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May 19, 2013 - Pentecost Sunday

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Website: http://stmary.irelandindiana.com

St. Mary Church

Parish Staff Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor………................ gkaiser@evdio.org St. Mary Church, Office………..482-7041 Dianne Gogel, Secretary……….….Ext. 21 dgogel@evdio.org Sherri Hartley, Secretary….……...Ext. 22 chartley@evdio.org Stan Heim, Property Mngr…….............. sheim@evdio.org Holly Reckelhoff, Preschool.…....Ext. 40 hollyreckelhoff@yahoo.com Martha Schmitt, DRE..……..……...Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Gregory DuPont, Music Director……….. 482-7041……………..gdupont@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music…………… …………………………………..………..482-7837 Annette Witte, cleaning …......482-9699 Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Precious Blood, Office…………. 482-4461 Office…Ext. 128……….Rectory...Ext. 650 Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley ..... ............................................ .634-9147 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter….... ……………………………..…………....482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr.639-3393

Ireland K of C, Lee Goeppner..639-8439 Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme… .................................. ………...482-5265 Parish Nursing, Joyce Gehlhausen ....... .............. …………………………....482-2824 Parish Council, Tom Schrader.482-3763 Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel………. ………………………………………..…..482-4093 St. Anne’s Society, Jill Peter....661-8253 St. John Bosco, Becky Siewers ……….…...……..........................................481-2442

St. Mary’s Mission Statement: St. Mary Church is a community of faith united in Eucharist and committed to seeking God through prayer; sharing our gifts of time, talent and treasure; providing formation and education for children and adults; responding to the needs of people by sharing our faith and resources. We are dedicated to living and proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Maria Baer

Emily Beckman

Nicholas Borden

Alex Braunecker

Calley Brosmer

Robyn Burke

Taylor Buschkoetter

Breanna DeKemper

Kendra Egler

Michael Flynn

Cole Gehlhausen

Janelle Gore

Zachary Haas

Jordan Hartley

Cory Hoffman

Alan Hopf

Sara Hopf

Shelby Hopf

Lucas James

Kayla Judy

Breanne Kiefer

Rachel Knies

Madisyn Lehmkuhler

Sam Leinenbach

Hanna Mehringer

Shelby Merder

Haley Miller

Sarah Moore

Kaylee Murray

Aaron Nordhoff

Kyle Nordhoff

Brittaney Nottingham

Michael Pennington

Ashley Renner

Sarah Ruckriegel

Lydia Scherle

Chance Schmitt

Jaclyn Schmitt

Jesse Schmitt

Cole Sermersheim

Kirk Shepherd

Megan Stenftenagel

Allison Streicher

Eric Wehr

Andrea Weidenbenner

Landen Weidenbenner

Rachel Weidenbenner

Marissa Weisman

Kalynn Wilson

Michelle Young

Congratulations St. Mary’s 2013 High School Graduates

Readings for the Week of May 19, 2013

Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez

37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39

Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14/Jl

3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39

Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-

17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26

Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Mk 9:14-29

Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Mk 9:30-37

Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Mk 9:38-40

Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Mk 9:41-50

Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Mk 10:1-12

Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Mk 10:13-16

Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15

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Weekend Masses at St. Mary Church: Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:00am, 9:00am & 10:30am

Weekend Masses at Precious Blood Church: Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am

Weekday Masses at St. Mary Church: Tuesday and Thursday 7:30am

Weekday Masses Precious Blood Church: Wednesday 8:00am, Friday 8:10am & Saturday 8:00am

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 4:00-4:50pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am

Anointing of the Sick: Available by request, especially before surgery and in case of emergencies.

Sacrament of Baptism: Call the Parish Office regarding Baptism appointments.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the parish office at least 6 months in advance. Marriage Preparation paperwork must be completed before the marriage can take place.

Homebound Parishioners: Communion calls are made on Monday mornings to parishioner’s homes. Call the parish office if you would like a visit from our Eucharistic Minister.

Mass Intentions

Sat-May 18 5:00 pm David Schwenk Graduating Seniors’ Mass Sun-May 19 7:00 am Viola & Bernard Steltenpohl 9:00 am Hilda Mehringer 10:30 am Members of St. Mary Parish

Tues-May 21 7:30 am Belgium Borzella Thurs-May 23 7:30 am Dorothy M Bartley

Sat-May 25 5:00 pm Joe Schnaus Sun-May 26 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:00 am Geralyn Brosmer 10:30 am Bert Kinder

May 29: Picnic with the Bishop at St. John Parish, Daylight, beginning

at 4:00pm. Call the parish office for more info.

June

1: LaVerne Kieffner Benefit 10:00am to 10:00pm at the Jasper

Moose Lodge. Bake sale, country store, food, dance and silent

auction. Call Judy at 630-9900 or Rhonda 661-2344.

2: Healing Mass at St. Mary Church (here). Worship at 3:30pm,

Mass at 4:00pm. Fr. Noel Mueller Celebrant. For info call

Charles Mendel 482-7502 or go to website http://psci.net/blitzen/

8: Indiana Abolition Coalition Area Meeting 10:00am-noon in the

Parish Hall of Holy Rosary Church, Evansville. Working to end

the death penalty in Indiana. More info call 812-477-8923 and

ask for Sister Mary Mundy.

14: Celebrating Fathers Event at Huntingburg Park and League

Stadium. Food, music, movie and prizes.

Wedding Banns

Matthew Fleck & Bridget Gehlhausen Pub II

Nick Merkley & Alyssa Mundy Pub I

Church Support *Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,670.00

Collection for the weekend of May 11 & 12

248 Envelopes…………………………………………………...$ 10,131.00 Loose ………………………………………………………………..$ 1,136.80 Average ACH deposit……………………………………….…$ 4,282.00 Children’s Collection………………………………………… .$ 16.00 Total Weekend Collection…………………………………..$ 15,565.80

Over.….……………….……………………………………………..$ 1,895.80

Thank You!!!!!!

Mass Attendance for May 11 & 12 5:00pm [275] 7:00am [219] 9:00am [328] 10:30am [322]

2013 Irish Sweepstake Winner for May 12

Congratulations to our $100 winner, Rick Ooll.

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Catechist Corner

This Saturday, the high school seniors will be honored

at the 5:00pm Mass followed by a dinner with their

families. Please keep these young adults in your prayers as they

begin the next chapter of their lives. Whether they choose to

continue on with their education, join the military or become

part of the workforce, may they always remember to stay strong

in their faith and trust in the plan God has for them.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,

“plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

God Bless Martha

We welcome into the Family of God:

Dylan Robert Young, child of Derrick and Kelly

(Flannagan) Young. Congratulations!!

St. Mary Preschool - Chalk Box

We have been busy winding down the school year!

The year began with the students getting to know one another.

We continued that theme this week again as we brought items

for the last Show & Tell of the school year! We reviewed all of

our ABC’s, had our height and weight measurements taken,

practiced rhyming, and enjoyed the company of our friends!

Our Year 1 students made a special trip to Dairy Queen to make

their very own ice cream cones! Yum! Yum! We love coming

to school and sharing all of these fun experiences with our

friends!

~Ms. Holly

Dear Parish Family,

Each Mass during the prayers of the faithful we ask for an increase of vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. During the past few

years we have had the privilege of seminarians working in our parishes as they develop their priestly skills while attending Saint

Meinrad.

I have gotten to know these young men over the years. Each is a good man and each brings their own unique skills to the ministry of the

Church. This Year Deacon Chris Droste will be ordained to the Priesthood on June 8th at the Cathedral. Currently there are 12 Seminari-

ans studying for the Diocese of Evansville. Please continue to pray for all seminarians and those discerning a vocation.

The religious also need good candidates to be either a sister or brother. These vocations are vital to our Catholic Community. I look back

and give thanks to God for the priests and Sisters that taught me so much about my faith and about life. We also have been blessed by the

healthcare that many religious provided for our country through the years.

I challenge each one of you to support vocations. I encourage you to support vocations by getting to know seminarians and novices and

pray for them. One way which you can do this is talking with seminarians when they return to St. Mary’s and Precious Blood in the Fall.

Keep all in your prayers.

There clearly is a seedbed of vocation in Dubois County. We must support these young men and women to be the person God created

them to be. Is you see a person that displays leadership qualities and is active in the faith, ask them if they thought of a vocation. Re-

search indicates the main reason young people never consider a vocation to priesthood or religious life is because they were never asked.

Invite them to think pray and discern their vocation. Write the names down of young people that you think would make a good priest or

religious and pray for those people daily.

The most important thing you can do for vocations is to live out your own vocation with holiness and boldness. May the Patron of our

Diocese intercede for us; Mary send us vocations to serve the good people of the Diocese. The Diocese also has a program to help those

discerning a vocation. The program is “Called by name.” If you know of a young man or woman that would make a good candidate

please contact my office at 482-4461.

Fr. Gary

In honor of all veterans and public servants, The Annual Shiloh

Gathering will be held on Sunday, May 26 at 1:30pm at the

Shiloh Meeting House on 4060 W Shiloh Road near Ireland. The

program will be highlighted by the Red Bank Reunion Band, Indi-

ana’s only on going Civil War Band, from Evansville. Desserts

will be served after the meeting. Come bring a friend, a dessert,

and enjoy a historical event. All are welcome!

The Family of Angie Weidenbenner would like to express

their deepest gratitude to all who gave their time and contribu-

tions during her passing. We would like to especially thank

Father Gary Kaiser and Father Ken Betz for a lovely service,

Laura Witte and Gregory DuPont for the beautiful music, all

those that participated in the Mass and the parish staff for all

they did. Thank you to those that gave food and money, espe-

cially at the funeral home and bereavement meal. Finally,

thank you for all the prayers and support to our family. God

Bless. Angie Weidenbenner Family

Called by Name - It can be difficult to hear God’s voice speaking to

us today. Let’s help each other by pointing out how God might be

calling our friends, family members and fellow parishioners to con-

sider a call to the priesthood or religious life. Go online and submit

the name of an individual between the ages of 15 and 45 who you

think would make a good priest or religious brother or sister. Check

out the website: www.StationForVocations.org. Follow the

“Called By Name” link to make your submission and to tell us why

you think that individual would make a good priest or religious. This

program is sponsored by the Diocese of Evansville Vocation Office.

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This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday - Pentecost Sunday [05/19]: Graduating Seniors’ Mass at 5:00pm. Congratulations

to all our graduating seniors and their families. Please keep them in your prayers. Second Collection for the Community Food Bank. Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign

envelopes are in your packets. This collection provides grants to Catholic organizations that help spread the Good News through social networking sites, television, radio and print media. Half of your donations are stay-ing in our diocese to support local projects. Children’s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2

during the 9:00am Mass. Sunday School in the Social Hall basement for ages 3-6 during the 9:00am Mass. This will be the last Sunday School until after picnic.

Monday [05/20]: Happy Birthday Father Gary! May God bless you

today and everyday. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Tuesday [05/21]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Wednesday [05/22]: Rosary at 11:30am in church. Quilting 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Rectory basement. St. Anne’s Sewing Room opens at 6:00pm in the

Rectory Basement.

Thursday [05/23]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Sunday [05/26]: Fr Timothy Tenbarge 40th Anniversary to the Priest-

hood Jubilee Mass at 10:00am at St. Anthony Church with open house 2:00-4:00pm at the St. Anthony Padua Center Fellowship Hall.

Thank you to everyone who donates to our monthly Community Food Bank Collection. With last month’s donations, we were able to provide a meal and buy 144 cans of noodle soup, 96 boxes of cereal, 4 packages of diapers, 240 boxes of skillet helper, 60 cans of pears, and 192 boxes of crackers. With your help, we are feeding the hungry in Dubois County. Thanks!!

Upcoming Parish Events

June 10-14: Vacation Bible School 9:00am to noon. Registration sheets/volunteer forms can be found in the back of church. Dead-line for t-shirt orders is May 20. June 14: Parish Party - more info to follow. June 22, 23 & 24: TEC here at St. Mary. July 8: Ireland K of C Officers Installation. Night for Knights and their ladies at 6:30pm. July 27, 28 & 29: TEC here at St. Mary. Sept 8: St. Mary Church Picnic Nov 2, 3 & 4: TEC here at St. Mary. Feb 8 & 9, 2014: Ladies CRHP March 1 & 2, 2014: Men’s CRHP

Bosco May 19: Monte Casino (Spiritual talk and walking rosary) at

St. Meinrad. Meet at 2:00pm at the house.

May 22: House open after school until 9:00pm for high school

youth.

*We have 4 openings for Work Camp, June 23-28, at this time.

Please call Becky at 481-2442 ASAP if you would like to go.

Open to incoming high school youth and adult leaders.

Congratulations to all those graduating from

St. John Bosco Youth Ministry.

“Thank you” to Junior Troop #646 for purchasing and planting

the flowers in the pots in front of church and on the parish office

porch. The 5th grade girls are working on the Take Action Project

with is the last requirement needed to earn the Bronze Award, the

highest award a Junior scout can earn. You did a great job and

your parish appreciates your hard work.

You and your family are invited to attend Mass with Father

Ray Brenner at the St. Thomas Chapel on Tuesday, May 21 at

7:00am. Father Ray offers Mass on the Third Tuesday of eve-

ry month at 7:00am. The St. Thomas Chapel is located in the

new St. Thomas Medical Center, 600 W 13th Street in Jasper.

The Chapel entrance is located on the Northwest corner of the

building (the North entrance is also open). All are welcome.

“Thank You” to all the ladies who have volunteered to bring

food, drinks, decorations and prizes to all of the St. Anne’s

Meetings/Card Party! I deeply appreciate it. I know how busy

everyone’s schedules are. I would love it more if you would

come to a meeting. We have an opening prayer, a reading

about a saint for the day, eat, socialize, finish up the meeting

and have our entertainment or whatever it might be. October is

Bunco, December is the Christmas party, February is induction

of officers, March is the card party and May is the Mother’s Day Banquet. If you have any questions about membership

please don’t hesitate to call the Parish office or Jill Peter.

Thanks!! Jill

Picnic with the Bishop

Do you think that you’re alone in considering a call to priesthood,

religious life or lay church ministry? Join others for a relaxing

event with Bishop Thompson on Wednesday, May 29, at 4:30pm

at St. John Parish, Daylight. Anyone in high school or older is

welcome to attend. We will have Mass, presentations by priests,

religious brothers and sisters and lay church ministers, followed

by supper and some time to have fun. Contact the parish office if

you are interested or you can email us at vocations@evdio.org or

call 812-424-5536 to make reservations.

Liturgical Ministers for May 25 & 26

SERVERS: 5:00 pm Claire Egler - Cameron Egler 7:00 am Nathan Wehr - Jacob Dudenhoeffer 9:00 am Luke Sermersheim - Josh Weidenbenner 10:30 am Grant Brescher - Cole Mehringer

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: 5:00 pm Ruth Small - Marvin Schepers - Lee Goeppner - Marlene Goeppner - Patrick Gress 7:00 am Helen Vonderheide - Mary Werner - Kathy Burton - Tony Burton - Joe Jerger 9:00 am Debbie Schwenk - Bonnie Meadows - Laura Otto - Bridget Gehlhausen - Larry Goeppner 10:30 am Alison Montee - Gaylene Laubscher - Bev Himsel - Diane Brescher - Beth Gentry

LECTORS: 5:00 pm Cindy Gress 7:00 am Pat Stemle 9:00 am Barb Leinenbach 10:30 am Beth Underwood

Lectors Website: www.lectorsproclaim.org (Year C)

USHERS: 5:00 pm Adam Hopf - John Wilz 7:00 am Doug Scherle - Larry Vollmer 9:00 am Stan & Cheryl Epple 10:30 am Kent & Nina Peter

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Jennifer Stemle

St. Mary Catholic Church in Huntingburg will be hosting a

workshop on Marriage, Divorce and Annulment on

Wednesday, May 22, from 6:00-7:30pm at the Activity Center

Cafeteria (313 N Washington Street). After a brief overview

of the sacrament of Matrimony, Father Ken Walker and Mary

Gen Blittschau from the Diocese of Evansville Tribunal will

offer comments on the topic of annulments and provide time

for questions and answers. Open to any interested Catholic.

Catholic Social Teaching

“Not to promote the interests of prisoners would be to make im-

prisonment a mere act of vengeance of the part of society, pro-

voking only hatred in the prisoners themselves. For all to play

their part in building the common good they must work, in the

measure of their competence, to ensure that prisoners have the

means to redeem themselves, both as individuals and in their

relations to society.”

Pope John Paul II: Message for the Jubilee on Prisons, July 2000

We have the following available openings at the Divine Providence

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel located at Precious

Blood Parish. Please help to fill one of the open times at the chapel. Open Hours:

2nd & 4th Wednesdays @ 3:00am (once or twice a month)

4th Sunday @ 3:00pm (once a month)

5th Sunday @ 3:00pm (4 times a year)

4th Sunday @ 2:00am (once a month)

5th Monday @ 12:00am (4 times a year)

Share an Hour:

12:00pm/noon on Mondays

10:00am on Thursday

To take the opportunity for an hour in prayer, please call 630-8382 or

email dp@adorationmanager.com