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The Lourdes Day Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Raytown, Missouri November 2019

In Loving Memory of Father Phil Luebbert

Birthday Picture

upon the delivery

of the cards

collected for his

‘Surprise Card

Shower’

‘May God give him the comfort and peace that he seeks and may the soul of his loved ones rest in peace’

Rev. Philip Henry Luebbert

Reverend Philip H "Phil"

Luebbert passed away Thursday,

October 17, 2019, just after

midnight at his residence at the

Little Sisters of the Poor Center

in Kansas City, Missouri.

Visitation fowill be held from

9:30 a.m on Tuesday, Oct. 22. at

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Independence,

MO. Prayer of the Rosary will begin at 10 am and the

funeral Mass will be concelebrated at 11am by

Bishop James Johnston Jr. of the Diocese of Kansas

City-St. Joseph and Fr. Robert Stone of the Parish.

Father Phil was born on September 24,1949 in

Springfield, Missouri, the son of Leo A Luebbert and

Celia C (Buechter) Luebbert. At age 56, upon the

sponsorship of then Bishop Robert W. Finn, Fr. Phil

entered Holy Apostles College and Seminary,

Cromwell, CT, and on May 29, 2010 he was ordained

to the priesthood by the Bishop at the Cathedral of

the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City, MO. He

was preceded in death by his parents and one sister,

Marilyn L.Meyer; He is survived by his sisters Carol

(Scott) Barrow, Annette Newell, and Lisa Luebbert;

by one brother, David (Karen Eagle); and by four

nieces and six nephews. Memorial donations may be

made to Little Sisters of the Poor, Kansas City, MO.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

October was a great month for AFF. Attendance for

Feed Your Faith is growing each week. We partnered

with the Pro-Life Committee, to begin the month

showing the movie Unplanned, then followed up the

next Wednesday with practical advice on how to engage

anyone in a discussion about Pro-Life. The next two

Wednesdays Deacon Joe led us in a discussion on the

very real temptations of Vices in our lives and the

antidote, Virtues. We ended the month with Bishop

Barron’s continuing series of Pivotal Players – the

impact Flannery O’Connor’s writing has had in our

culture.

Feed Your Faith will only meet on 3 Wednesdays in

November due to the Christmas tree fund-raiser in the

Parish Hall. Join us on Nov. 6, 13, & 20 for inspiring

talks at the retreat for St. Mother Theresa’s sisters. It is

hard to choose only three; they are fabulous!

On Oct. 6, Pro-Life and AFF sponsored prayer for our

nation’s lost children by putting white crosses in our

yard, followed by the powerful witness of a Life Chain

that afternoon. On Oct. 13, God blessed us with a

beautiful day for the annual Blessing of our Pets. A

“Did You Know” series in the bulletin has begun with

helpful, yet possibly unknown, great opportunities at

Our Lady of Lourdes.

Maybe most important at OLL are the Catechesis of the

Good Shephard, PSR, and RCIA classes which have

already begun. Attendance has been great. Catechesis is

for children 3 – 9, and PSR includes children 10 – 18.

All classes are held on Sunday between the Masses.

Contact Mother Julia to enroll children, and Deacon

Richard for RCIA adults.

October ended with the first of our monthly 5-Minute

Talks after Mass. Deacon Joe announced that AFF is

now offering a Library of CDs, DVDs, and books to our

parishioners. The library will be open for borrowing any

of our resource materials beginning on November 3rd

during Friendship Sunday in the Parish Hall. Come for

food and friendship, then choose any of the following

materials to keep until the next Friendship Sunday.

Anyone wishing to borrow or return materials at another

time, or have materials to donate, may contact Ellen

Newman. A big ‘thank you’ to the Train Club who

helped us move the Library cabinet to the Parish Hall!

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ARTS & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

CATHOLIC EDUCATION

AFF Continued

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS

All of our new signs are up around the OLL campus. The

previous 30 minute parking spots in the oneway area are

now labeled as ‘Church Parking Only’. We encourage

parishioners to use those spots and you can either come

into the office from the back or front entrances.

Due to the congestion of the arrival and dismal of the

children for the Three Trails school, the building and

grounds managers continues to recommend those who

need to come to the church or office at those hours to use

the northwest entrance. If the chain is up, Gerry Sharkey

usually is right there manning that area and can let you in

or out.

‘Prayer Poinsettia~ Order forms for Prayer Poinsettia's

will be available at the back of the Church beginning the

first week of Advent. Please place the forms with your

prayer intention and cash or check payable to Our Lady of

Lourdes in envelope provided and then give to an usher

after Mass, or hand in to the office. They will adorn the

Sanctuary during the Christmas Season and will be

available to take home after the Feast of the Epiphany. The

Christmas Vigil, and Christmas day Masses will be for the

Poinsettia prayer intentions.

If you would like to purchase a smaller poinsettia for one

Thank you for your prayers in helping the Catholic

Education programs that Our Lady of Lourdes offers.

We now have over 20 young students enrolled divided

between the 2 Levels.

PRAYERS NEEDED: Please continue to pray for the

twenty plus young people who are in our parish’s

catechism classes. After high school a large number of

Catholic young people leave the practice of their faith,

and some of them even lose it completely. We do have

to ask the question, “What should we be doing about

this?” Certainly one necessary answer is to pray for

them. Of course, a very good religious education

program in the parish will be a positive factor. This

year’s religious education teachers wish to thank all of

you who have most generously helped us in many

wonderful ways to introduce the new Catechesis of the

Good Shepherd classes here at Our Lady of Lourdes.

Just call the office if you too wish to help.

Hello from PSR!! We have had a wonderful start to our

classes this year and it’s been fun getting to know

everyone in our group. Our discussions have been lively

and wonderful! The kids are asking awesome questions

and it’s been so fun seeing their eyes light up when they

start to understand the beauty of our Faith! Please pray

for the kids in PSR as they are the future of our beautiful

Church!!

Lord, we place into your hands all the work we do with

our wonderful children. Please lead us by your Spirit to

Below is a list of a few of the CDs, DVDs, or Books that

are available to borrow from our new library. A complete

list will be at the back of the church or on the cabinet

where they are kept in the Parish Hall.

CDs:

The Eucharist: an Old Testament Foundation for a New

Testament Sacrifice (5 disks) – by Fr. Mitch Pacwa

Set All Afire, Why the Church Still Matters (1 disk) – 7

different speakers

The Mystery of the Rosary, including the Luminous

Mystery (1 disk) – by Archbishop Thomas Kelly

DVDS:

Catholicism Series, Journey Around the World and Deep

into the Faith (5 disk set w/workbook) – by Bishop

Robert Barron

A Biblical Walk Through the Mass Study Program (3 disks

w/Workbook & What We Say and Do in the Liturgy

book) – by Dr. Edward Sri

the Book of Matthew: The King and His Kingdom (12

disks and study guide) – by Jeff Cavins

Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose (6 disks) – by

Matthew Kelly

BOOKS:

A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God’s Covenant Love in

Scripture – by Dr. Scott Hahn

Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs

– by Peter J. Kreeft

Praying Scripture for a Change, an Introduction to Lectio Divina

– by Dr. Tim Gray

Beginning Apologetics (workbooks) – by Fr. Frank Chacon &

Jim Burnham:

Of our homebound or a parishioner that cannot get out

to mass watch the bulletin for more information or

Contact Cindy Sweetland at 816-356-2299 with your

quesitons

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FUNDRAISING

PRO-LIFE

PRO-LIFE

Pro-Life Ministry will meet November 4,

2019. We will meet in the Parish Hall at 6:00

P.M.. We will begin with prayer before discussing

events. Everyone is welcome to join our meeting.

OLL Pro-Life Ministry will go to Planned Parenthood on

November 9, 2019 at 7:00 A.M., located at 4401 W.

109th Street Overland Park, Kansas. Parking is east of

Planned Parenthood driveway into the parking lot on the

north. Everyone is welcome to join either at Planned

Parenthood, or for Mass at St. Thomas More, 111822

Holmes Rd. Kansas City, Mo. 64131.

LIFE CHAIN

Thank you for all those who were able to come out

Sunday October 6, 2019 to support Life for the

unborn. God's blessings to all those who made the

sacrifice to come and for all those who supported

us through their prayers. Let us continue to fight

the good fight for the greater Glory of God!

The committee and its awesome volunteers have been hard

at work creating funds to help support our parish programs.

Our garage sale was a big success and nut sales are off to a

great start with the Trains & Treats event. Nut sales will

continue every Sunday after 8 am and 11 am Masses until

the Christmas Wonderland opens on Black Friday,

November 29, 2019 where they will be available.

We are also starting plans for the annual OLL Christmas

Garage Sale. Christmas items only, in good clean condition,

will be accepted every Sunday in the Parish Hall starting

November 3rd from noon to 2pm. Please do not leave items

outside the hall or in the main room. They must be carried

upstairs to the Parish Hall attic. We will try to have

volunteers available to help carry but please try to bring

help if you need it.

A famous convert of our time, Peter Kreeft, wrote the

following.

"Reading the Bible should be a form of prayer. The Bible

should be read in God’s presence and as the unfolding of

His mind. It is not just a book, but God’s love letter to

you. It is God’s revelation, God’s mind, operating

through your mind and your reading, so your reading is

your response to His mind and will. "

One special way to be in God's presence is accessible to

you 24/7 in OLL's Perpetual Adoration Chapel. Bible is

always in prie-dieu. If church door is locked, just knock.

— Peter Kreeft

mous convert of our time, Peter Kreeft wrote the

following.

Here is one way to fulfill your Catholic calling to

evangelize. Take a few minutes of your time each week

to stop in to OLL's Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

Chapel (open 24/7) reverencing the personal presence of

Christ. St. Pope John Paul II encouraged every Catholic

to integrate faith taught by faith lived. Then you can

fulfill your role as an evangelist for Christ by

encouraging others to do the same.

PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

Go to the link http://www.chief.com/ticketfundraiser

Scroll down the page to choose which game you would like to

purchase tickets for and use the

Promo Code: OLLRAYTOWN

Support the Parish by Supporting our local Kansas City Chiefs.

November 3 ~ vs. Vikings

December 1 ~ vs. Raiders

December 15 ~ vs. Broncos

December 29 ~ vs. Chargers

$10 of every ticket sold

comes back to the

‘Pennies and a Prayer’

for individual maintenance

projects

Our Kansas City Chiefs Ticket Fundraiser

Have you purchased your tickets yet to

help support Our Lady of Lourdes?

MINISTRIES

Our Lady of Lourdes Homebound Extraordinary Ministry is a wonderful way to help to Catholics in our community stay connected with their Faith. Each person that we take Holy Communion and Sacristans to is happy to see us and enjoys the time that we have for them or feel blessed to have a visitor. Training sessions are available.

Please contact the office at 816-353-2380 or email Mary Warren @ maryawarren@yahoo.com

if you would like to be a part of this ministry.

November 2019 Page 4

MISC. CATHOLIC EVENTS OR INFO

FIRST SATURDAY COMMUNIONS OF

REPARATION & TRIUMPH OF

THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

St. Therese Little Flower 5814 Euclid Ave

Kansas City, MO 64130

Saturday, November 2, 2019

7:30 a.m. Opportunity for Confession

8:00 a.m. Holy Mass

Rosary & Devotions following completion of Mass

Our Lord Jesus said to Sister Lucia: "My daughter, the motive is simple - there are 5 ways in which

people offend and blaspheme against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Conception Seminary College to Host

Annual Fall Play

Conception Seminary College will present their annual

fall theater production, entitled Greater Tuna, by Jaston

Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. The play is a looney, hilarious comedy send-up of small-town morals and mores. The entire play takes place over a single day in the life of Tuna, where anybody’s business is everybody’s business. The glue of the town is the local radio station where all the town news, regardless of significance, is broadcast.

Production dates are Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8

p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Michael Hall

Gymnasium on the Conception Seminary College campus in

Conception, Mo.

Admission is $10.00 with children 12 and under

free. No reservations needed. Pay at the door.

Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

contact Br. Cyprian at 660-944-2837 or email

cyprian@conception.edu.

Deacons' Thanksgiving Dinner

You are invited!

Spend Thanksgiving with us -- come join

us at OLL for Thanksgiving dinner. The

Deacon Richard and Katei will be bringing

traditional and smoked turkeys and

stuffing. Grab a side dish and join us.

Please call or email the dish you would like to bring to

816-547-0016 or katei@richardgross.net.

Don’t cook? Don’t worry — come anyway.

The real point is getting together with friends and giving

thanks for the many blessings we have and celebrating

Thanksgiving as a Parish Family.

Watch the bulletin for more updates on this annual feast!

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION

A Reminder

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you

to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually

adopted who is in danger of abortion.

Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Month 2:

Keep praying for me! I am two months old now and about

2 inches long. Look you can see my eyes, nose and

mouth, I will use them to experience God's world after I

am born.

During your earthly life this spiritually adopted child of

yours will be known only to God but in the world to come it

is hoped that you will meet the child whose life was spared

by your prayers and spend eternal happiness with them.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE THE REASON WE PRAY AND FAST: We are Storming

the gates with our corporate prayer for the ENDING of

abortion in our land. In love and unity we will stand on the

sidewalk entreating our God for a breakthrough, NO

MATTER the COST, WE WILL Stand! May the enemy of

our souls be defeated and the unborn saved from his wicked

plans.

There is still time to pray at the Planned Parenthood at

4840 College Blvd. Overland Park, Kansas. Closing

ceremony for 40 Days for Life is at 3:00 P.M. November 3,

2019. All are welcome to come.

Continued ~ PRO-LIFE FIRST SATURDAY

A LIFE-LONG DEVOTION

Not merely five First Saturdays

A requirement of Christian Charity

The promise associated with the practice of the devotion on five consecutive First Saturdays has been mistakenly construed by many to mean that once one has completed a series of five in succession they have accomplished the

practice of the devotion – that they are finished. This was not Our Lady’s intention in making the promise and

has resulted in a far fewer people practicing the devotion’s than are necessary to fulfill her request. This is one reason why wars, famines and persecutions of the

Church and of the Holy Father have increased rather than abated.

Nov 01 ~ Jami Hammerbacher

Nov 01 ~ Donella Christman

Nov 01 ~ Cody Webb

Nov 02 ~ Thomas Mauer

Nov 02 ~ Austin Alonzo

Nov 03 ~ Patricia Gavin

Nov 03 ~ Mary Jo Henik

Nov 04 ~ Dorathy Okafor

Nov 05 ~ Clarissa Sarabia

Nov 06 ~ Cindy Sweetland

Nov 06 ~ Michael Miller

Nov 06 ~ Chris Curtis

Nov 07 ~ Ruth Lewis

Nov 08 ~ Dorothy Hays

Nov 08 ~ Gabriella Ozurumba

Nov 08 ~ James Chevalier

Nov 08 ~ Andrea Bergmann

Nov 09 ~ Joann Walsh

Nov 09 ~ Charles Haley

Nov 11 ~ Eve Herndon

Nov 12 ~ Amber Grindel-Coffey

Nov 12 ~ Devon Nelson

Nov 13 ~ Patricia Plack

Nov 13 ~ Ngozika Ugbaja

Nov 15 ~ Courtney Sommer

Nov 17 ~ Leta Kroenke

Nov 17 ~ Deacon Joe Zagar

Nov 19 ~ Isaac Okojie

Nov 22 ~ Robin Miller

Nov 23 ~ Lorraine Powers

Nov 23 ~ Lewis Caples

Nov 24 ~ Alexandra Boos

Nov 26 ~ Sandra Ward

Nov 26 ~ Todd Lane

Nov 28 ~ Connie Wood

Nov 29 ~ Nancy Graham

Nov 29 ~ Ashley Kroenke

Nov 30 ~ Rebecca Hudson

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ANNIVERSARIES :

Nov 12 ~ John & Margie Brooks

Nov 13 ~ John & Mary Jo Henik

Nov 26 ~ William & Karol Hancock

TRAIN CLUB

Our 2nd Annual Trains ‘N’ Treats October 19th was as

much fun for us as it was for the huge crowd that

showed up. We had between 1200—1500 visiters from

all ages. There were so many cute and creative

costumes from a little toddler in a ‘Pineapple’ costume

to a dad and son dressed as ‘Thing 1 & Thing 2’. It was

obvious that KCWolf was a big hit putting smiles on

almost all of those that attended.

Many thanks to

all who donated

candy and those

that participated

in helpping to

make this event

a great success.

Also ‘Thank you’ to

everyone who attended.

I think everyone had a

good time.

Our next big show will

be the second weekend

of December at the

Overland Park

Convention Center.

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TWO FLORAL HILL

CEMETERY PLOTS 4 Sale

Former parishioners, who now live

in Belton have two gravesites in

Floral Hills cemetery that they

Are wanting to sell for a substantially low price of $2500

for both. They are located in the ‘Garden of the Last

Supper’ area. The Belton Funeral Chapel has agreed to

pay for the transfer fee. If you interested or have any

questions please call the Belton Funeral Home Director ,

Gary Schowengerdt at 1-660-424-4300.

All moms with a Rockhurst

High School Graduate are

“Rockettes”.

Please join us and share with

your friends!

Rockettes Thanksgiving

Mass and Brunch

Sunday November 17, 2019

10:00AM Mass 11:00AM Brunch

Rockhurst High School Rose Theater ~ $20 per

person

(2019 new Alumni moms will be our guests)

Questions, contact Moira Healy

mhealy@rockhursths.edu or 816-363-2036.

Please use this online brunch registration:

https.//www.rockhursths.edu/rockettes

7-8 p.m.

HOLY HOUR FOR PRIESTS November 21st

Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist

2100 N. Noland Road

Independence, MO

Our Lady of the Angels Chapel

Please join us in praying for our

PRIESTS!

Winter Decorations at Mount Olivet

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST - LAST DAY TO

PLACE YOUR ORDER.

Call (816) 353-1900 and place your order NOW!

Our thanks to those who have already ordered their

wreaths and crosses. We greatly appreciate your support!

Time is now running out! No orders will be accepted

after November 1st. Please call with credit or debit card

information or mail your check to Mt. Olivet Cemeteries,

7601 Blue Ridge, Kansas City, MO 64139. Be sure to

include the name of your loved one, and whether you

would like a wreath or a cross.

The Catholic Cemeteries of Kansas City ~ St. Joseph

Diocese offers artificial pine wreaths and crosses to be

placed on your loved ones burial space this winter. The

wreath and cross stand upright on a wire easel. The wreath

is decorated with pine cones, red berries and a red bow

with gold trim. The cross is decorated with pine cones,

Christmas ornaments and a red bow with gold trim.

Placement of wreaths and crosses will begin the week of

Thanksgiving, 2019

All Winter Decorations will be removed beginning the

first week of February, 2020

Nativity of Mary Theatre presents Seussical, Jr.

November 14, 15, 16! Cast & crew members grades

3-8 have been working hard on the production since

August. Tickets may be reserved in advance online

at http://our.show/nativityofmarytheatre . Tickets

will also be available at the door. *Please note*

Tickets are $2 more expensive at the door than they

are online, so reserve your seats today! Elementary

& Middle School students enter free of charge.

On Wednesday, November 13th, there will be a

special morning performance for PreSchool -aged

students and younger. Please email Susie Addison

at saddison@nativityofmary.org or call her at

816.353.0284 for more information and to RSVP

your attendance for that specific event!

National VOCATION

Awareness Week

November 3-9, 2019

November 2019

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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1 8:15 am StB 12pm OLL 6pm StB Holy Day of Obligation

2 First Saturday @ St Therese Little Flower

Turn Your Clocks Back

3 31st Sunday in Ordianry Time

National Vocation Week 3th- 9th

Catechesis 9:10 am PSR 9:10 RCIA—12 pm Friendship Sunday 12pm Christmas Garage Sale

Collection 12-2pm

4

Pro-Life Mtg 6:00 pm in PH

5

6

Sacred Heart/Benediction

6:00 /6:20pm

Choir Pract. 6:30 pm Feed Your Faith

6:30 pm

7

8

9 ProLife Planned Parenthood 7 am

OPKS

10 Thirty-Second Sunday/Ordinary Time Catechesis 9:10 am PSR 9:10 RCIA—12 pm Christmas Garage Sale

Collection 12-2pm

11 Veterans Day

12

Parish Council Mtg 6 pm

13 World Kindness Day

Trusted Servants Luncheon 12:00

Sacred Heart/Benediction

6:00 /6:20pm

Choir Pract. 6:30 pm Feed Your Faith

6:30 pm

14

Adult Faith Mtg 6:30 pm

15 American Recycle

Day

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17 Thirty-Third Sunday Ordinary Time Catechesis 9:10 am PSR 9:10 RCIA—12 pm Christmas Garage Sale

Collection 12-2pm

18 19

20

Sacred Heart/Benediction

6:00 /6:20pm

Choir Pract. 6:30 pm Feed Your Faith

6:30 pm

21

Holy Hour for Priests

7-8pm (Srs of Saint Francis –Independence)

22

23 Trees Arrive

24 Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the

Universe

Catechesis 9:10 am PSR 9:10 RCIA—12 pm Christmas Garage Sale

Collection 12-2pm

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26

27

Sacred Heart/Benediction

6:00 /6:20pm

Choir Pract. 6:30 pm Feed Your Faith

6:30 pm

28 Thanksgiving

Deacon’s Thanksgivng Dinner ~ Parish Hall

29 Christmas

Begins Times TBA

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Times TBA

All Saint’s Vigil

Our Lady of Lourdes

4:30 pm