Upcoming Ministry Opportunities
If you would like to offer your time & talents tell Patti!
Volunteers are needed to clean the Parish Center (former rectory) on a rotating basis.
Help is needed at the Sebree Christian Outreach to sort clothes & assist clients each Saturday 9am-12pm in June
St. Michael’s will help man the food booths at the Sebree Summerfest June 19th from 9-11pm. If there are enough volunteers we could also host a booth for face painting, kids games or a dessert to sell to raise money.
Our Parish Family
Brunch & Dedication on May 24th: Everyone is invited to stay after the 10:30am mass for free brunch and a blessing and dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Center (“Guadalupe Center”) and the Fr. Carl Glahn Parish Hall (“Glahn Hall”) in honor of our founding pastor who passed away in January.
Appreciation Dinner: All of those who serve the Parish in some capacity (in the liturgy, cleaning, religious ed, parish & finance council, etc) are invited to an appreciation dinner on May 31st from 4-7pm in the rectory.
Congratulations to Kolten Lynn and Lorena Velazquez from our parish family who graduated from High School this week! Congratulations to Guillermo & Emilio who will be baptized on Sunday!
English Classes: If you would like to assist teaching conversational English while picking up some Spanish Contact Joe Goeltz to let him know you are interested: 812-454-5537
Our Local Community
NA & AA Groups: Would you be interested in helping get a Narcotics Anonymous group started here in Sebree? Either as a group leader, participant, accountability partner, guest speaker, donor, etc? Let Patti know. If you are interested in AA please call Wayne at 812-453-9666 (English) or Orlando at 270-315-0434 (Spanish).
Local Job Bank: If you or someone you know could offer a job, either a day’s work or ongoing employment, please give your contact info & the details to Patti to pass on to the Ministerial Association.
Our Faith Family
Your Input Needed: In anticipation for the Diocese of Owensboro Pastoral Plan, Bishop Medley seeks your input once again and invites your participation at the second of the three rounds to be held across the diocese.
These Sessions will be held at the following locations:
Wed., May 27 – Christ the King Parish, Madisonville, 6:00-8:00
Thursday, May 28 – Holy Spirit Parish, Bowling Green, 6:00-8:00
Christian Leadership Institute (CLI): The Diocesan Office for Youth Ministry is once again sponsoring CLI which will be held June 21-26, 2015, at the Mount St. Joseph Retreat Center. CLI will help youth develop their leadership skills. If you know of any young people, ages 15-19 that are now or would like to be leaders in the parish or school please let Patti know ASAP.
Sophia Awards Nominations needed: We invite anyone who wants to nominate an individual to fill out the form and return it. (This form is also available online at rcdok.org/sophia.) This process is open to all people in the pews and the recipients will be notified by the diocese. Anyone sixty-five or older who has not previously received a Sophia Award is eligible for nomination. A person can be nominated on past outstanding contributions and can be homebound.
St. Gerard Life Home in Owensboro, KY – provides free shelter and services for pregnant women age 18 and older in a crisis pregnancy. A woman may come to us at any point in her pregnancy and may stay for up to 3 months after the birth of her child. There are no limitations on race, nationality or religion. Let us help. Call: 270-852-8328 or Email: stgerard@pastoral.org . A ministry of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky.
Programs at the Mount St. Joseph Conference & Retreat Center: June 2—Tolerant Oppression; June 5-7 – Ignatian Silent Retreat; June 11—Rediscover Catholicism. For a complete list visit www.ursulinesmsj.org.
To register call Kathy McCarty at 270-229-0206