Announcements and events in the area:

• The 2025 DPAA is still ongoing!  We are close to our goal but not quite there!  If you haven’t donated, please prayerfully consider giving something!  Envelopes are in the pews or at the entrance.

• After the 7PM Mass on Tuesday night, we will again have a short discussion on things you may not know about Catholicism to help you learn new things about the faith.

• There will be another training for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on July 16th at 7pm.  Please plan to attend if you wish to be a minister or currently are one but are not yet trained.

• Vacation Bible School starts Thursday, July 24 at 5:30PM and ends at 8PM. It will be the same schedule on Friday, July 25 and VBS will conclude on Saturday morning with a picnic. We will have a signup sheet, and it is free. The program is designed for those up to 5th grade.

  WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS – BOTH TEEN AND ADULT!!  (Adults must be Virtus trained)

  Pictures for our Parish Directory will be taken on August 15th and 16th.  IF YOU WISH TO BE IN THE DIRECTORY please fill out a card and place it in the basket on the table ASAP. 

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• Mental Health First Aid Certification Class –Mental Health is Just as Important as Physical Health!

  Become certified in Mental Health First Aid, presented by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Covington, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 9:00am-3:30pm.  To register, go to https://form.jotform.com/251395587791170. 

• Support Group for Separated and Divorced:

  New Beginnings, a faith-based support group, provides separated and divorced individuals the opportunity for healing and growth.  Participants of New Beginnings find new understanding of themselves and their relationships, and gain courage to discover new life.  Registration is required.  To register, visit https://covdio.org/new-beginnings-2/ or call (859) 392-1592.  The next session will be held on consecutive Tuesdays, August 19 – October 7, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm at Catholic Charities (3629 Church St., Covington, KY 41015).  We look forward to seeing you!

• Service Opportunity

  A lady called who is disabled and she requested that someone do some landscaping for her.  If you can volunteer someday to help her, please let Fr. Jim know.  Thank you!

• Parish event: The parish outing for the Florence Y’all’s baseball game is on Friday, August 8 with fireworks after the game.  We had a lot of fun last year with this event.