Please pray for the repose of the soul of parishioner Elena Carrelli, who passed away October 17. Read Elena's obituary.
Why is coffee and donuts only after 10:30am Mass during select months? Because our parish is growing by leaps and bounds and outgrowing our facilities (a good problem ;-)). Our Becoming Catholic OCIA class is so large (67 and counting) that the only available facility large enough to host them when they meet on Sunday mornings is Parish Hall, the same place we host coffee and donuts. During months when OCIA is meeting after 8am Mass, we are only able to have coffee and donuts after 10:30am Mass.
We are beginning the process of considering the possibility of a new Parish Life Center that could host multiple events like this at the same time. Stay tuned for more information on the master plan and how you can help. Please pray for our parish during this period of growth!
We are beginning the process of considering the possibility of a new Parish Life Center that could host multiple events like this at the same time. Stay tuned for more information on the master plan and how you can help. Please pray for our parish during this period of growth!
Food Drive This Weekend: Return Donations + Volunteers Needed!
Please return your black bags filled with donations to the Caring Center truck in the church parking lot before and after Mass this weekend. Items needed include:
oil, sugar, flour, crackers, pumpkin, boxed pudding, evaporated milk (high need), instant potatoes, crackers, applesauce, apple juice, tomato juice, chili beans, pineapple, peaches, mandarin oranges, pears, carrots, spinach, shampoo, Clorox wipes and cereal.
We also need lots of people to collect food at the truck in our parking lot. Please volunteer for a shift below.
oil, sugar, flour, crackers, pumpkin, boxed pudding, evaporated milk (high need), instant potatoes, crackers, applesauce, apple juice, tomato juice, chili beans, pineapple, peaches, mandarin oranges, pears, carrots, spinach, shampoo, Clorox wipes and cereal.
We also need lots of people to collect food at the truck in our parking lot. Please volunteer for a shift below.
Only 5 Spots Left to Fill for
Overnight Adoration!
We're almost there... can you take a spot?
We need YOUR help to fill the last 5 remaining spots so at least ONE person is sitting with Jesus at every hour from 10pm-5am. You can commit to as much as one hour week or as little as 15 minutes once a month.
Jesus is waiting for you!
Jesus is waiting for you!
Knights of Columbus Memorial Mass
Saturday, Nov. 7 4pm
This special memorial service, before 4:30pm Mass on Saturday, provides an opportunity to remember departed members, honor their lives and service, and pray for the repose of their souls, giving thanks for their faith, fellowship and dedication to the Knights of Columbus and the parish.
Following the 4:30pm Mass, all Knights of Columbus members and their families, along with the families and friends of deceased brother Knights, are invited to gather for a reception in the Parish Hall.
Please join the Knights as they remember those who have gone before us, celebrate the bonds of brotherhood and keep departed members and their loved ones in prayer.
Following the 4:30pm Mass, all Knights of Columbus members and their families, along with the families and friends of deceased brother Knights, are invited to gather for a reception in the Parish Hall.
Please join the Knights as they remember those who have gone before us, celebrate the bonds of brotherhood and keep departed members and their loved ones in prayer.
Holy Banter Podcast
New Staff Member Max Brown
For Max Brown, St. Alphonsus' new Associate Director of Outreach, the journey to God involved years of intellectual wrestling, late-night theological debates and enough existential questions to make anyone's head spin. But after searching for truth in books, classrooms and philosophical arguments, Max found something unexpected in the silence of a Eucharistic Adoration chapel: not another answer to a debate, but a Person.
The Holy Banter podcast is available on Spotify and Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can find the most recent episodes on our parish website: ZionsvilleCatholic.com/Podcast.
The Holy Banter podcast is available on Spotify and Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can find the most recent episodes on our parish website: ZionsvilleCatholic.com/Podcast.
This Week's Events +
Volunteer Requests
UPCOMING EVENTS
November:
5 - Dive Into Scripture, 6:30pm & 8:15pm (virtual)
6 & 7 - Caring Center Black Bag Food Drive
7 - Knights of Columbus Memorial Service & Reception, 4pm
8 - Becoming Catholic, 9am
8 - Children's Liturgy of the Word, 10:30am Mass
8 - Coffee & Donuts after 10:30am Mass
9 - Monday Evening Bible Study, 6pm
10 - That Man Is You, 6am
10 - Prayer Shawl Ministry, 9:30am
10 - SHE Shall Be Called Woman, 7pm
11 - Dive Into Scripture: Ephesians, 9:30am
11 - SANCTUS Prayer, Penance, Pub (Young Adults), 6pm
11 - Divorce Recovery, 6:30pm
Click here for the full calendar.
November:
5 - Dive Into Scripture, 6:30pm & 8:15pm (virtual)
6 & 7 - Caring Center Black Bag Food Drive
7 - Knights of Columbus Memorial Service & Reception, 4pm
8 - Becoming Catholic, 9am
8 - Children's Liturgy of the Word, 10:30am Mass
8 - Coffee & Donuts after 10:30am Mass
9 - Monday Evening Bible Study, 6pm
10 - That Man Is You, 6am
10 - Prayer Shawl Ministry, 9:30am
10 - SHE Shall Be Called Woman, 7pm
11 - Dive Into Scripture: Ephesians, 9:30am
11 - SANCTUS Prayer, Penance, Pub (Young Adults), 6pm
11 - Divorce Recovery, 6:30pm
Click here for the full calendar.
HELP NEEDED
- HUGE NEED: Caring Center Food Drive
- Help with the 1st Reconciliation Retreat
- Help with Religious Education Advent All-Family Session Nov. 15-16
- Kitchen Help Needed for Middle & High School Ministry
- Help with Children's Liturgy of the Word at 10:30am Mass
- Provide breakfast for Becoming Catholic (OCIA)
- Be a Mentor Couple for couples getting married
Youth Faith Formation
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Nov. 7, 9am-Noon - Fall Service Day to help parishioners rake leaves. Volunteer here.
- Nov. 8, 10:30am Mass - Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW)
- Nov. 8/9, Religious Education
- Nov. 8, 6pm - Rooted
- Nov. 8, 6pm - Edge & Life Teen Mental Health Night
- Nov. 14, 9am-Noon - First Reconciliation Retreat (2nd graders + 1 parent only)
- Nov. 15/16 RE - Advent All-Family Session
- Nov. 21, Life Teen - ArchIndy Ignite
Hallow Spotlight Feature: Events
Hallow now has our parish events listed within the app.
Simply open the app, click on Church at the bottom and then scroll down to Events.
Select Hallow content is FREE through our parish partnership. Learn more at ZionsvilleCatholic.com/Hallow.
Simply open the app, click on Church at the bottom and then scroll down to Events.
Select Hallow content is FREE through our parish partnership. Learn more at ZionsvilleCatholic.com/Hallow.
If you have previous choral experience, the SAL Adult Choir needs you! The choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings at 7p and provides music for two 10:30a Masses each month, as well as feast days. Sheet music and personalized rehearsal resources are provided. Join the fun practicing, laughing, and praying together – the choir would love to have you!
Contact Lauren Lawson for additional information at llawson@zionsvillecatholic.com.
Stewardship Notes
Reducing Costs, Enhancing Impact
JANUARY
- 1: Holy Day - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God @ 9a & 12p
- 10: Family Bingo
- 11: SoulCore
- 11: The 99 Renewal Retreat
- 12: SAL Book Club (RSVP)
- 12 & 13: RE Sessions Start Back
- 13: DOVE Meeting
- 14: Sacramental Prep Mtg. for First Holy Communion @ 7p
- 15: Dive Into Scripture: What We Believe
- 16: St. Monica Ministry
- 17-19: Girls' Retreat
- 22/23: Rummage Sale Drop-Off
- 24/25: Rummage Sale
- 26: Sundays with the Saints @ 9:30a in Parish Hall
Grades 5-12
- July 7: Mercy Monday @The Caring Center - Sign up Here
- July 13: Water Wars & Milkshakes - Sign Up!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
- Lenten Fish Fry
- Children's Liturgy of the Word (March 8 & 22)
- Cookies for a Cause
- OCIA Hospitality
- Parish Revival
- Youth Night Kitchen Help
- First Holy Communion Retreat
- Funeral Mass Team -Training and shadowing are provided. Please click here to email Christina Steele for more information or call 317.873.2885 x14205.
