St. Stephen Cathedral

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1 St. Stephen Cathedral Office/Rectory: Fax: Blessed Sacrament Chapel: Cathedral Preschool: Locust Street Owensboro, Kentucky Most Rev. William F. Medley, Diocese of Owensboro Most Rev. John J. McRaith, Bishop Emeritus MARCH 15, 2015 Mission Statement The Catholic Community of St. Stephen Cathedral serves as the Mother Church for the Diocese of Owensboro to welcome, evangelize and worship in the name of Jesus Christ. Mass Schedule: St. Stephen Cathedral Monday-Friday: 7:00AM and 12:05PM Saturday: 9:00AM and 5:00PM Sunday: 7:00AM 9:00AM and 11:00AM Holy Days: 7:00AM and 12:05PM Blessed Sacrament Chapel (602 Sycamore Street) Sunday: 10:00AM Membership in Parish: We give a hearty welcome to all new families moving into our parish. Please register in the Office as soon as possible. Those who plan to move from our parish community are requested to inform us. Bulletin Material Deadline: Friday, 8:00AM, in writing, ten days in advance of publication. Deadline firm. Earlier deadline applies when holidays occur. Sacraments: Baptism: Baptisms are usually celebrated during one of the regularly scheduled Masses. Parents are encouraged to call the parish office before the birth of their child to make an appointment for instructions. Marriage: Couples wishing to share their lives with one another in sacramental Marriage are asked to call the Office for an appointment with one of the priests. The first appointment must be scheduled at least six (6) months before the proposed date of marriage. Reconciliation: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated communally two times a year, during Advent and Lent. Other opportunities for reconciliation are Saturdays from 9:30-11:30AM and 4:00-5:00PM on the Thursday before First Friday, and by appointment anytime.

2 5:00PM MASS LITURGICAL APPOINTMENTS for MARCH 21-22, 2015 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (B) Altar Servers... Hope Johnson, Lillian Farmer Lectors Dick and Donna Murphy Min. Host.... Larry and Gene Lyon, Sue Gough Min. Cup... Denise Payne, Helen Miles, Scott and Kathy Warren Min. Hosp... Eddie Byrne, Jess and Nora Mattingly, Doug and Cheryl Hayden, Bill Lanham Voc. Min... Justin and Nina Wiggins Family 7:00AM MASS Altar Server... Eddie O Bryan Lectors......Robin Hoffman, Rita Roberson Min. Host.... Chona Curry Min. Cup... Art Hodde, Lorraine McFarland Min. Hosp... LaWanna Brand, Dennis Weafer, Norman Froehlich, Charlie Winstead, Lottie Miller, Volunteer Voc. Min... Patrick Clary 9:00AM MASS Children Lit... Ann Payne, Lucy Wright, Justin Millay Altar Servers... Annabelle, Lily Carol and Emma Lou Moore Lectors... Jack Padgett, Suzanne Padgett Min. Host. Srs. Anne Marie Joshua, Anthonia Asayoma, Consolata Ujemweh Min. Cup.... Felicity Polio, Jill Leigh, John McNulty, Wilma Stallings Min. Hosp... B. J. Booth, Glenn Calhoun, Matt Steele, Mark Osborne, Gayle Welsh, Mary Helen Nash Voc. Min...Todd and Casey Ray Family 11:00AM MASS Altar Servers... Etienne Forsythe, Iona Palmer Lectors... Haley Fitzgerald, Joan Perry Min. Host... Mary Horn, Keith Howard, Debbie Sikes Min. Cup. Matt Fitzgerald, Peggy Clark, Brenda Clark, John Calhoun Min. Hosp... Ray Purk, Chris Purk, Chuck Payne, Gene Higdon, David Weafer, Jim Ivey Voc. Min... Matt and Haley Fitzgerald PASTOR S CORNER I. Welcome, Fr. Saji Sebastian! Elected Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Heralds of Good News (HGN), of which Fr. Suneesh Mathew is a member, Fr. Saji Sebastian is visiting in Owensboro, and will preside and preach at our 9:00AM and 11:00AM Masses today. Originally from the state of Kerala in India, Father Saji was ordained in 1996, finished his doctorate in Rome, and was serving as the rector of their major seminary before being elected as the new Provincial Superior. We welcome Fr. Saji to Owensboro and St. Stephen Cathedral as he visits his brother priests missioned in the USA and Italy. Fr. Saji, thank you and your Congregation for Fr. Suneesh! II. Joseph: Quiet Goodness and Faithful Service: On March 19, we honor Joseph of Nazareth, an upright man. Joseph s taking of Mary as his wife and their quiet life together changed human history. In this, Joseph provides an example that illustrates the truth that most of human history is changed by the quiet goodness and faithful service of ordinary people: ordinary folks who aren t certain that all their choices are right, ordinary folks who don t know what the future holds. We see an example of Joseph s style in the way he handles his awkward position when he learns that Mary is pregnant. In honoring Joseph, we salute all quiet, good, ordinary folks. We recognize and rejoice over the quiet goodness and faithful service of ordinary people. I invite you to honor this just and good man by participating in Mass on his feast day. III. Feast of St. Joseph and Ministers of Praise: At our noon Mass on Thursday, March 19, the feast of that just and humble man, St. Joseph, we will commission more Ministers of Praise! As Minister of Praise, you will receive a letter about every two months, asking you to pray for specific needs of our parish, along with needs of Bishop Medley and the Diocese. This ministry especially invites the sick, the homebound, and retired parishioners who can no longer be as active in the parish ministries as they would like. If interested, contact George or Margaret Frey, , or the parish office,. There will be a light lunch afterwards! IV. Lighthouse Media: Have you checked out the CDs in the Lighthouse Media carousel in the church vestibule? Topics include: Why Be Catholic, Seven Reasons to be Catholic, Confession, The Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality, The Hidden Power of Forgiveness, 15 Things To Do in the Midst of Suffering, and more. You are asked to make at least a $3.00 donation and the CD is yours to use, to keep, or to pass on to a friend! V. An Unexpected Expense: We have just paid $18, for a new AC/Furnace Blower motor and capacitor for the north-side heating and air-conditioning system (the unit nearest the outside elevator door) for our church building. Of the four units, this is the second replacement unit for our church in the last 18 months! It s an unbudgeted item! In Joy and Hope, Fr. Jerry

3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PARISH MEMBERS Parish Birthdays from March Faye Booth, Patricia Brandle, Katie Calhoun, Jeff Carpenter, Chris Carrico, Robert Danhauer, Joy Engineer, Margaret Frey, Bryson Gard, Bob Gilles, Susan Higdon, Carroll Howard, Jason Lorenz, David Mattingly, Duncan Owens, Eva Ray, Kim Searcy, Alison Serey, Martha Sims, Jefferson Sorley, Pat Taylor, Karen Thies, Pam Weafer, Florence Wieder. THIS WEEK S WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES We are pleased to wish those couples celebrating their anniversary a very happy and blessed Anniversary. 16--Richard and Donna Flaherty, 30 years WORD OF LIFE Jesus himself needed to be protected. He had an earthly protector: Saint Joseph. He had an earthly family, the Holy Family of Nazareth. So he reminds us of the importance of protecting our families, and those larger families which are the Church, God s family, and the world, our human family. Sadly, in our day, the family all too often needs to be protected against insidious attacks and programs contrary to all that we hold true and sacred, all that is most beautiful and noble in our culture. Courtesy of V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service RITE of CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS RCIA meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:00PM in the parish Media Center. On March 18, Fr. Suneesh will speak on: The Lord s Prayer. Please continue to pray for our candidates as they progress through the Lenten Season of Enlightenment and approach the Easter Sacraments. Come share your faith and explore Catholicism with us! For more information, contact Donna Murphy, , or donna.murphy@pastoral.org. CULTIVATING THE ARTS AT THE CATHEDRAL The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra will return to Saint Stephen Cathedral for a concert on Sunday, April 19, 4:00PM. Please put this date on your family calendar. Invite friends, co-workers, and out-of-town guests to attend this free event open to the public. Let s fill the Church! The Marketing/Communications Committee seeks sponsors to cover the $6,000 cost of this event. If you are interested in a sponsorship, please contact Joey Beatty,, or John Wright, committee member, Donations are tax deductible. Make checks payable to Saint Stephen Cathedral with memo OSO Concert. Thank you! Check out our local Catholic Radio at 107.9FM. Tune in week nights at 8:30PM to say the Rosary with Bishop Medley. MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND! At McFarland USA : Adam Hayden, Dn. Dirck Curry, Anna Atkins, Sara Murphy, Kevin, Samantha Steckler, Natalie Ellis, Clayton Rhoads, Paxton Jenkins, Christian Leigh, Clayton Lewis, Max Kurtz, George Kurtz, John Henry Booth, Meghan Payne, Andrew Ellis, and Brenda Clark. (Two others not pictured.) YOUTH GROUP Our appreciation to Annabel Moore for excelling in the basketball games this year. She was excellent. Keep going. We extend you our love and support. Also to Paige Hicks for her achievements in music and to Molly Payne in dance. Use your gifts to the best of your ability. Thanks to all the kids who came for the Youth Group last Sunday. Thanks to Dn. Dirck Curry for talking to the kids about the life and mission in the Philippines and showing them different pictures of his recent mission. Thanks also for the bible quiz. Thanks to Ross and Jill Leigh for the tasty casserole. The kids enjoyed it. Once again, thanks and appreciation to all the 20 kids and the four chaperones who participated in the Youth I am sure it has been a great experience for you. May the Christ experience that you had help you to grow always as a child of God. No Youth Group this Sunday, March 15, since we have just finished Youth Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream. Lao Tzu. God bless you all! Fr. Suneesh CATHEDRAL PRESCHOOL BOX TOPS Your faithfulness in collecting the Tops is greatly appreciated! We will continue to collect throughout the coming months. Thank you!

4 Kim Alexander Bettye Aull Donald Axley Alice Bittel Bennie Blandford Sam Booth Howard Brown Jeremy Brown Gloria Cecil Larry Cecil Tony Clayton Richard Clouse George Collignon Ruth Ann Cureton Albert Dant Beverly Emmick Wilma Fenwick Dick/Chris Flaherty Robert M. Galloway George A. Hagan George/Sandra Hagan Ben Hartz Sharlene Hatfield Virginia Hawkins Barry Hearth Sylvia Heflin Margie Hill Mary Houle Mary Hudson Jackie Jaskolski Ronnie Jones Mary Kelley Cinda Kost Regina Lewis Hallie Lott Henry Luckett Haley Mahoney Cecelia McCarty Merici Millay Margaret Mills Olivia Murphy Lucy Neal Charles C. Norris Imogene Parker Amy Payne Bill Payne Wanda Payne Ed Pickett Theresa Potts Lee Ranburger Linda Ranburger Theresa Ray Dianne Reynolds Virginia Roberts Iona Simon Fr. John Thomas Louise Thompson Isabella Wardrip Dwayne Wells Carrie Wieder Mel Windle Sick Friends/Relatives Justin Alexander, grandson of Ann Curtis; Donnie Aull; Bruce Bennett, nephew of David Millay; Irvin Clark; Tom Dixon, nephew of Agatha Lindemann; Carol Flum, mother of Kathy Rasp; Janice Foster; Dana Hagan; Travis Hagan; Dove Haire, daughter of Sharlene Hatfield; Ben Halbig, grandson of Dan/Sally Halbig; David Hall; Sammy Haywood, brother-in-law of Marshall/Debbie Reynolds; Dorothy Henderson; Pat Horrell; James Horace Johnson, father of Todd Johnson; Charlotte Kerpon, sister of Denise Payne; Joyce Kirby, wife of John Kirby; Pam Kirtley; Trina Mack; Rosalie McCarty, mother of Greg McCarty; Cheryl Millay; Larry Millay; P J. Miller; Randy Malone, son of Glenda Crump; John/Sue Mudd, sister and brother-in-law of Sharlene Hatfield; Jeremy Ralph; Mike/Faye Riney; Anne Ryan; Neil Schade; Mary Smith, aunt of Lorraine McFarland; Sabrina Sparks; Gayle Strehl; Marcelene Taylor; Mary Terry; Ann Vaughan, mother of Fr. John Vaughan; Kenny Velotta, brother of Brenda Clark; Taylor Volk; Marcus Wheeler; and Jennifer Weihe, daughter-in-law of Pat Taylor; John/Paula Yevincy. Names in bold are those currently in the hospital. Please let us know when a name may be removed. PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS IN NURSING HOMES Carmel Home-Mary C. Kelley, Sallie Johnson, Teresa Townsley, Mary Elsie O Bryan, Margaret Smith, Mary Howell, Nina Van Bussum, Millie Fell. Owensboro Place-Bettye Aull. Wellington Parc- Hazel McMahan, Mary Tichenor, Harold Ward, Edith Oskin. Bishop Soenneker-Cecil Barnett, Robert Danhauer, Freddie Payne, Betty Wimsatt. Rosedale Ursula Coogan. One Park Place-Margaret Bonner, Kay Meisenhelder. Signature Hillcrest Care-Mary Taylor, Betty Sapp. Fern Terrace-Bertha Horrell. Hermitage-Virginia Roberts, Mary Osborne. Heritage Place-Jackie Jaskolski, Charles Sims. Morning Pointe (Lexington)-Doris Schwartz. PRAYER FOR THE DECEASED Please pray for those who have recently died, especially Richard Dick Henry, father of Tina Clouse. Pray, also, for those who are in the process of dying. May the souls of all our beloved dead rest in God s peace and love. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 REVENUES vs EXPENSES Fiscal Year July June 2015 COLLECTIONS Needs Received 3/8/2015 $ 19, $ 12, Month-to-date (3/1-3/8) $ 38, $ 40, YTD (7/14-6/15) $ 686, $ 638, TOTAL REVENUE/EXPENSES Actual Income $ 740, Expenses $ 697, Over/Under $ 42, PRESCHOOL Income $ 159, Expenses $ 129, Over/Under $ 29, RESTORATION AND RENEWAL Income: $ 5, Principal Interest Dio Loan Payment $ - $ - $ - Dio Loan Balance $ 280, LENTEN OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES Mar. 15 Backpack Program: Macaroni and Cheese (single-serving microwaveable cups, please) Mar. 22 St. Stephen s Soup Kitchen: Pasta/spaghetti and sauce Mar 29 Backpack Program: Individual juice LENTEN ALMSGIVING OPPORTUNITIES Mar. 15 Catholic Relief Services Collection Mar. 22 Pilgrims of Hope (Business start-ups in Jamaica) Mar. 29 St. Vincent de Paul Society Apr. 3 Holy Land Collection Apr. 5 Seminary Collection INTERESTED IN CATHOLIC MEDIA CREATIONS? Do you know a saint? Can you get a witness? Seriously, if you know of someone who is a heroic witness, send an to fr.mccarty@lolekproductions.com. Visit lolekproductions.com. DISCERNING GOD S WILL Fear often keeps us from discerning God s will for us. Today s Gospel reminds us to live in God s light a call to be courageous in following God wherever he leads us and trusting that he will only lead us to goodness. For more information about a vocation to priesthood, contact the vocations office: jason.mcclure@pastoral.org or PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH Gracious St. Joseph, protect me and my family from all evil as you did the Holy Family. Kindly keep us ever united in the love of Christ, ever fervent in the imitation of the virtue of our Blessed Lady, your sinless spouse, and always faithful in devotion to you. Amen.

5 COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICES for LENT March 15, 2:00PM... St. Pius Tenth March 16, 6:00PM... Mount St. Joseph March 22, 1:00PM... St. Mary Magdalene March 23, 6:00PM... Immaculate March 23, 6:30PM... Sts. Joseph and Paul March 24, 6:00PM... St. Peter Alcantara March 29, 2:00PM... St. Stephen Cathedral Wednesdays: The Light Is On: St. Alphonsus/St. Sebastian YOUR MONTHLY DATE NIGHT! Please join us Friday, March 20, for our next Covenant of Love Date Night on at Immaculate Parish Hall from 6:30-8:30PM. Open to all married and engaged couples, the evening is free and childcare is provided. Wine and snacks are provided, but all are welcome to BYOB. Please bring your friends. Visit Facebook for more details. RSVP by Monday, February 16, to Haley and Matt Fitzgerald, , or Selina and Stephen Meyer, K-3 CAMPUS AND 4-6 CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE Owensboro Catholic Schools K-3 and 4-6 Campuses will have Open House at 6:00PM, Thursday, March 19. If you know someone who is interested in attending the K-3 or the 4-6 Campus, please invite them to come and tour the schools and meet the teachers and staff. Call for more information. OWENSBORO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS REGISTRATION Registration for the School Year, now in session, ends on March 27. This year, all registration is ONLINE and will only be done ONCE. You will not have to fill out paperwork again in July. Parents of students currently attending OCS have received an with information regarding registration. To register a Kindergarten student, please access the New Student Registration forms via the OCS website ( Click on the New Student Registration button. Please login to your InfoSnap account and begin the Registration process. You will do this in addition to registering your already enrolled children. FAMILES NEW TO OCS can access the New Student Registration forms at Click on the New Student Registration button. NEW FAMILIES must set-up an InfoSnap Account. Once the account is set-up, they will be able to begin the online-registration process. If you know a new family interested in sending their child to OCS, please forward this information to them! Forms filled in and submitted (along with the $50 registration fee and parish voucher, if applicable) by March 27, will have the $50 deposit applied toward tuition. If your child will need After School Care, please sign up for this during ONLINE registration. It is VERY IMPORTANT to register ASAP, as this program fills up, and a waiting list is started. ST. MARTIN S FISH FRY St. Martin Church, 5856 Highway 81, Friday, March 20, from 5:00-7:00PM. All You Can Eat: fresh Kentucky Lake catfish, French Fries, Cole Slaw, white beans and homemade hushpuppies, tea and lemonade. Adults $10; Children $5. OUR LADY OF LOURDES FISH FRIES Our Lady of Lourdes has Fish Fry Fridays again this Lent. Allyou-can-eat catfish fillets, cole slaw, beans, french fries, hush puppies, dessert, and drink. Adults are $10, kids 5-12 are $5, and kids 4 and under eat free. Every Friday of Lent from 5:30-7:00PM in Lourdes Parish Hall. ST. ALPHONSUS ANNUAL FISH FRY AND AUCTION St. Alphonsus annual Fish Fry is Friday, March 27, with serving at 5:30PM and Live Auction at 6:30PM. Silent Auction baskets as well. Fresh Catfish, Potatoes, Slaw, Hushpuppies, Homemade Desserts, Tea/Lemonade and Pizza. Adults: $10; Children under 12: $5. Join us for great food, fun and fellowship! Call for more information. ST. STEPHEN CATHEDRAL FISH FRY St. Stephen Cathedral will have their annual Fish Fry on Friday, March 27. Mark your calendars! Knights of Columbus are our featured cooks. ADORERS NEEDED Carmel Home is in need of adorers (full time and subs). Please call Marti Castlen at CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLI) The Diocesan Youth Ministry Office is sponsoring Christian Leadership Institute, June 21-26, at the Mount St. Joseph Retreat Center, for young people ages (completed their freshman year of high school or who just graduated). To register, contact your youth ministry leader or campus minister. Registrations after May 25 will cost $25 more. SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP A Suicide Support Group meets on the second Thursday of every month at the Sts. Joseph and Paul Youth House, 311 Bolivar Street. COMING DIOCESAN EVENTS Conferral of Ministries: March 21, 5:00PM, St. Stephen Cathedral. Acolyte: Alexander French. Lector: Jesus Lopez. Deacon Ordination: April 18, 10:00AM, St. Stephen Cathedral. Basilio Az Cuc. Priesthood Ordination: May 30, 10:00AM, St. Stephen Cathedral. Gary Clark and Michael Ajigo. DOING BUSINESS Please, let s not do business with the devil. The devil is on the first page of the Bible and he is still there on the last, when God has his final victory. Pope Francis

6 7:00AM Mon Thanksgiving Tues Kareen Schadler Wed Vernon Mulligan Thur Bernardine McFarland Fri Special Intention Sunday, March 22 Sat 5:00PM Ray Rhodes Sun 7:00AM People of the Parish 9:00AM Sue Gard Thayer 11:00AM David Tooley EUCHARISTIC MEDITATION Jesus of Nazareth helps Nicodemus to discover the true sense of God s designs. Nicodemus himself will be a witness to the paschal events in Jerusalem. He will be a witness to the Cross, upon which the one who speaks with him this night - the Son of Man - will be lifted up. Jesus goes on even further. The conversation becomes even deeper: Why the Cross? Why must the Son of Man be lifted up on the wood of the Cross? Because God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him may not die but may have eternal life (Io. 3, 16). Yes, eternal life. This is the type of salvation that Jesus is speaking about: eternal life in God. And then Jesus adds: God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him (Ibid. 3, 17). Christ lifted up on the Cross becomes the Redeemer of the human race, the Redeemer of the world. Jesus of Nazareth prepares Nicodemus, the eager student of the Scriptures, so that in time he will understand the saving mystery contained in the Cross of Christ. And we know that, in time, Nicodemus did understand, but not during that night. Saint John Paul II, Homily, September 14, 1987 Courtesy of V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service A VOCATION VISTA 12:05PM Doris Ryan Wendell Booth Ruby Westerfield Edwin/Virginia Carrico Gertrude Kurz *************************************************************************************************** Sat 9:00AM Robert H. Steele *************************************************************************************************** We have come to believe in God's love: in these words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction. Saint John s Gospel describes that event in these words: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should... have eternal life (3:16). Courtesy of V.I.S. - Vatican Information Service SUNDAY, March 15 FOURTH (LAETARE) SUNDAY OF LENT Masses at 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM; PSS: IV YOUTH 2000, Brescia University, 8:00AM Children s Liturgy of the Word, 9:00AM Sunday Sharing, Media Ctr, 9:45AM Faith Formation, Office/Preschool, 10:00AM SPACE, Com Ctr, 2:00PM Financial Peace Univ, Com Ctr, 6:00PM MONDAY, March 16 Lenten Weekday TUESDAY, March 17 Lenten Weekday; St. Patrick, Bishop WEDNESDAY, March 18 Lenten Weekday; St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop Stations of the Cross, Church, 12:45PM Mkt Cmte, Office, 5:00PM RCIA, Media Ctr, 6:00PM Choir (Adult), Com Ctr, 6:00PM The Light Is On, Confessions, Church, 6:30-8:00PM THURSDAY, March 19 ST. JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY, Solemnity Sunday Scripture Sharing, Office, 10:30AM Rosary Makers, Media Ctr, 10:30AM Commissioning of Ministers of Praise, Church, 12:05PM Sunday Scripture Sharing, Media Ctr, 7:00PM Catholic Men s Fellowship, Com Ctr, 8:00PM FRIDAY, March 20 Lenten Weekday DAY OF ABSTINENCE Stations of the Cross, Church, 6:00PM (Light Meal follows) SATURDAY, March 21 Lenten Weekday Daily Mass at 9:00AM Confessions, Church, 9:30-11:30AM Evening Mass for Sunday, Church, 5:00PM (Commissioning of Seminarian) SUNDAY, March 22 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Masses at 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM; PSS: I Children s Liturgy of the Word, 9:00AM Sunday Sharing, Media Ctr, 9:45AM Faith Formation, Office/Preschool, 10:00AM Scout Religious Emblem Mass, Church, 2:00PM Youth Group, Youth House, 6:00PM

7 PARISH STAFF Pastor... Fr. Jerry Riney Associate Pastor Fr.Suneesh Permanent Deacon... Dr. Dirck Curry, D.O. Director of Faith Formation Donna Murphy Business Manager... Joseph (Joey) Pastoral Associate (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)... Veronica Wilhite Director of Music... Michael E. Cathedral Preschool... Pam Office Assistant... Ruth Ann Director of Buildings/Grounds... PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Christy Ellis, Chair Matt Fitzgerald, Vice Chair Margie Ebelhar, Secretary Ronald Bornander(Buildings/Gr) Teresa Brown(Com/Family Enr) John Calhoun(Lit/Worship) Haley Fitzgerald(Education) Mark Heinz(Social Concerns) Bo Ivey(Communications) John McNulty(Steward/R&R) Lottie Miller(Finance) Worship Committee Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ministers of Hospitality Altar Servers Gift Bearers Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound Children s Liturgy Vocation Prayer Altar Society Church Cleaning Music Ministries Art/Environment Christian Initiation Faith Formation *Children *Adults Youth Group Catholic Young Adults Men s Group Sunday Scripture Sharing Sponsor Couples School Board Rep PARISH MINISTRIES and ORGANIZATIONS LITURGY and WORSHIP Michael E. Conley Michael E. Conley Eddie O Bryan Rosemary Payne Fr. Suneesh Mathew Mary Beth Hurley Michael E. Conley Bettye Aull - Michael E. Conley Kathy Rasp EDUCATION Donna Murphy Donna Murphy Haley Fitzgerald Fr. Suneesh Mathew Sarah Patterson Robin Tomes Randy Clemens Tom and Amy Payne Ken Heichelbech Fr. Jerry Riney John Wright Social Concerns Cmt St. Vincent de Paul St. Benedict s Shelter Stephen Ministry Habitat for Humanity Parish Health Group Parish Newsletter Parish Photographer Parish Outreach/Cards Hospital Outreach Funeral Meal Support Bereavement Support Welcoming Cmt Finance Cmt Marketing/Hospitality Buildings/Grounds SOCIAL CONCERNS Cindy Bornander Harry Bellew Cindy Bornander Bill Kelley Joan Perry Mark Heinz COMMUNITY/FAM ENRICHMENT Deacon Dirck Curry Katie Pagan Taylor West James Kincheloe Rob Abney Dottie Riney Helen Miles Sue Gough Lisa Taylor Gene Lyon Mary Lou Greene Michael Conley Marianna Robinson Fr. Jerry Riney STEWARDSHIP Tom Neal Sr. Suzanne Sims Ron Bornander CATHOLIC SCHOOLS K-3 Campus Middle School Campus High School CATHEDRAL PRESCHOOL St. Stephen Cathedral Preschool is a loving learning center where each child is a special gift. Call Visit Visit our website: The bulletin is posted weekly by 5:00PM Friday. MINISTRY to the SICK Hospital/Nursing Home...Please notify the Parish Office upon admission of a family member into any hospital or nursing home. Anointing of the Sick...Any parishioner who is ill may request the anointing by calling the Office. Anointing of the Sick is celebrated communally every six months. Communion...Any homebound parishioner wishing to receive Communion is asked to call the Parish Office at FROM THE EDITOR Bulletin announcements must be submitted in writing by 8:00AM Friday to Ruthann.Carrico@pastoral.org. These announcements will be for the bulletin which will be printed the following Monday. Deadline is firm. Use of graphics/color at discretion of editor. Articles over 150 words must be submitted as a copy-ready flyer. Flyers need prior approval and are published on a first-come, first-published basis.

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