The Message Holiday Schedule The Message will not publish issues on Dec. 28, 2018, and Jan. 4, 2019. The last 2018 issue will be published on Dec. 21, and the first 2019 issue will be published on Jan. 11. Information for publication before Christmas must be received in The Message office by Dec. 1...
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Happy Birthday! Deacon Paul Vonderwell of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Vincennes and St. Philip Neri Parish in Bicknell celebrates his birthday on Dec. 19. Father Earl Rohleder, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, celebrates his birthday on Dec. 20. Ann Hitt, Parish Catechetical Leader at...
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In late September, the Diocese of Evansville announced its intention tocollect and release the names of diocesan priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors. The thorough inspection of clergy records dating from the diocese’s founding in 1944 continues. When complete, the...
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Mater Dei High School’s auditorium was full of freshmen and sophomores from that school and Reitz Memorial High School on Nov. 29 – all listening to Austin Eubanks’ frightening, fascinating and compelling story. Eubanks, now in his 30s, survived the April 20, 1999, mass shooting a...
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An exhibit of Christmas crèches from around the world is on display in the Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library through Dec. 28.  The display features crèches from the monastery collection, as well as from the Catherine A. Smith Nativity Collection, which was donated to Saint Meinrad in 2...
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The Message Holiday Schedule The Message will not publish issues on Dec. 28, 2018, and Jan. 4, 2019. The last 2018 issue will be published on Dec. 21, and the first 2019 issue will be published on Jan. 11. Information for publication before Christmas must be received in office by Dec. 12; informati...
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Happy Birthday! Deacon Earl Ruppel, retired, celebrates his birthday on Dec. 16. Deacon Dave Seibert of St. Clement Parish in Boonville celebrates his birthday on Dec. 17. Happy Anniversary! Father Bill Dietsch, retired priest of the Diocese of Evansville, was ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 18,...
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Megan Erbacher joins the Diocese of Evansville Communications Office on Dec. 3 as Assistant Director of Communications and Assistant Editor of The Message. She joins the diocesan staff from the Evansville Courier and Press, where she has served as a staff reporter since 2012. For the past five year...
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While Father Gary Kaiser sits in his office at Holy Trinity Catholic School’s Central Campus, a 16-week-old goldendoodle climbs all over his lap as though the pastor of Precious Blood Parish is a jungle gym. The pup’s name is Benedict — yes, like the saint — and he is the yo...
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JASPER – The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Nov. 15 that Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center  in Jasper is one of five recipients of the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Other recipients include two educational institutions, an organ-donor group, and a project...
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