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St. Joseph Catholic Church 204 North Main Street, Leitchfield, KY 42754 www.stjosephch.org Office Hours: 8am to 4pm Mon-Fri Office 270-259-3028 Rectory 270-259-3028 Emergencies 270-863-1596 Pastoral Staff Masses: Feb 4-Feb 9 Pastor - Fr. Tony Bickett [email protected] Monday 7:30 am Prayer/Communion Tuesday 12:05 pm †Martha Matthews Deacon- Bob Higbee 270-589-7316 Wednesday 5:00 pm Jane Johnston [email protected] Thursday 12:05 pm Glenn Braun Friday 7:30 am †Mike Marshall Deacon-Dale Depoyster 270-756-8754 Saturday 4:00 pm †Ann Sears Marshall dale [email protected] Sunday 7:00 am St. Joseph & St. John Sunday 11:00 am Ness & Nellie Alvey Office Manager - Missy Hart 270-259-3028 [email protected] Confessions Wed 4:30 pm Pastoral Associate -T.J. Dennison 270-302-6257 Sat 3:00 pm [email protected] Pastoral Council Social Media - Paloma Falcon Barbara Allen Edna Duggins [email protected] Jim Cecil Ann Marshall-Secretary Jerry Clemons-Chair Chris Nelson Religious Education - Kim Smith 270-589-1789 [email protected] Kirk Collard Carolyn Thomason– Vice Chair Billy Dallas Music - Meredythe Lee 270-929-7048 Homebound- Joanne Johnson 270-259-7599 Stewardship of Finance Jan 19 $3886.01 Outreach - Linda Clark 270-287-3776 Outreach $165 Altar Society -Dee Dee Johnston 270-723-2740 Thank you for your generosity! [email protected] July 1– December 31 Total Income $185,000 Prayer Chain - Betty Miller 270-259-3303 Total Expenses $173,000 [email protected] MINISTRY SCHEDULE February 8—4:00 p.m. February 9—7:00 a.m. February 9—11:00 a.m. L Mark Collins L Andrea Kemp L Curtis Grant S Ethan & Zach S Eva & Jacob S Canon & Jack C Deacon Bob Higbee C Deacon Bob Higbee C Deacon Bob Higbee C Ann Marshall C Rita Grant C Paloma Culver H Jim Marshall H Judy Warren H Joan Dobson U Jimmy & Sue Kipper U Eddie M./David C. U Eddie C./Charlie C. Gr Danny Joe & Barbara Allen Gr David & Amelia Thompson Gr Joyce Mudd & Debbie Sanders Gi Raymond& Nellie Stevenson Gi James & Bonnie Nelson Gi Craig & Adrianne Logsdon Family St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 430 St. John Church Rd, Sunfish, KY 42210 Website: www.stjohnch.org St. John Thrift Store 270-597-1038 Pastor Fr. Tony Bickett 270-863-1596 Pastoral Council Stewardship of Finance Nancy Farmer, Secretary Joe Durbin January 26 $891 Barbara Fitzhugh Shelia Durbin Thank you for your generosity! James Hughes-Chair Jim Sims-Vice Chair July 1– December 31 Total Income $32,400 Sun 9:00 AM Feast of the Presentation Total Expenses $30,900 and Candlemas Day Mass February 9 FEBRUARY Sunday 9:00 am †Peggy & Sue Sims 9 9:00 am Anointing of the Sick Lector Susan Baatz Server Brian Davis Cup Bill Canty/Cathy Canty Candles & Throats: Today is the Feast of the Host Deacon Bob Presentation of the Lord. We will be blessing Ushers John A. Durbin/James Hughes candles on this day for each family to take home Gifts Paula Wilson/Jim Sims and used whenever you pray. At the end of Greeters Pam Hughes/Volunteer Mass we will also be blessing throats in memory of St. Blaise. Donate Online: Anyone can donate to our parish online by simply going to our website at stjohnch.org and click on the Donate We Need Fishermen: What our Church need tab. You can make a single donation or set today is for more and more Catholics to see up a weekly or monthly donation. Check it themselves as “Fishers of Men & Women”. out! Christ is calling all of us to take what we hear in the Scripture readings as Mass and the Eucharist we have received and go forth and carry it to others. Jesus calls all of us to be his mission- aries in our world today. We have to go forth and share the Good News by our words and ac- tions with everyone we encounter. St. John Prayer List: Shirley Bush, Jack Coop, Judy Dombrowski, Susan Drury, Catherine Duvall, Doug Farmer, Ken Farris, Deacon Bob Higbee, Betty Photos Wanted: We are recording some of Jennings, Joe Lonsbery, Rosemary Kennedy, Vickie our cemetery records now in an online Ranburger, Jim Vessels, Chris Wolfe, For our Mili- software program. If you have photos of any tary & their families of our deceased members we can incorporate into the program so that later generations may St. John’s Thrift Store & Food Pantry see them. If you would like to help, give us 301 N Main St., Brownsville, KY 42210 the photographs of your deceased family Store Open: Mon - Fri - 9 am - 2:30 pm members in an envelope with their names & your name and we will return them to you after 270-597-1038 Sat - 9 am - 1:00 pm we have added them to our program. Pantry Open: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 am -2 pm This Week at St. Joseph B I R T H D A Y S Sun 9:00 AM Feast of the Presentation Anthony Smith 2/2 and Candlemas Day Morelia Falcon 2/3 Dawn Garrison 2/4 Mon 7:30 am Prayer/Communion Nolan Taylor 2/4 Tue 12:05 pm Mass Susan Clark 2/5 Lynn Evans 2/5 Wed 4:30 pm Confession Sue Brown 2/6 5:00 pm Mass Ellen Thomas 2/6 Jeremiah Chino 2/7 5:30 pm Religious Ed Keycia Collard 2/7 Thu 12:05 pm Mass Ain Dennis 2/7 Rita Braun 2/8 6:00 pm RCIA—Journey of Faith Fri 7:30 am Mass A N N I V E R S A R I E S Sat 9:30 am Altar Society Bob & Joanne Deweese 2/4 Sat/Sun Anointing of the Sick St. Blaise: St. Blaise who’s feast day in Mon- K of C Fish Fry Friday 4:30 - 7 pm. day, February 3, was raised as a Christian and became a physician and a bishop. To avoid persecution, he lived in the hills with sick ani- mals and cared for them. He was later cap- Encounter Christ Every Day: “We too are called tured and while imprisoned, he cured a boy to welcome Jesus who comes to meet us. To en- choking on a fish bone. He was ordered to be counter him: the God of life is to be encountered killed for refusing to renounce his faith and every day of our lives; not now and then, but every love of God. day. To follow Jesus is not a decision taken once and for all, it is a daily choice.” —Pope Francis, COMMUNION MINISTERS SCHEDULE Nursing Home Homebound Deacon Dale Will be gone on vacation until Jim Marshall 2/02-2/08 Beverly Harrison February 14. Carolyn Thomason Joanne Johnson 2/09-2/15 Jimmy Hill Presentation of the Lord: The Presentation of Father Babu 2/15-2/22 Rita Grant Jesus in the temple shows him to be the firstborn Son who belongs to the Lord. With Simeon and St. Joseph Prayer List, Margaret Beckner, Pat Anna, all Israel awaits its encounter with the Sav- Boone, Jill Bradley, Glenn Braun, Melissa Willis Cil- ior. Jesus is recognized as the long-expected wok, Carlos Clemons, Anna Critchelow, Juanita Messiah, the “light of the nations” and the “glory Drake, Beverly Eck, Steve Fey, Carol Gatto, Joyce of Israel,” but also “a sign that is spoken against.” Green, Linda Handzus, Carol Lee Heffley, Deacon Bob Higbee, Ken Farris, Patricia Lindsey, Amy Logsdon, The sword of sorrow predicted for Mary an- Joseph Lyons, Geral Dean Mattingly, David Pawley, nounces Christ’s perfect and unique oblation on Janette Pierce, Mandy Egan Pierce, Sara Redmon, the cross that will impart the salvation of God has Wanda Rickling, Veronica Robertson, Aaron Shull, “prepared in the presence of all peoples” (CCC, Betty Stone no. 529). Youth & Children’s Collection January 19 Blessing of Throats: Since St. Blaise feast day is this coming Monday, we will be offering 6-Children Gave $13.00 0-Youth Gave $0 the blessing of throats after Mass. Here is the prayer that is prayed: Through the intercession Children/Youth: One important virtue for par- of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God ents to teach their children is the virtue of gen- deliver you from every disease of the throat erosity, sharing what they have with others. and from every other illness. One way parents can do this is by having their children give some of their money to the Sunday Data Entry: We could use some help updating collection. our cemetery records. This could be done on your home computer. To find out more contact Envelopes: Boxes of contribution envelopes for Fr. Tony our youth and children can be found in the back of church. 40th Day of Christmas: Every year on the 40th day after Christmas, February 2, we commemo- Blessed Candles: Candles blessed on Candlemas rating the day when Jesus was presented in the day are brought home to be used throughout the temple by Mary & Joseph. On this day Jesus is year for religious celebrations, sick room visita- revealed as the Light of the world and so the tion and as sacramentals during times of hard- Church blesses candles on this day. ship, danger and for Divine guidance. Beeswax: Years ago, altar candles were required Parking Lot: We are working on making our to be composed of pure beeswax. Later, given parking lot safer for everyone. We are planning the expense of beeswax, 51% beeswax candles on eliminating the five spaces in the middle sec- could be used.