Kenneth P. Moody—November 20, 2016 Lawrence N. Wessel—November 22, 2016 Linda K. Morris—December 14, 2016 Clifford Kunkel—December 21, 2016 Lillian V. Kennel—January 4, 2017 Alice J. Lake—January 9, 2017 Arlene M. Flodder—January 12, 2017 Roselyn C. Wessel—January 29, 2017 Audrey A. Gutzwiller—February 11, 2017 Arvilla M. Schumacher—February 14, 2017 Julia V. Billman—February 20, 2017 Andrew J. Koors—February 21, 2017 Marilyn Todd—February 22, 2017 Lucille Seubert—February 26, 2017 Frieda R. Thalheimer—March 3, 2017 Janice Carlson—March 14, 2017 Catherine E. Hortemiller—March 19, 2017 Steven P. Wintz—April 6, 2017 Rick A. Lynd—April 12, 2017

James E. Struewing—May 22, 2017 Constance S. Flodder—May 29, 2017 Rita A. Goldsmith—June 1, 2017 Walker Wolff—June 6, 2017 Barbara May—June 16, 2017 Robert M. Wintz—June 30, 2017 Dorothy M. Greenway—July 9, 2017 James B. Fledderman—July 18, 2017 Gerald F. Heppner—July 28, 2017 Rachel J. Walmsley—July 30, 2017 Donna J. Wallpe—August 25, 2017 Marvin J. Cozart—August 30, 2017 Dorothy M. Tebbe—September 5, 2017 Anthony D. Prickel—September 13, 2017 Vida M. Sharp—September 23, 2017 James C. Fritsch—October 5, 2017 Ronald H. Fledderman—October 17, 2017 Helen L. Laker—October 21, 2017

All Souls’ Day

Thursday, November 2nd

All Souls’ Day commemorates the faithful departed. It is a time when we are reminded of the people in our lives who have died. Listed below are the names of all our loved ones who

have died this past year. Please remember them in your prayers.

S T . L O U I S C A T H O L I C C H U R C H OCTOBER 29, 2017

www.stlouis-batesville.org

N e w s & N o t e s Baptisms The newest members of the St. Louis

Parish Family are Evan Cole Lanham,

son of Glenn & Karen (Werner) Lanham;

and Lillian Marie Werner, daughter of

Christopher & Colleen (Brash) Werner.

With Deepest Sympathy Please remember in your prayers the

families of Ronald Fledderman, age 78,

who passed away Tuesday, October

17th; and Helen Laker, age 66, who

passed away Saturday, October 21st.

May they rest in peace.

Holiday Bulletin Deadlines November 19th Bulletin: Articles are

due in the parish office by 9:00am,

Thursday, November 9th

November 26th Bulletin: Articles are

due in the parish office by 9:00am,

Wednesday, November 15th

Coffee & Donuts Join us for coffee & donuts after Masses

next Sunday, November 5th in the

school cafeteria.

Natural Family Planning A Natural Family Planning Class will be

held on Sunday, November 5th, from

9:00am to 12:15pm in the Deanery

Resource Center at St. Louis. There is a

$40.00 fee for books and materials. For

reservations call 934-4054 or 934-3338.

Baptism Preparation Class The Baptism preparation class is for

parents who are having their first child

Baptized. The next class will be offered

on Tuesday, November 21st at 7:00pm

in the Deanery Resource Center at St.

Louis. Please call the parish office to

register 934-3204.

2

Mission Team Fundraiser The TriForce Mission Team is selling the following items to help raise money for

their trip to Vandalia, IL in the Summer of 2018. The poinsettias are beautiful,

florist quality red poinsettias, 14”-19” tall flowers, come in a 6 inch pot and sell for

$12.00. Wreaths are $20.00 undecorated, or $23.00 decorated with red bow.

Yankee Candles are also available. Reusable shopping bags are $3.00 each.

The orders will be ready for pick-up at St. Louis School in the old gym on

Saturday, December 2nd after Mass, and Sunday, December 3rd from 8:45am-

12:30pm. Orders must be placed by November 5th and forms are available in the

parish office or contact any Mission Team member. If you have any questions,

please call Carrie Wesseler at 812-934-3204 or email

cwesseler@st.louisschool.org. Thank you for your support!

High School Youth Group Upcoming Dates October 29th - 6:30pm-8:30pm

November 12th - 6:30pm-8:30pm

November 26th - 6:30pm-8:30pm

December 10th - 6:30pm-8:30pm

High School Youth Group is open to all High School students. For more information

call Angie Moster 812-933-9955, or Carrie Wesseler (812) 934-3204, or send an

email to TeamJesusSteubenville@gmail.com.

2018 Steubenville Youth Conference SAVE THE DATE! We will be joining the parishes of the Batesville Deanery again

for another exciting Steubenville Conference June 15-17, 2018. Registrations for

8th - 12th Graders will be coming soon!

High School Youth! Start Your Morning out Right! Join your friends for Bible Study each Wednesday morning at Amack’s Well

7:07am - 7:30am before school. Bring a friend!

Called 2 Serve One Day Mission St. Louis Parish Youth Ministries is sponsoring Called 2 Serve, a 1 day local

mission on November 4, 2017. Youth in grades 6-12 and adults are needed to

help with this service project. We will meet at Batesville's Liberty park at 8:30am

for a light breakfast and devotion, disperse in crews to help local residents with

yard work and light home repairs, and return to Liberty Park at 3:00pm for a snack

and share. Food, drink, and snacks are provided. Registration forms for youth and

adults can be found at the parish office and online. Please call Carrie Wesseler

(812) 933-1519 or Dave Meyer (812) 934-5457 for more information, or if you

know of a local resident in need of our help on this day.

Batesville Food Pantry During November and December we see a significant increase in usage at the food

pantry. Each household is offered extras during the holiday months and it all goes

very quickly. Your help in providing the extra food we need is so much appreciated

and we honestly couldn't do it without your generosity. St. Louis Parish is asked

to donate canned fruit and fruit juices. Thank you for making a difference for our

RCIA—All Welcome All are welcome to join us for any or all RCIA sessions! We meet in the parish office

meeting room on Sundays.

Sunday, Oct. 29th at 9:00am— Saints.

Sunday, Nov. 5th at 9:00pm— Jesus: God and Man.

All Saints Day Mass Schedule

Holy Day of Obligation

Tuesday, October 31st: 6:00pm

Wed., November 1st: 8:10am

12:10pm

6:30pm

Mass Intentions Saturday, October 28, St. Simon and

St. Jude

5:00 pm Paul Hortemiller and Betsy

Kuntz

Sunday, October 29, Thirtieth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

8:00 am For the Parish Community

9:30 am Joellen Dietz

11:00 am Gilbert & Mae Decker

Tuesday, October 31

6:00 pm Donald Dickey, Sr.

Wednesday, November 1, All Saints

8:10 am Julie Billman

12:10 pm Paul G. Eckstein and Living &

Deceased Members of the

Eckstein Family

6:30 pm For the Parish Community

Thursday, November 2, The

Commemoration of All the

Faithful Departed

8:10 am Roselyn Wessel

Friday, November 3, St. Martin de

Porres; First Friday

8:10 am Butch Wolferst

Saturday, November 4, St. Charles

Borromeo, First Saturday

5:00 pm Joan Fritsch

Sunday, November 5, Thirty-First

Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am For the Parish Community

9:30 am Walter & Marjorie

Fledderman

11:00 am Juan and Pedro Mercado

Altar Servers Tuesday, October 31

6:00 pm George Ritter & Caroline

Meer

Wednesday, November 1

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

12:10 pm SCHOOL SERVERS

6:30 pm Tyler Kuntz & Adam

Muckerheide

Thursday, November 2

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

Friday, November 3

8:10 am SCHOOL SERVERS

Saturday, November 4

5:00 pm Cole Rudolf, Noah & Ingrid

Tuveson

Sunday, November 5

8:00 am Adam Muckerheide, Luke &

Adam Meer

9:30 am Carson Meyer, Marco

Canessa & Thomas

Lohmueller

11:00 am Connor Miles, Luke &

Margaret Wilson

Rosary & Benediction Sunday, November 5

7:00 pm Erin & Megan Batta

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Saturday, November 4

5:00 pm Deb Weigel, Betty Frey,

Dave Meyer, Lisa Tuveson,

Carolyn Dieckmann,

Darlene Hirt, Mary

Sitterding

Sunday, November 5

8:00 am Diana Storms, Amy Tonges,

Jerry Dickman, Erma

Hartman, Mary Beth Freyer,

Ellie Amberger, Mike

Gerstbauer

9:30 am Angie Moster, Lynn Hertel,

Kevin Chaffee, Denise

Hillenbrand, Brooke Maple,

T.J. Greene, 1 Volunteer

11:00 am Mayra Adams, Bertie

Schmidt, Mark Masavage,

Cindy Wuestefeld, Nelson

French, Scott Lamping, Teri

Glaser

Greeters Saturday, November 4

5:00 pm Betty Frey, Mary Jane Kuntz

Sunday, November 5

8:00 am Charlie & Shirley Laker

9:30 am Don & Marilyn Freyer

11:00 am Volunteers Needed

Lectors Wednesday, November 1

12:10 pm Carolyn Billman

6:30 pm Hank Pictor

Saturday, November 4

5:00 pm Dave Meyer

Sunday, November 5

8:00 am Ken Rudolf

9:30 am Beth Enneking

11:00 am Susan Glaser

Ushers Saturday, November 4

5:00 pm Gary Kuntz, Scot Harmeyer,

Joe Sorce, Brian Werner

Sunday, November 5

8:00 am Todd Tekulve, Bruce Miller,

Larry Enzinger, Bob

Obermeyer

9:30 am Matt Weberding, Neal &

Deb Wessling, Tim Fenske

11:00 am Bob Mattucci, Ted Telles,

2 Volunteers Needed

Adoration Chapel The open hours for the Adoration

Chapel are: Sunday—10:00am,

12:00pm; Monday—3:00am;

Thursday—5:00pm; Friday—1:00pm.

To fill an open hour, call Christy 812-

239-9164.

October Mass Attendance Saturday, October 21st:

5:00pm No Count

Sunday, October 22nd:

8:00am 248

9:30am 323

11:00am 346

Readings for the Week Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/Ps 18:2-4,

47, 51/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt

22:34-40

Monday: Rom 8:12-17/Ps 68:2, 4,

6-7ab, 20-21/Lk 13:10-17

Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Ps 126:1b-

6/Lk 13:18-21

Wednesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1bc-

4ab, 5-6/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt

5:1-12a

Thursday: Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-6/Rom

5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn

6:37-40

Friday: Rom 9:1-5/Ps 147:12-15,

19-20/Lk 14:1-6

Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-

29/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15,

17-18/Lk 14:1, 7-11

Next Sunday: Mal 1:14b—2:2b, 8-10/Ps

131:1-3/1 Thes 2:7b-9,

13/Mt 23:1-12 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

P a r i s h C a l e n d a r 3

Saturday Morning Prayer Service

November 4th at 8:05am

This week we pray for peace; in our

homes, our cities, states, and countries.

October 29

Sausage & Pancake Breakfast—

New Alsace American Legion,

7:30am—12:00pm.

Turkey Bingo—All Saints-St. Joseph

Campus, St. Leon, 6:00pm.

October 30

St. Louis Uniform Exchange—St.

Louis Preschool Building, 6:00pm—

7:00pm.

November 3

That Man is You—Big Four, 6:00am

November 4

40 Days for Life— 7:00am—7:00pm

St. Louis Church's day to pray at

Planned Parenthood in Cincinnati.

St. Louis Uniform Exchange—St.

Louis Preschool Building, 10:00am—

11:00am.

November 4 & 5

Craft Show & Chicken Dinner—All

Saints Parish, St. John the Baptist

Campus, Saturday craft show

9:00am—4:00pm; Sunday craft

show & dinner 11:00am—5:00pm.

November 5

Beta Sigma Phi Theta Nu-Holiday

Bazaar—Batesville Primary School,

10:00am—3:00pm. Proceeds

support local charities.

Turkey Dinner—Knights of St. John

Hall, Batesville, 4:00pm—7:00pm.

All are welcome!

Turkey Bingo/Raffle—St. Peter’s

Parish, 6:00pm.

Trap & Stillboard Shoot—Knights of

St. John, Oldenburg. 11:00am at Tri

-Township Conservation Club.

Ham & Sauerkraut Dinner—St.

Peter’s United Church of Christ,

Osgood, 11:00am—1:00pm.

November 11

Veteran’s Day Open House—VFW

Post #3183, Batesville, 3:00pm—

Close. All veterans welcome.

Fall Smorgasbord—St. Maurice

Church, Napoleon, 4:00pm—

7:30pm. Roast beef, turkey,

meatloaf, spaghetti. Adults $10.00.

November 12

Turkey Bingo—All Saints-St. Paul

Campus, 6:00pm.

First Reconciliation All second graders will be making their First Reconciliation on

Wednesday, November 15th at 6:30pm in church. Parents are also

encouraged to receive the sacrament at this time. There will be a

reception following the service.

40 Days for Life The 40 Days for Life Campaign, a peaceful, prayerful witness at abortion clinics is

currently taking place throughout the United States and the world. We are looking

for you to be a part of this campaign to save lives by being a public witness in front

of the Planned Parenthood facility on Auburn Ave, in Cincinnati. St. Louis has

signed up for Saturday, November 4th from 7:00am-7:00pm. Please sign up for

an hour or two in the back of church. For more information, contact Maureen

Harpring at 812-621-0781 or mharpring1896@aol.com

Batesville Deanery Resource Center The resource center is open Wednesday & Thursday from 1:00-

6:00pm. We have over 1000 Books, Study Programs, Movies, CD’s.

We host Pre Cana Classes, Retreats, Movie Nights, Info Nights. For

more information contact Kara Tsuleff-Program Coordinator or Eva

Roll-Librarian/Program Assistant at 812-932-0789 or ktsuleff@etczone.com. Visit our website at www.batesvilledeanery.com.

Rachel's Vineyard Retreat for Healing After Abortion A Rachel's Vineyard Retreat will be held in Central Indiana November 10,11, and

12. The retreat is open to anyone who has had an abortion, helped someone get

an abortion, or who has suffered because of an abortion by a friend or family

member. To register by November 6, or for more information, contact Jennie at

765-404-9583, Dave at 765-860-6006, or visit rachelsvineyard.org.

Dynamic Catholic Speaker - Dominick Albano The All Saints Parish is hosting a speaker from Dynamic Catholic- Dominick Albano.

Through humor and personal testimony, Dominick will help us rediscover who we

really are, and what we were really made for. Once you know your true purpose

and identity, your life will never be the same. All Saints Parish- St. John Campus,

Dover, Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30pm. Come for the opportunity to be

inspired, hear a great presentation, and enjoy time with local Catholics. This talk is

free and open to all. Please invite friends and family!

Celebrate Fun 2017 A Pitch-in & Friendly Competition for Married Couples of All Ages!

“Basic Training: Remember When?” The Celebrate Marriage ministry presents their

annual FUN event at Our Lady of the Greenwood on November 11th from 6:30pm

–9:00pm. Dress as a team, bring a side or dish to share, and compete to be the

most fun couple of 2017! Questions? Call Tom & Marcy Renken at (317)489-1557

or go online: www.celebratemarriageministry.com.

You Are Being Called to Volunteer! Volunteer for the National Catholic Youth Conference - November 16-18, 2017

Adults of all ages (18+) are needed to help make this conference an amazing

experience for our young church!

As the host diocese, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis needs 1000 volunteers for

shifts in the days leading up to, during and after the conference. Shifts are

typically 1-3 hours long at the Indianapolis Convention Center and Lucas Oil

Stadium. A complete list of volunteer needs, including descriptions, shifts and

times can be found here: http://www.archindyym.com/volunteer.

6 N e w s & N o t e s W h a t ’ s

H a p p e n i n g

Save the Date!! Plan on joining us for the “Celebration

of Love!” Saturday, February 10th,

6:00pm—11:00pm.

Help St. Louis School - Box Tops, Amazon Smiles Please remember to collect Box Tops for St. Louis School. Download

the Box Tops Bonus App as a quick way to earn more cash to help our

school. For all of our Amazon shoppers– please sign up for Amazon

Smiles. Amazon donates 0.5% of purchases to St. Louis School!

St. Louis School Veterans Day Celebration On Thursday, November 16th, we would like to invite veterans from our families

and a guest to join us for a Veterans Day Celebration. You are welcome to join us

for Mass at 8:10am in church. After Mass, around 9:00am, we invite you to the St.

Louis School Activity Center for breakfast served by our Eighth Graders and a

Celebration Program presented by our Third Graders.

Super Sunday Bingo - Thank you! Thank you to all of the dedicated volunteers that helped with Super Sunday Bingo!

A huge thank you to all of the bingo players, too!! You made the day a success.

Save the date for our next Super Sunday Bingo: Sunday, March 11, 2018.

N e w s & N o t e s 7

Gifts of Financial Participation Sunday, October 22, 2017

In Church Collections .......... $ 11,318.50

Other Collections ....................$ 1,031.00

Electronic Collections ............$ 1,702.00

Total Actual Income ............ $ 14,051.50

Budget ................................ $ 17,692.00

Over/Under Budget ............. ($ 3,640.50) Year to Date

In Church Collections and

Other Collections ............. $ 286,307.99

Budget .............................. $ 300,764.00

Over/Under Budget ........... ($ 14,456.01)

Second Collection

World Mission Sunday ...........$ 2,433.31

Oldenburg Academy Open House Oldenburg Academy will host an Open

House on Sunday, November 12, 2017,

from 1:00pm – 3:30pm. Prospective

students and families will have the

opportunity to tour the beautiful and

historic OA campus and learn about the

OA Experience from students, faculty,

administrators, parents and alumni.

Families can register to win two separate

tuition certificate drawings: one drawing

will be for a Catholic Elementary/Middle

School and one drawing for incoming

freshmen. For more information please

contact Annette Hunger in the

Admissions Office

at ahunger@oldenburgacademy.org or 8

12.934.4440 ext. 231. Visit our website

at www.oldenburgacademy.org to learn

more.

CYO Volleyball Girls in grades 7 to 12 who are

interested in playing CYO Volleyball

should please contact Cindy Gerstbauer

at 812-934-2088. Practices will begin

on Monday, November 6th at the St.

Anthony gym.

St. Louis Weekly Bingo Volunteers Week 1: Thursday, November 2nd

Floor/Bank/Instants: Sebastian Moster, Matt Hirt, Megan Walke, John/Natasha

Kellerman, Nick/Abby Becker, Collette Durham, Kurt Amberger, Mike Gerstbauer,

John Irrgang, Sebastian Moster, Randy Streator, Bill Hillenbrand (Subs: Anita Brel-

age, Bill Koehne, Millie Koehne)

Kitchen Workers: Annette Swain, Amy Wonnell, Angie Voegele, Marty Doll, Wendy

Deal

Bakers: Nancy Meer, Natalie Wanstrath, Julie Muller, Laura Grote, Jenny Miles,

Beth Koester, Amanda Peters-Jennings, Lisa King, Carla Austin