August 19, 2016

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The Coming Month

August 19-21

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Discovering the Spiritual Richness in the Letters of St. Paul,” Benedictine Father Eugene Hensell, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 26-27

Project Rachel Retreat for healing from abortion, near Bloomington, registration deadline Aug. 19. Information and registration: 317-452-0054, projectrachel@archindy.org.

August 26-28

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Living Monastic Values in Everyday Life,” Benedictine Brother Martin Erspamer, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 27

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Engaging Compassion, presenter Vanessa Hurst, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., $65 includes lunch, or register and pay in advance with a friend for $55 per person. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 1

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Christian Simplicity: Care for Our Common Home, session one of five stand-alone sessions (Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29), facilitators Benedictine Sisters Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick and Angela Jarboe, and Patty Moore, 7-9 p.m., $25 per session or pay $100 in advance for all five sessions, book $15 if needed. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 2-4

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Simplicity: To Have is Not to Be,” Benedictine Father Vincent Tobin, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

September 8

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Personal Retreat Day, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., $35 includes a room for the day and lunch, spiritual direction available for an additional fee. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Christian Simplicity: Care for Our Common Home, session two of five stand-alone sessions, facilitators Benedictine Sisters Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick and Angela Jarboe, and Patty Moore, 7-9 p.m., $25 per session, book $15 if needed. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 9-11

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Twelve Step Weekend Retreat for Men. Information: 317-439-9835 or allenjhammer@yahoo.com.

September 10

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove. Poetry and the Spiritual Journey, presenters Benedictine Sister Julie Sewell and Nicci George, 9:30-11:30 a.m., $25. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 15

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove. Seasonal Community Labyrinth/Peace & Nature Garden Walk, led by Benedictine Sisters Cathy Anne Lepore and Angela Jarboe, free will donations accepted, 7- 8:30 p.m. Information: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Christian Simplicity: Care for Our Common Home, session three of five stand-alone sessions, facilitators Benedictine Sisters Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick and Angela Jarboe, and Patty Moore, 7-9 p.m., $25 per session, book $15 if needed. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 16-18

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Tobit Marriage Preparation Weekend, $295 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or www.archindy.org/fatima.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Retreat for 60s and over “Aging Gracefully,” Benedictine Father Noël Mueller, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

September 17

Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. The Gospel of Matthew, Providence Sister Cathy Campbell presenting, focus on five passages: the Beatitudes, commissioning of the disciples, Kingdom parables, instruction for the community, and the end times and final things, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $45 includes lunch, registration deadline Sept. 12. Information, registration: 812-535-2931, provctr@spsmw.org, events.sistersofprovidence.org.

September 19

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Ignatian Spirituality Project, monthly evening of prayer and community, 6-7:30 p.m. Information: 317-545-7681 or www.archindy.org/fatima.

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General Announcements

Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson to speak in Westfield

Former Planned Parenthood director and now pro-life leader Abby Johnson will speak at St. Maria Goretti Church, 17102 Spring Mill Road, in Westfield, Ind., (Lafayette Diocese) just north of Indianapolis, as part of a fundraiser for Great Lakes Gabriel Project from 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 24.

The event will be preceded by a reception with light refreshments in the parish hall at 6 p.m. Books written by Johnson will be available for purchase.

During the presentation in the church, Johnson will speak about her experience in the abortion industry, her change in stance from pro-choice to pro-life, and her conversion to Catholicism.

The event is free. Good will offerings will be accepted, and all proceeds will benefit Great Lakes Gabriel Project. The organization is a Christian-based network of church volunteers offering assistance to women and families facing difficult or unplanned pregnancies. Started by Eileen Hartman at St. Bartholomew Parish in Columbus in 1998, the organization is now active throughout Indiana and in Illinois, Michigan, New York and Ohio.

For information on Great Lakes Gabriel Project, log on to www.goangels.org. For more information on Abby Johnson, log on to www.abbyjohnson.org. For more information on the event, log on to smgonline.org or call David Bangs at 765-860-6006.

Women’s Awaken group to start on Sept. 14 north of Indianapolis

An Awaken women’s group will start at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 10655 Haverstick Road, in Carmel, Ind. (Diocese of Lafayette), just north of Indianapolis, in the parish’s social hall, from 1-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays starting on Sept. 14.

Awaken is a spirituality group developed by women for women to help them grow in understanding of the Catholic faith and to live that faith in their everyday lives.

Each session will draw upon the B.E.S.T.—Blessed Mother; the Eucharist and other sacraments of the Church; Scripture and saints; and traditions of the Catholic Church.

This is the third year for this faith-building program, which last year drew more than 200 women. Topics this year will focus on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and women of the Bible. Awaken never assigns homework.

For more information, log on to awakentothebest.com, or call Christine Moss at 317-752-7342.

Women’s Care Center bingo fundraiser to feature Lou Holtz and Archbishop Tobin

Women’s Care Center in Indianapolis is hosting a bingo fundraiser featuring former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz and Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin at The Willows on Westfield, 6729 Westfield Blvd., in Indianapolis, at 6 p.m. on Sept. 15.

Women’s Care Center offers services and programs supporting women in having and caring for their children.

Cost for the event is $100 per person, which includes bingo cards for all games, food and drinks. Requested attire is dressy casual.

Sponsors are also welcome. $25,000 pays for an ultrasound, counseling and mentoring for pregnant women, $10,000 provides an ultrasound and counseling for 120 pregnant women, $5,000 pays for 25 cribs and 30 car seats, $2,500 pays for 100 self-sufficiency counseling sessions, and $1,500 pays for 400 bottles of prenatal vitamins. All sponsorship levels include a table of eight and bingo cards for all, and recognition throughout the evening. Sponsors at the $25,000 and $10,000 levels are invited to a special meet-and-greet session with Holtz before the event.

Registration for the event is required by Sept. 9.

For more information, to register or to become a sponsor, contact Claire Freddoso at 574-360-0015 or carecenter.claire@gmail.com.

Traveling Fatima statue to visit St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg

The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima will visit the St. Paul Campus of St. John Paul II Parish, 216 Schellers Ave., in Sellersburg, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 21.

The American tour of the statue, which began in March 2016 and ends in December 2017, commemorates the upcoming 100th anniversary of the final appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, on Oct. 13, 1917.

The tour is a nationwide call to prayer and penance for peace in the United States, and for a conversion of hearts. According to the Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace website, “The tour and prayers will create an outpouring of grace to allow Our Lady of Fatima to claim her dominion over our country through her Immaculate Heart.”

The statue is one of two statues created in 1947 based on the instructions of Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the three seers at Fatima.

The website states that, “On October 13, 1947, the statue was blessed by the Bishop of Liera, Fatima, and commissioned to serve as the Pilgrim Virgin who would carry the blessings of Fatima throughout the world.

“The Bishop prayed that Mary herself accompany the statue wherever it goes. The purpose of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue tours was and still is to bring the graces of Fatima and Our Lady’s message of hope, peace and salvation to those many millions of people who may never have an opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Fatima itself.”

All are invited to come pray before the pilgrimage statue and also for Mass at 11:15 a.m.

For more information, contact Phyllis Burkholder at 812-246-2252, or log on to www.fatimatourforpeace.com.

Indy Reads Book to host book signing for Catholic author Jim Wayne on Aug. 24

Indy Reads Books, 911 Massachusetts Ave., in Indianapolis, will host a book signing from 5-7 p.m. on Aug. 24 for Catholic author Jim Wayne.

Wayne, a state representative in the Kentucky legislature who is a native of Hamburg in Clark County, Ind., where he attended the former St. Paul School in Sellersburg, has written his debut novel The Unfinished Man, a gripping work of fiction that raises questions about every reader’s private and public unfinished self.

The book is set largely in Indianapolis and small southern Indiana towns where the scholarly and unsociable Father Justin Zapp needs to examine the psychic wounds incurred in his youth when a priest sexually exploited him.

When news comes to Father Zapp of current sexual abuse within his own diocese, he is challenged to become a strong shepherd protecting his innocent flock from predation, while also dealing with his past.

For more information on the book signing, call Indy Reads Books at 317-384-1496.

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Retreats and Programs

August 19-21

August 26-27

Project Rachel Retreat for healing from abortion, near Bloomington, registration deadline Aug. 19. Information and registration: 317-452-0054, projectrachel@archindy.org.

August 26-28

August 27

September 1

September 2-4

September 8

September 9-11

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Twelve Step Weekend Retreat for Men. Information: 317-439-9835 or allenjhammer@yahoo.com.

September 10

September 15

September 16-18

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Tobit Marriage Preparation Weekend, $295 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or www.archindy.org/fatima.

September 17

September 19

September 22

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Christian Simplicity: Care for Our Common Home, session four of five stand-alone sessions, facilitators Benedictine Sisters Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick and Angela Jarboe, and Patty Moore, 7-9 p.m., $25 per session, book $15 if needed. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 23-25

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Cultivating a Discerning Heart,” Benedictine Father Adrian Burke, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Come and See” discernment weekend, for Catholic men ages 18-35, eat and pray with the monastic community, participate in morning work periods, sit in on afternoon conferences by monks on different aspects of the monastic life. Information, registration: 812-357-6318, vocations@saintmeinrad.org.

September 25

Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. The Name of God is Love and Mercy, Providence Sister Mary Montgomery presenting, focus on Jesus, Pope Francis, St. Mother Theodore Guerin and St. Francis of Assisi, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $45 includes lunch, registration deadline Sept. 19. Information, registration: 812-535-2931, provctr@spsmw.org, events.sistersofprovidence.org.

September 24-25

Oldenburg Franciscan Center, 22143 Main St., Oldenburg. Basket Weaving as Prayer, 9:30 a.m. Sept. 24- noon Sept. 25, $95 single, $60 commuter, no prior experience necessary. Information: 812-933-6437, center@oldenburgosf.com.

September 29

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Christian Simplicity: Care for Our Common Home, session five of five stand-alone sessions, facilitators Benedictine Sisters Sheila Marie Fitzpatrick and Angela Jarboe, and Patty Moore, 7-9 p.m., $25 per session, book $15 if needed. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

September 30-October 1

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation Conference, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 317-545-7681 or www.archindy.org/fatima.

September 30-October 2

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “The Rosary Revisited,” Benedictine Brother Zachary Wilberding, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

Oldenburg Franciscan Center, 22143 Main St., Oldenburg. Finding God in Silence and in One Another, $215 single, $130 commuter. Information: 812-933-6437, center@oldenburgosf.com.

October 4

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove. Revisiting the Catholic Counter-Reformation: “First Stages of the Counter-Reformation,” session one of four stand-alone sessions (Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25), presenter Benedictine Father Matthias Neuman, 7-8:30 p.m., $20 per session or register and pay in advance for all four sessions for $75. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

October 5

Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 1 Providence Way, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Mother Theodore: Who Can Fill Her Shoes?, Providence Sister Jan Craven presenting, a look at Mother Theodore’s successor Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly, 9:30-11 a.m. or 6:30-8 p.m., $10, register by Oct. 3. Information, registration: 812-535-2952, provctr@spsmw.org, events.sistersofprovidence.org.

October 7-9

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Beauty as a Pathway to God: Religious Art and Symbol in the Spiritual Life,” Benedictine Brother Martin Erspamer, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

Monastery Immaculate Conception, 802 E. 10th St., Ferdinand, Ind. (Evansville Diocese). Women of the Church conference, presenters: Catholic Relief Services president and CEO Carolyn Woo, director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame Kathleen Sprows Cummings, and University of Notre Dame professor of theology Dominican Sister Mary Catherine Hilkert presenting. Focus on work of Catholic women in the Church, tools and resources for ongoing formation, and encouraging women currently ministry and leadership opportunities, $190 includes Friday reception and Saturday banquet and lunch, lodging is separate. Registration, lodging costs and other information: www.womenofthechurch.org.

October 8

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. New Seeds of Contemplation, presenter Lawrence Cunningham, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $75 includes lunch. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

October 11

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove. Revisiting the Catholic Counter-Reformation: “The Council of Trent and its Decrees,” session two of four stand-alone sessions, presenter Benedictine Father Matthias Neuman, 7-8:30 p.m., $20 per session. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

October 15

Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Praying with the Mystics of Assisi and Indiana, Providence Sister Cathy Campbell presenting, explore the lives and prayer of three amazing saints (St. Francis, St. Clare of Assisi and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $45 includes lunch, registration deadline Oct. 10. Information and registration: 812-535-2952, provctr@spsmw.org.

Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. 12-Step Healing Retreat, Providence Sister Connie Kramer presenting, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $45 includes lunch, registration deadline Oct. 7. Information and registration: 812-535-2952, provctr@spsmw.org.

October 17

October 18

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove. Revisiting the Catholic Counter-Reformation: “New Kinds of Bishops and Religious Orders,” session three of four stand-alone sessions, presenter Benedictine Father Matthias Neuman, 7-8:30 p.m., $20 per session. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

October 21-22

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation Conference, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 317-545-7681 or www.archindy.org/fatima.

October 21-23

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center, 200 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. “Monastic Life as it is Lived Today,” Benedictine Father Barnabas Gillespie, presenter, $255 single, $425 double. Information: 812-357-6585 or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

October 22

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. God’s Gift of Mercy, presenter Father Jim Farrell, 9-11:30 a.m., $35. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 1 Providence Way, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Song of My Heart Retreat, renew your relationship with God through music, Scripture, poetry and more, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $45 includes lunch, register by Oct. 17. Information, registration: 812-535-2952, provctr@spsmw.org, events.sistersofprovidence.org.

October 25

Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center, 1402 Southern Avenue, Beech Grove. Revisiting the Catholic Counter-Reformation: “New Kinds of Bishops and Religious Orders,” session four of four stand-alone sessions, presenter Benedictine Father Matthias Neuman, 7-8:30 p.m., $20 per session. Information and registration: 317-788-7581, www.benedictinn.org.

October 28-30

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Tobit Marriage Preparation Weekend, $295 per couple. Information: 317-545-7681 or www.archindy.org/fatima.

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