St. Mary Church. March 31, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

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1 March 31, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord St. Mary Church P O B O X 6 7 I R E L A N D, I N P H O N E : ( ) FA X : ( ) Parish Staff Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor... gkaiser@evdio.org St. Mary Church, Office 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 Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Witte, cleaning Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Precious Blood, Office Ext. 128 Precious Blood, Rectory...Ext. 650 gkaiser@evdio.org Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley Church Decorations, Janet Schitter Finance Council, Audrey Wehr Ireland K of C, Lee Goeppner Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme Parish Nursing, Joyce Gehlhausen Parish Council, Tom Schrader Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel St. Anne s Society, Jill Peter St. John Bosco, Becky Siewers 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. Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Website:

2 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. St. Mary Church & St. Anne Society, Thank you for the March 3 blood drive. We were very pleased with the drive overall, and the willingness of the donors to share this life saving gift. The efforts of St. Mary Church have always been greatly appreciated and their support of the community blood program will go a long way toward replenishing blood supplies and ultimately saving lives. In addition, we very much appreciate your efforts during this crucial time. You may be interested to know that 40 donors registered, 3 donors were deferred and 42 unites were collected! We also registered 4 first time donors! Again, thank you for your contribution and ongoing support of this important community program. I look forward to working with you again on an upcoming blood drive. Sincerely, Eric Hardin Donor Recruitment Representative Readings for the Week of March 31, 2013 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/ Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35 Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: Liturgical Publications Inc Mass Intentions Sat-March 30 8:30 pm Mike & Betty Seibert Sun-March 31 7:00 am Members of the Parish 9:00 am Donnie Schnell 10:30 am Tom Sr & Emma Scherle Tues-April 2 7:30 am No Mass Thurs-April 4 7:30 am The Eugene Heeke Family Sat-April 6 5:00 pm Alf Burger Sun-April 7 7:00 am Members of the Parish 9:00 am Mary Ann & Herb Schwenk 10:30 am Andrew P & Carrie Hopf *Normally we start scheduling Masses for the next calendar year in March. Because of strategic planning, we will not schedule any Masses, except special wedding anniversary Masses, until July 1. Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31 April 6: Rock N For Rio on the St. Joseph Plaza 6:30-9:30pm. Tickets are available at St. Joseph Church or call Advanced tickets need to be purchased by Friday, April 5. Proceeds go to the 12 young adults and seminarians from the Evansville Diocese on their pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 7: Ireland Sportsman Club Shoot - Ham Shoot noon to 3:00pm. Closed match 3:00pm. Chicken dinners starting at 11:00am. 13: St Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, Sacred Music Series presents Chanticleer...An Orchestra of Voices live in concert 7:30pm at the Victory Theatre, Evansville. This is a multiple Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble. Call ext. 162 for more information. 14: St. John Church, Daylight, Chicken & Ham Dinner 10:30am to 1:30pm. 21: A Healing Mass at Precious Blood at 3:30pm. Fr. John Judie Celebrant. For info call Charles Mendel at or go to St. Mary s will be collecting unexpired manufacture's coupons for our Armed Service Personnel families overseas. Please clip if you can. Questions, call Helen Vonderheide at Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

3 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rejoice He is risen!!! Happy Easter. I would like to thank all who helped make the Liturgies of the Triduum so beautiful. I appreciate those who volunteered to have their feet washed. It can be a humbling experience for both those having their feet washed or for the one washing them. This act of service demonstrates the Servant Leadership our Lord asked of his disciples. The Good Friday Service was so moving. It is such a somber day and the service reminds how blessed we are to celebrate Mass. As you know Good Friday is the one day through-out the world Mass can t be celebrated. Recalling the Passion of our Lord voicing the responses of the people it is touching to see and hear and reminds of our Lord s great love for us. Holy Saturday is always full of so many liturgical details. The Decorating committees did and excellent job. Both Parish looked so wonderful. The Fire was a beautiful sight and the Choirs did an excellent job at all of the Masses. We want to welcome our newest members to the Church. Thanks to all those who helped in their preparations. Easter does not end with Easter Sunday, so let us enjoy this festive season. Rejoice in our Lord s Mercy on Divine Mercy Sunday. May this Easter Season be a happy and blessed one for all of us!!! Fr. Gary Catechist Corner The past 6 weeks, the kids have been involved in a lot of Lenten service projects to help others. The grade school kids have been working on learning their prayers and taking the time to pray for others. They have been bringing in money so we can once again sponsor kids from Haiti and also bringing plastic caps to be recycled into picnic tables and benches for a parish/school in Evansville. The 5th graders colored 13 dozen eggs for the community meal. On Wednesday evening, the middle school and high school youth did an outstanding job making balls of plastic yarn out of Wal-mart bags to be used for making sleeping matts for the homeless. We also had some very energetic kids helping with the fish fry fund raiser for our Religious Ed program. It is so rewarding to see the positive attitude from these young people when they are working together as a group knowing that they are helping others. This I would say is the most rewarding part of my job with these kids. God Bless Martha Robert Bob Herbig Please remember Bob and his family in your prayers... CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING May we find the strength and joy that is necessary to live the mysteries of Holy Week every day of our lives. May Jesus who gave His life for the world be resurrected in our lives. May His spirit give us hope and creativity for daily living and for living the works of mercy, justice, and peace Year of Social Justice Anderson Woods Summer Camp for children and adults with special needs in now accepting applications for campers, counselors, and volunteers. The camp, located in rural Perry County offers a unique outdoor camping experience. Eight weeks of 4-day, 3-night sessions in June and July are full of such activities as hiking, fishing, swimming, gardening, tending to animals, kickball, hayrides, cookouts, arts and crafts, and more, all while making new friends. Camper fees are $150 per session. Counselors receive a $2000 scholarship to any college or university for their eight weeks of service. For more info or an application, visit the website at or call Megan Gatwood at Help Us Get Ready for September 8, 2013 Picnic Sunday Before long, it will be picnic time and we all know our homemade quilts are a big reason that people come and stay on picnic day. We are lucky enough to have dedicated volunteers who quilt on Mondays and Wednesdays and also in their homes. Would you be willing to get 11 family members, neighbors or friends together to donate $30 a piece to buy material and have a quilt quilted for our picnic? All of your names will be attached to the finished quilt and displayed at the quilt show and picnic day. Call Sherri or Dianne at the parish office, , for more information. If you are currently on a quilt group, send your donation in at any time and mark it quilt donation Irish Sweepstake Winner for March 24 Congratulations to our $100 winner, Duane Kieffner. St Mary Catholic Church, Ireland IN 3

4 This Week s Parish Events Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord [03/31]: Happy Easter - The Lord is truly risen, alleluia. To him be glory and power for all the ages of eternity, alleluia, alleluia. Luke 24:34; cf. Revelation 1:6 Monday [04/01]: Quilting at 6:00pm in the Rectory basement. Rosary for St. Mary Parish at 6:00pm in church. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Tuesday [04/02]: No Mass will be celebrated today. Wednesday [04/03]: 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 [04/04]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Sunday [04/07]: Divine Mercy Sunday - A Divine Mercy Service will be hosted by Father Gary Kaiser at Precious Blood Church. Confessions will begin at 2:00pm. The Service will begin at 3:00pm and will include a teaching by Father Gary. Upcoming Parish Events April 14: Confirmation Retreat for current 8th graders 2:00-7:00pm April 27 & 28: First Communion here at St. Mary. May 4 & 5: Ireland K of C Tootsie Roll Drive May 7: St. Anne s Meeting May 18: Graduating Senior Mass at 5:00pm with a meal to follow. June 10-14: Vacation Bible School June 22, 23 & 24: TEC here at St. Mary. July 27, 28 & 29: TEC here at St. Mary. Sept 8: St. Mary Church Picnic Bosco April 3: House open until 5:00pm for high school youth. Book Buster (Scripture study) for high school youth from 8:30-9:30pm. April 5: We re Not Tired of Fish, Yet! fundraiser fish dinner from 4:00-7:00pm. Drive thru only in St. Joseph parking lot. $8 per person, plenty of fish with German fries, slaw and bread. Please help support the youth going to Work Camp for a week of service this summer. April 19 & 20: Service theme retreat for youth in grades Grades 6-8 will attend from 6:00-10:00pm and then be excused. This will take the place of the regular Jr. Bosco night for April. Special activities, music and talks. Grades 9-12 will have an overnight and go to Anderson Woods for a day of service on April 20. Ending time will be 3:00pm. Please call Becky at with any questions. April 28: Teen Mass has been moved to the last Sunday in April so the youth attending Prom will have the chance to attend a later Mass. It will be at Precious Blood beginning at 6:00pm, followed by pizza for the youth. Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their 80+ birthdays in the month of April: Eugene Haase, April 3; Lee Gress, April 7; Meleties Weyer, April 12; James Kapp, April 17; Patrick Schmitt, April 20; Gerald Mulloy, April 24; Dolores Leinenbach, April 25; and Raymond Werner, April 27. May God bless you on your special day. Congratulations!! Locally Hosted Pilgrimage Tours in 2013 Israel: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - April with Father David Fleck of St. John the Baptist Parish, Vincennes Greece: In the Footsteps of Paul the Apostle - Oct 9-19 with Father Ray Brenner of St. Joseph Parish, Jasper Italy - Nov with Father Joseph Ziliak, Newburgh Catholic Charities will sponsor Catholic Engaged Encounter weekends in 2013 on April and Sept at Sarto Retreat Center. Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat with other engaged couples that affords time alone together to plan for sacramental marriage. Trained facilitators lead the program. For more info or to register, call or Dominic Faraone at or dfaraone@evdio.org 4

5 Liturgical Ministers for April 6 & 7 SERVERS: 5:00 pm Jo Kemker - Hagan Patton 7:00 am Luke Sermersheim - Nathan Wehr 9:00 am Kelby Uebelhor - Kaleb Renner 10:30 am Nick Mendel - Jared Englert EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: 5:00 pm Lee Goeppner - Marlene Goeppner - Ruth Small - Marvin Schepers - Patrick Gress 7:00 am Mary Werner - Gene Mehringer - Susan Oeding - Melinda Weidenbenner - Tony Burton 9:00 am Bridget Gehlhausen - Bonnie Meadows - Laura Otto Julie Truesdale - Debbie Schwenk 10:30 am Gina Scherle - Alison Montee - Michelle Kieffner - Nathan Temple - Abby Meadows LECTORS: 5:00 pm Cindy Gress 7:00 am Kathy Burton 9:00 am Jenny Clark 10:30 am Gaylene Laubscher Lectors Website: (Year C) USHERS: 5:00 pm Ed & Kathy Vollmer 7:00 am Clint Gogel - Phil Gogel 9:00 am Stan & Cheryl Epple 10:30 am Kent & Nina Peter Children s Liturgy of the Word: Abby Truesdale Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Easter is the day when all things are tumbled over like the colored eggs that children roll in the grass. The stone from the tomb is rolled away. Christ, the Lamb of God, redeems the sheep. The Prince of life, who died, now lives forever. Death is swallowed up by the grave and Life itself comes forth from the tomb. As the psalmist writes: "The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes" (Ps 118:22-23). We have grown up with the notion of resurrection. The rising of Christ has been part of our religious upbringing. It is so much a part of our culture that the mystery of this great event may escape us. But imagine Mary Magdalene coming to the tomb early in the morning and finding the body of Jesus gone. Then Peter and the other disciple run to the tomb after she brings them the news. The Gospel makes it clear that they did not understand the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead. They must have felt their world shaken apart by this great mystery! And here we are, two thousand years later, calmly proclaiming, "He suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day." This incredible mystery, this miraculous event, this saving action that we celebrate on this feast is the most incredible thing to happen since the foundation of the world. The Lord has been raised from the tomb and he lives in our midst. Just as the Resurrection turned over the lives of the disciples and changed them forever, so too does the rising of Christ from the dead make a difference in our lives. Because he lives we can be free from the power of sin. The living Christ gives us the Spirit that empowers us to act in his name and to live like him, filled with life and love Liturgical Publications Inc