This month...
we pray for good weather, and great attendance at our praise celebration!
If you would like ANY copies of fliers (for print or social media sharing), please email website@stritaindy.org or text 317-296-5537
If you would like ANY copies of fliers (for print or social media sharing), please email website@stritaindy.org or text 317-296-5537
Asking for Special Prayers
Paul Guynn lost his grandson Tyler Spaulding - Services Pending
Paul Guynn lost his grandson Tyler Spaulding - Services Pending
Joan Combs lost her son Christopher Fowler - Funeral services were held Sept. 3rd
Mrs. Bea Rivers lost her dear sister Mrs. Clara Smith
Her services are as follows:
Thursday- Sept. 15th, viewing 10am-12pm, Funeral 12pm
Location: St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Prayers for our faithful member Mrs. Martha Riley who passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10th. Her services are as follows:
Monday Sept. 19th viewing from 9-11, Funeral begins at 11am
Location: St. Rita Catholic Church
Thursday- Sept. 15th, viewing 10am-12pm, Funeral 12pm
Location: St. Andrew the Apostle Church
Prayers for our faithful member Mrs. Martha Riley who passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10th. Her services are as follows:
Monday Sept. 19th viewing from 9-11, Funeral begins at 11am
Location: St. Rita Catholic Church
Fri 9/16 - Fish Fry & Jazz Concert (see newsletter)
Please call 317-426-9527 to pre-order your $20 concert tickets -- only 150 are being sold, and we are down to 67 available!
Sat 9/17 - Flu Shot & Health Clinic, Praise Party, St Rita Architectural Tour (see newsletter) register online stritaindy.org or contact the parish center
Wrist Bands are available for $20 each for the Praise Party. Families with 2 or more kids, please see Mrs Anita. Purchase in advance to save waiting in line!
Sun 9/18 - Mass & Gospel Concert (see attached newsletter)
50/50 Tickets - There are 120 books of the 50-50 Raffle available to be bought and sold at $1.00 for one ticket or 6 tickets for $5.00. Thank you for your support. EASY WAY TO SUPPORT THE PARISH? Sell some raffle tickets to your friends!
Sr. Thea Bowman Black Catholic Women Prayer gathering – September 19th@ 7pm (EST) – Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81035670684 -
Meeting ID: 810 3567 0684 or Call 301-715-8592, 81035670684# US (Washington DC) 312-626-6799, 81035670684# US (Chicago).
We are using Women of the Bible published by the American Bible Society to guide us in our conversation. On Monday we will be talking about Jochebed, the mother of Moses. Reflection speaker is Phyllis Carr.
Fri 9/23 & Sun 9/24 - Join the Shenanigans for the 26th Annual Irish Fest!
Garfield Park, 2345 Pagoda Drive, Indianapolis
Bring 6 canned/boxed food items to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
on Friday, September 23 from 4:30-5:30pm and get in free!
Garfield Park, 2345 Pagoda Drive, Indianapolis
Bring 6 canned/boxed food items to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
on Friday, September 23 from 4:30-5:30pm and get in free!
Have a wee bit of fun and help our neighbors in need!
Sat 9/24 - recycle "anything with a cord" (details attached)
Sat 10/01 The Eucharistic & Lecturers Workshop will take place at 10am in the Church
National Black Catholic Men’s Conference
In collaboration with the Bowman Francis Team and the Society of the Divine Word Missionaries, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Intercultural Ministry Office co-hosts the kick-off youth rally on Thursday, October 13that St. Rita Catholic Church. The rally is open to all males, 5thgrade and up. We are looking for 5-6 individuals or groups who are interested in show casing their skills and talents.
The conference https://www.bowmanfrancis.org/men-s-ministry is geared towards all males, 14 years of age and older. To register or for more information please contact Pearlette Springer at 317-236-1474 /pspringer@archindy.org,
March Guess (St. Monica) mguess61@gmail.com or
Daryl Whitley (Holy Angels) dpdunsonwhitley@yahoo.com
March Guess (St. Monica) mguess61@gmail.com or
Daryl Whitley (Holy Angels) dpdunsonwhitley@yahoo.com
St. Martin de Porres Mass– Thursday, November 3rd– St. Rita Catholic Church @ 6pm.
National
Well Women Witness Oracle Conference – October 21stthrough October 23rd– Oracle Center, Washington, DC https://oraclereligious.com/
Articles
What is the difference between the ascension and the assumption? – U.S. Catholic 0 Michael Hagan https://uscatholic.org/articles/202208/what-is-the-difference-between-the-ascension-and-the-assumption/
Implement a fully pro-life position: California Clavers petition governors to halt execution – Black Catholic Messenger – Nate Tinner-Williams https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/oc-clavers-petition-aug-2022/
New Vatican survey seeks responses for the 2023 Synod on Synodality – Black Catholic Messenger – Nate Tinner-Williams https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/vatican-survey-july-2022/
American among those making final vows with Holy Family Sisters today in New Orleans – Black Catholic Messenger – Nate Tinner-Williams https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/sr-mary-elizabeth-jerry-ssf-final-vows/
Inaugural Mass for St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission offers sense of belonging to African American Catholics – The Catholic Sun – Diocese of Phoenix https://www.catholicsun.org/2022/08/23/inaugural-mass-for-st-josephine-bakhita-parish-mission-offers-sense-of-belonging-to-african-american-catholics/
Mother Seton Parish hosts eighth annual African Day Celebration – Catholic Standard https://cathstan.org/news/local/mother-seton-parish-hosts-eighth-annual-africa-day-celebration
The former slaveholder who founded a convent and became a Black ministry pioneer – Black Catholic Messenger – Nate Tinner-Williams https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.com/mother-mary-margaret-healy-murphy-feast-2022/#disqus_thread
Archbishop Fabre offers encouragement to Catholics crossing racial divides to dismantle racism – The Record – Marnie McAllister https://therecordnewspaper.org/archbishop-fabre-offers-encouragement-to-catholics-crossing-racial-divides-to-dismantle-racism/
Coming in 2023
March 17ththru 19th– Oracles Religious Association Conference, New Orleans https://oraclereligious.com/
July 14ththru 19th– Knights of Peter Claver National Convention, New Orleans https://www.kofpc.org/
July 20ththru 23rd– National Black Catholic Congress XIII, Washington, DC https://nbccongress.org/national-congresses/
July 21stthru 23rd– 4thAfrican National Eucharistic Congress, Washington DC https://www.usccb.org/committees/pastoral-care-migrants-refugees-travelers/african-national-eucharistic-congress-anec
St Thomas Aquinas Church would like to invite all to attend the film "A Place at the Table: African Americans on the Path to Sainthood" during two diversity dinners.
Did you know that of the more than 10,000 saints recognized by the Catholic Church not a single one is African-American? St. Thomas Aquinas hopes to help correct that injustice through a new project launching later this month. The effort combines prayer and action to promote the fast-track canonization of six African-American men and women now on the path to sainthood. We invite parishioners to embrace this project.
First, a film about these holy men and women will be shown and discussed in two parts during Diversity Dinners on Sept. 24 and Oct. 8 from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Bethany Room. Sign up HERE to attend and volunteer to bring food. The film, "A Place at the Table: African-Americans on the Path to Sainthood,” details the remarkable lives of: Venerable Father Augustus Tolton; Venerable Pierre Toussaint; Venerable Henriette Delille; Servant of God Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange; Servant of God Julia Greeley; and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman. Weekly messages will highlight each of these people, as well as the canonization process and further steps we can take.
The Race and Culture Committee's goals include:
- Strengthening our prayer life through intercessory prayer to one of these six holy men and women
- Giving examples of how ordinary people can live holy lives, as we are all saints-in-the-making
- Celebrating Black Catholicism
- Educating others about racism in our country and Church, and how it affected these would-be saints
- Inspiring all to serve one another, and answer the Church's call to social justice
- Providing role models to those who struggle with racial inequity on a daily basis
The 2022 Public Square Rosary Crusade will take place on Saturday, October 15th at 12 noon on the entry steps of St. Rita Church. Bring your lawn chair. Questions? Please contact Mrs Domoni R.
WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE
When I was ill you cared for me. What you did for the least of these you did for me. (Matthew 25:35)
Throughout Scripture, Jesus calls us to serve. He commands us to feed the hungry, cloth the naked, provide shelter to the homeless and visit the sick. How do you answer Jesus' call to serve?
On any given day there are more than one hundred Catholic patients at IU, Riley and Methodist Hospitals. It is our Catholic tradition to provide daily Holy Communion and fellowship to our hospitalized brothers and sisters. Many of these Catholics have been away from the Church for years. Their hospital stay may well be their only contact with the Church. Like you and me these people will one day come face to face with their God. We have the opportunity to influence each patient in some way and possibly have an effect on their eternal soul. There is currently an urgent need for volunteers to bring the Eucharist to these patients.
I invite you to prayerfully consider this call to serve. You need not be a current Eucharistic Minister in your parish as volunteers are trained for the hospital and then commissioned. Training is provided by the hospital and chaplaincy service. Scheduling is flexible. Volunteers are needed to serve once a week or as occasional substitutes. Normally it takes two to three hours to visit the patients on any given day. Parking at the hospital is provided for volunteers.
Please contact Deacon Pat Bower at pbower@pbower@stroselions.net or 317-313-8010 for additional information.
Did you know? Our Sunday mass is now 'live-streamed'?!
Join us at 11EST on Sundays - homebound, far from home, His spirit is HERE!
https://youtu.be/lausINyCxJo
https://youtu.be/lausINyCxJo