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Staff Deacon Tony Lewis 317-777-1430 [email protected]
Administrator of Religious Ed: Theresa Werking 317-485-5103 [email protected]
Director Of Liturgy & Choir: Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257 [email protected]
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Diane Brady 317-485-5101 [email protected]
We would like to extend a warm welcome to you today,
whether you are visiting us for the first time or have chosen St.
Thomas Church as your parish . We pray that the Lord will
continue to bless you as you desire to serve Him
If you are interested in becoming a Parishioner here at St. Thomas, Please contact the Parish Office at: 317-485-5101
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 523 S. Merrill Street Fortville, IN 46040
Baptism: All Baptisms are scheduled through the Parish Office.
Reconciliation: Half hour before the Saturday 5 pm Mass & Sunday 10:45 am Mass or by appointment.
First Eucharist: Preparation for first Eucharist occurs in the 2nd grade religious education class.
Confirmation: Prepared during the Freshman year of High School
Matrimony: A six month preparation prior to the wedding is required. Please contact the Parish Of-fice.
Anointing the Sick: Please call the Parish Office to request anointing before a surgery or during any serious illness, or to request a hospital or nursing home visit.
Rite of Christian initiation of Adults: RCIA: This program addresses the needs of adults who wish to learn more about the Catholic Faith. Please contact the Religious Education office
Parish Office 317-485-5101
OFFICE HOURS
Tue - Friday 8:30 am—4:.30 pm
Mass Schedule
Saturday 5.00 pm
Sunday 8 am & 10:45 am
Tue & Wed 6:30 pm
Thursday & Fri 12:00 Noon Monday Rosary 7.30 pm Bible Study: Sun. 9:15am, Mon. 6:30pm & Thurs. 1:30 pm
“My Lord and my God” December 29, 2019 The Holy Family of Jesus
Pastor Fr. Robert J. Hankee Email: [email protected] Emergency: 812-736-4275
St. Thomas the Apostle, Fortville.
“Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay until I tell you.”
Celebrating 150 years of Catholic Faith
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December 31, Tuesday 6:30 pm Mass Mary Weir by Deacon Frank January 1, Wednesday 7:00 pm Mass Mary Weir by Bill & Stephanie Garst January 2, Thursday 12:00 Noon Mass Mary Weir by Ed & Cheryl Woelfel January 3, Friday 12:00 Noon Mass Josefa Vasquez by Faith Martinez January 4, Saturday 5:30 pm Mass Beth Shine by Dave & Lois Ittenbach January 5, Sunday 8:00 am Mass Mary Weir by Ed & Cheryl Woelfel January 5, Sunday 10:45 am Mass St. Thomas Parishioners
Ministry Schedule Mass Intentions
Saturday, January 4, 5:00 pm Ushers Diane Doty, Leesa Lowder Lectors Gary Potts, Lois Ittenbach Euch. Min. Deacon Frank
Sunday, January 5, 8:00 am Ushers Faith Martinez, Rick Garst Lectors Matt Dickerson, Rob Rhinesmith Servers Sophia Borowicz, Luke Zeilinga Euch. Min. Mark Chatterson Gifts Dunham Family
Sunday, January 5, 10:45 am Ushers Bill Dierckman, Tony Garst Lector Carol Flora, Kathy Gammons Server Anthony Wallace, Addie Smock Euch. Min. Deacon Tony Gifts Rigdon Family
Let Us Pray, Lord, in your loving mercy please bless your servants who are in need of healing and strength: Maryann Bakel, Bailey Barnett, Sally Borowicz, Angela Dierckman, Paul Esser, Kim Garst, Daryl Johnson, Msgr. Paul Koetter, Doug Ley, Brenda Reynolds, Bill Smith
all the sick and suffering from our parish, those serving in the military, and our homebound, hospi-talized and nursing home residents.
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Daily Readings Mon: 1 Jn 2:182-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Tues: 1Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Wed: Mary, Mother of God Nm 6:22-27 Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Thur: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98: 1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Fri: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Ps 98: 1-6; Jn 1:29-34 Sat: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-59 Jn 1:35-42 Sun: Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2,7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt
Activities for the week of December 29-January 4
Sunday NO CLASSES Monday 7:30 pm Rosary Tuesday 6:30 pm Vigil Mass for Mary Mother of God Wednesday 7:00 pm Mass Thursday Offices Reopen 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Friday 12:30-5:30 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Volunteers the week of Dec 29–Jan 4 Collection Counters—Team D Homebound Minister— Stephanie Garst PV Nursing Home Minister—Sally Tinnel TB Nursing Home Minister—Stephanie Garst
First Friday Adoration of the
Most Blessed Sacrament
Friday, January 3, 2020
12:30-5:30 pm
There is a sign-up sheet in the back of church, please consider spending prayer-ful time with the Lord.
Offerings for the week of December 22, 2019
Collection Amounts will be announced in next week’s Bulletin Average Weekly Online Giving: 900.00 Weekly Collection needed for Budget Including Online Giving $4,135.00
Thank you for your stewardship to St. Thomas the Apostle.
The Sanctuary Candle near our Tabernacle burns this week:
A Special Intention By Richard & Marie Collins
If you would like to have the 14 day Candle dedicated for some-one living or deceased, or for a special intention, please contact the Parish Office. The offering is $10.00
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Religious Education
Happy New Year! The Office of Faith Formation is looking forward to so many good things in 2020! “What is impossible for human beings is possible for God.” –Luke 18:27. With your prayers and sup-port our program will continue to evolve and flourish. To all of our catechists, volunteers, parents, and students…may the joy of the season wrap you in love, grace and mercy. Thank you to everyone who makes our programming possible. There are no words to express the gratitude for your dedica-tion and commitment. Our RE program will take a break over the Christmas holiday. We will not have classes on Sunday, December 22 or Sunday, December 29. Classes will resume on January 5. We will begin reviewing for the ACRE test on that Sunday. The Spiritual Life Committee will be presenting the program to our students on January 19, Peace Workshop Sunday. The program will be “What Is Peace? – Harmony, Balance, Calm: Peace on Earth”. WHOOooo’s Going to Winter Retreat? Mark your calendars for the RE Winter Retreat on February 21 & 22. This retreat is for all ages PreK through 12th Grades. The youth group will be painting the NEW Youth Lounge on Friday evening. Watch your email for more details and registration information. This year’s theme will focus on nature and creation care. We are going to the woods!
Godspeed,
From the Messy Desk of Fr. Rob
Dear Parishioners:
The Gospel of Matthew begins: “The book of the gene-alogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” Matthew mentions the genealogical link to David to emphasize that Jesus is the royal Messiah. The mention of Abraham is due to Matthew’s interest in the universal scope of Jesus’ mission: “…in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find bless-ing” (Genesis 22:18). It goes on to list the 42 genera-tions from Abraham to Christ. You know, the passage that reads so and so begat so and so, who begat so and so, who was the father of so and so. This goes on for the next 16 verses, where it finally concludes with: “Thus, the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Baby-lonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations” (Mt. 1:17). Bishop Robert Barron, in his Advent Gospel Reflec-tions, offers a unique understanding of this passage: “If the Word truly dwelt among us, then he was part of a family that, like most, was fairly dysfunctional—a mix of the good and bad. And this is such good news for us.” Bishop Barron highlights two figures mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus—Ruth and Rahab. Ruth was not an Israelite but rather a Moabite, and, thus, was a foreigner, or someone who was not part of the “in crowd”. Rahab was a prostitute living and working in Jericho. Bishop Barron concludes his reflection, “The good news of Christmas is that God himself pushed into the dysfunctional and ambiguous family of man.” This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Fami-ly. As we sit in church and gaze heavenwards, we see the statues of Mary and Joseph and are reminded that we are a part of this Holy Family. God cherishes to call us his children, and no matter how dysfunctional we may be, he still invites us to be a part of his Holy Family. Let us continue the peace of the Christmas season and embrace God’s invitation. Have a blessed week! Fr. Rob
Pro-Life upcoming events St. Michael's in Greenfield has invited us to carpool with them on January 21st and January 22nd for the Pro-Life activities in Indianapolis. Please let Janice Weber 317-326-4726 know if you are planning on carpooling. Vigil For Life with Sarah Kroger by The Office of Human Life and Dignity Date and Time: Tue, January 21, 2020 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Location: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 126 W Georgia St Indianapolis, IN 46225 Description: Come join us for a night of prayer and worship includ-ing: Eucharistic Adoration, confessions, and a Eucharistic procession, as we encounter our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist and pray for the respect of all life especially the vulnerable unborn! Praise and Worship led by Sarah Kroger. Check out her music at www.sarahkroger.com Also hear local personal testimonies of hope and healing after abor-tion.
Annual Indiana March For Life January 22, 2020
Sponsored by Right to Life of Indianapolis, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana.
**Be on the look out for a flyer insert with detailed information in the upcoming weeks.
Happy Birthday
Sunday, December 29: Patsy Willis Monday, December 30: Tuesday, December 31: Angela Dierckman Wednesday, January 1: Faith Martinez, Thelma Smock Thursday, January 2: Garet Gaskill, Kenneth High, Linda Ward Friday, January 3: Jaimie Worley Saturday, January 4:
Please mark your calendars for : Saturday, January 25th for our annual Trivia Night hosted by the Women's Club.
We will begin immediately following the 5:00 pm mass over in the Activity Center. The proceeds from this night will be used for Scholar-ships for our High School Seniors.
There will be someone selling tickets after all masses beginning January 4/5 or you may contact Stephanie Garst at 317-407-7257 to make reservations.
The cost is $25 per person and includes dinner and a night of fun trivia games. Watch for more information.
Spiritual Life Committee will be hosting
Movie Night Wednesday, January 22nd in
the Parish Hall
The movie Unplanned will be shown at 7PM in the Par-ish Hall As part of the Pro-Life activities surrounding the anni-versary of Roe v Wade. Due to the adult theme of this movie and it being rated R, anyone under 18 will need parental accompaniment. Be on the lookout for more information to come.
