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September 1 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

St. Mary Church

St. Mary Picnic News

Mass Times - Saturday at 5:00pm & Sunday at 7:00 & 9:00am (no 10:30am Mass)

Cakes - each family is asked to bring 1 cake, on or in a throw away container, to be served on picnic day. Bring to the cake room located in the hallway of the Community Center.

Country Store - Needed: Jams, jellies, relish and other homemade/handmade items. Aluminum pie pans or other baking pans for baked items are also needed. Items needed for baking are: powder sugar, regular sugar, nuts, berries, margarine, butter, and baker and chef flour (red & white bag) found at Sam’s. These can be dropped off at the parish office. The Country Store does a lot of baking the Saturday before picnic and these homemade items are a big hit at picnic time. If you are unable to work on Sunday (example Kimball summer picnic), please consider volunteering Saturday morning.

Theme Baskets can be brought to the parish office. These baskets need to have at least a $25 value.

Picnic flyers, tickets and worker’s lists in the back of church. **The grill raffle tickets do not have a price on them. They

are $1 for one ticket and 6 for $5. Yard advertising signs are on the parish office porch.

Quilt Donations can be turned into the parish office.

Stands need to be put up by Thursday so the needed wiring can be run.

Volunteers of all ages are needed! If you have not worked in the past and can help out 2 - 3 hours on picnic day, call the parish office and volunteer. Great way to do service hours.

Lots of help is needed!!

Tuesday 5:00pm and Saturday 8:00am help is needed at the Bingo Stand. The stand needs to be assembled, tarped, and tables and chairs set up.

Tuesday 6:00pm - Lots of help needed-put up stands, put down cardboard, etc.

Thursday 7:00pm - Dishwashing in the kitchen

Friday 4:00pm - Chicken cleaning, cutting celery, carrots and onions for the Bulk Soup. Help would be appreciated at the bulk soup location. Bring a dish pan and small knife.

Friday 5:00pm - Chicken cleaning in the back of the kitchen. Bring your own dishpan and small knife. This chicken is used for the inside dinners, outside dining and drive thru dinners. Lots of help needed!! People are needed to pull cooked chicken meat off the bones.

Saturday 7:30am - Lots of help is needed to set up the tables and chairs in the cafeteria, potato peeling, pick meat off for dressing. Help is also needed for the fresh baked goods sold in the Country Store.

**If you are unable to help on picnic day, please try to help during the week.

Surprise Bag Booth: Needed for our parish picnic 700 items 10 cents to $10. New or like new items. Place in marked container in church vestibule or bring to the parish office.

We are looking for items for our Novelty Stand at picnic. If you are in the clearance or $1 aisle and see something a young kid would love to have, pick it up. Could be kid’s tattoos, young girl’s jewelry, bubbles, big candy bars, small toy trucks, etc. Please no squirt guns.

Readings for the Week of September 1, 2013

Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/

Lk 14:1, 7-14

Monday: 1 Thes 4:13-18/Lk 4:16-30

Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Lk 4:31-37

Wednesday: Col 1:1-8/Lk 4:38-44

Thursday: Col 1:9-14/Lk 5:1-11

Friday: Col 1:15-20/Lk 5:33-39

Saturday: Col 1:21-23/Lk 6:1-5

Next Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33

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Weekend Masses at St. Mary Church, September 7 & 8: Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:00am & 9:00am

Weekend Masses at Precious Blood Church: Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am

Weekday Masses at St. Mary Church: Tuesday & Thursday at 7:30am

Weekday Masses Precious Blood Church: Wednesday 8:00am, Friday 8:00am & Saturday 8:00am (website: www.preciousbloodjasperin.com)

Sacrament of Reconciliation at St. Mary Church: Tuesday 7:00-7:20am Saturday 4:00-4:50pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday & Thursday 7:00-7:20am

Anointing of the Sick: Available by request, especially before surgery and in case of emergencies.

Sacrament of Baptism: Call the Parish Office regarding Baptism appointments.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the parish office at least 6 months in advance. Marriage Preparation paperwork must be completed before the marriage can take place.

Homebound Parishioners: Communion calls are made on Monday mornings to parishioner’s homes. Call the parish office if you would like a visit from our Eucharistic Minister.

Mass Intentions

Sat-Aug 31 5:00 pm Marinus Durcholz Family Herb & Kathy Haas 50th Wedding Anniverary Sun-Sept 1 7:00 am Don Pfister 9:00 am Mark Flynn 10:30 am Members of the Parish

Tues-Sept 3 7:30 am Dean Vollmer Thurs-Sept 5 7:30 am Lawrence Knust

Sat-Sept 7 5:00 pm Frances Schuetter Sun-Sept 8 7:00 am Members of the Parish

9:00 am Randy Wehr 10:30 am No Mass

*Because of strategic planning, we will not schedule any Masses for 2014, except special wedding anniversary Masses, until October.

September

8: Free showing of “For Greater Glory” 6:00-8:30pm at Holy

Family Fellowship Hall, Jasper.

9: ULTREYA reunion for Cursillistas at St Joseph Parish Center

Chapel immediately following the 6:30pm Mass. The meeting

format is completed in approximately 1 hour and takes place eve-

ry 2nd Monday of the month. Commit an hour in your calendar

to reaffirm your Cursillo experience.

9: The monthly meeting of the Jasper Daughters of Isabella at

7:00pm at the St. Joseph Parish Center in Room 301.

12: Matt Maher live at St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh.

Call Mike Killebrew at 812-490-1000 or mkillebrew@evdio.org.

13: Sisters of St Benedict free concert featuring the University of

Notre Dame Folk Choir. More info at www.thedome.org.

14 & 15: Annual Schnellville Derby & Schnellville Fest/Picnic

15: St. Mary Parish Picnic, Huntingburg, 10:30am to 6:00pm.

21 & 22: Harvest of Quilts Show at the Vanderburg 4-H Center

Auditorium

28: “Chase the Faith” at St. John, Daylight, 9:00am. A prayerful,

educational opportunity for us to discuss how to actively stand up

for the tenants of our Catholic faith.

Church Support *Budgeted Weekly Operating Costs: $13,850.00

Collection for the weekend of August 24 &25

234 Envelopes…………………………………………………...$ 8,904.00 Loose ………………………………………………………………..$ 826.00 Average ACH deposit………………………………………...$ 4,192.00 Children’s Collection………………………………………….$ 35.25 Total Weekend Collection………………………………….$ 13,957.25

Over...….……………….……………………………………………$ 107.25

Thank You!!!!!!

Mass Attendance for August 24 & 25

5:00pm [315] 7:00am [215] 9:00am [305] 10:30am [307]

2013 Irish Sweepstake Winner for August 25

Congratulations to our $100.00 winner, Breanne Bonifer.

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Dear Parishioners,

As we prepare for our Parish Picnic I ask that you do three things. First pray, second invite family and friends and finally volunteer. I

will roll up the shirt sleeves, sweat a little and help out. Know that it is a Parish event and we need everyone to help. If you have not

already signed up come into the Parish office or call and we can help find you a task to assist with OUR Picnic.

Our Parish Picnic is our largest fundraising event. It is through these efforts that we are able to do the ministry we do here at St. Mary.

I encourage you to do the same roll up your shirt sleeves and get involved. I hope that we have more people, more quilts, more food,

more profits and a whole lot of FUN!! Join us on September 8th and spread the word, invite your family and friends to our Picnic.

Summer Picnic Prayer

Heavenly Father, we give you praise and thanksgiving for all that you have given us. We look forward to a day for worship, work fel-

lowship and good times.

Our prayer at this time of year, when we come together for our Parish Picnic, is to ask you to bless our gathering with your beautiful

sunshine. We pray for a good response from our workers, parishioners, and your whole community of faith.

We ask you to guide us to do the very best to make our social a success. We place our faith in your hands, through Christ our Lord,

Amen.

Father Gary

Catechist Corner

Attention: All High School Students - you are invited to the

Diocese of Evansville Youth Rally on Sunday, September 15.

This is an afternoon of fun with inflatables, cornhole, ultimate

Frisbee, wiffleball, hay ride, carnival food and entertainment by

Jon Leonetti, along with Mass with Bishop Thompson. The

youth rally usually brings in between 300-400 high school stu-

dents from around our diocese for faith filled fellowship. If you

are interested or have any questions contact Martha 482-7041,

ext 45.

St. Mary’s is collecting unexpired manufacture's

coupons for our Armed Service Personnel families

overseas. Please clip if you can. Questions, call Helen

Vonderheide at 661-6740 for more details.

TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) is a three-day experience for

young people who are searching for goals, for acceptance, for

meaning, and for community. Teens can expect to meet youth

from other areas of the Diocese, find how God fits in your life,

and encounter the Risen Jesus Christ. You will have time to

reflect on your life, ideas, hopes, and dreams away from home,

school, and/or work. You can find an application and more

information at http://www.switec.org/. The next weekend is

November 2-4, here at St. Mary Parish.

St. Joseph is hosting Financial Peace University

Dave Ramsey course for adults (college age and older) This

is a nine week course beginning Monday, September 16, and

ending Monday, November 11, 6:45 –8:30pm, at St. Joseph Parish Center, room 303. Individuals or couples may sign

up. Cost of the kit is $95. Call 482-1805 to register or for

more information.

Priest and Religious Vocation Appreciation Dinner, Thursday,

October 24 at 6:30pm at St. Joseph Parish Center. $25 per ticket.

Call the parish office if you are interested in going. The primary

purpose is to show our appreciation to our priests and religious

working within Dubois County.

You are invited...by Fr. Earl Rohleder… On September 8, I will be celebrating my 50th Anniversary

Mass of Thanksgiving. You are invited to help me give thanks,

if not in person, then in spirit. We will start with the Eucharist

at 11:00am at St. Joseph Church, Jasper, followed by a recep-

tion at the Parish Social Hall from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Please, no

gifts, your presence and/or prayer will be most appreciated.

St. Mary Preschool

The Open House was very successful! Thank you to everyone who made it. The students were able to

familiarize themselves with our classroom and meet some fellow classmates. I hope I was able to answer any questions and ease any nerves the parents might have had. Ms. Amy and I will be finishing up any classroom preparations this week. The first day of school for the Year 1 students will be Tuesday, September 3rd and Wednesday, September 4th for the Year 2 students.

Please say a special prayer for our first week of school.

Please bless the littlest of learners, So they may have courage and strength in this new situation, So their minds will be open to learn and to love, So school will feel like a place of safely and comfort, May they learn lessons to last a lifetime. Amen.

Ms. Lauren

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This Week’s Parish Events

Flyers for the picnic and picnic tickets can be picked up in the back of church. Yard signs to help advertise for the picnic can be picked up on the parish office porch.

Saturday & Sunday [08/31 & 09/01]: Congratulations to Herb and Kathy Haas who are

celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary at the 5:00pm Mass. Children’s Liturgy of the Word for grades 1 and 2

during the 9:00am Mass.

*If you are interested in volunteering to become part of the Sunday School teacher rotation or to become a parent volunteer, please contact Amanda Vogler at 661-8673. Lesson plans are made up for you to follow. We would like to start Sunday School on September 15. Without volunteers, Sunday School will not take place.

Monday [09/02]: Servants of the Holy Spirit at 7:00pm in the Library. Lots of things need to be done this week. Please check out the front of the bulletin and volunteer as much as you can. If you are one of our parishioners who cannot help on picnic day, come during the week. Tuesday [09/03]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Wednesday [09/04]: Rosary at 11:30am in the Church. Quilting 1:00pm-4:00pm in the Rectory basement. St. Anne’s Sewing Room opens at 6:00pm in the

Rectory Basement.

**Wednesday evening religious education for Middle and High School students will start September 11. Return your registration forms as soon as possible.

Thursday [09/05]: Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am.

Sunday [09/08]: Picnic Sunday - There will be no 10:30am Mass this

Sunday. Please invite your family, friends and co-workers to our picnic.

*St. Mary Preschool has openings in Year 1 and Year 2 for the upcoming school year. Call the parish office if you are interested.

**Parish Directories can be picked up at the parish office.

Upcoming Parish Events

Sept 8: St. Mary Church Picnic Sept 9: Ireland K of C 20/20 begins. Contact Kevin Schnaus at 631-5204 to sign up or for more information. Also, this is the meeting we want to set a record for most members attending. Sept 12: Confirmation Parent Meeting, 7:00-8:00pm, in the Community Center Cafeteria. Sept 20: Ireland K of C Fish Fry. Oct 13: Ireland K of C Fall BBQ. Oct 14: Ireland K of C Deceased Members Mass. Nov 2, 3 & 4: TEC here at St. Mary. Nov 24: Ireland K of C/American Red Cross Blood Drive. Jan 12: St. Mary’s Confirmation Feb 8 & 9, 2014: Ladies CRHP March 1 & 2, 2014: Men’s CRHP June 21: Ireland Knights of Columbus 50th Anniversary

TEC Picnic - The Teens Encounter Christ movement will be

grilling out, playing Frisbee, volleyball, etc., September 1, at

Ferdinand’s 18 Street Park after 10:30am Mass at St. Ferdi-

nand Parish. 4th day are welcome, and if you have them,

please bring your children/spouses. If you have not made a

TEC, but are in high school or college, you are more than wel-

come as well. P.S. Beware of the water balloons!

Happy Anniversary to the following couples who

will be celebrating their 50+ Wedding Anniver-

saries in the month of September: Joe & Evelyn

Sermersheim, Sept 10 and William & Darlene

Hopf, Sept 17. May God bless you on your special day.

Congratulations!!

FORMS ARE ROLLING IN! IRISH ROAD BOWLING,

Saturday, Sept 14. Limited to the first 60 teams! NEW

LONGER ROUTE! Get your entry forms in soon. DEAD-LINE: Forms must be received by Sept 9. Entry forms at

Spuds Food Mart or online at http://stpat.irelandindiana.com.

Like us on Facebook to receive update info. Questions?? Con-

tact Craig Greulich 630-2659/craigg@psci.net.

Ireland KC Members: 20/20 begins on Sept 9, see Kevin

Schnaus to sign up or sign up at the KC stand at the picnic.

Also - The Ireland KC wants to set a record for number of

members attending a meeting and the date is also Sept 9. We

look forward to seeing you there and encourage your friends

who are members to show up too. We will have food!!

Happy Birthday to the following parishioners who

will be celebrating their 80+ Birthdays in the

month of September: Sylvester Rasche, Sept 10;

Rita Gress, Sept. 11; Leroy Schnaus, Sept. 11; John

Goeppner, Sept 13; Carol Herbig, Sept 14; Gladys Strat-

man, Sept 14; Mary Wehr, Sept 20; Lawrence Stenftenagel,

Sept 23; Lucille Wehr, Sept 23; and Dorothy Heichelbech,

Sept 29. May God bless you on your special day.

Congratulations!!

Liturgical Ministers for September 7 & 8

Servers: 5:00 pm Hagan Patton - Justin Schmitt 7:00 am Trevor Goeppner - Wyatt Goeppner 9:00 am Ben Moore - Evan Schum 10:30 am No Mass

Extraordinary Ministers: 5:00 pm Julie Hopf - Debbie Schmitt - Jill Weidenbenner - John Weidenbenner - Marvin Schepers 7:00 am Tony Burton - Mary Werner - Marlene Goeppner - Lee Goeppner - Donna Renner 9:00 am Helen Giesler - Bev Himsel - Laura Otto - Gaylene Laubscher - Bridget Fleck 10:30 am No Mass

Lectors: 5:00 pm Ken Schnaus 7:00 am Kathy Burton 9:00 am Deb Brescher 10:30 am No Mass

Lectors Website: www.lectorsproclaim.org (Year C)

Ushers: 5:00 pm Adam Hopf - John Wilz 7:00 am Jerry & Doris Stratman 9:00 am Dan Brescher - Pat Brescher 10:30 am No Mass

Liturgy of the Word: 9:00 am

The Catholic Churches of Dubois County is presenting Jon

Leonetti, an international Catholic speaker, author and radio

host who conveys a message of lasting fulfillment in Jesus

Christ. Jon desires to cultivate an intimate relationship with

Jesus and help others do the same through prayer, the Sacra-

ments, family life, Mary and the saints. You are invited to at-

tend any or all of the following:

*Monday, September 16, 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Jon will have a

mission “Reality of Jesus the God who is, was and ever will

be” at St. Celestine Church.

**Tuesday, September 17, at St. Joseph Church, Jon will be

speaking on “Mission of the Family” from 7:15pm to 8:15pm

following the 6:30pm Mass.

**Wednesday, September 18, at the Deanery Tailgate, Jon

will speak to high school and middle school students 7:00pm

to 8:30pm at Holy Family Church. There will be free food

and games from 5:45pm to 6:5pm. All students and parents

are welcome to attend the event.

Catholic Social Teaching

The pain of those becoming poor in the rising economic

inequality of our society is mounting. Therefore, on this

Labor Day 2013, let us renew our commitment to promote

the dignity of the human person through work that is hon-

orable, pays just wages, and recognizes the God-given

dignity of the working person. At the end of Mass we are

commanded "Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord."

We leave with a sense of mission to show one another

honor by what we do and say. Our mission takes us to the

millions of people who continue to suffer the effects of

the current economy.

USCCB Labor Day Statement 2013