Archives Committee
Ministry Contact: Martha Felten (812-366-3428)
The Archives Committee came into being in 2014 with two members. That group has grown to nine members now and has accomplished much. Our focus last 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.
2016 2017 2018 Volunteers: 8 10 9
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.2016 2017 2018 Meal Preparation volunteers: 15 16 14 Dessert donation volunteers 81 110 109 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.2016 2017 2018 Sponsor Couples 4 4 3 Men’s Lenten Breakfast
Ministry Contact: Jerry Reinhardt (812-952-2800)
Men from churches in Franklin Township gather 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.2016 2017 2018 Breakfast preparation/hosts 15 15 16 Participants 55 56 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 Life 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 join us!2016 2017 2018 Participants 25 25 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). We celebrated the 175th Anniversary of St. Mary Parish, set record revenue, and learned so much. We can do cafeteria-style and we can do efficient drive-thru! We can sell corporate sponsorship and market in a new and exciting way! We can infuse high energy into our very mature event! Your support and can-do spirit made this a banner year! THANK YOU!2016 2017 2018 Volunteers (all parish familes) 456 449 442 Meals served 3,247 3,616 3,614 Quilts offered 30 30 30 Funds raised $50,694 $50,412 $54,286 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.2016 2017 2018 Participants 17 17 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.2016 2017 2018 Members 55 40 50 $1,220 $2,147 $2,374 Purchases for St. Mary Church $200 $1,148 $1,520 Visits to shut-ins 2 2 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.2016 2017 2018 Participants 13 13 13 Welcome baskets distributed 12 11 8 Widows, Widowers, and Seniors Singles
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 experienced a loss in 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 luncheons (every meeting), guest speakers, and planning for special outings or interest groups. The gifts that each member brings to our group has enhanced our lives!2016 2017 2018 Regular meeting participants 20 11 20 Special event participants 36 6 20