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St. Michael Catholic Church

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 & INFORMATION
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
Rectory: (620) 724-8717
Fr. Maxs cell: (316) 708-9473
Fr. Maxs email: thomas.becket.fan@gmail.com
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz
Secretary: Faith Paoni
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stmichaelgirard.com
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
Tony Stonerock, Chair Dale Coomes, Chair
TBA
TBA

!Altar Society

Sept. 21 @ 6:00pm
Parish Hall

!Helping Hands

Knights of Columbus
1st Tuesday of Month
7:00pm in hall

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Fridays at 6:00am in the hall

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4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
7:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-3:00pm
Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

From the Pastor

Dear Parish Family:

The following is from the catechisms beautiful teaching on marriage, paragraphs
1602-17:
Sacred Scripture begins with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of
God and concludes with a vision of "the wedding-feast of the Lamb." Scripture speaks
throughout of marriage and its "mystery," its institution and the meaning God has given
it, its origin and its end, its various realizations throughout the history of salvation, the
difficulties arising from sin and its renewal "in the Lord" in the New Covenant of Christ
and the Church. "The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married
state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws. . .
. God himself is the author of marriage." The vocation to marriage is written in the very
nature of man and woman as they came from the hand of the Creator. Marriage is not a
purely human institution despite the many variations it may have undergone through the
centuries in different cultures, social structures, and spiritual attitudes. These differences
should not cause us to forget its common and permanent characteristics. Although the
dignity of this institution is not transparent everywhere with the same clarity, some sense
of the greatness of the matrimonial union exists in all cultures. "The well-being of the
individual person and of both human and Christian society is closely bound up with the
healthy state of conjugal and family life." God who created man out of love also calls him
to love the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being. For man is created in
the image and likeness of God who is himself love. Since God created him man and
woman, their mutual love becomes an image of the absolute and unfailing love with which
God loves man. It is good, very good, in the Creator's eyes. And this love which God
blesses is intended to be fruitful and to be realized in the common work of watching over
creation: "And God blessed them, and God said to them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill
the earth and subdue it.'" Holy Scripture affirms that man and woman were created for
one another: "It is not good that the man should be alone." The woman, "flesh of his
flesh," his equal, his nearest in all things, is given to him by God as a "helpmate"; she thus
represents God from whom comes our help. "Therefore a man leaves his father and his
mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh." The Lord himself shows that
this signifies an unbreakable union of their two lives by recalling what the plan of the
Creator had been "in the beginning": "So they are no longer two, but one flesh."







(To be continued next week)

Altar Ministers for Sept. 19 & 20

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Sept. 12 - 20

Sept.12 Saturday

The St. Michaels Fall Bazaar will be October 18th. The work
list is in the back of the church if you need to make any
changes. Contact person for bazaar will be Linda DeGarmo
724-8905. If you cannot fulfill your duties you need to
find a replacement.

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz

Jim Davied
Marjorie Sevart
For the People
Jim Davied
Joseph Hofer
No Intention
Gene OBrien
No Intention
Adoration
Arlene Schulte
Adoration
Bob Pazzie
Patricia Haderlein
Jim Davied
For the People

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Next Saturday (9/19/15)

Next Sunday (9/20/15)

!Altar Servers:

5:30 pm

Brandon & Bailey

Leritz

Peyton & Trevor

Amershek, Eric Wilson

EMHC:

Linda DeGarmo

Eileen Bland

Lector:

Nancy Bauer

Dennis Heidrick

Gift Bearers

Jerry & Rosemary

Simon

Jim & Michelle

Puckett family

10:00 am

Contributions
Childrens Offering

CATECHISTS NEEDED

We are still in need of 3rd and 4th grade catechists for Sunday
morning PSR from 9-9:45 am, and 8th grade catechists on
Wednesday evenings. Without enough volunteers, we will
not be able to have PSR classes. Please call Michelle
Puckett at 620.724.4364 for more information.

VIRTUS TRAINING
VIRTUS training for catechists, parents & volunteers will be
held Monday, Sept. 14 at 7pm at St. Francis parish in St. Paul
in the basement of the rectory. The session will be facilitated
by Pat Westhoff. Anyone who volunteers in parish activities
where they will be around our youth must attend a VIRTUS
session and have a background check completed. Our diocese
is committed to maintaining a safe environment for all youth.
Thank you for your support and involvement in the future of
our church!

ST. MICHAEL PSR CLASSES, REGISTRATION

PSR classes for parish youth begin this week! Grades 1-5 will
meet on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 9:00-9:45am. Grades 6-12
begin Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6:30pm. Please bring registration
form and fee to the first class.

CONFIRMATION CLASSES

St. Michael will begin Confirmation preparation classes on

Sept. 16. Confirmation is scheduled for April 17, 2016. A
schedule of classes and related events will be handed out at the
first class.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH

Please pray for parishioners Ron Breneman, Gerald Davied,

Margaret OToole, Rosemary OToole, Bernadine Shively,
Stan Thomas and Tom Weston who are ill, and for former
parishioner John Doherty who is in the hospital.

GREENBUSH DAY

St Aloysius Historical Society 22nd Annual Greenbush Day is

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. See the church bulletin board for more
information.

Last Week

July 2015 to date

$2,641.75

$27,079.75

$32.30

$97.88

Expenses

$8,367.53

Over / (Under)

$18,810.10

Building Fund Contributions

$270.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$232,476.05

KAPAUNS MEN RETREAT

The Kapauns Men are offering a retreat at the Sky Ranch
near Quapaw, Oklahoma, September 19-20. Fr. John Lanzrath
will be the guest speaker and Bishop Carl Kemme will
celebrate the mass Saturday evening. The cost is $95 which
includes 3 meals, lodging, activities, and a T-shirt. Registration
is available now, but is limited to the first 150 men. To register
online, go to www.FatherKapaun.org.

NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE

There are still spots available for high-school youth interested

in attending the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC)
in November at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN, Nov.
19-22. NCYC is an exciting, four-day experience of prayer,
community, and empowerment. There are also opportunities
for liturgy and special activities such as concerts, exhibits, and
an activity village. NCYC is only four days, but it can be a
catalyst for stronger faith growth that can only be sustained in
a strong faith community. If you are interested, please call
Michelle Puckett at 620.238.0428.

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC)

The next TEC Retreat will be held on Oct. 10-12, 2015 at the
Spiritual Life Center in Wichita. For more information,
visit http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/faith-tec/tec or call
Paula Sevart at 620.724.7585. Parents, please encourage your
youth to attend!

ST. PEREGRINE ITEMS AVAILABLE

St. Peregrine cards, medals and tokens are available free of

charge for persons with a cancer diagnosis or cancer survivors.
St. Peregrine is the patron saint of persons suffering from
cancer. If you would like one for yourself or a loved one, call
Teresa Davenport at 362-3042.

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