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1 3 S T . L O U I S P L A C E • B A T E S V I L L E , I N 4 7 0 0 6
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time • NOVEMBER 4, 2018
St. Louis
The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher. You are right in saying,
'He is One and there is no other than he.'" And when Jesus saw that he
answered with understanding, he said to him, "You are not far
from the kingdom of God." - Mk 12:32, 34ab
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
Parish Office Hours ................... Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Phone ................................... (812) 934-3204
Fax ........................................ (812) 933-0667
Residence Phone ................ (812) 933-0708
Parish Staff Pastor, Fr. Stanley Pondo ............................... x 265
Deacon, Ronald Freyer ................... 934-3175
Business Manager, Scott Weekley ....... x 221
Business Office, Lindsay Jones ............ x 228
[email protected]……….…(812) 663-9999
Director of Religious Education,
Amy Tonges .......................................... x 249
Youth Coordinator, Carrie Wesseler ..... x 223
Director of Music & Liturgy,
Mike Fritsch .......................................... x 266
Susan Kohrman ................................... x 266
Parish Secretary,
Michelle Wachsmann........................... x 251
Brenda Moll .......................................... x 277
Maintenance Wade Ryle .......................... 934-3310, x 271
Brian Lamping ................... 934-3204, x 231
School Office Phone ................................... (812) 934-3310
Fax ........................................ (812) 934-6202
Principal, Chad Moeller ......................... x 239
School Secretary, Joan Riedeman ....... x 235
School Secretary, Kathy Forbeck ......... x 236
School Nurse, Lydia Gardner ................ x 283
Parish Council Chairperson, Hannah Giesting ....... 363-3714
V.-Chairperson, Todd Tekulve .......... 363-0066
Secretary, Amy Streator ................. 212-0402
School Commission Chairperson, Gloria Brelage ........... 932-6205
P.T.O., ......................... [email protected]
Faith Formation Commission Chairperson, Angela Werner .......... 212-5090
R.C.I.A., Darlene Hirt ...................... 934-2603
Finance Committee Chairperson, Brenda Ratcliffe ....... 932-1449
Parish Life Commission Chairperson, .................................. 934-3204
Respect Life, Jerry Ollier ................ 525-1854
Bereavement Luncheon Committee Bonnie Hertel .................................. 934-2840
Anita Brelage ................................... 934-3095
Carmie Meyer .................................. 934-4922
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Christy Moenter .................... (812) 239-9164
Welcome to St. Louis Parish!
We are blessed by your presence with us
today. Whether you are a long-time
parishioner, relatively new to the parish,
home from school, or visiting for the
weekend, we are grateful that you have
chosen to worship here at St. Louis
Catholic Church. As Roman Catholics, the
Holy Eucharist is the center of our lives,
and the source or our mission.
Nourished by the Word of God, we strive
to instill family values, promote social
justice, and foster life-long formation in
the Catholic faith. As we work together to
build a community dedicated to living the
Gospel, we commit ourselves to generous
stewardship and the responsible use of
our spiritual and material resources.
If you are new to the parish, we invite you
to register as a member by calling the
Parish Office.
Prayer & Devotion Rosary & Holy Hour: First Sunday of the
month at 7:00pm
Prayer Service: Saturday at 8:05am
Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am
Weekday:
Tuesday 6:00pm
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8:10am
Sacraments Reconciliation (Confession):
Tuesday at 5:00pm;
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday after the
8:10am Mass; Saturday at 4:00pm
Baptism: Second & fourth Sunday by
appointment. Call the parish office.
Marriage: Couples desiring to be married at
St. Louis should be registered, active
members of the parish. Please contact the
parish office to schedule an appointment
with the priest at least six months before
the anticipated date.
Anointing of the Sick: This sacrament is for
anyone with a serious illness, undergoing
surgery, etc., or near death. If you would
like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick
please call the parish office.
N e w s & N o t e s Holiday Bulletin Deadlines November 18th Bulletin: Articles are
due in the parish office by 9:00am,
Thursday, November 8th
November 25th Bulletin: Articles are
due in the parish office by 9:00am,
Wednesday, November 14th.
Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be
held on Sunday, December 2nd, from
9:00am to 12:15pm in the Deanery
Resource Center at St. Louis. There is a
$40.00 fee for books and materials. For
reservations call or text Aly at 812-212-
4951 or Mike at 812-212-2719.
Baptism Preparation Class The Baptism preparation class is for
parents who are having their first child
Baptized. The next class will be offered
on Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00pm
in the Deanery Resource Center at St.
Louis. Please call the parish office to
register 812-934-3204.
St. Louis Adoration Chapel The open hours for the Adoration Chapel
are: Sunday – 8:00am, 9:00am,
11:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 5:00pm;
Monday—11:00am; Tuesday—3:00pm;
Thursday—3:00am; Friday – 1:00pm;
Saturday—5:00am, 7:00pm. If you are
able to fill an open hour, call Christy 812
-239-9164.
Fr. Stan’s Book Club The next book for the book club is “The
Confessions of Saint Augustine,” by
Saint Augustine. Books are available in
the parish office for $7.00. Discussions
for the book will be Tuesday, November
27th at 6:30pm and Thursday,
November 29th at 9:30am.
St. Louis $12,000 Cash Raffle Dorothy Flaspohler of Batesville is the
$1,000 winner of the first raffle drawing!
There are still 54 chances to win! Tickets
are available in the School and Parish
Offices.
Thank You from a Parishioner Thanks to all who helped make our
150th celebration so memorable. God
Bless all of you!
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Thank You From Bingo Committee The St. Louis Bingo Committee would like to express our gratitude and
congratulations to all who helped make the October 21st Super Sunday Bingo a
huge success! We welcomed over 800 players, generating almost $78,000 for St.
Louis School. We are preparing for an even larger crowd on March 10th, 2019
and would appreciate all volunteers saving that date.
Vocation Awareness Week—November 4-10 As Catholics, we firmly believe that God has a plan
for our lives! He calls some to marriage, some to the
priesthood, others to religious life and some remain
as generous single people. Fully living our own
vocations—and teaching young people how to
discern God’s call—is a serious duty, but also a joyful
one.
Today begins National Vocation Awareness Week.
During this week, please pray about how God is
calling you to live your vocation more deeply. Encourage the young people in your
life—children, grandchildren, students, and friends—to be open if God calls them to
priesthood or consecrated life.
Families Helping Families Next weekend, November 10th & 11th, the gift tags will be in church to begin the
Families Helping Families program for 2018.
Each gift tag will represent the wishes of one child. There will also be envelopes
available if you would prefer to make a cash donation to be used for the program.
It is only through the generosity of your prayers, gifts and monetary donations that
we have been able to make sure that these children will have some Christmas
gifts. Thank you for your prayers and support. There will be more information in
the bulletin next week.
Need Prayer? Prayer needs are addressed in two ways at St. Louis. In the
vestibule of church is a Prayer Request Notebook where
anyone, at any time, can write prayer concerns. The Members
of the Prayer and Praise Ministry commit to praying daily for
these intentions. For more urgent prayer needs (illness,
surgery, etc.) there is a Prayer Chain that will get dozens of people praying
immediately. To begin the Prayer Chain, please call one of the following: Janice Werner, 932-9200 ; Erma Hartman, 934-3678; or Viola Fullenkamp, 934-3316
Ministry of Prayer and Praise Intentions for November That we be particularly aware of the poor souls in purgatory this month and seek
to aid them by our prayers and sacrifices so that they may soon enter heaven
and rest forever in the peace of the risen Christ.
That the faithful may develop a sincere devotion to the saints, learn about their
lives and strive to imitate their virtues and example.
That the virtue, integrity, and courage of the saints will take hold of the minds
and hearts of our newly elected officials, and all those who govern, so that they
may be attentive to God’s law and never seek to oppose it.
For all veterans, that the Lord may bless and reward those whose sacrifice has
preserved our nation in freedom.
For all those who have died, that the Lord will bring them to the joy of
eternal life.
For all of us, and for our fellow Americans, that Thanksgiving Day will be a time
for renewed gratitude to our Creator for His continual favors.
Mass Intentions Saturday, November 3
5:00 pm Hubert Kuzmich
Sunday, November 4
8:00 am Alice Luers
9:30 am Joan C. Fritsch
11:00 am For the Parish Community
Tuesday, November 6
6:00 pm Living & Deceased Members
of the Origer Family
Wednesday, November 7
8:10 am Richard D. Hillenbrand
Thursday, November 8
8:10 am Marie Wessling
Friday, November 9, The Dedication of
the Lateran Basilica
8:10 am George Peter Romweber
Saturday, November 10, St. Leo the Great
5:00 pm Cliff Kunkel
Sunday, November 11, Thirty-Second
Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Bill Stein
9:30 am For the Parish Community
11:00 am Intentions of Krystina Rodriguez
5:00 pm SPANISH MASS
Altar Servers Tuesday, November 6
6:00 pm Kathryn & Mimi Wilder
Wednesday, November 7
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Thursday, November 8
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Friday, November 9
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Saturday, November 10
5:00 pm John, Paul & Olivia Meer
Sunday, November 11
8:00 am Adam, Benjamin & Ella
Moster
9:30 am Haley Geisen, Thomas &
Bridget Lohmueller
11:00 am Ben Miller, Ben & Luke
Meyer
Rosary & Benediction Sunday, November 4
7:00 pm Dylan Fledderman & Henry
Koehne
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, November 10
5:00 pm Carolyn Dieckmann, Mary
Jo Mahle, Dave Meyer, Deb
Weigel, Bill Meer, Mary
Sitterding, 1 Volunteer
Sunday, November 11
8:00 am Ed Gerdowsky, Ken Rudolf,
Erma Hartman, John
Gerstbauer, Amy Streator,
Mary Sitterding, Janet
Maple
9:30 am Beth Hoog, John Brelage,
Bertie Schmidt, Kathy
Wagner, Nancy Werner,
Lissa Ritter, Christy
Moenter
11:00 am Ken Bohman, Tyler Myers,
Rita Snyder, Mary Jo
Sunderman, Kathy
Mattucci, Nelson French,
Mark Masavage
Greeters Saturday, November 10
5:00 pm Mary Jo Mahle, Dave Meyer
Sunday, November 11
8:00 am Charlie & Shirley Laker
9:30 am Volunteers Needed
11:00 am Volunteers Needed
Lectors Saturday, November 10
5:00 pm Bill Koehne
Sunday, November 11
8:00 am Jerry Dickman
9:30 am Leo Enneking
11:00 am Susan Glaser
Ushers Saturday, November 10
5:00 pm Volunteers Needed
Sunday, November 11
8:00 am Todd Tekulve, Jim Scheele,
Larry Enzinger, Bob
Obermeyer, Bruce Miller
9:30 am Eugene Laker, John
Vogelsang, Mike Weigel,
1 Volunteer
11:00 am Jeff Bedel, Ted Telles, John
Wilson, 1 Volunteer
November Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis Universal: In the Service of Peace
That the language of love and dialogue
may always prevail over the language
of conflict.
October Mass Attendance Saturday, October 27th:
5:00pm 328
Sunday, October 28th:
8:00am 236
9:30am 339
11:00am 501
Readings for the Week Sunday: Dt 6:2-6/Ps 18:2-3, 3-4,
47, 51 [2]/Heb 7:23-28/
Mk 12:28b-34
Monday: Phil 2:1-4/Ps 131:1bcde,
2, 3/Lk 14:12-14
Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11/Ps 22:26b-27,
28-30ab, 30e, 31-32
[26a]/Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18/Ps 27:1, 4,
13-14 [1a]/Lk 14:25-33
Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a/Ps 105:2-3, 4-
5, 6-7 [3b]/Lk 15:1-10
Friday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Ps
46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 [5]/1 Cor
3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn 2:13-
22
Saturday: Phil 4:10-19/Ps 112:1b-2,
5-6, 8a and 9/Lk 16:9-15
Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Ps 146:7,
8-9, 9-10 [1b]/Heb 9:24-
28/Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41
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P a r i s h C a l e n d a r 3
Rosary & Holy Hour Sunday, November 4th
7:00pm
Saturday Morning Prayer Service
November 10th at 8:05am
This week we pray for the victims of
hate crimes. As Christians, may we
show our love to everyone.
November 4
RCIA—”Mary and the Rosary,” parish
office 9:00am.
Turkey Bingo & Raffle—St. Peter’s,
Franklin County, 6:00pm.
Turkey/Sauerbraten Dinner—St.
Catherine of Siena, Enochsburg,
11:00am—2:00pm
November 5
Deanery Movie Event—“Gosnell: The
Trial of America’s Biggest Serial
Killer,” 7:00pm, Gibson Theatre.
Daughters of Isabella Meeting—
Knights of Columbus, 7:00pm.
November 7
Mass and Healing Service—St.
Ignatius Church, Cincinnati, 7:30pm.
November 9
That Man is You—Knights of
Columbus, Batesville, 6:00am.
Ephesians Bible Study—St. Louis
Parish Office, 9:00am.
November 10
Fall Smorgasbord—St. Maurice,
Napoleon, 4:00pm—7:30pm.
November 11
RCIA—”The Trinity,” parish office
9:00am.
Open House—Oldenburg Academy,
1:00pm—3:30pm.
Turkey Dinner/Craft Show—St. John
the Baptist, Harrison, OH,
11:00am—6:00pm.
Breakfast—Morris Volunteer
Firemen, St. Anthony Schad Hall,
Morris, 7:00am—1:00pm.
November 17
Pro-Life Chicken Dinner—Knights of
Columbus, Batesville, 5:00pm—
8:00pm. Proceeds go to March for
Life trip for St. Nicholas 7th & 8th.
Hope for the Holidays Southern Care Hospice will be offering the program: “Dealing With Grief During the
Seasons” on Thursday, November 8th from 6:30pm—8:00pm at the Big 4 Café.
For more information contact Tim Heller at 812-934-0084.
Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference Men of all ages: Register now for
the Thirteenth Annual Indiana
Catholic Men’s Conference,
“Walking With Christ & the Cross,”
which will be held Saturday,
November 10th at the Indiana
Convention Center. Join the group
from St. Anthony, St. Louis, and St. Nicholas to receive a discount and travel
together. Contact James Dickey at 812-212-8799 or [email protected].
Oldenburg Academy Open House Oldenburg Academy will host an Open House on Sunday, November 11, 2018,
from 1:00 – 3:30pm. Prospective students and families will have the opportunity
to tour the beautiful and historic OA campus and learn about the OA Experience
from students, faculty, administrators, parents and alumni. Families can register to
win for two separate tuition certificate drawings: one drawing will be for a Catholic
Elementary/Middle School and one drawing for incoming freshmen. Questions?
Contact Annette Hunger in the Admissions Office at 812-934-4440 ext. 231 or
[email protected]. Visit our website at www.oldenburgacademy.org
to learn more.
Matthew Kelly Coming To All Saints The author, inspirational speaker and founder of Dynamic Catholic is coming to All
Saints Parish. They will be hosting his presentation at East Central High School's
Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Nov. 17th. The talk will be from 2:00pm-
5:00pm. Mass will follow at ECHS at 5:15pm. It is $39 to register for this event.
There is limited seating. Tickets can be purchased at www.dynamiccatholic.com/
events/passion-and-purpose (St. Leon Event) or purchase them at All Saints Parish
Office 812-576-4302.
St. Elizabeth Seton Church to Host Chris Stefanick St. Elizabeth Seton will be hosting Chris Stefanick. Chris is an internationally
acclaimed author and speaker, who has devoted his life to inspiring people to live
a bold, contagious faith. He has spoken at several NCYC conferences and is the
creator of the Confirmation program “Chosen.”
He will be at St. Elizabeth, Carmel, Indiana, in our Social Hall on November 7th at
7:00pm and all are invited to come to this event. Tickets must be purchased for
this event on our website. www.setoncarmel.org or bit.ly/setononv7
Celebrate Marriage Ministry Event Celebrate Marriage gives couples opportunities for Christ-centered marriage
enrichment through large group, small group, and couple events. Join us
Saturday, November 17th from 6:30pm-9:00pm at Our Lady of the Greenwood
for “Your Spouse is Right,” based on the popular game show, The Price is Right.
This will be a fun-filled evening with a pitch-in and games to determine who will be
named the "Most Fun Couple of 2018!" Dress as a team, win prizes, and have fun
with this friendly competition! This is a free event. Bring a dish to share, beer &
wine will be available for purchase. Please register online at
celebratemarriageministry.com or call Marcy Renken at (317)489-1557. Visit our
website for more info www.celebratemarriageministry.com
6 N e w s & N o t e s W h a t ’ s
H a p p e n i n g
Weekly Bingo Volunteers Week 2: Thursday, November 8th
Floor/Bank/Instants: Alisha Salatin,
Jill Reidy, Paul Wuestefeld, Bill Fisher,
Don Moorman, Adam Maple, Carolyn
Dieckmann, Nathan Schutte, Bob/
Autumn Hurm, Kate Tekulve, Beth
Steinkamp, Julie Cox, Jade Ritter
Kitchen: Ann Edwards, Nic Wonnell,
Anne Schebler, Brooke Maple, Cheryl
Baechle, Marilyn Hountz, Kim Schrank
Bakers: Paula Behlmer, Amy Watson,
Chelsea Gillman, Shannon Young, De-
nise Hillenbrand, Diane Jones, Holly
Siegel, Rachael Hornbach
UCA Intention Weekend—November 10 & 11 Now more than ever,
the community needs
to see our strength
and goodness.
Through the grace of
the Spirit and the
generosity of His
people, we can feed
the hungry and clothe
the naked. We can
support our
seminarians and
retired clergy. We can
provide a Catholic
education to children
in need, and sustain
programs for the youth
and young adults we
serve. We can offer
new hope and healing,
all for the sake of
others. Together, we
are a mighty force,
showing others the
power of Christ’s love.
Please prayerfully
consider your pledge
to the United Catholic Appeal. www.archindy.org/UCA
High School Youth Group Upcoming Dates: November 18 - Corn Hole Tournament
December 2 - Chopped
December 16 - Christmas Party
High School Youth Group is open to all High School students. For more information
call Angie Moster 812-933-9955, or Carrie Wesseler (812) 934-3204, or send an
email to [email protected].
High School Youth! Start Your Morning Right! Join your friends for Bible Study each Wednesday morning at Amack’s Well
7:07am - 7:30am before school. Bring a friend!
2019 Steubenville Youth Conference Registrations for the 2019 Steubenville Youth Conference are now open! We will
be joining the parishes of the Batesville Deanery again for another exciting
Steubenville Conference June 14-16, 2019. Registrations for 8th - 12th Graders
are available at stlouis-batesville.org/ym__steubenville. For more information,
please email [email protected].
March for Life The Batesville Deanery Resource Center 2019 March for Life Pilgrimage to
Washington, DC is open to all youth and parishioners of the deanery. This
pilgrimage will be Wednesday, January 16 through Saturday January 19, 2019.
Space on the bus is limited, so register early! Registrations close November 19,
2018. For more information, go to stlouis-batesville.org/ym_events
N e w s & N o t e s 7
Gifts of Financial Participation Sunday, October 20, 2018
In Church Collections .......... $ 10,505.50
Other Collections ....................... $ 543.71
Electronic Collections ............$ 1,717.00
Total Actual Income ............ $ 12,766.21
Budget ................................ $ 18,462.00
Over/Under Budget ............. ($ 5,695.79)
Sunday, October 28, 2018
In Church Collections .......... $ 12,458.17
Electronic Collections ............$ 1,717.00
Total Actual Income ............ $ 14,175.17
Budget ................................ $ 18,462.00
Over/Under Budget ............. ($ 4,286.83) Year to Date
In Church Collections and
Other Collections ............. $ 310,576.18
Budget .............................. $ 332,316.00
Over/Under Budget ........... ($ 21,739.82)
World Mission Sunday ..........$ 2,578.00
CYO Volleyball Girls in 7th through 12th grades are
invited to play CYO Volleyball. Practices
will be at St. Anthony's Gym in Morris on
Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00pm-
8:00pm starting on November 5th and
running through early March. Games are
played against neighboring parishes on
ALL Sundays in January, February and
early March. Cost is $30. Registration
forms are available the first night of
practice or by emailing
[email protected] Please call
Cindy Gerstbauer at home (812)-934-
2088 or cell (812)-212-4964 with
questions.
Young Adult Retreat All young adults are invited to this
wonderful opportunity—a retreat hosted
by St. Anthony & St. Nicholas at the
Higher Ground Retreat Center,
November 30-December 1. Questions
contact Renee Jackson at 812-623-
4618 or [email protected].
