Nov./Dec. 2013

Emmanuel By Fr. Rick Bolte We celebrate Christmas when Christ came to the world but take courage! I have overcome the live among us: Matthew 1:23, “The virgin shall world.” Jesus’ mission isn’t to save us from be with child and give birth to a son, and they worldly suffering but to lead us to peace even in shall call him Emmanuel,” a name which means the midst of pain and suffering. Jesus overcomes “God is with us.” Do we celebrate this as a past the world as he reveals its limits and that it has event recalling the birth of a famous person as no hold on him. He can and does lose everything The Companion we do on President’s Day? What relevancy does the world has to offer yet goes to his death is the newsletter of it have for us today? willingly and with peace. Even as he hung upon St. Timothy Parish Frequently we pray in times of crisis. We ask the cross dying, Jesus prays for the forgiveness P.O. Box 120 for problems to be solved and our lives to be less of those putting him to death (Luke 23:34) and Union, KY 41091-0120 859.384.1100 fearful and difficult. But God doesn’t sweep in to offers paradise to the repentant criminal (Luke www.saint-timothy.org our rescue and suddenly fix all our problems. In 23:43). Contributions are welcome. fact we may often wonder where God is. This Jesus became one of us to show us the way. Contact Lynn Profitt: leads some to pray without conviction that their His message is one of detachment as we are [email protected] prayer will be answered. Still others give up on called by him to renounce all our possessions God altogether. and to give up our lives as we carry our cross to Publisher At Christmas we celebrate that Jesus not only follow him. Jesus begins his life with so little and Fr. Rick Bolte, Pastor came into the world, but remains “Emmanuel,” shows us how what we need requires so little. To [email protected] with us. Jesus, born fully human, experienced love, to be compassionate, to be generous, to be Editor life as we do. By becoming one of us he forgiving, to live in communion with others Lynn Profitt [email protected] demonstrates his awareness of the challenges especially those in need; all this requires little of Graphic Designer and difficulties of life. He was born without what the world tells us is important. He offers us Tom Tally power, wealth or esteem. He lived his life and freedom and peace as he shows us the way to be [email protected] died without acquiring any of these as the world liberated from the insatiable trap of needing the Sue Fichner recognizes them. And he said, “Follow me.” things of the world. Contributors: Jesus didn’t show us how to escape the We can recognize God’s presence with us when Fr. Rick Bolte challenges of life but rather how to face them. Deacon Dave Profitt we pause to reflect on the goodness we carry in Blair Boone However, Jesus did work miracles to relieve our hearts. We experience God’s presence when Mark Deis some people of illness, possession, and pain. we are true to the goodness of our being created Pam Doremus These were expressions of his compassion. Mark in the image and likeness of God. We know the love Lesley Duggan 1:32-34 speaks of Jesus’ compassionate healing of God when we strive to love as freely as he did. Jennifer Fedders Pete Freeman of the sick and driving out demons. Mark 1:36- We celebrate Christmas not as a remem- Deb Froschauer 38 tells us of Simon finding Jesus in prayer, tells brance of something past but as Emmanuel. We Pat Tenbrink him, “Everyone is looking for you!” But Jesus celebrate that Christ is with us even when we Dr. Tony Riegling responds “Let us move on to the neighboring “walk in the dark valley.” We call to mind that we villages so that I may proclaim the Good News have nothing to fear from the world because there also. That is what I have come to do.” So Christ has overcome the world. He has shown us while Jesus reveals the compassion of God the way by revealing to us that treasure of great through healings, his mission is to spread the price. At Christmas we celebrate that God is with Good News. us and is revealed to us in our efforts to imitate Jesus tells us in John 16:33, “I tell you all this him. At Christmas we recall that gift of peace that in me you may find peace. You will suffer in which the world cannot know nor take from us! Why I Made a Pledge for St. Timothy School By Pete Freeman I will be 59 years old this year. I have being taught. Many of us, parents or along with other subjects, our faith no children or grandchildren that might not, know that we don’t know becomes part of who the child is. be future students at St. Timothy everything about our faith. We don’t Along with knowledge of Math, School. I am going to pledge money for fully understand the Catholic Church’s Science, English, Art, etc.; knowledge the school. position on many things that our of why we are who we are, as I’ve been to several meetings about society finds acceptable and that the Catholics, is instilled in our children. the school. I’ve heard all the reasons, Church doesn’t. We don’t fully If you went to Catholic schools, you logic and benefits for building St. understand why the Liturgy changed probably understand what I am talking Timothy School. My reasons for and many other things. The Catholic about. I went to 12 years of Catholic supporting St. Timothy School may not Church is a beautiful but, complex, school. The Catholic faith is part of be related to anything you have heard Church. who I am. It is what makes me take so far. Let me try to explain. There are those in the parish, lay part in Mass and other liturgies as well I have younger friends at St. Timothy people, that study our faith and as makes me feel guilty when I don’t. with school age children. One thing understand more than I do. They are One of the reasons stated for many of them comment on is how hard doing an amazing job of passing that building St. Timothy School, at the it can be to help their children with on to their children. However, they are meetings, was to build a legacy that their homework. These younger more of the exception than the rule. would stand long after we are gone. To parents find that they don’t completely Most parents, try to explain our faith me, the building is not the legacy. The understand the Math, Science, Biology to their children but, like Math and school itself is not the legacy. The or even simpler subjects like English, Biology, they can only explain to the legacy we are building is our children that their children are being taught. limits of what they understand. and is their children. It is the legacy of They do the best they can but, parents I believe that our Catholic Faith keeping our Catholic faith alive and rely on the professional teachers to needs to be an integral part of who we strong and growing Jesus’ love in our provide the education their children are. Catholic teaching needs to be part children. If our children and grand- need. It even oftentimes becomes a of the knowledge and wisdom base of children grow to be good Catholics, collaboration between the parent and the next generation. Attending public our Church will continue to live the teacher working together to school gives children knowledge and forever, as Christ intended it. educate the child. they can attend PSR but, public schools I am pledging for that legacy and for The Catholic faith, or “Religion class” have become mostly devoid of a sense the life of the Catholic Church. as it was called when I was in school, is of Christianity. When Catholicism is Thank you and God Bless you. no different than those other subjects taught as part of a daily curriculum

Memories from a Senior Citizen By an Anonymous Senior Citizen So, St. Timothy Parish wants to build After three years in the U.S. Army, I St. Tim’s. a new grade school...... completed my college education on I know there are a lot of similar I recently found my 8th grade report the GI bill where Uncle Sam picked up stories for our senior citizens at St. card from St. Augustine School in the tuition. I then fully realized that my Tim’s. It is time for us all to pay it back Covington. My brain was a little complete education was paid for by and also pay it forward for our shocked when I read that my parents others. grandchildren. paid $1.00 per quarter for a total of Our daughters attended both Catholic None of our grandchildren will be $4.00 for the year. Multiplying $4.00 Grade School and Catholic High attending the new St. Timothy Grade by eight grades gave me a total of School. Tuition for them in grade School. They are all settled and ready $32.00 tuition paid for my eight school was $15.00 each year and to graduate (perhaps some of our years for a Catholic education. $25.00 if you had more than one child great-grandchildren will). Please pray Ironically, my first job paid $32.00 a attending the grade school. But, and remember your Catholic edu- week. In one week. I made as much remember we were only making cation and how important it was and is money as eight years of my Catholic $4,000.00 per year. in your life. Bless the nuns who taught education cost. I then began thinking Now is the time for us to contribute us and please give in their memory to about the remainder of my education. to St. Tim’s for their new grade school. St. Tim’s new grade school. Four years in a public high school This gives us the opportunity to pay LET’S BUILD THIS NEW SCHOOL!!!!! (Covington Holmes)PAGE 2 cost me nothing. back and pay forward with our gift to Holiday Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve 4:00 PM Contemporary Ensemble 6:30 PM Piano/Guitar 10:00 PM Stewardship of Live Nativity Adult Choir Treasure Schedule Christmas Day SEPTEMBER 2013 Starts Saturday COLLECTIONS: $107,995.30 December 14 9:30 AM 4% TITHE: $4,319.81 5:30 - 9 PM City Heights $500.00 Piano Gallatin County $500.00 Grant Recipient: (Max $3,000) 11:30 AM Mary Rose Kitchen $3,000.00 Every evening $$ to 1% Tithe 319.81 December 15 thru 23 Children’s Choir 1% TITHE: $1,079.95 7 - 9 PM $$ from 4% 319.81 Total to STYM/Outreach $1,399.76 STYM $769.87 Our Parish Family Outreach $629.89

New Families Baptisms OCTOBER 2013

Mary Ellen Gangloff Conrad Daniel COLLECTIONS: $98,905.28 Hillary Rowe Lilah Elliott 5% TITHE: $4,945.26 Benjamin & Sara Keene Nicholas Geyman City Heights $500.00 Gallatin County $500.00 William & Rachel Savage Wyatt Geyman John & Chrissy Christian DIO Collection: $3,945.26 Macey Hale Vincent & Brittany Bunke Education of Seminarians James & Lynn McGuffee Reese Hyland Aaron & Kate Kessler Payton Krull William & Allison Unkraut Noah McClinton Justin & Vanessa Fritz Weston Mobley David & Joan Ford Willow Mobley John & Pam Nyhus Kathryn Mueller Michael & Rhiannon Howard Camryn Peelman Raymond & Theresa Wright Eli Vogt Fred & Emily Geraci Vincent Wingrove Andrew Kent & Vanessa Olbrecht Daniel & Daniela Schafer Kenny & Theresa Shelton PAGE 3 Arthur & Gail Mergner Back To The Beginning (One More Time) By Deacon Dave Profitt

When I was first approached about the difficulties of life but men who seek writing a monthly article for the a better path, a path that will help them Companion 7 or 8 years ago, the idea become better husbands, fathers, was to direct it at men’s spirituality. It neighbors and Christians. didn’t take but a few months to We gather at 7:30 a.m. in Brodnick realize that I was hearing more from Hall for coffee and fat-free donuts (at the women of the Parish than the least that’s what we tell ourselves.) men. Over the years it evolved into Some come at 6:30 a.m. to pray the more of a general look at issues that Rosary and then attend Mass. Some affect our relationship with God. come to Mass and then to men’s Sometimes it was about the struggles group and some, like myself come at I was going through and trying to find 7:30. I like to go to the gym before the my footing on the right path. meeting so I can make sure those fat- As l look back at the articles over the free donuts don’t catch up to me. We years, I can see a very clear picture of talk about sports and life issues for a This group provides an where I was at any given point in my while then go into the Church to have opportunity for men to come spiritual journey. I can see the ups someone lead us in a reflection on together to share their faith. and downs, the times I was feeling the upcoming Sunday readings. We We believe that men need to particularly close and the times I then go back downstairs to refuel and share their lives with each struggled to come up with the words. break into small groups to discuss the other to help us to be better We all go through those periods and reflection. It isn’t sappy or weepy but husbands, fathers, sons and that’s nothing unusual. Quite frankly, an effort to dig deeper into God’s grandfathers, and grow closer those periods of struggle are where word and that is what we are seeking. to the Lord. The meetings we are most likely to grow in our We are trying to make sure that the consist of sharing of scripture, faith. It’s easy when life is good and culture doesn’t impact our relation- prayer, and discussion; coffee God seems to be everywhere. We ship with God, our families and friends. and doughnuts. No sign-up grow when we have to look for him We are seeking the truth and we all required. and we come out stronger when we know what that truth requires. find him. I would like to cordially invite any man Meets in Brodnick Hall on the There have been a number of who would like to check us out to come second & fourth Saturdays constants that have helped me along to our next meeting. It’s a friendly from 7:30-9am. Some men the way. Certainly the Church, the atmosphere and no one will require pray the rosary at 6:30am and Sacraments and going through the you to say anything if you’re not / or attend the 7am Mass. diaconate formation program were comfortable. We all know that it takes Contact: Deacon Tom Nolan and continue to be important in my time to get comfortable in the setting [email protected] or life. But there is one more that I and men are not natural at sharing their (859) 525-1717 sometimes forget how important it is thoughts unless it pertains to sports or to me and to the growth of my faith. politics. That’s a shame because no one It’s one that I sometimes take for can trudge through this life without granted but it remains a vital piece of help. I am the poster child for who I am. stubbornness and ego but these men On the second and fourth Saturday have been such a great example to me of every month, a group of men that I can’t imagine fighting this battle gather here at the Parish to spend without them. I want them in my time together figuring out how we foxhole. I can assure you, I wouldn’t be are to walk in the path of Christ. It’s a a Deacon today if not for them. It’s a group of men who’ve shoved ego come as you are group and we’ll meet aside and rightly concluded that it’s you where you are at. Give us a chance, too hard to do it on your own. It’s not you won’t be disappointed. a group of men that come to lament

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Return this portion to church office with payment or mail to: St. Timothy Parish, PO Box 120, Union, KY 41091 BY Feb. 17 Questions? Call Jennifer at 384-1100, ext. 111 or [email protected] Name(s)______Phone#______tickets x $45 each = $______is enclosed Method of payment: Cash Check Credit Card Card #: / VISA MC DISCOVER AMEX Exp. Date Please substitute ______vegetarian dinners for our party I / We have no seating preference(s) We will be unable to attend but would like to make enclosed donation PAGE 5 PLEASE ATTACH A LIST OF THE OTHER GUESTS REQUESTED TO BE AT YOUR TABLE Top 10 Reasons Not To Attend A CRHP Weekend By Mark Deis Looking for a different kind of New statement. But like everything else in Year’s resolution to make this year? life, to get better we need practice. It How about joining your fellow also helps us to grow when we parishioners on a Christ Renews His surround ourselves with like-minded Parish weekend retreat? More individuals. It is certain that you have commonly referred to as “CRHP friends in your life who enjoy the (pronounced Chirp) weekends,” same activities that you do. Do your these retreats offer each of us a friends enjoy discussing their faith, chance to step away from the pace of and help you to grow spiritually? If our normal lives and to spend some they do, consider yourself deeply time reflecting on our faith. We are blessed. If not, you may find a few also given the opportunity to get to friends to add to your social circle who know each other better, and often will help you in this regard. Whatever you will find that you will form new happens, I can guarantee that you will lifelong friendships from the be surprised by how much you have in experience. Just ask anyone who has common with the other men on the attended. If instead you are searching weekend. We all face struggles, we all for a great excuse as to why you sin, and we all have the same ups and cannot go, I thought I’d offer my Top downs with our faith journey. You will Ten List. I have others if these aren’t also be surprised by your increased enough. awareness of the presence of God’s Women’s 1. Life can’t go on without me. grace in your life and of how he It is true that taking a weekend away blesses us richly. CRHP from your family is a lot to ask of 3. I have ornithophobia. anyone. It is also likely true that For those of you who have this having you away will put additional affliction but didn’t know what it was Date: stress on your wife for that weekend, called, it means that you are afraid of January 4/5 and that your children will miss you birds. We promise that there are no terribly. You are important, and you birds on a CRHP weekend. It’s just an Contacts: do perform duties that are essential acronym. to your family. But, absence really 4. I use my weekends to catch up on Marla Humphrey does make the heart grow fonder, and my eating. research also shows that if a father is Great news for you! You will eat like a [email protected] active in his faith life that it will King (or Queen for those of you (859) 384-7689 increase the likelihood that his considering attending a Women’s children will also be active church weekend) on a CRHP weekend. In fact members as adults. Children fre- if you are making a New Year’s Lois Anderson quently gain their early impression of resolution to give your spirituality a God’s love for them based on their jump start and lose weight, I can [email protected] knowledge of their parents’ love for guarantee that you will succeed on (859) 817-0187 them or their love for each other. You the former, and fall behind on the owe it to yourself and your spouse to latter. You do not need to bring deepen your relationship with Jesus anything with you on the weekend, as in order that you can reflect God’s all meals are provided, and you will love to your family. A CRHP weekend sleep in your own bed on Saturday is a great way to refocus your night. But make sure that your belt perspective. One of last year’s has extra holes, because you will eat attendees stated “I found the Holy well. Spirit. Life is a little easier now.” 5. It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and 2. I know that I’m not perfect, but I I’m not sure it would be smart to be really am a pretty good person. away from my spouse. PAGE 6 There is no doubt that is a true That is a very valid point, but hey, last continued from page 6 year the weekend was held on face those daunting (important?) Mother’s Day! We promise that we tasks! are not anti-marriage or anti-spouse 8. I require 30 minutes of aerobic or anti-romance, or anti-anything for activity each day. I can only commit if that matter! In fact if you ask most that can be assured. men who attend a CRHP weekend There will be plenty of time for they will tell you that their exercise. We stretch and do deep relationship with their wife improved knee bends and lift our hands in following the retreat. Working on prayer many times each day. It still your relationship with Jesus leads you won’t be enough to overcome point to become more selfless, and this in #2, however. turn can only strengthen your 9. I’m afraid that is the first weekend relationship with those around you. in Lent, and I will be up to my elbows 6. I’m already a spiritual giant, and I in preparation. really don’t need to grow more. You’re close, but actually Lent starts Whoa! Come on down and flex your on March 5th next year. Just think of faith-filled muscles, Augustine!! If what a powerful Lenten season you like most of us you think that you will will have after deepening your be intimidated by not being relationship with Jesus! “spiritually smart” enough, or not “far 10. My dog ate my invitation. enough on your journey,” rest assured My dog did that twelve CRHP that a CRHP weekend can be likened Men’s weekends in a row before she missed Men’s to being on the road to Emmaus. We one and I actually got to go! If that all have our spiritual knowledge and CRHP really happened to you just e-mail or we all have our blindness. Attending a call: weekend is all about rekindling the Tom Deja - [email protected] flame of faith that may have been Date: (859) 916-0487 planted by your parents, or your February 15/16 or Mark Deis - [email protected] Catholic education, but has not seen (859) 240-5253 much growth in your adult years. This Contacts: reminds me of Proverbs 27:17, which The Men’s weekend is slated for states “As iron sharpens iron, so one February 15 and 16, 2014, and will run Tom Deja person sharpens another.” It helps our from breakfast both days until the late faith to grow when we hear each evening on Saturday and the mid [email protected] other’s stories of how our faith afternoon on Sunday. (859) 916-0487 supports us in our daily lives. We all The Women’s weekend is scheduled have a story. Another attendee from for January 4 and 5, 2014. For further last year wrote”The CHRP weekend information contact Marla Humphrey was a raw spiritual experience that at [email protected] or Mark Deis crushed the barriers that surrounded (859) 384-7689. my heart because of the selflessness [email protected] of the giving team to open their hearts Another previous attendee noted and to share their life stories. This that the weekend “Invigorated a (859) 240-5253 weekend was a gift which opened my deeper appreciation for the faith that I heart and soul to be guided and have been given, and left me with a protected by our Savior and Holy desire to do “more” with it for myself Spirit.” and others.” This weekend will change you, and through that change 7. I might need that weekend to start Christ truly Renews His Parish. We preparing my NCAA bracket, or my tax sincerely look forward to having you returns, or etc. join us, and promise that you will not Nice try Bucko! You will still have 1 and regret it! 2 months left respectively before you PAGE 7 Becoming The Servant By Pam Doremus, Volunteer It all began one Sunday morning in several minutes just to sit down. student then ‘yelled’ at the girl next to the middle of October. I woke up I tried everything, all the tricks of my her. She ‘yelled’ at two others, who feeling generally icky. Nothing was trade. I was loud. I was soft. I told each ‘yelled’ at two others, who each really wrong, but, nothing was really them if they could not behave, they ‘yelled’ at two more. Seventeen of us right either. I thought about my should not participate in Children’s were in the chain making the effect schedule with dread. First, singing for Liturgy. Nothing worked! Finally I gave easy to see. 9:30 Mass, then Children’s Liturgy of up. I prayed with a not very nice tone By this time, everyone was interested, the Word at 11:30, then hosting a of voice, “God this is your class, help so we could now move from visceral multi-hour event at the library. Maybe me teach them anything!” I feelings to intellectual ‘how do I use I should just stay in bed. completely let go and fell into the arms this?’ I had them spread ‘niceness’ Eleven thirty came and Father Bolte of my Creator. instead of ‘yelling.’ Lightbulbs came called us all forward for the Children’s And He did it, in a way I only came to on. We could then move to the bible Liturgy. As we walked down stairs to realize after the class. He gave me my message. Brodnick Hall, the kids were animated, path. These children were into the When the usher came in to tell us it acting out scenes from their video visceral feelings of their games and was time to go back upstairs, he games and movies for one another. It movies, so that is where we had to remarked on how engaged the children wasn’t that large of a group, only begin. I had the children act out the were. It completely surprised me about 50 or so. I didn’t really think flow of anger, just like a contagious because I remembered how the class anything of all the commotion, but disease. I ‘yelled’ at one student began. Isn’t it amazing what God can when I tried to get them in their seats, (imagine the sound used in the Peanuts do when we become the servant rather I saw trouble on the horizon. It took movies, not really yelling). That than the Master? Children’s Liturgy of the Word By Debbie Froschauer, Religious Education Do you ever wonder where the kids are going when they leave Mass and go to Children’s Liturgy of the Word? Wonder what they are learning? Wonder if they understand the scriptures? Wonder just what are they doing? Well, Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) helps to understand all that. CLOW takes place during the Sunday 9:30 and 11:30 Masses throughout the year. The program is for children in first through fourth grades. The catechist leader and children leave Mass and go to Brodnick Hall for an age-appropriate reading of the Sunday scriptures and reflection, then return to Mass for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. No registration is required for this program. A BIG thank you goes to the spiritually blessed group of CLOW leaders that share the scriptures and their faith with the kids. Diana Daugherty Annie Deis Rich Franxman Carol Ann Morrow Cyndi Davis Mark Deis Dorothy Kingerski Jenny McMillen Andrea Deis Pam Doremus James Kingerski If you would like to help with this special program, please contact Debbie Froschauer at [email protected] or 384-1100 ext. 104. How to Volunteer... Where do I start? The article above Children have a natural desire to learn enjoy the benefits of making a positive was written by long- and to admire those adults who influence in the lives of children. time volunteer, Pam choose to share their time and talents The steps to register for Virtus are Doremus. If you too with them. outlined clearly on the web site for the are interested in As adults it is our duty to nurture and Diocese of Covington. From the Home volunteering at St. protect children. That is why we take page click on the box like the one to the Timothy, whether you seriously the need to train every left ‘Diocese of Covington Safe are a parent, grand- volunteer so that everyone can identify Environment’ and select the box for parent, aunt, uncle, and create a safe environment where ‘Volunteers/Parents’. These steps are parishioner or community member, children will grow and thrive. VIRTUS is also listed on the St. Timothy web site your involvement can make a positive the program we use to educate and under the tab - About and Safe influence inPAGE the 8lives of children. train our volunteers so that they can Environment. God always keeps His promises, just not always in the way or time we hope for. School continues to proceed well. By Dr. Tony Riegling, Principal Conferences were very successful. Our I hope this edition of The Companion students are learning quite well. Eighth finds you well and preparing for a graders take the High School Placement blessed Christmas. When we think of Test in December. Please keep them in the season, we are often steered to your prayers. We have received notice commercial or secular concerns. Our of and the application for the National challenge, of course is to help our Blue Ribbon Schools Program. We will children develop a deep sense of what be working to submit the application by Christmas means to us as a people of January 3. I believe we have a com- faith. At school, we have a Jesse Tree pelling story to tell, and am quite which gets a new decoration each day. confident we can earn the award. Open Registration for The decorations are accompanied by a We will be registering soon. Please New Students prayer and an explanation about what encourage anyone who might be the ornament represents in the story of interested in Catholic school for their St. Timothy Parish Center: Jesus’ ancestors and the anticipation of children to give us a call. We are happy Sat, Feb 1 • 9am – Noon His arrival. The tree is in the hall just to provide a tour, or to set up a shadow inside the main entrance. Please give it day for any family considering us as an St. Paul School: a look as you pass by. alternative. Thurs, Jan 30 • 5:30 – 7:30pm Our theme for this month is We hope you have a blessed Christ- “Patience.” We are working to connect mas, and a great New Year. Christmas The following is required at the the concept of patience to the Break is December 21 thru January 5. time of kindergarten and new anticipation one feels about Jesus’ Friday, December 20, we will celebrate our student registration: birth later this month. We hope to help all-school liturgy at 8:15. Please join us as • Birth certificate (original) our students come to see the need to we start our Christmas break in prayer. We • Baptismal certificate sometimes wait patiently, in faith that will dismiss at 11:15 AM. • Social security card (original) • $10 non-refundable News from St. Henry District High School... registration fee • Proof of parish registration By Blair Boone, SHDHS senior cans or two dollars, depending on the (envelope #) charity being sponsored. Each food Hello, St. Tim’s parishioners! I hope drive collects about $1,000 or 1,000 cans A non-refundable tuition deposit you all had an excellent fall! As winter to benefit local organizations. Local of $200 is due upon acceptance is quickly approaching, the first food pantries are often chosen and and will be applied to tuition. semester of school is coming to a close according to Religion teacher, Mrs. Tours and individual at St. Henry District High School. Schwarz who helps organize these appointments are available The first senior retreat is Nov. 15–17. donations, the students have been upon request. The seniors will spend the weekend at extremely generous this year and the Jesuit Spiritual Center in Milford. SHDHS has been able to help many Contacts: They will get the opportunity to take a families with their donations. St. Timothy Kindergarten break from their busy school and sports The girls’ cross country team at St. Deb Thomas schedules and spend time with their Henry won the State title in November [email protected] friends. They will have many oppor- for the third year in a row. The boys’ (859) 384-1100 ext. 109 tunities for prayer, reflection, and cross country team placed second at meditation throughout the weekend State this year, breaking an eleven year St. Paul School and they will hear spiritual talks and winning streak. Both teams finished Principal: Dr. Tony Riegling share their experiences with their well and did an amazing job; the [email protected] friends. runners say they cannot wait for next (859) 647-4070 SHDHS has also had several food year’s season where they hope to drives this year. Students are asked to continue their success! bring in donations to school in Please visit our website at exchange for an out of uniform pass. www.shdhs.org for up-to-date infor- The most common donations are two mation at St. Henry District High School! PAGE 9 Generous Giving And Gratitude By Lesley Duggan, Outreach Ministry

What’s one thing, among the many, to Countless parishioners were involved in be thankful for this recent Thanksgiving? this generous effort, from those who were The generosity of the parish that was generous with their tithing in the form of shown to countless people through this the item donations to those who were year’s food collection. More than 5,200 generous with their time in passing out the items (nearly 1,000 more than 2012) shopping bags and tags (Cub Scouts 702) at were distributed among St. Bernard the Masses, collecting the shopping bags in Parish Pantry in Newport, City Heights the rain (Boy Scouts 702), sorting, boxing, (Sr. Ellen) in Covington and the Gallatin loading and delivering the donations. Thank County Community Action Center in you for putting into practice your faith Warsaw. through service for the good of others.

Jesus’ Birthday Party

Jesus’ Birthday Party (formally known as Breakfast with Santa) was held on a very cold and snowy Saturday in early December. Despite the cold weather there was a large number of families who attended this event. The morning started off with everyone singing Happy Birthday to Jesus, after which they all enjoyed a delicious breakfast which included Waffles made by Taste of Belgium (located in the Friendly Market in Florence). The morning continued with fun crafts for the kids and a chance to see Santa Claus and have a picture taken with him! This was a wonderful fun-filled event. If you were unable to make it this year, be sure to mark your calendar and join us next year. A big Thank You to all those who helped organize this event!

PAGE 10 Advent Wreath Making By Pat Tenbrink, Adult Faith Formation In the movie “Field of Dreams” Kevin history on the Advent Wreath. Did you Costner was told if he built it (a baseball know the Advent Wreath started in the field), they would come. Lutheran Church? After all the wreaths The Adult Faith Formation Committee were completed, Deacon Dave blessed asked for suggestions to bring church each wreath before they were taken members together. We proposed a family home for the holidays. event just before Advent to make family The children enjoyed decorating sugar Advent wreaths. We invited and they came. cookies with frosting and sprinkles. If Saturday November 23 the doors opened Mom and Dad said they could, they ate at 9:30 AM and they started to arrive. By 10 their handiwork and enjoyed them with AM the hall was beginning to fill up. We had milk or orange juice. Many took their grandparents, parents and children of all cookies home so others could enjoy their ages. They worked together to make their artistic accomplishments. special and unique family wreath. Their The event in Brodnick Hall was a sight of greenery was wrapped around a form which fellowship, laughter, joy, and happiness. they decorated with pink and purple ribbons. It was truly a blessed gathering by all who The candles were then added and each attended and a success in bringing received a prayer card with a prayer for each families together in the spirit of the holy week. Each family that attended went home holiday. It was a wonderful time. with their very own beautiful wreath and the The Adult Faith Formation Committee memory of a fruitful family time spent thanks all who came out and helped get together. the Christmas season started. Merry Deacon Dave Profitt gave us some Christmas to all and peace on earth starting at home and in the parish.

PAGE 11 St. Timothy Parish P.O. Box 120 Union, KY 41091-0120 859.384.1100 www.saint-timothy.org

Fr. Bolte’s 4th annual

Friday, January 3rd - Brodnick Hall

Doors open at 6pm – 7pm Dinner – Cash bar

Please bring a Wild Game dish or side dish to share. Let us know what you plan to bring – the more unique the better!

For more information contact Jennifer Fedders: [email protected] or call parish office at 384-1100.