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ST. CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISH
St. Clement Catholic Church St. Rupert Catholic Church
Established 1880 Established 1865
422 E. Sycamore St. • Boonville, IN 47601 1244 W. Red Brush Road • Newburgh, IN 47630
Parish Staff
Father Jack Durchholz, From the Deacon’s Desk 2
Pastor
Phone: 812-431-6604 As Americans, we’re fiercely proud of our
Email:
jdurchholz@evdio.org independence. In some ways our attitude of self-reliance is
unique in the world. Perhaps it is due to our origins of
Deacon Thomas Lambert escape from the oppression that brought the earliest settlers
Email: twlambert43@gmail.com
Deacon David Seibert to this continent. Some would say the geography and
Email: dseibert@evdio.org wilderness shaped this trait. Whatever the reasons, we
Office Hours: 8:30-12:30 & 1:30-4pm think of ourselves as individualistic. We honor this in our
Mon.-Thurs; 8am-12:30pm Fridays heroes and idols. The rugged pioneer and the singer who
Ms. Barbara Forehand Carter, “Did it my way.” But I have to wonder, does this freedom
Exec. Admin. Assistant
Email: bforehand@evdio.org and independence hamper our ability to grow?
Office: 812-897-4653 Think of the beautiful ivy that grows up the side of an old building.
Ms. Erin Spaetti, Bookkeeper The vine clings to the stone and is trained by the gardener to move upward
Email: espaetti@evdio.org and provide a lush cover. What about the grape vine? Left to its own, it
Mrs. Katie Vollmer, Rel. Ed. Director would wander anywhere it could find purchase. But in the hand of an
Email: kvollmer@evdio.org experienced gardener, the vine is pruned and directed to grow in a way
Mrs. Leslie Keys, CRE, Sacraments
Email: lkeys@evdio.org that bears a lot of fruit. There are other examples, but this makes me think
Ms. Janet Hirsch, CRE, Gr. 7-12 that a guiding hand may sometimes be the best.
Email: jshirsch@outlook.com A vacation trip often begins with a quick check of the map to find
Mrs. Kristin Maurer, Pianist the best route to our destination. In this age of the GPS we punch the
Email: kristinmaurer53@gmail.com address into our phones and the device tells us, turn by turn, the best route
Mrs. Debbie Pounds, Organist
Mrs. Melanie Seibert, Organist to take. Even independent Americans are willing to allow themselves to
Email: seibertspace@gmail.com be guided in this manner. We know that if we don’t follow the directions
Mrs. Judy McNeely, music ministry exactly, we could end up lost. One wrong turn and the unit will have to
Email: jamcneely@twc.com recalculate the route and give you new directions. You can get back on
Mrs. Shirley Byrd, Custodian-StC track but it may require a detour.
Ph: 812-431-4772 Why is it then, if we so quickly allow ourselves to be guided by a
Mrs. Mary Ann Seiler, Custodian & Hall
Ph: 812-629-8528 Coordinator-StR satellite and a phone in our car, that we are so hesitant to follow Christ’s
instructions and subsequently those taught by the Church? We hear in this
Parish Council weekend’s readings, images of straight paths, level roads and smooth
Fr. Jack Durchholz, Council President passage. It seems that God intends for us to reach our destination. The
jdurchholz@evdio.org
Dave Schnur, Co-vice chairman
route is clearly marked in Christ. And yet, we deviate from the path. We
schkii79@aol.com insist on taking a turn when we feel like it. We think we know better and
Kenny Shields, Co-vice chairman then wonder why we feel so lost at times.
kennyshields11@yahoo.com We may not like the feeling of turning over control to someone or
Patty Wilbanks, Secretary
pal3844@aol.com
something else. But as we know from using a GPS, we have to follow the
Tammy Altstadt directions given. We can’t just turn when we feel like it. When we’re on
tammyaltstadt@yahoo.com an unfamiliar road, we place implicit trust in the map or GPS. Likewise
Wes Hack our journey in life brings us to unknown paths. Christ, speaking through
whackone@live.com
Dan Harpenau
His Church, is there to give us directions. He’s there to guide us to our
djharpenau@gmail.com destination. The destination of God’s Kingdom. Advent reminds us of
Angie McVey this journey we are on. Are we willing to follow His lead?
angemcvey@aol.com
Patricia Majors
pamajors719@gmail.com May your Advent journey be blessed,
Welcome to our 4 new members:
Bridget Cron
Deacon Dave
Damian Koch
Craig Vollmer
Bernadette Wargel
Thank you to everyone who was willing
to serve on our Parish Council!
St. Clement & St. Rupert News 3
Mass Intentions Dec.13 articles due by 9am Dec.7, Dec. 20 articles due by 9am Dec. 11. Articles will be printed as
Saturday, December 5, 2020 space allows. Please email bforehand@evdio.org, deliver a hard copy, or call Barb 812-897-4653.
Vigil, Second Sunday of Advent
5:00 pm Helen Freeman (StC)
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Second Sunday of Advent
7:30 am Tim Lockridge (StR)
10:30 am Maurer & Byrd families (StC)
Monday, December 7, 2020
St. Ambrose
8:00 am Communion Service—StC
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Immaculate Conception of Mary
6:30 pm Dec. of Gerald Forler family
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
6:30 pm Brandon Mathies—StC
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Advent Weekday
8:00 am Julie Hester
Friday, December 11, 2020
St. Damasus I
8:00 am Adeline Gunter
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Vigil, Third Sunday of Advent
5:00 pm Margaret Fleming &
Karen Fleming Metzger (StC)
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Third Sunday of Advent
7:30 am Brad Nash (StR)
10:30 am Dottie Hack (StC)
Weekly Memorials
Nov 22 Hildegarde Miller (2000)
Nov 23 Raymond Schmitt (1983)
Margaret Shepard (2010)
George Elzer (2017)
Nov 24 James A. Coomes (1990)
Nov 25 & 28 none
Nov 26 Louis Mosby (1972)
Charles Wilhelmus (1995)
Nov 27 Anna Eble (1965) WORSHIP AT HOME
Franklin “Jackie” Frobeter 2016) The babies at Birthright are
In this challenging time when many of
Dec 6 Lena Gutting (1959) in Need of: us are unable to attend Mass in person,
Dec 7 Anna Seger (1958)
Premature baby clothes here are some ways that you can wor-
Betty Kearns (2016)
Dec 8 James Johnson (1950) Size 5 diapers ship and pray together as a family.
Robert E. Wilson (1990) Maternity clothes Check out our weekly playlists for youth
Leonard Cox (2006) Pacifiers and adults on our new faith formation
Lawrence Heck (2008) Bottles website
Dec 9 Harold Hoefling (1979) Your prayers at stclementfaith.weebly.com.
Dec 10 Alice Hopkins (1976) Continued support from each of These playlists are designed as a menu,
Louise Edward Eble (1995) you…. from which you may pick and choose
Richard Derr (2004) the readings, books, videos, podcasts,
Dec 11 Dorothy Jenkins (2016) Donations should be labeled and can activities, and prayers that interest you.
Dec 12 Karen Fleming Metzger (1977) be left in the back of church or brought Katie Vollmer, DRE
Dorothy Algaier (1979) to St Clement parish office.
Albert Scheessele (1986) Family Counseling is available on a slid-
Ralph Scheller (1997) Birthright Hotline:
1-800-550-4900 ing scale fee from Catholic Charities.
Margaret Fleming (2016) Please call 812-423-5456
St. Clement & St. Rupert News 4
Our Stewardship Account
Collection for November 22, 2020
21st Sunday of the Fiscal Year
Adult .................................. $4,484.500
Child ............................................. $2.00
Loose ...................................... $105.00
Total ..................................... $4,591.50
22nd Sunday of the Fiscal Year
November 29 ...................... $3,668.00
Actual to Date ............... $116,525.18
Mass Stipends .......................... $90.00
Votive Lights ............................. $30.00
Mass Stipends .......................... $60.00
50/50 Club
Carol Cheshire .......................... $20.00
Glenn Oser ................................ $17.50
2021 CALENDAR RAFFLE TICKETS
A $25 ticket enters you for daily drawings.
$30 daily prize, $50 Sundays, $75 if a
5th Sunday, $150 Easter & Christmas.
This year, we sent out a letter asking you
to respond and tell us how many tickets
you would like to have to sell and we will
get them to you. Lic 002423
Also, if you have any favorite numbers, let
us know and we will send them to you if
they are still available.
As always, these make great gifts! They
keep giving (a chance to win) all year long!
We still have a lot of tickets left, so please
request & buy or sell a few and help make
this fundraiser a success!
2020 CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS
Nov 29 #521 Nov 30 #021 Dec 01 #072
Dec 02 #826 Dec 03 #994 Dec 04 #809
Dec05 #640 Congratulations! License 002423
Checks will be delivered to each winner!
SCRIP PROGRAM - Join In !!
BEST FUNDRAISER EVER - IT
COSTS YOU NOTHING EXTRA.
We have SCRIP (prepaid gift cards)
for all your daily needs: groceries, gas,
pharmacies, restaurants, department
stores, Gardening, hardware stores,
hotels, and Wal-Mart. You buy the
face value and we get a % for the
Special Projects Fund.
Stop by the SCRIP table by the
restrooms in the St. Clement Church
Narthex before each weekend Mass
or in the back of church at St. Rupert.St. Clement & St. Rupert News 5
We keep in our prayers…..
Home-Bound Parishioners (Please call Barb at 897-4653 with updates.)
Pat Bennett, Charlotte Davis, Larry & Carolyn Elikofer, Beverly Henzman, Pete & Ruth Keethers,
Daily Scripture Readings Larry Laedke, Jackie Libbert, Denice Martin, Juanita McDaniel, Beverly Nix, Janet Reinhard, Lawton
Sunday, December 6 Wilbanks. Please pray also for our priests, nuns, seminarians, and all members of our Parish
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 family in the Military Service: David Boyer, Jason Goings, Ritchie Hagan, Bryan Hay, Matt Hay,
Psalm 85:9-14 Matt Jenkins, Jon Kaczmarski, Paul Linberg, Ben Luecke, Drew Mayer, Aaron Retter, Nick Retter,
2 Peter 3:8-14 David Shields, Matthew Small, Gordon VanBibber, Amy (Stephan) Woods. We pray In thanksgiving
Mark 1:1-8 for those who have come home safely.
Monday, December 7 During the COVID-19 pandemic, please pray for all people who continue to work in order to
Isaiah 35:1-10 provide the items necessary for the health and general well-being of the public. Please pray also for
Psalm 85:9-14 all business owners and workers whose livelihood has been eliminated or greatly reduced by the
Luke 5:17-26
restrictions caused by this pandemic. Please pray also for respect and peace in our country during
Tuesday, December 8
Genesis 3:9-15, 20 this election process.
Psalm 98:1-4 PRAYER CHAINS/PRAYER REQUESTS: IN MEMORY:
Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Please call Barb at the Parish office 812-897- Please pray for the repose
Luke 1:26-38 4653, at home 812-897-5476 or email her at of the souls of Helen Meyer
Wednesday, December 9 bforehand@evdio.org. God hears us always (wife of Leroy) who died
Isaiah 40:25-31 as we pray for others. November 23, 2020 and Julie Hester
Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10 (daughter of Martha Hester). who died
Matthew 11:28-30 November 21, 2020.
Thursday, December 10 Birthdays
May they rest eternally in God’s
Isaiah 41: 13-20 Sunday, December 6, 2020
peace and be remembered with love
Psalm 145:1, 9-13 Jim Boyles
by their family & friends.
Matthew 11:11-15 Monday, December 7, 2020
Friday, December 11 Our deepest sympathy to Leroy &
Whitley Arnold Emma Bracher
Isaiah 48:17-19 Jennifer Bracher David Forehand Bernie (Dee) Meyer and to Martha
Psalm 1:1-4, 6 Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Hester and all their family members.
Matthew 11:16-19 Beverly Hack Bradyn Warthan
Saturday, December 12 Mary Jeane Wolfe
Zechariah 2:14-17 Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Christmas Mass Times:
(Psalm) Judith 13:18, 19
Lloyd Whittaker The COVID pandemic restrictions have
Luke 1:26-38
Sunday, December 13 Thursday, December 10, 2020 brought many changes to our lives in-
Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11 Mary Ellen Spradlin Calvin Wilder cluding how we celebrate the holidays!
(Psalm) Luke 1: 46-50, 53-54 Friday, December 11, 2020 We sent out a letter asking you to turn
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 None in a reservation for which Christmas
John 1:6-8, 19-28 Saturday, December 12, 2020 Mass you plan to attend so we can in-
Jason Mayes Rachel Fortune sure enough seating within the social
LECTORS for Dec. 5/6 & Dec. 12/13 Sunday, December 13, 2020 distancing guidelines.
5:00 Carol Cheshire Jenny Greer Rene Downs Kathy Utterback Each of the Christmas Masses will be
7:30 Tom Beckman Jay Davis Connie Whittaker held at St. Clement Church.
10:30 Paul Kruse Ann Martin Your Christmas Eve Mass time options
CANTORS for Dec.5/6 & Dec. 12/13 HELP! If you have not seen your birth- are: 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm or 11:00 pm.
5:00 Carrie Boyer Carrie Boyer day or anniversary listed in the bulletin, The Christmas Day Mass will be at 9:00
7:30 Dale/Ally Downey Dale Downey please call the parish office and leave a am. Please turn in your name, phone
10:30 Shirley Byrd Judy McNeely message if I am not here. Thanks, Barb number, number of people in your fam-
ily grouping and the Mass time you plan
Parish Website: http:/ Anniversaries to attend ASAP.
www.stclementparish.weconnect.com December 9, 2020 We will have ushers seat each family as
Faith Formation Website: James & Deanna Price ...........53 Years usual to maximize seating. We will set
Stclementfaith.weebly.com up extra seating in the narthex if needed.
We will use email and our social media
Facebook: sites to announce when a Mass time
GRANNY ANNIE’S CRAFTING BUDDIES
St. Clement Catholic Parish has reached its seating capacity. We
will be getting together Saturday, De-
St. Clement: Religious Education will contact you by a phone call if you
cember 12 at 1:00 PM in the library at
Marriage Prep: St. Rupert Hall. Bring any craft you are need to plan on a different Mass time.
Call Fr. Jack Durchholz at least six months working on. We will gather for some The dispensation of the obligation to
prior to the wedding. crafting fun and fellowship. If you have attend Mass in person remains in effect
any questions, call Mary Ann Seiler at until further notice. Stay safe & enjoy
Anointing of the Sick: call Fr. Jack
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