May 24, 2020

“All power in heaven and on earth has been

given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

– Mt 28:18b-19

THE MEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known

that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought

thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins,

my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful

and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions,

but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

The Ascension of the Lord

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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

Dear Parishioners:

We went two months without a public Mass at St Barnabas. We were able to stay connected through the celebration of the Mass made available on our website. But it was not the same. We missed our communal worship of our

God through the great Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. We missed receiving the Lord’s gentle forgiveness through the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. We missed Holy Communion. We missed our church friends.

Thanks be to God that things have changed, hopefully never to return to what we have been through. At the time that I write this both our Governor and our Mayor have eased some of the restrictions that have been placed upon us. Because of this you now have more access to the sacraments than you have had for the last sixty days. Even with some of the limitations that remain this is a very good thing.

Confessions: Confessions have resumed according to a weekly schedule that will be posted on our parish website (www.stbindy.org). Confessions will be available outdoors, weather permitting. Father will be seated behind a screen that will provide both privacy and also a barrier to airborne contaminates. You may remain in your car during confession. If several members of the same household come for confession in the same vehicle they may take turns or they may approach the screen and confess while standing. I encourage you to make a good confession before you receive the Holy Eucharist for the first time after this long absence. We know that we are sinners and we always feel much better after receiving absolution.

Holy Mass: Sunday and Daily Mass has resumed according to the schedule posted on the website. We will continue to make the Mass available online for those unable to attend. For the time being every Mass will be offered outdoors, weather permitting. Please park behind the school entering the parking lot off of Fabyan Road. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket and an FM radio. Our of respect for our neighbors we will not amplify the sound. Rather, we will communicate the audio portion of the Mass through a low-power FM transmitter on FM 98.9 that should reach all of the parking lot and the green space near the football field. Radios may be purchased for less than $20. You might find an old radio or boom-box in the basement or garage. If you cannot locate a radio please come as your neighbor’s will probably be sufficient. Please maintain reverent silence while gathering. There will be a temptation to socialize before Mass; please take the time instead to prepare for Mass by joining in the Holy Rosary that will be prayed beginning 20 minutes before Mass. Additional instructions will be given as needed.

Other Devotions: There is a faithful group that has prayed the Holy Rosary online every evening in Hakha Chin at 6:00pm. Another group has prayed the Holy Rosary in English at 7:30pm. This will continue at least until the end of May. A Holy Hour of prayer before the exposed Blessed Sacrament is planned every Thursday evening. The Rosary Garden is open for personal prayer during the business day.

Other: The church is now available for funerals, weddings, memorial Masses, and baptisms. Attendance will be limited to twenty-five people to comply with the Mayor’s directive, at least until June 1. Social distancing is to be observed and masks are recommended.

The schedule and procedures are revised as needed. Please look to the website for the most current information. This is something new for all of us. Please know that we are working toward making our worship as smooth and reverent as possible.

Rationale:

Several things guide the decisions for this week:

1. Archbishop Thompson and the other Indiana bishops have dispensed the faithful from the Sunday obligation to attend Mass until August 15. No one is obliged to attend Mass. You may come to Mass or remain home as you see fit.

2. Mayor Hogsett’s permission for public gatherings has expanded from ten to twenty-five people through June 1. We really can’t gather in the church for Mass because of our large numbers.

3. The archdiocesan plan advises those who are 65 and over and those with high-risk health conditions not to enter a church building. This is the population that is most vulnerable to the coronavirus. We do not wish to exclude parishioners in this group from the sacraments, hence Mass and confessions being offered outdoors.

4. Cleaning and disinfecting the church building after every Mass is a challenge that we cannot meet at this present time. We are awaiting guidance from experts and we are studying our options.

5. I want to make sure that we are doing our very best to restore all parishioners to the sacramental life of the church. These reasonable precautions allow us to do just that.

6. Updates and revisions to the plan are to be expected for several weeks to come. Please be patient. Please be flexible.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our parish through your generous stewardship. I look forward to seeing you at church very soon.

Fr Mahan

3ST. BARNABAS CATHOLIC CHURCH

MAY 24, 2020

DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE A GIFT TO OUR PARISH ONLINE?

Please take a look at www.stbindy.org

It is very important that we all continue to be good stewards during this difficult time. Please consider making an online gift, even committing to regular contributions online

through Faith Direct. You are able to do this from the home page of our parish website. www.stbindy.org

Support Our Parish with Faith DirectSAFE, SECURE & EFFICIENT

Enroll now by downloading the Faith Direct App!St. Barnabas Code: IN926

Sign Up for E-Mail Alerts and Get the Latest News from St Barnabas

Would you like to be one of the first to be informed about what is happening at your parish?As the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic

continues to unfold, would you like to know how parish events are affected?

Please consider signing up for e-mail blasts so you will be informed right away about

changes to scheduled events and to get the latest news from St Barnabas. Just visit our webpage www.stbindy.org and look for the

link to “Sign Up For E-Mail Alerts.”This will help us to stay in contact.

Please keep in your prayers…

Parishioners who have been stricken by coronavirus…

Parishioners whose relatives and friends are suffering…

All those around the world who suffer from this pandemic…

All in the health care professions who minister to the sick…

Our first responders…

Those who are working hard to keep open the supply lines

on which our economy depends…

All who worry what the future will bring…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!

Blood Drive May 31st 8:00AM-1:00PMThe Versiti Blood Mobile will be parked at

Friedens United Church of Christ.Sign up at www.donorpoint.org

Please visit www.versiti.org for information on donating and protocols staff are taking

with Covid19 to ensure donor safety.

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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

Rosemary Rushkamother of John Rushka, grandmother of

Joe, Michael, and Katie Rushka

The Mass Coordinator ministry is in need of parishioners to serve in the

role of Mass Coordinator at the 5:00 PM Saturday Mass.

We are looking for individuals or teams of spouses/friends to serve in the role. If you are interested, please contact:

Jeff Biltz at jbiltzfamily@att.net or at 317-670-4366

Mass Coordinators Needed

St. Barnabas Catholic Church is seeking a part time pastoral, creative,

relationship-driven, and dynamic Coordinator of Youth Ministry to serve

alongside our youth, parents, and members of the parish. This position

will continue to strengthen existing ministries for high school youth and provide a pastoral presence to our

parish school and public school students.

The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of youth ministry

experience or comparable experience. Applicants must be a practicing

Catholic in good standing with the Church. This candidate should also

have strong organizational skills, written and verbal communication

skills, and should be fluent in the latest technological trends. The applicant

must have the ability to coordinate and work well with volunteers and exhibit

good leadership skills.

Review of applications will begin immediately.

Please direct inquiries and/or your cover letter, resume, and list of

references, in confidence, by email to: Meg Horcher at mhorcher@stbindy.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

Coordinator of Youth Ministry

An Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,

and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this momentreceive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Monday, MAY 25Doug Johnston / Liz Wheeler Family

Tuesday, MAY 26Susan Eacret / Jerry-Anne Eacret

Wednesday, MAY 27J. Brantley Wells / Family

Thursday, MAY 28Antoinettte Lojkovic / Thurs. Friends

Friday, MAY 29Bob Harmening / Paul-Bonnie Suding

Saturday, MAY 30Mary Beth Scheib / Family

Sunday, MAY 31For the Parish

Larry Taylor / Steve-Janet WilliamsWilliam Nasser / Lisa-Greg White

Mass times to be determined.Please check the website for Mass times.

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MAY 24, 2020

ContactPARISH OFFICE: 317-882-0724 • Fax: 317-881-8932SCHOOL OFFICE: 317-881-7422 • Fax: 317-881-8933EMERGENCY: 317-886-4744OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM • Monday to FridayWebsite: www.stbindy.org

Shirley GregorySteven HaffnerJim HanleyWilliam HendelCarl HirschleSue HodgesSue KavanaughGarry KegleyTim KegleyShirley KennedyJessica KocherDon KratzDonna LebowBernie LenahanDebbie LintonJohn LowdonAshley MackeyPJ MiltoJohn MinorJohn MorandJohn Paul MorrisTony OddiDaniel OlmsteadDorothy PeffleyBonnie Pickard

Contact our Pastoral Associate or the Parish Secretary to be added or taken off the list.

Jan ArvinLaura BennettSherrie BlombergAustin BondJilly BondOwen BostockBob BoyleSamantha BrownJohn BruceBill BrunsAnna BukerShirley CarrollTessa CassettyMike CongletonRosemary CoxIsaiah DalePeggy DaleTony DennisMitchell DeWebsterJena FordDave FreyNoreen GarneyGan GinLinda/Steve GodfreyCharlie Greeley

Remember Our Ill Parishioners and Their Caregivers

Joe PinnickTom PurtellJames RedelRollin RheaKara (Cissell) RoellJudy RossmanHeather SchaeferCathy SchmidtJacob SchraderSherry SesslarJohn SheehanJudy SitzmanFrank StasikDolores StienerBronwyn SundquistGillian SundquistDora Northcutt TrittipoCarmen ViegasRita WagnerMarvin WagnerAngela WhittmanPatrick WhitsettLarry WilliamsRosemary Wyss

And please keep praying for Msgr. Tony Volz

2020 Stewardship RenewalPlease return your Commitment Card

through the collection basket or send it by mail to the Parish Office.

Together as a parish we respond to the Lord’s call to be good stewards.

Thank you and God bless you!

Pastor

Fr. Daniel J. Mahan Ext. 223 frmahan@stbindy.org

Associate Pastor

Fr. Eustace Thang Ext. 222 ethang@stbindy.org

Deacons

Pat Bower 317-313-8010 pbower@stbindy.org

Jerry Matthews 317-441-3471 jmatthews@stbindy.org

Pastoral Associate

Patty Cain 317-319-2974 pcain@stbindy.org

Parish Secretary

Theresa Warner Ext. 221 twarner@stbindy.org

Director of Faith Formation

Joe Sheehan Ext. 225 jsheehan@stbindy.org

Director of Finance and Operations

Meg Horcher Ext. 253 mhorcher@stbindy.org

Bookkeeper

Ja-Deen Johnson Ext. 252 jjohnson@stbindy.org

Director of Facilities

Greg Beckham Ext. 271 gbeckham@stbindy.org

Music Director

Dr. R. Ryan Endris rendris@stbindy.org

Director of Youth Ministry

Coordinator of Young Adults

Quinn Hussey qhussey@stbindy.org

Principal

Ryan Schnarr Ext. 270 rschnarr@stbindy.org

Assistant Principal

Erin Skartvedt Ext. 280 eskartvedt@stbindy.org

School Office

Laura Bridgewater Ext. 248 lbridgewater@stbindy.org

Kathie McCarthy Ext. 269 kmccarthy@stbindy.org

RONCALLI BAND CAMPThe Roncalli Band will hold their annual band camp Monday, July 13th

through Friday, July 17th from 7:00 AM until 2:00 PM. This camp is for all students who are signed up for band class. It’s a great week of

learning and getting to know each other. Professional musicians come in and work with sectionals daily. The cost for camp is $125.00 and includes lunches, tee shirt fees and instructor fees. A mailing will be

sent later this month with additional information. Contact Kathy Peach, Band Director, with your questions at kpeach@roncalli.org.

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

Outreach MinistryJust as parishioners are good stewards of their treasure and share that with the parish, the parish shares a portion of your gifts with the wider community in support of the social mission of the broader church.

Therefore, in the name of the St. Barnabas family, the Outreach Ministry recently made a donation to Grace on Wings. Grace on Wings is a non-profit organization that provides cost-effective airplane transport for individuals needing to travel for medical treatment but too medically fragile to tolerate ground transportation. While we assist to financially support Grace on Wings in their mission to show Christ love through aviation, let us also remember to keep them in our prayers. Grace on Wings is the only charity air ambulance service in the country that is licensed as an air ambulance provider.

In addition to Grace on Wings, the Outreach Ministry has made a donation to St. Elizabeth/ Coleman Pregnancy & Adoption Services in the name of our parish family. These funds will be used to purchase car seats for babies and toddlers served by the agency. The need for new car seats has increased because the hospitals no longer provide them to new moms. Throughout its history, St. Elizabeth/ Coleman has changed the lives of countless women and families, providing support and hope when they needed it the most.

If you would like to be a part of Outreach Ministry here at St. Barnabas, as we seek to reach outside the parish boundaries to help those in need, please contact Connie Merkel at connie_merkel@yahoo.com

GREETING CARDS UPDATEI can only use birthday cards that would be suitable to send

to priests and seminarians along with the Serra Club birthday card. The cards have to be in good taste and can’t promise

enrollment in Masses, etc. NO OTHER CARDS CAN BE USED. Once the church reopens, they can be placed in the prison collection box. If you have a question, please leave a message at 317-881-7464 and someone will get back to

you as soon as possible. Thank you and may God keep you healthy. Ceil Woodard

PRAYER FRIENDSFYI -Hopefully we will be able to hold our annual Birthday

Dinner in the Fall. Until then please continue to pray for the lady and seminarian that you received in June. If you have lost her name or information, please call me at 317-881-7464 and we can look it up for you. Please stay healthy and may God

bless all of you. Ceil Woodard

For current updates on CYO Camp Rancho Framasa please consult their webpage: www.campranchoframasa.org