Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018

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November 4, 2018 Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

PASTORAL COUNCIL MASS SCHEDULE Danny Ebelhar; Jason Elder; Jane Thomas; Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm (Nov– the end of April) Shannon Offerman; Jeff Riney Sunday: 8:00am & 10:30 am Weekdays: Tues.—Fri. 7:00 am FINANCE COUNCIL Holy Day: Contact Parish Office Kenny Knott; Rebecca Schwartz; Rita Wood; Sarah O’Bryan

PASTORAL STAFF SACRAMENTS Pastor: Rev. Shaiju Thomas BAPTISM: Contact Pastor at least a month before the baptism [email protected] for instructions. (270) 625-9514 CONFESSIONS: Saturdays at 3:00pm (one hour before Mass DRE/Youth Minister: Nick Higdon time) ;anytime by appointment. [email protected] MARRIAGES: Contact the pastor six months in advance to Minister of Music: Hein begin marriage preparation. [email protected] ANOINTING OF THE SICK: First Friday’s during Mass, or Secretary: Patti J. Bartley anytime it is needed. [email protected]

Bookkeeper: Susan Calhoun Ministry to the Sick and Homebound: If you know someone, [email protected] who is a member of our parish, would like to visit the sick, homebound, assisted living or in the hospitals and to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation, Communion and Anointing,

2 Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018 LITURGICAL MINISTERS for November 11, 2018

4:00PM 8:00AM 10:30AM Reese Keller Bella Brey Lincoln Clancy Altar Servers Nick & Louis Wyatt Wethington Ayla Montgomery Szemethy Emree Coomes Monday, Nov. 5th No Mass Lectors Mike Jones Julie Ebelhar Linda Rickard Tuesday, Nov. 6th 7:00AM Winnie Riney

Wednesday, Nov. 7th Eucharistic Imelda Millay George Ann Bottles Michelle Clancy Jim Gilles Karen Gilbert Danny & Sharon 7:00AM James A. & Ministers Joe Blandford Benita Drury Ebelhar Elizabeth Rickard Ushers/ Jimmy Gilles Tony Ebelhar Dan & Josh Thomas Brian Szemethy Kelly Thomas Thursday, Nov. 8th Greeters 7:00AM Gail Leathers

Friday, Nov. 9th 7:00AM Kim Rowan Minister to the Sick: Nov. 11th Michelle Clancy 270-577-3979

Saturday, Nov. 10th November Church Cleaners: Cathy Ebelhar; Patty Kaelin; Darlene Thomas 4:00PM Kelly & Hughleen Riney Anne Jones; Donna Rudy; Cathy Hardy

Sunday, Nov. 11th 8:00AM Ed Kaelin GOD’S LAWS 10:30AM Parishioners God’s laws are not intended to burden or torment us. Instead they are guideposts that point us in the direction of good living. Accordingly, good READINGS FOR THE WEEK living requires loving God and loving one another. We should not follow Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Lk 14:12-14 God’s laws out of fear of what might happen if we don’t, but rather view them as a foundation for building relationships and trust with one another Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; and with God. Lk 14:15-24 The Shema prayer of Orthodox Jews is based on the reading from Deu- teronomy today, “Hear, O Israel.” Every morning people recite the prayer as Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; a profession of their love for God and pledge their obedience to God Lk 14:25-33 throughout the day. They pass on their love of God to their children, from one generation to the next. Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Lk 15:1-10 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Friday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Jn 2:13-22

Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Lk 16:9-15

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH If you are a visitor to St. , we want to PRAY FOR THE DEAD welcome you. If you are new to the parish, please call the Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and office at (771-4436) to register in the parish. offer our prayers for them. —St. Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday 7:30-2:30PM

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There is a Bible scholar who said: “The message of the Scripture from the first page to the very last is love.” Love is the main message of Christianity, others are just commentaries. Apart from it, no religious practices, teachings and rituals are pleasing and acceptable to the Lord. So, the perfection of the Christian life consists principally and essentially in charity. It is the foundation, center and the summit of Christian life.

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength…you shall love your neighbor as you love yourself,” (Mk 12:30-31). This is the words of Jesus when one of the scribes asked Him which is the first of all commandments since in Israel in Jesus’ time, the scholars of the Law could extract 613 commandments from Scriptures. It is not easy to classify the laws according to importance or to pinpoint the fundamental laws. The core of the law seems to be the Ten Commandments.

Jesus refers to two Biblical passages and joins them to form two faces of one supreme commandment of love. These are like the two beams that make up a cross. One points upward and one points sideward. For Jesus, these two dimensions together constitute what it means to be an authentic Christian. The first is the famous Shema (Deut 6:4-5) as it is read in our first reading which invites Israel to a joyful union with and total love of God. This is the vertical dimension of the commandment of love. But the problem is, there are people who overstress the love of God. They want to shut other people out of their lives; they want to live for God alone and spend their day praying. They say that people only disturb them and keep them away from God. If you ask them to help you to do something, they say: “”I’ll pray for you.” This kind of thinking is wrong. It is selfishness.

The second, from the Book of Leviticus, invites a person to love his neighbor as himself (19:18). This is the horizontal dimension of the commandment. But, just like the commandment of loving God, there are also people who do just the opposite. They are totally involved in helping people: the sick, the poor, the drug addict, the people with problems and etc.. They work all day and half the night. They are so busy that they have no time to pray. They say: “My work is my prayer.”

But that is only a half-truth. We cannot do God’s work without God! Jesus in today’s gospel said to us clearly: “Love God and love your neighbor.” One put this new commandment in this way: “”We should fold our hands in prayer in church and then we should open our hands to others outside of the church.” We cannot love without loving people. We cannot love people without loving God.

National Vocation Awareness Week (Nov 4-10) National Vocation Awareness Week is being celebrated November 2-10. This annual observance of the in the United States is designed to focus on Please pray for the repose of the soul of Paul Knott, vocations to the priesthood, religious life and diaconate. Paul was a life long member of St. Mary Magdalene who It is a time to encourage young people to ask themselves: was buried here this Saturday. Please keep his wife To what vocation in life is God calling me?” It is also an Dorothy and their family in prayer. opportunity to bring awareness to and pray for those May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed already in discernment of one of these vocations. through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Parishes and schools are encouraged to include, during the first week in November, prayer and special activities that focus on vocation awareness.

4 Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018 St. Benedict Shelter’s Current Needs List: Donations can be left in the back of church and we will take them to St. Benedict’s.

Acettes Dance Camp Saturday, December 1st @ Owensboro Catholic High School Large Gym 8:30am-11:30am Cost: $30 Performance will be Friday, December 7th at Sportscenter at 5:30pm Girls Basketball game. Tshirt & admittance to game included in cost for each dancer. Registration forms can be found at https://owensborocatholic.org/camps/ Walk -in Registration begins the day of camp at 8am.

Acettes Alumni Performance Rehearsal Saturdays, December 22nd & December 29th 8:30- 11:30am @ OCHS Large Gym Performance Friday, January 4th @ 7pm Boys Basketball Game at Sportscenter Cost is $20 (includes t-shirt & admission to game)

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~From Nick Higdon the DRE/Youth Minister

PREP will be this coming Wednesday, November 7th starting @ 6:00 pm with a meal followed by time in the classroom at 6:30

Our next confirmation meeting will be on November 18th @ 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Because of the ODYC event on Friday and Saturday, we will not be having youth group on Sunday, November 11th

If your a parent and interested in volunteering for the 4 wheeler dinner, please let Nick know. Thanks!

The beginnings of All Day In 609, during the reign of Boniface IV (608-615), the Eastern Emperor (r. 602-610) gifted a temple in to the . The temple, still standing today and still known as the , was originally built in the first century. Destroyed by fire and rebuilt between 118 and 128, it was a public place to worship and honor all the Roman gods and goddesses — a spectacular monument to pagan Rome. Pope Boniface accepted this temple, removed all the pagan embellishments, all the statues of false gods and, according to legend, relocated and buried the remains of hundreds of Christian martyrs beneath the Pantheon. The pope then consecrated the Pantheon as a Christian church to the Blessed Mother and all the Holy Martyrs (Sanctae Mariae and Martyrs). The consecration took place on May 13, and that was the annual date of the feast of All Martyrs for the next 125 years.

On Nov. 1, 735, Pope Gregory III (731-741) dedicated an oratory in St. Peter’s Basilica to house the relics of the apostles, martyrs, saints and confessors. Thereafter, Nov. 1 became, at least for the churches in Rome, the feast of All Saints, and the May 13 date was suppressed. Other countries and cities began to celebrate the feast on the same day as the Rome churches, and soon a vigil of All Saints was added. Eventually, Pope Gregory IV (827-844) assigned Nov. 1 as the date of the feast of All Saints throughout the Church and proclaimed it a holy day of obligation. In the 15th century, octave days were added by Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) and the octaves of All Saints were part of the Church calendar until suppressed in 1954. In sum, there is ample historical evidence that Christians have annually, on some date or another, been acknowledging the collective lives of all martyrs and saints for over 1,200 years.

Today, All Saints’ Day is a solemnity on which the universal Church honors the martyrs, the saints and the confessors, including all known and unknown, all who have gained the reward of heaven. D.D. Emmons The Catholic Answer

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process of preparing the unbaptized, and those un-formed by Christianity (termed, un-catechized), for acceptance of Christ, of the Catholic Faith, and reception of the Sacraments of Initiation. Full initiation normally concludes with the Easter Vigil (the night before Easter Sunday). The process usually takes a year, although there may exceptions, due to age or infirmity. Catholic initiation (outside of the R.C.I.A.) indicates that a person is already validly baptized, already accepts Christ, and now wishes to be Roman Catholic. This catechesis (learning the Faith) can be adapted to the specific needs and circumstances of the individual. if you know of anyone interesting in learning about the process please let Fr. Shaiju know.

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TODAY’S READINGS November Calendar First Reading — The LORD, the God of your fathers, 04– Confirmation Class 9:15AM will give you a land flowing with milk and honey (Deuteronomy 6:2-6). 04– High School Youth Group 6:30-7:30PM Psalm — I love you, Lord, my strength (Psalm 18). 05– Choir Practice 6:00PM Second Reading — Jesus is always able to save those who approach God through him (Hebrews 7:23-28). 07– PREP 6:00PM Gospel — To love God with all your heart and to love 10– Lector training after all Masses this weekend your neighbor as yourself is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices (Mark 12:28b-34). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, 11– Hand Chime Practice 9:15AM-10AM International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. 11– Parish Christmas Social Planning Mtg– Noon TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION 12– Choir Practice 6:00PM Just two years ago, we engaged in one of the core 14– PREP 6:00PM activities of our democratic system: a presidential election. Actually, the institution of election can be 14– Mens’ Club Meeting 6:30PM traced to traditions in the Church, and although bishops are no longer chosen in this way, abbots and abbesses 15– Finance Mtg 4:30PM (heads of monastic communities) have almost always 15– Parish Council Mtg 6:00PM been elected by full voting members of their communities. The lifetime appointment begins when the 15– 4-Wheel Dinner or nuns are gathered in “chapter” at the death or resignation of the abbot, and fortunately for all involved, 17– Eucharistic Minister Training after all Masses campaigning is not allowed! The members of the 18– Confirmation Class 9:15 AM community discern, with prayer to the Holy Spirit, who among them is the best suited for leadership. Once 18– Middle School Youth Group 6-7:30PM chosen, the new leader requests the blessing of the local 19– Choir Practice 6:00PM bishop, who usually presides at a ceremony of consecration or investiture. The ballots are always secret, 22– Happy Thanksgiving and a simple majority must be achieved. In our American system the Electoral College is the 24– Commissioning of All Ministers during determining voice in the presidential election, not the Masses this weekend. popular election on a November Tuesday, just as the monastic chapter is the electorate. Today, most religious 24– Art/Environment Decorating Day 8:00AM orders elect general superiors in “chapter” by delegates of the professed members, and usually for a term of six 25– Christmas Play Practice between Masses years. A few, like the Jesuits, elect for life. At least we 25– Art & Environment Mtg after 10:30AM Mass don’t have that weight on our shoulders when we choose a president. Four years at a time will do! 25– High School Youth Group 6:30-7:30PM —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. 26– Choir Practice 6:00PM Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Conference & Retreat Center: 28– PREP 6:00PM Free Prayer Service for Veterans Nov. 14 VETERANS: Please join us for a day of prayer in tribute November 4th to you on Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at “The dying process is a sacred time—a final season to seek Mount Conference and Retreat closure in this life and prepare for the next in the hope of Center (Veterans gave up so much for us, now we hope to sharing in Christ’s Resurrection. As you enter into this give to you. The retreat director is Rev. Pat Dolan, season with your friend or family member, ask God to chaplain and veteran of Louisville. There is no cost and accompany both of you.” lunch will be provided. Please register by calling 270-229- USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Caring for 0206 or email [email protected] or register Loved Ones at Life’s End,” www.usccb.org/endoflifecare online at ursulinesmsj.org

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IN SPECIAL NEED OF PRAYER Happy Birthday to You!!

HOME BOUND/RETIREMENT HOMES: Parishioners celebrating Patty Beyke, Bobby Collignon, Ruth Ann Hardy; Dorothy Knott, Jean McCarty; Larry & Birthday’s this week Benita Riney 04– Karen Rose

We ask that you pause a moment and say a prayer for the sick in our community. 05– Matthew Biggs Nathan Brown, Savannah Dean, Kelly Dean, Danny Durbin, Allan Ebelhar, Jennifer Ebelhar, 07– Reece Kamuf; Easton Riney Margie Elder, Miles Evan, Sylvester Fischer, Patrick Fulkerson, Connie Griffin, Robert Haire, 09– Wes Knott; Becky Miles Jim Hamilton, Melissa Hamilton, Shannon Hamilton, Kelly Hayden, Mary Lucy Hines, 10– Marty Kaelin Steve Hopkins, Becky Joiner, Amelia Jones, Tom Kamuf; Eugene King, 11– Jennifer Hamilton; Tracy Wood Mary Ann Kurz, Leiann Lashbrook, Mary Lasley, Margie Merimee, Jessica Oberst, Larry Oller, Sandra Posey, Steve Raley; Larry & Benita Riney, Clayton Roberts, Jason Roberts, Roberts, Christian Ruiz, Cassidy Skaggs, James A. & Juanita Smith, Dennis Smith, Special Intention, Helen Rose Smith, Happy Anniversary!! Patti Terrell, Hillary Thomas, Charles Thompson, Kelly Thompson, Alma Topper, Parishioners celebrating Erika Vandiver, Baron Vanover, Linda Warren, Paula Wilson, Rita Woodall. *Please note: Names will remain on the list for one month. Anniversaries this week We wish all our Parishioners celebrating Prayers for our Military- As a parish family, we at St. Mary Magdalene pray for all the this week a happy and blessed members of our parish. We especially pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are Anniversary. currently on active duty in the military. Jackson Brett, Zachary Brett, Cody Byrne, James Calhoun, Chris French, Howe, Chad Norris, Ryan Offerman 06– Mike & Mary Lou Jones 09– Joey & Nancy Smith

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Mark 12:28b-34“You are not far from the kingdom of God”

Imagine how we would feel if Jesus approached us and said “You are not far from the kingdom of God!” Well, it turns out that it is not very complicated to be far If your birthday/anniversary is omitted from the kingdom of God. We must love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, from this list, or incorrectly dated, please and strength; and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Loving God is not too call the parish office. difficult, especially if we believe that God is the creator and source of all that we are, all that we have and all that we ever will be. And loving our neighbors as ourselves is not that complicated. But it is not easy. It means wanting and doing for our neighbors what we want and do for ourselves, including those neighbors who do not return our love; those who reject us; those who clearly do not love us. When we do meet Jesus how far will He say that we are from the kingdom of God?

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