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The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
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!er Kathleen Burke, above left, and Sister Marjorie
e will profess perpetual vows Aug. 13 at St. Mary-of-
oods. Sister Funke taught at Memorial High School,
ville.
ir00.00r Memorial
to
irer Memorial High
ol teacher Sister Mar-
b lanke will profess perpet-
0ws as a Sister of Provi-
:e on Aug. 13 at St.
Y F-i he-Woods.
Was born in Beech Grove,
,the daughter of Robert and
Ea"e; (Kidwell) Funke. She
the Sisters of Providence
82 from St. Patrick Church
ii m apolis.
Currently teaches at St.
as High School in Hunt-
?ark, Cal She is a gradu-
if St. Mary-of-the-Woods
ge.
r Kathleen Burke, a na-
zi Gary, Ind., will also be
iSir g perpetual vows Aug.
Happy Birthday!
Father Hilary Vieck, pastor
of St. Peter Church, Linton,
and moderator at Holy Name
Church, Bloomfield, cele-
brates his birthday Aug. 1.
Father Raymond Reising, a
retired priest of the Diocese of
Evansville, celebrates his birth-
day Aug. 1. He resides at Villa
Maria, 1640 Lincoln Ave.,
Evansville IN 47714.
Father David Nunning, pas-
tor of St. Wendel Church, St.
Wendel, celebrates his birthday
Aug. 3.
Anniversaries
of ordination
Father Robert Kress, a
priest of the Diocese of Evans-
ville, was ordained a priest Aug.
Give y00qur graduate
something they can
really use.
A direction.
Covenant House Faith Community
how a graduate who's still searching for their next move? Tell
m they can put what they've learned--and what they
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¢enant House Faith Community is Christian men and women
all ages, helping the truly forgotten homeless kids. Members
rnmit themselves to 13 months of service helping young people
tile living in a lay Christian community dedicated to a prayerful
.tylc.
ith Community is a vibrant, action-oriented and deeply
i!itaal challenge. No special talents or religious knowledge
required. What it takes is a commitment to God, fellow
nmunity members and the homeless kids of our city streets.
I your graduate about this richly rewarding challenge of a
time. Where they can put their education and their
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Oakland City's First Communicants
Seven children made up this year's First Communion class at Blessed Sacrament Church
in Oakland City. They include, front row, Stevie Culbertson, Josh Davis, Christi Stolz
Katy Russo, Mary Kae Martin, Brittney Doerner and Lauren Moore. They are with, back
row, Gina Dupps, teacher, Deacon Bob Hayden, pastoral life coordinator, and Fathex
Felix Preske, a retired priest in residence at the parish.
6, 1958. He lives at St. Paul
Church, 214 Nassau Street,
Princeton, N.J. 08542.
Deacon
anniversaries
Stephen Hall Jr. of Holy
Cross Church, Fort Branch,
was ordained a deacon Aug. 3,
1985.
James Cavera was ordained
a deacon Aug. 6, 1983.
Happy Birthday!
Benedictine Sister Doris
Marie Knebel, principal at
Holy Spirit School, Evans-
ville, celebrates her birthday
Aug. 4.
Laurie Schopmeyer, assis-
tant principal at Westside
Catholic Consolidated
School, Evansville, celebrates
her birthday Aug. 7.
Abbey Press
Gerald Wilhite has been
named Chief OPerating Officer
at Abbey Press, St. Meinrad.
Wilhite, d Haubstadt native,
lives with his wife Laurie and
their three children in Santa
Claus.
Please send information
for AROUND THE 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
publication.
Monks observe jubilees of profession
On July 24, Benedictine Fa-
thers Simeon Daly, Harold
Hammerstein and Rupert Ost-
dick celebrated their golden ju-
bilees of profession and Bene-
dictine Brother Samuel Weber
celebrated his silver jubilee.
• Father Simeon taught reli-
gion and liturgy at St. Meinrad
and served as assistant librar-
ian for two years. In 1951, he
was appointed head librarian,
a position he still holds.
He also served as subprior
for three years, from 1975 to
1978. He served the American
Theological Library Associa-
tion as a board member from
1973 to 1976, as president
from 1979 to 1981, and as exec-
utive secretary from 1985 to
1990.
* Father Harold was born in
1923 in Evansville. He pro-
fessed his vows in 1944, and
was ordained in 1948. A
teacher of physical education
in the former minor seminary
at St. Meinrad for many years,
he also served for a time as
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chaplain at the federal peni-
tentiary in Terre Haute.
Since 1978, he has resided in
Evansville, and assisted at St.
Benedict parish.
• Father Rupert served for
one year as assistant treasurer
of the archabbey and from
1948 to 1979 as treasurer.
During those years, he also
served as assistant spiritual
director, spiritual director, and
master of novices and instruc-
tor of clerics. In 1972, Father
Rupert assumed the role of the
archabbey's business man-
ager/treasurer.
In 1979, he was appointed
general manager of Abbey
Press. Since 1991, he has been
working with employees'
health claims in the Human
Resources Department. He has
also served the monastic com-
munity as subprior since 1986.
• Brother Samuel has been
on the School of Theology fac-
ulty since 1976, He is adjunct
instructor in Latin and Pas-
toral Studies and has been on
the college faculty as assistant
professor of Latin since 1984,
Throughout his life as a
monk, he has served as one of
the monastery's organists and
is very involved in ecumenical
groups in the area of monasti-
cism and litur,.
