PRECIOUS BLOOD CATHOLIC CHURCH

3306 Fenmore Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 Website: Precious-blood.net

270-684-6888

Our Mission: We are a Catholic Community of Faith, called to be Jesus to all people, Striving to live the message through the Eucharist and the sharing of our time, talent and treasure.

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MASS SCHEDULE Wednesday, 6:00pm; Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 7:00am; Saturday, 5:00pm; Sunday, 8:00am & 10:30am

Holy Days—See bulletin for Mass schedule

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Suneesh Mathew HGN, Pastor, suneesh.mathew@pastoral.org Sr. Rosanne Spalding, Pastoral Associate/DRE, rosanne31843@gmail.com Ray Jones, Worship & Music, rljones1@roadrunner.com Penny Blandford, Business Manager, pblandford77@gmail.com Mike Howard, Maintenance, tvjmike3@gmail.com

Pictured are members of the Youth Group along with Charlie Hardesty, Diocesan Youth & Young Adult Director.

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MINISTRIES: JULY 14—5:00PM SERVERS: Daniel Herrmann, Macy Ward LECTORS: Bruce Tucker, Molly Ward CHILDREN LITURGY OF THE WORD: Dan Chelstrom EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Mary Kittinger, Amanda Murphy, Mike Howard, Logan Jones, Margaret Lancaster, Charlene Meadows, Gene Roberts COMMUNION TO THE SICK: Mike Howard GIFT BEARERS: Stefanie, Addie & Tucker Oller VOCATION STATUE: Mary Kittinger ROSARY LEADER: Jeanne Johnson USHERS: Rhea Cooper, Garrett Cooper, Kathleen & Madison Chino SACRISTAN: Chrissy Axley

MINISTRIES: JULY 15—8:00AM SERVERS: Megan & Natalie Goodwin LECTORS: Kaleb Daugherty, Carolyn Hust EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Jim & Rose McCarter, Sarah Calvin, Kim Collignon, Jeanette Ebelhar, Tony Gilmore GIFT BEARERS: Vickie Osborne, Cindy Schwartz VOCATION STATUE: Joni Blair USHERS: Louis & Cathy Travis, Jennifer & Danyelle Thompson ROSARY LEADER: Jeanette Ebelhar SACRISTAN: Sr. Rosanne Spalding

CHURCH CLEANERS: July 8-14: Bridgett Larsen, Carol Riney, Katie Rudy, Joyce Young, Linda Jackson, Sue Thomas

MINISTRIES: JULY 15—10:30AM SERVERS: Aubrey Johnson, Ethan & Hunter Wimsatt LECTORS: Travis VanBussum, Phil Roberts CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: Leslie Clark, Maddi Roberts EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Debbie, Tom & Kaitlyn Durbin, Lance & Lydea Dickens, Jared Wink, Lisa Wimsatt COMMUNION TO THE SICK: Tony Gilmore NURSING HOMES: Davco: Joni Blair Twin Rivers: Gene Roberts GIFT BEARERS: Robert & Elaine Johnson VOCATION STATUE: April Dickens USHERS: Brad, Caleb & Bob Wimsatt, Robin Bartlett ROSARY LEADER: Joe & Mary June Cecil SACRISTAN: Sandra Midkiff

SPECIAL PRAYERS: Please remember Ronnie Osborne & sister, Nancy Best, Janie Payne, Glenn Young & brother & sister-in-law, Marie Hester, Betty Murphy’s brother, Lois Sims’ nephew & brother, Becky Bowlds, Bonnie Glenn, Jerry Blandford, Mary Ann Postelewaite’s son, Mary Ellen VanVactor’s brother, Anna Carol Murphy, Dot Hodges’ grandson, James P. Bowlds, Sharon Bumm’s mother, Karen Osborne, Mary Kittinger & brother, Janie Howard’s brother, Lynda Trogden’s son, Bill Johnson, Christine Stanfel’s father, Sherman & Dolores Roberts’ grandson, Lisa Shivley, Michelle Howard, Paul Westerfield, Libby Girten, Ray Jones’ aunt, Charlene Meadows, Tony Powers, Tony Gilmore’s mother, Matthew Molnar, Marie Montanez’s friend, Eric Wedding’s mother, Eva Gentry, Jewell Brown’s nephew, Rose Chapman, Sr. Rosanne’s aunt, Steve & Carol Crisp’s son-in-law, Guy Connor, Earl Hayden, Bill Elder, Pat Roby, Jerry Ezell Sr., Mary June Cecil’s great-niece, Doris Schrecker, Cherlyn Blum, Jim Head, Liz Hawkins, Mike Thompson, Jess Lowe, Ray Jones’ brother, Rita Elder, Regina Young, Charles & Sandra Posey’s granddaughter, Rita Webb’s brother, Margaret Lancaster’s brother, Jamie Berry, Tom O’Bryan’s brother-in-law, Flossie Walker, Liz Hamilton, Robbie Stinnett ASSISTED LIVING: Please remember: Rose Slone, David Vowels, Shirley Jarboe, Doug & Betty Howard, Linda Ziegler, Debbie Sapp, Helen Schwartz

N0. 27 VOL. LV1I MASS INTENTIONS: JULY 9-15 Tues. 7:00a.m. Larry & Garry Pike: dec. Wed. 6:00p.m. Nancy Wheeler: dec. Thur. 7:00a.m. Melvin & Maxine (dec.) Fleishmann Fri. 7:00a.m. Robert Bumm Family Sat. 5:00p.m. Jeffrey Cecil: dec. Sun. 8:00a.m. OUR PARISH FAMILY 10:30a.m. Joe Westerfield: dec.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Weekly Budget to meet Expenses $9,000.00 July 1 2018 Contribution $9,560.39 Children’s Contributions $15.87 Total $9,576.26 Under/Over this week $576.26 Under/Over (July 1, 2018 to present) In Regular Collections $576.26

Parish Renovation Fund July 1, 2018 $272.00 Total Parish Renovation Funds $45,649.10

Stewardship Thought for the Week As we just celebrated the Independence of our country, we will do well to echo the Psalmist, saying, “Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy.” May we always recognize and use wisely the gifts of freedom and abundance He has showered upon us.

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Plan your funeral: Sounds very crazy? One of the things that we do prior to the funeral is to meet with the family of the dead and prepare for the funeral like selecting the songs, readings, prayers etc. Sooner or later we all will have to leave this earthly dwelling to our eternal homeland. Several churches have this program of preparing one’s own funeral. The person meets with his or her pastor and selects read-ings, music and obituary. This information will be confident and will be saved in the church files and will be used when the person dies which makes it very easy for the funeral. I am going to meet with any-one who is interested to do this planning. Please call me at the Parish Office or send me an email if you would like to do the planning for your own funeral.

Abortion, A Great Evil: God's dominion over human life is reflected in the creation account that we see in Genesis: 2:7-8, 21-24. God has made us and so our lives and bodies are not absolutely our own, nor is our freedom of choice abso-lute. Various passages in the bible show that God forms the child in the womb and even establishes a relationship with that child preparing him/her for a mission in the world. Jeremiah 1:4-8 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” Again we hear in the book of Wisdom Chapter 7:2 King Solomon speaks “God formed me in the womb of my mother….”, Psalm 139:13 King David prays “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb”. In the Gospel of Luke 1:41 we read when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb. These and several other passages in the Bible speaks to us that our life begins not at birth but at conception. Since we are not the owner of our life or of others we do not have any right to destroy either our life or others. The Catholic Church has always condemned abortion as a grave evil. Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Evange-lium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) have maintained that the Bible forbids abortion just as it forbids murder. Pope declared that church's teaching on abortion is unchanged and unchangeable. Abortion is a grave moral disorder since it is deliber-ate killing of an innocent child. Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks Article 2258 “human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with it's creator. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning and it's end. No one can under any circumstances claims for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being.” Let us pray that everyone chooses life Bugs In The Food: One boy was eating with his dad and asked him a question- dad – are bugs good to eat—dad said don’t ask me those questions now ask later, another time. So the boy asked him- later, dad are bugs good to eat- the dad said why do you ask this question– the boy said while we were eating a bug fell in your soup. God’s blessings, Fr. Suneesh Mathew

Parish Pastoral Council Committee Chairpersons Joe Cecil, Chair 270-231-5111 Education/Formation - Sr. Rosanne 270-925-3712 John Fulkerson, Vice-Chair 270-993-4203 Family/Social Life - Kristie Meserve 270-302-1397 Bridgette Molnar, Secretary 270-686-3737 Family/Social Life – Andy Johnson 270-314-3534 Carrie Ebelhar, Finance 270-929-6724 Finance/Stewardship - Tom Durbin 270-688-0729 Andrea Jones, Social Justice/SVDP 270-316-4134 Fundraising - Danny Triplett 270-993-2866 Brett Stallings, Family/Social Life 270-686-7951 OCS Board Rep - Alissa Wimsatt 270-993-7267 Elaine Johnson,, Education/Formation 270-771-5581 Picnic Committee - Stefani Oller 270-302-4926 Terry Edge, Worship/Spiritual Life 270-314-3305 Social Justice/ SVDP - Tony Powers 270-691-6337 Worship/Spiritual Life - Ed Sullivan 270-570-3192

LOVE FOR LIZ FUNRAISER Wednesday, July 11th, from 11:00am to 1:00am on Thursday, July 12th, come show your support for Liz Hawkins (a member of Precious Blood Parish) at Buffalo Wild Wings. You can dine in or carry out. Just give them the name Liz Hawkins and 10% of everyone’s bill will go to help Liz who was diagnosed with ALS. Thank you for your support!

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THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS Special thanks to Theresa Lowe, Vickie Belcher and Tricia Scott for cleaning church the week of June 24; to Jeanie Wahl for watering plants; to Megan & Natalie Goodwin, Sarah Herrmann, Shirley Ralph and Amanda VanBussum for helping with Vacation Bible School; to Teresa Lovelace for helping with snacks for Vacation Bible School.

Bulletin Material Deadline The deadline for bulletin announcements is Tuesday afternoon. Please submit, in writing, any announcement to the Parish Office or email pblandford77@gmail.com

CROSSROADS SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Volunteers needed—Please consider helping! If you are available even once a month, please call or text Angela Settle, at 270-316-2328. Angela will provide training and allow you to shadow another volunteer as needed: shifts are 6:00-10:00pm, 10:00pm-2:00am, 2:00-6:00am, 6:00-8:00am. Occupancy never exceeds 20 and currently ranges from 9-12 women, sometimes accompanied by children. You will find it a rewarding use of your time to serve the poor.

BISHOP SOENNEKER HOME MAINTENANCE WORKER

Bishop Soenneker Home in Knotsville, KY has a job opportunity for a Full-Time Maintenance Staff Worker. Working under the supervision of the Administrator, the full-time Maintenance Staff Worker will provide adequate maintenance on the home, equipment and grounds to ensure safety to all persons, including staff and visitors and to extend the life and appearance of these items. Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent, five years working in facilities work/management, knowledge of HVAC systems, commercial repairs, equipment operation and electrical system, ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of job, must have ability to multi-task, organize and meet deadlines, and ability to successfully complete a criminal history and background check. Contact Details: Bishop Soenneker Home is an equal opportunity employer that provides a wide range of benefits. All interested applicants may submit a resume and cover letter to: Angie Beyke, 9545 Kentucky 144, Philpot, KY 42366 or Angie.Beyke@pastoral.org.

SCRIPTURE READINGS Readings for next weekend will be Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13. We invite you to read and study these passages for your own reflection as we prepare for the liturgy we will celebrate as a parish community.

PARISH PICNICS July 14-St. Alphonsus 4:00pm July 21-St. Peter Of Alcantara 4:00pm August 4-Blessed Sacrament 12:00-3:30pm August 7-St.Martin (Drive Through Only) 4:00pm Sept. 15 Blessed Mother 4:00pm Sept. 16 St. Lawrence/St. William 11:00am Sept. 22 Immaculate (Drive through only) 1:00-3:00pm Sept. 30 St. Mary of the Woods 11:00am

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) An Inquiry Session will be held on Thursday, July 31st at 6:30 p.m. in Meeting Room 2 for anyone who may be thinking about becoming Catholic. Come and see what we have to offer you. If you know of someone please invite them and come with them. This is a time to come and ask questions

RELIGIOUS ED NEWS Catechists Meeting – Wednesday, August 1st at 6:45 p.m. in Meeting Room 2.

Classes will begin on Wednesday, August 15th at 6:45 p.m. for any child in the city and county schools. This is for Kindergarten to Grade 8. We will have registration on this night and the students will attend their first get acquainted class. If you have questions, please contact Sr. Rosanne at the Parish Office at 270-684-6888.

UPDATES NEEDED We would appreciate any updates that you might have on family members who are sick. We also ask that you let us know when a family member is in the hospital. Call the Parish Office at 270-684-6888.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION Sr. Rosanne will be out of the office July 12-13 for Community Days with the Ursuline Sisters. We ask that you pray for her safe return.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR PARISHIONERS

07/09: Linda Bowlds, June Thompson 07/10: Tim Blandford, Madison Chino, Patricia Kramer, Jennifer Phillips, Pat Roby 07/11: John Fulkerson 07/12: Daniel Herrmann, Emma Tucker 07/13: Sarah Calvin, William McCarty Jr., Lillian Taylor 07/14: Tommy Hayden 07/15: Houston Freels, Myles Freels

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Jim & Joyce Riney (47) - 7/09./71 Victor & Carol Howard (47) - 7/10/71 Tim & Cheryl Gabbert (40) - 7/14/78 Please pray for these and all married couples.

THE WEEK AHEAD SUNDAY, July 8—14th Sunday Ordinary Time Masses: 8:00am, 10:30am Youth Group: 4:00-6:00pm

MONDAY, July 9 Sts. Nicholas Pieck and Companions, Gorkum Martyrs St. Vincent de Paul Society: 5:30pm

TUESDAY, July 10 Seven Martyrs (Brothers) and St. Felicty, their Mother Daily Mass: 7:00am Parish Staff Meeting: 9:00am

WEDNESDAY, July 11 St. Benedic of Nursia, Abbot Confessor Daily Mass: 6:00pm Communion to the Homebound: 9:00am Adoration & Confession: 5:00-5:45pm

THURSDAY, July 12 St. John Gualbert, Abbott Confessor Daily Mass: 7:00am

FRIDAY, July 13 Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Santiago, Apostle of the Liturgy Daily Mass: 7:00am

SATURDAY, July 14 Confessions: 3:30-4:30pm Mass: 5:00pm

SUNDAY, July 15—15th Sunday Ordinary Time Masses: 8:00am, 10:30am

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GARDENING/WEEDING July 15-21: Carla King, Charley

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SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED

It’s almost that time of year to begin preparing for school to start back. Please remember when picking up school supplies (paper, pens, markers. pencils, coloring pencils, erasers, glue, scissors, rulers, folders, notebooks, tissue, backpacks, etc.) for your children that there are other children in need of supplies that are less fortunate. The Daniel Pitino Shelter would appreciate any help that you would be able to give. Items can be placed in the baskets at church or dropped by the Parish Office. Thanks for your continued support of the Daniel Pitino Shelter!

ANNUAL RIGHT TO LIFE GOLF SCRAMBLE

The Right to Life Golf Scramble will be held on Saturday, July 14th at Ben Hawes Golf Course. $200 per team/$50 per person. Lunch/

refreshments provided. Award ceremony concludes event. Come Golf "Fore" Life. For more information, please contact the Right to Life Office at 270-685-4922

1st Communion/Confirmation/Server’s trip is rescheduled for Monday, July 23rd due to a scheduling conflict. We will

leave from Precious Blood’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and arrive back at around 7:00 p.m. If you would like to go and have not filled out permission forms, please do so by July 20th. You will need spending money for food, games and souvenirs. Admission to the park will be taken care of by the Parish. Questions, contact Sr. Rosanne at 270-684-6888.

FROM DEATH TO NEW LIFE We wish to express our deepest sympathy to Kenneth (Ruth) Kelley and family on the death of his niece, Karen Vessels; to Richard (Liz) Hawkins and family on their death of his sister, Monica Collins. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed Rest In Peace!

YOUTH GROUP MEALS July 8: Tom & Debbie Durbin

July 22: Joni Blair, Monti Millay