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March 6, 2016

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Website: http://stmary.irelandindiana.com

St Mary Church - 812-482-7041

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……812-482-7837 Annette Witte, Cleaning ……………812-630-7870

Precious Blood Church - 812-482-4461

Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Office…Ext. 128……….Rectory…...Ext. 650 Rev. Jeff Read, Associate Pastor Office...Ext. 137……...Rectory…..Ext 650

Parish Contacts

Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley……………….. …………………………………………………..812-482-7041 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter ……………………………………………….....812-482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr……812-639-3393 Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, John Wilz ……………………………..……………..……812-631-8543 Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff ………………………………………………….812-482-4700 Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme…………... …………………………………………………..812-482-5265 Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher……..812-639-1882 Parish Council, Pat Stemle……….…812-631-1709 Prayer Line, Bev Himsel……………...812-639-1384 St. Anne’s Society, President, Bonnie Meadows ………………………………………...………..812-634-1483

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.

St. Mary Church

Readings for the Week of March 6, 2016

Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12/Ps 34:2-7/2 Cor 5:17- 21/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13-14, 17-18/Jn 5:17- 30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-23/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-21, 23/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9-12/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Is 43:16-21/Ps 126:1-6/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

2 Bulletin deadline is Monday at 9:00am

St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 7:00am & 9:15am

Monday, Thursday & 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, prepara-tion 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.

Mass Intentions

Sat-March 5 5:30 pm Othmar & Mary Lee Lueken Sun-March 6 7:00 am Albert Stenftenagel Family 9:15 am Members of St. Mary Parish

Mon-March 7 7:30 am Alyssa, Andy & Randy Wagner

Wed-March 9 6:00 pm Olive Rose Schell

Thurs-March 10 7:30 am Virgil Schnaus Fri-March 11 no Mass

Sat-March 12 5:30 pm Victor Bohnenkamper Sun-March 13 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 9:15 am Herbert & Ardella Hopf

March Area Events

10: Cupcakes, Coffee, and Conversation 7:00-8:00pm to celebrate

the Sisters of St Benedict during National Catholic Sisters Week.

12: Irish Celebration at Reflections, Huntingburg. Doors open at

5:00pm, buffet starts at 6:00pm, comedian 7:30-8:30pm, band 9:00-

11:00pm. Tickets available at Azura, Leinenbach Tire, The Great

Outdoors and The Ivy Manor.

18: Sacred Heart/St Anthony G2 Youth Group is hosting a Fish Fry

at St. Anthony Church Center. Serving 4:30-7:00pm or until sold

out. $9 includes fish, german fries, slaw, bread, drink and dessert.

19: “Loss and Grief: Why Didn’t They Tell Me It Would Hurt Like

This?” program at Kordes Hall, Ferdinand. Register by March 16 at

812-367-1411, ext 2915 or visit www.thedome.org/programs

25: St Isidore Parish Fish Fry 4:00-6:00pm at St Celestine Church.

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,500.00 Collection for the weekend of February 27 & 28

Weekend Collection……………...……….…………………..$ 7,978.50 Average ACH weekly deposit for February…..........$ 4,054.20 Total Weekend Collection…………………………………..$ 12,032.70 Short..........………………………………………………………...$ (1,467.30) Children’s Rice Bowl Collection……………………………$ 3.00

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 February 27 & 28

5:30pm [-] 7:00am [198] 9:15am [265]

Precious Blood Church - Mass Schedule

Tuesday & Wednesday - 8:00am

Saturday - 4:00pm

Sunday - 8:00am & 10:30am

www.preciousbloodjasperin.com

Elizabeth Schmitt and Duane Sermersheim

Please remember Elizabeth and Duane and their

families in your prayers……..

3 St. Mary Church Fish Fry - March 11 beginning at 4:00pm.

CRHP (CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH)

Men’s Retreat ~ March 5 & 6, 2016 (at Precious Blood Parish)

Please pray for all involved with CRHP.

Wedding Banns

Shane Luebbehusen & Melissa Schwenk Pub III

4th Sunday of Lent

"Jesus answered, 'Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.'" At this point,

Jesus' disciples were still subject to the prevailing idea that physical disabilities were a punishment for sin. When they saw the man

blind from birth, they simply assumed his lack of sight was the result of sin; they only wondered whose sin was responsible. But Jesus

cast the entire question in another light. By telling his disciples that sin wasn't at work here, but that God was at work, Jesus must have

shocked his hearers. How could God's work be made visible through a blind man?

It didn't take long to find out. Jesus used the opportunity to work a miracle. He anointed the man with mud, sent him to wash, and the

man "came back able to see." This healing of course became a testament to the power of Christ, for those who were willing to see it.

As we face trials and tribulations in our lives, we also face the challenge of seeing how "the works of God might be made visible"

through them. Understanding that God's love and care are still at work even in the most troublesome situations of life is a challenge to

be sure. It requires a kind of spiritual vision that comes with purity of heart. In other words, the more we overcome the blindness caused

by our sins, the more we are able to truly "see" the way things are and the way God works.

Jesus tells us today, "I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do see might become

blind." Thus we receive the same warning the Lord gave to the self-righteous Pharisees: we must humbly acknowledge our sins in order

to clearly behold the way God is working in our lives.

Stations of the Cross every Wednesday during Lent at 6:30pm. Come for the 6:00pm Mass and stay for Stations.

St. John Bosco Youth Group

Middle Schoolers, Monday after school – 5:00pm at St. Joseph Parish

Center - study and recreation

High Schoolers, Wednesday Night Bosco at 8:30pm at the Bosco

House

Holy Hour and Adoration - Divine Providence Adoration Chapel

(West side of Precious Blood Church) - Wednesday - 5:00-6:00pm.

Catholic Heart Work Camp still has openings for their New Orleans

trip June 12-18.

Contact: Pam Freyberger, St. Joseph DRE/PCL

pfreyberger@evdio.org, (812)482-1805 ext. 211

Open hours in the Divine Providence Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel for:

2nd Sunday of month at 1:00am - 2:00am. Friday at 1:00am - 2:00am

If you or someone you know is interested in filling one of these hours, please contact 812-630-8382 or dp@adorationmanager.com

Please spend an hour with Jesus

SOURCE + SUMMIT YOUTH RETREAT! MARCH 11, 12 & 13 - John Michael Talbot, Kara Klein and Fr. Augustino CFR will be leading our Jubilee of Mercy weekend for hundreds of youth ages 13-24. Antici-pated to be the most dynamic and powerful retreat yet. Intense-fun-life changing! Memorial High School. Don’t miss out! Go to: www.sourcesummitevansville.org call 812-490-0289 or email sourcesummit@evdio.org for complete info and how to register.

SOURCE + SUMMIT ADULT RETREAT! MARCH 12 - Led by John Mi-chael Talbot, #1 Catholic recoding artist in the world, along with other equally inspiring speakers. 8:00am - 3:00pm Christ the King Church! Any adult may attend. For complete information go to the Adult Retreat link at www.sourcesummitevansville.org or call 812-490-0289 or email sourcesummit@evdio.org.

For more information call Father Jeff or Martha Schmitt at 812-482-7041 or Debbie Schmitt at 812-631-1441.

Holy Trinity Catholic School has openings for their preschool classes. For more information, call Holy Trinity Catholic School, Central Campus at 812-482-4461.

A member of our parish would like to donate flag holders for any

military person buried in our cemetery. These will be attached to the

stone and will not be in the way during mowing season. There are a

few stones in our cemetery that already have the holders on them.

Call the parish office for more information.

We have had some requests for a list of babysitters. If you would be

interested in babysitting on the weekends or as a summer job, email

your name, age, phone number and address to Martha Schmitt at

mjschmitt@evdio.org. Also, if you are babysitting in your home or

you would like to nanny, let us know that too. We get calls and

emails from people and will be glad to pass your name along.

St Anne’s Members, we could use your help in leading the

Rosary before the 9:15am Mass in April. Call Bonnie Meadows,

812-631-2025 to volunteer or to get more information.

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This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday [03/06]: Children’s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2

during the 9:15am Mass. We are looking for more parish-ioners to help out with this. Call Martha if interested. No Sunday School this weekend.

East Deanery Lenten Penance Service at St. Joseph Church, Dale at 3:00pm.

Monday [03/07]:

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Quilting beginning at 5:00pm in the rectory basement.

Would love to have some new/additional quilters join us. Crave - Adult Faith Formation - at 6:15pm in the Rectory. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library.

Tuesday [03/08]:

Parish Office closed due to training at the Diocese. Communion & Liberation at 6:30pm. Choir Rehearsal at 6:30pm.

Wednesday [03/09]: Parish Office closed due to training at the Diocese.

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. On March 16, all Wednesday evening religious education students are invited to Pizza and Penance at St. Joseph Church/Parish Center beginning at 6:30pm. Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm.

Thursday [03/10]:

Parish Office closed due to training at the Diocese. Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

St Vincent de Paul Meeting at 6:30pm in the Library. St Mary Cemetery Meeting at 6:30pm in the parish

office.

Friday [03/11]: No Mass will be celebrated today.

St. Mary Fish Fry beginning at 4:00pm and going until sold out. $9 for catfish filets, german fries and slaw. Dine in or drive thru. Proceeds go toward religious education.

Sunday [03/13]: Daylight Savings Time Begins

East Deanery Lenten Penance Service at St. Henry Church, St. Henry, at 4:00pm. Ireland K of C Spring BBQ 9:00am until sold out.

Teen Mass at 6:00pm at Precious Blood Church. *Purple Easter Flower envelopes can be found in your March envelope packets. Money received from this collec-tion helps to decorate our church for Easter and throughout the year. If you would like to make a donation in memory of a loved one, please mark this envelope with their names and they will be listed on our special Easter insert. If you do not receive envelopes and would like to make a donation, just put your money in a regular envelope and mark it “Easter Flowers” The deadline is March 21.

March 5 & 6: Men’s CRHP at Precious Blood Church. March 11: St. Mary Fish Fry beginning at 4:00pm until sold out. March 11-13: SOURCE + SUMMIT Retreat March 13: Ireland K of C Spring BBQ March 26: Ireland K of C Easter Egg Hunt. April 17: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive. April 23 & 24: St. Mary’s 1st Communion May 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29: St. Anne’s will be praying the Rosary at the Rosary Walk (by the ball field). Call Bonnie at 812-631-2025 to volunteer. May 7: Ireland K of C Remembrance Walk May 10: St. Anne Meeting at 6:30pm - “Mothers Helping Mothers” May 14: “REJOICE: A Catholic Community Celebration” begin-ning at 2:00pm Central Time, with Mass at 4:00pm Central Time. There will be no Saturday Vigil Mass on this date. May 22: Graduating Senior Mass at 9:15am with meal to follow. May 25: Holy Trinity West Campus Preschool Graduation June 20-24: Vacation Bible School July 23, 24 & 25: TEC here at our parish. Applications and information can be found at http://www,switec.org/. September 11: St. Mary Church Picnic November 12-14: TEC here at our parish.

Upcoming Parish Events

2016 Irish Sweepstake Winner for February 28

Congratulations to our $100 winner, Amanda Hochgesang.

East Deanery Lenten Penance Services

March 6 at St. Joseph Church, Dale at 3:00pm March 13 at St. Henry Church, St. Henry at 4:00pm March 15 at St. Joseph Church, Jasper at 6:30pm March 17 at St. Joseph Church, Jasper, at noon

Congratulations to Austin Hopf & Morgan Wigand who will receive

the St. Maria Goretti Youth Distinction Award today (Sunday) at

1:00pm CT, at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville. Austin and

Morgan were nominated by fellow parishioners for their involvement

in their family, parish, community and school. Congratulations!!

MUSIC MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Are you interested in getting involved in music ministry at

our Parish? Whether you play an instrument or sing, why

not share your gifts with our parish community. Check out

some of the various opportunities available as a cantor, choir mem-

ber, accompanist, or instrumentalist. Please feel free to contact our

Parish Music Minister, Ann Nagy, or any choir members. Ann’s

contact information is phone 812-482-7041, ext. 25 or email:

Teens for Life will be erecting it’s 4000 flag memorial

“Cemetery of Innocents” on Sunday, March 6, on St. Joseph

Church lawn at 3:00pm. Students as well as adults are encour-

aged to participate.

4th and 5th grade students: Don’t forget to complete your survey and return it to Ann Nagy or your religious education teacher by March 13. We are really looking forward to having a children’s choir and for you to share your musical talents with our parish.

Liturgical Ministers for March 12 & 13

Servers: 5:30 pm Geordon Terwiske - Kole Terwiske 7:00 am Hannah Schwenk - Kate Stemle 9:15 am Brayden Clark - Reece Fromme

Extraordinary Ministers: 5:30 pm Jesse Bachman - Debbie Schmitt - June Erny

Jill Weidenbenner - Diane Gress 7:00 am Melinda Weidenbenner - Donna Wendholt

Shari Weidenbenner - Annie Voelkel - Jenny Hayes 9:15 am Diana Mehringer - Sharon James - Ronald James Donna M Renner - Stan Heim

Lectors: 5:30 pm Holly Reckelhoff 7:00 am Karen Schwenk 9:15 am Jenny Clark

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

Ushers: 5:30 pm Ed & Kathy Vollmer 7:00 am Tim Weidenbenner - John Wendholt 9:15 am Stan & Cheryl Epple

Liturgy of the Word: 9:15 am

Sunday School: 9:15 am Dana Young

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.

St Patrick’s Celebration

Honorary Mayor is Junie Wigand.

St. Patrick’s Home Lighting Contest will be judged on March 7 at

7:00pm. Deadline to enter is Sunday, March 6. This year, we will be

judging your decorated front porch! So start “Greening Up” to show

off our “Special” holiday here in and around Ireland. For Madison

and Boone Townships. You can enter your own porch or anyone

else’s. Let’s make this a trial run for the upcoming Bicentennial.

St. Patrick’s Celebration 5K will be held on Saturday, March 12, at

8:00am at the Ireland Elementary School Registration forms are

available at Spuds and online at http://stpat.irelandindiana.com. Any

question contact Alice Brescher at 812-630-9835.

Ireland Lions Club will be selling chicken and dumplings in front of

the Chicken Place on March 12 beginning at 9:00am until sold out.

The cost is $17 per gallon. Call Ben Leinenbach at 812-630-4271 if

you have any questions.

For Patty’s Sake Bake-Off will be held at the Ireland Historical

Society on Saturday, March 12. Categories are pies, cakes/cupcakes

and cookies/bars. NO entry fee. Turn in your baked goodies from

9:00-10:00am. Winners will be announced at Soup Cook-Off at

12:30am. Desserts will be served at the Fun, Food, and Frolic Irish

Celebration event Saturday evening.

Irish Celebration on Saturday, March 12, at Reflections in Hunt-

ingburg. Doors open at 5:00pm, buffet starts at 6:00pm, comedian

7:30 to 8:30pm and the band The Doo! will begin playing at 9:00pm

and end at 11:00pm. Sponsored by St. Patrick’s Celebration, Inc.

Tickets are $30 - tickets available at Leinenbach Tire, The Great Out-

doors, The Ivy Manor and Azura.

Looking for singers of all ages to join the Diocesan Choir for the annual

Chrism Mass held on Tuesday, March 22 at 5:30pm (Evansville time) at

St. Benedict Cathedral. Open to all singers. Practices will be held Sun-

day, March 13, 2:00-4:00pm and Sunday, March 20, 2:00-4:00pm (both

Evansville time). Contact Jeremy Korba at jkorba@evdio.org or call 812

-589-3886 for more information or if you have questions.