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MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS Pentecost, Eighth Sunday of Easter; Sunday May 24th, 2015

Saturday May 23 5:30 PM Dale Kiesler Sunday May 24 8:00 AM All Souls 11:00 AM Joe Brockman Tuesday May 26 8:00 AM No Mass Wednesday May 27 7:00 PM No Mass Thursday May 28 8:00 AM 1st Comm Class of 1940 Living and Deceased Saturday May 30 5:30 PM Gerald Nordhoff Sunday May 31 8:00 AM Parishioners of St. Michael 11:00 AM Donald Farnsworth Eighth Sunday of Easter THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYERS Pentecost Dora Seeley, Stanley Zollman, Winsome Lenfert, Jerry Light, Missy Mattingly, Gunner Shepard, Anna Kaelin & Family, Kenny Jacobi, Irma Barnard, Michael A. Bennett, Angela Runkel Deanna Cardwell, Wilma Ehringer, Joel Embry, Lenny Alderman

Prayer List Update – Do you have someone to add/remove from the prayer list? Please call the office at 812-364-6646 or e- mail us at: [email protected]

Please remember in your prayers our Military Members and their Families. CPO Jonathan Akers Danny Baker SRA Benjamin M. Fouts Chris Ethridge Bobby Ethridge Tyler Hall Ryan Kays Eric Kays Major Scott Schroeder Zachary Shinkle Matt Train

“‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him who believes WEEKLY COLLECTION INFO: in me.’ He said this in reference to the Spirit.” Rivers of living Fiscal Year: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 water. What does this image make us think of? Something Weekly collection needed to make budget $ 7,135.00 active. Something dynamic and changing, yet constant and Weekly Adult Collection $ 5,209.91 dependable. A river with living water is not stagnant; it is not Weekly Youth Collection $ 6.00 silent, but rather it speaks. This river is not mucky or full of Weekly collections for 05/17/2015 $ 5,215.91 algae. This river is clear, beautiful, refreshing, and life-giving. It draws people to its banks by providing the kind of water that sustains life and the kind of scenery that is a joy to behold. A Note from Fr. Joe Those who believe in Jesus will be like this river. Through the As a Parish let us thank Jacobi Sales, Inc. for their Spirit of Christ, which first came upon Christian believers at most generous gift of a Cub Cadet Z Force LX60 Pentecost and which came upon us at our baptism, we become a source of “living water.” Instead of being motionless, dull, Zero Turn Mower and Big Thank You to all who murky, unproductive people, we are strengthened by God’s bought tickets. We raised $11,900! power to be dynamic, refreshing, and life-giving. This isn’t automatic, however. We must cooperate with the Spirit Congratulations to Ryan Hall for having the winning that has been given to us. Those of us who have received ticket! confirmation have been sacramentally gifted with the fullness of the Spirit, but that doesn’t mean that the living water is flowing at full speed. As St. Paul wrote in his second letter to Timothy, we need to “stir into flame the gift of God” (1:6). The flame may be there, but if we don’t fan it through prayer, virtuous living, spiritual formation, and frequent reception of the sacraments, then it will never burst forth with the full power that it could Next Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16- have. But let us take heart! Even this process of “fanning” is 20 made easier when we call upon the Holy Spirit to help us. For St. Paul reminds us today that “the Spirit too comes to the aid of Special Thank You to this week’s Sponsor our weakness.” ©2015 Liturgical Publications Inc,

LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE: May 30th & 31st Sat. 5:30 PM EM: Len Fagan, Jesse Waller, Janice Allen, Jim & Carol Wise Pastoral Council Elections L: Donna Wise We will be electing two new members to serve a three year S: Robert & Vickie Fessel term on the Pastoral Council. The council is made up of SVRS: Olivia and Katie Wise active members of St. Michael Parish who would like to U: Alan Wise, Jerome Jacobi, James McGuirk, Wayne Jacobi serve as a consultative body to the Pastor, while M: Tim Murner and Will Bishop prayerfully discerning the needs of the parish community. Sun. 8:00 AM If you would like to nominate someone to the council or EM: Katy Casper, Marlene Neuman, Cindy you yourself would like to run for a council seat, please fill Willoughby, Harlan and Jonnie Sue Uhl out a nomination form in the narthex of the Church. L: Fred Uhl Nominations will be taken until June 7th. On June 14th bios SVRS: Adriana Roll and Cameron Higdon will appear in the bulletin of those who agree to run for U: Gary Geswein, Dewayne Wise, Tammy Wise, election. Elections will be held the weekend of June 28th. Gordon Geswein M: Children’s Choir The St. Michaels’ Quilting Circle would like to invite Sun. 11:00 AM anyone interested in quilting or leaning to quilt EM: Katrina Plucinik, Kin Renneker, Tom to join them every Tuesday (weather Bowling, Catherine Ernest and Dennis Ernst permitting) from 9:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. No L: Pam Martin experience required. Come join the fun, we’ll S: Jerry and Kim Renneker keep you in stitches! SVRS: Jarrod Sparrow and Sydney Collins U: Theresa Light, Dana Hall, Ryan Hall, Jason Flock M: All Musicians The Knights of Columbus, Cardinal Ritter Council #1221 in New Albany is looking for a Part-time THE WEEK AHEAD: administrative person. SUN: Duties would include but are not limited to: MON: TUE: Quilting 9:00 am – 2 pm (LL church) Daily cash register balance. WED: Senior Gathering Noon Bank deposit 5K Race Committee Meeting 7:00pm Field phone calls THUR: Place various weekly/monthly orders FRI: SAT: Work with Grand Knight and other officer to insure SUN: efficient operation of the council Hours are M-F 10-3 with some flexibility Readings for the Week Ahead Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez Please contact Cardinal Ritter Council #1221 37:1-14 or (812) 944-0891 to schedule application submittal Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/Gal 5:16-25 or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 or Jn 20:19-23 Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Sir 42:15-25/Mk 10:46-52 Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20/Mk 11:27-33 will continue our study of the Gospel of Luke. Join us!

Vacation Bible School – Faith Formation Office Hours are: St. Michael “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Church - Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Mighty Power!” – VBS will be held July 13th -17th, Fridays 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. and St. Bernard Church – 9:30 a.m. – Noon. Our Theme, “Everest” will help us Fridays 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. realize that we can conquer all things with God’s help. We will discover that God has the power to Faith Formation News: provide, the power to comfort, the power to heal, the power to forgive, and the power to love us forever! First Communion Pictures are in and can be picked VBS is open to children in grades Pre-School (age 4 up in the Faith Formation Office. by July 13th) – Grade 6 (the grade you are going into this fall). Registration forms are available in the Rev Bernard Koopman Memorial Scholarship – narthex of the church and the faith formation center. Congratulations to Jill Book on being selected to We would like to receive registrations by July 5th. receive the Fr. Bernie Koopman Scholarship for this year. It is a gift of $500.00 for this year of college Youth Ministry News: and $250.00 for up to three years following for a total award of $1,250.00. Jill will be attending Lindsay Senior Mass – All of our high school Seniors are to Wilson College in Kentucky and majoring in gathering together for Mass on Sunday, June 7th at the Psychophysiology. 11:00 a.m. Mass. We will sit together during Mass and give thanks for your success in graduating from Joel Van Bree Memorial Scholarship – high school. Fr. Joe will offering a blessing on you Congratulations to Jasmine Jacobi on being selected and your future endeavors. We will meet in the lower to receive the Joel Van Bree Memorial Scholarship level of the church at 10:40 a.m. for this year. It is a gift of $500.00 for use with college expenses. Jasmine will be attending Indiana Jr. High Summer Daze – All Jr. High Youth who University Southeast. will be in grades 6-8 this fall are invited to join us for Summer Daze on Tuesdays, June 16th and 23rd. We Monday Morning Bible Study – The will gather for service work each day and then do a Story of Salvation History - Our fun activity after each work project. We will work Monday Morning Bible Study will not around the grounds at St. Michael one day and meet this Monday due to the Memorial participate in the Empty Bowls Project at Mount St. Day Holiday. Our next gathering will Francis the other day. Our fun activities will be a trip be on June 1st at 9:30 a.m. when we will to Jammerz Rollerdome for roller skating and continue our study of salvation history (Luke 19-21). bowling at Eastern Bowling Lanes. Our day will All adults are welcome to join us anytime! begin at 9:00 a.m. and will finish up at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $26.00 for both dates or $21.00 for just one Senior Gathering – Our next senior gathering will be day, which includes a t-shirt, transportation, and on this Wednesday, May 27th. We will gather for activity. You should plan on bringing a sack lunch Mass at noon and then all are invited to bring each day. The deadline to register is May 26th. If something to share for lunch. Our featured lunch item there are any parents who could help with for May will be Chicken and Gravy. transportation please let us know.

Men’s Group – We invite all men of the parish to Faith in Action is a week-long service opportunity on gather with us on Sunday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. We June 18th – 21st, and is open to any youth currently in grades 8-12. Each day participants will do service work in Harrison, Floyd, and Clark counties. They cost is $39.00, which covers transportation, all the will also live simply in community at Mount St. rides at Kings Island, Soak City Waterpark, and Francis. The cost is $245.00, however if you work shows. You should plan on bringing additional the fish fries your only cost will be the $100.00 money for food and a locker if you want one. All deposit. Registration brochures are available in the permission forms and money should be turned in by Faith Formation Office. The early registration July 13th in order to participate in this event. deadline has passed but registrations will be accepted as long as spots are available. National Catholic Youth Conference – NCYC will be held in Indianapolis this November 19 – 22, 2015 Jubilee Family Belle of and is open to anyone currently in grades 8-11. Louisville Cruise - This event NCYC is an amazing conference for Catholic High is for everyone. The official School Youth that attracts youth from all over the birthday party for Catholic country. There will be keynote talks by national Youth Ministries! This speakers, concerts, break-out sessions, amazing reunion cruise is open to prayers. Mass, and a huge thematic park! You do not everyone who has cruised on want to miss this life changing event! The cost is the belle with Catholic Youth Ministries and their estimated at $500.00 per person, however your cost is families the past 50 years! Come Dance through the $150.00 if you work the fish fries and other upcoming Decades, have some birthday cake, and share some fundraisers. The deadline to register is June 30th. stories! Cost is $20 per ticket or $100 for a family! Since we believe that NCYC is a pilgrimage we will The Belle begins boarding at 6:00 p.m. The cruise have gatherings on August 30th, September 20th, begins at 6:30pm and returns at 9:30 p.m. Contact the October 18th, November 1st and December 13th to help CYM office at 812-923-8355 or for more information prepare us for the conference and help celebrate it and registering online go to after it is over. Registration materials are available in http://nadcymjubilee.weebly.com/belle-of- the Faith Formation Office. louisville.html. If you will be in grades 6-8 this fall and would like to travel with the group from St. Young Adult News: Michael please turn in a permission form by June 11th. Fiesta Fridays College Gatherings - All College- Jr. High Holiday World Age young adults are invited to join us for Fiesta Trip – All youth who will Fridays - an opportunity to gather with Catholic be in grades 6-8 this fall are young adults for faith, fun, food, and a fiesta! Fridays, invited to join us for a day June 12 & 26 and July 24 at 1013 Pebble Creek Drive at Holiday World and in Jeffersonville. Pool and Patio opens at 2PM, dinner Spashin’ Safari on Monday, is served at 5:30. $3 donation would be appreciated. July 20th. The cost of the For more info contact [email protected] day is $39.00, which includes transportation, all the rides at Holiday World, Spashin’ Safari waterpark, Question of the Week for Pentecost: free softdrinks, and shows. You should plan on Question for Children: When have you heard your bringing additional money for food and perhaps inner voice or conscience guiding you to do what is lockers if you want one. Money and permission right? forms should be turned in by July 2nd in order to Question for Youth: When have you felt the Holy participate in this event. Tickets can also be Spirit in your life? purchased by parishioners for $33.00 but they must be Question for Adults: Share about times when you felt used on July 20th. the power of the Spirit, giving you the right words, giving you insight into a dilemma, or in other ways. Sr. High Kings Island Trip – All youth who will be in grades 9-12 this fall and those seniors who will graduate this spring are invited to join us for a day at Kings Island. The