“Lord, Hear Our Cry” was the theme for the 2015 National Day of Prayer held on May 7 at the Four Freedoms Monument in Evansville. Over 100 gathered in faith, song, and community spirit. Recently retired friends Barbara Ledford (Emmanual Lutheran Church), Karen Williams (St. Anthony of P...
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  Evansville’s southeast side has a new food pantry, thanks to the collaboration between Holy Rosary Parish, Nativity Parish and the Evansville Food Pantry Consortium. The food pantry at Nativity officially opened May 6, and will operate from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thu...
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  After attending the March 14 auction to benefit St. Matthew Catholic School in Mt. Vernon, I had a hunch that the final totals would be worth waiting for.   That was an understatement.   The 15th annual benefit auction netted more than $87,000 for the school, which has operated in...
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  Confirmands gather for a photograph at Holy Cross Church in Fort Branch. They include, front row, Veronica Bittner, Ellie Marshall, Elaine Bengert, Isabel Greubel, Abby Kiesel, Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Chandler McKee, Samantha Bittner, Landon Schmitt, Kate Sorg, second row, Mackenzie Whitten, Kay...
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  In recognition of the Year of Consecrated Life, The Message will be publishing profiles of religious who are serving in the Diocese of Evansville. Name: Sister Irma Arnold Hometown: Evansville Religious order: Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Ind. Years in Community: 50 What are the charis...
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  Washington Catholic Elementary School student Maggie Lee, right, won the “Lunch With Your Principal” auction at Our Lady of Hope Parish’s recent gala. Washington Catholic Principal Jeanne Heltzel shot this selfie with Lee and her guest, Mya Cline, during their midday meal....
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  Walking Dan Gilbert, principal at St. Joseph School in Princeton, writes in the parent newsletter, “Perhaps your children have told you that we have been working on improving our fitness by walking in the gym each morning. “Each class has a tub of craft sticks of a particular col...
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  General Interest Free Mom’s Night Out, 6-10 p.m., May 8, St. Joseph Parish Center, Jasper; event will include a women’s health and wellness fair, chocolate, pampering, photo booth, door prizes, witness talks, viewing movie “Mom’s Night Out”; sponsored by Paracle...
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  Kelly Lane Clauss, a 1983 graduate of Rivet High School in Vincennes, was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame during an April 26 ceremony in Indianapolis. “Being inducted to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame has been an indescribable experience, especially as I consider...
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  The University of Evansville and the Evansville Courier & Press honored our area’s outstanding educators of the year during a May 1 banquet on the UE campus. Bishop Charles C. Thompson served as the featured speaker, and Good Shepherd School Principal Judy VanHoosier offered the in...
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