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St. Joseph 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
Wednesdays 9:00 am - Noon
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre
Secretary: Georganne Galichia
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stjosepharma.com
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
Thursdays from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
6pm
After 5:30 mass
TBA
TBA

!St. Ann Altar Society

Next meeting in Feb.

Date TBA

Knights of Columbus
1st Tuesday of Month
7:00pm, St. Michael hall

From the Pastor

Pray for our children who will be receiving their First Communion next Sunday April 26! There
are 11 of them from Saint Michael, the most that we have since I got here 5 years ago. Langstyn
Arthur-Solivan, Graci Murphy, Zack Benso, Bryce Reese, AJ Cuthbertson, Aydin Sisney, Kaylee Davied,
MaKenna Smith, Conner Droessler, Isabella Walsh, Kaylen McAtee. I remind the parents to please
schedule as soon as possible the meeting with me. Also a reminder for the recollection and
rehearsal this coming Saturday, April 25 at 10AM in Church! I hope you will give priority to this
over your other appointments as this is a once in a lifetime experience for your kids. We have
been preparing for it. We try to make it as meaningful and memorable as possible for the
children. This recollection and rehearsal the day before the big event is a very important
immediate preparation! Please dont miss it!
Reminder also to all: families and individuals who have not returned their rice bowl cardboard
box. You can give them to me personally, drop them in the parish office or at the collection
basket, or much better have your children offer them during the offertory procession at mass.
Remember how this rice bowl can change lives especially feeding the hungry around the world.
Reminder also of your Easter envelope. We will still accept them if you have not turned them in
yet. Like the rice bowl, you can drop them in the offertory basket. God bless you all! Fr. Roger

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Harry Kenna
5:30pm
Cathrine Madl
Sunday
8:00am Roy, Pauline & David Harman
10:00am
For the People
Monday
7:00am
John Twarog
Tuesday
5:30pm Roy, Pauline & David Harman
Wednesday 6:30pm
Patricia Haderlein
Thursday 8:00am
Trish Kreutzer
8:30am-3:00pm Adoration
Friday
7:00am
Joseph Hofer
8:00am-6:00pm Adoration
Saturday 4:00pm
Mary Ginardi
5:30pm
John & Charlene Oplotnik
Sunday
8:00am
Trish Kreutzer
10:00am
For the People

Altar Ministers for Apr. 25 & 26

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Last Week

July 2014 to date

Contributions

$1,101.00

$53,881.14

Expenses - March

$4,430.39

$50,790.09

Over / (Under)

Saturday, April 18th , is the 29th year anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. As always, I
am forever grateful and thankful to God for this gift! This gift is not mine alone but for the entire
community. A priest is taken from the community and is given back to the community as he
serves! So I ask you to join me in thanking God for this and to pray for me and all the priests as
we thank God for the gift of the priesthood for the community. I remember in my prayers my
deceased father and mother who have been instrumental for my vocation. I remember the
bishop who ordained me. He died in 1998. For lack of time for the preparation, the celebration
is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, at the 5:30 mass at Saint Michael. My Filipino friends from
Wichita will be the choir for that mass. After the mass, dinner follows at Saint Michael grounds.
They will also be presenting some songs and native Filipino dances. Like last year, we will be
having food (Asian and American; my friends will be roasting again two whole hogs - with the
heads on - yikes!) and lots of activities for a free will donation. There is also a raffle draw for the
statue of our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Grace. It will be $2.00 per ticket or $10.00 for 6
tickets and 6 chances to win this beautiful statue. This year all the proceeds will be divided
equally for the Ministerial Alliance and Meals In His Name. For Arma parishioners, in case
some of you have not heard of Meals In His Name, the parish serves free meals every
Thursday evening for all who come, almost like the Lords Diner in Wichita, no questions asked!
The Ministerial Alliance is an alliance of all the pastors (which I am a part of) in the Girard area
which coordinates all the charitable works to the poor and the needy. It is proper as we celebrate
this gift that our parish and communitys charitable activities should benefit from whatever is
raised from this joyful event! I hope you will all be with us especially for our brothers and sisters in
Arma! Come all and join the celebration!

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Apr. 18 - 26

Apr. 18 Saturday

100 South 8th Street

Arma, KS 66712
(620) 347-4525
Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre

Saturday (4/25/15)
Sunday (4/26/15)
4:00pm
8:00am
!Altar Servers: Kyla & Allie Zornes Tejay
Cleland &

!EMHC:
!Lector:
!Gift Bearers:
!Usher/Greeter:

Cody Burns

Marcel Normand
Anna Meyer
Louise Jarboe &
Georganne Galichia
Don Zornes &
Wally Rons

Terry Cleland
Pat Westhoff
Dave & Cindy
Ashmore
Henry Ashbacher &
Joe Polhlopek

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

OFFICERS:
Pat Westhoff - Chair, Dustin
Ashmore, Joe Broyles, Debbie
Amershek, Karen Pryer Secretary

$3,091.05

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL:

Fred Bogina - Chair, Members: Joe Polhlopek, Judy Wingebach,
Linda Broyles

Anniversary Celebration for Fr. Roger

St. Michael parish is celebrating Fr. Rogers 29th year anniversary of

his ordination to the Priesthood, with a fundraiser to benefit the
Meal in His Name and the Ministerial Alliance food pantry. The
event will begin at the 5:30pm mass on Saturday, April 25. After
mass, we will have food, music, karaoke, games, a raffle, and much
more. We invite you all to join us!

K of C Thank You

The members of the Girard-Arma Knights of Columbus would like

to thank the members of both parishes for their support of the
Right to Life baby shower. Baby supplies worth an estimated
$1034.00 were delivered to Birthline in Ft. Scott.

Parish Council Meting

The St. Joseph Parish Council will meet on Tuesday, April 28 at

6:00pm in the parish rectory.

Please Pray for the Sick of our Parish

Please pray for parishioners Verna Versalona and Judy Smerchek

who are ill.

PROOF OF THE RESURRECTION?

Most of us take the Resurrection for granted. Weve heard the

story so many times that the reality of what happened can escape us.
St. John, the Beloved Disciple, gave us a clue in his description of that
first Easter Sunday that offers proof to believers and gives skeptics a
reason to reflect.
Here is an excerpt from John 20:1-9. Peter and the other disciple started
running toward the tomb, but the other disciple outran Peter. He bent over and
looked in at the strips of linen lying there, but did not enter. Peter arrived and
entered the tomb and saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth
that had been around Jesus head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from
the linen. The other disciple also entered, saw and believed. They still did not
understand that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
The clue that St. John gave us in his writing was that the cloth that
had been around Jesus head was folded up by itself, separate from
the linen. This meant that before Jesus exited the tomb, He took
care to remove the cloth that had covered His face, folded it, and laid
it separately from the linen burial clothes. Here is a bit of symbolism
that we cannot overlook. Lets take a look at Hebrew tradition of that
time and it should help us comprehend the significance of the folded
facecloth: There is a custom which existed between the master of the
house and the servant. The servant would set the dinner table just as
the master wanted it. The master would dine while the servant
remained out of sight until the master had finished eating. If the
master was finished, he would rise from the table and wipe his hands

WORSHIP COMMITTEE:
Chair - Karen Pryer
EMEs - Joann Black
Ushers/Greeters - Bill Harman
Altar Society - Judy Smerchek
Lectors - Marcel Normand
Music - Jan Harman

and mouth, then pitch the napkin onto the table. The servant would
then know to clear the table. In those days, the wrinkled napkin
meant Im finished. However, if the master rose from the table and
folded his napkin and laid it beside his plate, the servant wouldnt
touch it, for the folded napkin meant, Im coming back!
I hope you see the significance here of the folded napkin found in
the empty tomb. Experts believe the message was that Hes coming
back. Thats the startling fact upon which our whole faith is based.
Instead of His death being the end of His work; it was just the
beginning! His Resurrection had turned the world on end. That small
band of frightened, confused disciples were commissioned to bring
the message of the Gospel to the four corners of the Earth. He
opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. Our Faith was born
that day (Easter Sunday) and through the years, weve built our whole
Christian life around this faith that will someday carry us to the glory
of eternity.
Please remember Fr. Roger in your prayers this Saturday, April 18,
as he celebrates 29 years of being a priest!





Marcel Normand

Totus Tuus 2015 Dates

For those of you with school-aged children who are beginning to

make summer plans, save the dates of June 14 through 19 for Totus
Tuus at St. Michael Parish! Thank you to Paula Sevart, Totus Tuus
coordinator, for reserving our week.

Diocesan Life Run

RUN! RUN! RUN! The 2nd Annual Life Run is less than a month
away! There will be a 5K beginning at 9:30am and a 1.5 mile fun
run/walk following at 10:00am. Family-friendly vendors and
activities will take place throughout the event including face painting
for the kids, a fire engine, and a clown to name a few! Proceeds from
the Life Run will benefit A Better Choice Crisis Pregnancy Center in
Wichita. Register at www.gorunyourrace.com. Get a FREE T-SHIRT
IF you register by April 17th! Call 316-269-3935 with any questions.

St. Joseph Parish Mission Statement

The faith-filled parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Arma, in union with the Blessed
Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, value tradition and prayer. We are committed to
strong leadership, responsive community service, and forming caring, welcoming, intimate
relationships with our fellow brothers and sisters. We seek to become a more diverse, vibrant,
active church family.

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