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. MAY 20, 2018 Pentecost 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: 4–5:15 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: 8:00 AM Fax: 317-867-0783 Fr. Sean Pogue Coordinator of High Wednesday: 8 AM, 5:30 PM 317-867-3213, ext. 1148 School Youth Ministry SCHOOL STAFF Thursday: 5:30 PM Friday: 7 AM, 8 AM Deacon Steve Miller Scott Hudson Principal Vince Barnes Saturday: 8 AM 317-574-1705 [email protected] 317-896-5582, ext. 1201 Holy Days: See bulletin. Director of Ministry and Coordinator of Junior High BAPTISMS Operations Youth Ministry Director of Admissions (weekly, except during Lent): Kevin Muller Eric Gellenbeck Michelle Hanlin After 4:30 PM Saturday Mass 317-867-3213, ext. 1127 [email protected] 317-896-5582, ext. 1202 & 10 AM Sunday Mass. Call [email protected] Coordinator of the Parish Office with questions. Administrative Assistant Bookkeeper Confirmation Formation Cheryl Newkirk SACRAMENT OF Deb Perry Leslie Mimms 317-896-5582, ext. 1100 RECONCILIATION 317-867-3213, ext. 1133 [email protected] Saturday: 8:30-9:30 AM Bookkeeper Director of Music PRESCHOOL Saturday: 3-4 PM Daria Sommers Joey Garcia Sue Tetrick in the Church Reconciliation 317-867-3213, ext. 1136 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 Thirty-Third Sunday May 20, in 2018Ordinary Pentecost Time A NOTE FROM FATHER KEVIN Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, + Pax et Bonum! We gather together today on this great Feast of Pentecost to celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles two-thousand years ago, and the continued outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all of us as Church today! This is a great Feast Day! For the Apostles, everything changed with the Holy Spirit! What they were unable to do on their own and by themselves, suddenly they were able to do with the help of the Holy Spirit! Suddenly they realized the great help that Jesus and His Father had sent them in the Holy Spirit! As we gather for this Feast we ask God to send us the same Holy Spirit today so that we can live out our Faith! We do welcome all of our guests and visitors who join us for this celebration today. And tonight, with the praying of Evening Prayer, we do come to the end of our Easter season, and go back into Ordinary Time. We are entering back into Ordinary Time in the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time. As we mentioned last weekend, the Diocese has announced that Fr. Sean is being transferred effective May 28. This weekend, we take the opportunity to say “Thank you” to Fr. Sean with a reception following our 10 am Mass this morning. I am sure that I speak for all of us when I say how grateful we are for all that Fr. Sean has done for us these last couple of years. May God continue to bless you and guide you as you continue to serve His Church! We are also quickly coming up on the ordination to the transitional diaconate of our own Will Summerlin. William will be ordained a Deacon Saturday, June 2, at 11 am, in a special Mass at our Cathedral in Lafayette. Deacon Will is to give his first homily as a transitional deacon at our 5:30 pm Mass Sunday evening, June 3. We all look forward to hearing him for the first time! A reception for our new Deacon will follow immediately in the Parish Hall. Please RSVP this week if you are planning on joining us for Deacon Will’s reception. You can RSVP through the St. Maria Goretti website. We also want to congratulate all of our graduates from our Parish Family who are graduating from college, high school, 8th grade, and even our Kindergarten graduates! We are proud of all of you! We are looking forward to our kindergarteners doing a lot greater things down the road, but if a little encouragement is what they need right now, far be from me to deny them any glory that might inspire them to persevere in their pursuit of academic excellence! St. Maria Goretti’s 8th grade graduation takes place here this week at a special Mass on Wednesday evening at 7 pm in the main sanctuary. We especially congratulate several longtime Parish families who are graduating their last child or only child from our school. Thank you for your ongoing support of our school. Because of the Graduation Mass on Wednesday, there will not be a Wednesday evening 5:30 pm daily Mass this week. The last day of school for St. Maria Goretti is this Friday, May 25. This week we begin the actual scheduled photo sessions for the new Parish Pictorial Directory. Again, we really would like to have everyone’s picture in this new directory. Please schedule your session as soon as possible. It’s very easy for all of us to think that we don’t need to do this. But part of being active members in a Parish today means we really want to know you and have you involved in our community. This pictorial directory is a huge help with building community! Please take the time to come in and get your picture taken. We’ll give you a free 8 X 10 print of the picture you like the best. And you will get a free copy of the new directory and its online version when the project is completed. Please sign up today! There is a lot going on these days. Graduations, weddings, Confirmations, family reunions, and now the vacation season starts! As we enjoy this summer of 2018, let us also remember to stay committed to our Faith and especially our commitment to attending Mass on Sunday! We need this strength and this help that we receive from Jesus in the Eucharist most especially when there’s a lot going on. And these days certainly qualify for that category! In Christ, Fr. Kevin God’s gifts are never loans, they are deposits. Welcome! For more than 22 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 May 20, 2018 Pentecost St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church · Westfield, IN | 3 PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Sweet Sendoff for Father Sean Join the Holy Name Society and the Altar Rosary Society in the Parish Hall this weekend, immediately after the 10 am Mass for sweet treats and refreshments as we celebrate Father Sean and his service to our Parish Family. MAY SILVER ANGELS MEETING Please join our SMG community in celebrating the Join us in the Parish Narthex, Friday, May 25, immediate- ly after the 8 am Mass. Our guest speaker is Kevin Mul- Diaconate Ordination of ler, Director of Ministry and Operations. Coffee, dough- Seminarian nuts, and fellowship will be in abundance! William Summerlin YOUNG ADULT FUN! All young adults and young families (that Saturday, June 2, 11 am , Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Lafayette. include children 5 years old and younger) are invited to a young adult/ family event You are also invited to attend the First Mass of Thanks- at Cool Creek Park, Sunday, June 3, at noon. We’ll grill giving as Deacon Summerlin will assist and preach at the hot dogs and hamburgers. If you join us, please bring Mass, Sunday, June 3, 5:30 pm at St. Maria Goretti. a side dish or dessert to share with the group as well as All are invited to attend the Dinner Reception drinks for your family. It’s a fun chance for adult fellow- immediately after the Mass in the Parish Hall. ship and time for kids to play. RSVP to Annmarie & TJ Schwarz—[email protected] or 765-490- By Saturday, May 26— 3639—by Wednesday, May 30, so we can ensure that we https://membership.faithdirect.net/events/ have enough food. details/1833 The Italian Festival, celebrating St. Maria Goretti’s Feast day, is Saturday, July 14, rain or shine! The festival begins with the 4:30 pm Mass, followed by fun for every- one...including amazing food, a live band, games, bingo, a zip line, prizes, inflatables, and fireworks for the finale! This is a community event, so invite everyone! TICKET SALES Italian Festival T-shirts, tickets, and wristbands are being sold online now through the July 1—order and pay online, then pick up after Masses the weekends of June 23 & 30 and July 7 ONLY.