St. Michael & St. Francis Bulletin Feb. 12 & 13, 2011 Pastor: Fr. Steve Schaftlein

St. Michael & St. Francis Bulletin Feb. 12 & 13, 2011 Pastor: Fr. Steve Schaftlein

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FREEDOM AND PRIVACY

In 1948 the free world was shocked by the trial of József Cardinal Mindszenty. The man who had valiantly withstood Nazi and communist oppression in his native Hungary pleaded guilty to the charges of treason brought against him by the communist regime. But he was clearly a broken man. Somehow that brave, independent spirit had been overcome at the cost of destroying the person. To invade the personal center of another human being is the ultimate act of violence. No human being may take away that privacy from another.

Privacy is not just something to be enjoyed. Privacy means more than the right to unplug the telephone and shut the door and not be bothered by anybody. The other side of the coin, however, is our personal responsibility for our life. No one can take that responsibility for us. Even if we choose to hand over responsibility for our life totally to another, that is itself a deeply personal act.

GOD AND LORD

Only God is Lord. The Creator alone can touch us gently at the deepest core of our being. God does not invade us from outside to break down our resistances and rob us of our freedom as a human tyrant does. The Spirit is already within. Yielding ourselves to God is opening ourselves to that life-force that creates us and carries us on to ever fuller life. By yielding ourselves to God we do not lose ourselves. We discover ourselves in a new and exciting way.

More than any external work that Jesus did, his power to touch and transform the human heart marks him as divine. His is not the destructive dominance that is seen too often in human beings, but the creative dominance that is God’s alone. The Christian discovers that Jesus is Lord, and therefore knows him as God.

The new law of the kingdom, as we hear it proclaimed in today’s Gospel, places exacting demands on the Christian. It is not merely our religious practice or external behavior that comes under its scrutiny but our inner motives and desires. Jesus calls us to do God’s will with the right intention: to love and serve the Lord and give praise to God.

Today’s Readings: Sirach 15:15–20; Psalm 119:1–34; 1 Corinthians 2:6–10; Matthew 5:17–37

St. Michael
Charlestown

Eucharists
Sat – 5:30 pm
Sun – 11 am
Misa en Español
Domingo – 1:00 pm / Fr. Steve Schaftlein, Pastor

101 St. Michael Drive, Charlestown, In 47111
Ph. 812-256-3200 - Fax 775-307-6142
Website -
Office Hours – 8:30 am-1:00 pm Tues. Wed., & Fri.
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 – Please contact the DRE: St. Michael–Juliann Eickholtz, St. Francis–Sandy Banet.
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. Due to privacy laws hospitals no longer inform churches.
Bulletin Announcements: Get all bulletin announcements to the office in writing by Tuesday evening. / St. Francis Xavier
Henryville

Eucharists
Sunday
At 9:00 am
Las Horas de la Oficina de la Secretaria – 8:30 am-1:00 pm Martes y Viernes
Reconciliación – 1:00 pm Sabado o llama la Rectoría
Casamiento – contacta el padre un año antes el día de la boda.
Advenimiento y Cuaresma no son los tiempos para las celebraciones.
Los Bautismos de los Bebés o los Adultos Afiliando a la Iglesia – Por favor, llama Fr. Steve Schaftlein, o a San Miguel – JuliannEickholtz; a San Francisco – Sandy Banet
Miembros Nuevos de la Comunidad – Por favor, / introduce tu mismo al Fr. Steve Schaftlein. También, es necesario para todas personas Católicas registrar en la parroquia. Pregunta el padre o la secretaria para la formulario registrada.
Las Personas Que Están Enfermas: Por favor, Llama Fr. Steve Schaftlein (Porqué de las leyes privadas, los Hospitales no se comunican con las iglesias.)
Noticias Boletín: Llega noticias bilingües a la oficina para la noche de los Martes. Llega otra noticias a Fr. Steve Schaftlein para la Domingo anterior. Es importante que se escriben las noticias.
St. Michael Early Childhood Center – Infancy Care, Pre-S, Pre-K, Kindergarten & Day Care
Rita Poff – Director – Ph. 256-3503 Infancy Care - 2563500
El Centro para las Primeras Niñez de San Miguel - Preescolar-Kindergarten y Servicio de Guardería a Infantil
La Directora – Rita Poff – Ph. 256-3503

Mass Schedule

14 / Mon / NO MASS
St. FX / 15 / Tue / 7:00 pm
St. M / 16 / Wed / 6:00 pm / Florence DeVary
St. M / 17 / Thu / 8:30 am
St. M / 18 / Fri / 8:30 am
St. M / 19 / Sat / 5:30 pm / Agnes Fischer
St. FX / 20 / Sun / 9:00 am / Paul Hayes
St. M / 20 / Sun / 11:00 am / Martyne Sheehan
Hispanic / 20 / Sun / 1:00 am / For the People

Sat., Feb. 19– 5:30 pm – St. Michael

Eucharistic Ministers: J. Schafer, J. Worley

Server: S. Buit

Gift Bearers: T. & M. Schafer family

Cantors: M. P. Beach, T. Baltz

Musicians: K. Stamper, M. Stuecker, K. White

Lector: M. Tobey

Sun., Feb. 20, – 9:00 am – St. Francis Xavier

Eucharistic Ministers: Martha Harbeson, Jennifer Haycraft,

Darlene Reul

Servers: Tyler Haycraft, Samuel Nein

Ushers: Philip Carter, Butch Furnish

Gift Bearers: Bill, Jr. & Liz Martin family

Lector: Ann Harbeson

Sun., Feb. 20 – 11:00 am – St. Michael

Eucharistic Ministers: M. Cox, J. Dean, S. Buit

Server: T. J. Dunn

Gift Bearers: C. Dunn family.

Cantors: Adult Choir, N. Rash

Musician: C. Eickholtz

Lector: S. Cole

ST. MICHAEL

Classes (pre-school thru high school) 9:30 a.m.

If your child is absent please call 256-3503 on Sun. a.m.

Assistants are needed

Rosary at 10:30 in the church

Feb. 13 – Session 20 – NCO Rosary & Music Practice

Youth Choir at 11:00 Mass

Gift Bearers – grades 7 & 8

All youth of the parish are invited to participate

regardless of the school they attend.

Feb. 20 – Session 21

Feb. 27 – Session 22

Thanks to last week’s assistants: Kim Stamper, Cheryl Mann and Alicia Cole.

***Each week we collect non-perishable food items for the North Clark Outreach Center.

***Remember: Faith is a gift from God and Faith Formation is a life-long growth process. Classes do continue before and after receiving the sacraments.

Catechist Meeting-Tues. Feb 22, 6:30pm with a pitch-in in the church Cry Room.

Faith Formation Commission Meeting-Thurs. Feb 24, 7:00 pm.

Server Training is offered at St. Michael on the second Sunday of each month after 11:00 Mass to youth who have received First Eucharist. If you have questions contact Juliann.

In back of the church at St. Michael are prayer partner sheets for the 1st Eucharist Children. You may sign up for a specific child to pray for during this special time. They are: CieryBuit, JoseGarcia, AngelesGarcia, Travis Lee McKinney, AnaPacheco, Jeanett Pacheco, Maria Selena Sanchez, Maria De JesusValasquez, and Adela Zimbro. Inscription will be Feb. 12-13 at all masses. First Eucharist weekend is May 7-8.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Rosary before Mass

Feb. 13 – All classes meet

Confirmation Session 7, 3-5 pm

“Guided by the Spirit

Feb. 18-21 – “Christian Awakening, Sr.” retreat

Feb. 22 – Prison Mass, 6:30 pm

Feb.27 – All classes meet – Baptismal Sunday

St. Michael/St. Francis Xavier Confirmation

The next session, Feb. 13, will be “Guided by the Spirit”. Please keep in your prayers our confirmation candidates: Jacob Allen, Joseph Buckman, JakobBurchel, Katherine Cleveland, Julissa Gonzalez, Emily Horine, Ashton Mann, David Pierce, Zachary Staples, Kristen Ulrich, and Emily Young.

The celebration of the sacrament will be Sun. Apr. 3, 5:00 PM, at Sacred Heart. Candidates and sponsors are to be there at 3:45.

Appropriate dress is required.

Girls may wear dresses “or” skirts or dress slacks with blouses and sweaters. Blouses or sweaters must cover the stomach and dresses cannot be more than 2” above the knee.

Guys may wear suits or dress slacks with shirts and ties or sweaters.

Girls & Guys: NO jeans, shorts, tees, or tank tops. NO sneakers of any kind. NO flip-flops. Sandals may be worn but must have a back strap. We understand the fads in dress today but some items are simply not acceptable.

Thenext Youth Game Time for 4th-12th grades will be Sun., Mar. 6, 2:00-4:00 pm at St. Michael. If you have a game you would like to share, please bring it with you. You are welcome to bring a friend. All youth are welcome regardless of the school they attend. $2 suggested donation and a 2 liter drink.

All St. Michael/St. Francis Xavier information and forms are now available on our website:

The Pastor’s Corner

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The Year Of The Liturgy

Liturgical Bits & Bytes - Prayer at Liturgy

How does prayer at liturgy differ from other forms of prayer?
Liturgy is defined as the “work of the church.” It is what the church does that makes it uniquely itself. The church is the assembly of believers, gathered by God to do worship in the name of Jesus Christ. Therefore the prayer of the church is communal prayer, not individual prayer. It comes from our individual prayer. It arises from our habit of prayer as individuals and as groups outside of liturgy. Our prayer during liturgy is the prayer of the assembled Body of Christ. It is a collective prayer, which we offer to God by the right (and the duty) that comes from our baptism. When we gather to pray at liturgy, we come not as a group of individuals, but as the church itself.
Liturgical Bits and Bytes © 2010 Resource Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Change In Mass Schedule
There is a mandatory diocesan meeting on Thursday evening. Therefore, The mass at St. Francis will be on Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm. On Thursday the mass will be at St. Michael at 8:30 pm.

Fr. Steve

Collections for Feb. 6

St. Michael $ 2,435.37

St. Francis Xavier $ 1,444.00

The Prayer Group at St. Michael welcomes anyone to come and pray with them at 6 PM every Monday in the Rectory Chapel. You are also invited to attend the 7 PM Adult Bible Study. This is open to anyone high school and above. If interested call Steve or Sherry Buit at 812-820-7956.

St. Michael and St. Francis Xavier Sacrament Preparation: The Faith Formation Commission, the Pastor, and the Archdiocese state that a child must be enrolled and attend classes a year before receiving the Sacrament of Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, or Confirmation. Baptism of children under school age requires the parents to meet with the pastor.

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.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALTH & STRENGTH:

Nolan Banet, Sandy Banet, Bea Beach, Neil Beiswanger, Annie Bolger, Pat Broemeling, Glenn R. Cole, Wilma Conard, Joan Corbett, Betsy Corcoran, Kaydance Couch, Jeanette Coyne, Gary Craddock, Bobby Cross, Danny Fleming, Shelly Furnish, John Gellhaus, Diana Goedeker, John Goedeker, Judy Guthrie, Jim Harbeson, Martha Harbeson, Kathleen Hensley, Alex Henson, Darian Higdon, Fr. Mike Hilderbrand, Pat Hollkamp, Tracy Lee Huber, Curtis Ingram, Aiden Johnson, Peggy Kelshaw, Caitlyn King, Stephen Korty, Lottie Lahey, Bill Martin, Monica Martin, Joe Natale, Mitch Newland, Mary Ann Pemberton, James (Tree) Phillips, Pat Phillips, Lisa Reynolds, Marie Schafer, Aiden Skees, Marlene Stammerman, Dylan Stamp, Zack Thise, Lucy Tormoehlen, Judy Vannoy, CassielleWafford, Beverly Westerhouse, Logan Westerhouse, Alice Williams, Kenneth Yost, 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.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MEN & WOMEN WHO ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY

Matthew Beer, Brandon Beswick, Donald Bloss, Michael Bower, Jonathan Dean, Cathy Jo Donahue, Christopher Donahue, Joseph Kyle Donahue, John Emery, David Fouts, Sam Goffinet, Bradley Guernsey, Christopher Hahn, Steven Hahn, Alex Henson, Dustin Kavanaugh, B. J. Meredith, Brian Meredith, John Mulhall, Stephen Mulhall, Thomas Mulhall, Joshua Mullins, Roman Nalley, Jay Rutledge, Travis Williams, Troy Williams

If you know someone who needs to be put on this list, please call the Rectory.

The New Albany Deanery Catechetical Ministry and Aquinas Center will host their 6th annual Spring Tea and Silent Auction on Sat. Mar. 12, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Tickets are $30. St. Michael and St. Francis Xavier are both putting together tables of 8. At St. M. see Betty Cole or Juliann before Feb. 28. If you make a reservation and do not attend, you still owe for the ticket. This event is being held to raise money to defray expenses, add books and DVDs to the library,replace equipment, etc. St. Michael is donating a garden basket for the silent auction and asking for donations. Suggestions are: seeds, bulbs, small spade, shovel, rake, gloves, bird feeder, statues, plant markers, hand lotion, towels, flower pots, fertilizer, gardening books, seed catalogs, tomato stakes, or use your imagination. Basket items are due by Feb. 28. Put items in flower pot in back of church. Or you can pick a tag from the tree in the church lobby and make a donation.

The Food Pantry at Henryville is in need of our help all year long. The ecumenical food pantry is located at the First Baptist Church and is open the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. They need donations of nonperishable food items. You may place items in a container at the door of the church.

If you received a new cell phone for Christmas, think about donating the old one to our troops overseas. Drop them in the box in the lobby at St. Michael.

St. Mary Navilleton has purchased new tables for their Activity Center. They have about 40 3’x8’ commercial grade tables in fairly good condition at $20 ea. Call 923-7173.

Providence High School is searching for a Head Football Coach for their 2011 season. Minimum requirements: Bachelor Degree, 5 yrs experience as a paid High School Varsity Assistant Coach, high school playing experience, and a current Indiana teaching certificate. For info call 812-945-2538.

New Albany Deanery Catholic Youth Ministries

945-2000

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Christian Awakenings Senior Retreat

Feb. 18-21; Mar 3-6

It’s time to wake up and stop going through the motions. This weekend can change your life! Expect to be awakened into a deeper relationship with Jesus and your Catholic faith. Open to grade 12.

Feb. 13, 6-8pm-Divorce Care for Adults at St. Mary of the Knobs. Separation and divorce are among life’s most painful experiences. This group offers a place to find information, encouragement, and sharing. Contact Hilary at 812-923-2457 or .

The next Special Religious Education class is Feb 17.

If you or someone you know is struggling with the pain of an abortion, you are invited to a Project Rachel Retreat, Feb. 18-19 at Mt. St. Francis. The cost is $75 per person. Registration deadline is Mon. Feb. 7. Contact Michelle Herberger at 502-636-0296.

The next Virtus Training will be Tues., Feb. 22, 6:30-9:00 at St. Bernard-Frenchtown with Christina Flum.

The Graceful Ladies’ Tea – Feb. 26, 1:00 pm at St. Mary of the Knobs Parish Hall (hats optional). Reservations requested. Contact Shirley 923-8707 or Sarah 948-0067.

Little Rock Scripture Study

Women of the Old Testament

Aquinas Center Library – 6:30-8:30

Tuesdays March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12

Please call & reserve your place before Feb. 18

$15 for materials per person

812-945-0354

Is it too late to save your marriage? Retrouvaille has helped couples at all stages of disillusionment. Some couples attend at the first sign of problems. Some have grown apart. Others have been ripped apart by crisis. This program can help you. For confidential information or to register for the January program beginning with a weekend on Mar. 4-6 call 317-489-6811 or visit

Hosparus of S. Ind.needs volunteers! They offer free volunteer training, 9a.m.-5p.m. Thurs., Mar. 10 at the New Albany office (624 E. Market St.). Lunch is included. For more info call 945-4596.

Mar. 31 – St. Elizabeth-Catholic Charities Spring Gala “New Life-New Beginnings” at the Hyatt in Louisville. For more info call 949-7305 or visit

ST. MICHAEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

812-256-3503, Rita Poff, Director

Mon-Fri., 7AM-6PM

Infant Care

Day Care: Full or part time for ages 2-6

Before & After Care: ages 6-12

Summer Camp: ages 6-12

Pre-School: 9-11:30AM, Tues. & Thurs.

Pre-K: 9-11:30AM or 12:30-3PM, Mon., Wed., & Fri.

Full Day Accredited Kindergarten: 8:20AM-2:40PM

Other Catholic Schools

Pre-K thru Grade 6: St. Paul 246-3266

Grades 7-12: Our Lady of Providence 945-2538