St. Stephen Cathedral Office/Rectory: 270-683-6525 610 Locust Street Most Rev. William F. Medley, Fax: 270-683-3621 Owensboro, Kentucky 42301-2130 Diocese of Owensboro Blessed Sacrament Chapel: 270-926-4741 https://ststephencathedral.org Most Rev. John J. McRaith, Cathedral Preschool: 270-926-1652 www.facebook.com/StStephenCathedral Bishop Emeritus April 2, 2017 Fifth Sunday of Lent Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice! — Psalm 130:1 Mission Statement The Catholic Community of St. Stephen Cathedral serves as the Mother Church for the Diocese of Owensboro to welcome, evangelize, and worship in the name of Jesus Christ. MASS SCHEDULE: SACRAMENTS: Baptism: St. Stephen Cathedral Baptisms are usually celebrated during one of the regularly Monday-Friday: 7:00AM and 12:05PM scheduled Masses. Parents are encouraged to call the parish Saturday: 9:00AM and 5:00PM office before the birth of their child to make an appointment for instructions. AM AM AM Sunday: 7:00 9:00 and 11:00 Marriage: Holy Days: 7:00AM and 12:05PM Couples wishing to share their lives with one another in Blessed Sacrament Chapel (602 Sycamore St) sacramental Marriage are asked to call the Office for an appointment with one of the priests. We suggest the first Sunday: 10:00AM appointment must be scheduled nine (9) months before the Membership in Parish: proposed date of marriage but ABSOLUTELY no later than We give a hearty welcome to all new families moving into our six (6) months prior to the proposed marriage date. parish. Please register in the Office as soon as possible. Those Reconciliation: who plan to move from our parish community are requested The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated communally to inform us. two times a year, during Advent and Lent. Other Bulletin Material Deadline: opportunities for reconciliation are Saturdays from 9:30- Friday, 8:00AM, in writing, ten days in advance of publication. 11:30AM and 4:00-5:00PM on the Thursday before First Friday, Deadline firm. Earlier deadline applies when holidays occur. and by appointment. FIFTH SUNDAY of LENT “Repent and believe in the Gospel!” APRIL 2, 2017 STEWARDS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 8/9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 5:00PM VIGIL MASS 9:00AM MASS Altar Servers: OPEN, OPEN, Nicholas Clemens Altar Servers: Max Kurtz, Thomas Kurtz Lectors: Charlie Payne, Molly Payne Lectors: Janice Scherm, Ellen Aud Minister of the Host: Sr. Sharon Miller, Felicity Polio, Minister of the Host: Donna Murphy, Sarah Murphy, Wilma Stallings Chris Warren Minister of the Cup: Jacob Fischer, Rita Gerteisen, Minister of the Cup: Laurie Hicks, Denise Payne, Carroll Howard, Janet Murphy Sr. Monica Seaton, Vickie Warren Minister of Hospitality: Bryan Booth, Paula Booth, Minister of Hospitality: Cary Aud, Nadine Higdon, Angela Drury, Bill Drury, Jonathan Drury, Nathan Reffitt Jesse Mattingly, OPEN, Nora Mattingly, Tom Murphy 11:00AM MASS 7:00AM MASS Altar Servers: Jack Calhoun, Michael Calhoun Altar Server: Luke Riney Lectors: Rob Abney, Margaret Windle Lectors: Nancy Hendricks, Glenn Thompson Minister of the Host: Amy Payne, Tom Payne, Debbie Sikes Minister of the Host: Dennis Weafer Minister of the Cup: Kate Abney, John Calhoun, Minister of the Cup: Arthur Hodde, Rita Roberson Jenny Likens, Joan Perry Mininister of Hospitality: Pat Baker, LaWanna Brand, Minister of Hospitality: Bobby Ballard, Robert Ballard, OPEN, Norman Froehlich, OPEN, Terry Wilkerson Shanna Ballard, Allen Herzog, Bo Ivey, Jim Ivey I. Child Abuse Prevention Month: “And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and Pastor’s said to them, “let the children come to me.” Mark 10: 13-14. “Promise to Protect—Pledge to Heal” is the theme for April which has been designated Child Abuse Prevention Month by the Corner United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). We must be the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves or are too afraid to speak out. Pray for victims; pray for those Know that who victimize for their conversion; support teachers in their efforts to help abused children, and be proactive with our elected officials and let them know there needs to be safeguards in I am the Lord! place for the vulnerable, especially the precious children. Let us make our pledge today! II. “In Service to One—In Service to All” – The Knights of Columbus need you! I wish to recognize an almost 150 year old ser- vice oriented organization and the men from our parish who have served for so many years. The Knights were founded by the Vener- able Michael J. McGivney, a priest from Connecticut, in 1882, and were named in honor of the mariner Christopher Columbus. Origi- nally serving as a mutual benefit society to working class and immigrant Catholics in the United States, it developed into a fraternal benefit society dedicated to providing charitable services, promoting Catholic education and Catholic public policy positions, and actively defending Catholicism in various nations. In 2015, the Order gave over $175 million directly to charity and performed over 73.5 million man-hours of voluntary service. Over 413,000 pints of blood were donated in 2010.* The Knights teach a high and noble patriotism, instill a love of country, and instill a reverence of civic duty. Pray for our Knights! I thank the following parishioners for their service to the community: Robert Ballard, Ronald Bornander, Howard Brown, Jeremy Brown, Michael Brumley, J. C. Green, Francis Hayden, Dr. Carroll Howard, John Jones, Jr., Joseph Murphy, William McCarty, William McCormick, Thomas Neal, Joseph Offerman, Edward Pickett, Mark Stallings, and Elmo Thompson. If you have questions about becoming a Knight, ask one of the men named above. *statistics gathered from Wikapedia III. Nominations for your Parish Pastoral Council: I am looking for people willing to collaborate with me, willing to serve the common good of the whole parish community. Council members advise the pastor and recognize the relationship between St. Stephen Cathedral parish, the local and universal Church. Awareness of one’s personal call to faith is essential. They must be at least 18 years of age, active members of St. Stephen Cathedral Parish, and will to serve a 3-year term. Pick up a yellow nomination form at the church doors. IV. Flowers In Memory of or In Honor Of: (note the envelope in your packet or sign up on line and donate through “WeShare”). Mention the name or names of people you would like to be remembered by your donation of flowers or the name of those living whom you would like to honor. These names will be listed in our Easter Sunday bulletin. These flowers will grace our church for Easter and the Easter Season. What a meaningful way to express gratitude! V. Proud of our Cathedral Community: I cannot express my gratitude sufficiently for those who helped in so many ways as hospi- tality ministers, Diocesan Event Welcomers, servers and hosts to bishop McRaith’s family and friends at the rectory providing food and a gathering space, and in giving Bishop Emeritus John Jeremiah McRaith a wonderful “send” off. We had hundreds of visitors to our cathedral. That same week began with the huge funeral for fireman David McCrady—the church was packed to the gills and. (continued on the next page) In Joy and Hope, Fr. Jerry FIFTH SUNDAY of LENT “Repent and believe in the Gospel!” APRIL 2, 2017 Pastor’s Corner (continued): . .the funeral meal Please Pray for all the Sick† lasted all afternoon. Again, you rose to the call of good stew- ardship in serving your community. A special thank you to Jacqueline Abshier Steve Hagan Olivia Murphy Rick Aud Ben Hartz Joyce Nally Gene Lyon and her team for the meal on Monday and Lisa Tay- Sharon Boone Sarah Horn Lucy Neal lor and her team for the funeral meal on Wednesday for the Jamison Sue Bowlds Mary Houle Boots Norris Ron Calvert Jerry/Barbara Huff Wanda Payne family of Herman Dant. I thank ALL the people that serve in Ruth Ann Carrico Colene Jennings Ed Pickett our funeral meal ministry. My last, but certainly not least, Richard Clouse Frankie Jones Dorothy Reynolds George Collignon Jackie Jones Louise Thompson thanks go out to the Koinonia Team for their hard work, for Patrick Cureton Josanna Lamastus Isabella Wardrip those that provided food and a heartfelt thank you to all those Ruth Ann Cureton Henry Luckett Frank Wathen Vickie Davis James/Wilma Dwayne Wells who participated and allowed themselves to grow through this Wilma Fenwick McManaway Joan Wells retreat experience. Richard Flaherty Lottie Miller Fred Whelan George/Sandy Hagan JoAnn/Gil Moore Mel Windle Litany of Thanks—for your generosity Sick Friends/Relatives Suzanne Coomes, mother of Susan C. Howard; Phillip Johnson, broth- A big thanks to all those who served and provided er of Linda Coomes; Valerie Jones, daughter-in-law of Barbara Jones; food for the HUGE funeral meal for the family of Sue and John Mudd, sister and brother-in-law of Sharlene Hatfield; Sandy Posey, friend of Rebecca Millay; Eugene Thompson, father of David McCrady: Kathy Aull, Darylin Bishop, Ray Thompson; Peter Long Tron, infant son of Huonh Thi Tuyet and Louise Brown, Plyllis Calvert, Brenda Clark, Pam Col- Lee Tran lignon, Sue Cooper, Glenda Crump, Chona Curry, Donna Names in bold are those currently in the hospital or have had sur- Duffy, Donna Flaherty, Margaret Frey, Sara Fulks, Sue gery recently. Names will be ROTATED off these lists every SIX Gough, Janice Green, Cathy Grundhoefer, Sally Halbig, WEEKS unless a parishioner calls and extends the prayer request.