The flowers in the sanctuary this weekend were donated by Joe & Trudy Cruz “In Memory of Amalie Schmid & Emilia Dorsey”.

The Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus is celebrated on “Shrove Tuesday” February 21^st, the day before the beginning of Lent.

• The regular 9:00 a.m. Mass will be the “Mass of the Holy Face of Jesus”.
• A documented relic of the Image of the Holy Face of Jesus will be in the church.  The original of this image is in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
• Following the 9:00 a.m. Mass there will be the regular Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for all day adoration.
• Confessions will be heard from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and during the regular evening time of 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
• Following the evening confessions, there will be devotional prayers to the Holy Face of Jesus and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.  Following the Benediction, those who wish can be anointed with oil that burns before the Image of the Holy Face.
• This anointing will be for healing: spiritual, physical and emotional; healing of relationships; healing within families and between spouses; haling within the Church at large, within this Archdiocese and within this parish.  This anoint is not to be confused with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

Tithing:            Needed each week:      $6,902.00
                        Collected last week:      $5,707.68




Regulations for Fast and Abstinence during Lent - Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence from meat.  There is a limit of one full meal on these days and no eating between meals.  This is binding for those between the ages of 18 and 59.  The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.  All who have reached their 14^th year are bound to abstain totally from meat.  Voluntary acts of self-denial are encouraged for the other days of Lent.

Wednesday of this week is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the holy season of Lent. 

• There will be two Masses on Ash Wednesday: 12:00 Noon and 7:00 p.m.  (Please note that the time of the Wednesday evening Mass is 7:00 p.m. and not the usual time of 6:00 p.m. This change is made to allow people who work to more easily attend Mass.)
• Ashes will be blessed and distributed during both Masses.
• Ash Wednesday is to be observed as a day of fast and abstinence.  Please see the separate announcement about the laws of fast and abstinence during Lent.

The Stations of the Cross are prayed on the Fridays of Lent at 7:00 p.m. Make it a Catholic Lenten tradition to attend the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, followed by the Stations of the Cross.

The Knights of Columbus will have their Lenten Fish Fry on the Fridays of Lent from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Many “older” Catholics grew up with the tradition of fish fry and Stations of the Cross on the Fridays of Lent.  Pass this tradition on to your children and grandchildren.  This year, the door prize will be a flat screen television and will be awarded after Easter.  For every fish dinner purchased, your name will be entered in the drawing.  The more dinners you purchase the more chances you have to win.  The prices have not increased for several years and will remain the same; $7.00 for a large dinner and $5.00 for a small dinner.

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be offered on Friday following the 9:00 a.m. Mass.

Religious Articles will be sold this weekend before and after all of the Masses.  The parish makes a profit of 10% on the sale of all these items that come from the Marian Center in Louisville.

Spring Festival Raffle Tickets are now being sold before and after all of the Masses.  Recall that:

• We will sell only 300 raffle tickets at $50.00 each.  There will be one winner of $5,000.00 and the parish will make $10,000.00!
• Raffle tickets can also be purchased at the Parish Office.
• For your convenience, order forms are also available at the doors of the church.  These can be used to sell raffle tickets to your family and friends.  Turn in the completed order form and money for the ticket, and the ticket stub will be mailed to the appropriate person.
• The profit from this year’s raffle is being designated to go toward building a portico over the Wilson Road entrance to the church. 

The Parish Spring Festival will be on Sunday, May 20^th from 12:15 to 3:30 p.m. in the Parish Life Center.  In addition to the raffle:

• Empty baskets for the “Silent Auction” are available this weekend along with theme suggestions.  When filling a basket please keep in mind that the basket goes to the person with the highest bid, regardless of how much you may have spent in filling the basket.
• The parish is also requesting donations of home interior items, such as knickknacks, pictures, dishes, candles, non-Christmas decorations, etc. (Please, no clothes, furniture or large items.) These donations will be used as prizes for some of the free games that will be part of this year’s festival.  Please bring your donations to the church sacristy or to the Parish Office. 

November Pilgrimage to Italy – Brochures with full details are now available at the doors of the church.  This will be a 12-day pilgrimage, leaving on Tuesday, November 6^th and returning on Saturday, November 17^th.  Fr. Cousens will be the Spiritual Director of this pilgrimage.




Register Now for the Archdiocese of Louisville Men’s Conference - Our Lady of Lourdes Church will be the location for this 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., March 31, 2012 event.  Keynote speakers include Archbishop Kurtz and Deacon Greg Hall (owner of the drilling company that freed the trapped Chilean miners).  The conference will bring an opportunity for men to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ bringing benefits to each participant, their families, and their Parish Community.  With registration limited to 500, you will need to sign-up as soon as possible at the website (www.cmclouisville.net) or contact Linda McLemore at lmclemore@archlou.org (502-448-8581).




40 Days for Life spring campaign kicks off this spring, from February 22^nd to April 1^st. Our community is uniting with hundreds of other cities around the world for the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history.  People of faith are praying and fasting that this effort will help bring an end to the tragedy of abortion recognizing that “with God all things are possible”.  To date over 5,000 lives have been saved, 19 abortion mill have closed and 61 abortion mill workers have become prolife.  The Respect Life Committee will be taking part in the prayerful vigil on the sidewalks in front of the abortion clinic in Louisville.  However, the date is yet to be determined, details upcoming.  Please consider praying and fasting at home during this campaign and joining us at the prayerful vigil.

Our Military List   (If you would like to add someone to the list, please call the parish office.)

1LT Robert Blume, CPT William Blume, Jr., Jeff Braunhausen, Brien Brockway, Leroyal Chives, Joseph Compton, MSGT Edward H. Day, SPC Abdo ElChoueiri, TSGT Jesse Escalera, LCpl Cameron Finley, Jason Forcey, SGT Brandon Freeman, SGT Blakely Griffin, Erik Hoffman, SFC Jamie Holt, Tyler Inhofe, Capt Michael Leyden, Capt Tom Leyden, SPC Kareem Martins, SGT Vickylynn Mauldin, SSG Travis McKenna, Caleb Mindemann, SSG JeanMarc Moise, SGT Michael Moritz, Jr., Amn Arthur Ohmes, Scott Parham, A1C David Rasmussen II, Ale Rendon, Pete Rendon, Tara Reyna, Fernando Rios, Jr., Jesus Roman, Timothy Russell, David Schroer, David Schultz, Richard Schultz, LCpl Michael Sears, A1C Joshua D. Smith, Amn Shawn Smith, LCpl Branden Spratt, and all serving our nation.

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us. 
Bless them and their families,
For the selfless acts they perform,
For us in our time of need. And give us peace.
I ask this in the name of Jesus,
Our Lord and Savior.  Amen.

The User Schedule for March through May is available in the vestibule.  Please pick up your schedule.

The Secular Franciscans will meet THIS Sunday after the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

Baptisms for the Month of March will be on Sunday, March 4^th following the 11:00 a.m. Mass.  The required instruction class for parents will be on Sunday, February 26^th following the 11:00 a.m. Mass.  To register for both the class and the baptism, please call the Parish Office no later than Thursday, February 23^rd.

Mark your calendars now for these dates in 2012.  Watch the bulletin for specific details:

• Saturday, March 17^th, “St. Patrick’s Day Party” following the 5:00 p.m. Mass.
• Tuesday, March 27^th – Saturday, March 31^st, Lifetouch Photo Settings for the 2012 Directory 

Truth Ops, the youth group at St. Christopher, basketball team has a game on Saturday at Elizabethtown Christian Academy (ECA) located at 401 West Poplar Street in E-town. We would love it if you would come and cheer for the "Christophers"! Hope to see you there! Below is the schedule for the next few games:

• Saturday, February 25th at 1:00 p.m.St. Christopher vs. Memorial Methodist
• Saturday, March 3rd at 10:00 a.m.St. Christopher vs. Abundant Life B
• Saturday, March 10th at 12:00 p.m.St. Christopher vs. FCC White

The Spring Session of the “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults” (RCIA) is now underway.  This program meets on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Church Hall Adult Education Room.  This program is for those who:

• are not of the Catholic faith but would like to learn more and possible become a Catholic;
• are baptized Catholic but need to “catch up” on their sacraments of First Communion and/or Confirmation;
• are fully initiated Catholic but have been away from the Church or who want to simply learn more about their faith.

Call the Parish Office if you wish to be part of this program.





Our Prayer List (If you would like to add someone to the list, please call the parish office.  The list is revised weekly. A complete revision will be made April 1^st.)

Susan Barefoot, Amanda Berry, Bernie Blanton, Debbie Blanton, Karen Brady, Joann Brown, Rosa Burg, Jerry Clemons, Fr. Dennis Cousens, Joe & Else Davis, Rachel Dearborn, Austin DeWitt, Bea-Marie Escalera, Jacob Fields, Arthur Fisher, Joe Gallagher, Mary Lou Gilbert, Mike Gunning, Ann Haraway, Chris Hardesty, The Harp Family, Penny Hicks, Merle & Peggy Hoffman, Patsy Hoter, Barbara Imel, Rose Indalecio, Freida Kropczynski, Henry Leone, Fr. Dan Lincoln, Mary Lowry, Mary Mace, Alma Mahanna, Susan Maier, Don McGrath, Audra Nuccitelli, Josette Roush, Betty Schaefer, Virginia Schlaak, Brian Sears, Jennifer St. Clair, Marie Strain, Mary Tackett, Anne Utter.

Youth Ministry Calendar

Sunday, February 26^th         Truth Ops Meeting from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 2^nd               Open Gym/Fish Fry/Stations of the Cross from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 10^th           Youth 2000 in Owensboro, KY from 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Sunday, March 18^th             Bake Sale after Masses from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 24^th           Louisville Abortion Mill trip.  We stand in peaceful protest from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.,  praying the rosary and singing hymns.  After prayer, we attend Mass and then have breakfast and activities in the Louisville area.  This trip is from 5:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 29^th Girls Event: Tie-Dye Shirts and Pizza from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Truth Ops room.

Lenten “Divine Mercy” Parish Mission
with Michael Cumbie

March 4 to 6, 2012

 

St. Christopher Church is very blessed to have Michael Cumbie for this Mission. He is an experienced speaker, musician and worship leader, and a convert from the Southern Baptist tradition.  He will inspire us with his knowledge, wit and incredible sense of humor.

 

“Michael will have your audience rolling with laughter while appreciating their Catholic faith in a way that no other speaker can.”

 

• Michael will give a brief introduction to the Mission at each of the Masses on the weekend of March 3^rd and 4^th.

 

• Sunday, March 4^th:
  • The Rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m., followed by Mission Talk One: “Divine Mercy and Conversion”
  • Eucharistic Adoration, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
  • Confessions

 

• Monday, March 5^th:
  • Mass at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Rosary
  • 7:00 p.m. – Mission Talk Two: “Divine Mercy and the Catholic Worship”
  • Eucharistic Adoration, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
  • Confessions

 

• Tuesday, March 6^th:
  • Mass at 9:00 a.m.
  • All day Eucharistic Adoration
  • 7:00 p.m. – Mission Talk Three: “Divine Mercy and The Eucharist”
  • Eucharistic Adoration, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
  • Confessions

 

Refreshments will be served in the Church Hall after the services each night.  Religious articles, books, etc. will be on sale in the Church Hall.  These articles come from the Marian Center and the parish makes a profit of 10% on all sales.

 

Flyers with more information about Michael Cumbie can be found at the doors of the church. Spread the word about this outstanding Mission. Invite your family and friends, both Catholic and those of other faith traditions.





Schedule for Pilgrim Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Fatima

Week of February 19^th          Genoveva Bamba                    Week of February 26^th       
Week of March 4^th                Beth Michaelis                        Week of March 11^th           Flordeliza Nantin

Please remember to return the Pilgrim Virgin Statue to the Sacristy prior to the Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m.