MASS INTENTIONS
March 6
5:30 pm     for Joe Brooks (Kimberly Isaac)
March 7 Third Sunday of Lent
10 am     for Parishioners
March 8
no Mass
March 9
noon    for Jean Traylor (Flossie)
March 10
noon     for Intentions of Warren Prather (Faye)
March 11
noon    for Fran Morris (Family)
March 12
noon    for Robert Quinn (Family

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE REPORT
offertory last Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,152
amount needed to maintain budget . . . . . . $5,200
budget offertory deficit year to date . . . . . . $7,356

250 Club winner Friday, Feb. 26 #526 ticket unsold
nursery March 14 Teresa Hargett & Amanda Switzer

EVENTS THIS WEEK 
today    Freezing Day & Ice Cream Social worker sign up
Tues.    RCIA 6 pm
Wed.    CCD  7 pm
Thur.    Board of Total Catholic Education 7 pm rectory
Fri.    Fish Fry 5 – 7 pm Brinker Hall
    Lenten Series 6:30 – 7:30  “My God, My God…”
    Stations of the Cross after homily
next weekend Hunger Pains, Give Generously collection
    Freezing Day & Ice Cream Social worker sign ups

MARCH EVENTS
14    Cathedral Concert Series 3 pm
16    DPAA Leadership Dinner
20    Parish Life Event after Mass
21     Alumni Association after Mass
22    Deanery Lenten Penance Service 7 pm Maysville
23    Parents & Teens 7 pm Drawbridge Inn, Ft. Mitchell
24    Penance Service 7 pm Falmouth
25    Parish Lenten Penance Service 7 pm
27    Deacon Ordination 10 am Cathedral
28    Passion Sunday
30    Chrism Mass – Cathedral 7 pm
31    Parent / Student Confirmation Meeting 7pm

We pray for those preparing for the Sacraments:  Branden King Baptism, Confirmation Eucharist on Apr. 3; Josh Wiedemer Confirmation, Eucharist on Apr. 3; second graders Eucharist on May 2

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Thanks to those who participated in the Day of Prayer for Priests.  Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for providing the reception after the Holy Hour.

school parent meeting will be held today from 3 – 4 pm in church.  Mr. Hildebrand, Assistant Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Covington will present our new model of administration (Lead Teacher) for next school.  It is necessary that at least one parent attend this important meeting.  Child care will be provided in Brinker Hall.  Parishioners are invited and encouraged to attend. 

Parish Council report members reviewed 29 new diocesan policies.  Comments will be communicated back to the Deanery Pastoral Council. It is hoped that arrangements for musicians will be in place for the season of Easter.  Our new food collection campaign Hunger Pains, Give Generously will be conducted on the second Sunday of each month.  Parishioners are invited to bring their groceries to the altar after the petitions.  An All Councils meeting will be held on April 29 at 7 pm. (2)

liturgical ministers are needed altar servers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, and lectors are needed for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday.  Sign up in the sacristy.

volunteers needed to represent St. Edward at Chrism Mass  three people are needed to carry our parish banner and two people to receive the Holy Oils.  Contact me asap if you can help out.

DPAA rebate update:  we received our February rebate check for $1,784.  Our parish’s total rebate to date from the 2009 DPAA is $16,488.  We are very grateful to those parishioners who have made and continue to make their pledges and monthly payments.  This rebate is used to pay our mortgages on the N. Main and N. Walnut properties.

Holy Week schedule:  Holy Thursday pot luck supper 6 pm, Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30, Adoration until 11.  Good Friday Community Service noon, Liturgy 3 pm, Lenten Series & Stations 6:30.  Holy Saturday Vigil 8:30 pm.  Easter Sunday Masses at 9 & 11 am

Hunger Pains, Give Generously: please bring non-perishable food items to church on March 13 & 14, the second weekend.  This will be our designated weekend for Hunger Pains – Give Generously campaign.

When you do your shopping and an item is buy one, get one, consider purchasing that item and put the free one aside for your donation. Such items as peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, canned meat, and crackers, are always in demand. 

All non-perishable items can be placed in the basket in front of the altar on the second Saturday or Sunday of the month during the presentation of gifts.  Of course, you can bring food items any time and put them in the baskets in each vestibule. 

Circle the second weekend of every month on your calendar and bring a non-perishable food item to Mass with you.  You will alleviate hunger pains with your generosity.

Parish Life Event Sat, March 20 after Mass.  All parishioners are invited to attend.  The following issues will be presented:  legal (wills & trusts) by Patrick McGee; taxes by Jim Ingram; insurance and estate planning: by Tom Johnson; funeral and final needs planning by Tom Ware. Event lasts about 1.5 hours. Sandwiches and drinks provided.

attention seventh grade CCD students & parents:  an important Confirmation Orientation meeting will be held on Wed. March 31 from 7 – 8 pm in Brinker Hall.  Our new Confirmation program will be presented.  It is important that at least one parent attend the meeting. 

Cathedral Concert Series, now in its 34th year, will sponsor a concert on Sunday, March 14 at 3 pm: Musical Celebration of J. S. Bach’s 325th Birthday.  Open to the public. A freewill offering will be accepted.

Be the Match:  Harrison County has two babies that are in need of a bone marrow transplant.  Both babies were born with a rare genetic disorder, Hurlers Syndrome.  A bone marrow drive is being conducted in the fellowship hall of Cynthiana Baptist Church on March 20 from 10 to 4.  Donors must be 18 – 60 years old.  the process is a simple cheek swab.  More info at www.bethematch.org or www.marrow.org.

Conferences on Purity for Adults & Students:  Friday, April 9, St. Patrick, Maysville.  The conferences begin at 8 am.  There will be speakers and music throughout the day.  Lunch and dinner will be served.  The youth conferences will end at 5 pm followed by supper.  A combined session for adults and youth begins at 6 pm.  Cost $20 with meals included.  More info contact Martha Kern at 1.606.756.2024

Teens and Parents:  Save the date of Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 pm at the Drawbridge Inn, Ft. Mitchell.   St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Diocese of Covington Pro-Life Commission present chastity speaker, Christina King.  She has been giving her message, Pure Freedom, for the past 12 years all across the country! Relying on Pope John Paul II “Love and Responsibility” as well as her unique interactive style, Christina uses catechesis to teach what the sacraments are and what they do to assist us in living out a life of virtue.  This message not only talks about the virtue of Chastity but also the discernment of vocation, the difference between love and lust through understanding that Love must be Free, Total, Faithful and Fruitful!

What does it mean to see someone as an object and not a subject? Christina explores the dignity of the human person, the need to have a properly formed conscience, to submit our will and receive the sacraments to provide the graces necessary to live out God's call on our lives.  This event is free and open to the public.

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