Moeller to honor veterans Nov. 11

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Moeller High School will hold its annual Veterans Day program from 9:30-11 a.m. The program will take place in the Brisben Center Gym.

"We encourage anyone who is a veteran of the armed forces to join us," said Bob Tull, Veterans Day coordinator. The program’s guest speaker is Casey Huber, who will be speaking as a parent of two Moeller grads (Mike ’02 and Matt ’03), who are currently serving in Iraq with the U.S. Army. The junior and senior classes will display a "Veteran’s Wall," and the Moeller Band and Men’s Chorus will perform. The public is welcome.

For more information, contact Bob Tull, BTull@Moeller.org. Please RSVP to Diane Hoctor 513-791-1680, ext. 1004 by Nov. 10.

ST. MARTIN DEANERY

Ripley family named Knights ‘Family of Year’

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The Flaugher family, from left, Myron, Mandy, Kristina and Anita.

Additionally, Anita has been active with the parish school and parish council. She is a lector and Eucharistic minister, a member of the Altar Rosary Society and volunteers with the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Her husband, who was received into the church in 1995, is an usher/greeter and Eucharistic minister at St. Michael Parish. He has served on parish council, the festival committee and also volunteers time at the local American Legion Post where he cooks lunch for veterans.

Kristina has been active in the St. Michael Youth Group, volunteers for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and assists the Ripley Council with special events. Mandy was an altar server at St. Michael, a member of the parish youth group and is also a volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul.

CATHEDRAL DEANERY

Annual Caregiver Recognition Mass Nov. 16

The fourth annual Caregiver Recognition Mass, or "White Mass," will be celebrated Sunday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral.

The Caregiver Assistance Network of Catholic Charities has partnered with the cathedral and the Knights and Ladies of Malta to recognize more than 150 outstanding caregivers nominated by their health facilities since 2005.

Some 50 new nominees will receive the Outstanding Caregiver Award for 2008.

All are invited to gather in prayer to honor and celebrate health caregivers who serve selflessly. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the Mass.

Information: 513-421-5354, or www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org.

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY

Daylong Bible seminar at IHM Nov. 15

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish will hold "The Great Adventure Bible Timeline," with author/educator Jeff Cavins on Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. The program assists people in beginning or enhancing Bible study.

IHM is one of 26 parishes throughout the United States hosting this program. Registration is $35. Information: Kathy@madisonphotoworks.com, or call 513-388-4189, or visit www.IHOM.org.

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY

Registration for Athenaeum open

Registrations are being accepted for the winter quarter (Dec. 1, 2008-Feb.21, 2009) at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary.

Among courses open to the public are "New Testament Scriptures," "Catholic Social Teaching," "Parish Seminar," "History of Israel," "Church History: Key Issues and Eras," "American Catholic Experience," "The Role of Women: The Marian Dimension of the Church and Lay Movements."

Classes are scheduled days and evenings and may be taken for graduate credit or audit. Senior citizens over 65 are eligible for a rate of $75 per audit hour for graduate courses.

Information: 513-231-2223, or see the website at www.athenaeum.edu.

Registrations received after Nov. 21 must be accompanied by a late fee of $30.

DAYTON DEANERY

St. Leonard communities celebrate 50 years

St. Leonard Faith Community and the St. Leonard Senior Living Community at 8100 Clyo Road, Centerville, are celebrating 50 years of Franciscan presence in the area.

With the theme of "Embracing Our Past, Celebrating Our Future," members of the St. Leonard family will gather for a square dance and BBQ dinner on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m. in St. Leonard Auditorium, and a special Mass on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel. Franciscan Father Jeff Scheeler, provincial minister of St. John the Baptist Province, will preside.

After the Mass Franciscan Father Maynard Tetreault will conduct a tour of the chapel.

The St. Leonard presence in the community began when St. Leonard College, a Franciscan seminary for the Cincinnati Province of St. John the Baptist, opened in 1958. After the seminary closed in 1981, Catholics from the area who had been worshipping there voluntarily formed the St. Leonard Faith Community. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk recognized the group as a "quasi-parochial public association of the Christian faithful," giving it official status in 1989.

In 1983 St. Leonard Center opened its doors with senior housing in 100 rooms in St. Joseph Hall. Cottages, garden homes, a health and rehab center, Chaminade Hall, the Joseph Bernardin Residence and an Alzheimer’s unit were added after the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor took over in 1985. The Franciscan Services Corporation with the Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania, as sponsors, assumed ownership in 2001, building additional garden homes. The St. Leonard Senior Living Community is now home to 750 residents.

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES DEANERY

Local priests share stories of faith

Our Lord Christ the King Church hosted its annual "Ask a priest" night on Oct. 16. Approximately 50 people attended the evening, a question-and-answer session with Fathers Robert Obermeyer, pastor of Our Lord Christ the King Church, Paul Ruwe, pastor of St. Mary Church in Hyde Park, and Marty Moran, pastor of Holy-Cross Immaculata). The evening ended with a spirited discussion of faith and the Catholic Church.

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Fathers Marty Moran, Paul Ruwe and Bob Obermeyer, left to right, answer questions.