February 5, 2010
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General Interest
Pancake Breakfast and Blood Drive, Feb. 7, 8:15 a.m-12:15 p.m., St. Theresa cafeteria, Evansville; all you can eat pancakes and sausages; $5/adults, $3/children under five, register to donate and eat free.
Pancake Breakfast, Feb. 7, 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.
Valentine Breakfast, Feb. 14, 8 a.m.-noon, St. Wendel school cafetorium, St. Wendel; serving sausage, pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruit; everyone welcome.
Saturday Morning at the Dome, Feb. 20, Kordes Center, Ferdinand; 9 a.m. breakfast snack, 9:15 program, 12:15 p.m. concludes with light lunch; Lezlie Ward will present Dance of Universal Peace, simple, meditative circle dances that use sacred phrases, music and movement from many cultures and traditions to touch the spiritual within persons; $40/person includes lunch; registration deadline is Feb. 17; 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.
Pancake Day, Feb. 21, 8 a.m-1 p.m., St. Anthony, Evansville; sausage, all the pancakes you can eat, coffee, juice, milk; $5/person, kids eight and under free; sponsored by St. Anthony Men’s Club.
Mater Dei Annual Stage Show, Feb. 26 and 27, 7 p.m., Feb. 28, 2 p.m., Mater Dei High School Audi-torium, Evansville; music selections from the 60s, 70s and 80s performed by the Mater Dei band, choir, Dance Cats and color guard; $6/adults, $4/students.
Masses for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Saturday, 4:30 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. and noon (Spanish), Nativity Church, 3635 Pollack Ave., Evansville; ASL interpreter and assisted listening devices available; for information call Father Henry Kuykendall at (812) 476-7186.
Rosary for World Peace, St. Joseph Commandery 306, Evansville, Knights of St. John, will begin their monthly meeting by praying the rosary for world peace; meetings held the second Monday of each month; prayer begins at 7 p.m.; all members are encouraged to attend.
Eucharistic Adoration, second Wednesday of each month, 7 a.m-6 p.m., Good Shepherd, Evansville; everyone welcome.
Card Parties
Daughters of Isabella Jasper Circle 140, Feb. 10, doors open 6 p.m., Jasper Moose Lodge 1175, Jasper; coffee and desserts will be furnished; admission $2/person; call Kathy Schneider at (812) 482-2994 for reservations.
St. James, Haubstadt, Feb. 14, doors open at noon, party starts at 1 p.m., St. James Madden Hall; door prizes, Chinese auction, raffle, bake sale, sandwiches, chips and drinks will be served; $5 admission; for reservations call Sayelle at (812) 867-3402 or by e-mail at Sayelle@sit-co.net; proceeds to benefit St. James PTA.
Class
Church History Lectures, two series of classes presented by Father Donald Dilger; Wednes-days, Feb. 17-March 24, 7-9 p.m., Resurrection School, Evansville; Thursdays, Feb. 18-March 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Catholic Center, Evansville; tuition $35/person.
Dance
Fourth Annual I Hope You Dance Valentines Day Dance, Feb. 13, 7-11 p.m. St. Theresa gym, Evansville; tickets $10/person, tickets available at the door; music by The O’Bryans; beer, wine, soft drinks available for purchase, hors d’oeuvres provided; dance held in memory of Michele Head; proceeds to benefit the Michelle Head Mem-orial Endowment to benefit St. Theresa Little Cherubs Pre-K program and St. Theresa School.
Dinners
Holy Cross Family Style All You Can Eat Chicken Dinner, Feb. 7, serving 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Holy Cross School cafeteria, Fort Branch; $8.50/adults, $4/children; carry out available.
St. Theresa Sunday Dinner, Feb. 14, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 600 Herndon Dr., Evansville; serving fried and baked chicken, ham, livers, dressing, dumplings, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, salads and homemade desserts served cafeteria style in school cafeteria; carry out available starting at 10:30 a.m.
St. Nicholas Sixteenth Annual All-You-Care to Eat Spaghetti Dinner, February 27, 3:30-7:30 p.m. CST, Santa Claus Community Center, Santa Claus; serving spaghetti and meatballs with choice of sauces, salad, breadsticks, dessert, beverage; $8/adults, $5/children ages four to 12, children three and under free; silent auction of various themed baskets.
Knights of St. John Chicken Dinner, Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Knights of St. John Hall, Haub-stadt; serving fried chicken, dressing, dumplings, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, slaw, dessert; $8.50/adults, $4/child; dine in or carry out; proceeds to benefit the Haubstadt Fire Department.
Dinner Dance
Mardi Gras Madness Dinner and Dance, Feb. 6, Knights of St. John Hall, St. Wendel; 6-7:30 p.m. dinner, carry out available 5:30-7 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.-midnight dance; $20/person includes fried chicken dinner with all the fixings and dance; tables reserved for groups; for tickets, table reservations or more information or to donate a raffle or attendance prize contact Michelle at (812) 963-1158; sponsored by St. Wendel Athletics.
55+
St. James, Haubstadt, Seniors Trip to American Passion Play, March 21, leave St. James parking lot at 6:30 a.m., return at 10 p.m.; eighty-seventh season of play that dramatizes Jesus ministry performed by the American Passion Play, Inc. at Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, Bloomington, Ill.; $79/person includes play, buffet lunch at the Center, transportation; for more information or reservations call Norma at (812) 867-3036; reservation deadline is March 1; limited number of tickets available.
Fundraisers
Superbowl Sunday, February 7, BBQ Ribs and Pork Pit Sale, sponsored by Corpus Christi Men’s Club, Evansville; taking orders through Feb. 5; call (812) 422-2027 to pre-order and for pick-up information.
Spring/Summer Children’s Con-signment Sale, Feb. 13, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., St. John the Baptist, Newburgh; gently used infant, children’s, maternity items with specially marked items half off after 10:30; children under 12 and strollers/infants in carseats not permitted, babies in slings allowed; $1 admission; proceeds 70 percent to seller, 30 percent to Mother-to-Mother Ministry and non-profit donations; sponsored by St. John’s Mother-to-Mother Ministry; for more info go to www.sjbnewburgh.org, click on mother2mother sale.org or call 490-1000.
Retreat
Women’s Retreat, Feb. 12-11, Mount Saint Joseph, Maple Mount, Ky.; Loved into Life retreat led by Ursuline Sister Cheryl Clemons revolves around the spirituality of Caryll Houselander and her book “The Reed of God;” $175/fee, $120/commuters; for more information or to register call Kathy McCarty at (270) 229-0200, ext. 413 or e-mail kmccarty@maplemount.org.
Source and Summit 2010 Parent Retreat, Feb. 20, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Little Sisters of the Poor, Evansville; for complete details go to www.sourcesummitevansville.org.
Women’s Retreat in New Harmony, Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m.-Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Barn Abbey, New Harmony; Dana Hoffman is retreat director; $100/person includes light, Len-ten supper Friday, breakfast, lunch and dinner Saturday, all bed and bath linens; Mass Saturday even-ing; for more information or to register contact Sharon Vogler at (812) 963-3273; retreat hosted by St. Joseph, Vanderburgh County.
Spot Shoot
Sacred Heart Knights of St. John, Evansville; Feb. 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, noon until dark, Hilltop Grove, 3714 Detroy Rd., Evansville; 12, 16, 20 gauge shells; free bean soup and coffee.
Youth
Growing Through Loss Program, Feb. 17-April 7, 6:30-8 p.m., St. Mary’s Hospital Center for Children, Evansville; eight-week program for grieving youth ages 11-17 who have experienced a significant loss; no charge, limited space, registration required; for more information call Mental Health America (812) 426-2640.
Source and Summit 2010 Youth Retreat, Feb. 19, 6 p.m.-Feb. 21, 12:30 p.m., Memorial High School gym, Evansville; youth weekend filled with fun, energy, music, faith and fellowship; closing Mass Sunday 10 a.m. with Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger; open to ages 13-25; $35/person; bus transportation from Jasper; for more information call Pam at (812) 482-1805.
High School Come and See Weekend, Feb. 26-28, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand; open to single high school girls freshmen through seniors who would like to see what being a sister is like; share in the prayer and community life of the Sisters of St. Benedict, no charge; contact Sister Agnes Marie Dauby or Sister Michelle Catherine Sinkhorn (800) 734-9999; e-mail at vocation@thedome.org; for information or to register online go to www.the-dome.org/vocations.
Discover the Treasure of the Hill, Feb. 27-March 1, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand; high school visiting weekend where high school girls can view a nun’s life, spend a weekend hanging out with sisters and learning about religious life, meet other high school age girls; for more information call Benedictine Michelle Sinkhorn at (800) 734-9999, ext. 2830 or visit www.thedome.org; parental permission is required.
Annual Cub Scout Faith Day, March 6, Catholic Center, Evansville, and St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad; for registration, general information or questions visit the Cub Scout Faith Day website at www.csfaithday.web.officelive.com, or contact Morris Thomas at (812) 454-2113 or csfaithday@earthlink.net; sponsored by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting.
Annual St. Meinrad Boy Scout Retreat, March 12-14, St. Meinrad Archabbey; retreat centers around World Youth Day 2010 theme of “Good Teacher, What Must I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?” for more information or to register contact Joe Dickinson at (812) 853-3278, e-mail joerdickinson@gmail.com or Jim Voelker at (812) 985-2567, e-mail javcoent@aol.com.; sponsored by Dioces-an Catholic Committee on Scouting.