December 1, 2019 The First Sunday of Advent

Sts. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church

609 E. 4th St, Owensboro, KY 42303

Join us for

The Perfect Gift an Advent prayer experience

for youth and families. December 8th at 3pm in the church

ALL ARE WELCOME!

December 1, 2019 1st Sunday of Advent

Baptismal Prep Prepare yourself for your child’s baptism by coming to Baptism Prepara-tion. The next Baptism Prep will be December 15 at 3:30pm in the Parish Office. Please call the Parish Office to register or for more information. Declarations of Invalidity (Annulments) Do you have questions about annulments? Are you divorced and not sure whether you need an an-nulment? Let Sts. Joseph and Paul help explain and assist you in the annulment process. Please call the church office 270-683-5641. JOY Bible Study for ages 55+ We will meet Thursdays, December 5th at 9am/PH

Knights of Columbus Meeting Sunday, November 24 at 5pm in the Fr. Tucker Center.

Confirmation Prep 2020 December 4th/6-8pm/Session #2 for Candidates & Sponsor/PH December 7th/8am-12pm/Service Opportunity – Reconciliation Retreat & Service Parish Hall & Church December 8th/3pm/Advent Prayer Service

Faith Formation No class this week. Happy Thanksgiving! Classes are held on Wednesday evening at 6pm in the Parish Hall. Contact Laura Shoulders at the office or email her for more information laurasjpc@gmail.com

RCIA Journey of Faith ALL ARE WELCOME...The program that we'll be using for RCIA this year is called Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained, by Dr. Edward Sri and the Augustine Institute. It is a highly-acclaimed video series with supportive materials that allow for the RCIA experience to be one similar to that of a small faith sharing group. Join us on Monday evenings in the Parish Hall from 6:30-8pm as we fall madly in love with the beauty that is Catholi-cism. For more information, please contact Laura Shoulders: laurasjpc@gmail.com

Teen Small Group Meets on Friday evenings. We will go to mass at 5:30pm, then meet in Youth House after mass for snacks and Time with Jesus! We will pray/snack/talk until 7:30, but times are flexible. Feel free to come and grow with us! We will plan meeting every Friday throughout the school year. For more information, contact Anne Webb at (270) 903-2492.

Young At Heart Christmas Potluck & Dirty Santa All parishioners age 55 or older are invited to join us for our Christmas Dinner on Thursday, December 19 at 11:30am in the Parish Hall. The parish will provide ham and rolls, please bring a potluck dish or dessert to share. We will also be playing Dirty Santa, please bring a $5-$10 gift for dirty Santa.

CHRISTMAS BBQ SALE ALL ORDERS MUST BE PREPAID

by December 16

Pickup on Monday, December 23rd from 9am-11am @ Parish Hall

Name Phone # BBQ Whole Sliced Hams $40/ea_________ BBQ Half Sliced Hams $25/ea BBQ Pulled Pork $8/lb Bone in Turkey Breast $25/ea $ Total Paid:

Proceeds go to new hand rails for church.

Stay awake and be prepared

Today is the beginning of the Season of Advent. This is the first Sunday of Advent . Advent is a time when we prepare for Christ’s coming into the world. There are two main focus of the sea-son. The first is the preparation to celebrate the first coming of Christ in history. That first com-

ing of Christ was his birth. We prepare with joy to celebrate the birthday of our Savior on December 25th. The second focus of the season is the Second coming of Jesus at the end of the time. Jesus promised to come back. Advent is a kind of wake-up call to us for the second coming of Christ. Today’s readings call us to "stay awake," to "be prepared" because we do not know the day or hour the Lord is coming to get us. We can say, "the Lord has come, the Lord is coming, and Lord will come again." We need to thank him, to welcome him and to wait for him. "Stay awake. So, Jesus is coming , are you ready to welcome Him ? If Jesus came back today would you rejoice or would you be sad? Would you be happy with your life or would you be embarrassed and ashamed of your life? How do we prepare for Christ’s return ? First of all, in today’s gospel, Jesus is calling us to be awake. He reminds us the importance to be a attentive. In spite of the many activities or vacations , we need to keep in mind that Jesus is the reason for the season of Advent and for Christmas. Time to wake up : We should not become Christians by habit and routine . As we know the weeks before Christmas are busy. There is so much preparation in buying gifts, decorating the tree, preparing for Christmas dinner, deciding how and where and with whom to celebrate the Day. We should not forget the true meaning of Ad-vent. So, the wonderful way to prepare ourselves and be ready for Christ’s return is to deepen our faith, to deepen our relationship with God. This can be done by regular examination of conscience, regular celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation ( remember that Advent is time to forgive and be forgiven ), by carrying our cross daily, by promoting the cause of justice, peace and truth, by praying : in this point, I encourage everyone to attend extra daily Mass per week and spend more time to listen to God. ” Thirdly, Advent is a time for generosity. We can make reparation for our sins by generosity to others. What we do for the least of our brothers and sisters, Jesus considers done to himself. Being generous and giving to others, not just during Christmas but all year long, is something that those who love Jesus can and should not escape. We are to be generous because God and Jesus were generous to us first. Jesus loved us so much He gave us everything when we were His enemies. Jesus came as the baby, lived a perfect life, and died on the cross, generously first for us so that we might have life. The generosity in our life must come from that fact. We are to be generous because God was generous and still is everyday for us. Being generous is about being more and more like Jesus. My brothers and sisters, Advent is a time of grace given us by the Church to change and to prepare our hearts for Jesus’ coming. Stay awake and be prepared. To prepare for the coming of Christ in the celebration of Christmas is exactly the same to prepare ourselves to meet the Lord in glory.

Please note: Fr. Kalombo will be on vacation November 27th through December 5th.

Job Openings Music Minister Minister of Music for vibrant, welcoming and family-oriented community that takes great pride in music and liturgies. Re-quirements: Advanced level training in music required; skilled pianist, organist, and vocalist; strong knowledge of computers. Responsibilities: Select, provide and lead music, for weekend Masses, and other services including funerals and weddings; re-cruit and train cantors and choir members; design and print wor-ship aids for all liturgies. Compensation is based on skills, liturgical experience and training. Please contact: Ashley Wilkerson at (270) 683-5641 or ash-leysjpc@gmail.com for a full job description. Please send, cover letter, resume, and three letters of reference to email above.

Advent remains one of my favorite seasons of the Liturgical year. In the Church, it is a time meant for slowing down and preparing for the coming of our Lord. Which, I think is why it is my favorite liturgical season as it helps to balance out the rushed experience this time of year brings. The frantic pace of this last month has a way of clouding our minds and causes added stress. But

Advent is meant to give us some breathing room in the middle of the chaos. Personally, I have found it helpful to use late night medi-tation walks as a means of engaging this waiting and slowing down. Each evening, I take a different moment from the Sunday Gospel and pray through it while walking under the stars. It is a personal method that I adopted from an old priest friend many years ago while I was in seminary. It takes a little effort to make the space for this in my normal routine; however, I have found that it helps me. Now taking the time to go a walk each night, might not work for your schedule; however, it might be helpful to find a little reflection book to spend an extra five minutes in prayer each day during Ad-vent. It is amazing how taking a little time for silent reflection open’s our eyes to the working of God in our lives. The Church here in Owensboro also seeks to assist with taking a little time aside through various prayer services and events. Keep an eye out for the parish reconciliation services in the city. They are a great way to rejuvenate a tired mind and heart during the bustle of Christmas. Also, Young Adults will have the opportunity to partici-pate in Theology of Tap three Monday’s during Advent. The first one will take place at Feta Pizza at 6:30pm. I am the presenter for that evening and the title of the talk is “Squinting with one eye: How Hope reveals God”. If you are a young adult that evening feel free to join us.

FIRST RECONCILIATION December 7, 2019

Retreat: Parish Hall, 8-10 light breakfast served

Ceremony: Church, 10-12 at least one parent must attend.

It’s time to sign up for our 2020 Picture Directory. The link is on our website at

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Every day, more children are coming into foster care and they need a good home in which to stay for a while! So, please consider becoming a foster parent and help a child!!! For more information, please call 1-866-332-0014 or contact your local Dept. for Community Based Services at

270- 687-7491 extension 2511 or 2659.

Parish Office 609 E 4th St., Owensboro, KY 42303

(270) 683-5641 (270) 685-4766 (fax)

www.stjpc.org Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

Parish Team

Pastor: Fr. Jean-Rene Kalombo Ext 222 frjrkalombosjpc@gmail.com Associate Pastor: Fr. Will Thompson Ext 247 frwillsjpc@gmail.com Deacon: Deacon John Cecil deaconjohnsjpc@gmail.com Stewardship Minister: Ashley Wilkerson Ext 239 ashleysjpc@gmail.com Youth Minister: Aynde Bennett Ext 227 ayndesjpc@gmail.com Religious Education Minister: Laura Shoulders Ext 224 laurasjpc@gmail.com Director of Maintenance: Kelly Ward Ext 241 kellywsjpc@yahoo.com Caretaker: Joe McBride Sacramental Records: Debbie Luedke Ext 242 debbiesjpc@owens.twcbc.com Bookkeeper: April Dickens Ext 221 aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com

Join Us Mass Schedule:

Monday - Friday 5:30pm Saturday 4:30pm

Sunday 8am, 10am, 6pm 12 noon (Spanish)

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Thursdays at 6pm; Fridays at 12 noon

Saints JOSEPH & PAUL

Catholic Church

We give our hearts to God and our talents to His people.

In Special Need of Prayer HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS: Ann Bower, Thomasine Boarman, Joyce Clark, Doug & Dorothy Hood, Linda Howard, Betty Johnson, Paul & Sarah Jane Johnson, Maurice Kanable, Chester & Deanna Kaminski, Jackie Mann, Mitzi Mann, Margie Roberts, Jim Stimpfel, Betty Thompson, Katherine Thomas, Birdie Wedding, James White, Jr. NURSING HOME PARISHIONERS: CARMEL HOME: Katherine Brand, Rita Fahrendorf, Mary Faulkner, Margie Hardesty, Rose Keller, Margaret McCarthy, Marvin & Auda Wink, Sandra Woods; GENESIS HEALTH: Mike Payne; HEARTLAND VILLA: Mary Hinton; HILLCREST: Shirley Wilhite. WELLINGTON PARC: Violet Cassidy, Charles Leo Howard. OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER: Mike Baker, Tammy Wimsatt Belcher, Patrick Billion, Joe Board, Katherine Brand, Sheila Byrne, Colin Cahill, Tim Cahill, Davena Cecil, J.C. Chrisler, Dana Cecil-Craig, Jimmy Chrisler, Jonathan Clark, Michael Clark, Marty Clouse, Theresa Clouse, Chris Collins, David Condra, Leo Dickens, Luke Dickens, Chase Ford, Bill Freeman, Edwin Garcia, Steve Guittar, Jarrod Hagan, Michael Hardesty, Evonne Harl, Julia Hawkins, Charlotte Hayden, Captain Matthew Hayden, Susan Hayden, Tom Hayden, Virginia Head, Lindsey Hill, Brice & Marilyn Howard, Florence Howard, Linda Howard, Rene Howard, Kendall Jarboe, Donna Johnson, Rose King, Tina Keller, Hobert Lundy, Jerry Lundy, Jan McCorkle, Kandie McDaniel, Michelle Montalvo, Cecil Newton, The Wayne Pannell Family, Michael Payne, Shelly Powell, Chrissy Quick, Sheryl Richards, Clayton Roberts, Jennifer Rojas, Pat Seib, Martha Taylor, Richard Taylor, Dorie Thacker, Betty Thompson, Tracy Trogden, Nina Van Bussum, Jim Vinson, Adam Wallace, Darryl & Linda Warren, Scott Warren, Ronnie Wilkerson. FIRST RESPONDERS: Eric Conder, Brad Leonard, Steve Leonard, Jason Luedke, Cory Mattingly, Jeff Williams.

Word of Life

“When we encounter Christ, experience his love, and deepen our relationship with him, we become more aware of our own worth and that of others.”

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “How to Build a Culture of Life”

Mass Intentions November 30-December 8 Saturday 4:30pm Ann Denise Ward Sunday 8am Jan Baldwin & Bonnie Horn 10am Janet Roberts (Spanish) 12pm Our Parish Family 6pm Mike Riney, Sr. Monday 5:30pm Fr. Kalombo-For Safe Travel Tuesday 5:30pm Geraldine Payne Hearld Wednesday 5:30pm Pat Wedding Thursday 5:30pm Fr. Will Thompson Friday 5:30pm Michael Pollock Saturday 4:30pm Fred Roberts Sunday 8am Holy Name Society 10am James Clouse & Family (Spanish) 12pm Our Parish Family 6pm Matthew Lawrence

This Week’s Calendar

Genesis Healthcare Eucharistic Ministers: Week of December 2 — Melvin Fleischmann

Week of December 9 — Carlos Earhart

Treasure Counters December - Mary Lundy, Pat Hamilton

SUNDAY, December 1 -Rosary before 8am Mass -CRHP Men’s Prayer Group (Spanish)/FTC -Religious Ed (Spanish)/10am/FTC -Play Practice/1:30pm/PH MONDAY, December 2 -Men’s Prayer/7am/FTC -CRHP Women (Spanish)/5:30pm/PH -RCIA/6pm/PH-Small Room TUESDAY, December 3 -Women’s Prayer/8:30am/YH -Faith Formation/5:30pm dinner/PH Class 6-7:30pm/FTC WEDNESDAY, December 4 -Faith Formation/5:30pm dinner/PH Class 6-7:30pm/FTC -Confirmation Prep/6pm/PH

THURSDAY, December 5 -Stewardship Committee Meet-ing/6:30pm/OFC-CR -Reconciliation/6pm/CH -Adoration (Spanish)/7pm/CH FRIDAY, December 6 -Adoration /6:30am-5:15pm/CH -Reconciliation/12pm/CH SATURDAY, December 7 -1st Reconciliation Retreat/8am-12pm/PH &CH SUNDAY, December 8 -Rosary before 8am Mass -CRHP Men’s Prayer Group (Spanish)/FTC -Religious Ed (Spanish)/10am/FTC -Play Practice/1:30pm/PH -Advent Prayer Service/3pm/CH

Upcoming Meetings: -Men’s Prayer Breakfast/December 14/7:30am/PH -Finance Committee Meeting/Jan. 14/6:15pm/OFC-CR -PPC Meeting/December 19/6pm/OFC

Birthdays 11/30 John Blankendaal 12/1 Rita Kingkade, Carl Working 12/2 Levi Congleton, Bill Fares, Milana Jarboe, Andrew Manqueros, Anna Manqueros, Rebecca Willis 12/3 Aggie Boehman, Jim Connor, Mary Gerteisen 12/4 Andrea Ayer, Mike Barna, Amy Lindblom, Randi Carol Porter 12/5 Randy Blincoe, Kim Cahill, Autumn Coomes, Liam Ewing, Arlene Ferguson, Liam Hagan, Chelsea Isbill, Mark Moore, Jahlexyz Vasquez 12/6 Ashely Colburn, Helen Gesser, Wendell Hale, Alex Nalley, Susan Tierney, Sandra Woods, Brianna Zoglmann 12/7 Alex Austin, Cambron Austin, Angelina Gonzalez, Kara Hamilton 12/8 Elizabeth Belcher, Tina Keller, Joel Mattingly, Maggie McCorkle, Hunter Cole Young

Anniversaries 11/30/68 James & Wanda Edge 12/1/07 Nick & Barbie Boling 12/2/95 Ralph & Michele Blair

Sign up for Christmas Masses Please sign up for a ministry at one of our Christmas Masses. Christmas Eve - 4pm and 10pm Christmas Day – 9am. You may go online to MSP and assign yourself or call April at 270-683-5641.

Parroquia de San José y San Pablo

“Ofrecemos nuestro Corazón a Dios y nuestros Talentos a su Pueblo”.

Bautismo para los Niños: Bautismos para niños menores de 7

años se celebran durante el año (excepto en el tiempo de

Cuaresma). Se requiere que los papás y padrinos asistan a una

preparación. (Antes de escoger padrinos les pedimos que sean

casados por la iglesia o solteros y tengan el sacramento de la

Confirmación)

Catequesis de Adultos (R.I.C.A.) Domingos 10:00 am. – Los

adultos pueden recibir los sacramentos del Bautismo, Primera

Comunión y la Confirmación después de un tiempo de

formación.

Sacramentos para Niños y Adolescentes:Todos los niños deben

asistir a las clases de catecismo cada miércoles a las 6:30pm.

(Inglés). Para los que no puedan los miércoles o prefieran en

español, también está la opción los Domingos a las 10:00 am.

Unción de los enfermos: Por favor notifique a la oficina parroquial de algún familiar o amigo admitido al hospital y que desee el Sacramento de la Unción. Matrimonio – Comuníquese a la oficina parroquial

preferiblemente con 6 meses de anticipación como mínimo a la

fecha deseada.

Quinceañeras NO es un Sacramento pero es un sacramental: Se

pueden celebrar cualquier sábado mientas esté disponible la

Iglesia, excepto durante la Cuaresma.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

SACRAMENTOS Lunes: Is 4:2-6; Sal 122 (121):1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Martes: Is 11:1-10; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lc 10:21-24 Miércoles: Is 25:6-10a; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Jueves: Is 26:1-6; Sal 118 (117):1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Viernes: Is 29:17-24; Sal 27 (26):1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Sábado: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Sal 147 (146):1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1 Domingo: Is 11:1-10; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12

SAN FRANCISCO JAVIER (1506-1552) 3 de diciembre Este joven de origen vasco emigró a París para cursar estudios profesionales durante once años. Ahí destacó por su inteligencia y dotes deportivas. No obstante, conoció a otro joven vasco de nombre Ignacio, del cas-tillo de Loyola, quien lo desafió a ‘cosas mayores’. Vivió así sus ejercicios espirituales, logrando una conversión interior y entrega a la voluntad de Dios. Junto con otros seis jóvenes, incluyendo Ignacio, se convirtió en uno de los primeros miembros de la Compañía de Jesús (Jesuitas). En 1541 se embarcó como misionero y nuncio papal a Goa, al Sur de la India. Ocho años más tarde, extendió su viaje a Japón, civilización que le impactó mucho por su sistema de valores y nivel educativo. Aprendió de ellos su cultura e idioma, les enseñó ciencia y Evangelio, lle-gando a entender que, a fin de lograr la conversión de Japón, sería necesario evangelizar también a China. Aunque planeó el viaje a China para continuar su obra, la muerte le sorprendió y su viaje quedó pendiente. El Papa Pío XI lo declaró patrono de las misiones en 1927.

—Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Para denunciar una sospecha de abuso, llame a la Línea Directa de Protec-ción Infantil de Kentucky: 1-877-KYSAFE1 o 1-877-597-2331 (llamada gra-tuita) o comuníquese con su Fiscal Local de Commonwealth. Para reportar abuso, actual o pasado, a la diócesis por parte de cualquier persona que actúe en nombre de la Iglesia, llame a Louanne Payne, Coordinadora de Asistencia Pastoral (inglés) al 270-852-8380, o Nuria Elizondo, Coordinadora de Asistencia Pastoral (español) al 270-880-8360. También puede visitar la Oficina de Ambiente Seguro (owensborodiocese.org/safe) para obtener más información.

1o de diciembre de 2019 Primer Domingo de Adviento

AMBIENTE SEGURO

ESPERAR CON GOZO Nuestro año litúrgico comienza con el tiempo de Advi-ento, una temporada de expectativa por la venida del Señor. En el Primer Domingo de Adviento anticipamos el fin de los tiempos cuando despertaremos al amanecer del nuevo día de Cristo. Hoy escuchamos a Isaías hablar del día en que el poder de Dios habrá traído paz universal y la Palabra de Dios habrá instruido a todos los pueblos, irradiando la “luz” (enseñanzas) de Dios a toda la raza humana. Sólo cuando la humanidad camina “a la luz del Señor” (Isaías 2:5), cuando todos los pueblos deseen marchar “por sus sendas” (Isaías 2:3), el mundo se enderezará y nuestros más profundos anhelos serán cumplidos. La lectura de Romanos nos llama a despertar “del sueño” porque la sal-vación “está más cerca” (Romanos 13:11, 12). Las lecturas de este domingo proclaman nuestra fe cristiana en que Jesús es Aquél que al final vendrá a dar cumplimiento al plan de salvación de Dios.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Safe Environment To report suspected abuse, call the Kentucky Child Protection Hot Line: 1-877-KYSAFE1 or 1-877-597- 2331 (Toll Free) or contact your local Commonwealth Attorney. To report abuse to the diocese, current or past, by anyone acting in the name of the Church, call Louanne Payne, Pastoral Assistance Coordinator (English) at 270-852- 8380, or Nuria Elizondo, Pastoral Assistance Coordinator (Spanish) at 270-880-8360. You may also visit the Office of Safe Environment (owensborodiocese.org/safe) for more information.

You are invited to

A Christmas Play

Presented by the children of

Sts. Joseph and Paul

December 22 at 4pm Parish Hall

Join us in celebrating

the Feast of

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dec. 11, 2019

Mañanitas at Midnight

Dec. 12, 2019 Mass at 7pm

Meal and Celebration following In Parish Hall

  

Dec 7 8am-12 PH First Reconciliation Retreat

Dec 8 3pm CH The Perfect Gift Prayer Experience

Dec 10 6:30pm CH Communal Penance Service

Dec 12 7pm CH Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass & Celebration

Dec 14 9am CH OCS Teams Holiday Church Cleaning

Dec 15-23 TBA TBA Las Posadas

Dec 19 11:30am PH Young at Heart Potluck & Dirty Santa

Dec 21/22 PH Cookies with Santa after All Masses

Dec 22 4pm PH A Christmas Play

Dec 22 7pm SB St. Benedict’s Christmas Party & Dinner

Dec 24 4 & 10pm CH Christmas Eve Mass– English

Dec 24 7pm CH Christmas Eve Mass– Spanish

Dec 25 9am CH Christmas Day Mass– English

Dec 25 12noon CH Christmas Day Mass– Spanish

December Happenings...