St. Michael the Archangel Pastorate
Sacred Heart, Remington
Sts. Peter & Paul, Goodland
St. Augustine, Rensselaer
Friday Flocknote -November 11th, 2022
Father Joshua Bennett, Missionary Pastor fr.jbennett@dol-in.org
Marie Oliver, Director of Operations marieoliver@parish.dol-in.org
Kris Dobson, Coordinator of Continuing Formation and Evangelization kdobson@parish.dol-in.org
Sarah Hall, Coordinator of Youth Religious Education shall@parish.dol-in.org
Natalia Brady, Administrative Assistant for the Pastorate nbrady@parish.dol-in.org
Nancy Goodwin, Bookkeeper for Sacred Heart & Sts. Peter and Paul ngoodwin@parish.dol-in.org
A Message From Our Pastor
Christ the King and Thanksgiving
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. This is a relatively new feast in the history of the Church, as it was first instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. The date of this feast was originally set “yearly throughout the whole world on the last Sunday of the month of October - the Sunday, that is, which immediately precedes the Feast of All Saints” (Quas Primas, 28), this feast of the Kingship of Christ was also intentionally set in opposition to the protestant recognition of “reformation Sunday” on the last Sunday of October.
The Holy Father offered this gift to the Church during the Jubilee year marking the 1600th year celebration since the Council of Nicea in 325 in which the Church “defined and proposed for Catholic belief the dogma of the Consubstantiality of the Only begotten with the Father, and added to the Creed the words ‘of whose kingdom there shall be no end,’ thereby affirming the kingly dignity of Christ.” (Quas Primas, 5)
In the post Vatican II Church, we celebrate this Feast of Christ the King on the Last Sunday of Ordinary Time as we mark the end of liturgical year and transition into our New Year’s celebration and the start of Advent. Our readings today, and every year on this feast, speak of the coming of Christ the King at His second Coming and His eternal reign. We ought never forget His reign, which has already begun, and will be made manifest when He comes down from heaven and gathers up those who have been faithful and awaiting His glorious return.
We also celebrate the secular holiday of Thanksgiving this week. The virtue of thanksgiving is fundamental to who we are as Christians, especially we who profess the Catholic Faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:
“Thanksgiving characterizes the prayer of the Church which, in celebrating the Eucharist, reveals and becomes more fully what she is. Indeed, in the work of salvation, Christ sets creation free from sin and death to consecrate it anew and make it return to the Father, for his glory. The thanksgiving of the members of the Body participates in that of their Head.” (CCC, 2637)
The word “Eucharist”, in fact, is the Greek word for thanksgiving; the very word we use to describe the gift of Christ’s Body and Blood left for us and for our salvation is, indeed, thanksgiving.
As Catholic’s we are fundamentally a people of thanksgiving. We ought daily to nurture this virtue of thanksgiving in our daily lives; for every virtue, it takes practice and daily exercise to perfect and this “holy habit” or as the Catechism describes virtue “[the] habitual and firm disposition to do good.” (CCC, 1833)
It is so easy in our daily lives to take for granted all the blessings that we have and to not be thankful. As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, let us not forget to be thankful for those things in our lives that we still have that no one can take away: our Faith in Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe; our family; our lives; our happiness; our ability to love and be loved. We ought to also be thankful for those other things that we use every day that we often forget about: running water, a functioning power grid, a roof over our head, food in our fridge, our police, fire and first responders, a country where we can freely practice our religion without intrusion or obstruction from the government.
There are many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, and while we can often dwell on what we don’t have, I challenge everyone to take a second look at what we do have and to thank God for these innumerable blessings in our lives!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Fr. Bennett
Sacred Heart of Jesus – Have Mercy on Us
Immaculate Heart of Mary – Pray for Us
Sts. Michael the Archangel, Joseph, Peter, Paul, Augustine – Pray for Us
Youth Ministry Grades PK-12
November:
20th Ignite High School Diocesan Event
20th Sts. Peter & Paul and Sacred Heart
K-8 meet @ Fulcher Center 9:45-10:45 ET
23rd & 27th No meetings due to Thanksgiving Break
30th St. Augustine PK-12 meet
December:
4th Sts. Peter & Paul and Sacred Heart
K-12 meet @ Fulcher Center 9:45-10:45 ET
4th SH CYO meets to make cookies @ 10:45 am
7th SA PK-8 meet for Faith Formation
PITs meet @ 6:30 pm
November is a time to be thankful,
and we have much to be thankful for!
Here are some things for which I am grateful:
·High School Peer Ministers who lead Middle School Faith Formation Groups each month and retreats
·Youth who are flexible and willing to help wherever needed
·Adults who are leading Small Faith Formation Groups
·Parishioners who continually support our youth programs
·Catechists and Youth Group/CYO Leaders
·Wonderful Parish Staff to work with
·Training, support and programs from our Diocese
·My parents who instilled in me my Catholic Faith and the Sacraments that provide the grace I need to help me grow in my faith journey
·The opportunity to share my Catholic Faith with a great pastorate community
Have a blessed day,
Kris
Coordinator of Continuing Formation and Evangelization
Knights of Columbus
End of the Month Breakfast
Sunday, Nov. 27th
from 8 to 11:30am CT
We will be serving biscuits and gravy, breakfast casserole, pancakes and sausage. This is a free will offering.
Dine in or carry out (219) 866-9938
Fish Fry
Friday, Dec. 2nd from 5 to 7pm CT
Serving pollack, bluegill, cod, tilapia, shrimp and chicken strips with choice of potato and choice of coleslaw or apple sauce. Hush puppies have been added to the menu.
Dine in or carry out (866-9938)
Advent Wreath Making — Sunday, Nov. 20th
We will have an Advent wreath making activity TODAY, Sunday November 20. There will be one at Sacred Heart after Faith Formation and coffee hour (start around 10:45am ET) and in the church basement at St. Augustine after the 10:00am CT Mass. Enjoy time together making an Advent Wreath. Included are small Advent booklets that are perfect for families to read and discuss around the dinner table.
We will have juice and donuts too!
We will have juice and donuts too!
Share the Warmth Service Project
St. Augustine School's annual SOCK AND BLANKET DRIVE is here again! If you have gently used blankets or adult socks, please consider bringing them to St. Augustine Catholic School this month. We will donate all collected items to St. John's Garden Door Ministry, where they will be used to support homeless men and women in the Indianapolis area. Thank you in advance from the school and Father Rick Nagel for your support and item donations!
Sacred Heart
Christmas Clothesline
Items will need to be returned to church by Dec 11th.
If you would like to purchase
an item please text
Barb Federer @ (219) 863-0594
Sacred Heart
Salvation Army
Sacred Heart will be ringing the Salvation Army bells
at Remington IGA Nov 26th. Sign-up sheet will be at St Peter & Paul this weekend. This is a great stewardship opportunity for everyone to help with.
St. Augustine Christmas
Giving Tree
The St. Augustine Christmas Giving Tree is located near the McKinley entrance to the church and paper ornaments are ready to be picked up. Stocking-shaped ornaments are for children’s material needs. Bell-shaped ornaments are for prayer intentions and/or cards. For material needs, please return the wrapped gift with tag attached to the tree or parish office
no later than December 11. Gifts may be returned earlier.
Thank you to all who participate!
Please contact Chris Scheurich (219) 866-2650 or the Parish Office.
~*~*~* 2022 TURKEY DINNER AND BAZAAR *~*~*~
A special thank you to all committee chairs and their volunteers!!
Kitchen: Marcia Nagel and Marie Oliver
Carry Out: Mark and Heidi Jordan
Turkey Carving: Pat Scheurich
Dining Room Decorating: Betty Tonner
Dining Room Set Up and Shut in Delivery: Steve Myers
Dining Room Coordinator: Cathy Hanna
Traffic Control and Drive Thru: James Oliver
Big Wheel: Brian and Judy Egan, Kim White, Kevin & Jan Benner
Bake Sale Booth: Pama Schreeg & Donna Bailey
Christmas Booth: Janice Mercer, Mary Myers, Natalie Myers
Silent Auction: Chris Scheurich & Angie Nagel
Calling Tree: Mary Lois Luers
Gym Set Up and Take Down: Marty Park & The Knights of Columbus
Children's Games: Melissa McCully
Dining Room Clean Up: Jeff & Cheryl Hillan
A special thank you to Kris Dobson and the Youth Group that came in and helped in the dining room and in the classrooms with Children's Games. As well as a fun-filled thank you to Johnny Balvich and PartyTown Rentals for the use of the gaming trailer for the evening.
Thank you to the Christian Women's organization for the quilt raffle.
Congratulations to the winner of the evening, Janice Mercer!
A large thank you to Cathy Hanna for helping solicit, pick-up and organize the donations for the Big Wheel.
Thank you to James Oliver for arranging the use of signs, cones and directing traffic. This has been a very important job the past several years!
Thanks to Natalia Brady, the pastorate administrative assistant for helping me fill the role of bazaar chairpersons this year! We are blessed to have her in the office!
Thank you to all our St. Augustine Church and School families for your continued involvement and support.
We all do what we can so maybe you purchased raffle tickets, dinners, made pies, participated in the Big Wheel event, Silent Auction, or made purchases at the Bake Sale or Christmas booth....it all is important and appreciated!
~* 2022 BIG WHEEL & SILENT AUCTION DONORS*~
Alliance Bank, Arni's Rensselaer, AutoWorks, Ayda’s, Betty Tonner, Bill & Diane Hollerman, Bob & Nancy Souza, BP/Marathon Gas Station, Brian & Pam Papak, Brown’s Garden Shop, Carpenter Creek Cellars, Castongia's John Deere, Ceres Solutions, ConAgra, DelPrincipe & Allie CPAs, Don Tonner, Doug & Lori Deno, Fase Kaluf TV & Appliances, Fenwick Farms Brewing, Fountain Stone Theater, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Hobby Won Trucking, Jack & Juli Simmons, Jenkins Realty, John & Rose Marie Groppe, Kem's Hardware & Lumber, Kentland Bank, Land Title Agency, Law Offices of Cliff Robinson, John & Arlene Balvich, Mary Lou Potts, Mattocks Rentals, Mona Jogoda, Mount Hood Pizza, Ned Tonner Law, Pat & Chris Scheurich, Party Town Rentals, Pizza King, Precision Glass, Rose Acres, Royal Oak Restaurant, Rule Auto Care, Sanders Cycle, Sandy Pines Golf Club, Save-a-Lot Food Store, Sayler Construction, Smith's Hardware, Steffens Jewelry, Strack & Van Til, The Willow Switch, Time & Pama Schreeg, Town & Country Paving, Tractor Supply, Unwind Massage, Wagner Lumber, White’s Auto Sales and several anonymous donors.
Also, many generous donations were made to the bazaar general fund.
Thank you to all that were able to make donations!!
Congratulations to this year's Bazaar Raffle Winners!
$1,000 — Rob Dobson
$500 — Jim Shanley
$250 — Nancy Walter
$100 — Rodney Davis
$50 — Carol Hay
Dinner Totals: A total of 374 dine-in meals were served. Another 515 meals were served to 141 cars via the drive-through line. This is a grand total of 889 meals served in two hours! What a tremendous job by those working the dinner lines and kitchen! This is also the most meals that we’ve served at the dinner since 2008!
Thank you to those that ate the delicious dinner and invited others to attend.
Bazaar Financial Results will be published when all bills/deposits have been finalized. Stay tuned!
This endeavor truly takes everyone’s help to make it successful! Thank you,
Marie Oliver, Director of Operations & Bazaar Chairperson
Mass Intentions
One of the traditions of the Catholic Church is to pray for the deceased. If you are interested in scheduling a mass intention in 2023, please contact Natalia in the pastorate office at (219) 866-5351 or nbrady@parish.dol-in.org
Open Office Hours
Pastorate Office at St. Augustine
318 N McKinley Ave., Rensselaer IN, 47978
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 12:30-5:30pm CT
Father Bennett & Marie Oliver will be available throughout the week by appointment, please call ahead (219) 866-5351
Sacred Heart Mailing Address P.O. Box 159, Remington, IN 47977
(219) 261-2302 - Remington/Goodland
