Parish Office 317-485-5101

OFFICE HOURS

Tue - Friday8:30 am 4:.30pm

Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 8:00 am & 10:45 am

Tue & Wed 5:30 pm

Thursday & Fri 12:00 Noon Monday Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy 7.30 pm

Bible Study: Sunday 9:15 am & Thursday 1:30 pm

“My Lord and my God” January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastor Fr. George Nangachiveettil Email: georgenangachi@gmail.com Cell: 317-965-9892

St. Thomas the Apostle, Fortville.

Baptism: All Baptisms are scheduled through the parish

office.

Reconciliation: One half hour before Saturday Masses and one half hour before 10:45 Sunday Masses or by appoint-

ment. (Please ring big bell if Fr. not in church)

First Eucharist: Preparation for First Eucharist

occurs in the 2nd grade Religious Education class.

Confirmation: Prepared during the sophomore,

junior and senior years of high school.

Matrimony: A six month preparation prior to the wedding.

Please contact the parish office.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to re-quest anointing before surgery or during any serious illness,

or to request a hospital or nursing home visit.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): This program addresses the needs of adults who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith. Please contact the parish office.

Staff Deacon Tony Lewis 317-777-1430 aelewis73@gmail.com ARE: Theresa Werking 317-485-5103 religioused@stthomasfortville.com Dir. Of Liturgy & Choir: Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257 sbgarst@gmail.com Secretary/Bookkeeper: Diane Brady 317-485-5101 secretary@stthomasfortville.com Address: 523 S. Merrill Street, Fortville, IN 46040

We would like to extend a warm welcome to you today,

whether you are visiting us for the first time or have chosen

St. Thomas Church as your parish . We pray that the Lord

will continue to bless you as you desire to serve Him.

If you are interested in becoming a Parishioner here at St. Thomas, Please contact the Parish Office at 317-485-5102

Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs at Cana in Galilee and so

revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. John 2:1-11

The Wedding at Cana

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January 22, Tuesday NO MASS

January 23, Wednesday NO MASS

January 24, Thursday NO MASS

January 25, Friday NO MASS

January 26, Saturday 5:00 pm Mass Deceased Craney & Barton Families by Rick Craney

January 27, Sunday 8:00 am Mass Deceased Craney & Barton Families by Rick Craney

January 27, Sunday 10:45 am Mass St. Thomas parishioners

Ministry Schedule Mass Intentions

Saturday, January 26, 5:00 pm

Ushers Diane Doty, Leesa Lowder Lectors Theresa Werking, Chris Miles Euch. Min. Deacon Tony Sunday, January 27, 8:00 am

Ushers Al Dickerson, Joe Cerda Lectors Chad Hanna, Jeff Young Servers Catherine & Maria Dudley Euch. Min. Deacon Tony Gifts Dunham Family Sunday, January 27, 10:45 am

Ushers Bill Dierckman, Laura Billstrom Lector Eran McCarty, Wes Nicholson Server Anthony Wallace, Aaron Moll Euch. Min. Deacon Tony Gifts Billstrom Family

Activities for the week of January 20 - January 26

Sunday 9:15 am Peace Sunday Workshop

9:15 am Youth Sunday Breakfast

6:30 pm Soph/Junior Confirmation

Monday 7:30 pm Pray the Rosary in Church

Tuesday 7:00 pm Adult Choir

Wednesday

Thursday 1:30 pm Bible Study

7:00 pm K of C

Friday

Saturday 6:00 pm Trivia Night

Volunteers the week of Jan 20 – Jan 26 Collection Counters—Team D Homebound Minister—Rick Garst PV Nursing Home Minister-Faith Martinez TB Nursing Home Minister –Rosemary Ritchie

Offerings for the week of January 13, 2019 Weekly Collection: $2,119.00

Average Weekly Online Giving: $815.00

Weekly Collections needed for budget

including online giving $4,056.00

Thank you for your stewardship to St. Thomas the Apostle.

Stewardship Message

In today’s second reading, Saint Paul makes a list of gifts dispensed to members of the Christian community by the Holy Spirit. Each gift bestowed has a specific purpose for the person for whom it is intended: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, mighty deeds, prophecy, discernment, tongues, and interpretation. Good stewards know these gifts are not meant to be kept hidden by the recipient but to be shared with the community and beyond. As we begin a new year, let us reflect on the gift the Holy Spirit has giv-en to each of us. Do we recognize this gift? How was it in-tended that we use this gift? Are we being good stewards of this gift?

Daily Readings

Monday: Heb 5: 1-10; Mk 2: 18-22

Tuesday: Heb 6: 10-20; Mk 2: 23-28

Wednesday: Heb 7: 1-3, 15-17; Mk 3: 1-6

Thursday: Heb 7: 25—8:6; Mk 3: 7-12

Friday: Acts 22: 3-16; Mk 16: 15-18

Saturday: 2 Tm 1: 1-8; Mk 3: 20-21

Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10;1 Cor12: 12-30; Lk1:1-4, 4; 14-21

Let Us Pray, Lord, in your loving mercy please bless your servants who are in need of healing and strength: Melissa Brandes, David Cruser, Calvin Cox, Doletta Downing, Peggy Eichner, Joe Gehring, Erica Holifield, Karen Kelly, Faith Martinez, Beth Shine, Thelma Smock, Charlie Weber, Mary Weir all the sick and suffering from our parish, those serving in the military, and our homebound, hospitalized and nursing home residents.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

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BIRTHLINE Next Sunday, January 27th is Birthline

Sunday we will be collecting items for

Birthline. Please leave your items in the

back of church or drop off in the church

office. Thank You !

Religious Education

RE Winter Retreat February 15 & 16

Mark your calendars for the RE Winter Retreat on Friday, February 15 and Saturday, February 16. Our theme will be a Hawaiian Luau. Wear your Hawaiian shirt, grass skirts and flip flops for this fun colorful break from cabin fever and the cold. We will be doing activities that focus on discipleship and the apostles.

I have rescheduled the Sisterhood Drama for the retreat. Another weekend of snow has put a damper on our Peace Workshop Sunday activities. I will reschedule our speaker for the Winter Retreat.

Thank you to all of the Confirmation kids and parents who tried for two weeks to have a breakfast for us. Mother Nature must think we need to go on a diet. Our next Youth Sunday Breakfast won’t be until February 24 hosted by the freshman Confirmation class.

Due to the snow days, some activities will be rescheduled to help the catechists adjust their teaching plans. Please watch your email for updates and changes that might affect your weekend plans.

Godspeed,

Theresa

Day Of Prayer For The Legal Protection Of Unborn Children The over 56 million abortions since the 1973 decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton reflect with heartbreaking magnitude what Pope Francis means by a “throwaway culture.” However, we have great trust in God’s providence. We are reminded time and again in Scripture to seek the Lord’s help, and as people of faith, we believe that our prayers are heard. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), no. 373, designates January 22 as a particular day of prayer and penance, called the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children”: “In all the Dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person com-mitted through acts of abortion.” We are joining again with Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana and Right to Life of Indianapolis for a day of prayerful witness in remem-brance of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. This will take place on January 22, 2019.

The Day Events: 11:00 AM Indoor Life Rally: Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Ave Indianapolis, IN 12:00 Mass at St. John the Evangelist with Archbishop Thompson and Bishop Doherty followed by a peaceful March to the Capi-tal. 12:00 Right to Life of Indianapolis Memorial Service for the Unborn: Indiana Convention Center 100 S. Capitol Ave Indianapolis, IN 1:30pm March from Georgia Street to Soldiers and Sailors Monument to Capitol Building 2:00pm Rally at the South Steps of Indiana State House Join us for all or part of the day's activities. For more information, please email Brie Anne Varick or call 317-236-1543.

In preparation for the celebration of our 150th Anniversary of being established as a parish, we will be giving a brief history of the parish and community every week. Our his-tory will be a composite of old writings by past parishion-ers, early documents and records and newspaper articles. Our concluding celebration will be on Saturday, September 14, 2019 when Archbishop Thompson will be here for the 5:00 PM Mass and Anniversary Celebration

Our Growing Catholic Community 1916-An important factor that contributed to the growth of the early community of Fortville was their deep faith and their keen interest in the spiritual side of life. This was im-portant year for St. John’s mission parish. Father Lendger presided over a congregation of about 60 members who felt the need for a new church building. Trustees James Ganley, Lawrence Durack, P.J. Kelly and T. Tobin acted as a building committee for this project. Brother Christopher was appoint-ed construction superintendent. Frank Crouch was the build-er. It was at this time that the parish chose the name St. Thomas the Apostle (It was said that the choosing of this name was in honor of Thomas Tobin, who worked untiringly for the erection of the original church building in 1869). The brick edifice was built the help of most of the members of the parish. The men of the parish at the time were mostly farmers who donated their services and horsepower as all the hauling was done by horses and wagons. The gravel and sand was donated by john and Henry Boucher and Mary Ann Kelly. The first load of gravel was hauled by George Keller-meyer and Emmett Kelly for the foundation. The brick came from Martinsville and that too was hauled by the members from the railroad. The church was completed in October of 1916 for the cost of $4,988.33.

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Happy Birthday Sunday, Jan 20: Rob Rhinesmith, Peggy Schleter, Mark Spencer, Chad Whitaker Monday, Jan 21: Steven Ward Tuesday, Jan 22: Wednesday, Jan 23: Monica Dudley Thursday, Jan 24: Friday, Jan 25: Jami Lynn Hart, Joseph Russell Saturday, Jan 26:

Please mark your calendars for : Saturday, January 26th for our annual Trivia Night hosted by the Women's Club.

We will begin immediately following the 5:00 pm mass over in the Activity Cen-ter. The proceeds from this night will be used for Scholarships for our High School Seniors.

There will be someone selling tickets after all masses begin-ning January 5/6 or you may contact Stephanie Garst at 317-407-7257 to make reservations.

The cost is $25 per person and includes dinner and a night of fun trivia games.

Congratulations to: Matthew and Breanna Scott on the birth of their daughter Jacqueline Grace who was born on January 16th.

On the weekend of January 26th & 27th

through the Society for the Propagation of the

Faith, parishioners throughout the Archdiocese

of Indianapolis are invited to respond to the

worldwide mission of Jesus.