Serving the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana Volume 73, Number 27 July 30, 2017

The Catholic MomentThis is notwhat Isigned upfor — or isit? To servewith love,Page 15.

Presentation

explores

questions

of ‘dying

with dignity’

By Caroline B. MooneyThe Catholic Moment

KOKOMO — Physician-assisted suicide, while ille-gal in most states, is becom-ing more pervasive intoday’s culture.

“It’s a reality that lifeends in death. But do wetruly understand what ismeant by ‘dying with digni-ty?’” said Susan Hoefer,diocesan Respect Life coor-dinator.

She and Kathy Kindt, aregistered nurse, spokerecently on “Dying withDignity and Building a Cul-ture of Life,” at St. Joan ofArc Parish.

“Today’s culture is steril-izing death. Hundreds ofyears ago, people died intheir homes and death waspart of everyone’s life,”Hoefer said. “Now death iscompartmentalized tosomething that might hap-pen in a hospital or a nurs-ing home. Few people visitand care is trusted to others.

“The intimacy that can

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Above: Antioch Youth Group members pray and sing hymns of praise dur-ing their weekly Saturday evening adoration hour. At right are Lorene andSteve Craver, ministry coordinators for the chapel. (Photos by Brigid Ayer)

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish celebrates 15th anniversary of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

‘To spend some time quietly with Jesus’By Brigid Curtis AyerFor The Catholic Moment

CARMEL — Answeredprayers: two words whichsum up the experience ofmany who have spent timewith our Lord in the per-petual adoration chapel atOur Lady of Mt. CarmelChurch.

The chapel marked its15th anniversary on July 16.

Lorene and Steve Craverhave served as ministrycoordinators for the chapelsince it opened.

The Cravers were partic-ipating in Christ RenewsHis Parish retreats whenplans to expand the parishwere occurring.

Msgr. John Duncan, thenpastor of Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, wanted to includea perpetual adoration

chapel as part of the expan-sion, Lorene Craverrecalled.

“We felt called to leadthe ministry when the per-petual adoration chapelopened,” she said. “It’shard to put into words howevery hour is covered —the Holy Spirit does it.”

People continually tellthe Cravers that theirprayers have been

answered while in the ado-ration chapel, and the min-istry coordinators hear allkinds of encouraging sto-ries.

Lorene shared one abouta couple from the parishwho were getting marriedand asked if they couldbring their entire weddingparty into the chapel on theeve of their wedding to

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Upcoming eclipse thrills astronomers, Kentucky parishionersBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) —For the first time in 99 years,the summer sky will turn tonight at midday Aug. 21during a solar eclipse alonga 70-mile wide path fromcoast to coast.

Sweeping through thecountry’s heartland, theeclipse will give millions ofpeople the opportunity tostep back from everydayconcerns and appreciatehow the universe works,said Jesuit Brother Guy Con-solmagno, director of theVatican Observatory.

While there have beenother total eclipses in the

United States, they haveonly crossed through ahandful of states.

“Anything that remindsthe people that the world isbigger than the latest crisisin Washington or anothergame in San Francisco, all ofthat calls us out of our every-day life,” Brother Consol-magno said. “We’re people.... We’re part of the universe.And that longing is whatpulls us toward God.

“But even more than thatif you already believe thatthis universe is God’s cre-ation, then looking at anevent like this with the eyesof faith, you can’t help butbe filled with awe and

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Jim Creighton,a member ofSts. Peter andPaul Church inHopkinsville,Ky., and a mem-ber of theparish’s EclipseCommittee,owns a wood-working shopand was busyin late Junecarving special-ly designedplaques inadvance of theAug. 21 solareclipse. (CNSphoto courtesyJim Creighton)

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All listeners of CatholicRadio Indy are invited to aspecial Mass and luncheonon Monday, Aug. 14, thefeast day of patron saint St.Maximilian Kolbe. TheMass will begin at 11:30a.m. at St. Luke Parish inIndianapolis. Those attend-ing will be able to meet theCatholic Radio Indy staffand catch up on all that’snew at the station. Thoseplanning to attend the lun-cheon are asked to RSVPby calling 317-870-8400 ore-mailing Jim@CatholicRadioIndy.org.

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Women who are consider-ing life as a Catholic sisterare invited to attend anupcoming “Hands-On +Hearts-In” program to beheld in Holly Springs,Miss. The program pro-vides week-long discern-ment experiences. The nextprogram is scheduled forSept. 18-22. For five days,women will be accompa-nied by women religiousfrom various orders in pro-viding hands-on service tothose in need. All will livein community for theweek, sharing prayer, cook-ing, reflections, guidanceand plenty of fun. Appli-cants must register onemonth prior to the start ofthe program. This programcoordinated by the Sistersof the Living Word is a col-laborative effort betweenthe Chicago ArchdiocesanVocation Association

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Persons of all faith tradi-tions are invited to join theSisters of Providence ofSaint Mary-of-the-Woodsfor an ecumenical Taizéprayer gathering from 7p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday,Aug. 8, in the Church ofthe Immaculate Concep-tion at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The hour-long ser-vice will include music andtime for silent and spokenprayers. For more informa-tion, call 812-535-2952 orvisit Taize.ProvCenter.org.

Members of theTuesday Night Bikersgroup and others fromaround the arearecently gathered for ablessing from DeaconJohn Etter of SacredHeart of Jesus Parishin Cicero. The group isled by parishionersBrian K. and LisaSommers. More than20 people gathered forthe blessing at DeaconEtter’s home in West-field. The TuesdayNight Bikers groupmeets at 6:30 p.m.each Tuesday in theBig Lots parking lot inNoblesville; all arewelcome to join in therides. (Photo provid-ed)

Crawfordsville hospital to celebrate expansionCRAWFORDSVILLE —

Franciscan Health Craw-fordsville will host severalevents for the community tocelebrate its new EmergencyDepartment and Breast Cen-ter/Radiology expansion.

A blessing and dedicationceremony will begin at 10:30a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at thehospital, 1710 LafayetteRoad in Crawfordsville.

During the ceremony, aribbon cutting will be con-ducted by the Craw-fordsvi l le/MontgomeryCounty Chamber of Com-merce.

A community open house

will be held from 4:30 p.m. to7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

Those attending areencouraged to enter throughthe new Emergency Depart-ment/Outpatient Entrancefacing U.S. 231/LafayetteRoad.

During the open house,the community will be ableto walk around the new $10million Emergency Depart-ment, interact with employ-ees and take a tour of thenew area, as well as theBreast Center/Radiologyexpansion.

Franciscan Health Craw-fordsville is relocating the

Breast Center from the Diag-nostic and Surgical Center at1660 Lafayette Road; it willreopen to patients on Mon-day, July 31.

Services to be relocated tothe new Breast Centerinclude mammography;tomosynthesis/3D breastmammography; breast biop-sies; breast localizations;ultrasound and bone densi-ty.

The new EmergencyDepartment will open forpatient care at 4 a.m. Thurs-day, Aug. 3.

The square footage of theEmergency Department has

been expanded from approx-imately 3,500 square feet to15,000 square feet.

The area will include 15patient care rooms, includ-ing two trauma bays, twoOB/GYN rooms with pri-vate bathrooms and a seclu-sion room for patients facingmental health challenges.

Among other new fea-tures, there will be a largerwaiting area, a quiet roomfor families, and additionalrestroom facilities forpatients and families.

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“I call on all of you who weregiven the great gift of Catholiceducation to contact your almamater or another Catholicschool to offer in gratitude foryour Catholic education thesupport of your treasure, timeand talent. I ask that each of usdo what we can to encourageand support those who want aCatholic education but cannotafford it.”

— Bishop Dennis SullivanDiocese of Camden

By Sherry Young

There is a great need inthe Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana to serve studentswho wish to pursue aCatholic education, but can-not afford to do so withoutfinancial assistance.

Since 2009, low- to mid-dle-income Indiana familieshave been given the freedomto choose Catholic schools,or other eligible non-publicschools, that best meet theneeds of their children withthe enactment of the Indianatax credit scholarship pro-gram.

This program provides a

scholarship for any eligiblestudent who is enrolled in aparticipating non-publicschool and whose householdincome falls at or below thefederal free and reducedlunch program requirement.The minimum scholarshipallotment for each student is$500, while the maximumaward provides full tuition.

The scholarships awardedto students are completelyfunded by individ-ual donors. Benefac-tors wishing to sup-port a scholarshipearn a tax credit ontheir Indiana taxes,equivalent to 50 per-cent of their gift.Donations can bereceived through theDiocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana GeneralFund, or to any of the 15 par-ticipating Catholic schools inthe diocese.

Peg Dispenzieri, superin-tendent of Catholic schoolsfor the Lafayette diocese,said that during the pastschool year, the Office ofCatholic Schools was able togrant 455 tax credit scholar-

ships, totaling $854,414.21.“The majority of this

funding will need to beraised between now andDecember to ensure that eli-gible students will receivethese scholarships,” Dispen-zieri said.

“We anticipate that stu-dents in the diocese willhave a similar need for the2017-2018 school year,” sheadded.

The State of Indi-ana limits theamount of tax creditsit grants during eachfiscal year. On July 1,2017, the limit on taxcredits was reset to$12.5 million for thecurrent fiscal yearending June 30, 2018.

Dispenzieri saidshe expects the tax

credits to be used up quickly,making early donations keyto receiving the tax credit.The tax credit limit for thepast fiscal year was reachedin December. Donationsmade after the state allot-ment is reached will notreceive a tax credit.

“I encourage interested

donors to make their schol-arship gifts now. Since July 1,nearly $2 million in tax cred-its have been granted andwe anticipate all of the $12.5million in tax credits will begranted by December, if notsooner,” Dispenzieri said.

“I hope those who believein the mission of ourCatholic schools will takeadvantage of this greatopportunity — to not onlyearn a hefty tax credit fromthe state, but more impor-tant, assist very deservingstudents who otherwisecould not have the opportu-nity to earn an excellentCatholic education.”

Participating Catholic schools in the

Lafayette diocese

Alexandria — St. MaryAnderson — Holy CrossFishers — St. Louis de

MontfortFowler — Sacred HeartKokomo — Sts. Joan of

Arc & PatrickLafayette — Central

CatholicLafayette — St. Boniface

Lafayette — St. LawrenceLafayette — St. Mary

CathedralMarion — St. PaulMuncie — St. LawrenceMuncie — St. Mary/Pope

John Paul IINoblesville — Guerin

CatholicNoblesville — Our Lady

of GraceRensselaer — St. Augus-

tine

To learn more

For more informationabout the Indiana Tax CreditScholarship Program or torequest a donor form tomake a contribution by mail,contact Sherry Young, Officeof Catholic Schools, at 765-269-4670 or e-mail her atsyoung@dol-in.org.

Online donations also canbe made on the Institute forQuality Education Web site:h t tps ://sgo . i4qed.org/schools/246/landing.

Sherry Young is assistant tothe superintendent of Catholicschools for the Diocese ofLafayette-in-Indiana.

From the Office of Catholic Schools

The gift of Catholic education — students, donors benefit

PegDispenzieri

Six students named 2017 recipients of diocesan scholarshipsSix students from around

the Lafayette diocese havebeen selected to receive thisyear’s diocesan scholar-ships.

• • •

Jakob White, son of Deb-bie and Jim White, is the2017 recipient of the Christo-pher Warner Scholarship.

Jakob, a member of St.Joan of Arc Parish in Koko-mo, plans to attend PurdueUniversity, where he willstudy mechanical engineer-ing.

The Christopher WarnerScholarship was establishedas a memorial to ChristopherWarner of St. Patrick Parish,Kokomo. The $1,000 scholar-ship is awarded annually toa high school senior in theLafayette diocese whodemonstrates Catholic faithand identity through com-mitment and service toparish, school or community.

• • •

Sara Van Atter, daughterof Caroline and Russel Van

Atter, is the 2017 recipient ofthe Diocesan LeadershipScholarship.

Sara, a member of St.Joseph Parish in Lebanon,plans to attend CentralMichigan University, whereshe will study music andchild development.

The Diocesan LeadershipScholarship was establishedin 1994 to recognize a highschool senior in theLafayette diocese whodemonstrates active partici-pation and Catholic leader-ship in parish and parishyouth ministry programs.

• • •

Christian Gonzalez,Oscar Gutierrez, ArtemioMontemayor and LuisNieves Jr. are 2017 recipientsof the Father Frederick PerryNorthcentral Indiana His-panic Scholarship.

Christian, son of Mariaand Juan Gonzalez, is amember of St. AmbroseParish in Anderson. Heplans to attend Butler Uni-versity, where he will be onthe pre-medicine track andwill study exploratory-nat-ural sciences.

Oscar, son of Abigail andIsidro Gutierrez, is a mem-ber of St. Cecilia Parish inDeMotte. He plans to attend

Ivy Tech, where he willstudy criminal justice.

Artemio, son of Manuelaand Jose Calvillo, is a mem-ber of St. Joan of Arc Parishin Kokomo. He plans toattend Marian University,where he has been acceptedinto the San Damiano Pas-toral Leadership Program.

Luis, son of Rosa Ramosand Luis Nieves Sr., is amember of St. Joseph Parishin Delphi. He plans to attendPurdue University, where hewill study physics.

The Father FrederickPerry Northcentral IndianaHispanic Scholarship Fundand the Lafayette Diocesan

Foundation, Inc. are pleasedto be able to provide this$1,000 scholarship opportu-nity.

The scholarships are forCatholic, Hispanic childrenwho are either graduatingseniors in the Lafayette dio-cese or students who havepreviously graduated from ahigh school within the dio-cese or who have completedtheir GED, and who havebeen accepted as incomingstudents, or who are current-ly enrolled as students, at anaccredited college or tradeschool within the UnitedStates.

JakobWhite

SaraVan Atter

ChristianGonzalez

OscarGutierrez

ArtemioMontemayor

LuisNieves Jr.

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pray together. She recalls thinking what

a beautiful expression oflove and support that thecouple and their weddingparty had for each other thatthey wanted to do this.

Father Kevin Hurley,associate pastor of Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel Parish, grewup in the parish and said heheard his vocational call tobe a priest while in the per-petual adoration chapel.

“In spending time inEucharistic adoration,whether it’s just one time ormultiple times, God is ableto cut through the barriers inour lives and speak to us in afrequency that we can trulyhear and feel at peace,” hesaid. “God reaches us in aprofound way that alwaysleaves us in a better place inour relationship with himand others.”

Bryan and Maria Bedford,parents of nine children ages5 to 24, have had a Saturdayafternoon adoration hour for15 years.

“We took an hour wherethere were no adorers at all,”Maria Bedford said. “Adora-tion gives us an opportunityto spend some time quietlywith Jesus ... to listen to him,seek his will in our lives, andto ‘recharge or get filled up’after the busy, sometimeschaotic and stressful dayswe have.”

Over the years, she said,her experiences in the chapelhave varied.

“At times, I’ve felt that Itruly heard answers toprayer either while quietlycontemplating Scripture orsomething I read whilethere,” she said. “I have alsofelt filled with a sense of

peace and quiet, which asyou can imagine with ninechildren, doesn’t often occurin our household.

“I’ve sometimes left stillwondering and questioning,only to hear an answer laterin the week. And I’ve, attimes, actually fallen asleep.I used to be ashamed orembarrassed about this, butthen someone told me that aprevious priest told her thatthis is a form of ‘resting inthe spirit’!

“Adoration has been ablessing to all of our family,”she said.

Inside the chapel, theBlessed Sacrament is housedin a brass monstrance andstands on a life-sized replicaof the Ark of the Covenantthat was crafted by JonathanChamblee, a former parishyouth director and metal

artist. On each end of the ark,

two brass angels bow downin worship.

The ark rests on pieces ofIndiana limestone, sur-rounded by sand, a fewrocks and pieces of potteryfrom the Holy Land.

The chapel seats 24 inwooden pews with kneelers.Above each kneeler is a well-stocked shelf with spiritualreading including Scrip-tures, recent encyclicals byPope Francis and PopeEmeritus Benedict XVI, spir-itual classics such as “TheImitation of Christ” and“The Diary of St. Faustina,”and Presentation Ministries’popular “One Bread, OneBody” booklet of reflections.

Illustrated Bibles areavailable for younger ador-ers, and several books are

available in Spanish toaccommodate the numerousSpanish-speaking parish-ioners.

While the majority ofhours in the chapel aredesigned for silent prayer,there are designated hoursfor special ministries toengage in spoken prayer orsong.

The Antioch Youth Groupand Lay Missionaries ofCharity host a weekly hour.The Hispanic Ministry andNocturnal Adoration alsohost an hour each month foradoration. The groups offer avariety of different prayermethods during their hours.

The Cravers strive to havetwo adorers for every hour.If an adorer cannot make hishour, he can contact hisprayer partner or try to finda substitute. If neither adorer

can make their hour, then thecoordinators send out an “e-mail blast” to possible sub-stitutes.

The adoration chapel isopen each day from 6 a.m. to10 p.m. From 10 p.m. to 6a.m., visitors and adorersneed a security swipe card toenter because the chapel islocked for security purposes.

“We are always lookingfor ways to evangelize, pro-mote and welcome people topray in the adorationchapel,” Lorene Craver said.

“In recent years duringLent, several large signs thatread ‘pray here’ were addedon and around the chapel,directing people to it. Weliked them so much and gotsuch positive feedback thatwe asked Father RichardDoerr, our pastor, to keepthem up permanently. Wealso have added online sign-up, which also has been asuccess.”

For the Cravers, facilitat-ing the adoration chapel hasdeepened their own devo-tion to the Blessed Sacra-ment.

“We get to hear all the sto-ries of how God has movedin the lives of others,” SteveCraver said. “It’s the quiet,that what it is.”

“It’s not really about us,”Lorene said of their ministry.“We just facilitate the oppor-tunity for others to spendtime with Jesus. We are thehands that Christ worksthrough.”

For more information onthe perpetual adorationchapel or to sign up for anhour of adoration, e-mailLorene or Steve Craver atolmcadorationchapel@olmc1.org.

A Eucharistic procession took place on the evening of July 16, ending with Benedictionin the church (above), to celebrate 15 years of perpetual adoration at Our Lady of Mt.Carmel Parish. (Photos by Brigid Curtis Ayer)

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happen with a loved one’ssuffering and death is oftenleft to almost completestrangers,” she said. “Deathhas become something thatis completely avoided.

“People who are pro-PAS(physician-assisted suicide)will say it’s a gift, but weneed to educate about thereality,” Hoefer said. “WithPAS, you are robbing lovedones of the opportunity tolove you, to minister to youin the time of your greatestneed.”

Today’s laws legalizingphysician-assisted suicidecreate immunity for doctorsso they aren’t charged withmurder, but there aren’t anylaws protecting patients, shesaid.

Physician-assisted suicideis legal in five states, and it isbeing reviewed in severalothers.

To obtain a PAS prescrip-tion, Hoefer said, a doctorhas to determine if a personhas only six months or lessto live and if he is of soundmind. After people get a pre-scription, they don’t have tobe in the presence of a physi-cian to take it.

Once prescriptions leavethe pharmacy, she noted,there are no safeguards.Only about 60 percent ofthose given a prescriptionfor physician-assisted sui-cide go through with it, shesaid. The drugs could endup sitting in a medicine cab-inet.

“Maybe grandson ‘John-ny,’ who wants Grandma’sinheritance, grinds it up andputs it in her food,” Hoefersaid. “She consumes it andhas no idea. Or it could beused to kill somebody elseentirely. There is absolutelyno follow-up.

“We have no idea if peo-ple are being killed againsttheir will or if drugs arebeing used to kill other peo-ple,” she said. “So manythings could go wrong —there is no supervision atall.”

In states where physician-assisted suicide is legal,some insurance companieshave sometimes refused tocover costs for cancer drugs,but offered to pay for drugsfor physician-assisted sui-cide, Hoefer said. The insur-ance companies have real-ized it’s bad publicity tosend letters stating this, sothey now make phone calls

to avoid documentation.“People say, ‘We can’t let

them suffer,’ but there arethings we can do to controlpain,” Hoefer said. “Andpain isn’t the reason peopleare doing this. The top rea-sons for requesting PAS arethat patients are afraid oflosing autonomy, being aburden and losing their dig-nity.

“Young people have beenremoved from death in ourculture, and need to be invit-ed into discussions andasked for their opinions,”she said. “We need to sharestories of personal experi-ences. That will break downbarriers better than present-ing a list of facts.

“When the Holy Spiritcreates the opportunity, weneed to share our stories,”Hoefer said. “Death is a real-ity of life that no one canescape. We have all beentouched by death. We knowthat God has been acting insome way through thoseexperiences and he alwaysbrings a greater good. We

can learn from all theseexperiences, share them withother people and then wecan present factual informa-tion.

“The Holy Spirit can doamazing things when we lethim into troublesome situa-tions in our lives,” she said.“Just pray. Pray for people’sconversion, that someone intheir life or a situation willtouch them and help themrealize the truth of the realityin which we live. We can’tunderestimate the powerand the influence of the HolySpirit while he works mira-cles.”

Catholics also need toreach out to those withwhom they don’t seem tohave much in common, shesaid.

“People who are pro-choice when it comes toabortion might be very pro-life when it comes to issueslike PAS,” Hoefer said.“They may become some ofour best allies in reachingout and trying to influencethe culture on PAS. We need

to interact with all peoplewith a sense of kindness andrespect.”

“I have a passion to createa culture of life within ourcountry,” said CindyMcClure, co-chair of theEmbrace Life ministry at St.Joan of Arc. “Hopefully wecan share information andtry to dispel any confusionson the topic.

“My parents are in their70s,” she said. “I want toknow how best to care forthem and I want to under-stand any falsehoods thatsomeone might give me asI’m trying to care for them.I’m the only child and I willbe the one making thosedecisions. I want to do rightby them in God’s eyes andalso for myself.

“PAS is not new — it’sbeen ongoing for more than100 years,” registered nurseKathy Kindt said, noting, forexample, that the 1906-07Ohio legislatures rejectedactive euthanasia proposals.

Recently, in Oregon —where physician-assistedsuicide is legal — Senate Bill494 was passed to allowwithholding of nutrition andhydration from people withdementia and mental illness— not necessarily terminaldiseases. The bill was intro-duced in response to a caseinvolving a man who want-ed food withheld from hiswife, who had Alzheimer’sdisease.

“We are very thankful thatOregon’s House of Repre-sentatives killed the bill,”Kindt said.

“End-of-life documentsare important,” she said.“The first living will wasintroduced by the Euthana-sia Society of America in1938. We are encouragednow in hospitals to askabout advance directives.Current living wills makedecisions about some futurepossible event without beingable to foresee all the possi-ble circumstances.”

A POST — physicianorder for sustaining treat-ment — requires bothpatient and doctor signa-tures.

“It’s called a living will onsteroids because it includesdirectives about living wills,feeding tubes and even oxy-gen,” Kindt said.

“Durable power of attor-ney is a good one — if youtrust your spouse, it’s a goodway to go,” she said. “Youwant to appoint somebody

who can make those deci-sions. In Indiana, whoevershows up at the bedside inthe immediate family — par-ents, children, siblings andspouse — all get a say ifthere is no document. Thatcauses a lot of problems.”

Documents to look intoinclude the health carepower of attorney, a protec-tive medical decisions docu-ment, and a “loving will,”available from the AmericanLife League, that protectspatient wishes and dignity,she said.

“Hospitals want you tofill out advance directives,”Kindt said. “We need to beeducated for this. Ventilatorsaren’t always bad — theycan allow healing of thelungs. Don’t let people scareyou about ventilators. Theycan be appropriate to arecoverable situation. Part ofa doctor’s job is to discusspros and cons about thetreatment of a patient. Hedoes not have the right tohold forth an opinion aboutthe quality of someone’s life.Treatments are not all per-manent and you can decideto stop one.”

In the 1896 annals of Ken-tucky’s medical association,feeding tubes weredescribed as being very com-mon for people whocouldn’t take nutrition bymouth.

“In 1896 in Kentucky,feeding tubes were commonso this is not extraordinarycare,” Kindt said. “Whenyou are thirsty, you can’tthink of anything else. Imag-ine being denied it for the 10to 14 days it takes you to die.

“You stop feeding andhydrating and someone isgoing to die,” she said. “Ifyou sign a POST refusingartificially administeredfood and water while med-ically sedated, you have cho-sen medically facilitated sui-cide. Sometimes food andwater are not appropriate —if a patient is not assimilat-ing and it’s going rightthrough them, then it’s notappropriate.

“We have to understandthat with the fear of pain andintolerable suffering thereare many ways to help some-one who is dying and suffer-ing,” she said. “Thereshouldn’t be intolerable suf-fering. There are alwaysways to help somebody. Youcan find relief in life.”

Registered nurse Kathy Kindt, left, and Susan Hoefer,Respect Life coordinator for the Lafayette diocese, ledthe presentation on “Dying with Dignity and Building aCulture of Life” at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Kokomo.(Photo by Caroline B. Mooney)

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Golf outingOXFORD — Knights ofColumbus Council 9400 willhold its annual charity golfouting on Saturday, July 29,at the Oxford golf club onState Road 55. The day willbegin with a 1 p.m. shotgunfour-person scramble, withvarious hole contests and a50/50 drawing. A meal andawards will follow the golf-ing fun. Proceeds will benefitSpecial Olympics, local foodpantries and Life Teen. Formore information or to regis-ter, call Tom Etter at 765-385-2185 or 765-385-2713. Allgolfers are welcome.

Novena in honorof St. ClareKOKOMO — The PoorClare nuns of Kokomo willhost “The Message of Fati-ma in the Life of St. Clare,”a novena in honor of St.Clare during the centennialof Fatima, from Aug. 2-10 attheir monastery, located at1175 N. 300 W. Novenaprayers and homily willbegin each evening at 7:30p.m. Priests and deacons of

the Lafayette diocese will bethe guest homilists eachevening. Topics andhomilists include: Aug. 2,“St. Clare and the Angel ofLight 1916,” Father DennisGoth; Aug. 3, “St. Clare andSacrifice, May 13, 1917,”Deacon Christian DeCarlo;Aug. 4, “St. Clare andPrayer, June 13, 1917,” Dea-con James De Oreo; Aug. 5,“St. Clare and Virtues, July13, 1917,” Deacon RonaldNevinger; Aug. 6, “St. Clareand Contempt of the World,Aug. 19, 1917,” FatherDavid Hellmann; Aug. 7,“St. Clare and Penance,Sept. 13, 1917,” Father BrianDudzinski; Aug. 8, ”St.Clare and World Peace,Sept. 13, 1917,” FatherKevin Hurley; Aug. 9, “St.Clare and Conversion, Oct.1, 1917,” Father AndrewDeKeyser; and Aug. 10, “St.Clare and the ImmaculateHeart of Mary, Dec. 10,1925,” Father Christopher

Roberts. The rosary will berecited and Benediction willbe offered each night of thenovena, and veneration of arelic of St. Clare will takeplace on Aug. 10. Mass forthe feast of St. Clare will becelebrated at 6:30 a.m.Thursday, Aug. 11. All arewelcome to attend any or allevenings of the novena andthe Aug. 11 Mass.

Eucharistic adorationDEMOTTE — All are invit-ed to join in Eucharisticadoration from 7 p.m. to 8p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, at St.Cecilia Church, 334 15th St.SW. Refreshments and theopportunity for conversa-tion will follow. Theevening is sponsored by St.Cecilia’s Young Adults.

“Holy Spirits Pilgrimage”The Lafayette diocese issponsoring a young adultpilgrimage — the “HolySpirits Pilgrimage” — onAug. 4-6. Participants willwalk in the footsteps ofThomas Merton at theAbbey of Gethsemani, visitSaint Meinrad Archabbey topray with the monks, andenjoy the Bourbon Trailwith stops at two distil-leries. For more informationor to register, visitwww.VersoMinistries.com.

Legion of MaryLAFAYETTE — All areinvited to join the Legion of

Mary for the celebration ofMass at 9 a.m. on the firstSaturday of each month inthe chapel at FranciscanHealth Lafayette Central.The Mass will be followedby Legion of Mary prayersand recitation of the rosary.All are invited to also joinin a holy hour for Americaat 7 p.m. on the firstWednesday of each monthin the chapel.

Serra SeriesKOKOMO — The secondgame in the Serra Series willbe held on Saturday, Aug. 5.The Serra Club of Kokomoorganizes the event, whichfeatures a softball gamebetween diocesan priestsand seminarians. The gamewill be held in the KokomoMunicipal Stadium. Gatesand concessions will open at11 a.m., with the first pitchto be thrown at noon. Thegame will go on, rain orshine. Admission is $5 perperson or $20 per family,with all gate proceeds goingto the seminarian fund. Theevent also will feature give-aways, a 50/50 drawing anda “meet-and-greet” on thefield after the game. TheSerra Club also is lookingfor businesses within thediocese to help sponsor theevent; e-mail kokomoserra@yahoo.com or call 765-432-1001.

Feast day celebrationFISHERS — St. John Vian-ney Parish will hold its 12thannual feast day celebrationon Sunday, Aug. 6. Theparish family pitch-in picnicwill begin immediately afterthe 10:30 a.m. Mass and willend with Benediction at 3p.m. Activities will includea cake walk, bounce houses,pony rides, inflatables andplenty of food. St. JohnVianney Parish is located at15176 Blessed Mother Blvd.in Fishers. For more infor-mation, visit www.sjvfishers.com or call theparish office at 317-485-0150. All are welcome toattend.

Golf outingFISHERS — St. John Vian-ney Parish will hold its 12thannual golf outing on Mon-day, Aug. 7, at Plum CreekGolf Club in Carmel. Check-in and lunch will begin at11:30 a.m. and golf willbegin with a shotgun startat 12:30 p.m. (scramble for-mat). Dinner and awardswill follow. Sponsors arestill being accepted. Registeras a single player, a four-some or a sponsor atwww.sjvfishers.com. Formore information, call theparish office at 317-485-0150. All are welcome toattend.

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Rosary at the grotto: All are invited to gather at the grotto at St. MaryChurch in Alexandria to pray the rosary at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13. Theevening is one of a series planned by the Daughters of Isabella Catholicwomen’s group to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparitionsof Our Lady of Fatima. Those attending are encouraged to bring theirfamilies and friends, rosaries, lawn chairs or blankets. Prayers will be

offered for peace in families, communities, the country and the world.The rosary gatherings also will be held on Sept. 13 and Oct. 13. If raining,bring umbrellas; in case of stormy weather, the rosary will be recited inthe church. Above are photos from rosary gatherings earlier this sum-mer. (Photos provided)

The Third OptionLAFAYETTE — The nextmeeting of The ThirdOption will be held from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug.7, at Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School. TheThird Option is a ministryconformed of volunteer cou-ples who offer support formarriages in difficultieswhile enhancing their ownmarriages. Couples whowould like to join the teamor receive more informationare invited to call DoraTobar at 765-269-4678 orDeacon Charles Jindrich at312-909-5077.

Fish fryKEWANNA — St. AnnParish will hold its 53rdannual fish fry from 4 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11.The all-you-care-to-eat fishand hand-breaded tender-loin fry will be prepared byDan’s Fish Fry Service. Themenu also will featurehomemade pies, bakedbeans, coleslaw, fresh gar-den vegetables and otherside dishes. Cost is $9.50 foradults and $5.50 for childrenages 5 to 13. For more infor-mation, call Deb Walsh at765-863-4774 or MauriceCohagan at 574-835-1676.All are welcome to attend.

Seminarian dinnerFISHERS — Knights ofColumbus Council 6923 ofFishers will host a dinner at6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, atSt. Louis de MontfortParish. All proceeds willbenefit diocesan seminari-

ans. Father David Hasser,diocesan vocations director,and some seminarians willbe attending and serving atthe dinner and sharing theirstories. The meal will be pic-nic-style with hamburgers,hot dogs, salad, dessertsand beverages. Suggesteddonations for the cost of thedinner are $10 per personand $30 per family. The din-ner will be held in CraigWilly Hall, located on theparish grounds at 11441Hague Road. All are wel-come to attend. Those whoare unable to attend andwould like to help support

the seminarians are encour-aged to mail donations to:Knights of Columbus, POBox 691, Fishers, IN 46038or leave contributions at theparish office.

ConcertMUNCIE — St. LawrenceParish will host a concert byPaul Todd and Paul Todd Jr.from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday,Aug. 18, at the church, 820E. Charles St. Doors willopen at 6:30 p.m. The con-cert will include Christianmusic, as well as original,classical, popular, big bandand Broadway selections. Afree-will offering will betaken, with proceeds to ben-efit St. Lawrence School. Tolearn more about the musi-cal duo, visit their Web sitesat www.paultodd.com andwww.paultoddjr.com. Formore information about theconcert, call 765-288-9223.All are invited to attend.

“Super Hero 5K”LAFAYETTE — The “SuperHero 5K” to support MatrixLifeCare Center will be heldon Saturday, Aug. 26, atJenks Rest at ColumbianPark. Registration will openat 8:30 a.m. and the eventwill conclude at noon. Inaddition to the 5K run, therewill be a 3K walk, a 1K chil-dren’s race, a costume con-test, food, music and games.For more information or toregister online, visitwww.lafayetteherorun.com.All are welcome.

“Bible Bingo”TIPTON — Nuns 4 FunEntertainment will present“Bible Bingo: An Act ofCharity ... in Two Acts” byVicki Quade at 2 p.m. Sun-day, Aug. 27, at St. John theBaptist Parish, 335 Mill St.Cost for premium seating(first five rows) is $30 perperson; cost for other seatsis $25 per person. For moreinformation, call the parishat 765-675-2422.

Save the date/Eucharistic missionThe parishes of Lafayetteand West Lafayette andLafayette Adoration willsponsor a Eucharistic mis-sion on Sunday, Aug. 27,through Thursday, Aug. 31.Guest speakers for the mis-sion will include fourpriests of the Fathers ofMercy: Father Bill Casey,Father Ricardo Pineda,Father Ben Cameron andFather Joseph Aytona. Timesand locations for the nightlymission talks and a unifiedclosing Mass will be avail-able soon. All are welcometo attend.

Save the date/Fall women’s retreatLAFAYETTE — The Cathe-dral of St. Mary of theImmaculate Conception,1207 Columbia St., will holda fall women’s retreat withDonna Heckler, author of“Living Like a Lady,” onSaturday, Nov. 11. Hecklerwill share her story and herpath with humor, faith andpassion. The day will begin

with Mass at 9:30 a.m., fol-lowed by a light breakfast.The sacrament of reconcilia-tion will be available begin-ning at 8:30 a.m. The retreatwill conclude at 1 p.m.There is no cost to attend.RSVPs are requested by Oct.30 to Kim Granlund atkgranlund@lcss.org or MaryDiener at mdiener@lcss.org.For more information, callKim Granlund at 765-491-0468.

WorldWide MarriageEncounterMarried couples in theLafayette diocese and Indi-anapolis area are invited torestore, renew and rekindletheir marriages throughMarriage Encounter Week-ends and Sharing Circles.Those wishing to make afirst-time (or another) week-end may apply atwww.wwme.org. Upcoming weekends for2017 include Nov. 3-5. Cou-ples who already have par-ticipated in a MarriageEncounter Weekend areinvited to join monthlySharing Circles in theLafayette and Indianapolisareas. For more information,e-mail kenannme@comcast.net.

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The Diocese of Lafayette‐in‐Indiana invites all government officials, attorneys, paralegals, law students and their spouses to attend this year’s“Red Mass” and dinner reception. The tradition of the “Red Mass” was begunby Pope Innocent IV in 1243 for the Ecclesial Judicial Court, asking the invocation of the Holy Spirit as a source of wisdom, understanding, counsel,fortitude and strength for the coming term of the court. The color red signifies the Holy Spirit and martyrdom. St. Thomas More is the patron saintof lawyers.

Monday, October 2, 2017  • 5:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Carmel

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Knights of Columbus Council 456 recently held its seventh annual carshow on the grounds of Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School inLafayette. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to the Central Catholic

Professional Development Fund to help support continued faculty devel-opment. (Photos provided)

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AUGUST 20171 — Ecclesial Lay Ministry (ELM) spirituality class “St. John of the Cross — TheAscent of Mt. Carmel” begins, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi, Muncie— Principals Back to School Gathering, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo

7 — New Teachers Meeting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo15 — Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop’sOffice/Catholic Pastoral Center closed24 — New Teachers Meeting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo

SEPTEMBER 20174 — Labor Day, Bishop’s Office/Catholic Pastoral Center closed5 — ELM “Ecclesiology and Ecumenism” course begins, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., St.Ann, Lafayette6 — Principals meeting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo9 — Rite of Acolyte for permanent deacon candidates, 5:30 p.m., St. Patrick, Koko-mo16 — Pre-Cana marriage preparation conference, 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., St. Joanof Arc, Kokomo (registration required; limit: 20 couples)18 — Diocesan Teacher Day, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo— ELM “Sacraments” course begins, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,

Carmel23 — “The Bible for Liturgical Readers,” free training for liturgical readers, 9:30a.m., St. Francis of Assisi, Muncie— “The Bible for Liturgical Readers,” free training for liturgical readers, 2:30 p.m.

to 4:30 p.m., Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Lafayette25 — ELM pastoral skills workshop “Ministry I: Calling Forth Gifts for Ministry,” Part1, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo

OCTOBER 20171 — Respect Life Sunday2 — Red Mass and Dinner, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Carmel— ELM pastoral skills workshop “Ministry I: Calling Forth Gifts for Ministry,” Part 2,

6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo3 — ELM pastoral skills workshop, “Law I: Canon and Civil Law for Ministry,” 9a.m. to 3 p.m., Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Carmel14 — ELM pastoral skills workshop “Communications I: Listening,” 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Our Lady of Grace, Noblesville— ELM pastoral skills workshop “Leadership I: Goal Setting and Mission Plan-

ning,” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Ann, Lafayette15 — World Mission Sunday20-22 — CRUX Camp Fall Adventure for girls, Oakbrook Valley Camp, Russiaville(registration opens Aug. 1)

NOVEMBER 20171 — All Saints Day, Bishop’s Office/Catholic Pastoral Center closed2 — All Souls’ Day4 — Missionary Discipleship Conference, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Elizabeth AnnSeton, Carmel8 — Principals meeting, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo11 — Pre-Cana marriage preparation conference, 8:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., St.Alphonsus Liguori, Zionsville (registration required; limit: 20 couples)— ELM pastoral skills workshop “Leadership II: Styles, Functions and Models of

Leadership,” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Ann, Lafayette— ELM pastoral skills workshop “Communications II: Ministerial Relationships,” 9

a.m. to 3 p.m., Our Lady of Grace, Noblesville13 — ELM pastoral skills workshop “Ministry II: Volunteers and Collaboration,” Part1, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo13-16 — U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops fall general meeting, Baltimore14 — ELM pastoral skills workshop “Law II: Using Church Documents in Ministry,”9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Carmel16-18 — National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), Indianapolis17-19 — CRUX Camp Fall Adventure for boys, Oakbrook Valley Camp, Russiaville(registration opens Aug. 1)18 — Pre-Cana marriage preparation conference, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., St.Lawrence, Lafayette (registration required; limit: 25 couples)20 — ELM pastoral skills workshop “Ministry II: Volunteers and Collaboration,” Part2, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo23-24 — Thanksgiving holiday, Bishop’s Office/Catholic Pastoral Center closed

C O M I N G E V E N T S REST IN PEACE

Please pray for the repose of the souls of our departedbrothers and sisters in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.

Rose Scheffki, 89, died July 17. She was a mem-ber of St. Cecilia in DeMotte.

John P. Dixon, 83, died July 9. He was a memberof Our Lady of the Lakes in Monticello.

Mary Jane Mowle, 80, died July 6. She was amember of Blessed Sacrament in West Lafayette.

Salvador Jara, 94, died June 23. Thomas W.Vaughan, 60, died July 7. Maryann Martin, 71, diedJuly 11. Leonora R. Taylor, 99, died July 14. All weremembers of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immac-ulate Conception in Lafayette.

Joann Ginder, 81, died July 18. She was a mem-ber of St. Maria Goretti in Westfield.

Jeremiah Brinkworth, 81, died July 8. He was amember of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Carmel.

Josephine A. Slipher, 92, died July 7. She was amember of St. Boniface in Lafayette.

Ida Belle Van Wormer, 94, died June 25. RitaStathers, 58, died July 3. Both were members of St.Joseph in Lebanon.

Virginia Crowe, 99, died July 6. She was a mem-ber of All Saints in Logansport.

Names of the deceased are provided at the requestof parishes in the diocese desiring to provide thisinformation.

Five students of St. Paul School in Marion were recog-nized recently for perfect attendance for the 2016-2017school year. From left are first-grader Elias Khalouf, third-grader Shaeli Castaneda, fifth-grader Ryan Sebastian,third-grader Matthew Kelley and third-grader Nyla Hubartt.(Photo provided)

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Fruitful Harvest 2016Monthly report — June 30, 2017

Parish City Goal Pledged Amount Paid % Goal Pledged % Goal Paid % Pledged PaidSt. Mary Alexandria $67,718.00 $62,209.00 $31,544.10 91.9% 46.6% 50.7%St. Ambrose Anderson $124,686.00 $107,940.00 $53,974.45 86.6% 43.3% 50.0%St. Mary Anderson $186,040.00 $165,181.45 $81,899.45 88.8% 44.0% 49.6%St. Francis Xavier * Attica $37,432.00 $29,850.00 $18,310.00 79.7% 48.9% 61.3%Holy Trinity Bryant $41,253.00 $33,550.00 $26,060.00 81.3% 63.2% 77.7%Our Lady of Mt. Carmel * Carmel $1,234,408.00 $1,489,052.18 $813,947.23 120.6% 65.9% 54.7%St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Carmel $561,517.00 $568,540.18 $348,365.07 101.3% 62.0% 61.3%Sacred Heart of Jesus Cicero $89,220.00 $128,970.00 $62,466.60 144.6% 70.0% 48.4%St. Joseph Covington $14,264.00 $12,140.00 $6,670.00 85.1% 46.8% 54.9%St. Bernard * Crawfordsville $95,085.00 $184,030.25 $93,335.75 193.5% 98.2% 50.7%St. Joseph Delphi $54,414.00 $77,521.50 $45,412.50 142.5% 83.5% 58.6%St. Cecilia DeMotte $57,466.00 $68,305.00 $46,460.00 118.9% 80.8% 68.0%St. Mary Dunkirk $12,635.00 $17,613.00 $10,158.00 139.4% 80.4% 57.7%St. Mary Dunnington $13,896.00 $8,610.00 $8,410.00 62.0% 60.5% 97.7%St. John Earl Park $16,578.00 $14,500.00 $14,500.00 87.5% 87.5% 100.0%St. Joseph Elwood $66,177.00 $53,830.20 $24,410.80 81.3% 36.9% 45.3%Holy Spirit Fishers $659,031.00 $744,797.49 $398,561.26 113.0% 60.5% 53.5%St. John Vianney * Fishers $102,728.00 $102,728.00 $102,728.00 100.0% 100.0% 50.6%St. Louis de Montfort Fishers $457,567.00 $417,790.33 $215,681.57 91.3% 47.1% 51.6%Sacred Heart Fowler $71,759.00 $64,185.00 $52,202.50 89.4% 72.7% 81.3%St. Francis Francesville $3,712.00 $6,139.12 $4,064.00 165.4% 109.5% 66.2%St. Mary Frankfort $80,960.00 $87,162.23 $44,122.23 107.7% 54.5% 50.6%Holy Family Gas City $41,109.00 $31,630.00 $19,960.00 76.9% 48.6% 63.1%Sts. Peter & Paul Goodland $8,698.00 $7,828.00 $7,828.00 90.0% 90.0% 100.0%St. John the Evangelist Hartford City $45,340.00 $62,805.00 $25,835.00 138.5% 57.0% 41.1%St. Joseph Kentland $33,960.00 $30,825.00 $30,825.00 90.8% 90.8% 100.0%St. Ann Kewanna $7,271.00 $6,258.00 $5,260.50 86.1% 72.3% 84.1%St. Joan of Arc * Kokomo $270,128.00 $270,128.00 $270,128.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%St. Patrick * Kokomo $242,304.00 $332,626.00 $168,152.20 137.3% 69.4% 50.6%St. Mary Cathedral * Lafayette $307,103.00 $373,424.86 $218,364.25 121.6% 71.1% 58.5%St. Ann Lafayette $106,732.00 $48,663.75 $35,128.45 45.6% 32.9% 72.2%St. Boniface Lafayette $239,689.00 $253,602.25 $130,136.84 105.8% 54.3% 51.3%St. Lawrence Lafayette $288,755.00 $201,428.37 $110,635.14 69.8% 38.3% 54.9%Bishop's Office Lafayette $28,362.92 $24,811.98 St. Augusta * Lake Village $48,603.00 $39,250.00 $19,145.00 80.8% 39.4% 48.8%St. Joseph Lebanon $141,106.00 $232,185.00 $114,780.00 164.5% 81.3% 49.4%All Saints Logansport $203,703.00 $217,384.51 $137,894.51 106.7% 67.7% 63.4%St. Paul Marion $179,915.00 $117,345.30 $83,398.70 65.2% 46.4% 71.1%St. Henry Medaryville $3,119.00 $4,504.12 $1,495.00 144.4% 47.9% 33.2%St. Anne Monterey $19,348.00 $18,250.00 $12,603.00 94.3% 65.1% 69.1%Our Lady of the Lakes Monticello $87,295.00 $60,020.00 $38,746.86 68.8% 44.4% 64.6%St. Francis of Assisi Muncie $113,172.00 $105,857.89 $49,013.89 93.5% 43.3% 46.3%St. Lawrence Muncie $114,960.00 $152,358.48 $80,369.83 132.5% 69.9% 52.8%St. Mary Muncie $210,713.00 $275,010.10 $143,877.44 130.5% 68.3% 52.3%Our Lady of Grace * Noblesville $415,045.00 $590,065.06 $228,378.15 142.2% 55.0% 38.7%St. Charles Otterbein $38,357.00 $46,163.00 $34,085.00 120.4% 88.9% 73.8%St. Patrick Oxford $35,732.00 $42,370.00 $30,445.00 118.6% 85.2% 71.9%St. Charles Peru $111,672.00 $117,690.00 $80,550.00 105.4% 72.1% 68.4%Immaculate Conception Portland $65,411.00 $72,360.00 $51,590.00 110.6% 78.9% 71.3%St. Joseph Pulaski $21,199.00 $30,012.12 $24,646.00 141.6% 116.3% 82.1%Sacred Heart Remington $26,725.00 $31,545.00 $25,250.00 118.0% 94.5% 80.0%St. Augustine * Rensselaer $83,080.00 $101,475.00 $70,510.00 122.1% 84.9% 69.5%St. Joseph Reynolds $26,791.00 $33,298.55 $17,633.55 124.3% 65.8% 53.0%St. Joseph Rochester $44,609.00 $55,025.00 $32,385.50 123.3% 72.6% 58.9%St. John the Baptist Tipton $88,655.00 $92,580.00 $56,164.00 104.4% 63.4% 60.7%St. Mary Union City $34,737.00 $36,125.00 $25,105.00 104.0% 72.3% 69.5%Blessed Sacrament West Lafayette $233,100.00 $202,521.62 $130,234.79 86.9% 55.9% 64.3%St. Thomas Aquinas * West Lafayette $194,834.00 $312,556.80 $158,663.72 160.4% 81.4% 50.8%St. Maria Goretti * Westfield $568,185.00 $568,185.00 $568,185.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Sorrowful Mother * Wheatfield $39,429.00 $39,429.00 $39,429.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%St. Peter Winamac $43,876.00 $56,998.12 $34,197.00 129.9% 77.9% 60.0%St. Joseph Winchester $28,908.00 $30,810.00 $19,500.00 106.6% 67.5% 63.3%St. Alphonsus * Zionsville $338,086.00 $338,086.00 $338,086.00 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Totals $9,200,000.00 $10,111,687.75 $6,196,710.81 109.9% 67.4% 163.2%*Dovetail Parish

Fruitful Harvest 2016 Dovetail Report

Parish City Dovetail Goal ** Pledged Amount Paid % Pledge PaidSt. Francis Xavier Attica $52,000.00 $29,850.00 $18,310.00 61.34%Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Carmel $400,000.00 $1,489,052.18 $813,947.23 54.66%St. Bernard Crawfordsville $200,000.00 $184,030.25 $93,335.75 50.72%St. John Vianney Fishers $750,000.00 $369,558.34 $186,543.84 50.48%St. Joan of Arc Kokomo $350,000.00 $748,944.00 $429,857.50 57.40%St. Patrick Kokomo $400,000.00 $332,626.00 $168,857.50 50.76%St. Mary Cathedral Lafayette $400,000.00 $373,424.86 $218,364.25 58.48%St. Augusta Lake Village $50,000.00 $39,250.00 $19,145.00 48.78%Our Lady of Grace Noblesville $300,000.00 $590,065.06 $228,378.15 38.70%St. Augustine Rensselaer $70,000.00 $101,475.00 $70,510.00 69.49%St. Thomas Aquinas West Lafayette $514,232.88 $312,556.80 $158,663.72 50.76%St. Maria Goretti Westfield $2,000,000.00 $2,003,804.31 $687,770.26 34.32%Sorrowful Mother Wheatfield $155,000.00 $211,324.31 $82,485.87 39.03%St. Alphonsus Zionsville $851,000.00 $609,160.61 $359,927.58 59.09%** Includes parish Fruitful Harvest goal

Monthly reports are prepared by the Pastoral Office for Administration.

These parishes con-ducted simultane-ous appeals forparish capital needsin connection withthe Fruitful Harvest2016 campaign. Thetable above reflectsthe status of givingto Fruitful Harvest2016 only. At rightare the goals andpledges for dovetailparishes, combiningthe amount pledgedto both Fruitful Har-vest 2016 and theparish need.

A campaign prayer forFruitful Harvest 2016

Oh Lord, giver of life

and source of all that we have, we thank you

for the many gifts you have given us andwe invite your presencein our lives at all times.

Help us to faithfullyanswer your call to be“Stewards of Christ.”

Gift us with your graceto know that

by answering your call,we will be truly free.

Help us to use your gifts wisely and

teach us to share themgenerously by

“Sharing Our Gifts.”

May our faithful stewardship bear

witness to the love ofChrist in our lives.

Through your Son,Jesus Christ,

make our prayer to youone of faith, hope and

charity for all of your people.

Amen.

Since its inception in1984, the funds gatheredin the biennial FruitfulHarvest appeal have pro-vided operating fundsneeded to help meet theexpenses of diocesanministries, as well asobligations of the diocese to the nationaland Universal Church.Millions of dollars alsohave been returned toparishes and school trustfunds.

Thank you for your generosity!

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LOOKING BACKLOOKING BACK

These stories appeared inThe Catholic Moment and itspredecessor, the Lafayetteedition of Our Sunday Visitor:

• 50 years ago, July 30,1967: Pope Paul VI hasnamed Bishop George J.Biskup of Des Moines ascoadjutor with right of suc-cession to Archbishop PaulSchulte of Indianapolis. Bish-op Biskup has led the DesMoines, Iowa, diocese sinceearly 1965.

• 25 years ago, Aug. 2,1992: Visitors from Austriacame to Lafayette July 15-20as part of the People to Peo-ple International programset up by former PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower in1956. Five Catholic familieshosted five of the Austriangroup.

• 10 years ago, July 29,2007: Habitat for Humanityof the Kokomo Communi-ty’s second annual “Apos-tles Build” brought 10 areachurches together to build ahouse. St. Joan of Arc and St.Patrick parishes wereamong those participating.

• Five years ago, July 29,2012: The Congregation of St.Joseph announced July 16that the 10 sisters who stilllive at the St. Joseph Centerin Tipton will be moving toother facilities by early De-cember. A partner is beingsought to reuse the retreatand conference facilities inTipton.

Saints of the week

Ignatius of Loyola(1491-1556)

Feast: July 31

Born in his family’sancestral Basque castle,Inigo Lopez de Loyolawas a page in Castileand a soldier woundedin battle before he expe-rienced a personal con-version. While conva-lescing he read aboutChrist and the saints,made a long retreat atManresa and journeyedto Jerusalem.

He studied for 10years in Barcelona andParis, where he becameIgnatius and was thecenter of a group oflike-minded men. Theyfounded the Society ofJesus, or Jesuits, to beactive missionaries andmeet the challenges ofthe Reformation.

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This is not what I signed up for — or is it?By Laura Kelly Fanucci Catholic News Service

Stripping soaked sheetsoff a child’s bed for the thirdnight in a row. Scrub-bing vomit out of acarseat. Listening toa bedroom door slamwith an angry “I hateyou!”

“This is not what Isigned up for.”

In the years since Ibecame a mother, thetempting, selfishthought has sneakedinto my mind a thousandtimes, dark and brooding.But every time a quiet voiceresponds gently: “Are yousure?”

Before we had children,the prospect of parenthoodplayed in my mind like amovie montage: the joy of

holding our baby, watchinga toddler take first steps,spinning around with alaughing child, playing soc-cer together at the park, tear-

ing up at graduation. I daydreamed

about the highlightreel. I did not imag-ine any ugly mo-ments on the cuttingroom floor.

I smile now at mynaivete. What parentwouldn’t? We growinto this calling as itpolishes our rough

edges smooth over time. But after late nights or

weeks of sickness or onemore exasperating argu-ment, I still hear the tempta-tion creeping into my mind:“This is not what I signed upfor.” The sin of pride, taunt-ing me to believe myself bet-

ter than the work before me.Back when I was a bright-

eyed college graduate, Isigned up for a year of ser-vice in France with the Sis-ters of the Assumption.What better way to put mynewly minted French degreeto good use?

I found myself working ina L’Arche home for adultswith severe physical and de-velopmental disabilities.Every morning I strippedsoaked sheets, washed themand remade the beds. Everyday I helped residents go tothe bathroom, get dressedand eat lunch.

I remember ironing thesame stack of clothes for the12th time that week andmuttering to myself: “This isnot what I signed up for.”

No one cared if I could an-alyze a French novel bril-

liantly. No one knew if I’dgone to a great university orhad some all-star resume.

What I had signed up todo was to serve. With love.Which meant setting asidemy own ego and expecta-tions and humbling myselfto the place God had calledme.

Turns out that year atL’Arche was the best prepa-ration for parenthood.

Today none of my chil-dren care that I have a grad-uate degree. None of themhave ever asked to see myresume. What matters tothem is that I show up eachday and love them. This isexactly what I signed up forwhen I became their mom.

Whenever I’m tempted tothink otherwise, I hear thequiet, gentle voice I havecome to recognize as God’s.

That peaceful voice remindsme that the work of love ismy vocation.

It’s not always what I pic-tured, glamorous or envi-able. But callings don’t comewith promises of bliss andself-fulfillment.

God asks us to give ourlives to each other in sacri-fice and love. Whether weare parents or priests, singleor married, professionals orcaregivers, we all grow intothe hard work that comeswith vocation. This is whereGod calls us.

This is exactly what wesigned up for.

Laura Kelly Fanucci is amother, writer and director of aproject on vocation at the Col-legeville Institute in Col-legeville, Minn., and the authorof several books.

You’re always welcome here.Come to St. Peter, Winamac.

When you are not with us, we miss you.

Lord’s Day MassesSaturday: 4 p.m.Sunday: 10 a.m.

To see more Mass times across the Lafayette diocese, visit the Web site at www.dol-in.organd look for all of our parishes in coming weeks in The Catholic Moment.

Laura KellyFanucci

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