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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. Max Biltz
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
TBA
Tues., Sept. 15
6:00pm
6:00pm in rectory

!St. Ann Altar Society

Next meeting TBA
TBA

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

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Contributions

$888.00

$4,624.00
$0.00

Over / (Under)

Dear Parish Family,

We all want (or should want) to be holier people and happier people. Holiness always leads to
happiness, so if we work on loving God more, we will discover more joy than we could ever achieve
by our own efforts. So here are ten tips for growing closer to God and becoming more at peace in
ones heart:
1. Pray every day: We shower every day and eat every day; prayer is no different. It cant
really be put off for days at a time.
2. Find a form of prayer that you enjoy: We Catholics have many different kinds of prayer
available to us so there is no need to deliberately use a form that we dislike. There are the
rosary, reading scripture prayerfully, attending daily mass, attending Eucharistic Adoration,
reading lives of the saints and spiritual literature, Liturgy of the Hours, and offering every
little task before us as a prayer.
3. Pray both alone and with others: We all need time for just ourselves and God and no one
else; but we also need to pray with our spouses, children, brothers and sisters and friends in
order to build up these relationships. Make time for both alone prayer and joint prayer.
4. Dont become discouraged after mistakes and sins; thats why we have confession. Just ask
Jesus for forgiveness and go on. Its all he wants.
5. Accept imperfections: We modern Americans are very perfectionistic. We want not really
good we want PERFECT!! But life is never perfect. We are not perfect and neither is
anyone around us. Hoping for perfection dooms us to unhappiness. The only way we will
be happy is if we accept all the little imperfections in life both within ourselves and in
others and in the world at large.
6. Frequent the sacraments: When we go to the sacraments Jesus is able to pour his love and
grace into us. We should attend at least Sunday mass, go to confession once every two
months, and receive anointing if we become seriously ill.
7. Make a daily practice of showing gratitude to God: Nothing good we have came from us so
be sure to say thank you to Jesus at least once a day!
8. Ask Mary and the Saints to pray for you constantly! It is so much easier to get to heaven
with help!!
9. Take time to study the faith: No, no one has to be a super genius like Thomas Aquinas or
Pope John Paul II; but a little familiarity with our faith still helps enormously. Make a
resolution to read the whole Catechism over a three year period, just reading three
paragraphs a day.
10. Invite your priest home for dinner! Not only can you get to know Father better but he can
also bless your house, fields, livestock and crops while hes visiting. Two birds with one
stone!!

4:00pm
Frank & Barb Doue
Arma
5:30pm
Betty Strukle
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
For the People
Arma
10:00am
Dave Gall
Girard
Monday
7:00am
Joe Hofer
Girard
Tuesday
5:30pm Lawrence & Mary Ellen Galichia Arma
Wednesday 6:30pm
Patricia Haderlein
Girard
Thursday 8:00am
No Intention
Arma
8:30am-3:00pm Adoration
Arma
Friday
7:00am
Kathrine Madl
Girard
8:00am-6:00pm Adoration
Girard
Saturday 4:00pm
Bob Pazzie
Arma
5:30pm
Verl Diskin
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
Dan Black
Arma
10:00am
For the People
Girard

July 2015 to date

Expenses

From the Pastor

Mass Schedule and Intentions for July 25 - August 2

Aug.1 Saturday

100 South 8th Street

Arma, KS 66712
(620) 347-4525
Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz

Last Week

Altar Ministers for August 8 & 9

Saturday (8/8/15)
Sunday (8/9/15)
4:00pm
!Altar Servers: Eve & Jack Bertoncino 8:00am
Cody Burns
!EMHC:
Linda Carpino
Cindy Ashmore
!Lector:
Barry Bedene
Linda Broyles
!Gift Bearers: Mary
Lipasek &
Scott & Susie

!Usher/Greeter:

Regina Davidson

Aldrighetti

Aaron Kreutzer &

Pat Westhoff

Dustin & Dave

Ashmore

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

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

$4,624.00

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL:

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

WELCOME DINNER
Please join us Sunday, Aug. 9 at noon for a dinner to welcome
our new pastor, Fr. Max, to St. Joseph Church. The dinner
will be held in the parish hall. Parishioners last names
beginning with A to G are asked to please bring a vegetable,
last names H to N are asked to please bring a salad, and last
names O to Z are asked to please bring a dessert.

THANK YOU
Thank you to the ladies of St. Joseph Church who donated
pies to Angles Among Us to be used at Crawford County Fair.

ST. JOSEPH PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

The next Parish Council meeting for St. Joseph is Tues., Sept.
15, following 5:00 Mass.

HOMECOMING BREAKFAST
The St. Joseph Parish Council is sponsoring the Homecoming
Breakfast on Sunday, August 16, from 9:00 to 11:00 am. It will
be held in the parish hall. The cost is a Free Will Donation.
Carry Outs are available. Everyone is welcome. The menu is
as follows: Scrambled eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, Sausage Patty,
Hash Browns, Cinnamon Roll, Juice, Coffee, Milk.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH

Please pray for parishioner Verna Versalona and Judy

Smerchek who are ill.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY: PATRON OF PARISH PRIESTS

St. John Vianney is better known as the Cure (pastor) of Ars
(little town in east-central France), near the city of Lyon. Born
on May 8, 1786, near Lyon, he began the study of Latin at an
early age. After some private coaching in theology, he
completed his studies for the priesthood and was ordained in
1815, the year of Napoleons defeat by the English at Waterloo
(in Belgium). He was sent to be an assistant priest in Ecully,
where he spent three years. In 1818, his bishop sent him to be
the parish priest at Ars, saying, Its a little parish, John, where
there isnt much love of God; you must put some into it.
When he arrived, he did what most pastors strive to dohe

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

preached sound homilies and said Mass devoutly which his

parishioners loved! He spoke in the simple language of the
peasants who made up a large part of his parish. However, he
preached on all subjects, including those that were delicate and
somewhat sensitive, without compromising his Catholic beliefs.
John Vianney also prayed a lot, fasted, and heard many
confessions. He was concerned about the neglect of the church
building, wanting it to be a fitting place for the Blessed
Sacrament. Religion had been at a low ebb in the small village
of Ars, but his hard work, his teaching, and the way he lived
his life turned the small parish into a model for other French
cities. Reports of his holiness soon spread to other countries
and by 1827, people flocked to Ars from all parts of France.
Ars became a place of pilgrimages because of its holy pastor.
At times, he would hear confessions for sixteen hours a day!
People came from all over to confess to him. Every year, from
1845 until his death on August 4, 1859, around 20,000 persons
of every age and condition visited Ars to see a saint, to speak
to him, to ask for his prayers, but above all, to make their
confessions to him. He was canonized in 1925 and has become
known as the Patron of Parish Priestsyet he did what every
priest does. He became a Saint by doing it extraordinarily well.
The secret was his love for God and his generosity in giving
himself to the priestly service of God and his people. He often
said, Do only what you could, or would, offer to God.





- Marcel Normand

ST. MARGARET MARY REUNION

St. Margaret Mary School Alumni will hold a Reunion/BBQ
Fundraiser on Saturday, August 15. It will start with Mass at
4:30 p.m., followed by food, drinks and time to reminisce in
the community room. Tours of school will be available. If you
are an alumnus or know any alumni, or have any questions
contact Craig Schmidt @ 316-250-3582 or at
cjschmidt2@cox.net. Check us out on Facebook @ St.
Margaret Mary Alumni (Wichita, Ks).

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