March 27, 2009
Worth Mentioning
Vincennes churches plan Good Friday Outdoor Way of the Cross
The Vincennes Area Ministerial Association is bringing back a devotion from years ago, by conducting an Outdoor Way of the Cross on Good Friday, April 10. All are welcome to join in, starting at noon from the steps of the Old Cathedral.
Participants will travel by foot to 14 “stations,” remembering Christ’s passion and death. The procession should take close to an hour. If individuals are unable to walk the entire route, they are asked to join the group at one of the stations. In the event of rain, participants will gather inside the Old Cathedral to pray the Way of the Cross.
The Vincennes Area Ministerial Association is a gathering of ministers from many Christ-ian faiths, sharing their faith and cooperating in outreach to the Vincennes community.
The stations include the following: Steps of Old Cathedral, Southwest Lawn of Memorial bridge, Northeast Lawn of Memorial bridge, Public lawn at corner of Main and First Streets, Parking Lot of Children and Family Services, First Christian Church parking lot, Smith and Bell Insurance parking lot, City Police department, Gardner-Brockman Funeral Home parking lot, Ewing Printing parking lot, City parking lot, City Hall parking lot, Rivet High School, and Steps of Old Cathedral.
Mass schedule announced for Dale, Santa Claus and Mariah Hill
Mass schedules will be changed at three clustered parishes, St. Joseph Church in Dale, St. Nicholas Church in Santa Claus and Mary, Help of Christians Church in Mariah Hill, according to Father John Brosmer and Deacon Jim Woebkenburg. These changes will start the first weekend after Easter.
Masses at St. Joseph will be at 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 6:30 a.m. on Sundays. Also a Mass in Spanish will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. A weekday Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Masses at St. Nicholas will be at 10 a.m. on Sunday, and on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:30 a.m.
Masses at Mary, Help of Christians, will be at 8 a.m. on Sundays and 7:30 a.m. on Thursdays.
Mass times will be changed in the fall, at the end of Daylight Savings Time. That schedule has yet to be determined.
Pediatric Clinic receives books
The Pediatric Clinic at St. Mary’s Medical Center recently received 300 gently-used books from U.S. Senator Dick Lugar’s Southern Indiana office. St. Mary’s pediatric clinic was chosen as one of the five Evansville sites to benefit from this promotion, because the hospital participates in the Reach Out and Read Indiana program.
Free concerts at St. Meinrad and Ferdinand
The Kentucky Youth Chorale will give free concerts at St. Meinrad Archabbey and at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdi-nand on Tuesday, March 31.
The concerts are open to the public and will be held at 3:45 p.m. CDT in the Archabbey Church, and at the monastery of the Sisters of St. Benedict at 7:15 p.m. EDT.
The performances are part of the group’s first tour, as part of the Institute for Young Musicians in Owensboro. The youth chorale will sing all styles of music in its upcoming performance and include pieces for harp, pipe organ, violin and piano.
Holy Week and Easter at the monastery
The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand invite the public to join them for Holy Week and Easter services in the monastery church.
Palm Sunday services, consisting of the blessing of palms, a procession and Mass, will be at 10:30 a.m. on April 5.
On Holy Thursday, April 9, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Good Friday services will be at 3 p.m., and Easter Vigil Service of Readings will be at 7:30 p.m. on Holy Saturday.
Easter Sunday services will begin at 6 a.m. and will include the blessing of the fire, Paschal candle, and water, and the Mass of the Resur-rection.
Want to be part of a global, historic event?
World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour — Earth Hour — to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.
The hour is scheduled Saturday, March 28, 2009, starting at 8:30 p.m. local time.
See www.earthhourus.org/main.php