Ladies of Charity Sharing Van – May 4-5
The Ladies of Charity will be collecting for the Mary Magdalen House in Over the Rhine. The center provides bathrooms and shower facilities for the homeless to clean up, use the telephone and launder one set of clothing. They do not provide meals.
The Mary Magdalen House has special needs for the following items in addition to cash donations:
BROWN PAPER GROCERY BAGS to hold client’s clothes.
Clothing: Men’s underwear sizes 30-36 (new), thermal long johns, men’s and women’s white socks, washable pants sizes 26-38, belts for men and women, shirts (particularly flannel) sizes L, XL, shoes (particularly gym shoes).
Cleaning supplies: Drano, Lysol (liquid), laundry detergent, bleach, windshield fluid, Top Job, plastic bags, brown grocery bags, dryer sheets, paper towels, toilet tissue, Mr. Clean.
Personal Care Items: towels, face cloths, after shave/perfume, Vaseline, baby powder, toothbrushes/paste, combs, Kleenex, personal size shampoo and soap, lotion, Q-tips, spray deodorant.
The St. Joseph the Worker Society recruits young men* from incoming 4th graders through high school. They are trained to serve holy Mass and other important liturgical celebrations. The Society for the young men will be an opportunity for them to be mentored in Dominican spirituality, build community, and provide needed service to the church. It is a program of fraternity, discipline, accountability, and discernment; the spirituality of manhood, priesthood, and fatherhood is the focus of the training for our young men. This program is organized by the pastor and pastoral associates, the Director of Youth Ministry, and will involve fathers from the parish as well.
The 2012 Auction Booth was extremely successful for the Parish, thanks to your generous donors. We need your help to continue our success in 2013. Please consider donating: Restaurant Gift Certificates, Sports Tickets, Handcrafted Items, Area Attraction Certificates (Zoo, Museum Center, The Beach) and Home or Garden Items. If you can donate it, we can sell it! 
Attention All 7th Grade Parents and Students - 
Open Invitation For Girls
This Tuesday, April 16 we will mark the 52nd Anniversary of the Dedication of the present St. Gertrude Church.
The 2013 Bulldog football season is on the horizon! With it brings growth of the Bulldog football family and some changes that the Football Coordinators and the Booster Board believe will strengthen the Bulldog football program for years to come. For at least this season, and hopefully more to come, the St. Gertrude Bulldog football program will be a merged entity with the St. Andrew/St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Titans. All merged teams will be known as the St. Gertrude/St. Andrew/St. Elizabeth Ann Seton "Bulldogs" for purposes of the GCYL and will wear the blue and gold uniforms and golden dome helmets that St. Gertrude has worn for the last several years. We will simply refer to ourselves as “Bulldog Football”. We have merged the logos of the respective programs and intend to carry forward some internal traditions from both programs, including pre-season conditioning, Program Spirit Shirts, SportsLeader, Titan “T” awards, Family Kick-off Night, and more. Further, all home games will be held at Madeira High School Stadium as they have for the last few years, preserving our status as having one of the best game-day facilities in the league. Coaching staffs for at least the Pony, Reserve, and Varsity will be combined with coaches from both programs, similar to last year’s composition. The Bandit coach mix is still to be fully determined, but the Pastors of both St. Andrew and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton have agreed with their respective participation in the Bandit program to facilitate participation by more families. As a result, we may have SASEAS parents assisting with the Bandits. The head Bandit coach will remain Andrew Tallarigo and most of his staff returns. The head Pony coach will remain John Gruber. The head Reserve coach will remain Juan Lewis. The head Varsity coach will be determined in the next 3 to 4 weeks as Greg Tkacz’s work schedule will unfortunately (for us) keep him from continuing to serve in that role. We are hopeful however, that Greg will stay on in an assistant coaching role and we expect that much of last year’s Varsity coaching staff will return as well. If any parent is interested in coaching on the Varsity Staff or desires to be considered for the Head Varsity Coach position, they need to contact Craig Coburn as soon as possible.
The Elder Council of Knights of Columbus invites St Gertrude parish to affirm their support of the unborn by participating in a Baby Bottle Fundraiser with proceeds benefitting Old St Mary's Pregnancy Care Center. Located in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati and affiliated with the oldest Catholic Church in the city, Old St Mary's provides care and a safe haven for women seeking help with pregnancy concerns.
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