June 11, 2010
Worth Mentioning
Correction: St. Vincent Day Care Center
Two errors were printed in the article May 28 on St. Vincent Day Care Center in Evansville, from information drawn from the St. Vincent website.
The center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., not as stated in the article. The facility currently serves up to 158 children daily, not as reported in the article.
Family Day at the Woods
The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods will host their third annual Family Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at St. Mary-of-the-Woods. The event is open and free to the public.
Free hot dogs, condiments popcorn, cookies and soft drinks will be served while supplies last.
Activities include alpaca visits, balloon clown, bean bag toss, chair and hand massage for adults, craft activities, duck pond, eco-obstacle course, face-painting, football toss, hay wagon rides, puppet shows, Wiffle ball golf ball drive and sidewalk chalk art.
Performances by several choirs are also planned in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The Sisters of Providence Schola will perform at 1:15 p.m., followed by The Coon Holler Kids at 2 p.m., an organ concert at 2:45 p.m. and Holy Angels Gospel Choir from Indianapolis at 3:30 p.m.
Southwest Summer Luncheon Series
Special summer luncheon gatherings will be held in Evansville, offering a brief look into topics of interest to congregations in the area.
• Marketing 101, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (CDT), Tuesday, June 15, presented by June Miller of the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network
• Advanced Health Care Directives, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Central), Tuesday, July 20, presented by John Charles, chaplain at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville.
• Strengthening Your Worship Team, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (CDT), Tuesday, Aug. 10, presented by Greg Graham, Blue Grass United Methodist Church Creative Arts Director.
Sisters of Providence offer alpaca fiber for oil-spill control
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, is contributing to a fiber recycling effort to help control the devastating oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond by donating alpaca fiber to Matter of Trust, a hair for oil spills program.
About 40 pounds of seconds and thirds from 2009 and 2010 White Violet Farm Alpacas annual alpaca sheerings will be mailed to a warehouse in Florida.
We want to do whatever we can to help the eco-system down there,” said Providence Sister Maureen Freeman, director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. “This is a step we can take to help stop the oil from ruining precious marshland and destroying native species.”
The Sisters of Providence began caring for and breeding alpacas 12 years ago. They have about 60 alpacas in their herd and use the fiber for creating garments and art projects, as well as making it available for sale.
Information event for ‘Women Build’
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville is sponsoring a Tent Event at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 13, at the corner of Shadewood and Sweetser avenues, just west of the new Glenwood Leadership Academy, to raise awareness about its Wom-en Build.
There will be music, refreshments and information on the Women Build. Habitat staff will also conduct tours through completed homes in that area.
The Women Build, scheduled to begin Sept. 11, is an opportunity for women of the community to advocate for decent, affordable housing for all. Already, $44,000 of the needed $55,000 has been committed to the build. Contributors include Lowe’s, Trinity United Methodist Church and many women who have been working to raise funds and awareness of the build.
For more information, call the Habitat office at (812) 423-5623.
Free concert at St. Meinrad June 26
A free concert by the Mount Olivet Choir of Arlington, Va., will be presented in the St. Meinrad Archabbey Church, St. Meinrad, at 3 p.m. CDT on Saturday, June 26.
The Mount Olivet United Methodist Church has a full-time music ministry spanning more than a generation. The 26-voice mixed choir sings two morning services, with additional special services 47 weeks a year and is considered one of the finest a cappella choirs among American churches.
The Mount Olivet Choir is known for clear diction and insightful interpretation of works from a wide variety of styles. Dr. Steven K. Shaner has been director of music and fine arts ministries at Mount Olivet since 2005.
The choir will be performing selections by a variety of composers, including Bach, Bender, Busarow, Casals, Durufle, Gawthrop, Hassler and Nystedt. The choir repertory includes Latin motets, African-American spirituals, 20th-century selections, South African spirituals and traditional hymns.
The program is free and open to the public.