October 20, 2019 • 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time

General Information

Parish Membership: Register online or at either par ish office

Mass Schedule: Mass schedule & intentions are inside on pg. 2

Adoration: Perpetual Adoration Chapel is located at St. Joe

Confessions: Saturday 4pm (SJ ), Sunday 8am (SV), Monday 5:30pm (SV), and 3rd Friday 9am-9pm (SJ), or call Fr. Mike for appt.

Baptisms: Classes are held the 2nd Monday of the month in the Office (English) and the 2nd Sunday of the month in the church (Spanish). Scheduling takes place at the end of class.

Marriage: Marr iage preparation is available for registered members. Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance. Contact Fr. Mike or Sr. Joan.

Anointing of the Sick: 1st Tuesday of the month after the 8:15am Mass (SJ), or call Fr. Mike for a visit. Call anytime.

Fr. Mike make homebound visits every First Friday.

Vocations: Contact Fr . Mike or Sr . Joan

Rosary: Saturday 4:30pm (SJ) & Wednesday 5:30pm (SV)

Religious Education, Faith Formation & Youth: See pg. 8

St. Joseph & St. Vincent De Paul

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Parish Center: Address…………………...…….....228 E Hendricks St. Phone & Website…….(317) 398-8227 stjoeshelby.org Office Hours……..Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm, Tues: 8am-5pm

School: Address……………………….…..127 E Broadway St. Phone & Website…(317) 398-4202 sjsshelbyville.org Office Hours…………..……….….Mon-Fri: 8am-3pm

Perpetual Adoration Chapel: Address……………………….………...228 E Hendricks St Phone & Website…..(317) 398-8227 stjoe.weadorehim.org

Staff (all emails are @sjsshelbyville.org): Fr. Mike Keucher, VF, Pastor.....(812) 391-0047…....frmike Dcn. Tom Hill, Deacon………………...………..……...thill Billy Cross, Pastoral Associate…………...…..……...bcross Bryan Fischer, Buildings & Grounds………....……bfischer Jan Lux, Parish Secretary……………………..…………jan Rebecca Makowski, Business Manager…….….….....rebecca Gaye McKenney, Parish Council President…...…….…gaye Kathleen Simpson, School Secretary…......simpson.kathleen Bill Turner, Facilities Manager…………..………..turner.bill Jim Tush, School Principal…………….….………..tush.jim James Velez, Hispanic Ministry Director……..……...james

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Parish Center: Address…………………..…………...4218 E Michigan Rd Phone & Website………….…(317) 398-4028 svdpcc.com Office Hours………………….…...…………..Call Sr. Joan

Staff: Sr. Joan Miller, PLC....(317) 398-4028...joanm1213@gmail.com Billy Cross, Pastoral Associate….bcross@sjsshelbyville.org JJ Jones, Cemetery(317)364-2827 weimar63rn@fastmail.com Larry Haunert, Parish Council President….lhaunert@tds.net Eileen Settles, Hall Rental…………….……..765-525-9956

SVdP Society of Shelby County

Contact Information: Help Line……………………….……....…(317) 395-7027 Website……………………….…….….......svdpshelby.org Store Address……………….…….……..424 E Jackson St. Store Hours………………..…….………....Sat. 10am-2pm Warehouse Address……….…….….….…....628 Hodell St. Warehouse Hours………….…………...1st Sat. 9am-11am

Contacts: Email……………………....shelbycountysvdp@gmail.com

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Mass Schedule & Intentions

Sun., Oct. 20 8:30am 10:00am 12:15pm

Delores Bozzelli Bradley Meriwether Alfonso and Jovita Parra

St. Vincent St. Joseph St. Joseph

Mon., Oct. 21 5:00pm Kelly Wheeler Chesebrough

St. Vincent

Tues., Oct. 22 8:15am For the Special Intentions of the McKenney Family

St. Joseph

Wed., Oct. 23 8:00am Linda Bakes St. Vincent

Thur., Oct. 24 No Mass

Fri., Oct. 25 8:15am Mary Stadtmiller St. Joseph

Sat., Oct. 26 5:00pm Raphaels and Elizabeth Reuter

St. Joseph

Sun., Oct. 27 8:30am 10:00am 12:15pm

Anthony R. Lux For the Parishioners Almas del Purgatorio

St. Vincent St. Joseph St. Joseph

Schedules, Counts, & Prayers

Weekly Numbers

Mass Counts October 13, 2019

5:00pm……….196 10:00am…….....346 8:30am…….....235 12:15pm............183 Total: 960

St. Joseph Sunday Collection October 13, 2019

Budgeted Sunday Collection……………....…..$14,500.00 Total Sunday Collection.….…….………………$12,367.96* Sunday’s Surplus (Deficit)…...……..…….........$ (2,132.04)

St. Joseph Year-To-Date Collection YTD Collection Budget…………………………..$217,500.00 YTD Collection Total………………………….….$211,169.18 TD Surplus (Deficit)…....…………...................$ (6,330.82)

*Due to the holiday, the online collection was not fully processed.

St. Vincent de Paul Collection October 13, 2019

Sunday Collection.…………………..………...$5,698.00 Children......………….…………………………$ 1.46

Thanks for your generosity! It is amazing what God can do when we are generous. Please be sure to remember your parish in your will!

Prayer List

If you would like to place a name on our Bulletin Prayer List, please send an email with your loved one’s name along with your name and phone number to Bulletin@sjsshelbyville.org or call the Parish Office at 317-398-8227. Be sure you have their permission before submit-ting their name.

Bob Artmeier Max Branson Jan Chandler Ronnie Chandler Leonardo Leon Chavez Rick Comstock Alice Cossairt Danielle DeWitt Liz Fallis Kate Freeman Leopoldo Gomes Diane Hargitt Bill Holt Colleen Hradnansky Alex Kalsxheur Liam Kapfhammer Jim Knecht Betty Knight

Jerry Lawrence Dianne Reuter Lebryk Rose Mary Martin Mike McDowell Millie McVey Mary Myers Ruth Pennycuff Grant Plue Dixie Redelman Michael Schreiner Sloan Allen Snow Mona Spalding Jerry Thomas Char Rene’ Thompson Travis Whelen Rosie Young

Readings for the Week

Bulletin Sponsors & Submissions

Sponsors: This bulletin is furnished to our parish without charge. Please patronize our sponsors to thank them. Submissions: Please submit your submissions for the bulletin are 9am on the Monday before the weekend to bulletin@sjsshelbyville.org.

Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 — 4:2; Lk 18:1-8 Monday: Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124: 1b-8; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 19:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 13:1-9 Sunday: Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-19, 23; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14

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St. Joseph News

Pastor’s Column

Dear Parishioners, Last Saturday I was unable to do Mass here since I was quite occupied at the Men’s Conference. This Saturday I am away at a show in Bloomington. Hate to miss two Saturdays in a row, but such is life sometimes. Thanks to Fr. Bill for doing Mass last Saturday and Fr. Paul for doing this Saturday. A wise man once said, “Thank God we live in a world where there are Octobers.” I love October. The cider, the leaves, the crisp air, the pumpkins, the costumes, the childhood memories, Halloween and the excitement it brings our kids, All Saints Day, pumpkin-spiced coffee, pumpkin chunkin, and so on. Most importantly, it is the month of Our Blessed Mother, Our Dear Lady, Mary. This year, we’ve got rosary shirts to provide for the kids in the Rosary Club that Ms. Ceil and I coordinate in the school. But they are so amazing, I thought I might see who all in the parish would like to buy one. Take a look in the narthex to buy one! Wearing a Catholic shirt is a wonderful way to witness to our faith! God bless you always, Fr. Mike

Lector Coordinator Needed

We are in need of someone to be the go-to person for the lectors at St. Joe. Please let Fr. Mike know if you are interested. We thank E. Ann Myers for taking care of this the past several years. God bless you.

Middle School Trip to Marian University and Urban Air—Oct. 26

All Middle Schoolers are invited to the trip to Urban Air and Marian University on Saturday, Oct- ober 26th. Both SJ and SV students are welcome. More information will be shared with students in their religious ed classes. Fr. Mike will be driving the bus, leaving from St. Joe - 9:30am - 3:00pm.

Digital Prayer Box

Please go online to stjoeshelby.org and add your prayer intentions to the prayer box. These inten-tions are placed before the Lord in the chapel.

Stained Glass Windows

Fr. Mike is explaining all the stained glass windows in the Monday AM Elements of Faith video series. Email stjoeshelby@gmail.com to sign up.

NCYC

NOW is the time to sign up for NCYC. See page 9 for more info. DO IT NOW! Parents: please encourage your kids.

Pastor’s Column

Dear Parishioners,

Last week we celebrated a lot of martyrs, those who gave their lives for the Lord and His Church.

On Monday, we celebrated St. Pope Callistus I, the 16th pope. (Pope Francis is the 266th pope.) The tradition of Christian cemeteries is thanks to him.

On Thursday, we had the feast day of St. Ignatius of Antioch. He converted to the faith as a young boy, and his pastor was St. John the Apostle. He became a priest and then a bishop. He was killed in the year 106, after having been taken to Rome.

On Friday, we celebrated St. Luke, author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. He was a doctor by trade, and he worked alongside St. Paul for some time. He took the Gospel as far as Egypt and Greece. He was killed on an olive tree.

On Saturday, we remembered Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions. These 8 Jesuits are the first martyrs of the North American continent.

These and countless other martyrs gave their lives for Jesus. What have we done for Him recently? Blessings, Fr. Mike

Mensaje del Padre Mike

Quierdos hermanos, La semana pasada celebramos a muchos mártires, aquellos que dieron sus vidas por el Señor. El lunes celebramos a San Papa Calixto I, el 16 ° papa. (El papa Francisco es el papa 266). La tradición de los cementerios cris-tianos es gracias a él. El jueves tuvimos el día de la fiesta de San Ignacio de Antioquía. Se convirtió a la fe cuando era niño, y su pastor fue San Juan Apóstol. Se convirtió en sacerdote y luego en obispo. Fue asesinado en el año 106, después de haber sido llevado a Roma. El viernes, celebró San Lucas, autor del Evangelio de Lucas y los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Era médi-co de profesión, y trabajó junto a St. Paul durante algún tiempo. Llevó el Evangelio hasta Egipto y Grecia. Lo mataron en un olivo. El sábado, recordamos a los santos Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf y Compañeros. Estos 8 jesuitas son los primeros mártires del continente nor-teamericano. Estos y muchos otros mártires dieron sus vidas por Jesús. ¿Qué hemos hecho por él recientemente? Bendiciones El p. Miguel

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St. Joseph News

St. Joe PTO Fundraisers

Please help St. Joe PTO by saving your Mickeys T-Mart receipts. Just drop them in the containers that are located at the back and side door of church. You may also help our PTO by linking your Kroger card at www.KrogerCommunityRewards.com and down-loading the new boxtops app and scanning your receipts.

Mass Card—Oct. 13

Liturgy Committee Meeting—Oct. 21

There will be a Liturgy Committee meeting on Mon., Oct. 21st at 6:30pm. Coordinators of minis-tries are asked to attend. If you have any sugges-tions about the liturgy, please contact Fr Mike.

PTO-Dine to Donate—Oct. 23

Save the date! Cagney’s Pizza King, 33 East Broadway St., is hosting a Dine To Donate for a St. Joseph School PTO Fundraiser on Wednesday, October 23rd from 4:00 - 8:00pm. Please plan to attend!

Congratulations to our Lady Lions!!!

Our St. Joe School fourth and fifth grade volleyball team won the city elementary championship!

Dia de Los Muertos—Nov. 2

There will be a bilingual Mass at 10:00am on All Souls Day, followed by the Dia de Los Muertos celebration in the cafeteria. Food and games! All are welcome.

Exorcism Talk—Nov. 17

Remember!! Fr. Vince Lampert, the exorcist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, who is well known around the whole country and beyond. We are blessed that he will be coming to give a talk at 5:00pm on Sunday, November 17th! Please plan to attend and you will LOVE IT!!!!

Baptism Congratulations—Emersyn Rose Powell, Baptized 10/13/2019

Reverse Raffle—Nov. 16

The annual Reverse Raffle will be held on Satur-day, November 16th. Tickets are being sold at St. Joseph and St. Vincent after each Mass.

A Prayer Life

“One of the greatest gifts we can give anybody is to help them develop a sustainable prayer life.” --- Matthew Kelly

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Upcoming Events & Meetings

St. Joseph News

Knights of Columbus News

Monday thru Saturday Lunch from 11:00am - 1:00pm

Phone: 317-398-9914

Dinners Friday evening from 6:00 - 8:00pm

2nd Sunday of each month from 11:00 - 1:00pm

Golf League Tuesday evening 5:30pm at River’s Edge

Wing and Shrimp Night Wednesday evening from 6:00 - 8:00pm

Served Hot, Honey Garlic and BBQ

Bingo Thursday evening from 7:00 - 10:00pm

Knights of Columbus Meeting Dates Council Meeting: 8:15pm (1st & 3rd Wednesday) Finance Meeting: 7:00pm (1st Wednesday) Columbian Homes Mtg.: 7:00pm (3rd Wednesday)

Date Time Event Oct. 20 11:00am Religious Ed at St. Joe Oct. 20 11:00am Fall Book Study with Deacon Tom Oct. 20 1:15pm Batesville Deanery Adora- tion Chapels Pilgrimage Oct. 20 4:00pm Confirmation Class . Oct. 20 6:00pm HS Youth Group Oct. 21 10:00am Fr. Mike’s Bible Study St. V. Oct. 21 7:00pm RCIA at St. V. Oct. 23 7:00pm Fall Book Study with Deacon Tom

St. Joseph News

Keep Your Rosary in Your Pocket

October is the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary! We celebrate her intercessory power, especially as it happens through the Rosary. Please make an effort to keep a rosary in your pocket all the time, and make sure you are praying the rosary on a regular basis. Parents: pray the rosary with your kids so they learn how!

Parish Library

A book can change your life! All are welcome to borrow a book from our library anytime. Please return the book when finished.

Brass Player Wanted!!!

Do you play a brass instrument (trumpet, cornet, French horn, baritone, tuba, etc.)? Did you play a brass instrument back in school and would like to pick it up again? Do you want to become part of the musical ministry in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, but aren’t comfortable singing? Then here is your opportunity! Play fun and exciting music built for brass, and praise God with your talents at Mass. Do not delay! Join the brass choir today! Please contact Christopher Davies, 317-443-6105 or email him at christopherdavies73@gmail.com if you are interested and would like more infor-mation. Rehearsals starting soon!

St. Joseph Liturgical Ministers

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:00pm Mass for October Host—Paul Nolting, Marilyn Williamson, Jessica Zuroske Cup—Alice Brown, Sue Rudicel, Mary Ann

Turner, Pat Cassidy

10:00am Mass for September Host—Erica Chudzinski, Mary Kay Hart, Jerry J. Lux Cup—Ron Chudzinski, Mike Johnson,

Steve Lancaster, Sherry Mohr

Lectors 5:00pm Mass October 26 Karen Martin and Rosemary Grove

10:00am Mass October 27 Lydia Fisher and Steven Lancaster

Ushers 5:00pm Mass for October Brad Jones, Jill Jones, Steve Woods

10:00am Mass for September Ed Moody, Sarah Moody, Matt Settles, Bryan Waltz

Musicians 5:00pm Mass October 26 Richard Gray

10:00am Mass October 27 Richard Gray

Collection Counter Schedule

October 21 Tom Duvelius’ Team October 28 Nancy Nolting’s Team November 4 Betsy Stephen’s Team November 12 Teresa Wood’s Team THANK YOU!!!

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When to Call the Priest

When a loved one is ill, please remember to call Father Mike before it is too late to give last rites. Many times people wait too long, thinking things will get better or waiting until as close to the very end as possible. No need! Call Father as soon as things are going downhill. Remember that a per-son can receive the Sacrament of the Anointing many times in his or her life.

Sr. Joan’s Corner

Dear Parishioners, This weekend’s readings are about the necessity of praying and not losing heart. Sometimes this is very hard to do. We know someone who is very sick and/or in great pain. We pray and pray and pray and it seems like they don’t get any better. There is a sad situation in our family, someone is an active alcoholic, or a brother is in jail, or my daughter is making some bad decisions. We pray and pray and pray and it seems like the situation does not change. We ask others to help us pray. This may sound like your story. Jesus tells the story of the widow in the Gospel this week who kept asking the unjust judge for jus-tice to illustrate why we should keep praying and not grow tired. The point is how much more God will make sure we have what we need, even if it is not just what we want. The widow’s persistence is therefore an example for all of us. This week let us be persistent in our prayer for the people and intentions that we pray for, even for the intentions for which we are continually praying. Let us not loose heart!

Sr. Joan

Today’s Readings—Oct. 20

First Reading — As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight (Exodus 17:8-13). Psalm — Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth (Psalm 121). Second Reading — Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed (2 Timothy 3:14 — 4:2). Gospel — Will not God secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? (Luke 18:1-8).

Rosary

Please join us in praying the Rosary. We will be praying on Wednesdays at 5:30pm at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Fields, weather permitting. If weather is inclement, we will be in the St. Vincent Parish Hall.

St. Vincent Purpose Statement

We joyfully share our gifts to nourish the community.

St. Vincent News

November Newsletter—Oct. 20

The deadline for the November Newsletter is this Sunday, October 20th. Please share your joys and sorrows with your parish family. Please call Pat 765-265-7195, email her at pat.barley49@gmail.com or put your news item in the orange envelope at the church door.

Religious Ed Classes—Oct. 23

Religious Ed Classes will resume on Wednesday, October 23rd at 6:15pm.

St. Ann’s Altar Society Meeting—Oct. 21

The St. Ann Altar Society will meet on Monday, October 21st, at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. The committee for October is Norma Zobel and Carolyn Dagley. All ladies of the parish are invited to attend.

Parish Council Meeting—Oct. 22

The St. Vincent Parish Council will meet on Tues-day, October 22nd, at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall.

The Salvation Army Dinner

A huge thank you to all who worked, cooked and donated to the Salvation Army Dinner on Octo-ber 13th. We served over 80 meals to our commu-nity in need. Blessings abound. Jean Adams and Joyce Ford.

Knights of Columbus Breakfast—Oct. 27

The St. Vincent’s K of C is hosting a breakfast after the 8:30am Mass on Sunday, October 27th to benefit the Gibault Children’s Home. Everyone is invited to attend.

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News for Both Parishes

Food for Thought

“There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.”

— St. Philip Neri

Bulletin Blooper

Potluck supper this coming Sunday evening. Prayer and medication to follow.

Catholic Women’s Retreat—Nov. 2

Come BE with Us on Saturday, November 2nd from 9am - 4pm (hospitality begins at 8:30am and lunch is provided) at St. Vincent de Paul Parish Hall. Cost is $ 5.00 – collected at the door (sponsorships are available). The Retreat Pre-senter will be Kathy Anderson, a Spiritual Director. She is the wife of Dcn. Brad Anderson, St. Mary-Greensburg. To register, please send your name, phone number and email address to: Dcn. Tom at thill@sjsshelbyville.org or call the St. Joseph Parish office at 317-398-8227 or St. Vincent de Paul Parish at 317-398-4028. If child care is needed, please include number of children when you register.

New Adoration Chapel Altar Candle & Flower Policy—Effective Now

Attention all adorers: we have a new chalkboard in the adoration chapel right by the door. Each week, the altar candles will burn in the chapel in honor of a specific person. There will also be new flowers each week in honor of a specific person. The God Squad will take care of changing the candles, placing the flowers, and updating the chalkboard each week. Envelopes will be availa-ble in the chapel and in the church, and on the envelope you can indicate the person for whom you would like to dedicate the flowers or candles. This will help with the new candle expenses. It will also help to have an organized way to refresh the flowers. You see, some folks have terrible aller-gies and suffer a great deal when they are in the chapel after 4 different people have come in and put their flowers in front of the altar. I hope this new system will be good for everyone. I do ask that folks refrain from placing flowers in the chapel on their own and that we work with this new system. Thanks for understanding. It is a laudable thing to place flowers in front of the Lord. This new system will allow us to do it in a way that honors our loved ones and respects those adorers who share the chapel and have terrible allergies. I thank the God Squad for their work on this! Fr. Mike

Rosary Rally

Many thanks to all who joined in the Rosary Rally at St. Joe last Saturday. St. Joe hosted just one of 16,000 rosary rallies, which all took place at noon last Saturday. The power of the rosary is beyond the telling of it. It is the slingshot David used to kill Goliath. It is the weapon St. Dominic used to fight the heresies of his day. It is the artillery the faithful used at Lapanto in 1571. It is Mother Teresa’s sword of love. It is the Bible on a string. Pray the rosary every day!!!

All Saints Mass &Trunk to Treat—Oct. 31

All children are welcome to attend the All Saints Day Vigil Mass at 5:30pm on Thursday, October 31st. All young people are invited to dress up as saints. Mass is bilingual and fulfills the Holy Day of Obligation for All Saints Day. A trunk-or-treat follows in the St. Joe parking lot, plus piñatas in the gym! All St. Joseph’s and St. Vincent’s Parishioners are invited to park in the parking lot, decorate their trunks with Catholic Saint items (statues, pictures, etc.), and provide candy for our kids! Come one, come all! If you can not attend and would like to donate individually wrapped candy or goodies for the treats, please bring them to the Parish Office. Mark your calendar.

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SVdP Society Meetings

Our meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mon-days at St. Vincent’s Hall from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Email: shelbycountysvdp@gmail.com

News for Both Parishes

Fall Book Study—2019

Dear Friends,

Our faith community has an immense desire to be a community of prayer and to grow spiritually through prayer. Sacred Scripture offers us a masterpiece of prayer, The Book of Psalms. The purpose of the Fall Book Study is to nurture our faith community’s desire for better prayer life by becoming more familiar and gaining greater understanding of the Psalms.

The book for this season is Psalm Basics for Cath-olics; Seeing Salvation History in a New Way; author John Bergsma. Classes will be held each Sunday at 11:00am and Wednesday at 7:00pm for six weeks (ending on November 13th & 17th). You may attend either class or both classes each week. The Wednesday class will meet in the St. Joseph School cafeteria. The Sunday class will meet in the St. Joseph School in Mrs. Vogel’s classroom. It isn’t too late to register.

There are three registration options: 1) The St. Joseph Parish website; 2) E-mail me at thill@sjsshelbyville.org; 3) Call me at (812) 343-1749 (leave a message). Please, indicate whether you plan to attend the Wednesday or Sunday class. The books will be furnished by St. Joseph Parish. If you wish, you can purchase the book via the typical internet outlets.

Books and study guides are available at the St. Joseph Parish office and are available at the classes. If you cannot commit to attending the study classes, you are welcome and encouraged to study on your own, as a family or as an inde-pendent study group.

Please met me know if you have questions.

Blessings and Peace, Deacon Tom

Faith Formation is for EVERYONE at St. Joseph and St. Vincent!

Faith formation is for everyone. That is to say, all our life we are seeking to be formed into Christ, into saints. This looks different at various stages of life:

Preschool through 5th Grade go to one or more of the following: St. Joe School Religious Ed classes at SJ meet Sundays from

11am - 12pm (started Sept 8). Religious Ed classes at SV meet Wednesdays

from 6:15pm - 7:30pm (started Sept. 4). As a supplement, Children's Liturgy of the Word

also takes place every Sunday during the 8:30am and 10am Masses. All preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders are welcome!

Middle Schoolers go to: Sunday morning Religious Ed at St. Joseph Wednesday night Religious Ed at St. Vincent As a supplement, Middle Schoolers are encour-

aged to attend the monthly enrichment opportuni-ties (social, service, and spiritual). Details to be shared in classes.

Confirmation Candidates (generally HS freshmen) go to Confirmation Preparation. St. Joe and St. Vincent do Confirmation prepara-

tion together. The Confirmation class meets the First and Third Sundays at St. Joseph.

Dates: Oct. 20, Nov. 3, Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16, Mar. 1, Mar. 15, Apr. 5, Apr. 19, May 3 - updates possible to this list

Retreat and service hour dates TBA

High Schoolers go to HS Youth Group Every Sunday from 6 - 7:30pm. Come as you

can. Trips, service projects, etc. as announced

Adults take part in Adult Faith Formation Pro-grams, such as Fr. Mike’s weekly Bible study on Mondays at

St. Vincent at 10am Adult Formation during Sunday Religious Ed

times at SJ (English and Spanish available) Deacon Tom’s Book Studies Adult Education Nights RCIA every Monday at 7pm at St. Vincent Retreats, talks, workshops as announced Elements of Faith/Fr. Mike Minute emails

We all must take faith formation very seriously! We are never done being formed in the faith, and its riches are endless.

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Pilgrimage with Fr. Mike to Mexico— June 23-28, 2020

Join Fr. Mike and the Marian Center of Indianapo-lis on a pilgrimage to Mexico! Father Mike will guide the group to several holy shrines in Mexico -- the famous Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine, the Shrine of San Miguel Del Milagro, the Basilica of Our Lady of Ocotlan, and many more places. Email the Marian Center at mariancntr@aol.com to sign up or for more info. What a joy it will be to pay special honor to Our Lady.

News for Both Parishes

National Catholic Youth Conference— Nov. 21-23

Well everyone, it is that glorious time of the year again, it’s time to sign your child up for NCYC! NCYC is the National Catholic Youth Conference that is held here in Indianapolis! There will be speakers, musicians and religious figures from around the world coming to simply party and worship our Lord with Catholic youth from all around the country. The Conference itself is November 21-23, 2019. We will be staying in Indianapolis at St. Michaels Parish with the youth group from St. Michaels and high schoolers from Cardinal Ritter High school. We will be leaving St. Joes around 5pm on Thursday, November 21st and return to St. Joe around Midnight on the 23rd. This will (should) count as an excused absence for Friday the 22nd. The total cost of the trip is $230 per child. Can you please let me know what of this you might be able to cover? We will fundraise for the remainder. It is not a problem if you can’t cover the whole thing!!! The Lord always provides. If you, or someone you know would like to sponsor a child or simply donate money to the trip, please contact Billy Cross at bcross@sjsshelbyville.org.

Open Adoration Hours

We need the following hours filled: Sat. at 5:00pm Sun. at 7:00pm Sun. at 11:00pm Tues. at 1:00am Tues. at 2:00am Please call Jim if you can take one of these Hours at 317-850-5248.

United Catholic Appeal-Go Make Disciples

All St. Joseph and St. Vincent parishioners should receive their UCA household mailing on Oct- ober 28th. Intention Weekend will be on Saturday, November 9th and Sunday, November 10th.

D of I Card Party—Oct. 23

World Mission Sunday—Oct. 20

St. Joseph and St. Vincent Parishes are having a 2nd Collection for World Mission Sunday this Saturday, October 19th and Sunday, Oct- ober 20th. World Mission Sunday is a day set aside for the Catholic Church throughout the world to publicly renew its commitment to the missionary movement. It was created by Pope Pius XI in 1926 as the day of prayer for missions. Please use your special envelopes in your packet or the envelope in the pews and drop them in the regular collection basket.

All Saints Day—Nov. 1

All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation Oct. 31, 5:30pm - Anticipation Mass, SJ, Bilin-

gual, Trunk or Treat Following - Kids dress as saints

Nov. 1, 7:15am - Half-hour Special, SJ Nov. 1, 8:15am - Mass with school kids, SJ Nov. 1, 6:00pm - Mass at SV

Youth Group Pumpkin’ Chuckin’—Nov. 10

All high schoolers are invited to the 2nd annual pumpkin’ chuckin’ at Joan and Kim Knight’s house. We thank them for their hospitality. Fr. Mike will drive the bus. It will be a fun and safe event. All high school youth are welcome. We will leave at 5:00pm! (Note: we will leave at 5:00pm and not the normal 6:00pm youth group time.)

All Souls Days—Nov. 2

All Souls Day is not a Holy Day of Obligation, but it’s still nice to attend and remember our deceased loved ones in prayer. Mass on Saturday, Nov. 2nd will be at 10:00am at St. Joe. It will be bilingual with a Day of the Dead party to follow.