When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, Magi

from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw His

star at its rising and have come to do Him homage.” Mt 2:1-2

St . John Mission

834 Center Ridge (HWY 3184) Demossville

~Mass Intentions ~ Saturday, January 6th, 2018 4:30 pm Diane & Dennis Pettit

Sunday, January 7th, 2018 8:00 am Members of our Parishes

10:30 am † James Fryman

Monday, January 8th, 2018 No Mass

Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 8:30 am † Robert Goeke

Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 8:30 am St. William St. Vincent de Paul Vincentians

Thursday, January 11th, 2018

8:30 am † Rev. John Cahill

Friday, January 12th, 2018 8:30 am Emily & Sophie Kempf

Saturday, January 13th, 2018 4:30 pm † Bob & Betty Tepe

Sunday, January 14th, 2018 8:00 am Members of our Parishes 10:30 am † Elizabeth Darpel

Clergy

Pastor, Rev. Damian Hils 859-824-5381 frhils@gmail.com

Celebration of the Eucharist St. Wi l l iam

Daily Mass 8:30 am (Tuesday‒Friday) No Monday Mass

Saturday Afternoon Mass……...4:30 pm

Sunday Morning Mass………………….10:30 am Adoration of the Holy Eucharist is offered each Thursday

5-7 pm with Confessions, & Friday mornings from

9 - 10:00 am following the 8:30 am Mass.

St. John Mission Sunday Mass 8:00am

Rosary is prayed each Thursday at 6:00 pm

J a nua ry 7th , 2018

St. John Mission

St. William Church

6 Church Street Williamstown, KY

41097

St. William

Kathy McDonough

Your Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society

Really Needs Your Help. No, we are not

asking for more donations. Our St. Wil-

liam~/St. John faith community has been more

than generous in its financial support of our mission

over the years. We are asking for something else –

VOLUNTEERS!

Our mission is to help the needy within our parish

borders. This typically involves a pair of our Vincen-

tians visiting clients in their homes, doing an assess-

ment of their needs and providing the appropriate

help. The average home visit lasts about 15-20

minutes. In a typical year, we will make almost

300 home visits and provide assistance to over

1,500 individuals. The most common requests are

for food, and help with rent or utilities. We also

provide other types of assistance, such as clothing

and information about other groups who may be

able to provide help.

Do you feel called to answer Pope Francis’ plea to

help the needy? If so, we need you. The more peo-

ple we have willing to share the work, the lighter

the burden on each individual. Our goal is

to have enough members so that no one is

making more than 4 to 6 calls a month.

You are welcome to attend one of our

meetings to become more familiar with our

ministry. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday

of each month at 6:30pm in Donnelly Hall.

Our next conference meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, January 10th.

St. Vincent de Paul Corner

…...an annual, local oppor-

tunity to march in unity

with those also marching in

D.C. The annual March for

Life is to remind us of the 1973 ruling by the Supreme Court to

legalize abortion, making it available on demand in all 50 states.

All are welcome to march in peaceful, prayerful protest and cel-

ebrate the many lives saved from Respect Life efforts thru the

years. We open in prayer at 5:00 pm at IHM, march to the Bur-

lington Courthouse, where we will gather in the historic build-

ing (Circuit Courtroom) for warmth, fellowship, refreshments

and opportunity to hear State

Representative and Senate updates of life issues in Kentucky.

You will hear inspiration to keep us inspired in our dedication to

the unborn and how you can get involved locally to support All

Life. https://www. facebook.com/events/149638125804026/.

Diocesan Pro - l i fe News

In 2018, the Pro-Life Office will place a one-page newspaper

advertisement commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the

Roe vs. Wade decision. We have also secured a digital bill-

board off I-75 SB between the 5th & 12th street ramps. This

advertisement and media campaign draws attention to the

Supreme Court’s Decision that legalized abortion and the

deliberate and massive attack on the most vulnerable mem-

bers of society, the unborn, that requires courage and willing-

ness of persons and institutions to speak out. This campaign

witness’ that the Diocese of Covington community is a “Face

of Pro-Life”. Individual names will no longer be collected, but

donations from parishes are requested to contribute to the

cost of the 1-page newspaper advertisement & media cam-

paign. Please mail donations to: Diocese of Covington Pro-

Life Office 1125 Madison Ave. Covington. - Pro-Life office at

859-392-1500.

Andrea Kirk

Wilma Stetter Norb DeJaco

Joanna Surgerner Ellie Hammons

John Northcutt Kathy Merz

Tony Poole Jack Tomlinson

Ethel Clemons Frank Merritt

Connie & Wayne Link Dennis & Diane Pettit

Catholic Charities provides foreclosure/delinquency counseling. There are many options to homeowners — become informed. Groups and individual sessions avail-able; Call 5859-81-8974.

The Messenger Each family registered in the Parish should be receiving a

free subscription to “The Messenger”, the Catholic news-

paper of the Diocese of Covington. If you are not receiving

“The Messenger”, please call the Parish office.

Feast of St. William of Bourges; Wednesday, January 10th. This is a good day for us as a parish, as it is the time we celebrate the patron saint of our parish of St. William! It is, in fact, January 10th is our parish feast day!

God our father, in Saint William, your bishop, you gave a light to your faithful people.

You made him a pastor of the church to feed your sheep with his word and to teach

them by his example. Help us by his prayers to keep the faith he taught and follow the

way of life he showed us. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who

lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Simeon Skilling was a member, musician and a member of the youth group at St. William after moving to Grant County from Saipan

with his family. He attended Williamstown H.S. and won multiple state championships as a part of their marching band. Simeon attend-

ed NKU for a brief time in their music program. After which, Simeon enlisted in the US Navy. If you would like to send him a card or

items, they can be addressed to Skilling, Simeon T., USS Nimitz , Unit 100103, Box 1275, FPO AP ZIP CODE 96620.

Please keep Simeon and all those serving our country in your prayers.

Fa mi l ia r Fr iends ! Beg in the New Year by Con nect ing W ith Old Fr iends !

Pe nanc e Adoration of the Holy Eucharist is offered each

Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00 pm with Confessions, and each Friday morning from 9:00 - 10:00 am following the 8:30 am Mass

Confession is also available before the Saturday

Vigil Mass 4:00 to 4:20 pm. Confession also available anytime upon request.

Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders & Sacrament of Healing Please contact the Rectory.

M ar r i age Please contact the Rectory at least six months ahead.

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I have often wondered at the joy of the wise men upon seeing the Christ

child. They had travelled so far, and had such a longing and spirit of

anticipation.

There are many Christmas hymns which we know. One of them is "Oh

Holy Night." In it, is the line, "fall on your knees."

As for me that sums up this Feast of the Epiphany.

All God's Blessings then,

Fr. Hils

January 13th SERVERS Pat McDonough, Travis Schulcz, Giovanni Andrew LECTOR Kathy McDonough EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER Patti Merz, need one GREETERS volunteers needed

M in is try Schedul e

January 14th SERVERS Ben Cross, Tyler Clemons, Holten Schultz LECTOR Judith Kirk EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Vicki and Hanna Tomlinson Dan Clemons, Kim Albers GREETERS volunteers needed

Coordinator of Religious Education Suzi Noel 859-760-1376 suzinoel17@gmail.com Prayer Line Roberta Poole 859-824-4198

Society of Vincent de Paul 859-341-3219 10:00 am‒2:00 pm Knights of Columbus David White 859-801-5338 Website: saint-william.org Webmaster

Pat McDonough pkmcd1989@gmail.com

Mass Intentions contact the Rectory

Ministry Schedule see Father Hils

January 8th, 2018