One Parish, Two Churches, Three Persons in One God The Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2018

ST. CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISH

St. Clement Catholic Church Established 1880

422 E. Sycamore St. • Boonville, IN 47601

St. Rupert Catholic Church Established 1865

1244 W. Red Brush Road • Newburgh, IN 47630

We thank you for all you

have done for our parish

and wish you well on

your next phase of

Priestly Service to the

Diocese of Evansville

From the Pastor’s Desk 2

Dear Parishioners, After 16 years as pastor here at St. Clement Parish, it is difficult to leave the parish. You are my parish family -- so many good works and memories along with struggles, but that is the vocation to imitate Christ in the priesthood. But you know when we, as priests, reach the age of 75, by Canon Law, we have to send in a letter of resignation to the Bishop. I did that over a half year ago. The Bishop now has accepted that letter of resignation. It is supposed to be "retirement," whatever that means. That word and idea really scares me. Officially "retired," but I will be helping out whenever a parish needs weekend or weekday Mass assistance. I will be living at St. Boniface Rectory. That address is: St. Boniface Rectory, 418 North Wabash Avenue, Evansville, IN 47712-5240 St. Boniface does not have a land line. The office for the Parish is located at St. Agnes Church. That phone number is 812-423-1721. But I will give you my cell phone number, 812-774-6058. Please stay in touch. Call or visit me anytime. We believe there have been many great things done during these 16 years, and great progress made. After many long years, much planning and much sacrifice, our new church was built during these years, of which I am most proud. We truly believe we have a really beautiful new church for our worship of our God. The total cost of the church was three million dollars. We had to borrow 1.1 million dollars from the diocese to complete our new church. As I leave, we only owe to the diocese about $20,000, which is truly amazing. Again thank you for your generosity. Of course, we could not have done that without your generosity and sacrifice. As I told you several months back, I see the church totally paid off before the end of this calendar year. WE PRAISE AND THANK GOD. ALLELUIA !! Most of the time, yes, our budget was very tight, but I leave with our finances in pretty good shape. We still now have to pay the diocese for not reaching our CPC goal for these years, but plans are now in our fiscal budget to pay that off. And with our loan to the diocese for the new church in sight to be paid off, our Finance Council has approved to move all the fund raisers for the new church (Fall Raffle, Auction, 4-H Food Stand, 5K Run/Walk, SCRIP) over into the Operating Budge. Looks very promising to have a balanced budget this year. Also our Sunday Tithing Collection has gone up almost each year since the merger. 2014 -- $266,600.40 2015 -- 297,904.48 2016 -- 296,077.25 2017 -- 301,843.95 2018 -- 319,753.90 Thanks for this huge jump of over $20,000 during this present fiscal year. And, as of this writing, we have one more Sunday collection to add to this. A little over four years ago, we had the merger of St. Clement and St. Rupert. In keeping all parishioners informed about the merger as we planned, worried, wondered what the merger would bring, and prayed often, the merger went rather smoothly. I thank you for your good attitude and acceptance of this merger. I can't remember, but I think we lost only very few parishioners over this merger. And we have new parishioners over these years. I think this merger has made us a strong vibrant faith family always trying to improve. Let's continue to grow. Thanks again. We built, we merged. That's easy to see change and progress. When it comes to faith, that is much more difficult to measure faith growth, because we can't see faith grow like a building being constructed. But I do think we have grown in our faith with such things as Lenten Eucharistic Adoration, Lenten Educational programs, reading a book during Lent, Good Shepherd Prayer Apostolate, daily Mass, stressing the importance of the Eucharist, etc. God sees. We let God judge. So let's continue to turn to God in our spiritual needs and continue to grow in faith. I want to say thanks to everybody for all your kindness to me, but where do I begin and end. If I start naming people, it would certainly fall short and offend some. So I include everybody from staff, Parish Council, Finance Council, all the Liturgical Ministers, choir, Men's Club, Ladies Club, St. Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus, youth and youth groups, all who volunteered on any committer, mowed the lawns, all financial givers, all who prayed (especially for me, for one said, " Father is so bad, he sure needs many prayers"). Like I said Sunday, June 17, in the homily about the gospel. During these 16 years I have planted, cultivated and fertilized the Word of God faithfully, and I believe with the approval of God. God takes care of the growth of the seed. We have to open our hearts and souls to God's growth. I pray that this continues to happen in your life also until harvest time, when we all have to give an account of that growth before God. I keep you in my prayers daily, especially at the Eucharist. I ask that you pray for me. If I can help you in any way in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I will be living at St. Boniface Rectory. You are always welcome there. In Christ,

Sunday Readings June 24, 2018 1st Reading: Isaiah 49:1-6 2nd Reading: Acts 13:22-26 Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 July 1, 2018 1st Reading: Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15 Gospel: Mark 5:21-43

Parish Staff Father Lowell Will, Pastor Email: lwill@evdio.org Rev. Mr. Thomas Lambert, Deacon Email: twlambert43@gmail.com Youth Music Minister, Position is Open Mrs. Kristin Maurer Brenner, Pianist Mrs. Debbie Pounds, Organist Mrs. Katie Vollmer, DRE Email: kvollmer@evdio.org Maggie Phillips, CRE, Sacraments Ph: 897-2606 Janet Hirsch, CRE, Gr. 7-12 Email: djhirsch@prodigy.net Mary Ann Miles, RCIA, Pastoral Ministry Email: onemam@yahoo.com Barbara Forehand Carter, Administrative Email: bforehand@evdio.org Assistant Erin Spaetti, Bookkeeper Email: espaetti@evdio.org Shirley Byrd, Custodian-StC Ph: 431-4772 Denice Martin, Custodian & Hall Ph: 853-5726 Coordinator-StR Ed & Ginny Shields, Sacristans-StR Ph: 853-3291

Parish Council Father Lowell Will, President lwill@evdio.org Tom Beckman,Ch tbeckman@projectassociatesinc.com Jason Fischer,VCh jfischer@warrick.K12.in.us Patty Wilbanks,Secr. pal3844@aol.com Jeff Bucherl labucherl@twc.com Karen Jenkins kjenx1@att.net Denice Martin Ph: 812-853-5726 Pam Murphy pamelamurphy6@att.net Kim Rockhill kim.rockhill@gmail.com Jeff Scherrer jeffscherrer63@gmail.com Phillip Schmidt opschmidt42@gmail.com Kenny Shields kennyshields11@yahoo.com Tom Stallings tstallings0@gmail.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Pray & Play: Registration forms for our 2nd Annual Pray & Play Event on Saturday, July 14th, from 8:30-12:15 are now available in the narthex. Please register by June 18th to allow us time to get enough supplies and materials for everyone. The kids and volunteers had a lot of fun last year. Contact me if you'd like to help out with registration, snacks, games, lessons, or crafts.

KIDS KORNER SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM The Kids Korner Summer Lunch program became all summer long when funding for the public schools’ summer lunch program was eliminated. The meals are served at City Lake Park, Boonville. The commitment is more than one church alone can handle, so volunteers are again requested from area churches. Our week to help is July 16-20. We still need one more person to help in the kitchen each day, and three more people to volunteer to drive the food to the park and help serve it. Please sign up on the sheet in the St. Clement Church narthex. The meal preparation is being done at Main Street United Methodist Church. There is a Procedures booklet on the table in the St. Clement narthex to answer any questions you might have.

St. Clement & St. Rupert News 3 Note: Bulletin articles are due by 9:00 am each Monday. Articles will be printed as space allows. Please email bforehand@evdio.org, deliver a hard copy, or call Barb at 812-897-4653.

Mass IntentionsSaturday, June 23, 2018 Vigil, Nativity of St. John the Baptist 5:00 pm Bob Martin (StC) Sunday, June 24, 2018 Nativity of St. John the Baptist 7:30 am Anne Nord-Sheldon (StR) 10:30 am For the Parish (StC) Monday, June 25, 2018 Weekday 8:00 am Dec. of Gerald Forler family Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Weekday 8:00 am Living & Dec. of Brady, Beckman, and Boyken Families Wednesday, June 27, 2018 St. Cyril of Alexandria 8:00 am Roger Stephens Thursday, June 28, 2018 St. Irenaeus 8:00 am NO MASS Friday, June 29, 2018 Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles 8:00 am NO MASS Saturday, June 30, 2018 First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church Vigil, Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 5:00 pm Maurice & Margaret Fleming (StC) Sunday, July 1, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:30 am For the Parish (StR) 10:30 am Jeff Henzman (StC)

Weekly Memorials June 24 Rodney Belford (1952) Robert Eugene Miller (1988) June 25 Radford Gene Madden (2006) June 26 none June 27 Emma Wilson (1960) Jesse Fleming (1964) June 28 Carl Harold Eble (1988) Mark Walter (2006) June 29 Maurice Fleming (2015) June 30 Linus Wahl (1945) Permelia Belford (1973) Henry Jeff Henzman (2011)

LOST & FOUND BASKET is near the restrooms in the St. Clement Church Narthex and in the Cry Room at St. Rupert Church. Unclaimed items get sold.

Another marriage saving weekend coming August 17.

For confidential information about or to register for the August Retrouvaille (retro-vi) program beginning with a weekend on Aug. 17, 2018, call the Family Life office at 1-270-683-1545, or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org (Diocese of Owensboro, KY).

DIOCESAN/COMMUNITY EVENT

Wednesday Walking Group 9 AM at St. Rupert Church. Whether we walk or not is weather-dependent. All walking will be done on the paved areas and water and restrooms are available.

Memorial Service July 13th at the St. Rupert Cemetery grave site of Marcella Thrasher, who died on April 14th, 2018. She was 93. The small service will be held on July 13th at 11am. Anyone that knew her is welcome to attend.

Religious Freedom Week began June 22, the Memorial of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More, and runs through the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29. Religious freedom protects the space in which we can continue to serve. Catho-lics across the country should join to-gether in prayer during this week for the continued freedom to serve faithfully and with integrity. Matt Miller, Director, Office of Worship, Diocese of Evansville

SAVE THE DATE!

St. Clement Parish is sponsoring a day of free swimming at Richard’s Park Pool on July 12. The time is 11:00-5:00. Bring your family and your friends, what a great way to cool off in the summer. See you there.

Susie Stephan, Ladies Club President

Father Will’s closing prayer at 2015 RtL Banquet.

DIOCESAN FAMILY LIFE PROGRAM As married persons, we are called to serve in a special way through our mar-riages. This is a noble endeavor and yet is not without its own unique set of chal-lenges. For helpful resources, go to www.foryourmarriage.org or contact Eric Girten, Coordinator of Family & Life Programs, at egirten@evdio.org for addi-tional resources or information. Diocese of Evanville, IN.

St. Clement & St. Rupert News 4 Our Stewardship Account Collection for June 17, 2018 51st Sunday of the Fiscal Year Adult ..................................... $5,278.60 Loose ...................................... $132.00 Total ..................................... $5,410.60 Weekly Budget Needed ...... $7,057.70 Budget to Date ............... $359,942.70 Actual to Date ................. $319,753.90 Votive Lights ............................. $15.00

Building Fund Donations listed monthly.

50/50 Club Allison Smith ............................. $62.50 Be sure to participate next week! License 145945

3% Stewardship Sunday, June 17, 2018

Evansville Dioc. Hispanic Ministry.....$162.32 Sunday, June 24, 2018 Church Building Fund Sunday, July 1, 2018 Peter’s Pence

SCRIP PROGRAM - Join In !! BEST FUNDRAISER EVER - IT COSTS YOU NOTHING EXTRA. We have SCRIP (prepaid gift cards) for all your daily needs: groceries, gas, pharmacies, restaurants, department stores, Gardening, hardware stores, hotels, and Wal-Mart. You buy the face value and we get a % for the Building Fund. Make it a weekly habit!

Stop by the SCRIP table by the restrooms in the St. Clement Church Narthex before each weekend Mass or in the back of church at St. Rupert.

Even small purchases help!

Rosaries for Sale Debbra Maurer has made many beautiful rosaries and donated them as a fundraiser for the Building Fund. Rosaries are $15 each. Please call the parish office to see them.

2018 CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS Jun 17 #502 Jun 18 #174 Jun 19 #652 Jun 20 #562 Jun 21 #979 Jun 22 #265 Jun 23 #651 Congratulations! License 145945 Checks will be delivered to each winner!

A $25 ticket enters you for daily drawings. $30 daily prize, $50 Sundays, $75 if a 5th Sunday, $150 Easter & Christmas.

Good Shepherd Prayer Apostolate On the fourth Thursday of each month we pray in St. Clement Church, hourly, from 6:00 am to midnight —for our current priests to be Good Shepherds, to feel strengthened by our prayers, and uplifted by our support --for more vocations to the priesthood --and the intentions of our Bishop.

Leave routine behind & feel closer to God!

We would like to have several people for each hour. Everyone is invited to come and spend some time in prayer June 28.

*If you feel silent prayer for an hour is too challenging, there is a variety of religious reading materials available in church and the narthex (gathering area). There are also rosaries available by the bulletin board with pamphlets on how to pray the rosary, if you wish to use that prayer form. Also, if you cannot stay an entire hour, come for as long as you wish.

FREE ROSARIES in St. Clement church narthex—provided by our Rosary Making Group.

“The rosary is my favorite form of prayer.” Pope St. John Paul II

This Fish story starts out this way. No kidding, at the Knights of Co-lumbus fishing tournament conducted on May 19th 2018 for Special Needs People of all ages and all Special Needs, a unique situation presented itself. The largest fish was caught 3 times (twice by Trent Bitter). That is under-standable as the rules of the tourna-ment require all fish caught to be re-leased back into the lake. When it came time to present the trophy for the largest fish caught it went to Keil O’Brian. At that point we discovered that Trent Bitter had caught the same fish (twice) and had earned a trophy for the largest fish. The MC of the awards ceremony acted immediately and told Trent and his parents we would get another trophy for Trent. On June 6, 2018 and with a “Big” assist from Tri-State Trophy’s Trent received his Trophy in a small cere-mony conducted at St. Clement Social Hall. Congratulations Trent !

Annual Rummage Sale—June 22 & 23.

Our Rummage Sale got a very promising start this year. We received lots of furni-ture, tools and toys as well as the usual clothes and household items.

We thank Julie Malone and Theresa Pittman for being the co-chairs of this fundraiser that helps us all — donors get to de-clutter their homes and ga-rages and buyers get to take home those items they were looking for at a real bargain of a price! Thank you to everyone who donated to our success!!

Photos by Barb Forehand

Enjoying a

KoC Lenten

Fish Fry !!

St. Clement & St. Rupert News 5

Anniversaries June 24, 2018 Mike & Heather Greer ............ 23 Years Randy & Judy McNeely ........... 51 Years June 25, 2018 Matthew & Kathryn Fuhs ......... 7 Years Garland & Vicki Perigo ............ 53 Years June 26, 2018 Charles & Jan Frye .................. 47 Years

Calendar for the Week Sunday, June 24, 2018 7:00 am Reconciliation—StR 7:15 am Rosary—StR 7:30 am Mass —StR 10:00 am Reconciliation—StC ~10:10 am Rosary—StC 10:30 am Mass —StC 5:30 pm Farewell Dinner for Fr. Will In St. Clement Social Hall Monday, June 25, 2018 8:00 am Mass 9:00 am Bulletin articles due. Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:00 am Mass Wednesday, June 27, 2018 8:00 am Fr. Will’s final Mass as pastor ~9:00 am Walking Group-StR Thursday, June 28, 2018 Good Shepherd Prayer Apostolate No Mass. 5:00 pm Soup Kitchen (15) Friday, June 29, 2018 No Mass. Saturday, June 30, 2018 4:20 pm Reconciliation 5:00 pm Mass-StC Sunday, July 1, 2018 7:00 am ??Reconciliation—StR 7:15 am Rosary—StR 7:30 am Mass —StR 10:00 am ??Reconciliation—StC ~10:10 am Rosary—StC 10:30 am Mass —StC

Liturgical Ministers: Vigil & July 1, 2018 Altar Linens Ann Martin (StC) St. Anne Society (StR) Altar Assistants 5:00 pm volunteers 7:30 am Macon Davis 10:30 am Logann Jenkins Cantors 5:00 pm Kristin Maurer Brenner 10:30 am Shirley Byrd Lectors 5:00 pm JoEllen Seibert 7:30 am Jay Davis 10:30 am Barb Forehand Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:00 pm volunteers 7:30 am Ed & Ginny Shields 10:30 am Wes & Maureen Hack, Peggy Buente, Butch Turner Ushers 5:00 pm George Greer 7:30 am Lonnie Kaiser, George Gogel 10:30 am volunteers Greeters 5:00 pm George Greer 10:30 am Barb Forehand Gift Bearers 5:00 pm volunteers 7:30 am Lonnie & Carolyn Kaiser 10:30 am volunteers

A Liturgical Minister schedule is on the bulletin board in the narthex at St. Clement Church and one is posted in the back of church at St. Rupert.

We keep in our prayers….. Home-Bound Parishioners (Please call Barb at 897-4653 with updates. ) Pat Bennett, Brenda Boyer, Tom Coomes, Marilyn Cox, Charlotte Davis, Suzie Deters, Larry Elikofer, Ruth Greer, Peggy Harpenau, Carl Heck, Bob Hildenbrand, Pete & Ruth Keethers, Clare Keller, Larry Laedke, Juanita McDaniel, Beverly Nix, Janet Reinhard, Tim Sullivan, Fred Thien, Audrey Titzer, Ruth Wilhelmus. Please pray also for our priests, nuns, seminarians, and all members of our Parish family in the Military Service: Andrew Altmeyer, David Boyer, Jason Goings, Ritchie Hagan, Bryan Hay, Matt Hay, Adam Jackson, Brian Jackson, Matt Jenkins, Paul Linberg, Ben Luecke, Tyler Rachels, Aaron Retter, Joshua Retter, David Shields, Matthew Small, Gordon VanBibber, Amy (Stephan) Woods. In thanksgiving for those who have come home safely.

Birthdays Sunday, June 24, 2018 Judy McNeely Ruth Wilhelmus Monday, June 25, 2018 None Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Logann Jenkins Tena Rudolph Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Ruth Ellison Stacey Kruse Kaylee Messer Tara Taylor Thursday, June 28, 2018 Makaelyn Appel Benjamin Evans Friday, June 29, 2018 None Saturday, June 30, 2018 Rock Ritchison Susan Smith Sunday, July 1, 2018 Robert Barnett Sue Campbell Dave Lasher Leon Meyer

Weekday Prayer Chains: Call Barb at the Parish Office (897-4653).

Mass Prayer List : the sheet is on the podium by the statue of St. Clement. Please add the name of the person needing our prayers each week as you enter church.

Mass Announcements: Please call or see Fr. Will.

HELP! If you have not seen your birthday or anniversary listed in the bulletin, please call the parish office and leave a message if I am not here. Thanks, Barb

Father Will blessing the Car show Father Will at St. Rupert Cemetery.

Fr. Will with Beth & Shane Blair coordinate our very first 5K Run! Thanks for

encouraging us to be healthy in both body & spirit!

Fr. Will leading the StR procession.

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