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Sharon Vogler Director of Religious Education 6202 W. St. Joe Road Evansville, IN 47720 (812) 963-3273 Fax (812) 963-6254
Religious Education Classes Sunday 900-10:15 am
REACHing for a Closer Relationship with God A weekend of information, learning and fellowship for High School Students 9 am to 3:30 pm Saturday and Sunday Weekends are held at Seton Conference Center on the Campus of the Daughters of Charity Provincial House located on outer Harmony Way We need people who care about kids and are willing to spend some time with them…..The youth are formed into small groups for the weekend and these small groups of six to seven youth need an adult table leader. The role of the table leader is to help their youth complete the activities, stay on task, bring questions from the group to the catechists. Your role is to facilitate the discussion and activities. You help them understand the directions, have everyone be involved in the activity, get them started on the activity and help them wrap up in the allotted time. If you are an adult interested in working with high school youth, please be in touch. You can reach me at the parish 963-3273 svogler@evansville-diocese.org or at home 867-3848.
Click here to learn more about understanding and praying with the Sacred Scriptures rooted in our Catholic Tradition or contact Sharon 963-3273 or email svogler@evdio.org
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SIGN UP FOR TO PRAY FOR VOCATIONS We are inviting people to pray for vocations in your home. Your family can pick up the chalice and prayers in the sanctuary when you come to Mass on the weekend. 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 To sign up for a week of prayer for vocations, check the special sign up sheet in the back of church
THANK YOU....AN UPDATE Sharon Vogler DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION It has been almost six months since our mission trip to Vladivostok, Russia in July and our lives continue to be changed. On behalf of all seven of us who were able to go on the mission trip to I just want to say Thank You! Thanks to your generosity and support for our mission trip, we were able to see life in Vladivostok first hand. Upon our return, we have shared our story with others, and received donations for the work of Fr. Myron and Mary Mother of God Mission. We still have vivid memories of life in Vladivostok! Since our return, we have considered two needs that we experienced while in Vladivostok. We decided to begin with the hospice. From my perspective, it is a mix between a hospice and nursing home as I know them. The hospice has beds for thirty people and often has more than thirty people staying there. Most of these adults are over sixty years of age. They are either referrals from the hospital, or they are homeless and ill. Undoubtedly, the hospice has had a lasting effect on me and many of those who went on the mission trip. We decided that one of our first goals upon returning home would be to raise money for a clothes dryer for the hospice. Their clothes and bed sheets are currently hung in the hallways and in the bedrooms. Between a warm and humid summer and cold and wet winter, drying clothes is not easy. In the past six months, we have been able to raise over $1300 for the dryer and costs and the work of the hospice. Thank you to everyone who has given for the hospice! And, again, Thank You! to everyone who gave to make our mission trip possible. Your generosity is what has given us our firsthand experience, the opportunity to share this experience with others and a continuing desire to help the people of Mary Mother of God parish and Vladivostok.
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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 (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 Mary Pat Unfried (402-0372) or Sharon Vogler.. You may also contact these individuals if you know of someone who may be helped by the SPRED program.
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. |
