ST. PIUS X PARISH AUGUST 15, 2021 PASTORAL STAFF 317-255-4534 WELCOME TO ST. PIUS X Fr. Francis J. Kalapurackal Pastor Beth Reitz Pastoral Associate CATHOLIC CHURCH Deacon Rick Wagner Deacon If you are new to St. Pius X and would like PARISH OFFICE 317-255-4534 more information about how to make this Sharon Wagner Business Manager parish your home, please contact the Lynn Geary Administrative Assistant Parish Office Monday - Thursday from Kathy O’Connell Administrative Assistant 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. - Janet McNabb Communications Coordinator Noon, or call 317-255-4534. We will tell you what is available at Emily Brown Accountant Callista Eickhoff Financial Assistant St. Pius X and how you can join our parish family. St. Pius X is Dee Koepfer Accts Payable/Safe & Sacred Admin open to anyone looking for a spiritual home. We’re glad you’re Chris Wagner Maintenance Coordinator here and hope you’ll want to stay! FAITH FORMATION OFFICE 317-257-1085 Kaitlyn Blandford Director of Faith Formation Julie Hughes Coordinator of Children’s FF Ashley Brown Administrative Assistant BAPTISM DATES Rita Lwin Coordinator of Burmese Ministries Contact the Parish Office SCHOOL OFFICE 317-466-3361 BAPTISM CLASSES Keely Beaudette Principal 10/8/21 & 12/9/21 Colin Miley Assistant Principal Melanie Hoffmire Assistant to the Principal Expectant parents are encouraged to attend a Baptism class prior Kathy Jorgenson Administrative Assistant to the birth of their child. Nancy Steadham Administrative Assistant Baptisms are usually on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month at YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY 317-466-3370 12:30 p.m. Please see schedule above for the next of couple Kyle Stein Coordinator of Youth Ministry dates. Call the Parish Office at 317-255-4534 to register. Carley Haselhorst Coordinator of Young Adult Ministry LITURGY & MUSIC MINISTRY 317-466-3358 Kathy Muller Director of Music & Liturgy WEBSITE WWW.SPXPARISH.ORG To email parish and school PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS staff members: type the first letter of the first name, then type Tony Valle Chairperson the complete last name, and then type @spxparish.org. Margaret Schaller Vice Chairperson Lisa Doyle Secretary Kristie Cheek At-Large John Collins At-Large Rob Santarossa At-Large ST PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH 7200 Sarto Dr. Indpls, 46240 Jennifer Sitzman At-Large HOLYDAYS: Vigil 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Bill Williams At-Large PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Bryce Wolf At-Large and Friday 8:00 a.m. - noon. Joseph DiSalvo Finance BULLETIN DEADLINE IS 14 days prior to the date of the bulletin. Morgan Pluckebaum School Annie Murphy PTO Submit bulletin items to [email protected]. Maggie Stevens Athletic Committee Anthony Campo Youth Laura King Faith Formation Karen Routt Christian Service PLEASE REMEMBER OUR ILL PARISHIONERS AND THEIR Carla Putnam Spiritual Life CAREGIVERS: (bold print indicates new addition) Tina Walker Stewardship John Adams, Dan Adler, Tom Alyea, Jordan Baschia, Lynne Boone, Fr. Phil Bowers, Jesse & Diane Bravo, Mo McReynolds Young Adult Arianna Brown, Jenny Brown, Tom Brown, Walt Bruen, Carol Burns, Michelle Burns, Joan Callahan, Kay Cameron, Joyce Cathcart, Kevin THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Chriss, Dave Concannon Betty Courtney, Fletcher Daily, Bill Degen, Contact the Parish Office six months before anticipated Cindy Degen, Chris Dietrick, Jenny Dougherty, Jane Elliott, Sienna Engel, Joyce Eubanks, James Fagan, Beverly Farrell, Jack Fencl, Keith wedding date to make marriage arrangements. Fessler, Catherine and Robert Fleming, Kevin Foley, Lisa Foley, Maureen Foley, Susan Freeland, Scout Durham Fried, Marilyn Fulner, THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 12:30 p.m. Fred Gardner, Rita Greene, Helen (Ellie) Grace Griffith, Mary Grisham, Robert Haag, Margaret Hall, Lauren Hanawalt, Jason Hankins, Neil Celebrated communally usually on the 2nd and 4th Hardy, Bill Herber, Fr. John Hollowell, Lena Hornbach, Marlene Sundays of each month. Baptism Preparation classes Hoving, Rachel Hoving, Mikey Huerta, John Huff, Brian Timothy are offered several times a year. Call the Parish Office Hughes, Dan Ihrie, Luke James, Mary Jay, Rosemarie Johnson, Helen Jongleux, Joe Kellar, Ronna Kelley, Bob Kelly, Gwen Kirch, Catherine for information and registration prior to the birth of child. Klee, Paul Lee, Joy & Kurt Lorch, Virginia Madden, Mark Manuszak, Jack Marsella, Flora Martinez, Katie Maynard, Tom McAninch, Paul & THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Joelee McKee, Ku Meh, Greg Miller, Marie Mitchell, CJ Moreno, Terry Moriarty, Trey Murdock, Judy Murphy, Julie Neighbors, Steve Page, Celebrated each Saturday from 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. and Clara Pile, Chuck Pluchar, Debbie Price, Diane Prout, Mary Prouty, Kris Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8:40 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Pucci, Tom Pucci, Kaitlin Pumper, Meredith Render, Joan Roe, Dick Rosengarten, Ramona Rummans, Bruce Schaller, Stan Schroeder, SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK Jillian Scott, Claire Sickles, Adam Simmons, Gayle Simmons, Kathy Simmons, Diane Smith, Dottie Smith, Paul Smith, Dick Smuck, Kay Contact the Parish Office to make arrangements to celebrate the Smuck, Kathy Stephens, Ted Stewart, Jessica Storm, Gretchen Stout, Sacrament of the Sick or have communion brought to the sick. Jeri Sullivan-Jarmin, Vinnie Svarczkopf, Angela Swope, Carl Szentes, Mary Tarter, Joan Thiel, Rex Thoman, Kathleen Tinder, Mary Tord, Carlos Vergara, Kathy Voigt, Chris Vullmahn, Camille Wallace, Patricia SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION (RCIA) Watts, Dan Welsh, Beth Williams, Thomas Wolfe, Reba Wynn If you have questions regarding becoming a Catholic, If you wish to add or delete a name, please call the Parish Office at please contact Kaitlyn Blandford, DFF at 317-466-3365. 317-255-4534. THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Dear Family, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me and holy is his Name.” Luke 1:46–49 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Solemnity of the Assumption honors the fact that when the Blessed Virgin Mary completed her life on earth, she never experienced death. Instead, at that glorious moment, she was singly privileged to be taken body and soul into Heaven to be with her resurrected Son so as to adore the Most Holy Trinity forever. The Gospel passage quoted above comes from the beginning of Mary’s song of praise, her Magnificat, by which she not only gives the greatest glory to God but also reveals who she is. She is the one whom “all generations” will call “blessed.” She is the one for whom “the Almighty has done great things.” She is the one who will eternally proclaim “the greatness of the Lord” and whose spirit will forever rejoice in God her Savior. And she is that lowliest of servants whom God has raised up to the greatest glory. For Gertrude Warrenburg and Bo Douglas, who were baptized last weekend, may their new life in Christ help them to grow ever more in wisdom, age, and grace. St. Pius X will host a Blood Drive via the Bloodmobile on Monday, August 16th in the front (south) church parking lot. Please schedule an appointment to donate through this link: donate.indiana.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/138078 Appointments are available from 1:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. *The deferral for a COVID-19 vaccination is two full days* (receive vaccination on Monday, eligible to donate on Thursday). *Masks required only for non-vaccinated donors* Please bring photo ID, eat and hydrate. Young Adults’, join us Saturday, August 21st, for a day of kayaking on the White River. We’ll meet at White River Canoe Co. in Noblesville (17180 River Road) at 10:30 a.m. and will be done around 4:30 p.m. Cost is $30. Bring your own lunch, snacks, and drinks! To R.S.V.P., please email Mo McReynolds at [email protected] by August 16th. The Feast of our patron saint, Pope Pius X, is Saturday, August 21st. Join us for light refreshments Saturday, August 21st and Sunday, August 22nd, after all Masses. Come and socialize with your fellow parishioners as we honor our patron saint. Here are a few quick facts about Pope Saint Pius X: Pope Saint Pius the X was also called Giuseppe Sarto. He was born into a large, poor, Italian family in 1835 and chosen as pope in 1903. Just two years later, in 1905, he issued a decree encouraging Catholics to receive communion frequently, even daily! This was revolutionary – previously, Catholics were required to endure tedious preparation for the Sacrament, and it was seen as a “reward” for good actions rather than as a gift of healing and forgiveness. Pope Pius X helped the Church understand that the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist was a gift to us, and we do not have to be perfect to receive Him. Shortly thereafter, in 1910, Pope Pius X issued a decree on “early Communion”, saying that the First Communion of children should not be put off until the age of 12 or 14, as was common practice, but celebrated at the “age of discretion” – 7 years old. Love, Fr. Francis “And Mary said, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; Please remember in your prayers my spirit rejoices in God my savior.” - Luke 1:46 After Jesus, we look to Mary as our model of stewardship. Her Nancy Catton, daughter of Dorothy Catton entire life was lived in obedience to God’s will. Just as the moon Larry Darling, husband of Pat Darling reflects the light of the sun, Mary reflects the light of Christ.