Upcoming Liturgy Schedule
All Liturgies Open to All Members of the Pastorate
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time
7/24 Saturday Evening: 5:30pm ET/4:30pm CT - St. Augustine
(Confessions after Mass)
7/25 Sunday Morning Mass: 8:30am ET/7:30am CT - Sts. Peter and Paul (Confessions before Mass 6:45-7:15am CT) (No First Sunday Adoration this Month)
7/25 Sunday Morning Mass: 10:00am CT - St. Augustine
Weekday Masses
7/26 Monday: NO MASS
7/27 Tuesday: 6:30pm ET/5:30pm CT - St. Augustine (Confessions after Mass)
7/28 Wednesday: 1:00pm ET/12:00pm CT - St. Augustine (Confessions 11:15-11:45am)
7/29 Thursday: 9:30am ET/ 8:30am CT - St. Augustine
7/30 Friday: 9:30am ET/ 8:30am CT - St. Augustine
Catholic Ministries Appeal
We're Getting Close!!! (totals as of 7/17/21)
St. Augustine: Goal - $69,328; Pledged - $57,005; Paid - $48,197
($12,323 more needed to pledge)
Sacred Heart: Goal - $17,292; Pledged - $16,345; Paid - $15,370
(Only $947 more to plegde left to go)
Sts. Peter and Paul: Goal - $5,892; Pledged - $1,840; Paid - $1,840
($4,052 more needed to pledge)
Make your Pledge NOW!
The Pledge is to be paid between now and Dec 31, 2021,
in installments or lump sums as best fits your budget.
in installments or lump sums as best fits your budget.
Please keep praying for a successful campaign
and that we all might fulfill our pledges!
Prayer cards and pledge cards are still available in the Church!
Staffing and Job Seach Update
We have had an unsuccessful search for a Director of Evangelization to this point. Our pastorate needs to be positioned to continue to implement not only the plan we are continuing to develop with our Vision Planning team, but also to fulfill some essential responsibilities for the building up of God’s Kingdom here on earth. Thus, after consultation with the core team and receiving feedback from several members of our pastorate as well as our Human Resources department at the diocese, rather than a full-time Director of Evangelization, we have, this week, begun a search for three key part-time positions to carry out the essential duties to assist me in my role as Pastor in evangelizing our communities here in Jasper and Newton Counties.
Pastorate Coordinator of Youth Religious Education
Primary Responsibilities: Creation of family faith formation opportunities through classes, retreats, vacation bible school, trunk-or-treat etc. for students age preschool through 8th grade, through the selection of age appropriate and doctrinally sound education materials and programming, as well as the coordination, support and supervision of trained catechists.
Administrative Assistant for the Pastorate
Primary Responsibilities: Assists the pastoral team in planning and coordination of appointments, meetings, and programming. Assists the Director of Operations with database management and other basic bookkeeping needs, publishing the weekly bulletin and coordinating the communication with the pastorate (eg: Flocknote, Facebook, Website, Email, Mailing Lists).
Full job descriptions are available on our website: stmichaelpastorate.org/jobs
If interested, please submit resume to Molly Clark (mclark@dol-in.org)
LAST CALL: Vaction Bible School
is This Week!!!
Visit the Jasper County Fair: July 24th - 31st
Knights of Columbus Breakfast
Sunday, July 25th from 8 - 11:30am CT
325 Vine Street, Rensselaer
Dine in or Carry-Out
Biscuits and gravy, breakfast casserole, panckakes and sausage.
FREE WILL OFFERING
Second Collection Next Weekend
Green Thumbs Needed!!
We need some volunteers to get our flower beds and gardens under control at St. Augustine. Please consider helping!
Please contact Marie Oliver (marieoliver@parish.dol-in.org or 219.866.5351) for more info and to coordinate.
St. Augustine School - Enroll Now!
We currently have limited openings in Jr Kindergarten, kindergarten, and first-grade; we also have openings in grades 2 to 5.
The best way to know if Saint Augustine is right for your child(ren) is to visit us and meet with our building principal. Guided tours are offered for your convenience and are encouraged so that prospective parents may observe the classes in session, instruction, classroom management, and get a taste of our family community at work providing quality, Catholic education.
Registration is now open. Please call Mrs. Angela Nagel at the school office at 219-866- 5480 or email her at nagel@s-augustine.org to set up an appointment for a tour or to discuss your child’s registration. We would LOVE for you to be a part of the St. Augustine family!
Connect to us on Facebook
Sacred Heart: www.facebook.com/sacredheartremington
St. Augustine: www.facebook.com/staugustinerensselaer
Virtual Baptism Preparation Class for the entire Pastorate
WILL BE RESCHEDULED AFTER LABOR DAY
If you are expecting or have a child that is not yet baptized and you would like to have them baptized, please register (email fr.jbennett@dol-in.org) for this upcoming baptism prep. Parental Baptismal Preparation is required before your child receives the Sacrament of Baptism. Both Parents should participate.
Questions: please contact Fr. Bennett.
formed.org/signup
Use parish name "St. Michael the Archangel Pastorate" or zipcode 47978
Check out our Website
On-Line Bulletin
The Bulletin can be found online, each and every week.
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Year of St. Joseph
On December 8th, Pope Francis inaugurated a year dedicated to St. Joseph to commemorate the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph's dedication as Universal Patron of the Catholic Church.
To mark this occasion, Pope Franics issed an Apostolic Letter on St. Joseph, which I highly encourage everyone to read and to use in your increased devotion to St. Jospeh.
We will begin to plan public devotions to St. Jospeh this year.
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
Also, the Apostolic Penitentiary announced a special Plenary Indulgence for the Year of St. Joseph. The plenary indulgence will be granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion, detachment from sin, and prayer for the Pope’s intentions) to those who participate in the Year of St Joseph in any of the following ways: (Dec 8 2020 - Dec 8 2021)
- Meditate for at least 30 minutes on the Lord’s Prayer or take part in a Spiritual Retreat with meditation on St. Joseph
- Perform a spiritual or corporal act of mercy following St. Joseph’s example
- For families or engaged couples who recite the Holy Rosary together
- Entrust your daily work to St. Joseph or ask St. Joseph’s intercession for the unemployed to find dignifying work
- Recite the Litany of St. Joseph or any other Prayer to St. Joseph for the persecuted Church and relief of all Christians suffering from persecution
For more information CLICK HERE