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

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

2 Third Sunday of Easter 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 From the Pastor s Desk, So many people are running from jobs to home, to school and athletic events, back to home to sleep and then get up and repeat it all over the next day. For many people Easter was celebrated on April 16 and now it is time to move on to something else. Easter is to be celebrated until Pentecost. The question I raise this weekend, how do we find time and space for prayer? Perhaps the better question would be, DO we make time for prayer in the midst of all the stuff we are doing? Is prayer in a priority place in our daily lives? Or at the bottom of the to do list which is all too often never reached? Our relationship with God should be at the heart of who we are and all that we do. Prayer cannot be taken for granted nor left to last place. We need that personal time to give God praise, worship, thanksgiving and petition. We need the Lord beside us every day, and throughout the entire day. We need to be in touch with our God and allow Him to touch our minds and hearts through Sacred Scripture and in the silence of our hearts. This is not a luxury, it is a necessity if we want a strong relationship with God. All of us have rituals, whether we are single, or married with children. Look over your daily schedule, and plan a few minutes at the beginning of your day with that first cup of coffee. Thank God for the day and offer Him all that you do that day. Invite Him along on your daily journey. Ask for His guidance as you think of the events you know you will encounter. If you drive to work, put on a spiritual CD, or simply talk to God along the way. Find the brief moments that are a part of all of our days in which we can talk with God about what we are experiencing. What is important is making the effort to be with the Lord, even if it is only for a few minutes, and establishing a consistent pattern as part of your schedule. If you are like me, when I get away from my schedule, things do not always get completed. Our whole purpose for being is to one day be with the Lord in His kingdom, in the place He has created for us. But there is a hard question to be answered, If we don t want the relationship with God now, why would He want one with us after death? Prayer is so important in our relationship with God. It is how we communicate with our God. We cannot push it to the bottom of our to do list where it never gets done. Continue to work on your relationship with the risen Christ in this Easter Season. UPCOMING PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS St. Agnes Parishioners We Need You! If you are interested in running for Parish Council Representative, or know someone whom you can recommend to run for Parish Council Representative, please contact Ellen Finch at A term is for three years. Deadline to submit a nomination is May 1, THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who helped provide a wonderful Easter Egg Hunt for the children. To the he Youth group, for donating candy and stuffing many eggs, all the Parishioners who donated candy and St. Anne s Group for hosting the morning festivities. We are blessed! 5OTH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish is happy to announce that Fr. Tom Reidy, their pastor, will be celebrating his 50 th anniversary as a Catholic priest. All are invited to celebrate with us the 50 years of priestly ministry Father Tom has given to our diocese. Please join us on Thursday, May 4, at 7:00pm for Mass, followed by a reception. If you plan to attend, please inform the parish office at or parishinfo@seaschurch.org by Friday, April 28. FAREWELL RECEPTION You are invited to a farewell reception for KEN and KAREN PESEK. After33 years, Ken and Karen Pesek are retiring from their service to the diocese, St Agnes Cathedral and Holy Trinity, Marshfield to live in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. We know many of you would like a chance to tell them goodbye. Please join us for Vespers at St Agnes Cathedral on Friday, May 5 at 7:00pm followed by a reception in the school cafeteria. Your presence is the only present desired! Contact Rosie Francka at with questions.

4 Third Sunday of Easter THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH SUN Apr 30 8:30am CLOW 10:00am PSR Closing 11:15 Vietnamese PSR - CL Mon May 1 6:00pm We Are Called - UPR 7:00pm RCIA 7:00pm Endowment Board -LH TUE May 2 7:00pm Baptism Class - Parish Office 7:00pm Parish Council - UPR WED May 3 9:15am St. Martha s Group - DR 6:30pm Bell Choir - Cathedral THU May 4 FRI May 5 SAT May 6 SUN May 7 6:30pm Adult Choir Practice - Cathedral 7:00pm Vespers/Reception for Ken & Karen Pesek - Cathedral/C 10am-5:00pm Photography sessions -gym 5:00pm First Eucharist Mass - Cathedral Reception following - C DDF Sunday 10am-5:00pm Photography sessions -gym 11:15 Vietnamese PSR - CL 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 Apr 29 5:00pm Mary Roberts SUN Apr 30 7:00am Parish 8:30am Rena Wilkerson 10:00am Vietnamese Community 11:30am Edith Moulds 5:00pm Rosemary Grothoff MON May 1 8:30am Open Intention 5:30pm Open Intention TUE May 2 8:30am Robert Williams 5:30pm Open Intention WED May 3 8:30am Sarah Overturf 5:30pm Open Intention THU May 4 8:30am Deanie Mills 5:30pm No Mass Fr. Reidy s 50th at SEAS FRI May 5 8:30am Aurelio M. Victorio, Jr. 5:30pm Jerome Doughtery SAT May 6 8:30am Open Intention SUNDAY LITURGIES SAT May 6 SUN May 7 5:00pm Alice Quint 7:00am Parish 8:30am Kathy Pence 10:00am Vietnamese Community 11:30am Herman Arens 5:00pm Rosemary Grothoff 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 5:00 PM Teresa Gray, Paul Gray 7:00am Connie McManus, Pat Rues 8:30 AM Martha Baker, Volunteer 11:30 AM Volunteer 5:00 PM Denee Scruggs, Isy Harter Servers 5:00 PM Ethan Patrick Barber, Hailey Collins, Volunteer 7:00 AM 3 Volunteers 8:30 AM Aaron Rolewicz, George Hall, Ralph Hall 11:30 AM Jared Lobdell, Isabella Gomez, Nicholas Gomez 5:00 PM Grace Ray, 2 Volunteers Ushers 5:00 PM Don & Jean Coleman, 2 Volunteers 7:00 AM Patrick McManus, 3 Volunteers 8:30 AM Marilyn & Steve Fare, Bruce Bodine, Volunteer 11:30 AM Melvin Medley, 3 Volunteers 5:00 PM Jim Grier, Gretchen Gambon, 2 Volunteers Extraordinary Ministers of Communion 5:00 PM Ron Dunaway, Ellen & Michael Finch, Rita Lipin, Drew Martin, Clara Horton, Teresa Gray, Linda Lanham 7:00 AM Mary Doshier, Rose Marie Fellin, Linda Stander, Sr. Marguerite Tran, Bill Coughenour 8:30 AM Joe & Ronnie Herman, George Johnson, Mary Keller, Kent Laney, Jan McEvoy, Michael Pittman, Ashley Rolewicz, Millie Schumacher 11:30 AM Cheryl & Michael Flynn, Jesse Hiett, Edie & Ron Enos, Iris Bounds, Tish Burlingame, Marjory Ray, Dianna Lobdell 5:00 PM David Eiken, Denee Scruggs, Jonna Mahy, Diana Piccolo, Arthur Hoogstraet, Allison Halter, Elizabeth Fahey

5 PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION The last day of our Parish School of Religion is this Sunday (April 30). We will begin our morning at 10:00, which is fifteen minutes earlier than normal. We will start in the classrooms. At 10:30, we will come to the cafeteria for our closing. Thank you to parents, students, catechists, and everyone else who has help to make our PSR a success this year! FIRST EUCHARIST First Eucharist will be celebrated on at the 5:00 Mass. Please keep our young people in your prayers. YOUTH HELP IS NEEDED Junior High & High School students are needed to help landscape Bishop Rice s backyard! Come Saturday, May 13, 9:00am to 4:00pm (at the latest). Why: 1. Help the Bishop; he will be there too! 2. Earn Service hours, 3. Get lots of exercise! Lunch and drinks will be provided. Bring gloves, rake, shovels and if anyone has a wheelbarrow that would be great! Contact John Newton, , by May 6 th to sign up. ST. MARTHA S GROUP St. Martha s Group will meet this Wednesday, May 3, at 9:15 in the Dining Room. This will be our last official meeting until next September. We will be finishing the discussion on My Life With the Saints and discussing summer events. MISSOURIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE DEATH PENALTY The Springfield Chapter of the Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will meet Monday, May 1 at 7:00pm at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2818 E Bennett. Join us in our advocacy efforts to repeal the death penalty in Missouri. For more information, call Donna Walmsley at If we are filled with the love of God, a culture of encounter and solidarity will begin to bloom. -Serene Attentiveness to God s Creation, USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Karen Gray, Agnes Wagstaff, Mary Fruge, Rose Harris, Catherine Ingraham, Terry Wilkinson, Thomas McGuiness, Bill Nichols, Jim Lavern, Teresa Smith, Richard Hund, Joe Wheeler, Kathy Burkett, Steve Maddox, Alan Norris, Tom Wagstaff THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who has kept my grandson Tom Wagstaff and his family in their thoughts and prayers. He is on his road to recovery. It will be a long road but he is a fighter is showing signs of improvement. Times like this really put life into perspective. Thanks again for all of your support! Agnes and Cheryl Wagstaff Several retired nurses met recently to discuss how we might be of help to older/disabled St Agnes parishioners who have no family member to care for them. We thought that there might be a need for a ride to a doctor s appointment. Or perhaps someone who doesn t hear well would like one of us to be an extra pair of ears, listening to what the doctor says and explaining it later. Or maybe some of you just needs to get out of the house for a ride/or a simple meal on a nice day so you can stay mentally healthy. We would NOT be available in place of a Home Health Care nurse who visits regularly to change dressings, etc. Call me or Elizabeth Schatz at the office to let us know if you are interested. Sr Elizabeth Ann Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Roberts - parishioner Camp Re-NEW-All! Camp Re-NEW-All application are available on the diocesan Website Select Camp Re-NEW-All from the "Ministry/Offices" drop down menu. Spots are filling fast! Camp Re-NEW-All is for kids going into 5 th -9 th grades. Adult, high school and young adult staff are also needed. Questions? Contact Rosie Francka at Open spots at Cassville: Session 2C July 3-7; Session 3C July 10-14; Session 4C July 17-21; Session 5C July QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK Third Sunday of Easter Theme: When we share meals, Christ sits among us. Reading I: Acts 2:14, Reading II: Peter 1:17-21 Gospel: Luke 24: Question for Children: What is your favorite time to share a meal with your family? Question for Youth: The disciples recognized Jesus in the breaking of bread. How have you experienced Jesus at Mass, in the breaking of the Eucharistic Bread? How have you experienced Jesus at meals and with friends and family? Question for Adults: Share about great meals you ve been part of, ones which are still memorable to you?

6 Third Sunday of Easter 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. Please join us at Immaculate Conception Church, Community Room A, on Friday, April 28, 4:00-6:00 pm at a reception to thank Mrs. Jean Weissler for her years of dedication and service in the education of our youth and to wish her well in her retirement years. She will be honored in the morning at 8:30 Mass at Immaculate Conception Church. A card basket will be available at Mass and the reception. Springfield Catholic High School Spring College Night High school students and parents!!! Please attend the Springfield Catholic High School Spring College Night event on Wednesday, April 26 th 6:00-7:30 p.m. This event is a great way for students and parents to get information about different college options. Representatives from several colleges in Missouri and bordering states will be present. Summer Jam Outdoor Concert Event Join us Saturday, May 20 starting at 5:30 p.m. for a night of food, drinks, live music and fellowship at Reidy Field on the campus of St. Agnes Elementary School! St. Agnes Summer Jam is a 21 and over outdoor concert, and will feature Molly Healey and bands Fishing for Saturday and Machine Gun Symphony. Food and drink will be available for purchase. All funds raised will go toward supporting extra and innovative programming and support for St. Agnes students. Visit the Springfield Catholic Schools webpage to Purchase Tickets, Donate and for Sponsorship Opportunities! For more information, call 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! COFFEE HOUSE NIGHT Friday May 5, 7pm at Catholic Campus Ministry, 847 South Holland, Springfield, Mo Admission Is $5 Each And Includes Coffee and Desserts and lots of great music and art celebrating the talents of our students!! Questions? Please contact Bev Franklin@ 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. We also will need loads of volunteer help to sort, mark and cleanup. 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! Emmaus Amazement Today's Gospel has some surprises for the disciples going to Emmaus. The first is that Luke tells us Jesus appeared to them, "but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him" (Luke 24:16). More likely, they were prevented by their lack of faith. They knew that Jesus had died, so this man who looked familiar couldn't be him. All they had heard was that Jesus' body was missing from the tomb. That leads to the second point. They were amazed at how Jesus explained the scriptures. Even the disciples had not thought of them as predicting Jesus' suffering and death. Yet they seem to know the truth of what Jesus was saying. Their story can help us, too. If you find you are not always able to see Jesus in the people or events of your life, you may need to stretch your faith. One way to do that is to discuss it with others. The two disciples were stretching their faith as they discussed what they had heard. Your faith will grow as you learn to express it. Another way to stretch your faith is to read and pray over the scriptures. Ask what God is trying to tell you in them. The disciples on the way to Emmaus began to see how Jesus fulfilled the promises found there. Ask God to help you see Jesus in other people. Receive Jesus in Communion as often as you can (at least once a week). Trust him and expect to see Jesus both in people around you and in the changes that come into your life. The more you look for Jesus, the easier it is to see him. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

7 STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE April Income Weekly Envelopes April Income Report Week 1-4 April Budget Still Needed 30, , , Plate 5, , ADDITIONAL APRIL DONATIONS Home Missions Holy Land Bishop s Overseas-CRS Tuition Assistance St. Vincent de Paul/Pantry. 1, Total $3, Maintenance 8, , Utilities 2, , , This Week s Stewardship Message The disciples on the road to Emmaus walked and talked with Jesus all day long, but it was not until they offered him hospitality and he blessed and broke the bread that they recognized him. Simple acts of loving kindness still reveal the presence of God in our midst. HELP NEEDED We are experiencing increased numbers of families asking for food at both the Well of Life and Crosslines. Saint Agnes distributes food at Crosslines every 4th Tuesday from 9am to 2pm. We need additional helpers for both the morning and afternoon. We could also use members to be on a reserve list to be called when regulars can t make it. The Well of Life is open from 10-2 every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and needs help in replacing volunteers with health issues. If you would like to help, call me at or at rfenos@sbcglobal.net. Thanks ~Ron Enos BINGO UPDATE Our grade school is a source of great pride for all of us and we know that the future will be even brighter. Apparently the lights in the classrooms were very old and functioning at about 50% capacity. Bingo money has been used to replace those lights with LED bulbs, which are brighter, use less kilowatt energy, and are less expensive to use. We appreciate our school, our teachers, and our students. It is certainly our pleasure to help brighten their day. 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 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. HELP A MOM IN NEED FOR MOTHER S DAY Honor your mother or her memory this Mother s Day in a very special way by giving a homeless, pregnant woman the opportunity to choose life for her baby. On May 9, the Tuesday before Mother s Day, LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home, a program of Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, is participating in Give Ozarks, a 24- hour online day of giving sponsored by Community Foundation of the Ozarks. It s easy to participate. On May 9, visit and donate! What gift could be more meaningful? And on Mother s Day be sure to let your mother know that she changed TWO lives mom AND baby! Remember GiveOzarks.org and LifeHouse on May 9! 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.