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Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Website: http://stmary.irelandindiana.com

St Mary Church - 812-482-7041

Fr. Joseph F Erbacher, “Fr. Effie”, Pastor, Ext 33 ……………………………..………...jerbacher@evdio.org

Deacon John Huether………..jhuether@evdio.org

Dianne Gogel, Secretary, Ext. 21……………………... dgogel@evdio.org

Sherri Hartley, Secretary, Ext. 22…………………….. chartley@evdio.org

Stan Heim, Property Manager, Ext. 36…………….. sheim@evdio.org

Martha Schmitt, PCL, Ext. 45…………………………... mjschmitt@evdio.org

Charlene Sermersheim, Music…..…812-482-7837

Annette Witte, Cleaning …………..…812-630-7870

Parish Contacts

Bereavement Meals, Sherri Hartley……………….. ……………………………………………….…...812-482-7041

Church Decorations, Janet Schitter …………………………………………………....812-482-3500

Finance Council, Audrey Wehr…..…812-639-3393

Holy Trinity Catholic School, Lauren Emerson ………………………...……………...812-482-7041, Ext 40

Ireland K of C, Grand Knight, Allen Reckelhoff ……………………………..……………....….…812-631-4449 Ireland K of C Building Rental - Allen Reckelhoff …………………….…………….……….……….812-631-4449

Parish Nursing, Deb Brescher….…...812-639-1882

Parish Council President,Pat Gress.812-639-0795

Prayer Line, Bev Himsel……………....812-639-1384

St Anne’s Society, President, Lynn Mehringer…. ………………………………………...…….…..812-631-4849 Director of St John Bosco Youth Ministry - Angie Greulich……………………………..812-481-2442 812-639-4227

St. Mary’s Mission Statement: St. Mary Church is a community of faith united in Eucharist and committed to seeking God through prayer; sharing our gifts of time, talent and treasure; providing formation and education for children and adults; responding to the needs of people by sharing our faith and resources. We are dedicated to living and proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

St. Mary Church

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 21, 2018

Readings for the Week of January 21, 2018

Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20 Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Ps 89:20, 21-22, 25-26 [25a]/Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [8]/Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17/Ps 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30 [29a]/Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 6:15]/Mk 16:15-18 Friday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [12a]/Mk 4:35-41 Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9, [8]/1 Cor 7:32- 35/Mk 1:21-28

St. Mary Church Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 7:00am and 10:00am Tuesday at 6:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30am *There will be no morning Mass on funeral mornings. Also when school is cancelled or delayed because of the weather, there will be no morning/evening Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church First Friday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 3:30-4:00pm *On Saturday when there is a wedding, there will be no confessions.

Anointing of the Sick: Notify the parish office if there is a need for Fr. Erbacher to administer Anointing of the Sick.

Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms will take place the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month with Fr. Erbacher or Deacon John. Call the Parish Office to make an appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage: Parishioners who wish to be married at St. Mary Church are asked to contact the parish office six months prior to setting a date. This will provide time for prayer, preparation and paperwork.

Mass Intentions

Sat-Jan 20 4:30 pm Leonard & Viola Wehr Sun-Jan 21 7:00 am Ray & Anna Mae Gunselman 10:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish

Tues-Jan 23 6:00 pm Charles & Stella Whitson

Wed-Jan 24 7:30 am Elizabeth C Schmitt 10:30 am Elmer & Eleanor Gogel Family (Northwood Good Samaritan) Thurs-Jan 25 7:30 am Eugenia “Jeanie” Mehringer Fri-Jan 26 7:30 am Linus & Patricia Wagner

Sat-Jan 27 4:30 pm Robert & Catherine Terwiske Family Sun-Jan 28 7:00 am Members of St. Mary Parish

10:00 am David Bohnenkamper

January Area Events

27: The Hoot at KlubHaus 61. Doors open at 5:30pm with dinner at

6:30pm. Tickets available at the East and Central Holy Trinity Cam-

puses.

February Area Events

1: Holy Trinity Catholic School Open Houses 5:00-7:00pm.

10: Family Life Conference 2018 at Washing High School Auditori-

um. Registration at 8:00am, talks, lunch and closing prayer will be at

3:15pm. Early bird tickets: Couples $25/ Singles $15. At the door:

Couples $30/Singles $20.

16 & March 2: Holy Trinity Catholic School Fish Fries at the East

Campus. Serving from 4:30pm to sold out. Fish, German fires,

bread, slaw and drink for $9.

16 & 17: “Brewing with the Spirit: A Monastic Craft Beer Experi-

ence” at St. Benedict’s Brew Works at the Monastery in Ferdinand.

Call 812-367-1411, ext 2915 to register or email kordes@thedome.org

Church Support

Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $14,000.00 Collection for the weekend of January 13 & 14

Weekend Collection….....….…..………...………...……...$ 5,399.33 Average ACH weekly deposit for January…….….....$ 4,247.60 Children’s Collection.……………………………………..…..$ -0- Total Weekend Collection………...………………………..$ 9,646.93

Short.....................………………………………………………$ (4,353.07) Year-To-Date-Budget (7-1-17 to current)…..……….$ 406,000.00 Year-To-Date-Total..……………………….………………….$ 407,919.22 Year-To-Date-Difference………….…………………………$ 1,919.22

Campaign Goal………………….……………………………....$ 6,000,000.00 Amount in Pledges (as of 01-16-18)……….………..…$ 5,359,089.00 Cash Collected to date (as of 01-16-18)……......…..$ 2,815,780.00

Mass Attendance for January 13 & 14

4:30pm [250] 7:00am [143] 10:00am [326]

Please use your envelope if you are going to one of the area churches. They do come back to our parish. Another way to make sure your tith-ing is coming to St. Mary is to go electronic. This can be by electronic check payment from your bank or by ACH through the parish office.

Ireland, Indiana presents the Pacific Northwest and California featur-

ing Washington, Oregon and California vacation, October 7-14,

2018. Info can be picked up in the parish office or in the back of

church. Join Lifestyle Tours and fellow parishioners for lots of fun.

St. John Bosco Youth Ministry

St. John Bosco Catholic Youth Ministry reaches out to youth in

grades 6 through 12 from St. Mary, Holy Family, Precious Blood,

and St. Joseph. Check out more Bosco info and announcements at:

https://saintjohnboscoyouthministry.wordpress.com/

Jan 24: High School Youth Night 8:30-9:30pm at the Bosco House.

Jan 26: Middle School Service Project, 6:30-8:00pm, at the Lange-

Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital.

March 16-18: Source & Summit (for 7th graders and older at Mater

Dei Catholic High School in Evansville.

March 23-26: St. John Bosco Youth Ministry 1st Annual Middle

School Retreat in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spots are limited so

parents, be sure to register your middle school youth soon.

June 9-16: Catholic Heart Work Camp in Philadelphia, PA

June 21-25: One Bread, One Cup, St. Meinrad

July 16-20: Notre Dame Vision, South Bend

Registration for the high school summer trips is open. We will be

going to Catholic Heart Work Camp, One Bread One Cup and

Notre Dame Vision. Adult chaperones are needed for all trips.

Deposit deadlines for these trips are February 15.

January 14, $100 Irish Sweepstakes Raffle Winner is Stan Leinenbach.

*Return your 2018 tickets as soon as possible.

Women’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) Weekend is February

10 and 11 at St. Joseph Parish Center. The signup sheet and brochures

with more information about the weekend can be found in the back of

church. Men’s CRHP will be March 3 and 4. Come prepared to have

fun and renew your heart. The process centers around reflections by

team members with small group discussions and activities. Mass is

celebrated on Saturday and Sunday and Reconciliation is offered with

our local priests.

Divine Providence Eucharistic Adoration Chapel has

open hours for adoration. If you are interested in filling any

of these hours, please contact the number or send an email:

812-630-8382 or dp@adorationmanager.com.

Saturdays 2:00-3:00pm

The Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is

located in the Parish Center on the campus of Precious Blood

Parish. Please spend an hour with Jesus.

From-the-Desk-of-the Pastor,

Welcome to All, Ground Breaking 1/21/18. The long awaited day has arrived, official ground breaking for the new St. Mary Church,

Ireland, Indiana. This happy and monumental occasion will be at 11:15 a.m., with a luncheon to follow in the Community Center

Cafeteria, all are invited to both events. Representing the parish, with shovels in hand, will be: Fr. Erbacher, Pastor; Pat Gress, Parish

Council/Construction Manager; Marsha Shepherd, Long Term Planning; Mark Schroeder, Building for our Future Campaign; Steve

Buechler, Finance Committee; Dianne Gogel, staff; one representative from Hafer, Architects and one representative from Streicher

Construction, General Contractor.

Prayerfully and with the guidance of our Holy Patron, Saint Mary, with great joy and enthusiasm do we eagerly undertake this opportuni-

ty in building our beautiful House of Worship and Prayer! (Fr. Erbacher, “Effie”)

St. Mary Parish is looking for nominations for the 2018 St.

Maria Goretti Youth Distinction Award. Any high school stu-

dent who actively lives our his/her Catholic faith is eligible to

receive this distinction. It is recommend that a parish honor Jun-

iors or Seniors in high school, however, grade or age should not

be the sole determinate in selecting those to be honored. No

more that 2 students are to be nominated by our parish. It is rec-

ommended that those nominated be active in both religious edu-

cation classes and the parish youth ministry program. This is a

recognition of the youth’s involvement in many aspects of life –

family, parish, community and school. Please send your nomina-

tions to Fr. Erbacher, by letter or email, or drop in the collection

basket. Nominations need to be received by January 22.

This Week’s Parish Events

Sunday [01/21]:

Second Collection for the Community Food Bank and Meal. Sunday School during the 10:00am Mass in the base-

ment of the Social Hall. Ground Breaking for the New Church after the 10:00am

Mass. Reception following in the Community Center Cafeteria. Everyone welcome.

Monday [01/22]:

Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children - Keep the gift of human life in your prayers. Quilting in the rectory basement at 5:00pm.

Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. K of C Meeting and 20/20 Drawing at 8:00pm.

Tuesday [01/23]: Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm.

Choir Rehearsal at 6:30pm.

Wednesday [01/24]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Quilting noon to 4:00pm in the rectory basement. St Anne’s Sewing 6:00pm in the Rectory basement. Religion Classes for middle school students 6:00-7:00pm

and high school students 7:15-8:15pm.

Thursday [01/25]:

Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. St. Vincent de Paul Meeting at 6:30pm.

Friday [01/26]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am. Sunday [01/28]:

Latin American Collection envelope can be found in your monthly packet. This collection supports many pastoral projects that benefit the faithful in Latin American and the Caribbean.

January 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power (Exodus 15:6)

*Just a reminder that when there is no school or a delay in school starting, there is no Mass, morning or evening. **We are in need of volunteers to lead the Rosary before the 10:00am Mass. Call the parish office if you are interested or want more information.

Upcoming Parish Events

January 21: Ground breaking for the New Church after the 10:00am Mass. Everyone is welcome - reception following in the Community Center Cafeteria. January 21: Ireland K of C Free Throw Contest at the Ireland School Gym. Doors open at 12:00pm. January 27: 20/20 Party. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 7:00pm at the Ireland Sportsman Club February 1: St. Anne Meeting and election of officers beginning at 6:30pm. Steve Luegers will be the speaker. February 3: St. Mary Parishioners Cook and Serve the Communi-ty Meal. Call Stan Epple at 812-634-1130 if you would like to help February 10 & 11: Women’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) at St. Joseph Church. February 17-19: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to http://www.switec.org/ February 25: Ground Blessing with Bishop Joseph M Siegel after the 10:00am Mass. Reception to follow in the Community Center Cafeteria. All are welcome to attend Mass and the reception. March 3 & 4: Men’s CRHP (Christ Renews His Parish) at St. Joseph Church. March 16: St. Mary Fish Fry March 18: Ireland K of C Spring BBQ. Serving starts at 9:00am. March 30: Easter Egg Sale and Bake Sale in the Community Center Cafeteria. April 5: American Red Cross/St. Anne Blood Drive - 2:00-7:00pm. April 28 & 29: 1st Communion Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday. May 20: Graduating Seniors Mass and Meal. June 11-15: Vacation Bible School (This is subject to change de-pending where we are on the building project) July 21-23: TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). For information or an application go to http://www.switec.org/ September 9: St. Mary Church Picnic

TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) will be here at St. Mary on February

17, 18 & 19. This weekend can make such a difference in the life of a

young person. Adult candidates (typically those aged 23 and older)

can also participate. You will meet youth and other adults from areas

all around the Diocese and find out how God fits in your life. For

information go to http://www.switec.org/. Applications can be found

in the back of church.

“Building For Our Future”

Drop off your aluminum cans on the trailer in the parking

lot.

The “Building For Our Future” Campaign would like to reach out

to former parishioners who might have an interest in giving to the

new church. If you have a friend or relative who you think might be

interested in making a donation, please let the parish office know.

We will be glad to get information out to them.

Embroidered “St. Mary Church” hats in the parish office for $5.

Ground Breaking for the New Church

Everyone is invited

Sunday, January 21st

After the 10:00am Mass

Come to the ground breaking for the New Church.

Everyone has worked so hard to get to this point and we want to

celebrate! There will be a reception following in the Community

Center Cafeteria. Invite your family and friends. We would real-

ly like to have a big crowd present.

The Ireland Historical Society will be holding its January program at

the Ireland Fire Department on January 21 at 1:30pm. The program

will feature Ireland Fire Chiefs and firefighters sharing their

knowledge of the past and present Ireland Volunteer Fire Department.

All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. New mem-

bers are always accepted. Dues are $10/year and support the upkeep

of the Ireland Society Museum.

Liturgical Ministers for January 27 & 28

Servers:

4:30 pm Brenna Hildenbrand - Karleigh Lemond 7:00 am Riley Merder - Katie Stenftenagel 10:00 am Logan Mundy - Ally Wigand

Extraordinary Ministers:

4:30 pm Beth Gentry - Cassey Wagner - Jesse Bachman Diane Gress - Gina Scherle

7:00 am Mary Werner - Melinda Weidenbenner Julie Hopf - Annie Voelkel - Bridget Fleck 10:00 am Marvin Schepers - Diane Brescher - Mandy Harris Sharon James - Ronald James

Lectors:

4:30 pm Holly Reckelhoff 7:00 am Matt Fleck 10:00 am Jerry Schuck

Lectors Website: http://lectorsproclaim.org (Year B)

Ushers:

4:30 pm Scott & Kim Moeller 7:00 am Dan & Cheryl Fromme 10:00 am Betty Jenkins - Sandy Miller

Sunday School:

10:00 am Holly Reckelhoff

Thank You!! This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patron-ize these sponsors as a “Thank You” for their generosity.

Holy Trinity Catholic School’s “the HOOT” will be held on January

27, at KlubHaus 61 in Jasper. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at

6:30pm. Tickets are $30 which includes dinner, music, cash bar and

lively auctions for one-of-a-kind and priceless items. Proceeds benefit

Holy Trinity Catholic School.

Attention Engaged Couples! If you heard that you and your fian-

cé need to attend a marriage preparation program before the big

day, then you heard right! Our next Unveiled Marriage Prep.

overnight is February 16 & 17. For details, you can ask your par-

ish staff; call Catholic Charities at 812-423-5456; review Unveiled

online at http://www.ccevansville.org/marriage-preparation.html

or register online at http://wwwccevansville.org/unveiled-

registration-form.html. The next encounter will be April 28 & 29.

St. Patrick Celebration

St. Patrick’s Day Button Contest deadline is January 31. Submit

your form - contest open 4th grade thru adult.

Applications for Miss Shamrock (ages 16-20) and Little Miss/Little

Mister (grades K-2) are now being accepted. Applicants must be a

resident of Madison or Boone Township or have attended Ireland

Elementary School. Deadline is January 26. More information can

be picked up at The Ivy Manor in Jasper or Spuds in Ireland.

St. Joseph Parish is hosting a Light of the World

Lenten Retreat February 16, 17, 18 and 19. Take a

weekend to renew your relationship with God the Father,

Son and Holy Spirit and participate in a renewal of the sacraments of

Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. To register go to St Joseph

website, call or drop registration off at the parish center. Look for

brochures in the back of church.