Schedule for the coming week and Mass intentions:

September 13  – 4:30PM Mass at St. Joseph (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) St. Joseph Parish

September 14 –   8AM Mass at St. Edward (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) Nanette Stacy

                          10AM Mass at St. Joseph (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) Marty Mylor

September 16 – 7PM Mass at St. Joseph (Sts. Cornelius, Pope, & Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs) Alexander/Agee Family

September 17 –10AM Mass at St. Joseph (St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop) St. Joe/St. Ed faithful departed

September 18– 10AM Mass at St. Joseph (Thurs. of 24th Sunday OT) Fr. Albert Ruschman (living)

September 19 – 8AM Mass at St. Edward (St. Januarius, Bishop & Martyr) St. Edward Parish

Announcements and events in the area:

◈ There is women’s retreat at St. William Parish in Williamstown, KY on October 4, 2025 from 9AM until 8PM.  Registration is $60 before September 17, but $75 after that.  The topic is the Blessed Virgin Mary (A Journey of Hope with Our Lady).    

◈ OCIA classes are being held on Wednesdays at 6:30PM at St. Joseph Hall. This process used to be called RCIA and it is to assist non-Catholics in becoming members of the Catholic Church. It involves coming to a class each week to learn more about the Catholic faith using talks, videos, Bible study, and handouts. We need volunteers to help teach some of the classes occasionally or bring some snacks to share at the break. We should all be excited about this as it shows our parish is growing, vibrant, and it is wonderful to bring in people to our faith!

◈ We are having a parish picnic on Saturday night, September 27, after the 4:30PM Mass. It will be a Potluck dinner, so please bring something to share with other parishioners. We are going to try to have Mass outside at 4:30PM in the church parking lot at St. Joseph.

◈ The Diocese of Covington will celebrate the World Day of Migrants and Refugees with a prayer service on Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:00pm at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, with Bishop John Iffert presiding.  All are welcome. 

◈ Our Parish Yard Sale will be October 11, 2025, here at St. Joseph. Please set aside anything that you would like to donate to the yard sale.  All proceeds from this fundraiser go to the parishes to help with paying bills and for building maintenance. St. John Church in Carrollton is going to work with us on this, as well.

Our expenses to operate both parishes cycles between $11,000 and $16,000 a month depending on the time of the year.  Our big expenses are insurance (over $11,000 per year), utilities, landscaping at St. Joseph ($5,200 last year), diocesan assessment four times a year, building repairs, and full-time active priests get a salary and health insurance. 

 ◈ SAVE THE DATE – 2025 Diocesan Pro-Life Mass:
The Annual Diocese of Covington Pro-Life Mass will be on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 7:00pm at the Cathedral Basilica.  The rosary will be prayed at 6:15pm, prior to Mass.  Please invite your family and friends as we join together in our greatest defense of life – Celebrating the Eucharist. 

◈ Support Group for Separated and Divorced begins Oct. 2, 2025 - New Beginnings is an 8-week program that provides the opportunity to heal and move forward despite a complicated situation. Led by facilitators who have been through their own personal losses, this program invites participants to move toward their own new beginnings. Registration is required. To register, visit https://covdio.org/new-beginnings-2/ or call (859) 392-1529. The next session will be held on consecutive Thursdays, October 2 – December 4, 2025, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Catholic Charities (3629 Church St., Covington, KY).