OUR LADY
916 N. LOCUST, PO BOX 214
WWW.OURLADYPITTSBURG.ORG
MARCH 1, 2009
TODAY’S FOCUS – First Sunday
of Lent: This first Sunday of Lent
calls us to enter the desert with Jesus.
The Sacrifices we make can free us to
come closer to Jesus so that we can be
better witnesses of the Good News.
They can also help purify our hearts,
that we might be found worthy one
day to enter into eternal life.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
We need God’s Word each day.
Mon (2) Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18;
Matthew 25:31-46
Tue (3) Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 6:7-15
Wed (4) Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 11:29-32
Thur (5) Esther C-12, 14-16, 23-25;
Matthew 7:7-12
Fri (6) Ezekiel 18:21-28;
Matthew 5:20-26
Sat (7) Deuteronomy 26:16-19;
Matthew 5:43-48
Sun (8) Second Sunday of Lent:
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18;
Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10
ST. PIUS X Missionary Catechists
NEWMAN CENTER
Rev. David T. Marstall, Chaplain
301A E. Cleveland,
Pittsburg, KS 66762
PHONE (620) 235-1138
MASS SCHEDULE
(When PSU is in session.)
Sunday: 11:00am & 6:00 pm; PRAYER LINE
Monday: 8:30pm;
9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday & Thursday -Noon 5:00pm – 9:00pm
OF LOURDES CHURCH
PITTSBURG, KS 66762
PHONE: 620-231-2135 FAX: 620-231-4804
OURLADYOFLOURDES@OURLADYPITTSBURG.COM
WWW.SMCSCHOOLS.ORG
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
REV. THOMAS J. STROOT, PASTOR
REV. RUBEN ORTIZ MONTELONGO, ASSOCIATE PASTOR
REV. DAVID T. MARSTALL, ASSOCIATE PASTOR &
CHAPLAIN, ST. PIUS X NEWMAN CENTER
WEEKDAY MASSES
6:30 a.m. — Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. — Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
11:30 a.m. — Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 Noon
Spanish Mass—2:00 p.m.
En Español: La misa en español, cada domingo a las 2:00 pm, confe
siones a las 1:30 pm antes de la Misa. Se puede llamar al Padre
Ruben Ortiz (620) 231-2135
CONFESSIONS (OR BY APPOINTMENT)
Before the 8:00 a.m. weekday Masses — 7:30-7:50 a.m.
Saturday — 4:00-5:15 p.m.
MARRIAGES-Contact a parish priest at least four months prior to
desired wedding date.
PSR—Parish School of Religion (School Year)
Elementary (K-8) Wednesdays 6:15—7:30 p.m.
ST. MARY’S COLGAN SCHOOLS
of the Poor Mr. John Kraus, President of Schools/Director of
Administration
Spanish Sisters Email: kraus@smcschools.org
620-235-1732 Mr. Thomas Gorman, 7-12 Principal
E-mail: gorman@smcschools.org
ST. MARY’S GOODWILL
117 E. 10th 235-0564 Mr. Michael Martin, Preschool-6 Principal
Email: martinm@smcschools.org
RELIGIOUS GIFT SHOP
117 E. 10th 235-7448 ELEMENTARY (PRE-SCHOOL - 6) (620)-231-6941
JR. HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL (7-12) (620)-231-4690
Elementary: smelementary@smcschools.org
231-6824
231-8816 SMC: smcolgan@smcschools.org
 SEASON OF LENT
Ash Wednesday Feb. 25th — Holy Saturday March 11th

Liturgically, Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and ends on Thursday of Holy
ST. PIUS X
Week when the Holy Triduum begins. The Holy Triduum includes Holy
Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. NEWMAN CENTER
Lent is for us a time of renewal, conversion, penance and reparation. Christian
penance traditionally involves prayer, fasting, and works of charity. In our times Providing Catholic Ministry
it may be appropriate, even necessary, in many instances to put less emphasis on to Pittsburg State University
fasting and more on penance which includes prayer, receiving the sacraments 620-235-1138
and in doing charitable works. But the witness of Scripture and the life of the WWW.CATHOLICGORILLAS.ORG
Church will not let us abandon corporal penances. Fasting and abstinence are REV. DAVID MARSTALL, CHAPLAIN
encouraged in Lent. Office Hours: 1:00-3:00 M, W, Th, F
and other random times
frdavid@catholicgorillas.org
LENTEN REGULATIONS—FAST AND ABSTINENCE MRS. AMY LOMSHEK, SECRETARY
Office Hours: 9:00-2:00 M-F
The fifth precept of the Church binds Catholics to observe the prescribed days walknrain@hotmail.com
of fast and abstinence. This is intended to establish the minimum response of a
faithful Catholic to the Lord’s call to repentance, conversion and penance. MASS SCHEDULE
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the days of Fast. Catholics who are 18 SUN 11:00am, 6:00pm
years old but not yet 59 are obliged to Fast, that is take only one full meal and Mon 8:30pm
two lesser meals, with nothing to eat between meals. Drinking fluids would not Wed, Thu 12:00pm
be contrary to the practice of fasting. RECONCILIATION
Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday are the days of 30 min. before all Masses
Abstinence. All Catholics who are 14 years old and older are obliged to abstain
ADORATION Thursday 10:00-3:00
from eating meat.
See website for full weekly schedule
Catholics have a serious obligation to join together in the common observance of
the above days of fast and abstinence. No one should be scrupulous in this
regard, but neither should they excuse themselves for any light reason. People THIS WEEK
Busy Person’s Retreat
who are not able to practice bodily penance, perhaps due to pregnancy, illness or
March 1-5
having to do hard physical labor should choose a different work of penance or of Begins after either Sunday Mass
charity. It would be ideal if works of penance were linked to works of charity, Apologetics
for example, if the money saved by eating less or less expensive meals would be Mon. 9:00: Lent, penance and fasting
given in charity to feed the poor. That Man Is You!
Wed. 6:00-7:45: Session 19
***All the Fridays of the year are days of penance, in commemoration of the Women’s Bible Study
Lord’s Passion, but they are not necessarily days of fast and abstinence. On Thu. 8:00-9:00: Lesson 7
these days it is left to the choice of each individual Catholic to practice some Newman Club Meeting
work of penance—which could be fasting or abstaining from meat—or a work of Thu. Mar. 5, 9:00
charity. On Ash Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent and Good Friday, however, Stations of the Cross, Fish Fry
Catholics are obliged to practice fasting and/or abstaining specifically.*** 7:00 @ St. Rose of Lima parish in
Scamon. Meet @ SPXNC @ 6:15.
Sign up this week for Apr. 5 Passover
St. Mary's Colgan High School Altar Society Supper
LOOKING AHEAD
resurrected the Scholar's Bowl team St. Patrick’s Day Party Stations of the Cross
for the 2008-2009 school year. This After a several year hiatus, the Every Friday during Lent, either here
would not have happened without the Altar Society St. Patrick’s Day or at an area parish.
initiative of coaches Bev Mitchelson party is back! The party will be Spring Break
and Bev Pommier. This year’s team No 11:00 Sunday Mass, no weekday
Sunday, March 8 at 4:00pm in Mass.
was successful, taking 2nd in the the Activity Center. Come be Living Stations
CNC League, third in Regionals and
Irish for a day and enjoy a corned Apr. 3. Contact Anthony Weber to
qualifying for State. We would like to participate.
congratulate all of the members of our
beef and cabbage dinner, time with
Passover Supper
scholars bowl team and recognize friends, and, of course, bingo! Apr. 5, 7:00. Sign up by Monday,
especially the leadership of Seniors Cost is $1.00 to cover the bingo March 9
Erin Farmer and Sara Verga, and pot. RSVP by calling the rectory Banquet & Ball
(231-2135) before this Tuesday, Sat. May 2, 5:00PM Mass
Juniors Andrew O'Malley, Anthony
Ison, Katy Spence, and Maggie March 3rd. Bring a friend. Hope to
Go to catholicgorillas.org for more
Stuckey. Go Panthers! see you there! information on all events
 REFLECTIONS ON LIFE
“One day… our nation will…
look back on what we have been
doing to innocent human beings
within their mothers as a crime no
less heinous that what was
approved by the Supreme court in
the ‘Dred Scott case’ in the 19th
century, and no less heinous than
what was perpetrated by Hitler
and Stalin in the 20th.” Cardinal
Edward Egan in Catholic New
York, October 23, 2008
“BIG EVENT”
SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH
PSU students will volunteer to do the
following work at your residence:
Washing windows, moving/raking
dirt/mulch, raking & bagging leaves,
cleaning gutters, trimming scrubs/
trees, removing limbs, planting trees/
flowers/bushes.
Job request form must be returned
by March 2nd to:
Pittsburg State University
1701 S. Broadway
QUESTIONS:
CALL 235-4810
VIRTUS Class will be held
Thursday, March 5th, from 6:00-
9:00pm in the elementary multi-
purpose room.
LOOKING AHEAD
Wed (4) PSR Classes
Wed 4) RCIA Classes
Thur (5) VITRUS Class
Fri (6) Stations of the Cross
Fri (6) Stations of the Cross & Benediction
Sun (8) Blood Pressure Checks
Sun (8) Altar Society St. Patrick’s Party
Mon (9) Our Lady’s Prayer Group
Wed (11) PSR Classes
Wed 11) RCIA Classes
Sun (15) St. Paul’s Society (Widows & Widowers)
Sun 15 thru Sat 21st SPRING BREAK
Mon (23) Our Lady’s Prayer Group
Sun (29—Thur April 2) PARISH MISSION
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Join our parish in commemorating
Jesus’ walk to Calvary, each Friday
during Lent at either: 2:30pm with the
elementary students or 7:00pm with
Benediction to follow.
“Yet it was our infirmities that he bore,
our sufferings that he endured, while
we thought of him as stricken, as one
smitten by God and afflicted.” (Is. 53:4)
The Altar Society thanks all who
attended the confirmation reception
and congratulates all the newly
confirmed students. Many thanks to
Chris Flood, Rhonda Marrone, Chris
Schremmer, Lori Fleming, Kindra
O'Connell, Joanne Paulie, Hazel Peak,
Mike Elder, Denise Elder, Bethany
Elder, Sara Imhof, Bonnie Crossland,
Chloe Besperat, Mary Ann Forsythe,
Amy Kannarr, Katie Brown, Joyce
Seiwert, and Mrs. Oplotnik and her 7th
hour class for help with the reception.
6:15—7:30 pm
6:30—7:45 pm
6-9 pm, Elementary Multi-purpose Room
2:30 pm
7:00 pm
After all masses
4:00 pm, Activity Center
6:00 pm, Chapel
6:15—7:30 pm
6:30—7:45 pm
3:30 Mass, Dinner & Bingo
6:00 pm, Chapel
(Schedule will follow)
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Mon — Hamburger, Fries, Fruit
Shape Up
Tues— Salad Bar, Spaghetti,
Peaches
Wed— Corn Dog, Tater Tots,
Carrots, Pears
Thur— Beef Soft Taco, Corn,
Pineapple Chunks, Cookie
Friday— Cheese Pizza, Salad,
Mandarin Oranges
St. Paul’s Society (Widows &
Widowers) will meet Sunday, March
15th. Mass will be at 3:30, followed
by a short business meeting, dinner
and bingo. Hostesses for this meeting
will be: Colette O’Malley, Angie
Patterson, Rosemary Patterson and
Sandra Peak. We encourage all
members to attend and welcome
newcomers.

FIREPROOF YOUR MARRIAGE

Join parish couples to watch Fireproof, the movie, in the high school auditorium on Sunday, March 8 at
6:30PM. This movie, produced by AffirmFilms, illustrates one couple’s struggles and how faith plays a role
in strengthening married love. This will be a fun evening to spend with other couples in the parish.

***Come for a date night with your spouse and leave being encouraged in your marriage.***

***Refreshments will be provided after the film for those wishing to socialize and discuss.***

***This is an adults-only evening.***

Please remember to name Our Lady of Lourdes or St. Mary’s Colgan Schools in your will.
May we leave a legacy of faith and education for the generations to come.
Please consider informing Fr. Tom or the parish office of your legacy plans, kraus@smcschools.org
 STEWARDSHIP OFFERING STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS
The waters of Baptism make us part of the new covenant
Weekly Sunday Offering needed in Christ. But eh bishops’ pastoral letter on stewardship
to sustain Parish Budget: $35,500.00 reminds us that “there is a fundamental obligation arising
from the sacrament of baptism...that people place their
Sunday Offering Last Week $27,703.71 gifts, their resources — their selves — at God’s service in
the through the Church.”
Surplus or <Deficit> $<7,796.29>
VOCATION PRAYER
MASS INTENTIONS With Mary, mother of the Church, let us pray for an
1) Fr. Tom Stroot 2) Fr. Ruben Ortiz increase of vocations. You can solve the need of vocations
3) Fr. David Marstall in the church through prayer and personal commitment.
SUNDAY (1) First Sunday of Lent
7:00 (1) People of the Parish
9:00 (1) Intention of Celebrant ATTENTION Parishioners: FISH FRY — FRIDAYS,
10:30 (1) Intention of Celebrant 5:00-7:00p.m. at Pittsburg Knights Hall 718 N. Bdwy.
12:00 (1) Parish Purgatorial Society Choice of CATFISH or COD along w/a variety of SIDES for
2:00 (3) (Spanish) Intention of Celebrant your choosing. Cost $7. Adults, $4. Children 12 and under.
MONDAY (2) Children choice of spaghetti and grilled cheese. BENEFIT
6:30 (3) Ann Welch+ for the Knights Seminarian Fund. Every Friday during Lent
TUESDAY (3) except Good Friday. Come & Support our
6:30 (3) Dennis Cashero+ SEMINARIANS!!
8:00 (1) Otto Keller+
11:30 (1) Margaret Caruso+ SCAMMON KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH FRY
WEDNESDAY (4)
will once again be served during the Fridays of Lent. There
6:30 (1) Bob Benelli+
will be several dinner choices. Serving starts at 6:00pm at the
8:00 (1) Rudy Moutz+
St. Bridget’s Parish Hall in Scammon. Carry-outs welcome.
THURSDAY (5)
6:30 (1) Angie Ciardullo+
11:30 (1) Pat Kirby+
A NEW SCHEDULE WILL BE READY SOON!!
FRIDAY (6) SERVERS – MARCH 7-8:
6:30 (1) Memorial Fund Members+ 5:30pm - Megan Thompson, Katie Kolarik, Joe Kolarik
8:00 (1) Craig Crespino+ 7:00 – Keegan Yoakam, Tully Yoakam
11:30 (3) Altar Society Members+ 9:00 – Madison Lewis, MacKenzie Lewis, Jacob Drenik
2:30 Stations of the Cross 10:30 – Girl Scouts
7:00 Stations of the Cross & Benediction NOON – Victoria Yartz, Jonathan Adamson, Drew Casey
SATURDAY (7)
8:00 (3) Lucile Williamson+ OFFERTORY GIFT BEARERS – MARCH 7-8:
5:30 (1) Lindsey Yankoviz+ 5:30pm — Ron Shriver Family
7:00am – Bob & Jo Marie Golob
SUNDAY (8) Second Sunday of Lent
9:00am – Jim & Carolyn Buche
7:00 (1) People of the Parish 10:30am – Tim Flood Family
9:00 (1) Intention of Celebrant NOON – Doug & Joyce Lee
10:30 (1) Girl Scout Sunday
12:00 (1) Parish Purgatorial Society EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – MARCH 7-8:
2:00 (3) (Spanish) Intention of Celebrant 5:30pm– Taalat & Mary Yaghmour, Bill & Carolyn Perry
7:00 – Joe Hart, Val Zacharias, Ann Elrod
MASSES AT NEWMAN CENTER 9:00 – Mary Askins, Johnna Chubb, Kyle Fleming, Sharon White
Fr. David Marstall 10:30– Becky Duncan, Patty Horgan, Diann Mazurek, Chris Bettega
Sun (1) 11:00am Parish Purgatorial Society NOON– Bob & Donna Backes, Beth Gilbert, Debbie Butler
Sun (1) 6:00pm Int. of Faculty, Students & Staff
LECTORS – MARCH 7-8:
Mon (2) 8:30pm Jim Craig+ 5:30pm - Gary McGrath, Tom Gorman
Wed (4) Noon Mary Botkin+ 7:00am – Jack Moodie
Thur (5) Noon Parish Purgatorial Society 9:00am - Kirk Ford, Buddie Gorentz
Sun (8) 11:00am Parish Purgatorial Society 10:30am – Girl Scouts
Sun (8) 6:00pm Int. of Faculty, Students & Staff NOON - Rebecca Adamson, Francis Keegan