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PDF file: July 18, 2010

BELLARMINE CALENDAR

Sunday, July 18

Outreach Collection for Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center

Saturday, July 24

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

Sunday, July 25

Infant Baptism

JULY OUTREACH COLLECTION

Today’s outreach collection will benefit the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center (CIWC). CIWC was established in March 2005 in partnership with faith communities to help provide dignity and nonprofit legal representation to low-wage day laborers and immigrant workers, who are among the lowest paid and least represented workers in our region. Their education and organizing efforts are designed to give low-income workers from all walks of life the opportunity to pursue workplace dignity with their employers and improve their working terms and conditions. CIWC seeks to provide community members the tools and support they need to transform bad jobs into good jobs, followers into leaders, and impoverished men and women into people who shape their own destiny. For more information about the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, visit their website at: www.cworkers.org. Please make checks out to Bellarmine Chapel.

July 26-August 6, 2010: This program is for children who will be entering grades 1-6 in the fall of 2010. We will meet each morning, 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.

Registration forms are available in the vestibule or on Bellarmine’s website. Please register this week! If you have questions please contact Jim Crosby at 745-3317 or crosbyj@xavier.edu.

POLO FAMILY PICNIC

Parents of Little Ones (POLO), you are invited to the annual POLO picnic at our house! If you have children birth through grade school and are looking for a fun family afternoon and wanting to catch up or meet fellow families from Bellarmine- please join us!! Come prepared to swim, fish, play volleyball, cornhole, frisbee or simply relax. We provide the main dish (hamburgers/hot dogs/brats/mets) and lemonade. Please bring your favorite dish to share and your favorite beverage.

The fun starts Sunday July 25th at 3 PM and ends when the last person leaves. Please RSVP to dsjmbrausch@embarqmail.com by 7/23 with how many will be attending and the dish you will bring. Please extend this invitation to any other families that you have met at Bellarmine - we know that we do not have everyone's email addresses. We look forward to seeing familiar and new faces!

~Doug, Shannon, Jolie and Maya Brausch

Humanitarian and author Greg Mortenson is speaking at Cintas Center on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 7:00 PM The presentation, "A Cup of Tea with Greg Mortenson; Peace through Education," is free but attendees must pick up tickets in advance at Cintas Center. Tickets are available starting Aug. 2. The presentation is hosted by Xavier's Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice and the Cincinnati-based Human Foundations Institute. For more information, contact Christopher Bridges at 3706 or bridgesc@xavier.edu.

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Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. ~Anais Nin, The Diary of Anais Nin

Bellarmine’s Social Mission Core Team offers a way to put our faith into action. Believing that our gospel values call us to service and to working toward a more just society, members promote social mission efforts in the parish and community, identifying and facilitating engaging new opportunities for justice work on local, national and global issues of interest. Projects and issues in which we have been involved include the Alternative Gift Fair, Interfaith Hospitality Network, the monthly outreach collections, legislative advocacy through letter writing, and participation in the Diocesan Social Justice Collaborative. Monthly meetings are the last Wednesday of each month, from 7:00-8:30 PM.

We are seeking 2-3 new members for the Core Team. If you have interest in serving the parish in this capacity, would like more information OR wish to submit the name of a parishioner you know who is passionate about social mission, please contact Jeff Campbell, Parish Social Mission, at 745-1908 or campbellj5@xavier.edu. Thank you for considering this ministry!

Parking on Ledgewood is ok, but only up to where the street widens and the island begins. Do not park on Ledgewood between the new buildings near Dana. Parking on Herald is ok, but not in front of the Police Station, nor in front of driveways. There is no parking in the circle in front of the chapel. This space is for pick-up and drop-off only. University Drive, off Dana, is also available and often empty on Sunday.

July Flowers placed near the altar were created at Vacation Bible School! They are made from recycled bottles and garden hose. Photos from VBS are posted in the vestibule.

Please remember that readings are now sent by email on Monday or Tuesday. Please let Liz in the office know of any changes to the reading schedule by 9 AM Monday morning. Each week’s readings will be in a binder on the ambo, so you don’t have to take your copy with you (if you want to use it, please place it on the ambo before mass).

MARY OF MAGDALA PRAYER SERVICE

Scholarship continues to uncover a rich unknown history of women’s contributions in many areas of life, including women in the Christian tradition. This prayer service will be led by Marge Kloos, D. Min., SC, Dean of the College of Mt. St. Joseph. Thursday, July 22, 2010 beginning at 7 PM in Cedars Auditorium at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse. Reception following service. For more information contact the Office of Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation at 513-451-9444 or akerslou@aol.com.

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds on injustice, to undo the things of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? ~Isaiah 58:6

July 18 - 24 – In the wake of the passage of Arizona’s SB 1070, a law that denies due process for immigrants, increases the likelihood of racial profiling and criminalizes those who offer direct aid for immigrants, the Interfaith Coalition and others are sponsoring an 8-week effort consisting of a "rolling" prayer vigil and fast as it moves from region to region from June 26 to July 28 culminating with a three day fast July 30-August 1, in Arizona and across the country.

Publicly people of faith in Ohio will join their voices in the Isaiah 58 Rally at the Ohio Statehouse on July 21 to show support for the people of Arizona as they prepare for the extreme anti-immigrant legislation of Arizona’s SB1070. Privately, people of faith in Ohio will sign petitions "Not in our State" calling on Gov. Strickland to oppose legislation like AZ’s and pray for courageous leadership in Washington DC to act now on immigration reform. Sign up for a prayer time on July 18 in the narthex after each Mass.

Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is looking for volunteers to serve on its Signature Event Committee. Committee members meet once a month in preparation for Clovernook’s 2011 fundraiser. If you have fundraising experience and are interested in volunteering, please contact Jessica Salyers, manager of development at 513-728-6216 or jsalyers@clovernook.org.

The Independent Transportation Network (ITN) of Greater Cincinnati offers dignified, membership-based door-through-door transportation for seniors and visually impaired adults within the I-275 loop in Ohio. Our fee-per-ride service is 24/7 and there is no limit on ride purpose. ITNGreaterCincinnati's trained volunteers use their own personal vehicles to transport members. Volunteers have several different reimbursement options available for miles driven for ITNGC. Volunteers make their own schedule and choose their driving area. For more information, please call (513)559-2200 or visit our website, www.itngreatercincinnati.org.

A Prayer Time for Everything – The Jesuit Spiritual Center will offer a retreat September 17-19 focusing on prayer. The retreat, led by Fr. John Ferone, SJ, will be open to both men and women, and will seek to develop within participants a healthy and balanced life including God, self and others. For more information, or to register, call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit jesuitspiritualcenter.com.

A Thirty-Day Retreat – The Jesuit Spiritual Center will offer the Thirty-Day Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola Retreat Oct. 10 through Nov. 12 in its new Elias Thomas Retreat House. The Center will offer the retreat in a way that is faithful to the uniqueness of each retreatant, and will follow Ignatius’ directive "to allow the Creator and Lord to deal directly with the retreatant and the retreatant to deal directly with the Creator and Lord." Spiritual directors will include Fr. Lou Lipps, SJ, Sr. Janice Bachman, OP, and Dan Roche, former JSC executive director. For more information, call (513) 248-3500, ext. 10, or visit jesuitspiritualcenter.com.

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People who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are. ~James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

Look for the story of our trip in pictures, coming soon to the Youth Ministry Info Board in the narthex.

Many of you are probably praying already for healing of the Gulf.  Here is a prayer that you might want to consider using. Whatever prayer you may chose to say, please consider praying frequently for healing of the Gulf.

As we contemplate the tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico,

we pray:

Merciful and loving Creator,

please bring forth wise men and women with solutions,

Our Lord Christ the King Church/Cardinal Pacelli School is accepting applications for the part-time position of marketing communications coordinator. This individual will oversee communications programs that effectively describe and promote Cardinal Pacelli School and Our Lord Christ the King Church, including the development of educational event materials, website oversight, collateral materials and press releases. They will provide writing and editing support for all outbound communication including all promotional materials, website content, newsletters, social media, etc. Team-oriented, casual work environment. Limited summer hours. For a complete job description go to www.ourlordchristtheking.org. Deadline to receive applications is July 28th.

Our Lord Christ the King Church

3223 Linwood Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45226

513-321-4121

513-871-3978 (Fax)

St. Vincent tells his followers that love is very concrete and very practical. He urges, "Let us love God, but let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brows." As SVDP members we wrestle with many problems on behalf of our impoverished neighbors including baby beds. A recent visit brought us to "Michelle’s" home, where we learned of her need, two full beds so that she and the children wouldn’t have to sleep on the floor, which we were able to meet. In addition, she was in need of a crib for her baby, which is harder for us to come by. A few weeks later it was discovered that a Vincentian had a baby bed to donate. That week we delivered and struggled to set up the baby bed. It was a rewarding experience for us because we were also able to see the other new beds the family received and hear how appreciative they were for such wonderful gifts. As we were talking about Bellarmine’s SVDP Society, Michelle asked about getting her children baptized and wanted to contact Bellarmine about it because she was so thankful for the assistance she had received from our SVDP conference.

In this situation, because of the follow up visit, we were able to see our work in action. Typically, due to the volume of requests each week as well as the fact that we are volunteers and not professionally trained social workers, we do not get the opportunity to see the extent to which our visits have impacted those we have assisted. We pray for those we visit and have faith that the fruits of our efforts will help them lessen their burdens as we respond to their request with a sympathetic ear and some material assistance.

Do you feel God calling you? The Lay Pastoral Ministry Program at the Athenaeum of Ohio is now taking applications for Fall 2010 enrollment. A non-degreed Certificate or a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry are available options to deepen your knowledge and faith. For more information call 513-231-1200 or visit www.athenaeum.edu.

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