MAY 2016

Volume 16, Issue 5

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Contents Generations of Faith……2 Planning to Marry?..........2 Adult Faith Sharing……..2 Saint of the Month………2 Dearly Departed…….…..2 Wrestling for a Reason....3 2017 Diocesan Synod.....3 Pray for the Sick………...4 Mother’s Day Flowers.....4 Graduation Mass……….4 Catholic Service Appeal..4 Prayer Shawl Ministry…..4 New Parishioners……….4 Holy Name Cemetery…..5 Help Needed………….....6 Spring Tea……………….6 Newly Baptized………….6 Pentecost…...……………7 Litany of Loreto………….8 Litany in Spanish.…….....9 Mary, Mother of God…..10 May Calendar................11 Wrestling for a Reason..12

Join Us At The Garden Holy Name Community Garden Important Dates: April 30/May 1 Sat., May 14

Plant & Seed Drive 9 am Planting Day

Spring is here! The Holy Name Community Garden is beginning it’s 5th year. Since our beginning, through the generous donations of plants and seeds from our parishioners, we have donated over 8,000 pounds of produce to many local organizations: St. Jude House, St. Joseph’s Soup Kitchen, St. Monica’s Home, St. Clare Kitchen and The Cedar Lake Food Bank. During the April 30/May 1st weekend, we will once again host our annual plant and seed drive to stock our garden. Please stop by the back of the Church after Mass to select your donation pledge of seed packets or plants. 100% of our plants are donated by parishioners. Donate a packet of seeds and watch your veggies grow ! Seeds may be dropped off in the designated basket in the back of the church or at the rectory prior to planting day. Please bring live plants directly to the garden on Planting Day, Saturday, May 14, before 9 AM. Planting Day is Saturday May 14th from 9:00 to 10:00 am You don’t have to be an experienced gardener to help. We need volunteers to plant veggies and flowers, stake tomato cages, build plant supports, or just come and watch, relax, supervise, and enjoy the juice, fruit and coffeecakes. SEE YOU THERE !! Any questions, contact Anita Torok 219.374.7341 [email protected]

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Generations Of Faith May 15 at 10:15 AM or May 16 at 6 PM Our topic for the month of May is Pentecost. We will break open the feast and what it means to celebrate Pentecost in our lives today. All in the parish are welcome to attend. We meet in the gym of the school building.

Adult Faith Sharing Do you have a story to tell? Join us on Thursday mornings at 9:15 AM in the Faith Formation office in the school building for discussion on current events, the Sunday scripture readings, movies, books, and how it all relates to our lives and living our faith. All adults in the parish are welcome.

We Remember Our Dearly Departed Virginia Shields

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Planning to Marry? The Diocese requires that couples planning to marry begin their preparation with the church at least six months in advance. Couples must contact Father Ed to begin 232-2713. The next all-day Marriage Preparation session will be offered in the parish on September 18. Couples may contact Jody and Dan Bohney to register for the session: [email protected] 219-696-4030.

St. John Bosco (18151888) It is estimated that St. John Bosco assisted and educated over one hundred thousand troubled youth in his oratories. He labored tremendously for them: he devised the first “work schools’” signing the apprenticeship contracts himself; he created the first night and weekend schools; he initiated the first mutual aid societies for workers; and he developed the first “Italian Youth Library,” personally editing 204 small volumes. He even had his own special gallery at the Italian Fair of Industries and Arts held in Turin in 1884, an international exhibition. Everything Don Bosco did for his boys sprang from an inner oath he once made to God. He explained to his boys: “ I promised God that until my last breath I will have lived for my poor young people. I study for you. I work for you; I am also ready to give my life for you. Take note that whatever I am, I have been so entirely for you, day and night, morning and evening, at every moment.”

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Those who need prayers Phil Allan Florence Armstrong Rene Baker Bob & Lida Barney Rita Berg Bill Bradtke Robert Clark Jerry Dalton Mary Lou Deno Harold Dovichi Tom Foreman Christine Forsythe Ann Gadomski Marie Govert Joey Guerrero Rebecca Guess Rosemarie Haberlin Audrey Hanna Angela Haskell Karen Hathaway Mary Hays Rosalie Hoffman Betty Hornor Amalia Hutchins Bob Keilman Tammy Harrell Kenning Bruce Kitchell Sharon Kotecki Jeff Kubiak Monica & Fred Kujawa Dale Laking James Larson Debbie Longfellow Jo Manes Lois Martinez Joy Marzynski Maya McCants Dan Nolan Jeff Obarski Robert O’Donnell Cecelia Rahaw Bob & Debbie Reeves Bob Ribicki Carol Rowe John & Janet Schneider Becky Schutz Lucille Shroka Lisa Sonntag Bev Sparacio Barb Stuart Gerry Thiel Marian Weger Roxann Wickhorst Marge Willy Pat Wisniewski Lorraine Wolff Matthew Yakubik Cathy Zajac Page 4

Mother’s Day Flower Sale During the Weekend of Mother’s Day, (May 7 & 8 )we will be hosting a “Flower Sale”. For $5.00 you will have the opportunity to purchase flowers for someone important in your life. This sale is sponsored by Parish Life.

Graduates Mass Do you have a relative of Holy Name graduating from junior high, high school or college? Our parish would like to recognize their accomplishment at our Graduation Mass, Sunday, June 5 at 9 AM. Graduates are asked to report to the back of the church at 8:45 AM with our without your graduation regalia. Questions, please call Mary Joan Dickson at 306-2919.

New Parishioners Ron & Amy Caruso Ronald, Abigail & Bailey Maxine Eckert Lauren Fanta Jason Rozneck And son, Logan Jesus & Melissa Gutierrez Julius & Barbara Johnson Larry Parrish Robyn Ross and Children Jacob & David

I am most grateful to those who have responded so generously to the 2016 Catholic Services Appeal. If you have not yet had the opportunity to make your pledge, please return your envelope to the parish office or place it in the offertory basket at Mass next weekend. Thank you for your faithful stewardship and for giving back according to what you have received from God. Please support the 2016 CSA Campaign. No gift is too small or too large. 2016 CSA Goal for Holy Name is $51,706

Holy Name Prayer Shawl Ministry Please say a prayer for blessing of good health, comfort, peace and faith for those who have recently received Prayer Shawls in the past few months. We also ask you to continue to remember others who received the shawls and lap robes in the past. Some have recovered (and we give thanks!) others are still in need of our prayers and others have found their way to God in peace. If you have a neighbor or family member who is seriously ill, or grieving please take a prayer shawl from the church lobby and add their name to the clip board list so we can continue to pray for them. Shawls and lap robes are also always available in the Parish Office. If you would like to join the group, our next meeting will be on Monday, May 2 at 11 AM in the Conference Room. All are welcome

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Holy Name Cemetery

Holy Name Cemetery The Catholic Church has a long and rich tradition of burial rites dating back to its earliest days. The Church buries the bodies of the faithful with great respect and solemn rites because we believe that, in life, the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and is therefore a sacred vessel. In our Catholic cemetery, we, the living members of the Church, gather to pray for those who have gone before us and to reflect on the promise of the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. New Columbaria and meditation area on North side of Cemetery

Holy Name Cemetery meets the needs of individuals and families before and after the death of a loved one. In providing a consecrated place for burial, we treat the human body with dignity and respect, and offer a space in which love is remembered and faith is awakened and strengthened. We are blessed to have a beautiful cemetery here at Holy Name. This quiet place provides the perfect setting for prayer, meditation or just a peaceful walk. We have recently added four additional columbaria to provide space for the interment of ashes of our loved ones. For information on the columbaria as well as traditional burial spaces call the Parish Office 232-2720.

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Welcome To our Newly Baptized Welcome to our newest parishioners who were recently initiated into our Christian Family here at Holy Name by Baptism. Jameson Sowa, Son of Joseph & Jenni Sowa Gavin Kapovich, Son of Shea & Tiffany Kapovich Nicholas Dainton, Son of Michael & Catherine Dainton Aubrey Eastling, Daughter of David & Beverly Eastling Logan Knight, Son of Joseph & Sarah Knight Page 6

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Cedar Lake, Indiana

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