Saint Agnes Cathedral 533 S. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO

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1 May 28, 2017 Saint Agnes Cathedral 533 S. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO

2 Ascension Sunday St. Agnes Cathedral 533 S. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO St. Agnes Cathedral Parish, a sacramental community, is sent forth with compassion to witness to God s word and loving presence. We recognize our responsibilities to Catholic education. We embrace our diversity and place in the Springfield community to provide service, especially to poor and vulnerable persons. WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:00-8:30-10:00 AM (Vietnamese) 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE 8:30 AM Monday through Friday 8:30 AM Saturday 5:30 PM Monday through Friday RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE 5:00-5:20 PM Wednesday and Friday 3:30-4:30 PM, 7:00-7:30 PM Saturday In Chapel Reconciliation Room (or ask Father for an appointment) Reverend Lewis E. Hejna, Rector Voic 102 lhejna@saintagnescathedral.org Reverend Gregory M. Vi Tran, CMC, Associate Pastor Chaplain to Vietnamese Parishioners Voic 106 fr.gregorycmc@gmail.com Sister Elizabeth Ann Weiler, ASC, Coordinator of Care Ministry -care of homebound, funerals, Seniors Voic 103 eaweiler@saintagnescathedral.org Sabrina Schmidt, Director of Faith Formation -PSR coordinator, Baptismal Prep, RCIA Voic 105 sschmidt@saintagnescathedral.org Judy Rippee, Development & Properties Voic 107 jrippee@saintagnescathedral.org Connie McNabb, Office of Accounting Voic 110 cmcnabb@saintagnescathedral.org Helen Rapp, Office Manager Voic 101 hrapp@saintagnescathedral.org Kevin Otradovec, Cathedral Music Director Voic 108, kotrad@sbcglobal.net Andy Sun, Director of Bell Choir and Youth Choir Voic asun@saintagnescathedral.org Lindsay Paulsell, School Principal: Voic lpaulsell@scspk12.org Parish Office: FAX: Well of Life (Pantry) 418 S. Kimbrough, ADORATION: The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the Chapel on Mondays from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Rosary at 5:00 PM, followed by Daily Mass at 5:30) and 6:00-8:30 PM with Rosary and Benediction to close. WELCOME! We extend our hands and our hearts in Christian fellowship to you here, whether longtime residents or newly arrived in the parish. If you are not registered, please fill out the form below and place it in the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office. NAME ADDRESS CITY ZIP PHONE New Parishioner New Address New Phone INFANT BAPTISM PREPARATION: When you plan to have your child baptized, please call Fr. Lewis at the parish office to make preparations. You may contact us before the birth of your child if you wish. There is a pre-baptismal class monthly for infant Baptisms. MARRIAGE PREPARATION: In our diocese the regulations for marriage require that the parish be notified usually six months in advance of the date planned for the wedding. The importance of this sacrament requires sufficient preparation in a pre-marriage program. Please contact Fr. Lewis at the Parish Office, SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: When facing serious illness, please call Sr. Elizabeth Ann at the Parish Office, FUNERALS: For funeral arrangements, including condolence meals, please call Sr. Elizabeth Ann at the Parish Office, CATHOLIC CEMETERIES OF SPRINGFIELD: For information, please call Paul Wunderlich at Moving, please remove from parish census Visit us on the web at Springfield Catholic Schools at

3 May 28, 2017 From the Pastor s Desk, On Wednesday of this past week I quietly celebrated my 36th anniversary to the Priesthood. I have often thought how blessed I am with my priesthood. In reflecting back over these thirty six years there have been many joys and sorrow, but I truly believe that I have used all the gifts and talents that God gave me to help the Church and God s work in our vineyard. I know that I do not meet the needs of all peoples, and for that I am sorry. But priesthood is much like being a parent; sometimes we cannot be the best friend to people, sometimes we have to say no. My happiest sacrament to celebrate outside the celebration of the Mass, is that of Baptism. For myself the hardest to celebrate is that of a mass with a funeral. I know that funerals are to be celebrations, but funerals are many times hard to lead people in prayer, especially if the deceased is a young person. The celebration of the Eucharist is the center of a priest s prayer life. That is the purpose of the priest. We are ordained as a presbyter, one who presides at altar. When it comes to the celebration of the mass, I strive to put my whole self into the celebration. On the weekends that I celebrate 4 masses I find it hard to meet the spiritual needs of the be people in an uplifting, prayerful way. It is a physical, as well as spiritual, drain to celebrate multiple liturgies. That is why there is a Canon Law which limits the number of masses we are to celebrate on one day. However, with the bishop s permission, priests are permitted to celebrate multiple masses as I celebrated 5 Sunday liturgies while Fr. Gregory was on retreat last weekend. My priesthood has truly been a mix of many ministries. The greatest single thread has been that of teaching in the high school. Teaching freshmen, sophomore and especially senior, theology at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau. Most of the students there would not be going on to higher Catholic education so I took my teaching in the classroom very seriously. There was not a question that I did not answer. Even when many times it meant that I had to search or call the Catholic Center for an answer. It was that love of working with high school students that helped me make the decision to accept the role of director of the theater at Springfield Catholic High School eight years ago, and 4 years ago to being the chaplain at the high school. Music, drama and the arts have always been important to me and I have used them to help express my love for God and others. To celebrate liturgies prayerfully, I believe all three need to be present. Without expression, without music, without flowers and candles, the liturgies become only a rite. We are to celebrate God to our fullest, with all that He has given us. In my thirty-six years I have tried very hard to do that. As I write this, my thoughts and prayers this week are for Deacon Joseph Stoverink as he is ordained to the Priesthood this Friday evening, May 26 in Cape Girardeau. FROM THE CHANCELLOR to Springfield Parishes & surrounding area: Just as a reminder to our people that while two churches may contain Catholic in their names, they are NOT in fact in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church: 1) Queen of All Saints Catholic Church (Society of St Pius X) 2) Christ Catholic Church 1505 W. Atlantic 405 Kentling Ave Springfield, MO Highlandville, MO For those interested in participating in the liturgy in its Extraordinary Form, the traditional Latin Mass is offered each Parish Picnic and Farewell Dinner for Fr. Gregory St. Agnes will hold its parish picnic Sunday, June 4, 2017, after the 5:00pm Mass. The main entrée of hot dogs, fried chicken, and drinks will be provided by the Parish and Vietnamese Community. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert to share (please also bring a disposable serving spoon with your dish). Come and share a meal with your parish family and give well-wishes to Fr. Gregory before he leaves to his new assignment in Houston, Texas. This is a family friendly event. See you there! We need volunteers for set up and clean up and this will count for SCHS service hours. Please call Mike Pittman at to volunteer.

4 Ascension Sunday THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH SUN May 28 2:00-4:00pm Garage Sale Drop Off - Gym MON May 29 Memorial Day Parish office closed No Masses at St Agnes 9:00am Mass at Resurrection Cemetery with Bishop Rice TUE May 30 WED May 31 THU June 1 2:00-9:00pm Lifetouch Photography FRI June 2 2:00-9:00pm Lifetouch Photography 7:00pm Priesthood Ordination- Deacon Joseph Stoverink - Cape Girardeau SAT June 3 10:00am-5:00pm Lifetouch Photography 11:00am CMQ Mass of Profession - Cathedral SUN June 4 10:00am-5:00pm Lifetouch Photography 6:00-8:00pm Parish Picnic Deadline for Bulletin announcements: Noon Monday Please include contact name and phone number. Priority is given to parish activities. Please send to: stagnesfrontdesk@gmail.com EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS SUNDAY LITURGIES SAT May 27 5:00pm Jenny Basile SUN May 28 7:00am Parish 8:30am Miriam Bagnell - Sp. Intention 10:00am Vietnamese Community 11:30am Wayne Cornett 5:00pm Rosemary Grothoff MON May 29 No Masses TUE May 30 8:30am Anna Maria Nguyen 5:30pm Wayne Cornett WED May 31 8:30am Eileen Kortkamp 5:30pm Eduardo Victorio THU June 1 8:30am Open Intention 5:30pm Open Intention FRI June 2 8:30am Tony Wegenka, Jr. 5:30pm Jerome Dougherty SAT June 3 8:30am Open Intention SAT June 3 SUN June4 SUNDAY LITURGIES 5:00pm Parish 7:00am Open Intention 8:30am Rena Wilkerson 10:00am Vietnamese Community 11:30am Wayne Cornett 5:00pm Carl Horton KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS UPR: Upstairs Conference Room C: Cafeteria CLOW: Children s Liturgy of the Word DR: Dining Room PSR: Parish School of Religion BR: Band Room KCB: Knights of Columbus Bingo Emporium LH: Loretto House CL - Classrooms Please turn off cell phones when you come into the Church for Mass. Thank you. Lectors Saturday, June 3 5:00 PM Ellen Finch, Michael Finch Sunday, June 4 7:00am Sr. Marguerite Tran, Sr. Faustina Le 8:30 AM Tim Griese, Keith Nanneman 11:30 AM Jesse Hiett, Nancy Maus 5:00 PM Denee Scruggs, Volunteer Servers Saturday, June 3 5:00 PM Alex Herrell, Hailey Collins, Volunteer Sunday, June4 7:00 AM 3 Volunteers 8:30 AM Charles Waterhouse, Dustin Waterhouse, Ian Morgan 11:30 AM Carl Rapp, Annabelle Sonnemaker, Volunteer 5:00 PM Grace Ray, Catalina Sanchez, Volunteer Ushers Saturday, June3 5:00 PM Jeff & Carolyn Roth, 2 Volunteers Sunday, June4 7:00 AM Tim Keller, 3 Volunteers 8:30 AM David Hiett, Chris Kollmeyer, Daniel Pham, Volunteer 11:30 AM Melvin Medley, 3 Volunteers 5:00 PM Darlene Henne, Jim Grier, 2 Volunteers Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Saturday, June3 5:00 PM Jackie Barlow, Dana Carroll, Rita Lipin, Ginny & John Smithberg, Angela & Terry Winton, Justin Herrell Sunday, June4 7:00 AM Bill Coughenour, Sally Keene, Sr. Faustina Le, Allen Rues, Cholet Sison-Switala, Bernie Duchinsky 8:30 AM Martha Baker, Keith Nanneman, Michael Pittman, Mildred Schumacher, Mary & David Seibert, Curt Williams Karen Carroll, Erwin Mantei 11:30 AM Michael & Cheryl Flynn, Jesse Hiett, Alana Myler, Debbie Myler, Edie & Ron Enos, Helen Rapp, Iris Bounds 5:00 PM Denee Scruggs, David Eiken, Megan Kennedy, Diana Piccolo, Gary Momphard, Allison Halter, Volunteer

5 May 28, 2017 WE ARE CALLED Is it possible for us, God s children, to console Jesus now as though we were with Him as He suffered and died for us? We humans are limited by time and space, but God is not. He sees everything-----past, present, and future all at once. For God everything is always present; He lives in the Eternal Now. Or, as our Catechism explains, To God, all moments of time are present in their immediacy. (600) Of course, we can stand beneath the cross with Mary and John or pray with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane to console the God/Man who saved all of us. Father Michael Gaitley explains this beautifully in his retreat videos. We hope you ll join us on June 12 th for our summer retreat, Consoling the Heart of Jesus. One group will meet on Mondays from 9:15 to 10:45. The other groups will meet on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the Upper Room. Please call to register. - Ginny Smithberg GARAGE SALE - MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The annual St. Agnes Garage Sale will be held early this year. The dates of the sale are June 16th & 17th. As you are doing your Spring cleaning and getting rid of that junk in your closets, remember that junk can be someone else's treasure. Consider donating to the parish sale. If you have large items for the garage sale that you will need picked up, please call Pat Rues at to schedule a pick up! Just a reminder, we cannot accept used tires, television sets or computer monitors. If we do not sell these items at the garage sale, we are required to pay a recycling fee. Thank you so much for your cooperation! Drop off date for garage sale: Sat, May 27 th : 2:00-4:45 PM Sat, June 3 rd after 5:00pm Mass Sun, June 4 th after weekend Masses Set Up Date for garage sale: Wed, June 7th: 6:30:-8:30 PM Additional work days will be added later Please bring your items to the gym door. A volunteer will be there to assist you. We will need volunteers to set up tables and bring items down from the stage for set up night. Please call Pat Rues or Iris Bounds at if you would like to volunteer. We encourage our young people to help with the setup and working the garage sale. This can be used for school service hours or Confirmation service projects. The patient requesting assisted suicide is often asking, Does anyone want me to be alive, or care enough to talk me out of this request and support me through this difficult time? --Every Suicide is Tragic, USCCB Secretariat of Pro -Life Activities PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Karen Gray, Mary Fruge, Rose Harris, Terry Wilkinson, Thomas McGuiness, Bill Nichols, Jim Lavern, Teresa Smith, Richard Hund, Kathy Burkett, Steve Maddox, Alan Norris, Tom Wagstaff, Willa Garrett, Mary Ann Horton, Pauline Kaprowicz VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Vacation Bible School will be June from 6-8:30pm at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish here in Springfield. If you have children going into kindergarten through sixth grade, this is for you. We also will need volunteers to help with the different groups. The registration forms for both attendees and volunteers are in the vestibule of the cathedral. They need to be sent back to Sabrina at the parish office when they are filled out. Come and join us for a week of faith, fun, and fellowship! MEMORIAL DAY MASS- SPRINGFIELD Bishop Edward Rice will celebrate Memorial Day Mass at Resurrection Cemetery, 4535 W. State Hwy EE (Division St.), Springfield, on Mon., May 29, at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend and remember their dearly departed as well as those who have died serving in our country's armed forces. Priests and Deacons are encouraged to concelebrate with Bishop Rice. After Mass, the Catholic Cemetery Board and Knights of Columbus will provide coffee and doughnuts. QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK Ascension Sunday Theme: Make disciples of all nations. Reading I: Acts 1: 1-11 Reading II: Ephesians 1: Gospel: Mathew 28: Question for Children: Jesus promises to be our friend forever. How do friends treat each other? Question for Youth: How can you be Jesus witnesses to the ends of the earth? Question for Adults: When the disciples saw Jesus they worshiped but doubted too. When have you doubted and how do you resolve that doubt?

6 Ascension Sunday SPRINGFIELD CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Employment Opportunities ALL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLICATIONS are available on the Springfield Catholic School s website at For more details on these positions, please visit click on the About tab at the top and scroll down to Employment Opportunities. Springfield Catholic Schools Central Office is seeking applicants for a full-time Finance Manager/Accountant. For further details, please refer to Employment Opportunities instructions above or contact Mrs. Suzanne Cronkhite at scronkhite@scspk12.org or (417) Ext. 33. Additional teaching positions are listed on the website. Welcome to the Springfield Catholic School System! The Springfield Catholic School System is accepting registration for the school year. Our system is made up of three (3) elementary schools (preschool thru 8 th grade) and one (1) high school. For a tour, enrollment information or to check availability at various grade levels, please contact the school(s) in which you are interested: Immaculate Conception: (417) ; St. Agnes: (417) ; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: (417) ; and Springfield Catholic High School: (417) We have a strong Tradition of Faith, Service and Academic Excellence! Immaculate Conception School is accepting applications for a second grade teacher for the school year. Applicants must be an active Catholic and a certified teacher. Contact Theresa Coleman at or tcoleman@scspk12.org to arrange for an interview. PICTORIAL DIRECTORY If you haven t gotten your picture taken yet, please sign up in the vestibule or call the office to make appointment. Dates available: Thursday, June 1, 2:00-9:00pm Friday, June 2, 2:00-9:00pm Saturday, June 3, 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, June 4, 10:00am-5:00pm Monday, June 5, 2:00-9:00pm Pictures will be taken in the school s Upper Room. (Elevator may be used) You may bring parents, children, or friends with you who are not parishioners if you want additional pictures taken. Just be sure to put how many people will be there. If you have questions, please call the Parish Office, A SPECIAL THANK YOU The Ransom family wishes to thank everyone for the heart warming sympathy cards following the death of my grandson, Conner Ransom. May God bless you all. Betty Ransom THINKING ABOUT THE PRIESTHOOD? Kenrick- Glennon Days for young men Young men who will be entering 6th - 9th grades are invited to St. Louis for two action-packed days of fun, games, educational sessions, Mass, small group prayer and more. Each participant is a member of a group of up to 10 young men led by a junior counselor and a seminarian. Sessions for 6th-7th graders, June 5-7 and 8th-9th graders, June Contact Fr. Patrick Nwokoye at pnwokoye@dioscg.org for registration and more information. THINKING ABOUT RELIGIOUS LIFE? Come and See Weekend with the Sisters of St. Joseph - a discernment retreat June 9-11, St. Louis, MO. Contact Amy Hereford, or csjlife.org. THE BENEDICTINE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION invite single women, ages who are considering religious life, to attend a Summer Monastic Experience June at their monastery in Clyde, Mo. It s a chance to experience contemplative monastic life and learn about discernment and prayer. There is no cost to attend, and details can be found at To register, please contact Sr. Maria Victoria at (660) ex. 127 or e- mail vocation@benedictinesisters.org." VIRTUS TRAINING SCHEDULE This training is required for all who volunteer and are with children in our parish: youth ministers, catechists, Children s Liturgy, etc. Preregistration is necessary: go to and click on registration on the left or call your parish/school office for assistance. If you do not have access to the Internet and are unable to register Online, please call the local parish, school, or institution where you are employed or volunteer. Participants must be present for the entire training. Training session is for adults only. Next local sessions: Saturday, June 10, 9:00am-noon, Holy Trinity, Springfield Wednesday, August 9, 8:30-11:30AM, SEAS Adult Ed. Rm., Springfield Updated schedules may be found on the diocesan event calendar at or at Reflections in Catechesis: The New Evangelization St. Joseph the Worker parish in Ozark invites diocesan catechists and other interested adults to a three-part presentation and discussion on The New Evangelization: Foibles, Fruits, and Future, exploring theological principles, pertinent texts, and practices, hosted by Master Catechist J.B. Kelly, M.T.S. (catechists may earn credit for certification renewal if they attend each of the three sessions). Cost is free! The parish will provide beverages and asks participants to bring treats to share. Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings, June 6, 13, and 20, with confessions offered 5:30-5:50 p.m., Mass at 6 p.m., and the presentation and discussion 7-8:30 p.m. Please register by calling the parish offices ( ) or ing sjwdre@saintjosephozark.org by June 2.

7 May 28, 2017 STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE May Income Weekly Envelopes May Income Report Week 1-3 May Budget Still Needed 26, , , Plate 2, , Maintenance 8, , Utilities 2, , , SHARE THE HOPE The readings for today's celebration of the Ascension of the Lord once again remind us that as Christians we are people of hope. In the second reading Saint Paul eloquently exhorts the Ephesians to enlighten their hearts so that they will know the hope and glory that come from being people who place their trust in the Lord Jesus. In the story of the Ascension, recounted in the first reading, the Lord Jesus assures the disciples that the Holy Spirit's power will come upon them. Finally, in the Gospel, the Lord lets the disciples know that their mission is to spread the hope of the gospel to all the nations. This wonderful feast keeps our eyes focused on the hope in which we were grounded on the day of our baptism. Copyright J.S. Paluch Col, Inc. BINGO UPDATE Things are getting pretty exciting on Wednesday evenings at the Emporium! On May 24 th, our first progressive will be worth $6750 if won within 54 numbers; the second progressive will be worth $1075 if won within 52 numbers; our Queen of Hearts will begin the evening with $6577 in the pot; AND 54 face machines will be on sale for $40. My goodness! If those games are not won on May 24 th, they will be worth even more on May 31 st. Also on May 31 st, all May birthday players with a picture ID will receive a free sixpack to celebrate their birthday. I think that several people may be going home very happy even if they didn t have a birthday. Ginny Smithberg Join us every Wednesday at the K of C Bingo Emporium 2340 W. Grand, 2nd parking lot Horse Races and Bingo Sales begin at 4:30 PM Bingo begins at 6:30 PM Like us on Facebook! Bingo Springfield Missouri Wednesday St. Agnes ADDITIONAL MAY DONATIONS Home Missions Catholic Cemeteries Tuition Assistance St. Vincent de Paul/Pantry.....1, Total $2, THE MIRROR Did you know? St. Agnes receives a yearly bill for their parishioners to receive The Mirror. Our bill this year is $9, St Agnes parishioners have contributed $3, so far this year. A SPECIAL THANKS to those who have contributed more the $14 to help offset the cost for our parishioners who may not be able to afford their subscription. Please remember to turn in your $14 and help us pay off The Mirror bill. DIOCESAN DEVELOPMENT FUND To date our parish has pledged $46, from 155 families toward our $91, goal. Thank you! If you have not yet made your pledge, please add your gift, whatever the amount, in unity with those who have already given by returning a pledge card. Our parish goal is $91, and 288 families. Across the diocese, $---- has been pledged toward the $2.6 million goal. The diocese and church in southern Missouri needs your participation. We ask you to keep the DDF campaign in your prayers. A Summer Bible Belt Studies course will begin soon. Please me for further information if you wish to inquire or enroll: fwessel@ssndcp.org. Sr. Frances Wessel GIFT/PURCHASE CARDS St. Agnes Cathedral has gift/purchase cards (SCRIP) available in the parish office during business hours Monday through Friday. These cards are full value and good up to two years or longer. Proceeds go toward our tuition assistance program for deserving children in Catholic grade or high school. There is no extra cost when you purchase a card. We have cards for several restaurants, businesses, and some hotels. Buy them for gifts or purchase for your own use. Cards we don t have in our inventory must be ordered by Mondays at 8:30am to receive that same week. Contact our front desk volunteers with any questions.