Around The Diocese For Jan. 17
A welcome from Father Madden
“Praise and thanks to God, who has called us to know, love and serve Him together here in Dubois County, Ind., and to build up the kingdom of God at this time, so that we can delight in His goodness forever,” writes Father Michael Madden in the parish newsletter at Sacred Heart Parish in Schnellville and St. Anthony Parish in St. Anthony.
The newly-named pastor asks his parishioners for their “kind patience,” adding, “’ll try to put specifically priestly ministry of Word and Sacrament as highest priorities.”
He said, “I hope to grow and learn through getting acquainted with your faith experiences, even as I pledge to do my best to hand on the fullness of the Catholic faith and to share my experience of Scripture, Catholic spirituality and parish life that have been my total focus for these past decades.
“As my regular confessor quoted the other day, ‘God has made us too good, not to want to make us better!’”
Happy Birthday!
Father John Boeglin, pastor of Holy Family Parish, Jasper, celebrates his birthday Jan. 22.
Benedictine Father Godfrey Mullen, pastor at St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, celebrates his birthday Jan. 22.
Father Jeff Read, associate pastor at Holy Rosary Parish, Evansville, celebrates his birthday Jan. 22.
Father Eugene Heerdink, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday Jan. 23. He resides at 212 W. 13th St., Jasper IN 47546.
Father Joseph Kane, a retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday Jan. 23.
Anniversaries at Holy Family
Congratulations to couples at Holy Family Parish in Jasper celebrating January wedding anniversaries: Michael and Eileen Helfter, 46 years; Robert and Imogene Patterson, 59 years; Thomas and Patricia Sternberg, 44 years.
Collecting for the poor
“We are so proud of our students and their families!” writes Vickie Wannemuehler, principal at St. Matthew School in Mount Vernon. “We collected almost 900 toys, books, and stuffed animals for the Posey County Christmas Gift Assistance Program.”
Happy Birthday!
Liz Hirsch, parish catechetical leader at Holy Cross Parish, celebrates her birthday Jan. 26.
Guadalupe Center
in Huntingburg
The program of immigration services at the Guadalupe Center in Huntingburg assisted over 110 clients during 2013.
Among the applications filed in 2013 were 15 citizenship, 29 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, approximately 43 renewal of green cards and temporary protected status.
In addition to these cases, about 30 more clients are seeking lawful permanent residency status (a Green Card) through an application filed by a qualifying relative. Some of these cases were initiated in 2013; others have been in process for awhile. It may take from one to three years to complete a residency application.
In addition to these immigration services, the Guadalupe Center staff has translated countless documents including birth certificates, marriage certificates and official letters.
