St. Mary Church P O BOX 67 IR E L A N D, IN Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - March 25, 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 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - March 25, 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 lemerson@evdio.org 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 Holy Saturday 9:00pm Easter Sunday 7:00am & 10:00am No Tuesday Mass - Chrism Mass at Evansville Wednesday Mass at 7:30am Holy Thursday Mass at 6:00pm Good Friday Service at 1:00pm *When there is a funeral, there is no weekday scheduled 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. Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14, Collection for the weekend of March 17 & 18 Weekend Collection $ 9, Average ACH weekly deposit for March.....$ 4, Total Weekend Collection.....$ 14, Over.$ Year-To-Date-Budget ( to current)...$ 532, Year-To-Date-Total....$ 524, Year-To-Date-Difference. $ (7,631.27) Community Food Bank Collection.$ Campaign Goal....$ 6,000, Amount in Pledges (as of )... $ 5,376, Cash Collected to date (as of ).....$ 2,946, Thank You!! Mass Attendance for March 17 & 18 4:30pm [285] 7:00am [195] 10:00am [267] 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 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 Mon-Mar 26 Private Confessions Noon to 1:00pm Tues-Mar 27 Chrism Mass at 6:30pm at St. Benedict Cathedral Members of St. Mary Church Wed-Mar 28 7:30 am Dottie Jerger Holy Thursday Thurs-Mar 29 6:00 pm Good Friday Fri-Mar 30 1:00 pm Henry & Marcella Fleck Holy Saturday Sat-Mar 31 9:00 pm Members of St. Mary Parish Easter Sunday Sun-April 1 7:00 am Virginia & Edward Heim 10:00 am Lisa Gehlhausen Readings for the Week of March 25, 2018 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 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 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Ps 89:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [2a]/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 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 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 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, 32--4:4/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/Mk 16:1-7 Next 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 Mk 16:1-7or Lk 24:13-35 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.

3 Holy Week Schedule Confessions: Saturday, March 24: 3:30-4:10pm Monday, March 26: 12:00pm(noon)-1:00pm Palm Sunday Masses: Saturday, March 24: 4:30pm Sunday, March 25: 7:00am and 10:00am Tuesday, March 27: No Mass at St. Mary Parish Chrism Mass at 5:30pm (Evansville Time) at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville. Wednesday, March 28: Mass at 7:30am. Holy Thursday, March 29: Mass at 6:00pm. Good Friday, March 30: Readings - Veneration of Cross - Communion at 1:00pm. Way-of-the-Cross at 6:00pm. Holy Saturday, March 31: Mass at 9:00pm Easter, April 1: Mass at 7:00am & 10:00am 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. 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 30: Bosco at the Movies! RSVP - open to middle and high school students. April 4: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House April 8: Teen Mass and pizza at Precious Blood at 6:00pm. April 11: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House 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 9 open Work Camp spots for Philadelphia this summer. Great opportunity - call Angie for more details 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 1I) 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. Our journey of Faith begins in Baptism We welcome into the Family of God: Easter Flower 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. Addaly Marie Mehringer, child of Matthew and Janice (Kirby) Mehringer. Congratulations!! Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their Birthdays March 24 to March 30; March 24: Bowen Hardin, Benjamin Moore, Connor Rogers, Tom Schmitt, Patricia Simmons, Alan Small, Jody Stenftenagel March 25: Amanda Gehlhausen, Rose Hopf, Colby Krodel, Sharon Marshall, Gene Schmitt, Katelyn Schwenk, Quinn Winkel March 26: Tom Durcholz, Ashley Fair, Brian Leinenbach, Dave Merkley, Cloey Metzger, Jesse Schmitt, Isabelle Tekoppel March 27: Rick Bartley, Bernie Beier, Dusti Hillyard, Tate Leinenbach, Kamasia Schnaus, Kim Weidenbenner March 28: Jackie Hasenour, Nakia Laubscher, Amy Rasche, Tom Reckelhoff, Susan Rodriguez, Aaron Schwenk, Connie Spellmeyer March 29: Jenny Ann Arena, Jayden Boeglin, Caroline Buechlein, Clayton Hopf, Daniel Kelley, Grant Mitchell, Hannah Nixon, Decker Ruhe, Steve Weidenbenner March 30: Garrett Hopf, Gavin Hopf, Scott Schnaus 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 Sunday [03/25]: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Congratulation Fr. Erbacher Effie on your 46th Ordination Anniversary. May God continue to bless you for many years to come! No Sunday School today and April 1 because of Spring Break and Easter. Monday [03/26]: Private Confessions Noon to 1:00pm. 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 Meeting at 8:00pm. **When there is a funeral, there is no weekday scheduled Mass. Tuesday [03/27]: Choir Rehearsal at 6:00pm. Chrism Mass at 5:30pm (Evansville time), St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville. This is the Mass where the holy oils used throughout the year are blessed and consecrated, and the priests of the diocese make a public renewal of their priestly promises to serve Christ and the Church. Wednesday [03/28]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. 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. Upcoming Parish Events 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 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 17, 2 - $250 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winners are Julie & Danny Schutz and Jason Small March 18, $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Zach Wehr. Holy Thursday [03/29]: Holy Thursday Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. There will be a collection taken for Rice Bowl. The money collected helps around the world with hunger and poverty. Good Friday [03/30]: Day of Fast and Abstinence - Catholics 14 years and older are obliged to abstain from meat and Catholics are obliged to fast. Easter Egg and Bake Sale in the Community Center 8:00am to 11:00am. Good Friday Service will be celebrated at 1:00pm. There will be a collection taken for the Holy Land. Church Decorating for Easter will begin at 3:00pm. Volunteers would be welcomed and appreciated. Way of the Cross 6:00pm. Holy Saturday [03/31]: Ireland K of C Easter Egg Hunt, 1:00pm, on the church grounds. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00pm. Easter Sunday [04/01]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:00am and 10:00am. 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. St. Mary Easter Egg and Bake Sale - March 30-8:00am to 11:00am

5 Servers: Liturgical Ministers for March 31 & April 1 9:00 pm need servers 7:00 am Grace Weidenbenner - Grant Young 10:00 am Logan Mundy - Zachary Mehringer Extraordinary Ministers: 9:00 pm Jesse Bachman - Audrey Wehr - Beth Gentry Deb Brescher - Betty Gehlhausen 7:00 am Cheryl Fromme - Robin Fromme - Mary Werner Melinda Weidenbenner - Stan Heim 10:00 am Ronald James - Sharon James - Joyce Gehlhausen Brian Gehlhausen - Diana Mehringer Lectors: 9:00 pm Martha Schmitt 7:00 am Kurt Brescher 10:00 am Brian Fleck Ushers: Lectors Website: (Year B) 9:00 pm Ed & Kathy Vollmer 7:00 am Matt & Bridgett Fleck 10:00 am Ted Keusch - Brad Leinenbach *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 - Easter Sunday March Area Events 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. 25: Community Reception for Father Cris at St. Joseph Church, Jasper, following the 7:30am and 9:00am Masses. 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 6: Bosco Fish Fry at St. Joseph north parking lot. $8 per dinner 8: Celestine Day at the Dubois County Museum 1:00-4:00pm. Celestine and St. Celestine Parish is celebrating 175 years. 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 20-22: Creative Women s Retreat at Kordes Hall, Ferdinand. Info or to register , ext 2915 or 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 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.