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In your charity, please join our parish family in praying for the repose of the soul of Gertrude Dora Sabelhaus of St. Boniface Parish. Gertrude (age 86) died Sunday, July 5, 2020.

ST. MEINRAD, IN – The annual St. Meinrad Parish Fall Picnic will not be held on the church grounds on Sunday, September 20. Parishioners, friends and neighbors are invited to attend this year’s No-Show Picnic through livestream from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Time.

Important information updates regarding the local plan for the reopening of St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish in Spencer County

COVID Farm Assistance Program (CFAP) and Prairie Farms Dairy aim to provide direct relief to rural communities effected by the economic impact of COVID-19, including farmers facing challenges due to the pandemic. With assistance from the USDA, fresh dairy, fruit, and vegetable products are available to the general public regardless of income or need, while supplies last.

Join the Church of the Diocese of Grand Island for the Priesthood Ordination of Deacon Daniel Gilbert 5:00 p.m. Central Time, June 5, 2020. CLICK, TAP, VIEW for Ordination Program and Livestream.

St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish in Spencer County, IN, are preparing to begin in-person worship at our parishes, and I am looking forward to seeing all of you in the coming weeks, as you become comfortable with returning to public Mass. We ask for your patience and understanding as we enter this phase of reopening our churches for public worship. By incorporating these basic guidelines, my hope is that our prayer and life together as a community of faith will be healthy, smart and holy.

On February 11, 2018, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments inscribed a new obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, into the General Roman Calendar. This memorial is celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost. Latin liturgical texts were also promulgated the same day.

In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Mr. Leo Mullis of St. Meinrad Parish.

The Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis grieves over the death of an African American man in Minneapolis on May 25 as well as several other recent incidents of racial hatred across our country, including the violence directed at a mosque in Indianapolis.

As local, state and federal agencies continue to monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) closely, our parish family’s health and safety, including our staff and volunteers, remain of the utmost importance. We expect our public celebration of Mass and other sacraments will begin sometime after Monday, June 1. 

The Spencer County Catholic parishes of St. Boniface in Fulda and St. Meinrad in St. Meinrad each have received a $3,000 grant to assist local residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ, These few weeks of staying in place to fight the coronavirus, although a very short time frame in the grand scheme of things, has felt like ages for many. Though it has been difficult on practically everyone, as previously stated, the decision to close churches was made out of an abundance of caution.

The five Catholic dioceses of the Province of Indianapolis will begin resuming in-person liturgies (e.g. Mass and Sacraments) with restrictions outlined by each diocese and provided to the parishes within their respective jurisdictions.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey’s pilgrimages to honor the Blessed Mother at the Monte Cassino Shrine, typically held each Sunday in May, have been canceled.

Our parish family is getting ready to deliver another round of care packages to identified members of our parish family, neighbors, and friends near our parishes in Harrison Township. Your help is needed!

Join Archbishop José Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop of Los Angeles, in a national moment of prayer in the time of the coronavirus. Together as a nation, we will pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and seek our savior’s healing and protection. When? Good Friday, April 10 12pm Eastern || 11am Central || 10am Mountain || 9am Pacific

In your charity, please join our parish family in praying for the repose of the soul of Claude A. Boehm of St. Boniface Parish. Claude (age 89) died Friday, March 27, 2020. Arrangements for Claude are with Becher Funeral Home, Ferdinand, IN, all immediate services are private with a Memorial Mass scheduled at a later date. Our thoughts and prayers are with Maryetta, their children, grandchildren, and loved ones at this time of sorrow and loss.

The health and safety of our parish family are of utmost importance. St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish in Spencer County, along with the local Catholic Church of Central and Southern Indiana (the 38 counties and one township of Harrison) that comprise the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, as our entire nation  has been closely monitoring the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and taking extraordinary steps to help minimize the spread of the virus.