ST.

JOSEPH PARISH
306 Iowa, PO Box 165, Olpe, KS 620-475-3326
Parish email: st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com
Facebook: “St. Joseph Catholic Church”
Fr. Brandon Farrar, Parochial Administrator
Fr. Ratna Swamy Nannam MSFS, Parochial Vicar
fatherratnaswamy@gmail
April 7, 2019 – Fifth Sunday of Lent

Celebration of the Eucharist: Reconciliation: Saturdays @ 4:30 PM

Saturday @ 5:00 PM Baptisms/Anointing of Sick/Counseling AND
Sunday @ 8:30 AM Marriages/Annulments: – contact Rectory
Sunday mass at St. Mary’s (Hartford) – 10:30 AM

St. Joseph Parish Contacts:

Accounting/Office Adm: Laurie Schmidt 475-3326
(office hours - Wednesdays/Fridays 9-12 )
Bulletin deadline-TUESDAY @ NOON
Sat. 04/06 5:00 pm For the people of the parish
Altar Society: Carolyn Cole 340-3766 Sun. 04/07 8:30 am +Clarence Schmidt
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062 Mon. 04/08 NO MASS
Family Life Ministry: Kay Schmidt 475-3767 Tues. 04/09 5:00 pm NO MASS
Finance Council Brian Schmidt 475-3767 Wed. 04/10 7:30 am “
Funeral Dinners: Linda Dieker 475-3567 Thur. 04/11 7:30 am “
Knights of Columbus: Brian Flott 343-9241
Fri. 04/12 7:30 am “
Outreach Arlene Redeker 475-3414
Pastoral Council: Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784 Sat. 04/13 5:00 pm +Martha Robinson
Religious Ed: Rose Redeker 475-3403 Sun. 04/14 8:30 am +Cliff Cole

ST. JOSEPH PRAYER LIST

Mary D Brinkman, Montana Cole, Marleyne Farr, Paul Frizell, Dave Goodell, Leonarda Henderson, Bob Hohne, Bernadine Kehres,
Sharon Lake, Benedict Nannam , Bev Schaefer, Gary Trear, Jim Wecker, Sonny Wendling, & all battling cancer.
United States Army: SGM Matthew S. Richter, Sgt. Austin Burenheide, Pvt. Johnnie Bell, Captain Jacob Haag, Pvt. Brandon Raybourn
Air Force: Master Sgt. Andrew Stevenson Marines: Lt. Colonel James Bechtel

COLLECTIONS Mark your calendars……

Plate $ 340.00 April 10 Stations of the Cross – 7:10 PM
Envelopes 1,277.00 (47 envelopes) April 11 Penance Service – 6:00 PM
Social Support 150.00 Bible Study – 7 PM
Amer. Bishops Overseas 27.00
April 12 Fish Fry – school basement- 5:30-7:30
Leaven 18.00
April 13 Circle 3 clean school basement – 8:00 AM
Capital Impr. 2,120.00
TOTAL ……… $2,114.50 April 17 Knights of Columbus mtg. – 7 PM
April 18 Holy Thursday Mass – 7:00 PM
THANK YOU! As a reminder, LEAVEN payments of April 19 Good Friday Service – 3:00 PM
$18 were due in February and SOCIAL SUPPORT OF April 20 NO EASTER VIGIL MASS
$30 was due in March. Envelopes for both of these April 21 Easter Sunday Mass – 8:30 AM
are in your packets OR you can use your own Easter egg hunt to follow
envelope and mark the front! Thanks so much to our April 24 LAST NIGHT OF CCD
faithful and generous supporters! April 28 SPRING FESTIVAL
Most of you have probably heard by now that Father Swamy was called home to India last Monday due to
his fathers’ very grave condition. He did make it home safely. He will be gone from St. Joseph until May
10, taking his scheduled May vacation at this time instead of in May. Here is a quote from his email:
“ I humbly request you to accompany our family in prayer that God may bless him with enough strength and
patience to accept this bad time. May God's will be done in his life. Thank you so much for your kind
understanding to come home and be with my father during these days.”
Please keep Benedict Nannam and all of Father Swamy’s family in your prayers. Father Farrar is working
with Father Brian to continue our Penance Services, Weekend Masses, Holy Week, and First Communion
as scheduled with only a few minor adjustments. Please join us in prayers for patience, understanding,
and cooperation during this time, especially during this Lenten season of prayer, love, mercy, cleansing of
hearts, renewal of faith, forgiveness, and trust in God.

LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 13 Sunday, April 14 (PALM SUNDAY)—Meet in school basement
Servers: Jed and Brody Cole Servers: Taylor and Emma Cole
Lector: Ben Lienemann, Jana Redeker Lector: Dan Schneider, Donna Bolen
Ministers: Ben & Christi Lienemann, Jana Redeker Ministers: Rosemary Martin, Michelle & Aaron Cole
Gift Bearers: Cody & Becky Ballinger family Gift Bearers: Rollie and Rosemary Martin

Sacristan: Karen Hayes

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THIRD ANNUAL LENTEN FISH FRY – Friday, April 12

5:30-7:30 in the St. Joseph School Basement
catered by Chicken House with fish, scalloped potatoes, beans, coleslaw, rolls and drinks
Cheese Pizza available for those who prefer that instead of fish.
Please bring a DESSERT to share with others.
SIGN UP BY APRIL 8 REQUIRED: Please sign sheet in the back of church,
OR email the church at st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com
OR text Laurie at 620-343-0321
Food, FUN, Fellowship--- Free will donations accepted
*There will be some games available Twister, Playdough etc available for the kids to play and a few
games for adults like ‘Left Right Center’ too if anyone is interested in playing!
….Kay Schmidt

LENT SCHEDULE
 Adoration has been cancelled for the remainder of April and until May 15, due to Father Swamy’s
absence.
 Stations of the Cross will be held each Wednesday during Lent at 7:10 PM.
 A Penance service will be held on Thursday, April 11 at 6:00 PM at St. Joseph.
 Holy Thursday Mass will be at 7:00 PM (April 18).
 Holy Friday service at 3:00 PM (April 19)
 NO EASTER VIGIL MASS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20
 Easter Mass – 8:30 AM followed by an Easter Egg hunt for ages up to 5th grade (There will be age
groups—watch bulletin for more info) In case of rain, eggs will still be distributed after mass.
 ST. ANNE’S NOTES/REMINDERS
Spring Festival is coming up on April 28th. Please let Carolyn Cole know if you have any donations or if there is a
job that you would like to try! We are trying a sign up sheet for items for the dinner. If your specialty is
pies...sign up; if you like to make salads ..sign up! Sign up poster is in back of church. THE WORKLIST WILL BE
PUBLISHED in next weeks’ bulletin.

NOTICE to CIRCLE 3 members: Our circle is in charge of cleaning for the Spring Festival, which will be held
on Saturday, April 13 at 8:00 AM. Please make every effort to come and help, even if for a short while.
Please and Thank you! ……………..Jacque Wellnitz, Bobby Johnson

We are now accepting donations for Easter flowers for the altars in memory of a loved
one. If you would like to donate $25 towards a memorial flower, please contact Donna
at 475-3794 or Laurie at 475-3284. The deadline is April 12. THANKS!

St. Anne's officers will be collecting money after masses on the weekends of April 6/7
and April 13/14 for Easter altar flowers.

The 6th grade class would like to invite parish members to help with the last service
project of the year. Our class will be taking donations of food during the Lenten Season
to give to Food for the Poor. The items that are needed most are non-perisable food
products such as; noodle, mac/cheese, and rice cups, pop top cans of ravioli, spaghetti,
pasta sauce, canned fruit, and etc, small boxes of pasta, pudding and fruit cups, shelf
stable milk, cereal, pancake mix made with water, small containers of syrup, and
breakfast bars. Healthy snacks are needed also. We encourage everyone to check the
grocery isles for good tasteing, healthy items that will satisfy a hungry student.
Donations can be placed in the book bags in the back of church. Our class is looking
forward to doing our part to help this service project be successful.
…………………Amanda Arndt and the 6th grade CCD class

 2019 Totus Tuus for Children with Special Needs program will be Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26 from
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for ages 6-14 at St. Joseph Parish in Shawnee. Cost is $40 per child. Registration
deadline is Monday, July 8. Volunteers are needed! For more info, contact tracunas@archkck.org or call
913-647-3054 or 316-305-7487. To register: www.archkck.org/specialneeds.

Attention! Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2019

Archdiocesan 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
June 2, 2019, 2:00 pm, Church of the Nativity/Leawood
To receive your invitation from Archbishop Naumann, please call the parish office and give us your name, address,
phone number and date of your wedding. Please do this as soon as possible.
Please help the family of Mary Dee Brinkman celebrate her 90 th birthday on Saturday, April 13 from 2-4
PM at the United Methodist Church gathering hall in Olpe. NO GIFTS, PLEASE!

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Don’t forget to bring your Rice Bowls back next weekend (Palm Sunday)—April 13/14. There will be a
basket in the back of church. THANK YOU! 