St. Mary Church P O BOX 67 IR E L A N D, IN Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 18, St Mary Church

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1 March 18, 2018 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 Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 18, 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 Monday at 7:30am (this week only - Feast of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary) Tuesday at 6:00pm - Way of the Cross after Mass during Lent Wednesday at 6:00pm (this week only - closing Mass for Religious Education) Thursday and Friday at 7:30am *There will be no morning Mass on funeral mornings. 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. Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14, Collection for the weekend of March 10 & 11 Weekend Collection $ 7, Average ACH weekly deposit for March.....$ 4, Total Weekend Collection.....$ 12, Short... $ (1,651.75) Year-To-Date-Budget ( to current)...$ 518, Year-To-Date-Total....$ 509, Year-To-Date-Difference. $ (8,140.18) Campaign Goal....$ 6,000, Amount in Pledges (as of )... $ 5,376, Cash Collected to date (as of ).....$ 2,927, Thank You!! Mass Attendance for March 10 & 11 4:30pm [388] 7:00am [179] 10:00am [277] 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 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 Mon-Mar 19 7:30 am Sylvester, Leona & Melvin Schitter Tues-Mar 20 6:00 pm Gloria Lehr Way of the Cross after Mass Wed-Mar 21 7:30 am No Mass 10:00 am Esther Weidenbenner (Brookside Village) 6:00 pm Religious Education Students & Catechists Thurs-Mar 22 7:30 am Virginia Heim Fri-Mar 23 7:30 am Alan Hopf Sat-Mar 24 4:30 pm Mildred Goeppner Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm Sun-Mar 25 7:00 am Kurt Kraus 10:00 am Fr. Erbacher Effie 46th Ordination Anniversary Readings for the Week of March 18, 2018 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 Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [37]/ Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, [2]/Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Dn 3: 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b]/Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 [cf. 7]/Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/Jn 11:45-56 Next Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/Mk 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 March Area Events 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. 25: Blood Drive at St. Joseph Parish Center 7:30-11:30am. 25: Christ the King Parish, St Henry, Spring B-B-Q at the St. Henry C.K. of A Hall, 11:00am until sold out. 29-April 1: Triduum Retreat at Benedictine Hospitality Center at Kordes Hall on the grounds of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand. Cost $350, includes meals and private room. Call , ext 2915 or visit for information. April Area Events 8: Divine Mercy Sunday at Divine Mercy Parish, St. Anthony. Confessions begin at 2:00pm, Pre-Service Rosary at 2:40pm, Service begins at 3:00pm. Dinner following the Service

3 From-the-Desk-of-the Pastor, 1) Hopefully everyone has been celebrating the feast of St. Patrick; gathered together with the community, the parish, and family members returning home for the annual event, everyone we hope has experienced the prayerful blessing of St. Patrick! 2) Getting closer to Easter, remember the opportunities for Confession. Deanery Penance Service, St. Joseph Parish 12:00pm noon, March 21; Parish Penance Service, St. Mary Parish, 6:00pm, March 22; Private Confession, St. Mary Parish, 12:00pm noon-1:00 pm, March 26. 3) Holy Week Services - another reminder: Holy Thursday, 6:00pm; Good Friday, 1:00pm; Holy Saturday, 9:00 pm; Easter Sunday, 7:00am and 10:00am. 4) Many happenings are all scheduled especially the next couple of weeks, note them on your schedules and plan to attend any/all, as family. 5) March 12, 2018, official construction of the St. Mary new church was begun; what a great joy and day of historical remembrance in the life of St. Mary Parish! (Fr. Erbacher, Effie ) Prayers and well wishes to Bryant Niehoff and Sara Hopf who will be married on April 7, Keep Bryant and Sara in your prayers. (Pub 1) 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 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. 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 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 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. March 30: High School Stations of the Cross and Movie Night at Holy Family 7:00-11:00pm. 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 Memorial Donations Bereavement Meal Fund: $ Building Fund: $ Cemetery Endowment: $ Msgr Shetler Endowment: $ In Memory/Honor of: Lillian Eckert, Virginia Heim, Charles E. Knust, Dolores Leinenbach, Nancy Meyer, Peter Murphy III, Servant of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group Thank You!! 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 17 to March 23; March 17: Paula Lamey, Madison Matheis, Levi Mehringer, Luke Metzger, Trent Miller, Kaleb Werner. March 18: Lillian Beier, Angela Bueltel, Lisa Lamont, Marilyn Lumpp. March 19: Scott Beier, Pat Brescher, Abby Dupps, Kurt Eckert, Bart Meyer, Jessica Miller, Lou Ann Schuler, Kole Terwiske. March 20: Tesla Burger, Keith Dick, Jakob Erny, Stephanie Hasenour, Becky Kraus, Nick Mendel, Lindsey Nordhoff, Pam Scherle, Joshua Sermersheim, Jay Terwiske, Alex Wigand. March 21: Jane Gardner, Cole Voegerl, Melinda Weidenbenner, Gretchen Werner. March 22: Scot Harris, Kristine Hile, Abigail Hopf, Noah Lamont, Stan Leinenbach, Mike Schwenk, Robert Schwenk, Chris Uebelhor, James Wenzel. March 23: Abigail Gubbins, Brooke Lampert, Tyler Nottingham, Amy Tekoppel, Donna Temple, Emily Vogler. 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!

4 This Week s Parish Events Saturday [03/17]: Happy St. Patrick s Day!! Second Collection for the Community Food Bank. Irish Mass at 4:30pm. Sunday [03/18]: Second Collection for the Community Food Bank. Ireland K of C Spring BBQ. Serving starts at 9:00am until sold out. Irish Mass at 10:00am. Sunday School during the 10:00am Mass in the basement of the Social Hall. There will be no Sunday School on March 25 & April 1 because of Spring Break & Easter. Monday [03/19]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am in honor of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 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. **When there is a funeral, there is no Mass. Tuesday [03/20]: 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. Finance Meeting 6:30-7:30pm; Parish Council Meeting 7:30-8:30pm. Deanery Penance Service at St. Joseph Church at 6:30pm. Wednesday [03/21]: No Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am at Brookside Village. Rosary at 11:30am in church. Deanery Penance Service at St. Joseph Church at noon. Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St Anne s Sewing 6:00pm in the Rectory basement. Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. This the closing Mass for Religious Education. Thanks to all the kids and parents for making this a great school year. Thursday [03/22]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Communal Penance Service in church at 6:00pm. St. Vincent de Paul Meeting at 6:30pm in the Library. Palm Weaving in the Community Center Cafeteria after the Penance Service (around 6:30pm). Great way to meet fellow parishioners - palms provided! Friday [03/23]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Saturday [03/24]: Private Confessions, 3:30-4:10pm. Vigil, Palm Sunday Mass celebrated at 4:30pm. Sunday [03/25]: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Palm Sunday Masses will be celebrated at 7:00am and 10:00am. Fr. Erbacher Effie 46th Ordination Anniversary Upcoming Parish Events 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 - call the parish office to order your eggs. April 5: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive - 2:00-7:00pm - Community Center Cafeteria. 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 7:30am-12:30pm. December 10: St. Anne Meeting March 11, $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Tim Leinenbach. 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. 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. Embroidered St. Mary Church hats in the parish office for $5. Lots of help (Sacristans, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers, Ushers, and Servers) is needed for Holy Thursday at 6:00pm, Good Friday at 1:00pm and Holy Saturday at 9:00pm. If you know that you are going to the Mass/Service on any of these days and can help, please call the office. Easter Decorations Please use the envelope found in your packet to make a donation for the Easter Flowers. On the envelope, you can include the name of a deceased loved one(s) you would like remembered. If you do not receive envelopes, just use a regular envelope and include your information. A flyer will be printed with the names we receive and be available Easter weekend in the bulletin boxes. The deadline is March 26 in order to have the names listed on the flyer. Money collected will be used year round to help with flowers and decorations. St. Mary Easter Egg and Bake Sale - March 30-8:00am to 11:00am

5 Servers: Liturgical Ministers for March 24 & 25 4:30 pm Justin Schmitt - Ross Peter 7:00 am Jared Englert - Spencer Englert 10:00 am Cale Schmitt - Jeb Prechtel Extraordinary Ministers: 4:30 pm Cassey Wagner - Ruth Small - Adam Schmitt Diane Gress - Diane Brescher 7:00 am Marlene Goeppner - Annie Voelkel - Jenny Hayes Susan Oeding - Tammy Sermersheim 10:00 am Michelle Kieffner - Carla Durcholz - Brian Fleck Helen Giesler - Larry Goeppner Lectors: 4:30 pm Brian Seibert 7:00 am Kathy Burton 10:00 am Jerry Schuck Ushers: Lectors Website: (Year B) 4:30 pm Kevin Shepherd - Greg Weidenbenner 7:00 am Adam Hopf - John Wilz 10:00 am Betty Jenkins - Sandy Miller *Lots of help (Sacristans, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers, Ushers, and Servers) is needed for Holy Thursday at 6:00pm, Good Friday at 1:00pm and Holy Saturday at 9:00pm. If you know that you are going to the Mass/Service on any of these days and can help, please call the office. Sunday School: 10:00 am No Sunday School - Spring Break St. Patrick s Celebration Events March 17 Irish Mass: St. Mary Church at 4:30pm. Ireland St. Patrick s Dinner/Auction: St. Mary Community Center. 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. Parade: Streets in Ireland 1:00pm. Join the Diocesan Choir for the 2018 Chrism Mass, Tuesday, March 27 at 5:30pm (Evansville Time) at Saint Benedict Cathedral. The Choir is open to singers and instrumentalists from all the parishes of Diocese of Evansville. This is a great opportunity to come together and share in our musical prayer. Practices are held in the Cathedral School: Sunday, March 18, 2:00-4:00pm Tuesday, March 20, 6:00-7:00pm Sunday, March 25, 2:00-4:00pm (All times are Evansville Times) While reading music and attending all three practices is recommended, it isn t a requirement. Please invite others to join you. Call Jeremy Korba at or jkorba@evdio.org or info. 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.