St. Joseph Church ~ Bardstown KY May 12, 2019

This Weekend: Mother’s Day weekend

Saturday, May 11

1:30 p.m. Ray/Harris Wedding

2:30 p.m. Reconciliation

6:00 p.m. Thurman/Clark Wedding

Sunday, May 12

11:00 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Monday, May 13

Tuesday, May 14

Wednesday, May 15

5:00 p.m. Perpetual Novena to St. Jude

6:00 p.m. May Crowning ~ Church Porch

Thursday, May 16

9:30 a.m. SJS-May Procession

7:00 p.m. BHS-Baccalaureate

Friday, May 17

6:00 a.m. The Rosary is prayed for Promotion of Life

8:00 a.m. Finance Council

Next Weekend: Fifth Sunday of Easter

Saturday, May 18

2:30 p.m. Reconciliation

6:30 p.m. Robinson/Froman Wedding

Sunday, May 19

10:00 a.m. Doughnut Sunday

11:00 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word

7:00 p.m. BHS-Graduation

(at Stephen Foster Amphitheater)

Monday, May 13

6:30 a.m. Oliver Tony Drury

11:00 a.m. Barbara Reid

Tuesday, May 14

6:30 a.m. Anna Geneva Adams

Wednesday, May 15

6:30 a.m. Helen Downs

10:00 a.m. Terri Edelen at Life Care

Thursday, May 16

6:30 a.m. Joseph Paul Clayton

9:30 a.m. Jack Beam

7:00 p.m. Larry Nally

Friday, May 17

6:30 a.m. Michael & Margaret Delord

Saturday, May 18

4:00 p.m. Neil Boblitt

Tony Smith

Sunday, May 19

7:00 a.m. Alice Blackwelder

9:00 a.m. People of the Parish

11:00 a.m. Aaron Neel

Readings for the Week of May 12, 2019 Monday Our Lady of Fatima Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; Jn 15:9-17 Wednesday Saint Isidore Acts 12:24—13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8; Jn 12:44-50 Thursday Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27; Jn 13:16-20 Friday Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday Saint John I, Pope and Martyr Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Rev 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35

“Jesus said, ‘My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and

they follow me.” John 10:27

Always pray first. To follow the Shepherd we must first hear

His voice through prayer. It is only after we pray that we know

the proper way to live as God’s stewards.

Have you remembered St. Joseph in your will?

May Crowning of Mary

May 15, 6:00 p.m.

Church Porch

Everyone is invited and

welcome to bring a flower

for Mary’s Altar. If it rains we will move inside.

Light refreshments to follow.

Hosted by Respect Life Committee

The New Life Center Baby Bottle Campaign begins Mother’s Day! Please pick up a baby bottle in the back of church, fill it with your

change and return it by Father’s Day. Your change will support mothers and babies

in our community. Children are a gift from God!

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5; Rev 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30

My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

John 10:27

Jesus expresses confidence that His sheep hear His voice and

follow him. As one who seeks to be in his flock, I have to admit,

my own confidence in discerning His voice does not match His. It

can be so difficult to answer that question, “What would Jesus do?”

I’m not talking about choosing between doing good and doing evil,

but between two goods that each have different advantages and

drawbacks. Usually, we think of arguments for and against both

choices and weigh either the praise or criticism we’ll receive

depending upon which choice we make. But what would Jesus call

us to do? How can we know when it’s His voice and not our own

we hear?

We can turn to prayer. Even there, our own needs or wants can

sound a lot like what we would expect from Jesus. I believe,

though, that if we make sincere efforts to hear Jesus’ voice, some of

what He would ask of us will get through, and we will manage to

follow Him.

Aileen A. O’Donoghue, Living Faith,

Terence Hegarty, Editor

Parish Pastoral Council Minutes (April) Present– Fr. Terry Bradshaw, Fr. Minh Vu, John Czerwinski, Regina Czerwinski, Patti Willett, Mary Ann

Higdon, Donna Paschal, Payton Ulrich, and Betty Kaye Hayden

~ Robin Leake (DRE) and Mary Laura Leake gave a presentation on St. Joseph’s Faith Formation. -Incorporating a Mass for RE classes (11:00am), 77 students enrolled in RE program, RCIA has 6 catechumens, 7 candidates and 3 child baptisms. There have been 38 baptisms from April 2018-March 2019. ~The MyParish app has been introduced (38 current activate users) ~A new lift is to be installed at SVDP to assist with transporting items between floors, as well as with laundry. ~SVDP will be opening on Saturdays to increase revenue. Saturdays are staffed by volunteers comprised of local high school students. ~The Landscaping committee has been busy planting new shrubs and trees. ~August 18, 2019, will be the 200th Anniversary Celebration. ~The Super Raffle is being moved to August 18, 2019. ~Selling raffle tickets in June. ~Next meeting May 1, 2019.

The 2019 Super Raffle is coming!! $25 for $25,000 or a Brand New Car!!

Plus 2 - $500 drawings Drawing to be held on August 18, 2019 during

our 200th Anniversary Celebration! Tickets will be handed out after all Masses in a few weeks. We are asking each parish family

to purchase 4 tickets and sell 4 tickets. Only 3,600 tickets will be sold. Thank you for your support!!

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St. Joseph Church ~ Bardstown KY May 12, 2019

MOTHER’S DAY MASS INTENTIONS

To Our Mothers…….

To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you. To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you. To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day and wear the badge of food stains – we appreciate you. To those who experienced loss through miscarriage —we mourn with you. To those who walk the hard path of infertility, fraught disappointment – we walk with you. To those who are foster moms, mentor moms, and spiritual moms – we need you.

To those who have warm and close relationships with your children – we celebrate with you. To those who have disappointment, heart ache, and distance with your children – we sit with you. To those who lost their mothers this year – we grieve with you. To those who lived through driving tests, medical tests, and the overall testing of motherhood – we are better for

having you in our midst. To those who have aborted children - we remember them and you on this day. To those who are single and long to be married and mothering your own children - we mourn that life has not turned

out the way you longed for it to be. To those who step-parent - we walk with you on these complex paths. To those who will have emptier nests in the upcoming year – we grieve and rejoice with you. To those who placed children up for adoption – we commend you for your selflessness and remember how you hold

that child in your heart. And to those who are pregnant with new life, both expected and surprising –we anticipate with you.

This Mother’s Day, we walk with you, we remember you, we love you, and we pray for you.

Katharina Ballard

Lydia Ballard

Lois Marks Ballard

Helen Beaven

Judy Beaven

Irene Beaven

Shirley Benjamin

Alice Blackwelder

Margaret Blair

Katherine Blair

Cecily Blair

Kathleen Blanford

Dot Boone

Mary Bessie Borders

Dorothy Bradshaw

Gail Jean Brandt

Mary Ola Brussel

Eleanor Burke

Myra Cannon

Mary Octavia Cecil

Margaret Cissell

Mary Rose Clark

Margaret Clark

Living and Deceased mem-bers of the Clark/Werner families

Catherine Cleveland

Helena Culver

Susan Dawson

Cheryl Drago

Patricia Drago

Living & Deceased member of Dragoo Family

Teri Edelen

Susie Esposito

Renee Farnsworth

Thersa W. Filiatreau

Jean Franke

Esther Greenwell

Elizabeth Greenwell

Mrs. Arva Greissel

Leona Haydon

Rose Nelson Hite

Cora Hurst

Dorothy Ice

Frances Johnson

Mothers of the Karmazan family

Susan Knoppe

Kate Luckett

Dorothy Lyvers

Nora "Bunch" Mattingly

Carolyn Mattingly

Thelma Mattingly

Deceased members of Mattingly Family

Mothers of the Miskell family

Irene Mooney

Mary P. Mudd

Dorothy Nalley

Debbie Nalley

Mary Ellen Napier

Living & Deceased member of Mary E. and Fred T. Newton Family

Mary Janice Paddock

Living & Deceased member of Peake Family

Laura Redmon

Mary Louise Roby

Mary Juanita Roby

Lillian Roby

Nadine Smith Rogers

Josephine Shaw

Jeanette Sheriff

Nancy Simone

Florena Sims

Violet Taylor Smith

Deceased members of Smith family

Chris Spalding

Margaret Spalding and Family

Eva Stansbury

Vella Stansbury

Mary Ellen Thompson

Mrs. Edith Tingle

Hallie Unseld

Ellen Wickham

Shirley Wickham

Mary Josephine Young

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Marriage Moment

It usually makes marriage easier when spouses are of the

same religion, BUT, differences in faith or practice can

also lead to a deeper, even more creative concept of

God. Try reading “Are You Soul Mates or Divided Spirits”

to explore your spiritual connection.

Parenting Pointer

Sunday is Mother’s Day. Although sometimes spouses

honor their wives on this day, let your children take their

proper role. If they don’t have the money or an idea for a

gift, fathers can suggest a guaranteed pleaser— “Top 10

reasons I love my mother….” Archdiocese of Louisville Family Ministries Office. Susan Vogt, www.susanvogt.net

Spiritual Adoption Program (saving one baby at a time)

It is not too late to adopt, spiritually, a baby in danger of abortion. Ask the Lord to give you a child

to pray for daily, to save from Abortion.

For those who have adopted a baby, the growth development this month has been a rapid development of organs and the spinal chord. Hands and feet look like paddles. Heart, left

and right chambers have formed, and the heart beats at 130 beats a minute. It is too small for the doctor to hear with a

stethoscope.

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