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February 10, 2013February 10, 2013February 10, 2013February 10, 2013 MONDAY, February 11, 2013 9:00 a.m. Communion Service TUESDAY, February 12, 2013

9:00 a.m. �Jennifer Rice by Art Rice WEDNESDAY, February 13, 2013-Ash Wednesday

6:00 a.m. �Special Intention

9:00 a.m. �Ada Brown by AM McDonalds Coffee Group

5:30 p.m. �Donald Maines by Denise Maines THURSDAY, February 14, 2013

9:00 a.m. �Martha & Joseph Meyer FRIDAY, February 15, 2013

9:00 a.m. �Marcella & Orville Hecker 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross & Communion Service SATURDAY, February 16, 2013

5:30 p.m. �In Memory of my Deceased Family by Alfaro Amada SUNDAY, February 17, 2013

7:00 a.m. �Bob Byfield Anniv. By Byfield Family

8:30 a.m. �Carol Ochs by Kilway Family

10:30 a.m. �Jean Albrecht by Paul & Norma DeWitt

Noon �Walter Gorka by Bertha Gorka 5:30 p.m. For the Parish

Worship and Word

Gospel: Luke 5: 1-11 Theme: We are continually invited to follow Jesus. Question for Children: What is a way that you can follow Jesus? Question for Youth: Following Jesus can mean leaving some things behind. What do you need to let go of to follow Jesus more fully in your life? Question for Adults: When recently did God call you to do something that was difficult?

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Judy Adams, Mary Ellen Alig, Eileen Arber, Ed Benedict, Shirley Bische, Megan Bozarth, Ann Bozich, Cindy Brown, Michelle Chasteen, Blaine Coomer, Debbie Courtney, Lisa Crawford, Frank Danbeck, John Danyluk, Kristen Decker, Abela Dicen, Annie Dimmitt, Mary Franklin, Eileen Garrett, Gerald Glassing, Dennis Goldsberry, Mike Grill, Jerry Hayman, Mary Heinrich, Laura Henneberry, Mike Hession, David Hood, Billy Hubner, Stephen Jensen, Richard Kallock, Rita McAtee, John McFall, Ralph Maillet, Diane Metheny, Keaton Wm. Mielcarek, Aaron Miles, Carrie Montgomery, Jennifer Moore, Kim Newman, Margaret Otte, Madeline Owens, Mary Lou Pearson, Mary Ellen Pereau, Kay Peterson, Sharon Phillians, Jim Poole, Rita Portish, Ralph Rancourt, May Resendiz, Michael Robertson, Pat Salata, Tony Salati, Susie Schneider, Caitlyn Sears, Deanna Shively, Judy Sieferman, Theresa Simmons, Elmer Szhlensker, Larry Tenner, Mike Tippmann, Mary Turner, Joe Valentine, Vicki Walker, Linda Weilhamer, Brenda Williams, Ed Williams

DeathsDeathsDeathsDeaths John Klarich

Readings for the Week of February 10, 2013 Sunday Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138; 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8,

11; Lk 5:1-11 Monday Our Lady of Lourdes Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday Gn 1:20–2:4a; Ps 8; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51; 2 Cor 5:20–6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-

18 Thursday Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1; Lk 9:22-25 Friday Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86; Lk 5:27-32

This Sunday’s Readings Next Sunday’s Readings Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 Deuteronomy 26:4-10 I Corinthians 15: 1-11 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 5:1-11 Luke 4:1-13 Gather Book 1106 Gather Book 1018

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend of February 9/10, 2013

In the first reading from Isaiah we get a glimpse of the ultimate

aim of Christian stewardship: Giving glory to God. “Holy, Holy,

Holy is the Lord God of hosts! All the earth is filled with his

glory!” This proclamation inspires the familiar hymn we sing at

the end of the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer; a very ancient

proclamation in our liturgy. We were born to give God glory, and

we proclaim it by the way we live the Eucharist and bear witness

to the gospel of Jesus Christ. As we approach the purifying season

of Lent let us ask ourselves: Are we committed to a life that gives

glory to God?

At the request of Archbishop Tobin, Fr. Mike or Fr. Dave will be celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation for individuals on Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. during Lent except for Ash Wednesday, February 13 and the Wednesday of Holy Week, March 27. We ask that

you please enter through the side door of the Day Chapel (next to 15th Street) as the main entrance doors will be closed.

Resources & Development

Bingo—February 15, 2013

Callers; J Csenar, T Jost, M Garland

Team #4 — Captain; F Rendes: Early Setup; M Zore, T Kappel: Supply; A Endres: Salad; K/L Smith: Fryer; H Eaker: Workers; K Diaz, B Evans, K Matter, P Pontones, C Reese, J Zore, L Zore: Bakers: J Bechinski, A Keys, N Malatestinic, R McCullough, T Penn: Biscuits; S Evans

Parish Stewardship of Treasure Week of February 2/3, 2013

Weekly Budget $26,346.15 Weekly Offering $55,398.96 YTD Actual $849,269.48 YTD Budget $827,169.81 YTD Gain (Loss) $22,099.67 Special Collection $2,063.00 Endowment $1,374.00

February 10 and February 24—Regular Meetings February 17—No Meetings

Jr. High Youth Ministry meetings are in the school cafeteria following the 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass.

Faith Formation

C.C.D. Program C.C.D. Program C.C.D. Program C.C.D. Program ---- Mark your calendars!Mark your calendars!Mark your calendars!Mark your calendars! February 10 & 24–Classes Meet

February 17-No Classes

February 24-Parent Advisory Team

CCD classes are held in the school building from 9:30 to

10:20 a.m. on Sunday mornings. For more information,

contact: Sister Mary Ann 241-6314 ext. 119

mdefazio@saintchristopherparish.org

United Catholic Appeal (UCA) Christ Our Hope calls us to support the Parish and Archdiocese ministry needs. The UCA is one way we can share with people in need and provide assistance to all of our ministries throughout the Archdiocese. This year our parish goal is $128,328, to date we have received $132,758.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generosity.

ST. CHRISTOPHER “EXPLORATIONS IN FAITH”

BOOK CLUB 2013 BOOK LIST

3/7 – Cutting for Stone – Abraham Verghese St. Christopher “Explorations in Faith” Book Club meets the First Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. in Jacob’s Well. We are an informal small group who meet to discuss a book with spiritual meaning. Contact betty.reagan@yahoo.com if you are interested or have any questions.

EASTER FUND Last year, in addition to our annual

Poinsettia Fund, we initiated an additional

fund during the Easter season. This fund

assists with the Easter and spring flowers

expenses. The names of those

remembered will also be published and placed in a special

flyer – available out in Emmaus Way near the end of Lent.

Envelopes will be available in the pews on the weekend of

February 23-24. PLEASE PRINT NAMES CLEARLY and

return the envelopes by March 10th.

The Collection for Aid to Central and Eastern Europe is this weekend, February 10: donations will support seminaries, social service programs, youth ministry, pastoral centers, church construction and renovation, and the spreading of the Gospel message through the mass media. Please be as generous as possible.

FAITH GROUP ‘ANAWIM’ Meeting:

Thursday, February 21, 7:00 PM, Parish

House.

All Sr. High students are invited to join us for this year’s West Deanery Sr. High retreat. It will be held here at St. Christopher on Feb 22nd and 23rd. The theme of this year’s retreat will be a take on late night

talk shows. "Late Night with Jesus Christ" will be an overnight filled with fun and chances to meet

new people. In addition you'll have a chance to pray and listen to powerful witness talks. Let us know if you are interested in attending. For additional information or to make a reservation, c a l l T om 241 - 63 1 4 ex t 12 5 o r em a i l a t tsteiner@saintchristopherparish.org.

Lenten Video Program: “Catholicism” by Fr. Robert Barron This is a thematic presentation of what Catholics believe and why. This program will be held on Monday evenings of Lent at 7-8:30 p.m. in the Damascus room (lower level). Each session will include viewing DVDs followed by discussion (facilitated by a member of the Parish Staff). February’s sessions will be: • February 18 (Monday) - The Revelation of God Become Man—Fr. Mike • February 25 (Monday) - Liturgy and the Eucharist—Tom Steiner Childcare will be available. Contact Sr. Mary Ann with any questions.

Feb 16-5:30 p.m. M/M Miranda Feb 17-7:00 a.m. J Quinn/J Warner Feb 17-8:30 a.m. A Fritz/C Sweeney Feb 17-10:30 a.m. B/D Eisele Feb 17-Noon S/J Peterson Feb 17-5:30 p.m. J/J Bontempo St. Chris Food Pantry Information:

Pantry News

The pantry is still collecting children’s

books for distribution. If you have extra children's books

around the house and would like to donate them to the pantry,

please put them in the white box in the usher’s closet in the

church. We and the children appreciate your donations very

much.

St. Christopher Food Pantry

Sr. High Youth Ministry (in the PAR)

Following 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass

February 10 & 24—Regular Meetings

February 17—No Meetings

Christian Services

An Ember From The Alter

Why did I say that? How thoughtless can I be?

Why do I speak before thinking? Why do words of hurt come out of my mouth?

Where Did compassion and unconditional love go?

Here I stand waiting for the Body and Blood of Christ To Pass through unclean lips.

Forgive me, forgive me, runs through my whole being.

May the ember from the alter, cleanse my unclean lips. May my contrite heart save me.

By: Trudy BledsoeBy: Trudy BledsoeBy: Trudy BledsoeBy: Trudy Bledsoe

Liturgical Commission

February 17, 2013 8:30 a.m.—Dave Titara

10:30 a.m.—Larry Hurst

Faith Formation

LENT RETREAT: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013

9:00 A.M. – 2: 00 P.M. in Damascus

Do you need new enthusiasm to have a meaningful Lent in 2013? Reflecting with a vigor and power fresh for our times, this Lenten retreat on the Prodigal Son parable will aid in the challenge to love as the Father and be loved as the Son. The retreat will have time for reflective input and

insights, communal prayer, silent meditation, and faith sharing. This retreat is open to all adult men and women. Lunch is included. Facilitated by Sr. Kathy, Parish Pastoral Associate. Registration forms are in the pamphlet racks in Emmaus Way as well as on our Parish Web site.

Parish Life

Mark your calendar! The 55 and Over

gathering is on Thursday, February 21. This

month we are most fortunate to have our annual

speaker, your Pastor, Fr. Mike Welch. Come

and catch up on the latest activities and concerns for our

parish community. For the safety of the children please do

not enter the parking lot until 12:15 pm. If you need to use the

chairlift, please contact the parish office before February 21.

Call Helen at 291-5878 or Barbara, 852-7113 for reservations.

For opportunities to assist St. Vincent de Paul on Saturdays, please contact Paul Guenin at 244-9730 or email at padeceje2@aol.com. SVdP

needs help every Saturday in different areas, there is a place for everyone to help.

Recently a volunteer made 33 hats to be passed out to the homeless clients. Our volunteer plans to make more, yarn donations would be appreciated. Yarn and clothing ONLY may be placed in the glass enclosure on the south side of the school and marked SVdP.

To donate furniture and appliances call the SVdP donation phone at 687-1006 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you have a car or van you would be willing to donate, please contact Paul Guenin.

Christian Services

†Ash Wednesday (February 13) and Good Friday (March 29) are days of complete fast and abstinence. Other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. Fasting binds all those over 18 and under 59 years of age; only one full meal is allowed, with the quantity of the other two meals not exceeding that of the full meal; eating between meals is not permitted. Abstinence binds all over the age of 14; no meat is allowed.

Around the Archdiocese

Archdiocesan Presentation: Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics: In this “Year of Faith” all are invited to attend a discussion and reflection on living the Gospel of Life as Catholics. This will be held on Saturday, February 16 from 11-2:30 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church Parish Life Center. For questions or to RSVP please contact peggygeis@att.net or phone at 633-1794.

CARDINAL RITTER-BINGO BASH & EUCHRE TOURNAMENT

POST PROM FUNDRAISER When: Saturday, February 23 Doors open at 6pm

Buffet dinner & Drinks 6pm-7pm- BINGO STARTS at 7pm

$20 BINGO PRE-SALE; $25 BINGO AT THE DOOR $15 EUCHRE PRE-SALE; $20 EUCHRE AT THE DOOR

Where: Cardinal Ritter High School Gym PRIZES AWARDED AFTER EACH BINGO!

Grand Prize is a CR Letter Jacket

A six-session Divorce & Beyond Program has been scheduled beginning Monday, February 11 through Monday, March 11 with the final session on Thursday, March 14. This peer ministry program will be held at St. Barnabas Parish, 8300 Rahke Rd from 7-9:00 p.m. The topics for discussion will be the process of divorce, self-image, stress, anger, blame, guilt, loneliness, and forgiveness. The cost of the six-week session is $30 which includes a book. For more information or to register, please contact the Office for Fam i l y M in i s t r i es a t 23 6 -15 86 o r em a i l dvanvelse@archindy.org. Registration forms may also be obtained online at www.archindy.org/family/divorce.html.

40 Days for Life Spring/Lenten Campaign: February 13 through March 24. The vigil in Indianapolis will be held in front of the Planned Parenthood located at 8590 Georgetown Road from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Noon to 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. If you would like to cover some of the 1-hour time slots please contact Mark Folger at f_folger@msn.com or call 797-1649. For more information or to sign-up for vigil times yourself, go to 40daysforlife.com/Indianapolis/.

Klipsch Chairman to address Catholic Business Exchange. Fred Klipsch, Chairman and former CEO of world-class speaker company Klipsch Group Inc, will speak at the February Catholic Business Exchange. His topic will b e : P u t t i n g A L L C h i l d r e n F i r s t . The event is Friday morning, February 15, at the North Side Knights of Columbus. Mass starts at 6:30 am and the program will be finished by 8:30 am. Cost for the program includes a great breakfast and is $15 in advance for members and $21 for non-members. Registration is required. To register, pay online and for more information, visit www.catholicbusinessexchange.com.

A Caring Place Adult Day Services, a program of Catholic Charities Indianapolis, has openings for older adults to attend a safe and secure environment for structured activities and socialization. We cater to older adults with cognitive and physical impairments and offer limited transportation. To learn more about your loved one attending our adult day services, please call Lisa at 317-466-0015.

Seasons of Hope Bereavement Support Group

Seasons of Hope, a bereavement support group program, will be offered at two parishes on Mondays, one session will be in the afternoon and the other session will be in the evening, for six consecutive weeks. Anyone who is mourning the loss of a loved one is encouraged to attend. Please join us on the following Mondays: February 18 through March 25 at Little Flower, 4720 E. 13th Street from 1:00-2:30 p.m. or at Holy Spirit, 7243 E. 10th Street from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Please choose either the afternoon or evening session, they are not interchangeable. To gain the full benefit of the group process, participants commit to attend each week. To register and assure that a participant booklet is available for you or for more information contact Peggy Clegg at 357-8352 or pclegg@littleflowerparish.org or Marilyn Hess at 777-5377 or mbhess43@gmail.com.

The CYO needs judges for its annual CYO Science Fair on Saturday, March 2 at the CYO Center. Judging will begin with a meeting at 9:30 a.m. and all judging should be completed by around 1:00 p.m. The projects will be prepared by 7th and 8th grade students in physical and biological science areas. If you have a background in any science related area, and can help the CYO with this outstanding event for the students, please contact the CYO office, 632-9311 or email Patty Armbruster at parmbruster@cyoarchindy.org.

Message from Fr. Dave

The Sisters of Providence publish a small magazine “HOPE” four times a year and their winter issue had several articles on Vatican Council II, this being the anniversary year. With permission of the editor we are going to share what follows from that issue which was written by Peg Benson who in 1964 was entering the Sisters of Providence, later left the community and went to law school and has practiced law for 32 years. Peg and her husband are the parents of one son. I very much concur with the ideas and attitudes in this article.

Three months into his papacy Pope John XXIII announced his intention to convene the Second Vatican Council, that being January 25, 1959. But his absolute knowing that this was what should be done at this time made practical issues like how to seat 2,860 attendees and where to put lavatories and coffee bars and where to get the money for all of this, which in today’s dollars would be $8 million, minor operational details. But Pope John’s spontaneity, optimism and playfulness paid off and his decision to convene the Second Vatican Council changed the world. This was the defining moment that created a distinct before and after. I remember both well. Most of my memories of life as a Catholic before Vatican II come out of my early grade school years beginning in 1952 and from my home where being Catholic was our way of life. My mother went to morning mass at 6:30 a.m. and my older sister and I at 7:30 a.m., where we would greet our Irish grandmother, whom we were always delighted to see, as she finished up the 7:00 a.m. mass, rosary in hand. Both of them had favorite novenas and of course, our family said the rosary every night, my parents and the three oldest of the seven kids taking turns leading a decade. Yet these warm and sweet family memories are tempered by other aspects of pre-Vatican II culture. Before Vatican II everything was black and white. Everyone had a place on a pyramid that spanned heaven and earth. At the top was the pope, following by the cardinals, then the bishops, down to the priests and religious, and at the very bottom lay people, who were inferior to the hierarchy, having chosen a less perfect way of life. To young hearts and minds there were frightening mortal sins like murder that were beyond comprehension and could have only been committed by imagined scary men. There were the seven deadly sins; hell, which was eternal; venial sins and sins of omission as well as commission. There were prayers of intercession with phrases like, “Oh, wretch that I am” said by pious women with Kleenex on their heads when a hat was forgotten. Certainly, for many I know, life as a Catholic was like walking a tight-rope. You had to keep yourself safe from so many dangers. After Vatican II, the doors opened and the church’s words changed: the harshness was gone. One of the most beautiful new words we learned was collegiality. It took the place of papal primacy, a term familiar to Catholics, despite its origins in the Holy Roman Empire. Bishops were to regard priests as “brothers and friends” and the laity was encouraged to participate with Priests and religious in the life of the church. Other new words in the Council’s lexicon were dialogue, pilgrim, servant and charism. “What Happened at Vatican II,” Jesuit John O’Malley captures the seismic shift in tone that carried the values and behaviors that Vatican II accessed for Catholicism that would come back to its early sources: “From commands to invitations, from laws to ideals, from definition to mystery, from threats to persuasion, from coercion to conscious, from monologue to dialogue, from ruling to serving, from withdrawn to integrated, from vertical to horizontal, from exclusion to inclusion, from hostility to friendship, from rivalry to partnership, from suspicion to trust, from static to ongoing, from passive acceptance to active engagement, from fault finding to acceptance, from prescriptive to principled, from behavior modification to inner appropriation.” This was good news I never before heard, and it made the future look bright, being Catholic no longer meant a life of condemning non-Catholics, including Lutheran aunts and uncles, of looking to the people in charge to decide what was right, of fulfilling my pre-ordained role. In real ways this was a relief, and I found a spring in my step as being careful was replaced by being confident; being right by being magnanimous; and being good by being joyous. Joy. That was the biggest change—no more working toward perfection (and feeling better than others for it) but doing your best and trusting that God was with you in that. God was no longer a judge. I have often marveled at how easy it was to make the change to a Vatican II Catholic. It felt natural and wholesome. Vatican II is so much more than a meeting 50 years ago. It was a visit by the Holy Spirit, who of course, continues to hover over us in this never-over Vatican II era. Dolores R. Leckey gives witness: “After consciousness shifts there is no going back to the restricted classicist form. One cannot pretend not to know God experientially. New horizons become visible, and the future is one of discovery and hope.”