Around The Diocese For April 10
Questions answered
Father Eugene Schmitt, pastor at St. Raphael Parish in Dubois and St. Peter Celestine Parish in Celestine, answers a couple of questions in a recent parish bulletin:
He writes, “Here are a couple of things you may have wondered about:
“Are there ever grounds for the seal of Confession to be broken by a priest? The answer is no. A priest cannot even break the seal if he is on the witness stand at a trial and asked to reveal anything from a confession. A priest cannot bring up anything about a past confession to that person at a later date.
“What do the different vestments symbolize that priests and deacons wear? The alb (white garment worn underneath by priests, deacons and servers) represents the new and immaculate vestment that is received through baptism. A chasuble is the outer vestment a priest wears that symbolizes the virtue of charity and the yoke of unselfish love. A dalmatic is the outer vestment worn by a deacon and symbolizes joy and happiness that are the fruits of dedication and service to the Lord. A stole (a long narrow band several inches wide and same color as chasuble and dalmatic) represents the official liturgical role that a priest or deacon is in at that time.”
Happy Birthday!
Deacon Paul Cox, St. Joseph Parish, Dale, and St. Nicholas Parish, Santa Claus, celebrates his birthday April 17.
Anniversary of ordination
Father Anthony Govind, associate pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, was ordained to the priesthood April 21, 2010.
Second place
The speech team at Mater Dei High School in Evansville placed second in sectional competition.
Sectional champions include Alex Harrison in humorous interpretation, Nathan Seiler in declamation, Tyler Halbig in prose, and Jackie Gries in poetry.
They qualified for the state tournament, as well as these students: Abigail Tenhumberg, Audrey Wannemuehler, Mikail Parkinson, Aaron Abell, Dana Hunt, Megan Lucas, Drew Folz, Gabby Kempf, Marie Folz, Valerie Muensterman, Alli Folz and Isaac Memmer.
Happy Birthday!
Timothy “Tad” Dickel, president at Mater Dei High School, Evansville, celebrates his birthday April 17.
Brother Lawrence Murphy, president at Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville, celebrates his birthday April 19.
Please send information for AROUND THE DIOCESE to Mary Ann Hughes, The Message, P.O. Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724. The e-mail address is mhughes@evdio.org.
