July 24, 2009
Around the Diocese
Sunday envelopes
In a recent parish newsletter at St. Raphael Church, Dubois, and St. Peter Celestine Church, Celestine, Father Ron Kreilein writes, “We discussed whether or not to do away with the Sunday envelopes,” due to the parish using direct deposit.
“I believe we should continue using them because there will be a box marked ‘direct deposit’ on them. This will help our children to learn to tithe each Sunday, even though the envelopes will be empty.
“If we do away with the envelopes, the children will probably never learn about tithing because they don’t see mom and dad putting anything into the collection basket. It is really important that parents teach their children about the importance of tithing regularly. This is part of our Catholic tradition.
“A priest once told me that if each parish family would tithe just five percent every week, we would never need fundraisers like bingo, shooting matches or socials in our diocese.”
Happy birthday!
Father David Nunning, pastor at St. Agnes Church, Evansville, and Sacred Heart Church, Evansville, celebrates his birthday Aug. 3.
Anniversary of ordination
Father David Nunning, pastor at St. Agnes Church, Evansville, and Sacred Heart Church, Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood Aug. 3, 1969.
Deacon anniversary
Deacon Stephen Hall Jr. of Holy Cross Church, Fort Branch, St. Bernard Church, Snake Run, was ordained Aug. 3, 1985.
Happy birthday!
- Mickie Paulin, DRE at St. Mary Church, Ireland, celebrates her birthday July 26.
- JoEllen Seibert, DRE at St. Clement Church, Boonville, celebrates her birthday Aug. 4.
- John Wible, DRE at St. Mary Church, Sullivan, celebrates his birthday Aug. 4.
Installation
The following members of Knights of Columbus Council 565 were installed as officers in July: Joe Schalasky, grand knight; Kevin Steinkuhl, deputy grand knight; Scott Allen, recorder, James Shanahan, advocate; Chub Forche, inside guard, Jerry Schmits, chancellor; Jerry Greenwell, treasurer; Jerry Moeller, warden; Joe Luecke, outside guard; Char-lie Castleman, Carl Buchanan and Tom Anslinger, trustees.
Crowned
Congratulations to Samantha Boyd who was crowned queen at the twenty-fourth annual Shoals Catfish Festival. She is a parishioner at St. Mary Church, Shoals.
Canoe trip
Twenty-one young adults from St. Nicholas Church, San-ta Claus, went on a field trip to Cave County in June. Chaperones included Steve and Judy Merkel, Harry and Phyllis Bradley, Joseph Kern, Tim Mercker, Deacon James Woebkenberg, Ross and Beth Ross, and Father John Brosmer, pastor.
Thanks
“A big thanks for our Kings Island chaperones, Inger Johnson, Brian Nelson and Adam Thompkins,” writes Shirley Jeffers, youth minister at St. John Church, Loogootee. “We had a terrific trip.”
State finals
Awards at the Indiana Aca-demic Super Bowl state finals include:
- St. Benedict Cathedral School, Evansville: first place, interdisciplinary; second place, social studies; third place, English;
- Holy Rosary School, Evansville: third place, math;
- Rivet High School, Vincennes: runner-up, science.
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.