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We the parishioners of Saint Michael the Archangel, through leadership and strong traditions are faithful disciples of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. We commit ourselves to be generous stewards of our faith, our parish, and our community. We strive to involve all members to be united in one parish family for the salvation of all. Notes from the Pastor: Those who were born in 1974 up, thank God your mother decided not to abort you! Here you are, alive! This Tuesday is the 40 th anniversary (January 22, 1973) of the infamous ruling Roe vs. Wade. As we all know since then, over fifty millions of innocent lives and counting have been massacred through abortion! People were sad and angered when kids were killed in Newtown, CT. Why does many of them cannot feel the same when it comes to abortion. I have the feeling it was not so before it was ruled that the life in the womb is not a person. After that, people found alibi to harden their hearts resisting the pangs of their conscience. There are lots of valid and strong arguments against this ruling, but as space here is limited, suffice to say my own simple thought: why is it double murder when you kill a pregnant woman if the fetus is not a person? This anniversary is a reminder for all of us to deepen our faith in God and faithfulness to the churchs teachings especially on human life. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, Human Life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a personamong which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life. (No. 2270) Believing, we have also to move into action. The Blessed Pope John Paul II came to this country five times, and on two of those visits declared word for word the same message: As he departed Detroit, Michigan, in 1987, and six years later, as he arrived in Denver, Colorado, he said: America, you are beautiful and blessed in so many ways... But your best beauty and your richest blessing is found in the human person... The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being, but especially the weakest and most defenseless ones If you want equal justice for all, and true freedom and lasting peace, then, America, defend life! Let us pray for all our delegates from our parish and throughout the diocese to the March For Life Next Sunday(01/27/2013) 10:00 AM Max Adams, E. Sisney, E., C., A. Doherty, Mitch Adams Nancy Hofer Doug Lopeman Ron & Mary Breneman
in Washington, DC for their safety and good health. You are all invited again to support our delegates by joining us in our send off mass this Wednesday at Saint Michael Church at 6:30PM. Ninety six of them throughout Southeast Kansas will converge in our parish and the bus will depart from here after their dinner at the hall. I am inviting all of you to come and join us for mass this day as a sign of solidarity and support! Aside from that we are also encourage to pray for the end of abortion and offer some personal sacrifices like fasting this Tuesday for the same intention. You may access the diocesan website to read more about this moral issue. May the words of Mother Teresa inspire us to pray and to act as she said, The greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion, which is war against the child Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. Prayer to End Abortion: Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life, and for the lives of all my brothers and sisters. I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion, yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the Resurrection of Your Son. I am ready to do my part in ending abortion. Today I commit myself Never to be silent, Never to be passive, Never to be forgetful of the unborn. I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement, and never to stop defending life until all my brothers and sisters are protected, and our nation once again becomes a nation with liberty and justice not just for some, but for all, through Christ our Lord. Amen! (This prayer was written by Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director Priests for Life.)

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Dr. King dedicated his life to the advancement of individuals in need. He selflessly gave of his time, energy, and his life in order to bring this country to a Last Week July 2012 to date higher moral plain. During all of his 39 years of life, he devoted himself to bringContributions $1,941.00 $85,926.71 ing equality to all people, regardless of race, religion, or financial status. As a Children's Offering $21.76 $847.04 young man, he became an ordained minister and served with his father as copastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He married Coretta Scott in Expenses $85,074.64 1953 and graduated from Boston University with a Ph.D. in theology the next Over/ (Under) $1,699.11 year. His first pastorate was a Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala. Here, he met Rosa Parks and this was the start of his involvement in the civil rights movement. Saint Michaels Upcoming Events In 1963, he led a march to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and delivered his now famous I Have a Dream speech. The next year, he was awarded the Nobel Finance Council Parish Council Peace Prize for his civil rights work that eventually resulted in the Civil Rights Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair Act guided by Pres. Johnson. On April 4, 1968, he was fatally shot by white racist James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tenn. King was in Memphis to help lead sanitation workers in a protest against low wages and very poor working conditions. Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus Ray came to trial, entered a guilty plea, and was sentenced to life in prison. He Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm died there in 1998. At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall King gave his life to serve others and there would be no better way to honor his memory than to go out into our communities and serve as he did. There are Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella many ways to lend help: mentoring a student, running for a city office to better Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw, Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133 everyone, visit someone at the nursing home or hospital, lecturing at Mass. In his short life, he helped dismantle the legal traces of discrimination and racism. ReThat Man in You Friday mornings at 6am member the man on Monday and strive for the high ideals for which he died.

COLLECTIONS

March for Life Send-Off Mass The Send-Off Mass for the 98 pilgrims who are leaving SEK for Washington, D.C. to participate in the National March for Life will be held at St. Michaels on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend mass to pray for a safe and productive trip for our local representatives. For Your Marriage The Catholic Church cares about your marriage. Well help with information, skills, inspiration, resources, and maybe a little humor along the way. Whether youre dating, engaged, newlywed or a mature couple, youre in the right place, because were For Your Marriage. This is a confidential service. For more information log onto www.ForYourMarriage.org or call (800)8132410. The KING Observance: A Day On, Not a Day Off! This Monday, Jan. 21, our nation honors one of the most famous civil-rights leaders: Martin Luther King, Jr. His actual birthday was last week on Jan. 15; however, when the first observance was set in 1986, the wisdom of Washington decided on the third Monday in January. Mistake. It has now dwindled to a 3 -day weekend for recreation like Memorial Day. Some schools even take the extra day for a longer weekend and close, rather than remain open for programs and educational assemblies to teach students about this fearless man who changed the course of history and Americas culture.

January 22, 1973: A Sad Day for America Can you recall what you were doing in Jan. of 1973? We ran a business in Arma and I was starting a new semester of college teaching. Helen and I kept occupied just handling three grade-school kids with studies and activities. We werent as concerned about outside news then. Of course, some of you hadnt been born yet when the U.S. Supreme Court decided by a 7-2 vote that it was legal to take the life of an unborn child. Since that infamous day, over 53 million children have been cheated of life. This averages to 1.3 million a year or 3600 per day! There was other news that day. Former Pres. Lyndon Johnson died at his Texas ranch and George Foreman defeated Joe Frazier in a boxing match. The Vietnam War would be ended the very next day. What a terrible carnage weve accumulated for ourselves because weve lose respect for human life. To bring this slaughter home, more human beings have died at the Tiller Clinic in Wichita that ALL of the Americans killed in the Vietnam War! In 2003, a former St. MarysColgan student of mine went to the Tiller Clinic to peacefully demonstrate. She saw a parade of young women (some visibly pregnant) walking into that death chamber, not knowing that theyd be forever scarred when they came out. Many believe that life begins at birth, but this generation is the first to grow up in an age where their babybook has their first picture, a SONOGRAM, taken when they were only 3 months in the womb! It IS a baby! We can see the outline and we heard the heartbeat earlier in the doctors office. How much more proof do people need? We see surgery now that occurs on babies IN THE WOMB! Opinions on abortion are changing as the younger generation sees it as violence toward children. Polls show that 63% of high school seniors now believe abortion is morally wrong. Since abortion began in the U.S., weve seen schools and workplaces exploding in violence, horrible child abuse, and now a rise in suicides. Our mission today, if this practice is to end, is to respect ALL LIFE because it is a GIFT. Who do you think is the GIVER? Its not science. Lets all do lots of praying. Articles by Marcel Normand

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