Bulletin

This Week in our Parish

MONDAY, May 5

-Pathfinders' Derby Party, 1:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, May 6

-May Crowning, 7:00 p.m.

-Finance Council, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, May 7

-Exposition, 1:00-7:00 p.m.

- Mass, 7:00 p.m.

-Bingo, Jitneys 7pm / Regular games 8pm, Group B

THURSDAY, May 8

-Legion of Mary, 7:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, May 9

-Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, May 10

-Confessions, 4:00 p.m.

-Wedding (Oldham & Bayless), 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, May 11

-Liturgy of the Word, 11 a.m.

School News: Congratulations to our students who did a great job at the Diocesan competition at Thomas More College. They won 10 trophies!!! Religion: 1st place Jacob Luning, 2nd place Amanda Beatty; Storytelling: 3rd place Mariah Riley; Oratory: 2nd place Alex Hutton; Math: 3rd place Courtney Putthoff, 4th place Lamar Chames; Science: 4th place Quinn Birch; Drawing: 1st place Brandon Westfall; Painting: 2nd place Courtney Putthoff; Mixed Media: 2nd place Beth Ann Schneider.

The St. Augustine Home School Organization would like to thank everyone who supported the Night at the Races. It was a huge success! We had 189 people attend and we made $9000.00. All proceeds go to the school. The raffle winners were: 3rd Maxine Mosley, 2nd Rita Wesseling, and 1st Ray Proffitt.

Calendar of Events for 2008: There are still some groups, organizations, societies, committees, and leagues we have not heard from regarding the dates and times they have events scheduled for the use of the gym. In order to avoid conflicts, please contact the rectory no later than this week. Thank you.

Financial Statements: As in past years, those who need financial statements verifying the amount of their 2007 contributions to St. Augustine Church for income purposes are asked to provide us with a self-addressed stamped envelope, either by way of the collection basket or through the mail. Statements will be mailed back as soon as possible.

The WEEKLY BINGO committee could use your support in donating a couple of hours of your time to benefit this on-going fundraising program. Please phone the rectory at 431-3943.

THE PARISH LITURGY of the WORD PROGRAM for children in grades K-3 continues this week. It is held during the scripture reading time at the 11:00 a.m. Mass in the Reconciliation Room off the front vestibule of church. It helps the children understand the Sunday readings in language appropriate to them. If any adult or young adult is interested in being an "instructor" for the program, please call Janet Schmidt at 291-0711.

DPAA GRANTS: We are happy to announce that Bishop Foys has approved the allocation of three grants to St. Augustine from the 2007 Diocesan Parish Annual Appeal. A grant of $25,316 was allocated for tuition assistance for St. Augustine School, $14,909 was designated to subsidize the operating budget of the parish, and $5,000 was awarded to support the ministry of the St. Augustine Center at City Heights. We are indebted to and deeply grateful to everyone whose generosity to the DPAA has made these grants possible. May God bless you all.

RCIA: These letters stand for The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process whereby non-Catholics learn about our faith. The first step is the Inquiry period. These sessions cover the basics of our religion and answer questions about some of the beliefs and practices which we as Catholics follow. Classes are held every Monday, in the Upper Room of the gym at 7:30 p.m. We ask members of the parish; if you know anyone who may be interested in attending, please call the rectory at 431-3943

CCD: A Religious Education program is available to students, grades K through 8, who are not attending Catholic schools. As in the past, we have made arrangements for our parishioners to participate in the CCD program at Holy Cross Parish in Latonia. Any parishioners wishing to take advantage of this program should contact the rectory at (431-3943) to receive a registration form.

DAYS OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: A "Holy Hour" is an uninterrupted hour of prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. It takes its inspiration from Our Lord's comment to St. Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane: "Could you not watch with Me one hour?" (Matt 26:40). It is a wonderful practice and can take many forms-maybe first settling down by praying the rosary and then maybe spending about fifteen minutes reading and prayerfully meditating on a short passage from Scripture. The remaining time can be used in quiet prayer.

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS: That this new year will create in our hearts a yearning to do God's will in all things especially in our chosen vocations, and those being called to priesthood and religious life will respond generously...We pray to the Lord.

NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR OUR PARISH & SCHOOL: Abitibi Consolidated; the world's largest newspaper manufacturer and world's largest newspaper recycler, has placed a bin in our church lot for all to use. This free paper recycling program will teach environmental stewardship, will reduce waste, as well as raise funds for our school. We will collect: NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, CATALOGS, MAIL, ENVELOPES, FOLDERS, FAX & COPY PAPER, COLORED PAPER & BOOKS. PLEASE NO PLASTIC, GLASS, METALS OR TRASH. Just bring these items to church and place in the bin. Thank you for helping us!

ST. MONICA SOCIETY is having a membership drive. All women young and old are invited to join. Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym, and begins with rosary, followed by a short meeting; afterwards we can socialize, serve snacks and drinks, and play cards. Dues are $1.20 a year. We have a Christmas Party with entertainment, serve at the Fish Fry, who profits all benefit our students here at St. Augustine with scholarships to Holy Cross High School, $1000 to Adopt-A-Student Fund, medals for 1st Communion class and Graduates and much, much more. Please consider joining us.

MARY ROSE MISSION welcomes volunteers. Call 292-0300, Monday through Friday, to see what's involved in helping to provide the simple comforts of home, free of charge, to those who are terminally ill and without family or friends to care for them.

IN YOUR PRAYERS please remember the deceased members of our parish, the sick and homebound, nursing home residents and those who are hospitalized. To request a name or intention be included on the Prayer Line, call Evelyn Elfers at 431-3680

PARISHIONERS IN HOSPITALS: Recent government regulations enacted to protect the privacy of patients in hospitals has greatly restricted the ability of the Pastoral care department to notify parishes when Catholics have been admitted to the hospital. Thus, from now on, whenever someone is admitted as a patient to the hospital, be sure to ask the admitting personnel or the chaplain to notify your parish. As a secondary precaution, whenever a family member is admitted to a hospital, it is suggested that the family call the rectory to let the parish know that someone has entered the hospital. We are grateful for your cooperation.

*EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Our weekly Adoration will continue on Wednesdays in 2005 from 1:00-7:00 p.m. This time of adoration began back in February of 1993 at the request of Bishop Hughes who announced that each parish in the diocese was to participate in a crusade of Prayer for Vocations to the priesthood and religious life with an extended time of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament one day a week. After these eleven years, the downward trend of priestly vocations has not been reversed. Maybe MORE OF US need to spend some time before the Blessed Sacrament each Wednesday.

*SCHOOL TREASURES: Save ALUMINUM CANS for cash; these can be dropped in the large containers situated by the rectory garages in the parking lot. Save "Box Tops for Education" cut-out found on the top flaps of General Mills cereals and other of their products such as Nature Valley Granola Bars, Fruit Roll-Ups, Sweet Rewards, Pop-Secret Popcorn, etc. Save labels from CAMPBELL soups. Purchase KROGER certificates before going grocery shopping. Call the school at 431-3943.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul wishes to extend an invitation for volunteer opportunities at the Thrift Stores and Warehouse. Help us, help others by calling 341-3212 for more information.

*SCRIP: Our school has joined in the popular fundraiser known as "SCRIP." Scrip is a term that means "substitute money." When you purchase scrips, you are purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards which are used like cash. Numerous local retailers are involved, such as department stores, specialty shops, restaurants, gas stations-hundreds of possibilities. The school buys the SCRIP at a discount (2% - 20%) and re-sells the certificates to you at face value. This is a great way to help our school as you do your normal shopping for groceries, gasoline, and medicines. Please contact the school at 261-5564 if you have any questions or would like to learn more about this program.

*SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICIES & PROCEDURES: All of our parish volunteers/staff should have been informed sometime ago about required attendance at a workshop regarding the revised Policies for Addressing Sexual Misconduct of the Diocese of Covington. ALL VOLUNTEERS (school and church) who work with children of any age in any capacity are required to: 1) attend a workshop on these revised policies (includes coaches, aides, scout leaders, etc.); 2) fill out a form for a criminal history record check; 3) sign a new document stating that they have seen the updated video, reviewed the policies (read the booklet) and will abide by the guidelines. This signed document must be on file in the church office for anyone who wishes to volunteer time working with our children. If you have not yet been able to fulfill these requirements, please contact the parish office as soon as possible.

April 27, 2008 Offering

SUNDAY BUDGET OFFERINGS:	$3,151.00
LOOSE CONTRIBUTIONS:	1,156.78
CHILDREN'S OFFERING:	5.00

B.E.S.T. Students

Based upon their academic work and behavior, we congratulate the following students, who have earned this honor.

Grade K......Toby Gray	Grade 5.......Cassidy Speakes
Grade 1.......Harrison Tuke	Grade 6.......Joe Stevens
Grade 2.......Christi-Anne Beatty	Grade 7.......Skyler Kenney
Grade 3.......Christian Current	Grade 8.......Ann Schappert
Grade 4.......Alex Osborne

SAINT AUGUSTINE PARISH

It is composed of people like me. We make it what it is.

It will be friendly, if I am.

Its pews will be filled, if I help to fill them.

It will do great work, if I work.

It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver.

It will bring other people into its liturgy and fellowship, if I

bring them.

It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith,

and a parish with a noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these.

Therefore, with the help of God, I shall dedicate myself to the

task of being all the things that I want my parish to be!