General Interest Ordination to the Diaconate, 10 a.m., May 30, Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt; Diocese of Evansville seminarian Tyler Tenbarge will be ordained to the diaconate.   Celebration of St. Theresa School Through the Years, 4:30 p.m. Mass, May 30, St. Theresa, Evansville, gathe...
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  More than 300 people of various beliefs came from the greater Evansville area to St. John the Evangelist Parish in Daylight May 19-21 to experience the music, laughter, and prayer of John Michael Talbot – with the internationally known man himself! A Catholic-Christian composer, musici...
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  Father Bill Wargel, center, celebrates Mass at Evansville’s Holy Redeemer Parish on May 24 to mark the Golden Jubilee of his priestly ordination. Joining him are Deacon James King, left, Deacon James Woebkenberg, and Concelebrants Father Paul Ferguson, pastor of Holy Redeemer, and Fath...
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  Sister Jolinda Naas drew from the familiar beginning to one of the most popular prayers ever to pose the perfect question for her audience of 22 teenagers and 12 adults. “Hail, Mary, full of grace,” she said, “do you ever stop to think what that meant?” It was early i...
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  Twenty-one ninth graders were confirmed by Bishop Charles C. Thompson during the 10:30 a.m. Mass on April 26 at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loogootee. Above are, front row, Bruce Hawkins, Darin Holder, Jane Holder, Zachary Lythgoe, Katie Sims, Taiya Armstrong, Cora Hedrick, Heather Har...
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  James Best has received the Kiwanis Arion award for choir and Angela Becker has received the Kiwanis Arion award for band. They are students at Reitz Memorial High School. Above are Cynthia Schneider, principal at the Evansville school, Hannah Brasher, choir director, James Best, Jim Wa...
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  “We honored our graduates May 17 at Sunday Mass,” writes Marcia Waters, secretary at St. Peter Parish in Linton. Posing for a photograph with their pastor, Father Joseph Erbacher, are Christian Lewellyn, Maria Bluck, Madeleine Gainey and James Gardner....
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  Father Dusty Burns, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Evansville, took this selfie on May 3, when these young parishioners made their First Holy Communions....
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  On July 1, the Diocese of Evansville will have four deaneries for its 54 parishes. This realignment decreases the number of deaneries by three. Bishop Charles C. Thompson issued the decree realigning deaneries on March 31. It is published on page 13 of this issue of The Message.   ̶...
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  Bishop Thompson’s anniversary of ordination Bishop Charles C. Thompson, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood May 30, 1987.   Happy Birthday! Father Gordon Mann, pastor at Our Lady of Hope Parish, Washington, celebrates his birthday May 30. ...
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