Around the Diocese
Happy Birthday! Deacon Vince Bernardin, Holy Redeemer Parish in Evansville, celebrates his birthday Sept. 1. Father Brian Emmick, associate pastor at Corpus Christi Parish in Evansville and St. Philip Parish in Posey County, celebrates his birthday Sept. 2. Father James Koressel, pastor of St. Pete...Read full story »
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Resurrection School building 'houses'
During a surprise assembly on Aug. 18, Resurrection School unveiled a new approach to building community. Students in grades five through eight have become members of four “houses” named after saints- St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Scholastic of Nursia, St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. Isa...Read full story »
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Mater Dei senior earns American Legion Scholar award
Mater Dei High School senior Michaela Kunkler of Evansville earned the Samsung American Legion Scholar Award during the 75th annual Hoosier Girls State, held June 19-25 Trine University in Angola, Ind. Kunkler attended as a delegate of Cannelton American Legion Auxiliary 142. As a Samsung American...Read full story »
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Durchholz family returns to assist at Saint Meinrad
In 1982, brothers John, Larry and Albert Durchholz joined family members from Evansville to help the Benedictine Monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey move into their new monastery. More than 30 years later, the original Durchholz moving crew returned to St. Meinrad with a few new members to assis...Read full story »
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Stewards of God's Grace Capital Campaign moving forward
Throughout the month of August, Bishop Charles C. Thompson has visited parishes involved in the first wave of “Stewards of God’s Grace,” the shared parish-diocesan capital campaign that will continue across the Diocese of Evansville for the next 22 months. The first group of eight...Read full story »
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Mass opens Benedictine Sisters' 150th anniversary celebration
FERDINAND – Bishop Charles C. Thompson celebrated Mass at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand on Aug. 20 to open a year of celebration for the Benedictine Sisters of Ferdinand’s 150th anniversary. A dinner immediately followed Mass with the bishop. After dinner, the Benedictine...Read full story »
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Around the Diocese
Happy Birthday! Deacon Mark McDonald, St. Wendel Parish, St. Wendel, and St. Francis Xavier Parish, Poseyville, celebrates his birthday August 25. Deacon John Huether, Precious Blood parish in Jasper and St. Mary Parish in Ireland, celebrates his birthday August 26. Father Claude Burns, pastor at S...Read full story »
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Aug. 20 consignment sale benefits MEO
The Mother to Mother Ministry at St. John the Baptist Parish in Newburgh has announced that a portion of the proceeds from its Fall/Winter Consignment Sale will benefit Marion Educational Outreach of the Diocese of Evansville. The sale is from 8 a.m. to noon CT on Aug. 20 at St. John the Baptist Pa...Read full story »
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Catholic Charities staff members complete disaster-related training
Three members of the Diocese of Evansville’s Catholic Charities staff recently completed training that enables them to serve as long-term relief workers in the event of a natural disaster, and also to train and oversee the work of other relief workers. Robin Forney, Laura Stone and Kyla Warg...Read full story »
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Pilgrimage of Mercy continues in our diocese
Vincentian Father Stephen Gallegos, chaplain at the Daughters of Charity Seton Residence on Evansville’s west side, has begun the pilgrimage to parishes across our 12 counties that The Message reported on in the July 15 issue. Father Gallegos is one of the Missionaries of Mercy Pope Francis c...Read full story »
Thursday, August 18, 2016
