June

28 2020

Our Mission St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Student Center is a vibrant, welcoming, Catholic community serving the students of Valparaiso University and our local families. We strive to provide a life-changing encounter with Christ as we CONNECT, GROW, and SERVE.

www.saintt.com

Church Contact Information 1511 Laporte Avenue Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219) 464-4042

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Fr. Chris’ Corner Dear friends in the Lord, I pray you are staying healthy and safe. Our team here at St. Teresa of Avila is doing everything we can to continue to serve you and provide a sense of connectedness to the Lord and one another. Thank you for continuing to support the mission through your generous gifts and financial donations. As we approach July 4, we will be moving into a new phase here at St. Teresa. We are still waiting on some updated guidelines from the Diocese but in the meantime our plan moving forward is as follows: The office will reopen on Monday, July 6. Our max capacity in the church will be increasing to 90 people. Weekend Masses will be by reservation only as instructed by

the diocese and can be made through an online platform called “Save-A-Seat”; a link will be provided online. If you do not have access to the internet, feel free to call the office.

Weekend Masses for July will be Saturdays at 4:00 PM and Sundays at 9:30 AM Weekday Masses are returning to their regular times: Monday/Wednesday at 5:15 PM; Tuesday/Thursday at 8:00 AM; and Friday at 12:30 PM. All liturgies will continue to be livestreamed on the main Facebook page for St. Teresa of Avila (@sttvalpo). For those attending Mass please remember to: Enter through the south Laporte doors of the church Arrive at least 15 minutes early for check-in Wear a face mask upon entry and throughout Mass Immediately sanitize hands Maintain physical distancing in church and parking lot As a basic rule, no one should attend Mass who is; Running a fever, sneezing and coughing, feeling ill All of these safeguards are in place in order to provide a safe and healthy environment for our community. Thank you for being patient and understanding. I can’t wait to be together again; I love you and miss you! Faithfully yours in the Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish

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Worship Schedule

All Masses will be Livestreamed on our main Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/sttvalpo

Monday, June 29

10:00 am Henry Persyn Mary Persyn

Tuesday, June 30 10:00 am Livestream Not Available

Allan Ostling Jackie Ostling

Wednesday, July 1 10:00 am Livestream Not Available

Isabel O’Connell Sue O’Connell

Thursday, July 2 10:00 am

AJ Ostling Jackie Ostling

Friday, July 3 10:00 am

First Friday Memorial Mass

Independence Day Mass July 4 10:00am Note Mass Time Saturday, July 4 4:00 pm (By Reservations Only)

For Our Nation John Znavor Nancy Gifford

Note Mass Time Sunday, July 5 9:30 am (By Reservations Only)

Community of St. Teresa of Avila

Reconciliation Schedule & Adoration

Stewardship

Stewardship Report

Thank You for Supporting Our

Mission

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Starting July 1, 2020 Individual Adoration will be in the Our Lady Undoer of Knots Chapel daily from 8:00am to 8:00pm.

June 21, 2020

Starting July 4, 2020, Fr. Chris will be available for Reconciliation on Saturday from 2:30-3:30pm

and Wednesday 6:00pm-6:30pm or by appointment.

Budgeted Collection $10,000

Offering $2,588

On-line Giving $4,179

Total Collection $6,767

Weekly Status ($3,233)

Fiscal Year to Date $6,026

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To have courage for whatever comes in life

~everything lies in that.

Saint Teresa of Avila

Tithing As individuals we are called to be good and generous stewards with God’s manifold gifts. Tithing is the means whereby we have the opportunity to give

thanks to God; with that in mind, the community of St. Teresa of Avila tithes $450 weekly. This week our tithing will be donated to our College Retreats.

Liturgy and Worship

What does it mean to have a Mass "offered" for someone? An individual may offer a Mass Intention for several reasons: for example, in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as on a birthday), or, as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has died. If you are interested in offering a Mass Intention here at St. Teresa of Avila you must complete a Mass Intention Request Form. This form can be found on our website (saintt.com) on the Spirituality & Worship page which is found under the GROW tab. Once you complete the form, send it along with the stipend, and we will confirm your Masses with you. If you need help with the form, please feel free to email Christine at christine.harsh@valpo.edu for assistance.

Peace & Social Justice

Hilltop Food Drive Update: Our awesome community donated 40 bags this week for a total of 460 bags!!!! Throughout this time, Hilltop Food Pantry has been able to provide five days’ worth of meals (including meat and fresh produce) each week to approximately 60 families (250+ people). They just calculated the value and they have been giving each family approximately $180 in groceries each week because of the love and generosity of so many! Mary and I find as much joy in delivering these items as they do in receiving them and passing them on! We truly are all in this together! Spam, Hamburger Helper, Diapers – Size 6 ONLY, Hearty soups, ramen noodles, mac & cheese, cereal,

canned ravioli, & jelly

If you would like to donate one or more of these items, drop them off at the LaPorte Ave door from 8am-8pm except during live-streaming (10:00am– 11:00am). We understand that trips to the grocery store are few in far between, but if your next shopping trip is coming up, keep Hilltop in mind!

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Pastor Fr. Christopher Stanish frstanish@gmail.com

Deacon Deacon Bob Marben marbenrw@gmail.com

Director of Collegiate Outreach Adam Antone Adam.antone@valpo.edu

Manager of Parish Operations Christine Harsh Christine.harsh@valpo.edu

Pastoral Associate Kris Conrad Kristin.conrad@valpo.edu

Director of Music Ministry Cara Benjamin Cara.benjamin@valpo.edu

Director of Youth Ministry Emily Sutton Emily.sutton@valpo.edu

Office Support Staff

Bookkeeper Chris Blane saintt.bookkeeper@gmail.com

Maintenance Roy Cain

Contact Us

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For Your Information

Office Hours Update!!!

Beginning July 6, 2020 the office will be OPEN! 9:00am until 3:00pm.

Church Hours The church will be open from 8:00am until 8:00pm with the exception of when any livestream services are taking place. Please note, when coming into the church you must follow any CDC guidelines.

Greetings, Thank you for organizing the First Communion. It was a very special day for Sarah and we appreciate all that you did to make it happen. Words cannot express how special the St. T's congregation is our family. People have gone above and beyond to make this day special for Sarah; from the wonderful service, people cheering when we came out of church, and the many cards that Sarah have received from members of St. T. It is wonderful to be a part of this community. Thank you again,

Jeanne Piech

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Please continue to pray for our First Communion children who will be receiving the sacrament throughout the month of June.

Needless to say, the preparation process has not been what we expected, but it has not diminished their excitement for the big day!

A special thanks to all the parents who helped their

children complete the lessons at home. You are living examples of the domestic church!

Vincent Delinck Ava Donofry

Arden Kucharzak Cade Lemmons

Logan Magill Rori McGinty Noah Schuck

Lexie Bardoczi Caitlin Burns

Gabriel Gerdom Sarah Piech

Hazel Witvoet

Eli Anleitner David Bragg Olive Danko

Peter Dougherty Vaughn Frye

Michaela Novotney Quinn O'Connor

Darren Cuellar

Grace Keller Madeline Lowery Aiden Modglin

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