Around The Diocese For March 11
Happy birthday!
Father Jay Davidson, administrator of All Saints Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 17.
Monsignor Kenneth Knapp, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 18.
Deacon Cy Will celebrates his birthday on March 18.
The message of mercy
“The message of mercy is that God loves us – all of us – no matter how great our sins,” writes Father Eugene Schmitt, pastor of St. Celestine Parish in Celestine and St. Raphael Parish in Dubois. “He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy. It is a message we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC. A – Ask for His mercy. B – Be merciful. C – Completely trust in Jesus.”
Happy Birthday!
Benedictine Sister Karlene Sensmeier, principal of St. benedict Cathedral School in Evansville, celebrates her birthday on March 13.
Kathryn Curtis, Parish Catechetical Leader at Corpus Christi Parish in Evansville, celebrates her birthday on March 20.
Free concerts March 18-20
Catholic recording artist Donna Cori Gibson will perform three free concerts in the tri-state area the weekend of March 18-20. She will perform a “Way of the Cross” concert at 6 p.m. March 18 at St. Boniface Parish in Evansville; a “Mercy & Adoration” concert at 6 p.m. March 19 at Holy Name Parish in Henderson, Ky.; and an “Our Catholic Faith” concert at 1 p.m. March 20 at Good Shepherd Parish in Evansville. All of Gibson’s local performances are free and open to the public. Free downloads of her music are available at www.DonnaCoriGibson.com.
Happy anniversary!
Father Donald Ackerman, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on March 18, 1961.
Father Jack Durchholz, pastor of St. Ferdinand Parish in Ferdinand and St. Henry Parish in St. Henry, was ordained to the priesthood on March 18, 1995.
