2015 INDEX 2015 CLERGY COMMUNICATIONS

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ARCHBISHOP

Acting Dean Named for Saint Margaret Mary Deanery – Jul p1 Chrism Mass – Mar p1 Courage International – Jan p1 Distribution of Oils – Mar p1-2 LAUDATO SI’: On Care for our Common Good – Jul p1 New Deans Named – Feb p1-2 Incardination of Reverend James Brooks – Mar p1 Ordination of Rev. Mr. J. Thomas Wray – Mar p1 XIV Ordinary General Assembly: Lineamenta – Feb p1

DEPARTMENT OF EXECUTIVE SERVICES

CHANCERY Archives Renovation Complete – May p1, Jun p1 Ash Wednesday 2015 Collection – Feb p2 B-4 Forms – Jun p1, Jul p2 Central Office Employees’ Phone Extensions – Aug p1 Clergy Communications Index 2014 – Jan p1 Church Involvement in Political Issues – Oct p1 Confirmation and the Faculty to Confirm – Feb p3, Mar p2-3 Fraudulent Alert – Jan p1, Apr p1, Jun p1 Fraudulent Request – Jul p2 Good Friday 2015 Collection – Mar p3 Jubilee Year of Mercy – Dec p1 Lenten Reminders – Fast and Abstinence – Feb p2-3, Mar p2 Major Collection Dates 2015-2018 – Mar p3 New Archivist Hired – Feb p2 October Count Grid 2015 – Sept p1, Oct p1, Nov p1, Dec p1 Official Catholic Directory (OCD) Update Sheets – Sept p1, Oct p1, Nov p1 Peter’s Pence Collection Resource Materials – Jul p2, Aug p1 Peter’s Pence Collection the Weekend of June 27-28, 2015 – Jun p1-2 Please Note (Re: 2016 Religious Vocation Poster) – Nov p1 Priests’ Child Protection Compliance Letters – Jun p1 Record Searches – Feb p3-4, Oct p1 Status Report on Clerics Accused of Child Abuse – Dec p1 Thank You – Nov p1

TRIBUNAL OFFICE Changes in Tribunal Procedures – Oct p2 Confidentiality – Dec p2 Formal Petitions – Jun p2 New Records System – Feb p4

1 Tribunal Changes – Nov p2

THE CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH The Catholic Telegraph is available to Parishioners – Jun p2

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Directory Updates – Mar p3, Jun p2-3, Sept p1, Dec p2

OFFICE OF SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH Annual USCCB Audit Certification Letters – May p1, Jun p6, Jul p5 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month – Apr p1-2 B-4 What Is It? – Jan p9 Background Check/Child Protection Training – Jan p9, Feb p6, Mar p7, Apr p2, Aug p3, Nov p2, Dec p2 Change to Current Policy – Feb p7 Change to Employee Manual Fingerprinting and Electronic Background Checks – Feb p6- 7 Change to Suspensions – Aug p3 Compliance and the Decree on Child Protection – Jan p9 Copies of Background Checks – Sept p6 Decree Policy Reminder – Nov p2 Facilitators Advisory Committee – Mar p7-8 Local Safe Environment Coordinators Workshops – Sept p5-6, Oct p2-3 Mandatory Facilitator Training – Apr p2-3, May p2 Old VIRTUS® Accounts – Jun p6, Jul p5, Nov p2-3, Dec p2-3 Question of the Month – Aug p3 Requirements for Santa Claus – Dec p3 SEC Advisory Committee – Mar p7 SEC Tip of the Month Change a Person’s Profile – Jun p6 Deleting your Location on a Person’s Account – Mar p8 Inactivating a Person – Mar p8, Aug p4 Never Transport One Child Alone – May p2 SEC Training – Jul p5 What is the B.4 Register – Jan p9 VIRTUS® Facilitator Training Session Scheduled – May p1, Jun p6, Sept p5, Oct p2

VOCATIONS OFFICE Andrew Dinners – Oct p3 Andrew Dinner at St. Remy Church – Aug p1 Andrew Dinner Retreat – May p3, Jun p3 Andrew Dinner Success – Dec p3 Available Now: Vocation Awareness Week Lesson Plans – Sept p2, Oct p3 Cast Out Into the Deep – Vocation Retreat for Young Men Grades 6-8 – May p3, Jun p4 Cast your Nets – Dec p4 CHOSEN: Monthly Holy Hour for Vocations – Apr p3, May p3, Jun p3, Jul p2, Aug p1, Sept p2, Oct p3, Nov p3, Dec p4 Closing Mass for the Year for Consecrated Life – Nov p4 Coffee and Conversation Sunday – Jan p2; 4-5 Coffee and Conversation with Franciscan Sisters of the Poor – Apr p4, May p3, Jun p3, 2 Jul p3, Nov p4 Come for Prayer and Faith Sharing – Nov p4 Come & See Experience in the Glenmary Missions – May p3 Come & See Mission Trip – Feb p4 Day of Prayer for Vocations – Sept p2 Diaconate Ordination – Mar p5, Apr p3, Nov p4, Dec p4 Fall Andrew Dinners – Sept p3 Glenmary Come & See Retreat – Nov p4, Dec p4 Glenmary Home Missioners Discernment Mission Trip – Jun p4, Jul p3 God Provides Servants: Discernment Retreat for Women – Apr p4 Holy Hour for Priestly Vocations (At the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary) – Jan p2, Feb p4, Mar p3-4, Jun p4, Jul p2, Sept p2, Nov p3 Inspire: Challenge Summer Camp for Rising 5th to 8th Grade Girls – Jun p3 Josephinum Live-In Weekend – Feb p4, Mar p4 Listening Retreat for Single Women – Feb p4 Mark your Calendars – Spread the Word (Closing Mass for the Year for Consecrated Life) – Dec p4 Martha Dinner – Mar p4 Meet Missionaries who Serve in Africa – Jul p2 Ministry Evening – Jan p2 Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Welcome Weekend – Nov p4, Dec p4 National Catholic Sisters Week Celebration – Mar p4 National Vocation Awareness Week – Apr p5, May p4, Jun p4, Jul p3, Aug p1-2, Sept p3, Oct p4, Nov p3 Parish Members in Formation in Religious Communities – Feb p5 Pontifical College Josephinum College Live-In – Sept p3, Oct p4 Priesthood Ordination – Mar p5, Apr p3, May p3, Nov p5, Dec p5 “Run for the Call” at the Flying Pig Marathon – Apr p5 “Run for the Call” Run-a-Thon – Apr p3, May p2 “Run for the Call” Spaghetti Dinner – Mar p5 Seminarian Ultimate Frisbee Tour – Apr p5, May p4, Jun p4, Jul p3, Aug p1 September 26: Run for the Call Celtic Benefit Concert – Sept p3 Server Recognition Opportunity with the Cincinnati Reds and Serra Club of Cincinnati – Feb p5, Mar p5, Apr p4 Sisters of Mercy “Come and See” Retreat – Apr p4 Sisters of Providence Spring Discernment Retreat – Apr p4 Spiritually Adopt a Seminarian – Sept p2, Oct p3, Nov p3, Dec p3 Summer Online Discernment Retreat-Daughters of Charity – Jul p3 The Handmade of the Lord (Mary’s Servant Heart) Evening of Reflection for Women – May p3 Tour the Sisters of the Precious Blood House – Mar p4 Vocation Awareness Week Materials – Dec p3 Vocation Retreat for Young Women – Mar p4 Vocation Retreat: “Whom Shall I Send?... Send Me Lord” – Sept p2 Vocation Retreat (Carmelites Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus) – Jun p3 Welcome Weekend at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary – Feb p5, Mar p5 World Day of Prayer for Vocations – Apr p4 Young Adult Square Dance Fundraiser – Mar p5

DIACONATE OFFICE 2016 Deacon Formation Candidates – Nov p5, Dec p5 Assistance of Priests and Deacons for Weddings – Apr p6 3 Deacon Anniversaries – Oct p5 Deacon Candidate David Gillespie – Dec p5 Deacon Candidates – Sept p4 Deacon Len Baltes – Nov p5 Diaconate Office Update – Jan p3, Feb p6, Mar p6, Apr p5 Father Shawn McKnight – Jan p3, Apr p5, May p4, Jun p4, Jul p4, Aug p2 Feast of St. Lawrence – Aug p2, Sept p4 Formation Class for 2016 – Apr p5 Formed – Oct p5, Nov p5, Dec p5 Maria Stein Retreat – May p4, Jun p5, Jul p4, Aug p2, Sept p4, Oct p4 NDICE Conference – May p5, Jun p5, Jul p4, Aug p2 Office of Evangelization and Catechesis – Dec p5 Prayer Request(s) – Jan p3, Mar p6, Apr p6 Preaching Faculties – Sept p4 Regional Meetings – Jan p2, Feb p5, Mar p6, Apr p5 Senior Status – Jun p5, Jul p4, Sept p4, Oct p4 Workshop on the Diaconate, A Great Success – Mar p6 Workshop on the Diaconate with Fr. Shawn McKnight – Feb p6

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS 2016 Poster of Men and Women Religious in Formation – Nov p5 Consecrated Life Events – Jul p5, Aug p2 How Do I know if God is Calling me to Consecrated Life – Jan p3 New Resource for the Retirement Fund Collection – Dec p5-6 Questions and Answers about the Consecrated Life – Aug p3 Religious Community Events – Jun p5 Retirement Fund for Religious – Mar p6-7, May p4, Jul p5, Sept p4, Oct p6, Nov p5-6 The Year of Consecrated Life – Jan p3, Mar p7, May p4, Sept p5 Year of Consecrated Life Concert – Oct p6, Nov p6

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING OFFICE 2015-2016 Benefit Open Enrollment – Apr p8, May p7 401(k) Administrator Training – Jul p6, Aug p4 401(k) Contribution Validation Process – Jan p6 401(k) Mailing to all Eligible Employees – Dec p7-8 6055/6056 ACA Reporting Online Training BAS – Oct p7 6055/6066 Reporting and Forms 1094/1095 – Aug p4-5 ACH Payment of Monthly BAS Invoice – Feb p8 ACH Payment of Monthly Health Care Premium – Jan p5 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Update and Action Items – Jan p6 Annual Financial Report – ParishSoft – Aug p5-6, Sept p6-7, Nov p6-7 Business Manager/Administrator Training for the Auto Enrollment into the 401(k) – Dec p8 Capital Campaign Distributions from the Catholic Community Foundation – Aug p4 Certificates of Insurance – Oct p8 Continuation of Coverage – Apr p9-10 Designated Collections – Jan p4, Feb p7, Apr p6, May p6, Oct p6, Nov p7, Dec p6 Festival Reminders – Apr p10-12, May p9-10 Financial Statements of the Central Offices of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati – Jan p4 4 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Care (DC) Benefit Timeline – Jan p5, Feb p7, Nov p7, Dec p6 Flexible Spending Plan Carryover – Jun p7 General Assessment Payments – Jan p4, Dec p6 Healthcare Open Enrollment – Mar p8 Health Benefits & ACA Reporting – Online Training with BAS – Apr p9 Health Care Plan Changes Fiscal Year 2015-2016 – Jan p6-7, Mar p9 Holiday Gifts to Employees – Dec p7 Holiday Gifts to Volunteers – A Tax Nightmare – Dec p7 Hours Measurement still required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – Jul p6-7 Interest Payments on Archdiocesan Notes – Mar p10 Key Contacts for Employee Benefits and Risk Management – Jan p5-6 Medicare Benefits for Priests and Lay Employees currently covered under the Archdiocese of Cincinnati (AOC) Health Insurance Plan – Mar p9-10 Mileage Reimbursement Rate – Jan p4 New Rate on Investment Notes – Apr p6, Oct p6, Nov p7 New Rates for Core Life Insurance – Apr p9 Open Enrollment & ACA Review – Apr p8-9 Parish Accounting Software – Jan p7, Feb p8, Mar p11, Apr p6-7, May p5-6, Jun p7, Sept p7 Parish Events with Weapons – Mar p9 Priests’ Retirement Monthly Contribution – May p6, Jun p8 Property and Liability Risk Inspections – Aug p5 Rate on Investment Notes – Feb p8 Retirement – Lay Employees’ Pension Plan – Mar p10-11, May p8 Retirement Seminar Presentation – Apr p7, May p6-7, Oct p8 Risk Inspection Reports – Mar p9, May p8 Salary for Active Priests – May p6, Jun p7 Scam Alert – Jul p6 Scrip Program Reminders – Oct p6-7 Senior Ministry Incentive – May p6, Jun p8 Special Events Insurance Change – Jul p6 Stock Donation Procedure – Oct p9, Dec p7 Student Accident Insurance – Oct p8 Workers’ Compensation Announcement – Mar p9, Oct p8 Workers’ Compensation Update – Jun p7 “Yellow Pages” Alert – Feb p7

FROM THE DESK OF THE SENIOR AUDITOR Prevent, Detect or Deter A Check made out to Cash – Jun p9 Affiliated Organizations Record Financial Records in ParishSoft – Jul p8 Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payments – Feb p10 Bank Statements – Jun p9, Jul p7-8 Document Receiving – Feb p10 Dual Signatures on Checks – Jun p9, Jul p7 Establish Control over Collections – Mar p12 Establish Control over Counting of the Collections – Mar p12 Establish Initial Control over Cash Receipts – Mar p13 Establish the use of Pre-Numbered Cash Receipts – Mar p13 Review Bank Statements and Bank Reconciliations – Feb p9-10 Review Payroll for Unusual Items – Jan p8 5 Review Wage Rates for Approval – Jan p8-9 Supporting Documents accompany checks submitted for Signature – Feb p10 Review a Fraud – Jan p7-8 Review Bank Statements Tax Issues and Potential IRS Problems – Apr p12-13 The Fraud – Jan p8, Feb p9, Mar p12, Jun p8, Jul p7, Aug p6 The Past, Present, Future – Sept p7 The Past – Control and Procedure Reviews The Present – Control Reviews and Financial Reviews The Future – Financial Reviews and Affiliated Organizations Top Findings and Recommendations 401(k) Plan Contributions and Supporting Documents – Nov p7-8 Monies paid to Employees have not been processed through Payroll – Oct p9 Backup documentation for reimbursed mileage was not complete – Oct p9 Locations are not properly issuing Federal Form 1099s annually – Oct p9-10 Payment to Individuals for Work Performed – Dec p8-10 Welcome to Debbie Wait – Feb p9

OFFICE OF PROPERTY MAMNAGEMENT Asbestos Training – Dec p10 Contracts 101 – 2nd Offering – Jan p10 Contracts 101 – October Session – Aug p7, Sept p8, Oct p10

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

FMLA Leave – Feb p10 Annual Parish Salary Survey – Mar p13 Central Office Handbook – Jun p9 Clarify how Wages are paid for a Non-Exempt, Hourly Employee – Sept p8 Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement – Oct p10-11, Nov p8 Department of Labor Narrows Independent Contractor Classification – Aug p7-8 Employee or Independent Contractor – Jul p9 Employment Verification – Nov p9 February and March Prime Recruitment Months for School Principals – Feb p10 Guidance on Payments to Volunteers – Dec p10-11 Policy Prohibiting Weapons in the Workplace – Apr p13-14 Principals’ Retreat and Meeting – Mar p13 Salary Threshold for Exempt Status will be going Up – Aug p7 Status, Pay and Classification of Musicians – Jul p8-9

DEPARTMENT OF PASTORAL SERVICES

OFFICE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CATHOLIC MINISTRIES 2015 National Black History Month – Nov p9 Black Catholic History Events Feature Bishop Braxton – Nov p9

FAMILY AND RESPECT LIFE OFFICE 2015 Men’s Retreat – Mar p15 2016 March for Life Youth Bus Trip – Oct p11, Nov p10, Dec p12 2016 March for Life Youth Rally and Mass Ticket Requests – Sept p8-9 6 40 Days for Life – Feb p14 42nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade – Jan p11 A morning with Bill May for those in Marriage Ministry – Jul p10 Administrative Assistant and Respect Life Coordinator – Feb p11 Adult Faith Formation – Dec p12 Apostolic Blessings: Papal Blessing on Parchment – Feb p14 Archdiocesan Respect Life Award – Jan p14, Feb p13 Archdiocesan-Wide Domestic Violence Coalition – May p13 Are you receiving the FARLO Office E-News (and Social Media) – Mar p16, Sept p9, Nov p10 Bill May – “Taking Back Marriage for our Children and Families” – Jul p10, Aug p8 Calendar of Events for Newly Married and Marriage Enrichment – Oct p12 Cana II – Dec p13-14 CANA II – 2015 Dates – Jan p13, Feb p12 CANA II Marriage Preparation: For those entering a Second Marriage – May p12-13 CANA II Marriage Preparation 2016 Dates – Aug p9 Catholic Disciplemen – Oct p11-12 Catholic Divorce Healing Ministry – Next Healing Sessions – Dec p13 Childhood Grief – Dec p12 Christ at the Center: Family and Home – Jan p10, Feb p12, Mar p16, Apr p15, May p11, Jun p9, Jul p10, Oct p12, Nov 10, Dec p14 Cross the Bridge for Life – May p12 Divorce Care – Jan p12 Divorce Ministry – Jan p12 Domestic Violence Training and Informational Events – Jan p13, Feb p12 FOCCUS – Jan p12, Feb p11 FOCCUS Answer Sheets – Feb p11 FOCCUS Brochure – Jan p12, Feb p11 FOCCUS Facilitator Training – Sept p9, Oct p12 FOCCUS Facilitation Manuals – Feb p11 FOCCUS Training – Jan p12 Fortnight for Freedom 2015 – Jun p10 Forty Days for Life – Sept p9 Golden Jubilee – Mark your Calendars – Nov p10 Golden Jubilee Mass – Jan p13-14, Feb p13, Mar p15, Apr p16 If you are traveling with your Children to the World Meeting of Families – Apr p14 Love is our Mission – Ruah Woods Lecture Series – Mar p14 Marriage Ministry Event – Jan p12 Marriage Retreat in Spanish – Apr p15 May is Mental Health Awareness Month – May p11-12 May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month – May p11 Ministry to LGBT – Jan p10, Feb p12 National 54 Day Rosary Novena begins August 15 – Aug p9 National 54-Day Rosary Novena for the Family and Marriage – Jul p11 Natural Family Planning Awareness Week Begins July 22, 2015 – Jun p10 Nine Months with Christ in the Womb – Feb p11-12, Mar p15, Apr p15 Pre-CANA Marriage Preparation-Sidney 2016 Dates – Aug p9-10 Project Rachel – Dec p13 Project Rachel Day of Reflection for Others – Jan p13, Feb p12-13, Mar p15, Apr p15, Aug p9 Project Rachel Weekend Retreat – Jan p13, Feb p13, Mar p15, Nov p10 Promotion and Support of Marriage – Jun p10 7 Respect Life Award – Apr p15, Oct p11 Retirement – Jan p10 Retiro Matrimonial/Marriage Retreat in Spanish – Nov p9-10 Staff Change – Jan p10 The 2015 March for Life will be held on Thursday, January 22 – Jan p11 World Marriage Day – Jan p11, Feb p12 World Meeting of Families (WMOF) 2015– Jan p11-12, Feb p13-14, Apr p14, May p11, Jun p9, Jul p10, Aug p9 World Meeting of Families AOC Travel and Housing Opportunities – Mar p14

PRIESTS’ PERSONNEL OFFICE Assistance of Priests and Deacons for Weddings – Apr p17, May p14-15 Auxiliary Priest for Wright Patterson Air Force Base – Oct p13 Priests’ Personnel Board – Oct p13 Request for the Assistance of a Priest – Feb p15 Residence for a Retired Priest – Feb p15 Save the Date: Senior Clergy Luncheon – Apr p17, May p14 Sunday Mass Help at Belterra Park – Apr p17, May p14

OFFICE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CATHOLIC MINISTRIES 2015-2016 Archbishop Karl J. Alter Scholarship Grant Awards – May p15

PRIESTLY FORMATION OFFICE Advent Day of Reflection – Oct p12, Nov p11 Come Enjoy Beer, Brats and Brotherhood – Jul p11, Aug p10 Convocation Follow-Up – Dec p14 Convocation of Priests – Jun p10, Jul p11, Aug p10, Sept p10, Oct p12 Fall Retreat for Priests – Jun p10, Jul p12, Aug p10, Sept p10, Oct p12 Gospel Workshop – Jun p10, Jul p12, Aug p10, Sept p10, Oct p12, Nov p11 Lenten Day of Reflection – Feb p15, Mar p16 Looking Toward Next Fall – Feb p16, Mar p16, Apr p17, May p14 Multi-Day Convocation for Priests – Jun p10, Jul p12, Sept p10, Oct p13, Nov p11, Dec p14 National Federation of Priests’ Councils 47th Annual Convocation – Apr p16-17 One-Day Convocation for Priests – Dec p14 Parish Administration Workshop – Jun p10, Jul p11, Aug p10, Sept p10 Parish Personnel Management Workshop – Apr p16, May p14, Jun p10, Jul p11, Aug p10 Priests’ Anniversary Dinner – Feb p16, Mar p16, Apr p16, May p13 Priests’ Support Groups – Feb p16, Mar p16, Apr p16, May p14 Some Retreat Ideas – May p13-14, Jun p11 Special Opportunity in July to improve your Marriage Preparation/Presentations – Jul p11 Theology of the Body Retreat in Pennsylvania – Apr p16 Winter/Spring Retreat for Priests – Jan p14, Feb p15, Jul p12, Aug p10, Sept p10, Oct p13, Nov p11, Dec p14

WORSHIP OFFICE Adult Cantor Workshop – Sept p12, Oct p15, Nov p13 Annual Calendar of Events – Jul p12, Aug p11 Annual Liturgical Notes Calendar – Jul p12, Aug p11

8 Archdiocesan Children’s Choir Festival with Lee Gwozdz – Jan p15, Feb p17 Are you receiving the Worship Office E-News – Jan p16, Feb p18, Mar p18, Apr p19, May p16, Jun p11, Jul p12, Aug p12, Sept p12, Oct p15, Nov p13, Dec p17 Ascension of the Lord – May p15 Bereavement Ministry Workshop – Oct p15, Nov p13 Celebration of the Paschal Triduum in Pastoral Regions or Parish Clusters – Apr p18 Holy Thursday and the Washing of the Feet (Mandatum) – Apr p18 Hymn for the Holy Year of Mercy – Dec p15 Inspired Worship: Proclaiming God’s Word – Aug p12, Sept p11 Jubilee Year of Mercy Update – Nov p11, Dec p14-15 LAUDATE: Forming Youth for Music Ministry – Feb p18, Mar p18, Apr p19, May p16, Jun p11 Lay Leaders of Prayer Workshop – Jan p16, Feb p17, Mar p17, Apr p19 Lector Workbooks and Sourcebooks – Aug p11, Sept p10, Oct p14, Nov p12 Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi – Jan p15, Feb p17, Aug p12, Sept p11, Dec p16 Liturgical Calendar Update – Feb p16, Mar p16, Jul p12, Aug p11, Oct p13 Mark your Calendars/Outpouring, 2015 – Apr p18 Mark your Calendars – “The Light is On for You” 2016 – Aug p11 Missionaries of Mercy – Nov p12, Dec p15-16 Outpouring 2015 – May p16 Paschal Triduum Resources – Mar p17, Apr p17 Pilgrimage Sites/Plenary Indulgence – Nov p11-12, Dec p15 Reception of the Holy Oils – Apr p18 RCIA Fitness Camp: Training for RCIA Ministers – Aug p11, Sept p11, Oct p14 RCIA Gatherings – Oct p14 RCIA Team Formation Day: The Neophyte Year – Jan p16, Feb p17, Mar p17, Apr p19 Reconciliation Service – Dec p16 Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion – Jan p15, Feb p16, Nov p12, Dec p16 Sacramental Ministry Framework Gatherings – May p16 Scrutinies – Mar p16 Singing the Good News: Making a Beautiful Sound – Aug p12, Sept p11 Status of the Order of Celebrating Matrimony, Second Edition (Rite of Marriage) – Apr p18 The Door of Mercy – Nov p12 The “Light is On for You” 2015 – Jan p15, Feb p16, Mar p16 The “Light is On for You” 2016 – Jul p12, Dec p16 The Role of Parish Workshop Commissions Workshop – Aug p12 Time for the Easter Vigil – Feb p16, Mar p17, Apr p18 Vatican Website – Nov p12 Vatican/USCCB Website – Dec p16 Year of Mercy – Oct p13 Youth Cantor Workshop, Grades 5-8 – Sept p12, Oct p14, Nov p13

MISSION OFFICE 2015 Missionary Co-op Plan Assignments En route to your Parish – Feb p18 Be Cautious about taking up Collections for “Food for the Poor” – Jun p12 Celebrate World Mission Weekend – Oct p15 Free Mission-Themed Summer Bible School Materials – May p17 Guidelines and Limited Subsidies for Parish Youth Trips available from the Mission Office – May p17 Have Adults seeking meaningful Retirement (Volunteer abroad or in the U.S.) – May 9 p17 Have extra Mass Stipends – Jun p12 Holy Father’s Mission/Evangelization Intentions – Feb p18-19, Aug p14, Oct p16, Dec p18 Hundreds of Catholic Mission Opportunities await your Parishioners – Aug p14 If your Missionary has not contacted You – Jun p12 Invite Young Adults, Families and Parishioners considering Retirement to Mission Opportunities – Jun 12 Invite your Children to support Children in Mission Dioceses with a Week of Prayer in March – Feb p18 Invite your Parishioners to Shine and Promote World Mission Sunday, October 18 – Aug p13 Join us for a Special World Mission Sunday Event October 18 with a Focus on Mercy – Sept p13 Join us for the “Year of Mercy Pilgrimages” to various local Parishes – Oct p16 Lenten Reflection Sessions for Parish Twinning Teams – Feb p18 Missionaries and Mission Dioceses are grateful for your Donations – Nov p13-14 Parish Information Kits for World Mission Sunday, October 18, Coming from New York Office – Sept p12-13 Planning for Lent? Promote Evangelization and Mission in your RCIA, School and Religious Education Programs – Dec p17-18 Planning for Youth Immersion/Mission Trips – Dec p18 Please Send in your 2014 Mission Collections ASAP – May p16-17 Please Send Parish Representatives to the next stop for the Year of Mercy Sojourners – Dec p17 Please use the World Mission Weekend Packet – Oct p15 Promote the World Mission Rosary and HCA on October/Advent – Jun p12 Teach your Parish Children about Mission: Use “Holy Buckets” for Advent PRS/PREP Programs – Aug p13-14 Thanks for Mailing in Mission Sunday and Missionary Co-Operation Plan Collections – Dec p17 Thanks for welcoming our Missionaries! Now where to send their Collections – Aug p13 Thanks for your Hospitality to the Visiting Missionaries, Please send in MCP Donations – Sept p12 The Mission Office invites your Parish to Join the Year of Mercy Sojourners – Nov p14 We are Grateful that you are hosting our Missionaries / Are your 2014 Mission Donations In? – Jun p11-12 World Mission Weekend Donations and Envelopes – Oct p16

OFFICE OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY 2015 National Catholic Youth Conference is coming to Indianapolis November 19-21, 2015 – Jun p15, Jul p14, Aug p16, Sept p14 Caring for Youth in Crisis – Jul p13, Aug p15, Sept p14, Oct p17 Catholic Scouting – Feb p21-22, Mar p21 Catholic Youth Athletics Initiative and Charter Implementation – Jan p16-17, Feb p19- 20, Mar p19, Apr p20-21, May p18, Jun p13, Jul p13, Aug p14-15, Sept p13, Oct p18, Nov p15 Certification for Youth Ministry Leaders – Aug p15 CHOSEN 2016 (for middle school and junior high youth) – Nov p14 CHOSEN: Becoming the Heroes the World Needs – Jul p13, Aug p15, Sept p13-14, Oct p17 For Young Adults in the Cincinnati Area – Sept p15, Oct p17 10 High School Campus Ministry Training – Mar p20, Apr p21, May p18, Jun p13 IGNITE, 2015, April 17-19, 2015, Bergamo Conference Center – Jan p17, Feb p20, Mar p20, Apr p21 iLUMEN – Sept p13, Oct p17 iLumen Discipleship Retreat Day for youth in Grades 7 & 8 – Dec p19-20 LAUDATE: Forming Youth for Music Ministry – Feb p21, Mar p20, Apr p22, May p19, Jun p13 Leadership Skills for Comprehensive Youth Ministry – Aug p15 March for Life Send-Off – Jan p18 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) Indianapolis, November 19-22, 2015 – Apr p22, May p19 New Archdiocesan Respect Life Action Team – Jun p14, Jul p14, Aug p16, Sept p14, Oct p17-18 New: Ilumen – Aug p15 Next Junior High Rally is October 17, 2015 with Steve Angrisano – Jan p17, Feb p20-21, Mar p20, Apr p21, May p18, Jun p14-15 One Day Retreat – Jan p18 Pastoral Care for At-Risk and Hurting Teens – Jun p14 Planning for the Jubilee of Mercy – Dec p18-19 Retreat for Youth Ministers living the Beatitudes in your Life and Ministry – Feb p19 Rooted in the Vine, a Catholic Social Teaching Retreat for High School Youth – Feb p21, Mar p21, Apr p22, May p19, Jun p14 Service is Joy – Catholic Happy Hour for Young Adults – Jan p18, Feb p19 Summer Camps for Middle School and Junior High – Jan p17, Feb p21, Mar p20 World Youth Days, 2015 & 2016 – Mar p18-19, Apr p20 World Youth Day 2016, Krakow, Poland – May p18, Jun p12-13, Jul p13, Aug p16, Sept p15, Oct p18, Nov p14 World Youth Day in the U.S. – Oct p16-17

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Interim Director/Superintendent – Oct p18

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE 2015-2016 School Year – Jul p14-15 Catholic Schools Office Staff – Aug p17 Catholic Schools Week – Jan p18-19 Congratulations to the St. Jude School Community – Mar p21 Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis – Feb p22 Director/Superintendent Transition – Sept p15 Farewell to Ken Gleason and Cathy Bever – May p19, Jun p15 New Staff – Feb p22, Apr p22 Other Staff Changes – Oct p19 Pastor and Principal receive National Awards – Feb p22 School is Starting – Aug p17

OFFICE OF EVANGELIZATION AND CATECHESIS 40th Annual Northern Area Congress – Oct p20 NCEA IFG: ACRE in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati – Jan p19, Feb p23 NCEA IFG: ACRE Assessment – Apr p23, Jul p15, Aug p17, Sept p16, Oct p19-20, Nov

11 p15 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training is coming to Cincinnati – Jun p15, Jul p15, Aug p17, Sept p15-16, Oct p20 Christ at the Center – Jan p19, Feb p23, Apr p23, May p19, Jul p15, Sept p15, Oct p19, Nov p15 Dan Mulhall to Lead Professional Development Day – Jan p19, Feb p23 Faith Formation for Adults – Apr p23 Formación Cristiana Para Adultos – Apr p24 Formed – Dec p20 New Catechetical Leader Institute Coming Soon – May p20 Last Week to register for the Catechetical Leadership Conference – Oct p19 Save the Date: Catechetical Leadership Conference – Jul p16 Savoring the Mystery: Liturgical Catechesis and the New Evangelization – Aug p18, Sept p16, Oct p19 Summer Workshops and Courses for Catechists – May p19-20 Welcome to our new Director – Apr p23

OFFICE OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION Abide Conference – May p21 Are you Ready to build a Contagiously Catholic Parish – Sept p16-17, Oct p21, Nov p16- 17, Dec p20-21 Coming Soon – A New Digital Outreach Effort – Jun p17 Contagiously Catholic Evangelization Workshop – Apr p24 Contagiously Catholic Evangelization Workshop: One on One, Ministry – Feb p24 Contagiously Catholic Evangelization Workshop: Outreach – Jan p20 Contagiously Catholic Parish Alliance(s) – Feb p23, Jun p17 Digital Parish Expo – May p20, Jun p16 Does your Parish need a Mobile App – Aug p19 Dynamic Catholic Parish Book Program – Nov p16, Dec p20 Encounter Cincinnati – Jan p20, May p20, Oct p21, Nov p17, Dec p21 Food for All: Be Multiplied – Jun p16-17, Jul p16-17, Aug p18, Sept p17, Nov p16 Food for All: Be Multiplied Events to Promote and Participate – Sept p17-18 Multiply Gifts of Food Parish & School Drive Take the #bemultiplied Social Media Challenge Multiply Volunteers for the Pope Francis House Food for All: Strike out Hunger with St. Vincent DePaul – May p20 Net D-Week – May p21 New Evangelization Reflection – Nov p17, Dec p22 Net Ministries and Guardians Angels are hosting One Night – Dec p21-22 “One Human Family, Food For All” Archdiocesan Evangelization and Food Drive – Feb p24 Parrhesia 2015: New Evangelization Conference – Apr p24 Two New Web Resources for the New Evangelization – Jul p16, Aug p18, Sept p17 Upcoming Food for All: Be Multiplied Events to Promote and Participate – Aug p18-19 Vigil Praise Cincinnati: An Evening of Adoration and Worship – Apr p24, Oct p21 Web Resources for the New Evangelization – Oct p21, Nov p17, Dec p22

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHWEST OHIO Aging with Grace – Mar p22 An Emotional Journey – Apr p24 Avoid Fraud: Ask the Experts – Mar p22 Caregivers Assistance Network or CAN – Aug p20, Dec p23 Caregivers Conference – Sept p18 Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio – Jan p21 David Beckman, President of Bread for the World – Sept p18 Elderly Parents in a Long-Term Care Facility/Are you still a Caregiver – Mar p22 Enlightenment Speaking Series – Jan p21, Mar p21 Food for All – Apr p25 Food for All: Be Multiplied – Sept p18 Food for All Fall Food Drive – May p21 Health Fair – May p21, Jun p17-18 Health Fair for Hispanic Community – Sept p19 Host “Hunger in Ohio or Food for All” – Aug p20 Jubilee Year of Mercy – Dec p22 Mental Health Counseling – Nov p17 New Home brings Catholic Charities closer to Community – Jan p20 New Van Needed – Sept p18 Presentation: Pope Francis and the Church of Mercy – Jun p18 Refugee Resettlement – Oct p22 Refugee Resettlement Welcomes Syrians – Nov p18 Reverend David Beckman – Oct p22 Short-Term Convalescent and Long-Term Care Options Seminar – Mar p22 Su Casa’s Annual Awards Dinner and Silent Auction – Oct p22 Su Casa Health Fair – Oct p23 Su Casa Hispanic Center/16th Annual Silent Auction & Awards Dinner – Apr p25 Su Casa Spanish Classes – Nov p18 Syrian Listening Forum – Oct p22 Volunteer – Dec p22 Volunteers Needed – Jun p18, Jul p18, Aug p20 Welcoming the Refugee – Jul p17 White Mass: Recognize a Caregiver Today – Sept p18, Oct p22, Nov p18 Year of Mercy – Oct p22, Nov p18 Zumba Classes – May p21, Jun p18

CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION OFFICE A Walk for Peace and Justice on Good Friday – Mar p24, Apr p26 Advocacy Campaign for “Food For All” – Jun p19 Appeal to Parishes, Schools and all Catholic Institutions: Educate on the Death Penalty – Jun p18, Jul p18, Aug p21, Sept p20-21 Archbishop invites Parishes and Schools to use CRS Rice Bowl this Lent – Feb p24-25 Archdiocesan Regional Fair Trade Sale at UD – Dec p23 Be Multiplied: 5,000 to Congress! Get yours in by September 16 – Sept p19 Call for Nominations for the Spirit of Sr. Dorothy Stang Award – Apr p26 Care for Creation Calendars available Online – Apr p27, May p23 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection, Thank You – Dec p23 Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Working on the Margins – Nov p19 13 CRS Collection in the Archdiocese is April 18 and 19 – Apr p25 CRS Collection and Rice Bowl Turn-In – Jun p19 CRS Collection Turn In – May p22 CRS Rice Bowl Challenge Grant – Feb p25, Mar p24, Apr p25, May p22 CRS Rice Bowl Turn In – May p22 Century Farm Registry Applications due March 31 – Feb p25, Mar p24 Death Penalty Event: Voices of Experience – Nov p19 Death Penalty Prayer Cards – Jan p23 Fair Trade Sale Moves to UD’s River Campus – Jun p20, Jul p20 Faithful Sustainability: Best Practices for Facilities and Homes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati – Apr p26, Oct p23-24, Nov p18-19 Food for All: 5,000 Letters to Congress – Jul p18-19, Aug p21-22 Free Posters! Care for Creation Calendar of Saints – Jun p20, Jul p20, Aug p20-21 Gather and Send – Jul p19-20 Honoring the 2nd Anniversary of his Election: Pope Francis – His Commitment to the Environment – Mar p22-23 Join the CRS Rice Bowl 40th Celebration – Mar p23 LAUDATO SI’: On Care for our Common Home – Jul p18, Aug p20 Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development applications now being Accepted – Feb p26, Mar p25 Local Foods Seminar – Jan p22 Mentoring for Incarcerated and Returning Citizens – Feb p26 National CRS Speaker to share Dramatic Improvement in Tanzania – Jan p21 National Migration Week 2015 – Jan p21 New this Year for Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl – Jan p22 Ohio Legislative Advocacy Day: April 28 – Apr p27 Outpouring 2015: Mark your Calendars – Apr p27, May p23 Over 12,000 Blessed and Delivered! Thank You – Oct p23 Prayer and Celebration for the Beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero: May 20 – May p22 Reflecting on the 150th Anniversary of the Signing of the 13th Amendment: “Slavery by Another Name” – Feb p26, Mar p25, Apr p27 Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Jan p22 Reverend David Beckmann: Bread for the World President to Speak – Jul p19, Aug p22, Sept p20, Oct p23 Rooted in the Vine: A Catholic Social Teaching Retreat for High School Youth – Jun p19 Rural Urban Mass – Apr p27, May p23, Jun p19, Jul p20 St. Martin Deanery Catholic Rural Life (Conference) – Feb p26, Apr p27, Jun p20, Aug p22, Oct p23 St. Martin Deanery Farm Mass with Bishop Joseph Binzer – Sept p19-20 Save the Date for an Upcoming Care for Creation Symposium – Mar p23 The Joy of Service – Feb p26 The Power of Interfaith Collaboration: Responsibility and Hope for a World in Conflict – Oct p24-25 Time to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of CRS Rice Bowl – Jan p21 UD to Host Regional Fair Trade Sale this Year – Aug p23, Sept p20, Oct p24, Nov p19 Voices of Experience: The Death Penalty, May 26 – May p23 World Day of Peace Masses – Nov p20, Dec p23 Youth and Young Adult Interfaith Service Effort to Celebrate 50 Years of Nostra Aetate – Jan p23, Feb p25, Mar p24-25, Jun p20-21, Jul p20-21, Aug p22-23

14 DEPARTMENT OF STEWARDSHIP 2014 CMA Over-Goal Rebate Payments – Feb p27 2015 CMA – Key Appeal Weekends – Jan p24 2015 CMA Video – Feb p27 2016 CMA – Key Appeal Weekends -Oct p25, Nov p20, Dec p24 2016 CMA – Regional Training Workshops – Oct p25, Nov p20 CMA Pledges Reach $4 Million – Apr p28 CMA Statistics and Parish Progress – Feb p27, Mar p25, Apr p28, Jun p21, Jul p21, Aug p24, Sept p21, Oct p25, Nov p20, Dec p23-24 Congratulations and Thank You – Jun p21 Looking ahead to the 2016 CMA – Key Appeal Weekends – Aug p24, Sept p21 Need Help with Stewardship and Development Efforts in your Parish – Aug p24 Three Masses of Thanksgiving for the CMA – Jul p21, Aug p23

MISCELLANEOUS 2002 Boston Grand Piano for Sale – Aug p24 Advisor to Pope to Speak at the Athenaeum on March 11 – Mar p25-26 All Priests in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati – Jun p21 Apologetics Seminar – Oct p26 Bingo Equipment – Dec p24 Come and See Weekend – Mar p26 Gardner Lecture in Moral Theology – “Inspiring and Accompanying Families in Christ: Reflections on the Synods on the Family” – Dec p24 Glenmary Home Missioners Open House – Feb p27 Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood – Mar p26, May p24, Jul p22, Sept p21 In need of Candlesticks/Candle Holders – Aug p24 Lay Pastoral Ministry Program Information Meetings – Apr p28 Melchisedech Open – Save the Date – May p24, Jun p22, Jul p22 Nativity Creche Needed – Feb p28 October is the Month of the Rosary – Oct p25 Portable Altar Available – Oct p26 Prepare your Heart for Our Lord – Dec p24 Resurrected Jesus Statue – Aug p24 Save the Date: Le Blond Lecture – Jan p24 The Five First Saturday Devotions – Oct p26 The Lay Pastoral Ministry Program (LPMP) will offer Classes beginning August 2015 – Feb p27-28 Xavier University Men’s Basketball Fundraising Opportunity – Sept p22

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BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT SHEET

JANUARY Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service Mary’s Mantle Prayer Vigil for Life National CRS Speaker to Sahre Dramatic Improvement in Tanzania Local Foods Seminar Care for God’s Creation

FEBRUARY Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Mary’s Mantle Prayer Vigil for Life How Do I know if God is Calling Me to Consecrated Life Reflecting on the 150th Anniversary of the Signing of the 13th Amendment: “Slavery by Another Name” Mentoring for Incarcerated and Returning Citizens Century Farm Registry Applications due March 31 Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development Applications now Being Accepted Care for God’s Creation

MARCH Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Martha Dinner Mary’s Mantle Prayer Vigil for Life Honoring the 2nd Anniversary of His Election: Pope Francis – His Commitment to the Environment Save the Date for an Upcoming Care for Creation Symposium Century Farm Registry Applications Reflecting on the 150th Anniversary of the Signing of the 13th Amendment: “Slavery by Another Name” Care for God’s Creation

APRIL Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Where will your Life “GPS” take You Faithful Sustainability: Best Practices for Facilities and Homes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Rural Urban Mass Reflecting on the 150th Anniversary of the Signing of the 13th Amendment: “Slavery by Another Name” Care for God’s Creation Calendars Available Online Care for God’s Creation

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MAY Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Encounter Cincinnati Food for All: Strike out Hunger with St. Vincent DePaul Prayer and Celebration for the Beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero Voices of Experience: The Death Penalty Outpouring 2015 Rural Urban Mass Care for God’s Creation

JUNE Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Rural Urban Mass Care for God’s Creation

JULY Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Divorce Workshop Project Rachel Project Rachel Retreat Defeat Hunger Family Obstacle Run and Food Drive Pope House Volunteer Rural Urban Mass Care for God’s Creation

AUGUST Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Defeat Hunger Family Obstacle Run and Food Drive Pope House Volunteer Laudato Si’: On Care of Our Common Home St. Martin Deanery Catholic Rural Life Conference Reverend David Beckmann, Bread for the World President, to Speak Care for God’s Creation DivorceCare Catholic Divorce Survival Guide

SEPTEMBER Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct DivorceCare Catholic Divorce Survival Guide Project Rachel Ministry – Day of Reflection Prayer for Work on Labor Day Pope House Volunteer Laudato Si’: On Care of Our Common Home 17 St. Martin Deanery Farm Mass Reverend David Beckmann, Bread for the World President, to Speak Care for God’s Creation

OCTOBER Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Vigil Praise: Cincinnati Encounter Cincinnati Invite Parishioners to the Special Mission Sunday Mass Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Church’s Relations with Non-Christian Religions Over 12,000 Blessed and Delivered! Thank You Reverend David Beckman, Bread for the World President to Speak Faithful Sustainability: Best Practices for Facilities and Homes in the Northern Region of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Care for God’s Creation

NOVEMBER Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood Ever Consider Missionary Work Ever Consider Visiting a Missionary or a Twinning Parish or School Encounter Cincinnati Food for All: Be Multiplied Faithful Sustainability: Best Practices for Facilities and Homes in the Northern Region of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Death Penalty Event: Voices of Experience Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Working on the Margins UD to Host Regional Fair Trade Sale this Year Care for God’s Creation

DECEMBER Ministry to Survivors of Abuse (Reporting) Reporting Financial Misconduct Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection: Thank You World Day of Peace Masses: January 1, 2016 Vessels of Mercy Retreat to travel throughout the Archdiocese in January Care for God’s Creation Sample Intercession on Religious Persecution

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http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/news/newsletters-archive/clergy-communications-archive

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