SUNDAY, April 27, Sixth Sunday of Easter

 

Those who obey the commandments, Jesus says in today’s Gospel, are the ones who really love Him.  Does my stewardship reveal my love for Jesus?

 

 

 

 

Catholic Home Missions – Today’s special collection is the Catholic Home Missions Appeal.  It supports missions here in the United States. The Catholic Home Missions Appeal offers Catholics across our country a wonderful opportunity to help fellow Catholics to 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. The Appeal is a concrete way for our parish to share its faith and resources with the mission Church here at home.  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 today to assist fellow Catholics here in America.  It’s one practical way that our parish community can be good stewards of God’s gifts and make a difference.

 

   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 28

St. Gabriel Seniors will meet in the Fr. Frey Room for games and fellowship.  All seniors of the parish are invited to attend. If you have questions, please call Mary Lou Stresino at 291-2755.

 

 

TUESDAY, April 29

 

Poetry Contest Finals – St. Gabriel School students will hold their annual poetry contest finals in the church 6:30 p.m.  Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this program.

 

 

 

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

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

 

THURSDAY, May 1

 

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.

 

The Cub Scouts, Pack 59 Committee will meet in the cafeteria from 7:30 until 8:30 p.m.

 

FRIDAY, May 2

 

An All School Mass will be celebrated at 8:15 a.m. At St. Gabriel one of the beautiful customs we have is Senior Day.  All the students who are now seniors in high school and are about to graduate are invited back for a day.  It begins with Mass, then there is a breakfast with much remembering, pictures and laughs. 

 

Thanks to the students who return, the mothers of the juniors who prepare the breakfast..

 

Mini-Marathon / Mass for Vocations  - The Archdiocesan Vocations Office invites you to a special Mass that is going to be held  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. 

 

SATURDAY, May 3

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

 

 

 

This is First Holy Communion Day for our parish second graders.  The Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Please come join the children in this very special time of their lives.  Everyone is invited to attend the Mass.  Please remember this Mass is not a Sunday Obligation Mass.

 

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

 

SUNDAY, May 4 - The Ascension of the Lord

 

Infant Baptisms will be held after the 11:00 a.m. Mass.  Baptism need to be scheduled in advance with the parish office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Bake Sales – We would like to expand our bake sale to include the 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass the second Sunday of each month.  It will be interesting to share desserts from all cultures in our parish.  The proceeds will go to our youth group for their activities.  If you are interested, please cal Margaret Arthur at 291-4127 for English and Maruicio Reyes at 362-6939.

                                   

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.

 

 

To All St. Gabriel Athletes for the 2007-08 school year! The end of your Sports Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 3 in the cafeteria. We will begin with attending Mass at 5 p.m., and then have the Pizza banquet following. If you played a sport this school year we would love for you to join us!  Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 3^rd.

 

Sacrament of Confirmation for Adults – Baptized Catholic adults are invited to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation, on the Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday, May 11^th during the 10:30 a.m. Mass at Saints Peter & Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis. Bishop Gettelfinger will preside at Mass and confer the Sacrament.  If you are an adult who has been baptized and would like to be confirmed, please call the parish office, 291-7014.

 

 

USHER/GREETER

Schedule for May

 

Saturday,

                5:00 p.m.               Warren Bruder, Evelyn Hemelgarn, Bill                                          O’Connor

Sunday

                7:30 a.m.               Dan Ballard, Paul Rosner

                9:00 a.m.               Deenie Geloff, Gus Legeay, Jack                                                     Razumich

                11:00 a.m.             Eddie Sue Combs, Sean Diggs, Todd                                           Federman

                 5:00 p.m.              Leno Barraza, Tito Castro, Mauricio                                                Reyes

 

 

Dear Parishioners:

 

In the spring of each year, one of the things I as an administrator must do is talk to employees about their future and employment  for  the next year. (Remember our year is July 1 to June 30). 

 

Last Friday Ken Bramlage chose to retire.  Ken had been in change of maintenance at St. Gabriel for 19 years.  That is a very long time to serve the church.  We are grateful for all he did for us. Our hope is that now he will enjoy his life.

 

We are pursuing a replacement.

 

Rachelle Naaman our parish bookkeeper is also leaving.  She has been with us almost 10 years.  But in those years her family has grown to five children.  So right now she needs to be a full time mom.   We really thank her for all she did – and it was a lot as we moved more and more into computer record keeping etc.

 

We will be looking for a replacement.

 

We finally have completed the drainage work and the resultant landscaping and installation of a new side walk.  It was a significant task, but it had to be done.

 

Also work has begun on our wetlands and the trail.  The Lilly Grant will enable us to enhance the outdoor science lab and to fix the playground for the little kids.   

 

Senior Day reminds me of how important our ministry in Catholic Education is.  It is a struggle at times.  But we have something so valuable to our next generation

 

We have had opportunities in recent weeks to reflect on the Eucharist.  But I hope First Communion is a good reminder to all of us of the importance of weekly Mass.

 

We really need help with the grounds.  We need a couple people who can help us cut the grass this season. Could you help please?

     

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 04/20/08                        $    9,714.00

4/08 Electronic Giving                                         $        780.00

 

 

Total Figures for Week 43 of the Fiscal Year

Budgeted:                                                             $504,423.11

Actual Received                                                   $455,444.10

We are below the budget amount by               ($  48,979.01)

 

St. Vincent de Paul              $155.00

               

 

50/50

 

The winning envelope number is 564.  There was not a winner; therefore, the carryover amount is $760.00.

 

 

 

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, Fran Young, 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,  Manuel Mpinga,  Mary Mick, and Rita Sifferlen.

 

Monday, April 28 (St. Peter Chanel  & St. Louis de Montfort)

                8:15 a.m.               All Souls               

Tuesday, April  29 (St. Catherine of Siena)

                7:00 a.m.               All Souls

                8:15 a.m.               John Harper

Wednesday, April 30 (St. Pius V)

                7:00 a.m.               All Souls

                8:15 a.m.               John Harper

Thursday, May 1

                7:00 a.m.               All Souls

                8:15 a.m.               Martha Coomes

Friday, May 2   (St.Athanasius)

                 8:15  a.m.             All Souls

Saturday, May 3 (St. Philip & James)

                5:00 p.m.               Violet Parker

Sunday, May 4 (Feast of the Ascension of the Lord)

                7:30 a.m.               Ray Pitman          

                9:00 a.m.               Jerry McAndrews

                11:00 a.m.             Family of St. Gabriel

                 5:00 p.m.              All Souls

 

 

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.

 

 

Providence Cristo Rey High School Benefit – St. Joseph Catholic Church invites you to a reverse Raffle/Silent Auction on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at the Northside Knights of Columbus, 2100 E. 71^st Street.  All proceeds benefit Providence Rey High School. The cost is $100 per couple – includes raffle ticket, dinner and open bar.  $75 Individual ticket – includes raffle ticket, dinner and open bar.  If you are unable to attend but would like to buy a raffle ticket the cost is $50.

The Grand Prize is $10,000.

The winner will be notified after the drawing.

You need not be present to win.

All checks should be made out to ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH and mailed to Jenny Matthews, Providence Cristo Rey High School, 75 N. Belleview,  Indianapolis, Indiana 46222.  If you have any questions please contact Jenny Matthews at jmatthews@providencecristorey.org or telephone 860-1000, ext 14. Reverse Raffle Prize - $10,000 License No. 113440.

 

St. Agnes Academy All Class Reunion This year’s St. Agnes Alumnae Brunch will be held Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Riviera Club, 5640 N. Illinois St.  The cost is $16.00.  This annual gathering of women of all classes of St. Agnes Academy is a tradition begun more than thirty years ago.  Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral at 14^th & Meridian Sts. Honored classes this year will be the classes of 1938, 1948, 1958, and 1968. For moere information  call 257-8886. (Evenings)

 

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.

 

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