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

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

Altar Server Trainer, Stan Vollmer……………..812-630-2990

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, Adam Hopf…..812-639-6347

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 Society President, Patty Sermersheim ………………………………………………………………....812-630-5967

St John Bosco Youth Ministry, Jacqueline Ripberger, …………………………………………..……….……….......812-481-2442 812-639-4227

St. Mary 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.

March 18, 2018

St. Mary Church

P O Box 67 • Ireland, Indiana 47545-0067 2829 N 500 W • Jasper, Indiana 47546

Most Reverend Joseph M. Siegel, D.D., S.T.L., Bishop of the Diocese of Evansville, Indiana

Fr. Joseph F. Erbacher, “Effie”, Pastor

Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 17, 2020

Congratulations St. Mary’s 2020 High School Graduates

Piercen Abbett Kade Love Kennedy Begle Taylor Marshall Olivia Biggs Madison Matheis Jacob Bonifer Cali Mehringer Grace Colvin Nicole Mehringer John Dahlen Riley Merder Reagan Egbert Brianna Moffatt Taylor Greulich Brooke Nottingham Luke Haas Caroline Prechtel Pete Heichelbech Susan Rodriguez Meredith Hilgefort Ashton Rohleder Garrett Hopf Ashley Sander Gavin Hopf Cody Scherle Samantha Hopf Brandon Sermersheim Trenton Hopf Hugh Stout Trevor Hunefeld Cole Taber Landon Kissel Kole Terwiske Hannah Kleiser Ryan Terwiske Claire Knies Grace Truesdale Matthew Lee Joshua Uebelhor

Ethan Lents Jarod Witte Cale Lichlyter

May God bless you and your family at this special time in your life. Congratulations!!

Bulletin deadline is 10:00am on the Monday before the upcoming weekend.

St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 7:00am & 10:00am

Monday no Mass Tuesday Mass at 6:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Masses 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 acci-dent 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 could take place Saturday after the 4:30pm Mass or

after the Sunday 10:00am Mass with Fr. Erbacher. Call the Parish Office to make an appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage: Registered 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.

Mass Intentions

Effective May 18, 2020, public Masses will take place with special guidelines and procedures - as decreed by Bishop Joseph M. Siegel, DD, STL

Sat-May 16 Leroy & Dorothy Schnaus Sun-May 17 Members of St. Mary Parish

Tues-May 19 6:00pm Ralph & Nora Fleck Wed-May 20 7:30am Lou Ann Schuler Thurs-May 21 7:30am Carol Herbig

Fri-May 22 7:30am James Peter Sat-May 23 4:30pm Helen Mehringer Sun-May 24 7:00am Karl Mehringer Family 10:00am Members of St. Mary Parish

We entrust our local Church to the loving protection and intercession of Mary, the Mother of God and Health of the Sick.

Let us continue to pray for the sick and their families, healthcare providers, public health officials and

all civic leaders during the weeks to come.

Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their Birthday May 16 to May 22:

May 16: Eva Beck, Chelsea Jacques, Phil Knies, Jaxon Mehringer, Cheyenne Scherle, Greg Schmitt, Emily Schuler, Brynn Sermersheim, Trevan Vogler

May 17: Jade Bartley, Emery Beck, Shannon Elkins, Mandy Harris, Dorothy Keusch, Arnold Rasche, Kathy Schnaus, Chase Schwenk

May 18: Ali Brescher, Stan Erny, Darrell Greulich, Harper Showalter

May 19: Donna Begle, Carter Burton, Evelyn Goeppner, Kelsey Jansen, Abram Keusch, Andrew Linette, Bonnie Meadows, Riley Mehringer, Charles Mendel, Eric Nordhoff, Jenna Sander, Janessa Schepers, Janelle Schmitt, Natalie Underwood, Jason Wehr, Amy Winkel

May 20: Cali Beier, Jackson Beier, Emma Emerson, Kerry Hochgesang, Linda Hohl, Mike Hopf, Rob Kleiser, Holly Mehringer, Jason Mehringer, Clayton Nixon, Liliann Wagner, Ruth Wilson May 21: Ryan Betz, Cole Erny, Bo Hayes, Maci Kreilein, Sherri Mendel

May 22: Linda Gentry, Nikki Himsel, Gaylene Laubscher, Cali Mehringer, Aaron Mitchell, Susan Oeding, Victoria Sermersheim, Lilly Wagner

Congratulations!

If your name was omitted or we have the incorrect date, please call

the parish office so we can get our records updated. Also, if your son

or daughter has moved from this area or are back in the area, call and

let us know that too. Helps to keep everything up to date. Thanks!

Church Support Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14,000.00 Collection for the weekend of May 9 & 10

Weekly donations can be mailed to “St Mary Church, PO Box 67, Ireland, IN 47545” or dropped in the slot in the parish office front door. Thank you for your stewardship to our parish.

Weekend Collection…………………………...……..……….$ 10,219.00 Average Electronic Weekly Giving for May...…..….$ 4,837.00 Total Collection…………………..……………………...………$ 15,056.00 Over.………………………………………………………………….$ 1,056.00 Year-To-Date-Budget (7-1-19 to current)…..……….$ 630,000.00 Year-To-Date-Total..……………………….………………….$ 554,591.14 Year-To-Date-Difference………….…………………………$ (75,408.86) Campaign Goal………………….…………………………….....$ 6,000,000.00 Amount in Pledges (as of 05-12-20)…………………....$ 5,757,601.00 Cash Collected to date (as of 05-12-20)……......…...$ 5,384,090.00

Thank You!!

You can do your tithing 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. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Places to find online and televised Masses

St. Joseph Church, Jasper:

11:00am Sunday WJTS (Channel 18-televised)

Holy Family Church, Jasper:

Live-streamed at holyfamilyjasper.com

8:00am Tuesday-Friday

6:00am Wednesday

5:00pm Saturday

8:30 & 10:30am Sunday

Precious Blood Church, Jasper:

Available on Precious Blood Catholic Church-Jasper Facebook page

8:00am Monday-Friday

4:00pm Saturday

8:00am Sunday

WITZ

Mass on air 8:30am Sunday

WTJW 93.1 - Catholic Radio

8:00am EWTN Mass everyday. Tune into this station for different pro-

grams throughout the day.

EWTN: (cable channel 44, not sure satellite channel)

8:00am, 12:00 noon, & 7:00pm Sunday

From-The-Desk-Of-The-Pastor

Resumption of Public Masses, May 18 (Monday)

1) Individuals 65 and over, as well as those of any age in

high risk categories should stay home! (“at-risk” health

conditions: high blood pressure, chronic lung disease,

diabetes, severe obesity, asthma, those whose immune

system is compromised such as by chemotherapy for

cancer and other conditions requiring such therapy.)

2) The faithful are “encouraged” to bring their own face-

masks and wear them inside the church. If you do not

have a facemask, you’ll be given one and then “always”

in the future bring that mask back with you.

3) Facemasks should be removed only for reception of

Holy Communion.

4) Depending on the layout of the church, parishioners

should be seated in every other pew. Avoid seating im-

mediately next to main aisle and/or the front cross aisle

to provide spacing during holy Communion procession.

5) Use of music should be limited to one cantor and one

musician.

6) Missalettes/hymnals should be removed. All pamphlets

and handouts should be removed.

7) Bulletins to be placed out after Mass to be taken home!

8) “Ushers” will pass the collection basket, drop your

donation into the basket without touching the basket.

9) There should not be any social gatherings inside or out-

side of the church before or after Mass.

10) Ministers of Communion “may” wear facemasks while

distributing if they prefer. Communion is to be given in

hands only.

11) Faithful are not obligated to receive Holy Communion,

they could make a “spiritual communion”, and then

receive at a later date when they are more comfortable.

12) Only one entrance to Church should be used.

13) After each Mass, the Church will be cleaned, sanitized

and disinfected.

14) Before Mass, use hand sanitizers as you enter! If possi-

ble, please bring your own bottles of hand sanitizer for

your own personal use.

Above all, please use common sense when coming to Mass.

May God Bless You. Bye-Bye, and Good Health to every-

one. (Fr. “Effie” Erbacher)

This Week’s Parish Events Effective May 18 St. Mary Parish will return to public Masses. Individuals 65 and over, as well as those of any age in high risk categories, should stay home. You are highly encouraged to wear a facemask (please bring your own) and wear them to Mass. Avoid sitting next to anyone, please keep a distance of 6’.

Sunday [05/17]: No Public Mass will be celebrated.

Tuesday [05/19]

Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm. Wednesday [05/20]

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Rosary prayed every Wednesday at 11:30am in Church. Thursday [05/21]

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Rosary prayed every Wednesday at 11:30am in Church. Friday [05/22] Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am *Remember starting this weekend, we will have limited seating in church. Please wear a facemask and practice social distancing. We will try and get as many parish-ioners into church as we possible can. If you are not able to celebrate Mass with us because of the limited space, we apologize in advance. Saturday [05/23]: Private Confessions 3:30-4:10pm.

Mass will be celebrated at 4:30pm.

Sunday [05/24]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:00am & 10:00am.

There is a Prayer Intention Jar in the back of church with slips of paper to write down your prayer intentions. Fr. Erbacher will pray for these intentions at Mass. Let’s all remember to keep these intentions in our prayers.

Upcoming Parish Events

No Vacation Bible School this summer - Sorry!! May 26: Parish Council/Finance Meeting at 6:30pm. June 28: New Church dedication at 1:00pm. The date has been set with Most Reverend Joseph M. Siegel, DD, STL Jul 18, 19 & 20: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) here at St. Mary August 1: St. Mary Parish cooks and serves the Community Meal. September 13: St. Mary Church Picnic - Mark your calendar. October 6: St. Anne Meeting - Bingo

“Our journey of Faith begins in Baptism”

We welcome into the Family of God:

Jamin Scott Sermersheim, child of Justin and Jenna

(Harter) Sermersheim.

Congratulations!!

Act of Spiritual Communion

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my

soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at

least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself

wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen.

May 10, $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner

is Karlene Sharer.

Congratulations!

The Diocese of Evansville Office of Family and Life strives to

build up Catholic marriages and families; support persons in vari-

ous stages and situations of life; and create a culture in Southern

Indiana where the dignity of life is lifted to the highest standards.

Check out the continually growing resources related to family,

respect for life, marriage preparation and support, divorce pre-

vention and support resources for seniors, support for those who

have experienced miscarriage, events, retreats and much more at

http://www.evdio.org/family-life.html. To receive a monthly

eNewsletter from the Office of Family and Life contact

egirten@evdio.org.

Weekly Readings for the week of May 17, 2020

Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/1 Pt 3:15-

18/Jn 14:15-21

Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn

15:26—16:4a

Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn

16:12-15

Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20

Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/Mt

28:16-20

Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Jn 16:20-23

Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28

Next Sunday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph

1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20

Congratulations to the St. Anne Scholarship Winners who

were chosen from the applications that were returned:

Kade Love

Riley Merder

Ashley Sander

Cody Scherle

Good luck with your future endeavors. Congratulations!!

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.

Do you want to make your marriage stronger? Do you want to

spend an uninterrupted weekend with your spouse? Why not make

a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend and learn more

about your wonderful vocation? Future Marriage Encounter

Weekends will be at Mount Saint Francis Centre for Spirituality,

New Albany, August 14-16, and at Our Lady of Fatima Retreat

House, Indianapolis, November 6-8. Visit www.wwme.org or

further information.

Prayer of Pope Francis

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salva-

tion and hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.

At the foot of the cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with stead-

fast faith.

You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need.

We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of

Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine, Love,

To conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus

tells us:

He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to

bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.

Do not despise our pleas - we who are put to the test - and deliver

us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Peace in the Mourning (PIM) is an overnight, Christ-focused

healing retreat for widows of all ages (no matter how long ago

their loss). Through personal sharing education, and the

Sacraments, retreat-goers are able to continue, or begin their jour-

ney of healing after the loss of their spouse. Cost includes food,

materials and overnight lodging. The next retreat is October 10-

11, 2020. Register now (registration ends September 1). For addi-

tional information, email Kathy Burton at kmbccrn1@gmail.com

or call 812-630-0603 or Donna Oeding at dcoeding56@gmail.com

or call 812-309-0773. To register, contact the Office of Family

and Life at 812-424-5536.

Monte Cassino Pilgrimages Canceled for May

St. Meinrad Archabbey’s pilgrimages to honor the Blessed Mother

at the Monte Cassino Shrine, typically held each Sunday in May,

have been canceled. Instead, each week during May, a different

monk will post a video of his Marian talk. You can find them at

www.saintmeinrad.org/live. Speaker and their topics are:

May 17: “Mary, Mother in Times of Need” by Benedictine Fr.

Jeremy King

May 24: “Mary, Sign of Hope” by Benedictine Fr. Bede Cisco

May 31: “Our Lady of Einsiedeln and Our Lady of Monte

Cassino” by Benedictine Fr. Christian Raab