SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER East 52nd Street Kansas City, MO Phone: B UL L E TI N DE AD L I NE

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1 SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER M AS S S C HE D U LE Tuesday through Friday 7:00 am and 12:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am and 10:30 am (6:00 pm University Student Liturgy during Fall & Spring semesters) Sunday School (ages 2, 3 & 4) Children s Liturgy of the Word Mariann McCormally 1001 East 52nd Street Kansas City, MO Saturday Phone: Fax: Thursday P AS TO R AL S T AF F Pastor Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, S.J., or syavorsky@sfx-kc.org Parochial Vicar Fr. Bob Hagan, S.J., or bhagansj@sfx-kc.org Operations and Project Manager Ann Sheridan, or asheridan@sfx-kc.org Pastoral Associate, Faith Formation Mariann McCormally, or mccormally@sfx-kc.org Pastoral Associate, Liturgy & Music Pat Woodrum, or pwoodrum@sfx-kc.org Facilities R E Jackson, or rjackson@sfx-kc.org Administrative Assistant Peggy Beaven Calia, or pbeavencalia@sfx-kc.org P AS TO R AL C O U N C I L Mary Adams Teresa Cott - Chair Christine Rankin Steve Bruns Kevin Collison Edwin Locke Joan McMahon John Veal Katie Wiehl FINANCE COUNCIL Kaler Bole - Chair Dorna Edgar Swan Jane Coakley Brian Sullivan The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combating sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti, at or JeniferValenti@att.net, if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Victim Advocate Kathleen Chastain at or chastain@diocesekcsj.org for more information. during 10:30 am Sunday Liturgy during 10:30 am Sunday Liturgy S AC R AM E N T O F R E C O N C I LI ATI O N 3:00-3:45 pm (or by appointment) E U C H AR I S TI C AD O R ATI O N 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm S AC R AM E N T AL P R E P AR AT I O N Infant Baptism, First Eucharist, First Reconciliation, Confirmation, Adult Catechumenate (RCIA) Mariann McCormally Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist to Homebound or Hospitalized Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, S.J Fr. Bob Hagan, S.J Marriage Fr. Bob Hagan, S.J O TH E R AC TI VI TI E S Centering Prayer Group 3rd Monday Monthly Choir Practice Wednesday, 7:30 9:00 pm Pat Woodrum Community Garden Peg Hornsby or peghornsby@gmail.com Cub Scouts Every other Saturday, 10 11:30am Steve Livingston Emergency Assistance By Appointment Ann Sheridan Food Pantry By Appointment Justice & Life 3rd Sunday Monthly Steve Bruns or sbruns51@gmail.com Ignatian Spirituality Mary Anne Morgenegg SFX-Adult Faith Formation 1st Tuesday Monthly Karen Stigers SFX-Sister Parish Monthly Jim Bell SFX-Sustainability Monthly Cindy Schmidt SFX-VIS Social Concerns Monthly Sodality of Our Lady Marie Dupree Johnson B UL L E TI N DE AD L I NE Monday at 12:00noon NOTE: For holiday bulletins, submit at least 5 days earlier.

2 T H E A S C E N S I O N O F T H E LO R D ; 7 T H S U N D AY O F E A S T E R O u r M i s s i o n St. Francis Xavier Parish is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit community of faith called together by God to experience Jesus Christ in His Word, in the sacraments of the Church, and in each other. We, as the body of Christ, joined in Baptism and inspired by the grace of the Holy Spirit, enrich our faith through prayer and worship, spiritual formation, intellectual rigor, diversity of membership, hospitality and fellowship, attention to family life, and concern for social justice. Guided by the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola, we strive to use our many gifts for the greater glory of God. Pa r i s h N e w s Attention Business Owners and Generous Parishioners! Tim NeSmith will be working on setting up the advertising sponsorships for our bulletin the week of May Please consider advertising in our bulletin. Advertisements can be purchased for a business, family, or a sponsor ad can be purchased supporting worthy causes, community service organizations or even memorials. We need and appreciate your help. If you are interested or would like more information, please call Tim directly at Thank you in advance for your generous support, and please patronize our advertisers! Progress on the Parish Hall Thank you to all that attended the Woodyard BBQ event and a special thanks to Frank Schloegel for donating his time, talents and awesome BBQ. We have raised a total of $8,640 towards the Parish Hall. We still have a ways to go to meet our goal, so stop by the table in the Narthex or consider an online donation at sfxkc.weshareonline.org. Finance Council Need Kaitlyn Kann, one of our Finance Council members is marrying and then moving to Omaha. We at the Council will miss her and wish her well. Due to that event we need a new member to join us. No actual accounting expertise is required, only an ability to review, analyze, and help with discernment in directing SFX finances. The Finance Council meets approximately eight times per year from 7:45 until 9:15am. In addition to our in-person meetings, several items are occasionally distributed via . If you are interested or want more information, please Fr. Steve. Thank you. Kaler Bole, Finance Chairperson Fa i t h F o r m at i o n Mary, Mother of the Church Rosary Monday, May 21, :00 pm SFX Church Pope Francis has established a new feast for the Catholic Church to be celebrated the Monday after Pentecost: Mary, Mother of the Church. The official name is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. While not a Holy Day of Obligation, it is a holy day of opportunity. SFX-ers, family and friends are encouraged to gather in the church that evening to pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. Let us join with Pope Francis and our brothers and sisters around the world in asking Mary to pray for us. for more information, contact Mariann McCormally (mccormally@sfx-kc.org ). Mark your calendar: HeART and Soul as SFX Tuesday, June 5, July 3, August 7 11:00 am 1:00 pm Romero Room Join SFX Parishioners Nancy Seibolt and Peg Hornsby as we use mixed media as a way to express what is on our minds and in our hearts. This is NOT a gathering of artists. No previous experience necessary. No registration required. No fee. Just come and see. Nancy and Peg are recent graduates of the Ignatian Spirituality Center Prayer Companions certificate program. For more information, contact Mariann McCormally (mccormally@sfx-kc.org ) Graduation Blessing We will celebrate kindergarten/eighth grade/high school/college/ MA/MS/JD/PhD graduations with a special blessing at the end of all the Masses the weekend of May 20/21, Pentecost Sunday! Please contact Mariann ( OR mccormally@sfxkc.org) and leave your name and which Mass you plan to attend. God bless our graduates in all that they do! Iftar Dinner Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8:00 pm, Dialogue Institute of the Southwest (4215 Shawnee Drive, KCK 66106) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED Ramadan, a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief, begins Wednesday, May 16, and ends Thursday, June 14. Each evening during Ramadan, Muslims break their daytime fast with an evening meal after sunset. The Dialogue Institute of the Southwest is inviting SFX parishioners to one of these Iftar dinners and a presentation on Ramadan on Tuesday, May 29 at 8:00 pm (dinner itself begins, after sundown, at 8:50 pm). RESERVA- TIONS ARE REQUIRED. SPACE IS LIMITED TO 50 SFX-ers. Donations not required but accepted. Please rsvp to Mariann McCormally ( OR mccormally@sfx-kc.org). J u st i c e & L i f e SFX Parish Food Pantry Collection May 19/20 Most needed items this month are: pineapple, low sugar canned fruit, low sodium vegetables, side dishes, ramen noodles, diapers (size 5 & 6), bar soap, & dish detergent **Just a reminder, that if you would like to make a monetary donation to the food pantry, you must make the check out to SFX Social Ministries with food pantry in the memo line. If you are going to donate during the Sunday collection, please put your donation in a separate envelope with SFX Social Ministries written on the outside of the envelope. Thank you for your continued generosity with food and cash donations to the food pantry!**

3 MAY 13, 2018 The Irish Fest Signups SFX Sister Parish Committee is again raising funds to assist in our mission with our Sister Parish, St. Martin de Porres in Belize City. We will be managing a beverage tent at the 2018 Irish Fest. The Irish Fest is located at Crown Center and the dates are August 31, September 1 and 2. Signup sheets for the volunteer shifts will be available in Narthex of the church after all Masses this weekend. For more information contact Jim Bell: jbell@biomicrobics.com, (days) or (evenings). Thank You From the Food Pantry A heartfelt thank you to all the folks who take clients orders, accept and stock food deliveries, bag groceries, greet and help the clients, donate food and money, and especially those who PRAY for all our clients and volunteers. Update on our Community Garden: Please feel free to join us in the garden. We meet at the garden at 10:00am on Saturday mornings. Once it gets hot we will switch to 9:00am. We also water on Wednesdays at 5:00. If you would like to be added to our list or if you have any questions please feel free to Peg Hornsby at peghornsby@gmail.com or call her at Neighborhood Justice Center The Neighborhood Justice Center is a legal clinic to serve people in the urban core with legal issues, who can not afford to pay an attorney to represent them. The Neighborhood Justice Center will be located here at SFX on Saturday mornings by appointment. We are in need of attorneys to provide these free legal services. Please contact Tom Bradshaw at tbradshaw@vanosdolkc.com if you are interested in serving this great need in our community. Giving the Basics Giving the Basics is a local nonprofit that is dedicated to strengthening communities by providing products for human dignity, directly to locations of need, for distribution to people who would otherwise go without. The SFX food pantry is extremely grateful for the personal hygiene items provided to us through Giving the Basics. If you are interested in making a donation to Giving the Basics, please visit The Justice & Life Committee has a Facebook Page!! Be one of the first to follow the NEW SFX Justice & Life Committee on Action alerts and other relevant Catholic Social Teachings will be featured. General Announcements In Search of the Real Mary Presented by Biagio Mazza. Mary s life will be explored through the cultural and historical unpacking of biblical passages. Thursday, May 17, 6:00pm. Join us for a soup supper. 6:45: Biagio s presentation. Suggested donation: $ Register by May 14 th at info@pbrenewalcenter.org or Precious Blood Renewal Center, 2130 St. Gaspar Way, Liberty, MO Memorial Flower & Wreath Sale Knights of Columbus, Council #4962, will hold its annual Memorial Flower and Wreath sale on May 23 rd through May 28 (Memorial Day) at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish hall, 8812 E. Gregory Blvd, in Raytown. Sale hours, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Credit cards accepted. Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass Bishop James Johnston will celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (11th and Broadway) on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Each couple will receive a card and gift. Immediately following the liturgy there will be a dessert reception at the Catholic Center at 9th and Baltimore in the Cardinal Baum Room. The event is for the couples and their immediate families. The celebration includes those couples whose 50th Wedding Anniversary falls between January 1, 2018 and December 31, To get registered, please contact Peggy Beaven Calia at or pbeavencalia@sfx-kc.org.com. The deadline for registration is May 29, Marian Conference IV-SAVE THE DATE The Marian Conference IV of Greater Kansas City, a 2-day spiritual and uplifting event will be hosted by St. Thomas More the weekend of June 22-23, Parishioners, families, and friends are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit stmkc.com/mc or contact the parish office at information@stmkc.com, or Director of Religious Education Holy Spirit is seeking a person to fill the Director of Religious Education role beginning July 1. This person will plan, develop and manage the religious education programs for children ages This includes the recruitment and training of all volunteers, implementation of sacramental preparation programs for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist, and the organization and execution of vacation bible school for the parish. Must be available to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends. This will be a hour per week position. Interested applicants should contact the parish office at Maintenance Coordinator Keeler Women s Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters is located at 2220 Central Ave., KCK. All programs are free. Donations are welcome. Call or register on-line at ACT Raising Safe Kids Program, 8 Mondays: May 14, 21, June 4, 11, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 2:00-4:00 pm (Certificates at end of Session 8) Gospel Non-Violence, Study Group, Tuesday, May 15, 11:30-1:30 pm Women s Self-Defense Techniques, Wednesday, May 16, 10:00-11:00 am Medicare (Bilingual class Spanish/English), Wednesday, May 16, 10:00-11:30am Beaded Jewelry, Thursday, May 17, 1:30-3:00 pm

4 Liturgical Ministers MAY 19/20 LECTORS: Sat 4:00pm Tom Whittaker Marty Yadrick Sun 8:00am Siabhan May Joseph Gray Washington Sun 10:30am Tara Harris Cynthia Schmidt EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sat 4:00pm Paul McGannon Jessica McGannon Lissa Whittaker Sun 8:00am Kim Bush Lisa Morrison Steve Van de Castle Sun 10:30pm Chris Kinkor John Veal Nick Antista Ruth Noel Terry Noel Marie Pickard Jason Roberts SACRISTAN: Sat 4:00pm Sun 8:00am Joseph Gray Sun 10:30am SERVERS: Sat 4:00pm Ed Locke Sun 8:00am Peg Burns Sun 10:30am GREETERS Sat 4:00pm Louis Anello VOLUNTEER Sun 8:00am Julia Clardy Joe Gray VOLUNTEER Sun 10:30am Marie Dupree-Johnson Bob Magaha VOLUNTEER May 14 May 21 Mass Readings Monday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/John 15:9-17 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/John 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/John 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/John 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/John 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/John 21:20-25 Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, or Gal 5:16-25/ John 20:19-23 or John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Follow Fr. Steve on Twitter!! To follow him, go to: Like our new Facebook page! You can find us on Facebook at Calendar Monday, May 14 No Activities Tuesday, May 15 6:30pm Pastoral Council Meeting (RR) Wednesday, May 16 7:00pm Choir Practice (HR) Thursday, May 17 12:30pm Adoration (chapel) 5:00pm Building Committee Group (library) Friday, May 18 No Activities Saturday, May 19 All Day Food Pantry Weekend (church) 10:00am Cub Scouts (RR) Sunday, May 20 All Day Food Pantry Weekend (church) 10:30am Children s Liturgy of the Word (RR) Mass Intentions Sat 5/12 4:00pm John Couture Sun 5/13 8:00am For Life Giving Hope 10:30am SFX Parishioners Tues 5/15 7:00am For the Gifts of the Spirit 12:00pm For the Fruits of the Spirit Wed 5/16 7:00am For Zeal in Evangelization 12:00pm John Couture Thurs 5/17 7:00am For Boldness in Christ 12:00pm Bernard Ernst Fri 5/18 7:00am To Serve As Jesus Serves 12:00pm Francis & Elizabeth Brenner Sat 5/19 4:00pm SFX Parishioners Sun 5/20 8:00am For the Fullness of the Holy Spirit 10:30am John Couture Sunday Funny Overheard in a Sunday School Class Stacy, does your family say a prayer before each meal? No, we don t have to; my mom s a good cook!! In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that-and, therefore, know yourself as nothing in comparison-you do not know God at all. C.S. Lewis

5 El Paso, TX experience with Father Rafael Garcia, SJ by Bill Schmidt, SFX parishioner I recently volunteered to be chair of the new Refugee Committee at SFX. Steve Bruns is working with me to explore current services in KC and determine how SFX may help. In March, I attended a five day immersion experience sponsored by our former pastor, Fr Rafael Garcia, in El Paso, TX to learn about conditions of refugees on the border. The first day we traveled to a border wall in El Paso. It was 20 ft tall, very intimidating and foreboding, and obviously unwelcoming. We talked to a Border Control guard who was honest and as forthcoming as he felt he could be. A refugee caught for the first time is returned to their home of origin. A second offense results in being booked and charged with a felony. With a third offense, a person is placed in a detention center awaiting deportation with no possibility of legal entry to the U.S. for at least 10 yrs. An immigration attorney from Diocesan Migrant Services explained some of the injustices of the system. When a person seeks asylum (defined as coming from an area that is dangerous, perhaps life threatening) he/she has to prove their dangerous situation. Many arrive with no papers because they had to leave their home immediately. So they are returned to a violent situation. A highlight was visiting Fr Rafael s parish to observe the services provided. Volunteers teach ESL, citizenship, computer skills and other adult and children classes. Food and clothing is made available. We visited a large detention center where about 150 men and 100 women were being held until they could be returned to their country of origin. It was sad, but still hopeful and inspiring to see their resolve. Fr. Rafael said Mass which was very emotional for a number of them. Reuben Garcia is founder of a home that welcomes refugees who made it across the border, but have no idea how to proceed. He spoke passionately about the injustices of the system. He noted that our way of life in the U.S. is subsidized by people who work at below poverty wages. We visited Juarez and met saintly people who mobilized a support group for women with cancer, a priest who provides help to those in poverty, and a group named Manos Amigas which supports the elderly and focuses on education and scholarships for young persons. Future Action: A meeting will be held within a month to determine if there is interest among SFX parishioners to engage helping refugees in Kansas City. Pictures: 1) Fr. Rafael Garcia 2) Lady Guadalupe at Sacred Heart Church 3) the Wall

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