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The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
December 8, 1989
Bulletin Board
A courtroom visi$
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders from Christ the King School, Evansville, visited Vanderburgh Cir-
cuit Court Judge William Miller's courtroom recently to observe sentencings and to visit with the
judge. Judge Miller is a member of Christ the King parish;he will be retiring in January.
-- Message Photo by Mary Ann Hughes
General interest
Monthly dance, Armstrong
Recreation Center, Saturday,
Dec. 9, 8:30-11:30 p.m., at the
center, Highway 65 and Baseline
Rd. Music by "Jimmy Hammers"
band.
Legion of Mary General An-
nual Reunion, Sunday, Dec. 10,
at Sacred Heart Church,
Evansville, following the Com ....
itium Meeting at 2 p.m. All active
members are invited.
Daughters of Isabella meeting,
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., in
the auditorium, 7th and Vine.
Social hour will follow.
Corpus Christi Church public
party, Sunday, Dec. 17, 1-4 p.m.,
in the school cafeteria, 5528
Hogue Road, Evansville.
The Friends and Alumni of
Memorial High School will spon-
sor their fifth annual auction
Sunday, Feb. 25, 1990, 3:30-8:30
p.m. at Memorial. Over 300 items
will be offered for sale on the
silent and oral auctions, in-
cluding televisions, gift cer-
tificates, trips, collectables. To
donate an item for auction (tax
deductible), contact Wayne Hen-
ning, 464-1200; Tim Hubert,
426-1231; Louie laccarino,
425-8244; Joe Harrison, Jr.,
426-1231; or Joan Bernatz, alum-
ni coordinator, 476-4973. Pro-
ceeds aid maintenance and repair
projects at Memorial.
Craft shows
The Gift Shop of Convent Im-
maculate Conception, Ferdi-
nand, will hold its annual Christ-
mas craft sale until Dec. 24, hours
are 2-4 p.m. daily. Handmade
items.
Holy Redeemer Christmas "
Bazaar, Saturday, Dec. 2, 5-8
p.m., at Holy Redeemer Church,
Evansville. Chili and hamburgers
served. Homemade crafts. Quilt
giveaway.
DeSales
Program
Holy Redeemer Church,
Evansville, will be presenting a
new Catholic adult video educa-
tion series, "The DeSales Pro-
gram," during the three weeks
prior to Christmas. The series is
entitled "Our Celebration of the
Eucharist," and is a discussion of
the meaning and history of the
Mass. For more information and
for a time schedule call Tom
Goergen, 479-8651 or 423-6609.
Shoots
St. Vincent de Paul cash prize
shoot, Sunday, Dec. 10, 10:30
a.m.-dark, at Highland Woods,
Hart Street, Vincennes. Free cof-
fee and soft drinks. Public
welcome.
St. Boniface Twin Towers spot
shoot, Sunday, Dec. 10, beginn-
ing at noon, at Twin Towers
Grove, Mesker Park Drive.
The American Legion,
Funkhouser Post No. 8, will have
a spot shoot every Saturday,
noon-dark. Win meat or money
prizes. The Post is one-half mile
west of Resurrection Church on
New Harmony Road.
Retreats and
workshops
Directed Prayer Weekentt at
Kordes Enrichment Center, Fer-
dinand, offers an introduction to
the directed prayer experience.
Retreat is Friday-Sunday, Jan.
5-7, 1990. Fee for resident, $85.
For more information call (812)
367-2777.
Retreat for the Widowed has
been rescheduled for Jan. 12-14,
1990, with Sister Betty
Gunselman, D.C., a mother and
widow, and Father Mike Hamel,
Director of Sarto Retreat House.
For more information call Ac-
tivities Dept., 424-5536.
Retreat for Women in AI-
Anon, at the Kordes Enrichment
Center, Ferdinand, Jan. 26-28,
1990. For women who have .ex-
perienced personal growth in A1-
Anon and wish to continue. Resi-
dent fee, $80; commuter, $55.
For more information call (812)
367-2777.
Seasonal
activities
t
Sights and Sounds of Christ-
mas, house tour and caroling,
Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
sponsored by the parents at Mater
Dei and Memorial High Schools.
Tickets, $6. For more information
call the schools.
Advent Concert by the Saint
Meinrad Seminary Chorus in the
Archabbey Church, Sunday, Dec:
10, 3 p.m. EST. The public is in-
vited to this free third annual
concert. For more information
call Don Hale, 357-6501.
The Melody Bells English
Handbell Choir will present
"Praise the Name of Jesus," their
l Oth Annual Christmas Prelude
Concert, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2:30
p.m. EST, at Convent Immaculate
Conception Church, Ferdinand,
Ind. Admission is free, the public
is invited.
Breakfast with Santa, at Cor-
pus Christi Church, Evansville,
Sunday, Dec. 10, 8 a.m.-noon, in
the school cafeteria, 5528 Hogue
Road. Craft bazaar, giveaways
and pictures with Santa. Spon-
sored by the Corpus Christi
Booster Club. /
Marian Day Auxiliary Covered
Dish Dinner and Christmas Par-
ty, Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m., in
the Daughters of Isabella hall, 7th
and Vine, Evansville. Please
bring items for food pantry.
Knights of Columbus No. 565
will have a Christmas party, Sun-
day, Dec. 17, 3-7 p.m. Eat at 4
p.m. Guests are Santa and Mrs.
Santa. Must have reservations.
New Year's eve party, Sunday,
Dec. 31, sponsored by the
Knights of Columbus, Council
No. 565, 2901 W. Maryland St.
$20 a couple. Buffet, 7-8 p.m.;
dance 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Larry
Wilderman will DJ. 50 couple
limit. Need reservations.
Spiritual life
programs
Diocese of Owensboro choir
will present a service of carols
and psalms to mark the season of
Advent, Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m.,
at St. Benedict Church,
Evansville. Everyone is welcome.
Holy Family Fraternity
Secular Franciscan Order
meeting, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2 p.m.
at the Monastery of St. Clare,
6825 Nurrenbern Road,
Evansville. Mass, Christmas par-
ty and visit from St. Nick. Novice
class is at 1 p.m.
Advent prayer vigils, song and
scripture, Wedtesdays, Dec. 13
and 20, 7 p.m. at St. Benedict
Church, Evansville.
Advent Prayer Day led by
Msgr. William Lautner, Thurs-
day, Dec. 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at
Sacred Heart Church, Vincennes.
Registration is at 9:30 a.m. in the
parish hall; opening prayer and
first conference, 10 a.m.; Scrip-
tural Rosary, 10:45 a.nl.; lunch,
noon; Stations of the Cross, 12:45
p.m.; second conference, 1:45
p.m.; and Mass, 2:15 p.m.
SPRED Mass, Sunday,
December 17, 9 a.m. at Resurrec-
tion Church, Evansville.
St. Benedict Church parish
penance rite, will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2 and 7
p.m. at St. Benedict, Evansville.
Miraculous Medal Novena of
the Blessed Mother, every Mon-
day night, 7 p,m., at St. Benedict
Church, 1312 Lincoln Avenue,
Evansville. All are welcome.
Prayer hour, every Wednes-
day, noon, at St. Benedict
Church, 1312 Lincoln Avenue,
Evansville.
Masses for the Deaf are the first
and third Saturday of each month
at St. John Church, Daylight, 6:30
p.m. with religion classes at 5
p.m.; and the second and fourth
Saturday of every month, 7 p.m.
EST,
Health
Cholesterol screenings offered
by the Tri-State Regional Heart
o
Institute and St. Mary's Health
Matters Center at the Health Mat-
ters Center, Tuesday, December
12, 8-11 a.m. Cost is $4 per per-
son. Appointments needed. For
more information call 479-4110.
Dinners
St. Theresa Church Sunday
Dinner, Dec. 10 in the school
cafeteria, 700 Herndon Drive,
Evansville, Chicken and roast
beef dinners served cafeteria-
style 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Carry-
outs available; please bring own
containers.
Support groups
Hope is a monthly support
group sponsored by the
Evansville Cancer Center for pa-
tients and their families. The
group meets on the third Tuesday
of each month, 6 p.m:, at
Shoney's Restaurant, Green River
Rd. The group will provide infor-
mation, support and assistance
with community resources. For
more information call Barbara
Wedding, 474-1117.
The Widows Support Group of
Dubois County meets the first
Tuesday of each month at 7:30
p.m. and the third Wednesday of
each month at 1:30 p.m. in the
parish center at St. Joseph
Church, Jasper. For information,
call Sister Jackie Kissel,
482-1805.
Widowers support group
meetings are he'ld at St. Joseph
parish center, Jasper. The group
supports those who have lost lov-
ed ones through .death. A dif-
ferent program offered at each
meeting. New members are
always welcome. For informa-
tion, call Father Frank Renner,
482-1805.
WOW (Widow or Widower), a
social group, meets weekly to
provide support, comfort and en-
couragement. Monthly breakfasts
and special interest groups. Call
the Mental Health Association,
479-0956.
"Friend-to-Friend" program
needs volunteers to write or visit
a patient at the Evansville State
Hospital. For.more information
call the Mental Health Associa-
tion, 479-0956.
Survivors of Suicide, a group
for anyone who has lost a relative
or friend through suicide, meets
the first Monday of each month at
7 p.m. at Oak Hill Evangelical
Free Church, 1026 Oak Hill Road.
Please send Bulletin Board in-
formation to Michelle Girten,
The Message, P.O. Box 4169,
Evansville, IN 47724-0169. The
deadline is 9 a.m. the Friday
before publication date.
Advent
program
"A Journey Through the
First Advent" is a program to
be presented by the 7th and
8th grade confirmation can-
didates and their sponsors on
Sunday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m: in
the parish cafeteria, Resurrec-
tion Church, Evansville.
This program re-enacts the
stories of various Old Testa-
ment persons who awaited the
Savior. It was written and
coordinated by Sister Jane Mc-
Connell, O.S.F., director of i
Religious Education at Resur-
I rection. Everyone is welcome
to attend.
