S T . M ARIA G ORETTI Catholic Church W E S T F I E L D , I N D I A N A P A R I S H O F F I C E 17102 Spring Mill Road Westfield, IN 46074 Phone: 317-867-3213 Fax: 317-867-3263 Hours: 8A-noon & 1-5P, M-F P A R I S H S T A F F Pastor Fr. Kevin J. Haines 317-867-3213, ext. 1129 (Rectory) 317-867-5694 Associate Pastor Fr. Sean Pogue 317-867-3213, ext. 1148 Deacon Steve Miller 317-574-1705 Director of Ministry and Operations Kevin Muller 317-867-3213, ext. 1127 [email protected]Bookkeeper Deb Perry 317-867-3213, ext. 1133 Bookkeeper Daria Sommers 317-867-3213, ext. 1136 Administrative Assistant Jen Downing 317-867-3213, ext. 1221 Director of Adult Faith Formation Connie Anderson 317-867-3213, ext. 1203 Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation Sue Maue [email protected]Coordinator of High School Youth Ministry Scott Hudson 317-867-3213, ext. 1420 Coordinator of Junior High Youth Ministry Eric Gellenbeck 317-867-3213, ext. 1423 Coordinator of Confirmation Formation Leslie Mimms [email protected]Director of Music Joey Garcia 317-867-3213, ext. 1209 Athletic Director Pat Biddlecombe 317-867-3213, ext. 1226 Maintenance Supervisor Eddie Eberhardt 317-867-3213, ext. 1208 S C H O O L O F F I C E 17104 Spring Mill Road Westfield, IN 46074 Phone: 317-896-5582 Fax: 317-867-0783 S C H O O L S T A F F Principal Vince Barnes 317-896-5582, ext. 1201 Director of Admissions Michelle Hanlin 317-896-5582, ext. 1202 Administrative Assistant Cheryl Newkirk 317-896-5582, ext. 1100 P R E S C H O O L Sue Tetrick 317-896-5582, ext. 1101 P A R I S H R E L I G I O U S E D U C A T I O N ( P R E ) Sunday: 8:30–9:45 AM Sunday: 11:30 AM–12:45 PM Sunday: 4–5:15 PM M A S S S C H E D U L E The Lord’s Day Masses Saturday: 4:30 PM Sunday: 8A, 10A & 5:30P Weekday Masses Monday: 7 AM, 5:30 PM Tuesday: 8 AM Wednesday: 8 AM, 5:30 PM Thursday: 5:30 PM Friday: 7 AM, 8 AM Saturday: 8 AM Holy Days: See bulletin. B A P T I S M S (weekly, except during Lent): After 4:30 PM Saturday Mass & 10 AM Sunday Mass. Call the Parish Office with questions. S A C R A M E N T O F R E C O N C I L I A T I O N Saturday: 8:30-9:30 AM Saturday: 3-4 PM in the Church Reconciliation Chapel W E B S I T E : www.smgonline.org T W I T T E R : @SntMariaGoretti F A C E B O O K : www.facebook.com/stmariagoretticatholicwestfield AUGUST 6, 2017 The Transfiguration of the Lord THE MISSION OF ST. MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC CHURCH IS TO EXTEND THE KINGDOM OF GOD BY SHARING GOD’ S LOVE IN THE CHURCH COMMUNITY THROUGH SPIRIT- FILLED LITURGIES , RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.
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ST. MARIA GORETTI Catholic Church
W E S T F I E L D , I N D I A N A
PARISH OFFICE 17102 Spring Mill Road Westfield, IN 46074 Phone: 317-867-3213 Fax: 317-867-3263 Hours: 8A-noon & 1-5P, M-F
PARISH STAFF Pastor Fr. Kevin J. Haines 317-867-3213, ext. 1129 (Rectory) 317-867-5694
Associate Pastor Fr. Sean Pogue 317-867-3213, ext. 1148
Deacon Steve Miller 317-574-1705
Director of Ministry and Operations Kevin Muller 317-867-3213, ext. 1127 [email protected]
Bookkeeper Deb Perry 317-867-3213, ext. 1133
Bookkeeper Daria Sommers 317-867-3213, ext. 1136
Administrative Assistant Jen Downing 317-867-3213, ext. 1221
Director of Adult Faith Formation Connie Anderson 317-867-3213, ext. 1203
Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation Sue Maue [email protected]
Coordinator of High School Youth Ministry Scott Hudson 317-867-3213, ext. 1420
Coordinator of Junior High Youth Ministry Eric Gellenbeck 317-867-3213, ext. 1423
Coordinator of Confirmation Formation Leslie Mimms [email protected]
Director of Music Joey Garcia 317-867-3213, ext. 1209
Athletic Director Pat Biddlecombe 317-867-3213, ext. 1226
Maintenance Supervisor Eddie Eberhardt 317-867-3213, ext. 1208
SCHOOL OFFICE 17104 Spring Mill Road Westfield, IN 46074 Phone: 317-896-5582 Fax: 317-867-0783
SCHOOL STAFF Principal Vince Barnes 317-896-5582, ext. 1201
Director of Admissions Michelle Hanlin 317-896-5582, ext. 1202
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A NOTE FROM FATHER KEVIN
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
+ Pax et Bonum!
Hello! And welcome to St. Maria Goretti Parish as we come together to celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord. This special feast is celebrated every year on August 6, and since the 6th falls on Sunday this year, the feast day overrides the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Today we remember the extraordinary vision that Peter, James, and John were granted on a “high mountain,” believed by the Church to be Mount Tabor. That vision of a changed and glorified Jesus would change the Apostles’ view of Jesus forever. As we come here today, we ask our Lord to transfigure each one of us after the likeness of our Savior! We are not the same as we encounter the Risen Jesus Christ in our lives today. May God continue to mold each and every one of us into what He created us to be!
This Thursday, St. Maria Goretti Catholic School opens its doors once again for another school year. We place this school year for all of our students, even those heading off to colleges and universities across the country this week, under the guidance and the protection of the Holy Spirit! Our School is one of the biggest ministries that our Parish Family undertakes each year. And whether you use the school or not, either now or in the past, it is most important that all of us keep this important ministry in our prayers. Catholic education, in all its varied forms, is extremely important to the future of our Church! Quality Catholic education, most especially in our schools, takes a lot of work and commitment, and is expensive. Passing on the Faith has never been easy or cheap. And yet as people of Faith, as the Church, we know that this is something that we must do! We need well-educated and articulate Catholic Christians now more than ever! Let’s keep this coming school year in our prayers this week—for ALL of our students!
I know I have written about this before, and I promise I will write about this again, but I want to thank and acknowledge this week our awesome maintenance crew here at St. Maria Goretti. Under the direction of our faith-filled leader, Eddie Eberhardt, and with an outstanding team of Ed Quinlan, Marcy Wardwell, Mike Duff, and helping us for this summer, Nicholas Downing, these amazing folks keep our campus and our facilities in great shape and always looking good! We are all most grateful to each of you for your service and hard work! It does not go by unnoticed! From our entire community, we thank you for the work you do every day! May God bless and reward each one of you!
We have a very large campus. You’d be amazed at how long it takes just to cut our grass! And our facilities and our grounds get a little older every year with more and more usage all the time. We have one of the very best maintenance teams around. But there is no way that they can, or should be expected to, do it all! This Parish, its grounds, buildings, parking lots, and campus, belong to all of us. We should take great pride that this is our church! This is where we come to meet God. It is God’s house! We all should want to take care of it and keep it as nice as possible, for God, for ourselves, and for our brothers and sisters, most especially those whose first impression of the Catholic Church is what they experience when they come onto our property. Let’s keep the entire campus clean and nice looking. If you see something on the ground, pick it up and put it into the trash. If you see something that needs to be returned to where it should be, then put it back! We should all always try to leave things and places here at church, at least as good as the way they were when we found them. And this also extends to our bathrooms! That’s called taking pride in the House that we built for God, and keeping the best we can for God and others! It is not just our maintenance team’s job to keep St. Maria Goretti Parish the best that it can be. That responsibility belongs to all of us! This year, let’s work together to make sure that this happens.
The new bell tower is being prepared for the huge, pre-cast brick panels that are coming and will be installed in the next few weeks. This is going to be a blast to watch! Please keep the entire project in your prayers, most especially for the safety of all the workers! Have a great week!
In Christ, Fr. Kevin Make God your first priority, not you last resort.
Welcome! For more than 21 years now, we have been building the Kingdom of God, not with a few people, but with everyone! Please accept my warmest welcome, and I pray you will come to know St. Maria Goretti as we all do—our Spiritual Home and Loving Community. We are glad you are here and look forward to meeting you! God Bless you. —Father Kevin Welcome: Wendy Maue, Robert & Emily Kidwell, Thomas & Leslie Miskowiec , Anthony & Christine Gioia, Gary & Susan Kaser, Scott Albertson & Amy Soder, Brian & Cara Hubers, Eric & Laura Mantel, Todd & Danielle Stockelman, Gitas & Alisa Jameikis, Andy & Jennifer Davies
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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
RCIA TO BEGIN! Want to learn more about the Catholic Faith? All adults interested in learning more or join-ing the Catholic Church are invited to the first RCIA Precatechumenate (Questioning or Inquiry phase) meeting August 7, 7-8 pm, in
the Parish Narthex (in the Parish Office area). Contact Dan Dessauer, 317-504-1464, or Connie Anderson, 317-867-3213, ext. 1203, for details.
ANGELS NEEDED FOR RCIA Are you looking for a way to be generous and encourage community? We are provid-ing the opportunity for individuals to be an “angel” for adults, teens, and children going through RCIA. In addition to praying for your person, you are asked to donate $25 to cover the cost of the Bible, Catechism, and other materials. Contact Connie Anderson, 317-867-3213, ext. 1203, or [email protected], for details.
ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY MEETING The first board meeting of the year will be Thursday, Au-gust 10, 7 pm, in the John Paul II Room. All women of the Parish Family who are 18 years old and older are invited to attend. We will update everyone on upcoming events. IN ADDITION: We are still looking for a Vice Presi-
dent. We are also seeking a Co-Chair to help with the Can-dlelight Dinner. Contact Fran
Pawlowski, [email protected], if you would like more in-formation on these two positions. And finally, mark your calendars for the Fall Flower Sale, September 16 and 17. Two different sizes of mums will be available.
ROSES FOR LIFE If you or someone you know is expecting a baby, we want to pray for you! A rose with your name on it will be placed in the chapel. When the baby is born, you may take your rose as a keepsake. Contact Kathy Lilegdon, 317-908-6930 or [email protected], with family name and due date.
ADORATION CRITICAL HOURS Eucharistic Adoration is being in the real presence of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Currently, no one is scheduled to be with Jesus during the Tuesday, 10 am hour or Fri-day, 3 pm. Prayerfully consider making a personal com-mitment to spend time with Jesus. Even amidst your busy schedule, He will provide for your needs.
2017 CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH WEEKENDS
The Women and Men of Christ Renews His Parish teams 34 invite all parishioners aged 18 and older to prayerful-ly consider joining Team 35 for the upcoming Renewal Weekend. The Women’s Weekend is September 23-24, and the Men’s Weekend is September 30–October 1. For details, contact Karmen Mueller ([email protected], 317-727-6327) or Scott Harris (saharris.boilermaker@ gmail.com, 812-480-4035).
UPCOMING CURSILLO WEEKENDS Are you ready for a personal encounter with Christ? Now is the time to sign up for the Fall Men’s (October 5-8) and Women’s (October 19-22) weekends. The weekends will be held at the newly renovated St. Joseph’s Retreat Center in Tipton. Only 30 participants from Central Indi-ana can attend. So it is not too early to sign up. The ap-plications and information about the weekends can be found on the information table in the Church Narthex or on the SMG website. You may also call Tom and Joan Scimeca, 317-571-8510, for more information.
OREMUS: NOT JUST FOR MYSTICSCS
Do you find it easy to pray? Is prayer an integral part of your day? Do you hear God’s voice in your daily life, and know how to respond accordingly? For many of us, the answer to these questions is, “no.” We all desire an intimate relationship with God. But, since learning to “say our prayers” as chil-dren, we never moved beyond rote recitation to an authentic conversation with God. The Oremus: A Guide to Catholic Prayer study program teaches you the essentials of an effective and fruitful prayer life. You will discover how God speaks to you, even in the smallest encounters. Following the Tradi-tion of the Catholic Church and the wisdom of the saints, you will learn how to express yourself to God in prayer, and how to hear his voice. Join other adults for eight consecutive Thursday evenings, 7–8:30 pm in the Parish Narthex, beginning August 17. The $15 fee covers course materials. For details and to register, e-mail Connie Anderson, [email protected].
What: Cafeteria help
What CaCa
When: 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday), 9 am—1 pm
Requirements: Standing for several hours, lifting 30-40 lbs.
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RELIGIOUS FORMATION FEATURE FAMILY
Connie Anderson—Director of Religious Education
867-3213, ext. 1203
Katie Barbour—Coordinator of Children’s Formation
867-3213, ext. 1139
REFLECTION FOR THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Today we hear, “From the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.’” How are you listening to Jesus?
What is He asking of you? Ask for the grace this week to hear His voice. Then be silent and listen!
FALL PRE REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! Go to smgonline.org to register. Session preferences are first come, first serve.
egister. Sese. NOTE: ALL sessions are on
Sunday: 8:30–9:45 am, 11:30 am–12:45 pm, and 4–5:15 pm. There is no Monday session.
ARE YOU CALLED TO BE A CATECHIST Prayerfully consider whether the honor and privilege of teaching our faith is a calling for you. If so, contact Sue Maue, [email protected], for more infor-mation. No experience necessary.
SUE MAUE—Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation 317-867-3213, ext. 1139; [email protected]
YOUTH MINISTRY
YOUTH MINISTRY PARENT INFORMATION MEETING Parent info meeting nights for PRE, HOPE, TRUTH, FAITh, and Confirmation are August 15 & 16, 7 pm, Parish Hall.
MARIETTA MEETING All high school girls are invited to join us for an info meet-ing Saturday, August 19, 2 pm, in the Parish Narthex. We would like to let you know what the Marietta group is all about, have some snacks, and attend the 4:30 pm Mass. All are welcome—whether you are just curious about the group or if you would like to become involved.
Here at SMG, our Sports Ministry seeks to serve the youth of our Parish Family. It is our hope that young athletes learn the fundamentals of their sports, as well
as how to be positive role models of doing the right thing and treating people right.
“Give thanks to God for
the gift of sport, in which the human person exercises his
body, intellect and will, recognizing these abilities as so many
gifts of his Creator.“
~St. John Paul II
Whether your kids attend SMG or public schools, ALL
parish youth are welcome to participate on our teams!
Baseball | Basketball | Cheerleading | Cross Country | Football | Kickball | Lacrosse |
Soccer | Track | Volleyball | Wrestling
Check out the Sports Ministry section
of this bulletin (page 9) for more
information.
Ministry Spotlightht SPORTS MINISTRYRRRRRRYYYYYY
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PPLEASESE E KKKKEEPEP P INNIN NN YYYYOURUR R DDDAILYLY Y PPPRAYERSRS
SICK: Jerry Kerkhof, Marsha Farrell, Rebecca Runo, Mary Andrews, Ann Enderle, Madeline Franki, Teresa Coccaro, Mary Hartley, Anna Havens, Bob Madden, Sam MacNulty, Gerald Armstrong, Shirley Burnett, Lilly Friedman, Edward Weinkauf, Teresa Laurens, Suzanne Casper, Chris Howard, Aaron Bouillet, Raymond Yonkus, Tom Preske, Susan Frossard, Emily Settle, Debbie Chase Woodward, Marigen Russell, Jack Moody, Bill Kennedy, Suzanne & David Evans, Lucy Koch, Scott Keetle, and Christine Pepiot
DECEASED: Valeria Norus, mother of Ken Norus, Bob Christie, brother in law of Eddie Eberhardt, and all the deceased of our Parish Family
ABOUT THE BULLETIN To publish an announcement in the SMG bulletin, please use our online form at smgonline.org, or submit a Bulletin
Announcement Form, no later than 3:00 pm two Fridays prior to when you’d like the announcement to appear. Forms are available just inside the doors near the Parish Offices. Please be concise.
To Advertise: To advertise your business in the SMG bulletin, contact LPi, 800-950-9952.
Registration payment MUST be received at time of registration or registration won’t be complete.
If sending in a check, registration will remain as “pending” until payment is received.
Payment MUST be received before your child will be placed on an SMG Sports Ministry team.
CYO FOOTBALL AND CYO CROSS COUNTRY
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Students in grades 3-8 interested in playing CYO football need to register through SMG’s website, smgonline.org. The $150 fee covers the season AND the pre-season camp, which is August 9-11, 5:30-7:30 pm at Guerin Catholic High School. Friday’s session will end early for the Pur-ple/Gold Scrimmage—stay and watch the game!
CYO Cross Country registration is open at costs $100.
ADULT COED OPEN VOLLEYBALL Come for SMG Adult Coed Open Volleyball every Sunday, now–September 3, 8–10 pm. Just drop in! No requirements or long-term commitment. Level of play is high school/competitive experience. We prefer players to be 18 years old and older OR play at high school level so as not to risk injury. Questions? Call Lee Starr, 317-508-2390.
To register, go to smgonline.org. Click on the Ministry tab, scroll down to Sports Ministry, then
click on Sports Registration. Use SMG’s Code, 194SMG-IN, when registering your athletes.
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8/7-8 School Office closed for Staff Meetings
8/9 Ice Cream Social, 4-6 pm
8/10 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! (grades 1-8) Kindergarten Orientation, 9 am (parent and student only)
8/11 KINDERGARTEN FIRST DAY! First All School Mass, 8 am
NEEDED: SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS If you or someone you know is interested in being a substitute teacher at SMG, stop by the
School Office in August to fill out or pick up an applica-tion. Contact Michelle Hanlin, [email protected], if you have questions. USED UNIFORM SALE The sale will take place Wednesday, August 9, during the Ice Cream Social, 4-6 pm. Drop off the items you are sell-ing or donating to the school office. If you are selling your items, attach one envelope to each clean, unstained item with a safety pin and note on the envelope the fol-lowing information (if you want your unsold items back,
put a star on your envelope):
* Your name * Cost of item * Size of item * Name of your child and teacher (all sale proceeds received will be returned through the classroom) SMG WILL NOT HOLD UNIFORMS FOR THE NEXT SALE UNLESS THE FAMILY WISHES TO DONATE THE ITEM TO SMG FOR FUTURE SALES! If you are picking up unsold items, put a star in the corner of your envelope. Unsold items that are starred will be placed in the PTO closet after the sale for you to pick up. If your items are not picked up by the following Friday after the sale, the enve-lopes will have “donation” written on it. Questions? Con-tact Beth Newell, 317-506-5932 or beth@indynewells. com. If you would like to help SET UP, come Tuesday, August 8, 4 pm, in Monsignor Duncan Hall. Contact Beth if you can help (get in some pre-sale shopping)!
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