Precious Blood Cluster

St. Francis, Francesville; St. Henry, Medaryville; St. Joseph, Pulaski; St. Peter, Winamac Rev. Leroy G. Kinnaman, Pastor

Cluster Email: stpete4906@embarqmail.com

Cluster Website: preciousbloodcluster.org

Cluster Correspondence: 401 N Monticello Street, Winamac, IN 46996 Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday Morning by 9:00 A.M.

Phone: 574.946.4906 Fax: 574.946.4962

LITURGY SCHEDULE Monday, June 26 NO MASS

Tuesday, June 27 at Parkview Haven Nursing Home 9:00 A.M. +Charles Edward Hutton Family

Wednesday, June 28 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Vivianna Cloud Donna Margison

Thursday, June 29 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Marcella Weaver Kay White

Friday, June 30 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Janet Brown Doc & Jo Russell

Saturday, July 1 4:00 P.M. at St. Peter +Kenny Kasten Joe & Rachel Morris Family 6:00 P.M. at St. Joseph +Precious Blood Cluster

Sunday, July 2 8:00 A.M. at St. Francis +Joanne Federer Gardner Carl & Rusty Federer 10:00 A.M. at St. Peter + Living & Deceased Member of the Ladies of Charity

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, July 1 at 4:00 P.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Mike Jany Ministers: Viv Reinhold, Judy Wilson & Carol Vires Servers: Bill Girton & Bonnie Budd Ushers: VOLUNTEERS Saturday, July 1 at 6:00 P.M. (St. Joseph) Reader: Betty Curtis Ministers: Shelley Werner, Peach Roth & Brenda Gilsinger Servers: Diane Kolish & Monica Whiteman Ushers: VOLUNTERS Sunday, July 2 at 8:00 A.M. (St. Francis) Reader: Pat Ames Ministers: Dillar Ames & Joanne Stevens Servers: Jonathan Ottow Sunday, July 2 at 10:00 A.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Dan Murphy Ministers: Rick Grisel, Bob Klitzman & Jim Fredel Servers: Danni Jo Rausch & Chloe Rausch Ushers: Rick & Marita Grisel and Don & Nancy

Clouser

Oh, by the way…

Something new liturgically!

UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

(USCCB)

DECREE OF PUBLICATION

In accord with the norms established by decree of the Sacred

Congregation of Rites in Cum, nostra ætate (January 27, 1966) and of the

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in

Liturgiam Authenticam (March 28, 2001), this edition of the Order of

Celebrating Matrimony is declared to be the vernacular typical edition of

the Ordo Celebrandi Matrimonium, editio typica altera, and is published

by authority of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Order of Celebrating Matrimony was canonically approved by the United States Conference

of Catholic Bishops on November 12, 2013, and was subsequently confirmed by the Apostolic See by

decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on June 29, 2015

(Prot. n. 84/14).

The Order of Celebrating Matrimony may be used in the Liturgy as of September 8, 2016, the

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and its use is obligatory as of December 30, 2016,

the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. From that date forward, no other English

edition of the Order of Celebrating Matrimony may be used in the dioceses of the United States of

America.

Given at the General Secretariat of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,

Washington, DC, on February 2, 2016, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.

†Joseph E. Kurtz Reverend Monsignor J. Brian Bransfield

Archbishop of Louisville General Secretary

President, USCCB

With the recent wedding on 3 June (and three [3] coming down the pike), I needed to re-

immerse myself into the new Order of Celebrating Matrimony. A workshop was presented in our

Local Church on the new Order in the fall of 2016 (slept since then). One of the major reminders for

the clergy (and something new to practically all Catholics) is that the celebration of Marriage has never

been a personal celebration, i.e. ‘This is MY wedding’. Rather, the celebration needs to be seen in the

context of the whole (Universal and Local) Church. The Wentz-Foerg wedding was my first

opportunity to celebrate the new Order of Celebrating Matrimony in our Cluster. (The Order proper

had many post-it notes for the various prayers.) Same yet different: What is permitted; what is not

permitted. Specific dates when a marriage MAY NOT be celebrated. A great blessing is some of

options: Blessings and Giving of the Arras1

and the Blessing and

Placing of the Lazo2.

If you attend a Hispanic wedding, you will see some of

their adaptations. The couple will give each other the coins or

arras as they express to each other the commitment to care for the

home and to provide for the family. 1The Hispanic culture gives us the tradition of wedding

coins, arras. After the blessing and exchange of rings, the priest

or deacon blesses a set of wedding coins. The groom then gives the coins to his new wife as he

pledges to care for her and the home they will build together. The bride receives the coins and

commits herself to working with her new husband to use the gifts they have to care for all in need.

This custom developed from the tradition of giving an arrabon, a Greek word for “pledge.” In

essence, this was the “dowry” that represented the groom’s commitment and ability to care for the

material needs of the home. This tradition found its way into wedding ceremonies so that today we

see Spanish wedding coins and Mexican weddings coins integrated into a wedding ceremony.

Today, many couples depend on two incomes in order to manage their financial needs. So

the words that accompany the giving and receiving of the arras can express this contemporary

reality as well as communicate the sacrifice that each of them will make for the other.

If the words used are crafted well, they can also express their new sacramental role in the

community. As a couple, they are now a new sign of God’s love to the world, especially for those in

need. The arras can represent the couple’s sacrifice not just for each other but also for those who

come to them seeking their care and kindness. 2The Lazo symbolizes the new union through the Sacrament

of Holy Matrimony. It is usually incorporated after the marriage rite.

The Maid of Honor and the Best Man (padrinos) will place a double

looped rosary on the couple’s shoulders. The priest then proceeds

to say a prayer inviting the couple to reflect on, and to follow, the

example of the Holy Family. If the veil adaptation is included, then

the bottom of the veil is extended to cover the groom’s shoulders

and the veil is held by the Lazo. The Veil the bride wears symbolizes

chastity, and extending the veil over the groom’s shoulders

represents the common call for a chaste and pure marriage.

Inserted this week-end is a Q&A for the Order of Celebrating Matrimony.

While this in no way answers ALL the questions a couple may have, those

questions will be explored when a couple plans their marriage.

Sometimes an event happens which gives more hope for all the efforts of Religious Education

and Gospel values. Jonathan Ottow works at Sanders. When items are close to expiration, they are

discarded. He noticed that bread (20+ racks of bread & buns) was relegated to the dumpster. Rather

than waste, he asked the owners if he could have the bread for a food pantry. Jonathan asked a few

more questions of the Cluster Office. For the past two (2) week-ends, the bread had been delivered to

the Pulaski County Food Pantry…and that didn’t work. Because of timing, there was a need to

distribute the bread last week-end. Bread was delivered to St. Joseph Saturday then St. Francis and St.

Peter Sunday morning. One blessing that has come from this is the discovery of other Food Pantries in

the County that will be served. If there is ever an overabundance of bread which is undeliverable, the

bread will be distributed in the Cluster churches. (Please keep in mind that the bread is perishable. It

needs to be distributed as soon as possible. Thank you)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch… fr. K

Quick one-liners for you: ◼Noticed the new and improved diocesan web page? Go to www.dol-in.org

◼Seminarian Fund Appeal 2017 Update! Thank you to everyone who has made a donation!!!

St. Francis: St. Henry: St. Joseph: St. Peter:

Goal: $188.00 Goal: $158.00 Goal: $1,071.00 Goal: $2,217.00

Donations: $95.00 Donations: $25.00 Donations: $1,927.00 Donations: $2,244.00

Congratulations to St. Joseph & St. Peter for already surpassing their

goals!!!

June 18, 2017- St. Henry

General Offerings: $85.00

Cluster News!!!!

Cluster Weekly Activities

Thursday, June 29

6:30 P.M. Parish Council Meeting at St. Peters

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Dr. Rex Allman, Mary Catherine Becker, Marie Brown (sister-in-law of Lois Heater), Mary Ann Johnson, Marie Kraft, Leona Kinnaman, Greg Loehmer, Theresa Logan, Robert Meyer, Miles Shidler (grandson of Betty Wallace), Larry Toosly, & Frank Winters

Please remember in your prayers all of our Cluster family and friends who mourn the loss of a loved one, all who have no one to pray for them, those who have died through violence or natural disasters and all those who have died

recently.

If you have someone to add to the prayer list, notify the Cluster Office. Please keep in mind,

your request will remain on our list for four weeks unless we hear back from you that they

should remain on the list. Thank you!

JUST FOR FUN! When my son was two and a half, I had sent him to clean his room but each time he went in, he got distracted by all the toys and nothing got put away. Following some principals I had learned at a recent prayer conference I went in and said to him, "Stephen, what did mommy tell you to do?" "Clean my room" "And did you clean your room?" "No." he replied quietly. I disciplined him and then helped him to pray and confess his error to God and ask Jesus to help him get his room cleaned. He seemed to respond really well to all of this and I thought, "Wow, this stuff really works." But Stephen just got down and sat in the middle of the mess, doing nothing. In frustration I asked, "Stephen, what are you doing?' He replied, just as frustrated, "I'm waiting for Jesus to come and help me clean my room!"

St. Francis/St. Henry News

St. Joseph News

St. Peter News

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING: There will be a meeting for the Parish Council this coming

Thursday, June 29th at 6:30 P.M. in the Parish Hall. The newly elected members should all be

in attendance. Thank you to the previous members of the Council for your years of service!

June 18, 2017- St. Francis

General Offerings: $450.00 Seminary Fund: $20.00

Loose Offering: $30.00

June 17, 2017

General Offerings: $746.00 Loose Collection: $80.00 Seminary Fund: $10.00

June 17 & 18, 2017 General Offering: $1,960.00 Loose Collection: $732.00 Children’s Offering: $19.00 Votive Lights: $9.00

Seminary Fund: $135.00