of the Cross Parish Fourth Sunday of Easter April 29, 2007 Holy Hour for Diocesan Vocations Life Teen Update

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1 First Saturday Cenacle First Saturday Cenacle, May 5, 2007, Saint Pius X Church folriumph of the Cross Parish Holy Hour for Diocesan Vocations This Wednesday, May 2nd, from 9-10 am, at Holy Name Cathedral will be the monthly Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood for our Diocese. Please consider spending an hour in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament to help provide for our future. Hope to see you there! Fourth Sunday of Easter Life Teen Update Please join us this evening (Sunday) from 6:00 to 8:00 for Life Night at Holy Family. For more information about Life Teen please visit Conference to Explore Mysteries of Third Person of Holy Trinity For anyone who provides instruction in the faith, leading people into an encounter with the Holy Spirit can be the most daunting of tasks: After all, if the Holy Spirit is not a bird, not fire, wind, or flame, then who or what is He? With the theme "Come, Drink of the Holy Spirit," the St. John Bosco Conference for Catechists and Religious Educators (July 18-22) will help provide those answers and equip educators with the tools to help bring the Holy Spirit into others' lives. For more information or to register, call (800) or visit franciscanconferences.com. Perpetual Adoration Nourish the life of the Risen Lord you received during this Easter season by committing yourself to pray before His Holy Presence and taking one of our open hours of adoration. The hours needed (West End Adoration Chapel) to spend time with our Lord are Sunday 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday 5:00 p.m.. If you can fill any of these hours please contact Sonia Fischer at Catechetical Update Please pray for our catechetical program in the City of Steubenville. PSR is not over for the students who have received Confirmation. They are to return to their regular PSR class for April 29, 2007 a few more classes. We hope to see them again next year also! Religious Education does not end with Confirmation. City-Wide Vacation Bible School It s that time again to prepare for Vacation Bible School in June. Mark your calendars for June VBS doesn t just happen! It takes many people to put on a quality VBS. So, think of how valuable you will be in helping with VBS. Please call if you are interested in helping. Dates to Remember May 1, 8 PSR May 5 Holy Rosary First Eucharist 11 a.m. May 5 St. Pius Celebration 4 pm May 6 Holy Rosary Celebration 1st 1:30 May 8 Holy Family May Crowning 6 p.m. May 13 Holy Rosary May Crowning after 11:30 Mass June City-wide VBS Please Pray for the Children preparing for the Sacraments this Month. Mark Your Calendar for the Sisters Plan now to join the TOR sisters for their upcoming Open House and May Crowning which will take place Saturday, May 5th, from noon to 5:00 pm. The day will also include tours, games, hikes, snacks and family activities. The activities will take place at the Monastery of the Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R., 369 Little Church Rd., Toronto, OH, (740) , or (740) Retrouvaille Help for troubled marriages. Retrouvaille has helped thousands of couples at every stage of disillusionment, even those thinking of divorce. Don t wait. Call for information about our June 1,2,3 weekend at Best Western Motel, Caldwell, Ohio. Please call us at or visit us at retrouvaille.org or HelpOurMarriage.com.

2 lowing the 8 o clock Mass will feature Edouard Cardinal Gagnon reflecting on the Fatima message and responsibility. This one-hour video presentation of the Apostolate for Family Consecration will include a meditative Rosary focused on the Joyful Mysteries. Be an apostle! Bring a friend. Light refreshments will be served. Any questions: call Regis & Marianne Belback at Christian Men s Luncheon The May Christian Men s Luncheon will be held Friday, May 4th, at St. Joseph Center (FUS), from noon to 1:00 pm. The speaker this month will be Bob Lesnefsky from Dirty Vagabond Ministries. The cost is $6. To make a reservation please call Christy Kemmer (receptionist for McBane Insurance) at (740) or fax to (740) Baby Shower Students for Life at Franciscan University of Steubenville, on behalf of Stand True Ministries, is coordinating a drive for AIM Pregnancy Help Center, which aids women who at the last moment have chosen life for their children. There will be boxes in the back of the church on the weekend of April 29th. Items are also being collected for a seventeen-year-old mother who has recently chosen life for her child. She has created a registry at Wal-Mart, which can be accessed by entering "Sarah Gorbet" as the name requested. Items for her should be marked "Sarah" in the boxes or can be ordered online and can be shipped to the Baby Shower location. K of C Breakfast On Sunday, May 6th, the Knights of Columbus Council #11828 will host a pancake breakfast to benefit AIM in St. Peter s Church basement. The event will run from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. The cost is $5 for adults, $2 for children or $15 family maximum. HRC Golf Scramble Please join us for the 2nd Annual Monsignor James Marshall and John Weaver Memorial 4-Person Golf Scramble. It will be held Saturday, May 19th, It is sponsored by the Holy Rosary Central Booster Club and will be held at Spring Hills Golf Course (East Springfield, Ohio). The entry fee is $55.00 per person (Includes: green fees, cart, refreshments, lunch & dinner). Every golfer receives a prize, ready for pick-up when you are done with your round of golf and steak dinner! Skills prizes include $500 for 1st, $300 for 2nd, $200 for 3rd, closest to the pin, longest drive. For more information call John DeStefano at (or ) or Charlie (Spring Hills Golf Course) at Today is World Day of Prayer for Vocations! Our Life of Faith within the Church Readings for Week of Apr 29, 2007 Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52/Rv 7:9, 14b-17/Jn 10:27-30 Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24-13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14 Next Sunday: Acts 14:21-27/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn 13:31-33a, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father's hand." - Jn 10:28-29 Gospel of Life Some contend that the pro-life issue is less important than the war issue. Fr. Frank V. Pavone, director of Priests for Life, comments: How many innocent lives, and how many children, have been deliberately targeted for destruction in the current war? By comparison, every abortion deliberately targets and destroys a child, otherwise it wouldn t be an abortion Catholic teaching allows more than one position on war, but it does not allow more than one position on abortion. Apostleship of Prayer Please join with the Holy Father in praying for his intentions for the month of May General: That, like the Virgin Mary, all Christians may be guided by the Word of God and remain attentive to the signs of the Lord in their own lives; Mission: That in mission territories there may be good and enlightened teachers in the major seminaries and institutes of consecrated life. Parish Nurse Ministry SNORING zzzz and Sleep Apnea! A few bulletins ago we talked about sleep, and now would like to finalize on this topic with snoring and how it relates to health. Definition: snoring is the sound produced by obstructed breathing during sleep. People who snore have and increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. More study is needed to 2

3 determine whether those snorers at risk for more serious problems are people who have actual pauses in breathing while snoring, called sleep apnea. Causes: Snoring results when air cannot move freely through the air passages at the back of the mouth and nose. This causes vibration of the roof of the mouth and uvula (part of the soft palate), which creates the snoring sound. The smaller the airway, the more obstruction, and the louder the snoring. This airway obstruction can be caused by: 1. Decreased muscle tone in the tongue and throat; 2. Enlarged tonsils, adenoids, or other obstructions (tumors or cysts); 3. Excessive tissue around the throat due to obesity; 4. Congested nasal passages from a cold, flu, sinus infection, or allergies. Risk factors: A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition. In the case of snoring, they are: Gender-male: 1. obesity; 2. age over 50; 3. family history; 4. use of central nervous system drugs or alcohol that acts as a respiratory depressants; 5. lying on back while sleeping; 6. nasal obstructions or injury that has displaced the nasal cartilage or bones. Symptoms: the main symptom of snoring is noisy breathing during sleep. The following symptoms may indicate that Obstructive Sleep Apnea is causing the snoring while sleeping: 1. gasping; 2. sudden awakening; 3. choking; 4. long pauses in breathing. While Awake: 1. sleepiness and fatigue during the day; 2. slowness in mental functioning; 3. morning headache and irritability. Diagnosis: A sleep study in a laboratory to determine how the snoring disrupts sleep. Treatment: In cases of snoring without sleep apnea, lifestyle changes may alleviate symptoms. More severe cases with Sleep Apnea may require surgery or the use of home breathing devices that distribute positive pressures to the airway via a face mask. These symptoms can be reduced through the use of these devices on approval of your physician. As always you may contact our parish nurses by telephone to discuss any health problems and referrals. We are here for you. TOTC Building Committee Update The Building Committee is approaching the end of its work. We have now completed the design of the structure, its exterior, landscaping plan and nearly completed the interior design elements. Much of the information about our new parish church and cathedral building was discussed thoroughly at the parish receptions, and space will not allow me to write a great deal. However, you can visit our parish website to look at some of the plans at triumphofthecross.org. Bishop Conlon hopes to have a groundbreaking ceremony in mid-june with construction beginning as soon after that as possible. Please Pray for Our Priests Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Msgr. Joseph Nealon Rev. Frank Cronin Rev. Kenneth Cienick SA Rev. Timothy Kozak Rev. Joseph Lehman TOR Rev. Gary Zalenski Bishop R. Daniel Conlon Holy Rosary Parish Prayer Line Please keep the following in your prayers: Frank Harda, Ron Beever, Lib Sweeney, Tim McCoy, Cindy Fatadley, Rita West and Linda Chizers. Personnel Changes: Fr. Wayne Morris As he announced before the Masses last weekend, Fr. Wayne has been assigned as administrator of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Colerain. His appointment is effective June 1st. He will not be replaced at Holy Rosary. Fr. McGuire s traveling should cease by that date, and he will be able to resume a normal parish schedule. In the Fall many more assignment changes will be made. At that time arrangements for the hospital and high school will be announced. We wish Fr. Wayne well and know he will be a great pastor. Personnel Changes: Attilio Boni Beginning next weekend, Attilio Boni, longtime organist at the 11:30 and 6:00 Masses will come to Holy Rosary full-time. This has been made possible by a generous donation from a parishioner who wishes to remain anonymous. He gave the gift of one year s salary because of his desire to enhance our parish s celebration of the Eucharist. Thank you!!! 3

4 (190 out of 807 envs) Collection $3,861; Candles $ Parish Activities Calendar Some people have told us that they miss the monthly calendars that we used to insert into the bulletin. We decided not to print them anymore as part of our budget-cutting last fall. It was nice to hear that some people actually were reading them. The calendar is, and has been, available at our website: Click on Event Calendar. Lift High the Cross Capital Campaign 169 households have sent in their pledge cards to Lift High The Cross Capital Campaign, for a total of just over $425,000. The average pledge is about $2,500. If you have not yet sent in your pledge or contribution for the construction of our new parish church, please consider doing so. There are pledge envelopes in the back of church. Mon- 8:30 am Tue- 8:30 am Patrick E. Moorhead, by mother 6:30 pm Antoinette (Toni) D'Anniballe, by Lynn D Anniballe Wed- 8:30 am Thu- 8:30 am Anthony Senatore, by family William Savinell, by family Fri- 8:30 am Paula Chambers 9:45 am HRCS Mass Sat- 8:30 am Special Intention Frank Falkowski, by ann Dyleski & Pauline Campbell 4:00 pm Vincent Giannamore, by brothers and sisters Sun- 8:30 am Eda Campbell, by Carmel Senatore 10:00 am Edna Feschak, by Feschak & Ferrera Families 11:30 am Mary Costantini, by family 6:00 pm People of the Parishes, by Fr. Tim Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturdays, noon to 1:00 pm Donations for Bingo The following are asked to donate a baked good or $3 for bingo this week: Michele Weld Sheila Werkin Toni Wheeler Mary Clare Williams Donna Wilson Christine Wilson. HRCS News We will celebrate Mass as a school family Friday at 9:45. All our parish families are welcome. Registration is still open for all grade levels for the school year. Please call the school office for more information. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion We have begun celebrating communion under both species, the Precious Body and Blood, at weekday Masses and would like to make the consecrated wine available to everyone on weekends. Unfortunately, we have too few Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to provide both without unduly prolonging the Mass. In light of this we are once again asking for volunteers to be Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. If you are interested in performing this ministry here at Holy Rosary, please call the parish office at After Hours Phone frtm@comcast.net or mmanfresca@comcast.net Website holyrosarysteubenville.org St. Stanislaus Parish Mass Intention Rev. Msgr. William Yontz, by Genevieve Januskiewicz. Loose: $63; Candles: $40; Support: $433; Maintenance: $20. St. Pius X Parish Mon- 8:00 am Dahlia Carapellotti, by John and Carole Biggio Tue- 8:00 am Connie Hanuscin my MM T. Utzler Wed- 8:00 am Anthony Abdella, by Abe Bryan Thu- 8:00 am Char Minges, by Temple Family Fri- 8:00 am Bob Dustolfo, by Tony and Jean Morelli 9:15 am Bill Balazzi, by friend Sat- 8:00 am Celebrant s Choice Sun- 10:00 am 4:00 pm For St. Pius X Parishioners Joseph and Evelyn Belotti, by Dr. Wm Grant Family Sacrament of Reconciliation 11:00 to noon, Sat and by apt. Prayer Chain For Prayer Chain call Terri Olivito at

5 St. Anthony Parish Mon- 7:00 am Nina J. Berarducci, by family and friends Tue- 7:00 am Joseph Saggio, by daughters, sons and families Wed- 7:00 am Dr. John Smarrella, Mario Camerleno Thu- 7:00 am James Harden, by Danny Palombizio Fri- 7:00 am Shirlie Mattioli, by husband, Anthony Mattioli Sat- 5:30 pm Sr. Mary Stephen, by Mary Ann Patrizio Sun- 8:00 am John Ravasio, by wife, Alma 11:30 am Giovannina Carfora, by Assunta Sposito Congratulations! The following children from our parish were confirmed at Holy Family Church, by Bishop Conlon, on April 9th: Robert Agresta, Carmella Biasi, Isabella Biasi, Vinny Craig, Emiley Masloski, Hannah Masloski, Morgan McCloud, Anthony Pierro, Bryan Pierro, Joseph Pierro, and Miranda Prayso. May they respond generously to the Holy Spirit and continue to grow in wisdom, age, and strength! Altar Flowers This week, the altar flowers were donated in loving memory of the DiCocco Family, by John and Roselyn DiCocco. St. Anthony Men s Club The Half/Half Raffle tickets will be sold before and after each of the weekend Masses. Thanks for your support! General $1,570.00; Candle $111.00; Total $1,681.00; Memorial Fund $0.00. Servants of Christ the King General Fund: $947. A minimum of $1,045 is needed each week to meet our expenses. Altar Servers and Readers Following are the servers and readers for Sunday, May 6: SVR Peter Nelson, Christopher McGurn, Joseph DuBois, Jacob Rigaud; LCT Jim Coyle, Lois Spencer. First Holy Communion Next Week First Holy Communion will be held in our parish next week. Following Mass there will be a cake and punch reception. Prayer Teams and Assistance Fund Collection Postponed The intercessory prayer teams and the Assistance Fund Collection have been moved to May 13 due to First Communion next week. Holy Hour This Wednesday The parish Holy Hour with confessions will be held this Wednesday, May 2, at Holy Name Cathedral, from 7-8 p.m. Website servantsofchristtheking.org servantsparish@gmail.com Holy Name Cathedral Mon- 8:15 am Amalia DiVincenzo, by Mrs. Keta Brancazio Tue- 6:30 pm Tillie Jolly Ulasiewicz, by Edward Chanoski Wed- 8:15 am Carolina DiPietro, by Antoinetta and Dora Ferrelli Thu- 8:15 am Peter Cashioli, by Ann Mavromatis Fri- 8:15 am Rich Ruggieri, by Ann Augustynowicz Sat- 8:15 am Frank Kalamarie, by Macias Family 4:00 pm Parishioners Sun- 9:45 am Sophia & Joseph Bushlow, by daughter, Mary Ann General $1,250.00; Candle $100.00; Total $1,350.00; Memorial Fund $ Memorial Fund In Loving Memory of James S. Chanoski, by Edward Chanoski; Elverda Chanoski, by Edward Chanoski. Altar Flowers The altar flower sign up sheet for 2007 is in the church vestibule. Sign up soon if you are looking for a specific date! CWC News The CWC 50/50 Raffle tickets are sold after each of the weekend Masses. Please show your support of our CWC and our Church. 5