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August 2017
Newsletter
In this Issue
Parish Annual
Mass and Picnic
in Holland Park
New High School
Youth Minister
SLDM Fall
Festival
Follow Me
Financial Peace
University
RCIA
School News
Parish Guidebook
& Directory
High School
Retreat:
Missionary
Discipleship
Institute
Why Men’s
Ministry?
Pasta Bowl
Sectatores
Christi
Prayers for
Those in the
Military
100 Year
Anniversary of
the Apparitions
of Our Lady of
Fatima
Evangelization 101
This summer, I spent time with my sister’s
family on the east coast. Now, like some of
you, my sister’s children are not practicing
their faith. While there, I talked to my great
-niece, who will be going to an all-girls
Catholic school this year. She herself was
not baptized, so I asked her why she chose
to go to a Catholic girls’ school.
First, she said it had a good academic reputation. I said, “Well, there are a
lot of private schools that have good academic reputations. Why a Catholic
school?” Then the surprise – she said, “I want to know about the Catholic
Church - why you and my grandparents believe.”
Needless to say, I had a good conversation with her. I have thought about
them since I’ve been back, thinking and thanking God that I asked the
question. I will be praying for her and hoping to have other great conversa-
tions about Christ and the Church.
You just don’t know until you ask the “faith question” what can happen.
So, think about your own families and ask or share your faith with them.
The opportunities are there only if we are willing to step out and share our
faith.
Fr. Pat Click
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11441 Hague Rd. Fishers, IN 46038
Phone: 317-842-6778 Fax: 317-576-1932
www.Sldmfishers.org
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Parish Annual Mass and Picnic in
Holland Park
Sunday, August 20th
5:00PM Mass will be held at
Holland Park.
No Sunday 5:00PM Mass in Church - August 20, 2017
Come one! Come all!
Mass starting @ 5:00PM—Picnic to follow.
• Bring your own drinks, chairs/blankets and outdoor games.
• Hot dogs and burgers provided.
Last Name:
• A-G...please bring a dessert to share.
• H-P...please bring a cold side/salad/fruit to share.
• Q-Z...please bring a hot side dish to share.
• No alcoholic beverages allowed at the
park.
• Special thanks to the Knights of Columbus
for their partnership!
• Questions—contact Ange Bailey at
317-557-7337 or any parish council member.
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P e r s o n n e l A n n o u n c e m e n t
New High School Youth Minister
My name is David Neeson, and I’m originally from West
Terre Haute, IN. I graduated college from the University
of Dayton in Ohio, and had spent some time living in
Ohio (Sandusky & Dayton), Honolulu, Hawaii, and Min-
neapolis, Minnesota before settling down in Louisville,
Kentucky for the past 9 years with my wife, Crista.
It’s been an amazing journey, and while it’s true I never
imagined working for the church, I cannot be more
blessed for the opportunities to do so. Over the past 8 ½
years, I’ve had the absolute pleasure to serve two Catho-
lic communities as their Coordinator of Youth Ministry.
The churches of St. Paul and Incarnation have seen my family grow from just Crista and myself to having our
3 beautiful children; Kyle (7), Kenli (5), and Bryce (3). My hobbies are mainly sports induced when I’m not
spending time with my family or working with our youth group.
I’ve never let my love for sports go, and have used that passion to grow a much needed ministry in the Nation-
al Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) by serving on their Executive Team with National CYO
Sports as well as cultivating relationships with the NFCYM and Catholic Athletes for Christ, along with sever-
al other sports ministries around the country. I hope to continue to connect athletics (especially professional
athletics), and those who look up to that platform, to a faith that I have grown to love. Over the past 5 years
I’ve attended the NFL combine up in Indy as a credentialed member of the Seahawks, and I hope to bring the
relationships I’ve gained through those weeks up to our program at the parish to allow our youth a chance to
speak to NFL coaches who are very dedicated to their faith.
I’m incredibly excited to serving the amazing community of St. Louis de Montfort as the Coordinator for High
School Ministry. I’m eager to work with the amazing team that has been assembled before me, and help grow
our young church with dynamic experiences, retreats, meetings, trips, and more.
While I look forward to sharing my journey with all those interested, I’m
more excited to hear from you. You might introduce yourself to me repeat-
edly, as names will be tough to remember for this first year, and I’ll apolo-
gize for that now, but you have my promise that I’ll work my hardest to get
to know each of you individually as we work together to serve our church.
Please pray for me and my family as we’ll be leaving what we know and
love. This will be a hard transition for me personally, leaving all those I
have gained personal and professional relationships with, but my focus will
be on giving this ministry everything I can. I will work tirelessly to build
up an already great program, and I look forward to resettling my family in
the beautiful community of Fishers.
I appreciate the chance to work with each of you, and I’m thankful for your
continued prayers!
God Bless,
-Dave Neeson
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Mondays, 9-10:30AM or 7-8:30PM September 11, 18, 25
October 9, 23, 30 (no class Oct 2, 16) Novem-ber 6, 13
$10 per person for the study guide Please
register by September 4th by con-
tacting Sandy at sschrad-
[email protected] or 317-
Questions? Please contact Sandy Schrader at
[email protected] or ext 240.
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Free Preview: Wed, Sept 13, 7PM in the Merton Room
First Class: Wed, Sept 20, 7PM in the Merton Room
Contact: Peggy at [email protected] to register
Cost is $95
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Are you interested in becoming Catholic?
Do you know someone who is?
What is RCIA?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the Catholic Church’s process for welcoming adults into
the Roman Catholic Church and forming new disciples of Jesus Christ. RCIA is based on Word and Tradition,
Community and Parish Life, Prayer and Worship, and an Apostolic Lifestyle.
Participating in RCIA is much more than going to classes on Catholicism. It’s undergoing a conversion to a
new way of life in Christ. Sessions typically include prayer, instruction on some aspect of the Catholic faith,
and small group discussion time.
Is RCIA for me?
RCIA welcomes
• Those who have never been baptized.
• Those baptized in another Christian faith tradition who may be interested in joining the Catholic Church.
• Catholics who were baptized but never catechized.
Anyone who just wants to learn more about the Catholic faith and tradition.
Just come to RCIA and see what the Catholic Church is all about. You’ll meet friendly people, you’ll learn a
lot, and you’ll deepen your faith—guaranteed!
*Contact Sandy Schrader to register at (317) 842-6778 ext 240 or [email protected]
We need RCIA Sponsors Are you interested in being a companion for someone on their journey? You must
be a practicing Catholic, age 18 or older, who is willing to be present to someone in RCIA. Please contact
Sandy Schrader for more information about what is required.
RCIA Orientation is Tuesday, August 29th
, 7-8:30PM* (Merton Room, in the lower level of the church)
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August 2017 SLDM School News
New School Staff Members
This year our school family welcomed three new members. We’re excited about the gifts each of them brings
to us and we know their contributions to our school will be a great blessing!
• Kathleen Wannemuehler is our new Kindergarten teacher and our first SLDM graduate to come back to
teach here. She graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Educa-
tion and Exemplary Needs in the spring of 2017. She is dual licensed as both an early childhood educator
(birth to 3rd Grade) and a special needs educator. Kathleen enjoys spending time with her family - parents
Mireille and Greg, two sisters Eleanor and Victoria, and their lovely, giant golden retriever named Lucy –
trying new things, cooking, traveling to new places, working on creative projects. This year, Kathleen
wants to focus on growing in her vocation. She believes God has called her to work as a teacher and has
called her in a special way back to her home parish.
• Erin Spencer is our new part-time Library teacher. She graduated from Ball State University with a Bache-
lor of Science degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s degree in Elementary Education, and a certifi-
cate in Early Childhood Administration. Erin taught kindergarten/first grade for almost 5 years prior to
staying home to raise her children. She and her husband, Andy, have been married for 13 years and they
have four amazing children - Luke (11), Camille (9), Colette (6), and Blaire (4) – and a Brittany spaniel
named Murphy. In her free time, Erin enjoys reading, watching her kids play sports, and creating memo-
ries with her family. Her goal for this year is to instill a love of reading in the hearts of her students!
• Erika Rowe is our new part-time school secretary. She graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Hos-
pitality Management from the school of RHIT (Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional, and Tourism Management)
at Purdue University/IUPUI and received additional certifications in meetings management and travel &
tourism. In her free time, Erika loves watching her kids play sports and supporting them in their activities.
Erika also enjoys family vacations, adult nights out, boating, and reading. She and her husband Stacey
have been married for 17 years and they have two children: Avery is a freshman at Cathedral High School
and a member of the JV soccer team and Austin is a 6th grader at SLDM and plays football and basket-
ball. Their "third child" is a 7 year-old Shih Tzu named Rocco. Erika is excited to be in the front office,
and she looks forward to working with the wonderful staff at SLDM. Her goal for the year is to learn great
things from Heidi Clarke and make Teri Johnson proud!
We hope you’ll join us in welcoming all of these wonderful new staff members to SLDM!
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2017-2018 SLDM Staff
Pictured, from left to right: (front row) Jennifer Popovich, Betsy Kinder, Heidi Clarke, Erin Spencer, Stepha-
nie Donald, Karen Wijesekera, Heather Sears, Ron Pittman, Carrie Oblazney, Erika Rowe, Colleen Bill, Me-
gan Helmen, Kim Janak; (middle row) Maggie Berger, Jennifer Podlogar, Theresa Clark, Rachel Peck, Tanya
Lott, Jackie Adams, Rhonda Irving, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Terri Delaney, Courtney Weiss, Carly Utnage,
Julie Ferrucci, Rachel Campbell-Maher, Teresa Wesley; (back row) Cassidy Samuelson, Scott Stewart, Alice
O’Connor, Ruby Schuster, Polly Thomas, Catherine Brenner, Joey Cobb, Dessa Schurr, Kelly Hauschild,
Todd Oneacre, Matt Ward, Ken Harden, Kristy Worthington, Marissa Galt, Trish Bentivoglio
2017-2018 SLDM New Staff Members
Pictured, from left to right: Kathleen Wannemuehler, Erika Rowe, Erin Spencer
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Theme for Our New School Year
Our “Virtue’s in Practice” theme for the year is Study - devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge
through a detailed investigation and analysis. This school year we will study the following virtues: hope, stu-
diousness, humility, patience, fidelity, cheerfulness, temperance, obedience, and diligence.
I am hopeful that through study of the above virtues and through all we do each day as a school, we will help
your parents lead each of you to be Disciples of Christ.
A definition of disciple is suggested by Jesus' words in the Gospel of John 13:34-35: He says, "I give you
a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (NRSV) Being a dis-
ciple means to be a person of love for all peoples.
A disciple is different from an apostle. An apostle is a messenger, while a disciple is one who learns from a
teacher. An apostle is one sent to deliver those teachings. Before one can be an apostle, they must first be a
disciple. That is my hope for each of you. That you will be Christ’s disciples.
As outlined in Philippians Chapter 4 (NRSV), the rewards for being a proud Catholic disciple of Christ are
many. “…And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your
minds in Christ Jesus” and the “…God of peace will be with you”. There is nothing more valuable to our
lives than sharing in the peace of God through Christ. That is our goal through being disciples.
I have found these three questions to be invaluable in every area of my life where I have struggled with being a
disciple of Christ. If you ask yourself these three questions and answer yes to them, you will find that being a
disciple becomes a lot easier.
1. Do you believe that God and His Son Jesus Christ knows what will make you happy better than you do?
2. Do you believe that God and His Son Jesus Christ wants you to be happy more than you do?
Can you put your life and your will fully in the hands of God and His Son Jesus Christ?
We must be Disciples of Christ first then all other good things will follow. Conversely, if we are not Disciples
of Christ we can never know true peace. Discipleship is like a swimming pool where you can learn how to
swim. Once you have learned, all the oceans are yours.
Let us work together this school year to be Disciples of Christ!
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Our new Guide Book & Directory should have arrived in the mail.
The advertisers helped provide this service at no cost to our congregation. We encourage you to think of them in the future as your needs arise. If you are interested in advertising next year, contact [email protected] for more information.
Please familiarize yourself with the ministries and organizations at our church located in the front of the book. New this year, is an electronic PDF version of the Guide Section of the book which you can download to your computer, smart phone, or tablet at your convenience.
To download the Online Guide Section:
Visit www.GuideBookPublishing.com Hover over Publications on the top blue menu Click on Online Guide Sections Click on our state followed by our city Click on the name of our congregation to download the book
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High School Retreat:
Missionary Discipleship
Institute
This summer we sent a couple of SLDM stu-dents to a Catholic conference called Mission-ary Discipleship Institute. The objective of this summer conference was to deepen the faith of the students, but also equip them with key tools and ideas to share then back in their home par-ishes. It is great joy and gift to have students from our parish participating on this week long conference, and we are excited to see their faith continue to blossom as they share the Good News with those around them. - Reid Leazier
Missionary Disciples Institute Experience
By Sarah Hagen
My experience at the first ever Missionary Disciples Institute was unforgettable. There was never a moment wasted. We went to mass daily and were given ample opportunities for prayer in the morning, evening, and at night. All participants were split up into one of 5 tracks, Kerygma (proclaim), Koinonia (partner), Didache (teach), Diakonia (serve), and Leitourgia (pray). Each track is designed to focus on how to minister to people through the Church while concentrating on your strengths. I was placed in the Koinonia track.
The week was set up so that from Monday-Tuesday we learned about our ministry, Wednesday we saw our ministry, Thursday we did ministry, and Friday-Saturday we’d “be ministry” through our mission plans. The goal was to have this idea for a mission plan at the end of the week. I ended up meeting a girl who’s also from Fishers and we decided to make our mission plan together, in the spirit of Koinonia. Our mission plan is to make a bible study for high schoolers from Hamilton Southeastern High School as well as Fishers High School. Neither of us remembers how we came up with this idea or who said it first. It must’ve been the Holy Spirit.
The day that stuck out to me the most was Thursday. Each track had a different immersion experience. My track went to a place called the Un-leavened Bread Café. The Unleavened Bread Café hires people, mostly women, who are coming out of jail. This ministry was made to give peo-ple hope that they can get their lives back on track and in doing so helps them put one foot forward.
I knew there was something special about the Unleavened Bread Café the minute I walked in. We were immediately greeted by three of the most joyful and faithful women I’ve ever met. They shared their testimo-nies while we waited for our lunch. It was like having a family meal. We pushed a bunch of tables together and sat in a big circle. I should proba-bly add that they made me the best grilled cheese I’ve ever had.
After we ate, we went outside to the community garden next door to the café and beautified it by planting various types of flowers and picking out weeds. Even in the smoldering summer sun, everyone worked with smiles on their faces, freed from complaints. Cheeriness was just pouring out of the place. The whole time I was there, the founder, Elease Wom-
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ack, hugged me twice, took some of our prayer re-quests, and gave me her business card.
On the last night, I remember wandering around cam-pus with a few other participants. I wanted to really take in everything Marian had to offer, like the shrines of Mary and of St. Clare, the rosary walk, the Allison Mansion, the St. Francis Colonnade that overlooks the Ecolab, and my favorite, the Oriental Garden. We had done this most days, but knowing it’d be the last time, there was a somber feel to it. No one wanted to leave. I was fixed on getting the most out of this last night that I possibly could. To achieve this, one of my roommates and I stayed downstairs in the lobby of our dorm until close to 1 o’clock in the morning. We knew the sooner we fell asleep, the sooner it’d be time to go home. Sad to say, but that night did come and go.
When we finally made it to the commissioning ceremony, we all got certificates that stated our completion of the Missionary Disciples Institute of 2017. Our names were read one-by-one and we walked up to the front of the chapel to accept them. The Marian University student announcing names was choking up with tears as he read the names of students he watched grow in faith over the week. Although it was hard to pull myself away from that experience, I know it wasn’t an ending, but a beginning. Out of everything I learned at MDI, what I’ll cherish most is the community there that welcomed us, inspired us, encouraged us, and continues to do so.
My Experience as a Missionary Disciple
By Maddie Buckner
When I first arrived at Marian University for the Missionary Disciples Institute, I was a huge ball of mixed emotions. I was excited, nervous, and anxious all at the same time. I knew for a fact that I was going to get lost being on a college campus for a week (which ended up happening many times). I was afraid I wasn’t go-ing to make any friends because I only knew one other person that was attending this institute. What I thought this experience would be is completely different than what the outcome was.
I expected MDI to be just like a normal retreat where I would become really close with others in a week, then never talk to them again. I thought that I would come back with a Jesus high that would slowly fade over a week or so. I thought that I would hear the same “take this back to your community” that everyone hears, but not have the resources to do anything with that advice. What I experienced was so much different. To this day, all 35 of us that attended MDI are still in contact with one another in a group chat, and we are even having a reunion very soon. I did come back with a Jesus high, but it never exactly went away. We all made mission plans and said what we were going to be doing back in our own communities, and we all hold each other ac-countable for our mission plans, and it is truly amazing to see what great leaders everyone is becoming.
The first day at Marian was like jumping straight in the water. Right away, we went to our first of many key-notes, which was amazing. Right after the opening keynote, we had our first track meeting. There were five different tracks that we could have been in- Kerygma (Proclaim), Koinonia (Partner), Diakonia (Serve), Leito-urgia (Pray), and Didache (Teach). I was a part of the Kerygma track, where we learned about how Peter pro-claimed the Gospel and did lots of Lectio Divina to see what we could take from Acts of the Apostles to incor-porate into our own lives. Afterwards, we had a big cookout in the amphitheater, and right away, we all con-nected with each other. The San Damiano Scholars that were our mentors for the week were so easy to talk to, and they provided us with so much great information.
One thing that I enjoyed the most from that week was our theological reflection groups. We would discuss the events of the day and connect that to what we thought God was trying to tell us. Our group got really close
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and we had so many great conversations. Although this was great, I would have to say that the best bonding experience from the whole week were our break times and free times. Often times, you could see almost all of us sitting by the fountain just talking and growing closer to one another. Two or three friends and I would of-ten go to the shrine of St. Clare or the rosary walk to pray or journal. One day, a big group of us went to the eco lab and saw some outdoor classrooms, and that was a great way to bond over trying not to slip and fall on the rocks.
On the third day, we took a pilgrimage to Oldenburg. We visited the sisters at their motherhouse and had lunch and mass with them and heard some of their amazing stories. On the fourth day were our immersion ex-periences. For the Kerygma track, we led a junior high retreat at St. Gabriel parish. It was amazing to see a switch suddenly turn on when something we said finally clicked in the students when we were sharing ways that God has spoken to us in our lives. I can say confidently that all of the junior high students in my small group have bright futures ahead of them.
That night, all of the girls and some of the guys decided that we should have an impromptu prayer in a com-mon room at about 11:30 at night. I can definitely say that it was one of my favorite prayer sessions that I’ve ever taken part in. What made it better was that we were all worn out from our Yats dinner and intense capture the flag game at White River State Park that we had just gotten back from. While we were there, I got a text that said I was going to be leaving MDI early. I was devastated and said that it was the best week of my life and begged to stay. Immediately when we got back to campus, two friends and I went to Mary and prayed for her intercession to answer our prayer for me to be able to stay. Literally 15 seconds after this, I received a text that said I would be able to stay for the rest of the week. I went and told one of the San Damiano scholars about it, and she said “Watch out. Once Mary does one thing for you, she’ll keep trying to get closer to you.” I sure hope that’s true as my life goes on.
On the last night, the Leitourgia track led a TAIZE prayer service which was really cool and extremely crea-tive. After that, we went to Eucharistic Adoration, and a bunch of the girls sat on the floor together and it was so powerful. Breakfast the next morning was oddly quiet. No one wanted to leave. We had all gotten so close and had fallen in love with the community of everyone together and the campus of Marian. After the commis-sioning service was over, we said our goodbyes, but luckily, they weren’t for very long. They would only be for a few months until our reunion in September.
As I think back on this amazing experience, I remember telling myself at the end of the week that it wasn’t like any other retreat I had ever been on, it was instead “real life.” Through my mission plan, I became prepared to be a leader in my community and to share the love of Christ that I experienced through each and every mis-sionary disciple, through each and every MU mentor (San Damiano Scholar), through every MU alumna that helped in our tracks, and through every MU professor that led our tracks to each and every person that I meet.
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Why Men’s Ministry?
Men today more than ever, are experiencing a great hunger for
God as we live in a society that claims little if any moral compass
and objective truth. Men lead families and families produce children
who become future leaders and heads of families. That is why
men’s ministry is so vital and needed. Men need a solid formation
in their Catholic faith. Our men’s ministry examines the teachings
of the Church.
We are blessed here at St. Louis de Montfort to begin our 9th year of Men’s Ministry. Some men
have been involved from the beginning, and many have joined as the years have passed. The men’s
leadership has focused on families with the Father’s Ministry which is all about growing positively in
our relationships with God, our wives and children, and even ourselves! We have also brought the se-
ries, That Man is you to our parish.
We live in a complicated world that provides continuous distractions. All of us must make time to
come together to learn about our faith and pray together in an intentional and regular way. We can
then go back to our families and the world in a spirit of evangelization, each of us doing our part in
fulfilling the Great Commission by planting seeds of faith on the paths of our daily lives. As we are
all faced with challenges both materially and spiritually, we can help each other through our prayers
and availability to talk about the tough issues facing our families and the Church in these times.
Jesus tells us to seek, ask and knock! What better way to do this than meeting regularly with other
men who are husbands, fathers and neighbors?
I hope you will join us on Friday mornings at 6:00 a.m. beginning September 22, 2017. We will
meet each Friday that school is in session. Good for the family, good for the soul, good for the parish!
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Sectatores Christi is a Catholic bible study for high school students in the Hamilton County area.
It is being lead by Vi Nguyen (Holy Spirit at Geist Parish) and Sarah Hagen (St. Louis de Montfort
Parish). The Latin words "Sectatores Christi" mean "Followers of Christ." We hope throughout our
meetings that, as a group, we can grow in faith and understanding of Christ's message in scripture and
His purpose for our lives. We plan on raising money for a charitable cause, bible journaling, reflecting
on bible passages according to their intended meaning, and learning about the Franciscan values
found in the life of Jesus and many of the saints. Please email [email protected] if you
plan on coming to the call-out meeting on September 30th!
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Prayers for those on active duty in the military service of
the United States of America
Cpl. Sam Accert, USMC, great nephew of Kathleen Goudreau
Spec4 Justin Beaver, ING, son of Jamie and Kimberly Beaver, husband of Ali and father of Kenidee
Master Sergeant Chris Borders U.S. Army, son of Phillip T. Borders and Victoria Borders
Private Daniel Brennan, US Army
Private Ryan Cathcart, US Army, grandson of Judy and Dave Felts
Captain Kristen Grasser, Air Force, daughter of Col (R) Jeff & Nora Grasser
Lt. (jg) Michelle Indiano, United States Navy, daughter of Kris Talleur
Petty Officer Vince Indiano, United States Navy, son of Kris Talleur
Chaplain (Capt) Joshua M. Janko, Air Force, Yokota Air Base - Japan
1LT Kate Finney US Army, daughter of Tim & Dana Kinley
1LT Sam Finney US Army, son-in-law of Tim & Dana Kinley
A1C Triste Hailey Lycan, USAF
Lieutenant Hugh McShane, USMC, Nephew of Valerie and Gary Roraus
Sr. Airman Ian Morales, nephew to Maria and Bill Anderson
Captain Anthony Orlowski, is currently serving in the U.S. Army, son of Larry and Mary Orlowski
Jack Petrie, son of John and Charlotte Petrie, is in National Guard training
Captain Antonio Ruiz, son of Sue Presley, serving in U.S. Army
Specialist Trevin D. Rund, US Army, son of Matt and Donna Rund
1st Lieutenant Jared Thomas, grandson of Jack and Deanne Anderson
Jacob Tucco, U. S. Air Force, Nephew to Laurie and Matt Tucco
Lt. Commander David Vogelsang, USN, grandson of Omer and Reba Vogelsang
Please update or edit our information by emailing [email protected]; Mary L. Fischer, Pastoral Associate
Plenary indulgence: 1. Make a pilgrimage to the Fatima Shrine in Portugal.
2. The pious faithful who visit with devotion a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, solemnly exposed for public veneration in any church, and devoutly participate in some celebra-tion or prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary.
3. The elderly and infirm can pray to a small statue of Our Lady of Fatima and spiritually unite themselves to the jubilee celebrations.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
──── Pope Francis has
declared a Plenary Indulgence opportunity
November 2016 - November 28, 2017
──── How do I obtain a
Plenary Indulgence?
Receive the Sacrament of
Reconciliation and Communion; be interi-orly detached from sin,
pray the Our Father, recite the Creed and
pray for the intentions of the Holy Father.
──── Check out our Fatima Shrine in the Church
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