Confirmation Mass Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6:30pm

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1 March 24, 2019 Third Sunday of Lent Confirmation Mass Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6:30pm Please pray for our Confirmandi Angel Alcoser, Julio Alverto-Morales, Madelyn Blandford, Jessica Briones, Bryson Brown, Gabriel Davis, Brian Diaz, Carlos Diaz, Ernesto Diaz, Karen Diaz, Hope Digiorgio, Jasmine Dominguez, Jesus Flores, Jaydon Gerteisen, Alex Guadarrama, Alex Hernandez, Octavio Hernandez, Will Jones, Austin Martin, Wilian Menjivar, Melanie Mora-Arce, Blake Mullins, Bryson Payne, Randi Carol Porter, Connor Riedell, Branson Russell, Brooke Schwartz, Kyle Sturgeon, Addison Tignor, Ashten Tignor, Adriana Velasquez, Madison Vickers, Caleb Ward, Callie Wilkerson Reception following in Parish Hall Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church 609 E. 4th St, Owensboro, KY 42303

2 March 24, 2019 RCIA Journey of Faith If you or someone you know is interested in knowing more about our Catholic Faith join us each Wednesday evening from 6-7:30pm in the parish hall. Call the Parish office for more information Faith Formation Classes are held on Wednesday evenings throughout the school year. Children can be dropped off no earlier than 5:10pm at the back door of the Parish Hall to participate in Homework Help, Accelerated Reader, or Music with our Music Minister, Denise from 5:15-5:45pm. They will then be served supper before Faith Formation begins at 6pm. If you do not want to participate in the homework and supper, drop-off will be at the back door of the Parish Hall no earlier than at 5:55pm. Contact Laura for more info: Young At Heart Potluck All parishioners age 55 or older are invited to join us on Tuesday, April 16th at 11:30am in the Parish Hall. Please bring a potluck dish or dessert to share. If you have never come, you don't know what you re missing. This is a very lively and very Young At Heart group of people. JOY Bible Study (Formerly YAH) For ages 55+ Tuesdays at 9am in the Parish Hall: April 9th & 23rd, May 7th & 21st Men s Prayer Breakfast Saturday, April 14th at 7:30am in the small room of the Parish Hall. All are welcome! Confirmation March 6:30pm Please keep in prayer our Students preparing or Confirmation: Angel Alcoser, Julio Alverto-Morales, Madelyn Blandford, Jessica Briones, Bryson Brown, Gabriel Davis, Brian Diaz, Carlos Diaz, Ernesto Diaz, Karen Diaz, Hope Digiorgio, Jasmine Dominguez, Jesus Flores, Jaydon Gerteisen, Alex Guadarrama, Alex Hernandez, Octavio Hernandez, Will Jones, Austin Martin, Wilian Menjivar, Melanie Mora-Arce, Blake Mullins, Bryson Payne, Randi Carol Porter, Connor Riedell, Branson Russell, Brooke Schwartz, Kyle Sturgeon, Addison Tignor, Ashten Tignor, Adriana Velasquez, Madison Vickers, Caleb Ward, Callie Wilkerson. OCS Parish Sponsored Family Teams Holiday Church Cleaning 4/13/19 Orange, Teal, Purple, Green, Red 12/14/19 Tan, Yellow, Gray, Mint, Pink Mother s Day Breakfast 5/12/19 Orange, Teal, Purple, Green, Red Father s Day Breakfast 6/16/19 Tan, Yellow, Gray, Mint, Pink Food For STVDP 4/7/19 Purple, Red 6/2/19 Mint, Pink 7/7/19 Yellow, Gray 9/1/19 Red, Tan 2/2/20 Orange, Teal Block Party Flier Distribution 9/14/19 Tan, Yellow, Gray, Mint, Pink 9/26/19 Orange, Teal, Purple, Green, Red Hosting Family Fun Night 7/27/19 Teal, Green, Tan, Gray, Pink 10/26/19 Orange, Purple, Red, Yellow, Mint 3rd Sunday of Lent Declarations of Invalidity (Annulments) Do you have questions about annulments? Are you divorced and not sure whether you need an annulment? Let Sts. Joseph and Paul help explain and assist you in the annulment process. Please call Debbie Luedke at the church office ext. 242 or debbiesjpc@owens.twcbc.com. Baptismal Prep Class Prepare yourself for your child s baptism by coming to Baptism Class. The next Baptism prep is Sunday, May 19th at 3pm in the Parish Office. Please call or Debbie Luedke debbiesjpc@owens.twcbc.com Safe Environment To report suspected abuse, call the Kentucky Child Protection Hot Line: KYSAFE1 or (Toll Free) or contact your local Commonwealth Attorney. To report abuse to the diocese, current or past, by anyone acting in the name of the Church, call Louanne Payne, Pastoral Assistance Coordinator (English) at , or Nuria Elizondo, Pastoral Assistance Coordinator (Spanish) at You may also visit the Office of Safe Environment (owensborodiocese.org/safe) for more information. Nominations & Elections of Parish Pastoral Council Members This weekend nominations will be accepted for five vacant seats on the Parish Pastoral Council. Nomination sheets will be placed in the pews. All registered adults 18 & older in the parish are eligible to fill the openings on the council. The terms for these spots will be for a three year period, running from June 2019 June Questions please call the Parish Office at Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Will be dressing out in their regaile on Sunday, March 31st at the 10am Mass. Please join us after mass in the Parish Hall for a coffee and donut reception to celebrate the new Monsignor Braun Knights of Columbus Council at Sts. Joseph & Paul. Haiti Student Sponsorship Only $20 Child sponsorship is only $20.00 per month. Call Lee Franey or Lavida Mischel for more info St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is in need of food. Food can be brought to the parish office or placed in the box in the cry room in church. GIVE If you want a convenient way to give financially to our church, text a dollar amount to Try it~ it s easy! Weekly Giving 3/17/19 Sunday Giving $ 11, /15/19 Electronic Giving $ 4, Weekly Sunday Collection Budget $ 20, Sunday Collection Year-to-Date $689, Budget Year to Date 38 of 53 Sundays $779, *Over/Under YTD Budget $-89, Ways Fundraiser $27, Haiti Collection February: $4, Amount needed to Fund Teachers Salary: $5, Electronic Giving is Reported twice per month.

3 But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did! Jesus was asked if the Galileans were sinners because they were slaughtered by Roman soldiers as they sacrificed in the temple. Jesus knew people believed a violent or tragic death was a sign of God s punishment for a sinful life. He mentions the incident of the people killed by the collapse of the Tower of Siloam and asks if they were greater sinners than others who lived in Jerusalem? Jesus then tells the parable of the landowner who ordered his gardener to cut down a non-producing fig tree. The gardener pleads to give it another chance. Jesus is teaching the people, and us, that the manner of our death is not necessarily an indication of the good or evil we have done in our life, and our failure to be all God created us to be does not need to be permanent. We can always choose to use all of God s gifts to us to the best of our ability. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy we should reflect on the God who created us and who does not condemn us, we condemn ourselves. But our Merciful God wants to forgive us, if we ask Until the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty and poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless, and we toil, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; when we are slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now 1 Corinthians 4:11 13 Though the above passage was written by St. Paul to the Corinthians, it is especially fitting of the Haitian families of our sister parish in Lalomas, Haiti, as well as many of our brothers and sisters throughout the world. In our sister parish, they are hungry, thirsty and poorly clothed, Yet they Have Hope. In our sister parish, they are roughly treated, persecuted and slandered, Yet they Have Hope. YOU ARE THEIR HOPE! Please join us in the parish hall on THIS SUNDAY, March 24 th after the 10am mass for coffee and donuts, as Fr. Kalombo and the Haiti mission team speak on: Missionary experiences Christ among the poor Our future with Lalomas and your role as a local missionary An invitation to you to visit our sister parish I want to personally thank you for your support in the past years. You have provided financial support with donations of $20.00 a month for school children who would otherwise not attend school. You have made it possible to ship thousands of shoes, school and sewing supplies, medical supplies and water filters to the mountain, on an annual basis. And you have provided prayer and spiritual support for faces you have never seen. Your missionary heart has already changed lives. In my experiences in Mexico, Guatemala, and the Congo - I have witnessed poverty. Now I have witnessed that the people in Haiti are in fact, the poorest of the poor. Haiti continues to struggle and the need on the mountain continues to be great. For more information regarding our upcoming mission trips, please contact Lee Franey ( ) or Lavida Mischel ( ). May God, who created each of us in His own image continue to bless our parish. May we prosper, for the sake of others. Thank you! Fr. Jean Rene Kalombo Lenten Prayer Opportunities DAILY MASS 5:30pm Monday Friday RECONCILIATION Thursday at 6pm ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Monday Thursday & Saturday 5:30-6:30am Thursday 7pm (Spanish) Fridays 5:30am-5:15pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS WILL BE PRAYED Wednesday Noon Friday 6:15pm (English) 7pm (Spanish) LENTEN PIANO CONCERT Wednesday, March 12:30pm Friday, March 7pm Friday at Noon Stations of the Cross-Organ Meditations Friday, April 12th 6:15pm (Bilingual) & Stations of the Cross DAVIESS COUNTY RECONCILIATION TIMES LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES Sunday, March 24, 2pm@ Blessed Mother Sunday, March 27, 2pm@ Lourdes Sunday, March 31, 6pm@ St. Mary Magdalene Tuesday, April 2, 6pm@ St. Elizabeth Thursday, April 4, 6pm@ St. Alphonsus Thursday, April 4, 6pm@ St. Pius X Sunday, April 7,6:45pm@ St. Martin Monday, April 8, 6pm@ St. Mary of the Woods Tuesday, April 9, 6pm@ St. Lawrence Tuesday, April 9, 6pm@ Precious Blood Wednesday, April 10, 6pm@St. Peter Thursday, April 11, 6pm@ Immaculate Sunday, April 14, 2pm@ St. Stephen DIVINE RENOVATION BOOK STUDY Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm in the Parish Hall March 26, April 2 & 9 and Monday April 15th. HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Monday, April 6:30pm Divine Renovation Book Study Tuesday, April 16th 6:30pm Chrism Sportscenter Mass of Inclusion Will be held on April 2pm Brescia University s Chapel The Diocesan Disabilities Awareness Committee invites all persons to attend the sacred liturgy of the Mass celebrating persons with disabilities and their families, called the "Mass of Inclusion" with a reception following in their honor. Word of Life Fatherhood has its origins in God, and so we pray to you, Father Almighty, for those men who have adopted a child. Give them a mind receptive to your guidance, a patient voice, and a loving heart. USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the Path of Adoption arch 24th DRF Update March 19, 2019 Parish: Sts. Joseph & Paul, Owensboro Parish Target: $ Amount Pledged: $31707 Amount Paid: $27262

4 Saints JOSEPH & PAUL Catholic Church We give our hearts to God and our talents to His people. Parish Office 609 E 4 th St., Owensboro, KY (270) (270) (fax) Monday-Friday 8am-4pm Parish Team Pastor: Fr. Jean-Rene Kalombo Ext 222 frkalombosjpc@gmail.com Associate Pastor: Fr. Basilio Az Cuc Ext 236 frbasiliosjpc@gmail.com Deacon: Deacon John Cecil deaconjohnsjpc@gmail.com Stewardship Minister: Ashley Wilkerson Ext 239 ashleysjpc@gmail.com Sunday Matters Minister: Debbie Luedke Ext 242 debbiesjpc@owens.twcbc.com Music Minister: Denise Whittington Ext 226 denisesjpc@gmail.com Youth Minister: Aynde Bennett Ext 227 ayndesjpc@gmail.com Religious Education Minister: Laura Shoulders Ext 224 laurasjpc@gmail.com Director of Maintenance: Kelly Ward Ext 241 kellywsjpc@yahoo.com Caretaker: Joe McBride Bookkeeper: April Dickens Ext 221 aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com Join Us Mass Schedule: Monday - Friday 5:30pm Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8am, 10am, 6pm 12 noon & 10:30pm(Spanish) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Thursdays at 6pm; Fridays at 12 noon Mass Intentions March 23rd-31st Saturday 4:30pm Richard & Rita Stiff Sunday 8am Norman Harrington 10am Martin Cecil (Spanish) 12pm For World Peace 6pm Charles Russelburg (Spanish) 10:30pm Parishioners Monday 5:30pm WT & Helen Franey Tuesday 5:30pm Tony Kraus Wednesday 5:30pm Hood Family Thursday (Confirmation)6:30pm Confirmandi Friday 5:30pm Hubert Baldwin Saturday 4:30pm Joan Bernosky Sunday 8am Joe Aull 10am John Craig (Spanish) 12pm Nancy Grimes 6pm Jim Clouse (Spanish) 10:30pm Parishioners From Death to New Life Please keep in prayer Sharon Russell & the family of Dorothy Ward who passed away recently. Please keep in prayer Donna Goetz & Family whose step-mother, Carmen Rivas-Goetz, passed away recently. May the Lord grant them perpetual light and eternal peace. In Special Need of Prayer HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS: Thomasine Boarman, Katherine Brand, Joyce Clark, Anna Marie Haynes, Doug Hood, Leo & Florence Howard, Linda Howard, Betty Johnson, Paul & Sarah Jane Johnson, Maurice Kanable, Jackie Mann, Mitzi Mann, Jim Stimpfel, Betty Thompson, Ursula Thompson, James White, Jr. NURSING HOME PARISHIONERS: CARMEL HOME: Rita Fahrendorf, Mary Faulkner, Margie Hardesty, Rose Keller, Margaret McCarthy, Alma Montgomery; Marvin & Auda Wink, Sandra Woods; HEARTLAND VILLA: Mary Hinton; TWIN RIVERS: Ann Ford, Betty Millay; HILLCREST: Shirley Wilhite. WELLINGTON PARC: Kenneth Cain, Violet Cassidy. OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER: Mike Baker, Mike Barnard, Tammy Wimsatt Belcher, Patrick Billion, Joe Board, Katherine Brand, Sheila Byrne, Colin Cahill, Tim Cahill, Davena Cecil, Vincent Cecil, Dana Cecil-Craig, Jimmy Chrisler, Jonathan Clark, Michael Clark, Marty Clouse, Theresa Clouse, Chris Collins, David Condra, Leo Dickens, Luke Dickens, Bill Freeman, Edwin Garcia, Steve Guittar, Jarrod Hagan, Jerry Hagerman, Martha Hardesty, Michael Hardesty, Julia Hawkins, Charlotte Hayden, Captain Matthew Hayden, Susan Hayden, Tom Hayden, Virginia Head, Lindsey Hill, Brice & Marilyn Howard, Linda Howard, Donna Johnson, Rose King, Tina Keller, Hobert Lundy, Jerry Lundy, Sue Mahoney, Cecil Newton, Michael Payne, Shelly Powell, Chrissy Quick, Sheryl Richards, Clayton Roberts, Jennifer Rojas, Pat Seib, Martha Taylor, Richard Taylor, Tracy Trogden, Nina Van Bussum, Jim Vinson, Adam Wallace, Darryl & Linda Warren, Birdie Wedding, Ronnie Wilkerson. FIRST RESPONDERS: Chris Burns, Eric Conder, Brad Leonard, Steve Leonard, Jason Luedke, Cory Mattingly, Jeff Williams. HELP NEEDED Every day, more children are coming into foster care and they need a good home in which to stay for a while! So, please consider becoming a foster parent and help a child!!! For more information, please call or contact your local Dept. for Community Based Services at extension 2511 or 2659.

5 This Week s Calendar SUNDAY, March 24th -Rosary before 8am Mass -Haiti Information Meeting with Coffee & Donuts/11am/PH MONDAY, March 25th -Men s Prayer Group/7am/FTC -Sacred Liturgy Meeting/6:15pm/CH TUESDAY, March 26th -Divine Renovation Book Study/6:30pm/ PH -Security Team Meeting/6:30pm/OFC-CR WEDNESDAY, March 27th -Staff Meeting/8:15am/OFC-CR -Stations of the Cross/12pm/CH -Faith Formation/5:10pm (Meal in PH With Homework Help)6pm/FTC -Children s Choir/5:15pm/FTC -RCIA/6pm/PH -Adult Choir/6:30pm/OFC-MR THURSDAY, March 28th -Daily Mass at 5:15pm/CH -Confirmation/6:30pm/CH FRIDAY, March 29th -Adoration/6:30am-5:15pm/CH -Reconciliation/12pm/CH -Stations of the Cross/6:15pm/CH -Stations of the Cross/7pm (Spanish)/ CH SATURDAY, March 30th -CRHP/4pm/FTC SUNDAY, March 31st -Rosary before 8am Mass -Knights of Columbus -Eucharistic Ministers Training/3pm/CH Genesis Healthcare Eucharistic Ministers: Week of March 25th Carlos Earhart Week of April 1st Wanda Edge Week of April 8th Carlos Earhart Week of April 15th Melvin Fleischmann (Mass Wed. 4/17) Eucharistic Ministers Training, Sunday, March 31st at 3pm in Church Anniversaries 3/24/12 Craig & Sarah Thomas 3/24/07 Kevin & Shannon Robbins 3/25/12 Jeff & Raechell Roby Birthdays 3/23 Nicholas Boling, Ryan Storm 3/24 Joseph Boarman, Matt Boehman, Connor Klausing 3/25 Samuel Manqueros, Stephanie Thomas, Sally Tong 3/26 Bayli Boling 3/27 Rose Cecil, Graycen Roberts, 3/28 Jeremy Bryson Brown, Nikoli Montejo-Seto, Sarah Stelmach, Ashley Wilkerson 3/29 Elliot Cox, Anne Mulligan, Jason Smith, Susan Smith 3/30 Lena Aull, Amanda Devine, Madonna Kullman, Grant McDonald, Judy Patton, Pastor Sanchez-Peralta, Richard Stiff, Alison Zapata 3/31 Angela McPherson, Mary Moseley Coffee & Donut Ministers: April 14th Aggie Boehman, Connie & Matt Boehman, Amanda & Andrew Dill Treasure Counters March Mary Lundy, Pat Hamilton Liturgical Ministers 3/28 6:30 PM - Confirmation 4:30PM 8AM 10AM 6PM Eucharistic Minister Liliana Guadarrama Theresa Bailey Robin Barna Debbie Hayse Lee Berg Eucharistic Minister EM1 Hispanic Deacon John Cecil Mike Barna Janet Johnson Deacon John Cecil Eucharistic Minister EM2 Hispanic Beau Ingram Jonathon Brown Sandra Mayfield Theresa Dunn Eucharistic Minister Carolyn Porter Scott Ingram Delores Brown J. Braun Mischel Virginia Phillips Eucharistic Minister Randy Porter Michelle Ingram Sharon Embry Katrina Nesmith Sophia Riedell Eucharistic Minister NOT FILLED Pat O'Bryan-Tucker Melvin Fleischmann Ada Rhodes Eucharistic Minister NOT FILLED Sarah Stelmach Thomas Porter Debbie Simon Hospitality Minister - ME NOT FILLED Jim Bailey Mike Hagan Jacie Jarboe Percy Clancy Hospitality Minister - ME NOT FILLED Charlie Settles Randy Porter Charles Miller Ginny Nealen Hospitality Minister - SE NOT FILLED Lee Franey Paul Haynes David Patton Mary Burton Hospitality Minister - BE Hospitality1 Hispanic Robin Osborne Jim Embry Sierra Storm Greg Gard Hospitality Minister - BE Hospitality2 Hispanic Bradley Osborne Paul Porter Alexis Storm Vernon Phillips Hospitality Minister - BE Marla Storm Lector - 1 Susan Montalvo-Gesser Fran Bartley Collette Humphrey Henry Hayden Marian Lanham Lector - 2 JoJo Gesser Amanda Davis Jeff Hayden Shannon L. Meyer Carissa Roush Liturgical Coordinator NOT FILLED Dawn Westerfield Carolyn Porter Ronald Daugherty Ellen Wimsatt Sacristan NOT FILLED Carol Taylor Kathy McCarty Gayle Rhodes JoJo Gesser Server Server1 Hispanic Gabriel Davis Wesley Blondin Michael Bennett Laura Baker Server NOT FILLED Daniela Guido Leannah Blondin Blake Mullins Courtney Thomason Server NOT FILLED Lucia Guido Olivia Blondin MacKenzie Nichols Children's Liturgy Catechist Lucy Maroto Adam Zborowski Hannah Millay Shonna Riedell Children's Liturgy Aide Andi Davis Terri Zborowski Isabella Bennett Isabella Riedell Children's Liturgy Aide Harley Millay Cantor NOT FILLED Gina King Jan Howard Katherine Mischel Lee Etta McCorkle Crosswalk Guard NOT FILLED Bruce Bullington Jim Wilson Doug Langdon Hospitality Parking Lot NOT FILLED Denise Jarboe Hospitality Parking Lot NOT FILLED Sharon Russell Hospitality Parking Lot Philip Storm Hospitality Parking Lot NOT FILLED Welcome Center J. Edward Haynes Kim Stofer Cheryl Judd Janet Clancy Welcome Center Mary Haynes Christopher Stofer Mack Pryor Bus Driver John Storm

6 24 de marzo de 2019 Parroquia de San José y San Pablo Ofrecemos nuestro Corazón a Dios y nuestros Talentos a su Pueblo. TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Muchas naciones latinoamericanas son beneficiadas por organizaciones caritativas extranjeras. Pero estas organizaciones no siempre pueden suplir las necesidades de los pueblos latinoamericanos, por eso los obispos de Chile buscaron la manera de motivar a su pueblo para que ayude a sus propios desafortunados. En 1982 los obispos chilenos crearon una nueva practica cuaresmal llamada la Campaña de Fraternidad. Esta Campaña se motiva en las observancias penitenciales de la oración, el ayuno y la caridad. Esta práctica de la Iglesia chilena se basa en la tradición cristiana de las obras de caridad y la acción social. La Campaña de Fraternidad también se funda en la espiritualidad cristiana de la hermandad. Los que tienen la manera de ayudar han compartido a través de los proyectos de esta obra con jóvenes en riesgo social, madres solteras, ancianos, prisioneros, y otros grupos marginados. Esto se hace en un espíritu de mutualidad entre los hijos e hijas del creador. Esta campaña cuaresmal nos desafía a buscar la manera de ayudar a los pobres no como personas necesitada sino como hermanas y hermanos en Cristo a los cual debemos nuestra cooperación para mejorar sus vidas. Ellos en torno son la presencia de Cristo quien se encuentra en los más pequeños de la sociedad. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Sal 40 (39):7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lc 1:26-38 Martes: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt. 18:21-35 Miércoles: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Sal 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Jueves: Jer 7:23-28; Sal 95 (94):1-2, 6-9; Lc 11:14-23 Viernes: Hos 14:2-10; Sal 81 (80):6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mc 12:28-34 Sábado: Hos 6:1-6; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 18-21ab; Lc 18:9-14 Domingo: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Sal 34 (33):2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lc 15:1-3, Lecturas alternativas (Año A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38] Para denunciar una sospecha de abuso, llame a la Línea Directa de Protección Infantil de Kentucky: KYSAFE1 o (llamada gratuita) o comuníquese con su Fiscal Local de Commonwealth. Para reportar abuso, actual o pasado, a la diócesis por parte de cualquier persona que actúe en nombre de la Iglesia, llame a Louanne Payne, Coordinadora de Asistencia Pastoral (inglés) al , o Nuria Elizondo, Coordinadora de Asistencia Pastoral (español) al También puede visitar la Oficina de Ambiente Seguro (owensborodiocese.org/safe) para obtener más información. MITAD DE CUARESMA, REGISTRATE! Dios dice a Moisés, Yo soy el que soy. Explícaselo así a los israelitas: Yo soy me envía a ustedes. El Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados, el Dios de Abrahán, el Dios de Isaac, el Dios de Jacob (Éxodo 3:14, 15). Como Jesús diría luego, Dios no es un Dios de muertos sino de vivos y así creemos que los muertos resucitarán un día. En esta tiempo, la mitad de la Cuaresma, hacemos una pausa para considerar cómo nuestro arrepentimiento nos lleva a la Resurrección, a nuestra reunión con el gran Yo soy. Parte de nuestro arrepentimiento supone trabajar para asegurar la justicia para todos y ayudar a nuestro prójimo para vivir de acuerdo a la voluntad de Dios. Nos animamos y cuidamos unos a otros; así como el jardinero compasivo del Evangelio de hoy, quien dice al dueño de la huerta que él cuidará el árbol, lo fertilizará y quizá pueda dar fruto. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. SACRAMENTOS Bautismo para los Niños: Bautismos para niños menores de 7 años se celebran durante el año (excepto en el tiempo de Cuaresma). Se requiere que los papás y padrinos asistan a una preparación. (Antes de escoger padrinos les pedimos que sean casados por la iglesia o solteros y tengan el sacramento de la Confirmación) Catequesis de Adultos (R.I.C.A.) Domingos 10:00 am. Los adultos pueden recibir los sacramentos del Bautismo, Primera Comunión y la Confirmación después de un tiempo de formación. Sacramentos para Niños y Adolescentes:Todos los niños deben asistir a las clases de catecismo cada miércoles a las 6:30pm. (Inglés). Para los que no puedan los miércoles o prefieran en español, también está la opción los Domingos a las 10:00 am. Unción de los enfermos: Por favor notifique a la oficina parroquial de algún familiar o amigo admitido al hospital y que desee el Sacramento de la Unción. Matrimonio Comuníquese a la oficina parroquial preferiblemente con 6 meses de anticipación como mínimo a la fecha deseada. Quinceañeras NO es un Sacramento pero es un sacramental: Se pueden celebrar cualquier sábado mientas esté disponible la Iglesia, excepto durante la Cuaresma.

7 Jonathan Lucas McManaway Hello Sts. Joseph and Paul Parishioners! My name is Ginny Powers Meadows and I would like to introduce my son Jonathan to you. Jonathan Lucas McManaway is a 23 year-old resident at Wendell Foster s Campus for Developmental Disabilities. Lucas has been a member of Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church for approximately a year. He was born at Mercy Hospital in Owensboro and grew up in Hawesville until moving to Warren County when he was a teenager. Lucas is my oldest child and is from a large blended family, having two biological brothers (Dylan and Walker), 2 step sisters (Abby and Amelia), and a step brother and step sister (Kaxton and Kiera) from his father s home. Lucas also has an enormous extended family in Hawesville, Lewisport, Maceo, and Owensboro, some of which are parishioners of this parish. Lucas has a developmental disorder called Septo-Optic Dysplasia, or de Morsier s Syndrome, which is a rare disorder that took a considerable amount of time to be diagnosed. He was born with a cleft lip and palate and was later discovered to have Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, Dysphagia, Epilepsy, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Diabetes Insipidus and Mental Retardation. Lucas is nonverbal; however, his understanding is that of a young child. Lucas is learning to communicate via a voice output device, but currently uses body language and eye gaze to communicate. He likes to squeal with delight, sing, and laugh when others are doing the same as he is a very social person. We are extremely grateful to all of you at St. Joseph and Paul Parish for welcoming Lucas with open arms and accepting him as a member, although he may show praise to God a little differently than the rest of us. If you have any questions or concerns or would like to know more about Lucas please do not hesitate to me at vgmeadows11@gmail.com. Sincerely, Ginny Meadows Church People of God By Lavida Mischel (talk from for our recent parish Koinonia retreat) I want to remind you what the church is Not it is not the building, not the hierarchy, not the Bishop or Pope and not the Priest and staff. The church is US the People!! Not just the holy people, but all of us; the broken, the lost, the faithful, the confused.and in our case, we are blessed to have the Hispanic community at part of US! We are the universal church. Romans 12:15: So we, who are many, are one body in Christ; and individual members one of another. There is one Body: that body is the Body of Christ. Every true Christian is to Christ; what a man s foot, hand or arm is to that man. We need Christ and the People of God, to be whole. Nowhere in scripture do we read or find the idea of Baptists, or Methodists, or Presbyterians or any other body. The only thing found there is that there is One Body of Christ; formed by the One Spirit of God. And that Body makes up His Church. The church is a community. A community that has no selection process. No qualifications. No test or tryouts. By the grace and mercy of God you are a member. The church is a living, breathing body it s breath being the Holy Spirit. When I reflected on this is when I realized the church was its members and not the building, I have to go back many years. In grade school I knew I was a member of the church but felt like more of a spectator watching from a distance. I lectored for the first time in high school and several years later I married, settled in and became very involved: lector, Eucharistic Minister, committees, bible study, etc, etc. I felt like I was maturing in my faith and in the church. But still, even then, I knew I was experiencing church and community on a very small level. I realized that I had very little diversity in my life and I felt that I lived in a small box. All my friends and regular acquaintances were white, Catholic, heterosexual, conservative, middleclass people, just like me. I know that I serve a BIG GOD and I wanted to serve Him BIGGER! So I began praying the prayer of Jabez. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10: "And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.' So God granted him what he requested." (this prayer isn t really about Jabez, it is about God wanting to fulfill our requests.) The first year I prayed the prayer of Jabez, I saw a change around me. My box began to expand in many ways. God was indeed expanding my territory, as well as my thoughts and my heart. Then came 2012 and the 125 th Anniversary of our beautiful, historical church. In showing our gratitude to God for 125 years, the anniversary committee agreed to sponsor a parish in Lalomas, Haiti. As a church, we have been gifted with so much, it was our hope to go beyond our church doors and minister to others. I attended the first information meeting with 15 or 20 others parishioners, not really knowing if I was serious about going to Haiti. Then the 2 nd meeting of 15 people. Then the 3 rd meeting of 10 people. Parishioners were dropping out for several reasons, the largest reason being fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of disease and bad water. I was no different. The closer the day of commitment came, the more anxious I became, still, however, saying the prayer of Jabez. A month went by and it was time to either commit or move on. With nerves on end, I arrived at work that Monday morning realizing that today was the day I would HAVE to tell Fr. Carl of my decision. As I prepared for the call, still not knowing for certain what would come out of my mouth, I flipped my One Day at a Time Meditation calendar that was on my desk and what do I see for that day?? The Prayer of Jabez. I HAD TO GO!! God said yes to expanding my territory. In January 2019, I made my 11 th trip to Haiti. Thanks be to God. The beautiful part of Haiti is that the church is the center of their lives and they speak their faith aloud. When asked, how are you? the response is most often, With Jesus, I am fine. Young children and young adults often hold hands when walking. They care for one another. And when you visit - people are home, ready to happily greet you. The sad reality of Haiti is very visible. Parents wake in the morning, not knowing if they will be able to feed their children before nightfall. With no financial means, most are undereducated. The desire for education is strong, but money is scarce. There is no electricity, no health care and no clean water. The water that the animals drink and urinate in, is the same river water that families use in their home. In 2018, Herod, a 23 year old student who was sponsored by a local missionary, died from an abscess tooth. He died the day before his graduation. On February 21, 2019, 4 year old preschool student, Sazeline died, for reasons unknown. Yet the Haitian people accept God s will for them and continue to share their joy, their faith and their hope. We suffer with the people of Haiti, the Congo, Mexico, China and the world, because we are One Body in Christ. When one part of the body suffers all suffer. The Church, The people of God, are in every corner. We need only to ask God to expand our territory. This brings us full circle and the question is: What is your role in the church? (not the 4 walled church) We are anointed people: Priest, Prophet, King. Priest: one who makes an offering. What do You have to offer? Prophet: one who speaks for Christ. Who do You speak for? King: one who leads. Do You lead by example? Do you look for the opportunity to lead others to Christ? Question: If today you were arrested and tried for being an active member of Christ s Body, the Church What type of evidence could be brought against you?