We are excited to celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angel on Sunday, October 2nd! Our celebration will begin with the noon Mass and continues with a parish picnic at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend! 

Guardian Angels will provide pulled pork and chicken from Sweets & Meats BBQ. We ask parishioners attending to bring a side, salad, or a dessert to share. Please bring your dish to share in a throw-away container. Please RSVP through this link by September 23rd. 

GA First Communion Prayer Partners is a program that partners the parishioners of GA with a 2nd-grade student while they prepare for their First Communion. The prayer partners meet 2-4 times a year. If you would like to learn more about this program, click here. Please contact Margaret Dunn if interested.

This is a free event. Please RSVP no later than October 10th. You can register on your own or contact stgerardcompanions@gmail.com to attend alongside our parish's group.

Out of a desire to better serve couples experiencing a season of infertility, the Companions will move their First Saturday meetings from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. starting October 1st. The focus of these monthly gatherings will continue to be offering an open door to those at any stage of the infertility journey. The timing has been chosen so that participants can have the option to fulfill their Sunday obligation at Saturday Vigil after the meeting has concluded. Please contact stgerardcompanions@gmail.com or visit the parish website for a schedule of topics or more information.

Eastside Catholic Youth Ministries (ECYM) is the new name of the group of ministries serving St. John Fisher, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Jerome, and Guardian Angels. There is a wide range of opportunities for students in grades 5-12, open to youth of all schools and faith backgrounds. Join us as we seek to enjoy fun fellowship and grow as disciples. If you would like information about upcoming opportunities, please contact Bradley Barnes at youth@gaparish.org or 513-624-3148.

With a new school year approaching, we want to ensure that all students and families are ready for another great year of ministry opportunities! To save time, please make sure that you have a completed set of release forms turned in for each student (grades 5-12) in your household. These forms include a Liability Release, and a Contact & Medical Info Release, and can be completed digitally by following this link. 

You are also encouraged to make sure that you are registered for weekly emails or signed up for our Middle School or High School parent text threads through Remind. If you have questions, please email Bradley Barnes.

Youth Ministry currently holds a weekly series for teens called This Is My Campus. This is My Campus focuses on helping students be positive forces for change in their schools. It encourages students to consider that each locker represents a life, and each life is precious to God. Meetings are held every Thursday night from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in the Guardian Angels Undercroft and are open to students of any school or faith background in grades 7-12. This series will conclude on September 22nd. Contact youth@gaparish.org for more information.

When: 1st and 3rd Monday every month from 8:00-9:00pm 

Where: Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Room B in the undercroft or by zoom 

Age: 20s - 40s 

Join together in brotherhood with other men to grow in virtue and faith. Each session combines the best research from science with the teaching of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of a man fully alive and capable of transforming himself, his family, and greater society. Join us every session or as your schedule permits. No religious expertise or background required. Contact the group at mensfaith@gaparish.org for more information or to join via zoom. 

When: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays every month from 8:00-9:00 pm, beginning July 27th

Where: Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Room B in the undercroft

Age: 20s - 40s

Join together with other women to expand your Catholic faith and build meaningful relationships as we dive into "Ways to Pray" from the Blessed is She devotional. No prior knowledge or materials are needed; come as you are! Join us every session or as your schedule permits. Contact the group at womensfaith@gaparish.org for more information. 

IHM's Divorce Support Group for Children will occur two times throughout the year, in the fall and in the spring. The fall session will begin on September 7^th and run for 10 consecutive Wednesday nights, ending on November 9th. The group will meet each week from 6:30-7:30 in the school cafeteria. Your children will learn ways to care for themselves through adjusting to divorce and the transition that brings into their lives. They will also participate in therapeutic activities, group discussions, and learn coping skills and mechanisms to help share their thoughts and feelings with their loved ones.

The IHM Divorce Support Group for Children will be facilitated by Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Jodi Turpening MA, LPCC-S. If this group still is of interest to you, please contact Jodi to sign up: 513-488-4096 or turpening.j@ihomschool.org.

Each Friday, Fathers Team will be meeting for Fathers Team "Lite” which consists of a review and discussion of the upcoming Sunday's scripture readings. All GA fathers are invited to join either in person or via Zoom. Our meeting will start at 6:05 am Friday morning and last for one hour. Together we explore the readings and consider how the scripture's message can be applied to our daily lives. If you are holding back because you’re not an expert, join the crowd....neither are any of us! Join us in person in the Undercroft (Conference Room B), or by Zoom, this Friday at 6:05 am. Contact us at GAfathersteam@gmail.com for the zoom information, or to get on the GA Fathers Team email distribution.

Traveling? Try out a different Catholic church by the beach, in the mountains, or even in another country! Go to www.masstimes.org and type in your location to find a Mass near you.

CCD 

Guardian Angels will be offering Religious Education for the children in our parish who do not attend GA school. Our CCD program for the upcoming school year will be on campus only Sunday mornings from 8:30-9:45 a.m. from September 11 to May 7.

While continuing religious education is vital in every grade, it is crucial that 2nd and 8th graders be enrolled to receive their respective sacraments at GA. Those in 7th grade should be enrolled for Confirmation prep to be confirmed in their 8th-grade year.

Those wishing to enroll their children in CCD grades K-8 can find registration information on the parish website. Go to "Religious Education" then "CCD". You can also click here to register.

Questions? Contact Kay Froehlich (513) 624-3146, DRE, for more information.

Guardian Angels boys and girls basketball registration is now open to all families of Guardian Angels Church and School for 3rd-8th grade students. To register, please visit the Boosters website. 

·   Girls: September 28th

·   3rd Grade: 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the OG

·   4th Grade: 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the OG

·   5th and 6th Grade: 5:30-7 p.m. in the PC

·   7th and 8th Grade: 7-8:30 p.m. in the PC

·   Boys: October 16th

·   3rd Grade: 5-6 p.m. in the OG

·   4th Grade: 6-7 p.m. in the OG

·   5th Grade: 7-8 p.m. in the OG

·   Boys: October 16th and October 19th (both dates required)

·   6th Grade: 5-6:15 p.m. in the PC

·   7th Grade: 6:15-7:30 p.m. in the PC

·   8th Grade: 7:30-8:45 p.m. in the PC

·   Girls

·   October 17th: Practice May Begin

·   October 28th: League Schedule Published

·   November 4th: Season Begins

·   January 8th: Regular Season Ends

·   January 12th-15th: End of Season Tournament

·   Boys

·   November 1st: Practice May Begin

·   November 21st: League Schedule Published

·   December 2nd: Season Begins

·   February 5th: Regular Season Ends

·   February 8th-12th: End of Season Tournament

Please email any questions you may have to boysbasketball@gaboosters.org or girlsbasketball@gabooster.org. 

Do you love Halloween? Creating community? Please consider joining the Monster Mash committee. We NEED someone to shadow Amy Armstrong Smith to lead this Parish event. If that does not happen, 2022 will be the last Monster Mash. If you have any interest in chairing this event, or just being on the committee, please email Amy Armstrong Smith.

The Welcome Committee is selling Guardian Angels mugs for $7, while supplies last. If you would like to purchase a #GAIsFamily mug, just click here. Mugs must be picked up at the rectory during business hours. The parish office is open 8:30am-3:00pm Monday-Friday.

Race registration includes a bib tag, t-shirt, and a "swag bag". All proceeds benefit Guardian Angels School. Again this year, we are offering a Family Bundle, where you can sign up a family of up to 4 for $100. Additional registrations are $20 each. Click here to register or for more information. 

As school begins, we want to remind everyone of the hours of operation for our new playground equipment. The portion of the new playground that was installed in the fall sits outside the area where our old equipment sat. Since it is outside the mulch area and is now closer to other property lines, the portion of the equipment with the slide CANNOT be used outside of the posted playground operating hours. Those hours are 8:00am-6:00pm. 

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