June 28, 2020 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Tri Parish Catholic Faith Community To Learn, Live and Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Combined Parish Staff Rev. Aaron Pfaff - Pastor - 812-364-6646

E-mail: aaronpfaff@gmail.com Deacon John Jacobi - Director of Religious Education

Faith Formation Office - 812-364-6173

E-mail: johnjacobi@mw.twcbc.com Diane Hausewald – Business Manager

E-mail: st.michaels@mw.twcbc.com

Website: www.saintmichaelschurch.net

Mass Schedule This Week

Sunday 8:30 am St. Bernard

9:15 am St. Joseph

10:30 am St. Michael Monday 6:00 pm St. Bernard Tuesday 6:00 pm St. Michael Wednesday 9:00 am St. Bernard Thursday NO MASS Friday 9:00 am St. Michael Saturday 4:00 pm St. Michael

St. Michael 11400 Farmers Lane NE

Greenville IN 47124

812-364-6646 (1835)

St. Joseph 341 S SR 66

Marengo IN 47140

812-347-2326 (1885)

St. Bernard 7600 Highway 337 NW

Depauw IN 47115

812-347-2326 (1847)

Reconciliation

Monday 5:30 pm St. Bernard

Tuesday 5:30 pm St. Michael

Saturday 3:15 pm St. Michael

Other times available upon request

Baptism

Preparation class for parents required, contact parish

office.

Marriage

Six months preparation required, contact parish office.

Sick/Shut-ins

Please call the parish office to request anointing of the

sick and for home visits.

New Parishioners

Contact the parish office for registration or pick up a

form at the entrance to church and return to the parish

office in the collection basket. We would love to have

you become an official part of our parish family.

Priestly and Religious Vocations

Contact Vocations Director/Archdiocese of Indianapolis

at 1-800-382-9836, ext. 1490.

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Information for all Parishes

Second Collection Today - Today is the Peter’s Pence Collection, a worldwide collection that supports the

charitable works of Pope Francis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, oppression, and natural

disasters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers

and sisters. Please be generous today. For more information, visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence . Parish Directory - Each family that was photographed is entitled to a free directory. Names have been placed on the

back cover and you will need to pick up your copy at the church you are registered at. Please pick your copy up at your

convenience. Anyone wishing to contribute to our churches may do so by mailing your contribution to the appropriate office. To

help save on postage, you may combine and send one check for weeks at a time instead of mailing each week.

The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring census takers in Crawford County. Their positions provide: Extra Income (Pay

starts at $18.50 per hour), Flexible hours, Weekly Pay, Paid Training, and Paid Mileage. Applications are being accepted

this month online at: www.2020census.gov/jobs Our Lady of Providence High School Role vacancy 2020-21 school year. In advance of the 2020-21 school year, PHS

is conducting a candidate search for an Alumni Relations and Events Coordinator. This full time, 12-month, role is

responsible for planning and executing key alumni events and activities throughout the year. Tasked with building

community and supporting the mission of the school, this role works collaboratively with each school function to create

value and excitement for PHS alumni and in the New Albany Deanery. Interested candidates will submit a letter of

interest along with their CV to Debbie Fackler dfackler@providencehigh.net by July 10, 2020. Providing Help and Creating Hope…During a Pandemic: In the face of COVID-19, St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities

has made many adjustments for the safety of staff, volunteers, and all who are served through the agency’s programs. Our

shelters have remained open and we have expanded some of our Emergency Shelter criteria on a case by case basis to

safely offer housing for more women and children during the pandemic. We eliminated three months of rent payments for

our Affordable Supportive Housing and Family Stability Programs and will continue to assist all residents with any food,

household supplies, and PPE as needed. Case management and mental health services have also increased surrounding

COVID-19. Our adoption program continued providing pregnancy support and child placements, implemented telehealth

for critical adoption services, and hosted support groups via Zoom for birthmothers and prospective adoptive parents.

Marie’s Community Distribution Program temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution, but recently hosted a

curbside service day offering summer clothing, diapers and baby wipes for families in need. The agency is planning to

reopen Marie’s beginning July 7th on a regular basis every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-2pm at 305 E 7th Street in

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 28, 2020

SUN 6/28 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4,

8-11/Mt 10:37-42 MON 6/29 Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2

Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19

TUE 6/30 Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8 [9a]/Mt 8:23-27

WED 7/1 Am 5:14-15, 21-24/Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17 [23b]/Mt

8:28-34

THR 7/2 Am 7:10-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd]/Mt 9:1-8

FRI 7/3 Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 20:24-29

SAT 7/4 Am 9:11-15/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b]/Mt 9:14-17

SUN 7/5 Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1]/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt

11:25-30

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New Albany. The support of your parish has helped make our work possible. Thank you

for enabling St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities to alleviate some of the burdens placed on

our community’s most vulnerable during these difficult circumstances. If you would like

to support our work, visit www.stecharities.org/donate or mail contributions to St.

Elizabeth Catholic Charities, 702 E Market Street, New Albany, IN 47150. Legion of Mary Meeting - Every Tuesday at 4:15-5:45 on Zoom. Please email Deacon

John if you would like a zoom link to the meeting. LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK- “Are you unaware that

we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” What do you

understand these words to mean? Many see these words as an indication of what may

come in eternal life. In actuality, they have more to do with our lives here and now. We

are called to die to ourselves and offer our lives as gifts given generously to others. It is

not about us. We are asked to serve God and not continue in our service of sin. Life is

about learning to do what we really do not want to do because it brings us deeper into the

mystery of God, ourselves, and others. Learning how to accept and live with the “small

deaths” and sacrifice we encounter teaches us how to live with and approach our final

death. We can do so with a heart that has been touched by and is open to mercy or one

that is self- focused and closed.

GOSPEL MEDITATION Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture - When we were

baptized, we were baptized into Christ’s death. Take a moment to ponder these profound

words. We were baptized into death. In every sense of the word, we are asked to die. This is

not just about our final death but about daily deaths due to inconvenience, discomfort, pain,

loss, or others’ needs. This is an incredible epiphany given the way we very often approach

our lives. We do everything to avoid death, let alone encounter it! Many avoid pain, discomfort,

inconvenience, uneasiness, change, interference, and suffering of any kind. We put a lot of energy into finding the easiest and

least inconvenient way through many things. Even holding the door open for a stranger or saying hello to someone in the store

can be major undertakings. We are called to die. One of the biggest wake-up calls we can have is realizing that life is not about

us! There are millions of other people sharing life on this planet with whom I have a relationship. Does my life celebrate those

relationships? The most distracting question we can ask is, “What do I want to do?” The more focused, faith-filled question is,

“What do I need to do?” What I need to do may not be what I want to do. However, asking this question more frequently will

teach us how to more purposefully and intentionally live so we can be a life giving vessel for others. When we learn to live more

sacrificially, to put the needs of others before our own, and to not always seek our own self-interest, we become aware of what

baptism into Christ’s death is really all about. These are the roots of virtue

and the seedbed for justice, tolerance, solidarity, love, and peace. Learning

how to accept all the “small deaths” and sacrifices life calls us to, teaches us

how to approach our final death. All deaths ask us to empty ourselves into

something or someone else. Whether we empty ourselves into the heart and

soul of another human being or empty ourselves into God at the moment of

our final death, new life is always received and nurtured. A heart that

exclusively seeks its own interest is a heart that is closed to love. A heart

that pours itself out to others and is content with being emptied is a heart

that has been touched by and open to mercy. It is a heart that overflows with

joy.

WHY DO CATHOLICS CALL PRIESTS FATHER? One of the common objections evangelical Christians have to Catholics is our practice of calling priests by the title Father. They will often cite a passage in Matthew’s Gospel in which Jesus tells his followers: “Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven” (23:19). It seems pretty straightforward, but when we put this verse in context, we see that Jesus is speaking out against religious leaders who had forgotten what their proper role was and who were bad examples through their own hypocrisy and elitist attitudes. In other Gospels, we find Jesus himself using the title father for different characters, such as in the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31]) and the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32). If we put the verse from Matthew into the full scope of Jesus’ teachings, he isn’t saying that we can’t use words like “father,” “rabbi,” or “master.” Rather, he is telling us that we should be mindful of the full meaning of those titles and not to misuse them. To call a priest “Father” is more than a sign of respect for the office of the priesthood. It goes all the way back to the way St. Paul understood his own work as a missionary and evangelizer. Paul wrote, “I am writing you in this way not to shame you but to admonish you as my beloved children. It was I who begot you in Christ Jesus through my preaching of the Gospel. I beg you, then, be imitators of me. This is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful son in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 4:14-17). Yes, we have God alone as our heavenly Father, but there are also those here with us who nurture and nourish our faith through their teaching and care. This is why the title of Father has been applied to the church’s pastors in different ways since the earliest days of the Church, including monks and nuns using the title “abbot” and “abbess” (from abba) for their spiritual leaders and Christians around the world recognizing the “Holy Father” or “pope” (from papa) as the head of the

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family that is the Church. The title Father is a reminder that priests have a special responsibility to care for, protect, feed, listen to, and nourish those who have been entrusted to them, all after the example of our Father in heaven who never ceases to give us what we truly need.

Birdie Hoehn, Margaret

Baylor, Dorothy

Dohoney, Beverly Dietrich, Barb Rainbolt,

Joseph Robbeloth, Carol

Ransom, Trish Wagner,

Judy Rae Gettelfinger,

Rose Kiefer, Anna

Kaelin, Wanda Gehm,

Julie Payne, Cletus & Priscilla Gettelfinger, Matthew

Kruer, Jack Dohoney, Debbie Jones, Colette Murray,

Casey Shaw, Linda Rothrock, Matthew Marino,

Gretchen Hammett, Jaxon Nutini, Jerry Jacobi, Kyle

Costello, Ray Kordek, Carol Cox, Doug Fessel,

Patricia A. Trent, Roy Kruer, Luna Smith, Ted

Lippert, Irma Morales, Cherie Vickers, Archdiocese

of Indianapolis, All our Food Pantry and St. Vincent

de Paul Friends.

Please Pray for Our Military & Their Families CPO Johnathan Akers, Danny Baker, Tyler Hall, Lt.

Col. Scott Schroeder, Zachary Shinkle, William

Gilmer, Brad Missi St. Michael Food Pantry: We are still open! Just

call the office for a pick up or drop off and we will

arrange a time to do so safely. Our needs include

Breakfast Foods, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Macaroni &

Cheese, Hamburger Helper, Canned Meats, Canned

Fruits, Juice, Personal Hygiene items, Cleaning

items, and Soups. LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE: July 4 & 5

Saturday: 4:00 PM

EM: Lauren Campbell, Pam Waller

L: Donna Wise

S: Pam Waller

U: Sue Craig, Leo Kaelin, Tina Rouck, Alan Wise

M: Duet Sunday: 10:30 AM

EM: Katy Casper, Jerry Renneker

L: Fred Uhl

S: Katy Casper

U: Gary Geswein, Dean Newton, Fred Uhl

M: Duet

St. Michael Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Mailing Address: 11400 Farmers Lane, Greenville IN 47124

Phone: 812-364-6646 Fax: 812-364-6614 Lisa Murner – Parish Secretary Beth Gettelfinger – Pre-School Tim Murner – Director of Music

st.michaelbradford@gmail.com Pre-school Phone – 812-620-2807 812-736-1189 - tmurner1@gmail.com

St. Michael Mass Schedule and Intentions Saturday June 27 4:00 PM James Schenck

Sunday June 28 10:30 AM The Parishioners of our Tri Parish Community

Tuesday June 30 6:00 PM Marie Schroeder

Friday July 3 9:00 AM Diane Johnson

Saturday July 4 4:00 PM The Murner Family L&D

Sunday July 5 10:30 AM Porter Nash

Weekly Collection: June 21, 2020

Sun. Collection: $ 5,553.00

Needed for Budget: $ 7,134.65

Difference: $ - 1,581.65

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Mass Schedule and Intentions

Sunday: June 28 8:30 am Jessie DuBois Monday: June 29 6:00 pm Deceased Simon Family

Wednesday: July 1 9:00 am Charlotte Hazen

Sunday: July 5 8:30 am Tri-Parish Parishioner Intentions

Lector: June 28th Nina McClelland

July 5th Ann Robertson

July 12th Mary Hawkins

July 19th Nina McClelland Please keep in your prayers: Mary Senn Taylor, Paul Bary, Donnell

Royer, Wayne Smith, Marlana Cheatham,

Toni Rothrock, Olive Sarles, Linda Magill, Donna Schellenberger, David Mauck, Veronica

Battista, Jim Nolot, Addley Gaines, Jean Newton, Sharon Bary, Rhonda Day, Larry Colin,

Juanita Hughes, Julia Griffith, Jeff Mauck, Greg Byerley, Sandy Sieg, Michael Briscoe, Bryant

Otto, Carolyn Cline, Susie Spears, Members of Military.

Due to restrictions in place from Covid 19 we are not allowed to place the missalettes in the pews. However if

anyone would like to have one for your own personal use, feel free to take one home with you. You may use it for

church, but just remember to take it with you when you leave. The books have been placed at the entrance to church

and in the narthex. Please do not leave these in the benches. Unity Meal – Meals at Unity Chapel are tentatively scheduled to return on July 15th on a carryout only basis.

AmazonSmiles – We received our first donation for the 1st quarter from

the Amazon Foundation. Our first quarter only consisted of one week

as we did not sign up until then and we received $10.45. Please

continue to support our church when shopping on Amazon just

remember you have to start at www.Smile.Amazon.com St. Bernard’s

link is https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-5227964 Please bookmark

this link and use this as your log in page when ordering from Amazon for St. Bernard to receive a donation. Thank you!!!!

St. Joseph Physical Address: 341 S. SR 66, Marengo IN 47140

Mailing Address: 7600 Highway 337 NW, Depauw IN 47115

Phone: 812-347-2326 Fax: 812-347-2172

Michelle Whittaker – Parish Secretary – SaintBernardCatholicChurch@gmail.com

Father Fred Denison – Attended By

Sunday: June 28, 9:15 am

Mass Intention: Loretta Robertson

Minister Schedule June 28

Offertory: Fow Family

Lectors: Karen Eaton/Carolyn Pellman

Greeters: Judy Neckar/Johnnie Senn Graves

Sunday: July 5, 9:15 am

Mass Intention: Monica Gail Robertson

Minister Schedule July 5

Offertory: Hubert Family

Lectors: Paul & Connie Conklin

Greeters: Terri Ward/Richard Newton

St. Bernard Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Mailing Address: 7600 Highway 337 NW, Depauw IN 47115

Phone: 812-347-2326 Fax: 812-347-2172

Michelle Whittaker – Parish Secretary – SaintBernardCatholicChurch@gmail.com

Weekly Collection: June 21, 2020

Sun. Collection: $ 1,351.00 Needed for Budget: $ 2,211.53

Difference: $ - 860.53

Peter’s Pence $50.00

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Please keep in your prayers:

Norma Hurt, Michelle Garrett, Pamela

Byrne, Marty Will, Frank and Dee Hirsch,

Roger Michels, Judy Neckar, Erin

Haendiges, Gail Reyling, Imogene Talley,

Carol Will, Richard Will, Father Fred, Mike Trusty,

Francis Powell, Monty and Mary Garrett, Jane Newton,

Frank Neckar, and all those suffering in any way. Our Military Family Members:

Tom Shawler, Jr., Hannah Bradley, Chris

Eaton.

Family and Friends of our parish members:

Warren Robertson - Vickie Henderson and Theresa

Martin’s brother; Elaine Zipp; David Thomas – Susan

Sauer’s brother; Joan Jackson – Jane Newton’s sister;

Paul Panozzo; Elmer Ray Jenkins– Connie Conklin’s

father; Jamie Craig—Barb Flispart’s son-in-law; Angela

Crecelius’s nephew – Martin Gabel; Mary Lee Sneed’s

brother – Victor Dubois; Robin Bowman; and all Prayer

Requests in the Prayer Book. Collection for 6-21-20 Totaled $575.00

Faith Formation News Faith Formation Office Hours are: St. Michael Church - Tuesday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Fridays

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. and St. Bernard Church – on Friday Mornings. Faith Formation News: Faith Formation Classes – We are currently looking at

how we are going to re-open Faith Formation Classes

this fall. The Archdiocese is making recommendations

for how we can safely offer class for our children and

youth in Grades Pre-School – Grade 12. Stay tuned for

more information coming soon.

Abide: Eucharistic Adoration –

All are invited to Eucharistic

Adoration on Tuesday, July 21st

following the 6:00 p.m. Mass

until 8:30 p.m. at St. Michael

Church. Come when you are

able and stay as long as you like.

Join us for silent prayer and

praise and worship music during

Adoration. The Sacrament of

Reconciliation will also be

available. Youth Ministry News: Senior Mass – We invite all

of our high school Seniors

from St. Michael and St.

Bernard to join us for Mass on

Sunday, July 5th so that we can

recognize your achievement in

graduating from High School and to pray with you as

you plan for the next steps in your life. Please RSVP

with Deacon John if you are able to join us.

Confirmation Retreat – Fire and Water Re-Scheduled

– The Deanery Confirmation Retreat has been re-

scheduled for September 11-12. If you were signed up

for April you are automatically signed up for the

September Retreat now. If you still need to take a

Confirmation Retreat and haven’t signed up please do

so at www.catalystcatholic.org Summer Mission Trip –

Due to safety concerns about

traveling to Appalachia for

our Mission Trip we have

decided to do a “local”

Mission Trip this summer.

We invite all youth who will

be in grades 9-12 this fall and those seniors who

graduated this spring to join us for our summer mission

trip on July 6-10. We will follow the same process as

on the past trips with service and work projects during

the day and prayer and social activities in the evening.

Registration is now open for youth to get signed up. If

you would like to attend please go to:

https://catalystcatholic.org/camptonmission Sign up on

the registration link (when it is time to check out select

no payment) and then send in the $100.00 deposit to St.

Michael Church. St. Michael and St. Bernard will pay

the rest of the money for you through our fish fry fund. Question of the Week for the 13th Sunday in

Ordinary Time: Question for Children: How can you live as a follower

of Jesus?

Question for Youth: What does Jesus demand of his

followers?

Question for Adults: What does this Gospel teach you

about the cost of discipleship and how does it relate to

your experience so far? Formed is a wonderful resource of Catholic

information and formation. You can access your free

subscription by registering through our parish. If you

https://catalystcatholic.org/camptonmission

have not yet registered for formed go to

www.saintmichaelchurch.formed.org You will need to

create a username and password. You can then enter by

going to www.formed.org. You can also download the

free mobile app.

Formed Pick of the Week for Kids:

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing,

I adore you, I love you and will a lively sorrow for my sins.

I offer you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to your will.

Grant, good Jesus that I may live in you and for you.

Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions;

give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs,

your blessings on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death.

Within your heart I place my every care.

In every need let me come to you with humble trust saying,

Heart of Jesus, help me.

Amen.

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