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OUR LADY OF GRACE WWW.OLOGN.ORG SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Off the Top of My Head… I finally started reading the first encyclical letter from Pope Francis, entitled “Lumen Fidei,” or “The Light of Faith.” The encyclical was begun by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, then, as Pope Francis puts it, “I have taken up his fine work and added a few contri-butions of my own.” I hope lots of you will read “Lumen Fidei.” If you’re worried that it will be “over your head,” don’t be. It’s not a “hard read.” It can be found online at the Vatican website, http://www.vatican.va/. The completion of a one Pope’s encyclical by another is not unheard of, but it’s never happened while the “original author” was still living! The collaboration between Popes Benedict and Francis can be instructive for us. The apparently novel public statements by Pope Francis, and the informal, off-the-cuff way he makes them (and does everything else, it seems), have prompted two opposite kinds of response. On one hand, there are those who interpret the Holy Father’s spontaneity, vulnerability, and “down to earth” approach as a sign that he is about to change traditional Church doctrine, ordain women, sell the treasures of the Vatican, and start going by “Grandpa Frank.” In reaction to this interpretation is the repeated as-sertion that everything Pope Francis has said and done has precedents in Church tradition, that this Pope or that has already done or said the exact same thing, that Pope Francis is simply reiterating the doctrine of the Church, and that, in essence, this Pope is breaking absolutely no new ground. I’ve obviously exaggerated both approaches for the purpose of illustration, but they both do exist. Those of the “Grandpa Frank” school will surely be disappointed when the Pope does nothing of what they expect. Conversely, those of the “interchangeable Popes” school ignore the distinctive appeal of this Pope’s humility, his simplicity, and his “people person” qualifications. And, while Pope Francis has not even hinted at changing any doctrines (as if the Pope were able to magically do that), he is certainly an agent for change in the church, not only through his delivery of the message, but through the message itself. As usual, “in medio virtus.” Virtue stands in the middle, between the extremes. We should allow ourselves to be surprised, not shocked, at the Pope’s words, take them at face value, and use them as a help to grow in our faith. Fr. Tom Metzger [email protected] 22 September 2013

Finalmente empecé a leer la primera encíclica del Papa Francis , titulada " lumen fidei ", o " La luz de la fe . " La encíclica fue iniciada por el Papa Benedicto XVI Emérito , entonces , como el Papa Francis dice, " he tomado posesión de su buen trabajo y he añadido algunas aportaciones del mío. " Espero en que muchos de ustedes van a leer " lumen fidei . " Si usted está preocupa-do que se confundirá no se preocupe. No es una " lectura difícil . " Se puede encontrar en línea en el sitio web del Vaticano , http://www.vatican.va/ . La realización de la encíclica de un Papa a otro no es desconocida, aunque nunca ocurrido mientras que el " autor original " todavía estaba vivo! La colaboración entre los Papas Benedicto XVI y Francisco puede ser instructiva para nosotros. Las declaraciones publicas aparentemente novedosas hechas por el Papa Francis, y lo informal de estas es como si se las sacara de la manga, (y de la manera que hace todo lo demás, me parece) , han llevado a dos tipos opuestos de respuesta . Por un lado, hay quienes interpretan la espontaneidad del Santo Padre, vulnerable y con los pies en la tierra, como una señal de que el está a punto de cambiar la doctrina tradicional de la Iglesia , ordena a mujeres , vender los tesoros del Vaticano, y empezar a ir por "El abuelo Frank . " Como reacción a esta interpretación esta la afirmación repetida que todo lo que el Papa Francis ha dicho y hecho tiene precedentes en la tradición de la Iglesia , que este Papa o aquel ya ha hecho o dicho exactamente lo mismo , que el Papa Francis esta simplemente reiterando la doctrina de la Iglesia , y que, en esencia, este Papa no está rompiendo absoluta-mente nada nuevo . Obviamente he exagerado ambos enfoques con el propósito de ilustrarlos, pero ambos existen . Los de la escuela de "El abuelo Frank " seguramente se sentirán decepcionados cuando el Papa no haga nada de lo que esperan. Por el contrario , los de la escuela de " Papas intercambiables " ignoran el llamamiento distintivo de la humildad de este Papa , su sencillez y las aptitudes de su " persona " . Y, mientras el Papa Francis ni siquiera ha insinuado cambiar cualquier doctrina( como si el Papa fuese capaz de hacer arte de magia eso) , él es ciertamente un agente de cambio en la iglesia, no sólo a través de la entrega del mensaje , sino por el mensaje en sí . Como de costumbre, " in medio virtus ". La virtud está en el centro , entre los extremos . Debemos dejarnos sorprender , no im-pacarnos con las palabras del Papa ,tomandolas en su valor nominal , y utilizarlas como una ayuda para crecer en nuestra fe . Fr. Tom Metzger [email protected] 22 de septiembre 2013

Gracious God, grant us holy ministers of Your altar, who are careful and fervent guardians of the Eucharist. Call forth minis-ters of Your mercy, who through the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation spread the joy of Your forgiveness. from 2006 World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Holy Angels, watch over and guide our priests, deacons, and those in formation, especially _____and ____. Amen.

Position Available: Do you love kids? If so, then Our Lady of Grace's after school program needs you! We are currently looking for an aide for the 2013-2014 school year. The ideal candidate will have experience with children, must be availa-ble to work Monday thru Friday from 3:15-5:15 for approxi-mately 10 hours per week. We offer great compensation, hours and a fun working environment. Please contact the coordinator, Yolanda Kott at 379.9901 or email your resume to [email protected] for consideration.

The Welcome Brunch, September 29th after the 11:30 mass in the community room, is for any person either signing up at this time or just checking out the different Catholic churches in the area. Come and enjoy a lunch put on by our committee and just relax and listen or ask questions as you see fit. If we cannot get the answers right away, we will send them off to someone that would be able to get the information for you.

REMEMBER THE RUMMAGE SALE!!! Save your stuff for OLG Altar Rosary Annual Rummage Sale, Oct. 2, 3, 4. Pro-ceeds pay for funeral dinners and an annual teen scholar-ship. Questions? Call Ginny Baldwin 877-1325

Couples Night Out ...is a babysitting co-op where you have the opportunity to go out on 5 dates with your husband while you leave your children at OLG for free babysitting. They play and/or do arts & crafts, have a snack, then play more and/or watch a movie, all on designated Fridays. What do I do? You need to babysit once. One night of doing the babysitting (with 4-5 other couples) for up to five nights of free babysitting. For more information, call or text Jennifer Hofmann at 317-753-3001 Jennifer Hofmann or email [email protected]

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Our Lady of Grace is pre-senting its ninth Financial Peace University program beginning Monday, September 23rd at 7:00pm in the Donovan Center. Dave Ramsey’s renowned 9 week course on money manage-ment was well-received by our first ten classes, the most recent of which “graduated” April 8th. Participation in the course at Our Lady of Grace is a wonderful opportunity to learn the ins and outs of personal financial management, a great way to meet new parishioners, and affords you the church discount on the class materials. Don’t miss this opportunity! For more infor-mation on the course itself, visit www.DaveRamsey.com/fpu; or contact Mike Witka ([email protected]) or Lynn McKinney ([email protected].) Parish Picnic Saturday September 28 Noon to 2 pm. Bring a side dish or dessert to share. Meat, beverages and table ser-vice provided.

Blessing of the Animals at Our Lady of Grace, October 6th, at 3 pm. Everybody and everything is welcome CYO Boys Basketball Registration has begun for OLG CYO boys basketball. CYO basketball is open to all boys 4th grade through high school who are members of OLG and or attend OLG school. If your son plays on a school team other than OLG, they are allowed to play CYO as well. To sign up please contact Kevin Murphy at [email protected] by Sept. 30th. OLG’s 4th Annual “Battle of the Brains” Trivia Night is our first big event of the school year! Join us Friday, October 4th with your team of 8 big brains to do trivia battle in categories including movies, music, television, sports, history, science & current events. $25 per player includes pizza, beer, wine, soft drinks & snacks. All participants must be 21 to attend. The reg-istration form will be available on the church website!

55'ers Luncheon: The October 8th pitch-in luncheon will fea-ture Amy Shankland (OLG parishioner) talking about Hoop Dancing. Amy will demonstrate hoop dancing and bring some hoops with her so anyone can try it. It is a dance for all ag-es. Amy recently published her first book Hoop Mama, a Chris-tian book. Lunch begins at 12 noon. Please feel free to come and bring a dish to share. Any questions, call Jim or Fran Howe at 317-773-2649.

Q: How many altos does it take to c h a n g e a l i g h t b u l b ? A: None. They can't get up that high! Can’t sing high notes but love singing anyway? Come and join the WOMEN’S CHOIR for one Saturday Night Mass a month beginning Sept. 27. Rehearsal will be Monday Sept. 23rd at 7:30pm in church. Questions? Contact Barb Leap, [email protected], or 773-4275 Ext. 230.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Vigésimoquinto (25) Domingo Ordinario

Got An Item for the Bulletin? If you have an OLG article, insert, or photo to share, please submit to [email protected] by noon Fri., 10 days before publication date. Photos must be jpg format, inserts must be 300 KB or less pdf files, and articles should be 75 words or less.

Priests Fr. Kevin Haines Fr. Phil Haslinger Fr. David Hasser Fr. Louis Heitz, RIP Fr. David Hellmann Fr. Bill Holbrook Fr. Keith Hosey Fr. David Hoying Fr. Paul Hudson

9-22 9-23 9-24 9-25 9-26 9-27 9-28 9-29 9-30

Seminarians Derek Aaron Jamie Baxter Joey Beck Michael Block Michael Bower Cole Daily Christian DeCarlo Dcn.Stephen Duquaine John Etter (p)

Catholic Adult Formation Experiences:

MaryAnn Keiner, [email protected] or 773-

4275 x231

Words of Grace book club meets on the first

Tuesday of every month at 9:45 am in the Aller

Library. The October selection is A Wedding in

Haiti by Julia Alvarez Join us on October 1 to dis-

cuss this interesting selection.

Mark Your Calendars

Words of Grace October 1

Picnic/Oktoberfest September 28

Taste of Grace December 3

Mark your calendar

December 3

Fr. Chris Shocklee

Taste of Grace

Vatican II - Scripture

Oktoberfest

Enjoy an afternoon of family fun at the parish picnic

and then in the evening come to the third annual Ok-

toberfest hosted by the Knights of Columbus on Sep-tember 28. See last week’s flyer for more infor-

mation .

COMING IN LENT:

Breathe in the Spirit of

Relationships March 8 Mini Mission March 27

EDGE is a faith formation ministry for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that is sure to involve God, Fun, and Food. Come see us this fall to experience what life is like on the EDGE!

EDGE is in full swing! All 6th, 7th, and 8th graders should attend our Wednesday night sessions on SACRAMENTS. Here's the upcoming schedule:

09/25: The Return, A Night on Reconciliation

Upcoming Life Teen Schedule: 09/22: News Feed, The Impact of Media & Social Media 09/29: No Life Teen, Confirmation Super Sunday from 1:00pm-6:30pm

Have mercy on me, God, in accord with your merciful love.

Psalm 51:3

ERE Class Schedule

Sunday: 9:00-10:00 am PreK – K 10:10-11:20 am 1-5th grades

10:10-11:20 am K4J “Parent & Me” (4-5yr) 1st Sunday of every month

Monday: 4:20-5:40 pm 1-5th grades

OUR LADY OF GRACE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Registration 2013 – 2014 Continuing registration for 2013 – 2014 Go to www.ologn.org and click ‘Register for Religious Ed’

“Where Catechists Stand Strong for God”

Sacramental Preparation

There will be a sacramental parent’s meeting for parents of children who will be re-

ceiving their first sacraments (Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist) this weekend,

Sunday September 22, 2013 in Grace Hall from 10:10-11:20am

Bridges now is holding its regular meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month in September! College students interested in attending the Bethlehem Farm College Week in May should contact Jake for more information!

Please Pray for the Sick in our Parish / Oremos por los Enfermos de la Parroquia Sister Alexine, Amy Anderson, Ron Anderson, Kathy Backer, Michelle Bilik, Jim Birtchner, Tom Burton, Edison Butt, Ellen Chalfin, Peggy Clark, Patricia Crawford, Bill Dennis, Imogene Duvall, Jim Duvall, June Eckles, Larry Evans, Kim Fantine, Lourdes Farias, Irene Flan-ders, Kelly Fonderoli, Lola Fonderoli, Sandy Gibson, Greg Goff, Ray Gordon, Tina Gordon, Karen Hinton, Barb Hoyt, Andy Illes, Carolyn Johnson, Brad Jones, Kim Jowitt, Carrie Justice, Allan Karfalt, Noel Kees-ling, Kim Kelly, Nathan Kelly, Bob Kiely, Lois Kiley, Elaine King, Caleb Lee, Dilon Mason, Mike McFall, Sandy McFall, Tom McFall, Kevin Mini, Celeste Nevitt, Joachim Nguyen, Avelino Paco, Marietta Paco, John Palmer, Laurence Parrish, Ross Petruska, Susie Pierce, Peggy Pratt, Megan Prichard, Tom Rahrig, Rowena Roa, Richard Setmeyer, Scott Shafer, Virgin-ia Sherley, Glen Spiker, Kathy Talbot, Andy Taras, Jean Ann Thornton, Tim Tierney, Patricia Ulrich, John Vaisvil, Debbie Valone Renee, Magdalene Virok, Jo-seph Wasick, Willa West, Toni Wojack ———————————————————————-

Local Happenings

From June 22 to July 2, 2014, Fr. Christopher Rob-erts will be leading a pilgrimage to Ireland, which will include Dublin, the shrine of Saint Brigid, Knock and Saint Patrick's Purgatory. An informational meeting will be held on September 22 at 1:30pm at the day chapel at Saint Elizabeth Seton. For more infor-mation, check andthechurch.com/pilgrimage.

“Being and Belonging…A Retreat for Separated and Divorced Catholics” will take place Friday, Oc-tober 4th to Sunday, October 6th, 2013 at Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. You are invited to relax as you journey with others, listening to their stories and exploring a com-mon loss. The program will help deepen your under-standing of the healing process, increase your sense of belonging, and help you affirm that God is with you in your struggles and hope. To receive a brochure or to register please contact The Office of Family Min-istries at 317-236-1586 or 1-800-382-9836 or Fati-ma Retreat House 545-7681 or www.archindy.org/family/divorce or [email protected]. Women’s Retreat St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Car-mel invites all women to a retreat on Thursday, Sep-tember 26th. The retreat begins with Mass at 6:00 pm and will be followed by dinner and speaker Susan Yanos. Reservations are required by Monday, Sep-tember 23rd, and are $15. Call the Parish Office at 317-846-3850 for more information. Please join us for our next public lecture: Jim Da-vidson, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Purdue, will give a talk entitled "American Catholics and Their Church: Fact and Fiction" on September 24, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in Newman Hall at St. Thomas Aqui-nas, the Catholic Center at Purdue. A reception will follow the talk, and there will be an opportunity to pur-chase some of Jim's books.

2013/2014PARISH FINANCES FINANZAS DE LA PARROQUIA/COLECTASEMANAL

Weekly Collection # # # # faith # % of # families 1544 envs cks direct total families 8/11/13 $25,981.31 241 49 207 497 32%

8/18/13 $26,109.94 234 42 207 483 31%

8/25/13 $26,072.55 219 41 207 467 30%

9/01/13 $25,305.90 227 41 208 476 31%

9/08/13 $29,337.97 248 59 208 515 33%

past 5 weeks $132,807.67 September Faith Direct $39,478.00

budget 5 weeks $133,675.00 5 Sundays 208 families

SHORT for 5 weeks ($867.33) added to weekly collection $7,895.60

$276,784.52 total ytd 13/14 fiscal year

$294,085.00 budget ytd 13/14 fiscal year

($17,300.48) SHORT for fiscal year 2013/2014

$59,724.53 OVER for fiscal year 2012/2013






$9,039.44 total OVER for past 6 years

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Mortgage Debt 8/06/13 Mortgage Balance $3,598,227.63

50/50 Raffle 9/08/13 number drawn 3727

# players: 50 collected $250.00

to capital improvement fund $125.00

WINNER last week – no last week’s balance forward $120.00

No winner… next week’s potential prize amount $245.00

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Church Lighting Board Replacement funded total cost $19,825.25

by our 50/50 participation, greeting card sales, collected to date $14,989.90

and other specified donations still needed $4.835.35

Our Lady of Grace is a Tithing Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society received $1,466.90 from the Sept 8

th

collection. St. Rita Parish received 5% of the Sept 15

th collection.

Seminarian Fund Appeal will receive 5% of the Sept 22

nd (today’s)

collection. Next week’s (Sept 29

th) tithing recipient will be:

Hamilton County Sherriff's Chaplaincy Ministry, a not-for-profit ministry that provides support and assistance to victims, officers and their families, staff, ex-offenders and existing inmates.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL CENTER NEW LOCATION at 1391 Greenfield Avenue, Noblesville. HOURS of OPERATION are: Monday 10 am - 2 pm; Wednesday 10 am - 2 pm and 6:30 pm - 8 pm; Thursday 10 am - 2 pm; and Saturday 9 am - Noon. VOLUNTEERS: We still need several volunteers for Wednes-day and only a few others for the other days of the week. If you have volunteered recently but haven't attended a training ses-sion, please stop in the Center to do so. Also, we could use help in going on pick-ups for appliances and furniture on Tues-day, Thursday or Saturday. CONTACT: Dee Ricciardi at [email protected] Thank you in advance for helping the needy and less fortunate in Hamilton County. The Steward’s Corner “You cannot serve both God and mammon” (Luke 16:13). Without even knowing what mammon may be, we get the stewardship message — what is important to us? God, or all of the other things in our lives which may distract us from living God-centered lives.

Scholars cannot universally agree on the origins of the word “mammon.” In Greek the word was mammōnas, which means “wealth or treasure.” In Latin the word was mammon, which translated “riches and avarice.” However, it is in Christ’s native language, Aramaic, where we may find the stewardship truth. The Aramaic word was mamon. That word had a dual meaning to the Lord in His own tongue —yes, it meant “riches,” but it also meant “chaos, darkness.” That may have been the point Jesus was trying to make in the Parable of the Unjust Steward. It is not just devotion to things that provide us with a major roadblock to living lives of stew-ardship. Those same “riches” may place us in a world of dark-ness, not the light of Christ which results from living as good stewards. Jesus is constantly advising us to be very careful about attaching our hearts to “things.” Truly we cannot serve both God and mammon.

Intenciones de la Misa para esta Semana

Our Newly Baptized / Felicidades a Los Recién Bautizados Juan Carlos Zepeda Guadarrama Son of Marcos Zepeda and Victorina Guadarrama; William Bradford Heiss Son of Seth and Rebecca Heiss; and Isaac Carlos Zermeño Son of Carlos Zermeño and María Isabel Sígala ———————————————————————————-- Looking for some Fun this Fall? The 12th annual Trinity Free Clinic 5K Fitness Walk and Run is on Friday, October 19th. This is a FUN way to support the Trinity Free Clinic, Get up, get out, and make a difference. For more info, go to www.trinityfreeclinic.org.

You’ve always wanted to lunch at the Propylaeum (that beautiful Victorian on North Delaware) and then tour the Indi-ana Landmarks Center on North Park! Now, you can. On Fri-day, October 18th, a group will meet in the St. Elizabeth Seton front parking lot at 10:15 a.m. to caravan/carpool down to the Propylaeum . Cost of lunch and tour is $22.00; checks can be made out to SEAS Women’s Club. For more info call 317-846-3850.

Sun the 22nd: Psalter I, Ordinary Time

Week 25.

Amos 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-8; 1 Tim

2:1-8; 2 Cor 8:9; Luke 16:1-13

Mon the 23rd: Ezra 1:1-6; Ps 126:1-6; Matt

5:16; Luke 8:16-18

Tue the 24th: Ezra 6:7-20; Ps 122:1-5; Luke

11:28; Luke 8:19-21

Wed the 25th: Ezra 9:5-9; Tob 13:2-10; Mark

1:15; Luke 9:1-6

Thu the 26th: Hag 1:1-8; Ps 149:1-9; John

14:6; Luke 9:7-9

Fri the 27th: Hag 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Mark

10:45; Luke 9:18-22

Sat the 28th: Zech 2:5-15; Jer 31:10-13; 2

Tim 1:10; Luke 9:43-45

This Week’s Readings Lecturas para esta Semana

OUR LADY OF GRACE FLAG PLANTING FOR UNBORN BABIES

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. & 11:30 AM MASSES

Please join your fellow OLG parishioners for our third Flag Planting on October 6, 2013, to commemorate the 4,000 babies aborted daily in the USA. Each flag will represent one unborn

child. The flags will remain for two weeks. This will be simply a flag planting without any explicit speeches--an event in which even preschoolers can participate. It will be effective and im-

pressive; but, more importantly, it is a demonstration of our faith.

Please assemble in the breezeway at the front of the Church af-

ter the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Flags will be distributed, and you will proceed to an area near Our Lady of Grace’s marquee. The

Knights of Columbus, who will be dressed in red shirts, will direct you.

On October 20, 2013, between the 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Masses, we will be picking up the flags. We would appreciate your help in this task, too.

We look forward to seeing you on October 6 and 20!

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