Mission Statement of St. Dominic Church

As members of St Dominic Church, we are called through our baptism to give witness to the presence of the Holy Trinity by accepting the Gospel message of Jesus Christ as part of our daily lives. Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel; to teach and share our faith; and to show the love of God to all through our daily lives.

October 4, 2015 ~ Respect Life Sunday /27thSunday in Ordinary Time

Respect Life Sunday

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 27, 2015

$$ Weekly Collections $$

September 27, 2015

Sunday Collection: $5,555.05

During the Week: $120.00

Automatic Withdrawal: $0

Total Received: $5,675.05

**Tithing amount needed weekly for the 2015/16 budget:

$13,847.00

Fiscal Year TITHING Contribution Summary

(July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)

Tithing Contributions: $204,271.93

Tithing Budget: $180,011.00

Overage/ Shortage: $+24,260.93

Annual Budget: $720,044.00

**These figures reflect only the Sunday collections as part of the Parish Budget. It does not indicate the budget or income of St. Dominic School or other parish organizations.

Campaign

Weekly Orig. Capital Campaign/ BFOH Contributions: $140.00

Weekly Preservation Campaign Contributions: $150.00

Capital Campaign Building Fund Loan Balance: $630,498.93

Amount of Monthly Payment: $15,066.64

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

The old world of what we call canonical penance, or the extraordinary onetime public repentance of sinners, began to collapse with the conversion of Constantine in the early fourth century. It tottered for a hundred years or so and then virtually disappeared. It served an isolated and persecuted church well, but once people began seeking baptism for economic and political privilege, a real pastoral crisis exploded. There were more lukewarm Christians afoot, and some “barbarians” rampaging through the ruins accepted baptism just because their leaders did.

As the old structures collapsed, people who still sought some sort of public conversion scampered off to the desert to live in monastic isolation. Penance disappeared from the parish scene, and the old bench where hungry penitents used to beg for prayers was empty. Some bishops faced the crisis by inventing alternate means of discipline, all more private than public. A person might be asked to refrain from receiving Communion for a time, or even to accept some sort of corporal punishment (the pedigree of the stocks and scarlet letters of colonial America). This had the effect of separating the sinner from the prayerful intercession of the gathered church, and made an already bad situation worse. Before long, the pastoral system of penance was in a shambles, and sadly irrelevant to ordinary Christians.

Other Announcements

(not yet posted in paper form):

Respect Life Prayer Intention: It is fall so there is a lot of activity on college campuses all across our state. But there is homesickness, loneliness, and temptation, too. Pray for all Kentucky college students that they would steer clear of compromising situations and risky behavior. Pray through Proverbs 1:4-6

Holy Rosary/St. Dominic Cemetery Fall Clean-up:

Sat., Oct. 17 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Bring your gas powered trimmers, blowers, manual &/or gas hedge trimmers, work gloves, heavy duty trash bags and rakes. If you don’t have any of these items, then just bring yourself! Please join in!! Questions may be directed to Johnny Murphy at 336-4073.

Choir Rehearsal: October 14 at 6:30 p.m. - church basement

Catholic High School Placement Test: Saturday, DECEMBER 12 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Incoming freshmen are required to take the placement test at the Catholic high school they plan to attend. Students should bring $10 and (2) #2 pencils. If the HSPT is canceled due to inclement weather, it will be rescheduled for the following Saturday in December.