33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 16, 2014 God Pastor: Rev. Brad Whistle Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8am & 11am Mon., Wed., & Fri. 12:05 Tues. & Thurs. 7:00am Holy Day Mass Check bulletin for schedule Confessions: Saturday at 3:00pm Baptisms by appointment, classes are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Marriage preparation must begin 6 months in advance. Anointing is the First Friday of every month at 12:05 Mass with Confessions at 11:30 Mass Intentions for the Week: Sat: 4:30pm Special Int. SG Sun: 8am Our Parish Family 11am Odie B. Warren Mon: 12:05 Marie Schmitt Tues: 7am Sue Dickens Wed: 12:05 Robert H. Steele Thurs: 7am 9am Mary Catherine Roberts School Mass Fri: 12:05pm Charles Higdon Sat: 4:30pm Leon Johnson Sun: 8am Walter Elder 11am Our Parish Family does not endow people with identical or necessarily equal gifts. If you do as well as you can with the gifts given to you by God, you will hear his “Well done.” Not only the gifts, but also the people have equal worth. At the same time, the parable ends with the talent taken from the third servant being given to the one with ten talents. Equal worth does not necessarily mean equal compensation. Some positions require more skill or ability and thus are compensated accordingly. The two servants who did well are rewarded in different amounts. But they are both praised identically. The implication of the parable is that we are to use whatever talents we’ve been given to the best of our ability for God’s glory, and when we have done that, we are on an equal playing field with other faithful, trustworthy servants of God. 11/16– Parent day Rel. Ed. @9 11/16– L2S2 @2pm (all women of the parish welcome to attend) 11/16- YGroup @6pm 11/17-Arise afternoon group 12:45 11/18– OLL at St. Bens 11/19-Daycare Thanksgiving 11/19– Arise evening group 6pm 11/19– Finance mtg. 11/21-11/22– ODYC New Parishioners are always welcome; we invite you to register in the Parish Office. Our Lady of Lourdes is thankful for all the many men and women who were and are active in the military. On the weekend of November 22nd and 23rd during all Masses our parish will honor all those who serve or served our country in peacetime and war. We will recognize all branches of the military, Veterans and active duty. We would like all military service men/women to come forward during Mass for a special blessing. We will honor their faithful service to our country, which reflects Christ’s own service and sacrifice to our Church. This month we will be collecting food for the pantry and supporting St. Vincent De Paul. Please remember the less fortunate during the upcoming holiday season. All that we have is from God let us remember to give thanks. Grocery Bag Sunday is Nov. 23rd. Bags will be passed out after Mass today, please return bags next Sunday. GODS HOUSEKEEPING MINISTRY Thanks to Sharon Russell, Joyce Ferguson & Kara Hollis for cleaning the church Sat. Nov. 8th. Those scheduled for Sat. Nov. 22 are: Vicki Howard, Keith & Teresa Clark, Sam & Doreen Abbott, & Amanda Woodward Housekeeping list is being updated. If you wish to have your name added or removed please contact the office this week. January begins Lourdes “Homecoming”; the purpose of this simple outreach program is to invite inactive Catholics back to the faith community and the Sacraments. The goals of “Homecoming” are to provide opportunity to listen to those who have left, to reconcile them with the Body of Christ, to heal past hurts, to discuss Church teaching, and to provide talks on issues, such as divorce and annulments, Church teaching since Vatican II, and the Sacraments. While FAM oversees this outreach, this program is a parish wide endeavor and every parishioner is encouraged to participate by prayer and fasting. Please join us in praying a decade of the rosary a day that our families and friends away from Christ might respond to His invitation to come home to the Catholic Church. L2S2 fundraiser to help finance our various outreach ministries. “That’s My Pan!” provides beautifully engraved personalized kitchenware. Sample items are on display in the parish office. Contact Stacey Davis at [email protected] / (270) 929-8075 or Geri Jones [email protected] for more information or to place orders. Order by December 1st to guarantee Christmas delivery. Our Lady of Lourdes February 6th-8th COVENANT OF LOVE DATE NIGHT! November 21st 6:30-8:30 pm Immaculate Parish Hall 2516 Christie Pl, O’boro KY FREE! CHILDCARE PROVIDED! An evening to enjoy adult fellowship and nurture our marriage relationship. Bring your friends, and please RSVP by Monday 17th (if childcare is needed.) to Haley & Matt Fitzgerald at (270) 993-1111, Rachel & Keith Evans, at (270) 5702170 or Helen & Fred Meister, at (270) 683-4330 Checkout other event happenings in the area on our website: www.lourdescatholicchurch.com click: view current bulletin. Please join Bishop William Medley and Bishop John J. McRaith as they celebrate Bishop John’s 80th Birthday with Mass at St. Stephen Cathedral on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:05pm St. Alphonsus Thanksgiving Smoke, BBQ’d Ham Fundraiser! Saturday, Nov. 22nd. Boneless 8-9 lb. hams $40. Bone-in 20-22lb. Hams $60. Barbequed by Paul Murphy. Pickup next to St Joe Fire Department at 2pm. Call 270-229-4164 or email [email protected] to order by November 10th. The family of Mary Lois Brackin would like to thank Fr. Brad for the kindness & blessings during her illness, for the choir & for the great meal after the funeral. Thank You Family Life/Youth formation Danny May [email protected] ARISE SEASON 5 11/17– afternoon group @12:45 11/19– morning group @10am 11/19- evening group @6pm TONIGHT– YGroups @6pm Nov. 21-22 at Owensboro Convention Center. Join hundreds of high school and middle school youth from across the diocese for praise and worship. Lourdes has reserved 16 spots. Please contact Danny to sign up. FYI: “Behold The Lamb Of God” will be replaced this year with parish Christmas Caroling. Young & Old are invited to participate. So get those voices ready and make plans to join us Dec. 22. Time –TBA Religious Education Drew Hardesty [email protected] 11/16– Parent Day for Religious Ed. Class 11/23– Whole Family Session; Topic: Sacrament of Confirmation Family Sessions are for all families of the parish, both Catholic School and Public School Families! They are an excellent way to learn more about your faith as a family. We meet in the Parish Hall for an opening prayer and then dismiss into several age groups. K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, and HSadults. Our next session will focus on the Sacrament of Confirmation and how we can harvest the seeds of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Please continue to pray for those going through the RCIA program. November 16 Daycare Fabyan Bridgmon [email protected] As you all know a lot of my stories come from the kids, majority from the ones who use the bathroom next to my office. While they are there they practice singing, and talk to their pretend friend. Now I promote good hygiene continuously through out the day, so when the older ones come out from the bathroom I ask them hygiene questions and reward them with a sticker. Well I ran out of Fall stickers and gave one a summer sticker. I said I needed to get to Wal-Mart and get some more and she said, “You better, It’s almost Christmas!” The Moral to this story: Never run out of the right kind of stickers for the right time of year while promoting good hygiene. We’re keeping a look our for the Pilgrims, I’m sure they’re getting closer, lots of drawings and crafts are being touched up for decorations ready for our “Turkey Feast”. Blessed Sacrament Chapel, 602 Sycamore St, Owensboro, KY will host its Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner Sunday, November 23 from noon until 3:00pm. The public is invited to join us for this free dinner to celebrate our blessings and to give thanks. Contact Veronica Wilhite (270)926-4741. Please pray for the repose soul of Mike Thompson who died Wednesday, November 12. He was the son of Marie Thompson of our parish. St. Stephen Mass Change: Beginning November 8th, Saturday morning Masses will be merged into a 9am Mass. There will still be confession from 9:30am11:30am. Area Mass times for Saturday morniong: Immaculate 7am, St. Mary Magdalene 7am, Precious Blood 8am & Carmel Home at 9:30am. November 26th OCHS Baseball Ham & Turkey Cook Pick-up 12pm2pm Hams are $32 each ($37 sliced) Turkeys are $40 each ($45 sliced) Please see any OCHS baseball player for details and tickets. Tickets are also available at the front desk at OCHS or you can call Coach Adam Hines at (270) 925-1804 to place an order. The newly revised sexual abuse policy, which explains fully the diocese’s efforts to address sexual abuse in the Church, can be found parish office, at all doors of church and also on the diocesan web site (www.rcdok.org/safe.) STEWARDS FOR THE WEEK November 22-23 4:30PM 8:00AM 11:00AM Lector Freda O’Bryan Judy Thomas Phil Haire Michael Clemens Helen Bennett Kenneth Bennett E.M. Mitch Long Doris Thomson Elaine Robertson David Gehring Rosalyn Carter Terri Lanham Martha Long Tom & Cindi Reisz Jim Ed Burris Kim Burris Mary Jane Clark Brenda Edge Ed Merimee Charlotte Mischel Mike & Janet Wathen Ken Raley Mike Houtchen Jennifer Keller Olivia Gerteisen Ann Flaherty Lois Decker Ben Vessels Aida Montalvo David Schweisthal Servers Joseph Dixon Ross Fleming Jack Hamilton Andrew Edwards Thomas Gonzales Jade Keller Hospitality M* Daniel & Kim Riney family N* Brent & Kristin Horsley family S* Jerry & Betty Rouse M* John & Germaine Broxon family N* Tim & Mischelle Miller S* Mark & Kim Krampe family M* Chad & Lorna Thompson family N* Rosa Lee Appleby S* Pat & Lori Elder family Gifts Dan & Kim Riney Shawn & Becky Grant family Jason & Maria Lawrence Family Andrea Moorman Children’s Liturgy Van Driver Paul Martin Please help keep our prayer list updated, if you would like a name removed or added to the list please contact the parish office 270-684-5369. For those in the hospital: Martha Bailey, Robert Clark, Susie Clark, Teresa Henderson, Margaret Lanham For those homebound & in nursing homes: Mary Arnold, Ralph & Martha Ashworth, Irene Beierlein, Mary Bogucki, Marlene Burns, Lois Brackin, Elwood & JoAnn Castlen, Sherman Chandler, Margaret Clark, Ruthie Daniel, Betty Drury, Velma Dunn, William Feldpausch, Audrey Fogle, Catherine Fulkerson, Mary Fulkerson, Wilfred & Mary Lois Hagan, Ada Hamilton, Mary Hardin, Delphine Hardesty, Helen Harrison, Helen Hein, Teresa Henderson, Eddie Hermann, Helen Howard, Edwina Hyland, Joe Janes, Marilyn Kurz, Gail Leathers, Jane Lewis, James & Jean Matthis, Bernard & Evelyn Mattingly, Grace & Wayne Mattingly, Ray McElroy, Alma Mullican, Lucille Payne, Rose Payne, Mary Riney, Francis Russell, Mary Schell, Ambrose Settles, Lucy Strehl, Martha Warren, Martine Warren. For: Virgil Barnett, Kim Bell, Theresa Bennett, Helen Boarman, James Bowlds, Connie Brown, Jeremy Brown, Betty Chapman, Dottie Clark, Edith Conkright, James & Faye Constant, Dalton Cottrell, Hettie Crask, Kathy Daugherty, Jeanie DeVries, Samuel Hagan, Jeanie Haynes DeVries, Pat Dickens, Ann Dull, Eugene Graff, Christina Hagan, Sharon Hagan, Lloyd Hartley, Lydia Haycraft, Martha Johnson, JoAnn Kimmel, Kelly King, Peggy Kutsor, John D. Lanham, Jansen Lewis, Joe Lewis, Pat Lewis, Johanna Libber, Tammy Litherland, Randall Martin, Josie McBride, Jeanne & Bill O’Bryan, Cheryl Parker, Dorothy Payne, Maggie and Tim Payne, Jenny Phelps, Gary Reynolds, Debra Rogers, Lucy Rose, Jerry Rouse, Paulette Snyder, Connie Tarry, Mary Terry, Don Thomas, Richard Thomas, Ron Thomas, Joe Thomson, Mike Todd, Alma Topper, Ed Watson, Brian Wink, Lawrence Wink, James & Marilyn Young, and for all the sick of our parish . Parish Office/Rectory & Hall Rental 684-5369 Office Fax 683-8008 Parish website www.lourdescatholicchurch.com Diocesan website www.rcdok.org Van Ministry– Greg Bell 729-2856 O.C.S. Board Rep- Chantae Hulsey 231-5745 Eucharistic Adoration- Marjorie Klee 684-4844 Daycare 926-6516 Lourdes Parish Staff: Kay Clark - Administration Fabyan Bridgmon– Day Care Director Drew Hardesty– RCIA, DRE Danny May– Family Life Freda O’Bryan– Parish Minister Aaron Wheatley– Maintenance Charlotte Hollis– Secretary Judy Thomas– Sacristan Heather Hayden– Music Minister (270) 684-5369 Lourdes Parish Committee Chairs: Charlotte Mischel– Pastoral Council (270) 684-5369 Mike Wurth– Finance Council Collections for this month: Nov. 2: KLEA Nov. 23: Campaign for Human Development Nov. 27 & 30: St. Vincent de Paul Our Return on God’s Gifts: 11/9/2014 16,010.50 Amount Needed November Average 20,500.00 20,477.13 Diocesan 73.00 Envelopes turned in 220 November 16, 2014 and every Sunday thru November 23. Shoots start at 1pm at Knights of Columbus grounds Haynes Station Road Whitesville, KY. WIN! Hams, turkeys, cash Scatter Boards Target Shoots 50/50 Pots. Owensboro Diocese Youth Conference will take place on Nov. 21-22 at the Owensboro Convention Center. Prayer: The Universal Language will be the theme this year, the conference is open to middle and high school students and their parents or chaperones. Fr. Joseph Espaillat and Mary Bielski will be our keynote speakers this year. For more info. please contact Danny May or Robin Tomes at [email protected] or call 270-683-1545. BEHOLD THIS HEART VOCATION RETREAT WITH THE PASSIONIST NUNS Wonder what it’s like being a Nun? Interested in Religious Life? November 28-29, 2014 * Single, Catholic Women ages 16-25 Contact: Sr. John Mary, C.P. Call-(270)315-0800 email: [email protected] to register by Sat., Nov. 22 Marriage Help – Retrouvaille (pronounced retrovi) has helped thousands of couples who are disillusioned or even experiencing misery in their marriage. This program can help you too. For confidential information about or to register for the January program beginning with a weekend on Jan 30, 2015, call 270-683-1545 ext. 346, or email: [email protected] or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.com Are you concerned about someone's drinking? Al-Anon can help. Meetings held Tuesday nights 8pm in St. Stephens Pastoral Center basement. Volunteer Tax Preparers and Screeners Needed for 2015 tax season. Learn more at GRABC.org or email [email protected] or call 270-685-1603. RECEIVING THE GIFT OF GIFTS Do you experience God’s Presence? What is your response to God’s presence? Have you ever felt “empty”? ...Was it the absence of God? You are invited to spend some time in journeying into a deeper relationship with God. All are invited into the life of love! Are we working toward being there? Presenter: Sister Mary Matthias Ward, OSU December 2nd, 2014 Mount St. Joseph Center 5:30pm-7:00pm Cost: $15.00 includes meal & program Pre-registration is required. Contact: Kathy McCarty: [email protected] or call (270)229-0206. EXPOSITION OF SACRED RELICS Treasures of the Church Friday, December 5th at 7:00pm held at St. Peter and Paul in Hopkinsville KY. Over 150 relics will be shown, some believed to be as old as 2000years. Sponsored by Right to Life of Owensboro, Care Net Pregnancy Center, & Birthright It sounds like we may get lots of snow this year. Let’s be generous this year and help those in need. Hats, gloves, scarves, coats, and socks are all welcome. Drop off dates are now until December 20th. There are 3 locations this year. *Right to Life of Owensboro 1115 Tamarack Rd Suite 200 *Care Net Pregnancy Center 922 Triplett St. Suite 7 M-Th 12pm-5pm *Birthright 512 W 7th St., M-F 9am-12pm Contact Robin at RTLO for more info (270)685-4922 or [email protected] These are items needed to fill our food pantry. Please make sure no item is beyond its expiration date. Donations should be in original packaging, bulk size is not recommended. Thank you in advance for your generous donation. Boxed Meals (hamburger helpers) Boxed/ Bag macaroni & cheese Boxed / Bag Rice Boxed/Bagged Noodles (spaghetti, ramen, or egg noodles) Canned vegetables Canned meats / Tuna Canned fruit Canned soups Canned ravioli Canned chili /beans Cake mixes Cereal Crackers Coffee Dried beans Dry milk or boxed milk Instant potatoes Jell-O/ Jell-O pudding Peanut Butter Powdered drinks (kool-aid) Spaghetti Sauce Stuffing Tea Body Soap Deodorant Diapers Adult/ Baby Dish Soap Feminine products Laundry Soap Toothpaste/ toothbrush Toilet Paper Shampoo Please remember to support local shelters this holiday season. 1001 W. 7th Street Owensboro, KY 42301 501 Walnut Street Owensboro, KY 42301 Underwear Underwear Socks Socks Shampoo Shampoo Deodorant Deodorant Items for women & children of all sizes and ages. Items for men sizes SM-3XL YNight- “Advent Party” 30 No Rel. Ed. Class Whole Family Session 23 Grocery Bag Sunday (return bags) No Y Group 24 18 Parent mtg. @6:30pm 17 Arise group 12:45 16 Rel. Ed. L2S2 @ 2pm YGroup @6pm 25 OLL @ St. Ben’s 11 Reconciliation Parent mtg. 6:30pm 10Arise group 12:45 9 Rel. Ed. Men’s club @6:30 YGroup @6pm Please pickup grocery bags to fill 4 KC’s mtg @6pm Tuesday 3 Arise group 12:45 Monday 2 Sunday NOVEMBER Evening @6pm 26 Last Session of Arise morning @10am 6pm Finance mtg. Arise evening group 19 Daycare Thanksgiving 10:30am Stewardship mtg. 12 Arise: morning group 10am Evening group 6pm Arise: morning group 10am evening group 6pm 5 Parish Council Wednesday 27 Thanksgiving Mass 8am 20 RCIA 13 RCIA 6 RCIA Thursday 28 21 ODYC 14 Anointing Mass 12:05 /Potluck after 7 KC’s Fish Fry Friday 29 Giving tree 22 ODYC 15 Women’s Conference 9am-4pm 8 1 Confirmation service project Saturday The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3
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