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General Interest
Daylight to Candlelight, Feb. 11, 6 p.m., St. John, Daylight; Italian meal by candlelight and talk by guest speaker Father Ryan Hilder-brand; $35/couple includes meal, toast to happy couple, individual wedding cakes; for reservations call Jennifer Foucault at 812-453-4326; sponsored by the Catholic Daugh-ters of the Americas.
From First Corinthians Through ‘The Beatles” to Email . . . Is love all we really need? Feb. 11, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Kordes Retreat Center, Ferdinand; retreat includes, lectures, private reflection time, optional group sharing, prayer; $40/person includes lunch; registration due Feb. 8 by calling 800-880-2777 or visit www.thedome.org/programs.
Holy Spirit Kindergarten Round Up, Feb. 13, 6 p.m., Holy Spirit School cafeteria, Evansville; for more information or questions call office at 812-477-9082.
Faith Day 2012, Feb. 25, registration 8:15-9 a.m., program 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Holy Rosary, Evansville; theme for the day is the Eucharist and will include workshops led by religious and lay leaders to interest all ages; Bishop Charles C. Thompson will be keynote speaker; to register call 812-477-8923; $10/person before Feb. 22, $12 after Feb. 22 covers morning refreshments, lunch, all materials.
Card Parties
St. James, Haubstadt, Feb. 12, doors open at noon, party starts at 1 p.m., St. James Madden Hall; door prizes, Chinese auction, half pot, large raffle items, bake sale, sandwiches and drink; $5 admission; for reservations call Sayelle at 812-867-3402 or by e-mail at sayelle@sit-co.net; proceeds to benefit St. James PTA.
College Faith Life
UE Newman Club’s Dinner and Discussion Program, Feb. 6, Mike Roesch will present an introduction to John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body”; for more information call Michael Roesch at 812-477-6446.
Dinners
Holy Cross Family Style All You Can Eat Chicken Dinner, Feb. 5, serving 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Holy Cross School cafeteria, Fort Branch; $8.50/adults, $4/children; carry out available.
Valentine Dinner: Let Christ Ig-nite Your Marriage, Feb. 11, 6-9 p.m., St. Joseph Kundek Hall, Jas-per; candlelight Italian dinner; speaker Mark Ginter will provide three guideposts for couples to let Christ stir up his fire in their married life; for reservations or more information call 812-1805; reservation deadline is noon, Feb. 6; baby-sitting available.
St. Theresa Sunday Dinner, Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 600 Herndon Dr., Evansville; serving fried and baked chicken, livers, dressing, dumplings, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, salads and homemade desserts served cafeteria style in school cafeteria; carry out available starting at 10:30 a.m.
Dinner Dance
St. Wendel Mardi Gras Dinner/Dance, Feb. 4, Knights of St. John, St. Wendel, chicken dinner 6-7:30 p.m., dance 7:30 p.m.-midnight; $25/
person or $45/couple for dinner and dance in advance, $50/couple at door, $15/person for dance only; set ups included, cash bar available; for tickets call Michele Reker at 812-963-1158; sponsored by St. Wendel School Athletic Committee with all proceeds benefiting St. Wendel Athletic Department.
Valentine’s Dinner and Dance, Feb. 11, 6-10 p.m., Nativity, Evansville; serving fried chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetables, dessert, beverage; singles or couples, tickets on sale after Masses or by calling 812-476-7186, ticket deadline is Feb. 4; childcare available in Room 10, $1/per child includes pizza and drink, movies and games.
Fundraisers
Holy Rosary Gala: Back to the Future, Feb. 4, Old Post Office Plaza, Evansville; silent auction and appetizers 5:30-7:30 p.m., dinner and live auction 7:15-8:15 p.m., dancing to live music by McFly 8:15 p.m. to midnight; live auction includes Walt Disney Resort package, Ryder Cup tickets, catered dinner by Rennie’s; for more information or tickets call 812-477-8923.
Nativity Pancake Breakfast, Feb. 5, 8 a.m.-noon, Nativity, Evansville; serving all the pancakes you can eat, sausage, beverage; $5/adults, $2.50/children 10 and under; proceeds to support Youth Activities.
St. Boniface Church Annual Steak Dinner Dance and Auction, Feb. 11, 5:30-10:30 p.m., St. Boni-face, Evansville; dinner, live and silent auctions followed by dance; $20/person; to donate an item for auction or for tickets call Steve Ker-cher at 812-454-4767, Bob Koressel at 812-589-4111 or Dan Koressel at 812-499-9746.
Nativity Men’s Club Pancake Breakfast, Feb. 12, 8 a.m.-noon, Nativity, Evansville; serving all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, beverage; $5/adults, $2.50/children.
All the Pancakes You Can Eat Breakfast, Feb. 12, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Anthony School cafeteria, Evansville; $5/person, seniors (65+) and kids 8 and younger eat free; serving pancakes, sausage, beverage; sponsored by St. Anthony’s Men’s Club
A Night at Mardi Gras, Feb. 18 beginning 5:30 p.m., Clarion Inn and Conference Center, Evansville; serving Louisiana crab cakes, Cajun pork roast, New Orleans style gumbo, shrimp etouffee; evening includes silent and live auctions with one-day passes to Disney World, John Calipari signed UK basketball, Cincinnati Reds tickets; tickets $45/person; for dinner reservations call 812-425-4596 or email apitt@stbens.com.
Spring/Summer Children’s Con-signment Sale, Feb. 18, 8 a.m. to noon, closed 10-10:30 a.m. for mark downs, St. John the Baptist School, Newburgh; toys, clothes, infant gear; children under 12 and stroll-ers/infants in car seats not permitted, babies in soft carriers allowed; $1 admission; proceeds to benefit Inspiring Autism Spectrum Flies; sponsored by St. John’s Mother-to-Mother Ministry; for more info go to www.mother2mother sale.org or call 812-925-7376.
Annual Texas Hold’em Tourna-ment, Feb. 19, 1 p.m., Holy Spirit School gym, Evansville; for ticket information call 812-477-1738.
Valentine Breakfast, Feb. 19, 8 a.m.-noon, St. Wendel school cafetorium, St. Wendel; serving hog sausage, pancakes or French toast casserole, eggs, biscuits and gravy, fruit cup, beverage; $6/adults, $3/children 5-12, children four and under eat free; sponsored by the Ladies’ Club; also Lucky Heart Draw.
Good Shepherd, Evansville, Bingo, every Sunday and Tuesday night; doors open 4:30 p.m., packets bought at the door start at 6:30 p.m.
Lenten Programs/Activities
Nativity Wednesday Mass/Prog-rams, Mass 5:30 p.m., programs, talks, movies, discussions with bread and soup 6 p.m.
Retreat
Live Each Day: Be Alive to Your Spiritual Life, Feb. 17-19, Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Center, Maple Mount, Ky.; men’s retreat provides an opportunity to strengthen relationship with God through directed retreat, prayer, silence, free time; $175/person includes meals and accommodations, $120/commuters includes meals; to register call 270-229-4103, ext. 802 or contact kathy.mccarty@maplemount.org.
Spiritual Growth
Charismatic Mass, Feb. 19, St. Joseph, Dale; worship begins at 2:30 p.m., Mass following at 3 p.m.; celebrant will be Father August Busch; open to the public; for information call John Bennett at 812-544-2239 or Charles Mendel at 812-482-7502; visit www.psci.net/blitzen/.
Vocation Exploration
High School Come and See Weekend, Feb. 17-19, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdi-nand; open to freshman through senior girls; pray, eat and recreate with the sisters and learn what it is like to be a nun in today’s world; parent permission required; for more information or to register online visit www.thedome.org or call Sister Michelle Sinkhorn at 800-738-9999.
Come and See Weekend, March 3-4, St. Francis, Oldenburg, IN; open to single, Catholic women 18-45 interested in learning more about Franciscan religious life; meet sisters, pray with them and experience community; no charge; for more information or to register contact Franciscan Sister Joan Miller at 812-455-9348 or by e-mail at joanm@oldenburgosf.com.
Youth
Annual Cub Scout Faith Day, March 3, 8 a.m.-noon, locations to be announced; for registration, general information or questions visit the Cub Scout Faith Day website at www.csfaithday.web.officelive.com or contact Morris Thomas at 812-454-2113 or csfaithday@earthlink.net; sponsored by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting.
Annual Boy Scout Retreat, March 9-11, Rivet High School, Vincennes and St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; for registration information contact Joe Dickinson at 812-853-3278 or joerdickinson@gmail.com or Jim Volker at 812-430-5418 or javcoent@aol.com.