Our Parish Family
Celebrating Lent at St. Michael’s
Stations of the Cross: Each Friday 6pm
Fish Fry: April 7th, 6:45pm
Lenten Penance Service: March 22, 6pm
Knights of Columbus Raffle: The Knights are selling raffle tickets $5/each for a washer and a dryer or for $500 as a fundraiser. They will be available at the fish fries or you can ask Charles Buchanan for more info.
Disciples Response Fund Update from the Diocese:
St. Michael, Sebree Thank you for your generosity! Following are the totals for the Disciples Response Fund Appeal for our parish as of March 13th:
Parish Target Amount: $1,599.13
Pledged: $4,378 Paid: $3,223
Remaining Balance: $1,155
(Our Parish will receive a rebate of 50% for all dollars paid over Parish Target Amount.)
Amount of Rebate: $811.94
Our Faith Family
Chrism Mass will be held at the Owensboro Sportscenter on Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. (1215 Hickman Avenue.) This is the annual Mass where Catholics from all over the Diocese gather together to worship, all of the priests renew their commitment to their priestly ministry and the holy oils used throughout the year are blessed and distributed.
Vigil Watch for Youth @ St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Palm Sunday, April 9th, 7pm. Vigil Watch will be an evening of prayer and praise and worship in the context of adoration, as we start our walk with Christ this Holy Week. We will pray an abbreviated form of the Stations of the Cross, sing songs of praise, and keep watch during a Holy Hour of Adoration.
TEC – Teens Encountering Christ Regional Masses
Join your regional TEC community for the 40th anniversary of TEC on March 26, 2017. Masses will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes in Owensboro, Holy Spirit in Bowling Green, and St. Thomas More in Paducah. The event includes Mass at 4:30 with food and games to follow in the parish hall. For more details please contact Diane Hicks McIntyre at (270) 970-3241 or Abby Thomas at (270) 903-2125.
Right to Life Annual Chili Supper The Owensboro Right to Life invites everyone to attend their annual chili supper on March 25 at Our Lady of Lourdes immediately following the 4:30 PM Mass. There will be a silent auction and games for children as well. For more information, please call 270-685-4922.
Catholic Women’s Conference | Aug. 25-26, 2017 | Save the Date! This conference features Cyndi Spivey, a Christian faith and fashion blogger, and Hallie Lord, Catholic blogger, speaker and author of On the Other Side of Fear: How I Found Peace and will take place at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. This conference is being coordinated by St. Jerome Parish and sponsored by the Diocese of Owensboro. Bishop William F. Medley will preside over Mass on Saturday morning. More information will be available soon.