Almighty God, Sustainer of Life, you give us the words of eternal life but you leave your household free to choose whom we will serve the gods of the world or you, the living God. You nourish us with Christ s flesh and blood to whom else would we go? May we always choose life for ourselves and bring life-giving love to others. Amen. August 23, 2015
7231 Mission Road Prairie Village, KS 66208 913-660-1182 Fr. Keith Lunsford, Pastor Pastor s Office: 913-660-1126 After Hours: 913-677-6748 Fr. Paul Sanders, Assisting Priest - Weekdays Fr. John Riley, Sacramental Assistance Deacon Todd Brower, Pastoral Minister SUNDAY MASSES Saturday 4:00 P.M. Sunday 9:00 A.M. and 10:30 A.M WEEKDAY MASSES Monday through Friday 6:30 A.M. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:05 A.M. Wednesday 8:10 A.M. (School Mass) No Saturday morning Mass SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00-3:40 P.M. Other times by arrangement with a priest. MARRIAGES Please contact Fr. Lunsford at least six months prior to proposed wedding date. MARRIAGE TRIBUNAL ADVOCATE Patricia Centner...660-1120 BAPTISM 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Preparation class required. Classes are scheduled quarterly. ANOINTING OF SICK First Friday of each month at the 8:05 A.M. Mass or contact Parish Office. FUNERALS Please contact Fr. Lunsford before final arrangements are made. PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES Prayer Chain - Patricia Centner, 913-660-1120 Email: patcentner@stannpv.org Rosary - Daily, prior to 8:05 A.M. Mass Charismatic Prayer - Tuesday, 9:45 A.M. Exposition of Eucharist - Wednesday, 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 P.M. Friday, 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. APPOINTMENT WITH PRIEST - Call in advance. Please remember St. Ann Catholic Church in your will or estate plan. Contact Kelly Samuelson Development Director, at the church office, 913-660-1117. CHURCH OFFICE (913) 660-1182 Monday through Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Friday 8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Parish Administrator, Bill Schafer - 660-1128 Secretary, Leah Nguyen - 660-1184 CATHOLIC FORMATION RCIA, Adult Education Andrew Lynch..660-1116 Religious Education Maureen Leach.660-1195 Stephanie Meeker.....660-1115 Confirmation Coordinator Andrew Lynch..660-1116 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Lynn Smith 816-582-9025 Janet Lovick.424-6385 Youth Minister Grades 7-12 MUSIC DIRECTOR Michael Podrebarac. liturgy@archkck.org LITURGY COORDINATOR Sandy Krumm... 362-0962 ST. ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 660-1101 Kindergarten through 8th Grade Principal - Michael Riley; Administrative Assistant - Linda Long PARISH CENTER (GYM) Director - Kay McCaffrey 660-1155 YOUNG CHILD CENTER..362-4660 Pre-School, Extended Day Care and Mother's Day Out Director - Tati Needleman MINISTRY OF CARING....660-1120 Visitation, Hospitals, Homebound, Nursing Home Please notify us immediately of any hospitalized or sick family member. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Meeting 3rd Wednesday of each month 7:00 p.m. Information: Jeff Bittner: 913-269-9077 NEW PARISHIONERS PARISH BOUNDARIES: North 63rd St; East State Line Rd; South 83rd St; West Nall Ave. Register on our website:
Sun, August 23 Mon, August 24 St. Bartholomew 9:00 am 10:30 am For the Parish +Jennifer Burgess +Byron Thompson +Florine Viscek Mary Jo Jensen. Harry Pilsl, brother of Esther Bizal. Eddie Condon, father of Matt Condon. Tues, August 25 Wed, August 26 Thurs, August 27 St. Monica 8:10 am +Gus Elsener +Janet Schmitz +Norma Jean Brower +Darlin Jarvis +Ed Sayers +Aletha Adams Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life. Contemplate these words of our Lord in adoration this week. Wednesday 9 AM to 11 PM or Friday 9 AM to 6 PM. Fri, August 28 St. Augustine SpcInt-Corky and Molle Stueve +Kim Brushwood Sat, August 29 4:00 pm +Blaise Warhurst Sun, August 30 9:00 am 10:30 am For the Parish SpcInt Legacy Society Casey Elliott and Cameron Heck Alisa Morse and William Johnson Caitlin O Byrne and Samuel Waters August 29 4:00 p.m. Musicians-Guislain, Podrebarac Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Deacon Todd Kathy Thomas, Beau Shamet, Darin Heyen, Lauren Heyen, Michaela Miller, Serge Guislain, Bill Bray Lectors-David Miller, Jim Lisson Servers Luke Rottinghaus, Pete Rottinghaus, Monica Knight Greeters Higgerson, Schirger, Rottinghaus August 30 9:00 a.m. Musicians-Cramer, Podrebarac Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion-Rob Schmitz, Bob Nowatzke, Don Hail, Virginia Tulp, Joe Myers, Gene Peck, Jane Peck, Phil Agee Lectors Jim Cramer, Mary Leeper Servers Evelyn Haulmark, Mark Guastello, Lynn Guastello Greeters Ternus, Stiles, Aldrich August 30 10:30 a.m. Musicians-Cramer, Podrebarac Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Bill Froeschl, Lynn O Leary, Gabe Thibault, Anne Edmonds, John Pham, Debbie Schulte, Melissa Lising, Bert Malone Lectors Gerry Lamberti, Robb Edmonds Servers John McDonald, Drew Strick, Cecilia Fisk Greeters Brazil, Eadens, Jensen Linda Boyer, Dorothy Carnelia, Dotte Carnelia, Ed Chezek, Peggy Cole, Marilyn Connolly, Pat Cooper, Angie and Jim DeBerry, Tom Doyle, Lisa Louise Enlow, Kay Fisher, Larry Furnell, Elizabeth Gallagher, Sally Hohensee, Betsy Jacquinot, Phil Jensen, Kim McLay, Barbara Roche, Lois Rooney, Patricia Sayers, Fred Schmitz, Bob and Marcie Thedinger. Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Readings for the Week August 24 through August 30 Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 1 Thes 2:1-8/Mt 23:23-26 1 Thes 2:9-13/Mt 23:27-32 1 Thes 3:7-13/Mt 24:42-51 1 Thes 4:1-8/Mt 25:1-13 1 Thes 4:9-11/Mk 6:17-29 Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1 8,14-15, 21-23 Needed: Occasional assistance with setting up for baptisms after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Please call the parish office for more info or to volunteer: 913-660-1184.
Travis Mecum has been accepted to the seminary for the Archdiocese. He begins his studies this month as a pretheologian at Pope St. John XXIII Seminary in Boston. Please support him with your encouragement and prayers. Thank you Travis for your openness to God s will and your generous yes. Registration is Now Open! Preschool 8 th Grade & Sacramental Prep Mondays from 4:30-5:30 PM /SOR St. Ann School of Religion assists parents in furthering Catholic education in preschool through 8 th graders who are not enrolled in Catholic school. We also help prepare students to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion after a two year preparation program (Year 1 and Year 2) and a two year preparation program for Confirmation (Year 1 and Year 2). Contact Maureen Leach with any questions mleach@stannpv.org or 913.660.1195 We are in great need of devoted volunteers to teach the younger grades, help in the classroom and assist in the daycare. We have discounted fees for volunteers, but you do not need to have children in the program to help out! Please prayerfully consider if you can share the faith with the youth of our parish in this special way! Virtus certification mandatory, but a one time training is easily available!
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd provides a hands-on approach to the religious formation of children. It is focused on the Bible and the Mass. Classes take place in a specially prepared room called The Atrium. Classes are available for children ages 3-6, 6-9, and 9-12. 3-6 year olds Wednesdays 9:15-10:45 AM Wednesdays 1:00-2:45 PM Thursdays 1:00-2:45 PM 6-9 year olds and 9-12 year olds Tuesdays 6:00 PM-7:30 PM Registration is now open. Classes begin mid-september. For more information or to register please go to: /CGS Questions? Please contact CGS coordinators Janet Lovick, 913-424-6385 or Lynn Smith, 816-582-9025. DATE August 15/16 Fiscal YTD Required $30,385 $212,695 Spirit of Giving $41,764 $174,014 Plate $811 $7,331 Totals $42,575 $181,345 Over/(Under) ($12,190) ($31,350) Bldg Repl & Maint $2,332 $11,944 Children s Collection $30 $362 Angel Fund $251 $3,132 Haiti Orphanage $261 $3,396 Capital Campaign Update: Pledges received 735 Dollars Pledged $8,463,321 Funds Received $7,695,399 % of Pledge 90.9% The fall season and school year are once again upon us, and the St. Ann Fall Festival is just around the corner (Saturday, October 3 rd, after Mass)! As part as an advanced underwriting effort, we are again asking you to consider ANY size gift to help underwrite Fall Festival! All funds raised at this annual event go directly to making our parish and school the thriving community we all love so very much. We thank you and hope you can help continue our Fall Festival tradition. Please remember that your donation is TAX DEDUCTIBLE. If your company will match --- even better! St. Ann will benefit from even the smallest donation. Many small donations can make big things happen! You can donate online with the following link: /fallfestivalunderwriting2015 or you can mail a check to the church office (payable to St. Ann ). The St. Ann Auction Committee is looking for donations for the Fall Festival that will be held this year on October 3, 2015. We would love any gift certificates, event tickets, items from local businesses, special services, or anything else you would like to contribute. If you have any questions, please contact Janine Reintjes atjaninereintjes@yahoo.com or Brooke Santa at brookesanta@gmail.com. Thank you! OPEN YOUR HEART: Reflections and Dialogue on God s Word Would you like to dig deeper into Scripture? Learn new ways to make the Bible part of your prayer life? Discover the many ways God's Word applies to your life? Join us this fall for a weekly gathering focused on the Sermon on the Mount! WHEN: Mondays at 9:00 a.m. beginning September 14 th. WHERE: St. Patrick room (next to Parish Hall C) WHO: You and any of your friends...micki Christian will facilitate. WHAT DO YOU BRING: A Bible and a notebook; no class fee. Questions/Registration: contact Micki at 913-485-0881 or mickic345@aol.com Hope to see you then!
Do you plan to volunteer with kids? Please Read... The archdiocese requires all adults who work and/or volunteer around children to complete VIRTUS training. In order to keep our children as safe as we can, the program requires adults to complete a training session and submit to a background check. So, whether you are coaching, teaching, or volunteering, you MUST be VIRTUS-certified BEFORE you participate. If you have attended a training session, you can check your status online at virtus.org. If you have NOT been trained yet, please check our website or go to virtus.org and click on registration to find a training session that fits your schedule. You can attend a VIRTUS session anywhere in the archdiocese. Several parishes have sessions scheduled for the beginning of August. St. Ann is hosting a VIRTUS training session September 9 th, from 6-9 pm. Please visit virtus.org to register. Email Stephanie Meeker at smeeker@stannpv.org if you have any questions. We really appreciate our volunteers! Thanks for helping keep our children safe! St. Mary s Food Kitchen St. Ann Parish volunteers served 415 last month. Our next day to serve at the Food Kitchen is Monday, August 24 th. Anyone wishing to join in this monthly effort can do so by contributing boneless hams and pans of potatoes, preferably the boxed au gratin kind from the grocery store, 3 boxes per pan. We also need fresh or canned fruit. Monetary donations are always welcome as well! If you can help serve or provide food, call Rosie Bohan, 913-722-5109. Vans to transport food to the food kitchen in Kansas City, KS will be in the church parking lot from 8:30 am to 10:00 am on Monday. A benefit for Wyandotte Pregnancy Center Saturday, August 29 th @ 9:00 AM Savior Pastoral Center 12601 Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS 66109 Chip timing, awards and Gildan performance t-shirt included. $30/Participant *To register online visit: http://runsignup.com/ Race/KS/KansasCity/LeapsforLife or visit our Facebook Page: Leaps for Life 5K Would you like to be a Gardening Angel? With our beautiful new grounds and landscaping, we are starting a ministry for green thumbs! Please contact the parish office if you are interested: 913-660-1184. The Gabriel Project provides spiritual, emotional, and material help for any woman facing difficulty in her pregnancy. Please call 913/602-0306. If you would like more information on how to get involved with The Gabriel Project please contact Bev Eberhardy at beveber@kc.rr.com. Hurting from abortion?? If you have had an abortion and are still grieving, Project Rachel can help, call 913/621-2199. All calls are confidential.