St. Michael the Archangel Pastorate
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish & St. Augustine Parish
Friday Flocknote - June 2nd, 2023
Liturgy Schedule & Mass Intentions:
Sunday, June 4th
Sacred Heart
8:30am ET/7:30am CT
Mass Intentions: Bill Smith
Confessions before Mass: 6:45Ͳ7:15am CT
St. Augustine
11:00am ET/10:00am CT
Mass Intentions: Ralph Snyder
Confessions after Mass
Monday, June 5th
—No Mass—
Tuesday, June 6th
—No Mass—
Communion Service with Deacon Ed Boes
St. Augustine at 5:30pm CT
Wednesday, June 7th
—No Mass—
Thursday, June 8th
—No Mass—
Friday, June 9th
—No Mass—
Saturday, June 10th
St. Augustine
5:30pm ET/4:30pm CT
Mass Intentions: Rev. Richard R. Reidel, CPPS
Confessions after Mass
Pastorate Office Closed
—June 5th-9th—
No Open Office Hours
Staff will be working remotely and will be available by phone and email.
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
Angela Nagel
St. Augustine School Principal
nagel@s-augustine.org
Natalia Brady
Administrative Assistant for the Pastorate
nbrady@parish.dol-in.org
Nancy Goodwin
Bookkeeper for Sacred Heart Parish
ngoodwin@parish.dol-in.org
A Message From Our Pastor
Changed Mass Schedule This Week
We are in full swing of summer; school’s out, the Indy 500 is over and it’s officially BBQ season! My brother and his family came into town this weekend to see the church at Sacred Heart and I was able to fire up the smoker and make some ribs! This upcoming week is our annual priest convocation. This is when all the priests from the diocese and our bishop come together for a week and pray together and have time to strengthen our fraternal bonds. This is a great opportunity that I look forward to every year! That being said, we will not have any daily Masses or confessions this upcoming week of June 5-9. Deacon Ed Boes will offer a Communion Service on Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30pm @ St. Augustine.
I know how important daily Mass is, as it is central to the life of the Church and was instrumental in my own priestly discernment to the priesthood. I look forward to the days when we have more than one priest available in our pastorate so that I can be away, and we can still have our normal schedule of daily Masses and Confessions. Please keep this intention for an increase in priestly vocations in your daily prayers!
Thanks to God for Our Newly Ordained
Fathers Jordan Boone and Andrew Morand were ordained Saturday, June 3 by Bishop Doherty at Saint Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Lafayette. Father Boone will be assigned to St. Louis de Montfort Church, Fishers and Father Morand will be assigned to Our Lady of Grace Church, Noblesville. Please continue to pray for them and all of our seminarians. You can support our seminarians through your gift to the Catholic Ministries Appeal www.dol-in.org/cma
Father’s Day Dinner
This month of June also marks our annual celebration of fathers with Father’s Day being celebrated on Sunday, June 18th. This is a great opportunity to tell these very important men in our lives how much we appreciate them for all they have done for us and all they continue to do for us. In thanksgiving, I want to celebrate all the fathers of our pastorate with a special cookout in your honor! Seminarian Joe Bower and I will be firing up the BBQ in Remington on Friday, June 23rd for 6pm ET/5pm CT dinner. All fathers in the pastorate are invited for burgers, BBQ, brats and beer… or Vitamin B4 as I call it!
Halfway through 2022
Thank you for all your generosity!!! As of writing this article we are so close to having our entire Catholic Ministries Appeal goal pledged for the entire pastorate. Sacred Heart had theirs pledged back in April and St. Augustine is less than $500 away from being totally pledged! I would encourage every household to participate in this appeal, even if it seems like a small gift, every little bit helps! Also, remember, any overages (up to 125%) will come back to the parishes, so exceeding our goal will benefit our parishes! www.dol-in.org/cma This is a great accomplishment for all of us and I am most thankful for your generosity.
Our pastorate has benefited from the CMA in the assistance of diocesan staff during the Sacred Heart rebuild, extensive assistance with our school at St. Augustine, our summer seminarian, Joe Bower, and so many other ways. In addition, our staff and I continue to receive continuing formation to help us better serve you in our role as leaders here locally. Thank you for your prayers and your financial support.
Fr. Bennett
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Have Mercy On Us
Immaculate Heart of Mary – Pray For Us
Sts. Joseph, Michael, Peter, Paul and Augustine – Pray For Us
Summer Seminarian Series
What is Love? - by Joe Bower
Many of us will forever remember these words in the catchy Haddaway song from the 90’s and A Night at the Roxbury lore.. What has completely changed my life though, has been to ponder those words through the words St. John and Pontius Pilate. The First Letter of John tells us “God is Love” and Pilate asks Jesus during the passion “What is Truth?” - God being all Truth and all Love, and with some liberty in merging scriptures we have “What is Love?”
I would like to spend time this summer reflecting on some of the most influential scriptures, quotes, and Church teachings that have awakened and enlivened Love - Divine Love - in my life.
Firstly, we must look at the Trinity itself. The Trinity is an essence and being of Love. God the Father in his infinite wisdom, power, and glory has to share this Goodness, has to give this to someone - this is the Son, the Second Person of the Trinity. This total deposit and in turn reciprocated Love of the Son between the Father and Son is the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity.
A 20th century Theologian (Deitrich von Hildebrand) said, “We cannot give ourselves love even if we want to. It is not in our power freely to posit such a response of the heart like we can posit a response of the will, nor is it in our power to command love like an action.”
This inability to give ourselves love gives credence to the Trinity itself. I may have all the capacity to love in the world - maybe all the knowledge, or caretaking ability, or cooking abilities - but if I do not have someone to deposit, share, and unite in such loving action, I will always feel incomplete in love.
The Trinity is the model and perfection of this joyous sharing of Love. Mutual, transparent, fully given self to the Other.
Let us take time this week to pray about the love in our life with gratitude, humility, and joy.
Youth Ministry Grades PK-12
June 4th Graduation Mass
8:15am ET at Sacred Heart
10am CT at St. Augustine
Pastorate Baptism Prep Class
Sunday, June 11th
at 2:00pm ET/ 1:00pm CT
at the Fulcher Center, Remington
Pastorate Server Training
June 14th at St. Augustine
after 12pm CT Mass
June 15th at Sacred Heart
after 9:15am ET Mass
Interested in becoming Catholic?
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic,
contact Joe Bower, via email at jbower@dol-in.org
We will begin OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) with Father Bennett & Joe Bower starting this summer. Stay tuned for more details!
Pastorate Family Days
—Thursdays during the summer—
After Thursday Masses at Sacred Heart, there will be evangelization opportunities for children and adults!
Adoration
Children’s playtime
Teen & Young Adult Class
Family Dinner
Mothers Bible Study & Fathers Bible Study
Stay tuned for more details!
VBS
We need Volunteers for
St. Augustine!
If we are unable to get volunteers,
we will only be able to have VBS at Sacred Heart.
Summer Bible Reading
Thank you!
There are so many women in the parish that are deserving of the Rosarian of the Year award. I am honored to be chosen.
Many thanks & God Bless,
~ Nancy Goodwin
Baptism
Please welcome Mateo James Rozhon, the child of Jeremy & Emma Rozhon, into our pastorate family.
Mateo was baptized on May 27th at St. Augustine Church.
St. Augustine Coffee & Donuts
Thank you so much to all of our Coffee and Donuts Volunteers. Teresa Manis, Nicole Wank, Marjean Stalewski, & Deb Ellis I appreciate all of your willingness to jump in and make this happen! Have a wonderful Summer and we will see you again in the Fall! Peace, Melissa McCully
Matthew 25:35
“For I was hungry and you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you invited me into your home.”
FORMED
If you or a family member is seriously ill, have declined in health recently or is going to the hospital for major surgery, don’t forget to call Fr. Bennett at the office to arrange to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
Diocese Updates & Events
Open Office Hours
Pastorate Office at St. Augustine
318 N McKinley Ave., Rensselaer IN, 47978
Tuesdays-- 12:30-5:30pm CT
and Fridays-- 9am-2pm 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