June 12, 2009
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General Interest
One Hundred Fiftieth Anniver-sary Celebration Mass, June 14, 10 a.m., St. John Loogootee; all present and past parishioners and pastors along with the community of Loo-gootee are invited to celebrate 150 years of service to the area; Mass followed by noon lunch.
Tenth Annual Mass with Polka Music, Masses will be celebrated June 20, 6 p.m., June 21, 7:15 and 10:30 a.m. (during the Summerfest weekend), Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt; singing will begin 30 minutes before Masses; everyone welcome.
Celebration of the Closing of the Year of St. Paul, June 28, 7 p.m., St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; evening prayer accompanied by scripture based, dramatic, reflective monologue by Benedictine Father Gavin Barnes.
Wednesday Evening Mass, summer Wednesday evening Mass at Nativity, Evansville; music 5:30 p.m., rosary 5:45 p.m., Mass 6 p.m.
Prayer Hour for Peace, first Friday of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monastery Immaculate Con-ception Church, Ferdinand; spend time in quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament; call (812) 367-1411 for more information.
Mass and Rosary, first Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Chapel, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 8746 before monthly business meeting; everyone welcome
Classes
Medic First Aid Refresher, June 15, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and June 25, 8-11 a.m., Community Rela-tions Classroom, Memorial Hospi-tal Southside Office, Jasper; basic training course in emergency care designed for use in the business/industrial setting; limited class size; (812) 481-2399.
Cursillo
Ultreya Information: First Mon-day, 6:30 p.m., Our Lady of Hope, Washington; Second Monday, 7 p.m., St. Joseph, Jasper; Third Monday, 7 p.m., Sts. Peter and Paul, Haub-stadt; Second Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; Second Thursday, 7 p.m., St. Paul, Tell City; Fourth Thursday, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd, Evansville; Last Thurs-day, 7 p.m., Resurrection, Evansville.
Dinner Dance
Steak Dinner/Dance, June 26, 5:30 p.m., St. Philip Church Center, Posey County; serving T-bone steak, baked potato, salad, dessert, beverage; $15/person; cash bar includes beer, wine, wine coolers; Joe Greulich and Co. will begin dance at 8 p.m.; proceeds to benefit new school security system.
Fundraisers
Dancing with our Stars Evansville-Style, June 13, cocktails 6 p.m., dinner and entertainment 7 p.m., St. Mary’s Manor, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville; professional dancers pair with local dancers to present an evening of entertainment, winner determined by vote; $60/person, $100/couple; proceeds to benefit St. Vincent’s Day Care Center; for more information or tickets call Angie at (812) 424-4780.
Freedom Festival Wristbands and Booth, St. John the Apostle, Evansville; $15/adults 16 and older, no charge for children, St. John’s keeps $2 of each wristband sold; call Nancy at (812) 424-9261, ext. 10 to order; St. John’s booth selling ice cold water and popcorn June 18-21 at the Freedom Festival.
Pilgrimage
Eucharistic Pilgrimage, July 27-29, Birmingham, Alabama; pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament and EWTN; sponsored by Holy Trinity, Evansville; for more information or reservations call Debbie Koressel at (812) 760-9434; reservation deadline is June 26.
Retreats
Journey of Faith Conference, July 12-18, Mount St. Joseph Con-ference and Retreat Center, Maple Mount, Ky.; retreat includes two daily conferences and the Eucharist; directed retreats especially for wo-men religious will also be offered; $275 commuter fee includes all meals and program, $450 includes meals, program, overnight accommodations; contact Kathy McCarty (270) 229-0200, ext. 413 for more information or to register.
Centering Prayer Retreat, July 19-26, Mount Saint Joseph Confer-ence and Retreat Center, Maple Mount, Ky.; post-intensive retreat is for those with past intensive prayer experience; fee is $450/person or $275/commuters; for more information contact Kathy McCarty at (270) 229-0200, ext. 413 or e-mail kmccarty@maplemount.org.
Socials
June 12 and 13, Friday and Saturday, Holy Spirit, Evansville, fried chicken or ham dinners served 5-7:30 p.m. on Friday; rummage sale in gym 8 a.m.-8 p.m. each day; Fri. corn hole tournament; Sat. Texas Hold’Em Tour-nament, Karaoke Idol Contest 6-9 p.m.; rides, games.
June 13 and 14, Saturday and Sunday, St. Boniface, Evansville, grounds open Sat. 5-9 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday serving grilled pork chop dinner 5-7 p.m.; Sunday serving grilled or fried chicken dinners 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Big Raffle with $1,500 first prize.
June 14, Sunday, St. Rupert, Red Brush, annual dinner 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; serving fried chicken or grilled pork chop, dumplings, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, slaw, desserts, drink; $7.50/adult plate, $4/child plate; carry out available.
June 14, Sunday, St. Francis Xavier, Old Cathedral, Vincennes, parish center, 11 a.m-2 p.m.; serving chicken or ham dinners; raffle, country store, theme baskets.
June 18, 19 and 20, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, St. John the Baptist, Newburgh, pork chop dinners Thursday, fried chicken dinners Friday and Saturday, served 4:30-7:30 p.m., parish center; bingo Fri. and Sat.; rides and games; Thurs. talent show, Fri. live music, Sat. DJ; cash raffle with grand prize of $10,000.
June 19 and 20, Friday and Sat-urday, Christ the King, Evansville, fiddlers or pulled pork dinners Friday, fried chicken or pulled pork dinners Saturday, served 5-7 p.m. in cafeteria; inflatables, children’s games, cash raffle.
June 19 and 20, Friday and Sat-urday, Corpus Christi, Evansville, grill favorites served Friday, pork chop dinner and pizza served Saturday; children’s games, inflatables, talent show.
June 25, 26 and 27, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Good Shep-herd, Evansville, fried chicken and smoked pork chop dinners nightly, 5-7 p.m., cafeteria; $10,000 Colossal Cash Raffle; Texas Hold’Em, rides.
June 27 and 28, Saturday and Sunday, St. John the Baptist, Vin-cennes, serving pork chop dinners Saturday, fried chicken dinners Sunday; fricassee by the bowl or carryout; grounds open at 11 a.m.
June 28, Sunday, St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Santa Claus Community Center on SR 245; serving half grilled chicken dinners; raffle with $1,000 cash grand prize.
Spiritual Growth
Charismatic Mass, June 14, St. Mary, Huntingburg; worship be-gins at 3:30 p.m., Mass following at 4 p.m.; celebrant will be Father August Busch; open to the public; for information call John Bennett at (812) 544-2239 or Charles Mendel at (812) 482-7502.
Support Groups
SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Inc., July 6, 6-7:30 p.m., Gift Room, Hospital for Wom-en and Children at St. Mary’s, Evansville; support for parents dealing with a loss through stillbirth, miscarriage or infant death; for more information contact Dorothy Wilderman at (812) 485-4646 or e-mail dawilderman@stmarys.org.
Women with Cancer Support Group, meets every other Wednes-day, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Hope Resource Center, Evansville; call (812) 485-5725 or (800) 580-3883 to obtain schedule of meetings.
Widow or Widower Support Group, meets three times a month for breakfast, dinner and/or a game of cards; open to individuals over the age of 50 who have lost a spouse; call Mental Health America at (812) 426-2640 for more information on the next meeting.
Compassionate Friends, meet the third Monday of each month, 7:15 p.m., Eastside Christian Church, Bayard Park and Weinbach Ave., Evansville; group of bereaved parents offering friendship and understanding to families who have experienced the death of any age child; call Eldon Scott (812) 768-5099.
Bi-Polar/Manic Depressive Sup-port Group, meets first and third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., third floor, Kempf Bi-Polar Wellness Center, St. Mary’s Hospital, Reha-bilitation Institute Building, Evansville; facilitator will lead group in discussion/sharing and education to cope with the highs and lows of this disorder; for more information call (812) 485-4934; sponsored by Mental Health America.
Samaritan/Lazarus Support Group, meets the third Wednesday of each month, 6 p.m., Nativity, Evansville; support to those who have suffered from a loss of some kind and to caretakers of the sick; for more information call Linda Austin at (812) 402-0880.
Youth
Youth Sand Volleyball Tournament, June 28 (rain date July 12), Celestine Park, Celestine; two out of three games with double elimination; teams of six to eight players with equal number of boys or girls, incoming freshmen and outgoing seniors are eligible, all team members must be from the same parish, no complete formed school or league volleyball teams; prizes awarded; concessions available; sponsored by St. Celestine, Celes-tine and St. Raphael, Dubois Youth Groups; for more information or to register contact Mike Klem at (812) 326-9203 or by e-mail at mklem@fullnet.com.