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ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH APRIL 16, 2017 www.stlouis-batesville.org
S T . L O U I S C A T H O L I C C H U R C H APRIL 16, 2017
www.stlouis-batesville.org
N e w s & N o t e s With Deepest Sympathy Please remember in your prayers the
family of Steve Wintz, age 56, who
passed away Thursday, April 6th. May
he rest in peace.
Divine Mercy Sunday St. Anthony, St. Louis
and St. Nicholas will
celebrate Divine Mercy
Sunday with a prayer
service at St. Nicholas
Church, Sunman, on
Sunday, April 23rd at
2:30pm. All are welcome.
St. Louis Church will be open for
veneration of the Divine Mercy image on
Sunday, April 23rd from 1:30pm—
7:00pm. We invite you to stop in.
Adoration Chapel There is an open hour for the Adoration
Chapel on Saturday—12:00pm. If you
are able to sub for this open hour, sign
up outside the Adoration Chapel. If you
are able to fill this open hour, call Christy
812-239-9164.
Baptism Preparation Class The Baptism preparation
class is for parents who are
having their first child
Baptized. The next class will
be offered on Tuesday, April
18th at 7:00pm in the Deanery
Resource Center at St. Louis. Please call
the parish office to register 934-3204.
Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be
held on Sunday, May 7th, from 9:00am
to 12:15pm in the Deanery Resource
Center at St. Louis. There is a $40.00
fee for books and materials. For
reservations call 934-4054 or 934-3338.
Please note: There will not be a Natural
Family Planning Class in June. The next
class will be Sunday, July 2nd.
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Fr. Stan’s Book Club The discussion for “Eyewitness to Jesus—Amazing New Manuscript Evidence
About the Origin of the Gospels,” will be held on Tuesday, May 2nd at 6:30pm
and Thursday, May 4th at 9:30am.
Mother’s Day Memorial In your packet of church envelopes for April is an envelope for donations to the
flower fund in honor of and in memory of Mothers. The mothers names that are
submitted will be listed in the Mother’s Day bulletin on May 14th. All names to be
included in the Mother’s Day bulletin must be dropped in the collection basket
or turned in to the parish office by Friday, May 5th.
Attention High School Seniors St. Louis Parish would like to recognize the 2017 High School
Graduating Senior parish members during the 9:30am Mass
on Sunday, May 21st.
Students will meet at the Parish office on Sunday, May
21st between 9:00am and 9:15am. Seniors will enter with Fr.
Stan during the entrance hymn and will sit in reserved seating in
the front of the Church.
After Mass, the Seniors are invited to a buffet brunch at the Big 4 Cafe,
compliments of St. Louis Youth Ministries.
Parents, please encourage your son or daughter to participate. It is a great
opportunity to recognize their accomplishments and to reinforce the importance of
their faith and the St. Louis Parish community as they move into the next phase of
their lives. For more information or to RSVP please call Carrie at 812-934-3204 or
email [email protected]
Confirmation for Baptized Catholic Adults Active Catholics who have not yet been Confirmed are strongly encouraged to
receive this sacrament on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the 10:30am Mass
at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis.
St. Louis/St. Anthony Haiti Ministry We are still looking for people to fill several spots on our summer medical/dental
trip to Gandou, Haiti from June 26 to July 4. We really need one or two more
providers (physician, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant). If you know anyone
who may be interested, we’d be happy to talk with them. We also need a
pharmacist or two, a nurse or two, and several support people. If you are
interested in more information, please call Jennifer or Joe at 812-623-2654.
Eucharistic Healing Service The next Servants of God Ministries Eucharistic Healing Service will
be Tuesday, April 18th at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Sunman. The theme will
be, “Rising to New Life.” Confessions begin at 6:30pm; Praise & Worship music
at 6:45pm and the Service at 7:00pm. All are welcome! Bring a friend or two!
Save the Date:
St. Louis Vacation Bible Camp
June 19th - June 23rd
9:00am—11:30am
RCIA—All Welcome Join us in the parish office on Sundays.
Sunday, April 30th at 9:00am— The
Catholic Lifestyle
Sunday, May 14th at 9:00am— Belief
Reinforcement
Mass Intentions Saturday, April 15, Holy Saturday
5:00 pm Mary Helen Brown
Sunday, April 16, Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection of the Lord
8:00 am For the Parish Community
9:30 am Betty Rouse
11:00 am Paul Suttmann
Tuesday, April 18
6:00 pm Jeanne Duvelius
Wednesday, April 19
8:10 am Sonny Bohman
Thursday, April 20
8:10 am Special Intention
Friday, April 21
8:10 am Russell & Leona Day
Saturday, April 22
5:00 pm Andy & Clare Irrgang
Sunday, April 23, Second Sunday of
Easter
8:00 am Peter & Anna Lecher Family
9:30 am Theresa A. Cunnings
11:00 am For the Parish Community
Altar Servers Tuesday, April 18
6:00 pm Abe & Catherine Streator
Wednesday, April 19
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Thursday, April 20
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Friday, April 21
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Saturday, April 22
5:00 pm Brendan Imel, Erin &
Megan Batta
Sunday, April 23
8:00 am Evan, Adam & Eli Vogelsang
9:30 am Carson Meyer, Megan &
Olivia Raab
11:00 am Kayla Stone, Luke &
Margaret Wilson
Lectors Saturday, April 22
5:00 pm Carolyn Billman
Sunday, April 23
8:00 am Ken Rudolf
9:30 am Mary Harrah
11:00 am Pat Weigel
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, April 22
5:00 pm Lorraine Hampson, Mary
Sitterding, Bob Luesse,
Dave Meyer, Fran & Carol
Bessler, Susan Roell
Sunday, April 23
8:00 am Jerry Dickman, Pat Meer,
Erma Hartman, Mike
Gerstbauer, Janet Freese,
Jim Kuisel, Rosie Koehne
9:30 am Bertie Schmidt, John
Wilson, Don & Marilyn
Freyer, Sebastian Moster,
Tom Sullivan, Nancy Werner
11:00 am Kathy Mattucci, Christy
Moenter, Maria Mercado,
Nelson French, Linda Kolb,
Mark Masavage, Sandy
Dickey
Greeters Saturday, April 22
5:00 pm Volunteers Needed
Sunday, April 23
8:00 am Caran & Jeanne Siefert
9:30 am Tom & Cathy Sullivan,
Kathy Wagner
11:00 am Bob & Kathy Mattucci
Ushers Saturday, April 22
5:00 pm 4 Volunteers Needed
Sunday, April 23
8:00 am Todd Tekulve, Jim Scheele,
Larry Enzinger, Bob
Obermeyer, Bruce Miller
9:30 am Eugene Laker, John
Vogelsang, Mike Weigel,
Tim Fenske
11:00 am Jeff Bedel, Ted Telles,
2 Volunteers Needed
Readings for the Week Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps
118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/
Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/
Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or
Lk 24:13-35
Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-
2a, 5, 7-11/Mt 28:8-15
Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5,
18-20, 22/Jn 20:11-18
Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-4, 6-
9/Lk 24:13-35
Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab, 5-
9/Lk 24:35-48
Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118:1-2, 4,
22-27a/Jn 21:1-14
Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1,
14-15ab, 16-21/Mk 16:9-
15
Next Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4,
13-15, 22-24/1 Pt 1:3-9/
Jn 20:19-31
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Happy Easter!
Saturday Morning Prayer Service
April 22nd at 8:05am
This week we pray that the ocean
of God’s mercy will be shown to
the whole world.
Wedding Banns
Banns I:
Mark Weber & Kelsey Padgett
Banns II:
Adam Fischmer & Linda Kramer
Rosary & Holy Hour Sunday, May 7th
7:00pm
April 17
Caregiver Support Group—St. Mark
Catholic School, Indianapolis,
5:30pm—7:00pm. For more info call
Monica Woodsworth, Catholic
Charities, 317-261-3378.
April 21
“That Man is You” - Big Four Café,
breakfast 6:00am, presentation
6:30am—7:30am. All men welcome!
April 22
Holly’s Road to Education 5K—
Oldenburg Academy, 9:00am. More
info call Nita Mauer 513-382-1922
Turtle Trot 5K—St. Nicholas Church,
Sunman, 9:00am. To register go to
http://stnicholas-sunman.org
Turtle Soup Supper—St. Nicholas
Church, 4:00pm—8:00pm. Raffle/
Games for the whole family.
April 23
Veneration of the Divine Mercy
Image— St. Louis Church, 1:30pm—
7:00pm.
Divine Mercy Prayer Service—St.
Nicholas Church, 2:30pm.
“Three Days: A Musical for Easter”-
St. John’s United Church of Christ,
Batesville, 7:00pm.
April 27
Caregiver Support Group—St.
Thomas Aquinas Church,
Indianapolis, 5:30pm—7:00pm. For
more info call Monica Woodsworth,
Catholic Charities, 317-261-3378.
April 28
“That Man is You” - Big Four Café,
breakfast 6:00am, presentation
6:30am—7:30am. All men welcome!
May 5
“That Man is You” - Big Four Café,
breakfast 6:00am, presentation
6:30am—7:30am. All men welcome!
May 12
“That Man is You” - Big Four Café,
breakfast 6:00am, presentation
6:30am—7:30am. All men welcome!
In the Spirit of Taizé—St. John the
Baptist Church, Harrison, OH,
7:30pm.
May 19
“That Man is You” - Big Four Café,
breakfast 6:00am, presentation
6:30am—7:30am. All men welcome!
May 21
Breakfast—All Saints Ladies
Sodality, St. John Campus, Dover,
7:30am—Noon. Free will offering.
Easter Sunrise Service St. John’s United Church of Christ, Batesville,
invites you to the Easter Sunrise Service, “Three
Days: A Musical for Easter,” on Sunday, April
23rd at 7:00pm. This worship service,
celebrating Easter, combines over 50 choral
voices from 9 area churches. All are welcome!
Parent Involvement Matters! Focus on the Family Health Fair will be held Saturday, April 29th at St. Andrew
Parish located at 4052 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The
focus on health promotes healthy parent-child relationships. The health vendors
may include St. Vincent Hospital, Community East, Central Indiana Council on
Aging, Purdue Extension, Marion County Public Health, and YMCA. No registration
required. For more information, please contact Pearlette Springer at
[email protected] or 317-236-1474.
The Mystery of Marriage Nativity and St. Jude are co-hosting a one-day marriage enrichment seminar for
married and engaged couples on Saturday, May 6th from 12:00pm—5:00pm. Dr.
Tim O’Malley, Director, Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, will present a three-part
lecture on the Rite of Marriage, the spirituality of the couple and the challenges/
benefits of family life. Cost is $40, lunch will be provided. More information and
registration is available online at https://www.nativityindy.org/mysteryofmarriage
Questions call 812-623-2964.
National Catholic Singles Conference Join hundreds of single Catholics of all ages at the National Catholic Singles
Conference, May 19th-21st, 2017 held at the DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree in
Pittsburgh, PA. The weekend includes talks by dynamic speakers, music, social
events, prayer, food, fellowship and more! Space is limited so register now! For
more information and to register visit www.NationalCatholicSingles.com. Use
promo code NCSCPA to receive a special discount. Can’t find your question
answered on the website? Call 888.267.8885 x4.
Monastic Experience Weekend If you are between the ages of 18 and 40 and discerning a call to religious life, we
invite you to a weekend of discernment, May 26-28 at the Carmelite Monastery in
Terre Haute, Indiana. You will have the opportunity to learn about the Carmelite
way of life and share the Monastic schedule with our community, inside the
enclosure of our Monastery. For more info contact Sister Clare Joseph at
[email protected] or visit www.heartsawake.org
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H a p p e n i n g
Holly’s Road to Education 5K Join us for the seventh annual 5K to benefit the Holly Bruns Scholarship on
Saturday, April 22nd. Registration begins at 9:00am and the 5k at 10:00am.
New this year - the race will be chip timed by Stuart Road Racing. For more
information email [email protected] or call Nita Mauer 513-382-1922.
Oldenburg Academy Mattress Sale Fundraiser On Saturday, April 22nd, 9:00am-4:00pm & Sunday, April 23rd, 9:00am-2:00pm
in the Oldenburg Academy Gym, OASIS, Oldenburg Academy Students in Sports,
will be sponsoring a mattress sale. Brand new, name brand mattress sets starting
at $149.00. For more information call Oldenburg Academy 812-934-4440.
St. Nicholas Annual 5K Run/Walk Turtle Trot This 5K run/walk will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2017, beginning at
9:00am at St. Nicholas School’s front parking lot. All ages welcome! Proceeds go
to support St. Nicholas School classroom and student activities. For more event
information, registration forms, and/or sponsorship forms: http://school.stnicholas
-sunman.org or http://stnicholas-sunman.org
Race For Vocations The Race for Vocations welcomes people of all
ages to run/walk in the mini or 5k to both
promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood,
consecrated life, sacred married life and sacred
single life. Hundreds of participants pray while
they train, attend the Mass for Vocations the
Friday night before the race and then run/walk in
the mini or 5K. Participants wear vocations
runner-shirts that create a greater awareness of Catholic vocations. The race
began in 2008 and since then literally thousands of prayers have been offered and
hundreds of runners have participated. Please join the Archdiocese of
Indianapolis and the Diocese of Lafayette this year as we Race for Vocations by,
“competing well, finishing the race and keeping the faith.” II Timothy 4:7! The
Race for Vocations is on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Register for the Race for
Vocations at http://raceforvocations.org/
Golf Fore Faith Eighth Annual Outing The Office of Catholic Schools (OCS) and Office of Youth Ministry are thrilled to be
hosting the Golf Fore Faith outing for the eighth year at Crooked Stick Golf Club
(CSGC) in Carmel on Monday, May 15, 2017. Proceeds help support the A
Promise to Keep program. There will be prizes and awards like “Closest to the
Pin” and “Longest Drive” on selected holes. As part of the “Hole-in-one” contest,
players will compete for $10,000 in cash on all four par 3 holes! For questions or
sponsorship information contact Margaret Hendricks, event chairperson, at 317-
441-8956 or [email protected]. Information and registration also
available on line at: www.archindy.org/golfforefaith
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CYO Camp Camp Rancho Framasa - the summer
camp and outdoor education center for
the Archdiocese of Indianapolis - is now
registering for our 2017 Programs!
Summer Camps
Summer Residential Camp (Brown
County) - June 5-July 28 - Ages: 7-18
Summer Day Camp (Indianapolis) –
Weeks of June 25, July 10, & July 17 –
Grades: K-3rd
Family Camps
Mother/Daughter Weekend – May 5-7
Spring Family Camp – May 12-14
Fall Family Camp – September 1-3
Mother/Son Day – September 16
Father/Son Weekend – Sept. 22-24
Father/Daughter Day –October 14
Adult Camps
Women’s Only Weekend – April 21-23 –
Ages: 21+
For information & registration, visit
www.campranchoframasa.org.
Questions call Jackie: 888-988-2839
x122 or email
We are currently HIRING awesome young
adults to work all of these programs –
APPLY TODAY for a job that will change
your life! Applicants must be 19 or older.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Remember when your
spouse was your best
friend? Looking for some
time away from daily
stresses to reconnect with
that best friend?
Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a great
way for that to happen! You'll spend the
weekend focusing on your relationship
and rekindling the love you have for
each other. God has blessed you with
the Sacrament of Marriage and this
weekend embraces that sacrament.
Whether you are newlyweds or have
been married many years, this weekend
is designed for you.
WWME will be offered:
April 28 - 30: Indianapolis
July 14 - 16: South Bend
August 18 - 20: New Albany
November 3 - 5: Indianapolis
November 10 - 12: Fort Wayne
January 26 - 28, 2018: Fort Wayne
St. Louis Weekly Bingo Volunteers Week 3: Thursday, April 20th
Floor/Bank/Instants: Ruth Moorman, Sam Wintz, Harold Weiler, Kathy Weiler,
Tommy Weberding, Martin Weiler, Chris Rudolf, Justin Beckner, Steve Harmeyer, Jill
Koch (Sub: Heather Masavage)
Kitchen Workers: Jennifer Meer, Susan Gigrich, Lorraine Hampson, Alex Woolwine,
Karen Eckstein (Subs: Mary Jo Wuestefeld, Joe Meer, Todd Gigrich)
Bakers: Rhonda Stenger, Sarah Tekulve, Diana Sheets, Jennifer Steinkamp, Erin
Gates, Anne Meer, Tanner Cornett, Kristen Biltz
The Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday! How should we prepare for this great Feast of Mercy?
Our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated in
honor of Divine Mercy on the Sunday after Easter. That
special feast day is now known as Divine Mercy Sunday,
named by Pope Saint John Paul II on April 30, 2000.
Our Merciful Savior called for this feast through St. Maria
Faustina Kowalska. She quotes Him in her Diary, entry 699:
“My daughter, tell the whole world about My
inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a
refuge and a shelter for all souls, and especially for poor
sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy
are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those
souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that
will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall
obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On
that day all the divine floodgates through which graces
flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even
though its sins be as scarlet. ...It is My desire that it be
solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter.”
To observe the Feast of Mercy, we should:
1. Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter.
2. Sincerely repent of all our sins.
3. Place our complete trust in Jesus.
4. Go to Confession (preferably before the Feast).
5. Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast
(or its Vigil).
6. Venerate the Divine Mercy image.
7. Be merciful to others, through our actions, words,
and prayers on their behalf.
To receive the Extraordinary Graces of this Feast promised by our Lord, the only condition is to receive Holy
Communion worthily on Divine Mercy Sunday (or its Vigil) by making a good confession beforehand and staying in the
state of grace and trusting in His Divine Mercy.
In addition to the extraordinary graces promised to the faithful by our Lord Himself through St. Faustina, a plenary
indulgence was granted by Pope Saint John Paul II for the devout observance of the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine
Mercy Sunday). The Decree of the Holy See offers:
"A plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and
prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy
Sunday, in any church or chapel, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial
sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honour of Divine
Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed
or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed,
adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful
Jesus, I trust in You!)..."
The Divine Mercy Novena began on Good Friday.
Pamphlets with the prayers for the novena and the chaplet are
located at the church exits.
Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul © 1987 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. Used with permission.
Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
St. Nicholas Catholic Church
Sunman, Indiana
April 23, 2017
Prayer Service at 2:30pm
