The St. Gertrude Catholic Men's Fellowship aims to encourage
men to gather within their parish communities to support each
other via, prayer, sharing and fellowship. There are now 185
such parish groups in the greater Cincinnati area (see the Cincinnati
Catholic Men's Fellowship web site at http://www.thecall.org).
St. Gertrude's Men's Fellowship Group meets every 2nd and 4th
Saturday in the Parish Center from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Coffee and
doughnuts are served and we promise to start and end promptly.
If you would like more information, please call Kevin Lynch
at (513) 469-0310.
The Catholic Men's Fellowship, founded 19 years ago by four
men in Cincinnati, has grown to a point where over 75,000 men
have participated in at least one of its activities on a national
basis. One of the original founders, Kevin Lynch (a parishioner
here at St. Gertrude's Parish), is Co-Founder of the Catholic
Men's Fellowship of Greater Cincinnati and President of
The National
Fellowship of Catholic Men.
The largest gatherings have taken place each spring when the
"ANSWER THE CALL" Men's Conferences usually occur.
The first of these conferences was staged at St. Gertrude's
in October, 1995 when over 450 men filled our Parish Center
and then capped the day off with Mass led by Archbishop Pilarczyk.
Our most recent "ANSWER THE CALL" Conference was
held on March 3, 2007. Over 3,000 men attended at the beautiful
Music Hall in Cincinnati that day. About 1,700 men participated
in the Sacrament of Reconciliation with 60 Priests and one of
the area Bishops hearing confessions. Typically, Archbishop
Pilarczyk and Covington Bishop Foys concelebrate Mass with many
the Priests and Deacons in attendance.
