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We are inviting people to pray for vocations in your home. Your family can pick up the chalice and prayers when you come to Mass on the weekend. The chalice and prayer cards are in a basket by the tabernacle. Keep it for one week while praying for vocations, and then simply return it to the sacristy the following weekend when you come to Mass. Questions? Call Richard Baehl at 963-5221
6202 W. St. Joe Road Evansville, IN 47720 (812) 963-3273
All are welcome…Do this in memory of me…2012 As we begin the new calendar year, I return to our themes for this school and religious education year. Wondering…what do they hold for me, for us, in 2012? Who were we called to welcome over the holidays? Are we expecting any new arrivals in 2012? What will God’s grace and blessings bring into our lives? How will we be called to come together as family, as parish family and as community this year? Each year in the senior stories, we hear from our youth how they see St. Joseph as a welcoming community and parish. How our small town, country setting allows us to look out for each other and support each other. These are truly gifts that we have to offer each other. So, how do we as adults see these gifts of welcoming and support? When are we welcoming and supportive? Where are we welcoming and supportive? How do we show each other that we care? When was the last time I invited someone to join me at a parish activity? When was the last time I invited someone to join me at Mass? When was the last time I reached out to support someone whom I did not know well? For the past three weeks, we have been celebrating Christmas. We have been remembering the birth of Jesus and the family that he was born into…his immediate family and the family of humanity. In the next eight weeks, scripture will share with us the stories of Christ’s life and ministry among his friends and strangers. As we hear these stories, may it be our opportunity to reflect on our ministry…our call to be people of welcome and to be supportive. Let us take this opportunity to consider who around us could use a personal invitation…to Mass, to parish, to dinner. May we, in the spirit of discipleship, reach out to our friends and neighbors. …...and Lent only eight weeks away, February 22, 2012
Religious Education Classes are held each sunday 9:00-10:15 am Click here for a Religious Education Class Calendar Click here for Parent Information Click here for Diocesan Waiver Form Click here for Children's Liturgy of the Word Calendar Do you need to register for Religious Education Classes? Contact Sharon at 963-3273 ext. 104 or email her at svogler@evdio.org
Contact Sharon at 963-3273 ext. 104 or email her at svogler@evdio.org Join in faith sharing group contact Sharon 963-3273 or email svogler@evdio.org REACHING...for a closer relationship with God Religious Formation for our High School Students is provided through our REACH Program. REACH is open to ALL high school age youth! It is how we offer religious education for our youth in public school AND it is a wonderful opportunity for students in our Catholic high schools to supplement and reinforce their religion classes! REACH weekends are held three times a year on a Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm. During these sessions, students meet with other high school students throughout the Evansville West Deanery. Contact Sharon Vogler for more information.
Classes for grades one through eight are conducted during the school year on Sunday mornings from 9:00 until 10:15 a.m. in the school. There is always a need for Catechists to help teach these classes or to serve as assistants to our teachers. Contact Sharon Vogler for more information REACH (Religious Education Formation for High School Students) Religious Formation for our High School Students is provided through our REACH Program. REACH is open to ALL high school age youth! It is how we offer religious education for our youth in public school AND it is a wonderful opportunity for students in our Catholic high schools to supplement and reinforce their religion classes! REACH weekends are held three times a year on a Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm. During these sessions, students meet with other high school students throughout the Evansville West Deanery. Contact Sharon Vogler for more information. CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD Each Sunday, during the 8 am and 10:30 am Masses, the young children (ages four through third grade) are invited to meet with a catechist to share the Sunday readings from Scripture and to help understand them at their level. We are always looking for people who are willing to be catechists for the young children. All training and resources are provided. Contact Sharon Vogler for more information. The SPRED program helps teach our catholic faith to the mentally handicapped. They meet during the school year on Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm in the school library. The catechists meet every other Tuesday to plan sessions for our SPRED friends. The SPRED friends meet with the catechists on alternate Tuesdays for fun, liturgy and refreshments Additional responsibilities of the catechists include preparing our SPRED friends to receive the sacraments and to participate in the liturgy. Anyone interested in helping or participating may call Sharon Vogler. You may also contact these individuals if you know of someone who may be helped by the SPRED program.
RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult RCIA is the normal process through which adults are formed in the Catholic Faith. RCIA is carried out during the fall and winter, with reception into the Church at the Easter Vigil—the solemn celebration of Easter held on Holy Saturday night before Easter Sunday. Candidates meet each Sunday morning after the 8:00 am Mass with members of our RCIA Team. This is an opportunity for sharing information about our Catholic Faith as well as sharing the faith journeys of the candidates and team members. Persons interested in joining our Faith Community should call Fr. Gene Schroeder (963-3273) or Sharon Vogler (963-3273).
CELEBRATION OF FIRST COMMUNION First Communion preparation and reception occur during second grade. First Communion for parish children is held in the spring, usually the last Sunday in April. Contact Sharon Vogler (963-3273), for more information Regularly scheduled time for confession is the first Saturday of each month, one half hour before Mass. Other arrangements are always possible by contacting the pastor. Penance Services are celebrated during Advent and Lent. During the course of the year children in school and the Religious Education Program have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation privately and communally. The Sacrament of First Reconciliation is celebrated during the third grade. For more information contact Fr. Gene Schroeder. Click here for more information about the Sacrament of Reconciliation The Sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated with High School Student. Preparation is ongoing throughout the students high school years. This preparation includes sessions specific to Confirmation and also regular high school religion classes for those who are attending Catholic High School or participation in REACH for those students who are attending public schools. Adults who have not been confirmed are invited to contact Fr. Gene Schroeder or Sharon Vogler, DRE to begin preparations for confirmation. |
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