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The Coming Week
May 23
St. Matthew Church, 4100 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Charismatic Mass, praise and worship, 7 p.m., Mass, 7:30 p.m. Information: 317-846-0705.
May 24
St. John the Evangelist Church, 126 W. Georgia St., Indianapolis. Faithful Citizens Rosary procession, Mass, 12:10 p.m., procession following Mass. Information: faithful.citizens2016@gmail.com.
St. Lawrence Parish, 542 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg. Batesville Deanery, one-day bus trip to St. Meinrad Archabbey, 14 seats available, bus leaves St. Lawrence 8 a.m., returns around 10 p.m., $80 per person includes two meals. Information: 812-537-9186.
May 25
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 1723 I St., Bedford. Youth Group concert, Michael James Mette, 7 p.m., free-will offering. Information: 812-275-6539 or parish@svsbedford.org.
May 26
Calvary Cemetery, Mausoleum Chapel, 435 W. Troy Ave., Indianapolis. Memorial Day Mass, noon, immediately following Mass veterans will be honored at the Veterans Section (weather permitting). Information: 317-784-4439 or www.catholiccemeteries.cc.
Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Mausoleum Chapel, 9001 N. Haverstick Road, Indianapolis. Memorial Day Mass, noon, immediately following Mass veterans will be honored at the Veterans Section (weather permitting). Information: 317-574-8898 or www.catholiccemeteries.cc.
June 1
Bishop Chatard High School Athletic Field, 5885 Crittenden Ave., Indianapolis. Young Adult Ministry, IndyCatholic Intramurals, kickball, noon-6 p.m., $10 per person. Information: 317-592-4067 or ksahm@archindy.org.
June 4
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5692 Central Ave., Indianapolis. Finding Jesus Among Muslims, “How Interreligious Dialogue Made Me a Better Catholic,” Jordan Denari, presenter, 7 p.m., reception following. Information: 317-257-2266.
Archbishop O’Meara Catholic Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Solo Seniors, Catholic, educational, charitable and social singles, 50 and over, single, separated, widowed or divorced. New members welcome. 6:30 p.m. Information: 317-243-0777.
June 6
St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. First Friday exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, rosary and Benediction, 4-6 p.m., Mass, 5:45 p.m. Information: 317-244-9002.
June 6-7
Immaculate Conception Parish, 502 N. 5th St., LaGrange, KY. Kentucky Catholic Homeschool Conference featuring Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, USCCB President, Fri. noon-8 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 502-417-8755 or kycatholichomeschoolconferenc.com.
June 7
St. Michael the Archangel Church, 145 St. Michael Blvd., Brookville. First Saturday Devotional Prayer Group, Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, rosary, confession, meditation, 8 a.m. Information: 765-647-5462.
June 8
St. Malachy Church, 9833 E. County Road 750 N., Brownsburg. Mass in French, 5 p.m., confession, 4-4:45 p.m. Information: ccfindy3@gmail.com.
June 10
St. Paul Hermitage, 501 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove. Ave Maria Guild, guest day luncheon, noon. Information: 317-888-7625 or vlgmimi@aol.com.
Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 1125 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Euchre party, seniors and retirees, 12:30 p.m. Information: 317-788-0522.
June 11
St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, Media Center, 541 Edgewood Ave., Indianapolis. Hope and Healing Survivors of Suicide support group, 7 p.m. Information: 317-851-8344.
June 14
St. Roch Parish, Family Life Center, 3603 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Single Seniors meeting, 1 p.m., age 50 and over. Information: 317-784-4207.
Links Golf Club, 11425 N 700 W, New Palestine. Nativity Athletics Golf Outing, 7 a.m., $80 per person. Information: 317-357-8917 or kristinseed@gmail.com.
June 19
St. Joseph Parish, 1375 S. Mickley Ave., Indianapolis. Third Thursday Adoration, interceding for women experiencing crisis pregnancy, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., with Mass at 5:45 p.m.
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General Announcements
Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Retreat set for June 13
A Parish Nurse and Health Ministry Retreat, sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Pro-Life and Family Life, will be offered at St. Agnes Church, 1008 McLary Road in Nashville, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on June 13.
This day of reflection, spiritual renewal and gathering to share resources, programming and ideas will be held for parish nurses, health ministry coordinators, Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM) leaders, parish life coordinators and all who participate in caring ministries.
The retreat is free of charge, although free-will offerings will be accepted.
Registration is required. To register or for more information, contact archdiocesan coordinator of health ministry Joni LeBeau, RN FCN, at 317-236-1475 or 800-382-9836, ext. 1475, or by e-mail at jlebeau@archindy.org.
Little Sisters of the Poor rummage sale to raise money for St. Augustine Home
The Little Sisters of the Poor will have a rummage sale to raise money to support the St. Augustine Home for the elderly. The event will take place at St. Augustine Home, 2345 W. 86th St. in Indianapolis, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on June 6 and 7.
The sale will include furniture, household items, glassware, kitchen items, books and other surprises.
All proceeds go toward helping the Littler Sisters of the Poor in running the St. Augustine Home, where six sisters and their staff care for 93 elderly and infirmed residents.
For more information on the rummage sale or St. Augustine Home, call 317-415-5767.
Former St. Agnes Academy plans all-class reunion on June 1
This year’s St. Agnes Alumnae Brunch will be held at noon on June 1 at the Riviera Club, 5640 N. Illinois St. in Indianapolis. The brunch will be preceded by Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral, 1400 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis, at 10:30 a.m.
Any attendees of St. Agnes (even non-graduates) are welcome. Bring your year books, class pictures and other memorabilia to share.
Every year, the brunch honors graduating classes of distinction. The honored classes this year are 1944, 1954 and 1964.
The cost is $19.50 per person. Reservations are required and would be appreciated at least five days prior to the event.
Send a check made out to Pat Douglass to her at 7550 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46240. Please include your maiden name and graduation year when sending the check.
For additional information, call Pat at 317-340-7550 or send an e-mail to padouglass@padlaw.net.
‘Family Day at the Woods’ on June 8 to feature zoo theme
“Family Day at the Woods” will take place at Foley Park in front of Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, from 1-4 p.m. on June 8.
Children will have the chance to play in a duck pond, get their face painted like a zoo animal, create zoo-related crafts and take part in a football toss event. New this year will be a zoo obstacle course, animal ring toss, fish cup challenge and zoo animal dice.
Hayrides will also be available, as well as alpaca shuttle tours, prizes and booth bingo, where people receive a stuffed animal or game for visiting a certain number of booths during the day.
Also returning this year will be the Sugar Creek Fire Department ladder truck and Larry Black, the motorcycle-riding, animal-balloon clown.
All are welcome, and all activities and refreshments are free.
For more information, call 812-535-2802 or e-mail dweidenb@spsmw.org.
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Retreats and Programs
May 13
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. A Celebration of Our Lady’s Feast Day, prayer service, 10:30 am., light lunch, free-will donation. Reservations: 317-545-7681, ext. 14 or spasotti@archindy.org.
May 15
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Community Labyrinth Walk, open community walk the third Thursday of each month through Sept. 18, Annie Endris, facilitator, 7-8:30 p.m., free-will donations. Information: 317-788-7581.
May 16-18
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Tobit Marriage preparation weekend, $292 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or archindy.org/family/tobit.html.
Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony Dr., Mt. St. Francis. Women’s retreat, Franciscan Sister Margarita Armendariz, presenter. Information: 812-923-8817.
May 17
Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Prayer: A Morning with St. Ignatius of Loyola, Franciscan Sister Kathleen Mulso, 9-11:30 a.m., free-will offering. Information: 812-933-6437 or center@oldenburgosf.com.
May 18
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation Conference, 1:30-6 p.m., $56 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or archindy.org/family/marriage-precana.html.
Pope John XXIII Center, 407 McDonald St., Hartford City (Diocese of Lafayette). Spirituality of St. Pope John XXIII, 1-6 p.m. Information: 765-348-4008.
May 19
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Personal Reflection Day: Spend a Day with God, $25 per person. Information: 317-788-7581.
May 20-22
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Praying the Bible: Lectio Divina, Benedictine Brother Zachary Wilberding, presenter. Information: 812-357-6585 ormzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.
May 21
Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Contemplative Prayer, 3-4:30 p.m., free-will offering. Information: 812-933-6437 or center@oldenburgosf.com.
May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Holy Stories: Saints and Holy Ones, Benedictine Sister Julie Sewell and Annie Endris, facilitators, four sessions, $45 per person for the series. Information: 317-788-7581.
May 26-June 1
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “The Image as a Window to the Spiritual: An Artist’s Six-Day Hands-on Workshop and Retreat,” Benedictine Brother Martin Erspamer and Passionist Brother Michael Moran, presenters. Information: 812-357-6585 ormzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.
May 30
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Spiritual Direction Internship Alumni picnic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., bring a dish, meat provided, free-will donation. Information: 317-788-7581.
June 2-6
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Reading the Word of God in the Liturgy, Benedictine Father Vincent Tobin, presenters. Information: 812-357-6585 ormzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.
June 4
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. “Lost Sight of God? I Will Walk in the Presence of the Lord, in the Land of the Living,” Father Jeff Godecker and Mary Schaffner, presenters, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., $30 per person. Reservations: 317-545-7681, ext. 14 or spasotti@archindy.org.
June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Holy Stories, four-week workshop, Benedictine Sister Julie Sewell and Annie Endris, presenters, 7-9 p.m., $45 for the series. Information: 317-788-7581.
June 6-8
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Young Adult Women’s Retreat, “Daughters of the King,” Reservations: ksahm@archindy.org.
June 8
Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Coffee Talk: Buckets, Brooms and Prayers, Franciscan Sister Patty Campbell, presenter, 10:45 a.m.-noon, free-will offering. Information: 812-933-6437 or center@oldenburgosf.com.
June 15-21
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Community Monastic Silent Retreats: The Paschal Mystery in the Monastic Life, Benedictine Abbot Gregory Polan, presenter. : 317-788-7581.
June 16
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. “What’s in a Name: St. Francis of Assisi and the 21st Century,” Franciscan Sister Olga Wittekind and Franciscan Brother Bob Baxter, presenters, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $39 per person. Reservations: 317-545-7681, ext. 14 or spasotti@archindy.org.
June 18
Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Contemplative Prayer, 3-4:30 p.m., free-will offering. Information: 812-933-6437 or center@oldenburgosf.com.
June 19
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Community Labyrinth Walk, third Thursday of every month through Sept. 18, 7-8:30 p.m., Annie Endris, facilitator. Information: 317-788-7581.
June 20
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Come Away and Rest Awhile: Silent Self-Guided Day of Reflection, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $31 per person. Reservations: 317-545-7681, ext. 14 or spasotti@archindy.org.
June 24-26
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Midweek retreat, St. Benedict on Humility, Benedictine Father Adrian Burke, presenter. Information: 812-357-6585 ormzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.
June 25
Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Personal Reflection Day: Spend a Day with God, $25 per person. Information: 317-788-7581.
June 27
Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Movie Night: “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth,” 6:30-9 p.m., free-will offering. Information: 812-933-6437 or center@oldenburgosf.com.
June 27-29
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Tobit Marriage preparation weekend, $292 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or archindy.org/family/tobit.html.
June 28
Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg. Psychology: Healing your Archetypal Hero, Franciscan sister Olga Wittekind and Claire Sherman, 9-11:35 a.m., $45 per person includes lunch, $65 per person CEU. Information: 812-933-6437 or center@oldenburgosf.com.
June 29
Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation Conference, 1:30-6 p.m., $56 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or archindy.org/family/marriage-precana.html.
July 4-6
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Marvelous Mozart, Benedictine Father Noel Mueller, presenter. Information: 812-357-6585 ormzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.
July 18-20
Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Experiences of Prayer in the Bible, Benedictine Father Eugene Hensell, presenter. Information: 812-357-6585 ormzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.
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