ST. JOSEPH & ST. BERNARD

WELCOME TO THE

CATHOLIC PARISHES OF

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesdays 5:00-5:45 p.m. Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. Sacrament of Baptism: Call the parish office to make arrangements. Sacrament of Marriage: Call the parish office at least six months in advance of wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: Administered annually and by appointment.

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday 7:00 a.m. Friday 8:15 a.m. Adoration: Second Friday of month (24 hrs) 9 a.m.– 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays 8:00-8:15 a.m.

Sacrament of Baptism:

Call the parish office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Marriage: Call the parish office at least six months in advance of wedding date.

Sacrament of the Sick: Administered annually and by appointment.

ST. JOSEPH 410 S. Race, Princeton, IN 47670

Pastor: Fr. Brian Emmick Business Manager: Angie Paul Faith Formation Coordinator: Debbie Bateman Spiritual Life Coordinator: Becky Sheridan Parish Office: 812-385-2617 8-3 M-F

Parish Council President: Joe Hurst 812-630-6294

Parish Website: stjosephprinceton.org

School Principal: Dan Gilbert School Secretary: Linda Yeryar School Phone: (812) 385-2228

School Website: stjosephprinceton.com

ST. BERNARD 5342 E. State Road 168, Ft. Branch, IN 47648

Pastor: Fr. Brian Emmick Catechetical Leader: Rose Obert Office Manager: Marcia Reising Parish Council President: Melvin Ziliak 812-677-0512 Altar Society President: Rose Obert 812-664-7745 Bulletin Editor: Terri Ziliak 812-677-0511 School Hall Rental: Rose Obert 812-664-7745 Table & Chair Rental: Jeff & Tammy Meny 812-779-7230 Office Phone: 812-385-2617

Parish Website: stbernardsnakerun.org

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday 8:30 a.m. Thursday 7:00 p.m. Monday—Friday Communion Service 8:00 a.m. Adoration First Friday of each month 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

March 17, 2019 ~ 2nd Sunday of Lent

Saturday, March 23 - 4:00 p.m.

Lector: Rick Coleman Extraordinary Ministers: Bob Eckert Ann Foss Bob Gibson Jared Halbig Kelsey Halbig Mary Halbig David Memmer Presenters: Anthony Thompson Family Servers: Cortney Dove Hailee Kissel Usher: Jeff Koberstein Greeters: Jeff Binhack Family (A) Tim Nonte Family (B)

Sunday, March 24 - 10:30 a.m.

Lector: Rebecca Wright Extraordinary Ministers: Gail Riedford Beth Selby Becky Sheridan David Osborne J.D. Wildt Patty Wildt Rebecca Wright Presenters: Phil Perry Family Servers: Ben Seibert Caden Sheridan Usher: Jack Sheridan Greeters: Ken Halbig Family (A) David Osborne Family (B) Jane Gottman Family (C)

Monday, March 18 9:00 a.m. Josephines in the Celestin Center 6:00 p.m. Strawberry Festival Meeting in the Parish Center

Tuesday, March 19 5:00 p.m. Zumba in the Cafeteria 5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration in the Church 6:30 p.m. Finance Council in the Celestin Center

Wednesday, March 20 9:00 a.m. Quilters in the Parish Center

Friday, March 22 9:00 a.m. Church Cleaners—Crew 1 Karen Fischer, Angie Paul 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross in the Church

March 17, 2019 |2nd Sunday of Lent

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2019 No Mass

TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 6:00 p.m. † Jerry Marx

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019 7:00 a.m. Spiritually Adopted Babies and All of the Unborn 2:00 p.m. † Valada Wirtz, OSF (Mass at River Oaks)

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2019 7:00 a.m. † Dorothy Hopkins

FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 8:15 a.m. † Raymond Martin

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019 4:00 p.m. † Delores Pepper

SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph and St. Bernard

SCRIPS VOLUNTEERS Mar 23: Teresa Koberstein Mar 24: Debbie Bateman

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD - MARCH 24

Debbie Bateman and Mary Collins

HOMEBOUND COMMUNION MINISTERS March 17 — March 23 Group 2

Gail Riedford The Waters; Gibson General Diana Dunn River Oaks Bridget Reidford Homebound

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Greeters: (A) Bell Tower Entrance (B) Stormont Street Entrance (C) Chapel Entrance

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

Parish Mission:

Reborn In Baptism;

Transformed Into Disciples

March 10, 2019 Collection $ 8,913.00 Online Giving for the week of March 10, 2019 $ 700.00 Total Collection for March 10, 2019 $ 9,613.00

Collection needed for weekly budget $ 7,773.79 Variance for March 10, 2019 $ 1,839.21

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YTD Collection (July 1, 2018-March 10, 2019) $281,900.57 Needed to meet budget $287,630.23 YTD Variance ($ 5,729.66)

Pathways Scholarship Fund $ 8,214.18

Thank you!

St. Joseph and St. Bernard catholic Parishes

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Stations of the Cross at 6:00 p.m. each Friday of Lent except April 12.

Divine Mercy Chaplet at 6:00 p.m. during Adoration on April 12.

Adoration and Benediction at 5:00 p.m. until Mass at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays during Lent.

Reconciliation on Saturdays at 3:00-3:45 p.m. and on Tuesdays at 5:00-5:45 p.m.

The next Strawberry Festival meeting will be Monday, March 18th at 6 p.m. in the Parish Center Conference Room. All are welcome to attend and help in the planning for this year's festival!

There are several containers left from bereavement meals in the bell tower closet. If you have made something for the bereavement committee but have not

picked up your dish, please check to see if it is there.

Congratulations to Larry and Chris Matthews

who celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary

on March 15.

“I have found the one my heart loves.” -Song of Songs 3:4

Spiritual Adoption Update

Second Month Prenatal

Thank you for the prayers! We are now two months along. Our external features and our internal organs are

forming, and our brains are functioning. Our teeth are starting to form, and our heartbeats can be detected. Keep praying for us!

from Joseph Michael and Friends…

Sr. Mary Denis Wirtz, O.S.F.

Velada Wirtz was born on August 13, 1910 to Edward J. and Otilda C. (Schafer) Wirtz. Velada was a student at St. Joseph School in Princeton for eight years. On August 19,

1920, she received Holy Communion as part of the first Mass in the new auditorium.

Velada attended high school at Immaculate Conception Academy in Oldenberg. She then attended Marion College and received a Bachelor’s Degree in 1943. She attended Butler University in Indianapolis and received a Master’s Degree in Education in 1969. Sister passed away on December 12, 1969.

Faith Formation will meet again next Wednesday, March 20, at 6:00 p.m. There are groups for all ages, preschool through adult, even if you attend St. Joseph School. This includes the First Communion and

Confirmation Classes. Adults will be joining Fr. Brian in the Celestin Center for a study of The Gospel of John by Scott Hahn. Books will be provided at no cost to those joining the study. Everyone is welcome! Please remember that meals are only served on the first Wednesday of the month, so school age children should meet at the parish center. Please call the parish center with any questions. We look forward to seeing you Wednesday!

Thank you so much to Celeste Karcher, Carmen Jay, Hannah Everly, and Paul and Mary Kay Turner for preparing, serving, and cleaning up after a

wonderful meal for our March 6th Faith Formation! The soup and homemade bread were delicious!

Our Bereavement Committee ministry here at St. Joseph offers the love and support of our parish by providing a meal after the funeral of a parishioner’s loved one. We are always in need of more

volunteers. Please call the parish office to volunteer or for more information.

St. Joseph

Feast day: March 19

Patron: The Universal Church, unborn children, fathers, workers, travelers, immigrants, and a happy death

Prayer: Saint Joseph, patron of the universal Church, watch over the Church as carefully as you watched over Jesus, help protect it and guide it as you did with your adopted son. Amen

We encourage our parishioners to patronize our sponsors. It is through their generosity that our weekly bulletin comes to you at no cost to the church. Our sponsor this week is:

BEST ONE TIRE & SERVICE

Thank you to all the businesses who sponsor our bulletin.

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St. Maria Goretti News St. Joseph and St. Bernard catholic Parishes

For questions about any activities, please contact

Bryan at 664-7992 or bmacke@evdio.org

Upcoming Youth Events

March 22-23 – HS Food Fast April 5-7 – Source + Summit April 4—HS RockLife

URGENT: Mission Evansville 2019 for HS Youth If your still interested please let Bryan know ASAP, there may be a few spots open ($30 deposit is due; total cost per youth is $60). This year we will join multiple parish youth ministries in our Evansville Diocese for Mission Evansville 2019. The dates for the mission are June 12-15. Any questions please contact Bryan at 664-7992 or bmacke@evdio.org.

Food Fast for HS Youth. Go hungry with thousands of young Catholics across the country for 24 hours and learn how you can take a stand against global poverty. Participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Food Fast with the youth ministry as a way of living out our Catholic faith. All HS youth are invited to join us on March 22 & 23. It’ll be held at Sts. Peter & Paul beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and will conclude with a meal after 4:30 Mass on Saturday at Holy Cross. We have a lot planned – serving at homeless shelters, guest speaker, fun outing, and more! More info to come. Waivers due Wed., March 20th.

Source + Summit Retreat. Source + Summit 2019 is right around the corner! Mark your calendar for April 5-7 at Memorial High School. This year’s theme is “Behold Your Mother!” Registration forms are available in the back of church or at www.sourcesummitevansville.org, and it includes all the info about the weekend, including a list of awesome speakers this year! This is for all youth ages 13-24. Cost is $45. Bus transportation provided. We will meet at Tri-State Speedway parking lot. Bus will depart at 5:00 on Friday, and 7:00 on Sat. and Sun. morning. Deadline to turn in forms & payment is Mon., March 18th. Adult chaperones will be needed for this event, so please contact Bryan at 664-7992 or bmacke@evdio.org.

Diocesan policy: Report and inform

The Diocese of Evansville has in place a policy that requires that any allegation of child abuse must be reported to civil authorities. If an allegation involves the sexual abuse of a minor by diocesan personnel, the Victim Assistance Coordinator must also be informed. Sexual Misconduct violates human dignity and the mission of the church.

Report child abuse Every allegation of child abuse must be reported to Child Protection Services, an agency of Indiana state government. CPS Toll-free: (800) 800-5556 Local law enforcement: 9-1-1

Report and inform In the event of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor (a person under 18) by diocesan personnel, report the allegation to authorities, and inform the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the diocese: Toll-free: (866) 200-3004 Local: (812) 490-9565

March 17, 2019 2nd Sunday of Lent

As we march through Lent, it can be easy to think it's all about sacrifice. No chocolate, no alcohol, no meat on Fridays. Yet here, only in the second week of Lent, we have the story of the transfiguration. This reading reminds us of the "why" behind what we do. We don't fast from dessert to lose weight. We don't donate money or serve others because it's merely a nice thing to do. Lent is about transformation!

Peter, James, and John trudged up the mountainside behind Jesus. This must have been a difficult hike, because when they reached the top, "Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep." Despite our best efforts, perhaps we, too, can be asleep to the deeper meaning of the Lenten season. Jesus is transfigured while they slumber, but eventually they become "fully awake, [and] they saw his glory and the two men standing with him."

This is no small thing! The disciples witness Jesus in his divine splendor and see the miraculous apparitions of Moses and Elijah. The entire mountain becomes a spiritual breakthrough. "A cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud." These symbols are present in the Old Testament. They are present on Mount Sinai when Moses prayed alone and received the Ten Commandments. Elijah had a similar experience when he prayed alone before God. But here are ordinary men, former fishermen, who have been drawn up into an adventure beyond their wildest expectations. Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the fulfillment of all that came before. But Christianity is not the religion of the elite, where only the select few are allowed to participate. We are all invited into spiritual transformation. Lent is a privileged time for this!

March 17, 2019|2nd Sunday of Lent

ST. BERNARD PARISH NEWS

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MASS INTENTIONS

SUNDAY, March 17 8:30 a.m. † John & Herlinda Weber THURSDAY, March 21 7:00 p.m. † Melvin Bittner SUNDAY, March 24 8:30 a.m. † Larry Bethe

Rogation Mass Cookie Donations St. Bernard will be hosting the 2019 Rogation Mass. This is a Mass that is held every year in the Diocese in the spring to pray for the success of a safe planting season and harvest for the upcoming year and to bless the seeds and farmers and gardeners. The Bishop will have the Mass. It will be held on Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 pm. All are welcome! Please sign up to help with cookie donations in the back of church!!! Haiti Project

Supply List includes new or slightly used Crock shoes all sizes, Pedestal fans or

box fans for the medical clinic, hand tools, 11X17 copy paper, 8 1/2 X 11

copy paper, spiral notebooks, loose leaf paper, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers,

chalk for boards, erasers for blackboards, folders, backpacks, string bags,

raincoats for students (K-12 grades), poncho raincoats, umbrellas, classroom

decorations, white boards, expo markers, construction paper, glue (Elmer’s is

best), colored pencils, crayons, markers, heavy duty string for classrooms,

clothespins, paper clips, clipboards, hooks for hanging backpacks. The deadline for donations is April 1.

Easter Lilies There is now a box in the back of church to order your lilies. They are $12.50 each and orders are due April 14.

Lenten Opportunities at St. Bernard Wednesday, March 20 - Stations of the

Cross led by religious education classes at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 3 - Stations of the Cross led by religious education classes at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10 - Confession from 7 to 8 p.m. - All are welcome

Weekly Thursday evening Mass at 7 p.m.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Ash Wednesday $ 337.00 March 10, 2019 $ 3,087.00 Total collection $ 3,424.00

Needed for weekly budget $ 1,530.09 Variance for March 10, 2019 $ 1,893.91

YTD Collection $ 56,704.45 Needed to meet budget $ 56,613.33 YTD Variance $ 91.12

Children’s Collection-March 10 $ 6.00

Thank you!

LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, MARCH 17

Rosary Terri Ziliak Sacristan Kenny Reising Cantor Emily & Hannah Rodgers EM Jess Anderson, Dennis Titzer, John Spindler Gift Bearers Lydia & Katlyn Siekman Greeters Jeff & Tammy Meny Lector Sarah Spindler Servers Adam Spindler, Anthony Gress Traveling Chalice Bernie & Lori Spindler Communion Calls Steve Obert

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

Rosary Leroy Seib Sacristan Dennis Titzer Cantor Kelly Obert EM Kim Elpers, Lori Spindler, Elizabeth Ivy Gift Bearers Kyndall & Kaleb Sterczer Greeters Nick & Libby Ivy Lector Mike Smith Servers Andrew Smith, Talan Strickland Communion Calls Rena Schleter

PRAYERS Eli Weisheit, Michelle Ziebel, Gwen Graber, Crystal Williamson, Kenny & Marcia Reising, Wilma Miley, Katie Bender, Amelia Thompson, Elvira Meny, Mike Hubers, Ron & Retta Woodruff, Carolyn Malin, Paul & Jeanne Vieke, Julia Market, Carl Michel, Betty Thompson, Jessica Obert, Heather Ota, Trent Horrall, Jim & Genevieve Weber Lubbers, Herb Bethe, Mary Like, Betty Lefler, Lea Gengelbach, Father VanWinkle, Dianne Gress, Carlie Phillips, Christa Burkhalter Please call Terri to add or remove someone 677-0511

Religious Education for this week is grades preschool –12.

March Church Cleaners Brenda Smith, Rita Smith, Terri Ziliak, Jennifer Ziliak, Dolores Ziliak