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

St Mary Church - 812-482-7041

Rev Joseph F Erbacher, “Fr. Effie”, Pastor, Ext 33 ……………………………..………...jerbacher@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 Martha Schmitt, PCL, Ext. 45…………………………... mjschmitt@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music…..…812-482-7837 Annette Witte, Cleaning …………..…812-630-7870

Parish Contacts

Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley……………….. ……………………………………………….…..812-482-7041 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter ………………………………………………......812-482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr….…812-639-3393 Holy Trinity Catholic School, Lauren Emerson ………………………...……………..812-482-7041, Ext 40 Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Chris Weisman ……………………………..……………...….…812-630-6390 Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff …………………….…………….……………….812-482-4700 Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher……...812-639-1882 Parish Council, Pat Gress..………...…812-639-0795 Prayer Line, Bev Himsel……………....812-639-1384 St Anne’s Society, President, Lynn Mehringer…. ………………………………………...…….…..812-631-4849 Director of St John Bosco Youth Ministry - Angie Greulich…………………………….812-481-2442 812-639-4227

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

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 2, 2017

Readings for the Week of July 2, 2017

Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-19/Rom 6:3 -4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42 Monday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc-2/Jn 20:24-29 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29/Ps 26:2-3, 9-12/Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Gn 21:5, 8-20a/Ps 34:7-8, 10-13/Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19/Ps 115:1-6, 8-9/Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67/Ps 106:1b-5/Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29/Ps 135:1b-6/Mt 9:14-17 Next Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14/Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30

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

No Mass Tuesday, July 4. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church First Friday 7:00-7:25am Saturday 3:30-4:10pm *On Saturdays when there are weddings, 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.

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.

Gift Bearers: If you would like to carry up the gifts at offertory, please let the ushers know.

Mass Intentions

Sat-July 1 4:30 pm Alois & Bernice Sermersheim Family Sun-July 2 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:00 am Norbert Mehringer

Mon-July 3 No Mass Tues-July 4 No Mass Wed-July 5 7:30 am Helen Humbert & Gail Deffendall Thurs-July 6 7:30 am Philip Wagner Fri-July 7 7:30 am Bill & Katie Krodel Sat-July 8 4:30 pm Marian Eckerle & Geraldine Schnaus Sun-July 9 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:00 am Ron Schroeder

July Area Events

2: Patriotic Rosary at Holy Family Church at 7:00pm. Rosary for

our country with prayers and patriotic songs between decades of

the rosary.

2-3: “Monasticism in the 21st Century: A view from the trenches”

program at the Sisters of St. Benedict, Ferdinand. Cost $175, in-

cludes program, overnight lodging at Kordes Hall and 2 meals.

For information or to register call 812-367-1411, ext. 2915 or

www.thedome.org/events.

6: Mass of Thanksgiving in honor of Archbishop elect Charles E.

Thompson at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, 6:00pm CDT

20: Cathedral Health Care Center, Jasper, is celebrating National

Hot Dog Month from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Everyone is welcome

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,500.00 Collection for the weekend of June 24 & 25

Weekend Collection……..…………...……….……...…….$ 7,590.12 Average ACH weekly deposit for June..…..….….....$ 4,946.50 Children’s Collection………………………………………….$ 6.00 Total Weekend Collection………………………………….$ 12,542.62

Short..............………………………………………………….…$ (957.38)

Thank You!!!!!!

Mass Attendance for June 24 & 25

5:30pm [219] 7:00am [211] 9:15am [285]

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 elec-tronic 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 sup-port is greatly appreciated.

We need your help! We are wanting to add additional Sacris-

tans for our weekend Masses. Great way to volunteer for your

parish. The job of a Sacristan is to get things ready before Mass

and help put items away when the Mass is ended. Please pray

about helping your parish by volunteering. Call the parish office

for more information.

Congratulations to the following couples who will be

celebrating their 50+ Wedding Anniversaries in the

month of July: Ralph and Carol Hopf, July 3 and

Charles and Eileen Vogler, July 8. May God bless you at this special

time. Congratulations!!

Thomas Renner

Our prayers and sympathy to the family of Tom. May they be

comforted by our prayers.

St. John Bosco Catholic Youth Ministry reaches out to youth in

grades six through twelve from Holy Family Parish, Precious Blood

Parish, St. Joseph Parish and St. Mary Parish. We invite young peo-

ple to receive Jesus Christ’s love and mercy through experiences,

relationships, and prayer. We challenge young people to grow in

personal relationships with Jesus Christ and one another as we en-

counter the life and mission of our Catholic faith community and

become disciples of Jesus Christ to share the good news with our

world.

https://saintjohnboscoyouthministry.wordpress.com/

High School Youth Nights are every Sunday from 7:00-8:30pm at

the Bosco House.

Wednesday Faith Minute video clip on Instagram and Facebook to

offer encouragement and inspiration on the go.

July 6-10: High School Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors are invited to go

to One Bread, One Cup at St. Meinrad.

July 9: Teen Mass and pizza at Precious Blood. All are welcome.

July 17-21: ND Vision at Notre Dame

August 5: Strassenfest Wettlauf 5K - Bosco fundraiser - lots of help

needed that day and August 3 & 4.

November 16-18: NCYC - National Catholic Youth Conference

in Indianapolis. http://ncyc.nfcym.org/.

2017 Irish Sweepstake $100 Winners for June 25

Anthony and Lauren Emerson.

Congratulations to the following parishioners who

will be celebrating their 80+ birthdays in the month of

July: Lillian Eckert, July 2; Davis Schitter, July 9;

Mary Oeding, July 11; Laverne Sermersheim, July 11; Virginia

Mathies, July 14; Edwin Fischer, July 18; Norbert Wehr, July 23,

Alma Schitter, July 28; Anthony Wigand, July 28; and Jean Eck, July

30. May God bless you on your special day. Congratulations!!

St Mary Church Picnic - September 10

Grand Raffle donation letters have been sent. If you would like to be on the raffle ticket, personal or business, please con-tact the parish office. New donors are welcome! Current do-nors, call the parish office and let us know if you want your donations to stay the same or change. Tickets will be printed soon.

Group quilt money can be sent in at any time. Not on a group? New people are always need to fill groups. A $35 donation is all it takes - no quilting required.

Grab Bags - Start looking for summer bargains - you can drop these items off at the parish office.

Country Store - We have room in our freezers for fruit for the goodies that are made for the country store or make your jelly and we will store that until picnic time. Look for bargains on sugar, flour, nuts and throw away pans. We will be glad to store these items too. When making your summer time relish, make a couple extra for picnic

Theme Baskets - Start thinking about your theme baskets. If you visit other summer socials in the area, check their theme basket stand out and get some ideas. Some ideas: car care, movie baskets, gift cards basket, cooking basket, game bas-kets, homemade jelly and jam basket, etc. We have had so many great baskets in the past, looking forward to this year’s picnic theme basket ideas.

Volunteers - Our picnic is one of the best in the area, if not the best, but we are always looking for new ideas and volun-teers. Please mark your calendar and help your parish on Sunday, September 10!!

The active phase our campaign is complete!!

Thanks to all who helped with paperwork, visits

and phone calls. Our new total is $4,920,901.00.

But the job is not done. We now move into the

fulfillment stage. Please continue to make your

pledge payments. We have a lot of work to do. Remember there

are yellow envelopes in your monthly giving packet and if you

signed up for ACH that will start July 20. Watch the bulletin for

updates on what is happening. Thank you for your support and

prayers.

This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday [07/02]:

Peter’s Pence Collection - Proceeds benefit our brothers and sisters on the margins of society, including victims of war, oppression and disasters.

Monday [07/03]: No Mass will be celebrated today.

The Parish Office will be open 8:00am to 1:00pm. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library.

Tuesday [07/04]:

Happy 4th of July - On this 4th of July,

let us remember from whom all our freedoms originate, our good and gra-cious God. Let us pray...

God, giver of all good gifts, Help us to be thankful for rest and food, and remember that, in all we do or say, you are with us, here this day. We are thankful for all you do and for everything you have given us. But above all we are thankful for our freedoms and the ability to protect others' freedom. We are free because of you.

We ask for your continued blessing on all your creation. Through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Parish Office will be closed. No Mass will be celebrated today.

Wednesday [07/05]:

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Rosary at 11:30am in the church.

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

Thursday [07/06]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Friday [07/07]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

July 10: Ireland K of C Installation of Officers at 6:30pm. July 22-24: TEC here at St. Mary. http://www.switec.org/ July 29 & 30: St. Mary Church/Ireland K of C Softball Tourney August 5: St. Mary Church parishioners cook and serve the Com-munity Meal. September 10: St. Mary Church Picnic November 4: St. Mary Church parishioners cook & serve the Community Meal. November 11-13: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). November 26: Red Cross/Ireland K of C Blood Drive

Please send in your Picnic Quilt donations, either to

your group leader or to the parish office. Not on a

group? Would you consider making a donation of

$35 and being added to a group? You do not have to quilt or

buy materials for a quilt, just make a donation and your name

will be added to a group quilt. Can’t give $35? Any amount

will be appreciated. Call the parish office for details.

Upcoming Parish Events

Ireland K of C/St. Mary Men’s Softball - Come cheer for your

favorite team/player. The schedule for this week is:

Wednesday, July 5: 6:45 pm Reds - Dodgers

8:00 pm Orioles - Giants

Friday, July 7: 6:45 pm Cubs - Cardinals

8:00 pm Orioles - Mets

We welcome into the Family of God:

Charlotte Grace Goeppner, child of Adam and Samantha

(Breitwieser) Goeppner

and

Leo Brooks Schmitt, child of Nicholas and Angela (Berg) Schmitt.

Congratulations!!

Wedding Banns

James Summers & Ashley Weidenbenner Pub II

Thanks to all who have donated to our “Cans for Campaign”. There

is a trailer in the parking lot for you to bring your aluminum cans

when you come to church or as you are driving by to go to work.

Keep our parish in mind when you have your summer parties. Money

raised from this project will go to the building of the new church.

Katelyn Sander, a member of St. Mary Parish and Girl Scout Ambas-

sador Troop 198, is in need of empty 2 liter soda bottles for an up-

coming Girl Scout project this summer. She will need a minimum of

1,400 bottles. Color of the bottle does not matter. Caps aren’t neces-

sary, but we will recycle them if they are sent with the empty bottle.

Call Tonya Sander at 812-827-0684 or email at tmsander@psci.net

Open hours/Share an hour in the Divine Providence Eucharistic

Adoration Chapel

Monday: 8:00am - 9:00am - this hour will be shared with a cur-

rent adorer

Saturday: 6:00pm - 7:00pm - this hour can be taken permanently

or fill in for the months of October and November

If you can fill this time slot, contact 812-630-8382 or

dp@adorationmanager.com. Please spend an hour with Jesus.

Congratulations to Tyler and Amy Messmer who were

married June 24. May God continue to bless them for many

years to come.

Liturgical Ministers for July 8 & 9

Servers:

4:30 pm Amia Kempf - Karleigh Lemond 7:00 am Jared Englert - Spencer Englert 10:00 am Brayden Clark - Reece Fromme

Extraordinary Ministers:

4:30 pm Deb Brescher - Eugene Hopf - Audrey Wehr Betty Gehlhausen - June Erny 7:00 am Jenny Hayes - Lauren Emerson - Marlene Goeppner Kathy Burton - Helen Vonderheide 10:00 am Brian Fleck - Sharon James - Ronald James Brian Gehlhausen - Joyce Gehlhausen

Lectors:

4:30 pm Barb Hopf 7:00 am Tonya Sander 10:00 am Holly Reckelhoff

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

Ushers:

4:30 pm Kevin Shepherd - Greg Weidenbenner 7:00 am Doug Scherle - Larry Vollmer 10:00 am Bob Meadows - Rod Mundy

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 bur-dened. Please patronize these sponsors as a “Thank You” for their kind generosity.

Ultreya!! A Spanish term meaning “Onward”

July 10 there will be a meeting at St. Joseph Parish Center. Ultreya

begins at 7:00pm in St. Joseph Parish Center Chapel and concludes

by 8:15pm on the second Monday of each month. Come be a part of

this monthly reunion to feed your spiritual growth! All Cursillistas

and guests are welcome. Contact Brian or Kris Ketzner with any

quest questions at 812-482-9495.

Theology Thursdays at St. Joseph Parish Center Library every Thurs-

day June 15 to July 13, 7:30-8:30pm. Coffee, cookies, short presenta-

tion and round table discussion. Everyone welcome. Join David Curtis

for an opportunity to deepen your faith and understanding of the fol-

lowing topics:

July 6: Fourth Quarter: The Problem of Suffering

July 13: Risen: The implications of the Risen Christ.

Contact David on Facebook: David Curtis or Twitter: HFSFreschCitrus

or St Joseph Parish Center at 812-482-1805, Ext 211.

Marriage Help - Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi) has helped thou-

sands of couples who are disillusioned or even experiencing misery in

their marriage. This program can help you too. For confidential info

about or to register for the August program beginning with a weekend

on August 18-20, call the Diocese of Owensboro Family Life office at

270-852-8346 or 270-929-1524 or email: felliott3232@yahoo.com or

visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.org.

Attention Women of All Ages! The second annual Gather in Faith

Women’s Conference at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish,

Newburgh, will be on Saturday, September 16, 8:00am to 3:30pm.

This year’s conference theme is With Great Love. The keynote speak-

er will be, Hallie Lord. Register online at www.sjbnewburgh.ort or

contact Bethany Logan at bpmmjd@yahoo.com. Cost is $25 which

includes lunch. Registration increases to $30 if payment is received

after August 31.