Riverview Catholics
Family of Parishes
Mass Schedule in the Riverview Catholic Family of Parishes
| Holy Cross Immaculata | Christ the King | St Rose | St Stephen | St Francis de Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 4:00pm | 4:30pm | 7:00pm | 6:00pm | |
| Sunday | 11:00am | 9:00am | 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:00pm | 10:00am | 8:30am, 11:00am |
| Monday | 6:00pm | 6:30am | 9:00am | ||
| Tuesday | 8:00am | 12:10pm | 9:00am | ||
| Wednesday | *** | 6:30am | 12:10pm | 9:00am | 5:30pm ** |
| Thursday | 8:00am | 12:10pm | 9:00am | St Francis de Sales | |
| Friday | 8:15am * | 12:10pm | 9:00am |
* followed by Eucharistic Adoration
** in the rectory, except on Holy Days
*** Eucharistic Adoration on the second Wednesday of each month, from 2-4:00pm
Riverview Catholics Calendar
CTK = Christ the King HCI = Holy Cross – Immaculata STR = St. Rose STS = St. Stephen
Prayer Groups
The HCI Women's Prayer Group meets weekly on Fridays 12:45-2:15pm in the parish center.
We are reading Reed of God for Advent! Let us know if you are interested in joining us.
ZOOM Bible Study & Rosary
St Stephen
Tuesdays: 1:30 and 2:15pm
Sign up: rosaryandgospelgroup@gmail.com
Wednesday Women's Bible Study
Christ the King, The Cross and Crown Atrium; Noon-1:30pm
Contact Patty Green to register
CCD Classes
CCD registration will have a ZOOM parent meeting on September 6. If you would like to register your child for CCD please
email Julie Clifton. CCD meets monthly before the 10:00 mass.
RCIA Classes
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
Mondays at 7:00pm beginning September 18, continuing through the year, and culminating at the Easter Vigil on March 30, 2024 when those who are joining the Church are Baptized, Confirmed, and receive their First Communion.
It is an exciting and wonderful experience, and if you are thinking about it, or know the name of someone who might be interested, please contact Scott Kroencke, at skroencke@globe-use.com or the Parish Office at 321-4121 or parish@olctk.org.
RCIA is for anyone who wishes to become Catholic OR is interested in learning more about the faith. So, whether you are thinking the Catholic Church may be the place you belong and want to know what it is all about, or whether you are already a Catholic and want to learn more, come and be part of our RCIA for 2023-24!
Every new thing we learn about God gives us another reason to love Him!
We are in Phase 1 (of 5 phases) of the Beacons of Light Transition
Beacons of Light is a multiyear process of pastoral planning under way in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Rooted in prayer, groups of parishes will come together as one faith community. These new Families of Parishes will be stronger together, focused more on mission than on maintenance. The Archdiocese undertook this process in order to determine how to best array our resources – human, physical and financial – to spread the Gospel far and wide.
Holy Cross - Immaculata is part of The Riverview Catholics Family, which also includes:
- Our Lord Christ the King at 3223 Linwood Avenue 45226
- St Rose at 2501 Riverside Drive 45202
- St Stephen at 3804 Eastern Avenue 45226
- St Francis de Sales* at 1600 Madison Road 45206
Fr Adam Puntel is the pastor of Holy Cross - Immaculata, Christ the King, St Rose, and St Stephen,
with Fr Eric Roush and Fr. Christopher Komoroski (Fr Komo) as Parochial Vicars. See About HCI for contact information.
*Fr Michael Nartker, SM is the pastor of St Francis de Sales. The Marianist priests will continue to pastor St. Francis de Sales as long as their order remains at the church.
Registered members in the Riverview Catholic Family of Parishes are eligible for the
"in parish" tuition rate at
Cardinal Pacelli School. We are blessed to have a school that offers Pre-School through Grade 8 in our Family of Parishes.
Please join us in praying this updated prayer, originally written for our 150th anniversary
Prayer for Holy Cross-Immaculata's Beacons of Light Transition
Originally written for the Sesquicentennial Celebration, By Parishioner, Jim Sargent, 2009
*Updated for the Beacons of Light Transition
Lord, You have brought us to this moment. We stand in a long line of men and women called, inspired, and led by the Holy Spirit. Hear our prayer as we honor 162 years* of Catholic presence in Mt. Adams. We thank you for bringing us to this place. We cherish the legacy of all who envisioned Jesus’ presence at Holy Cross-Immaculata. We pray that Christ is present through our lives and our witness. Now, Father, as we peer into the future, we ask you to inspire us. Grant us your vision of purpose. Stir us now so that in distant moments others will look back upon our faith, courage, vision, and witness to give thanks and take encouragement.
We pray this, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Amen
As we progress along the Beacons of Light Pathway, a Family Parish Council has been formed, with 3 members from each of the four parishes.
Patrick Burke (SR), Mike Keating (SS), Mike Kovasckitz (SS), Gerry Lanham (CtK), Greg Meiners (SS), Steve Nickolas (HCI), Amy Obermeyer (HCI), Tina Russo (HCI), Chris Ryan (SR), Don Saelinger (CtK), James Sanitato (SR), and Marianne Scott Emmert (CtK)
Parish Council is working to establish an executive team and to create a Family Stewardship Committee and a Family Evangelization Committee. A Family Worship Committee has been formed and is already sharing resources!
Each Parish has a separate Finance Council - Parish finances are not merged; the finance councils are not merging until they do.
Stay informed about Beacons of Light.
Read the June 2022 parish update HERE.
After the formation of the Families of Parishes, in July 2022, there will be more ways for people to be involved within their Family of Parishes under the leadership of our pastor, Fr Adam Puntel.
Access to the Beacons of Light Pastoral Planning Pathway digital platform is available to anyone, not just parish leaders. Create a free user account at http://pathway.catholicaoc.org to stay informed about the planning process, to better understand the work being done in our Family of Parishes, and to learn how you can contribute.
Read the Parish Vitality Report HERE
The formation of the family Parish Council closed out the need for the Pathways Team, which was created earlier in the process in response to the Beacons of Light initiative. The team aimed to collaboratively guide our 4, ultimately 5, parishes toward one parish. They addressed short term goals revolving around staff. A transitional name was chosen for our Family of Parishes. "Riverview Catholics" is a temporary geographical name until we have one unified canonical parish in approximately 5 years.
Stay informed:
In response to the
Beacons of Light initiative, an ad hoc transition team* met regularly to ensure Holy Cross - Immaculata Parish Community was prepared to be an integral member of its
Family of Parishes when we joined in July.
So we can better advocate for HCI, we invite those who have not yet responded to take the 2021 HCI Parish Survey so your input is ultimately included as we prepare HCI for the Transition to our Family of Parishes. We have compiled the results of the survey so far - let us know if you would like a summary.
*The Beacon of Light HCI Core team had a great response to our survey and would like to thank all who participated in the survey and/or attended one of the meetings. So that we can share with the whole community the results from the 2021 HCI survey, please review the summary of the results. Please also review our two documents that offer an overview of our preparation for the transition. The first document "Parish Handout" details what the team has accomplished and what we are working on. The second document "Binder Reports" gives a brief description of each of the reports we have or are collecting for Fr Adam and our family of parishes.
Thank you from the Core Team,
Elaine Goldschmidt 513-608-8675 ejacobhrd@aol.com
Bob Gottmer
513-502-7308 rgottmer@gmail.com
Eric Koren 513-706-4810 switchkd@yahoo.com
Amy Obermeyer 513-439-2342 amygamo@gmail.com
Tina Russo 513-535-7694 russot7197@yahoo.com
Our visitor books were analyzed to obtain data on approximately how many people visit HCI, and which cities, states, and international countries did the visitors come from. We intend to strengthen the validity that HCI is a Beacon of Light destination for drawing various non-HCI parishioner visitors locally, from the Tri-State, from numerous states, and international countries.
Immaculata Church and the Holy Cross - Immaculata Parish Community have strong connections to the neighborhood or Mt Adams as well as to Greater Cincinnati. Many would argue that the connection extends well beyond the limits of Cincinnati (See the visitor report above!). Parishioner Jim Steiner spelled out what the connections look like here at HCI.