106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
Tel. (620)724-8717
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Michael Church, Girard
www.stmichaelgirard.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $2,773.75 $95,585.95
Children's Offering $12.02 $650.68
Expenses $80,123.88
Over/ (Under) $16,112.75
Saint Michael Parish Mission Statement:
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 our-
selves 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: Congratulations to four of our kids in Arma who made their first reconcilia-
tion Saturday, April 5
th
: Talon Bonine, Cody Burns, Autumn Calgary, and Drake Kutzman. Con-
gratulations also to their parents for making this possible and for fulfilling their promise to the
Church during their wedding and when the kids were baptized to bring them up in the Catholic faith.
Congratulations and thank you also to all our catechists for their sacrifice of their time, talent, and
treasure to teach these kids every Sunday! God bless you a hundredfold as He has promise! As we
have mentioned last weekend, also four kids in Girard will be making their first reconciliation next
Saturday. We will publish the names next weekend. Include them in your prayers.
Please continue to pray for our Elect, five of them, who will be receiving the sacraments of bap-
tism, confirmation, and communion this Easter Vigil. May they persevere in their desire and contin-
ue to open up their minds and hearts to the grace of God.
We miss to send parish representatives to the Diocesan Stewardship Conference Saturday, April
5
th
! This is a reminder to all of us that there are still lots of things we need to do in our parish. One
for sure is strengthening our stewardship committee to facilitate all the stewardship related activities.
At Saint Josephs, in fact, we still have to organize that committee! Any volunteer? Please let me
know!
Our sympathy and prayers for Jeff DeGarmo and his family for the passing away of his grand-
mother, Helen Dumm last Monday. Her funeral was last Wednesday! Also sympathies to Alban
Madl and his family for the passing away of his wife Catherine Madl last Friday morning, April 4
th
.
The funeral is set for next week either Friday morning, April 11
th
, viewing at 10AM and mass at
11AM, all at Saint Michaels. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord! And let perpetual light shine
upon them. Amen.

Altar Servers:


E. M. E.
Lectors:

Gift Bearers
5:30 PM
Volunteers


Rachel Ausemus
Jim OToole & Mike Martin

Jeff & Linda DeGarmo
Family
10:00 AM
Volunteers


Chris Sponsel
Faith Paoni & Doug Lopeman

Rick & Eileen Bland Family
Next Sunday(04/13/14) Next Saturday (04/12/14)
Apr

05

06

07
08

09
10

11


12

13

Saturday

Sunday

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday

Friday


Saturday

Sunday
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
8:00 AM
8:30AM-3PM
7:00 AM
8AM-6PM
6:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM

Ad Dantis
Ed Perrin
Henry Yartz
Pro Populo
Daughters of Isabella
Stations of the Cross
Ad Dantis
George Volmer Family
Frank Grano
Eucharistic Adoration
Virginia Wise
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Geno Marchetti
Greg Evans
Jim David
Verl Diskin
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard




Mass Schedules & Intentions for April 5th-13th:
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events

Finance Council Parish Council
Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair
April 3rd at 5pm April 8th at 6:30pm

Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall

Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella
Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw,
Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133

That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am
As An Individual Lives, So Shall He Die
This article is about our privileges and duty to attend Mass. We all know
Catholics who do not come to Mass. We ask ourselves why. There are many
reasons given, but it boils down to carelessness, laziness, worldliness, and a
lack of moral backbone. Ive asked priests this question and most of them
believe lack of attendance might be the pursuit of a sinful life. Sin becomes a
habit, no matter which kind, and it works against the individuals return to
Mass. Youve heard the excuses: Priests are in it for what they can get, or
Its just a racket and I dont believe in it any longer. Fr. John Reinkemeyer
once told me a true story about a young man, a student, who stopped attend-
ing Mass and just abandoned his faith. He had similar excuses. Some months
later, he was about to be arrested on a paternity charge. He seized an automo-
bile and tried to escape the police, but rounded a curve at full speed, over-
turned, was pinned underneath and badly mangled. God, he cried to the
state trooper who had caught up with him, Get me a priest. Im dying and I
need a priest! With eternity closing in upon him, he threw aside his mask of
make-believe and faced the terrible reality. Blood was flowing from open
wounds in his neck. The trooper sped to the nearest Catholic Church and re-
turned with a priest. The young man was barely conscious with his glassy
eyes distorted with the wild look of horror that came to him as he realized he
was dying in mortal sin!
The priest bent over him to hear his confession. God! God!, he was mur-
muring half unconsciously, Its too late, too late. A few convulsive twitch-
ings and he was dead. Scripture tells us, As a man lives, so shall he die
This young man was unwilling to make his conduct conform to the moral
code of his religious faith, so he sought to destroy his faith, saying, Its all
bunk, Its all a racket. Father reminded me that this was not an isolated case,
for he had seen it duplicated many times during his many years as a priest.
As practicing Catholics, we are aware that we have an obligation to assist at
Mass on weekends and Holy Days. It is the central act of our worship. The
Mass continues the sacrifice of the Cross throughout the centuries. On the
Cross, Christ offered himself to glorify the Father and make reparation for
sin; in the Mass, Christ still offers himself for these same reasons. It is an
incredible privilege to join with Christ in his sacrifice and to offer ourselves
along with Him, then receive our risen Lord, the body and blood of Christ, in
Holy Communion. Just as we recall great events in our history such as Inde-
pendence Day, we perpetuate the memory of what occurred then with some
sort of 4th of July anniversary celebration. Jesus was aware of the human
tendency to forget and so His own arrangement was to give us the Mass to be
a daily renewal of his Sacrifice on Calvary. In this way, His redeeming work
is made present for us so that we might be able to share in the benefits of that
redeeming death. By the Mass, we cannot forget His death, and He doesnt
forget our present needs. It is our duty as Catholics to join in this weekly cel-
ebration. Many Catholics assist at Mass whenever it is offered. It is the great-
est prayer. Article by Marcel Normand

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,
and acquainted with grief; and we his as it were our
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows;
Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;
and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
-Isaiah 53:3-6


**ReminderServer practice, this Sunday, April 6th after
10:00 Mass!!






We Thank our advertisers for their support!

This is our complete Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday: Saturday Vigil Masses 4PM Arma,
5:30 PM Girard;
Sunday Masses 8:00AM Arma,
10:00 AM Girard
Holy Monday - 7:00AM Girard
Holy Tuesday - 11:00AM Chrism Mass- Cathedral
Note: NO MASS and NO STATIONS this day at Saint
Joseph, Arma
Holy Wednesday - Girard, Mass at 6:30PM
Holy Thursday - Girard, 7PM -Mass of the Last Supper,
Washing of the Feet, and Adoration of the Eucharist until
midnight
Good Friday: Arma - 12 Noon - Stations of the Cross fol-
lowed by Veneration of the Cross and Communion
3PM -Girard Stations of the Cross
6PM - Girard Veneration of the Cross and Communion
March 30th-Saturday Night, Easter Vigil
Girard 8:30PM
Easter Sunday Masses: 8:00AM Arma,
10:00AM Girard

Note: CYM will host the Easter Egg hunt in Girard right
after the 10AM mass on Easter Sunday, April 19th!
God bless you all! Fr. Roger
Daughters of Isabella
The next meeting is this Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30pm at St.
Francis Parish Hall.

**Attention**Save the Date!
On April 26th, we will celebrate the 28th Anniversary of Father
Rogers Ordination to the Priesthood. Mass will be at 5:30pm
followed by a celebration to benefit the victims of the Philippine
Hurricane. Free will donation. Please join us for a fun night of
music, food, games, dancing and fellowship.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
There will be a Formation Session on May 4th at 1:00pm at St.
Francis Church in St. Paul. This session if for individuals who
are either renewing their 5-year commission or are requesting a
mandate for the first time. If you are interested please contact
Father Roger or the parish office, so you can be registered.

K of C Famous Fish Fry
Annual fish fry every Friday during Lent at St. Bridgets Parish
Hall, in Scammon, KS, starting at 6:00pm. Featuring: catfish,
cod, shrimp & New England Clam Chowder. All dinners come
with choice of coffee, iced tea and dessert. Prices vary depending
on dinner/platter choice. Children 6 and under eat free. Carry-
outs are available.

ST. MICHAEL, DEFEND US IN ALL OUR BATTLES!
Hickory Bend, LLC

MA55 5cHbUL
GIRARD ARMA
Sat. 5:30pm 4:00pm
Sun. 10:00 am 8:00 am

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:30pm 3:15-3:45pm

Weekdays before Mass;
anytime by appointment.

STAFF
Fr. Roger Lumbre
Pastor

Janel Scales
Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor


Faith Paoni
Secretary

Rectory Office Hours
Tues-Fri 9AM-Noon
Closed on Mondays
Tel. (620) 724-8717

106 N. Western Ave.
Girard, KS 66743
Tel. (620)724-8717
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Michael Church, Girard
www.stmichaelgirard.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $2,773.75 $95,585.95
Children's Offering $12.02 $650.68
Expenses $80,123.88
Over/ (Under) $16,112.75
Saint Michael Parish Mission Statement:
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 our-
selves 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: Congratulations to four of our kids in Arma who made their first reconcilia-
tion Saturday, April 5
th
: Talon Bonine, Cody Burns, Autumn Calgary, and Drake Kutzman. Con-
gratulations also to their parents for making this possible and for fulfilling their promise to the
Church during their wedding and when the kids were baptized to bring them up in the Catholic faith.
Congratulations and thank you also to all our catechists for their sacrifice of their time, talent, and
treasure to teach these kids every Sunday! God bless you a hundredfold as He has promise! As we
have mentioned last weekend, also four kids in Girard will be making their first reconciliation next
Saturday. We will publish the names next weekend. Include them in your prayers.
Please continue to pray for our Elect, five of them, who will be receiving the sacraments of bap-
tism, confirmation, and communion this Easter Vigil. May they persevere in their desire and contin-
ue to open up their minds and hearts to the grace of God.
We miss to send parish representatives to the Diocesan Stewardship Conference Saturday, April
5
th
! This is a reminder to all of us that there are still lots of things we need to do in our parish. One
for sure is strengthening our stewardship committee to facilitate all the stewardship related activities.
At Saint Josephs, in fact, we still have to organize that committee! Any volunteer? Please let me
know!
Our sympathy and prayers for Jeff DeGarmo and his family for the passing away of his grand-
mother, Helen Dumm last Monday. Her funeral was last Wednesday! Also sympathies to Alban
Madl and his family for the passing away of his wife Catherine Madl last Friday morning, April 4
th
.
The funeral is set for next week either Friday morning, April 11
th
, viewing at 10AM and mass at
11AM, all at Saint Michaels. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord! And let perpetual light shine
upon them. Amen.

Altar Servers:


E. M. E.
Lectors:

Gift Bearers
5:30 PM
Volunteers


Rachel Ausemus
Jim OToole & Mike Martin

Jeff & Linda DeGarmo
Family
10:00 AM
Volunteers


Chris Sponsel
Faith Paoni & Doug Lopeman

Rick & Eileen Bland Family
Next Sunday(04/13/14) Next Saturday (04/12/14)
Apr

05

06

07
08

09
10

11


12

13

Saturday

Sunday

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday

Friday


Saturday

Sunday
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
8:00 AM
8:30AM-3PM
7:00 AM
8AM-6PM
6:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM

Ad Dantis
Ed Perrin
Henry Yartz
Pro Populo
Daughters of Isabella
Stations of the Cross
Ad Dantis
George Volmer Family
Frank Grano
Eucharistic Adoration
Virginia Wise
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Geno Marchetti
Greg Evans
Jim David
Verl Diskin
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard




Mass Schedules & Intentions for April 5th-13th:
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events

Finance Council Parish Council
Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair
April 3rd at 5pm April 8th at 6:30pm

Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall

Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella
Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw,
Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133

That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am
As An Individual Lives, So Shall He Die
This article is about our privileges and duty to attend Mass. We all know
Catholics who do not come to Mass. We ask ourselves why. There are many
reasons given, but it boils down to carelessness, laziness, worldliness, and a
lack of moral backbone. Ive asked priests this question and most of them
believe lack of attendance might be the pursuit of a sinful life. Sin becomes a
habit, no matter which kind, and it works against the individuals return to
Mass. Youve heard the excuses: Priests are in it for what they can get, or
Its just a racket and I dont believe in it any longer. Fr. John Reinkemeyer
once told me a true story about a young man, a student, who stopped attend-
ing Mass and just abandoned his faith. He had similar excuses. Some months
later, he was about to be arrested on a paternity charge. He seized an automo-
bile and tried to escape the police, but rounded a curve at full speed, over-
turned, was pinned underneath and badly mangled. God, he cried to the
state trooper who had caught up with him, Get me a priest. Im dying and I
need a priest! With eternity closing in upon him, he threw aside his mask of
make-believe and faced the terrible reality. Blood was flowing from open
wounds in his neck. The trooper sped to the nearest Catholic Church and re-
turned with a priest. The young man was barely conscious with his glassy
eyes distorted with the wild look of horror that came to him as he realized he
was dying in mortal sin!
The priest bent over him to hear his confession. God! God!, he was mur-
muring half unconsciously, Its too late, too late. A few convulsive twitch-
ings and he was dead. Scripture tells us, As a man lives, so shall he die
This young man was unwilling to make his conduct conform to the moral
code of his religious faith, so he sought to destroy his faith, saying, Its all
bunk, Its all a racket. Father reminded me that this was not an isolated case,
for he had seen it duplicated many times during his many years as a priest.
As practicing Catholics, we are aware that we have an obligation to assist at
Mass on weekends and Holy Days. It is the central act of our worship. The
Mass continues the sacrifice of the Cross throughout the centuries. On the
Cross, Christ offered himself to glorify the Father and make reparation for
sin; in the Mass, Christ still offers himself for these same reasons. It is an
incredible privilege to join with Christ in his sacrifice and to offer ourselves
along with Him, then receive our risen Lord, the body and blood of Christ, in
Holy Communion. Just as we recall great events in our history such as Inde-
pendence Day, we perpetuate the memory of what occurred then with some
sort of 4th of July anniversary celebration. Jesus was aware of the human
tendency to forget and so His own arrangement was to give us the Mass to be
a daily renewal of his Sacrifice on Calvary. In this way, His redeeming work
is made present for us so that we might be able to share in the benefits of that
redeeming death. By the Mass, we cannot forget His death, and He doesnt
forget our present needs. It is our duty as Catholics to join in this weekly cel-
ebration. Many Catholics assist at Mass whenever it is offered. It is the great-
est prayer. Article by Marcel Normand

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,
and acquainted with grief; and we his as it were our
faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows;
Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;
and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
-Isaiah 53:3-6


**ReminderServer practice, this Sunday, April 6th after
10:00 Mass!!






We Thank our advertisers for their support!

This is our complete Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday: Saturday Vigil Masses 4PM Arma,
5:30 PM Girard;
Sunday Masses 8:00AM Arma,
10:00 AM Girard
Holy Monday - 7:00AM Girard
Holy Tuesday - 11:00AM Chrism Mass- Cathedral
Note: NO MASS and NO STATIONS this day at Saint
Joseph, Arma
Holy Wednesday - Girard, Mass at 6:30PM
Holy Thursday - Girard, 7PM -Mass of the Last Supper,
Washing of the Feet, and Adoration of the Eucharist until
midnight
Good Friday: Arma - 12 Noon - Stations of the Cross fol-
lowed by Veneration of the Cross and Communion
3PM -Girard Stations of the Cross
6PM - Girard Veneration of the Cross and Communion
March 30th-Saturday Night, Easter Vigil
Girard 8:30PM
Easter Sunday Masses: 8:00AM Arma,
10:00AM Girard

Note: CYM will host the Easter Egg hunt in Girard right
after the 10AM mass on Easter Sunday, April 19th!
God bless you all! Fr. Roger
Daughters of Isabella
The next meeting is this Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30pm at St.
Francis Parish Hall.

**Attention**Save the Date!
On April 26th, we will celebrate the 28th Anniversary of Father
Rogers Ordination to the Priesthood. Mass will be at 5:30pm
followed by a celebration to benefit the victims of the Philippine
Hurricane. Free will donation. Please join us for a fun night of
music, food, games, dancing and fellowship.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
There will be a Formation Session on May 4th at 1:00pm at St.
Francis Church in St. Paul. This session if for individuals who
are either renewing their 5-year commission or are requesting a
mandate for the first time. If you are interested please contact
Father Roger or the parish office, so you can be registered.

K of C Famous Fish Fry
Annual fish fry every Friday during Lent at St. Bridgets Parish
Hall, in Scammon, KS, starting at 6:00pm. Featuring: catfish,
cod, shrimp & New England Clam Chowder. All dinners come
with choice of coffee, iced tea and dessert. Prices vary depending
on dinner/platter choice. Children 6 and under eat free. Carry-
outs are available.

ST. MICHAEL, DEFEND US IN ALL OUR BATTLES!
Hickory Bend, LLC

MA55 5cHbUL
GIRARD ARMA
Sat. 5:30pm 4:00pm
Sun. 10:00 am 8:00 am

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:30pm 3:15-3:45pm

Weekdays before Mass;
anytime by appointment.

STAFF
Fr. Roger Lumbre
Pastor

Janel Scales
Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor


Faith Paoni
Secretary

Rectory Office Hours
Tues-Fri 9AM-Noon
Closed on Mondays
Tel. (620) 724-8717