St. Michael & St. Francis Xavier Bulletin June 3rd & 4th, 2017 Pastor: Fr. Harry Tully .
Pentecost
TOO LARGE?
Several years ago, when I was teaching ninth-graders enrolled in a confirmation preparation program, the students told me that they were really struggling with the whole concept of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. As we all know, those gifts are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. I told the students that receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit is like receiving a pair of jeans that have a waist and length that are simply too large. Rather than exchanging the jeans, we hold on to them until we grow into them. I shared this with them because I realized that at different times in my own life, I had turned to these gifts to get me through some particularly challenging situations.
DRAW STRENGTH FROM THE GIFTS
Everyone who has been confirmed has received the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Too often these gifts lie dormant. Can we even imagine what the world would look like if we shook off our stupor and awoke to the reality of these gifts? Take a moment to reflect on each of them. Every one of us, at some time or another, needs to put into practice one of these gifts. When faced with a difficult decision, draw strength from the gifts of wisdom, understanding, and counsel. When striving to overcome addictive behavior or when working through a difficult marriage issue, draw strength from the gift of fortitude. When asked about your faith, don’t be afraid to turn to the Spirit’s gift of knowledge. Draw strength from the gifts of piety and fear of the Lord as you nurture your faith life through prayer. Pentecost gives us the opportunity to recognize the fact that God has generously poured forth the Holy Spirit into our hearts. Let’s not forget the tremendous potential of the gifts of God’s Spirit.
Today’s Readings:
Vigil: Genesis 11:1–9 or Exodus 19:3–8a, 16–20b or Ezekiel 37:1–14 or Joel 3:1–5; Psalm 104:1–2, 24, 35, 27–30; Romans 8:22–27; John 7:37–39
Day: Acts 2:1–11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29–31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13; John 20:19–2
Fr. Harry Tully, PastorEmergency #812-218-9219 or 502-931-1499
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St. Michael - 101 St. Michael Drive, Charlestown, In 47111 Ph. 812-256-3200
Office Hours – 9:00 am-1:30 pm Tues. Wed., & Fri.
St. Francis Xavier – 101 North Ferguson, Henryville, IN47126, Ph. 812-294-4682
Office Hours – Thursday 10:30am-2:00pm
Reconciliation – 5:00 pm Saturday or call the Rectory
Marriage – Please contact the pastor a year in advance. Advent and Lent are not times for celebrations.
Baptisms of Infants or Adults Joining the Church – Must be a practicing/registered member for three months. Please contact the DRE: St. Michael–Juliann Eickholtz, St. Francis–Father Tully
New To The Parish: Please call the office to register. Please introduce yourself to the pastor at mass.
Parishioners Who Are Ill: Please call the pastor if a relative or friend is sick.
Bulletin Announcements: Get all bulletin announcements to the office in writing by Tuesday evening.
Los Enfermos Es muy importante comunicarse con el Padre (debido a las leyes privadas, los hospitales no se comunican con las iglesias).
Doctrina Cristiana: Las clases de educación religiosa para niños son cada domingo de 9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. en la escuela. Recuerden que la Arquidiócesis requiere que los que van a recibir los sacramentos estén inscritos en las clases de religión.
Monaguillos: Los niños que quieran ayudar como monaguillos en el altar tienen su ensayo el segundo domingo de cada mes después de la misa de 11:00 a.m. Estos niños y niñas tienen que haberhecho la Primera Comunión. Los interesados comunicarse con Pbro.
Mass Schedule Mass Intentions
St. M / 6/5 / Mon / No MassSt. FX
St. M / 6/6 / Tue / No Mass
St. FX
St. M / 6/7 / Wed / 5:00 PM / Mass
St. FX / 6/8 / Thurs / 4:30PM / Mass
St. M / 6/9 / Friday / 12:00PM / Mass
St. M / 6/10 / Sat / 5:30PM / Florence & Calvin DeVary
St FX / 6/11 / Sun / 9:00AM / For the People of St. Michael & St. Francis Xavier
St. M / 11:00 AM / Arthur Marking
12:30PM / En Español
"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith; for
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life."
St. Michael and St. Francis Xavier
New Parish App Available!
It is for Apple or Android products. You can download it for free in the App Store or Google Play Store by searching (Northern Clark County Catholics). For questions you can call the Rectory 812-256-3200. We are very excited to be able to offer this to everyone; it is full of helpful information and updates for both Parishes! We hope you will sign up and enjoy the App!
The Rosary is said at St. Michael at 5:00 before Saturday Evening Mass and at 10:30 before Sunday Mass.
The Rosary is said at St. Michael for Vision of our Lady of Guadalupe on the 12thof each month.
ST. MICHAELCHARLESTOWN
Eucharist
Sat – 5:30 pm
Sun – 11:00 am
La Misa en Español
Domingo – 12:30 pm
Mass Intentions
Saturday Evening: Leonard Eickholtz
Sunday 11:00 am: For the People of St. Michael & St. Francis Xavier
Gift Bearers for this week’s Masses:
5:30 Ralph Cecil Family
11:00 Alan Kopp Family
Faith Formation Calendar:
St. Michael VBS- HELP! HELP! HELP! Mark your calendar for the Vacation Bible School June 27, 28, 29. It is from 9am. Until 11:30 am. on Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday). We are beginning to put our VBS Staff and Volunteers together. This year’s theme will be “Beach Trek”. Please contact Juliann at 812-256-3200. We need someone to play simple Bible School songs, a storyteller, middle and high school youth to help as well as adults to run this program. It promises to be a fun time for all! Registration forms for children 4 years to Grade 5 are available. As a service and a way for children to be involved in sharing, we ask them to bring a certain food item each day. The donated items go to the North Clark Outreach Center. Suggested items are Monday-a can of tuna or salmon
Tuesday- a box of mac & cheese
Wednesday-a can or box of soup
Also on Wed. we plan to make “Stone Soup” and will need donations of cans of vegetables (cash donations are also accepted). Please bring the Stone Soup donations to the school by Monday June 26th. We ask that you enroll your child as soon as possible so we can order the needed supplies. Registration forms are in the Church Lobby. You can give them to Juliann or put them in the collection basket. Also you may register on line on our website or contact Juliann or Nancy Kinder. Please spread the word to help share our faith with all children & pray for God’s word to reach all children to bring them closer to God!
CYO Camp Rancho Brochures are now available in Church Lobby for this summer’s various camps for youth ages 7-19.
Faith Formation Commission Meeting is Thursday, June 8th at 6:30pm.
Our service project each week is to collect perishable canned goods for the North Clark Outreach Center.
Bible Study- We are studying the Great Adventure Bible, starting June 5th at 7:00-8:00pm in the Rectory basement. Please come and check it out! We will be taking orders for “Bibles” and “The Catechism of the Catholic Church” during our first class.
St. Michael Ministries Schedule
Sat. June 10,5:30pm– St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: J. Worley & J. Schafer
Servers: C. Ledbetter
Gift Bearers: Adam Allgeier Family
Cantor: Jan Weyer
Musician: Carolyn Eickholtz
Lector: Mary Lyons
Sun. June 11, 11:00 am – St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: S. Fouts, C. Dunn & M. Cox
Servers: Volunteer
Gift Bearers: John Kinser Family
Cantors: J/M Wafford
Musician: Nancy Kinder
Lector: Stephen Dumeyer
We ask parishioners to please bring a non perishable item to be donated to the North Clark Outreach Center. There is a wooden box for donations in the church lobby. Thank you for your contribution.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Henryville
Eucharist
Sunday 9:00am
SundayMass Intention:
Red & Francis Furnish
Gift Bearers for this week’s Mass:
Joe & Steve Banet Family
Collection
May 27& 28
St. Michael $ 2,244.00
St Francis Xavier $ 1,138.00
St. Francis Xavier Ministries Schedule
Sun. June 11, 9:00am
Eucharistic Ministers: Gino Couch, Janice Furnish & Mike Harbeson
Servers: Aric Lyons, Amora Lyons & Aaron Banet
Ushers: Anthony Harbeson & Mike Harbeson
Gift Bearers: Jon & Michelle Banet Family
Lectors: Philip Carter
A Message to Our Graduates.
Christian graduates, whatever you do in life, you’ve been formed into more than professionals. You’ve been formed into disciples of Jesus Christ. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. There is something you can give the world that ordinary graduates cannot. It’s something that 12 simple men brought to the world in 33 AD. As you go, you bring the light of Christ, the light of civilization, the light of human dignity, the light of hope.
Remember what your parents see and what God sees in you. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We need you to remind us who He is and who we are.
Servers: Some insight of the duties as an altar server will involve everything from assisting the priest to lighting candles, carrying the books used at Mass and saying prayers. We are in need of Servers at St. Michael -Adults or Youth!! Please contact Fr. Tully for Altar Server Training
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Special Information: The 5th Sunday Collection Envelope donations are to support the North Clark Outreach Center in Charlestown and the Community Care Project in Henryville. Our communities need your support. Thank you for your support.
To everything there is a season and a time to every
purpose under heaven a time to be born a time to love a time to heal a time to die and a time of peace.”
PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALTH & STRENGTH: Della Allen, Sherry Buit, Liz Cooper, Ted Dean, Bernice Donahue, Jeanette Drury, Doug Geesaman, Mike Galligan, Barbara Garrett, Jan Hardy, Chris Harvey, Bill Hawkins, Shannon Hawkins, Sandy Hostettler, Brenda Karns, Jim Kinder, Raymond Kopp, James Korty, Joe Ledbetter, Kay Ledbetter, Jerry Lemmons, Jennifer Lynch, Mary Ann Mattingly, Terry Mattingly, Jeanie McCartin, Mary McMillen, Andy Meek, Michael Murphy, Esther Toby Nelson, Ian Newland, Mitch Newland, Larry Oberlies, Dylan Patton, Bobby Perdue, Katelyn Phillips, David Puzon, Ashley Rapier, Nancy Rash, Carroll Schafer, Clarence Schaftlein,Dave Schlageter, Estelle Scott, Michael Shipley Family, Spear Family, Dorothy Smith, Miriam State, Isabella ‘Izzy” Stepp, Jane Synovec, Mark Thise, Bonnie Uptain, Joseph Douglas VanDyke JR., Melissa Villegas, Lynn Vogt, Isabell Wade, Chris Wafford, Flo Wessel, Logan Westerhouse, George Wimsett, Rose Wimsett, Kay Yotter, Emma Yount. Names will remain on the list for 6 months unless you tell us to remove them or request that they be kept longer.
ST.MICHAEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
812-256-3503 Rita Poff Director
Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Infant & Toddler Care: starting at 6 weeks
Childcare: 6 weeks - 12 years old
Before & After Care and Summer Camp: KG - 5th grade
Preschool, Pre Kindergarten & Kindergarten 2017-2018 School Registration now in progress.
Preschool: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
8:15 am - 11:15 am & 12:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Pre-Kindergarten: Monday - Thursday
8:00 am - 11:30 am & 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Kindergarten: Monday – Friday 8:20 am - 3:00 pm
Showcase of Talent
St. Michael will be having a “Parishioner Talent” Show on June 11th! Please come to the Multipurpose Room in the school after the 11am Mass at St. Michaels. There will be several parishioners who want to show what they do in their spare time. Your Parish has Talent!
The Aquinas Center will be moving this summer.The staff is planning to begin our organizing, packing and purging the first week of May. Some of our programs will continue through May and others will be paused until after the move. Here is the list:
FAITH, FUN & FRIENDS: Special Needs Faith Formation for teens & adults –our last session will be May 4th. Sessions resume in August;
Adult Confirmation Program- will continue as scheduled through the month of May;
Monday Movie Night –will return after we have settled into our new location;
Catholic Story Time –will resume in August (Our last session was in April).
Pentecost Sunday
Theme: God’s breath –the Holy Spirit-Gives us true life & peace.
Easter-The sound of Alleluias fills the 50 days of Easter Sunday to Pentecost as we give thanks for the gift of our salvation. The Easter Triduum recalls the passion and resurrection of Christ in the sacred journey from Holy Thursday to Easter Vigil, “Dying he destroyed our death. Rising he restored our life.”
Step 1: As you hear this reading what words or phrases strike you? What in this reading touches your heart?
Step 2: Look into your life.
Children: Jesus tells us that we need to forgive to have peace. Name one way that you can forgive a friend or classmate?
Youth & Adults: St. Paul tells us that we all have unique gifts for the good of others. What is special about you? How can you use those gifts to help others-friends, family or strangers?
Prayer for Our Troops”
Dear Lord… We thank you for the lives and service of our men and women in the Armed Forces. Strengthen them and give them guidance as they stand in harm’s way to protect our nation and way of life. May they face each day of their service the same way Your Son Jesus did: with courage dignity and faith. And if it be Your will when their work is through bring them safely home. Lord please also bless the families of our troops. Reward them generously for their sacrifices which are known only to You. May we never forget those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom and safety: those who have died in the service of our country. May they rest in peace forever with You in Your kingdom.
We encourage parents to attend Mass with their children. This enables the children to integrate what they learn in their Faith Formation classes with weekly participation in the liturgy.