CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!

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

Knights of Columbus
4th Monday of month 1st Tuesday of month
6:30pm @ Daltons
7:00pm in hall

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Will resume meeting in the fall

THE MYSTERY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is one of the most profound mysteries of our faith. This
is so because it concerns the very nature of God. While we dont claim to understand the
mysteries of our holy religion, there are many analogies to them. Western theologians, since the
time of St. Augustine, have demonstrated that there is no contradiction between reason and
revelation. For those who desire some reasoned analysis, here are the statements of these noted
theologians: 1)As the trunk, the leaves, and the branches go to make up ONE TREE; 2)as the
three angles of a triangle go to make up ONE TRIANGLE; 3)as the direction, brightness and
heat of the sun go to make up ONE SUN; 4)as the length, width, and height of the room make
up but ONE ROOM; 5)as water, ice, and steam are the three manifestations of ONE
SUBSTANCE; 6)as movement, limpidity (still & clear), and fluidity of water do not make up
three rivers, but ONLY ONE; 7)as the form, color, and perfume of the rose do not make up three
roses, but ONLY ONE; 8)as our soul, our intellect, and our will do not make up three persons,
but ONLY ONE; 9)as one times one times one equal one and not three..so, too, in some
divinely more mysterious way, there are Three Persons in one God and yet only ONE GOD
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY.
Fr. John Reinkemeyer said it this way: Today, the Church reminds us that there are two other
Divine Persons in the Trinitythe Father, the Son, as well as the Holy Spirit. A great mystery, but
one that is astounding beyond words. From all eternity, the Father begets the Son; from all
eternity, the Son (the Word) is born of the Father. From all eternity, the Father and the Son
breathe forth the Holy Spirit; from all eternity, the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father through
the Son. The triune God is beyond and outside of time, yet the Son was born IN TIME without
which we would not have been redeemed. Thank God for the gift of faith you have
received. (My family and I thank God, but also Fr. Joseph Gorentz and Fr. Reinkemeyer who
were instrumental in our becoming Catholics)
Fr. William Carr, a retired priest of our diocese, says it another way: It is a total mystery; it is
beyond our limited minds to understand. Legend has it that St. Augustine was meditating on the
mystery of the Trinity as he walked on a beach. He saw a child with a sea shell, dipping water
from the ocean and pouring it into a small hole in the sand. The child said, Im going to put the
whole ocean into this hole. St. Augustine replied, But that is impossible. likewise, the child
said, it is much like the Trinityhard to understand. Therefore, we should be content with the
simplicity of our faith and seek not to inquire into that which God wished to remain hidden.
Did you know that the word Trinity was first used by the theologian, Tertullian, one of the
early Fathers of the Church around 180 A.D.? Before that time, theologians struggled to find a
way to describe the three persons in one God. We can comprehend how difficult it was for the
early teachers to make the Trinity acceptable, mainly due to a lack of available terms that the
many nationalities could believe. Be grateful for your Catholic faith and pray for those who do not
believe these truths.




- Marcel Normand

Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

Mass Schedule and Intentions for May 21 -29

May 21 Saturday
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
7:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 7:00pm
8:30am-3:00pm
Friday
12:00 noon
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

106 N. Western Ave.

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

Clifford & Sylvia Endicott

Ron Breneman
For the People
Jim Davied
No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
No Adoration
No Mass
No Adoration
Cathi Lepoglow
Don Pyle
No Intention
For the People

Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

Next Saturday (5/28/16)

!Altar Servers:
EMHC:

!
Lector:
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Gift Bearers

5:30 pm

Next Sunday (5/29/16)

10:00 am

Trevor & Peyton

Amershek

Gage Born Evan Sisney,

Teddy Paoni

Rhonda Stonerock

Marilyn McCracken

Tony Stonerock

Denny Heidrick

Jerry & Diane Hanson Ken & Cheryl Giefer

family

Collections

Congratulations to our senior PSR students as they begin their

lifes journeys. Best luck to all of you in all of your future
endeavors. May you find happiness and success in whatever
you choose to do.

St. Michael


St. Joseph

Max Adams

Jaycie Polhlopek

Drew Davied

Madison Hey

Hunter Kavanagh

Ashley McDonald

Teddy Paoni

Cooper Puckett

TOTUS TUUS: JULY 10-15

Please mark your calendars for a fun & energetic week at St.
Michaels parish hall to participate in Totus Tuus - a parish
based summer catechetical program for youth, dedicated to
sharing the Gospel and promoting our faith through
evangelization, catechesis, Marian devotion & fun! The
program is led by college students and seminarians, teaching
and inspiring youth in participating parishes throughout the
diocese. Totus Tuus, a Latin phrase meaning totally yours,
was the motto of St. John Paul II and signifies our desire to
give ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ through Mary. This is a
FREE program, each family is asked to bring a bag of cookies
the first day of the program. Children in grades 1-5 meet
Monday-Friday from 9-3 and youth grades 6-12 meet SundayThursday in the evenings. Enrollment forms will be available
in the back of the church. All are invited to attend the potluck
dinner on Wednesday. Parishioners are needed for dinner
hosts and provide lunch for the team each day.

Contributions
Childrens Offering

Last Week

July 2015 to date

$2,613.00

$116,685.87

$12.00

$691.32

Expenses

$122,206.40

Over / (Under)

($4,829.21)

Building Fund Contributions

$35.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$216,777.63

of the Sower as you share our beliefs planting the seeds of

faith, hope and love. Abundant blessings to each of you!

Kandell Amershek, 1st grade

Paula Sevart, 2nd grade
Barb Duling, 3rd grade
Mary Reif, 4th grade
Janel Scales, 5th grade
Tim Born, 6th grade
Savanna Ashmore, 7th grade
Linda DeGarmo, 8th grade
Confirmation team:
Pat Westhoff, Mary Leritz,
Robbie Grabendike, Buth Reif, Michelle Puckett
Dr. Adam Paoni, Seniors
CYM: Rachel Ausemus, Carrie Smith, Pat Westhoff,
Mary Leritz, Robbie Grabendike

!See you in the fall! First day of 2016-2017 PSR classes will be
posted in the bulletin and on the parish Facebook page.

MEMORIAL DAY MASS

CATECHISTS NEEDED
Are you being called? Our PSR program is in need of
catechists for our Sunday morning and Wednesday evening
programs beginning next fall. Please prayerfully consider
assisting in this important parish ministry!

PSR NEWS
Our last PSR & CYM gathering of the year are complete. We
thank all our catechists and youth ministry volunteers for their
awesome contribution of time and talent to our Religious
Education program. With you, we can fulfill the mission of
the church to teach the faith to the children and help support
the parents as they hand on the faith to their families. Being a
catechist is demanding. The time and energy it takes to be a
good catechist is great, but the rewards are many. In some
ways, you each take on the role of the Sower from the Parable

There will be a 9:30am mass on Memorial Day, May 30, at St.

Aloysius Cemetery.

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

Please pray for parishioners Herman Masser, Thurma Masser,

Rosemary OToole, Tom Weston, and Judy Widner who are ill
or in need of prayers.

VISITING PRIEST

Fr. Lanzrath is our visiting priest this weekend. Please make

him feel welcome, and thank him for being here and for his
pastoral care of our parishes during this time!

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