St. Thomas the Apostle, Fortville “My Lord, and my God” December 8, 2019 Second Sunday of Advent 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: 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 A voice of one crying out in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. The Wedding at Cana Celebrang 150 years of Catholic Faith Parish Office 317-485-5101 OFFICE HOURS Tue - Friday 8:30 am to 4:.30 pm Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 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. 1:30pm
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St. Thomas the Apostle, Fortville “My Lord, and my God” December 8, 2019 Second Sunday of Advent
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.
December 9, Monday 6:30 pm Mass Dennis Sparks by Kevin & Diane Brady December 10, Tuesday 12:00 Noon Mass Beth Shine by Richard & Marie Collins December 11, Wednesday 7:00 pm Penance Svc. Penance Service December 12, Thursday 12:00 Noon Mass Retina Ramsey by Faith Martinez December 13, Friday 12:00 Noon Mass Deceased Bishops, Priests & Deacons December 14, Saturday 5:00 pm Mass Duane & Joan Reichle by Charles & Christina Tyzzer December 15, Sunday 8:00 am Mass St. Thomas Parishioners December 15, Sunday 10:45 am Mass Bill Sweeney & Amelia Merritt Parsons by Bonnie Sweeney
Ministry Schedule Mass Intentions
Saturday, December 14, 5:00 pm Ushers Diane Doty, Leesa Lowder Lectors Jon Smith, Tom Fagan Euch. Min. Deacon Frank
Sunday, December 15, 8:00 am Ushers Bill Garst, Joe Cerda Lector Brittany Gaither, Dawn Branson Server Catherine & Maria Dudley Euch. Min. Deacon Frank Gifts Hurrle Family Sunday, December 15, 10:45 am Ushers Dave & Amy Flora Lector Carol Flora, Kathy Gammons Server Anthony Wallace, Addie Smock Euch. Min. Deacon Frank Gifts Geoffrey Branson Family
Activities for the week of Dec. 8 — Dec. 14
Sunday 9:15 RE Classes
Monday 6:30 pm Mass (Immaculate Conception)
7:30 pm Pray the Rosary in church
Tuesday 7:00 pm Adult Choir Wednesday 1:00 pm St. Ann’s Club 7:00 pm Parish Penance Service
Thursday 1:30 pm Bible Study 6:00 pm Wellness Class 7:00 pm Children’s Choir
Friday Saturday
Volunteers the week of Dec. 8 – Dec. 14
Collection Counters—Team B Homebound Minister-Rosemary Ritchie PV Nursing Home —Dave & Monica Dunham TB Nursing Home —Dave & Monica Dunham
Offerings for the week of December 1, 2019 Sunday Collection: $3.366.00 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.
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, Scott McCarty, Brenda Reynolds, Bill Smith
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 Beth Shine By Joe & Jonnie Gehring
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
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults:
St. Thomas Christmas Mass Times
Christmas Eve Masses 5:00 pm Mass with Children’s Choir beginning at 4:30pm Midnight Mass with Adult Choir beginning at 11:30pm
Christmas Day Mass 10:00 am
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Gn 3: 9-15, 20; Eph 1: 3-6, 11-12; Lk 1: 26-38 Tuesday: Is 40: 1-11; Mt 18: 12-14
Friday: Is 48; 17-19; Mt 11: 16-19 Saturday: Sir 48: 1-4, 9-11; Mt 17; 9a, 10-13 Sunday: Is 35: 1-6a, 10; Jas 5: 7-10; Mt 11: 2-11
Please note changes for this week: *Mass on Monday night will be at 6:30pm for The Immacu-late Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. And please note, there will not be Bible Study on this night.
*Tuesday Mass will be at 12:00 Noon and then lunch at 305 Wine Garage to follow for the Young at Heart.
*No Mass on Wednesday our Penance Service will be at 7PM
Religious Education Congratulations to our children who made their First Reconciliation on Wednesday, December 4. We shared a delicious meal and had a lovely service. Don’t forget that we will have a parish penance service on Wednes-day, December 11 at 7:00 PM. The Giving Tree is up in the church. I encourage every-one who is able to take a tag to help provide for those less fortunate that us. There are also plenty of oppor-tunities to help with your time. We will be sorting the packages and food on Sunday, December 22 starting after the 8:00 AM Mass. Please consider helping sort or delivering the packages starting about noon. Please let Theresa or Stephanie know if you can help with this. Our RE program will take a break over the Christmas holiday. We will not have classes on Sunday, Decem-ber 22 or Sunday, December 29. Classes will resume on January 5. We will begin reviewing for the ACRE test on that Sunday.
Godspeed, Theresa
Health & Wellness Class with Marvin Massey
Thursday, December 12th @ 6:00PM Parish Hall All are welcome!
From the Messy Desk of Fr. Rob
Dear Parishioners:
The second candle we light this weekend symbolizes the gift of Faith. We put into action the longing for the promises of God. We celebrate the Mystery of the In-carnation and the promise that Jesus will come again. We find ourselves preparing for this coming by living our faith. As St. John the Baptist reminds us, “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” What better way to prepare the way of the Lord and make straight his paths, then to seek His mercy in the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation. Like the Season of Lent, we perform acts of charity and penance. We, as a parish, have the opportunity to continue our preparation as we celebrate the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation on Wednesday, December 11, at 7pm. There will be two other priests here to hear confessions. The celebration of this sacrament is a tre-mendous way to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Christmas. On Monday, December 9, at 6:30pm, we will be cele-brating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which is not a holy day of obligation this year. Let us continue our preparations for Christmas for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Have a blessed week! Fr. Rob
Children’s Christmas Choir For all children grades K-12 who would like to sing in the Children’s Choir for the 5:00 PM Mass on Christmas Eve.
Our Practices will be in the choir loft on:
Thursday, December 12th 7:00-8:00 pm Thursday, December 19th 7:00-8:30 pm
For questions please call Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257
The Giving Tree is now up We are helping 12 families in need this year.
When taking ornaments, please remember that it has two parts. Please fill in your name and phone number on the one part and leave it in the basket provided next to the tree. The other part (with items to be purchased) is to be attached to the outside of the wrapped gift.
All gifts need to be in by 9:00 am on Sunday, Dec. 22nd We are also collecting donations of non-perishable food items for the Giving Tree Families.
Advent Penance Services
Celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a wonderful way to prepare our hearts for the com-ing of Jesus this Advent Season.
There will be several priests hearing confessions at each of the Penance Services.
St. Thomas the Apostle Wednesday, December 11th 7:00 PM
St. Michael’s Church in Greenfield Thursday, December 19th
after the 6:00 PM Mass
Lost & Found There are a lot of items in the lost and found box in the Parish Hall. Please stop by and pick up any items you may have left behind. Thank you!
Happy Birthday Sunday, December 8: Sue Hurrle Monday, December 9: Kathryn Barnhorst, James Blackburn, Vivian Burgess Tuesday December 10: Deacon Frank Klauder, Melissa Robinson, Isaac Vansickle, Michelle White Wednesday, December 11: Donavon Borowicz, Tyler Lewis Thursday, December 12: Kyangjin Lee, Rhonda Urban Friday, December 13: Saturday, December 14:
Breakfast with Santa Sponsored by the Knight of Columbus
Sunday, December 15th
9:00 am in the Parish Hall
Advent Wreath Lighting 5:00 pm
December 7th Jonnie & Joe Gehring December 14th Faith Martinez December 21st Dave & Lois Ittenbach
8:00 am December 8th Dunham Family December 15th Dudley Family December 22nd McAlarney Family
10:45 am December 8th Flora family December 15th Fresquez family December 22nd Watt family
Congratulations to the children who made their First Reconciliation on Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Isabelle Marie Young, Gabriel Edward Blain Olney, Treyton Matthew Eberlein, Ryan Charles Cooper
