General Interest Tours of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sundays in May, located beneath St. Boniface Church, 418 N. Wabash St., Evansville; please note that in addition to these tours during the “Month of Mary,” Mass is celebrated in the Grotto at 7:30 a.m. on Satur...
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  Happy birthday! Elaine Pepmeier, parish catechetical leader at St. Philip Neri Parish in Bicknell, celebrates her birthday on May 23. Vickie Wannemuehler, principal at St. Matthew School in Mount Vernon, celebrates her birthday on May 26. Deacon Michael Morris, deacon of prison ministry in...
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The West Side Nut Club, Public Education Foundation, Love Foundation and Rotary Club of Evansville jump-started the month of May by donating more than $230,000 to local schools, teachers, students and not-for-profit organizations.   Rotarian Beth Clark shared the words of K. Patricia Cross, a...
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Congregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment sought positive movement from local officials on a number of issues during the May 7 Nehemiah Action at the Old National Events Plaza. The CAJE message: “Say no to the status quo.” A capacity crowd of more than 1,500 heard Evansville Mayo...
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Send information to Bulletin Board at least 10 days in advance. Items to be considered for publication Friday, May 25, must be received in writing no later than noon on Tuesday, May 15. Entries may be repeated if time and space permit. All items may be edited. All times are local times. Mail inform...
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Students from Diocese of Evansville Catholic high schools and middle schools competed against students from across the state in the 2018 Indiana Academic Super Bowl, an annual event sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals and Purdue University. Teams from 278 high schools competed...
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Happy birthday! Father Donald Dilger, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville and columnist for The Message, celebrates his birthday on May 18. Bonnie Meadows, parish catechetical leader at Precious Blood Parish in Jasper, celebrates her birthday on May 19. Father Gary Kaiser, pastor at Precio...
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Nine Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand will celebrate the 50thanniversary of their monastic professions on  June 2, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand. The Jubilee Mass will begin at 1 p.m. EDT in the monastery church. A reception for family and friends will follow in...
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The Benedictine monks at Saint Meinrad Archabbey will celebrate the priesthood-ordination jubilees of four of their confreres on May 27, including Father Bonaventure Knaebel, 75 years; Father Columba Kelly, 60 years; Father Noël Mueller, 50 years; and Father Denis Robinson, 25 years.   Fa...
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 General Interest Howell Family Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 5, Howell Park, Evansville; free par 3 and mini golf to encourage new golfers to enjoy the game; family activities, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs; sponsored by the Howell Booster Club; for more information, contact John Dron...
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