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We’re taught that we have to go out and seize the day and do everything ourselves. None of this is necessarily bad in itself, but we have to be prepared to do our best work, and then leave it in God’s hands and trust that He will do what is necessary for our true happiness and salvation. When Pope St. John XXIII would turn in for the night, the last prayer he would say before going to sleep was “I’ve done my best I could in your service this day, Oh Lord. I’m going to bed. It’s your church. Take care of it!” If the Pope can learn to entrust his cares and worries to the Lord, then the rest of our problems can probably wait as well. PLEASE CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE

This year marks my 15th ordination anniversary to the priesthood. I thank God that I was able to fulfill one of my wishes by making a pilgrimage to Kibeho in Rwanda before my July 12 anniversary. Kibeho means a lot in my vocation life and my daily life as a priest. I have no doubt that my devotion to Our Lady of Kibeho was at the source of my vocation. I thank Mother Mary who still strengthens and supports me in my spiritual journey. PLEASE CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE

We would like to thank those of you who have submitted your 2018 Summer Festival Sponsorships! We are well on our way but still need more help. Sponsorship donations are still being accepted until June 11.   Please fill out your sponsorship forms and mail to the PAC, drop off at the parish office or place in the Sun-day collection. Extra letters are available in the parish office. Thank you in advance for helping make our 2018 Summer Festival a success! We cannot wait to see you June 22 and 23, from 6:00 pm - Midnight!   2018 Summer Festival yard signs are available for the taking! Please take a yard sign, located in the rear of church, and place in your yard or busy intersection. Please help get the word out for our fun and exciting community event!   Contact Joe Meister at olrfestival@gmail.com with sponsorship or volunteer questions.

When we participate in Eucharistic processions we literally carry Jesus with us out into the world, and without shame or embarrassment we worship Him in public and invite the world to do the same. There are places in the world where Corpus Christi processions head from the Church to the center of the city, and then all those assembled pray that from there, from the very heart of their city, Jesus may go out to the world and transform the lives of His people. CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE

After many meetings between myself, Fr. Rudolfo, and the interested parties representing the Archdiocese, and more importantly between all of us and the members of the Latino Community at San Carlos, it has been decided that their community will be exploring other options for the future of their parish. Fr. Rudolfo in particular asked that I express the deep gratitude of his flock towards OLR and Winton Wyoming parishioners for welcoming them while we were exploring this option. Unfortunately, many members of the community have concerns about traveling outside of their neighborhoods, and we had seen increasing resistance to attending events outside of the City of Cincinnati proper.

Held on Sunday, June 3 around 12:15 pm, the procession will begin immediately following the 11:30 am Mass. Participants will process from Our Lady of the Rosary and around the Greenhills Commons (the grassy field in front of the Church) carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance. We will stop to pray at the gazebo before concluding with Benediction in the church. All first Communicants are invited to process in their first Communion clothes. For information contact: Deacon Matt Skinner 513-207-3685 or mskinner@wintonwyomingpr.org.

Join the Liturgical Minister Team Our Lady of the Rosary: Servers are especially needed at 11:30 am Mass. We will be conducting a workshop for new and current servers on Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am and Tuesday, May 22, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. All new and current servers and at least one parent are required to attend one of the workshops. Please contact Deacon Matt with any questions or if you are interested in serving as a lector or extraordinary minister: 513-207-3685 or mskinnerwintonwyomingpr.org. St. Matthias the Apostle: Extraordinary ministers and servers are needed at both Mass times. If you wish to consider becoming a server, lector or extraordinary minister at St. Matthias, please contact Deacon Dominic with any questions: 513-304-7662 or dvuwintonwyomingpr.org. St. James of the Valley: Extraordinary ministers and servers are especially needed 4:30 pm Mass. If you wish to consider becoming a server, lector or extraordinary minister at St. James, please contact Deacon Walt at 513-706-8250 or whuckewintonwyomingpr.org.

These past few weeks we have had the opportunity to reflect on the central mystery of our Faith: Jesus’ death and resurrection. Now that we celebrate His going forth from us to the Father, we reflect on our mission to go out into the world and make disciples of all nations. Next week we will celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit being poured out on the Church, equipping us with the graces we need to live out this call in our lives. As we draw to the end of this Easter season, may we always ask God to pour out His Holy Spirit upon us and fill us with zeal for carrying out the mission of spreading the Gospel, making disciples, and becoming saints. PLEASE CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE.

A free performance by the Heidelberg University Concert Choir will be at St. James of the Valley this Tuesday, May 15, at 7:00 pm. The Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region is in for a treat so please invite your friends and family. All are welcome to this free regional event! The 51-member vocal ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Greg Ramsdell, will present a concert with the theme “Come Travel with Me.” For more information or questions, please contact Laura Juengling, (Heidelberg Alum) ljuengling@wintonwyomingpr.org.

May is celebrated as the month of Mary in the Church, and it’s a beautiful opportunity for each of us to draw near to Our Lord by approaching Him through His Blessed Mother. Fr. Lambert’s monthly Marian celebrations are an important tool we offer to grow in devotion to the Blessed Mother, but there are many other options out there. In addition to the Rosary, there are many novenas, consecrations to the Blessed Mother, and scriptural meditations to help us enter into these mysteries. During this month, we would all do well to examine the role which the Mother of our Savior plays in our life, and then see how we can grow closer to her, and through her intercession come to know and love her Son more deeply each day. Please click title to read more.

On Saturday, May 5, the young people in our DISCIPLESHIP group will host the junior high students of our region and their friends to enjoy a get together for games, pizza and fun. Meet at St. James for Junior High Night, 8 pm-10:30 pm. Youth Group has moved our home to St. Matthias for the spring. Discipleship begins at 7 pm every Sunday night and CLUB is this week at 8 pm. Everyone is welcome! On Sunday, we are celebrating the last day of classes with May Crowning Celebrations and and end of the year picnic! Our Lady of the Rosary will begin in the Church and proceed to their classes after the May Crowning. St. James will begin in their classrooms and gather in the Church at 11 am for the May Crowning. After the Masses we will have the annual end of the year picnic in Winton Woods! We will gather at the Oak Opening shelter. Please bring a dessert or side to share. Hotdogs will be provided. Everyone is welcome! This is an AWESOME opportunity to meet others from our parish and our region.

When I began my studies, there were 36 men from four different dioceses in formation at Mt. St. Mary’s. In the past seven years, the number of seminarians and dioceses attending Mt. St. Mary’s has more than doubled, and the average age of the seminarians has plummeted. The seminary is so full of young men discerning the priesthood, that they are working to build an entire new wing to accommodate them. This is among the best problems we could possibly have. The increasing youth of the seminarians also means that their life experience going into the seminary is much different. Whereas Fr. Chris and Fr. Pete were more established before they heard God’s call to the priesthood, the young men preparing to serve God’s people nowadays are often looking to live in a parish over the summer rather than at a place they owned before entering the seminary. Additionally, part of the formation that future priests receive is a one-year internship in a parish or a region about halfway through their training so they can get acclimated to a parish and see what skills and gifts they have as well as what they might need to work on to be as effective in preaching the Gospel as possible. PLEASE CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE.

The Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region will get a treat this spring when the Heidelberg University Concert Choir comes to town as part of their annual spring tour. The 51-member vocal ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Greg Ramsdell, will present a concert with the theme “Come Travel with Me.” The free performance will be at St. James of the Valley on Tuesday, May 15, at 7:00 pm. Volunteers are needed to feed and host the students overnight. A Sign-Up Genius is now available for those interested in helping to provide supplies, prepare and serve the meal, or help with clean-up. http://bit.ly/HUChoirNight For more information or questions, please contact Laura Juengling, ljuengling@wintonwyomingpr.org.

There are certain movie scenes, songs, and events that never cease to give me the chills. I come from a family with a long history of replaying movies over and over again, and even playing records and CD’s until they are worn out and no longer work. I’m a sucker for the big dramatic payoff after a long set up, whether it’s in a movie, song, or book. But all these experiences seem artificial and contrived when compared to the great liturgies of Holy Week. CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE. ​​​​​​​

Holy Thursday, March 29 No 8:00 am Masses 7:00 pm, Regional Mass, St. Matthias Followed by Exposition (St. Matthias Chapel)

  Good Friday, March 30 No 8:30 am Mass Services: 12:10 pm, St. Matthias 1:00 pm, Our Lady of the Rosary 7:00 pm, St. James of the Valley Stations of the Cross: 7:00 pm, Our Lady of the Rosary

  Holy Saturday, March 31 No 8:00 am Mass or Communion Service No Confessions on Saturday, March 31 8:30 pm, Regional Vigil Mass, Our Lady of the Rosary

  Easter Sunday Mass, April 1 9:00 & 11:00 am, St. Matthias 9:00 & 11:00 am, St. James of the Valley 9:00 & 11:30 am, Our Lady of the Rosary

  Regional Offices Closed Friday, March 30 & Monday, April 2

There are certain things that don’t happen often in Parish ministry, but they occur like clockwork during particular times of the year. You can set your clock by the fact that people will call in droves to double check the Ash Wednesday schedule to make sure they get their ashes. It’s a virtual lock that confessions pick up in the week or two prior to Christmas and Easter. And one of the true, time-honored traditions is people voicing their displeasure at having to cry out, during the Gospel on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, “Crucify Him!” Please click title to read more.

Wednesday, March 28-- 6:30-8:00 pm, Penance & Exposition, St. Matthias

Holy Thursday, March 29-- No 8:00 am Masses 7:00 pm, Regional Mass, St. Matthias Followed by Exposition (St. Matthias Chapel)

Good Friday, March 30-- No 8:30 am Mass Services: 12:10 pm, St. Matthias 1:00 pm, Our Lady of the Rosary 7:00 pm, St. James of the Valley Stations of the Cross: 7:00 pm, Our Lady of the Rosary

Holy Saturday, March 31-- No 8:00 am Mass or Communion Service No Confessions on Saturday, March 31 8:30 pm, Regional Vigil Mass, Our Lady of the Rosary

Easter Sunday Mass, April 1-- 9:00 & 11:00 am, St. Matthias 9:00 & 11:00 am, St. James of the Valley 9:00 & 11:30 am, Our Lady of the Rosary

Regional Offices Closed Friday, March 30 & Monday, April 2

Our Region’s Lenten Mission, “Lessons from our Fathers,” will be at St. Matthias on March 19, 20 & 21 at 7:00 pm. For us, Lent has always been a time of reflection and an opportunity to remember lessons learned. At our mission this year, Dave Nissen will share stories of lessons learned from Pastors, Parents and the Father of us all. ​​​​​​​The theme for Monday is Faith, the theme for Tuesday is Humility & the Cross, and the theme for Wednesday is Integrity. Each evening will begin and end with worship, with music led by young adults from the region. All ages are welcome to attend. To sign up or volunteer go to http://bit.ly/LentenMisson or contact Dave Nissen.

One of the things that drew me to the priesthood was the fact that people invite priests, and the Church, into their lives at significant moments. When new life enters the world, or when couples are preparing to give themselves to each other in matrimony, or when a loved one is reaching their final moments, people reach out to the Church in order to bring God into their lives. Some of these moments are easier to identify than others. When people are standing in front of the congregation at Mass, wearing fancy clothes or holding a new baby and everyone is taking pictures, it’s obvious that something important is happening. But there’s a much more private event in people’s relationship with God that remains one of my favorite priestly ministries. Please click title to read more.

We celebrate Mary’s husband, St. Joseph, on Monday, March 12 starting at 5:30 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary. • Dinner at 5:30 pm with a movie on St. Joseph • Rosary at 7:00 pm--The Sorrows of St. Joseph All are invited, and the color red is an appropriate color to wear if desired. Questions? Please contact Nancy Dolan at 513-315-7462 or Nancy Koch at 513-825-8592.