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918 West Mill Road
Evansville, IN  47710
​(812)424-8344
Weekend Mass times
Saturday 5:00pm                                    Reconciliation: 4:00-4:45 pm Saturday evening
Sunday 9:00am                                       Rosary:  4:30 pm Saturday Evenings before Mass

Weekday Mass Times                          
*Monday      8:00 am Communion Service                  
Tuesday      8:00 am Mass                      Parish Office Hours Daily:  8:00 am - 4:00 pm   
Wednesday 6:30 pm Mass                      Closed for Lunch: 11:30 am-12:30 pm
Thursday     8:00 am Mass
Friday          8:00 am Mass

Click HERE for a schedule of other local daily Mass times.

*Starting Monday July 1 there will be an 8:00 am Communion Service on Mondays.
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Fr. Jason will be out of the office from July 22-29.

A Note from Fr. Jason                  
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​This last weekend at Masses, I was without the full force of my voice.  I had been dealing with the crud over the last days but I think on top of that I strained my voice on Friday and Saturday.  I had a funeral that I struggled through on Friday morning, then two marriage preparation meetings before Saturday evening Mass.  I tried pushing through each one and it only made it worse.  My voice was gone and no amount of herbal tea, lemon juice, honey, salt water gargling or cough drops was going to bring it back.  I hid out after Masses as I knew that if I was with people I would naturally try to talk which wasn't going to help my voice.  I felt bad for everyone who had to suffer through listening to "less than my best."  I'm sure that many of you had that "maybe if I clear my throat, he will clear his throat" thought.  It's kind of a natural reaction.  I've been trying to rest my voice after the weekend and hear it coming back as I write this early in the week.
 
As I reflect on being without my voice, I am reminded of how important that is to who I am and what I do.  Even when I tried be compassionate in talking with someone, the voice control was lost...it was only a squeak and no compassion shown.  Each of us have those God-given gifts and abilities that are central to who we are.  If you don't think you have any, think about being without some aspect of your life that seems so common to you.  I certainly take my voice for granted whether it is in preaching, celebrating the sacraments, counseling or even trying to do an impersonation.  Even in my attempt at a Kermit the Frog impersonation, he had a frog in his throat.  All of us have those talents and abilities that are given to us by God.  If nothing else, the absence of the gift God has given me helped to remind me that it is so important to who God has made me to be for others.  It is truly a gift that I shouldn't take for granted.  
 
What are those talents and abilities that you take for granted in your life?  Maybe they are really God's gifts to you, but they are so common to you that you think they are commonplace with everyone.  That is not the case though if you'd happen to ask around.  Not everyone has the gifts that God has given you.  Each of us has God-given gifts and we just need to take time to realize what they are.  We do that in reflecting on our lives in God's presence and talking with God.  We call these activities Prayer.  God will let you know what your talents and abilities are, but then He expects that you'll use them for others.  Don't be worried though as it is a beautiful thing to share with others what God has given you.  I just hope that it doesn't take the absence of any of your gifts to make you realize just how special they are.
 
God Bless,
 
Fr. Jason Gries

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​Communion Service & Liturgy of the Word 
The Differiation of the Two
   
A Communion service and a Liturgy of the Word service are very similar.  The "Liturgy of the Word" is also the first part of every Mass we celebrate.  It includes everything from the procession, through the Scripture readings, to the Universal Prayer, more informally called the petitions.  The Liturgy of the Word service is the same, but concludes with the Our Father and Closing Prayer.  There is no reception of the Eucharist consecrated at a previous Mass.  The Communion service is the Liturgy of the Word, but after the Our Father, there is the distribution of Communion from a previously celebrated Mass.  
  
We have a Communion Service each Monday as a concession since there are few choices for daily Mass on Monday.  When Fr. Jason is gone during the week for ministry or vacation, we have a Liturgy of the Word service.  Communion services should not be multiplied such that we think we can always go to the tabernacle for Communion when a priest isn't present to celebrate Mass.  We are reminded that we are also fed by the Word of God in Sacred Scripture in a Liturgy of the Word service.  We have many other opportunities in Evansville to celebrate fully the Eucharist and receive Communion at Mass.  Please see the parish website for other local opportunities for daily Mass.
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In reparation for the Catholic Church in light of recent reports of misconduct.
In prayerful response to the recent reports of misconduct by members of the clergy in the Church in the United States, we will be praying the Divine Mercy chaplet 10 minutes before our weekend Masses for the weeks to come.  The chaplet was given to St. Faustina Kowalska in Poland in the 1930's through revelations of Jesus.  The chaplet is prayed using a rosary and is easy to learn.  Prayer aids will be in the missalettes.  In the devotion, we pray for God's mercy for ourselves and the needs within the Church as well.  Please do join us as we pray.
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