St. Michael & St. Francis Xavier Bulletin April 1st & 2nd, 2017 Pastor: Fr. Harry Tully .
Fifth Sunday of Lent
THE CRESCENDO OF JOHN’S GOSPEL
The Gospel readings of the past several weeks form a sort of “crescendo” as they build in intensity toward the capstone of our Lenten season: Holy Week. Jesus tells the woman at the well the secrets of her life, secrets he could not, should not have known, and promises her the never-ending salvation of his living waters. The man blind from birth has light restored to his eyes, as Jesus the Light from Light overcomes the man’s ailment as a sign of removing the sin that those around him believed was in him. Today Jesus answers Martha’s critique of his late arrival by informing her that Lazarus has died for the same reason the man had been born blind: that God might be given glory for being the light and life of the world. We have been following the road to Jesus’ destiny that John’s Gospel has been tracing for us: to the place where the Father would be given the ultimate glory in his passion, death, and resurrection.
LIVING IN THE LIGHT AND LIFE
Sometimes we need Jesus to walk that same sort of road with us. We need him to see into our hearts and pry open for us those secrets that we try to keep from ourselves, from others, and from God. We think that a life situation, illness, or ailment is somehow a retribution for some wrong that we have done, and we must seek Jesus Christ to take us past that moment into a place of healing. And when death itself enters or touches our lives somehow, we are called upon to place our ultimate trust and faith in Jesus Christ alone. He can take our chiding for not making our lives tribulation-free; but beyond that he can weep with us as he wept at the tomb of Lazarus. He can be with us in the most woeful times of darkness and death, and transform them into God’s glorious day of resurrected new life, for he died our very human death. When we—as Thomas says today—“go to die with him,” filled with faith that he is Resurrection and Life, then we also—as we hear in the Letter to the Romans—will live and reign with him in everlasting glory.
Today’s Readings: Ezekiel 37:12–14; Psalm 130:1–8; Romans 8:8–11; John 11:1–45 [3–7, 17, 20–27, 33b–45]
Fr. Harry Tully, PastorEmergency #812-218-9219 or 502-931-1499
Website - www.stmichaelstfrancis.com E-Mail -
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, IN 47126, 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 / 4/3 / Mon / No MassSt. FX
St. M / 4/4 / Tue / No Mass
St. FX
St. M / 4/5 / Wed / 5:00 PM / Mass
“The light is on/Adoration”
St. FX / 4/6 / Thurs / 4:30PM /
Mass
“The light is on/Adoration”
St. M / 4/7 / Friday / 12:00 PM / Mass
Way of the Cross
St. M / 4/8 / Sat / 5:30PM / Gail & Art Banet
St FX / 4/9 / Sun / 9:00AM / Palm Sunday
Sandy Banet
St. M / 11:00 AM / Palm Sunday
Dan Taylor
12:30PM / Palm Sunday
En Español
What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves "the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us".
During Eucharistic Adoration, we "watch and wait", we remain "silent" in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist ... By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us.
Everyone is invited to take advantage of an opportunity to sit in silence before the Blessed Sacrament.
Wednesday Evenings until April 12
5:00pm. Mass St. Michael
Followed by “The Light is On” Reconciliation/Adoration
Thursday Evening until April 6
4:30pm. Mass at St. Francis Xavier
Followed by “The Light is On” Reconciliation/Adoration
Pro-Life & Family Life invites representatives from our parish to attend Mission Day on May 9th at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House. This year’s conference is Ministry Consolation: Building Comprehensive Grief Ministry Teams. This conference will give information on building our ministry teams so we can help to meet our Church Families needs.
Rice Bowls are at the Church doors. It is not too late to help the world Church and its needs for lent.
Lenten Penance Services Schedule
St. John Starlight (Sunday) April 9th at 1:00pm.
ST. MICHAEL CHARLESTOWN
Eucharist
Sat – 5:30 pm
Sun – 11:00 am
La Misa en Español
Domingo – 12:30 pm
St Michael parish is in need of Mass Intentions
Mass Intentions
Saturday Evening: Randall Jones
Sunday 11:00 am: Gail & Art Banet
Gift Bearers for this week’s Masses:
5:30 The Jones Family
11:00 M. Howard & M. Hooper Family
Faith Formation Classes are held on Sunday mornings for children three years of age up through high school. If your child does not attend a Catholic school, they should be enrolled in the FF program. Registration forms are available on the parish website. www.stmichaelstfrancis.com.
Pre-school to Grade 12. There is still time for additional students to join us. We are learning and deepening our knowledge of our Catholic faith-So we encourage parents who might be thinking about it, to go ahead and enroll their children and teens in our program. Our calendar and registration forms are available at www.stmichaelstfrancis.com.
Classes begin at 9:30 Please be on time & Arrive 5-10 minutes early.
Assistants are needed each week. 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.
Faith Formation Calendar:
April 3rd-Session Twenty Eight (High School Assembly) April 9th-Session Twenty Nine / Youth Mass-Rosary Leader (Aimee) & Gift Bearers (First Eucharist Candidate, Ava Lathem & Family).
April 16th-Easter (NO CLASS)
April 22-23- High School Retreat Step by Step
April 30th-Session Thirty
Faith Formation Commission Meeting will be April 20th at 6:30pm.
Confirmation News:
One must be in the state of grace to receive the sacrament of Confirmation, which means receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation before being confirmed. Retreats, reconciliation, service hours, homework and attendance for class sessions are a must to be completed during this sacrament preparation time. Parents and Sponsors please talk to your candidate and check on their progress. Our next Lesson is Sunday, April 2nd @ 2:00pm., in the St. Michael Multipurpose Room.
Please be working on those 20 service hours. Don't forget to read Lesson 21 & Lesson 22. Please have your homework up to date. We will be asking for service hours update.
Please keep in your prayers our Confirmation Candidates: Ky Baltz( RCIA), Abigail Banet, Jacob Coomes, Madison Coomes, Jovanny Alexis Guzman, Amanda Hernandez, Gage Higdon, Megan Jackson, Johnie Wayne Kinser, William Martin, , Aaron Ulrich.
Prayer Partner sheets for Confirmation Candidates are in the back of Church. Please take time to sign the sheets and show support for these candidates.
Our service project each week is to collect perishable canned goods for the North Clark Outreach Center.
Collection
March 25 & 26
St. Michael $ 2,955.50
St Francis Xavier $ 1,636.00
St. Michael Ministries Schedule
Sat April 8, 5:30 pm– St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: S. Seals & J. Schafer
Servers: C. Ledbetter
Gift Bearers: G. Minnick & B Sharpenstein
Cantor: Jan Weyer
Musician: Carolyn Eickholtz
Lector: Mary Pat Beach
Sun. April 9, 11:00 am – St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: S. Fouts & C. Dunn
Servers: D. Kinser & S. Dumeyer
Gift Bearers: Ava Lathem & Family
Cantors: Jessica Sarver /Youth Choir
Musician: Nancy Kinder
Lector: Cathy Peek
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.
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 12th of each month.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Henryville
Eucharist
Sunday
9:00am
Sunday Mass Intention:
Kenneth Yost
Gift Bearers for this week’s Mass:
Paul & Barbara Smith Family
St. Francis Faith Formation Calendar:
April 2nd- Class
April 9th- Class
April 16th-NO Class Easter
April 23rd-Class
April 30-Class
St. Francis Xavier Ministries Schedule
Sun. April 9, 9:00am
Eucharistic Ministers: Tom Mayes, Darlene Ruel & Lawrence Yochum
Servers: Samantha Smith, Kate Smith & Kayla Martin
Ushers: Victor Jett & Cindy Murphy
Gift Bearers: 6th, 7th& 8th Grade Faith Formation Class
Lectors: Sara Becher & Philip Carter
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!
HTTP://www.catholicfamilyfaith.org/ This is a good website. It is new & filled with catholic resources. It’s easy to navigate, so go & explore.
Lenten Program
Alive in the word- Virtues for Disciples
This is a new study from Little Rock Scripture Study.
Each study is 2 or 3 sessions so it’s perfect the busy person who still wants to spend time reflecting on God’s word in their life experience. Wednesdays 6:30-8:00, April 5& 12. Cost is $15.00 for study materials. Childcare provided upon request. It will be held in the school Building of St. Joe Hill Campus of St. John Paul II Parish.
Lenten Fish Fry at St. Michael
Join us for Fish or shrimp dinners each Friday of Lent (March 3-April 14) from 5:00-7:00pm. Cost of a Fish or Shrimp Meal is $9.00. We will have both fried & baked fish, shrimp along with sides and desserts. For carry-out orders, please call 812-256-3503. The Lenten Fish Fry is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Come out and enjoy St. Francis Xavier’s Fish Fry this Friday during Lent, 5-7pm. The menu includes fish, fries, slaw, fried biscuits, drinks & desserts. Thanks to everyone for your support.
Note: No dinner of Good Friday.
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, Bruce Blair, Alicia Blair, Sherry Buit, Bobby Caudill, Glen Cole, Liz Cooper, Ted Dean, Bernice Donahue, Erik Furnish, Adam Drury, Jeanette Drury, Doug Geesaman, Dorothy Faris, Barbara Garrett, Rita Hamerla, Don Hamerla, Chris Harvey, Sandy Hostettler, Brenda Karns, Jim Kinder, Nathan Koons, James Korty, Joe Ledbetter, David Lerster, David Long, Jennifer Lynch, Terri Lynn Maples, Mary Ann Mattingly, Terry Mattingly, Carol Maymon, John McCoy, Mary McMillen Aldine McRae, Andy Meek, Michael Murphy, Esther Toby Nelson, Ian Newland, Mitch Newland, Willard Nolan, Larry Oberlies, Dylan Patton, Bobby Perdue, Ms. Peyton, Katelyn Phillips, David Puzon, Ashley Rapier, Carroll Schafer, Clarence Schaftlein, Estelle Scott, Danielle Shipley, Michael Shipley Family, Spear Family, Clarence Smith, Dorothy Smith, Miriam State, Christy Stepp, Isabella ‘Izzy” Stepp, Jack Stewart, Mark Thise, Bonnie Uptain, Joseph Douglas VanDyke JR., Melissa Villegas, Lynn Vogt, Isabell Wade, Chris Wafford, Flo Wessel, Logan Westerhouse, Agnes Withers, George Wimsett, Rose Wimsett, Kay Yotter, Emma Yount, Donnie Zollman. 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
Mon-Fri. 7AM-6PM
Infant Care/Day Care: Full or part time
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.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Theme: New life in Christ Jesus.
Step 1: As you hear this reading what words or phrases strike you? What in this reading touches your heart?