St. Mary Church. May 19, Pentecost Sunday. Congratulations St. Mary s 2013 High School Graduates

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1 May 19, Pentecost Sunday 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 : ( ) 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 Holly Reckelhoff, Preschool....Ext. 40 hollyreckelhoff@yahoo.com 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 Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme Parish Nursing, Joyce Gehlhausen Parish Council, Tom Schrader Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel St. Anne s Society, Jill Peter St. John Bosco, Becky Siewers Congratulations St. Mary s 2013 High School Graduates Maria Baer Emily Beckman Nicholas Borden Alex Braunecker Calley Brosmer Robyn Burke Taylor Buschkoetter Breanna DeKemper Kendra Egler Michael Flynn Cole Gehlhausen Janelle Gore Zachary Haas Jordan Hartley Cory Hoffman Alan Hopf Sara Hopf Shelby Hopf Lucas James Kayla Judy Breanne Kiefer Rachel Knies Madisyn Lehmkuhler Sam Leinenbach Hanna Mehringer Shelby Merder Haley Miller Sarah Moore Kaylee Murray Aaron Nordhoff Kyle Nordhoff Brittaney Nottingham Michael Pennington Ashley Renner Sarah Ruckriegel Lydia Scherle Chance Schmitt Jaclyn Schmitt Jesse Schmitt Cole Sermersheim Kirk Shepherd Megan Stenftenagel Allison Streicher Eric Wehr Andrea Weidenbenner Landen Weidenbenner Rachel Weidenbenner Marissa Weisman Kalynn Wilson Michelle Young 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 and Thursday 7:30am Weekday Masses Precious Blood Church: Wednesday 8:00am, Friday 8:10am & Saturday 8:00am 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. Readings for the Week of May 19, 2013 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14/Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Mk 10:13-16 Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15 Liturgical Publications Inc Mass Intentions Sat-May 18 5:00 pm David Schwenk Graduating Seniors Mass Sun-May 19 7:00 am Viola & Bernard Steltenpohl 9:00 am Hilda Mehringer 10:30 am Members of St. Mary Parish Tues-May 21 7:30 am Belgium Borzella Thurs-May 23 7:30 am Dorothy M Bartley Sat-May 25 5:00 pm Joe Schnaus Sun-May 26 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:00 am Geralyn Brosmer 10:30 am Bert Kinder Church Support *Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13, Collection for the weekend of May 11 & Envelopes...$ 10, Loose..$ 1, Average ACH deposit. $ 4, Children s Collection.$ Total Weekend Collection..$ 15, Over.....$ 1, Thank You!!!!!! Mass Attendance for May 11 & 12 5:00pm [275] 7:00am [219] 9:00am [328] 10:30am [322] May 29: Picnic with the Bishop at St. John Parish, Daylight, beginning at 4:00pm. Call the parish office for more info. June 1: LaVerne Kieffner Benefit 10:00am to 10:00pm at the Jasper Moose Lodge. Bake sale, country store, food, dance and silent auction. Call Judy at or Rhonda : Healing Mass at St. Mary Church (here). Worship at 3:30pm, Mass at 4:00pm. Fr. Noel Mueller Celebrant. For info call Charles Mendel or go to website 8: Indiana Abolition Coalition Area Meeting 10:00am-noon in the Parish Hall of Holy Rosary Church, Evansville. Working to end the death penalty in Indiana. More info call and ask for Sister Mary Mundy. 14: Celebrating Fathers Event at Huntingburg Park and League Stadium. Food, music, movie and prizes Irish Sweepstake Winner for May 12 Congratulations to our $100 winner, Rick Ooll. Wedding Banns Matthew Fleck & Bridget Gehlhausen Nick Merkley & Alyssa Mundy Pub II Pub I 2 Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

3 Dear Parish Family, Each Mass during the prayers of the faithful we ask for an increase of vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. During the past few years we have had the privilege of seminarians working in our parishes as they develop their priestly skills while attending Saint Meinrad. I have gotten to know these young men over the years. Each is a good man and each brings their own unique skills to the ministry of the Church. This Year Deacon Chris Droste will be ordained to the Priesthood on June 8 th at the Cathedral. Currently there are 12 Seminarians studying for the Diocese of Evansville. Please continue to pray for all seminarians and those discerning a vocation. The religious also need good candidates to be either a sister or brother. These vocations are vital to our Catholic Community. I look back and give thanks to God for the priests and Sisters that taught me so much about my faith and about life. We also have been blessed by the healthcare that many religious provided for our country through the years. I challenge each one of you to support vocations. I encourage you to support vocations by getting to know seminarians and novices and pray for them. One way which you can do this is talking with seminarians when they return to St. Mary s and Precious Blood in the Fall. Keep all in your prayers. There clearly is a seedbed of vocation in Dubois County. We must support these young men and women to be the person God created them to be. Is you see a person that displays leadership qualities and is active in the faith, ask them if they thought of a vocation. Research indicates the main reason young people never consider a vocation to priesthood or religious life is because they were never asked. Invite them to think pray and discern their vocation. Write the names down of young people that you think would make a good priest or religious and pray for those people daily. The most important thing you can do for vocations is to live out your own vocation with holiness and boldness. May the Patron of our Diocese intercede for us; Mary send us vocations to serve the good people of the Diocese. The Diocese also has a program to help those discerning a vocation. The program is Called by name. If you know of a young man or woman that would make a good candidate please contact my office at Fr. Gary Catechist Corner This Saturday, the high school seniors will be honored at the 5:00pm Mass followed by a dinner with their families. Please keep these young adults in your prayers as they begin the next chapter of their lives. Whether they choose to continue on with their education, join the military or become part of the workforce, may they always remember to stay strong in their faith and trust in the plan God has for them. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 We welcome into the Family of God: Dylan Robert Young, child of Derrick and Kelly (Flannagan) Young. Congratulations!! God Bless Martha The Family of Angie Weidenbenner would like to express their deepest gratitude to all who gave their time and contributions during her passing. We would like to especially thank Father Gary Kaiser and Father Ken Betz for a lovely service, Laura Witte and Gregory DuPont for the beautiful music, all those that participated in the Mass and the parish staff for all they did. Thank you to those that gave food and money, especially at the funeral home and bereavement meal. Finally, thank you for all the prayers and support to our family. God Bless. Angie Weidenbenner Family St. Mary Preschool - Chalk Box We have been busy winding down the school year! The year began with the students getting to know one another. We continued that theme this week again as we brought items for the last Show & Tell of the school year! We reviewed all of our ABC s, had our height and weight measurements taken, practiced rhyming, and enjoyed the company of our friends! Our Year 1 students made a special trip to Dairy Queen to make their very own ice cream cones! Yum! Yum! We love coming to school and sharing all of these fun experiences with our friends! ~Ms. Holly Called by Name - It can be difficult to hear God s voice speaking to us today. Let s help each other by pointing out how God might be calling our friends, family members and fellow parishioners to consider a call to the priesthood or religious life. Go online and submit the name of an individual between the ages of 15 and 45 who you think would make a good priest or religious brother or sister. Check out the website: Follow the Called By Name link to make your submission and to tell us why you think that individual would make a good priest or religious. This program is sponsored by the Diocese of Evansville Vocation Office. In honor of all veterans and public servants, The Annual Shiloh Gathering will be held on Sunday, May 26 at 1:30pm at the Shiloh Meeting House on 4060 W Shiloh Road near Ireland. The program will be highlighted by the Red Bank Reunion Band, Indiana s only on going Civil War Band, from Evansville. Desserts will be served after the meeting. Come bring a friend, a dessert, and enjoy a historical event. All are welcome! St Mary Catholic Church, Ireland IN 3

4 This Week s Parish Events Sunday - Pentecost Sunday [05/19]: Graduating Seniors Mass at 5:00pm. Congratulations to all our graduating seniors and their families. Please keep them in your prayers. Second Collection for the Community Food Bank. Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign envelopes are in your packets. This collection provides grants to Catholic organizations that help spread the Good News through social networking sites, television, radio and print media. Half of your donations are staying in our diocese to support local projects. Children s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during the 9:00am Mass. Sunday School in the Social Hall basement for ages 3-6 during the 9:00am Mass. This will be the last Sunday School until after picnic. Monday [05/20]: Happy Birthday Father Gary! May God bless you today and everyday. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Tuesday [05/21]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Wednesday [05/22]: 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 [05/23]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Sunday [05/26]: Fr Timothy Tenbarge 40th Anniversary to the Priesthood Jubilee Mass at 10:00am at St. Anthony Church with open house 2:00-4:00pm at the St. Anthony Padua Center Fellowship Hall. Thank you to everyone who donates to our monthly Community Food Bank Collection. With last month s donations, we were able to provide a meal and buy 144 cans of noodle soup, 96 boxes of cereal, 4 packages of diapers, 240 boxes of skillet helper, 60 cans of pears, and 192 boxes of crackers. With your help, we are feeding the hungry in Dubois County. Thanks!! 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 event with Bishop Thompson on Wednesday, May 29, at 4:30pm at St. John Parish, Daylight. Anyone in high school or older is welcome to attend. We will have Mass, presentations by priests, religious brothers and sisters and lay church ministers, followed by supper and some time to have fun. Contact the parish office if you are interested or you can us at vocations@evdio.org or call to make reservations. Upcoming Parish Events June 10-14: Vacation Bible School 9:00am to noon. Registration sheets/volunteer forms can be found in the back of church. Deadline for t-shirt orders is May 20. June 14: Parish Party - more info to follow. 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 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 May 19: Monte Casino (Spiritual talk and walking rosary) at St. Meinrad. Meet at 2:00pm at the house. May 22: House open after school until 9:00pm for high school youth. *We have 4 openings for Work Camp, June 23-28, at this time. Please call Becky at ASAP if you would like to go. Open to incoming high school youth and adult leaders. Congratulations to all those graduating from St. John Bosco Youth Ministry. You and your family are invited to attend Mass with Father Ray Brenner at the St. Thomas Chapel on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00am. Father Ray offers Mass on the Third Tuesday of every month at 7:00am. The St. Thomas Chapel is located in the new St. Thomas Medical Center, 600 W 13th Street in Jasper. The Chapel entrance is located on the Northwest corner of the building (the North entrance is also open). All are welcome. Thank you to Junior Troop #646 for purchasing and planting the flowers in the pots in front of church and on the parish office porch. The 5th grade girls are working on the Take Action Project with is the last requirement needed to earn the Bronze Award, the highest award a Junior scout can earn. You did a great job and your parish appreciates your hard work. Thank You to all the ladies who have volunteered to bring food, drinks, decorations and prizes to all of the St. Anne s Meetings/Card Party! I deeply appreciate it. I know how busy everyone s schedules are. I would love it more if you would come to a meeting. We have an opening prayer, a reading about a saint for the day, eat, socialize, finish up the meeting and have our entertainment or whatever it might be. October is Bunco, December is the Christmas party, February is induction of officers, March is the card party and May is the Mother s Day Banquet. If you have any questions about membership please don t hesitate to call the Parish office or Jill Peter. Thanks!! Jill 4

5 Liturgical Ministers for May 25 & 26 SERVERS: 5:00 pm Claire Egler - Cameron Egler 7:00 am Nathan Wehr - Jacob Dudenhoeffer 9:00 am Luke Sermersheim - Josh Weidenbenner 10:30 am Grant Brescher - Cole Mehringer EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: 5:00 pm Ruth Small - Marvin Schepers - Lee Goeppner - Marlene Goeppner - Patrick Gress 7:00 am Helen Vonderheide - Mary Werner - Kathy Burton - Tony Burton - Joe Jerger 9:00 am Debbie Schwenk - Bonnie Meadows - Laura Otto - Bridget Gehlhausen - Larry Goeppner 10:30 am Alison Montee - Gaylene Laubscher - Bev Himsel - Diane Brescher - Beth Gentry LECTORS: 5:00 pm Cindy Gress 7:00 am Pat Stemle 9:00 am Barb Leinenbach 10:30 am Beth Underwood Lectors Website: (Year C) USHERS: 5:00 pm Adam Hopf - John Wilz 7:00 am Doug Scherle - Larry Vollmer 9:00 am Stan & Cheryl Epple 10:30 am Kent & Nina Peter Children s Liturgy of the Word: Jennifer Stemle We have the following available openings at the Divine Providence Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel located at Precious Blood Parish. Please help to fill one of the open times at the chapel. Open Hours: 2nd & 4th 3:00am (once or twice a month) 4th 3:00pm (once a month) 5th 3:00pm (4 times a year) 4th 2:00am (once a month) 5th 12:00am (4 times a year) Share an Hour: 12:00pm/noon on Mondays 10:00am on Thursday To take the opportunity for an hour in prayer, please call or dp@adorationmanager.com Catholic Social Teaching Not to promote the interests of prisoners would be to make imprisonment a mere act of vengeance of the part of society, provoking only hatred in the prisoners themselves. For all to play their part in building the common good they must work, in the measure of their competence, to ensure that prisoners have the means to redeem themselves, both as individuals and in their relations to society. Pope John Paul II: Message for the Jubilee on Prisons, July 2000 St. Mary Catholic Church in Huntingburg will be hosting a workshop on Marriage, Divorce and Annulment on Wednesday, May 22, from 6:00-7:30pm at the Activity Center Cafeteria (313 N Washington Street). After a brief overview of the sacrament of Matrimony, Father Ken Walker and Mary Gen Blittschau from the Diocese of Evansville Tribunal will offer comments on the topic of annulments and provide time for questions and answers. Open to any interested Catholic.