January 22, 2017 – The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Lourdes 5333 EAST WASHINGTON STREET • INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46219 www.ollindy.org Parish Office Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone: 317-356-7291 School Office Phone: 317-357-3316 Fax: 317-357-0980 Mass Schedule Tues & Thurs 6 p.m. Friday 8:15 a.m. Sat 5 p.m. Sun 10 a.m. Communion Services Wednesday 8:15 a.m. Parish Staff Pastor Rev. Rick Ginther [email protected] School Principal Chris Kolakovich [email protected] Business Manager Amanda Bakemeyer [email protected] School Secretary Molly Funk [email protected] Parish Secretary Sally Welch MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE UNBORN [email protected] Sunday, January 22, 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m. Music Director Indiana War Memorial, 431 N. Meridian St., Greg Martin Indianapolis, IN [email protected] Join Right to Life of Indianapolis on Sunday, January 22, the anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Custodial Supervisor Anne Woolen [email protected] Director of Religious Education Our Mission: We, the faith community of Rachael Vroom Our Lady of Lourdes Parish , strive to live, share and be Christ [email protected] in all we do. SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturday 4-4:30 p.m. PRAY THE ROSARY WITH US You may also call the parish Tuesday & Thursday, 5:30 p.m. office to arrange for an appointment. Baptism: 3rd Sunday of the month Wednesday following 8:15 a.m. during or immediately after 10 a.m. Communion Svc. Mass, or at another pre-arranged & Friday at 7:45 a.m. before 8:15 Mass time. Preparation classes are held quarterly. Call the parish office for additional information. Indiana Legislature and I-CAN The Indiana General Assembly has been in session since January 3. They will Marriage: Please contact the be in session until the end of April. Many bills will be considered between now pastor at least six months in advance. and then, too many to keep on top of. For topical information, read the Indiana No wedding dates will be set until a Catholic Action Network (I-CAN) newsletter. I-CAN is the political arm of the couple has met with the pastor. Indiana Catholic Conference. Communion Calls: Please call the By receiving their email newsletter, or accessing them on Facebook or Twitter, parish office to arrange communion you can remain in the loop on current or pending legislation. You can access calls for the home-bound. their website at www.indianacc.org If interested in receiving partisan Anointing of the Sick: If you are information on legislative action, subscribe to the emailing list of your going to have surgery, or have a legislative representative or senator. chronic illness and wish to be anointed, please contact the parish Mass Transit Still Needs Support office. If a family member is in or Although the voters of Marion County approved the referendum for the mass admitted to the hospital, please call transit plan on the ballot in November, the amount of funding and tax levy for the parish office at 317-356-7291. building it still lies with the Indianapolis City Council. During the month of January, the proposal will be dealt with by several committees of the council PARISH SCHOOL and hopefully, the vote will be on January 30, by the full council. - In the days Our Lady of Lourdes offers preschool and weeks ahead, please notify your councilor of your support for full funding and kindergarten through 8th grade 0.25% of the plan. The proposal will be reviewed by several council classes. Please call the School Office committees for approval. On Monday, January 30, the full council, will be for more information at 317-357-3316. voting on the funding proposal. This meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the City County Building, 200 E. Washington St. If you can attend that meeting, please NEW PARISHIONERS try to do so. If you need help contacting your council representative, call me at Welcome 317-332-8242, or email [email protected] Lucy Miller to our Parish Family! To register or to schedule a tour of Our Lady of Lourdes, please call or stop by the parish office located in the THE RACIAL DIVIDE IN OUR COUNTRY rectory. AND IN OUR CHURCHES IN GRATITUDE WE SHARE St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Marian University will host the Most Reverend Edward Braxton, Ph. D., S.T.D., the African-American Bishop of Belleville, January 8, 2016 Illinois on Saturday, February 18 and 19, 2017, to discuss The Racial Divide in our Actual ...................................$ 7,806.00 country and in our churches. Bishop Braxton is a respected author of Budgeted. ................................ 9,808.00 several books: The Wisdom Community, The Faith Community and important Difference +/(-).......................$ (2,002.00) pastoral letters: “The Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matters Movement” Online Giving 1/8-1/14.……....$ 1,980.00 (February 26, 2016) and “The Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the Sunday & Holy Day World Day of Peace” (January 1, 2015). His letters are balanced and compassionate Actual..................................$ 271,749.61 and have been written from the perspective of a man who cares deeply about the Budgeted............................. 284,432.00 racial divide within our country and our churches. They have been read and Difference +/(-) ...................$ (12,682.39) discussed by a wide community of pastors, scholars and ordinary people throughout Endowment Fund ..…..…....$ 61.00 the country. Please mark your calendars for these events during Black History Christmas Gift to Parish......$ 50.00 Month. Bishop Braxton will speak at St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday, February 18 SVdP……………. ..…..…....$ 40.00 at 8 p.m. preside at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday liturgy at St. Thomas on Propagation of the Faith…...$ 20.00 Sunday, February 19, and speak again at Marian University on Sunday, February 19 at 2:30 p.m. His talk at Marian will be at the College of Osteopathic Medicine Lecture Hall 150. All events are open to the public and we have invited many of the leaders of our church and civic communities. 697 Registered Parish Households United Catholic Appeal Update So far, our parish has pledged $35,250: 130% of our goal. Thank you! Little Flower Boys & Girls OLL NEWS Kindergarten-3rd Grade UR ADY OF OURDES CHOOL PEN OUSE Basketball Intramurals O L L S O H Registration will occur during the On Sunday, January 29, Our Lady of Lourdes will hold our annual open house for Little Flower Open House on Sunday, current and prospective families. Please encourage your families, friends and Jan. 28, from Noon to 2 p.m. in the neighbors to stop by from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about our community Cafeteria. Questions can be directed to and what we have to offer. - We are very proud of our school, as our strong cur- Mike Battles at 317-538-3078 or riculum has led to a tradition of academic excellence. Our students participate in [email protected] art and music, engage in hands-on science, and excel in math and the language arts. Thanks to recent generous donations from supporters, we are continuing to expand our technology programming. - Finally, our welcoming community plays a RACE FOR VOCATIONS significant role in helping the whole child to learn and grow. We also offer tuition Race for Vocations is sponsored assistance. Hopefully, you will join us for our Open House, but private tours may by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis be arranged by calling 317-357-3316. and welcomes people of all ages to run/walk in the mini-marathon or 5K to both promote and pray for vocations IT’S COAT DRIVE TIME AT SCECINA! to the priesthood, religious life, sacred Throughout the month of January, students in the Scecina Memorial High married life and sacred single life. School Key Club will be collecting gently used coats, hats, gloves and scarves The 2017 Race for Vocations will take for the fourth annual Key Club Coat Drive. Our goal is to collect at least 100 place on May 6, 2017 within the One coats, which will be donated to Catholic Charities at the end of the month. Now's America Festival Mini Marathon and the perfect time to clean your closet and help the hundreds of refugees Catholic 5K in downtown Indianapolis. Please Charities serves to keep warm during these cold winter months.Send in coats be a part of this amazing event!! with your favorite Scecina student or stop by and drop them off in the bin near Race for Vocations Monthly the front door at SMHS. Questions? Contact advisors Cindy Hemmelgarn Informal Training Events, at [email protected] or Alyssa Chase all are welcome to join us for our at [email protected]. Thank you! monthly training events. No registration is required. On Feb. 11, the training event will be “A Sign of the Cross” Showing at Scecina at St. Joan of Arc and on March 11, Scecina Memorial High School presents a special showing of “A Sign of The we will be at Our Lady of Lourdes. Cross” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the cafeteria. “A Sign of the Cross,” a Information can be found at documentary by Andy Murphy, Scecina Class of 1960, portrays the history of https://raceforvocations.org/ or you the Sisters of St. Francis Oldenburg and is narrated by Debby Knox. The film can email Rick Rader at documents Sr. Theresa Hackelmeier’s journey of courage, faith and belief in [email protected] serving others, as well as the journey of the sisters who followed in her footsteps for generations.