On September 8th, the day after Labor Day, our parish will begin new weekday confession and Mass times. Our new schedule will be the same Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. Mass, 5:30 p.m. Mass, and confessions offered prior to the evening Mass 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. On Tuesday, when we have Eucharistic Adoration during the […]
Seventy-one middle and high school students and a team of volunteers spent the week of July 13 serving others. Following is a list of what we did: *Rebuilt a playground at the Autism Center. *Served at Catholic Charities in the two soup kitchens, community closet and at the day camp. *Cleaned at St. Michael’s and […]
Last week thirteen youth and three adult chaperones traveled to Cincinnati, OH to spend a week working with the Franciscans for Poor. During this week of service, our group worked in Cincinnati and the Northern Kentucky area with developmentally disabled youth, served brunch and talked with residents at the Ronald McDonald House, helped with a […]
A New Processional Crucifix This weekend at Mass you may have noticed our altar servers carrying a new processional crucifix. The crucifix is both simple and beautiful! I want to briefly explain why we have a new processional crucifix when we already had two crosses (a simple wooden cross used during Lent and the gold […]
Questions and Answers with Msgr. Vincke The recent fourth grade class at Holy Family School sent me a list of questions to answer. I couldn’t answer all of them for this bulletin article. Thank you to the teachers, Miss McGee and Mrs. Arnes, and the students for their questions. What Church did you used […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers, After months of prayer, searching, and discernment, I am very happy to announce that we have our next principal. Theresa Purcell, our own assistant principal and long-time teacher, has joyfully accepted the position, which was offered to her by Msgr. Jerry Vincke this past week. We are blessed at Holy Family […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers, I am very excited to share with you a piece of good news. At the end of May, we will have a Deacon joining our parish. Peter Lawrence is one of our seminarians who will be ordained to the diaconate on May 16, 2015. For the next year, until his ordination […]
We Need You…and an important update I mentioned that we have begun our search for a new principal. As we begin this process, I am reminded of the exemplary job Michael McGonigle has done as our principal and Theresa Purcell as our Assistant Principal, and I want to thank them for all they have done […]
Dear sisters and brothers, I am pleased to inform our parish that our next pastor has been appointed by Bishop Boyea. Starting July 1, 2015, Monsignor Gerald Vincke will be the pastor of Church of the Holy Family. Msgr. Gerald (“Jerry”) Vincke is a priest of our diocese, whom many know well because he was […]
Beginning in Lent, Fr. Jon and I will be introducing some small changes in our Masses that we want to explain before they begin. Last week I wrote about the altar servers remaining in their places as they pray the Our Father, instead of coming up and standing by the altar. This week I want […]