Mass Schedule/ Horario de Misas

Mon-Fri/Lun-Vier 6:30 a.m. Saturday/Sábado 8 a.m., 5 p.m. Sundays/Domingo: English 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m. Español 12:45 p.m. Burmese 2:30 p.m.

School of Religion K-8

Catecismo K-8 Wednesdays/Miercoles 7 p.m.

(September—April)

RCIA Classes (Adults) Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Sept—Easter

Adoration Suspended

Marriages/Matrimonios

Please notify the pastor 8-10 months prior to wedding.

Favor de notificar a la parroquia 8-10 meses antes.

Baptisms/Bautismos

By appointment only Por cita solamente.

Confessions/Confesiones

3:30 p.m. Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays or by appointment

Español– Martes a las 5:30 p.m. Sabados a las 3:30 p.m.

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1086 North 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66112 913-299-3370 www.stpatrickkck.org

Pastor Father Mark Mertes (mmertes@archkck.org)

Vicar/Vicario Burmese Ministry Father Shawn Tunink Father Michael Van Lian www.ShawnTheBaptist.org

Deacon/Diácono Dave Cresswell

From Father Michael Van Lian, Burmese Community: “We know that all things work for good for those who love

God, who are called according to his purpose.”

Romans 8:28 God does not will or cause lots of things that happen in this world. This is a free and sinful world. But in the lives of those who love God, he can take even the worst tragedy and bend it to some good purpose. No matter how sad our past has been, no matter how many battles we may have lost, God and we will win in the end. Dear friends in Christ, despite all the hardship and distress, persecution and injustices any one of us face, God has not abandoned us. God can take what is ugly in your life and make it beautiful. Just give to God what is painful in your life and He will transform it into something incredible. The worst thing is never the last thing. God will turn your trouble into triumph. Today, give to God what is ugly in your life. Just hand it over to Him. And He will do something beauti-ful with it. Even if we do not pray as we ought, the Spirit and Christ are interceding for us, and it is possible still to see God working for good and God is at work in everything. Amen.

St. Patrick, pray for us!

We are so grateful to Father Bruce Ansems for offering

sacramental assistance to our parish.

St. Patrick Parish is his home parish, and we’re very blessed to have him with us!

Scripture Readings for Week of July 27—August 2

Mon/Lun: Jeremiah 13:1-11; Matthew 13:31-35 Tue/Mar: Jeremiah 14:17-22; Matthew 13:36-43 Wed/Mie: 1 John 4:7-16; John 11:19-27 Thur/Jue: Jeremiah 18:1-6; Matthew 13:47-53 Fri/Vie: Jeremiah 26:1-9; Matthew 13:54-58 Sat/Sab: Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24; Matthew 14:1-12 Sun/Dom: Isaiah 55:1-3; Romans 8:35, 37-39; Matthew 14:13-21

Desde Padre Michael Van Lian:

"Sabemos que todas las cosas funcionan para bien para los que aman a Dios, que son llamados de acuerdo con su propósito."

Romanos 8: 28 Dios no quiere ni por supuesto muchas co-sas que suceden en este mundo. Este es un mundo libre y pecador. Pero en la vida de aquellos que aman a Dios, él puede tomar incluso la peor tragedia y doblarla para algún buen propósito. No importa cuán triste haya sido nuestro pa-sado, no importa cuántas batallas hayamos perdido, Dios y nosotros ganaremos al final. Queridos amigos en Cristo, a pesar de todas las dificultades y angustias, persecuciones e injusticias que enfrentamos, Dios no nos ha abandonado. Dios puede tomar lo que es feo en tu vida y hacerlo hermoso. Simplemente dale a Dios lo que es doloroso en tu vida y Él lo transfor-mará en algo increíble. Lo peor nunca es lo último. Dios convertirá tu problema en triunfo. Hoy, dale a Dios lo que es feo en tu vida. Solo en-trégalo a Él. Y hará algo hermoso con eso. Incluso si no oramos como deberíamos, el Espíritu y Cristo están intercediendo por no-sotros, y todavía es posible ver a Dios traba-jando para bien y Dios está trabajando en todo. Amén.

Ministerios SI usted desea inscribirse o informamrase sobre los ministerios de Lector, Ministro Extraordinario de la Comunion, Hospitalidad, limpieza de los viernes, Coro, o Monaguillo, por favor de mandar un correo electronico a jcarpio@stpatrickkck.org. Su parroquia los necesita.

Limpieza de la Iglesia La limpieza de la iglesia a sido pospuesta.

Si le gustaría hablar con el Padre Mark por favor de llamar al 913/299-3370 en la oficina parroquial. También, si necesitan ayuda en español por favor de llamar al 913/299-3370, ext. 104.

Training is required before volunteering with children

at the parish or school. To volunteer with children in the parish or school, you must first attend a Virtus “Protecting God’s Children” session and pass a background check. Trainings can be found at www.virtusonline.org. Your account must remain current with assigned articles. Contact Betty Ann Battson, Virtus Coordi-nator, 299-3728 or bbattson@stpatrickkck.org.

Reporting Suspected Abuse Archdiocese remains committed to investigating any allegation of abuse of a minor made against any member of the clergy or any church employee or volunteer—no matter the age of incident or cur-rent age of the victim. Individuals are encouraged to call confidential report line at 913-647-3051 or archkck.org/reportabuse to make a report to Jan Saylor, archdiocesan report investigator, and to call law enforcement directly. If a child or vulnera-ble adult is in immediate danger, call 911.

Catholic Youth Organization

(CYO) Update Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) exists to pro-vide an athletic program encouraging youth to grow in the image of Christ through athletic events. Our website (https://cyojwa.org/home) has been updated. We are excited with the prospect of awarding more scholarships (https://cyojwa.org/content/5482/Scholarship) this season.

Foster Care Ministry:

Helping Children in our Community Support for Foster Parents

Please visit the new Archdiocesan Foster Care Ministry Website at www.archkcks.com/foster to learn how you can help vulnerable children in our community and support the families who have an-swered the call to love and protect these children. If you are currently fostering or have adopted your child/ren from foster care, we want to connect with you to support you on your journey! Please join the Archdiocesan Foster Family by registering here: www.archkck.org/fostercaredatabase.

Mass Intentions (Intenciones)

SUNDAY, JULY 26—17th Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass Int: People of the Parish 9:15 a.m. Mass Int: Sally Hurtado † 11:00 a.m. Mass Int: James Francis “Frank” Welter † 12:45 p.m. (Spanish) Int: Gustavo Hernandez † 2:30 p.m. (Burmese) Mass Int: St. Patrick’s MONDAY, JULY 27 6:30 a.m. Mass Int: Holy Souls in Purgatory † TUESDAY, JULY 28 6:30 a.m. Mass Int: Mary Ann Kennedy † WEDNESDAY, JULY 29—St. Martha 12:15 p.m. Mass Int: Dorothy Isabell † THURSDAY, JULY 30—St. Peter Chrysologus 6:30 a.m. Mass Int: Healing of the Sick FRIDAY, JULY 31—St. Ignatius of Loyola 12:15 p.m. Int: Monica Wiggins Porterfield † SATURDAY, AUGUST 1- St. Alphonsus Liguori 8:00 a.m. Mass Int: Frances Scherzer † 5:00 p.m. Mass Int: Harry & Ernestine Hargis; Olga & Donald Hargis; John & Shirley Hargis † SUNDAY, AUGUST 2—18th Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass Int: Pete and Hilda Penka † 9:15 a.m. Mass Int: Philip Sieve † 11:00 a.m. Mass Int: Healing of Pamela Montez 12:45 p.m. (Spanish) Int: People of the Parish 2:30 p.m. Burmese Mass Int: Holy Souls †

Confession Schedule: Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. (English and Spanish) Saturdays 3:30 p.m.

Updated Parish Office Hours The parish office is open Mondays-Thursdays from 8 am—4:30 pm and Fridays, 8—Noon.

Office is closed daily 12:15-1:15. Do you have a friend or relative you would

like to invite to become Catholic? Are you a baptized Catholic and have

not received the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation?

Are you or someone you love curious about the teachings of the Catholic Church? We invite you to contact us for information on becoming Catholic. For information on classes (private or group) to receive the sacraments, please contact Theresa Smith, 913-299-3370 or tsmith@archkckcs.org. Parishioners are welcome to share this information with family members and friends.

Volunteer Needed A volunteer is needed to clean the two Church restrooms on Fridays during the school year. Please call the parish office for more information, 913-299-3370.

Employment Opportunity

St. Patrick’s KCK, 7/15/2020 St. Patrick Catholic Church has an opening for a full-time, benefit eligible, Facilities Manager for the parish campus located at 1086 N 94th St., Kansas City KS. This position will oversee the manage-ment and operations of the Church and school facilities, providing oversight for the buildings, grounds, parking lots, equipment, building sys-tems, general security and ensuring the facilities are fully operational, clean and safe. Equipment includes HVAC, plumbing, electrical and mechani-cal. The manager will act as the facility repre-sentative with outside contractors and inspectors. Previous experience maintaining equipment re-quired. Knowledge of Email and Microsoft EXCEL and WORD is helpful. Professional communica-tion and organizational skills and the ability to mul-ti-task are important. Monday through Friday day-time hours are normal; some evening and week-end days may be required. Contact Patty Dickin-son at 913-299-3370 x107 or email pdickin-son@stpatrickkck.org and request a job applica-tion. The deadline for applying for this job is Tues-day, August 18.

New Prolife Video

Featuring Dustin Colquitt (Chiefs!) We encourage you to watch the new pro-life video that was produced by Live Action (a leading na-tional pro-life and human rights organization) and features Dustin Colquitt, the Kansas City Chiefs former punter and member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood. In the video, Dustin shares his love for this community but expresses his fear about what is happening in our state with the KS Supreme Court “discovering” a right to abortion in our constitution. This is a powerful vid-eo that both educates on the likely effects of the Court’s decision but also inspires Kansans to be a voice for the voiceless. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/mJ1XtrlShPQ. We are excited to have this resource with such a prominent and beloved Chiefs player and hope this video will go viral in our state and beyond. Support the Value Them Both Kansas Constitutional Amendment. To learn more, visit https://www.archkck.org/prolife-ks-constitutional-amendment.

Please contact Theresa Smith, 913-299-3370 or tsmith@archkckcs.org to add or remove a name. Only family members may

add names because of privacy. Please pray for the sick: Vincent Anderjaska, Al Arendt, Andrew Becker, Donna Bileck, Ray Bond, Douglas Braman, Victor Braman, Mary Ann Bush, Hannah Buttaccio, Bob Butters, Marcia Cooper, Raymond Cote, Vernon Cox, Thresa Ehrhart, Connie Galvan, Bill Ghale, Cora Grant, Bob Holek, Shirley Imhoff, Mike Kerns, Michael Killian, Mary Elaine Kohler, Sophia Kovacs, Joyce Leiker, Debbie Martin, Martha McCarty, Fred McClain, Andrea McNeely, Laraun McNeely, Wil-letta Minters, Ashley Mizell, Belinda Ogan, Jose-phine Ogan, Dennis and Stephanie Seuferling, Linda Shalz, Helen Sims, Jack Sixta, Tom Sixta, Leo Storm, Margaret Struzzo, Joseph Tayler, Deacon Charlie Voss, Glenn Waltsak, Bob Wil-liams, Joe Wingerter, Ellie Worley

Ministers to the Homebound: This ministry is suspended to protect the

health of our homebound. We will resume when it’s safe to do so.

Anointing of the Sick

If you are scheduled for surgery, please call the parish office, 299-3370, to receive the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick before your hospital stay.

If your condition worsens, you need additional surgery, you recover then become seriously ill

again or are facing additional health challenges due to aging, it’s appropriate to be anointed again.

Grief Support Group Suspended Through Summer

Our parish Grief Support Group will resume meet-ing in September if it is safe to do so. We encour-age all those who have lost a loved one to call the parish office or a family member or trusted friend when you need to talk. God bless you and know that you will be remembered in prayer.

FORMED: FREE Content in English and Spanish

Download FORMED app to your phone or visit FORMED.org, click “I belong to a parish” then put in parish name or zip code. Follow instructions to access our subscription and enjoy live broad-casts, ebooks, movies, and studies! Explore Faith at Home and Fe en Casa with resources in Eng-lish and Spanish.

Support for Loss of Child Project Chrysalis is a ministry offering hope through Sacred Scripture and community to par-ents/grandparents who have lost a child or grand-child. While this ministry is not a bereavement group, our mission is to offer support and hope through scripture in a time of transformation. Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 28 via Zoom. Dea-con Ken Billinger is our speaker for the evening. For the Zoom invitation link, contact Deacon Ken Billinger, 913-634-4210 or kbillinger@archkck.org. The group is open to parents who have lost a child or grandparents who have lost a grandchild.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend

July 31-August 2 or September 18-20 The future seems uncertain . . . But God has a plan for you and your marriage; a plan that is so much more than you could ever imagine. You are invited to attend an upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend (July 31-August 2 or Septem-ber 18-20) and discover all the beauty and joy that God desires for you as a couple. To apply for a weekend, visit www.wwme4youandme.org or call/email Tony & Barb Zimmerman at 816-741-4066, tonybarbz@prodigy.net. Visit this link for a video invitation - https://youtu.be/3k6mfS27afg.

Catholic Charities

Updates! The Resource Bus returned to full service –

using modified guidelines for social distancing and safety of clients, volunteers and staff this week – with bus service in mid-June. The new bus schedule is available online at https://catholiccharitiesks.org/mobile-resource-bus.

Our Summer Food Program is going strong – we have sites in the KC Metro. We have sites that will continue to operate into the first few weeks of August. For a site near you, visit https://catholiccharitiesks.org/kids-summer-food-program.

We are hiring! In addition to the short-term job opportunities, we have current and upcoming postings for full-time and part-time positions available in a variety of programs. Note: posi-tions available both in and outside the KC Met-ro. All postings and applications can be found at https://catholiccharitiesks.org/careers.

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July 12 Year to Date/Hasta hoy

Budget/Presupuesto

$20,000.00 $40,000.00

Total Weekend Collection (Online)

$5,090.86

Weekday Receipts by mail or electron-ic giving/Recibido en fin de semana

$12,006.00

Total Collection Through 7/17/20 Collecta Total has-ta el 7/17/20

$17,096.86 $34,967.86

UNDER Budget ($2,903.14) ($5,032.14)

Maintenance Fund: July 12 Year to Date $510.00 $1,505.00

Other Collections: School Support $185.00 Bishop Ward $25.00

Extra Parochial Collections for Archdiocese: Catholic Communication/Media $33.33 Mission Coop $33.33 Catholic Home Mission $33.34

Your prayers and financial support continue to make a major difference for St. Patrick’s and its

ministries. Please continue to pray for each other and especially people whose households have been impacted by COVID-19. God protect and

bless us. In Christ, Patty Dickinson, Business Manager

“For if the eagerness is there, the gift is accepta-ble according to what one has—not according to what one does not have.” 2 Corinthians 8:10-12

Contribution Options: 1. Envelopes mailed or brought to Mass or

dropped in mail slot at office. 2. Your bank account—Set up St. Patrick’s KCK

in your bank’s Online Bill Payment Center. Our address is 1086 N. 94 Street, KCK 66112 (Use your envelope # as your account #).

3. Online giving (one time or recurring) - Secure online giving link is at www.stpatrickkck.org or on Facebook (stpatrickkck). Click “Give now.”

4. Bank EFT/ACH Electronic Funds Transfer (recurring on set date) set up through parish. Forms available upon request, 913-299-3370.

Like us on Facebook for Parish Updates! @StPatrickKCK

Father Mark Mertes will post Sunday Masses and reflections or discussions on our page

including Spanish content.

Father Mark’s Bible Study! Thursdays, Facebook Live, 7 pm

Fridays Facebook Live (Spanish), 7 pm You’re welcome to ask questions in the com-ments! If you can’t join him live, watch the vid-

eo to prepare for Sunday Mass!

Need an Appointment?

Do you need an appointment for marriage prep, baptism preparation, annulments, mentoring or other pastoral needs? Please contact us. We’ll help you schedule it and review safety guidelines.

www.stpatrickkck.org

Online giving is now available! Click “Give Now.”

Did you know that Amazon has a

way to donate to St. Patrick’s when you make a purchase?

1. Visit smile.amazon.com and sign in with

your Amazon ID and password. 2. Click on Account at the top of the screen. 3. Under “Other Programs,” Click “Change

your Amazon Smile charity.” Search for St. Patrick Catholic Church and School. You should see Kansas City KS to the side. Amazon will donate .5% of each pur-chase (before tax and shipping) to St. Pat-rick’s. It adds up!

4. The key is to then remember to sign on to Amazon.Smile to place your orders.

Thank you for using Amazon.Smile to help

St. Patrick’s and its ministries!

St. Patrick’s extends a warm welcome to Abby Drath (above), the new Church Office Administrative Assistant. Abby is a former Spanish teacher, with degrees in education and theology

from Benedictine College. She has organized and created both educational and ministry programs and believes all people should experience Christ as they work with parish staff. She is a member of

Holy Trinity Parish in Lenexa. Please stop by and say hello to Abby.

The Church office staff expresses sincere gratitude to Debbie Losensky (below) as she leaves her office position. Debbie will continue to help St. Patrick’s as a volunteer. We also thank Wilma Plake for her many contributions as she also retires from St. Patrick’s. Both Debbie and Wilma will be deeply missed. They both

leave behind a better parish office for their years of service and they leave behind better co-workers for having worked with the good, caring people they are.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Patrick Church #742600 1086 N. 94th Street Kansas City, KS 66112 TELEPHONE (913) 299-3370 CONTACT PERSON Theresa Smith SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Deskjet 950C SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION July 26, 2020 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 11:15 am E-MAIL ADDRESS tsmith@archkckcs.org NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 9 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 650 copies

Parish Staff/Personal

Pastor Father Mark Mertes

mmertes@archkck.org

Parochial Vicar: Father Shawn Tunink www.ShawnTheBaptist.org

stunink@archkck.org

Parish/Chin Burmese Ministry Father Michael Van Lian

mlian@archkck.org

Deacon/Diácono David Cresswell dcresswell@archkck.org

Administrative Assistant—Abby Drath

Church Office Email/Correo electrónico parroquial stpatrickchurchkck@archkckcs.org

Business Manager/Administrador Parroquial

Patty Dickinson: PDickinson@stpatrickkck.org Assistant: Rachel Davis, rdavis@stpatrickkck.org

Maintenance Director/Director de Mantenimiento

Sig Hanson

School Principal/Directora Escolar—Tim Conrad tconrad@stpatrickkck.org

Director of Religious Education; Virtus Coordinator/

Directora de Educacion Religiosa y Virtus Betty Ann Battson: bbattson@stpatrickkck.org

Director of Music Ministries/Directora de Musica

Cynthia Bounds: cbounds@archkckcs.org

Director of Adult Faith Formation; RCIA; Wedding Coordinator; Annulment Advocate; Spiritual Mentor

Theresa Smith: tsmith@archkckcs.org

Contact Information/Contacto

Parish Office/Oficinas parroquiales 299-3370 Office Hours/Horas de Oficina: Mondays-

Thursdays, 8 am—4:30 pm; Fridays, 8—Noon (Office is closed 12:15-1:15); Ayuda en espaṅol con

Jessy solo los miercoles de 3-6 pm Office Fax/Fax de las Oficinas 788-2644 School/Escuela 299-8131 School Fax/Fax de la Escuela 299-2845 Early Education Center/Preescholar 299-3051 Religious Ed/Ed. Religiosa(K-8) 299-3728 Parish Center Reservations 299-3370 Parish Center Kitchen/Cocina 299-2286

Parish Ministries/Ministerios

Pastoral Council / Consejo Parroquial:

Nominations for Members will be accepted soon.

Altar Society President/

Presidente Sociedad del Altar Mickie Miller

CYO Director Luke Folscroft

Finance Council / Consejo Financiero:

Caroline Brown, Bob Charbonneau, Joe Globoke, Ron Green, Moe Kancel, Diane Linder, Deacon

Charlie Voss, and Eugenia Winkelbauer

Green Club Fritz Vertz (913-515-0621)

Knights of Columbus Caballeros de Colon

Craig Taylor (913-909-0258)

Prolife Coordinator Coordinador Pro-vida Kim Wetzel-Williams

PTO Chairperson

Gina Nick, PTO@stpatrickkck.eduk12.net

Shamrock Club John Kluck and Regina Seuferling

Social Concerns

Consejo de asuntos sociales Carroll and Katie Macke

Vocations Ministry/Comite de Vocaciones

Glenn Miller

Parish Mission Statement/Misión

St. Patrick Parish is called to love and serve the Lord, to grow in knowledge,

virtue and holiness and to spread the Gospel.

La parroquia de San Patricio esta llamada a amar y servir al Señor, a crecer en conocimien-to, virtud y santidad y a compartir el evangelio.

Core Values: Christ-Centered, Evangelization, Formation for All Ages, Family (Individual Fami-

lies and Parish Family), Stewardship