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St. Michael Mass Schedule and Intentions Sunday, May 1, 2016 – Sixth Sunday of Easter

Saturday April 30 5:30 PM Rita Brown Sunday May 1 8:00 AM John & Marjorie Diedrich 11:00 AM Van Bree Family Living/Deceased Tuesday May 3 8:00 AM Marilyn Gettelfinger Wednesday May 4 7:00 PM Donald Jones Thursday May 5 8:00 AM James Slucher Saturday May 7 5:30 PM Edmund Buechler Sunday May 8 8:00 AM David Diedrich & Desiree Coy 11:00 AM Parishioners of St. Michael REGULAR WEEKEND MASSES - L: Donna Wise ST. BERNARD: Sat. 4:00 PM & Sun. 9:30 AM S: Robert & Vickie Fessel ST. JOSEPH MARENGO: Sun. 9:15 AM SVRS: Katie & Olivia Wise U: Alan Wise, Brian Dohoney, Vernon Wise, Dean *Please Note: Mass intentions are running about 3 Newton months out – if you have a request for later in the M: Organ/Cantor Cheryl, Kathy, Vickie, Geralyn year, get it in sooner than later. Sun. 8:00 AM EM: Mike Shireman, Jonnie Sue Uhl, Marlene Neuman, Pam Waller, Katy Casper L: Katy Casper SVRS: Colin & Cameron Higdon THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYERS U: Kenneth Beach, Paul & Jeanne Schroeder, Stephanie McCoy, Stanley Zollman, Sherry Fleck, Anna Gordon Geswein Kaelin & Family, Kenny Jacobi, Irma Barnard, Angela M: Quartet Runkel, Deanna Cardwell, Lenny Alderman, Rose Sun. 11:00 AM Kiefer, Tony Fenwick, Megan Faith Barr, Martha Jane EM: Catherine & Dennis Ernst, Rick Elder, Jerry Wingler, Cyndi Jacobi, Renee Pluginik, Jean Baker, Renneker, Frank Krider Donna Ernst, Shirley Uhl, Shirley Jones L: Karen Krider S: Kim & Jerry Renneker Prayer List Update – Do you have someone to add/remove from the prayer list or the military list? SVRS: Jake Book & Nick Murner Please call the office at 812-364-6646 or e-mail us at: U: Aaron Smith, Theresa Light, Ryan & Dana Hall [email protected] M: All Musicians Please remember in your prayers our Military The American Red Cross will host a Blood Drive Members and their Families. CPO Johnathan Akers, Danny Baker, SRA Benjamin M. here at St. Michael's in the Parish Life Center on Fouts, Chris Ethridge, Bobby Ethridge, Tyler Hall, Monday, May 2nd from 3:00 - 8:00. Major Scott Schroeder, Zachary Shinkle, Matt Train, *Please give so that others may see another Taylor Pendleton, William Gilmer, LCpl Mark Snapp tomorrow... Each unit may be able to help up to 3 people. As in the past, chicken 'n dumplins will be Thank You served to donors. Also, any and all help will be greatly Bonnie Fessel and Family would like to thank the appreciated the day of the drive. If you can spare just a bit of time whether in the kitchen area or as an escort we Parishioners of St. Michael for all the prayers and would be most grateful. Just give Geralyn a call at 812- support to them at the death of Charles Fessel. 364-6678. You will be most heavenly rewarded! Thank you to Fr. Joe, John Jacobi, Frank Krider, THE WEEK AHEAD: Kathleen Kruer and the choir. A special Thank You SUN: : Faith Formation Classes 9:30AM to the women and men who provided the funeral MON: Bible Study 9:30AM meal - the family is most thankful to all. American Red Cross Blood Mobile 3-8PM TUE: Quilting 8:30AM – 2PM WED: LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE: THUR: Weekend of May 7th & 8th, 2016 FRI: Sat. 5:30 PM SAT: EM: Frank Brown, Donna Newton, Nadine Kaelin, Next SUN: Women’s Breakfast 9AM Jesse Waller, Janice Allen Readings for the Week Ahead Pastoral Council Elections Sunday : Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Rev 21:10-14, 22-23; We will be electing two new members to serve a John 14:23-29 three year term on the Pastoral Council. The council Monday: Acts 16:11-15; John 15:26 16:4a is made up of active members of St. Michael Parish Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; John 14:6-14 who would like to serve as a consultative body to Wednesday: Acts 17:15,22 18:1; John 16:12-15 the Pastor, while prayerfully discerning the needs of Thursday: Acts 18:1-8; John 16:16-20 the Parish Community. We will be taking Friday: Acts 18:9-18; John 16:20-23 nominations at the table in the narthex thru May Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; John 16:23b-28 22nd. Elections will be held the weekend of June 4th Next Sunday: Acts 7:55-60, Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, & 5th. 20; John 17:20-26 Mother/Daughter Breakfast Connected in the Spirit Cohort All Ladies are invited to join us for the Attached to the bulletin this week is the proposal Mother/Daughter Breakfast on Sunday, May 8th that we will be sending to the Archdiocese Planning following the 8:00a.m. Mass in the Parish Center. Commission. The draft proposal was sent to the All ladies are welcome and bring a friend! Reid Group this past week and they quickly responded stating they had no further suggestions for us to better strengthen and support our rationale. They felt we had done a complete and thorough job on our forms. Our co-hort will be meeting this Wednesday at 6:30 pm and will finalize all Adoration on Wednesday, May 11 th preparations and sign our completed forms. If all Come join us as we adore our Lord on May 11th goes as planned, this will be sent to the Archdiocese from Noon till the start of Mass at 7:00p.m. Come Planning Commission on Thursday, May 5th. The for minutes or hours, as your schedule allows. As Planning Commission will meet early in June and we enter into the time between The Ascension of we should have our preliminary recommendations the Lord and Pentecost we know many are returned to us by the end of June. Once we hear partaking in a Novena and how fitting to come back from them we will update everyone with their spend time with our Lord during this time. recommendations. We will do our best to keep you informed as we continue our journey of Please support our Sponsors Connected in the Spirit. Universal Farm Solutions LLC 812-267-0712 Brodbeck Seeds – Corn, Soybeans Wheat and Alfalfa Blue & Gold Energy Plant Food Chief Grain Bins – Precision Planter Parts – Hay and Straw

Faith Formation Office Hours are: St. Weekly Contribution Report Michael Apologies from the office, last week I omitted the Church top column of the financial report. - Date Weekly $ Our Difference Donation Budgeted $ Feb. 28 $5,047.70 $7,134.65 ($2,086.95) Monday - March 6 $7,782.51 $7,134.65 $647.86 Thursday 9:30 March 14 $7,524.00 $7,134.65 $389.35 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., March 21 $6,433.00 $7,134.65 ($701.65) Fridays 1:00 – March 28 $9,177.00 $7,134.65 $2,042.35 5:00 p.m. and St. YTD $304,615.13 $278,251.35 $26,363.78 Bernard Church – Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Totals Faith Formation News: us in the parish center for donuts and fellowship. A Upcoming Faith Formation Classes: free will offering will be taken up to cover the cost of May 1 Grades Pre-School – Grade 12 the donuts. May 8 No Classes – Mother’s Day Sacrament of Confirmation – Our last Confirmation May 15 Grades Pre-School – Grade 12 gathering will be on Sunday, May 15th at 6:00 p.m. in May 22 Grades Pre-School – Grade 12 the lower level of the church. We will pull together all that we have learned through our journey toward Sacrament of Confirmation – Congratulations to confirmation, share the experience of being the following youth from St. Michael, St. Bernard, confirmed, pass out certificates and pictures, and and St. Joseph who celebrated the Sacrament of celebrate! Confirmation this past Sunday: Carly Alderman Blake Barrett Men’s Group – All men of the parish are invited to Kendall Beyerle Coleman Biddle join us for men’s group on Sunday, May 22nd at 7:00 Jake Book Katie Fagan p.m. in the Faith Formation Center when we continue Max Flock Jordan Ford our study of the Gospel of John. Ashley Fow Dexter Feeler Abbie Friedholdt Patrick Galligan Senior Gathering – We will have our next senior Jason Gleitz Becca Gleitz gathering on Wednesday, May 25th. We will gather at Tressa Gottbrath-Trowell Cameron Hodge Noon for Mass and then everyone is invited to bring Ella Hoehn Chloe Jacobi something to share for lunch. Our featured dish for Jillian Jacobi Sophie Jacobi May will be Fried Chicken. Katey Kaiser Quinn Kaiser Christian Magee Wesley Messick Family Belle of Louisville Cruise Corey Meyer Marie Meyer – This event is for everyone! Join Emily Nealy Abigail Nordhoff your fellow parishes in the New Olivia Reas Clayton Sauer Albany Deanery on Monday, June Nick Schaftlein Blake Schickel 13th for a cruise down the Ohio Dylan Shaffer Claire Sieg River! Adults, teens, and children Darren Simpson Caden Smith are all welcome for this cruise. Skyler Wetzel There will be a DJ for dancing, games, and great conversation. The cost is $20.00 per person. The Open Gym is going on vacation! With the nicer Belle begins boarding at 5:30 p.m. and will return by weather more folks are doing things outside so we 9:00 p.m. Call the Faith Formation Office to purchase will suspend open gyms until this fall. Please know tickets. The deadline to purchase tickets is June 8th. the the gym can still be used during office hours most days as well as other times if you check with us first. Vacation Bible School – Mark Your Calendars! VBS will be July 11-15 this year 9:00 a.m. – Noon for The Len Fagan Memorial Rosary Club – The children who will be in grades Pre-School – Grade 6 rosary club will meet each Sunday that we have Faith this fall. Plan now to join us for this great week! Formation Classes, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. in the Faith Formation Center. We invite children (2nd grade and Youth Ministry News: up), youth, and adults to join us in making rosaries Rev Bernard Koopman and that will be sent to overseas missions. Join us for this Joel Van Bree Memorial fun time as we help others to pray! Scholarship applications are now available in the Faith Monday Morning Bible Study – Our Formation Office. Any high Monday Morning Bible Study will school senior from St. Michael meet this Monday, May 2nd, at 9:30 may apply for these a.m. when we will continue our study scholarships. The deadline to of the “Tragic and Triumphant Cross. turn in an application is May Friday, May 6th. All adults are welcome to join us anytime! Jr High Summer Daze – All Jr. High Youth who will be in grades Donut Sunday –Our next Donut Sunday will be on 6-8 this fall are invited to join us for Sunday, May 15th following the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Join Summer Daze on Tuesdays, June 21st and 28th. We will gather for service work each Question for Adults: How do you experience the day and then do a fun activity after each work project. peace which Christ offers us? Our fun activities will include golfing at Golf Shores in Corydon and a visit to the River Run Family Water Catechist Corner – Why do call it Mass? Our worship Park in New Albany. Our day will begin at 9:00 a.m. service got the name Mass from the latin phrase at the and will finish up at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $25.00 for end of Mass in which the priest or deacon says, “ite both days or $20.00 for one day, which includes t- missa est.” This sending forth tells us that we must go shirt, transportation, and activity. You should plan on out into the world and make holy the world just as we bringing a sack lunch each day. The deadline to have been made holy be receiving the body and blood register is May 24th. of Christ and celebrating the mysteries of faith. Yes, the mass is about so much more than the sending forth Jr. High Holiday World but this is the part in which we receive our mission to Trip – All Jr. High Youth consecrate the world. We, that is everyone, not just who will be in grades 6-8 this Father, or the good folks, everyone is called to go out fall are invited to join us for a in mission to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. trip to Holiday World and We are sent – are we ready to go and do it? If you Splashin” Safari on have a question about our faith that you would like to Wednesday, July 6th. The cost of the day is $40.00, be answered in the bulletin email John at which includes transportation, all the rides at Holiday [email protected]. World, Splashin’ Safari Waterpark, free softdrinks, and shows. You should plan on bringing additional money for food and perhaps lockers if you need one. Money and permission forms should be turned in by June 19th. Tickets can also be purchased by parishioners for $36.00 each and can be used anytime this year.

Young Adult News: Theology on Tap - is an informal gathering for young adults 22-39 to share and discuss issue of life and faith. Our Easter Series will be I've Got Your Number. Tuesday nights during the Easter Season beginning at 6pm at Habana Blues, New Albany, IN. Our fifth session will be "4 Pillars of Christian Spirituality" with Jeff Jenkins on May 3rd!

Celebrate Summer Outing -All college-age young adults are welcome to join us for an evening of fellowship Sunday, May 15, 6pm, Mt. St. Francis Lake Shelter. Contact [email protected] or 812- 923-8355 for more info.

Young Adults age 22-39 are invited to join Catholic Youth Ministries June 9th for Twilight Thursday at Churchill Downs... First Race is at 5:00. Cost is $5/person for boxed seats. RSVP with CYM by May 28th at 812-923-8355 or [email protected]

Question of the Week for the 6th Sunday of Easter: Question for Children: How do you experience the peace which Christ offers us? Question for Youth: Jesus told us to trust in the Holy Spirit to help guide our lives. How can you be open to what the Holy Spirit might say to you?