June 26, 2009
Worth Mentioning
Year of the Priests
In a June 19 e-mail, Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger writes, “This morning I offered Mass with my brother bishops here in San Antonio on this the Feast of the Sacred Heart.
“I offered the Mass especially for you, my brothers, as we begin today the Year of the Priests.
“May Jesus, our Eternal High Priest, abide with us and sustain us. May our devotion to His Sacred Heart strengthen our love for each other and for all whose lives we touch day in and day out.
“As we face daily struggles in our ministry in a world that is becoming less and less welcoming of Jesus’ Gospel and of us who proclaim it, may we find solace in placing our suffering of the Cross! May His Divine love for us buoy us up and the Holy Spirit guide us day by day.
“In closing know that you will be especially present to me at our Holy Hour here in San Antonio as we conclude our meeting!
“With fraternal love and abiding prayer,”
+Bishop Gerald
In concert
The Maryland State Boychoir will be presenting a free concert at St. Benedict Cathedral at 1328 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, on Monday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m.
The Boychoir is comprised of approximately 150 choristers, ages seven to 20, who represent a wide range of ethnic, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds.
For additional information, contact Jeremy Korba at (812) 589-3886 or email at jkorba@evansville-diocese.org.
First Saturday devotions
A day of prayer, fellowship and devotion to the Blessed Mother will be held Saturday, July 4, at Ubelhor Ridge which is located on State Rd. 62, 10 minutes east of St. Meinrad between State Highways 145 and 37 in Perry County.
For information call Don at (812) 357-2384 or e-mail gatwood@psci.net.
Archabbey Library offering manuscript exhibit
St. Meinrad Archabbey Library is presenting an exhibit entitled “Devoted Life in Prayer and Song: Manuscript Materials from the Archabbey Library Collection.” The free exhibit runs through September 1.
The exhibit of handwritten documents includes early liturgical music, illuminated manuscripts and books of hours, as well as documents related to monastic life, such as books for monastic rituals, monastic vows and original papal documents relating to monastic life. Materials in the exhibit date from the ninth to the twentieth century.
The exhibit includes six illuminated leaves from the Bible, liturgical books and books of hours generously donated by Fr. Robert A. Deig, a priest of the Diocese of Evansville.
The library exhibit is free and open to the public. July and August library hours are Mondays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.
On July 16, the library will be open only from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. The library will be closed July 3 and 4.
All times are Central time. Those wishing to view the exhibit may want to arrive at least 30 minutes before closing time.
Accreditation received
CARF International has announced that the following programs have been added to St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Institute’s existing accreditation:
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs —Hospital: Brain Injury Program (Adults)
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs — Hospital: Brain In-jury Program (Children and Adolescents).
“This significant achievement is a further indication of our organization’s dedication and commitment to improving the quality of the lives of the brain injured persons we serve,” says Frank Conkling, director of St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Institute. “We are committed to providing a secure, pleasant and comfortable environment where patients receive advanced brain injury rehabilitation. We focus on individualized care, cost effective and evidence based treatment, patient and family satisfaction and outcomes promoting independence and in-creased quality of life.”
St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Institute received a Three-Year CARF Accreditation in January of 2008 for its Inpatient Re-habilitation Program — Hospital (Adults) and Inpatient Re-habilitation Programs — Hospital (Children and Adolescents).
This accreditation, which extends through August 2010, represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards, according to Conkling. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors, during an on-site visit, that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable.
St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Institute is located on St. Mary’s main campus at 3700 Washington Avenue in Evansville. The facility offers comprehensive inpatient and brain injury rehabilitation services for pediatric, adolescent and adult patients.
CARF is an independent, non-profit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services.