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BUILDING & MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGThe Building & Maintenance Committee will meet Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. Contact Steve O’Guinn if you have questions. SUBMIT MILITARY NAMES The Social Concerns Committee will be sending care packages to the military. The  has
the military names that have been submitted in the past. Please check out the
and let us know if there are corrections.
Also, if there is someone that we don’t have listed please submit their name
and address to the Parish Center by
December 4.
THANKS LOOKING BACK Women’s Retreat and Tile Class had a wonderful gathering last Friday evening, with 35 in attendance. I do believe they issued a challenge to the Men’s Prayer Breakfast Group. By the time this appears in the bulletin, we will know the “results.” VISION AND PLANNING COMMITTEE UPDATE It has been a number of months now that the Vision and Planning Committee has been meeting and we wanted to provide the parish with a brief update of our discussions and information gathering. The main purpose for this committee was to help chart the direction and spiritual growth of our parish, as well as to review what to do with the buildings we will be taking over from the Graves County School System in June of 2010. On the spiritual side one of the results of our retreat and meetings has been the formation of the Saturday Morning Men’s Prayer Breakfast on the third Saturday of each month. We have had over 30 men attend each of these sessions so far as we join in prayer and fellowship. Other prayer, scripture and retreat sessions have also been developed. Regarding the physical plant we are developing a program use for each of the facilities we will get back from the school system and determining the usage of the other buildings we own. We are close to completing our development of programs for the buildings at which time we will make recommendations to the Parish Council, to the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and the Finance Committee. ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO MINISTRY? - We are in need of more people to take communion to the sick and homebound. If you would like to volunteer for this ministry please call the Parish Center. For more information, call Mary Willie Thomas at 270-623-8375. ST. JOSEPH BOOSTER CLUB WINNER Week #37, Karen Willett, Card # MARRIAGE TRIBUNAL SERVICES - We seek to assist those
among you who need the services of the Marriage Tribunal. Advocates in our
parish include Leonard and Terry Foss as well as the pastor. Contact one of us
to learn more about the process. Please note that formal cases being processed
in the Marriage Tribunal are taking approximately twelve (12) months. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS BASKETS DVD OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS' 100 YEAR CELEBRATION - if you'd like a DVD of the Knights of Columbus' 100 year celebration, please contact Danny Thompson at 270-623-8033 or Jeanie Stamper at 270-623-8040 if you would like a DVD of the March 8 event. Cost is $10. MUSIC FOR FUNERALS AND WEDDINGS - when planning Weddings and Funerals at St. Jerome Church, please contact Lacy Riddle, Director of Music and Liturgy, at the Parish Center, for all preparations including music and ministers. Musicians other than the Director of Music and Liturgy may be used, but only with the consent and knowledge of the Director of Music and Liturgy and the Pastor. It is essential that communication is made so that all funeral and wedding rites are held to the highest esteem and are liturgically correct. This also ensures proper communication with all parties involved and especially those who work in the office. It is our ministry to serve you at this parish and to help us all grow in faith. CHURCH DOORS - The front doors will be locked at the end of each work day. The side door will be locked at 7 pm unless church activities are being held. The side door will be unlocked at 7 am each day. The first person in church each day is asked to unlock the front doors. OLD SAINT JEROME DIRECTORIES - We would like one copy of old St. Jerome Parish Directories to keep in the Resource Room. We have the years of 1986, 1992, 1997 and 2002. You may drop off at the Parish Center. ITEMS FOR WEEKLY BULLETIN if you have something that needs to be put in the bulletin, please type it, print it, fax it or e-mail it to stjerome@wk.net. The deadline is COB (close of business), Tuesday's. If you have an insert it must be approved through the Parish Council (which meets on the third Thursday of the month) ANNOUNCEMENTS - any announcements for Father Venters to make before masses must be written down for him. SCHEDULING OF MEETINGS - There is now a scheduling book for the following rooms: Parish Center Conference Room, the Resource Room located in the Parish Center, the EDGE room located in the Parish Center and the Crystal Green Room. Do not assume that there is meeting space available - especially on Sunday's between masses. If you need to schedule a parish event / meeting please call Sherry Jones at 623-8181. BULLETIN BOARD AT MIDDLE CHURCH ENTRANCE - Diocese and Church information is placed on this board. Be sure and check it out periodically. PLACING ITEMS IN CHURCH -- be sure and check with the Parish Center staff before placing items in back of church (i.e., brochures, literature, pamphlets, etc.). CHILDREN'S LITURGY REMINDER -- This is for children age 4 to 10. Children under 4 must be accompanied by a parent. RECONNECT WITH ST. JOSEPH -- Did you ever attend St. Joseph Catholic School in Mayfield? If so, St. Joseph would like to reconnect with you! Contact us at sjcsalumni@gmail.com or call the St. Joseph Parish Office at 247.2843 with your name, address, telephone, e-mail, grade completed at St. Joseph and the year. DVD'S FOR SALE ($20) entitled "Fancy Farm, A Homecoming"; available at the Parish Center SEARCHING FOR ANCESTORS - L. Elizabeth Frey of Poplar Bluff, MO is
searching for her ancestors. Her grandfather was William George Frey who married
Mary Bernadette Ryan who was born in Fancy Farm on 12/30/1878. Mary was one of
six children; parents were John Williams Ryan and Elizabeth Catherine Hobbs.
Elizabeth's father was Albert Leo Frey. PRAYERCAMPAIGN.ORG - Health care reform should not include coverage for abortion on demand. Please communicate with Congress and join our National Prayer Campaign. For details see www.PrayerCampaign.org. WHAT IS SERRA? Founded in 1935 by Dan Rooney, Leo Sharkey, Richard Ward and Harold Haberle. The primary objective is to encourage priestly vocations. John Bray suggested naming the club after Father Junipero Serra. The objective is the encouragement of vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Today, 20,000 lay Catholics (or Serrans, as they call themselves) work in 18th-century Franciscan missionary Blessed Junipero Serra's name to fulfill that objective. They are spread over 42 countries, with more than 750 Serra clubs. They accomplish this through straightforward means as prayer, providing assistance to seminarians, or raising vocations awareness through multimedia communications. Informational booklets and prayers cards are at the doors if you would like more information or to join. SAFE ENVIRONMENT - To help protect our children, anyone aware of the possibly of sexual abuse of a minor is required by law to report this to the proper State authorities. Locally you may contact the Graves County Sheriff at 270.247.4501 or the State Police at 270.856.3721. If a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer is thought to be the cause of abuse, immediately contact the State authorities as well as the Bishop or a member of the Review Board at 270.683.1545. A copy of the Diocesan Policy dealing with sexual abuse of minors or vulnerable persons is available in the parish office and from the Catholic Pastoral Center. The safety of our children is the responsibility of every Christian. You can now access the new online training website at www.shieldthevulnerable.org. You will have to create a user ID and password and follow the registration steps for the Diocese of Owensboro. The training can be accessed from any computer with internet access. The Diocese will pay the cost of the training. If you have questions, feel free to call Sherry Jones at 270-623-8181. |
