St. Mary Church. Congratulations St. Mary s 2014 High School Graduates. May 25 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

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1 May 25 - Sixth Sunday of Easter St. Mary Church P O B O X 6 7 I R E L A N D, I N P H O N E : ( ) FA X : ( ) St Mary Church Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor, Ext. 23 gkaiser@evdio.org Rev. Pascal Nduka, Associate Pastor, Ext. 33 pnduka@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 Lauren Emerson, Preschool Director, Ext. 40 lemerson@evdio.org Martha Schmitt, DRE, Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Gregory DuPont, Music Director gdupont@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Witte, Cleaning Precious Blood Church Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Office Ext. 128.Rectory...Ext. 650 Rev. Pascal Nduka, Associate Pastor Office...Ext. 137.Rectory...Ext. 650 Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley Church Decorations, Janet Schitter Finance Council, Audrey Wehr Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Craig Greulich Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff Meals for New Moms,Karen Fromme Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher Parish Council, Tony Burton Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel St. Anne s Society, President, Kathy Burton St. John Bosco, Carly Knapp Congratulations St. Mary s 2014 High School Graduates Brandon Barragan Dalton Bayer Grant Brescher Cory Buchta Brittany Dick Kendall Dudenhoeffer Leif Durcholz Kayla Eisenhut Bradley Gehlhausen Eric Gehlhausen Asya Hildenbrand Nora Hopf Caitlin Jones Dallas Jones Madison Kemker Gina Kiefer Jenna Leinenbach Emily Lichlyter Lauren Luff Zachary McCain Cole Mehringer Mackenzie Mendel Kyle Miller Mariah Moeller Nicholos Montee Alexis Nelson Alexa Nordhoff Spencer Otto Samantha Pfaff Laura Renner Katelyn Schitter Emily Schuler Chase Schwenk Michael Seger Jacob Seibert Victoria Sermersheim Emily Vogler Nicholas Whitson Christopher Wigand Logan Witte 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, 9:15am (July 5, the Saturday Mass time will change to 5:30pm) Weekend Masses at Precious Blood Church Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am (July 5, the Saturday Mass time will change to 4:00pm) Weekday Masses at St. Mary Church Monday & Thursday at 7:30am Tuesday & Wednesday at 6:00pm Weekday Masses at Precious Blood Church this week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8:00am (website: Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church Saturday 4:00-4:50pm; 1/2 hour before weekday Masses Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 1/2 hour before weekday Masses 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: $13, Collection for the weekend of May 17 & Envelopes..$ 8, Loose $ Average ACH weekly deposit for May $ 4, Children s Collection..$ Total Weekend Collection.$ 13, Short.... $ (437.50) Food Bank Collection.$ 1, Thank You!!!!!! Going to one of the other area churches? Be sure and use your envelope. They are coming back to us. Your support is greatly appreciated. Mass Attendance for May 17 & 18 5:00pm [272] 7:00am [193] 9:15am [358] Readings for the Week of May 25, 2014 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16/ Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26--16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, :1/Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Lk 1:39-56 Next Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 Liturgical Publications Inc Mass Intentions Sat-May 24 5:00 pm Marianne Eckerle Sun-May 25 7:00 am Charles Jerger Family 9:15 am Members of the Parish Mon-May 26 7:30 am Gerry Bonifer Tues-May 27 6:00 pm Albert & Lorine Matheis Wed-May 28 6:00 pm Jerome & Reginald Sermersheim Thurs-May 29 7:30 am Martin Vogler Family Sat-May 31 5:00 pm Members of the Parish Sun-June 1 7:00 am Elmer & Eleanor Gogel Family 9:15 am Imelda Leinenbach *We will start booking Masses for 2015 after June 1. Because of the size of our parish, you will only be able to book 1 Mass for an intention. Please consider doing a family Mass so that the weekends and evenings do not fill up so quickly. May 31: Washington Catholic Community Summer Social. June 1: Sacred Heart Church, Vincennes summer picnic at Highland Woods Park 11:00am to 2:00pm. 1: St. Joseph Church, Jasper, annual summer picnic. 1: Washington Catholic Community Summer Social. 9: The Jasper Circle #140 will meet in Room 301 at 7:00pm at St. Joseph Parish Center. 13: Celebrating Fathers Event in Huntingburg City Park and League Stadium. This event is free and open to the public. There will be a meal and music in the park starting at 7:00pm. 14: Precious Blood School Annual Golf Scramble. 1:00pm shotgun start. Call Josh Peter at if you have questions. Entry forms can be found in the back of church. 14: Celebration Singer at St. Anthony Parish as they celebrate their 150th Anniversary : Rock Your Faith Youth Fest for incoming 7th grade students to seniors held at St. Joseph Parish Center beginning at 12:30pm. Questions call Colleen at Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

3 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On June 17th, The Diocese will host a Listening Session at Holy Family Parish in the Church at 6:00p.m. 8:00p.m. I had mentioned this to you before however the location had changed since I last wrote about it. The Listening Session will be an opportunity for the Diocese to discuss the recommendation made by the Jasper Deanery Core Group to the Bishop. The Bishop and Tim McGuire, COO of the Diocese will be present to discuss the process and to listen to the people from St. Joseph, Holy Family, St. Mary and Precious Blood parishes. The Listening Session provides an opportunity for parishioners to voice their concerns and hopes about the proposed recommendations. I strongly encourage you to attend this meeting as well and we look forward to hearing your ideas and hope to make our parishes vibrant and viable for the next generation. Memorial Day is a United States national holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I. Today many traditions continue around this holiday. Please keep those who sacrificed all for our country and peace in our world in your prayers. Here is a prayer I offer for all veterans who have died. May they rest in peace. God, lift the hearts of those for whom this holiday is not just diversion, but painful memory and continued albescence. Bless those whose dear ones have died in accident or misadventure. We remember with compassion those who have died serving our country in the futility of combat. Comfort all those who mourn. We believe that you will provide for us as others have been provided with the fulfillment of "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Fr. Gary Sometime we all need a simple reminder. Please turn off your cell phones when coming to Mass. We just want to remind everyone to please be respectful of those around you. Thank you!! Dubois County Catholic Schools Come to learn. Go forth to serve. Trust in Divine Providence. Did You Know? There are currently 479 students in Preschool through Grade 8 attending Catholic schools in Dubois County. Just a reminder that the Saturday evening Mass time will change July 5. Here at St. Mary, our Mass will go from 5:00pm to 5:30pm and Precious Blood will change from 5:30pm to 4:00pm. Picnic with the Bishop Do you think that you re alone in considering a call to priesthood, religious life or lay church ministry? Join others for a relaxing evening with Bishop Thompson on Thursday, June 5 at 4:30pm at St. John Parish, Daylight. Anyone in high school or older is welcome to attend. We ll have Mass, presentations by priests, religious brothers and sisters and lay church ministers, followed by supper and some time to have fun. Contact your parish office if you are interested or Cathy Crowdus at ccrowdus@evdio.org or call to make reservations. St. Mary Preschool We sure have learned a lot about Jesus this year in our Bible stories. Luckily, it doesn t have to end just because school is out. Martha and Connie stopped by our classroom and talked to our students about Vacation Bible School! Most of our students were part of Vacation Bible School last year. They are eager to sign up and come back this summer as well! Our school year has come to an end! Twenty-three amazing boys and girls graduated from preschool this week! Their bright smiles and sweet hugs will be missed tremendously. However, we are proud to have so many of our first year students coming back this fall for their second year of preschool! I have been so blessed this year, my first year, here at St. Mary Preschool. The students, families, and staff here at St. Mary Church have been wonderful to work with. I am looking forward to many more years of teaching preschool here! 2014 Irish Sweepstake Winners for May 18 Congratulations to our $ winner, Patricia Bohnenkamper. Ms. Lauren The St. Mary Preschool teaching team invites you to register your child for the school year. Students eligible for the Year One, 3-4 year old class, must be potty-trained and be 3 years old by August 1, Classes for the Year One students will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-11:00 or 12-3:00. Students eligible for the Year Two, 4-5 year-old class, must be 4 years old by August 1, Class sessions for the Year Two students will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8-11:00 or 12-3:00. Call Lauren Emerson at , ext 40. St Mary Catholic Church, Ireland IN 3

4 This Week s Parish Events Saturday & Sunday [05/24 & 05/25]: Children s Liturgy of the Word during the 9:15am Mass for grades 1 and 2. No Sunday School until after summer break. Rosary at 7:00pm on the Rosary Walk (east of the ball field by the tree line). Bring your family, friends and neighbors as we gather to honor our Blessed Mother in the beautiful setting on our church grounds, bench seating is available. If raining, we will meet in church. Monday [05/26]: Memorial Day - We remember today the courageous men and women who gave their lives in faithful service to our country. Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. No Quilting tonight. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Tuesday [05/27]: Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. Communion & Liberation at 6:30pm in the Social Hall Library. Come check it out - everyone is welcome. No Choir Practice this week. Wednesday [05/28]: Rosary at 11:30am in the church. All are welcome. Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. St. Anne s Sewing Room at 6:00pm in the rectory basement. Thursday [05/29]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Care Notes from Abbey Press - Check out these resources available in the back of church in the Care Note holder on the wall. These pamphlets address issues we deal with in our every day lives: illness, death, depression, family relationships, youth and self esteem to name a few. Gather insights about constructive ways to bring healing into your lives and the lives of others. Take one for yourself or give one to someone you know that might need one. Complements of your parish. Communion & Liberation We will meet every Tuesday evening at 6:30pm in the St. Mary Social Hall Library. To learn more, contact Bridget Fleck (bafleck13@gmail.com), Brad Tretter (brad.tretter@gmail.com), Lindsay Barth (lindsaybarth92@gmail.com) or visit the CL Website ( Communion & Liberation is a gathering with the purpose of education. Come and find out for yourself. Bring a friend. Upcoming Parish Events June 14-16: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) here at St. Mary s. Applications can be found in the back of church. June 17: The Listening Session for Holy Family, Precious Blood, St. Joseph and St. Mary at 6:00-8:00pm at Holy Family Church. June 21: Ireland Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary. Mass at 5:00pm with Bishop Charles Thompson. June 23-27: St. Mary Vacation Bible School June 27: Close of Vacation Bible School Party July 5: Saturday Mass time will go from 5:00pm to 5:30pm. July 26-28: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) here at St. Mary. Applications can be found in the back of church. September 14: St. Mary Church Picnic October 2: St. Anne Meeting November 15-17: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) here at St. Mary s. Applications can be found in the back of church. December 11: St. Anne Meeting. Bosco Wednesday nights: Bosco House open for high school students 7:00-9:30pm. Rock Your Faith: Contact Carley if you want to work on the Team for Rock Your Faith, June at St. Joe. Anyone entering grade 11 and older is eligible to be on the team, or cknapp@evdio.org. Teen Mass will be on June 8 at 6:00pm at Precious Blood. There is an Eagle Scout within our parish that is thinking of updating our play area. As a parish, we can help him by saving our plastic caps off our containers. There is a place in Evansville which will take our plastic caps and turn them into landscape timbers. These timbers will never need painting, will not rot and do not leach harmful chemicals. Please save your caps, must be clean and contain no metal, and bring them to the parish office or put on the parish office porch. We also have a parishioner who is willing to buy a bench for the play area that will be made of these recycled caps. Help Us Get Ready for September 14, 2014 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. 4

5 Liturgical Ministers for May 31 & June 1 Servers: 5:00 pm Claire Egler - Cameron Egler 7:00 am Jared Englert - Trevor Weisman 9:15 am Jo Kemker - Nick Mendel Extraordinary Ministers: 5:00 pm Marvin Schepers - Debbie Schmitt - Ruth Small Betty Gehlhausen - Linda Ackerman 7:00 am Phil Gogel - Jenny Hayes - Susan Oeding Annie Voelkel - Dianne Gogel 9:15 am Gaylene Laubscher - Mandy Harris - Diane Brescher Joyce Gehlhausen - Brian Gehlhausen Lectors: 5:00 pm Martha Schmitt 7:00 am Ken Schnaus 9:15 am Barb Hopf Lectors Website: (Year A) Ushers: 5:00 pm Kevin & Martha Keusch 7:00 am Jerry & Doris Stratman 9:15 am Brian Kellams - Ted Keusch Liturgy of the Word: 9:15 am Kylie Seibert Sunday School: 9:15 am No Sunday School until the fall Catholic Social Teaching Workers not only want fair pay, they also want to share in the responsibility and creativity of the very work process. They want to feel that they are working for themselves - an awareness that is smothered in a bureaucratic system where they only feel themselves to be cogs in a huge machine moved from above. John Paul II, 1981, Laborem Exercens (On Human Work) #15 Anderson Woods Summer Camp for children and adults with special needs is now accepting applications for campers, counselors, and volunteers. The camp, located in rural Perry County, offers a unique outdoor camping experience. 8 weeks of 4-day, 3 -night sessions in June and July are full of such activities as hiking, fishing, swimming, gardening, kickball, hayrides, cookouts, arts & crafts, and more, all while making new friends. Camper fees are $150 per session. Counselors receive $2000 scholarship to any college or university for their 8 weeks of service. For more info or an application, visit the website at or call Megan Gatwood at Precious Blood Parish has opened a small Catholic/Christian gift shop in their gathering area. There are some wonderful items for graduations and weddings. Open Wednesday evening 7:00-8:30pm and Saturday morning 10:00-11:30am. Questions please call Shelley at Ireland Youth Sports is currently having a BR Buck Fundraiser. Profits will be going towards a new lighting project for a field that currently does not have lights. See any child that plays in the league to purchase or call Myron Schmitt at or Nikki Roberts at