MISSION STATEMENT of ST. BARTHOLOMEW
PEACE AND JUSTICE MINISTRY
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The Peace and Justice Ministry recognizes the Church as the Body of Christ.
- The goal of Peace and Justice Ministry is to provide leadership to St. Bartholomew parishioners to help them witness the Good News of Jesus Christ.
- Through education, prayer, reflection and direct communication, it helps parishioners to be effective in communities at local, national, and international levels, thereby enabling them to achieve meaningful and effective social action.
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November 2020 Upcoming Events and Opportunities |
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Please watch for announcements at this time regarding public meetings. All dates and meetings are currently subject to change. Be safe and be well!
MEETING SCHEDULE AND PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
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Peace and Justice Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month, and as always all are welcome to attend. Currently meetings are via Zoom.
- Peace and Justice Newsletter will be published monthly, reflecting ministry news and reports from the meetings and presentations.
December 2 Peace & Justice general and team meetings 7 PM via ZOOM meeting
Combined November/December Meeting
- St. Bartholomew Church currently via Zoom.
- Meetings are otherwise scheduled for Third Wednesday of the month
- Teams: Programming, Communications, Finance and Grants
- All are welcome to attend and become involved!
Fair Trade Sales Suspended until further notice
- coffee, tea, chocolate
- after all four Masses
- benefits after-school tutoring at St. Anne Parish, teacher salaries and snacks.
Sundays Weekly Hot Meal Site 4 - 6 pm, Meal Site Teams - meals are grab-and-go, volunteers needed!!
Sundays Women's Jail Ministry visits 1 - 3 pm, classes 6 - 8 pm currently suspended due to COVID-19
In honor of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, one of our parishioners who is completing his senior project has been working on a Luminary Walk to be held on Sunday, Nov. 1 from Sunset until 9:30 p.m.
Please contact haitialfa@gmail.com to support this important project!
"Interfaith Understanding Through the Art of Storytelling" a VIRTUAL and FREE event November 12 at
7 pm. Please consider registering at the link for this inspiring and entertaining evening, an event that has been generously supported by Tom and Sandy Hinshaw.
As always, I am so grateful for your support and your interfaith leadership in central Indiana.
Peace, dear friends,
David Carlson
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Themes of Catholic Social Teachings by The United States Conference
of Catholic Bishops
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"It is good to give thanks to the Lord!" by Donna Keogh
Look around you; gaze outside your window. Trees, grass, sky, clouds, all taking on a different look as the season changes. Is there anything in sight which is not a part of God’s handiwork? How would it look to you with one of them missing? Care for the earth and appreciation of it is a requirement of our faith. We are tasked with living in a relationship with all God’s creation.
“And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth.”
Sirach 50:22
“All your works give you thanks, O Lord, and your faithful bless you.”
Psalm 145:10
Think back to a time when one of your prayers was answered. What was your first response? “Thank God?” If so, be sure it is a sincere thanks and not just an expression. Remember to thank the One in control. Do you give thanks to God when prayers are not answered? God calls us to be constant peacemakers through prayers of thanks.
“Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”
Luke 17:18
It may be hard to see God working in your life at times, but prayer is the communication pipeline. Keep it open.
“I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Corinthians 1:4
Is there a regular part of your day when you pray? Do you incorporate a prayer of thanks even as things go awry; thanking God for your stressful job; your noisy children; your home which needs work? When is the best time to say a prayer of thanks? Work is our continued participation in God’s creation.
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High.
To proclaim your love in the morning, your faithfulness at night,”
Psalm 92:2-3
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What blessings bring us the most joy and spirit of thanksgiving?
For our November newsletter, the Peace and Justice Ministry wanted to know how the current pandemic times have redefined gratitude. We requested that members of our ministry and staff send a sentence or two about what they are most thankful for in this upcoming season of Thanksgiving and Advent.
We are most thankful for all of you, and for keeping our faith at the forefront of all we do to respond and help our sisters and brothers. Have a blessed Holiday Season!
Donna Keogh:
“I am so grateful to my son who told me about an application for my phone which allows me to see and talk to my grandchildren whenever I want. It means so much to see their faces and hear their giggles! I am also grateful for living in a beautiful city like Columbus where my husband Mike and I can walk in a different neighborhood every week and feel safe each time.”
Father Clem Davis:
“I am most thankful that I can continue to minister in Columbus and Edinburgh, and that I am part of a loving and caring faith community.
As a resident at Four Seasons Residential Community, I am most thankful for all the staff for all their efforts to keep us residents safe and in good health. And for all the Dining Room staff who do their best to make every meal a time to relax and enjoy.”
Kelly Glick:
“I am most thankful for my children being able to be in school (in person) and for the school staff who are working harder than ever for our students!”
Father Chris:
“I am most grateful for the generosity of our people who stepped up to make Facemasks, stayed in contact with some of our older parishioners, went to the store for people who were in a high-risk population, and remained happy and cheerful in the midst of the pandemic. I am grateful for their generous spirit.
Peace,
Fr. Chris”
Jim Clerc:
“I am grateful for our faith community and my family members and their ongoing health. The additional quiet
time for prayer, inspiration reading (including Scripture), and conversation with others has helped me to
renew relationships."
Dr. Bogdan Minut:
"I am most grateful to God for my family and church, for my family's good health during this difficult pandemic crisis, and for frontline healthcare workers and scientists who are fighting tirelessly this war against a deadly virus. I am also thankful for being able to provide for my family due to my job, for being able to take daily walks and do other physical activities together with my wife and kids, as well as for being able to vote for the first time as a citizen of the United States of America!
God bless!
Bogdan"
Steve Audretch:
"Of course, I am grateful for my wife, the life partner that I met on a youth retreat back in college. But in perspective of the current pandemic, I am grateful for the wonderful physicians and their knowledge of science that has saved my life, and making life possible and worth living for several of the 22 members our family has grown to."
Nancy Audretch:
“I am but ever so grateful that the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching are being communicated, because every second of any life, not just life conceived in the womb, but in every second that life exists there is value! We forget– God is a Generous Giver every second so, I pray that we can learn to be generous and giving to every person every second of their lives.”
Jan Banister:
"In this time of reflection and reset, I am thankful for the relationships we have formed and sustained with those of other faith traditions, and the knowledge that we have more held in common than we have differences."
Dave Harpenau:
“I am grateful for family members who because of the pandemic make ‘special efforts’ to stay in touch via Facetime or Zoom. For all who are wearing face masks and complying with social distancing. Together, we help each other to stay healthy.”
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Please consider The Giving Tree: watch the bulletin for the latest information on selecting names to receive Holiday gifts!
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If you are ready and want to go ahead and receive a child’s name and info, send an email to rmwesterfeld@gmail.com.
Questions? Call
Theresa Westerfeld, 812-343-9154 or
Ross Westerfeld, 812-343-0029.
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TOP TEN ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF LOVE CHAPEL
DURING THE PANDEMIC CRISIS
St. Bartholomew August Second Collection raised over $13,000 for Love Chapel, thank you for your generosity!
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Prayers and daily intentions truly do help! Thank you!
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A friendly phone call to those in need, and those who are alone, can make a big difference in someone's life in isolation.
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Contribute food at the Pantry location.
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Volunteer to pack food boxes inside Love Chapel, daily shifts available.
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Volunteer to make home deliveries to the shut-ins.
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Contribute to the special collection being gathered daily at the St. Bartholomew Church Office.
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Help The Hungry – One Meal at a Time by donating to Love Chapel
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Contribute staple foods and needed cleaning supplies to The Blessings Box, a donation station located at First Christian Church Youth Center.
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Donate to The Ecumenical Assembly and Love Chapel. The need will extend for many months, and their reserves will need to be replenished. It is never too late to donate!
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And importantly, engage your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors in this all-important work to support our whole community.
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We Are The Peace & Justice Ministry |
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- Chairperson Donna Keogh
- Programming Team: Steve Audretch
- Finance Team: David Harpenau
- Communications Team: Jan Banister
- Blood Drive: Greg Scherschel, coordinator
- Next drive Spring 2021
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Voter Registration: Steve Audretch coordinator
- Next drive TBD
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Ecumenical Assembly: Theresa Baugh
- Pro-Life: Kelley Snoddy
- Giving Tree: Theresa Westerfeld, coordinator
- Meal Site: Susan Chandler,
- Sundays 4-6 PM
- Volunteers always welcome!
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- Friends of Haiti: Judy Harpenau, liaison
- Bread for the World Offering of Letters
- Next campaign 2020 TBD.
- Bread for the World, Fr. Marty Peter, Convener
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Second Tuesdays 7 PM at First Presbyterian Church currently remote
- Indiana Abolition Coalition: Donna Keogh, liaison
- St. Vincent de Paul: Marilyn and Jim Clerc liaisons
- Women's Jail Ministry: Nancy Audretch, liaison
- Family Self Sufficiency: Jan Banister coordinator, plans for 2021 End-Of-School Year Celebration underway
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St. Bartholomew Hot Meal Site |
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There is a hot meal provided in our community through Ecumenical Assembly each evening. On Sunday evenings the meal site is Saint Bartholomew School cafeteria.
The meal site coordinator for our parish, Susan Chandler, is hopeful that more teams and individuals will consider assisting with meals. Info here:
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Sun 5pm-6pm
- SAINT BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
Mon 5pm-6pm
- FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Mon 5pm-6pm
Tues 5pm-6pm
Wed 5pm-6pm
- COLUMBUS FREE METHODIST – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Wed.
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4th Wed 6-7 PM
Thurs 4:30pm-5pm
Fri 5pm-6pm
- FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
4th Fri 6pm-7pm
Sat 4pm-5pm (excluding the 3rd Sat)
2nd Sat 11:30am-12:30pm
- OGILVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
3rd Sat 4pm-5pm
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