February 5, 2010
Worth Mentioning
CPC Training Schedule anounced
Treasurer Bob Cox will present a review of the proposed diocesan budget as he and Tim McGuire, diocesan chief operating officer, meet with pastors, CPC chairpersons, parish secretaries and others involved in the annual Catholic Parishes Campaign.
Four training sessions are scheduled, each beginnning at 6:30 p.m. local time.
- Tuesday, Feb. 9, Catholic Center, Evansville
- Thursday, Feb. 11, Catholic Center, Evansville
- Tuesday, Feb. 16, St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall, Vincennes
- Thursday, Feb. 18, St. Joseph Parish Cen-ter, Jasper
St. Matthew School to offer “Multiage Classroom”
Kindergarten and first grade students will be sitting side by side next fall, instead of in rooms apart from each other, as St. Matthew School in Mount Vernon launches an alternative approach to the traditional classroom.
The new arrangement will begin in the fall, each afternoon, with no more than 22 students in a classroom.
Second and third graders will also be together, as will fourth and fifth graders.
According to Vickie Wannemuehler, St. Matthew principal, children will benefit academically and socially. Older children will have opportunities to be leaders; younger students will learn mature and responsible behavior from the older students.
Open house and registration are planned Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to noon, and Tuesday, March 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. Interested persons may call (812) 838-3621 for a private tour. See www.choosingmultiage.com or www.multiage-education.com.
Appointments made at Memorial Hospital
• Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has appointed Christopher Scipione, M.D. to the Medical Staff. Dr. Scipione is a specialist in Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Scipione received his medical degree at Chicago Medical School — Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan in 2003.
• Psychiatrist Robert White, M.D. was re-cently appointed to the Medical Staff at Mem-orial Hospital and Health Care Center. He serves as the Medical Director of the hospital’s Behavioral Health Services and oversees all inpatient mental health services.
Congratulations to David Berkemeier
David Berkemier, son of Sandra and Tony Berkemeier, parishioners at St. Wendel Church, a fifth grader at Cynthia Heights School in Evansville, has donated more than 600 Beanie Babies for the children of war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan.
The school principal, Lee Ann Shields, praised David for giving up his own collection. “He did that on his own,” Shields said.
Gabriel Project to begin at St. Ben’s
The Gabriel Project is a church based ministry that reaches out to women with un-planned or crisis pregnancies, to help them choose life and avoid abortion.
St. Joh the Evangelist Church in Daylight is believed to be the first Catholic parish in the area to establish a Gabriel Project.
St. Benedict, Evansville, parishioners will meet Saturday, Feb. 13 form 9 to 11:30 to learn more about the need for volunteers and prayer partners.
Other congregations interested may call Emily Snipes at Catholic Charities, (812) 423-5456 to learn more about the ministry.
Star of Growing Pains, Fireproof, to speak at Life banquet
Kirk Cameron, who played Mike Seaver on the tv sitcom, Growing Pains, and the lead role in the movie, Fireproof, will be the keynote speker at the Vanderburgh County Right to Life spring banquet, Thursday, April 8, at the Centre in Evansville.