The Good News - St. Mary`s Church of the Assumption West, Texas

The Good News
Letter from Our Pastor
Dear Parishioners,
Summer has come to a close and fall has begun. The kids are back in school,
and our vacations are mostly joyful memories now. The weather has begun to
change as we resume our old routines, and optimistically, we get some rain.
Our families and friends are finally coming home with the reopening of the
Rest Haven and, with any luck, they will all be home in time for Christmas. My
prayers and the prayers of Father Vincent are with you always.
I would like to address one item with you at this time. In the past, I requested
the different ministries to notify me if they were going to have someone from
outside the parish speak to their ministries. One reason for this was, so I
could keep in the loop, and that we know that this person is actually whom
they say they are. The other reason was to make sure we were staying within
Diocesan guidelines, and that they meet the Ethics in Ministry (EIM) requirement.
The reason for this is simple. In the past we have had people in the diocese
misrepresent themselves for various reasons, both priest and the lay faithful.
This is a problem that all dioceses have had from time to time. I spent some
time earlier this year with a friend of mine who mentioned that they have a
problem of former seminarians coming to his diocese and acting as priest for
financial gain. All bishops throughout the world have similar requirements for
speakers and priest from outside the diocese for the same reasons I listed earlier. The reasons are not to make things more difficult for the people of God,
but to protect them from the wolves in sheep clothes. The bishop has asked
me and other priests not to make exceptions.
May God bless always,
Fr. Paul
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A publication of
St. Mary’s Catholic
Church of the
Assumption
Rev. Paul Hudson;
Pastor
Rectory 254-826-3705
301 S. Harrison
P.O. Box 276
West, Texas 76691
AT A GLANCE
Inside this issue:
Parent Teacher Club
2
St. Anne’s Altar Society
3
Men’s Fellowship
3
C.D.A News
4
Parish Advisory Board
4
C.C.E News
5
Grief Support
5
St. Vincent dePaul
6
Infant Jesus Garden
6
Adult Formation
7
DCCW News
7
Boys Scout News
Father Paul reminds us of our diocese’s requirements created to
protect our parishioners...
8—9
SMS News
10
KJT #31 News
10
KJZT & KJZT Jr. News
11
Parents Teachers Club
By Rita Watson
The PTC hopes that everyone enjoyed their grandparents’ luncheon
last week. What a blessing it is to have a school that values family as
well as faith!
We had a PTC meeting on the 9th of September with an AWESOME
turnout. We had close to 20 parents and teachers in attendance.
Our grand door prize winner was Ginger Buzan. Hopefully, you will
be able to attend the October meeting.
Head Room Parents for 2015—2016
Below, please find all the gracious volunteers who have agreed to be
Head Room Parents this school year. Thank you all in advance!
4K - Christi Suter and Elizabeth Muska
Kinder - Torie Banik
1st - Kristie Mason
2nd - Lindsey Vanek
3rd - Rachel Harrington
4th - Melissa Kubitza
5th - Angela Sinkule and Laura Berger
6th - Candace Kapavik
7th - Jennifer Buchanan
8th - Shane Bivens
Head Room Parents will coordinate with the classroom teacher and
other parents when planning classroom activities and parties, as well
as, work with the PTC to schedule classroom volunteers for the
school carnival, Santa's Workshop, field day and etc.
Fall Homecoming Carnival
We have begun the pre-planning stages of the Fall Homecoming Carnival. You will be receiving an email in the next week or two detailing all
the fabulous games we have planned this year. Your Head Room Parents will also be reaching out to you soon, asking for volunteers to help
work your class game. Please keep your eyes peeled for this exciting
email.
The Fall Fundraiser was Tennessee Cheesecakes. It was a huge success! The top sellers were:
Pre-K- Gigi Suter
Kinder- Quintin Kaska
New PTC Officers Have Been Elected:
1st- Donovan Lowe
2nd- Helayna Martinez
President—Melissa Kubitza
3rd- Claire Harrington
Vice President—Michelle Ivy
4th- Claire Kubitza
5th- Catalina Turner
Secretary—Rita Watson
6th- Tanner Marak
Treasurer—Jana Marak
7th- George Beger
8th- Karson Goates
Reporter - Christi Suter and Stacy Kolar
Overall top winner.....Gigi Suter
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PTC continued….
School Supplies- We purchased all the school
supplies for the school. We received a lot of positive feedback from parents and staff.
Future Projects—Building another shade covering on the playground.
Upcoming Events
Carnival- The school carnival will be held on Sunday, October 18th at the KC grounds. We will
have children’s games, bingo and a concession
stand from 11a.m.—3 p.m.
Angel Tree- Set up in church will be Nov. 28th.
We will have angels for $5 in memory of our
loved ones. The students will pray for our
‘angels’ during the school Masses.
Santa’s Workshop- We will host the 10th annual
Santa’s Workshop on Saturday, December 5
from 11 a.m.—2:30 p.m. We will have crafts,
pictures with Santa and class basket raffles. It
will be held in the Parish Center.
Future meetings are at 6 pm in the Elementary
Teacher’s Lounge:
October 14th
November 11th
December 2nd
If you are new to St. Mary's School and would
like to know more about us, come to one of our
meetings.
WHAT DO WE DO:
-Purchase all the school supplies
-Purchase bulletin board paper
-Purchase first aid kit supplies
-Purchase art supplies for art closet
-Purchase Christmas and Catholic School Week
gifts for staff
WE ARE IN CHARGE OF:
-Assigning room parents
-Field Day
-Fall & Spring Fundraisers
-Gardening Day
-Fall Carnival
-Staff lunch for In-Service
-Santa’s Workshop
-Playground Projects
-Angel Tree
-Special Projects
October—December Issue 2015
St. Anne’s Altar Society
St. Anne's Altar Society is beginning to make plans
for the fall and Christmas seasons. We will again be
taking memorials or honorariums for Christmas
poinsettias for $5.00 per name for those you wish to
remember at Christmas and fill the altar with beautiful poinsettias. More information will be in the
church bulletin at a later date.
St. Anne's has been blessed with many people giving
memorials in memory of their loved ones. If you
wish to do this you may place your memorial in an
envelope and turn it in to the parish office.
by Evelyn Petter
Our Society decorates for weddings at our church. Contact Evelyn Petter at 826-5675 if you have any questions
or would like for us to do this for you.
The next St. Anne's meeting will be held in October. We
will be electing officers for the 2016-2017 term. Please
consider serving as an officer. You may contact Evelyn
Petter at the above number. Watch for details in the
church bulletin as to the date and time the meeting is
scheduled. See you at the October meeting!
Men’s Fellowship Group (MFG)
by Jim Maguire
The Men’s Fellowship Group (MFG) continues to meet on Friday mornings. During the summer our group
finished an insightful series presented by Dr. Charles Matthews on the gospel of Matthew. The consensus of
the men was that they gained a much deeper understanding of Jesus’ teaching from the series.
We also began a series on the 2000 year history of the Catholic Church presented by our own historian Terry
Isaacs. In the two initial presentations covering the first 600 years of Catholicism, Terry told us of the struggles of the Church against heresies and evidence suggesting the Holy Spirit was fully involved in guiding the
Church.
This fall we will begin a twenty week video series entitled “Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained.” This
series brings together some of the most noted Catholic teachers to guide us through the breadth and richness
of the Catholic faith.
Watch for the weekly MFG e-mails announcing upcoming programs. Men who have attended ACTS or a Friday morning sessions should be on the e-mail list. If you are not getting the e-mails and would like them, you
may e-mail: [email protected].
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Catholic Daughters News
CDA is gearing up for another
busy year! Our first meeting for
the year was held September 1,
2015. Planned events and the
Budget & Standards were approved for the year. We
had a successful kolache bake sale on August 29 and
that kicked off our fundraising events for the year.
Individuals are needed to recite the rosary before the
6:30 p.m. Mass on Saturdays. Please consider volunteering for one Saturday a month to pray for World
Peace. Please contact Evelyn Petter at 826-5675 or
Evelyn Stuckley at 826-5179 if you wish to sign up.
Kathy Gremminger has volunteered to chair the Taco
Soup Lunch fundraiser which will be held February 9,
2016. More details will be provided in the next newsletter. Please consider donating a silent auction item
and volunteering to help with the fundraiser. Many
hands make light work. Proceeds help to carry out
our works of charity for the parish and community.
by Regent Evelyn Petter
A membership drive will be conducted in February
2016. Ladies will have an opportunity to experience our
meetings in December with an open invitation to attend
our December Social with the meeting following. Further information will be provided at a later date. Please
watch the bulletin for more details.
CDA Sunday is October 18, 2015. Our court will attend the 9:00 a.m. Mass and process into church as a
group.
CDA will be submitting another shirt order soon. If you
wish to order a CDA shirt, please contact Debby Marak
at 749-8605.
Our meetings are the first Tuesday of each month with
social time beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Hall. Hope to see you
at our next meeting!
Parish Advisory Board
by Dorothy Warren
Our Parish Festival has come and gone for this year and it was successful. All parishioners deserve a big round of applause for all their help whether it was physically, financially, or through
prayers. The Parish Board members send a special thank you to all.
Work on the final phase of the Parish Directory is underway. Several parishioners have volunteered to assist with this big endeavor and their help is truly appreciated. We hope to have the
directories printed and back to the church for dispersal around the first of the new year. If anyone has questions, please contact me (Dorothy) or the church office.
Fall is upon us and before you know it, the end of the year will be approaching. Enjoy the cool,
crisp air that refreshes each of us. May this be a special time for each of us to refresh our faith.
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C.C.E. News
The 2015 CCE year has officially kicked off. Registrations were completed in July and August; parent meetings
were conducted at the beginning of September; and classes are underway. There are currently 250+ students enrolled in the Kindergarten through Confirmation age
classes.
Classes this fall will see a few enhancements in material
in addition to the traditional materials used for each
class. The Confirmation and 9th grade classes all received
Mass Journals from Dynamic Catholic to use as they attend 10:30 Mass as a group each Sunday after class. In
addition, the Parish is providing youth Catechisms to the
older classes to help supplement the lesson each week.
The youth will get to keep the Catechisms books as well
as their Bibles for their own. We are blessed to be able to
provide the youth with these materials.
In addition to classes each week, there are a few service
projects planned for this fall. In November, the CCE
students will be donating to, assembling, and delivering
Thanksgiving Baskets. Also in December, the students
will be donating to and assembling gifts for the Nursing
Home residents.
by Jason Janek
Please keep these teachers and all of our students in
your prayers as we grow in faith each week through
prayer and study.
Grade
Teachers
K
Andrea Sulak, Raven Hlavenka & Macie Polansky
1
Debbie Scott, Trevor Scott & Erin Sapeda
2
Megan Jakubik & Addyson Foitek
3
Nachelle Polanksy, Mary Sulak & Michelle Enders
4
Diana Westhoff & Kearstyn Woodard
5
Theresa Cernosek & Jean Maler
5
Jim & Roseann Lockhart
6
Jeni Janek, Mary Kate Janek & Emma Nors
7
Matthew Eubanks, Danielle Nors & Daniel Gerik
8
Dennis Gloeckner, Carl Williams, Mason Matus & Marissa Matus
RCIC Christina Rodarte & Vanessa Perez
9
Dennis Gloeckner, Andrew Bosela, Michael & April Warren
10
Darrin & Torie Banik
We are very grateful to the teachers and aides who
have volunteered their time and talent to assist with
CCE this year.
You can follow or communicate with us on several social media outlets:
Web: http://assumptionwest.org/cce
Twitter: @cce_west
Facebook: WestCCE
Instagram: cce_west
Email: [email protected]
Grief Support
by Janice Kaluza
October 22, 2015 - Grief Support Group Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Hall. The speaker for this
evening will be Dr. Paul Stripling, Counselor for Hand in Hand Counseling in Waco. There will be a time for food
and fellowship.
November 2015 - Grief Support Group Meeting - No meeting will be scheduled due to preparation for the upcoming memorial service.
December 3, 2015 - Annual Candlelight Memorial Service - 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel.
The memorial service will be led by Dr. John Crowder, Pastor of First Baptist Church of West. There will be a time
for food and fellowship after the memorial service so you can spend time with others who have lost someone
close to them in this year. If a family has lost a loved one in this past year and would like to honor and remember
them, please call Janice Kaluza at Aderhold Funeral Home for more information at (254) 826-5321.
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Society of St. Vincent dePaul
By Cheryl Hoelscher
If Not Me, Then Who?
This was the theme of the Poverty Institute held in Austin the last weekend in September. This four day seminar was
created and led by Dr. Donna Beegle. Three Vincentians from our West Conference attended. Freda Allan, Nancy
Isaacs and Cheryl Hoelscher were led step-by-step through her life stories beginning as a homeless, migrant crop-worker
through her educational and career successes. Each story giving us a better, first-hand view of what it feels like to live
in generational poverty. By the time the seminar ended, the attendees had increased their ‘Poverty Competency’ and
had learned strategies for understanding, motivating, educating and communicating more effectively with people who
are fighting poverty.
Being competent in poverty means understanding the communication styles of those in poverty, relating to the individuals so they understand we are all the same and equal, and knowing where to turn when resources or additional
knowledge is needed. Each of us wanting to end poverty, must pull from these resources that we will ‘store in our
backpack’ so we can collaboratively work to end poverty. Therefore, we can honestly say, ‘if not me, then who’….if I
don’t know what to do to assist you and guide you past the current poverty crisis, then who…..who do I know; what
resource do I have in my backpack to give to you to fix this issue.
Would you like to help us end poverty in West? We can — one family at a time. But it takes a community working
collaboratively to achieve this. First step: break the communication barriers. This can’t be done if we are judging or
trying to decide if the person is worthy of our help. (Judgmental Logic: ‘This family was struck with cancer so they need help
feeding their children; but the family next door in poverty –I don’t know about them….they don’t seem to want to work.) Let us
remove judgement and open the communication lines so we can motivate and find solutions to remove obstacles.
You (our parish) have been very generous and our Vincentians are committed to using these financial resources you
have given to help those in poverty find both short-term and long-term solutions to lift them up from poverty.
Beegle Bite:
When working with people in poverty, you are planting seeds. Some people may
blossom before your eyes, while others need more time to grow and may not bloom
until later, when you are no longer a part of their life. But the seeds YOU plant now
are critical to their growth.
Infant Jesus of Prague Ancestral Prayer Garden
By Clarice Snokhous and Mildred Dokupil
We are in the process of preparing for our 6th Anniversary Mass celebration in the month
of November. Please watch bulletin for details.
Arrangements are being made for the fence and gate to be repainted.
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Adult Faith Formation
By Jim Lockhart
“To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances; to seek him, the greatest
adventure.” -St. Augustine
And so goes our Adult Faith Formation group, Travelers on their faith journey and meeting Christ along the
way. We have had some wonderful programs – Fr. Robert Barron, Dr. Ray Guarendi, ,Deacon Alex Jones, Dr.
Monica Miller and Jeff Cavins have all helped us grow in knowledge and faith. But this journey is made richer
by those traveling with us as we go through this period of formation, transformation, reformation – our Great
Adventure.
Join us every Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Parish Center Conference Room as we conclude “Unlocking the Mysteries of the Bible” and prepare for “Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained” for our Fall program. And count
yourself doubly blessed, as we do, when the lights go up and one of our priests has quietly entered the room
and has time to share with our group.
D. C. C. W. News
By Evelyn Petter
The Northern Council of Catholic Women held its regular quarterly meeting on August 12, 2015, which was hosted by
St. Louis Parish in Waco. The meeting was well attended and the ladies of St. Louis provided a wonderful lunch. Ann
Peter from the St. Mary's Parish in Waco will assume Treasurer duties previously performed by Dorothy Maggard who
passed away earlier this year. She will be installed at the next meeting.
The DCCW Annual Convention is scheduled for April 11 and 12, 2016 at the Austin Crowne Plaza Hotel. Mark your
calendars so we can have good representation from the Northern Council. More details will be provided as they become available.
DCCW Sunday will be observed on October 4, 2015. A Clerical Endowment Fund drive will be held that weekend
after all the Masses. Please consider supporting this annual drive
The Rural Life Mass was held August 20, 2015 at St. Ann's in Somerville. Ten of our parishioners attended the
Mass. Bishop Joe Vasquez was awarded the clergy award this year.
The next meeting of the Northern Council will be held November 11, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Waco. Hope to see you there!
Reminder: If you missed having your group or organization’s latest information in this Newsletter,
please mark your calendar now so your events can be included in the Winter 2016 Newsletter.
Please send articles or calendar dates to [email protected] by December 15, 2015
or you may call Cheryl Hoelscher at 254-826-3481
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Scouting News
Submitted by Don Urbanovsky, Troop Committee Chair
We would like to invite you all to “Like” our official Facebook page, West Boy Scout Troop 494.
This is an excellent way to keep up to date with current events and troop activities. We have recently started adding photos of our current events to our page so that the community can follow
our scouting adventures.
Since March of this year, our Scouts have attended TSTC Merit Badge College, Worth Ranch Summer Camp, posted US Flags on the graves of the Veterans at St. Mary’s Cemetery, worked at the
Church Festival, assisted with SPJST Lodge 6 Picnic, camped at Camp Schular -Lake Whitney and
earned the Historical Trail Patch for studying and experiencing the Chisholm Trail at Lake Park near
West. We recently worked our annual service project at WESTFEST. Look at our Upcoming Events
to see what we are doing next.
We appreciate your support with our fundraiser which include the monthly Aluminum Cans Recycle and "Old Glory in West" flag subscription. We also have the Hamburger Sack Lunch and BBQ
Chicken events coming up to help the Scouts offset the expense of attending Summer Camp and a
Trek at Philmont in New Mexico in July 2016.
ADVANCEMENTS
Congratulations to our Scouts achieving Advancements
EAGLE – Bailey Warren
STAR Rank – Jeremiah Gunter
1st CLASS Rank – Braxson Warren
2nd CLASS Rank – Nick Allnutt, Ryson Maddox
TENDERFOOT – Orlando Lara, Jake Woosley, Jesse Corvin, Kadyn Reynolds, Nick Allnutt,
Parker Bernsen, Patrick Chirhart, Ryson Maddox
SCOUT Rank – Aaron Cole, Andrew Watson, Cameron Wood, Jacob Divin, Lucas Bryant,
Tanner Marak
List of Merit Badges and the Scout who earned them:
ASTRONOMY—Jake Woosley
BIRD STUDY- Jeremiah Gunter
AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENCE -- Kadyn Reynolds, Tim Woolls
CAMPING – Bailey Warren, Dalton Ferguson, Devin Sembera, Taylor Marek
CITIZENSHIP in the COMMUNITY- Bailey Warren
CITIZENSHIP in the WORLD –Chris Moyer
CLIMBING—Braxson Warren, Chris Moyer, Devin Sembera
COMMUNICATION – Jesse Corvin
COMPUTERS – Chris Moyer
ELECTRICITY – Taylor Marek
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS – Devin Sembera, Dalton Ferguson
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE – Braxson Warren, and Ryson Maddox
FINGERPRINTING – Aaron Cole, Orlando Lara
FIRST AID – Lucas Bryant
FLY FISHING – Patrick Chirhart
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FAMILY LIFE – Nathan Galuppo
FIRE SAFETY – Chris Moyer
FISH & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT – Everett Bernsen
GEOLOGY – Braxson Warren, Jeremiah Gunter, Nathan Galuppo, Nick Allnutt
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Scouting News continues….
GOLF – Taylor Marek
LIFESAVING – Jake Woosley
LEATHERWORKING – Everett Bernsen, Parker Bernsen
MAMMAL STUDY – Jacob Divin, Andrew Watson, Tanner Marak
NATURE – Aaron Cole, Jesse Corvin, Lucas Bryant
PAINTING – Patrick Chirhart
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT – Devin Sembera, Timothy Wools
PHOTOGRAPHY – Everett Bernsen
PUBLIC SPEAKING – Dalton Ferguson, Jesse Corvin
RIFLE SHOOTING – Nick Allnutt, Orlando Lara
ROWING- Parker Bernsen
SALESMANSHIP – Braxson Warren, Jeremiah Gunter, Nathan Galuppo
SCULPTURE – Everett Bernsen
SNORKLING – Patrick Chirhart, Jake Woosley, Kaydn Reynolds
SNOW SPORTS – Chris Moyer
SPACE EXPLORATION – Kadyn Reynolds, Nick Allnutt, Orlando Lara
SWIMMING – Andrew Watson, Jacob Divin, Tanner Marak, Lucas Bryant
THEATER – Patrick Chirhart
WEATHER- Nick Allnutt, Orlando Lara
WELDING – Devin Sembera, Jake Woosley
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL – Kadyn Reynolds, Lucas Bryant
Awards
FIREM’N CHIT – Nick Allnutt, Jesse Corvin, Ryson Maddox
TOTIN’ CHIP – Nick Allnutt , Jesse Corvin
UPCOMING EVENTS
Troop meetings Tuesday night from 7 to 8:00 p.m. at the Scout Hut
Oct 3 - Boy Scouts Aluminum Can Recycle @ south lawn of West City Hall from 9 a.m. – noon
Oct 3 – Hamburger Sack Lunch Fundraiser 11am until 1 pm at Scout Hut
Oct 5 - Boy Scouts Adult leader’s meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Scout Hut
Oct 17 – SCORE-O Sid Richardson at Scout Ranch
Oct 25/26 - BBQ Chicken Fundraiser at Scout Hut
Oct 27 - Patrol Leaders Council --No Troop Meeting
Nov 3 - Boy Scouts Adult leaders’ meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Scout Hut
Nov 7 - Boy Scouts Aluminum Can Recycle @ south lawn of West City Hall from 9 a.m. – noon
Nov 7 – Baylor MERIT BADGE COLLEGE Session One
Nov 11 - Veterans Day “Post Old Glory”
Nov 17 - Patrol Leaders Council -- No Troop Meeting
Nov 21 –Baylor MERIT BADGE COLLEGE Session Two
Nov 26 – THANKSGIVING
Dec 5 - Boy Scouts Aluminum Can Recycle @ south lawn of West City Hall from 9 a.m. – noon
Dec 7 - Boy Scouts Adult leaders’ meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Scout Hut
Dec 15 - Patrol Leaders Council -- No Troop Meeting
Dec 18 -Christmas Lock In-Party
Dec 22 - No Troop Meeting -- Wish Everyone a "Merry Christmas"
Dec 29 - No Troop Meeting -- Wish Everyone a "Happy New Year"
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ST. MARY’S SCHOOL NEWS
By Adrienne Janek, Director of Development
SPORTS
The SMS football team’s Homecoming game will take place on Thursday, October 15th in Penelope at 6
p.m. (Please contact the school for
football, basketball and volleyball game times and location
updates for the week.)
*Saturday, 12/5 will be the PTC sponsored Santa’s Workshop at the Parish Center; time TBA.
*The annual SMS school-wide Christmas program will take
place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15th in the
church.
SPECIAL EVENTS
*Everyone is invited to our special Homecoming Mass at 6:30
p.m. in the church on Saturday, 10/17.
HOLIDAY CLOSURES & EARLY RELEASES
*There will be no school for students on Monday, October
12th, due to a diocesan-wide Catholic Schools teacher inservice training in Temple.
*We will have our annual school Carnival at the Knights of
Columbus Hall on Sunday, 10/18 beginning at 11 a.m.
*Early Release: 11/6 due to the end of six weeks/teacher inservice
*Please help contribute to the canned food drive to be collected at the school morning Mass on Friday, 11/13 at 8:15 a.m.
in the church.
*The school will be closed after the early release on Friday,
11/20 through Friday 11/27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
*St. Mary’s Catholic School will begin having its weekly Advent Ceremonies in the church at 8:15 a.m. on the following
Mondays: 11/30 and 12/7 and 12/14.
*Early Release: 12/18 to begin the Christmas and New Year
holidays (School will be closed from 12:30 p.m. on Friday,
12/18 through Friday, 1/1. There will be no school for students on Monday, 1/4 due to a staff in-service. The school
office will be open on Monday, January 4th, although students return on Tuesday, 1/5.
*On Friday, 12/4, there will be a special “Baby Shower for
baby Jesus” at the morning Mass at 8:15 a.m., as well as a
possible visit from St. Nick in the church.
KJT Society #31
by Cathy Kraemer
Our society had a fairly quiet summer, with no meetings in July or August. In August, we sponsored and ran the
auction at the parish festival once again. This year we began using a computer to help keep track of the auction items
and bidders. It was something new and we will still be tweaking the process to make improvements before next year's
festival.
Our late Spring hamburger fundraisers almost paid for our scholarships this year and our youth donated the
difference. Scholarships were awarded to members Alex Veselka and Cody Kraemer. Alex is currently attending MCC
and Cody is attending the MCC Fire Academy.
We met for Corporate Communion on September 13th at the 7:30 Mass, then attended the World Youth Day group's
pancake breakfast along with having coffee & kolaches before our monthly meeting.
Our next meeting will be October 11th with breakfast served after the 7:30 Mass before our meeting. We will have a
donation jar at our breakfast for anyone who wants to contribute to the World Youth Day group.
On October 25th, our youth group will be having their annual Pumpkin Carving/Fall Fun Day at the Kraemer's
starting at 3:00 pm. Check the bulletin for details as the time gets closer.
Our November meeting will be on the 8th in the Parish Center after the 7:30 Mass and on December 13th, our
meeting will be at Tours Hall starting at 2:00 p.m. followed by our annual Christmas Program & Dinner.
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KJZT Society #11
Thank you to all who donated items and
helped in anyway with the “Country
Store”. Also thank you to all who donate to the “Food Pantry” it is greatly appreciated.’
I would also like to welcome two new
members Kendall Herring and Jennie
Kunkel.
Parents and grandparents of Junior KJZT
members who are high school seniors
need to remind them to apply for the
KJZT state scholarships by February.
Please tell them to go to KJZT.org for application info. All junior members are
By President Mary Kallus
eligible for a one time scholarship.
At our October and November meetings, we
will be planning our next bake sale to be held
November 21st at the Parish Center. Members’ help will be needed so please mark your
calendar. Starting time is 7 a.m. but we appreciate your help anytime with rolling, buttering,
boxing and the dreaded dishwashing and
cleanup. We always have great fun at our
bake sales!
Our Christmas Party will be held December
13th at Tours Hall. A short meeting will be
held along with the election of officers beginning at 2 p.m. A program will follow and a
meal. Hope to see you there.
KJZT Juniors #11
by Theresa Plsek
In August the juniors sponsored the Bingo at the parish picnic and we want to thank all the
juniors who helped as they did a great job.
Juniors will have a meeting in October but it will be in conjunction with their clean-up at the
St. Mary’s Cemetery. The date has not yet been determined.
Election of officers will take place after our November 11 th meeting. Members will also be
helping at the pre-Thanksgiving bake sale on November 21st.
Our Christmas program, dinner and raffle drawing will be on December 13 th at Tours Hall in
Tours beginning at 2:00 p.m. Juniors will participate in the program.
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Various organizations have contributed data about their groups, so you can find out what time your group
will be meeting, read the latest bulletin, Parish newsletter, CDA newsletter, Lector/Server Schedule, find
Mass times and much more—including links to other organizations’ web-pages.
If your parish organization would like to have information added to our website, please contact the Rectory.
We’re on the Web
www.assumptionwest.org
Remember to pull-out the Calendar page in the center and post on your frig
so you don’t miss any of our Church events!
Calendar of
October 2015
Su Mo Tue We Th
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November 2015
Fri Sat
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Church Events
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Su Mo Tue We Th
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December 2015
Fri Sat
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Su Mo Tue We Thu Fri
Sat
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10
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12
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When
What
3-Oct
Boy Scouts Aluminum Can Recycle
3-Oct
Boy Scouts -Hamburger Lunch fundraiser
3 & 4-Oct
KJZT food pantry collect at all Masses
Where
Time
South Lawn-City Hall
9 AM - Noon
Scout Hut
11 AM - 1 PM
Church
all Masses
St. Joseph's Hall
7 PM
SMS Library
7:15 PM
Parish Center
after 7:30 AM mass
Penelope
6 PM
Tours Hall
7 - 10:00 PM
SMS
6 PM
6-Oct
CDA Meeting & Social (6:30 PM social followed by mtg)
7-Oct
West St. Vincent dePaul Conference Meeting
11-Oct
KJT #31 & KJZT Meeting with breakfast after 7:30 AM
15-Oct
16-Oct
SMS Homecoming Game
Over 40's Dance - 'Branded Heart' $5 admission;
please bring finger-foods;
14-Oct
PTC Meeting in SMS Teachers' lounge
17-Oct
SMS Homecoming Mass
Church
6:30 PM
18-Oct
CDA Sunday (National observance) with church procession
Church
9 AM Mass
18-Oct
SMS Carnival
KC Grounds
11 AM - 3 PM
21-Oct
West St. Vincent dePaul Conference Meeting
SMS Library
7:15 PM
22-Oct
Grief Support Group Meeting
St. Joseph's Hall
7 PM
25-Oct
KJT #31 Youth Pumpkin Carving / Fall Fun Day
Kraemer's
3 PM
25 & 26-Oct
Boy Scouts -BBQ Chicken fundraiser
Scout Hut
?
31 & 1-Nov
KJZT food pantry collect at all Masses
Church
all Masses
Parish Center
after 7:30 AM mass
St. Joseph's Hall
7 PM
SMS Library
7:15 PM
South Lawn-City Hall
9 AM - Noon
Parish Center
after 7:30 AM mass
1-Nov
50/50 Club quarterly meeting
3-Nov
CDA Meeting & Social (6:30 PM social followed by mtg)
4-Nov
West St. Vincent dePaul Conference Meeting
7-Nov
Boy Scouts Aluminum Can Recycle
8-Nov
KJT #31 & KJZT Meeting
Calendar of
October 2015
Church Events
November 2015
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5
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9
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Fri Sat Su Mo Tue We Thu Fri
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Su Mo Tue We Th
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
Su Mo Tue We Th
1
2
3
4
5
December 2015
When
What
Where
Time
Sat
11-Nov
DCCW - Northern Council meeting at St. John the Baptist
Waco
10 AM
11-Nov
PTC Meeting in SMS Teachers' lounge
SMS
6 PM
18-Nov
SMS Library
7:15 PM
20-Nov
West St. Vincent dePaul Conference Meeting
Over 40's Dance - 'Spur City Rounders' $5 admission;
please bring finger-foods;
Tours Hall
7 - 10:00 PM
21-Nov
KJZT Bake Sale
Parish Center
7 AM
1-Dec
CDA Meeting & Christmas Dinner - Spouses invited
St. Joseph's Hall
6:30 PM
2-Dec
PTC Meeting in SMS Teachers' lounge
SMS
6 PM
2-Dec
West St. Vincent dePaul Conference Meeting
SMS Library
7:15 PM
3-Dec
Grief Support Annual Candlelight Service
Aderhold F.H.
7 PM
5-Dec
Boy Scouts Aluminum Can Recycle
South Lawn-City Hall
9 AM - Noon
5-Dec
PTC - SMS Santa's Workshop
Parish Center
11 AM - Noon
Church
all Masses
Tours Hall
2 PM
Church
6:30 PM
SMS Library
7:15 PM
St. Joseph's Hall
9 AM - Noon
5 & 6-Dec
KJZT food pantry collect at all Masses
13-Dec
KJT & KJZT Annual Christmas Program & Dinner
15-Dec
SMS Annual Christmas Program
16-Dec
West St. Vincent dePaul Conference Meeting
19-Dec
St. Vincent dePaul Food Basket distribution
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