St. Joseph Catholic Church 204 North Main Street, Leitch ield, KY 42754 www.stjosephch.org Of ice Hours: 8am to 4pm Mon-Fri Of ice 270-259-3028 Rectory 270-259-3028 Emergencies 270-863-1596 Pastoral Staff Pastor - Fr. Tony Bickett ftonyb57@ymail.com Of ice Manager - Missy Hart 270-259-3028 stoseph1840@yahoo.com Pastoral Associate - T.J. Dennison 270-302-6257 tj.stjoseph@gmail.com IT Coordinator - Brittany Mattingly 270-230-6973 Religious Education - Kim Smith 270-589-1789 kimsmith16@mediacombb.net Maintenance Coordinator Danny Joe Allen 270-925-7433 Music Minister - Meredythe Lee 270-929-7048 Homebound Ministry- Jed Johnston 270-259-4848 Catholic Outreach - Linda Clark 270-287-3776 Altar Society & Youth Ministry - Dee Dee Johnston 270-723-2740 deedeej80@gmail.com Prayer Chain - Betty Miller 270-259-3303 bettymil@windstream.net Masses: June 20-June 25 Monday 7:30 am Prayer/Communion Tuesday 12:05 pm George Cannon Wednesday 7:30 am Joanie Hughes Thursday 12:05 pm Jackie Richardson Friday 7:30 am Alton Cannon Saturday 4:00 pm Dwight Davis, Rick Davis, Michael Mattingly Sunday 7:00 am St. Joseph & St. John Sunday 11:00 am Ness Alvey Confessions Wednesday 4:30 pm Saturday 3:00 pm Pastoral Council Jim Cecil Joanne Johnson-Secretary Jerry Clemons Kirk Collard Tim Nelson-Chair Ann Marshall Billy Dallas-V. Chair Carolyn Thomason Edna Duggins Stewardship of Finance June 4 $4581.00 Debt Red. 75.00 Outreach 70.00 Cemetery 110.00 MINISTRY SCHEDULE June 24 4pm June 25 7am June 25 11am L Robin Embry L Kim Smith L Curtis Grant S Ethan& Zach Pierce S John & Jacob Smith S Hannah Young/Andrew Butler C Susan Rhodes C Carolyn Thomason C Pauline Baker C Sharon Smart C Judy Warren C Linda Borland H Ellen Thomas H Rita Grant H Linda Clark U Randy B./Tony R. U Jerry/David U Scott/Lamont Gr Danny Joe & Barbara Allen Gr Rose Booth/Carol Gatto Gr Wade & Robin Lashley Gi Matt & Jamie Carwile Family Gi Kirk and Keycia Collard Family Gi Don Jaggers Family
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 430 St. John Church Rd, Sun ish, KY 42210 Website: www.stjohnch.org St. John Thrift Store 270-597-1038 Pastor Fr. Tony Bickett 270-863-1596 Pastoral Council Cathy Young, Chair Nancy Farmer, Secretary Barbara Fitzhugh This Week at St. John Sun 10:00 am Father s Day Breakfast Tue 5:00 pm Mass Dick Dyche Joe Durbin Shelia Durbin UPCOMING July 2 12:00 pm Homecoming Father s Day Breakfast: Today is Father s Day. We will be having breakfast after Mass. Sympathy: Our thoughts and prayers are with family of Lisa Ball. She is the sister of James Guest. She passed away on June 7, 2017. May she rest in peace. A Bit of U. S. Catholic History Charles Carroll of Carrolton (1737-1832). Carroll was a delegate to the Continental Congress, representing Maryland. While he did not participate in the vote for independence, he was present for the signing of the inal Declaration of Independence. He is the only Catholic to have signed the document. Carroll was also the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, living to the age of 95. Last Will & Testament: It is good for all of us to have a Last Will & Testament. When making our your Will please consider leaving a gift to our parish. A Church Sign: God wants full custody not just weekend visits. Stewardship of Finance June 11 $622.00 Masses June 20-June 25 Tuesday 5:00 pm Mary Logsdon Sunday 9:00 am Jerome Jake Logsdon June 25 9:00 AM Lector Chris Wolfe Server John Gay Cup Nancy Farmer/Joe Durbin Host Dwayne Fitzhugh Ushers Bill Duvall/Dwayne Fitzhugh Gifts Peggy Hayes/Sue K. Music Jeremiah Bush-Barbara Fitzhugh St. John Prayer List: Audrey Burke, David Clark, Garrett Coates, Jack Coop, Laurie Dearing, Susan Drury, Annie Durbin, Carol Durbin, Elizabeth Durbin, John W. Durbin, Catherine Duvall, Dick Dyche, Dorothy Fredrick, Charlie Hayes, Vickie Ranburger, Zackary Scruggs, Linda Simon Giving the Gift of a Mass: Giving the gift of a Mass is an important tradition of our Catholic faith. A Mass can be offered for many occasions, for example: a birthday or anniversary gift, for a successful surgery, for a family member, in thanksgiving for prayers answered, for safe travel, for a friend who has lost a loved, etc. The suggested stipend is $5.00 per Mass intention. St. John s Thrift Store & Food Pantry 301 Main St., Brownsville, KY 270-597-1038 Thrift Store open Mon-Sat 9:00-2:30pm Food Pantry open Mon & Wed 10:00-2:00pm B I R T H D A Y Bill Duvall 6/24 A N N I V E R S A R Y Dewayne & Laurie Dearing 6/20
This Week at St. Joseph Mon 7:30 am Prayer/Communion Tue 12:05 pm Mass 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Wed 7:30 am Mass 4:30 pm Confession Thu 12:05 pm Mass 6:00 pm Pastoral Council Fri 7:30 am Mass UPCOMING June 22 6:30 pm Pastoral Council Bulletin Deadline: If you have something you would like us to put in the bulletin we will need the information turned in by Monday at 12 noon. Summer Reading: Next weekend we will have books, cds, and dvds available in the back of church for you to continue to grow in your faith during the summer months. Of ice Assistant: St. Joseph Parish is seeking an of ice assistant to work in the church of ice 2 or 3 days a week. Experience working with Microsoft Of ice is preferred. Applications are available in the church of ice. Chicken Dinner: The Knights of Columbus will be having an All You Can Eat Fried Chicken Dinner Saturday, June 24th at the Knights Hall. Serving will be from 4:00-8:00pm. B I R T H D A Y S Jennifer Hodges 6/18 Tony King 6/18 Phillip Kemp 6/19 Jason Watson 6/20 Norma Hodges 6/21 Kennedy Horn 6/22 Hallie Butler 6/23 Samantha Gawarecki 6/23 David Thompson 6/23 DeeDee Beeler 6/24 Teresa Killen 6/24 ANNIVERSARIES Braxton & Emily Allen 6/18 Brad & Amy Schlosser 6/20 David & Joyce Langley 6/22 Steve & Margaret Fey 6/22 HOMEBOUND LITURGICAL MINISTERS Nursing Home SCHEDULE Homebound Father Babu 6/11-6/17 Beverly Harrison Carolyn Thomason Jim Marshall 6/18-6/24 Joanne Johnson Pauline Baker 6/25-7/01 Mary Pierce Roni Mudd Happy Father s Day! We never outgrow our need for Fathers. Because we are never too big for Fathers to stop holding us, nurturing us. That s the character of a Father. Even Jesus, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, bowed and cries, Abba, Daddy, Father. Today we thank our heavenly Father for giving us the gift of earthly Fathers. Sympathy: Our thoughts and prayers are with family of Jackie Richardson who passed away on June 7, 2017. May she rest in peace. St. Joseph Prayer List: Delores Alvey, Louie Alvey, Erin Anderson, April Barton, Mary Beckner, Thomas Beckner, Bonnie Blanton, Pat Boone, Alton Cannon, George Cannon, Doris Carby, Norma Clemons, Stephanie Cottrell, Anna Critchelow, Marilyn Curts, Mary Davis, Estille & Joan Dobson, Paul Ferguson, James Fox, Carol Gatto, Dick Gatto, Cindy Getz, Debbie Grant, Samantha Jo Green, Michael Harned, Jennifer Howard, Don Jaggers, Danny Kerr, Jane Johnston, Sandy Johnston, Donna King, James Lyons, Logan Meredith, Margie Meredith, Caleb Milliner, Bart Peerce, Norman Powell, Jason H. Roberts, Lewis Scott, Aaron Shull, Tom Skaggs, Sally Sweeney, Valeria Terrance, Dave Thompson, Mildred Willis, Jamie Wortham.
Wednesday Mass: Mass on Wednesday at St. Joseph has been changed to 7:30 am. COME JOIN US AT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! WHERE: ST. JOSEPH PARISH HALL WHEN: JUNE 26-JUNE 29, 6-8 P.M. NIGHTLY WHO: CHILDREN AGES 4 (JUNE 1-EXITING 5TH GRADE) VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME *Please note* Light snacks will be served nightly QUESTIONS? CONTACT KIM SMITH AT Bulletin Emailed to You: You can now have the Church bulletin sent to you be email. Simple go the parishesonline.com, enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail noti ications when new bulletins become available from St. Joseph Catholic Church. Employment Opportunity: Saint Anthony Parish in Peonia is seeking a quali ied candidate for the position of part-time bookkeeper and secretary. Applicant should have good organizational skills, telephone skills, bookkeeping skills and general of ice skills. Candidate will need to have knowledge of Microsoft programs, basic of ice functions and accounting software. This position consists of working Monday thru Friday for approximately 19 hours per week. You may send a resume to Fr. Babu Kulathumkal Joseph, HGN at babu.joseph@pastoral.org Giving: Why should I be giving to the Church and to the poor? How much should I be giving to the Church and to the poor? These are good questions to ask ourselves from time to time. To answer these questions, we need to ask, what does God expect of us? Jesus reminds us of the irst and greatest commandment, You shall love the Lord your God will all you heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30. Now we can ask ourselves, how loving am I toward God? Our inancial contributions to the Church and the poor re lect our faith in God. We either trust that God will take care of our needs or we rely on our income to take care of our needs. Which do I trust the most, God or my pocketbook? One reason for giving the Church and to the poor is to show our gratitude to God who has truly given to us all that we have. How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me? Psalm 116:12. Catholic Home Study: Since 1941, millions of people around the world have bene ited by Catholic Home Study s free faith education courses. Now, its your turn to deepen your understanding of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Take part in this free study from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. Go to: catholichomestudy.org or call (573) 547-4084. A Message From Pope Francis Together with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as grati ication. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport. Pope Francis A Bit of U. S. Catholic History Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore. The Baltimore Basilica was the irst Roman Catholic cathedral to be built in the United States. The construction lasted from 1806-1821 under the guidance of Archbishop John Carroll.
Take Five for Faith Invest just ive minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time. Sunday, June 11, 2017 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Circling in on the Trinity Dante, the writer of The Divine Comedy, created images of eternity more enduring than most theology. His description of the Trinity is curious: In the profound and clear substance of the supreme light, three circles appeared to me; of three different colors and one single dimension. In our Creed, we af irm the relationship of Jesus to God as light from light. Circles represent in inity, and one dimension absolute unity. But the colors? Dante isn t telling. He does call this unity Knower, Known, and Knowing, as well as Lover, Loved, and Loving. By any other name, our God is One. Today s readings: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18 (164). The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and idelity. Monday, June 12 Fear not, Jesus is near Pope John Paul II called Jesus the Good Samaritan of the human family. Jesus comes among us as a stranger yet proves himself to be our best friend in time of need. He dares to come close to us in situations where even those around us draw away in dread and fear. His presence heals the wounds life in licts, and when he inds us in a fatal hour, he brings us back to his Father s house. For this reason we are deeply blessed in times of loss and sorrow, persecution and lowliness. There is nothing to fear, because Jesus is with us. Today s readings: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Matthew 5:1-12 (359). Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Tuesday, June 13 Memorial of Anthony of Padua, priest, Doctor of the church Get to it! You never see a statue of Saint Anthony that s short and fat, but he was. Perhaps we can all expect a makeover with canonization! But when folks looked at Anthony, they saw a radiant holiness that made some drop to their knees. His magnetic personality attracted criminals and heretics alike to conversion. His preaching was greatly in demand, and at the age of 36 he basically died of exhaustion. He was canonized within a year. Anthony wasted no time in giving his gift, and it didn t take the church long to decide what a gift he was to us. What you have to give, offer it today. Today s readings: 2 Corinthians 1:18-22; Matthew 5:13-16 (360). You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? Wednesday, June 14 Heavenly news The passing away of heaven and earth is not necessarily the literal end of the universe. Rather, heaven and earth were radically changed with Jesus death and Resurrection. Anyone who hears the Good News of Jesus lives in a new age with a new understanding of universal truths. So for us Christians that means not only must we respect others, we must love them, even our enemies. This is undoubtedly a new concept of heaven and earth. Today s readings: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11; Matthew 5:17-19 (361). Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law. Thursday, June 1-Be a generous giver Catholic Relief Services, founded in 1943 by the U.S. Catholic bishops, offers emergency assistance where it s most needed around the world. CRS reaches more than 60 million people in 94 countries and territories in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. One way we can atone for some of the missteps we ve made along the way is to give generously to those in need that is, after we ve reconciled with those we have hurt, whenever possible. So make your amends, and then consider supporting CRS, the second largest distributor of U.S. government relief food in the world (www.crs.org). Today s readings: 2 Corinthians 3:15 4:1, 3-6; Matthew 5:20-26 (362). Go irst and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Friday, June 16 God s mercy keeps us from the cutting edge Imagine if every time we do something wrong, we have to cut off parts of our bodies in order to get to heaven. That s what Jesus suggests to those who think that the only way to avoid hell is to eliminate all sin from their lives. Virtue is good, but it won t get you to heaven. Only God s forgiveness opens those pearly gates for us. Better to depend on God s faithful love than the shaky prospect that we might be successful in the quest for perfection. - Today s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 5:27-32 (363). It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Saturday, June 17 Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Yes, we can write salvation history Was there ever a yes surrendered to God as graciously and completely as the iat of Mary of Nazareth? Let it be done to me, this sturdy teenager agreed, to the outrageous proposal of an unexpected angel caller. This was a yes shouted into the darkness of history, reverberating into an unknown and possibly perilous future. This was a yes that affected everyone who ever lived and ever would live. Did Mary know on that ordinary day that salvation history was being made? Or was it that she was always keenly aware as perhaps we are not that salvation history is made in every hour, with every human decision? - Today s readings: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Matthew 5:33-37 (364). Let your Yes mean Yes, and your No mean No. Anything more is from the Evil One. 2017 TrueQuest Communications.
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