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St. Bavo Parish
502 W. 7th Street ● Mishawaka, IN 46544
Phone: 574-255-1437
www.stbavochurch.com

St. Bavo Parish
502 W. 7th Street ● Mishawaka, IN 46544
Phone: 574-255-1437
www.stbavochurch.com

St. Bavo Parish
502 W. 7th Street ● Mishawaka, IN 46544
Phone: 574-255-1437
www.stbavochurch.com

Office Hours
Monday thru Friday
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Parish Staff
Pastor
Fr. Peter Pacini, CSC
ppacini.csc@gmail.com
Administrative Assistant
Denise Weaver
office@stbavochurch.com
Director of Faith Formation
Gus Zuehlke
gusaz@aol.com
Mass Times
Sunday
7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, & 11:00 AM
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
5:00 PM (in the chapel)
Friday
8:15 AM (in the chapel)
Saturday
8:15 AM (in the chapel)
5:00 PM (Vigil)
Confession
Saturday
9:00 to 10:00 AM
Mishawaka Catholic School
St. Bavo Campus
524 W. 8th Street
Mishawaka, IN 46544
574-259-4214 — info@mcmish.org

Prayer Line Requests
574-255-1437

February 16, 2025
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Statement
We, the people of St. Bavo Parish are committed to be the living presence of Christ in the world today.
Empowered by the Spirit, we strive to live our shared commitment through liturgical celebrations, prayer, education, spiritual growth, bearing witness to faith and service to all.

The gospels this week show Jesus getting very frustrated with the lack of faith that he is encountering. First, he gets into an argument with some Pharisees, who demand a sign from heaven to prove that Jesus is from God. If they would just listen to his teaching and see his mighty works, they would have all the proof they need. Sadly, their ears are closed to his word, and their eyes are closed to all his manifestations of divine power. Jesus perceives the hardness of their hearts and chooses not to argue any further. He sighs “from the depth of his spirit,” before solemnly refusing to give them any sign. Then he walks away, gets into a boat, and leaves.
Next, it’s his disciples who fail to hear or see Jesus. He tries to warn them against the “leaven” of the Pharisees and of Herod, by which he means the hypocrisy and insincerity of his opponents, which could easily spread and corrupt his disciples. They miss the point entirely, thinking that Jesus is speaking literally about making bread! They fail to understand this image because they failed to understand the meaning of the miraculous feedings that Jesus accomplished earlier. Mark has two of these stories in which Jesus feeds vast crowds with only a few loaves and fishes — one in Jewish territory, where he feeds 5,000 people and 12 baskets of fragments are collected afterwards, and another in Gentile territory, where he feeds 4,000 people and 7 baskets of leftovers are collected. Both miracles prefigure how Jesus will “feed” all the nations of the world with himself, the Bread of Life. Unfortunately, the disciples remain oblivious to the true meaning of the miracles, leaving Jesus to ask in exasperation, “Do you still not understand?”
The next episode is unique among all the miracle stories in the gospels. Jesus heals a blind man, but only after failing on the first try. After the first attempt, the man can see only partially and indistinctly. The people look like walking trees to him. Jesus tries again, and this time the man can see clearly. Ordinarily, Jesus heals completely with a simple word or touch, but here it’s a struggle. It makes sense, though, if the blindness of this man represents the spiritual blindness of his disciples, which Jesus is struggling to overcome. No matter how much he reveals to them, they can’t seem to see him clearly. In the next scene, Jesus asks his disciples who the crowds say that he is, and then he asks them for their opinion. Peter correctly identifies him as “the Christ,” i.e., the Anointed One of God. But Peter then draws an immediate rebuke from Jesus for refusing to accept that Jesus could suffer and die. Obviously, none of the disciples yet understand who Jesus is and what he has come to accomplish. Hence, they also cannot understand why he insists that they must be willing to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him.
Fr. Pete

Mass Intentions
Sunday, February 16th● Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jer 17:5-8; 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20; Lk 6:17, 20-26
7:00 AM For the People of St. Bavo
9:00 AM David Whitfield
11:00 AM Linda Dotson
Monday, February 17th — Gen 4:1-15; Mk 8:11-13
5:00 PM Gerald Dwyer
Tuesday, February 18th — Gen 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10; Mk 8:14-21
8:15 AM David Whitfield
5:00 PM Jim Van Rie
Wednesday, February 19th —Gen 8:6-13; Mk 8:22-26
No Mass
Thursday, February 20th—Gen 9:1-13; Mk 8:27-33
5:00 PM Dan Thornton
Friday, February 21st —Gen 11:1-9 ; Mk 8:34—9:1
8:15 AM Adolph DeCocker
Saturday. February 22nd— 1 Pt 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19
8:15 AM Achiel Sergeant
5:00 PM Dawn Van Meter
Sunday, February 23rd● Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 SM 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-38 7:00 AM Dennis and Alice VanPoppel
9:00 AM Margie, Jim and Mike Kish
11:00 AM For the People of St. Bavo

This Week In Our Parish
Monday, February 17th
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM The Lord Book Study—Parish Office
6:00 PM Benedictine Oblates — Meeting Room A
Tuesday, February 18th
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM The Lord Book Study—Parish Office
4:00 PM & 7:00 PM Pray the Rosary—Church
7:00 PM Return Book Study Presentation—Meeting Room A
Thursday, February 20th
12:30 PM to 3:00 PM Knitting & Crochet Group—Room C
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Lord Book Study— Parish Office
7:00 PM 1st District West End Meeting– Meeting Room A
Saturday, February 22nd
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Confessions—Church

Collection for the week of 02/09/25
Adult Envelopes $ 7,197.00
Loose 255.00
Electronic Transfers 2,432.00
$ 9,884.00
Amount needed each week for a balanced budget.—$7,596.00

The Lord Book Study
This week's book study will be
Part 7 Chapter 5
“The Lamb”
You can access all the available summary videos on our website

Benedictine Oblates
Monday, February 17th
6:00 PM
Parish Center Meeting Room A

Religious Education
This weekend Sunday, February 16th 4:00 PM—7:00 PM
Parish Center Rooms AB

St Bavo Parish
Original Jonah Fish Fry
Friday, March 21st
4:00 PM — 7:00 PM
Mark your calendar, and plan to attend

Liturgical Ministers—February 22nd and 23rd
Ushers
5:00 PM Kathy Sobecki, Mike Bellovich, Gary O’Dell
7:00 AM David Schwier, Preston Lievens, Paul Fenimore
9:00 AM Tom Hunsberger, Ted Robinson, Tom Torri
11:00 AM David Voor, Todd Lehmann
Servers
5:00 PM Richard Baxter
7:00 PM Michael Bowling
9:00 AM Luca Wright, Enzo Wright
11:00 AM Anna Modlin, Madison Modlin
Lectors
5:00 PM Liz Mazurek
7:00 AM Gus Zuehlke
9:00 AM Beth Kuminecz, Angie Layman
11:00 AM Diane Gorman, Cara Coppens-Clark
Eucharistic Ministers
5:00 PM Gina Mynsberge, Mary Ann Gast*
7:00 AM Mary Aldrich*
9:00 AM Marylen Robinson, Nietta Wright*
11:00 AM Gina Lehmann, Jo Coats*
Gift Bearers
5:00 PM The Mazurek Family
7:00 AM Jeff & Deb Van Poppel
9:00 AM Chet and Brenda Jakubowski
11:00 AM John & Bev Roggeman

Pray the Rosary
Every Tuesday ● 4 PM and 7 PM
Church will be open at 3:00 PM for quiet prayer. At 4:00 PM the Rosary will be recited. Church will remain open for prayer. You are welcome to join us in the Chapel for Mass at 5:00 PM. To close the evening, we will recite the rosary in Church at 7:00 PM

WINGS Book Collection
The WINGS group is hosting its annual book
collection for the Women’s Care Center during the month of February. Donations of new and gently used books are requested and will run for the next three weekends, wrapping up on February 23rd. Flyers are available at all Church doors and at the
Parish Office with more information.

Important Message from Bishop Kevin Rhoades
Certain news outlets continue to make claims that Catholic Charities participates in illegal immigration and human trafficking, earning large profits while doing so. As your Bishop and Chairman of the Board of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend, I can assure you these are false claims levied against our Catholic Charities agency. In fact, the complete opposite is true. Our diocesan Catholic Charities participates in pathways for legal immigration and supports survivors of human trafficking, while operating those programs at a fiscal deficit.
For more information, visit their website at https://ccfwsb.org

Catholic in Recovery provides healing from addictions, compulsions, and unhealthy attachments.
Weekly meetings starting
Thursday February 20th at 7:00 PM
St Jude Parish 19704 Johnson Rd South Bend, IN

Antioch Youth Group Retreat
“HE MUST INCREASE”
Friday thru Sunday, February 21st-23rd
@ St Joseph Parish, Mishawaka
To register for the retreat, please email
antiochmishawaka@gmail.com
Want to sign up for adoration, sign up at?
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4BADAD2FA7FB654499608-antioch#/
Want to assist with food for the retreat, sign up at?
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4BADAD2FA7FB654499608-antioch#/