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First Communion Pictures are in and available to be picked up at the Faith Formation Office.

Vacation Bible School – Only 42 Days until Son World VBS!!  The dates for our Vacation Bible School this summer will be July 14^th – 18^th.  Our theme, “Son World, A Thrilling Ride with Jesus,” takes us on an adventure through an amusement park where we find out that we have many choices.  We can Choose to Believe, Choose to Act, Choose Forgiveness, Choose to Obey, and Choose Jesus!  VBS is open to those who will be age four by July 14^th – those who will be in the 6^th grade this fall.  Registration forms are available in the back of church or in the Faith Formation Office.  The deadline to sign up is July 6^th.  St. Bernard’s Frenchtown’s VBS will be July 9^th – 11^th.  Attend both for twice the fun!

VBS Helpers – Vacation Bible School is a fun filled week of sharing faith, bible stories, crafts, and games.  If any adult in the parish would like to help in any area of VBS please call the Faith Formation Office.  We can use help in classrooms, in the kitchen, with crafts, games, etc.

Faith Formation Classes for the 2007 – 2008 program year have come to an end.  A Very big thank you to all of our Catechists and classroom helpers for their dedication to passing on the faith to our children and youth:

Leigh Ann Jacobi       Patti Campbell          Cindy Willoughby       Linda Rothrock

Lois Bishop              Monica Watson         Tammy Nordhoff        Tina Rouck

Geralyn Wetzel         Jonnie Sue Uhl         Pat Schwartz            Jason Skaggs

Karen Scharrer         Martha Kays            Sandy Schilmiller        Lisa Murner

Victoria Montgomery  Birdie Hoehn             Mark Wetzel             Jennifer Smith

Aaron Smith             Kevin Fessel             Janette Fetz            Julie Book

Mike Corum              John Evans              Ryan Hall                 Sam Hoehn

Julie Jaynes             Mike Van Bree            Pam Waller             Debbie Watson

Karen Harbeson        Lisa Roll                  Mark Petrik              Bonnie Meisner

First Holy Communion we wish congratulations to our 2^nd grade Faith Formation class who celebrated their First Holy Communion on April 20th:

Tori Bolton               Jacob Book              Kaitlen Fagan           Maxwell Flock Rebecca Gleitz                    Griffin Glotzbach       Gage Griffin              Jillian Jacobi

Sophia Jacobi           Christian Magee        Joseph Murray                   Emily Nealy

Hailee Parsons                   Ethan Phillips            Autumn Rouck           Jade Schenck

Dylan Shaffer           Zachary Witt

Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation  - We wish congratulations to our youth who celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation on April 27^th:

Deidre Book             Peter Book              Dakota Bosler        Jonathan Corum

Jordan Corum           Chad Eveslage         Maria Fessel         Katherine Frantz

Ashley Gettelfinger    Brent Gettelfinger     Sally Hall             Patrick Harbeson

Brooke Hoehn           Kristin Hoehn            Halle Jacobi        Caitlyn Janes

Dylan Janes             Matthew Johnson      Ashley Kaelin      Molly Magee

Nate Montgomery     Shelley Pruitt           Sydney Pruitt      Megan Scharrer

Julia Schilmiller         Sarah Schwartz        Kelsey Stumler     Ericka Van Bree

Matthew Van Bree

Marriage Moment - Just for today, pay attention to your breath, your spirit, your physical well being and be thankful for life no matter how fragile. Ask your spouse to remind you.

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Senior Recognition Mass – We will recognize our seniors graduating from high school this spring at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 8^th.  We will meet in the lower level of the church at 10:40 a.m.

Family Golf Scramble – Please keep Sunday, June 8^th open for our 3^rd annual Golf Scramble at Golf Shores in Corydon.  This is sure to be a blast for your family or group of friends as you test your skills on the best holes of miniature golf in Harrison County (indoor or outdoor)!  Trophies will be awarded!  Call the Faith Formation Office to reserve your team’s spot.  If you own a business or know of a business, or even as an individual would like to sponsor a hole please call the Faith Formation Office.  All proceeds from this fundraiser will help fund our Mission Trip to South Dakota and One Bread, One Cup.

Camp Mount St. Francis for Jr. High Boys – There will be a summer camp for boys in Jr. High this summer at Mount St. Francis.  This camp often fills up very quickly so you might consider going ahead and registering.  This camp is for current 6^th, 7^th or 8^th graders and will be held June 3^rd – 5^th.  The cost is only $40.00!  Pick up a registration form in the Faith Formation Office.

Camp Marian for Junior High Girls – There will be a summer camp for girls in Jr. High this summer.  These camps often fill up very quickly so you might consider going ahead and registering.  The camp for current 5^th and 6^th graders will be June 9^th – 11^th and the camp for current 7^th and 8^th graders will be June 11^th – 13^th.  Register online by going to http://www.thedome.org/joinus/Begin/MakingAVisit.html

Sr. High Six Flag’s Trip will be on Tuesday, June 24^th and is for anyone who will be in grades 9-12 this fall and those seniors who will graduate this spring.  We will meet here at St. Michael at 10:00 a.m. and should return by 8:30 p.m.  The cost is $26.00, which includes transportation, all the rides, and Hurricane Bay Waterpark.  You should plan on bringing additional money for food inside the park, lockers, and a stop at Dairy Queen on the way home.  All permission forms and fees should be turned into the Faith Formation Office by June 6^th.

Jr. High Holiday World Trip will be on Wednesday, July 9^th and is for anyone who will be in grades 6-8 this fall.  We will meet here at St. Michael at 9:45 a.m. and should return around 9:30 p.m.  The cost is $36.00, which covers transportation, entrance to the park, all the rides, shows, and Splashin’ Safari Water Park.  You should plan on bringing additional money for food and lockers.  All permission forms and fees should be turned into the Faith Formation Office by June 23^rd.

Sr. High Kings Island Trip will be on Wednesday, July 30^th and is for anyone who will be in grades 9-12 this fall and those seniors who will graduate this spring.  We will meet at St. Michael at 6:30 a.m. and will return around midnight.  The cost is $36.00, which covers transportation, entrance to the park, all the rides, shows, and Boomerang Bay Water Park.  Please plan on bringing additional money for food and lockers.  We will stop at a fast food restaurant on the way to Kings Island for breakfast.  All permission forms should be turned into the Faith Formation Office by July 18^th.

RCIA - The weekly Rite of Christian Initiation sessions meet on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall.  For more information, please call John Jacobi at the Faith Formation Office at 364-6173. There are RCIA brochures in the information rack in the back of church. You can also find information by clicking on the “RCIA” at the top of this page.

Question of the Week for the 9^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Question for Children: What teaching of Jesus do you find is most important for you to follow?

Question for Youth: Jesus teaches that we will be judged by our actions.  If someone was to watch you, would they know that you are a follower of Jesus? What can you do differently this week to show your faith in your actions more fully to others?

Question for Adults: Share how you have, in the words of the Gospel, built your own house on rock. Or share how you need to do that.