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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

Fr. 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, Allen Reckelhoff ……………………………..……………....….…812-631-4449 Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff …………………….…………….……….……….812-631-4449

Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher….…...812-639-1882

Parish Council President,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

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 28, 2018

Readings for the Week of January 28, 2018

Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9, [8]/1 Cor 7:32- 35/Mk 1:21-28 Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30--19:3/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [1a]/Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [cf. 5c]/Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/1 Chr 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd [12b]/Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [10b]/Heb 2:14-18/ Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13/Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 [12b]/ Mk 6:30-34 Next Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39

St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 7:00am and 10:00am Tuesday at 6:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am *There will be no morning Mass on funeral mornings. Also when school is cancelled or delayed because of the weather, there will be no morning/evening Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church First Friday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 3:30-4:00pm *On Saturday when there is a wedding, 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.

Mass Intentions

Sat-Jan 27 4:30 pm Robert & Catherine Terwiske Family Sun-Jan 28 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish

10:00 am David Bohnenkamper

Tues-Jan 30 6:00 pm Morris & Millie Weidenbenner

Wed-Jan 31 7:30 am Karl Fehribach Thurs-Feb 1 7:30 am Ralph Keusch Fri-Feb 2 7:30 am Frank & Laura Nord Family

Sat-Feb 3 4:30 pm Boy Scout Blue & Gold Mass Sun-Feb 4 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:00 am Robert Schnaus

February Area Events

1: Holy Trinity Catholic School Open Houses 5:00-7:00pm.

10: Family Life Conference 2018 at Washing High School Auditori-

um. Registration at 8:00am, talks, lunch and closing prayer will be at

3:15pm. Early bird tickets: Couples $25/ Singles $15. At the door:

Couples $30/Singles $20.

10 & 11: Women’s CRHP at St. Joseph Parish Center - brochures and

a sign up sheet can be found in the back of church.

16 & March 2: Holy Trinity Catholic School Fish Fries at the East

Campus. Serving from 4:30pm to sold out. Fish, German fires,

bread, slaw and drink for $9.

16 & 17: “Brewing with the Spirit: A Monastic Craft Beer Experi-

ence” at St. Benedict’s Brew Works at the Monastery in Ferdinand.

Call 812-367-1411, ext 2915 to register or email kordes@thedome.org

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14,000.00 Collection for the weekend of January 20 & 21

Weekend Collection….....….…..………...………...……...$ 8,398.75 Average ACH weekly deposit for January…….….....$ 4,247.60 Children’s Collection.……………………………………..…..$ 5.00 Total Weekend Collection………...………………………..$ 12,651.35

Short.....................………………………………………………$ (1,348.65) Year-To-Date-Budget (7-1-17 to current)…..……….$ 420,000.00 Year-To-Date-Total..……………………….………………….$ 420,570.57 Year-To-Date-Difference………….…………………………$ 570.57 Community Food/Meal Collection………………………$ 842.37

Campaign Goal………………….……………………………....$ 6,000,000.00 Amount in Pledges (as of 01-22-18)……….………..…$ 5,359,284.00 Cash Collected to date (as of 01-22-18)……......…..$ 2,840,564.00

Thank You!!

Mass Attendance for January 20 & 21

4:30pm [345] 7:00am [167] 10:00am [285]

Ireland, Indiana presents the Pacific Northwest and California featur-

ing Washington, Oregon and California vacation, October 7-14,

2018. Info can be picked up in the parish office or in the back of

church. Join Lifestyle Tours and fellow parishioners for lots of fun.

St. Patrick Celebration

St. Patrick’s Day Button Contest deadline is January 31. Submit

your form - contest open 4th grade thru adult.

Ground Blessing for the New Church - February 25

St. John Bosco Youth Ministry

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

grades 6 through 12 from St. Mary, Holy Family, Precious Blood,

and St. Joseph. Check out more Bosco info and announcements at:

https://saintjohnboscoyouthministry.wordpress.com/

January 31: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco

House.

February 7: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco

House.

March 3: Serving at the Dubois County Community Meal. Contact

Angie to sign up for a shift.

March 16-18: Source & Summit (for 7th graders and older at Mater

Dei Catholic High School in Evansville.

March 23-26: St. John Bosco Youth Ministry 1st Annual Middle

School Retreat in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spots are limited so

parents, be sure to register your middle school youth soon.

June 9-16: Catholic Heart Work Camp in Philadelphia, PA

June 21-25: One Bread, One Cup, St. Meinrad

July 16-20: Notre Dame Vision, South Bend

Registration for the high school summer trips is open. We will be

going to Catholic Heart Work Camp, One Bread One Cup and

Notre Dame Vision. Adult chaperones are needed for all trips.

Women’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) Weekend is February

10 and 11 at St. Joseph Parish Center. The signup sheet and brochures

with more information about the weekend can be found in the back of

church. Men’s CRHP will be March 3 and 4. Come prepared to have

fun and renew your heart. The process centers around reflections by

team members with small group discussions and activities. Mass is

celebrated on Saturday and Sunday and Reconciliation is offered with

our local priests.

Divine Providence Eucharistic Adoration Chapel has open

hours for adoration. If you are interested in filling any of

these hours, please contact the number or send an email:

812-630-8382 or dp@adorationmanager.com.

Saturdays 2:00-3:00pm

The Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is

located in the Parish Center on the campus of Precious Blood

Parish. Please spend an hour with Jesus.

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and events from around the diocese all year long. The digital

edition can be delivered to your email address each week, where

you can view the paper in its entirety, for $12 per year or receive

The Message every week by mail for $24. Renewing or subscrib-

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The Message is sent to every registered household in the Diocese

of Evansville six times a year.

Ground Breaking for the new church was held last Sunday at 11:15am.

“Thank You” to all who came and took part in this event. Thanks also to

everyone who helped with the reception and clean up. It was greatly

appreciated.

Please mark your calendar for February 25. Bishop Joseph M Siegel will

be here for Mass and Blessing of the Building Site. There will be a

reception following the blessing in the Community Center Cafeteria.

Debra Speer works with St. Mary securing advertisers for our weekly

bulletin. We would like to thank all of the advertisers who have re-

newed their ads for the upcoming year and also to all of the new adver-

tisers who have generously committed to the publication for this year.

If you would be interested in sponsoring an ad for your business or on

behalf of your favorite charity/organization there is still time. Please

contact Debra Speer at 317-679-7425 or dspeer@4lpi.com

As a reminder, we ask that all of our members utilize these wonderful

advertisers whenever possible. Please use our bulletin as a resource

whenever you are in need of products or services. It is their generosity

that provides the bulletin at no cost.

This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday [01/28]:

Sunday School during the 10:00am Mass in the base-ment of the Social Hall.

Monday [01/29]:

Quilting in the rectory basement at 5:00pm. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library.

Just a reminder, that when there is no school or a delay in school starting, there is no Mass, morning or evening.

Tuesday [01/30]: Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm.

Choir Rehearsal at 6:30pm.

Wednesday [01/31]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

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

Religion Classes for middle school students 6:00-7:00pm and high school students 7:15-8:15pm.

Thursday [02/01]:

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. St. Anne Meeting, election of officers and speaker in

the Community Center Cafeteria beginning at 6:30pm with guest speaker Steve Luegers.

Friday [02/02]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Saturday [02/03]: Community Meal cooked and served by the parishioners

of St. Mary. Helping at the Community Meal is a good opportunity to give back and volunteers are always welcome - call Stan Epple if interested 812-634-1130.

*We are in need of volunteers to lead the Rosary before the 10:00am Mass. Call the parish office if you are interested or want more information.

**The Cemetery Committee is looking for a volunteer to be on the Cemetery Committee. They meet about once a year and discuss issues or ideas about our cemetery or do work to keep our cemetery looking nice. Call the parish office for more infor-mation or if you are interested.

***We are getting low on used ink and toner cartridges. Staples will give us $2 per cartridge up to 20 per month. Please drop off your used cartridges to the parish office or put on the parish office porch.

Upcoming Parish Events

February 1: St. Anne Meeting and election of officers beginning at 6:30pm. Steve Luegers will be the speaker. February 3: St. Mary Parishioners Cook and Serve the Communi-ty Meal. Call Stan Epple at 812-634-1130 if you would like to help February 10 & 11: Women’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) at St. Joseph Church. February 17-19: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to http://www.switec.org/ February 25: Ground Blessing with Bishop Joseph M Siegel after the 10:00am Mass. Reception to follow in the Community Center Cafeteria. All are welcome to attend Mass and the reception. Come meet our new Bishop. March 3 & 4: Men’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) at St. Joseph Church. March 16: St. Mary Fish Fry March 18: Ireland K of C Spring BBQ. Serving starts at 9:00am. March 30: Easter Egg Sale and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. April 5: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive - 2:00-7:00pm. April 11: St. Mary Parish cooks and serves the seminarians at Simon Brute in Indianapolis. April 28 & 29: 1st Communion Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. May 20: Graduating Seniors Mass and Meal. June 11-15: Vacation Bible School (This is subject to change de-pending where we are on the building project) July 21-23: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to http://www.switec.org/ September 9: St. Mary Church Picnic

TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) will be here at St. Mary on February

17, 18 & 19. This weekend can make such a difference in the life of

a young person. Adult candidates (typically those aged 23 and older)

can also participate. You will meet youth and other adults from areas

all around the Diocese and find out how God fits in your life. For

information go to http://www.switec.org/. Applications can be found

in the back of church.

“Our journey of Faith begins in Baptism”

We welcome into the Family of God:

Dawson Joseph Scherle, child Brandon and Courtney (Greener)

Scherle.

Congratulations!!

“Building For Our Future”

Mark you calendars for February 25. Bishop Joseph M.

Siegel will be here to bless the ground for the new church.

The ground blessing will take place after the 10:00am Mass with a

reception following in the Community Center Cafeteria. Come to this

event and meet our new Bishop!

Drop off your aluminum cans on the trailer in the parking lot.

The “Building For Our Future” Campaign would like to reach out to

former parishioners who might have an interest in giving to the new

church. If you have a friend or relative who you think might be inter-

ested in making a donation, please let the parish office know. We will

be glad to get information out to them.

Embroidered “St. Mary Church” hats in the parish office for $5.

January 21, $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Michael Bueltel.

*Return your 2018 tickets as soon as possible.

Liturgical Ministers for February 3 & 4

Servers:

4:30 pm Nick Buechlein - Reece Fromme 7:00 am Ross Peter - Hannah Schwenk 10:00 am Nick Mendel - Brayden Clark

Extraordinary Ministers:

4:30 pm Jenny Hayes - Adam Schmitt - Michelle Kieffner Betty Gehlhausen - Jill Weidenbenner 7:00 am Eugene Hopf - Robin Fromme - Donna Renner Lauren Emerson - Cheryl Fromme 10:00 am Helen Giesler - Carla Durcholz - Larry Goeppner Gina Scherle - Diana Mehringer

Lectors:

4:30 pm Brian Seibert 7:00 am Ken Schnaus 10:00 am Barb Leinenbach

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

Ushers:

4:30 pm Kevin Shepherd - Leonard Spellmeyer 7:00 am Clint Gogel - Phil Gogel 10:00 am Ted Keusch - Brad Leinenbach

Sunday School:

10:00 am Marci Showalter

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 patron-ize these sponsors as a “Thank You” for their generosity.

Attention Engaged Couples! If you heard that you and your fian-

cé need to attend a marriage preparation program before the big

day, then you heard right! Our next Unveiled Marriage Prep.

overnight is February 16 & 17. For details, you can ask your par-

ish staff; call Catholic Charities at 812-423-5456; review Unveiled

online at http://www.ccevansville.org/marriage-preparation.html

or register online at http://wwwccevansville.org/unveiled-

registration-form.html. The next encounter will be April 28 & 29.

St. Joseph Parish is hosting a Light of the World

Lenten Retreat February 16, 17, 18 and 19. Take a

weekend to renew your relationship with God the Father,

Son and Holy Spirit and participate in a renewal of the sacraments of

Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. To register go to St Joseph

website, call or drop registration off at the parish center. Look for

brochures in the back of church.

On February 15, Paraclete CEO (Catholic Evangelization Out-

reach) Ministries will be going in to Branchville Prison for a

“reward” day for the inmates that have gone a year without an in-

fraction. This is a Catholic event an our goal is to show them

“God’s love” by just being there, listening and talking with them,

feeding them and showing a Christian based film.

They are looking for volunteers for the “team” as well as cookies

and brownies for the event. Please contact Patrick Kellems at 812-

719-8532 for information or to volunteer. We need 200-225 home-

made cookies to take to this event. Call or text 812-639-5342 and

let them know how many dozen you will be donating or to learn

other ways to volunteer. Cookies can be dropped off at St. Joseph

Parish Center on Wednesday, February 15. Please mark the cookies

“prison event”.