St. Martin - Mondays of Advent - Lights On For You
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION WITH THE URSULINE SISTERS
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph invite the public to join them for Eucharistic Adoration on the second Sunday of each month from 4:00pm - 5:00pm at the Motherhouse Chapel in Maple Mount. Adoration concludes with evening prayer. Please join us on Sunday, December 9th.
The Ursuline Sisters also have Adoration that is open to the publc on Fridays from 3:00pm - 5:00pm
80 AND OVER DINNER
The parish is hosting a dinner for our senior citizens who are or will be 80 years and older duing 2018. We invite you to join us in the Parish Hall on Tuesday, December 11th at 6:00pm.
We ask that you call the Parish Office at (270) 684-6888 or email Penny at pblandford77@gmail.com to let us know if you can attend.
ADVENT EVENING WITH BISHOP MEDLEY
Thursday, December 13th - Mount St. Joseph Conference Center
Please join us from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for dinner, prayer, fellowship
Cost is $20.00
For more information or to register for an event, contact Lisa Sill at (270) 229-0206 or lisa.sills@maplemount.org
MEN'S DISCERNMENT RETREAT
The Diocese of Owensboro Vocations Office invites you to participate in the Men's Discernment Retreat, a retreat for men ages 18-30 who are seriously thinking about their vocation and who have the desire to courageously give their lives to Christ. This retreat is an opportunity to set some time out in silence to listen to the voice of God in your life, receive guidence for the discernment process, learn the tools of discernment, and sharpen your discerning skills. There will be time for prayer, reflection, and rest. The Men's Discernment Retreat will be held December 14-16 at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. There is no cost to participate in this retreat but registration is necessary. Registration deadline is December 10th.
To register, contact the Vocations Office at (270) 683-1545 or email Fr. Jason at jason.mcclure@pastoral.org
HANDBELL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Come and relax as the Precious Blood Hand Bell Choir presents a Christmas Program on Sunday, December 16th at 6:00pm in Church. A small reception will follow in the Gathering Space
RECTORY CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE
Mark your calendars! Fr. Suneesh will have an Open House at the Rectory on Saturday, December 22nd from 6:00pm - 9:00pm and on Sunday, December 23rd after the 8:00am and 10:30am Masses. All are welcome!
CHRISTMAS DECORATING
We will be decorating the church for Christmas on Sunday, December 23rd at 1:00pm for anyone who would like to help out. Many hands make for light work.
ACETTES ALUMNI PERFORMANCE REHEARSAL
Saturdays, December 22nd & 29th, 8:30am - 11:30am at the OCHS Large Gym.
Performance will be Friday, January 4th at the 7:00pm Boys Basketball Game at the Sportscenter. Cost $20.00 (includes t-shirt and admission to the game)
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Monday, December 24th, 4:00pm & 8:00pm
Tuesday, December 25th, 9:00am
CHRISTMAS CAMP AT GASPER RIVER
Every December 29th to January 1st, current 8th graders and high schoolers are invited to attend Christmas/New Year's Camp. It's a great way for 8th graders to meet kids they'll be going to Camp Life with next summer, and for High School Campers to reconnect with old friends. This camp is much more laid back than summer camp; campers still do all the activities, celebrate the Sacraments, and have Adoration, but with a more relaxed atmosphere.
The Diocesan Gospel of Life Committee has under consideration an adults only (no minors) trip to the 2019 March for Life in Washington DC. The 2019 March will occur on Friday, January 18, 2019. Travel would be by bus, leaving from the rear parking lot of St. Stephen Cathedral Church at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 and returning on either the late evening of January 19, or early morning hours of January 20, 2019. The group would spend two nights (January 17 and 18, 2019) at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel. (The 2018 room rate was $230.75 per night and may likely increase for 2019. Rooms can accommodate up to four persons so as to split the individual’s cost of staying for two nights.) The estimated cost to attend this event is $395 per person, based on two to three people sharing each room cost. The Committee welcomes your interest in joining this group. To preregister, please complete an information sheet (Available on the bookcase in the Gathering Space) and mail it to Richard Murphy, 600 Locust St., Owensboro, KY, 42301, along with a $50 preregistration fee by September 14, 2018. Note: There is a 40 person minimum threshold for those going on this trip. If this threshold is not reached, the trip will not go forward, and those that have preregistered will receive their $50 deposit back.