Holy Spirit Catholic Church 11300 West 103rd Street Overland Park, KS 66214

August 9, 2015 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Mission Statement Holy Spirit is a community of believers that aspires to be formed by the values of the Gospel and finds its strength in coming together to celebrate Eucharist and to be transformed into the Body of Christ. As a Eucharistic People, we who are being nourished must share the bread we have with others, wash the feet of our brothers and sisters and welcome all who come, as Christ Himself.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 am-4:00 pm (913) 492-7318 FAX (913) 492-7370 www.hscatholic.org

MASS SCHEDULE: Holy Days see inside of bulletin Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 6:30 pm Weekdays 6:45 am Monday through Friday Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 am Tuesday 6:00 pm CONFESSIONS: Tuesday 5:15 -5:45 pm Saturday 2:30 -3:30 pm ROSARY: Monday-Friday after 6:45 am Mass, Thursday 2:50 pm, Saturday 3:30 pm, Sunday 7:00 am

PAROCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Fr. Tom Dolezal PAROCHIAL VICAR Fr. Karl Good PASTORAL MINISTER Deacon Jim Lavin PARISH MANAGER Laura Weber PARISH ACCOUNTANTS Anne Morrissey & Kathleen Kaufman SECRETARY Rochelle Johnson OFFICE AIDE Pat Maiorano BULLETIN NOTICES lcrowder@hscatholic.org

HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL (913) 492-2582 PRINCIPAL Michele Watson ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Eileen Colling SCHOOL OFFICE MANAGER Kathleen Currie SCHOOL MARKETING ASSISTANT Anita Pauls

SCHOOL of RELIGION (SOR) (913) 492-7382 DIRECTOR of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sr. M. Teresa Pandl, FSGM Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Cathy Madrid DIRECTOR of YOUTH MINISTRIES Lynn Mayer SOR SECRETARY Sandy Drake

MUSIC LITURGY COORDINATOR Denise Slaven (913) 492-7318

MARRIAGE CASE ADVOCATE Sr. Mary Ann Bartolac, S.C.L. (913) 894-1456

STEPHEN MINISTRY David Chaffee (913) 317-8393

ADORATION CHAPEL George & Maggie Lents (913) 492-3239

SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: Baptism Class for parents is the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. Call the Parish Office to register (913) 492-7318.

CONFIRMATION: A two year program for Seventh and Eighth graders.

MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance to complete the necessary paperwork/requirements. Please contact the Parish Office.

SACRAMENT of HOLY ORDERS: Contact Fr. Scott Wallisch, Vocation Director for the Archdiocese at (913) 647-0303 or e-mail frscott@archkck.org.

SACRAMENT of SICK / ANOINTING: Call the Parish Office if someone is hospitalized or ill at home and would like us to visit with Holy Communion and/or the Sacrament of the Sick.

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL Michael Morrissey, Chairperson

FINANCE COMMITTEE Don Watson, Chairperson

SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE Dan Rohde, Martha Belker

MAINTENANCE / FACILITIES COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Tom Coulter

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HOUSEHOLD NEEDS DRIVE THIS WEEKEND

EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES

September 12/13 bulletin deadline is Wednesday, September 2 at Noon.

September 19/20 bulletin deadline is Wednesday, September 9 at Noon.

Sing a Joyful Song to the Lord, and while you are at it, share your musical gifts with our commu-nity! We are looking for people who love to sing for the 9 am Ensemble, 10:30 am Choir and 6:30 pm Youthful Spirits groups, as well as more talent-ed cantors and accompanists. If interested please contact Denise Slaven at dslaven@hscatholic.org or 913-492-7318 ext. 151.

Flour Sugar Shampoo Conditioner Coffee Feminine Hygiene Products Men's Deodorant

Shaving Cream Juice Snacks for kids Mayo Vegetable Oil Syrup Sauerkraut Spinach

Napkins Toilet Paper Potatoes Laundry Soap Dishwasher Soap Liquid Dish Soap Any Cleaning Supplies

Weekly income needed is $ 41,900.00 Collections, 4 week moving average

$ 39,486.13 Date Transactions Amount

August 1-2 $ 34,788.26 July 25-26 $ 25,088.36 July 18-19 $ 27,938.76 July 11-12 $ 33,799.29 July 10 (274 EFTs) $ 38,824.00 EFTs (Quarterly) 6 $ 1,600.00

Data for a four week moving average is provided due to implementation of Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTs). If you have any questions, please call the parish office.

Endowment Funds (6/30/2015) Church Endowment $ 73,441.34 School Endowment $ 65,543.63

Long Term Liabilities St. James Loan $ 0 LHTC Loan $ 0

Thank you for your generosity!

KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST SEPTEMBER 4-6, 2015 KC Irish Fest 2015 bartender signups are here and boy do we need your bartending skills!!! If you've done it before, grab a newbie and sign up again! If you've never been an Irish Fest Bartender, then sign up now because you are missing out!! Oh, and by the way, if you bartend...you get in for FREE the day you work,

plus you get an extra ticket that can be used to come another day or give to a friend! I know you CANNOT WAIT to sign up so simply go to the church website, hscatholic.org click on the Irish Fest link and sign up! Questions?? Comments?? Please E-mail Shelbe Krone at wind2258@aol.com. Did I mention the FREE T-shirt?

In preparation for the Year of Mercy and Pope Francis’ visit for the World Meeting of Families, please join us for our Divine Mercy

Chaplet at 3 pm each Sunday in the Adoration Chapel. For questions, please contact Anette Growney, 913-888-0443.

Labor Day is Monday, September 7, there will be only one Mass at 9:00 am,

and no 6:45 am Mass.

Venite Adoremus (O come let us adore Him.)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday, August 26, 8:00-9:00 pm

Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Please join with the youth and young adults of our parish

as we worship Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

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Monday, August 10, St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr 6:45 am Jim Chladek, Sp. Int. 8:30 am † Darlin Jarvis & † Bob Nivens Tuesday, August 11, St. Clare, Virgin 6:45 am † Sr. M. Veronica 5:15-5:45 pm Confessions 6:00 pm † John Schleicher Wednesday, August 12, Weekday 6:45 am † Donald Bradburg 8:30 am † Robert Weir & † Ethel Meyer Thursday, August 13, Weekday 6:45 am † Robert Dugan 8:30 am † Al Kolich & † Ethel Meyer Friday, August 14, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr 6:45 am † Therese Bartolac Stubbs Thrilkill 8:30 am † Kristine Porch & † Andrea O’Donnell (School Mass) Saturday, August 15, The Assumption, and The Twentieth Ordinary Sunday 8:15 am The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2:30-3:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm Craft / McCauley Family, Sp. Int. Sunday, August 16, Twentieth Ordinary Sunday 7:30 am Tyler Rieger, Sp. Int. 9:00 am John & Mary Pandl, Sp. Int. & † Alice Glatt 10:30 am † Virginia Pericich & † Leslie Morley 6:30 pm The Moehller Family, Sp. Int.

Sunday, August 9, School Orientation & Fee Day, Catholic Charities Collection, CYO Sign-ups 7:30 am Men of Faith and Spirit 9:00 am School Family Mass 10:00 am Fee Payment 11:30 am High School Youth Ministry 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet in Chapel 3:30 pm Youthful Spirits Monday, August 10 6:00 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm Women of Spirit Board Meeting Tuesday, August 11 6:30 am Perpetual Help Devotions 5:15-5:45 pm Confessions 5:45 pm Perpetual Help Devotions 6:00 pm Mass 6:30 pm Rosary for Amy Bakken 7:00 pm Baptism Class Wednesday, August 12 7:30 am Team 7 Prayer Group 9:00 am One Thing Is Three Retreat 7:00 pm CYO Football Meeting 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Adoration Thursday, August 13, School resumes 1/2 day 7:30 am Light of Christ Prayer Group 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus 7:00 pm Choir 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Friday, August 14, St. Mary’s Food Kitchen 8:30 am Chicken and sides due for St. Mary’s 9:00 am Men of Faith and Spirit 6:00 pm Rehearsal Saturday, August 15, CYO Sign-ups 8:00 am-10 :00 pm Living in Love Training 8:15 am Feast of the Assumption Mass 1:30 pm Wedding 2:30-3:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm Mass Sunday, August 16, CYO Sign-ups 7:30 am Men of Faith and Spirit 8:00 am-10 pm Living in Love Training 3:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet in Chapel 3:30 pm Youthful Spirits

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First Reading, 1 Kings 19:4-8 (116B), In the first reading, a prophet believes he can serve God no longer, but God gives him the strength to carry on. Second Reading, Ephesians 4:30-5:2, In the second reading, Paul tells us to be true children of God and, with the help of the Holy Spirit, love as Christ did. Gospel, John 6:41-51, In the Gospel, Jesus teaches that whoever believes in Him has eternal life.

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CHURCH ANNULMENTS • Any divorced person, Catholic

or not who seeks possible remarriage in the Catholic Church, will need to pursue the process for annulment.

• For information, contact the Marriage Case Advocate for Holy Spirit Parish:

Sr. Mary Ann Bartolac, S.C.L. at 913-894-1456

Please remember in your prayers Robert Hinz of our parish and Vicky Stampfel of our parish.

Spirit Movers

Enjoy the Summer Break “Relax”

“Be Careful” “Praise the Lord”

See you at Johnny’s this Summer Please check your email Next regular meeting: Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015

Parishioners of All Ages

are invited to a Holy Hour of Adoration

Dedicated to the Sacred Heart

of Jesus for Fostering

Vocations to the Priestly and Consecrated Life. Every First Friday, Exposition

of the Blessed Sacrament 11:00 am to Noon in the Church, Concluding with

Benediction.

Ladies Bridge -We need subs! If you are interested in being on the sub list for the Holy Spirit Ladies Bridge group please call Theresa Sullivan @ 451-5684. Please call and leave your name and phone number. We play the 1st Wednesday of the month.

THE HOLY SPIRIT DINING OUT WITH SPIRIT GROUP

is open to every adult in the parish and is a wonderful chance to get to know new people and experience new places to dine. We will have our opening pot luck dinner on Saturday August 22 at 6:00 pm in the Mary & Martha Room. Social hour will start

at 6 with dinner at 7:00. Everyone is welcome, including singles and couples. Please bring a dish and a beverage to share. After dinner the groups of 8 will be formed for the coming year. These groups will each decide where they will go to eat at four different times during the year. All are invited to the Christmas Pot Luck Crazy White Elephant exchange on Saturday, December 12th at 6 pm in the Mary & Martha Room, and the closing Brunch will be Sunday, April 19th, 2016 after the 10:30 Mass. If you are interested in joining but can't make the opening gathering, please e-mail Maria O'Bryan (jmobryan@kc.rr.com) to be included in the groups.

All women of the parish are invited to the WOS Kick-Off, August 29.

This year’s WOS Kick-Off is Saturday, August 29 @ 8:30 am. Mark this date for the beginning of another great year of WOS activities. There will be Mass at 8:30 am, followed by brunch and a short meeting. Dues are only $10 for the year. Please join us to learn how you can become involved and to meet other women in our parish.

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As a young man, the last thing Fr. Joshua Waltz ever thought he would be was a Catholic priest. But a series of choices—some bad and some good—ultimately led him to enter the seminary. In this talk, Fr. Waltz shares an incredible vocation story that involves heartbreak, robbers, Europe, and several miracles—all showing that there is nothing more exciting than a life lived for Jesus Christ. We are proud to present new titles from Lighthouse Catholic Media. These CDs present a practical and effective program to help Catholics know their faith and to keep their faith! Wherever you have a CD player available to you, in the car or at home, you can deepen your understanding and love for the Catholic faith. We ask for a donation of $3.00 per CD. Questions? Call Denise Slaven at 913-492-7318.

Congratulations to Amy Jo Smith and Bryce Brandon Miller who were married at Holy Spirit.

The Friend Raising, HOLY SMOKE OFF VII, “Smokin’ For St. G”,

Friday & Saturday, September 18 & 19 in the Holy Spirit parking lot.

This event has always been a total friend raiser, (goal is to bring people to-

gether not to raise money. In years where there has been an overage, this has al-

ways been graciously donated (by the contestants and with Fathers’ blessing) to our sister parish of Santa Gertrudis in Honduras.

Times - Begins Friday the 18th at 9:00 am and ends 3:00 pm Saturday Band Friday Evening, come to mingle, listen and relax. This is an open contest and totally for fun and bragging rights Categories are: Ribs/ Chicken/ Brisket and Pork. Cost $100 / team We will be sending more information soon, please contact either Bob Gregovich, bobgregovich@yahoo.com or John Henn, john.henn@experitec.com with questions.

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School of Religion

SOR & CGS Class Registration It’s time to register for School of Religion and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd! Class

information and online registration can be found on the parish website under Faith Formation. (www.hscatholic.org) All classes will begin the week after Labor Day.

Handing on the Faith We are still in need of Catechists or Assistants for School of Religion on Wednesdays for the following grades:

4:30-5:45 First Grade

6:30-7:45 Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Grades

If you are interested in teaching for SOR, please contact Sister M. Teresa at srteresa@hscatholic.org. You will need to go through the Virtus Training Session before beginning to teach.

Cathy Madrid

RCIA- Rite of

Christian Initiation of

Adults

Are you or someone you know interested in

becoming Catholic?

Registration is open for the fall RCIA class. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic and would like to learn more about the Catholic faith, please contact Cathy Madrid at cmadrid@hscatholic.org or call 913-492-7318. Starting in the fall, the group will meet Monday evenings to learn about the Catholic faith, what we believe, and why. We encourage parishioners to pass on this information and welcome others into our Parish.

“Our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”

St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions of St. Augustine.

Holy Spirit Youth Ministry

High School Youth Ministry 2nd & 4th Sunday 11:30 am

If you are interested in helping with youth ministry or you are a parent with questions about youth ministry please contact Lynn Mayer

lmayer@hscatholic.org or call the SOR office at 913-492-7382.

LYNN MAYER

Middle School Youth Ministry

Congratulations to the following families whose children were baptized here: Raphael de Berner, child of Aime & Mugisha de Berner, and Weston Jay Smith, child of Andrew & Stefanie Smith

NO Youth group today Please pray for our Core Team as we

prepare for the coming year

Help Wanted We are looking for more adults who would be interested in helping with high school youth ministry. Please contact Lynn if you are interested.

lmayer@hscatholic.org

Summer Break Middle school youth group is on break

for the summer. Join us this fall

Our kick off will be September 6th. Join us for pizza, fun and our

3rd annual game of Whip Cream Wiffleball.

Attention Holy Spirit Parishioners! Have you been thinking about Catholic education for your family and worrying that it's too late for the 2015-2016 school year? Well, good news.....It's not too late!!! There are still a few spots available in the Holy Spirit's Preschool and Kindergarten - 7th grade classrooms. Please call 913-492-2582

or stop by the school office for more details.

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Holy Spirit Scrip News: The Holy Spirit Scrip Gift Card Program is an ongoing fundraising program for our school and parish. Scrip is simply a word that means “substitute money” – in other words, Scrip is gift cards/certificates from national and local retailers. They are the same gift cards that you buy at the store. The great thing about Scrip is that you put your regular household shopping dollars to work. You earn money for our school/parish without spending a single additional penny. Just spend your regular shopping dollars with your Scrip gift cards instead of writing checks or using a credit card. Scrip can be used for just about any household purchase including food, clothing, gifts, entertainment, gasoline and even dining out! We would like to thank everyone who participates in the Holy Spirit Scrip Program! You help make our program a success! Please spread the word to help our program keep growing. Also, a big thank you to our wonderful volunteers who sell Scrip after weekend Masses and after school on weekdays. We appreciate all you do! Purchase Scrip during the week from 8 am - 4 pm (when staff is available) in the School of Religion Office. Scrip will continue to be sold after all Saturday evening and Sunday morning Masses and before Sunday evening Mass. Please visit shopwithscrip.com to see the hundreds of gift cards available. Please feel free to email hsscrip@gmail.com to access our code or with any questions about the Scrip program or visit the Scrip page on the parish website, www.hscatholic.org, under the drop down menu for Support Us.

Ways You Can Help Holy Spirit School Box Tops for Education: Clip and save Box Tops from various products. Each Box Top earns the school 10 cents. For a list visit www.boxtops4education.com.

Labels for Education: Clip and save labels from Campbell’s food and other products. Each label earns points for the school, which can then be used to purchase materials for the school. In the hallway out-side the Parish Office are containers for the Labels and the Box Tops.

Cell Phone Collection: Holy Spirit Student Council needs your help in collecting cell phones to help raise funds. We ask that you donate any inactive cell phones. If you know of any businesses that provide cell phones to employees, please ask if they have cell phones to do-nate. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Holy Spirit School. All phones will be recycled. Just bring your cell phones to the drop box located next to the Box Tops for Education collection bin.

913-492-2582 Michele Watson, Principal mwatson@hscatholic.org

school.hscatholic.org

Be Merciful as Your Father

is Merciful. Luke 6:36

The Mission of Holy Spirit Catholic School is to develop independent,

life-long learners, who can and will live for Christ.

Amazon Fundraiser: Don't forget to use Holy Spirit's Amazon Affiliate link when you are shopping on Amazon.com! To learn more about the program, go to http://www.hscatholic.org/shop-at-amazon. If your friends or family use Amazon.com, please share the link with them - this fundraiser is not limited to parishioners and costs the participants nothing!

FALL FOOTBALL!

If you are a 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grader interested in participating in fall football we would like to hear from you. Please contact Phil Tumberger at footballholyspirit@gmail.com Once we know your level of inter-est, we will contact everyone with further information. Thank you!

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Have you remembered Holy Spirit in your will?

A GREAT WAY TO HELP A HURTING FRIEND Do you have a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative going through a difficult time? A Stephen Minister may be able to offer the support he or she needs. Stephen Ministers are members of our church trained to provide emotional and spiritual care to people who

are hurting. To learn how you can help a friend receive care, contact our Holy Spirit Church Stephen Ministry Leader David Chaffee at (913) 317-8393. Our Stephen Ministers Are There To Care!

“Martha Mary Ministry”- Do you like to cook for those in need? Or do you know some-one or a family who is experi-encing a medical crisis or a period of bereavement and would benefit from meals pre-pared by others? The Martha Mary Ministry is using the web-site www.takethemameal.com. If you know of someone who would like to cook or receive meals, contact Ellyn Tyrell at emtyrell@gmail.com and put “Martha Mary Ministry” as the subject.

K N I G H T L I N E W W W . K O F C 1 1 6 6 1 . C O M H O L Y S P I R I T K N I G H T S ’ A C T I V I T I E S

Calendar of Events: Weekly Adoration Hour - Wednesdays 7-8pm Plan to join our next meeting August 13 - Guys Knight Out Social Hour 6:00 pm followed by regular meeting at 7:00 in M/M Room August 16 - Server Appreciation Pool Party - Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center 3-6 pm August 30 - Communion Breakfast after 9am Mass at 95th Street Hy-Vee Now is The Time To Become a Knight . . . . Holy Spirit will be hosting a 1st Degree on September 10 @ 6:00 pm Interested in Joining us? . . . . Please contact Brian Wagner at 913-599-3632 or brianwagner@sbcglobal.net Are you a Knight and not getting E-mails from us? Contact Grand Knight - Greg Davis at grandknight@kofc11661.com God Bless You!

WOMEN OF SPIRIT The ministry of the Women of Spirit is to reach all women of our parish community with an expression of friendship and spiritual growth. Contact Terri Kilgore at terrikilgore505@gmail.com or 913-206-6994 with any questions or if you need a ride to any of our events. For more information on our organization and our activities, please view our newsletter (located under the Faith Life tab) on the Holy Spirit Church website: www.hscatholic.org. WOS Kick-off- Saturday, August 29 @ 8:30 am. Mark this date for the kick-off of another great year of WOS activities. There will be Mass at 8:30 am followed by brunch and an introductory meeting. Dues are only $10 for the year. WOS is a great way to become involved and to get to know other women in the parish.

ATTENTION MOMS! SAINT GERARD’S CIRCLE

Saint Gerard’s Circle, SGC, is a ministry for mothers and moms-to-be. Our goal is to provide friendship and support within our parish, to provide a Catholic foundation for our children, to continue spiritual guidance for ourselves and our families, and to encourage community involvement. New members are always welcome! Questions? Contact Erin Fuhrman, erinfuhrman@gmail.com. SGC August Meeting, Thursday, August 20th 7-9 pm, Martha Mary Room - Kick off meeting! Join fellow moms for a night of socializing, snacks & drinks!

Register Now - Fall 2015 – Holy Family School of Faith Courses Islam, Christianity and the Victory of Mary–10-week course, $50 / person Sacred Scripture – The New Testament – 6-week course, $30 / person Virtue: The Standard of Happiness – 12-week course, $60 / person Continuing Catechism (CCC 683-1209) at St. Agnes, Roeland Park only – 6-week course, $30 / person Beginning Catechism (CCC 1-570) – 6-week course, $30 / person Register now for our Fall courses and receive a discount. Use the coupon code SOFF15EB during checkout to receive a $10 discount now through August 31st. If you are a Catholic School Teacher or a volunteer Catechist for your Parish use the coupon code SOFTD during checkout to receive a special discount as a thank you for your service! Our classes are located in a number of parishes throughout the Archdio-cese. Visit our website, www.schooloffaith.com for locations, dates and course descriptions. Questions? Call Rebecca Long at 913-310-0014 x11

Birthright, an emergency pregnancy service, is in need of maternity clothes (new or gently used), especially in XL and Plus sizes. If you can donate a few, you may bring them to our center at 6309 Walnut, KCMO. Call Birthright at 816-444-7090, or Catherine Martin, 816-224-3753 for further information or if you need items picked up.

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PRAYER GROUP Meets on Tuesday mornings at 6:30 am and evenings at 5:45 pm in the church. All are welcome.

PRAYER CHAIN If you have a need or concern, please call the Parish Office, 492-7318. After office hours you may call 495-9802.

PROJECT RACHEL

Project Rachel is a ministry of the Catholic Church that offers forgiveness, hope and healing to those who have taken part in an abortion. For information contact Patricia at: projectrachelkc@archkck.org or www.projectrachelkc.com or call 913-621-2199. Recited Monday through Friday after the 6:45 am Mass, Thursdays at 2:50 pm, Saturdays at 3:30 pm and Sundays at 7:00 am. Also, please join us each Friday morning at 7:45 am to pray the Rosary for our parish, our school and your intentions at 10100 Barton Street. Children are welcome. Call Denise Slaven @ 913-963-5633 for details.

THE GABRIEL

PROJECT The Gabriel Project is an Archdiocesan program that provides, through a mentor-like

relationship, emotional, spiritual, and material help to women in unplanned pregnancies. For more information please call 913-602-0306 or email Bev at beveber@kc.rr.com or http://gabrielprojectkc.com

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas in partnership with CommunityAmerica Credit Union Foundation is now

enrolling for the Family Financial Transformation Program. The program is designed to help families break the cycle of debt by teaching fundamentals for financial freedom. Participants in need of a boost to achieve self-sufficiency can benefit from comprehensive financial counseling, financial education courses taught by CommunityAmerica professionals, basic financial education targeted at chil-dren age 8 and older, and financial incentives to personal savings accounts and educational savings accounts for children. Catholic Charities can provide additional information or help with questions about eligibility. If you live in Johnson County, contact Logan Park at lpark@catholiccharitiesks.org 913.782.4077 or Kimberly Burau kburau@catholiccharitiesks.org 913.384.2005. If you live in Wyandotte County, contact Isaac Uzcanga at iuzcanga@catholiccharitiesks.org 913.621.3445.

Have you or do you know someone who may be pregnant and know their baby will die during pregnancy or soon after birth due to an ad-verse prenatal diagnosis, or has a newborn and has received a terminal diagnosis? Or are you a family who has experienced an unexpected loss of a child due to miscarriage, fetal demise, stillbirth, SIDS, or any cause? There is a place in Kansas City known as Alexandra’s House that offers healing and support for parents and families, free of charge, during pregnancy and after the death of a child. To help support this nonprofit and its services, the Friends of Alexandra’s House hosts a gala called Bow Ties for Babies. This year’s event will be held on September 25 at the Grand Street Café Plaza with a silent and live auction and dinner. Tickets are $150 per person. For more information visit bowtiesforbabies.com or call 816-931-5378. Also visit www.alexandrashouse.com to learn more about this special ministry.

Stop the medical and moral worrying! The FertilityCareTM System (Creighton Model) Introductory Session is offered monthly at a variety of area locations and long distance. Fulfills marriage policy requirement. Helpful for achieving and avoiding pregnancy plus medical applications. Better than IVF for infertility. Register online at www.fertilitycarekc.com, or call the FertilityCareTM Center of KC at (816) 858-0198. Para Espanol call Brooklynn Salazar, BA, FCPI (816) 398-9327.

SERRA INTERNATIONAL WANTS YOU TO JOIN US! WHAT IS SERRA? Serra is the Global Lay Apostolate for Vocations in the Catholic Church Serra Club Mission: To Foster, Promote and Affirm Voca-tions to Priesthood and Religious Life and through this min-istry further our club member’s Catholic faith.

Benefits of being a Serran: ENCOURAGE – You make friendships with dozens of young men and women. PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GROWTH – Prayer, programs at Serra meetings, working together on Serran events are opportunities to grow in holiness and become the best version of yourself! JOY – You have opportunities for the JOY of “Mountain Top Experiences” caused by the presence of the Holy Spirit Blessed Junipero Serra will be canonized a saint by His Holiness Pope

Francis on September 23, 2015 on the East Portico of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. In Washington, DC.

For Information on the Serra Club of Johnson County, Ks Contact Nancy Gibson- ngibson1219@gmail.com or 913-908-7601

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August 15 & 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Servers 4:00 pm Matt Crank Audrey Montanez Reagan Ponzer Katie Seib 7:30 am John Crosby-Sub Request Hannah Homburg Kalin Palmer Parker Stoecklein 9:00 am Blake Arciga Michael Coleman Kate Himmelberg Alec Wilson 10:30 am Grace Anderson Emily Anderson Ellie Wheeler Lauren Wheeler 6:30 pm Ella Gregovich Billy Sharp Anna Marie Wernsman Izzy Wernsman

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist 4:00 pm Andrew Ascher Joe / Cathy Bellafiore Bob Bridgham Debby Harrington Paul Kidder Tom Maillard Daniel Mauro Renee McGhee-Lenart Ed Mische Karen Newcomb Pat Seib 7:30 am Chris Glatt Rhonda Hendrix Tim / Jan Turner Paula Voelker 9:00 am Glenda Adame Mary Bickimer David / Sue Chaffee Debbie Coomes Dan / Barb Hageman Kathy Koenig Michon Quick Dan / Christi Scherrer 10:30 am Jerry Gerstberger Clarita Halling Morgan Magee Anne Mercer Phillip / Marina Nguyen Moira Reilly Elizabeth Rollert Randy Scharnhorst Paul Scharnhorst Christopher Wheeler Volunteer Needed 6:30 pm Stephanie Cook Kate Geist Thomas Killilea Riley Lathrom Lisa Ney-Sub Request

Sacristans 4:00 pm Joyce Boone 7:30 am Howard Hunter 9:00 am Kathy Koenig 10:30 am Paul Scharnhorst 6:30 pm Kathy Wilson

Ushers 4:00 pm Steve DiGiacinto John Henn Mike Maddock Barry Sullivan 7:30 am Vern Koeppen Trinidad Molina David Roth 9:00 am Ed Balzano Russ Denning Dennis Maher Kevin Murphy 10:30 am Moyer Bunting Bill Davis Alan Rose Volunteer Needed 6:30 pm Julie Micek J.D. / Lisa Miller Dan Rohde Volunteers Needed

Lector 1 / Lector 2 4:00 pm Chris Crank Maggie Mosher 7:30 am Theresa McChesney Tom McChesney 9:00 am Tom Bickimer Carol Denning 10:30 am Karla Leibham Vi Rossman 6:30 pm Ralph Leno Anne Marie Albright

August 15 & 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Welcome Ministry 4:00 pm Volunteers Needed 7:30 am Jan Petelin Mary Jacobs 9:00 am Julie McGrath 10:30 am Mary Campbell 6:30 pm Dan Rohde

Music Ministers 4:00 pm Grace Slaven 9:00 am Trausch Burns 10:30 am Rivera Slaven 6:30 pm Byrd Brown

Rosary Leaders August 15, 2015 Joe Pollock August 16, 2015 Michael Coleman

Delmar Gardens August 16, 2015 Deanna Olsen Marlene Rome

Overland Park Regional August 11, 2015 Minister Needed August 12, 2015 Mary Ann Baz-Dresch

Singles of Nativity Dance. September 12 from 7:00 to 11:00 pm-

Celebrating Country Western! $20 guests; $15 SON members.

Great music, delicious food, fun music! Invite friends and come prepared

to have a wonderful time! Church of the Nativity Parish Hall

3800 W 119th St, Leawood, KS 66209 For more information contact Maria Meli, mmeli62@gmail.com or 913-314-9844

The August Holy Rosary Rally in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima will be held on Sunday August 16th from 3 pm to 4:15 pm at Holy Family Parish, 274 Orchard, Kansas City, KS 66101. We will pray the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries of the Holy Rosary followed by Benediction and the opportunity for attendees to enroll in the Brown Scapular. For driving instructions or future dates for the Kansas City monthly Holy Rosary rallies, visit www.rosaryrallieskc.org

Check out the parish website! www.hscatholic.org

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