“My Lord, and my God ” May 9, 2021 6th Sunday of Easter Pastor: Fr. Robert J. Hankee Email: [email protected]Emergency: 812-736-4275 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 Office. 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. Staff Deacon Tony Lewis 317-777-1430 [email protected]Administrator of Religious Ed: Leah Sears 317-485-5103 [email protected]Youth Ministers: Steven & Ruth Moll [email protected]Director Of Liturgy & Choir: Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257 [email protected]Secretary/Bookkeeper: Diane Brady 317-485-5101 [email protected]Social Media Coordinator: Mandy McAlarney [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 or [email protected]Jesus said, "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you." Parish Office 317-485-5101 523 S. Merrill Street, Fortville, IN 46040 • OFFICE HOURS • Tue - Friday 8:30 am to 4:.30 pm • Mass Schedule • Saturday 5:00 pm • Sunday 8:00 am 9:30 am & 10:45 am • Tue & Wed 6:30 pm • Thursday & Fri 12:00 Noon Website: www.stthomasfortville.com
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“My Lord, and my God ” May 9, 2021 6th Sunday of Easter
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 Office.
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.
Staff Deacon Tony Lewis 317-777-1430 [email protected] Administrator of Religious Ed: Leah Sears 317-485-5103 [email protected] Youth Ministers: Steven & Ruth Moll [email protected] Director Of Liturgy & Choir: Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257 [email protected] Secretary/Bookkeeper: Diane Brady 317-485-5101 [email protected] Social Media Coordinator: Mandy McAlarney [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 or [email protected]
Jesus said, "This is my commandment: love one another as I love you."
Parish Office 317-485-5101 523 S. Merrill Street, Fortville, IN 46040
• OFFICE HOURS • Tue - Friday 8:30 am to 4:.30 pm
• Mass Schedule • Saturday 5:00 pm • Sunday 8:00 am 9:30 am & 10:45 am • Tue & Wed 6:30 pm • Thursday & Fri 12:00 Noon
Website: www.stthomasfortville.com
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Let Us Pray, Lord, in your loving mercy please bless your servants who are in need of healing and strength: Larry Bluethmann, Susan Nolan Day, Shelbi Emmert, Bill Garst, Dottie Garhart, Kim Garst, Joyce Gloudemans, Greg Hale, Gail Hayes, Deacon Frank Klauder, Msg. Paul Koetter, Donna Labas, Deacon Tony Lewis, Faith Martinez, Kaylee Pantonja, Mike Phillips, Audrey Sass, Mike Schauff, Olivia Spikes, Bobbi Steele, Steve Wethington, John Worland All the sick and suffering from our parish, those serving in the military, and our homebound, hospitalized and nursing home residents.
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
The Sanctuary Candle near our Tabernacle burns this week:
In Memory of John Steele By Faith Martinez
If you would like to have the 14 day Candle dedicated for someone living or deceased, or for a special intention, please contact the Parish Office. The offering is $10.00
Offerings for the week of May 2, 2021 Weekly Sunday Collection: $3,893.00
Weekly Online Giving: $2,955.00
Total Weekly Giving: $6,848.00 Weekly Collection needed for
Budget $4,424.00
Thank you for your stewardship to St. Thomas the Apostle.
Mass Intentions
May 11, Tuesday 6:30 pm Mass Rita Talamentes (Special Intention) by Becky Lebrato
May 12, Wednesday NO MASS Rita Talamentes (Special Intention) by Becky Lebrato
May 13, Thursday 12:00 Noon Mass Deceased members of the Nick & Rose Esser Family by Joe & Peggy Schauff
May 14, Friday 12:00 Noon Mass Deacon Tony Lewis (Special Intention) by Jon & Lynn Smith
May 15, Saturday 5:00 pm Mass Veronica Viray (Special Intention) by The Rosales Family
May 16, Sunday 8:00 am Mass Patricia Searle by Kevin & Diane Brady
May 16, Sunday 9:30 am Mass St. Thomas Parishioners
May 16, Sunday 10:45 am Mass Sarah Maley by The Moll Family
Ministry Schedule
Saturday, May 15, 5:00 pm Ushers Pat Cairns, Jon Smith Lectors Lois Ittenbach Euch. Min. Rosemary Ritchie Sunday, May 16, 8:00 am Ushers Lou & Sue Hurrle Lector Dawn Prichard Euch. Min. Mark Chatterson Sunday, May 16, 9:30 am Ushers Seth McAlarney Lector Tom Fagan Euch. Min. Deacon Frank Sunday, May 16, 10:45 am Ushers Tim Brown, Marvin Massey Lector Steven Moll Server Euch. Min. Kathy Gammons
Activities for the week of May 9— May 15
Sunday Monday 6:00 pm Bible Study 7:00 pm Rosary Group
Tuesday
Wednesday 7:00 pm RE Committee Thursday 7:00 pm Building Committee
Homebound Minister—Eran McCarty PV Nursing Home —Stephanie Garst TB Nursing Home —Stephanie Garst
May is the Month of the Rosary, we will be reciting the
Rosary 20 minutes before each of the masses during
May.
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From the Messy Desk of Fr. Rob
Dear Parishioners: I would like to extend a very happy and blessed Mother’s Day to all moms. I hope and pray that God may continue to bless you in your calling as a Mother and fill you with many graces. The Archdiocese of Indianapolis has given each parish per-mission to loosen the covid restrictions during mass, with a few exceptions. As a result, we will be putting together a new plan for safe protocols that can be applied to our church. It is my aim and hope to be back in church begin-ning in June. For the time being, we will keep the same mass schedule: 5pm Saturday; and 8am, 9:30am, 10:45am on Sunday. Please keep in my mind that the 9:30am mass is only temporary. As we continue to pray the rosary 20 minutes prior to mass during the month of May, let us remember Deacon Tony Lewis and his family, as well as all others who need our pray-ers. Prayer is a beautiful gift that brings us together and al-lows us to act as one Body in Christ.
Have a blessed week and Happy Mother’s Day! Fr. Rob
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers! You are all such a blessing to so many! Congratulations to all of our Confirmation students. Their Mass this past week at SS Peter & Paul Cathedral was beautiful. They will be honored at the end of 10:45AM Mass on Sunday, May 16.
Speaking of Confirmation, any high school student that has been confirmed is invited to join a newly formed group here at St. Thomas, M.I.L.E. We will be working together to find fun ways to share our faith with those who have yet to be Confirmed. Our first meeting will be held on Sunday, May 16 @ 6PM in the hall. I will send a reminder via Flocknote this week for anyone who is eligible to attend.
Youth Group will be meeting on Saturday, May 15 after the 5PM Mass until 8PM. Come and hang out in the youth room to play some ping pong, eat some snacks, and enjoy some fellowship. Please remember to wear your mask.
All members of our Youth Group need to “save the date” of Saturday, June 5th! This is going to be an event that you won’t want to miss! This will be an all-day event, so mark your calendars!
Peace,
Leah
Religious Education
Mass Intentions— The Church considers the Mass the greatest possible prayer of intercession. If you would like to offer a Mass for a special intention, in thanks-giving or for the repose of the soul of a loved one, please contact the parish office. This offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass allows infinite graces to be obtained.
The customary stipend for a mass intention is $10
Festival 2021
The St. Thomas 2021 Festival is in need of a new Chairman for the Inside Food Booth.
If you are interested or have questions please con-tact: Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257
Thank You! I want to thank you for all your prayers and cards. I am home and recovering nicely.
Thanks so much,
Bill Garst
Third Friday of the Month Book Club Friday, May 21, 2021
7-8 pm in the Parish Hall
The Biology Of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton, PHD Join fellow parishioners in reading The Biology of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton PHD. Learn to use your mind to heal your body. What you think about you bring about. Learn how to use your belief system to achieve your goals. For more information, please contact Marvin Massey at:
Happy Birthday Sunday, May 9: Michael Sweeney Monday, May 10: Tuesday, May 11: Wednesday, May 12: Tim Apo, Sophia DeWael Thursday, May 13: Kellie Collier, Lori Doan, Roosevelt Terlecky Friday, May 14: Drake Borowicz, Meg Schleter Saturday, May 15:
Community Rewards Program For St. Thomas If you shop at Kroger, did you know that St. Thomas receives a percentage in the form of a quarterly check which goes to help support our Youth Group Ministry Program?
If you have already signed up, thank you for supporting this awesome rewards program. ☺
This quarter January 1—March 31, we had 34 households participate and earned $94.53 in donations for our St. Thomas Youth Group.
If you have not signed up, it is very easy to do, just go to the website at: http://www.kroger.com go to Community Rewards and either look for St. Thomas or put in our number which is IN985.
If you would like help with this please feel free to call or stop by the church office.
7th & 8th Grade RE & Birthline The 7th and 8th grade RE class have been helping at home with extra chores to raise funds to help support Birthline. Birthline provides material support for pregnant women and mothers of infants in need.
Between now and the weekend of May 23rd, we are also asking all of you to help. Please place any donations in the giant pink baby bottle located in the Church Hall. After May 23rd, we will take all donations, with any students that can help, and shop for the common items that are need-ed by those assisted by Birthline. We will then take a trip downtown to the Catholic C enter to make the donation.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give!
Campus Crusade walkathon The walkathon is back at Scecina! Students and staff will be walking on May 21. This year they’re raising funds to support the purchase of new computers and infrastructure for the student-produced news program The Red and Gold Show. Anyone can join the fun! While students and staff are walking at school on May 21, you can walk virtually on May 21 or later! For a $20 donation, you can register and receive a race bib. Go to www.scecina.org/campus-crusade for information.
Scecina Summer Camps The Summer Camps program for future Crusaders is a great tradition at Scecina Memorial High School. Theatre, creative writing, video journalism, robotics, and STEM enrichment and several sports camp for grades 1-8. There’s also a Safe Sitter course operated at Scecina by the Ransburg Y. Check out scecina.org/camps for more information, a complete list of camps, and registration.
