February 20, 2009

Worth Mentioning

Diocesan seminarians receive lector ministry

Twenty-eight priesthood students from St. Meinrad School of Theology received the min-istry of lector, Feb. 10. Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis installed the lectors.

Among them were Brian Emmick and Jeffrey Read from the Diocese of Evansville.

The ministry of lector is conferred upon those who prepare and proclaim readings from Scripture at Mass and other liturgical celebrations. A lector also may recite psalms between the readings and present the intentions for the general intercessions.

Job bank announced

“Do you have an opening in your parish, school or organization for a youth, campus or young adult minister?” asked Steve Dabrowski, diocesan director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry (OYAYA). “If so, finding the right place to begin your advertising is one of the more daunting aspects of the initial search. In order to address this need, the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry has added a Job Bank to our website.”

Dabrowski said the service is free to any diocesan parish, school or affiliated organization, “and it is a great way, along with your ads in the Message, to facilitate your local search. This service is for youth and young adult openings only, and we will not publish other openings at this time.”

See http://www.evansville-diocese.org/youth/Job%20Bank.htm.

Restaurant promotes fund raising for parishes, schools

Parishes and schools are invited to participate in a fund-raising effort at the Tin Fish restaurant in downtown Evansville. The restaurant will pay 10 percent of the meal charges to the patrons’ choice of organizations.

Customers will be asked to inform their server of their choice. No coupon is required. The plan is available seven days a week, including Sunday brunch.

Contact Kurt Williams for more information at kurt@tinfishevansville.com or (812) 422-1899. The restaurant is on the sixth floor, overlooking the Oho River, at 20 Walnut Street in Evansville.

Lent and Easter items available

Easter Lily pillar candles, Paschal Lamb Easter cookies, and crystal Pascha eggs imported from Russia — these are among the many items available in a catalog from Monastery Greet-ings, which lists items from monasteries and religious communities.

The latest catalog also lists “Jesus Beads — a strand of 100 wooden beads [intended as] a devotional tool honoring the name of Jesus and imploring the mercy of God,” from St. Meinrad Archabbey.

A “Casa Ursulina Prayer Shawl” is available from the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph in Kentucky.