St.

Joseph Catholic Church

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Notes from the Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE GIRARD

Saturday
5:30 pm
Sunday
10:00 am

ARMA
4:00 pm
8:00 am

CONFESSION
GIRARD
ARMA
Saturday
2:00-2:30 pm 3:15-3:45 pm
Weekdays before Mass
Anytime by appointment
RECTORY HOURS
Wednesdays 9:00 am - Noon
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre
Secretary: Georganne Galichia
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stjosepharma.com
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
Thursdays from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
6pm
After 5:30 mass
TBA
TBA

!St. Ann Altar Society

Next meeting in Feb.

Date TBA

Knights of Columbus
1st Tuesday of Month
7:00pm, St. Michael hall

I hope all our students, teachers, and parents had a wonderful and refreshing spring break! This past
week was also the feast of St. Patrick and St. Joseph! Everybodys Irish on Saint Patricks Day! As to
Saint Joseph, although Sacred Scripture mentions him only fifteen times, he is called a just or
righteous man (Mt. 1:19), a description rarely used to describe anyone besides God Himself.
Although Saint Joseph received extraordinary revelations from God, the Church holds him in high
esteem principally because of his relation to Our Lord and Our Lady, from which this justice or
righteousness flows. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him on a decree Patron of the Universal Church
on Dec. 8, 1870, stating The Church, after the Blessed Virgin, his spouse, has always held him in
great honor and showered him with praise, having recourse to him amid tribulations. Nineteen years
later, Pope Leo XIII issued an encyclical that explained why Saint Joseph is Patron of the Universal
Church: Joseph was the spouse of Mary and that he was reputed the Father of Jesus Christ. From
these sources have sprung his dignity, his holiness, his glory In a discourse on March 19, 1969,
Pope Paul VI invited Catholics to turn to Josephs patronage of the Church. In 1989, Saint Pope John
Paul II in his apostolic exhortation Redemptoris Custos (On the Person and Mission of Saint Joseph in
the Life of Christ and of the Church), discussed the importance of Saint Josephs patronage in our
day: This patronage must be invoked as ever necessary for the Church, not only as a defense against
all dangers, but also, and indeed primarily, as an impetus for her renewed commitment to
evangelization in the world and to re-evangelization in those lands and nations At this time when
families and Catholic morality are under attack in our culture St. Joseph can certainly intercede for us!
Also on this feast of Saint Joseph (the good husband and model of all husbands), Bishop Kemme
promulgated the new Marriage Preparation Policy entitled Becoming One in Christ, Thursday,
March 19th! This policy guides pastors throughout the diocese in preparing couples intending to
receive the sacrament of marriage. As the bishop explained in the letter of promulgation, this policy
is not intended to make it difficult to marry but to insure the proper preparation and
understanding of Marriage. During the age when the great mystery of marriage is at risk of being eroded by
false and incomplete conceptions of authentic love, it is more than ever the work of the Church to proclaim the good
newsThe call to marriage is truly a call to holiness. With the grace of God this policy will aid the continual renewal
of marriage and family life. With the promulgation of this policy, we are encouraged to reflect on the
dignity, truth and beauty of the vocation of marriage. It is timely then to remember that the wedding
day is only a day, but married life is for life. So we are preparing couples not for the wedding day, but
for their married life. Thats why this policy is really very important to us. While in the past, couples
are required to have six months preparations, this new policy requires nine months. It includes six
essential components of the proximate preparation process: 1. Pastoral Consultations, 2. Mentor
Couples, 3. Christian Marriage Life Skills, 4. Evangelization, 5. Instruction on the Sacrament of
Marriage, and 6. Natural Family Planning. This policy will be published in the Catholic Advance and
will also be posted at the diocesan website. We will be talking more of the details of this in the coming
weeks or months!
Our condolences to Betty Rons and her family. Her sister Evelyn Terlip passed away Saturday,
March 14th and was buried Wednesday, March 18th! Please include the soul of Evelyn and the family
of Betty Rons in your prayers.
Finally, thank you again for all your support to our Spaghetti Feed. Thank you to all our volunteers
and to all the donors of different prizes!


God bless you all! Fr. Roger

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Mar. 21 - 29

Mar. 21 Saturday
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

4:00pm
Marchetti & Serena Family Arma
5:30pm
Verl Diskin
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
For the People
Arma
10:00am
Richard Senecaut
Girard
Monday
7:00am
Joseph Hofer
Girard
Tuesday
5:30pm
Stations of the Cross
Arma
6:00pm
Trish Kreutzer
Arma
Wednesday 3:30pm
PSR Stations of the Cross Girard
6:30pm
Catherine Madl
Girard
Thursday 8:00am Roy, Pauline & David Harman Arma
8:30am-3:00pm Adoration
Arma
Friday
7:00am
Edwin Madl
Girard
7:30am-6:00pm Adoration
Girard
6:00pm
Stations of the Cross
Girard
Saturday 4:00pm
Harry Kenna
Arma
5:30pm
Patricia Haderlein
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
For the People
Arma
10:00am
For the People
Girard

Altar Ministers for Mar. 28 & 29

Next Saturday (3/28/15)

!Altar Servers:
!EMHC:
!Lector:
!Gift Bearers:
!Usher/Greeter:

4:00 pm

Kayla & Allie Zornes

Sharon Giacometti
Pat Westhoff
Louise Jarboe &
Donna Fleury
Don Zornes &
Mike Ashbacher

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

OFFICERS:
Pat Westhoff - Chair, Dustin
Ashmore, Joe Broyles, Debbie
Amershek, Karen Pryer Secretary

Collections

100 South 8th Street

Arma, KS 66712
(620) 347-4525
Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre

Next Sunday (3/29/15)

8:00 am

Tejay Cleland
Terry Cleland
Marcel Normand
Susan & Jaycie
Polhlopek
Joe Polhlopek &
Henry Ashbacher

Last Week

July 2014 to date

$1,368

$48,961.30

Expenses - Feb.

$46,359.70

Over / (Under)

$2,601.44

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL:

Fred Bogina - Chair, Members: Joe Polhlopek, Judy Wingebach,
Linda Broyles

Easter Lilies

We are now accepting donations for our Easter Lilies and flowers in
memory of a family member or special friend. We will publish a list
of the memorials in the Easter bulletin. Any size donation will be
appreciated. Please place your donation and the memorial names in
an envelope marked Easter Flowers and place it in the collection
basket. We will need to have your request no later than Sunday,
March 22.

Kapauns Men Fish Fry

The Catholic mens group, Kapauns Men, will be hosting their

annual Fish Fry on Friday, March 27 at 5:00pm in the St. Michael
parish hall. Please come out and support them and enjoy a delicious
Lenten meal!

Movie Night

The St. Michael Movie Night Committee invites you to join us for a
movie night, Friday, March 27, immediately following the Kapauns
Men Fish Fry in the St. Michael parish hall, approximately 7:15pm.
We will present The Miracle Maker, an animated story of the life
of Jesus, suitable for all family members. There is no charge for the
movie, but CYM members will have snack food and drinks available
for a free will donation. Chairs will be set up, but you are welcome to
bring your own lawn chair, bean bag, etc.

Shroud Encounter

A presentation entitled Shroud Encounter will be held on the PSU

campus this Sunday March 22 at 7:00pm at the Bicknell Family
Center for the Arts, and Monday, March 23rd at 7:00pm in Grubbs
Hall Rm 109.

Scammon Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry

The Knights of Columbus Council #3316 will be hosting their

annual Fish Fry every Friday during Lent (except Good Friday) at St.
Bridgets Parish Hall in Scammon, KS. Serving starts at 6pm.
Choices include: Catfish Dinner, Cod Dinner, Shrimp Platter, St.
Elmos Platter, Bowl of Chowder, and Grilled Cheese Sandwich.
Prices range from $2 to $12. Carryouts are welcome.

WORSHIP COMMITTEE:
Chair - Karen Pryer
EMEs - Joann Black
Ushers/Greeters - Bill Harman
Altar Society - Judy Smerchek
Lectors - Marcel Normand
Music - Jan Harman

Marys Obedience Required Courage

Mary naturally comes to mind when we prepare to observe the

Feast of the Annunciation on Wed. March 25. She is the humble
Virgin of Nazareth, the one to whom the Angel greeted with these
words: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. The Church

teaches us that she is the Obedient Woman, although shed been

adored with many graces and virtues by God. One such virtue was
stressed by Jesus in His public life while preaching, a woman cried out
with joy in the praise of His Mother: Happy the womb that bore
You, and the breasts which fed You. Jesus reply was, No, happy are
those who hear the Word of God and keep it.
To hear the Word of God is one thing, but to live and keep that
Word is another. To do this called for obediencethe same
obedience required by Mary in order that she might listen attentively
as Jesus spoke and lived His Words in her life. In this way, she earned
the title of The Obedient Woman. She observed this obedience
from the first moment we meet her in the scripture when, hearing the
message of the Angel Gabriel, that she would conceive and give birth
to the Son of God, she said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it
done unto me according to Thy word.
Most of us know that obedience isnt easy, but she was the new
Eve, no matter what the cost. With her obedience to God on that
day, His Son was conceived in her womb and took our human
nature. The Incarnation became a reality at that moment! St. John
expressed it best when he said: And the Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us.. Mary is an inspiring model for all of us living in
these critical times when it pains us to hear criticism against the
Church, or the outright disobedience and rejection of the teachings
of our Supreme Pastor, Pope Francis.
Many among the laity and some of the church hierarchy have
petitioned the Vaticans Magisterium to declare the Feast of the
Annunciation, nine months before Christmas, a holy day of
obligation in order to reaffirm to all that human life begins at
conception. That sounds like an excellent way for us to resist the
propaganda of the abortion industry by celebrating the conception
of Jesus!
The Incarnation can be commemorated daily by saying The
Angelus at 6:00 a.m., at noon, and at 6:00 p.m., and usually its
accompanied by the ringing of the church bells. We got into sin by
Eves NO to God. We should work toward saying YES to Him and to
His Will each day of our lives. Lent isnt over yet; we can come to
Stations, Adoration, or weekday Mass as a start toward saying YES,
for its never too late! Ive always followed Fr. John Reinkemeyers
motto on this: Each time I pass a Church, I stop to make a visit; So
when Im carried in, Our Lord wont say Who is it? Give it some
thought, its powerful!
Marcel Normand

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