ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

To Help You Prepare For Next Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-7;

Philippians 2:6-11;

Luke 22:14-23:56

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: 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, and Patricia & Harvey

Sander. If you know of someone else who should be includ-

ed 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, April 11th 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 hardship, suffering, and perse-

cution 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 courageously 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 Thurs-

day, April 18 to sundown Sunday, April 21. As

a parish community, it is important that we cele-

brate the Triduum together. Mark your calen-

dars 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!\

RCIA Candidate for Full Communion As we continue our journey towards Easter, please keep

Matthew Motsinger in your pr ayers, as he prepares to cele-

brate the sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist at our Easter Vigil.

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Our Annunciation Parish St. Vincent de Paul Conference will have their monthly meeting this Tuesday, April 9th,

at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeter ia. All are welcome to be-

come involved in this outreach ministry that seeks to pro-

vide emergency material assistance to those in our neigh-borhood who are in need.

Eucharistic Holy Hour Please join us this Wednesday, April 10th, at

7:00 p.m. in church for Eucharistic Exposi-tion 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!

The Mass: What We Do & Why We Do It Please join us Thursday, April 11, at 7:00 p.m. in church for part 3 of our 3-session Lenten gatherings on the Mass.

All are welcome, even if you could not attend parts 1 and

2.

Confirmation Family Preparation Youth preparing for Confirmation and their parents and

sponsors are reminded of our Confirmation Family Prep-

aration gathering this Thursday, April 11, 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, April 11, from 7:00-8:00

p.m. in church.

Altar Server Practice for Palm Sunday Altar Servers for next Saturday/Sunday ar e reminded of rehearsal at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13.

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.

Easter Flower Fund You once again this year have an opportunity to make a donation to our Easter Flower Fund in memory of a loved

one. An envelope is included in your monthly packet of

envelopes, and also are available at the doors of church.

Please make sure and note in whose memory, or honor, flowers are being donated. For donations received by

Sunday, April 14, names of those being remembered

will be included in our Easter Sunday bulletin. For

donations received after April 14, names will be noted

in an Easter Season bulletin. Thank you!

Attention Liturgical Ministers! We are getting ready to prepare the next Liturgical Min-ister Schedule, which will go from June 16 - September

1, 2019. Please contact our Parish Office at 861-1295

no later than Thursday, April 25 with any dates/times

during this period when you are not available. If you

are not currently a liturgical minister, and would like

to volunteer, please let us know! Thanks!

Welcome! Please welcome our newest Annunciation parishioners,

Madeline Engeler and Eli Ring. We are glad you

have chosen Annunciation Parish as your church home!

Masses for the Week

Monday, April 8th – Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Chris Human & Family; James Inman

Tuesday, April 9th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Celebrant’s Intention

Wednesday, April 10th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Celebrant’s Intention

Thursday, April 11th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Celebrant’s Intention

Friday, April 12th - Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. Persecuted Christians

Saturday, April 13th - Vigil, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the

Lord

5:00 p.m. For the Faithful Departed

Sunday, April 14th - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

10:00 a.m. Pro Populo, For the People of the 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, April 13th - 5:00 p.m. Servers: Felicia Domineack, Pablo Patag, Nate Miller

Lectors: Mary Douglas & Paul Hendr ick

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Kathy Chabot & Melissa Booth

Gift Bearers: Kathy Chabot & Cheryl Walz

Sunday, April 14th - 10:00 a.m.

Servers: Gary Br ichler , Gabrielle Hopkins, Annie Spaeth,

Joseph Spaeth, Sarah Turner

Lectors: Mollie Wilke & Barbara Mussman

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Beth Brichler, Stephen Macha, Valentina Macha

Gift Bearers: The Lorensen Family

Financial Stewardship

Sunday, March 31st (43 Envelopes)…...............................13,045.00

Sunday, March 31st (Electronic Giving).................................260.00

Sunday, March 31st Total Weekly Offering..…...….…....13,305.00

Easter Flowers………………………………………….…….150.00

Please remember Annunciation Parish in your will!

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 7, 2019

Please note: There is one Mass at 10:00 a.m. next Sunday morn-

ing, April 14, for Palm Sunday. We will gather beforehand out-

side in front of the rectory for the Blessing of Palm & Proces-

sion with Palm.

ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

At Next Weekend’s Liturgies: 5:00 p.m. Saturday & 10:00 a.m. Sunday Next Sunday is Passion (Palm) Sunday. It is a special day beginning a special week in the life of the Church and in the

lives of Christians. This is marked by special things that happen at the Liturgy: the blessing of, and procession with, palm branches, as well as the proclamation of the Pas-

sion from St. Luke’s Gospel. To help connect with these special rituals you are reminded

of the following:

(1) For the Blessing and Procession, at the 5:00 p.m. Mass, please gather, as you are able, around the Font at the rear of Church; at the 10:00 a.m. Mass, please gather outside in

front of the rectory (inside around the Font if the weather is inclement). Palm branches

will be available at these locations. Once the procession begins, you are asked to follow the ministers (servers, cantor, choir, etc.) into Church. You are encouraged to sit closer

toward the front, as this expresses the unity of our procession, the unity of our gath-

ering, and our eagerness to listen to the Word, especially the Passion.

(2) For the Proclamation of the Passion, please note that it is proclaimed by three alternat-ing voices: the priest and two lectors. The assembly’s grace is to attentively listen to their

proclamation, and so receive, as from the Lord Himself, the words of everlasting life.

(3) Finally, make every effort to arrive in Church before the beginning of the Liturgy. If this means you are standing

around in back of Church or out front with others, then take the opportunity to meet and visit. After all, it is as a com-

munity of faith that we journey through Holy Week.

CRS Rice Bowl Week 5: Gaza Despite earning a teaching degree, Ona struggled to find work in Gaza. She was

not able to apply to jobs elsewhere because she is not allowed to leave Gaza. Through a CRS program, Ona found a paid internship as a teacher which gave

her confidence and inspiration to branch out on her own. Ona saved her last two

paychecks from the internship and used them to open a tutoring center where she

now helps students of all ages in math and other subjects. After one month in business, Ona has 41 children coming to her center. With the money she's

earned, Ona was able to replace her home's tarp with windows to keep out the

wind and rain.

Catholic Relief Services matches people like Ona, who are living in Gaza and

looking for work, with businesses looking for employees or interns.

(Photo by Mohamed Reefi for Catholic Relief Services)

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Ona with her husband and their two daughters

(Photo by Mohamed Reefi for Catholic Relief Services)

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 7, 2019

ANNUNCIATION PARISH CLIFTON, CINCINNATI, OHIO

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT APRIL 7, 2019