December 11, 2009
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(Advent Reconciliations/Activities)
General Interest
Guadalupe Celebrations, Dec. 12, 4 p.m. bilingual liturgy followed by meal in parish center, St. Joseph, Dale; Dec. 12, 5:30 p.m. Mass with Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger followed by meal, Nativity, Evansville; Dec. 12, 6:40 p.m. procession beginning at Guadalupe Center to St. Mary, Huntingburg for 7 p.m. Spanish liturgy followed by refreshments; Dec. 13, Mañanitas, 6:45 a.m., bilingual liturgy 7:30 a.m. followed by breakfast, Our Lady of Hope, Washington.
Rainbow Catholics in Christ, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., St Mary, Evansville; light supper served; open to all who have been in attendance to review previously viewed video “The Bible Tells Me So” and for open discussion; reservations a must by calling (812) 425-1577 by Dec. 14
Mass of the Holy Innocents, Dec. 29, 6 p.m., St. Bernard, Rock-port; St. Martin, Chrisney and St. Bernard, Rockport invite all to honor the memory of children that were lost to abortion, miscarriage, accidents, illness.
Tridentine Latin Mass, third Sunday of each month, 12:15 p.m., Holy Trinity, Evansville; traditional Gregorian Chant, sung High Mass; Latin-English missals provided.
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, St. Philip, Posey County; stop by chapel or contact Dolores at (812) 985-2411 for more information or to schedule a time.
Bi-lingual/Spanish Masses at Nativity, bi-lingual Mass every Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Spanish Mass, Sundays, noon.
Actividades en Español
Para más información, llame al 812-683-5212.
Celebraciones de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Dale (Parroquia San José): Liturgia bilingüe a 4:00 p.m. CST, Sábado, 12 de Diciembre, seguido por una comida en el centro parroquial; Evansville (Parroquia de Natividad): 5 p.m. CST, Misa con el Obispo Gettelfinger, seguido por una comida, Sábado, 12 de Diciembre; Huntingburg (Parroquia Santa María): Procesión del Guadalupe Center a la Iglesia a 6:40 p.m.; Liturgia en Español a 7 p.m., seguido por un refrigerio, Sábado, 12 de Diciembre.
Washington (Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza: Mañanitas, 6:45 a.m. EST, Domingo, 13 de Diciembre; Liturgia bilingüe, a 7:30 a.m. seguido por desayuno.
Class
New Testament Class, Jan. 23, Feb. 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, Our Lady of Hope, Washington; Deacon Mike Jones, instructor; tuition for credit/$495, audit/$298, plus books; presented by the Office for Adult Formation in conjunction with Brescia University; for more information (812) 424-5536 or dgish@evdio.org.
Cursillo
Ultreya Information: First Monday, 6:30 p.m., Our Lady of Hope, Washington; Second Monday, 7 p.m., St. Joseph, Jasper; Third Mon-day, 7 p.m., Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt; 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 Thursday, 7 p.m., Resurrection, Evansville.
Dinner
St. Theresa Sunday Dinner, no December Sunday dinner; next dinner will be Jan. 10, 2010.
Fundraisers
Memorial High School Book Fair, Dec. 6-12, 9 a.m. until closing, Barnes and Noble, Evansville; all merchandise sold including books, music, magazines, Starbucks are eligible for the book fair contribution; Dec. 8, Memorial High School Thespians performance, Dec. 10, 7 p.m., Memorial High School Concert Choir performs.
Christmas Cookie Walk and Chance Auction, Dec. 12, 8-11 a.m., St. Clement, Boonville; holiday cookies, candy and special breads; Christmas Raffle; enjoy free wassail, Christmas cake, coffee and holiday music.
Mater Dei Marching Band Raffle, drawing Dec. 18 during basketball game; 40-inch Toshiba TV first prize, Panasonic Blue-Ray Disc Player second prize, Garmin GPS third prize; tickets $5/each, 3/$10; for tickets or more information contact Joe Berendes at (812) 963-1985 or e-mail berendes@att.net.
Christmas Bazaar and Stromboli Dinner, Dec. 18, 4-8 p.m., Mater Dei High School cafeteria, Evansville; dine in or carry out; handmade craft items available for purchase; proceeds to benefit Mater Dei March-ing Band.
Christmas Tree, Wreath and Tree Stand Sale, Sacred Heart, Evansville; Frasier firs, balsams, Douglas firs; sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 399 and Venture Crew 399.
St. Boniface, Evansville, Bingo, held in school gym, 2031 W. Mich-igan; every Friday night, doors open 5:30 p.m., bingo starts 6:30 p.m.; smoke free; guaranteed pay-outs, lucky number, big X —$200, pull tabs, attendance prize; no one under 18 admitted; sponsored by St. Ann’s Altar Society; (812) 422-1014.
Spiritual Growth
Tri-Parish Mission, Jan. 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Jan. 11 and 12, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Joseph, Evansville; Blessed Sacrament Sister Jane Nesmith will be the speaker at a parish mission presented by St. John the Apostle, St. Joseph and St. Theresa churches in Evansville; mission will help understand, celebrate and embrace diversity by praying together as one community; refreshments following Jan. 10 mission; light supper available before Jan. 11 and 12 mission (donations accepted); children welcome, childcare available for children fifth grade and younger; for more information call (812) 422-5668.
Support Groups
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.
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.
Young Adult
Teens Encounter Christ Christ-mas Dance, Jan. 2, beginning with 6 p.m. Mass, Sts. Peter and Paul school cafeteria, Haubstadt; for more information contact Becky Siewers at besiewers@evdio.org.