St. Charles and St. Patrick Otterbein, IN Parishes Oxford, IN (765) 583-4641 Pastor: Rev. Robert Klemme (765) 385-2587 Mailing Address: 502 S. Michigan St. Oxford, IN 47971 Fax: (765) 385-0225 spchurch@localline.com Father Bob s e-mail: rklemme@localline.com Website: www.stcharlesotterbein.com or www.stpatrickoxford.com Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.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. or by appointment. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday: 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. 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.
St. Charles Parish, Otterbein Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Tithe for next Sunday, October 14 will go to Catholic School Tuition Assistance. This Week at St. Charles October 8-14 Tuesday, October 9 Wednesday, October 10 4:30 p.m.: Legion of Mary, Rectory No evening Mass No Confirmation class Thursday, October 11 Saturday, October 13 5:30 p.m.: Vigil Mass: +Fr. Francis M. Scheck by Jean Sondgerath ********************** St. Bridget Prayer Chain: Kim Deno 583-1505 Julie Kerkhoff 583-4110 Turkey Dinner Sign Up Sign up for workers and food for the Turkey Dinner which is Sunday, November 4th is the weekends of Oct. 6 & 7, Oct. 13 & 14 and Oct. 20 & 21 before and after both Masses in the walkway entering the church. Feel free to call or text Jeanne Brummet to sign up also. Home: 583-2833 or Cell: 404-1975. Bake Sale The 3rd and 4th Grade CCD class will be having their annual bake sale after both Masses the weekend of October 13th and 14th. Please help support the kids and Heifer International. Sun., Oct. 14 - Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m.: +Gerald & Rita Miller by Theresa Miller 9:50 a.m.: Religious Ed. Classes, K-12, Hall & Rectory Collection Report from September 30 (We have issued 158 envelopes) Regular Collection: $ 2328.00 (48 envelopes) Loose: $ 219.00 Total: $ 2567.00 Church cleaning this week: John & Collette Lavelle Family Would you pray for a priest each day this week? October 8 - Fr. John Mannion October 9 - Fr. Jeff Martin October 10 - Fr. Adam Mauman October 11 - Fr. Michael McKinley October 12 - Very Rev. Michael McKinney October 13 - Fr. Thomas Metzger October 14 - Fr. Christopher Miller 1 Liturgical Ministers for October 13 & 14 Eucharistic Ministers: 5:30 p.m.: Susan Freeland, Karen Young, Darci McKinney 9:00 a.m.: Mark Probasco, Bob Metzinger, Janet Koehler Lector: 5:30 p.m.: Deb Wallpe 9:00 a.m.: Ron Brost Servers: 5:30 p.m.: Volunteers Needed Cross: Volunteer Needed 9:00 a.m.: Sidney Datzman, Volunteer Needed Cross: Volunteer Needed Greeters: 5:30 p.m.: Doug Mettes, Doug Brummet 9:00 a.m.: Bob McTaggart, Brad Deno
St. Patrick Parish, Oxford This week at St. Patrick October 8-14 Monday, October 8 8:00 a.m.: +Uncle Bro (Jim Zink) by the Red Zink Family Thursday, October 11 7:00 p.m.: Life Teen Advisory Board meeting, Parish Hall Friday, October 12 Saturday, October 13 8:00 a.m.: +Jack Blankman by Jim Blankman Sun., Oct. 14 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m.: For the People of St. Charles & St. Patrick s 8:45 a.m.: Religious Ed. Classes, K-8, Parish Hall 10:30 a.m.: +Mary Nichols by Aissa Lasarz 6:00 p.m.: Life Teen Mass followed by Life Night Tithe next Sunday, October 14 will go to Catholic School Tuition Assistance. ******************** St. Patrick Prayer Chain: Debbie Barnard 299-6214 Nancy Brost 385-5247 Coffee & Donuts next Sunday, October 14 will be served compliments of Team #2: Halle Richey, Payton Williams, Cael Williams, Kelsey Coffman and Nolan Deckard. Every promise of God comes with His personal guarantee. God never makes a promise that He will not keep. Time spent with the Lord is always time well spent. Collection Report from September 30 (We have issued 133 adult and 29 children envelopes) Regular Collection: $ 1800.00 (41 envelopes) Children s Collection: $ 2.50 (1 envelopes) Loose: $ 166.00 Total: $ 1968.50 Stewardship by the Book Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time The phrase in today s Psalm, May you see your children s children, is really a prayer for a long life. The good steward knows that every day is a gift from God, to be lived with joy and thanksgiving. May the Lord bless us all the days of our lives! 2 Rosary next Sunday, October 14 Volunteer Needed Liturgical Ministers for October 14 Eucharistic Ministers: 7:30 a.m.: Sharon Dwenger, John Brost, Cheryl Brost 10:30 a.m.: Jerry Muller, Helen Center, Volunteer Needed Lector: 7:30 a.m.: Leslie Brost 10:30 a.m.: Gary Veverka 6:00 p.m.: Cy Bare, Isabel Crouch-Mendoza Servers: 7:30 a.m.: Marissa Rickey, Bradley Pitstick 10:30 a.m.: Lily Etter, Calhoun Fisher 6:00 p.m.: Allen Hardebeck, Nolan Deckard Ushers: 7:30 a.m.: Dan Pitstick, Jack Dwenger 10:30 a.m.: Kevin Becker, Tim Tabert 6:00 p.m.: Ivan Daily, Bryson Holmes Greeters: 7:30 a.m.: Jack Dwenger 10:30 a.m.: Wayne Crumbaugh 6:00 p.m.: Josh Wilson, Rafael Morales
Dear Parishioners, Today, Sunday, October 7 th, is Respect Life Sunday. We are to respect the lives of others since we are all children of God given the gifts of spiritual and physical life. In the second reading from Hebrews St. Paul reminds us that we all have one origin and that Christ was made lower than the angels so that he might taste death for everyone. The physical source of our lives is from our parents and today readings speak to us about God s plans for our parents. In the Book of Genesis we are given the story of the creation of man and woman (Adam and Eve) and man and woman will leave their parents and they in turn become one flesh as the parents of their children. In the Gospel Jesus reminds us of the story from Genesis and that male and female will leave their parents and be joined together and become one flesh. Jesus goes on in the Gospel account and tells the apostles that if husband and wife divorces and marries another then they commit adultery. The Church asked that a couple who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Marriage in which one or both parties has been married before get an annulment from their first marriage in which the Church states that the first marriage was annulled and therefore was not a sacramental marriage. It was obviously a civil marriage and that is why a civil divorce is needed before the annulment is granted. In this day and age let us continually pray that God will help those in the married state to love and cherish each other until death do them part and that they will love any children they conceive and bring them to birth and raise them to love God and neighbor. God bless you, Fr. Bob Pray for the Sick Let us pray for these sick: Virgil Schutter, Jack Allison, Kim Dahnke, Collette Lavelle, Ron Sondgerath, Amber Brost, Janet Schutter, Dick Bowman, Mark Cochran, Jason Cole, Brian Lemenager, Staci Wittenauer, Betty Fassnacht, Mary Reed, Marlena Thomas, Sharon Eberle, Glenn Barnard, Cooper Gretencord, Mark McMaster, Donna Cooley, Lynn Stone, Charlie Senesac, Ray Muller, Darlene Bowers, Nancy Barrett, Kathy Budreau, Brent Blake and Mary Ward. Bible Study Fr. Bob will continue the study of the Gospel of St. Matthew on Monday evenings at Charles Hall at 7:00 pm. The Sessions will be moved to St. Patrick beginning December 10th and ending on Monday, March 25th. There will be two to three sessions per month. A schedule will be passed out at the classes and each class date will be printed in the bulletin. We will begin on September 24th with Session #9 in the book entitled, Matthew: The King and His Kingdom by Jeff Cavins & Sarah Christmyer. If you need a book please call the parish office. The cost of the book is $28.95. Fruitful Harvest 2018 The 2018 Fruitful Harvest Appeal, Walking Together in the Light of Christ will begin in our parishes this weekend, October 6-7, 2018. Prior to this weekend you should have received an envelope in the mail from Bishop Doherty with a brochure, pledge card and return envelope for mailing. The Appeal provides the opportunity for each of us within our parish to share in the good works of our diocesan family. By giving to the Fruitful Harvest 2018 Appeal, you are helping to support programs for our retired priests as well as new seminarians, for our youth, elderly, homeless and so much more. Our parish family from Charles has been asked to raise $43,245 and from St. Patrick $37,174. Redemption statements will begin in January of 2019 for those that scheduled recurring payments. I ask that you prayerfully reflect upon a gift to the Appeal. Please know that Bishop Doherty and I are grateful to you for your sacrifice, regardless of the amount. As a parish, we rely on each and every family to join together in showing our love of our neighbor. Donations Needed The Community Food and Services Co-op is in ongoing need of your generous donations. The suggested item of donation for this month is 100% APPLE JUICE AND CANNED FRUIT. You can place your donation in the boxes at the back of either St. Charles or St. Patrick s churches. Thank you for your support. For I was hungry and you fed me.
Mexico Mission After a long winter how about going to Mexico to build houses? Our next trips are November 3-10, 2018 & February 16-23, 2019. Come make a BIG difference in someone s life!! Email John Brost at jbrost60@gmail.com or call 765-366-5329 for more details. Hog Roast St. Francis Xavier Church in Attica is having a hog roast on Friday, October 26 from 4:30-7 PM. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Meal includes a pulled pork sandwich, 2 sides, a drink, and dessert. Tickets will be available at the door. End of Life Issues St. Mary Cathedral, Lafayette is having a Conference on End of Life Care Issues: the Catholic Vision on Tuesday, October 23 from 7 pm - 9 pm. Spiritual, Legal and Practical advises you could need. Presenters will be: Cecilia L. May, MD, Palliative Care, Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health, Nadine Cline, ANP-BC, AHPN, Palliative care nurse practitioner, IU Health Arnett Hospital and Most Reverend Timothy L. Doherty, S.T.L., Ph.D, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana. Sisters of Providence to host Come an See Retreat What are you looking for? Come and see if God might be calling you to a life full of joy as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The retreat will take place on Oct. 26-28 at the spirit-filled Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Spend time with sisters in prayer, ask our younger sisters questions you may have and get to know our foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, while exploring where God may be calling you. The retreat is free and is for single, Catholic women ages 18-42. Learn more or register at ComeandSee.SistersofProvidence.org. Natural Family Planning Did you know that Mother Teresa s sisters teach Natural Family Planning successfully to the uneducated poor of India? If you want to know more, contact Susan Hoefer, Diocesan NFP Coordinator, 765-421- 1998 or shoefer@dol-in.org. 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) 299-6214. Holistic Prayer Journey To schedule a Healing Session call 884-0977. Please leave a message that includes your phone number for a return call. 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.