Church Bulletin Deadline Please submit by noon on Tuesday Email ([email protected]) or Fax Parish Council Contacts Weekly Mass Schedule Monday 6 pm Tuesday 9 am Wednesday 6 pm Thursday 9 am Friday 9 am 1st Saturday Only 9 am Saturday 4 pm Sunday 8:30 & 11 am Anointing of the Sick Third Friday of the month following the 9 am Mass Eucharistic Adoration & Confession Every Thursday Adoration follows Mass until 8 pm Confessions are held from 6 - 8 pm Parish Ministry Contacts Youth Ministry: Contact Fr. Hopper St. Vincent de Paul Society: (270) 351-7409 Troops of St. George: John Sinclair (254) 258-5097 Children of Mary: Diana Gatsche (270) 207-8348 Secular Franciscans: Dea. Harry Prestwood (502) 291-2861 Saint Christopher Parish 1225 S. Wilson Rd., Radcliff, KY 40160 Parish Office: 270-351-3706 Parish Fax: 270-351-1225 www.stchristopherparish.org Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 20, 2017 Fr. Jeff Hopper, Pastor Cell: (270) 801-6580 & Rectory: (270) 801-0208 [email protected]Deacons Deacon Joe Calvert Senior Deacon Franco Cottrell, O.P. Senior Deacon Emeritus Harry Prestwood Renee Jenkins, Office Manager [email protected]Glory Kramer, Director of Faith Formation (270) 317-0985 [email protected]Lawrence McCrobie, Director of Music & Media [email protected][email protected]Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 5 pm Tom McGrew: 270-723-9502 [email protected]Mark Cobb: 270-300-2901 [email protected]Doug Barrientos: 270-401-8299 [email protected]Lola Duarte: 270-351-5597 [email protected]Beth Michaelis: 270-307-6928 [email protected]Jennifer Sinclair: 254-423-9318 [email protected]Lawrence McCrobie 270-351-3706 [email protected]Cathy Lewis 270-765-5611 [email protected]
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Church Bulletin Deadline Please submit by noon on Tuesday
Monday 6 pm Tuesday 9 am Wednesday 6 pm Thursday 9 am Friday 9 am 1st Saturday Only 9 am Saturday 4 pm Sunday 8:30 & 11 am
Anointing of the Sick Third Friday of the month following the 9 am Mass
Eucharistic Adoration & Confession Every Thursday Adoration follows Mass until 8 pm Confessions are held from 6 - 8 pm
Parish Ministry Contacts
Youth Ministry: Contact Fr. Hopper St. Vincent de Paul Society: (270) 351-7409
Troops of St. George: John Sinclair (254) 258-5097 Children of Mary: Diana Gatsche (270) 207-8348 Secular Franciscans: Dea. Harry Prestwood (502) 291-2861
Saint Christopher Parish 1225 S. Wilson Rd., Radcliff, KY 40160
Fr. Jeff Hopper, Pastor Cell: (270) 801-6580 & Rectory: (270) 801-0208 [email protected]
Deacons Deacon Joe Calvert Senior Deacon Franco Cottrell, O.P. Senior Deacon Emeritus Harry Prestwood Renee Jenkins, Office Manager [email protected] Glory Kramer, Director of Faith Formation (270) 317-0985 [email protected] Lawrence McCrobie, Director of Music & Media [email protected][email protected]
Please contact the parish office to donate Flowers in Memory of your loved ones. Next available date
August 26-27, 2017
Mass Intentions SATURDAY, August 19
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 p.m. Arthur & Robert Ohmes †
SUNDAY, August 20 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30 a.m. Deceased Members of the McGrew, Kirk & Stiles Families †
11:00 a.m. For All Parishioners
MONDAY, August 21 6:00 p.m. William & Richard Price †
TUESDAY, August 22 9:00 a.m. Christ Stubeda & Family
WEDNESDAY, August 23 6:00 p.m. Rufino Crespo & Family
THURSDAY, August 24 9:00 a.m. Don Cook †
FRIDAY, August 25 9:00 a.m. Richard & Roberta Harsch †
SATURDAY, August 26 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 p.m. Robert & Grace Hambly † Carol Hambly Lantis †
SUNDAY, August 27 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30 a.m. For All Parishioners 11:00 a.m. Arthur Fisher †
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
If you are interested in joining the Catholic Church, please contact our Director of Adult Faith Formation.
Religious Education Classes meet on Sunday mornings, September through April. Our program provides religious formation for children in Kindergarten through 12th grades.
Sacrament of Marriage Please contact Fr. Hopper at least six month prior to the wedding date to begin your preparation process.
Sacrament of Baptism –
Contact Glory Kramer to register for
the required Baptism Preparation Class - that meets on the last two
Sundays of each month.
Celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism is held on the 1st weekend of the month.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena & Potluck –
Novena & Dinner is held on the first Wednesday of each month. Deacon Franco leads the Novena after Mass.
Ministry to the Sick and Elderly Please notify us when a family member is hospitalized.
Flowers in the Sanctuary This weekend flowers were donated by
Joe & Edeltrude Cruz in Loving Memory of Erna Grill
The Feast of San Lorenzo
Dinner & Dancing,
Saturday, September 30, 2017 after 4pm Mass Tickets are available to purchase after each mass or at the
parish office. Also, Donation Boxes – for ongoing donations. Boxes are
Visit us at www.stchristopher.org for upcoming events, a copy of the bulletin & more !!!
The Children of Mary would like to give a big
"Thank You" to all who attended our spaghetti dinner
on August 6th. We hope you enjoyed the food and service. Because of your great generosity we were able to raise $2,010.75! We have not yet raised enough money to purchase our statue, however we do have an incentive to raise enough money. An anonymous donor has offered to donate up to $2,000 dollars to help the Children of Mary purchase a statue of St. Philomena for our parish. We need your help to match this donation! We have until October 1st to raise enough money for this statue! St. Philomena is the patroness of the Children of Mary, and is a wonderful example of what it means to remain strong in our faith. She is prayed to by many people of all diverse ages, around the world. The young virgin who was martyred at age 13, willingly traded her earthly life for heavenly salvation and continues her work today promoting the virtues of purity and sanctity among the world’s youth and bringing the faithful closer to our Blessed Mother and Jesus Christ. St. Philomena is powerful with God and will be a blessing to Saint Christopher Parish. We pray that many will come forward for this cause and be inspired to donate.
God Bless!
The Children of Mary
New Parishioners Welcome! Please register at the parish office, email us, online at www.stchristopherparish.org or pick up a form at the doors of the church and put in the offertory basket.
The Knights of Columbus NEWS!
* Collection of baby bottles are still going on for their drive to benefit the Crossway Pregnancy Resource Center in Radcliff. Please place the bottles in the boxes at the doors of the Church or drop them at the Parish Office.
Schedule for Pilgrim Statue of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Fatima Week of August 20th Estella Mitchell
Week of August 27th Flordeliza Nantin Week of September 3rd Available
Please remember to return the Pilgrim Virgin Statue to the Sacristy prior to the Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Prayer Requests
July Aldridge Mary Bange
Gabriel Barcinas Martin Barcinas
Susan Beale Alice Johns Benner Lucille Bonneville
Sylvester Burg Ashley Butler Landon Carr
Derrek Coffey Jane Cook
Gavin Copeman Walter & Vivian Cruz
Avery Davis Rachel Dearborn
George L. DeGrella Sue Ann Hambly Devine
LeNeah Elliott Eddie & Maria Escalera
Pamela Esteves Rose Flaherty Nelda Flores Martha Ford
Dwayne Garcia Shawn Gardner
Janet Garrido Mary Lou Gilbert
Bill Graham Hairston Family Stephanie Hall
Steven Hoffman Joe Indalecio Nancy Jeffrey
Jenkins Family Sally Johns
Luanne Johnson Christa Kabalen
Laura Kille Lula King Sherri Kirk
Frieda Kropczynski Jon Kropczynski
Mary Lowry Mary Mace
Alma Mahanna Sue Marshall
Elizabeth Mayer John McAvoy Wilma McLane
Lois Miller Gordon Mullins
Joyce Newton Carrie Nicely
Audra Nuccitelli Shannon Owens
Ronnie Pence Frank Pignanelli
Michael Quintanilla Ray Tijerina B. Sanchez
Vera Sannicolas Ronnie Sannicolas
Rosa M Santos Grace Scott
Cathy Stinnett Marie Strain
Eli Thompson Kathryn Thompson
Annie Topasna Cindy Turner
Flora Tyquingco Rena Vowels Lois Weaver
Dianna Weber Mary Weber
Joe & Paul Whelan
Military Prayer List CPT Robert Blume, MAJ William Blume, Jr., MAJ Erik Enyart, TSGT Jesse Escalera, Jason Forcey, Erik Hoffman, SrA Tyler Karr, José F. Madera, CW3
Jonathan Melton, Scott Parham, Tara Reyna, SSgt Fernando Rios, Jr., SGT Tommy Schlett, Brian Tomassi, MSgt Jeremy Yates, & all who serve 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
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion August 31, 2017, Thursday, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
St. James Church, 307 W. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown, KY The Communion Minister Update session is for those ministers needing a mandate renewal, who have already completed the archdiocesan 4 hour Communion Minister Formation Program. This session will fulfill the requirements for continuing formation for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. There is no fee for EMHC formation, but registration is required. Funded by the Catholic Services Appeal. Select one below to register: Please register by one of the following: - https://www.archlou.org/services-directory/archdiocesan- agencies-facilities/worship-office/ *Email: [email protected] *Phone (502) 636-0296, ext. 1260 *Fax (502) 636-2379 *Mail: Office of Worship, 1200 S. Shelby St., Louisville, KY 40203-2627
The Stitcher’s Quilt Guild, Elizabethtown, KY is a family friendly activity in its seventeenth year. We are reaching out to those of you interested in joining. We are having our annual The Heartland of KY Quilt Show on Sept 20th & 30th. For more information please Kelly Pruitt at 270-766-9732
A Red Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop
Joseph E. Kurtz at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, September 8 at the Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 S. Fifth Street, Louisville. The Red Mass is a Roman Catholic Mass of the Holy Spirit invoking God’s blessing and guidance on those in the legal profession. Persons of all faiths who serve in the legal profession, including secretaries, clerks, paralegals and attorneys, are invited to attend.
Fr. Leo Patalinghug will present
“Spicing Up Married Life”
6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 16 at Saint James Catholic School. Fr. Leo will give a cooking demonstration during his presentation. Tickets include dinner
prepared & served by Tony York & are on sale now for $25/each at stjames-etown.org. Limited seating is available. Father Leo Patalinghug is a Catholic priest, TV & Radio Host & acclaimed author from Baltimore MD. He is the host and creator of an international Food and Faith movement called, "Grace Before Meals" and also the founder of the non-profit group,
"The Table Foundation - elevating culture and family life one meal at a time." Featured on many shows, including "Throw Down with Bobby Flay" on The Food Network where he beat Bobby Flay with his Fusion Fajitas, Fr. Leo is sought out as a popular motivational speaker combining food, family and fun.
Seasonal and full time employment options available, grounds maintenance, contact Archdiocese of Louisville Catholic Cemeteries office 502-451-7710.
Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD, and becoming his servants— all who keep the sabbath free from profanation and hold to my covenant, them I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
R. O God, let all the nations praise you! May God have pity on us and bless us;
may he let his face shine upon us. So may your way be known upon earth;
among all nations, your salvation. R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity;
the nations on the earth you guide. R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you!
May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
READING 2 ROM 11:13-15, 29-32
Brothers and sisters: I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.
Contact Glory Kramer, who will assist you in asking the right questions. The normal process by which an individual is received into the Catholic Faith is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA for short, and sessions begin soon. During RCIA, participants journey with others (sponsors, team members, and parish representatives) towards the Sacraments of Initiation through individual study, lectures, group prayer, discussion, and service opportunities. Normally, most people are received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Inquiry is underway.
Annulment Information - Do you or someone
you know need more information about the annulment process? Do you have questions like: What is an annulment? Why is an annulment necessary? Why does a divorced non-Catholic have to get an annulment before marrying a Catholic? How long does the annulment process take and why? How much does an annulment cost? Do I have to wait for my annulment before getting remarried? What if I’m already remarried? Will my children be illegitimate if my marriage is annulled (declared invalid)? A worrkshop will be held in the church undercroft, 9:30-10:30 am on two Sundays, August 20 and 27.
Catechetical Sunday – Our bishops have set
aside the weekend of September 16 and 17 to honor our teachers, helpers and aids for their service as catechists - teaching the gospel to our young people. Some of us learned the gospel from our parents, some of us from friends, some of us from a teacher, some of us from a priest. Wherever we learned it, we owe the people who taught us the greatest debt of thanks any person can owe another. As a community, we will share in a Blessing for Catechists at each Mass on this special weekend. Any other day, personally thank a catechist for his or her service here. In doing so, we not only honor him and/or her, but we also honor those who have taught us! Let him who is taught the Word share all good things with him who teaches. Galatians 6:6
Religious Education (CCD) – Thank you for making
your children's formal religious education a priority. Registration is underway. You may register after any one of the Masses during the month of August or register online at http://www.stchristopherparish.org/ Classes begin on Sunday, September 10.
Saint Meinrad Pilgrimage and Tour, Saturday, September 9, 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. The
Benedictine monks invite us to visit them at their southern Indiana location. The Benedictine tradition came to the Midwest in the 1850s and since then continue as a thriving community of monks who pray, work and live together. Join the monks for prayer in the Archabbey Church and tour the beautiful grounds and historic buildings. The sights and sounds of the grounds of Saint Meinrad are filled with many treasures and opportunities to find God. Before returning home, celebrate Mass with Fr. Hopper on this peaceful campus.*
KY Holy Land Tour, Saturday, October 21, 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. This historical (and spiritual)
tour of some of the earliest sites of Catholic heritage in KY develops a great appreciation of our faith. St. Thomas Church and the Basilica of St. Joseph in Bardstown, the Sisters of Nazareth, St. Rose Priory, Holy Cross Church, and the Abbey of Gethsemani make evident the work of our pioneering men and women who came to KY through Baltimore, MD. This is an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the founders of the Roman Catholic Church in Kentucky.*
*For either tour, $30.00 per person (some
scholarships are available) is asked to offset the cost of this trip which includes seating on a chartered coach bus. Register online at www.stchristopherparish.org or pick up a form at the doors of the church.
