Around The Diocese - Week Of Jan. 25
Lifetime
achievement
award
Linus Mundy has been selected to receive a 2013 lifetime achievement award from the Association of Catholic Publishers. It will be presented to him in March.
He retired in October after spending nearly 40 years in Catholic publishing, both at the St. Anthony Messenger and at Abbey Press at St. Meinrad.
At St. Anthony Messenger Press, he was instrumental in the development and growth of their flagship magazine as well as the early works of such writers as Richard Rohr, Murray Bodo and Cardinal Joseph Bernardin.
At Abbey Press, he created CareNotes, a line of pastoral care booklets that are distributed at churches, hospitals, hospices and counseling centers in the millions of copies each year.
A prolific author, his combined book sales have exceeded a million copies and his books are published in over 20 languages. He received national recognition following the publication of “Prayer-Walking: A Simple Path to Body and Soul Fitness,” a self-help book which encourages readers to integrate walking meditation into their daily lives.
He and his wife, Michaelene, live in Jasper.
A $50,000
Technology
donation
“Precious Blood School has received a $50,000 technology donation,” reports Michelle Brandle, principal at the Jasper school.
“On the top of the priority list are new laptop computers for all teachers and to have the school connected to wireless (wifi).
Happy Birthday!
Deacon Michael Helfter, Holy Family Church, Jasper, celebrates his birthday Feb. 3.
It’s a boy!
St. James principal Angie Johnson writes, “Please join us in congratulating Mrs. [Laura] Nixon and her husband, Matt, who got a big surprise on Thursday! They became the proud adoptive parents of an 18-month old baby boy!
“They were called to Indianapolis on Wednesday, things moved very quickly, and by Thursday afternoon they were on their way home with a son.”
Congratulations!
“We want to congratulate Mrs. [Debra] Daugherty, our sixth grade homeroom teacher, and her husband, Thomas, on the birth of their son, Logan Thomas,” writes Becky Dosher, secretary at St. Joseph School in Vanderburgh County.
“Logan was born January 6 weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz and is 20.5 inches long. He will be welcomed home by his big sister, Emily.”
Becky Ondash will be subbing for Mrs. Daugherty during her maternity leave.
New office manager
Sara Betz is the new office manager at Sacred Heart Church in Schnellville.
Martin County
anniversaries
Congratulations to couples in Martin County parishes celebrating January wedding anniversaries.
• St. Mary Church, Shoals: Gerald and Ruby Wilcoxen, 61 years;
• St. Martin Church, Whitfield: Gary and Beth Arvin, 41 years; John and Ann McAtee, 58 years; Arvin and Ruth Sellers, 48 years;
• St. John, Loogootee: Dennis and Barbara Ash, 41 years; Chris and Faye Holland, 41 years.
DAR essay winners
“I am proud to announce that the first three place winners of the Vanderburgh County DAR essay contest came from Christ the King School,” writes Hannah Everhart, principal of the Evansville school.
Kait Schopmeyer is the first place winner. Her essay will be entered in Indiana’s DAR contest.
Conner Brown placed second, and Grace Blankenship received third place honors.
Happy Birthday!
Judy VanHoosier, principal at Good Shepherd School, Evansville, celebrates her birthday Jan. 30.
