Saturday, August 25 Rosary…………….…….....……….6:00 pm Vigil Mass………...….….……...….6:30 pm Phyllis Ethridge + by James Ethridge
Sunday, August 26 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Eph 5:21-32 or Eph 5: 2a, 25-32; Jn 6:60-69 Mass @ SS.……...…….…..……....8:00 am Nancy Hoyt McFail + Paul & Dawn Cunningham Mike & Bonnie Haney by Mike Haney
Monday, August 27 St. Monica 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Mt 23:13-22 No Mass Scheduled
Tuesday, August 28 St. Augustine 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Mt 23:23-26 Mass @ SH…………………….…...8:00 am Laundry Love Project —SS K of C Meeting @ SH……………..5:00 pm
Wednesday, August 29 The Passion of St. John The Baptist 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Mk 6:17-29 Mass @ SS….………………...…...6:00 pm John Charron
Thursday, August 30 1 Cor 1:1-9; Mt 24:42-51 Mass @ SH…………………….…10:30 am .
Friday, August 31 1 Cor 1:17-25; Mt 25:1-13 Mass @ SS……………….…..……7:30 am Melanie Crosby + by Keith & Lorraine Trawick
Saturday, September 1 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 25:14-30 First Saturday Mass……………...9:00 am Patrick O’Lone + by Larry & Linda Tomlinson Kevin Mullen + by Claire Colliverr Rosary…………….…….....……….6:00 pm Vigil Mass………...….….……...….6:30 pm Robert Canonica + by Frank & Marie Pellino Holy Land Wood Carvers
Sunday, September 2 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Mass @ SS.……...…….…..……....8:00 am Parishioners Holy Land Wood Carvers
Choir Practice Sundays
after Mass
Reconciliation Saturdays at 5:45 pm
Or any time by Appointment
St. Stephen Catholic Church CADIZ, KY
August 26, 2018 Twenty-first SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ followers reach a point on the journey where it is time to make a decision. Do they believe in Jesus and in what He has said? Should they continue to follow Him? Or is it time to walk away and to return to their former way of living? Many are unable to accept Jesus’ words and choose to no longer accompany Him. When Jesus asks the Twelve if they also want to leave, Peter answers, “Master, to whom shall we go?”
Music Director: Angie Thome 270-767-8979 or 270-519-3007
Parish Nurse: Joyce Kotarek 270-498-0599
Parish Pastoral Council: John Hall 270-522-6800
Parish Finance Council: Mike Kehrwald 270-522-7965
Building & Grounds:
Coordinator of Religious Education April Washer 270-522-7684
Prayer Chain Tom Kell 271-861-2110 Carol Puth 270-924-9416
Knights of Columbus Tom Kell 217-891-2110
Marriage: Contact the Parish Office for information on planning a Christian Marriage.
Baptism: Contact the Parish Office to arrange Baptismal information.
Registration: If you are new to our par-ish, welcome! Please call the parish of-fice (270-522-3801) to have a registration form mailed to you.
Birthdays This Week
Aug 25 Gary Bernot 29 Bonnie Kell 30 John Charron Daniel Sutton Sept 2 Ashley Wigand
Anniversaries this Week
Aug 28 Gus & Carol Puth 30 Daniel & Candace Sutton
OFFICE HOURS AT ST. STEPHEN Monday—Closed Tuesday—8:30 –12:30 Wednesday—8:30 –12:30 Thursday-8:30 –12:30 Friday-8:30 –12:30 Saturday—Closed Please try to take care of office business during these times.
Upcoming Events/Dates to Mark Aug 28 Laundry Love Project—4:30—7:00 pm K of C Meeting @ SH…………………...5:00 pm Aug 30 Mass @ SH……………………………..10:30 am Aug 31 Mass @ SS……………………………….7:30 am Sept 1 First Saturday Mass……………………...9:00 am Sept 3 Labor Day Sept 4 Blood mobile in Parish Hall Sept 5 Parish Council Meeting After Mass Sept 7 First Friday Mass………………………...7:00 am Adoration………………………....7:30—3:00 pm Sept 8 Reception after Mass for Claude Mergenthal 101st Birthday in Parish Hall Sept 10 Helping Hands Annual Meeting in Parish Hall 5:00 pm Sept 16 Fall Parish Picnic—Games @ Noon/Dinner 2:00 pm
Religious Education Classes will resume after Labor Day. Meeting will be held soon to determine which day of week classes will be held. To register your child, please contact April Washer at 270-522-7684 or the parish office at 270-522-3801.
Father Greg is hosting a 10 day trip to the Holy Land—-The
dates are Feb. 20 to Mar. 1, 2019. If you have not seen the information on this trip, there are some flyers in the back of the church or you can call the office. If you have family or friends who are not mem-bers of St. Stephen, they are also wel-come to join the group. Call Father Greg with any questions—270-316-2645.
Can you spare some quarters for Laundry Love ??? St. Stephen’s is part of an ecumenical effort called: Laundry Love. It gives economic relief to families who can then spend their money on other necessities like food, gas, and medicine. Parishes provide $150 in quarters, laun-dry supplies, snacks for the kids, and 4 volunteers. We greet qualified participants, load machines with quarters and give out laundry supplies and cookies for the kids. Volunteers do NOT load or fold clothes. St. Stephen is the host parish on Tuesday, August 28th from 4:30-7:00pm at the Cadiz Coin Laun-dry. Would appreciate your support of quarters or paper money! Contact Ann Curtsinger at (270) 206-8167 for more information or to Volunteer.
NOTE: If your special day is not acknowledged; please call the office with your information, so we can update our files.
Bishop Medley and the
VOCARE committee would like to
invite parishes, schools and parish-ioners to consider purchasing or sponsoring a table for the dioceses’ Fifth Annual VOCARE event set for Friday, September 14, 2018 to be held at the Owensboro Convention Center. Our keynote speakers for VOCARE 2018 will be diocesan priests: Rev. Richard Powers, Rev. John M. Thomas and Rev. Basilio Az Cuc. Tables can be purchased or sponsored at $500 for a table of eight. Individual tickets are $65 and couples are $125. Please just let the Diocese office know you are interested or go online for registra-tion form and payment at www.owensborodiocese.org/vocare
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is ready to start. Do
you have friends or family that asks you about your faith? Catholic friend(s) or family that no-longer practice, then
please tell them about RCIA. There are information cards with points of contact for information about RCIA in the Narthex. You may also suggest people that might be interested to the team. Sessions will begin middle of September. For now you can call Jon Prudhomme, at 931-801-9014 if you have questions. Please call after 4:00 pm or just leave a voice mail message.
ST. STEPHEN’S FALL PICNIC. The fall picnic is scheduled (rain or
shine) for Sunday, September 16. Games start at 12 pm with food served at 2 pm.
The picnic closes at 3 pm with the traditional cakewalk. There will be outdoor and indoor games for adults and children, food, and fellowship. The parish pro-
vides meat, parishioners are asked to supply side dishes. We are also soliciting white elephant presents. Look through your closets for adult or kid gifts that you never found a use for until now. Drop off in box in narthex. Contact: Bonny Prudhomme (931) 206-8029 to volunteer or
have games to lend. Please, please sign up in the narthex … we NEED this for setup purposes.
HAPPY 101th BIRTHDAY CLAUDE
MERGENTHAL On Saturday, Septem-
ber 8, 2018 after Mass, St. Stephen Parish will host a Birthday Reception for Claude Mergenthal’s 101
th Birthday in the
Parish Hall. Everyone is invited. Please come and help celebrate this special day with Claude.
PRAYERS REQUESTED
Next week we will have a second collection for the people of Kerala, India. They are facing cata-strophic flooding. This is the home state of Fr. Babu and his family, as well as, other priests in our diocese. Please see the insert in the bulletin for more information and a prayer. Please keep Fr. Babu and the other priests of our diocese in your prayers at this time.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Parish Members: Stacy Wheeler, Theresa Washer, Gerald Par-adis, Margie Myers, Chuck & Rita Mansfield, Lon-nie & Pam Wimsatt, Gary Bernot; John & Kathleen Swinkowski; Helen Soukup; Tony & Nancy Thom-as; Nancy Candido; Robert & Helen Vidmar; Jim Putrich; Frank & Maria Pellino; Thomasina O’Lone; Irene & Sal Jaso; Mark & Teresa Alexander; Chris Hobbs; Don & Maxine Hobbs; Tony Platukas; Elsie Platukas, K. G. Ariagno; Sophia Biddle; Don-na Biddle, Helene Banno; family of John Schejbal; Aiden Roeder (grandson of Delbert & Kim Roeder); Father Greg; Heidi Waller; family of Katie Wynne; Gary McKenzie; Carol & Gus Puth; Barbara Estes; Jon Phillips; Bonnie Kell; Nola Courtney; family of Sally Gust; Clifford Romain
Outreach Prayer: Larry Biddle (son of Sofia Biddle); Loretta Blanken-ship (mother of Theresa Washer); Marguerite Holte (sister of Irene Jaso); John & Penny Rutherford (brother & sister-in-law of Mary Lou Rutherford) Ruth Griggs (sister of Robert & Henry Mills); Terri Dickson (sister of Pat Carter); Jennifer Bettis (daughter of Ed & Donna Sue Holmes); Kathy Bertani (niece of James Putrich); Donald Lax (friend of Sophie Biddle); Jose Baez (St. Henry parishion-er & friend of Tom Kell); Leslie O’Lone (daughter of Pat O’Lone); Brian Curling (son of Patti Purkes); Lauren Raleigh Hebrenk (granddaughter of Don & Maxine Hobbs); Suzete Prudhomme (mother of Jon Prudhomme; John York, Fr. Ronnie Caulkins (Pastor of one of Fr. Greg’s cousins); Tina Bird-song; Pat Moran (friend of Fr. Greg); family of Fred Garnett; Lisa Baez (2 year old, SH Leukemia); Steve Sutherland (brother of Scott); Heidi Ander-son; John Mills; Craig Perry; the family of Christina Johnson (daughter of Sal & Irene Jaso); Debbie Maxwell (daughter of Gerald & Maxine Corbey); Edwin & Kathleen Roeder (parents of Delbert Roeder); Theresa Tomalewicz (mother of Jack Tomalewicz); Tori Kirby (granddaughter of Claude Mergenthal)
Military Prayer List Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their fami-lies for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. 1SG Shannon L. Tutor, Staci Rea, Boun Sivongsa (Kathleen Johnson’s son-in-law), Nick Beckius (Lynn Reed’s son-in-law), Sam Orwig, Mike Mosely, Philip Gusgeski, Travis Wilson, SFC John W. Mauldin, CW2 Robert L. Murphy, Chris LaPlante (Bob Mills’ grandson), Cpt. Adam A. Hecht (Godson of Wayne Olech), Shawn Sturgill (grandson of Betty Aberle ) Tony Bryant (son of Bonnie Bryant). Josh Corley (husband of Elizabeth Corley), Kasta Rea (daughter of Tom & Staci Rea); Petty Officer E5 Jason Patrick O’Lone (grandson of Patrick & Thomasina O’Lone); Sgt. James Estell, Sgt. Katlina Yvon (granddaughter of John & Kathleen Swinkow-ski), FC3 Gabrielle Hall (niece of John & Paula Hall); CW2 Tony Carson (husband of Meagan Car-son); Adam Sonnek; Dexter M. Rea; Marissa’s hus-band; Brian Billham (significant other of Keleigh Mabry); Elena & Josh Woodaz (Josh is being deployed): Joseph Kehrwald (grandson of Mike & Eileen Kehrwald); Jon Mahoney (friend of Tom & Susan Hoffman)
Hospice: 888-611-0121
Parish Prayer List If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, please e-mail or call the church office, or drop your request in the envelopes located on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Your prayer request (s) will remain on the prayer list for two months.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time
Sat. September 1—6:30 pm Sun. September 2—8:00 am Lectors Woody Woodall Bonny Prudhomme Staci Rea (P)
Sacred Host Laura Follis Nola Courtney
Precious Frank Pellino Joe Anderson Blood Marie Pellino Carol Puth
Ushers Dan Gray Delbert Roeder Charles Garnett Jr. John Roeder
Servers John Charron Luke Washer Gavin Alexander
STEWARDSHIP—Our Recent Giving: Weekend of Aug 19, 2018
as of 08/10/2018 Parish Target……………..……….…..$4,011.73 Amount Pledged…..……..…..…..….$12,241.00 Amount Paid….....……...…...……....$12,111.00 Amount Still Due…….……....……….....$130.00 NOTE: The Diocese returns half of the funds that are paid in that are over the Parish Target. This year to date we received $2,889.64.
NOVENA for this Friday PRAY: 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 wel-comed in life. Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory Be…
FAST: Offer a sacrifice for the intention.
LEARN: .Roe is bad Constitutional law.
Even legal experts who support abortion believe Roe is not well-reasoned and is a case of extreme judicial overreach.
The late Yale Law Professor John Hart Ely said, Roe v Wade is "a very bad decision…because it is not constitutional law and gives almost no sense of an obligation to try to be."1
Attorney Edward Lazarus, former law clerk to Roe's author, Justice Blackmun, put it this way: "As a matter of constitutional interpretation and judicial method, Roe borders on the indefen-sible… [It is] one of the most intellectually sus-pect constitutional decisions of the modern era."2
Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe criticized Roe saying, "behind its own verbal smokescreen, the substantive judgment on which it rests is nowhere to be found."3
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said, "The Court's abortion decisions have already worked a major distortion in the Court's Constitutional jurisprudence…no legal rule or doctrine is safe from ad hoc nullification by this Court."4 And then-Circuit Judge (now Justice) Ruth Ba-der Ginsburg said Roe "ventured too far in the change it ordered and presented an incomplete justification for its action."5 When experts on both sides of the abortion debate agree that Roe is bad law, reversing it makes good legal sense and would return abortion policy back to the people to be decided through the democratic process.
1 "The Wages of Crying Wolf: A Comment on Roe v. Wade," 82 Yale L. J. 920, 947 (Apr. 1973), https://
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