Near the St. Anthony statue will be a barrel to collect canned soups for the BROWN BAG PROJECT at Garfield towers in North Terre Haute. This project is already supported by a monthly monetary donation from St. Bens, but the numbers of hungry being served keeps going up. For this reason, the Terre Haute parishes have been asked to help further by participating in a canned soup collection four times a year. July is one of the months St. Benedict Parish is called to collect. Thank you for whatever canned soups you can furnish for this project.

Religious Education Fall 2020 – There will be religious education this fall, even though we do not know exactly what it will look like. The Archdiocese is providing guidance as to how parishes should conduct religious education and that plan will vary from parish to parish. Parents, please watch your email in July for a survey that will collect your input on how religious education should take place. And, you can always contact Rita, at rita@stbenedictth.org and at 812.232.8421, ext. 112 to discuss ideas and options.

The 2020 Wabash Valley Rubber Duck Regatta will be taking place on July 4. Adopted yellow rubber ducks will race down the Wabash River with the winner receiving $10,000 and the chance at a $1,000,000 bonus prize! Adoption information is below.

Congratulations to Tony and Jim for being re-elected! A VERY BIG congratulations to Theo Sibley and Chris Lazzell! We are very happy to have you join us

We’re Back! – Folks in the process of initiation, their sponsors and RCIA team members are meeting in the parish center gym (upstairs on the second floor) this Tuesday, July 7 at 7:00p. We are discussing the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation and our parishioner, Gaylon Smith will lead our session. We will provide masks and have safety protocols in place. 

Group on Wednesday Night – A group of young adults meets on Wednesday evenings for faith, friendship, and fun via Zoom. We’d LOVE to have you join us! Contact Jason Allen and he’ll send you the link! Text him at 812.244.3510.

Due to the COVID-19 related health and safety concerns for our parish and other volunteers as well as those who would be attending our St. Benedict Community Festival this summer, the decision was made to cancel the festival for this year. We greatly appreciate everyone’s support for the past 23 years St. Bens has had the privilege of opening our beautiful church and parish family to the community as we gathered for food, drink, games, silent auction, youth activities and church tours. We hope that we will be able to resume our festival in 2021. Part of our festival does however continue. In recent years, we’ve held a Capital Prize lottery giving away at total of $18,100 in prize money. This year is no exception to that part of our festival as we will continue to sell raffle tickets on line (CLICK BELOW FOR LINK), through our volunteer sellers and at our parish office located at 111 S 9th Street. Our prize drawings will be held on September 26, 2020, with chances to win the grand prize of $10,000, 2nd place of $2,500, or 3rd place of $1,500. Early bird drawings totaling $2,600 have already be awarded. Capital Prize sales go to support our many parish ministries and the upkeep of our parish campus. Hope to see you all in 2021 at our 24th St. Ben’s Community Festival!

I’ve been told that the Chinese character for crisis is a combination of the characters danger and opportunity.  It’s the latter of these two that has been the motivator for moving forward with our plan to refinish the church’s tabernacle. 

CRS Rice Bowl Collection – Thank you for sending in your Rice Bowl! Please, send your Rice Bowl offerings in one of these ways: 

In keeping with the instructions of Archbishop Thompson, many previously scheduled THYM events have been postponed. Check your emails to learn about ways that our Youth Ministry community will be engaging remotely over the next few weeks!

St. Benedict Festival Entry CAPITAL PRIZE RAFFLE-July 10-11, 2020 - Tickets $50 each – 18 Winners Grand prizes $10,000 $2,500 $1,500 PLUS 1-$1,000 and 1-$500 Winner on Friday night, July 10, 2020. All early winning tickets will be eligible for the Grand Prize on Saturday, July 11 at the Festival . Click below to print your entry form!

Please note the due date for weekend bulletins. Submissions must be emailed to dee@stbenedictth.org April 5 (Palm Sunday) due Noon March 27 April 12 (Easter) due Noon April 3 April 19 due Noon April 10

You Voted, here are the winners! On behalf of St Ben’s Middle School Group, we thank you and are grateful for your prayers and support. Go to Facebook to see the other winning photos!

HOSPITALIZED? If you or someone in your family is hospitalized, please contact the parish office directly at St. Benedict Church to let us know you are there (812-232-8421) You should contact the hospital’s Chaplain’s Office to receive communion during your stay, however, please do not rely on the Chaplain’s office to let the parish know you are admitted.

​​​​​​​Contact Rita to find out how you can get involved. Contact Rita, rita@stbenedictth.org or call the parish office, 812.232.8421, ext. 112.

The group 100+ Women Who Care presented a check for $12,900 Monday to the St. Benedict’s Soup Kitchen in downtown Terre Haute.

Have you downloaded the St Benedict Parish App yet? Lent, Easter & so many other awesome features are brought to Your device! Fr. Martin’s weekend Homilies are available on the App, titled ‘Homilies’.

St Benedict and our Creation Care Team is part of the Catholic Climate Covenant!  If you would like to join and start receiving information through Email, visit info@catholicsandclimatechange.org and sign up to become a member or simply google "Catholic Climate Covenant" and start reading!