1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 16, 2014
God
Pastor: Rev. Brad Whistle
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:30pm
Sunday 8am & 11am
Mon., Wed., & Fri. 12:05
Tues. & Thurs. 7:00am
Holy Day Mass
Check bulletin for schedule
Confessions:
Saturday at 3:00pm
Baptisms by appointment, classes
are held the 2nd Tuesday of the
month.
Marriage preparation must begin
6 months in advance.
Anointing is the First Friday of
every month at 12:05 Mass with
Confessions at 11:30
Mass Intentions for the Week:
Sat:
4:30pm Special Int. SG
Sun:
8am
Our Parish Family
11am
Odie B. Warren
Mon:
12:05
Marie Schmitt
Tues:
7am
Sue Dickens
Wed:
12:05
Robert H. Steele
Thurs: 7am
9am
Mary Catherine Roberts
School Mass
Fri:
12:05pm Charles Higdon
Sat:
4:30pm
Leon Johnson
Sun:
8am
Walter Elder
11am
Our Parish Family
does not endow people with
identical or necessarily equal gifts. If you do
as well as you can with the gifts given to
you by God, you will hear his “Well done.”
Not only the gifts, but also the people have
equal worth. At the same time, the parable
ends with the talent taken from the third
servant being given to the one with ten
talents. Equal worth does not necessarily
mean equal compensation. Some positions
require more skill or ability and thus are
compensated accordingly. The two servants
who did well are rewarded in different
amounts. But they are both praised
identically. The implication of the parable is
that we are to use whatever talents we’ve
been given to the best of our ability for
God’s glory, and when we have done that,
we are on an equal playing field with other
faithful, trustworthy servants of God.
11/16– Parent day Rel. Ed. @9
11/16– L2S2 @2pm (all women of the
parish welcome to attend)
11/16- YGroup @6pm
11/17-Arise afternoon group 12:45
11/18– OLL at St. Bens
11/19-Daycare Thanksgiving
11/19– Arise evening group 6pm
11/19– Finance mtg.
11/21-11/22– ODYC
New Parishioners are always welcome; we invite you to register in the Parish Office.
Our Lady of Lourdes is thankful for all the many men and
women who were and are active in the military. On the
weekend of November 22nd and 23rd during all Masses our
parish will honor all those who serve or served our country
in peacetime and war. We will recognize all branches of the
military, Veterans and active duty. We would like all
military service men/women to come forward during Mass
for a special blessing. We will honor their faithful service to
our country, which reflects Christ’s own service and
sacrifice to our Church.
This month we will be collecting food
for the pantry and supporting St. Vincent
De Paul. Please remember the less fortunate during the upcoming holiday season.
All that we have is from God let us
remember to give thanks. Grocery Bag
Sunday is Nov. 23rd. Bags will be passed out
after Mass today, please return bags next
Sunday.
GODS HOUSEKEEPING
MINISTRY
Thanks to Sharon Russell, Joyce Ferguson & Kara
Hollis for cleaning the church Sat. Nov. 8th. Those
scheduled for Sat. Nov. 22 are: Vicki Howard,
Keith & Teresa Clark, Sam & Doreen Abbott, &
Amanda Woodward
Housekeeping list is being
updated. If you wish to have
your name added or removed
please contact the office this
week.
January begins Lourdes “Homecoming”;
the purpose of this simple outreach
program is to invite inactive Catholics
back to the faith community and the
Sacraments. The goals of “Homecoming”
are to provide opportunity to listen to
those who have left, to reconcile them with the Body
of Christ, to heal past hurts, to discuss Church
teaching, and to provide talks on issues, such as
divorce and annulments, Church teaching since
Vatican II, and the Sacraments. While FAM
oversees this outreach, this program is a parish
wide endeavor and every parishioner is encouraged
to participate by prayer and fasting. Please join us
in praying a decade of the rosary a day that our
families and friends away from Christ might
respond to His invitation to come home to the
Catholic Church.
L2S2 fundraiser to help finance our various outreach
ministries. “That’s My Pan!” provides beautifully
engraved personalized kitchenware. Sample items are on
display in the parish office. Contact Stacey Davis at davis.stacey26@yahoo.com / (270) 929-8075 or Geri Jones
gerijones14@yahoo.com for more information or to place
orders. Order by December 1st to guarantee Christmas
delivery.
Our Lady of Lourdes February 6th-8th
COVENANT OF LOVE DATE
NIGHT!
November 21st 6:30-8:30 pm
Immaculate Parish Hall 2516
Christie Pl, O’boro KY
FREE! CHILDCARE PROVIDED! An evening to enjoy
adult fellowship and nurture our marriage relationship.
Bring your friends, and please RSVP by Monday 17th
(if childcare is needed.) to Haley & Matt Fitzgerald at
(270) 993-1111, Rachel & Keith Evans, at (270) 5702170 or Helen & Fred Meister, at (270) 683-4330
Checkout other event happenings in the area on our
website: www.lourdescatholicchurch.com click: view
current bulletin.
Please join Bishop William Medley and
Bishop John J. McRaith as they
celebrate Bishop John’s 80th Birthday
with Mass at St. Stephen Cathedral on
Friday, December 5, 2014 at 12:05pm
St. Alphonsus Thanksgiving Smoke, BBQ’d
Ham Fundraiser!
Saturday, Nov. 22nd. Boneless 8-9 lb. hams $40.
Bone-in 20-22lb. Hams $60. Barbequed by Paul
Murphy. Pickup next to St Joe Fire Department at
2pm. Call 270-229-4164 or email
st.alphonsus@att.net to order by November 10th.
The family of Mary Lois Brackin would like to
thank Fr. Brad for the kindness & blessings
during her illness, for the choir & for the great
meal after the funeral. Thank You
Family Life/Youth formation
Danny May
dmay@lourdescatholicchurch.com
ARISE SEASON 5
11/17– afternoon group @12:45
11/19– morning group @10am
11/19- evening group @6pm
TONIGHT– YGroups @6pm
Nov. 21-22 at
Owensboro
Convention Center.
Join hundreds of high school and
middle school youth from across
the diocese for praise and worship.
Lourdes has reserved 16 spots.
Please contact Danny to sign up.
FYI:
“Behold The Lamb Of
God” will be replaced this
year with parish Christmas
Caroling. Young & Old are
invited to participate. So get
those voices ready and make
plans to join us Dec. 22.
Time –TBA
Religious Education
Drew Hardesty
dhardesty@lourdescatholicchurch.com
11/16– Parent Day for Religious
Ed. Class
11/23– Whole Family Session;
Topic: Sacrament of
Confirmation
Family Sessions are for all
families of the parish, both
Catholic
School
and
Public School Families!
They are an excellent way to
learn more about your faith
as a family. We meet in the
Parish Hall for an opening
prayer and then dismiss into
several age groups. K-2nd,
3rd-5th, 6th-8th, and HSadults. Our next session will
focus on the Sacrament of
Confirmation and how we can
harvest the seeds of the Gifts
of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Please continue to pray for those
going through the RCIA program.
November 16
Daycare
Fabyan Bridgmon
fbridgmon@lourdescatholicchurch.com
As you all know a lot of my
stories come from the kids, majority from the ones who use the
bathroom next to my office. While
they are there they practice singing, and talk to their pretend
friend. Now I promote good
hygiene continuously through out
the day, so when the older ones
come out from the bathroom I ask
them hygiene questions and
reward them with a sticker. Well I
ran out of Fall stickers and gave
one a summer sticker. I said I
needed to get to Wal-Mart and get
some more and she said, “You
better, It’s almost Christmas!” The
Moral to this story: Never run out
of the right kind of stickers for the
right time of year while promoting
good hygiene. We’re keeping a
look our for the Pilgrims, I’m sure
they’re getting
closer, lots of
drawings and
crafts are being
touched up for
decorations
ready for our
“Turkey Feast”.
Blessed Sacrament Chapel, 602 Sycamore St, Owensboro, KY
will host its Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 23 from noon until 3:00pm. The public is
invited to join us for this free dinner to celebrate our blessings
and to give thanks. Contact Veronica Wilhite (270)926-4741.
Please pray for the repose soul of Mike Thompson who died
Wednesday, November 12. He was the son of Marie Thompson
of our parish.
St. Stephen Mass Change: Beginning November 8th, Saturday morning Masses will be merged into a 9am Mass. There will still be confession from 9:30am11:30am. Area Mass times for Saturday morniong: Immaculate 7am, St. Mary
Magdalene 7am, Precious Blood 8am & Carmel Home at 9:30am.
November
26th
OCHS Baseball
Ham & Turkey
Cook
Pick-up
12pm2pm
Hams are $32 each ($37 sliced)
Turkeys are $40 each ($45 sliced)
Please see any OCHS baseball player
for details and tickets. Tickets are
also available at the front desk at
OCHS or you can call Coach Adam
Hines at (270) 925-1804 to place an
order.
The newly revised sexual abuse policy, which explains fully the diocese’s efforts to address sexual abuse in the Church, can be
found parish office, at all doors of church and also on the diocesan web site (www.rcdok.org/safe.)
STEWARDS FOR THE WEEK
November 22-23
4:30PM
8:00AM
11:00AM
Lector
Freda O’Bryan
Judy Thomas
Phil Haire
Michael Clemens
Helen Bennett
Kenneth Bennett
E.M.
Mitch Long
Doris Thomson
Elaine Robertson
David Gehring
Rosalyn Carter
Terri Lanham
Martha Long
Tom & Cindi Reisz
Jim Ed Burris
Kim Burris
Mary Jane Clark
Brenda Edge
Ed Merimee
Charlotte Mischel
Mike & Janet Wathen
Ken Raley
Mike Houtchen
Jennifer Keller
Olivia Gerteisen
Ann Flaherty
Lois Decker
Ben Vessels
Aida Montalvo
David Schweisthal
Servers
Joseph Dixon
Ross Fleming
Jack Hamilton
Andrew Edwards
Thomas Gonzales
Jade Keller
Hospitality
M* Daniel & Kim Riney family
N* Brent & Kristin Horsley family
S* Jerry & Betty Rouse
M* John & Germaine Broxon family
N* Tim & Mischelle Miller
S* Mark & Kim Krampe family
M* Chad & Lorna Thompson family
N* Rosa Lee Appleby
S* Pat & Lori Elder family
Gifts
Dan & Kim Riney
Shawn & Becky Grant family
Jason & Maria Lawrence Family
Andrea Moorman
Children’s Liturgy
Van Driver
Paul Martin
Please help keep our prayer list updated, if you would like
a name removed or added to the list please contact the
parish office 270-684-5369.
For those in the hospital: Martha Bailey, Robert Clark, Susie
Clark, Teresa Henderson, Margaret Lanham
For those homebound & in nursing homes: Mary Arnold,
Ralph & Martha Ashworth, Irene Beierlein, Mary Bogucki,
Marlene Burns, Lois Brackin, Elwood & JoAnn Castlen, Sherman
Chandler, Margaret Clark, Ruthie Daniel, Betty Drury, Velma
Dunn, William Feldpausch, Audrey Fogle, Catherine Fulkerson,
Mary Fulkerson, Wilfred & Mary Lois Hagan, Ada Hamilton,
Mary Hardin, Delphine Hardesty, Helen Harrison, Helen Hein,
Teresa Henderson, Eddie Hermann, Helen Howard, Edwina
Hyland, Joe Janes, Marilyn Kurz, Gail Leathers, Jane Lewis, James
& Jean Matthis, Bernard & Evelyn Mattingly, Grace & Wayne
Mattingly, Ray McElroy, Alma Mullican, Lucille Payne, Rose
Payne, Mary Riney, Francis Russell, Mary Schell, Ambrose
Settles, Lucy Strehl, Martha Warren, Martine Warren.
For: Virgil Barnett, Kim Bell, Theresa Bennett, Helen Boarman,
James Bowlds, Connie Brown, Jeremy Brown, Betty Chapman,
Dottie Clark, Edith Conkright, James & Faye Constant, Dalton
Cottrell, Hettie Crask, Kathy Daugherty, Jeanie DeVries, Samuel
Hagan, Jeanie Haynes DeVries, Pat Dickens, Ann Dull, Eugene
Graff, Christina Hagan, Sharon Hagan, Lloyd Hartley, Lydia
Haycraft, Martha Johnson, JoAnn Kimmel, Kelly King, Peggy
Kutsor, John D. Lanham, Jansen Lewis, Joe Lewis, Pat Lewis,
Johanna Libber, Tammy Litherland, Randall Martin, Josie
McBride, Jeanne & Bill O’Bryan, Cheryl Parker, Dorothy Payne,
Maggie and Tim Payne, Jenny Phelps, Gary Reynolds, Debra
Rogers, Lucy Rose, Jerry Rouse, Paulette Snyder, Connie Tarry,
Mary Terry, Don Thomas, Richard Thomas, Ron Thomas, Joe
Thomson, Mike Todd, Alma Topper, Ed Watson, Brian Wink,
Lawrence Wink, James & Marilyn Young, and for all the sick of
our parish .
Parish Office/Rectory & Hall Rental
684-5369
Office Fax
683-8008
Parish website
www.lourdescatholicchurch.com
Diocesan website
www.rcdok.org
Van Ministry– Greg Bell
729-2856
O.C.S. Board Rep- Chantae Hulsey
231-5745
Eucharistic Adoration- Marjorie Klee
684-4844
Daycare
926-6516
Lourdes Parish Staff:
Kay Clark - Administration
Fabyan Bridgmon– Day Care Director
Drew Hardesty– RCIA, DRE
Danny May– Family Life
Freda O’Bryan– Parish Minister
Aaron Wheatley– Maintenance
Charlotte Hollis– Secretary
Judy Thomas– Sacristan
Heather Hayden– Music Minister (270) 684-5369
Lourdes Parish Committee Chairs:
Charlotte Mischel– Pastoral Council (270) 684-5369
Mike Wurth– Finance Council
Collections for this month:
Nov. 2: KLEA
Nov. 23: Campaign for
Human Development
Nov. 27 & 30: St. Vincent
de Paul
Our Return on God’s Gifts:
11/9/2014
16,010.50
Amount Needed
November Average
20,500.00
20,477.13
Diocesan
73.00
Envelopes turned in
220
November 16, 2014 and every
Sunday thru November 23. Shoots
start at 1pm at Knights of Columbus grounds Haynes Station Road
Whitesville, KY. WIN! Hams,
turkeys, cash Scatter Boards
Target Shoots 50/50 Pots.
Owensboro Diocese Youth Conference
will take place on Nov. 21-22 at the
Owensboro Convention Center. Prayer:
The Universal Language will be the
theme this year, the conference is open to middle and high
school students and their parents or chaperones. Fr. Joseph
Espaillat and Mary Bielski will be our keynote speakers this
year. For more info. please contact Danny May or Robin
Tomes at robin.tomes@pastoral.org or call 270-683-1545.
BEHOLD THIS HEART VOCATION RETREAT WITH
THE PASSIONIST NUNS
Wonder what it’s like being a Nun? Interested in Religious
Life? November 28-29, 2014 * Single, Catholic Women ages
16-25
Contact: Sr. John Mary, C.P. Call-(270)315-0800 email:
sjohnm@passionistnuns.org to register by Sat., Nov. 22
Marriage Help – Retrouvaille (pronounced retrovi) has helped thousands of couples who are disillusioned or even experiencing misery in their
marriage. This program can help you too. For confidential information about or to register for the January program beginning with a weekend on Jan 30,
2015, call 270-683-1545 ext. 346, or email: satkv59@gmail.com or visit the web site at
www.retrouvaille.com
Are you concerned about someone's
drinking? Al-Anon can help. Meetings held Tuesday nights 8pm in St.
Stephens Pastoral Center basement.
Volunteer Tax Preparers and Screeners Needed
for 2015 tax season.
Learn more at GRABC.org or email
vita@lahef.org or call 270-685-1603.
RECEIVING THE GIFT OF GIFTS
Do you experience God’s Presence?
What is your response to God’s presence?
Have you ever felt “empty”? ...Was it the absence of God?
You are invited to spend some time in journeying into a
deeper relationship with God. All are invited into the life of
love! Are we working toward being there? Presenter: Sister
Mary Matthias Ward, OSU
December 2nd, 2014
Mount St. Joseph Center
5:30pm-7:00pm
Cost: $15.00 includes meal & program
Pre-registration is required. Contact: Kathy
McCarty: kathy.mccarty@maplemount.org
or call (270)229-0206.
EXPOSITION OF SACRED RELICS
Treasures of the Church
Friday, December 5th at 7:00pm held at St. Peter and Paul
in Hopkinsville KY. Over 150 relics will be shown, some
believed to be as old as 2000years.
Sponsored by Right to Life of Owensboro, Care Net
Pregnancy Center, & Birthright
It sounds like we may get lots of snow this year. Let’s
be generous this year and help those in need. Hats,
gloves, scarves, coats, and socks are all welcome.
Drop off dates are now until December 20th. There
are 3 locations this year.
*Right to Life of Owensboro 1115
Tamarack Rd Suite 200
*Care Net Pregnancy Center
922 Triplett St. Suite 7 M-Th 12pm-5pm
*Birthright
512 W 7th St., M-F 9am-12pm
Contact Robin at RTLO for more
info (270)685-4922 or
rtlo1973@att.net
These are items needed to fill our food pantry. Please make sure no item is
beyond its expiration date. Donations should be in original packaging,
bulk size is not recommended. Thank you in advance for your generous
donation.
Boxed Meals
(hamburger helpers)
Boxed/ Bag macaroni &
cheese
Boxed / Bag Rice
Boxed/Bagged Noodles
(spaghetti, ramen, or
egg noodles)
Canned vegetables
Canned meats / Tuna
Canned fruit
Canned soups
Canned ravioli
Canned chili /beans
Cake mixes
Cereal
Crackers
Coffee
Dried beans
Dry milk or boxed
milk
Instant potatoes
Jell-O/ Jell-O pudding
Peanut Butter
Powdered drinks
(kool-aid)
Spaghetti Sauce
Stuffing
Tea
Body Soap
Deodorant
Diapers Adult/ Baby
Dish Soap
Feminine products
Laundry Soap
Toothpaste/ toothbrush
Toilet Paper
Shampoo
Please remember to support local shelters this holiday season.
1001 W. 7th Street Owensboro, KY 42301
501 Walnut Street Owensboro, KY 42301
Underwear
Underwear
Socks
Socks
Shampoo
Shampoo
Deodorant
Deodorant
Items for women & children
of all sizes and ages.
Items for men sizes SM-3XL
YNight- “Advent
Party”
30 No Rel. Ed. Class
Whole Family
Session
23 Grocery Bag Sunday (return bags)
No Y Group
24
18 Parent mtg.
@6:30pm
17 Arise group 12:45
16 Rel. Ed.
L2S2 @ 2pm
YGroup @6pm
25
OLL @ St. Ben’s
11 Reconciliation
Parent mtg. 6:30pm
10Arise group 12:45
9 Rel. Ed.
Men’s club @6:30
YGroup @6pm
Please pickup
grocery bags to fill
4 KC’s mtg @6pm
Tuesday
3 Arise group 12:45
Monday
2
Sunday
NOVEMBER
Evening @6pm
26 Last Session of
Arise morning @10am
6pm
Finance mtg.
Arise evening group
19 Daycare Thanksgiving 10:30am
Stewardship mtg.
12 Arise: morning
group 10am Evening group 6pm
Arise: morning group
10am
evening group 6pm
5 Parish Council
Wednesday
27 Thanksgiving
Mass 8am
20 RCIA
13 RCIA
6 RCIA
Thursday
28
21 ODYC
14
Anointing Mass
12:05 /Potluck after
7 KC’s Fish Fry
Friday
29 Giving tree
22 ODYC
15 Women’s
Conference 9am-4pm
8
1 Confirmation
service project
Saturday
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
Psalm 126:3