February 21, 2021 • First Sunday of Lent
General Information
Parish Membership: Register online or at either parish office
Mass Schedule: Mass schedule & daily intentions on pg. 2
Adoration: Perpetual Adoration Chapel is located at St. Joe
Confessions: Satur day at 4:00pm (SJ ), Sunday 8:00am (SV), Sunday 11:30am (SJ), Monday 5:30pm (SV), 3rd Fri. of the month 9:00am-9:00pm (SJ) or call Fr. Mike
Baptisms: Contact Fr . Mike or Sr. J oan
Marriage: Mar r iage pr eparation is available for r egistered members. Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance. Contact Fr. Mike or Sr. Joan.
Anointing of the Sick: 1st Sunday of the month after the 10am Mass (SJ), or call Fr. Mike for a visit. Call anytime. Fr. Mike make homebound visits every First Friday. Vocations: Contact Fr . Mike or Sr. J oan
St. Joseph
&
St. Vincent De Paul
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Parish Center:Address………...……....228 E. Hendricks St.
Phone & Website…….(317) 398-8227 stjoeshelby.org Office Hours…...Mon.-Fri.: 8am-4pm, Tues.: 8am-5pm
School:
Address……….….127 E. Broadway St. Phone & Website...(317) 398-4202 sjsshelbyville.org Office Hours…………..…………Mon.-Fri.: 8am-3pm Perpetual Adoration Chapel:
Address……….………..228 E Hendricks St. Phone & Website…..(317) 398-8227 stjoe.weadorehim.org Staff (all emails are @sjsshelbyville.org):
Fr. Mike Keucher, VF, Pastor...(812) 391-0047…....frmike Dcn. Tom Hill, Deacon………...………..……...thill Beth Borland, Principal…………...borland.beth Billy Cross, Pastoral A ssociate…………...…..……...bcross Bryan Fischer, Buildings & Grounds………....……bfischer Jan Lux, Parish Secretary………..…………jan Rebecca Makowski, Business Manager…….….…...rebecca Gaye McKenney, Parish Council President…...…….…gaye Kathleen Simpson, School Secretary…...simpson.kathleen Bill Turner, Facilities Manager………...turner.bill James Velez, Hispanic Ministry Director……..……...james
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Parish Center:Address………..…………..4218 E. Michigan Rd. Phone & Website………….…(317) 398-4028 svdpcc.com Office Hours……….…...…………..Call Sr. Joan Staff:
Sr. Joan Miller, PLC....(317) [email protected]
Billy Cross, Pastoral A ssociate…[email protected] JJ Jones, Cemetery(317)364-2827 [email protected] Larry Haunert, Parish Council President…[email protected] Eileen Settles, Hall Rental……….……..765-525-9956
SVdP Society of Shelby County
Contact Information:Help Line……….……....…(317) 395-7027 Website……….…….…...svdpshelby.org Store Address……….…….…….424 E. Jackson St. Store Hours………..…….………..Sat.: 10am-2pm Warehouse Address……….…….….….…....628 Hodell St. Warehouse Hours………….………….1st Sat.: 9am-11am
Contacts:
Email………[email protected]
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Schedules, Counts, & Prayers
Readings for the Week
Prayer List
If you would like to place a name on our Prayer List, please send an email with your loved one’s name along with your name and phone number to: [email protected] or call the Parish Office at 317-398-8227. Be sure you have their permission before submitting their name.
Barbara Blanford Donald Blanford John Bogemann Abhi Chadha Happy Chandler Jan Chandler Ronnie Chandler Rick Comstock John Crowe Danielle DeWitt Nathan Fixmer Kate Freeman Gina Diane Hargitt Julie Jones Betty Knight Jerry Lawrence Martha Lux Millie McVey Pat Miller Mary Myers Bonnie Ortiz Guzman Richard Oyerbides Ruth Pennycuff Dixie Redelman Rob Sarah Robinson Sue Schuck Dottie Soller Karen Stieneker Nick Runnebohm Jerry Thomas Michelle Valdez Rosie Young Joan West
Weekly Numbers—Feb. 13/14
Mass Attendance(Livestreaming Numbers in Parentheses)
5:00pm..…………. 185 (224) 10:00am...………153 (220) 8:30am……….…..128 (246) 12:15pm….………...171 (256)
Total: 637 (946)
St. Joseph Sunday Collection
Budgeted Sunday Collection.………...$14,500.00 Sunday Collection...…..………..……....……$13,287.63 Sunday’s Surplus (Deficit)...……..…...………..$(1,212.37)
St. Joseph Year-To-Date Collection at St. Joseph
YTD Collection Budget...……….$478,500.00 YTD Collection Total.……….……..$549,932.26
TD Surplus (Deficit)……...$ 71,432.26
St. Vincent de Paul Collection
Budgeted Sunday Collection..………...$5,096.15 Sunday Collection....…..………..……….…$4,113.63 Sunday’s Surplus (Deficit)...……..………....$ (982.52)
St. Vincent de Paul Year-To-Date Collection
YTD Collection Budget...………..$168,138.30 YTD Collection Total.……….…...$173,647.63
TD Surplus (Deficit)...………...$ 5,509.33 Thanks for your generosity!
It is amazing what God will do when we are generous.
Note: A smiley face happens when we make budgeted collection and when over 700 people are attending Mass. We pray that all who are able to attend Mass will do so.for God’s sake and their own!
Sat., Feb. 20 5:00pm For the Parishioners St. Joseph Sun., Feb. 21 8:30am
10:00am 12:15pm
For the Living and Deceased Members of St. Vincent’s St. Ann Altar Society Norma Schreiner Piedady Trinidad Leon
St. Vincent St. Joseph St. Joseph Mon., Feb. 22 5:00pm Walt and Sally Schwegman St. Vincent Tues.,Feb. 23 8:15am Carmella Rose Russell St. Joseph Wed., Feb. 24 8:00am Dave Lux St. Vincent Thur., Feb. 25 No Mass St. Vincent Fri., Feb. 26 8:15am Lucile Stadtmiller D’Ambrosio St. Joseph Sat., Feb. 27 5:00pm John Soller St. Joseph Sun., Feb. 28 8:30am
10:00am 12:15pm
Cole Rinzel
For the Parishioners Ramona Zacarias Ceja
St. Vincent St. Joseph St. Joseph Sunday: Genesis 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-5, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:1215 Monday: 1 Peter 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3A, 4, 5, 6; Matthew 16:13-19 Tuesday: Isaiah 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-5,6-7,16-17,18-19; Matthew 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jonah 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Luke 11:29-32 Thursday: Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-2AB, 2CDE-3, 7C-8; Matthew 7:7-12 Friday: Ezekiel 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7A, 7BC-8; Matthew 5:20-26 Saturday: Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Matthew 5:43-48
Sunday: Genesis 22:1-2, 9A, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19;
Romans 8:31B-34; Mark 9:2-10
Pastor’s Column
Dear Parishioners,Hard to believe that we are already finished with the sermon series on the “seven-headed monster” named “Self-Seeking.” The seven heads, as you recall, are the seven deadly (capital) sins. We started this series on the Epiphany and remembered how the three Kings were Christ-seekers, not self-seekers. I learned a lot about the seven deadly sins myself. I found it fruitful to look into the mirror and see the how the different sins are alive in me.
The Christian life is like a game of Whac-A-Mole. Every time one of these heads pops up, we hit it with the armor of God (rosary, sacraments, prayers) and in the name of Jesus Christ!
“Resist the devil, and he will take flight,” says the Apostle James in the Bible. It is possible to live a life of God. In Lent, we remember that Jesus Himself went to the desert and was there tempted by the Devil. Jesus won.
As for us, sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. Remember that Jesus picked St. Peter to be an apostle and first pope, even knowing at the time of the selection that Peter would betray Him three times. Jesus picked us, even knowing what sorts of sinners we would be at various times in our lives. Yet he summons us BACK to himself all the time. Lent is a time to cooperate with God’s grace in a special way, especially through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Check out the “40 Days, 40 Ways” sheet in this bulletin.
We’re entering the desert this Lent with Jesus...let’s not waste the wilderness!
Blessings, Fr. Mike
This Weekend’s Readings
Readings for this weekend’s Mass can be found in the red worship hymnal on page 1028. If you are not
comfortable using the book, please don’t!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Abril and Michelle, baptized on Saturday! Welcome!!
St. Joe Festival Is ON!
After much thought and consideration, we are going to move forward with the St. Joe Fair! It will take place May 6-9!! Mark your calendars. We will follow whatever restrictions we need to follow. It is hard to know where COVID will be by then, but the plan is to move forward with plans. Let me know if you’d like to help plan or work the fair.
- Fr. Mike
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Camila, baptized on Saturday! Welcome!!
Fr. Mike on Retreat Next Week
Fr. Mike will be on his canonical retreat from March 1 through March 6. Fr. Paul will cover the Masses and any sacramental emergencies. Thanks Fr. Paul!
St. Joseph Consecration Group Underway
A group of about 50 parishioners is doing the Consecration to St. Joseph, including our Men of the Altar. What an exciting thing for our parish! If you’re in the group, check your email for Fr. Mike’s updates.St. Vincent News
Sr. Joan’s Corner
Dear Parishioners,
Maybe the best way of entering the spirit of this weekend’s readings is to hear them through the ears of adult converts preparing for baptism. That is the original purpose of Lent—preparation for baptism during the Easter Vigil Service.
The first reading tells us about how God rescued creation through water and the making of the cove-nant signed with a rainbow. The Gospel reminds us of Jesus’ forty days in the desert and his struggle with Satan.
Though catechumens among us are few, the read-ings that illuminate what they are doing speak directly to the rest of us. Lent calls us all to renew and to enter more deeply into the meaning of our own baptismal promises.
Remember these promises: Do you reject sin so as to live in the freedom of God’s children? Do you reject the glamor of evil and refuse to be mastered by sin? Do you reject Satan, and all his works and all his empty promises?
This week as we pray, let us talk to God about how we are keeping our side of the covenant. And what we are doing during Lent that will help us to live out our promises more fully so that on Easter we will be able to renew these promises with a resounding “I do.”
Sr. Joan
St. Vincent’s St. Ann Altar Society
Now is the time to look ahead to Spring and the up-coming rummage sale tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 9th and Saturday, April 10th. You may bring your clean usable rummage to Sr. Joan's garage at your convenience.
St. Vincent Wednesday Evening Rosary
Please join us in praying the Rosary for our nation next Wednesday, February 24th at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall.
Pray for Our Seminarians
We all know that we need more
Priests. One thing we can do
to help the situation is to pray for our seminarians. The Arch- diocese is helping us to do just that. Each parish is given a specific seminarian to pray for. St. Vincent’s Seminarian is
Liam Hosty. His home parish
Is St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis. He is in his first year of Theology, so he has several years to go before ordination. There are prayer cards with Liam’s picture on them by the doors of Church and in the Hall. Please take one to remind yourself to pray for more priests and especially, Liam.
St. Vincent First Communion—Feb. 24
Weather permitting: St. Vincent First Communion Parent meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Febru-ary 24th at 6:20pm in the School building.March Newsletter
The deadline for the March Newsletter is Sunday, February 21st. Please share your joys and sorrows.
Send your news to Pat Barley at 765-265-7195 or email her at [email protected]
Why I Choose St. Joe School
When we initially moved
back to Shelbyville, a
major factor in choosing
to do so was the ability to
send our children to
St. Joseph School. Multiple
friends and colleagues had
chosen St. Joe. for their
children's education, and
were more than happy to
provide experiences and
opinions they had through
the years. The recurring
theme when talking to them
was evident; there was nothing negative. Couple that
with a strong Catholic foundation and education and
our choice was made to not only make the move
back, but we had also found where our children
would go to school. Fast forward 4 years and we
could not be happier with our decision. To quote our
7 year old Ella, "My favorite subject is Religion and
my favorite thing about school is going to Church".
We are so proud at what St. Joe is doing to help us
provide a strong foundation for our kiddos.
--- Jason and Jodi Pike
Today’s Readings—Feb. 21
First Reading — God’s covenant with Noah wen he
was delivered from te flood (Genesis 9:8-15 ).
Psalm — “Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to
those who keep your covenant.” (Psalm 25)
Second Reading — The water of the flood
prefigured Baptism, which saves you now (1 Peter 3:18-22)
Gospel — Jesus was tempted by Satan, and the
angels ministered to him (Mark 1:12-15).
New Cafeteria Tables
Fr. Mike and a team of volunteers helped to get some new tables into the cafeteria last week! Many thanks to Mrs. Borland for arranging the acquisition. Thanks to SVdP Society for the use of the truck as well!
St. Joseph News
Adoration Chapel Open Hours
We need the following hours filled:
Sun. at 1:00pm Thurs. at 7:00am
Fri. at 12:00am (midnight) If you can take an hour, please call Jim Kozinski at 317-850-5248.
“Could You Not Spend One Hour With Me?” Mt 26:40
New Library Books
The St. Joseph School library is offering the oppor-tunity to donate a book in honor of your student! For $20 we will purchase a brand new book for the library and include an honorary bookplate on the inside cover. Please help us to expand our collection through your generosity. Your student will receive a balloon to commemorate their gift as well as have the ability to be the first to check out their book. Dona-tion slips are available in the school office and will come home with your student in their weekly fold-er. We will also have donation cards available in the narthex at St. Joe and St. Vincent. Please mail or drop off your card in the school office or the offertory basket. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kate Garringer at [email protected] or Michael Hauk
Consoling the Heart of Jesus—Feb. 23
Join us in a "do it yourself" Lenten Retreat, authored by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, that combines the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius with the teachings of Sts. Therese of Lisieux, Faustina Kowalska and Louis de Montfort. The Group will meet weekly in the cafeteria beginning Tuesday, February 23rd at7:00pm and will include viewing a DVD, book and workbook. Sign up sheet is in the Church Narthex or contact Jim Kozinski at 317-850-5248 for further information.
E6 Catholic Men's Conference
The 6th annual E6 Catholic Men’s Conference will take place on February 27th and features 3 of the
world’s most dynamic Catholic speakers: Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Jason Evert and Patrick Coffin. Due to anticipated social distancing limitations in 2021, this conference will take place at the St. Joseph campus of All Saints Parish with live streaming!
Watch it LIVE! Easy one-click online access for on-ly $10. Host a “watch party” with your friends, famion-ly, men’s group or entire parish. These tickets are available online by clicking:
www.e6catholicmensconference.com/registration Fr. Mike will be assisting with this event.
Have An Announcement for SJ Mass?
Jan will now keep track of all announcements for Fr. Mike to read at weekend Masses. Email her if you have one at [email protected]. God bless you!
Mass Card
RISE UP! Lenten Daily Videos
RISE UP! Grow in your relationship with God during Lent & Easter by listening to Fr. Meyer's daily video reflection. To receive a daily text reminder with the video link text "ASPLENT" to 84576. If you do not text, sign up for email reminders on our website at
http://allsaintscatholic.net/worship/#Lent
Videos will be posted daily to our YouTube page at
https://youtube.com/c/ AllSaintsParishSundayHomilies
Adoration Hotline Number
Not sure if the adoration chapel is open or not?
How To Memorize the 7 Deadly Sins
Here’s how I teach the kids at school how to memo-rize the seven deadly (capital) sins:S-L-A-P E-G-G
Sloth Lust Anger Pride Envy Gluttony Greed
Combating Greed and Envy
Every day, thank God for what you have and who you are
Every day, look in the mirror and say, “There is no one else I’d rather be.”
Help others to realize how special they are….by what you say to them and how you treat them
Youth especially struggle with a bad self-image. Help them learn to love themselves, for God made them and they are precious in His eyes...and ours!
How To Go To Confession
If the light is on and the door open, go in. Close the door. Kneel and say, “Bless me Father for I have sinned. My last confession was ____ days/weeks/ months ago. These are my sins: ________. For these and any sins I cannot remember at this time, I am sorry.” You need to list your sins in number and kind as best you can (e.g., “I said God’s name in vain three times” or “I was impure with myself two times” or “I yelled at my husband four times” etc.), but you don’t need to tell a story behind the sins. Frequent confessions help us ensure we aren’t leaving any-thing out. Just name the sins and a ballpark number of times. Then, the priest will say some words and give you a penance. Then he will say, “Now please make your Act of Contrition.” The Act of Contrition is right there in the confessional so don’t worry if you don’t know it by heart. Then, the priest will absolve your sins and you have a blank slate again! The penance is done after you leave confession.
Some Info About Greed & Envy
Last week, Fr. Mike talked about greed and envy in his sermon. What are the warning signs of uncontrolled greed? Here are some thoughts from Manfred Kets de Vries:
Overly self-centered behavior becomes the first give-away of greedy people. Greedy people are always say-ing “me, me, me” with very little regard for the needs and feelings of others.
Envy and greed are like twins. While greed is a strong desire for more and more possessions (such as wealth and power), envy goes one step further and includes a strong desire by greedy people for the possessions of others.
Greedy people lack empathy. Caring—being concerned about the feelings of others—is not part of their reper-toire. As such, they have little qualms about causing pain to others. Their inability to empathize, their lack of genu-ine interest in the ideas and feelings of others, and their unwillingness to take personal responsibility for their be-havior and actions makes them very difficult people to be with.
They are never satisfied. Greedy people look at the world as a zero-sum game. Instead of thinking that eve-ryone would benefit as the pie gets larger, they view the pie as a constant and want to have the biggest part. They truly believe that they deserve more, even if it comes at someone else’s expense.
Greedy people are experts in manipulation. They are highly talented in taking credit for work done by others. They can be charming, but their principal agenda is to have people around them that feed their ego.
Greedy people are into the short run; they are focused on satiating their immediate needs and leave it to others to cope with the consequences. To illustrate, as leaders of corporations, they are more interested in getting their bonuses, instead of making investments for future inno-vation, or to share whatever benefits accrued with their employees.
In the pursuit of their material needs, they know no lim-its. Greedy people are not good at maintaining bounda-ries. They will compromise moral values and ethics to achieve their goals. They look for loopholes or clever ways to outsmart the rules and regulations that have been put into place to moderate this kind of behavior. What about envy?
Envy comes from a place of hurt -- from a feeling that you don’t have enough of this or that (not always materi-al things, by the way), or that you aren’t enough
Envy torments the mind and heart
Envy makes you wish you were someone else, or that you had what another has
Envy makes one struggle terribly with self-image. It makes on to think he or she is not “worth it” or is no good at all
Envy often happens because one hasn’t been loved enough
St. Joseph News
Pray. Fast. Give. - 40 Days, 40 Ways
St. Joseph Liturgical Ministers for
the Weekend of Feb. 27/28
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:00pm Mass - Deacon Tom, Rosie Grove
10:00am Mass - Becky Boyd, Jerry J. Lux
12:15pm Mass - Edwardo Lectors
5:00pm Mass - Jullian Antle, Alice Brown
10:00am Mass - Beth Gwinnup, Gina Fisher
12:15pm Mass - Javier, America, Madelin Ushers
5:00pm Mass - LeRoy Martin, Gary Sheets
10:00am Mass - Dave Reinhart, Matt Settles
12:15pm Mass - T.B.D. Musicians
5:00pm Mass - Richard Gray
10:00am Mass - Richard Gray
12:15pm Mass - James Velez Men of the Altar (MOAs)
5:00pm Mass - Antonio Harbert, Heath McIntire
10:00am Mass - Mason Deak, Keith Settles
12:15pm Mass - Uriel Esquivel Server
5:00pm Mass - Chaney Halia, Chaney Kale, Daniel Oyerbides, Josh Phelps
10:00am Mass - Ella Beck, Juan Bonilla,
Emma Claxton, Abby Gwinnup, Tyler Gwinnup,
Emma Wheelhouse
12:15pm Mass - Jolie Esquivel, Mauricio Flores, Jhoselyn Guevara, Kalani
Morales, Edwin Santiago- Esquivel, Moises Velez
Dispensing of Broken Sacramentals at St. Joe
Please use the box in the back of church under the Jesus statue to dispense of any blessed but that are broken or no longer usable. Fr. Mike will then take these items and make a holy fire out of them.Pope Francis’ Letter On St. Joseph
(continued from last week)5. A creatively courageous father (cont’d)
We should always consider whether we ourselves are protecting Jesus and Mary, for they are also mysteriously entrusted to our own responsibility, care and safekeeping. The Son of the Almighty came into our world in a state of great vulnerability. He needed to be defended, protected, cared for and raised by Joseph. God trusted Joseph, as did Mary, who found in him someone who would not only save her life, but would always provide for her and her child. In this sense, Saint Joseph could not be other than the Guardian of the Church, for the Church is the contin-uation of the Body of Christ in history, even as Mary’s motherhood is reflected in the motherhood of the Church.[23] In his continued protection of the Church, Joseph continues to protect the child and his
mother, and we too, by our love for the Church,
con-tinue to love the child and his mother.
That child would go on to say: “As you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). Consequently, every poor, needy, suffering or dying person, every stranger, every prisoner, every infirm person is “the child” whom Joseph continues to protect. For this reason, Saint Joseph is invoked as protector of the unfortunate, the needy, exiles, the afflicted, the poor and the dying. Consequently, the Church cannot fail to show a special love for the least of our brothers and sisters, for Jesus showed a particular concern for them and personally identified with them. From Saint Joseph, we must learn that same care and re-sponsibility. We must learn to love the child and his mother, to love the sacraments and charity, to love the Church and the poor. Each of these realities is always the child and his mother.
(continued next week)
Lenten Schedule
Holy Thursday—April 1st
7:00pm - Mass, SJ 7:00pm - Mass, SV
Good Friday—April 2nd
3:00pm - Service of the Lord’s Passion, SJ 5:30pm - Stations of the Cross, SJ
7:00pm - Sr. Joan Service. SV
Easter Vigil—Holy Saturday—April 3rd
9:00pm - Easter Vigil Mass, SJ
Easter Sunday—April 4th
7:30am - Mass, SJ 8:00am - Mass, SV 10:00am - Mass, SV 10:30am - Mass, SJ 12:15pm - Mass, SJ - SpanishStations of the Cross
Every Friday during Lent at 5:30pm. Fish fry follows at 6pm at the K of C.Come!
Lenten Bible Study
Fr. Mike’s Monday Morning Bible Study takes place at 10am every Monday at St. Vincent hall. We have just finished the Gospel of Matthew and for Lent are turning to Lenten themes in the Bible, a Lenten Bible study of sorts. All are welcome. Bring a Bible.
Dn. Tom’s Lenten Book Study
More info to come on Flocknote.Bella Came for Another Visit
Fr. Adam and his dog Bella came to visit again. Here is Fr. Mike’s bed….
Getting Engaged?
Remember that all Catholics ought to get married in the Catholic Church. Please help teach all the youth you know this important lesson!
Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming Events—Feb. 27 thru March 5
Saturday, February 27, 2021 ALL DAY - Christ Renews His Parish 8:30am - E6 Catholic Men’s Conference 4:30pm - Rosary, SJ
5:00pm - Mass, SJ
Sunday, February 28, 2021 8:00am - Confessions, SV 8:30am - Mass, SV
9:00am - Hispanic Men’s CHRP, SJ Café 9:30am - Rosary, SJ
10:00am - Mass, SJ
11:00am - Jesus King of All Nations Devotion, SJ 11:00am - Spanish RCIA, SJ Café
11:00am - REP, SJ Classrooms 11:30am - Confessions, SJ 11:45am - Rosary in Spanish, SJ 12:15pm - Mass in Spanish, SJ 6:00pm - Youth Group, SJ
Monday, March 1st thru Saturday, March 6th Fr. Mike will be gone for his Canonical Retreat. Fr. Paul will celebrating all daily Masses. Monday, March 1, 2021
10:00am - NO Bible Study, SV Hall - Fr. Mike Gone 5:00pm - Mass, Adoration, Confessions, SV 5:00pm - Boy Scouts, SJ Café
6:00pm - Prayer Group for the Intentions of Priest and Vocations, SV
7:00pm - RCIA. SV
Anniversary of the Shelby Co. SVdP Warehouse (‘19) Tuesday, March 2, 2021
8:15am - Mass, SJ
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 8:00am - Mass, SV
5:30pm - Rosary, Pray for our Nation, SV 6:00pm - Spanish Prayer Group, SJ 6:15pm - Religious Ed, SV School
Thursday, March 4, 2021 Friday, March 5, 2021 8:15am - Mass, SJ
9:00am - 2nd Grade Confessions
2:15pm - Stations of the Cross, SJ Students 5:30pm - Stations of the Cross, SJ
6:15pm - Apóstoles de la Palabra formation, SJ Café 7:00pm - Prayer Cenacle (Bilingual), SJ
More next week
Upcoming Events—Feb. 21 thru Feb. 26
Sunday, February 21, 2021 8:00am - Confessions, SV 8:30am - Mass, SV
9:00am - Hispanic Men’s CHRP, SJ Café 9:30am - Rosary, SJ
10:00am - Mass, SJ
11:00am - Anointing after Mass, SJ
11:00am - Jesus King of All Nations Devotion, SJ 11:00am - Spanish RCIA, SJ Café
11:00am - REP, SJ Classrooms 11:30am - Confessions, SJ 11:45am - Rosary in Spanish, SJ 12:15pm - Mass in Spanish, SJ
4:00pm - Visitation for Fr. Peter Gallagher, SJ 4:00pm - Confirmation Prep. Class, SJ
6:00pm - Youth Group, SJ
7:00pm - Vigil Service for Fr. Peter Gallagher, SJ 8:00pm - Visitation ends for Fr. Peter Gallagher, SJ Monday, February 22, 2021
9:00am - Visitation for Fr. Peter Gallagher, SJ 10:00am - Bible Study, SV Hall - ending early 11:00am - Funeral for Fr. Peter Gallagher, SJ 12:00pm - Burial of Fr. Peter Gallagher, SJ 5:00pm - Mass, Adoration, Confessions, SV 5:00pm - Boy Scouts, SJ Café
6:00pm - Prayer Group for the Intentions of Priest and Vocations, SV
7:00pm - RCIA, SV School
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:15am - Mass, SJ
6:00pm - Finance Comm. Mtg. SJ Parish Office 7:00pm - Parish Council Mtg., SJ
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 8:00am - Mass, SV
2:45pm - Faculty Faith Formation, SJ 5:30pm - Rosary, Pray for our Nation, SV 6:00pm - Spanish Prayer Group, SJ 6:15pm - Religious Ed, SV School
6:20pm - First Comm. Parent’s Mtg., SV School Fr. Mike at Vocations Office this morning
Thursday, February 25, 2021 7:00pm - Clarity Banquet Fr. Mike at Deanery Meeting Fr. Mike on Catholic Radio Fr. Mike at Brute Seminary
Friday, February 26, 2021 8:15am - Mass, SJ
9:00am - 5th Grade Confessions
2:15pm - Stations of the Cross, SJ Students 2:45pm - Rosary Club with Fr. Mike, SJ 5:30pm - Stations of the Cross, SJ
6:15pm - Apóstoles de la Palabra Formation, SJ Café 7:00pm - Prayer Cenacle (Bilingual), SJ
8:00pm - Pastoral Group Meeting, SJ Fr. Mike at St. Bartholomew
Prayer Before & After Mass
Remember that it is abeautiful practice to pray before Mass and after Mass. Offer a pious, heartfelt prayer before Mass asking Jesus to touch and transform your life. Offer
another such prayer at the end of Mass, thanking God for the Eucharist.
A Prayer for More Priests & Religious
Lord,You told us that "The harvest indeed is great but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, the Lord of the har-vest to send laborers into His fields." We ask You to strengthen us as we follow the vocation to which You have called us. We pray particularly for those called to serve as priests and religious: Those whom You have called, Those You are calling now, Those You will call in the future. May they be open and respon-sive to the call of serving Your people. We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Words of Wisdom
If we don’t teach our children who God is, Someone else will teach them everything He isn’t.
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Shelby County
SVdP Reopening Announcement
First, we want to thank God for being with us and helping us during this Doggone Covid Pandemic. Thank you so much to the Blue River Foundation for keeping us in the black with their most gracious grants to help strictly Covid affected people in Shelby County. Then to you donors, that have sent us donations also to get us through the tough times for those everyday requests that are not Covid related. Without you all, we can’t do it. There are many of you; one group, the kids from St. Joseph’s Catholic School, raised ~$1,600 and are purchasing food cards for our less fortunate friends in Shelby County; that was particularly heart warming.Thanks to you ALL!
Reopening Schedule
We will NOT make a big PR news flash about this as the last time we reopened we broke records for attendance and we just can’t handle that yet. March 6th: Warehouse only open 9:00 - 11:00am.
Accepting donations at 628 Hodell Street.
March 13th: Store reopens, normal hours
10:00am - 2:00pm at 424 E. Jackson Street. Masks required plus social distancing and limited
number of customers.
By that time we will have approximately 15 fully vaccinated helpers available.
Sign up Genius will be turned back on soon.
https://www.signupgenius.com/
go/10C0D4FACAA2FA0FDC34-shelby1
Unfortunately: (taking into consideration advice
from trusted health advisors) Children will not be allowed into the store yet. Yes, we hate that!
March 22nd: SVdP meetings resume at St.
Vin-cent Hall from 6:30 - 7:30pm. After that meeting we will determine how often to meet. Masks and social distancing etc. still in effect.
Thank you from your SVdP people.
Scriptural Stations of the Cross
Walking with Christ. This Lent, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis will join together to reflect on the Scriptural Stations of the Cross that were celebrated by St. John Paul II. Through 14 Podcasts, the listen-er will have an opportunity to practice the three pillars of Lent – Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.Each reflection will be led by priests from the Archdi-ocese of Indianapolis. The Walking with Christ Pod-casts will air in English, Spanish, as well as in Ameri-can Sign Language on YouTube. New “Walking With Christ” podcasts will be uploaded every Tuesday and Thursday of Lent, and can be found by searching for “Walking With Christ” on the Apple Podcast app and Spotify app, or by following the link to SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/sean-hussey-904281910 Additional Lenten resources, as well as recordings of the podcasts, can be found at www.archindy.org/ Lent2021. Make sure to subscribe and share with a friend!