Around The Diocese For April 3
Happy Birthday,
Bishop Thompson!
Bishop Charles C. Thompson celebrates his birthday April 11.
Bishop Gettelfinger’s anniversary
Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger, fourth bishop of the Diocese of Evansville, was installed as bishop April 11, 1989.
Happy Birthday!
Father Alex Zenthoefer, diocesan director of the Vocations Office, chaplain at Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville, and pastor at Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday April 10.
Father Ryan Hilderbrand, pastor at St. Mary Parish in Huntingburg, celebrates his birthday April 13.
Father Pascal E. Nduka, associate pastor of St. Francis Xavier, St. John the Baptist, Sacred Heart and St. Vincent de Paul parishes, all in Vincennes, and St. Philip Neri Parish in Bicknell, and sacramental minister to St. Thomas Parish in Vincennes, celebrates his birthday April 14.
Saying good-bye
“It is with mixed emotions that I write this to let you know that I am retiring at the end of April,” writes Benedictine Sister Mary Jane Kiesel. “My heart is filled with gratitude for my time of ministry with the sick and elderly here at St. Joseph Parish.”
Father Raymond Brenner, pastor at the Jasper parish, writes, “We appreciate her many hours of years of devotion to St. Joseph Parish and its people.
“She has spent countless hours ministering to the sick and shut-ins of the parish. She has provided countless services at the funeral home bringing comfort to the families of the deceased.
“She will be truly missed for not only her sense of compassion but also for her sense of humor.”
Happy Birthday!
Darin Knight, principal at Mater Dei High School, Evansville, celebrates his birthday April 10.
State student council
Jared Abney, the Mater Dei-ville student government's sophomore councilperson-at-large, is the new Southwest District representative to the Indiana Association of Student Council.
Symphony of Color
Mason Railey, a fifth grader at St. Benedict Cathedral School in Evansville has won the fifth grade award and the conductor’s award in the Symphony of Color art contest sponsored by the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
St. Ben’s third grader Greta Diehl has won the third grade award as well as the grand prize award.
St. Ben’s second grade student Adonia Dixon has won the second grade award.
Max Creech and Adam Creech, also students at St. Benedict, have received honorable mention.
