ELIZABETHTOWN, KY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, September 24, 2018 6:30 p.m. +Joe Pawlay TUESDAY, September 25, 2018 8:00 a.m. +Pete and Patrick Riley WEDNESDAY, September 26, 2018 (MASS AT SCHOOL) (Saints Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs) 8:00 a.m. +Dan Petry THURSDAY, September 27, 2018 (MASS AT CHURCH) (Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest) 8:00 a.m. +Rudolph Linebach Jr. FRIDAY, September 28, 2018 (St Wenceslaus, Martyr; St Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, Martyrs) 8:00 a.m. +Sandra Sandi Crutcher SATURDAY, September 29, 2018 (Saints Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels) 5:00 p.m. +Rudolph Linebach Jr. SUNDAY, September 30, 2018 (Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:00 a.m. +Grant Thomas French 10:00 a.m. +Mary Baldwin & Joe Kareth 12:15 p.m. +Barbara Reid 5:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish 2018-19 Parish Pastoral Council Members Lou Edmondson, Chair Greg Schreacke, Finance/Administration Geoff Clark, Parish Voice Cheri Ellis-Reeves, Secretary Andy Medders, Faith Formation Chair Paula Knowles, Stewardship/Mission Advancement Jeff Lanz, Worship Mimi Pike, Social Concerns and Outreach Coty Oropilla, School Board Liaison Stacia Reynolds, Parish Life Youth Representatives: J.J. Bellware, Grace Lewis, Cate Prather THIS WEEK AT SAINT JAMES MONDAY, September 24, 2018 5:00 p.m. Stewardship Committee Mtg, P.O. Bsmt 7:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration, Church 7:00 p.m. Confession, Church TUESDAY, September 25, 2018 6:00 p.m. Saint James Young Adults, P.O. Bsmt 6:30 p.m. Exploring Catholicism, SJS 6:30 p.m. RCIA, SJS WEDNESDAY, September 26, 2018 9:00 a.m. CWOSJ, RTR 9:15 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration, Church 6:20 p.m. Life Night (Dinner & Movie), Youth Rm THURSDAY, September 27, 2018 6:30 p.m. Thursday Bible Study, RTR #3 6:30 p.m. Financial Peace University, RTR FRIDAY, September 28, 2018 10:00 a.m. Saint James Play Group, RTR #2 6:30 p.m. Encounter Night, Church 7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass Meeting, RTR SATURDAY, September 29, 2018 8:00 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration, Church 3:00 p.m. Confession, Church SUNDAY, September 30, 2018
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SAINT JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL We welcome all new families to the Hardin County area and offer a quality education where students can grow academically, spiritually, and socially. Please visit us at 401 Robinbrooke Blvd., Elizabethtown, KY or online at www.sjschoolonline.org February 2, 2019 @ 6:00 PM SAVE THE DATE!! The Saint James Catholic School Fall Festival is on October 20th! ST VINCENT de PAUL OUTREACH ALL DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. We currently need the following: Peanut Butter, crackers, baby food, Size 1 & 6 diapers Consider naming Saint James last in your Will. After all family and loved ones have been well taken care of, name the parish as recipient of the residuary estate (the amount that is left). To learn more, contact Deacon Michael Shumway in the Archdiocese of Louisville s Office of Mission Advancement at 502-585-3291 or by email mshumway@archlou.org. Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and desires of the eyes and pride in possessions-is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. 1 John 2:15-17 REFLECTION We now live in a world that possesses, according to many in high places that should know better, the new enlightenment. They teach we should abide in the worldly desires of the flesh, and desires of the eyes and pride of possessions. We must avoid their worldly quagmire of moral relativism. St. John writes, The world is passing away along with its desires. We can attest to the truth written by that great and holy Apostle, because there are those that have eyes that see the truth in the Traditional Faith and Moral teachings of the Church, and hearts that abide with love for God. The Respect Life Committee invites you to publicly witness to the truth. Participate with us in the following programs that will attest to the truth; that we profoundly love our neighbors, the so called least among us - pre-born children, terminally ill, & special needs brothers & sisters. National Life Chain Sunday, Oct 7 2:30-3:30 pm. This event will be silent and peaceful. Saint James link in the chain will be on the sidewalk in front of Longhorn Steak House 31W North. Other Life Chains will be held at the sidewalk in front of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, & the sidewalk in front of The Cecilian Bank 31W North. Roe v. Wade Ad Collection Weekends Sundays Oct 7 & 14 Respect Life Committee will collect names for the pro-life newspaper ad that will sadly observe the infamous Supreme Courts decision Roe v. Wade Jan 23, 1973, on the weekends of Sunday Oct 7 and 14. Donations of $5 per family will be accepted. Novena Prayer -May a change in the U. S. Supreme Court move our nation closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Please pray Friday Sept 28. Ed Cecil, Respect Life Committee
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Sept 25: The History and Mystery of the Sacraments Oct 2: Fall Break No Session Oct 9: Baptism: How Water Changes Everything Oct 16: Confirmation: A Personal Pentecost Oct 23: The Mass: How Gestures Manifest Mystery Family Faith Formation will not meet Wednesday due to Catechist Preparation. Drive in Movie Night September 26th- All high school students join us and bring a lawn chair as we watch The Sandlot! Dinner begins at 6:20 1st & 2nd Years: No Classes Next Week! Have a great Fall Break!! RCIA will meet Tuesday, September 25 from 6:30-8:00 pm at Saint James Catholic School. Our focus will be, Who is Jesus? We welcome four new singers to the parish choir: James Bonner, Luke Burkhart, Robert Trapp and Martha Wolfe. Anyone interested in joining the choir may contact Dr. Stephen Black, Director of Music Ministries by email or office phone. Please consider singing with this talented and dedicated group of volunteers! Thank you to all the donors and volunteers who came out on September 9, 2018. We reached our goal thanks to your generosity. The next Red Cross blood drive will be December 9, 2018. The winner of the Kroger gift card was Donna Petry. Bulletin Deadline 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, the week before publication. Please email items to: lpoverstreet@stjames-etown.org This bulletin is completely provided without charge through the advertisements on the back covers. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity. Our sponsor of the week is: Republic Bank
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Tithing Summary August 2018 September 2018 Year-to-Date Weekly Collections Tithing $498,609 * September 2nd $ 52,863 Amount Needed $525,990 * September 9th $ 39,796 Surplus/Deficit ($27,381) * September 16th $ 41,167 * September 23rd * September 30th July 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018 Total $ 133,825 Seminarian Collection Weekend Knights of Columbus Council 1455 will conduct its seminarian collection next weekend, September 29-30. KC members will be at the doors after all masses to accept your donation. 100% of these funds are distributed to Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Louisville. Thanks for your generosity! "You covet but do not possess. You kill and envy but you cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. You do not possess because you do not ask. You ask but do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." James 4:2-3 Saint James warns each one of us against the dangers of materialism. In fighting the materialism in our culture, I must ask myself not only, "What do I own?" But more importantly, "What owns me?" What is the one thing I possess that I could not live without? This is what owns me. AROUND & ABOUT Day of Prayer and Fasting Archbishop Kurtz invites Catholics throughout the Archdiocese to join him in a Day of Prayer and Fasting on Friday, October 5. This day is being observed to inspire solidarity with victims of sexual abuse, to highlight efforts to renew and repair our Church, and to renew our clergy in their faithfulness to Christ in virtue and in service. The day will end with a prayer service, 6 p.m., at Holy Family Church, 3938 Poplar Level Road, Louisville. The prayer service at Holy Family is open to the public; Catholics also are invited to observe a time of prayer in their homes or parishes. Saint James parishioners are invited to join St. Patrick Military Community on Fort Knox to hear Marriana Leach, formerly from the Culture Project International, an initiative of young people set out to restore culture through the experience of virtue. All events are at Prichard Place Chapel on Fort Knox, 8th Armored Division Drive, Bldg 4769, Fort Knox, KY 40121. Base access requires a visitors pass, which is easily obtainable at the Main Gate. Email Christina.Pride@gmail.com for more information. 9/26-9:30 am: An address to the Catholic Women of the Chapel on Irreplaceable Strength: The Role of Women at the Heart of the Church 9/26-6 pm: Open Community talk on How to Protect Your Children: Practical Tips for Raising Pure Teens 9/30-9:15 am: A Message to Youth (grades 7-12) on how to Live Your Best Life: Navigating Relationships Like a (Catholic) Pro The Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Assumption, at Mass on September 30 th at 5:30 PM Additional Donations Year to Date $28,000 $20,000 Church Parking Lot $3,000 Blessed Mother Statue $5,000 Undesignated Needs of the Church
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Date Sat. 9/29 Mass 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. WORSHIP Celebrant/ Homilist Schedule at Saint James Celebrant Fr. Martin Fr. Martin TODAY S SCRIPTURES Homilist Please note: Presider and Homilist schedule are subject to change. Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 Second Reading: James 3:16 4:3 Gospel: Mark 9:30-37 Our world is full of arguments and conflicts. People fight and despise one another out of jealousy and selfish desires. Today, Jesus calls on us to be different from the world and learn to serve others. This is how we can be the greatest in his eyes. NEXT WEEK S SCRIPTURES Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Numbers 11:25-29 Second Reading: James 5:1-6 Gospel: Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 +VOCATION VIEW+ The Lord will come when we least expect him. Is he knocking now, asking us to serve as a priest or religious? (Luke 12:49-53) AROUND & ABOUT WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Archbishop Joseph Kurtz warmly invites couples celebrating their 30, 40, 50, 60 & 60 plus years wedding anniversary in 2018 to join others in the Archdiocese for a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 So. Fifth Street on Sunday, October 21st at 2:00 p.m. Family members are also invited to the celebration. Each couple will receive a certificate commemorating the occasion. Registration is required. Call the parish office to register before October 5th! Archdiocese of Louisville Communion Minister Formation Update Sessions September 27, 2018 Thursday, 7:00 9:00 p.m. Location: St. Brigid Church, Vine Grove 314 E. Main Street Vine Grove, KY 40175 It is with great joy that we, the Archdiocesan Marian Committee, and our Director, Fr. Matthew Hardesty, invite you to the annual Living Rosary, now in its 67 th year! This year s event will be held on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Sunday, October 7, at 3:00 p.m. in the Trinity High School gymnasium! Archbishop Kurtz will lead our prayers and the keynote speaker will be Monsignor Michael T. Mannion. Msgr. Mannion is the Director of Community Relations for the Diocese of Camden; a former co-worker of St. Teresa of Calcutta; and a popular pro-life speaker. We also need and have space for LOTS of children and young people in grades 1-12 to help honor Our Lady by becoming a bead in her, Living Rosary. There will be a mandatory walk-through the day before the event. For more information and to sign up, please email Caryn Crush at totustuusmaria88@gmail.com or Penny Michalak at penny@mipenico.com We look forward to seeing you there! Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did. -St. Maximilian Kolbe