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WELCOME TO ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

Website: www.stmichaelparish.life May 20, 2018

Community, Personnel, & On-Going Information PARISH OFFICE STAFF Pastor………………………………………...322-4505, ext. 220 Rev. Martin J Dobrzynski …….. [email protected] Associate Pastor……………………………..322-4505, ext. 229 Rev. Gregory Bim-Merle…[email protected] Permanent Deacon………………………….. 322-4505, ext. 285 Deacon Edwin Gatons…...……[email protected] Permanent Deacon…………………………...322-4505, ext. 284 Deacon Ron Pyle.... .…….…[email protected] Executive Secretary…………………………. 322-4505, ext. 220 Mrs. Michaeline Gargas………[email protected] Communications Coordinator ……………….322-4505, ext. 263 Mr. Patrick Massoels………[email protected] Director of Liturgy & Music…………………322-4505, ext. 227 Miss Debbie Mangione……[email protected] Pastoral Associate…………………………………..322-4505, ext. 241 Mrs. Janice Gatons………..…[email protected] Finance/Accounting Services Manager……...322-4505, ext. 226 Mr. Glenn Cantrell…………[email protected] Campus Facilities Coordinator..……………..……….. 808-1489 Mr. Rick Gilbert………...……[email protected] Administrative Assistant……………………..322-4505, ext. 225 Mrs. Debbie Fotia………………[email protected] Bulletin Editor/Accounting Clerk……………322-4505, ext. 239 Mrs. Rhonda Haddad…………[email protected] Accounting Clerk…………………………….322-4505, ext. 234 Mrs. Fran Hintz…………...….…[email protected] Head Sacristan ……………………………….322-4505, ext. 228 Mrs. Joan Hamnik

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Office Hours: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Monday-Friday and by appointment Phone:……………...(219)322-4505 Fax………(219)322-4508 Email………………[email protected] Website…………….www.stmichaelparish.life

ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL Office Hours: 8:00 AM-3:30 PM Monday-Friday Phone……(219)322-4531 Fax……..(219)322-1710 Website……………….www.stmichaelparish.life/school Principal Miss Colleen Kennedy……[email protected] School Executive Assistant Mrs. Karen Rapacz…………[email protected]

FAITH FORMATION Office Hours: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Monday-Wednesday By appointment on Thursday Phone …….(219)322-3077 Fax…….(219)322-1710

Director of Religious Education Mrs. Marge Swanson…..…[email protected]

Traditional Classes…Tuesday or Wednesday 6:00 PM-7:30 PM Good Shepherd Classes….Tuesday 6:00 PM-7:30 PM Sunday Family Classes…..Once a month 9:30 AM-11:00 AM

SATURDAY LITURGY SUNDAY LITURGY Vigil: 5:00 PM 7:30, 9:30, & 11:30 AM DAILY LITURGY HOLY DAY LITURGY Weekdays 7:00 AM See page 15 of the bulletin for Saturday 8:00 AM Holy Day Mass Schedule.

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION Sacrament of Penance...Saturday 3:30 PM-4:30 PM Baptisms...Fir st time parents at St. Michael must attend a Baptism Prep session before the baptism date can be scheduled. Please call Janice at 322-4505, ext. 241 to schedule the prep session and/or baptism date. Marriage….The br ide, groom, their parents/grandparents must be active registered members of the parish for at least three years prior to reserving a date for the wedding. The diocese requires that arrangements must be made at least six months in advance of the wedding date in order for the proper personal, spiritual and liturgical preparations of the couple to be completed. Sacrament of the Sick...Please call the office until 4:00 PM. After 4:00 PM, please call 322-6623 Monday-Friday and anytime on the weekend. Anointing of the Sick is celebrated on the third Saturday of each month at the 8:00 AM Mass in the chapel. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Wednesdays from 1:00-6:00 PM in the chapel. BULLETIN DEADLINE: Monday prior to the Sunday printing 12:00 PM (Noon). Holidays have exceptions. Please submit potential bulletin articles by email to [email protected] or in print form to the office or by fax to 322-4508. PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS John Companik……………………………………………..Chair Daniel Price……………………...Vice Chair/Parish Life Liaison Lee Ann Egan…………………...Spirituality & Worship Liaison David Gray………………………Peace & Social Justice Liaison Linda Hansen……………….…..Education & Formation Liaison Linda Kinzer …………………..Education & Formation Liaison Jim Prasopoulos………………...……………Parish Life Liaison Lynn Schmitt……………………………….Stewardship Liaison Joseph Tomaszewski……………………….Stewardship Liaison Gib Wieser………………….…...Spirituality & Worship Liaison Jeffrey Cox……………………………………………..Secretary Rev. Martin Dobrzynski……………………………….…..Pastor Rev. Gregory Bim-Merle……………………….Associate Pastor Deacon Ed Gatons…………………….……...Permanent Deacon Deacon Ron Pyle……………………………..Permanent Deacon

St. Michael Parish 1 E. Wilhelm St. Schererville, IN 46375


From the Pastor’s Desk

A Doorway. This great feast which brings a conclusion to the Easter Season is, as is all such conclusions, a doorway into a new reality. That reality is the importance of the Church, the people of God. As disciples of Jesus, baptized in His name and so into His life, you and I cannot be separated from one another. He unites us in a bond that cannot be broken. Jesus, when He walked this earth was possessed by the fullness of God’s Spirit. Those who followed Him did not yet possess the Spirit for it resided in Jesus’ person. Upon His ascension, He imparts His Spirit to His followers. You see, it was the Holy Spirit in Jesus that fueled His teaching and healing. Jesus as God Son, possessed the fullness of the Holy Spirit because the three natures of God, though distinct, are one in unity. When Jesus imparts to us the Holy Spirit, as is recounted in several different ways in the Gospels, Jesus actually incorporates us into the very life of the Godhead. We become partakers in God’s Divine Life and consequently are prepared for Eternal Life. The work of the Holy Spirit in us is manifold. He gives some the ability to teach, others the ability to inspire, others the many different gifts of knowledge of material things and the things of heaven. He imparts to some the ability to lead, to some the ability to be compassionate beyond measure, to some the insight to work with the poor. To many He imparts His gift of courage, to stand up for our faith; the gift of knowledge, the ability to know God’s will; the gift of forbearance, to do God’s will despite hardship or temptation; the gift of reverence and awe, to know in our heart and mind that God is God and I am not; the gift of wisdom, to discern what is good and pleasing to God. But all these gifts have to be opened and used. The Spirit cannot reside in one who is obstinate, who embraces a life contrary to God’s will. The only reason we can partake of the Spirit is because Christ has made us holy by His passion and death. Jesus has reconciled us to God and made it possible for us, through Him, to share in God’s Divine Life. If we reject what God has done for us, the Holy Spirit cannot reside in unholiness. That is one reason why in the sacrament of penance the priest extends his hand over you, or places it on your head, (just like the Bishop did at Confirmation) as he imparts the absolution. We have all been given the Holy Spirit, first in Baptism and then confirmed in us at Confirmation. But we need to be open to the Spirit’s promptings. Be attentive to this means being attentive to the Word of God regularly, like each week at Mass, and receiving the nourishment we need, the Holy Eucharist each week, to allow the Holy Spirit to work in and through us. Without these things, you and I cannot hope to be open to the gifts of the Spirit we have received. As summer approaches, let us not put the Holy Spirit on the shelf, let us remain faithful to our Sunday assemblies wherever we find ourselves. There is a handy resource for this: masstimes.org, use it, it works anywhere and for everywhere. Everyone loves a parade, ‘specially Jesus! On Sunday, June 3rd we will celebrate the Feast of the Corpus Christi. It is a special day to show honor to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament of His Body and Blood. A very traditional way of honoring a person is to have a parade. So that is what we are going to do after the 11:30 AM Mass. We call our parades “processions.” We will process with the Blessed Sacrament outside the church through our cemetery, around Mount Calvary and back into the church. FIRST COMMUNICANTS are especially invited to dress in their Fir st Communion clothes to help lead the procession. All of our prayerful labors are rewarded in the end with a wonderful lunch provided for all the “pilgrims” who walked with Jesus.


Spirituality and Worship Commission Commission Members: Director of Liturgy, Art & Environment, Eucharistic Ministers, Hospitality, Lectors, Music, Sacristan, Altar Servers, Cross Bearers, Prayer Ministry, RCIA, Ministers of Care, Deer Creek Ministers

Marian Devotions at the

Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine

May Intention

For an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

DATE TIME 05/20 8:15 PM

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Last Sunday, May 13th, three of our RCIA Candidates were brought into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. They have been studying about the Catholic Faith for about three years and are very excited to be new members of the Catholic Community. They are Andriana Onohan, Jacob Scaggs, and Eva Nordyke. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue their Journey of Faith.

AN EXCERPT FROM Manual for

Eucharistic Adoration

"In our self-centered culture and classic American emphasis on work, we often feel we have to accomplish something during our times of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. We rate our experience by how 'good' our prayer was, how heartfelt our devotion was, or how focused we could remain. Yet prayer and contemplation are fundamentally God's work, in which we are invited to participate. We need only to give Him the opening, and He will do the rest. By coming to adoration, we are handing Him the keys to our hearts, allowing the rays of His love and grace to bathe our souls in the light of His Presence, as the rays of the sun bathe our bodies in light. If we can take the time to pull away from the busyness and distractions of life and just sit at His feet, He will lead us." — Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, p. 33

Please come and spend some time with the Lord.

Wednesdays, 1:00-6:00 PM in the Chapel There are sign up sheets on the tables in the gathering space. Let us fill the times so there is always someone present during Adoration.

Pentecost Sunday Still filled with the Spirit. There are so many biblical readings given for the vigil and day of Pentecost (Seventeen. Really.), we could spend a month pouring over them. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Baptism surely fills with the presence of the Holy Spirit. Conformation strengthens that holy presence. ∗ With what does the Holy

Spirit fill my heart this week?

∗ How does it help me stay faithful?

∗ Enflamed in love, who and how will I love?


Education and Formation Commission Commission Members: Director of Religious Education, School Principal, Sport/School Advisory Board/HSA Representatives, Marriage Prep, Baptismal Prep, Adult Catholic Education, Vocations Ministry, RADIATE Youth Ministry, Bible Study

Preparing for First Holy Communion

St. Michael’s third grade class celebrated a wonderful journey of faith in preparation for their First Holy Communion. In the spirit of service, they collected and sent three boxes of items, ranging from socks to gummi bears, to our service men and women in Iraq. They made beautiful banners to celebrate their sacrament. They also created journals that contained art work, prayers and personal thoughts and experiences. Their journey was completed on May 6th when they received Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Article submitted by Mary Tonkovich

Warrior of the Week This week’s Warrior of the Week is Ramone Garcia. Ramone has been a student at St. Michael School since kindergarten. He plays basketball and volleyball and runs track for the Warriors. Ramone says, “I love SMS because the teachers and students are welcoming to the new students.” When he leaves SMS, Ramone says, “I will miss my teachers, because after 9 years with them I have developed a relationship with them as friends and family.” Ramone’s advice to younger students is, “Never act a fool to your parents, respect your elders even if some are mean. Spend as much time as you can with your family because that is what is important in life.” We wish you the best in the future, Ramone!

This is your last weekend to register for the summer study on St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians on Tuesday nights. We will be studying St. Paul’s letter to the Romans this Fall on Monday nights using the same study set. Join us for one or both! We will hold registration again before Labor Day for the study on St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans.

Where: St. Patrick Hall When: 7:00 – 8:30 PM

Dates: (Galatians on Tuesdays) June 12th – July 17th (Romans on Mondays) Sept. 10th – Nov. 26th

(no Nov. 12th session) Cost: $20.00 for the study set covering both studies!

For more information, please call Linda Hansen at 322-1717 or Deacon Ron Pyle at 808-3255.


Education and Formation Commission

Brady Adams Michael Akan Jake Aniol Audrey Bergman Brody Blastick Violet Blastick Cianne Bluethmann Cody Boyle Lorenzo Castellanos Braedon Cook Lucas Cook Logan Cripe Daniel Curran Adrian Dostal Jacob Dowling Jacob Emanuele Morgan Fontanetta Ayden Foster

Isabela Freytes Isabella Gaydos Gregory Gallas II Jacob Garcia Britney Godinez Isabella Groszek Mikayla Hadt Emma Hammons Emma Hays Logan Hays Drew Herbst Jake Hoover Gabriella Jocic Samuel Kain Madelyn Karwatka Jackson Killeen Skye Kelley Brady Kolbus

Jakob Kreuger Adalyn Maki Peyton Martin Dylan McManaman Sophia Miketinac Madison Moran-Pruim Ethan Morgan Tessa Murzyn Sara Naylor Adam Nowinski Madalyn Pataky Nicholas Peterson Leah Phan Benjamin Potchen Nathan Preusser Vanessa Preusser Braedon Quinn Sophie Quiroga

Miguel Rivera Nicholas Romeli Miriah Rosario Liam Rykell Eva Sanchez Andie Schultz Lucca Sochacki Max Szymanski Lilliana Trojaniak Andrew Uhrick Jordyn Varble-Higuet Leah Velazquez Jade Vesecky Anthony Washington Gabrielle Waters Helen Weber Hailey Ziolkowski

Congratulations to St. Michael’s 2018 First Holy Communicants

May the strength of Jesus’ love and the joy of this holy day remain forever in your hearts.

RADIATE Invites ALL Outgoing 8th Graders

and HS Teens to our PICNIC

When: Friday, June 1st, 5:00-8:00 PM Where: Outside on church grounds, near cemetery (in case of inclement weather, we will be in the School Gym) What: Expect Games, Grilled Food, and FUN! Please bring a dish to share.

June 3rd at the 9:30 AM Mass, we will honor our Radiance Society teens where RADIATE & EXCELLENCE meet!

Stay tuned, RADIATE Alumni are interested in planning a night for our teens!

Faith Formation

Reminder Summer hours for Faith Formation are as follows: Monday-Wednesday 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Thursday by appointment only Friday-closed If you need to register your child for Faith For-mation classes, you must make an appointment. There will be a $25 late fee after June 30th.

Marge Swanson, Director of Religious Education

322-3077


Education and Formation Commission


Commission Members: Ministry of Consolation and Hope, Good Samaritans, Pastoral Care, Respect Life, Health & Spirituality Committee, Parish Nurse Ministry, Rebuilding Hope Mission Team, Visitation Ministry, Labors of Love

Peace & Social Justice Commission

We are here to assist anyone with temporary help. If you know someone from Schererville, Dyer, or St. John who could use

help with their NIPSCO bill, rent, or groceries, please have that person in need (due to privacy act) call 322-4505, ext. 250 and leave a message.

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Joyce Skarzynski, Don Smith, Robb Girnus, Pamela Weber, Cathy Daigre, Kimberly Taylor, Milton Hope, Phil Krivickas, Zbigniew Sochacki, Don Meyer, Carol Smialek, Donna Cistaro, Glenna Goldasic, Tina Serna, Noah Ramirez and all those in need of the healing touch of God.

Life is precious; handle with prayer.

Placing the name of a loved one or yourself in the bulletin Prayer List can be done through Michaeline or Debbie at 322-4505, ext. 220 in the parish office. The names are

placed in the bulletin for a period of four weeks after which time they are either removed or placed in the Book of Intentions in the Chapel. In praying for a sick person, we show our solidarity with that person and we remind ourselves to do all that is within our power to help in the healing done through our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Please remember that the names of parishioners and non-parishioners who are still in need of our prayers after the 4 week period of time of being in the bulletin are placed in our Book of Intentions in the Chapel. It is updated weekly.

St. Michael’s parishioners are in bold, italic print.

Sleep Apnea Program by Dr. Fadi Layous, Pulmonologist

Do you snore loudly? Do you have abrupt awakenings with

shortness of breath? Do you have difficulty staying asleep?

Excessive daytime sleepiness?

These are just a few signs of sleep apnea. Come and learn about this potentially

serious sleep disorder.

Wednesday, June 6th at 7:00 PM St. Patrick Hall

Blood Pressure, Glucose and Oxygen Level Screenings

Screenings will take place this weekend in the east coat room after the 5:00 PM, 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM Masses by the parish nurses.


Parish Life Commission Members: Welcoming Ministry, Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus, Festival Committee, Comforting Chefs, Senior GEMS, Boy Scouts of America

Bulletin Schedule Change

Due to the office being closed on Monday, May 28th, Memorial Day, bulletin articles for June 3rd are due by Thursday, May 24th, no later than 9:00 AM.

Celebrating Adult Seniors at All Masses Next Weekend

In Leviticus 19:1:32 we read: The Lord said to Moses, “Stand up in the presence of the aged, and show respect for the old: thus shall you fear your God. I am the Lord.”

Be sure to invite your family and friends as you are honored on this special day to: ♦ Join us for a special blessing for adult seniors at

all Masses ♦ Receive a small token of our appreciation to attendees 65 years and older on the east side of our gathering space.


Parish Life Mark Your

Calendars for Bishop Hying’s Birthday Bash!

August 14th is Bishop Hying’s Birthday Bash at U.S. Steel Yard, home of the Gary South Shore RailCats. Tickets are available for purchase through the parish office or online at www.catholicfuture.org. There are three options for tick-ets: $40 for game/ BBQ/ drinks $30 for game/BBQ $10 for game Children under three are free. Proceeds benefit Bishop Hying’s Mercy Fund.


Parish Life

The Mercy Fund

Pope Francis deemed 2016 a Jubilee Year of Mercy and encouraged all dioceses to celebrate acts of mercy. In recognition of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, our own Bish-op Hying initiated the Mercy Fund, a grant-making fund within the Catholic Foundation for Northwest Indiana. Through several generous donations, the Mercy Fund is now ready to make grant awards for projects in our diocese that embody spiritual and corporal works of mercy. The deadline to apply is June 1st. Please visit www.catholicfuture.org for more information.

Fun For Seniors

Capital Campaign Totals as of May 11, 2018

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$2,502,334.92 Amount collected

$3,400,000.00 Amount needed to repair church

$3,199,071.96 Amount pledged

Future Pledges

Amount collected

Pledges to date

All Parishioners Invited

Tour Notre Dame Cathedral in South Bend

June 12th Departure Time: 8:00 AM

Mass at 11:30 AM Tour at 1:00 PM

Bus Transportation Available Cost determined by number

of people going 14 people=$42 29 people=$20

Please call Carol at 805-0413 if interested.

Must RSVP by May 31st Money due at time of reservation

Sponsored by Senior GEMS

Senior GEMS May 22nd: Meet in St. Michael Church parking lot at 9:30 AM for Sunrise Green House outing. No Meeting. June 12th: No Meeting. Tour Notre Dame. See details to the left. If you have any questions, please contact Carol at 805-0413.


Parish Life A Scout is Reverent Join the Catholic Committee on Scouting and the Carmelite Fathers for a great family-friendly event and earn a patch or two! On June 3rd, Corpus Christi Sunday, CCS is offering the opportunity to earn the Pope Saint John Paul II patch and the International Awareness Award. It will include Mass and the opportunity to be in a Eucharistic Procession, learning a bit of Polish, meeting the Polish Highlanders, praying the rosary around the JP II Statue and visiting the Carmel-ite Museum. Join us at the Carmelite Monastery in Munster starting with the 12:00 PM Mass. For more information and prerequisites for the patches, please contact Sue Kresich at [email protected].

Registration for New Parishioners

Parish registration is today, May 20th, after the 7:30 & 9:30 AM Masses. You may also register at the parish office Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. We ask that you have the dates and places of Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation and Marriage for all members of the family. If you have any questions please call Debbie at the parish office 322-4505, ext. 225.


Stewardship & Parish Administration Commission Commission Members: Finance Council, Gardener Ministry, Education Foundation, Cemetery Committee

Take five minutes each day this week to pray to the Holy Spirit for courage to live out your faith.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

May 13, 2018

Adult $15,781.00 EFTs* $570.00 Children $58.17 Loose $589.50

Total Weekly Offering $16,998.67

2nd Collection-Women’s Care Center

$1,928.06

*Electronic Funds Transfer

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Please consider supporting our education endeavors at St. Michael Parish through the

St. Michael Education Foundation with a Memorial Donation.

Your gift will be listed here and acknowledged to the family or individual you memorialize.

Living Memorial - Anniversary Memorial - Deceased Memorial

Directors of the Foundation

Rev. Martin J. Dobrzynski, Pastor Colleen Kennedy, Principal

Kenneth Bohling, Patrick Cusick, Don Doffin, David Jarzombek, Hal Slager, Joe Townsend,

Dr. Ed Udani, Donna Velez

Look for us on the website: www.stmichaelparish.life.

SUNDAY MAY 20 2nd Collection-Haiti BP Readings After 7:30 &9:30 AM Masses New Members Registration After 7:30 & 9:30 AM Masses Bible Study Sign Ups After All Masses Coffee & Donuts After All Masses Girl Scout Cookie Sales After All Masses Golf Outing Sign Ups After All Masses RCIA 9:30 AM Marian Devotions 8:15 PM The Rosary is said after 7:00 AM Weekday Mass Except Tuesday – after OLPH Devotions

MONDAY MAY 21 Centering Prayer 6:00 PM

TUESDAY MAY 22 OLPH Devotions 7:30 AM Endow Study Group 6:00 PM

WEDNESDAY MAY 23 Eucharistic Adoration 1:00-6:00 PM Health & Spirituality Meeting 7:00 PM

THURSDAY MAY 24 Choir/Cantor Practice 7:00 PM Grief Support 7:00 PM

FRIDAY MAY 25 Sacristans Clean Church 2:00 PM Baccalaureate Mass 6:00 PM WOW Meeting 7:00 PM

SATURDAY MAY 26 Confessions 3:30-4:30 PM Golf Outing Sign Ups After Vigil Mass Blessing of Seniors at Vigil Mass

"Good works are links that

form a chain of love.” Mother Teresa


Diocesan Life Information *denotes new or updated article

*BISHOP NOLL EVENTS Spring Concert The band and choir will present their Spring Concert at 6:00 PM today, May 20th, in the auditori-um, 1519 Hoffman St. Enter Door C. Prior to the concert, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser will take place from 3:00 to 5:30 PM in the cafeteria. Proceeds will benefit the BNI band program. Admission to all performances is free to the public.

Golf Outing The annual Bishop Noll Institute Golf Invitational will take place July 16th at Innsbrook Country Club, 6701 Taft St., Merrillville. All proceeds will benefit BNI students! Scramble format; sponsorships available. Price is $200 per golfer and includes lunch, golf and cart, dinner and cocktails. Young Noll alums (2008-2018 grads) can attend for only $100! A dinner only option is available for $50. Visit bishopnoll.org to register or contact Juli Sandoval at (219) 932-9058, ext. 1005 or [email protected] for more information.

Bishop Noll White Sox Night Bishop Noll Institute students, alumni, families, and friends are invited to celebrate Bishop Noll Night at the Chicago White Sox game on Aug. 1st. The game will be played at Guaranteed Rate Field at 7:10 PM against the Kansas City Royals. Join Bishop Donald J. Hying and the Bishop Noll Institute family for a night at the ballpark. On this special night, you can buy White Sox tickets in a reserved section for $25 each. In addition, optional school bus transportation (no food, drinks) is available to and from Bishop Noll for an additional $10 per person. Check out this new event, meet up with friends, enjoy $1 Hot Dog Night and support the mission of BNI. Visit bishopnoll.org or contact Juli Sandoval at (219) 932-9058, ext. 1005 or [email protected] for ticket order form.

Class of 1968 Reunion Bishop Noll Institute's Class of 1968 has begun planning for its 50-year reunion in 2018. If you are a member of our class or know of a friend or relative who either graduated from Noll in 1968 or would have attended Noll from 1964-1968, please have them email [email protected] or visit Facebook group: BNI Class of 1968. The date is set for Sept. 28th & 29th. Fr iday night we will have an informal gathering at the House of Pizza, 6:30 to 10:30 PM. On Sat. night, a dinner is planned at the Briar Ridge Country Club with cocktails at 6:00 PM followed by dinner at 7:00 PM.

QUARTERS 4 A CAUSE St. Stephen Martyr Women’s Club Fundraiser

June 3rd Doors open at Noon - Auction starts at 1:00PM

American Legion Post 430 at 7430 Broadway, Merrillville Tickets are available after Masses at

St. Stephen and at the door the day of the auction. Come for an afternoon of fun

Bids on items are 1 to 4 quarters. Lunch available. Any questions, please contact Patti at

219-980-9348.

ST. EDWARD’S CHURCH GIGANTIC RUMMAGE SALE

Tons and Tons of Items Shop, have lunch and peruse our

bake sale items 216 S. Nichols Street-Lowell

June 6-8th, 7:00 AM-4:00 PM June 9th, 7:00 AM-12:00 PM

BNI HIRING PART-TIME MAINTENANCE WORKER Bishop Noll Institute is looking to hire a part-time maintenance worker (approx. 25 hours a week) to start July 2, 2018. Candidate must be a team player and a self-

starter committed to keeping our school facilities clean, functional and welcoming for our students and guests. Duties include, but are not limited to, cleaning, regular maintenance, event set-up, lifting and moving of objects and general “handy” duties. The ideal candidate would be

able to accomplish minor repair work and have knowledge of electrical, HVAC and plumbing. Interested candidates are asked to email their resume and any other pertinent information to Rich Radziwiecki at [email protected] no later than June 5, 2018.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING This support group encompasses Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Cancer, stroke or other adult care responsibilities and is open to family and friends looking for compassion and information sharing. The next meeting is May 27th at Franciscan St. Margaret Hospital in Dyer in the Blessed Mother Conference room located at the west entrance at 2:00 PM. For more information, please contact James and Pat Koeling at 365-3898 or call toll-free 1-888-303-0180. Care giving may be one of the most important roles you will undertake in your lifetime.


We Remember . . . We Prepare . . .

SATURDAY MAY 19 5:00 PM Mariano Chua Yu King

SUNDAY MAY 20 PENTECOST 7:30 AM St. Michael Parish 9:30 AM Intentions of Mother’s Day Cards 11:30 AM John Fayta Sheila Ann Sikora Beverly Mullaney

MONDAY MAY 21 7:00 AM Departed Souls of the Congregation of Mother of Carmel

TUESDAY MAY 22 7:00 AM Jerry Eberle

WEDNESDAY MAY 23 7:00 AM Vicki Janovsky 8:55 AM Edward J. Vondrak

THURSDAY MAY 24 7:00 AM Ann Donoghue

FRIDAY MAY 25 7:00 AM Sandy Pyle 6:00 PM Baccalaureate Mass

SATURDAY MAY 26 8:00 AM Gerald Macki2:00 PM Wedding-Michael Downey & Emily Peppin 5:00 PM Robert & Richard Salach

SUNDAY MAY 27 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 7:30 AM Herbert & Mary Lemon 9:30 AM Fr. Ron Lewinski Barbara Wilson Living & Deceased Sacristans of St. Michael Parish 11:30 AM St. Michael Parish

indicates deceased

THE WORD (Readings for May 27th, The Most Holy Trinity)

I. Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Know this: The Lord is God of heaven and earth. There is no other. Because God worked wonders for you, keep the commands that you and your children may prosper.

II. Romans 8:14-17 You did not receive a spirit of slavery but a Spirit of adoption, through

whom we cry out “Abba Father!” The Spirit bears witness that we are children of God.

III. Matthew 28:16-20 Jesus commissioned the eleven to make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Dear Parish Members, Our Sunday bulletin is a primary way we use to communicate with you. The parish does not pay for the bul-letin printing because of the generosity of our advertisers-many of which are our own parish members. Most are members of our local community. Please support our advertisers with your patronage. Let the business owner know that you appreciate their support of our parish through their advertising in the bulletin.

A strong and vibrant parish is good for our community and a strong business community is good for our parish.

If you would like to advertise in our bulletin, please call Barbara at 219-427-4803.

The Parish Website Visit our website, www.stmichaelparish.life for up-to-date information on upcoming events, St. Michael Catholic School, St. Michael Cemetery, photo gallery, information on all of our ministries/committees, and St. Patrick Hall and our adjacent meeting rooms.


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