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CATHOLIC 101

September-October 2021 - Issue 2

D I G I T A L M A G A Z I N E F O R S T E U B E N C O U N T Y C A T H O L I C S

CONTENTS:

About this Issue - p. 2

From the Catechism - p. 2

Feature family - p. 3

Fr. Bernie's joke - p. 5

Saint of the Month - p. 6

The Pope Speaks - p. 7

The Bishop Speaks - p. 7

Letter from Fr. Bob - p. 8

On Marriage - p. 9

Our History - p. 11

Religious Education - p. 12

Youth Ministry - p. 13

General Information - p. 14

PASSINGON THE

FAITH

Feature Family:The Shifflers

Dear Fellow Parishioners,

I believe you have probably heard thesaying, “Nothing is sure but death andtaxes.” I would like to add one morething to that list, the theme of thisissue, education.

Each year at this time our thoughts turnto back-to-school. Some rememberthose days fondly while others cringe.But whether you graduated from aprestigious institution or as mygrandmother proudly proclaimed, theschool of hard knocks, you were taughtvital lessons. My premise is that everyday from the moment we are born untilwe take our final breath we are lear-ning, some by intention and otherssimply by being.

We are fortunate at St. Anthony’s andSt. Paul’s to have a first-class reli-gious education program led by ourdirectors Cathy Bryan and ThereseShiffler respectively.

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About this IssueIn this issue you will read about Therese’sfamily as the feature family, and aspecial on the three Trine students whoare currently leading our High SchoolYouth Program. We are introducing anew feature, "And the Two Shall BecomeOne", which will feature information onmarriage from Elisabeth McHugh and aninvitation to become part of a small faithsharing community based on a curriculumoffered by Renew International, thepublishers of previous successfulprograms like Renew, Arise and WhyCatholic.

It is my sincere hope that in this issueyou will learn something new, beinspired to partake in a small group,sign your teen up for the YouthMinistry program, or if time does notpermit, at least take a moment at theend of this day and ask yourself, “Whathave I learned today?”

Sharing His Spirit,Marilyn Karpinski

"Catechesis is an education in the faith ofchildren, young people, and adults whichincludes especially the teaching of Christiandoctrine imparted, generally speaking, in anorganic and systematic way, with a new view toinitiating the hearers into the fullness ofChristian Life." -par. 5

Handing on the Faith: Catechesis FROM THE CATECHISM

Jim and Therese Shiffler both attendedCamden-Frontier Schools and met in thespring of Therese’s junior year. She wasin the school play and Jim was helpingwith the lighting and sound production.Track season began after the play’s finalcurtain and both threw the discus.Therese says, “After all of thosepractices and Saturday track meetstogether, as well as a few group dateswith friends, we decided to officiallystart dating that summer,” and thusbegan a six-year courtship that ended intheir exchanging marriage vows at St.Paul’s Chapel on August 18, 1984.

The Shiffler Family

Written by Marilyn Karpinski

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The long courtship was necessitated by apledge Therese made to her father thatshe would not marry until she had com-pleted her college education. Her fatherwas especially worried about "that non-Catholic boy" she was dating at thetime. Therese and her family werelifetime members of St. Paul’s Chapelwhile, Jim was raised in the Methodistfaith. Jim was, however, attending Masswith them and sharing in their Sundaydinners. Jim continued attending Masswith Therese as they attended CentralMichigan University and while theremade the decision to register for RCIA.Jim joined the Catholic Church at theEaster Vigil that year with both sets ofparents in attendance. Therese's fatherdied later that year. Therese continuedwith her pledge to get her degree beforemarrying. Therese’s chosen professionrequired a master’s degree, but Jim says,"I was able to convince her that herfather would consider a bachelor’sdegree a fulfil lment of her promise.”

Therese proceeded to receive herBS and MA degrees from CentralMichigan and served as a speech-language pathologist servingchildren in public schools forthirty-two years, retiring in Juneof 2019. Jim meanwhile received adegree in business and accounting,and completed a series of profes-sional development courses at theCulinary Institute of America inHyde Park, NY. His early careerwas in restaurant management andworking as a chef at a hotel pro-perty in Mt. Pleasant, Michiganuntil he was recruited by GordonFood Service as a sales represen-tative. Jim spent the next 35 yearsin various sales and marketingroles with GFS. retiring in Octo-ber, 2020.

They completed a pre-Cana pro-gram at St. Mary’s Parish oncampus and returned “home” tobe married at St. Paul’s Chapel onAugust 18, 1984.

Jim and Therese have three growndaughters, Ashleigh, Sarah and Meaghan,who Therese says, “next to Jim, are mygreatest blessings.” Jim describes themas, “three incredibly talented andfiercely independent women who are allemployed in jobs of service to others.”Ashleigh is a nurse-midwife in Denver,Colorado and serves a primarily minoritypopulation. She is fluent in Spanish andspent two and a half years in Guatemalawith the Peace Corps. Sarah is a neonatalintensive care (NICU) nurse in Richmond,Virginia. Prior to settling in Richmond,she spent three and a half years as atraveling NICU nurse. She loves photo-graphy and capturing the beauty of God’screation. Meaghan, their youngestdaughter, started her career with a two-year Teach for America assignment andhad been a secondary educator forDetroit Public Schools charter school forfour years. Meaghan recently accepted anew role with Urban Initiatives, a non-profit organization in Chicago where sheworks with youth in afterschool pro-grams. Jim’s and Therese’s only regret isthat their daughters’ careers make itdifficult for them all to get home at thesame time. So Jim and Therese travel tovisit them as often as possible. Whenasked if they had a family motto, theysaid not specifically but both mentioneda quote Jim shared with Therese whenthey first started dating:

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“I am third…God is first, others aresecond, and I am third.” Jim brokeit down further saying “Everythingbelongs to God, so don’t get tooattached to material things…Giveyour time, talent and treasures asthe gifts God intended for you toshare with others."

"EverythingBelongs to God"

If St. Paul's Chapel is looking for anadvocate, they could find no one betterthan Jim and Therese. Both are dedi-cated to the Chapel and its family. Therese’s history with the Chapel goesback to when she was one year old andher parents purchased a cottage onLittle Long Lake. Therese remembersprior to the seventies when the Chapelonly celebrated Mass during the sum-mer months. For her, the Chapel hasbeen the setting for family Masses,baptisms, weddings and funerals. But itwasn’t until 2009 that Jim andTherese decided to build a home onLittle Long Lake and became officialmembers of the parish, and with Jim’sretirement became permanent resi-dents in November, 2020.

Continued on page 6 . . .

CHICKEN &BROCCOLICASSEROLEBY CHRIS SCOTT

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SMILE! GOD LOVES YOU! BY FR. BERNIE

Cook broccoli half the time listed on thebox and place in a 9 X 13 casserole. Putchicken over broccoli. Mix soup withmargarine and lemon juice. Pour overchicken. Sprinkle curry powder on top ofsoup mixture. Add the cheddar cheeseover the top. Mix melted margarine withcracker crumbs and sprinkle all over.Bake covered with foil at 350 degreesfor 45 minutes. May be prepared forbaking the day before. Cover with foiland refrigerate overnight.

It was mealtime during theflight on a small airline."Would you like dinner?" theflight attendant asked thewoman. "What are mychoices?" she asked. "Yes or no," the attendant replied.

2 BOXES FROZEN BROCCOLI2 CANS CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP4 CHICKEN BREASTS COOKED &CUBED1/4 CUP MELTED MARGARINE1 TSP. LEMON JUICE1/2 TEASPOON CURRY POWDER1 CUP GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE4 TBSP. MELTED MARGARINE1 CUP RITZ TYPE CRACKER CRUMBS

Feast Day—October 4

The son of a wealthy Italian merchant, Francis was aplayboy who experienced a profound conversion aftergoing to war for Assisi, being imprisoned, andenduring a debilitating illness. He renounced hisfamily and riches and lived a life of radical povertyand service because he believed Christ had asked himto. He founded the new mendicant Order of FriarsMinor, or Franciscans, and helped found the PoorClares and the Franciscan Secular Order. Pope Pius XII said Francis could be called “a secondChrist,” and in 2013, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio took this medieval saint’s name whenhe was elected pope. Francis is the patron of animals,environmentalists, merchants, Catholic Action, andItaly.

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USCCB

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

(1181 OR 1182 – OCTOBER 3, 1226)

If you wonder where the Shiffler childrengot their passion for serving others, youonly have to look to their parents. Jimand Therese have been involved in almostevery ministry there is including missiontrips to sister parishes to help rebuildfollowing Katrina as well as to Haiti. Following their trips to Haiti they foun-ded Come and See Ministries, a charitablefoundation to aid residents of Haiti whichlasted until political unrest in the countrymade it impossible to continue. Mostrecently Jim serves on the Chapel Pasto-ral Council and Maintenance Committeewhile Therese recently became theDirector of Religious Education, and bothare extraordinary ministers of HolyCommunion.

This issue of Catholic 101 focuses on how everyday is a learning experience and on how torecognize the opportunities for learning Godpresents to us. Jim and Therese Shiffler havealways held a “Lean on God” approach to lifeand recently applied it to their daughter’sdecision to commit to a secular marriage withher partner. “We feel strongly as a couple thatwe are called to love and support everyone asHis children,” says Therese, “and at the sametime continue to live out our faith and theteachings of the church by not compromisingour beliefs. This situation has been a learningexperience for all of us. It has made for somevery challenging and honest faith discussionsfor our family and helped us to reaffirm ourcommitment to what Jesus teaches as the twogreatest Commandments of loving God andloving others. We hope that our children genu-inely experience our witness to unconditionallove to the Father and to them.”

Feature Family: Cont. from p. 4

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Mary’s secret is humility. It is herhumility that attracted God’s gaze toher. Today, looking at Mary assumedinto heaven, we can say that humility isthe way that leads to Heaven.

Pope Francis, August 15, 2021Message at the Angelus on theSolemnity of the Assumption

THE BISHOP SPEAKSIt’s important to remember that at Mass, we celebratenot only the passion and death of Jesus, but also HisResurrection. The Eucharist is the memorial of the Lord’sdeath and resurrection. After all, since the beginning,Christians gathered to celebrate the Eucharist on Sunday,the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Death is mortally woundedby the Resurrection. The bread Jesus gives us at Mass isthe bread of life. Jesus promises that He who eats thisbread will l ive forever and He will raise Him up on thelast day. The Eucharist is, in fact, an anticipation of theglory of heaven. It unites us, even now, to the Church inheaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.

Bishop Kevin Rhoades, June 6, 2021Homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi

THE POPESPEAKS

Since 1603, the Pope has had a PapalAcademy of Sciences (Galileo Galilei was afounding member). Last May, that Papalacademy hosted a meeting of experts fromaround the world to talk about the ques-tions, what can the world look like afterCovid-19, and how can we get there. Atten-ding the meeting were U.S. Secretary of theTreasury Janet Yellen, IMF DirectorKristalina Georgieva, Mexican Minister ofEconomy Arturo Herrera, German Ministerof Finance Wolfgang Schmidt, Nobellaureate in Economics Professor JosephStiglitz, U.S. Special Envoy for ClimateJohn Kerry, and many others, as well asPope Francis himself.

The group was surprisingly optimistic.They called their final report "Dreaming ofa Better Restart." The Academy declared:

“The post-Covid world requires a freshrestart in the spirit of Pope Francis’Encyclical "Fratelli Tutti, Fraternity forAll." Openness is called for, allowing us toacknowledge, appreciate and love eachperson, regardless of physical proximity orcountry of birth or residence. … The goodnews is that, in principle, we already have

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ARE WEREADYYET

FOR AWORLD AFTERCOVID?

the human, natural, scientific andtechnological tools to make surethat the gains resulting from thefree movement of capital andlabor are distributed fairly amongthe various countries and socialgroups. But we must want it.”

The group went on to emphasize:

“The current crisis and globalstate of confusion must be over-come by ending the globalism ofselfishness, exclusion and thethrowaway culture.”

Building a post-Covid world hasbecome a major theme of Catholicteaching, especially for PopeFrancis himself. All these teach-ings emphasize that getting overCovid-19 is not a matter of masksor no masks, not a matter ofconcerts or no concerts. TheCatholic is called to resist thetemptation to focus on thosetrivial matters of luxury that thematerial world wants us to crave.No, our focus must be on takingthis opportunity to fulfil l Christ’steaching: “I was hungry and youfed me, a stranger and youwelcomed me” (Matthew 25:35).

Peace and all good,Friar Bob Showers OFM Conv.

You can read the full report of thePontifical Academy of Science athttp://www.pas.va/content/accademia/en/events/2021/final_report.html

This is all fine but what does it meanfor the average man & woman….

First let’s look at the statement fromthe catechism. The first thing we noticeis that marriage is a covenant. A coven-ant is basically an agreement betweenpeople, or between God and His people,that binds one to the other. This isdifferent than a contract, which in-volves the exchange of goods or servicesfor money. The second thing we noticeis that it says that a man and a womanwill have a partnership for life.

Cont. on p. 10

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AND THETWO SHALL

BECOME ONE

BY ELISABETH MCHUGH

When I was asked to write an articleabout marriage, I wasn’t sure where tostart. Since this is going to be a regularseries, I figured I would start by definingwhat we as Catholics believe aboutmarriage and what the Bible and thecatechism say it is. As most of us know,marriage is more than a beautifulceremony and wonderful reception; it is acommitment to love “till death do uspart.”

In the catechism it says:

1601 “ The matrimonial covenant, bywhich a man and a woman establishbetween themselves a partnership of thewhole of life, is by its nature orderedtoward the good of the spouse and theprocreation and education of offspring;this covenant between baptized personshas been raised by Christ the Lord tothe dignity of a sacrament”

In the Bible, Matthew 19:4-6, weread:

"Have you not read that theCreator from the beginning madethem male and female? This iswhy a man leaves his father andmother and becomes attached tohis wife, and the two become oneflesh. They are no longer two,there.fore, but one flesh. Sothen, what God has united,human beings must not divide"

Two Shall Become One...Cont. from p. 9

This is also what Jesus says in Matthew’sGospel, that what God has united, humanbeings must not divide. But what I havefound most beautiful is what many whohave been married for a long time know. Matthew 19:6 – They are no longer two,but one flesh. The catechism goes on tosay that by its nature the covenant isordered for the good of the spouses. Ifyou think about it, marriage is a self-giving love; you want to do for the otherfor the sake of the other.

Next, the catechism says for the good ofthe spouse AND the procreation andEDUCATION of offspring. Wait what???Education? I thought that’s what schoolswere for… Seriously though, the marriagecovenant isn’t just for the couple it’s alsofor the family. This is why part of themarriage vows asks the couple if they will

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Fulfillment of the Promise

accept children lovingly from God, andbring them up according to the law ofChrist and his Church.

The church in its wisdom has always heldthat the parents are the primary educatorsof children. Who better than parents topass on the gifts of faith and love to theirchildren?

Lastly, the catechism again reminds usthat marriage is a covenant, but moreimportantly, that it has been elevated byChrist to the dignity of a sacrament. Whyis that so important? Because throughsacramental grace, Christ walks with us inour marriage. Christ is there to help usover those hurdles that every marriedperson encounters. Christ is there to helpus to forgive and to help our spouse for-give us when we have hurt each other.Christ is there in our joys and sorrows. Christ is there to help us fulfill ourcommitment to love.

Thank you for yoursupport! May Godbless you for yourgenerosity.Fr. Bob

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Our HistoryOur History

Official attest that friars Ignatius Hanley(pastor 1939-1945), Albert Leis and

Anthony Hodapp erected the Stations of theCross in February of 1942 in the original

church “according to the regulations of theindult of 1742.” The parish seal seen onthis document is still in use to this day.

Children’s liturgy at St. Paul’s

Chapel at Eastertime 1991.

How many of the children

can you name?

From the officialarchives:

An important articlefrom Today’s Catholic,

November 30, 1997.

Passion Play 2016. The St.Anthony Passion play Guild prepares the “living stations of the cross”every Good Friday.

Cathy Bryan has been a member of the St. Anthony’sParish since 1975. In 1980 Father Bernie officiated thewedding of Cathy and her husband Barney and they beganraising their family of five girls and one boy. Cathybecame the Director of Religious Education in 1999. Cathyand all the catechists are excited to be meeting face-to-face with the students again this year and are extremelypleased to have the new classrooms in the Parish Hall.Cathy reports that the moveable walls are wonderfullysoundproof and exceed expectations.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION K-12

Kindergarten Confirmation I

Grade 3Grade 6

St. Anthony

Sunday, September 12, 2021First Sunday in our new classrooms!

Connor’s enthusiasm for working with high schoolstudents was nurtured by his participation in adynamic high school program prior to attendingTrine. He says his experience was instrumental inhis faith journey and he wants to share it withthe high school students at St. Anthony’s. Connorgraduated from St. John’s High School in Toledo,Ohio.

Amanda and Kyle both state it was Connor whorecruited them to the ministry and they arepleased he did. Amanda, who graduated fromMarian High School in Mishawaka, is excited tobe part of a program that builds a community ofyoung people that can support one another whilehaving fun and hopefully lead others to the faith. Kyle, who is a graduate of Plainfield High Schooljust west of Indianapolis, speaks of how workingwith the students is a growing experience for himas well as them, and says he learns so much whileresearching and preparing for each meeting. Allagreed that working with the high school youth isa mutually beneficial activity and has enrichedtheir prayer life.

St. Anthony’s is honored to introduce three faith-filled Trine Students who, under the direction ofCathy Bryan, DRE, will be facilitating our HighSchool Youth Ministry program this year. Theyare Connor Moon, a junior in bio-medical engin-eering, Amanda Shrock who is majoring in chem-ical engineering and Kyle Griffin, a computerscience/information technology major.

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Conner Moon

Amanda Shrock

Kyle Griffin

YOUTH MINISTRYHigh School

ST. ANTHONY WINTER MASS TIMES

SATURDAY-5:00 P.M. CONFESSIONS PRIOR TO MASS

FROM 4:00 - 4:45 P.M.

SUNDAY 7:30 & 10:00 A.M.MISA EN ESPAÑOL (MASS IN SPANISH)THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:00 P.M.

ST. ANTHONY CHURCH IS OPEN FOR PRAYER DAILY MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM CONTACT CATHY BRYAN DRE IN THE PARISH OFFICE. 260-665-2259 CATHY@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM

SACRAMENT OF CONFESSIONSATURDAY 4:00- 4:45 PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE CONTACT FR. BOB SHOWERS OR FR. BERNIE ZAJDEL IN THE PARISHOFFICE.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICKANY MEMBER OF THE FAITHFUL CAN RECEIVE THIS SACRAMENTAS SOON AS HE OR SHE BEGINS TO BE DANGEROUSLY ILL OR HASREACHED OLD AGE. YOU CAN ASK FOR THE SACRAMENT AFTERANY MASS OR BY APPOINTMENT WITH A PRIEST. YOU MAY ALSOCALL THE PARISH OFFICE AT 260-665-2259.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? CONTACT ELISABETH MCHUGH AT THE PARISH OFFICE 260-665-2259 OR RCIA@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM

VOCATIONSEMAIL FR. BOB: FRBOB@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM

ST. ANTHONY PARISH STAFFOFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY 8:30 A.M.—3:00 P.M.

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PASTORAL VICAR: FR. BERNIE ZAJDEL OFM CONV. (FRBERNIE@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM) MISSION FRIAR: FR. RAY MALLETT OFM CONV. (RMALLETT1@HOTMAIL.COM)

FRIAR IN RESIDENCE: FR. WILFRID LOGSDON OFM CONV. OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR: PATTI WEBSTER (PATTI@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM)

BUSINESS MANAGER: KATIE WALTKE (KATIE@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM) DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: CATHY BRYAN (CATHY@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM)

RCIA COORDINATOR: ELISABETH MCHUGH (RCIA@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM) MUSIC MINISTRY: MARILEE ROEDERER (MUSIC@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM)

MUSIC MINISTRY: DIANA MILLER (MUSIC@STANTHONYANGOLA.COM) CHURCH CUSTODIAN: LAURIE BEARD

COOK: FRAN VAN WAGNER

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ST PAUL CATHOLIC CHAPEL8780 E 700 N FREMONT, IN 46737 260-495-9913

OFFICE HOURS: FRIDAYS MORNING FROM 8:30 - 11:30 A.M.

WINTER MASS TIMES

WEDNESDAY 9:30 A.M. SUNDAY 9:00 A.M.

PASTOR: FR. BOB SHOWERS OFM CONV. PASTORAL VICAR: FR. BERNIE ZAJDEL DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: THERESE SHIFFLERBUSINESS & OFFICE MANAGER: KATIE WALTKEMUSIC MINISTRY: SHANNON SCHLOSSERBULLETIN EDITOR: PATTI WEBSTER

General Information

Catholic 101 Sept./Oct. 2021

Issue 2

EDITOR: FR. BOB SHOWERS OFM CONV. CONTENT COORDINATOR: MARILYN KARPINSKILAYOUT & DESIGN: PATTI WEBSTER

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