Today is the first Sunday of the month. The Blessing of Religious Articles follows all Masses. Our monthly Second Collection is for our Seminary and Mission Support.
Today is the last opportunity for early enrollment in our Sunday Catechism program. Please register your child in Helfta Hall. Someone will be available after all Masses to assist you.
Vespers and Benediction are cancelled today.
The “little church” is in the vestibule this morning. The ushers are collecting alms for the Alter Christus Confraternity to support priests who might not otherwise receive help. Please be generous.
Labor Day marks the end of summer and back to work for all of us in some sense, as we start the Fall season. Come to Mass tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM to honor St. Joseph, Patron Saint of Workers.
Our Thirteen Tuesdays devotion in honor of St. Anthony of Padua is almost over. Join us at 5:35 PM, immediately before the 5:45 PM Mass. Come to participate in this powerful devotion.
Our school begins its 15th year of operation on Wednesday, September 6th. There is still time to enroll your children if you have not done so already. We offer a well-rounded, fully Catholic curriculum in addition to daily Mass. Why not take advantage of this wonderful opportunity? For more information, please contact the school at 513-645-4216.
This Friday, September 8th, is the Feast of Our Lady’s Nativity. The Blessing of Seeds and Seedlings will take place after the 11:30 AM Mass. Each child will receive a seedling to plant in Our Lady’s honor.
Following the High Mass there will be a Birthday Party for “Baby Mary”. There will be a cake and activities for the children. Please note, All Children, and especially our home schoolers, are welcome to the festivities for this special birthday which “announces joy to the whole world.”
Our prayers and best wishes to Martin and Theresa (Brockman) Alter who were joined in the holy sacrament of Matrimony yesterday.
Our prayers and best wishes to Rusty and Maggie Halm on the baptism of their son, Joseph William, yesterday.
Our Annual Parish Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 17th. Join us anytime between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM at Council Bluffs Shelter in Sharon Woods for an afternoon of games, good food, and great company. More in next Sunday’s bulletin.
Betty Richter is celebrating her 90th birthday next Sunday, September 10th. We would like to give her a “card shower” to celebrate this milestone, and to show her we are thinking of her. Send your cards to Franciscan Mercy West Park Nursing Home, 2950 West Park Drive.
Please remember to pray for Theresa Couch who is facing upcoming surgery; for John Wiesman who is recovering from a heart attack at Mercy South (Fairfield, Room 3005, 870-7701); and for all of our sick and shut-in.o
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Tony Perrine, a long-time Traditional Catholic, most zealous and very devoted to Our Lady, who died suddenly two weeks ago. He led the Rosary each week at St. Clare’s in Columbus.
Looking for a traditional Catholic young gentleman to share a 6-bedroom house with two other traditionalists. The house is in Norwood (Cincinnati area). Please call with any questions. Ask for Dan Wright: 320-493-9445.
Next Sunday is the Second Sunday of the Month. Opening of Catechism Classes.
Vespers and Benediction are at 1:10 PM.
Set your Missal : Solemnity of the Holy Name of Mary.
All Low Masses : 14th Sunday after Pentecost with the commemoration of St. Nicholas of Tolentino, C. Preface: Trinity.
9:00 AM High Mass : Most Holy Name of Mary with the commemorations of the 14th Sunday after Pentecost and St. Nicholas of Tolentino, C. Preface: BVM. Proper Last Gospel: 14th Sunday after Pentecost.