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SAINT MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 203 Fourth St. · Aurora,
Indiana 47001 · www.mystmarys.com
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Welcome in God’s Name! Through our loving and praying family may
you find friendship, peace and serenity in this, God’s house. If
you are a visitor interested in joining our parish or the Catholic
Faith, please call our parish office for information. If you are
returning after being away . . . Welcome Home!
September 12 & 13, 2020 Twenty Fourth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish Mission We, the people in the area served by St. Mary of
the
Immaculate Conception Parish, Aurora, Indiana, called
to faith and salvation in Jesus Christ in the Roman
Catholic tradition, strive to live the Gospel by
worshipping God in word and sacrament, learning,
teaching, and sharing our faith with those in our parish
ourselves to stewardship through the generous and
responsible use of our spiritual, physical, and material
resources for today’s and tomorrow’s needs.
Holy Mass – Schedule Wednesday & Friday @ 9:00 AM
Saturday @ 4:00 PM
Office Hours Monday thru Friday from 9:00 AM until Noon
Reverend Ben Syberg, Pastor Email: [email protected] St.
Mary’s Office: (812) 926-0060
St. Lawrence’s Office: (812) 537-3992 After Hours Emergencies:
(812) 537-1297
Anna Townsend, Secretary/C.R.E. – [email protected]
Tony Vincent, Facilities & Maintenance Jim Waldon, Director of
Music [email protected] Mollie Leibecke, Bookkeeper
[email protected]
St. Mary’s School – (812) 926-1558 fax (812) 926-2590 Randy
Dennis, Principal [email protected] Ann Hutchinson,School
Secretary [email protected]
Pastoral Council Members Jonathon Andrews - Chairman
[email protected] Randy Tyler – Co-chair
[email protected] Patty Lohmiller – Secretary
[email protected] Lyndsay Hays [email protected]
Kathy Simon [email protected] Beth Hyde [email protected] Rick
Schuler [email protected] Julie Strasemeier
[email protected] George Schewe [email protected] Greg Ramsey
[email protected] Sara Dennis [email protected]
Finance Committee Mark Neff, Chairperson
[email protected]
School Commission Beth Legge, Chairperson
[email protected]
Homebound Ministry: Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring
Holy Communion to the homebound. Mrs. Emily Beckman
[email protected]
Anointing of the Sick: Call anytime (812-926-0060 or
812-537-3992) or see Fr. Ben. Given at home, nursing home, hospital
or at church.
Knights of Columbus Bill Ullrich, Grand Knight
[email protected]
Pregnancy Care Center (812) 537-4357 St. Vincent de Paul Society
(812) 926-1637
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*Aloisia Mattl, *Louis Hill, Jr., *Vernon Myers; *Jodi Jerger,
*Travis Miller, *Becky Meyer Clark, *Christina Nelms, Gary Manford,
Tim Heller, Neil Selley, Caroline Seaver, *Brenda Murr, ,*Marilyn
“Jane” Borth, Hayle Brashears, Jared Hodgkins, Stefanie Veale, Nate
Groh, Michael Renner, Larry Hagan, McKayla Schmits, Kelly, Gary
Wainscott, Ruth Kern, Colton Mattingly, Agnes Kelnhofer, Tinker
Walston, Ron Brunner, Payton Maurice, Kate Grossmann, Joan Fuch,
Karen Kistner, Mark Chase, Velinda Seaver, Rose Donk, B&L
Dunseth, Jessica McKittrick, Kristie Bockhorst Gilb,*Candi Elsen,
Barb McMurray, Chris Strautman, *Mary Leyendecker, Rebecca Oelker,
Debbie Walker Russell, Dottie Fedroff, Judy, Brenda O’Neal, Liz
Day, *John P. Hinrichs, Pam Dean, Graham, Tim Smith, John Hobson,
Tom Brown, Betty Tyler, Mary Ann Edwards, Susan Dausch &
family, Mike Heller & Family, Ray Brown, Clyde Perfect. Please
remember our Troops, Doctors, Nurses, First
Responders and their families in your prayers.
St. Mary’s Parish Collection Information September 5 & 6,
2020
Weekly Collection 7,700.00 School 100.00 SVDP 225.00 Total
Giving: 77
Please consider our online giving. Just go to our parish website
@ www.mystmarys.com and click the blue box “online giving” to
register. Thank you. COUNTERS: Since we only have one mass on a
weekend, there is NO need for you to come in on Mondays. Stay safe
and we will keep you posted. Thank you.
St. Mary School
Mr. Randy Dennis/St. Mary’s Principal
Hello everyone. We are starting a brand new fundraiser today.
PK-7 were all given packets to take home. The items they are
selling are all practical items. They are things that anyone is
likely to use around the home. We are also doing a 5 gallon bucket
laundry detergent sale on the back side of the form. The due date
for all forms and money/checks is September 17. In conjunction with
the practical item sale, we are launching a brand new,online
clothing store. The clothing store has a variety of items you can
purchase. A portion of all sales go directly to the school. You can
visit the store at https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s .
Please note that some of the items fit within the dress code and
can be worn on uniform days. Some of the items are appropriate for
out of uniform days and weekends. Purchases can be shipped anywhere
in the country for a fee, or be delivered to the school for FREE.
More items will be added in the coming days. Thank you for your
help in promoting the fundraiser. Please let us know of questions
you may have. Pickup day for all sales will be announced after the
fundraiser is completed. God bless.
Cafeteria/Playground volunteers needed at school for the month
of September. Interested please call
An Hutchinson @ 812-926-1558.
Fish Fry St. Mary's is excited to announce that we will be
holding drive thru Fish Fry dates this fall! They will be on
Saturday September 19th, and October 17th from 3
- 7 pm or until we sell out. We will have the same great fish
options and wonderful sides.
All meals are $10.
We will have two drive-thru lanes. Drive-thru #1 you will enter
through the alley off
of Main Street. Drive-thru #2 will be on 4th Street in front of
the school. We will also offer carry out
in the school cafeteria. Price: $10/meal
Here is the direct link to sign up:
https://signup.com/go/JTMPrtK
http://www.mystmarys.com/https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s
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Aug. 30th Sunday
September 12, Saturday (The Most Holy Name of Mary)
4:00 PM @ St. Mary (Intention: † Tom Fedroff) September 13,
Sunday 8:30 AM @ St. Lawrence (Outside) 10:30 AM @ St. Lawrence
(Inside) September 14, Monday (Labor Day) NO PUBLIC MASS September
15, Tuesday (Our Lady of Sorrows) 9:00 AM @ St. Lawrence September
16, Wednesday (E-Learning) 9:00 AM @ St. Mary (Intention: † Larry
J. Powers) September 17, Thursday (School Mass) 9:00 AM @ St.
Lawrence September 18, Friday 9:00 AM @ St. Mary (Intention:
†Christopher & Viola Powers) September 19, Saturday 4:00 PM @
St. Mary (Intention: † Lucian Turner) Parishioners are welcome to
attend our school Mass.
Mass Times and locations are subject to change, please check our
parish website @
www.mystmarys.com for up to date information. God Bless.
IMPORTANT DIRECTIVES ON COVID19
♦If you, or anyone you live with or anyone you care for is SICK,
you MUST remain at home and not come to church. ♦ If you are 65
years of age or older, or have a pre-existing health condition, you
SHOULD stay home and watch Mass online. ♦ If you are not
comfortable being out, you CAN stay home. Archbishop Thompson has
extended the dispensation from Mass until August 15. ♦ If you test
positive with COVID-19 within 14 days of being at Church for Mass,
Confession or Personal Prayer, PLEASE NOTIFY THE PARISH IMMEDIATELY
BY CONTACTING THE PARISH OFFICE BY PHONE OR EMAIL.
Dispensation from the obligation of Sunday
Mass attendance "While commending our pastors and pastoral
life
coordinators who have gone to great lengths to
assure safe worship spaces in our churches, due to
the increase in the COVID-19 cases in our state, the
Indiana bishops have decided to extend the
dispensation from the obligation of Sunday Mass
attendance beyond August 15 until November 1, 2020, unless
further developments
determine otherwise."
Source:
https://archindy.org/archbishop/dispensation2020.html
Resources for Weekend Catholic Mass
on Your Local Channels
Sunday @ 8:30 AM WKRC/CintiTheCW Ch.12.2
Sunday @ 5:00 PM WLWT/CintiME TV Ch. 5.2
EWTN Mass
Sunday @ 8:00 AM
DishNetwork Ch 261 or Direct TV Ch 370
►DAUGTHERS OF ISABELA Meeting on Monday, September 14 @ 7:15 in
St. Lawrence Basement, Sister Mary Cecile Room. We will follow the
CDC guidelines on Social distancing and mask wearing during the
meeting. Hand sanitizer is also available in the vicinity. If you
are sick please stay at home, we will keep you posted. For more
information, please call Shirley Heyob at 513-260-3124.
►WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER. Enjoy a Marriage Encounter
Weekend from the comfort of your own home! Married couples finish a
Virtual Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend more in love with each
other than ever! Want to find out more? Forthcoming Weekends are
from 25-27 September, 9-11 October, 6-8 November, 13-15 November
and 20-22 November. You can also enjoy the Experience mid-week,
from 15 -16 September. Visit www.wwme.org for further information.
Quote from a couple who made a Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend: “We want you to know we thought we had a great marriage.
But Marriage Encounter helped make it fantastic!”
THURSDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY Begins on September 3rd at 6:30 pm
in the Parish Office. NO GREATER LOVE: A Biblical Walk Through
Christ Passion, by Edward Sri. The study set is $25.00 Please call
Connie Powers @ 812-432-3620 to order your book.
http://www.mystmarys.com/https://archindy.org/archbishop/dispensation2020.htmlhttp://www.wwme.org/
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St. Mary’s Living Rosary
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Monday, November 2nd Tuesday, December 8th Inside St. Mary’s
Church Starts @ 7:00 PM
Save the Date and Please Join Us
Let’s all pray that the days ahead are filled with healing,
blessings, growth, new opportunities, love, and recovery from all
that is going on in our COUNTRY, our CHURCH and the WORLD today. If
you want to help out organizing this event, please call Anna
Townsend @ 812-926-0060.
To All St. Mary’s & St. Lawrence Parishioners
Fr. Ben would like to host a parish town hall meeting inside St.
Lawrence Church on Sept. 23rd at 6:30pm. This will be for both
parishes but he hopes
he'll be able to add a later meeting at St. Mary's as well. We
will keep you updated.
Please come for updates about the parishes, and for a chance to
ask any
questions or raise any concerns at all about our parish life at
this time. All are welcome.
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Word for This Week Source:
https://www.salfordliturgy.org.uk/ordinary23a.htm
Jesus tells a dramatic story in the Gospel, to make a very
important point: the desperate need in our world for forgiveness
and reconciliation. How many chances do we give each other? As many
as seven? How often do we shut doors on people, even family and
friends, saying “That’s it; you’ve just gone too far this time:
never again”? When Jesus says that we must forgive “seventy-seven”
times, he implies that we never
stop forgiving, whatever happens. He doesn’t just say this,
however: even when they do the worst thing that could be done to
him, nailing him to a cross, Jesus puts these words into practice:
“Father, forgive them...” as his disciples, we must do
likewise.”
NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES Artificial Birth Control is a
moral wrong. Come learn the Christian Way. A Natural Family
Planning class will be held Sunday, September 13th, from 9AM until
12Noon at the St. Louis Parish Office, Batesville, IN, (13 St.
Louis Place, the building between the school and the church.) This
class is taught in one session. The Sympto-Thermal method is 98%
effective, natural, and safe. There is a $40.00 fee for the books
and materials. For reservations call or text (812) 212-4951) or
(812) 212-2719.
Is your Marriage Hurting?
Has your marriage grown cold, distant, unloving or uncaring?
Then please consider Retrouvaille – a Catholic sponsored,
confidential program open to all faiths, a program designed to help
heal and renew marriages. The next program begins September 11-13,
2020. For more information call (513) 456-5413 or Internet address
is
Retrouvaille.org or helpourmarriage.org. Other weekends and
location are available, call for details.
Life Chain 2020 The Knights of Columbus, Respect Life Committee
members and all Pro-Life Christians are asked to participate in our
local Life Chain 2020 on October 4th, which is Respect Life Sunday.
The Life Chain will be between 2 pm and 3 pm, lead by Knight of
Columbus and Respect Life members in solidarity along U.S. 50 in
Lawrenceburg. Life Chain IS NOT political or confrontational. Life
Chain IS a silent prayer vigil by Christians to communicate their
opposition to Abortion. Participants prayerfully display signs
which state the truth about abortion. It is an opportunity for
local churches to unite in prayer and stand up for the
rights of the unborn. Life Chain 2020 will be along U.S. 50
between Walnut and Front Street in Lawrenceburg. Everyone who
believes in the protection of the unborn children and their mothers
is invited to participate. Signs will be provided, or bring your
own. (No political signs; everyone already knows where Biden and
President Trump stand on this issue.) James 2:26 tells us that
“Faith without Work is Dead”. If we believe Abortion is wrong,
let’s take action and be a part of Life
Chain 2020. Go
p.s. - Above is a photo of the many types of signs one might see
along U. S. 50 during Life Chain 2020.
https://www.salfordliturgy.org.uk/ordinary23a.htm
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St. Mary's Swag is now available!!👈 Help us with our school
fundraiser with sporting shirts, hats, face masks, sweatshirts
etc... Here's the link to shop
online: https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s
https://www.athfundraising.com/st-mary-s?fbclid=IwAR26AK4PfMorS1gi6aLPnV1UU6QWDEZhcRgxSGuYYoGx_cr3z8ZABHr5A5A