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A NEWSLETTER FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI

January 30, 2013

A DIGITAL NEWSLETTER FOR

THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CINCINNATI

Published each Wednesday by The Catholic Telegraph and the Office of Communications at Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Publisher - Most Rev. Dennis M. SchnurrEditor - Stephen A. TrosleyDirector of CommunicationsDan AndriaccoSend submissions to strosley@catholiccincinnati.org and dandriacco@catholiccincinnati.org

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr, center background, answered questions from archdiocesan high school students in real time via the Internet Monday from McNicholas High School as a kick off to the observance of Catholic Schools Week. For more, see inside this edition.

Steve Trosley, The Catholic TelegraphInquiring minds

Steve Trosley, The Catholic Telegraph

Bishop Joseph Binzer, left, blesses one of two new ultrasound machines purchased with the help of donations from Dayton Knights of Columbus councils and others. The machines represent the latest technology in prenatal imaging. Fourth degree Knights from the local councils look on.

Eight Dayton Knights of Columbus councils joined in a Pro-Life project to raise funds to purchase 4D ultrasound machines for Elizabeth's New Life Center(ENLC). The project was supported by the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative. The use of high quality ultrasound images of unbornchildren have proved very effective in combating abortion. In 2011 more than 89% of women who received counseling with ultrasound at Elizabeth's New Life Center kept their babies; 2,032 babies were saved. The councils participating in the project were: 4022 Maria Joseph (St. Albert); 37754 Marion; 7981 St. Luke; 10215 St. Leonard; 12912 St. Christopher; 14882 St. Henry; 14995 St. Charles and 13874 St. PaulMore than $59,000 was raised locally,

Knights fund ultrasound machines

Please see “Knights” on the back page.

Around the Archdiocese

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Bishop Joseph Binzer will be the featured speaker at a men’s

day of reflection, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Church of the Transfiguration in West Milton. The day will include three talks (on service, sacrifice and suffering, and sacraments of salvation), a box lunch, confession, and procession and Mass. The cost is $20 per person, $30 for an adult and son(s). To register, call 937-698-4520. Come meet Mary Beth and Adakole Iduh as we spend a day talking about ways we can nurture families in the United States and around the world. The Catholic Relief Services Committee of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton are partners in bringing you people-to-people connections with issues that challenge our brothers and sisters here and around the globe Saturday, Feb. 2, at Kennedy Union at UD. The Iduhs met when they were working for Catholic Relief Services in Nigeria. They and our other workshop presenters will tailor their talks around poverty, immigration, stopping the sex trade, solidarity and the Year of Faith as they affect families. Come be formed, informed, and heartened by what you can do on behalf of the human family. Brochure is at www.catholiccincinnati.org/socialaction where you can find more information about the conference, a brochure, and registration. Or call 937-224-3026 or email csadayton@catholiccincinnati.org. Lighthouse Renewal Center will sponsor a healing service at St. Ignatius Church, I-74 and North Bend Road, Monfort Heights, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Come and experience Jesus’ healing power, which can repair the physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological and relational aspects of our lives, not just the physical. For more information, call 513-471-5483 or go to http://lighthouserenewalcenter.org. 30+ Catholic Singles will hold its annual Mardi Gras Dance with “The Remains” from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 9, at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, Anderson Township, in the cafeteria. The $15 price includes appetizers and two drink tickets. Call Mike at 513-846-8189 or email thirtypluscs@catholicweb.com for more information. St. Veronica Parish will sponsor a Pre-Lenten Day of Reflection “Going Deeper – Essentials of an Authentic Spirituality for the Lay Person” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Comboni Mission Center on Nagel Road, Anderson Township. Fr. Pat McCloskey, O.F.M., the Franciscan Editor of St. Anthony Messenger, will speak. The $15 per person cost includes coffee/juice/rolls and lunch. To register, contact Pat Ruthemeyer at 513-528-1622 or email patr@steveronica.org. Experience God’s Resurrection in your Marriage! Come and reunite your love for each other with Him at “The Evening to Celebrate Marriage,” Feb. 9 at the Maria Stein Spiritual Center. Call Craig and Connie Buschur to reserve your seats at 419- 678-8644.

An informative gathering on the Lay Pastoral Ministry program (for men and women) and the Permanent Deaconate formation program will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at St. Charles Center, Carthagena. Overviews of both programs will be given, including requirements and when and where courses will be offered. Classes for the LPMP program will be offered in McCartyville beginning in August 2013 for two years. If you have already attended an informational meeting, this would be an opportunity for you to schedule a meeting or talk personally with the presenters.

“Seven Steps to Holiness: A Lenten Journey” using the Scriptures, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the teachings of the Carmelite saints (Sts.Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Therese of Lisieux) will be offered by Chris Cotter, Secular Carmelite, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on seven consecutive Wednesdays, Feb. 13 through March 27, at Transfiguration Center, 3505 Calumet, Ludlow Falls, Ohio. The cost is $35. Registration deadline is February 8, 2013. Call 937-698-7180 or go to www.transfigurationcenter.com. Comboni Missionaries welcome His Excellency the Most Reverend Macram Max Gassis, bishop of El Obeid Diocese, Sudan, to Cincinnati. He will provide updates and share his experiences of serving the people of the Nuba Mountains area of Sudan from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Comboni Mission Center, 1318 Nagel Road, Anderson Township, and at Sunday Mass, 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Please RSVP to 513-474-4997 or info@combonimissionaries.org. A Lenten sacred concert will be performed by Mike Davis, singer, entertainer, educator, township official, and Christian at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse Chapel, 5900 Delhi Road. The concert will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The fee for the concert is $10, payable at time of registration. For additional information, contact spirituality.center@srcharitycinti.org or 513-347-5449. Registration is required. You are invited to a small faith group experience focusing on healing personal, relational and institutional wounds through forgiveness and reconciliation. The Way of Forgiveness is an eight-week program which begins Feb. 14 and meets every other Thursday through May 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Road. Space is limited and reservations must be made by Jan. 31. The fee is $175 for an eight-week series. For additional information, go to www.srcharitycinti.org/spirit.htm or call 513-347-5449. Fr. Norm Langenbrunner will present a Lenten Series at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Road, Delhi Township, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on four Wednesdays in Lent beginning Feb. 20. The fee for the series is $10 per evening or $30 for the entire series, which includes a $10 non-refundable registration fee applied to total cost. For additional information, write to spirituality.center@srcharitycinti.org or call 513-347-5449. Advance registration is required.

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Catholic Schools Week

Students gather on the Steps of St.

Peter in Chains Cathedral in

Cincinnati Tuesday prior to

marching in procession for a

Mass marking Catholic Schools

Week.

John Stegeman, The Catholic

Telegraph

Bishop Joseph Binzer shares his thoughts on Catholic Schools Week with students at St. Peter s in Huber Heights Wednesday as part of the Catholic Schools Week observance.

Jeff Unroe,The Catholic Telegraph

One of the many Catholic Schools Week activities in the archdiocese this week included a dodge ball game

between staff members at Roger Bacon High School and students.

For photos and videos of some of the many activities, see www.thecatholictelegraph.com.

Courtesy Photo, The Catholic

Telegraph

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Our Catholic World

Lent begins Feb. 13: It’s fish fry time Parishes from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, cooperating with The Catholic Telegraph, have provided a

listing of all the fish frys that will make abstinence a participation event. See the February edition of The

Catholic Telegraph for the listing and watch www.catholictelegraph.com for a posting of the information.

and with matching funds by Supreme Council, two 4D ultrasound machines were purchased, according to ENLC development director Debbie Nieport.

The machines will be used at the ENLC Kettering center (directly across the street from a late term abortion clinic) and the ENLC East Dayton center.

Eight Dayton area Knights of Columbus councils raised more than $59,000 to fund purchase of new 4-D ultrasound machines for the Elizabeth New Life Centers. Pictured here are representatives of the eight councils that participated as well as ENLC representatives and Bishop Joseph Binzer, who blessed the machine at the Kettering facility.

Steve Trosley, The Catholic Telegraph

From the front page

Knights in Dayton area raise $59,000 for ultrasound machine

A contingent from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, including Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, archdiocesan staff members, representatives from St. Margaret of York Parish, and area high school students will travel to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jan. 31-Feb. 5.

The trip will be led by Mike Gable, director of the archdiocesan Mission Office, who helped St. Margaret of York Parish establish a twinning relationship with two Honduran parishes. The faith communities are served by Fathers Ricardo Flores and Jonathan Funes, who studied at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Through Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and retired Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, the seminary has had

student exchanges with the Tegucigalpa seminary for more than 10 years.

The journey will include meetings with parish twinning partners and the opportunity to share about the Year of Faith, a tour of Tegucigalpa, and visits to various local outreach ministries, such as an AIDS hospital. While there, the visitors will also join in the celebration of the national feast of Our Lady of Suyapa, the patron saint of Honduras, on Feb. 3. The figure is a small sculpture of the Virgin Mary, made of cedar and only six and half inches tall. The statue was discovered by a young boy in February 1747 and is known to have miraculous powers.

Sr. Eileen Connelly of The Catholic Telegraph is with the group and will file reports during the mission.

Archbishop, local team head for Honduras