Congratulations on your First

COMMUNION May 7, 2017

St. Louis Catholic Church

Paige Allgeier Avery Austin Owen Beiser Jensen Bright Yadirah Contreras Lucie Cregar Rebecca Durham John Feagins Andres Garcia Marco Garcia Landen Grossman Gina Grote Grace Gutzwiller Carson Hartwell Rylan Hill William Hillenbrand III Ian Hixson Ava Hollins Kinsley Hosick Whitley Hosick

William Huber Ella King Nash King David Koch Griffin Koester Avery Kuntz Caleb Laker Matthew Lambert Eli Lanham Olivia Leising Cayden Lieland Kaden Maple Ethan Meer Ayden Meyer Lucy Meyer Campbell Miles Jeremy Moore Angie Nuñez Kimberly Nuñez Dylan Orozco

Francisco Orozco Madilyn Prewitt Lilliana Rak Brody Rudolf Grace Saner Andrew Seubert Veda Shadday Madden Showalter Margaret Smith Jayden South Ellen Swain Paige Tekulve Adam Weber Noah Weberding Brookelynn Wilhelm John Wilhelm Rylan Yeager

Isabelle Young

N e w s & N o t e s May Crowning St. Louis School will celebrate May

Crowning at the 8:10am Mass on

Wednesday, May 10th.

Religious Education students will

celebrate May Crowning on Wednesday,

May 10th at 6:35pm.

All are welcome to attend.

Adoration Chapel There is an open hour for the Adoration

Chapel on Saturday—12:00pm. If you

are able to sub for this open hour, sign

up outside the Adoration Chapel. If you

are able to fill this open hour, call Christy

812-239-9164.

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 16th at 7:00pm in the

Deanery Resource Center at St. Louis.

Please call the parish office to register

934-3204.

Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be

held on Sunday, July 2nd, 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 934-4054 or 934-3338.

Summer Maintenance Help St. Louis is accepting applications for

summer help in the maintenance

department. Applications can be picked

up in the parish office.

Amazon Smiles Amazon Smiles is an easy way to

support St. Louis Catholic School.

You simply go to smile.amazon.com and

choose St. Louis School. Every purchase

you make on Amazon benefits the

school. Once you have used Amazon

smile on a computer, it will remind you

to use "smile." Thank you for using

Amazon Smiles to support our school!

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School Commission Members Needed Mrs. Jenny Geers and Mrs. Pat Meer will be completing their terms on school

commission at the of May. We thank them for all of their time and service to St.

Louis School. They both will be truly missed.

With their departures, we will have two openings to fill. If you or someone you

know would like to join us, please let the school or parish offices know. Elections

will be held in late May.

Attention High School Seniors St. Louis Parish would like to recognize the 2017 High School

Graduating Senior parish members during the 9:30am Mass

on Sunday, May 21st.

Students will meet at the Parish office on Sunday, May

21st between 9:00am and 9:15am. Seniors will enter with Fr.

Stan during the entrance hymn and will sit in reserved seating in the front of the

Church. After Mass, the Seniors are invited to a buffet brunch at the Big 4 Cafe,

compliments of St. Louis Youth Ministries.

For more information or to RSVP please call Carrie at 812-934-3204 or email

cwesseler@st.louisschool.org

St. Louis Rummage Sale Save the dates for the St. Louis Rummage Sale!

Friday, June 9, 8:00am to 6:00pm; Saturday, June 10, 8:00am to 4:00pm;

Saturday only, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm - everything half price.

Sunday, June 11, 8:00am to 1:30pm - Sunday is $1 a bag day for all items that

will fit in a Kroger bag, including toys and misc. items. Bags will be provided. The

Sale is held in the air conditioned, and handicap accessible Activity Center!

Donations will be accepted June 4 - 9:00am-4:00pm and June 5, 6, 7 - 8:00am-

8:00pm.

Pizza Hut Fundraiser for St. Louis School Please help support St. Louis School by eating at Pizza Hut on Wednesday, May

10th from 11:00am—11:00pm. Just present this coupon when you pick up your

order and a donation will be made to St. Louis School from Pizza Hut.

St. Louis Weekly Bingo Volunteers Week 2: Thursday, May 11th

Floor/Bank/Instants: Julie Cox, Andy Saner, Paul Wuestefeld, Alisha Salatin, Jill

Reidy, Jill/Tim Weberding, BJ/Charlene Weberding, Dan Abplanalp, Bob/Autumn

Hurm, Kate Tekulve, Chrissy/Zach White, Beth Steinkamp, Adam Maple, Jill Weber

(Subs: Ed/Beth Hoog – week 2 only)

Kitchen Workers: Anne Meer (Set-up), Ann Edwards, Anne Schebler, Nic Wonnell,

Brooke Maple, Marilyn Hountz, Cheryl Baechle (Sub: Christy Moenter)

Bakers: Paula Behlmer, Terri Simmermeyer, Shannon Young, Angie Siefert, Amy

Watson, Kim Schrank, Christina Farrall, Chelsea Gillman

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

Sunday, May 14th at 9:00am— Belief

Reinforcement

Present this Coupon at Pizza Hut in Batesville on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from

11:00am—11:00pm Phone # 812-933-5800

St. Louis Catholic School will receive a donation from your purchase.

Mass Intentions Saturday, May 6

5:00 pm Robert Cunnings

Sunday, May 7, Fourth Sunday of

Easter

9:30 am For the Parish Community

11:00 am Shirley, Daren & Alyssa

Heppner

1:00 pm FIRST COMMUNION: Living

and Deceased Family

Members of the 2017 First

Communicants

Tuesday, May 9

6:00 pm Jeannie Nobbe

Wednesday, May 10, St. Damien de

Veuster

8:10 am Robert D. Werner

Thursday, May 11

8:10 am Clarence Kerker, Jr.

Friday, May 12, St. Nereus, St.

Achilleus and St. Pancras

8:10 am Robert & Theresa Cunnings

Saturday, May 13, Our Lady of Fatima

10:00 am

5:00 pm John H. Schutte

Sunday, May 14, Fifth Sunday of Easter

8:00 am William Linville

9:30 am Joseph & Joan Fritsch

11:00 am For the Parish Community

5:00 pm SPANISH MASS

Altar Servers Tuesday, May 9

6:00 pm Luke & Margaret Wilson

Wednesday, May 10

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

Thursday, May 11

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

Friday, May 12

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

Saturday, May 13

10:00 am Regina Gerstbauer, Olivia &

Megan Raab

5:00 pm GiGi Dreyer, Noah & Ingrid

Tuveson

Sunday, May 14

8:00 am Adam Muckerheide, Evan

Flaspohler & Evelyn Storms

9:30 am Martha Hillenbrand, Grace

& Spencer Mack

11:00 am Dylan Fledderman, Jackson

& Madison Wanstrath

Rosary & Benediction Sunday, May 7

7:00 pm Abe & Catherine Streator

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, May 13

5:00 pm Carolyn Dieckmann, Mary

Jo Mahle, Carolyn Billman,

Dave Meyer, Deb Weigel,

Bill Meer, Mary Sitterding

Sunday, May 14

8:00 am Ed Gerdowsky, Ken Rudolf,

Erma Hartman, John

Gerstbauer, Amy Streator,

Mary Sitterding, Janet

Maple

9:30 am Beth Hoog, Bertie Schmidt,

Kathy Wagner, Nancy

Werner, Lissa Ritter, Christy

Moenter, 1 Volunteer

11:00 am Ken Bohman, Nelson

French, Rita Snyder, Mary

Jo Sunderman, Kathy

Mattucci, Mark Masavage,

1 Volunteer

Greeters Saturday, May 13

5:00 pm Mary Jo Mahle, Dave Meyer

Sunday, May 14

8:00 am Joe & Marlene Greiwe

9:30 am Thomas & Lisa Brown

11:00 am Bob & Kathy Mattucci

Lectors Saturday, May 13

5:00 pm Mark Wilder

Sunday, May 14

8:00 am Susan Vergamini

9:30 am Charlie Raab

11:00 am James Dickey

Ushers Saturday, May 13

5:00 pm 4 Volunteers Needed

Sunday, May 14

8:00 am Todd Tekulve, Jim Scheele,

Larry Enzinger, Bob

Obermeyer, Bruce Miller

9:30 am Eugene Laker, John

Vogelsang, Mike Weigel,

Tim Fenske

11:00 am Jeff Bedel, Ted Telles,

2 Volunteers Needed

May Prayer Intention of Pope Francis Evangelization: Christians of Africa,

witnesses for peace - That Christians

in Africa, in imitation of the Merciful

Jesus, may give prophetic witness to

reconciliation, justice, and peace.

Readings for the Week Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41/Ps

23:1-6/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn

10:1-10

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3;

43:3-4/Jn 10:11-18

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-

7/Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24--13:5a/Ps

67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Jn 12:44-

50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3,

21-22, 25, 27/Jn 13:16-

20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-

11ab/Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1-4/

Jn 14:7-14

Next Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5,

18-19/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-

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Rosary & Holy Hour Sunday, May 7th

7:00pm

Saturday Morning Prayer Service

May 13th at 8:05am

Pray for us and our intentions

Our Lady of Fatima!

Confirmation

Sunday, May 21st

2:00pm

May 11

Vocation Dinner—Knights of

Columbus, Batesville, 5:00pm. Any

young man discerning a vocation to

the priesthood is welcome to attend

with his family. Call 812-654-3326

from more info.

May 12

Fatima Shrine Devotion—Sisters of

St. Francis, Oldenburg, 6:30pm.

Verso L’alto—Young Adult meeting,

7:00pm—9:00pm at Amack’s Well,

Batesville. Join us for a talk by Fr.

Stan Pondo.

In the Spirit of Taizé—St. John the

Baptist Church, Harrison, OH,

7:30pm.

May 13

Feast of Our Lady of Fatima—St.

Louis Church, 9:30am Rosary;

10:00am Mass.

May 21

Breakfast—All Saints Ladies

Sodality, St. John Campus, Dover,

7:30am—Noon. Free will offering.

May 26 & 27

Tenderloin & Chicken Breast

Sandwich Cookout—Village Store,

Oldenburg, Friday 11:00am-

6:00pm; Saturday 11:00am-

2:00pm. Proceeds go to replacing

the roof on the Knights home.

Special Programming on EWTN Tune-in to EWTN for special 100th

Anniversary programming from Fatima!

EWTN Global Catholic Network is airing

the most extensive coverage of the

celebration of the 100th Anniversary of

Fatima including Pope Francis’ visit to

Portugal and the historic canonization of

Fatima visionaries Francisco and Jacinta

Marto on May 12 & 13! For a full list of

Fatima Programming go to ewtn.com/

fatima/programming.asp. Use EWTN's

Channelfinder at ewtn.com to find the

companies that provide EWTN

programming in your community.

Confirmation News Confirmation is Sunday, May 21st at 2:00pm.

May Devotions at the Fatima Shrine In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fátima, the public is

invited to join the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg for May Devotions on Friday,

May 12th at 6:30pm. The outdoor service will be held at the Our Lady of Fátima

Shrine on campus (located behind Oldenburg Academy). Guests are invited to

bring a lawn chair if desired. In the event of rain, the service will be held in the

Sisters’ Chapel.

Confirmation for Baptized Catholic Adults Active Catholics who have not yet been Confirmed are strongly encouraged to

receive this sacrament on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the 10:30am Mass

at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis.

National Catholic Singles Conference Join hundreds of single Catholics of all ages at the National Catholic Singles

Conference, May 19th-21st, 2017 held at the DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree in

Pittsburgh, PA. The weekend includes talks by dynamic speakers, music, social

events, prayer, food, fellowship and more! Space is limited so register now! For

more information and to register visit www.NationalCatholicSingles.com. Use

promo code NCSCPA to receive a special discount. Can’t find your question

answered on the website? Call 888.267.8885 x4.

Monastic Experience Weekend If you are between the ages of 18 and 40 and discerning a call to religious life, we

invite you to a weekend of discernment, May 26-28 at the Carmelite Monastery in

Terre Haute, Indiana. You will learn about the Carmelite way of life and share the

Monastic schedule with our community, inside the enclosure of our Monastery.

For more info contact Sister Clare Joseph at vocations@heartsawake.org or visit

www.heartsawake.org

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 one of the following: Janice Werner 932-9200; Erma Hartman, 934-3678; or Viola Fullenkamp, 934-3316

Ministry of Prayer and Praise Intentions for May For Pope Francis, that he may be given a spirit of courage and right judgment,

of knowledge and love so that he may build the Church into a sacrament of

unity, love, and peace for all the world.

For blessings on all mothers, that they may see Mary as their model and

sanctify Christ as Lord in their hearts and homes.

For our seminarians, that they may be guided by the Holy Spirit in their

preparation for the priesthood.

That God will bless all those who risk their lives to protect our freedom and

reward all those who served in the armed forces.

For those who have grown lukewarm in their faith, that the Holy Spirit will drive

out their indifference and rekindle their desire of heaven.

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H a p p e n i n g

Save the Date:

St. Louis Vacation Bible Camp

June 19th - June 23rd

9:00am—11:30am

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Gifts of Financial Participation Sunday, April 30, 2017

In Church Collections .......... $ 10,190.37

Other Collections ....................$ 1,395.30

Electronic Collections ............$ 1,722.00

Total Actual Income ............ $ 13,307.67

Budget ................................ $ 17,020.00

Over/Under Budget ............. ($ 3,712.33) Year to Date

In Church Collections and

Other Collections ............. $ 750,565.14

Budget .............................. $ 731,860.00

Over/Under Budget ............. $ 18,705.14

Second Collection for

Catholic Home Missions ......$ 2,237.65

High School Youth Group Upcoming Events Sunday, May 7: Challenge Course

Activity! Come at 6:00pm for pizza

and stay for High School Youth

Group 6:30pm-8:30pm at St. Louis.

Sunday, May 21: High School Youth

Group will be visiting the Edelweiss

House- 6:30pm-8:30pm (more info

to come)

Friday, June 16-Sunday, June 18:

Steubenville Youth Conference

Friday, June 23: After Steubenville

gathering, Location: TBD

Verso L’alto Young adults are invited to Verso L'alto

on Friday, May 12th for a talk by Fr.

Stan Pondo. The event will take place

from 7:00pm—9:00pm at Amack's Well,

103 E George Street, Batesville. The

event is free, but food and drink are

available for purchase. Come join us for

the last event of the spring.

Visit facebook.com/versolaltobatesville

or email versolaltoteam@gmail.com for

more information.

Steubenville Youth Conference - June 16-18 This three-day conference addresses the

needs of today’s Catholic youth, with an ex-

citing lineup of speakers, musicians, and

presenters. This high school youth confer-

ence will challenge Catholic youth to stand

firm in their faith. One of the highlights of

the weekend is Eucharistic Exposition and

Adoration. Many teens have come to a

deeper relationship with Jesus Christ

through the power of the Holy Spirit during

these weekends. If you are beginning your

walk with Christ, needing strength to continue the journey, or just

ready to rejoice in the many blessings He has given, then this is

the conference for you! Please contact Carrie at

cwesseler@st.louisschool.org or Angie at mosters@frontier.com if

you missed the registration, but would like to find out more.

This year, St. Louis Parish High School youth will be joining several

other parishes in the Batesville Deanery for the Steubenville Youth

Conference. About 140 participants will be taking 3 buses to the con-

ference June 16-18, 2017. Help is greatly appreciated from all pa-

rishioners to help make a difference in the life of our youth. Here’s

how you can help:

Please pray for our youth. Pray for them to come to know our

Lord and for a closer personal relationship with Him. Pray for a

safe trip to the Steubenville Conference and for their safe return.

Consider making a donation. If you would like to help send a

high school youth from our parish to Steubenville, donations are

accepted at the parish office. Please make checks out to “St.

Louis Parish”, with the memo: “Steubenville Youth Conference”. It

costs each participant $275 for the conference, food, transporta-

tion, and t-shirt, which can be a hardship for some families.

Attend Mass with us. We will be celebrating Mass before head-

ing off to the Steubenville Conference. Mass will be at 7:00am on

Friday, June 16th.

Donate a sack lunch or travel friendly, nut free, snack. Some-

times participants will be so excited about the trip and forget to

pack their lunch or snacks for the bus ride. We have a few youth

who have severe nut allergies, so we have asked all participants

to pack nut free foods for the trip. If you would like to donate a

sack lunch or snack, please bring it to St. Louis School between

6:30-7:00am on June 16th, or call Carrie at the parish office to

make arrangements.

St. Louis Catholic Church will be commemorating the 100th

year anniversary of the Apparitions of Fatima with the following services:

Saturday, May 13 - 9:30am Rosary; 10:00am Mass Tuesday, June 13 - 5:30pm Rosary; 6:00pm Mass

Thursday, July 13 - 7:00pm Prayer Service Sunday, August 13 - 7:00pm Prayer Service

Wednesday, September 13 - 7:00pm Prayer Service Friday, October 13 - 7:00pm Prayer Service

In order to worthily celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Apparitions of Fatima, by the mandate of Pope Francis, it

is granted a Jubilee Year, with the inherent plenary indulgence, from the 27th November 2016 to the 26th November

2017. The plenary indulgence of the jubilee is granted:

a) to the faithful who visit the Shrine of Fatima in pilgrimage and devotedly participate in a celebration or prayer in hon-

our of the Virgin Mary, pray the Our Father, recite the symbol of faith (Creed) and invoke Our Lady of Fatima;

b) to the pious faithful who visit with devotion an image of Our Lady of Fatima solemnly displayed for public veneration in

any temple, oratory or adequate place, during the days of the anniversary of the apparitions (the 13th of each month,

from May to October 2017), and devotedly participate there in any celebration or prayer in honour of the Virgin Mary,

pray the Our Father, recite the symbol of faith (Creed) and invoke Our Lady of Fatima;

c) to the faithful who, due to their age, disease or other serious reason, are impeded of moving, if, repentant of all their

sins and having the firm intention of performing, as soon as possible, the three conditions mentioned bellow, in front of

a small image of Our Lady of Fatima, spiritually unite in the days of the apparitions to the jubilee celebrations, offering

with trust to God all-merciful through Mary their prayers and pains, or the sacrifices of their own lives.

To obtain the plenary indulgence, the faithful, truly penitent and animated with charity, must ritually fulfill the following

conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father.

Words of Our Lady of Fatima:

"Pray the Rosary everyday to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war." May 13, 1917

"Pray, pray very much, and make sacrifices for sinners; for many souls go to hell

because there are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them." August 19, 1917