St. Michael & St. Francis Bulletin
September 24 & 25, 2011
Pastor: Fr. Steve Schaftlein
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ON CHANGING A TIRE
Years ago, a television commercial showed a man driving his car on a rainy night. The
man, who looks as though he’s had a rough day and just wants to get home, comes across an
elderly couple with a flat tire on the side of the road. The man drives past the disabled car, then
stops. He can do the right thing—change the flat tire for the couple—and get drenched in the
process, or he can keep on going. The expression on his face sums up his torn feelings. He looks
as though he wishes he hadn’t seen the couple at all. But he has seen them, and in the end, he
climbs out of his car to help.
ON CHANGING THE WORLD
It’s all about choice, isn’t it? Generally, we know what’s right and what’s wrong. We know the virtuous path. The
trouble is, the other path is usually the easier and more expedient one, and often, perhaps, it is our first choice. For those
of us who struggle with such choices, what a great Gospel reading! And how comforting it is if—as we do our part in
building up the reign of God—we can see ourselves more often than not like the first son, the son who said “no” but then
“yes!”
Our choices are our own, and the Lord says that we shall live or die by them. Paul counsels us to choose wisely by
taking on the values and attitude of Jesus. The prostitutes and the tax collectors? Yes, they made some bad choices. But
when John called them to repentance, they changed their attitudes and came running. Not so the chief priests and the
elders. If anything, they ran the other way. That man in the commercial didn’t want to change the tire, but in the end, he
did. If ultimately we say yes to Jesus, we can all change a whole lot more.
Today’s Readings: Ezekiel 18:25–28; Psalm 25:4–9; Philippians 2:1–11 [1–5]; Matthew 21:28–32
St. Michael
Charlestown
Fr. Steve Schaftlein, Pastor
sschaftlei@insightbb.com
101 St. Michael Drive, Charlestown, In 47111
Ph. 812-256-3200 - Fax 775-307-6142
Website - www.stmichaelstfrancis.com
Office Hours – 8:30 am-1:00 pm Tues. Wed., & Fri.
Reconciliation – 5:00 pm Saturday or call the Rectory
Marriage – Please contact the pastor a year in advance. Advent and Lent
St. Francis Xavier
Henryville
are not times for celebrations.
Baptisms of Infants or Adults Joining the Church – Please contact
Eucharists
Sat – 5:30 pm
Sun – 11 am
Misa en Español
Domingo – 1:00 pm
the DRE: St. Michael–Juliann Eickholtz, St. Francis–Sandy Banet.
New To The Parish: Please call the office to register. Please introduce
yourself to the pastor at mass.
Parishioners Who Are Ill: Please call the pastor if a relative or friend
is sick. Due to privacy laws hospitals no longer inform churches.
Bulletin Announcements: Get all bulletin announcements to the office
in writing by Tuesday evening.
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Eucharists
Sunday
At 9:00 am
St. Michael Early Childhood Center – Infancy Care, Pre-S, Pre-K, Kindergarten & Day Care
Rita Poff – Director – Ph. 256-3503 Infancy Care - 2563500
Mass Schedule
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6:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:30 pm
5:30 pm
9:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
NO MASS
No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
Katherine Shields
Florence DeVary
Robert Ruel
Viola Worley
For the People
Sat., Oct. 1 – 5:30 pm – St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: C. Ledbetter, G. Minnick
Server: J. Worley
Gift Bearers: D & M. Lyons Family
Cantors: K. White. & T. Baltz
Musician: K. White
Lector: S. Buit
Sun., Oct. 2 – 9:00 am – St. Francis Xavier
Eucharistic Ministers: Darlene Reul, Lawrence Yochum,
Toni Allen
Servers: Zachary Staples, Vivien Terselic
Ushers: Bill Short, Don Rue
Gift Bearers: Victor & Angie Jett Family
Lector: John Barthold
Sun., Oct. 2 – 11:00 am – St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: M.P. Beach, S. Fouts, J. Kinder
Servers: C. Jackson, T.J. Jackson
Gift Bearers: J. Kinder Family
Cantors: N. Rash
Musician: N. Kinder
Lector: S. Cole
ST. MICHAEL
Classes (pre-school thru high school) 9:30 a.m.
If your child is absent please call 256-3503 on Sun. a.m.
Assistants needed every week.
Rosary at 10:30 in the church
Each week we collect non-perishable canned goods for
the North Clark Outreach Center
Faith Formation Program is off and running. Our
program consists of 12 consecutive years, each building
on the previous year and leading to the next. This makes
it of the utmost importance that children come all 12
years, not just for sacrament preparation. Although 1st
Reconciliation and 1st Eucharist are celebrated in the 2nd
grade, the preparation for these sacraments begins in the
first year. Confirmation preparation is woven
throughout the entire program. If your child is not
attending a catholic school, please give serious
consideration to enrolling them in our faith formation
program. Their faith development benefits from
constant support as they grow. For more information
contact Juliann at 256-3200. We also offer a preschool
class for children 3-5 years.
Upcoming Class Schedule
Sept. 25 Session Five
Oct. 2 Session Six
Oct. 9 Session Seven Rosary & Music Practice
11:00 Mass, Youth Choir (Gift Bearers FF Youth)
Oct. 16 Fall Break No Classes Outdoor Mass
Hour of Power for college students and young adults.
It’s time to take an hour out of our week to get back on
track! Every Wednesday at 9:00 pm, all young adults
are invited to an hour of quiet prayer in the Parish
Activity Center at Holy Family, 129 W. Daisy Lane in
New Albany, If you have wanted some time to simply
BE and rest in the Lord’s arms for a few moments, we
invite you to try this kind of prayer experience. If you
have questions, email Fr. Dan at iupadre@hotmail.com
or Leah Cissell at leah@nadyouth.com
Save the date: October 16th is the Outdoor Mass at
Bushman’s Lake Clubhouse.
Faith Formation Commission Meeting is Tuesday
October 11th, 7pm in the Multipurpose Room.
Attention High School SENIORS The Fall Deanery
Senior Retreat is September 29-Oct 2 (Thurs.-Sun.) at
Mt St. Francis Retreat Center. This four-day retreat is
one of the most memorable and powerful retreat
experiences for High School students. You are
preparing for your future in so many ways. Don’t forget
to spend some time getting on solid ground with God.
Retreat forms are in church lobby.
Bible Study will begin Monday, September 26, at
7:00pm in the Rectory Chapel.
Make a Gift though an IRA Charitable Rollover
For more information about how you and the Church can
benefit from an IRA charitable rollover, please contact
Ellen Brunner, director of planned giving, Catholic
Community Foundation, Inc., at 317-236-1427 or e-mail
at ebrunner@archindy.org
Thanks to all the Volunteers that helped to make the
Septemberfest a success.
St. Michael Church Is Now Locked
Due to vandalism we have begun locking St. Michael
Church. If a group makes regular use of the church, a
member needs to make arrangement for a key. In the
near future we hope to install a keypad lock like we have
on the school.
The Pastor’s Corner
The Year Of The Liturgy
Liturgical Bits & Bytes
Responsorial Psalm
The Responsorial Psalm follows the silence after the first
reading. Occasionally this is taken from other parts of the
Scripture, but ordinarily it is from the Book of Psalms in the
Old Testament. It is designed in the form of a dialogue. The
cantor sings the antiphon and all repeat it. The verses are sung
by the cantor; after each verse the antiphon is sung again by the
assembly. Occasionally, for lack of a cantor, the psalm is
recited instead of sung. However, the Responsorial Psalm
should be sung.
Liturgical Bits and Bytes © 2010 Resource Publications, Inc.
All rights reserved. www.rpinet.com
Preparing For The Future
Many thanks to all who are participating in our
preparations for the future.
St. Michael’s
Building A New Decade
Pledges To Date: $$104,349.64
Receipts To Date: $$50,951.97
St. Francis’s
Future Growth & Expansion
Pledges To Date: $$45,481.67
Receipts To Date: $$15,602.00
There are monthly envelopes in your packets to
contribute to these funds. Also, there are spare
envelopes at the back of both churches. Please put
your name or envelope # on your donation envelopes.
Welcome Fr. Don and Fr. John
Fr. Don Buchannon will be here for this Sunday’s
Masses. Fr. John Elmer will be here for the Spanish
Mass.
Catechists Needed At St. Francis
We are still in need of some catechists for our faith
formation program (Religious Ed).
Faith Formation At St. Francis
25 - Class
Oct.2 Sat - 1 Fall Outing at the Becker Farm
9 Class
1st Eucharist Parent Meeting after Mass
13 Thursday 7:30 – Catechist Meeting
16 Class
20-23 – Fall Break Weekend
23 Class
28 – Friday – 5-6 Trunk Or Treat
30 Class
Fr. Steve
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Rosary before Mass
The Food Pantry at Henryville is in need of our help
all year long. The ecumenical food pantry is located at
the First Baptist Church and is open the 2nd and 4th
Saturdays of each month. They need donations of
nonperishable food items. You may place items in a
container at the door of the church.
All St. Michael/St. Francis Xavier information and
forms are now available on our website:
www.stmichaelstfrancis.com
Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High School is
proud to announce that the Providence Players will
present the comedy, “The Curious Savage” the
weekends of Sept.30 and Oct.7, in the Ray Day
Little Theatre. To see Show Times or order tickets
go to www.providencehigh.net
Divorce Care for Adults Separation and divorce
are among life’s most painful experiences. This
group offers a place to find information,
encouragement, and sharing. New classes are
forming. For more info call Hilary at (812) 9232457 or email hwheatley@stmaryoftheknobs.org.
Collections for September 18
St. Michael
$
St. Francis Xavier
$
2,827.00
925.76
ANNUAL PICNICS/FESTIVALS
St. Michael,-Bradford 11400 Farmers Lane, NE
Ham/Chicken Dinner with dumplings. Sun. Sept. 25,
Dinner: 10:30am-2:30pm. Picnic: 10:30am-5:00pm.
St Joe Hill Turkey Shoot/Fall Festival, 2605 St. Joe
Rd. Sunday Oct 2, Dinner from 11:00am -?. Chicken
Dinner, Cash Prizes, Raffles, Booths, Kid games, Quilts
and Firing Range.
To everything there is a season and a time to every
purpose under heaven, a time to be born, a time to
love, a time to heal, a time to die and a time of
peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALTH & STRENGTH:
Kyle Anderson, Nolan Banet, John Barthold, Bea Beach,
Joel Bischoff, Melchor Carillo ,Wilma Conard,
Kaydance Couch, Gary Craddock, Bobby Cross, Brody
Curtis, Nashiea Edmiston & Child, Angela Eickholtz,
Danny Fleming, Erma Fouts, John Gellhaus, Scot
Hamilton, Martha Harbeson, Kathleen Hensley, J. T.
Higdon, Pat Hollkamp, Curtis Ingram, Hayden Jent,
Aiden Johnson, Peggy Kelshaw, Stephen Korty, David
Lindenmayer, Terri Maples, Beverly Martin, Bill Martin,
Mitch Newland, Mary Ann Pemberton, Maria Puckett,
Christopher Puckett, Abbey Puckett, Lisa Reynolds, Gail
Saunders Marie Schafer, Linda Scott, Lucy
Tormoehlen, Judy Vannoy, Logan Westerhouse, John
Williams,Nancy Williams, Katherine Williams, Charlie
Wilson, Kenneth Yost, and Emma Yount.
Names will remain on the list for 6 months unless you tell
us to remove them or request that they be kept longer.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MEN & WOMEN WHO
ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY
Matthew Beer, Brandon Beswick, Donald Bloss,
Michael Bower, Jonathan Dean, Cathy Jo Donahue,
Christopher Donahue, Joseph Kyle Donahue, John
Emery, David Fouts, Sam Goffinet, Bradley Guernsey,
Christopher Hahn, Steven Hahn, Alex Henson, Joseph
Brent Kaelin, Dustin Kavanaugh, Cody Kelshaw, Kyle
Kelshaw, B. J. Meredith, Brian Meredith, John Mulhall,
Stephen Mulhall, Thomas Mulhall, Joshua Mullins,
Roman Nalley, Ashton Napier, Jay Rutledge, Olivia
Vessels, Travis Williams, Troy Williams
If you know someone who needs to be put on this list,
please call the Rectory.
Matthew 21:28-32 “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors
and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before
you.” Is it jealousy, anger, fear, hurt feelings, or
something else that causes me to judge others?
New Albany Deanery Youth Ministry
www.nadyouth.org
812-945-2000
Young Adult Ministry
Hour of Power. Every Wednesday at 9:00 pm
Parish Activity Center Holy Family, New Albany. If
you have question, email Fr. Dan at
iupadre@hotmail.com
College Visit
Attention parents of College Students: Area youth
ministers from the New Albany Deanery will be visiting
University of Evansville and University of Southern
Indiana on Monday Sept. 26 from 4-8pm,and Indiana
University on Wednesday Sept. 28 from 4-8pm and
Bellarmine/University of Louisville on Wednesday
October 5 from 11am-2pm. If you have a son or
daughter at one of these Universities who would like to
meet and have dinner with us, please contact: Leah
Cissell, Coordinator of Programming, Catholic Youth
Ministries, 812-945-2000 or, Leah@nadyouth.org,
High School Ministry
ATTENTION High School Youth: It’s time for the Fall
Deanery Youth Mass, to be held on Sunday, October 2,
at the Schickel Farm in Lanesville, Indiana with Father
Juan Valdez the celebrant. Join the high school youth of
the New Albany Deanery for Mass at 6:00pm., followed
by a bonfire, hayride, and lots of food. For more
information contact Leigh Ann Campbell, youth minister
at St. Mary’s Lanesville, 952-3141 or
iluv2fly130@msn.com
ATTENTION High School Youth: Ever wanted to
know the deeper message behind the whys and how of
the Catholic Church? Join us for the Deanery
CATHOLIC 101 Retreat, October 22-23 at Mt. St.
Francis Retreat Center. This retreat is designed to help
young Catholics be able to understand what makes their
Catholic faith so unique. Cost is $85. Registration
deadline is October 14 Register on line at
www.nadyouth.org or contact Leah Cissell at 945-2000
NCYC Volunteers- Volunteers are needed for the
National Catholic Youth Conference to be held in
Indianapolis November 17-19, 2011. If interested please
join us for training Oct 16th from 1-3pm in the PHS
Activity Center. We will also offer a VIRTUS session
from 3-5pm following the NCYC Training. For more
info contact Marlene at marlene@nadyouth.org