Around The Diocese

Happy birthday!

Father David Martin, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 12.

Benedictine Sister Karlene Sensmeier, principal at St. Benedict Cathedral School, Evansville, celebrates her birthday on March 13.

Deacon Richard Grannan celebrates his birthday on March 8.

Deacon David Cook, St. Benedict Cathedral Parish, Evansville, celebrates his birthday on March 11.

Deacon Joseph Seibert, St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh, celebrates his birthday on March 13.

Deacon Anthony Schapker, St. John the Baptist Parish, Newburgh, celebrates his birthday on March 14.

Happy anniversary!

Father Joseph Kane, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on March 11, 1967.

Father John Davidson, administrator of All Saints Parish in Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on March 14, 1964

Father Donald Dilger, The Message columnist and teacher of Scripture in the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on March 15, 1959.  

Regional Tour offers free concert at Monastery Immaculate Conception

The College of St. Scholastica Concert Choir and Bella Voce will perform a selection of sacred music at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand at 7 p.m. (ET) on March 13.

There is no admission charge, but a freewill offering will be accepted.

The St. Scholastica choirs are on a regional tour through six Midwestern states. Concert Choir is an auditioned mixed choir of 50 students, and Bella Voce is a select treble voice choir of 40 students. Many students perform in both ensembles. The College of St. Scholastica is in Duluth, Minnesota. The institution prepares students to follow the Benedictine tradition, similar to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand.

St. Mary’s offers free mammograms for those who qualify

St. Mary’s Breast Center and Mobile Digital Mammography are offering free mammograms for those who qualify, thanks to two grants.  St. Mary’s received the “Sharing the Vision: Early Detection of Breast Center” grant from the Greater Evansville Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, and the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust “Power of Hope” grant.

Participants must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

• You must be between 35 and 40 years old to receive your baseline (or initial) mammogram.

• Annual mammograms should begin at age 40.

• It must have been at least one year since your last mammogram.

• Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance are accepted.

• Assistance is available for those who qualify.

Screenings will be offered at St. Mary’s Warrick Hospital, Boonville from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 5, and St. Mary’s Community Health, 3700 Bellemeade Ave, Evansville from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 28.  Additional dates are available at the Breast Center at Epworth Crossing.

To schedule your screening, please call St. Mary’s Breast Center at 812-485-4437.  

Free Throw Champs

Knights of Columbus Council 8746, from St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, conducted the 2017 Regional Free Throw contest on Feb. 19.  Sixteen boys and fourteen girls from Dubois, Gibson, Perry and Warrick counties participated in the event that required participants to shoot 25 free throws.  Students making the most shots out of 25 attempts were awarded first prize for their age group and are eligible to advance to the next round at State Level.

Congratulations to the following winners:  9 year olds Emmerson Kalb and Tanner Garrett, 10 year olds Katelyn Walker and Ethan Yancey, 11 year olds Kelli Merkel and Brock Werner, 12 year olds Rylan Kalb and Richard Jones, 13 year olds Breeanna Noland and Mason Yancey, and 14 year olds Ava Hilgenhold and Gaven Fortwendel.  Winners advance to competition at State level which will be conducted March 12 in Greenwood.

Math Bowl

Teams of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students from the diocese of Evansville competed in the 2017 Indiana M.A.T.H. Bowl on Feb. 23. The competition consisted of four rounds with at least three different team members competing in each round.  Each round had eight multiple-choice questions, which were read aloud to the students and projected on the screen simultaneously.  Students had from 30-60 seconds to answer each question.

In area competition, Saint Wendel School in St. Wendel and Holy Trinity School in Jasper placed first in the green class division. Resurrection School of Evansville earned second place, followed by Annunciation at Christ the King School with third place.  St. John the Baptist School in Newburgh placed first in the yellow class division (teams consisting of only fourth graders). When state placings were reported, both St. Wendel (sixth place) and Holy Trinity School (eighth place) placed in the State Top 10.  Congratulations to all participants for their hard work!