STA Weekly Update
August 22, 2013
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Over the next year, the St Thomas Aquinas Stewardship Committee will be guiding our parish into a greater
commitment to Catholic stewardship. Every week, we will share teachings and scripture for our reflection
and to assist us becoming closer to our Lord and Jesus Christ through stewardship.
Living Your Faith Through Stewardship: Your Time, Talent and Treasure
Our attitude towards giving is
more important than the amount
given. Here are four scriptural
attitudes toward giving:
1. Cheerful, not grudging. "Let
each one do just as he has purposed in
his heart; not grudgingly or under
compulsion; for God loves a cheerful
giver" (2 Cor. 9:7). Our attitude
should not be one of obligation, but
heartfelt desire and readiness
(Exod. 25:2; 2 Cor. 8:3-4,11-12).
2. As unto the Lord, not men. Jesus
told us that we have no reward when
we give alms to be noticed and hon-
ored by men (Matt. 6:1-4). We should
not give because of what others will
think, but because it honors the Lord.
3. Motivated by love. "And if I give
all my possessions to feed the poor . .
. but do not have love, it profits me
nothing" (1 Cor. 13:3). Biblical giving
is a manifestation of the sincerity of
our love for God and others (2 Cor.
8:8).
4. Unconditional. Contrary to some
popular teaching, we should not give
to get. Giving is clouded by greed and
selfishness when it is done in order to
become more materially prosperous.
Faithfulness in giving leads to spiri-
tual blessing, but it is not a guarantee
of material blessing. Material prosperity is not a sign of godliness, and
poverty is not a sign of a lack of faith
(Phil. 4:12). All that we have comes
from God and belongs to God (1 Cor.
4:7; Jas. 1:17), and He wants us to
share whether we have much or little.
Biblical giving should be sacrificial
so that we will always trust God to
provide for our needs (see Mark 12:41
-44).
Scripture for reflection
2 Corinthians 9:7
1 Corinthians 13:3
STA News
STA Nursery
The Nursery will be open this Sunday
during 10:30 mass.
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AND LITURGY OF THE
WORD
Religious education classes are
offered to all children (K-8th) within
our parish and community on Sunday
mornings prior to the 10:30am
mass. Please enroll your child(ren)
in the religious education program
during the September 8th Ice Cream
Social following the 10:30 mass. Or,
contact Tessa Oakes
toakes@sta-indy.org to receive your
registration form.
Liturgy of the Word invites young
children to celebrate the Gospel reading during Sunday 10:30am masses.
Young children (k-2nd) are introduced
to scripture and teachings of the
church while enjoying creative activities. LOW classes meet from 10:3011:00. Please register your child(ren)
for LOW during the September 8th Ice
Cream Social, or contact Tessa Oakes
toakes@sta-indy.org to receive your
registration form.
Calling STA music lovers!
Enjoy singing praise to God? Then,
please consider being apart of the
STA Choir. We are trying to make
sure there are enough people interested that we have safety in numbers.
The current plan is that the STA
Choir would practice about 2 times a
month and sing once a month.
The choir will be situated for ages 16
and up, but families of any age that
would like to participate together are
welcome. Please let Sandra Santucci
ssantucci@sta-indy.org know if you
are interested in praising God in song
as part of the STA Choir.
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Ice Cream Social
Don't forget:
1) Mark your calendars for the
Sunday, September 8th Ice Cream
Social Volunteer thank you event that
will be held right after the 10:30
Mass;
2) Bring two dozen of your favorite
cookies to the Bethany Room on
Saturday, September 7th between
3 and 5 pm for cookie bake off
judging and selection of the first STA
annual cookie of the year;
3) E-mail Dee Enrico-Janik at
deej1213@att.net or call her at
926.5003 if you'd like to help set up,
serve or clean up.
Calling all Cooks!
The Butler University Catholic
Community (BCC) would like to
partner with STA, and needs seven
volunteers to prepare a light luncheon
to serve twenty student leaders at their
council meetings that are held after
Sunday Mass in Robertson Hall at
two o'clock. Lunch ideas include
bagels, cream cheese and juice/
something from Subway or Jimmy
John's/pizza/soup or one of your
favorite dishes. The BCC will provide
table service. You will be reimbursed
for the cost of your luncheon purchase/ingredients when you submit
your receipt. Luncheon dates are:
September 1, 15, 29, October 6, 20,
November 10 and December 8. To
sign up or for further information call
Dee Enrico-Janik at 926.5003 or
e-mail her at deej1213@att.net
STA Girls Basketball
All STA female students/parishioners
in the 4th through 8th grade need to
notify Girls' Basketball Coordinator
Butler Catholic Community Liz Turner Suscha
lsuscha@ncaa.org ASAP if they
Welcome Mass
wish
to play basketball this year.
The BCC invites all St. Thomas
CYO
needs to know by August 30th
Aquinas parishioners and families to
how
many
teams we will be registercome to our welcome weekend Mass.
ing
for
the
season.
Please include
Mass is at 9:45 am in the Reilly Room
your child's name and grade.
at Atherton Union on August 25th.
Anyone who is interested in being a
Coordinator Liz will be holding
greeter for the Mass should contact
Kaitlyn Willy at kwilly@butler.edu. basketball skills' assessments for 5th
The BCC leadership team will be act- through 8th grade ONLY on the
morning of September 14th in the
ing as greeters, but it would be wonSTA gym from 10am to 12:30pm. If
derful to have STA parishioners to
you cannot make this time slot please
greet new freshmen as well. Even if
notify Coordinator Liz directly.
you cannot be a greeter, please come
Teams will be posted outside the gym
and meet Butler students! This is a
on Monday September 16th and team
great opportunity to further the relapractices will begin on Tuesday
tionship between the BCC and STA.
September 17th. 4th graders do
NOT come to skills' assessments.
Flag Football
Flag football is back at Northside
Sports! Flag football is for kindergarten through 2nd graders looking
for comraderie, fun and football basics. It is co-ed and takes place on
Saturdays at Chatard HIgh
School. STA parishioner Matt
Jennings is the Coordinator. Please
visit http://northsidesports.org, follow the flag football prompts, and
register today.
Games begin on October 6th and
continue through the middle of November (including fall break).
With the return of Coaches Liz, Sarah
Webler and Julia Hum we have a
great coaching staff and we are all
very excited about this year's season.
The fee for basketball is $75 (payable
to STA) and all participants MUST
have a physical on file before the start
of practice.
Community News
Boy Scouts
Did you ever wonder about how to
become a Boy Scout? Now is your
chance! Boy Scout Troop 174
(sponsored by the parish of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church)
will be soon starting its 2013 – 2014
Scouting Year, and we would love for
you to be part of it.
If you are at least 11 years old, in the
sixth grade, or have your Cub Scout
Arrow of Light Award and are 10
years old, you are eligible to be a Boy
Scout; however no prior Scouting
experience is required.
Join us on Monday, August 26, 2013
at 7:00 pm in the IHM gym for an
informative meeting about Troop
174. Hear from our Scoutmaster and
learn about the fun and excitement
that being a Boy Scout in Troop 174
offers. If you are interested in becoming a Boy Scout, you won’t want to
miss this meeting. We look forward
to seeing you there. For more information, visit our website
at: www.bsa174.com or call
Scoutmaster Frank Otte @ 251-7131,
or Troop Chairman John Young @
639-5161.