Jake Martin, 18, built a prayer garden featuring a statue of Our Lady of Fatima at St. Philip Parish in Posey County as his Eagle Scout project. He earned Eagle Scout in August 2017. As a scout, he served as Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Instructor, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Vic...
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Holy Family Parish in Jasper welcomed acclaimed organist Greg Zelek to Jasper for a special Nov. 12 concert on the parish’s new Rodgers Infinity 361-II, which was installed in September. About 250 people came from all over Southwestern Indiana to hear the 26-year-old from Florida play classic...
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General Interest “Road to Alaska” plein-air art exhibit, through Dec 4, Saint Meinrad Archabbey library gallery, St. Meinrad; exhibit showcases the work of two friends travelling 12,000 miles to Alaska, producing 160 paintings along the way; exhibit is free and open to the public; for h...
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Happy birthday!   Deacon John McMullen, deacon at Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday on November 30.   Happy anniversary!   Father Homero Rodriguez, associate pastor at Holy Rosary Parish in Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on December 5,...
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Anna (Bittner) Schulten is a former intern for The Message – and now, she is a published book author!   Schulten has penned “Encounter: Advent Reflections for Catholics in Transition.” It is available in paperback from Amazon. This may sound contradictory, but transition has...
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As Wave 3 of the Stewards of God’s Grace campaign nears completion, and with Wave 4 (the final wave) set for Spring 2018, parishes across the Diocese of Evansville’s 12 counties are seeing major benefits resulting from the first-ever combined capital campaign. “The funds generated...
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Sister of Providence Mary Beth Klingel, a native of Jasper, was awarded the 2018 Leadership and Advocacy Award by the Guerin Outreach Ministries Board of Directors on Oct. 18. Guerin Outreach Ministries is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and th...
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More than 50 people gathered at the Reitz Home Carriage House on Nov. 7 to help the Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Indiana celebrate several milestones. Current and past board members, along with their spouses and guests, got together to reminisce about receiving a call from their Bishop to jo...
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Alabama-based EWTN and Boston-based CatholicTV will air the Dec. 15 Installation Mass for Bishop-designate Joseph M. Siegel live beginning at 2 p.m. CST. Discussions continue with other TV outlets regarding the live telecast, and The Message will provide more details as they become available. The I...
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General Interest Emanuele Fontanini at Shrine Gift Shop, 3-6 p.m., Nov. 26, Shrine Gift Shop, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleview, Ill.; collectors can have pieces that they purchase autographed, along with two pieces from their own personal collection; for more information, call 81...
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