ST.

JOSEPH PARISH
306 Iowa, PO Box 165, Olpe, KS 620-475-3326
Parish email: st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com
Facebook: “St. Joseph Catholic Church”
Fr. Brandon Farrar, Parochial Administrator
Fr. Ratna Swamy Nannam MSFS, Parochial Vicar
fatherratnaswamy@gmail
April 21, 2019 – EASTER

Celebration of the Eucharist: Confessions: Saturdays @ 4:30 PM

Saturday @ 5:00 PM Baptisms/Anointing of Sick/Counseling AND
Sunday @ 8:30 AM Marriages/Annulments: – contact Rectory
Sunday mass at St. Mary’s (Hartford) – 10:30 AM

St. Joseph Parish Contacts:

Accounting/Office Adm: Laurie Schmidt 475-3326
(office hours - Wednesdays/Fridays 9-12 )
Bulletin deadline-TUESDAY @ NOON
Sun. 04/21 8:30 am +Dave Schneider
Altar Society: Carolyn Cole 340-3766 Monday – Friday (April 22-26) - NO MASS
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062 Sat. 04/27 5:00 pm For the people of our parish
Family Life Ministry: Kay Schmidt 475-3767 Sun. 04/28 8:30 am +Dave Schneider
Finance Council Brian Schmidt 475-3767 Sat. 05/04 5:00 pm +Cliff & Evan Cole
Funeral Dinners: Linda Dieker 475-3567 Sun. 05/05 8:30 am First Communicants
Knights of Columbus: Brian Flott 343-9241
Outreach Arlene Redeker 475-3414
Pastoral Council: Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784
Religious Ed: Rose Redeker 475-3403

ST. JOSEPH PRAYER LIST

Montana Cole, Marleyne Farr, Paul Frizell, Dave Goodell, Leonarda Henderson, Bob Hohne, Bernadine Kehres, Marilyn Kuhlmann,
Sharon Lake, Bev Schaefer, Gary Trear, Jim Wecker, Sonny Wendling, & all battling cancer.
United States Army: SGM Matthew S. Richter, Sgt. Austin Burenheide, Pvt. Johnnie Bell, Captain Jacob Haag, Pvt. Brandon Raybourn
Air Force: Master Sgt. Andrew Stevenson Marines: Lt. Colonel James Bechtel

COLLECTIONS last weekend

Plate $ 113.24
Envelopes 2,235.00 (49)
Social Support 90.00
Mark your calendars……
Leaven 18.00 April 24 LAST NIGHT OF CCD
Capital Impr. 10.00 April 25 Flying Needles – 1 PM - Plaza
TOTAL ……… $ 2,466.24 April 28 SPRING FESTIVAL
May 2 National Day of Prayer – 7:20 AM –
WOW! THANK YOU! We are SO VERY APPRECIATIVE Olpe Methodist Church – Jr/Sr. High
of all who financially support our parish, especially May 5 First Communion
as we progress with building needs, etc. Reminder May 12 Knights of Columbus Biscuits & Gravy – 7-10 AM
that if you are unable to attend weekend masses, you “ “ “ Kansans for Life campaign
can mail your envelope to the rectory or drop it by
during office hours.

ALLELUIA, HE IS RISEN!
 LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 27 Sunday, April 28
Servers: Ted & Lilly Skalsky Servers: Hagen Wellnitz, Isaac Arnold
Lector: Beth Skalsky Lector: Ben Lienemann
Ministers: Doug & Laurie Schmidt, Rose Martin Ministers: Ryan Arnold, Mike & Shirley Langley
Gift Bearers: Alex Dreier family Gift Bearers: Ben Lienemann family

Sacristan: Alice Bechtel

PLEASE NOTE: The Liturgy Schedule for May will be published next weekend. It will be posted this
week on the church bulletin board.

SPRING FESTIVAL IS NEXT SUNDAY – APRIL 28!!!

The WORKLIST was in last weeks’ bulletin and there are extra copies in the church vestibule. Please
check the work list for your assigned jobs and time. If you cannot work your assigned job, please contact Carolyn Cole (620-340-
3766) as soon as possible so that a replacement can be found. We are always looking for extra help. Please stop in if you can to
offer your assistance. Thanks for your cooperation!
 Carry out meals will be available. If you would like to arrange for a meal to be delivered to your home in Olpe,
please contact Carolyn Cole (620-340-3766—can leave text too).
 If you have containers for night lunch OR homemade pickles or beets, they can be dropped off at school any
time the weekend of the festival.
 If you are preparing chickens, please bring your THAWED meat and broth (separated) to school early Saturday
morning, April 27th.
 Please try to prepare a home-baked item for St. Anne’s Country Store. It is helpful to have some of these items
brought in early (by 1:00 P.M.) so the ladies can do some selling before dinner. Please wrap your items in
transparent wrap and identify them by type. The ladies will price them for you.
 Don’t forget to bring the items that you signed up to bring. Food is vital to the success of our festival.
It will be a DELICIOUS dinner of roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, chicken and noodles, coleslaw, jello
salads, beets, pickles, rolls, dessert, coffee and tea. The adult meal price is $8.00 and youth ages 10 and under
are $3.00. What a deal! There will also be children’s games on the school lawn beginning at 3:00 p.m. Bingo
starts at 6:45 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall. We pray that God will bless us with wonderful weather.
Come join the fun and fellowship!

Thursday, May 2, is a National Day of Prayer

Junior and senior high students are invited to gather at the Methodist Church at 7:20
a.m. to pray. Their petitions of prayer will focus on federal, state, and local
government officials, the military, media, churches, and families. Please encourage
your children to participate in this important event, and opportunity to come together
in unity with other Christians to pray for the common good for all.

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a Is your Child or Family going to Camp this Summer?

If you are interested in applying for a Scholarship to help with the cost of sending your child to Prairie Star Ranch or Camp
Tekawitha this summer, please let Kay Schmidt or Laurie Schmidt know by May 1 st! We need to budget for this before our fiscal
year begins!
Thank you! ………………Kay Schmidt-Family Life Ministry 620-340-5638
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 SHS Bid 'n Bite Auction
April 27, 2019 - Sacred Heart Parish Hall (106 Exchange St, Emporia) doors open-silent auction begins @ 6 p.m. Meal @ 7 PM
50/50 raffle tickets available for $10 each. Need not be present to win but must purchase in advance!!
Single ticket $30.00 – (one meal and one bidder number) - Couple tickets $50.00 – (two meals and one bidder number)
Dinner menu: Coach Bill Cinelli’s specialty lasagna, bread and salad. A gluten free option will be available.
Purchase a sponsorship level, meal tickets, 50/50 raffle tickets or donate! Come by the church office or
online www.shsemporia.schoolauction.net/2019auction
LIKE and FOLLOW the auction on Facebook!! Search: Sacred Heart Catholic School Bid ‘n Bite Auction.
Questions? Interested in donating to the silent auction? Contact Scott Tajchman auctionchair@shemporia.org / 620-341-9514

Congratulations to Matthew Glazier as he journeys through the process of becoming a priest. He was installed as a
Lector with 5 other candidates by Bishop Kemme at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. He
continues to study for 2 more years at Kinnrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis before becoming a priest in 2021.
Please pray for him!

St. Mary's, Hartford Altar Society Taco Lunch - Date: Sunday, April 28th - Time: 11:30 to 1:30
Location: St. Mary's Parish Hall Meal: Walking Taco, Drink & Dessert
Cost: Free Will Donation Proceeds - St. Mary's Altar Society to help support annual projects

St. Joseph’s Cemetery News Announcement

The St. Joseph’s Cemetery Committee would like to encourage any parishioner who would like some of the extra dirt that has
accumulated at the cemetery to feel free to load up as much as they want. We also have some pipe posts in concrete that were
removed from the front fence of the cemetery. Anyone that could use these are encouraged to come and load them up ASAP.
We hope everyone has noticed the improvements made to our St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery thus far. We are currently having the
center sign painted. We hope to post our rules and regulations for the cemetery in the next few weeks.
We continue to seek donations to complete the remaining sections of the cemetery fence and apply additional gravel to the roadways
in the cemetery from all the recent rains. Anyone interested in donating please see a committee member.
We want to thank everyone who has assisted with the improvements thus far. We thank these individuals for their time, talents, and
treasures for our cemetery and Parish. We also appreciate the time and effort put in by the committee members.

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE!

Lent is over, sacrifices have been made, busy schedules will subside (we hope!). What a beautiful
season of joy and hope—because Jesus who was crucified, is raised! We are called by the Holy Spirit
to be new men and women and children of Christ, confirming the value of life.
We are again, so very thankful to those in this parish who have assisted in any way during this Lent,
Holy Week, and Easter. Thanks to all who have served, lectored, ministered (especially to the sick),
were gift bearers and sacristans, cleaned, decorated, donated, mowed, trimmed, educated, hosted,
attended mass, served on committees, and volunteered in any capacity. Special thanks to Father
Farrar, Father Swamy, and visiting priests for your sacrifices and commitment during this time.
Without ALL of you…..well we just wouldn’t be the amazing parish that we are AND we wouldn’t
continue to grow in both our faith and members!

Thanks to all who donated towards the beautiful flowers to decorate our Easter Altars. Memorial
flowers were given in memory of the following:
Paul & Delphine Brinkman, Ida Joy Brown, Nicholas L. Brown, Sylvester & Sarah Brown,
Frances & Jud Erpenlding, Francis Kehres, Walt & Frances Kehres, Richard Kehres, Sylvia Klumpe, Jim Krueger,
Jim Kuhlmann, Charles Lutz, Dec. members Markowitz & Schultz families, Ben Miller, Johnnie & Edna Miller,
Rusty Miller, Clayton Nuessen, August & Helen Redeker, Howard Rowe, Betty/Glen/Lawrence Scheve,
Clarence Schmidt, Lester Schmidt, Ray & Norma Schreiner, Schreiner/Lutz/Schmidt families, Liv/Dec.
Wendling/Blaufuss families, Helen Windle.