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May 17, 2020 6th Sunday of Easter
Tri Parish Catholic Faith Community To Learn, Live and Proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Combined Parish Staff Rev. Aaron Pfaff - Pastor - 812-364-6646
E-mail: [email protected] Deacon John Jacobi - Director of Religious Education
Faith Formation Office - 812-364-6173
E-mail: [email protected] Barb Rainbolt – Business Manager
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.saintmichaelschurch.net
Mass Schedule This Week
Sunday 9:30 am Facebook Live Stream Monday 9:00 am Facebook Live Stream Tuesday 6:00 pm St. Michael Wednesday 9:00 am St. Bernard Thursday NO MASS Friday 9:00 am St. Michael Saturday 4:00 pm St. Michael
St. Michael 11400 Farmers Lane NE
Greenville IN 47124
812-364-6646 (1835)
St. Joseph 341 S SR 66
Marengo IN 47140
812-347-2326 (1885)
St. Bernard 7600 Highway 337 NW
Depauw IN 47115
812-347-2326 (1847)
Reconciliation
Monday 5:30 pm St. Bernard (5/25/20)
Tuesday 5:30 pm St. Michael
Saturday 3:15 pm St. Michael
Other times available upon request
Baptism
Preparation class for parents required, contact parish
office.
Marriage
Six months preparation required, contact parish office.
Sick/Shut-ins
Please call the parish office to request anointing of the
sick and for home visits.
New Parishioners
Contact the parish office for registration or pick up a
form at the entrance to church and return to the parish
office in the collection basket. We would love to have
you become an official part of our parish family.
Priestly and Religious Vocations
Contact Vocations Director/Archdiocese of Indianapolis
at 1-800-382-9836, ext. 1490.
Information for all Parishes
Guidelines as we return to Church - Churches open for private prayer - St.
Michael will be open on May 18th, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and St. Bernard will be
open on May 18th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. On Tuesday, May 19th we will begin to have public daily Masses on our normal
pre-covid schedule. We will begin public Masses on the weekend of May 23rd
and 24th with our normal pre-covid schedule at all three of our churches. Masses will continue to be live streamed on
weekdays we have Mass at their scheduled time and at the Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. You can watch the live stream
on our tri parish community Facebook page by going to our Facebook page or our website and clicking on the link.
Please keep the following in mind when attending Mass for your own safety and that of others:
Those who are 65 and over and those with high-risk health conditions should remain at home. This is the
populations that is most vulnerable to the Coronavirus. Those who are symptomatic or have tested positive for
Covid-19 should not enter a church until released to do so by their health care professional.
The Dispensation from the Obligation to Participate at Mass on Sundays is extended in the Archdiocese of
Indianapolis and throughout the State of Indiana until August 15, 2020.
In addition to our normal cleaning, after each Mass or gathering in church we will be wiping down and cleaning
all frequently used areas such as door handles, pews, and restrooms.
Please use your own hand sanitizer or the hand sanitizer provided when entering and leaving the church.
Parishioners are permitted and encouraged to wear face masks when attending Mass.
We will not be using Altar Servers at Mass for a time.
We will not be using Missalettes, Songbooks, or Hymnals or other re-usable materials for a time.
We will not take up a collection or pass the basket during the liturgy. Collection baskets will be available at the
doors to the nave for you to leave your collection envelope.
Please do not shake hands during the Sign of Peace. A wave, a smile, or a simple bow as you wish each other
peace is fine.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 17, 2020
SUN 5/17 Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21
MON 5/18 Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn 15:26— 16:4a
TUE 5/19 Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11
WED 5/20 Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn 16:12-15
THR 5/21 Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20
ASCENSION Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20
FRI 5/22 Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Jn 16:20-23
SAT 5/23 Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28
SUN 5/24 ASCENSION: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-
20
We encourage everyone to receive communion on the hand. If you do wish to receive communion on the tongue
you should wait to the end of the communion line. Please continue to practice social distancing in the
communion line. If you choose not to receive communion we ask that you not come forward in the communion
line at this time.
There are Scripture devotionals available in our narthexes, we simply ask that if you would like one to please
take any devotionals that you pick up home with you.
We realize that everyone would like to see each other and talk since it has been so long since we have been
together. We ask that you practice social distancing when leaving the church. Remember not to shake hands or
fist bump. A smile and a wave are wonderful greetings at this time.
As people of faith, we believe that the Lord is always at work in our lives, even in this time of many restrictions
and sacrifices. Some of God’s greatest graces can come in moments of transition and in our new beginnings. Tri Parish Facebook Page - In an effort to better communicate for all three of our parishes we are in the process of
changing our Facebook page to "Catholic Community of St. Michael, St. Bernard and St. Joseph." It will take a few
days for the change to take place so you can search for our new name or St. Michael Catholic Church to find us. UPDATED SAVE THE DATE!! This year's Tri-Parish Celebration has been cancelled. NEXT YEAR's Tri-Parish
Celebration will be held Sunday, June 13, 2021, at St. Bernard Parish. Mark your calendars! If you are interested in
helping with this event, please contact Lisa Murner at the parish office or Karen Harbeson at 502-648-3032. Anyone wishing to contribute to our churches may do so by mailing your
contribution to the appropriate office. To help save on postage, you may combine
and send one check for weeks at a time instead of mailing each week.
Parish Music Director/Elementary School Music Teacher - Saint Joseph Corydon
is looking for a Catholic Elementary School music teacher and parish music director. This is a new full-time position
created from two previously part-time jobs. Compensation commensurate with experience and will include benefits.
Please e-mail cover letter, resume, and references to: [email protected] For a complete job
description please visit: https://catholic-community.org/employment-opportunities LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK- Do you understand the true spiritual meaning of hope?
Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness. It is found when
we place our trust in Christ’s promises and rely not on our own strength, but on the help of the Holy Spirit. Hope, when seen
in this way, doesn’t set its sights purely on the things of this world but on the promises of God to come. Hope always is linked
with faith and love. Often our hope can become too self-focused and something that is only about me and things that matter
to me. Christ’s resurrection reminds us that it is not ultimately for this purpose. What is the reason for your hope? Our Easter
season provides the opportunity for us to again assess whether it is the kingdom of heaven and life eternal or something
else.
GOSPEL MEDITATION Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture - Encourage Deeper Understanding of Scripture We hope for many things: passing
an exam, finding our true love, securing sustainable work, or surviving an illness. We often
seek to have God be a part of what we hope for and desire, almost trying to convince Him
that our agenda is what is ultimately important. While our particular hopes may appear to
be what needs to be achieved in order for us to be happy, they really are not. Our lesser,
more personal hopes can distract us from true hope.
When God became a human being, a powerful message was sent: all that is authentically
human is found in the divine. As the human Jesus lived and died in order to show us that
he truly is the universal Christ, we have to keep our sight focused on our eternal truth and
destiny and who we truly are. We have to be careful when we allow our earthly concerns to
distract us. True hope is found when we place our trust in Christ’s promises and don’t rely
on our own strength. True hope focuses on striving toward the fulfillment of God’s promises
and not simply on achieving what we think we need in this life. Hope always travels with
two friends — faith and love. In this trio of virtues, we find the very presence of God born in
every human being. These are God’s greatest gifts, and they lead us to the fullness of His
presence.
As with faith and love, we cannot see hope with just our human eyes. We don’t carry this virtue within us to use solely for our
own personal agenda. Hope is not something that simply comes with the human package. As with faith and love, hope is a
gift that is given to us to draw us closer to our eternal truth. Faith, hope, and love are signs that there is something far greater
going on in us and something greater to persevere in obtaining. The true divine gift of hope is what will endure any hardship
we encounter, especially those that will come from authentically living the Gospel. With all that is happening in our lives, in
our church, and in our world, what is the reason for our hope? Ask God for the fortitude to see His eternal gift as the reason
we get up in the morning and do the things we do.
Margaret Baylor, Dorothy
Dohoney, Beverly Dietrich,
Barb Rainbolt, Joseph
Robbeloth, Carol Ransom,
Trish Wagner, Judy Rae
Gettelfinger, Rose Kiefer,
Anna Kaelin, Wanda
Gehm, Julie Payne, Cletus
& Priscilla Gettelfinger,
Matthew Kruer, Jack
Dohoney, Debbie Jones, Colette Murray, Casey Shaw,
Linda Rothrock, Matthew Marino, Gretchen Hammett,
Jaxon Nutini, Jerry Jacobi, Kyle Costello, Ray Kordek,
Carol Cox, Doug Fessel, Patricia A. Trent, Roy Kruer,
Luna Smith, Ted Lippert, Irma Morales, Cherie
Vickers, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, All our Food
Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul Friends. Please Pray for Our Military & Their
Families CPO Johnathan Akers, Danny Baker,
Tyler Hall, Lt. Col. Scott Schroeder,
Zachary Shinkle, William Gilmer, Brad
Missi St. Michael Food Pantry We are still open! Just call
the office for a pick up or drop off and we will arrange
a time to do so safely. We need Sizes 4 & 5 in diapers
and size 4T-5T Pull Ups. Other needs include Salad
Dressing, Macaroni & Cheese, Hamburger Helper,
Canned Meats, Canned Fruits, Juice, Personal Hygiene
items, Cleaning items.
The Service Ministry group
would like to say thank you to
everyone who supported the
mule/mower raffle in any way.
We couldn’t do our work without
each one of you.
Congratulations to Tara Kamer
on winning the Mule/Mower
raffle from our Service Ministry
group. Have fun!
St. Michael Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Mailing Address: 11400 Farmers Lane, Greenville IN 47124
Phone: 812-364-6646 Fax: 812-364-6614 Lisa Murner – Parish Secretary Beth Gettelfinger – Pre-School Tim Murner – Director of Music
[email protected] Pre-school Phone – 812-620-2807 812-736-1189 - [email protected]
St. Michael Mass Schedule and Intentions Sunday May 17 Facebook Live Stream 9:30 AM The Parishioners of our Tri Parish Community
Tuesday May 19 6:00 PM First Communion Class of 1940 L & D
Friday May 22 9:00 AM Bridgett Libby
Saturday May 23 4:00 PM Our Lady’s Intentions
Sunday May 24 10:30 AM The Parishioners of our Tri Parish Community
St. Bernard Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Mailing Address: 7600 Highway 337 NW, Depauw IN 47115
Phone: 812-347-2326 Fax: 812-347-2172
Michelle Whittaker – Parish Secretary – [email protected]
Weekly Collection: May 10, 2020
Sun. Collection: $ 6,495.00
Needed for Budget: $ 7,134.65
Difference: $ - 639.65
Mass Schedule and Intentions Monday: May 18 9:00 am Facebook Live Stream David Hendrich
Wednesday: May 20 9:00 am Nancy Simon
Sunday: May 24 8:30 am Willie & Jessie DuBois Lector: May 24th Nina McClelland
May 31st Jill Robertson Please keep in your prayers: Family of Sharon Patton, Mary Senn Taylor, Paul Bary,
Donnell Royer, Wayne Smith, Marlana Cheatham, Toni Rothrock, Olive Sarles, Linda Magill,
Donna Schellenberger, David Mauck, Veronica Battista, Jim Nolot, Addley Gaines, Jean
Newton, Sharon Bary, Rhonda Day, Larry Colin, Juanita Hughes, Julia Griffith, Jeff Mauck,
Greg Byerley, Sandy Sieg, Michael Briscoe, Bryant Otto, Carolyn Cline, Susie Spears,
Members of Military. Unity Meal – All meals at Unity Chapel have been canceled as long as North Harrison Schools are closed. Cash Raffle - Appreciating the gravity of the Coronavirus pandemic situation, we have decided to suspend our 2020
Cash Raffle and Quilt Raffles. AmazonSmile – You shop. Amazon gives. Did you know that in
addition to the donations you already make to St. Bernard you can
have Amazon send its own donation to us every time you order
something from them? How does AmazonSmile work? In order to
browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a
charitable organization. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the
AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to
the customer’s selected charitable organization. It doesn’t cost any
additional money. Just remember you have to start at www.Smile.Amazon.com St. Bernard’s link is
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-5227964 Please bookmark this link and use this as your log in page when ordering
from Amazon for St. Bernard to receive a donation. Thank you!!!!
St. Joseph
Physical Address: 341 S. SR 66, Marengo IN 47140
Mailing Address: 7600 Highway 337 NW, Depauw IN 47115
Phone: 812-347-2326 Fax: 812-347-2172
Michelle Whittaker – Parish Secretary – [email protected]
Father Fred Denison – Attended By
Please keep in your prayers:
Phillips Family, Norma Hurt, Michelle
Garrett, Pamela Byrne, Marty Will,
Frank and Dee Hirsch, Roger Michels,
Judy Neckar, Erin Haendiges, Gail
Reyling, Imogene Talley, Carol Will, Richard Will,
Father Fred, Mike Trusty, Francis Powell, Monty and
Mary Garrett, Jane Newton, Jerry Amoroso, Frank
Neckar, and all those suffering in any way. Our Military Family Members:
Tom Shawler, Jr., Hannah Bradley, Chris
Eaton
Family and Friends of our parish members:
Elaine Zipp, Ida Phillips, Angela Crecelius’s sister;
David Thomas – Susan Sauer’s brother; Joan Jackson –
Jane Newton’s sister; Paul Panozzo; Elmer Ray Jenkins–
Connie Conklin’s father; Jamie Craig—Barb Flispart’s
son-in-law; Adeline Talley—Imogene Talley’s
granddaughter; Angela Crecelius’s nephew – Martin
Gabel; Mary Lee Sneed’s brother – Victor Dubois;
Robin Bowman; Joni Shaw - Patty Reyling’s sister; and
all Prayer Requests in the Prayer Book. 5-10-20 Weekly Mailed Collection Totaled $940.00.
Weekly Collection: May 10, 2020
Sun. Collection: $ 2,270.00
Needed for Budget: $ 2,211.53
Difference: $ + 58.47
Crusade for Children $25.00
Faith Formation News Faith Formation Office Hours are: St. Michael
Church - Tuesday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Fridays 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. and St. Bernard Church – on
Friday Mornings. Faith Formation News: Parents: Please look for an email every Friday for
activities and lessons you can do with your child at
home to help continue their Faith Formation. If you are
not receiving an email from the Faith Formation Office
please call or email the office and let us know. We will
continue to send out lessons until the Feast of
Pentecost. This Sunday was scheduled to be our last Sunday of
Faith Formation Classes for this program year.
Obviously, it ended just a little differently than we
planned. We would like to thank all of our Catechists
and volunteers:
St. Michael – Linda Rothrock, Sarah Uhl, Terra
Coomer, Donna Wise, Kelly Lippert, Lisa Murner,
Keisha Kaelin, Lauren Campbell, Becky deFrance, Tina
Rouck, Allison Milliner, Jared Willis, Karen Krider,
Dan Carney, Lisa and Rick Roll, Chris Rainbolt, Mike
Van Bree, and Jon Train
St. Bernard – Julia Griffith, Stephanie Gallander, Jo
Harshey, Victoria and David James, Mike Bary, Leisa
Roll, and Marla Adams
St. Joseph – Butch Carly, Angela Crecelius, Vickie
Henderson, and Lisa Schaftlein
Living Rosary – Join us for the Rosary on Sunday,
May 17th at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom we pray together
virtually. All parishioners from St. Michael, St.
Bernard, and St. Joseph are invited to join in and invite
your friends as well. We will pray for our Church, our
world, our country, our families, and for protection
against all illness. To join us please go to the following
link:
Topic: Tri-Parish Rosary
Time: May 17, 2020 11:00 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86266141573?pwd=bTR1S
HdLWXhsQ2RNc0YrTERCTUVtdz09
Meeting ID: 862 6614 1573
Password: 449097 Vacation Bible School – Rocky Railway: Jesus’
Power Pulls Us Through! VBS will be held June 15-
19 for Grades Pre-School – Grade 6. Our theme,
“Rocky Railway” will help us see how Jesus helps us
pull through even life’s
toughest challenges. VBS is
full of games, Bible Studies,
music, activities, and fun!
The registration form is
available on our parish
website. This year we will
hold a “Virtual” VBS. Each day we will begin live at
9:30 a.m. with the announcement of our theme for the
day and great music for the day. We will then post
Station Videos for each day on our Bible Story, Games,
Missions, and Imagination Station. We will have a
special video for our Pre-School and Kindergarten
students. Please return the Registration form to us by
June 1st so we can assemble your family’s special VBS
Kit. Youth Ministry News: Join us for Evening Prayer this Sunday! All youth
are invited to join with Fr. Aaron and Deacon John for
evening prayer this Sunday. Join us at 6:00 p.m. this
Sunday. If you didn’t receive the link this week and
would like to join us, send a note to Deacon John via
email or text and we will send you the link. Parents are
welcome to join in as well. Confirmation Retreat – Fire and Water Re-Scheduled
– The Deanery Confirmation Retreat has been re-
scheduled for September 11-12. If you were signed up
for the April you are automatically signed up for the
September Retreat now. If you still need to take a
Confirmation Retreat and haven’t signed up please do
so at www.catalystcatholic.org Summer Mission Trip – Due to safety concerns about
traveling to Appalachia for our Mission Trip we have
decided to do a “local” Mission Trip this summer. We
invite all current youth in Grades 8-12 to join us for our
summer mission trip on July 7-11. We will follow the
same process as on the past trips with service and work
projects during the day and prayer and social activities
in the evening. Registration is now open for youth to
get signed up. If you would like to attend please go to:
https://catalystcatholic.org/camptonmission Sign up on
the registration link (when it is time to check out select
no payment) and then send in the $100.00 deposit to St.
Michael Church. St. Michael and St. Bernard will pay
the rest of the money for you through our fish fry fund. Where can I watch Mass on Television or on the
Internet?
WHAS Mass on the Air – Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
EWTN on TV or Internet – Weekdays and Sundays
8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, & 7:00 PM on your local cable or
dish provider or ewtn.com Join us for Mass! We will continue to stream Mass
with Fr. Aaron for daily Mass and on Sundays. Daily
Mass will continue May 13-15 and 18 at 9:00 a.m.
Beginning on May 19th it will follow our normal pre-
covid weekday schedule. On Sunday, May 24th we will
return to our normal Sunday schedule but we will only
live stream on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. If you have
access to Facebook find us at Catholic Community of St
Michael St Bernard and St Joseph. If you don’t have
access to Facebook you can still view our live stream
by going to our parish website and clicking on the link
on the homepage. Question of the Week for the 6th Sunday of Easter: Question for Children: Jesus promises to be our friend
forever. How do friends treat each other?
Question for Youth: Jesus promised us that the Holy
Spirit (the Advocate) would remain with us always.
When have you experienced the Spirit?
Question for Adults: Which one of the promises in
today’s Gospel gives you the most hope? Formed is a wonderful resource of Catholic
information and formation. You can access your free
subscription by registering through our parish. If you
have not yet registered for formed go to
www.saintmichaelchurch.formed.org You will need to
create a username and password. You can then enter by
going to www.formed.org. You can also download the
free mobile app.
Congratulations to the following Seniors who have
been recognized for their leadership in Youth Ministry
by Catalyst Catholic:
