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Fun Bunch - Seniors group

Saint Gertrude Church has had something special taking place amongst all of us for many years! The "Fun Bunch," a group of seniors, gathers regularly for fellowship and education. Whether they meet for lunch, host a guest speaker, or are off on an outing, these dynamic parishioners are having a great time!

Fun Bunch - "The Chocolate Lady"

05/23/2013 - 10:32pm — Event Editor

Program: “THE CHOCOLATE LADY” - Jane Cervantes

Date: Wednesday, June 12

Place: Parish Center after the 11:30am Mass

Cost: $10.00

We will be celebrating everyone’s birthday on “Rose Day!”

Reservations: Mail checks made out to St. Gertrude’s to: Nancy Silvers, 7009 Mayfield 45243 or drop off at parish office marked for Fun Bunch.

Deadline is 6/9.

For information: Pat at 891-1345 or Nancy at 936-0940.

Fun Bunch - Wellness: Live It – Keep It

05/04/2013 - 8:01pm — Event Editor

Seniors Group ― Fun Bunch

May 15 ― Wellness: Live It – Keep It

"Be well, live well, stay well ― but how?" Exercising and eating right have long been a mark of healthy living, but Wellness is so much more. Discover an intentional way of living that will create the very best you and learn tips for staying on track. Feeling optimistic, finding energy, sharing wisdom, having a sense of purpose and connecting with others all contribute to making us feel "well.‟

Program is presented by Life Enriching Communities.
Where: St. Dominic Room in Parish Center at 12:00 noon.

Fun Bunch - Day of Reflection

02/22/2013 - 11:32pm — Event Editor

Fun Bunch - Senior Group "Day of Reflection" with Fr. Ezra Sullivan, O.P.
The theme is the Holy Spirit in the Church and in our lives.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
We will begin in the church at 10:00am.
Confessions, Rosary and 11:30 am Mass will follow.
Preaching will continue at 1:30 pm in the Parish Center.

Lunch, after Mass, will be catered at a cost of $10.

Please CALL your reservation to 891-1345 by SUNDAY evening, March 17.
Make check out to St. Gertrude Church and send it to:
Pat Shoo, 7204 Winding Way, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Your check can also be taken to the parish office in an envelope marked "Fun Bunch".

Fun Bunch - La Comedia Dinner Theatre

02/21/2013 - 12:01am — Event Editor

Fun Bunch Senior Group Bus Trip - La Comedia Dinner Theatre
"9 to 5 The Musical"

When: Thursday, April 18
Where: La Comedia Dinner Theatre Matinee
Time: Bus will leave St. Gertrude Church Parking lot at 10 am.
Bus returns at approximately 3:30 pm.
Cost: $56 for bus trip, ticket for show, buffet, and driver's tip
RSVP: By March 14th to:
Pat Schoo, 7204 Winding Way, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Note: Make Checks payable to St. Gertrude Parish

Fun Bunch - Nature Center Talk

01/30/2013 - 10:35pm — Event Editor

Speaker from: Cincinnati Nature Center
Program: "Creatures in Southwest Ohio"

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 20
Time: 12 noon after 11:30 mass

Cost: $10 (includes lunch)
RSVP: Saturday, Feb. 16

Send checks made out to St. Gertrude to: Nancy Silvers, 7009 Mayfield Ave, 45243
Questions? Call: Nancy at 936-0940 or Pat Schoo at 891-1345

Fun Bunch Lunch - Harmonica Club

12/20/2012 - 5:15pm — Event Editor

Senior Group / Fun Bunch Luncheon on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Queen City Harmonica Club Performance
(Bob Dreyer, President)

Come join us for a musical afternoon! Rediscover the joy of learning with Bob Dreyer, a teacher of Harmonica with Olli at Blue Ash. He is an irrepressible harmonica lover. Listen and be entertained with this group of musicians.

Time: 12:00 noon
Location: Parish Center
Cost: $10.00 for a hot, catered luncheon and program
Reservations: Send check made out to St. Gertrude Church or bring to Parish Office
Deadline: Sunday, January 13

Fun Bunch - Cincinnati's Golden Age of Brewing

12/17/2012 - 1:34pm — Event Editor


Jim Bruckman, whose family owned one of the breweries, Bruck's Brewery founded in 1856, gave the presentation. He talked about the 100+ breweries that existed during that period. It was a very interesting program. Bruckman was from the Heritage Program.

Senior Group / Fun Bunch - Nov. Luncheon

“Cincinnati’s Golden Age of Brewing”
Speaker: Jim Bruckman - docent of Cincinnati Heritage Programs

Fun Bunch Lunch - Ventriloquist

10/05/2012 - 9:18am — Event Editor

Fun Bunch October Luncheon Entertainment - Tom Farrell, Ventriloquist

Tom and his gang of ventriloquist figures or puppets (don't call them dummies) are ready to perform and delight you.

Date: Wed. Oct. 17th at noon
Cost: $10 (Make checks payable to St. Gertrude Parish)
Mail to: Pat Schoo 7204 Winding Way, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Reservation deadline: Sunday Oct. 14th
Contact info: Nancy 936-0940; Pat 891-1345

Fun Bunch Event - The Mighty Wurlitzer

09/23/2012 - 11:21am — Event Editor

December Fun Bunch Event - Happy Holidays with The Mighty Wurlitzer

Date: Thurs. December 13th, 10:30am Matinee

Cost: $55 / person

Includes: bus trip, show ticket, and lunch at Buca di Beppo

Reservation deadline: Nov. 21 (tickets will sell out quickly so reserve early)

Contact: Pat Shoo 891-1345

Fun Bunch Luncheon - Irish Heritage

08/30/2012 - 9:08am — Event Editor


Program: “Irish Heritage” presented by Maureen Kennedy, Director of the Irish Heritage Center of Cincinnati
Date: Wed. September 19th
Place: Parish Center
Time: 12 NOON (after the 11:30 a.m. Mass)
Cost: $10.00
RSVP: By September 15th, checks are to be made out to St. Gertrude Church.
Mail to: Nancy Silvers, 7009 Mayfield Ave. Madeira, OH 45243

Questions: call Nancy Silvers 936-0940 or Pat Schoo 891-1345

Fun Bunch - Musical Theater Trip

08/29/2012 - 10:31pm — Event Editor

Fun Bunch - Madeira Seniors Musical Theater Bus Trip


"Away in the Basement"
Beef & Boards Dinner Theater - Indianapolis
Wed. Oct. 24th

Mark your calendar to join us for this musical comedy and buffet luncheon on our Fall Bus Trip.
Purchase your ticket now for a fun day. Space is limited.

Cost: $79
Reservations: by Sept. 9th
Contact: Ann Lukey at 271-7917

For more info and pictures, visit the Beef & Boards website:
www.beefandboards.com/churchbasementladies/index.html

Fun Bunch Group Birthday Celebration

Fun Bunch ministry celebrated birthdays and had a talk on Medicare Fraud and Identity theft by Dave Lichtenfeld (former FBI Agent)

Fun Bunch Luncheon

06/03/2012 - 10:57pm — Event Editor

Program: Talk on Medicare Fraud and Identity theft by Dave Lichtenfeld (former FBI Agent)

Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 (notice change in week)
Place: The Parish Center
Time: 12 Noon (after the 11:30am Mass)
Cost of Luncheon: $10.00
RSVP: June 9.
Checks made out to St. Gertrude.
Mail to: Nancy Silvers, 7009 Mayfield Ave., Cincinnati 45243.
Questions: Nancy 936-0940 or Pat Schoo 891-1345.

Fun Bunch - Container Planting Luncheon Picture Album

A plant specialist from H.J. Benkins talked with members of the Fun Bunch on the advantages of container garden planting Wednesday, May 16th in the Parish Center.

Fun Bunch Lunch - Container Gardening

05/06/2012 - 7:05pm — Event Editor

Fun Bunch Day: Wednesday, May 16
Program: Container Gardening - Benken Florist

Time: 12 Noon (After 11:30Am Mass)
Place: Parish Center
Cost: $10.00 Lunch
RSVP: Friday, May 11th

Fun Bunch - River Still Rising! Picture Album

RIVER STILL RISING! Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the 1937 Flood

First stop was at the recently opened Moerlein Lager House at the Banks at Smale Riverfront Park.

Profiles in Stewardship — Ann Lukey

Ann Lukey, nee Gutting, has been a St. Gertrude parishioner and one of our most vocal cheerleaders for 64 years. When her husband, Frank, passed away he asked her to keep traveling and get active at St. Gertrude again and she kept her promise faithfully as is shown by her efforts in leading several works of love: she leads the daily rosary prayer before 11:30am Mass, she is part of the Circle of Prayer Ministry, she has made 800 rosaries delivered to military services, Youth 2000, the past Catholic Women‘s Conference, etc. She is also part of the Fun Bunch Group and bakes delicious cookies for the novices and priests for their birthdays, she says it is her "privilege to bake for them, it‘s my way of greeting them and making them feel at home, show appreciation." Ann used to be a Eucharistic Minister and Greeter but since she can‘t stand too long she has had to stop these two activities.

Profile In Stewardship - The Fun Bunch

Saint Gertrude Church has had something special taking place amongst all of us for many years! The "Fun Bunch," a group of seniors, gathers regularly for fellowship and education. Whether they meet for lunch, host a guest speaker, or are off on an outing, these dynamic parishioners are having a great time!

According to one of the group’s co-chairpersons, Pat Schoo, "the Fun Bunch started in 1988 with several senior citizens meeting with the pastor, Father Vincent Wiseman, O.P., in the parish center for lunch and a program. We were so fortunate to have wonderful friends who volunteered to be the first leaders of our group. Regrettably, some of them have passed away. People like Peg DeCenso and her sister Betty McLaughlin were two of the first leaders we had and Irene Wahl prepared the lunch we enjoyed for years by cooking and baking it in her home. Terry Sullivan did the finances for a while and his wife, Bea Sullivan, was an original member as well. Then, Joyce Meiners, who has been a parishioner for over 56 years, and who started the preparations for the Day of Reflection held each March during Lent, relieved Peg as our leader for a number of years and had catered luncheons. Other initial members included Lois

Fun Bunch - River Still Rising!

03/16/2012 - 1:00pm — Event Editor

FUN BUNCH –– RIVER STILL RISING! Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the 1937 Flood

First stop will be at the recently opened Moerlein Lager House at the Banks at Smale Riverfront Park. Join us for good food on the Cincinnati riverfront with unobstructed views of the Ohio River, the Suspension Bridge and the Northern Kentucky riverfront. It will be fun!

Fun Bunch Day of Reflection: “Thy Kingdom Come”

03/13/2012 - 2:44pm — Event Editor

Come join the Fun Bunch for a delicious lunch and a talk by our beloved Fr. Quinn, O.P. This will be a Day of Reflection, and the theme is "Thy Kingdom Come". All parishioners and guests are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Time: 10:30AM in the Church, Mass will follow and preaching will continue at 1:15PM in the Parish Center.

Fun Bunch hits their Stride


Saint Gertrude Church has something special taking place within one of its more than 50 ministries.

Contact Name(s): 
Pat Schoo
Contact Phone Number(s): 
891-1345


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