File 2.95 - Diocese of Evansville, Brief Histories, Diocesan Jubilee Celebrations; Diocesan Services, Catholic Charities, Ordinations, A PROGRAM FOR PARISH RENEW 1983-1985

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Diocese of Evansville, Brief Histories, Diocesan Jubilee Celebrations; Diocesan Services, Catholic Charities, Ordinations, A PROGRAM FOR PARISH RENEW 1983-1985

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Brochures, newspaper clippings and supplements, map, 1944 to present (1982-1985 Diocesan Renew Program)

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    Content for file: Diocese of Evansville, Brief Histories, Diocesan Jubilee Celebrations; Diocesan Services, Catholic Charities, Ordinations, A PROGRAM FOR PARISH RENEW 1983-1985

    FOLDER A
    Typed paper, Chapter II: History of Catholicism in Evansville, Indiana; Chapter III: Characterization of the City of Evansville, Indiana, excerpts from Masters Thesis entitled: LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR ADULT CATHOLIC READERS IN THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA - A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY, by Sr. Mary Kenneth Scheessele, OSB, Ferdinand, Indiana, 1955

    Booklet, soft cover CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF EVANVSILLE: Dedication Ceremonies, Sunday, November 17, 1957 for Holy Trinity Church and Chancery Office

    Photocopy of newspaper article, "Early History of the Church in S.W. Indiana" newspaper unidentified, but probably THE REGISTER OF SOUTHWEST INDIANA, June 10, 1966

    Book, soft cover (2 copies), DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE 1944-1984: HOLY DAY and HOLIDAY REFLECTIONS, editor: Msgr. Jerome Neufelder, publisher: Rev. Joseph Ziliak, 1984; the book contains essays written by Bishop Henry J. Grimmelsman, between 1948 and 1965

    Photocopy of newspaper article, "Diocese of Evansville: 1944 to 1969" supplement to THE CRITERION< EVANSVILLE EDITION, Vol. II, No, 51, December 18, 1969

    Photocopy of newspaper article, "History of the Diocese of Evansville" THE MESSAGE, May 12, 1989, special edition

    Typed copy of MISSION STATEMENT, Diocese of Evansville, Indiana (no date given)

    Typed paper, OVERVIEW FROM THE FUTURE PARISH STAFFING COMMITTEE, August 29, 1999, presented by a member of diocesan Future Parish Staffing Committee, formed at the request of Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger; ;the paper was presented at a meeting of the Jasper Deanery

    Printed brochure, DIOCESAN SERVICES for the Catholic Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, no date of publication

    Photocopy of insert from THE MESSAGE, "Schools in the diocese underway for 2002 - 2003, includes directory of each school in the diocese of Evansville, no date of publication given

    Typed paper, "The Importance of Monastery Immaculate Conception Church, Ferdinand, Indiana to Diocese of Evansville" no author, no date given

    Typed letter from Most Reverend Joseph M. Siegel, DD, STL, Bishop of Diocese, dated May 10, 2024, to Priests, Deacons, Diocesan Staff, in re the imminent arrival of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles to the Diocese of Evansville. They are a cloistered, contemplative community and are occupying the former Poor Clare Monastery on Nurrenbern Road, Evansville

    Pocket portfolio produced for 40th Anniversary of the Diocese of Evansville, 1944-1984

    FOLDER B
    Booklet, CATHOLIC CHARITIES Diocese of Evansville: Second Annual Report, 1946

    Booklet (2 copies) HISTORIC EVANSVILLE: A Self-guided Tour of Downtown Evansville, Indiana, produced by the City of Evansville, no date given but Welcome note on page 1 is from Frank F. McDonald, Jr. who was mayor of Evansville between 1987 and 2000

    Booklet: HISTORIC WEST FRANKLIN STREET, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, produced by the City of Evansville, most likely at the same time as the above booklet, HISTORIC EVANSVILLE, introductory Welcome is from Frank F. McDonald, Jr, mayor of Evansville between 1987 and 2000

    Envelope: Christmas acrylic ornament (2) with 50th anniversary emblem celebrating 50 years of the Diocese of Evansville, 1944-1994

    Liturgy booklet for Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacon, celebrated at St. Benedict Cathedral, Saturday, July 9, 2005 (one of the men ordained was an oblate of Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, William Heberling (deceased)

    Printed program, Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville Annual Dinner Program, May 15, 2001 (Sr. Joella Kidwell gave the invocation; Sisters Mary Jane Kiesel, Victoria Pohl, and Barbara Lynn Schmitz were special guests)

    Booklet, Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville Annual Report, 2000

    Booklet, The Catholic Church of Southwestern Indiana 50th Jubilee Map, 1944-1994, produced by the Diocese of Evansville

    Booklets, papers, prayer card, registration form for RENEW: A PROGRAM FOR PARISHES, booklets produced by RENEW Service Team, Office of Pastoral Renewal, Newark, New Jersey, 1985

    Photocopy of newspaper article, "Diocesan jubilee celebration begins November 11" THE MESSAGE, November 4, 1994

    Photocopy of newspaper article, "Parishes of the Diocese: What's in a name?" THE MESSAGE, November 4, 1994

    Photocopy of newspaper article, "Religious communities serve the diocese" THE MESSAGE, July 1995

    Liturgy booklet: JUBILEE CELEBRATION October 22, 1995 at PAC Arena on the campus of University of Southern Indiana

    Typed sheet, JUBILEE PROCLAMATION, given on the 11th day of November, 1994 and signed by Most Reverend Gerald A. Gettelfinger, Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Evansville

    White folder with diocesan seal, contains 2 copies of the liturgical booklet for the Dedication Ceremony of St. Benedict Cathedral, April 11, 1999; the back of the folder contains a print of St. Benedict Cathedral, created by Evelyn Steinkuhl, 1993

    Computer pages from website of Catholic Diocese of Evansville, explaining the purpose of the Synod on Synodality: A Time to Listen; also includes worksheets for Listening Sessions; accessed from https://www.evdio.org/synod.html, January 5, 2022

    Printed flyer from Diocese of Evansville, announcing local event for Eucharistic Congress: A Revival for your Heart, Life for your Soul, at Old National Events Plaza, Evansville, Indiana, Saturday, January 13, 2024

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    The Diocese of Evansville was established on November 11, 1944. Henry J. Grimmelsman was installed as first bishop on January 3, 1945. The HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE appear in THE MESSAGE, Vol. 19, No. 36, May 12, 1989. These materials concern the history of the Diocese of Evansville which was formed from a portion of the Diocese of Indianapolis, which was formed from the Diocese of Vincennes, which was formed from earlier dioceses of Bardstown, Baltimore, and Quebec.

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