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Our Young Adults Group has a TON of great opportunities coming up for you to get involved socially and spiritually.  All events below are open to anyone in their 20s and 30s, both single and married.  (Those marked with a * are actually parish-wide events open to everyone)

Please review the list below and plan to join us for whichever work with your interests & schedule.  We'd love to see some new faces, including those who we saw at the Fall BBQ and Christmas Party.  As always, contact Jason Hemak ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you have questions!

Sun, Jul 31: Nast Trinity*
Help serve dinner to the homeless at Nast Trinity.  We prepare food for several hundred needy in Over the Rhine.  Meet in the HCI Parking Lot at 2:45 PM.

Tue, Feb 2: Young Adults Meeting
We're finishing Matthew Kelly's Rediscovering Catholicism.  If you have a book, please read all of Part Four.  If you don't have a book, just join us for the discussion.  Meet on the 2nd Floor of the Community Center at 7:00 PM.

Sat, Feb 6: 150th Anniversary Parish Social*
Hopefully you have your ticket and are joining us from 6-10 PM at The Madison.  If you don't yet have a ticket and want to attend, let me know and I'll see what can be done.

Tue, Feb 9: Young Adults Meeting - Pub Quiz
We're heading to Happy Hour and Pub Quiz at Tavern on the Hill in Mt. Adams.  Meet there at 7:45 PM.

Tue, Feb 16: Young Adults Meeting - Mardi Gras
We're going to celebrate Fat Tuesday and also brainstorm questions for the upcoming "Stump a Priest" night.  Meet in the HCI Community Center at 7:00 PM.

Wed, Feb 17: Ash Wednesday*
Plan to join us for Ash Wednesday Mass.  Stay tuned for the exact times.

Sun, Feb 21: Soup Cooking
The Young Adults will be providing soup for the parish Lenten Soup Supper on 2/23.  If you would like to help make the soup, please join us on 2/21.  Meet in the HCI Community Center at 5:00 PM.  Have a killer soup recipe?  Let me know!

Tue, Feb 23: Lenten Soup Supper*
This will be the first Lenten Soup Supper of 2010.  These are parish events every Tuesday during Lent.  Join us for a free soup dinner, presentation from a local social service agency, and short Lenten prayer service.  Meet in the HCI Community Center at 6:00 PM or whenever you can get there.

Sun, Feb 28: Sunday Night Live - Stump a Priest*
The 2nd Sunday Night Live of 2010 will feature a panel of priests.  Attend to ask - anonomously if you prefer - any questions you may have about the Catholic church, its teachings, our traditions, etc.  Bring a friend who might like to ask some questions too.  Of course there will be free dinner provided.  Meet in the HCI Community Center at 5:00 PM.

 
Mark Your Calendar - Sunday Night Live 2010

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Sunday Night Live is an opportunity for parishioners of all ages to come together as a community, share a meal, and have an informal discussion around a faith-related topic.  We will usually gather on the 4th Sunday of the month from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the Parish Center.  There will be no gathering in June, July, or December.

January 24, 2010 – Cabin Fever Party
It’s the start of a new year… do you have any faith resolutions?

February 28, 2010 – Stump a Priest!
Everything you wanted to know about Catholicism but were afraid to ask!

March 28, 2010 – Discernment: Can You Hear Me Now?
How do we listen for God’s voice, especially during this Holy Week?

April 25, 2010 – Relationships, Marriage, & Commitment
What does scripture have to teach us about building strong relationships?
 
May 23, 2010 – Choir Concert
Celebrate our 150th Anniversary with a Choir Concert + Wine & Cheese Social
 
August 22, 2010 – Types of Prayer
How can we pray always and all ways?

September 26, 2010 – Slow Motion Mass
Get a refresher on why we do what we do at this special evening Mass.

October 24, 2010 – All Saints
Put the hallow back in Halloween by reflecting on the heroes of Catholicism.

November 28, 2010 – Advent: What Are You Waiting For?
How do we celebrate Advent while we wait for Christmas?

Last Updated ( Thursday, 31 December 2009 )
 
Historical Article 4: The Armed Forces Sabbath

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The Armed Forces Sabbath

In 1966, the Naval Reserve Association, in cooperation with the Department of the Navy and national religious leaders, established the Navy Sabbath. The observance took place on the weekend nearest the Navy Birthday, October 27.

The Navy Sabbath was established to portray the positive human traits of people serving in the military since Vietnam antiwar demonstrators were creating undeserved negative impressions of Americans in the armed services.

Captain Ted Hammond, an active member of Holy Cross-Immaculata Parish and the Naval Reserve, organized the first Navy Sabbath with Fr. Larry Strittmatter from Elder High School and Fr. Joe Van Leeuwen, Pastor at Immaculata. The inaugural service at Immaculata occurred in October of 1972. Captain Hammond was involved in the event until he and his wife Jeanne left the parish in 2002.

Immaculata Church was the venue and sponsor of this regional Cincinnati event which was centered around the 11:00 Sunday community mass. The first Sabbath was attended by several dozen uniformed military members and their families.

Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk, then a Bishop, spoke at several of the services in the early 1970s.

The Naval Reserve Association moved the date to the weekend before Veterans Day in 1979 and changed the name to the Armed Forces Sabbath to recognize members of the other Armed Services and welcome their participation. Active duty, retired and reserve members of all the uniformed services now participate in the Sabbath and military chaplains of all denominations have shared the ministry. Admirals, Generals and Bishops frequently participate and some attendees come from out of state. Many military organizations, including ROTC programs at Xavier and UC, are now involved.

Attendees approaching Immaculata will see the flags of most of the participating organizations flying along Guido Street. The service begins with an entrance procession of uniformed military members accompanied by a bagpiper and drummer.

In 2008 the presentation of colors was performed by Brigadier General Tom O’Brien USAR, an HCI parishioner. The Elder High School Glee Club, involved since 1972, sings the National Anthem and the mass begins. A chaplain’s reception follows in the Parish Center. Lt. Commander Ralph Popp USNR now organizes and plans the event.

As the Sabbath approaches its fortieth birthday in 2012, Ted Hammond's original objective for the Sabbath still rings true - “To remember those who have preserved our freedom for over 200 years and to seek spiritual support for the members of the Military and Navy-Marine Corps team and their families.”

The 2009 Armed Forces Sabbath is celebrated on November 8.

- Jim Steiner

About Archbishop Purcell

The founding patron of Holy Cross-Immaculata was a colorful personality. Archbishop John Baptist Purcell was born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, educated at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary near Emmitsburg, Maryland and installed in his bishopric at the cathedral in Cincinnati on November 14, 1833, the day of his arrival on the steamboat Emigrant.

The Archbishop’s credits included securing more clergy for the diocese, arranging with the Jesuits to establish St. Xavier College (now Xavier University) and building the present cathedral.

The Archbishop seemed to enjoy even better rapport with his German congregations than his fellow Irish. Though he wrestled with the Germans over their preference to have parish boards elect and dismiss their pastors, he admired the Germans’ faith, steadiness, patience and frugality. He found the Irish disorderly and intemperate, especially at wakes, to the extent that he sought to discourage wakes and to limit the number of carriages at funerals. His frequent reminders in the diocesan paper suggest that the Irish did not fully abide by his directive.

Perhaps, the Archbishop’s respect for his German flock accounted for his provision of the ground, stone and $10,000 of funding for the creation of an Immaculata parish that served a largely German population.

- Ed Adams

Source: Fortin, Faith and Action, History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati 1821-1996

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 November 2009 )
 
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