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5 at St. John the Baptist
Church, Newburgh. Father
Etienne's first assignment was
to St. Joseph Church, Jasper.
Assignments,
appointments
During 1993, Bishop Get-
telfinger announced the follow-
ing assignments for priests in
the diocese:
Father Earl Rohleder, pas-
tor of St. John Church, Evans-
ville.
Father Robert Nemergut, a
member of the Urban Ministry
Team in Evansville.
Father John Breidenbach,
pastor of Corpus Christi
Church, Evansville.
Father Wilfred Englert,
pastor of St. Joseph Church,
Evansville.
Father Kenneth Herr,
chaplain and teacher at Memo-
rial High School, Evansville.
Father Eugene Schroeder,
pastor at St. Theresa Church,
Evansville.
Father Theodore Tempel,
pastor at Good Shepherd
Church, Evansville.
Father Bernard Etienne,
associate pastor at St. Joseph
Church, Jasper.
The bishop granted leaves of
absence to Father Robert
Temme and Father Joseph
Kirsch; he accepted the resig-
nation of Father John Kane.
Other assignments and ap-
pointments included:
Deacon Robert A. Hayden,
was named pastoral life coordi-
nator of Blessed Sacrament,
Oakland City.
Deacon Richard Preske, ac-
cepted a position at Holy
Rosary Church, Evansville.
John Thompson of New-
burgh was appointed Diocesan
Chaplain for all scouting activ-
ities.
In 1993, Bishop Gettelfinger
accepted the resignation of:
Sister Mary Emma
Jochum as diocesan Director of
Religious Education.
Bernard Kayzak as Direc-
tor of Catholic Charities.
Richard Etienne as Direc-
tor of Youth Ministry.
Benedictine Father Stephen
Snoich return(.,d to St. Meinrad
Archabbey after almost 16
years at St. Benedict Church,
Evansville.
New churches,
facilities
Parishioners at St. John
the Baptist Church, New-
burgh, participated in the dedi-
cation of their new church
building March 27. During the
dedication, Bishop Gettelfinger
said, "Just as you were made a
temple of the spirit in Baptism,
in that sense we are about to
make this place sacred."
* Parishioners at St.
Nicholas Church, Santa Claus,
announced plans to build the
newest church in the diocese. A
three-year pledge drive got un-
derway with a goal of
$750,000.
St. Francis Parish Center,
at the Basilica of St. Francis
Xavier, the Old Cathedral,
Vincennes, was dedicated May
2.
St. Anthony parish in
Evansville continued raising
money for its $688,000 restora-
tion project.
The new bell tower at St. Mary Church, Sullivan, rises from a skeleton of steel, encased in brick, and
with a cross. The addition was completed in 1993.
A St. Vincent de Paul Store
opened in November on Evans-
ville's west side.
Celebrations
St. Peter Church, Mont-
gomery, observed its 175th an-
niversary with a week-long cel-
ebration beginning in June.
Holy Cross Father Edward A.
Malloy, president of Notre
Dame University, was the
main celebrant and homilist at
the 175th anniversary celebra-
tion Mass June 29.
The community of Celes-
tine celebrated its 150th year
of existence. Highlighting the
celebration was a visit from a
40-member band from
Wagshurst, Germany.
St. Thomas Church, Knox
County, observed its 150th an-
niversary Sept. 5.
St. Vincent's Day Care in
Evansville marked its seventy-
fifth anniversary in 1993.
World Youth Day
On Aug. 9, 184 youth and
adults left for a nine-day trip
to Denver, Colo., for World
Youth Day '93, which was
highlighted by Pope John Paul
II.
Although the trip was
marked by unplanned stops for
medical treatment along the
way home, the pilgrims had a
"very positive experience," said
Richard Etienne, diocesan di-
rector of youth ministry.
Religious
Education
Six-hundred-twenty-five
catechists attended a Catechist
Recognition Dinner May 17 in
Evansville, and four-hundred-
twenty catechists attended a
dinner May 18 in Jasper.
Incarnate Word Sister
Martha Ann Kirk, a nation-
ally-known storyteller, pre-
sented stories from the Bible
through a dramatic presenta-
tion at the two dinners.
James Corr was named the
diocesan Director of Religious
Education. Corr has worked as
director of religious education
in the Diocese of Cleveland,
Ohio, and in the Diocese of Al-
bany, N.Y.
Corr was recommended by a
search committee, and ap-
pointed in July. He and his
wife Grace ("Betsy") have four
children.
Schools
In October, the i
made that the
Catholic schools
mentary and
School, would
at least
In March,
and Rivet High
cennes, ce
i -
The parish center at St. Martin Church, Whitfield, occu-
pies a location near the church building. The new center
saw much activity sponsored by the parish and commu-
nity during 1993.
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