March 18, 2018 St. Mary Church P O B OX 67 I R E L A N D, I N 47 5 4 5-0 0 67 2 8 2 9 N 5 0 0 W J A S P E R, I N 47 5 4 6 Most Reverend Joseph M. Siegel, D.D., S.T.L. Bishop of the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana Fr. Joseph F. Erbacher, Effie, Pastor Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 10, 2019 St Mary Church - 812-482-7041 Fr. Joseph F. Erbacher, Fr. Effie, Pastor, Ext 33...jerbacher@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. 45...mjschmitt@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music....812-482-7837 Annette Weidenbenner, Cleaning...812-630-7870 Parish Contacts Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley...812-482-7041 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter.....812-482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr....812-639-3393 Holy Trinity Catholic School, Lauren Emerson.. 812-482-7041, Ext 40....lemerson@evdio.org Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Tony Bryan......812-827-3234.Anthony.bryan@twc.com Ireland K of C Building Rental, Allen Reckelhoff...812-631-4449 Parish Council President, Pat Gress..812-639-0795 Prayer Line, Bev Himsel...812-639-1384 St Anne s Society, President, Bonnie Meadows........812-631-2025 Director of St John Bosco Youth Ministry Angie Greulich...812-481-2442 812-639-4227 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: http://stmary.irelandindiana.com
St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 7:00am & 10:00am Tuesday (this week), Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am *When there is a funeral, there is no weekday morning scheduled Mass. Confessions First Friday 6:45-7:10am Saturday 3:30-4:10pm or by appointment at any time. *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. 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 no later than six months prior to their wedding date. This will provide time for prayer, preparation and paperwork. Homebound Parishioners: Communion calls are made on Tuesday mornings to parishioners homes. Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14,000.00 Collection for the weekend on February 2 & 3 Sunday Collection.......$ 9,376.70 Average Electronic Weekly Giving for February..$ 4,783.25 Total Collection.......$ 14,159.95 Over $ 159.95 Year-To-Date-Budget (7-1-18 to current)...$ 448,000.00 Year-To-Date-Total....$ 429,211.61 Year-To-Date-Difference. $ (18,788.39) Campaign Goal....$ 6,000,000.00 Amount in Pledges (as of 02-04-19)... $ 5,599,772.16 Cash Collected to date (as of 02-04-19).....$ 4,174,442.07 Thank You!! Mass Attendance for February 2 & 3 4:30pm [373] 7:00am [200] 10:00am [325] 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. This is an easy way to make your donations on a recurring basis and save St. Mary the expense of sending tithing envelopes. Mass Intentions Sat-Feb 9 4:30 pm Larry & Jayne Mehringer Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm Sun-Feb 10 7:00 am Members of the Parish 10:00 am Esther Giesler John & Camilla Allen 55th Wedding Anniversary Tues-Feb 12 7:30 am Dick, Alvina & Greg Leinenbach Family Wed-Feb 13 7:30 am Ralph & Joyce Knust Thurs-Feb 14 7:30 am Lee Goeppner Fri-Feb 15 7:30 am Urban, Lillian & Kelli Eckert Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm - First Friday Sat-Feb 16 4:30 pm Arnold Giesler Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm Sun-Feb 17 7:00 am Members of the Parish 10:00 am Patrick E Strange Weather Related..If for some reason schools are delayed or closed, there will not be a Mass celebrated on that day (the Mass intention will be re-scheduled for a later date). Info on Mass cancellation will be on WITZ. Thank you and let us always pray for Favorable weather. Readings for the Week of February 10, 2019 Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 [1c]/1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11 Monday: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35c [31b]/ Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 2:4a/Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30 [1a]/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1a]/Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [1a]/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13 [1]/Mk 8:1-10 Next Sunday: Jer 17:5-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 [40:5a]/1 Cor 15:12, 16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26 Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their Birthday Feb. 9 to Feb. 15: Feb 9: Shanelle Best, Donald Brosmer, Maria Bueltel, Sharon James, Philip Peter, Donna Renner Feb 10: Cletus Goeppner, Abby Hillyard, Blake Kempf, Elynn Schroeder, Turner Swan, Brittany Wagner Feb 11: Brooke Braunecker, Joan Dillon, Marlene Goeppner, April Hopf, Carter Hopf, Cole Leinenbach, Suzanne Nordhoff, Allen Reckelhoff, Rachel Weidenbenner, Trace Weidenbenner Feb 12: Calley Brosmer, Chad Hochgesang, Emery Mehringer, Maxwell Polen, Anna Mae Schwenk, Matthew Truesdale Feb 13: Jeremy Beier, Noah Pieper, Zack Pieper, Justin Sermersheim, Jacob Weyer Feb 14: Jeff Braunecker, Jackie Eckert, Grace Gehlhausen, Samantha Hopf, Zachary Keusch, Judd Linette, Lucy Linette Feb 15: Parker Ahrens-Hoffman, Brian Kellams, Kage Kendall, Kasen Kendall, Ryan Leuck, Mary Merkley, Valerie Small, Connie Thewes Congratulations!
Keep our youth in you prayers! Next weekend, TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) will be here February 16, 17 and 18. This is a three-day experience for our youth who are searching for goals, acceptance, meaning and for community. Adults are also welcome and encouraged to attend as they increase their witness to their faith while experiencing their own encounter with Christ. February 24 at 1:00pm, 52 of our youth will be making their Confirmation here at St. Mary. Please keep the candidates, sponsors and parents in your prayers. These are 2 wonderful events that can change the lives of our youth, but they cannot do it alone. They need our guidance and prayers. Let s show our youth that St. Mary Parish supports them spiritually by praying for them. Peace in the Mourning is a Christ focused healing retreat for Widows of any age, circumstance, and faith. Please consider a weekend made for mending hearts. The dates are March 23-24, 2019 at beautiful St. Meinrad Archabbey. Contact Kathy Burton: 812-630-0603 or kmbccrn1@gmail.com or Donna Oeding: 812-309 -0773 or dcoeding56@gmail.com. For more info you can go to http://www.ccevansville.org/peace-in-the-mourning.html. Registration is open - space is limited. Kathy and Donna are parishioners here at St. Mary, give them a call if you have any questions. Divine Providence Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Hours that are currently open: 2nd & 4th Tuesday of Month at 1:00-2:00am Fridays at 3:00-4:00am Fridays at 11:00am-12:00pm (noon) 2nd Saturday of Month at 11:00pm-12:00am If there are two times listed for an adoration time, example 1st & 3rd Sundays, and you only want to do one time per month, that would help out a lot. You do not have to take both times if you only want one. For more info email dp@adorationmanager.com or call or text 812-630-8382. The Adoration Chapel is located on the campus of Precious Blood Church. Please spend an hour with Jesus. 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: https://saintjohnboscoyouthministry.wordpress.com. Feb 13: High School Youth Night, 8:30-9:30pm, Bosco House Feb 14: JMS Morning in Mrs Venderley s Room 7:10am. Feb 16-18: TEC Weekend for juniors and seniors: www.switec.org Feb 20: High School Youth Night, 8:30-9:30pm, Bosco House Feb 22: High School & Middle School Bosco Bowling Night at Jasper Eastown Bowling Lanes 7:00-8:30pm. RSVP to Jacqueline at boscoadmin@evdio.org by Wednesday, February 20. Questions: Contact Angie Greulich at agreulich@evdio.org or 812-481-2442. 2019 Bosco Events TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) - February 16-18 (here at St. Mary Church) high school students Middle School Retreat - March 22-25 (Gasper River). Source & Summit - April 5-7 Catholic Heart Work Camp - June 9-15 (Milwaukee, WI). One Bread - One Cup - June 28-July 2 (St. Meinrad Archabbey) Notre Dame Vision - July 15-29 (University of Notre Dame) St. Patrick Happenings Homemade Chicken and Dumplings will be sold by the Ireland Lions Club on Saturday, March 16, beginning at 8:00am until sold out. All proceeds benefit the Ireland Fire Department. Pick up Saturday will be at The Chicken Place front parking lot. Cost is $17 a gallon. To reserve a gallon, call Ron Mendel at 812-482-1957. If no answer, leave a message. St. Patrick Irish 5K Trot will be March 16 beginning at 8:00am. Registration forms are available at Spuds and on the St. Pat s Website. Contact Andrea Stenftenagel at 812-630-2778 or Allison Moorman at 812-639-8158 for further questions. Building For Our Future Fundraisers Pizza Fundraiser: Our pizza fundraiser is going on now until February 14. Use the order form that was in the bulletin or call the parish office to place an order. Pizzas can be picked up February 23 or 24 at Monte s in Ireland. Pampered Chef Fundraiser: To place and order go to: www.pamperedchef.com/party/stmarychurch. Orders must be returned to the church office or submitted online by Sunday, February 10. Aluminum Cans: Bring your aluminum cans. This has been a great fundraiser. Put them on the trailer in the church parking lot. The Message goes to every registered household in the Diocese of Evansville 6 times each year. You can read about happenings and news from around the diocese all year long by subscribing to The Message! The print edition is delivered to your mailbox each week via the U.S. Postal Service. The digital edition link is delivered right to your email address. To subscribe, mail your payment of $24 for print (which includes free digital access if you provide your email address), or $12 for digital only (please include your email address), to The Message, P. O. Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724. An envelope for The Message was in your January envelope packet or visit www.themessageonline.org and select the subscribe button. Easy instructions will guide you to order either edition by using your credit card. Thank you for your support. TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) is a 3 day experience for young people who are searching for goals, acceptance, meaning and for community. Adults are also welcome and encouraged to attend as they increase our witness to our faith while experiencing their own encounter with Christ. You can find a application and more information at: http://www.switec.org/. The next weekend retreat is here at St. Mary on February 16-18.
This Week s Parish Events Now to February 14 - National Marriage Week* Sunday - World Marriage Day* [02/10]: Christian Mothers Prayers after all Masses. Everyone is welcome to stay. Sunday School during the 10:00am Mass in the Social Hall Library. No Sunday School next weekend due to TEC Monday [02/11]: Quilting at 5:00pm in the Rectory quilting room. Servants of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group at 7:00pm in the Library in the Social Hall. Ireland K of C Rosary at 7:00pm; Meeting at 8:00pm. Tuesday [02/12]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am (this week). Choir Practice at 6:30pm. Wednesday [02/13]: Rosary at 11:30am in church. Everyone is welcome. Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St. Anne s Sewing 6:00pm in the rectory basement. Religion Classes for middle school 6:00-7:00pm and high school 7:15-8:15pm. Thursday [02/14]: Happy Valentines Day!! St. Vincent de Paul Meeting at 6:30pm in the Library. Friday [02/15]: Saturday [02/16]: Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm Mass will be celebrated at 4:30pm. Sunday [02/17]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:00am and 10:00am. No Sunday School due to TEC. *The USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth have resources to help observe National Marriage Week and World Marriage Day. For more info go to: http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/ national-marriage-week.cfm Upcoming Parish Events February 16, 17 & 18: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) February 24: Confirmation Mass at 1:00pm. March 17: Ireland K of C Spring BBQ April 4: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive 2:00-7:00pm in the Community Center Cafeteria April 28: First Communion at noon. May 19: Graduating Senior Mass at 10:00am with meal to follow. July 12: Red Cross Blood Drive, Community Center Cafeteria. July 20, 21 & 22: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) September 8: St. Mary Church Picnic November 9, 10, & 11: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) November 24: American Red Cross/Ireland K of C Blood Drive February 10, 2019-5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Do you have enough? Many of us come from a nation of material abundance. We have all the things we could possibly need not only to survive, but to thrive - food, shelter, mental ability, income, access to medical care. Most people in human history lived with far less than we. So why are we so dissatisfied? Some Christians can be drawn to the "prosperity Gospel." This is the idea that following God will bring us material abundance in this life. That surely seems to be the story of today's Gospel! Peter and his friends chose - with some faith - to put out their nets a final time at Jesus' command. "They caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking." What gift! What abundance! What prosperity! Peter and his friends caught more fish than they'd ever seen. Yet what is their response to this material abundance, this gift from God? They leave it behind. "When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him." Praying for God to meet our physical, material needs is not a bad thing! Jesus himself includes "give us this day our daily bread" in the prayer He teaches His disciples. The question is, how do we respond when our prayers are answered? Do we thank God briefly, or perhaps ignore Him completely and move on with our lives? Or do we respond as Peter did? "God? You showed up in an area that has no bearing on my eternal salvation. You gave me a gift I didn't even really need. You love me! You really do love me." Is our gratitude only surface level? Or do we allow ourselves, like Peter did, to respond with wonder, awe, and deeper discipleship? As Catholics, we are called to witness to one another the amazing things God has done for us. The CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) process allows us to do just that - take a break from our busy lives, share our faith with others, and get to know God through His works. The men s weekend will be March 2 and 3 at St. Joseph Parish Center. The Unveiled Marriage Preparation program is for those couples who are engaged to be married. Important topics are discussed in the context of Catholic marriage. The next Unveiled programs are February 15 & 16, April 12 & 13 and September 7. Engaged couples are highly encouraged to attend one of these weekends. Go to http:// www.ccevansville.org/marriage-preparation.html to register or contact Eric Girten for more information at egirten@evdio.org. February 3, $500 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Irma Kinder and $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winners are Bill and Kathy Hopf. On behalf of the Stan Gress family, Thank You to everyone who helped or donated to Stan s benefit. Thank you all and God Bless. Stan and Julie Gress and family St. Mary Facebook Page ~ St. Mary Church Ireland ~ Check out the drone footage ~ Thank You Brescher Filming & Photography
Servers: Liturgical Ministers for February 16 & 17 4:30 pm Logan Mundy - Cody Riehle 7:00 am Riley Merder - Sloan Lichlyter 10:00 am Zach Williams - Brooke Williams Extraordinary Ministers: 4:30 pm Patrick Gress - Cassey Ziegler - Lauren Emerson Tammy Sermersheim - Betty Gehlhausen 7:00 am Cheryl Fromme - Kathy Burton - Robin Fromme Annette Weidenbenner - Jenny Hayes 10:00 am Gina Scherle - Mandy Harris - Beth Gentry Ronald James - Sharon James Lectors: 4:30 pm Cindy Gress 7:00 am Kurt Brescher 10:00 am Jerry Schuck Ushers: Lectors Website: http://lectorsproclaim.org (Year C) 4:30 pm Mark & Diane Brescher 7:00 am Adam Hopf - John Wilz 10:00 am Danny Brescher - Pat Brescher Sunday School: No Sunday School due to TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) 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. February Area Events 11: The Daughters of Isabella Jasper Circle #140 will meet in Room 301 at St. Joseph Parish Center at 7:00pm. Membership dues of $15 for 2019 are now payable. A-K mail to Betty Mehringer, 1744 W Ackerman Rd, Jasper: L-Z mail to Chris Schuetter, 2452 N Mill Street, Jasper. All Catholic women are invited to join. 11, 12 & 13: St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh will hold a Mission featuring Mike Patin. Free and open to all. 17: Come, Holy Spirit Retreat at St. Mary Activities Center, Huntingburg, noon to 3:00pm. No registration fee - reservations requested at 812-639-5342 17: Special Healing Mass at St. Mary Church, Huntingburg. Praise will begin 3:30pm; Mass at 4:00pm (This does count as your Sunday obligation). Father John Judie, Celebrant. 27: Daughters of Isabella Jasper Circle #140 Annual Card Party at the Jasper Moose Lodge. Admission $2 per ticket. Bring your own cards and games. Coffee and dessert will be served. March Area Events 10: K of C at St. Meinrad is hosting a Holy Hour for Vocations at St. Boniface Church, Fulda, 4:00pm central time with dinner to follow. 15-18: Light of the World Retreat at. St Joseph Parish Center. Both men and women can participate and is a great opportunity for couples to attend. Go online to saintjosephjasper.org or call 812-482-1805. Do you want to make your marriage stronger? Want to spend an uninterrupted weekend with your spouse? Why not make a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend? Future Marriage Encounter Weekends will be at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, Indianapolis, April 26-28 and November 1-3 and at Mount Saint Francis Centre for Spirituality, New Albany, February 1-3 and August 16-18. For more info visit www.wwme.org.