Bellarmine Chapel Bulletin

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February 17, 2008

Second Sunday in Lent

BELLARMINE CALENDAR

Sunday, February 17

Catholic Ministries Appeal

Bread for the World Outreach Collection

Registration Sunday

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Monday, February 18

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

7:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul - Activity Room

Tuesday, February 19

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

Wednesday, February 20

7:00 PM BYG - Parish Center

Thursday, February 21

7:00 PM Mystagogia - Parish Center

7:00 PM RCIA - Activity Room

Friday, February 22

7:00 PM Junior High Youth - Parish Center

Saturday, February 23

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

Sunday, February 24

Fair Trade Coffee for Sale

Streetvibes

CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL

Please pledge your support for six of our very important regional church ministries, through the Catholic Ministries Appeal. 100% of your contribution goes to Catholic Social Services, campus ministries, lay and ordained ministries education, St. Rita School for the Deaf, support of our retired priests, and chaplains for our hospitals and prisons. Our parish goal this year is $21,000. Please visit CatholicAppeal.info for more information and use the envelope enclosed in the bulletin to make your pledge today. Thank you.

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 15. 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.

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.

FOUND ITEM

There was a silver woven bracelet found after the "Parents Night Out " event. If it is yours, please call Sue Antoinette at 745-4224 to claim it.

Volunteers are needed to help serve lunch at Tender Mercies on March 8 and April 12. The time commitment is from 11 AM - 1 PM. This is a great opportunity for a small faith community or group of friends to do a service project together. To volunteer, please call the chapel office at 745-3398.

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 today.

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 19, Kent Beausoleil, S.J.

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

The participants of one of Xavier University's Alternative Breaks trips are holding a children's book drive. XU students will go to Buffalo, where they 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. A collection box will be in the chapel vestibule until March 13. Questions? Contact Emily Chambers at chambersea@xavier.edu. Thank you.

Our Lenten Series continues tomorrow evening. Please join us in the Conaton Board Room, Schmidt Hall at 7:30 as Linda Young and Jane Ruhmkorff lead us in a discussion on Sharing Scripture: More than Words.

The Interfaith Hospitality Network provides homeless families emergency shelter and hospitality through interfaith communities. Congregations who are part of IHN host the homeless families several weeks during the year. As of 2008, Bellarmine has committed to being a support congregation within the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN). We will be partnering with Walnut Hills Baptist Church. Walnut Hills Baptist Church on Kemper Lane in Walnut Hills hosts the homeless families four weeks a year at their church. However, they need support to host, feed and chaperone the families.

We have agreed to cover one night of each week that Walnut Hills Baptist is hosting. That means that we provide hosts, dinner for the families, evening activities for the children and a person or persons to sleep there and send the families off to their day center the following morning. The dates that we will be hosting are Friday, March 28; Friday, May 23; Saturday, August 23; and Saturday, October 18.

On Sunday, February 24, we will have a table in the narthex with information about IHN and a sign-up sheet for anyone who would like to take part in this ministry. We are looking for people to sign up for one or more dates and one or more tasks associated with the hosting. This is an excellent opportunity for families who are looking for a family volunteer activity as the IHN families enjoy having other children to play with or families with older children to prepare a craft activity for them. The time frame is from about 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. except for the person spending the night.

Please stop by on February 24, ask questions and sign up for this new but important ministry opportunity. If you have further questions, contact Stephanie Beck Borden at 745-1908.

RANDOM QUOTE

The Sisters of Charity along with many other Catholic organizations are joining forces to put on this two day event, 7-9 PM on Friday, Feb. 22 and 9:30 AM - 4:30PM Saturday, Feb. 23 at Seton High School in Cincinnati. Led by primary speaker Dr. Jeanne Gallo and a host of distinguished city leaders, this program marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Cost is $40 for both programs. Cost is less to attend only one of the two days. For more information or to register, contact akerslou@aol.com.

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.

In June of last year, the Ohio Catholic bishops went on record to support initiatives that protect the working poor and all Ohio consumers from the spiraling indebtedness caused by payday lending. Now there are several bills in the Ohio legislature that attempt to enact protections for borrowers from unjust practices. Please contact your elected state officials and request meaningful reform of payday lending practices. Such reform should include a reasonable rate cap (current Annual Percentage Rates for payday loans can amount to 391%), installment payments, consumer protections, support for alternative lending programs, and financial awareness education programs. To find out how to contact your elected state officials, go to www.legislature.state.oh.us/ and enter your legislators’ names or your zip code.

RANDOM QUOTE

In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other. ~Linda Ellerbee

Junior and Senior High students and their families are invited to pick up information about upcoming events and trips at the Youth Info Table in the narthex. 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!

Our next two meetings are:

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

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.

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

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. Contact person: Joe Wessling at 861-4519.

There are still a few places left on a pilgrimage to Assisi organized by parishioner Gillian Ahlgren, professor of Theology at XU. The group will spend a week in Assisi with a free day in Rome at the end of the pilgrimage. Graduate and undergraduate academic credit is available for those interested. Application and deposit are due by March 9, 2008. For more information, please email Gillian at ahlgren@xavier.edu. Please spread the word!