Worship and Word. Sixth Sunday of Easter. Sixth Sunday of Easter May 5, Prayer List

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Worship and Word. Sixth Sunday of Easter. Sixth Sunday of Easter May 5, Prayer List"

Anthony Robinson
5 years ago
Views:

1 Sixth Sunday of Easter May 5, 2013 Worship and Word This Sunday s Readings Next Sunday s Readings Acts 15:1-2, Acts 1:1-11 Revelation 21:10-14, Hebrews 9:24-28; 10:19-23 John 14:23-29 Luke 24:46-53 Gather Book 1078 Gather Book 1079 Gospel: John 14:23-29 Theme: The Holy Spirit instructs us in everything we do. Question for Children: How do you experience the peace which Christ offers us? Question for Youth: Jesus told us to trust in the Holy Spirit to help guide our lives. How can you be open to what the Holy Spirit might say to you? Question for Adults: How do you experience the peace which Christ offers us? Prayer List Illness Judy Adams, Mary Ellen Alig, Ginger Arnot, Megan Bozarth, Ann Bozich, Cindy Brown, Tom Campbell, Michelle Chasteen, Shirley Christian, Evelyn Cochran, Blaine Coomer, Debbie Courtney, Frank Danbeck, John Danyluk, Kristen Decker, Abela Dicen, Annie Dimmitt, Eileen Garrett, Janice Gibson, Gerald Glassing, Robert Grunloh, Denise Hake, Jerry Hayman, Mary Heinrich, Mike Hession, David Hood, Billy Hubner, Stephen Jensen, Richard Kallock, Joseph Kocha, Rachel LaManna, Rita McAtee, John McFall, Diane Metheny, Angie Meyer, Aaron Miles, Jennifer Moore, John Moran, Kim Newman, Margaret Otte, Madeline Owens, Mary Lou Pearson, Kay Peterson, Joe Pieczko, Sharon Phillians, Jim Poole, Rita Portish, Ralph Rancourt, May Resendiz, Michael Robertson, Pat Salata, Tony Salati, Susie Schneider, Caitlyn Sears, Eagle Shaw, Deanna Shively, Judy Sieferman, Theresa Simmons, Martha Steiner, Elmer Szhlensker, Larry Tenner, Al Thompson, Mike Tippmann, Maggie Treis, Joe Valentine, Linda Weilhamer, Dorothy Weinbeck, Bob Wilbur, Brenda Williams, Ed Williams, Harry Williams Deaths None MONDAY, May 6, :00 a.m. Mary Franke by Family TUESDAY, May 7, :00 a.m. Mary Anne Jansen WEDNESDAY, May 8, :00 a.m. Mary Eileen Arber by Sarah & Eileen Watson THURSDAY, May 9, :00 a.m. Larry Monahan by Jane & Larry Wagner FRIDAY, May 10, :00 a.m. Mary Ellen Pereau by Rita Portish SATURDAY, May 11, :30 p.m. Elizabeth Schambach by Foltz Family SUNDAY, May 12, 2013 The Accession of the Lord 7:00 a.m. For the Parish 8:30 a.m. Katie Bell by The Family 10:30 a.m. Josephine Armin by Barb & Chuck Brinkman Noon Mary Seward by Cahill Family 5:30 p.m. Mary Spoerle by The Family Sixth Sunday of Easter Weekend of May 4/5, 2013 Today s reading from Revelation offers a vision of the City of God, the new Jerusalem. But, the bishops pastoral on stewardship reminds us, that life to come is in continuity with this present life through the human goods, the worthy human purposes, which people foster now. 2nd Pub. Megan Monaghan & Philip Stoller

Worship and Word Readings for the Week of May 5,

16:4a Tuesday Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138; Jn 16:5-11

16:12-15 Thursday Acts 18:1-8; Jn 16:16-20

18:9-18; Ps 47; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday Acts

Development Bingo May 10, 2013 Callers; J

M Miranda, T Grzgorzewski: Early Setup; M

Workers; M Bloomer, C/J Franklin, A Lund, T

K Paddock, (7-9:30) A Miranda: Bakers: D Guenin,

Nault: Biscuits; T Drake Faith Formation

Our Vacation Bible School is coming up on June

We depend on volunteer adults and teens to make

Volunteers help the kids make snacks in the

! This year our theme for VBS is Everywhere Fun

the world: Africa, Asia, Europe, South/Central

I know our parish has members from many of these

I would love to incorporate food, arts, dances,

sessions, I would still like to have your ideas.

2 Worship and Word Readings for the Week of May 5, 2013 Monday Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149; Jn 15:26 16:4a Tuesday Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22 18:1; Ps 148; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday Acts 18:1-8; Jn 16:16-20 Friday Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47; Jn 16:23b-28 Resources & Development Bingo May 10, 2013 Callers; J Csenar, R Brooks, D Kochell Team #7 Co-Captains; M Miranda, T Grzgorzewski: Early Setup; M Egenolf: Supply; M Harmon: Salad; M Egenolf: Workers; M Bloomer, C/J Franklin, A Lund, T McKee, S Moran, L Nault, T Righter, (6:30-9:30) K Paddock, (7-9:30) A Miranda: Bakers: D Guenin, A Miranda, A Provenzano, B Carrico, T McKee, L Nault: Biscuits; T Drake Faith Formation Volunteers Needed! Our Vacation Bible School is coming up on June at 9:00 to noon each day. We depend on volunteer adults and teens to make this program possible. Volunteers help the kids make snacks in the kitchen, work on arts and crafts, and play games with the children in the gym or park. But wait there s more!! This year our theme for VBS is Everywhere Fun Fair, emphasizing that we are all brothers and sisters in faith. Each day we will focus on a particular area of the world: Africa, Asia, Europe, South/Central America, and Australia. I know our parish has members from many of these areas, so I am looking for your input! I would love to incorporate food, arts, dances, music, crafts or games from around the world in our VBS. If you are not able to be present for the VBS sessions, I would still like to have your ideas. I would love to have this be an experience of the rich diversity of our parish. Please contact me with your ideas or any questions you may have. Sr. Mary Ann ext. 119 mdefazio@saintchristopherparish.org Grandparents Day Parish Stewardship of Treasure Week of April 27/28, 2013 Weekly Budget $26, Weekly Offering $25, YTD Actual $1,157, YTD Budget $1,137, YTD Gain (Loss) $20, Special Collection $4, Endowment $ Faith Formation Catholicism DVD Series Returns! The final three segments of Fr. Barron s series Catholicism will be shown on the Mondays listed below. May 6: Mary the Mother of God May 13: Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure June 3: Christ and the Church We will meet in Damascus at 7:00 p.m. All sessions will be facilitated by Sr. Mary Ann. For more information you may contact her at , extension 119 or mdefazio@saintchristopherparish.org. At School April 26, 2013

Faith Formation May 5 May 26 June 2 June 10 June 19 June 22 June 23 June 27 June 29 & 30 July 1 July 9 July 13 & 14 July 18-20 July 28 End of July Youth Ministry Calendar Grades 7-12 Regular Meeting

m. Climb Time along with Dave & Busters Meet at St. Chris in the parking lot at 9:00 a.m. return at 2:30 p.m. Sunday Brunch Between 8:30-10:30 a.m. Masses At the Biltmore House Game Night in the PAR Starting at 6:30 p.

Chris at 5:00 p.m. Returning Sunday at 6:00 p.m. St. Chris Mid-Summer Festival Many helpers needed Brickyard Parking Kings Island Meet at St. Chris 8:00 a.m. Return around midnight Schwan s Showcase The Schwan s Trucks will be in the St.

3 Faith Formation May 5 May 26 June 2 June 10 June 19 June 22 June 23 June 27 June 29 & 30 July 1 July 9 July 13 & 14 July July 28 End of July Youth Ministry Calendar Grades 7-12 Regular Meeting Following 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass Indy 500 Parking Starting at 7:00 a.m. Sunday Brunch Between 8:30-10:30 a.m. Masses At the Biltmore House Indians Game Victory Field at 7:00 p.m. Grill Out Wednesday Leonard Park at 6:00 p.m. Climb Time along with Dave & Busters Meet at St. Chris in the parking lot at 9:00 a.m. return at 2:30 p.m. Sunday Brunch Between 8:30-10:30 a.m. Masses At the Biltmore House Game Night in the PAR Starting at 6:30 p.m. Lock-In from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. in the Gym Indians Game Victory Field at 7:00 p.m. Taco Tuesday in the PAR Starts at 6:30 p.m. Pack & Pray Trip to the Shades State Park Leaving St. Chris at 5:00 p.m. Returning Sunday at 6:00 p.m. St. Chris Mid-Summer Festival Many helpers needed Brickyard Parking Kings Island Meet at St. Chris 8:00 a.m. Return around midnight Schwan s Showcase The Schwan s Trucks will be in the St. Christopher School parking Lot on Saturday, May 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. selling lots of great items to raise money for our fabulous school! Come join us at this kick off event! Pick up your Schwan s order and get some Lemonade from the Daisy Scout Troop s Lemonade Stand too! Easier online ordering from the Schwan s website! Campaign Code for May is: Delivery Date is: May 11, 2013 Pre-Order by May 9 th online! Adult Faith Corner Welcomes everyone after the 8:30 a.m. Mass Mother s Day, May 12-No Classes May 19 Nooma DVD Open - Damascus You can order online at or contact Alison Rendes at Connected in the Spirit Connected in the Spirit May 4 and 5 Surveys As parishioners of St. Christopher Parish, your input will be invaluable during the Connected in the Spirit process. We will use a variety of methods to receive your input and to communicate planning process results. For the parish community, we will be conducting surveys at the Masses this weekend, May 4 and 5, for the parish assessment. The surveys will also be available on the parish website under In The News. By the end of May, this initial parish assessment to evaluate our strengths and identify our concerns will be completed. The evaluation of parish ministries will be divided into four categories: Sacramental Life of the Parish; Evangelization, Catechesis and Catholic Schools; Stewardship and Justice; and Effective Administration.

Christian Services Holy Spirit Speak the words and silent groans that I cannot. Ethereal, warm breath, aid in weakness, intercessor in prayer, advocate, intercede for me.

m. Dave Titara 10:30 a.m. Pete Martich The St. Christopher Shawl Ministry would like to invite you to an Evening of Reflection. It will be Tuesday, May 14 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Damascus.

The Shawl Ministry creates comfort shawls for those in need, baby blankets for the newly baptized and hats for distribution by the Food Pantry.

4 Christian Services Holy Spirit Speak the words and silent groans that I cannot. Ethereal, warm breath, aid in weakness, intercessor in prayer, advocate, intercede for me. Pain is pressing upon my heart. Sorrow overwhelms and disturbs the quiet. The dark night must be lived through. Speak the words and silent groans that I cannot. By: Trudy Bledsoe May 12, :30 a.m. Dave Titara 10:30 a.m. Pete Martich The St. Christopher Shawl Ministry would like to invite you to an Evening of Reflection. It will be Tuesday, May 14 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Damascus. We encourage anyone who is interested to come and join us. The Shawl Ministry creates comfort shawls for those in need, baby blankets for the newly baptized and hats for distribution by the Food Pantry. We welcome new members and if you don t know how to knit or crochet, we can teach you. Refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please contact Jane Gottlieb at Pray for Respect for Life from Conception to Natural Death Domestic Violence impacts one in four families. It affects mainly children and women of all ages. It also increasingly Group impacts male and female elderly people. Lots of support is available to assist the victims and the persons who need help controlling their anger. Upcoming Respect Life Events: ~ May 18 at 8:30 am - St Michael Parish - 3rd Saturday Mass for the Unborn with Rosary and pray at the Women's Clinic ~ May 25 at 12:30 pm - St. John's 4th Saturday Rosary Procession for the Unborn Also Check the CRITERION for other upcoming events The Saint Christopher Respect Life Group is attempting to improve the life of all humans by sharing information and working to support people during their life journey. If you are interested in learning more please contact Mark Folger at m_folger@msn.com or Paul Guenin at May 11-5:30 p.m. May 12-7:00 a.m. May 12-8:30 a.m. May 12-10:30 a.m. May 12-Noon May 12-5:30 p.m. Liturgical Commission K Blake/S Starsiak J Quinn/J Warner B Kruszynski/C Sweeney M Brown/S Heffner B/M Sidor C/S Nash Choir. Parish Life PARISH REGISTRATIONS will be in the Emmaus Way after each Liturgy today, May 5. Coffee and Donuts will be served after the 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses in Damascus. Coffee and Donuts is being hosted by the S a v e t h e D a t e s. S t. Christopher s 75th Anniversary Gala has been scheduled for Saturday evening, September 7. The Anniversary Liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, September 15 at 11:00 a.m. Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin will preside at this Liturgy and will rededicate the Church. Around the Archdiocese 11th ANNUAL MOTHER S DAY BUFFET BREAKFAST Make your plans now to enjoy Mother s Day Breakfast at the K of C located at 5350 Allied Blvd. on Sunday May 12. Serving in the Clubroom will begin at 7:45 a.m. continuously until 10:30 a.m. Mothers, step-mothers, and grandmothers are our special guests and thus their meal is free. For all other adults and children age 12 and over, the cost is $7.00 per person. This includes your drink. Children ages 6 through 11 are $3.50. Children under 6 are free. Reservations for parties of 8 or more would be appreciated by calling Dick Hamilton, Menu will include: Sausage Links, Scrambled Eggs, Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Pancakes, Warm Fruit Compote, Coffee, Juice, Milk, Donuts

5 Message from Fr. Dave When we have free time, whom do we seek out for companionship? We probably choose to be with friends who have like interests and who do not demand much from us. Knowing one another, we can relax and enjoy one another s company. This kind of experience renews us and strengthens the bonds of friendship. The call to visit the sick is not what first comes to mind as a leisure activity. That is probably because for the Christian, it is not a leisure activity, nor is it something relegated to our left-over time. Jesus was acutely aware of this in His day. Those who were sick, and especially those who were incurable, were treated as outcasts and even sinners. Contemporary living has a much more sophisticated way of excluding the sick. It is difficult for those who have lost their physical beauty and mental acuity and who face some terminal illness to fit in. The sick are to be visited precisely because they are a part of life and the community of faith. They just happen to be sick! Those who find themselves in the transition of illness need to be recognized as much as when they were healthy, if not more. All will have a place at the banquet table in heaven. We must make certain that all have a place here as well both healthy and infirm alike. What defines Easter finery are garments of grace, trimmed with love. A profound point might be that as we have had the privilege of walking with one another through life, so too do we need to accompany one another to the grave and beyond, literally and spiritually. Other than both beginning with the letter B, birth and burial are both a part of life. In the Christian dispensation, we profess something beyond burial each time we pray the Creed. The Communion of Saints is not a handy concept to help us deal with death. Much more, the Communion of Saints is precisely what it claims to be that is, a community of persons living and dead, baptized into union with Christ, who has once and for all destroyed death and restored life. In Christ, we travel back and forth across the invisible barrier that separates this life from the life to come, and become aware that our Communion with those who have gone before us is as strong, if not stronger than ever. Each Eucharist welcomes all the Saints, both living and dead, to this world. We all gather around the Table of the Lord, noting in faith that we eat and drink ourselves into Christ s death so that we might eat and drink with Him in the Kingdom. Burying the dead is one important moment in this continuous experience of birthing, living and being reborn to eternal life. Being a family means accepting the entirety of family life, the happy and sad times, the serene and the troubled times. The Christian family is no different. There is a temptation to consider sorrow and grief as barometers of sickness. After all, who wants to feel bad? Life, however, brings to us all manner of experiences, including times of transition, limitation, change, and death. All those are reminders to us that we are mortal. Linked with the temptation already named is the illusion that what we like and want the most is unending. Jesus Disciples looked into the face of reality and see not obstacles, but traces of grace transforming us from despair to hope. Ours is not to avoid the troubled, but to seek them out with the gift of compassion that is tempered by respect and a love that is nonintrusive. Because God has pitched a tent among us in the person of Jesus, making a home for all persons, we in turn make a room of acceptance for those troubled in any way and afford those grieving a place to do so. When Mary of Magdala, grieving the loss of Jesus, went to the tomb, she found in His presence a welcome. As we continue our Pascal journey, life will no doubt weave together resurrection joy with the strands of human affliction and sadness. With Mary in the garden, we see Christ risen from the dead and the comfort that His new life gives to us all. Our mission is to be a ready companion for those whose grief causes them to want to give up hope. The Easter consolation that we offer one another begins with the acceptance and welcomes the Lord, who Himself stood in the midst of His grieving friends and wept. All of this comes from From Death to Life: A Walk with Christ Through the Easter Season By: Father Noah Casey, a priest of this archdiocese and pastor of our Cathedral Church. Fr. Noah is a good friend of mine and gave permission for me to quote from his recently published book. Thirty-six years a priest, he holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Spiritual Direction from the Weston School of Theology, a part of Boston College.

Worship and Word. Fourth Sunday of Easter April 21, Fourth Sunday of Easter. Prayer List

Worship and Word. Fourth Sunday of Easter April 21, Fourth Sunday of Easter. Prayer List Fourth Sunday of Easter April 21, 2013 Worship and Word This Sunday s Readings Next Sunday s Readings Acts 13:14, 43-52 Acts 14:21-27 Revelation 7:9, 14b-17 Revelation 21:1-5a John 10:27-30 John 13:31-33a,