Church Bulletin - Nativity of Mary Parish and School
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Church Bulletin - Nativity of Mary Parish and School
Nativity of Mary Church and School 10017 E 36th Terrace Independence, MO 64052 Parish: (816) 353-2184 School: (816) 353-0284 Web: www.nativityofmary.org “My attitude must be Christ’s.” - Philippians 2:5 Parish Staff Rev. Robert Stone, Pastor Dr. Elizabeth Baker, Principal Donna Arnone, Business Manager New Parishioners If you are new to our parish and would like more information please contact the Parish Office. Pastoral Care Sacraments for the Sick and Homebound and Pastoral visits to the Homebound and Hospitals. Fr. Bob Stone 816-353-2184 Emergency Assistance Contact St. Mary’s Food Pantry and Clothes Closet - 816-252-8649 Youth Ministry Debbie Page, Parish Office School School, Early Childhood and Extended Care Carmen Wolfgeher, school office Sacrament Preparation Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Adult Initiation (RCIA), and Matrimony Contact the parish office for information Music Ministry Dr. Helena Vasconcellos, parish office Parish Ministry Council Sam Locascio - Chair Diocesan Victim’s Advocate Mary Bultmann 816-714-2387 - [email protected] Ombudsman Jenifer Valenti, 816-812-2500 Mass Schedule Monday: Weekday: Saturday: Sunday: Holy Day: 8:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Confessions Saturday: 3:00 p.m. or by Appointment MARCH 8, 2015 - THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MASS INTENTIONS Sat., March 7 -Vigil of the 3rd Sunday of Lent 4:00PM + Leonard Goebel & Ruth Duvall READINGS FOR THE WEEK - MARCH 16 - 22, 2015 Monday: Tuesday: Sunday, March 8 - The 3rd Sunday of Lent 8:00AM + Velma Pott & Henry & Johanna Dekat 10:30AM + Thelma Bruehl & Nancy Rude + Kenny Johnson Monday, March 9 - St. Frances of Rome 8:30AM Communion Service Tuesday, March 10 8:30AM + Mike Butner Wednesday, March 11 8:30AM Intentions of Charlotte Santangelo Thursday, March 12 8;30AM Intentions of Tony Collins Sat., Mar. 14 - Vigil of 4th Sunday of Lent 4:00PM + Al/Mary Flowers, John Meade, Catherine Niles Sun., March 15 - The 4th Sunday of Lent 8:00AM Intentions of Nikki & Drew Wills Family 10:30AM + Ruth Kennedy Addington & Lacy Faherty PLEASE PRAY FOR: Tom/Melody Alewine Kathy Dunbar Vern/Margaret Ault Barb/John Eimer Kyle Baker Aidan Gonzalez Rex Bartley Bernadette Greufe Dick Baylie Margaret Heckman Catrina Bellis Cynthia/Dennis Jones Jimmy Butler Debbie Layden Bernie Cassity Mike Ludwick Melissa Costello Marty Mosbauer Bill Crystal Mary Perez Leann Dandorff Carlos/Eva Pinon Willie DeJesus Mike Rooney Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: DEANERY PENANCE SERVICES DATE CORRECTIONS! Nativity of Mary Nativity School St. Mark’s St. Ann’s + Al Schrader Friday, March 13 8:30AM Wednesday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt. 18:21-35 Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38] Betty Rynish Chris Salas Grace DeSchepper Millie Schmitt Sylvia Simone Bernice/Norm Steffen Virginia Stone Anthony Trakas Elizabeth VanBuskirk Paul Varsalona Bud Vitt Teri Willett Ayden Wright March 8th March 25th March 22th March 25th 3:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Participating in Lent, we are engaging in patterns that have endured across the centuries. From very early times, we have the sense of accompanying the elect on their journey to the font. From as long ago as the fourth century, we receive Lent as forty days to shake the dust from our spirituality and reorder our conduct. Then, fasting was not seen as a strict duty, yet it seems it was widely observed. Think of the rules of politeness and courtesy that everyone agrees on. Fasting was also seen as a social duty, since food was in short supply as winter wore on, and the weak and the sick had the first claim on what remained on hand. As a boost to the fasting of the body, the church developed a richer spiritual fare, including celebration of the Eucharist every day. This practice began in Rome by the sixth century. Weekday Mass was only at designated "stations." The pope would arrive on horseback at the stational church. In those days, although the catechumenate was already in eclipse, there were pre-baptismal activities at the stational Masses: the giving of the Lord's Prayer, prayers for the godparents, and constant references to baptism. MARCH 8, 2015 - PARISH NEWS DID YOU KNOW… We need Ushers and Servers. If you would like to be an usher please contact Mark Bishop at [email protected] or 373-2823 for more information. If you would like to be a server please contact the parish office for more information. We would like to thank each of you who donated to the 2015 Calendar Project. Calendars were delivered to those facilities serving low income residents and those with Alzheimer Care units. The response this year yielded 700 calendars! That meant each resident was able to receive a calendar for their room. While wall calendars seem to be the most popular donation we received, calendars of all shapes & sizes. Each and everyone were appreciated. Lacy Faherty crossed over on February 18, 2015. She was 52 years of age. The Faherty family is having a memorial service on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Junior Service League, 32nd and Crysler Ave., from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. to celebrate her life. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Catherine Van de Vyvere Reutter, mother of Martha Phillips. We offer our prayers and sympathy to Martha and all the Phillips family. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. March 28th and 29th 5:30 p.m. Simple Supper in the Parish Hall Calendars were delivered to the following facilities: 6:30 p.m. The Mission will begin in the Church Saint Mary’s Manor (where our very own parishioner Elvera Hemsley enjoys seeing that they are delivered to everyone on her floor. They were a big hit!) Villages Carroll Park /Grandview, MO Paseo, Summit and Meyer High Residential Care all in KCMO Carmel Hills/Independence, MO The Pocket calendars were delivered to the following agencies for use in their work training programs. Bishop Sullivan Center in KCMO Yellow Bridge Foundation in KCKS The Keeler Women’s Center in KCKS Sister Carol Ann Petersen OSB/Director Many of you included note pads in your donations & they were distributed with the calendars. The new greeting cards donated were sent to St Jude’s Ranch for use in their fundraising project. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! HAVE A BLESSED 2015! Gluten-free hosts are available. Talk to Fr. Bob before Mass. We have 2 wheelchairs and hearing assist devices available for your use during mass. Please contact an usher. Reflections of Italy Trip with Fr. Bob Stone Informational Meeting-March 16th at 7:00p.m. If you are planning on going or even think you might be interested, please come to the meeting. You will get additional information and be able to ask any questions you might have. NATIVITY OF MARY CONTRIBUTION REPORT FEBRUARY 28 & MARCH 1, 2015 Envelopes Plate Worship Space Pisces Fund Credit Card TOTAL $ 6,632.00 $ 1,702.00 $ 472.00 $ 50.00 $ 355.00 $ 9,211.00 Catholic Relief Services $ Tuition Deposit $17,474.72 School Subsidy from St. Joseph the Worker $ 3,000/.00 20.00 Thank you for your commitment to Catholic education and our faith community! CALENDAR 2015 8 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass 3:00PM - Lenten Penance Service 9 8:30AM Communion Serv. 10 11 8:30AM Mass 8:30AM Mass 9AM - Quilters 2PM - Stations 7PM - RCIA 3PM - Youth Choir 13 8:30AM Mass 7PM - Parish Ministry Council 7PM - Choir 14 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass No School Noon - 2:00PM St. Joseph Table 12 8:30AM Mass 5PM Fish Fry PTO Trash Bag Sale Pinewood Derby Bread Friday & Saturday 15 8:00AM Mass 2nd Scrutiny 10:30AM Mass 16 8:30AM Communion Serv. 7:00PM Reflections of Italy Trip with Fr. Bob Information Mtg. PTO Trash Bag Sale 17 8:30AM Mass 9AM - Quilters 18 8:30AM Mass 3PM - Youth Choir 2PM - Stations 8:30AM Mass Nativity of Mary PTO Auction at O’Hara High School - Doors Open at 5:00PM 7PM - Choir 7PM - Finance Council Meeting 5PM - Fish Fry No School 22 23 8:30AM Communion Serv. Denim & Dogs 21 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass 7PM - RCIA 12:15PM - Youth Choir Practice 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass 3rd Scrutiny 20 19 8:30AM Mass 24 25 27 26 8:30AM Mass 8:30AM Mass 8:30AM Mass 9AM - Quilters 3PM - Youth Choir 7PM - RCIA 7PM - Choir 1:45PM 8th grade Living Stations 8:30AM Mass 28 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass Parish Mission 5:30PM - Simple Supper 6:30PM - Mission Begins 12:30PM Youth Group 5PM - Fish Fry The Community Blood Bank and Pat and I would like to thank all the volunteers and donors who supported our Blood Drive in February. We collected 27 units of blood. Volunteers Collin Murphy, Truman DeBold, Luke Morris, Mia Sapernero, John Paul Kimbrough, John Alexander, Tyler Ward, Marah Bolton, Zach Mace, Adrianna Cook, Loretta Krawczyk, Lea Kanies, Liz Baker, Carmen Wolfgeher, Mary Jo Nafus, and Paula Cassity. Donors Susan Addison Susan Kenney Beverly Araujo Mary Aycock Pat Baker Michael Bergman Kathleen Bishop Donald Borts Megan Carnes Teresa Carroll Pat Clark Mary Clarke Krista Daniels* Janet Susan Duffy# Donald Duffy# Roger Hughes Mary Kieff Ashley Kimbrell Lily Jo Lelete Karen Love * Denotes a First Time giver Keith Ludwid James McNemy* Mary Jane Rockley Laura Schnoeblen Mary Seller Laurie L. Spease Daryl Stine Toni Thornton Teresa Walter # Denotes a 2RBC giver Gratefully, Beverly Baker MARCH 8, 2015 - SCHOOL MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! PTO AUCTION: **BUILDING COMMUNITY” SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST This is Nativity of Mary’s main fundraiser and we need your help to make it a success. Any donations are greatly appreciated and accepted in the school office. Themed baskets, gift cards to local businesses, even donating time or a service is encouraged. You may also purchase ad space in our auction program and, of course, cash donations are always welcome! If you have any questions on how you can help please email Lisa Dec at [email protected]. The 14th Annual Auction will be held in the O’Hara High School Gymnasium, 9005 James A. Reed Rod, Kansas City, MO, 64138. Join us for happy hour cocktails between 5:00 and 6:00pm. Silent auction tables also open at 5:00pm. Come to indulge in a delicious meal and enjoy a funfilled evening. Invite your family and friends to join you as we raise money to benefit our school and all of the students of Nativity of Mary. Tickets are available through the school. The cost is $35 per person or $60 a couple if purchased in advance or $40 each at the door. Buy in advance and save! Each ticket includes admission, dinner, dessert, beverages and your auction-bid booklet. There will be great items to bid on and a raffle for a chance to win $1,000, $500, or $100. PASSANTINO’S SUNFRESH TAPES PLEASE TURN IN YOUR TAPES NOW!!! Passantino Cash Register Tapes collection is over. Send your tapes dated between September 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015 to the school office or put them in the Hospitality Room in Church. We will be able to redeem the tapes for educational equipment for our school. We only have a short time to turn in the tapes and make our purchases, so please get your tapes to us as soon as possible. Thanks for your support of this program. A NEW IDEA Everybody thinks of changing humanity; nobody thinks of changing themselves. --Leo Tolstoy There are many rituals that students and teachers perform to help a Snow Day become a reality. One of our teachers wears a special snowflake necklace. Some students wear their pajamas inside out to bed hoping that they will see the school name scroll across the newscast in the morning. Most give me forecasts several days before a snow event is supposed to occur. The accuracy of their forecasts vary with each student or teacher-always much more than predicted or actual. A Snow Day is special because it is an unplanned time of relaxation, play and comfort. Kids can sled ride, make snowmen or snow forts and the warmth of hot cocoa is sure to help the day be a great one. On the other hand, our Lenten preparation is planned with our heart. We sacrifice in Lent, do penance, and give alms in anticipation of the Easter Season. We await Easter with anticipation knowing that the Resurrection of the Lord will foreshadow the celebration of our entrance into our heavenly home. May your Lenten sacrifices and rituals lead you into an anticipation of the graces of encountering Jesus at Easter. DCCW SHOEBOX SHOWER Our Middle School Students will be participating, again this year, in the annual DCCW Lenten Project, formerly referred to as their “Shoebox Shower”. We will be collecting personal hygiene items for women and children, i.e. shampoo, lotions, toothpaste, tooth brushes, hair brushes, deodorant, socks, lip balm, etc., which will be given to several Women’s Shelters. We will also be collecting crayons, coloring books, and cards games for the children. The shelters have requested that we put the items in large closeable plastic bags or unwrapped, but tied, shoe boxes. Please bring the filled shoeboxes/ bags to church or the Ministry Center by, Monday, March 30th. Your generosity is appreciated! MARCH 8, 2015 - THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Third Sunday of Lent There's no better way to deepen our Lenten practice than to review the Ten Commandments (not the movie, the book.) The first three, having to do with our right relationship to God, get the most ink. The one we busy people probably have the most problem with is keeping holy the Sabbath. If we take this commandment literally, babies will go undiapered and dishes will stay on the table, or perhaps meals will not be served. The sick will go unattended and nothing that has anything to do with physical labor will be done. Is mental labor really work? How about changing that dirty diaper (poor baby!)? We need to depend on God to discern how to observe real Sabbath time in our lives. The point of this commandment is that God has given us a great gift: one whole day per week when we are free to rest, worship God, sing, feast, love, and rejoice. As Psalm 19 proclaims: "The law of the LORD is perfect, / refreshing the soul" (19:8). Our Sabbath rest is a great gift, to be received from God with joy, not with nitpicking. GOD'S WAYS In one of the tersest and most poetic passages in the letter to the Corinthians, Paul announces that "we proclaim Christ crucified . . . [for] to those who are called . . . Christ [is] the power of God and the wisdom of God" (1 Corinthians 1:23, 24). God's ways seem unreasonable to those who want a false god of worldly values. But Christ, in his crucifixion, confounds the reasoning of the powerhungry and the know-it-alls alike. In a stunning denunciation of their denseness, today Jesus upsets their applecarts both literally and figuratively. In his reverence for God's house, he lets them know in no uncertain terms that what they are doing is vulgar and insulting to God. Then he tries to open their feeble minds with the insight into God's power and wisdom that is the cross. To them it looks like weakness and foolishness. But Jesus' self-giving sacrifice is exactly what completes the covenant for which the temple stands. The new Temple is Christ's own body and blood. WISER THAN OUR WISDOM Today, it is easy to read this story literally and condemn the foolishness of those depicted. But when we are in fear, do we react with the love of God for those whom we fear, or do we succumb to the temptation of violence and power? When confronted with those with whom we disagree, do we label them as "bad guys" to justify any evil we find it expedient to wreak on them in the name of our "rights"? To be honest, we must admit that we all have trouble seeing God's truth in this story as it applies to our own lives. If we only see literally, we will never understand what God is saying to us. We need to listen with different ears to the wisdom of God and to see with new eyes the power of God, which will seem to us, even in our day, to be foolishness and weakness. We still wrestle with the same desire for worldly power and wisdom as our forebears. Can we sit still this Sabbath day and let Christ fill us with God's power and wisdom? BEGINNING EXPERIENCE A Weekend Away for a Lifetime of Change Serving the Widowed, Separated and Divorced; who are suffering the loss of a love relationship and may feel left out by their church, uneasy around married friends, unsure of themselves and uncertain about their futures. Helps grieving persons focus on their experience, deal with the natural grief process and offers an opportunity to turn the pain of loss into an experience of positive growth emerging from the darkness of grief into the light of a new beginning. The next Beginning Experience Weekend is MARCH 27 -29, 2015 at Precious Blood, Liberty, MO. For more information visit: www.beginningexperience.org, email: [email protected], or contact Lynne 816 457-0391, or Jerry 785-843-2079. Celebrating the Sacred Triduum at the Abbey Wednesday evening - Easter Sunday morning, April 1 – 5, 2015 Join the monks and seminarians for the holiest days of the church year, celebrating Christ’s Paschal Mystery in community. Moving liturgies in the Abbey Basilica, inspiring conferences, the opportunity for celebrating Reconciliation, and times for silence and personal prayer mark these holy days at Conception Abbey and Seminary College. (Suggested offering for lodging, meals and conferences: $300 single room, $240 each for double accommodations). For reservations contact the Abbey Guest Center: phone 660-944-2809 or email [email protected]. MARCH 8, 2015 - NEWS AROUND THE DIOCESE ST. JOSEPH’S TABLE ST. MARK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCH 8, 2015 - 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the Parish Hall You will be able to dine on spaghetti with Milanesa or plain sauce, bread, salad and a variety of Italian cookies. Adults: $7.00; Children: $3:00. Eat in or Carry Out. You may purchase an array of cookies and baked goods as well as participate in a raffle of numerous items. Proceeds will be given to the St. Vincent de Paul Society for supporting the needy in our community. St. Mark’s Catholic Church is located at 3736 S. Lee’s Summit Road in Independence, MO 64055. For information contact St. Mark’s at 373-2600. Knights of Columbus Council # 4962 St. Patrick's Day CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER Tuesday , March 17th - Noon to 7:30 p.m. 5101 Blue Ridge cut-off, KCMO Hot dogs available for those who don't like corned beef. Cost is $10.00 for adults 13 and up Senior citizens 65 + $8.00 Ages 6 - 12 $5.00, under 5 is free All net proceeds goes to support our many charities. Please wear your green and join in the festivities. For more info call Gerald Sharkey at 358-8715 or 686-9477. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combating sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti, at 816.812.2500 or [email protected], if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Victim Advocate Bonnie Kane at 816.392.0011 or [email protected] for more information. DIOCESAN WORKSHOP FOR LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS The Diocese will be hosting a liturgical workshop on Saturday, March 21st at the Catholic Center, 20 W. 9th St. Kansas City, MO 64105. Here is the link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/litwork the password is hailmaryjmj The cost of the training is $20 dollars for Lector training or Eucharistic Ministers. If you choose to do both trainings the cost is $30. This amount, as usual, will be billed to the parishes. We will work promptly to get certificates to the parishes after the training. Custodian for Blue Ridge Boulevard Christian Church 3625 Blue Ridge Blvd., Indep., MO Hours: 10 hours/week (to be accomplished during daytime hours, Monday – Thursday sometime between the hours of 9am and 2pm, with occasional Friday and/or Saturday hours when requested. Salary: starting at $13.00/hour For a more detailed job description or to inquire about the position, please email Pastor Sherry McGlaughlin @ [email protected] or call the church office at 816353-1632. Dining to Donate in KC with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Jasper’s Restaurant is sponsoring this event for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It will be held Wednesday, March 25. Jasper’s will donate twenty percent of all lunch & dinner sales to benefit the good works of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Enjoy a delicious meal at Jasper’s with your friends and family, and help the Sisters at the same time. If you would like to make reservations for Dining, contact Jasper’s at 941-6600, or jasperskc.com. THE ART OF LISTENING If you want God to listen to you when you pray, shouldn't you listen to God when God speaks to you? --Anonymous