Eucharistic Revival Events 2023-2024

March & April Poster

Past Posters

Join us for Mass or Eucharistic Adoration! Jesus is waiting for you!

Adult Faith Formation – Mosaic Series Topics

Tolle et Lege Book Conversations – Books and Dates

Family Faith Formation Topics & Dates:
First Event Sunday, September 17. More details to come!

Purpose

Young Adult ministry is a community of Catholic young adults (ages 18-35), whether single, married or young parents, growing as disciples of Jesus Christ through the gift of His Church. If interested in receiving more information about Westside Catholic Young Adults, contact Antonio Mata at tony.m.mata16@gmail.com.

Event Pictures

PAST EVENTS

July 22: 7pm Bonfire & Feast of St. Mary Magdalene

May 10: Made For More Event with Dr. Christopher West at St. Susanna Catholic Church

April 29: Pilgrimage and Bourbon Trail Day Trip

April 27: Brad Bursa, PhD on Reprogrammed: Have We All Become Technocrats?

March 23: Theology of the Body & Catholic Social Teaching

February 23: Contraception: A Help or a Headache for Marriage?

January 21: Clay Crucifix Creation

January 19: Body, Soul, Spirit: Integrated Health

December 15: Dr. Sodergren on “Understanding Sexual Identity”

December 7: Advent Vespers at Seminary

November 13: Potluck Dinner and Movie Night

November 10: Brad Macke on “Marriage as an Icon of God’s Love”

October 27: Vickie Geckle & Valerie Bender on “Theology of the Body Through the Eyes of Children”

October 8-9: Camping Trip at Red River Gorge

Sept. 29: Emily Macke on “Who Am I?: St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body”

Sept. 17 – Kayaking at Green Acres

February 12: Icon Workshop & Wine

February 24: Joshua Wellen on Literature and Poetry

March 5: Poetry Reading with Bourbon and Cigars

March 24: Dr. Joe Molitor on Friendship and Suffering

April 2 : Swing Dancing Night

April 28: Kate Iadipaolo on the Human Person and Vocation

May 26: Madalyn Hardig on the Beautiful Shepherd

June 4: Gift of Self – Service Workshop

June 23: Fr. Christian on Beauty in the Liturgy and Bonfire

July 28: Holy Hour and Bonfire

The Book Booth is back for IGGYFest 2024!

More information coming soon.

We wanted to send a quick thank you to ALL of you for your help, prayers, and generosity for all our successful Mary Garden Showers at St. I’s.

Thank you for all the help coordinating the students cards and prayer books, providing the beautiful desserts, helping set up and decorate, clean up, talking to family and friends at the shower, and especially keeping our MGS Mom’s in your prayers – we could not make an impact without everyone!

We will be in touch and if you have any questions, suggestions, etc. as we continue this ministry please do not hesitate to share. We are so thankful for you all!

Additional information please email: marygardenshowers@sainti.org.

Our Walking with Moms in Need (WWM) year of service continues and with the support of Bishop Fernandes, we have launched St. Ignatius as an official Mary Garden Showers (MGS) chapter! This ministry is a way that our parish can serve those in need beyond our WWM year of service. We will host baby showers a few times a year at St. Ignatius for women referred to us through Pregnancy Center West (PCW). MGS is truly an entire parish ministry; everyone is invited to attend the showers to celebrate the mom, pray with her, and provide needed gifts from her registry. Being present to these women can be just as great of a gift as a material gift, and is a way to evangelize and share Christ’s love. More details to come, but there will be many different ways that you as a parishioner can participate.

The MGS we host at St. Ignatius are meant to complement the work that the Respect Life Committee does to support PCW through their Baby Bottle Drives. The goal is for the parish to continue to support those drives as we have in the past since they are crucial to providing funds and needed items for PCW in their mission to support and protect life. With the addition of MGS, our parish will be helping women in need on two levels: helping a lot of women in a small way through the Baby Bottle Drive and helping a few women in a larger way by accompanying and supporting them with our MGS. Both will help our community to spread love and support to women in need!

We also have been working with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (AoC) to help them update their website to include our list of researched, local resources for women in need. The AoC website will house links to these organizations for all parishes to reference to help direct those in need. We hope to share that link with you this fall.

We thank you in advance for your continued prayers and support!

For more information about the Mary Garden Showers Chapter at St. Ignatius, contact Emily or Michelle at marygardenshowers@sainti.org

To learn more about Mary Garden Showers Mission check out https://www.marygardenshowers.org/

The St. Ignatius Seniors will meet Tuesday, June 6th, 11:30 AM in Loyola Hall. Lunch will be provided by Brookdale Senior Living.

We will begin selling tickets to our July 18th picnic, cost is $15. Cash or check will be accepted. We will also continue to collect our yearly dues, cost is $20. Cash or check will also be accepted. Please join us for a day of fun, food and fellowship!

Our spring Grief Support Group will begin Wednesday, April 12th at 7:00pm in the Ignatius Center-right side. (across the street from the school). This 8 week program is for those who are working through the loss of a loved one.

We will discuss a different topic each week; denial, anger, questioning our religion, guilt, depression, powerlessness, and acceptance. If you would like to attend or have a question call Barb Evans at 513-484-3893, Sue Klump at 513-312-5750, or Vicki Jung at 513-260-2373.

Save the date to donate blood and help save lives!

The LaSalle K of C and St. I’s Parish Health will be hosting a blood drive.

Sign up to donate blood on
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

12 – 2 pm
3:30-6pm

Donor bus parked behind St. Ignatius near Loyola Hall

Appointments Encouraged. All Blood Types Welcome.

To schedule your appointment, please visit link below
or call Hoxworth at 513-451-0910.

www.hoxworth.org/groups/lasallekofc

We need YOU to stand for life and help end abortion in our city! Here’s how to get involved to save lives! Join others in the St. Ignatius community on March 18 from 7am-7pm to stand up for LIFE outside Planned Parenthood, 2314 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219.
Sign up at
https://bit.ly/StIgnatius40DaysforLife2023
to volunteer or contact Linda Trenn at lindatrenn@ yahoo.com and 513.293.8360. Reach out to Linda if you would like to carvan together on the 18th!

All items should be brought to the doors of church on the first weekend of Lent (February 21 & 22)

Volunteers will be needed on:

Sunday, February 22, after each Mass to move and sort donations
Friday, February 27, to load vehicles
Saturday, February 28, to drive donations to McCreary County, KY

Scroll down the page to view and download a list of needed items.

Questions? Contact Mary Ellen Crowley (mwhite658@gmail.com, 513.939.9164) or Pat LaMonte (plmcincy41@gmail.com or 513.314.3052).

Items needed for Cart Sunday Collection

Personal care: toothbrush/paste, shampoo, deodorant, soap/body wash, razors/shaving cream, lotion

Baby products: diapers, wipes, formula, baby wash

Feminine products

First aid products

Paper products: tissues, toilet paper

Cleaning supplies: dish detergent, laundry detergent, all purpose cleaners, etc.

Most needed food items: sugar, flour, cooking oil, salt, pepper, common spices, jelly, ketchup, mustard, mayo, salad dressing, shelf-stable milk, canned meats, and pop-top soups/dinners.

Drop items off at Mass on February 21-22, or if you’d prefer to make a monetary donation, enclose it in an envelope marked “Cart Sunday” and place it in the collection basket. All donations are greatly appreciated.

McCreary County – Good Shepherd Mission Chapel

McCreary County is located in Appalachia in Southern Kentucky 10 miles north of the Tennessee border, in the Cumberland Lake area; and is south of Somerset, Kentucky. McCreary County is the poorest county in the United States according to the IRS. Many of the men are former coal miners and had little education. The coal mines were closed many years ago leaving no means of financial support. Some were able to find odd jobs to do and make mountain crafts to support their families.

Good Shepherd Mission Chapel, a Mission of St. Mildred’s Church in Somerset, is located in Whitley City, and was started by the Good Shepherd Sisters from Connecticut who converted an automobile repair garage into their residence, a second-hand clothing shop, and space for an attached Chapel to serve the people who live in the county. They offered a pre-school program working with young children and moms during the year, Vacation Bible School programs during July, help with financial assistance, clothing, food, and many other projects. About 8 years ago the sisters were called back to Connecticut due to health and age concerns, but many people from their Parish have stepped up to continue what the sisters had started. There is now a Christian Care Center, Food Pantry, Medical facility, and a home build program. Men from the St. Ignatius Men’s group have helped with the home build program during the summer.

Parishioners from St. Ignatius became involved with those in McCreary County in 2005 and have been able to help through our Lenten Cart Sunday collection of toiletries, personal care and cleaning items; Christmas in July collection of food, etc., and through our PSR and school’s toy collection in November to provide new toys and gifts for approximately 300-400 children at their Christmas Party in December.

Volunteers are always needed to help sort the collections on the weekend and drivers are needed the Saturday after each collection to drive to McCreary County to deliver the donations. To become involved or for more information, contact Pat LaMonte, plmcincy41@gmail.com.

About the St. Peter Upendo Community

St. Peter Upendo Parish is in the resettlement area of Upendo (population 1,000) in Molo, Kenya. This resettlement area was created in 2005 on land donated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nakuru in the wake of brutal election violence.

Following a turbulent history, many families were displaced from regions they once called home. The Catholic Diocese of Nakuru bought 100 acres in Molo and resettled about 100 of the displaced families, creating the Upendo community. Today, many challenges face this community, so St. Ignatius adopted the St. Peter Upendo community as a mission outreach.

The mission outreach program has assisted in many programs in the community, including building a new church to replace the sheet metal building.

Many hands make light work so we can always use more people on our team. We meet the 3rd Monday of each month. For more information or to join our team please contact Daniel Odipo (danielodipo@aol.com). While you can always donate to the St. Peter Upendo fund by using the envelopes at each church entrance (or your own envelope with St. Peter Upendo written on the front), special collections for St. Peter Upendo will be held at different points in the year, such as the “Raise the Roof” campaign.

Photos of the New Church Construction

New restrooms being built

Ongoing wall construction

Old church on the new concrete slab

2026 Mission Trip to St. Peter Upendo in Molo, Kenya

Join your fellow parishioners for the mission trip of a lifetime this summer to help the St. Peter Upendo community in Molo, Kenya. Click the link below for details regarding the mission outreach program and plans for the upcoming mission trip in the summer of 2026, including possible itinerary and expected costs.

Anyone with serious interest, please attend our meeting on March 16 at 7 p.m. in the Ignatius Center. If you are unable to attend, email your travel plans and any limitations to tonygag002@gmail.com, and we will get back with you.

2026 Upendo Mission Trip Details

St. Peter Upendo Mission Trip • August 2024

In August of 2024, six St. Ignatius Parishioners visited our mission parish, St. Peter Upendo, in Molo, Kenya. The trip was eye-opening for all of us. We each gave our testimonials in church. While we’ve already done much there is still much more to be done.

If you would like to be involved and bring your talents to the St. Peter Upendo Mission Team, or are interested in a mission trip to St Peter, please email Deacon Tony at tonygag002@sainti.org.