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2010 – 2011
P.R.E.P. – PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
Classes for Kindergarten through Adults will be offered on Sunday mornings from 11:15 am - 12:30 pm beginning on Sunday, September 12th in the School! Nursery and Godly Play (3 and 4 year olds) is offered during the 10 am Sunday mass in the Ave Maria Building.


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2010 – 2011 CONFIRMATION
Classes run Sundays: 11:15 am – 12:30 pm
If your child was baptized here at St. Paul Catholic Church to request a copy of the Baptismal Certificate please call the parish office at 252-0738 or e-mail saintpaul@cdlex.org.


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2010 – 2011
FIRST COMMUNION/PRIMERA COMUNION
Classes run Sunday/Domingo: 11:15 am – 12:30 pm
If your child was baptized here at St. Paul Catholic Church to request a copy of the Baptismal Certificate please call the parish office at 252-0738 or e-mail saintpaul@cdlex.org.


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ARE YOU PLANNING TO ATTEND THE 2010 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES?

For your convenience we will be offering an additional Mass time on Sunday, September 19th, September 26th and October 3rd at 8:00 a.m. in the morning.

Our regular Mass times for the weekend are 
  • Saturday  4:00 p.m.  (English)
  • Sunday  10:00 a.m. (English)
  • Sunday 12:45 p.m. (Spanish)
  • Sunday 7:00 p.m. (Spanish)
Weekday Masses are Tuesday through Saturday
at 10:00 a.m. (English)

We are located 8.2 miles away from the Kentucky Horse Park
We are the closest Catholic Church to the Horse Park.
For more information you can contact us at 859-252-0738.
or email saintpaul@cdlex.org

We hope you have a pleasant and wonderful visit to our beautiful Bluegrass area!
 

SOME OF THE WONDERFUL EVENTS HAPPENING IN OUR PARISH...

 
RCIA INITIATION PROCESS has resumed. We meet Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Ave Maria Building. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the Catholic Church, please give Carey Parker a call in the Church office at 252-0738. There  is also a need for parish sponsors to walk with our Candidates and Catechumens. It is a great way for life long Catholics to learn more about their faith. See Carey to learn more about this wonderful ministry.

 
GODLY PLAY (our program for 3-5 year old children) has begun during the 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass on the ground level of the Ave Maria building.  We do need a few more helpers to keep this and the nursery running this school year!!  If you can donate your time one Sunday a month, please see Kelly Curry or Carey Parker.


FUTURE EVENTS

PILGRIM VIRGIN OF FATIMA HERE AT ST. PAUL

Thursday, September 2nd after the 2 school Masses a short 15-20 minute presentation will be given by one of the “custodians”. At 6 p.m. there will be a holy hour with the rosary prayed, a 25 minute presentation and Benediction. Do mark your calendar and join us.




ADDITIONAL MASS TIMES DURING THE WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES
St. Paul will be adding a second English Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. on Sunday, September 19th, 26th and October 3rd and 10th. There will be many (Catholic) people visiting our city and our church during those weeks. Fliers about our extra Sunday Masses are being put out at all our area motels and hotels. Can you help us with these “special Masses” for one or more weeks in the ministry of lector, cup minister, server or hospitality? Please let Sister Clara or Fr. Chuck know of your availability as soon as possible. Thank you so much.
 
 

CHURCH GROUNDS CLEAN-UP.As we approach the WEG’s we want our parish to show well for all our visitors. Let’s join up on Saturday, September 9th at 9:00 a.m. to rake, trim, plant . . . Contact John Workman at 983-8182 or J.Workman@insightbb.com, or just show up with any clean-up equipment you have. Rain date is September 18th.
 

PARISH WIDE RELIGIOUS EDUCTION PROGRAM resumes September 12th.There will be classes for Kindergarten through Adults running on Sunday’s in the school from 11:15 a.m .– 12:30 p.m. First Communion and Confirmation Preparation classes will also be at that time. We are looking to double the number of Catechists and Teacher’s Aides for this coming year, so prayerfully consider this ministry. Won’t you considering helping? For questions and more information see Carey after Mass or call her at the Church office at 252-0738. Registration for students begin this weekend after the Saturday and Sunday Masses.
 
 

CATHOLIC HABITAT BUILD begins Friday, September 10th. We will build a one story brick home for Kashindi Kaumba and Nyashindi Eta and their six children at 508 Rain Garden Way (off Georgetown Road –(inside the Circle).   Our parish financial contribution is $3000. We will have a special monetary drive in a few weeks.  Saint Paul parish is responsible for preparing and serving lunch on Friday, 10th and Saturday, 11th. Please contact Sister Clara if you are able to assist on either of these days.

TRIP TO BYWATER FARM IN GEORGETOWN:
All are invited to join us for our 2nds annual trip/outing to the wonderful Bywater Farms owned by our parishioners, the Fister family. On that Saturday, October 16, we will leave St. Paul in our individual cars right after the 4 p.m. Mass. Lots of activities: Hayrides, Rare animals, Pumpkins, bonfire/singing, a maze and more. Come join us. Mark you calendar: Saturday, October 16th.

 

FUTURE REFLECTIONS


NOVEMBER 1 and NOVEMBER 2
Solemnity of All Saints and Commemoration
of All the Faithful Departed

Saint Paul used the word saints with a lower case s to refer to all of the Christian community. These two days celebrate both those the Church recognizes to be saints (with an upper case S) and those whose status the Church does not; that is, everyone who has died in the peace of Christ. In Latin American countries, November 2, el dia de los muertos, is particularly significant. Families remember the dead by deco­rating altars in their homes and by decorating the graves with sugar skulls, special bread, marigolds, and pictures of their loved ones. On All Saints and All Souls, we remember that the Body of Christ is not limited to this time and place, but includes all those who have gone before and will come after.

© 2010 Liturgy Training Publications. 1-800-933-1800. Written by Mary Katharine Deeley. Illustrated by Clint Hansen. Permission to publish granted by the Very Reverend John F. Canary, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Chicago, on July 16, 2009.


NOVEMBER 21
Solemnity of Christ the King

Christ the King and the week following mark the end of the liturgical year. On The Thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time for Year C, the readings from 2 Samuel, Colossians, and Luke will explore what type of ruler Jesus is: head of the Church, co-creator, and reconciler. The Gospel relates the exchange between Jesus on the cross and the two thieves crucified with him. One of the thieves recognizes that Christ’s power is very different from physical or political power. This understanding will allow the thief a place with Christ in paradise. The truth is, we do not know when or how we will meet Christ. But it is our confident hope that we will be drawn into unity with God at that time and that Christ will reign over all.

© 2010 Liturgy Training Publications. 1-800-933-1800. Written by Mary Katharine Deeley. Illustrated by Clint Hansen. Permission to publish granted by the Very Reverend John F. Canary, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Chicago, on July 16, 2009.



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