March

22 2020

Our Mission St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center is a vibrant, welcoming, Catholic community serving the students of Valparaiso University and our local families. We strive to provide a life-changing encounter with Christ as we CONNECT, GROW, and SERVE.

www.saintt.com

Church Contact Information 1511 Laporte Avenue Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219) 464-4042

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Fr. Chris’ Corner March 17, 2020 Dear friends in the Lord, As we make our way through these final weeks of Lent, I can assure you that the Bishop’s decision to suspend all public Masses was not taken lightly. As a priest, it breaks my heart to see this longing for the Lord without being able to physically satisfy the need for the divine. It is my prayer that during this time of holy longing our hunger and love for God may increase and bear tremendous spiritual fruit. Please know that even though public Masses are being suspended, the priests of the Church are still celebrating private

Masses every single day. As Catholics we believe that the whole Church is present at every Mass regardless of who is physically present. Here at St. Teresa of Avila we are going to livestream Mass Monday through Sunday at 10 AM on the main Facebook page. We will livestream Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 6:00 PM. We will also try to livestream adoration at least once a week. The Church will be open throughout the day for private prayer but with the restrictions of social distancing and only 10 people at a time. Café Manna will be restricted to “Grab & Go” meals. If you are not already tuned in to our social media pages or the St. Teresa Email List, I strongly encourage you to sign up on our website saintt.com. We are working tirelessly to continue to serve you as best we can. I know there are still lots of questions and uncertainty but we will navigate those as we learn more. I will still be traveling to anoint those who are sick or dying. Confessions, Funerals and Weddings will have to be in private. I love you and I am very proud of you. We remain united in the body of Christ, and it is through Him that we remain partners in this mission. Your help and support is invaluable so that we can continue to reach out and help those who are in need. If you haven’t already, I want to highly encourage you to sign-up for Online Giving, or to just mail in your support. These times, more than ever, give us the ability to support our ordinary mission as well as our Special Lenten Mission of “Building a House of Hope” with Respite House. The Holy Spirit often works in unexpected ways, and your continued support can help us to continue to bring the truth and love of Christ to so many who will be constantly bombarded with the temptation to walk away from their faith during this time. Visit saintt.com/give to join us in this mission as we continue inviting people into a growing relationship with Christ and His Church. Thank you for your patience and understanding during these times and please know of my prayers for you as we wait in joyful hope. Faithfully yours in the Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish

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Worship Schedule

All Masses will be Livestreamed on our main Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/sttvalpo

Monday, March 23

10:00 am For Those Serving in the Military and Their Families

Tuesday, March 24 10:00 am

For Police, Fire and First Responders

Wednesday, March 25 10:00 am

For the Priests of Our Diocese

Thursday, March 26 10:00 am

For Healthcare Professionals

Friday, March 27 10:00 am

Margaret Wolfe Katie Reeves

Saturday, March 28 (Daily Mass) 10:00 am

Tiffani Filan Judy Hagan

Sunday, March 29 10:00 am Live Streaming

Community of St. Teresa of Avila

Reconciliation Schedule

Stewardship

Stewardship Report

Tithing As individuals we are called to be good and generous stewards with God’s manifold gifts. Tithing is the means whereby we have the opportunity to give thanks to God; with that in mind, the community of St. Teresa of Avila tithes $450 weekly. This week our tithing will be donated to the Diocese of Gary: Catholic Relief Services.

Adoration

Thank You for Supporting Our

Mission

Amazon Smile Update

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support St. Teresa of Avila every time you shop, at no cost to you. St. Teresa of Avila recently received a quarterly donation of $166.41 thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com.

In an effort to remain spiritually close and strengthen our relationship with

the Lord during this time of social distance,

we are livestreaming Adoration on Friday, March 27 at 7:00pm.

Budgeted Weekly Collection $10,000

Sunday Offering $4, 274

On-line Giving $3,122

Total Sunday Collection $7,396

Weekly Status ($2,604)

Fiscal Year to Date Status $29,323

March 15, 2020

As we navigate through this situation, please know that we are working tirelessly to figure out a way to bring the grace and mercy of

this sacrament to you.

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Café Manna March 12,

Meal 2020

Meals Served 184

Guest Donations

$5.00

Meal Chili, Chicken Pot Pie, Ham & Bean Soup, Green Beans, and Corn Bread

Peace & Social Justice

Food for the Body and Soul

Until further notice Café Manna will be offering

‘Grab and Go’ meals for our guests. Thursdays from

4:00pm-5:30pm

To volunteer to help visit Café Manna under the SERVE tab

on our website, saintt.com

RCIA Prayers are at a premium for our candidates and elect as we draw ever closer to Easter and as we navigate this current situation that we now face in the world today.

Also, please pray for our RCIA team. God bless! Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Matthew 6:10

Livestreaming Stations of the Cross

Fridays During Lent 6:00 pm

Liturgy and Worship

Prayer for Those Addicted Most loving God, we ask your blessing upon all who suffer from addiction. Strengthen them to reach out for help. Enable them to take the first step to recovery. Bless them with the persistence to persevere in the fight to be free. Give courage and hope to their families, drawing them close together in the power of your love, which alone can transform our living. Amen

Building A House of Hope: In conjunction with Peace & Social Justice, we have decided to partner with a local organization in Valparaiso this year called Respite House for our Lenten Project: Building a House of Hope. Together, as a community, we are going to pray, fast, and give alms in order to make a difference in the lives of those recovering from chemical addiction. Each week of Lent we will have a Second Collection after Communion. Thank you for your generosity.

Building A House of Hope

Week 3 Collection $1,955.88

Grand Total $6,558.41

Roy Cain Hunter Thorn Tatum Crone

Bradley Davis Zach Franks Ashleigh Manby

Andrew Johnson-Levine

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Pastor Fr. Christopher Stanish frstanish@gmail.com

Deacon Deacon Bob Marben marbenrw@gmail.com

Director of Collegiate Outreach Adam Antone Adam.antone@valpo.edu

Manager of Parish Operations Christine Harsh Christine.harsh@valpo.edu

Pastoral Associate Kris Conrad Kristin.conrad@valpo.edu

Director of Music Ministry Cara Benjamin Cara.benjamin@valpo.edu

Director of Youth Ministry Emily Sutton Emily.sutton@valpo.edu

Office Support Staff

Bookkeeper Chris Blane saintt.bookkeeper@gmail.com

Maintenance Roy Cain

Contact Us

Parish Life

TIPS 2020 Numbers Available

What is TIPS? TIPS is an acronym for Thunderhouse Independent Patronage Society which has been in existence since the 1970s and supports the Catholic Student Center. TIPS is a fundraising opportunity for Campus Ministry. It is a way to

support them as well as having a chance to win some cashola monthly. All participants are invited to a year-end Thank You Dinner in November. Winners are drawn monthly. **There are a few available numbers for 2020.** The cost per number is $100.

Sponsor of the Week:

Stark Wood: Unfinished Furniture

To view their ad see the back of the bulletin and don’t forget to patronize all of

our sponsors. They make the bulletin possible.

Northwest Indiana Catholic Men’s Conference In an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Coronavirus, we have decided to postpone the NWI Catholic Men’s Conference on March 28, 2020, and have rescheduled the Men’s Conference for August 29, 2020 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Chesterton.

Faith Formation

For Your Information

Save the Date!!

Rocky Railroad is coming your way!!!

Vacation Bible School will be held the week of

June 15-19. 2020.

Save the Date: St. T’s Family Picnic

Join us, along with Bishop Robert McClory

as we celebrate 11:00am Mass on Sunday, August 30, 2020

followed by our Family Picnic at Central Park in downtown Valparaiso!

March 2020 Winners! #88 Mike Peuquet #75 James & Martha Caristi #07 Joan Smith #95 Gloria Palla #37 Kay Koday