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September 6, 2015

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

St Mary Church - 812-482-7041

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 Teacher, Ext. 40 Holy Trinity Catholic School West Campus lemerson@evdio.org Martha Schmitt, DRE, Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Ann Nagy, Music Director, Ext 25 anagy@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music……812-482-7837 Annette Witte, Cleaning ……………812-630-7870

Precious Blood Church - 812-482-4461

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……………….. …………………………………………………..812-482-7041 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter ……………………………………………….....812-482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr……812-639-3393 Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, John Wilz ……………………………..……………..……812-631-8543 Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff ………………………………………………….812-482-4700 Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme…………... …………………………………………………..812-482-5265 Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher……..812-639-1882 Parish Council, Jamie Clark……...…812-482-9104 Prayer Line, Bev Himsel……………...812-639-1384 St. Anne’s Society, President, Bonnie Meadows ………………………………………...………..812-634-1483 St. John Bosco, Carly Knapp………..812-481-2442

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 September 6, 2015

Sunday: Is 35:4-7a/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37 Monday: Col 1:24--2:3/Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23 Wednesday: Col 3:1-11/Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Col 3:12-17/Lk 6:27-38 Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14/Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Tm 1:15-17/Lk 6:43-49 Next Sunday: Is 50:5-9a/Jas 2:14-18/Mk 8:27-35

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St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:30pm Sunday 7:00am & 9:15am

Monday, Thursday & Friday at 7:30am Wednesday at 6:00pm

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-Sept 5 5:30 pm Members of the Parish Sun-Sept 6 7:00 am Albert & Alberta Renner

9:15 am Charles Boehm Mon-Sept 7 7:30 am August Schell Family

Wed-Sept 9 6:00 pm Sylvester & LaVerne Rasche Thurs-Sept 10 7:30 am Lee & Virgil Gress Fri-Sept 11 7:30 am Catherine Kluemper & Margaret Schmitt

Sat-Sept 12 5:30 pm Dean Vollmer Sun-Sept 13 7:00 am Members of the Parish

9:15 am Herbert & Ardella Hopf

September

18-20: Schnellville Sesquicentennial. Opening ceremonies on

Friday at 6:00pm. Visit the website for more information:

www.schnellvilleindiana.com

19 & 20: Raintree Quilters Guild, Inc. Quilt Show at the Van-

derburgh 4-H Center Auditorium. $6 admission

20: St. Mary Church Parish Picnic, Huntingburg, 10:30am to

5:00pm.

20: St. John, Daylight, Annual Picnic 10:00am to 4:00pm CDT

25: Free Movie Night… “Do You Believe?” at Huntingburg

League Stadium beginning around 9:00pm. Sponsored by:

Paraclete CEO Ministries.

26: Friends of the Poor Walk. For more info go to the SVDP

website: http://svdpjasper.org/svdp-walk-for-the-poor

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,500.00 Collection for the weekend of August 29 & 30

Weekend Collection……………...…………………………..$ 8,111.25 Average ACH weekly deposit for August........……..$ 3,880.20 Children’s Collection…………………………………………..$ 8.00 Total Weekend Collection………………………………….$ 11,999.45 Short..........………………………………………………………..$ (1,500.55)

Thank You!!!!!!

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 electronic check payment from your bank or by ACH through the parish office. This is an easy way to make your dona-tions on a recurring basis and not have to worry about your tithing

envelopes. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Mass Attendance for August 29 & 30

5:30pm [180] 7:00am [174] 9:15am [355]

Precious Blood Church - Mass Schedule

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 8:00am

Saturday - 4:00pm

Sunday - 8:00am & 10:30am

www.preciousbloodjasperin.com

Wedding Banns

Craig Young & Lacy Ashby Pub II

Brandon Scherle & Courtney Greener Pub I

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Diocesan Policy: Report and Inform

The Diocese of Evansville has in place a policy that requires

that any allegation of child abuse must be reported to civil au-

thorities. If an allegation involves the sexual abuse of a minor

by diocesan personnel, the Victims Assistance Coordinator must

also be informed.

Sexual misconduct violates human dignity and the mission of

the church. The spiritual well-being of all victims, their fami-

lies, and others in the community is of particular concern to the

church.

Report child abuse:

Every allegation of child abuse must be reported to Child Pro-

tection Services, an agency of Indiana state government.

CPS Toll-free: (800) 800 5556 Local law enforcement: 9-1-1

Report and inform:

In the event of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor (a per-

son under 18) by diocesan personnel, report the allegation to

authorities, and inform the Victims Assistance Coordinator for

the diocese:

Toll-free: (866) 200-3004 Local: (812) 490-9565

St. Mary Parish will be doing a “homemade dressing” fund-

raiser for the Ireland Bicentennial. We are taking orders for

dressing that we will be making in November. Please keep us in

mind when ordering dressing for the holidays. We know it is

early but we wanted to get the word out. We will be needing

clean gallon ice cream buckets. These can be dropped off at the

parish office.

Dear Parishioners,

As we prepare for our Parish Picnic I ask that you do three things. First pray, second invite family and friends and finally volunteer. I will roll

up the shirt sleeves, sweat a little and help out. Know that it is a Parish event and we need everyone to help. If you have not already signed up

come into the Parish Office or call and we can help find you a task to assist with OUR Picnic.

Our Parish Picnic is our largest fundraising event. It is through these efforts that we are able to do the ministry we do here at St. Mary. I en-

courage you to do the same roll up your shirt sleeves and get involved. I hope that we have more people, more quilts, more food, more profits

and a whole lot of FUN!! Join us on September 13th and spread the word, invite your family and friends to our Picnic.

Summer Picnic Prayer

Heavenly Father, we give you praise and thanksgiving for all that you have given us. We look forward to a day for worship, work fellowship

and good times.

Our prayer at this time of year, when we come together for our Parish Picnic, is to ask you to bless our gathering with your beautiful sunshine.

We pray for a good response from our workers, parishioners, and your whole community of faith.

We ask you to guide us to do the very best to make our social a success. We place our faith in your hands, through Christ our Lord, Amen. God Bless, Father Gary

Sponsor Couples - We are looking for couples who would be willing to talk to engaged couples about life as a married cou-ple. We currently have some couples within our parish who have already volunteered but are looking for more couples to step up and help us out. You do not meet with them every week or even every month and you will have a book to help with your sessions. Please consider volunteering for this min-istry - there are a lot of weddings on the books for 2015 & 2016 so lots of help is needed. Call the parish office for more information.

Have you ever been interested in joining the Catholic Church or

have a friend or relative who might be interested? The RCIA

(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process whereby

people gather to explore the Catholic faith and make a decision

whether or not they would like to be initiated into full commun-

ion with the church. Classes will be starting soon. For more

info or to get registered, call Martha at (812) 482-7041, ext 45.

Share Your Ideas!! There will be a new booth this year at the

picnic promoting the Ireland Vision Plan. The Dubois County

Community Foundation has give the town of Ireland a grant to

partner with Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group, a city plan-

ning firm, to help create a long term community plan in honor of

Ireland’s Bicentennial coming in 2016. Stop by sometime dur-

ing the St. Mary Picnic to share your thoughts, ideas, and con-

cerns with Ireland now and for the future. The more people

share, the better the plan will be. Thanks.

Thanks to everyone who brought dishes to our recent funerals.

The parish appreciates your stewardship and thoughtfulness as well

as the families who were served. Because of picnic, these dishes

have to be moved out of the cafeteria. Please check the parish of-

fice porch for your dish. After several weeks, if they are not

claimed and they do not have a name on them, they will be donated

to another organization. Thanks again for your help with funeral

meals.

Michael L Oeding

Please remember Michael and his family in your prayers……..

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This Week’s Parish Events This week is picnic week. Lots of help is needed on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and especially Picnic Sunday. Check out the insert in the bulletin for details.

Sunday [09/06]:

Children’s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during the 9:15am Mass.

Monday [09/07]: Happy Labor Day!! The parish office will be closed.

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library.

Tuesday [09/08]: Communion & Liberation at 6:30pm.

Choir Practice at 6:30pm. New choir members and in-strumentalists are welcome. For questions contact Ann Nagy, Director of Music, by emailing her at anagy@evdio.org or by calling 812-482-7041, ext 25.

Wednesday [09/09]: 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. St Mary Religious Education Opening Mass will be at

7:00pm at Precious Blood. Students please try and at-tend. We would love to have a good turnout from St. Mary.

Thursday [09/10]:

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. No St Vincent de Paul Meeting today. The next meeting

will be September 24. The quarterly St. Vincent de Paul Meeting will be here on October 10 after the 5:30pm Mass. Reservations can be made by calling Tom Schmitt at 812-634-1000 and leaving a message.

Friday [09/11]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Sunday [09/13]:

St. Mary Church Picnic - Tell your family and friends to come for fun and fellowship!

Upcoming Parish Events

September 13: St. Mary Church Picnic September 14-17: Priest Convocation September 14: Ireland K of C 20/20 begins. September 18: Ireland K of C Fish Fry October 1: St. Anne Meeting October 11: Ireland K of C Fall BBQ October 12: Ireland K of C Deceased Members Mass November 7: St. Mary’s Parishioners cook and serve the Com-munity Meal. November 14, 15 & 16: TEC November 22: Ireland K of C Blood Drive in the Community Cen-ter Cafeteria. December 7: St. Anne Christmas Meeting December 20: Confirmation here at St. Mary Church February 13 & 14: Women’s CRHP at St. Joseph Church. March 5 & 6: Men’s CRHP at Precious Blood Church.

Catechist Corner

Would you like to grow in your faith, learn the teachings of our church and deepen your relationship with Jesus?

Consider being a catechist! Previous teaching experience is not necessary and lesson plans are prepared for you. Don’t be afraid that you don’t know every detail of your faith - part of being a catechist involves openness to learning as you teach. As a Cate-chist you not only help our youth grow in their faith, you too will grow in yours. We have a great group of adults who help on Tues-days during the day and Wednesday evenings but could use a few more to complete our team. Please consider helping out with this ministry. If interested contact Martha Schmitt at 482-7041 or by email mjschmitt@evdio.org Martha

We welcome into the Family of God:

Keeyan Lamar and Avin Rose Dortch, children of

Marsailles and Audrey (Sermersheim) Dortch.

Congratulations!!

Bosco

High Schoolers join us Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco

House for Bible Storying, a way to deepen our connection to Scrip-

ture.

Middle Schoolers, join us every Monday from 3:00-5:00pm at the

St. Joe Parish Center for Bosco Afterschool Day. Come for playing

games, getting help with homework, snacks and hanging out.

The first Bosco Mixer will be Friday, September 18, 6:30-8:30pm.

Meet at the Bosco House!

Carley Knapp, 812-482-2442, cknapp@evdio.org

2015 Irish Sweepstake Winner for August 30

Congratulations to our $100.00 winner, Natasha Brescher.

The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand are offering a program, “Annulment in the Catholic Church: Dispel the Myths, Journey Toward Healing”, that will explore what an annulment is, what it is not, who needs an annulment, the types of annulment processes, the grounds for invalidity in formal annulment cases, and how to start the process. To be held Wednesday, September 23, 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Eastern time at the Benedictine Hospitality Center at Kordes Hall on the grounds of Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. Presented by Sister Celeste Boda, OSB. Program is free, but a free will offering will be appreciated. Registration due September 20. For more information or to register, call 812-367-1411, ext 2915 or visit www.thedome.org/programs.

Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who will be celebrating their 80+ birthdays in the month of September: Rosemary Schnaus, Sept 5: Rita Gress, Sept 11; Leroy Schnaus, Sept 11; John Goeppner, Sept 13; Carol Herbig,

Sept 14; Gladys Stratman, Sept 14; Mary Wehr, Sept 20; Lawrence Stenftenagel, Sept 23; Lucille Wehr, Sept 23; and Dorothy Heichel-bech, Sept 29. May God bless you on your special day!!

Congratulations!!

Liturgical Ministers for September 12 & 13

Servers: 5:30 pm Justin Schmitt - Nick Buechlein 7:00 am Jared Englert - Josh Weidenbenner 9:15 am Kaleb Renner - Caden Schmitt

Extraordinary Ministers: 5:30 pm Marvin Schepers - Audrey Wehr - Ruth Small Diane Gress - Diana Mehringer 7:00 am Elizabeth Kempf - Marlene Goeppner - June Erny Eugene Hopf - Helen Vonderheide 9:15 am Donna M Renner - Gaylene Laubscher - Beth Gentry Diane Brescher - Abby Meadows Lectors: 5:30 pm Kevin Shepherd 7:00 am LeRay Durcholz 9:15 am Michelle Renner

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

Ushers: 5:30 pm Ed & Kathy Vollmer 7:00 am Dan & Cheryl Fromme 9:15 am Betty Jenkins - Sandy Miller

Liturgy of the Word: 9:15 am Kylie Seibert

Respect Life Celebration, Wednesday, October 8. Begins with 5:30pm CDT Mass at Nativity Catholic Church, 3635 Pollack Ave, Evansville. Then catered dinner and keynote address on immigration and human trafficking by Archbishop Thomas Wenski ot Miami. There is not cost to attend; sug-gested dinner offering is $10 per person. Reservations re-quired. www.charitiesevv.org/respect-life-celebration.html or call Catholic Charities at 812-423-5456.

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.

The Ireland K of C 20/20 starts Monday, September 14. Any ques-

tions or to sign up contact Deputy Grand Knight Chris Weisman at

812-630-6390. The party will be held on Saturday, January 30 at the

Ireland Sportsman Club.

Are you looking for an opportunity to share your faith while serving

your community? The Ireland K of C will be hosting a 1st Degree

initiation on Monday, September 28. Any Catholic gentleman 18

years of age or older is eligible. Our council is always looking for

prospective members. For more information contact Grand Knight

John Wilz at 812-631-8543 or Brian Seibert at 812-639-0453.

Please save “Empty Prescription Bottles” with lids and deposit

them in the box in the back of church. Please remove the labels

if possible. “The Malawi Project Inc.” provides bottles for over

700 medical facilities in Africa. Will you help us make a differ-

ence in the world? The Sisters at the Monastery will take care of

the bottles. The Sisters “Thank you” for your help.

Helping you find peace, power and passion after your divorce. For men and women seeking healing from divorce, this program will begin September 15 and go to December 1, 6:30-8:15pm at the St. Joseph Ministry House. (located next to the Bosco House on 13th Street). Call St Joseph Parish Center at 812-482-1805 for more information. Babysitting will be available. To learn more go to www.RoseSweet.com and preview a video clip.