PRECIOUS BLOOD

CATHOLIC CHURCH 3306 Fenmore Street, Owensboro, KY 42301

Website: Precious-blood.net. Phone: 270 684 6888

TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 3RD, 2021

MAY THE LORD BLESS US ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES

On Thursday, October 7th The Church Celebrates The Feast of our Lady Of The Rosary.

When the Blessed Mother appeared monthly in Fatima, Portugal to three shepherd children from May to October in 1917, each time she asked them to pray the Rosary daily. During the last apparition on October 13, she said, “I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue always to pray the Rosary every day. The daily Rosary is not a task; it is a gift from Our Lady and an oppor-tunity for her help in our families and in our world.

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MASS INTENTIONS: Oct. 5th-10th Tues. 7:00a.m James Bowlds Wed. 6:00p.m. Thomasine Clouse Dec. Thur. 7:00a.m Bobby Quinn Dec. Fri. 12:00p.m. Liz Hawkins Dec. Sat. 5:00p.m Jeffery Cecil Dec. Sun. 8:00a.m. Parish Family 10:30a.m. Austin Millay Dec. STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Weekly Budget to meet Expenses $ 9,000.00 Sept 26th, 2021 Contribution $ 7,209.46 Under/Over this week - $ 1,790.54 Under/Over (July 1, 2021 to present) In Regular Collections $ 7901.04 Parish Renovation Fund Sept.26 , 2021 Contribution $ 275.00 Total Parish Renovation Funds $ 38,848.00

SPECIAL PRAYERS: Please remember Jamie Berry, Kay Berry’s son-in-law, Joe Bittel, Jerry Blandford, Ron Boar-man, Erin Borland’s mother Donna Kamuf, Larry Boswell, Gene Bunch, Kathy Carr, Mary June Cecil and her son, Sydney Clouse, Tony Clayton. Guy Connor, Linda Con-nor, Goretti Coomes, Rodney Crowe, Bill & Rita Elder, Angela Gentry, Libby Girten, Harold Hall, Tonya Hamil-ton’s friend, Mary Hartz and her husband Dean Hartz, Earl Hayden, Marie Hester, Bob Holt, Janie Howard’s brother, Heather Hudson, Willie Hudson, Ray and Marianne Jones grandson Mike Jones, Robert Johnson’s mother, Randall Jones, Sandra Kimmel Jones mother JoAnn Kimmel and Sandra's cousin Ramona Hoffman Rowland, Kenny Kelley, Ruth and Kenny Kelly’s daughter Mitzi, Janet Lawrence, Jess and Theresa Lowe, Donna Mason, Evelyn Mattingly, Jeff Mattingly, Carolyn McDaniel, Mamie McDaniel’s great niece, Barbara Magan, Jordon McIntosh, Charlene Meadows, Mary Miller s son Charles, Marie Montanez’s brother Dave Peralta, Raden Poll, Tina Mulligan, Anna Carol Murphy & her daughter Oleta, Gary Murphy’s broth-er, Mary Murphy, Karen Osborne’s mother, Janie Payne, Mary Edna Payne, Sandra Posey, Tony Powers, Shirley Ralph, Gene Roberts, Doris Schrecker, Sandra Self, Bob Slack, Ed Sullivan’s brother, Lillian Taylor, Eugene and June thompsons daughter Debra Peach, Mike Thompson, James Bowlds, Mary Ellen VanVactor and her brother, and Dorothy Wathen’s daughter.

ASSISTED LIVING: Please remember Nancy Best, Clara Gilles, Doug Howard, Shirley Jarboe, Barbara Mingus, Debbie Sapp, and Lois Sims.

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Sunday Scripture summarized: This Sunday’s readings are about the bond of love that marriage creates be-tween a man and a woman, a bond that God intends to be permanent. These readings challenge the spouses to practice the fidelity of their ever-faithful God, honoring their holy covenant commitment before Him. The first reading, taken from Genesis explains God’s original plan concerning sex and marriage. It teaches us that God made man and woman for each other. Hence, in marriage they are no longer two but one, united by an un-breakable bond. The reading also describes the institution of marriage and shows that monogamy was God’s intention from the very beginning. Today’s Gospel gives Christ’s explicit teaching on marriage and divorce, the Divine origin of marriage, the sacredness of family life, and the indissolubility of marriage. The Gospel teaches that family life is sacred, that husband and wife are partners with equal rights and that the destruction of the family by divorce is producing the destruction of society. Both spouses need to work hard to create a good marriage: Marriage demands that they should become the right persons for each another as God-given gifts. Marriage is a union based on committed sharing, and forgiving, sacrificial agape love. It requires many mutual adjustments; much mutual generosity and great good will to forgive and ask for forgiveness; sincere cooperation in training children and raising them as practicing Catholic Christians; and daily strength from God obtained through personal and family prayers and punctual participation in the parish liturgy Divorce and Annulment: We need to reach out with Christian sympathy to the divorced and to troubled fami-lies. The parish community needs to accept them with respect, compassion, sensitivity, love, and support, shar-ing the depth of their pain from a failed, or failing, marriage. The Church cannot sanction a second marriage for either spouse unless the previous marriage has been declared annulled by the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal. If anyone would like to do the annulment process please let me know and I will sure help you. Our Lady of the Rosary: On Thursday the 7th, the Holy Mother Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Saint Pius V established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for the victory of Chris-tians over the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to the praying of the rosary. The development of the ro-sary has a long history. First there was a practice developed of praying 150 Our Fathers in imitation of the 150 Psalms. Then there was a parallel practice of praying 150 Hail Mary’s. Soon a mystery of Jesus’ life was at-tached to each Hail Mary. Though Mary’s giving of the rosary to Saint Dominic in the 13th century is recog-nized as a legend, the development of this prayer form owes much to the followers of Saint Dominic. One of them, Alan de la Roche, was known as “the apostle of the rosary.” He founded the first Confraternity of the Rosary in the 15th century. In the 16th century, the rosary was developed to its present form—with the 15 mysteries: joyful, sorrowful and glorious. In 2002, Pope John Paul II added five Mysteries of Light to this de-votion. The purpose of the rosary is to help us meditate on the great mysteries of our salvation. Pius XII called it a compendium of the gospel. The main focus is on Jesus—his birth, life, death, and resurrection. The Our Fathers remind us that Jesus’ Father is the initiator of salvation. The Hail Marys remind us to join with Mary in contemplating these mysteries. They also make us aware that Mary was and is intimately joined with her Son in all the mysteries of his earthly and heavenly existence. The Glory Bes remind us that the purpose of all life is the glory of the Trinity. Never will anyone who prays his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a state-ment that I would gladly sign with my blood says St Louis. Consider Divorce: A couple was being interviewed on their Golden Wedding Anniversary. “In all that time — did you ever consider divorce?” they were asked. “Oh, no, not divorce,” the wife said. “Murder sometimes, but never divorce.” God's blessings Fr. Suneesh Mathew Psalm 16: You Are My Inheritance O Lord

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What’s your Catholic IQ? 1.The Spanish title given to Priests is ____A) Pueblo B) papa C) padre D) Friar 2. Babylon was in the modern day country of _____A) China B) India C) Iraq D) Egypt 3. The number of traditional deadly sins is _____ A )three B) seven C) nine D) eleven 4. In an older church building the long central part extending from the entry to the altar is called the _____A) ambo B) belfry C) credenza D) nave

Thank You!! Phil Roberts and family, and Scott & Karen Hayden for keeping our landscape look-ing beautiful! If you would like to volunteer for this Landscaping ministry we could use you! Email the office at michellepbcc@hotmail.com. For more information.

Condolences: Rest in Peace Cathy McClish.

Sister of Carol Riney.

Knights of Columbus News:

The Bishop Soenneker knights will be making sausage in November. Pick-up will be Sunday Nov. 14th 9-12 at the Precious Blood burgoo building. Sausage is $8.00 for a 2 lb. roll or in links at $4.00 lb. Both come in fresh, smoked or spicy. Place your order by calling Ed Sullivan 270-570-3192 or Tim Molnar 270-993-8577. All orders must be placed by November 6th.

The Knights of Columbus will be having a coat drive on the weekends of October 9-10, and 16-17. There will be totes at the entrance of church for the collection of the coats.

RCIA: (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) meets on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. The topic for this Thursday is “The Mass” Remember in pray-ers the participants in the RCIA process, and the teachers guiding them.

Ministry News: Ushers - if your name is designated #1 in the bulletin, please make sure that the lights in church are turned off after mass and that the doors at both ends are locked - Applies to 5:00 and 10:30 only. Eucharistic Ministers - if your name is des-ignated #1 in the bulletin, it is your responsi-bility to help clean the altar vessels in prepa-ration for the next mass. (If you are not sure what that involves, please check with the sac-ristan. Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Serv-ers - a) please be sure to check in with the sacristan when you arrive, preferably 10-15 minutes prior to the start of Mass. b) If you are having someone full in for you, please let Ray or the sacristan for that mass know ahead of time. Thanks!

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Precious Blood Men’s Club is Cooking! Pre-order your BBQ by October 31st. Burgoo $20.00 Pork $12.00 lb Chickens $10.00 Pick up through our socially distanced drive thru on Nov. 6th, at 3 PM. Place you order by mes-saging on Facebook, call the office 270-684-6888 Gary 270-302-1440 Or Bruce 270-929-071.

Answers: 1.C 2. C 3. B 4. D

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

10-5 Michael & Charlotte Powers (47)

Gerald & Lucy Goetz (53)

Brent & Kathleen McFadden (8)

10-6 Tim and Diane Shock (48)

Charley & Kathy Small (31)

10-7 George & Sharon Tucker (47)

10-10 Larry & Patty Murphy (57)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO OUR PARISHIONERS

10-4 Brooklyn Oost

10-5 Raymond Barham, Evelyn Mattingly, Don Keller

10-6 Ronald Boarman, Erin Borland, Kathleen Chino,

Klaudia Hayden

10-7 Roger Bucklin, Lane Dickens, Samuel Fulkerson,

Mason Hardesty, Tanner Roberts,

10-9 John Leonard, Tracy Payne,

10-10 Carol Crisp

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ROSARY COAST TO COAST

NATIONAL ROSARY RALLY Sunday October 10, 2021

3pm Loca on: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Lawn

4029 Frederica Street Owensboro Kentucky We MUST heed the call of Our Blessed Mother to Pray the Rosary – It is our greatest weapon against the evils of our time. The prayer intentions will include Respect for Life from conception to natural death, protecting the Sanctity of Marriage and Families, and upholding constitutionally protected religious freedom.

Come join a multitude of Prayer Warriors in Owensboro who will be participating in the National Rosary Rally ~ ROSARY COAST TO COAST

1,000s of Rosary Rallies will be happening across the United States on October 10 at 3pm Central Fr .Suneesh Ma hew will lead us during this beautiful prayer time. Bring your families & friends to pray with us. The world needs us so desperately to pray and intercede. Let us do our part to

add to the millions praying together all over the world for a return of our na ons, our cultures, and our world to God and to Holiness!

For questions, please contact Angela Mills, (270) 313-4274 or Mary June Cecil, (502) 939-3633. For more information: http://rosarycoasttocoast.com/

Pray the Rosary Against the Darkness The Avila Foundation invites you to a virtual gathering to pray the Rosary on October 7, 2021 The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary at 6:30 PM Central. Join Ralph Martin, Fr. Dave Pivonka, Lila Rose, Kimberly Hahn and many more as they lead thousands around the world in claiming Our Lady’s promised victory over the current darkness. Register here for a donation or free ticket https://www.tickettailor.com/events/avilafoundation/568089 We encourage parish and home groups to meet and tune into this first-of-its kind event as a community!