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The Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
October 19, 2014
St. Mary Magdalene
Catholic Church
7232 KY 56, Owensboro, KY 42301
www.stmarymagd.org
Ph: 270-771-4436  Fax: 1-866-856-7191 Ÿ
Rel. Ed. 270-771-4438
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil:
5:00 pm
Sunday:
8:00 & 10:30 am
Weekdays: Tuesday-Saturday 7:00 am
Holy Day:
Contact Parish Office
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Mark A. Buckner
mbuckner@stmarymagd.org
DRE: Debi Hopkins
debihopkins7@hotmail.com
Office Manager: Patti J. Bartley
patti.bartley@stmarymagd.org
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
October 19, 2014
Increase our Faith
(Luke 17:5)
Holy God, We thank you for the gracious
gift of faith. With the apostles before us,
we ask that you open our hearts
to the power of your Word and increase our faith
that we may be bold followers and joyful witnesses
to the message and mission of your Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Bookkeeper: Sherleye Goff
sherleye.goff@yahoo.com
Youth Minister: Crissy Stevenson,
crissystevenson1@yahoo.com
Minister of Music: Jacob Hein
jacob_hein@hotmail.com
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Joey Smith
Bryan Ebelhar, Mike Jones
Brad Cecil and Sarah O’Bryan
FINANCE COUNCIL
Larry Elder; Kenny Knott;
Rebecca Schwartz, Rita Wood
ST. MARY MAGDALENE
CEMETERY
Contact the Parish Office- 771-4436
SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM: Contact Pastor for Instructions.
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH
If you are a visitor to St. Mary Magdalene, we want to welcome you.
CONFESSIONS: Saturdays at 3:30pm;
If you are new to the parish, please call the office at (771-4436)
anytime by appointment.
to register in the parish.
MARRIAGES: Contact the pastor six months
Office hours are:
in advance to begin marriage preparation.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7:30am to 2:30 pm.
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October 19, 2014
LITURGICAL MINISTERS for Sunday, October 26, 2014
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
10:30PM
Chris Kamuf
Tony Ebelhar
Jim Hartz
Eucharistic
Ministers
Phil & Cathy
Ebelhar
Mitch Knott
Kurt & Melissa
Osborne
Amy Hartz
Shannon Offerman
Kristi McCabe
Altar
Servers
Monica & Natalie
Smith
Cody & Wyatt
Wethington
Lincoln Clancy
Drew Hartz
Dennis Mann
Jim Schwartz
David & Frances
Gaddis
Lector
Monday,
Oct. 20th
No Mass
Tuesday,
Oct. 21st
7:00AM Jeremy & Sabrina Thompson
Wednesday,
7:00AM
Oct. 22nd
Mike Goff
Thursday,
7:00 AM
Oct. 23rd
Donnie & Lisa Knott
Friday,
7:00 AM
Oct. 24th
Mary & Paul Shrecker
Saturday,
7:00 AM
5:00 PM
Oct. 25th
Johnson Family L & D
Theresa Carr
Sunday,
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
Oct. 26th
Bobby Millay
Parishioners
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Eph 2:1-10;
Lk 12:13-21
Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22; Lk 12:35-38
Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12;
Lk 12:39-48
Thursday: Eph 3:14-21;
Lk 12:49-53
Friday: Eph 4:1-6; Lk 12:54-59
Ushers/Greeters John Brey
Paul Scherm
Minister to the Sick: John Hartz the weekend of Oct. 26th (270) 771-5572
October Church Cleaners: Jennifer Latham, Shannon Payne, Kim Hagan
Mary Helen Riney, Cami Fulkerson
EVERYTHING BELONGS TO GOD
The first reading from the prophet Isaiah concerns the Persian King
Cyrus, called the Lord’s “anointed.” Cyrus deserves this title because he
ended the Babylonian captivity of the Jews. However, Isaiah reminds us that
it was God who gave Cyrus his power. He may be a great king, but “I am
the LORD and there is no other,” says God (Isaiah 45:5).
Today’s Gospel is also concerned with worldly power. In the passage
from Matthew, the Pharisees try to trick Jesus into speaking against the emperor. His famous answer is the perfect reply. Like the kings of old, Caesar
can be given the respect due his position, but everything belongs to God.
In the second reading, Paul gives thanks for all who are faithful to Jesus
Christ and his gospel. He, too, reminds us that our call and the power to be
faithful come from God.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Lk 13:1-9
NEW PARISHIONERS
St. Mary Magdalene welcomes all newcomers to our Parish Family. We would be honored to have you as a member. Please
fill out this section, cut out, and turn in or mail it to the Parish Office. We will send you papers for membership..
Name________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________ Phone _______________________
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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Social responsibility
Reading I: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
(rewards to Cyrus, king of Persia)
Reading II: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
(a model for believers)
Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21 (paying
tax to the emperor)
Key Passage: At that [Jesus] said
to them “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to the things that are
God’s.” (Matthew 22:21)
Adult: How much responsibility do
you feel the government should take
for meeting the needs of the less
fortunate in our society? How willing are you to contribute?
Child: Who needs help in your
neighborhood or community?
Saturday Mass Change at
St. Stephen Cathedral: Beginning November
8th, the two (2) Saturday morning Masses will be merged into
a 9:00am Mass. There will still
be two hours to celebrate God's
forgiveness in the Sacrament of
Reconciliation (confession)
every Saturday, but from 9:30
to 11:30am. Other churches in
Daviess County which have a
Saturday morning Mass are:,
Immaculate at 7am, St. Mary
Magdalene at 7am, Precious
Blood at 8am and Carmel Home
at 9:30am
October 19, 2014
October Calendar
18– Youth selling raffle tickets after Masses this weekend
19– PREP 9:00-10:20 AM
19– High School Youth Group 6:30-8:30PM Pizza & a Movie
21- Scripture Study 7:45-9AM
21– OCS Parent Mtg 6:00-7:00 PM
22– Confirmation Class 6:30-8:00 PM
25– Youth Group setting up for Trunk or Treat 9AM
26– PREP 9-10:20 AM
26– Trunk or Treat 4:00 PM
28– Scripture Study 7:45-9:00 AM
28– Young Adult Ministry 6:30 PM
29– Confirmation Class 6:30– 8:00 PM
We are in the works of planning a Young Adult Ministry Program here at St.
Mary Magdalene. This ministry encompasses all of those ages 18
(graduated high school) through 39. We will be having our first gathering
on Tuesday, October 28 at 6:30 PM. All that fit this age group are highly
encouraged to attend and bring your ideas of what you think this ministry
could offer you!! We will be finished by 8:00 PM. Can't wait to see you
there!!
Knights of Columbus
Turkey Shoot
November 2, 2014
And every Sunday Thru November 23, 2014
Shoots Start at 1:00 PM
Knights of Columbus grounds
Haynes Station Road, Whitesville, KY
Win! Hams, Turkeys, Cash
Scatter Boards- Target Shoots– 50/50 Pots
Discover when to forgive, and when to put the problem in God’s
hands. The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand are offering a program, “Forgiving What We Cannot Forget,” on Saturday, November
8, at Kordes Center on the grounds of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana. Presented by Sister Jane Becker, OSB.
Program runs from 9:30 a.m. Eastern time until 11:30 a.m. Cost is
$30. Registration due November 5. For more information or to register, call 800-880-2777, or 812-367-1411, ext. 2915, or visit
www.thedome.org/programs
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October 19, 2014
WHAT: Trunk-or-Treat is a Halloween event where people gather and park their cars
in a large parking lot. They open their trunks, or the backs of their vehicles, and decorate them. Then they pass out candy from their trunks. The event provides a safe family environment for trick-or-treaters. We will begin with a Chili Supper in the parish
hall at 4:00 PM. Cost is a donation to cover cost of everything toward the event.
WHO: We need adults with vehicles to decorate and hand out candy, and we need
children to dress up and trick-or-treat!!! This is a great fellowship opportunity for
ALL parishioner’s.
TIMELINE:
4:00-4:30 Chili served in parish hall
4:30– Costume Judging OUTSIDE ages 0-3
4:40– Costume Judging ages 4-8
4:50– Costume Judging ages 8-12
5:00– All raffle tickets MUST be turned in before the drawing. Trunk or treating and
activities begin
5:10– Costume Judging ages 13-17
5:20– Costume Judging ages 18 and up
5:45-Trunk Judging winner announced
*****Raffle winners will be announced between 5:00 and 6:00 PM.
WHERE: The designated area for the Trunk-or-Treating will be in the gravel parking
lot beside the parish hall. There will be a designated parking area on the black top for
those who do not wish to decorate their cars or hand out candy, but want to come
for the fellowship.
What Else? There will be a trunk decorating contest and costume contest for different age groups!!! Prizes will be given!!!
Weather pending– we will have more activities and games going on outside for the kids:
Art projects, Hayrides, and more!!!
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
Sunday, October 19-High School Youth Group
6:30-8:30 PM for Pizza and a Movie.
Saturday, October 25– 9:00 AM Set up for
Trunk or Treat
Sunday, October 26– Trunk or Treat: Youth be at
the Parish Hall at 2:30 PM
Fall Raffle: The youth are selling raffle tickets
at each of the masses the weekends of October
18-19, and 25-26 for the fall raffle. We have
several gift certificates in the drawing, as well as
a few gift baskets and other prizes. Over 35
items are being drawn. Tickets are $5 each and
benefit the youth group. Please see one of our
youth, or contact the office for a ticket. The
drawing will take place at our Trunk or Treat
Event!
Adult Volunteers: Just a reminder, that ALL
VOLUNTEERS MUST go through Safe Environment Training and a Background Check through
the Diocese of Owensboro. Parish Ministry with
minors cannot happen without adult volunteers.
Our High School Lock-in is postponed due to the
lack of volunteers. If we do not have adults to
step up, our activities will be limited.
October 19, 2014
The Owensboro Diocese
Youth Conference (ODYC)
is scheduled for Friday and
Saturday, November 21-22 at
the Owensboro Convention
Center here in Owensboro. This is the fourth year
for this conference that is for both MIDDLE & HIGH
SCHOOL YOUTH!! The conference includes keynote
addresses, prayer experiences including a Eucharistic
Procession to St. Stephen Cathedral with Adoration and
praise and worship music and an opportunity to receive
the Sacrament of Reconciliation, as well as an international Rosary, workshops on various topics relevant to
youth and adults and lots of music. The event will conclude with liturgy celebrated by Bishop Medley.
The cost of the conference is $30 per person. If you
would like to get a t-shirt, it is an additional $12. If
you would like to attend, you must sign
up with Crissy no later than TODAY
Sunday, October 19!!! We will need a few
adults to attend this conference and help transport youth
for lunch. If you are able to attend, please let Crissy
Nov. 1:
All Saints Day.
Nov. 2:
All Souls Day-Weather permitting, the PREP classes take a “prayer walk” over to the parish cemetery. (There is a paved walk,
off Knott Rd.). All are invited to please join us, about 9:15, in front of church. More info on this later on.
Jan. 10, 2015: First Reconciliation Group- Mini-retreat morning, time TBA
Jan. 16-17, 2015: Confirmation retreat, at Blessed Mother Parish Hall
Jan. 24, 2015: First Reconciliation, in church, tentatively 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 7, 2015: Confirmation practice, time TBA
Feb. 8, 2015: Confirmation, at the 10:30 a.m. Mass
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Safe Environment
The safety of our children is the responsibility of every Christian. Anyone aware of the abuse of a person
under the age of eighteen is required
by law to report
this to the proper state authorities:
local law enforcement (270-6878888 or the Kentucky Child Abuse
Hotline (toll-free: 1-877-KYSAFE1; 1877-597-2331).
To report to the diocese abuse by
church personnel (paid or volunteer)
either past or present, please call the
Pastoral Assistance Coordinator at
this confidential phone line: 270-852
-8380. The Diocese of Owensboro
has just revised its sexual abuse policy, and it is available in the parish
office and also on the diocesan web
site (www.rcdok.org/safe)
WORDS AND ACTIONS
When people hear us
speak God’s word, they marvel at
its beauty and power; when they
see what little impact it has on
our daily lives, they laugh and
poke fun at what we say.
—Anonymous second-century Christian
PRECIOUS BLOOD BUS TRIP
A bus trip is being planned to go to
Bardstown. we will leave on Friday,
November 7th after the 7:00 a.m. Mass
and return on Saturday, November 8th.
Cost is $148 per person/double or $138
per person/triple (Includes bus transportation, one overnight stay, tour of Spalding Hall, tour & tasting at Heaven Hill
Distillery, continental breakfast, lunch
at Stephen Foster Restaurant on Saturday, tour of Abbey of Gethsemani, St.
Thomas Church and St. Joseph Cathedral). Lunch (Talbott;'s Tavern) and
Dinner (BJ's Steakhouse) on Friday on
your own. If interested, please call
Penny at the Parish Office at 270-6846888. Registration deadline is October
24, 2014.
October 19, 2014
Community Outreach
At the August Parish Council meeting, the possibility of a new program
was discussed. Drawing on inspiration from other churches, a new ministry is envisioned that offers outreach to elderly and needy members of
the community who struggle with home improvement and maintenance
projects. This "Toolbox Ministry" would offer volunteers the opportunity
to help the less fortunate through a donation of time and expertise. If you
are a skilled tradesperson (plumber, electrician, carpenter, etc) or if you'd
just like to donate some time doing home cleanup (gutters, windows,
landscaping, etc.), there are many neighbors who could use your help.
Recipients could be nominated anonymously for help, and then a contact
person will organize the response effort. To make this happen, we need
to hear from YOU! Please contact: Brad Cecil at by email at
bcecilae@hotmail.com or by phone at 270-929-1595. Let us know that
you're interested in the program. If feasible, further announcements will
follow.
Thank you: The Parish Council
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
When the fathers of the Second Vatican Council met to discuss the sacrament of penance, they were required to draw up a new rite, including several forms. The hot button for debate was so-called “general absolution,” by
which a penitent could be absolved of sin without confessing to a priest. This
was a difficult debate, compounded by widely varying traditions in both East
and West. Some were surprised to learn that the Holy See had already given
permission, during the First and Second World Wars, for this form. In 1944
the Vatican issued a decree saying this form was valid under extreme conditions, which bishops in mission lands and Latin America took as a kind of
“blanket permission.”
Thus, the fathers of the Council were alarmed to find this practice fairly
widespread, not only in war, but in peaceful places with huge numbers of
faithful and few priests. Although they eventually produced a ritual with
three different forms, the forms are not considered equal, and the enriched
and revised individual form is preferred. The enrichments include a welcome
of the penitent, a sign of the cross with an encouragement to trust in God’s
compassion, new texts rich in the Word of God, praise for God’s mercy, and
a dismissal.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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IN SPECIAL NEED OF PRAYER
HOME BOUND/RETIREMENT HOMES:
Bobby Collignon, June Ebelhar, Carolyn Knott, Jean McCarty, Michael O’Bryan,
Pearl O'Bryan
Remember in prayer, those sick in our Community:
Michael Alvey, Toya Ashby, Bill Bratcher, Riley Carmen, Marion Cecil, Joe Bill Clark,
Martha Clark, David Clouse, Pam Cox, Mary Alice Crowe, Maria Daughtery, Steve Dean,
Caroline Elder, Jean Ferrel, Audrey Fogle, Samuel George, Jeff Green,
Susan Riney Guernsey, Billy Johnson, Benjamin Halbig, Robert Haire, Jerry Harris,
Lydia Haycraft, Frances Hayden, Joe Hayden, Pat Hayden, Bill Head, Marie Hester,
George Hooper, Leslie Jackson, Martha Johnson, Bill Kamuf, Sarah Kamuf, Bill Knott,
Mary Ann Kurz, Joe Lewis, Bill Loudermilk, Joy Malone, Joy Medley Lyons, Dora McCarty,
Joe Bill & Margie Merimee, Gary Miller, Diane Minton, Michael & Sue O’Bryan,
Larry Oller, Jamie Potter, Gary Reynolds, Jason Roberts, Christian Ruiz,
Melanie Russelburg, Mike Sevy, Cindy Smith, Norbert J. Smith, Sabrina Sparks,
Gayle Strehl, Bernice Thomas, Alma Topper, Darryl Warren, Kevin Warren, Phil Warren,
Larry Wethington.
*Please note: Names will remain on the list for one month.
Prayers for our Military- As a parish family, we at St. Mary Magdalene pray for all the
members of our parish. We especially pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are
currently on active duty in the military. James Calhoun, Jessica Chase, Christine Kugele,
Frank Murphy, Chad Norris, Jeff & Sarah Odell, Jonathan Tucker
Good Deeds: Gracie cleaned her room; Catherine Gillim helped her
sister Elizabeth pack for her Fall Break with her friends.
Happy Birthday to You!!
Parishioners celebrating
Birthday’s this week
18– Larry Elder; Jenny Thompson
Jillian Wheatley
19– Aristotle Brown;
Alison Mullican
20– Sam Hodskins; Kim Mullican
21– Lisa Mattingly
22– Christopher Kinney; Donnie Knott
23– Kathy Blandford; Carley Brey;
Charlie Dunn; Mackayla Henry;
Amy Knott
24– Jane Thomas
25– Claudia O’Bryan
26– Katelyn Combs; Julie Ebelhar;
Reese Keller; Lorie Knott
Happy Anniversary!!
Parishioners celebrating
Anniversaries this week
19– David & Sandi Boswell
19– Jimmy & Ashley Drury
22– Bill & Mary Ann Knott
22– John & Michelle Clancy
23– Donnie & Lisa Knott
23– Bryan & Leslie Ebelhar
26– Jim & Kelly Goetz 40 Years!
26– Eric & Christina Dant
If your birthday/anniversary is omitted
from this list, or incorrectly dated, please
call the parish office.
OFFERINGS: 10/5/2014
Weekly Actual
$ 7,139.00
Weekly Budget
$ 8,534.00
Year to Date Actual
$ 99,577.03
Year to Date Budget
$ 119,476.00
OFFERINGS: 10/12/2014
Weekly Actual
$ 7,062.00
Weekly Budget
$ 8,534.00
Year to Date Actual
$ 106,639.03
Year to Date Budget
$ 128,010.00
Thank you for your
sacrificial giving and generosity!
St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
Please contact Patti, to
purchase a cemetery plot.
(270) 771-4436.
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