Fr. Dave Endres returns to preside at the Friday morning Mass this Friday, October 13 and next Friday, October 20. All are welcome and invited to attend. Because of other commitments for each of the three priests that preside with us, there will be no Friday morning Mass on Friday, October 27.

October is a month set aside by the U.S. bishops as a special time in which we emphasize our Church's commitment to the sanctity of life from conception to natural death. It will once again be marked as a time for prayer and action, and this year's theme for the USCCB's  Respect Life Campaign  is "Be Not Afraid"-the  most repeated advice  throughout both the Old and New Testaments. 

How might we as individuals and as a community be not afraid to be advocates for  the life and dignity  of every human person?

In his  General Audience  at St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, September 27th, Pope Francis helped to launch  Caritas Internationalis ' global "Share the Journey" campaign on migration. More information about this universal week of prayer and action (which is taking place between Saturday, October 7 through Friday, October 13) can be found  here , and information about local efforts can be found  here

Next Monday, October 16, the Class of 2021 will gather for their first Day of Renewal and Reflection as an entire class. The day will be led by the Campus Ministry team, additional members of the faculty and staff, and around 45 members of the senior class that have discerned a call to accompany the first year students by serving as peer ministers for the day. More information can be found   here .  All parents and families of the Class of 2021 are invited and welcome to join us for our closing liturgy, which will take place in the main gym and will begin at 1:55 pm.

Preparations are well underway for our school's 111th Kairos Retreat, which will take place at the  Jesuit Spiritual Center  in Milford from Tuesday, October 31st through Friday, November 3rd. Over its now more than two decades at McNicholas, the Kairos Retreat experience has profoundly impacted the faith lives of thousands of McNicholas graduates. Kairos is an experience of authentic Christian community that is rooted in the sacramental life of the Church and through which students grow in intimacy with God and with one another through small group faith sharing, meditation and reflection, and faith witnessing by senior peer ministers and faculty members. A list of the students that will take part in Kairos 111 can be found  here

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Members of the McNicholas community will gather Monday through Thursday at 7:10 in the Chapel for daily rosary. All are welcome to join!

All members of the McNicholas community are welcome to participate in these important events.

--Cincinnati Right to Life Evening for Life is October 12, 2017 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Sharonville Convention Center 11355 Chester Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45246.  Thank you to the Marge and Ed English for sponsoring the Rockets for Life for this event.  

--Life's 5th Quarter Mass and Rosary Walk to Planned Parenthood on October 30, 8:00- 10:00 a.m. at Holy Name Church on Auburn Ave.                                

--You're invited to join our Rockets for Life team at the Cincinnati Right to Life Pro-Life Saver and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Lunken Airport Playfield.  Volunteers needed to form a McNicholas team, work with children at Kid's Dash and do face paintings for children.   

--Mark your calendars!  The annual March for Life is January 19, 2018.  We will leave the evening of January 18 for a send off ceremony and prayer service at Good Shepherd Church, attend a youth rally/Mass and March for Life, visit with our congressmen, stop in West Virginia for a youth retreat and dinner.  We return early Saturday morning. Click for  more information,  permission slip, and  waiver. 

--Want to join the Rockets for Life?  Contact tcanisalez@mcnhs.org.