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Cover painting by Daniel Nunley. This is one of a series of
canvas paintings our parish youth painted to gift our homebound
parishioners for Christmas. We are very proud of the artists we
have in our church.
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Rich in tradition, we are nourished by Word and Eucharist to
live Jesus.
116 South 6th St. Paducah, KY 42001
PH: (270) 442-1923 FAX: (270) 443-4616
Office Hours: Mon-Fri
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
January 3, 2021
Fr. Bruce McCarty, Pastor Most Rev. William F. Medley, Bishop of
the Diocese of Owensboro
Diocese of Owensboro Web Page Address:
www.owensborodiocese.org
USCCB Web Page Address: www.usccb.org Parish Website:
www.parishsfds.com
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE
50+ Social Guild - Cindy Davis Art & Environment - Maria
Korte, Barbara Cissell & Jane Cassibry Bereavement Core Team -
Rita Kuebrich Bereavement Meals - Patsy Hayden/Rose Marie Smith
Card Making - Barbara Cissell Disaster Coordinator - Vacant
Education/Formation - Zach Ault Family & Social Life - Maria
Korte Finance - Shawne Seibert Grand Knight Council # 1055 - Jeff
Warren Grounds - Mark Lewis Homecoming - Vacant
Hospitality/Receptions - Tonya Wetherington Knights of Columbus
Liaison - Scott Jones Parish Nurse - Kathy West Quilt Show Luncheon
- Tracy Crawford & John Kuebrich Social Justice - Deacon Scott
Jones St. Vincent de Paul Society- Suzanne Warren Stewardship -
Jennifer Record Welcoming - Rose Marie Smith Worship &
Spiritual Life - Brant Veal
PARISH STAFF PARISH COUNCIL Pam Matlock, Chair
[email protected] Charlie Ross, Vice-Chair
[email protected] Rachel Ford, Secretary [email protected] Joe
Tarantino, Finance [email protected] Tonie Hatton, Worship &
Spiritual Life [email protected] Allyn Johnson, Family &
Social Life [email protected] Jennifer Washburn, Education
& Formation [email protected] Niles Nichols, Social
Justice [email protected] Janet Vasseur, Stewardship
[email protected]
PARISH COMMITTEE CHAIRS
If you or a loved one is hospitalized, please e-mail Fr. Bruce
to inform us as we cannot obtain this information from the hospital
directly.
EDUCATION/FORMATION St. Mary School System - Phone 270-442-1681
Mary Smith, Elementary School Principal Doug Shelton, Middle
School/High School Principal Eleanor Mills Spry, Director
Jenny Nunley Stefanie Suazo Michael Eck Paducah Faith Formation
Ging Smith, Director - 270-443-0295 Jenny Gillituk, Parish Board
Rep Jason Martin, Parish Board Rep
MT. CARMEL CATHOLIC CEMETERY Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery Mt.
Carmel Cemetery - P.O. Box 7346 Paducah, KY 42002 John Bufford -
Caretaker - 270-331-1006
Mt. Carmel Parish Board Members Larry Roussin Clint Watson
Mass Schedule (Sign-up required)
DAILY MASSES: Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am WEEKEND MASSES: Saturdays
5:00 pm & Sundays 8:30 am & 11:00 am RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 pm or by appointment
Fr. Bruce McCarty, Pastor [email protected] Dcn. Scott
Jones, Permanent Deacon Contact Parish Office Zach Ault, Pastoral
Minister [email protected] Brant Veal, Director of Liturgy and
Music [email protected] Maria Korte, Director of Youth
Ministry/Sacramental Prep [email protected] Jennifer Record,
Business Manager [email protected] Corina Klepeis, Bulletin
Editor [email protected] Mark Lewis, Director of
Maintenance/Janitorial Services [email protected] General
[email protected]
Weekly Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday, a full week before, at 12
noon
Email items to: [email protected]
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St. Francis de Sales - Parish Council Minutes November 19,
2020
The St. Francis de Sales Parish Council met No-vember 18, 2020
in person and via Zoom for-mat. Attendees were Pam Matlock, Joe
Taranti-no, Tonie Hatton, Niles Nichols, Jennifer Wash-burn and
Rachel Ford. The meeting was record-ed. Staff present in person
Father Bruce, Jennifer Record, Zach Ault, Maria Korte and Brant
Veal. Joe Tarantino opened the meeting with a prayer. The October
minutes were reviewed and ap-proved with no additions or revisions.
Jennifer presented the financial update. The par-ish revenue is
down due to Covid and our ex-penses were up last month. For the
year the rev-enue is down $32,000. Fr. stated the attendance is way
down which contributes to the revenue shortfall. Joe reported that
the Finance committee didn’t meet. He asked if the church had
reached out to parishioners who are not making their monthly
donations. Jennifer responded that the quarterly reports have been
sent out and that generated some positive response. Fr. is
considering writ-ing a letter to the congregation and making an
indirect appeal, but will look at the subject again in December and
January. The good news was the parish hall lighting project is
completed and came in $1,000 under budget. The Finance com-mittee
meets next in January. Maria Korte reported for the Family and
Social Life committee. The family movie night had to be canceled
again, but is hopeful that it can be re-scheduled in the spring.
Jennifer Washburn gave the report for Education/Formation
committee. St. Mary is out this week but starts virtual education
November 30. The elementary may be allowed to return December 3 if
McCracken County is out of the red zone. The school system doesn’t
know if virtual learning will
continue in January. Faith formation follows the St Mary
schedule and will meet via Zoom. At-tendance is down. The St. Mary
preschool is still open. Niles Nichols gave the report for the
Social Jus-tice committee. The committee met. The angel tree will
go up after November 28 and because of the increased need would
like to have two trees to prevent gathering of people around one
tree. For parishioners who are not attending it was suggested that
an email be sent to them to schedule an appointment to get angels
off the tree. The warming center isn’t open due to Covid, but Sally
Michelson is still helping the needy with accommodations in hotels.
Tonie Hatton reported for Worship & Spiritual Life. The
committee discussed decorating for Advent and Christmas. This year
the decorating will be minimal and use live plants. This is due to
Covid and the committee will stagger decorating in order to social
distance. There was discussion on adding an extra mass for
Christmas Eve. The usual schedule of 5:00 pm and midnight with the
possibility of a 9:00 or 10:00 to help with social distancing.
There will be mass at 10:00 am Christmas day. Brant said there will
be no chil-dren’s choir at the 5:00 pm mass. Stewardship committee
hasn’t met but is sched-uled to meet in January. The Covid update
is to continue with social dis-tancing and masks at church. Fr.
Bruce stated he will keep his mask on during church. There will be
prayers for people with Covid when the intentions are offered.
There will be no Thanks-giving mass because Fr. is still
quarantined. In new business we will work on finding a re-placement
for Allyn Johnson. Charlie, Janet and Pam’s term on the Parish
Council is expir-ing. Pam indicated that she will continue for a
second term. She will check with Charlie and Ja-net to see if they
will continue. Fr. offered a closing prayer. The next Parish
Council meeting will be Decem-ber 17, 2020 at 6:00 pm. Minutes
respectfully submitted by Rachel Ford
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Saturday 5:00 pm
January 2 Susan Kolb (D)
Sunday 8:30 am 11:00 am
January 3 Patricia Sullivan (D) Our Parish Family
Monday
January 4 No Mass
Tuesday 8:00 am
January 5 Rob Ford (D)
Wednesday 8:00 am
January 6 Paul Scott (D)
Thursday 8:00 am
January 7 Members of the Laura Lambert Family (D)
Friday 12:00 pm
January 8 Fr. Dave Willett (D)
Saturday 5:00 pm
January 9 Larry Roberts (D)
Sunday 8:30 am 11:00 am
January 10 Our Parish Family Shirley Valerius (D)
Monday Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3 a,
5-6;
Mt 2:1-12
Tuesday 1 Jn 3:22-4:6 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Wednesday
1 Jn 4:7-10 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
Thursday 1 Jn 4:11-18 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52
Friday
1 Jn 4:19-5:4 72:1-2, 14 and 15 bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22
Saturday 1 Jn 5:5-13 147:12-13, 14-15 19-20; Lk 5:12-16
Sunday
1 Jn 5:14-21 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; Jn 3:22-30
READINGS
FOR THE WEEK
January 4 - January 10
Do you have a hard to buy for family member or friend? Do you
have a graduate this year? Order a personalized brick and
support St. Mary Booster Club at the same time!
How to order: www.smss.org
Select Menu bar on the right Select Athletics
Select Viking Booster Club Scroll to bottom of that page to
order and pay online AND
there’s a convenient gift certificate at the bottom of this page
to print and wrap!
Contact Lori Meredith at 270-210-0693 with questions! Thank you
for your support! Go Vikings!
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Please include the following people in your daily prayers!
Prayer & Spiritual Life
Please pray for our parish active members of the military:
Dean Canestrini II
Zach Canestrini
Dexter Caruthers
Eamon Hannon
Logan Livesay
James McCoart
Drake Walsh
Jacob Wray
Brian Bailey Lincoln Barber Patricia Bastida Gloria Bennett
Robert Blades Ellen Brown James Carbonel Cody Carrico Kathleen
Casbon John Cash Linda Cash Betty Cassibry Judy Chandler Sandra
Charlet Joanna Childers Tony Cocke Lori Colburn Brandi Cope Jaxon
Cope Lori Doss Ella May Durad Barbara Ann Durbin Mary Fike Charles
& Alberta Fox Saundra Hall Frances Harbison Charlotte Harris
John Harris Brenda Hatton Charles Hayden Charles Hensley Joanne
Hutchinson Lee Hutchinson Janie Jones Diana Karnages Malcolm
Kennedy Earl Kortz Doug Mayer Maria Mayfield Natalie McIntosh Rick
McKinney Joe Mikez Betty Moore Betty Myrick Lynda Oldham Martha
O’Neill
Jessica Oyola David Clay Pawley Bill Ray Nancy Ray Charles &
Marie Riggs Betty Robinson Pat Robinson Charlie Roof Sheila Roof
Tom & Lyn Salovino J ulie Samples James Scott Matthew Shoulta
Mike & Esther Shoulta Bill Skees Heather Atkinson Slover Margie
Smith Frann Southern Dianne Squallace Susan Suttle Mike Taylor Mary
Theobald Katherine Thomasson Carolyn Thompson Mike Thompson Ann
Tomlinson Kaylee Trammell Virginia Vessels Brandon Warren Jeff
Warren Glenda Whitis Linda Williams Nick Wilson Norma Word Dot
Youngblood
We all pray for all active military, may the Spirit of God will
strengthen them and preserve them from harm.
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The SFDS Youth Ministry kiddos worked really hard at a Car Wash
this Summer trying to raise money for the Parish Veterans. The
youth had a feeling that Covid
would cause the Parish Veterans Dinner to be canceled. In honor
of all of our Parish Military and
Veterans a dona on was given to the Hugs project of Western
Kentucky. They will use the money to mail out packages to ac ve
Military that are away from home.
Thanks so much for your Service and Sacrifice. It has not gone
unno ced or unappreciated. God has indeed
Blessed America.
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Due to early submissions, the offerings for
December 27, 2020 will be reported in the
January 10, 2021 bulletin.
Thank you!!
FINANCIAL REPORT
St. Thomas More Masses
Saint Thomas More will have Mass on Saturdays at 5:00 pm and on
Sundays at 8:00 am,
10:30 am and 1:00pm (in Spanish.)
FINANCIAL REPORT Operating Budget
Regular Sunday Collection 12/20/20: $ 6,884.80 Weekly ACH/Misc.
Deposits 12/14/20-12/20/20: $ 14,053.00 Total Collections through
12/20/20: $ 328,551.42 Budget Year to Date (25 weeks): $ 362,163.50
Over/Under YTD Budget: ($ 33,612.08) Weekly Sunday Collection
Budget: $ 14,486.54
Special Collections 12/20/20: $ 811.00
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Worship/Spiritual Life
Gospel Reading Matthew 2:1-12
The Magi seek out Jesus and do him homage.
Background on the Gospel Reading By Loyola Press
The visit of the Magi occurs directly before the story of the
Holy Family’s flight into Egypt. Matthew’s Gospel tells a version
of Jesus’ birth that is different than the one in Luke. Of the
actual birth of Jesus, Matthew tells us little more than, “When
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod . .
. ” The story of the census is found only in Luke’s Gospel, but we
hear about the visit of the Magi only in Matthew’s Gospel. We know
little about the Magi. They come from the East and journey to
Bethle-hem, following an astrological sign, so we believe them to
be astrologers. We as-sume that there were three Magi based upon
the naming of their three gifts. The Gospel does not say how many
Magi paid homage to Jesus. In Matthew’s Gospel, they represent the
Gentiles’ search for a savior. Because the Magi represent the
en-tire world, they also represent our search for Jesus. We have
come to consider the gifts they bring as a foreshadowing of Jesus’
role in salvation. We believe the meaning of the gifts to be
Christological. Gold is pre-sented as representative of Jesus’
kingship. Frankincense is a symbol of his divini-ty because priests
burned the substance in the Temple. Myrrh, which was used to
prepare the dead for burial, is offered in anticipation of Jesus’
death. The word Epiphany means “manifestation” or “showing forth.”
Historically several moments in Christ’s early life and ministry
have been celebrated as “epiphanies,” in-cluding his birth in
Bethlehem, the visit of the Magi, his baptism by John, and his
first miracle at Cana.
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Color this page and add it to last weeks
bulletin cut and color Nativity Scene page.
You can glue it to recycled
cardboard to make them
stiff and move-able pieces. You can also cut them out
and glue them to Construction paper to make a pretty scene.
I will add a piece of card-stock in the Christmas
Activity Bag for this project.
Welcome 3 Wiseman!
Bless your home with this prayer. There will be chalk
available near the military ta-ble and also in
your activity bags that are
also in the Parish Hall-
way.
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Weekly Faith Discussions—Starting January 11th! **Mondays at
9:00am via Zoom**
The Search Continues is a series of Q&A interviews by Chris
Stefanick with
professors from the Augustine Institute. The short videos are
based on some of the most searched questions on the internet on the
Catholic faith. Each week we will watch one of them and let it
spark an informal discussion.
Some of the topics included in this series:
Why is there a pope? What about the apocalypse? Do Catholics
worship Mary? What is purgatory? Where did the Bible come from? Why
can’t non-Catholics receive the
Eucharist? These conversations will happen using Zoom so you can
join from
wherever you are! There is no cost, commitment, or expectations
on your level of participation.
The Zoom link to join can be found at
https://parishsfds.com/adult-education
Grab a cup of coffee and join in!
The Catechumenate Period RCIA is open to any non-Catholics who
have an interest in the Catholic faith. We welcome all questions!
We are now in the Catechumenate period, where we will dive into the
heart of living out the Catholic faith—the Sacraments.
We will break until Tuesday, January 5th, when we will discuss
the Sacrament of Confirmation!
Please contact Zach Ault at [email protected] or 270-442-1923
(ext. 5) with any questions or to join in the conversation!
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
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SOCIAL JUSTICE
Hospital Visits Fr. Bruce would like to remind everyone that if
you or a loved one is hospitalized, please call the office at
270-442-1923 to inform us as we cannot obtain information from the
hospital directly.
Our parish takes care of the soup kitchen on the 1st Wednesday
of the month from
8:30 am - 1:30 pm. We are currently seeking volunteers for
Wednesday:
January 6th
Please e-mail Dan Kelley at [email protected] or call
(270) 559-0876 to get on the schedule.
St. Vincent de Paul's Helpline St. Vincent de Paul’s Food pantry
is in
need of some items. The cart will be out in the parish hall
corridor this weekend
and every weekend going forward if you would like to bring any
donations.
Needed items: Tuna, Rice, Soups, Canned beans
or packages of beans Also, gift cards from Kroger or Banks, they
use them to replen-
ish meat and sliced bread which they cannot always get enough
of.
Thank you for your support!
SCHEDULED HIGHLIGHTS
Counseling Is stress causing problems in your marriage? You are
not alone. Please call Catholic Charities at 270-683-1545 and
mention CAP. We will direct you to a licensed counselor.
You may also visit owensborodiocese.org/counseling.
Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant – Rosary Chapel –
Rosary Chapel in Paducah, KY is seeking a qualified candidate
for the position of Part-Time Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant
work-ing approximately twelve hours per week working Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
The position is located at Rosary Chapel. Appli-cant should have
good organizational skills, tel-ephone skills, bookkeeping skills
and general office skills. Candidate will need to have knowledge of
Microsoft programs, basic office functions and accounting
software.
Contact Details: Rosary Chapel Parish is an equal op-portunity
employer. All interest-ed applicants may submit a resume and cover
letter to:
Fr. Emmanuel Udoh at [email protected]
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Angel Giving Tree
We will like to thank all parishioners that helped put gifts
under our Angel Giving Trees. Many families were blessed by your
generosity this
Christmas.
A generous person w i l l prosper; whoever refreshes others w i
l l be refreshed. -Proverbs 1 1 :25
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January 4 - Barbara Ballard, Vickie Bilski, Isabelle
Washburn
January 5 - Anistyn Thomas January 6 - Anne Ault January 7 -
Raymond Smith, Janet Vasseur January 8 - Suzie Wehrmeyer January 9
- Emery Bell, Jack Mikez January 10 - Virginia Ross
Birthdays
Welcome!
ARE YOU NEW TO THE PADUCAH AREA? HAVE YOU DECIDED YOU WANT TO
JOIN THE ST. FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH FAMILY AND DON’T
KNOW HOW TO DO THAT? Please fill out the form below and put in
the offering or mail to the church office. Last Name:
______________________________ First Name:
______________________________ Address:
________________________________ Email:
_________________________________
Wedding Anniversaries
Altar Linens
Kathy West
Happenings of the Week/Schedule
Saturday, January 2 Confessions 3:30 - 4:30 pm Mass 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 3 Epiphany Mass 8:30 am Mass 11:00 am Confirmation
Session 2:00 - 4:00 pm JF Monday, January 4 No Scheduled Happenings
Tuesday, January 5 Mass 8:00 am RCIA 6:00 - 7:30 pm Zoom F & SL
Mtg. 6:00 pm MB Wednesday, January 6 Mass 8:00 am Faith Formation
6:00 pm SMES
Thursday, January 7 Mass 8:00 am Friday, January 8 Mass 8:00 am
Saturday, January 9 Confessions 3:30 - 4:30 pm Mass 5:00 pm Sunday,
January 10 Baptism of the Lord Mass 8:30 am Mass 11:00 am
Confirmation Session 2:00 - 4:00 pm JF
Parish Hall Bldg. DSYR= de Sales Youth Room PH=Parish Hall
St. Jane Frances Bldg. JF=Jane Fulton MA=Media Room A MB=Media
Room B MC=Media Room C GLCR=Gladys Lambert Conference Room
January 5 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Green (2)
January 8
Zach & Anne Ault (16)
January 9 Michael J. & Esther Shoulta (61)
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Fed Ex Shipping Address
116 South 6th Street
Paducah, Ky. 42001
Tracking email: [email protected]
Phone - 270-442-1923
FAX - 270-443-4616
Bulletin No.
236250
Church Name and Address
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church 116 South 6th Street
Paducah, Ky. 42001 Telephone: (270) 442-1923
Contact Person: Jennifer Record, Business Manager
Corina Klepeis, Bulletin Editor (270) 564-9240 cell
Email: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Software:
MS Publisher 2010
Adobe Acrobat X
Windows 10
Printer:
HP Laser jet 1022
Transmission Time:
Tuesday 10:30 am
Bulletin for Sunday: January 3, 2021
Number of Pages sent:
1 through 12
Please print 300 bulletins.
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