June 4, 2010
Worth Mentioning
LCM Award winner announced
Memorial Hospital in Jasper has named Benedictine Sister Maura Beckman as the 2010 Little Company of Mary Award winner.
The LCM award is given annually to an employee nominated by co-workers and chosen from a group of finalists by the hospital’s Mission Committee.
Sister Maura has been a member of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand for 60 years. She currently serves as a chaplain for Memorial Hospital, where she has been employed for 20 years. Before becoming a chaplain, Sister Maura worked as a registered nurse for 37 years.
Habitat of Evansville readying for Shadewood Place
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville is preparing an area for 19 Habitat homes and up to four market-rate homes on Shadewood Avenue in the Glenwood area.
Funding for the development includes grants from the City of Evansville and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, along with 12 house sponsorships.
Among the 2010 sponsors is Catholics for Habitat, planning to build its sixth house this year. The Mount Vernon Ministerial Association will sponsor its fourth house this year.
Want to know more about Brothers Keeper?
A man described as “One of Canada’s Most Wanted Criminals” will be the featured speaker at an event in Evansville, sponsored by Brothers Keeper.
Brothers Keeper is a prison after-care program. The benefit and opening celebration will be held at IVY Tech, 3501 First Avenue, on Wednesday, June 23, at 6:30 p.m.
The speaker is Serge LeClerc, who was in and out of the Canadian prison system for more than 20 years. He is described as “a feared gang leader, drug dealer” who was involved in manufacturing over $140 million worth of drugs per year. His life changed, and he became an elected official of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
LeClerc will tell his story of redemption. A $10 donation is expected, and Brothers Keeper is also seeking persons or companies who will sponsor a portion of the overhead for the event.
Learn more at www.TriStateMensCenter.org or at (812) 455-2252.
Rare Bibles on display
The St. Meinrad Archabbey Library is ex-hibiting Bibles from its Rare Book Collection, printed from the 15th to the 18th centuries. The Bibles range from critical scholarly editions in Greek and Latin to Catholic and Protestant sectarian translations into German, Italian, Dutch and English.
The exhibit, which runs through Sept. 30, is free and open to the public. For library hours call, (812) 357-6401 or (800) 987-7311, or visit the Archabbey Library’s Web site: http://www.saintmeinrad.edu/library/library_hours.aspx.
2010 Dome Golf Classic at French Lick
The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand invite the public to their 2010 Dome Golf Classic on Monday, August 23, at the Donald Ross Course at French Lick, Indiana.
Proceeds from the Dome Golf Classic benefit the Ferdinand Benedictines, who support the needy people of the area through their ministries and prayer.
More information on the Dome Golf Classic is available by calling (812) 367-1411, ext. 2631, by e-mailing juebelho@thedome.org, or visiting www.domeclassic.org.