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Parish Office 317-485-5101
OFFICE HOURS
Tue - Friday8:30 am 4:.30pm
Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am & 10:45 am
Tue & Wed 5:30 pm
Thursday & Fri 12:00 Noon Monday Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy 7.30 pm
Bible Study: Sunday 9:15 am & Thursday 1:30 pm
“My Lord and my God” January 13, 2019 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Pastor Fr. George Nangachiveettil Email: [email protected] Cell: 317-965-9892
St. Thomas the Apostle, Fortville.
Baptism: All Baptisms are scheduled through the
parish office.
Reconciliation: One half hour before Saturday Mass-
es and one half hour before 10:45 Sunday Masses or by appointment. (Please ring big bell if Fr. not in church)
First Eucharist: Preparation for First Eucharist
occurs in the 2nd grade Religious Education class.
Confirmation: Prepared during the sophomore,
junior and senior years of high school.
Matrimony: A six month preparation prior to the
wedding. Please contact the parish office.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to
request anointing before surgery or during any seri-ous illness, or to request a hospital or nursing home visit.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): This program addresses the needs of adults who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith. Please contact the parish office.
Staff Deacon Tony Lewis 317-777-1430 [email protected] ARE: Theresa Werking 317-485-5103 [email protected] Dir. Of Liturgy & Choir: Stephanie Garst 317-407-7257 [email protected] Secretary/Bookkeeper: Diane Brady 317-485-5101 [email protected] Address: 523 S. Merrill Street, Fortville, IN 46040 We would like to extend a warm welcome to you today, wheth-
er you are visiting us for the first time or have chosen St.
Thomas Church as your parish . We pray that the Lord will
continue to bless you as you desire to serve Him.
If you are interested in becoming a Parishioner here at St. Thomas, Please contact the Parish
A voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Luke 3:15-16,21-22
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January 15, Tuesday NO MASS
January 16, Wednesday NO MASS
January 17, Thursday NO MASS
January 18, Friday NO MASS
January 19, Saturday 5:00 pm Mass Judy Litz by Tom & Connie Marten
January 20, Sunday 8:00 am Mass St. Thomas Parishioners
January 20, Sunday 10:45 am Mass George Morris by Bill & Stephanie Garst
Ministry Schedule Mass Intentions
Saturday, January 19, 5:00 pm
Ushers Tony & Chris Miles Lectors Karen Bilyou, Lois Ittenbach Euch. Min. Jon Smith Sunday, January 20, 8:00 am
Ushers Dave & Elijah Dunham Lectors Matt Dickerson, Sue Metzger Servers Christian Hanna, Sam Jackson Euch. Min. Deacon Frank Gifts Ryznar Family Sunday, January 20, 10:45 am
Ushers Wes Nicholson, Tony Garst Lector Carol Flora, Marvin Massey Server Jillian Dierckman, Corey Moll Euch. Min. Deacon Tony Gifts Cannaday Family
Activities for the week of January 13 - January 19
Sunday 9:15 am RE Classes
9:15 Youth Sunday Breakfast
6:15 Freshman Confirmation
Monday 7:30 pm Pray the Rosary in Church
Tuesday 7:00 pm Children’s Choir
Wednesday 7:00 pm Women’s Club
Thursday 1:30 pm Bible Study
7:00 pm K of C
Friday
Saturday
Volunteers the week of Jan 13 – Jan 19 Collection Counters—Team C Homebound Minister—Stephanie Garst PV Nursing Home Minister-Bonnie Sweeney TB Nursing Home Minister –Deacon Frank
Offerings for the week of January 6, 2019 Weekly Collection: $2,736.45
Average Weekly Online Giving: $815.00
Weekly Collections needed for budget
including online giving $4,056.00
Thank you for your stewardship to St. Thomas the Apostle.
Stewardship Message
In today’s reading from the Gospel of Luke we hear the proclamation of the baptism of Jesus with “all the people.” Indeed, “heaven was opened,” and the Father announced his special favor. Whenever we partake of the body and blood of Christ, heed his call in our daily lives, share his Good News, become instruments of his transforming justice and peace, heaven is opened to us, and through the Holy Spirit, the Lord announces his special favor on us as well. A good stewardship reflection this week might be this: How, or in what ways, have we personally experienced God’s special favor in our lives?
Daily Readings
Monday: Heb 1: 1-6; Mk 1: 14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2: 5-12; Mk 1: 21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2: 14-18; Mk 1: 29-39 Thursday: Heb 3: 7-14; Mk 1: 40-45 Friday: Heb 4: 1-5, 11; Mk 2: 1-12 Saturday: Heb 4: 12-16; Mk 2: 13-17 Sunday: Is 62: 1-5, 1 Cor 12: 4-11; Jn 2: 1-11
Let Us Pray, Lord, in your loving mercy please bless your servants who are in need of healing and strength: Mark Cecil, David Cruser, Calvin Cox, Doletta Downing, Peggy Eichner, Bill Garst, Joe Gehring, Erica Holifield, Karen Kelly, Faith Martinez, Beth Shine, Thelma Smock, Mary Weir all the sick and suffering from our parish, those serving in the military, and our homebound, hospitalized and nursing home residents.
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.
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Religious Education Youth Sunday Breakfast Today
On January 20th, Peace Workshop Sunday, we will have a very special presentation from Sandra Hartlieb of the Sisterhood Drama Company. Sandra is the DRE at St. Lawrence parish. Her dramatic presentation is titled “Rooted in the Word”. The presentation will start im-mediately following the 8:00 AM Mass in the big room. This presentation is open to everyone in the parish. Sandra has visited St. Thomas previously to present one of her dramas.
We are now in the depths of the winter season and weather conditions will become unpredictable and change rapidly. In the event of RE classes being can-celled due to bad weather conditions the announce-ment will first be posted on Facebook and then an email will be sent out to the entire list of families par-ticipating in our program by 7am. The catechists will also call each family to notify them of the cancelation. If at any time during this season you feel that condi-tions for travel where you live are dangerous, please use your best judgement when deciding to attend RE. Do not endanger yourselves to get to RE.
Thank you to all of the students who participated in the ACRE testing last weekend. The results give us an accu-rate rating on how our program is doing and helps us to deliver the best possible program-ming and improvements to already existing programs.
Godspeed,
Theresa
OUR CONDOLENCES
To the Family of Lou Faenzi Sr. parishioner of St. Thomas , who passed away on January 8, 2019. Funeral Services were held Saturday, at St. Michael in Greenfield. May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
A STEWARDSHIP PRAYER
for the New Year
Heavenly Father, Thank you for the gift of a new year. You have entrusted us with the coming days, weeks
and months as stewards of your divine plan; to live in gratitude, joy, and an ever growing confidence in
your Kingdom to come.
We ask for the humility to reform our lives; the cour-age to commit ourselves to you no matter the cost; and the wisdom to shine the light of faith on others.
Open our hearts, give us your Spirit and show us how to share your love so that we may bring hope to a
world in need of your justice and peace.
We pray to be a sign of your grace in this new year through your son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and
ever.
Amen
1869-St. John’s Catholic Church, later to become St. Thomas, was built by Rev. D. J. McMullen of Indian-apolis. The grounds were purchased from James & Mary Merrill for $200. The property was deeded to Bishop Maurice de St. Palais, bishop of Vincennes. The founding families were: Kelly, Boucher, Calla-han, Bird, Mack, Durack, and Tobin.
1870-Vernon Township population is 2,518. And Fortville is 387. 1877-The Franciscan Monastery in Indianapolis is given charge of our parish. 1880-Vernon Township population was 2,306 and Fortville was 500. 1882- Our congregation consisted of 18 families. Services were held on the third Sunday of every month. 1887-Natural gas was discovered in the area and the streets of Fortville become gas lighted. 1913-Gas lighted streets have been replaced by electric street lights
In preparation for the celebration of our 150th Anniversary of being established as a parish, we will be giving a brief history of the parish and community every week. Our his-tory will be a composite of old writings by past parishion-ers, early documents and records and newspaper articles. Our concluding celebration will be on Saturday, September 14, 2019 when Archbishop Thompson will be here for the 5:00 PM Mass and Anniversary Celebration
Worldwide Marriage Encounter New Albany, IN On February 1-3 join others at Mount St. Francis Cen-ter for Spirituality(101 St. Anthony Dr, New Albany, IN 47146) for a time of “Restore Refresh Renew” Give your spouse a gift that will last for years to come by attending a Marriage Encounter Weekend. Make 2019 the year you reconnect intimately. To learn more , please go to www.wwme.org or call Ken & Ann Butt at (317) 863-5680.
Great Marriages Make Great Families!
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Please mark your calendars for : Saturday, January 26th for our annual Trivia Night hosted by the Women's Club.
We will begin immediately following the 5:00 pm mass over in the Activity Cen-ter. The proceeds from this night will be used for Scholarships for our High School Seniors.
There will be someone selling tickets after all masses begin-ning January 5/6 or you may contact Stephanie Garst at 317-407-7257 to make reservations.
The cost is $25 per person and includes dinner and a night of fun trivia games.
Annual Women Helping Women fundraiser scheduled for Friday, January 25, 2019
Join us when Girls Night Out goes to Paris! This year's event is offering more fun and new activities, vendors, and a "virtual" trip to the City of Lights! Enjoy French inspired des-serts, a mini massage, mini manicure, shopping, and crafts. Again this year, we are supporting Beacon of Hope Crisis Center and their efforts assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Invite your best girlfriends for this popular and fun event and support a great cause! Cost is just $25 per person, so mark your calendars for Friday, January 25, 2019 from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. Register online at www.benedictinn.org today!
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