September 18, 2009
Around the Diocese
Saying thanks
In a letter to parishioners at St. Philip Neri Church in Bick-nell, Deacon Phil Pierpont writes, “I want to express my gratitude to all of you at St. Philip Neri for your generous donation of $625 to cover the full cost of my purple dalmatic. I would also like to thank those individuals who also made an additional, individual gifts for the cost of my other vestments.
“You all have expressed faith in my future service to you as your deacon. I will try to live up to that faith, whether in my assisting at Mass, the proclamation and preaching of the Gospel, or any other service that Father will delegate to me.”
Happy Birthday!
Deacon Lancaster Dow Jr. celebrates his birthday Sept. 24.
Father Donald Spaulding, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday Sept. 28. His address is 112 West Third St., Cannelburg, IN 47519.
Father Lowell Will, pastor of St. Clement Church, Boonville, and St. Rupert Church, Red Brush, celebrates his birthday Sept. 29.
Deacon anniversary
Deacon Donald Haag of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Petersburg, was ordained Sept. 24, 1983.
Parish Council, Cluster Council
Norma Hall, Becky Seng, Bret Mehringer and Randy Seger are the newly-elected members of the Parish Council at St. Raphael Church, Dubois.
New Cluster Council members include Suzanne Neukam and Alan Matheis.
Faith Formation
Josh Wilson is the new chairperson of the Faith Formation Commission at St. Nicholas Church, Santa Claus. Members include Angie Knust, Lisa Wetzel, Amy Priest, Mary Schriefer, Lee Ringeman, Jamie Tapley, Susan Brinkman and Ashley Vinson.
New members
Gary Lutz, David Stachowski and Tom Scheessele are the newest members of the K of C at Good Shepherd Church in Evansville. Michael Lloyd, Jim Arvin and Charles Hattenbach are transfers.
Happy Birthday!
Kalyn Herrmann, principal at Sts. Peter and Paul School, Haubstadt, celebrates her birthday Sept. 27.
Angie Johnson, principal at Resurrection School, Evansville, celebrates her birthday Sept. 29.
Student Council
Members of the Student Council at Resurrection School, Evansville, include fifth graders Jared Abney, Olivia Adler, Michaela Kunkler, Jillian Tomes, sixth graders Emily Hassler, Hannah Nosko, Madison Schuler, Mackenzie Zirkelbach, seventh graders Haley Anson, Trevor Dale, Dana Hunt, Hannah Ubelhor, Laura Berendes, Sarah Claybon, and eighth graders Tamarea Kramer, Taylor Mayer, and Mackenzie Schuler.
Happy Birthday!
Pat Earley, DRE at St. Francis Xavier Church, Vincennes, celebrates her birthday Sept. 27.
Top Ten
Mater Dei student Michelle Schmitt has been named a Top Ten essayist in the Creative Communication’s Spring 2009 writing contest. Her essay has been was selected for publication in the anthology “Celebrating What Is Important to Me.”
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.