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March 29, 2015

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

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

St Mary Church - 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 Director, Ext. 40 lemerson@evdio.org Martha Schmitt, DRE, Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music……...…482-7837 Annette Witte, Cleaning ……………...….482-9699

Precious Blood Church - 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….482-7041 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter…..482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr………...639-3393 Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Kevin Schnaus ……………………………..…………...…………...631-5204 Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff……………...…….…...482-4700 Meals for New Moms,Karen Fromme.482-5265 Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher………...…639-1882 Parish Council, Jamie Clark……………….482-9104 Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel..……482-4093 St. Anne’s Society, President, Bonnie Meadows ………………………………………...…………......634-1483 St. John Bosco, Carly Knapp…………......481-2442

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 29, 2015

Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mk 14:1--15:47 or 15:1-39 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16 -21 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23- 26/Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42 Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15--15:1/Is 54:5- 14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Mk 16:1-7 Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1 -9 or Mk 16:1-7 or Lk 24:13-35

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Weekend Masses at St. Mary Church Easter Saturday Vigil 9:00pm Easter Sunday 7:00am & 9:15am

Weekday Masses this week at St. Mary Church Monday at 7:30am Wednesday at 6:00pm Holy Thursday at 6:00pm Good Friday Service at 4:00pm & 7:00pm

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.

Mass Intentions

Sat-March 28 5:30 pm Members of the Parish Sun-March 29 7:00 am Meleties & Alberta Weyer

9:15 am John Rudolph

Mon-March 30 7:30 am Flower Donors

Wed-April 1 6:00 pm Albert & Alberta Renner

Holy Thursday Thurs-April 2 6:00 pm Dan & Marie Rohleder

Good Friday Services Fri-April 3 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Holy Saturday Sat-April 4 9:00 pm Members of the Parish

Easter Sunday Sun-April 5 7:00 am Art Mathies

9:15 am Bob Murry

March

31: Chrism Mass at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, at 5:30pm

CDT. Support and pray for our priests.

April

2-5: “Triduum Retreat” at the Kordes Center, Ferdinand. Reg-

istration due by March 30. Call 812-367-1411, ext 2915 or visit

www.thedome.org/programs.

3: Communion and Liberation will sponsor a Way of the Cross

at 3:15pm at the Four Freedoms Monument in Evansville.

3: “Son of God” movie will play in the Cabby O’Neil Gymna-

sium. There will be 3 free viewings: Noon, 3:30pm & 7:00pm.

Sponsored by Paraclete CEO (Catholic Evangelization Out-

reach) Ministries.

12: Divine Mercy Service at St Ferdinand Church at 3:00pm

hosted by Fr. Jack Durchholz.

14: Candlelight Ceremony to recognize child abuse prevention

month at the Christian Church of Jasper.

15: Rogation Service at 6:30pm at Sacred Heart, Schnellville.

Bring seed and soil to be blessed at the end of Mass.

2015 Irish Sweepstake Winner for March 22

Congratulations to our $100.00 winner, Pat Bonifer.

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,500.00 Collection for the weekend of March 21 & 22

Weekend Collection…………………………………………..$ 9,571.00 Average ACH weekly deposit for March...…..….....$ 3,839.20 Total Weekend Collection………………………………….$ 13,410.20 Short.........………………………………………………………...$ (89.80)

Thank You!!!!!! Please use your envelope if you are going to one of the

other area churches. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Mass Attendance for March 21 & 22

5:30pm [231] 7:00am [179] 9:15am [-]

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Greetings!

We are beginning the final week of Lent. I pray that it has been a fruitful time for all of you. When living out our Lenten observances of prayer,

fasting and almsgiving we not only show our solidarity with Christ but we also combat our tendency to do the opposite of these: to not com-

municate with God, to allow our bodily pleasures to rule and to think only of ourselves and our own material comforts.

As we near the end of Lent I wanted to encourage all you to make the most of Holy week and to participate in its liturgies. The Chrism Mass at

St. Benedict Cathedral will be Tuesday evening. This is a time for our whole diocese to come together and show our solidarity with our bishop

and the Church. During this Mass the church oils are blessed and we priests renew our promises to the bishop.

Holy Thursday Mass is very sacred. A time when we remember the beginnings of the Mass, when Jesus first instituted the Eucharist with His

words: “Take this all of you and eat…This is my body which will be given up for you”. Then the washing of the disciple’s feet; first, Christ

serves and cleanses us then we must go forward and do likewise.

Good Friday is a time for us to mentally and physically enter into Christ’s passion and death as we read the account of his suffering and death

while also reverencing the cross and receiving communion. All this is to help us prepare for and understand the impact of His resurrection. This

is often a time when we start anew with our relationship with God. Side by side with those entering the Church we experience a newness of life

an outpouring of God’s grace through our repentance, profession of faith, and acknowledging and receiving Christ’s body, blood, soul and di-

vinity in the Eucharist; we are so blessed to have this extraordinary gift. God bless and I hope to see you at our Holy Week liturgies.

Fr. Jeff

Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will

be celebrating their 80+ birthdays in the month of April:

Eugene Haase, April 3; Lee Gress, April 7; James Kapp,

April 17; Patrick Schmitt, April 20; Dolores Leinenbach, April

25; Raymond Werner, April 27. May God bless you on your

special day.

Congratulations!!

Precious Blood Church - Holy Week Mass Schedule

Tuesday & Wednesday - 8:00am

Holy Thursday - 7:00pm

Good Friday Service - 2:00pm

Holy Saturday - 9:00pm

Easter Sunday - 8:00am & 10:30am

St. Mary Bus Trip will be Wednesday, April 22, to

Columbus, Indiana. We will depart after our 7:30am

Mass and enjoy coffee and donuts as we travel to our

first stop the Blackerby’s 5 Hangar Restaurant. We will travel

to 240sweet, Dorel Tech Center & Crash Test Facility and

Zaharakoes Ice Cream Parlor. Supper will be at the Spring

Mill Inn and return to Ireland around 8:00pm. Itineraries can

be found in the back of church. Join fellow parishioners for a

day of fun! Call the parish office for more info.

Source and Summit Retreat!

Come and experience an amazing weekend. Good music,

great talks, prayer, fellowship, Mass with the Bishop. Youth

retreat, April 10, 11 & 12 at Mater Dei High School. Youth

interested - Contact Martha Schmitt in the church office.

Adult retreat, April 10, at Resurrection Catholic Church, Ev-

ansville. Info and registration:

http://sourcesummitevansville.org/

Engaged Encounter is a weekend experience with other en-

gaged couples that affords time alone together to plan for sacra-

mental marriage. Trained facilitators lead the program, with is

sponsored by Catholic Charities. Weekends are April 11-12 and

September 19-20, 2015 at the Sarto Retreat Center. For info visit

http://www.charitiesevv.org/-encounter.html or call Catholic

Charities at 812-423-5456.

Sunday, March 29, 7:30am to 12:30pm, Red Cross/St. Mary Church Blood Drive. All blood types are needed - each donation saves 3 lives. We are looking for volunteers to help in the Community Center Cafeteria that day. Call the par-ish office to volunteer. Be a life saving HERO, donate blood.

Poverty at the Crossroads

Indiana Bishop’s Pastoral Letter on Poverty

Questions for Reflection

On February 18, 2015, the five Bishops of Indiana promulgated

a pastoral letter entitled, “Poverty at the Crossroads”. This doc-

ument asks all Catholics and people of Goodwill to See, Judge

and Act as our faith calls us to respond. The Bishops are re-

questing that we take time during the Lenten and Easter Seasons

to read and reflect on the message in the letter. The questions

below are taken from the pastoral Letter. To read the pastoral

Letter, visit www.chartiesevv.org. A statewide survey asking for

your thoughts on the pastoral Letter’s message is also available

there.

1. Have you been surprised to discover relatives, friends or

neighbors in distress as a result of changes in our state’s

economy over the last five to ten years/

2. Where do you see the reality of poverty in Indiana?

3. How is your parish, school and diocese now responding to

the poor in its midst?

4. Do you agree that the Church has a responsibility to speak

on behalf of the poor?

5. Is there an issue that is more important for the Church’s

consideration than the four mentioned in this Letter (Family

Life, Employment, Education, and Health Care)?

6. How does my community (parish, school, institution) direct-

ly serve the needs of the poor?

7. How could my community unite with others in a strategy to

alleviate the most fundamental causes of poverty in Indiana?

Provided by Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville.

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This Week’s Parish Events

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord [03/29]: St. Mary/Red Cross Blood Drive 7:30am to 12:30pm in

the Community Center Cafeteria. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Program in

the Parish Office at 8:30am. Children’s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during

the 9:15am Mass. Sunday School for grades Preschool to Kindergarten in

the Social Hall basement during the 9:15am Mass.

*There will be no Sunday School or Children’s Liturgy of the Word on Easter Sunday.

Monday [03/30]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am Quilting at 5:00pm in the Rectory basement. CRAVE at 6:30pm in the Rectory. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library.

Tuesday [03/31]:

Chrism Mass at St Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, at 5:30pm CDT. Choir Rehearsal at 6:30pm.

Communion & Liberation at 6:30pm.

Wednesday [04/01]:

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. Religion Class are 5:00-7:00pm for middle school &

grades 1-5 (that do not go to release time from Ireland Elementary) and 7:15-8:15pm for high school students.

Holy Thursday [04/02]:

Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at 6:00pm - there will be no morning Mass. A collection for Operation Rice Bowl will be taken.

Good Friday [04/03]:

Novena to the Divine Mercy begins today and continues each day through Saturday, April 12. Good Friday Services will be celebrated at 4:00pm and

7:00pm There will be a collection taken up for the Holy Lands. This is a day of Fast and Abstinence. Anyone 18 and older and under the age of 59 should only have one full meatless meal and avoid eating between meals. Decorating Church for Easter will take place after the

7:00pm Service. Volunteers will be appreciated.

Holy Saturday [04/04]:

Ireland K of C Easter Egg Hunt at 1:00pm on the church grounds. If it is raining, the hunt will take place in the Community Center and Social Hall buildings. Reception welcoming our RCIA candidates into the

Catholic Faith will be held in the Community Center Cafe-teria 7:30-8:30pm. Lacy Ashby, Jacob Brown, Jyl Leinen-bach and Rebecca Whitehead will come into the church at the Vigil Mass. Welcome!! Mass will be celebrated at 9:00pm. There will be no

5:30pm Mass. Easter Sunday [04/05]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:00am and 9:15pm.

Upcoming Parish Events March 29: Red Cross/St. Mary Church Blood Drive April 4: Ireland K of C Easter Egg Hunt at 1:00pm on the church grounds. April 16: Canvas and Conversation April 22: St Mary Bus Trip to Columbus, Indiana. We will depart after the 7:30am Mass and return about 8:00pm. Cost of the trip is $92 which includes your meals and more. Pick up an itinerary in the back of church. April 25 & 26: First Communion May 9: Ireland K of C 1st Annual Remembrance Walk May 16: Ireland K of C Tootsie Roll Drive June 13, 14 & 15: TEC June 22-26: Vacation Bible School July 25, 26 & 27: TEC September 13: St. Mary Church Picnic November 14, 15 & 16: TEC December 20: Confirmation here at St. Mary Church

Bosco

Wednesdays the Bosco House is open after school until 5:00pm for drop-

ping in (high school). Join us Wednesday nights for Bible Storying at the

Bosco House after Religious Ed from 8:30-9:30pm each week (high

school). Come check out this imaginative way of reflecting on Scripture.

Register for Source & Summit this week! This is an incredible retreat

for all aged 13-24 offered by the Diocese April 10-12 at Mater Dei High

School. Registration materials can be picked up from each parish or from

Carley. There is also an adult version of the retreat, so all are welcome. It

is truly an amazing retreat experience centered on our Lord in the Eucha-

rist. Turn in your registration ASAP so that we have a count for transpor-

tation and overnight arrangements.

An Apologetics Class is being offered starting this week for high school

students. The Bradfords will be leading this class at the Bosco House on

Wednesdays in April from 6:30-7:30pm. Want to be able to articulate you

Catholic faith better. Come check it out.

Spots for Work Camp, One Bread One Cup and NCYC are still open.

Reserving your spot for any of these trips requires a $100 deposit made

out to St. John Bosco. Don’t let cost keep you from registering for a trip.

Call Carley if your are interested but unable to make the deposit.

For more information on trips or events, contact Carley Knapp

cknapp@evdio.org or 812-481-2442.

The Holy Week Mass/Service Times have been set. We could

use Servers, Ushers, Extraordinary Ministers, Sacristans and

Lectors. If you know you and your family will be going to any of

these times, please call the parish office and volunteer.

Holy Thursday at 6:00pm

Good Friday at 4:00pm and 7:00pm

Holy Saturday at 9:00pm.

Thanks for helping!!

Canvas & Conversation

Mark your calendar for April 16 as we have our First Canvas & Conversation. Limited to the first 40 adults, men and women, who sign up. Cost is $35 for an evening of painting and conversation - no skills needed. Call the parish office for more information.

Liturgical Ministers for April 4 & 5

Servers: 9:00 pm Claire Egler - Cameron Egler - Justin Schmitt 7:00 am Kyle Stenftenagel - Riley Merder 9:15 am Ty Ofer - Josie Yarbrough

Extraordinary Ministers: 9:00 pm Deacon John Huether - Linda Schmitt

Martha Schmitt - Linda Ackerman - 1 more needed 7:00 am Helen Giesler - Diana Mehringer - Jenny Hayes Lauren Emerson - Linda Rasche 9:15 am Donna M Renner - Ronald James - Sharon James Julie Truesdale - Gina Scherle

Lectors: 9:00 pm Doug Ackerman - 1 more needed 7:00 am Tonya Sander 9:15 am Brian Seibert

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

Ushers: 9:00 pm Kenny & Cathy Egler 7:00 am Doug Scherle - Larry Vollmer 9:15 am Danny Brescher - Pat Brescher Liturgy of the Word: 9:15 am No Liturgy of the Word because of Easter Sunday School: No Sunday School because of Easter

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.

Holy Trinity Catholic School

“Come to learn. Go forth to serve. Trust in Divine Providence”

There are several ways families can receive financial assistance for

Holy Trinity Catholic School in the 2015-2016 school year. Call

(812) 482-4461 to learn more.

Did You Know?

A family of 4 whose Adjusted Gross Income in 2014 was $67,294 or

below could be eligible to receive a School Choice Scholarship.

A family of 4 whose Adjusted Gross Income in 2014 was $89,725 or

below could be eligible to receive a $500 Tax Credit Scholarship.

1st Annual Remembrance Walk Sponsored by Ireland K of C

Saturday, May 9 - Register at 7:30am

Walk begins at 8:00am

This is not a race. Participants will walk a course on the St. Mary

Church grounds of less than 1 mile. Participants will be walking to

reflect, honor, and remember a love one that has passed away. Groups

are encouraged. Following the walk, a full breakfast and lots of fellow-

ship will take place in the Community Center Cafeteria. The entry fee is

$20 which includes a t-shirt and full breakfast. Kids 6 and under are

free (no shirt provided). Must register by April 24 to guarantee a t-shirt.

Extra registration forms can be found in the back of church. All pro-

ceeds from this event will be donated to the Ireland K of C Teddy Bear

Project.

Precious Blood School Mass of Appreciation for all of those

who have made our school possible over the past 58 years! A

special Mass on Saturday, May 16 at 4:00pm. Following Mass,

there will be a dinner in the gym and short presentation. RSVP

for this event by email mbrandle@evdio.org or call the school

office at 812-482-4461. No charge for attending. We are also

asking for donations of pictures of Precious Blood School over

the years.