Announcements and events in the area:

◈ Congratulations to our High School Graduates: Nino DeMaria, Jacob Herrmann, Brooklynn Roland, Nick Skidmore

◈ On May 21st Father James Schaeper celebrated his 10-year anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. On Sunday, we invite all to celebrate with him by having coffee and donuts at St. Joseph Hall.

◈ Mass Intentions: There is room for more Mass intentions. If you have Mass intentions, please contact Chris Davis.

◈ Sunday June 7th: Gallatin County Fair Grounds is hosting a Gospel concert followed by a free Chicken Dinner at 4 pm. Our Parish donated $200 to help pay for the dinner. We hope to see you there

◈ Vacation Bible School: Will take placethe week of June 15th. You Must be Virtus trained to volunteer and we do need volunteers to sign up ASAP. We have a wonderful, well-formed program this year which includes A WorldTour where we will learn about five saints from five different countries, largely focused on the virtues of Faith, Hope and Love. The time will be 5pm to 8pm. Due to the time of day, we will have a hardy snack at 5pm. There will be a Mass and a short Eucharistic Adoration on the last night. There will also be music and crafts every night, we will incorporate The Cheerful Giver, as a way for the kids to learn simple giving by collecting canned goods each night for the Gallatin County Food Pantry and putting them in the barrel at the back of the Church with sign-up information. Let me know if you have any questions. Dana Courtney.

◈ Summer Fund Raising Ideas: Do you have an idea on a fund raiser this summer? A Fund raiser that will bring out the community? If so, please let us know. You can share with us your idea via email at admin@stjosephstedwardky.org, call at 859-567-2425, or give your idea to a hospitality member. We need to get everyone involved, including young people.

◈ Your DPAA support strengthens vital diocesan services and ministries. Your generosity reflects our unity in Christ and

gratitude for God’s blessings. Please join the many gracious parish households at St. Joseph who have pledged $4,361.76 by making your gift today. As a reminder our parish goal is $11,000 and our participation goal is 55 households. St. Edward’s parishioners have pledged $2,690 with a goal of $4,500 and their participation goal is 25 households.  Thanks!

◈ Catechesis Corner: Catechesis Corner:   Mother Teresa touched many hearts with her faithful service, love of the poor, and a life of prayer.  Eucharistic Adoration was central in her life and gave her the strength to endure through difficult trials in her life.  She advised people to get closer to the Eucharist and that “we must pray to Jesus to give us that tenderness of the Eucharist.”  By spending more time in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, we can become more like Jesus and share His love with others.  Pope St. John Paul II also had a strong devotion to the Eucharist and he wrote that, “The Eucharist is the secret of my day.  It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the Church and to the whole world…Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts.  It is He who is the true answer of life that you seek.  He stays here with us: He is God with us.  Seek Him without tiring, welcome Him without reserve, love Him without interruption: today, tomorrow, forever.”  It is important to be attentive to our souls by nourishing them with the grace of the Eucharist and to spend time at Eucharistic Adoration.  Finally, St. Therese of Lisieux said, “Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you? He burns with the desire to come into your heart.”  .

St. Joseph Parish and St. Edward Mission

602 Sparta Pike                              1335 Hwy 22 East

Warsaw, KY 41095                          Owenton, KY 40359

Email: admin@stjosephstedwardky.org     Ph: 859-567-2425

Parochial Administrator: Fr. James Schaeper

email: jschaeper@covdio.org

Schedule for the coming week and Mass intentions:

May 23rd - 4:30PM St. Joseph (Pentecost Sunday) St. Joseph Parish

May 24th – 8:00AM St. Edward (Pentecost Sunday) Donald Schaeper

10:00AM St. Joseph Parish (Pentecost Sunday) Marty Mylor

May 26th – 8:00AM St. Joseph Parish (Memorial of Saint Phillip Neri) Caleb Bush (living)

May 27th – 10:00AM St. Joseph Parish (Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time) Gary Hedrick (living)

May 28th – 10:00AM St. Joseph (Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time) Holy Souls in Purgatory

May 29th – 8:00AM St. Edward (Friday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time) St. Edward Parish