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April 11, 2010

Second Sunday of Easter

BELLARMINE CALENDAR

Sunday, April 11

Parish Registration

Infant Baptism

Social following Morning Liturgies

1:00 PM First Eucharist Retreat - Alumni Center

Monday, April 12

7:00 PM Environmental Committee - Activity Room

Tuesday, April 13

6:30PM Religious Education - St. Agnes, Bond Hill

7:00 PM JustFaith - Activity Room

Wednesday, April 14

7:00 PM BYG - Alumni Center

Thursday, April 15

7:00 PM Mystagogia - Activity Room

Friday, April 16

7:00 PM Parish Retreat - Chapel

7:00 PM Junior High Youth - Alumni Center

Saturday, April 17

9:00 AM St. Vincent de Paul - Activity Room

9:00 AM Parish Retreat - Milford Spiritual Center

Sunday, April 18

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

First Eucharist

1:00 PM Summer Service Trips Meeting - Activity Room

BAPTISMS

Please join us in congratulating the following families as we celebrate the sacrament of Baptism today:

Isaac Grant Dumont, son of Joseph and Allison Dumont

Solomon Gahan Miller, son of John Miller and Anna Ruhmkorff

Please register by April 13!! Here's a chance to enter together more deeply into the Easter journey as it is unfolding in our lives. Using Gospel stories and figures, we will explore together the path through loss into joy, considering the possibility of gifts in the ashes of our lives. The retreat will offer presentations, prayer services, song, story and time for private reflection and sharing. Retreat begins Friday night at 7 PM at Bellarmine Chapel and continues Saturday from 9:30 to 4:00 at the Pavilion at Milford Jesuit Spiritual Center. Leaders are: Bob Dufford, S.J., a retreat director, liturgical composer and musician with the St. Louis Jesuits; and Maureen Martin, MDiv, MPAC, a former pediatrician who now serves as a hospice chaplain, writer and spiritual director. Come to both sessions if you can, but come to either if your schedule only allows for one. No charge for Friday evening alone; Saturday session is $30 including lunch. Questions? Call Liz Keuffer at 745-3398.

SAVE THE DATES!

June 21-25, 2010 Vacation Bible School: This is an opportunity for children from preschool age through grade 6. Our theme this year is "God’s Big Backyard" and we will learn about service to others through classroom time, music, craft activities and drama. The times are 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM. We also need many parents to help make this program work. Please consider volunteering your time and talent this summer!

July 26-August 6, 2010 Summer Religious Education Program: This program is for children who will be entering grades 1-6 in the fall of 2010. We will meet each morning on Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM. All of the topics covered during a traditional year-long program will be covered with the exception of sacramental preparation, which is held in the spring each year.

Look for more details in the bulletin during April. If you have questions in the meantime, please contact Jim Crosby at 745-3317 or crosbyj@xavier.edu.

Next week, our regular Sunday basket collection will benefit The Catholic Relief Services Collection. The CRS Collection helps to fund six national Catholic organizations that improve quality of life and promote human dignity through global solidarity. Your gift will support agricultural development to strengthen economies and create food sustainability, provide outreach services to survivors of human trafficking, and supply pastoral care and advocacy for immigrants and refugees. By helping the marginalized, you give hope to Jesus in disguise. Please be generous in next week’s Catholic Relief Services Collection. Please remember to make checks out to Bellarmine Chapel with CRS in the memo line. (Note: A small portion of the Archdiocesan CRS collection supports archdiocesan initiatives not directly related to Catholic Relief Services, such as the Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund.)

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The books from which [children] learn must reflect movement and change and all of the infinite possibilities of minds at liberty. ~Virginia Hamilton

Shalom Coalition of Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity is building its 14^th house this year!! Bellarmine has been a member of this coalition since house number five. With seven other churches we build one home a year. That means this will be our ninth family to assist into independent decent housing. Thank you for all you have done in the past. We ask you to continue your generosity with a contribution during the collection on Sunday, April 18. Remember, this is not a handout, but a hand up. The Larry Burrows Memorial House, named in honor of the co-site coordinator of the past many years, will be a one-story home at 2304 Boone St. in East Walnut Hills. There will be a dedication April 25 at 2 PM. All are welcome to attend! The family will work 500 hours of sweat equity, and will pay a 20 year interest-free mortgage. There are many of you who help every year by donating, bringing lunches to feed the construction crew, and building. We thank you all!!

Congratulations to parishioner Mary Duennes, who has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Award by UC’s Board of Advisors. She is especially happy to be honored during the International Year of the Nurse. Mary will receive her award at a dinner at the Hyatt Regency on April 21. For information on attending, please call 558-5311.

The Family Life Office, the Office of Religious, and the Social Action Offices of the Archdiocese as well as many other organizations are co-sponsoring a "Conference on Violence Against Women" on Saturday, April 24, from 8:30 - 4:30 at Seton High School, 3901 Glenway Avenue. There will be a Keynote presentation, panel, 12 workshop sessions (some in Spanish). Cost of $65 for reservations includes breakfast, lunch, concluding entertainment by MUSE. Co-sponsors include archdiocesan offices and parishes, area religious congregations and schools, community groups. Co-chairs: Louise Akers, SC, and Mary Jo Gasdorf, SC. Online registration, www.srcharitycinti.org/opjic.htm; via mail, Sisters of Charity, Office of Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation, 310 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233. Information: 451-9444.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU who took part in the Holy Week Triduum, never more moving and gracious, start to finish. I found myself caught up in the meaning of our deep tradition, the struggles and faith in our story, which takes place among us as a Sacrament of Christ Present again: transforming us again, as if for the first time. And in the midst of that truth, there was the constant presence of all of you who had the time to come, to practice for the ceremonies, readings, music, to do the heavy lifting of our environment and celebration day by day. With special thanks to our seasoned party-givers for the Vigil reception! Easter morning itself seemed all the more hope-filled for the big crowd that came, and they certainly were lifted by the music and ritual. These are grounding days for who we are! Thank you all.                ~Richard Bollman, S.J.

Please pray in this Easter season for Sue Goulet's father, Bill Fee. He died March 25, and was buried in his home town of Mt. Orab early in Holy Week.

Please keep the family of Julie Rothe in your prayer. Her sister Carolyn was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Please also remember Francis Kennedy’s son Timothy in your prayers. As of this writing, he is on a ventilator in the ICU.

Interested in joining a young professional prayer group? The group is planning to meet bi-monthly on Sunday afternoons and will spend time discussing various devotional books. Contact Cara Cross at cross.cara@gmail.com for more information.

On Saturday, May 15, St. Peter in Chains Cathedral's young adult group, Aftermass, will attend the Civil Rights Game at Great American Ballpark. This annual event celebrates the role major league baseball has played in the fight for equal rights in America. They will gather at the 4:30 Mass at the cathedral and then walk to the ballpark as a group. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact Stephanie at 421-5354 no later than April 15.

Jr. High Youth Group meets in the cafeteria on the ground floor at 1507 Dana Ave. every other Friday night from 7-9:30. Meetings begin with dinner and teens are welcome to stay and socialize for half an hour afterwards.

April 16 - JrHi field trip to Starfire for a Games Night

April 30 - Meeting at Alumni Center at 1507 Dana

May 7 - "Challenge Party" at XU O’Connor Center

Bellarmine Youth Group for high school teens meets at XU’s Alumni Center, 1507 Dana Ave on Wednesday nights from 7-9 pm weekly. BYG upcoming meeting dates: April 14, 21, 28, May 5

Time/Dates for the next two interactive workshops for teens are: Saturdays, April 17 and May 1, 12-2pm

Each workshop stands on its own. If you are interested in this valuable experience, please RSVP to Jeanne Schaefer at 513-728-4332. Place: St Vivian (7600 Winton Rd) Workshop, Entrance: Ursuline Hall on Finney Trail at the end of the school building, near the entrance to the back parking lot.

Beautiful Chilo Park, Clermont Co. Ohio.

Flexible schedule - come to 1, 2 or all 3 days.

Start at 8:00 PM on Friday, social, games, campfire

9:30 AM on Saturday, retreat

Trip forms are on line at bellarminechapel.org

RSVP by Sunday April 18 to 745-4224

Summer Service Dates - Sign-ups start this week. Forms are available at the Youth Info Board or online.

#1 St. Jude Catholic Church on the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City, AZ., June 8 - June 17, $350 plus airfare. Please fill out a reservation form and send the $150 deposit ASAP.

#2 Harlan, KY July 4-10, 2010, $265 complete. Please fill out a reservation form and send the $125 deposit by Sunday, May 2.

Please contact Sue Antoinette soon if you have questions or are interested in joining either group - 745-4224 or antoinette@xavier.edu.

This winter, SVDP visited a young woman who had reached out with a request for assistance. "Carol" lived in a basement apartment with concrete floors. Upon entering, the volunteers noticed that the oven door was open. She said that was how she heated her two-room apartment. There was no furniture except a very worn table and two chairs, one of which was broken. While scheduling the visit, she also requested a bed because she was sleeping on the floor, using a sheet for her "mattress" and her coat as a blanket.

Despite these stark circumstances, Carol was a very motivated and positive woman. She mentioned that she had found a job at a fast food restaurant, with limited hours, but was hoping to get more. She walks 45 minutes to work in the morning and back each night. SVDP was able to provide her with a voucher for a bed and bedding, some tokens so she could ride the bus to work, and some vouchers for furniture and household items. Basic necessities can make a big difference. Carol was also very excited to receive a Bible and was happy to join us in the closing prayer.

Parishioner Pat Berning will join a summer medical mission trip to the village of Kabingo, Uganda to work in a Comboni heath clinic with 24 other health care professionals from July 8-24. The delegation will see several hundred patients, while also seeking to improve village health through preventive long-term measures such as connecting with P&G's PUR clean water program. Consisting of four little villages (the largest of which is Kabingo), the Comboni-served sub-parish has a total population of 450 families (est. 2,250 people), all of whom face ongoing problems from a lack of clean water and from risk of malaria. P&G's PUR program offers the PUR sachets for just under 10 cents each at an estimated two sachets per day per household to treat 20 liters of clean water – totaling $80 per household per year. Treated mosquito nets cost $7 each, with a goal of a treated net in each house. Checks in support of Pat's medical mission trip can be submitted to the parish office, made payable to Bellarmine Chapel with "Pat Berning medical mission" in the memo. Fore more information, please contact Pat at patberning@fuse.net.

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