Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time

October 12, 2008

Rev. Dennis L. Cousens, Pastor

Deacon Joseph Calvert

Deacon Franco Cottrell

Deacon Harry Prestwood

Parish Office:  270-351-3706

Parish Fax:  270-351-2843

Mr. Dean Sears, Administrator:  270-351-3706

Mrs. Helen Ohmes, Youth Minister:  270-351-3706

Mrs. Carol Cox, Secretary/Bookkeeper:  270-351-3706

Website:  www.stchristopherparish.org

email:  church@stchristopherparish.org

Sacrament of Baptism

Please contact the parish office for information about the required preparation class.  Baptisms are on the first Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m.

Confessions and Eucharistic Adoration

Confessions are heard on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. during Eucharistic Adoration.

Ministry to the Sick and Elderly

Please notify the parish office when a family member is hospitalized.

Sacrament of Marriage

Contact Fr. Cousens at least six months prior to wedding date in order to complete the Marriage Preparation requirements.

Religious Education

Our Religious Education Program meets on Sunday mornings, September through May, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  This program provides for religious formation of non-parochial school children, grades K through 8.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

If you are interested in joining the Catholic Church, please call the parish office, 351-3706.

New Parishioners

Welcome to the parish!  Please register as soon as possible at the Parish Office.  Registration forms are available at the doors of the church.

Bulletin Deadline Noon Wednesday in writing.

Parish Office Hours

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Evenings & Weekend Emergency Number

270-351-3707

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday 5:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish

 

Weekday Mass Schedule

Tuesday 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday 6:00 p.m.

Thursday 6:00 p.m.

Friday 9:00 a.m.

Anointing of the Sick

Third Friday of the month following the 9:00 a.m. Mass

First Friday of the Month

Following the 9:00 a.m. Mass there will be a “Holy Hour in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.” Prayers in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be offered from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Prayers for Vocations from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Novena to Jesus, the Divine Child of the Light

Thursdays following the 6:00 p.m. Mass

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

First Wednesday of the Month 7:00 p.m.

Day of Eucharistic Adoration

Fourth Tuesday of the month 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 Mass Schedule

Saturday	Oct 11	5:00 PM	†	Telesphor, Michael & Susan Tremblay	Vigil, Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sunday	Oct 12	9:00 AM	†	Dawn Bronnbauer	Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
		11:00 AM		For All Parishioners	Vocation Awareness Sunday
Tuesday	Oct 14	9:00 AM	†	John Whitesides	Callistus I, pope, martyr
Wednesday	Oct 15	6:00 PM	†	Deceased members of Cruz & Gill Families	Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor
Thursday	Oct 16	6:00 PM	†	Bob Underdonk	Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin
Friday	Oct 17	9:00 AM	†	Richard Nall	Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr
Saturday	Oct 18	5:00 PM	†	The Wylie Family	Vigil, Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sunday	Oct 19	9:00 AM		Special Intentions of Cursillo Movement and their candidates	Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
		11:00 AM		For All Parishioners

 

 

 

 

 

The Rosary for Peace and Vocations is prayed following most Masses.

 

91^st Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparition at Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun (1917) – October 13^th.  Our Lady appeared to the Fatima children seven times, culminating in the Miracle of the Sun on October 13, 1917, witnessed by 70,000 people.  This miracle is foretelling the coming glory of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament!  According to Our Lady, if her requests and directives are heeded, there will be great graces and mercy poured upon our world resulting in an era of peace.  The Immaculate Heart of Mary will triumph, and the promises will be fulfilled, when the Heart of her Son Jesus reigns throughout the world in Eucharistic Adoration!

 

 

“Rest in Peace” – Please remember in your prayers the repose of the soul of Rita Graham.  Please pray for Rita and for the peace and consolation of her family.  “Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.”

 

 

Please pray for Fr. Cousens and the other forty-one pilgrims during their pilgrimage to Fatima, Spain and Lourdes.  They will carry with them all the petitions recorded in the book that has been in church for the past weeks.  This book will remain in church for you to record your petitions until after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on October 12^th.

 

This weekend we welcome members of the Serra Club to the 11:00 a.m. Mass. 

·         A brief presentation about the work of the Serra Club will be given at the conclusion of the 11:00 a.m. Mass by Ron Mazzoli, former member of the House of Representatives from the 3^rd District.

• Tithing:        Needed each week:          $5,769.00                     Collected last week:           $8,236.97

  The Serra Club will then have silhouettes of a priest and a religious sister in the Church Hall.  The boys and girls are invited to have their picture taken and receive a free picture from the Serra Club. 

 

 

The Monthly Sale of Religious Articles will be held this weekend after the Masses.  Make every home a visibly Catholic home.  Check out the assortment of religious pictures, statues, crucifixes, etc.

 

Father Cousens will be away from the parish from October 13^th to the 28^th. After he returns from the pilgrimage on the 23^rd, he will take a few additional days off.  During this time:

 

^       Fr. Joseph Hall will have the weekday Masses.

^       Fr. Stan Osborne will hear confessions on Tuesday evenings, and the deacons of the parish will conduct the Eucharistic Adoration.

^       There will be a missionary priest here for the Masses on the weekend of October 18^th and 19^th.  He will take up a special collection to help the missionary works of his community.

^       The weekend of October 25^th and 26^th will be a “St. Meinrad Sunday”.  Fr. Meinrad from St. Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary will have the Masses and speak on vocations and the work of the seminary.

See Dean Sears, the Parish Administrator, about any parish business.

 

“Trunk or Treat” at St. Christopher Church will be held Halloween Night, Friday, October 31^st from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Terry Rutledge of the parish will plan and coordinate this event, but additional workers are needed.  We also need at least twelve (12) decorated cars/trucks to pass out candy.  To volunteer for one or both of these needs, please fill out the flyer you will find at the doors of the church.

 

Christmas Bazaar – On the first three weekends of Advent following all three of the Masses, there will be a “Christmas Bazaar of Religious and Christmas items”.  Donations of new and “gently used” Christmas and religious items are requested for the bazaar. (Please note: only Christmas and religious items are requested.)  Proceeds will go to the parish Building Fund.   

 

 

“Saints Alive 2008” will be held this year on Saturday, November 1^st following the 5:00 p.m. Mass.  Mark your calendars now for this opportunity to celebrate the real meaning of Halloween – “All Hallows Eve”.  Flyers with full details and registration form are available at the doors of the church.

 

·         Donations of pumpkins and fall decorations are requested.  Bring them to church or to the Parish Office.

 

·         Children, youth and adults are invited to gather on Wednesday, October 29^th in the school building to carve “Holy Pumpkins” for the “Saints Alive 2008” and your home use. 

 

 

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

      Week of October 12^th            Flor Nantin
      Week of October 19^th            Estela Mitchell
      Week of October 26^th            Lucy Thurman
      Week of November 2^th          Natividad Fontiveros

 

Baptisms for the Month of November will be on Sunday, November 2^nd with Deacon Franco Cottrell.  The required instruction class for parents will be on Sunday, October 26^th at 12:15 p.m. in the church.  You must call the office by Friday, October 24^th to register for both the class and the baptism.

 

All Souls Day Envelopes are now available at the doors of the church.  Use these envelopes to record the names of your deceased loved ones for special remembrance in the Masses during the month of November.  Place the envelopes in the collection basket or bring/mail them to the Church Office.

 

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated by Archbishop Kurtz at St. Christopher Church on Saturday, April 25^th at the 5:00 p.m. Mass.  Preparation for this sacrament takes place during our Sunday Morning Religious Education Program from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and has already begun.  Candidates for this sacrament must be in the 7^th grade and above. Anyone who wishes to be a candidate for the April 25^th Confirmation must begin preparation NO LATER than Sunday, October 12^th.

 

Scripture Study of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians continues this Monday in the Religious Education Center from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

 

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 January 4^th.)

Joann Brown, William Copeland, Rachel Dearborn, Frances Fumia, Mary Lou Gilbert, Bill Graham, Beverly Gray, David Gray, Ann Haraway, Rose Indalecio, Ron Kropczynski, Mary Mace, Alma Mahanna, Bill Mahanna, Kathy Morgan, Polly Mouser, Audra Nuccitelli, Marie Strain.

 

The “Blessing of Expectant Mothers and Couples with Infertility Problems” will take place this weekend at all of the Masses.  This blessing is in conjunction with the feast of St. Gerard Majella, the “patron of mothers, patron of motherhood and protector of expectant mothers and their unborn children, and couples with infertility problems”.

 

The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) continues this week with Deacon Harry Prestwood teaching the class on The Old Testament.  The RCIA meets on Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Church Hall.  All are welcome!

 

St. Christopher Respect Life Committee invites you to the third of an educational series on human life issues.  Come and learn the facts about Abortion, Contraception, and the Sexual Constitution presented by Patrick Monaghan.  The presentation will follow the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, October 25^th in the church hall.  Prior to the 6:30 p.m. presentation, sandwiches will be served.  For more information, call 270-351-3706.

 

Don’t forget the “Diaper Drive” that is going on during the month of October.  This drive will benefit the Crossway Pregnancy Resource center and North Hardin Hope.  Donation boxes are at the doors of the church.

 

In recognition of Respect for Life month, The Knights of Columbus will be making a series of donations to Pro-Life efforts in October.  The first, to the St. Christopher Respect Life Committee, is complete.  We will donate to the Knight’s own national Culture of Life Fund.  We will continue providing support to Crossway Pregnancy Resource Center as well, once the diaper drive is complete.  Your purchase of donuts, like our peanut butter cream-filled with chocolate and nut topping, or our new LEMON ANGELS, supports efforts on behalf of life, so enjoy the donuts and help families, too.

 

The Senior Christmas Dinner will be held on Saturday, December 6^th. We need volunteers to set up, prepare and serve the food, and clean up the church hall.  We also need prize donations and desserts.  We will invite seniors from various local homes and of course all seniors are invited. They have a great time and so do the volunteer helpers.  Call Alan or Carol Anderson, 352-1207 if you want to volunteer or for more information.

 

Life Chain 2008- On behalf of Right to Life Kentucky Heartland, a big thanks goes out to all who prayed and participated in the National Life Chain event last Sunday.  It was a great success with a total of 430+ people participating between Elizabethtown and Radcliff.  Radcliff alone had 150 people taking a stand for life and praying for the protection of the unborn.  What a great way to celebrate Respect Life Sunday. Thank you for the sacrifice of your time. 

 

Religious Education

 

Religious Education classes are held from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. on Sundays for children in Kindergarten through 8^th grade.  Classes resume this Sunday.

Youth Ministry

 

Youth Group meetings are held on Wednesday evenings in the Youth Ministry Room from 6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  All youth are invited to join.

The meeting for October:

October 15 – 7^th & 8^th Grade

 

Catholic Men’s Retreat - There will be a Catholic Men’s Retreat on Wednesday, October 15^th in Brandenburg, KY.  Archbishop Kurtz will be the celebrant for the Mass and one of the speakers.  Greg Gitschier, a Diaconate candidate for the Archdiocese of Louisville and retired Secret Service Agent will also speak about his experiences, including protecting Pope John Paul II in his 1999 visit to the United States.  If you are interested in attending, please contact Dean Sears at 351-3706. 

 

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

TSGT Edward H. Day, MAJ Dan Green, SGT Michael Moritz, Jr., Scott Parham, SSGT Joseph Pellegrino, A1C David Rasmussen II, Ale Rendon, Pete Rendon, CPT Christopher Ward, 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.