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St. Patrick Church
1807 Poplar Street
Terre Haute, in 47803
(812) 232-8518
www.saintpat.org
Pastor: Fr. Richard Ginther [email protected]
Deacon: Mike Stratman [email protected]
Palm Sunday - March 29, 2015
MASS SCHEDULE &
RECONCILIATION
SCHEDULE
Mass Schedule:
Sunday 9:00am
Tuesday 8:15am
Wednesday 8:15am
Saturday 6:00
Reconciliation:
Saturday 7:15-7:45pm
Sunday 8-8:30am
BULLETIN DEADLINE
The deadline for bulletin
information is noon on
Wednesday. Information must be
emailed or written out and sent to
[email protected]
SACRAMENTS
Baptism: Baptisms will be held on
the fourth Sunday of the month at
1:00pm. Please call the Parish Office
to register.
Marriage: Preparations begin at
least six months in advance of the
marriage date. Please call the Parish
Office to register.
Ministry to the Sick: Please notify
the Parish Office when you or a
family member enters a nursing
home, hospital, or becomes home
bound, to arrange a pastoral visit.
“In the Roman Catholic
tradition, the people of Saint
Patrick Parish are called to
spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ
by our words and actions
through the celebration of the
Sacraments, acts of justice and
charity and life-long faith formation; the fruits of which are a
welcoming faith-filled community
bringing ourselves and others,
through God’s grace, to salvation.”
PARISH PASTORAL MEMBERS
Louise Anderson
Mark Bryant
Bernadette Ewen
Anthony Guenzel
Tim Monaghan
Kevin Sutterer
Rod Bosley
Elizabeth Collins
Steven Fields
Jeff Kinne
Thierry Ponsot
Matt Wayt
FAITH FORMATION
Preschool to 8th Grade: Religious Education
Classes meet on Sunday’s in the school building August thru May from 10:30 —11:45am.
We invite families to join us in the cafeteria
after Mass for coffee and doughnuts, followed
by Faith Formation for the whole family.
High School Youth: Freshmen through Senior
youth meet in the Moran Family Life Center
on select Sunday evenings September thru
May from 5:00-6:30pm.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults:
RCIA meets August thru Easter on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Please call
the Parish Office to register.
COMMUNION SERVICE
7:15AM
Monday—Friday
CHILD CARE
CHILD CARE: is available in the lower level of church during the weekend
masses.
CRY ROOM: is available at the Poplar
Street entrance
PARISH LEADERSHIP
Altar Society: Bette Lindley
Finance Chairman: Andy Sutherland
Liturgy Committee: Yolanda Isbell
Parish Pastoral President: Louise Anderson
School Commission President: Brian Cain
Stewardship Committee: Paul Thiemann
STAFF PERSONNEL
Business Manager: John Fuller
[email protected]
Liturgical Music Director: Donna McDaniel
[email protected]
Office Manager: Malia Mohan
[email protected]
Religious Education Director:
Donna Wenstrup
[email protected]
School Principal: Amy McClain
[email protected]
Sick/Shut-in Minister : Betty Kapellusch
[email protected]
Soup Kitchen Director: Linnea Friesen
Youth Ministers: Tom Gattuso
[email protected]
Mary Kate Becker: [email protected]
Welcome to St. Patrick’s Church!
Prayer of Hospitality
Lord Jesus, you welcomed all who came into your presence. May we reflect that same spirit through the gift of hospitality. As we greet people today, may they hear your
voice in our words; as we meet them, may we recognize your presence within them; and as we create a place for one another at the
Eucharistic table, may we discover the joy of serving you in others. Amen
CALENDAR & CHURCH NEWS
All Months
Every Sunday: Hispanic Mass, 2pm @ SMM
Every Weekday: Communion Service @ 7:15am
APRIL
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED APRIL 2-6 FOR EASTER
2 - Holy Thursday Mass @ 7 pm
3 - Good Friday Service @ 3 pm
4 - Easter Vigil @ 9 pm, SMM
5 - Easter Mass @ 9 am
Gluten free hosts are available for those with gluten intolerance or allergy.
If you have need of these hosts, please tell the pastor before Mass.
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross will take place every Wednesday during Lent.
5:30 pm
St. Patrick Church
Vocations
Visit the Vocations Website of the Archdiocese
(www.HearGodsCall.com). It has compelling stories, information, and
means by which each household can promote & pray for vocations to
the priesthood and religious life!
Dear Friends
Dear Friends, Five summers ago, I had the joy of being assigned to
St. Margaret Mary’s and St. Patrick’s for the summer. I learned a lot that summer–
and I have many fond memories of those days. It is hard to believe that soon I will
become a priest! I will be ordained on Saturday, June 6, at 10 am at Ss. Peter & Paul
Cathedral in Indianapolis. My Mass of Thanksgiving (“First Mass”) will be at my home
parish, St. Charles Borromeo in Bloomington at 4 pm the same day. A reception will
follow at the parish. Pleas know that you are more than welcome to attend any of these
events, but we need an RSVP by May 1 at stcharlesbloomington.org/rsvp if you are
interested. Thanks so much and I hope to see you soon!
Peace and prayers, Dcn. Mike Keucher
Deacon’s Corner
Quiet Moments
A friend of mine told me that he always valued the time he spent fishing
with his dad. I asked him, “What made it so special?” He said simply that he just
like being with him. “So do you talk about things while you’re fishing?” I asked him.
“Oh, no, we don’t really talk,” he said, “We just fish.” It wasn’t the conversation, it
was the company.
Did you ever think about how much time we spend talking? In what we
like to call our quiet time with God, we usually fill in any silence with our prayers.
But do we ever practice of just being still? God said, “Be still and know that I am
God” (Psalm 46:11). When Jesus noticed that His disciples were so busy that they
didn’t even have time to eat, He told them to get away by themselves and rest a while.
When we leave the distractions of life behind, we can more easily rest and refocus on
God.
Are you allowing quiet moments alone with God to be a part of your life?
Do you desire for Him to restore your peace and tranquility? Quiet moments with
God store up power for future emergencies. As we begin Holy Week, take some quiet
moments out of your day to be still and reflect on what Jesus has done for us!
Together through prayer and service,
Deacon Mike
Bulletin Guidelines
All submissions for the bulletin must be sent to Malia Mohan by Wednesday at
noon of the week requested, and information must be approved by a staff member. If requesting a flier to be
inserted, the information should not be repeated in the bulletin,
and longer than a paragraph.
There is a new limit of 3 fliers per week.
Commitment Cards– Time, Talent, Treasure
Thanks to all parishioners who returned their St. Patrick Parish Commitment card and Archdiocesan Intention card. If you have not yet returned your cards there is still time to do so.
You may drop them in the collection basket or return them by mail to the parish office. If
you need Commitment or Intention cards there are some at each entrance to the church or
you may call the parish office @ 232.8518 and one will be sent to you. Your commitments
help us to carry out the mission of St. Patrick Parish and make it possible for our parish to
minister to the needs of our own parish family as well as the needs of the wider community
and the Archdiocese. Thank you! The Stewardship Committee
BAPTISM CLASS:
Faith Formation
Our next class is scheduled for April 12, 2015 from 12-3 pm in the School library/rectory. Please call the Parish office to register 232-8518.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
There will be no Religious Education Classes on Sunday, March 29 or April 5 for Spring Break & Easter. We will start up again on April 12.
Join us on Sunday, April 19 for Family Service Field Trips. The whole family is welcome to attend. We will be studying the Catholic Social Justice
Teachings and doing service projects at the following locations: PreK/Kindergarten will study Care for God’s Creation & care for the grounds of the
church. First Grade will go to Meadows Manor East to do a craft activity with seniors to practice Preferential Option for the Poor. Second Grade will go
to the Food Bank to create backpacks of food for low income students to practice Rights and Responsibilities. Third/Fourth Grade will go to Mosaic &
work with disabled children as the Call to Family, Community, and Church Participation. Fifth/Sixth Grade will bring items to the Crisis Pregnancy
Center to support The Life & Dignity of the Human Person. Seventh/Eighth Grade will learn about the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers.
RCIA
There will be no RCIA this Wednesday, April 1 as Candidates and Catechumens will be attending Holy Week Services Thursday at St. Patrick at 7 pm,
Good Friday at 3 pm at SP or 6 pm at SMM. RCIA will meet again Wednesday, April 8 to reflect on the Easter Vigil experience & hear a Catholic point
of view on God’s Plan of Salvation. This will be at St. Margaret Mary Legacy Room from 6:30-8:30 pm. Babysitting will be available.
RCIA Inquiry meets next on Wednesday, April 22 to hear the radical teachings of Jesus from 6:30-8 in the classroom in the Dede Center of
St. Margaret Mary. Babysitting is provided and all are welcome to attend.
CRS RICE BOWLS
Hungering for the Seeds of Home– We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as he enters into Jerusalem, a community he knew well. CRS Rice
Bowl asks us, too, to prayerfully enter into our own communities, to find those who are hungry and thirsty, who need our help. How does our Lenten
journey motivate us to serve those we encounter in our daily lives?
RCIA PARTICIPANTS
These Catechumens are preparing to receive the Sacraments of Initiation as they enter the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil:
Farrah Johnson, John Newlin, Crystal Combs, Scott Wynn, Ava Wrede, Ava Boylan, Eli Pilant, Susan Dickerson
We also have candidates who are already baptized, but who will make a Profession of Faith, be Confirmed, and receive First Holy Eucharist at Easter
Vigil: Amy Miller, Bret Miller, Jerry Stafford, Justin Hughes, Beth Neeley, Michael Combs, Christina Boland, Matthew Boland, Mavery Boland, Landon
Boland, Bryanna Wynn, Dean Weaver, Trea Johnson
Please pray for them as they prepare for Lent.
Dear Lord, Father of love and power, it is your will to establish everything in Christ and to draw us into His all embracing love. Guide the elect of your
Church: strengthen them in their vocation, build them into the kingdom of your Son, and seal them with the Spirit of your promise. We ask this through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Youth ministry corner
BOGO KEYCHAINS AVAILABLE
Please consider supporting our teens for this summer’s Mission Trip to
New Orleans! If you would like to purchase one, or have any questions
about the trip, please contact Tom Gattuso!
If you have already purchased one, please be advised that soft serve
machine at Baskin Robbins is out of service. The BOGO has changed to a
buy one get one free 1,2, 3, scoop cone. We are really sorry for any inconvenience!
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
We will be meeting on Good Friday, April 3, at 12 pm at St. Patrick’s
Church to pray the Stations of the Cross together. Afterward, we will head
to the youth space to watch The Passion of the Christ. We will be done by
about 3 pm. For those wanting to attend Good Friday service, St. Patrick’s
starts at 3 pm.
ST. BENEDICT’S LOCK IN
COFFEE
Come out and support St .Benedict on Saturday, April 18 as they celebrate
There will be no coffee Tuesday, March 31 for Spring Break. We will meet 150 years as a parish. We will have Brother Bob Baxter coming out to
speak about Franciscan spirituality and Fr. Matthew will graciously be
again on April 7th.
cooking pasta! Festivities begin at 7 pm and wrap up at 8 am. There is a
Mass at St. Benedict’s at 8:30 am for those interested.
Soup Kitchen
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother
in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God
abide in him?” 1 John 3:17
When we watch our friends come in for a meal, we are
faced with brothers in need. It is not something that we
can take lightly, and it challenges us to be giving and
empathetic with their plight. Pray for us that we will
continually show God’s mercy in the midst of a busy kitchen service. The needs that we face can be overwhelming at
times, and we covet your prayers that God’s mercy will
grow in us that we can adequately minister to those he
brings to us.
Needs for March
Noodles
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Cake Mixes
Garden Angels
The Garden Angels will have their annual
Spring Planting Day on Saturday, May 9.
All are welcome to join for prayer and breakfast at 8 am, followed by a day of working in
the garden.
Adoration Chapel
Adorers are needed in the chapel during the following hours:
Sunday: 12 am, 2 am, 3 am,
5 am, 1 pm, 4 pm
Monday: 5 am, 12 pm, 1 pm
Wednesday: 1 am
Thursday: 1 am, 6 pm
Friday: 10 pm
Saturday: 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 7 pm,
11 pm
Please contact Roni Schmidt #8774365 if you would like to schedule an hour commitment.
Easter Bazaar
St. Benedict Church Easter Bazaar is scheduled for
Saturday, March 28 from 11-7 and
Sunday, March 29 from 8:30-1.
Veggie Soup, ham sandwiches, homemade baked
goods, chances for prizes and fun activities for the
kids.
SAFETY TIPS
Change your Battery
1) Remove battery from detector
2) Replace detector with new battery
3) Check detector
4) Take old 9 volt battery & cover terminals with
electrical tape
5) Take all batteries to be recycled. Batteries Plus
will recycle your batteries.
If you need help checking or installing a smoke
detector, please contact the THFD at 244-2803.
Divine Mercy Sunday
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a special devotion that Jesus
shared with St. Maria Faustina. As the Marian priests and
brothers note, “Divine Mercy Sunday is the Sunday after
Easter, a day that celebrates the merciful love of God
shining through the whole Sacred Triduum and the whole
Easter mystery. It is a day of declaration of reparation for
all sin, thus the Day of Atonement.”
Please join St. Joseph University Parish, 113 S 5th St, as
we prayerfully request God’s Mercy upon all of at 3 pm in
the church on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12.
Deanery Pastoral Center
Charles William Eliot says “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the
most accessible and wisest of counselors and
the most patient of teachers. Come by the Terre
Haute Deanery Pastoral Center at 1801 Poplar
Street or visit our on-line library listing at
www.thdeanery.org to check out a book.
Library is open Monday-Friday 9 am—5 pm.
Office hours are M-W-F 9 am - 1 pm and
Tuesday, Thursday 1 - 5 pm
CODA
HELP NEEDED! C.O.D.A is a local shelter which houses
those dealing with domestic violence. They are in need of
items such as towels, toilet paper, shampoo, conditioner,
baby diapers size 4 specifically, household cleaning items
like dish soap, detergent, etc. Both women and men face
domestic violence, so the choice of items can be cross
genders. You can find C.O.D.A’s wish list at their website
http://codaterrehaute.org/support-coda/wish-list.
A drop off container will be set in the connecting hallway
between the Poplar Street and 19th Street entrances to
the Church. Deadline for donations is April 17.
Catholic Charities Hog Roast
Parish Pastoral Council
The 6th Annual West Central Indiana Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry &
Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank Hog Roast will be held Saturday, April 25
from 5-9 at the Riley American Legion Post #325. Proceeds will be used to process, package, store, and deliver high protein deer and livestock to area
emergency food providers in Vigo and surrounding west central Indiana counties.
Tickets can be purchased at the Catholic Charities office at 1801 Poplar St, or at
Roselawn Memorial Park at 7500 N. Clinton St.
For more information, please call 232-1447.
Calling for stewards of time and talent for Parish Pastoral Council!
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) Elections will be held in May. We are seeking persons who
can 1) contribute time to a monthly 1 1/2 hour meeting 2) contacting selected parish
ministry leaders for monthly updates; and 3) contribute talent to “big picture thinking”
about the current & future of the St. Patrick Parish family. Elected terms are for three
years. Nominating committee members Jeff Kinne ([email protected]), Tim Monaghan
([email protected]), and Kevin Sutterer ([email protected]) will be
contacting parishioners we think would be good stewards. BUT, even better, if you would
be a good steward of the time and talent described, please contact any of the three nominating committee members. Don’t be shy!
Ph# 812-232-2157 www.saintpat.org
School Updates
Please pray for the St. Patrick Students receiving First Communion this year, and for the families who will be entering the church
during Easter Vigil on April 4, 2015.
St. Patrick School of the Terre Haute Deanery would like to wish all of our families a safe and restful
Spring Break!
JPII News
Now enrolling for 2015-2016!
JPII Catholic High School is now accepting items for a rummage sale!
April 11, 8 am - 3 pm
Donations may be dropped off at the school from 9-3, Monday-Friday, by calling the school
(235-9108), or by calling 249-7385 to arrange a different time
Liturgical Ministers Schedule
Good Friday at St. Patrick, April 3, 3 p.m.
Lectors
Ned Wenstrup
Servers
Kate Grabowksi
Eucharistic Ministers
Deacon Mike
Linda Hudson
Joe Hudson
Phillip Wroblewski
Will Grabowski
Tom Hellmann
Jimmy Kendall
Lectors
Judi Huter
Jim Hellmann
Sharon Hellmann
Easter Vigil at St. Margaret Mary April 4, 9:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Ministers
Deacon Mike
Jim Hellmann
Janet Pickering
Angela Poinsett
Margaret Boyer
Steve Poinsett
Yolanda Isbell
Linda Paulin
Sharon Hellmann
Easter Sunday at St. Patrick, April 5, 9:00 a.m.
Lectors
Louise Anderson
Servers
Crispin Ewen
Eucharistic Ministers
Deacon Mike
Louella Dalina
Ushers
Herm Rassel
Eileen Mann
Aydee Dalina
Bernadette Ewen
Sheila Dinkel
Guy Belzile
Libby Fields
Ron Fouts
Pat Cahill
Will Grabowski
Yolanda Isbell
Richard Shagley
Geri March
Meredith Brown
Pat Monaghan
Joseph Steppe
HOSPITAL VISITATION
MARCH 21-22 SUNDAY OFFERINGS
WHEN BEING ADMITTED to the
hospital, Catholic patients need to inform the admitting staff of their religious affiliation and if a visit from the
parish is desired. Due to federal regulations, if patients do not inform the
admitting staff, the church will not
know of their hospital stay.
Total Envelope Collection…….......……………....……..$6,368
Total Automated Giving……...….…..………………...…$1,553
Loose Collection…........…..…...……....…......................…$429
Total Collection…...……………......…………………...$8,350
Families Giving—189 Average Donations-$41.91
For Fiscal Year 2014-15 (7/1/14-6/30/15)
Year-to-date Sunday Collections Goal…........$538,144
Year-to-date Actual Sunday Collections….....$526,106
We are under 2014-15 YTD goal by…….........$12,038
2014-15 Sunday Collections Goal………..….$723,820
Patients can always call the church
directly if a visit is desired or sacrament of the sick is needed. Religious
affiliation information is not normally
obtained from patients who enter the
hospital through the emergency
room.
Always feel free to call us if you are
in the hospital or are planning a hospital stay.
(Preliminary Report)
Parish Stewardship
606 Total Parish Families
267 2015 Stewardship Cards returned
306 Total cards returned in 2014
$535,474 2015 Offertory pledges total
$631,902 Total pledges in 2014
$96,428 below 2014 pledge total
THANK YOU !!!
Mass Intentions and Readings
Saturday, March 28th
4:00 pm - SMM
Sunday, March 29th
Palm Sunday
Charles Uhl † (Fred & Gertie Schmidtz)
6:00 pm - SP
Andre Ponsot † (Thierry Ponsot)
9:00 am - SP
Pro-Populo Mass for the People of Our Parish
11:00 am - SMM
Laura Doyle † (Friends of St. Margaret Mary Church)
2:00 pm - Hispanic
Special Intentions for Our Hispanic Community
Tuesday, March 31st
8:15 am - SP
Jane Harris † (Kay Barnett)
Wednesday, April 1st
7:15 am - SP
Communion Service Only
Thursday, April 2nd
7:00 pm– SP
Mary Seprodi Neal † (Denny & Patty Schultz)
Friday, April 3rd
3:00 pm—SP
Good Friday Service
6:00 pm - SMM
Good Friday Service
Good Friday
Saturday, April 4th
9:00 pm - SMM
Holy Saturday
Sunday, April 5th
9:00 am - SP
Palm Sunday, March 29
Rita Drolet † (Patrick & Marie Lockwood)
11:00 am - SMM
Stephen Hassler † (Dennis & Kathleen Hassler)
2:00 pm - Hispanic
Special Intentions for Our Hispanic Community
Easter Sunday
Day, Date
Pro-Populo Mass for the People of Our Parish
1st Reading
Responsorial Psalm/ 2nd Reading
Gospel Reading
MK 11:1-10
PHIL 2:6-11
MK 14:1-15:47
Monday, March 30
IS 42:1-7
PS 27:1-3, 13-14
JN 12:1-11
Tuesday, March 31
IS 49:1-6
PS 71:1-4A, 5-6B, 15,17
JN 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday, April 1
IS 50:4-9A
PS 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
MT 26:14-25
IS 61:1-3A,6A,8B-9
IS 52:13—53:12
RV 1:5-8
HEB 4:14-16; 5:7-9
LK 4:16-21
JN 18:1—19:42
(READING 1) GN1:1—2:2
(READING 2) GN 22;1-18
(READING 3) EX 14:15—15:1
(READING 5) IS 55:1-11
(READING 6) BAR 3:9-15, 32—4:4
(READING 8) ROM 6:3-11
(GOSPEL) MK 16:1-7
COL 3:1-4
JN 20:1-9
Holy Thursday, April 2
Good Friday, April 3
Holy Saturday, April 4
(Reading 4) Is 54:5-14
(READING 7) EZ 36:16-17A, 1828
Easter Sunday, April 5
ACTS 10:34A, 37-43
Please Pray For: Melany Bradshaw, Emma Carballo, Jose Carballo,
Rogelio Chavez, Jim Davis, W. Fred Decker, Tina Dominic, Paul Dunham, Stephanie
Boatman Fields, Renee Fisher, Nancy Frisz, Manuel Garcia, Joan Hamilton, Paula Harvey, Louise Hrabak, Mary Holechko, Joe Hudson, Marie Hurst, Patricia Kelly, William
Kinne, Willa Knecht, Bonnie Layman, Scott Lewis, Elizabeth Langan, Carl R. Long,
Ralph Long, Richard Maher, Sandy McBroom, Leslie McCoy, Sandy Mershon, Carol
Norris, Paulina O’Brien, Christopher Parker, Virginia Price, Mary Catherine Rassel,
Herm Rassel, Janet Robinson, Audrey Sams, Jeff Scully, Chad Smith, Kim Siebenmorgen, Bill Scott, Noah Snoderly, Dorothy Trembley, Monica Tuzzolino, Susan Wagner,
Mitchell Weust, Gabi Wrobelewski, Gertrude Zeimet, Ken Zika
Please pray that all of our service men and
women come back home safely!
Military Outreach is looking for names of deployed
soldiers. Please call the parish office if you’d like to
add a name to the prayer list.
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