Around The Diocese For Dec. 6
The importance of the Catechism
How does the average person get a clear and honest answer to their questions about the Catholic faith?
“One way is to use the Catechism of the Catholic Church,” writes Deacon Dave Seibert, pastoral life coordinator at St. Theresa Parish in Evansville.
“Along with the Bible, this is one book every Catholic home should have,” because as a reference tool “it can be quite helpful. Pretty much anything you would want to know about the Catholic Church is explained in clear, easy to understand language.”
He added, “Those of us who remember the pre-Vatican II Church were probably taught from The Baltimore Catechism. The format of this book was a series of questions and answers and was the basis for teaching our faith for nearly 80 years.”
1985, then Pope John Paul II asked the bishops to look at the impact Vatican II had on our Church and to study how this affected our teaching of the Faith and thus our catechism. From those discussions our modern CCC emerged with the final version issued in 1997.”
Deacon David believes that the catechism “helps us to be the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church that Christ established.”
Happy Birthday!
Father Paul Ferguson, pastor at Holy Redeemer Parish, Evansville, celebrates his birthday Dec. 11.
Deacon Earl Ruppel, pastoral life coordinator at St. Thomas Parish, Vincennes, celebrates his birthday Dec. 16.
Deacon David Seibert, pastoral life coordinator at St. Theresa Parish, Evansville, and director of the diocesan Office of the Permanent Diaconate, celebrates his birthday Dec. 17.
Deacon anniversary
Deacon Thomas Lambert, St. Clement Parish, Boonville, was ordained Dec. 12, 1992.
Commission representatives
Bob Herzog, Karla Eckstein, Father William Traylor, Dan Fritch and Carley Knapp are serving as commission representatives at St. Joseph Parish in Jasper.
Martin County anniversaries
Congratulations to couples in Martin County parishes celebrating December wedding anniversaries.
• St. Martin, Whitfield: Curt and Irene Elliott, 60 years; Bob and Diana Dages, 40 years;
• St. John, Loogootee: Jim and Helen Acton, 52 years; Walter and Elsie Horsting, 44 years; Bill and Barbara Boyd, 41 years; Don and Sue Carrico, 53 years; Bob and Julia Elliott, 61 years; Stanley and Karin Hodges, 54 years; Charles and Carolyn Buxton, 45 years; Jim and June Eckerle, 50 years; Mark and Karla Trout, 40 years; William and Barbara Lannan, 57 years; Mike and Elaine Wade, 45 years; Charles and Rita Divine, 40 years; Charles and Peggy Bridgewater, 46 years.
Outstanding!
Second graders in Diane Kendrick’s classroom at Washington Catholic Elementary School “did an outstanding job collecting and sorting over 660 cans of food for Feed My Sheep,” according to Jeanne Heltzel, principal.
Happy Birthday!
Doug Rasler, parish catechetical leader at Holy Redeemer Parish, Evansville, celebrates his birthday Dec. 17.
