OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH

916 N. LOCUST, PO BOX 214

PITTSBURG, KS 66762
PHONE: 620-231-2135 FAX: 620-231-4804
OURLADYOFLOURDES@OURLADYPITTSBURG.COM

WWW.OURLADYPITTSBURG.ORG WWW.SMCSCHOOLS.COM
MAY 31, 2009 PENTECOST SUNDAY

TODAY’S FOCUS – PENTECOST REV. THOMAS J. STROOT, PASTOR

SUNDAY: As the Church, we rejoice
today in the gift of the Holy Spirit, given
that we might grow and fully share in the
divine life of Christ. As the Holy Spirit
lives within us we gather with confidence
and joy. We know that God pours out
power and strength upon us, that we might
witness by our words and actions that
Jesus is Lord.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
We need God’s Word each day.
Mon (1) Saint Justin: Tobit 1:3; 2:1a-8;
Mark 12:1-12
Tue (2) Tobit 2:9-14; Mark 12:13-17
Wed (3) Saint Charles Lwanga & his
companions:Tobit 3:1-11a, 16-17a;
Mark 12:18-27
Thur (4) Tobit 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17;
8:4-9a; Mark 12:18-34
Fri (5) Saint Boniface: Tobit 11:5-17;
Mark 12:35-37
Sat (6) Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20; Mark 12:38-44
Sun (7) Most Holy Trinity:
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40;
Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20
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. PIUS X Missionary Catechists ST. MARY’S COLGAN SCHOOLS

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;
Monday: 8:30pm;
Wednesday & Thursday -Noon
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
PRAYER LINE JR. HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL (7-12) (620)-231-4690
Elementary: smelementary@smcschools.org
9:00am – 5:00pm 231-6824
5:00pm – 9:00pm 231-8816 SMC: smcolgan@smcschools.org
 HE IS WAITING FOR YOU!
Christ the King Adoration
Chapel is scheduled to open
June 14th. Thank you to all who
have committed to a Holy Hour
of Adoration. There are still hours
needing to be filled, so
prayerfully consider this call from
Our Lord.
Jesus has given so much to
you….can you not give HIM one
hour a week? The benefits and
graces will far outweigh the
sacrifice!
“In order to convert America and
save the World, what we need is
for every parish to come before
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in
Holy Hours of prayer!” – Mother
Teresa of Calcutta
RECEPTION
FOR FR. RUBEN
The ladies of the Altar Society
will be hosting a reception for Fr.
Ruben on Sunday June 14th after
each of the Sunday morning
masses in the High School
Commons. You are invited to
come by and greet him and wish
him well in his new assignment as
chaplain at St. Francis Hospital in
Wichita. We are grateful for his
presence with us this past year.
DID YOU KNOW --
Over the last 8 years SMC students
have contributed $7201.48 to the
Diocesan Mission Office; $5,124.91 in
the junior high and $2,076.57 in the
High School.
REGISTER IN THE PARISH
If you are new to the parish or have not
yet registered please pick up a
registration form at the back of the
church, at one of the side doors, stop by
the church office or call the church office
231-2135 and we will send one to you.
PILGRIMAGE TRIP
The choir of Our Lady of Lourdes
is planning a much requested
pilgrimage to Rome, Florence,
Assisi and Pompeii in 2010. It will
be March 9 through March 18, and
it will be a spectacular trip. The
Choir will be singing at a Vatican
Mass, presenting a concert in
Rome, and attending a Papal
audience! This is truly a journey of
a Lifetime, so start planning NOW!
Please welcome those who have
registered with our parish in January
and February 2009.
WELCOME TO ALL!
New Members: Freda Peaster,
Travis & Nina Mellen Alexander,
Thomas & Nancy Tyler with Aislin
and Ashlin, Samuel & Carrie
Manners with Cole & Cadence,
Carlita Milk
Baptisms for March & April 2009:
Please pray for those recently
baptized in our parish: William
Michael North, Jacob Ryan Wegner,
Katelyn Grace Schiefelbein, Audrey
Elise Besperat, Kailen Rader
Tinsley, Daniel Alejandro
Castaneda, Gabriela Ruby Gallegos,
Soraya Belen Gallegos, Katie
Rodriguez, Jennifer Mary Aguilar,
Sandra Montelongo, Aaron Esteban
Montelongo,
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Come Holy Spirit, enlighten my
mind, guide my thoughts, direct
my actions, so that I might have a
reverence for the PAST, know my
responsibility in the PRESENT,
and have a deep faith and hope in
the FUTURE! Amen.
Pray for the gifts of the Holy
S p i r i t : W i s d o m ,
Understanding, Counsel,
Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety
and Fear of the Lord.
ST. PIUS X
NEWMAN CENTER
Providing Catholic Ministry
to Pittsburg State University
620-235-1138
WWW.CATHOLICGORILLAS.ORG
REV. DAVID MARSTALL, CHAPLAIN
Summer Office Hours: Mon and Fri of Pitt
CARES and by appointment
frdavid@catholicgorillas.org
MRS. AMY LOMSHEK, SECRETARY
No regular summer office hours
walknrain@hotmail.com
SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE
No Sunday Mass
Mass at 4:30 on Pitt CARES
days (see below)
Regular Mass schedule resumes
Aug. 23.
See website for full weekly schedule
THIS WEEK
24-hour Rosary
Weekly prayer intention: For
those taking the Intro to
Catholicism Class, which
begins next Sunday, especially
those who are thinking about
entering the Church. That they
may be open to all the grace the
Lord is offering to them.
THIS SUMMER
Pitt CARES
Mondays and Fridays 6/8-7/10,
2:00-4:00. To help, contact
ktmerando@hotmail.com. 4:30
Mass on Pitt CARES days
Want to become Catholic, get
confirmed, or just learn more
about the Catholic faith?
Classes start Sun. June 7, 7:30-
9:00. Contact Fr. David for
more information or to sign up.
Go to catholicgorillas.org for
more information.
 REFLECTIONS ON LIFE
The Feast of Pentecost reminds us that
we in the pro-life movement are called
to be channels of God’s Word:
“Counteracting the culture of death
demands a prophetic spirituality… We
speak the prophetic word that challenges
society to recognize the unborn as
brothers and sisters, and to therefore
repent of practices and policies that
destroy them or put them at risk.” Jim
pinto, Jr. Coordinator of Missionaries
of the Gospel of Life, Priests for Life
Newsletter, July-August, 2006)
TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST
WEEKEND: High school juniors &
seniors, and adults who work with youth
in this age group, are invited to attend a
Teens Encounter Christ weekend. TEC is
a spiritual retreat designed to help you
become more aware of the presence of
Christ in your life. The next TEC
weekend will be June 6-8 in
Hutchinson. The deadline for signing up
is May 11. The cost is $70. Call 316-269
-3900 for information & applications.
TAKING A BREAK!
The Parish Folk Group provides
music for the 10:30 am Sunday
Liturgy. As in the past, the summers
are difficult for them because of
vacations and other commitments
with their children so they take a
break. They will resume when school
starts in August. We are very grateful
for their generous spirit in sharing
their time and talent to provide
beautiful music for our liturgies.
Under the direction of Pat Jones with
the assistance of Mike Elder they
have been providing music at Our
Lady of Lourdes for over 20 years.
Thank you one and all.
We will have congregational singing
with the organ through the summer at
the 10:30 am mass.
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
LOOKING AHEAD
Mon (1) Knights of Columbus Meeting
Wed (3) Cemetery Mowing & Weed Eating
Mon (8) Our Lady’s Prayer Group
Mon (8) - Fri (12) Vacation Bible School
Sun (14) Reception for Fr. Ruben Ortiz
Sun (14) Dedication of Christ the King Adoration Chapel
Wed (17) Cemetery Mowing & Weed Eating
St. Mary's Religious Gift Shop
235-7448
Summer Hours:
Friday: 10:00am-3:00pm
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm
By appointment call:
Denise 232-6955 or
Elizabeth 232-6865
St. Mary’s Altar Society Goodwill
Store Hours
Thursday—Friday—Saturday
9 a.m.—4 p.m.
235-0564
Please do not leave items
when store is closed
SHUT-INS AND HOMEBOUND
Do you know of anyone (relative,
friend or neighbor) who is unable to
get to Mass because of illness or
disability? Please call the rectory
and let us know. We have
Eucharistic ministers who go to the
homes on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of
the month in the morning. The
priests take care of the residents in
the nursing homes. Call the rectory
and let us know if a family member,
friend or neighbor is homebound or
has gone to a nursing home. It is
important for us to minister to these
people. Please help us keep our
Communion list up to date.
7:00pm, K of C Hall
5:00pm
6:00 pm, Chapel
After all masses, High School Commons
5:00pm
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
will have their monthly business
meeting this Monday, June 1, 7:00pm
in the K of C Hall. Following the
meeting Ham & Beans and
Cornbread will be served.
SMC Schools is proud to present to
the parish its updated Strategic
Plan. Much has been accomplished
since the inception of the plan in
2004, and since the most recent
updates in 2007. The Plan illustrates
directions of growth for the schools
through the year 2014. You may
find a full copy of the Plan on the
s c h o o l w e b s i t e ,
www.smcschools.com (look for
“Strategic Plan” on the left-side
toolbar). If you would like a printed
copy of the plan, please call John
Kraus at the parish office, 231-2135.
Job opportunity: The elementary
school is hiring a part-time (5 hours
per week) enrichment teacher for the
09-10 school year. If you are
interested or need more information,
please contact Mr. Mike Martin at
the elementary school, 620-231-
6941.
Weights for 7th & 8th Jr. High
Boys will start Monday, June 8th,
8:00-9:30am in the weight room. We
will meet on Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday for six weeks.
 STEWARDSHIP OFFERING
Weekly Sunday Offering needed
to sustain Parish Budget: $35,500.00
Sunday Offering Last Week $28,667.04
Surplus or <Deficit> $<6,832.96>
MASS INTENTIONS
1) Fr. Tom Stroot 2) Fr. Ruben Ortiz
3) Fr. David Marstall
SUNDAY (31) FEAST OF PENTECOST
7:00 (1) People of the Parish
9:00 (2) Intention of Celebrant
10:30 (2) Intention of Celebrant
12:00 (2) Parish Purgatorial Society
2:00 (2) (Spanish) Marsian Nenio+
MONDAY (1)
6:30 (2) Victoria Quintane+
TUESDAY (2)
6:30(2) Bob & Evelyn Konek+
8:00 (1) Leroy Puckett+
WEDNESDAY (3)
6:30(1) Rose Plumlee+
8:00 (2) Donna Smith+
THURSDAY (4)
6:30 (2) Joe Salem+
8:00 (1) Louis Pontello+
FRIDAY (5)
6:30 (1) Steve Schiefelbein+
8:00 (2) Carl Fairman+
SATURDAY (6)
8:00 (2) Michael Fearmonti+
5:30 (1) Lucille Schroeder+
SUNDAY (7)
7:00 (1) People of the Parish
9:00 (1) Memorial Fund Members
10:30 (3) Parish Purgatorial Society
12:00 (2) Intention of Celebrant
2:00 (2) (Spanish) Int. of Henry Michael
MASSES AT NEWMAN CENTER
Fr. David Marstall
NO MASSES
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
MASSES WILL RESUME
WHEN CLASSES BEGIN IN AUGUST
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS
St. Paul reminds us today that all of our gifts have their
source in the Holy Spirit and that those gifts are given
“for the common good.” What gifts are mine to share?
VOCATION PRAYER
Jesus, we ask you to bless our parish and all those
living their commitment to you as married couples,
singles, sisters, priests, deacons and brothers. We pray
that our young people may know their vocation and
respond with enthusiasm and generosity of spirit.
Increase the faith life of our parish and strengthen our
family life. Bless our parish with many vocations.
Grant, Lord, that faithfully sharing your mission in this
life, we may come together to share you eternal life in
heaven. Amen.
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration,
Clyde, MO, invite single women, ages 18-49, who
are considering religious life, to spend July 8-14
with them and experience monastic life. Take time
to live life in a contemplative monastery, deepen
you prayer life and meet others who are discerning a
call to religious life. Call Sr. Ruth Starman, 660-944
-2221 or email: vocation@benedictinesisters.org
SERVERS – JUNE 6-7:
5:30 - Chandler Bishop, Brandon Emerson, Riley Wood
7:00 - Austin Kratz, Ryan McNeely
9:00 – Christian Cedeno, Brooke Main, Zachary Whetzell
10:30 – Sarah Hughes, Jill Otter, James Muoghalu
NOON– Joshua Adamson, Mary Farmer, Jesse Green
OFFERTORY GIFT BEARERS – JUNE 6-7:
5:30pm - Orlando Bevilacqua Family
7:00am – John & Evaughn Boswell
9:00am – Jon McCormick Family
10:30am – Steve Sloan Family
NOON – Ryan & Dana Thompson
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – JUNE 6-7:
5:30 - Gary & Fran McGrath, Elias & Magda Tawil
7:00 – Jack Moodie, Pat Pence, Val Zacharias
9:00 – Beth Wishall, Jerry Lomshek, Judi Fast, Buddy Gorentz
10:30– John Martel, Gary Oehme, Jerry & Cathy Stockard
NOON– Bev Mitchelson, Lala Payne, J. Patterson, Bruce Huelat
LECTORS – JUNE 6-7:
5:30pm - Paul Zagorski
7:00am – Pete Kemmeter
9:00am - Cheryl Mayo & Kirk Ford
10:30am – Becky Casey & Nancy Scott
NOON - Doug Lee & Rebecca Adamson