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Time Talent Treasure St. Pius X Stewardship 2018 - "Go and bear fruit, fruit that will last." - St Pius Tenth
St. Pius X Stewardship
                   2018
  Time·Talent·Treasure

“Go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.”
                                        John 15:16
Time & Talent
                          Fostering Stewardship as a Way of Life

                     TIME & TALENT OPPORTUNITIES

“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you
wish, and it will be done for you.” John 15:17

Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Pius X,

There’s an old saying that everyone is born with a bundle of unique talents, skills, attributes, and
abilities. Everything in the bundle is a gift from God. The way these gifts are used gives
meaning and purpose to our lives.

What’s in your bundle? Do you share it freely or keep it “bundled up” out of sight? If we are the
proverbial “jack of all trades and master of none,” we may underestimate our gifts or see them as
insignificant in comparison to others. Your gifts, regardless of quantity and size, are important.

You are invited. . .
To use your Time, Talent and Treasure to help our Parish bear good fruit. Listed within the next
few pages are several opportunities for your consideration. I ask you to prayerfully identify your
“bundle” of gifts and ask yourself, “How generous has God been to me this past year? Am I as
generous in giving something back to God? A sample copy of the Pledge form to be completed
at Mass on October 14-15, 21-22, 2017 is enclosed.

Thank you for your generosity throughout this 60th Anniversary year that will soon end. God
bless!

Fr. Tom Buckman
Pastor
WORSHIP                          Gift Bearers
 Liturgy Committee                       This ministry provides for the
                                         offertory gifts to be carried in
This Committee, along with the
                                         procession at Mass. The same gift
Pastor, plans our liturgical
                                         bearers receive the Vocation Cross.
celebrations.
                                         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Families and
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Committee
                                         individuals carry the bread, wine and
meets quarterly to plan and discuss
                                         collection in the Offertory procession
the various aspects of our liturgical
                                         at all weekend and Holy Day Masses.
life, including decorations for the
                                         The Vocation Cross is then presented
worship space, music ministry, Mass
                                         on Weekend Masses and taken home
schedules, etc. Contact:
                                         to pray for vocations that week. The
Ed Calhoun, 270-903-9712.
                                         cross is then returned before the
                                         start of the next weekend. Contact:
  Altar Servers
                                         Parish Office, 270-684-4745.
Altar Servers assist at the various
liturgical functions throughout the
                                          Lectors
year.
                                         Lectors provide for the prayerful and
                                         powerful proclamation of the Word.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Serving is
open to both boys and girls in the 3rd
                                         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Lectors must
Grade or older. Training is provided
                                         be a fully initiated Catholic. Mature
for all new servers. Contact:
                                         teens and adults are welcome.
Parish Office, 270-684-4745.
                                         Training is required. Contact:
                                         Parish Office, 270-684-4745.
 Eucharistic Ministers
Extraordinary Ministers of the
                                          Launder Altar Linens/Vestments
Eucharist share the Body and Blood of
                                         Help is needed to wash and iron the
Christ with their fellow worshippers.
                                         purificators, corporals and priest
                                         vestments that are used at Mass.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Ministers
must be a fully initiated Catholic.
                                         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: This ministry
Mature teens are welcome. Training
                                         is on a rotation basis. Training is
is required. Contact:
                                         provided. Contact: Coleen Bachmeier
Parish Office, 270-684-4745.
                                         270-684-5839, 270-314-3105.

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Greeters                                Rosary Leaders
         Greeters are a part of the Welcoming    The Rosary is prayed 30 minutes
         & Hospitality Ministry.                 before each Weekend Mass.

         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Greeters are        HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Rosary
         the first persons to welcome            leaders are scheduled for Sat. 5 pm,
         individuals as they arrive for Mass.    Sun. 8 am & 11 am. Any person or
         Greeters open the doors for those       family can be involved in this
         entering the Church, and say a few      ministry. Contact:
         words of welcome to each person.        Debbie Lanham, 270-993-2462.
         Contact:
          Pat Jones, 270-926-4980.
                                                 EDUCATION/FORMATION
          Ushers                                   PARISH FAMILIES IN FAITH
         Ushers are also a part of the           All parishioners are invited to join us
         Welcoming & Hospitality Ministry.       making a reality the ideal that within
                                                 our homes we strive to build a parish
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Ushers greet        family in faith, and always ready to
         parishioners as they enter the          invite others to share our faith. Every
         worship area, help with seating, and    member of St. Pius X Parish is
         pass the collection basket. Husband     included; regardless of nationality,
         and wife teams are encouraged to        age, family structure, vocation, or
         participate. Contact:                   choice of school system. Families in
         Ed Mattingly, 270-313-5017.             Faith will consist of, but will not be
                                                 limited to, the following
          Ministers of Music                     opportunities:
         Music ministers enhance the liturgy
         and lead the assembly in song.          Adult Spirituality
                                                 HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Sunday
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: We are              morning faith formation—year
         always looking for more people to       round, from 9-10:45 a.m. There will
         share their musical talents with the    be various opportunities for adult
         Parish. This includes Cantors, Adult    faith formation, for example, the
         Choir members, Funeral Choir, as well   Mass, Scripture, Discipleship, and the
         as instrumentalists. Contact:           New Evangelization. Contact:
         Tracie Feldpausch, 270-314-0158.        Sister Suzanne Sims, 270-993-2557.

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Children’s Programs                      has expressed an interest in learning
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Sunday                more about the Catholic Faith or
morning will also include year-round      becoming Catholic, please invite
structured faith formation sessions       them to contact the Pastor or Parish
for ages 4 through 18. (Child Care is     Office. (2) Support the RCIA process
provided). Consider this ministry to      by becoming a Team Member or
serve as Catechists and aides.            bringing snacks to the participants.
Training is provided. Contact:            Contact:
Sister Suzanne Sims, 270-993-2557.        Fr. Tom Buckman, 270-684-4745
                                          Pat Jones 20 925-2626 for snacks.
 Sacramental Preparation
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Specific               Koinonia
programs are designed to prepare          Koinonia is a three day Parish-based
individuals for various sacraments.       retreat opportunity that is held
Sacramental Preparation Programs          annually at the end of January. This
are available for Baptism, First          retreat is led by Parishioners for
Reconciliation, First Eucharist and       Parishioners.
Confirmation. The Confirmation
Team consists of a Faith Formation        HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Individuals
leader and Parishioners. Contact:         who have made a Koinonia weekend
Sister Suzanne Sims, 270-993-2557.        are empowered through Baptism to
                                          serve on the Team. All parishioners
 R.C.I.A./R.C.I.C.                        are encouraged to sign-up to make
R.C.I.A. is the process that prepares     the Weekend. Contact:
adults and children for initiation into   Parish Office, 270-684-4745.
the Catholic faith. The RCIA process is
meant for adults and children who          Owensboro Catholic Consolidated
have never been baptized; been             School System
baptized in another Christian faith       The Parish supports O.C.S. which
community; been baptized Catholic         includes two elementary sites,
but never celebrated any other            Owensboro Catholic Middle and
sacraments.                               Owensboro Catholic High.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: (1) Classes           HOW TO PARTICIPATE (1) Parish
run from the first of September until     families must complete a
Easter from 6-7:30 p.m. each              “Verification of Active Parish
Thursday. If you know of anyone who       Involvement” form on an annual

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basis in order to receive a Parish       Wednesday nights from 6-8 PM. (2)
         voucher which is required in order to    High School Youth Group meets on
         register in the OCS system as a          Sunday nights from 5:30-7:30 PM.
         “Parish Sponsored” family. This          Contact: Matt Knight, 270-454-0404.
         process is typically conducted in Feb-
         March. (2) The Parish has a member        Youth Ministry: Meals
         who serves a 3 year term as our          Support our High School Youth by
         representative on the Owensboro          providing low-cost meals. Support our
         Catholic Consolidated School Board.      Middle School Youth by providing
         Contact:                                 snacks and drinks.
         Fr. Tom Buckman, 270-684-4745.
                                                  HOW TO PARTICIPATE: See above
          Vacation Bible School                   meeting schedule. (1) High School:
         Vacation Bible School will be held       chili, tacos, spaghetti, lasagna,
         June 18-22, 2018.                        casseroles, etc. (2) Middle School:
                                                  fruit, canned sodas, chips, pretzels,
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Servants are         fruit snacks, granola bars, cookies,
         needed as Catechists and aides for       etc. Contact:
         this spirit-filled and fun program.      Matt Knight, 270-454-0404.
         Teens are highly encouraged to be
         involved with leadership and service.             MINISTRIES
         Contact: Jeanie Lewis, 270-264-9818.
                                                   Bereavement Dinners
                                                  When there is a funeral in the Parish
          Youth Ministry: Adult Mentors
                                                  we offer a bereavement dinner to the
         Adults are the most important form
                                                  family. This is a time for family and
         of help when forming Middle School
                                                  friends to gather for a meal after the
         and High School youth in faith. Our
                                                  burial.
         Youth program is continuing to grow
         and our Youth Minister needs your
                                                  HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The
         help. We are looking for adults in the
                                                  Coordinator contacts members of the
         Parish who have a love for helping
                                                  Parish to prepare a dish for the meal.
         youth and are willing to be mentors
                                                  Individuals are needed to prepare
         to our youth as they tackle the world
                                                  dishes, set up and serve the meal and
         of Middle School and High School.
                                                  finally clean up afterwards. Contact:
                                                  Tammy Mattingly, 270-993-1829;
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE (1) Middle
                                                  Jane Strehl, 270-684-6833.
         School Youth Group meets on

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Burmese Ministry                        from the Parish at key moments in
Refugees from Burma flee hostility       our life journey. Caring Parishioners
and persecution in their homeland to     send out cards for births, baptisms,
seek safety and protection. A growing    illness, death, and welcoming new
number of Burmese have re-settled in     members to the Parish.
the Owensboro area in the last few
years. Welcoming the stranger in our     HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Card
midst is a corporal work of mercy. St.   Ministry core team will involve any
Pius X has embraced this challenge to    one who is interested. This ministry is
social action. About 35 Burmese          ideal for those who are unable to
Catholic families in Owensboro have      serve in another ministry. Contact:
found a welcome spiritual home at St.    Cathy Franey, 270-929-4430.
Pius.
                                           Care Ministry
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Parish           The purpose of this group is to give a
continues to expand its integration of   helping hand to a Parish family when
our Burmese family. A core planning      experiencing challenges such as
Committee directs the Burmese            illness, injury, a death, job loss or a
ministry. However, many more caring      new baby. This is what CARE
hearts and hands are needed. (1) Bus     MINISTRY at St. Pius is all about.
driver servants provide
transportation on Sunday morning         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Care
and for special events. No CDL license   Ministry core team gladly welcomes
is required. (2) Volunteers are          new members. Everyone has unique
needed to provide mentoring to a         talents and abilities. This is a great
Burmese family or assist with simple     opportunity to share yours. Contact:
ministry of hospitality tasks such as    Tammy Mattingly 270-993-1829;
serving meals at Parish events.          Donna Favors 270-313-2701.
Contact:
Fr. Tom Buckman 270-684-4745;             Crossroads Shelter
Sister Suzanne Sims 270-993-2557;        Crossroads Emergency Shelter for
Cathy Foster 270-925-2150;               women and children opened on
Charlotte Hedges 270-926-1784.           September 1, 2016. More than 73
                                         needy women and 15 children have
 Card Ministry                           been helped.
It is uplifting and comforting to
receive a card and acknowledgement

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE: (1) Church            welcomed and a part of the faith
         groups provide evening meals.             community.
          (2) Serve as a nightly volunteer
         companion. Contact:                       HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Interested
         Sister Suzanne Sims, 270-993-2557.        individuals plan and coordinate
                                                   fellowship activities throughout the
          Eucharistic Minister to Sick and         year in which all members of the
          Homebound                                Parish are invited. Additionally, this
         These compassionate and caring            group leads the effort to welcome
         individuals reach out to our sick and     new members. Contact:
         homebound parishioners by bringing        Jane Strehl, 270-684-6833;
         them the Eucharist on Sundays. A          Steve Dixon, 270-929-6633.
         separate ministry for Eucharistic
         Ministers to the Hospital is available.
                                                    Ministry Development Committee
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: A strong              This group provides an array of
         desire to serve will be rewarded with     ministries to meet the needs of the
         many blessings. Training is provided.     entire church community of St. Pius
         Contact:                                  Tenth. It seeks to offer all
         Fr. Tom Buckman, 270-684-4745.            parishioners the opportunity to share
                                                   their time and talents by becoming
                                                   involved in a ministry as guided by
          Flower Ministry                          the light of the Holy Spirit.
         Many flowers around the Church
         beautify the Parish Grounds and Altar     HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Ministry
         area.                                     Development Committee invites
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Ministers are         anyone who is interested in
         needed to care for and maintain their     nourishing, inviting, and sharing
         pleasing and inviting beauty. Contact:    talents by the returning of your gifts.
         Linda Calhoun 270-925-5052;               Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of
         Lisa Haynes 270-302-2899;                 each month. Contact:
         Carol Payne 270-313-3515.                 Carol Payne 270-313-3515.

          Hospitality & Welcome
          Commitee
         This Committee actively seeks ways to
         make everyone in the Parish feel

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Prayer Chain                             small faith sharing groups and
St. Pius X is so blessed to have an       retreats for men and women.
active prayer chain.
                                          HOW TO PARTICIPATE: This
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The St. Pius X        Committee meets quarterly to plan
“Praying Hands” prayer chain consists     and implement spiritual nourishment
of a group of individuals who have a      events for the Parish. Contact:
strong belief in the power of prayer      Jane Strehl, 270-684-6833.
and who pray for anyone who is need
of prayer. The requested prayer
intentions are passed to the other         St. Benedict Shelter
members via telephone or email.           St. Benedict’s Emergency Shelter for
About 125 members participate in          Men is the only emergency shelter in
this prayer ministry. Everyone in the     Owensboro; serving 60 men nightly
parish is welcome to join either the      and an estimated 200+ men a year.
telephone or email prayer chain as
well as to place a request for prayers.   HOW TO PARTICIPATE: St. Pius
Contact:                                  participates along with other
Joyce Yeiser 270-929-4914 or email        churches in a corporal work of mercy
joyceyeiser5200@gmail.com                 to shelter the homeless. Every 3rd
                                          Thursday evening parishioners are
 Social Committee                         scheduled to serve a meal and
This is a new Committee that provides     supervise the shelter for a shift
food for special Parish events such as    during the night. Contact:
Penance Services, Priests gatherings,     Gary Estes, 270-314-4419;
etc.                                      Linda Dixon, 270-929-9076.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Interested
persons will be contacted in advance.
Contact:                                   St. Vincent de Paul
Tammy Mattingly, 270-993-1829.            The role of the St. Vincent de Paul
                                          Society is to serve the needy within
 Spiritual Life Committee                 our Parish boundaries. SVDP will help
The Spiritual Life Committee helps        those who are in need of assistance
coordinate various aspects of the         with food, prescription medicines,
Spiritual Life of the faith community     clothing, utilities, and basic shelter.
including Koinonia, Parish Missions,

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
         New members are always welcome.             Parish Pastoral Council
         St. Vincent is open on Tuesday and         The Pastoral Council deliberates and
         Thursday mornings in the Parish            seeks consensus on those matters for
         Office to assist those in need. Regular    which they are responsible, which
         meetings are also scheduled. Please        affect the common good of the Parish
         remember to support SVDP through           and the good of the local church as
         food donations for the food pantry.        witnessed through the Parish. The
         Monetary donations are appreciated         Pastoral Council works with the
         and help the needy. Contact:               Pastor and all Parish Staff and
         Debbie Murphy, 270-929-6148.               Committees in setting policy,
                                                    direction and goals for the Parish.
            ADMINISTRATION
          Finance Council                           HOW TO PARTICIPATE: This Council is
                                                    chosen from those nominated by the
         The role of the Finance Council is to
                                                    whole Parish and they serve a 3 year
         provide administrative and financial
                                                    term. The Council meets on the first
         management and analysis skills
                                                    Monday of each month at 6:00 P.M.
         necessary to sustain the mission and
                                                    Contact:
         ongoing development of the Parish.
                                                    Fr. Tom Buckman, 270-684-4745.
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Finance
         Council meets on the 4th Tuesday of         Stewardship Committee
         each month at 6:00 P.M. Members            The Stewardship Committee
         are appointed by the Pastor for a 4        coordinates the annual Parish-wide
         year term. Contact:                        Stewardship effort. This Committee
         John McCarty, 270-929-8948.                seeks to provide on-going education
                                                    to all Parishioners by fostering the
          Office Help                               idea that Stewardship is a way of life,
                                                    a generous sharing of your Time,
         Clerical assistance in the Parish Office
                                                    Talents and Treasures.
         may be needed for special mailings,
                                                    HOW TO PARTICIPATE: This
         filing and other general office tasks
                                                    Committee meets in the summer and
         when the need arises.
                                                    fall to plan. Contact:
                                                    Stacey Freels, 270-314-8492.
         HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Business
         Manager coordinates office help as
         needed. Contact:
         Laura Naviaux, 270-684-4745.

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BUILDING & GROUNDS                      HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Groups are
                                        scheduled as a team of 5-6
  Building and Grounds Committee
                                        individuals. You will receive a
This Committee works to maintain
                                        schedule and then it will be up to
the parish facilities and to keep the
                                        your team to decide on the best time
grounds in good shape. This ranges
                                        to come and clean before the
from the upkeep of the buildings to
                                        weekend services. Contact:
the overseeing of the grounds. If you
                                        Cathy Franey, 270-929-4430.
have any particular skills in these
areas, your time and talents would be
most welcome and appreciated.           OTHER COMMITTEES
                                        AND GROUPS
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The Building
and Grounds Committee meets
                                         Mardi Gras
quarterly on the 3rd Thursday at 9:00
A.M. Members serve for 4 years.         The annual Mardi Gras celebration is
Contact: Gene Strehl, 270-684-6833.     a festive event typically held the
                                        Saturday before Ash Wednesday. It is
 Adopt-a-Flower Bed Ministry            a major fundraiser for the Building
Green thumbs are needed to keep the     Fund.
flower beds around the church and on
the front lawn planted and well-        HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Volunteers
tended.                                 are needed as leaders and workers.
                                        Doesn’t matter if you have an hour or
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: A group of          day available. Contact:
individuals work together to            Delores Turnage, 270-315-0789.
accomplish this task. Disciples who
are interested in working with their
                                         Picnic Committee
hands to beautify the Parish grounds
                                        The Committee organizes and
are always welcome. Contact:
                                        oversees our annual church picnic.
Al Johnson, 270-302-5246.
                                        The Picnic is a large undertaking and
                                        takes the whole parish working
 God’s Housekeepers
                                        together to be successful. The annual
God’s Housekeepers help to keep our     Picnic is the largest fundraiser for the
church clean by dusting, vacuuming,     Parish. All families are asked to sell
and whatever else is needed.            raffle tickets for the Capital Prize
                                        given away at the Picnic. There are

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numerous ways to volunteer - - help         Cooking Team
          set up stands the week of the Picnic,
          donate handmade items to the               The Parish Cooking Team is active
          Country Store booth, help make             throughout the year. This group has
          Potato Salad, work in a booth on           raised thousands of dollars over the
          Picnic Day or help take down.              years to aid special projects and are
                                                     key contributors to the success of our
          HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Picnic                 annual Picnic.
          Committee members serve 3 years.
          The Committee typically meets              HOW TO PARTICIPATE: If you like to
          monthly beginning in February              barbeque and have a great time—this
          through the actual date of the Picnic      is the group for you. Contact:
          which is on the 2nd Saturday of June.      David Fleischman 270-314-2154;
          Contact:                                   Bobby Freels 270-315-5770;
          Steve Dixon, 270-929-6633;                 Roger Kirk 270-683-0822;
          Charlie Moore, 270-313-2774.               Ed Mattingly 270-316-5017;
                                                     Stan McKay 270-316-3586;
            Project Light Ministry                   Sammy Potts 270-302-8049.
             (Financial Peace University)
          Purpose: To teach the seven Baby
          Steps of money management. By
          creating a budget, one learns to take
                                                          God’s Words of Wisdom:
          control of money, avoid pitfalls, find
          contentment, retire with dignity, and
                                                       “Charge them to do good, to be
          give generously to others.
                                                      rich in good works and generous,
                                                          sharing what they have.”
          HOW TO PARTICPATE: Sign-ups take
                                                                1 Timothy 6:18
          place in January. There are nine 90-
          minute classes that meet weekly.
          Two facilitating teams assist in
          presenting Dave Ramsey’s videos
          with small group discussions relating
          to the videos. Free childcare is offered
          as well as financial assistance.
          Contact: Gary Estes, 270-314-4419.

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