Category: News & Events
Five Week Video Series
The community engagement survey was taken to allow you to express how we can improve upon various aspects of our community. The five highly mentioned aspects that came out of the survey were:
• time
• personal reasons
• how the AOC handled Fr. Drew’s situation
• balancing volunteering at the school and church
• people need to feel welcomed and invited
Each week a new video will be released discussing one of the five aspects mentioned above. These videos can be found on our on YouTube channel – http://bit.ly/StIgnatiusChurch or see them on this page.
AOC Handling of Fr. Drew Situation
Welcoming
Introduction
Time
Personal Reasons
Balancing Volunteering at the School and Church: the need for Engagement by all our families.
St. Gerard Morning of Reflection for Infertile Couples
Saturday, October 16 • 9:15am-12pm
Join us for our Youth Ministry Kick-Off taking place Saturday, September 11th from 1:30-6:30pm! This event is open to all incoming 6th through 12th graders. We will once again be competing in the Amazing Race! Check in is at 1:30pm in Loyola Hall, then we’re off to the races at 2pm. The race will end around 4pm, then we will attend 4:30pm Mass together followed by the closing ceremony and dinner in Loyola Hall.
You must RSVP for this event by going to our website: https://sainti.org/church/amazing-race-registration/
The Amazing Race itself will involve teams comprised of four teens racing around campus competing in exciting and unique challenges, all for CASH prizes to be awarded to the top three teams!
Contact youth minister Emily Branscum with questions ebranscum@sainti.org
Beginning Monday, July 26, 2021 
You’re invited to join us as we pray the St. John Vianney Novena. Sign up Here if you are subscribed to Flocknote!
Or use the form below if you still need to become a member of Flocknote. We will be sharing the prayers from praymorenovenas.com.
The Archdiocese has introduced a new program to replace Virtus.
It is called SafeParish.
Virtus Active Members
If you were active in Virtus you will not need to attend a training class or do another background check, however you do need to register for SafeParish. Instead of doing monthly bulletins you will be sent a quarterly bulletin. Use the step by step instructions found on this page below or download the PDF to register.
New Volunteers (Never registered for Virtus)
If you are a new volunteer please email Emily Branscum at ebranscum@sainti.org first to get a token # that will pay the $25 fee for your background check. You will still need to go through the step by step instructions provided on this page, but need the token # to help you complete this process.
If you have any questions please call Emily Branscum at 661.6565, ext 2711 or email her at ebranscum@sainti.org
For step by step instructions on how to register in the new platform SafeParish, Click HERE to access a PDF, or scroll below for instruction.
Weekly Emails
Each Tuesday SafeParish sends an email regarding the updated child protection and workplace saftey articles that are posted on the SafeParish website. These articles are NOT required but are recommended reading.
Mandatory Quarterly Bulletins
The first bulletin should be issued around September 1st. Emails coming from SafeParish will notify users of the quarterly training, which will also appear in their account under training that is due. Users can check for training that is due after logging into their SafeParish account by going to the Training Tab and click on the ‘Due’ link to see which bulletins are due and their due date.
Hello and welcome to the new Archdiocese of Cincinnati Child Protection platform — SafeParish™. As an active child protection account holder, you must register for your SafeParish™ account to continue to work and volunteer in the Archdiocese. If you have completed your background and training requirements, that information will be imported to your SafeParish™ account and no additional background or training will be required.
If you are a new employee or volunteer, please register for your SafeParish™ account and complete your background and training requirements. Registration instructions are below. Please contact your local safe environment coordinator with questions.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT USER REGISTRATION
Go to www.AoCSafeEnvironment.org.
Click “Register” on the top right of the home page
Enter the passcode protectcincy when prompted.
Select the location from the drop down where you are employed or volunteer.
Click the role(s) associated with your employment/service at the parish, school, or Archdiocesan institution. Select a sub-role from the drop down to describe your employment/service at this location.
If you are active at only this location, this will be your primary location.
If you are active at more than one location, click the ADD PARISH/LOCATION button and repeat the steps above. With more than one location, please click the “This is my main/primary location” radio button to indicate where you are employed or, if you are a volunteer, where most of your ministry or service is performed.
Complete your personal information. Please enter your legal name for the purposes of the background screening. There are no credit checks and no soft hits to credit.
Create a username, password and password clue.
If information regarding your previous safe environment account can be located, it will be displayed. Click the radio button for the correct choice or choose none of the above if none of the information pertains to you. If your information was found and you clicked the appropriate radio button information regarding your training and background check dates will be transferred into your SafeParish account.
Agree to the Terms of Use and click SUBMIT.
If you have not previously completed an online background check you will be prompted to submit information for a background screening through SELECTION.com.
You will be required to acknowledge that you have downloaded and accepted the terms of the Decree.
If you have not previously completed child protection training you will be prompted to view SafeParish: Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse — Archdiocese of Cincinnati. (If you have completed a background check through VIRTUS, no new background check will be required also if you have attended VIRTUS training, no new training will be required.)
If you have completed the required background checks and child protect training, you will be prompted to click the link to Continue to the Home Page. Your registration is complete.
If you need to complete background check requirements or training, you may use the links in your approval checklist to access these requirements. These steps may be completed all at once or may be completed separately at your convenience. You will receive an automated email weekly to remind you which requirements are outstanding. When all compliance requirements have been completed, your account will be approved, and you will be clear to work/volunteer with youth and vulnerable adults.
Should you need any assistance, please contact your local Safe Environment coordinator.
The St. Ignatius Youth Group invites all incoming 9th graders and outgoing 12th grader to a special summer edition youth group, led by our our new Young Adult core team! The topic of our summer fellowship will be virtue in action. We will meet once a week every Wednesday from 7-9:30pm in the Youth Room, located above the Ignatius Center starting June 9th.
Here is some of our New Young Adult Core Team!
Fr. Tom was Pastor here at St. Ignatius from 1993 through 2006 and has many great memories of his time here. Due to Covid-19 he was not able to have a 40th celebration around his June 14th Anniversary date last year. (Priests normally have a 40th event, since some due to age don’t make it to their 50th Anniversary).He will have several celebrations, including being celebrant at the 9:15 AM Mass here on Saturday, June 12th, followed by a brief reception of doughnuts, juices, and coffee in Loyola Hall. No gifts, just bring your smiles and memories to share. Barb Campbell (513-661-6565 ex: 2705), Kris Schoettmer, and Pat Lamonte are coordinating the gathering.
Reverend John E. Wall passed away on April 20, 2021, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on September 13, 1931 in Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood, Ohio. He was ordained on May 25, 1957 at St. Monica Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio by Archbishop Karl J. Alter.
Father Wall received his first assignment on June 14, 1957, as Assistant at Resurrection Parish, Dayton, followed by Assistant appointments on October 10, 1957, at St. Elizabeth Parish, Norwood; June 11, 1962, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Cincinnati; and March 25, 1963, at St. Elizabeth Parish, Norwood. On September 16, 1964, he was appointed Youth Director of the St. Francis de Sales Deanery. On January 15, 1969, he was appointed Assistant Pastor of St. Teresa Parish in Springfield, part-time teacher at Catholic Central High School, Springfield, Assistant Director of Catholic Charities, Springfield, and Director of the Catholic Youth Organization in Springfield. He was appointed Director of Youth at Central Catholic High School on August 22, 1973. Father Wall was appointed Pastor of St. Paul Parish, Yellow Springs on June 19, 1974, while remaining Assistant Director of Catholic Charities, Springfield. He was appointed Pastor of Assumption Parish, Dayton on December 2, 1975, then appointed Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Fairfield on June 19, 1984. On August 14, 1990, he was appointed Priest in Residence at St. Julie Billiart Parish, Hamilton. Father Wall was appointed to the College of Consultors from November 6, 1990 until November 3, 1995. He was appointed Temporary Administrator of St. Margaret Mary Parish, North College Hill on July 5, 1994, appointed Pastor on October 16, 1994 for a period of six years; then re-appointed as Pastor for another six year term, commencing on October 17, 2000. Father Wall retired from active ministry on July 1, 2003. After retirement, he was appointed to another term with the College of Consultors from November 8, 2005 to November 3, 2010.
During his time of retirement, he lived and served at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, (2003-2017) where he remained very active in his ministry serving the St. Ignatius community. He supported the RCIA program, Christ Renews, and served as the celebrant for many Masses to name a few of the ways he served the St. Ignatius community. (It surely didn’t seem he was “retired” during his time at St. Ignatius) Even after he left St. Ignatius, he continued to serve the residents of Wellington, at North Bend Crossing until his death.
Fr. Wall’s funeral Mass was live-streamed and can be accessed through this link – http://bit.ly/FrJohnWallFuneralMass.
Fr. Wall’s Celebration of Life Video!
Thank you to everyone who shared photos and videos! Enjoy these memories as a reminder of Fr. Wall and his wonderful service to so many communities.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon. May he rest in peace.
Thank you for joining in with us to celebrate the beautiful soul of Fr. John Wall.
May God welcome His faithful servant to his eternal home in heaven. May he rest in peace. Amen.
Share a family recipe with the Men living in the St. Ignatius of Loyola rectory! Use the link below to sign up for a day to bring Fr. Fernandes, Deacon Lindle, and Seminarian Benj Klare a meal. Please drop off the meal at the Church office after 8:30 am and before 4 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. More details in the sign up link below! They are so grateful to receive the blessing of a meal.