Fr. John Okoro Pastor

P.O. Box 256

1317 N. Main St.

Sturgis, Ky. 42459

Office: 333-2806

Parish Council Members

Debby Riddell………………….270-285-3785

Tina Moore……………………...270-724-7752

Scott Moore…………………….270-869-5607

Sherry Collins………………….270-952-6327

Bill Collins……………………...270-952-7697

Finance Council

Fr. John Okoro……………………....270-570-2441

Lisa Jones………………………...….270-952-1568

Carol French…………………….…..270-952-3278

Music

Ethan Martin………………………….270-952-4881

Michelle Crider……………………….

SACRAMENTS

CONFESSION

Sunday 8:00 AM - 8:30 Anytime by appointment

Wednesday & Friday following Mass

BAPTISM

Preparation Classes required for parents.

Call the office for more details.

HOLY COMMUNION

Contact Fr. John or the church office

HOLY MATRIMONY

Contact Fr. John at least 6 months prior to the proposed

wedding date.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK

Contact the parish office for anyone in need.

Fourth Sunday of advent

December 20, 2020

Saint Francis Borgia was dedicated on September 30, 1952 by the

Most Reverend Francis R. Cotton, D.D. Bishop of Owensboro, Ky.

SAINT FRANCIS BORGIA

Welcome Visitors & New Parishioners

Reaffirming our own faith in

Jesus, the Christ, we gladly

welcome you into this

community of faith, enfolding

you with our love and

committing ourselves to your care.

FAITH, FAMILY & FRIENDS

Bereavement Committee

Irene Price - Chairperson……………………...270-333-5961

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

Kate Britto Christine Bryant Dorris & Joyce Collins Marcie Convitt Dylan Davis Morgan Day

Jim Fortman Heather Green Billy Greenwell Bob & Faye Greenwell

Dan Haas Fleetie Haas

Marie Heriges Darrel Jones Mary Kampf

Angie Kurzendoerfer

JoAnn Kurzendoerfer

Vickie LaRue

Anne Laughlin

Richard Litchfield

Steve Little Austin Lott Gloria Mendoza Kim Mosley

Dylan O’Nan Eddie Owen Jamie Payton Lita Pfingston Bill Puckett Carol & Kelly Rhodes Gilbert Rudd Peggy & Cletus Russelburg

Sharron Russelburg Jessica Shelton George Smith

Mary Thornsbury Denise Timmons Rick Turner Jeanette Willett Kathy & Leroy Willett

Mary Smith Willett Joyce Whitehead Emma Wright

Pope Francis Donald Trump

SEMINARIANS :

Stephen Than

Corey Bruns

Chris Kight

Martin Ling

Christopher Grief

Martin Mikulcik

Doug Payne

Flynn Mudd

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

WEEKLY TITHE DECEMBER 13

Attendance 7:00 am 23 ; 9:00 am 58

Tithe $ 718.00

Votive Candles $ 11.00

Mass Intentions $ 5.00

Hall Painting $ 25.00

Dioc. Collections $ 15.00

Christmas Flowers $ 25.00

TOTAL $ 799 .00

THERE WERE ENOUGH DONATIONS MADE TO

ALSO PAINT THE KITCHEN AND FIX THE CEIL-

ING IN THE KITCHEN!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATIONS

BOB & FAYE GREENWELL

KAROLYN FARR

IRENE POWELL

REBURN COLLINS

MARK & THERESA GREER

Don Edd & Miki Wright

Tommy & Mary Holt

DATE PARISH TIME INTENTION OFFERED BY

Sunday 20-Dec St. Francis Borgia 7:00 AM Tri-Parish Families

Sunday 20-Dec St. Francis Borgia 9:00 AM Gaylone Heppler RIP Kathy Brown

Sunday 20-Dec St. William 11:00 AM Bill Loyd Jr RIP The Woodall Family

Monday 21-Dec NO MASS

Tuesday 22-Dec St. Ambrose 6:00 PM Mary Long, RIP

Wednesday 23-Dec St. Francis Borgia 7:00 AM Ed Sieverding, RIP Francis Sieverding

Thursday 24-Dec St. Francis Borgia 2:00 PM Parish Families

Thursday 24-Dec St. Ambrose 4:00 AM Parish Families

Thursday 24-Dec St. William 10:00 PM Parish Families

Friday 25-Dec St. Francis Borgia 9:00 AM Parish Families

Saturday 26-Dec St. Ambrose 5:30 PM Don Slusher, RIP Dossett Family

Sunday 28-Dec St. Francis Borgia 9:00 AM Barbara Brantley, RIP Gary & Karen Thomas

REFLECTION ON THE READINGS

This week we have a reflection from Eathan Johnson, parishioner at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Knottsville:

“The power of the Most High will overshadow you…” (Luke 1:35). Something we all truly dislike in life is when

someone or something overshadows us and our accomplishments. This Sunday, God is asking us to humble our-selves so he can overshadow us. In the first reading from 2 Samuel, the Lord came to the prophet Nathan and said to King David: “Should you build me a house to dwell in?” (2 Samuel 7:5) God says , “It was I who took you from the pasture…to be commander of my people Israel…and I have destroyed all your enemies before you” (2 Samuel 7:8-9). In other words, God is saying, “I have done all these things and I will do even more for you and for all my peo-ple.” God is taking a moment in the story of King David to remind us that all the accomplishments of David, one of the greatest figures in the Old Testament, have only been because of God.

In the Gospel reading from Luke, Gabriel comes to Mary and greets her saying, “Hail, full of grace” (Luke 1:28)!

which can also be translated as “Hail, favored one!” First, consider who is giving such a greeting—an angel. We tend to think of angels as peaceful, delicate, human-like beings, but we forget how incredibly powerful angels are. In the Gospel of Matthew when the angel came down from heaven to roll away the stone at the tomb of Jesus, there was an earthquake and the angel’s appearance is described as “like lightning” (Matthew 28:3). Zechariah sees Gabriel, the same angel that appeared to Mary, and “fear came upon him” (Luke 1:12).

Now, let’s consider the greeting that this powerful other-worldly being uses: “Hail, favored one!” You don’t “hail”

just anyone—you “hail” royalty. So Mary is royalty, which is highest in honor in a human sense, and also favored by God which is highest in honor in the spiritual sense. An angel has come directly to her and given her this title. She must be the most important human on earth. But in order to conceive Jesus within her womb, something else had to happen to her: the power of the Most High had to overshadow her. Just as Mary conceived Jesus within her womb, we are to conceive Jesus within our hearts, but the only way to do that is to allow the Most High to over-shadow us.

Mary is the model of humility for us. She has just been given a title as important as King David’s and yet we hear

nothing of the great exploits of Mary. In fact we know little about Mary from Scripture. Most of what we know of Mary is from Sacred Tradition. It was for Mary, and is for us, more than enough to be recognized by God alone. Are we able to be that humble?

Are we satisfied if the only one who knows about our great deeds is God? Or do we seek honor elsewhere and feel

the need to be recognized by others? If we worship and honor God in our life, and He chooses to bless us like King David so that our name is known, do we stop at the end of the day and give all that glory and honor back to God?

All that we have, all we have done, and all that we are, is from God. So let us be humble and allow Him to overshadow us so that we might be filled more fully with his Holy Spirit.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

BRADLEY JAMES & JESSICA BUCKMAN

ON THEIR RECENT ENGAGEMENT!

We pray that the Lord with continue to strengthen your relationship

as you prepare for this wonderful sacrament!

Madison Wright 12/06

Reburn Collins 12/12

Gary Snyder 12/18

Emily Embry 12/22

Jarrod Gibson 12/24

Virginia Quinn 12/25

Mike Gorman 12/28

Barbara Brantley 12/30

Tina Moore 12/30

Justinne Moore 12/31

December Birthdays

Dennis & Terri Moman 12/12 40 years

December Anniversaries

JPII SCHOOL COUNCIL

St. Ann Parish--Gail Ciecorka, Laura Jones,

Matt Lovell

St. Agnes Parish—Shawn Elder, Matt Vessels

Sacred Heart Parish--Amanda Davis

St. Francis Borgia Parish--Malorey Gray

St. Peters Parish—Wade Wolfe

St. Ambrose Parish--Amber Dossett

Non-Catholic Representative—Kevin Farmer

The priest schedule for mass is:

1st Thursday: Fr. Dave

2nd Thursday: Fr. Randy

3rd Thursday: Fr. John

4th and 5th Thursday: Fr. Freddie

John Paul II NEWS:

BULLETIN BITE DECEMBER 20

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. ”

If you add up all of the words spoken by Mary to the Angel at the Annunciation [30]; to Elizabeth at their meeting [122 in the Magnificat]; When she and Joseph find Jesus in the Temple[20]; and her comments to Jesus and instructions to the servants at the wedding feast at Cana [9], she speaks a total of 181 words in most English translations of Scripture. Mary was a woman of few words, at least according to the Gospels. From expressing her lack of understanding about how God would accomplish what the angel announced to her, to her simple, “May it be done unto me according to your word” and her awareness that “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord” to her final in-structions to the servants at Cana, “Do whatever he tells you.” Mary is both our Mother and our Model. As Christmas gets nearer we should all be growing stronger in our willingness to accept the challenges God has in store for us with a simple “May it be done unto me according to your word” so our soul will “proclaim the greatness of our Lord” and we will be ready, without hesitation to “Do whatever he tells you.”

Now, let us celebrate Christmas.

VERY IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP!!

1) CHRISTMAS MASSES WILL BE: DECEMBER 24 2:00 PM IN THE CHURCH

DECEMBER 25 9:00 AM IN THE CHURCH

2) DECEMBER 26 FR JOHN LEAVES FOR HOME TO NIGERIA AND WILL RE-

TURN FEBRUARY 3 BUT WILL QUARENTINE UNTIL FEBRUARY 14

3) ALL SUNDAY MASSES BEGINNING WITH DECEMBER 27 WILL BE 9:00 AM

ON SUNDAYS ONLY IN THE CHURCH WITH FR. TONY SHONIS UNTIL FR

JOHN RETURNS IN FEBRUARY; THERE WILL BE NO WEEKDAY MASSES

4) NEW YEARS DAY MASS WILL BE AT 9:00AM WITH FR .TONY SHONIS.