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Parish Events of the Week

 Monday, August 30
7:00 pm – Monday Night Prayer Group

Saturday, September 4
7:45 am – Catholic Men’s Fellowship

OUR MASS ON LABOR DAY WILL BE AT 9 am

ATTENTION YOUTH 7-12TH GRADE
Any 7-12th grade students or their parents who are interested in being included in a youth group mailing list should e-mail or call Sheena Bentley at sbentley@cinci.rr.com or 233-3699. You will receive updates and information regarding meetings and upcoming youth group events.

NEWTOWN 5K – DO YOU HAVE PICTURES?
Did anyone from the parish take any digital pictures at the race? If you have could you email a copy to the St. John Fisher office? We are in need of pictures, as The Forest Hills Journal would like to do a follow up story on the race. Thanks so much.

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS!
Attention all expectant mothers and fathers and new parents. We will be having a Baptism Preparation class on Sunday, September 12th, at 9 am. If you will be attending this class, please call Terri Wellman @ 474-5064 or email her at twell@fuse.net.

ST JOHN FISHER PASTORAL COUNCIL
Every year we have the opportunity to replace the members of our parish pastoral council who are completing their term. Perhaps you have some interest in participating in the discernment process. We will have one more opportunity for anyone who may have questions concerning participation on pastoral council: Monday August 30th at 7:00 pm. The purpose of this meeting is informational. Members of pastoral council will be available to answer any question you may have.

ARE YOU CURIOUS ABOUT THE CATHOLIC RELIGION?
Are you non-Catholic, or do you know a non-Catholic, who may have questions about where God is calling you to grow in faith? Do you feel as though God may be leading you to a deeper relationship with Him? Would you like to explore the possibility of coming to know God through the Catholic faith? We are always ready to enter into discernment with someone and/or to begin the process by which an adult or older child becomes a Catholic, either by full initiation in baptism, confirmation and first communion, or by reception into full communion with the Catholic Church for those baptized in another Christian denomination. Call Aimee Baer at the parish office (561-9431 ext 13) for more details.

SAVE the DATE!!!
On Tuesday, September 21, at 7 pm the Social Action Committee will host Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Mark Curnutte. Mark will share his personal experiences helping in the earthquake-ravaged areas of Haiti and bring us current information about mission efforts focused on education, jobs, and providing food and safe drinking water to the underserved Haitian population. You will be amazed and inspired!! Check out additional upcoming social action activities by visiting the parish website at: www.sjfchurch.org/social_action.htm

CONTAINERS AND BOWLS
If you are one of the generous families who provided breakfast for our teachers and helpers during Summer Religious Ed and have not picked up your container, they are in the kitchen in Galvin Hall. We are sure you will need the Tupperware or casserole soon. Thank you so much, everything was delicious and appreciated.

CAN YOU HELP WITH MEALS?
Yvonne Fries underwent major back surgery last week. We are happy to report that all went well, but she faces an extended recovery period. If you are interested in providing a meal for the Fries family during Yvonne's recovery, please contact Robin Rothfuss at robin_rothfuss@hotmail.com  or 232-6652. She can add you to the online meal registry or help you schedule a date to provide a meal. Thank you!

SOCIAL ACTION NEWS
Are you one of the many Parishioners who have expressed an interest in community outreach?
The Social Action Committee is currently gathering a list of prospective volunteers for the sandwich window at Mercy Franciscan at St. John in Over-the-Rhine. The sandwich window is open seven days a week, and serves more than 200 individuals per day with lunch of a sandwich, hot soup (during the cold months) fruit and dessert. If you are willing to make sandwiches for and/ or serve meals to the poor in our community one Sunday a month at lunch, please contact either Karin Sheer (232-0238) or Mark Roberto (706-4382) for more information. There is also a sign up sheet near the old gathering space for this purpose. Check out more upcoming social action activities by visiting the parish website at: http://www.sjfchurch.org/social_action.htm

OUR POOR BOX
Thank you to everyone for the contributions into our poor box. The money donated in the box goes directly to Inter Parish Ministries. For those who have not seen the box, it is located in the gathering space attached to the food barrel. We are always in need of canned goods and non-perishable items also. Thank you!

FAITH FORMATION ON LINE COURSES
The Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) thru the University of Dayton offers online courses that can be used towards your certification. Registration for Cycle 6, 2010 is will close on September 1, 2010. For online courses that meet the Archdiocesan requirements go to www.catholiccincinnati.org/oec/certificationoptions.htm . For more information go to http://vlc.udayton.edu/    Some of the courses offered are: Catholic Beliefs, Church History I, Ecumenism, Introduction to Christian Morality, Sacraments, Scripture: Introduction, Survey of Catholic Doctrine

AS YOU GO ON VACATION, OR ON BUSINESS TRIPS, please remember to save the small personal hygiene items furnished by hotels and motels. In September we will collect them and distribute them to an organization who needs that type of item all of the time for their clients. This year the items will go to Mary Magdalen House and Tender Mercies. Thank you!

“STORYTIME for TODDLERS”
It’s that time of year! “Story Time for Toddlers” will return to Innervisions Religious Books & Gifts on Friday, September 17th at 10:30 am. Watch for more information on the featured books in future bulletins.

ADULT SPIRITUALITY INSTITUTE
The Fall schedule offered at The Athenaeum
“Lessons from The Book of Beginnings” on Mondays from 10 am to 12, September 13-October 4th.
The presenter will be Rev. Timothy Schehr, Ph.D.
The second session will be on Thursdays.
“John Henry Cardinal Newman: A Long Overdue Saint”
This presentation will be from 7-9 pm October 28-
November 18. The presenter by Rev. Theodore Ross, S.J., Ph.L., STL

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS our parishioners who are sick or are in various stages of recovery: Patricia Boyd, Robert Werner, Robert Justice, Ruth Gorby, Terri Ann Fredette, Pat Voelpel, Fetick, Pat Walkley, Mary Jostworth, Bill Bohne & Gretchen Sherman.

St John Fisher Prayer

Most loving Father,
You command me to love You
with all my heart and soul, mind and strength.
But I am sure that I do not do so.
I know this by reflecting on how I loved others:
I loved them to the point of rarely forgetting them.
They were constantly present to my memory,
my heart dwelt on them almost all the time,
and their image ran through my head
in their presence as well as in their absence.

O loving Father,
I regret to say that I do not act this way toward You.
I do not keep You in my memory,
nor do I have You present in my thoughts,
nor is my heart sufficiently occupied with You.
As soon as the merest trifle enters my head,
I drop You and lose sight of You.
As soon as the slightest whim enters my heart,
I discard You and quickly forget You…

So with all the fervour of my being
I ask You to grant me Your Holy Spirit
Who will deliver me from this weakness of mine.
Your Holy Spirit will enable me to love You
with all my heart and soul, mind and strength,
for He is the origin of all true love.

St John Fisher (1469-1535)

Mass Intentions

Monday, August 30
12:00 p.m. – Communion Service

Tuesday, August 31
8:00 a.m. – Communion Service

Wednesday, September 1
8:00 a.m. –Communion Service

Thursday, September 2
8:00 a.m. – Special Intentions of Tom Gavin (Jane Kinley)

Friday, September 3
8:00 a.m.- Communion Service

Saturday, September 4
5:30 p.m. – Barbara Bohne (Bill Bohne)

Sunday, September 5
8:00 a.m. – Ken Grogan (The Grogan Family)
10:00 a.m. – Ann Yates (Darlynne Rief)
12:00 Noon – The St. John Fisher Community

Appointments

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 5:30 P.M.
Servers: Conor & Nicholas F
Lectors: Ginnie Florko & Paul Greulich
Distributors: Rita Bell, Greg Greiwe, Jane Kinley, Barb Kraemer, Mark & Anne Roberto, Meredith Loughran
Gift Bearers: The P.Greulich Family

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 8:00 A.M.
Servers: Emma K & Ryan A
Lectors: Rich Andolina & Mary Rom
Distributors: Mary Dean Grote, Rick Benken, Therese & Frank Burden, Mary Ellen Bolan, Gene Doll
Gift Bearers: The Frede Family

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 10:00 A.M.
Servers: Cohen & Thomas B
Lectors: AnneMarie Henkel & Britt Godsell
Distributors: Bob & Jan Kneipp, Joe Loughran, Angie Bridges, Dave Henkel, Sue Okoroski, Rachel Bentley, Mike & Maria Bailey, Mary Hogan
Gift Bearers: The William Sherman Family

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, NOON
Servers: Erin C & Clare K
Lectors: Beth Himes & Maureen Dwyer
Distributors: Cherry Thompson, Joyce Beller, Katherine & Jim Darnell, Annie Kallaher, Sue Kelly
Gift Bearers: The Borchers Family