St. Martin of Tours WELCOME TO OUR PARISH! 440 Saint Martin Road Vine Grove, KY November 25, 2018

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1 St. Martin of Tours 440 Saint Martin Road Vine Grove, KY WELCOME TO OUR PARISH! November 25, 2018 Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday 8:00AM 4:30PM Parish Office Phone Parish Fax Parish Parish Website stmartinfl.org Fr. Jeff Hopper Cell St. Christopher Rectory Deacon Joseph Calvert Deacon Emeritus John Richard Whelan Worship/Music Director Roselle Muse or Director of Formation/Office Regina Bennett Youth Minister Ashley Law Bookkeeper Renee Jenkins Maintenance Rhonda Thompson Parish Council Members Glenn Redmon (Chair), Amy Peters, Kendra Vowels, Todd Lancaster, Mark Hubbard, Brandi Lusk Next meeting Dec 17, 2018 Regular Mass Times Monday 8AM St. Christopher Tuesday 8AM St. Martin Wednesday 2 nd /4 th Wed. 6Pm St. Martin 1 rd /3 th Wed. 6PM St. Christopher Thursday 8AM St. Martin Friday 8AM St. Christopher 1st Saturday 8AM St. Christopher Saturday 4PM St. Christopher Saturday 5:30PM St. Martin Sunday 8AM St. Christopher Sunday 9:30AM St. Martin Sunday 11AM St. Christopher Ft. Knox Noon Main Post Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri (No Mass on Holidays) Noon Prichard Comm Chapel, Wed 11:00AM Prichard Comm Chapel Sun The Rosary is prayed before Masses on Saturday 5:30PM, Tuesday & Thursday at 7:30AM. Adoration is all day the second Thursday of each month from 8:30AM to 8:00PM. 6-8PM the 2 nd and 4 th Thursday of the month. Anointing of the Sick 3rd Thursday after the 8AM Mass. Baptisms Call the parish office to register for Baptism/classes. Confessions 2 nd and 4 th Thursday 6PM-8PM at St. Martin. 1 st and 3 rd Thursday 6PM-8PM at St. Christopher Anytime by appointment. Marriage Call Father Hopper 6 months prior to your wedding. Ministry to the Sick Please call if a family member enters the hospital or becomes ill. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): If you are interested in joining or learning about the Catholic Church, contact Deacon Joe. Registration to Our Parish Welcome to the Parish! Registration forms are available in the parish office or on our website. Bulletin The deadline is by noon on Wednesday in writing/ to Regina.

2 Liturgical Ministry Schedule Saturday Evening Mass 5:30 PM Dec 1 Sunday Morning Mass 9:30 AM Dec 2 Immaculate Conception 6:00 PM Dec 7 Altar Servers Dylan Allgood, Aiden Muncy Dylan Hobbs, JD Stewart Leanda Muse, Hannah English, Haley English, Lila Scott Communion Ministers Shirley Blehar, Anna Buckman, Deacon Joe Matt Hawkins, Patrick Medley, Deacon Joe Monica Padgett, Alton Pike, Deacon Joe Ushers Keith Boothe, Brent Gerkins, Dustin Gerkins, Bill Lancaster Eddie Hobbs, Jeremy & Dylan Hobbs, Paul Hobbs, Thomas Hobbs Gary Lancaster, Keith Medley, Alex Medley, Larry Medley Lectors Kendra Vowels, Kay Mau Sue Lancaster, Alton Pike Bill Hobbs, David Vowels Music Ministers Barbara Muncy Adult Choir Heather Pickering Gift Bearer Steve and Brenda Redmon Bernard & Jennifer Hobbs Volunteers If you are not able to minister as scheduled, please call someone on the list to cover you. Tithing Offering needed each week: $5, Offering for last week: $5, ". Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice" John 18:37 Stewardship is not an ideal but a lived faith. In order to carry out the Master's wishes (action), the good steward must first know the Master's mind (prayer) and listen to the Master's voice. Stewardship has often been defined as "prayer elevated to a lifestyle." Second Collections: Retirement Fund for Religious Dec 8-9. Your support of this collection provides medications, nursing care and more to the senior sisters, brothers, religious order priests who served for years with little or no pay. Religious communities do not have enough savings to meet retirement needs. Please give generously! Catholic Charities Dec Your generosity helps fund many vital ministries & social services, including the Sister Visitor Center, the Mother-Infant Care program, the Bakhita Empowerment Initiative to combat human trafficking, Migration and Refugee Services, Common Earth Gardens, & Common Table. Please give generously! Mass Intentions Saturday Nov 24 5:30 PM Vivian and William Boothe Vigil of the Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Sunday Nov 25 9:30 AM Our Parish Family Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Tuesday Nov 27 8:00 AM Monk and Wilma Whelan Martin Ryan Sherrard Weekday Wednesday Nov 28 6:00 PM Bill Graham Weekday Thursday Nov 29 8:00 AM Marjorie Delaney Weekday Saturday Dec 1 5:30 PM Our Parish Family Vigil of the First Sunday of Advent Sunday Dec 2 9:30 AM Jim Snider First Sunday of Advent Flowers on the Altar are in loving memory of Vivian and William Boothe from Marlene Black 2018 Catholic Services Appeal Bringing Christ to Others Our Parish Target: $14,700. Donations: $ 9,515 (65%). Our Parish Participation Goal: 89 households Households donating 59 (66%). Thanks to those who have already responded with a gift to the 2018 CSA. There is still plenty of time to respond. Gifts can be made through the parish office-- make check payable to Catholic Services Appeal, you may Text to Give: text CSA2018 to , donations can be mailed to: Catholic Services Appeal P.O. Box 32279, Louisville, KY 40232, or you may make a gift online at Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Daniel 7:13-14 Revelation 1:5-8 Gospel John 18:33b-37

3 Parish Announcements When Meade County School System cancels school for bad weather our weekday Mass is canceled on that day as well. Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids Program. The Knights of Columbus (St. Teresa Council 2282) are helping support the Angel Tree Ministry by collecting new coats for kids. There are tags with sizes on the Angel Tree to take, or you may just bring new coats and drop them in the totes by the Angel Tree. They are in need of kid sizes 5/6, 7/8, 10/12 or men s sizes M and L (Carhartt style). Deadline for donations is Sunday, Dec 9. Thank you for your generosity. I would like to thank you for supporting my desire to honor the Blessed Mother by building a Marian garden in the cemetery. Through the generosity of the Parish, I received enough funds to pay for everything I needed, and I have completed the garden until I do maintenance in the spring. Please remember to pray for me as I prepare to meet with my American Heritage Girls review board on December 8. I have been and will be praying for you. In Christ, Maria May Non-perishable food items will be collected for the St. Martin s Christmas baskets for those in need. These items may be placed near the St. Joseph s altar. First Weekend of Advent (Dec. 01/02) We will have a collection at the doors after each mass to help offset the cost for Christmas decorations. Also, there will be envelopes available for Christmas flower offering. Toy Collection Weekend The 2nd Sunday of Advent (December 08/09) marks our annual toy collection. Please bring in a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to Angel Ministries of Meade County. Toys may be placed near St. Joseph s altar at both masses this weekend. The Lector Workbooks for the 2019 liturgical year are available for pick up in the altar servers sacristy. If you are a lector, please remember to get yours. Thank you. Book of Remembrance. Our Book of Remembrance will be available in the front of the Church on Thursday, November 1 st. You will have the opportunity to write the names of your deceased family and friends. The Book will remain there for the month of November; a month in which we offer thanks for the harvest, remember the dead and anticipate the kingdom. Parish Offering Envelopes for 2019 will be mailed to parishioners homes. Please contact the parish office if you have any changes to make to your address. Christmas Donations. If anyone has Christmas wreaths or trees that they would donate to the church this Christmas Season, please contact Rhonda or Glenn Congratulations to Amy Peters and Brandi Lusk for being selected for a 3-year term on the Parish Council. Thank you for accepting this responsibility. Adopt a Grandparent for Christmas. Did you know that over 40% of residents in nursing homes never get a visitor? You can change that. For a $30 donation we deliver a beautiful gift of cream and lotion to help with dry skin and help prevent bed sores for an elderly resident. We visit Brandenburg Nursing and Rehab, sing carols and spend time with the residents. In the past, because of generous donations, we have been able to do both assisted living facilities in Brandenburg as well. Your gift is 100% tax deductible. Please call Georgina or by Dec. 15th if you would like to make a donation or help deliver the gifts. 5 th Annual March of Life, Washington D.C. Jan 17,2019 Make plans now to attend. Jan 16-Buses Leave from St. John s, Brandenburg, arrive at Holiday Inn in Washington DC, Jan 17-Field Trip in DC, Lunch at Union Station, Pro-Life Mass at the Basilica, Jan 18-Mass. Sightseeing around the Capitol, March of Life Rally, Head for home, Jan 19-Bus arrived back at home. ½ payment due on Nov 26, final payment due Jan 4. Cost-- 4/rm $260m, 3/rm $290, 2/rm $360,1/rm $560. For details call Marie Curran ST MARTIN OF TOURS HAS PURCHASED A GIFT FOR YOU! Enjoy a free subscription to FORMED visit website: kyheartland.formed.org An online gateway to the best Catholic Content, all in one place. WHY USE FORMED If you, are someone you know, loves to spend time on their phone or tablet, FORMED is a great reason to be connected. You will find current and trending topics being discussed. Access to audios, movies, ebooks, podcasts, documentaries, books that are fiction, nonfiction, resources for children and teens If you know someone who has fallen away from the church, allow them to access the latest up-to-date information. If you want to deepen your relationship with Christ these resources are for you. Together or individually use the bible study and faith formation programs. Advent resources too!

4 Youth Ministry News Hi, everyone! I just wanted to send a quick reminder to you all about the March for Life before we all get busy with our Thanksgiving festivities and travels. I sent an out a couple weeks ago about the opportunity to attend the March for Life in DC with the Archdiocese of Louisville. They have a wonderful pilgrimage planned for the youth who attend the march this year. We will be taking youth in the 9th-12th grades. The deadline to register our group is November 30th, so if you are planning to go please let me know as soon as possible! It is going to be an incredible and faith-filled experience and I really encourage you all to consider going with us! All the information is below. If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me! March for Life Pilgrimage - January 16 20th 2019 When: Leave Wednesday, January 16, 8PM from St. John Paul II in Louisville. We will be bussing there with the group from the Archdiocese. We will return back to Louisville early January 20, St. Martin and Saint Christopher will carpool from our churches to St. John Paul II. Cost: $265 per student. (Financial assistance is available for those who need it, but we do not have the funds to pay everyones way like the church has in the past). This cost includes bus transportation, 2 nights lodging, Meals, and local transportation while in DC. This year's March for Life pilgrimage is going to be better and more Grace-filled than ever! Here are a few highlights to look forward to: Holy Hour -Praise and Worship - St. John Paul II 7:00-8:00PM to begin Pilgrimage on January 16th Prayer Vigil for Life -National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Every year over 16,000 pilgrims attend with hundreds of priests, deacons, seminarians, Bishops and Cardinals as well as hundreds of Religious. March for Life over 500,000 March for Life to stand up and pray for the Dignity of Life and the end to abortion. Museum Visits - including the Holocaust Museum which is always a powerful reminder how quickly a culture can erode into a culture of death. St. John Paul II Shrine DISCOVER. LEARN. WORSHIP - The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a place of worship, religious formation, and cultural renewal to feed the minds and souls of its visitors. It is a place of pilgrimage with a first-class relic of St. John Paul II's blood available for veneration! Students for Life Conference The largest pro-life youth conference in the world with nationally known Pro-Life speakers that will help our students not only be excited about participating in the March for Life, but have the education needed to defend Life in an increasingly secular world. Students for Life is a great organization and is very compassionate and prayerful in their defense of the sanctity of every human life. The Pro-Life group I started at Ohio University operated under Students for Life, so I have experience with them and I can honestly say their apologetics has been the most impactful on my service and ministry in the Pro-Life movement. March for Life Itinerary: Wednesday, January 16, 2019: Holy Hour -Praise and Worship - St. John Paul II 7:00-8:00PM Depart 8:00PM Travel overnight to Washington DC. Thursday, January 17: St. John Paul II Museum and/or Franciscan Holy land Pro-Life Vigil Mass Basilica 5:30 PM Check in to Hotel Pizza at the hotel on Thursday evening! Friday, January 18, Options: 9:00AM Mass at Holy Rosary Church with Archbishop Kurtz Celebrant one mile from the March for Life staring point Holocaust Museum March for Life (Speeches 12:00 1:00PM/ March begins at 1:00PM) Return to Hotel Dinner as a youth group Saturday, January 19, 2019: Students for Life Conference) 8:00AM 6:00PM Lunch and Dinner provided by SFL) Saturday Vigil Mass (7:00/7:30PM) Travel overnight to Kentucky. Sunday, 20, 2019: Return overnight to Kentucky arrive Sunday morning around 9:00AM Sincerely in Christ, Ashley Law Sunday, December 2 nd : Christmas Angel Tree service project from 12:00-2:30pm. Meet at the Parish Life Center at Saint Christopher Parish at 12:00pm. If possible, please bring a small money donation to contribute to buying presents for our Angel tree child. Permission Forms are needed for this event. Please find the permission forms on the church website under the Youth Ministry tab. Please keep our middle school youth, Lindsey Johnson, James Johnson, Aiden Muncy, Bellamina Muncy, Carlie Stanger, Hallee Hager, and JD Stewart in your prayers as they travel to Nashville, TN for the Holy Fire retreat on December 1 st. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ashley Law by at ymc@bbtel.com or by phone at (270)

5 Faith Formation News Living Voice of the Old Testament from Little Rock Scripture Study. Prayer Share Groups meet for 6 weeks during Lent and Advent. Study the scripture, pray and discuss our Catholic Faith. Groups will begin meeting for Advent; you may contact a group leader to participate Tim Curran, Gloria Ritter, Barb Muncy. Call the Formation Office to form your own group. Men s Bible Study Group meets each Sunday 10:30 AM. All are welcome. For information call Tim Curran David Vowels Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If you would like to learn more about the Catholic Faith or become Catholic, please contact Deacon Joe. Contact Regina at the parish office to register for RCIA classes. Children s Faith Formation Program (Pre-12 grades) 6:30-7:30 PM September-April. Children s Church during the 9:30AM Sunday Mass. Boy Scouts 671 ages 8-18 meet year-round. Contact Mary Gavin for more information. Parish Weekly Activities REFIT Cardio-Tuesday in the gym. Perfect for every fitness level. Make sure to bring water bottle and hand weights/mat. FREE. Certified Instructor Barb Sipes Session 1 Refit Cardio 8:30-9:15AM, Session 2 Connect 3 Toning/Strength 9:15-9:30AM. ARCHIVE NEWS The St. Martin s Museum and Archives is now open. We will be having regular hours as follows as long as there is an interest: Sunday after Church to 1200 noon Wednesday from 6-7 pm, Thursdays from 1-4 pm We are also available by appointment by calling Mary Pike ( ),Tracy Huffines ( ), Anita Seymour ( ) or Ann Sipes ( ) and we will try to accommodate you. We now have the technology and ability to do genealogy research on Thursdays. If you don t have a pedigree chart (Family tree) on file in the archives, please come by and let us help you with it. We would like to have everyone in the parish represented in the archives. It is wonderful to know our ancestor s history. Now it is up to us to make sure that our descendants know our history. Community News Blessing of the Child in the Womb All expectant mothers (and their families) are invited to attend the noon Mass at the Cathedral of the Assumption on Dec 16 and receive the Blessing of the Child in the Womb from Archbishop Kurtz. 433 South Fifth Street, Louisville. The Record s Bridal Issue comes out Jan 10, 2019! It s time to submit your FREE wedding announcement for the Jan 10, 2019 Bridal section in THE RECORD. Deadline Dec 7, 2018 at 12 noon. To announce wedding between Jan 10 and Jul 24, 2019, please go to therecordnewspaper.org/submission/bridalannouncements/ for the extended form. If you were married before Jan 10, 2019, but did not submit a previous announcement, you may submit a marriage announcement using the same form. Rachell Rauh at or rrauh@archlou.org. Cemetery News Cemetery Main Gate is open 8:00AM-4:30PM Tuesdays through Friday and on Holidays. Call the parish office to schedule other times. If you have flowers on your loved one s headstone, please make sure they are presentable and in accordance with the Parish Cemetery Policy. To purchase plots, call Glenn Redmon, Community Outreach Donations to Meade County Clothes Closet and Pantry will be collected. Please supply nonperishable food items with a non-expired date. Items can be left on the side altar under the St. Joseph statue. This is a very worthwhile service in our community. Thank you for your support. Al-Anon meetings 6:30PM, each Thursday, in the downstairs classroom across the hall from the cafeteria. For information call Parking in back. Please use back door. Nana s Room 6:00-7:30PM Wednesday You are invited to join in fellowship while helping others. We are open during Wednesday night formation for parents to stop by and help out. Many hands make light work. There is always something fun going on. Learn a new craft! Thanks for your generosity! Gail Ray Baby Quilts. On or after December 1 anyone with a baby born since January 1, 2016 please come in and pickup a free baby s quilt made from Nana s Room. If you are expecting now, please let us know if your baby is a girl or boy and the due date so we can have your quilt ready for the arrival of your little blessing! Prayer Blanket/Comfort Blanket. If anyone would like us to make a blanket for a loved one who is suffering with illness please contact Gail. Monetary gifts can be donated for crafting and rosary supplies. Please make check out to St. Martin of Tours, specify Nana s Room on the memo. You may help by: Artistic person to write/paint prayer on the wall. We still are in need of helpers to make the mats. You can crochet or weave them. If you would like to help sew the quilts, stop by and pick up the already cut-out pieces or join us on Wednesdays. If you would like to learn how to make rosaries, we have plenty of supplies. Items being collected for the Homeless are flash lights, batteries, sterno canned heat/fuel, blankets Plastic bags are needed for the mats. Blue jeans any size or condition for quilts.

6 Parish Prayer List John Robert Bob Barker, Phyliss Barker, Shannon Beasley, Courtney (Crutcher) Bell, Jodi Boxrucker, Randall Bradley, Phyllis Broms, Garland Brown, Jimmy Brown, Robert (Tuffy) Brown, Janice Canby, Barney Dejarnette Patrick Delaney Sr, Daniel Dvorjak, David Foushee, Jillian French, Hildegarde Greenwell, Sandra Greenwell, Rowan Gower, Deacon Bob Hall, Bobby Hamilton, Ed Hardesty, Mary Jo Hardesty, Phyllis Hicks, Mary Kaye Hobbs, Renee Hudson, Sharon Jackson, Lynzi Johnson, Charlotte Vowels Jones, Betty Jo Lancaster, Mary Ann Lancaster (Mrs. Robert P Lancaster), Charlene Lawson, Annette Lucas, Sonia Mason, Memphis Lusk, Jeanette Macy, Dane Medley, Myron Mick Morgan, Lamar Padgett, Mildred Phillips, Debbie Pike, Raymond Pike, Mark Powers, Phillip Powers, Anne Reardon, Carolyn Ritchie, Rhett Redmon & Channing Christopher Scutchfield (infant sons of Megan Redmon Scutchfield) Kenny (Pro) Sipes, Rita Shelton, Leon Skeeters, Preston Smith, Jonna Mattingly Townsend, Randall Thompson, Jim Vaughn, Rena Vowels, Billy Waldrop, Merle Waldrop, Tony Ward, Gene Whelan, Dr Jay Whelan, Joe Whelan, Deacon John Richard Whelan, LaVerne Whelan, Mary Ann Whelan, Paul A. Whelan, Ronnie Whelan, Norma Wathen Black, To add or remove your loved one from our prayer lists, please contact the Parish Office. Military Pray List PO3 Jace Blehar, PVT Benjamin Cornatzer, A1C Joshua Dunny, Maj Douglas Greenwell USAF, MSgt Steven Greenwell USAF, 1 LT Susanne Hauser, SR Austin Hulsey, STG SN Chad Lancaster, PFC Christian Leslie, E4 Benjamin Matthews, A1C C. J. Medley, Brian Padgett, A1C Bradan A. Pate, SN Maranda Reardon, SN Randall Reardon, PVT Nathan Seals, LT Maria Guenthner Taylor, SGT Evan Vaughan, PV2 William Vaughan, Ethan Whelan, PO2 Zachary Whelan, LT Daniel J. Wilkins, and all service members Marriage Moments What does it mean to be a king, or queen, or president, or indeed anyone with power? Jesus reminds us, "My kingdom does not belong to this world." (John 18:36) Look at your spouse today and see beyond the power struggles of who is in charge or most right. Recommit to sacrificing your life for them. Parenting Pointers Thanksgiving dinner may be over but if you still have family gathered around you this weekend find ways to celebrate family. Play games, take walks, have long talks, tell jokes. If you must shop, ask your child to "adopt" a needy child and share a gift with them. Word of Life On this feast of Christ the King and always: May all recognize God as the author of life and give thanks for His priceless gift.

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