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Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time • SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
St. Louis
Parish Office Hours ................... Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Phone ................................... (812) 934-3204
Fax ........................................ (812) 933-0667
Residence Phone ................ (812) 933-0708
Parish Staff Pastor, Fr. Stanley Pondo ............................... x 265
Associate Pastor, Fr. Santhosh Yohannan . x 266
Deacon, Ronald Freyer ................... 934-3175
Business Manager, Scott Weekley ....... x 221
Business Office, Tina Weber ................. x 280
Director of Religious Education,
Amy Tonges .......................................... x 249
Youth Coordinator, Carrie Wesseler ..... x 223
Director of Music & Liturgy,
Mike Fritsch .......................................... x 266
Susan Kohrman ................................... x 266
Parish Secretary,
Michelle Wachsmann........................... x 251
Brenda Moll .......................................... x 277
Maintenance Wade Ryle .......................... 934-3310, x 271
Brian Lamping ................... 934-3204, x 231
School Office Phone ................................... (812) 934-3310
Fax ........................................ (812) 934-6202
Principal, Chad Moeller ......................... x 239
School Secretary, Joan Riedeman ....... x 235
School Secretary, Tricia Gehl ............... x 236
School Nurse, Lydia Gardner ................ x 283
Parish Council Chairperson, Hannah Giesting ....... 363-3714
V.-Chairperson, Todd Tekulve .......... 363-0066
Secretary, Amy Streator ................. 212-0402
School Commission Chairperson, Gloria Brelage ........... 932-6205
P.T.O., ......................... [email protected]
Faith Formation Commission Chairperson, Amy Tonges .............. 934-3204
R.C.I.A., Darlene Hirt ...................... 934-2603
Finance Committee Chairperson, Brenda Ratcliffe ....... 932-1449
Parish Life Commission Chairperson, .................................. 934-3204
Respect Life, Jerry Ollier ................ 525-1854
Bereavement Luncheon Committee Bonnie Hertel .................................. 934-2840
Anita Brelage ................................... 934-3095
Carmie Meyer .................................. 934-4922
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Christy Moenter .................... (812) 239-9164
Welcome to St. Louis Parish!
We are blessed by your presence with us
today. Whether you are a long-time
parishioner, relatively new to the parish,
home from school, or visiting for the
weekend, we are grateful that you have
chosen to worship here at St. Louis
Catholic Church. As Roman Catholics, the
Holy Eucharist is the center of our lives,
and the source or our mission.
Nourished by the Word of God, we strive
to instill family values, promote social
justice, and foster life-long formation in
the Catholic faith. As we work together to
build a community dedicated to living the
Gospel, we commit ourselves to generous
stewardship and the responsible use of
our spiritual and material resources.
If you are new to the parish, we invite you
to register as a member by calling the
Parish Office.
Prayer & Devotion Rosary & Holy Hour: First Sunday of the
month at 7:00pm
Prayer Service: Saturday at 8:05am
Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am
Weekday:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday &
Friday 8:10am
Tuesday 6:00pm; Wednesday 6:30pm
Sacraments Reconciliation (Confession):
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
after the 8:10am Mass;
Tuesday at 5:00pm; Wednesday at 5:30pm
Saturday at 4:00pm
Baptism: Second & fourth Sunday by
appointment. Call the parish office.
Marriage: Couples desiring to be married at
St. Louis should be registered, active
members of the parish. Please contact the
parish office to schedule an appointment
with the priest at least six months before
the anticipated date.
Anointing of the Sick: This sacrament is for
anyone with a serious illness, undergoing
surgery, etc., or near death. If you would
like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick
please call the parish office.
St. Louis Catholic Church Fall Festival
Sunday, September 15th
Beer Garden - Outdoor Dining Full menu including our famous Mock Turtle Soup!
Raffles - $2,000 Cash, 2 Quilts, Last Supper Carving,
Steamer Trunk, & Diner’s Dream Raffle! Booths - Games and Fun for the entire family!
Eureka Band - Nations oldest all-volunteer band will entertain at 5:00pm
License # 150994
N e w s & N o t e s Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be
held on Sunday, October 6th, from
9:00am to 12:15pm in the Deanery
Resource Center at St. Louis. There is a
$40.00 fee for books and materials. For
reservations call or text Aly at 812-212-
4951 or Mike at 812-212-2719.
Baptism Preparation Class The Baptism preparation class is for
parents who are having their first child
Baptized. The next class will be offered
on Tuesday, September 17th at 7:00pm
in the Deanery Resource Center at St.
Louis. Please call the parish office to
register 812-934-3204.
Adoration Chapel The open hours for the Adoration Chapel
are: Sunday – 12:00pm, 2:00pm,
3:00pm; Thursday—4:00am; Friday –
1:00pm. If you are able to fill an open
hour, call Christy 812-239-9164.
Altar Server Training There will be altar server training for any
child, 5th grade or older, who would like
to be an altar server on Thursday,
September 19th from 3:15pm to
4:00pm in church. Sign up forms are in
the parish office. All current servers are
also welcome to attend if they would like
a refresher course.
Pilgrimage - Save The Date Join us on a pilgrimage
to The Shrine of Christ’s
Passion in St. John,
Indiana on Saturday,
October 5th. We will
begin with Mass at St.
Louis Church at 6:30am.
We will then travel by bus to the shrine.
You will be able to walk or ride the
prayer trail at the shrine. The cost is
$35 per person, meals are not included.
Registration forms are available in the
back of church. For more information
call Janice Werner 812-932-9200.
Church History Class Fr. Stan is teaching a class on Church
History. It will meet every other Tuesday,
beginning Sept. 17th, at 1:30pm at the
Prickel Building. All are welcome!
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Attention School Parents Festival Week Drop off/Pick up It’s time to set up tents for the festival! The back parking lot will be unavailable
Tuesday, September 10th through Monday, September 16th.
Starting Tuesday, September 11th, please: Drop your children off on Walnut Street
between St. Louis Place and Helene Street. Your children can then walk in front of
the rectory, church and church office to the school. Please do not drop your children
off directly in front of the school. We need to leave this space for busses.
Pick up: Please use the parking lot across from the church. If the tents are down by
Monday afternoon, September 16th, we may be able to use the parking lot west of
the school.
Festival & School Volunteers Anyone who will be volunteering at school or helping out with the festival, Monday-
Friday, September 9th-13th, is asked to park either in the parking lot in front of
church or on one of the side streets. The school children will be using the street in
front of the parish office and school for their recess due to the tents being put up
on the back parking lot on Tuesday. St. Louis Place will be blocked off between
Main Street and Walnut Street during the recesses. Also, all volunteers during
school hours are asked to stop in the school office to sign in. Volunteers who are
helping with selling the soup in the activity center do not need to stop in the office.
Turtle Soup Sale -September 9th-14th Turtle Soup will be on sale this week in the Activity Center Foyer starting Monday,
from 12:00pm-6:00pm, Tuesday, from 8:00am—8:00pm, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, from 8:00am-6:00pm,and on Saturday, September 15th, from
8:00am-12:00pm. Please enter through the Activity Center doors only.
FOOD NEEDED! EGGS, POTATOES, ONIONS, CARROTS and SUGAR are needed by Monday
morning. These items are needed for making the turtle soup.
TOMATOES, PEPPERS, MILK and BUTTER should be dropped off on Friday
morning. Please bring all PIES and CAKES to the school cafeteria on Sunday
morning. There will be a PIE and CAKE DROP OFF on the Main Street side of the
school building from 7:00-11:00am on Sunday morning. Look for the orange
cones on Main Street.
FESTIVAL HELP NEEDED—September 9th-13th
Monday and Wednesday at 7:30am to prepare vegetables for turtle soup.
Monday- Friday, September 9th- 13th: Turtle Soup is being made.
Tuesday, September 10th: Tents will be set up - 8:00am-4:00pm and 6:00-
8:00pm. Please come up to school and lend a hand. MUCH HELP IS NEEDED!!
Wednesday- Saturday, September 11th– 14th: Help is needed to carry and
set up booths, tables, etc.–Wednesday - Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm and again
from 6:00-8:00pm, and on Saturday from 8:00am-noon.
Any time you can give to help with the festival set-up this week is appreciated.
Thursday, September 12th: Activity Center will be set up with tables and
chairs beginning at 7:30pm.
Friday, September 13th: NO PARKING on the west side of the activity center.
A dumpster will be delivered for the festival.
Monday, September 16th: Clean up and take tents down starting at 8:00am.
Depending on the amount of help received in the morning, we may need to finish
Monday evening. MUCH HELP IS NEEDED!!
Mass Intentions Saturday, September 7
5:00 pm Tim and Gene Fullenkamp
Sunday, September 8
8:00 am John Hoeing
9:30 am Ambrose Holtel
11:00 am For the Parish Community
5:00 pm SPANISH MASS
Monday, September 9, St. Peter Claver
8:10 am Dan Hillenbrand
Tuesday, September 10
6:00 pm Mike Gindling, Jr.
Wednesday, September 11
8:10 am Louis Mauer
6:30 pm Mary Luhring
Thursday, September 12, The Most
Holy Name of Mary
8:10 am Charles Bentfield
Friday, September 13, St. John
Chrysostom
8:10 am Loretta Jean Carel
Saturday, September 14, The
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
5:00 pm Pauline Fieler
Sunday, September 15, Twenty-Fourth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Living and Deceased
Members of the Gemma
Ritter Family
9:30 am Richard Dickman
11:00 am For the Parish Community
Altar Servers Monday, September 9, Fr. Santhosh
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Tuesday, September 10, Fr. Stan
6:00 pm Ben & Luke Meyer
Wednesday, September 11, 8:10-Fr.
Stan; 6:30-Fr. Santhosh
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
6:30 pm Evan Flaspohler & Carson
Meyer
Thursday, September 12, Fr. Santhosh
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Friday, September 13, Fr. Santhosh
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Saturday, September 14, Fr. Stan
5:00 pm Belle Young, Evelyn Storms
& Megan Batta
Sunday, September 15, Fr. Stan
8:00 am John, Paul & Olivia Meer
9:30 am Paige Watters, Kathryn &
Mimi Wilder
11:00 am Margaret Wilson, Connor &
Campbell Miles
Rosary & Holy Hour Sunday, September 8
7:00 pm Olivia & Isabel Raab
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, September 14
5:00 pm Bill Meer, Carolyn
Dieckmann, Mary Jo Mahle,
Susan Glaser, Dave Meyer,
Deb Weigel, Mary Sitterding
Sunday, September 15
8:00 am Natasha Kellerman, Ellie
Amberger, Jim Kuisel,
Connie Meyer, RHeadawn
Young, Keith Moenter
9:30 am Don & Marilyn Freyer,
Bertie Schmidt, Brooke
Maple, Tom Sullivan,
Michael Brelage, Erin Batta
11:00 am James & Sandy Dickey,
Nelson French, Phil & Pam
Ryan, Teri Glaser, Mark
Masavage
Greeters Saturday, September 14
5:00 pm Mary Jo Mahle, Dave Meyer
Sunday, September 15
8:00 am Mike Gerstbauer Family
9:30 am Bertie Schmidt
11:00 am Linda Kolb
Lectors Saturday, September 14
5:00 pm Bill Koehne
Sunday, September 15
8:00 am Alan Waechter
9:30 am Mason Enneking
11:00 am Ken Wanstrath
Ushers Saturday, September 14
5:00 pm 4 Volunteers Needed
Sunday, September 15
8:00 am Todd Tekulve, Bruce Miller,
Larry Enzinger, Bob
Obermeyer
9:30 am Matt Weberding, Neal &
Deb Wessling, 1 Volunteer
11:00 am Ted Telles, Jake Wilson,
Bob Mattucci, Tom
Brunsman
September Prayer Intention of Pope Francis The Protection of the Oceans
That politicians, scientists, and
economists work together to protect
the world’s seas and oceans.
Readings for the Week Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Ps 90:3-4,
5-6, 12-13, 14-17 [1]/
Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk
14:25-33
Monday: Col 1:24--2:3/Ps 62:6-7, 9
[8]/Lk 6:6-11
Tuesday: Col 2:6-15/Ps 145:1b-2, 8
-9, 10-11 [9]/Lk 6:12-19
Wednesday: Col 3:1-11/Ps 145:2-3, 10-
11, 12-13ab [9]/Lk 6:20-26
Thursday: Col 3:12-17/Ps 150:1b-2,
3-4, 5-6 [6]/Lk 6:27-38
Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14/Ps
16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 11
[cf. 5]/Lk 6:39-42
Saturday: Nm 21:4b-9/Ps 78:1bc-2,
34-35, 36-37, 38 [cf. 7b]/
Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17
Next Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/Ps
51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19 [Lk
15:18]/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk
15:1-32 or 15:1-10 ©LPi
P a r i s h C a l e n d a r 3
Rosary & Holy Hour Sunday, September 8th
7:00pm
Saturday Morning Prayer Service
September 7th at 8:05am
Meet in the Adoration Chapel
This week we pray for all the unborn
as well as the newborn, for God is the
author of life in all instances.
Come Pray With Us!
September 14
Oktoberfest—St. Bridget’s Church,
Liberty, Indiana, 4:00pm—10:00pm.
September 15
Parish Festival—St. Louis Church,
Batesville.
September 19
Altar Server Training—St. Louis
Church, 3:15pm-4:00pm.
St. Louis School PTO News Coke Codes Keep saving your Coke product caps and
codes (look for them inside the box), The
PTO received $125 last year (the
program started mid year). Each cap or
code is worth 5 cents to 15 cents.
BOX TOPS are Going Digital Download the Box Top app and scan
your receipt from any store within 14
days of purchase and the rewards will be
added to our account. This is a great way
for grandparents to help. Ask them to
save receipts, and the kids can scan
them. SLS received $1800 from this
program last school year!
Volunteer Forms Parents please remember to turn in the
PTO Volunteer Forms (tan or yellow
paper). We ask that each family sign up
for at least two items in addition to
Super Sunday Bingo.
New Partnership/Fundraiser Dierckman
Research, LLC
(Diane Dierckman) is
establishing a local
contact list of
individuals willing to
participate in
consumer research
studies. In return, SLS PTO will receive a
monetary donation for each person that
signs up and also for those people that
participate in projects. Each project
varies from 1:1 conversations, to small
group discussion, expert panels, and
product use opinions. “Opt in” by
opening the camera on your phone and
pointing it on the code below. If you're
not sure "how to do that"--just email us &
we'll be happy to help. Anyone between
the ages of 22-70 years are able to sign
up...even friends and family within a 1
hour radius. We can raise up to $1000
just by people “opting in”!
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process we use to teach the basics
of Catholicism to people of other faith traditions who want to learn more about the
Catholic Church. We welcome people of all backgrounds. Our sessions will begin
September 22nd and are held on Sunday mornings from 9:00am—10:30am. If
you have any questions about the process, or would like to sign up for the
program, please call the parish office at 812-934-3204.
Attention St. Louis College Students St. Louis Parish will be sending care packages to St. Louis Parish college students
2x per year. The first package should arrive just before 1st semester finals and the
2nd before summer break. In order to send these care packages out, we are
asking for parents or students to please email addresses to Carrie at
[email protected]. If you have other St. Louis Parish friends or family
members in college and you know their address, please feel free to add them to
the list. Please be sure to include any food allergies so we can be sure to send
them snacks they will be able to enjoy. If the student is commuting to school,
please put their home address.
High School Youth Group High School Youth Group is open to all High School students. For more information
call Angie Moster 812-212-7026, or Carrie Wesseler 812-212-9477, or send an
email to [email protected]. Upcoming Dates:
September 8 - 6:30-8:30pm - Scavenger Hunt! Meet at St. Louis Old Gym.
September 22 - 6:30-8:30pm - High School Youth Group at Liberty Park
2020 Steubenville Youth Conference We will be joining the parishes of the Batesville Deanery again for another exciting
Steubenville Conference June 12-14, 2020. An informational meeting will be held
on September 29 - 6:30-8:30pm (Open to 8th-12th graders) in SLS Cafeteria.
TriForce Mission Team Trip to East Bank, WV The TriForce Mission Team is open to all current 8th - 12th graders. The 2020
mission trip to East Bank, WV is July 5-12, 2020. The first meeting will be held
September 29th at 4:00pm in the St. Louis School Cafeteria. Mission Trip
registration forms are due September 29th! Don't miss this great opportunity to be
a part of something amazing! Forms can be found at TriForceMissionTeam.org.
For more information please email [email protected] or call Dave
812-363-4691 or Carrie at 812-212-9477.
Keeping Your Marriage Faithful All Saints Parish will host a focus on faith for all engaged and married couples.
This free event will be held September 14th from 9:00am—3:00pm. Dominic
Albano is the guest speaker, catered lunch and snacks will be provided. Please
RSVP by calling the All Saints Parish office at 812-576-4302. Contact Claire Keck
for more information: [email protected]
Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference Men of all ages: Register now for the Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference, which will
be held Saturday, October 5th at the Indiana Convention Center. Join the group
from St. Anthony, St. Louis, and St. Nicholas to receive a discount and travel
together. Contact James Dickey at 812-212-8799 or [email protected].
6 N e w s & N o t e s W h a t ’ s
H a p p e n i n g
No Bingo Thursday, September 12th due to
preparations for our parish festival.
