Members of the 2014 Confirmation Class at St. Mary Parish in Ireland gather for a photograph with their pastor, Father Gary Kaiser. They include, front row, Amy Stork, Allison Reckelhoff, Ali Brescher, Teyah Leinenbach, Kierstin Weyer, Natalie Hopf, Katelyn Hedinger, Michaela Mathies, Mirand...
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  Catechumens and candidates received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion on Holy Saturday in parishes across the Diocese of Evansville. This list was provided by the diocesan Office of Catechesis.   EVANSVILLE EAST DEANERY • St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville...
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  Catholic Parishes Campaign “You may think the money from the CPC leaves us and provides no benefits to St. Theresa Parish,” writes Deacon Dave Seibert, pastoral life coordinator at the Evansville parish. “The truth is we receive many direct benefits in return for our pledge...
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  Ministry volunteer John Waylon assists as Bishop Charles C. Thompson washes the feet of an inmate at Wabash Valley Correction Facility, near Carlisle, Ind., during Holy Thursday Mass.   Photo by Zoe Cannon/courtesy of Wabash Valley Correctional Facility...
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  General Interest Sunday of Divine Mercy, 1-3 p.m., April 27, St. Martin, Chrisney; St. Bernard, Rockport and St. Martin Parishes will have Eucharistic Adoration with reconciliation; 3 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction; everyone welcome.   Divine Mercy Sunday, 3 p.m., April 27, S...
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  Eleven Catholic schools in the Diocese of Evansville have been named “Four Star Schools” by the Indiana Department of Education for their students’ combined performances on ISTEP and ECA exams, and for the schools’ rankings in the national “No Child Left Behind&...
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  Bishop Charles C. Thompson awarded the St. Maria Goretti youth distinction to high school juniors and seniors around the Diocese of Evansville following Palm Sunday Mass at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville. The young adults were chosen by their parishes to receive the diocesan distinctio...
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Bishop Charles C. Thompson is joined by Bishop-emeritus Gerald A. Gettelfinger, and priests, deacons and seminarians of the Diocese of Evansville. They were at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville for the 2014 Chrism Mass....
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  Tonya Sander from St. Mary Parish in Ireland and Father Zach Etienne, pastor at Good Shepherd Parish in Evansville, display St. Elizabeth Ann Seton emblems they received during a recent award ceremony for Girl Scouts in the Diocese of Evansville. They are joined by Deacon Charles Koressel,...
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  Parish catechetical leader in Huntingburg “Giving thanks to almighty God for many blessings received, I’d like you to know that Rachel Wright has accepted our parish catechetical leader position,” writes Father Ryan Hilderbrand, administrator at St. Mary Parish in Huntingbu...
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