May 22, 2009
Around the Diocese
Confirmation program in Jasper
The parishes of Precious Blood and Holy Family in Jasper have decided to combine their Confirmation preparation programs for students who will be freshmen in fall of 2009.
Students will receive Confirmation at their own parishes, but their preparation classes will be combined. Some of the classes will be held at Holy Family parish, and some will be held at Precious Blood.
Happy Birthday!
Deacon Michael Morris who does prison ministry at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle celebrates his birthday May 28.
Father Gordon Mann, pastor of Our Lady of Hope Church, Washington, celebrates his birthday May 30.
Anniversaries of ordination
Father Timothy Tenbarge, pastor of St. Anthony Church, St. Anthony, and Sacred Heart Church, Schnellville, was ordained to the priesthood May 26, 1973.
Father Ralph Schipp, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 27, 1965. His address is 278 S. Tinsel Circle E, Santa Claus, IN 47579.
Father William Wargel, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 27, 1965. His address is 3130 N. Chigger Ridge Rd., Birdseye, IN 47513.
Father Kenneth Betz, pastor of St. James Church, Haubstadt, was ordained to the priesthood May 27, 1965.
Father Kenneth Walker, judicial vicar in the diocesan Tribunal, was ordained to the priesthood May 29, 1981. He resides at Sarto Retreat Center in Evansville, and is sacramental minister on weekends at the four parishes in Martin County.
Father James Rogers, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 30, 1939. He resides at St. Paul’s Hermitage, 501 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove, IN 46107.
Father Christopher Forler, associate pastor of Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 31, 2008.
Father Edward Schnur, pastor of St. Wendel Church, St. Wendel, and St. Francis Xavier Church, Poseyville, was ordained to the priesthood June 1, 1991.
Father Clemens Hut, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood June 2, 1936. He resides at Friendship Village, 2525 E. Sou-thern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282.
Father Philip Kreilein, pastor of Resurrection Church, Evansville, was ordained to the priest-hood June 2, 1974.
Father Ron Kreilein, pastor at St. Peter Celestine Church, Celestine, and St. Raphael Church, Dubois, was ordained to the priesthood June 2, 2007.
New co-chairs
Matt and Missy Singer and Brian and Melanie Denning are the new co-chairpersons for the Summer Social at St. Joseph Church, Vanderburgh County.
Anniversaries at St. John
Congratulations to couples at St. John the Baptist Church, Vin-cennes, celebrating May wed-ding anniversaries: Richard and Harriet Sievers, 65 years; Ro-bert and Clara Marchino, 58 years; Paul and Rita Holscher, 57 years; Max and Mary Ruth Barmes, 52 years; David and Janet Ernst, 48 years; Donald and Janet Goodwin, 43 years.
Voices in Action
The Guadalupe Center received a grant from the Daviess County Community Foundation to offer a program for parent leadership for Latinos, ac-cording to Benedictine Sister Karen Durliat, diocesan director of Hispanic Ministry.
“The goal of ‘Voices in Action,’ which is a Latino parent initiative of the Indiana Partnerships Center, is to better connect Spanish-speaking families to the educational lives of their children [in order to] increase student achievement.”
Topics of the sessions included “Acculturation,” “Asking the Right Questions to Obtain the Best Education for your Child,” “The Home as a Classroom,” and “Supporting Your Child.”
The Washington Multicultural Center and the Washington Community Schools provided additional funds for the program. Twenty-five families participated in the program.
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.