St. Mary Church PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN November 1, 2015 All Saints Day. St Mary Church Precious Blood Church

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1 November 1, 2015 All Saints Day St. Mary Church PO BOX 67 IRELAND, IN PHONE: (812) FA X : ( ) St Mary Church Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor.gkaiser@evdio.org Rev. Jeff Read, Associate Pastor, Ext 24 jread@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 Teacher, Ext. 40 Holy Trinity Catholic School West Campus lemerson@evdio.org Martha Schmitt, DRE, Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Ann Nagy, Music Director, Ext 25 anagy@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music Annette Witte, Cleaning Precious Blood Church Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Office Ext. 128.Rectory...Ext. 650 Rev. Jeff Read, Associate Pastor Office...Ext Rectory..Ext 650 Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley Church Decorations, Janet Schitter Finance Council, Audrey Wehr Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, John Wilz Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher Parish Council, Jamie Clark Prayer Line, Bev Himsel St. Anne s Society, President, Bonnie Meadows Please keep in prayer the recently deceased. November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2015 Charles Boehm, Allen Brescher, Cora Ann Fleck, Marcella Sally Fleck, Lee Gress, Phillip Jeffries, Nathan Leinenbach, Arthur Mathies, Eugenia Jeanie Mehringer, Michael Oeding, Virlee Rasche, John Rudolph, Othmar Sander, Alyssa Wagner, Patricia Wagner, Raymond Werner, Meleties Weyer, Betty Wigand, Eden Louise Wilkerson, Leroy Witte, Marie Young Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon them. Website:

2 St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 7:00am & 9:15am Monday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am Wednesday at 6:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church Saturday 4:30-5:20pm; 1/2 hour before weekday Masses Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 1/2 hour before weekday Masses Anointing of the Sick: Notify the parish office if there is a need for Father Gary or Father Jeff to administer Anointing of the Sick. Sacrament of Baptism: The joy of having children is fully realized in their Baptism within the faith community. Call the Parish Office regarding Baptism appointments. First time parents, please stop by and pick up a baptism video. 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: $13, Collection for the weekend of October 24 & 25 Weekend Collection.....$ 9, Average ACH weekly deposit for October...$ 4, Children s Collection..$ 9.00 Total Weekend Collection..$ 13, Over.....$ Thank You!!!!!! Please use your envelope if you are going to one of the area churches. They are coming 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. This is an easy way to make your donations on a recurring basis and not have to worry about your tithing envelopes. Your support is greatly appreciated. Mass Attendance for October 24 & 25 5:30pm [203] 7:00am [168] 9:15am [280] Readings for the Week of November 1, 2015 Sunday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a Monday: Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27/Lk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-28/Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 Liturgical Publications Inc Mass Intentions Sat-Oct 31 5:30 pm Othmar Sander Sun-Nov 1 7:00 am Jason & Jeremy Bachman 9:15 am Members of St. Mary Parish Mon-Nov 2 7:30 am Recently Deceased of St. Mary Pari sh Wed-Nov 4 6:00 pm Dorothy M Bartley Thurs-Nov 5 7:30 am Greg Leinenbach Fri-Nov 6 7:30 am Frank & Theresia Goeppner Sat-Nov 7 5:30 pm Dan Hopf Sun-Nov 8 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:15 am Michael Sinnott Upcoming November Area Events 1: St. Henry BBQ at the St. Henry C.K. of A. Hall beginning at 11:00am. 1: St. James, Haubstadt, Annual Spot Shoot beginning 10:30am 1: St. Martin of Tours Church, Siberia, annual Ham Shoot and Fall Social beginning at 10:00am CST. 6-7: Using Spiritual Practices to Improve Health, Healing and Wholeness program at Kordes Hall, Ferdinand call , ext 2915 or visit 9: Daughter of Isabella Jasper Circle #140 at 7:00pm in Room 301 in St. Joseph Parish Center. Members are invited to attend. 29: Healing Mass at Holy Family Church. Worship 3:30pm with Mass at 4:00pm. Celebrant, Fr. Noel Mueller. Call Charlie Mendel at or In the October envelope packet are green envelopes marked St. Mary s Cemetery Maintenance. Money received from this collection helps take care of mowing and other maintenance items throughout the year. If you do not receive envelopes and would like to make a donation, just put your check in a regular envelope and mark cemetery on it. We have a beautiful cemetery and we would like to continue to keep it that away. Thanks for your donation. Precious Blood Church - Mass Schedule Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 8:00am Saturday - 4:00pm Sunday - 8:00am & 10:30am 2 Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

3 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We are fortunate to have the opportunity to listen and dialog with a highly sought and respected speaker, Rev. Ronald J. Nuzzi, PhD Senior Director for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE.) A presentation will be on Tuesday, November 3rd, at 7:30 (Eastern Time). It will be held in Kundek Hall at St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Center. You are invited to join this public presentation on Catholic Education and the New Evangelization. The lecture will explore the historic success of Catholic Schools, and examine the current challenges facing Catholic Schools in the next decade. I am grateful for the many people who have given of their time, talent and treasure to make Holy Trinity a reality. The uniting of all 11 parishes for the goal of Catholic Education is a blessing in deed. The efforts of the Core Group, the School Transition team and our new School Council are deeply appreciated. The hard work and dedication of our talented staff is remarkable and valued. The leadership of Mrs. Sternberg and Mr. Lemen is evident and a blessing. Currently we have 477 students attending Holy Trinity. 10 of the 11 supporting parishes in Dubois County have students attending Holy Trinity. The goal set during the strategic planning process included efficiency and making Catholic Education available to all children in our county. The goal is being realized with the cooperative work of many in our community. Please continue to pray for God s guidance as we continue this process to make the best use of the resources in our parishes and for all the people in our area. It is important for Catholic Education to be the best it can be and for our Public School systems to be the best they can be. We are blessed with amazing schools both public and private. We must always strive to do our best for the children. We have only one future and that is with the children; we must educate them well. Please keep all students, parents, teachers and administrators in your prayers. On this Saints Day, GO Saints!!! Father Gary Have you ever been interested in joining the Catholic Church or have a friend or relative who might be interested? The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process whereby people gather to explore the Catholic faith and make a decision whether or not they would like to be initiated into full communion with the church. Classes will be starting soon. For more information, call Martha at (812) , ext 45. The St. Anne Society Hometown Favorites Cookbook and Carson s Coupon Books can be picked up at the parish office. Stop and pick up a cookbook or two, $10 a piece. There are Carson Coupon Books on sale for $5. With every book sold, the St. Anne Society will make $5. They keep 100% of booklet sales. The coupon book contains a $10 off coupon and many more savings opportunities. Stop by the parish office and see them for yourselves. Divine Mercy Dinner and Auction: In preparation for the Year of Mercy, there will be a Divine Mercy Dinner and Auction held at St. Joseph Parish Center on Friday, November 13. Doors will open at 6:00pm with the event starting at 6:30pm. Fr. Biju Thomas will be the keynote speaker. This event is a fundraiser for the 13 area youth attending World Youth Day 2016 in Poland. There will be a silent auction with religious articles and other items. There will also be a live auction with each attending youth being auctioned off 8 hours of work. $15 per person, $25 per couple or $35 per family. Reservations can be made by calling or St. Joseph Parish Center at January 30, Save the Date for Holy Trinity Catholic School - HOOT - at KlubHaus 61. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, January 6, There are open hours in the Divine Providence Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel for: Sunday at 8:00am to 9:00am Monday at 4:00am to 5:00am Wednesday at 9:00am to 10:00am Wednesday at 4:00pm to 5:00pm Please spend an hour with Jesus dp@adorationmanager.com Happy Anniversary to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their 50+ Wedding Anniversary this month: Ronald & Ardella Keusch, Nov 5; Larry & Patricia Pennington, Nov 19; Edward & Helen Giesler, Nov 26; Amos & Mary Ann Schnaus, Nov 26; and Steven & Rosemary Woerner, Nov 28. May God bless you on your special day. Congratulations!! Save the date.sunday, November 8, 2015 Called to Be Saints: our life in family, church, neighborhood, school, country and world A family retreat that will engage families in representing a particular saint, recognizing the qualities/virtues of saints, singing and praying through art, music, scripture and movement. A special focus will be on Jesus, Our Lady of Providence and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. The retreat will be held at Precious Blood 1:30 to 4:30pm and is open to family members of all ages. Call in your reservations to St. Mary Parish Office at Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their 80+ birthdays this month: Sylvester Durcholz, Nov 1; LaVerne Schitter, Nov 6; Georgene Wagner, Nov 16; Roberta Neuhoff, Nov 19; Margaret Bonifer, Nov 20; Mary Hudson, Nov 21; George Eckerle, Nov 22; Dorena Schnaus, Nov 24; Amos Schnaus, Nov 27; and Arthur Dall, Nov 29. May God bless you on your special day. Congratulations!! Holy Trinity Catholic School invites you to a Paint Your Own Pottery fundraiser with Clara Mill designs. Join us on Saturday, November 21 from 9:00am until 3:00pm in our Community Center building. Paint pottery pieces for yourself or make one of a kind gifts for the holiday season! Cost is $5 for painting supplies plus the cost of the pottery pieces. Pre-registering for your pottery pieces isn t required but is recommended. To pre-register or ask questions, please contact Lauren Emerson by calling ext 40. This fundraiser is benefiting the Holy Trinity Catholic School Preschool Program. Hope to see you there! 3 CRAVE Bible Study starting November 9. See page 4 for details

4 This Week s Parish Events Sunday [11/01]: Children s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during the 9:15am Mass. Sunday School for children in preschool and Kindergarten during the 9:15am Mass in the basement of the Social Hall. Brute Society Induction Ceremony at Saint Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, at 1:30pm CST (2:30pm EST). St Mary Parish would like to congratulate the following parishioners who will be receiving this award: Tony & Kathy Burton, John & Betty Gehlhausen and Kevin & Marsha Shepherd. Congratulations!! Monday [11/02]: Quilting at 5:00pm in the rectory basement. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Ireland K of C 20/20 at 8:00pm. Tuesday [11/03]: Communion & Liberation at 6:30pm. Choir Rehearsal at 6:30pm. New choir members, cantors and instrumentalists are welcome. Contact Ann Nagy, Director of Music, by ing her at anagy@evdio.org or by calling St. Mary Parish Office at , ext 25 or Precious Blood Parish Office at , ext 311. Wednesday [11/04]: 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 open 6:00pm in the rectory. Religious Education 6:00-7:00pm for middle school students and 7:15-8:15pm for high school students. Thursday [11/05]: Friday [11/06]: Saturday [11/07]: St. Mary s Parishioners cook & serve the Community Meal. Call Stan Epple , Helen Vonderheide or the parish office if you would like to help. **Server training for St. Mary on Wednesday, November 11, 6:30pm, for 6th graders and anyone who needs a refresher. Training may last 1.5 hours. Engaged Encounter is a weekend experience with other engaged couples that affords time alone together to plan for sacramental marriage. Trained facilitators lead the program, with is sponsored by Catholic Charities. Weekends are February 13-14, April 9-10 and September 17 & 18, 2016 at the Sarto Retreat Center. Visit or call Catholic Charities at Irish Sweepstake Winner for October 25 Congratulations to our $ winner, Kim Moeller. Upcoming Parish Events November 5: St. Mary Parish making dressing for the Ireland Bicentennial Fund. Volunteers would be appreciated. November 7: St. Mary s Parishioners cook & serve the Community Meal. If you can help cook or serve, call Stan Epple or Helen Vonderheide or the parish office. November 14, 15 & 16: TEC November 21: Holy Trinity Catholic School Paint Your Own Pottery fundraiser, here, 9:00am to 3:00pm. November 22: Ireland K of C Blood Drive in the Community Center Cafeteria. December 3: St. Mary Church/Precious Blood Church Bus Trip. A schedule of events can be found in the back of church. December 5: Ireland K of C Christmas Party. December 7: St. Anne Christmas Meeting December 20: Confirmation here at St. Mary Church January 30: Ireland K of C 20/20 Party. February 6: St. Mary s parishioners cook and serve the Community Meal. February 13 & 14: Women s CRHP at St. Joseph Church. February 13, 14 & 15: TEC March 5 & 6: Men s CRHP at Precious Blood Church. CRAVE BIBLE STUDY will be starting a new 6 week study November 9, 6:15 to 8:00pm. We will be studying the book of Amos. Amos was a prophet who had a heart for the poor and marginalized and wanted to stand up for their rights. Come and see why Amos was called the prophet of the Lord s justice. If you are interceded call Martha Schmitt at to get your workbook ordered. The Wednesday Evening Sewing Group is still making blankets - over made. As a result we are always in need of supplies such as batting, solid colors (especially the primary colors: red, black, brown, yellow, green orange, blue and purple) and white thread. We also use different shades of the above colors. We also use light weight blankets, pieces of batting, odds and ends of fabric, quilt blocks (whether embroidered or not) and embroidery floss on the small tubes. Anyone is welcome to come help Wednesday evenings in the Rectory basement. If you prefer sewing tops at home, we will provide the fabric and thread. We could use someone with a quilting machine to machine quilt the blankets at home. Cash is also welcome. These blankets go to many places, like hospitals, nursing homes etc. at no change. Any questions, call Kathy at St Mary Church/Precious Blood Church will be having a bus trip on Thursday, December 3. Leave after Mass and return around 9:00pm. Will stop at Schimpff s Confectionery, Jeffersonville and then head to the Derby Dinner Playhouse to see White Christmas. Pick up an itinerary in the back of church or call the parish office for more details. Bosco High Schoolers, join us Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House for scripture, prayer and fellowship. Middle Schoolers, join us every Monday from 3:00-5:00pm at the St. Joe Parish Center for Bosco after-school Day. Come for playing games, getting help with homework, snacks and hanging out. **CANCELED - Unfortunately, the PAINTBALL outing scheduled for November 8 had to be canceled. 4

5 Liturgical Ministers for November 8 & 9 Servers: 5:30 pm Ben Kizior - Grace Kizior 7:00 am Jacob Dudenhoeffer - Zach Williams 9:15 am Kate Stemle - Claire Witte Extraordinary Ministers: 5:30 pm June Erny - Michelle Kieffner - Adam Schmitt Jill Weidenbenner - Diana Mehringer 7:00 am Susan Oeding - Debbie Schmitt - Helen Giesler Mary Werner - Cheryl Fromme 9:15 am Carla Durcholz - Joyce Gehlhausen - Beth Gentry Brian Gehlhausen - Abby Meadows Lectors: 5:30 pm Barb Hopf 7:00 am Ken Schnaus 9:15 am Beth Underwood Lectors Website: (Year B) Ushers: 5:30 pm Ed & Kathy Vollmer 7:00 am Anthony Emerson - Gary Oeding 9:15 am Adam Hopf - John Wilz Liturgy of the Word: 9:15 am Kylie Seibert Sunday School: 9:15 am Shannon Elkins (no Sunday School on Nov 15 -TEC) 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 kind generosity. TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) retreat weekend - November 14, 15 & 16. This retreat is held right here on our campus. This invitation to encounter Christ is NOT just for teens. It is a weekend where teens and adults from around our diocese come together and are blessed with a beautiful transformation in just 3 days. WARNING: Adults you will be amazed when you witness the difference this weekend can make for a young person. Parents, encourage your teenage son/ daughter to attend - teenagers encourage your parents to attend. All are welcome. Please save Empty Prescription Bottles with lids and deposit them in the box in the back of church. Please remove the labels if possible. The Malawi Project Inc. provides bottles for over 700 medical facilities in Africa. The Sisters at the Monastery will take care of the bottles. Thank you for your help. On Tuesday, November 3, there will be a free presentation for all parents of students, teachers, educators and administrators, clergy and public involved in, interested in or contemplating Catholic Education. Fr. Ronald Nuzzi will present of Catholic Schools and the New Evangelization. Fr. Nuzzi is a senor director in the Alliance for Catholic education, holds a Ph.D. in education leadership, and graduate degrees in theology, philosophy and education administration. The event will in Kundek Hall at St. Joseph Church Parish Center in Jasper. There is no cost. Veteran s Day Dinner hosted by the Scouts of 182 on November 14 at St. Joseph s Parish Center. As our way of saying Thank You for all you ve done for our country and us, there will be a free dinner for any military service member and their guest. Please RSVP by November 8 to Chad Lawson k3jlaw@twc.com or text/call Ireland Lions Club Chicken & Dumpling Presale Ireland Lions Club is now taking orders for Chicken and Dumplings by the gallon ($17.00) available November 7. Proceeds benefit the Ireland Bicentennial in To order call Ron Mendel at or stop by the parish office and buy a ticket.