Sunday June 7, The most holy body and blood of Christ. Prayer List. Worship & Word. Altar Servers

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1 Sunday June 7, 2015 The most holy body and blood of Christ Worship & Word This Sunday s Readings Next Sunday s Readings Exodus 24:3-8 Ezekiel 17:22-24 Hebrews 9: Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 14:12-16, Mark 4:26-34 Gather Book 1090 Gather Book 1123 Readings for the Week of June 7th Monday 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday Saint Barnabas, Apostle Acts 11:21b-26, 13:1-3; Ps 98; Mt 5:20-26 Friday The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; Is 12; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37 Saturday The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103; Is 61:9-11 / Mt 3:33-37 Prayer List ILLNESS Ginger Arnot Zachary LaManna Jean Bauer William Lancaster Nancy McCracken Baxter Nathan Legge Ann M Bozich Phil Link Mary Agnes Bussing Donald Luckett Erin Coddington Rita McAtee LaToya Davis Keira McMurran Randy Davis Gia Muro Kristen Decker Joe Pieczko John Folger Sharon Provencher Robert Grunloh Pat Quinnette Justin Hage Angie Scott Denise Hake David Shank Pamela Jones Judy Sieferman Andy Kerl Michelle Stohler Roger Kreighbaum SteveWeinstein Patience LaManna Ed Williams Rachel LaManna MONDAY June 8, :00 am Ann Shanahan by Colette Fike TUESDAY June 9, :00 am Special Intention WEDNESDAY June 10, :00 am Fran Pella by Anna Maria Provenzano THURSDAY June 11, :00 am Janet Brodnik by Henry J. Fon Family FRIDAY June 12, :00 am Special Intention SATURDAY June 13, :30 pm Norma DeWitt by Wally & Lois Carr SUNDAY June 14, :00 am Anne Lekse by Barb Carrico 8:30 am K. Florence Dufek by June M. Allen Cotton 10:30 am Bill Hornung by Jim & Julie Martin 12:00 pm Ron Deal by Gitta Fink 5:30 pm For The Parish Please welcome the following newly baptized into our Parish: Sarah Serenity Blackshear Elise Amelia Norton Note: If you would like to submit a name please contact the Parish Office. Names are removed after 4 weeks unless re-submitted. Bold names new to the list this week. Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - June 6/7 Today s Gospel gives St. Mark s account of Jesus gathering his disciples for a last supper, revealing to them a new covenant established through his own sacrificial blood. Every time we participate in the Eucharist, we make a pledge to renew and deepen our participation in Christ s covenant in practical ways. For the steward, that means making daily, personal sacrifices to strengthen this covenant relationship such as deepening our relationship with the Lord in prayer, supporting our parish, and giving comfort to the poor. Now is a good time to reflect on what we can do to strengthen our covenant with the Lord and our community in practical ways. -From the Catholic Stewardship e-bulletin ( catholicstewardship.com/) Altar Servers June 13-5:30 pm - June 14-7:00 am - June 14-8:30 am - June 14-10:30 am - June 14-12:00 pm - June 14-5:30 pm - E Jost / L Pabon J Flagler / K Matter N Kutcher / J West A Ballou / A Blastic D Eke / K Krieger A / B Duffy

2 Resources & Development A great way to have some fun on a Friday night and even win some Money! The Quickie Games start at 6:30 pm and the Regular Games start at 7:00 pm. June 12, 2015 Callers: J Csenar, Csenar Team #3 Captain: V Hamblen; Early Setup: R Ramos; Supply: L Barber; Salad: A Endres; Fryer: C Fultz; Workers: N Tyron, C Butler, R Miltenberger, D Reyes, L/S Shelby, J Rienecker, A Bradley, J Alonso, K Hawkins, C Schupp; Bakers: E Eke, M Cesnik, K Jost, E Nograles, A Pierce, M Hedge, F Fleischmann; Biscuits: D Voegele Parish Stewardship of Treasure May 31st, 2015 Weekly Budget $26, Weekly Offering $27, YTD Actual $1,254, YTD Budget $1,246, YTD Gain (Loss) $8, Endowment $ Special Collection $6, Collection Envelopes You may notice you have extra envelopes in your monthly mailing, these are the second collection envelopes that will now be included each month. We will no longer be putting them in the pews. The Festival Committee is looking for members! Dishwashing: Coordinate dishwashing volunteers throughout the festival. A list of previous volunteers will be provided. Fish Wrapping - Saturday: Coordinate volunteers to wrap fish in the bus garage on Saturday. Steam Table - Coordinate volunteers to work the serving lines in the cafeteria on Thursday evening. Contact A.J. Ploughe at ajploughe@sbcglobal.net to volunteer for these positions. Volunteer sign-up sheets will be available in Emmaus Way starting this weekend. Liturgical Commission Gospel : Mark 14:12-16, He took bread, blessed and broke it. Question for Children: Why do you like receiving Holy Communion? Question for Youth: What does it mean for you that the bread and wine becomes Jesus Body and Blood during the liturgy of the Eucharist? What feelings or ideas does it surface? Question for Adults: When you receive Holy Communion and hear the words Body of Christ...Blood of Christ what are some of the thoughts and feelings that you have? Connected In The Spirit St. Anthony Church 279 N. Warman Ave. Saturday Mass Schedule: 4:30 PM English 6:00 PM Spanish Sunday Mass Schedule: 8:30 AM Spanish 11:30 AM English Parish Life The Parish Pastoral Council is honored to welcome the following new members who will begin their two-year terms in July: David Ciechanowicz, Jim Csenar, Vicki Murphy, and Anne Thompson. Thanks to all the nominees for their interest in being a part of the Council and thanks to all the parishioners who voted in last weekend's election. The Council appreciates your participation in this process.

3 The next scheduled meetings are: June 15- June 23- June 28- June 28- June 29- Indian s Baseball Game 7pm Laser Tag Night 7-9 pm - St. Chris Gym Morning Meeting Cafeteria 9:30 am Pack & Pray Shades State Park Hike - Will meet at Mary Queen of Peace to carpool at 1 pm and return at 8 pm. Cost is $10 and includes dinner. Indian s Baseball Game 7pm For more information please contact Tom at or Natalie at Adult Faith Corner We meet Sundays after the 8:30am Mass in Damascus for an open discussion on a variety of topics. Please visit the St. Chris website for more info. MOM S GROUP MEETING Wednesday, June 17 6:30pm in Jericho Room All newcomers are welcome to attend. This is a time for mutual support, spiritual guidance, and a time to relax and laugh! Come on moms, give yourself a break! WOMEN S CRHP TEAM # 5 MEETING Monday, June 22 7pm in Damascus Faith Formation WOMEN S SUPPORT & SOCIAL This group meets every 4 th Wednesday of the month for lunch at a local restaurant. The group consists of women who have lost a spouse, divorced, or single. Our next lunch is JUNE 24 TH, 12:30 PM. Call Martha ( ) to make a reservation. Come for fellowship, support, laughter, & lunch! Christian Services Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ In the olden days it was known as Corpus Christi. That was when suits and ties and covered heads Filled the church. Noise was forbidden. Today we greet one another and smile as We gather to celebrate the gift of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Blood, the source of all life, Pumping through us by the heart center. Warming us as only love can do. Caught in a chalice, the loving cup Freely offered. Broken bread, food for the soul. Given to us to fill the void within, and for a time, To feel the arms of Jesus wrapping, holding, loving us. The only thing asked of me is that I give to others The gift of unconditional love and forgiveness Given to me in the breaking of the bread. -Trudy Bledsoe

4 Christian Services St. Vincent De Paul HELP ALWAYS NEEDED & Appreciated: - Every Saturday (except holiday weekends) at SVdP Food Pantry, 3001 E. 30th St., hours flexible. Drivers always needed to drive the Center trucks to help pick up furniture. - 2nd Saturday of the month: June 13, SVdP Food Pantry. Contact Bill Sayre at for more information. - 4th Saturday of the month June 27: Help Feed the Hungry. Meet in St. Chris parking lot at 7:30 am or meet at Distribution Center, 1201 E. Maryland St. by 8 am; returning to St. Chris about 10:30. - Every 6th week, July 11: at SVdP Distribution Center, 1201 E. Maryland St., 8am 12pm. OTHER NEEDS: - Vehicles: Donate by calling ; Beds: contact Paul Guenin at or padeceje2@aol.com; - Furniture, appliances, washers & dryers: call SVdP donation line ( ) If you would like more information on how you might be able to help St. Chris SVdP please contact Paul Guenin, , padeceje2@aol.com. SVdP Help Line Donation Line Entrepreneur to address CBE Rosemily Geyer, owner of Geyer Fire Protection, will speak at the June CBE. Her topic will be: It's Just A Job: Working On What Really Matters. The event is Friday, June 19, at the North Side Knights of Columbus. Mass starts at 7am and the program will be finished by 9am. Cost for the program includes breakfast and is $15 in advance for members and $21 for non-members. To register, pay online and for more info, visit RESPECT FOR LIFE GABRIEL PROJECT - GIFTS OF LIFE - This ministry reaches out to pregnant mothers who may need support in preventing an abortion. The representative from Gabriel Project will be speaking at all the Masses on June 13 and 14 th. A Training Session for volunteers is scheduled for June 27 th, from 9am 3pm. in Damascus. For more information on The Gabriel Project, please visit glgabrielproject.org June and July Nursing Home Visitation - please contact Flora Villanueva at floravillanueva89@yahoo.com, if you would like to join us. FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM - JUNE 21-JULY 4, 2015 The theme of this year's Fortnight will focus on the "freedom to bear witness" to the truth of the Gospel. To stay up-to-date on current religious freedom issues, sign up for text messages from the USCCB. It's easy. Just text the word "FREEDOM" to How will you "bear witness" to your freedom? ARCHDIOCESEN PRO- LIFE EVENTS, NEWSLETTER, LINKS Go to: Friar Justin Belitz, OFM, a Roman Catholic priest for over 50 years and a Franciscan Friar of the Sacred Heart Province (headquartered in St. Louis, MO) for 57 years, will be presenting a one-hour introductory lecture on "A modern approach to Franciscan Spirituality" on Monday, June 8, from 7:30-8:30 PM at the Hermitage, (3650 E. 46th Street, Indianapolis). This program is free and open to the public. Bus Drivers: June 14th, :30 am Dave Titara 10:30 am Joe Stevens

5 Dear St. Christopher Parish, Message From Father Dan This weekend is an important weekend for me. For many reasons. First of all, this weekend marks my one-year anniversary of priesthood. And what a year it's been! Festivals, Christmas concerts, school auctions, camping trips, graduations, and of course, the Greatest Spectacle in Racing! There have been funerals and baptisms, weddings and first communions, and more homilies than I can count. I have put down roots here, and I feel at home here. And thanks be to God, it looks like I have at least one more year here in the racing capital of the world! But this weekend is important for a few other reasons. This weekend, my one and only sister is getting married! In true fairy tale fashion, Anna fell in love with a humble, unassuming farm-boy who turned out to be her prince in shining armor. She is getting married in our home parish, where her mom, her grandma, her great grandma, and even her great-great grandma all were married. Ever since I can remember, Anna has wanted to be a wife and mother. Now those dreams can begin to come true. But wait! There's more! Also taking place this weekend is the Ordination Mass for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Three of our seminarians are being ordained to serve as priests this weekend. Each has their own unique journey by which they reached this point, but all three of them share a common love and devotion to our Lord. On Sunday, I have the rare and privileged honor to preach the homily at soon-to-be Fr. Adam Ahern's first Mass as a priest. Fr. Adam, who spent eight years serving our country as a member of the Army, now desires to serve both God and country by enlisting as a chaplain for the armed forces. Service. Devotion. Courage. With all this going on, is it any wonder that my thoughts and prayers are focused on vocations this weekend? And I'm not just talking about the vocation to priesthood. I'm talking about the sacrifice of giving one's entire life to another so much so that new life is born and loved into this world. I'm talking about leaving one's home to enter a cloistered convent where every waking moment is spent praying for God's people, whether they know it or not. I'm talking about devoting one's life to something greater than themselves; losing one's self in the overwhelming peace and joy of having and knowing a destiny. The world needs vocations. Now more than ever. It desperately needs men and women who are willing to dedicate themselves to the task of raising families, spreading the good news, and uniting the human race by the bonds of love. It desires...no...requires what was once so common and ordinary, but which now seems surprising and extraordinary: a married couple who is still in love after fifty years of marriage; a young priest who turns away from the glamour of the world to perform the sacraments; a young woman who decides to make Christ her husband and her all. For some of us, we have found that vocation. Now it s a matter of living it to the full. Now its time to rekindle the old flame and breathe new life into it! Now its time to hand our destiny back over to God and allow him to work through us. And it s our turn to help the next generation discover their unique vocation. For those who are seeking their vocation, know that you do not seek it alone. We are the Body of Christ, as we celebrate this weekend of Corpus Christi. We are united to each other and each others' vocations. I am called to priesthood, but I would not be here without the vocation to marriage. Nor would I have discovered my vocation save for the prayers and help of nuns and priests. We are all connected. We are all connected in God. And so, to mark and celebrate this glorious weekend, I implore you to pray for vocations. Pray for those getting married. Pray for those being ordained priests. Pray for those taking vows as religious. And pray for all God's children, that they may live that life of holiness and happiness to which we are all called. Amen. Yours in Christ, Fr. Daniel Bedel Sed Lux Lucet In Tenebris