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

WE’RE BACK! WE HAVE MISSED Y’ALL SO MUCH! St. Thomas Parish Temporary Mass Schedules Saturday ....................................................... (A thru M) 3:30 pm (N thru Z) 4:30 pm Sunday .......................................................... (A thru M) 10:30 am (N thru Z) 11:30 pm Sunday ........................................................... (A thru M) 6:00 pm (N thru Z) 7:00 pm

St. Monica Parish Temporary Mass Schedule

Sunday ............................................................ (A thru M) 8:30 am (N thru Z) 9:30 pm

PARISH CONTACTS

Baptism ..................................................... by Appointment

Reconciliation ......................................... by Appointment

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

May 24, 2020

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WELCOME BACK!

ST. THOMAS PARISH & ST. MONICA PARISH RETURN TO MASS PLAN MAY & JUNE 2020

MASS MINISTERS

Sacristan: We will need one (1) sacristan for each mass. During this restart period, we will consecrate the entire bag of hosts. Do not touch or count individual hosts until July. Monitor the tabernacle; if there are enough for mass, we will just consecrate (1) priest host <or> (2) priest hosts if the deacon is present. We will also need two chalices if the Deacon is present

Altar Servers: No altar servers are needed until July due to the

need for social distancing. Lector: One (1) lector is needed for each mass. That lector will

proclaim the first reading, psalm, and second reading. The lector will sit in the sanctuary to shorten the distance to walk to proclaim the readings. They are not required to wear a mask while proclaiming the readings.

Eucharistic Ministers: If the Deacon is present, none are needed. One (1) will be needed in the absence of the Deacon. That person must have a mask and must wash hands before mass with Father and sanitize their hands before and after communion with Father.

Ushers: Help people to find open seats if they are looking confused or we are getting close to capacity. When capacity is reached, place signs on the door indicating we are at capacity. DO NOT hand out bulletins to people; they need to pick those up off the table themselves. NO books, hymnals, or missalettes should be in the pews.

Cleaners: Three (3) people are needed before each Mass to disinfect the surfaces that are touched the most (door handles, knobs, toilet handles, water fountains, sink knobs). We only have enough cleaning supplies to clean the major touch surfaces. Parishioners will need to bring their own hand sanitizer for their hands and wipes (if they need them) to wipe things around their individual seating area.

Greeters: will not be used during this reopen period. This is to encourage people to quickly enter and exit church. This goes against hospitality beliefs that I hold personally, but it is a necessity for this reopen period. The priest and the deacon will also follow this as well during this time.

Announcements: all information will be printed in the bulletin. No announcements until July.

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MASS MODIFICATIONS Favorite Chair or Pew: It is likely that your favorite pew or chair

will not be available during this reopen period. PLEASE be flexible and accommodating. Please do not move chairs or rearrange furniture. There is a reason for the chair alignment and the open pew choices.

Coming to Church: The doors will open only Ten (10) minutes before the church start time to allow for cleaning and traffic. Please wait in your vehicle until ten minutes before mass to maintain social distancing.

Households sit together:

Chairs: If there are three (3) of you, sit at a place with three (3) chairs. If you are single, sit a place with a single chair. Please do not move a chair unless we are close to capacity and there are NO remaining choices.

Pews: Use the pews marked with green. Space appropriately.

Cry Rooms: Reserved for kids and parents only until July.

Beginning of Mass No procession or carrying of the cross. The clergy will sit

in their seats about 2 minutes before mass starts. At the start of mass, the clergy will go to the Altar to begin mass.

Music

We will complete mass with the Antiphons. No music, hymns, or accompaniment until at least July. Our goal right now is it safely get as many people as possible back to church and back into the Sunday Mass Mode.

Collection The collection basket will be available at the entrances to the church. We will not pass the basket but will bring the baskets to the altar at the very start of mass for safety.

Our Father

No holding hands during the Our Father.

Sign of Peace Father will say “The Peace of the Lord be with you always” People Respond: “And with your spirit” Skip exchange of peace with neighbors Immediately Recite “Lamb of God”

Communion

The Priest and the Deacon (or Eucharistic Minister) will receive at the regular place/time in the mass. The Priest and the Deacon will purify their own chalice but leave the Body of Christ on the altar for distribution to the people.

The Priest will then complete the Closing Rites (Final Prayer & Dismissal)

People will receive at the end of mass after the prayer and the dismissal. This is to allow Parishioners to receive communion and immediately exit the Church to allow for preparations for the next mass. Before coming to communion, make sure that you are ready to exit church.

Maintain social distancing as you are coming up to communion, exiting Church, and all the way to your vehicle.

If you normally receive communion seated, please remain seated and the priest or deacon will come to you after the communion line is complete.

MASS SCHEDULE ANYONE who is sick, feeling sick, caring for a sick

person, or has deep fears about returning to church is granted a dispensation (excused absence) from the Sunday Obligation until further notice from Archbishop Kurtz. To help make sure that everyone can pray Sunday Mass, two masses will be offered around each regularly scheduled mass time. People should pay attention to the alphabetical order so that we can accommodate all who wish to return to church. The last name of the driver of your vehicle should decide which mass time to attend:

Daily Mass: Daily mass will resume on July 7th, 2020.

Online Mass: Online mass will continue to be posted Tuesday through Friday and Sunday for those who are not ready to return to church. We want to keep you connected to the mass and the parish. For time saving and schedules, all online masses be recorded at St. Thomas Historic Church after May 23rd.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Only clergy should attend both masses at a location. Holy Water Fonts will not be filled until further notice Parish Council and Finance Council needs to meet in

June for brief in-person meetings to approve the budget. Masks will be needed for these brief in-person meetings.

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Location Drivers Last Name A thru M

Drivers Last Name N thru Z

St. Thomas Teresa Hall

Saturday 3:30pm Saturday 4:30pm

St. Monica Sunday 8:30 am Sunday 9:30am

St. Thomas Teresa Hall

Sunday 10:30am Sunday 11:30am

St. Thomas Teresa Hall

Sunday 6:00pm Sunday 7:00pm

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WEEKEND COLLECTION

Last Week‟s Collection $3,079.67

Needed to make budget

$6,100.00

MASS OF

REMEMBRANCE

Saturday, May 23

Ginny Clinard

Sunday, May 24

People of the Parish

Tommy Ballard

Thursday, May 28

Mary Elizabeth Clark

Friday, May 29

Leroy Hobbs

Saturday, May 30

Snookie Newton

One Mass per month will be celebrated for the

―People of the Parish‖

thank you

All other committees, regular meetings, events, rentals, etc. can

resume their meetings in July, pending no other delays from the Archbishop.

First Communion/RCIA/Baptisms: we are waiting more direction

about the next steps for these events. They will happen soon. We will keep you posted.

Time: Just a gentle reminder that we must start on time and adhere to

the time schedule to give everyone a chance to worship back in church on Sunday.

Patience: Please be patient with everyone and everything. No one

really knows how to do this the CORRECT way. This initial plan may have to change, even after the first week. But, we have to get back to church because I miss praying with you all so much. I cannot wait for July when we can greet each other properly at the entrance and hear about you as you arrive to church each week. Hurry up July! Hurry up Virus!

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ST. MONICA PARISH AND ST. THOMAS PARISH MASS RETURN PLAN MAY & JUNE 2020 -- CONTINUED

CONGRATULATIONS FATHER JASON ON YOUR 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION!

Fr. Jason will be celebrating the 5th

Anniversary of his Ordination on

May 30th. We are disappointed that

we will not be able to celebrate

together as a community. However,

we do not want to miss the

opportunity to send him our

Appreciation & Congratulations!

Please send cards to the Parish office.

Fr. Jason Harris

870 Saint Thomas Lane

Bardstown KY 40004

Thank you Fr. Jason and

May God bless you abundantly!

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REMEMBERED IN

PRAYER

Those currently in need of

ongoing prayer

Frances O‟Bryan

Lee & Clara Jean Rogers

Genny Rose. Sr.

Karen T. Cecil

Carla Summers

Jeff Howard

Carolyn Green

Martha Kulsveen

Irene Carter

Ronnie Willett

Kevin Ballard

Leo Zurkuhlen, Jr.

Claudia DuPuis

Chester Sowards

Marlene Norman

Martha Leake

Elana Shain Gutierrez

Paula Gutierrez

Patsy (Greenwell) Newberry

Natalie Stone

Jodie Corbett

David Abner

Tom Wheatley

Even Kulsveen

Phillip Burba

Stephanie (Ritchie) Foley

Bill Smith

James N. Norris

Ann Lewis

Gina Blanford

Frank Jones

Jodie Childers

Brent Greenwell

Shut-in

Mary Greenwell

MASS OF REMEMBERANCE CHANGES

Due to issues involving the “shut down”/rescheduling of parish functions we have had to make several changes to already scheduled Masses of Remembrance.

Please see below for all changes as of this date.

We apologize for this inconvenience to the families of those individuals that this effects.

In Memory of Original Scheduled

Date New Scheduled Date

Tommy Ballard Aug 7 2020 – Fri 9am Jun 5 2020 – Fri 9am

Bernadette Hagan Aug 6 2020 – Thurs 6:30pm Nov 12 2020 – Thurs 6:30pm

Leroy Hobbs Oct 16 2020 – Fri 9am Oct 30 2020 – Fri 9am

Gladys & Tommy

Norris Oct 15 2020 – Thurs 6:30pm Nov 19 2020 – Thurs 6:30pm

Roseline & Robert

Roby

Mar 18 2020 – Thurs

6:30pm Mar 19 2020 – Fri 9am

Joe Carl Walker Aug 15 2020 – Sat 4pm Dec 18 2020 – Fri 9am

ENCOURAGING WORDS FOR THE WEEK

In person Daily Masses have been

delayed until July 7th to help us get

back into the rhythm of attending

mass on Sundays in our “new normal”.

Consequently, Father will continue his

video presentations of daily mass until

the July 7th.

Sunday masses will also be broadcast

on YouTube for those who are unable

to join us as yet in person.

You can find these presentations at the

link below:

rmd.me/TkFhBcjPDa2

elcome to the table of plenty! eace be with you” - Luke 24:36

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ST. THOMAS VIRTUAL MASSES CONTINUE

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE & MEDITATION

Readings Acts 1:1-11

Responsorial Psalm:

God mounts His throne to shouts of Joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord!

Psalm: 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Ephesians 1:17-23 Matthew 28:16-20

“Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said…. 'I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do.’” - John 17:4

Christ fulfilled his vocation by finishing the work God gave him. An important part of our stewardship is the discernment of our unique vocation. Stewardship is not just a matter of doing more volunteer work. It is a response to the personal call God makes to each of us – to fulfill the unique tasks that God has given to us.

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WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

READINGS

Monday, May 25, 2020 St. Bede the Venerable Acts 19:1-8

Psalm 68:2-3AB, 4-5ACD, 6-7AB

John 16:29-33

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

St. Phillip Neri

Acts 20:17-27

Psalm 68:10-11, 20-21

John 17:1-11A

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

St. Augustine of Cantebury

Acts 20:28-38

Psalm 68:29-30, 33-35A, 35BC-

36AB

John 17:11B-19

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11

Psalm 16:1-2A, & 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11

John 17:20-26

Friday, May 29, 2020

St. Paul VI, Pope

Acts 25:13b-21

Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20AB

John 21:15-19

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Acts 28:16-20, 30-31

Psalm 11:4, 5 & 7

John 21:20-25

In nomin Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sanctus

To understand the title, “Mother of God,”

we must first clearly understand Mary‟s

role as mother of our Savior, Jesus

Christ. As Catholics, we firmly believe in

the incarnation of our Lord: Mary

conceived by the power of the Holy

Spirit. (Confer Luke 1:26-38 and Matthew

1:18-25.) Through her, Jesus Christ–

second person of the Holy Trinity, one-in-

being (consubstantial) with the Father,

and true God from true God– entered this

world taking on human flesh and a human

soul. Jesus is true God and true man. In

His person are united both a divine nature

and a human nature. Mary did not create

the divine person of Jesus, who existed

with the Father from all eternity: “In fact,

the One whom she conceived as man by

the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son

according to the flesh, was none other

than the Father‟s eternal Son, the second

person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the

Church confesses that Mary is truly

„Mother of God‟ (Theotokos)” (Catechism,

#495). As St. John wrote, “The Word

became flesh and made His dwelling

among us, and we have seen His

glory: The glory of an only Son coming

from the Father filled with enduring

love” (John 1:14).

For this reason, sometime in the early

history of the Church, our Blessed Mother

was given the title “Mother of God.” St.

John Chrysostom (d. 407), for example,

composed in his Eucharistic Prayer for the

Mass an anthem in honor of her: “It is

truly just to proclaim you blessed, O

Mother of God, who are most blessed, all

pure and Mother of our God. We magnify

you who are more honorable than the

Cherubim and incomparably more

glorious than the Seraphim. You who,

without losing your virginity, gave birth to

the Word of God. You who are truly the

Mother of God.”

However, objection to the title “Mother of

God” arose in the fifth century due to

confusion concerning the mystery of the

incarnation. Nestorius, Bishop of

Constantinople (428-431), incited a major

controversy. He stated that Mary gave

birth to Jesus Christ, a regular human

person period. To this human person was

united the person of the Word of God (the

divine Jesus). This union of two persons–

the human Christ and the divine Word–

was “sublime and unique” but merely

accidental. The divine person dwelt in the

human person “as in a temple.” Following

his own reasoning, Nestorius asserted that

the human Jesus died on the cross, not the

divine Jesus. As such, Mary is not “Mother

of God,” but simply “Mother of Christ”–

the human Jesus. Sound confusing? It is,

but the result is the splitting of Christ into

two persons and the denial of the

incarnation.

ENCOURAGING WORDS FOR THE WEEK

WHY DO WE CALL MARY THE “MOTHER OF GOD?”

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So blessed to

be together

again!

Abba, Father, thank you for bringing us back together

again to worship and receive your body & blood; please

bless those unable to be with us at this time.

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Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with you;

Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb - Jesus!

Holy Mary, mother of God pray for us sinners

Now and at the hour of our death.

- Amen.

PRAYER - THE HAIL MARY

St. Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria (d. 440)

refuted Nestorius, asserting, “It was not that

an ordinary man was born first of the Holy

Virgin, on whom afterwards the Word

descended; what we say is that, being united

with the flesh from the womb, [the Word]

has undergone birth in the flesh, making the

birth in the flesh His own…” (Against Those

Who do not Wish to Confess that the Holy

Virgin is the Mother of God). This

statement affirms the belief asserted in the

first paragraph.

On June 22, 431, the Council of Ephesus

convened to settle this argument. The

Council declared, “If anyone does not confess

that the Emmanuel is truly God and

therefore that the holy Virgin is the Mother

of God (Theotokos) (since she begot

according to the flesh the Word of God made

flesh), anathema sit.” Therefore, the Council

officially recognized that Jesus is one person,

with two natures– human and divine–

united in a true union. Second, Ephesus

affirmed that our Blessed Mother can

rightfully be called the Mother of God: Mary

is not Mother of God, the Father, or Mother

of God, the Holy Spirit; rather, she is Mother

of God, the Son– Jesus Christ. The Council

of Ephesus declared Nestorius a heretic, and

the Emperor Theodosius ordered him

deposed and exiled. (Interestingly, a small

Nestorian Church still exists in Iraq, Iran,

and Syria.)

The incarnation is indeed a profound

mystery. The Church uses very precise–

albeit philosophical– language to prevent

confusion and error. Nevertheless, we must

ponder this great mystery of how our divine

Savior entered this world, taking on our

human flesh, to free us from sin. We must

also ponder and emulate the great example of

our Blessed Mother, who said, “I am the

handmaid of the Lord; be it done unto me

according to thy word.” May we turn to her

always as our own Mother, pleading, “Holy

Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners

now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”

WHY DO WE CALL MARY THE “MOTHER OF GOD?” (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7)

PRAYER - THE HAIL MARY

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