May 8, 2009
Around the Diocese
Adoration
“One of the most rewarding gifts Father Betz has started here at St. James is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on First Friday and First Saturday in honor of the Blessed Mother,” writes Mary Ellen Ziliak in the parish newsletter at the Haubstadt parish.
“We are very fortunate to have one or more persons attending at every Holy Hour.”
Anniversaries of ordination
Father Adolph Egloff, a re-tired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 14, 1940. He resides at 2017 N. Second Street, Vincennes, IN 47591.
Father David Martin, associate pastor of St. John the Bap-tist Church, Newburgh, was ordained to the priesthood May 14, 1976.
Father James Koressel, pastor of All Saints Church, Cannelburg, and St. Peter Church, Montgomery, was ordained to the priesthood May 17, 1969.
Father Raymond Brenner, pastor of St. Joseph Church, Jasper, was ordained to the priesthood May 17, 1969.
Happy Birthday!
Father Robert Nemergut, chaplain at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility celebrates his birthday May 13. His address is P.O. Box 432, Carlisle, IN 47838.
Father Don Dilger, Message columnist and Teacher of Scrip-ture in the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday May 18. He resides at 6621 Smith Diamond Rd., Evansville, IN 47712.
Deacon anniversaries
Deacon Lancaster Dow Jr. of Evansville was ordained May 14, 1978.
Deacon Joseph Sturgis was ordained May 14, 1978. He is re-tired.
Deacon Joseph Blankenberger of Cynthiana was ordained May 15, 1977. He is retired.
Deacon David Franklin, St. Boniface Church, Evansville, was ordained May 15, 1977.
Deacon Richard Grannan, pastoral life coordinator at St. Joseph Church, Evansville, was ordained May 15, 1977.
Deacon Francis Hillenbrand of Christ the King Church, Evansville was ordained May 15, 1977.
Deacon Joseph Seibert of St. John the Baptist Church, New-burgh, was ordained May 15, 1977.
Happy Birthday!
Benedictine Sister Jolinda Naas, pastoral associate and DRE at Resurrection Church, Evansville, celebrates her birthday May 14.
Congratulations!
“St. Joseph Parish would like to congratulate two couples in our parish celebrating over 60 years of marriage: Fred and Betty Dewig, 63 years, and Barney and Catherine Heath-cott, 66 years,” writes Lisa Fos-ter, office manager of the Evansville parish.
63 years
Othmar and Florentine Mathias celebrated their sixty-third wedding anniversary on May 4. They are parishioners at Precious Blood Church, Jas-per.
Visiting
Pantaleon Lim, a St. Meinrad seminarian from South Korea, is spending a year-and-a-half at Holy Family Church, Jasper, before he is ordained for the Diocese of Busan in 2010, ac-cording to the parish newsletter.
Helping out
Stella Bennett, John Dupont, Gerry and Jack Hauser, Nancy and Lee Ringeman, Rita Ubelhor, Terry Wagner and Anna Ward are helping out with the SWIRCA lunches at St. Nicholas Church, Santa Claus.
Please send information for AROUND THE DIOCESE to Mary Ann Hughes, The Message, P.O. Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724. The e-mail address is mhughes@evansville-diocese.org.