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    • Off The Top of My Head

      GRATITUDE: Thanks to those who responded to my appeal for help in last week’s bulletin. As I’m typing this column (on November 3 for the November 8 bulletin), I haven’t yet had the opportunity to look closely at the responses that have come in, but I believe that there have been responses to some or all of my requests. Thank you!

      ALL SOULS DAY: The All Souls’ Day Mass on Monday (November 2) was wonderful! Well over 200 people attended, and there was great participation in prayer and song (in three languages!) as we remembered and prayed for our beloved dead.
      BEAUTY: Recently we have seen some notable improvements in the appearance of the campus at St. Mary parish in Anderson. The deteriorating porch on the north side of the rectory has been completely replaced, and the areas east, north, and west of the building have been landscaped. A tulip and dogwood tree now grace the grassy area southeast of the school annex, and several varieties of hostas were planted beneath its west-facing windows.
      These are the results of discussions that took place at various Care for Creation Committee meetings, along with the hard work and generosity of parishioners who are also professionals in these areas. You may remember the Care for Creation Committee as the group that organized the pastorate-wide recycling drive awhile back. The committee seeks to live out the Church’s doctrine in the area of our relationship to our environment and our common home. Projects like recycling and beautification are only part of that bigger context.

      We plan to initiate similar projects at St. Ambrose and St. Mary Anderson. The goal is to build on the beauty of each parish,  working with the parishioners who have helped to bring out that beauty.  We do not have a set timeline for this as the group is small and we don’t move as quickly as we would like to do!

      The idea behind all this, as one of our members has expressed it, is that “Beauty evangelizes.” A place that is both simple and beautiful extends an invitation, ultimately an invitation to encounter the Creator of that beauty. 

      If the work of the Care for Creation Committee sounds interesting to you, let me know. Send me an email at [email protected] or call St. Ambrose parish office, 765-644-5956.

      Stay tuned!

      Fr. Tom Metzger
      November 8, 2026


      • Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
        Reading 1  Philippians 4:10-19
        Responsorial Psalm  Psalm 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9
        Gospel  Luke 16:9-15
      • Sábado del XXXI semana del Tiempo ordinario
        Primera lectura Filipenses 4, 10-19
        Salmo Responsorial Salmo 111, 1-2. 5-6. 8a y 9
        Evangelio Lucas 16, 9-15
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  • A Special Message From Father Tom 
    Un Mensaje Especial Del Padre Tom

    • Dear brothers and sisters,


      As you probably know, ICE agents have been carrying out detention operations in Indianapolis over the past few days. There are now credible reports of ICE agents being present in Madison County. Some parishioners have expressed fear about coming to church while such operations are active in our community.


      Bishop Timothy Doherty has issued a dispensation for Catholics in our diocese, which Includes Madison County, for those who reasonably fear detention, separation from family, or other threats to their safety related to immigration enforcement. They are dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. This dispensation applies regardless of immigration or legal status.


      We would like to offer Holy Communion to families who stay home for this reason. I am asking Communion Ministers throughout the Pastorate to make themselves available to visit these parishioner homes. Even if you do not speak Spanish, you can still minister to these families. In the coming days, we will communicate the procedures we are putting into place for this special ministry.


      As always, our most important response to any crisis is prayer. Please pray for the safety of all our parishioners, for God’s guidance for government agents and officials, and for compassion from all citizens who are not subject

      to these actions.


      Father Thomas Metzger

      Pastor



    • Queridos hermanos y hermanas,


      Como probablemente ya saben, en los últimos días los agentes de ICE han estado llevando a cabo operaciones de detención en Indianápolis. Ahora hay informes creíbles de que agentes de ICE están presentes en el condado de Madison. Algunos feligreses han expresado miedo de ir a la iglesia mientras tales operaciones estén activas en nuestra comunidad.

       

      El obispo Timothy Doherty ha emitido una dispensa para los católicos de nuestra diócesis, que incluye el condado de Madison, para aquellos que razonablemente temen ser detenidos, separados de su familia u otras amenazas a su seguridad relacionadas con la aplicación de leyes de inmigración. Están exentos de la obligación de asistir a la Misa dominical. Esta dispensa aplica sin importar su estatus migratorio o legal.

       

      Queremos ofrecer la Sagrada Comunión a las familias que se queden en casa por esta razón. Estoy pidiendo a los ministros de la Comunión de toda la parroquia que se pongan a disposición para visitar los hogares de estos feligreses. En los días venideros les comunicaremos un procedimiento que estamos formulando para llevar a cabo este ministerio especial.

       

      Como siempre, nuestra respuesta más importante ante cualquier crisis es la oración. Por favor, oren por la seguridad de todos nuestros feligreses, por la guía de Dios para los agentes y funcionarios del gobierno, y por la compasión de todos los ciudadanos que no están sujetos a estas acciones.

       

      Padre Thomas Metzger

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  • INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE DEL PASTORADO ANDERSON-ALEXANDRIA SOBRE LA PRESENCIA DE AGENTES DE INMIGRACIÓN Y CONTROL DE ADUANAS (ICE) EN EL CONDADO DE MADISON.

    • El obispo Timothy Doherty ha emitido una dispensa, con fecha del 4 de septiembre de 2026, para los católicos de nuestra diócesis, que incluye el condado de Madison, para aquellos que razonablemente temen ser detenidos, separados de su familia u otras amenazas a su seguridad relacionadas con la aplicación de leyes de inmigración. Están exentos de la obligación de asistir a la Misa dominical. Esta dispensa aplica sin importar su estatus migratorio o legal.
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      • Conoce Tus Derechos
      • Plan de preparaci n para la familia
      • Asistencia legal en materia de inmigración
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  • Pastorate Events & Encounters

    • Prayers and Stitches at Ambrosian Hall
      Monday, November 9, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
      Prayers and Stitches at Ambrosian Hall Read More
    • Primrose Faith Sharing Group
      Tuesday, November 10, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
      Primrose Faith Sharing Group
      The Faith Sharing Group at Primrose Senior Living is welcoming new participants, and we’d love to have you join us! Come check us out!
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    • Chaplet of Divine Mercy at St. Mary Alexandria
      Wednesday, November 11, 6:30 PM
      Chaplet of Divine Mercy at St. Mary Alexandria
      The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm in the Church at St. Mary in Alexandria. Everyone is invited to come and join in prayer. Click here for more details!
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    • Eucharistric Adoration at St. Mary Anderson
      Thursday, November 12, 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
      Eucharistric Adoration at St. Mary Anderson
      Join us for silent prayer and reflection in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. This is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your faith and spend quiet time with the Lord.
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The Anderson-Alexandria Pastorate


St. Ambrose - Anderson
2801 Lincoln Street 
Anderson, Indiana 46016
765-644-5956

St. Mary - Anderson
302 E. 11th Street 
Anderson, IN 46016
765-644-8467

St. Mary - Alexandria
820 W Madison St.
Alexandria, IN 46001
765-724-4459




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