Bellarmine Chapel Bulletin

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February 10, 2008

First Sunday in Lent

BELLARMINE CALENDAR

Sunday, February 10

5:00 PM Voice of the Faithful - Activity Room

Monday, February 11

7:30 PM Lenten Series - Conaton Board Room, Schmidt Hall

7:30 PM Centering Prayer - Parish Center

Tuesday, February 12

6:45 PM Religious Education - St. Agnes, Bond Hill

Wednesday, February 13

6:45 PM BYG - Grub for Justice at Elder HS

Thursday, February 14

5:00 PM Memorial for Margery Burns - Chapel

7:00 PM RCIA - Activity Room

Friday, February 15

7:00 PM Parish Winter Retreat - Chapel

Saturday, February 16

9:00 AM Parish Winter Retreat - Milford Spiritual Center

Sunday, February 17

Bread for the World Outreach Collection

Registration Sunday

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

PARISH WINTER RETREAT

Bellarmine Parish Winter Retreat is this week! Friday night we'll gather in Bellarmine Chapel for a prayer service beginning at 7 PM (no advanced registration required). Saturday we'll convene around 9 AM for coffee and bagels at the Pavilion at Milford Spiritual Center, with our program running from 9:30 until 4. We'll have reflection time, small and large group conversation, song, scripture, and fresh input around the theme of "Seasons of Our Lives, Our Community, Our Universe" from spiritual directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates of Loretto, Kentucky. We hope you can come to both sessions and feel free to invite friends, but come to either as your schedule allows. If you plan to attend Milford on Saturday, please get your check for $35 to Liz in the office by Wednesday, February 13 so we know how many lunches to order.

If you are a baptized, practicing Catholic who still needs the sacrament of Confirmation and would like to celebrate the sacrament this spring, please contact Jim Crosby (745.3317 or crosbyj@xavier.edu) by Friday, February 15th. The preparation process begins in February and culminates in the celebration of Confirmation in April. Meetings are weekly, and the day and time will be determined by the participants’ availability.

RANDOM QUOTE

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.        ~Henry Ward Beecher

EXPERIENCE LENT 2008

Friday, March 7: A Contemporary Way of the Cross will be presented at St. Clement Parish, 4536 Vine St.. This is the joint effort of Bellarmine, St. Agnes, St. Clement, and St. Bernard Winton Place. Please join us for this unique version of the Way of the Cross that combines traditional prayer and stations, stories, and music that is both meditative and participatory.

Advocate and author Kevin Bales will be speaking at Wyoming High School’s Pendery Center (106 Pendery Ave. 45215), tomorrow night, Monday, February 11 at 7:00 PM. The topic: Modern Day Slavery. His book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy (published ’99) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

There is a candlelight vigil tonight, Sunday, February 10, at 7:00 PM. It’s at Centennial Park on the corner of Springfield Pike and Linden (45215), just across from the Wyoming Library. More information is available at the Youth Info Board in the narthex.

OFFICE NOTE

Just a reminder that there are still envelope boxes in the Activity Room. Please let us know you’re still attending by picking up your box today.

June 16-20, 2008 Vacation Bible School: This is an opportunity for children from preschool age through grade 6 to learn about Jesus 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 28-August 8, 2008 Summer Religious Education Program: This program is for children who will be entering grades 1-6 in the fall of 2008. 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 March and April. If you have questions in the meantime, please call Jim Crosby at 745.3317 or email him at crosbyj@xavier.edu

REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Please keep parishioner Mary Ann Roncker in your prayers. Mary Ann’s mother, Mary Rita Gallagher Foy, died on January 26th at her home in Cincinnati.

Come and see how Coach Brian Kelly, "Apprentice" star Tarek Saab, Brother Loughlan Sofield and Fr. Phillip Chavez help us to "bring our faith and fellowship to those around us." This 14th Annual one-day Lenten event will be held at Music Hall on Saturday March 1. It also includes lunch, Fr. Mark Burger's special Reconciliation Service, and Mass. Tickets will be on sale in the vestibule following all masses next Sunday, February 17.

Come and enjoy your favorite beverage at Xavier’s traditional "watering hole" and engage in some lively discussions facilitated by three distinguished Jesuits.

Join us from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Dana Gardens, second floor, 1832 Dana Ave., 45207.

Tuesday, February 12, Al Bischoff, S.J.

Tuesday, February 19, Kent Beausoleil, S.J.

Tuesday, April 8, Eric Knapp, S.J.

A parishioner is in need of some computer tutoring. She's familiar with computer basics, but in the hopes of bettering her employment situation she'd like to learn Microsoft Word and Excel. Payment and lesson times are negotiable. If you can help, please call Lisa at 533-3467.

Mercy is hosting its annual Spring Fling FUNdraiser. The Spring Fling, April 19, is the place where Mercy families, friends and alums come together to celebrate and support our amazing school. Live and Silent auctions, dancing, dinner, drinks, and YPU combine into a dazzling night not to be missed! If you are interested in attending this fabulous event, please respond to springfling@mercymontessori.org Staci Willenbrink, 2008 Fling Mother In Chief, will secure you invitation!

February 22, 7-9 PM

February 23, 9 AM - 5 PM

Seton High School, 3901 Glenway Ave., 45205

Join us as we mark the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq by discussing alternative solutions to the continued violence. Primary speaker Jeanne Gallo, PhD, a human rights activist and social ethicist, will join other panel members as they discuss the impact of the war and peaceful alternatives. There will be small- and large-group discussions, interaction with the panel members, time for personal reflection, lunch and music. Registration is due by February 15. Please see the flyer in the vestibule for more information and a registration form.

The participants of one of Xavier University's Alternative Breaks trips are holding a children's book drive.  Alternative Breaks is a campus club that provides an opportunity to hundreds of Xavier students to go on service trips during their Easter break. One of this year's trips will be to Buffalo, where the participants will be working with an organization that helps to resettle refugees, including children who need help learning English. Any (gently) used children's books that you can provide would be of great help to the organization. The book drive will take place between January 27 and March 13, and during that time books will be collected in a special donation box in Bellarmine Chapel. Questions? Contact Emily Chambers at chambers@xavier.edu. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Over 50? Eager to "Give something back"?

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps is a national ministry of volunteers. Ignatian Volunteers, men and women age 50 and better, share their talents and life experiences with hundreds of partner nonprofits and the low income people they serve. The Ignatian Volunteer’s two-day-a-week commitment is supported by IVC’s unique program of spirituality, service, and reflection for volunteers. To obtain more information, contact Sam Schloemer at sschloemer@ivcusa.org. Please visit our website at www.ivcusa.org.

Mailings went out to both Junior and Senior High Parishioners this last week. If you didn’t get the mailing, you can pick up information at the Youth Info Table for all the up-coming special events. If you would like to be added to our mailing list contact Sue Antoinette at 745-4224 or antoinette@xu.edu

Jr. High teens get together every other Friday from 7:00 – 9:30 PM in the Parish Center.

Feb. 22, Mar. 7 and Apr. 4 - Meet in the Parish Ctr.

April 25 - Jr High Challenge Party at XU’s O’Connor Center – save the date!

Feb. 13 - Grub for Justice at Elder HS (3900 Vincent Ave., 45205), 6:45 - 8:45 PM, includes light dinner, topic: predatory lending and sub-prime mortgages and how that affects people locally.

Feb. 20 and Feb. 27 in the Parish Center

March 14 - 16: Retreat to Ropp’s Country Cottage and Farm. There is plenty of space to get away from the city and business. Come join us for a weekend away. Flyers have been mailed and more are available at the Youth Info Table.

CSTAT (Catholic Social Teaching Action Team) and the St. Vincent DePaul Society are putting together a Peace and Social Justice Retreat for Friday and Saturday, February 22-23. The retreat will be held at St. Vincent DePaul district headquarters in the West End. You’ll have an opportunity to go on house calls with Bellarmine’s St. Vincent de Paul Society on Saturday morning. $30. Contact Sue Antoinette for more information. 745-4224.

Study/Action Program on the Iraq War: February 22 - 23 at Seton HS. See the flyer in the narthex.

Our next two meetings will be:

Feb. 24 4:00 dinner and meeting, mass at 7 PM

Mar. 9 4:00 dinner and meeting, mass at 7 PM

RANDOM QUOTE

Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter. ~D.H. Mondfleur

Sign-up has begun for the Summer Service Opportunities. We don’t want anyone to miss out on these wonderful opportunities. Because of parish support, we are able to offer these trips for only $250 each. Forms are being mailed out and are also available at the Youth INFO Table. Reservations and the $100 deposit are due by Sunday, March 9.

June 15-21 Young Neighbors in Action - Chicago, IL Service opportunity is chosen with input from participants and can range from construction to serving in soup kitchens, tutoring young children, or working in day care or Vacation Bible School. 14 openings

July 6-12 COAP - Harlan, KY COAP mission is to help with building projects for people with low income or poor health that can’t do or afford the work by themselves. Expect projects in new construction, housing repair, roofing, insulation, painting and more. 24 openings

Couples celebrating their Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary this year are asked to call the chapel office by February 28. A celebratory mass will be held on Saturday, May 3 at 2 PM in St. Peter in Chains Cathedral with Archbishop Pilarczyk.

Ireland in Word and Music II will be presented on Sunday, March 2, in the Long Recital Room of Edgecliff Hall (first building on the University Drive). The program will consist of dramatic readings plus authentic Irish music presented by Dottie Davis (piano), Ryan Masterson (tenor), Kerry Moran (fiddle), and for the first time the Celtic group Foley Road (see dougsawan.com on the internet). No admission charge. Attendees are encouraged to make a donation for the work of Father Joe Mulligan in Nicaragua. Checks should be made out to Bellarmine Chapel with the designation "work of Fr. Joe Mulligan." Convenient parking will be available on the University Drive.

RANDOM QUOTE

Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if..." And then do it.    ~Duane Michals