File 2.95 - Sisters of St. Benedict Correspondences from and to the Diocese of Evansville

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Letters, attachments, Ferdinand, 1949-1988

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Content for file: Sisters of St. Benedict Correspondences from and to the Diocese of Evansville

Typed Easter letter from Bishop Henry Grimmelsman, dated March 25, 1949, to all priests and faithful of the Evansville Diocese; part of the letter calls for greater attention to priestly vocations with instructions about who to recommend for minor seminary and who not to recommend. There is also instruction on obtaining the newly blessed oils

Typed Christmas letter from Bishop Henry Grimmelsman, dated Christmas 1962, to be read at all the Masses on Sunday, December 23 - the entire collection for the poor from the Christmas masses is to sent to Chancery Office

Typed letter from Rev. James R. Deneen, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for Evansville Diocese, dated November 20, 1964, to Rev. Mother Julia Goebel in re updates on Sr. Mary Charlotte's work with the schools in the diocese, a request for 2 sisters to serve on a committee evaluating the social studies program, changes in extra duties for Religious music teachers, and a new policy regarding retirement age of Religious to comply with the age for lay teachers at 70 years; an attachment is included regarding policies for Religious music teachers

Typed letter from Paul Leibold, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated April 2, 1968, to Mother Julia, in re a request to Mother Julia to consider staffing needs at Memorial High School, as the Brothers who teach there will be unable to continue to offer teachers; secondly, with probable removal of Priest Superintendent at Mater Dei, would Sisters of St. Benedict consider owning and operating Mater Dei High School? Is Sister Principal prepared to fully run the school in the next school year?

Typed paper with notice for beginning in September 1968, the parish's responsibility for sisters' pay and annual increments, as well as housing, health insurance, payment of utilities, organist's stipend and salary for housekeeper; also lists what the sisters will be responsible for financially - handwritten note indicates this was given to Mother Julia from Superintendent of Catholic Schools, dated July 16, 1968

Typed letter from Paul Leibold, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated April 18, 1968, to Rev. Frederick Walsh, OSB, in re a request for an oratory in the Walsh residence in Ferdinand; the diocese "hereby erect the designated room in the Walsh residence at Ferdinand, Indiana as a semi-public oratory" and to offer Mass there; the time frame for this permission is in force as long as Fr. Frederick Walsh ins in good standing and in residence in this home. (The home was on the property of Monastery Immaculate Conception and provided residence for Mr. and Mrs. Walsh and Fr. Frederick)

Typed letter from Msgr. Clinton Hirsch, Vicar for Religious, Diocese of Evansville, dated August 7, 1968, to Sister Superior and all the sisters in re the results of a survey conducted in May, 1968 relative to Sisters' Confessions and Confessors; there is also an attached letter from Bishop Paul Leibold, with new directives to all the priests in the diocese with new directives for Sisters' Confessions and Confessors

Typed letter from Paul Leibold, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated May 16, 1969, to Mother Julia in re Benedictine Sisters of Memorial Faculty living in the new convent, and the situation with one sister who lives alone in an apartment and ministers at Newman Center, University of Evansville - the sister prefers to continue living alone

Typed letter from Paul Leibold, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated May 16, 1969, to Sister Jeanne Francis, S.P. in re Mother Julia, OSB and decision that the 3 Benedictine sisters who will teach at Memorial High School will live in the new Sisters' Convent; the bishop believed that sisters from different Religious Communities in one house could only be a blessing to all concerned.

Typed letter from Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated April 17, 1973, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress at Convent Immaculate Conception in re reserving the Blessed Sacrament at Benet Hall in the manner previously discussed, and that Mass need not be offered there on a regular basis; also the Bishop does know of any unused Tabernacle that may be available, suggested sisters working in parishes might have some leads

Typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, subprioress, dated April 24, 1973 to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, in re acknowledgement of Bishop Shea's previous letter (see above) and gratitude for his gracious acceptance of the request for the Blessed Sacrament to be kept at Benet Hall; also, the sisters have looked for an unused tabernacle, to no avail and would be grateful if a request were to be put in the Message for an unused tabernacle.

Typed letter from Msgr. Clinton Hirsch, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated March 11, 1974, to Mother Carlita Koch, in re celebrating a marriage of a MHA alum in the Madonna Hall Chapel. Permission is granted; Msgr. Hirsch then identifies the requirements for delegation and recording of the marriage.

Typed letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated March 29, 1974, to Mother Carlita Koch in re a response to arrangement for sisters teaching at Ireland, IN, wherein the sisters pay rent for their occupancy of the convent and in return will be paid a salary for their services in teaching in the CCD program. Bishop Shea asked that Mother Carlita give it a try for one year; if all goes well, suggest it as a diocesan policy

Typed letter from Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated June 5, 1974, to Mother Carlita Koch in re recommending that, because of Sr. Joella Kidwell's work in the Office for Vocations, the diocese is willing to give official status to her position with a title such as Associate Director of Vocations

Copy of typed letter from Mother Carlita Koch, dated June 12, 1974, to Most Rev. Francis Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re thanks for recognizing Sr. Joella's work in the Office of Vocations and both Mother Carlita's and Sr. Joella's appreciation of the official title to be given to her work.

Typed letter from Fr. Mike Hamel, Vocation Coordinator for Diocese of Evansville, dated August 17, 1974, to Mother Carlita Koch in re sharing in disappointment over a news report that aired on Channel 14 and its lack of identifying or interviewing any Sister of St. Benedict

Typed letter from Sr. Joella Kidwell, Assistant Vocation Coordinator, Diocese of Evansville, dated October 10, 1974, to Sisters in the Diocese of Evansville in re Mini-retreat Program for Senior and Junior girls held at the Mission Post; weekend dates for the year are given, request for sisters to gather interested girls from their area, and to volunteer to work on the team with 2 other sisters (preferably at least one from a different community or institute)

Liturgical program for Holy Year Pilgrimage, "Renewal and Reconciliation", sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Evansville and held at Robert's Stadium in Evansville, October 19, 1975, consisting of Prelude and Mass

Typed letter (3 pages) from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated September 9, 1975, to "friends" (all Catholics in the Diocese) in re the evident failure of the Evansville Diocesan Council, after six years of operation, and a proposal as to how to structure a new version of the Diocesan Council

Typed memo from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated November 1, 1976, to NCCB/USCC Most Reverend Ordinaries and Arch/Diocesan Personnel, Religious Institutions and Communities, in re New address and location for Diocesan Offices, Diocese of Evansville

Typed memo from Reverend Michael Hamel, Director, dated October 28, 1976, to Sisters of Saint Benedict in re change of name and telephone number of Sarto Center - to Catholic Center, effective November 5, 1976; flyer listing telephone numbers at the Catholic Center and Happening at the Center attached with the memo

Reprinted letter from Fr. Bill Deering, Chairman of the Secretariat of Worship, sent to all sisters in the Diocese of Evansville, published in InFormation, vol. 7, no. 3, October 4, 1976, a publication of Sisters of St. Benedict; the letter provides information on copyright and requesting permission to copy music

Typed letter from Sr. Judy Yunker, Chair of Justice and Peace Commission, Sisters of St. Benedict, dated April 27, 1977 to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evanville in re Call to Action resolutions; those that can be implemented at community level will be studied by the sisters; those that require action at the Diocesan level, the sisters will be more than happy to support Bishop Shea as he provides leadership in implementation of Call to Action resolutions on the diocesan level

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, Sisters of Saint Benedict, dated June 16, 1977, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re invitation to the bishop to be main celebrant at perpetual profession of six sisters at Monastery Immaculate Conception on Saturday, August 6, 1977

Typed 1/2 page letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated June 20, 1977, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele in re the Bishop's positive response to the invitation to celebrate perpetual profession on August 6, 1977 at Monastery Immaculate Conception

Typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated June 15, 1977, to Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville in re request for faculties for Father retreat directors at Ferdinand for summer retreats in 1977

Typed letter from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated June 20, 1977, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele in re granting of faculties of the Diocese to Father Michel Antoine, OFM, and Fr. Jerome Overbeck, SJ, effective for period of June 23 through July 1, 1977; to Fr. Paul Allen, SJ for the period of July 10 through July 18; and to Fr. Maurus Wallace, OSB for the period of July 31 through August 5, during times of sisters' retreats at Ferdinand

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated June 20, 1977, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re request for permission to have Sr. Judy Yunker deliver homily at the final profession Mass on August 6.

Typed letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated July 15, 1977, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress in re request for Sr. Judy Yunker to give homily at jubilee Mass; only bishops and priests and deacons can give "homilies". But the bishop is happy to give permission to Sr. Judy to speak on the meaning of final vows at Mass - just don't identify it as a "homily" on the program

Typed letter from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor of Diocese of Evansville, dated November 7, 1977, to Rev. Gerard Ellsperman, OSB in re Fr. Ellsperman's request for reservation o f the Blessed Sacrament at Kordes Hall which Fr. Neufelder has referred to Bishop Sheaf who happily granted permission for the occasions of retreat, but not permanently

Typed 1/2 page letter from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor of Diocese of Evansville, dated August 4, 1977 to Sr. Carlita Koch in re granting faculties to Fr. John Tasto for the extent of his visit to Ferdinand

Typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated February 9, 1978, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re the dates for Jubilees for 1978 and an invitation to Bishop Shea's presence at these celebrations

Form letter from Fr. Jean Vogler, director of Communication Office, Diocese of Evanville, no date given, to all Diocesan-affiliated agencies in re time to submit entries to the Diocesan calendar

Memo from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, no date given, to Fr. Jean Vogler in re 1978 entries to Diocesan calendar for events at the Monastery and at Marian Heights Academy

Typed letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, dated March 1, 1978, to Sister Carlita Koch in re the agreement reached on Sisters' stipends for fiscal year 1978-79 - the schedule and proposed contract are attached

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated June 20, 1978, to Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, in re request for faculties for out-of-diocese priests who will be conducting retreats at the monastery

Typed letter from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated June 23, 1978, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele in re grant of faculties to the priests who will be conducting retreats at the monastery between June 24 and August 4, 1978

Typed memo from Bishop Francis R. Shea, dated August 4, 1978 to All Priests, Religious and Others Concerned in re recently adopted Diocesan Employment Guidelines, which is attached to the letter

Typed memo from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, dated September 29, 1978 in re the observance of the Death of Pope John Paul I in the Diocese of Evansville

Typed letter from Rev. Michual Coe, Assistant Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated January 23, 1979, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress in re the granting of faculties to Fr. John Tasto, effective for period of January 23 thru January 25, 1979

Typed letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated January 23, 1979, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress in re the bishop's confirmation that he will be present and will function as requested at Golden Jubilee on Sunday, July 8, 1979

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Agnes Klein, Pastoral Office, Casa Prelaticia Chulucanas, Peru, dated January 24, 1979, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress in re confirmation that Msgr McNabb will be happy to accept the invitation to celebrate the Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving on Saturday, May 26, 1979

Copy of typed letter from Most Rev. George J. Biskup, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Indianapolis, dated March 9, 1979, to Sr. Carlita Koch, Prioress in re the cost of living increase for women religious working in the Archdiocese will increase to 7%, not the actual 9.03%, in order to comply with request from President Carter

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated March 13, 1979, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re invitation to the Bishop to celebrate the perpetual profession of a sister at the monastery on Sunday, July 29, 1979

Typed letter from Rev. James Neufelder, Chancellor, dated March 16, 1979, to Colleagues in Ministry in re the revised descriptive brochure (attached) on the Developmental Services Program for sisters, brothers, and priests of the Diocese of Evansville

Typed letter from Rev. James Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated August 28, 1979, to Friends in re the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II to the US and especially his visit on October 5, 1979 in Chicago to which all religious, priests and Catholic faithful in Diocese of Evansville are invited to attend the Mass in Chicago that day

Liturgical prayer booklet, EUCHARISTIC LITURGY, November 4, 1979, planned and organized by the Sisters' Senate

Booklet, "Whom shall I send?" Produced by Diocese of Evansville Vocation Office, no date given

Typed letter (1/2 page) from Msgr. Clinton Hirsch, Vicar for Religious, Diocese of Evansville, dated January 11, 1980, to Sr. Carlita Koch in re enclosed communication from National Office of Vicars for Religious; also enclosed is a letter from Sr. Elizabeth Kerrigan, Vicar for Religious, Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio explaining that the press corp misinterpreted the Pope's comments that lead to some confusion

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated January 24, 1980, to Rev. Jean Vogler, Communications Office for Diocese of Evansville, in re appended listing of events scheduled during 1980 at the monastery, to be included in the Diocesan calendar for 1980

Typed letter from Sr. Joella Kidwell and Fr. Joe Kane, dated February 1, 1980, to Sisters of the Diocese in re offering to do a workshop on vocations that had been presented to all the priests in the diocese and had been successful. The workshops for the sisters of the diocese is in response to a directive from the bishop to get the sisters' communities involved in vocations

Typed letter from Sr. Joella Kidwell, Vocations Office, Diocese of Evansville, dated March 10, 1980, to Sisters in the Diocese of Evansville in re recruitment of eighth grade girls for G.I.V.E. program for the next year

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Carlita Koch, Prioress, dated April 17, 1980, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop, Diocese of Evansville in re a new development that changes a previously discussed issue of living situations in Dubois County - now the sisters have no proposal to discontinue residing in the convent at St. Anthony, IN

Typed letter from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated August 6, 1980, to Sr. Carlita Koch, Prioress in re the grant of faculties to Fr. Howard Ralenkotter, C.P. from August 8 to August 10, 1980 while conducting a ladies retreat at Ferdinand

Typed letter from Rev. Jerome Neufelder, Chancellor, Diocese of Evansville, dated October 15, 1980, to Sr. Carlita Koch, Prioress in re invitation to attend the third annual Mass of Re-commitment of the Sisters of the Diocese of Evansville, scheduled for Sunday, October 26, 1980 q5 4:30 pm, to be held at Christ the King Church; attached is a letter from Sr. Carol Aspell, a representative from the Senate of Women Religious in the Diocese of Evansville, with some instructions as to response during the ceremony and the call to serve

Typed letter from Carroll T. Dozier, Bishop of Memphis, TN, dated November 26, 1980 to Sr. Carlita Koch in re an invitation to be part of celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Diocese of Memphis to be celebrated at the Coliseum on Sunday, January 11, 1981

Typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated December 2, 1980, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re the upcoming prioress' election and installation, inviting Bishop Shea to preside at the Mass of Installation on May 25, 1981

Typed letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated December 4, 1980, to Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele in re accepting her invitation to preside at the Mass of installation on May 25

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, dated March 18, 1981, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re as follow up of telephone conversation, this is a formal invitation for the Bishop to preside at the Mass of Installation, and to be present for the noon meal

Typed letter from Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evensille, dated March 19, 1981, to Sr. mary Clare Scheessele, Subprioress, accepting the invitation for installataion and meal

Typed letter, in Spanish, from J. Tomas Abreu Herrera, Obispo de Mao-Montechristi, dated 9 February 1981, to Sister Carlita Koch in re asking if the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand might be interested in serving the poor in his diocese (there is a handwritten translation attached)

Typed letter from Sr. Carlita Koch, Prioress, dated April 21, 1981, to Bishop Abreu in re regret that the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand are not available for another mission at this time, noting that we already have sisters servicing in Guatemala and Peru

Copy of typed letter from Sr. Mary Ann Hartlage, Subprioress, dated may 29, 1981, to Most Rev. Francis R. Shea, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville in re invitation to Bishop Shea to be main celebrant for diamond jubilee of sisters, also invite the bishop to dinner

Typed letter from Most Rev. Gerald A. Gettelfinger, Bishop of Diocese of Evansville, dated September 14, 1998, to Rev. Anthony Ernst, Pastor, St. Joseph Church in Princeton, IN in re Kessen Heeke wedding on June 24, 1999, the marriage was scheduled to be held in Monastery Immaculate Conception chapel; because Donna Kessen is a teacher at Marian Heights Academy, Bishop Gettelfinger is granting permission for the wedding to be held at the monastery, even though the parish is the proper place for the wedding. (Sr. Joella Kidwell, Prioress, was copied on the letter)

Printed script, dated October 18, 1982 and signed by Francis R. Shea in gratitude for his years of servicing the Catholic faithful in the Diocese of Evansville

Typed letter from Judith A. Neff, Chancellor of Diocese of Evansville, dated March 1, 2004, to Sr. Kristine Harpenau, Prioress in re an invitation to the Sisters of St. Benedict to nominate 2 sisters for the Diocesan Pastoral Council; from the nominees submitted, Bishop Gettelfinger will select 1 to complete the term held by Sr. Mary Celestin Maurer, whose term will expire on July 31, 2004; the term of the new appointee will be for 3 years, August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2007; attached is a copy of the "Background Information on the DPC for Selection of Council Nominee"

Catholic Diocese of Evanville Form from Sister Kristine Harpenau, dated October 27, 2008, to Diane Csukas, Diocese of Evansville Communication Office in re corrections to entry in Kennedy Directory for Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, IN

These are periodic correspondences, some with attachments, from persons at the Diocese of Evansville Chancery to the Sisters of St. Benedict, Ferdinand, Indiana, and letters to members of the chancery from the sisters.