Saint Martin of Tours
3720 St. Martin’s Place • Cheviot, Ohio 45211
PARISH STAFF
WELCOME
S t . M a r t i n o f To u r s i s a
continuation of the life of Christ,
in the lives of our parish members
and of our visitors as well.
Father Terence Hamilton
Pastor
Laurie Huff
Director of
Religious Education
St. Martin of Tours was founded
in 1911. For a complete history of
our parish, consult our web site.
Carolyn Murphy
Principal
As you join our community for
the Eucharist this Sunday, may the
Lord’s grace and peace remain with
you, this week and always.
Angela Birkhead-Flight
Music and Liturgy Director
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Strengthened by Jesus in the
celebration of the Sacraments,
especially the Eucharist, and
inspired by the Word of God, we
gratefully share our time, talent
and treasure. We endeavor to reach
out to all members of our parish
and the larger community through
faith formation, the ministry of
our school, fellowship and works
of charity. As a Roman Catholic
parish within the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati, this vision guides
our ministry and service in the
Cheviot/Western Hills community.
Lois Sundrup
Business Manager
Donna Broerman
Development Administrator
Deidre Re
Parish Secretary
PHONE NUMBERS
Parish Office 661-2000
School Office 661-7609
www.saintmartin.org
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.
HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE
Consult the schedule
inside bulletin
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
6:30 a.m.
Tuesday & Thursday
8:00 a.m.
BINGO
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
BULLETIN DEADLINE
Monday 5:00 p.m.
TOUR TALK DEADLINE
10th of each month
SACRAMENTS
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.
HOLY ORDERS
Call our Parish Office to explore the possibility of a
vocation to the Ordained Priesthood, Diaconate, or
Vowed Religious Life for Women and Men.
MATRIMONY
Engaged couples should contact our Parish Office at
least six months in advance of desired date to make
an appointment with a priest. Date will only be set
after this interview. Marriage Preparation Program
is a prerequisite.
BAPTISM
Arrangements for Pre-Baptismal Program should
be made before the birth of your baby or shortly
thereafter. Contact our Parish Office for details.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please notify our Parish Office of illnesses or
hospitalizations so that we may visit you.
PASTORAL COUNCIL
President: Eileen Duffy 481-6732
Vice-President: Sue Shukas 481-6425
NEW PARISHIONERS
Interested in becoming a member of our
parish family? Please contact our Parish
Office to register.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Please notify our Parish Office if you
have had a change of address or phone
number, or if a member of your family
has gone into a nursing facility.
BEQUESTS: A LEGACY OF FAITH
By naming St. Martin of Tours in your will,
you can bequeath to a new generation
a legacy of faith and gain for yourself
the blessing and personal satisfaction
of knowing that your gift will help to
further the work of Our Lord Jesus
Christ. For more information, please
call our Parish Office.
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS CHURCH
MONDAY, May 4, 2015— Easter Weekday
6:30 a.m.
Celebrants Intention
TUESDAY, May 5, 2015— Easter Weekday
8:00 a.m.
Barbara Hohman
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2015—Easter Weekday
6:30 a.m.
Christine K.
THURSDAY, May 7, 2015—Easter Weekday
8:00 a.m.
Steve Autenrieb
FRIDAY, May 8, 2015—Easter Weekday
6:30 a.m.
Poor Souls
SATURDAY, May 9, 2015—Easter Weekday
5:00 p.m.
Betty Neiheisel
SUNDAY, May 10, 2015—6th Sunday of Easter
8:00 a.m.
Mass for the Parish
9:30 a.m.
Gertrude Ramstetter
11:30 a.m.
Virginia Brennan
MASS SERVERS
8:00 A.M. Tuesday & Thursday May 5 & 7
Shawn Wyatt, Cristina Bagley
Saturday & Sunday, May 9 & 10
Mass
Servers
Lectors
5:00 p.m.
Laura Flight
Dorothy Meisenhelder
Cristina Bagley
Madeline Bagley
8:00 a.m.
Aaron Westermeyer
Eileen Duffy
Aaron Espelage
9:30 a.m.
Rosalie Fantetti
Dick Murphy
Nathaniel Fantetti
11:30 a.m.
Ellie Kammerer
Deborah McGill
Margaret Kammerer
Matthew Kammerer
Monday, May 4
Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
Sunday, May 10
Readings for the Week
Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26
Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a
Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8
Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11
Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17
Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21
Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48; 1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn
15:9-17
Telephone Prayer Chain: Are you or someone you know in need of
prayers? St. Martin’s Telephone Prayer Chain will take your request
for prayers and pass it on to a team of devout people who will be
praying for your request. For prayer requests or to join the prayer
group, call Bob or Mary at 662-0178 or call Peg at 922-7575. Give us a
call and put your needs in God’s hands.
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Facts of Life:
In the seventh month the unborn baby may begin to practice sucking
and may already suck his thumb, some babies are actually born with a
callous on the thumb from sucking it in the womb.
5th Sunday of Easter:
“I am the vine; you are the branches.” With those words Jesus helps us
understand the interconnectedness of relationships between the Father,
Jesus, and his followers. Jesus speaks about himself as the vine and we,
the followers, are the branches that grow from the vine. Vine branches
must be carefully pruned in order for the vine to bear good fruit. We are
the fruitful branches that are "trimmed by" God the Father to produce
good works in the world. When we are examples of God’s love and act
as Jesus did, we provide much fruit. When we fail to do this, we create
a lot of dead wood and produce no fruit. Without the vine, the branches
dry up and die. However, it is only through Jesus when we live by His
words that we can become grafted into the true "vineyard of the Lord"
and produce abundantly all that is good.
Prayer Moment:
Lord Jesus, may we be one with you, draw us close so that we glorify
you and bear fruit for your kingdom.
Vocation View
Jesus, the true vine, promised that if we live in Him we will produce
abundantly. Look for the signs of new life in you. Find ways to
nourish your relationship with Jesus.
CHURCH COLLECTION:
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Average weekly Needed
Fiscal Year to Date
Needed Fiscal Year to Date
Preserving Our Treasures
$9,189.08
$11,700.00
$493,852.00
$503,100.00
$60,309.00
Deficit
$2,510.92
$9,248.00
Stock Donations: Donations of stocks to St. Martin of Tours Church
will be processed through St. Martin of Tours new individual custodial
account at Fifth Third Bank. Please contact Lois Sundrup for specific
information and delivery instructions.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH:
Also, remember in your prayers those who are in nursing homes,
sick at home, and all who have received prayer blankets.
If you know of anyone who can benefit from a PRAYER
BLANKET from St. Martin’s, please call the parish office at 6612000, to remind those who need it that the people of St. Martin’s are
praying for their physical, mental and spiritual health.
In April, 2003, new national hospital-patient privacy laws were
enacted. Therefore, many hospitals will not notify St. Martin's of your
admission. If you would like someone from St. Martin's to visit you
in the hospital, please call the parish office to notify us.
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St Martin’s PRAYER FOR PEACE is held every Tuesday at 7:00
p.m. in church. Please consider coming to pray for our country, peace
in the world and for our brave soldiers around the world. All are
invited.
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Recent Baptisms:
Nathaniel James Stegeman, son of John and Kelli.
Ariana Noelle Camarca, daughter of Nick and Julie.
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The Spare Change Collection this weekend will benefit Mission
Partners Guatemala. They minister in Guatemala. Please be generous
First Eucharist: The Easter season is a
wonderful time for celebrating the Sacraments of
Initiation. Please keep in your prayers our
children who will be making their First Holy Communion at the 11:30
a.m. Mass this weekend. May Jesus surround them with His love as
they receive Him in the Eucharist for the first time.
May Crowning: Our grade school children will have their annual
celebration of May Crowning this Tuesday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. All
are welcome to join us on Tuesday evening as we honor the Blessed
Virgin.
Blessed by the Spirit: It was a real honor to welcome Archbishop
Schnurr to our St. Martin Community for the celebration of
Confirmation last Thursday evening. Many thanks to all of our
catechists and teachers, as well as parents and sponsors who have such
an important role in the faith formation of our Confirmandi. May our
newly confirmed be blessed with an outpouring of the gifts of the Holy
Spirit throughout their lives.
“One Faith, One Hope, One Love”: We are moving closer to
reaching our goal for the “One Faith, One Hope One Love” Capital
Campaign. We now achieved 79% (606,391.02) of our parish goal of
$765,000.00. A special word of thanks to all of our parishioners who
responded so cordially to the phone-a-thon last Monday evening and
made a pledge. We will continue this outreach this Monday evening,
May 4th and I ask your prayerful discernment and generosity when you
are contacted. The Fund Drive will conclude on Dedication Weekend,
May 16th and 17th when a final opportunity will be offered to make a
pledge/gift so we can make our goal. If everyone in the parish
participates in some way in the campaign, we can raise the final funds
that are needed. May the Lord bless each of you for your generosity
and commitment.
Parish Picnic: Be sure and join us for the Parish Picnic this Friday
evening May 8th at Stricker’s Grove. It’s a great opportunity to come
together for an evening of fun and relaxation as parish family.
God’s Blessings during these days of Spring!,
Fr. Terry
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New Adult Ministry: As we prepare the summer server schedule, we
wish to extend an invitation to our adults of the parish to consider
joining in this special ministry of serving at Mass. Please call the parish
office and let us know which Mass you would be interested in serving.
Training will be provided.
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Lectors: We are working on the summer schedule (June, July, August)
If there are dates or times that you are unavailable or any other
changes or if you are interested in becoming a lector, please call the
parish office at 661-2000 and let us know.
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Your Call to Serve as a Greeter:
We are in desperate need of Greeters for our 9:30 and 11:30
Masses…If you regularly attend one of these Masses, please consider
arriving a few minutes early and greeting your fellow parishioners and
extending a warm welcome to guests as they arrive at our church to
worship. Sign up today by calling Holly at 661-8330 and let her know
which Mass you can do.
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St. Vincent de Paul: St. Vincent de Paul would appreciate a donation
of a stackable apartment size Washer/Dryer. If you are able to donate
this item, please call St. Martin of Tours St Vincent de Paul at 6612000. Thank you for your continued support.
Now Enrolling: St. Martin School is now enrolling for the 2015-2016
school year. For more information please contact Carolyn Murphy.
Principal at 661-7609 or by Email at [email protected]
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Parish Picnic This Coming Weekend: Join your fellow parishioners
for a night of food, fun and fellowship. The annual Parish Picnic will
take place this Friday, May 8 at Stricker’s Grove. The gates open at
5:00 p.m. Food will be served at 5:30. Rides open at 6:00. Park closes
at 10:00. Hamburgers, hot dogs and brats will be grilled and sold by
the boy scouts. Please bring a dish to share – a side dish or a dessert.
Rides are free with the exception of the roller coasters. The Teddy
Bear is $1.50 per ride; the Tornado is $2.25 per ride. Armbands to ride
the roller coasters all night will be sold for $8.75.
No alcohol may be brought into the park. Coolers will be checked
upon arrival. All children under 16 MUST be accompanied by an
adult. When the park closes, we do not want children left behind
waiting for a ride home.
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St. Martin’s PTO will be selling gift cards the last two Sundays of
each month after the 8:00 and 11:30 a.m. Masses.
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Festival 2015: Important News and Dates to Note
Start searching for cake mix sales. Once again, we will have our fast
moving cake booth and we need a lot of cakes. These cakes, cupcakes,
brownies, pies and cookies will not only supply the Cake Booth, but
also provide desserts for the Sunday Chicken Dinner. Cake covers will
be handed out on the weekends of May 30 & 31 and June 6 & 7.
Volunteer sign-ups will be held after all Masses beginning the weekend
of May 16 & 17. Here is your opportunity to participate in the fun and
contribute to the success of the festival. We need many volunteers, so
we hope you will consider giving some time to this event. We are still
looking for Chairpersons for the Jumbo Poker, Split-The-Pot and Bars
and Bells booths. Being a chairperson is not a difficult job at all.
Please call Margie at 574-1056.
We will also need help for set-up at Harvest Home on June 10 and 11.
Setting up the booths is just one of the hundreds of little chores that
need to be done to get the park ready for the festival. Call Jeff at 3688295 to volunteer.
Major Award Raffle: Our summer festival is June 12, 13 & 14 at
Harvest Home Park and is quickly approaching!
Be sure to turn in your Summer Festival Major Award Raffle Tickets to
be included in our third $200 Earlybird Drawing to be held on
Tuesday, May 12.
Winner of the 2nd Earlybird Drawing is Ruth Huebner.
St. Martin of Tours Church Major Award Raffle Ticket
Donation $20 each
1st Prize: $5,000*2nd Prize: $2,000*3rd Prize: $1,000
*Four—$500 Prizes
PLUS Five $200 EARLYBIRD DRAWINGS
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Date/Time
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Event
Place
Monday, May 4, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Cub Scout Sign Up
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
7:00 p.m.
May Crowning
7:00 p.m.
Caregivers Support Group
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
6:15 p.m.
Music Practice
7:00 p.m.
BINGO
Thursday, May 7, 2015
6:30 p.m.
PTO Meeting
7:00 p.m.
Baptism Class
7:30 p.m.
Education Meeting
Friday, May 8, 2015
1:00 p.m.
Knit & Crochet
5:30 p.m.
Parish Picnic
Parish Center
Church
Fr. Kotter Room
Church
Fr. Mick Hall
Red School
Red School
Red School
Red School
Stricker’s Grove
Play St. Martin’s BINGO on Wednesday evenings in Fr. Mick Hall.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. games begin at 7:00 p.m.
Bingo provides a substantial amount of financial assistance to the
parish. Without bingo, we would have to raise school tuition
considerably more.
Please schedule your night to work. Contact Becky Fellerman at
[email protected] or 513-265-5642.
If you are scheduled to work at bingo, please arrive by 6:00 p.m.
We need brown paper grocery bags for Bingo. Please drop bags off
at the Parish Office. Thank You!
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ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS…
A requirement from THE ARCHDIOCESE of CINCINNATI
The Required VIRTUS® Monthly Continuing Education Bulletins
are posted around the first week of each month. You do not need an
email reminder from VIRTUS® to read your monthly Bulletin. Set up
a monthly reminder to log in to VIRTUS® and click the VIRTUS®
Training tab to view the monthly VIRTUS® Bulletin and answer the
question. If you fall three VIRTUS Bulletins behind you WILL BE
SUSPENDED.
Reminder to anyone who coaches, chaperones, volunteers or has any
contact in any capacity with the children at St. Martin: BEFORE you
can begin volunteering, The Archdiocese of Cincinnati is REQUIRING
that all volunteers and staff who work with children must 1) attend a
VIRTUS® Program and 2) As of January 1, 2014, volunteers do not
need to be fingerprinted, BUT they MUST do a background check with
Selection.com from within their VIRTUS account. The background
check will be required for anyone who has not had fingerprints or
had a background check done in the last five years.
GO ONLINE TO YOUR VIRTUS ACCOUNT TO DO THE
BACKGROUND CHECK THROUGH SELECTION.COM (the link
is found in the Toolbox Tab of your VIRTUS page). In order to do the
background check through Selecton.com, please call the parish office
for a Fastrax Token worth $25.00.
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TO MAKE ONLINE DONATIONS OR PAY TUITION to
St. Martin of Tours by credit or debit card, go to saintmartin.org and
click the “Give Online with WeShare” icon at the bottom of the home
page. 1) Select the type of contribution: 2) Recurring or One time
donation. 3) Complete and confirm your information.
Family Corner
Marriage Moment
If you're too busy to have a weekly date with your spouse, you may be
too busy. Tonight choose several hours next weekend that you can
devote just to each other. This week the wife plans what to do, next
week it's the husband's turn.
Parenting Pointer
"If you love me, you will keep my commandments." (John 14:15) Just
as God gave us commandments, healthy families have rules that help
keep order and keep the peace. What are some of your family rules? Do
you need any new ones? Let go of outdated ones? Discuss together.
© 2015 Susan Vogt; WEBSITE: www.SusanVogt.net
Look for the Sisters of Notre Dame the weekend of May 9 & 10.
They will be selling tickets for their 4th of July Festival Grand Raffle
after each Mass. You could win $2,500, $1,000, or $500 for just
$1.00/ticket. Proceeds benefit the SND Uganda & East Africa missions,
urban education ministries, and retirement needs.
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St. Teresa Great Explorations Science Camp. Camp is open to
students in grades K-8. June 22-26. 9:00 am - 11:30 am. Camp
brochure and registration forms available at www.stteresa.net. Contact
Linda with questions. [email protected] or 451-0593
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Sunday May 17th at 1:30 p.m. is the 10th annual Rosary Rally held at
Elder High School’s football stadium. It starts with a procession then
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Holy Rosary,
songs and prayers. In case of bad weather, it moves indoors to the
basketball gymnasium.
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St Ignatius will hold a Prayerful Reflection to Promote Healing after
Pregnancy and Infant Loss on Thursday, May 7th at 7:30 p.m. This is
open to anyone associated with miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss and
abortion. For information, call Donna at 607-6083.
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Lay Pastoral Ministry Program: Saturday and evening classes in
Scripture, Doctrine, Evangelization, History, Social Media,
Communication and the Moral and Social teachings of the Church.
Graduate and Non-Degree options. Classes forming for the Fall at St.
Ignatius and the main campus in Mt. Washington. For information call
231-1200 or email [email protected]
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Cincinnati Catholic Alumni Club Invites single catholic men and
women for a fun dinner at Marty’s Hop and Vine, 6110 Hamilton Ave,
College Hill, Friday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. Call Larry, 520-1323.
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Help the Cheviot Westwood Community Assoc. this Wed. May 6
from 5-8 pm at the Wendy's restaurant, at the corner of Harrison &
Glenmore. NO special coupon or flyer is needed, simply make a
purchase at the Cheviot Wendy's from 5-8 pm from the Drive-Thru,
Carry-Out, or Dine-In, and Wendy's will make a donation to the
community thru the C.W.C.A. Additional "Burger Bash” dates are
Wed. May 13 &. Wed. May 20th