 109 West Walnut Street
Leitchfield, Ky 42754
270-259-3028
 Welcome to St. Joseph Catholic Church! We hope you enjoy viewing our website, and find some helpful information here, as well as insight into our wonderful parish community.
Mass Schedule:
 Saturday Evening Mass 5:00 pm
Sunday Morning Mass 10:00 am. Pastor: Father Randy Howard
Office Manager: Joanne Deweese
Coordinator of Religious Education: Kim Smith
St. Vincent de Paul Society-287-3776
Minister to Sick: Jed Johnston-259-4848
Pastoral Council Parish Finance Council
Eddie Clemons Beverly Harrison
Tony Embry Dick Gatto
Scott Samuels Kerry Smith, Chairperson
Stephanie Render, Chairperson
Melanie Crawford
Kim Dennison
 Masses May 22-27, 2012
Tuesday: 7:30 am Robert & Mary Lou Steele
Wednesday: 7:30 am Betty Kinkade
Thursday: 7:30 am John Gross
Friday: 11:00 am Faye Wright Memorial
Saturday: 5:00 pm Fr. Randy Howard Sunday: 10:00 am Mary Paulette Grant Liturgical Ministries
May 26, 5:00 pm
Lector: Dick Warren
Server: Bailey Elder
EM: Tony Embry, Odelean Hill, Joanne Johnson
Ushers: Irene & Tony Rishkofski
Greeters: Bob & Joanne Deweese Gifts: Patty Dudgeon Family
May 27, 10:00 am Lector: Estille Dobson Server: Ben Nelson & Michael Thomas EM: Stephanie Render, Carolyn Thomason, Shelia Tyra Ushers: Harold Brown, Tim Nelson, Eddie Clemons Greeters: Deborah Graham & Phyllis Payne Gifts: Wendy Butler Family
Readings for the Week: For Mass reading for each day please click on the following link. It will take you to EWTN, where you can scroll down to the current day, then click on readings and they will automatically pop up! How great is that?!
http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/inspiration.htm/inspiration.htm
Dates to Remember
Monday, May 21, 2012 Divine Mercy Chaplet -5:00 pm If you have someone in the hospital you would like to have Divine Mercy Chaplet said please contact Judy Warren @259-6265 Money Counter--Ray Stevenson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, May 22, 2012 St. Vincent de Paul-4:00 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, May 24, 2012 Parish Pastoral Council-6:00 pm Open Meeting-All parishioners are invited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Card Ministry
The card ministry is in need of Anniversary and Birthday cards. If you are interested in donating, please place them in the basket on the table in the vestibule of church.
Any questions please contact Betty Stone @ 259-3314. Adult Religious Education Starting on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, a new ongoing religious education series will begin at St. Anthony Church Basement. The study will feature the acclaimed series--Catholicism by Father Robert E. Barron. The series will consist each week of a one hour video and a 1/2 hour discussion period. The facilitators will be Fr. Brian Johnson, Bill Grant, and Dale Depoyster. For more information pick up a flyer from the table in the vestibule.
|  The Mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church
Our Faith Community is committed through the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to:
~respect all human life and nurture spiritual growth through worship, sacraments, education, and service tothe community
~support each other, reach out to all, spread the gospel, and practice our faith in our daily lives; and
~dedicate ourselves to supporting our youth, caring for our homebound and elderly, and responding to the needs of all members of our parish family.
Our ultimate goal is to help all obtain eternal salvation.
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Check out this beautiful site! Follow the directions after clicking on the address below.
 Saint Joseph Annual Picnic--June 2, 2012 3:00 PM.... Games Bingo Bounce Houses for the kids Corn Hole Barbecue Pork & chicken Music Each family choose to bring.....
Congratulations to our 2012 Graduating Seniors! Ashley Borland Kaitlyn Dallas Melissa Hagan Amber Johnston Erin Marshall Jim Nelson Chrystal Taylor GET THEM NOW!!!!! Picnic Raffle Tickets are available to sell. You can pick yours up in the vestibule of church. It's time to pre-order your $25.99 barbecued pork butts to be cooked at the picnic. Please contact Dick Gatto at 287-1873 or call the parish office at 259-3028.  Please stay informed and keep the National Right to Life issues in your prayers. You will be invited in the near future to join in the campaign to oppose the "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA).
For more information please check out the National Right to Life website (http://www.nrlc.org/default.html) to see how you can become more involved and help in this most pressing issue. Please reach out and be the voice of our most defenseless human beings. What if Mary had said NO?
  Payton Gates Joyce Hall Beth Logsdon Thomas Williamson Tony Embry Bob Kinkade Anthony Whobrey Mary Lou Beeler Charles Bruce Justus Clemons Robin Lashley Judy Oller Vivian Green
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