Mass Intentions

MONDAY, MARCH 1 St. John of God

6:30 PM Brad French

TUESDAY, MARCH 2 St. Francis of Rome Gr. K, 1,2,3

8:00 AM Wanda Kauffeld

9:00 AM (St. Ambrose) Special Intentions

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

8:00 AM Helen R. Huddleston

THURSDAY, MARCH 4 Gr. 4,5,6,7, 8

8:00 AM F.J.Thompson

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

8:00 AM Ruby Mitsch

9:00 AM (St. Ambrose) Special Intentions

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

5:00 PM Don Reding

SUNDAY, MARCH 7 (Third Sunday of Lent)

8:00 AM Louise Wiseman

10:00 AM People of the Parishes

12:15 PM Ed Mills

5:00 PM Special Intentions (Spanish Mass)

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ST. AMBROSE

SUNDAY, MARCH 7 (Third Sunday of Lent)

8:00 AM Martha & Jim Beomker

ST. IGNATIUS

SUNDAY, MARCH (Third Sunday of Lent))

10:00 AM Mitchell Skees, Sr.

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ALTAR SERVERS (at St. James)

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

5:00 PM Rachel Adkins, Jr. Andrade, Trevor Berger

SUNDAY, MARCH 7

8:00 AM Kaleigh & Nicholas Campbell, Patrick Dant

10:00 AM Emily Doyle, Jacob & Veronica Dvjorak

12:15 PM Parker Bowman, Curtis & Ivy Carrico

STEWARDSHIP February 21, 2010

Adult………....$36,126.61 Children……….…$56.08

St. Ambrose……. $731.00 St. Ignatius.......... $968.00

REMINDER: You are to abstain from meat on all .

Fridays during Lent

QUESTION(S) OF THE WEEK: In what ways do you bring others to Christ?

MONDAY, MARCH 1

12:00 PM E-town Ministerial Mtg , Rodney Thomas Room

2:45 PM Girls’ Choir (3^rd Gr.), Primary Bldg. Music Rm.

4:00 PM Lenten Laps w/Fr. Chuck, Freeman Lake Park

7:00 PM RCIA, in Batchelodor Hall

7:00-10:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration, Church

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

10:00 AM BCE, Loretto Center

2:45 PM 4/5/6^th Grade Children’s Choir, Church

6:30 PM Bible Study, Parish Library

7:00 PM Adult Ed. Committee, Parish Office Copy Room

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

9:00 AM Catholic Women of St. James, Parish Office Basement

4:30 PM Girls’ Choir (7/8^th Gr.), Church

7:00 PM Religious Ed, Batcheldor Hall, Loretto Center

7:00 PM Adult Choir Rehersal, Church

THURSDAY, MARCH 4

3:30 PM Cherub Choir, SJS Middle School Music Room

7:00 PM Centering Prayer, Loretto Center

7:00 PM St. VDP, Primary Office Basement

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

8:30-5:30 PM Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Church

9:00 AM Garden Committee, Rodney Thomas Rm. Library

7:00 PM Stations of The Cross, Church

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

8:00 AM First Saturday Mass, Church

9:30 AM Health & Wellness, Rodney Thomas Room

3:00 PM Reconciliation, Church

SUNDAY, MARCH 7

10:00 AM Pre-3K Sunday School, Loreto Center Nursery

11:00 AM Bible Study, St. Marc Room

3:00 PM Children’s Choir Recital, Church

4:00 PM Children’s Choir Reception, Parish Office Basement

4:00 PM Catechesis, Church Cry Room

6:30 PM High School R.E., Batcheldor Hall

MARCH 7th READINGS

First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15

Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8

Gospel: John 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42

+ VOCATION VIEW +

This is my beloved Son, hear him. Take some time to hear the beloved Son speaking to you. What does he say? (Luke 9:28-36)

OPERATION RICE BOWL- Please pick up your paper “rice bowl” located at each entrance of the church. Bring your filled rice bowl back to church on Palm Sunday. Operation Rice Bowl is sponsored by Catholic Relief Services who help our brothers and sisters in need overseas. Your support is greatly appreciated.

LENTEN FISH FRY: Remember the Knight’s of Columbus Fish Fry at the KC Hall every Friday during Lent from 5:00-7:00p.m. Carry out is available.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I may have told you all before about one of my favorite things to do while I was assigned as pastor of Emmanuel Church in Albany and Holy Cross Church in Burkesville. I would have a group of students from Holy Cross College in Worchester, Massachusetts come and spend their spring break doing service and outreach work with the poor in Clinton and Cumberland Counties. Most of these young adults were from the cities of the Northeast. So even being in rural Kentucky was quite a big change in what they were used to. I’d make it a point to take them out on one of the nights they were there to a place out in the middle of nowhere to look at the night sky. For some it was the first time they had seen the Big Dipper. For most it was the first time they had seen the Milky Way. For all it was a religious experience as they got a glimpse of the vastness of God’s creation and their humbling privilege to be a part of it.

Again I’m reminded of those students when I read the first line from this weekend’s first reading from Genesis. God makes a promise to Abram (soon to be Abraham). He asks our first patriarch to look up at the numbers of stars in the sky and try to count them. Then He promises him that his descendants will be that numerous. Abram then makes a covenant with God showing that our God will be his only God.

In the Gospel (from Luke 9) God shows Jesus’ favorite Apostles the completion of the covenant that He started with Abraham. Jesus is transfigured before James, John, and Peter. They get a sneak preview of God’s plan for Jesus and us. God shows the disciples Jesus in a glorified state talking with Moses and Elijah about His trial, death, and resurrection in Jerusalem. Then God identifies Jesus to the three followers as His Beloved Son with the instruction to “listen to Him.”

We are part of that same legacy and promise given to Abraham, Moses, Elijah, and the Apostles. St. Paul says that “our citizenship is in Heaven.” When we truly grasp the love that God has for us; when we catch a glimpse that the design of our lives is meant for so much more than what we can fathom; when we begin to see that we too are part of the compassionate and forgiving Body of Christ; then we too begin to live our lives only for God.

Peace and Blessings,

SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY – 11:00am to 12:00 noon in the St. Marc room of Batcheldor Hall. Join the group for the new study: Catholics going green. Pray and take action to alleviate environmental problems and “Renew the Face of the Earth.”

GOD IS GETTING READY TO DO SOMETHING TOTALLY COOL IN OUR PARISH!!!!

Do you want to be a part of this awesome opportunity to do something that will affect the lives of people for years to come?!! Youth 7^th through 12^th grades, come to a PIZZA PARTY with Fr. Chuck on Sunday, March 14^th at 6:30 p.m. in the Rodney Thomas Room. Door Prizes!! T-Shirt Design Contest!!

St. James Youth Ministry will be sponsoring a Chick-Fil-A spirit night on Thursday, March 4^th. Please bring this insert into Chick-Fil-A and St. James Youth Ministry will get a 20% of the proceeds! Come enjoy a great dinner and help support our youth programming for this summer.

Junior High RE will meet in the Rodney Thomas Room on March 3^rd from 7:00-8:30p.m..

High school RE will meet in church tonight at 7:00p.m. for Youth Mass. If have agreed to a specific role in Mass, please be there by 6:45

Sophomores, please return your retreat forms by March 3^rd in order to get the early deadline price. Call Chad if you have not already received your application form in the mail.

Attention High School Students: St. James Youth Ministry is going to participate in Notre Dame Vision this year. The conference is Monday, June 21^st - Friday, June 25th. We will be taking four youth from St. James. Please call to sign up. The four chosen will be based on how active you are in youth ministry. The cost is $350 (St. James will pay $100 per youth.) Applications are due to the St. James youth ministry office by Wed. March 24th. More information to come.

SACRAMENT NEWS

Baptism-The next sessions for parents preparing for their child’s baptism are scheduled for: Thursday, April 8th & Thursday April 15^th from 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m. in the Rodney Thomas room, with the sacrament to be celebrated on the weekend of April 17 & April 18, 2010.

Confirmation -- Parents, candidates, and sponsors: Session VI will be held on February 28, 5:30-6:30 PM in Batcheldor Hall.

RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the process by which interested persons become members of the Catholic Church. Sessions are held on Mondays at 7:00 pm.

CWOSJ –Catholic Women of St. James – Reflections on the Sunday Readings in Lent, Mondays in March from 7:00-8:30p.m. in the Rodney Thomas Room

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Spend some quality time with your spouse enriching your marriage. Attend the Worldwide Marriage Encounter April 23-25 at Our Lady Fatima Center in Indianapolis. For info brochure or to register call Jack or Kathy at 502-895-8997 or go to www.wwme.org.

Way to go parents. It was wonderful seeing all the Religious Education families at the Ash Wednesday Service. Regular Re Classes will Resume March 3^rd.

Sunday School: Valentine’s Day the children watched “Winnie the Pooh A Valentine for You”. It is a beautifully scripted video, showing the glorious world we live in. The children really got into it and it was amazing to see the calming effect it had on them. Too bad so many videos supposedly geared for children are loud and lack aesthetic beauty. God Bless, Margaret Polin

New families seeking information about school, please call the school offices at (270) 765-7011 or (270) 765-5587. The SJS school website www.sjschoolonline.org  now has a virtual tour posted. Check it out!

SJS PTO MEETING Wednesday, March 3^rd in the Primary Building school cafeteria. The speaker will be Karen Blailock from Hardin Memorial Hospital. She will be speaking on the topic of “child nutrition.” Don’t miss, stay informed and up to date on school news!

SJS Money Raffle-Get your ticket for the SJS PTO money raffle. Drawing is scheduled for March 17^th – St. Patrick’s Day! Tickets are $50. Tickets will be sold after all masses the weekends of March 7^th & March 14^th. Profits go to help with school needs and operating costs.

Mark your Lenten Calendars…March 23 (Tuesday) the SJS 8^th graders will present the drama, “The Passion and Death of Jesus”. This is another good Lenten event for your entire family. This will be held as St. James church at 9a.m. and 6:30p.m.

“GENERATIONS OF FAITH” THEME-------ADVENT 2009-ADVENT 2010 SOCIAL JUSTICE

Second Sunday of Lent

Every year on the Second Sunday of Lent, The Gospel reading challenges us with an image of hope: Christ transfigured, Christ transformed. Here we are given a foretaste of the glory of the risen Christ. But this scene is also about us. We glimpse the eternal life promised to us through and in Christ. We see a preview of what we will become as citizens of heaven. With hope let us reflect this week on the final words of the Creed: “I believe… in the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.” Just as the ancient rituals and extraordinary encounters moved our ancestors to place their trust and faith in God, so may these stories we encounter on our Lenten journey inspire us to meet the divine with trust and faith and inspire us to help other who have lost hope.

Prayer: May these day of Lent transfigure us, O Lord, that we might more closely resemble you.

ADORATION of the MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

+ Saturday 8:00-9:00 AM + Monday 7:00-10:00 PM (following 6:30 Mass) + Friday 8:30 AM -5:30 PM +

If you know of someone discerning a vocation, remind them to spend time in Adoration.

“Can you not spend just one hour with Me?”

THE SJS PTO is offering a $1, 000 scholarship to a deserving high school graduate. The following must be met: 1) Currently a parishioner of St. James; 2) A graduate of St. James School;

3) High school senior planning to attend an accredited institution of higher learning; 4) 3.0 G.P.A. or greater; 5)Must be active in St. James Church activities; 6)Financial need; 7)Completed application and two Student Evaluation Forms by May 1, 2010.

J B.C.E. (Beginning Christian Experience Play Group meets Tuesday, March 2 at the Loretto Center. FYI, BCE will follow Hardin Co. School schedule during inclement weather.

PLEASE PRAY for world peace and respect for all life, from conception to natural death.

Get an early start on your spiritual calendars! Mark August 13/14 for the Church Teaches Forum, Fern Valley Hotel/Conference Center, 2715 Fern Valley Road. Archbishop Burke, Archbishop Kurtz, Fr. Arnsbarger, Abbot McCaffrey, etc. will be some of the speakers at this extremely enlightening session. Theme: “A Pastoral Imperative: Encourage All in Sound Doctrine and Refute Those Who Oppose It.”

Contact: Eternal Life, 1-800-842-2871 for registration/information.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, please pray for us and the unborn.

Communal Anointing: Our parish will celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick at the 6:30PM Mass on Monday, March 1st. If you are suffering from a serious and/or chronic illness and would like to receive this Sacrament, please come to Mass on Mar. 1st. Also if you know of others, who may benefit from this anointing, invite them or bring them to Mass then.

Re-Membering Church---For baptized Catholics who have a desire to return to the faith, the next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 16th, at 7:00 PM, downstairs of Batcheldor Hall. For more details, call Glory Kramer at 765-6268, ext. 231.

The Forever Young Group will meet on Tuesday. March 9 at 6:00p.m. in the Rodney Thomas Room. This is a potluck dinner with the corned beef furnished. Monica Ruehling is the guest speaker. Members are still encouraged to bring a guest and $10 dues are due. NOTE: If St. James School is closed due to bad weather; there will not be a meeting.

From St. James Health & Wellness Committee-.Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries in the U.S. and Tai Chi can help. The CDC reports that an 8 million people are treated annually in the ER for injures from falls. Daily practice of Tai Chi helps to improve our over all balance. Tai Chi classes will be held on Saturdays starting March 20^th. If interested call Deacon Joe for registration at 769-2274

STEWARDSHIP—- “Be imitators of me my brothers and sisters. Take as your guide those who follow the example that we set.” (Philippians 3:17) It is often said that it takes a lifetime to raise a steward. Our Children best learn the value of stewardship when we walk with them and show them that living a life of a steward is a joyful possibility

The Rosary Guild sent 2, 350 rosaries to Haiti this month. If anyone would like to learn how to make rosaries, please call

John Bowles 369-8416

Sign your family up for a week with the Vocations Crucifix! Call Parish Office at 765-6268 to add your name to the calendar. Please pray for more vocations, especially for “our” seminarian, Stuart Priddy

The St. Vincent DePaul Society needs:

CANNED FRUIT, SPAGHETTI, SPAGHETTI SAUCE, SOUPS, EVAPORATED MILK (Not sweetened condensed), CANNED MEATS, CANNED STEWS (Beef or Chicken), TUNA, CARROTS, DISH & LAUNDRY DETERGENT, DIAPERS (Sizes 4 & 5), HAND SOAP. PLEASE NO CORN OR GREEN BEANS.

As, always thank you for your generosity. God bless you!

DONATIONS TO HAITI: We are in need of computer components to donate to Haiti. We ask that any components that you may be able to donate or any large sturdy boxes that you may have that could be used for shipping, be donated as soon as possible, as we need time to coordinate and pack these items. Please contact Lois Shinkle 765-5779, Mary Wine 765-5162 or Julia Roberson 737-4104 to schedule a time for drop off; or if you have any questions. Remember remove all data from your computer!

Worship and Liturgy Ministers,   We now have the Ministry Scheduler assignments for Feb/Mar on our webpage.  Go to the St. James webpage and on the left hand side of the page, click on the “ministries” tab.  Centered on the page under the Ministries and Organizations tab, you will see “click here for ministries schedules.”  We will keep the current scheduling assignments posted here.

The Special Event Team of the building a Future of Hope Campaign is planning a picnic celebration for Commitment Sunday the weekend of May 15/16. Because the St. James Community is composed of many diverse cultures, the Team would like to have your representation for that day, i.e. German, Italy, Panama, and Japan. If you like to cook and are willing to provide a few sample dishes from your homeland or you are willing to help with set-up , please contact one of the following team leaders or contact the parish office by March 9^th. Linda Bacher 737-2088; Jeanie Mouser 769-0866; Betsy Keifer 737.5739

ATTENTION YOUNG ADULTS—are you looking for something more in life? Check out Louisville Young Catholics! Tues. 3/9 – “Lent” Pub Night 7-8:30pm @ Saints Skybar in St. Matthews; Fri. 3/12 Stations of the cross & Fish Fry @ 7pm @ St. Gabriel on Bardstown Road; Tues. 4/13 “Do Miracles Really Exist?”; Pub Night 7-8:30pm @ Saints Skybar in St. Matthews. Get connected: louisvilleyoungcatholics@yahoo.com.

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