Scripture Readings

for Next Sunday

Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30

Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Fr. Barry Windholtz Pastor

St. Rose Church 2501 Riverside Drive

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 871-1162

strosecin@aol.com www.strosecincinnati.org

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2016

Sunday, January 17

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 RL Special Intentions of the Parishioners and Friends of St. Rose 10:30 BW Dolores Kessen from Rose Ann and Brian Wirth 12:00 BW Todd Robinson from Connie and Bill Cussen Monday, January 18, Weekday

12:10 Katherine Kersting Wagenknecht from Carol Wessel Tuesday, January 19, Weekday

12:10 Holy Souls in Purgatory from Vincent Staley Wednesday, January 20, Weekday

St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr; St. Sebastian, Martyr 12:10 Richard Hemmer from Peg Martin Thursday, January 21

St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr 12:10 Mary Lou and William Grimes (Special Intention) Friday, January 22

Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

12:10 Jane Sandman from Arlene Fritsch Saturday, January 23, Weekday

St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr; St. Marianne Cope, Virgin; BVM

12:10 Ted Wenstrup from the David Babbit Family 7:00 BW Martha (Dolly) Sawma from Bill and Kay Russ Sunday, January 24

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 TH Special Intentions of the Parishioners and Friends of St. Rose 10:30 BW Rosellen Creighton 12:00 BW Harold and Shirley Stein from Vincent Staley Lectors and Lay Distributors for January 23 and 24 7:00 Joseph Christmann, Michael Luehrmann, William Russ, Lou Solimine 8:30 Tom Perrino, Tim Smullen, Michael Trotta 10:30 Michael Alfieri, Roland Becker, Timothy McMahon, Dennis O’Connor 12:00 Jim Condo, Ron Frey, Matt Schwietering

In the charity of your prayers, please pray for the soul of Margaret Drin-

haus, whose Funeral Mass was on Monday, January 11th.

In the charity of your prayers, please pray for the soul of William Pewther,

whose Funeral Mass was on Thursday, January 14th.

From the Pastor’s Desk

After each of the Masses this weekend, we will have a collection for the

pro-life efforts of Pregnancy Center East, an organization which assists

anyone who faces difficulties that may arise from an untimely pregnancy,

offers life-giving alternatives to abortion, and promotes chastity. This

Center also advocates Natural Family Planning. Volunteers will be at the

doors of church following each Mass. Thank you for your generosity.

You are invited to join Fr. Barry for an 11-day tour of Ireland on Octo-

ber 18-28, 2016. For more information or for a brochure, please call the

parish office.

The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori Open House: Looking for an engaging and joyful Catholic preschool? GSCM welcomes students from ages 3 through 8th grade and invites you to their Open House on Sunday, January 24, 12-3 pm. Meet their friendly teachers, observe children working with their parents, speak with current families, tour the 13-acre campus and experience this unique community where Montesso-ri education is integrated with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Vis-it www.gscmontessori.org.

Reverend Fred Link, OFM, is coordinating a Year of Consecrated Life Concert, made up of women and men religious, this Sunday, Janu-ary 17th. It will take place at the Cathedral at 3:00 p.m. and a reception will follow the concert. The Committee is planning for a 100 person cho-rus as well as musicians from our religious communities. Tickets are not required. All are welcome!

A Holy Hour for vocations to the priesthood will take place this Sunday, January 17

th, at 5:00 p.m. in the St. Gregory the Great Chapel at Mount

St. Mary’s Seminary, located on the Athenaeum campus. For more infor-mation, please call 513-231-2223 or visit www.athenaeum.edu.

St. Ursula Villa invites you to an All-School Open House on Sunday, February 7th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Bring the family, tour the campus, and meet Villa teachers. Conveniently located in Cincinnati’s Mt. Lookout neighborhood, St. Ursula Villa is a coeducational, independent Catholic school educating students in preschool through 8th grade. For more infor-mation or to register, contact 533-7373 or visit www.stursulavilla.org.

“Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to

believe in him. John 2:10-11