LITURGY SCHEDULE Week I of Psalter

Saturday, October 19 Rom 4:13, 16-18; Lk 12:8-12 Rosary…………………………...6:00 pm Vigil Mass……………………….6:30 pm Nels & Irene Bergeon + by Robert & Helen Vidmar Joann Harvey by John Charron DRF Weekend

Sunday, October 20 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex 17:8-13; 2 Tm 3:14—4:2; Lk 18:1-8 Rosary………………………….….….7:30 am

Mass……………………….…….8:00 am Parishioners Rel Ed After Mass Parish Movie DRF Weekend

Monday, October 21 Rom 4:20-25; Lk 12:13-21 No Scheduled Mass K of C Chicken Fry Sales End

Tuesday, October 22 St. John Paul II

Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Lk 12:35-38 Mass @ SH……………………..……8:00 am

Wednesday, October 23 St. John of Capistrano, Priest

Rom 6:12-18; Lk 12:39-48 Cenacle Prayer…………………1:30 pm Mass………………….…...……..6:00 pm Mary Curtsinger + by Robert & Lana Bastin Phyllis Ethridge + by Jim Ethridge Stewardship Meeting After Mass

Thursday, October 24 St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop

Rom 6:19-23; Lk 12:49-53 Mass @ SH…………………......8:00 am Finance Committee Mtg @ SS……..5:00 pm K of C Meeting @ SS………...……..6:00 pm

Friday, October 25 Rom 7: 18-25a; Lk 12:54-59 Mass………………….….…..….9:00 am Prayer & Reflection Mini Retreat Parish Hall………………………......10:00—1:00 pm Ferando Montero + by Eduardo & Lorna Pavon

Saturday, October 26 Rom 8:1-11; Lk 13:1-9 Nursing Home Outreach.1:30—2:30 pm Rosary…………………………...6:00 pm Vigil Mass……………………….6:30 pm Lillian & George Charron + by John Charron

Sunday, October 27 Thirteeth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14 Rosary………………………….….….7:30 am

Mass……………………….…….8:00 am Patrick O’Lone + by Thomasina O’Lone Nancy Hoyt McFail + by Dawn & Paul Cunningham Rel Ed After Mass Chicken Fry @ SH…………...…....11:30 am

St. Stephen Catholic Church CADIZ, KY

October 20, 2019

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in ordinary time

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ST. STEPHEN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1698 Canton Road, Cadiz, KY 42211

(270) 522-3801 office or (270) 522-3901 fax, 270-316-2645 Fr. Greg Trawick ststephencath387@bellsouth.net

web address: http://ststephencc.com/ Office Hours: Mon -Closed, Tuesday — Friday 8:30 —12:30

GOSPEL SUMMARY Luke 18:1-8

“There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.”

Sadly that describes many people in power in the time of Jesus and in our own time. But Jesus describes a woman whose persistence moves the self-centered judge to render a just judgment. Notice that Jesus does not say that the judge ruled in favor of the woman. Just that his decision was JUST. That is what the woman was so persistent to obtain. In contrast to that judge, God wants what is right and just for us. But that may not be what we want. We should pray for God to reveal what HE wants FOR US. Often our prayer is what WE want FROM GOD. When we are persistent in prayer to learn God’s will for us we grow in our faith. Such faith is not easy. Even St. Theresa of Calcutta had periods of doubt, but she prayed to discern God’s will for her and did it regardless of her doubt. We may not achieve the accomplishments and gain the notoriety of St. Theresa, but we can be persistent in prayer to know God’s will for us. God does not ask any more of us than that. But he does ask that.

PARISH LIFE Pastor: Fr. Gregory Trawick greg.trawick@pastoral.org 270-316-2645

Deacon: Randy Potempa 270-252-4738

Secretary: Dean Duncan ststephencath387@bellsouth.net

Music Director: Angie Thome 270-767-8979 or 270-519-3007

Parish Nurse: Joyce Kotarek 270-498-0599

Parish Pastoral Council: Jon Prudhomme 931-801-9014

Parish Finance Council: Mike Kehrwald 270-522-7965

Building & Grounds:

Coordinator of Religious Education April Washer 270-522-7684

Prayer Chain Tom Kell 217-891-2110 Carol Puth 270-924-9416

Knights of Columbus Tom Kell 217-891-2110

Marriage: Contact the Parish Office for information on planning a Christian Marriage.

Baptism: Contact the Parish Office to arrange Baptismal information.

Registration: If you are new to our parish, welcome! Please call the parish

office (270-522-3801) to have a

registration form mailed to you.

Birthdays This Week

Oct 20 Joann Harvey Keith Washer 21 Irene Jaso 24 Joseph Doyle

Anniversaries This Week

Oct 26 Joe & Nancy Candido

OFFICE HOURS AT ST. STEPHEN Monday—Closed Tuesday—8:30 –12:30 Wednesday—8:30 –12:30 Thursday-8:30 –12:30 Friday-8:30 –12:30 Saturday—Closed Please try to take care of office business during these times.

Upcoming Events/Dates to Mark Oct 20—11-9 BBQ Sales (Flyers & Bulletin Ads) Oct 23 Stewardship Meeting After Mass Oct 24 Finance Committee Meeting 5:00 pm Oct 25 Prayer & Reflection Mini Retreat Parish Hall 10:00—1:00 pm—Includes Lunch Oct 26 Singing at Trigg Manor...………………..1:30 pm Oct 27 Chicken Fry Dinner @ St. Henry..……11:30 am Oct 30 International Rosary after Mass followed by Pot Luck meal “Gaze Upon Jesus” Women’s Study After Mass

Oct 31 NO First Friday Mass Nov. 1—All Saints Day Mass at 9 am at St. Hen-ry, the vigil is Oct 31 at 6:30 at St. Stephen. Nov. 2—No First Saturday Mass @ St. Stephen Nov. 2—All Souls Mass at 9:00 am @ St. Henry. Nov. 2—Workshop on Planning your Catholic Funeral after Mass @ St. Henry. Nov. 3— Workshop on Planning your Catholic Funeral @ St. Stephen @ 4:00 pm in Parish Hall.

CATECHISM QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Next week’s Gospel is from Luke 18: 9-14 Question: What is prayer? (CCC 2559) A) Raising one’s mind to God B) Raising one’s heart to God C) Requesting good things of God D) All of the above

NOTE: If your special day is not

acknowledged, please call the office with your information, so we can update our files

K of C Chicken Fry—Sun., Oct. 27th

at 11:30 am @ St. Henry Parish Hall. Advance tickets will be sold through K of C.

Sale ends Oct. 21st. Menu: 2 pieces Fr ied Chicken

Mashed Taters with Gravy Green Beans; and Dinner Roll

Tickets: Adults—$10 (Extra piece of Chicken $1 Child (5 yrs to 10 yrs)—$5

5 yrs and under—FREE Tickets for Sale before and after Mass

Contact: Tom Kell 217-891-2110; Jonathan Phillips 219-730-9006; Carl Etienne 940-453-3782; or John

York 270-703-1945 NOTE: NEED DESSERTS FOR CHICKEN FRY!!

All Souls Day: This year All Souls Day is on the

first Saturday in November, Nov. 2. Mass will be held ONLY at St. Henry for the Fir st Saturday and All Souls Day. If the weather permits we will process at the end of Mass to the cemetery for a special blessing. This is a special day where the Church throughout the world remembers our beloved departed. Though your loved ones may not be St. Henry Cemetery, this Mass allows all of us to remember our beloved dead.

Workshop on Planning your Funeral Wake and Mass: Father often hears a request for time to

help prepare the Funeral Wake/Visitation and Mass. On Saturday, November 2, after the All Souls Day Mass there will be a workshop offered at St. Henry at 10:15 am and Sunday November 3 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Stephen Parish Hall. There is no cost involved. The workshop will include the Catholic understanding of Death and Burial, the importance of a Wake/Visitation and Funeral Mass and how to plan for these. Handouts and materials will be distributed. If you have any questions contact Fr. Greg or Deacon Randy.

TODAY IS WORLD MISSION SUN-DAY. We celebrate this day by re-membering our baptismal call—to bring the Gospel to all! The collection today for the Society for the Propaga-tion of the Faith ensures the work and service of the Mission Church, as it supports priests, religious and lay leaders who offer the Lord’s mercy and concrete help to the most vulner-able communities in the Pope’s mis-sions. Thank you for your generosity.

St. Stephens supports area veterans by providing EXTRA LONG twin-sized bed sheet sets to ex-service members in

residence at Pennyroyal Veteran Shelter, Hopkinsville. Sheets can be found at:

WalMart, Penney’s, etc., or on-line distrib-utors, or monetary donations for purchas-es can be given to stewardship members

after mass or to Dean in the office. Drop off sheet sets in narthex. Delivery is Nov. 19 and parishioners are encouraged to

join in. The Center provides job training, placement, counseling, and room/board for up to a year for 50 homeless ex-

service members many of whom are un-dergoing medical, physical, or drug relat-ed rehab. Please post your pledge in the

narthex. For info: Kathleen Johnson (270) 564-5821.

St. Stephens continues its outreach to area nursing homes on Saturday, October 26 at Better

Senior Living/Trigg Manor from 1:30-2:30. Please join us for a fun time of songs and visitation. We provide a guitarist and simple sheet music to sing

along to. Talent is NOT necessary. Sign up in the narthex. Call Jon Prudhomme (931) 801-9014 or

Kathleen Johnson at (270) 564-5821 for information or for carpooling. Halloween costumes optional.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Parish Members:

Stacy Wheeler, Theresa Washer, Gerald Paradis, Margie Myers, Chuck Mansfield, Tony & Nancy Thomas; Joe & Nancy Candido; Robert & Helen Vidmar; Frank & Maria Pellino; Thomasina O’Lone; Irene & Sal Jaso; Mark & Teresa Alexander; Don & Maxine Hobbs; Tony & Elsie Platukas; Sophia Biddle; Donna Biddle, Helene Banno; Father Greg; Gary McKenzie; Carol & Gus Puth; Barbara Estes; Jon Phillips; Helen & Clifford Romain; John Hall; Pam Wimsatt & family; Andy Mabry; Ken Yohe (brother-in-law of Anne Mullen); Roeder Family; Paul Cunningham; Henry Mills; Jon Prudhomme; Jim Ethridge; Jerry Bilodeau Isabella Alexander

Outreach Prayer:

Larry Biddle (son of Sofia Biddle); Loretta Blanken-ship (mother of Theresa Washer); Marguerite Holte (sister of Irene Jaso); Terri Dickson (sister of Pat Carter); Jennifer Bettis (daughter of Ed & Donna Sue Holmes); Donald Lax (friend of Sophie Biddle); Jose Baez (St. Henry parishioner & friend of Tom Kell); Leslie O’Lone (daughter of Pat O’Lone); Brian Curling (son of Patti Purkes); Lauren Raleigh Hebrenk (granddaughter of Don & Maxine Hobbs); Lisa Baez (2 year old, SH Leukemia); Steve Suth-erland (brother of Scott); Heidi Anderson; John Mills; Kathleen Roeder (parent of Delbert Roeder); Theresa Tomalewicz (mother of Jack Tomalewicz); Tori Kirby (granddaughter of Claude Mergenthal): Jett (grandson of Patsy Rajnowski); Spencer (Maria Pellino); Cody Carrico; Mary Castellanos (sister of Sal Jaso); Rutherford family, Dominic Tallarico (cousin of Patti Purkes); Tracey Cotton; Tom Kostrzebski (nephew of Stan & Fran Kostrzebski); Lauren Grace Underbrink (for infant healing after liver transplant—friends of Fr. Greg); John Vinson; Jamie Versanski; Craig Grugle (son-in-law of Char-lotte Bachman); Richard Gundry (brother of Wayne Gundry); Gary Holowka (brother of Nancy Gundry); Terry Blankenship (sister-in-law of Theresa Wash-er); Paulette Anderson; Colleen Lyons (niece of Ellen Bilodeau); Niece of Marie Pellino; Cathy Reu-er (sister of Mike Kehrwald); Lilly Parker (friend)

Military Prayer List

Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their fami-lies for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. 1SG Shannon L. Tutor, Staci Rea, Nick Beckius (Lynn Reed’s son-in-law), Sam Orwig, Mike Mosely, Philip Gusgeski, Travis Wilson, SFC John W. Mauld-in, CW2 Robert L. Murphy, Chris LaPlante (Bob Mills’ grandson), Cpt. Adam A. Hecht (Godson of Wayne Olech), Shawn Sturgill (grandson of Betty Aberle ) Tony Bryant (son of Bonnie Bryant). Josh Corley (husband of Elizabeth Corley), Kasta Rea (daughter of Tom & Staci Rea); Petty Officer E5 Jason Patrick O’Lone (grandson of Patrick & Thomasina O’Lone); Sgt. James Estell, FC3 Gabriel-le Hall (niece of John & Paula Hall); CW2 Tony Car-son (husband of Meagan Carson); Adam Sonnek; Dexter M. Rea; Marissa’s husband; Brian Billham (significant other of Keleigh Mabry); Joseph Kehrwald (grandson of Mike & Eileen Kehrwald)

Hospice: 888-611-0121

Parish Prayer List If you would like to add someone to the pray-er list, please e-mail or call the church office, or drop your request in the envelopes located on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Your prayer re-quest (s) will remain on the prayer list for two months.

STEWARDSHIP—Our Recent Giving:

Weekend of October 13, 2019

Regular Weekly Offering………….......$2,911.00 On Line………...………………...………....965.00

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Rec. Oct. 12 & Oct 13, 2019…...…….....$380.00 On Line………………………………..…....105.00

NOTE: Kindly assist us by honoring your pledge.

2019—2020—Disciples Response Fund Report as of 10/01/2019

Parish Target…………………...….…..$4,417.80 Amount Pledged………....…..………..$............0 Amount Paid…..…………..…...….......$............0 Amount Still Due……..........................$............0 NOTE: The 2019-20 Parish Target is the same as last year. Commitment Weekend will be Oct. 19/20. Total Rebate for 2018-19 was $3,987.10. Thank you for your generosity.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Thirteeth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday Lector Sacred Host Precious Blood Oct. 26, 2019 Joann Harvey Randy Potempa Frank Pellino 6:30 pm Marie Pellino

Hospitality Server Charles Garnett John Charron Charles Hobbs

Sunday Lector Sacred Host Precious Blood Oct. 27, 2019 Bonny Prudhomme Randy Potempa Carol Puth 8:00 am Keith Washer (P) Pat Fritsch

Hospitality Server

John Hall Lance Breckel Tommy Rea Luke Washer

Religious Education of the Youth There will be Religious Ed classes each Sunday at 9:00 am. Any youth who is interested in attending the Religious Education classes, please let April Washer (270-350-3144) or Dean in the Parish Office (270-522-3801) know of your interest.

MOVIE: Don’t Forget St. Stephens

is showing “Unplanned” today, Sun-

day, --October 20th, from 2-4 pm in Par-ish Hall. The movie is based on (real life) Abby Johnson, one of the youngest

Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation. A representative from Alpha

Pregnancy will be available after the movie for questions. Snacks are provid-

ed.

Knights of Columbus/Stewardship Yearly Fundraiser—Enjoy

good food for a good cause. Pre-order and pay for BBQ items Oct. 20 – Nov.10. Items available: whole chickens for $8.00; full slab of pork ribs $25 or ½ slab $13; whole pork butt $38;

and pulled pork at $8 per pound. See reps in the narthex after Masses. Purchases support St. Stephen Stewardship projects: parish newsletters, nursing home outreach, veterans’ home collections, laundry love, parish picnics, bingos, small group studies, guest speakers, movie Sundays and more. Contacts: Tom Kell (217) 891-2110 or Bon-ny Prudhomme (931) 206-8029. Bring pur-chase tickets for pick up the weekend of November 16

th & 17

th after Masses. Left-

over items donated to CHARITY.

Aging as a Journey of Grace:

Join us for a morning of prayer and reflection as we discover God’s loving

presence and invitation to deeper friend-ship along the journey—even in the midst of aging, illness, and loss. This mini-retreat will be here at St. Stephen, October 25 starting at 9:00 a.m. with Mass; program from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. including lunch. Facilitator—Maryann Joyce is the assistant director of Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Center and enjoys offering days of reflection and retreats for faith communities. She is also a trained spiritual director, and for-mer PPN hospice chaplain. Please sign up so we can prepare materials and lunch. Cost: Donations

K of C—October 29th, 2019, at our

regular 4th Degree Knights meeting, a new Faithful Navigator will be selected. This man will lead the 4th Degree Knights until June 30th. At that time a Navigator will be back up for election.

Thank you, Thomas Kell GN

October is RESPECT LIFE month.

Join Catholics nationwide in praying for a greater respect for the dignity of all life, from conception to natural death throughout the month of October. Learn more about uphold-ing the sanctity of every human being’s life at:

respectlife.org/respect-lifemonth

ST. Henry CATHOLIC CHURCH

16097 US HWY 68E, Hardin, KY 42048 Office: 270-474-8058 Fax: 270-474-9867

Mass Times: Saturday at 4:00 PM Sunday at 10:30 AM

COMPLIMENTS

OF

EDUARDO & LORNA PAVON

ADORATION

1st Friday of Each Month

7:30 AM—3:00 PM

1st Saturday 9:00 AM Mass In Honor of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

Kirk Studzinski

kirk.studzinski@steemer.com

Office 270.554.3325 Stanleysteemer.com 6125 U.S. Hwy 45 South

Paducah, KY 42001