February 6, 2009

Worth Mentioning

Learn more about being a deacon

An informational meeting will be held to explain the role of the permanent diaconate and the process of application to the formation program.

The meeting will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Evansville on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m., and again at Precious Blood Church in Jasper, on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.

The next formation program is scheduled to begin in August.

For more information, contact Father Jean Vogler (812) 422-5150, or Deacon Dave Seibert, (812) 422-8211.

Census bureau seeks job applicants

Work up to 40 hours per week in a temporary job will be available for the 2010 Census. Call toll-free (866) 861-2010.

Get ready for Lent

Operation Rice Bowl materials are available for parishes, schools, religious education classes, families and individuals. Lent begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25.

Prayers, sacrifices and donations support Catholic Relief Services’ development projects overseas and Lenten education activities in the United States.

Twenty-five percent of contributions to Op-eration Rice Bowl remain in the diocese.

Call (800) 222-0025.

CSW information omitted

The last section of the story about Catholic Schools Week activities in schools through the Dio-cese of Evansville, which was part of the Jan. 23 issue of the Message, was omitted. The Message regrets the error.

Here is information about CSW activities at the three Washington Catholic schools which was provided by David Memmer, principal.

David Memmer, principal at the three Washington Catholic schools, said, “Students are looking forward to having a God-centered, service oriented, fun-filled week.”

A special service theme and prayer will begin each morning. Students will read a short biography of an individual who has done a major service for our world, “someone we all could aspire to be,” he said.

During the week, elementary students will be participating in service-oriented activities chosen by the class and/or teacher. The elementary students will have an open house night to share with the school community their service-oriented activities.

The middle school classes will compete to accumulate gently used books for Riley’s Child-ren’s Hospital, and the high school classes will compete to bring in new or gently used coats.

The week’s activities will conclude on Friday with a school-wide pep session “to rally our WC Cardinals for the homecoming basketball event. In addition, the pep session will allow us to come together and share what we have done to celebrate service during the past week.

“More importantly, it will allow us to recognize that service needs to be celebrated the other 51 weeks too!”

How to contact your U.S. senators and representatives

To express your views on the Freedom of Choice Act, or on other topics of concerns to Catholics, contact your elected senators and representative in Washington.

CPC training sessions are scheduled

The CPC sessions are open to all, at 7 p.m. local time:

  • Monday, Feb. 16, Our Lady of Hope, Wash-ington
  • Tuesday, Feb. 17, St. Joseph Church, Dale
  • Thursday, Feb. 19, St. Philip Church, Bicknell
  • Tuesday, Feb. 24, Catholic Center, Evansville
  • Thursday, Feb. 26, Holy Cross, Fort Branch

 

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