornaments for the tree.

PRIZES? Yes, there are prizes! The winner in each age group for both church and school can choose a $10 gift card from White Oak Coffee House, Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Panera, Starbucks, Bob Evans, Chipotle, Dunkin’ Donuts, Little Caesar’s, Subway, Wendy’s, LaRosa’s Pizzeria, or Skyline Chili. Please remember, the deadline for entries is October 15!

Here’s where the St. Ignatius Jubilee Committee needs your help! We are holding an ornament contest to choose ornaments for both church and school that will represent St. Ignatius for years to come.

The only requirements are that the ornament should represent the St. Ignatius community & what it means to you, include a hanging loop or opening for a hook, and be less than 12 inches round.

Adults and children of all ages are welcome to enter in both church and school categories! Age groups will include:
• Preschool-First Grade
• Second-Fourth Grade
• Fifth-Eighth Grade
• Ninth-Twelfth Grade
• Adults (yes, parents and staff can join the fun, too!)

Create and submit your ornaments by October 15. Please deliver to the church or school lobby protected in a box and labeled for CHURCH or SCHOOL with your name, grade (for students), email address and phone for an adult for each entry. We will vote for the winner as a parish. All entries will be displayed this Christmas season (and may be claimed afterward OR donated). If you have any questions, contact Melanie Crowe at mcrowe@sainti.org or 513-661-6565, Ext. 2740.

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection for Christians in the Holy Land. The Holy Father moved the Good Friday Collection to September 12-13. Your support next week helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools, offer religious education, and preserve the sacred shrines.
For information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit https://myfranciscan.org/good-friday/.

How are the funds collected used? Click on the link below to find out more information.
https://myfranciscan.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/How-the-Collection-Is-Used-Brochure-2019.pdf

Join Mom’s Ministry this fall for the book study: Mom Set Free by Jeannie Cunnion.
Find out more information – CLICK HERE

The cost of the book would be $10. Please register by September 10 so that we can order and have time for pick up.
We look forward to beginning a new book and sharing our faith together as moms!