Archdiocese of Indianapolis

1400 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202-2367

19 Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference Indianapolis Marriott 22 Chrism Mass Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral 27 Easter Sunday

10 Mass for the Newly Initiated Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral 14 A Promise to Keep Mentor Lunch Catholic Center 23 Intercultural Awards Dinner Downtown Knights of Columbus 24 Marriage Day Celebration Mass Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral

4 CYO and Youth Ministry Awards and Archdiocesan Youth Council Commissioning Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral 7 Race for Vocations 11 Golf Fore Faith Fundraiser Crooked Stick Golf Club 15 Adult Confirmation Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral

12-17 Homeland Mission Project Benedict Inn, Beech Grove

25 Ordination to the Priesthood Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral

22 thru August 1 - World Youth Day Krakow, Poland

10 A Day for Catechists sponsored by the Office of Catechesis St. Agnes, Nashville 14 Mass and Reception for Principals and High School Presidents, Parish Administrators of Religious Education, Youth Ministers,

and College Campus Ministers Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral (TENT) 18 Catechetical Sunday

3 Feast of St. Theodora Guérin Principal Patroness of the Archdiocese

3 Feast of St. Francis Xavier Principal Patron of the Archdiocese

Learn more about the restructuring of the Office of Catholic Schools here: http://oce.archindy.org/news.aspx?ItemId=33

This will be the last issue of The Good Word. Please watch for a new communica-tion from our joint secretariats coming this fall!

Archdiocese of Indianapolis 1400 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-236-1430 1-800-382-9836 ext. 1430

Fax 317-261-3364 email: indyoce@archindy.org

February 2016

From the Secretariats for Catholic Schools, Pastoral Ministries

and Worship and Evangelization

OFFICE OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION RESTRUCTURED For many years, the Office of Catholic Education (OCE) included Catholic Schools, Catechesis,

Youth Ministry, and Young Adult/College Campus Ministries. This past year, the OCE went through a

comprehensive internal review that led to a reorganization resulting in three separate but collaborative

secretariats. Annette “Mickey” Lentz noted in her summary following the decision, “By reorganizing into

three secretariats we will be able to give each of these important areas the time and resources they need to

|effectively educate and evangelize. These changes will allow us to serve parishes and the people of

the Archdiocese better as we carry out the mission of the Church in central and southern Indiana.”

Learn more about the restructuring by following the link located in the left hand column. Following are

the three directors and a brief description of the services provided within each secretariat they serve.

Secretariat for Catholic Schools - Gina Kuntz Fleming, Superintendent

Serving 69 schools in central and southern Indiana, the Secretariat for Catholic

Schools strives to support pastors, school leaders, teachers, support staff and school

commissions and boards in their work to form young people spiritually, intellectually,

socially, emotionally and physically. This office, in coordination with other secretari-

ats, provides support in the areas of faith formation, professional development, curricu-

lum development and alignment, government programming, development/

advancement and support services for students.

Diocesan Parish Elementary and

High Schools - Office of Catholic Schools (OCS)

Mother Theodore Catholic Academies (MTCA)

Private High Schools

Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

St. Mary’s Child Center

Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization - Fr. Patrick Beidelman, Executive Director

The Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization serves the archdiocese’s 131 parishes

in a multitude of ways, one of which is through the addition of the Office of

Catechesis. This office offers consultation services, training programs, and printed

and online resources for parish liturgical ministers. Fr. Pat Beidelman and his team

strive to teach the faith with an emphasis on missionary discipleship while providing

all catechists with the tools necessary for leading others to the Catholic faith.

Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries - Deacon Mike Braun, Director

The Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries was formed to bring together several key

ministries that enhance faith formation throughout central and southern Indiana while

providing even greater support to youth ministry and young adult/college campus

ministries. Services provided through the Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries include:

Evangelization Catechesis Worship Fatima Retreat House

Youth Ministry

Young Adult and College Campus Ministries

Office of Pro-Life and Family Life

Intercultural Ministries

Office of Ecumenism

and Inter-Religious Affairs

consultative services, training, mentoring and certification for parish youth ministers and volunteers

as well as spiritual opportunities for teens in the archdiocese

ministry and support to Catholic communities of young adults within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis

educational, pastoral, and advocacy programs to support the family and the dignity of life

development of ecumenical activities and programs for the clergy and people of all faiths

Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy

“Merciful Like the Father” http://www.archindy.org/

holyyearofmercy/index.html

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All God’s Children—Diversity in our Catholic Schools With almost 24,000 students and their families being formed in sixty-nine unique Catholic schools spread throughout the urban, suburban,

and rural settings of the 13,757 square miles of the Archdiocese, one thing is clear: All of God’s Children are Welcome.

Catholic schools in the Archdio-

cese of Indianapolis welcome stu-

dents and families from all walks

of life. We are strengthened by

diversity of ethnicities and races,

cultural heritages, home languages,

religious affiliations, and learning

differences that span the entire

socio-economic spectrum.

Father John McCaslin, pastor of Saint Anthony

Catholic Church in Indianapolis, is one of this

year’s National Catholic Education Association

(NCEA) honorees for his commitment to

Catholic schools and his efforts that resulted

in the reopening of Saint Anthony Catholic

School as a Mother Theodore Catholic

Academy (MTCA). Father John will accept

his award at a special celebration at the NCEA

2016 Convention and Expo in San Diego on

March 29.

Learn More About

Catholic Schools

Check out this Special

Publication to learn

more about the ministry

of Catholic schools in the

Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

www.archindy.org/OCS-Special-Publication-Fall-2015

More Than $5.6 Million

Raised in Tax Credit

Scholarships!

This past fiscal year, more than $5.6 million was raised

in Tax Credit Scholarships to give young people and

their families the opportunity of a lifetime! Thank you for

continuing to make Catholic education accessible in

the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Learn more about

Tax Credit Scholarships and stewardship

opportunities by visiting http://www.i4qed.org/.

Congratulations to this year’s Celebrating Catholic

School Values Award winners who were honored on

October 26 at Crowne Plaza in Indianapolis:

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES

Mr. Tom Dale and Mr. Dave Gehrich

COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOREES

Drs. Francis and Marianne Price

This year’s celebration featured keynote speaker,

Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C. Father Scully is the

Hackett Family Director of the Institute for Educational

Initiatives and the founder of the Alliance for Catholic

Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame.

Watch Father Scully’s speech here:

https://www.archindy.org/ccsv/video2015.html

Father John P. McCaslin

Recipient of the NCEA

“Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award”

Rev. John McCaslin

The Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization is responsible for coordinating the ministries of worship, adult initiation, catechesis, evangelization, and spiritual direction, while giving support

to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Christ Renews His Parish, Cursillo, and the Indiana Catholic Men and Women’s Conferences.

The archdiocesan Office of Catechesis serves parish catechetical leaders in their effort to offer comprehensive, womb-to-tomb

faith formation. They support the hundreds of catechists who teach the Faith in a variety of settings throughout our Archdiocese.

Feel free to contact The Office of Catechesis with questions or ideas related to the teaching ministry of our holy, Catholic Church. @IndyCatechesis

Ken Ogorek Director

317-236-1446 kogorek@archindy.org

Erin Jeffries Coordinator of

Ministry to Persons

with Special Needs

317-236-1448 ejeffries@archindy.org

Gabriela Ross Coordinator of

Catechetical

Resources

317-236-1437 gross@archindy.org

Rose Ruiz Administrative

Assistant

317-236-1550 rruiz@archindy.org

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A Church That Goes Forth to Serve

www.archindyym.com Youth Ministry is committed to empowering youth

to live a life of holiness as disciples of Jesus Christ

in the world today by inviting them to know the

Gospel; teaching, modeling, and calling them to

participation in the Church; and fostering their

personal growth and vocation.

www.archindy.org/plfl Pro-Life and Family Life seeks to provide educa-

tional, pastoral, and advocacy programs supporting

the family and promoting the dignity of each

human person made in the image and likeness

of God from the moment of conception to natural

death in order to build a culture of life and

civilization of love.

The secretariat is committed to collaboration with parishes and campus ministries of the archdiocese to assist them

in the lifelong process of forming disciples by providing programs and events that inform and invite all people to

participation in the local and universal Church. In addition, the secretariat also provides resources for ministerial

and spiritual growth to the people of many cultural communities present within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

www.indycatholic.org/ The Young Adult and College Campus Ministry

has a mission to seek, find and invite all young

adults (ages 18-35) in the archdiocese to authen-

tic life in Jesus Christ and to spiritually equip

them to become lifelong, missionary disciples.

Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue is

a movement among Christians and other faith

confessions to bring about greater unity and

cooperation.

Kay Scoville Director

Rebecca Niemerg Director

Matt Faley Director

Fr. Rick Ginther Director

The Secretariat for Worship and Evangelization is responsible for coordinating the ministries of worship, adult initiation, catechesis, evangelization, and spiritual direction, while giving support

to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Christ Renews His Parish, Cursillo, and the Indiana Catholic Men and Women’s Conferences.

The archdiocesan Office of Catechesis serves parish catechetical leaders in their effort to offer comprehensive, womb-to-tomb

faith formation. They support the hundreds of catechists who teach the Faith in a variety of settings throughout our Archdiocese.

Feel free to contact The Office of Catechesis with questions or ideas related to the teaching ministry of our holy, Catholic Church. @IndyCatechesis

Rose Ruiz Administrative

Assistant

317-236-1550 rruiz@archindy.org

Christina Tuley Executive

Assistant

317-236-1483

ctuley@archindy.org Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Retreat

House welcomes people of all faiths

to come away and rest in God in a

peaceful setting with an environment

for reflection and spiritual renewal.

Andrew Motyka Director of

Archdiocesan

and Cathedral

Liturgical Music

317-236-1513 amotyka@archindy.org

The Office of Worship fosters the renewal and growth of liturgy in the archdiocese.

It offers consultation services, training programs, and printed and online resources

for parish liturgical ministers. It is also responsible for archdiocesan liturgical

celebrations at which the archbishop presides.

The Secretariat for Pastoral Ministries was formed as part of the archdiocesan reorganization to serve the community in new and creative ways. The offices include:

The secretariat also serves Lay Ministry Formation, Prison Ministry, and Creation Care Ministries

Intercultural Ministries works to promote an

increased awareness of the cultural/ethnic

strengths and diversity of the archdiocese, to

assist parishes in developing services to meet

multicultural needs, and offer an intercultural

approach to ethnic and cultural diversity in the

archdiocese.

Georgene Beiriger Director

Effective May 2, 2016

317-545-7681 fatima@archindy.org