Quoting the late Pope Benedict XVI, "the church does not proselytize, but rather she grows by 'attraction'" to the beauty of God's love. This past week we have begun preparing our Parish School of Religion (PSR), children for the sacraments. We have a wonderful team of catechists who guide, teach, and inspire these children to know our Lord better and how to allow their faith to shine forth in their lives. We are also meeting with children who wish to be baptized or who were baptized and have not received all their sacraments of initiation. 

UPCOMING PARENT MEETINGS:

There are two parent meeting options for First Reconciliation: 
- Tuesday, September 30th at 7:00pm at St. Ann Church, Trinity Room (Spanish)
- Wednesday, October 15th at 6:30pm at St. Bernard Church (English)
Questions? Contact the Children's Evangelization Coordinator, Elena McSwane, at [email protected] or 513-353-4207. 

There are two remaining parent meeting options for Confirmation: 
- Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00pm at St. Ann Church, Trinity Room (Spanish) 
- Tuesday, September 23rd at 6:30pm at St. James Church, undercroft (English) 
Questions? Contact the Associate Director of Children's Evangelization, Pam Bevington, at [email protected] or 513-741-5300.

MQH YOUTH MINISTRY FOR JUNIOR HIGH (Grades 7 & 8) resumes on Wednesday, October 1st, with a series titled "THE INVITATION"  - Contact Pam Bevington to register. 

Beginning September 22nd, our OCIA Team will begin regular Monday evening meetings for adults who want toi know more about our Catholic faith, and how in can lead them closer to God. If you or someone you know would like to join this group, please call 513-353-4207 x 5, or email [email protected]​, or just show up Monday ​evening, September 22nd at 6:00pm. We meet at St. James ​in the conference room near the gym. 

The Mary, Queen of Heaven Summer Speaker Series at St. Ann was a great success. They ​invited representatives from many of our Love-in-Action partners to speak and share about the good work our parishes are doing, and also to offer love and help in differing areas of service to others. This winter, we ​will present a speaker series on ​end-of-life issues and the funeral liturgy. Stay tuned to learn more! 

It is the mission of the EVANGELIZATION TEAM to work with and for the ​community of Mary, Queen of ​Heaven to offer studies, speakers, classes, and more to assist the people of God in growing closer to our Lord. We welcome your ​ideas and participation, contact Barbara Yoder, Director of Evanglization.