ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

To Help You Prepare For Next Sunday: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18;

Philippians 3:17-4:1;

Luke 9:28b-36

Your Prayers Are Requested

Please remember to keep in your prayers those of our Parish Community who are unable to be with us at our Sunday Eucha-

rist: Dan Dell, Freddie Domineack, Bertie Domineack Harper,

Joseph Chaky, Jim San Filippo, Mary Thomas, Cheryl

Walz, Vince Frasher, David Koenig, Anna Heuck, Pam

Martini, Molly Minihan, JoJo, Tom Vonderahe, Gaenor

Buotto, and Patricia & Harvey Sander. If you know of

someone else who should be included in this list, please call the Rectory. Also, your prayers are requested for the safety, and

safe return, of all the men and women serving our country in

the armed forces.

Annunciation School Faith Formation News

Our weekly celebration of Morning Prayer with students and

faculty, preschool-8th grade, is Thursday, March 14th at 9:30

a.m. in church. Dur ing Lent, we are also be praying the Sta-

tions of the Cross dur ing Morning Prayer . All are welcome

to join us for prayer!

For more information about Faith Formation at Annunciation

School, please contact our Director of Faith Formation, Dr. Sandi Chakeres at 861-1295.

Pray for Persecuted Christians!

Please remember to pray everyday for our

Brothers and Sisters who experience hard-

ship, suffering, and persecution for our Christian faith. Please pray for those

Christians who will give their lives this

day in faithful witness to Jesus Christ. And

pray for the grace to quietly and coura-geously give witness in our own lives to

the faithfulness of God. Visit the icon of

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, located to the left of the altar.

Join Us For Easter 2019! The Sacred Paschal Triduum, the

highpoint of our entire Church Year, will be celebrated sundown Thursday,

April 18 to sundown Sunday, April

21. As a parish community, it is im-

portant that we celebrate the Tridu-

um together. Mark your calendars

and plan your schedules now, so that all family members can join us for the

great liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good

Friday, the Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday of the Resurrection

of the Lord!\

Eucharistic Holy Hour Please join us this Wednesday, March 13th,

at 7:00 p.m. in church for Eucharistic Expo-

sition and Adoration, beginning with br ief

prayer and song. There will then be time for

quiet, personal prayer, reading, meditation, con-templation, and adoration. We will conclude

with Benediction at 7:45 p.m. All are welcome!

Confirmation Family Preparation Youth preparing for Confirmation and their parents and

sponsors are reminded of our Confirmation Family Prep-aration gathering this Thursday, March 14, at 7:00 p.m.

in church.

First Communion Family Preparation Children preparing for First Communion and their par-

ents are reminded of our First Communion Family Prepa-ration gathering this Thursday, March 14, from 7:00-8:00

p.m. in church.

Interested in Becoming Catholic? If you or someone you know has no church home, or is

attending Annunciation but is not Catholic, consider ex-tending an invitation to this individual to give some

thought to becoming Catholic. If you or someone you

know is interested in finding out more about the pos-

sibility of becoming Catholic, please contact Father

Grogan or Dr. Sandi Chakeres at the Parish Office,

861-1295.

Would you like to learn more about CRS Rice Bowl, our parish Lenten Outreach? Please join the members of

our Annunciation Salt and Light committee in our

cafeteria after 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March

31st to “Share the Journey.” Taste traditional foods from this year’s featured countries. Be open to learning

interesting information about these countries. Bring

your willingness to discover something new!

SVDP Clothing & Household Items Drive Since 1869, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Cincinnati has been providing immediate, emergency assistance to

our neighbors in need through programs such as rent and

utility assistance, a charitable pharmacy, clothing and

furniture from their thrift stores, food and more.

Through the seven local St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

and Donation Centers, nearly $750,000 of clothing, furni-ture and household items were provided at no cost to

struggling families through a voucher program. Addition-

ally, all proceeds from other items sold benefit the many programs of St. Vincent de Paul described above.

We are asking for your help in ensuring the St. Vincent

de Paul thrift stores have enough clothing and household

items for those in need and those shopping!

Please donate at the collection truck in the Annuncia-

tion parking lot on

Saturday, March 23rd (Noon–6:30)

Sunday, March 24th (10–3)

All clothing and household items are needed. Our most

requested items include shoes (especially children’s and

men’s), men’s clothing, and household items such as small appliances and kitchenware.

Thank you so much for your generosity! Visit www.SVDPcincinnati.org for more information.

Masses for the Week

Monday, March 11th – Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Rev. Robert Thorsen; Rev. Todd Grogan

Tuesday, March 12th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Celebrant’s Intention

Wednesday, March 13th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Richard E. Boiman & Richard S. Boiman; Mary

Boiman

Thursday, March 14th - Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. Celebrant’s Intention

Friday, March 15th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Persecuted Christians

Saturday, March 16th - Vigil, 2nd Sunday of Lent

5:00 p.m. Evelyn Schwiers; Schwiers Family

Sunday, March 17th - 2nd Sunday of Lent

9:00 a.m. Pro Populo, For the People of the Parish

11:00 a.m. Farmer John & Betsy Black; Annunciation Parish

When Mass Intentions are listed, the first name given is the person

being remembered by the priest celebrant at that Mass; the second

name is the person requesting the intention. Mass Intentions are

always welcomed. Please call the Rectory.

Next Week’s Ministers

Saturday, March 16th - 5:00 p.m.

Servers: Nate Miller , Felicia Domineack, Jennifer Ridle

Lectors: Deanna Miller & Mary Douglas

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Kathy Chabot & Melissa Booth

Gift Bearers: Greg & Evelyn Schott

Sunday, March 17th - 9:00 a.m.

Servers: Brady Horgan; Herwens Horgan; Ruby Horgan

Lectors: Pam Rosfeld & Mindy Horgan

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Beth Brichler & Andy Olding

Gift Bearers: The Horgan Family

Sunday, March 17th - 11:00 a.m.

Servers: Gabrielle Hopkins, Antonio Patag, Pablo Patag

Lectors: Barbara Mussman & Mike Suffern

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Dean Stout & Mollie Wilke

Gift Bearers: The Imbus/Suffern Family

Financial Stewardship

Sunday, March 3rd (41 Envelopes)…...................................5,060.30

Sunday, March 3rd (Electronic Giving)................................1,090.00

Sunday, March 3rd Total Weekly Offering...……….…......6,150.30

St. Vincent de Paul …………………………………...…..1,207.00

Easter Flowers……………………………………………....335.00

Please remember Annunciation Parish in your will!

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 10, 2019

ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

CRS Rice Bowl Week 1: Focus on Guatemala

(Photo by Oscar Leiva/Silverlight for Catholic Relief Services)

Women and children who are beneficiaries of Catholic

Relief Services' Food Security Program in the First

Thousand Days (SEGAMIL). For young families living in the mountains of Guatemala, raising a baby can be

hard. Most families grow corn and beans for a living, but

a long-standing drought has caused harvests to shrink.

There are few job opportunities, which means putting food on the table is a daily challenge. SEGAMIL is a

CRS-sponsored program that teaches young mothers how

to raise healthy children, grow nutritious food in small gardens and manage a healthy diet. CRS provides food

throughout a mother’s pregnancy and monthly medical

check-ups during the first two years of life.

(Photo by Oscar Leiva/Silverlight for Catholic Relief Services)

Portrait of Norma Candelaria Pu Perpuac, 23, with her son Victor Adelson, 5, in their house in Chuizacasiguan

village in Santa Lucía La Reforma, department of Toton-

icapan, Guatemala.

Norma, a single mother, is a beneficiary of Catholic Re-lief Services' Food Security Program in the First Thou-

sand Days (SEGAMIL). For young families living in the

mountains of Guatemala, raising a baby can be hard.

Most families grow corn and beans for a living, but a long-standing drought has caused harvests to shrink. There are few

job opportunities, which means putting food on the table is a

daily challenge. That’s why when Norma discovered she was

pregnant, she wondered how she would manage. “When I was young, my mom and dad didn’t have money to buy much

food,” she says. “My mom would split one egg among four

children.” Norma wanted more for her son, Victor.

But at age 20, she didn’t have much experience beyond help-

ing her mother around the house. So, she looked for help. She

found it in a CRS-sponsored program that teaches young

mothers how to raise healthy children, grow nutritious food in small gardens and manage a healthy diet. Plus, CRS provided

Norma with food throughout her pregnancy and monthly

medical check-ups during Victor’s first two years of life.

“I learned a lot of beautiful things,” Norma says. “I learned how to take care of my boy and what foods to feed him so

that he can grow healthy and strong.”

Now, Norma is sharing what she learned with others as a

“mother monitor.” “It makes me proud to share the experi-ence I had and the lessons I learned with other women,” she

says. It makes Norma proud—and makes her community a

better place to raise a family.

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 10, 2019

ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 10, 2019