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JULY 5, 2020 • FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Saints
902 East 9th Street • Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Peter & Paul C AT H O L I C C H U R C H
AND SCHOOL
Established 1872
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
We are a Roman Catholic Community of Christians called to be a priestly people, a household of faith, a temple of the Holy Spirit, a beacon of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apos-tolic Church shining for Jesus Christ in the heart of Christian County.
Rev. Fr. Richard Meredith, Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Fr. Michael Charles Abiero, Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Permanent Deacon, Mr. Tim Barnes [email protected] Permanent Deacon, Mr. Roberto Cruz [email protected] Permanent Deacon, Mr. Trinidad Soriano Permanent Deacon, Dr. Bill Sweet [email protected] PARISH OFFICE PHONE: (270) 885-8522 PARISH FAX: (270) 885-5296 PARISH WEBSITE: www.stsppchurch.org DIOCESAN WEBSITE: www.owensborodiocese.org VATICAN WEBSITE: www.vatican.va PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 8:00AM-12 NOON • 1:00 PM-4:00 PM MONDAY – FRIDAY
SCHOOL TELEPHONE: (270) 886-0172 SCHOOL FAX: (270) 887-9924 SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.stsppschool.org
Tru†h Radio WSPP 93.5 FM (Local Catholic Radio)
Saints Peter and Paul Assistance: 270-886-6027
Saints Peter and Paul Thrift Store: 270-632-1037 Store Hours M-F 10:00 am-3:00 pm. SECOND SATURDAY OF MONTH 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
MEMBERSHIP IN THE PARISH We give a sincere welcome to all new families moving into our Parish. Please register with the Parish Office as soon as possible. Families who plan to move from our parish
community are asked to let us know.
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday evening ..................................... 5:00 PM Sunday.................................. 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM Misa en Español .............. 2:00 PM, 10:30 PM Monday - Saturday ............................... 8:00 AM Wednesday ......................................... 5:30 PM
Thursday (en Español) - except June and July... 5:30 PM
SS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, HOPKINSVILLE, KY
The Catholic Church teaches that the sexual abuse of any person is a grave moral evil. To report any instance of sexual abuse by anyone
acting in the name of the Catholic Church, (priests, deacon, employee or volunteer), please call the Diocesan Pastoral Assistance Coordina-tor, using the dedicated confidential phone-line (270-852-8380) as well as the Diocesan web site (www.owensborodiocese.org/safe).
† SACRAMENTS † † Reconciliation: Confessions will be heard Saturday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and Wednesday at 4:30 PM. Confessions will be heard any time by appointment.
† Baptism: Baptismal Preparation Class - Our next class will be announced. Please call the Parish Office to register.
† Marriage: Contact the Office six months prior to the desired date.
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Parish Pastoral Council
Lana Bastin, Administration ...…...……...…[email protected] Stephanie Blankenberger, [email protected] Jan Buckner, Family Life ....…………[email protected] Dee Dailey, Vice Chair & Worship..….…[email protected] Libby Downs, Pastoral Associate ..…....…[email protected] Hilda Gonzalez, Social Concerns.……[email protected] Fran Marko, Secretary………….……………[email protected] Morgan Murray, Chair & Spiritual Life…..…[email protected] Robert Tyree, Education….……………[email protected]
PARISH OFFICE Tom Buehrle ([email protected])….........................Director Of Stewardship Brenda Chaudoin ([email protected])....……..…. Parish Office Mgr. Libby Downs ([email protected])............................Pastoral Associate
Leigh Ann Johnson ………………….………Parish Assistance Coordinator Steve Kinnard ([email protected])...……….Maintenance Foreman Angie Phillips ([email protected])…………….....Thrift Store Mgr. Mayra Tirado ([email protected])…………Hispanic Ministry Asst. Sue Wassmer([email protected])............................Parish Secretary Dan Wilkinson([email protected])………...Parish Music Director
SCHOOL OFFICE
Stephanie Blankenberger
([email protected])….......School Principal Jaime Embry ([email protected])…………….….. Reception/SCRIP Jennifer Groves ([email protected])………….…. School Secretary
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
Please notify the Parish Office upon admission of a family member into any hospital or nursing home. Any parishioner who is ill or infirm may request anointing in extreme emer-
gency by calling the Parish Office, 270-885-8522.
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
This is a devotion whereby members of the parish unite in tak-ing hours of Adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament dur-ing the day and throughout the night, seven days a week. (Code required.) There is a regular schedule of adorers but all are welcome to stop in for a visit. Parishioners are encouraged to sign up for a scheduled weekly Adoration time. Please con-tact Bill & Jenny Rush at 270-885-2888, if you are interested in adopting an hour or if you can be a substitute or prayer partner Available hours: Sunday 12am, Monday 2am, Tuesday 5am, Wednesday 2am, Saturday 1am, 5 am, 3 pm, 9 pm & 10 pm. Need prayer partners Tuesday 9am & Saturday 9 pm and 10 pm . Hourly Captains needed Please help!!
School News
Introducing our new Kindergarten Teacher
Hello, my name is Katy Roberts and I’m so excited to be joining the SPPS family! I am looking for-ward to a new and exciting ad-venture in Kindergarten. This school year will be my ninth year of teaching. I have taught four years in Christian County Public Schools and four years in my home state of Texas. My husband, Beau, and I have 3 children: Graysen, Miles, and Ryleigh, who keep us pretty busy. I can’t wait to meet my new Kinder friends and their families! Welcome to SPPS, Mrs. Roberts!
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Birthday Cards: Can you help us celebrate two parishion-ers upcoming Birthdays? Helen Brown will be 89 years young on Monday, July 6th and Julia Borders will be 85 on Tuesday, July 7th. Would you be so kind and help these two long time parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul celebrate their birth-days with their parish families. You may send them a card – homemade, bought or you may call them and wish them a Happy Birthday. 1. Helen Brown - 119 South Sunset Drive, Hopkinsville, KY
42240 2. Julia Borders - 509 E. Parkview Drive, Hopkinsville, KY
42240
Dedication and Blessing: On Sunday, July 12th immediate-ly following the 8:00 a.m. Mass, come join us for the dedi-
cation and blessing of the new Mainte-nance Building that was spon-
sored by the Knights of Columbus. This new building will be blessed and dedicated to the work of the parish of Saints Peter and Paul. This building is located in the middle of the Parish Office Building and our Saints Peter and Paul School and Parish Facility. All are welcome to come and join in this dedication and blessing.
We give thanks to our parishioners who participated in the Christian County Ministerial Association’s Crosswalk for Peace that was held downtown Hopkinsville on Friday, June 26th.
Thank You: We would like to thank everyone who thought of my mother, Gertrude Flood, for her 100th birthday with calls, cards (240 of them), flowers, visits, and/or par-ticipating in the Drive By Parade. There were close to 50 cars, with the Police and Sheriff's Department with lights and horns included! It was an amazing day! We are truly blessed, but don't know how to top this for her 101st next year! Thank you, Tom and Sheila O’Hagan
Parish Office: The Parish Offices will be closed on the following dates:
Friday, July 3rd thru Friday, July 10th
(Our 4th of July Celebration and for annual office cleaning and preparing for fiscal year)
Office will re-open on Monday, July 13th at 9:00 a.m.
If you have a pastoral emergency, please call the par-ish office and follow the emergency prompts. Please pray for your parish staff.
Celebration of Confirmation With Bishop Medley presiding
Wednesday, August 5th at 5:30 p.m. At Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Confirmation practice with our Confirmation students and their sponsors (or a parent) will be held on
Wednesday, July 29th at 6:30 p.m. in the Church.
Confirmandi include: Esmeralda Bautista, Addie Gal-van, Jackie Ginez, Livie Jorgensen, Bryan Linares, Martin Nguyen, Thieng Nguyen, Aaron Oñate, Esther Pepple, Emma Petrie, Michelle Salas and Lucy Wilkins.
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Some thoughts from the Scripture Readings this weekend may include:
In the Gospel, Jesus invites us to take his yoke upon our own shoulders and work with him to bring God’s love into our world. In the Eucharist, we renew our commit-ment to live in his way and God gives us the gift of joy in our simple service to “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.”
Jesus revealed that God is not far off from us; God is very much with us all of the time. We need to learn how we can see and know God’s presence with us. What can you do to help you see God working in and through your life?
Each of us needs help at times in our lives. Jesus assures us that he will help us if we turn to him when life is hard. Are you willing to humble yourself and ask God for help?
CORRECTION—Military: We congratulate Joseph Ngu-yen, son of Khanh Nguyen and Kim Dang Nguyet who left on Monday, June 22nd as he headed to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. Joseph begins his basic training for the Army Reserves and will remain at Ft. Leavenworth till November. In November he will attend the University of Louisville where he will be studying Computer Science. Let us keep Joseph in our prayers as he be-ings a new journey in his life. Joseph is 2020 graduate from Hopkinsville High School and a 2016 graduate of Saints Peter and Paul School.
Please continue to Pray for the following
First Holy Communion Children: Children include: Marilyn Gabriel, Christopher Galdean, Anthony Hernandez, Tripp Larimore, Isabel Litchfield, Ashly Lopez, Bruno Messina, Piero Messina, Yoel Peña, Adrian Rodriguez, Isabel Sewell, Liam Siver, Lily Siver, Lucas Stine, and Jorge Uribe.
Youth Preparing for Confirmation: Esmeralda Bautista, Addie Galvan, Jackie Ginez, Livie Jorgensen, Bryan Linares, Martin Nguyen, Thieng Nguyen, Aaron Oñate, Esther Pepple, Emma Petrie, Michelle Salas and Lucy Wilkins.
High School Graduates: Edwar Acosta, Georgianna Baker, Brenda Bonifacio, Jennifer Bautista, Alison Bellew, Logan Gibson, Scribbie Goode, Will Groves, Chen-oa Hall, Kaleb Hall, Dayana Hernandez, Layne Jorgensen, Anna King, Lauren Langhi, Zach Langhi, Natalie Linares, Manuel Martinez, Joseph Nguyen, Hope Pace, Rayna Pound, Trace Pound, Jessica Roman, Angel Rodriguez, Sofia Sargeant, John Schmitt, Kris-ten Shouse, Allison Sunderhaus and Maritza Uribe.
RCIA Candidates: April Albert, Stephanie Estes, Hazel Petrovich, Yancy Rutland, Jordan Gibson and Sandi Velez.
Christian County Relay for Life Event Friday, July 31st beginning at 5:00 p.m.
at the Planters Bank-Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex 155 Tilley Way, Hopkinsville
Come and show your support for our Saints Peter and Paul Relay for Life Team
and the American Cancer Society
T-shirts and decals are still available.
First Communion Parent Meeting Sunday, July 12th
after the 10:30 a.m. Mass – 11:45 a.m. in the Church
We ask at least one parent of our First Communion children be present. We will discuss when our First Communion celebration will take place and other
important dates.
RCIA Returns Thursday, July 16 - 7:00 p.m.
Holy Family Room – Parish Office Building
Discussion – Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist
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Since we cannot have camp at Gasper River this summer, we’re bringing camp to you! Be on the lookout for dates and places all around the Diocese for Gasper River Staff to lead Day Camps!
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE DATES IN JULY
-July 21-23 – Saints Peter and Paul host site
Tuesdays through Thursdays
Incoming 3rd through 6th Grades from 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Incoming 7th through 12th Grades from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
We cannot wait to see everyone in July!!! Sign up and find more info: www.gasperriverretreatcenter.org Family Retreats @ Gasper: In addition to Gasper on the Go!, Gasper River is over family retreats at the camp this summer. Bring your family out just for the day or stay a night or two! There are many options available. You can book a lodge, bring your own meals or have Gasper provide meals (catered), hike and explore, do activities, or just enjoy God's creation together. Call or email Gasper to make a reservation or to get more information and
pricing details: 270-781-2466 or [email protected].
Mass Intentions Readings for the week of July 5, 2020 Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7/ Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15- 16/Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17/Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5/Mt 10:24-33 Next Sunday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 Lpi©
Is Your Marriage Breaking Your Heart? Retrouvaille can help. Retrouvaille is a Dio-cese-endorsed program to restore commu-nication and trust in marriage. If you feel frustrated, hurt and angry with each other, if you feel trapped by frequent conflict and don't know where to turn, please know that thousands of couples have been helped. Even if you are separated or divorced - or are thinking about it - call and give yourselves another chance. You and your relationship deserve it! This program can help you, too! For information about the next Retrouvaille (August 18-20), call the Diocesan Family Life Office at: 270-852-8346 or 270-929-1524.
Monday, July 6 ST. MARIA GORETTI
8:00 am † JESSICA MANALANG
Tuesday, July 7
8:00 am †
GEORGE & LOUISE MCSHANE
BROCKMAN & JOHN BUCKO
Wednesday, July 8
8:00 am NO MASS
5:30 pm CAROLYN BROWN
Thursday, 9
ST. AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG &
COMPANIONS
8:00 am IAN THORNE
5:30 pm Spanish NO MASS
Friday, July 10
8:00 am JERRY BROCKMAN
Saturday, July 11 ST. BENEDICT, ABBOT
8:00 am † DAVID CLEMMENS
5:00 pm † BERNICE JORDAN
Sunday, July 12
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
8:00 am † GEORGE & VICTORIA SPURR
10:30 am † PEDRO & OLGA MONTEJOS
2:00 pm Spanish † JOSÉ LUÍS RODRIGUEZ
10:30 pm Spanish FOR ALL PEOPLE
† Indicates Requiem Mass
SANCTUARY LAMP
IN MEMORY OF BERNIE THOMAS
ADORATION CHAPEL CANDLES
IN HONOR OF MR. & MRS. DOGUKAN & COURTNEY PETEK
Budget News June 28, 2020
Contributing Households
Envelopes 53 $5,446
Online Donations/EFT 13 $1,295
Loose collection Cash $397
Loose collection Checks 20 $8,328
Weekly Total 86 $15,466
Weekly Parish Budget Needs $20,500
2019/20 Diocesan Assessment due 6/2020 $38,295
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Enlightened Perspective
I’ve learned…That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
I’ve learned…That just one person saying to me, ‘You’ve made my day!’ makes my day.
I’ve learned…That having a child fall asleep in my arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
I’ve learned…That being kind is more important than being right.
I’ve learned…That I can always pray for someone when I don’t have the strength to help in some other way.
I’ve learned…That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
I’ve learned…That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and heart to understand.
I’ve learned…That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I’ve learned…That we should be glad God doesn’t give us everything we ask for.
I’ve learned…That money doesn’t buy class.
I’ve learned…That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I’ve learned…That under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I’ve learned…That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
I’ve learned…That life is tough, but I’m tougher.
I’ve learned…That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
I’ve learned…That I wish I could have told my Mom that I loved her one more time before she passed away.
I’ve learned…That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
I’ve learned… That when your newborn grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you’re hooked for life.
And I’m still learning. WELCOME VISITORS: If you are visiting Saints Peter and Paul for the first time today, we would like to say WELCOME! Maybe you’re back again for a return look. Maybe you’ve been away for awhile? Either way we would like for you to feel at home here at Saints Peter and Paul. Please call the parish office if you have any questions or would like to join the parish. We would love to help! (270) 885-8522.
Prayer for Travelers Dear Lady of the Way:
Be with us on our journey; give us safety and peace. Saint Michael to the front, Saint Gabriel to the left,
Saint Raphael to the right, Holy Guardian Angels all around us. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us.
Guide and protect us on our way. Carry us safely to our destination and bring us safely home.
Amen.
Please Pray for our Deployed Military & Families
Ryan Harrison, Trey Johnston & Quin Perry
In Need of Prayers… Carriage Way Assisted Living- Eleanor Rog-ers, Albert Weakly Covington Convalescent– Pat Chesnut Western State Nursing Facility- Debbie Dickerson, Ellen Jones Christian Health Center- Thelma Budias, Lillian Cotthoff, Norma Downs, Barbara Holubecki, Christine Mills Others.. Helen Allard, Dick & Jackie Arnold, Sherry Beck, Holly Bivins, Sue Boguskie, Ruth Britt, Carolyn Brown, Helen Brown, Judy Brummett, Adley Shay Buckner, Colleen Buehrle, Sherry Calhoun, Sam Chesnut, Martha Fowler, Nancy Freeman, Shaena Godwin, Jim Gorman, Bill Hancock, William Hancock, Bill Henney, Heather Jeffries, Carol Johnson, Leigh Ann Johnson, Tony Jones, Charlie Keel, Jane Lucas, Kathy Lytle, WP Meredith III, Joe Mezzoni Sr., Jim Milazzo, Cecelia Omundson, Teresa Pazin, Sherman Peger, Emily Pyle, Martha Reed, Tara & Dylan Rush, Al Rutland, Frank Selph, Mary Cathe-rine Smith, Beth Snyder, Rocky Spader, Mike & Marilyn Stocker, Georgiann Svestka, Mary Swicicki, Jerry Thomas, Ron Todd, Car-la Wagner, Clyde Wallace, Wassmer Family, Helen Winstead, James Wittschack, Pamela Mezzoni Wofford. Names will remain on this list for 1 month.
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Pastor’s Greeting,
VIOLENCE AND WRATH Since shortly after ordination (1978) I have from time to time won-dered about the accumulation of conse-quences in our society and throughout the
world which follow from the grave evil of our killing millions of innocent human beings, the unborn and other very vulner-able people. That is in addition to the other taking of hu-man life by war, regional conflicts, genocide, terrorism, and other criminal homicides. The degradation of human beings by trafficing, exploitation, and other denials of basic human rights and dignity—all of these things add to the burden of violence being suffered by humanity. The violence of these days powerfully reasserts the question in my mind. What effects do all of these violations of the human being have upon humanity? The thought suggests itself to me that, more than just a coarsening of cultures, there is an accumulating burden of diffused wrath. It brings to my mind biblical ref-erences to the “wrath of God.” But the biblical term does not seem to mean a limit to God’s patience or forbearance, but thresholds at which human wickedness explodes into ghastly violence. I do not understand God to be vindictive or to be wait-ing until humanity reaches a tipping point of evil before triggering divine retribution. Quite the contrary, God miti-gates the evil consequences of human sin, the “wages” of which is death. Within humanity, however, the choice of evil so upsets the conscience, so disturbs the social fabric, so in-jures the family and the common good of society, that the effects may be described as sowing wrath on earth. God designed us for the good, so that we ourselves might, in re-ceiving and sharing the goodness of his gift of love, grow as gifts of loving goodness in the divine likeness. Wherever and whenever this truth is offended, injured, or denied by human evil, then anger, rage, and wrath are generated. If you will, it is the devil’s own plot to weaponize human rage and wrath within and among us to deadly, destructive ef-fects. It is an horrific scheme, prompting fallen humanity to return evil for evil, corrupting the innocent, and reaping an exponentially multiplied harvest of death and destruction. God’s shield and countermeasure to interdict and to defuse the wrathful rush to destruction is the Cross of Jesus Christ. By taking upon himself the sins of the world and the death of its consequences, Jesus Christ absorbs the evil-generated wrath of human history. The death and destruc-tion of sin are nullified (not erased from our history) and completely overwhelmed by Christ’s resurrection and the new creation (a history of redemption thereby being writ-ten). The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the incar-nate Son of God, manifest God’s judgment on this world—God’s absolute rejection of any victory or future for evil and the overwhelming victory of God’s own life and love for us. During the march of time, however, we are stunned by the enormity, insanity, perversity, and abomination of the evil of which we humans are capable, even without consid-
ering the preternatural horror of the demonic prodding which urges us to sin. Some of the evil we commit is out of foolish ignorance, some of it deliberately cold hearted and wicked. Even otherwise morally virtuous people can be ter-ribly tempted to counter evil with evil, to fight fire with fire, to give the wicked a taste of their own medicine. Jesus, however, prohibits this. Evil may never be done so that good might follow. A good purpose never justifies an evil means to accomplish it. Even in a justifiable use of force to repel an unjust attack, the force must be measured, propor-tionate to the attack, and reasonably calculated to succeed with the least harm done to all. While a lethal force may be at times necessary, it may only be used as a last resort to turn back a lethal aggression upon itself. And, while one may virtuously hate moral evil, one may never hate one’s enemy, only the enemy’s evil pursuit. Similarly, we must hate our own evil and sins, but may not hate ourselves. So, Christians direct the evil which comes at them to the Cross and stand with Jesus Christ at his cross during the trials and tribulations of this world. We cannot surrender to the temp-tation to respond to evil with evil, thereby becoming the very evil which we detest and abhor. By facing human wrath and the evil which generates it with the Cross of Jesus Christ we can shield ourselves from its venom and even de-fuse or dampen its rampant march to destruction. If stand-ing with Jesus Christ we should be mowed down by the hate-filled violence of this world, we can be assured of victory in the light of the Lord’s resurrection. The battle for the soul of this world rages on, but the peace of Christ abides with those who abide with him. Fr. Richard
Flags: Do you have an old American flag or an American flag that needs to be properly retired? Bring your flag to Steve Kinnard in the parish office. He will be organizing a retirement ceremony soon for these American flags.
God of justice, Father of truth, who guide creation in wisdom and goodness
to fulfillment in Christ your Son, open our hearts to the truth of his Gospel,
that your peace may rule in our hearts and your justice guide our lives.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity fo the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen
Collect, Mass for Independence Day (USA)
