The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
Bulletin Board
General interest
Holy ;Famii'y' phl'ish ' mtss|on,
March 5-11, 950 Church Ave.,
Jasper. Entitled "Mission '88:
You Are Called, Come!"
Presented by Father Mike Hamel
after the weekday Masses. Week-
day Mass times are 9 a.m. and 7
p.m. For more information, call
Cindy Striker, 482-5869.
Resurrection craft show, Sun-
day, March 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,
5301 New Harmony Road,
Evansville. Over 40 exhibitors.
Door prizes, soup, sandwiches
and bked goods.
Marian Day School Auxiliary
chicken dinner, Sunday, March
6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the
Daughters of Isabella Hall, 7th
and Vine Sts., Evansville. Cost is
$4.50/adults; .$2.25/children.
The public is invited.
St. Joseph Commandery No.
306 annual Mass and breakfast,
Sunday, March 6, 8 a.m. at St.
Joseph Church, Virginia and
Iowa Streets, Evansville. The
guest speaker will be Sister Beata
• Mehling, principal of Marian Day
School. Breakfast prepared by the
St. Joseph Knights Auxiliary.
Price is $3. Open to anyone that
would like to come and enjoy the
fellowship. For reservations, call
Mary Walker at 423-8525 or Bill
TenBarge at 476-1743.
St. Boniface Century 2000
spaghetti dinner, Sunday, March
6, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at St.
Boniface gym, 2031 W. Michigan
St., Evansville. All-you-can-eat
dinner includes spaghetti, salad,
garlic bread, coffee, tea or
lemonade. Carry:outs available.
Tickets are $3.50 for adults and
$2 for children under 12.
"Turn Your Heart Towards
Home" film series, Tuesday,
March 8, 7 p.m. at St. Benedict
Church, 1312 Lincoln Ave.,
Evansville. The title of this
week's segment is "The Family
Under Fire." Features Dr. James
Dobson, psycholigist. Sponsored
by the St. Benedict. Spiritual
Growth Committee.
Daughters of Isabella meeting,
Wednesday, March 9, 7 p.m. in
the auditorium at the Catholic
Community Center, 7th and Vine
Sts., Evansville. A social hour
will follow the meeting.
St. Benedict PTA "Spring Fan.
tasy" card party, Thursday,
March 10, 6:30 p.m. in the school
cafeteria, 530 S. Harlan Ave.,
Evansville. Tasting table, prizes,
boutique, baked goods and give-
:away. Tickets are $1.75. For more
gformation, call 476-5531.
An all.nighi public party to
benefit the Memorial girls soccer
team will be Friday, March 11 at
Christ the King Church, 3101
Bayard Park Drive, Evansville.
Starts at 10 p.m. (immediately
following the Christ the King
regular weekly public party).
Refreshments available all night.
Nativity Church spring craft
bazaar, Saturday, March 12, 9
a.m.-5 p.m., 3635 Pollack Ave.,
Evansville.
Easter Seal Auxiliary arts and
crafts show, Saturday, March 12,
9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Evansville
National Guard Armory, 201 S.
Rotherwood, Evansville. Admis-
sion is 50 cents. All proceeds
donated to the Easter Seal
Telethon. For more information,
call DeDe Johnson, 424-7091.
St. John, Newburgh, Athletic
Club St. Patrick's dance, Satur-,
day, March 12, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. in
St. John Center, on Frame Road.
Music by D.J. Jim Stagg. Cost is
$17/couple, which includes beer,
set-ups, snacks and hers
d'oeuvres. Tickets may be pur-
chased from Athletic Club
members, in the school office or
at the door.
Corpus Christi Booster Club
public party, Sunday, March 13,
1-4 p.m., 5530 Hogue Road,
Evansville.
. St. Theresa Church dinner,
Sunday, March 13, 10:30 a.m.-1
p.m., 700 Herndon Drive,
Evansville.
Ohio Valley Hospice Super
Chocolate Sunday, March 13,
noon-5 p.m. at the National
Guard-Armory, Evansville. Co-
sponsored by WIKY Radio.
Chocolate specialty dealers from
Evansville and the mid-west will
display and sell edible and non-
edible chocolate items. Goals of
the event are to increase Hospice
awareness and raise money for
the care of the terminally ill at
home. Admission is $2/person;
children under five admitted
free.
Mater Dei Band Booster Club
St. Patrick's Day card party,
Monday, March 14, 7 p.m. in the
school cafeteria, 1300 Harmony
Way, Evansville. Attendance
prizes, Chinese auction, tasting
table and quilt give-away. For
reservations, call 424-4958.
Daughters of Isabella annual
card party, Tuesday, March 15,
afternoon and evening, in the
auditorium at 7th and Vine Sts.,
Evansville. Doors open at 10
a.m.; lunch is at 11:30 a.m.
Chinese auction, candy and
cookie sale, white elephants and
cash and grocery basket give-
aways. Tickets are $1.25.
Right to Life of Gibson Cennty
St. Patrick's card party, Thurs-
day, March 17, 7 p.m, in the Sts.
Peter and Paul cafeteria,
Haubstadt. Chinese auction,
sweets table, attendance prizes.
$2 admission. For reservations,
call 768-6456 or 753-4318.
St. John parish dinner, Satur-
St. Benedict card party
Mary Jo Schymik, Janie Elliott and Maggie Wittmer are committee chairpersons for the St. Benedict
PTA Card Party. "Spring Fantasy" will be held Thursday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the school
cafeteria. Tickets will be $1.50 and there will be a tasting table, prizes, boutique, baked goods and a
raffle. -- Message Photo by By Rose Montrastelle
day, March 19 at 617 Bellemeade
Ave., Evansville. Hers d'oeuvres
and punch at 6:30 p.m. Dinner
includes roast beef, baked potato,
green beans, corn, dinner rolls
and dessert. Dinner contributions
are $10/person; $19/couple.
Reservations should be made by
March 4.
Steak dinner and dance, Satur-
day, March 19 at Hilltop Grove,
Evansville. Sponsored by Sacred
Heart Knights of St. John.
Cocktail hour at 6 p.m.; 12-ounce
T-hone dinner with all the trim-
mings served at 7 p.m.; dance
from 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Free
refreshments and snacks all even-
ing. Cost is $23/couple. All pro-
ceeds go to the Marian Day
School. For tickets, call Carl Har-
rison, 424-1267.
Good Shepherd Church
chicken and roast beef dinner,
Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m.-l:30
p.m., 2301 Stockwell Road,
Evansville. Tickets are $4.50 for
adults and $2.25 for children
ages 5-11. Children under 4 eat
free. Carry-outs available.
Catholic Theatre Guild reu-
nion, Saturday, March 26, 7 p.m.
at the Old Mill Restaurant,
Evansville. For dinner reserva-
tions, send a check for $8.95
payable to Joe Stofleth, 41o S.
Kerth Avenue, Evansville, IN
• 47714. For more information, call
Stofleth at 425-1236 or Mike Pur-
dy, 477-4654. Please call after 6
p.m.
Flaget Fro Lenten fish dinner,
every Friday during Lent (except
Good Friday), 5-7 p.m. at Flaget
Elementary School, 800 Vigo St.,
Vincennes. Dinner includes 2
catfish fiddlers or 2 fillets, potato
salad, baked beans, bread and
butter, dessert and drink. Cost is
$4. Fish sandwich, chips, dessert
and drinks cost $2.50. Carry-outs
available.
Family life
Prepared Childbirth Education
class, Monday or Tuesday nights
beginning the week of March 7,
7-9 p.m. at St. Mary's Health
Matters Center, Evansville.
Taught by a registered nurse, the
six-week course will focus on
breathing and relaxation techni- "
ques that enable parents to par-
ticipate actively in the childbirth
experience. Classes will also
discuss various methods of
childbirth and ways to prevent
and control discomfort during
labor and delivery. The fee is
$30/couple. To register, call the
Health Matters Center, 479-4110.
Infant car seat class, Tuesday,
March 8, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St.
Mary's Health Matters Center,
Evansville. Free class will
demonstrate the proper use of in-
fant car seats. Infant car seats are
also available for loan from the
Center. The fee for a loaner seat is
$16 and is partially refunded
upon return of the seat. For more
information, call the Health Mat-
ters Center at 479-4110.
Health
Trimnastic classes are held
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 9-10 a.m. and Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Catholic Ac-
tivities gym, 4200 N. Kentucky
Ave., Evansville. Babysitting
available for both classes. For
more information, call Betty
Ashby, 963-5741, or Catholic Ac-
tivities, 424-5536.
Allergies and asthma are the
topics of a conference to be held
Wednesday, March 16, 8
a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Holiday
Inn, Jasper. Designed for physi-
cians, nurses, respiratory
therapists and other health care
professionals. Co-sponsored by
the •American Lung Association
of Southwest Indiana, St. Joseph
Hospital, Huntingburg and
Memorial Hospital and Health
Care Center, Jasper. Speakers are
Dr. Frank Amodio, allergy and
immunology specialist, and Dr.
David Howard, pulmonary
specialist. To register, write Gall
Werne, St. Joseph Hospital, Hun-
tingburg, IN 47542, or call
812-683-2121.
AIDS education program,
Tuesday, March 22, 7-9 p.m. at
Methodist Temple, 2109 Lincoln
Avenue, Evansville. Purpose is to
provide information about AIDS
and to discuss how the church,
both corporately and individual-
ly, can respond to those who are
afflicted with this disease. Spon-
sored by the Education Work
Area and the Missions and Social
Concerns Work Area of he
Methodist Temple.
Religious life
Total Communication Mass for
the Deaf, Saturday, March 5, 6
p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church,
Evansville. For more informa-
tion, call Father Henry Kuyken-
dell, 422-3066 (voice on T.T.Y.).
Enneagram H: "The Continu-
ing Journey With Self and '
Others," March 11-13 at Kordes i
Enrichment Center, Ferdinand.
Presented by Sister Kathy Huber,
O.S.B., Sister Bernice Kupar,
S.P., and Sister Suzanne Zuer-
char, O.S.B. For persons who
already hold knowledge of the
basic principles of the En-
neagram. The cost is $90 for resi-
dent participants; commuter fee
is $65. Reservations due by
March 4. For more information, 7
call 367-2777.
Holy Family Fraternity
Secular Franciscan Order
meeting, Sunday, March 13, 1
p.m. at the Monastery of St.
Clare, 6825 Nurrenbern Rd.,
Evansville. Mary Moffler, S.F.O.,
will speak on "St. Francis:
Ecology and Environment." The
Feast of the Holy Family will be
celebrated. The novice class is
also at 1 p.m.
Support Groups
Parents Resource Organiza-
tion meeting, Wednesday, March
16,. 9:15-11 a.m. at St. Lucas
UCC, 33 West Virginia Street,
Evansville. The group will
discuss "How to Help When
Your Child Has a Problem With a
Friend." Childcare available for a
nominal fee. For more informa-
tion, call Michelle Crowley,
424-6253, or llean Kremer,
985-2586.
Parents Without Partners open
house, Sunday, March 13, 2-4
p.m. at St, Theresa's Library, 725
Wedeking, Evansville. Parents
Without Partners is a non-profit
organization devoted to the
welfare and interest of single
parents and their children. For
more information, call 425-2715
or 422-0501.
