Welcome to Sts. Mary and John Catholic Parish

First of all, happy new year and I hope you had a blessed Christmas season. We have a small forest of poinsettias that are still in church that need to go. So if you would like one, you can take one with you the next time you’re at Mass. Secondly, the diocese is hosting a number of listening sessions to better understand where our people are and how God is working among us. I really hope you will consider participating. Our parish is invited to participate in a session next Thursday at 6:30 pm at St. Agnes Gymnasium on the westside. You can find more information on our website, but again I really hope you will be able to make it! Finally, let’s pray the Hail Mary this week for an end to racial violence and injustice. May the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr help us to better see the dignity of all our sisters and brothers. Have a great week!

Just a quick run down of our Christmas Masses. On Christmas Eve we will have a 4 and 10 pm Mass. On Christmas day we will have an 8 am Mass and a 10:30 Latin Mass. On that same Saturday, we will not have a 4 pm Mass as we normally would on a Saturday. Our Sunday Masses will be the same as usual with a 10 am and 4 pm Mass, as well as the Noon Latin Mass. Our parish office will be closed starting on Thursday, December 23rd at Noon and we will re-open on Monday, January 3. Feel free to leave a message for us in the office and we will back to you as soon as we can. Finally, on behalf of our entire staff, I hope you have a very blessed Christmas season. May it be a time of joy for you and those you love. Let’s offer the Hail Mary today for our entire parish: that we can embrace the newborn Christ with great affection. Have a Merry Christmas!

We will be doing our Christmas Church Decorating this Saturday morning, December 18th, from 8 am to Noon. We hope you can join us as we prepare our space for the coming of the Lord. Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Charities of Owensboro are currently raising funds to assist those impacted by the tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky. We have put information on how to give to this cause above on our parish website. Our Christmas Mass schedule is available on our website. Please note that there will NOT be a 4:00 pm Mass on Christmas Day, which is a Saturday. You can also find the full schedule in our bulletin. Let’s pray the Hail Mary for those rebuilding their lives in our region as a result of last week’s storms. May Our Lady embrace them with her tenderness. Have a great week!