reflect on Scripture, share how the Word of Diocese Of Owensboro God relates to their daily life, and encour- Welcomes age each other into active discipleship. Groups will meet during six-week seasons New Renewal Process starting in Fall 2012. Each of these seasons has a major gospel theme that is broken down into weekly themes and experienced Bishop Announces ARISE in a variety of ways. Together in Christ for 2012 The plan calls for RENEW Interna- tional staff to train local parish leadership Bishop William F. Medley announced and the lay leaders who will shepherd the process within the parishes. Pastors, staff, November, 20, 2011 that the Diocese of Western Kentucky Catholic Graphic by Jennifer Farley Hunt Owensboro will undertake a comprehen- and selected leadership are invited to sive process of renewal in response to the Western Kentucky Catholic attend one of a series of information ses- Diocesan Pastoral Plan and as the spiritual 600 Locust Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 sions be offered in throughout the diocese centerpiece of the diocese’s celebration Volume 38, Number 10, December, 2011 in February 2012. Additional details will of its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2012. be provided at a meeting for priests of the ARISE Together in Christ will be offered diocese on January 9, 2012. Dates and lo- in collaboration with RENEW Interna- cations of all meetings will be announced tional. All parishes will be encouraged to in advance. participate in the process, which will begin Coming soon! Participating parishes will receive in Fall 2012. A journey of spiritual renewal underwriting for the costs of pastoral The groundwork has been laid over the services delivered for ARISE Together in past year as part of the diocese’s extensive centered on Jesus Christ Christ through the generous support of the pastoral planning process, drawing insights Catholic Church Extension Society and from Listening Sessions and online parish- RENEW International. ioner surveys. Spirituality, faith formation, and evangelization emerged as important For more information, please contact priorities. With that backdrop and the Sr. Ethel-Marie Biri, ARISE Coordina- approval of the bishop and the priests’ tor, at 270-852-8367 sr.ethel-marie.biri@ council, diocesan staff members met with pastoral.org. RENEW International team members this fall to plan out the implementation of ARISE Together in Christ. Speaking on the initiative, Bishop !2)3%4OGETHERIN#HRIST is a new Medley said, “ARISE dovetails very well approach to spiritual renewal with our diocese’s strategic goals by re- sponding to the people’s expressed wants designed for adults, youth, and and hopes. I believe it will be particularly families, and it is coming to our effective for forming and deepening faith diocese in 2012. and encouraging all Catholics to be evan- Requested Service Change gelizers.” !2)3% offers the opportunity to ARISE Together in Christ offers a develop a closer relaıonship with total renewal experience for the parish, spiritually transforming people through Christ, grow in community, and small group faith sharing, special parish reach out in service to others. activities, resources for families with children and youth, and encouragement for For more informaıon, please Christian outreach. Because of the variety contact Sr. Ethel-Marie Biri at of ways in which people are engaged, [email protected]. something is available for every parishio- ner, creating a unifying and enthusiastic Available in Spanish as spiritual climate in the parish. ARISE Owensboro, KY Permit No. 111 ,%6­.4!4%5NÉMONOSEN#RISTO Nonprofit Org. Together in Christ offers materials and pas- U.S. Postage toral support in English and Spanish, with 42301 materials in several other languages. -EET.EW&RIENDSs0RAYAND2EAD3CRIPTURE Paid Basic to the process from RENEW International is the establishment of small $EEPEN&AITHs%NCOUNTER#HRIST4ODAY Christian communities: groups of eight to twelve people meeting weekly to read and Presented by the Diocese of Owensboro and RENEW International 2 New Translation Of The Roman Missal An Opportunity To Become More Conscious Of The Words We Pray the presidential prayers, the prayers prayed Simple bread and wine are transformed The follow- This third edition of the Roman Missal by the priest, have changed as well. into the Body and Blood of Christ and we ing was read at was issued by Pope John Paul II in the year While many of the words may sound are invited to participate in a sacred meal. all parishes in the 2000. After its publication in Latin, the new to us, they actually have their roots Then, we are sent out on mission to preach diocese on No- collaborative and careful work of transla- in sacred Scripture, in patristic writings the Good News and to do good works. vember 27, 2011, tion began. For nearly 10 years, experts and in the earliest prayers used in the The publication of the new translation the First Sunday worked to translate the texts of the Roman first centuries of Christianity. We greet of the Roman Missal is a moment of grace of Advent, N o - Missal into English. one another in the words of St. Paul, sing for all English-speaking Catholics. No vember 27, 2011: With the new translation of the Missal, Old Testament psalms, pray Eucharistic matter how long we live, we will never we see some substantial changes to the Prayers written as early as the third cen- fully appreciate the privilege that is ours My dear sisters texts of our celebration of the Mass. The tury, and profess a Creed based upon truths when we celebrate the Eucharist. After and brothers, changes we’re implementing today are told by the Apostles. These words take us praying the same words of the Mass for Today, the First the most significant changes to the Mass back to the origins of our liturgical prayer many years, however, we are presented Sunday of Advent, in nearly 50 years. It is important to note, and our roots as the people of God. now with the opportunity to become more Most Reverend begins a new litur- however, that while many of the words are At the last supper, Jesus told his disci- conscious of the words we pray. If we take William F. Medley gical year. This changing, the structure of the Mass is not ples to “do this in memory of me”, and that advantage of this opportunity, our faith Bishop of changing. We continue to celebrate the is what we’ve been doing for nearly 2000 and our understanding and appreciation Owensboro new year brings with it some new same Order of Mass that we have used years. Some things may change: the lan- of the celebration of the Mass will deepen beginnings for us since the Second Vatican Council. guage, the rituals, the gestures, the people, because of it and we will be able to par- as Catholics. At celebrations of the Eu- This third edition of the Roman Mis- and the times they live in. What does not ticipate more fully in the great mystery we charist this weekend, Catholics all across sal is more formal in language and more change, however, is what lies at the core of celebrate. the English-speaking world will be praying closely connected with its scriptural roots. the Eucharist – the fact that God loves us Be assured of my prayers for each of with a new translation of the Roman Mis- Some of the words in the Gloria, Creed, so very much that he sent his only Son to you and of my gratitude for all you do to sal. Holy, Holy, Holy and Memorial Acclama- us. At each Mass we continue to celebrate build up the Body of Christ in our dio- The Roman Missal is the book con- tions have changed as well as the response the Paschal Mystery – that Jesus suffered cese. taining the prayers and texts of the Mass. to “The Lord be with you”. Additionally, and died for us and was raised from the May God bless you all. dead. Through his death and resurrection, Yours in Christ, he gained for us eternal life. Just as the Bishop William F. Medley’s Calendar first Christians did, we continue to gather and share the Good News, to petition God + Most Reverend William F. Medley, for December 2011 for favors, to break open the scriptures, Bishop of Owensboro • 1-3 Visit to St. John Vianney College Seminary and to thank God for his many blessings. • 4 10:00 a.m. Candidacy of Julio Barrera, St. Leo, Murray • 6 9:00 a.m. Staff Mass and Meeting, CPC • 7 CCK Board Meeting, Louisville, KY December 25, 2011, Solemnity of Christmas “The Word Became Flesh and Made His Dwelling Among Us!”, Gospel Jn 1:1-18 • 8 9:00 a.m. School Mass, Owensboro Catholic 4-6 Campus 6:30 p.m. Confirmation, St. Jerome, Fancy Farm In the rush and clamor that has come • 10 4:00 p.m. Mass, St. Williams, Knottsville, Blessing of New Altar, Ambo to characterize the commercialization of • 11 10:00 a.m. Mass, St. Agnes, Uniontown Christmas the true meaning of what we are • 12 7:00 p.m. Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sts. Peter and Paul, Hopkinsville celebrating can easily get lost. From a week • 13 10-3 p.m. Paducah Office, Lourdes Hospital before Thanksgiving until sometime after the • 14 12:00 p.m. CCK meeting with Legislators, Frankfort New Year there seems to be an excess of ac- • 15 9:00 a.m. School Mass, Owensboro Catholic Middle School tivity, confusion, decorating, spending [often • 16 9:00 a.m. School Mass, Holy Name of Jesus, Henderson of money we cannot afford], eating, drinking, • 17 4:00 p.m.