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The Coming Month

August 30

St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Little Flower) Parish Center, St. Therese Room, 4720 E. 13th St., Indianapolis. SoulCore Rosary Workout, 6:30-7:15 p.m., prayer and exercise, free. Information: 317-727-1167, joane632003@yahoo.com or soulcore.com.

September 1

MCL Cafeteria, 5520 Castleton Corner Lane, Indianapolis. Solo Seniors, 5:30 p.m., Catholic, educational, charitable and social singles—separated, widowed or divorced—age 50 and older, new members welcome, also call about regular Friday night dinner events. Information: 317-796-8605 or 317-243-0777.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 5692 Central Avenue, Indianapolis. Mary’s Treasures. 7 p.m., storyteller Sandra Hartlieb portrays Mary recalling the events of her and her Son’s life, free. Information: ueble@ihmindy.org or 317-257-2266.

Holy Spirit Church, 7243 E. 10th St., Indianapolis. World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Ecumenical Prayer Service, sponsored by Eastside Creation Care Network, 7 p.m., bilingual, online option available, free. Information: 317-353-9494.

September 3

Women’s Care Center, 4901 W. 86th St., Indianapolis. First Friday Mass, 5 p.m., Father Michael Keucher celebrant, optional tour of center to follow. Information: 317-829-6800, womenscarecenter.org.

Our Lady of the Greenwood Church, 335 S. Meridian St., Greenwood. First Friday bilingual celebration of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mass, 5:45 p.m., exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, following Mass until 9 p.m., sacrament of reconciliation available. Information: 317-750-7309, msross1@hotmail.com.

September 3-5

St. Joseph Parish, 1401 S. Mickley Ave. Indianapolis. Fall Festival, Fri. and Sat. 5-11 p.m., Sun. 3-11 p.m., Vietnamese and Mexican food, rides, kids’ games, barn sale, silent auction, Black Jack, Texas Hold’em, free admission. Information: 317-244-9002.

September 4

St. John Paul II Parish, St. Paul Chapel, 216 Schellers Ave., Sellersburg. First Saturday Marian Devotion, 8 a.m. rosary, meditation, prayer; 8:30 a.m. Mass with confessions prior. Information: 812-246-3522.

St. Michael Church, 145 St. Michael Blvd., Brookville. First Saturday Marian Devotional Prayer Group, Mass, devotional prayers, rosary, 8 a.m. Information: 765-647-5462.

Clay County Courthouse lawn, 609 E. National Ave., Brazil. Pray USA Prayer Rally, noon, sponsored by Annunciation Parish Legion of Mary, prayers for the country. Information: tana.donnelly@fontier.com.

September 4-5

St. Roch Parish, 3600 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis. Bruté Weekend, all weekend Masses, Father Joseph Moriarty, rector of Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary, will celebrate Mass and share how the seminary forms future priests. Information: Ellen Sanders, 317-236-1501 or esanders@archindy.org.

September 5

St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 9995 E. Base Rd., Greensburg. Church Picnic, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., games, raffles, country store, basket booth, beer garden, Fireside Inn chicken or roast beef dinners 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., dine inside or out, carry out available, $12 adults, $5 children. Information: 812-934-2880 or stcatherine47240@gmail.com.

Benedictine Conversations via GroupMe, 4 p.m. Sundays, Benedictine Sister Jill Marie Reuber, facilitator, sponsored by Sisters of St. Benedict, Ferdinand, Ind. (Diocese of Evansville). Information: vocation@thedorm.org.

September 6

St. Peter Parish, 1207 East Road., Brookville. 100th Labor Day Festival, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., country fried chicken, turtle soup, beer garden, quilt raffle, country store, basket raffles, games, free admission. Information: 765-647-5462 or brookvilleparishes@gmail.com.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 4773 Church Road., Morris. Annual Labor Day Picnic/Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., fried chicken dinners, children’s games, grand raffle, free admission. Information: 812-934-6218 or stewardship@stanthonymorris.org.

September 8

Group Lectio via Zoom, 7 p.m. Sundays, Benedictine Sister Jill Marie Reuber, facilitator, second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, sponsored by Sisters of St. Benedict, Ferdinand, Ind. (Diocese of Evansville). Information: vocation@thedorm.org.

September 8-10

St. Mary Parish, 629 Clay St., North Vernon. Community Festival, Fri. 5-11 p.m., Sat. 3-11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., carnival rides, live music, beer garden, raffle casino night, outdoor grill and chicken dinner, silent auction, free admission. Information: 812-346-3604 or saintmarysfestival@gmail.com.

September 9

Prairie View Golf Club, 7000 Longest Dr., Carmel. Little Sisters of the Poor Swing Fore Seniors Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. registration, $220 for individual player, includes cart use, green fees, lunch and dinner. Information and registration: cutt.ly/swingforeseniors21, 317-415-5767 or devindianapolis@littlesistersofthepoor.org.

September 10

Northside Events and Social Club 2100 E. 71st St., Indianapolis. Struttin’ Our Stuff, St. Vincent de Paul Indianapolis Council annual fundraiser, 6-10 p.m., cocktail hour, dinner, silent and live auction, fashion show for men and women, heads-and-tails raffle, $75. Information: 317-796-6325.

September 11

Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Hunger Bust Fun run/Walk, sponsored by St. Mary-of-the-Woods Parish, benefiting Providence Food Pantry, race registration 9 a.m., race start 10 a.m., $10. Information 812-208-6157.

St. Joan of Arc Parish, 4217 Central Ave., Indianapolis. French Market, noon-10 p.m., Mass 5:30 p.m., French cuisine, live entertainment, raffle, artisans, bake sale, historic church tours, children’s food and games until 5 p.m., free admission. Information: 317-283-5508.

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General Announcements 

Trees and wildflower seeds available for suggested donation for Season of Creation

To celebrate the Season of Creation—recognized each year between Sept. 1-Oct. 4—the archdiocese’s Creation Care Ministry and Marian University’s Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab are selling trees and wildflower seeds for a low, suggested donation through Sept. 8.

Trees are available for a suggested donation of $20. They include tulip poplar, bur oak, roughleaf dogwood, easter redcedar and common ninebark.

Wildflower seed packets are available for a $6 suggested donation. They include purple cornflower, butterfly weed, blue indigo and more.

Activity kits for children are also available.

Pickup is available in mid-late September at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, 1401 Southern Ave, in Beech Grove; Marian University, 3200 Cold Spring Road, in Indianapolis; and other locations in central and southern Indiana.

To order, go to OurCommonHome.org/Trees or call 317-788-7581, ext. 2.

 

Providence Sisters host ‘Come and See’ discernment weekend for women on Oct. 1-3

The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, will host a “Come and See” weekend of discernment for Catholic women ages 18-42 considering a religious vocation from 7 p.m. on Oct. 1 through 1 p.m. on Oct. 3.

During this free, in-person weekend retreat, participants will learn about the life and mission of Congregation foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guérin, as well as experience the mission in action today by interacting with the Sisters of Providence.

Learn more about what the Sisters of Providence have to offer, including: faithfulness to prayer and total trust in Providence; a lived legacy of love, mercy and justice from foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guérin; a close-knit community that has called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods home since 1840; a long history of standing up for justice; and ministries that respond to the current needs of today.

The congregation has sisters who serve throughout the United States, including at the United States/Mexico border and in Asia, who teach, empower homeless young adults, serve in the medical field, in environmental justice and much more.

Sign up or learn more at ComeandSee.SistersofProvidence.org or call or text Providence Sister Joni Luna at 361-500-9505.

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Retreats and Programs

August 31

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Divine Wine & Art with Heart, 5-9 p.m., Hayley Mosson presenting, $45, includes program, wine, snacks and all painting supplies. Registration: cutt.ly/fatimaretreats, 317-545-7681 or jburger@archindy.org.

September 1, September 2

Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, 1 Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Art and Soul Creation Guild, choose between 9:30-11:30 a.m. first Wednesday of the month or 6:30-8:30 p.m. first Thursday of the month, Providence Sister Rosemary Schmalz presenting, $30 membership fee to join group, $5 per session after. Information and registration: Jeanne Frost, 812-535-2952, jfrost@spsmw.org or Events.SistersofProvidence.org.

September 10-12

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guesthouse, 100 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Spiritual Integration: Fitness, Health and Physical Well-being, Benedictine Brother Nathaniel Szidik presenting, $255 single, $425 double. Registration: saintmeinrad.org/retreats.

Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Healing from Sexual Abuse—A Retreat for Women Religious, Fri. 8:30 p.m.- Sun. 9 p.m., Dr. Rachel Waltz presenting, limited to 15 participants, $350, $24 discount if register by July 31, includes lodging and meals. Information and registration: benedictinn.org/programs, 317-788-7581, benedictinn@benedictinn.org.

September 11

Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony Dr., Mt. St. Francis. A Eucharist of Encountering: Crossing Thresholds, Becoming Transformed, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., composer, theologian, author and Paulist Father Manalo presenting, includes Mass, lunch, presentation, reflection, painting class with Conventual Franciscan Father Vince Petersen, musical concert, $100 includes meals, materials. Information and registration: mountsaintfrancis.org/fr-ricky-manalo or 812-923-8817.

September 14

Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. Personal Day of Retreat, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $40, includes a private room for the day and lunch; spiritual direction is available for an additional $30, must be scheduled in advance. Information and registration: benedictinn.org/programs, 317-788-7581, benedictinn@benedictinn.org.

September 14-October 19

Companions on the Journey, via Zoom, sponsored by Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m., Tracey D. Leslie presenting, please commit to six sessions, $125 includes all sessions and book. Information and registration: benedictinn.org/programs, 317-788-7581, benedictinn@benedictinn.org.

September 17

Oldenburg Franciscan Center, 22143 Main St., Oldenburg. A Day of Quiet Renewal, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $20, $70 with spiritual direction. Information and registration: 812-933-6437, www.oldenburgfranciscancenter.org.

Oldenburg Franciscan Center, 22143 Main St., Oldenburg. Film, Faith & Franciscanism: Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy, 6:30-9:30 p.m., freewill offering, registration required, online option available. Information and registration: 812-933-6437, www.oldenburgfranciscancenter.org.

September 17-19

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Guesthouse, 100 Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. How to Read the Biblical Prophets, Benedictine Father Eugene Hensell presenting, $255 single, $425 double. Registration: saintmeinrad.org/retreats.

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Tobit Marriage Preparation Weekend, 7 p.m. Fri.-11:45 a.m. Sun., for engaged couples only, includes materials, meals, snacks, presentations and separate overnight accommodations, $298 per couple. Registration: cutt.ly/TOBITRetreat or 317-545-7681, must also complete “Tobit Required Info Sheet” at cutt.ly/TOBITForm and email to jburger@archindy.org. Information on program: cutt.ly/fatimaretreats, 317-545-7681 x. 106 or cmcsweeney@archindy.org.

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