Archdiocese of Indianapolis
1400 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-2367
19 Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference Indianapolis Marriott 22 Chrism Mass Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral 27 Easter Sunday
10 Mass for the Newly Initiated Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral 14 A Promise to Keep Mentor Lunch Catholic Center 23 Intercultural Awards Dinner Downtown Knights of Columbus 24 Marriage Day Celebration Mass Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral
4 CYO and Youth Ministry Awards and Archdiocesan Youth Council Commissioning Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral 7 Race for Vocations 11 Golf Fore Faith Fundraiser Crooked Stick Golf Club 15 Adult Confirmation Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral
12-17 Homeland Mission Project Benedict Inn, Beech Grove
25 Ordination to the Priesthood Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral
22 thru August 1 - World Youth Day Krakow, Poland
10 A Day for Catechists sponsored by the Office of Catechesis St. Agnes, Nashville 14 Mass and Reception for Principals and High School Presidents, Parish Administrators of Religious Education, Youth Ministers,
and College Campus Ministers Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral (TENT) 18 Catechetical Sunday
3 Feast of St. Theodora Guérin Principal Patroness of the Archdiocese
3 Feast of St. Francis Xavier Principal Patron of the Archdiocese
Learn more about the restructuring of the Office of Catholic Schools here: http://oce.archindy.org/news.aspx?ItemId=33
This will be the last issue of The Good Word. Please watch for a new communica-tion from our joint secretariats coming this fall!
Archdiocese of Indianapolis 1400 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-236-1430 1-800-382-9836 ext. 1430
Fax 317-261-3364 email: [email protected]
February 2016
From the Secretariats for Catholic Schools, Pastoral Ministries
and Worship and Evangelization
OFFICE OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION RESTRUCTURED For many years, the Office of Catholic Education (OCE) included Catholic Schools, Catechesis,
Youth Ministry, and Young Adult/College Campus Ministries. This past year, the OCE went through a
comprehensive internal review that led to a reorganization resulting in three separate but collaborative
secretariats. Annette “Mickey” Lentz noted in her summary following the decision, “By reorganizing into
three secretariats we will be able to give each of these important areas the time and resources they need to
|effectively educate and evangelize. These changes will allow us to serve parishes and the people of
the Archdiocese better as we carry out the mission of the Church in central and southern Indiana.”
Learn more about the restructuring by following the link located in the left hand column. Following are
the three directors and a brief description of the services provided within each secretariat they serve.
Secretariat for Catholic Schools - Gina Kuntz Fleming, Superintendent
Serving 69 schools in central and southern Indiana, the Secretariat for Catholic
Schools strives to support pastors, school leaders, teachers, support staff and school
commissions and boards in their work to form young people spiritually, intellectually,
socially, emotionally and physically. This office, in coordination with other secretari-
ats, provides support in the areas of faith formation, professional development, curricu-
lum development and alignment, government programming, development/
advancement and support services for students.
Diocesan Parish Elementary and
High Schools - Office of Catholic Schools (OCS)
Mother Theodore Catholic Academies (MTCA)
Private High Schools
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)
St. Mary’s Child Center
Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization - Fr. Patrick Beidelman, Executive Director
The Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization serves the archdiocese’s 131 parishes
in a multitude of ways, one of which is through the addition of the Office of
Catechesis. This office offers consultation services, training programs, and printed
and online resources for parish liturgical ministers. Fr. Pat Beidelman and his team
strive to teach the faith with an emphasis on missionary discipleship while providing
all catechists with the tools necessary for leading others to the Catholic faith.
Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries - Deacon Mike Braun, Director
The Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries was formed to bring together several key
ministries that enhance faith formation throughout central and southern Indiana while
providing even greater support to youth ministry and young adult/college campus
ministries. Services provided through the Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries include:
Evangelization Catechesis Worship Fatima Retreat House
Youth Ministry
Young Adult and College Campus Ministries
Office of Pro-Life and Family Life
Intercultural Ministries
Office of Ecumenism
and Inter-Religious Affairs
consultative services, training, mentoring and certification for parish youth ministers and volunteers
as well as spiritual opportunities for teens in the archdiocese
ministry and support to Catholic communities of young adults within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
educational, pastoral, and advocacy programs to support the family and the dignity of life
development of ecumenical activities and programs for the clergy and people of all faiths
Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy
“Merciful Like the Father” http://www.archindy.org/
holyyearofmercy/index.html
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All God’s Children—Diversity in our Catholic Schools With almost 24,000 students and their families being formed in sixty-nine unique Catholic schools spread throughout the urban, suburban,
and rural settings of the 13,757 square miles of the Archdiocese, one thing is clear: All of God’s Children are Welcome.
Catholic schools in the Archdio-
cese of Indianapolis welcome stu-
dents and families from all walks
of life. We are strengthened by
diversity of ethnicities and races,
cultural heritages, home languages,
religious affiliations, and learning
differences that span the entire
socio-economic spectrum.
Father John McCaslin, pastor of Saint Anthony
Catholic Church in Indianapolis, is one of this
year’s National Catholic Education Association
(NCEA) honorees for his commitment to
Catholic schools and his efforts that resulted
in the reopening of Saint Anthony Catholic
School as a Mother Theodore Catholic
Academy (MTCA). Father John will accept
his award at a special celebration at the NCEA
2016 Convention and Expo in San Diego on
March 29.
Learn More About
Catholic Schools
Check out this Special
Publication to learn
more about the ministry
of Catholic schools in the
Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
www.archindy.org/OCS-Special-Publication-Fall-2015
More Than $5.6 Million
Raised in Tax Credit
Scholarships!
This past fiscal year, more than $5.6 million was raised
in Tax Credit Scholarships to give young people and
their families the opportunity of a lifetime! Thank you for
continuing to make Catholic education accessible in
the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Learn more about
Tax Credit Scholarships and stewardship
opportunities by visiting http://www.i4qed.org/.
Congratulations to this year’s Celebrating Catholic
School Values Award winners who were honored on
October 26 at Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis:
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES
Mr. Tom Dale and Mr. Dave Gehrich
COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOREES
Drs. Francis and Marianne Price
This year’s celebration featured keynote speaker,
Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C. Father Scully is the
Hackett Family Director of the Institute for Educational
Initiatives and the founder of the Alliance for Catholic
Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame.
Watch Father Scully’s speech here:
https://www.archindy.org/ccsv/video2015.html
Father John P. McCaslin
Recipient of the NCEA
“Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award”
Rev. John McCaslin
The Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization is responsible for coordinating the ministries of worship, adult initiation, catechesis, evangelization, and spiritual direction, while giving support
to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Christ Renews His Parish, Cursillo, and the Indiana Catholic Men and Women’s Conferences.
The archdiocesan Office of Catechesis serves parish catechetical leaders in their effort to offer comprehensive, womb-to-tomb
faith formation. They support the hundreds of catechists who teach the Faith in a variety of settings throughout our Archdiocese.
Feel free to contact The Office of Catechesis with questions or ideas related to the teaching ministry of our holy, Catholic Church. @IndyCatechesis
Ken Ogorek Director
317-236-1446 [email protected]
Erin Jeffries Coordinator of
Ministry to Persons
with Special Needs
317-236-1448 [email protected]
Gabriela Ross Coordinator of
Catechetical
Resources
317-236-1437 [email protected]
Rose Ruiz Administrative
Assistant
317-236-1550 [email protected]
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A Church That Goes Forth to Serve
www.archindyym.com Youth Ministry is committed to empowering youth
to live a life of holiness as disciples of Jesus Christ
in the world today by inviting them to know the
Gospel; teaching, modeling, and calling them to
participation in the Church; and fostering their
personal growth and vocation.
www.archindy.org/plfl Pro-Life and Family Life seeks to provide educa-
tional, pastoral, and advocacy programs supporting
the family and promoting the dignity of each
human person made in the image and likeness
of God from the moment of conception to natural
death in order to build a culture of life and
civilization of love.
The secretariat is committed to collaboration with parishes and campus ministries of the archdiocese to assist them
in the lifelong process of forming disciples by providing programs and events that inform and invite all people to
participation in the local and universal Church. In addition, the secretariat also provides resources for ministerial
and spiritual growth to the people of many cultural communities present within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
www.indycatholic.org/ The Young Adult and College Campus Ministry
has a mission to seek, find and invite all young
adults (ages 18-35) in the archdiocese to authen-
tic life in Jesus Christ and to spiritually equip
them to become lifelong, missionary disciples.
Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue is
a movement among Christians and other faith
confessions to bring about greater unity and
cooperation.
Kay Scoville Director
Rebecca Niemerg Director
Matt Faley Director
Fr. Rick Ginther Director
The Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization is responsible for coordinating the ministries of worship, adult initiation, catechesis, evangelization, and spiritual direction, while giving support
to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Christ Renews His Parish, Cursillo, and the Indiana Catholic Men and Women’s Conferences.
The archdiocesan Office of Catechesis serves parish catechetical leaders in their effort to offer comprehensive, womb-to-tomb
faith formation. They support the hundreds of catechists who teach the Faith in a variety of settings throughout our Archdiocese.
Feel free to contact The Office of Catechesis with questions or ideas related to the teaching ministry of our holy, Catholic Church. @IndyCatechesis
Rose Ruiz Administrative
Assistant
317-236-1550 [email protected]
Christina Tuley Executive
Assistant
317-236-1483
[email protected] Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Retreat
House welcomes people of all faiths
to come away and rest in God in a
peaceful setting with an environment
for reflection and spiritual renewal.
Andrew Motyka Director of
Archdiocesan
and Cathedral
Liturgical Music
317-236-1513 [email protected]
The Office of Worship fosters the renewal and growth of liturgy in the archdiocese.
It offers consultation services, training programs, and printed and online resources
for parish liturgical ministers. It is also responsible for archdiocesan liturgical
celebrations at which the archbishop presides.
The Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries was formed as part of the archdiocesan reorganization to serve the community in new and creative ways. The offices include:
The secretariat also serves Lay Ministry Formation, Prison Ministry, and Creation Care Ministries
Intercultural Ministries works to promote an
increased awareness of the cultural/ethnic
strengths and diversity of the archdiocese, to
assist parishes in developing services to meet
multicultural needs, and offer an intercultural
approach to ethnic and cultural diversity in the
archdiocese.
Georgene Beiriger Director
Effective May 2, 2016
317-545-7681 [email protected]