JANUARY 13, 2019 the Baptism of the Lord
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ST. MARIA GORETTI Catholic Church W E S T F I E L D , I N D I A N A THE MISSION OF ST. MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC CHURCH IS TO EXTEND THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY SHARING GOD’S LOVE IN THE CHURCH COMMUNITY THROUGH SPIRIT-FILLED LITURGIES, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. JANUARY 13, 2019 The Baptism of the Lord PARISH OFFICE PARISH RELIGIOUS Administrative Assistant Athletic Director 17102 Spring Mill Road EDUCATION (PRE) Jen Downing Pat Biddlecombe Westfield, IN 46074 Sunday: 8:30–9:45 AM 317-867-3213, ext. 1221 317-867-3213, ext. 1226 Phone: 317-867-3213 Sunday: 11:30 AM–12:45 PM Fax: 317-867-3263 Director of Adult Maintenance Supervisor Sunday: 6:30–7:45 PM Hours: 8A-noon & 1-5P, M-F Faith Formation Eddie Eberhardt MASS SCHEDULE Connie Anderson PARISH STAFF 317-867-3213, ext. 1208 The Lord’s Day Masses 317-867-3213, ext. 1203 Pastor Saturday: 4:30 PM SCHOOL OFFICE Fr. Kevin J. Haines Coordinator of Children’s Sunday: 8A, 10A & 5:30P 17104 Spring Mill Road 317-867-3213, ext. 1129 Faith Formation Westfield, IN 46074 Weekday Masses (Rectory) 317-867-5694 Sue Maue Monday: 7 AM, 5:30 PM Phone: 317-896-5582 Associate Pastor [email protected] Tuesday: 8 AM, 5:30 PM Fax: 317-867-0783 Fr. Mike McKinley Coordinator of High Wednesday: 8 AM, 5:30 PM 317-867-3213, ext. 1148 School Youth Ministry SCHOOL STAFF Thursday: 5:30 PM Scott Hudson Principal Friday: 7 AM, 8 AM Associate Pastor Saturday: 8 AM Fr. Derek Aaron [email protected] Vince Barnes 317-896-5582, ext. 1201 Holy Days: See bulletin. 317-867-3213, ext. 1147 Coordinator of Junior High BAPTISMS Deacon Steve Miller Youth Ministry Director of Admissions Eric Gellenbeck (weekly, except during Lent): 317-574-1705 Michelle Hanlin After 4:30 PM Saturday Mass [email protected] 317-896-5582, ext. 1202 & 10 AM Sunday Mass. Call Director of Ministry and Coordinator of the Parish Office with questions. Operations Administrative Assistant Confirmation Formation Kevin Muller Cheryl Newkirk SACRAMENT OF Leslie Mimms 317-867-3213, ext. 1127 317-896-5582, ext. 1100 RECONCILIATION [email protected] [email protected] Saturday: 8:30-9:30 AM Bookkeeper Director of Music PRESCHOOL Saturday: 3-4 PM Deb Perry Joey Garcia Sue Tetrick in the Church Reconciliation 317-867-3213, ext. 1133 317-867-3213, ext. 1209 317-896-5582, ext. 1101 Chapel WEBSITE: www.smgonline.org TWITTER: @SntMariaGoretti FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/stmariagoretticatholicwestfield 2 | St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church · Westfield, IN November 25, 2012 January Thirty 13,-Third 2019 Sunday The Baptism in Ordinary of the TimeLord A NOTE FROM FATHER KEVIN Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, + Pax et Bonum! Welcome to St. Maria Goretti on this Feast of the Baptism of our Lord! Today we come to the end of our Christmas season with the celebration of Jesus’s Baptism in the Jordan River by His cousin, St. John the Baptist. Today’s Feast is very deliberate in its intention of making all of us think about our own Baptism and our commitment to the Christ, Who came into our world for the salvation of our souls. As the lights and the trees come down and the poinsettia go away, what remains as we go into Ordinary Time is our relationship with the Word Incarnate, Jesus, Who came down into our world to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life for each of us! We do welcome all of our guests and visitors who join us for Masses this weekend. It is great to pray with you at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass! I would like to thank everyone who attended yesterday’s Lay Leadership Workshop and all who helped put it on. These days ALL of us are called to be real leaders in the Church! It was great to reflect on how we might be able to work together to better make that happen in 2019! I thank Dr. Jason Winkle for his willingness to come and help us reflect on our leadership and example. This is a most exciting area for the Church at this time, and I am sure that we are going to hear much, much more about Lay Leadership in the next few years. Hopefully, yesterday was just the beginning of our discussion of this important area. It may be the middle of January, and typically, this is a pretty quiet time on most parish schedules, but we’ve got a lot going on and a lot of great things coming up that need our attention right now. We are very excited about our first-ever Parish Mission trip to Guatemala this coming May. Details continue to be worked out, and final opportunities to sign up are quickly approaching. For more information about the 2019 Guatemalan Mission trip, please contact Jim Mramor or Luke Klink, both of whose numbers are listed under the Parish Council list in this bulletin (page 7). Did you also know that our high school folks in TRUTH are also sponsoring a Summer Mission Trip for our high school students? The Catholic Heart Work Camp will send our high school students to work in Nashville, Tennessee. Like the Guatemalan trip, the deadline for signing up is quickly approaching! For more information about the TRUTH Summer Mission Trip, please contact Janet Thompson, Youth Minister, [email protected]. We are also coming up on the deadline for registrations for next month’s Destination Jesus youth retreat. Destination Jesus 2019 is scheduled for February 15–17 at Guerin Catholic High School. Each parish purchases only so many “spots” for this most popular youth retreat weekend, and those “spots” allotted for St. Maria Goretti are going quickly. The deadline for reserving your place at Destination Jesus 2019 is next weekend, January 20! We need all our high school folks to get their registrations in this week. Don’t miss out on this year’s Destination Jesus! This weekend we are also getting our first opportunity to sign up for our 2019 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner event, which will take place on Saturday evening, January 26. Sponsored by our Parish Council, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is a great way to get to know some new friends here at the Parish and to reconnect with old friends. Please consider coming and joining us for this year’s event! We would love to have you involved, and specifically with this event, the more we have attend, the more fun it is for all involved! Please see the Parish Council representatives after all Masses this weekend. There is a LOT going on! We are blessed! Let us work together to continue to build the Kingdom of God! And as we do so, let us keep one another in our prayers! Prayers make all the difference! In Christ, Fr. Kevin You’ll never soar like an eagle if you live like a turkey. Welcome! For more than 23 years now, we have been building the Kingdom of God, not with a few people, but with everyone! Please accept my warmest welcome, and I pray you will come to know St. Maria Goretti as we all do—our Spiritual Home and Loving Community. We are glad you are here and look forward to meeting you! God Bless you. —Father Kevin January 13, 2019 The Baptism of the Lord St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church · Westfield, IN | 3 PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS RESERVATIONS NOW OPEN FOR GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER Make your reservation NOW for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Saturday, January 26. Appetiz- ers will be served in the Parish Hall immediately following the 4:30 pm Mass. You will discover your dinner destination and be welcomed into your host’s home for food, faith, and fellowship. Everyone is welcome to return to the Parish Hall following dinner for dessert, coffee, and con- versation. Cost is $15 per person (adults only and no cost for hosts). Reserve your spot or volunteer to host on SMG’s website, smgonline.org. RESERVATION DEADLINE is Tuesday, January 22. If you have any questions, call Luke Klink, 317-896-9078. RCIA UPCOMING READER TRAINING The RCIA topic for Monday, January 14, is “The Are you interested in proclaiming the Word Gift of Life.” All adults of the Parish Family are during Mass? If so, please attend the next invited to attend any week of RCIA to learn more about Reader Training to be held in the main sanctuary our faith. RCIA meets in the Parish Narthex, 7-9 pm. of church on Saturday, February 9, after 8 am Mass. During the hour-long training, we will ADULT BIBLE STUDY—EPHESIANS discuss the role of the Reader in Mass and run through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians reveals how to be most effective when proclaiming the Word. If many remarkable gifts that we are giv- you have questions or want more info, contact Jeff Bow- en in the Church. This letter shows the en, 317-441-9928 or [email protected]. great inheritance that awaits us as sons and daughters, adopted fully into the family of God. It reveals how God’s SPRING CHRIST RENEWS WEEKENDS great love for us can transform our daily lives if we allow Women and Men’s Teams 37 cordially it. Join us Wednesday evenings, 7-8:30 pm, or Thursday invite you to be a part of Teams 38 of mornings, 9-10:30 am, beginning January 23 & 24.