Our Parish Family
Join us for a parish Festival Fundraiser Sunday, September 13th: The parish fundraiser will be at Sebree Springs park. Please make plans to come support the parish have some fun with carnival-style games, lots of fun competitions and great home-made food! Help us spread the word with the flyer!
Fr. Carmelo on Vacation—No Daily English Mass: There will be no Mass on Monday or Tuesday until Fr. Carmelo returns on Sept. 9th. If you need a priest for a pastoral emergency please call or text Patti and she will help get one.
Religious Education (K-8) registration: If you have kids or grandkids in Kindergarten to 8th grade that you would like to register in our parish’s faith formation please ask Patti for a registration packet. Classes start Sept. 9th.
POPE FRANCIS’ Visit to the U.S.! Drivers Needed! Would you like to join others from the parish headed to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis? The Pope will be visiting the faithful on September 26th & 27th in Philadelphia, PA. The parish group will leave Friday Morning & return Monday evening. Each carload would cover their gas expense & each person would pay for their food. We would crash on the floor of a local parish’s gymnasium or host families. If you are interested please let Patti know ASAP!
Upcoming Ministry Opportunities
If you would like to offer your time & talents tell Patti!
Would you like to help pass on our faith to the next generation? We have a place for you in our parish’s religious education program! We still need someone who can: serve the snack, supervise outside play, provide rides to and from, help keep the kids on task during class, one person to teach a class, help with the registration paperwork, clean up, organize materials, etc. Could you help with one of those? Please let Patti know today!! Classes are Wednesdays from 5:45-7pm and start on Sept. 9th.
Would you be able to help at the Parish fundraiser? The date is September 13th. We will need lots of help setting up, transporting materials, running carnival booths, selling food & cleaning up. If you can help please let Patti know!
Help is needed to get local NA & AA groups off the ground. If you can help, let us know!
Volunteers are needed to clean the Parish Center (former rectory) on a rotating basis.
Our Faith Family
Family Day at Gasper River Camp! On Saturday, Sept. 19th from 11am to 6pm there is an event for families of all ages & sizes. There will be activities for the youth & parent sessions. Theme: “Mission Possible: A Mission of Love” & a blessing/sending for those headed to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. This event is likely to fill up quick so register with Patti ASAP if you’re interested! Sponsored by Diocesan Offices of Family Life, Youth Ministry & Pastoral Juvenil.
Join Bishop Medley and Celebrate Your Marriage!
Join us on Sunday, September 20th at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro for the annual Marriage Celebration. Mass begins at 2:00 pm with a reception immediately following in the Fr. Vaughan Community Center. All are invited and families are welcome, we only ask that those coming RSVP to Charlotte Hedges at (270) 683-1545 or charlotte.hedges@pastoral.org. Sponsored by the Diocesan Family Life Office
VOCARE—Bishop Medley and the VOCARE committee would like to invite parishioners to the Second Annual VOCARE event set for Friday, September 18, 2015 and to be held at the Owensboro Convention Center. Vocare will be an exciting evening of celebration of Vocations to the Priesthood and commemorating the Year of Consecrated Life. If you are interested in attending please let Patti know. Tables can be purchased or sponsored at $500 for a table of eight. Individual tickets can be purchased for $65 and couples may purchase a pair of tickets for $125 by contacting Kathy Rasp at 270-683-1545 or Kathy.rasp@pastoral.org.
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: For a complete list visit www.ursulinesmsj.org.
To register call Kathy McCarty at 270-229-0206