St. Mary Church P O BOX 67 IR E L A N D, IN Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 11, St Mary Church

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1 St. Mary Church P O BOX 67 IR E L A N D, IN P H O N E : ( 81 2 ) FA X : ( 81 2 ) F R. J O S E P H F. E R B A C H E R, E F F I E, PA S T O R Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 11, 2018 St Mary Church Fr. Joseph F Erbacher, Fr. Effie, Pastor, Ext 33...jerbacher@evdio.org Deacon John Huether..jhuether@evdio.org Dianne Gogel, Secretary, Ext. 21..dgogel@evdio.org Sherri Hartley, Secretary, Ext. 22..chartley@evdio.org Stan Heim, Property Manager, Ext. 36..sheim@evdio.org Martha Schmitt, PCL, Ext mjschmitt@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Witte, Cleaning Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley Church Decorations, Janet Schitter Finance Council, Audrey Wehr Holy Trinity Catholic School, Lauren Emerson , Ext 40 Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Allen Reckelhoff Ireland K of C Building Rental, Allen Reckelhoff Parish Council President, Pat Gress Prayer Line, Bev Himsel St Anne s Society, President, Bonnie Meadows Director of St John Bosco Youth Ministry Angie Greulich 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 St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 7:00am and 10:00am Tuesday at 6:00pm - Way of the Cross after Mass during Lent Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am *There will be no morning Mass on funeral mornings. Also when school is cancelled or delayed because of the weather, there will be no morning/evening Mass. Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church First Friday 6:45-7:10am Saturday 3:30-4:10pm *On Saturday when there is a wedding, there will be no confessions. Anointing of the Sick: If facing surgery, dealing with a chronic illness, serious accident or nearing the end of life, notify the parish office if you would like Fr. Erbacher to administer Anointing of the Sick. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms will take place the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month with Fr. Erbacher or Deacon John. Call the Parish Office to make an appointment. Sacrament of Marriage: Parishioners who wish to be married at St. Mary Church are asked to contact the parish office six months prior to setting a date. This will provide time for prayer, preparation and paperwork. Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14, Collection for the weekend of March 3 & 4 Weekend Collection $ 8, Average ACH weekly deposit for March.....$ 4, Total Weekend Collection.....$ 13, Short... $ (181.75) Year-To-Date-Budget ( to current)...$ 504, Year-To-Date-Total....$ 497, Year-To-Date-Difference. $ (6,488.43) Campaign Goal....$ 6,000, Amount in Pledges (as of )... $ 5,376, Cash Collected to date (as of ).....$ 2,921, Thank You!! Mass Attendance for March 3 & 4 4:30pm [237] 7:00am [238] 10:00am [305] Please use your envelope if you are going to one of the area churches. They do come back to our parish. Another way to make sure your tithing is coming to St. Mary is to go electronic. This can be by electronic check payment from your bank or by ACH through the parish office. Mass Intentions Sat-Mar 10 4:30 pm Frank & Christine Buechler Family Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm Sun-Mar 11 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:00 am Victor Bohnenkamper, Jr. Tues-Mar 13 6:00 pm Maurice & Virginia Vollmer Way of the Cross after Mass Wed-Mar 14 7:30 am Eugenia Jeanie Mehringer Thurs-Mar 15 7:30 am Marvin & LaVerne Sermersheim Fri-Mar 16 7:30 am Earl & Lenora Buechler Sat-Mar 17 4:30 pm Members of St. Mary Parish No Private Confessions today - wedding (Gresla & Brescher) Sun-Mar 18 7:00 am Kurt Fleck 10:00 am Randy Schmitt Readings for the Week of March 11, 2018 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21 Scrutiny: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or Jn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b [2a]/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 [8]/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, [8a]Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 [4a]/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 [19a]/Jn 7:1-2, 10, Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, [2a]/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, [12a]/Heb 5:7-9/Jn 12:20-33 Scrutiny: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7]/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or Jn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 March Area Events 11: The Eucharist: What We Believe and Why presentation at Precious Blood Church, 2:00-3:30pm. Presenters: Steve Luegers and Linus Lampert. All are welcome. 11, 12 & 13: Parish Mission at St Celestine (March 11), St Raphael (March 12), St Celestine (March 13), 7:00-8:00pm with Fr. Leo Patalinghug as the speaker. Open to everyone. 12: Daughters of Isabella Jasper Circle #140 will meet in Room 301 at St. Joseph Parish Center. 15: Mass with Bishop Siegel at St. Joseph Church at 6:30pm. All are welcome. 16, 17 & 18: Source + Summit 2018 at Mater Dei High School 17: Source + Summit Adult Retreat at Corpus Christi Parish 17: Understanding How the Church Uses Scripture for the Liturgies of Holy Week program at Sisters of St. Benedict, 9:45am-3:30pm. To register, visit or call , ext Presenter is Fr. Eugene Hensell, OSB monk at St. Meinrad. 23 & 24: Brewing with the Spirit: A Monastic Craft Beer Experience at St. Benedict s Brew Works in Ferdinand. Call Luecke at for more information.

3 Mass with Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, D.D., S.T.L. Bishop Siegel will be celebrating Mass for the East Deanery on Thursday, March 15, at 6:30pm, at St. Joseph Church in Jasper. A reception following Mass will be held in Kundek Hall. All are invited to Mass and the reception. Prayers and well wishes to John Gresla and Alice Brescher who will be married on Saturday, March 17. Keep John and Alice in your prayers. (Pub 1II) Divine Providence Eucharistic Adoration Chapel has open hours for adoration. If you are interested in filling any of these hours, please contact the number or send an or dp@adorationmanager.com. Wednesday 12:00am - 1:00am Thursday 12:00pm - 1:00pm Friday 2:00am-3:00am The Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is located in the Parish Center on the campus of Precious Blood Parish. Please spend an hour with Jesus. Source + Summit Youth Retreat, March 16, 17 & 18 at Mater Dei High School. Join the hundreds of youth ages 13 and up that will come together to receive the life giving gift of the Holy Spirit strengthening them to live their lives for God. Dynamic speakers, friends, fellowship, prayer and fun. Flyers available in the back of church or for more info and to register go to or call or sourcessummit@evdio.org. Source + Summit Adult Retreat, March 17, at Corpus Christi Parish, Evansville. Join the many adults that will come together to discover the freedom, peace and joy of a life led by the Holy Spirit. Dynamic speakers, reconciliation, prayer and fellowship. Childcare will be available with advance notice. Call or go to or sourcesummit@evdio.org. St. John Bosco Youth Ministry St. John Bosco Catholic Youth Ministry reaches out to youth in grades 6 through 12 from St. Mary, Holy Family, Precious Blood, and St. Joseph. Check out more Bosco info and announcements at: March 11: Teen Mass and Pizza at Precious Blood at 6:00pm March 14: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House March 16-18: Source & Summit (for 7th graders and older) at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Evansville. March 21: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House. March 23-26: St. John Bosco Youth Ministry 1st Annual Middle School Retreat in Bowling Green, Kentucky. June 9-16: Catholic Heart Work Camp in Philadelphia, PA June 21-25: One Bread, One Cup, St. Meinrad July 16-20: Notre Dame Vision, South Bend There are 10 open Work Camp spots for Philadelphia this summer and 3 adult spots. Great opportunity - call Angie for more details St. Mary Parish will be having our Easter Egg Sale and Easter Bake Sale on March 30 (Good Friday). Eggs will be $3 per dozen and must be pre-ordered. Call the parish office at to place your order. We will be asking for help with donations of baked goods. All proceeds will go to the new church fund. Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their Birthdays March 10 to March 16 March 10: Doris Harris, Lauren Heichelbech, Justin Schmitt, Marissa Schmitt March 11: Anthony Emerson, Roger Erny, Reece Fromme, Averie Himsel, Jenelle Himsel, Gene Hopf, John Truesdale, William Wallace March 12: Casandra Cantu, Lauren Emerson, Mitchell Hile, Jeff Murry, Albert Rasche, Beth Sermersheim, Jama Wallace, John Weidenbenner, Michelle Witte March 13: Brynn Leinenbach, Cooper Seal, Miranda Terwiske, Kelby Uebelhor, Austin Zehr March 14: Blaine Best, Penny Gehlhausen, Steve Murry, Laura Otto Donald Schroeder, Maggie Schwenk, Audrey Stork, John Wallace March 15: Kenley Lamont, Millie Merkley, Cassandra Miller, Andy Schwenk, James Smith, Jr March 16: Zachary Hopf, Zachary Hudson, Audrey Kemker, Jack Kunkel, Jayme Stenftenagel Attention Engaged Couples! If you heard that you and your fiancé need to attend a marriage preparation program before the big day, then you heard right! Our next Unveiled Marriage Prep. overnight is April 28 & 29. For details, you can ask your parish staff; call Catholic Charities at ; review Unveiled online at or register online at September 8 & 9 will be the final program for 2018.

4 This Week s Parish Events Sunday [03/11]: Daylight Saving Time Begins - Spring forward. Sunday School during the 10:00am Mass in the basement of the Social Hall. Deanery Penance Service at St. Ferdinand Church at 4:00pm. Monday [03/12]: Quilting in the rectory basement at 5:00pm. Crave Bible Study at 6:15pm in the Social Hall Building. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Ireland K of C Rosary at 7:00pm; Meeting at 8:00pm. Just a reminder, when there is no school or a delay in the starting of school or a funeral, there is no Mass. Tuesday [03/13]: Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. Way of the Cross will be said after Mass. Choir Rehearsal will begin after Way of the Cross. Wednesday [03/14]: Rosary at 11:30am in church. Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St Anne s Sewing 6:00pm in the Rectory basement. No Religion Classes here at St. Mary. The Deanery Youth Event will be held at Holy Family Church, 7:00-8:00pm. Fr. Leo Patalinghug will be the speaker. Parents, please encourage your child(ren) to attend. Thursday [03/15]: Mass with Bishop Siegel at St. Joseph Church at 6:30pm with reception to follow in Kundek Hall. Everyone is welcome. Friday [03/16]: St. Mary Fish Fry beginning at 4:00pm until sold out. Fish, baked beans and slaw for $9. Dine in or drive thru. Proceeds go to the religious education department to sponsor Deuve & Naelle in Haiti. Saturday [03/17]: No Private Confessions on Saturday - wedding. Irish Mass at 4:30pm. Second Collection for the Community Food Bank. Sunday [03/18]: Second Collection for the Community Food Bank. Ireland K of C Spring BBQ. Serving starts at 9:00am. Irish Mass at 10:00am. Use your Easter Flower Envelope found in your monthly envelope packet to remember your deceased loved one(s) at Easter. Money collected will be used all year round for flowers and decorations for the church. The deadline for the names to be printed in the Easter flyer is March 26. Upcoming Parish Events March 16: St. Mary Fish Fry, 4:00pm to sold out. Dine in and drive thru. March 18: Ireland K of C Spring BBQ. Serving starts at 9:00am. March 30: Easter Egg Sale and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. April 5: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive - 2:00-7:00pm. April 11: St. Mary Parish cooks and serves the seminarians at Simon Brute in Indianapolis. April 14: St. Vincent de Paul Quarterly meeting here. Call Tom Schmitt for details. April 28 & 29: 1st Communion Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. May 3: St. Anne Meeting May 5: St. Mary Parishioners Cook & Serve the Community Meal May 20: Graduating Seniors Mass and Meal. June 11-15: Vacation Bible School (This is subject to change depending where we are on the building project) July 21-23: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to September 9: St. Mary Church Picnic October 4: St. Anne Meeting November 25: American Red Cross/Ireland K of C Blood Drive March 4, $500 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Sandy Ruckriegel $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Dolores Klem. Our journey of Faith begins in Baptism We welcome into the Family of God: Building For Our Future We are accepting aluminum cans as a fundraiser for the new church. Drop off your cans on the trailer in the parking lot. To date, we are over $2,000!! Money used will go to purchase one of the new stained glass windows for the church. Thanks to everyone for your cans. The Building For Our Future Campaign would like to reach out to former parishioners who might have an interest in giving to the new church. If you have a friend or relative who you think might be interested in making a donation, please let the parish office know. We will be glad to get information out to them. Mayzie Marie Girton, child of Damon and Amber (Schmitt) Girton; Aiden Wesley Haase, child of Kevin and Maria (Sermersheim) Haase; Lucy Ann Hasenour, child of Davis and Stephanie (Hoffman) Hasenour; Ottie Matthew Jochim, child of Matthew and Amanda (Wehr) Jochim; Liam Joseph Mundy, child of Kevin and Jill (Mehringer) Mundy; Easton Andrew Wagner, child of Benjamin and Christina (Ziegler) Wagner. Congratulations!!

5 Servers: Liturgical Ministers for March 17 & 18 4:30 pm Hannah Schwenk - Brenna Hildenbrand 7:00 am Riley Merder - Katie Stenftenagel 10:00 am Karleigh Lemond - Ally Wigand Extraordinary Ministers: 4:30 pm Audrey Wehr - Jesse Bachman - Eugene Hopf Jill Weidenbenner - Patrick Gress 7:00 am Julie Hopf - Joe Jerger - Donna Wendholt Shari Weidenbenner - Laruen Emerson 10:00 am Mandy Harris - Julie Truesdale - Donna M Renner Laura Otto - Bev Himsel Lectors: 4:30 pm Holly Reckelhoff 7:00 am Michelle Schroeder 10:00 am Katie Schuck Ushers: Lectors Website: (Year B) 4:30 pm Linda Eisenhut - Gina Scherle 7:00 am Clint Gogel - Phil Gogel 10:00 am P J & Jill Peter Sunday School: 10:00 am Amanda Vogler Thank You!! This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a Thank You for their generosity. St. Patrick s Celebration Events March 16 St. March Fish Fry 4:00pm until sold out Dodgeball Tournament at Ireland Elementary, starts at 6:30pm. March 17 Irish Trot at 8:00am. St. Patty s Breakfast, Ireland K of C, 8:00-11:00am For Patty s Sake Bake Off, St. Mary Community Center, 9:00-11:00 O Blarney Kids Games, Ireland Fire Station, 9:00am-1:00pm St. Patrick s Craft & Vendor Show, Ireland Gym, 9:00am-3:00pm Homemade Chicken and Dumplings Ireland Lions Club homemade chicken & dumplings 8:00am until sold out. Pick up Chicken Place parking lot. $17 a gallon - Ron Mendel at to reserve a gallon. Historical Society Open House 10:00am-3:00pm. Soup and hotdogs available Irish Burger Slider Contest Ireland K of C grounds 11:00am-1:00pm. Craft Brew Tasting: Ireland K of C grounds 11:00am-1:00pm. Irish O Ducky: Ireland K of C grounds, 12:00pm. Luck O The Pubs: Leed Selling Tools parking lot 1:30pm. Spud Shoot: Ireland Elementary South Side, 1:00-2:00pm. Irish I Win Ball Drop: Ireland Elementary South Side, 1:20pm. Irish Mass: St. Mary Church at 4:30pm. Ireland St. Patrick s Dinner/Auction: St. Mary Community Center, 6:30pm. Call Barb , Jay Terwiske, or Kay hall to buy tickets. Tickets are $15. March 18 Bar-B-Q Chicken & Pork Chop Dinners: Ireland K of C 9:00am until sold out. Irish Mass: St. Mary Church at 10:00am. Irish Service: St. John Lutheran Church at 10:00am. Irish Heritage Service: Grace and Truth Church at 10:30am. Parade: Streets in Ireland 1:00pm. Want to help for St. Patrick s events? Call Barb , Janet or Jay to volunteer. Lots of help is needed - great way to get involved in your community.