Printed in The Message on January 25, 2010--The Catholic newspaper for the Diocese of Evansville
Eighth grade students from parish religious education programs and schools were selected by teachers for their outstanding work on projects focused on vocations within the Church.  The other participants were awarded certificates at their home parish.

The Serra Club conducts the program each year to encourage the students to give serious consideration to their own vocation.

A variety of projects were projects were undertaken by the students, including essays, written reports, posters and Power Point presentation, creating coloring books, scrapbooks and poems.

One student created an essay in the form of a game show with the final round asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” He addressed each type of vocation and what was involved in each. The game concluded with the constant being asked to phone a friend – that friend being the Holy Spirit.

Father Bernie Etienne, who recently completed almost 15 years as director of the Diocesan Vocation Director, was the speaker.

         

Those honored were:

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Christ The King Parish – Hugh Ehrensbeck and Madi Batten

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Corpus Christi – Megan Fulton and Caroline Scales

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Good Shepherd – Olivia Shafer and Meaghan Davis

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Holy Cross – Kate Bittner and Jacob Sellers

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Holy Redeemer – Alison Mayer and Brianna Cano

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Holy Rosary – Charles Haynie, Victoria Schaefer and Hannah DiNardo

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Holy Spirit – Erik Slow and Jantzen Emery

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Resurrection – Tamarea Kramer and Haley Rheinlander

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Sacred Heart – Melissa Bowers and Kelly Lehman

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St. Agnes – Megan Steinkamp and Chloe Mayer

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St. Anthony -- Luis Bush

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St. Benedict – Mary Birkhead, Regan Clark and Jacob Albin

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St. Bernard, Rockport -- Lauren Kane and Michaela Claise

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St. Boniface -- Hannah Truong

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St. James – Shelbi Ziliak and Martin Coyle

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St. John the Baptist, Newburgh – Amber Reiff, Anna M. Kalt and Madalyn R. Schadler

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St. Joseph, County – Jacob Englert, Jacob Stratman and Alexis Will

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St. Phillip – Baylee Flittner and Samantha Weinzapfel

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St. Theresa – Haeli Wolf and April Gossman

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St. Wendel – Alexandria Schmitt, Ashlyn Spahn and Kendall Crowder

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St. Peter and Paul -- Jade Hofman