June 2014 Newsletter - St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish

Vol. 20, No. 2 June 2014
Inside
2 to be a christian steward
3 summerfest june 2014
4 BAPTISMS/new families
5 school news
5 stewardship notables
6 a round the parish
7 Around the parish (cont’d)
8 Pictures around the parish
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A Little Bit of This ~ A Lot More of That!
Gratefulness is the
Root of Religion ~ Life ~
no maybes~
Gratefulness is deeper and
richer than thankfulness.
Gratefulness is a trust that
life itself - ‘kind or harsh,
happy or sad’ is good, all
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is a gift. The gift is the
opportunity either to fully
accept or to change what the moment brings.
Practice gratefulness!
Stewardship ~ a thought nothing more ~
maybe~
Stewardship is a way of life. Stewardship
emphasizes faithfulness to relationships and
principles that deeply matter in our lives.
Stewardship is never neutral - the bottom line
question is ‘what do I/we really care about?’
Stewardship decisions can range from cleaning
out the garage, cleaning out my closet, to
having the energy/conviction to say ‘no’ to
the powers of our culture that disregard
children, prisoners, immigrants, the dignity of
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all people, the environment. We were created in the image
of the Divine to be stewards of all creation, our little acre of
the world and beyond. Practice gratefulness!
A Story ~ nothing more ~ maybe~
“I shall never forget the jeep ride I had in early 1955 when
a lumber merchant drove me up Mt. Cushman in Vermont.
Near the mountaintop, I noticed some six-inch deciduous
seedlings. I asked when they would be good for lumber,
and he said, ‘in 2015.’ Since that was far beyond his span
of years, I asked why he planted the trees and he replied,
‘because my grandfather planted some on the other side of
the mountain for me.’” Plant seed, practice gratefulness!
Living Story~ Connie Schnapf ~ of gratefulness ~ no
maybes~
Connie has been a minister, involved in various ministries
for 30+ years at StJB! Most of her ministry has been with
the faith formation of our younger members, our children.
She will be retiring this month. Simply but sincerely we are
deeply grateful for the heart and hands of her rich ministry
over all these years! Connie is truly a LIGHT of St John the
Baptist Faith Community! Simply thank you, sincerely we are
grateful!
Newburgh, IN 47630-1604
812-490-1000
www.sjbnewburgh.org
To Be a christian steward
“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve
one another as good stewards of God’s varied
grace” (1 Peter 4:10)
What identifies a steward? Safeguarding
material and human resources and using them
responsibly are one answer; so is generous
giving of time, talent, and treasure. As Christian stewards, we receive God’s gifts gratefully,
cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly
in justice with others, and return them with
increase to the Lord.
Stewards of God’s gifts are not passive beneficiaries. We cooperate with God in our own redemption and in the redemption of others. We
are also obliged to be stewards of the Church –
collaborators and cooperators in continuing the
redemptive work of Jesus Christ, which is the
Church’s essential mission! This mission – proclaiming and teaching, serving and sanctifying –
IS OUR TASK. It is the personal responsibility of
each one of us as stewards of the Church.
All members of the Church have their own roles
to play in carrying out its mission.
- Parents, who nurture their children in the light
of faith.
- Parishioners, who work in concrete ways to
make their parish’s true communities of faith
and vibrant sources of service to the larger
community.
- All Catholics, who give generous support –
time, money, prayers, and personal service
according to their circumstances – to parish
and diocesan programs and to the universal
Church.
Yet, in the United States and other nations, a
dominant secular culture often contradicts
religious convictions
about the meaning of
life.
This culture frequently
encourages us to focus
on ourselves and our
pleasures. At times,
we can find it far too
easy to ignore spiritual
realities and to deny
religion a role in shaping human and social
values.
We must ask ourselves:
Do we wish to be
disciples of Jesus Christ
and Christian stewards
of our world and our Church? Central to our human and
Christian vocations, as well as to the unique vocation each
one of us receives from God, is that we be good stewards of
the gifts we possess. God gives us this divine-human workshop, this world and Church of ours.The Spirit shows us the
Way. Stewardship is a part of that journey.
Passages used from: “To Be a Christian Steward,” A Summary of the U.S. Bishop’s Pastoral Letter on Stewardship.
November 1992, revised.
Join us at summerfest june 19-21
Plans are in full swing for the St. John Newburgh Summerfest! This event, held June 19-21,
will feature many new games and activities.
Summerfest hours are 5-10 p.m. Thursday and
5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
As in the past, we will have rides, games, food
and raffles. This year, however, the offerings are
being expanded to include a Beer Garden, live
bands, and more. Here is a preview of what to
expect:
Rides
There will carnival rides for kids and teens provided by Brady Amusement. Wristbands will be
sold each night for $17. This allows a full night
of unlimited rides. Tickets can also be purchased individually for $2 a piece. One ticket is
good for one ride.
Games
This year, we will have
Ping Pong Toss, Doll Spin,
Plinko/Mini Golf, Water
Wars/Dunking Booth,
Darts, Royal Flush, Kiddie
Games, Face Painting and
Ducky Downs, as well as
additional games in the
Beer Garden area. New
games are Royal Flush.
(To play, throw a roll of toilet paper in a toilet.
You get one try for each of 5 toilets. If you get
all 5, you win a “royal flush” prize). There will
also be a new game called Ducky Downs (a
duck race in water, bet on a duck to win). This
year, people will purchase tickets for the games.
One ticket allows one play (or multiple tries) for
most games. Game tickets will be sold at the
raffle booth for $1 a piece or 15 tickets for $10.
These tickets are good for all three nights.
Entertainment
There will be family entertainment and games
Thursday night, including the popular “Minute
to Win It.” There will be live bands on Friday/
Saturday. “The Unusual Suspects” will play
Friday from 7-10 p.m. and “The Scrubs” will
play Saturday
from 7-10 p.m.
There will also
be a Beer Garden
open Friday and
Saturday from
5:30-11 p.m.
Plan on a lot of
fun games and
activities in the
Beer Garden
area!
Food
There will be nightly dinners from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the
air-conditioned Center, featuring smoked pork chop dinner
Thursday and fried chicken and dumplings dinner Friday/
Saturday. The dinners with sides, cake and drink will be $9
for adults & $4 for children. In addition, on the Summerfest
grounds we will have:
• Food Booth—Burgers, Fish, Strombolis, Grilled Chicken
Breast, Brats, Fries, Onion Rings
• Snack Booth—Lemon & Cherry Slushies, Nachos,
Pretzels, Cotton Candy
• Ice Cream Booth—Sundaes, Floats, Ice Cream
• Sweets & Treasures—Homemade sweets and one-of-akind treasures
Raffles & More
We will have a cash raffle, featuring a $3,000 Grand Prize,
$2,000 2nd prize and $1,000 3rd prize, plus Holland Gas
Grill from Wayne’s Appliances & more. Tickets will be on
sale at the Raffle Booth for $10 each or 6 for $50. There
will also be a Quilt Raffle, featuring six beautiful handmade
quilts, plus a baby quilt. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Last,
we will again have a Specialty Basket Booth, featuring lots of
exciting themed baskets. In addition, there will be half pot
drawings held throughout the Summerfest.
The Summerfest Committee is very excited about the new
and improved Summerfest this year and hopes you are too!
How can you help? By volunteering to work, donating items
(2 liters, stuffed animals, candy, household treasures and
knick knacks), and attending the Summerfest! For information, to volunteer, or to purchase raffle tickets call 490-1000.
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Baptisms
March-June, 2014
Jacelyn Rene Pate,
Daughter of Chad & Sarah Pate,
March 9
Elijah Labhart,
Son of Joshua & Sara Labhart,
March 16
Jack Andrew Callahan,
Son of Neil & Shannon Callahan,
March 30
Grant Alexander Feller,
Son of Michael & Megan Feller,
March 30
Ryan Patrick Mullane,
Son of Niall & Elizabeth Mullane,
March 30
Ashlyn Bryce Herrell,
Daughter of David & Crystal Herrell,
May 25
Philip Dionisio Swickard,
Son of Kyle & Alexandria Swickard,
May 11
Jazlyn Alvarez,
Daughter of Enrique & Ashley Alvarez,
May 25
Camille Kate Tranchita,
Daughter of James & Abby Tranchita,
May 17
Amber Stanley,
Daughter of Michael & MeChelle Stanley,
May 11
Liam Ellis Finucane,
Son of Colin & Heidi Finucane,
May 24
Addison Grace Gardner,
Daughter of Matthew & Michelle Gardner,
June 1
Welcome New Families
April, 2014 – June, 2014
George & Karen Bernabe
4299 Stonegarden Lane
Newburgh, IN 47630
Carlo & Sharon Briones
4333 Bell Road
Newburgh, IN 47630
Jason & Katie Chapman
5307 Monroe Avenue
Evansville, IN 47715
Roy & Oslyn D’Souza
4333 Bell Road
Newburgh, IN 47630
Bryant & Debra Elkins
6044 Woodbridge Trail
Newburgh, IN 47630
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James & Nichole Eyer
4680 Mansfield Drive
Newburgh, IN 47630
Bruce & Jaclyn Schneider
5688 Cherry Hill Drive
Newburgh, IN 47630
Nick & Laura Gerhardt
2441 Tarry Lane
Evansville, IN 47715
Thomas Tillotson & Crystal Reidford
443 Summer Creek Lane
Newburgh, IN 47630
Martha Joyce
423 Beachfront Drive
Evansville, IN 47715
Lucas Bolin & Danielle McGarry
6884 Lexington Drive
Newburgh, IN 47630
Brian & Shannon Neff
8011 Meadow Lane
Newburgh, IN 47630
SCHOOL NEWS
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PLACES 2 TEAMS IN TOP TEN AT SEAPERCH NATIONALS! St. John the Baptist School finished in the top ten at the SeaPerch Robotics
National Championship, held in May at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Competing against 55 middle school national qualifiers from throughout the
U.S, team Red October finished overall as 1st Runner-Up to the National Championship. Team Catching Red October also made its mark, with an 8th Place
finish overall.
In the “obstacle course” event, team Red October had the fastest time in the
Team Catching Red October members nation, beating not only all middle schools, but also the 43 teams in the high
Kieran Burkhardt, Theo Mitz and Justin school competition. In the “presentation” round, team members stand in front
Drake pose during the “presentation” a panel of judges and give an oral narrative on project development from their
portion of the competition
very first meeting to the finished robot
they have engineered to compete at
nationals. Team Red October took 3rd Place nationally in middle school “presentation.”
Both teams stayed in college dormitories for two nights, meeting teams from
around the country throughout their stay. Families took advantage of the
trip south with visits to the Birmingham Heritage Trail, Civil Rights Institute
and the 16th Avenue Baptist Church. Vicksburg National Battlefield and the
National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis were also popular destinations.
Special thanks to SJB team advisors: Science teacher Angie Anderson &
engineer parent Theresa Weyer. Team “Red October” team members are:
Brett Weyer, Rosemary O’Daniel, Riley Cox and Nicholas Becker. Team
“Catching Red October” team members are Justin Drake, Theo Mitz, Kieran
Burkhardt and Ellen Hayhurst. Team Red October members Nicholas
Becker, Brett Weyer, Rosemary O’Daniel
and Riley Cox receive a spirited reception
and a trophy for “1st Place” in the
Obstacle Course, presented by officers of
the United States Navy.
Stewardship Notables
Thanks to all who have contributed to organizing the Summerfest: Pete and Jenny Barry, Chad Bennett, Bob Brown,
John Corressell, Lonny Davis, Karen Hanley, Janice Jillson, Angie Knust, Martha McCaffry. Thanks to all the booth
chairs, volunteers, helpers…and the many, many people involved in making this a success!
Thank you to the Men’s Club for their help with the Summerfest - and for all they do throughout the year.
Special thanks to all the catechists and aids who helped with the Religious Ed program this year.
Many thanks to Mimi Scheessele and the Gardening Angels who have made our parish campus look so nice.
Thanks to all involved in Liturgical Ministry – servers, ushers, lectors, greeters, sacristans, Eucharistic ministers, music ministry and Liturgy of the Word catechists.
Last, thank you to Connie Schnapf for her many years of service here in Religious Education at StJB. Good luck, Connie, as you retire from StJB and continue your ministry as a spiritual advisor!
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AROUND THE PARISH
SCOUT LEADER CELEBRATES 75TH BIRTHDAY
The Boy Scouts had a surprise 75th birthday party for
“Captain D” (Joe Dickinson) last week.
During the celebration, Scoutmaster Gene Schadler
thanked Joe for his years of service, noting that not
many grandparents could spend a whole week at
summer scout camp supervising boys. (The troop
went to Camp Ransburg in Bloomington in early June
and Joe was with them the whole time.) Joe commented that he considers it a blessing to have the
health to continue to do what he does.
Joe started volunteering
at St. John the Baptist
when his family moved
here in 1988. Prior to
that, he volunteered as a
scout leader in Maryland,
and was even involved in
scouting in Bolivia when
he was in the Peace Corps.
Joe himself has been a
scout for more than 50
years, earning his Eagle
Scout award as a teen.
“Captain D” Joe Dickinson Thanks for your service
walks into a surprise
Captain D!
birthday party at the Scout
Building last week. It was
his 75th birthday.
VBS USES “WEIRD SCIENCE” TO SEE EVIDENCE
OF GOD
Close to 150 children participated in Vacation Bible
School this year at St. John the Baptist Parish. “Weird
Animals Vacation Bible School” was held June 9-13
in the School and on the parish grounds. Participants
were able to see, hear, touch, and even taste the
evidence of God in everyday life through Sciency-Fun
Gizmos, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and
tasty treats. There were also many “God Sightings”
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along the way.
VBS children also
participated in a
hands-on-mission
project, through
a program called
Operation Kid-toKid, which helps
provide water for
school children
in India. Thanks
Children sing praise during the
to all who volunopening ceremonies of Vacation
teered to make
Bible school at St. John the Baptist.
this year’s VBS
fun, educational and spiritual!
CAMP INVENTION GROWS TO HAVE 90 THIS YEAR
About 90 children
(up from 60 last
year) participated in
St. John the Baptist
School’s second
“Camp Invention”
during the week
of June 2. Camp
Invention is a weeklong summer camp
focusing on science,
Mia Haughn demonstrates her
creative learning,
invention to parents during Camp
and invention and
Invention.
is part of the STEM
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) program. During the week, the children learned
many fun, creative activities focusing on science, and
collaborated to experiment, play, create, construct
and deconstruct, preparing them for a successful and
fascinating future fueled by curiosity. The camp was
directed by StJB teacher Susan Davis. Instructors were
Mary Rogers, Lora Bailey and Emily Wannemuehler
from StJB, Liz Greenwell from Holy Rosary, Greg Flatt
and Elizabeth Flatt. Volunteers were Stacy Harding,
Hajnalka Klieman, and many others.
AROUND THE PARISH (Continued)
MISSION TRIP PLANNED FOR JUNE
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT
During the week of June 29, close to 40 youth and
adults will head to Copperhill, Tennessee, to help the
needy and share the blessings of God. Copperhill is
located in the Appalachian region, just miles from
Georgia and North Carolina.
The VISITATION MINISTRY is in need of additional
volunteers to visit area nursing homes on Sundays to
share prayer and Eucharist with Catholic residents.
Numbers vary with each facility, so time required does
vary – no more than 2 hours. Schedule is flexible with
others who go to same facility. Please consider this
opportunity to share our Lord with those who are not
able to come to Mass. Your presence is very important to keeping them connected to St. John the Baptist
Parish. For further information, please contact Beverly
Okey at the parish office 490-1000 or email bokey@
evdio.org.
Our youth will minister in areas where closed businesses and industries have left people with little
means to provide for their families. Mission trip work
will be focused on home repair and renovation; however, it is the relationships formed with those served
that will be remembered forever.
Please keep our youth and chaperones in your prayers
this month. Thanks to the parish for your prayers and
support!
SCRIP SUMMER HOURS
During the summer, SCRIP will be for sale at the
following times:
In the Parish Office:
Tuesdays, 9-11:30 a.m. and Thursdays 1-3:30 p.m.
After Mass:
Weekly/biweekly depending on volunteer availability
Orders will only be placed every 2 weeks, so please
allow extra time when ordering. Completed yellow
forms may be dropped off in the Parish Office at any
time and will be filled with the biweekly orders.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY is a group that meets at
noon on the 2nd Monday of the month in the Elizabeth Room. These individuals knit, crochet or quilt
prayer shawls that are given to Ascercare Hospice
of Evansville. During the past four years they have
donated 100 prayer shawls that have been distributed
to hospice patients in a five county area. They also
have donated prayer shawls to parishioners of St. John,
and the Diocesan Wisdom Day each year. They will be
taking the summer off, and will begin meeting again
September 8, 2014. If you would like more information, please call Marty Brown at 459-2024.
CARE OF CAREGIVER – On Monday, June 23, 2014,
there will be a Care of the Caregiver Meeting with
Linda Cirillo in the Joseph Room at 7 p.m. The emphasis of the meeting will be to establish a Support/Prayer
Group for all those involved in caring for others in any
manner.
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PICTURES AROUND THE PARISH
Parish youth gather for a photo before exploring Holiday World.
The Youth Ministry organized a trip to Holiday World May 28th.
StJB students participated in their annual walk to raise
money for Riley Hospital. Here they pose at the Newburgh
riverfront.
St. John the Baptist School teachers smile for the camera on
the last day of school May 22. Classes at StJB will be back in
session on August 7.
Adult Confirmation, June 8, 2014, St. Benedict Cathedral.
From St. John Parish: Debra Elkins (2nd row, 3rd from
right), Theresa Weyer (first row, right side on end)
625 Frame Road
Newburgh, IN 47630-1604
812-490-1000
www.sjbnewburgh.org