The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 17, 2019 MASSES OF THE WEEK SERVERS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 November 23/24 THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Sarah Haverbusch, 9:00 am Emma Miller (d) Joseph Haverbusch 11:00 am Kenneth Thiergartner (d) 9:00 am Bob Kessling 7:00 pm For the Parishioners 11:00 pm Thafny Morales MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 7:00 pm Eden Caine 8:30 am Melissa Hoffman (L) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 LECTORS 8:30 am Mary Decourcy (d) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 November 23/24 8:30 am James F. Corcoran (d) 4:30 pm Gary Rogers THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019 9:00 am TBD The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 11:00 am Karen Prater 8:30 am Tom Anderson (d) 7:00 pm Sue Aufermann 3pm-5pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr November 23/24 8:30 am Weinheimer & Martini families 4:30 pm Bailey Dugan, Blake Dugan, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 TBD, TBD BVM on Saturday 9:00 am Mary Ann Bedel, Skip Jones, 8:30 am Ron Rose (d) John Remke, Stacey Remke 4:30 pm Russell Hurley (d) 11:00 am Janet Hay, Noah Hornback, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019 Frank Sheppard, Ken Thiergartner THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN 7:00 pm Drake Hicks, Matt Thompson ORDINARY TIME TBD, TBD 9:00 am Rose Ann Gonnella (d) Please be sure to stop in the sacristy before Mass 11:00 am Dominic Bonavita (d) to let Father know you are present. Thank you! 7:00 pm For the Parishioners

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Sunday workers: please report at 11:30 am Tuesday workers: please report at 5:30 pm Remembering the Dead: Traditionally, Parents of the students listed below are asked to November is the month in which we remember in work the following Bingo dates: special and practical ways the deceased members of SUNDAY, November 17: Nevaeh Mann, Luis our families, our deceased friends and all of the faithful Medina, Nayeli Mendez departed. TUESDAY, November 19: Ta’kaia Miller, Fanny I want to take this opportunity to correct a Morales Reynoso, Thafny Morales popular misconception about what happens after a SUNDAY, November 24: Arianna Pence, Brayan person dies. Too many people believe when a loved Perez-Vasquez, Courtney Pickens one dies the soul automatically goes to heaven. Well, TUESDAY, November 26: Hugo Romero, maybe yes, and maybe no. But we do not know the Edward Santizo, Randy Valasquez state of a person’s soul when he or she dies, only God knows. No matter what we think or want, we are not “the Judge,” only God is. John Valentine is reconfiguring the choir When a person dies in a state of grace but the and seeks to add more members. The ability to read soul is not completely prepared to enter heaven, then music is a plus but is not required. The choir will he or she is placed in Purgatory for purification. (God sing at the 11:00 am Masses. Rehearsals will be forbid that a person should die outside of the state of weekly on Thursdays at 7:15 pm. Please come to grace, that is, with unconfessed, unrepented mortal sin the rehearsal and/or contact John Valentine at on the soul.) SO, what we should be doing for the [email protected] or cell 614-286-5710. deceased is praying that our hope of salvation and eternal life with the Lord will be realized in them. Hence, each and every day, we should remember to pray for and offer our suffering for the repose of all souls.

The spring semester registration is now open! Register for classes today and take advantage of our 25% tuition reduction. The course catalog and spring schedule are Sister Helen Julia’s Thanksgiving/Christmas available at www.growinwisdom.org. Whether you holiday collection of monetary donations for families are interested in earning a Masters degree or taking in need is underway. I know that our St. Lawrence classes for spiritual enrichment, the Athenaeum is parishioners and friends will be generous so that here to help you. We offer degree and certificate Sister will be able to assist all those families who are programs, and day, evening and weekend classes. in need. The collection will continue through Spring semester courses are being offered at the December 6th. Sister’s Ministry envelopes are in the Athenaeum campus (Mount Washington) as well as back of church. Thank you for helping Sister help the Mercy Hospital West (Montfort Heights). Classes needy. And thanks to Sister Helen Julia. begin January 6. Students are encouraged to register by December 13.

The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 17, 2019 St. Lawrence Bulletin Advertisements: Jim Mazza representing Diocesan (our Bulletin Publisher) will be at the parish soon. He will be renewing present advertisements and seeking new ones, if interested, please call the parish office. Or you may contact Jim directly at 748-3007 or [email protected]. We feel this is an excellent service and that the sponsors get good coverage with their ads. Thanks to you and Diocesan, the bulletin is published weekly at no cost to the parish. Elder High School Application deadline for St. Lawrence in Loving Memory: Starting Admissions Application, Honors Program January 2020, a section on the back of the bulletin Application, Scholarship Applications, & will be available to list a deceased loved one’s Recommendation Forms. The deadline is Friday, name. The cost is $55.00 per name and all names December 6.. will remain on the bulletin for one year. This helps defray the cost of printing our bulletin for the entire Elder High School Parent Information year. If interested, please clip and fill out the slip Night: Still have questions about Elder? Come join below and put it in the collection basket or mail to us for an evening, where key staff will be on hand the Parish Office, 3680 Warsaw Ave., Cincinnati, to answer all questions! This event will be held on Ohio, 45205. Tuesday, December 3 from 6:00pm-8:00pm in Elder’s Schaeper Center. Loved One’s Name 2020 Panthers Lacrosse: The 2020 ______Panthers Lacrosse sign-ups are open and is accepting all Cincinnati area grade school and middle school boys from K-8th grade. The program Your focuses on teaching fundamentals and developing Name skills through practices and games scheduled ______against other local US Lacrosse teams. For more information and signups please visit Billing Address www.cincypantherslacrosse.com. Please email [email protected] or call 513-941-.0399 if you have a question. ______

______Elder Shadow Days: 8th grade boys interested in Elder High School should take this unique Phone Number opportunity to see what a day at Elder is like! Shadows are paired up with current students, go through a full day of classes, and experience what ______makes Elder great. Find the list of shadow days, and sign up at www.elderhs.org/shadow. Email Address High School Placement Test (HSPT): ______Incoming freshmen interested in attending Elder High School must take the HSPT on Saturday, rd November 23 , 8:00 am – 12:30 pm, $30 Test Fee. (Enclose check payable to Diocesan) Find information and sign ups at.www.elderhs.org/hspt.

The Laurentian Resurrection of Our Lord, Price Hill is St. Lawrence Athletic Association: The celebrating its 100th year anniversary on November Annual Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on 24 at the 11am Mass celebrated by Archbishop December 11 at 6pm in the Parish Center. For more Schnurr and Fr. Robert Keller. There will be a details, follow our Facebook page St. Lawrence brunch following Mass at Kelly Hall. If you can Athletic Association. This is a great time to reunite attend you are all welcome to do so. If you plan to with old friends, alumni and Hall of Fame stay for brunch please RSVP the number attending members. the brunch to [email protected] or The Athletic Association is seeking to fill call the school office at 513-471-6600. open board member positions. The following Elections will be held Wednesday, December 11. If you are interested or know of someone who is Congratulations to the following St. interested, please contact Chris Caine at Lawrence students who made the HONOR ROLL 513-276-6681. Positions open are the following: at Elder High School for the first quarter. Board President, Treasurer, Board Member, Boys First Honors: Samuel Allgeier, Basketball Coordinator, Girls Basketball Blake Dugan, Cade McGinnis, Coordinator and GWAC Representative. All these Cameron McWilliams and Peyton Smith. positions will be guided by the ones who currently Second Honors: Bailey Dugan, hold the position until they are comfortable to take Nicholas Durbin and Tommy Nguyen. over 100% on their own. If we do not fill these positions, we can’t guarantee the Athletic Association can go on much longer. We need your help. Our Lady of Victory is hosting the Bible Timeline, The Story of Salvation. This fascinating An Advent retreat, we wait in joyful hope is 24-lesson study takes you on a journey through the offered by the Sisters of Charity Spirituality Center, entire Bible! Join us for the first of three 8-week on Saturday, November 23, 2019 from 9:00am to study sessions of the Bible Timeline, now until 3:30pm. This day of reflection will assist the December 18th. Sessions are at 10:00 am on participants in entering more deeply into the spirit Wednesdays in the PC Room (basement of Parish and themes of the Advent season…. especially Office). Contact Jonathan Schaefer at waiting, joy and hope. This program will be held [email protected] or 347-2071. Sessions will be in the Emmaus Room at the Sisters of Charity led by Barb Maas and are a video Bible study series Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Road. Cost is $40 by Ascension Press. The cost of the participant (includes lunch). For more information, contact the workbook will be based off the number of Spirituality Center at 513-347-5449 or participants that sign up. Reserve your spot today! [email protected].

Holiday Bazaar will be held at The Church of the Resurrection, 1619 California Avenue on Saturday, November 23rd and Sunday November th 24 from 12noon to 4:00pm in the Brother Hugh Henderson Memorial Hall located at the church. This is a wonderful time to start your Christmas shopping. We will have a variety of unique hand Support Group for Caregivers & People crafted items that will create a one-stop holiday with Dementia: This will be on the Xavier shopping experience. All items are at reasonable University Campus. December 6 at 10am-12pm. prices. For more information email Kathy Farfsing at [email protected] or call 745-4989.