St. Charles and St. Patrick Otterbein, IN Parishes Oxford, IN (765) 583-4641 Rev. Thomas J. Haan, Administrator (765) 385-2587 Mailing Address: 502 S. Michigan St. Oxford, IN 47971 Fax: (765) 385-0225 [email protected]Father Haan’s e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.stcharlesotterbein.com or www.stpatrickoxford.com Baptisms: Contact the parish office for arrangements. Marriages: Initial arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Parish Membership: All persons are welcome to become members of our parish community. You are encouraged to register with the parish office as soon as possible. Persons who are moving are also asked to inform the parish office. Bulletin Info: Deadline for bulletin information is on Wednesday. December 22, 2019 St. Patrick Sunday: 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Masses: Monday 8:00 a.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. Religious Education K-8 Sunday 8:45 a.m. LIFE TEEN (Grades 9-12) Life Night 7:00 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday 8:30-9:30 a.m. or by appointment. St. Charles Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Daily Masses: Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. Religious Education K-12 Sunday 10:00 a.m. LIFE TEEN (Grades 9-12) Life Night 7:00 p.m. (at St. Patrick, Oxford) Reconciliation: Monday 5:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment. Fourth Sunday of Advent
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St. Charles and St. Patrick
Otterbein, IN Parishes Oxford, IN (765) 583-4641 Rev. Thomas J. Haan, Administrator (765) 385-2587
Mailing Address: 502 S. Michigan St. Oxford, IN 47971 Fax: (765) 385-0225 [email protected] Father Haan’s e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stcharlesotterbein.com or www.stpatrickoxford.com
Baptisms: Contact the parish office for arrangements. Marriages: Initial arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Parish Membership: All persons are welcome to become members of our parish community. You are encouraged to register with the parish office as soon as possible. Persons who are moving are also asked to inform the parish office. Bulletin Info: Deadline for bulletin information is on Wednesday.
December 22, 2019
St. Patrick Sunday: 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Masses: Monday 8:00 a.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. Religious Education K-8 Sunday 8:45 a.m. LIFE TEEN (Grades 9-12) Life Night 7:00 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday 8:30-9:30 a.m. or by appointment.
St. Charles Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Daily Masses: Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Wednesday 5:45 p.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. Religious Education K-12 Sunday 10:00 a.m. LIFE TEEN (Grades 9-12) Life Night 7:00 p.m. (at St. Patrick, Oxford)
Reconciliation: Monday 5:30-6:30 p.m. or by appointment.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
St. Charles Parish, Otterbein
Fourth Sunday of Advent
This Week at St. Charles
December 23 - 29 Monday, December 23 10:30 a.m.: Server Practice for the Children’s Christmas Eve Mass
11:30 a.m.: Server Practice for Midnight Mass No Reconciliation Tuesday, December 24 No morning prayer - no morning Mass 4:00 p.m.: Christmas Eve Children’s Mass: Intention of the Ione & Elmo Mills Family by Cleone Logan Midnight Mass: For the Members of the William & Gerald- ine Harrington Family by Bill & Ed Harrington
Wednesday, December 25 - The Nativity of the Lord 9:30 a.m.: For the People of St. Charles & St. Patrick’s No Legion of Mary No evening Mass No Confirmation class Thursday, December 26 - St. Stephen No morning prayer - no morning Mass Saturday, December 28 5:30 p.m.: Vigil Mass: +Robert & Bernadette Flook by the Flook Family
Sunday, December 29 - The Holy Family 9:00 a.m.: +Deceased members of the Malady & Miller families by Theresa Miller No Religious Ed Classes due to Christmas Break
Collection Report from December 15 (We have issued 153 envelopes)
December 21/22, 2019 In today’s Gospel we hear of the coming of Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” We celebrate three Ad-vents: the birth of Christ, his Second Coming, and his
presence in the world today. Our daily lives are attend-ed by God’s presence. Indeed, “God is with us.” The Good News of Christ’s Incarnation is that we are the
sign, the “sacrament,” of Christ’s presence in the world. People are supposed to see us, see how we love one another, see how we treat the stranger among us, see
how we give comfort to the poor and afflicted, and share the Good News with joy. They see how good stewards
are the light of Christ. And there can be no possible response except to say: “God is here!”
Would you pray for a priest each day this week?
December 23 - Fr. David Hellmann December 24 - Fr. William Holbrook December 25 - Fr. P. Keith Hosey December 26 - Fr. Paul Hudson
December 27- Fr. David Huemmer December 28 - Fr. Kevin Hurley December 29 – Fr. Josh Janko
St. Patrick Parish, Oxford The tithe next Sunday, December 29 will go to Caregiver Companion.
******************** St. Patrick Prayer Chain:
Debbie Barnard 299-6214
Nancy Brost 385-5247 Coffee & Donuts next Sunday, December 29 will not be served due to Christmas Break. Family Volunteers Needed The 2020 church cleaning schedule for January - June 21 is posted on the bulletin board in the vestibule. We are in need of family volunteers for each week. Gifts for Jesus’ Babies If you would like to donate baby clothes or supplies for Jesus’ babies, there is a baby basket in the vestibule to place your items in. These items will be donated to Ma-trix LifeCare Center in Lafayette. Jesus will bless you for caring for his babies. Giving Tree Once again St. Patrick’s parish is sponsoring a “Giving Tree”. Any new hats, gloves, mittens, socks, and under garments for youth may be placed on the “Giving Tree” in the parish social hall. These items will then be distribut-ed to local youth who are needing them.
December 22, 2019
This week at St. Patrick
December 23 - 29
Monday, December 23 8:00 a.m.: +Mary Nichols by Penny Pava 9:00 a.m.: Server practice for the Children’s Christmas Eve Mass
No RCIA Tuesday, December 24 6:00 p.m.: Christmas Eve Children’s Mass: +For the People of St. Charles & St. Patrick’s Wednesday, December 25 - The Nativity of the Lord 8:00 a.m.: +Agnes Dwenger by John & Sharon Dwenger
Friday, December 27 - St. John 8:00 a.m.: +Thelma Brost by Dave & Barb Richardson Saturday, December 28 - The Holy Innocents 8:00 a.m.: +Catherine Leuck by the Leuck Family 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Reconciliation, Church
Sunday, December 29 – The Holy Family 7:30 a.m.: +Marlena Thomas by Chuck, Debbie, Nathan, Rene & Colton No Religious Ed Classes due to Christmas Break 10:30 a.m.: For the People of St. Charles & St. Patrick’s No Life Night due to Christmas Break
When he discovered that Mary was with child, Jo-seph resolved to end their engagement with as little disgrace as possible. But obedient to the voice of God, he changed those plans and became instead
the protector of the child Jesus and His mother Mary. God grant that I may be as open to the lead-
ing of the Holy Spirit!
From the Desk of Father Haan Memories… and Making A Home Like no other celebration or tradition, it is Christmas that seems to be laced with so many memories, especially from child-hood. We each have our own, which give added meaning (and added joy) to the season. My family always went to the Christmas Eve children’s Mass at my parish in Lafayette. I can still smell the special incense used just for that Mass at St. Boniface! I quickly became an altar boy, growing into roles with increasing importance each year. After Mass concluded, we would drive to Grandpa Haan’s for dinner and fun with cousins. With over 100 of us now, we don’t all fit at Grandpa’s anymore, so locations have shifted! Later in high school, I began my own tradition of returning to the parish for the mid-night Mass. I found a special stillness and quiet joy at that Mass… it was spiritually the closest I could be to Bethlehem. Staying up so late would make me the most fatigued in my family on Christmas morning, but I never doubted it was worth it. For me, the last four months have been the creation of a new set of memories here at St. Patrick and St. Charles. So many of you have shown me kindness, generosity, and love, which has quickly made these parishes “home.” It is a joy to celebrate Christmas with you this year, and to make Christmas memories with you all. Let’s be spiritual close to Bethlehem! One other small memory I’d like to share: my childhood pastor would always reference and quote Caryll Houselander in his bulletin articles and homilies at Christmas time. Houselander was an English laywoman mystic who lived through the rav-ages of World War II, wrote children’s books and books on prayer and the spiritual life. She was a bit rough (she smoked and drank), but through a series of profound spiritual experiences became convinced that Christ could be found in each and every human soul, and that if we only looked for him in the saints, “we would never find him.” During the Second World War, doctors began sending patients to Houselander for counseling and therapy. Even though she lacked formal education in this area, she seemed to be able to “love them back to life,” and would even relieve them of their pain by taking it on her-self. Here’s a quote from Houselander which gives us the purpose of our celebration: “We all know persons who are exaggeratedly house-proud, who concentrate on the neatness, cleanliness, beauty of their house, to the exclusion of its comfort. Their house is not a home, nothing must ever be left about, out of place. To come in with muddy shoes is a crime; it is a crime to disarrange the cushions. In such a house one can neither work nor rest; one is never at home, because it is not a home. There are many people who are ‘soul-proud’ in the same way. They spend their whole time cleaning up their soul, turning out the rubbish, dusting and polishing. Like the house-proud person, they become nervous, tired. There is nothing left in them to give, for they have wasted themselves on the silver, the curtains, the orna-ments. Christ wants to be at home in your soul. He will not go away and leave you if the house is chilly and uncomfortable; he loves you too much to leave you, but how often, how tragically often, he must say nowadays: ‘The Son of Man has no-where to lay his head.’ Christ asks for a home in your soul, where he can be at rest with you, where he can talk easily to you, where you and he, alone together, can laugh and be silent and be delighted with one another. All this may seem daring, but it is true; it is the meaning of the Incarnation.” (From The Comforting of Christ, page 18.) May God bless you, your family, and our entire parish family this Christmas! Under the Mercy, Father Haan Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve Vigil : 4:00 p.m. Children’s Mass St. Charles 6:00 p.m. Children’s Mass St. Patrick Midnight Mass: Traditional Christmas Hymns begin at 11:30 p.m. Midnight Mass St. Charles Christmas Day: 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick 9:30 a.m. St. Charles New Year’s Mass Schedule - Solemnity of Mary (Holy Day of Obligation) New Year’s Eve Vigil: 5:30 p.m. St. Patrick New Year’s Day: 8:00 a.m. St. Charles 9:30 a.m. St. Patrick RCIA Reminder Just a reminder that when RCIA resumes on January 6 they will be meeting at St. Charles for the remainder of the sessions. Formed.org Reminder! We have purchased a parish subscription to “Formed.org” a wonderful resource of Catholic content including movies, documentaries, and audio books. Log-in on your computer, smart phone, or smart TV and enjoy! Fr. Haans recom-mendation for Christmas break is the movie “Mary of Nazareth.” Just search for “St. Patrick - Oxford” when logging in!
Pray for the Sick Let us pray for these sick: Virgil Schutter, Jack Allison, Kim Dahnke, Collette Lavelle, Ron Sondgerath, Amber Brost, Janet Schutter, Mark Cochran, Jason Cole, Brian Lemenager, Staci Wittenauer, Mary Reed, Sharon Eberle, Glenn Barnard, Cooper Gretencord, Mark McMaster, Donna Cooley, Charlie Senesac, Ray Muller, Nancy Barrett, Gail Muller, Tim Booth and Samantha Klemme. Uniting in Heart: Missionary Discipleship
Missionary discipleship is following Jesus Christ in and through His Church to share the gospel message with our family and our neighbors, to the ends of the earth. Mis-sionary discipleship involves getting all the baptized to understand that we are called
to mission, not maintenance.
Life Teen March for Life Trip Benton County Life Teen is taking a charter bus to Chicago to advocate for the unborn and support the Right to Life movement at the March for Life Chicago event Saturday, January 11. This trip is open to any BCLT member ($25) and parishioner ($50). With your payment, you will get transportation by bus, catered Subway lunch, BCLT hat, and admittance to the Youth Rally. All payment and permission forms are due by January 5 to the parish office to reserve your spot. Contact Monica Lohmuller at 765-430-2117 or [email protected] for details.
Blood Drive K of C Council 9400 is sponsoring a blood drive on Saturday, January 25, 2020, from 9 am to 1 pm, at St. Patrick’s Church Hall. Please consider donating during this life-saving event. Donations Needed The Community Food and Services Co-op is in ongoing need of your generous donations. The suggest-ed item of donation for this month is DISPOSABLE BABY DIAPERS. You can place your donation in the boxes at the back of either St. Charles or St. Patrick’s churches. Thank you for your support. “For I was hungry and you fed me.” Mexico Mission The February 8-15, 2020 trip is filled but if you would be interested in going in November 2020 email John Brost at [email protected] or call 765-366-5329 for more details.
Adoration at Sacred Heart Substitutes are desperately needed for Adoration at Sacred Heart Chapel. The hours have been short-ened to 9am - 10pm every Wednesday. Adorers are always needed too. We especially need Adorers for the following hours: 12 pm –1 pm , 2 pm-3pm all other hours of Adorers are welcome to insure someone is always there. Adoration is open to everyone. If interested in being a sub or an adorer contact Jan Goetz at Sacred Heart 884-1818, Sandy Glotzbach (765) 918-0733 or Debbie Barnard at (765) 299-6214.
Victim Assistance Indiana law requires that any individual who has reason to believe that a child is a victim of abuse or ne-glect must report immediately to: the local Child Protection Services agency (Hotline: 800-800-5556); or a local law enforcement agency. Under Indiana law, it is a criminal act not to make such a report. This law applies to all adults without exception. By phone: Doris May, Victim Assistance Ministry & Head of Pastoral Response Team, 765-464-4988 or Charles “Max” Layden, Conduct in Ministry Officer, 765-742-7646. By mail: Please compose a detailed description of the facts/incidents of the abuse and send it to Mr. Max Layden, P.O. Box 909, Lafayette, IN 47902. Holistic Prayer Journey To schedule a Healing Session call 884-0977. Please leave a message that includes your phone number for a return call.
Holy Hour for America Mark your Calendar! The first Wednesday of every month there will be a Holy Hour for America with Ro-sary at 7 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Chapel. Sponsored by the Legion of Mary.
December 24 CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASS AT 4:00 P.M. (ST. CHARLES) DECEMBER 29 The Feast of the Holy Family EUCH. MIN: Bob Zahnke Anne Zahnke Susan Freeland
EUCH MIN: *Linda Rhoades Betsy Satchell Saturday, December 28 Vigil at 5:30 p.m. (Otterbein) LECTOR: Matthew Zahnke EUCH. MIN: *Darci McKinney Susan Freeland Brooke Wetli
SERVERS: Mikhail Cleaver Lachlan Hernandez Ava Hands LECTOR: Deb Wallpe
SERVERS: Spencer Klemme Eddie Klemme Luke Klemme SERVERS: Aiden Wetli Hannah Wetli Baylon Holmes
GIFT BEARERS: Luke Lambeck Isac Lambeck GREETERS: Brad Wetli John Freeland
GREETERS: Luke Lambeck Isac Lambeck
Sunday, December 29 7:30 a.m. (Oxford) December 24 CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASS AT 6:00 P.M. (ST. PATRICK'S) EUCH. MIN: John Brost *Kathy Budreau
EUCH. MIN: *Chris Sheetz Adam Wallpe Margot Gobel Gary Deno Barb Richardson LECTOR: Barb Richardson
