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MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Pentecost, Eighth Sunday of Easter; Sunday May 24th, 2015

Saturday / May 23 / 5:30 PM / Dale Kiesler
Sunday / May 24 / 8:00 AM / All Souls
11:00 AM / Joe Brockman
Tuesday / May 26 / 8:00 AM / No Mass
Wednesday / May 27 / 7:00 PM / No Mass
Thursday / May 28 / 8:00 AM / 1st Comm Class of 1940
Living and Deceased
Saturday / May 30 / 5:30 PM / Gerald Nordhoff
Sunday / May 31 / 8:00 AM / Parishioners of St. Michael
11:00 AM / Donald Farnsworth

THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYERS

Dora Seeley, Stanley Zollman, Winsome Lenfert, Jerry Light, Missy Mattingly, Gunner Shepard, Anna Kaelin & Family, Kenny Jacobi, Irma Barnard, Michael A. Bennett, Angela Runkel Deanna Cardwell, Wilma Ehringer, Joel Embry, Lenny Alderman

Prayer List Update – Do you have someone to add/remove from the prayer list? Please call the office at 812-364-6646 or e-mail us at:

Please remember in your prayers our Military Members and their Families.

CPO Jonathan Akers

Danny Baker

SRA Benjamin M. Fouts

Chris Ethridge

Bobby Ethridge

Tyler Hall

Ryan Kays

Eric Kays

Major Scott Schroeder

Zachary Shinkle

Matt Train

WEEKLY COLLECTION INFO:

Fiscal Year: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Weekly collection needed to make budget $ 7,135.00

Weekly Adult Collection $ 5,209.91

Weekly Youth Collection $ 6.00

Weekly collections for 05/17/2015 $ 5,215.91

A Note from Fr. Joe

As a Parish let us thank Jacobi Sales, Inc. for their most generous gift of a Cub Cadet Z Force LX60 Zero Turn Mower and Big Thank You to all who bought tickets. We raised $11,900!

Congratulations to Ryan Hall for having the winning ticket!

Eighth Sunday of Easter

Pentecost

“‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him who believes in me.’ He said this in reference to the Spirit.” Rivers of living water. What does this image make us think of? Something active. Something dynamic and changing, yet constant and dependable. A river with living water is not stagnant; it is not silent, but rather it speaks. This river is not mucky or full of algae. This river is clear, beautiful, refreshing, and life-giving. It draws people to its banks by providing the kind of water that sustains life and the kind of scenery that is a joy to behold.

Those who believe in Jesus will be like this river. Through the Spirit of Christ, which first came upon Christian believers at Pentecost and which came upon us at our baptism, we become a source of “living water.” Instead of being motionless, dull, murky, unproductive people, we are strengthened by God’s power to be dynamic, refreshing, and life-giving.

This isn’t automatic, however. We must cooperate with the Spirit that has been given to us. Those of us who have received confirmation have been sacramentally gifted with the fullness of the Spirit, but that doesn’t mean that the living water is flowing at full speed. As St. Paul wrote in his second letter to Timothy, we need to “stir into flame the gift of God” (1:6). The flame may be there, but if we don’t fan it through prayer, virtuous living, spiritual formation, and frequent reception of the sacraments, then it will never burst forth with the full power that it could have. But let us take heart! Even this process of “fanning” is made easier when we call upon the Holy Spirit to help us. For St. Paul reminds us today that “the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness.”

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LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE:

May 30th & 31st

Sat. 5:30 PM

EM: Len Fagan, Jesse Waller, Janice Allen, Jim & Carol Wise

L: Donna Wise

S: Robert & Vickie Fessel

SVRS: Olivia and Katie Wise

U: Alan Wise, Jerome Jacobi, James McGuirk, Wayne Jacobi

M: Tim Murner and Will Bishop

Sun. 8:00 AM

EM: Katy Casper, Marlene Neuman, Cindy Willoughby, Harlan and Jonnie Sue Uhl

L: Fred Uhl

SVRS: Adriana Roll and Cameron Higdon

U: Gary Geswein, Dewayne Wise, Tammy Wise, Gordon Geswein

M: Children’s Choir

Sun. 11:00 AM

EM: Katrina Plucinik, Kin Renneker, Tom Bowling, Catherine Ernest and Dennis Ernst

L: Pam Martin

S: Jerry and Kim Renneker

SVRS: Jarrod Sparrow and Sydney Collins

U: Theresa Light, Dana Hall, Ryan Hall, Jason Flock

M: All Musicians

THE WEEK AHEAD:

SUN:

MON:

TUE: Quilting 9:00 am – 2 pm (LL church)

WED: Senior Gathering Noon

5K Race Committee Meeting 7:00pm

THUR:

FRI:

SAT:

SUN:

Readings for the Week Ahead

Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or

Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39

Day: Acts 2:1-11/Gal 5:16-25 or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn

15:26-27; 16:12-15 or Jn 20:19-23

Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Mk 10:17-27

Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Mk 10:28-31

Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Mk 10:32-45

Thursday: Sir 42:15-25/Mk 10:46-52

Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Mk 11:11-26

Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20/Mk 11:27-33

Next Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20

Special Thank You to this week’s Sponsor

Pastoral Council Elections

We will be electing two new members to serve a three year term on the Pastoral Council. The council is made up of active members of St. Michael Parish who would like to serve as a consultative body to the Pastor, while prayerfully discerning the needs of the parish community. If you would like to nominate someone to the council or you yourself would like to run for a council seat, please fill out a nomination form in the narthex of the Church. Nominations will be taken until June 7th. On June 14th bios will appear in the bulletin of those who agree to run for election. Elections will be held the weekend of June 28th.

The St. Michaels’ Quilting Circle would like to invite anyone interested in quilting or leaning to quilt to join them every Tuesday (weather permitting) from 9:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. No experience required. Come join the fun, we’ll keep you in stitches!

The Knights of Columbus, Cardinal Ritter Council #1221 in New Albany is looking for a Part-time administrative person.

Duties would include but are not limited to:

Daily cash register balance.

Bank deposit

Field phone calls

Place various weekly/monthly orders

Work with Grand Knight and other officer to insure efficient operation of the council

Hours are M-F 10-3 with some flexibility

Please contact Cardinal Ritter Council #1221

(812) 944-0891 to schedule application submittal

Faith Formation Office Hours are: St. Michael Church - Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Fridays 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. and St. Bernard Church – Fridays 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Faith Formation News:

First Communion Pictures are in and can be picked up in the Faith Formation Office.

Rev Bernard Koopman Memorial Scholarship – Congratulations to Jill Book on being selected to receive the Fr. Bernie Koopman Scholarship for this year. It is a gift of $500.00 for this year of college and $250.00 for up to three years following for a total award of $1,250.00. Jill will be attending Lindsay Wilson College in Kentucky and majoring in Psychophysiology.

Joel Van Bree Memorial Scholarship – Congratulations to Jasmine Jacobi on being selected to receive the Joel Van Bree Memorial Scholarship for this year. It is a gift of $500.00 for use with college expenses. Jasmine will be attending Indiana University Southeast.

Monday Morning Bible Study – The Story of Salvation History - Our Monday Morning Bible Study will not meet this Monday due to the Memorial Day Holiday. Our next gathering will be on June 1st at 9:30 a.m. when we will continue our study of salvation history (Luke 19-21). All adults are welcome to join us anytime!

Senior Gathering – Our next senior gathering will be on this Wednesday, May 27th. We will gather for Mass at noon and then all are invited to bring something to share for lunch. Our featured lunch item for May will be Chicken and Gravy.

Men’s Group – We invite all men of the parish to gather with us on Sunday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. We will continue our study of the Gospel of Luke. Join us!

Vacation Bible School – “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power!” – VBS will be held July 13th -17th, 9:30 a.m. – Noon. Our Theme, “Everest” will help us realize that we can conquer all things with God’s help. We will discover that God has the power to provide, the power to comfort, the power to heal, the power to forgive, and the power to love us forever! VBS is open to children in grades Pre-School (age 4 by July 13th) – Grade 6 (the grade you are going into this fall). Registration forms are available in the narthex of the church and the faith formation center. We would like to receive registrations by July 5th.

Youth Ministry News:for prayer and rest. Pilgrims will arrive at the Archabbey Church at Saint Meinrad for Vespers at 5:00 (CDT), followed by a cookout with members of both men’s and women’s monastic communities.

Senior Mass – All of our high school Seniors are to gathering together for Mass on Sunday, June 7th at the 11:00 a.m. Mass. We will sit together during Mass and give thanks for your success in graduating from high school. Fr. Joe will offering a blessing on you and your future endeavors. We will meet in the lower level of the church at 10:40 a.m.

Jr. High Summer Daze – All Jr. High Youth who will be in grades 6-8 this fall are invited to join us for Summer Daze on Tuesdays, June 16th and 23rd. We will gather for service work each day and then do a fun activity after each work project. We will work around the grounds at St. Michael one day and participate in the Empty Bowls Project at Mount St. Francis the other day. Our fun activities will be a trip to Jammerz Rollerdome for roller skating and bowling at Eastern Bowling Lanes. Our day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will finish up at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $26.00 for both dates or $21.00 for just one day, which includes a t-shirt, transportation, and activity. You should plan on bringing a sack lunch each day. The deadline to register is May 26th. If there are any parents who could help with transportation please let us know.

Faith in Action is a week-long service opportunity on June 18th – 21st, and is open to any youth currently in grades 8-12. Each day participants will do service work in Harrison, Floyd, and Clark counties. They will also live simply in community at Mount St. Francis. The cost is $245.00, however if you work the fish fries your only cost will be the $100.00 deposit. Registration brochures are available in the Faith Formation Office. The early registration deadline has passed but registrations will be accepted as long as spots are available.

Jubilee Family Belle of Louisville Cruise - This event is for everyone. The official birthday party for Catholic Youth Ministries! This reunion cruise is open to everyone who has cruised on the belle with Catholic Youth Ministries and their families the past 50 years! Come Dance through the Decades, have some birthday cake, and share some stories! Cost is $20 per ticket or $100 for a family! The Belle begins boarding at 6:00 p.m. The cruise begins at 6:30pm and returns at 9:30 p.m. Contact the CYM office at 812-923-8355 or for more information and registering online go to http://nadcymjubilee.weebly.com/belle-of-louisville.html. If you will be in grades 6-8 this fall and would like to travel with the group from St. Michael please turn in a permission form by June 11th.

Jr. High Holiday World Trip – All youth who will be in grades 6-8 this fall are invited to join us for a day at Holiday World and Spashin’ Safari on Monday, July 20th. The cost of the day is $39.00, which includes transportation, all the rides at Holiday World, Spashin’ Safari waterpark, free softdrinks, and shows. You should plan on bringing additional money for food and perhaps lockers if you want one. Money and permission forms should be turned in by July 2nd in order to participate in this event. Tickets can also be purchased by parishioners for $33.00 but they must be used on July 20th.

Sr. High Kings Island Trip – All youth who will be in grades 9-12 this fall and those seniors who will graduate this spring are invited to join us for a day at Kings Island. The cost is $39.00, which covers transportation, all the rides at Kings Island, Soak City Waterpark, and shows. You should plan on bringing additional money for food and a locker if you want one. All permission forms and money should be turned in by July 13th in order to participate in this event.

National Catholic Youth Conference – NCYC will be held in Indianapolis this November 19 – 22, 2015 and is open to anyone currently in grades 8-11. NCYC is an amazing conference for Catholic High School Youth that attracts youth from all over the country. There will be keynote talks by national speakers, concerts, break-out sessions, amazing prayers. Mass, and a huge thematic park! You do not want to miss this life changing event! The cost is estimated at $500.00 per person, however your cost is $150.00 if you work the fish fries and other upcoming fundraisers. The deadline to register is June 30th. Since we believe that NCYC is a pilgrimage we will have gatherings on August 30th, September 20th, October 18th, November 1st and December 13th to help prepare us for the conference and help celebrate it after it is over. Registration materials are available in the Faith Formation Office.