December 25, 2009
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General Interest
Mass of the Holy Innocents, Dec. 29, 6 p.m., St. Bernard, Rockport; St. Martin, Chrisney and St. Bernard, Rockport invite all to honor the memory of children that were lost to abortion, miscarriage, accidents, illness.
Pancake Breakfast, Jan. 3, serving begins after 7:30 a.m. Mass until 10 a.m., Good Shepherd school cafeteria, Evansville; serving pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage links, beverage; $6/adults, $3/children 10 years and younger; hosted by Boy Scout Troop 362.
Retrouvaille of Owensboro, Jan. 15-17, Mount St. Joseph Retreat Center, Maple Mount, Ky.; weekend experience combined with a series of 6-12 post-weekend sessions over three months that provides tools to help put marriage in order again; main emphasis is on communication in marriage; visit www.retrouvaille.org or contact Steve and Sherry Vincent at (270) 202-1174.
Saturday Morning at the Dome, Jan. 16, Kordes Center, Ferdinand; 9 a.m. breakfast snack, 9:15 program, 12:15 p.m. concludes with light lunch; Benedictine Sister Jane Becker will present Forgiving What We Cannot Forget; $40/person in-cludes lunch; registration deadline is Jan. 13; register by calling (800) 880-2777 or (812) 367-1411; join the sisters for Morning Prayer 8 a.m. and Mass at 8:30 a.m.
The 13th Day — The True Story of Fatima, Jan. 20, 2 p.m., Show-place Cinemas, North Park Shop-ping Center, Evansville; first film in over 50 years about the apparitions at Fatima, based on the memoirs of Sister Lucia de Jesus dos Santos; $5/person, limited seating, tickets at door or in advance by calling (812) 425-1386; all proceeds to benefit Fr. Myron Effing’s missionary work in Eastern Russia.
Community Marriage Builders Winter Weekend, Jan. 22-23, New Harmony Inn, New Harmony; two program tracks, L.I.N.K.S. aka Duct Tape and Candle Light or Mastering the Mysteries of Love; for more information or to register call (812) 477-2260 or (800) 443-8594 or visit www.makeitlast.org for details; registration deadline is Jan. 8.
Prayer Hour for Peace, first Friday of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monastery Immaculate Concep-tion 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
Preparation for Childbirth Class, Thursdays, Jan. 7-21, 7-9:30 p.m., Memorial Hospital Medical Arts Building Conference Room, Jasper; classes cover normal pregnancy and fetal development, labor and delivery; recommended that both mother and support person attend classes; no charge to those who are delivering at Memorial Hospital; (812) 481-2399.
Childbirth Refresher Class, Jan. 7, 7-9:30 p.m., Medical Arts Build-ing Conference Center, Jasper; re-views labor and delivery; open to those who have already taken the preparation classes; free to those delivering at Memorial Hospital; for more information or to enroll call (812) 481-2399.
Medic First Aid Refresher, Jan. 7 and 27, 8-11 a.m., Community Relations Classroom, Memorial Hospital Southside Office, Jasper; basic training course in emergency care designed for use in the business/industrial setting; limited class size; (812) 481-2399.
Dinner
St. Theresa Sunday Dinner, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 600 Hern-don Dr., Evansville; serving fried and baked chicken, ham, livers, dressing, dumplings, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, vegetables, salads and homemade desserts served cafeteria style in school cafeteria; carry out available starting at 10:30 a.m.
Fundraiser
Holy Spirit, Evansville Bingo, every Thursday and Saturday night; doors open 5 p.m., regular bingo starts 6:30 p.m.
Spiritual Growth
A Quick Journey Through the Bible Parish Study, Holy Rosary, Evansville; learn the major people, places, events, themes of the Bible-getting the “big picture” of salvation history; Saturday men’s study, Jan. 9-Feb. 27, 7:30-9 a.m.; Wednesday evening study, Jan. 13-March 10, 6:30-8 p.m.; Wednesday morning study, Jan. 20-March 10, 8:30-10:30 a.m.; $20 fee to cover cost of materials; for more information or to register call parish office at (812) 477-8923 or e-mail cgaddis@hr-parish.org.
Bible Study at Nativity, meets every Sunday, 10:30 a.m., Nativity, Evansville; join Father Henry Kuykendall and Janet Davis for study of the Acts of the Apostles; no cost; for more information call Nancy at (812) 476-7186.
Support Groups
Divorce Recovery Support Group, meets every Tuesday, 6:45 p.m., North Haven General Baptist Church, Evansville; sponsored by Community Marriage Builders, contact Christa Klauss (812) 425-1625.
Survivors of Suicide, meets first and third Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Methodist Temple, Lincoln Avenue, Evansville (enter through Fellowship Hall on Kelsey Ave., second floor); (812) 426-2640; sponsored by Mental Health America.
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@ev-dio.org.