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St. Mary Church

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Confirmation Sunday

January 14, 2018

Confirmation Sunday - Please keep all our young adults, sponsors and families in your prayers!! CANDIDATE NAME &

CONFIRMATION NAME SPONSOR PARENTS

Kennedy Begle (Elizabeth) Marilyn Begle Dean & Donna Begle

Jacob Bonifer (Philip) Bob Meadows Phil & Jane Bonifer

Grace Colvin (Joan of Ark) Judy Englert John & Linda Colvin

Reagan Egbert (Jane Frances) Cathy Bartley Jeff & Pam Egbert

Taylor Greulich (Veronica) Abby Brescher Craig & Lynn Greulich

Luke Haas (Christopher) Herbert Haas Kurt & Angie Haas

Pete Heichelbech (Sebastian) Jackson Heichelbech Kyle & Cara Heichelbech

Emily Heim (Maria Goretti) Angie Hasenour Craig & Amy Heim

Meredith Hilgefort (Verena) Lindsey Leinenbach John & Stacy Hilgefort

Garrett Hopf (Hubert) Colleen Hopf Jerry & Debbie Hopf

Gavin Hopf (Andrew) Nora Hopf Jerry & Debbie Hopf

Samantha Hopf (Catherine) Missy Rodriquez Duane & Amy Hopf

Trenton Hopf (Michael) Sharon Hopf Todd & Kim Hopf

Landon Kissel (Samuel) Isaac Eckerle Terry & Ann Kissel

Benjamin Kizior (Pascal) Dr. Michael Flannagan John & Lesley Kizior

Hannah Kleiser (Adele) Kim Dorsam Steve & Angie Kleiser

Claire Knies (Catherine of Bologna) Olivia Knies Jay & Jennifer Knies

Matthew Lee (Andrew) Darrell Lee Jeremy & Tracy Lee

Ethan Lents (Peter) Jacob Lents Jason & Cindy Lents

Cale Lichlyter (Sebastian) Gavin Lichlyter Jason & Andrea Lichlyter

Kade Love (Sebastian) Tom Schmitt Gary & Angie Love

Madison Matheis (Emma) Julie Nonte Greg & Connie Matheis

Cali Mehringer (Cecilia) Joyce Kern Jason & Tracy Mehringer

Nicole Mehringer (Marie) Riley Mehringer Daryl & Kim Mehringer

Riley Merder (Anne) Jeff Stenftenagel Dwain & Lisa Merder

Brooke Nottingham (Monica) Tyler Nottingham Tom & Teresa Nottingham

Susan Rodriguez (Elena) Amy Hopf Alex & Missy Rodriguez & Sonia Ramos

Ashton Rohleder (Andrew) Madison Renner Kurt & Andrea Rohleder

Ashley Sander (Elizabeth of Hungary) Jason Verkamp Mark & Tonya Sander

Cody Scherle (Thomas) Doug Scherle Tom & Jackie Scherle

Brandon Sermersheim (Hubert) Ronnie Wagner Greg & Sandy Sermersheim

Cole Taber (Michael) Reen Gutgsell Mike Taber & Kelli Gehlhausen

Kole Terwiske (Sebastian) Jason Terwiske George & Kristi Terwiske

Ryan Terwiske (Raphael) Theresa Stenftenagel Jason & Ann Terwiske

Grace Truesdale (Maria Faustina) Judy Bennett John & Abby Truesdale

Joshua Uebelhor (Francis) Sheila Durcholz Kevin & Michelle Uebelhor

Congratulations!!

Thank you to Martha Schmitt and catechists for preparing these young adults for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Readings for the Week of January 14

Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/ Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 or Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [3]/Mk 1:7-11 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/ Mk 1:21-28 or 1 Sm 1:1-8 and 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [8a and 9a]/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/ Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42

St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 7:00am and 10:00am Tuesday at 6:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am *There will be no morning Mass on funeral mornings. Also when school is cancelled or delayed because of the weather, there will be no morning/evening Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church First Friday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 3:30-4:00pm *On Saturday when there is a wedding, there will be no confessions.

Anointing of the Sick: Notify the parish office if there is a need for 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 or Deacon John. 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 six months prior to setting a date. This will provide time for prayer, preparation and paperwork.

Mass Intentions

Sat-Jan 13 4:30 pm Members of St. Mary Parish Sun-Jan 14 7:00 am Jerry & Jeanie Wagner & Mary Burke

10:00 am Confirmation Candidates Tues-Jan 16 7:30 am Cletus & Marceda Keusch

Wed-Jan 17 7:30 am Ralph Keusch Thurs-Jan 18 7:30 am Robert G Waters Fri-Jan 19 7:30 am Othmar Sander

Sat-Jan 20 4:30 pm Leonard & Viola Wehr Sun-Jan 21 7:00 am Ray & Anna Mae Gunselman 10:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish

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.

January Area Events

13: “2018 Women of the Heartland” at the Huntingburg Event Center

9:00-11:30am. Admission is free - program by Memorial Hospital

27: The Hoot at KlubHaus 61. Doors open at 5:30pm with dinner at

6:30pm. Tickets available at St. Joseph Parish Center.

February Area Events

10: Family Life Conference 2018 at Washing High School Auditori-

um. Registration at 8:00am, talks, lunch and closing prayer will be at

3:15pm. Early bird tickets: Couples $25/ Singles $15. At the door:

Couples $30/Singles $20.

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14,000.00 Collection for the weekend of January 6 & 7

Weekend Collection….....….…..………...………...……...$ 9,356.71 Average ACH weekly deposit for January…….….....$ 4,247.60 Children’s Collection.……………………………………..…..$ 5.00 Total Weekend Collection………...………………………..$ 13,609.31

Short.....................………………………………………………$ (390.69)

Additional end of 2017 Collection……………………….$ 9,530.00 New Year’s Day Collection………………………………….$ 370.00 Year-To-Date-Budget (7-1-17 to current)…..……….$ 392,000.00 Year-To-Date-Total..……………………….………………….$ 398,272.29 Year-To-Date-Difference………….…………………………$ 6,272.29

Campaign Goal………………….……………………………....$ 6,000,000.00 Amount in Pledges (as of 01-08-18)……….………..…$ 5,356,089.12 Cash Collected to date (as of 01-08-18)……......…..$ 2,767,157.54

Mass Attendance for January 6 & 7

4:30pm [304] 7:00am [177] 10:00am [278]

Community Food Bank

Do you often wonder why we do a second collection the

third weekend of the month and if the money is ever used?

Members of our parish take the time to call the food bank and

see what they need on their shelves and then they purchase these items for

the needy of our area. Every quarter, our parish cooks and serves the

Community Meal and money from our collection goes for this too. Febru-

ary 3 will be our turn for this event. Volunteers would be appreciated.

Next weekend is our Community Food Bank Collection. Please be

generous in giving what you can. “Whoever is generous to the poor lends

to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deeds.” Proverbs 19:17

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/

Jan 14: Teen Mass and Pizza at Precious Blood Church at 6:00pm.

Jan 17: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House.

Jan 17-21: Diocesan March for Life trip to Washington D.C.

Jan 24: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House.

March 16-18: Source & Summit (for 7th graders and older at Mater

Dei Catholic High School in Evansville.

March 23-26: St. John Bosco Youth Ministry 1st Annual Middle

School Retreat in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spots are limited so

parents, be sure to register your middle school youth soon.

June 9-16: Catholic Heart Work Camp in Philadelphia, PA

June 21-25: One Bread, One Cup, St. Meinrad

July 16-20: Notre Dame Vision, South Bend

Registration for the high school summer trips is open. We will be

going to Catholic Heart Work Camp, One Bread One Cup and

Notre Dame Vision. Adult chaperones are needed for all trips. De-

posit deadlines for these trips are February 15.

Cemetery News - By the gazebo, near the cemetery, is a patio storage

box that contains flowers that have been blown off the headstones.

Check and see if any of these flowers are yours. Please mark your

flowers before you put them on the headstone so we can return them to

the correct place if they get blown off. Also, please remember that

nothing can be in or on the ground.

Divine Providence Eucharistic Adoration Chapel has open

hours for adoration. If you are interested in filling any of

these hours, please contact the number or send an email:

812-630-8382 or dp@adorationmanager.com.

Saturdays 2:00-3:00pm

The Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is

located in the Parish Center on the campus of Precious Blood

Parish. Please spend an hour with Jesus.

From-the-Desk-of-the Pastor,

We are very happy to joyfully extend greetings and good wishes to Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, D.D., our new Bishop of Evansville! The

Bishop joins us today as he will bestow the Sacrament of Confirmation upon 36 of our young people as they continue their journey of

faith within the Catholic Church. This being the first time Bishop Joseph will be visiting us in our parish of St. Mary, we all look for-

ward and welcoming to our Bishop for many other pastoral visits. I wish to sincerely welcome, and offer our prayers to Bishop Siegel as

he begins as the 6th Bishop of Evansville, The Chief Shepherd of our Diocese. God Bless You Bishop Siegel, welcome to St. Mary

Parish, and prayerful best wishes as we all joyously welcome you to The Diocese. (Fr. Erbacher, “Effie”)

St. Mary Parish is looking for nominations for the 2018 St.

Maria Goretti Youth Distinction Award. Any high school stu-

dent who actively lives our his/her Catholic faith is eligible to

receive this distinction. It is recommend that a parish honor Jun-

iors or Seniors in high school, however, grade or age should not

be the sole determinate in selecting those to be honored. No

more that 2 students are to be nominated by our parish. It is rec-

ommended that those nominated be active in both religious edu-

cation classes and the parish youth ministry program. This is a

recognition of the youth’s involvement in many aspects of life –

family, parish, community and school. Please send your nomina-

tions to Fr. Erbacher, by letter or email, or drop in the collection

basket. Nominations need to be received by January 22.

This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday [01/14]:

Welcome Most Reverend Joseph M Siegel, D.D. and to all our young adults being Confirmed, their parents and sponsors. Please keep everyone in your prayers. Christian Mothers Prayers after Mass. All are welcome

to stay and pray. No Sunday School due to Confirmation.

Monday [01/15]:

Quilting in the rectory basement at 5:00pm. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library.

K of C 20/20 Drawing at 8:00pm.

Tuesday [01/16]:

Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. No Choir tonight.

Wednesday [01/17]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St Anne’s Sewing 6:00pm in the Rectory basement.

Religion Classes for middle school students 6:00-7:00pm and high school students 7:15-8:15pm.

Thursday [01/18]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Friday [01/19]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Sunday [01/21]:

Second Collection for the Community Food Bank and Meal. Ground Breaking for the New Church after the 10:00am

Mass. Reception following in the Community Center Cafeteria. Everyone is encouraged and welcome to at-tend. Please help us pass the word!

***We are in need of volunteers to lead the Rosary before the 10:00am Mass. Call the parish office if you are interested or want more information.

Upcoming Parish Events

January 14: Confirmation at 10:00am Mass. January 21: Ground breaking for the New Church after the 10:00am Mass. Everyone is welcome - reception following in the Community Center Cafeteria. January 21: Ireland K of C Free Throw Contest at the Ireland School Gym. Doors open at 12:00pm. January 27: 20/20 Party. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 7:00pm at the Ireland Sportsman Club February 3: St. Mary Parishioners Cook and Serve the Communi-ty Meal. Call Stan Epple at 812-634-1130 if you would like to help February 10 & 11: Women’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) at St. Joseph Church. February 17-19: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to http://www.switec.org/ February 25: Ground Blessing with Bishop Joseph M Siegel after the 10:00am Mass. Reception to follow in the Community Center Cafeteria. All are welcome to attend Mass and the reception. March 3 & 4: Men’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) at St. Joseph Church. March 16: St. Mary Fish Fry March 18: Ireland K of C Spring BBQ. Serving starts at 9:00am. March 30: Easter Egg Sale and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. April 5: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive - 2:00-7:00pm. April 28 & 29: 1st Communion Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. May 20: Graduating Seniors Mass and Meal. June 11-15: Vacation Bible School (This is subject to change de-pending where we are on the building project) July 21-23: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to http://www.switec.org/ September 9: St. Mary Church Picnic

“Building For Our Future”

Drop off your aluminum cans on the trailer in the parking

lot.

The “Building For Our Future” Campaign would like to reach out

to former parishioners who might have an interest in giving to the

new church. If you have a friend or relative who you think might be

interested in making a donation, please let the parish office know.

We will be glad to get information out to them.

Embroidered “St. Mary Church” hats in the parish office for $5.

January 7, $500 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner

is Lisa Mitsdarffer

and the $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner

is Terry Gress.

*Return your 2018 tickets as soon as possible.

Alan F. Wehr

Our prayers and sympathy to the family of Alan who

died January 6. May they be comforted by our prayers.

Ground Breaking for the New Church

Everyone is invited

Sunday, January 21st

After the 10:00am Mass

Come next Sunday to the ground breaking for the

New Church. Everyone has worked so hard to get to this point

and we want to celebrate! There will be a reception following in

the Community Center Cafeteria. Invite your family and friends.

We would really like to have a big crowd present.

The Ireland Historical Society will be holding its January program at

the Ireland Fire Department on January 21 at 1:30pm. The program

will feature Ireland Fire Chiefs and firefighters sharing their

knowledge of the past and present Ireland Volunteer Fire Department.

All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. New mem-

bers are always accepted. Dues are $10/year and support the upkeep

of the Ireland Society Museum.

Liturgical Ministers for January 20 & 21

Servers:

4:30 pm Justin Schmitt - Brandon Sermersheim 7:00 am Jacob Dudenhoeffer - Landon Kissel 10:00 am Kaleb Renner - John Kemker

Extraordinary Ministers:

4:30 pm Joe Jerger - Audrey Wehr - Helen Giesler Tammy Sermersheim - Ruth Small 7:00 am Susan Oeding - Kathy Burton - Marlene Goeppner Donna Wendholt - Shari Weidenbenner 10:00 am Amber Leinenbach - Julie Truesdale - Bev Himsel Donna M Renner - Laura Otto

Lectors:

4:30 pm Jenny Clark 7:00 am Michelle Schroeder 10:00 am Brian Fleck

Lectors Website: http://lectorsproclaim.org (Year B)

Ushers:

4:30 pm Ed & Kathy Vollmer 7:00 am Tim Weidenbenner - John Wendholt 10:00 am P J & Jill Peter

Sunday School:

10:00 am Amanda Vogler

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 patron-ize these sponsors as a “Thank You” for their generosity.

Tickets for Holy Trinity Catholic School’s “the HOOT” are on sale at

the St. Joseph Parish Center. “The Hoot” will be held on January 27,

at KlubHaus 61 in Jasper. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 6:30pm.

Tickets will be sold on first come, first served basis, so get yours be-

fore they run out! Tickets are $30 each. All tickets must be paid for

by cash or check at time of purchase. Checks can be made payable to

Holy Trinity Catholic School.

“The Hoot” is an all adult evening of food, fun and fellowship. The

evening includes dinner, music, cash bar and lively auctions for one-of

-a-kind and priceless items. All proceeds benefit Holy Trinity Catho-

lic School. For updates, visit The Hoot for Holy Trinity Catholic

School on Facebook.

Attention Engaged Couples! If you heard that you and your fian-

cé need to attend a marriage preparation program before the big

day, then you heard right! Our next Unveiled Marriage Prep.

overnight is February 16 & 17. For details, you can ask your par-

ish staff; call Catholic Charities at 812-423-5456; review Unveiled

online at http://www.ccevansville.org/marriage-preparation.html

or register online at http://wwwccevansville.org/unveiled-

registration-form.html. The next encounter will be April 28 & 29.

Ireland, Indiana presents the Pacific Northwest and California featur-

ing Washington, Oregon and California vacation, October 7-14, 2018.

Info can be picked up in the parish office or in the back of church.

Join Lifestyle Tours and fellow parishioners for lots of fun.

Applications for Miss Shamrock (ages 16-20) and Little Miss/Little

Mister (grades K-2) are now being accepted. Applicant must be a

resident of Madison or Boone Township or have attended Ireland

Elementary School. Deadline is January 26. More information can be

picked up at The Ivy Manor in Jasper or Spuds in Ireland.