Welcome Mr. Buchheim!

I am honored to have been chosen as the next principal of St. Vivian. Ms. Markham has been a terrific steward of the school and I look forward to collaborating with her to prepare for the upcoming school year.

I am a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (bachelors) and the Read more...

Dear Sabres,

It is with sadness that I write to you today.  I have enjoyed my time with St. Vivian immensely, but it will be coming to an end at the end of this school year.  I have accepted a position as principal of my parish’s school, St. Gabriel Consolidated School.  It was Read more...

Since I have been Pastor at St. Vivian, I have made some small changes in the way we celebrate the Eucharistic Liturgy (as I have at several other of the churches of our family). In the near future, I plan to re-introduce the ringing of bells during the first half of the Eucharistic Prayer.

The Roman Read more...

This is a personal plea from your pastor to consider coming to our first social event as a family of parishes (see the information on the website or page 4 of this bulletin). Hope to see you there!

-Fr. Umberg

This Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day. In doing so, we honor the men who have a very important role in human society. Fathers are usually burdened with the responsibility of providing for most of the material needs of their children as they grow up. This burden often distances them in some ways Read more...

Some History

This weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, customarily known as the Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for “Body of Christ”). This solemn feast was established in the Middle Ages by the authority of the Church to celebrate a miraculous possession of the Church: the real, Read more...

I have appointed Ms. Kathy Rothschild to be the Director of Administration for the six parishes of the Our Lady of Divine Providence family of parishes. Kathy is a Certified Public Accountant who has been heavily involved in administration as the Business Manager of St. Vivian parish for 24 years, Read more...

Of all the vocations that are important and necessary for human beings to live truly human lives, I believe that motherhood is at the top. Like most worthwhile endeavors, it is done with sacrifice and pain. The nurturing that a woman gives as the baby begins to develop within her own body has a great Read more...