The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
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Kathy Sergesketter, Anna
Filbert, Barb Luig, Kim
Sergesketter, Barbara Liffick
and Dr. Thomas Liffick are
coaches.
-'rolect Lead
St. Wendel School, St. Wen-
del, has been chosen to pilot
Project Lead, according to Ann
Friedman, principal. The pro-
gram is being designed by Jutie
Hart from the Purdue Extension
Office and Sergeant Don Jackson
from the State Police Depart-
ment.
Project Lead will cover such
topics as laws, law enforcement,
say NO to drugs, and solutions
to common problems. Students
in grades five and six will be
participating in the program.
Poets
Gene Elpers and Ryan
Keith, students at St. Benedict
School, Evansville, are win-
hers in the 1994 Poetry Celebra-
tion Contest, held in conjunction
with the Ohio River Festival of
Arts.
Mater Dei's
Academic Super
Bowl Team
The Academic Super Bowl
Team at Mater Dei High School,
Evansville, dominated the corn-
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a fourth grader at St. Joseph School, Vanderburgh County, curls up in
forest.
-- Message photo by Mary Ann Hughes
the corner of a
School,
County, is a
for students and
a rain forest.
once featuring
been trans-
tropical plants,
and monkeys, a
and a waterfall.
the sounds of
to get the effect of
Schroering,
teachers started
A couple of
primary teachers talked about it
and everyone kept adding to it."
Sister Schroering said her stu-
dents "don't ever go to their
classrooms when they come to
school. They come here to see
what's up."
While there are books about
the rain forest for the students
to read, many "just sit. It's very
soothing.
"The students definitely get
the effect of a rain forest."
Happy Birthday!
JoAnn Layman, chief admin-
istrative principal at Westside
Catholic Consolidated
School, Evansville, celebrates
her birthday May 9.
Gerry Adams, principal of
Memorial High School,
Evansville, celebrates his birth-
day May 15.
Resurrection's
Academic Team
Members of the Academic
Team at Resurrection School,
Evansville, include Jeremy
Herrmann, Michael Backes,
Mindy Schenk, Mark Bauer,
Kyle Babcock, Aaron Roden-
berg, Meaghan Topper, Meg
Liffick, Leigh Ann Lannert,
Kevin Backes, Julia Schenk,
Laura Knspp, Sarah Booher,
Patrick Lamble, Michelle
Zirklebach and Heidi Ten-
Reading around the World
Holy Family tudents and teachr btve just completed
their flights "around the world' As the sttident''0;e' ............ :
from continent to continent in a reading program, they
were awarded prizes for their efforts. Angela Dickson was
the most avid reader with 17,000 pages followed by Cade
Knies, Kelli Durcholz, Jonathan Wittman, Trent Lannon,
Nicholas Miller and Vanessa Khuong. Above are some of
the school's top winners.
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member of the Urban Ministry
team, celebrates his birthday
May 13.
Anniversary
of ordination
Father Wilfred Englert,
pastor of St. Joseph Church,
Evansville, was ordained a
priest May 9, 1986.
Father Robert Bultman,
pastor of St. Francis Xavier
Church, Vincennes, was or-
dained a priest May 13, 1967.
Father Michael Hamel, a
diocesan priest currently on
leave, was ordained a priest May
13, 1967.
Father Richard Wildeman,
pastor of St. Joseph Church,
Vanderburgh County, was or-
dained a priest May 13, 1977.
Father Adolph Egloff of
Vincennes, a retired priest of
the Diocese of Evansville, was
ordained a priest May 14, 1940.
Father John Finis of
Taswell, was ordained a priest
May 14, 1940.
Father David Martin, pastor
of St. Simon Church, Wash-
ington, was ordained'a priest
May 14, 1976.
Deacon
anniversaries
Richard Preske, pastoral as-
sociate at Holy Rosary
Church, Evansville, was or-
dained a deacon May 9, 1981
Lancaster Dow Jr. of St.
John Church, Evansville was
ordained a deacon May 14, 1978.
Gerald McFall of Evansville
was ordained a deacon May 14,
1978.
Joseph Sturgis of St. John
Church, L0ogootee, was or-
dained a deacon May 14, 1978.
Donald Tucker of St. Bene-
dict Church, Evansville, was
ordained a deacon May 14, 1978.
Joseph Blankenberger of
St. Wendel Church, St. Wen-
del, was ordained a deacon May
15, 1977.
David Franklin of Corpus
Christi Church, Evansville,
was ordained a deacon May 15,
1977.
Richard Grannan of St.
Agnes Church, Evansville
was ordained a deacon May 15,
1977.
.rancis Hillenbrand of St.
Joseph Church, Vander.
burgh County, was ordained a
deacon May 15, 1977.
Joseph Seibert of St. Ru-
pert Church, Red Brush, was
ordained a deacon May 15, 1977.
Student
government
Rory Gillingham of Wash-
ington has been elected to the
College Council at St. Mary-of-
the-Woods College.
Vocations
Benedictine Sister Rose
Mary Rexing, vocations direc-
tor for the Sisters of St. Bene-
dict, Ferdinand, participated
in a national vocations and com-
munications education meeting
in St. Paul, Minn.
Outstanding
in Service
Valerie Thomas, the daugh-
ter of Paul and Lori Thomas
of Huntingburg, has been se-
lected as the overall YES! (Youth
Excelling in Service) award "in-
ner. The program is sponsored
by Marian Heights Academy,
Ferdinand.
Nominees for the award in-
eluded Samantha Bowers,
Rockport; Angels Dickson,
St. Anthony; Michele Foxen,
Jasper; Renee Gelarden,
Evanstone; Kristen Hobbs,
Ferdinand; Abby Linette,
Jasper;, Sam Meyer, Hunting-
burg; Kent Sander, Jasper;
Jyi Wibbeler, Holland, and
Jennifer Wiederkehr. St.
Meinrad.
Resignation
Barbara Engelland is step-
ping down from her position as
pastoral minister at St.
Theresa Church, Evansville.
In a letter to the parish, she
writes, "After many prayers, it
appears God is moving me on my
journey. The way is still unclear,
hut I believe that by trusting in
His Divine Providence and care
the door will open to my next
step. Prayer and discernme'nt
are what I am called to do now.
Parish elections
Tom Bennett, Chris
Borowieeki, Steve Elliott,
Terry Keil, Richard Klein and
Donna Schroering have been
elected to the Parish Council at
Holy Rosary Church, Evans-
ville.
Judy Carter, Charleen
Spear and Liz Whitledge have
been elected to the Holy Rosary
School Board.
Please send information
for AROUND TIlE DIOCESE
to Mary Ann Hughes, The
Message, P.O. Box 4169,
Evansville, IN 47724. The
deadline for copy is 9 a,m.
the Friday before publica-
tion.
