Fourth Sunday of Advent December 22nd, 2019

Welcome to St. Augustine / St. Peter of Alcantara Parish! We welcome all our visitors and new parishioners! Fr. John would be pleased to meet and know you. For new parishioners, please remember to register with the parish by visiting or calling the parish office or you can easily register online through the parish website.

Pastor Fr. John Ighacho pastor@stpeterofalcantara.com

270-399-5860

Faith Formation Sr. Ann McGrew ann.mcgrew@maplemount.org 270-314-7604

ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH 16777 St. Augustine Church Rd, Reed, KY 42451

Bookkeeper Rosemary Murphy 270-724-6821 Email Address rmurphee@hotmail.com Website Admin Kristin Miller Web Site http://www.staugustinereed.org

St. Augustine Committees Parish Council President Ronnie Purgeason Finance Committee Chair Rob Mitchell Parish Hall Rental Rosemary Murphy

ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA PARISH 81 Church St., Owensboro, KY 42301 Parish Phone Number 270-764-1983 Parish Fax Number 270-764-0444 Email - Office@stpeterofalcantara.com Bookkeeper & Secretary Gretchen Young Email Address - Office@stpeterofalcantara.com

St. Peter Committees Parish Council President Dennis McKay Finance Committee Chair Charlie Mullican Religious Ed Chair Monica Rice St. Vincent de Paul Chair Randall Murphy St. Peter’s Auxiliary Chair Gretchen Young OCS Representative Johnny Mitchell Music Ministers Terry Murphy Anna Coon Parish Hall Rental Ken McKay Prayer Chain Contact Valerie Coomes 270-316-9342 Maintenance Jerome Blair

Cemetery Star McKay Church Wedding Contact Monica Rice Website Administrator Mary Keller mkeller922@hotmail.com Web Site: http://www.stpeterofalcantara.com

United in Christ to Love and to Serve

St. Peter of

Alcantara

Catholic

Church

Stanley, KY

Finance Council Meeting St. Peter - Jan. 7th at 6:00pm

St. Augustine

Catholic

church

Reed, KY

Parish Council Meeting St. Peter - Sunday, Jan. 5th at 11:00am

St. Augustine - Thursday, Jan. 16th at 6:00pm

Church Christmas Decorating Both churches will decorate for Christmas after the Mass this Sunday. We will need volunteers who are able to car-ry trees up from the basement and climb ladders for hanging wreaths. Your participation is appreciated!

Home Visits/Blessings

Visitations will resume in March.

St. Peter Offering Envelopes 2020 Family & Children Offering Envelopes are at the back of church. Please pick up after Mass. Thank you.

Advent Evening Prayers This Sunday at St. Peter we have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Prayers, Adoration & Benediction from 5:00 to 6:00pm. All are welcome!

Christmas (Eve & Day) Mass Times St. Peter of Alcantara

December 24th 4:30pm Children’s Choir 5:00pm Holy Mass December 25th 10:00am Holy Mass

St. Augustine December 24th 7:30pm Carol Singing 8:00pm Holy Mass December 25th 8:00am Holy Mass

Holy Day of Obligation - Solemnity of Mary December 31st 6:00pm at St. Augustine January 1st 6:00pm at St. Peter

Children’s Christmas Choir/Skit Children who would like to participate in the Children’s Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s, please attend practice Dec. 22nd 11:00-11:30am.

2020 Calendars are in the Back of Church

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting St. Peter - Jan. 30th at 6:00pm

Bulletin/Website

If you would like the weekly bulletin emailed to you please email: mkeller922@hotmail.com or contact the parish office. At our parish website: stpeterofalcantara.com you can click on the Events tab to see the Calendar. It will have all the events & happenings here at St. Peter’s.

Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp Winter camp is open to campers currently in grades 8 thru 12. Cost is $125, and camp is from December 29th at 4:00pm to January 1st at 11:00am. To register go to www.gasperriverretreatcenter.org.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Matthew 1:18-24

“When Joseph awoke he did as the angel

of the Lord had commanded him and he

took his wife (Mary) into his home.”

What if Joseph, in the legitimate exercise of his free will, had said “No, I will not take Mary into my home as my wife. Let her be stoned to death according to the law.” Mary, despite the deadly consequences that could await her, had already freely said “Yes” and the Word was In-carnate in her womb. Happily for us all, Joseph received Mary into his home and lovingly cared for her and for the child that he knew was not his own. They are a family made holy by mutual love and courage and sacrifice (the Latin derivatives of the word “sacrifice” mean “making holy what we do”). They gave themselves to one anther, and to us, in total love, without knowing the ultimate cost or being deterred by the consequences. Imagine a world in which every family is characterized by such love, cour-age and sacrifice; by “making holy what we do” regard-less of the cost or consequences - every family a holy family. Oh what a Christmas that would be!

Word of Life Weekly Quote

“God’s love is generous, sacrificial, life-giving, and forev-

er. As humans made in God’s image, we are called to

imitate the eternal giving and receiving of love that is the

Holy Trinity.”

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

Our Lady of Lourdes - Business Manager Our Lady of Lourdes Parish has a full-time job opportunity for a Business Manager, working under the supervision of the Pastor. Position Summary: The Business Manager must be a well-organized professional who is able to exe-cute daily parish accounting functions and is the point person responsible for all aspects of parish administra-tion. Contact Details: Our Lady of Lourdes Parish is an equal opportunity employer that provides a wide range of benefits. All interested applicants may submit a resume and cover letter to: Email: Diocese.hr@pastoral.org

Mass For Life Join Bishop William F. Medley for a Mass for Life on Jan-uary 22nd, 2020 at 12:05pm at St. Stephen Cathedral. Let us pray for an end to abortion and for all life, from conception to natural death, to be protected and respect-ed.

Catholic Men’s Conference of Western KY Saturday, Feb. 15th, 2020 at the RiverPark Center. Tick-ets are $30 for adults and $15 for students. Guest speak-ers this year are Patrick Madrid, Bruce Sullivan and Brian Greenfield. Mass with Bishop Medley will follow the con-ference at St. Stephen Cathedral at 5:00pm. For info or to purchase tickets visit kycatholic.com.

Adult Formation Series Offered

Immaculate Parish Faith Formation will be offering Bishop

Barron’s series 7 DEADLY SINS, 7 LIVELY VIRTUES the

Mondays of January and February beginning January 6th.

Participants can choose from the 10am-noon session or

6:30-8:30pm session. All sessions will take place in the

Parish Family Center. If interested, let Diane Willis know

at dwillis@immaculateparish.org so material can be ready

for the first day of class. God Bless!

Advent Penance Service St. Stephen Cathedral -Dec. 22 @ 2:00pm

Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant Position St. Sebastian Parish of Calhoun, KY and St. Charles Par-

ish of Livermore, KY are seeking a qualified candidate for

the position of bookkeeper/administrative assistant work-

ing approximately twenty hours per week. Position is lo-

cated at St. Sebastian Parish. Applicant should have

good organizational skills, telephone skills, bookkeeping

skills and general office skills. Candidate will need to

have knowledge of Microsoft programs, basic office func-

tions and accounting software. Contact Details: St. Se-

bastian and St. Charles Parishes are an equal opportuni-

ty employer that provides a wide range of benefits. All

interested applicants may submit a resume and cover

letter to: Diocese.HR@pastoral.org.

Please Pray for all the sick †

St. Peter: Barbara Connor, Jennifer Ebelhar, Stella

Fogle, Lillian Young, Donny (Tiger) Hagman, Karen Spal-ding, Ann Canary, Jimmy Hancock, Mr. & Mrs. Gene Gass, and Clay Daugherty.

Note: Names will be purged every 3 months unless

otherwise advised

Youth 2000 Young people ages 13-30 are invited to a Youth 2000 retreat on Mar. 6-8, 2020 at Brescia University. Youth should register through a parish, school, or other group. For registration forms go to owensborodiocese.org/youth-2000. Registration deadline is Feb. 21st, 2020.

Weekly Budget 5,950.00

Actual Collection: Dec. 15th, 2019

Sunday Collection 4,295.83 Maintenance 20.00 Children 15.00 Christmas Flowers 50.00 Retired Religious 50.00 Hispanic Ministry 105.00

Monday...........................Malachi 3:1-4,23-24; Luke 1:57-66 Tuesday.……...Isa. 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17,22-25; Mt. 1:1-25 Wednesday…...…Isa. 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 Thursday………...…Acts 6:8-10;7:54-59; Matthew 10:17-22 Friday………………………..…1 John 1:1-4; John 20:1a,2-8 Saturday………………...…1 John 1:5-2:2; Matthew 2:13-18 Sunday……………Sirach 3:2-6,12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; ………………………………………...Matthew 2:13-15,19-23

Happy Anniversary

Bulletin Information Information for the Bulletin needs to be submitted to St. Peter’s office by Wednesday. 270-764-1983 or office@stpeterofalcantara.com.

St. Peter of Alcantara Ministries

Stewards for December 24th & December 25th December 28th & December 29th

Servers: 12/24 - 5:00pm - Will Fogle & Amanda Young

12/25 - 10:00am - Need Volunteers 12/28 - 4:00pm - Need Volunteers

12/29 - 10:00am - Abby & Hannah Coomes

Lectors:

12/24 - 5:00pm - Kaleb Barnard & Addison Stogsdill 12/25 - 10:00am - Gretchen Young & John Mitchell

12/28 - 4:00pm - Dennis McKay 12/29 - 10:00am - Stacy Coomes & Kaleb Barnard

Eucharistic Ministers:

12/24 - 5:00pm - Angie Morris, Mary Keller & Sally Moss 12/25 - 10:00am - Melissa Tuley, Ken & Edie McKay

12/28 - 4:00pm - Sally Moss & Volunteer 12/29 - 10:00am - Tina Gerteisen, Aerial Grant &

Taylor Fogle

Gifts: 12/24 - 5:00pm - Dennis McKay family 12/25 - 10:00am - Robert Blair family

12/28 - 4:00pm - Joe Bill McKay family 12/29 - 10:00am - Tera Barnard family

Ushers for December 4:00pm - James Keller & Joe Bill McKay 10:00am - Neil Rudy & Charlie Mullican

Tellers Ken McKay & Vicki Stogsdill

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is celebrated anytime upon request, and once in a while during the weekend Masses. Please notify Fr. John or call the par-ish office if you know of anyone who is sick and in need of the sacrament. Fr. John will make every effort to visit them.

Happy Birthday

Lindsey Hagan 12/24

Lori Grant 12/25 Richard Schrecker 12/25

Mason Morris 12/27

Weekly Schedule

December 22nd thru December 29th Sunday - Fourth Sunday of Advent

-8:00am - Mass at St. Augustine - Joe Canary

-10:00am - Mass at St. Peter - People of the Parish

-11:00am - Children’s Choir Practice at St. Peter

-5:00pm - Advent Evening Prayers at St. Peter

Monday - Fourth Week of Advent

-8:00am - Mass at St. Peter - Mike (Pup) Young

Tuesday - The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Vigil)

-4:30pm - Children’s Choir at St. Peter

-5:00pm - Mass at St. Peter - Nadine Roberts

-7:30pm - Choir at St. Augustine

-8:00pm - Mass at St. Augustine - Mike (Pup) Young

Wednesday - The Nativity of the Lord

-8:00am - Mass at St. Augustine - Bill Clary

-10:00am - Mass at St. Peter - Kenny Clary

Thursday - St. Stephen, the First Martyr - Feast

-8:00am - Mass at St. Peter - Jean Coomes

Friday - St. John, Apostle & Evangelist - Feast

-8:00am - Mass at St. Peter - Living & Deceased

Members of Bernard & Georgia Henning Family

Saturday - The Holy Innocents, Martyrs - Feast

-3:00pm - Confession at St. Peter

-4:00pm - Mass at St. Peter - Robert Millay

Sunday - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

-8:00am - Mass at St. Augustine - Bill Clary

-10:00am - Mass at St. Peter - People of the Parish

An Accounting of Your Stewardship of Treasure

Aaron & Tera Barnard 12/27

Go to the parish website and click on the “Click Here to Donate” box and follow the prompts. Thank You!

Online Donations for St. Peter 8 Donors Already - Thank you!

Robert E. Mitchell, CPA, CVA

Shareholder In-Charge - Henderson Office

Email: rmitchell@rineyhancock.com

HENDERSON OWENSBORO

P.O. Box 255 2900 Veach Rd. S2

Sacrament of Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism for infants is administered upon request. Parents and

Godparents must attend an evening class on Baptism in the Catholic Church. Please contact the pastor and set up an appointment for this class at least a month

in advance. At least one parent must be a practicing Catholic for their child to be baptized in the Catholic Church. Godparents must be at least 16 years of age, and

at least one must be a practicing Catholic.

Sacrament of Marriage A couple wishing to marry must contact the priest at least six months before the desired wedding date. According to the guidelines of our diocese, you should not

make absolute plans for a specific wedding date until after meeting with the pastor. The couple will be required to attend a marriage preparation course which will in-clude at least one formal program such as an Engaged Encounter weekend or the

Sponsor Couple Program.

Sacraments to the Home-Bound Please inform the pastor or the parish office if you know of anyone who is home-bound, so that we can insure that they are afforded ample opportunities to receive the

Sacraments. We would rather be notified by several people than to not be notified at all, so please don’t presume that someone else has already notified us.

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A Family Tradition For 5 Generations

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Funeral Home & Crematory

519 Locust Street Owensboro, KY 42301 Phone: 270-684-9891

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Special Collection Dec. 25th - Parish Christmas

Dec. 25th - Diocese Christmas Dec. 29th - St. Vincent de Paul

Jan. 12th - Opportunities for Life

Faith Formation Schedule Dec. 22nd, 8:45am, Faith Formation Class

Dec. 29th, No Faith Formation Class Jan. 5th, 8:45am, Faith Formation Class Jan. 5th, 11:00am, First Reconciliation

Jan. 12th, 8:45am, Faith Formation Class Jan. 19th, 8:45am, Faith Formation Class

RCIA It is not too early to sign up for RCIA classes. Just call the church office to leave your information. Thank you!

Up Coming Events Dec. 22nd, Kid’s Christmas Choir Practice at 11am - SP

Dec. 22nd, Advent Evening Prayers at 5:00pm - SP Dec. 31st, Solemnity of Mary Mass at 6:00pm - SA Jan. 1st, Solemnity of Mary Mass at 6:00pm - SP Jan. 5th, Parish Council Meeting at 11:00am - SP Jan. 7th, Finance Council Meeting at 6:00pm - SP Jan. 9th, Parish Auxiliary Meeting at 6:00pm - SP

Jan. 30th, St. Vincent de Paul Meeting at 6:00pm - SP **SA - St. Augustine **SP - St. Peter