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Saints
Peter & Paul
C AT H O L I C C H U R C H
Established 1872
902 East Ninth Street • Hopkinsville, KY 42240
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
We are a Roman Catholic Community of
Christians called to be a priestly people, a
household of faith, a temple of the Holy Spirit,
a beacon of the One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic Church shining for Jesus Christ in the
heart of Christian County.
Rev. Fr. Richard Meredith, Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. Fr. Julio Barrera, Parochial Vicar
[email protected]
Permanent Deacon, Mr. Tim Barnes
[email protected]
Permanent Deacon, Dr. Bill Sweet
[email protected]
PARISH OFFICE PHONE: (270) 885-8522
PARISH FAX: (270) 885-5296
PARISH WEBSITE: www.stsppchurch.org
OFFICE HOURS: 8 AM - 5 PM Monday -Thursday
(Closed Noon-1:00 pm Daily)
SCHOOL TELEPHONE: (270) 886-0172
SCHOOL FAX: (270) 887-9924
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.stsppschool.org
Tru†h Radio WSPP 93.5FM
Locate a church for your Vacation destination:
www.masstimes.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday evening ................................... 5:00 PM
Sunday .................................. 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM
Misa en Español ............... 2:00 PM, 10:30 PM
Monday - Saturday ................................ 8:00 AM
Wednesday ......................................... 5:30 PM
Thursday Misa en Español ................ 5:30 PM
MEMBERSHIP IN THE PARISH
We give a sincere welcome to all new families
moving into our Parish. Please register in the
Parish Office as soon as possible. Families who
plan to move from our parish community are
asked to inform us.
Bulletin material deadline:
Monday at noon in writing or email.
October 26, 2014 · Priesthood Sunday
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MINISTRY TO THE SICK
Please notify the Parish Office upon admission of a family
member into any hospital or nursing home. Any parishioner
who is ill or infirm may request anointing by calling the Parish
Office.
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
This is a devotion whereby members of the parish unite in
taking hours of Adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament during the day and throughout the night, seven days a
week. (Code required for evenings.) There is a regular
schedule of adorers but all are welcome to stop in for a visit.
Parishioners are encouraged to sign up for a scheduled
weekly adoration time. Please contact Bill & Jenny Rush at
270-885-2888, if you are interested in adopting an hour or
if you can be a substitute or prayer partner. These hours are
available- 3 am & 4 am Mondays, 3 am & 4 am Wednesdays.
Parish Pastoral Council
Tim Barnes, Vice Chair/Spiritual [email protected]
Jan Buckner, Family Life …………[email protected]
Franco Cincotti, Worship….…….... [email protected]
Libby Downs Pastoral Assoc. …………[email protected]
Carol Gillingham, Social Concerns…………[email protected]
Victor Hernandez, Hispanic Liaison……[email protected]
Dr. Pam Koob, Chair/Education………… [email protected]
Sarah Kranz Principal…………………[email protected]
Fran Marko, [email protected]
Joe Mezzoni, Administration…….……[email protected]
Congratulations: Our Saints Peter and Paul Boys Elementary Cross Country Team captured the Kentucky Christian
Athletic Association State Championship at the KCAA State
Meet on Saturday, October 18th in Glasgow. Walter
Kunnmann took the lead early in the race and held off all
challengers to finish in first place with a time of 7:53, Nic
Luckey was state runner-up with a 7:57 and Ryan Luckey
was fifth with an 8:19. In addition Nathan Brianas was 9th
(8:36), Ben Bennett was 15th (8:55), Tahlon Goodin 19th
(9:05) and Hunter Goodin was 55th . Also we congratulate
Muki Kunnmann who won the girls’ 3K with a time of 11:38
and won an individual state title as All Christian State First
Team. In the elementary girls’ race, Carly Chaudoin (9:43)
was the top runner who finished in fourth place. She was
followed by Karenna Chaudoin in 14th (9:52), Piper Davis at
18th (10:03), Megan Brianas at 19th (10:05), Daisy Guzman
at 46th and Olivia Jones at 54th. Joey Chaudoin placed 15th
in the boys’ Middle School state championship run. The
Saints will run again at the KTCCCA Meet of Champions in
Lexington.
Trunk or Treat: We will once again be having our Trunk or
Treat on Friday, October 31st from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.. We
will be located in the upper parking lot near the school.
Bring your child dressed in his/her Halloween costume and
your car trunk filled with candy to share.
PARISH STAFF
Rich Barnett ([email protected])....................Music Director
Tom Buehrle ([email protected] Of Stewardship
Brenda Chaudoin ([email protected]) Dir. of Ext. Care
Libby Downs ([email protected])............Pastoral Associate
Judy Folz ([email protected]).........................Office Manager
Steve Kinnard ([email protected])...Maintenance Foreman
Vicki Kinnard ([email protected])............School Secretary
Sarah Kranz ([email protected])....................School Principal
Donna Pfeufer ([email protected]……….Thrift Store Gen. Mgr.
Angie Phillips……………………………………...Thrift Store Mgr.
Alma Reeder ([email protected])….Hispanic Ministry Asst.
Sue Wassmer ([email protected]).............Parish Secretary
The Catholic Church teaches that the sexual abuse of any person is a
grave moral evil. To report any instance of sexual abuse by any employee of the Catholic Church please call the Office of the Bishop in Owensboro at (270) 852-8380. The Safe Environment Program is available
at the Diocesan website www.rcdok.org.
† SACRAMENTS †
† Reconciliation: Confessions will be heard Saturdays from 2:00 PM
to 4:00 PM, Wednesdays at 4:30 PM. and Sundays from 4:00 PM TO
5:00 PM. Confessions will be heard any time by appointment.
Confessions for Spanish speaking are Saturdays at 3:00 pm.
† Baptism: Baptismal Preparation Class is usually held the first Sunday of each month. Please call the Parish Office. Registration for
the class is required. The next Baptismal Class is November 2,
2014 at 4:00 pm.
† Marriage: Contact the office six months prior to the desired date.
Scrip Tree Raffle: Our Saints Peter and Paul PTO is conducting the popular SCRIP Tree Raffle again this year.
The Grand Prize is $1,000.00 in scrip cards of your
choice; 2nd Prize is $250.00 in scrip cards of your choice
and 3rd Prize is $100.00 in scrip cards of your choice.
Raffle tickets are $5.00 each and can be purchased at
the weekend Masses in the narthex or are available in
the school office. The winning tickets will be drawn on
Tuesday, November 18th at the PTO meeting.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Hospice: Pennyroyal Hospice will be holding a Volunteer
Training session on Tuesday, November 4th and Thursday,
November 6th in the conference room of the Pennyroyal
Hospice offices at 220 Burley Avenue here in Hopkinsville.
The class will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day.
There is no charge for the training and lunch will be provided. (Both days are required to complete the class.) To
register for the session, or if you have any questions regarding become a Pennyroyal Hospice Volunteer please
call 885-6428.
OCTOBER 26, 2014 • THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Fr. Richard and Fr. Julio:
HAPPY PRIESTHOOD SUNDAY!
May you know you are appreciated and
always in our prayers.
Are You Being Called? God promised to take Cyrus by the
hand and open doors before him. Do not be afraid of obstacles as you pursue your vocation. If God is calling you to
a religious vocation, he will open the doors that need to be
opened. To find out more, contact the Diocese of Owensboro
Office of Vocations: www.owensborovocations.com or
[email protected].
Clocks: Remember to move your clocks back one hour
next Saturday, November 1st before you go to bed. We
don’t want you to be late for Mass.
Sympathy: We offer our sympathy and prayers of support
to the family of Salvador Lara. We pray for Susan Lara his
wife and their children Anthony and Brittney. Salvador was
a First Sergeant with the United States Army and was stationed here at Fort Campbell. Salvador was born in Guadalajara, Mexico where his mother, Esperanza Lara, still lives
today along with his brother and five sisters. Many people
here in Hopkinsville may also know him as Coach Sal as he
coached soccer at several of the high schools and touched
many young people’s lives. Salvador’s visitation and funeral
Mass was here at Saints Peter and Paul on Tuesday with full
military rites. He was buried at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery
West. So let us keep the Lara family in our prayers and
may we as a church unite ourselves in prayer for Salvador as
we pray “May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”
Bereavement Meals: We give thanks to those parish families who provided a dish for the bereavement meal. May
you know how this meal touches the family for it gives them
an opportunity to gather as family and tell stories and share
with one another. We also give thanks to Kathy Buehrle and
all those who helped serve and cleanup after the meal. May
you be rewarded greatly.
Congratulations: We congratulate Jordan Shouse and John
Lewis who were united in the Sacrament of
Holy Matrimony here at Saints Peter and
Paul on Saturday, October 18th. May
God truly bless this young couple as they
live out their vows.
Parish Pictorial Directory: Sign-ups for our upcoming Parish
Pictorial Directory went very well last weekend. Our Parish
Pictorial Directory Committee will be in the narthex again
next weekend as well as the following weekends:
November 1/2
November 8/9
November 15/16
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This is an opportunity for any parishioner(s) to sign-up for an
appointment to have their picture taken. ***Please no signups will take place in the parish office. The Directory is
being completely handled by the Committee Members***
There are some Special Discounts being offered on packages of pictures.
1. Feed the Need - $5.00 coupon is being given to anyone who brings non-perishable food items
2. 20% Discount to Senior Citizens (60+) or Military
(Active, Served or Retired) or Police, Fire and Rescue
Parishioners
3. $10.00 coupons for anyone who signs up for your appointment on-line (stsppchurch.org) or provides an
e-mail address at the time of sign-up in the narthex.
In addition, there are several extra features being offered such as Christmas Cards and Generational Photos.
Prices and packages will be provided in the narthex during
Sign-up Weekends.
Remember: The dates Lifetouch will be in our parish are:
Wednesday, October 29
(Filled)
Thursday, October 30
2:00 - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, November 12 2:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday, November 13
2:00 - 9:00 pm
Friday, November 14
2:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 15
(Filled)
Friday, November 21
2:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 22
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Don’t forget, anyone who sets up an appointment and has
their picture taken will receive a free directory as well as an
8 X 10 picture or 9 wallet size pictures just for participating.
Pictorial Committee: Our next Pictorial Committee meeting
will be next Monday, November 3rd at 5:00 p.m. in the Holy
Family Room. Hope you can be there!
Come Pray With Us: There will be a Prayer Service at
Riverside Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. on
Friday, October 31st as we gather as
a people of faith to honor our dead.
All are welcome to come and join us.
Book of Life – During the month of
November, we remember those who
have gone before us in faith.
 We remember in order to celebrate their lives of faithfulness.
 We remember in order to find strength for our continuing journey.
 We remember in order to allow God to heal us of our
grief for those whom we miss here on earth.
The Book of Life in which we write names of our loved ones
reminds us to pray for them. During the month of November,
the Book of Life will be placed in the Church here at Saints
Peter and Paul. Please feel free to enter the names of those
who have died that you would like to have remembered in
prayer.
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PARISH NEWS
PARISH NEWS
All Saints Day – November 1st (Friday) – All of us are
called to be holy. In some way, each of us are called to
live out the paschal mystery by our sometimes very ordinary lives. The feast we
celebrate on November 1, All Saints Day,
remembers not just the saints who have
been canonized by the church, but the just
of every race and nation: All those who
reign in the glory of the kingdom of heaven. It is a day to remember in faith the
promise made by God to our parents and grandparents
and to all who have gone before us. For many of us, it is
largely through their prayer and example that we live the
life of faith today. The long list of those “saints” have
common last names like Smith and Jones, names like ours.
Perhaps the reminder is simply this: We, too, belong to the
family of God, the family of the saints. This year with All
Saints Day falling on a Saturday, the Holy Day of Obligation has been suspended. Please know that it is a Holy
Day but the obligation has been removed. We hope you
can come to Mass and celebrate All Saints Day here at
Saints Peter and Paul. Mass will be celebrated as follows:
Friday, October 31st Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m. in Spanish
Saturday, November 1st at 8:00 a.m. and 12:00-Noon in
English.
Mission Appeal 2014: The Propagation of the faith office
of our Diocese has invited the Diocese of Kumbakonam,
India to speak to us about their
missionary activities and challenges. Accordingly, Fr. M. S. Selva Raj
will be speaking to us during all
the Masses next weekend, November 1st and 2nd. This Diocese has
an area of 7,823 square km and is
situated in Tamil Nadu, South India
with a Catholic population of
213,00 which is just 6% of the total
population. It is served by 182 diocesan and 45 religious
priests, 501 nuns and 17 trained lay catechists. The
Kumbakonam diocese celebrated the centenary of its inception in 1999 by setting certain concrete and meaningful
goals for a New Evangelization in the III millennium, like:
1. Construction of 20 more new parishes, each with a new
church and rectory. At present, there are 89 parishes
and 641 missions-stations. Many of these are so large
that they have to be made independent parishes with a
resident priest. But the people are quite unable to support the church, for such pressing pastoral projects.
2. Construction of convents for those parishes which do not
have one. Most of the diocesan schools are entrusted to
nuns. Now there are 501 nuns in charge of catechetical, educational, medical and social ministries throughout this rural diocese, thus educating the children in the
Catholic faith and helping the people, particularly the
poor, for their integral development.
3. Since education is a main means of evangelizations
here, the diocese has to provide buildings and infrastructure to our schools in remote villages while the government would pay our teachers.
4. Recruiting more young men in the seminary, since the
rural diocese abounds in vocations to priesthood and
religious life and sending a few as missionaries to
where they are most needed.
5. Education of 2,000 very poor or orphan children from
remote villages every year by providing them with free
board and lodging.
Saturday, November 1 at 8:00 a.m.
Altar Servers:
Paul Rush/Kylee Spurr
Commentator
Imelda Gorman
Lectors
Jim Creighton/Libby Downs
Extra-ordinary:
Eucharistic Ministers:
Vicky Barnes/Michelle Roeder
Maria Creighton/Frank Raber
Choir Loft:
Bradley Roeder/Terri Means
Ushers:
See Libby in the Sacristy
Saturday, November 1 at 12:00 - Noon
Altar Servers:
Ivan Viall/Rebecca Lee
Commentator:
Fran Marko
Lectors:
Levi Peterson/Mary Dean
Extra-ordinary
Eucharistic Ministers:
Wendy Anderson/Karen Hall
Mary Moehlman/Dot Cherry
Choir Loft:
Debbie Harden/Julie Crawford
Ushers:
See Libby in the Sacristy
All Souls Day this year falls on Sunday,
November 2nd. Please know at the Saturday, 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass (November 1st)
we will have the “Calling of the Names” of
those who have died from Saints Peter and
Paul Parish in the last year. After all names
have been called from the parish, parishioners are invited
to come forth and light a candle for their deceased loved
ones. At the end of the service, all may take these candles
home and continue to light them and pray for their loved
ones during the month of November.
The diocese is trying to materialize these missionary goals,
depending on the availability of funds. Every year, an average of 50 young men and women go out of this diocese
to other missions throughout India and other parts of the
word to serve God and his people as missionaries. The mission and spiritual prospects of Kumbakonam diocese are
bright but its needs are pressing. Sixty percent of its
Catholics are depressingly poor. Therefore, your fervent
prayers and generous help are earnestly requested for
building the KINGDOM OF GOD, in and through the diocese of Kumbakonam, India.
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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH OCTOBER 27-NOVEMBER 2
Mon: Catholic Divorce Guide-5:30 pm
Tues: Hispanic Ministry-5:00 pm, HFR
Wed: Rosary Makers, 8:45 am-HFR
Pictorial Directory Appointments 2-9pm
Parish Choirs, Children 4 pm/Adults 6:30 pm
HS/MS Youth-5:30 pm
Thur: Pictorial Directory Appointments 2-9pm
Guadalupe Comm., 6:30 pm-HFR
RCIA, 7pm-Church
Fri:
MOMS Group-9:30 am
Sat: SSPP Christmas Bazaar, 8:30 am-3pm-Gym
Sun: Mary: A Biblical Walk-9am, Gym
Readings for the Week of October 26, 2014
Sunday:
Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40
Monday:
Eph 4:32--5:8/Lk 13:10-17
Tuesday:
Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16
Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9/Lk 13:22-30
Thursday:
Eph 6:10-20/Lk 13:31-35
Friday:
Phil 1:1-11/Lk 14:1-6
Saturday:
Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a
Next Sunday: Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/
Jn 6:37-40
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Silver Steaks: On Tuesday, October 28th, the Silver
Streaks will go to Pennyrile State Park. It will be a day of
fun and adventure. We will leave from Saints Peter and
Paul parking lot at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. If you
have any questions, please call Julia Borders at 886-6061.
Tamales: Our Hispanic Community will be selling tamales
after all Masses the weekend of November 1st and 2nd.
Remember these go quickly, so be prepared to get yours!
Rosaries: Do you have a rosary you love that is broken?
Our Rosary Makers gather here at Saints Peter and Paul
each Wednesday beginning at 8:45 a.m. They have repaired numerous rosaries, maybe they can help you. Come
and see them.
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE...We fulfill the
commandment to love our neighbor when we exercise
good stewardship — joyfully sharing our gifts of life,
abilities, and resources to meet our neighbor’s need.
BUDGET NEWS
Weekly Parish Collection ......................................... $8,649.13
Weekly Parish Budget Needs ................................. $15,414.56
Unpaid 2013-14 Diocesan Assessment .................... $36,510.00
Unpaid 2014-15 Diocesan Assessment .................... $74,569.27
Unpaid Operational Bills ....................................... $15,685.31
Second Collection Mission Sunday ................................ $599.00
Weekly Capital Improvement Donations .............................. $0
Capital Improvement Fund Balance ........................ $32,047.57
Weekly A Legacy of Faith Fund Pledge Payments ....... $5,284.00
A Legacy of Faith Fund Balance .............................. $407,792.63
Stained Glass Window Donations .................................. $55.00
Stained Glass Window Fund Balance .................... $397,260.09
Monday, October 27,
8:00 AM
Tuesday, October 28,
8:00 AM
Wednesday, October 29,
8:00 AM
5:30 PM
Thursday, October 30,
8:00 AM
5:30 PM Spanish Mass
Friday, October 31,
8:00 AM
5:30 PM VIGIL Spanish
Saturday, November 1,
8:00 AM
12:00 PM
5:00 PM
Sunday, November 2,
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
2:00 PM Spanish Mass
10:30 PM Spanish Mass
†
TONY & SANDY MUELLER
Sts. Simon & Jude
MISSY ADAMS
†
JEAN FISH
SHERRY & IVAN VIALL
†
†
ED FISH
VINCENT WASSMER
GARNETT CAYCE
KASANDRA Y KARIA SORIANO
All Saints Day
† GEORGE SPURR
FOR ALL PARISHIONERS
† EMMANUEL BATTAH
All Souls Day
† GWEN BELLEW
† MARVIN MAHONEY
SÁNCHEZ JUARÉZ FAMILY
FOR ALL PARISHIONERS
† Indicates Requiem Mass
SANCTUARY LAMP
In Memory of Roger Ling
By Jim & Patty Goode
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is the process
for becoming fully initiated into the Catholic faith or coming to learn the truths of the Catholic Church.
RCIA – continues this Thursday, October 30th from 7:00
to 8:30 p.m. in the CHURCH where we will be having a
“Tour of the Church”.
Religious Education Classes 2014-2015
"There is within every soul a thirst for happiness and meaning." ~ Thomas Aquinas
PSR (Parish School of Religion) – Pre-School thru 4th
Grade: PSR has begun and is held on Sundays beginning
at 9:00 a.m. in the school building. Classes continue this
Sunday, October 26th. Parents remember classes are finished at 10:15 a.m. Please pickup of your young person
at this time. Any child left after 10:15 will need to be
picked up in the Church building.
October/November Schedule
Sunday, October 26: Class
Sunday, November 2: Class
Sunday, November 9: Class
Sunday, November 16: Class
Sunday, November 23: Class
Sunday, November 30: No Class – Thanksgiving Break
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In Need of Prayers… Covington Convalescent-Elizabeth Jones,
Karen Logsdon, Jean Soyars Western State Nursing Facility Debbie Dickerson, Rose Vincent Christian Health Center – Norma
Downs, Jeanette Elliott, Barbara Holubecki, Frank Rogers Friendship House- Christine Mills, Ernie Tuggle Others. Andy & Fran
Belland, Sylvie Braun, Jane Brockman, Ken & Jan Buckner, Juanita
Calvin, Gladys Capiro, Don Carrico, Sandy Carlton, Phil Carsone, Myron Carter, Pat & Sam Chesnut, Lidia Cincotti, Janet
Coe, Pam Cossey, John Cox, Sal Daldone, Dorothy Edson,
Zachery Fanning, Jason Fanning, Joe Greenan, Connie Fowler,
Martha Fowler, Gant Golladay, Jim Gorman, Joette Grace, Bonnie Haney, Dottie Happe, Jerry Happe, Bonnie Harris, William &
Cecelia Hegedusich, Leah Henderson, Betty Johnston, Elizabeth
Joiner-Anderson, Anita Jones, Teresa Kavanagh, Sue Knapp, Bob
Labor, Patricia Leamy, Nancy Loftus, Margie Meredith, Carlo &
Lucia Mereu, Joe Mezzoni, Sr., Barbara Moseley, Mike Moseley,
Sandy Mueller, Amber Olsen, Sandra Pepper, Gary Phillips,
Ethel Pierczynski, Ashley Powell, Markena Price, Larry Puckett,
Diane Ruas, Russell Ruas, Linda Sargent, Bob & Cele Schade,
Mary Schurmann, Millie Selensky, Ron Shafer, Tammy Shelton,
Kristian Shouse, Gina Simpson, Dennis Sunderhaus, MaryAnn
Stahr, Stocker Family, Betty Sutton, Georgiann Svestka, Ken
Swicicki, Curtis Stigall, Jerry Thomas, Betty Thompson, Rose Ann
Tobin, Kelly Trogden, Hannelore Vanderklok, Lucy Vandrell,
Mildred Weeks, Veronica White, Steve Wiggins, Helen Winstead, James Wittschack.
Please Pray for our Deployed
John Aguirre, Richelle Goodin, Fr. Dan Lorimer,
Rogelio Nicanor-Martinez, Tobe Wilkins. Please let us
know if you have a deployed soldier to add or remove from
the prayer list.
Middle and High School Youth Ministry – Our Middle and
High School Youth programs continue this Wednesday, October 29th beginning with Mass at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome
to join us!
October Class Schedule:
Wednesday, October 29:
Classes will be held
Wednesday, November 5:
Classes will be held
Wednesday, November 12:
Classes will be held
Wednesday, November 19:
Classes will be held
Wednesday, November 26:
Thanksgiving Break
October Dinner Schedule:
Night
Grade Responsible
Wednesday, October 29:
5th and 6th Graders
Wednesday, November 5:
7th and 8th Graders
Wednesday, November 12:
High School Youth
Wednesday, November 19:
5th and 6th Graders
Wednesday, November 26:
Thanksgiving Break
If you can assist with dinner (food items or help in kitchen) on
these nights, please call:
Lois Guajardo - 270-839-2969 or
[email protected]
or Anita Schroeder - 270-348-0839 or
[email protected] continued
LAY MINISTERS
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NOVEMBER 1/2
Saturday, 5:00 pm
Altar Servers: ........................ Rebecca Lee, Jennifer Roeder
Cross Bearer: ........................................................ Matt Shelton
Commentator: ...................................................... Libby Downs
Lectors: ....................................... Imelda Gorman, Mary Lee
Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers: ................ Tony Esposito,
......................... Patty Goode, Franki Durbin, Sandy Doyon
Choir Loft ......................... JoAshley Hall, Julie Crawford
Ushers ....................................... Todd Hall, Jeremy Crawford
........................................... Laura Waldron, Marilyn Stocker
Vocational Cross ................................Art Degenhardt Family
Sunday, 8:00 am
Altar Servers: .......................... Harley France, Antha France
Asst. Servers ............................... Colleen Allen, Darius Davis
Cross Bearer: ................................................. Aaron Hanrahan
Commentator: ..................................................... Diana France
Lectors: ...................................... Chuck Puckett, Joey Jenkins
Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers: ...................... Bob Stites,
................ David Dobbins, Debbie Harden, Bonnie Whitfill
Choir Loft ................................ Terri Means, Ann Williams
Ushers ........................................ Anthony France, Nick France
..................................................... Gary Harden, Jake Means
Vocational Cross ................................ Christine Weatherford
Sunday, 10:30 am
Altar Servers: ........................ Scribbe Goode, Ryan Carlton
Asst. Servers: ........................ Lucas Adams, Ruben Quiñonez
Cross Bearer: ..................................................... Shelby Adams
Commentator: ...................................................... Libby Downs
Lectors: ........................................ Mike Murray, Paula Furne
Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers: ........... Joyce Wiedmer,
Jennifer Roeder, Michelle Sandheinrich, Damian Sandheinrich
Choir Loft .....................Theresa Garnett, Jennifer Hanks
Ushers ...........................................Jerry Adams, Billy Garnett
.................................................Steve Greenwell, James Long
Vocational Cross ...................................... Jeff Unfried Family
Spanish Mass, 2:00 pm
Comentarista:…………….………...... ... …...Hilda Linares
1 & 2 Lectura: . ……….….Tomasa Montiel, Ana Ethridge
Ministro E:..Yolanda Perry, Trinidad Soriano (si no hay Diácono)
Ujieres:………………..Francisco Macario, Felipe Macario
Monaguillos: . ……………Mayelín Juárez, Almita Valdez
Guadalupana: .. ……………………...Familia Gaby Lopez
continued from ‘Youth Ministry’
Parents of College Students: We are in our planning
stages of preparing “Care Packages” for our college students. We do not have all the addresses we need. If you
have a college student, please provide us with their mailing
address so they can receive a package from us. For your
convenience, you can email their addresses to Libby at
[email protected].
OCTOBER 26, 2014 • THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Pastor’s Greeting: The Truth of Marriage Lived and
Taught with Love
The 2014 Extraordinary Synod of Bishops
has ended and a document of its work is being
prepared for release to the Church and to the
world. Perhaps by design, Pope Francis has stirred up a storm
by allowing fundamental questions to be raised about the
Gospel, marriage, family, and the sacramental life in the
Church. From Pope Paul VI to Pope Francis, the successor of
St. Peter has been calling for a new evangelization, a new
carrying of the Gospel into the world. But the world is rapidly
falling away from most things Christian, especially falling
away from the Gospel and Catholic doctrine on the Sacrament of Marriage and family life. In short order, the very
definition of marriage as Christians have claimed it, will be
thrown away by the laws of our land. The Church will not be
allowed and tolerated to keep its doctrinal and ministerial
stance on marriage unmolested. Many other churches of
Protestant heritage have already accepted the cultural changes. Many with us hold firm, at least on the definition of marriage. The indissolubility of marriage was given up by most
non-Catholic churches a long time ago.
The synodal process in the Catholic Church between
now and October 2015 will make us Catholics stand up and
be counted. The teaching of the Church is very plainly presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and amply explained in the writings of Saint John Paul II. Diminishment or
abandoning of these doctrines would be a betrayal and a
denial of the Gospel and of our Faith. We can always and
faithfully present them more lovingly, patiently, and clearly.
This is what I see as the objective of the Synod. The timing
and methods of the Synod, possibly intended by Pope Francis,
will have the effect of sorting out within the Church the cultural
currents which are contrary to the Gospel and to the Catholic
Faith. There are certainly those within the Church who would
have the Church conform to the secular trends of our times.
How many presume to think that it is a matter of justice for the
Church to accept same-sex “unions” within the definition of
marriage? How many would surrender that hard doctrine of
the indissolubility of marriage for a Catholic divorce? How
many see no connection between fidelity to the marriage
bond and fidelity to Eucharistic Communion? Before the next
Synod of October 2015, the positions of many members within the Church will become much clearer. We are facing a test
of our fidelity, of our charity, and of our patience. If a Catholic has not taken the opportunity to be informed by personal
study and prayer before now, I recommend a crash course so
as to avoid being swept away by the tides of controversy.
The world itself is almost a perfect storm of chaos as far as
values are concerned. The barque of Peter is a weatherly
vessel, but the Faith, Hope, and Love revealed in Jesus Christ
are the only harbor to which it may safely sail.
At base, for now and for the next year, the teaching
of Jesus himself, is what the Church must reaffirm, for that is
the only Gospel which we will ever have to live and to proclaim to the world. Here it is: Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his
wife for any cause whatever?” He said in reply, “Have you not
read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and
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female’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and
mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one
flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore,
what God has joined together, no human being must separate.”
They said to him, “Then why did Moses command that the man
give the woman a bill of divorce and dismiss her?” He said to
them, “Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed
you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is
unlawful) and marries another commits adultery.” [Matthew
19.3-9]
Is Jesus less compassionate than Moses? Is the hardness of the human heart more durable than the Cross of Christ?
Might not a more enlightened time separate male and female
for the union of male and male or female and female? Perhaps the Light “which the darkness cannot overcome” should
just be set aside for the light of modern times? Does Jesus
despite his own accusation of the Pharisees, “lay up heavy
burdens on the shoulders of others without lifting a finger to
help them”? Should the Church be faithful to the very text of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ or is that text to be judged a relic
of an outdated past and set aside?
This is what I believe. Now, and on the other side of
October 2015, the Catholic Church will stay true to Jesus
Christ and to the Apostolic Tradition even though all the world
fall away. I hope that this synodal movement will stir up the
flame of faith for the Gospel in the Church, a Gospel to be
proclaimed vigorously, with a patient, abiding love. Within
the Church and the world Marriage and family life are in sore
need of reform and renewal. I dread but suspect that by our
holding true with a new vigor, the Church in this country and in
many others will be scorned and persecuted, even as it was in
the Greco-Roman world (a world very debased morally and
with little value for human life). There is some chance that all
this will transpire against a background of global chaos, given
terroristic violence with economic and bio-medical upheaval.
The peace which Jesus Christ gives suggests these
next two scriptures for our prayer and reflection. The first is
from Luke 22.31-32— Jesus, about to conclude the Last Supper, says to Simon Peter:
“Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to
sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed
that your own faith may not fail; and once you
have turned back, you must strengthen your
brothers.”
And, again, toward the end of the Last Supper, but recounted
here by John 16.32-33— Jesus tells the Eleven Apostles:
“Behold the hour is coming and has arrived
when each of you will be scattered to his own
home and you will leave me alone. But I am
not alone, because the Father is with me. I
have told you this so that you might have
peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the
world.”
Really, we have been here before and the Good Shepherd
has guided us surely through it. The certain thing is that Christ
and the Holy Spirit will be faithful to us. That is all we need
to remain faithful ourselves. Fr. Richard