St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Catholic Church
23345 Gavin Lane
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Parish Office Mailing Address: 542 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
Phone: 812-537-3992
Email: parishoffice@dccatholics.com
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AS WE CONTINUE THIS EVENT!
Also please help spread the word to family and friends about BRIGHT LIGHTS!
Bright Lights will take place every Friday-Sunday November 25- January 6 at St Teresa in Bright.
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NAZARITE CHALLENGE FOR MEN
Men- During November, follow the 5 commitments of the Nazarite* Challenge:
1-Join the community by signing up - 84576
2-Commit to daily prayer
3-No shaving
4-Abstain from things that lead you to sin
5-Share your faith
*Numbers 6:5– Nazarites are men who set themselves apart and dedicate themselves to the Lord in three ways: abstaining, avoiding impurity and not shaving. A simple goal: a challenge for men to dedicate themselves to the Lord.
E6 is back for 2023!
Registration is now open for the E6 Catholic Men's Conference. Our 2023 theme will be focused on the power and importance of the Eucharist and brotherhood. 2023 will feature some new elements that we look forward to sharing with you as we get closer to February!
www.e6cmc.com
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
July 3-12, 2023 ~ Register Now! Dear Friends: With great pleasure I invite you to join me in making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Walking in the footsteps of Jesus and experiencing His homeland is a tremendous blessing. In fact, many people consider the Holy Land to be the “Fifth Gospel” because of the insights it provides into the life of our Lord. -Father Mahan
Please note that there are no COVID vaccination or testing requirements for entrance to the State of Israel or return to the USA.
40 Days for Life
The Dearborn County Catholic Churches of All Saints Parish, St. Lawrence, St. Teresa and St. Mary’s have adopted these three days in the 40-day campaign for their prayerful vigil at Planned Parenthood:
October 22, 23 & 24 from 7am to 7pm
Please prayerfully consider signing up for one hour of prayerful witness at Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati. Even though Roe was overturned- we will need your prayers and witness.
Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A45ADA92EA1FD0-40days2
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A new podcast of an interview with Father Meyer telling his vocation story is available on the "Sons of Melchizedek" podcast on Catholic Radio.
Below is the podcast link. The podcast is also available on the Catholic Radio Indy web page under PODCASTS.
Catholic Radio Indy's podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and many other podcast platforms. Search "Sons of Melchizedek" to find the podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
If for any reason you have trouble with this link you can get the show at the Catholic Radio Indy webpage www.catholicradioindy.org and click podcasts and download it from there.
Podcast Link
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-a7qjz-12cea84
Catholic Radio Indy also has an app available for android or apple devices.
People can listen live over the airwaves on 89.1FM, 90.9 FM, or via live stream on their computer from our webpage www.catholicradioindy.org or on demand via podcast.
We Are Blessed to Have Three Deacons in Dearborn County!
Deacon Mark Schmidl and Deacon Kevin Daily have joined Deacon Bob Decker in serving our parishes in Dearborn County.
The role of a deacon:
~performing all baptisms outside of Mass.
~performing all weddings outside of Mass.
~performing all funerals outside of Mass.
~performing all funeral rosaries/wakes.
~Assisting with baptismal prep (visiting and blessing homes) and marriage prep.
Fr. Mahan and Fr. Meyer will cease doing baptisms, weddings and funerals outside the context of Holy Mass. Since we have Deacons, their work, service and worship will be used and appreciated!
Whole Hearts Psychology
We Welcome Whole Hearts Psychology to Our Campus!
A friendly reminder to anyone using the office building space at St. Teresa for meetings or gatherings: Whole Hearts Psychology is now the only use for the entire first floor office space. For the privacy and confidentiality of Dr. Molitor and his patients, all others accessing the building are to enter through the meeting room side door or the lower level basement door. Additionally, the only restrooms that are accessible to groups using the office space are located in the lower level. Thank you for paying attention to these most important details as we welcome Whole Hearts Psychology to Dearborn County.
Homebound Visits - Pax Christi ministry - If you or someone you know would like a layperson from our Pax Christi ministry to visit your home, please contact the Parish Office at 812-537-3992 or parishoffice@dccatholics.com
Thursday Lunches for Our Priests
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to provide lunches for our priests. Here is the link to sign-up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4faba92fa7f85-thursday
Fr. Meyer joined Marc Tuttle and Kent Blandford on Indy Catholic Radio for a look at the ever-changing role of men in parish and family life in anticipation of the E6 Catholic Men's Conference. Here is a link to the podcast.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vawuy-117bb64?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share
All Seven Churches Are Online
Find each parish on Facebook for live Mass Streaming.
Find and Follow Us On YouTube St. - Teresa, St. Mary, St. Lawrence:https://www.youtube.com/c/StLawrenceStMaryStTeresa
All Saints: www.youtube.com/c/ AllSaintsParishSundayHomilies/videos
