Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. December Parish Office Hours Confessions. Mass Schedule. Pastor. Assisting Priest, Weekdays.

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1 December Pastor Fr. Craig J. Maxim Assisting Priest, Weekdays Fr. Paul Sanders Deacons Deacon Todd Brower Deacon Stephen Nguyen Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Weekday Monday - Friday, 6:30 and 8:05 a.m. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Office Hours Confessions Saturday 3:00-3:40 pm In the Chapel reconciliation room 7231 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS Monday-Thursday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Friday 8:30 am - 1:00 pm

2 Mass Intentions Sun, December 23 4th Sunday of Advent 9:00 am SpcInt-Jim & Winnie Nass 10:30 am SpcInt-Gerald Lamberti Mon, December 24 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm SpcInt-Schmitz family SpcInt-John & Anne Pham SpcInt-Smith family Tues, December 25 9:00 am +Mike Sweeney 6:30 am 8:05 am +Rosemary Cindrich +Bob Thedinger 6:30 am 8:05 am SpcInt-Angie DeBerry +Podrebarac brothers 6:30 am 8:05 am +Thomas H. Hodes +Denise Suzuki 4:00 pm +Clarence Ruhlman The Nativity of the Lord Wed, December 26 St. Stephen Thurs, December 27 St. John Fri, December 28 The Holy Innocents Sat, December 29 Sun, December 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 9:00 am +Bob Vyhanek 10:30 am For the Parish Christmas Office Hours The Parish Office will be closed on December 24th and 25th. Normal Office Hours will resume on Wednesday, December 26th. Liturgical Roles December 29 4:00 p.m. Musicians-Centner, Guislain Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Deacon Todd, Lauren Heyen, Darin Heyen, Lynn LaNoue, Barbie O Toole, Joel Frisch, Kathy Rohr, Serge Guislain Lectors Jim Lisson, Terry O Toole Servers - Francie Schwarz, Joseph Douglas, Liv Madden Greeters-Higgerson-E, Schirger-S, Maisch-W December 30 9:00 a.m. Musicians-Boren, Hochla Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Deacon Todd, Rob Schmitz, Tom Waggoner, Peggy Waggoner, Karyn Campin, Jenna Meyer, Don Hail, Suzie Shepherd Lectors Janice Orrick, Mary Leeper Servers-Adele Milligan, Max Franklin, Molly Johnson Greeters--Stiles-E, Bauer-S, Rogers-W December 30 10:30 a.m. Musicians-Sexton, Hochla Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Deacon Todd, Jim Sullivan, Diane Kovich, Anne Pham, Chris Kerns, Annie Brown, Jennifer Hill Lectors Jeff Mantel, Andrea Ernst Servers-Emily Eadens, Danny Rottinghaus, Robby Evangelidis Greeters Malone-E, Johnson-S, Jensen-W Weekly Readings Monday 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 [2]/Lk 1:67-79 Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:1114/Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14 Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17 [6]/Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, [12]/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2/Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8 [7]/Mt 2:13-18 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6 [11a]/Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52 Page 2 St. Ann Catholic Church

3 Eucharistic Adoration My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord! Pray with Mary as she greets Elizabeth with these words. Our joy comes from the presence of Jesus within us, not on all the externals that distract us. Break away from the distractions this week in adoration! Wednesday (9 am 10 pm) and Friday (9 am 6 pm). Call or janepeck1@gmail.com if you would like to schedule an hour or just drop in. From Death to New Life Anne Millard, m other of Richard Millard Don Wittich, father of Sue Wohler Catherine Abram, John Adams, Ron Agron, Dave Akins, Jack Boyd, Dorothy Carnelia, Dotte Carnelia, Peggy Cole, Marilyn Connolly, Pat Cooper, Angie and Jim DeBerry, Elizabeth Gallagher, Joe King, Al and Pat Kolarik, Stephanie Kucera, Louis Kusek, Logan Lowrey, George Lucas, Fr. Keith Lunsford, Tom and Barbara Roche, Lois Rooney, Nick Ruppert, Rosemary Sailler, and Marcie Thedinger. Tuesday, January 1st, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, is a holy day of obligation this year. We will have Mass at 9:00 am. Please join us on this great feast to celebrate the Mother of God. Please include the donation as well as names of loved ones with the Christmas Flowers envelope in your December packet, and they will be listed in the bulletin. Page 3 St. Ann Catholic Church

4 This Week in our Parish Sun, Dec 23 Mon, Dec 24 Tues, Dec 25 Wed, Dec 26 Thurs, Dec 27 Fri, Dec 28 Sat, Dec 29 Sun, Dec 30 8:45 am 9 am-10 pm 8:45 am 9 am-6 pm Parish Office closed Parish Office closed Scam Please be aware! Prayer for Vocations, Chapel Eucharistic Adoration, Chapel Church Cleaning-Jane Showalter, Mary Andres, Joanne Henley, Dee O Malley, Judy Vohs Adoration, Chapel Over the past several months, fake s have been sent out to parishioners stating they are from our Pastor and in most cases asking for gift card. Many other parishes in the area have experienced the same. Please disregard these s! We have been made aware that someone is impersonating cell phone numbers from Father Craig in a text spoof scam. The unknown party is sending requests out for gift cards. Please do not respond to message requests for gift cards from a text message. Please disregard any request via or text asking for assistance. If you have questions contact the parish office. Required Minimum Distributions IRS rules mandate that individuals age 70 ½ and older take required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their regular IRA/401(k) accounts each year, whether or not the income is needed. These distributions are subject to income taxes. However, are you aware you can make a charitable contribution to St. Ann directly from your IRA to satisfy your RMD without having to report the additional income? This strategy may be especially attractive for retirees who do not need all the income from their IRA to meet living expenses. By donating to St. Ann through your IRA, you can support St. Ann while effectively lowering your tax bill. As always, you should discuss this strategy with your tax advisor. Year End Giving As the end of the year approaches, you may wish to share your blessings by making a year-end cash or stock gift. If you have any questions regarding stock gifts or year-end giving in general, please contact Bill Schafer at (913) or bschafer@stannpv.org. All contributions must be received or postmarked by December 31, 2018 in order to qualify as a 2018 tax deduction. Free 2019 Catholic Calendars Please take one per family from the supply near the majority of the exits or pick one up in the parish office during the week. These beautiful calendars are provided to the parish free of charge courtesy of Porter Funeral Homes. Your Gifts to God and Parish Weekly Collection 12/8-12/9 Fiscal YTD Actual Offertory Collections $22,615 $649,481 Budget Requirement $32,415 $777,965 Excess/(Shortfall) ($9,800) ($128,484) Other Collections Bldg Repl. & Maintenance $394 $22,498 Children s Collection $59 $1,481 Angel Fund $627 $7,271 Haiti Support $388 $7,946 Capital Campaign Update Building Project/Capital Campaign Funds Received $8,477,210 Project Cost $9,419,204 Balance $941,994 % Funded 90.0% Project Debt $212,000 Page 4 St. Ann Catholic Church

5 St. Ann School News Serving Others During the Holidays St. Ann serves every 4th Monday of the month and consistently serves more than any other organization volunteering at the food kitchen. Our next opportunity to serve our hungry guests at the food kitchen in Kansas City, Kansas is this Monday, December 24th. We need boneless hams (they will be sliced at the food kitchen), as well as au gratin potatoes (3 boxes to a pan), and fresh and canned fruit. Your donations of these items would be greatly appreciated, as would your offer to come and help serve! Bring donations to the north parking lot between 8:30 and 10 am on Monday. If you have questions, or need a ride, please call Rosie Bohan at Heavenly Dusters Would you like a quick and easy way to volunteer? Why not clean the church once a month? Light cleaning is all that is required! Volunteers are needed on Fridays as well as on the fifth Thursdays throughout the year. This past fifth Thursday Alysha Jackson, Marsha Chezek, Mary Jean Podrebarac, Becky Needham, Loretta Hayes, Gena Arvin and Marilyn Finan cleaned the church and chapel and were finished in about an hour. There are usually only 5 fifth Thursdays in a year! Why not help out in the occasional, much-needed service. Thank you for considering this ministry! Contact Marilyn for more information: Do you remember clipping box tops for your kid s school? Well, St. Ann Catholic School collects them, too. Every box top adds up to money that benefits the students at St. Ann Catholic School. Thank you for your support of the school by clipping and collecting box tops for education. Please bring them any time and place them in the collection boxes outside the church entrances. Page 5 St. Ann Catholic Church

6 CONTACT INFORMATION Parish Office Fr. Craig Maxim, Pastor Bill Schafer, Business Manager Leah Nguyen, Secretary stanncatholicchurch@stannpv.org Development and Communications Michaela Comstock, Catholic Formation (RCIA, Confirmation) Kate Kennedy, , kkennedy@stannpv.org School of Religion Stephanie Meeker, Director Rachel Noffke, Ministry Assistant/Scheduling St. Ann Elementary School, Michael Riley, Principal, mriley@stannpv.org Young Child Center, Cara Schwarz, Director Ministry of Caring/Marriage Tribunal Advocate Patricia Centner Liturgy and Music Director Margaret Hochla Parish Center (Gym) Kay McCaffrey Knights of Columbus Grand Knight, Ryan Werth Parish Advisers Pastoral Council Chair, Rachel Cherra, rmcherra@gmail.com Finance Council Chair, Mike Corless, mandscorless@yahoo.com Endowment Trustee Chair, Andrew Comstock, andrew@castlebaram.com Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms take place on the 2 nd and 4 th Sundays of the month following the 10:30 am Mass. A preparation class is required. Please contact the Parish Office at Sacrament of Marriage Please contact Fr. Maxim at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date Sacrament of Reconciliation The sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on Saturdays from 3:00-3:40 pm. Other times by arrangement with a priest. Anointing of the Sick First Friday of the month at the 8:05 am Mass, or please contact the Parish Office. Funeral Arrangements Please contact Fr. Maxim or Pat Centner before final arrangements are made. Ministry of Caring to the Sick and Homebound Please notify us immediately of any hospitalized or sick family member. Ministry to those in Need Please contact Catholic Charities for assistance: Parish Mass and Prayer Requests Please contact the Parish Office to have a Mass offered for a loved one. For prayers in general contact our Prayer Chain Coordinator, Molly Freeman: mmeyerfree22@gmail.com Thinking about a vocation to the priesthood or religious life? Contact us at or vocation@archkck.org Interested in learning more about the Catholic Church or returning to the Catholic faith after a time away? Please call our Catholic Formation/RCIA coordinator Kate Kennedy or make an appointment with Fr. Maxim to have your questions answered and be welcomed home. New Parishioners Our parish boundaries are between 63rd and 83rd Streets and State Line to Nall Ave. Register at Bulletin The bulletin is available on our website at bulletins. Please send items for the bulletin to Leah at lnguyen@stannpv.org no later than Monday at noon. SCRIP Cards: One Stop Shopping Please use St. Ann SCRIP if you need to purchase gift cards, groceries or go out to eat! Using St. Ann SCRIP instead of cash or credit increases your contribution to St. Ann. This is a great way for school and parish families to contribute without spending any extra money! Things to Remember: - SCRIP cards ARE Gift Cards - No Hidden Charges - you get what you pay for! - One-stop shopping for all your gift card needs See the church website for the order form or look for SCRIP sales on Donut Sundays! Don t hesitate to call with any questions: Germaine Buck (9) Katie Lindmark (8) Page 6 St. Ann Catholic Church