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APRIL 14, 2019
St. Louis
N e w s & N o t e s With Deepest Sympathy Please remember in your prayers the
families of Francis Schwab, age 91, who
passed away Wednesday, April 3rd; and
Ralph Wenning, age 88, who passed
away Monday, April 8th. May they rest in
peace.
Parish Office Hours The St. Louis Parish Office will be closed
Friday, April 19th.
Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be
held on Sunday, May 5th, 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, May 21st at 7:00pm in the
Deanery Resource Center at St. Louis.
Please call the parish office to register
812-934-3204.
Adoration Chapel - Open Hours The open hours for the Adoration Chapel
are: Sunday – 9:00am, 12:00pm,
1:00pm, 3:00pm; Wednesday—
11:00am, 6:00pm; Friday – 1:00pm. If
you are able to fill an open hour, call
Christy 812-239-9164.
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Mass Schedule Changes There will be NO 6:00pm MASS on Tuesday, April 16th. All are welcome to attend
the Chrism Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis at 2:00pm.
There will be Mass this Monday at 9:00am. Stations of the Cross, Good Friday at
7:00pm. There will also be Spanish Mass this Sunday at 5:00pm.
Votive Candles All votive candles in the grotto will be extinguished on Holy Thursday and relit after
the Easter Vigil.
Good Friday Collection for Holy Places On Good Friday, our parish will take up the annual Good Friday collection for the
Holy Land. Your contribution helps to support the struggling Christian community
and to protect Christianity’s holiest places. Please be generous in your support.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion The Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion listed for the Easter Sunday
Masses are the same as those scheduled for the third Sunday. If you are not
attending that Mass, please cross off your name from the book in the back of
church.
Divine Mercy Novena The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday. Pamphlets with the prayers for
the novena and the chaplet are located outside of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
and in the racks in the back of church.
Divine Mercy Sunday St. Louis, St. Anthony, and St. Nicholas parishes will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
with a prayer service at St. Nicholas Church, Sunman, on Sunday, April 28th at
2:30pm. All are welcome.
St. Louis Church will be open for veneration of the Divine Mercy image on
Sunday, April 28th from 12:00pm - 7:00pm. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
will be moved to the church during these hours and the Divine Mercy chaplet will
be prayed at 3:00pm. We invite you to stop in for a visit on this Feast of Mercy.
Need Prayer? Prayer needs are addressed in two ways at St. Louis. In the vestibule of church is
a Prayer Request Notebook where anyone, at any time, can write prayer concerns.
The Members of the Prayer and Praise Ministry commit to praying daily for these
intentions. For more urgent prayer needs (illness, surgery, etc.) there is a Prayer
Chain that will get dozens of people praying immediately. To begin the Prayer
Chain, please call Janice Werner, 932-9200 or Erma Hartman, 934-3678.
Ministry of Prayer and Praise Intentions for April That our Pope, our bishops, and all priests and deacons will be faithful and
courageous in taking up Christ’s command to tend His sheep.
That those entering the Church at Easter will find the meaning and happiness
for which their hearts long.
That the lives of the children preparing to receive Jesus in the Eucharist for the
first time on May 5th, may be centered on Jesus as the very heart of love.
That the graces of this Easter season will bring forth a new flowering of
vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.
That we may receive the grace to be faithful in living our Catholic faith,
especially our fidelity to Sunday Mass and the sacraments.
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Holy Thursday
Mass
6:30pm
Good Friday
Service
3:00pm
Easter Vigil
8:30pm
Easter Sunday
Masses
8:00am, 9:30am &
11:00am
Mass Intentions Saturday, April 13
5:00 pm Martin, Frieda, Ed & Melvin
Nobbe
Sunday, April 14
8:00 am Rosie Prickel
9:30 am George & Julia Daugherty
11:00 am For the Parish Community
5:00 pm SPANISH MASS
Monday, April 15
9:00 am Special Intention
Tuesday, April 16
6:00 pm NO MASS
Wednesday, April 17
8:10 am Charles Bentfield
Thursday, April 18, Holy Thursday
6:30 pm Viola Fullenkamp
Friday, April 19, Good Friday
3:00 pm GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
Saturday, April 20, Holy Saturday
8:30 pm Jerry Roell
Sunday, April 21, Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection of the Lord
8:00 am Jerry Heppner
9:30 am Joseph Stirn
11:00 am For the Parish Community
5:00 pm SPANISH MASS
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, April 20
8:30 pm RCIA
Sunday, April 21
8:00 am Natasha Kellerman, Monica
Gerstbauer, Ellie Amberger,
Jim Kuisel, Connie Meyer,
Rheadawn Young, Keith
Moenter
9:30 am Don & Marilyn Freyer, Bertie
Schmidt, Tom Sullivan,
Brooke Maple, Michael
Brelage, Erin Batta
11:00 am James & Sandy Dickey,
Nelson French, Phil & Pam
Ryan, Teri Glaser, Mark
Masavage
Altar Servers Tuesday, April 16
6:00 pm NO MASS
Wednesday, April 17
8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS
Thursday, April 18
6:30 pm Olivia, Megan & Isabel
Raab, Luke & Adam Meer
Friday, April 19
3:00 pm Grace, Spencer & Christian
Mack
Saturday, April 20
8:30 pm Megan Batta, Sadie
Wachsmann, John, Paul &
Olivia Meer
Sunday, April 21
8:00 am Henry Koehne, Cole Rudolf,
George, Hank & Meg Ritter
9:30 am Dylan Fledderman,
Santiago Schutte, Emily
Schebler, Michael & Teresa
Wanstrath
11:00 am Margaret Wilson, Madison
& Jackson Wanstrath, Mary
& Ashley Hunter
Lectors Saturday, April 20
8:30 pm RCIA
Sunday, April 21
8:00 am Jim Kuisel
9:30 am Charlie Raab
11:00 am Susan Glaser
Greeters Saturday, April 20
8:30 pm RCIA
Sunday, April 21
8:00 am Mike Gerstbauer Family
9:30 am Ed & Clara Goble, Bertie
Schmidt
11:00 am Linda Kolb
Ushers Saturday, April 20
8:30 pm Gary Kuntz, Jerry Eckstein,
Bob Prickel, Scot Harmeyer
Sunday, April 21
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,
Jake Wilson, Tom Brunsman
Readings for the Week Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (37)/Is 50:4-
7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-
20, 23-24 [2a]/Phil 2:6-
11/Lk 22:14--23:56 or
23:1-49
Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3,
13-14 [1a]/Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a,
5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 [cf.
15ab]/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Ps 69:8-10, 21
-22, 31 and 33-34 [14c]/
Mt 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a,
6a, 8b-9/Ps 89:21-22, 25
and 27 [2]/Rv 1:5-8/Lk
4:16-21
Evening Mass of the Lord's
Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/
Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc,
17-18 [cf. 1 Cor 10:16]/1
Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15
Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Ps 31:2,
6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
[Lk 23:46]/Heb 4:14-16;
5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42
Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1,
26-31a/Ps 104:1-2, 5-6,
10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30]
or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13,
20-22 [5b]/Gn 22:1-18 or
22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/
Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 [1]/
Ex 14:15--15:1/Ex 15:1-2,
3-4, 5-6, 17-18 [1b]/Is
54:5-14/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6,
11-12, 13 [2a]/Is 55:1-
11/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/
Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/Ps
19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/
Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Ps
42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] or
Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3] or
Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-
19 [12a]/Rom 6:3-11/Ps
118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Lk
24:1-12
Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps
118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
[24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor
5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Lk
24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35 ©LPi
P a r i s h C a l e n d a r 3
Stations of the Cross Friday, April 19th, 7:00pm
Saturday Morning Prayer Service
April 20th at 8:05am
Meet in the Adoration Chapel
This week we pray for all those facing
addiction, that all suffering be united
to the cross of Christ.
April 14
RCIA— Stations of the Cross, St.
Louis Parish Office, 9:00am.
Breakfast—New Alsace Conserv.
Club, 7:30am—12:00pm at the New
Alsace American Legion
April 19
Divine Mercy Novena Begins
Fish Fry—Millhousen Knights of St.
John, 5:00pm—7:30pm. Adult $10,
Child $5. Carryout available.
April 28
Divine Mercy Prayer Service—St.
Nicholas Church, 2:30pm.
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
and Veneration of Divine Mercy
Image—St. Louis Church, 12:00pm—
7:00pm. Chaplet at 3:00pm.
St. Louis Cash Raffle Congratulations to the following winners:
Apr. 2 - $50 - Mark Weber
Apr. 4 - $100 - Scott Carie
Project Rachel Suffering is the untold story of abortion.
Grief after abortion is normal — it is the
grief of a mother who has lost a child in
a traumatic way; it is the grief of lost
fatherhood. We are here to help you
experience the hope and healing of
Christ through Project Rachel. Call 317-
452-0054 or email
projectrachel@archindy.org to begin your
healing journey.
Come and Be Comforted -SEASONS OF HOPE If you’re in need of consolation after losing a loved one, this Christ-Centered faith
sharing group is for you. We will meet for six Mondays beginning on April 22nd
and continuing on April 29th, May 6th, 13th, 20th and June 3rd, with arrival from
6:30pm-6:45pm and the program from 6:45pm to 8:30pm at St. Mary’s
Greensburg, Church Meeting Room. If you are interested in attending, please call
the Parish Office at 812-663-8427 and leave your name and phone number. A
member of the Bereavement Ministry Team will call you back. In order to have
enough materials on hand for the program, please let us know if you’d like to
attend by April 15th. You are welcome to bring a friend or relative with you.
Pre-Cana Conference Schedule The following Pre-Cana Sessions will be offered for those preparing for Marriage:
April 26-27 - St. Agnes, Nashville
May 31-June 1 - St. Michael’s, Indianapolis
The first day is 6:30pm—9:30pm and the second day is 9:00am—4:00pm.
To register visit: www.archindy.org/marriageandfamily/marriage-precana.html
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Do you want to make your marriage stronger? Do you want to spend an
uninterrupted weekend with your spouse? Why not make a Worldwide Marriage
Encounter Weekend and learn more about your wonderful vocation? Future
Marriage Encounter Weekends will be at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House,
Indianapolis, April 26-28 and November 1-3; and at Mount Saint Francis Centre
for Spirituality, New Albany, August 16-18. Visit www.wwme.org for more
information.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter runs an annual project with the aim of letting the
world know that marriage can last a lifetime. The Longest Married Couple
Project is held in each State, as well as at National level. Nominations are invited
for 2019. All that is required is the name of the couple, their wedding date and
where they currently reside, plus a contact phone or e-mail address of the
individual nominating the couple. These details can be e-mailed
to bkberland@gmail.com, or there is a special phone number 405-850-
4274. Nominations must be received by May 14, and awards to the National and
State winners will be presented in June 2019. If you would like any further
information, please do not hesitate to contact: Ken and Ann Butt,
email: kenannme@comcast.net or 317-863-5680.
St. Nicholas Annual 5K Run/Walk Turtle Trot This 5K run/walk will take place on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 9:00am at St.
Nicholas School’s front parking lot. All ages welcome! For more event information,
registration forms, and/or sponsorship forms: http://school.stnicholas-sunman.org or http://stnicholas-sunman.org
Help Needed for Haiti Mission Trip Thanks to everyone for their help. Over $30,000 has been donated from Saint
Louis parishioners, family and friends to help the poor at Saint Francis Xavier in
Gandou. We consider all our parishioners, family and friends a part of the HAITI
MINISTRY TEAM! We could not do it without all of you. May God bless you always.
We need your help again. We are in need of people to go on our next mission trip
June 19-27. We are seeking doctors, optometrists, dentists, pharmacists, nurses,
a chiropractor, mechanical and electrical support, and people with no experience
who just have a desire to help. If you are interested or know someone who may
like to go even if they do not belong to our parish, please contact Susan and Paul
Roell at 812-933-0704 or email at d4bears@etczone.com.
6 N e w s & N o t e s W h a t ’ s
H a p p e n i n g
NO BINGO HOLY THURSDAY,
APRIL 18TH
Holy Thursday Volunteers Needed Participants are needed for the
foot washing at the
Holy Thursday Mass on
April 18th at 6:30pm.
Both men and women,
2nd grade and older,
are invited to volunteer.
Please call the parish office if you
would like to participate.
Suspension of Adoration ADORATION CHAPEL CHANGES FOR HOLY WEEK
Easter is quickly approaching and the Adoration Chapel will be closed for the Easter Triduum. This
means the Chapel closes at 6:30pm for Holy Thursday Mass but adoration will continue from
7:30pm until midnight in the Parish Activity Center. The scheduled adorers for 7:00pm thru
11:00pm should plan to be in the Activity Center for their hour. The Chapel will reopen at noon on
Easter Sunday.
Spring Cleaning of the Adoration Chapel will take place on Good Friday at 9:00am. Many hands
make light work! Please call Christy if you would like to help or have any questions -
812-239-9164.
Holy Thursday, April 18 No morning Masses; No Bingo
Mass of the Lord’s Supper:
6:30pm
Good Friday, April 19 Day of Fast (18—59yrs.) and
Abstinence (no meat, over age 14)
No morning Mass
The Parish Office will be closed
Service: 3:00pm: Solemn Liturgical Service with the
Passion of the Lord
Collection will be taken up for the
Holy Land
Holy Saturday, April 20
Easter Vigil: 8:30pm
The elect will join our Catholic
Faith Family as they receive the
Sacraments of Baptism, Holy
Eucharist and Confirmation at
this Easter Vigil Mass. Please
consider attending and help
welcome these new members
into our faith community.
This Mass is always beautifully celebrated with
songs, bible readings and prayers. It is also a
wonderful way to help us renew our own faith and
open our hearts and minds to God.
A brief reception will follow the liturgy in the school
cafeteria.
Easter Sunday
April 21 MASSES:
8:00am, 9:30am,
11:00am
Watch Special Holy Week and
Easter Programming on EWTN Join EWTN in remembering Christ’s love
for us through His Passion, Death, and
Resurrection. During Holy Week and
Easter, EWTN brings you special
programming and live Easter Masses
from Rome and the Basilica of the
National Shrine in Washington, DC. For
more information, please visit
www.ewtn.com.