March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent

Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church 609 E. 4th St, Owensboro, KY 42303

March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday of Lent

Baptismal Prep Prepare yourself for your child’s baptism by coming to Baptism Prepara-tion. Please call the Parish Office to register or for more information.

Declarations of Invalidity (Annulments) Do you have questions about annulments? Are you divorced and not sure whether you need an annulment? Let Sts. Joseph and Paul help explain and assist you in the annulment process. Please call Debbie at the church office 270-683-5641.

RCIA Journey of Faith Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? For more information, please contact Laura Shoulders: laurasjpc@gmail.com

Safe Environment To report suspected abuse, call the Kentucky Child Protection Hot Line: 1-877-KYSAFE1 or 1-877-597- 2331 (Toll Free) or contact your local Commonwealth Attorney. To report abuse to the dio-cese, current or past, by anyone acting in the name of the Church, call Louanne Payne, Pastoral Assistance Coordinator (English) at 270-852- 8380, or Nuria Elizondo, Pastoral Assistance Coordinator (Spanish) at 270-880-8360. You may also visit the Office of Safe Environment (owensborodiocese.org/safe) for more information.

MISSION Know Jesus · Equip Disciples · Build Community · Live Mercy

VISION Sts. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church is a healthy and growing faith

family of missionary disciples, led by the Holy Spirit, sustained by the Eucharist, and strengthened by the Sacra-ments, sent forth to transform the world. We joyfully share the

Good News by invi ng our community into rela onship with Jesus Christ, and our parish into rela onship with our community. Every

member is commi ed to worship, to grow, to serve, to connect, and to give.

Confirmation Prep Mar. 14 4–5:30pm Session #6 – Spiritual Gifts (Letter to the Bishop Due Mar. 14) April 18 4pm Confirmation Practice for Candidate & Sponsor April 22 6:30pm Confirmation Mass (Candidate arrives to Parish Hall at 5:30!)

All sessions will be held in the Parish Hall To receive reminders and updates for Confirmation:

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR FIRST COMMUNION FAMILIES

All sessions will be held in the Parish Hall

Date  Time  Agenda Mar 14 9-9:50am 1st Communion Prep Session 2 Apr 25 9-9:50am 1st Communion Prep Session 3 May 1 8am-12pm 1st Communion Retreat PH & CH May 2 3pm 1st Communion Mass

Dear Lord

I pray that You give me the wisdom to guide me on this faith journey of

stewardship.

Help me to understand that everything I have is a gift from You.

Open my heart and my mind so that I may use these Marvelous

gifts to give back to You here on Earth.

I pray Lord that You welcome me into Your kingdom at the end of my life

and that You are pleased with what I have done with all Your gifts.

Amen.

Our Masses have resumed and we are so thank-ful to be able to gather and worship! There is no age re-striction on attending Mass, only that you are in good health and not high risk. In keeping with the 6-foot social distancing guidelines, the maximum number of people allowed in the church is 125. For weekend Masses, we will offer 125 color coded tickets per Mass which will be availa-ble 8-6pm M-F from the ramp door entrance of church. If these pickup times do not work for you, call the Parish Office. Please pick up one ticket for each person in your household. You must have your ticket to be able to at-tend Mass.

We have combined the guidelines set by the State of Kentucky and our Diocese for those who choose to attend the Liturgy in person. It is the Church’s responsi-bility to protect every member as best we can and these guidelines are created out of love and respect for each of you. All attendees are required to wear masks with the

exception of children 3 years old and younger. If you are not comfortable, or children are not mature enough to wear a mask for the entire liturgy, you should continue to worship from home. We ask that you bring your own mask. If you do not have one, we will have one available for you outside of church.

Please use the side ramp door to enter the church and the front doors to exit.

Families are to be seated in the spaces marked throughout the sanctuary. Only every other pew will be utilized. The short pews on the sides will allow 2 peo-ple from the same household. Hospitality Ministers will help in guiding families to the appropriate seats which will be marked with a placard.

The cry room is not open for gathering. However, the restroom is available if needed. Only one person (unless family) is allowed in the cry room/restroom at a time. Others should wait outside the cry room door and maintain 6 feet between one another.

Because singing causes us to project our voices and therefore can propel the virus, the congregation is asked to refrain from singing. And to reduce risk, we will not use worship guides for the time being.

During the Our Father and Sign of Peace, please do not hold or shake hands with anyone outside of your family.

For the communion procession, a hospitality minister will dismiss one row at a time. Parishioners are asked to keep 6 feet between the person in front of you and keep your mask on until the person in front of you receives the Eucharist. After consuming the Eucharist, replace your mask over your face and you may sani-tize your hands before returning to your seat. Com-munion will be administered in the hands only.

For dismissal after church, hospitality ministers will dismiss each row beginning with the back of the church. Most everyone will be encouraged to exit through the front doors. However, those who need to use the side entrance will be able to use the ramp.

Are you interested in taking communion to those in your home who cannot attend Mass in person? Call the Parish Office at 270-683-5641 to sign up for train-ing.

Guidelines for attending Mass. “Come see a man who told me everything I have done.

Could he possibly be the Christ?”

Imagine an encounter with some-one “who told me everything I have done.” That would be very impressive but could also be embarrassing and uncomfort-able. We all have things in our life we would rather be kept secret. The Samaritan wom-an was at the well at noon to get her daily ration of water. Other women probably went to the well early in the morning. Jesus would have understood that she was trying to avoid the other women who gossiped about her because she had five husbands, and was not married to the man she was with. Jesus did not avoid or reject her. In-stead, he ask her for a drink and offers her the waters of eternal life. He ask nothing of her but true sorrow for the sin in her life. God knows the sin in our life and ask only that we acknowledge and sincerely seek to avoid that sin in the future. That is how we are stewards of all the good God has given us.

Haiti - Seventh Graders When Sts. Joseph & Paul Parish joined St. Joseph Parish in Lalomas, Haiti, in the mission of educating their children, the kindergarteners HID from us. They feared the “blon” (Caucasian) missionaries. We were different. Our skin was different, as was our language. Today, because of you, those kindergartners are in the 7th grade. Many would never have made it to the 7th grade if it were not for your care and your giving. As both parishes pre-pare for the risen Jesus, please keep them in your prayers. Families continue to struggle with hunger and disease on the mountain. This Lent, please consider donating to the Haiti Educa-

tion Fund. Education can break the chain of poverty.

Parish Office 609 E 4th St., Owensboro, KY 42303

(270) 683-5641 (270) 685-4766 (fax)

www.stjpc.org Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Parish Team

Pastor: Fr. Jean-Rene Kalombo Ext 222 frjrkalombosjpc@gmail.com Associate Pastor: Fr. Will Thompson Ext 247 frwillsjpc@gmail.com Deacon: Deacon John Cecil deaconjohnsjpc@gmail.com Stewardship Minister: Ashley Wilkerson Ext 239 ashleysjpc@gmail.com Youth Minister: Aynde Bennett Ext 227 ayndesjpc@gmail.com Religious Education Minister: Laura Shoulders Ext 224 laurasjpc@gmail.com Music Minister: Patty Brown Ext 226 pattysjpc@gmail.com Director of Maintenance: Kelly Ward Ext 241 kellywsjpc@yahoo.com Caretaker: Joe McBride Sacramental Records: Debbie Luedke Ext 242 debbiesjpc@owens.twcbc.com Bookkeeper: April Dickens Ext 221 aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com

Join Us Mass Schedule:

Monday - Friday 5:30pm Saturday 4:30pm

Sunday 8am, 10am, 6pm 12 noon (Spanish) 3pm Sunday prayer

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Thursdays at 6pm; Fridays at 12 noon

Saints JOSEPH & PAUL

Catholic Church

We give our hearts to God and our talents to His people.

In Special Need of Prayer HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS: Ann Bower, Carolyn Brown, Joyce Clark, Doug Hood, Linda Howard, Betty Johnson, Maurice Kanable, Jackie Mann, Mitzi Mann, John Roberts, Margie Roberts, Marcheta Sumner, Jim Stimpfel, Katherine Thomas, Birdie Wedding. NURSING HOME PARISHIONERS: CARMEL HOME: Katherine Brand, Rita Fahrendorf, Mary Faulkner, Margie Hardesty, Rose Keller, Auda Wink, Sandra Woods; GENESIS HEALTH: Freddie Payne HILLCREST: Shirley Wilhite. WELLINGTON PARC: Violet Cassidy, Dorothy Hood, Paul Johnson, Carla Payne. ASSISTED LIVING: ONE PARC PLACE; Jeanne Lindow. OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER: Wilma Baird, Mike Baker, Tammy Wimsatt-Belcher, Patrick Billion, Joe Board, Katherine Brand, Newman Brown, Sheila Byrne, Colin Cahill, Tim Cahill, Davena Cecil, J.C. Chrisler, Dana Cecil-Craig, Jimmy Chrisler, Jonathan Clark, Michael Clark, Marty Clouse, Theresa Clouse, Chris Collins, David Condra, Leo Dickens, Chase Ford, Bill Freeman, Edwin Garcia, Steve Guittar, Jarrod Hagan, Martha Hardesty, Michael Hardesty, Evonne Harl, Julia Hawkins, Charlotte Hayden, Captain Matthew Hayden, Susan Hayden, Tom & Joyce Hayden, Virginia Head, Ruby Hedges, Lindsey Hill, Brice & Marilyn Howard, Florence Howard, Linda Howard, Rene Howard, Kendall Jarboe, Donna Johnson, Rose King, Tina Keller, Jerry Lundy, Jan & Lee Etta McCorkle, Michelle Montalvo, David Montgomery, Cecil Newton, Betty Pannell, Michael Payne, Rob Payne, Shelly Powell, Chrissy Quick, Sheryl Richards, Jennifer Rojas, Pat Seib, Alexandria Selby, Martha Taylor, Richard Taylor, Dorie Thacker, Betty Thompson, Tracy Trogden, Nina Van Bussum, Adam Wallace, Darryl & Linda Warren, Scott Warren, James Wathen, Cotton Wilhite, Ronnie Wilkerson. FIRST RESPONDERS: Eric Conder, Brad Leonard, Steve Leonard, Jason Luedke, Cory Mattingly, Bryce Young. HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Mass Intentions March 6-14 Saturday 4:30pm Bud O’Bryan Sunday 8am Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Fleischmann & Fam. 10am Patricia Lee Kustes (Spanish) 12pm Our Parish Family 6pm Celeste Medley Hood Monday 5:30pm Rose & Martin Cecil Tuesday 5:30pm Lisa Bivins Wednesday 5:30pm Jamie Storm Thursday 5:30pm Jeneane Wolfe Friday 5:30pm John D. Byrne, Jr. Saturday 4:30pm Gina King Sunday 8am Holy Name Society 10am Pat & Cherie Leibfreid (Spanish) 12pm Our Parish Family 6pm Living & Deceased of Richard & Rita Stiff Family

From Death to New Life Please keep in prayer Hobart Lundy, Brandy Lundy, Gene Poole & Family whose wife/mother/sister, Mary Lundy, passed away recently. Please keep in prayer Paul Johnson whose wife, Sarah Jane Johnson, passed away recently. Please keep in prayer Debbie Castlen and Jennifer Higdon & families who father, Jerry Boehman, passed away re-cently. Please keep in prayer Penny Vinson whose twin brother, Kenny Horn, passed away recently. May the Lord grant them perpetual light & eternal peace.

Word of Life

“[The Gospel of Life] is therefore meant to be a precise and vigorous reaffirmation of the value of human life and its inviolability, and at the same time a pressing appeal addressed to each and every person, in the name of God: respect, protect, love and serve life, every human life! Only in this direction will you find justice, development, true freedom, peace and happi-ness!” (The Gospel of Life 5)

Birthdays 3/6 Sara Bartlett, Elijah Blair, Olivia Blondin, Angelica Colburn, Brady Rose, Karen Thomas, Jonathan Sturgeon 3/7 Michael Hampel, Madison Strobel, Jessica Roberts 3/8 Macie Blair, Ross Blair 3/9 Stephen Boyens, Adam Congleton, Brody Martin, Marni Strobel, Joshua Wilks 3/10 Delores Brown, Steve Brown, Penny Foley, Kearney Leonard, Zary Lopez-Soto, Claire Roush 3/11 Charlotte Adler, Brea Miller, Lisa Young 3/12 Gia Boling, Jonathon Brown, Jackson Hughes, Katia Rodrigues Rivera, Branson Russell, Terry Working 3/13 Cheryl Judd, Rachel Lindow, Pam Porter, 3/14 Steve Coomes, Mike Dunn, Mary Faulkner, Shonna Riedell

Anniversaries 3/9/11 Dustin & Sarah Ewing 3/10/02 Duane & Nancy Harris 3/14/08 Steven & Shanta Davis

Weekly Giving 2/28/21 Sunday Giving $ 20,620.27 February Online Giving $ 13,850.79 Weekly Sunday Collection Budget 2020-21 $ 18,531.67 Sunday Collection Year-to-Date $573,174.67 Budget Year to Date 33 of 52 Sundays $648,608.45 *Over/Under YTD Budget $ -75,433.78

Online Mass Opportunities

Sts. Joseph & Paul:

10am Sundays-Mass in English 3pm on Sundays - Mass in Spanish

Sts. Joseph and Paul Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/stjpcc/

GIVE Text, Mobile & Online Giving Available! During our time away from church please consider text, mobile, or online giving. Making a gift to Sts. Joseph and Paul is as easy as texting our TEXT GIVING NUMBER 844-909-2742 with the amount you would like to give! You can also set up recurring monthly payments through text or mobile giving. To try mobile giving, go to the app store and download the Give+ App. You will enter the 42303 zip code and choose Sts. Joseph and Paul, then set up your automatic giving. To set up electronic giving online, go to stjpc.org and click on the Give button. e-giving is simple, quick and secure, and can provide a record of all your contributions that can be accessed online anytime. We hope you will give it a try!

An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacra-ment. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramental-ly, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit

me to be separated from You. Amen.

1. Download the free GivePlus app from the App Store or Google Play 2. Find our church by ZIP code 42303 or by Saints Joseph and Paul 3. Give! Thank you for your generosity!

March 13 & 14 Saturday, 4:30 PM Sunday, 8:00 AM Sunday, 10:00 AM Sunday, 6:00 PM

Eucharistic Minister Deacon John Cecil Virginia Phillips Anne Webb Angela Scheithe

Hospitality Minister

John Blankendaal - IN Alicia Blankendaal - IN Bradley Osborne - SE Robin Osborne - FOG

Larry Maxwell - IN Raysha Maxwell - IN Mike Hagan - SE Vernon Phillips - FOG

Jeff Hayden - IN Alexis Storm - IN Barry Strehl - SE Blake Mullins - FOG

Chris McDaniel - IN Kandie McDaniel - IN Carissa Roush - SE Mary Burton - FOG

Lector Nadine Trogden - 1 John Congleton - 1 Henry Hayden - 1 Carlos Earhart - 1

Liturgical Coordinator Dawn Westerfield Kathy McCarty Ronald Daugherty Belinda Abell

Server MaKenna Boyens Wesley Blondin Michael Bennett Laura Baker

Cantor Mary Haynes Gina King

Jan Howard Randi Carol Porter

Katherine Mischel Celeste Medley-Hood

Parroquia de San José y San Pablo

“Ofrecemos nuestro Corazón a Dios y nuestros Talentos a su Pueblo”.

Bautismo para los Niños: Bautismos para niños menores de 7 años se celebran durante el año (excepto en el tiempo de Cuaresma). Se requie-re que los papás y padrinos asistan a una preparación. (Antes de esco-ger padrinos les pedimos que sean casados por la iglesia o solteros y tengan el sacramento de la Confirmación) Catequesis de Adultos (R.I.C.A.) Domingos 10:00 am. – Los adultos pueden recibir los sacramentos del Bautismo, Primera Comunión y la Confirmación después de un tiempo de formación. Sacramentos para Niños y Adolescentes:Todos los niños deben asis-tir a las clases de catecismo cada miércoles a las 6:30pm. (Inglés). Para los que no puedan los miércoles o prefieran en español, también está la opción los Domingos a las 10:00 am. Unción de los enfermos: Por favor notifique a la oficina parroquial de algún familiar o amigo admitido al hospital y que desee el Sacramento de la Unción. Matrimonio – Comuníquese a la oficina parroquial preferiblemente con 6 meses de anticipación como mínimo a la fecha deseada. Quinceañeras NO es un Sacramento pero es un sacramental: Se pueden celebrar cualquier sábado mientas esté disponible la Iglesia, excepto durante la Cuaresma. Reconciliación (Confesión):

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

SACRAMENTOS

Para denunciar una sospecha de abuso, llame a la Línea Directa de Protección Infantil de Kentucky: 1-877-KYSAFE1 o 1-877-597-2331 (llamada gratuita) o co-muníquese con su Fiscal Local de Commonwealth. Para reportar abuso, actual o pasado, a la diócesis por parte de cualquier persona que actúe en nombre de la Iglesia, llame a Louanne Payne, Coordinadora de Asistencia Pastoral (inglés) al 270-852-8380, o Nuria Elizondo, Coordinadora de Asistencia Pastoral (español) al 270-880-8360. También puede visitar la Oficina de Ambiente Seguro (owensborodiocese.org/safe) para obtener más información.

7 de marzo de 2021 Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma

FIESTA DE LA FE El altar, símbolo de Cristo Uno de los símbolos visibles al entrar a cualquier iglesia es el altar mismo. De hecho, en los años posteriores al Concilio Vaticano II, las nuevas construcciones tenían como centro al altar, y en torno a él, la asamblea. El altar es el símbolo de Cristo, del cordero inmolado; asimismo, es el lugar del sacrifi-cio. A medida que en la Iglesia se fue desarrollando la teo-logía eucarística desde la perspectiva del sacrificio, los al-tares fueron adquiriendo mayor importancia, dejando de ser soportes de madera y pasando a ser un elemento fijo, de una sola piedra, pues Cristo es la piedra angular. En razón de esta visión se comenzó a sepultar a los mártires bajo el altar, hasta que se llegó a la pequeña cavidad en la cual se depos-itaban las reliquias de los mártires. A partir del siglo XV au-mentaron los símbolos de veneración al altar como símbolo de Cristo: el beso inicial, la incensación, la reverencia e inclu-sive, la postración el Viernes Santo. Altar y mesa. Comunión y sacrificio. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

AMBIENTE SEGURO

Catequesis 2020/2021 Fechas de Catequesis para familia: Domingos 10:30am - 11:30am en la Salon Parroquial 21 de Marzo 18 de Abril 16 de Mayo Fechas para Confirmación: Domingos 4pm en Salon Parroquial 14 de Marzo 18 de Abril : Práctica de Confirmación 4pm 22 de Abril Misa de Confirmación 6:30 pm

Primera Comunión 10:30 -11:30am VIA ZOOM (Al menos un padre debe asistir) 28 de Febrero 14 de Marzo 25 de Abril

1 de Mayo - Retiro de Primera Comunión 8am - 12pm Salon Parroquial 2 de Mayo - Misa de Primera Comunión 3pm

Lunes: 2 Re 5:1-15b; Sal 42 (41):2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lc 4:24-30 Martes: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt. 18:21-35 Miércoles: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Sal 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;Mt 5:17-19 Jueves: Jer 7:23-28; Sal 95 (94):1-2, 6-9; Lc 11:14-23 Viernes: Hos 14:2-10; Sal 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Sábado: Os 6:1-6; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 18-21ab; Lc 18:9-14 Domingo: 2 Cr 36:14-16, 19-23; Sal 137 (136):1-6; Ef 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Lecturas alternativas (Año A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Ef 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

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LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Primer Escrutinio Lunes: San Juan de Dios Martes: Santa Francisca Romana Viernes: Abstinencia

LEALTAD TOTAL En semanas anteriores hemos visto cómo el tema de la alianza, en preparación para la alianza bautismal que se celebra en Semana Santa, ocupa un lugar importante en nuestro ciclo de lecturas de Cuaresma. La noción de una alianza como una relación entre dos partes lleva consigo la expectativa de la responsabilidad mutua y la fidelidad a los términos del pacto. Cuando Dios forjó la alianza con el pueblo judío en el monte Sinaí, se trataba de una promesa de la protección de Dios, y que siem-pre les permitiría el acceso familiar como Pueblo Escogido. Por su parte, el pueblo judío debería observar los requisitos de la ley, que se resumen aquí en los Diez Mandamientos. Para estar en una relación de pacto con el Señor Dios requiere una relación exclusiva, al igual que ser discípulo de Jesús –que expresamos ritualmente en el Bautismo– exige una total lealtad a Él y a ningún otro. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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