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Sister Community Fundraising Dinner Supporting El Salvadoran Community Jardines de colon Scholarship and Leadership Mission: Would you like to be seated at one of our sponsored tables? Would you like to sponsor a table to support our mission? For Questions & RSVP: Jan Fettig 513-302-5255 or Suzie Bartz 513-704-5535. For the invitation, please visit: http://bit.ly/2018sistercommunity. CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE

The Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region is searching for a highly skilled individual to serve as the Business Manager. The responsibilities of the Business Manager include maintaining accuracy of all financial files and records, budget preparation and review and cash flow management. Computer skills are necessary to manage parish IT system. This position assists the pastor in hiring staff, progressive discipline and administration of salaries and benefits program. The Business Manager is responsible for management of the parish offices and supervision of administrative, financial and maintenance staff and requires knowledge of all issues regarding personnel laws. The Business Manager supervises any major construction, improvement or repair in conjunction with the Maintenance Supervisor; liaison with Archdiocese. For full details, click title.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Holy Day of Obligation and Marian Celebration Vigil Mass: Tuesday, August 14 7:00 pm at St. James of the Valley Holy Day Masses: Wednesday, August 15 8:30 am at Our Lady of the Rosary 12:10 pm at St. Matthias 7:00 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Ministers, please sign-up online or find sign-up sheets in the Sacristy at each Church. August Marian Celebration: There will be a dinner and prayers at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 15 concluding with Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary.

Our Sunday celebration of Mass involves the commitment of so many people; we are particularly grateful for those who assist as Liturgical Ministers. At this time, we would like to renew our call for Servers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, particularly for the 4:30 pm Mass at St. James and both 4:30 pm and 9 am Masses at St. Matthias. Please consider signing up if you attend Mass at any of these times. Sign-up sheets are also in/outside the sacristy. You will be contacted to schedule a time for training. We greatly appreciate your assistance as we keep our Masses prayerful, reverent and joyful celebrations.

St. James of the Valley will celebrate the Feast of St. James this Monday, July 23. The St. James Men's Prayer Group will sponsor a dinner at 6 pm, followed at 7 pm with selected scripture readings and reflections in the Church.

There will be a volunteer meeting this Tuesday, July 17, at 7:00 at St. Matthias. If you can’t make the meeting but still want to help, please contact Dave Nissen or follow the link below to volunteer. VBS is scheduled for 9:30 am –12:30 pm, July 23-27 at St. Matthias. You can register your children or to volunteer at: https://wintonwyomingpr.org/vbs.

OLR Rummage Sale Saturday, July 7, 8 am ~ 1 pm This is a buyers-take-all year. We are aiming for a sell out! The school building will be empty when we are done! If your child is going to college in the fall, then this is the place to stock up. Give Mike Day a call at 513-543-0479 if you can volunteer to help.

On Saturday, July 14 after 4:30 pm Mass at St. Matthias, our region will celebrate Fr. McCullough’s 30th birthday and the 15-year anniversary of Fr. Lambert’s ordination! Everyone in WWPR is invited to attend this fun summer celebration!    To volunteer for side dishes, go to http://bit.ly/WWPRpicnic or contact Nancy Dolan at 513-315-7462 or nancydolan@gmail.com. To volunteer for pre-dinner snacks and non-adult beverages, go to http://bit.ly/WWPRpicnic or contact Raquel Bevington at 505-217-8998. WWPR Administrative staff will handle the main dish & adult beverages.

Young people from our region will once again gather this summer to serve and pray together. The “Days of Service, Nights of Prayer” retreat will begin Thursday, June 28 and continue through Saturday, June 30. We will spend our time during the day serving in ministries in the Cincinnati area and gather for prayer experiences in the evenings. It was at this event that we encountered the Sisters from the Rose garden Mission who had such a positive influence on the young people who attended. If you want to help or want more information about our plan for 2018 please contact Dave Nissen. You can register at: https://wintonwyomingpr.org/days-of-service-nights-of-prayer-registration.

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.