Sixth Sunday of Easter • May 26, 2019 ST. JOSEPH R OMAN C ATHOLIC C HURCH 319 E South Street, PO Box 309, Lebanon, Indiana 46 0 5 2 765-482-5558 • Fax: 765-482-1436 • www.stjoeleb.org Parish Office Hours ......... Monday-Friday 9:00 am-4:00 pm (Summer 9:00 am-2:00 pm) Parish Staff Pastor, Fr. Richard Weisenberger Administrative Assistant, Susie Bihl [email protected] Business Manager, Shannon Peycha ........ [email protected] Religious Education Coordinator, Christa Parker ....... [email protected] Director of Music, Cathy Rund ..................... [email protected] High School Youth Ministry, Norma DeLaRosa [email protected] Sacristan, Judy Mrozinski ............ [email protected] Maintenance, Roger Pratt & Bill Burns Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil .................................... 4:30 pm Sunday ......................... 8:00 am & 11:00 am Weekday & Holy Day ................... See Bulletin New Parishioners and Guests We welcome all who are celebrating with us this weekend. If you are new to the parish, please contact the office so we may greet you properly. There are also Welcome Packets available in the Gathering Space. Sacrament of Matrimony Congratulations on your upcoming marriage. Couples must contact Fr. Weisenberger at least six months before the proposed wedding date. Sacrament of Baptism Congratulations on the newest member of your family! Parents wishing to have their child baptized are asked to contact Fr. Weisenberger to make an appointment for pre-baptismal instruction. Pastor ’s Note … Stewardship & Administration Tomorrow, May 27, we observe Memorial Day. Parish Finance Council On this day we remember and honor those Tom Merritt (Chair), Aline Anderson, Eric Gubera, Dan Lamar, Jon Lehmkuhler, Ron Morelock, Jeff Newman, Michele Thomas members of military who died defending us and the freedoms we enjoy. Financial Stewardship Last Week Envelopes .................... $5,587.00 Memory, remembering, is very important. Electronic Giving .............................. 2,648.00 Memory has the power to make the past present. Youth Envelopes ...................................... 1.25 Last Week Loose ................................. 489.42 Most of us have probably had the experience of Total ............................................... $8,725.67 $ Weekly Budget…………………………$10,300.00 remembering some event and reliving it. YTD Weekly Collection Budget . $206,000.00 This aspect of memory is central to our faith. At YTD Weekly Collection Actual. $192,544.06 Mass when we repeat Christ ’s words, “Do this in Thanks for your good stewardship. ” memory of me. we understand those words in the Stewardship of Our Youth deep sense of remembering Jesus Christ so that He My good deed was…. “I helped my friend clean out his school desk.” -Matthew is not only someone who lived 2,000 years ago but “I helped clean the house.” -Phoebe someone who is alive and present now. Stewardship Prayer Corner On Memorial Day may we remember with Today’s reading from Revelation offers a vision of the City of gratitude those women and men who “gave the last God, the new Jerusalem. “But,” the bishops’ pastoral on stewardship reminds us, “that ‘life to come’ is in continuity full measure of devotion. ” May we at all times with this present life through the human goods, the worthy human purposes, which people foster now.” remember the One who laid down His life so that we might live with Him. Altar Flowers If you are interested in donating flowers for the church and/ Let me also mention that next Sunday, June 2, we or altar for any occasion or remembrance this summer, please 3 contact Judy Mrozinski. will celebrate the Ascension. Also, from June — June 6 I need to attend the Diocesan Convocation of Summer Office Hours priests. I will write more about these events in the The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Beginning Tuesday, May 29, coming weeks. summer office hours begin and the Parish Office will be open from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. Fr. Richard Weisenberger Seminarian Fund All gifts directed towards the Seminarian Fund Appeal will go exclusively toward Seminarian educational and living costs, which is budgeted to be >$500,000 in 2019. The overall goal for this year is $485.000. Other programs, events, etc. for the Office of Vocations are funded from other sources – part of which comes from Fruitful Harvest. Please consider a gift that Congratulations to Brian and Amber Starr of the baptism will help to support the formation and journey for our of their son, Philip David Starr, on May 19, 2019. seminarians. Ordination of a Deacon and Priests Cemetery Decorations Witness the ordination of Michael K. Block to the Sacred All grave decorations must be in line with the monument Order of Deacon and Deacons Sean M. Aaron and William T. foundation so as not to interfere with mowing or care of the Sutherlin to the Sacred Order of Priesthood through the grounds. Artificial flowers will be allowed in the cemetery from imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by May 23 through June 10 for the observance of Memorial Day. Bishop Timothy L. Doherty. The celebration will be held at the Flowers, wreaths, and funeral designs and other objects will be Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in removed from the graves when they have become unsightly. Lafayette, Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 11:00 am. 2 Confirmed in hrist Congratulations to the Newly Confirmed! C Leah Bashor - Thérèse of Lisieux Kevin Burress - Matthew Zachary Collins - Jude Thaddeus Aisling Frost - Catherine of Alexandria Samuel Green - Wenceslaus I Leah Kerkhoff - Teresa of Avila Jessica Lehmkuhler - John the Apostle Sydney Leising - Vitus Aidan Maurath - Aidan of Lindisfarnerne Collin Maurath - John Bosco Lilly Mrozinski - Kateri Tekakwithawitha Trevor Myers - Sebastianan Riley Newman - Gregory thehe Great Matthew Popovitz - Gregoryory the Great Dustin Riley - Michael the Archangel Lizbeth Silva-Santiago - Michael the Archangel Paige Stanley - Agatha of Sicily Micaela Stieberber - Joan of Arc AnnMarie Susongong - Catherine of SienaSiena Alex Ternet - Michael the Archangel Alexandriaria Hanning - Apollonia CONFIRMATIONONFIRMATION PRAYER Spirit of God, grant me: The gift of wisdom to see the world through your eyes, Thehe gift of counsel to make difficult decisions, The gifts of knowledge and understanding to use my mind to know you and to love you, The gift of fortitude to have the couragege to live in the faith despite the difficulties and disappointments,ments, The gift of piety to be able to express my special loveove and commitment to you, And the right kind of awesome fear that makes me pause to wonder and revere God’s Love.ve. Amen. Congratulationstulations to those who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday,uesday, May 21. The fullyfully--initiated teens are listening for God’s call to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit in which they were sealed. Please invitevite them to share their gifts in your ministry! 3 “Come and See” Inquiry into the Catholic Faith Are you or someone you know thinking about joining our faith community…or would you just like to ask some questions? You are invited to “Come and See” Inquiry into the Catholic faith, Preschool - 5th Grade which is held in the St. Gregory the Great Room on Sundays at Religious Education off for Summer Vacation 9:30 am. For more information, please call the Parish Office at 482-5558. Middle School Youth Group Middle School Youth Ministry off for Summer Vacation Registration ENDS Monday, May 27! Go online now at https:/vbspro.events/p/events/p//p/ f8fa58f8fa 58 to registerr eg ister children for a High School Youth Ministry High School Youth Ministry meets from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the St. Gregory the Great Room June 9 Summer Life Night Stay connected this summer and join the fun once a month at Summer Life Night. Come and enjoy prayer, dinner and some friendly competition with your fellow high school teens. Incoming Freshman and outgoing Seniors also welcome. November 21-23, 2019 SATURDAY , Indianapolis, IN JUNE 8 2019 Challenge Others Form Your Team (family, friends, coworkers) Sponsor a Table ($100/Table) Entry fee includes Trivia Challenge and NIGHT Pulled Pork Dinner A Family Friendly Event $10/Person $8/Youth 5-13 Under 5 Free Doors open at 3:00 pm, Trivia begins at 6:00 pm FUNdraiser hosted by St. Joseph Life Teen In a distinctly Catholic setting, the National Catholic Youth Conference invites participants to encounter Christ, experience church, and be empowered for discipleship. NCYC is a biennial gathering of high school youth from around the United States. It is an opportunity to experience the true universality of the Catholic Church by praying, going to Mass, and experiencing Christ in Reconciliation and Adoration with other Catholics from around the country. Ultimately, NCYC is a weekend get-together with the Holy Trinity, and 23,000 of your closest friends! Any youth high school age in August can register now to lock in the Early Bird price and $75 deposit. Registration must be completed by May 31 to lock in the Early Bird price! Contact Norma if you have any questions. 4 Worship Parish Calendar Parish Activities This Week Saturday, May 25 • Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Sunday, May 26 Doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory VII, Pope; Saint 9:30 am Adult Lectionary Study with Fr. Weisenberger in Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi, Virgin Sr. Mary Ignatia Room Readings: Acts 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5 [2a]/Jn 15:18-21 9:30 am Adult Choir Rehearsal in St. Cecilia Room 4:30 pm Lord’s Day Vigil Mass for †Richard Sutherlin 6:00 pm Men’s Cursillo in St. Aloysius Gonzaga Room (L Sutherlin) Monday, May 27 • Memorial Day Sunday, May 26 • Sixth Sunday of Easter Parish Office Closed in Observance of Memorial Day Readings: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [4]/Rv 21:10-14, Tuesday, May 28 22-23/Jn 14:23-29 Parish Office Summer Hours Begin 8:00 am Lord’s Day Mass for †Bob Phipps (St.