St. Mary Church. June 23 - Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN 47545

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1 June 23 - Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Mary Church PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN PHONE: (812) FA X : ( ) Parish Staff Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor... gkaiser@evdio.org St. Mary Church, Office Dianne Gogel, Secretary..Ext. 21 dgogel@evdio.org Sherri Hartley, Secretary....Ext. 22 chartley@evdio.org Stan Heim, Property Mngr... sheim@evdio.org St Mary Preschool....Ext. 40 Martha Schmitt, DRE Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Gregory DuPont, Music Director gdupont@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Witte, cleaning Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Precious Blood, Office Office Ext. 128.Rectory...Ext. 650 Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley Church Decorations, Janet Schitter Finance Council, Audrey Wehr Ireland K of C, Lee Goeppner Ireland K of C Building Rental Allen Reckelhoff Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher Parish Council, Tom Schrader Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel St. Anne s Society, Jill Peter St. John Bosco, Becky Siewers 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, 9:00am & 10:30am Weekend Masses at Precious Blood Church: Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am Weekday Masses at St. Mary Church: Tuesday & Thursday at 7:30am Weekday Masses Precious Blood Church: Wednesday 8:00am, Friday 8:00am & Saturday 8:00am (website: Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 4:00-4:50pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am 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: $13, Collection for the weekend of June 15 & Envelopes...$ 7, Loose..$ Average ACH deposit. $ 4, Children s Collection.$ Total Weekend Collection..$ 12, Short....$ (1,043.00) Thank You!!!!!! Mass Attendance for June 15 & 16 5:00pm [270] 7:00am [242] 9:00am [215] 10:30am [317] 2013 Irish Sweepstake Winner for June 16 Congratulations to our $100 winner, Kevin Keusch. Readings for the Week of June 23, 2013 Sunday: Zec 12:10-11; 13:1/Gal 3:26-29/Lk 9:18-24 Monday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Mt 7:6, Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18/Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: Gn 16:1-12, or 16:6b-12, 15-16/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21/Gal 5:1, 13-18/Lk 9:51-62 Liturgical Publications Inc Mass Intentions Sat-June 22 5:00 pm Alois Sermersheim Family Sun-June 23 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:00 am In Thanksgiving A.B. 10:30 am Mike & Betty Seibert Tues-June 25 7:30 am Donald Rasche Thurs-June 27 7:30 am George & Barbara Schmitt Family Sat-June 29 5:00 pm The Rufus Hopf Family Sun-June 30 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:00 am Natalie Wessel 10:30 am Doris Ackerman June 28: Celestine Streetfest. 5K walk/run, food, kids games races entertainment and a beer garden. Something for everyone. July 6: the Dome Youth Rally for high school youth at Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand. For more info, go to thedome.org/hope or call ext Registration deadline is June : With One Voice: The Paschal Mystery and Its Implications on Community and Music Ministry 9:00am to noon CDT at the Catholic Center, in Evansville. Online Vocation Discernment Retreat for single Catholic women ages Are you asking how God is calling you? Are you searching for a deeper meaning in your life? Attend this private online discernment retreat from wherever you are and as it fits your busy schedule. July and September Contact Sr. Virginia Ann Brooks, D.C. at to receive a brochure and to register dcvocations2@doc.org. Exquisite hand-stitched quilt being raffled to benefit the Little Sisters of the Poor. Unique 1930 s pattern. View photos and purchase tickets online at or call Drawing will be held July Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

3 Dear Parish Family, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (E.M.E.), often referred to Eucharistic Ministers, assist with the reverent distribution of Holy Communion during Mass when a sufficient number of ordinary ministers (priests, deacons) are not available. The ordinary ministers of the Eucharist are those who are ordained, priests and deacons. The faithful who are Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, E.M.E., must be persons of good qualities of Catholic life, faith and morals. They should strive to deepen their own faith life and devotion to the Eucharist. Provisions can be made available for the distribution of Holy Communion from the cup when there are communion ministers available. Two purposes for the tabernacle are to house the Precious Body of Christ for the members of our Faith Community that are unable to join us in the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass and to encourage veneration of our Lord. The pastoral care of the sick is enhanced as the ministers celebrate the ordinary rite of communion to the sick and home bound. When our loved ones receive the Eucharist it allows them to remain connected to the Church and brings joy to their life. The pastoral visits are set by offering of the Eucharist to our sick and home bound. Please contact the office if you know of someone who should be added to our list to receive communion. If a person can t make it to the front of the church for communion, please mention it to the Hospitality Minsters/Ushers. Only those who distribute communion, (E.M.E.s) are supposed to take communion to those who can t make it on their own, that is part of our role. Please allow us to serve you. Also people should not bring a Pyx up during the Communion line. A Pyx is a container reserved for the Precious Body of Christ; usually: a small round metal receptacle used to carry the Eucharist to the sick. The Pyx should be filled with the Eucharist following Mass. You might ask Why Fr.? Because that is the directions the Church has given for several decades. Sorry if that was not the practice before, but I do want the best for you including our liturgy so let us minister to the sick and celebrate Mass as the Church has asked since the Second Vatican Council. Certainly the role of E.M.E.s is crucial to our ability to nourish the faithful. With the help of the Laity we can administer to more people and provide more sacraments to them. The E.M.E.s help and assist the priest and deacon at the Eucharistic Table. This week go up and thank those who serve as E.M.E.s. If you would like to become a EME, please contact the Parish office and we will meet with you. Fr. Gary Catechist Corner I know this is not something most of you want to hear (especially the kids) but in just 6 short weeks we will be preparing for back to school. In order to help us save on postage, please complete the religious education registration form and return to our parish office in the next couple of weeks, either by mail or drop it in the collection basket. Please include your address on the registration form. This year, we are going to try to engage more family time discussion about our faith. During the week, the parents will receive an about a topic to discuss with your children, then when the children come to class, they will share with each other what they have learned at home. It may be about Catholic tradition, why we do what we do, the sacraments, parts of the Mass or some interesting facts about a saint. I believe this can be a fun learning experience for the whole family. God Bless, Martha Time to start thinking about theme baskets for the picnic. We are hoping for some new and different ideas. Maybe a gift card basket from area merchants. Go together with co-workers and get lots of different cards. How about a: sports memorabilia basket? an entertainment basket? maybe a dinner party basket? sports game tickets? Just a few ideas. You can drop your donation off at the parish office. Catholic Charities will sponsor a Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend September at Sarto Retreat Center. Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat with other engaged couples that affords time alone together to plan for sacramental marriage. Trained facilitators lead the program. For more info or to register, call or Dominic Faraone at or dfaraone@evdio.org. **St. Mary s Engaged Couples, please consider attending this weekend. One of our couples just did one of these weekends and really enjoyed it. Help Us Get Ready for September 8, 2013 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. St Mary Catholic Church, Ireland IN 3

4 This Week s Parish Events Sunday [06/23]: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) is here this weekend. Please keep all involved in your prayers. Children s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during the 9:00am Mass. Monday [06/24]: Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Ireland K of C Meeting at 8:00pm. Tuesday [06/25]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Wednesday [06/26]: Rosary at 11:30am in church. Quilting 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Rectory basement. St. Anne s Sewing Room opens at 6:00pm in the Rectory Basement. Thursday [06/27]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. St. Vincent De Paul Meeting at 6:30pm. Saturday & Sunday [06/29 & 6/30]: Our diocese will take up the Peter s Pence Collection, which provides the Holy Father with the funds he needs to carry out his most important charitable works. The proceeds benefit the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression and disasters. An envelope can be found in your envelope packets (this will not be a second collection). *Holly Reckelhoff has stepped down as our Preschool Director. We wish her the best as she will be teaching First Grade at Precious Blood School. Holly has done a wonderful job here at St. Mary s and we wish her nothing but the best. If you are interested in her position, please send your resume to Father Gary by mail at P O Box 67, Ireland, IN or gkaiser@evdio.org or drop it by the parish office. Thanks Holly for all you have done for us and good luck at Precious Blood!! **St. Mary Preschool has openings in Year 1 and Year 2 for the upcoming school year. Call the parish office if you are interested. ***We would like to thank Carey Schmitt and Leonard Spellmeyer for serving on the Buildings and Grounds Committee. We welcome Stan Epple and Bart Pitstick who will be joining Ryan Prechtel and Scott Reckelhoff on this committee. ****Letters were mailed to current Grand Raffle Picnic donors and a few letters to potential donors. If you would like to donate and be on our Grand Raffle tickets and have not been notified, call Dianne at the Parish Office at Upcoming Parish Events June 22, 23 & 24: TEC here at St. Mary. July 8: Ireland K of C Officers Installation. Night for Knights and their ladies at 6:30pm. July 24: Stand Chairman picnic meeting at 7:00pm in the Community Center Cafeteria. July 27 & 28: St. Mary s Men s Softball League Tourney. July 27, 28 & 29: TEC here at St. Mary. Sept 8: St. Mary Church Picnic Nov 2, 3 & 4: TEC here at St. Mary. Feb 8 & 9, 2014: Ladies CRHP March 1 & 2, 2014: Men s CRHP Bosco June 23-28: Catholic Heart Work Camp at Nashville, TN. Please keep the youth and adults going to work camp in your prayers. July 8-12: One Bread, One Cup Liturgical Conference at St. Meinrad. July 15: Pool Party at the Jasper City Pool for youth in grades 6 (incoming) through 12 from 6:30-9:00pm. 6:30pm - pizza, snacks and drinks. Swimming from 7:00-9:00pm. $5 fee to help pay for the costs. Parents need to fill out a permission slip when dropping youth off. Mark your calendars and don t miss the fun! Life-giving Love and Natural Conception, July 18 6:30-8:30pm at Kundek Hall, St Joseph Parish Center, Jasper or July 25, 6:30-8:30pm (CDT), Celebration Hall, Catholic Center, Evansville. For married couples who wish to conceive but are having difficulty achieving pregnancy. Experts will discuss how to observe the natural signs of fertility. Register online at or call Dominic Faraone at dfaraone@evdio.org or call Want to experience a week of fun? Come Search and Serve! Enjoy a week of reaching out to those in need while listening to how God is calling you. Share, Learn and Pray with other women ages 18-40, August 3-10, in New Orleans, LA. Contact Sr. Theresa Sullivan, DC at or SisterTheresaSullivan@doc.org to receive a brochure and to register. Tuesday, June 25: Friday, June 28: Monday, July 1: Tuesday, July 2: St. Mary s Men s Softball Schedule 6:45pm Orioles - Cubs 8:00pm Cardinals - Dodgers 6:45pm Cardinals - Mets 8:00pm Giants - Reds 7:00pm Reds - Dodgers 6:45pm Cubs - Cardinals 8:00pm Orioles - Mets 4

5 Liturgical Ministers for June 29 & 30 SERVERS: 5:00 pm Luke Sermersheim - Allison Reckelhoff 7:00 am Collin Bowlin - Connor Bowlin 9:00 am Eric Gehlhausen - Evan Schum 10:30 am Nick Mendel - Caden Schmitt EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: 5:00 pm Diane Gress - Audrey Wehr - Tammy Sermersheim - Eugene Hopf - Missy Helming 7:00 am Phil Gogel - Jenny Hayes - Donna Renner - Melinda Weidenbenner - Helen Vonderheide 9:00 am Brian Gehlhausen - Mandy Harris - Carla Durcholz - Donna M Renner - Chuck Hellman 10:30 am Linda Ackerman - Linda Schmitt - Diana Mehringer - Michelle Kieffner - Gina Scherle LECTORS: 5:00 pm Kevin Shepherd 7:00 am LeRay Durcholz 9:00 am Jenny Clark 10:30 am Doug Ackerman Lectors Website: (Year C) USHERS: 5:00 pm Adam Hopf - John Wilz 7:00 am Doug Scherle - Larry Vollmer 9:00 am Bob Meadows - Rod Mundy 10:30 am Betty Jenkins - Sandy Miller Catholic Social Teaching "The family contributes to the social good in an eminent fashion through responsible motherhood and fatherhood. For this reason, civil society--including the State--is obliged to assure that its customs and laws support it. Most fundamentally, neither the State nor civil society may impinge or in any manner "violate the right to life, from conception to natural death." Rather, the civil society and the State are obliged to "protect and promote it." Diocesan Policy: Report and Inform The Diocese of Evansville has in place a policy that requires that any allegation of child abuse must be reported to civil authorities. If an allegation involves the sexual abuse of a minor by diocesan personnel, the Victims Assistance Coordinator must also be informed. Sexual misconduct violates human dignity and the mission of the church. The spiritual well-being of all victims, their families, and others in the community is of particular concern to the church. Report child abuse: Every allegation of child abuse must be reported to Child Protection Services, an agency of Indiana state government. CPS Toll-free: (800) Local law enforcement: (Compendium, No. 231) Report and inform: In the event of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor (a person under 18) by diocesan personnel, report the allegation to authorities, and inform the Victims Assistance Coordinator for the diocese: Toll-free: (866) Local: (812)