Around The Diocese For July 19
Staffing in Martin County
Father Joseph Erbacher writes, “I am most happy to share with you the hiring of the Coordinator of Religious Education and a Youth Minister.
“With a gentle persuasion, I convinced Shirley Jeffers to become the part-time CRE for the parishes of St. John and St. Martin.
“I am grateful to Shirley for her acceptance of this position.”
He added, “With great joy and enthusiasm I have hired Mark Potts as full-time Youth Minister for the Martin County Catholic Churches.
“I am very excited that Shirley and Mark are joining us in the team in providing the education, sharing, caring and sowing the seeds of devotion and involvement to all within the MCCC.”
Father Erbacher is pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Bramble, St. John Parish in Loogootee, St. Mary Parish in Shoals and St. Martin Parish in Whitfield.
Happy Birthday!
Deacon Dennis Russell, St. Mary Parish, Evansville, celebrates his birthday July 25.
Deacon Gerald Gagne, Precious Blood Parish, Jasper, celebrates his birthday July 27.
Father Robert Deig, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday July 28. He resides at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Evansville.
Gratitude
“THANK YOU for your HUGE donation to St. Rose of Lima, Pilate Haiti,” reads a note in the bulletin at St. Theresa Parish in Evansville. “Our St. Theresa family is the BEST!
“On behalf of our sister parish St. Rose of Lima and the Spiritual Life Commission thank you for the HUGELY GENEROUS funds of $5,000 that have already been wired and received by pastor, Father Snell Nord.”
Saying good-bye
Father John Brosmer writes in the newsletter at St. Joseph Parish in Dale, “The office manager for our Catholic Community, Lori Nord, will be leaving us in July and taking a teaching position at Washington Catholic High School.
“Lori has brought us together as a community with her coordinating skills of scheduling and planning and her daily and weekly tasks of bulletin, website and newsletter.
“She helped me to be able to devote more time to ministry. I thank Lori for her dedication and commitment to our community. May God bless her on this next endeavor where she finds peace and joy.”
New website
“Catholic Charities’ new website is up and running,” reports Dominic Faraone, Respect Life coordinator.
The address is http://www.charitiesevv.org.
Retirements
George Groves and June Berg have retired as catechists for the religious education program at St. Anthony Parish in St. Anthony.
When June was asked to share her most memorable moment, she stated that preparing the children for their First Eucharist and sharing in that moment was very special to her.
George said a most memorable event for him was getting to know all of these fine young people and sharing with them the great story of our Catholic Church.
Happy Birthday!
Mickie Paulin, parish catechetical leader at St. Ferdinand Parish, Ferdinand, celebrates her birthday July 26.
K of C officers
Newly elected officers for the Knights of Columbus Council 565 include David Wright, grand knight; Rodney Baehl, deputy grand knight; Larry Preske, financial secretary; Michael Vogel, treasurer; Michael Foster, recorder; Tim Born, advocate; Daniel Zuniga, warden; Jim Goebel, chancellor; Carl Buchanan, inside guard; Jason Allen, outside guard; Thomas Anslinger, Joseph Schalasky, Paul Smith, trustees, and Deacon Charles Koressel, lecturer.
