St. Charles and St. Patrick

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1 St. Charles and St. Patrick Otterbein, IN Parishes Oxford, IN (765) Pastor: Rev. Robert Klemme (765) Mailing Address: 502 S. Michigan St. Oxford, IN Fax: (765) Father Bob s rklemme@localline.com Website: or Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Daily Masses: Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. Religious Education K-8 Sunday 9:50 a.m. LIFE TEEN (Grades 9-12) Sunday 6:00 p.m. Otterbein (Nov. thru Feb.) Reconciliation: Saturday 5:00 p.m. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Daily Masses: Monday 8:00 a.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. Religious Education K-8 Sunday 8:45 a.m. LIFE TEEN (Grades 9-12) Sunday 6:00 p.m. Oxford (August thru October) (March thru May) Reconciliation: Sunday 7:00 a.m. or by appointment. Baptisms: Contact the parish office for arrangements. Marriages: Initial arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Parish Membership: All persons are welcome to become members of our parish community. You are encouraged to register with the parish office as soon as possible. Persons who are moving are also asked to inform the parish office. Bulletin Info: Deadline for bulletin information is on Wednesday.

2 St. Charles Parish, Otterbein This Week at St. Charles October 3-9 Tuesday, October 4 - St. Francis of Assisi 8:00 a.m.: +Barb Gick by Jim Gick Wednesday, October 5 4:30 p.m.: Legion of Mary, Rectory 5:45 p.m.: +Rosemary Ginda by Fr. Bob 7:00 p.m.: Confirmation class, Parish Hall Thursday, October 6 8:00 a.m.: +Carol Horwedel by Anne Horwedel Friday, September 30 7:00 p.m.: Alcoholic Anonymous Group mtg, Parish Hall Saturday, October 8 5:30 p.m.: Vigil Mass: +Rev. Francis M. Scheck by Jean Sondgerath Sun., Oct. 9 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m.: +Rita Kerkhoff by Fred & Rosemary Bobo 9:50 p.m.: Religious Ed. Classes, K-8, Hall & Rectory Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Tithe next Sunday, October 9 will go to Catholic School Tuition Assistance. ********************** St. Bridget Prayer Chain: Kim Deno Julie Kerkhoff Parking Lot Parishioners are welcome to use the new parking lot next to the hall for CCD. You may enter from Timmons Street and exit through the alley. Fruitful Harvest Pledges Just a reminder that we begin taking pledges for Fruitful Harvest 2016 in the sanctuary area after the weekend Masses October 1 & 2 and October 8 & 9. Please take a few minutes after Mass to make your pledge. We appreciate your time and thank you for your contribution to the campaign. Server Training We will be training youth to serve at Mass. The 7th & 8th grade class will be trained this week and next week during CCD (9:50-10:50), and then we will move to the 5th & 6th grade class. Any interested adults are welcome to join us. Please contact Jennifer Wetli at with any questions. Collection Report from September 25 (We have issued 148 envelopes) Regular Collection: $ (57 envelopes) Loose: $ Total: $ Church cleaning this week: Bryan & Linda Gick Liturgical Ministers for October 8 & 9 Eucharistic Ministers: 5:30 p.m.: Darci McKinney, Patrick Klemme, Jennifer Wetli 9:00 a.m.: Glenn Hardebeck, Mark Probasco, Steve Wright Would you pray for a priest each day this week? October 3 - Fr. Timothy Kroeger October 4 - Fr. Peter Logsdon October 5 - Fr. Gustavo Lopez October 6 - Ch. Col. Philip Mahalic October 7 - Fr. John Mannion October 8 - Fr. Jeff Martin October 9 - Fr. Adam Mauman 1 Lector: 5:30 p.m.: Susan Freeland 9:00 a.m.: Stepheny Lemenager Servers: 5:30 p.m.: Gracie Wetli, Ellie Wetli Cross: Michael Klemme 9:00 a.m.: Allen Hardebeck, Megan Hardebeck Cross: Kyla Wright Greeters: 5:30 p.m.: Todd Wetli, Doug Mettes 9:00 a.m.: Bob McTaggart, Brian Lemenager

3 St. Patrick Parish, Oxford This week at St. Patrick October 3-9 Monday, October 3 8:00 a.m.: Intention of Mark Cochran by Fr. Bob 7:00 p.m.: Knights of Columbus, Parish Hall Friday, October 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary 8:00 a.m.: +Tom Holmes by Jim & Karen Young Saturday, October 8 8:00 a.m.: +Lavern Chaffee by Bill & Debbie Barnard Sun., Oct. 9 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m.: For the People of St. Charles & St. Patrick 8:45 a.m.: Religious Ed. Classes, K-8, Parish Hall 10:30 a.m.: +Kevin Klemme by Mary Klemme 6:00 p.m.: Life Teen Mass followed by Life Night Tithe for next Sunday, October 9 will go to Sacred Heart School Tuition Assistance. ******************** St. Patrick Prayer Chain: Debbie Barnard Nancy Brost Coffee & Donuts next Sunday, October 9 will be served if we get a family volunteer. Family Volunteer Needed We are in need of family volunteers to help with coffee and doughnuts again this year. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the kitchen in the parish hall. We need volunteers for October 9, November 20 and December 18. Please check your calendars to see if you could volunteer one of these Sundays. Fruitful Harvest Just a reminder that we begin taking pledges in the parish hall following the Sunday morning Masses this weekend October 2 and also October 9. Please take a few minutes to go to the hall and make your pledge to the Fruitful Harvest 2016 campaign. We thank you for your time and your contribution to the campaign. Collection Report from September 25 (We have issued 125 adult and 25 children envelopes) Regular Collection: $ (44 envelopes) Children s Collection: $ (0 envelopes) Loose: $ Total: $ Stewardship by the Book Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time When will I have given enough - of my income, of my time, of my talents? Today s Gospel suggests that only total stewardship will do: When you have done all you have been commanded to do, say We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty. 2 Rosary next Sunday, October 9 Wayne & Berneice Oneal Liturgical Ministers for October 9 Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 a.m.: Sharon Dwenger, Gary Deno, Helen Deno 10:30 a.m.: Sherry Fischer, Helen Center, Volunteer Needed 6:00 p.m.: Monica Lohmuller, Kevin Puetz Lector: 7:30 a.m.: Larry Barnard 10:30 a.m.: Tim Tabert 6:00 p.m.: Sydney Payne, Gracie Wetli Servers: 7:30 a.m.: Ally Cecil, Volunteer Needed 10:30 a.m.: Ava Lukaszka, Volunteer Needed 6:00 p.m.: Payton Williams Charlie Daily Ushers: 7:30 a.m.: Jack Dwenger, Bill Brost 10:30 a.m.: Shane O Malley, Tim Muller 6:00 p.m.: Kaitlin Anthrop, Faith Atkinson

4 Dear Parishioners, In the Gospel reading from Luke the apostles asked Jesus to, Increase our faith. Jesus tells them that they only need faith the size of a mustard seed. In the second reading from Timothy St. Paul writes that God had given them a power of love and self-control and goes on to tell Timothy s community to, bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. In the first reading the author, Prophet Habakkuk, writes in his prayer to God, Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and clamorous discord. We can also say that there is destruction, violence, clamorous discord and strife before us. We hear about the violence of terrorists and the violence of individuals weekly. We hear about the destruction of storms and other natural disasters. We hear continually of violence on the nightly news. It is seldom that I do not watch the 10:00pm Indianapolis news without the headlines including a story about someone who was killed by crime or auto accident in Indianapolis or the surrounding communities. God has given us the power of love, the strength and self-control to counter the violence and destruction that we find among ourselves in this society. Our actions of care and concern can be of help to others and ourselves. Our caring actions come from the strength that God gives us. A kind word, a friendly visit, or a helping hand can make all the difference to someone that is suffering from physical, emotional or mental hardships. Our faith is put into action and the extremely small mustard seed of hope and love in the heart of the afflicted can become a large plant of hope and love in the afflicted and in self. God bless you, Fr. Bob Pray for the Sick Let us pray for these sick: Virgil Schutter, Evan Gant, Jack Allison, Kim Dahnke, Bob Zahnke, Sharon Eberle, Jack Blankman, Collette Lavelle, Chuck Mailloux, Ron Sondgerath, Sue Glotzbach, Charlotte Cain, Amber Brost, Rob Sorenson, Paul Satchell, Phillip Gobel, Janet Schutter, Dick Atha, Dick Bowman, Mark Cochran, Bernard Krebs, Jason Cole and Mary Klemme. Fruitful Harvest 2016 St. Charles and St. Patrick s will kick off Fruitful Harvest 2016, Stewards of Christ...Sharing our Gifts this weekend. As a Catholic community, we are called to respond to God s grace in our lives. Fruitful Harvest is an opportunity to respond to His grace by sharing your blessings. I ask that you prayerfully consider your pledge and plan to participate in our diocesan appeal, Fruitful Harvest Thank you for our continued stewardship and prayers as we begin this next diocesan appeal, Stewards of Christ...Sharing Our Gifts. Father Bob Mass Schedule for Life Teen for 2016 All Masses at 6:00 pm Masses at St. Patrick from August 11 to October 30, 2016 October 9 October 23 October 16 October 30 - No Mass Life Teen moves to St. Charles from Nov. 6 to Dec. 11, 2016 November 6 December 4 November 13 December 11 November 20 November 27 - No Mass Watch the bulletin for the Life Teen Mass schedule for 2017.

5 40 Days of Life Please join the Fall 40 Days for Life Campaign, which starts Wednesday, September 28 and runs daily from 7 am to 7 pm through November 6th. Volunteers are needed to pray daily outside Planned Parenthood located at 964 Mezzanine Drive in Lafayette. During this time, pray and fast to help the unborn and for an end to abortion. You can pray individually, with a friend or relative, or even arrange to come pray with a group such as a Scout troop, a school class, sports team, etc. Come pray once for an hour or as often as your schedule allows. Invite your family members, co-workers and fellow Christians to join this important life-saving effort. For more information and to register for prayer vigil hours please visit You can also 40daysforlifelafayette@gmail.com or call All are welcome! Come Spend Some Time With Jesus in Adoration We all know our world is a mess. We all say What can I do? You can pray and you do. But praying before the Blessed Sacrament is so powerful. It is so peaceful and calming to just sit with Jesus. Pray, read, listen, meditate. Come and spend some quiet time with Jesus and see what a difference it makes in your life. We can change things, one prayer at a time. There is Adoration every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight in the Chapel in the Annex at Sacred Heart. Sign up for a set hour every week or just stop by. You will be blessed. For more information contact Debbie Barnard at (765) Holistic Prayer Journey To schedule a Healing Session call Please leave a message that includes your phone number for a return call. Listening Retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Where is God calling you? Let the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the Woods, Indiana, lead you toward deeper contemplative listening during a free weekend retreat for single, Catholic women ages The retreat takes place November 18-20, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. During the retreat, you can explore where God is calling you, ask any questions you have about vocation, get an inside look at life as a Sister of Providence, get to know Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and more. To learn more, contact Sister Editha Ben at or eben@spsmw.org, or register online at ListeningRetreat.SistersofProvidence.org. Natural Family Planning In order to truly trust God, you have to trust Him in every aspect of your life - including your family planning. Natural Family planning can help you prayerfully discern what His will is for your family, and is safer, healthier, more effective and morally more acceptable than using contraception! For more information contact Susan Hoefer, Diocesan NFP Coordinator at shoefer@dol-in.org or (765) Holy Hour for America Mark your Calendar! The first Wednesday of every month there will be a Holy Hour for America with Rosary at 7 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Chapel. Sponsored by the Legion of Mary. Office for Vocations Rev. Father David Hasser Office for Vocations PO Box 2392 Muncie, Indiana office@priestforever.org