May Bridging Connection

FROM THE OFFICE DIRECTOR

Last weekend I had the joy of participating in the Bicentennial Pilgrimage accompanying Our Lady for 42 miles! Our leg was comprised of 5 guardians but as many as 90 people walked with us over the three days. We traveled from Maria Stein to Minster and McCartyville, to Sidney and then to Piqua. We were surrounded by the beauty of serene country roads and touched by the incredible hospitality and faith of all the people we walked with or encountered along the way. I was deeply touched by the mystery of the Incarnation. To think that Jesus too, was a pilgrim on this earth, greeted and welcomed by many but blessing everyone regardless of their reception. Now Our Lady is walking through our lands, bringing out the goodness of people and blessing everyone as She goes by. I feel so proud of our Archdiocese! What a witness for the world to live and proclaim our faith with such a joyful witness, in a word, to RADIATE CHRIST. I am grateful we have all been invited to take an active role in consecrating our hearts to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 19th. I will treasure this experience forever and look forward to the day when all fellow pilgrims will unite again in our heavenly homeland. May each one of us open our hearts to share in the graces God wants to shower on us as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of our spiritual family in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Maria

YEAR AT A GLANCE

May

5.29.21 Mass celebrated by Archbishop Schnurr and Family Concert at Chaminade Julienne High School Roger Glass Stadium

Upcoming

6.5-6.21 The Obligation for Sunday Mass has been reinstated
6.18.21 Solemn Vespers for consecrated men and women at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains at 4:30 pm
6.19.21 Family Concert at Fountain Square with Marian Consecration
6.19.21 Bicentennial Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Fall

9.14-15.21 Eldercare Summit. Learn more and register here.
10.9.21 Let Your Service Shine - Bicentennial Event organized by Religious
10.23.21 TBC Jubilee Celebration for 2020 and 2021 at the Bergamo Center
11.4-7. 21 Religious Formation Conference: National Congress, Chicago, IL
11.10.21 TBC Major and Local Superiors meet with Archbishop

Mrs. Jenna Legg
Coordinator of Vocation Ministry || Sisters of the Precious Blood
Co-Chair of Cincinnati Area Vocation Ministers

Jenna felt called to ministry beginning with her first taste of it as a leader in her high school youth group at St. Susanna. She’s had different titles over the years (college campus minister, high school campus minister and theology teacher) but all doing the same thing – helping young people encounter God!
Jenna’s husband, Shane, understands the demands of ministry– he’s the associate director for youth evangelization in the archdiocese. Ministry extends beyond both of their careers – they host young adult bible studies and have been blessed to be foster and adoptive parents to their three boys.
Jenna slipped into vocation ministry in 2018 after volunteering with the Sisters of the Precious Blood for a few years. She finds her own experience discerning religious life and marriage helpful in walking with young women as they explore what God might be calling them to. Jenna also serves as a co-chair for the Cincinnati area vocation ministers community, which helps coordinate archdiocesan-wide vocation endeavors.
Jenna is a firm believer that best conversations are had over coffee or ice cream, that God is often found in the outdoors, and dogs can teach us a lot about true love.

LET YOUR SERVICE SHINE! The women and men of religious congregations want to commemorate their role in the history of the Archdiocese by facilitating a Day of Service. Virtually every congregation that came to this archdiocese between 1829 and 1889 came to serve through education, healthcare and social work. Send a brief description of your plan for the day to S. Cheryl Erb cerb@sistersofmercy.org. If you have not formulated a plan yet, visit www.Cincy200.com for ideas, resources, partners, marketing flyers, etc. to create a service day plan before the end of June. Print off the Fact Sheet for your members with all the essential information.

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