Rev. Jason Harris—Pastor

Rev. Mr. Sam Filiatreau—Deacon

Rev. Mr. Scott Turner—Deacon

PARISH STAFF

Kim Hall ...................... Business Manager/Bookkeeper

Diane Hagan ........................................... Clerk/Secretary

Sharon Wathen.............. Senior Ministry Coordinator

Wayne Hawkins ........................................ Maintenance

Leslie Green .................................................Housekeeper

Lou Smith ..................................... Kitchen Coordinator

Charlotte Roby ............................ Kitchen Coordinator

Men’s Club ........................................... Grounds Keepers

Website: ........................ saintthomasbardstown.org

Parish Office Hours Tue-Thurs 8:30 am-4:00 pm

MASS SCHEDULE St. Thomas Parish Mass Schedules Saturday ........................................................................ 4:00 pm Sunday ............................................................................ 11:00 am 6:30 pm

St. Monica Parish Mass Schedule

Sunday ............................................................................. 9:00 am

PARISH CONTACTS

Baptism ..................................... by Appointment/Call office

Reconciliation ........................ by Appointment/Call office

Anointing of the Sick ................................. by Request

Marriage Prep ...................... Call office 6 months prior

to desired wedding date

Wedding Liturgy Coordinator .............Robin Leake

Call Parish Office

Visitation of Sick & Homebound ........ Deacon Sam

If you or a member of your family is in the hospital or home bound, please

contact the Parish office if you wish a visit.

PARISH COMMITTEES * DENOTES CHAIRPERSON

PARISH COUNCIL

Cheryl Hutchins* Nora Simms John Cissell

Stacey Duenzl Krista Foster

Ed Ice Tony Douglas

Ex– Officio

Rev. Harris Deacon Filiatreau

WORSHIP COMMITTEE

Bonnie Bullock*

FAITH FORMATION

ADMIN/FINANCE COUNCIL

Aaron Larue* Nick Filiatreau Quinton Lyvers

Lori Abell Jim Taylor

Meagan Reynolds

MEN’S CLUB

Ron Corbett - President Kris Duenzl - Vice President

BEREAVEMENT

Planning

Sharon Cecil Nora Simms

Food/Hospitality

Linda Carey

870 Saint Thomas Lane

Bardstown,

KY 40004

(502) 348-3717

or (502) 348-1905

Office e-mail: saintthomasoffice@gmail.com

Bulletin Submission Deadline

NOON Wednesday

July 19, 2020

16th Sunday of Ordinary Time

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WALK-INS WELCOME

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WEEKEND COLLECTION

Last Week’s Collection $5,709.25

Needed to make budget

$6,100.00

MASS OF

REMEMBRANCE

Saturday, July 18

People of the Parish

Sunday, July 19

Martha Vize Tom Ballard

Thursday, July 23

L/D members of the Wimpsett, Culver & Willett

Families

Friday, July 24

Ross & Flora Wimpsett

Saturday, July 25

MaryAnn & Wallace Brown

One Mass per month will be celebrated for the

“People of the Parish”

Thank you!

WELCOME TO SAINT THOMAS

We are so happy that you have joined us

today; whether you are just passing

through or if you have joined us before;

please introduce yourself to Father Jason

or any of our friendly parishioners. We

encourage you to join us officially! Contact

our Parish Office or go to our website to

register.

saintthomasbardstown.org

Daily Masses

St. Monica:

Tues @ 6:30pm and Wed. 9:00 am

St Thomas Historical Church: Thurs.

6:30pm and Fri. 9:00am

Sunday Online Mass will continue to be

posted for the Months of July and

August, for those who are not ready to

MASS SCHEDULE & INFORMATTION

BLOOD DRIVE -- TODAY Location: Classroom Sunday, July 19, 2020

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Blood donations collected will be tested for COVID-19 antibodies.

Never donated before? Donate blood with us to learn your blood type and see where your donation is used!

Sign up today! Visit Redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS

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REMEMBERED IN

PRAYER

Those currently in need of

ongoing prayer

David Abner

Kevin Ballard

Gina Blanford

Phillip Burba

Irene Carter

Karen T. Cecil

Jodie Childers

Bertie Clark

Claudia DuPuis

Stephanie (Ritchie) Foley

Carolyn Green

Brent Greenwell

Elana Shain Gutierrez

Paula Gutierrez

Stephanie Holbert

Jeff Howard

Frank Jones

Even Kulsveen

Martha Kulsveen

Martha Leake

Ann Lewis

Patsy (Greenwell) Newberry

Marlene Norman

James N. Norris

Frances O’Bryan

Lee & Clara Jean Rogers

Genny Rose. Sr.

Bill Smith

Chester Sowards

Natalie Stone

Carla Summers

Ronnie Willett

Tom Wheatley

Leo Zurkuhlen, Jr.

Homebound

Juil Bradley

Joseph (Jodie) Corbett

Mary Greenwell

Clara & Lee Rogers

*New to list

Pray for Us!

REMEMBERANCE IN PRAYER INFORMATION

If you or a loved one are in need of

immediate prayer please contact the

Parish Office to be added to our prayer

list (on right). Once you are no longer in

need of immediate prayer please let the

office know and we will remove your

name so that others may be added.

MASS OF REMEMBERANCE INFORMATION

If you are interested in having a Mass said for a loved one please contact the Parish office. Masses are offered for one person (couple/family) per Mass. Dates fill up quickly, (we are now scheduling for 2021. Please Note: All Saturday Masses are taken for 2021.) we will do everything we can to accommodate your request.

Masses which will have Multiple People/Multiple Couples/Multiple Families are scheduled for the

following Feast Days:

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday

Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

All Soul’s Day

1st Friday

1st Saturday

please consider St. Thomas Parish Imagine having an everlasting impact on the lives of families at Saint Thomas by remembering the parish in your will. Estate gifts help us build a solid foundation of

Catholic formation for future generations of parishioners. There are many enduring benefits to remembering the parish with a legacy bequest, and it does not have to cost you anything today.

Please consider including a legacy gift for St. Thomas Parish in your will. An information packet is available through the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Pastoral Center by contacting Melody R. Denson, Director for Major Gifts and Planned Giving, at 502-585-3291 or by email mdenson@archlou.org.

WHEN CONSIDERING YOUR FINAL WISHES...

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WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

READINGS

Monday, July 20, 2020

St. Apollinaris, Bishop &Martyr

Micah 6:1-4, 6-8

Psalm 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 &

23b

Matthew 12:38-42

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Doctor

of the Church

Micah 7:14-15, 18-20

Psalm 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8a

Matthew 12:46-50

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

St. Mary Magdalene Song of Songs 3:1-4b or

2 Corinthians 5:14-17

Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9

John 20:1-2, 11-18

Thursday, July 23 2020

St. Bridget Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13

Psalm 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11

Matthew 13:10-17

Friday, July 24, 2020

St. Sharbel Makhlúf Jeremiah 3:14-17

Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13

Matthew 13:18-23

Saturday, July 25, 2020

St. James the Greater, Apostle 2 Corinthians 4:7-15

Psalm 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6

Matthew 20:20-28

In nomin Patris et Filii

et Spiritus Sanctus

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE & REFLECTION

Readings

Wisdom 12:13, 16-19

Responsorial Psalm:

Lord, you are good and forgiving.

Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16

Romans 8:26-27

Matthew 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

Reflection

FIRST READING

The Jewish sage speaks of God as master of all who judges us with clemency and governs us with leniency. What are some areas of your life that make you grateful for a merciful God?

SECOND READING

Paul teaches the Christians in Rome that the Spirit helps us “to pray as we ought.” When do you find yourself most at prayer?

GOSPEL READING

We hear today a series of parables describing aspects of the kingdom of heaven: the parable of the weeds among the wheat, the parable of the mustard seed, and the parable of the yeast. What do you think makes Jesus’ parables such an effective method for teaching about the mystery of the kingdom of heaven?

Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. The

English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

LIVING THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

Grace and sin are found together. As much as our hearts long for union with God, there is always that part of us that resists. As much as I wholeheartedly believe in God, there is a dimension of disbelief with which I also wrestle. Even though we may seek purity and integrity in all of our thoughts, words, and deeds, there is also the path toward weakness and sin that we find ourselves traversing. Just as weeds can easily overtake the best of gardens, so too can weakness and sin overtake and

overwhelm a person. The call is to realize the power the weeds of sin have to choke us off from God’s presence. While God allows the wheat and the weeds to exist together, we must keep our eyes fixed on God’s mercy and forgiveness and resist the death that comes from giving way to sin and evil. In God’s time, the eternal harvest will come, and we will no longer have to worry about the weeds. For now, we must be vigilant and regularly seek the assistance of the Master Gardener.

ENCOURAGING WORDS FOR THE WEEK

Wherever the Lord Goes, I will follow.

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WHY DO WE DO THAT? Catholic Life Explained

Fish on Friday

Question:

Why do Catholics eat

fish on Friday?

Answer:

For centuries, meatless Fridays were

the norm for Catholics throughout the

world. Friday was chosen because that

was the day on which Jesus died, and

Christians wanted to find a way to

honor that day with special prayers and

acts of penance and self-denial. The

practice of abstaining from meat on

Fridays — under pain of sin — grew

out of that desire, and it became an

official part of Church teaching until

the time of the Second Vatican Council.

In the 1960s, there was a shift in the

Church’s thinking, in large part because

there was a recognition that differences

in cultures and economic realities

meant that eating or not eating meat

had different meanings for different

peoples. For example, in cultures that

were largely dependent on seafood or a

vegetarian diet, abstaining from meat

was no sacrifice at all. While in other

places, eating fish and other kinds of

seafood was actually something rare

and special and not a sacrifice. This was

all part of a basic reflection on “why we

do what we do” among the Church’s

pastors.

Today, Catholics throughout the world

are still instructed to abstain from meat

on the Fridays of Lent. The bishops of

some countries, such as in England and

Wales, ask Catholics to abstain from

meat every Friday, continuing the older

tradition. The Bishops of the United

States have taken a slightly different

approach, encouraging Catholics to

honor Friday as a special day by

abstaining from meat every Friday or by

taking on some other work of penance

or charity for the sake of others.

Regardless of what we choose to do, the

real value in all of this is to see a

reflection of Good Friday in each

Friday, to remember the self-giving love

of Jesus, and to honor that love through

some sort of sacrifice or act of mercy.

3 EASY STEPS TO KEEPING YOURSELF & OTHERS HEALTHY! We are cautioned to be especially careful during the Corona Virus outbreak. Here are some simple ways to keep sickness away.

WASH YOUR HANDS

Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds using soap and water. If you can’t wash your hands,

use hand sanitizer frequently.

DON’T TOUCH

YOUR FACE Especially around the

eyes, nose and mouth. If you must sneeze, use a

tissue or your arm.

KEEP YOUR

DISTANCE Practice social

distancing during this epidemic and stay away

from large groups. Instead, call, email or

check up on family and friends using social

media.

MEN’S PRAYER GROUP RESUMES THURS MORNINGS

All men (parishioners and

non-parishioners) are invited

Thursday’s @ 5:30 am for

breakfast, prayer and fellow-

ship to begin their day! For

more information please

contact Deacon Scott Turner

@ (502)507-7800

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES HOSTS BACK

TO SCHOOL COLLECTION

Catholic Charities of Louisville is collecting back to school items! Items should be newly purchased and can be brought to the Catholic Charities’ offices at 2911 South Fourth Street in Louisville (40208) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday to Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Catholic Charities takes items year-round but would like to do a push for the coming school year and have donation in hand by August 21.

Question? Please call or email Emily Willis, 502-637-9786 or ewillis@archlou.org.

Items needed include:

Backpacks – (the greatest need we have!)

Loose leaf paper

Folders

Notebooks

Crayons

Pens

Pencils

Markers

Colored pencils

Lunchboxes

Masks (children & adult sizes)

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JOIN A MISSION TRIP TO BARDSTOWN

August 2 - 15, 2020

Help renovate this house into a

Shelter for the Homeless of our

Community!

There is lots to do!

Lots you can help with!

No experience necessary!

Food & beverages provided throughout the Project!

Types of Work Needed:

Painting

Dry Walling

Flooring

Demolition of Outbuilding & Partial Interior

Carpentry

Cabinet Installation

Window Install,

Plumbing,

Landscaping

& so much more! This Mission Activity will benefit Bethany Haven and Room In the Inn, non-profits that serves the homeless of Bardstown & Nelson County. Great Opportunity to work together for a GREAT cause!

4 hour shifts: 8am to Noon Noon to 4pm 4pm to 8pm

Feast of St. Bridget of Sweden

Patroness of Sweden & Failures

Feast of St. Mary Magdalene

Patroness of Woman & Converts

Feast of St. James the Greater

Patron of Veterinarians

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Disclaimer: All content within this bulletin is either original to the Parish or acquired through multiple sources throughout the internet. Special contributions come from

sources like Lpi, Google images and other free sources used for the sole purpose of informing and enriching the lives of our parishioners. - St. Thomas Office 2020

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED FOR

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Do you like to work with children and youth? Are you seeking a part-time job that will enrich your life? The Archdiocese of Louisville is seeking substitute teachers for its preschool through grade 12 elementary and secondary schools, located in seven counties of the Archdiocese (Hardin, Jefferson, Marion, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, and Washington counties). While it is not necessary for substitute teachers to have a teaching certificate, candidates should have at least 60 hours of college credit and must submit a resume, college transcript, and two letters of reference. Applicants also must submit proof of attendance at an archdiocesan safe environment training or attend a training before being hired.

Training and ongoing formation will be provided to archdiocesan substitute teachers. To apply, go to

www.archlou.org/ocs-employment. For questions about subbing in a Catholic school, please email or call Lori Weiter, lweiter@archlou.org or 502-585-3291.

FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOUISVILLE - CONT.

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WE CARE BANQUET Sitio Clothing Ministry (a ministry of Saint John Vianney Parish) 1st Annual We Care Banquet Thursday, August 13, 2020

The doors open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner served at 7:00 p.m. Location: Hotel Louisville's Ball Room, 120 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202. Due to COVID-19, there will be no buffet. There will be fewer people at each

table, and tables will be further apart. Masks will be required when attendees are walking around but not when seated at a table and eating. John Curry will speak about the “Outreach and Obstacles of Helping Louisville's Homeless.” Many exciting items will be included in the silent auction, a purse sale, and a book sale. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for students. For reservations and information, please contact Linda Gottbrath (502) 969-0018 or Debbie Green (502) 451-0807 Please save the date and join us for an evening of fun!

ACT NOW TO HELP SAVE CATHOLIC

SCHOOLS

COVID-19 has contributed to the permanent closure of 130 Catholic schools across 23 states. Additionally, internal surveys show ten percent of Catholic schools are now uncertain if they can open their doors this fall. That means as many as 500 or more Catholic schools could be in jeopardy. Please join the USCCB in asking Congress to include additional relief for Catholic schools in the next emergency relief package.

Public schools are asking for $300 billion dollars, and it is important to make sure that hard-hit Catholic school families also receive emergency relief. Please take a moment to contact your Members of Congress to ask for emergency aid to Catholic schools and hard-hit families in the next COVID-19 relief package. We are asking Congress for direct funding to families for education expenses, including Catholic school tuition. We encourage you to add your own personal story about your Catholic school experience in the message as well. Catholic schools urgently need help in this time of uncertainty. Please contact your members of Congress today!

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Learning

the Gospel

through

fun

activities!

As God’s child, you are the wheat in God’s field. As you love and trust God more, your faith will grow. You will see others around you who love God, too. God will be happy to see you growing up in God’s love. As you grow taller and stronger, you will also notice others around you who ignore or hate God. God will get rid of those weeds. Then he will bring you into heaven.

Kids corner

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PRAYER

GOD, HELP MY LOVE AND FAITH TO GROW STRONG.

MISSION FOR THE WEEK

Help your parents in the garden. Watch how carefully weeds need to

be pulled, so you don’t pull up the good plants, too.

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Interested? Contact Pastor Freddy Riggs, 502-507-8585 Community churches of all denominations and individual volunteers are WELCOME and encouraged to join in!

502.507.1026 270.766.8417

Aaron LaRue 502.348.0050

502.350.4556 128 Keystone Blvd., Bardstown

Bardstown, KY 502.348.3962

502.348.3938 111 W. Flaget St., Bardstown

THANKS to our Top Level Picnic Sponsors

We are so thankful for their support of the St. Thomas Family!