St. Mary Church. Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN

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1 St. Mary Church Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN PHONE: (812) FA X : ( ) St Mary Church Fr. Joseph F Erbacher, Fr. Effie, Pastor, Ext jerbacher@evdio.org Deacon John Huether..jhuether@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 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 Nursing, Deb Brescher Parish Council President,Pat Gress Prayer Line, Bev Himsel St Anne s Society, President, Lynn Mehringer 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 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 7:00-7:20am Saturday 3:00-4:00pm *On Saturday when there is a wedding, there will be no confessions. Anointing of the Sick: Notify the parish office if there is a need for 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. Homebound Parishioners: Communion calls are made on Monday mornings to parishioners homes. Call the parish office if you would like a visit from our Eucharistic Minister. Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14, Collection for the weekend of December 2 & 3 Weekend Collection $ 8, Average ACH weekly deposit for December..$ 4, Children s Collection $ 6.00 Total Weekend Collection $ 13, Short... $ (881.75) Year-To-Date-Budget ( to current).$ 322, Year-To-Date-Total...$ 308, Year-To-Date-Difference $ (13,359.79) Campaign Goal...$ 6,000, Amount in Pledges. $ 5,253, Cash Collected to date......$ 2,388, Thank You!!!!!! Mass Attendance for December 2 & 3 4:30pm [300] 7:00am [190] 10:00am [287] Mass Intentions No confessions on Saturday, December 9 Sat-Dec 9 4:30 pm Virlee Rasche Sun-Dec 10 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:00 am Tom & Norma Mehringer Deanery Penance Service at St. Ferdinand Church at 4:00pm Tues-Dec 12 6:00 pm Charles & Stella Whitson Wed-Dec 13 7:30 am Earl Hulsman Wednesday Confessions 11:30am - 12:30pm Thurs-Dec 14 7:30 am Lenas & Marian Rudolph Fri-Dec 15 7:30 am Mary Jane Bartley 1:00 pm Bishop Joseph Siegel Installation at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville Confessions on Saturday, December 16, 3:00-4:00pm Sat-Dec 16 4:30 pm Bob & Kurt Lichlyter Sun-Dec 17 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:00 am Charles Heichelbech Readings for the Week of December 10, 2017 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, [8]/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, [Is 35:4f]/Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13:18bcde, 19 [15:9d]/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10 [1]/Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab [8]/ Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Jn 8:12]/Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, [4]/Mt 17:9a, Next Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, [Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, December Area Events 11: Jasper Circle #140 Daughters of Isabella Christmas Dinner at St. Joseph Parish Center. Doors will open at 5:30pm with the meal being served at 6:30pm. 15: Bishop-designate Joseph M Siegel Installation at 2:00pm CST at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville. 16: Handel s Messiah by Candlelight at St. Joseph Church at 7:00pm. Tickets available in the parish office. Advances sales $23 and $25 at the door. WTJW 93.1 Catholic Radio will broadcast the Installation Mass of Bishop Joseph Siegel (6th Bishop of Evansville) LIVE on Friday, December 15 at 3:00pm from St. Benedict Cathedral. Breakfast with Santa and Cookie Walk - Sunday, December 17

3 From-the-Desk-of-the Pastor, Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent; hopefully everyone is making the proper arrangements to prepare for His Coming! The Advent schedule has already been distributed for your convenience so you ll know the times for the many Penance Services and times for private confessions. Also, this schedule included times for the Christmas Masses so that all parishioners, families, and honored guests can plan to join our community in celebrating His Birthday. The holy season of preparation; gifts, meal/party plans, and family togetherness all brings fond memories, but let us not individually forget the perfect gift of our own spiritual preparation! God Bless you as we joyfully prepare!! (Fr. Erbacher, Effie ) Building For Our Future Drop off your aluminum cans on the trailer in the parking lot. 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. Embroidered St. Mary Church hats in the parish office for $5. December 17: Breakfast with Santa and our Cookie/Candy Walk. Come and enjoy breakfast, see Santa and get your cookies and candies for Christmas. Lots of goodies for your families, co-workers, teachers and neighbors. If you can help out by baking/making some goodies for that day, it will be appreciated. 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. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Saturday of the month 11:00pm-12:00am (midnight) 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. December 23 and 24, our Mass times will remain the same for the Sunday obligation: 4:30pm, 7:00am and 10:00am. Happy Anniversary to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their 50+ Anniversary in the month of December: Richard & Betty Edwards, Dec 16; Joe & Viola Wagner, Dec 26; Gerald & Mary Hudson, Dec 27; and Gilbert & Marilyn Voelkel, Dec 28. May God bless you on your special day. Congratulations!! December 25 is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Mass times are: December 24, Christmas Eve, 4:00pm, 6:00pm and 9:00pm and December 25, Christmas Day, 7:00am and 10:00am. Participating in Mass the evening of December 24 only fulfills one obligation - The Holy Day and not Sunday. If you do not have an Advent-Christmas schedule of the confession and Mass times, please pick one up in the back of church or the parish office. 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: December 10: St. John Bosco Youth Ministry Winter Service Project - Christmas Caroling, 2:00-4:00pm. Meet at Precious Blood and bring a dozen Christmas cookies. Finish with Teen Mass and pizza at Precious Blood at 6:00pm. December 13: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm, Bosco House December 14: JMS Youth Mornings in Mrs. Venderley s room at 7:10am. Donuts and faith encouragement before school starts. December 20: High School Christmas Party 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House. Prayer for Bishop Siegel O Lord, who for the feeding of your flock have set your servant Joseph over it as a successor to the Apostles, grant him, we pray, a spirit of counsel and fortitude, a spirit of knowledge and piety, so that, by faithfully governing the people entrusted to him, he may build up in the world the sacrament of the Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. (Roman Missal: Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions, #3)

4 This Week s Parish Events Sunday [12/10]: Christian Mothers Prayers will be said after Mass. Sunday School during the 10:00am Mass in the Social Hall Basement. St. Vincent de Paul Meeting and Gift Basket Making in the back of the cafeteria after the 10:00am Mass. This will be the only meeting in December. Deanery Penance Service 4:00pm at St. Ferdinand Church. Monday [12/11]: Quilting in the rectory basement at 5:00pm. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Ireland K of C Rosary at 7:00pm, Meeting and 20/20 at 8:00pm. Tuesday [12/12]: Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. Choir Practice at 6:30pm. New members welcome. Wednesday [12/13]: Confessions 11:30am-12:30pm. Rosary at 11:30am in the church. Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St Anne s Sewing 6:00pm in the Rectory basement. Religion Classes - middle school 6:00-7:00pm and high school 7:15-8:15pm. This is the last class of Next class will be January 3, Thursday [12/14]: Church Decorating beginning at 4:00pm. All volunteers would be appreciated. Friday [12/15]: The Parish Office will be closed so the staff can be present at the installation of Bishop Siegel. Bishop Joseph Siegel Installation at 3:00pm (EST) at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville. Saturday [12/16]: Confessions 3:00-4:00pm. Mass celebrated at 4:30pm. Sunday [12/17]: Breakfast with Santa and the Cookie/Candy Walk. Breakfast will be served 7:30-10:00am - free will donations will be accepted. Face painting, make an ornament, and pictures with Santa - bring your camera! The Cookie/ Candy Walk will be in the classroom in the Community Center. Lots of goodies. If you can help by making cookies, candies, party mix, etc., it would be appreciated. *In your envelope packet is a red envelope for Christmas Flowers. If you would like to make a donation in memory of a deceased loved one, please use this envelope and include their name. If you do not receive monthly envelopes, just use a white envelope and put Christmas Flowers on the outside. Deadline is Monday, December 18. Upcoming Parish Events December 10: St. Vincent de Paul Meeting and Gift Basket making in the back of the cafeteria after the 10:00am Mass. December 14: Decorate church for Christmas beginning at 4:00pm. Volunteers are needed - all help will be appreciated. December 15: Bishop Joseph Siegel Installation December 17: Breakfast with Santa and Cookie Walk. January 14: Confirmation at 10:00am Mass. February 17-19: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to March 30: Easter Egg and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. April 5: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive - 2:00-7:00pm. April 28 & 29: 1st Communion Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. May 20: Graduating Seniors Mass and Meal. July 21-23: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to September 9: St. Mary Church Picnic December 3, $500 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle winner is Leona Hulsman $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Kevin & Cathy Bartley Please pick up your 2018 Irish Sweepstakes tickets in the back of church. Need more tickets, stop by the parish office and pick them up. The American Red Cross and the Ireland K of C would like to say Thank You to everyone who took the time to give blood on Sunday, November 26. The Red Cross collected 34 units and cannot thank you enough. The next blood drive is set for April 5. Thank you to all the St. Mary s Parishioners that helped recycle two liter bottles for my Girl Scout God Award Project. With all of the recycled bottles, I created a greenhouse for the Memorial Hospital HOPE Garden. Thank you!! Katelyn Sander The Sacrament of Marriage and Catholic Parenting are great gifts. They are filled with joy and fulfillment as well as sacrifice and struggle. Resources, information and encouragement are now available via . Join other married couples and parents in the diocese who are already a part of this new venture. This project is coordinated by Eric Girten, Coordinator of Family and Life Programs for the diocese. If interested, simply Eric at egirten@evdio.org. Thinking about Separation or Divorce? - Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. It is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track. For confidential information about or to register for the January program beginning with a weekend on January 12, 2018 call the Diocese of Owensboro Family Life office at or felliott3232@yahoo.com or visit the web site at

5 Servers: Liturgical Ministers for December 16 & 17 4:30 pm Justin Schmitt - Brandon Sermersheim 7:00 am Evan Leuck - Ryan Leuck 10:00 am Zach Williams - Brianna Williams Extraordinary Ministers: 4:30 pm Jill Weidenbenner - Marlene Goeppner Beth Gentry - Eugene Hopf - Diane Gress 7:00 am Joe Jerger - Mary Werner - Cassey Wagner Melinda Weidenbenner - Annie Voelkel 10:00 am Brian Fleck - Brian Gehlhausen - Marvin Schepers Joyce Gehlhausen - Bev Himsel Lectors: 4:30 pm Brian Seibert 7:00 am Ken Schnaus 10:00 am Carey Schmitt Ushers: Lectors Website: (Year B) 4:30 pm Scott & Kim Moeller 7:00 am Dan & Cheryl Fromme 10:00 am Kevin & Martha Keusch Sunday School: 10:00 am Christa Leinenbach (last Sunday School until ) 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. Join The Diocesan Choir for the Installation of Bishop Siegel The Diocesan Choir will sing for Bishop Siegel s Installation Mass on Friday, December 15 at 2:00pm at the Cathedral in Evansville. The Choir is open to singers in high school and older. Practices are scheduled as follows: Sunday, December 10: 2:00-4:30pm Tuesday, December 12: 5:30-7:30pm. (All times are CST - Evansville times) Please contact Jeremy Korba at for via at jkorba@evdio.org with questions or for more information. Ultreya!! A Spanish term meaning Onward December 11 there will be a meeting at St. Joseph Parish Center. Ultreya 7:00-8:15pm in St. Joseph Parish Center Chapel. All Cursillistas and guests are welcome. Contact Brian or Kris Ketzner with any quest questions at Generations has asked us to collect items for Build*A*Basket for the homebound of our area. Here are items that are needed: paper towels dish soap sponges bath soap laundry baskets trash bags kitchen towels tissue night lights shampoo conditioner lotion deodorant toilet paper wash rags toothpaste toothbrushes dryer sheets light bulbs stamps pillows pillow cases pens note pads lap blankets batteries flashlight s band-aids first aid kits envelopes bath towels books Germ X hand sanitizer denture cream puzzles long handle shower brushes laundry detergent magazines storage containers 2018 calendars trash cans Drop off your items in the back of church or the parish office. These items are not listed on the angel tree.