ST. JOSEPH PARISH NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2019 BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY

We are rapidly approaching the culmination of our 200th Anniversary with the Special Mass on August 18, at 4:00 pm, with our Archbishop and guests. I hope you plan to be present for this historical event. The Archbishop will consecrate the Baptismal Font made from the Altar top (mensa) which was removed when Bishop Flaget’s original Altar was restored to its place of honor. We began this year remembering the purpose for which our church was built: Built to Worship ~ August 2018 Built to Gather ~ September 2018 ~ Parish Picnic Built to Plant ~ October 2018 and May 2019 ~ Plant 200 Trees Built to Honor ~ November 2018 ~ Flags Placed at the Cemetery

Built to Share ~ December 2018 ~ Rectory Open House Built to Sing and Praise ~ January 2019 ~ Epiphany Concert Built to Pray ~ March 2019 ~ Week of Prayer Built to be Inspired by Sacred Music ~May 2019 ~ Mid-Kentucky Chorus Concert Built to Learn ~ June 8 - 23, 2019 ~ Archive Display at Flaget Hall Built into A Community ~ July 24, 2019 ~ Family Activities for Parishioners and Back to School Celebration Built to Celebrate ~ August 18, 2019 ~ Mass, Dedication of Baptismal Font and Meal We welcome Robert Hale who is in seminary formation into our community and the service he will offer us.

We welcome all who come to participate in the mission we were built to serve.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Terry Bradshaw, Pastor

Three Vietnamese seminarians, who were with us for twelve days during their Christmas break, will be back this Summer. They will stay for six weeks beginning June 3. They will be helping at the Saint Vincent De Paul Mission Store, the Food Pantry, and participating in summer activities at Saint Joseph School so they can improve their English by interacting with English speaking natives. One of our parishioners, Mrs. Ann Josserand, has generously offered to house them. Their names are: Joseph Huyền, John Sinh, and Anthony Sơn.

(Kenny Kute, Anthony Son, Archbishop Kurtz, Fr. Minh, Joseph Huyền, and John Sinh)

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HOLY WEEK CELEBRATIONS

Easter Vigil 2019

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Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Good Friday

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Penny Bradley will become the Principal at St. Joseph School on July 1, 2019. She is entering her 30th year in education. Last year, she served as the Assistant Principal at St. Joseph School. She spent 10 years teaching Special Education and Business in Hardin and Hart Counties. Mrs. Bradley then spent 17 years as an Administrator for the Nelson County Schools. She was an Assistant Principal at Nelson County High School for 13 years, and the Principal at Horizons Academy (the alternative school for Nelson County) for four years. After Mrs. Bradley retired, she spent one full year away from education except, for an occasional subbing. She realized that she missed working with students, so accepted a position teaching Special Education at Foster Heights Elementary. Penny has two boys, John and KC. They were both adopted from Guatemala when they were infants. Both boys attend Nelson County

High School and are very involved in the marching band. Mrs. Bradley and her late husband, Don, were married for 34 years. In 2019, Mrs. Bradley completed the RCIA process at St. Joseph and was received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. Mrs. Bradley enjoys watching her kids in the band and doing all things that band moms do! She is also a huge UK fan in all sports and enjoys watching the Atlanta Braves play baseball. Just for you UofL fans, she cheers for them as long as they are not playing Kentucky!

Suzanne Spalding will become the new Youth Minister for St. Joseph Parish on July 1, 2019.

She is originally from Marion County and grew up as a parishioner of St. Augustine and attended the grade school. After graduating from Western Kentucky

University, she joined Reach Youth Ministry based out of Helena, Montana. While serving with Reach, she traveled across the Western USA and Canada with a group of young adults to put on retreats for youth at

Catholic churches and schools. After two years with the program, she began teaching Spanish

(and recently choir!) at La Salle Catholic High School in Yakima, Washington where she is

completing her fourth year.

WELCOME OUR NEW STAFF MEMBERS

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St. Joseph School Celebrates

200 years of St. Joseph Church!

Students help plant trees on the school property

2019 Middle School Drama Production “The Great St. Joseph Art Caper!”

In Honor of our Churches 200th Anniversary-

Written by Jill Vittitow

Members of the Middle School and Children’s Choir

perform at the Epiphany Concert

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200th Anniversary

June 8-22 Built to Learn ~ Archive TBA June 23 Fr. Dale Cieslik to Speak 3:00 pm July 24 Social Event / Back to School 4:00 - 7:00 pm August 18 200th Anniversary Celebration 4:00 pm Mass

Our Parish Potluck Dinner will follow Mass. Please bring a dish!

Super Raffle drawling will be held after the meal.

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Built into A Community

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

4:00 - 7:00 pm

Rachel’s Face Painting

Celebrating Our 200th Anniversary

Come join us for a FREE event for EVERYONE!!! Enjoy Tours of the church with Fr. Terry, Stories on the Rectory Porch with Fr. Joe, Bouncies for the kids, Music,

food, and snowcones for everyone.

Thanks To Our Generous Sponsors! Knights of Columbus, Smith Brothers Distributing, Thompson Food

Mart, Maywood Golf Course, Save-a-Lot, Boone’s Butcher Shop, Newcomb Oil, Flowers Foods, and Cup Cakes by Kate.

Hot Dogs

Snow cones

Bouncies By Whispering Wheels

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage

PAID Bardstown, KY Permit No. 67

Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue Bardstown, Kentucky 40004-0548 (502) 348-3126

Address Service Requested

SAVE THE DATE Vacation Bible School

June 11, 12, 13

12 noon - 2:30pm