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Parish Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:00AM–4:30PM
Parish Office Phone 270-828-2552
Parish Fax 270-828-2562
Parish Email [email protected]
Parish Website stmartinfl.org
Fr. Jeff Hopper
270-801-6580 Cell
270-801-0208 St. Christopher Rectory
Deacon Joseph Calvert
502-930-2039
Deacon Emeritus John Richard Whelan
Worship/Music Director
Roselle Muse 270-828-8486 or
270-877-5476
Director of Formation/Office
Regina Bennett 270-828-8484
Youth Minister
Ashley Law 270-723-0480
Bookkeeper
Renee Jenkins 270-828-8483
Maintenance
Rhonda Thompson 270-828-8485
Parish Council Members
Glenn Redmon (Chair), Amy Peters, Kendra Vowels,
Todd Lancaster, Mark Hubbard, Brandi Lusk
Next meeting Dec 17, 2018
Regular Mass Times Monday 8AM St. Christopher
Tuesday 8AM St. Martin
Wednesday 2nd/4th Wed. 6Pm St. Martin
1rd/3th Wed. 6PM St. Christopher
Thursday 8AM St. Martin
Friday 8AM St. Christopher
1st Saturday 8AM St. Christopher
Saturday 4PM St. Christopher
Saturday 5:30PM St. Martin
Sunday 8AM St. Christopher
Sunday 9:30AM St. Martin
Sunday 11AM St. Christopher
Ft. Knox Noon Main Post Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri
(No Mass on Holidays)
Noon Prichard Comm Chapel, Wed
11:00AM Prichard Comm Chapel Sun
The Rosary is prayed before our Saturday 5:30PM,
Sunday 9:30AM, Tues & Thurs at 8:00AM Masses.
Adoration is all day the second Thursday of each
month from 8:30AM to 8:00PM. 6-8PM the 2nd and 4th
Thursday of the month.
Anointing of the Sick
3rd Thursday after the 8AM Mass.
Baptisms
Call the parish office to register for Baptism/classes.
Confessions
2nd and 4th Thursday 6PM-8PM at St. Martin.
1st and 3rd Thursday 6PM-8PM at St. Christopher
Anytime by appointment.
Marriage
Call Father Hopper 6 months prior to your wedding.
Ministry to the Sick
Please call 270-828-2552 if a family member enters
the hospital or becomes ill.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults):
If you are interested in joining or learning about the
Catholic Church, contact Deacon Joe.
Registration to Our Parish
Welcome to the Parish! Registration forms are
available in the parish office or on our website.
Bulletin The deadline is by noon on Wednesday
in writing/email to Regina.
St. Martin of Tours
440 Saint Martin Road
Vine Grove, KY 40175
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH!
December 2, 2018
Liturgical Ministry Schedule
If you are not able to minister as scheduled, please call someone on the list to cover you.
Mass Intentions
Tithing Offering needed each week: $5,292.00 Offering for last week: $6,211.64 “May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you.” I Thessalonians 3:12 Love is contagious. Joy, gratitude, generosity, and service flow from love. So it is with stewardship. The U.S. Bishops teach us: “Christian stewards receive God's gifts gratefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others.…”
Second Collections: Retirement Fund for Religious Dec 8-9. Your support of this collection provides medications, nursing care and more to the senior sisters, brothers, religious order priests who served for years with little or no pay. Religious communities do not have enough savings to meet retirement needs. Please give generously!
Catholic Charities Dec 22-23 Your generosity helps fund many vital ministries & social services, including the Sister Visitor Center, the Mother-Infant Care program, the Bakhita Empowerment Initiative to combat human trafficking, Migration and Refugee Services, Common Earth Gardens, & Common Table. Please give generously!
2018 Catholic Services Appeal Bringing Christ to Others
Our Parish Target: $14,700. Donations: $ 9,705 (66%). Our Parish Participation Goal: 89 households Households donating 62 (70%). Thanks to those who have already responded with a gift to the 2018 CSA. There is still plenty of time to respond. Gifts can be made through the parish office-- make check payable to Catholic Services Appeal, you may Text to Give: text CSA2018 to 41-411, donations can be mailed to: Catholic Services Appeal P.O. Box 32279, Louisville, KY 40232, or you may make a gift online at www.ArchLou.org/CSA.
First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16
1 Thessalonians 3:19--4:2 Gospel Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
Immaculate Conception 6:00 PM
Dec 7
Saturday Evening Mass 5:30 PM
Dec 8
Sunday Morning Mass 9:30 AM
Dec 9
Altar Servers Leanda Muse, Hannah English,
Haley English, Lila Scott
Bellamina Muncy, Taylor
Hobbs, Iris Padgett
Leanda Muse, Adyson Allgood, Cena Whelan, Charleigh Whelan,
Lila Scott, Hallee Hager
Communion Ministers
Monica Padgett, Alton Pike, Deacon Joe
Diane Lancaster, Mary James Masden,
Deacon Joe
Julie Powers, Anita Seymour, Deacon Joe
Ushers Gary Lancaster, Keith Medley,
Alex Medley, Larry Medley
Bradley Lancaster, Dan Lancaster,
Jerry Lancaster, Justin Mattingly
Patrick Medley, David Padgett, John Padgett, Martin Padgett
Lectors Bill Hobbs, David Vowels Carrie Padgett, Dylan Allgood Joe Sipes, David Vowels
Music Ministers Heather Pickering Heather Pickering Barb, Billy & Amy
Gift Bearer Volunteers Scott & Daphne Whelan Joe & Yolanda Hobbs
Saturday Dec 1 5:30 PM Our Parish Family Vigil of the First Sunday of Advent
Sunday Dec 2 9:30 AM Jim Snider First Sunday of Advent
Tuesday Dec 4 8:00 AM Frank and Kathleen Magar Weekday
Wednesday Dec 5 6:00 PM St Christopher Weekday
Thursday Dec 6 8:00 AM Patrick Delaney, Jr Weekday
Friday Dec 7 6:00PM Dixie Lippert Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday Dec 8 5:30 PM Deceased members of the Beatrice
and Eugene Burnett Family Vigil of the Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday Dec 9 9:30 AM Dale Robbins Second Sunday of Advent
Flowers on the altar are in loving memory of
Tom, Nell, and Robert T. Lancaster
From Gary and Liz Lancaster
Parish Announcements The Rosary before 9:30am Mass on Sunday mornings will be starting this weekend. If you would like to help say the Rosary please call Doug Howard, 270-547-1635 to volunteer.
Rite of Acceptance/Welcome-Welcome to Brittany Hager our catechumen as she journeys through the RCIA process. Also, to our candidates Delores Jenkins and Kaitlin Yates who will become fully initiated in the Catholic faith at Easter Vigil. We pray for them and our community as we encourage, guide and witness faith to these beloved women. Confirmation Enrollment. Our Confirmation Candidates have signed the enrollment book and continue with their preparation for receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit. Please continue your prayers for our youth and witnessing faith to our cherished children of God. The St. Martin’s Museum and Archives is now open. Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 pm, Thursdays from 1-4 pm. We are also available by appointment by calling Mary Pike (270-828-2206), Tracy Huffines (270-828-3600), Anita Seymour (270-828-2122) or Ann Sipes (270-828-3415).
Right to Life. Our church is invited to participate in a Pro-Life Signature Ad in memory of 60million babies aborted since January 22, 1973. The ad will run in this Sunday, January 20, 2019 statewide edition of the Courier-Journal. The ad is sponsored by Right to Life of Louisville and suggested donation is $5 per name on line. Check should be made to RTL of Louisville and sent to Right to Life of Louisville, 134 Breckinridge Lane, Louisville, KY 40207.
When Meade County School System cancels school for bad weather our weekday Mass is canceled on that day as well.
Knights of Columbus “Coats for Kids” Program. The Knights of Columbus (St. Teresa Council 2282) are helping support the Angel Tree Ministry by collecting new coats for kids. There are tags with sizes on the Angel Tree to take, or you may just bring new coats and drop them in the totes by the Angel Tree. They are in need of kid sizes 5/6, 7/8, 10/12 or men’s sizes M and L (Carhartt style). Deadline for donations is Sunday, Dec 9. Thank you for your generosity.
Non-perishable food items will be collected for the St. Martin’s Christmas baskets for those in need. These items may be placed near the St. Joseph’s altar.
First Weekend of Advent (Dec. 01/02) – We will have a collection at the doors after each mass to help offset the cost for Christmas decorations. Also, there will be envelopes available for Christmas flower offering.
Toy Collection Weekend – The 2nd Sunday of Advent (December 08/09) marks our annual toy collection. Please bring in a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to Angel Ministries of Meade County. Toys may be placed near St. Joseph’s altar at both masses this weekend.
Parish Offering Envelopes for 2019 will be mailed to parishioners’ homes. Please contact the parish office if you have any changes to make to your address. Christmas Donations. If anyone has Christmas wreaths or trees that they would donate to the church this Christmas Season, please contact Rhonda 270-668-5861 or Glenn 270-828-8146.
Adopt a Grandparent for Christmas. Did you know that over 40% of residents in nursing homes never get a visitor? You can change that. For a $30 donation we deliver a beautiful gift of cream and lotion to help with dry skin and help prevent bed sores for an elderly resident. We visit Brandenburg Nursing and Rehab, sing carols and spend time with the residents. In the past, because of generous donations, we have been able to do both assisted living facilities in Brandenburg as well. Your gift is 100% tax deductible. Please call Georgina Powers @ 270-828-8158 or 270-668-2824 by Dec. 15th if you would like to make a donation or help deliver the gifts. 5th Annual March of Life, Washington D.C. Jan 17,2019 Make plans now to attend. Jan 16-Buses Leave from St. John’s, Brandenburg, arrive at Holiday Inn in Washington DC, Jan 17-Field Trip in DC, Lunch at Union Station, Pro-Life Mass at the Basilica, Jan 18-Mass. Sightseeing around the Capitol, March of Life Rally, Head for home, Jan 19-Bus arrived back at home. ½ payment due on Nov 26, final payment due Jan 4. Cost-- 4/rm $260m, 3/rm $290, 2/rm $360,1/rm $560. For details call Marie Curran 270-828-2233.
First Sunday of Advent God of justice and peace,
from the heavens you rain down mercy and kindness, that all on earth may stand in awe and wonder
before your marvelous deeds. Raise our heads in expectation,
that we may yearn for the coming day of the Lord and stand without blame
before your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
Youth News
Sunday, December 2nd: Christmas Angel Tree Service Project from 12:00-2:30pm. Meet at the Parish Life Center at Saint Christopher Parish at 12:00pm. If possible, please bring a small money donation to contribute to buying presents for our Angel tree child. Sunday, December 16th: Christmas Basket Service Project! Our group will be helping pack and distribute holiday meal baskets to families in need around the community. We will meet in the Parish Hall at St. Martin at 11:30am on December 16th. Friday, December 21st: Youth Group Christmas Party! Join us from 6:30-8:30pm in the Parish Life Center at Saint Christopher Parish. Please bring a small wrapped gift worth no more than $10 for the white elephant game. Make sure to wear an ugly Christmas sweater!
Faith Formation News You are invited to
The Wednesday Night Formation
Christmas Celebration On Wednesday, December 5
We will begin in the Formation School Building at 6:30PM for an
OPEN HOUSE. Drop by and see how our young people are serving
Christ this Advent Season. Then we will end our evening in church as our youth
give their gifts to Jesus, Christ our Messiah.
Living Voice of the Old Testament from Little Rock Scripture Study. Prayer Share Groups meet for 6 weeks during Lent and Advent. Study the scripture, pray and discuss our Catholic Faith. Groups will begin meeting for Advent; you may contact a group leader to participate Tim Curran, Gloria Ritter, Barb Muncy. Call the Formation Office to form your own group. Men’s Bible Study Group meets each Sunday 10:30 AM. All are welcome. For information call Tim Curran 270-828-2233.David Vowels 270-828-2985 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If you would like to learn more about the Catholic Faith or become Catholic, please contact Deacon Joe. Contact Regina at the parish office to register for RCIA classes. Children’s Faith Formation Program (Pre-12 grades) 6:30-7:30 PM September-April. Children’s Church during the 9:30AM Sunday Mass. Boy Scouts 671 ages 8-18 meet year-round. Contact Mary Gavin 270-501-2011 for more information.
Cemetery News Cemetery Main Gate is open 8:00AM-4:30PM Tuesdays through Friday and on Holidays. Call the parish office to schedule other times. If you have flowers on your loved one’s headstone, please make sure they are presentable and in accordance with the Parish Cemetery Policy. To purchase plots, call Glenn Redmon, 270-828-8146.
Rental/Building Use Parishioners may use the Gym, Parish Hall/Pavilion, Cafeteria for their personal events, who have a purpose in keeping with the mission of the Church. Availability of space in parish facilities is dictated by the parish schedule. Gym rental fee: $350.00(which includes liability insurance) and a $300.00 damage deposit for renting the gym. Parish Hall/Pavilion or Cafeteria: there is no rental fee but there is a $100.00 damage deposit and $95.00 liability insurance fee for renting the parish hall or cafeteria. A full rental policy will be given to you at the time of your rental. You must be 21 and sign a liability waiver. For more info contact Glenn Redmon, 270-828-8146.
Parish On-Going Activities REFIT Cardio-Tuesday in the gym. Perfect for every fitness level. Make sure to bring water bottle and hand weights/mat. FREE. Certified Instructor Barb Sipes Session 1—Refit Cardio 8:30-9:15AM, Session 2—Connect 3 Toning/Strength 9:15-9:30AM. ARCHIVE NEWS The St. Martin’s Museum and Archives is now open. We will be having regular hours as follows as long as there is an interest: Sunday after Church to 12:00 noon, Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 pm, Thursdays from 1-4 pm. We are also available by appointment by calling Mary Pike (270-828-2206), Tracy Huffines (270-828-3600), Anita Seymour (270-828-2122) or Ann Sipes (270-828-3415) and we will try to accommodate you. We now have the technology and ability to do genealogy research on Thursdays. If you don’t have a pedigree chart (Family tree) on file in the archives, please come by and let us help you with it. We would like to have everyone in the parish represented in the archives. It is wonderful to know our ancestor’s history. Now it is up to us to make sure that our descendants know our history. St. Martin of Tours has purchased a gift for you. Enjoy a free subscription to FORMED visit website: kyheartland.formed.org An online gateway to the best Catholic Content, all in one place. If you would like help logging into FORMED, please stop by the office and let Regina help you.
Community Outreach Donations to Meade County Clothes Closet and Pantry will be collected. Please supply non-perishable food items with a non-expired date. Items can be left on the side altar under the St. Joseph statue. This is a very worthwhile service in our community. Thank you for your support. Al-Anon meetings 6:30PM, each Thursday, in the downstairs classroom across the hall from the cafeteria. For information call 270-828-3368. Parking in back. Please use back door.
Nana’s Room 6:00-7:30PM Wednesday You are invited to join in fellowship while helping others. We are open during Wednesday night formation for parents to stop by and help out. Many hands make light work. There is always something fun going on. Learn a new craft! Thanks for your generosity! Gail Ray 270-668-9868. _________________________ Baby Quilts. On or after December 1 anyone with a baby born since January 1, 2016 please come in and pick up a free baby’s quilt made from Nana’s Room. If you are expecting now, please let us know if your baby is a girl or boy and the due date so we can have your quilt ready for the arrival of your little blessing! ____ Prayer Blanket/Comfort Blanket. If anyone would like us to make a blanket for a loved one who is suffering with illness please contact Gail. ___________________ Monetary gifts can be donated for crafting and rosary supplies. Please make check out to St. Martin of Tours, specify Nana’s Room on the memo. __________ You may help by:
• Artistic person to write/paint prayer on the wall.
• We still are in need of helpers to make the mats. You can crochet or weave them.
• If you would like to help sew the quilts, stop by and pick up the already cut-out pieces or join us on Wednesdays.
• If you would like to learn how to make rosaries, we have plenty of supplies.
• Items being collected for the Homeless are flash lights, batteries, sterno canned heat/fuel, blankets
• Plastic bags are needed for the mats. Blue jeans any size or condition for quilts.
Community News
Angels in Disguise invites you to a Country Christmas with Mark Oliverius and special guest Pam Tillis! Brown Theatre - Louisville, Dec. 15th at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $15 for general admission. Come and celebrate the GIFT of Down syndrome with us through this special concert event. http://www.angelsindisguise.net Free tickets to individuals with Down syndrome and their families! Email [email protected]. Blessing of the Child in the Womb All expectant mothers (and their families) are invited to attend the noon Mass at the Cathedral of the Assumption on Dec 16 and receive the “Blessing of the Child in the Womb” from Archbishop Kurtz. 433 South Fifth Street, Louisville.
The Record’s Bridal Issue comes out Jan 10, 2019! It’s time to submit your FREE wedding announcement for the Jan 10, 2019 Bridal section in THE RECORD. Deadline Dec 7, 2018 at 12 noon. To announce wedding between Jan 10 and Jul 24, 2019, please go to theRecordnewspaper.org/submission/bridal-announcements/ for the extended form. If you were married before Jan 10, 2019, but did not submit a previous announcement, you may submit a marriage announcement using the same form. Rachell Rauh at 634-3381 or e-mail: [email protected].
Advent Wreaths
Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a
circle of evergreen branches into which four
candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of
Advent. Ideally, three candles are purple and one is
rose, but white candles can also be used.
The purple candles in particular symbolize the
prayer, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and
goods works undertaken at this time. The rose
candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday,
when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass;
Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of rejoicing, because
the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent,
when their preparation is now half over and they
are close to Christmas.
The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes
the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord’s
first coming into the world and the anticipation of
his second coming to judge the living and the dead.
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Parish Prayer List John Robert “Bob” Barker, Phyliss Barker, Shannon
Beasley, Courtney (Crutcher) Bell, Norma Wathen Black,
Jodi Boxrucker, Randall Bradley, Phyllis Broms, Garland
Brown, Jimmy Brown, Robert (Tuffy) Brown, Janice Canby,
Barney Dejarnette, Patrick Delaney Sr, Daniel Dvorjak,
David Foushee, Jillian French, Hildegarde Greenwell,
Sandra Greenwell, Rowan Gower, Deacon Bob Hall,
Bobby Hamilton, Ed Hardesty, Mary Jo Hardesty, Phyllis
Hicks, Mary Kaye Hobbs, Renee Hudson, Sharon Jackson,
Lynzi Johnson, Charlotte Vowels Jones, Betty Jo
Lancaster, Mary Ann Lancaster (Mrs. Robert P Lancaster),
Charlene Lawson, Annette Lucas, Sonia Mason, Memphis
Lusk, Jeanette Macy, Dane Medley, Myron “Mick”
Morgan, Lamar Padgett, Mildred Phillips, Debbie Pike,
Raymond Pike, Mark Powers, Phillip Powers, Anne
Reardon, Carolyn Ritchie, Rhett Redmon & Channing
Christopher Scutchfield (infant sons of Megan Redmon
Scutchfield) Kenny (Pro) Sipes, Rita Shelton, Leon
Skeeters, Preston Smith, Jonna Mattingly Townsend,
Randall Thompson, Jim Vaughn, Rena Vowels, Billy
Waldrop, Merle Waldrop, Tony Ward, Gene Whelan, Dr
Jay Whelan, Joe Whelan, Deacon John Richard Whelan,
LaVerne Whelan, Mary Ann Whelan, Paul A. Whelan,
Ronnie Whelan,
To add or remove your loved one from our prayer lists, please contact the Parish Office.
Military Pray List PO3 Jace Blehar,
PVT Benjamin Cornatzer,
A1C Joshua Dunny,
Maj Douglas Greenwell USAF,
MSgt Steven Greenwell USAF,
1 LT Susanne Hauser,
SR Austin Hulsey,
STG SN Chad Lancaster,
PFC Christian Leslie,
E4 Benjamin Matthews,
A1C C. J. Medley,
Brian Padgett,
A1C Bradan A. Pate,
SN Maranda Reardon,
SN Randall Reardon,
PVT Nathan Seals,
LT Maria Guenthner Taylor,
SGT Evan Vaughan,
PV2 William Vaughan,
Ethan Whelan,
PO2 Zachary Whelan,
LT Daniel J. Wilkins,
and all service members
Marriage Moments Spouses, even very loving spouses, sometimes need a
"Do Over." When you catch yourself (or you are caught) saying or doing something hurtful, be humble enough to ask for a Do Over. Apologize. Rephrase your statement
in a more sensitive way, make an amend.
Parenting Pointers
Teach your child some Latin. In Latin "Advent" means something is coming. For Christians, it points us to the
coming of Jesus at Christmas. It's not here yet. We have to wait for it. Talk about how you wait for relatives or friends to arrive. It's hard to wait, but you shouldn't
hurry it by celebrating before the guest's arrival.
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