Monday is Memorial Day
We remember and pray those who died serving our country
We thank those and pray for those who serve today
Thanks be to God for their courage and sacrifice!
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Muncie is keeping their pantry open.
They do home deliveries to those in need and help people with their utility bills. God is calling us to help the poor during this crisis. Any and all donations appreciated.In order to keep our pantry open, we must have donations. Donate this Saturday (May 23) in the parking lot at St. Mary from 2-3 near Noll Hall (2300 W Jackson St.) and at St Francis from 4 to 5. For those interested in receiving updates on donation opportunities for SVDP, prayer requests from the community, and messages of mercy can text the word "messageofmercy" to 84576.
1. ITEMS NEEDED:
Frozen meat like lunch meat, hot dogs, chicken, and beef( that has not been frozen for more than 6 months),bread or buns, canned meat, cleaning supplies (clorox wipes, etc), cooking oil, pasta sauce in cans, mixed variety of vegetables, canned fruit, pork and beans, pasta sides, potato (mashed or canned), cooking oil, peanut butter and jelly, canned pasta like ravioli, snacks, soup
1. ITEMS NEEDED:
Frozen meat like lunch meat, hot dogs, chicken, and beef( that has not been frozen for more than 6 months),bread or buns, canned meat, cleaning supplies (clorox wipes, etc), cooking oil, pasta sauce in cans, mixed variety of vegetables, canned fruit, pork and beans, pasta sides, potato (mashed or canned), cooking oil, peanut butter and jelly, canned pasta like ravioli, snacks, soup
2. OTHER WAYS TO HELP
Keep in mind children are home from school. The elderly and shut ins can't get out.
If you would like to help monetarily, please write a check to St Vincent de Paul Society and put deposit only on the back. No cash please. Mail to 2300 W Jackson St, Muncie, IN 47303.
3. REMEMBER SOCIAL DISTANCING ~ PLEASE NOTE:
If you would like to help monetarily, please write a check to St Vincent de Paul Society and put deposit only on the back. No cash please. Mail to 2300 W Jackson St, Muncie, IN 47303.
3. REMEMBER SOCIAL DISTANCING ~ PLEASE NOTE:
a.) drop off, please DO NOT get out of your car if possible.
b.) Please put the donations either in an unlocked back seat or unlocked trunk so we can get them out.
c.) Also, ideally, the donations will have been either purchased at least 2 days ahead of time and sat in isolation so that any possible corona virus will no longer be on it.
4. THANK YOU:
b.) Please put the donations either in an unlocked back seat or unlocked trunk so we can get them out.
c.) Also, ideally, the donations will have been either purchased at least 2 days ahead of time and sat in isolation so that any possible corona virus will no longer be on it.
4. THANK YOU:
Thank you to those who gave at the last donation drop-offs. Because of your generosity, we were able to deliver food to to 75 families in the month with 132 Adults and 130 Children. This is is close two times what we normally do. We are also thankful for the 4 parishioners who recently decided to join the volunteer delivery team. If anyone else is interested in helping in some capacity, please contact Angela Saval at matt25help@gmail.com.
May God bless you for your generosity!
May God bless you for your generosity!
Faith at Home
Here are some ways Melinda and Dutch Schoenfeldt have been living their "faith during quarantine."
During Parish Council (virtual meeting), we discussed what devotional practices we have undertaken during the Covid quarantine, making receiving the Eucharist and Confession unavailable. Bless Fathers Dudzinski and Kalu for making daily and Sunday mass available through livestream. It is wonderful to see and hear our beloved priests. I seldom attended daily Mass before, but have found myself drawn to my computer most days!
Dutch and I have begun saying 15 Our Fathers each day (and will for an entire year) in honor of Our Lord Jesus' 5,000+ wounds. I had been reading about St. Bridget of Sweden which lead me to the following:
Private revelation to St. Bridget of Sweden indicated that all the wounds Our Lord suffered added up to 5,480. She began to pray 15 prayers each day in honor of each of these wounds, their total after a year being 5,475; these "Fifteen Prayers of St. Bridget of Sweden" are still prayed today. Likewise, in Southern Germany, it became the practice to pray 15 Our Fathers a day in honor of Christ's wounds so that by the end of a year, 5,475 Paters were prayed.We have just recently started a Mary Garden. "A Mary Garden is a garden filled with plants, flowers and trees named for Our Lady and Jesus. They are designed to be places of beauty that remind us of our Lord and Lady, allowing us to experience God's creation, and inviting prayer and contemplation."
Here are some good websites
Here are some good websites
Mary Garden :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)Cheryl Dickow is a Catholic wife, mother, author and speaker. She co-authored and published the best-selling All Things Girl books and co-hosted the EWTN 13 part television series of the same name.
https://www.fisheaters.com/marygardens.html
There were many good articles about using a Mary Garden to help teach the Catholic Faith to children, plus having the children help plant and tend the garden is beneficial.https://www.catholicicing.com/mary-garden-ideas-and-crafts/
Mary Garden Crafts And Ideas (Including Indoor Mary Gardens!)
There were many good articles about using a Mary Garden to help teach the Catholic Faith to children, plus having the children help plant and tend the garden is beneficial.https://www.catholicicing.com/mary-garden-ideas-and-crafts/
Mary Garden Crafts And Ideas (Including Indoor Mary Gardens!)
Crafts you can make to go along with your Mary garden.www.catholicicing.com
We have shared the beginnings of our Mary garden in video chats with our grands...and when they come visit, they'll check it out. (--Melinda)
Thank you for sharing! These are great ideas and may speak to you and/or your family:
If you have some ideas and/or photos of how you and your family have been living your faith at home, send them my way: tdlaudicina@stmarymuncie.org