SAINT AGNES CHURCH NOVEMBER 10, 2019

FORT WRIGHT, KENTUCKY

STAFF: Rev. Mark Keene, Pastor Rev. Jason Bertke, Parochial Vicar Rev. James Quill, Retired Rev. Mr. Bob Stoeckle, Deacon/Pastoral Assoc. Rev. Mr. Gary Scott, Deacon Bobby Fisher, Director of Music Ministries Anita Dunn, Coordinator of Religious Education Pat Cunningham, Parish Business Manager Denise Graves, Bookkeeper Paula Fritz, Coordinator of RCIA Beth Nagle, Administrative Asst./Bulletin Editor

PARISH DIRECTORY: Parish Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431-1802 Parish Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291-7017 Email Address . .. .parishoffice@saintagnes.com Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-0543 Hall Rental (Ron Lawson) . . . .. . . . . . . 803-3216 Prayer Line Requests . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .331-1924 Email: stagnesprayerline@gmail.com Adoration Chapel, Don Able…..……513-403-5242

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 8:30 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. Sunday : 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Weekday: 6:30 & 11:30 a.m. Monday thru Friday, 9:20 a.m. Friday - School Mass Holy Day: 7:00 p.m. Vigil, 6:30 & 11:30 a.m.

BAPTISMS: First-time parents must attend a Baptism Preparation Class before the child can be baptized. Classes are held every other month on the second Thursday. Call the Parish Office to register. Baptisms take place every Sunday at 12:00 p.m. except during Lent.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA): Persons wishing to inquire about the Catholic Faith or seeking to complete their initiation Sacraments should contact Paula Fritz at 431-1802 or pfritz@saintagnes.com.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions are heard on Saturday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on the first Friday of the month or by calling the Parish Office and making an appointment.

MARRIAGE: Call the Parish Office at least nine months in advance. At least one of the individuals must be a registered parishioner.

HOLY COMMUNION TO THE SICK: For those who are homebound or sick and wish to receive Communion, call the Parish Office.

MEN’S PRAYER GROUP Gather with fellow Brothers in Christ every Saturday morning, 7:00-8:00 a.m. in the Saint Agnes Daily Mass Chapel. Enjoy fellowship and the Word of God.

GRADE SCHOOL CCD CLASSES: Held on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. during the school year. Contact Anita Dunn, 431-1802 or adunn@saintagnes.com for more information.

PRE-SCHOOL RELIGION: Held on Sunday during the 10:30 a.m. Mass from September thru April. Contact Maureen Osterhaus at 859-803-0458 or mosterhaus8@gmail.com for more information.

MEETINGS: Athletic Boosters-3rd Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Conference Room Board of Education-2nd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Library/Media (School) Center Finance Committee-1st Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Feb., May, Aug. & Nov. in the Parish Conference Room Parish Council-1st Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Conference Room Pro-Life Committee-2nd Monday at 7:30 p.m. Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. & Dec. in Murphy Hall St. Vincent de Paul Society-2nd & 4th Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Conference Room

Sunday, November 10 Little Sisters of the Poor Collection 8:00 a.m. Rosary - Church 12:00 p.m. Baptisms 7:30 p.m. Rosary for Peace-Adoration Chapel Monday, November 11 5:30 p.m. First Place 4 Health - Parish Conf Room 7:00 p.m. CCD - School 7:00 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul - Parish Conf Room Tuesday, November 12 7:30 p.m. First Place 4 Health - Parish Conf Room 10:00 a.m. Walking With a Purpose - Murphy Hall 7:00 p.m. Board of Education - School 7:30 p.m. Walking With a Purpose - Murphy Hall Wednesday, November 13 1:00 p.m. Symbolon Series - Parish Conf Room 7:00 p.m. Symbolon Series - Parish Conf Room 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts - Murphy A & B Thursday, November 14 11:30 a.m. Anointing of the Sick following Mass 7:00 p.m. Confirmation - Church Friday, November 15 Saturday, November 16 8:10 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Church 9:00 a.m. Confessions - Church Sunday, November 17 Christian Service Talk at All Masses 8:00 a.m. Rosary - Church 12:00 p.m. Baptisms 7:30 p.m. Rosary for Peace-Adoration Chapel

Calendar

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Mass Intentions Sunday, November 10-Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Raymond Grogan 10:30 a.m. Warren & Mary Lou Cook Monday, November 11-St. Martin of Tours 6:30 a.m. Intention of Carol E. Cetrulo 11:30 a.m. Staff Sargent Daniel Tyler Lee Tuesday, November 12-St. Josaphat 6:30 a.m. Norma Welching Wagner 11:30 a.m. Debbie Theissen Wednesday, November 13-St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 6:30 a.m. Wilbert Klump 11:30 a.m. Paul Michels Thursday, November 14 6:30 a.m. Bernie Cummings 11:30 a.m. George H. Kreutzjans Friday, November 15 6:30 a.m. William J. Roth Family 9:20 a.m. Special Intention 11:30 a.m. Dolores Todd Lyon Saturday, November 16-St. Margaret; St. Gertrude 8:30 a.m. Mary Wendt 4:00 p.m. Ray Nie Sunday, November 17-Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Ron Kenning & Liz Hargis 10:30 a.m. Dennis Vieth - 3rd Anniversary

Ministry/Volunteer Schedule

for November 16th & 17th Gift Bearers 4:00 p.m. Volunteers 8:30 a.m. Volunteers 10:30 a.m. Volunteers Special Ministers of the Word 4:00 p.m. L-S Sturgeon, C-S Gleeson 8:30 a.m. T Uthe 10:30 a.m. L-M Nutter, C-K Oberjohn Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 4:00 p.m. T & D Eilerman, C Hill, D & J Rechtin, M Stoeckle, M Pennington, K Willenbrink 8:30 a.m. C Allison, P Metzger, C Mullen, D & B Tepe, W Witt, G & M Dushensky 10:30 a.m. C Smith, D & G Travis, J & M Crowe, C Jacober, P & ML Scheper Servers 4:00 p.m. J Collins, A Martin, E Martin 8:30 a.m. M Allison, P Allison, K Brungs 10:30 a.m. J Hail, K Hail, R McGonigal 6:30 a.m. – Servers: Nov. 11th-John Zembrodt Nov. 18th-Jim Bramlage Rosary, Sunday, Nov. 17th at 8:00 a.m.: Tony Summe Highland Crossing, Nov. 17th: Don Able Vocation Chalice Program Participants 4:00 p.m. David & Kathy Bray 8:30 a.m. Sisters of Notre Dame 10:30 a.m. Ron & Rosemary Mullen Greeters 4:00 p.m. F-Marge Kuhlman A-Kathy Bell 8:30 a.m. F-Frank & Bev Henn A-Paul & Amy Kindt 10:30 a.m. F-Todd & Marijo Fischer A-Michelle Shanker

SAINT AGNES CHURCH NOVEMBER 10, 2019

FORT WRIGHT, KENTUCKY

Staff Article

Faith Sharing Questions Theme of this week’s Gospel: God is the God of the living who reveals to us the truth about the mystery of the resurrection!

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Preparing for Death through a Life of

Virtue In our First Reading today, a mother and her seven sons are martyred because they refuse to violate God’s law. These brave martyrs showed that they would rather die than sin. One of the brothers said, “It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by Him.” We cannot help but be impressed by the depth of faith of these courageous witnesses. At the same time, we are challenged to ask ourselves whether or not we possess such faith. Would we rather die than violate God’s commands?

We spend much of our lives preparing for certain events. Students prepare for class by doing their homework and studying for tests, athletes prepare themselves for competition by training hard, and adults prepare themselves to retire by saving money and making prudent investments. We spend time preparing for everything. This is also true in our spiritual lives as second graders prepare for First Communion, eight graders prepare for Confirmation, engaged couples prepare for Marriage, and seminarians prepare for Ordination. And yet an important question remains: How often do we prepare for death?

Death can take us by surprise. We prefer not to think about it. Many people fear death. And yet, as people of faith, we should view our lives on earth as a preparation for death. That sounds morbid at first glance, but St. Paul tells us that our true citizenship is in Heaven. While this world is a beautiful gift, it is also a world that has fallen into sin. We know that what awaits the faithful in Heaven is far greater than anything that we can imagine. It is with this hope that the martyrs in our First Reading were ready to die. It is why they feared sin more than they feared death. If they had given into sin, their eternal life would have been placed in jeopardy. But by choosing to remain faithful even unto death, they are granted eternal life.

It is a good idea to think about death from time to time, not in a macabre way but in a way that helps us to understand life. We should view this life as a time to prepare for death. Or to put it

another way, we should spend our time in this life to prepare for eternal life in the world to come. And we do this by living a life of virtue. If we turn away from sin and follow the laws of God, we accept His friendship. If we remain faithful even unto death, then we will be granted a place in the Kingdom of Heaven. If we view Heaven as our ultimate goal, we will be better able to navigate the struggles of this world knowing that sin does not have the final say: Our Lord does, and he is merciful to those who place their trust in him.

Of course, this doesn’t make it easy. I recently read a book by Nicolas Diat called A Time to Die. In this book, Diat visits several monasteries throughout France interviewing monks regarding their views on death. It is a fascinating read. While these men have a much different view of death than people we might meet on the streets, they are not without fear. One monk says, “Religious life does not prevent us from loving earth. We love it differently, and perhaps more, because the earth is more beautiful with the eyes of faith. Nature is more beautiful, souls are more beautiful, human relationships are more beautiful.” While preparing for death is difficult and something that we would prefer not to think about, it is an important thing to do. Just as we prepare for every other task in life, we should prepare for our eternal well-being. It puts our life and our faith into perspective. Another monk reminds us, “Thinking about death is not morbid. On the contrary, it enables us to understand the meaning of life. It is necessary to learn to recognize the end of our road. Why be afraid? The Resurrection is the foundation of our faith. Real life is not on earth. Every day, we must prepare to die.” To reflect on death is an important part of the spiritual life. It is hard to arrive at our destination if we never stop to think about where we are heading.

Father Jason Bertke

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Weekday Rosary The Rosary is prayed in Church every weekday at 11:00 a.m.

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Adults: Do you believe there will be an eternity when we will be united with our family and friends whom we loved when we were together on earth? If you could pick out who you wanted to meet first in heaven who would it be? Teens: If heaven is as wonderful as we have been told, why would anyone not live their life in a manner to assure they would spend eternity there? How can you do a better job making sure you get into the gates of heaven? Children: Do you ever pray for your relatives that have died? Can you try to picture what heaven must be like?

Next Sunday: November 17, 2019

The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C In our Liturgical Calendar we are now in the period called “Ordinary Time”. The Liturgical color for Ordinary Time is green, unless there is a special feast.

This year we are using Cycle C, and so our Gospel reading this year will feature the Gospel of Luke. During Ordinary Time the first reading, from the Old Testament, is chosen because of a thematic relation to the Gospel reading. For the second reading, we read semi-continuously from a New Testament letter, currently the Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians.

Gospel Reading (Luke 21:5-19): By the “apocalyptic” (end of the world) tone of this reading you can surmise that we must be coming to the end of our Liturgical Year and the end of the Gospel of Luke’s description of Jesus’ public ministry. This reading relays Jesus’ response to those who were admiring the Temple and its elaborate decorations. (Apparently it was truly massive and impressive.) Jesus tells of how it will all be destroyed. This passage speaks of great insurrections, wars and calamities (which the people of Luke’s day would have just witnessed as a result of the Jewish revolt against Rome which lead to the destruction of the Temple, Jerusalem and other Jewish cities). It was time when family members would betray fellow Jews and even family members. This passage communicates the idea that this is all to be expected and that God is aware of it. Yet, God is still the one in control.

The reading counsels “... By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” This passage seems to be written to a church (Luke’s community) in great distress from many sources (including Roman persecution) and needing encouragement to persevere.

First Reading (Malachi 3:19-20a): The Book of Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament Prophets and the last book of the entire Old Testament. It was written in the time of the restoration of the Jewish homeland after the Babylonian Exile. This is about 400-500 years before Jesus. Jews were returning to their homeland. Many who had been born in exile were unfamiliar with Jewish religious practices. In this passage Malachi warns the people of the coming “Day of Wrath” in order “encourage” them to learn about and to renew their religious practices: “...for those who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays.”

Second Reading (II Thessalonians 3:7-12): Paul reminds the Christian Community at Thessalonika that he worked for his own keep when he was with them. He portrays himself as an example to those who were causing problems in the community by their not minding their own business: “We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a disorderly way, by not keeping busy but minding the business of others. Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and to eat their own food.”

Bulletin Cover Picture The facade of the Major Basilica of Saint John Lateran, which is the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. It is the mother church of all of the churches in the world. The anniversary of its dedication in AD 324 is celebrated on November 9th. In some ways the dedication of this very public place of worship, while Constantine was emperor, represents the change of the “Church of the Catacombs” to a church that was allowed to worship publicly because of Constantine’s “Edict of Religious Toleration” which he issued in AD 313.

SAINT AGNES CHURCH NOVEMBER 10, 2019

FORT WRIGHT, KENTUCKY

Status of Sunday Collection Actual Collections (07/01/19 thru 11/04/19) $357,790 Budgeted Collections (07/01/19 thru 11/04/19) $395,200 Budgeted Collections for Fiscal Year (2019/2020) $1,259,000

Adoration of Our Lord Blessed are we who receive the Lord Jesus in Holy Communion (His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity) and have the opportunity to visit and adore Him in His Real Presence in Eucharistic Adoration. Please commit to an hour with Jesus in our Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel. Call 859-496-4149 for more information.

Albert the Great There once was a time when a person could know everything that could be known. One of those people was Albert of Cologne, who is also known as the doctor universalis or universal doctor. Albert was born in Lauingen, Bavaria around the year 1200, although some believe it was as early as 1193. He was educated at the University of Padua, studying the writings of Aristotle. It was here that

Stewardship

Saint of the Week

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The Morning Offering and Monthly

Intention The “Morning Offering” is a prayer that has a long history in our Catholic Tradition. When I was in grade school, we prayed this prayer every morning as a class. It concludes with an intention “in particular for those [intentions] recommended by our Holy Father, the Pope, this month.” The text of the Morning Offering Prayer follows. We will be including the specific monthly intention in the bulletin each week. I encourage everyone to consider including this prayer and all of its intentions in your daily prayers. – Father Mark Keene

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you all my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of your Sacred Heart; the salvation of souls, the reparation for sin, the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all the Apostleship of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended of our Holy Father, the Pope, this month. Amen.

Monthly Intention of Pope Francis NOVEMBER: Dialogue and Reconciliation in the Near East. That a spirit of dialogue, encounter, and reconciliation emerge in the Near East, where diverse religious communities share their live together.

We Are His Hands

Thanks From NDUEC Thank you for your gifts of $639.01 and $486.05 in September and October to Notre Dame Urban Education Center... NDUEC’s families are grateful to Saint Agnes Parish in helping to keep our monthly fees affordable. Gratefully, Sr. Maria Therese, SND, Executive Director

Thanks From Covington Youth Retreat

Committee Thank you so much for always making the Saint Agnes convent available to us for our retreat. The friars and musicians who stay there really do enjoy the comfort and convenience. We feel very fortunate to have such an awesome place to offer them. Please accept our donation [$500] to Saint Agnes in appreciation of your generosity to YOUTH 2000!

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Christmas Mailing to the Military Do you have a family member serving in the U.S. Military? The Saint Agnes Armed Forces Committee would like to know about your service person so they can be included in the Christmas mailing. Also, if your service person has a new address, please contact Tom Jacober at 331-3710, Lee Stauber at 331-0752 or Joe Perny at 609-8781.

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the Blessed Mother convinced him to enter religious life and he entered the Dominicans, although his family disapproved. He then studied theology at Bologna and took up a teaching position at the Dominican house in Cologne. He became a master of theology in 1245, the first German to become one. He then took a teaching position at the University of Paris the same year and began to teach the future Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Albert was the first scholar to comment on all of Aristotle’s writings and he also was the first to comment on Muslim students of Aristotle, which created some academic debate as to the study of non-Christian philosophers. He was involved in defending the Dominicans against attacks by the secular clergy of the University of Paris. He also was instrumental in establishing the study of philosophy as the basis for the study of theology. This was the beginning of Dominican scholastic philosophy, which was put into practice at the Dominican motherhouse in Rome (later the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum).

In 1260 at the age of 60 or 67 he was made the Bishop of Regensburg. During the three years he was Bishop he made a practice of walking throughout the large diocese, rather than riding a horse as required, for which he earned the name, “Boots the Bishop”. After three years he retired as bishop and spent the rest of his life at various Dominican houses and preaching throughout southern Germany. He also defended the orthodoxy of his former pupil, Thomas Aquinas.

Albert died on November 15, 1280. He was beatified in 1622 and canonized and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in1931. His writings take up a total of 38 volumes and cover logic, theology, botany, geography, astronomy, astrology, mineralogy, alchemy, zoology, physiology, phrenology, justice, law, friendship, and love. He digested, interpreted, and systematized the whole of Aristotle's works, gleaned from the Latin translations and notes of the Arabian commentators, in accordance with Church doctrine. Most modern knowledge of Aristotle was preserved and presented by Albert. His knowledge of physical science was considerable

and remarkably accurate. His feast day is November 15th and he is the patron of philosophers, scientists, students, medical technicians, World Youth Day and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Parish Confirmation This Thursday We welcome our bishop, Roger J. Foys to Saint Agnes this coming Thursday, November 14th, at 7:00 p.m. for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is one of the Sacraments of Initiation into the Catholic Faith. Now more than ever, with so many other things competing for their attention, our young people need to be shown the good/inspiring example of adults. Confirmation is a parish event, not just for those being Confirmed, their parents and sponsors. All parishioners are encouraged to come and pray for these young men and women of our parish. Wouldn’t it be great if our church was standing room only for them! – Father Mark Keene

Did You Know? Veterans Day is an official U.S. public holiday, observed annually on November 11th, which honors all American veterans, both living and dead. It is the day each year that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made to keep our country free and thank them for their dedicated and loyal service. Please consider showing your appreciation to all of those who have served and are serving our country, no matter how you do it.

SAINT AGNES CHURCH NOVEMBER 10, 2019

FORT WRIGHT, KENTUCKY

New Parish Picture Directory Lifetouch will be taking pictures for the parish picture directory from November 20th to December 7th. Please sign up for your appointment online at https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/b256s20m or go to our website and under News, click on 90th Anniversary Picture Directory by Lifetouch. For those who are unable to register online, we will have sign-ups after all Masses each weekend. (Please note: the online site will be disabled on the weekends due to sign-ups after Masses.)

Your Parish Pictures Wanted Our parish does a pictorial directory every five years, in conjunction with the five-year intervals of our parish anniversary. Next year, 2020, is the 90th anniversary of our parish. Pictorial Directories usually include several pages of photos of parish events. If you have photographs of parish events (Baptisms, First Communions, fish fries, school activities, Homecoming, etc.) that you would like to submit for consideration to be included, please send them to Father Keene mkeene@saintagnes.com. JPEG format is preferred. Thank you.

Advent and Christmas Flowers for our

Church: Gifts in Memory Of During Advent Season we use pink poinsettias in our main church and in our daily Mass chapel. During Christmas Season we use all of the pink poinsettias in the Mass chapel, and use red poinsettias in the main church. They always look very beautiful.

If you would like to donate one or more poinsettias ($50/each) as a gift to the parish or in memory of a loved one, please clearly mark your gift and put it in the regular Sunday collection or send it to the Parish Office on or before Monday, November 18th. Those who make such gifts and memorials will be acknowledged in the bulletin on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The name of the donor will be included along with the name(s) of those who are being memorialized. — Thank you, Father Mark Keene

Christian Service Sunday Saint Agnes Christian Service Sunday is Sunday, November 24th. The purpose of our Christian Service Program is to provide assistance to those Saint Agnes parishioners and school families in need, but who don’t have access to an established assistance program. Next weekend, November 16th & 17th, members from the Christian Service Committee will be giving a brief talk at all Masses. Grocery bags will be handed out for you to take home and fill with non-perishable food items, paper goods and personal care items. Also, an envelope will be included in the bulletin that weekend for any monetary donations you may wish to make. Grocery bags and envelopes will be collected at all Masses the weekend of November 24th. All grocery bags will be delivered to Be-Concerned, Welcome House and Rose Garden Mission. The monetary donations will be used to provide assistance to parish/school families and other forms of outreach when there are special needs in our locale over the next 12 months. Thank you for your support!

Join the Society of SVDP Do you consider yourself a caring, compassionate and giving person? If so, we invite you to join the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The St. Vincent de Paul group here at Saint Agnes serves neighbors in need. Please prayerfully consider if God is calling you to join us. Contact the Parish Office at 431-1802 or parishoffice@saintagnes.com to find out more and one of our members will contact you. You can also stop by our next meeting, which is this Monday, November 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Conference Room.

School Cafeteria Hiring The school is hiring a server/dishwasher for our school cafeteria. The hours are Monday thru Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Interested individuals may contact Jackie Kaiser by email at jkaiser@covingdio.org or call 859-392-1500.

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Word of Life Bulletin Brief “O St. Bakhita, assist all those who are trapped in a state of slavery; intercede with God on their behalf so that they will be released from their chains of captivity...provide comfort to survivors of slavery and let them look to you as an example of hope and faith.” USCCB, “Prayers to St. Josephine Bakhita”

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Faith Formation

Kindergarten Registration If you have a kindergarten student for the 2020-21 school year, it is time to register. Registration information can be found at http://school.saintagnes.com/admission/. Priority registration for current school families and parish families was through November 8th and open registration for all families begins November 11th. If you need help with the registration process or your Sycamore login, contact Mrs. Sucher at msucher@saintagnes.com.

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SVDP Turkeyfoot Trot 5K On Saturday, November 23rd at 9:00 a.m. St. Vincent de Paul will host the 12th Annual Turkeyfoot Trot 5K race/walk beginning and ending at Thomas More University. Proceeds benefit our ministry of direct service (emergency financial assistance, food and basic necessities) to our neighbors in need. Pre-registration by November 21st at www.svdpnky.org. Cost is $25 for adults and $20 for children 14 years or younger. T-shirts sold separately for $10 while supplies last. Day of registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. is $30 for adults and $25 for children. There will be a free kids fun run, door prizes and food donated by local restaurants. Not a runner or walker? There are plenty of volunteer opportunities available on race day. To volunteer contact Eileen Walter at elwalter2007@gmail.com. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. To sponsor, donate or for more information, go to www.svdpnky.org or contact Lou Settle at 859-446-7727 or lou.settle@svdpnky.org.

Prayers of Hope - Defend DACA The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is in the hands of the Supreme Court. Join the Sisters of Notre Dame and NKY Justice and Peace Committee for a vigil Prayer Service followed by Adoration as we unite to support and defend the dignity of DACA recipients, this Sunday, November 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Heights. (Enter the Notre Dame Academy driveway on Dixie Highway to park behind St. Joseph Heights.)

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RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process that presents to non-Catholics the teachings of our Catholic faith. However, perhaps more importantly, the RCIA is designed to guide a person in developing a deep relationship with Jesus through His holy Catholic Church. This dynamic relationship with Jesus gives meaning and purpose to life, and transforms daily living into a life of loving service. In the weekly RCIA sessions, inquirers into our faith explore basic Catholic teachings and ask their most burning questions about the Catholic faith. The Church appropriately calls this time the “Inquiry Period.” This period can last as long as necessary for the inquirer to feel ready to make a first commitment to continue studying the faith. If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic way of life, or if you know someone who might be interested, please call the parish office at 431-1802 or email Paula at pfritz@saintagnes.com.

FORMED Would you like to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ and help your children to know Jesus as well? Check out FORMED, an online free subscription that offers faith based movies, documentaries, books, audios, and children’s resources. Please register for FORMED by going to www.formed.org/signup and find Saint Agnes Parish to register-then follow the instructions. Our Church needs you and your family to know and spread our faith.

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