End of the Year Contribution Summary

St. Michael Catholic Church

Just a reminder: If you need your tax deductible gifts summary for
2014, you can either write your name on the sign up sheet at the
entrance of the Church, or you can call the parish office and leave
your name and we can print and mail your summary. This will save
time and resources. Thank you for your understanding.

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre

Notes from the Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE GIRARD
Saturday
5:30 pm
Sunday
10:00 am

ARMA
4:00 pm
8:00 am

CONFESSION
GIRARD
ARMA
Saturday
2:00-2:30 pm 3:15-3:45 pm
Weekdays before Mass
Anytime by appointment
RECTORY HOURS
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
Closed Mondays
(620) 724-8717

STAFF Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre

Secretary: Faith Paoni
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stmichaelgirard.com
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
Tony Stonerock, Chair Dale Coomes, Chair
TBA
TBA

!Rosary Altar Society

Knights of Columbus
4th Monday of Month 1st Tuesday of Month
6:30pm in hall
7:00pm in hall

!Helping Hands

More Reflections On the Popes Visit to the Philippines About Crying This reply is a continuation
of what the Pope considers most moving moment in his Philippines visit during the inflight interview back to
Rome. He was asked about what was the touching moment of his visit. The other thing is the weeping. One of
the things that is lost when there is too much wealth or when values are misunderstood or we have become
accustomed to injustice, to this culture of waste, is the capacity to cry. This is a grace we must ask for. There is a
beautiful prayer in the ancient missal, for crying. It went more or less like this: Lord, you who have made it so that
Moses with his cane could make water flow from a stone, make it so that from the rock that is my heart, the water
of tears may flow. Its a beautiful prayer. We Christians must ask for the grace to cry, especially well-to-do
Christians. And cry about injustice and cry about sins. Because crying opens you to understand new realities, or
new dimensions to realities. This is what the girl said, what I said to her. She was the only one to ask that question
to which there is no answer, why do children suffer? The great Dostoyevsky asked himself this, and he could not
answer. Why do children suffer? She, with her weeping, a woman who was weeping. When I say it is important
that women be held in higher consideration in the church, its not just to give them a function as the secretary of
a disaster, though this could be ok too. No, its so that they may tell us how they feel and view reality. Because
women view things from a different richness, a larger one. Another thing I would like to underscore is what I said
to the last young man (at the meeting with young people), who truly works well, he gives and gives and gives, he
organizes to help the poor. But dont forget that we too need to be beggars, from them, from the poor. Because
the poor evangelize us. If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we cannot understand Jesus message. The
poor evangelize us. I go to evangelize the poor, yes, but let you be evangelized by them. Because they have values
that you do not.

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Friday mornings at 6:00am in hall

Marriage and Family Life Week Celebration February 8-14! Next weekend we will be celebrating
Marriage and Family Life Week! "The upcoming observances of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14), World
Marriage Sunday (Sunday, Feb. 8), and Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) provide an opportunity to celebrate the gift and
blessing of marriage and to affirm and support engaged and married couples," says Bishop Richard Malone.
The Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth offers the following resources to bishops, priests,
deacons, married couples, and lay men and women to help celebrate and live the great gift of married life. If you
have internet access, you may go to the USSCB website and click on the link of the celebration. Our diocese has
lined up activities that couples can participate in to strengthen their married life. You may access them at our
diocesan website, cdowk.org. We also have an insert in this weekends bulletin for your guidance and reflection.

Thank God for A Peaceful March For Life! We are glad the pilgrims are back safe to the diocese. Bishop
Kemme went to lead the group from Wichita. We are proud of Pat Westhoff for continually volunteering to go.
There were three others from Saint Michael parish who went with their respective schools group Madison
Smith, Hayden Bauer and Audrey Bauer. We are proud and thankful for their participation. I am asking anyone
who would be interested to organize a group from our parishes in Girard and Arma or to join the group for
March For Life next year (we will not stop until the law allowing abortion is reversed) please let me know. As the
March For Life this year is done, we are still encouraged to continue to pray for the end of this heinous crime of
aborting babies! Those in favor of it are definitely blinded by the lies of the devil of the immorality and evil of
this act. May the grace of our loving Father soften the hearts of those people. May our legislature open their
minds and hearts for Gods guidance and have the moral courage to stand for the truth, even to the point of
endangering their political popularity!

Congratulations and Welcome to the Catholic Community: Lucas David Garrett, the son of Craig and
Jaycie Jacob Garrett, receives the sacrament of baptism this Saturday by Fr. John Fogliasso. Fr. John is a
classmate of Craig. He presided over Craig and Jaycies wedding and now he is privileged to baptize their first
baby. What a blessing for both the family and Fr. John. Please pray for Lucas David Garrett and his family.

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Jan. 31 - Feb. 8

Jan. 31 Saturday
Feb. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
7:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30 pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-3:00pm
Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

Mary Ginardi
Frank & Barbara Doue
Charles & Virginia Schaub
Pro Populo
No Mass
No Intention
Mary Masser
No Intention
No Adoration
Alta Cozad
No Adoration
Mary Ginardi
Cathrine Madl
Joe & Betty Youvan
Pro Populo

Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

Altar Ministers for Feb. 7 & 8

Next Saturday (2/7/15)

!Altar Servers:
!EMHC:
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Lector:
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Gift Bearers

5:30 pm

Next Sunday (2/8/15)

10:00 am

Thank You for your Generosity!

St. Michaels Angels would like to thank everyone this Christmas

Season for their generosity in giving this year. The Angels were
blessed with prayers and gifts for fourteen families totaling thirty
three children. Also would like to thank all the volunteers who
donated their time in the delivering and wrapping of gifts and
serving breakfast to the parents as they picked up their items. The
families were so grateful and showed so much appreciation for all
that the Parish had provided for them at this special time of the year.

Visiting the Sick and Elderly

As a part of our Christian Service Committee we are organizing a

group that will be visiting our sick and homebound of the parish. We
have had several parishioners interested in being a part of this group.
Thank You for your Stewardship! We would appreciate people
sharing the names of any sick or homebound in our parish that could
benefit from a visit or a hot meal. Please contact Barb Duling at
238-0638, or email me at ricdulin@ckt.net.

Knights of Columbus Baby Shower

The Girard-Arma Knights of Columbus Council 7607 will be

conducting the 16th annual Pro-Life baby shower during the month
of January. This is a Pro-Life clothing & supply drive to benefit
mothers-to-be who might otherwise choose abortion, and also to
benefit the unborn that might not otherwise be given the Right-ToLife". Parishioners are asked to donate new or used baby or
maternity clothing, baby and pregnancy supplies, diapers, bottles,
formula, etc. Receptacles will be placed in both churches for
depositing items. Thank you!

Soup and Chili Feed

The Immanuel Lutheran Church (3 miles north and 1 1/4 East of

Brazilton) is having a soup and chili feed on Sunday, Feb. 8 from
11am to 1pm at their hall. This is to benefit the Brazilton Ruritan
projects.

ReMembering Church Invitation

ReMembering Church is an outreach ministry to those who have left

the active practice of their Catholic faith and are considering a
return. Often it is difficult for those who've been away to take the first
step to more active participation. You could help by inviting them to
our sessions. Or better yet, offer to come with them! Sessions are held
from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at St. Mary's Elementary School, 301 E 9th St.,
at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Pittsburg. We welcome those from
other parishes who are seeking to re-engage in their home church.

Jerry Hanson

Tony Stonerock

Ruth Duling

Jeanie Herod &

Marilyn Bradshaw

Denny Heidrick &

Mary Ann Heidrick

Winter Catechetical Summit - February 7

Ralph Martin, professor of the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart

Major Seminary in Detroit, will be our guest for this years Catechist
Formation Luncheon on Saturday, February 7th from 11 am-2 pm.
Dr. Martin, who is one of Pope Francis advisors on the New
Evangelization will give two talks: The Place of Catechesis in the
New Evangelization, and Being Witnesses to Christ. Dr. Martin
will also give a general session open to the general public Saturday
evening at 7 pm. His topic will be The Urgency of the New
Evangelization. Both of these events will take place at Church of
the Magdalen in Wichita. Registration for both events is available
online at cdowk.org under the Office of Faith Formation link.

Donate Your Old iPod

The Alzheimers Association Heart of America Chapter is

sponsoring The Music and Memory Program. Music is profoundly
linked to personal memories, even for persons with severe dementia.
The Music and Memory Program connects individuals with
Alzheimers disease or a related dementia to an iPod loaded with a
personalized playlist, often reducing instances of difficult behavior in
those individuals. They are asking for donations of new or used
iPods, charging cords, and/or iTunes gift cards.
For more
information or to donate, call the Alzheimers Association at
(620)778-1806.

St. Michael Bookmarks

Thank you to Paul Gardner for personally making bookmarkers with

the Prayer to Saint Michael on it. On his own will, he thought we can
make use of them, and I believe we do, and so he spared some of his
3Ts for this purpose. Thank you Paul for your stewardship. Thank
you to Faith Paoni for placing them in our missalettes so you can use
them to mark the pages.





- Fr. Roger

Totus Tuus 2015 Dates

For those of you who are beginning to make summer plans, save the
dates of June 14 through 19 for Totus Tuus! Thank you to Paula
Sevart, Totus Tuus coordinator, for reserving our week.

Jocelyn & Ethan Brokob Abi, Carter & Ethan

Doherty

Rhonda Stonerock

DCYC Registration

The 2015 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference is scheduled for

March 14-15th in Wichita. This years theme is Do not conform
yourselves to this age, but be transformed by the pleasing & perfect
will of God. The speaker is Sarah Swafford, a national speaker and
founder of Emotional Virtue Ministries. She speaks to people of all
ages on a variety of topics such as: Emotional Virtue, Dating and
Relationships, Modesty of Intentions, and Interior Confidence. Ms.
Swafford is a graduate of Benedictine College and has been involved
in ministry for over ten years. So far we have 5 youth signed up to
go. Deadline for registration is Feb 6th. Registration forms are on the
Diocesan website (cdowk.org) or can be picked up from Michelle
Smith-Puckett at PSR class next week. Please have registration forms
turned into Carrie Smith or Rachel Ausemus by Feb 5th. For any
questions call Carrie Smith at 724-6684 or Rachel Ausemus at
249-9795.

Finally, please continue to include in your

prayers the sick members of our parish
community. Thank you and God bless you all!
Fr. Roger

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