Pastoral Staff Pastor - Fr. Tony Bickett ftonyb57@ymail.com Office Manager - Missy Hart– 270-259-3028 stoseph1840@yahoo.com Pastoral Associate - T.J. Dennison 270-302-6257 tj.stjoseph@gmail.com IT Coordinator - Brittany Mattingly 270-230-6973 Religious Education - Kim Smith 270-589-1789 Maintenance Coordinator– Danny Joe Allen 270-925-7433 Music Minister - Meredythe Lee 270-929-7048 Homebound Ministry- Jed Johnston 270-259-4848 Catholic Outreach - Linda Clark 270-287-3776 Altar Society & Youth Ministry - Dee Dee Johnston 270-723-2740 deedeej80@gmail.com Prayer Chain - Betty Miller 270-259-3303 bettymil@windstream.net

Masses: June 13-June 18 Monday 7:30 am Prayer/Communion Tuesday 12:05 pm Alton Cannon & Family Wednesday 7:30 am †Edwina Neel Thursday 12:05 pm †Leona Miller Friday 7:30 am Anna Critchelow Saturday 4:00 pm †Frank Henning Sunday 7:00 am St. Joseph & St. John Sunday 11:00 am †Mark Cannon

Confessions Wednesday 4:30 pm Saturday 3:00 pm

MINISTRY SCHEDULE June 17—4pm June 18—7am June 18—11am

L Randy Bitsky L Brittany Mattingly L T. J Dennison

S Timmy/Ethan S Chloe Collard S Gabriel & Lydia Mudd

C Bob Higbee C Bob Higbee C Bob Higbee

C Mary Decker C Susie Mattingly C Roni Mudd

H Jim Marshall H Eddie Milliner H Stephanie Render

U Danny Joe & Barbara Allen U David/Kirk U Eddie C./Scott S.

Gr Johnny & Lynn Pierce Gr David & Amelia Thompson Gr Linda Cripps/Debbie Sanders

Gi Braxton Allen Family Gi Javier & Linda Rodarte Gi Ben Hodges Family

St. Joseph Catholic Church 204 North Main Street, Leitchfield, KY 42754 www.stjosephch.org

Office Hours: 8am to 4pm Mon-Fri Office 270-259-3028 Rectory 270-259-3028 Emergencies 270-863-1596

Stewardship of Finance May 28 $4514.16 Catholic Communications 280.00 Outreach 200.00

Pastoral Council Jim Cecil Joanne Johnson-Secretary

Jerry Clemons Tim Nelson-Chair

Kirk Collard Ann Marshall

Billy Dallas-V. Chair Carolyn Thomason

Edna Duggins

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 430 St. John Church Rd, Sunfish, KY 42210

Website: www.stjohnch.org St. John Thrift Store 270-597-1038 Pastor Fr. Tony Bickett 270-863-1596

Stewardship of Finance June 4 $707.00 Masses June 13-June 18 Tuesday 5:00 pm †Paul Bush Sunday 9:00 am †Otis & Kenneth Hayes June 18 9:00 AM Lector Joe Durbin Server Dwayne Fitzhugh Cup Chris Wolfe./Peggy Hayes Host Sue K. Ushers Glenn Logsdon/Tom Pohlman Gifts Dorothy Fredrick/Betty Jennings Music Jeremiah Bush-Barbara Fitzhugh St. John Prayer List: Audrey Burke, David Clark,

Garrett Coates, Jack Coop, Laurie Dearing, Susan

Drury, Annie Durbin, Carol Durbin, Elizabeth Dur-

bin, John W. Durbin, Catherine Duvall, Dick Dyche,

Dorothy Fredrick, Charlie Hayes, Vickie Ranburger,

Zackary Scruggs, Linda Simon

Giving the Gift of a Mass: Giving the gift of a

Mass is an important tradition of our Catholic

faith. A Mass can be offered for many occasions,

for example: a birthday or anniversary gift, for a

successful surgery, for a family member, in

thanksgiving for prayers answered, for safe travel,

for a friend who has lost a loved, etc. The suggest-

ed stipend is $5.00 per Mass intention.

Pastoral Council Cathy Young, Chair Dick Dyche Nancy Farmer, Secretary Joe Durbin Barbara Fitzhugh Shelia Durbin This Week at St. John Tue 5:00 pm Mass Sun 10:00 am Father’s Day Breakfast UPCOMING July 2 12:00 pm Homecoming Father’s Day Breakfast: Next Sunday, June 18 is Father’s Day. We will be having breakfast after Mass. One God: I believe in God—not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation.—Pope Francis Inspiration for the Week: Today's celebration of the Most Holy Trinity shows us how awe-some and huge God really is! He is not a judg-mental and aloof king reigning in heaven but a loving and compassionate God who is intimate-ly involved with his children and all his crea-tion. God as Father reveals the immensity of God's presence as seen in the wonder of crea-tion: the stars and seas, the mountains and hills, and all the glory that surrounds us. Jesus re-veals the compassionate and gentle face of God, a God of mercy who desires nothing more than for his children to seek and come to him. God the Holy Spirit reminds us that God is the very life force of our existence, without whom we would have no breath and the universe would have no life. Secret Code: What is the secret code of Catho-lics? The Sign of the Cross.

Bulletin Deadline: If you have something you would like us to put in the bulletin we will need the information turned in by Monday at 12 noon. Summer Reading: Next weekend we will have books, cds, and dvds available in the back of church for you to continue to grow in your faith during the summer months. Weekday Mass: We have Mass every week Tuesday through Friday. You are encouraged to join us as we pray for our own needs and the needs of our parish. Tuesday 12:05 pm Wednesday 7:30 am Thursday 12:05 pm Friday 7:30 pm Office Assistant: St. Joseph Parish is seeking an office assistant to work in the church office 2 or 3 days a week. Experience working with Mi-crosoft Office is preferred. Applications are available in the church office. Don’t Skip Sunday Mass Make sure that your vacation away from home doesn’t also entail a vacation from your spiritual life. If your trip includes a Sunday, research local parishes and plan so you can fit mass into your day. You can use MassTimes.org to find parishes near your vacation destination. Most parishes have websites where you can also check Mass schedules or download the latest weekly bulle-tin. Better yet bring a bulletin back from the parish and share with Fr. Tony. Sympathy: Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Loretta Duggins. She is the sister of Janice Roberts and aunt to Linda Borland and Donna Wilson. May she rest in peace.

HOMEBOUND LITURGICAL MINISTERS Nursing Home SCHEDULE Homebound Jed Johnston 6/04-6/10 Jed Johnston Father Babu 6/11-6/17 Beverly Harrison Carolyn Thomason Jim Marshall 6/18-6/24 Joanne Johnson

St. Joseph Prayer List: Delores Alvey, Louie Al-vey, Erin Anderson, April Barton, Thomas Beck-ner, Bonnie Blanton, Pat Boone, Alton Cannon, Doris Carby, Norma Clemons, Stephanie Cottrell, Anna Critchelow, Marilyn Curts, Mary Davis, Es-tille & Joan Dobson, Paul Ferguson, James Fox, Carol Gatto, Dick Gatto, Cindy Getz, Debbie Grant, Samantha Jo Green, Michael Harned, Jennifer Howard, Don Jaggers, Danny Kerr, Jane Johnston, Sandy Johnston, Donna King, James Lyons, Logan Meredith, Margie Meredith, Caleb Milliner, Bart Peerce, Norman Powell, Jason H. Roberts, Mildred Rogalinski, Lewis Scott, Aaron Shull, Tom Skaggs, Sally Sweeney, Valeria Terrance, Dave Thompson, Mildred Willis, Jamie Wortham.

B I R T H D A Y S Kay Albro 6/11 Roni Mudd 6/11 Mary Beckner 6/12 Ken Hemberger 6/12 Billy Johnston 6/12 Doug Mantooth 6/12 Lucy Kemp 6/13 Bob Higbee 6/14 Helen Smith 6/14 Billy Dallas 6/17 Rose McClurg 6/17 Ethan Pierce 6/17 Candice Woosley 6/17

ANNIVERSARIES

Dick & Carol Gatto 6/15 Joe & Nadyne Lee 6/15 Lamont & Betty Miller 6/15

This Week at St. Joseph Mon 7:30 am Prayer/Communion Tue 12:05 pm Mass 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Wed 7:30 am Mass 4:30 pm Confession Thu 12:05 pm Mass 6:00 pm Picnic Meeting Fri 7:30 am Mass UPCOMING June 22 6:30 pm Pastoral Council

Feast of St. Anthony: Tuesday, June 13 is the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua. He lived from 1195-1231. He is the patron saint of lost items. Dear St. Anthony, you are the patron and helper of all who seek lost articles. Help me to find (mention item) so that I may not waste time that I could spend serving God’s greater honor and glory. Grant your gracious aid to all people who seek what they have lost, especially those who seek to regain God’s grace. Amen Wednesday Mass: Mass on Wednesday at St. Joseph has been changed to 7:30 am. Raffle Winners: $1000-William Thomason, $500-Mike Boone, $250-Libby Portman, $100-Michael Shull, $50-Mike Pierce, Quilt-Helen Shull, Henry Rifle-Highbaugh, Lady Smith & Wesson-Ralph Harrison, Taurus Judge-Rain Wells Picnic 2017: We had our Best Picnic Ever! I want to thank everyone for a job well done. A special thanks to Bonnie Nelson for serving as our chairperson. We also thank God for blessing us with a beautiful day. Our Master Grillers cooked 202 pork butts and 100 chickens and the Kitchen Workers sold out of meat for the first time anyone can remember! Picnic Meeting: We will have a picnic follow up meeting this Thursday, June 15 at 6:00pm.

Becoming Catholic Just Got Easier: To find out how contact Fr. Tony at 270-863-1596 or T. J. Dennison at 270-302-6257. Coming Back to Church: If you haven’t been coming to church for a while, we are here to help you. To find out how contact Fr. Tony at

270-863-1596 or T. J. Dennison at 270-302-6257. Receiving Communion: If you are Catholic and haven’t been receiving Communion, contact Fr.

Tony at 270-863-1596 or T. J. Dennison at

270-302-6257 to find out how easy it is to begin.

COME JOIN US AT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! WHERE: ST. JOSEPH PARISH HALL WHEN: JUNE 26-JUNE 29, 6-8 P.M. NIGHTLY WHO: CHILDREN AGES 4 (JUNE 1-EXITING 5TH GRADE) VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME *Please note* Light snacks will be served nightly QUESTIONS? CONTACT KIM SMITH AT 270-589-1789 (CALL OR TEXT)

Bulletin Emailed to You: You can now have the Church bulletin sent to you be email. Simple go the parishesonline.com, enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail notifications when new bulletins become available from St. Joseph Catholic Church. Employment Opportunity: Saint Anthony Par-ish in Peonia is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of part-time bookkeeper and secre-tary. Applicant should have good organizational skills, telephone skills, bookkeeping skills and general office skills. Candidate will need to have knowledge of Microsoft programs, basic office functions and accounting software. This posi-tion consists of working Monday thru Friday for approximately 19 hours per week. You may send a resume to Fr. Babu Kulathumkal Joseph, HGN at babu.joseph@pastoral.org

Take Five for Faith Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time. Sunday, June 11, 2017 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity— Circling in on the Trinity Dante, the writer of The Divine Comedy, created images of eternity more enduring than most theology. His de-scription of the Trinity is curious: “In the profound and clear substance of the supreme light, three circles ap-peared to me; of three different colors and one single dimension.” In our Creed, we affirm the relationship of Jesus to God as “light from light.” Circles represent infini-ty, and one dimension absolute unity. But the colors? Dante isn’t telling. He does call this unity Knower, Known, and Knowing, as well as Lover, Loved, and Lov-ing. By any other name, our God is One.—Today’s read-ings: Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18 (164). “The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gra-cious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fideli-ty.” Monday, June 12—Fear not, Jesus is near Pope John Paul II called Jesus the “Good Samaritan of the human family.” Jesus comes among us as a stranger yet proves himself to be our best friend in time of need. He dares to come close to us in situations where even those around us draw away in dread and fear. His presence heals the wounds life inflicts, and when he finds us in a fatal hour, he brings us back to his Father’s house. For this reason we are deeply blessed in times of loss and sorrow, persecution and lowliness. There is nothing to fear, because Jesus is with us. Today’s readings: 2 Corin-thians 1:1-7; Matthew 5:1-12 (359). “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Tuesday, June 13—Memorial of Anthony of Padua, priest, Doctor of the church—Get to it! You never see a statue of Saint Anthony that’s short and fat, but he was. Perhaps we can all expect a makeover with canonization! But when folks looked at Anthony, they saw a radiant holiness that made some drop to their knees. His magnetic personality attracted criminals and heretics alike to conversion. His preaching was greatly in demand, and at the age of 36 he basically died of exhaustion. He was canonized within a year. Anthony wasted no time in giving his gift, and it didn’t take the church long to decide what a gift he was to us. What you have to give, offer it today. Today’s readings: 2 Corinthi-ans 1:18-22; Matthew 5:13-16 (360). “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?” Wednesday, June 14—Heavenly news The passing away of heaven and earth is not necessarily the literal end of the universe. Rather, heaven and earth were radically changed with Jesus’ death and Resurrec-tion. Anyone who hears the Good News of Jesus lives in a new age with a new understanding of universal truths.

So for us Christians that means not only must we respect others, we must love them, even our enemies. This is undoubtedly a new concept of heaven and earth.—Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11; Matthew 5:17-19 (361). “Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law.” Thursday, June 1-Be a generous giver Catholic Relief Services, founded in 1943 by the U.S. Catholic bishops, offers emergency assistance where it’s most needed around the world. CRS reaches more than 60 million people in 94 countries and territories in Afri-ca, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. One way we can atone for some of the missteps we’ve made along the way is to give generously to those in need—that is, after we’ve reconciled with those we have hurt, whenever possible. So make your amends, and then con-sider supporting CRS, the second largest distributor of U.S. government relief food in the world (www.crs.org).—Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 3:15—4:1, 3-6; Mat-thew 5:20-26 (362). “Go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Friday, June 16 God’s mercy keeps us from the cutting edge Imagine if every time we do something wrong, we have to cut off parts of our bodies in order to get to heaven. That’s what Jesus suggests to those who think that the only way to avoid hell is to eliminate all sin from their lives. Virtue is good, but it won’t get you to heaven. Only God’s forgiveness opens those pearly gates for us. Better to depend on God’s faithful love than the shaky prospect that we might be successful in the quest for perfection. - Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 5:27-32 (363). “It is better for you to lose one of your mem-bers than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.” Saturday, June 17 Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary Yes, we can write salvation history Was there ever a yes surrendered to God as graciously and completely as the fiat of Mary of Nazareth? “Let it be done to me,” this sturdy teenager agreed, to the outra-geous proposal of an unexpected angel caller. This was a yes shouted into the darkness of history, reverberating into an unknown and possibly perilous future. This was a yes that affected everyone who ever lived and ever would live. Did Mary know on that ordinary day that salvation history was being made? Or was it that she was always keenly aware—as perhaps we are not—that salvation history is made in every hour, with every hu-man decision? - Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Matthew 5:33-37 (364). “Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the Evil One.” ©2017 TrueQuest Communications.