ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ~ BARDSTOWN KY FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Parish Stewardship ~ Time, Talent, and Treasure ~
This Weekend: Haiti Sewing Blessing at all Masses
Saturday, February 11
3:00 pm Reconciliation
4:00 pm Baptism Celebrations
Sunday, February 12
10:15 am Religious Ed Classes - Cafeteria
11:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word
1:30 pm Baptism Celebrations
Monday, February 13
10:00 am Centering Prayer - Flaget Hall
7:00 pm RCIA - Maloney Room
Tuesday, February 14
6:30 pm Bible Study - Maloney Room
Wednesday, February 15
Haiti Pilgrimage leaves today
5:30 pm Perpetual Novena to St. Jude - West Sacristy
6:00 pm Children’s Catechumenate - Holy Family Room
7:30 pm WOW Youth Night - Parish Hall
Thursday, February 16
9:30 am Bible Study - Maloney Room
11:00 am St. Joseph School 3rd Grade Mass / Lunch
7:00 pm Journey of Hope - Maloney Room
Friday, February 17
6:00 am The Rosary is Prayed for Promotion of Life
8:00 am Finance Council mtg - Holy Family Room
Next Weekend
Saturday, February 18
3:00 pm Reconciliation
6:00 pm SVDP Appreciation Dinner
Sunday, February 19
10:15 am Religious Ed Classes - Cafeteria
11:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Monday, February 13
6:30 a.m. Joe Whelan
11:00 a.m. Donahue, Beaven & Durbin Families
Tuesday, February 14 ~ St. Valentine
6:30 a.m. Bertram L. & Sylvia R. Smith
Wednesday, February 15
6:30 a.m. James Otto & Margaret Sherrard
10:00 a.m. Special Intention Life Care
Thursday, February 16
6:30 a.m. Flo Clements
11:00 a.m. Roby & Rogers Family
Friday, February 17
6:30 a.m. Joe & Mary Wall
Saturday, February 18
4:00 p.m. Jane & Billy Pike Durbin
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 19
7:00 a.m. People of the Parish
9:00 a.m. David G. DeMar
11:30 a.m. Pike Conway
Stewardship thru 2-6-17 $ 600,372.00
“Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and
there recall that your brother has anything
against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go
first and be reconciled with your brother, and
then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24
Being good stewards of the physical gifts we receive from God
is important. Yet, we are also called to be responsible for the
relationships in our lives. Improving relationships with our
family, friends, and neighbors, especially relationships that are
strained, is a higher, more mature form of stewardship.
Readings for the Week
Mon. Genesis 4:1-15, 25 • Psalm 50:1, 8, 16-17, 20-21 •
Mark 8:11-13
Tues. Genesis 6:5-8—7:1-5, 10 • Psalm 29:1-4 9-10 •
Mark 8:14-21
Wed. Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22 • Psalm 116:12-15, 18-19 •
Mark 8:22-26
Thurs. Genesis 9:1-13 • Psalm 102:16-23, 29 • Mark 8:27-33
Fri. Genesis 11:1-9 • Psalm 33:10-15 • Mark 8:34—9:1
Sat. Hebrews 11:1-7 • Psalm 145:2-5, 10-11 •
Mark 9:2-13
Sun. Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 • Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13 •
1 Corinthians 3:16-23 • Matthew 5:38-48
THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sirach 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34
1 Corinthians 2:6-10 • Matthew 5:17-37
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and
there recall that your brother has anything against
you, leave your gift there at the altar, fo first and be
reconciled . . . And then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:23-24
How many times have you read this Scripture text or heard
it read to you? Perhaps the better question would be, how
many time have you really listened to these words?
Indeed, how often are you even aware of bringing your gift
to the altar? What are the gifts you bring? Bread and wine
to be consecrated into Christ, yes, but there are other gifts
you might bring: your joy and gratitude, your sorrow, your
willingness to live with a whole heart, your desire to be
transformed. There are hundreds of gifts in you waiting to
be offered. Put them on the altar, into the chalice and onto
the offerintg plate.
Strive to live with the kind of awareness that
transforms your offering into a Christ Presence; then,
check your heart for any kind of reconciliation that needs to
take place in your life.
Mary Marrocco, Living Faith, Mark Neilsen, Editor
We remember in prayer: Our Military: Alaska: Lt Col Ben Busch Afghanistan: Roger Riley. GS 11 David A. Hardin
Italy: Sgt 1st Class Michael Walsh Ukraine: 1st Lt Martin P. Mudd Arizona: Lt Col James Busch USS Dallas: ETSN Connor
Jarrell Guam: AIC Kelsey Lyvers Warner Robins AFB: LT Austin Heil Kuwait: SPC Jassmine Bunch
Our Deceased: John Hunter “Buzzy” Wycoff. Mary Lou Spolski. Mike Wathen. Annis Noe.
Those Who Are Ill: Gabriel Schepker, Mary Ruth Adams, Erin Andrews, Mike Auberry, Debbie Ayers, Jourdan Farnsworth Bacot,
Matthew & Kate Baker, Christopher Jude Ballard, Jenny M. Ballard, Lois Marks Ballard, Preston Barber, Phyllis Barnes, Cindy
Bartley, Hortense & Jack Beam, Troy Bell, Arline Bitsky, Donna Blair, Alexis Boone, Caroline Boone, Pat Murray Boone, Nichole
Borden, Mary Breeden, Jo Ann Brown, Brenda Bryan, Judy Burba, Bill Cecil & William Cecil, George Cecil, Sharon Cerdeira, Darrell
Chesser, Tracey Sims Chesser, Mary Elizabeth Clark, Pat Clark, Tony Clements, Jaime Dela Cruz, Kaden Curtsinger, Donnie
Daniels & Betty Nunn, David DeMar, Bill & Sarah Devers, Infant Brooks DeCarlo, Marilyn Dick, Laurie Dillard, Harold Durbin, Greg
Elder, Oma Lee Feaster, John Lee Fenwick, John Filiatreau, Geraldine Flaugher, Jan C. Fleck, John D. Fogle, Nellie Geoghegan,
Ann Goff, B. J. Greenwell, PFC Bryan Greenwell, Imelda Greenwell, Joan & John Greenwell, Chance Grundy, Josephine Hall, Sarah
Lynn Harris, Leona Haydon, Gary & Catherine Hicks, Margaret Hicks, Effie Hill, David Holderman, Debbie Hurst, Lola Hutchins,
H.Y.C. Family, John Ice, Mary Inman, Buddy Janes, Christine Janes, Mary Ellen Jarboe, Becky Thomas Johnson, Ed Jones, Heather
Kays, Lynn Kays, Sister Marilyn King, Jimmy Kneisler, Susan, Bernard & Jim Knoppe, Frances Boone Spalding Kofugi, Faith
Lanham, Linda Miller Lawrence, Officer Eddie Lawson, Curtis Lucas, Inez Lucas, Jim Lucas, Rita, Anita, & Glenda Lucas, Thomas L.
Lutes, Bobby Lyvers, Joseph Spalding Marks, Charles Mattingly, Lloyd Mattingly, Donnie Mattingly, Philip Mattingly, Suzie Matus
McKay, Rita McCubbins, Chris Miles, Catherine I. Miles, Tracy Lee Miles, Shirley Milligan, Jane Mudd, Larry Mudd, Leonard Mudd,
Joseph “Jo Jo” Murphy, Linda Mattingly Nalley, Larry & Flaget Nally, Beverly Newton, Dean Newton, Joe Ray Newton, Bruce
O’Daniel, Nancy O’Daniel, Judy Parrish, Hannah Isabelle Perkins, Steven Rapier, Donna Ray, Angie Reid, Jay Reavis, Avery
Reynolds, Virginia Rhodes, Linda Richardson, Adrian Riggs, Geraldine Riggs, David Ritchie, Grace Ritchie, Randy Robertson, Ja rett
Rogers, Jeff Rogers, Merrill Rogers, Ruth Rouse, Connie Royalty, Linda Rumage, Judy Satterly, Joyce Shofner, Connie Sidebotto m,
Kenny & Bonnie Simpson, Carol Sims, Willie Skaggs, Violet Smith, John L. Spalding, Keith Spalding, LaMonda Sue Spalding, Robert
Spalding, Special Intention, Mary Margaret St. Peter, Mary Catherine Stovall, Martha Terry, Crystal Thacker, Joyce & Pete Tingle,
Carter Lee Trent, Matthew Tucker, Bobby & Hallie Unseld, Mary Aline & Alton Vessells, Mary Vittitow, Joyce Washburn, John Wel ls,
Braelyn Whaley, Madison & Rodney Wheatley, Bruce Wheeler, Agnes Williamson, James & Martha Wilmouth, Mary Wimsatt, Amy
Zucker.
Donations have been made to
St. Joseph School and
St. Joseph Church in memory of
Joseph Earl Downs.
Ken & Laurie Dillard
February 1, 2017
Happy 48th Anniversary
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ~ BARDSTOWN KY FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Votive Candles
The tradition of lighting candles when offering a prayer is a rich tradition of our faith. There is a concern about the
safety of our current arrangement because the candles we currently use burn for five days and nights. Also, the smoke
discolors the wall and ceiling. We have designed a decorative “hood” to contain the heat and diminish the smoke damage,
and we will be using 5 hour candles. They will self-extinguish before midnight.
Donations will cover the expenses of candles and will support the outreach to the poor.
Many thanks to our parishioners who helped effecting this piece of art. We expect this project to be completed in
the near future. ~ Fr. Terry
In January, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear joined Catholic Charities of Louisville and other
organizations to raise awareness about one of the nation’s fastest growing criminal enterprises - human trafficking.
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. “Human trafficking represents the worst form of abuse,
often to children, and it is increasing in Kentucky,” Beshear said. “That’s why my office is partnering with the
public and private sector to enhance and improve policy measures and training opportunities to increase resources
and awareness to help end human trafficking.”
In just the last quarter of 2016, Beshear’s office provided assistance on 14 possible incidences of human
trafficking and acted as the sole investigative agency on five cases.
For 2016 as a whole, the Attorney General’s Department of Criminal Investigations provided technical
assistance to local law enforcement agencies on 32 possible human trafficking cases, resulting in the identification
of two minors who were being trafficked for sex.
“Human trafficking is a crime that is hidden in the inseams of Kentucky communities, in rural and urban
areas,” said Marissa Castellanos, human trafficking program director for Catholic Charities of Louisville. To learn
more about human trafficking and efforts to fight it, visit Catholic Charities of Louisville Rescue and Restore
program website at http://www.rescueandretoreky.org. OR contact the Attorney General’s Office at child Abuse
and exploitation Prevention at 502-696-5300. The national hotline is 888-373-7888.
2nd Grade First Eucharist Prayer Day
Parents and Children
February 25, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon
St. Joseph School Cafeteria
Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors
are needed for our funeral Masses. If you could help in
this ministry, please contact Margaret or Phil Mattingly at
507-3431 or Vivian at the parish office 348-3126. Your
help will be very much appreciated.
Nominations are now open for the Bethlehem
Alumni Hall of Fame. Please visit the
Bethlehem website under the Alumni link to
download a nomination form and criteria for
nominations.
If you have any questions, please
contact Patty at [email protected]
Deadline for nominations is April 21, 2017.
Faithful Citizens Gathering on February 21
Our first gathering for 2017 will be on Tuesday, February
21 from 12:00 to 1:00 in the Maloney Room of Flaget Hall
at St. Joseph Church in Bardstown. Father Gary Young
has been able to secure Mr. Ben Fisher, the new conserva-
tion officer from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wild-
life, to be our speaker as we continue to reflect upon Pope
Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si” on caring for our common
home. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Questions??
Please call Marie at 348-3126. Your RSVP will help us plan
for food and seating. Thank you.
THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT LEGISLATION
HOUSE BILL 162 and SENATE BILL 102
CALL TODAY & ASK YOUR LEGISLATORS TO CO-SPONSOR HOUSE BILL 162 & SENATE BILL 102
Supporting Scholarship Tax Credit Programs!!
You Can Make A Difference! Contact Your Legislators Today!
Find your local representative and senator by visiting: www.lrc.ky.gov and clicking on “Who’s My Legislator.”
Call the legislative hotline at 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message with your representative and senator. Tell
them to co-sponsor House Bill 162 and Senate Bill 102 because a scholarship tax credit program provides
educational opportunities for all Kentucky students.
Find the e-mail address of your representative and senator by visiting http://www.lrc.ky.gov/whoswho/
email.htm. Send them an e-mail about the importance of co-sponsoring HB 162 and SB 102.
This legislation will support expanding educational opportunities for all Kentucky students with a Scholarship
Tax Credit program. Creating such a program will immediately benefit low and middle income families and
families with developmentally disabled children. Under this program, individuals and businesses donate to
scholarship granting organizations and in return receive a non-refundable tax credit. The organizations award
needs-based scholarships for students to attend the nonpublic school that is the best fit for them. With these
additional scholarship funds, all students can be in the classroom that best meets their unique needs.
NCYC or National Catholic Youth Conference - held Thursday, November 16-
Saturday, November 18, in Indianapolis, IN. This national conference hosts over
20,000 teens from every state across the country. It is dynamic, action packed, life-
changing and opens up your Catholic Faith to a new level! National speakers, popular
Christian musicians, hundreds of breakout sessions to choose from, a thematic park filled
with "all things Catholic" that will touch your heart and amaze your mind. Bishops, priests,
religious women, missionaries, and Catholic colleges are there to celebrate and meet the
young church of today. The energy from this many youth, adults and religious who
believe in our youth will definitely spark a “fire" in your faith! A deposit of $80 is due by
March 15. This is on a first come basis. Late deposits will be put on a waiting list. We
are allowed 10 spots from our parish and 10 spots from Bethlehem High School. The
cost is $480 (includes hotel, transportation, conference fee) plus meals. Those from St.
Joe parish will receive a reduced fee from our youth ministry budget and CEF Grant plus
parents and students can decide to fundraise to pay for the remainder. In the past we
have raised enough to cover the cost less your deposit.
2016 Catholic Services Appeal Update - “Bringing Christ to Others”
Our parish target: $110,700. As of 2-3-17 we have reached $ 98,271 or 89% of our goal. Gifts to the Appeal play
a vital role in funding more than 100 ministries, services and programs. For more on the work of the Archdiocese of
Louisville visit www.ArchLou.org/CSA.
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ~ BARDSTOWN KY FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Archdiocese’s Annulment Process
St. James Elizabethtown
Thursday, February 16 - 6:30—8:00 p.m.
Presentation is free. Speaker will be Pat Norris from
the Archdiocese’s Tribunal. Please call 270-765-6268
if you plan to attend. Open to everyone.
Archdiocese of Louisville
Family Ministries Office
Seeking donations of prayer blankets for adults: The Catholic
Pastoral Care Teams at Baptist Health, University of Louisville
Hospital, Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital and Jewish Hospital
will distribute these blankets as part of their visitation with patients
and families. These blankets bring much comfort to those who
receive them and are a visible reminder of our prayer and support.
Each blanket will be blessed and given to a hospital
patient along with a prayer attached. The blankets will be for
adults. Pleas make sure that each blanket has a small pocket on the
front for a prayer to be placed in it.
Blankets should be 29” x 29”. Blankets can be dropped
off at the Maloney Center in Louisville or call the parish office to
drop off.
Housecleaner needed. Call 348-2390.
Deacon Discernment Sessions
The Archdiocese of Louisville is conducting a series of
Discernment and Information Sessions designed to
help men who are discerning a call to become a Deacon.
These sessions allow you (and your wife) to come together
for prayer, learning, sharing and interaction with others who
are discerning a call.
St. Margaret Mary
March 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Information Session
March 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Discernment
St. James (Elizabethtown)
May 14, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Information Session
May 18, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Discernment
Good Shepherd
July 9, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Information Session
July 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Discernment
St. Augustine
September 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Information Session
September 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Discernment
St. Bernadette
November 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Information Session
November 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Discernment
For More Information contact the Permanent Diaconate
Office at: [email protected] or (502) 636-0296 .
Healing Mass
The Heart of Jesus Prayer Group will host a Charismatic
Healing Mass on Wednesday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. at
Holy Family Church, 3938 Poplar Level Road. Fr. John
Johnson will preside. For further information, contact
Paul Furmanek at 502-608-3529.
Marriage Moment
Valentine’s Day - Jesus continually urges us to go
beyond the letter of the law. He interprets “You shall
not Kill (Matthew 5) as “Don’t be angry.” “You shall
not commit adultery” might be interpreted as “Show
your spouse that they come first and you love him/her
wholeheartedly.” Go the extra mile for your spouse
today. Find a Way to stretch your love.
Parenting Pointer
Black History Month - The past few years have been
tumultuous for race relations. Few people think of
themselves as racist, but do you or your children have
friends of a different race? It may feel awkward but
find a way to meet someone who looks different than
you this week.
Archdiocese of Louisville Family Ministries Office. Susan Vogt, ww.susanvogt.net
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