April 2022 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
- Peace and Justice Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month except November/December combined meeting, and as always all are welcome to attend.
- Peace and Justice Newsletter will be published monthly, reflecting ministry news and reports from meetings and presentations.
April 20 Peace & Justice general meeting 7 PM
- Via: In person church lower level meeting room
- Teams: Programming, Communications, and Finance
- 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, tutor 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 currently suspended due to COVID-19
Upcoming Events:
- The St. Bartholomew Climate Restoration Team, Horticulture Club, and the Care for Our Common Home Ministry will be celebrating Earth Day 2022 on Saturday, April 23, 9 to Noon at St. Bartholomew Campus. The Climate Restoration team will be hosting the 5:00pm Mass that evening.
- Bread for the World Offer of Letters in May, watch for information.
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Themes of Catholic Social Teaching by The United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops: Care of Creation
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As stated in previous (and archived) newsletters, the USCCB describes the social teaching Care for God's Creation in this summary: “We show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of creation. Care for the earth is not just an Earth Day slogan, it is a requirement of our faith. We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of Gods creation. This environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical dimensions that cannot be ignored.”
Humans are commanded to care for God’s creation.
Laudato Si’ Summary – General Summary from laudatosimovement.org
“ Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si (“Praise be to you”) is a worldwide wake up call to help humanity understand the destruction that man is rendering to the environment and his fellow man.”
“While addressing the environment directly, the document’s scope is broader in many ways as it looks at not only man’s effect on the environment, but also the many philosophical, theological, and cultural causes that threaten the relationships of man to nature and man to each other in various circumstances.”
“From Pope Francis, ‘The ecological crisis is also a summons to profound interior conversion. It must be said that some committed and prayerful Christians, with the excuse of realism and pragmatism, tend to ridicule expressions of concern for the environment. Others are passive; they choose not to change their habits and thus become inconsistent. So what they all need is an ‘ecological conversion’, whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the world around them. Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience’ “
Creation proclaims the glory of God.
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A Lenten Study of Pope Francis’s encyclical about the environment, Laudato Si (On Care for our Common Home) has resulted in new ministry here at St. Bartholomew. The new Care for Our Common Home ministry will be part of the Peace and Justice Ministry.
This new ministry is a perfect fit to further the goals of Peace and Justice as stated in the newsletter section We Are The Peace & Justice Ministry: ”Through education, prayer, reflection and direct communication, Peace & Justice helps parishioners to be effective in communities at local, national, and international levels, thereby enabling them to achieve meaningful and effective social action.”
The Laudato Si study took place during Lent of 2021. The group was comprised of nine adult parishioners, which included Fathers Chris and Clem. At completion of the study, the group concluded that some ongoing action should take place. There were two selected:
- Contributions to the Weekly Bulletin, titled “On Care for Our Common Home”. The columns are intended to be educational and inspirational. The topics are any of a variety regarding care for the earth, and our stewardship as Christians and earthly citizens. The column was published weekly for several months, and went to monthly recently.
- Involvement with the Jr. High level Climate Restoration Team (CRT) at St. Bartholomew School, to provide them a connection with the parish to help accomplish their goals. The current staff leaders are Cathy Lampton and Quinike “Q” Nusawardhana.
The CRT students chose these projects for 2022:
- An Earth Day event on April 23. This includes planting pollinators on Campus, and other possible activities. Students will host the 5:00 Mass that day.
- An Arbor Day event, weekend of May 14/15. Hope to include providing tree starts to all parishioners for planting, and approaching City Council about sponsoring a tree planting initiative locally.
- Establish a Mason Bee Hive on campus.
- Implement a Recycling Program for school and church.
As you can see from the event plans, the group is well on its way to make an impact on the environment immediately!
If you are interested in learning more about the Care for Our Common Home Ministry please email Dave or Suzie Shaw at shaw.d@sbcglobal.net.
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A Prayer for Our Earth
All powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light
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We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.
Pope Francis
Laudato Si’
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The Climate Restoration Team and the Care for Our Common Home Ministry will be celebrating Earth Day 2022 on Saturday, April 23. |
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Several activities are being planned and we hope that you will come and participate.
Saturday, April 23rd from 9:00am - Noon at the St. Bartholomew campus. Bring your garden tools and help prepare the space for a pollinator garden which is planned for the North side of the church.
Help install the Mason Bee houses that have been purchased through a grant. Mason Bees are gentle non-stinging bees that are native to Indiana. They are excellent pollinators. They do not drill holes in wood structures.
Bring your excess plants and seeds to swap for other plants and seeds at the Plant and Seed Swap sponsored by the school’s Horticulture Club.
Coffee and donuts will be provided
The Climate Restoration team will be hosting the 5:00pm Mass that evening.
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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 anddirect 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.
VISION STATEMENT
Integrate Gospel values into our lives as disciples of Christ through Outreach, Justice, and Spirituality.
Our Challenge and Goal:
Assisting parishioners to align faith with daily life.
To live differently in society as a reflection of our faith.
Responsibilities
Advocacy: Advocate for social mission (Outreach, Justice, and Spirituality) within the Parish.
Volunteerism, Personal Involvement: Be a model of social mission and faith in action within the Parish.
Education: Assist in the development, implementation, and recruitment of program initiatives.
Outreach: Discern and provide leadership for parish involvement in local, national, and global justice outreach.
Financial Support: Assist with determination and allocation of monetary stewardship for parish justice outreach and other initiatives. Along with other members, ensure that funds are being used responsibly and as intended.
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We Are The Peace & Justice Ministry |
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- Chairperson David Harpenau (interim)
- Programming Team: Steve Audretch
- Finance Team: David Harpenau
- Communications Team: Jan Banister
- Blood Drive: Greg Scherschel, coordinator
- Next drive fall TBD
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Voter Registration: Steve Audretch coordinator
- Next drive fall TBD
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Ecumenical Assembly: Shireman Brown
- 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
- May 2022, Mike Spencer
- Bread for the World, Fr. Marty Peter, Convener
- Second Tuesdays 7 PM at First Presbyterian Church
- Indiana Abolition Coalition: open, liaison
- St. Vincent de Paul: Marilyn and Jim Clerc liaisons
- Women's Jail Ministry: Nancy Audretch, liaison
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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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Sunday 5:00 to 5:50 p.m.
St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 1306 27th St.
Doors open at 4:30. Enter through school double doors. Parking by basketball goal
1st Sunday 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Manasseh Ministries, 6719 Base Rd.
Enter through back door of church.
2nd Sunday 6:00 to 7:00
East Columbus United Methodist Church, 2439 Indiana Ave.
Meal served 6:00-6:15; program follows. Use Indiana St. entrance
Monday 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 618 8th St.
Doors open at 4:45. Enter through lot on east side of church. Go in FIRST DOOR, down steps to Fellowship Hall
Monday 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Hope Moravian Church, 202 Main St., Hope
Doors open at 4:30. Meals not served in July and December or when school is canceled due to weather.
Tuesday 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Memorial Baptist, 2320 7th St.
(Love Chapel Meal Site)
Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Park in the back, and enter doors on that side of building.
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Wednesday 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Columbus Free Methodist Church, 1511 22nd St. (Love Chapel Meal Site)
Doors open at 4:45 p.m
Enter through door on 22nd St.
Thursday 4:30 to 5:15 p.m.
Salvation Army Center, 2525 Illinois St.
Doors open at 4:00
Friday 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 512 7th St.
Doors open at 4:00. Entrance is on Franklin St. Enter through double glass doors. Go up ramp to dining hall
4th Friday 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Columbus Baptist Church, 3821 N. US Hwy 31
Meal not served in November.
1st, 2nd, 4th, &5th Saturday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
First Christian Church, 531 5th St.
\Doors open at 3:45. Enter through door on Franklin St. Meal is in reception room.
3rd Saturday 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Second Baptist Church, 1325 10th Street
Enter through front door
2nd Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Ogilville Christian Church, 7891 West 450 South
Doors open at 11:00 a.m.
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