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St. John Mission 834 Center Ridge
(Hwy 3184)
Demossville, Ky 41033
St. William
Church
6 Church Street
Williamstown, KY 41097
859-824-5381
St. William of Bourges
Clergy & Staff
Rev. Damian Hils 859-824-5381 "Father Hils" <[email protected]>
Deacon Michael T. Lyman 1-859-806-4440 <[email protected]>
Kathy McDonough, Religious Education 859-866-0430
Prayer Line - Roberta Poole 859-824-4198
St. Vincent de Paul Society 859-341-3219, 10am-3pm M-F
Bulletin 859-816-8646, Joyce Lyman [email protected] Deadline Tuesday at Noon Please submit typewritten copy
Celebration of the Sacraments Celebration of The Eucharist
St. William
Daily Mass: 8:30 am -Tuesday thru Friday Mass is not celebrated on Monday Eucharistic Adoration Friday 9:00 am Benediction 9:30 am Weekends: 4:30 pm - Saturday 10:30 am - Sunday
St. John Mission 8:30 am - Sunday
Penance: Confessions heard every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm or before our Saturday Mass & by appointment.
Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders, & Sacrament of Healing: Please contact the Rectory.
Marriage: Please contact the Rectory at least
six months in advance.
Check out our web-site….saint-william.org/ Pat McDonough [email protected]
DATE & TIME SERVERS LECTORS GREETERS
Joyce Lyman
Cymantha Colson
Patti Merz
Michael & Sara Browne
Dan Clemons Jeff Walters
Loretta Harrison Katie Clemons
Hodges Family
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Ben Cross John Brady
Ethan Brady
Joe Herrmann Tyler Clemons
Jackson Reeves
Father Damian
7/3/2016 St. John Treasure All Income & Offertory Collection $578 Year to date Budget $590 Year to date Contributions $578 UNDER Budget $12
7/3/2016 St. William Treasure All Income & Offertory Collection $4,270 Year to date Budget $4,550 Year to date Contributions $4,270 UNDER Budget $280
Saturday 7/16/2016
4:30 pm
Sunday 7/17/2016 10:30 am
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In the gospel today, we read the story of the good Samaritan. While I plan to
preach on this scripture passage, I wanted to take a moment here and compliment the members of our par-ishes who are involved with the Saint Vincent dePaul Society. These good souls put in countless hours of their time to help people in great need. Their work is often hidden and their sacrifices go unnoticed. Our Blessed Lord sees, however, and just as He points out the charity of the good Samaritan in the gospel sto-ry today, so does He realize the time and effort of our parishioners who are tremendously generous to souls in need.
“Catholic Faith Night” Come join the Diocese of Covington & Florence Freedom to celebrate “Catholic Faith Night” on the evening of Friday, August 5th. At this event, the Florence Freedom will give away Bishop Foys bobble heads, sponsored by Thomas More College, to qualified ticket holders (one bobble head per two tickets). The gates open at 6:05 pm; the first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm Post-game, a spectacular fire-works display will be offered, & fun activities will be sched-uled throughout the evening. To order your tickets, please contact your parish office before July 22nd.
Wedding Anniversary Vespers
hosted by the Dept. of Catechesis and Formation, will be Sep-tember 18th at 3:00 p.m. here at the Cathedral. Parishioners who will be celebrating their one year, 25 year, 50 year, or (+) anniversary and would like to attend and be recognized, please see Deacon Mike or Father Hils.
Vacation Bible School is a fun-filled week fo-cused on learning about God’s love through Je-sus Christ for children ages 4 through 12 . Games, snacks, music, crafts, Bible stories and memorizing of Scripture will all be a part of Va-cation Bible School July 11th - 15th centered
around the “Wonders of the Bible”. The heart of VBS is teaching children God’s Word. If you would like your child or children or grandchildren to participate in VBS 2016 please return the registration form(s) located in the Gathering Area. We would like to know how many children to expect so please sign up this week.
“Foster Parents Needed” DCCH Center for Children and Families Ever thought about changing the life of a child by becoming a foster parent? Feel free to come to an informational event to learn more or explore other ways to help God’s children. Two opportunities in July! Tuesday July 12th, 6:30 pm, at DCCH Center for Children and Families and Thursday July 28th, 6:30 pm at the Grant County Library. Call Sarah Lusher at 859-331-2040 for more information.
‘It’s time for VBS’
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ACUE or Summer Mission Collection Next weekend we will take up envelopes for the Summer Mission Collection. You should have received this envelope in the mail, but if you do not have one, simply write ACUE on the outside of a blank envelope and drop it in the basket. We will not have a separate collection, but ask that you drop your envelope with a donation for ACUE in the basket with the general collection. Thank you for your support.
July 10th, 2016
Deacon Mike
From the Deacon’s Desk
Andrea Kirk Teresa Stahl
Frank Merritt Jessica Roberts
John Jump Ruth Black
Georgia Rump Connie Link
Tony Poole Lee Merrill
Jack Tomlinson Judith Kirk
Chrissy William Carol Herzog Levi Anthony Roberts
St. Charles Lodge has Respite Apartments available! The Lodge provides a variety of services & amenities sup-porting an active life style for short term stay. It offers the perfect balance of independence & security, knowing help is available if and when you need it. For more information, contact Michelle Bonar at 859-331-3224.
As most of you know, Karen McPher-son is going to be leaving us soon. Karen has been such a positive influ-ence on our parish through all her
SAT 7/9 4:30 pm Donna Kuhlman SUN 7/10 8:30 am Members of Our Parishes SUN 7/10 10:30 am Felicita Cleofas Guerero
MON 7/11 No Morning Mass TUES 7/12 8:30 am Donna Kuhlman WED 7/13 8:30 am Andrea Kirk THUR 7/14 8:30 am Matt Kuhlman FRI 7/15 8:30 am Donna Kuhlman
SAT 7/16 4:30 pm Bob & Betty Tepe SUN 7/17 8:30 am Members of Our Parishes SUN 7/17 10:30 am Donna Kuhlman
Farewell and Thank You!
activities and support in so many different ways. She and her husband Erik have bought a new home in Florida and are in the process of selling their home here. Come and join us after the 10:30 am Mass on Sunday July 17th for a potluck to say ‘good bye’ and ‘thank you’ to Karen for all she has done for us. There are sign up sheets in the Gathering Area. Please bring your favorite dish. The meat will be provided.
The month of July is devoted to the Precious Blood of Jesus, in the same way that June was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In fact, it is a traditional Catholic custom to sanctify each month of the year with special devotional practices. This devotion ties directly to the Eucharist and the agony of our Lord. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that the sacraments were brought forth through His Blood. Pope John Paul II, in an address on July 1st of 2000, referred to “Christ’s blood as the source of salvation.”
The Eucharist is the source and the summit of our faith. It is our sustenance as Catholics. It is the real presence of Jesus and His gift to us given at the last supper. When we receive, we receive his body and blood fully and completely in the consecrated host (the body of our Lord Jesus) or the Precious Blood. The Church has defined the doctrine that Jesus is completely present, body and blood, soul and divinity, under the appearance of the consecrated bread or the wine. Even though we do not have to receive the Precious Blood to re-ceive Jesus fully, the priest must consecrate both the bread and wine for a valid Eucharist.
The devotion to the Precious Blood reminds us in a particular way of the death and agony our Lord suffered for us. We celebrated His Sacred Heart last month and we celebrate His mercy this entire year. It is His pierced heart from which His blood and mercy flowed out for our salvation. In the first century, Pope St. Clement I said, "Let us fix our gaze on the Blood of Christ and realize how truly precious It is, seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world.
St. Catherine of Siena – one of two women along with St. Teresa of Avila to hold the title of Doctor of the Church – was a mystic who had a great devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus. She offers us the following prayer:
Precious Blood, Ocean of Divine Mercy: Flow upon us! Precious Blood, Most pure Offering: Procure us every Grace!
Precious Blood, Hope and Refuge of sinners: Atone for us! Precious Blood, Delight of holy souls: Draw us! Amen.
During this month of July, may we re-flect upon the Eucharist, and in a special way the Precious Blood of our Lord, meditating upon how His sacrifice and blood shed has given us life eternal. A simple suggestion might be to take this simple yet powerful prayer, and prayer it each morning as you start your day.
