| Archives Committee Ministry Contact: Martha Felten (812-366-3428) The Archives Committee came into being in 2014 with two members. Theat group has grown to nine members now and hs accomplised much. Our focus las year was the upcoming 175th Anniversary year at St. Mary, 2018. We embarked on a project to collect data and compile an anniversary booklet of the last 25 years of St. Mary history. This will serve to update the previous history of St. Mary, the Sesquicentennial (1843-1993 History, which was published in 1993. Our work is in edit now and should be published later this year. A mini-museum and display case resides at the end of the hallway in the Parish Life Center. It can be changed and grow according to interest and now holds the Sesquicentennial celebration Quilt. We encourage you to lend or donate items of St. Mary history for the display. Hours of work were also invested in a cemetery website, and it is still a work in progress. Currently the Committee meets on the first Saturday of the month at 10:00am. Going forward the Committee sincerely asks a young adult or number of adults to collect and preserve data for the next 25 years. Please join us. |
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| Total number of volunteers: | 2016 (8) | 2017 (10) | 2018(9) |
| Bereavement Ministry Ministry Contact: Michelle Fessel (812-952-2853) Have you lost a loved one to death? A group of men and women meet to support one another through prayer and discussion associated with such losses. The eight week session offers the opportunity to connect with others with similar life changing events and to share their stories. This ministry is offered in the fall of the year. |
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| Total number of volunteers: | 2016 (6) | 2017 (0) | 2018(__) |
| Funeral Meals Ministry Contact: Lennie Reinhardt (812-952-2800) St. Mary Church is pleased to offer the Funeral Meal ministry for those who experience the death of a loved one. Following each funeral Mass in our parish, family and friends of the deceased are invited to the Parish Life Center (cafeteria) for a meal and fellowship, provided at no charge to the family. Volunteers are needed to help prepare the meal or to donate desserts. The ministry is a gift to the bereaved, allowing them time to relax and enjoy the company of loved ones and friends. |
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| Total number of volunteers: | 2016 (15) | 2017 (16) | 2018(14) |
| Dessert donation volunteers | 2016 (81) | 2017 (110) | 2018(109) |
| Marriage Sponsor Couples Ministry Contact: Michelle Fessel (812-952-2853) In order to support and prepare couples for the sacrament of marriage, sponsor couples help engaged couples explore their relationship strengths and areas requiring further work. The goal of the relationship is to encourage the engaged couple to communicate about and, if necessary, make changes on important relationship issues. Sponsor couples utilize their own experience and life lessons as mentors to the engaged couple. |
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| Total Sponsor Couples | 2016 (4) | 2017 (4) | 2018(__) |
| Men’s Lenten Breakfast Ministry Contact: Jerry Reinhardt (812-952-2800) Men from churches in Franklin Township gather together each week during Lent to spiritually focus on the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This breakfast series is for men and their sons, so that they may fellowship with other men seeking a closer relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Each week includes breakfast and a guest witness speaker. Please consult the bulletin for the schedule of dates, times and locations. |
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| Total number of breakfast preparation/host | 2016 (15) | 2017 (15) | 2018(16) |
| Total number of participants | 2016 (55) | 2017 (56) | 2018(50) |
Over 55 Group Ministry Contact: Phyllis Combs (812-952-2560) The group meets the second Wednesday of every month, unless otherwise noted in the bulletin. We begin with Mass at 11:00 am, followed by a free lunch at 11:30 am in the parish center cafeteria. The afternoon is spent with fellowship, playing cards, etc. We celebrate member's birthdays with individual cakes and always have door prizes at our events. It's a relaxing afternoon for all we truly enjoy preparing your meals and spending the afternoon in your company. All seniors are welcome and we would love to have you joi us! |
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| Total number of participants | 2016 (25) | 2017 (25) | 2018(18-23) |
| Parish Picnic Ministry Contact: Rick Geswein (812-952-2558) Each year, the parish picnic serves as the premier fellowship and fundraising event in our parish community. The picnic takes place on the second Sunday of August, and all parish families are expected to participate. Details and specific volunteer roles are announced in the summer months leading up to the picnic. This year was the 84th running of St. Mary’s Picnic (64th in a row- only taking a break durring World War II). |
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| Total number of participants | 2016 (456) | 2017 (449) | 2018(__) |
| Total number of meals served | 2016 (3,247) | 2017 (3,616) | 2018(__) |
| Total number of quilts | 2016 (30) | 2017 (30) | 2018(__) |
| Total funds raised for parish | 2016 ($50,694) | 2017 ($50,412) | 2018(__) |
| Quilters Ministry Contact: Anna Geswein (812-952-2371) The quilting group meets every Monday in the school at 8:00 am in Room 101. The quilts produced are raffled at our annual parish picnic. The quilters bring their lunch, but participants come and go as their schedules permit. Some men and women work from home. (Cross stitch quilt tops, embroidered or cross stitch blocks are available to be worked at home.) Non-quilters are encouraged to come and learn. Someone is always glad to teach. |
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| Total number of quilters | 2016 (17) | 2017 (17) | 2018(17) |
| St. Anne’s Altar Society Ministry Contact: Jane Stewart (812-969-2086) St. Anne’s welcomes all women, 18 years and older, to join the Altar Society. The purpose of this organization is to support the parish (particularly the needs of the Church building, such as decorating, vestments, linens, and furniture) and the community through philanthropies like Hosparus, Crusade for Children, St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities, local soup kitchens, and clothing closets. |
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| Total number of members | 2016 (55) | 2017 (40) | 2018(50) |
| Total donations to charities/causes | 2016 ($1,220) | 2017 ($2,147) | 2018($2,374) |
| Total purchases for St. Mary Church | 2016 ($200) | 2017 ($1,148) | 2018($1,520) |
| Number of visits to parish shut-ins | 2016 (2) | 2017 (2) | 2018(2) |
| Welcoming Committee Ministry Contact: Virginia Hublar (812-989-2072) Dawn Hublar (812-989-2074) A subcommittee of St. Anne’s Altar Society, the Welcoming Committee reaches out to newly registered members of our parish community. The Committee assembles welcome baskets for new members, containing inspirational materials and parish ministry information. Inspirational cards, hand-made by one of our parishioners, are mailed out to new members each month for their first year at St. Mary. |
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| Total number of participants | 2016 (13) | 2017 (13) | 2018(13) |
| Number of welcome baskets distributed | 2016 (12) | 2017 (11) | 2018(8) |
| Widows, Widowers, and Single Seniors Ministry Contact: Clara Foushee (812-952-2332) Susan Wohlfarth H (812-366-8122) C (502-645-8018) We began in 2016 but expanded to include Senior Singles in 2017. We are an outreach social group who meets almost every month to share food and fun with those who have experiened a lossin their life. We all benefit by supporting and encouraging fellowship among the group members. We are always open to anyone joining us, or members bringing a friend who might need our support. The core gatherings enjoy pitch-in lucheons (every meeting), guest speakers, and planning for special outings or interesti groups. The gifts that each member brings to our group has enhanced our lives! |
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| Total number of regular meeting participants | 2016 (20) | 2017 (11) | 2018(17-20) |
| Total number of special event participants | 2016 (36) | 2017 (6) | 2018(6-20) |