SAINT MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 203 Fourth St. · Aurora, Indiana 47001 · www.mystmarys.com

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Welcome in God’s Name! Through our loving and praying family may you find friendship, peace and serenity in this, God’s house. If you are a visitor interested in joining our parish or the Catholic Faith, please call our parish office for information. If you are returning after being away . . . Welcome Home!

September 12 & 13, 2020 Twenty Fourth

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Mission We, the people in the area served by St. Mary of the

Immaculate Conception Parish, Aurora, Indiana, called

to faith and salvation in Jesus Christ in the Roman

Catholic tradition, strive to live the Gospel by

worshipping God in word and sacrament, learning,

teaching, and sharing our faith with those in our parish

ourselves to stewardship through the generous and

responsible use of our spiritual, physical, and material

resources for today’s and tomorrow’s needs.

Holy Mass – Schedule Wednesday & Friday @ 9:00 AM

Saturday @ 4:00 PM

Office Hours Monday thru Friday from 9:00 AM until Noon

Reverend Ben Syberg, Pastor Email: frsyberg@sls-apps.org St. Mary’s Office: (812) 926-0060

St. Lawrence’s Office: (812) 537-3992 After Hours Emergencies: (812) 537-1297

Anna Townsend, Secretary/C.R.E. – parish.office@mystmarys.com Tony Vincent, Facilities & Maintenance Jim Waldon, Director of Music jim.waldon@mystmarys.com Mollie Leibecke, Bookkeeper mollie.leibecke@mystmarys.com

St. Mary’s School – (812) 926-1558 fax (812) 926-2590 Randy Dennis, Principal randy.dennis@mystmarys.com Ann Hutchinson,School Secretary ann.hutchinson@mystmarys.com

Pastoral Council Members Jonathon Andrews - Chairman jonathonpandrews@gmail.com Randy Tyler – Co-chair Soleman3@comcast.net Patty Lohmiller – Secretary patti@lohmillercontracting.com Lyndsay Hays Lyndsay_81@yahoo.com Kathy Simon Kathys1008@gmail.com Beth Hyde Pizzabeth@msn.com Rick Schuler Rick.schuler@fastsigns.com Julie Strasemeier Strase80@gmail.com George Schewe gjschewe@gmail.com Greg Ramsey Gr.ramsey@comcast.net Sara Dennis iuschwa@hotmail.com

Finance Committee Mark Neff, Chairperson markneff52@hotmail.com

School Commission Beth Legge, Chairperson beth@mccabesflowers.com

Homebound Ministry: Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Holy Communion to the homebound. Mrs. Emily Beckman ebeckman@comcast.net

Anointing of the Sick: Call anytime (812-926-0060 or 812-537-3992) or see Fr. Ben. Given at home, nursing home, hospital or at church.

Knights of Columbus Bill Ullrich, Grand Knight billullrich@comcast.net

Pregnancy Care Center (812) 537-4357 St. Vincent de Paul Society (812) 926-1637

http://www.mystmarys.com/mailto:frsyberg@sls-apps.orgmailto:parish.office@mystmarys.commailto:jim.waldon@mystmarys.commailto:mollie.leibecke@mystmarys.commailto:ann.hutchinson@mystmarys.commailto:jonathonpandrews@gmail.commailto:jonathonpandrews@gmail.commailto:Soleman3@comcast.netmailto:patti@lohmillercontracting.commailto:patti@lohmillercontracting.commailto:Lyndsay_81@yahoo.commailto:Soleman3@comcast.commailto:Kathys1008@gmail.commailto:Pizzabeth@msn.commailto:Rick.schuler@fastsigns.commailto:Strase80@gmail.commailto:gjschewe@gmail.commailto:Gr.ramsey@comcast.netmailto:markneff52@hotmail.commailto:beth@mccabesflowers.com

*Aloisia Mattl, *Louis Hill, Jr., *Vernon Myers; *Jodi Jerger, *Travis Miller, *Becky Meyer Clark, *Christina Nelms, Gary Manford, Tim Heller, Neil Selley, Caroline Seaver, *Brenda Murr, ,*Marilyn “Jane” Borth, Hayle Brashears, Jared Hodgkins, Stefanie Veale, Nate Groh, Michael Renner, Larry Hagan, McKayla Schmits, Kelly, Gary Wainscott, Ruth Kern, Colton Mattingly, Agnes Kelnhofer, Tinker Walston, Ron Brunner, Payton Maurice, Kate Grossmann, Joan Fuch, Karen Kistner, Mark Chase, Velinda Seaver, Rose Donk, B&L Dunseth, Jessica McKittrick, Kristie Bockhorst Gilb,*Candi Elsen, Barb McMurray, Chris Strautman, *Mary Leyendecker, Rebecca Oelker, Debbie Walker Russell, Dottie Fedroff, Judy, Brenda O’Neal, Liz Day, *John P. Hinrichs, Pam Dean, Graham, Tim Smith, John Hobson, Tom Brown, Betty Tyler, Mary Ann Edwards, Susan Dausch & family, Mike Heller & Family, Ray Brown, Clyde Perfect. Please remember our Troops, Doctors, Nurses, First

Responders and their families in your prayers.

St. Mary’s Parish Collection Information September 5 & 6, 2020

Weekly Collection 7,700.00 School 100.00 SVDP 225.00 Total Giving: 77

Please consider our online giving. Just go to our parish website @ www.mystmarys.com and click the blue box “online giving” to register. Thank you. COUNTERS: Since we only have one mass on a weekend, there is NO need for you to come in on Mondays. Stay safe and we will keep you posted. Thank you.

St. Mary School

Mr. Randy Dennis/St. Mary’s Principal

Hello everyone. We are starting a brand new fundraiser today. PK-7 were all given packets to take home. The items they are selling are all practical items. They are things that anyone is likely to use around the home. We are also doing a 5 gallon bucket laundry detergent sale on the back side of the form. The due date for all forms and money/checks is September 17. In conjunction with the practical item sale, we are launching a brand new,online clothing store. The clothing store has a variety of items you can purchase. A portion of all sales go directly to the school. You can visit the store at https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s . Please note that some of the items fit within the dress code and can be worn on uniform days. Some of the items are appropriate for out of uniform days and weekends. Purchases can be shipped anywhere in the country for a fee, or be delivered to the school for FREE. More items will be added in the coming days. Thank you for your help in promoting the fundraiser. Please let us know of questions you may have. Pickup day for all sales will be announced after the fundraiser is completed. God bless.

Cafeteria/Playground volunteers needed at school for the month of September. Interested please call

An Hutchinson @ 812-926-1558.

Fish Fry St. Mary's is excited to announce that we will be

holding drive thru Fish Fry dates this fall! They will be on Saturday September 19th, and October 17th from 3

- 7 pm or until we sell out. We will have the same great fish options and wonderful sides.

All meals are $10.

We will have two drive-thru lanes. Drive-thru #1 you will enter through the alley off

of Main Street. Drive-thru #2 will be on 4th Street in front of the school. We will also offer carry out

in the school cafeteria. Price: $10/meal

Here is the direct link to sign up: https://signup.com/go/JTMPrtK

http://www.mystmarys.com/https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s

Aug. 30th Sunday

September 12, Saturday (The Most Holy Name of Mary)

4:00 PM @ St. Mary (Intention: † Tom Fedroff) September 13, Sunday 8:30 AM @ St. Lawrence (Outside) 10:30 AM @ St. Lawrence (Inside) September 14, Monday (Labor Day) NO PUBLIC MASS September 15, Tuesday (Our Lady of Sorrows) 9:00 AM @ St. Lawrence September 16, Wednesday (E-Learning) 9:00 AM @ St. Mary (Intention: † Larry J. Powers) September 17, Thursday (School Mass) 9:00 AM @ St. Lawrence September 18, Friday 9:00 AM @ St. Mary (Intention: †Christopher & Viola Powers) September 19, Saturday 4:00 PM @ St. Mary (Intention: † Lucian Turner) Parishioners are welcome to attend our school Mass.

Mass Times and locations are subject to change, please check our parish website @

www.mystmarys.com for up to date information. God Bless.

IMPORTANT DIRECTIVES ON COVID19

♦If you, or anyone you live with or anyone you care for is SICK, you MUST remain at home and not come to church. ♦ If you are 65 years of age or older, or have a pre-existing health condition, you SHOULD stay home and watch Mass online. ♦ If you are not comfortable being out, you CAN stay home. Archbishop Thompson has extended the dispensation from Mass until August 15. ♦ If you test positive with COVID-19 within 14 days of being at Church for Mass, Confession or Personal Prayer, PLEASE NOTIFY THE PARISH IMMEDIATELY BY CONTACTING THE PARISH OFFICE BY PHONE OR EMAIL.

Dispensation from the obligation of Sunday

Mass attendance "While commending our pastors and pastoral life

coordinators who have gone to great lengths to

assure safe worship spaces in our churches, due to

the increase in the COVID-19 cases in our state, the

Indiana bishops have decided to extend the

dispensation from the obligation of Sunday Mass

attendance beyond August 15 until November 1, 2020, unless further developments

determine otherwise."

Source: https://archindy.org/archbishop/dispensation2020.html

Resources for Weekend Catholic Mass

on Your Local Channels

Sunday @ 8:30 AM WKRC/CintiTheCW Ch.12.2

Sunday @ 5:00 PM WLWT/CintiME TV Ch. 5.2

EWTN Mass

Sunday @ 8:00 AM

DishNetwork Ch 261 or Direct TV Ch 370

►DAUGTHERS OF ISABELA Meeting on Monday, September 14 @ 7:15 in St. Lawrence Basement, Sister Mary Cecile Room. We will follow the CDC guidelines on Social distancing and mask wearing during the meeting. Hand sanitizer is also available in the vicinity. If you are sick please stay at home, we will keep you posted. For more information, please call Shirley Heyob at 513-260-3124.

►WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER. Enjoy a Marriage Encounter Weekend from the comfort of your own home! Married couples finish a Virtual Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend more in love with each other than ever! Want to find out more? Forthcoming Weekends are from 25-27 September, 9-11 October, 6-8 November, 13-15 November and 20-22 November. You can also enjoy the Experience mid-week, from 15 -16 September. Visit www.wwme.org for further information. Quote from a couple who made a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend: “We want you to know we thought we had a great marriage. But Marriage Encounter helped make it fantastic!”

THURSDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY Begins on September 3rd at 6:30 pm in the Parish Office. NO GREATER LOVE: A Biblical Walk Through Christ Passion, by Edward Sri. The study set is $25.00 Please call Connie Powers @ 812-432-3620 to order your book.

http://www.mystmarys.com/https://archindy.org/archbishop/dispensation2020.htmlhttp://www.wwme.org/

St. Mary’s Living Rosary ________________________________________________

Monday, November 2nd Tuesday, December 8th Inside St. Mary’s Church Starts @ 7:00 PM

Save the Date and Please Join Us

Let’s all pray that the days ahead are filled with healing, blessings, growth, new opportunities, love, and recovery from all that is going on in our COUNTRY, our CHURCH and the WORLD today. If you want to help out organizing this event, please call Anna Townsend @ 812-926-0060.

To All St. Mary’s & St. Lawrence Parishioners

Fr. Ben would like to host a parish town hall meeting inside St. Lawrence Church on Sept. 23rd at 6:30pm. This will be for both parishes but he hopes

he'll be able to add a later meeting at St. Mary's as well. We will keep you updated.

Please come for updates about the parishes, and for a chance to ask any

questions or raise any concerns at all about our parish life at this time. All are welcome.

Word for This Week Source: https://www.salfordliturgy.org.uk/ordinary23a.htm

Jesus tells a dramatic story in the Gospel, to make a very important point: the desperate need in our world for forgiveness and reconciliation. How many chances do we give each other? As many as seven? How often do we shut doors on people, even family and friends, saying “That’s it; you’ve just gone too far this time: never again”? When Jesus says that we must forgive “seventy-seven” times, he implies that we never

stop forgiving, whatever happens. He doesn’t just say this, however: even when they do the worst thing that could be done to him, nailing him to a cross, Jesus puts these words into practice: “Father, forgive them...” as his disciples, we must do likewise.”

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES Artificial Birth Control is a moral wrong. Come learn the Christian Way. A Natural Family Planning class will be held Sunday, September 13th, from 9AM until 12Noon at the St. Louis Parish Office, Batesville, IN, (13 St. Louis Place, the building between the school and the church.) This class is taught in one session. The Sympto-Thermal method is 98% effective, natural, and safe. There is a $40.00 fee for the books and materials. For reservations call or text (812) 212-4951) or (812) 212-2719.

Is your Marriage Hurting?

Has your marriage grown cold, distant, unloving or uncaring? Then please consider Retrouvaille – a Catholic sponsored, confidential program open to all faiths, a program designed to help heal and renew marriages. The next program begins September 11-13, 2020. For more information call (513) 456-5413 or Internet address is

Retrouvaille.org or helpourmarriage.org. Other weekends and location are available, call for details.

Life Chain 2020 The Knights of Columbus, Respect Life Committee members and all Pro-Life Christians are asked to participate in our local Life Chain 2020 on October 4th, which is Respect Life Sunday. The Life Chain will be between 2 pm and 3 pm, lead by Knight of Columbus and Respect Life members in solidarity along U.S. 50 in Lawrenceburg. Life Chain IS NOT political or confrontational. Life Chain IS a silent prayer vigil by Christians to communicate their opposition to Abortion. Participants prayerfully display signs which state the truth about abortion. It is an opportunity for local churches to unite in prayer and stand up for the

rights of the unborn. Life Chain 2020 will be along U.S. 50 between Walnut and Front Street in Lawrenceburg. Everyone who believes in the protection of the unborn children and their mothers is invited to participate. Signs will be provided, or bring your own. (No political signs; everyone already knows where Biden and President Trump stand on this issue.) James 2:26 tells us that “Faith without Work is Dead”. If we believe Abortion is wrong, let’s take action and be a part of Life

Chain 2020. Go

p.s. - Above is a photo of the many types of signs one might see along U. S. 50 during Life Chain 2020.

https://www.salfordliturgy.org.uk/ordinary23a.htm

St. Mary's Swag is now available!!👈 Help us with our school fundraiser with sporting shirts, hats, face masks, sweatshirts etc... Here's the link to shop

online: https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s

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