St. Mary Church. June 2 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN 47545

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1 June 2 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ St. Mary Church PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN PHONE: (812) 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 Gregory DuPont, Music Director gdupont@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Witte, cleaning Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Precious Blood, Office Office Ext. 128.Rectory...Ext. 650 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: No Tuesday Mass Thursday at 7:30am Weekday Masses Precious Blood Church: Wednesday 8:00am, Friday 8:00am & Saturday 8:00am (website: 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. Church Support *Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13, Collection for the weekend of May 25 & Envelopes...$ 8, Loose..$ Average ACH deposit. $ 4, Children s Collection.$ Total Weekend Collection..$ 13, Over.....$ Readings for the Week of June 2, 2013 Sunday: Gn 14:18-20/1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17 Monday: Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8/Mk 12:1-12 Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14/Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a/Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a/Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Ez 34:11-16/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20/Lk 2:41-51 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24/Gal 1:11-19/Lk 7:11-17 Liturgical Publications Inc Mass Intentions Sat-June 1 5:00 pm Leonard Pat Gootee Sun-June 2 7:00 am Hilda Schmitt 9:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:30 am Greg Leinenbach Tues-June 4 7:30 am No Mass Thurs-June 6 7:30 am Anna Hohler Sat-June 8 5:00 pm Kelli Eckert Sun-June 9 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:00 am Dave Schroeder 10:30 am Ed & Dorothy L Bartley June 2: St Joseph Church, Jasper, Summer Social. 2: Washington Catholic Community Summer Social. 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 or go to website 3-July 29: Financial Peace University - Dave Ramsey Course - at St. Ferdinand Spiritual Life Center. Call to register or for more information. 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 and ask for Sister Mary Mundy. 10: Jasper Circle #140 D of I Meeting at 7:00pm in room 301 at the St. Joseph Parish Center 14: Celebrating Fathers Event at Huntingburg Park and League Stadium. Food, music, movie and prizes. Free and open to the public. Thank You!!!!!! Mass Attendance for May 25 & 26 5:00pm [296] 7:00am [204] 9:00am [280] 10:30am [288] 2013 Irish Sweepstake Winner for May 26 Congratulations to our $100 winner, Jeff Klem. Ultreya! - A Spanish word meaning Onward. It is a call of encouragement to those who have made a Cursillo weekend, to continue in their daily journey. The Jasper Ultreya will again begin meeting in the St. Joseph s Parish Center Chapel. Our guest speaker for June will be Jim Werner, the Post Cursillo chairman for the diocese. Grab hold of this opportunity to start the week off right and to network with other Cursillistas. The Meeting is Monday, June 10 7:00pm following the 6:30pm Mass at St. Joseph Church. 2 Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

3 Dear Parish Family, The feast of Corpus Christi is a time when Catholics show their love for Christ in the Real Presence by honoring Him in a very public way. The real presence of the Eucharistic Lord is directly connected with His sacrifice. Jesus presence is both absolute and unconditional, but our response depends upon the degree to which we are present to Him and to one another in sacrificial love, ready to renounce whatever hinders and under mines such love. We honor God when we honor God s self revealing and self giving love in the Eucharist. We recall that God remembers us and we are called to do this in remembrance of Him. We who receive in the Eucharist, the word of God and the Precious Body and Blood of Christ must show a redeemed attitude toward all that we encounter in this earthly life. When we celebrate the Eucharist devoutly, we let the Holy Spirit consecrate us to the loving will of God. We dedicate ourselves including our memory, heart, mind and will to Christ, who gives his body and blood as a gift to us. This is the spirit of adoration that marks Eucharistic worship. This feast gives thanks and praise to God for the institution of the Eucharist, Christ s Body and Blood. Church processions, in particularly the Corpus Christi procession, symbolize our pilgrimage on the road to our final destination with Christ accompanying us. I invite all of you to take extra time to be before the Blessed Sacrament this week either before the tabernacle or exposed in the Divine Providence Adoration Chapel. May the Precious Body and Blood fill you and sustain your soul for the journey we all look forward to make. Fr. Gary 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? You do not have to quilt or even buy a quilt, we will take care of that. 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. We will be making phone calls to parishioners who are not currently on the quilt list. If you are currently on a quilt group, send your donation in at any time and mark it quilt donation. 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 consider 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: 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. Happy Birthday to the following parishioner who will be celebrating their 80+ Birthday in the month of June: Virginia Heim, June 5; Viola Wagner, June 7; Louis Pfaff, June 11; Mary Ann Schnaus, June 11; Gloria Wehr, June 12; Helen Gress, June 13; Ted Bartley, June 14; Esther Weidenbenner, June 15; Joe Stenftenagel, June 20; Aline Brescher, June 25; Eugenia Mehringer, June 27. May God bless you on your birthday and on the days to follow. Congratulations!! The Indiana Catholic Conference, the official public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Indiana, encourages you to join the Indiana Catholic Action Network (I-CAN). Members can follow the Church s position on each issue and Indiana House and Senate activity, and will receive Action Alerts before a vote on a key issue takes place. To register, visit or contact Dominic Faraone at or dfaraone@evdio.org. 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 Happy Anniversary to the following couples who will be celebrating their 50+ Wedding Anniversary in the month of June: Ivan & Judy Clark, June 7; Robert & Janice Sermersheim, June 7; Dave & Janet Schitter, June 18; Paul & Alma Schitter, June 18; Allen & Aline Brescher, June 19; Richard & Barb Weisman, June 22; Leroy & Donna Gehlhausen, June 24; Robert & Lillian Murry, June 24; Louis & Marilyn Pfaff, June 28. May God bless you and your families on your special day. Congratulations!! Catholic Charities will sponsor a Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend September 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. **St. Mary s Engaged Couples, consider this weekend. One of our couples just did one of these weekends and really enjoyed it. St Mary Catholic Church, Ireland IN 3

4 This Week s Parish Events Sunday [06/02]: Children s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during the 9:00am Mass. Monday [06/03]: Deadline for reservations for the server s trip. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Tuesday [06/04]: No Mass will be celebrated today. Wednesday [06/05]: 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 [06/06]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Friday [06/07]: Servers Outing to Holiday World. Leave Precious Blood East parking lot at 10:30am and return about 5:30pm. Male and female chaperons are needed. Saturday & Sunday [06/08 & 06/09]: Fr. Joseph Jablonski, a Missionary of the Sacred Heart, will be here to talk about the important role each of us has in mission work. Ask God to give all of us the wisdom and courage in spreading His word and in witnessing to His loving concern for all people all over the world. Check out their website: **St. Mary Preschool has openings in Year 1 and Year 2 for the upcoming school year. Call the parish office if you are interested or know of someone who might Wedding Banns Nick Merkley & Alyssa Mundy D.J. Wood & Valerie Schitter Pub III Pub I Upcoming Parish Events June 10-14: Vacation Bible School 9:00am to noon. June 14: Parish Party 6:00-9:00pm All parishioners are invited. RSVP your reservation by filling out the flyer, or calling the parish office at Burgers and hot dogs will be compliments of the parish - eat at 6:30pm. 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 June: Bosco house will be open on Wednesdays (some exceptions) from 7:00-10:00pm through June and July. June 23-28: Catholic Heart Work Camp trip to Nashville, TN. We still have some openings for high school age through adults. Please call Becky at for more information. July 8-12: One Bread, One Cup Liturgical Conference at St. Meinrad. July 15: Pool Party at the Jasper City Pool from 7:00-9:00pm for all youth in grades 6 (incoming) through 12. Pizza, snacks and drinks. Please bring $5 to help pay for the costs. Meet at the shelter house by the playground area. *Parents will need to fill out a permission slip when dropping the youth off. Rock Your Faith Youth Fest 7th, 8th and 9th graders in the school year are invited to hear music and inspirational speakers. Tuesday, June 4 through Friday, June 7 at St. Joseph Church, Jasper. Registration forms can be found in the back of church. For more information call me at , ext 45 or St. Joseph Parish Center at If you can donate Starbursts or Tootsie Roll Pops for Rock Your Faith Youth Fest, drop them off at the parish office. St. Mary Parish is very appreciative of all of our volunteers. Thanks to all who volunteer for parish council, finance, long term and building and grounds. Thanks to everyone who helped with religious education on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Thanks to our bereavement committee helpers, our mowers, bulletin stuffers, money counters, home bound communion helpers, quilters and church decorators. Thanks to our choir, cantors, servers, lectors, Extraordinary Ministers and ushers. The list goes on and on, if you were missed, it was not intentional. We do not take you for granted, but you know how it is, if everything is going great no one says a word. Thanks for everything you do!! The parish staff and your parish cannot thank you enough. Want to get involved, give the parish office a call. TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) Retreat will be June here at our parish. Applications can be found in the back of church or at This is a wonderful 3 day experience. You and your family are invited to attend Mass with Father Angelo at the St. Thomas Chapel on Wednesday, June 5. Father Angelo offers Mass on the first Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm. The St. Thomas Chapel is located in the new St. Thomas Medical Center, 600 W 13th St in Jasper. The Chapel entrance is located on the northwest corner of the building and the North entrance is open as well. All are welcome to attend. 4

5 Liturgical Ministers for June 8 & 9 SERVERS: 5:00 pm Tyler Haskins - Jason Sermersheim 7:00 am Leif Durcholz - Mitch Mehringer 9:00 am Trevor Leuck - Evan Leuck 10:30 am Jared Englert - Kennedy Kieffner EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: 5:00 pm June Erny - Audrey Wehr - Julie Hopf - Adam Schmitt - Betty Gehlhausen 7:00 am Jenny Hayes - Helen Giesler - Shari Weidenbenner - Donna Wendholt - Phil Gogel 9:00 am Chuck Hellman - Donna M Renner - Carla Durcholz - Mandy Harris - Brian Gehlhausen 10:30 am Nathan Temple - Michelle Kieffner - Linda Schmitt - Diana Mehringer - Tammy Sermersheim LECTORS: 5:00 pm Martha Schmitt 7:00 am Tonya Sander 9:00 am Michelle Renner 10:30 am Holly Reckelhoff Lectors Website: (Year C) USHERS: 5:00 pm Mike Stork - Greg Weidenbenner 7:00 am Tim Weidenbenner - John Wendholt 9:00 am Brad Leinenbach - Kevin Shepherd 10:30 am Dave Hasenour - Stan Vollmer Children s Liturgy of the Word: Abby Truesdale Catholic Social Teaching We judge any economic system by what it does for and to people and by how it permits all to participate in it. The economy should serve people, not the other way around. Jesus takes the side of those most in need. As followers of Christ, we are challenged to make a fundamental option for the poor - to speak for the voiceless, to defend the defenseless, to assess life styles, policies, and social institutions in terms of their impact on the poor. Economic Justice for All, U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1986 Kelby Uebelhor will be completing an Eagle Scout Project with St. Mary s Preschool this summer. Part of the project is creating a library for the preschool. If you would like to donate new or gently used children s books you may leave them in the box in the back of church or call Kelby Uebelhor at Thanks for your help. Friday, June 7 - Server s Day at Holiday World Servers of Precious Blood Parish & St. Mary Parish are invited to join in a fun day at Holiday World/Splashin Safari! Our way of saying THANKS! Bus will leave Precious Blood parking lot at 10:30 am and return approximately 5:30 pm. Information sheets and permission forms were mailed to current servers. Please RSVP by calling either parish office, or by Monday, June 3. Your completed permission slip will be your ticket onto the bus. Male and female chaperons will be needed. Please contact Bonnie Meadows at or bmeadows@evdio.org for more information. Come join the fun!