St. Al’s Athletics is hosting a new year’s adult 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The dates are January 3rd & 4th. For more information, visit www.saintals.org/athletics, or contact Gary Ehling, gary@gsehling.com, 256-8945.

Cub Scouts Pack 187 is sponsoring an adults only corn hole tournament. Saturday, January 17th.  Door open at 6:30. Tournament starts at 7:00
$25 per Team for the first 64 teams. Hurry and make your reservations today. Contact Sandy Wohlfrom by email wohlfrom@fuse.net or phone 662-3714.

Interested in joining a Scripture Study? Looking for a positive way of spending those wintery days? Join our discussion of the Gospel of John.
It will be two six week consecutive sessions beginning on Monday, January 12, 2009. Evenings 7:00-8:30, mornings 8:30 - 10:00. Sign up for one or both sessions. (Even if you can't make them all, still join us!)

If you are new to these studies, during the week you will spend time reading scripture passages and the study guide. On Mondays you meet with a small group to discuss the questions from the study guide and reflect on God's message.

To join: sign up in the back of church, call Kathy Robinson, 574-4840 or e-mail her at kathy.r@fuse.net. (The study guides are $ 8.50 each)

The St. Al’s Choir is in need of men to assist us in praising the Lord. We meet every Wednesday evening at 7:30pm in the church. Call Joe Severyn at 574-4840 or email him at jseveryn@fuse.net with any questions.

***NEW***
St. Al's Athletics is sponsoring a monthly 50-50 Raffle! The cost is $5.00/month or buy a yearly ticket for $60.00 and be included in a bonus draw for $50.00. Drawings will take place at the monthly Athletic Meeting. To purchase a ticket or for more information,
contact Terry Biehl @ 574-2314 or tcbiehl@fuse.net
or Todd Westendorf @ 574-0496.
 

God calls each person to grow in faith, and He does so in unique and different ways. Some people are drawn by an insatiable curiosity to learn about the things of God. Other people are attracted by the deep faith of family or friends. Still others sense a void in their lives and are searching for meaning and fulfillment that only God can bring. RCIA is a process of seeking God and growing in faith on the way to discerning the call to join the Catholic faith community. If you know someone interested in exploring the Catholic faith, please contact Kathy Robinson, 574-4840 or kathy.r@fuse.net.

In a spirit of good stewardship, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has instituted a financial misconduct hotline to allow employees, volunteers, vendors and other interested parties to report what they believe to be financial misconduct at any level - parish, deanery or archdiocese. As an additional safeguard, the hotline is administered by an independent third-party company, Ethics Point. You may report a concern on this hotline either by calling one of Ethics Point’s trained specialists at 1-866-294-5256 or by visiting the website www.ethicspoint.com. There is also a link on the archdiocesan website, www.CatholicCincinnati.org, under the label "To Report Financial Misconduct."