St. Joseph Parish and St. Edward Mission

602 Sparta Pike                              1335 Hwy 22 East

Warsaw, KY 41095                          Owenton, KY 40359

Email: admin@stjosephstedwardky.org     Ph: 859-567-2425

Parochial Administrator: Fr. James Schaeper

email: jschaeper@covdio.org

Schedule for the coming week and Mass intentions:

March 21st - 4:30PM St. Joseph (The Fifth Sunday of Lent) St Joseph Parish     

March 22nd - 8AM St. Edward (The Fifth Sunday of Lent) Donald Schaeper           

                      10AM St. Joseph Parish (The Fifth Sunday of Lent) Roger McGuire             

March 24th - 10AM St. Joseph (Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent) Corrine Erickson     

March 25th - 10AM St. Joseph (Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord) David Jeffrey Estes                      

March 26th - 10AM St. Joseph (Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent) Carla Molina

March 27th - 8AM St. Edward (Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent) St. Edward Parish           

Announcements and events in the area:

◈ March 25th: We will have an explanation of the Catholic Mass during OCIA class from 6:30PM – 8:00PM all are welcome to attend.

◈ We are collecting donations for the Easter Sunday Memorial.Currently flowers are being donated by a very generous parishioner so this year we will be collecting donations for the building fund in memory of our loved ones.  Envelopes are in the pews for these donations.  Donations can be in any denomination you would like. 

God Bless 

◈ ‍Bulletin Announcement: The Most Reverend John C. Iffert, Bishop of Covington, invites all the faithful of

the diocese: priests, deacons, consecrated religious, and laity, to join him for the Chrism Mass on Tuesday, March 31,

2026 at 7:00pm, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. The Sacrament of Penance will be available prior to Holy

Mass, beginning at 6:00pm.

◈ Care for Kids Raffle

DCCH Center for Children and Families is an organization with a 177 year history of caring for severely abused and neglected children throughout the state of KY. They do this primarily through foster care/adoption, residential treatment, and outpatient therapy. Because of the support of this wonderful community they can continue to heal the hearts of the most vulnerable among us.

• We would like to invite each of you to support this wonderful cause by purchasing a Care for Kids raffle chance

• The cost per ticket is $20 and 3 winners will be drawn on April 25 to win $10,000, $5,000, or $1,000

◈ The Disciple Maker Index #2 (DMI #2) will be administered Wednesday, February 18 (Ash Wednesday) through Monday, March 23, 2026.  All parishioners 15yrs and up are strongly encouraged to complete the survey, either online or paper copy, so parishes receive solid, reliable data with which to evaluate their current parish pastoral plan and develop the next version of their pastoral plan for 2026-2029.  We want 100% participation but will be happy to meet or exceed the 46% participation achieved on DMI #1 in spring 2023!

◈ Catechesis Corner: Why should I go to Confession?

One reason is to receive the spiritual effects of the sacrament. The spiritual effects of the sacrament of Penance are: reconciliation with God by which the penitent recovers grace, reconciliation with the Church, remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins, remission, at least in part, of temporal punishments resulting from sin, peace and serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation and an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle. Another reason is it helps our relationship with God as we strive to obey God, work on our weaknesses, and radically reorient our lives to God. Also, it helps to heal us and build humility. Finally, it enables us to let go of our barriers and wounds that weigh us down in our spiritual lives.