12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JUNE 21, 2015

317-462-4240 WWW.STMICHAELSGRFLD.ORG

Weekly Schedule

Sunday Masses 8:00 A.M. & 10:45 A.M.

Monday Communion Service 8:30 A.M.

Tuesday Mass 6:00 P.M.

Wednesday Mass 8:30 A.M.

Thursday Communion Service 8:30 A.M.

Friday Communion Service 8:30 A.M.

Saturday Confessions 4-4:30 P.M.

Saturday Mass 5:00 P.M.

Holy Days of Obligations Masses

Vigil 7:00 P.M.

Day of 8:30 A.M. & 7:00 P.M.

Mission Statement We are committed to spreading the love of Christ by growing in faith, building disciples,

and serving all.

Parish Life Coordinator Deacon Wayne Davis wdavis@stmichaelsgrfld.org

Sacramental Minister Father Joseph L. Newton, JCL jnewton@archindy.org

Business Manager “Bobbi” Griffis rgriffis@stmichaelsgrfld.org

For the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Reconciliation & Eucharist Preparation: Contact Paula Richey, Coordinator of Youth & Family Ministries prichey@stmichaelsgrfld.org Adult Rite of Christian Initiation: Contact Deacon Wayne. The Sacrament of Matrimony/Marriage: Contact Deacon Wayne six months prior to the anticipated wedding date. Anointing of the Sick or to add a name to the Parish Prayer List: Call the Parish Office at 462-4240. New Members Welcome, please call the Parish Office.

Temporary changes to the Mass schedule below can be

found on page 4.

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Prayer Initiative cards are available in the pews in Church. Please share your hours prayed & place in the collection basket at one of the weekend Masses June 27-28. Thank you.

Are you 55 or older and looking for an opportunity for Christian fellowship? Be a part of this new Senior Ministry. The first

activity will be a pitch-in lunch on July 15 at 11:30 A.M. in the Parish Office Meeting Rm. If your last name begins with the letters A through M please bring something savory and N through Z may bring something sweet! The second meeting will be August 19. Questions? Call or email Jo Felker, jofelker@comcast.net or 462-5756. You may also contact Barbara Hembree in the Parish Office, bhembree@stmichaelsgrfld.org or 462-4240.

Save the Dates June 27-28- Purple Sunday, area churches are helping to educate their parish families about Alzheimer’s disease. Information table in the entrance of Church following Masses.

July 1- 6:00 P.M.- Arrival of our new Pastor, Fr. Aaron Jenkins. Please join us as he celebrates his 1st Mass at St. Michael. July 1- Official arrival of our new Principal, Mrs. Patricia Mauer. July 4 & 5– Reception following each Mass to meet & greet Fr. Aaron Jenkins. July 15– Senior Ministry pitch-in lunch 11:30 A.M. Parish Office Meeting Rm. July 22- CYO Day at Kings Island. Call (317) 632-9311 for information & discounted tickets through 5:00 P.M. July 1.

August 9- Parish Picnic…Details to come August 19– Senior Ministry Meeting 11 A.M. –1:00 P.M. Parish Office Meeting Rm. August 23- 32nd Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass, 2:00 P.M. SS Peter and Paul Cathedral. The 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration requires registration (317) 236-1521. Registration forms also available in the St. Michael Parish Office.

Every Sunday Coffee, Donuts & Conversation in the Fr. Severin Life Center

9-10:00 A.M.

Our new Pastor, Father Aaron Jenkins’ first Mass at St. Michael will be

Wednesday, July 1st

St. Michael servers and Deacon Wayne preparing for Mass with Archbishop Tobin at the Cathedral celebrating all the newly initiated.

Prayer Blankets may be

requested for yourself or

a sick friend or relative

by calling Martha Knecht

at 452-4415.

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. The Passionate wear PURPLE!

Please read the letter on page 5.

Top row from the left: James Hentz, Patrick Lyons, Dcn. Wayne and Sam Murphy. Bottom row: Anthony Hentz, Nicholas Capen and Jack Murphy.

Adult Ministries RCIA…Inquiry sessions for those interested in or who have questions about the Catholic

Faith will be forming soon. Please contact Deacon Wayne at 462-4240 or by email at wdavis@stmichaelsgrfld.org.

Sunday A.M. Bible Study...will resume on Sunday, September 13. Everyday Catholicism Bible Study...will resume on Thursday, September 10. Contact: Darlene Davis at ljdarlene@gmail.com. St. Michael Book Club...is currently reading Michael D. O'Brien’s Island of the

World. Discussion, July 6, 7:00 PM. in the parish office workroom. Contact Darlene Davis at

ljdarlene@gmail.com .

MOPS...Mothers of Preschoolers...2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. in

the Fr. Severin Parish Life Center, Rm. 1, August to May. For information E-mail:

stmichaelsmops@gmail.com or visit the website www.stmichaelsmops.com.

Our Lady of Fatima’s Rosary Makers Guild...meets on the 2nd and 4th

Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 A.M. in the parish office meeting room. For more information

contact Jody Smith at 374-7083.

Rosary Sodality...meets on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month in Rm. 2

from 6-7:30 P.M.

Young Adult Ministry...For information find us on Facebook, St. Michael Young Adult

Ministry! youngadults.stmichaelgrfld@gmail.com.

Pro-Life Committee...meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. in the Cry Rm of the Church.

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St. Michael Parish 2015

Sunday Collection 6/15—Total Next Week Budgeted Sunday Collection ......... $16,303.85

Welcome

Committee

Members at the

Holy Family Shrine

July 11-12

5:00 P.M. Duane & Jennifer Knecht

8:00 A.M. John & Susie Arland

10:45 A.M. Joe & Lee Padgett

BOOSTER CLUB...

No Winner, Gregory Goodwin

Next week’s Amount

$1,200.00

We’ve moved to Fall Break! Bible Day Camp will return as an alternative Fall Break option. Visiting Mt. Everest and learning God is with us every step on our faith Journey... Plan to attend this exciting day

camp during the

Second Week of Fall Break

October 12-15, 2015

Save The Date!

Catechists are needed to teach in the following grades this fall for Sunday Morning Religious Education: Pre-School/Kindgarten (Co-Teacher) 3rd Grade (Teacher and/or Co-Teachers)

Youth Ministry Grades 9-12 Catechists (teach/co-teach) Small Group Leaders Retreat Leaders/ Helpers Snack/Break Coordinator

Service Project Volunteers

Please contact Paula Richey Coordinator of Youth &

Family Ministries prichey@stmichaelsgrfld.org or

call 462-4240

How to enter the BOOSTER CLUB drawing...pink envelopes are available in the

entrance of the Church. Registered members of St. Michael can place $1.00 in the

envelope and drop it in the collection basket. (50 cents goes to the drawing & 50 cents

to the Parish.) A name is drawn each week from the Parish registry, if you have a pink

envelope in the basket and your name is drawn...you win! The dollar amount goes up

$50 each week there is no winner.

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Mass Intentions June 22-26 Monday 8:30 A.M. Communion Service

Tuesday 6:00 P.M. Communion Service

Wednesday 8:30 A.M. Communion Service

Thursday 8:30 A.M. Communion Service

Friday 8:30 A.M. Communion Service

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 27-28

Saturday 5:00 P.M. Joseph D. Kulpa by Carol Blasser

Sunday 8:00 A.M. Joe Retzner by

Alvin Raymond & Donnie Retzner

Sunday 10:45 A.M. For The people

June 27-28 Liturgical Ministers Schedule

Collection Counters

Eric Hilligoss, Tracy McClarnon, Polly Fox

SATURDAY - 5:00 P.M.

Extra—ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion

Jo Felker, Howard Green, Linnea Green, Rhonda Maynard, Claudia Samland, Scott Waldron, Sarah Wuestefeld

Lectors Dave Berg, Jill Burke

Servers Anthony Hentz, James Hentz, Matt Hankins

Scrip Coupons Kim Willett/Cheryl Hentz

SUNDAY - 8:00 A.M.

Extra—ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion

Bill Armstrong, Kathy Armstrong, Teresa Curry, John Davis, Dennis Hutchinson, Brad McDivitt, David Robinson

Lectors Bonnie Brown, John Davis

Servers Vanessa VonEssen, Tony VonEssen, Eve Winkles

Scrip Coupons Christy Harpold

SUNDAY - 10:45 A.M.

Extra—ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion

Bill Barker, Heather Hill, Tanya Livingston, Wendi Meier, Amy Murphy, Chris Vetters

Lectors Lori Tanaka, Marc White

Servers Joe Khonwai, Abigail Royster, Emily Royster

Scrip Coupons Rachel Hilligoss

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This is Father Joe’s last weekend at St. Michael. If you would like to send Father Joe a personal card or note of thanks you may send it to him in care of: Rev. Joseph L. Newton, JCL The Metropolitan Tribunal P.O. Box 1410 Indianapolis, IN. 46206

Our 24/7 adoration before the Blessed Sacrament continues. Many of you have chosen an hour. We want to update the list before Father Jenkins arrives so we can show him that our parish

understands the graces available by Blessed Sacrament Adoration. If you have chosen an hour please check the sheet in the main entrance of the church and say "OK" by your name or change the time to one that suits you better. If you would like to join this prayerful effort, just add your name to the list. We are so blessed to have this opportunity in our parish. Thank you. Kay Dodds

Dear Parishioners of Saint Michael, As I complete my assignment here at Saint Michael, I wanted to express to you my deep appreciation for your many kindnesses and wonderful hospitality. It has truly been a privilege and a joy to serve you these past six months. Please continue to keep me in prayer as I will continue to keep you in mine. Peace, Fr. Joe

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To make it easier to pray for our sick parishioners throughout the week their names

appear in this special section of the bulletin. Please place this list in your bible or prayer book. To place a name on the Prayer List call the Parish Office. That person’s name is then announced during the Mass one weekend and added to the list below. Names remain on the list in the bulletin for two months. You are encouraged to request a person’s name be added back to the list at the end of the two month period by calling the Parish Office, 462-4240. MAY: Pam Cathcart, Donna Davis, Terri Farrer,

Caroline Dickson, Steve Ellenberger, Philip Fleming,

Linda Guffey, Mick McKee, Fudail Raja Ramadon,

Ken Saxon, and Francis Vergara

JUNE: Marsha Atwell, Theresa Eure, Dan McLean,

Sandy Olson, Cheryl Reynolds, Ruth Rihm, The

Schicks, Carolyn Shelby, Vera Spence,

Jerry Stauffer, Mary Beth Sifferlen,

Geraldine Williams, Jordan Wilson, Gabe Wiggins,

and Louise Winski

Readings for the Week of June 21, 2015

Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11/2 Cor 5:14-17/Mk 4:35-41 Monday: Gn 12:1-9/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Thursday: Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 or 16:6b-12, 15-16/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Gn 18:1-15/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

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A Personal Letter to Our St. Michael Family Hello Dear Friends, St Michael has been the faith home for my family since 1973. My husband Dennis and I were married here on September 1, 1968 and became active members when we returned to Greenfield. The purpose of my letter today is to share a piece of our family’s journey though the caregiving and living with Alzheimer’s disease. In November 2004, one month before his 57th birthday, Dennis received the diagnosis of probable Alzheimer’s disease. He had dealt silently with symptoms for at least 6 years and now denied he had anything wrong. I was in shock! He is too young! He is too healthy! Why did he, who is very intelligent and highly educated, get a disease that destroys his brain and ultimately will cause his death after years of losing his ability to function normally? I turned to the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Indiana Chapter for help. Through them I received education and training as a caregiver, guidance on how to help Dennis live a fulfilling life and the support of other caregiver’s experiencing the same struggles. Our son, Dan, and I ‘tagged teamed’ his care until early 2008, when I retired to care for him full time. Our daughter, Suzanne, and her husband Paul were a constant support for us. In the spring of 2011, we placed Dennis in a memory care facility. He was in their good care until his death on November 15, 2013. Upon his death, my new purpose in life was to bring awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and all demen-tias to families who are living with these diseases. To help accomplish this goal I became a volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association. As a volunteer I would also be in a position to offer hope and support to other families. St. Michael has graciously partnered with me to introduce you to the Association’s programs and services. I realize that our family is not the only one at St. Michael who has struggled with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lewy Body, vascular dementia or one of the many others. My prayer is that no family will have to suffer for years without a diagnosis as we did. With early diagnosis, caregivers and care partners may be able to keep their loved ones in their home longer. Next Sunday, June 27-28 will be St. Michael’s Purple Sunday. Purple Sunday is a partnership between the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana and faith based organizations to bring awareness about the disease and to provide educational resources. I will be in the back of church after each Mass with materials to share and to hopefully provide answers to your questions. I will not be asking for money, only that you use this opportunity to gain information. I would also ask that you wear purple in honor of those struggling with the disease or in memory of those we have lost.

Love and prayers,

Diana Dijak