SUNDAY, April 20, Fifth Sunday of Easter

 

“The one who has faith in me will do the works I do, and far greater than these,” Jesus tells his disciples. That’s quite an assignment for us as Christian stewards!

 

Coffee and Donuts will be sold by the Men’s Club in the cafeteria after all of the morning Masses.  Come to the cafeteria and have breakfast with your fellow parishioners.

 

   Script Certificates will be available after all Masses today. Remember that with these certificates you can help the school.  All you have to do is get the certificates.  We have certificates for the major stores and can get

them for most stores.  Check this website for a complete listing: www.glscrip.com.  When you purchase the certificates a percentage of your purchase comes back to the school.

 

Bible Study will be held today in the Fr. Wright Room at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome. This group is now studying “Parables of the Kingdom.”  Some of the most memorable teachings of Jesus were delivered as parables.  The study will delve into the ways that Jesus invites listeners to experience the Kingdom of God in parables recorded by Mark and adapted by Matthew.  The Bible Study group meets each Sunday beginning with fellowship at 8:30 a.m.  Study time is from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. in the Fr. Wright Room.   All are welcome to join in an interesting and lively discussion of Scripture.

 

Sunday Morning Religious Education & Confirmation Class will be held this morning from 8:45 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word will be held this morning during the 11:00 a.m. Mass.

 

Confessions in Spanish will be held at 4:15 a.m.

 

The Rosary in Spanish will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the church

 

MONDAY, April 21

The Girl Scouts (McCall Group) will meet in the cafeteria 6:00 p.m.

 

TUESDAY, April 22

 

Virtus Training will be held in the Fr.  Frey Room from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. Virtus is the archdiocese adopted program regarding child sexual abuse.  It is a good idea that all adults attend the Virtus Training – Protecting God’s Children.  It is required that all adults who work with children and the youth must have attended a Virtus Training.

 

The Rosary will be prayed in the church at 7:00 p.m.

 

Catholics Returning Home – An invitation for Non-Practicing Catholics. Will be held in the Fr. Frey Room 7:30 p.m.

No matter how long you have been away for whatever reason, we invite you to consider renewing your relationship with the Catholic Church.  Please join us for informal listening sessions and an update of the Catholic faith, facilitated by Catholics who have returned to the Church.  No strings attached!   

 

It is not too late to join

 

WEDNESDAY, April 23

 

School News: Middle School Parents are invited to attend a cluster meeting with middle school teachers and the principal.  It is being held in the cafeteria.  The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Parish Pastoral Council will gather in the Frey Room at 7:00 p.m.

 

THURSDAY, April 24

 

Pancakes with Preschool Parents and Students – Parents with students in preschool are invited to attend breakfast with their child.  The breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. in the cafeteria.  Miss Watson will be present as well.

 

Mass at Eagle Creek Health and Rehab. Father Crawford will celebrate Mass at the rehabilitation center at 10:00 a.m.  Everyone is invited to come and worship with the patients.

 

The Adult Choir will rehearse in the church at 7:00 p.m. We are working on songs for Pentecost.  If you enjoy singing, the choir could use your voice.  Please consider joining this worthy group.  We need especially men’s voices. Don’t forget Mary’s top ten reasons why you should join the choir.

 

 

FRIDAY, April 25

 

An All School Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and worship with our students.

 

“CONSUMED” is a youth retreat offered twice a year by the Archdiocesan Youth Ministry in the Office of Catholic Education and open to all high school students in the Archdiocese.  The retreat provides an opportunity for young people to come together in prayer and worship while drawing them closer to Jesus Christ.  The retreat is the weekend of April 25-27, and is being held at Our Lady of the Greenwood Catholic Church in Greenwood, Indiana. The cost for the entire weekend is $60 and registration forms can be found at www.archindy.org/youth.  Call 317-236-1477 with questions.

 

SATURDAY, April 26

The Regular Church Cleaning will be done at 9:00 a.m. Anyone interested in this ministry is invited to come at this time.

 

The First Eucharist Retreat for those preparing to receive their First Communion in May will be held in the church and school from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

 

Individual Confessions will be heard 4:00 - 4:30

 

SUNDAY, April 27 - The Sixth Sunday of Easter

 

Catholic Home Missions – Next Sunday, our parish will be taking up a collection for the Catholic Home Missions appeal.  This Appeal supports missions here in the United States. This appeal offers Catholics across our country a wonderful opportunity to help fellow Catholics practice their faith in such rugged areas as Alaska, Appalachia, the Deep South, the Rocky Mountain States the Southwest, Puerto Rico, and island dioceses in the Pacific and Caribbean. Over 95 cents of every dollar donated to the appeal goes directly to the missions to keep church doors open, to support pastors in their priestly ministry, and to provide basic pastoral services like religious education for children.  Please give generously to assist fellow Catholics here in America.  It’s one practical way our parish community can be good stewards of God’s gifts and make a difference.

 

 

St. Gabriel International Festival

June 13, 14 & 15

 

$10,000 Raffle – the raffle tickets have been sent to all parishioners. Please begin selling early.  New this year – all prizes will be awarded the final night of the festival.

 

Those who serve liquor, please see if your liquor license needs to be renewed.  Contact Mary LaBuz if you have questions.

 

Volunteer sign ups will be posted mid May.

 

We contracted with a different carnival ride company this year, Poor Jacks Amusements, who has promised us more rides for the teens.  Advance ride ticket sales will begin mid May.  Ticket prices are as follows:

·          Advance ticket sales 20 tickets for $9.00

·          Sold at the ticket booths: $ .75 per ticket or 25 tickets for $15.00.

·          There will be arm bands sold for the final day of the festival only.  The price has not yet been decided.  It will be less than $20.00.

 

Food Changes – There will be Greek food added to the menu.

 

IMPORTANT – We need to ask that all volunteers complete a “Volunteer Declaration” form.  THIS INCLUDES ALL PARISHIONERS WHO SELL RAFFLE TICKETS.  There are laws and regulations that we need to comply with to ensure our license gets renewed.  One of the requirements is to ensure that volunteers in fact are parishioners and not professionals. Workers in some positions cannot be paid employees. The Volunteer Declaration can be picked up in the lobby or downloaded from the parish website. Please complete the Declaration and return it in the box marked “Festival” located in the lobby or in the collection basket. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stan LaBuz or Teresa Keith.

 

The St. Gabriel International Cookbooks. are  available in the parish and school offices through the week and in the school lobby during the second Sunday bake sales. There are approximately 300 recipes, some cooking charts, tidbits of folk lore and Bible verses. 

The cost is $10.00.  These will be great to give as:

·          Housewarming gifts

·          Birthday gifts, etc.

·          Bridal Shower gifts

·          Wedding gifts

·          Those headed for college gifts

·          And “Just Because” gifts.

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ATTENTIONS All young men who might be interested in a vocation to the priesthood…you are invited to attend the following discernment evenings:

·          Wednesday, April 30

All discernment nights will include Evening Prayer, Mass, Dinner, and a short witness talk by a seminarian and an archdiocesan priest. The evening will begin at 4:30 p.m. with Evening Prayer in St. Francis Hall Chapel on the Marian College campus.  These evenings are open to any high school student (sophomore or older) or college student who is interested in finding out more about seminary life and the priesthood.  To RSVP or if you have questions, please contact Fr. Bob Robeson at rrobeson@archindy.org. or 955-6512.

 

 

Mini-Marathon / Mass for Vocations  - The Archdiocesan Vocations Office invites you to a special Mass that is going to be held in downtown Indianapolis on Friday nigh (May 2) at 6:00 p.m. at St. John’s Church the night before the mini-marathon. It is a Mass for vocations and it promises to be a powerful and enthusiastic time of prayer and celebration! The Archdiocesan Young Adult Ministry is sponsoring a “Run for Vocations” where runners and walkers who are registered to participate in the “mini” can choose to “run for Vocations” during the marathon. The runners/walkers have been collecting prayer pledges during their training and they will be wearing special shorts that identify them as vocations runners. During the Mass they will receive a special blessing. 

 

 

Dear Parishioners:

I had to drive to Bloomington for a meeting last week.  It was so wonderful to see the buds on the trees coming out.  There was the beginning of green where there had been just limbs.  It was so full of hope.

 

May this season and time of year bring hope to all of us.

     

Sincerely,

Fr. Larry Crawford

Pastor

 

PARISH SUPPORT

2007-2008 Sunday Collections Budget          $610,000.00

Average Anticipated per week                           $  11,730.77

Sunday Collection for 04/13/08                        $  11,173.00

 

Total Figures for Week 42 of the Fiscal Year

Budgeted:                                                             $492,692.00

Actual Received                                                   $444,417.58

We are below the budget amount by               ($ 48,274.76)

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50/50

 

The winning envelope numbers were drawn for the following weeks:

3/30/08                  #110  There was a winner for $125.00

 

4/6/08                     #438, no winner. Carryover is $250.00

 

4/13/08                  #552, no winner, Carryover is $505.00

 

 

Tom Wren, Al Dannenbrink, Theresa Abel, John Johnston, Jose Medina, Bill King, Roy Borgmann, Phil Bray, Marilyn Ferguson, Sophie Carmichael, Jane Curl, Bob Thorp,Clinton Pumphrey, Elenita Garcia, Alejandro DeLos Santos, Carolina Escobar, Pedro Enriquez, John Halloran, Barbara Devine Cirillo, Jimmy Hintenbach, John Williams, Ralph Welter, Ed Ritter, Joe Schmutte, Leland & Irene Dyke / Mary Ann Brown, Mary Rutherford, Carl & Norma Sauer, Mary Agnes Bussing,   Iva Jean Coryell, Mary Cullom, Bob Stresino,   Les and Mary Ann Bobo, Rosemary Lupinski, John Otto, Archbishop Daniel Buechlein, Jennifer Bond, Jim Felisky,  Carla McKinzie, Joyce Winegard,  Jenny Amrhein,  Rose Thorp, Guadalupe Jaramillo, Lloyd Nelson, Betty Montalvo,  Lana Freed,  Elijah Ault, Margaret Arthur, Chris Bowman,  Paul R. Stahl,  Linda Wilson, Marilyn Smith, Mary Eber, Rose Grable,  Julie Hartmann, and Manuel Mpinga.

 

Monday, April 21 (St. Anselm)

                8:15 a.m.               Patricia Schulze  

Tuesday, April  22

                7:00 a.m.               All Souls

                8:15 a.m.               No Mass, Communion Service

Wednesday, April 23 (St. George, St. Adalbert)

                7:00 a.m.               Joseph Goebel

                8:15 a.m.               Bob Roberts

Thursday, April 24 (St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen)

                7:00 a.m.               All Souls

                8:15 a.m.               Elizabeth Allison

Friday, April 25    (St. Mark)

                 10:00 a.m.            Fr. Lawrence Frey

Saturday, April 26

                5:00 p.m.               Violet Parker

Sunday, April 27 (Sixh  Sunday of Easter)

                7:30 a.m.               Ray Pitman          

                9:00 a.m.               Family of St. Gabriel

                11:00 a.m.             David Bowman

                 5:00 p.m.              All Souls

SERVERS

For April 26 and 27

 

Saturday, April 26

                5:00 p.m.               Matthew & Olivia Tsareff

Sunday, April 27

                7:30 a.m.               Howard Nickels

                9:00 a.m.               Vivien & Jordan Nsonwu

                11:00 a.m.             Armon & Ari Siadat

 

Elsewhere

Monthly Pro-Life Masses May Mass is May 17, 2008 with Father Scott Nobbe, associate pastor of St. Monica Church.  Masses will take place at St. Michael Church, 3354 W. 30^th Street at 8:30 a.m.

 

ATTENTION Prayerful Single Men!

The famous Gethsemani Trappist Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky (home of the late Thomas Merton) will be hosting free Live-in vocational retreats soon.  Work and pray with the monks on their 2000-acre farm and hear the vocational talks.  There is no cost, but space is limited.  Dates include May 9-16^th, June 2-9, June 9-16, and July 4-11.  Weekend dates are also available.  For more dates and information call toll free 1-800-221-1807.

 

God’ Plan for a Joy-filled marriage: A Theology of the Body Workshop for married or engaged couples, newlyweds or discerning young adults.  The event will be held on Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at St Anthony Catholic Church, 349 N. Warman Ave.  Pre-registration is required: $75.00 per couple/$50 per individual; includes lunch and materials. Call 236-1595 or e-mail dsarell@archindy.org.  For more information or to register.

 

Indianapolis Catholic Home School Conference and Curriculum Fair will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the Marian College campus.  For more information go to www.hfheindyorg.

 

Bishop Brute Days – Bishop Brute days is an overnight retreat for young men entering grades 7 – 12 who are seeking to grow closer to Christ, and who may be open to the possibility of a vocation to the priesthood.  The date is June 11 – 14, 2008 at the Indiana FFA Center in Trafalgar.  Registration costs for the retreat is $50.  The retreat gives young men the opportunity to spend three days with the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis participating in outdoor activities and learning about prayer, service, scripture, the sacraments, and the awesome gift of our Catholic faith.  The Jr. High track (7^th & 8^th grades) will run simultaneously with the High school track.  Please visit http://www.archindy.org/bsb/days.html for more information and registration forms.  You can also contact Fr. Bob Robeson at (317) 955-6512 or rrobeson@archindy.org for more information.

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