St. Michael & St. Francis Xavier Bulletin March 4th & 5th, 2017 Pastor: Fr. Harry Tully .
First Sunday of Lent
THE RESPONSE OF GOD
This year the Sunday scriptures of Lent have their genesis in the book of Genesis. We hear the second of the two versions of the creation story that open this book. Today’s account—in which Adam receives life and Eve is created from his side—is the version filled with more folk-parable types of details, with God a much more involved character in the drama. When God wanted to change lifeless clay into a being made in the divine image, it was through breath. That breath (in Hebrew the ruach or wind or spirit of God) is the sign and source of humanity’s intimate connection with our Creator. Adam experiences con spire: a “breathing with” God. Adam and Eve are in the best sense made con-spirators with God’s plan for creation. But when he and Eve decide to conspire against the divine will and not with it, they fall out of their intimate relationship with God. At first, it seems that God’s response is punishment; but Christians believe that God’s ultimate response to this fallen state is a gift: Jesus Christ.
THE RESPONSE OF CHRIST
We commonly call today’s Gospel “The Temptation in the Desert” but it more accurately might be called “The Triumph in the Desert.” The Gospels are filled with stories in which Jesus is triumphant, in which he faces evil, enemies, adversity. All of these prey on his human nature and seek to make him cease breathing with the spirit of God’s will. But each time Jesus prevails, and in prevailing gives glory to God. Each of these triumphs is a small prefiguring of the Resurrection. And it is the Resurrection for which Lent prepares us. It is a time when we remember that the very breath of Christ, bestowed on his followers after his resurrection, was also bestowed on us by the Spirit of baptism. It is that Spirit, that baptismal breath of Christ, that we must draw upon to strengthen us in our trials, that our temptations will be vanquished by the will of God. In our failings remembered, we ask forgiveness. In our triumphs through Christ, we give glory to God.
Today’s Readings: Genesis 2:7–9; 3:1–7; Psalm 51:3–6, 12–13, 17; Romans 5:12–19 [12, 17–19];
Matthew 4:1–11
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 – 4:00 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 / 3/6 / Mon / No MassSt. FX
St. M / 3/7 / Tue / No Mass
St. FX
St. FX
St. M / 3/8 / Wed / 9:00am
6:00 PM / Mass
St. FX / 3/9 / Thurs / 4:30PM / Mass
St. M / 3/10 / Friday / 12:00 PM / Mass
Way of the Cross
St. M / 3/11 / Sat / 4:30PM / Leonard Eickholtz
St FX / 3/12 / Sun / 9:00AM / Sandy Banet
St. M / 11:00 AM / For the People of St. Michael & St. Francis Xavier
12:30PM / 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 March 8-April 12
5:00pm. Mass St. Michael
Followed by “The Light is On” Reconciliation/Adoration
Thursday Evening March 9-April 6
4:30pm. Mass at St. Francis Xavier
Followed by “The Light is On” Reconciliation/Adoration
Explanation of our Special Collection
Catholic Relief Services:supports Catholic Church organizations that carry out international relief and solidarity efforts. Programs include relief and resettlement for victim of persecution, war and natural disasters; development projects to improve living conditions for the poor, legal and support services for the poor immigrants; peace and reconciliation work for people suffering from violence and advocacy on behalf of the powerless.
Lenten Penance Services Schedule
St. Mary of the Knobs-(Saturday) March 11th at 9:00am.
St. Mary Navilleton-(Wednesday) March 15th at 5:30pm. -7:00pm.
St. Mary Lanesville-(Thursday) 16th at 5:30pm.-& 7:00pm.
ST. MICHAELCHARLESTOWN
Eucharist
Sat – 4:30 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: Randy Jones
Sunday 11:00 am: For the People of St. Michael & St Francis Xavier
Gift Bearers for this week’s Masses:
4:30 Ralph Cecil Family
11:00 Neal Bryant 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. .
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 .
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.
Thanks to last week’s assistant: Cheryl Mann
Faith Formation Calendar:
March 5th-Session Twenty-Five
March 12th-New Albany Deanery Spring Tea
March 12th-Session Twenty-Six Rosary Leader (Nathan) & Gift 3-4 Gift Bearers
March19th-No Class Spring Break
March 26th-No Class Spring Break
This is a good website. It is new & filled with catholic resources. It’s easy to navigate, so go & explore.
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: KyBaltz( RCIA), Abigail Banet, Jacob Coomes, Madison Coomes, Jovanny Alexis Guzman, Amanda Hernandez, Gage Higdon, Megan Jackson, Johnie Wayne Kinser, William Martin, , Aaron Ulrich.
Please keep in your prayers our First Eucharist students: Luis Gomez, Andres Gomez, Ernesto Hernandez & Ava Lathem.
St. Michael Ministries Schedule
Sat March 11,4:30pm– St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: S. Seals & J. Schafer
Servers: C. Ledbetter
Gift Bearers: Jerry Lyons Family
Cantor: Jan Weyer
Musician: Carolyn Eickholtz
Lector: Steve Buit
Sun. March 12, 11:00 am – St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: S. Fouts, C. Dunn & J. Kinder
Servers: D. Kinser & S. Dumeyer
Gift Bearers: 3rd & 4th Grade Faith Formation
Cantors: Jessica Sarver-Youth Choir 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.
Collection
February 25 & 26
St. Michael $ 2,921.47
St Francis Xavier $ 1,490.00
The Rosary is said at St. Michael at 4:00 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. FRANCIS XAVIER
Henryville
Eucharist
Sunday
9:00am
Saturday Mass Intention:
Ryan Embry
Gift Bearers for this week’s Mass:
Craig & Connie Mull Family
St. Francis Faith Formation Calendar:
March 5th Class
March 12th Class
March 19th No Class, Spring Break
March 26th No Class, Spring Break
St. Francis Xavier Ministries Schedule
Sun. March 12, 9:00am
Eucharistic Ministers: Jennifer Haycraft, Tom Mayes & Darlene Ruel
Servers: Aric Lyons, Amora Lyons & Aaron Banet
Ushers: Jack Murphy & Tom Nolot
Gift Bearers: Jack & TJ Murphy Family
Lector: Philip Carter
First Sunday of Lent
Theme: God is always present on our lives.
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: What do you plan to do during Lent this year as a way of showing how you want to grow closer to God?
Youth & Adults: When you yourself pause to be alone with God, what distracts and prevents you from dwelling in that moment? The demands of life, TV, the internet?
Save the Date
The New Albany Deanery Catechetical Ministry & Aquinas Center will host their 11th Annual Spring Tea and Silent Auction at 300 Spring St. Jeffersonville, on Sat. March 11thfrom 12:30-3:00pm. Tickets are $30 per person or a Table of 8 is $220. Tea & foods by “Savor This” and desserts by “Sweet Stuff”: Invite you “sister or friends for a fun filled afternoon! St Michael parish will be donating a Garden wheel barrow that is in the church lobby “Silent Auction”. We are asking for donations. Ideas are seeds, bulbs, small spade, shovel, rake, bird feeder, gloves, statues, plant markers, hand lotion, towels, small flower pots, fertilizer, or a book on flowers/gardening. There will be a Live Auction, Silent Auction and door prizes. We appreciate your support! The Deanery Representative for St. Michael is Glenda Minnick.
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: Aubree Aguirre,Della Allen, Bruce Blair, Alicia Blair, Kayla Bowling, Sherry Buit, Bobby Caudill,Glen Cole, Liz Cooper, Ted Dean, Bernice Donahue, Erik Furnish, Adam Drury, Jeanette Drury, Dorothy Faris, Barbara Garrett, Rita Hamerla, Don Hamerla, Chris Harvey, Sandy Hostettler, Brenda Karns, Nathan Koons, James Korty, David Lerster, David Long, Jennifer Lynch, Terri Lynn Maples, Mary Ann Mattingly, Terry Mattingly, Carol Maymon, John McCoy, Mary McMillenAldine McRae,Andy Meek, Kathy Missi, Michael Murphy, Esther Toby Nelson, Ian Newland, Mitch Newland, Willard Nolan, Larry Oberlies, Dylan Patton, Bobby Perdue, Ms. Peyton,Katelyn Phillips, David Puzon, 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.
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, March 15, 22, 29 & 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
Looking Ahead
Sometime after Easter, St. Michael will be having a “Parishioner Talent” Bazaar. A TALENT is a God given gift so St. Michael parishioners let that gift SHINE! If enough people sign up, we can plan to advertize to help sell items. Please store up your talents (sewing, quilting, woodworking, jewelry, rug making, embroidery, cooking, canning etc.)
Please contact Marjorie 812-256-7066 to sign up!
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 toeveryone for your support.
Note: No dinner of Good Friday.
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
PROVIDENCE TO PRESENT LES MISERABLES
Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High School’s Providence Players will present the beloved musical “Les Miserables” in the Sam and Paula Robinson Performing Arts Center at Providence the first two weekends in March. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, the operetta-style musical is set in early 19th-century France and follows the story of French peasant Jean Valjean and his quest for redemption after serving nearly 20 years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his sister's starving child.
Show dates and times are Saturday, March 4, at 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, March 5, at 2:00 p.m.; Friday, March 10, at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 12, at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $15. Tickets may be purchased at the door, online at by clicking on the Buy Tickets Now button, or by calling (812) 945-2538 ext. 301.