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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish Richmond, IN
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
February 9, 2020
Saints Cyril & Methodius Feast Day: Feb 14th
These two Byzantine brothers and missionary monks were so committed to Christ that they left the safety of the Byzantine empire in order to share the Gospel with Slavic
people in the 9th century. Learn more on page 9!
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Pastor: Rev. Fr. Sengole T. Gnanaraj [email protected]
Journeying together as missionary disciples, committed to bring everyone to Christ in His Holy Church
St. Andrew St. Mary Holy Family
235 S. 5th Street Sunday Worship:
10:00am - English
01:30pm - Spanish
720 North “A” Street Sunday Worship:
Saturday - 5:00pm - English
815 W. Main Street Sunday Worship:
8:00am - English
PARISH OFFICE: 240 SOUTH 6TH STREET, RICHMOND, INDIANA 47374 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m-4:00 p.m. | Phone: 765-962-3902 | Fax: 765-966-0820 | Web: setoncatholics.org
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Jim Miller [email protected]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish C A T H O L I C C H U R C H
Saturday, 2/8
SM SM
8:15 am 5:00 pm
Phillip Pappin For the people of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
Sunday, 2/9
HF SA
SA (SPA)
8:00 am 10:00 am 1:30 pm
David Elsrod Louis Kettler Socorro & Auxilio Huijon
Monday, 2/10 HF 8:15 am Communion Service
Tuesday, 2/11 SA 8:15 am Special Intention (Brown Family)
Wednesday, 2/12 SM 8:15 am Raymond DeLucio
Thursday, 2/13 HF 8:15 am Fr. Kevin Morris
Friday, 2/14 SA 7:00 am Mary Rose Massmann
Saturday, 2/15 SM SM
8:15 am 5:00pm
Billy Nakis Special Intention
Sunday, 2/16
HF SA
SA (SPA)
8:00 am 10:00 am 1:30 pm
Ron & Dan Oberle For the People of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Max Dillan
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Readings: A cycle February 9, 2020
HOLY MASS SCHEDULE & Intentions Stewardship commitment 2/2
Stewardship Reflection: The Gospel today reminds us that our lives and our deeds must serve
as examples to others, pointing the way to the Father. Not for our own benefit do we labor, but so that others
may see our good works and give glory to our Father in heaven.
281/600 47% Envelopes 12,062.00
Loose 00% 2,399.49
Faith Direct (35) We Share (69) Online Total (87)
(Jan) 7,751.89(Jan) 11,668.06
22,890.88
(Avg) 4,854.99
Spanish 1:30pm 197.97
Actual Offertory RECEIVED 19,247.45
Budget (weekly) We Need 20,169.71
2nd Collection 2/2 Last Week
Needs for the Parish-St. Mary
Cemetery
1,605.00
2nd Collection 2/16 Next Week
Diocese of Palayamkottai
Thank you!
Thank you for your generosity!
Please consider setting up online giving!
Contact the Parish office for assistance.
Our Mission Statement
As committed Christians of the Roman Catholic Church in Richmond, Indiana, we are a com-
munity, centered in Christ, rooted in the Eucharistic communion, journeying together in our call
to be holy, constantly discerning the charisms of the Spirit,
making one another disciples of Christ and seeking God’s kingdom
in service, stewardship and charity.
Saints Cyril and Methodius, Byzantines by culture, were “daring enough to translate the Bible into a language accessible to the Slavic peoples (Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, etc), so that the divine Word could precede human words”. They remain “a model of evangelization and a challenge to proclaim the Gospel to the next generation.”
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A note from Fr. Sengole
This Week’s Community Activities
This Week’s Liturgy: Feb.10 - Feb-15
MON
2/10
7:35am
8:15am
3:30pm
5:00pm
7:00pm
HF
HF
SA
SA
HF
Rosary
Communion Service
Prayer Group
Holy Hour - Reparation
Bible Study
TUE
2/11
8:15am
4:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
SA
SM
SA
FHH
Mass
Individual Confession
Schola Practice
RCIA
WED
2/12
8:15am
11:00am
2:30pm
6:30pm
SM
NH
NH
RCO
Mass
Mass - Rosebud Village
CS - Forest Park
Parish Council Mtg.
THU
2/13
7:35am
8:15am
9:00am
3:00pm
6:00pm
6:40pm
7:00pm
HF
HF
HF
HF
HF
HF
HF
Rosary
Mass
Eucharistic Adoration
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Hour of Power
Evening Prayer
Benediction
FRI
2/14
7:00am
3:30pm
SA
SA
Mass
Prayer Group
SAT
2/15
8:15am
3:30pm
5:00pm
SM
SM
SM
Mass
Individual Confession
Mass
SUN
2/16
8:00am
10:00am
11:15am
1:30pm
HF
SA
SCHS
SA
Mass
Mass
Religious Education
Misa en Español
MON St. Scholastica, Virgin
TUE Weekday [5]
WED Weekday [5]
THU Weekday [5]
FRI Sts. Cyril, Monk, & Methodius, Bishop
SAT Weekday [5]
As a precautionary measure to
limit the spread of flu, we will
suspend the distribution of the
Blood of Christ at all Masses
through March 1st, 2020.
Precautionary measure for health
I just finished reading “Rediscover the Saints: Twenty-five questions that will change your life.” I love to read Matthew Kelly’s books. This book is another good read. Parents should encourage their young children to read or read it with them. I want to thank Dr. Sam Krutz for purchasing many free copies for our parish community. I hope that many of our parishioners read this book. What got my attention was the twenty-five questions. I wrote them down separately, so I can look at them and ask myself these ques-tions. Here are his twenty-five questions that are very meaningful and challenging: 1. What do you believe about your past that is keeping you from your
future? 2. Have you ever allowed yourself to rest in God’s love? 3. When was the last time you felt full alive? 4. Do your daily routines reinvigorate you? 5. Have you ever been taught how to pray? 6. Are you an emotionally intelligent person? 7. What are you dissatisfied with at this time in your life? 8. When was the last time you paused to listen to your conscience
before making a decision? 9. Do you allow people to really get to know you? 10. Are you part of a vibrant community? 11. Are your friends helping you become the-best-version-of-yourself? 12. When was the last time you did something with your whole heart? 13. Are you open to the possibilities that only God can see for you? 14. Do your doubts unsettle you, or do you see them as an invitation to
grow? 15. Are you committed to the pursuit of excellence? 16. What list of attributes describes your best self? 17. For whom are you willing to lay down your life? 18. How do you celebrate truth, beauty, and goodness? 19. How coachable are you? 20. Is the culture helping you or hurting you? 21. What can you learn from the real Santa? 22. What prevents you from surrendering yourself completely to God? 23. What stimulates your curiosity and desire to learn? 24. How often do you forget that we are just passing through this
place? 25. How can you recapture the wonder of childhood?
I like to ask questions. I like questions, particularly open ques-tions. I believe each saint had a big question in their heart. Jesus as presented in the Gospels gave them greatly fulfilled their longing for a better-version-of-themselves by his very life. The saints are the best interpreters of the Bible by the way they lived the Gospel. Living the Gospel is the most central aspect of Christian life. Let us follow the saints in the path they traced for us. Who is your favorite saint? In love of Christ and his holy Church, Fr. Sengole T. Gnanaraj
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Cartoon of the Week!
RCIA Classes: Fr. Hillman Hall at 7:00pm
Mark your calendars!
Feb 22, 2020 Chocolate Fest
Feb 11, 2020 Social Justice
Feb. 18, 2020 Election: Saying Yes To Jesus
Feb 25, 2020 Living Lent
Feb 26, 2020 Ash Wednesday
CHECK REMINDER:
When writing out your check for the New Year, please
make sure you make the check payable to St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton; the dollar amount in the box and written dollar
amount must be the same amount. For your security,
please do not abbreviate the year 2020 as (‘20). Don’t
forget to sign your check. Thank you.
Meet the Musician: Grace Blakely
Chocolate Fest
Chocolate Fest committee members are in the back of church selling
tickets to the event. Your ticket entitles you to a buffet meal and spe-
cial chocolate desserts. In addition you may play some pull tabs and
bid on items in the silent auction, including an exciting, one - week
stay at one of three different locations: Gulf Shores, Alabama; Hilton
Head, South Carolina and St. Augustine, Florida. Additional raffle
tickets if you want to purchase more are available. You do NOT need
to be present to win the raffle. You may mail your envelopes back to
the Catholic Office at 240 S. 6th St, Richmond, IN 47374, or drop
them in the collection basket at Mass. All funds will be used for the
parish needs— new sound system for St. Mary, and updates to the
sound systems at St. Andrew and Holy Family.
This is a FUNDRAISER; please support this event.
I’m a senior at Center-ville High School and I’m on the bowling team, in Concert Band and Jazz Choir. I also take part in drama club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Science and English academic teams. I plan to going to Marian University next fall and
be a part of the San Damiano program. I have been involved in parish music on Sundays since I was a freshman, and during junior high I sang at the Tues-day Masses with a few others.
Total Online Giving 19,419.95
Total Sunday Offering 54,745.80
Spanish Mass 803.87
Total Offertory 74,969.62
Budget Monthly 84,137.50
Difference (9,167.88)
January, 2020 Monthly Stewardship Report
Saint Meinard Retreats
With so much trouble in the world, many Christians
feel a real need to connect with spiritual values. May
God bless you, prosper your prayer and works, and
keep you in His loving care. For upcoming retreats
please visit our website @ www.saintmeinrard.org.
Just click the “Retreats” at the top of the page. Then
click on the title of the retreat that interests you and
it will give you a full description of the retreat and a
link to register. February 14-16, 2020 - Fr. Noël
Mueller, OSB (Valentine Retreat, Married Couples
Only) Together in Christ - In the sacrament of mar-
riage, the couples invite Christ into their married life
together. This retreat will offer the opportunity to ex-
plore this spiritual reality in some practical ways to
enhance it.
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TOTUS TUUS
Febrero 29, 2020 5to. Domingo Tiempo Ordinario Ciclo: A
Spanish/Español ANUNCIOS PARA LA COMUNIDAD LATINA
Taller de Trabajo para Primera Comunión
Mensaje por el Padre Sengole Gnanaraj
Fr. Sengole Gnanaraj
Incluso más que el nacimiento de Jesús, su muerte me
hace preguntarme cada vez más y más. Realmente no puedo ver la
cuna de la Navidad, excepto en las sombras de la Cruz. Vivir en Dios
es el significado supremo de la gente en Navidad, y la gente tiene
dificultad de aceptar que Jesús es Dios. Esto pasa porque no ven el
significado de su muerte. Su muerte fue una muerte de amor, un
amor que murió para mostrarle al mundo lo que el amor podría
hacer. Cuando el mundo ya no pudo ver y comprender el verdadero
amor, Dios vino a mostrarnos qué era el amor.
Sin Jesús, el mundo no habría entendido cómo es el verdadero
amor. Jesús y el Amor están tan entrelazados que no podemos im-
aginar el amor sin la más minima referencia a Jesús. Jesús es amor.
El amor y la verdad van de la mano. Además, somos personas desti-
nadas a la eternidad…Y Jesús nos muestra que el amor es el
camino a la eternidad. Su amor no fue consumido por la muerte,
porque el amor es eterno.
En nuestro exámen final ante Dios, creo que la única pregunta que
tendremos, será: “¿Me amas?” San Pedro no estaba listo para esta
pregunta, pero nosotros debemos estarlo, ya que Jesús nos hará la
misma pregunta. También seremos juzgados por lo bien que hemos
amado al prójimo. Debido a ésto, debemos preguntarnos: “¿Cómo
podemos amar a las personas sin conocerlas? ¿Cómo podemos
conocer a las personas sin prestar atención a lo que hacen y dicen?”
La Madre Teresa me mostró que incluso para ser caritativo, debe
venir de Dios. Porque Dios es Caridad. En el momento en que empi-
ezo a amar a alguien, empiezo a recorrer un camino que es de Dios.
Sé amar, pero mi amor siempre será imperfecto, porque Dios es
amor. ¡Podría alcanzar el 99% de amor pero nunca el 100%! Si lo
hiciera, ¡Me habría convertido en Dios! La única persona que puede
mostrar el amor perfecto es Jesús.
Queremos amar a las personas como Dios las amaría. Sin embargo,
nuestro amor es a menudo finito. Comenzamos a amar a las per-
sonas y dejamos de amar a las personas, pero Dios nunca deja de
amar. ¡Incluso antes de que comenzáramos a amar a nuestros seres
queridos, Dios los amó y murió en la Cruz por ellos para mostrarnos
la profundidad de su amor por ellos! Nosotros como humanos somos
tan bendecidos de que Dios se convirtiera en uno de nosotros. Jesús
es la razón verdadera por la cual podemos ser buenos y servir a los
demás.
Deseándoles la alegría de nuestra salvación, ¡La única razón por la
cual Jesús nació! ¡Nada más y nada menos! ¡Les deseo un Año Nue-
vo abundate en bendiciones de Dios!
Totus Tuus--- ¿Qué es? Agenden la fecha: Del 19 al 24 de Julio
Totus Tuus es un programa nacional, avalado por la Arquidiócesis
de Indianápolis. Es un grupo de jóvenes adultos católicos, bien
capacitados, que vendrán a nuestra Parroquia a darnos “Escuela
Católica de la Biblia en las Vacaciones”, para niños y niñas de 1ero.
A 6to. Grado, de 9:00-2pm todos los días de esa semana. Los niños
experimentarán un programa dinámico que les ayudará a entender
la importancia de Cristo y su Iglesia en sus vidas.Durante las tardes,
éste mismo grupo de jóvenes adultos católicos, estará atendiendo
un programa del Ministerio de la Juventud, para conectarse con los
adolescentes de la parroquia.También estamos necesitando ayuda
de ustedes para ofrecer su casa y éste equipo tenga un lugar para
descansar ésta semana. Favor de contactarme en caso que puedan
ofrecer ayuda, ya sea después de misa o enviando mensaje al 765-
338-9901. También en las oficinas de la Iglesia con Laurie Miller.
“Queridos hermanos y hermanas…
os acompañe la Virgen María, que
en el Magnificat cantó la Santidad
Misericordiosa de Dios. Os animo a
no perder de vista éste objetivo im-
portante: Ayudar a la Asamblea
Litúrgica y el Pueblo de Dios a per-
cibir y participar, con todos los senti-
dos, físicos y espirituales, al mis-
terio de Dios. La música sacra y el
canto litúrgico tienen la tarea de
donarse en el sentido de la Gloria
de Dios, de su belleza, de su san-
tidad que nos envuelve como una
“nube luminosa”.”
Papa Francisco
OBLIGATORIO ATENDER
Domingo 23 de Febrero del 2020
Hora: 11:15 a 12:15 pm
Lugar: Cafetería de la Preparatoria Seton.
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5to. Domingo Tiempo Ordinario Ciclo: A 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
FAITH FORMATION
February 9, 2020
Join the Men of our Parish!
MULTI-MEDIA
PICK OF THE WEEK
Women’s Ministry—Women’s Conference
• Confirmation Class: Sun, Feb 9th: 11:15am-12:45pm in
Father Hillman Hall/Seton High Cafeteria. All classes are mandatory
for candidates.
• Baptism Class: 2nd Thursday of every Month; Next Meeting is
Feb 13th, 6:30pm at the Catholic Office behind St. Andrew
Church. Please notify Kyle if planning to attend (required).
• First Communion Workshop: Sunday, February, 23rd: 11:15-
12:15pm in the Seton Catholic High Cafeteria.
Preparation for the Sacraments
Questions about the Sacraments or your faith? Contact Kyle King, our
Parish Catechetical Leader, at [email protected] or leave him a
voicemail or text message at 765-541-8420.
Coming soon—more information on Catholic Heart Workcamp Totus Tuus is a program run across the nation and endorsed by the Archdi-
me
to our parish to run a ‘Catholic Vacation Bible School’ for children in grades
2pm every day. Children experience dynamic pro-
gramming that better helps them understand the importance of Christ and
adults also run a youth ministry program that will connect with the teens of
Saturday, March 21st, 2020 at the Indiana Convention Center.
8:30am-4:45pm Lunch included.
Contact Rosemarie Burroughs if interested in attending. We
encourage all women of our parish to consider this wonderful
opportunity to grow your faith in the Lord!
[email protected] or 765-518-8995
Starting today, you can join Fran-
ciscan University of Steubenville
president, Father Dave Pivonka,
TOR, for a deeper look at the life
of Christian discipleship and on-
going conversion in his new vid-
eo series, Metanoia: A Journey
With Christ Into Conversion.
Available for viewing
at wildgoose.tv at no cost, the
series begins with “Who Do You
Say That I Am?” In this episode,
Father Dave takes viewers to
Caesarea Philippi, a site of pa-
gan worship and idols, to ask us
the same defining question Jesus
asked his Apostles.
Filmed on location in the Holy
Land and beautifully produced
by 4PM Media, the 10-
episode Metanoia series exam-
ines what it means to have our
hearts changed by a relationship
with Christ.
www.wildgoose.tv
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Faith Formation Article
“Cyril and Methodius were blood brothers, born
in Thessalonica, Greece early in the ninth centu-
ry. Their birth names weren’t actually Cyril and
Methodius. Cyril was baptized Constantine and
Methodius was Michael. (A monk’s monastic
name had to begin with the same letter as his
baptismal name.) Both brothers were very bright
and well educated…
Emperor Michael III received a request from
Prince Ratislav of Moravia. Ratislav told Michael
III that his Slavic people had rejected paganism
and that they had embraced the Christian law,
but they had no teacher to evangelize them in
their own language. Other missionaries had at-
tempted to evangelize the Slavs, but none were
successful, because they all had tried to do so
in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. The Slavs needed
missionaries who could literally speak their lan-
guage. Cyril learned the Slavonic language as
a child, and Methodius was a quick study, so
Michael III sent the brothers on mission to evan-
gelize the Slavic peoples, in their own language.
Benedict XVI said the following about
these Apostles to the Slavs: “Cyril and Methodius
are in fact a classic example of what today is
meant by the term ‘inculturation’: every people
must integrate the message revealed into its
own culture and express its saving truth in its
own language.” The pastoral brilliance of Cyril
and Methodius, in the language of Pope Fran-
cis, is that they first encountered the Slavic peo-
ple – then, and only then, were they able to
evangelize them. The brothers didn’t impose a
foreign language or unfamiliar customs on the
Slavs, rather, they lived with them and learned
their culture and their traditions, and soon be-
came masters of the Slavic language. Over
time, the brothers earned the trust of the Slavic
peoples. The Slavs didn’t see them as threaten-
ing or condescending – they knew that Cyril
and Methodius respected them and loved
them, which made them ripe for evangelization.
Soon the brothers were preaching and teach-
ing the Slavs in their native tongue. And alt-
hough the Slavs had a language, they didn’t
yet have an alphabet. So, one of the most im-
portant things that Cyril and Methodius did for
the Slavs was to give them one. (Today this al-
phabet is known as “Cyrillic,” named after St.
Cyril who developed it.)
Cyril and Methodius translated the liturgy and
prayers into the Slavic language and they also
wrote books in Slavonic on Christian dogmas.
And the Slavs devoured it. Eventually, the
scriptures too would be translated, and the
Slavs would soon be able to encounter God in
his Word. Benedict XVI observes, “Cyril and
Methodius were convinced that the individual
peoples could not claim to have received the
Revelation fully unless they had heard it in heir
own language and read it in the characters
proper to their own alphabet.”
by Fr Damien Ference
Reflection Question:
How can we be more like these two
brothers in bringing the good news
of Jesus Christ to those who do not
fully understand him?
Source: WORD ON FIRE MINISTRIES
https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/blog/saints-
cyril-and-methodius-models-of-inculturation-and-
evangelization/2212/
SAINTS CYRIL & METHODIUS
MODELS OF MISSIONARY DISCIPLESHIP
& EVANGELIZATION
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 9, 2020
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Here is an illustration of Ministry Scheduler Pro (MSP)
that explains how it works. Most of the ministry volun-
teers should have their login and password to access the
program either on the mobile APP or on computer. Many
have expressed that they have difficulties understanding
how the MSP works.
This is an easy program with no hassles. Take control of
your time and your preference. Once you made your
choices based on your best available time to serve,
someone on the office side, will approve your selections.