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1 MAY 27, 2018 SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY OUR LADY of GUADALUPE C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 4503 FREDERICK BOULEVARD ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI Fr. Christian Malewski Pastor Fr. Joshua Barlett Associate Pastor Fr. Timothy Leete CHURCH OFFICE Phone... (816) Hours... M-Th 8:45 am-4:00 pm; F 8:45 am-12:00 noon Fax... (816) Rectory...(816) (816) Website... MASS SCHEDULE Weekend Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 am Weekday Monday Friday 8:00 am Holy Day Mass Schedule will be announced. Confession Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm Sunday 7:45-8:15 am 10:30-10:50 am HOLY SACRAMENTS Baptismal Preparation Please contact Fr. Christian to schedule Baptism Prep and the date of the Baptism. Parents are encouraged to contact Fr. Christian before the child is born. Marriage NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome! Please register at the church office. OLOG parishioners can register free at by creating a login and password and entering the parish code 2W96H2. Enjoy this free gift from Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe: Friend of the Poor, Welcome to Strangers, Source of Healing, Builder of Bridges. Mission Statement

2 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. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 2 St. Joseph, Missouri

3 PARISH STAFF PARISH OFFICE Pastor, Fr. Christian Malewski... ext Associate Pastor, Fr. Joshua Barlett. ext Fr. Timothy Leete Pastoral Associate, Kathy Powers... ext Family Catechesis Coordinator, Tina Dotson... ext Youth Minister, Ally Goetz.. ext Director of Worship Ministries, Sandy Gumm... ext Facility Manager, Steve Kneib... ext Business Manager, Angela Hurst... ext Secretaries, Stephanie Miller... ext Mary Jane Smith... ext Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti st Saturday Mass and Confessions at MIR House Fr. Christian offers Confession at 7:00 am and Mass at 8:00 am every first Saturday of the month at Mir House of Prayer. All are invited and welcome to attend. Thank you for your generous support in last week s Peter s Pence Collection! Our contributions will be combined with those from our brothers and sisters around the world to help Pope Francis provide essential relief to people in need. If you missed the collection, it is not too late to give, visit w w w. u s c c b. o r g / nationalcollections, and click on the How to Give link. From the Desk of Fr. Christian Dear friends, Once upon a time in the Church there was an octave of Pentecost, meaning that Pentecost was celebrated for a whole week from Sunday to Sunday. The octave was suppressed in the late 1960 s following the Second Vatican Council. There is a famous story about Paul VI who presided over the last years of the Council. He had a great devotion to the Holy Spirit. When it came time to celebrate weekday Mass after Pentecost Sunday he was surprised to see that his master of ceremonies had put out green vestments. He was expecting red vestments. He asked: Isn t it still Pentecost? His attendant replied: Holy Father, you got rid of that. Apparently, he was unaware that he had made this happen! It is interesting to think that all the major solemnities such as Christmas and Easter follow the custom of the octave. It certainly makes sense. I tend to think that Pentecost is a mystery that merits more celebration and reflection. I think that we have lost something special in getting rid of the octave of Pentecost. Nothing however prevents us from continuing to meditate on this mystery of faith... So that s what I intend to do. For Pentecost Sunday I spoke about Mary and her relationship to the Holy Spirit and the Church. It is interesting to note that recently Pope Francis has established a new memorial, entitled, Mary, Mother of the Church to be celebrated after Pentecost Sunday. This is quite significant and it does provide us with another day to enter more deeply into the mystery. We call Mary the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. That she was present in the upper room with the apostles on Pentecost is very significant. She is an expert in the Holy Spirit. She had already encountered the Holy Spirit in a deep intimate way at the Annunciation. She received the Holy Spirit and responded with a resounding yes to the work of the Holy Spirit in her. It would only make sense that she was there at Pentecost teaching the early Church how to receive the Holy Spirit and then to respond generously to the Spirit s call. I can imagine her saying to the apostles: Hey guys, here s how it s done. She continues to model and teach us how to do this today. She teaches us how to respond most especially in her humility, docility and obedience. The Holy Spirit is still very active and alive in the Church and we can continue to pray for an outpouring of the Spirit upon the Church and the world. Each and every day we seek to respond more generously with Mary and all the saints. Another thought I had was that the work of the Holy Spirit is very quiet. He comes with little fanfare. He works quietly in the hearts of believers drawing us ever closer to Jesus and to the heart of the Father. This stood out to me powerfully last Saturday at the priestly ordination. To ordain a priest, the bishop lays hands upon the man to be ordained and quietly invokes the Holy Spirit. There was no tongues of fire or driving wind but silence. We know for certain that the Holy Spirit was doing something amazing. So to it is with us... we too can better encounter the power of the Holy Spirit in silence and in the quiet of our heart. Peace and God bless, Fr. Christian Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 3 St. Joseph, Missouri

4 MASS INTENTIONS Monday, May 28 8:00 am + Alice Goscha Tuesday, May 29 8:00 am + Peter Dong Nguyen Wednesday, May 30 8:00 am + Jim Supple Thursday, May 31 8:00 am Living and Deceased Members of the CB Class of 1947 Friday, June 1 8:00 am + Tom Mann Saturday, June 2 4:00 pm Alita Buhman Sunday, June 3 8:30 am Our Parishioners 11:00 am + Isaac Lackamp Totus Tuus Registration is open for TOTUS TUUS, Latin for Totally Yours, a fun and energetic parish based summer catechetical program, for students e n t ering 1 s t through 6 t h g r ad e, M o nd ay, J u n e 25 th through Friday, June 29 th from 9 am to 3 pm and from 7:30pm to 9:40 pm for students 7th through 12th grades. College students and seminarians will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. Totus Tuus has 5 pillars: Eucharist, Devotion to Mary, Catechetical instruction, Vocation discernment and Tons of FUN!! This year s curriculum is The Apostles Creed and The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Registration forms are available on the bulletin carts and at the parish office. Volunteers are needed to help house and feed the team of young adults who will be teaching, as well as helping out with the program. Please consider housing two of the teachers, bringing lunch for the team or hosting dinner one evening, or volunteer to help in the classroom! Please contact Tina Dotson at tdotson@olog.org WEEKLY SCHEDULE Monday, May 28 Parish Office Closed Wednesday, May 30 6:30 am Band of Brothers 9:00 am Legion of Mary 9:00 am Quilting Group 7:00 pm Senior High Youth Group Thursday, May 31 7:30 pm Ladies Night Saturday, June 2 2nd Collection Tomorrow s Priest Sunday, June 3 2nd Collection Tomorrow s Priest 9:45 am Biblical Walk Through the Mass On Memorial Day, Monday May 28 th, a 10:00 am Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Matthew Rotert at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 26 th & Lovers Lane, here in St. Joseph. This Mass is in loving memory of family and friends who have died and gone before us marked with the sign of faith. Our prayers go out to Barb and Jerry Ashlock upon the death of her sister. May she rest in the peace of God s eternal kingdom. Youth Ministry Senior High Youth Group will be held this Wednesday, May 30 th. We will be going to the St. Joseph Mustangs game! Tickets are limited please call in advance. Please meet in the back parking lot of OLOG at 6pm, and we will all travel to Phil Welch Stadium and back to OLOG as a group. We hope to see everyone there! There will be no Senior High Youth Group this Wednesday, June 6 th. We hope to see everyone next week! Ladies Night will be held on Thursday, May 31 st at 7:30pm. All high school women are invited. We hope to see everyone there! Registration for this summer s Steubenville Conference now open! If your child is in 9 th -12 th grade, he/she is invited to attend this wonderful conference in Springfield, Missouri, held from July 20 th -22 nd. If interested, please contact Ally Goetz at the parish office. Register here: Be sure to follow the OLOG Youth Group on social media to keep updated on events: Young Adult Ministry Coram Deo The Catholic young adult group for St. Joseph, Coram Deo, is meeting on Thursday, June 14 th from 6:10-8:00pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe! All young adults aged are invited to attend. The night will consist of food, fellowship, prayer, and a fun social activity in the St. Joseph area. Please let me know of any questions. We hope to see you there on June 14 th! Please RSVP to Ally Goetz at agoetz@olog.org by June 11 th. May 27, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

5 Stewardship Donation of Treasure Envelope $9, Plate...$1, Total..$11, (May) Total (as of 5/21)...$49, (May) Budget......$50, Please do not put checks or adult envelopes in the Coins for Kids Container by the ambo. Thank you! Altar Society The Altar Society annual dues of $5.00 are due during the month of May. If you did not receive a pink envelope in your monthly package, please put your check or cash in an envelope with Altar Society and your name on it and drop the envelope in the collection basket on the weekend. All ladies are members of the Altar Society, but it is helpful if you pay the dues. Thanks to all and God Bless! OLOG Altar Society Elects Officers: Congratulations to the women of our parish who were recently elected the Officers for Altar Society: Representative to the Parish Council, Debbie Miles; Prayer Leader, Susie White; Corresponding Secretary, Dee Holland; Recording Secretary, Pat Miller; Vice President, Mary Nold; and President, Nancy Joe. May the Holy Spirit enlighten, guide and strengthen them for leadership over the coming year! Adult Faith Formation Parish Social Life We want to recognize Dr. Scott Murphy of our parish, recently honored by Catholic Charities with the Saint Mother Teresa Award for joining other doctors in Haiti to do eye exams and eye surgeries for many of the people in need there; all voluntary with no reimbursement. Congratulations, Scott! Adult Faith Formation Program on Sunday Begins in June! Beginning June 3 rd, for five consecutive Sundays, we will offer a 30 minute video called A Biblical Walk through the Mass, 9:45-10:45 a.m. in our lower-level meeting room called Marian Hall. Following the video, we ll have some time for discussion. RSVP is not necessary. New Program for Tuesday morning and Thursday evening coming soon! Starting June 5 th and June 7 th, we ll begin a new Ascension Press program, Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist. The sessions are only four weeks in length, offered on Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m. and Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m. in Marian Hall. Fee for materials is $20. Please contact the parish ASAP to RSVP, Dear Parishioners, Faith in Action Thank you so much for your April Showers Drive and the donations of soap, shampoo, deodorant, tooth brushes and toothpaste to Hosea Elementary School. Some of our students will definitely benefit from your kindness. Thanks and Blessings! The Hosea School Staff To the members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Each month, the St. Vincent DePaul food pantry at St. James serves families. We provide supplemental food supplies to those in need. The food we provide is purchased through Second Harvest Food Bank, local stores, food drives and through donations from generous individuals and organizations like OLOG. We are truly blessed to receive the donations of supplies from you monthly and can t adequately express our gratitude for your help. Thank you so much for your generosity and your prayers. May God Bless, Tim Gach, Treasurer St. Vincent DePaul Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 5 St. Joseph, Missouri

6 Faith in Action The Food for the Month of June is Peanut Butter and or Jelly. Please place your donation (or any food you care to provide) in one of the wooden bins near the outer doors of church. Let us remember to pray for all who may be food insecure, especially children. Thank You! Legion of Mary The parish is offering a new program called the Pilgrim Statue Program and it is conducted under the leadership of the Legion of Mary. This program will give parish households the opportunity to invite Mary into their home by the way of a pilgrim statue an image of Mary for a week. During that week, all the members of the household pray the Rosary together each day before the pilgrim statue. The hope is to get parish households to pray the Rosary daily as was requested by Our Lady at Fatima in 1917 at each of the six apparitions. So central is the Rosary to the Fatima message that Our Lady chose to identify herself as The Lady of the Rosary. If you have not already signed up and are interested in hosting the Pilgrim Statue please call or text Kelly Douglas or at kellysdouglas@icloud.com. If anyone is interested in joining our Legion of Mary, please join us at a meeting to discern if Mary is calling you to this apostolate? The members and their spiritual leader, Fr. Christian meet every Wednesday at 9 am downstairs in Rm 116 B Marian Hall. Around Town Bishop James Johnston will celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (11th & Broadway) on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 2 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 couples and their immediate families. The celebration includes those couples whose 50th Wedding Anniversary falls between January 1, 2018 and December 31, If you are physically unable to attend, you will still receive a card, gift and your names will be included in the Mass. Call the parish office if you wish to participate in this Mass. The deadline is May 29th. Pilgrimage to Poland and Germany July 5-16, 2020 Would you join me to see a performance of the Passion Play in Oberammergau, a play only performed every 10 years? Join me on a Pilgrimage to Poland to walk the steps of St. John Paul II and to see Oberammergau's Passion Play. Limited numbers. For an e-file and more information contact Fr. Tom Ludwig--frtom4503@gmail.com or or Are you, or someone you know, interested in a Pilgrimage to Italy? Fr. Matt Rotert, Rector of Cathedral of St. Joseph and Pastor of St. Mary's Church in St. Joseph, and Father William Debo, Pastor of Holy Family Parish in Freeburg, MO & Sacred Heart Parish in Rich Fountain, MO, will be the spiritual leaders for a Pilgrimage on Nov. 7-16, Visit Padua, Venice, Verona, & Rome. Tour includes Masses celebrated at special Shrines, a Papal audience, and visits to interesting and famous sites. For an informational brochure, contact Cathedral's Parish Office at or Travel Tyme at The Alumnae of the Convent of the Sacred Heart will meet Sunday, June 3rd, for the 8:30 Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. Coffee and donuts served after in the St. Anne's Meeting Room. May 27, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

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