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St. Michael Catholic Church

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 & INFORMATION
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
Rectory: (620) 724-8717
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz
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, 6:30pm

!Altar Society

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

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Will resume meeting in the fall

June 18 Saturday
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21
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25
26

4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 7:00pm
8:30am-3:00pm
Friday
12:00 noon
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz

THE POWER OF ONE

On Mothers Day in 1909, Sonora Dodd went to church. The nation had just observed its first
Mothers Day and the minister spoke at length about mothers and their virtues, but said not a word
about Dads. Mrs. Dodd, who was raised by her father after her moms death, was inspired to create
a day similar to Mothers Day for all fathers. She reflected on her fathers sacrifices in raising six
children alone, then wrote a letter to the Ministerial Association in her city of Spokane, WA,
proposing a day to honor all Dads. She suggested a day in June because her dads birthday was in
that month. The Association liked the idea and scheduled the celebration for the third Sunday of
June in 1910. The idea gathered fire and by 1916, Pres. Wilson proclaimed the day nationally! Mrs.
Dodd died in 1978 at age 96. Shes THE ONE who somehow caused thousands of dads to attend
church on that day, which probably led to many of them becoming regular Christians. Children
watch what parents DO, not so much of what they SAY. A Christ-centered dad will usually have
children who will follow him to church without urging. Observe what ONE PERSON did, in this
case, Mrs. Sonora Dodd. Happy Fathers Day!

--Marcel Normand

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Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

Next Saturday (6/25/16)

!Altar Servers:
EMHC:

!
Lector:
!

5:30 pm

Next Sunday (6/26/16)

10:00 am

Mary Kate Smith &

Sara Goble

Cooper & Cory

Puckett, Carson
Sevart

Carrie Smith

Linda Garrett

Mary Twarog

Ryan Sevart

Gift Bearers Steve & Susan OToole Rod & Barb Murphy
family

COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be at St. Michaels

Hall this Tuesday, June 21, from noon to 5:30. Walk-ins are
welcome! Please contact Linda K. Degarmo at 724-8905 if
you are willing to help.

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

Please pray for parishioners Marjorie Giefer, Herman Masser,

Thurma Masser, Rosemary OToole, Tom Weston, and Judy
Widner who are ill or in need of prayers.

PRAYERS REQUESTED

Our deepest sympathy to Joan Davied whose mother, Barb

Born, passed away Tuesday. Please keep the family in your
thoughts and prayers. May her soul, and all the souls of the
faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.

TOTUS TUUS: JULY 10-15

Mark your calendars! Children grades 1-6 have Totus Tuus
Monday thru Friday (July 11-15) from 9am to 3pm. Middle
and high school youth meet Sunday evening (July 10th) thru
Thursday (July 14th) from 7:30-9:45pm.There is no charge. If
you want to help support the event, you can send a snack item
like fruit, crackers, or cookies for the youth to enjoy.We need
volunteers to feed the team - please sign up at the back of
church. Those providing lunches for the team should bring it
to the parish hall by 11:50 (enough food for the four team
members, plus one helper). Suppers will be at your residence
at 5:30pm. For more info, call Paula Sevart at 620-404-9570.
Your support is important to the success of this program!

CATECHISTS NEEDED

Please consider volunteering to become a catechist or cocatechist (team teach with another) and sharing our Catholic
faith with the children of our parish. You will receive training,
support and a weekly lesson plan to follow. We are in need of
catechists, co-catechists and substitutes for grades 15 (Sunday
mornings) and for high school grades 9-12 on Wednesday
evenings. Call Michelle Puckett at 724-4364 for more info.

Last Week

July 2015 to date

$2,575.00

$126,913.87

$3.50

$723.55

Childrens Offering

When our regular mass schedule resumes with Fr. McKinneys

arrival, there will no longer be a Monday morning mass at St.
Michaels.

WELCOME, FR. McKINNEY!

Connie Morris
Patricia Haderlein
For the People
Dave Gall
No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
No Adoration
No Mass
No Adoration
John Varsolona
Bill & Tillie Niggemann
No Intention
For the People

Contributions

MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE

Sometime during this week, Father Floyd McKinney will arrive at St. Michaels rectory at Girard
with all that he owns and establish himself as the new pastor there. Later, he will come to St.
Josephs at Arma and look over the Church and rectory as he assumes responsibility for his mission
Church. He has been serving as parochial administrator at Sacred Heart Church, Pratt, and
sacramental minister at St. John Church at St. John, Ks. From the map, it appears that Pratt is
about halfway between Wichita and Dodge City with a population similar to Fort Scott, while St.
John, KS is approximately 25 miles directly north of Pratt, a town similar in size to Arma . Our two
parishes have been without a priest since Fr. Max Biltz left for health reasons in mid-February.
Weve not had weekday masses or adoration during this time, only our regular weekend Masses
handled by visiting area priests such as Fathers McElwee, Yoakam, Lanzrath, Malone, and others.
Those who were able to attend the Thursday morning Rosary Group, initiated by Judy Smerchek,
appreciated the opportunity to pray together during this time.
Both parishes seemed elated to learn that Bishop Kemme had appointed Fr.McKinney to begin
around June 21. He was ordained a priest in 1980, so it is safe to say that he knows his way
around. In fact, I became acquainted with him in the nineties when I was at St.Marys-Colgan
High School and he was an assistant pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes. He was a missionary priest in
Venezuela during most of the eighties, so he brings a wealth of experience to us from both foreign
and domestic service. He will also devote time to the Hispanic Ministry in Pittsburg. As to Fr. Max,
I received a letter last week from Fr. John Lanzrath, who is the Vicar for Priests of our diocese, and
he said that hes been in touch with our former priest by phone each week, but recently, he visited
with him in person and asked me to tell parishioners to please persist in your prayers for him as he
continues in his healing journey. Lets remember to pray for Fr. Max to return to good health.
At any rate, Fr. McKinney, were very pleased to have a priest once again and we welcome you to
St. Michaels and St. Josephs.

Mass Schedule and Intentions for June 18 - 26

Collections

We are in need of volunteers to help with raking and debris

clean-up behind the rectory. Please call the parish office,
724-8717, if you are willing to help.

Expenses

$131,073.75

Over / (Under)

($3,436.33)

Building Fund Contributions

$0

Building Fund Loan Balance

$214,798.50

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC)

Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) is a 3-day catholic retreat led by
a team of youth and adults, with a priest as spiritual director.
On a TEC retreat, you will have the opportunity to grow in
your relationship with Christ through talks, group discussion,
individual reflection and prayer, and sharing in the
Sacraments. Many from St. Michael parish will be attending
the St. Paul TEC July 16-18. TEC begins at 10:00 a.m. on
Saturday, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Any youth or
young adult that has finished sophomore year of high school or
adult that works with youth is encouraged to attend. College
students are welcome too. St. Michael parish will pay 50% of
the cost for any parishioner wanting attend.Applications are in
the back of the church or you can register at http://
catholicdioceseofwichita.org/faith-tec/tec. Please promote this
Southeast Kansas retreat, so more retreats like this can be
offered in our area. For more informatio, see Paula Sevart or
Chelsea VanLeeuwen.

FREE LUNCH FOR CHILDREN

The Federal Meal Program will be offering a free lunch for
children ages 18 and under at the Girard Public Library, from
11:30AM-12:30PM Monday-Friday, June 6th-July 29th.

IRELAND & ITALY PILGRIMAGE

You are invited to join parishioners from SE Kansas, led by

Father Borkenhagen of St. Patricks parish in Parsons on a
grace-filled pilgrimage to these holy sites October 2-13, 2016.
In Ireland we will visit the shrines of Our Lady of Knock and
St. Patrick. In Rome, see St. Peters Basilica, Vatican Museums,
attend a papal audience, St. John Lateran, Coliseum, plus
much more. There will be an informational meeting in St.
Francis Rectory, St. Paul, KS on Thursday, June 23rd at
7:00p.m. You can also request a brochure by calling Suzie
Diskin at 620-423-0615 or visit www.proximotravel.com, or
1-855-842-8001.

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