St. Mary Church. St. Mary s Mission Statement:

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1 March 18, 2018 St. Mary Church P O Box 67 Ireland, Indiana N 500 W Jasper, Indiana Most Reverend Joseph M. Siegel, D.D., S.T.L., Bishop of the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana Fr. Joseph F. Erbacher, Effie, Pastor Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - April 14, 2019 St Mary Church Fr. Joseph F. Erbacher, Fr. Effie, Pastor, Ext 33...jerbacher@evdio.org Dianne Gogel, Secretary, Ext dgogel@evdio.org Sherri Hartley, Secretary, Ext chartley@evdio.org Stan Heim, Property Manager, Ext sheim@evdio.org Martha Schmitt, PCL, Ext mjschmitt@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Weidenbenner, Cleaning Parish Contacts. Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley Church Decorations, Janet Schitter Finance Council, Audrey Wehr Holy Trinity Catholic School, Lauren Emerson , Ext lemerson@evdio.org Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Tony Bryan Anthony.bryan@twc.com Ireland K of C Building Rental, Allen Reckelhoff Parish Council President, Pat Gress Prayer Line, Bev Himsel St Anne Society President, Stacy Weisman St John Bosco Youth Ministry, Jacqueline Ripberger, 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 Holy Week Mass Schedule Holy Saturday 9:00pm Easter Sunday 7:00am & 10:00am Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30am Holy Thursday at 6:00pm - Private Adoration until 11:00pm Good Friday Service at 1:00pm *When there is a funeral, there is no weekday morning scheduled Mass. Confessions First Friday 6:45-7:10am Saturday 3:30-4:10pm or by appointment at any time. *No Private Confessions on Holy Saturday. 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 could take place Saturday after the 4:30pm Mass or after the Sunday 10:00am Mass with Fr. Erbacher. 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 no later than six months prior to their wedding date. This will provide time for prayer, preparation and paperwork. Homebound Parishioners: Communion calls are made on Tuesday mornings to parishioners homes. Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14, Collection for the weekend on April 6 & 7 Sunday Collection $ 8, Average Electronic Weekly Giving for April..$ 4, Total Collection.... $ 12, Short. $ (1,298.65) Children s Rice Bowl Collection..$ 1.00 Year-To-Date-Budget ( to current)...$ 574, Year-To-Date-Total....$ 545, Year-To-Date-Difference. $ (28,110.79) Campaign Goal....$ 6,000, Amount in Pledges (as of )... $ 5,587, Cash Collected to date (as of ).....$ 4,251, Thank You!! Mass Attendance for April 6 & 7 4:30pm [190] 7:00am [197] 10:00am [284] Mass Intentions Sat-April 13 4:30 pm Tom O Weyer Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm Sun-April 14 7:00 am Jim Tucker 10:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish Tues-April 16 7:30 am Judy Erbacher Price Wed-April 17 7:30 am Ron Stenftenagel 10:30 am Helen Renner (Northwood Good Samaritan) Holy Thursday Thurs-April 18 6:00 pm Good Friday Service Fri-April 19 1:00 pm Kurt Kraus Holy Saturday Sat-April 20 9:00 pm Members of St. Mary Parish No Private Confessions Easter Sunday Sun-April 21 7:00 am Glen Fleck 10:00 am Jerry Terwiske masstimes.org - use this when traveling to find Mass times in your area St. Mary Easter Egg and Bake Sale will be Good Friday, April 19, 8:00-11:00am. Order your eggs for Easter by calling the parish office. All proceeds will go to the new church fund. We will be needing baked items if you can help with this. Bring your baked items to the Community Center Cafeteria on Thursday, April 18 or early Friday, April 19. Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their Birthday April 13 to April 19: April 13: Zoe Biggs, Anna Fleck, Ruth Goeppner, Austin Hopf, William Sander, Shane Schwindel, Jenna Sermersheim April 14: Chris Birk, Rich Edwards, Beccca Hochgesang, Sarah Ruckriegel, Natalie Wehr April 15: Calvin Beier, Jason Dupps, Alexander Hardin, Talaisha Smith April 16: Laura Renner, Nathan Wehr, Riley Werner April 17: Lucas James, James Kapp, Samuel Lehmkuhler, Angela Schmitt, Leon Schmitt, Jordan Seifert, Steve Senninger, Mary Weisman April 18: Ace Hasenour, Michelle Krodel, Gwen Mehringer April 19: Nicholas Burke, Donna Gehlhausen, Allison Jochum, Ryan Kluesner, Adrienne Kraft, Phyllis Krodel, Caroline Prechtel, Clay Renner, Blake Schitter, Melissa Schwenk-Luebbehusen, Tim Weidenbenner, Kevin Werner Congratulations! (If your name was omitted or we have the incorrect date, please call the parish office so we can get our records updated. Also, if your son or daughter has moved from this area or are back in the area, call and let us know that too. Helps to keep everything up to date. Thanks!) St. Mary Golf Scramble - May 4 - Get a team together - Proceeds go to Building For Our Future

3 St. Mary Golf Scramble Building For Our Future On Saturday, May 4, St. Mary Parish will have a golf scramble at Buffalo Trace Golf Course beginning at 1:00pm with a shotgun start. Registration begins at noon. Fee is $50 per person which includes cart, golf and sandwiches. Prizes will be awarded. This event is limited to the first 25 teams. All proceeds will go toward the new church. Don t golf but want to help? We will need volunteers for that day to help with various things. Call in to the parish office to volunteer. Can t help but still want to be involved? We are looking for hole sponsors ($50 per hole) or prizes to be given away. Call Kevin Bartley , Barb Leinenbach or the parish office Readings for the Week of April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (37)/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14--23:56 or 23:1-49 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3, [1a]/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 [cf. 15ab]/Jn 13:21-33, Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and [14c]/ Mt 26:14-25 Holy Thursday: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, [cf. 1 Cor 10:16]/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 Good Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Lk 23:46]/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42 Holy Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30] or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, [5b]/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Ex 14:15--15:1/Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, [1b]/Is 54:5-14/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a]/Is 55:1-11/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/Bar 3:9-15, :4/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3] or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, [12a]/Rom 6:3-11/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Lk 24:1-12 Easter Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, [24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35 April 7, $500 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Steve Kleiser $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Josh Wehr. 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: April 17: High School Youth Night, 8:30-9:30pm, Bosco House April 19: Good Friday Movie night, Middle & High School April 24: High School Youth Night, 8:30-9:30pm, Bosco House April 25: Last JMS Morning at Mrs. Venderley s Room, 7:10am April 26: Last Muffin Morning for High School at Midwest Café, 7:00am Why We Believe - Adult Faith Formation Monday & Tuesday Evenings at 6:30pm Social Hall - Upstairs Classroom - All Are Welcome! April 15 & 16: Do Catholics Worship Mary? What does the Bible teach about her? April 22 & 23: Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead? Where is Purgatory in the Bible? Why do Catholics pray for the dead? Holy Week Schedule: April 16: Tuesday, Mass and Way of the Cross at 7:30am (time change do to the Chrism Mass Tuesday evening at Evansville.) April 18: Holy Thursday 6:00pm April 19: Good Friday 1:00pm April 20: Holy Saturday 9:00pm April 21: Easter 7:00am & 10:00am Lots of help is needed: sacristans, servers, lectors, ushers, and Eucharistic Ministers. Call the parish office if you can help. Happy Anniversary to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their 50+ Wedding Anniversaries in the month of April: Dennis & Diane Henke, April 20; Darrell & Mary Weisman, April 20; Gene & Dianne Mehringer, April 23; Gary & Linda Rasche, April 24; Leo & Verena Schnaus, April 25; and Floyd & Sharon Jones, April 29. May God bless you on your special day. We will be collecting plastic Wal-Mart, Rural King, IGA shopping bags. These bags will be turned into sleeping mats/blankets for the homeless. These items are waterproof, easy to keep clean, and provide warmth and comfort for those in need. The Branchville prison ministry has taught the prisoners how to crochet these mats. This gives these gentlemen an opportunity to use their time helping others while giving them a purpose each day. Our religious ed kids will also benefit from this project as they learn to cut strips and loop them together to make the ball of yarn that we will send to the prison, A great opportunity for them to do service for others. Each matt takes about 1500 bags. Building For Our Future Fundraisers April 19: Easter Egg and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. Order your eggs ($3 per dozen) anytime and pick them up on Good Friday. Proceeds will go toward our building fund. May 4: St. Mary Building For Our Future Golf Scramble. Flyers were in the bulletin and can be found in the back of church. Limited to the first 25 teams. Want to be a hole sponsor? Call the parish office and let us know. Aluminum Cans: Bring your aluminum cans. This has been a great fundraiser. Put them on the trailer in the church parking lot. April 19 - Easter Egg & Bake Sale - Eggs $3 per dozen - Call the parish office to order your eggs

4 Palm Sunday [04/14]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:00am and 10:00am. Sunday School will be held at 10:00am during Mass in the basement of the Social Hall. Palm Weaving 3:00-5:00pm in the Community Center. Bring your blessed palms and learn to do weaving. Monday [04/15]: Quilting at 5:00pm in the Rectory quilting room. Parish Penance Service, 6:00pm, Fr Effie & Fr Tenbarge Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend to get ready for Easter. Why We Believe Adult Bible Study at 6:30pm in the upstairs of the Social Hall. This week the topic is Do Catholics Worship Mary? Servants of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group at 7:00pm in the Library in the Social Hall. Tuesday [04/16]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Way of the Cross after Mass. Time change due to the Chrism Mass. Chrism Mass at Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville at 5:30pm ET. This Mass is where the holy oils used throughout the year are blessed and consecrated. Why We Believe Adult Bible Study at 6:30pm in the upstairs of the Social Hall. This week the topic is Do Catholics Worship Mary? Choir Practice at 6:30pm. Wednesday [04/17]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Mass will be celebrated at 10:30am at Northwood Good Samaritan. Fr. Erbacher celebrant. Rosary at 11:30am in church. Everyone is welcome Private Confessions noon to 1:00pm in church. Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St. Anne s Sewing 6:00pm in the rectory basement. Holy Thursday [04/18]: Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. There will be a collection taken up for Rice Bowl - Catholic Relief Services. Children can bring their rice bowls to Mass or to religion class. After Mass, Private Adoration until 11:00pm. Good Friday [04/19]: St. Mary Easter Egg and Bake Sale 8:00-11:00am in the Community Center Cafeteria. Come get ready for Easter. Good Friday - Catholics 14 years and up are obliged to abstain from meat today and Catholics years old are obliged to fast on Good Friday and should continue this Easter fast on Holy Saturday as well. Readings-Veneration of Cross-Communion 1:00pm. There will be a collection taken up for the Holy Lands. Envelopes can be found in your monthly envelope packets. This provides humanitarian aid to those in need. Decorate Church for Easter at 6:00pm. All help will be appreciated. Holy Saturday [04/20]: Ireland K of C Easter Egg Hunt at 1:00pm. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00pm. Easter Sunday [04/21]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:00am and 10:00am. No Sunday School on Easter Sunday. Upcoming Parish Events April 14: Palm Weaving 3:00-5:00pm in the Community Center. Everyone of all ages are invited. April 15: St. Mary Penance Service in church at 6:00pm April 19: Easter Egg and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. Order your eggs ($3 per dozen) anytime and pick them up on Good Friday. Proceeds will go toward our building fund. April 20: Ireland K of C Easter Egg Hunt 1:00pm April 22: Ireland K of C First Degree Exemplification at 6:30pm with the meeting at 8:00pm. April 28: First Communion at noon. May 2: St. Anne s Mothers Day Meeting at 6:30pm May 4: St Mary s Parishioners cook & serve the Community Meal May 4: St. Mary Golf Scramble - proceeds go to Building For Our Future. Limited to the first 25 teams. May 19: Graduating Senior Mass at 10:00am with meal to follow. June 17-21: Vacation Bible School July 12: Red Cross Blood Drive, Community Center Cafeteria. July 20, 21 & 22: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) Mothers Helping Mothers St. Anne Society is sponsoring a baby shower to support mothers in need. Items collected will go to the Pregnancy Center Care Center. Here a list of items: Boy & Girl size 18 to 24 months - outfits and pajamas Baby wipes, lotions & wash baby bottles Bottle brushes baby bottle nipples new socks High chairs new thermometers new baby crib sheets Baby shoes maternity tops & dresses (no pants) Monetary donations (biggest need) These items can be brought to the meeting, dropped in the back of church or brought to the parish office. St. Anne s Mother s Day Meeting will be Thursday, May 2, at 6:30pm in the Community Center Cafeteria. A catered meal will be served. Please RSVP by Monday, April 22 by calling or texting Stacy Weisman at or by calling the parish office at Denny Smith from the Pregnancy Center will be the guest speaker. Liturgical Ministers for Holy Thursday & Good Friday Holy Thursday, April 18 at 6:00pm Servers: 2 needed Lector: Matt Fleck Sacristan: Marvin Schepers Extraordinary Ministers: Larry Goeppner - Marvin Schepers Ushers: Ted Keusch Good Friday, April 19 at 1:00pm Servers: 3 needed Lectors: 2 needed Sacristan: Marvin Schepers Extraordinary Ministers: Larry Goeppner - Marvin Schepers - 1 more needed Ushers: 2 needed Monday and Tuesday Evening Adult Bible Study - 6:30pm in the Social Hall

5 Servers: Liturgical Ministers for April 20 & 21 9:00 pm Reece, Cole, & Andyn Lampert 7:00 am Evan, Ryan & Kylie Leuck 10:00 am Grace Weidenbenner - Carson Powell Extraordinary Ministers: 9:00 pm Larry Goeppner - Marvin Schepers Need 3 more 7:00 am Donna Renner - need 4 more 10:00 am Larry Goeppner - Bridgett Fleck - Annette Weidenbenner - need 2 more J Lectors: 9:00 pm Need 7:00 am Need 10:00 am Matt Fleck Ushers: 9:00 pm Need 7:00 am Need 10:00 am Need Sunday School: No Sunday School on Easter Sunday 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. April Area Events 16: Chrism Mass at Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville at 5:30pm CDT. All are invited to attend. 28: Divine Mercy Sunday in Divine Mercy Parish, Schnellville. Confessions begin at 2:00pm with Service beginning at 3:00pm. A Pre-Service Rosary will begin approximately 20 minutes before Service time. Testimonies and dinner will immediately follow the Service in the Schnellville Community Clubhouse. May Area Events 19: Nuns4Fun Bible Bingo at the Astra 7:00-9:00pm. Questions contact St. John Bosco Youth Ministry Proceeds will go to St. John Bosco Youth Ministry. The St. Mary Cemetery will soon need to be mowed. Please help us by removing all statues, mementos, balloons, decorations, etc, that are not attached firmly/permanently to the gravestone marker. By doing so, you will help us keep our cemetery not only a place of prayer but a place of beauty too. The Ireland Historical Society will be bringing another program of interest to the public on Sunday, April 14, at 1:30pm in the Historical Society Building. On October 23, 1879 a newspaper was published in Ireland called The Ireland Argus. In 1922, the Ireland High School published The Beacon. Later in 1950 the high school published The Irish Gazette. Now in this century we have The Ireland Times. Ireland Elementary students along with their mentor, Susan Gossett, will be present to tell us about this newspaper. Please come and learn how these 3rd-5th graders put this paper together. The public is invited. Please come and bring a friend. Refreshments provided following the program.