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ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH JANUARY 28, 2018 www.stlouis-batesville.org

N e w s & N o t e s Baptism The newest members of the St. Louis

Parish Family are Kathleen Faith and

Allyson James Hammond, children of

Dustin and Stephanie (Wintz) Hammond.

Thank You! The Crisis Pregnancy Hotline, and Right

to Life of Southeastern Indiana would

like to thank everyone for their generous

donations. $1,610.94 was collected for

Roses for Life last weekend.

A special “thank you” to the Youth

Mission Team for their assistance with

this collection.

Communion for Elderly/Shut-Ins If you are unable to get to church on

Sunday in the cold winter months, we

can arrange for someone to bring you

Communion. Please call Carolyn

Dieckmann at 812-212-9382.

Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be

held on Sunday, February 4th, from

9:00am to 12:15pm in the Deanery

Resource Center at St. Louis. There is a

$40.00 fee for books and materials. For

reservations call or text Aly at 812-212-

4951 or Mike at 812-212-2719.

Baptism Preparation Class The Baptism preparation class is for

parents who are having their first child

Baptized. The next class will be offered

on Tuesday, February 20th at 7:00pm

in the Deanery Resource Center at St.

Louis. Please call the parish office to

register 934-3204.

Batesville Deanery Basketball Tournament Sunday, January 28th, at St. Louis:

8th Grade

12:00pm: St. Louis vs. St. Lawrence

High School

3:45pm: St. Louis 2 vs. St. Catherine 2

2

Feast of St. Blaise - February 3rd & 4th Blessing of throats will take place after all Masses next weekend,

February 3rd & 4th for the Feast of St. Blaise.

Celebration of Love Join us on Saturday, Feb. 10th for Mass at St. Louis 5:00pm; then

6:00pm-11:00pm at the Batesville Knights of Columbus. The night

includes dinner, dance, champagne toast, blessing of married

couples, and a presentation. Cost is $15 per person; cash bar

available. For reservations call the parish office by Feb. 4th.

OASIS Breakfast Join us for breakfast before your Super Bowl party! Sunday,

February 5, 2017 in the St. Louis School cafeteria, from 7:30am—

11:00am. Menu includes: whole hog sausage, pancakes,

scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, and apples. Free will offering.

Proceeds benefit Oldenburg Academy Students in Sports.

Cardinal Crawl

Job Opening - St. Louis Preschool Director St. Louis School is looking for a director for the preschool program. This is a full

time position that starts in August 2018. Please send resume to St. Louis Catholic

School, Attention: Kathy Forbeck, 17 St. Louis Place, Batesville, IN 47006; or

[email protected]; or Fax: 812-934-6202.

Join the FUN - Be a Weekly Bingo Volunteer!! Caller - 6:45pm—End. Need Weeks 2 & 3; Floor Worker - 6:15pm—10:00pm.

Need Week 5; Instant Seller - 5:45pm– 7:45pm. Need Week 1; Kitchen Worker -

5:00pm—9:30pm. Need Week 5. If you are able to fill, or even sub for one of

these openings, please contact Melanie Hartwell: [email protected] or 812-

593-0781 or Amy Wonnell: [email protected] or 812-934-3612.

St. Louis Weekly Bingo Volunteers Week 1: Thursday, February 1st

Floor/Bank/Instants: Sebastian Moster, Matt Hirt, Megan Walke, John/Natasha

Kellerman, Nick/Abby Becker, Collette Durham, Kurt Amberger, Mike Gerstbauer,

John Irrgang, Sebastian Moster, Randy Streator, Bill Hillenbrand (Subs: Anita Brel-

age, Bill Koehne, Millie Koehne)

Kitchen Workers: Annette Swain, Amy Wonnell, Angie Voegele, Marty Doll, Wendy

Deal

Bakers: Nancy Meer, Natalie Wanstrath, Julie Muller, Laura Grote, Jenny Miles,

Beth Koester, Amanda Peters-Jennings, Lisa King, Carla Austin

RCIA—All Welcome Join us in the parish office on Sundays.

Sunday, January 28th at 9:00am—

Sin and Conscience

Sunday, February 4th at 9:00am—

Ten Commandments/Beatitudes

St. Louis Catholic School

Kindergarten Open House

All incoming kindergarten students are welcome!

Meet the teachers and visit classrooms!

Tuesday, January 30th

5:00pm—7:00pm

Please contact the school office at 934-3310 with any questions.

Mass Intentions Saturday, January 27

5:00 pm Rosemary Holtel

Sunday, January 28, Fourth Sunday in

Ordinary Time; Catholic

Schools Week Begins

8:00 am Urban & Ruth Hoff

9:30 am For the Parish Community

11:00 am Carl Meiners

Tuesday, January 30

6:00 pm Roselyn Wessel

Wednesday, January 31, St. John Bosco

8:10 am Raymond & Clara Grossman

Thursday, February 1

8:10 am Steve Wintz

Friday, February 2, The Presentation of

the Lord

8:10 am Art & Rita Gartenman

Saturday, February 3, St. Blaise and

St. Ansgar

5:00 pm Leo Roth

Sunday, February 4, Fifth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

8:00 am Alice Luers

9:30 am Walter & Marjorie

Fledderman

11:00 am For the Parish Community

Altar Servers Tuesday, January 30

6:00 pm C.J. & Calvin Grote

Wednesday, January 31

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

Thursday, February 1


Friday, February 2


Saturday, February 3

5:00 pm Megan Batta, Caroline &

Paul Meer

Sunday, February 4

8:00 am Dylan Fledderman, Adam

Muckerheide & Marco

Canessa

9:30 am Thomas Lohmueller, Adam

& Benjamin Moster

11:00 am Rhea Miller, Ben & Luke

Meyer

Lectors Saturday, February 3

5:00 pm Kim Koehne

Sunday, February 4

8:00 am Pat Meer

9:30 am Mary Harrah

11:00 am Susan Glaser

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, February 3

5:00 pm Deb Weigel, Betty Frey,

Dave Meyer, Lisa Tuveson,

Carolyn Dieckmann,

Darlene Hirt, Mary

Sitterding

Sunday, February 4

8:00 am Diana Storms, Amy Tonges,

Jerry Dickman, Erma

Hartman, Mary Beth Freyer,

Ellie Amberger, Mike

Gerstbauer

9:30 am Angie Moster, Lynn Hertel,

Kevin Chaffee, Denise

Hillenbrand, Brooke Maple,

T.J. Greene, 1 Volunteer

11:00 am Mayra Adams, Bertie

Schmidt, Mark Masavage,

Cindy Wuestefeld, Nelson

French, Scott Lamping, Teri

Glaser

Greeters Saturday, February 3

5:00 pm Betty Frey, Mary Jane Kuntz

Sunday, February 4

8:00 am Charlie & Shirley Laker

9:30 am Volunteers Needed

11:00 am Volunteers Needed

Ushers Saturday, February 3

5:00 pm Gary Kuntz, Scot Harmeyer,

Joe Sorce, Brian Werner

Sunday, February 4

8:00 am Todd Tekulve, Bruce Miller,

Larry Enzinger, Bob

Obermeyer

9:30 am Matt Weberding, Neal &

Deb Wessling, 1 Volunteer

11:00 am Bob Mattucci, Ted Telles,

2 Volunteers

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel needs YOU! "No where on earth are you more

WELCOMED, no where on earth are you

more LOVED, than by Jesus, LIVING and

TRULY PRESENT in the MOST BLESSED

SACRAMENT. Each moment you spend

with Jesus will deepen your union with

HIM and make your soul everlastingly

more glorious and beautiful in Heaven,

and will help bring about an everlasting

peace on Earth." -Saint Mother Teresa

of Calcutta.

The following hours need a scheduled

adorer. Please prayerfully consider

taking an hour or partnering with family

or friends and sharing an hour: Sunday

- 10:00am, 11:00am, Noon, 5:00pm;

Monday - 3:00AM; Friday - 1:00pm

For more information please call

Christy at 812-239-9164.

Readings for the Week Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-

7, 7-9, [8]/1 Cor 7:32-35/

Mk 1:21-28

Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-

13/Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7

[8a]/Mk 5:1-20

Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-

25a, 30--19:3/Ps 86:1-2,

3-4, 5-6 [1a]/Mk 5:21-43

Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17/Ps 32:1-

2, 5, 6, 7 [cf. 5c]/Mk 6:1-6

Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/1 Chr

29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a,

12bcd [12b]/Mk 6:7-13

Friday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9,

10 [10b]/Heb 2:14-18/Lk

2:22-40 or 2:22-32

Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13/Ps 119:9,

10, 11, 12, 13, 14 [12b]/

Mk 6:30-34

Next Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2,

3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor

9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-

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P a r i s h C a l e n d a r 3

Saturday Morning Prayer Service

February 3rd at 8:05am

This week we pray in thanksgiving

for the many provisions so easily

taken for granted.

January 28

Whole Hog Sausage & Pancake

Breakfast—St. Peter’s Catholic

Church, 7:30am—Noon. Free will

donation benefits the Parents for

Catholic Education Fund.

St. Louis High School Youth

Group—St. Louis Cafeteria,

6:00pm—pizza and 9-square.

January 30

St. Louis Italian Night—Homemade

spaghetti dinner! School cafeteria,

4:30pm—7:00pm.

February 2

That Man is You—Big Four Café,

6:00am—7:30am.

Free Concert—The Lasting Hope,

Oldenburg Academy auditorium,

7:00pm.

February 4

OASIS Breakfast—St. Louis School

Cafeteria, 7:15am—12:15am.

Proceeds benefit Oldenburg

Academy Students in Sports.

Trap & Stillboard Shoot—Knights of

St. John, Oldenburg, 11:00am at Tri-

Township Conservation Club.

Proceeds benefit local charities.

February 5

Daughters of Isabella Meeting—

Knights of Columbus, Batesville,

7:00pm. Bring your yearly dues.

February 7

Healing Service/Mass—St. Ignatius

Church, Cincinnati, 7:30pm.

February 9


6:00am—7:30am.

February 10

St. Louis Confirmation Retreat

St. Louis Celebration of Love—Mass

at St. Louis 5:00pm; Batesville

Knights of Columbus, 6:00pm—

11:00pm.

Chocolate Event—St. Anthony,

Morris, 5:00pm. All welcome. $10

per person. Chocolate items, silent

auction, vendors, food, OA Singers.

February 14

St. Louis Fish Fry—School cafeteria.

4:30pm—7:00pm.

February 16


6:00am—7:30am.

Fish Fry—All Saints Parish, St.

Martin Campus, Yorkville, 4:30pm—

7:00pm.

Sacrament Students - Save the Dates Saturday, February 10th - Confirmation Retreat

Saturday, April 14th, 11:00am—Confirmation

Sunday, May 6th, 1:00pm—First Communion

Please Pray for Our Confirmation & First Communion Candidates Our eighth graders will be Confirmed on April 14th and our second graders will be

making their First Communion on May 6th. Please keep those children in your

prayers as they prepare for their sacrament. Paper flames and chalices with the

children’s names are in baskets at the Church exits. Please pick up a flame and

chalice as a reminder to pray for these children.

Batesville Deanery Lenten Event Join us for a Lenten mission and concert featuring, The Vigil Project, Sunday,

February 25th at 7:00pm at Holy Family Church, Oldenburg. With songs,

worship, dynamic speaking, and inspiring prayer, this will be an opportunity to dive

into the themes of the Lenten Season as we prepare for the Passion, death and

Resurrection of Christ. To learn more go to: www.thevigilproject.com. For more

info contact the Batesville Deanery Resource Center 812-932-0789 or

[email protected]

Cross & Light: An Astonishing Musical Experience The Cross & Light is an astounding Broadway caliber musical and multi-sensory

experience of Christ’s Passion, Resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Spirit at

Pentecost. St. Malachy Catholic Church, Brownsburg, is proudly hosting the only

Indiana tour stop in 2018, with performances February 23rd - 10:30am &

7:30pm; February 24th - 2:00pm & 7:30pm and February 25th - 3:00pm &

7:30pm! The Cross & Light will profoundly touch your heart and open your mind as

it brings the story of Jesus’ mercy and forgiveness to life in the 21st century.

Purchase tickets at www.crossandlight.org/stmalachy

Soup N Sub Sale The TriForce Mission Team will be hosting a Soup N Sub sale Saturday, Feb. 3rd

and Sunday, Feb. 4th. Turtle Soup is $5 per quart. Fresh handmade subs are $6

per 6in. and $16 per 18in. Order forms are available at the parish office and at

Triforcemissionteam.org/events. Forms are due to the St. Louis Parish office by

January 29th. Turtle Soup will also be available for purchase in the St. Louis

Parish Activity Center February 3rd from 1:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. and February

4th from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. or until sold out. Money raised will go toward

the mission trip to Vandalia, IL this summer.

High School Youth Group 9-Square in the Air! Join us Sunday, January 28th at 6:00pm for pizza in the SLS

Cafeteria followed by 9 Square at 6:30pm. Bring your friends!

Snow Tubing at Perfect North The annual snow tubing trip will be Feb 9th. All 6-12 graders are welcome!

To save your spot, print and fill out our registration at stlouis-batesville.org/

ym_formsnewsletters. Also Print and fill out Perfect Slope's Liability and Waiver

form also at the link above. Please make sure to turn in both forms with $20 per

participant to St. Louis parish before Feb. 5th. We will meet at St. Louis school in

the Cafeteria at 4:30pm for check-in, instruction, and breaking into groups. We

should arrive back at St. Louis School by 9:30pm.

6 N e w s & N o t e s W h a t ’ s

H a p p e n i n g

Y O U T H N E W S

Free Concert Oldenburg Academy and the RAA will be hosting the Christian band, The Lasting

Hope on Friday, February 2nd at 7:00pm in the OA auditorium. Admission is

free. Prior to the concert, the Knights of St John, Commandery of Oldenburg will

host a ham dinner in the Holy Family cafeteria from 5:00-7:00pm. Free will

offering. Carry out available.

Holy Hour for Vocations The Vocation Office is hosting an hour of Eucharistic Adoration in each deanery of

the Archdiocese. The intent is to gather people from cross the Archdiocese to ask

our Lord to send out laborers for the harvest. The Holy Hour for the Batesville

Deanery will be at the St. Joseph Campus of All Saints Parish on Tuesday,

February 6th at 7:00pm. Please join us to pray for many young people to open

their hearts to hear God calling them to service in the Church. All are welcome,

including families and children.

St. Anthony Church Chocolate Event St. Anthony Church in Morris will host a Chocolate Event on Saturday, February

10th at 5:00pm in the hall. All are welcome.. Tickets are $10.00 per person, kids

10 & under are free. Join us for a variety of chocolate items, a silent auction,

vendors, and food for sale. Sponsored by the St. Anne's Ladies Society. Tickets

available at the Church Office 934-6218 or at the door.

Knights of Columbus Pro-Life Bowl & Spaghetti Dinner The 30th Annual Pro-Life Scotch Doubles Bowl and Spaghetti Dinner will be held

Sunday, February 11th. Bowling shifts are 12:30pm and 2:30pm at East Bowl.

Spaghetti Dinner starts at 4:00pm at the Knights of Columbus. Cost is $24.00 for

two which includes bowling and dinner. Dinner only is free will offering, but please

call so we will have a count. Families are welcome. Sponsored by the Knights of

Columbus, with proceeds going to area pro-life groups. Call 812-934-4054 or 812-

934-2729 for ticket information. Come, have fun, and help the pro-life cause!

E6 Catholic Men’s Conference The tri-state’s largest Catholic Men’s Conference of 2018 is coming soon, featuring

Fr. Larry Richards, Dr. Ray Guarendi and Fr. Jonathan Meyer! Please join us for the

2018 E6 Catholic Men’s Conference, Saturday, February 24th 2018, at the East

Central High School Performing Arts Center in St. Leon, IN. Tickets are on sale now

at www.e6catholicmensconference.com.

You Can Help Your Marriage Do you argue … or have you stopped talking to each other? Do you wonder if your

marriage might end ? Retrouvaille is a worldwide program that offers tools needed

for hurting couples to rediscover a loving marriage relationship. To learn more

about the program or to register for the FEBRUARY 23 - 25 weekend and follow-up

post-weekend sessions in Indianapolis, visit the website at

www.HelpOurMarriage.com or www.retrouvaille.org . You can also email:

[email protected] or call 317-489-6811 for confidential information.

Project Rachel We know that God’s mercy and healing grace are freely available to every

repentant heart. Yet many who have been involved in abortion despair of ever

being forgiven by God. If you or someone you know has experienced an abortion,

we can help. Please contact Project Rachel at 317-452-0054. All calls are

confidential. Our next retreat is scheduled for March 9-11, 2018.

N e w s & N o t e s 7

Gifts of Financial Participation Sunday, January 7, 2018

In Church Collections .......... $ 11,729.60

Electronic Collections ......... $ 12,149.00

Total Actual Income ............ $ 23,878.60

Budget ................................ $ 17,692.00

Over/Under Budget ................$ 6,186.60 Sunday, January 14, 2018


Electronic Collections ............$ 1,687.00


Budget ................................ $ 17,692.00

Over/Under Budget ............. ($ 4,845.25) Sunday, January 21, 2018


Other Collections ....................$ 8,998.17

Electronic Collections ............$ 1,687.00


Budget ................................ $ 17,692.00

Over/Under Budget ................$ 3,725.17 Year to Date

In Church Collections and

Other Collections ............. $ 546,225.62

Budget .............................. $ 548,452.00

Over/Under Budget ............. ($ 2,226.38)

Contribution Statements Contribution statements for the 2017

year end are in the process of being

prepared and will be mailed to

parishioners. If you have any questions

or you do not receive a statement,

please contact the parish office at 812-

934-3204.

Save the Date!

St. Louis Fish Fry

February 14th

4:00pm—7:30pm

CELEBRATE CATHOLIC

SCHOOLS WEEK

January 28th—February 3rd

Sunday, January 28th: Coffee and donuts after Masses in the cafeteria

Monday, January 29th: Living Rosary at 8:00am in the Activity Center

Tuesday, January 30th: Spaghetti Dinner 4:30pm-7:00pm

Kindergarten Open House 5:00pm—7:00pm

Science Fair 5:00pm-7:00pm

Book Fair 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Friday, February 2nd: Talent Show 1:15pm in the Activity Center

St. Louis Catholic School

Invites you to Join Us!

St. Louis SchoolSt. Louis SchoolSt. Louis School———Italian NightItalian NightItalian Night When: Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Where: St. Louis School Cafeteria

Serving Time: 4:30pm to 7:00pm

Cost: Free Will Offering

Why: Proceeds go toward the 8th Grade

Trip for the Class of 2020

For your enjoyment:

Science Fair Exhibit and

Book Fair from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Menu Spaghetti with Meat or Plain Sauce; Cheese Pizza,

Tossed Salad, Apple Sauce, Green Beans, Garlic Bread

Cake, Pie, Cookies and Brownies,

Lemonade, Water and Coffee

NEW HOMEMADE SAUCE!!

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