September 9, 2018 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME · 9/9/2018 · Tuesday, Sept. 11 - Peace...

Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2018

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00am & 10:30 am Weekdays: Tues.—Fri. 7:00 am Holy Day: Contact Parish Office

PASTORAL STAFF Pastor: Rev. Shaiju Thomas [email protected] (270) 625-9514

DRE/Youth Minister: Nick Higdon [email protected]

Minister of Music: Jacob Hein [email protected]

Secretary: Patti J. Bartley [email protected]

Bookkeeper: Susan Calhoun [email protected]

Parish Membership: We give a warm welcome to all new families moving into our parish. Please register at the Parish Office as soon as possible.

PASTORAL COUNCIL Danny Ebelhar; Jason Elder; Jane Thomas; Shannon Offerman; Jeff Riney

FINANCE COUNCIL Kenny Knott; Rebecca Schwartz; Rita Wood; Sarah O’Bryan

SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: Contact Pastor at least a month before the baptism for instructions.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays at 4:00pm (one hour before Mass time) ;anytime by appointment.

MARRIAGES: Contact the pastor six months in advance to begin marriage preparation.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: First Friday’s during Mass, or anytime it is needed.

Ministry to the Sick and Homebound: If you know someone, who is a member of our parish, would like to visit the sick, homebound, assisted living or in the hospitals and to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation, Communion and Anointing, contact the office or the pastor.

7232 KY 56, Owensboro, KY 42301

www.stmarymagd.org Ph: 270-771-4436 Fax: 1-866-856-7191

September 9, 2018 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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Minister to the Sick: Sept. 16th— Kristi McCabe 270-316-7906

Monday, Sept. 10th No Mass

Tuesday, Sept. 11th 7:00AM Tony Blandford

Wednesday, Sept. 12th 7:00AM Patsy Hartz

Thursday, Sept. 13th 7:00AM Charlotte Kamuf

Friday, Sept. 14th 7:00AM Alan Ebelhar

Saturday, Sept. 15th 5:00PM Kenneth Ebelhar Sunday, Sept. 16th 8:00AM Larry Gillim 10:30AM Parishioners

SEE BEYOND OUTWARD APPEARANCES The phrase “Sunday best” has lost much of its meaning in our society today. Some lament the loss of people dressing up for church on Sunday; oth-ers think it’s a healthy sign that we’re as casual in attire gathered before the Lord as we are elsewhere. No matter which school of thought on this topic we belong to, James would probably chastise us. In either case, we are still fo-cused on external appearance, mistaking it for some sort of favored position before God. True, James criticizes the community that favors the rich and well-dressed while ostracizing the poorly clothed, but even more he criticizes the making of distinctions, making choices based on criteria that having noth-ing to do with the reign of God. James might turn our attention to the reign of God described by Isaiah, in which people are healed and the earth becomes ripe to bear fruit. Jesus today is focused on this reign of God, healing a Gen-tile man in a region hostile to his Jewish faith, not mindful of the man’s ori-gins or clothing or status or ability to repay. Isaiah, James, and Jesus in Mark’s Gospel all call us to look more deeply to find where the will of God needs to be done, and has been

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH If you are a visitor to St. Mary Magdalene, we want to

welcome you. If you are new to the parish, please call the office at (771-4436) to register in the parish.

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday

7:30-2:30PM

5:00PM 8:00AM 10:30AM

Altar Servers

Wes Knott Natalie Smith

Valarie & Catherine Gillim

Ben, Nick & Gabby O’Bryan

Lectors Jim Gilles Laura Gillim Sandi Boswell

Eucharistic Ministers

Phil & Cathy Ebelhar Joe Blandford

George Ann Bottles Rose Cecil Susan Knott

Kristi McCabe Haley James Logan Elder

Ushers/Greeters

Heath Byrne Tony Mischel

Tony Ebelhar Dan Greenwell

David Boswell Doug Goetz

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: Nm 21:4b-9; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Lk 2:33-35

September Church Cleaners: Linda Rickard; Rita Wood; Michaeline Chandler; Sharon Ebelhar; Jane Bratcher; Jennifer Nonweiler;

LITURGICAL MINISTERS for September 16, 2018

Weed Eating Crew

The week of October 5th & 6th Eddie & Sean Byrne


TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Be strong, fear not! Here is your God (Isaiah 35:4-7a). Psalm — Praise the Lord, my soul! (Psalm 146). Second Reading — Show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ (James 2:1-5). Gospel — Jesus makes the deaf hear and the mute speak (Mark 7:31-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Marian Conference Do you want to grow in your devotion to Our Holy Mother and deepen your knowledge of the Church? Then join Bishop Medley for "Mary, Mother of the Church," presented by the Diocese of Owensboro Marian Conference, on September 29, 2018 at the Owensboro Convention Center. This engaging event will be headlined by acclaimed author Father Donald Calloway, whose amazing conversion story and path to Marian devotion is a story you can't miss! Teresa Tomeo, the inspiring and informative EWTN star, will also be speaking. Tickets are available at the Owensboro Convention Center Box Office,(270) 297-9932.

Dont forget to sign up for Kroger Rewards! List St. Mary Magdalene (or look us up by our NP # GT515), as your Community Rewards partner and donate to the Parish everytime you shop! It costs you nothing, just adds to the rewards you already get from Kroger! Last quarter we received a check for $382.84, Currently we have 43 households supporting us! This amount was raised from 3-01 through 5-28. https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/ If you have any questions or need help signing up, call the Parish Office and we will be happy to help!

The 39th annual Walk for Life, sponsored by Right to Life of Owensboro, Inc will take place on 9/15/18. Registration from 9am to 10am, WALK begins at 10am. There will be members of St Mary Magdalene participating in the walk. If anyone wants to make a pledge, they could do so by calling the Right to Life office at 270-685-4922 or contact me at 270-313-7784 or by email at [email protected] ~JL Byrne

Bible Study will resume on Wednesday, September 12th after the 7:00AM Mass in the Parish Center.

September Mass Count- Every year dur ing the month of September the diocese conducts a Mass Count of those who attend our Sunday Masses. This count will take place the weekends of September 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th These numbers become a part of the national Mass Count and then the world’s Mass Count. Ushers, please be sure to count everyone attending Mass, this includes the children.

St Mary Magdalene is having a raffle during the month of September. We will be raffling either $3000 or one OCS K - 6 Tuition. The tickets are $40. The drawing will be held at the conclusion of 10:30 mass on Sunday, September 30. This raffle will support the SMM budget with funds for the catholic schools. Please see any OCS parent for details or for purchasing a ticket.

Mark 7:31-37 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time “Then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha”— that is, “Be opened!” Jesus did not have a horse or a camel. He walked from Tyre, on the east coast of the Mediterranean, north to Sidon, then southeast to his home area of Galilee. On his way he taught people that God loved them and cared about them. Jesus traveled slow, but word of his teaching and help of people in need traveled faster. He continued to the pagan region of the “Ten Cities” on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. Relatives or friends of a deaf and mute man heard about Jesus and asked hm to “lay hands” on the man, who may not have been Jewish. Jesus touched his ears and tongue, then “looked up to heaven and groaned, and said, ‘Be opened!’” Jesus did not hesitate; he did not make any conditions or take up a collection. Instead, “He ordered them not to tell anyone.” He was not seeking notoriety, wealth or power. Jesus is challenging us, whom God has blessed with the gifts of hearing, eyesight and speech, to use them for our own


Young Adult Holy Hour Sept. 10 Young adults ages 18-39 are invited to join us for a Sept. 10, 2018 holy hour at St. Stephen Cathedral beginning at 6 p.m. You’re welcome to come for the whole hour, stop in for a few minutes, come alone or bring friends. We’ll provide programs with prayers and songs to help guide you through the holy hour experience. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available for those who are interested. Please join us in prayer for our Church and for each other. To learn more, visit Facebook.com/OwensboroYoungAdult. Campaign Nonviolence National Week of Actions Campaign Nonviolence is a long-term grassroots movement for a culture of peace and nonviolence free from war, poverty, racism and environmental destruction. People and organizations are invited to take action around the International Day of Peace, Sept. 21. This includes your prayers for a nonviolent world. To see a list of all Campaign Nonviolence events, visit www.paceebene.org. Owensboro events, organized in part by Nonviolent Owensboro, include: Tuesday, Sept. 11 - Peace Vigil at Unitar ian Universalist (1UU), corner of Cedar and Par r ish, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Optional: Bring a prayer to read aloud. Monday, Sept. 17 - "I Am Not Your Negro" film at Daviess County Public Library, 6 p.m. This 2016 film describes the history of racism and civil rights through the experience and work of James Baldwin. A discussion will follow. Register on the library's website beginning Sept. 10. Thursday, Sept. 20 - Owensboro Peace Rally by the River at Smothers Park, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. The theme of the 2018 International Day of Peace is, “The Right to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70.” Married Couples Day of Recollection Fr. Louis Capriccio, CPM, Chaplain for the Passionist Nuns, will present “The Formula for a Successful Marriage” at the Passionist Monastery in Whitesville on Saturday, September 22 from 8-3:30 PM. The cost is $75 per couple, plus a freewill offering for the speaker. It includes a light breakfast and lunch. Those interested in attending should visit www.passionistnuns.org and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.” Or you may contact Christie at [email protected] or 270-302-8023. Bluegrass Gospel Concert The Wendell Foster Center in Owensboro is hosting Bluegrass and Gospel on Saturday, September 29. The concert will be held in their Sensory Park, which opens at 6:30 PM with the concert beginning at 7 PM. The event is free! Bring your lawn chair to enjoy music by The Jeremy Calloway Band, Chris Joslin and the Owensboro Bluegrass Band. Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish are providing food and drinks for purchase. For more information, visit wendellfoster.org/events. St. Benedict School Reunion A school reunion will be held at Saint Benedict Parish in Wax, KY on Sunday October 21st. 2018 after the 10:15 AM Mass. There will be a potluck lunch in the basement of the church. All former students, family and friends are invited. For more information, call LaMont Miller at 270-259-3303.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process of prepar ing the unbaptized, and those un-formed by Christianity (termed, un-catechized), for acceptance of Christ, of the Catholic Faith, and reception of the Sacraments of Initiation. Full initiation normally concludes with the Easter Vigil (the night before Easter Sunday). The process usually takes a year, although there may exceptions, due to age or infirmity. Catholic initiation (outside of the R.C.I.A.) indicates that a person is already validly baptized, already accepts Christ,

and now wishes to be Roman Catholic. This catechesis (learning the Faith) can be adapted to the specific needs and circumstances of the individual. We will begin class sometimes in September, if you know of anyone interesting in learning about the process please


HIGH SCHOOL Youth Group grades (9-12) Our kick-off meeting will be on Sunday, September 9th meet at the parish offices at 5:30 pm for food then games! After Sunday, September 9th Youth Group will begin at 6:30 and go until 8:00 pm. Look forward to seeing you there! For those in grades below 9th grade The hope is that sometime in the beginning of Oct. there will be a youth group oriented to kids younger in grades below 9th grade. Keep an eye out for details! To all Parishioners We are still in need of cooks for the PREP program. Cooking will start around 5:00 pm and serving will start at 6:00 pm. Clean up to follow. The cooking process won't be difficult, the menu will include chicken fingers, hamburgers, and spaghetti all these foods will be provided for you, you just gotta cook! There is a sign-up sheet with available dates in the back of the Church. You can also contact the parish office and speak to Nick about more details. Thanks for your generosity of time!

Last week I spoke a bit about the reality of silence, how it seems to be apart of the human experience and that as Catholic Christians the primary aspect of silence is for an encounter with God. I spoke a bit about the practicalities of silence but I also questioned, who is it we are encountering. I think we all have different concepts of God which are influenced by how our parents, teachers, and books we have read contribute to developing our understanding of God. Most of the time these influencers in our lives give us great understandings of who God is but there is such a great depth to who God is and I think it’s important to continue to understand and discover that depth.

Knowing more about who God is it can help us identify those times when he is at work in our life or it may open us up to encounter him in a way that we may have not otherwise had. There is so much we could talk about but I simply want to comment on the Life and Passion as the crossroads of encounter.

One aspect within the Life and Passion which is so prominent is sacrifice. I want to talk about sacrifice because it’s so much a part of our lives it’s easy to connect with. In my time at St. Mary Magdalene, I’ve encounter folks who sacrificed so much of their time organizing, implementing and running a number of activities and programs. I’ve seen the amount of sacrifice that goes into picnics and cookouts. I see it in the parents and the way they sacrifice for their children, going to practices, early mornings and late nights, attempting to do what’s best for their child.

It’s certainly easy to see that within the life of Christ as well. It begins with the act of sacrifice in his very coming down from Heaven. Living among a people who showed resistance, sometimes through the people that knew him best. We know that some of his disciples leave him, and we see the people of Nazareth tried to physically harm him. The religious authorities of the time continually point out to him the ways in which he breaks the Jewish law. Ultimately, planning and following through with his capture and death. He crossed cultural norms in his interaction with women as well as interacting with those that were hated like the tax collectors and he risked physical harm by interacting with lepers.

Just as we have sacrificed in our lives for the betterment of others, we can see a similar and more profound sacrifice that Christ makes in history for all of humanity. These events aren’t intended to simply to stay a fact in history but as a guide to knowing how he will encounter us even now. He approaches us all with the gaze of a loving father who looks inwards. See’s the complexities of our own heart’s and histories and cares, transforms, heals, encourages and challenges. So many have encouraged us to be in this gaze, I hope you too will take more opportunities to encounter the sacrificial loving God.

Note: There are books in the back of the Church from Dynamic Catholic called, “Beautiful Mercy” by a number of different authors which highlight encountering God’s Mercy, or better God’s Unconditional Love. These follow the theme of gaining a depth of understanding about who God is and are for you to take home for a read and return if you wish.

~Nick


The gospel today begins with the healing of a deaf man and ends with the healing of a mute man. They are not just miracle stories about Jesus’ power but have a teaching purpose. Jesus has just been in the Gentile area of Tyre and Sidon and has moved on to the area of the Decapolis. There a man is brought for Jesus to heal. He was deaf, that is, he could not hear and he had an impediment in his speech, that is, he could not speak

properly. Jesus puts his fingers in the man’s ear and puts spittle on his tongue. At the same time Jesus looked heavenward – to his Father – and said, in Aramaic, “Ephphatha”- "Be opened". Immediately the man was healed: he could hear and speak perfectly. What we see is not simply the healing of a physical defect, but a concrete sign of the transforming power of God's Love. The power of God's Love is working in our lives to transform sorrow into joy, sickness into health, death into new life. The dumb man who is unable to communicate symbolizes our own communication problem in relation to God. We need to be transformed in order to perceive and proclaim God's message. The miracle has great relevance to us, because a person can have perfect hearing, and yet not hear the word of God, have perfect speech, and yet be unable to make an act of faith. Jesus still opens the ears of deaf people today - just as He did in Gospel times. Jesus still loosens the tongues of people today - just as He did in Gospel times. But the only difference is the WAY Jesus continues to do these things. He doesn’t do them through His OWN hands and voice - RATHER - He does them through the hands & voices of other people. Jesus has NO feet by which He can walk into the lives of people today. He must USE our FEET to do that. Jesus has NO hands but ours to reach out & heal the ears & tongues of people today. He must USE our HANDS to do that. Jesus has NO VOICE but ours to SPEAK to the hearts of people today. He must use our VOICES to do that. Today’s gospel has an INVITATION from Jesus FOR EACH of us in this church today. Jesus is asking us to lend Him our hands that He might open the ears of the deaf and loosen the tongues of the mute today - as He did for the man in today’s gospel. Jesus is inviting us to lend Him our voice that He might speak to the spiritually hungry of OUR day as He did to the spiritually hungry of His day. He is inviting us to lend Him our hearts that He might use them to touch the lives of people in our day as He touched the lives of people in His day. So, let us pray today for the gift of hearing, to hear the voice of God calling to us in everything that will happen this day. Let us pray for the gift of speech. Let us also pray for the gift of sharing, our hands, our voice and our hearts to touch and open the deaf and mute and to the less fortunate. Communal Anointing of the Sick: The Sacrament of the anointing of the sick is administered today after the Holy Mass. All those who would like to receive this sacrament, please stay after the mass. Thank you. Copy of the homily. 30 copies of my homily are in the 3 bulletin boxes. Please follow it and put it back in the boxes for the rest of the two masses. Thank you. PREP and Preparations & the Reception of the Sacrament of First Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation: We have already started our PREP Classes. All those would like to receive these sacraments enroll your children the PREP program and participate in preparations. If you are taking your children to other parishes for the preparations, please don’t bring them here for the reception of these sacraments. I, as the pastor, want to see that they are participating and active in this parish.


IN SPECIAL NEED OF PRAYER

HOME BOUND/RETIREMENT HOMES: Patty Beyke, Bobby Collignon, Ruth Ann Hardy; Paul & Dorothy Knott, Jean McCarty; Larry & Benita Riney

We ask that you pause a moment and say a prayer for the sick in our community. Nathan Brown, Savannah Dean, Kelly Dean, Danny Durbin, Allan Ebelhar, Jennifer Ebelhar, Margie Elder, Miles Evan, Sylvester Fischer, Patrick Fulkerson, Connie Griffin, Robert Haire, Jim Hamilton, Melissa Hamilton, Shannon Hamilton, Kelly Hayden, Mary Lucy Hines, Steve Hopkins, Becky Joiner, Amelia Jones, Eugene King, Paul Knott, Mary Ann Kurz, Leiann Lashbrook, Mary Lasley, Margie Merimee, Jessica Obert, Larry Oller, Sandra Posey, Steve Raley; Larry & Benita Riney, Clayton Roberts, Jason Roberts, Michael Roberts, Christian Ruiz, Cassidy Skaggs, James A. & Juanita Smith, Dennis Smith, Special Intention, Helen Rose Smith, Patti Terrell, Hillary Thomas, Charles Thompson, Kelly Thompson, Alma Topper, Erika Vandiver, Baron Vanover, Linda Warren, Paula Wilson, Rita Woodall. *Please note: Names will remain on the list for one month.

Prayers for our Military- As a parish family, we at St. Mary Magdalene pray for all the members of our parish. We especially pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are currently on active duty in the military. Jackson Brett, Zachary Brett, Cody Byrne, James Calhoun, Chris French, Chad Norris, Ryan Offerman

Happy Birthday to You!! Parishioners celebrating

Birthday’s this week 08– Baxter Byrne; Amber Dunn; Shelly Riney; Nate Smith; John Wood 09– Sabrina Ebelhar 10– Landon Burden; Bailey Hamilton Fred McCarty 11– Gerald Bartley; Rose Cecil; Jacob Hodskins; Ben O’Bryan 12– Julie Fulkerson; Dan Greenwell; Roch Greenwell; Rebecca Jones 13– Jeremy Hamilton; Sam Holinde Randahl Stephen 14– Mitch Knott; Nicole Ebelhar 16– Katie Kamuf

Happy Anniversary!! Parishioners celebrating Anniversaries this week

We wish all our Parishioners celebrating this week a happy and blessed Anniversary. 12– Tony & Rhonda Mischel 14– Brad & Erin Cecil 15– Randahl & Mollie Stephen If your birthday/anniversary is omitted from this list, or incorrectly dated, please call the parish office.

OFFERINGS: August 26, 2018 Weekly Actual Weekly Budget $ 8,183.10 $ 8,372.85 Year to Date Actual Year to Date Budget $77,383.54 $83,729.00 Weekly Deficit Year to Date Deficit $ 189.75 $ 6,345.46

Thank you for your sacrificial giving and generosity!

St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery Please contact Pa to purchase a cemetery plot. (270) 771-4436.

Men’s ICON Retreat Join men from around the diocese for a men’s retreat at Gasper River Retreat Center on Saturday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Sept. 16. The retreat will dive into, unpack and process the topics of prayer, who you are as a man made in God’s image (“icon”) and your mission to love. Cost is $75 and includes lodging and meals. Find out more information, a schedule and online registration at https://owensborodiocese.org/mens-icon-retreat/. This event is sponsored by the Office of Evangelization.

Women’s ICON Retreat Ladies from around the diocese are invited to attend a women’s retreat Oct. 19-20 at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. The title of the retreat is Reclaiming True Femininity with guest speakers Cindy Costello, Emily Sederstrand and Debbie Staresinic. The cost is $50 and lodging is a separate fee and must be completed by attendee. Rooms are blocked off and a discount code is available online. Find out more information, a schedule and online registration by visiting https://owensborodiocese.org/womens-icon-retreat/. This event is sponsored by the Office of Evangelization.


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