St. Benedict P arish

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTSFor adults and older children seeking initiation. Contact Rita Burns Senseman, 812-232-8421 or [email protected]

RECONCILIATIONSaturday, 4:00 p.m. in the Church, or by appointment.Call the Parish Office to schedule.

BAPTISMRita Burns Senseman

MARRIAGEContact the parish upon engagement and at least six months before the wedding.

ANOINTING OF THE SICKMay be celebrated upon request. Please keep the Parish Office informed of anyone who is homebound, hospitalized, or in a nursing facility so that our parish might minister to them.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND SHUT-INSContact the Parish Office.

TERRE HAUTE DEANERY PASTORAL CTR.1801 Poplar St., Terre Haute 47803(812) 232-8400 www.thdeanery.org

PARISH STAFF:Pastor: Very Rev. Martin Day, OFM Conv, VFPastoral Associate & Director of Rel. Ed: Rita Burns SensemanLiturgy Coordinator: Kathy SternalYouth Ministry (812) 917-5121Music Ministry: Kurt PerryBusiness Manager: Terran WilliamsMaintenance Supervisor: Mike BedwellBulletin Editor: Dee WaltersPA/DRE Assistant: Rachel Tetidrick

PARISH OFFICE10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (M-F)(812) 232-8421Like us on Facebook at St. Benedict Church!

Stewardship Prayer

St. Benedict Parish111 S. 9th St. • Terre Haute, Indiana 47807 • www.stbenedictth.org

Good and Gracious and Generous God, you have lavished us with your presence and the promise of fullness of life.Help me to remember that I am called to proclaim your Good News by how I live my life. Help me to recognize that my actions and attitudes are contagious. If I am friendly, I will inspire friendliness.If I pursue holiness, others will see its value. If I am a person of prayer, others will be invited to be prayerful. If I am a generous giver, others will be free to be generous too. If I am inviting others, my parish wil be that much more welcoming. It will be a place of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, and compassion, charity and mercy if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these same things. Therefore, God our Father, I ask you to complete the work you have begun in me as I dedicate myself to the task of being all the things I want my parish to be. Amen.

EUCHARISTIC LITURGYSaturday Evening, 5:30 p.m.Sunday, 10:00 a.m.M, W, F, 12:05 p.m. Weekday Mass in the ChurchHoly Days of Obligation, Vigil 5:30 p.m. & 12:05pm on Holy Day

FAITH FORMATIONReligious Education - SundaysPreschool - Grade 5 9:30-10:45 a.m.Middle School, 9:30-10:45 a.m.High School Youth, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

St. Benedict Church Terre Haute, Indiana www.stbenedictth.org December 27, 2020

Sat 12/26 St. Stephen, The first Martyr5:30 pm †Mary Dede (Tony & Trudy Butwin)

Sun 12/27 Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary andJoseph

10:00 am For the Parish

Mon 12/28 Holy Innocents, Martyrs12:0.5 pm †John Prox (Mom & Dad)

Tues 12/29 Fifth Day within the Octave of the NativityOf the Lord†Ed Sawtelle (Dolores Sawtelle)No Public Mass

Wed 12/30 Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

12:05 pm †Frances Strzelinski (Veronica Sances)

Thurs 12/31 Vigil/Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God5:30 pm †Bill & Marianne Fagg (Don & MaDonna Lintzenich

Fri 1/1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God10:00 am For the Parish

Sat 1/2 Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church

5:30 pm †Frank Coverstone (Tom Coverstone Family)

Sun 1/3 Epiphany of the Lord10:00 am For the ParishPlease note that a cross before a person’s name (†) denotes that this person is deceased. A dot () before person’s name indicates the person is living.*

Mass Intentions for the Week

2020 Mass Intentions - Living or Deceased

The normal stipend for a Mass Intention is $10.00. Please contact the parish office to schedule your Mass Intention. Intentions may be scheduled no earlier than one year in advance. All weekday Masses for Intentions will be celebrated either privately or publicly as provided by the new mass schedule.

Current Office Hours. Office hours are between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Please plan accordingly, when you need to contact the office. Thank you.

Scheduled Meetings /Events

Sat 12/26 4 :00- 5:00 pm Confessions5:30 pm Mass

Sun 12/27 Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

10:00 am Mass 5:00-6:30 Youth Ministry/Check your email for updates

Mon 12/28 12:05 pm Mass 6:00-7:00 pm HS Ladies Bible Study/Java Haute

Tues 12/29 No Public Mass7:00 pm RCIA/In person or Zoom/PC

Wed 12/30 12:05 pm Mass 7:30 pm Young Adult Meeting via Zoom

Thurs 12/31 5:30 pm Mass Vigil/Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodPARISH OFFICE open till Noon

Fri 1/1 10:00 am Mass Solemnity of MaryPARISH OFFICE & SOUP KITCHEN CLOSED

Sat 1/2 4 :00- 5:00 pm Confessions5:30 pm Mass

Sun 1/3 Epiphany of the Lord10:00 am Mass 5:00-6:30 Youth Ministry/Check your email for updates

Masses for St. Benedict Church are on the YouTube Channel (SEARCH St. Benedict Catholic Church, Terre Haute, IN OR click on the YouTube icon on the St. Benedict Church Webpage in the upper right hand corner.)

Watch Mass live on Sundays at 10:00 am!

Province of IndianapolisExtension of Dispensation

19 October 2020While commending our pastors and pastoral life coordinators who

have gone to great lengths to assure safe worship spaces in our churches, given the continued increase of Covid-19 cases in our state, the Indiana bishops hereby extend the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation beyond 1 November 2020 until further notice. The Indiana bishops will continue to monitor the situation to determine when it might be advisable to modify or lift the dispensation.

In addition to the statement, the Archbishop asked that the following be communicated:

Both clergy and laity must make every effort to maintain the availability of open churches and public liturgies by following public health guidelines and employing various safety protocols, including:

• The wearing of face coverings;

• Social distancing;

• Enhanced cleaning measures

Further guidelines, due to local situations, may be necessary in a particular parish.

HOSPITALIZED? If you or someone in your family is hospitalized, please contact the parish office directly at St. Benedict Church to let us know you are there.

Welcome . . .No matter what your present status

in the Catholic Church,No matter what your current family

or married situation, No matter what your past or present

situation,No matter what your personal history, age,

background, race, etc.No matter what your own self-image or self-esteem; you are invited, welcomed,

accepted, loved, and respected at St. Benedict Church.

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Readings for the Week of December 27, 2020 Sunday Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 or Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8- 9; Col 3:12-21 or Col 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11 -12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 or Lk 2:22, 39-40 Monday Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs 1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Tuesday Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22- 35 Wednesday 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday Saint Sylvester I, Pope 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 1:19- 28 Sunday Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY—JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

NEWS

Religious Education in the home – Sundays, December 27 and January 3 religious education is parent-directed in the home. Please, remember that each week our curriculum gives you a helpful parent guide to help you lead your child through the lesson of the day. There is a specific guide for each grade level, for each week. - https://www.pflaumweeklies.com/parent-teaching-pages/

At Home Resources - You’ll find lots of other resources on the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies website. Check out this video of the Christmas story told with Legos!

Email –[email protected]

Instagram: @terrehauteym Website- terrehauteym.org

Jimmy Priester [email protected] Laura Mascari [email protected]

Out of concern for the safety of students and families, Terre Haute Youth Ministry will be meeting virtually this Sunday, December 13th for our regular Life Teen event. Please check your email for details on this weekend as well as the schedule in the following weeks.

To register for Terre Haute Youth Ministry, please visit our website terrehauteym.org. Also, make sure

to follow us on instagram @terrehauteym

Welcome Christopher Jaeger – This Saturday past, December 19, at the 5:30 Mass Christopher Jaeger was accepted into the Order of Catechumens! Celebrating the ritual of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens is an important step towards baptism. Our

parish community accepted him as a candidate for baptism. Now, Christopher is officially part of the household of Christ! He’ll be dismissed after the Liturgy of the Word to reflect upon the meaning of God’s Word in this life. This study of God’s Word is an essential element in Christopher’s preparation for initiation at the Easter Vigil. Please, pray for Christopher and our other catechumen, Helio Kuok.

Please contact Rita at [email protected] or 812.232.8421, ext. 112, if you’d like to join us for some good conversation on Tuesday nights via Zoom or if you’re interested in the Church’s ministry of welcoming the seeker.

Join us! – A group of young adults meet on Wednesday nights via zoom, 7-8pm. You can find out

more about Young Adult Ministry on the St. Benedict Young Adults, Terre Haute Facebook Page. You can also contact Jason Allen directly for more information and for the Zoom link. Text him at 812.244.3510.



Bulletin Submission Dates

Please note the dates for bulletin article submissions. Email your bulletin announcements to

[email protected]

Bulletin for 1/10 submissions due: Noon Dec 30 Bulletin for 1/17 submissions due: Noon Jan 8

Don’t Throw Out Those Hymnals!

With the First Sunday of Advent, we en-ter a new liturgical year. That’s normal-ly when we change out the hymnals, too. This year, we are going to hold off on putting out the new hymnals until things normalize a bit. So, please continue using your current hymnals for the time being. Booklets with the Sunday readings for 2021 will be available in church and in the parish office., These free resources can be used in conjunction with the old hymnals until the new hymnals can be used.

Christmas Flower and Music Donations

Honor your loved ones (living or deceased) this Christmas with a flower and music donation.

For your donations, envelopes marked “Christmas Music & Flowers” are located on the tables by the north and south doors in the church.

Please PRINT clearly the name of the person(s) you would like to remember on the envelope and then your name .

Place the envelope in the collection basket or mail it to the parish office.

Donations can also be made on the parish website or parish app on the Donate Icon. Your donations help to defray the costs of decorations and music that make the Christmas Season so very special at St. Benedict.

The names of your loved ones will be listed in

Your Old Candles are Needed

Please bring old, unwanted candles to church and place them in the round, blue tub that is near the St. Anthony statue.

These candles are being collected by Loyal Veterans Battalion through January 3rd and distributed to homeless persons during cold weather. Glass jar candles cannot be accepted.

Thank you!

The Altar Society . . . would like to thank those who sponsored Tabernacle and Sanctuary Candles for 2020. We are beginning to take sponsorships for the 2021 year. One candle is $12.00 and burns for 2 weeks. The names of those purchasing the candles will be listed in the bulletin as well as the intention. Please call Pat Boatman at 765-832-9115 or 812-236-6508, if you wish to have a burning memory of a loved one, to honor a special occasion, or a special intention.

Thank you.

Pat Boatman

Merry Christmas! Christmas time has come again. And what a remarkable year it has been. We’ve seen church families band together to help each other and support our congregation with time, talent, and financial contributions. But greater seasonal participation is always welcome. Since we can’t all gather in person to celebrate and worship this year,

St. Benedict Church encourages you to use our eGiving tools to make your Christmas offering.

To learn more, visit our church website at www.stbenedictth.org/donate

We thank you for supporting our mission this Christmas season!


the bulletin after the holidays.

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY—JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH

- Prayer List You or a family member may notify the parish office to include a name on the prayer list posted in the bulletin.

The name will remain for eight weeks at which time ou will need to make another request. Thank you for your continued prayers for all who are listed.

Nathalie Barrows Chastity Christian Robert Courtney Roselyn Coverstone Marty Evans Rijon Erickson Carroll Drake Mally Frandzel Lee Grant

Fr. Hollowell Charles Kintz Jane Mascari Raymond McCoy Joy McCrisaken Matthew Nowicki Hunter Proctor Toni Roloff

Tim Sarver Roy Thompson Mary Zimmerman

SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES:

Kimberly Archer * Keith Chezem

PFC Joseph Chezem * Sgt Allen J Deal

Jacob Garmany * Capt Christopher Mills

Capt Rob Parham * Tim Payment

Spencer Steppe

Altar SocietyTabernacle & Sanctuary Candles are $12.00 and

burn for 2 weeks.

Please call Pat Boatman at

765-832-9115 or 812-236-6508 to make your request.

Cathy Kiefer is sponsoring one

Tabernacle Candle in Memory of

Barbara ReeceLinda Niemiec is sponsoring one

Sanctuary Candle for a

Special IntentionMarie Farnsworth Family is sponsoring one Sanctuary Candle for a

Special Intention for the

Don Lafferre Family(These candles will burn from

December 25h to January 8th)

Tabernacle and Sanctuary candles burn to remind us of the sacramental presence of Jesus Christ. It is a mark of honor to remind the faithful of presence of Christ, and is a profession of their love and affection. Please call if you wish to have the burning memory of a loved one, to honor a special occasion, or a special Intention.

Capital Prize Raffle Tickets

make wonderful Gifts .

Buy your gifts now and give them later.

That way you secure their

eligibility for Early Bird Drawings!

Please mail the form on this

page for your purchases or you may buy your ticket at

the Parish Office.



Dec. 12/13 ContributionsWeekly amount needed to balance the budget divided by

52 Collections $9,731.00Weekly Amount Received………………….….$14,814.18Immaculate Conception……………………………..$230.00

Sunday/Holy Day YTD………………………….$187,470.80Sunday/Holy Day Needed YTD……….…..$233,544.00

(Of Sunday/Holy Day funds received $4,076.18are from Electronic Giving)

Ordinary Income Is Over+ (Under)Amount Necessary to Fund Expense Budget ($46,073.20)

Other Income for Campus ImprovementsCapital Improvement Contributions ………………………$1,739.00

(Of Capital Improvement funds received $878.00 are from Electronic Giving)

St. Benedict Parish Fall United Catholic Appeal 2020

Parish Goal $36,264Amount Pledged $10,676% of Goal 29%Total $’s Received $9,672

Parish Households 283# of Pledges 31Parish Participation 11%


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Anticipation Masses

Thursday December 31, 2020

St. Margaret Mary

4:00 pmSt. Joseph University Parish

5:15 pmSt. Benedict

5:30 pmSacred Heart, Clinton

4:30 pm

St. Paul, Greencastle

5:00 pm

Masses Friday January 1, 2021

St. Patrick

9:00 am

St. Benedict

10:00 am

St. Joseph University Parish

11:00 am

Annunciation, Brazil

9:00 am

St. Paul, Greencastle

11:00 am

St. Joseph, Rockville

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