Around The Diocese For Oct. 13, 2017
Happy birthday!
Deacon David Rice, clergy personnel director, celebrates his birthday on October 23.
Father Jason Gries, pastor at Holy Redeemer Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday on October 19.
Father Thomas Kessler, pastor at St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh, celebrates his birthday on October 19.
Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on October 20.
Father Jerry Pratt, associate pastor at Good Shepherd Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday on October 20.
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist at St. Vincent Evansville
The St. Vincent Evansville Spiritual Care department would like to expand its team of Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. If you feel that God is calling you to serve in this capacity, please contact Pedro Méndez to learn about the process of enrollment. Contact Méndez at 812-485-4150 or email Pedro.Mendez@ascension.org.
USI Chamber Choir to perform in Ferdinand
The University of Southern Indiana Chamber Choir will perform at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand at 3 p.m. (ET) on Oct. 29, for the eighth annual Mechtilde of Hackeborn Sacred Music Series.
The University of Southern Indiana Chamber Choir, under the direction of Daniel R. Craig, has performed throughout the United States and has toured in Poland, Germany, Canada, and Ireland. Made up of students from all disciplines of study, the ensemble promotes quality performances of eclectic choral music in artistic settings. Their repertory ranges from Medieval Carols and Madrigals to Classical, Romantic and contemporary settings of liturgical and secular choral music. The ensemble has also performed with regional orchestras and has appeared in New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall. They are the 2016 Premier Competition winner of the Mayo International Choral Festival, Castlebar Ireland. In May 2017, they participated in Universitas Cantat, one of Europe’s most prestigious University Choral Festivals in Poznan, Poland.
The concert is free, but donations will be accepted.
Monastery Immaculate Conception is located at 802 E. 10th Street, Ferdinand, Indiana. For more information about the concert and other events and programs offered by the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, go towww.thedome.org/events.
