Monday 8:00—4:00 Tuesday 8:00—4:00

Wednesday 8:00—4:00 Thursday 8:00—4:00

Friday 8:00—4:00

Mass Times Office Hours: St. Joseph (Parish Central Office)

Pastor: Fr. Crispine Adongo — cadongo@evdio.org Deacon: Jim Woebkenberg—jwoebkenberg@evdio.org Business Mgr. SJ: Devin Carpenter—dcarpenter@evdio.org Admin./Hispanic Ministry: Ana Perez—aperez@evdio.org

Admin. Asst: Angie Evans - aevans@evdio.org CRE: Marilyn Satkamp—msatkamp@evdio.org CRE: Stephanie Wollenmann—swollenmann@evdio.org

St. Joseph (Central Office) Mary, Help of Christians St. Nicholas P.O. Box 684 6827 E. CR 1930 N P.O. Box 351 Dale, IN 47523-0684 Dale, IN 47523 Santa Claus IN 47579-0351 Phone 937-2200 Phone 937-4326 Phone 937-2385 email: stjoedale@evdio.org email: maryhelp@evdio.org email: stjoedale@evdio.org

www.saintfrancisofassisi.net

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All Masses follow the guidelines and restric-tions set by the Governor and Bishop Siegel. Please wear your facemask, social distance,

& bring your hand sanitizer.

Tuesday: No Mass at St. Nicholas today

Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph

Thursday: 7:30 a.m. Mary Help of Christians

Friday: No Mass at St. Nicholas today

Saturday: 5:30 p.m. St. Nicholas

Sunday: 7:00 a.m. Mary Help of Christians 9:00 a.m. St. Joseph 11:00 a.m. (Spanish/Español) St. Joseph

St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Reconciliation by appointment during the pandemic

August Blessings, When COVID 19 isolation began back in March, I made arrangements with another person to lock up church every night while they graciously opened it every day. It became a good way to end our day praying for an end to this virus and whatever needs arose. Sitting there in the front pew I would watch a silhouette of a stain glass window as the sun went down. As the days and months passed by the sil-houette moved with the days getting longer up to summer solstice and now shorter. At the height of summer Jesus on the cross shadowed the silhouette. Though it’s tough to see movement day by day, it is perceptible on a weekly basis. Last March, I was hoping this virus would settle down by the summer. That has not been the case. Last Sunday a number of our young adults committed to preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation and a couple weeks before our young children received the Eucharist for the first time. Despite the heavy cloud of COVID 19, our parish spiritual life continues to grow in faith. Faith formation will begin this fall. Though the dark cloud of COVID 19 continues to play out, our family still has birthday parties and Sunday evening meals. COVID 19 has brought our family closer together socially and spiritually. There have been many blessings from this virus. We have learned to wash our hands often and longer as well as wearing masks whenever outside the home. Someone I know was quarantined for two weeks because he came into contact with someone who tested positive to the virus. That person said he kept busy at home doing things that needed to get done, but was glad the quarantine was over because he was wearing out from all the work. I know exactly how he feels! I never realized how many things I overlooked before this virus came along. At the same time we built into our lives more time for prayer at the beginning and ending of our days. However, two weeks ago our two youngest grandchildren stayed with us a whole week. They turned our stable lives upside down. Our prayers moved from medi-tation to cooking, cleaning, and playing with them. Night prayers were done with one eye closed. We were reminded what parents go through every day. Whew!!! Christopher Pramuk of Give Us This Day offered a nice reflection for today’s gospel quoting Rabbi Abra-ham Hershal saying that “if we are not initiated in the appreciation of eternal life, we will not be able to taste eternity in the world to come.” Just going to church every Sunday out of habit will not gain us eternal life. Jesus spells out in Matthew 25:31-46 what it means to acquire a taste for eternal life in our present life. There are other things to help us acquire at taste for eternal life such as forgiving those who have hurt us, learning to be non-judgmental and striving for justice. Every Mass we celebrate has one foot in heaven and one foot on earth. The Eucharist here is a foretaste of what in to come in heaven. It is more than the homily, more than bread we eat, more than the readings proclaimed, and the songs sung. It is the people coming together to praise the Lord for the good things and the bad things of life. It cannot be fully tasted on a chair in our living rooms. The crosses we bear in the name of Christ are made holy on the altar in the Eucharist. Because the cloud of this virus hangs heavy, causing anxiety, fear, and depression, I feel like the Israel-ites of long ago who traveled through the desert to find the Promised Land. Whereas they followed the Pillar of Fire at night, Jesus leads us through this wilderness to Calvary, to the day this virus will end. Alleluia! Alleluia! Deacon Jim

Parish meetings and large events will not be taking place for everyone's

safety. Join us in praying for an end to COVID-19.

VOCATIONS PRAYER CALENDAR

Pray daily for an increase in vocations to the

priesthood. Pray for the priests and seminarians of our diocese. Give thanks for their vocations.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Eliakim is destined by God to be a father to those who live in Jerusalem (Isaiah 22:19-23) Psalm — Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your hands (Psalm 138) Second Reading — How deep are the riches and the wis-dom and the knowledge of God! (Romans 11:33-36) Gospel — Jesus asked the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Christ” (Matthew 16:13-20) READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;

Jn 1:45-51 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13;

Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 128:1-2, 4-5;

Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11;

Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21;

Mk 6:17-29 Sunday: Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2;

Mt 16:21-27 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Bartholomew Tuesday: St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz Thursday: St. Monica Friday: St. Augustin Saturday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist

St. John Vianney, Patron Saint of Priests, bless all priests with the strength and

wisdom to follow God’s will. Ken Dicus Jeff Sibrel Heillie Kniesiem Mario Jr. Rodriguez

Saint Augustine or Augustine of Hippo, was nothing like a saint when he was young, probably like most of us, but he became the bishop of Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) from 396 to 430. A renowned theologian and prolific writer, he was also a skilled preacher and rhetorician. He is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and, in Roman Catholicism, is formally recognized as a doctor of the church.

Pray For

THANK YOU!!!

Stewardship of Treasure - August 9th

Parish Families: 137 (out of 654)

Total Collection: $8,804.00

Thank you for your continued support!

Minister Schedule

PLEASE WATCH FATHER CELEBRATE MASS ONLINE AT: https://www.facebook.com/

TheStFrancisOfAssisiParish/ (you do not need a facebook account to watch)

Also please remember to send your tithe into the parish office or drop it in the dropbox outside

St. Joseph Parish Office

Mass Intentions Sunday Live YouTube Mass at 7:00am

Facebook Mass at 9:00am Sat. Aug 22 Lois Dauby, Augusta Dauby, (5:30 pm) Ambrose & Dorothy Hopf Sun. Aug. 23 (7am) Jim Gogel, Elizabeth Gogel, Edward Hurst

Sun. Aug. 23 (9am) Rosemary Becher, Cure for the Coronavirus

Sun. Aug. 23 (11am) St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Tue. Aug. 25 No Mass

Wed. Aug. 26 Rosemary Becher

Thur. Aug 27 L&D of the Oscar & Annetta Mehling Family

Fri. Aug 28 No Mass

Sat. Aug 29 John ‘JD’ Dupont, Janice Mehne (5:30 pm) & Charles Meunier Sun. Aug. 30 (7am) Bencie Nord, Alberta & Othmar Begle

Sun. Aug. 30 (9am) James Strobel, Elizabeth Kiszewski Sun. Aug. 30 (11am) St. Francis of Assisi Parish

When there is a funeral, the weekday Mass will be cancelled for that day. Please call the office to reschedule

your Mass intention.

Act of Spiritual Communion A Prayer by Alphonsus de Liguori

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be sepa-rated from You. Amen

Community News

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If you or anyone in your family has recently tested positive for COVID-19 after attending one of our

Masses or parish events, please call the parish of-fice so we can let the community know. Your name

will not be shared. 812-937-2200

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We are currently planning for “IN PERSON” classes.

Registrations will be mailed to families very

Faith Formation

What: PATRIOTIC ROSARY Where: Holy Family Church When: Sunday, September 6th at 7:00pm ET Join us as we pray a beautiful rosary for our country with prayers from our founding fathers and patriotic songs sung between decades of the Rosary. Contact: Diane Verkamp @ 812-482-3076

Mark Your Calendars BBQ Chicken Fundraiser When: Saturday, Sept. 12th Time: 10:30am-12:00pm CT Where: St. Nicholas Parking Lot More information to follow.

When: First Saturday of Each Month (Sept. 5th) Where: Mary Help of Christians Church Time: 7:30 AM Rosary 8:00 AM Mass following Confessions The Five First Saturdays devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to offer reparation and expiate for the many injuries that the Immaculate Heart of Mary suffers from the hands of both impious and indifferent men.

On the First Saturday during 5 Consecutive Months, the Devotion consists of: 1. Going to Confession, 2. Receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion, 3. Saying five decades of the Rosary, 4. Meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary. All this offered in REPARATION for the sins of blasphemy and ingratitude committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Special thanks to all who volunteered to make the Mariah Hill - St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Picnic a great success! Outstanding Raffle Ticket Sales!

Sold Out of Soup & Chicken Dinners! Great Organization of the Event

despite the Pandemic!

Hopefully next year, we can go back to having a picnic with all of the food, fun

and games.

St Francis of Assisi Parish 123700

Main Contact: Devin Carpenter Phone Number: 812-937-2200

Special Instructions

450 Copies needed by Thursday

God Bless!