Saint Joseph Catholic Church 228 East Hendricks Street - Shelbyville, IN 46176 Parish Office: 317-398-8227 School: 317-398-4202 www.stjoeshelby.org Saint Vincent DePaul Catholic Church 4218 E. Michigan Road - Shelbyville, IN 46176 Parish Office: 317-398-4028 www.svdpcc.com
Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 p.m. St. Joseph Sunday 8:45 a.m. St. Vincent 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph 1:00 p.m. St. Joseph (Spanish) Monday 5:00 p.m. St. Vincent Tuesday 8:15 a.m. St. Joseph 5:00 p.m. St. Joseph Wednesday 8:00 a.m. St. Vincent Thursday No Mass Friday 8:15 a.m. St. Joseph 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph (1st Fri only) Confession Schedule Saturday 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph Sunday 8:15 a.m. St. Vincent 2:00 p.m. St. Joseph Monday Noon St. Joseph 5:30 p.m. St. Vincent Friday Noon St. Joseph By Appointment Anytime. Call Fr. Mike s cell phone at 812-391-0047. Adoration Schedule Mon & Fri Noon-1:00 p.m. St. Joseph Monday 5:30-6:00 p.m. St. Vincent 6:00-7:00 p.m. St. Joseph 1st Friday 9:00 a.m. Fri - 9:00 a.m. Sat St. Joseph Rosary Saturday 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph Wednesday 5:30 p.m. St. Vincent Bulletin Submission Please submit your written and email items for the bulletin by 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Please send to: Bulletin@sjsshelbyville.org All items must be received by 9:00 a.m. on Monday in order to be included in the bulletin for the following weekend. Thank you! Thank You! This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear on the back of the bulletin completely defray all publishing costs. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity. Mass Intentions For The Week Saturday May 19, 2018 5:00 pm Vernon Heeren Sunday May 20, 2018 8:45 am Carl Federle 10:30 am For the Parishioners Intentions 1:00 pm Sinai Aguilar Monday May 21, 2018 5:00 pm Herman and Leona Gilles Tuesday May 22, 2018 8:15 am Maurice and Kathryn Kuhn 5:00 pm Marilyn Wisker Wednesday May 23, 2018 8:00 am Cliff Kunkel Thursday May 24, 2018 - No Mass Friday May 25, 2018 8:15 am Maggie Clapp Saturday May 26, 2018 5:00 pm For the Parishioners Intentions Sunday May 27, 2018 8:45 am Omer Brewer 10:30 am Lewis Pete Myers 1:00 pm Noemi Aguilar Sunday: Adoration and Vespers During the summer, beginning May 23rd, we will not have Wednesday evening Adoration and Vespers at 6:00 p.m. at St. Joseph. Readings for the week of May 20 - May 27 Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Monday: Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-11; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-20; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-3, 8; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20
Dear All, From the Desk of Fr. Mike A HUGE thank you for an amazing festival! It was the first festival we ve had since the green space was added. The space allowed for much more things, like music and the bounce house. I cannot thank the festival team enough for all their hard work, and to all volunteers. The festival was certainly fruitful in a multitude of ways. May 17 was 5th grade graduation. I am very proud of our fifth graders and I pray for them the best as they move on. Fortunately, we will have a Middle School Youth Group starting soon, so I know this is hardly goodbye. Still, it will be an adjustment not to see them every day. This coming Tuesday, May 22, is the last day of school here at St. Joe. I will miss the kids a LOT over the summer. I thank Fr. Mauro Rodas for doing the 1:00 p.m. Mass today. I am attending Fr. Joe Moriarty s 25th Anniversary Mass. Fr. Joe is my Spiritual Director and my Biggest Priest Hero. VBS make sure you sign up!! June 4-8. The Archbishop s Mass is coming up June 3, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. More later. May God bless you all with a wonderful week. My prayers and love! Fr. Mike Ask Fr. Mike Q. It's clear that you enjoy a good alcoholic beverage. I'm okay with that and I believe the Bible is as well. However, I know that too many people don't just enjoy alcohol responsibly, be it underage drinking, drinking and driving or drinking to excess. And even from a healthy living standpoint, it's not the best beverage choice. Can you give some guidance on how to be faithful in choosing how much, when, etc. to consume alcohol? Anonymous A. Good question. We must be very careful when it comes to drinking. I ve seen alcohol destroy lives and families, and I think we all have. A lot of people turn to alcohol to escape reality for one reason or another. Ask Fr. Mike, cont d A. That never ends well. G. K. Chesterton said, Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable..never drink because you need it There is good wisdom there. It is perfectly fine to drink from time to time to celebrate, thank God, enjoy fellowship, and relax. Ecclesiastes says, drink your wine with a merry heart. In fact, Catholic monks around the world went into the beer business as early as the 6th century in order to support their monasteries and help the world celebrate God s goodness. Nonetheless, we must never drink to excess, even in times of celebration. The virtue of temperance insists that we stop after a drink or two. We are not our true selves when we are drunk, and we re essentially telling God that the life, the reality he has given us is not good enough; we want something more. That is the problem with illegal drugs, too. What God has given us is enough for us. There is no need to escape into drunk land. Plus, too much alcohol and we make bad decisions and act imprudently and sinfully. A lot of people have ruined their lives because of a bad decision to keep drinking. Speaking of this, it s a wonderful thing how God builds in reminders of what is right and wrong. If you eat a whole pizza, you will feel sick. It s God s way of saying, don t overeat. Similarly, drink too much tonight and you ll have a hangover tomorrow. It s God s way of saying, don t do that. Side note: Excessive drinking (or underage drinking, or drinking and driving, etc.) is a serious enough thing that it needs to be brought to confession. I might also add that some people should not drink at all, such as when it might cause scandal (say you re in a room with a bunch of Baptists that don t believe in drinking at all). You also shouldn t drink if your drinking will lead another into temptation (e.g., if you re at dinner with a friend who has struggled with alcoholism...have a coke instead of a beer.) Obviously, you must never drink if you know that, once you start, you cannot stop. Last thought: If you suspect you might have crossed a line, for the love of God and his children, NEVER drive. Lord only knows how many kids have been sleeping in the backseat of a car when somebody under the influence ran into their vehicle and caused a collision.
May 13, 2018 - Regular Collection Budgeted Sunday Collection: $ 14,200.00 Total Sunday Collection: $ 14,109.80 Sunday s Surplus (Deficit): $ (90.20) Year-To-Date Collection YTD Collection Budget: $ 653,200.00 YTD Collection Total: $ 689,618.97 YTD Surplus (Deficit): $ 36,418.97 Thanks for your generosity! It is amazing what God can do when we are generous. Please be sure to remember St. Joseph Parish in your will! St. Joseph News St. Joseph s 150th History Unique Way To Get To School It was the end of the 1953 school year with a perfect ending for two reasons: students had just a half day of school, and parishioner Tom Gallagher had permission from Father Bernard Burgert to ride a horse to school. I parked it at the bicycle rack right where the carport is now, Gallagher said, referring to the area between the current church office and Fr. Mike s house. He graduated from the eighth grade at St. Joseph Catholic School that year. Midway through class, Father Burgert came running into the classroom with a scoop yelling, "Tom Gallagher, get out there and clean up after your horse! Of course, it was a joke. Father really liked the Gallaghers, said Tom. He really liked my dad (Victor). Tom Gallagher has been a member of St. Joseph Parish since 1948. He was 10 years old. I went to St. Vincent s for the first and second grades in a two-room schoolhouse, but there was no indoor plumbing, so my family moved to St. Joe. Congratulations To Our St. Joe Graduates! Cole Bowman Konrad Dorsey Emily Foltz Luke Foltz Lucy Furiak Heather Hoffmeyer Damon Lux Katie Lux Nate Reuter Colleen Sanders Sam Watson Thank You! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this year s St. Joseph Festival so terrific. The weather was perfect. Thank you St. Medard, Patron Saint Against Bad Weather. May the Class of 2018 see the light and be the light to those around them as they begin this new chapter in their lives. 150 th Anniversary Dinner Dinner Tickets For Sale Now! A Fried Chicken Dinner at the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon. Come join Archbishop Charles Thompson, Fr. Mike and former St. Joe Pastors. Tickets: Adults $10.00, Children 13-6 $5.00, Children under 6 free! Purchase tickets after Mass or at the Church Office.
St. Joseph School Teacher St. Joseph School is looking to hire a teacher to fill a position for the 2018-2019 school year. If you wish to apply, you must hold a valid Indiana Teacher's License for elementary school. Please send a cover letter and resume to Bethany Fewell at fewell.bethany@sjsshelbyville.org Nathan Gibson Walk Congratulations to the 150 participates who walked or ran in Nathan s Walk. St. Joseph Open Enrollment Open Enrollment for 2018-2019 school year has started for St. Joseph School for 2-year-old program, preschool program and our K-5 classes. To register, please call the School Office at 317-398-4202. Summer Tutoring Summer Tutoring Service is available. Please call Marilyn Williamson at 317-398-3114. All Are Sent Fifty days after Easter Sunday we celebrate the fulfillment of all God s promises in the Feast of Pentecost, a feast that has sometimes been called the birthday of the church. One last time we are reminded that we Christians have received the Holy Spirit, not for our own benefit, but to enable us to follow our Christian vocation. The centerpiece of the scriptures for Pentecost is the account in Acts of the Apostles of the sending of the Holy Spirit to the disciples. The other readings for this Sunday help us to understand what it means to live out our Christian vocation. Paul s letter shows us the gifts and fruits that the Holy Spirit gives to us. John s Gospel reminds us that Jesus has sent all his disciples to share his forgiveness and peace, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Today s Readings First Reading Filled with the Holy Spirit, the apostles begin to speak in tongues (Acts 2:1-11). Psalm Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104). Second Reading There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13) or Galatians 5:16-25. Gospel As the Father has sent me, so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23) or John 15:26-27; 16:12-15.
St. Joseph News Monday thru Saturday Lunch from 11:00 am - 1:00 p.m. Phone: 317-398-9914 Dinners Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 2nd Sunday of each month from 11:00-1:00 p.m. Wing and Shrimp Night Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Served Hot, Honey Garlic and BBQ Bingo Thursday evening from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Golf League Tuesday evening 5:30 pm at Bear Chase Knights of Columbus Meeting Dates Council Meeting: 8:15 pm: (1st & 3rd Wednesday) Finance Meeting: 7:00 pm: (1st Wednesday) Columbian Homes Mtg.: 7:00 pm: (3rd Wednesday) Knights of Columbus Chicken Dinner If you liked Sunday s Festival Chicken Dinner, be sure to come to the Knights of Columbus every 2nd Sunday of the month to enjoy the same Chicken Dinner. St. Joseph News Collection Counters Schedule May 21 May 29* June 4 June 11 *Due to Memorial Day Betsy Stephen s Team Teresa Wood s Team Tom Duvelius Team Nancy Nolting s Team Upcoming Events/Meetings Date Time Event May 21 6:00 p.m. Adoration May 22 6:00 p.m. Finance Comm. Mtg. May 22 7:00 p.m. Parish Council Mtg. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Month of May: Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. Host: Mary Rose Levesque, Monique Scott and Dottie Soller Cup: Alice Brown, Tom Toll, Mary Ann Turner and Marilyn Williamson Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. Host: Clare Delaney, Mary Kay Hart and David Snuffer Cup: Ron Chudzinski, Angie Davies, Sherry Mohr and Jerry J. Lux LECTORS - May 26 & 27 Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. Diane Gardner and Rosemary Grove Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. Becky Boyd and Stephanie Lancaster USHERS - Month of May: Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. Pat Cassidy, Bob Gardner, Bill Grove and Bill Turner Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. Patrick Bohman, Susie Pouder, Dave Reinhart and Marty Tormoehlen MUSIC SCHEDULE - May 26 & 27 Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. Richard Gray Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. Aaron Dixon Congratulations! Congratulations and welcome to Nico Hurtado who was baptized at St. Joseph on Saturday, May 12th by Fr. Mike. We are very blessed to welcome Nico into our St. Joseph Parish Family. 2018 St. Joseph Parish Resource Directory St. Joseph s Parishioners, your new Resource Directory should have arrived in your mailbox. The Advertisers helped provide this Directory at no cost to our Parish. Please Thank them with your patronage. They made our Directory possible.
St. Vincent News Sr. Joan s Corner Dear Parishioners, As Pentecost was approaching, I began to think about how the Holy Spirit comes to us today in Shelby County. I see many signs of newness, change and renewal. I see people working together who have never done it before. I see people reaching out to share with other people, those they do not know and are not related to in any way. When do you feel the Holy Spirit working with you? I feel the Holy Spirit with us during the gatherings of people, not just on the weekend during Mass, but also during St. Vincent de Paul Society Meetings, Parish Council Meetings, Finance Meetings when we are making decisions for the parish communities. This week as you pray, pray to the Holy Spirit. The reading from the Acts of the Apostles recorded the events which transformed the once reluctant disciples into fearless proclaimers and evangelizers of Christ and the Kingdom of God. May the Holy Spirit do the same for us. Stewardship Renewal Form Sometime during the past 10 days you received a Stewardship Renewal Form from me. Please take time to read the letter and fill out the form. Some of you will be able and want to do much: others, because of circumstance, not so much. I just ask that you take time to pray about it. Sign it and return it in the collection basket on Sunday or mail it back. If you have already misplaced it, there will be others in the pews for the next few weeks. The drawing for a parking place is June 17th. Sr. Joan We joyfully share our gifts to nourish the community. ---- St. Vincent Purpose Statement May 13, 2018 Sunday Collection: $ 5,037.00 Children Collection: $ 5.77 Catholic Home Missions Coll: $ 50.00 Praying the Rosary Please join us to pray the Rosary at St. Vincent Church on Wednesday, May 23rd 5:30 p.m. at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Fields weather permitting or in the Parish Hall if weather is inclement. Congratulations To Our Graduates! Austin Buschkoetter graduated from Ball State on May 5th with a Bachelor s degree in Architecture. Austin is the son of Debbie and Brian Buschkoetter. Maria Matney graduated from IU Bloomington with a Bachelor s degree in Sociology and Psychology and a minor in Spanish. She is going to work for AmeriCorps in Knoxville, Tennessee. Maria is the daughter of Angela and Steve Matney. Erica Huntsman is graduating from Waldron High School. Erica plans to study medical imaging at IUIPU. She has been accepted as a cheerleader. Erica is the daughter of Jerry and Janice Huntsman. St. Ann Altar Society The St. Vincent s St. Ann Altar Society will meet on Monday, May 21st at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Committee for May: Marjorie Kuhn and Carol Shaw. All ladies of the Parish are invited to attend. Bookmark Mothers If you didn t receive a bookmark last Sunday at St. Vincent, please take one from the table at each door. Pentecost Novena If you did not receive a prayer card, there are extra cards on the table at each door. Please take one and pray to the Holy Spirit. St. Vincent Cemetery Endowment Fund Thank you to Tony Beyer for remembering his Dad, Jim Beyer, with a donation to our Cemetery Endowment Fund. The endowment continues to grow as people remember loved ones with a special gift. May we continue to remember Jim Beyer in prayer. Rice Bowl Donations Thank You! St. Vincent received a thank you from Catholic Relief Services for our Rice Bowl donations. Sr. Joan was happy to report that we were able to send $1,129.91 from our Lenten sacrifices. Everyone working together can change lives.
Vacation Bible School Supplies The following supplies are needed for our VBS: Board Band-Aids Beach Balls Magic Scotch Tape Plastic Table Cloths Gummy Bears Small Ziplock Bags Napkins Clear Contact Paper Glitter Glue (various colors) Sheets of White Poster 16 rolls of toilet paper (cheap is fine) Metal Whistle with string 6 large plastic pails (same size) Medium sized red Solo cups Multi-colored Jelly Beans (large bag) Clear Plastic Cups Non-latex gloves for serving Instant Pudding Mix (Chocolate) Various Kinds of M&M s (large bags if possible) Construction paper (Multi-color and Black and Yellow single packs) Please leave your donation in St. Joseph s Narthex, St. Vincent Church or drop them off at St. Joseph s Parish Office. Thank you for your help to make VBS fun for our children. St. Joseph/St. Vincent News Habitat For Humanity St, Joseph and St. Vincent s Parishioners were busy helping with te Habitat For Humanity House. Thanks you for the hard work and delicious food. Evangelization St. Joseph s and St. Vincent s Parishioners. We are again asking for your help in contacting members of our Church Family who have been away for a time. Please consider sharing the name of a family member or friend that you would like us to contact, just complete the information on the enclosed flyer, put in the collection and we will take it from there. Thank you for your help. Youth Group Meeting Schedule May 20-6:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting May 27-6:00 p.m. Youth Group Meeting Baby Bottle Campaign The Baby Bottle Campaign at St. Joseph and St. Vincent benefiting Clarity began on Mothers Day Weekend. If you didn t receive a baby bottle, there will be extra ones at the doors of each Church. Clarity provides among its many services pregnancy care, ultrasounds, adoption service referrals, and education. Please be generous with you offerings of coin, dollars, or checks. Please return your filled bottles no later than Fathers Day weekend, June 16th - 17th when the campaign ends.
St. Joseph Staff Pastor: Rev. Michael T. Keucher Email: frmike@sjsshelbyville.org Phone: 812-391-0047 Deacon: Rev. Mr. Tom Hill Email: thill@sjsshelbyville.org Business Manager: Mrs. Rebecca Makowski Email: rebecca@sjsshelbyville.org Admin. Assistant: Mrs. Jan Lux Email: jan@sjsshelbyville.org Music Minister: Mr. Aaron Dixon Email: adixon@sjsshelbyville.org Principal: Mrs. Bethany Fewell Email: fewell.bethany@sjsshelbyville.org School Secretary: Mrs. Kathleen Simpson Email: simpson.kathleen@sjsshelbyville.org Hispanic Coordinator: Mr. James E. Velez Email: eaekcm2@gmail.com Buildings and Grounds: Mr. Bryan Fischer Email: bryan.fischer49@gmail.com Phone: 317-421-0190 Religious Ed Assistant: Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy Email: rep@sjsshelbyville.org St. Vincent Staff Parish Life Coordinator: Sister Joan Miller Email: joanm1213@gmail.com Phone: 317-398-4028 Parish Council President: Rich Perry Email: rich_a_perry@yahoo.com Phone: 317-512-5039 Cemetery Operations: JJ Jones Email: weimar63@mach1pc.com Phone: 317-364-2827 Hall Rental: Eileen Settles Phone: 765-525-9956 Mass Notes This spot is available to write down your notes or thoughts. Thank You All From SVDP Divine Providence: God Provides Thank you to each and every one of you for your thoughts, prayers, dedication, contributions, and work towards the success of your St. Vincent DePaul Society in our Shelby County. We can t get over it! Here are a few of the donations that we have just recently received: (this doesn t count all the hours of those in our society that are actually visiting and calling on our poor and assisting them in one fashion or another.) $5,000 anonymous donation from one of the SVDP members. Truck: Carl and Barbara Harcourt St. Joseph Parishioners Green Envelope Collection Wilfred Merkel family (whole house belongings) Nancy Beyer (Tables and chairs) $10,000 anonymous donation The St. Vincent DePaul Charity Tea Committee: $8,024.80 All of these things (and many I have missed) are going to build a strong foundation for us to be solvent and ready to serve for years to come. Thank you again; Your St. Vincent DePaul Society Help Line: 317-395-7027 or ShelbyCountySVdP@gmail.com Website: www.svdpshelby.org Meetings: 6:30 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent s Parish Hall; 2nd and 4th Mondays.