600 Locust Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 Volume 41, Number 6 August, 2014 Graphic by Allison Hayden Bishop William Medley and the Vocare committee would like to invite pa- rishioners to consider purchasing or sponsoring a table for the dioceses’ First Annual Vocare event set for Friday, September 26, 2014 and to be held at the Owensboro Convention Center. Vocare will be an exciting evening of celebration of Vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life with a multiple-course meal, entertain- ment and invited speakers. Seminarians from our Diocese will be present as well. Tables can be purchased or sponsored at $500 for a table of eight. Individ- ual tickets can be purchased for $65 and couples may purchase a pair of tickets for $125. Tables/tickets may be reserved by contacting Kathy Rasp in the Bish- op’s office at 270-683-1545 or by email at
[email protected]. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in Maple Mount, Ky. Welcoming A New Postulant ...The Ursuline Sisters stand and applaud invite everyone to their 44th annual their new postulant, Stephany Nelson, at a special ceremony on July 12 in the Motherhouse Chapel. Stephany’s postulant time can last from nine months to two years, at which point she may choose to enter the novitiate, and officially become an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph. MSJ Photo. See related article BBQ PICNIC on page 3. Sunday, Sept . 14 12th Annual Rural Life Serving BBQ pork, mutton, chicken, burgoo 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Celebration Games! Crafts! Yard Sale! Silent Auction! (Booths open 10:30-3:00) Sunday, August 10th Change ServiceChange Requested For the benefit of the retired Ursuline Sisters 5:00 pm Owensboro Sportscenter Grand Raffle Prizes: Tickets are $5 You can win $10,000 • 2-year lease on a Toyota Corolla • $1,000 • Handmade Quilt • $500 • $250 • $100 Get tickets from any Ursuline Sister or call 270-229-2009 or find a form online: ursulinesmsj.org/help-the-sisters/picnic Tickets will also be available at the picnic.