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June 2 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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

St. Mary Church

Parish Staff

Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor………................ gkaiser@evdio.org St. Mary Church, Office………..482-7041 Dianne Gogel, Secretary……….….Ext. 21 dgogel@evdio.org Sherri Hartley, Secretary….……...Ext. 22 chartley@evdio.org Stan Heim, Property Mngr…….............. sheim@evdio.org Holly Reckelhoff, Preschool.…....Ext. 40 hollyreckelhoff@yahoo.com Martha Schmitt, DRE..……..……...Ext. 45 mjschmitt@evdio.org Gregory DuPont, Music Director……….. 482-7041……………..gdupont@evdio.org Charlene Sermersheim, Music…………… …………………………………..………..482-7837 Annette Witte, cleaning …......482-9699 Rev. Gary Kaiser, Pastor Precious Blood, Office…………. 482-4461 Office…Ext. 128……….Rectory...Ext. 650

Parish Contacts

Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley ..... ............................................ .634-9147 Church Decorations, Janet Schitter….... ……………………………..…………....482-3500 Finance Council, Audrey Wehr.639-3393

Ireland K of C, Lee Goeppner..639-8439 Meals for New Moms, Karen Fromme… .................................. ………...482-5265 Parish Nursing, Joyce Gehlhausen ....... .............. …………………………....482-2824 Parish Council, Tom Schrader.482-3763 Prayer Line, Martha Stenftenagel………. ………………………………………..…..482-4093 St. Anne’s Society, Jill Peter....661-8253 St. John Bosco, Becky Siewers ……….…...……..........................................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.

Readings for the Week of June 2, 2013

Sunday: Gn 14:18-20/1 Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17

Monday: Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8/Mk 12:1-12

Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14/Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a/Mk 12:18-27

Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a/Mk

12:28-34

Friday: Ez 34:11-16/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7

Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20/Lk 2:41-51

Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24/Gal 1:11-19/Lk 7:11-17

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Weekend Masses at St. Mary Church: Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:00am, 9:00am & 10:30am

Weekend Masses at Precious Blood Church: Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am

Weekday Masses at St. Mary Church: No Tuesday Mass Thursday at 7:30am

Weekday Masses Precious Blood Church: Wednesday 8:00am, Friday 8:00am & Saturday 8:00am (website: www.preciousbloodjasperin.com)

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 4:00-4:50pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am

Anointing of the Sick: Available by request, especially before surgery and in case of emergencies.

Sacrament of Baptism: Call the Parish Office regarding Baptism appointments.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the parish office at least 6 months in advance. Marriage Preparation paperwork must be completed before the marriage can take place.

Homebound Parishioners: Communion calls are made on Monday mornings to parishioner’s homes. Call the parish office if you would like a visit from our Eucharistic Minister.

Mass Intentions

Sat-June 1 5:00 pm Leonard “Pat” Gootee

Sun-June 2 7:00 am Hilda Schmitt

9:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish 10:30 am Greg Leinenbach

Tues-June 4 7:30 am No Mass Thurs-June 6 7:30 am Anna Hohler

Sat-June 8 5:00 pm Kelli Eckert

Sun-June 9 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish

9:00 am Dave Schroeder 10:30 am Ed & Dorothy L Bartley

June

2: St Joseph Church, Jasper, Summer Social.

2: Washington Catholic Community Summer Social.

2: Healing Mass at St. Mary Church (here). Worship at 3:30pm,

Mass at 4:00pm. Fr. Noel Mueller Celebrant. For info call

Charles Mendel 482-7502 or go to website http://psci.net/blitzen/

3-July 29: Financial Peace University - Dave Ramsey Course - at

St. Ferdinand Spiritual Life Center. Call 367-1212 to register or

for more information.

8: Indiana Abolition Coalition Area Meeting 10:00am-noon in the

Parish Hall of Holy Rosary Church, Evansville. Working to end

the death penalty in Indiana. More info call 812-477-8923 and

ask for Sister Mary Mundy.

10: Jasper Circle #140 D of I Meeting at 7:00pm in room 301 at

the St. Joseph Parish Center

14: Celebrating Fathers Event at Huntingburg Park and League

Stadium. Food, music, movie and prizes. Free and open to the

public.

Church Support *Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,670.00

Collection for the weekend of May 25 & 26

229 Envelopes…………………………………………………...$ 8,757.00 Loose ………………………………………………………………..$ 662.65 Average ACH deposit……………………………………….…$ 4,282.00 Children’s Collection………………………………………… .$ 20.63 Total Weekend Collection…………………………………..$ 13,722.28

Over.….……………….……………………………………………..$ 52.28

Thank You!!!!!!

Mass Attendance for May 25 & 26 5:00pm [296] 7:00am [204] 9:00am [280] 10:30am [288]

2013 Irish Sweepstake Winner for May 26

Congratulations to our $100 winner, Jeff Klem.

Ultreya! - A Spanish word meaning “Onward”. It is a call of

encouragement to those who have made a Cursillo weekend, to

continue in their daily journey. The Jasper Ultreya will again

begin meeting in the St. Joseph’s Parish Center Chapel. Our

guest speaker for June will be Jim Werner, the Post Cursillo

chairman for the diocese. Grab hold of this opportunity to start

the week off right and to network with other Cursillistas. The

Meeting is Monday, June 10 7:00pm following the 6:30pm

Mass at St. Joseph Church.

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Help Us Get Ready for September 8, 2013 – Picnic Sunday

Before long, it will be picnic time and we all know our

homemade quilts are a big reason that people come and

stay on picnic day. We are lucky enough to have dedicated volun-

teers who quilt on Mondays and Wednesdays and also in their

homes. Would you be willing to get 11 family members, neigh-

bors or friends together to donate $30 a piece to buy material and

have a quilt quilted for our picnic? You do not have to quilt or

even buy a quilt, we will take care of that. All of your names will

be attached to the finished quilt and displayed at the quilt show

and picnic day. Call Sherri or Dianne at the parish office, 482-

7041, for more information. We will be making phone calls to

parishioners who are not currently on the quilt list. If you are cur-

rently on a quilt group, send your donation in at any time and

mark it “quilt donation”.

Dear Parish Family,

The feast of Corpus Christi is a time when Catholics show their love for Christ in the Real Presence by honoring Him in a very public

way.

The real presence of the Eucharistic Lord is directly connected with His sacrifice. Jesus’ presence is both absolute and unconditional, but

our response depends upon the degree to which we are present to Him and to one another in sacrificial love, ready to renounce whatever

hinders and under mines such love. We honor God when we honor God’s self revealing and self giving love in the Eucharist. We recall

that God remembers us and we are called to do this in remembrance of Him.

We who receive in the Eucharist, the word of God and the Precious Body and Blood of Christ must show a redeemed attitude toward all

that we encounter in this earthly life.

When we celebrate the Eucharist devoutly, we let the Holy Spirit consecrate us to the loving will of God. We dedicate ourselves includ-

ing our memory, heart, mind and will to Christ, who gives his body and blood as a gift to us. This is the spirit of adoration that marks

Eucharistic worship.

This feast gives thanks and praise to God for the institution of the Eucharist, Christ’s Body and Blood. Church processions, in particular-

ly the Corpus Christi procession, symbolize our pilgrimage on the road to our final destination with Christ accompanying us.

I invite all of you to take extra time to be before the Blessed Sacrament this week either before the tabernacle or exposed in the Divine

Providence Adoration Chapel. May the Precious Body and Blood fill you and sustain your soul for the journey we all look forward to

make.

Fr. Gary

The Indiana Catholic Conference, the official public policy

voice of the Catholic Church in Indiana, encourages you to join

the Indiana Catholic Action Network (I-CAN). Members

can follow the Church’s position on each issue and Indiana

House and Senate activity, and will receive Action Alerts be-

fore a vote on a key issue takes place. To register, visit

www.indianacc.org, or contact Dominic Faraone at 812-423-

5456 or dfaraone@evdio.org.

Catholic Charities will sponsor a Catholic Engaged Encoun-

ter weekend September 21-22 at Sarto Retreat Center. Engaged

Encounter is a weekend retreat with other engaged couples that

affords time alone together to plan for sacramental marriage.

Trained facilitators lead the program. For more info or to regis-

ter, call or email Dominic Faraone at 812-423-5456 or dfar-

aone@evdio.org.

**St. Mary’s Engaged Couples, consider this weekend. One

of our couples just did one of these weekends and really en-

joyed it.

St. Mary’s will be collecting unexpired manufacture's

coupons for our Armed Service Personnel families

overseas. Please clip if you can. Questions, call Helen

Vonderheide at 661-6740.

Called by Name - It can be difficult to hear God’s voice speaking to

us today. Let’s help each other by pointing out how God might be

calling our friends, family members and fellow parishioners to con-

sider a call to the priesthood or religious life. Go online and submit

the name of an individual between the ages of 15 and 45 who you

think would make a good priest or religious brother or sister. Check

out the website: www.StationForVocations.org. Follow the

“Called By Name” link to make your submission and to tell us why

you think that individual would make a good priest or religious. This

program is sponsored by the Diocese of Evansville Vocation Office.

Happy Anniversary to the following couples who will be

celebrating their 50+ Wedding Anniversary in the month

of June: Ivan & Judy Clark, June 7; Robert & Janice

Sermersheim, June 7; Dave & Janet Schitter, June 18; Paul

& Alma Schitter, June 18; Allen & Aline Brescher, June 19; Richard

& Barb Weisman, June 22; Leroy & Donna Gehlhausen, June 24;

Robert & Lillian Murry, June 24; Louis & Marilyn Pfaff, June 28.

May God bless you and your families on your special day.

Congratulations!!

Happy Birthday to the following parishioner who will be

celebrating their 80+ Birthday in the month of June:

Virginia Heim, June 5; Viola Wagner, June 7; Louis Pfaff, June

11; Mary Ann Schnaus, June 11; Gloria Wehr, June 12; Helen Gress,

June 13; Ted Bartley, June 14; Esther Weidenbenner, June 15; Joe

Stenftenagel, June 20; Aline Brescher, June 25; Eugenia Mehringer,

June 27. May God bless you on your birthday and on the days to

follow. Congratulations!!

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This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday [06/02]:

Children’s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2 during the 9:00am Mass.

Monday [06/03]: Deadline for reservations for the server’s trip. Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Tuesday [06/04]: No Mass will be celebrated today.

Wednesday [06/05]: Rosary at 11:30am in church. Quilting 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Rectory basement. St. Anne’s Sewing Room opens at 6:00pm in the

Rectory Basement.

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

Friday [06/07]: Servers Outing to Holiday World. Leave Precious

Blood East parking lot at 10:30am and return about 5:30pm. Male and female chaperons are needed.

Saturday & Sunday [06/08 & 06/09]: Fr. Joseph Jablonski, a Missionary of the Sacred

Heart, will be here to talk about the important role each of us has in mission work. Ask God to give all of us the wisdom and courage in spreading His word and in wit-nessing to His loving concern for all people all over the world. Check out their website: www.misacor-usa.org.

**St. Mary Preschool has openings in Year 1 and Year 2 for the upcoming school year. Call the parish office if you are interested or know of someone who might

Upcoming Parish Events

June 10-14: Vacation Bible School 9:00am to noon. June 14: Parish Party 6:00-9:00pm All parishioners are invited. RSVP your reservation by filling out the flyer, email or calling the parish office at 482-7041. Burgers and hot dogs will be compli-ments of the parish - eat at 6:30pm. June 22, 23 & 24: TEC here at St. Mary. July 8: Ireland K of C Officers Installation. Night for Knights and their ladies at 6:30pm. July 27, 28 & 29: TEC here at St. Mary. Sept 8: St. Mary Church Picnic Nov 2, 3 & 4: TEC here at St. Mary. Feb 8 & 9, 2014: Ladies CRHP March 1 & 2, 2014: Men’s CRHP

Wedding Banns

Nick Merkley & Alyssa Mundy Pub III

D.J. Wood & Valerie Schitter Pub I

Bosco

June: Bosco house will be open on Wednesdays (some excep-

tions) from 7:00-10:00pm through June and July.

June 23-28: Catholic Heart Work Camp trip to Nashville, TN.

We still have some openings for high school age through

adults. Please call Becky at 481-2442 for more information.

July 8-12: One Bread, One Cup Liturgical Conference at St.

Meinrad.

July 15: Pool Party at the Jasper City Pool from 7:00-9:00pm

for all youth in grades 6 (incoming) through 12. Pizza, snacks

and drinks. Please bring $5 to help pay for the costs. Meet at

the shelter house by the playground area. *Parents will need to

fill out a permission slip when dropping the youth off.

You and your family are invited to attend Mass with Father Ange-

lo at the St. Thomas Chapel on Wednesday, June 5. Father

Angelo offers Mass on the first Wednesday of every month at

5:30pm. The St. Thomas Chapel is located in the new St. Thomas

Medical Center, 600 W 13th St in Jasper. The Chapel entrance is

located on the northwest corner of the building and the North en-

trance is open as well. All are welcome to attend.

Rock Your Faith Youth Fest

7th, 8th and 9th graders in the 2013-2014 school year are invit-

ed to hear music and inspirational speakers. Tuesday, June 4

through Friday, June 7 at St. Joseph Church, Jasper. Registra-

tion forms can be found in the back of church. For more infor-

mation call me at 482-7041, ext 45 or St. Joseph Parish Center

at 482-1805.

If you can donate Starbursts or Tootsie Roll Pops for Rock

Your Faith Youth Fest, drop them off at the parish office.

St. Mary Parish is very appreciative of all of our volunteers.

Thanks to all who volunteer for parish council, finance, long

term and building and grounds. Thanks to everyone who helped

with religious education on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays.

Thanks to our bereavement committee helpers, our mowers, bul-

letin stuffers, money counters, home bound communion helpers,

quilters and church decorators. Thanks to our choir, cantors,

servers, lectors, Extraordinary Ministers and ushers. The list

goes on and on, if you were missed, it was not intentional. We

do not take you for granted, but you know how it is, if everything

is going great no one says a word. Thanks for everything you

do!! The parish staff and your parish cannot thank you enough.

Want to get involved, give the parish office a call.

TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) Retreat will be June 22-24

here at our parish. Applications can be found in the back of

church or at www.switec.org. This is a wonderful 3 day expe-

rience.

Liturgical Ministers for June 8 & 9

SERVERS: 5:00 pm Tyler Haskins - Jason Sermersheim 7:00 am Leif Durcholz - Mitch Mehringer 9:00 am Trevor Leuck - Evan Leuck 10:30 am Jared Englert - Kennedy Kieffner

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: 5:00 pm June Erny - Audrey Wehr - Julie Hopf - Adam Schmitt - Betty Gehlhausen 7:00 am Jenny Hayes - Helen Giesler - Shari Weidenbenner - Donna Wendholt - Phil Gogel 9:00 am Chuck Hellman - Donna M Renner - Carla Durcholz - Mandy Harris - Brian Gehlhausen 10:30 am Nathan Temple - Michelle Kieffner - Linda Schmitt -

Diana Mehringer - Tammy Sermersheim

LECTORS: 5:00 pm Martha Schmitt 7:00 am Tonya Sander 9:00 am Michelle Renner 10:30 am Holly Reckelhoff

Lectors Website: www.lectorsproclaim.org (Year C)

USHERS: 5:00 pm Mike Stork - Greg Weidenbenner 7:00 am Tim Weidenbenner - John Wendholt 9:00 am Brad Leinenbach - Kevin Shepherd 10:30 am Dave Hasenour - Stan Vollmer

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Abby Truesdale

Kelby Uebelhor will be completing an Eagle Scout Project

with St. Mary’s Preschool this summer. Part of the project is

creating a library for the preschool. If you would like to do-

nate new or gently used children’s books you may leave them

in the box in the back of church or call Kelby Uebelhor at 309-

0277. Thanks for your help.

Catholic Social Teaching

We judge any economic system by what it does for and to people

and by how it permits all to participate in it. The economy

should serve people, not the other way around. Jesus takes the

side of those most in need. As followers of Christ, we are chal-

lenged to make a fundamental “option for the poor” - to speak

for the voiceless, to defend the defenseless, to assess life styles,

policies, and social institutions in terms of their impact on the

poor.

Economic Justice for All, U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1986

Friday, June 7 - Server’s Day at Holiday World

Servers of Precious Blood Parish & St. Mary Parish are

invited to join in a fun day at Holiday World/Splashin’

Safari! Our way of saying THANKS! Bus will leave Pre-

cious Blood parking lot at 10:30 am and return approx-

imately 5:30 pm. Information sheets and permission

forms were mailed to current servers.

Please RSVP by calling either parish office, 482-4461

or 482-7041 by Monday, June 3. Your completed per-

mission slip will be your ticket onto the bus. Male and

female chaperons will be needed. Please contact

Bonnie Meadows at 482-4461 or bmeadows@evdio.org

for more information. Come join the fun!