St. Michael & St. Francis Bulletin October 31st & November 1st, 2015 Pastor: Fr. Harry Tully
All Saints
No one really likes to think about the last of anything, particularly the last days of our lives.
Yet there is a side to our nature that is drawn to thoughts of the end of life at this time of the year.
We’re beginning the last month of the church year and the second-to-last month of the calendar year. Night falls earlier and earlier each day. Leaves fall from the trees, leaving branches that look dead. Skies are gray. It is November.
The Church uses these waning days and darker skies as the season to remind us of the last things. Today’s feast, the Solemnity of All Saints, is the centerpiece of three days that point to doctrines we proclaim each time we say the
Nicene Creed: “We believe in the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting!” And while the days and our hearts may be dark, the readings today are bright with the light of faith. John’s vision in the book of Revelation reveals dazzling angels and white-robed saints gathered in triumph around the throne of God. In the responsorial psalm we sing our longing to see God’s face, and in the second reading John writes that we are God’s children and will, in fact, see God “as he is” (1 John 3:2). This is our hope. This is God’s promise.
Then, in the Gospel, we read Jesus’ formula for saint-making. “You will be blessed,” we are told: blessed if we are poor in spirit, sorrowing, lowly, hungry for holiness, merciful, single-hearted, peacemakers, and persecuted.
Matthew’s words in this Gospel point us directly back to the first reading. “These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:14). Today we celebrate the triumph of those who already gaze on the face of God. Tomorrow we cry out for mercy with those in purgatory, who, like us on earth, still long to see God’s face.
Today’s Readings: Revelation 7:2–4, 9–14; Psalm 24:1–6; 1 John 3:1–3; Matthew 5:1–12a
Fr. Harry Tully, Pastor frht@att.net
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Office Hours – 9:00 am-1:30 pm Tues. Wed., & Fri.
St. Francis Xavier – 101 North Ferguson, Henryville, IN 47126
Ph. 812-294-4682 - Fax 775-307-6142
Office Hours – Thursday 9:30am-2:00pm
Reconciliation – 5:00 pm Saturday or call the Rectory
Marriage – Please contact the pastor a year in advance. Advent and Lent are not times for celebrations.
Baptisms of Infants or Adults Joining the Church – Must be a practicing/registered member for three months. Please contact the DRE: St.
Michael–Juliann Eickholtz, St. Francis–Father Tully
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.
Las Horas de Oficina - 8:30 am-1 pm Martes, Miércoles, y Viernes
Reconciliación – 12:00 el ultimo domingo de cada mes o llama la Rectoría
Casamiento – contactarse con el padre un año antes el día de la boda.
Advenimiento y Cuaresma no son los tiempos apropiados para bodas.
Los Bautismos de los Bebés o los Adultos Afiliando a la Iglesia –
Por favor, llama al Padre, o – Luz Elena 502-294-5976; a San Francisco
Miembros Nuevos de la Comunidad –
Por favor, acérquense al Centro de información. También es necesario registrarse en la parroquia. Pregúntenos por el formulario de registro.
Los Enfermos Es muy importante comunicarse con el Padre ( debido a las leyes privadas, los hospitales no se comunican con las iglesias ).
Doctrina Cristiana
: Las clases de educación religiosa para niños son cada domingo de 9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. en la escuela. Recuerden que la
Arquidiócesis requiere que los que van a recibir los sacramentos estén inscritos en las clases de religión.
Monaguillos
: Los niños que quieran ayudar como monaguillos en el altar tienen su ensayo el segundo domingo de cada mes después de la misa de 11:00 a.m. Estos niños y niñas tienen que haber hecho la Primera
Comunión. Los interesados comunicarse con Pbro.
St. Michael Early Childhood Center – Infancy Care, Pre-S, Pre-K, Kindergarten & Day Care
Rita Poff – Director – School Ph. 256-3503/ Infancy Care 256-3500
El Centro para las Primeras Niñez de San Miguel - Preescolar-Kindergarten y Servicio de Guardería a Infantil
La Directora – Rita Poff – Ph. 256-3503

Mass Schedule Mass Intentions
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St. FX
2 Mon No Mass
3 Tue No Mass St. M
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4 Wed 6:00 pm
5 Thurs 4:30pm
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Mass
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6 Fri 9:00am Mass
St. FX
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7 Sat 4:30 pm
8 Sun 9:00 am
11:00 am
12.30 pm
Dorothy Galligan
Kenneth Yost
Randall & Randy
Jones
En Español
Dear Parishioners,
This weekend the Church celebrates with joy the feast of All Saints. We are given a glimpse of what our future holds for us. You and I are destined for heavenly glory living in the fullness of the light that is God.
While we can hardly imagine what heaven is like, we are given the example of those who have gone before us as encouragement for our living faithfully. We may not feel that we are Saintly material, but neither did those whose memory we celebrate. In our minds we can see our faults and knowing how un-
Christ like we are most of the time, hope is offered us in these holy men and women who struggled with life just as we do. Let us keep our heads held high as we await the fulfillment of the Kingdom of God.
This month of November is given over to remembering as we think of those souls of our beloved dead. Death for those who believe is a door through which each of us must pass. What lies beyond is not fully known, but our loving creator will not let us slip through His fingers! Prayer is part of this journey and so let us pray for those who have died that their joy will be fulfilled and ours promised.
Don't forget the time changes this weekend and next weekend the Saturday evening Mass time will move to 4:30 with confessions at beginning at 4:00pm. And don't forget our upcoming Mission. God is good and Faithful and how blest we are......!
God bless you as you keep up your good work,
Fr. Tully.
For the weekend of October 31 and November 1, 2015
All Saints Day
Listening to Jesus preach the Beatitudes is strong indeed for All Saints Day. The present state of affairs for believers may include poverty, broken spirit, persecution and mourning. Blessed are they, Jesus says, but clearly not because of their circumstances.
Their blessing lies in being a part of the kingdom of
God that exists both in the present and in the future. The verbs “are” and “will” indicate that God is at work in the present world, bringing the kingdom to completion. Those within the present kingdom of God who “are” in difficult circumsta nces “will be” blessed when God brings about the new creation.
Their hope, however, is not merely a future one. It occurs in the present because such people are found living according to the values of God’s kingdom. These are good stewards of their faith who are humble and poor in spirit, merciful, peacemakers, pure in heart, and who endure mockery or harm for Jesus’ sake. The kingdom of heaven is for all good stewards not only in the future, but in the here and now.
St. Michael $ 3,325.00
St. Francis Xavier $ 1,740.00

Rosary at 4:00 before Saturday Evening Mass
Rosary at 10:30 before Sunday Mass
Saturday Evening: The people of St. Michael
Sunday 11:00 am: Rose Galligan
Sunday 12:30 pm: The Latino Community
The Prayer Group at St. Michael welcomes everyone to come and pray with them at 6:00pm every Monday in the
Church.
Bible Study Class
Bible study class is every Monday at 7:00pm.
Faith Formation News
Faith Formation News: Preschool thru High School -
We need assistants each Sunday.
Faith Formation Calendar
Nov 1 - Session Eleven
Nov 8 - Session Twelve Rosary & Music Practice for
11:00 Mass, youth Choir
Nov 15 - Session Thirteen
Nov 22- Session Fourteen
First Reconciliation Please keep in your prayers our
First Reconciliation students: Alejandra Carrillo, Angel
Carrillo, Juan Carrillo, Suri Carrillo Cassandra Carrillo,
Kimberlyn Doherty, Kaylee Jackson, Alexzander
Martinez, Sara Martinez, Maria Reyes Nino, Cameron
Wimsett, Jordan Benitez, Jovanny Benitez, Katie Carrillo
Rodriquez, Naydelin Carrillo Rodriquez, Lilli Anne
Dumeyer, Stephen Nicholas Dumeyer, Jr. Suzanne
Nicole Dumeyer, Jonathan Romero and Christian
Sanchez.
Faith Formation Commission will meet on November
11 th at 6:45pm.
The Knights of Columbus invite everyone to a church wide Christmas party on December 5th after mass, the
Knights will provide the meat and drinks. They would like everyone to bring a dish, no presents for this party.
St. Michael - Charlestown will host a 3-night drama mission performed by, Frank Runyeon.
Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 7pm LUKE:
Stories on the Road , on Friday, November 13,
2015, at 7pm, The Sermon on the Mount and on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at 7pm
HOLLYWOOD vs. FAITH
Prayer for a successful Mission
God of love and compassion, you bless us abundantly in the Spirit of Mission and call us to preach your love through words and deeds. Strengthen us in the months ahead that we may return renewed and recommitted to the mission of Christ your Son, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, on God for ever and ever.
Amen
St. Michael Ministries Schedule
Sat. Nov 7, 4:30pm– St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: S. Seals, Volunteers
Servers: J. Worley
Gift Bearers: K. Stamper Family
Cantors: J/M Wafford
Musician: Carolyn Eickholtz
Lector: C. Stauffer
Sun. Nov 8, 11:00 am – St. Michael
Eucharistic Ministers: J. Dean, C. Dunn, J. Kinder
Servers: J. Traub
Gift Bearers: Grades 3 & 4 Rel. Ed.
Cantors: Youth Choir
Musician: N. Kinder
Lector: S. Barker
We ask the parishioners to bring non perishable food items to be donated to the North Clark Outreach Center.
There will be a wooden box in the church for donations.
Red & Frances Furnish
Parish Council Meeting on 11/5/2015 at 7:00pm
The Fish Fry at St. Francis will be the first Friday of each month
5-7pm. Come out and enjoy! The menu includes fish, fries, slaw, fried biscuits, drinks & desserts. Thanks to everyone for your support.
Faith Formation Classes
Nov 1 - Class
Nov 8 - Class
Nov 15 - Class
Nov 22 - Class
St. Francis Xavier Ministries Schedule
Sun. Nov 8- 9:00am
Eucharistic Ministers: Darlene Reul, Lawrence Yochum,
Dan Young
S ervers: Conner Martin, Kayla Martin, Heidi Taylor
Ushers: Mike Harbeson, Victor Jett
Gift Bearers: Tom & Joyce Nolot Family
Lector: Sara Becher

St. Michael and St. Francis Xavier Sacrament
Preparation : The Faith Formation Commission, the
Pastor, and the Archdiocese state that a child must be enrolled and attend classes the YEAR BEFORE and
YEAR of receiving the Sacrament of First Reconciliation,
First Eucharist or Confirmation.. Baptism of children under school age requires the parents to meet with the pastor before the sacrament is received.
Question of the Week
Solemnity of All Saints
Theme: We become blest by being children of God.
Step 1: Listen to the Word: As you listen once again to the familiar list of Beatitudes, what caught you ear in it today?
Step two: Look into your Life.
Children: When have you become a peacemaker?
Among your friends? In your family? At school?
Other times?
Youth & Adults: “All saints Day gives us a chance to remember the saints of our Church and our lives.
Who are the people who have been saints in your life?
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) at St. Joe
Hill School at 7:00pm Tuesday.
November 10 at 6:30 Parishioners and youth are welcome to St. Joe Hill Church for the teaching Mass
November 17- Eternal Destiny
November 22 – Rite of Welcome Acceptence
November 24- No Session
“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.”
PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALTH & STRENGTH :
Betty Jo Banet , Allen Barker, Alicia Blair, Bea Beach,
Billy Brand, Sherry Buit, Norma Carl, Darlene Carter,
Alvin Collins, Jim Corcoran, Bernice Donahue, Patrick
Dunn, Mike Galligan, Don Hamerla, Rita Hamerla, Bill
Hawkins, Shannan Hawkins, Gus Hoefer, Curtis Ingram,
Kenny Jackson, Andy Korte, Michelle Korty, Chuck
Ledbetter, Terri Lynn Maples, Michael Murphy, Esther
Toby Nelson, Dora Nevins, Ian Newland, Mitch
Newland, Janeson Payne, Ethan Phillips, Jennifer Richie,
Clarence Smith, Dorothy Smith, John Speicher, Mariam
State, Mark Thise, Teresa Thomas, Billy Wayne Upton,
Tim Wafford, Nancy Williams, Paula Wolfe, 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 .
PROVIDENCE TO PRESENT CHARLOTTE’S WEB
Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High School’s Providence
Players will present the children’s production of Charlotte’s
Web on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2:00 p.m. in the Robinson Auditorium. This timeless classic is a heartwarming story for all ages. Tickets are available at the door and are $5.00 for adults and students
(K-12). Children under age 5 are free.
Boy Scout Troop 80’s 22nd Annual
Darrell Johnson Chili Supper and Live Auction
BSA Troop 80 would like to invite everyone to attend its annual Chili Supper and Live Auction to be held on
Saturday, November 21, 2015 in the multipurpose room at St. Michael’s School. The chili supper begins at 5 PM followed by the live auction at 7 PM. Enjoy a hot bowl of chili with a choice of toppings, a corn muffin, drink and dessert for only $8.00 at the door or $6.00 if you purchase tickets before November 14th. Twelve and under can enjoy either a hot dog or small bowl of chili, toppings, drink, and dessert for only $4.00 at the door or
$3.00 if ticket is purchased before November 14th.
Our live auction includes a diverse selection of items including museum, amusement park and ski passes, restaurant gift cards and theme gift baskets. Also, we will have wonderful items for purchase from our craft table.
By now you are likely aware of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Please know that Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of
Indianapolis has been actively resettling refugees in Indiana for
40 years. We will resettle Syrian refugees as they are sent to us through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Office of Migration and Refugee Services. To learn more about our resettlement program and how you can participate, visit: http://www.archindy.org/cc/refugee/index.html
PROVIDENCE JR. HIGH TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE FOR
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
All members of the Southern Indiana Catholic community are invited to attend the Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High
School Open House, Sunday, Nov. 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
This fun and informative event is free and open to the public, with an emphasis on prospective junior high and high school students and their families.
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St. Michael’s Mission- Each night after the performance we will have a time for fellowship with refreshments. We are hoping for a good turn out and will be asking for donations of cookies. We will have a clipboard with a sign-up sheet for people who would like to help out by donating some cookies.
The 2016 Calendars are at the church doors. Help yourself to the calendars they are donated to us by Grayson’s Funeral
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