Fr. Bobby Vogel is a son of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jennings County. After he was ordained he had one of his first Masses at St. Joseph where he grew up. He is now parochial vicar at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church in Indianapolis. If you want to know more about Fr. Vogel’s journey to the priesthood, read … Read More

As part of National Vocation Awareness Week we have been praying for the four men from our churches in Jennings County. Today, we pray for our priest, Fr. Jerry Byrd in a special way. Fr. Byrd converted to Catholicism when he was only 16 years old! He comes from a family of Baptist Ministers. Fr. Byrd’s conversion story was recently … Read More

There’s two great craft fairs this weekend in Jennings County. We’ve also got the November CCJC Memo that’s full of what’s been happening at our churches and a look ahead to what is coming up!   Download the PDF VERSION HERE! There’s 2 pages to this week’s CCJC Memo!

National Vocational Awareness Week is Nov. 3-9. We have four men in seminary formation from our churches here in Jennings County. Each day we will pray for one of them! This week honors and prays for all vocations. Asking a man if he ever considered being a priest means more than you might think. Studies show that just asking a … Read More

It’s National Vocation Awareness Week where we pray for all vocations — priesthood, religious life, marriage and consecrated life. We’ve got four men in seminary formation from our churches. We will pray for each one this week — a notification will be sent! There’s also some Save the Dates in our CCJC Memo so please check it out! The PDF … Read More

All Souls’ Day is November 2, just one day after All Saints Day.  This holy day celebrates all the faithful departed. We’ve got some beautiful events planned for the Catholic Churches of Jennings County. First there is an All Souls’ Day Mass on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 a.m. This will be a Traditional Latin Mass offered by Fr. Jerry … Read More