St. Augustine Parish Bulletin
Easter Sunday
March 27, 2016
Father Clayton, Pastor Email – [email protected]
Sacred Heart Parish Rectory – 1042 S. 14th St., Sabetha, Ks. 66534 – 785-284-3068
SH Office Hours: Tues., Wed., and Thurs. 9am – 12 Noon
Alice Sperfslage, secretary – [email protected]
D’Ann Niehues, bookkeeper – [email protected]
Faith Formation Director, Gina Sallman – [email protected] 785-285-0590
St. Augustine Church – Fidelity – 785-467-3130
Fidelity Bulletin Editor, Lois Bindel – email- [email protected] – 785-467-3817
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WELCOME GUESTS! We are glad you are here. You are welcome to be a part of our faith community. For more information
you can visit our website: nekansascatholics.org. You can also contact Father Clayton to visit at 785-284-3068 God Bless!
“HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” Acts 10:38 On this Easter
Sunday, allow Jesus to fill your mind, body and soul. Pray for guidance on how to live your life, open your heart to those in need and give
thanks to God for all that He has given you.
MASS – Saturday, April 2, 2016 – Vigil Mass at Sacred Heart at 4:00 p.m.; St. James at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 3, 2016 – St. Augustine
at 8:30 a.m.; Sacred Heart at 10:30 a.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated a half hour before weekend Masses and by appointment.
WEEKDAY MASS will be held here on Tuesday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. and First Friday April 1 at 8:00 a.m. followed by 24 hour
adoration.
ADDITIONAL SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION TIME - In addition to a half hour before each Mass on Saturday evening and
Sunday there will also be confessions available now each Friday at 6:30 p.m. at SH – Friday, April 1, 2016
LECTOR - Sunday, April 3 – Larry Lierz family; Sun. April 10 – Don Haverkamp; Sunday, April 17 – Greg Renyer
SERVERS - Sunday, April 3 – Larry Lierz family; April 10 – Eric Renyer, Emma Popkess, Luke Renyer; April 17 – Gavin Lierz, Andrew
Lierz, Darcy Lierz
OFFERTORY GIFTS - Sun. April 3 – L. Lierz family; April 10 – Greg Renyer family; April 17 – Brian McClain family
USHERS - Sun. April 3 – L. Lierz family; April 10 – Dwaine Baumgartner & Rodney Lierz; April 17 – Ben Rettele and Andy Renyer
EUCHARIST MINISTERS - Sunday, April 3 – Larry Lierz family; April 10 – Greg Renyer, Teresa Baumgartner, Rodney Lierz; April 17
– Rod Winkler, Denise Plattner, Rod Winkler
IF YOU CANNOT BE HERE TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLEASE GET SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE
MASS INTENTIONS –Tues. Mar. 29 at 5:15 p.m. at SH – Gene Niehues+; Tues. Mar 29 at 6:00 p.m. here – Norma Jurgensmeier+;
Wed. Mar. 30 at 8:00 a.m. at SJ – Doris Mulroy+; at 5:15 p.m. at SH – Elmer Ketter+; Thurs. Mar. 31 at 5:15 p.m. at SH – Tom & Mickey
Porter+; First Friday, April 1 here at 8:30 a.m. - L&D members of St. Augustine Altar Society; at 5:15 p.m. at SH – L&D members of
Wilfred+ & Norma Quinlan family; Vigil Mass. Sat. April 2 at 4:00 p.m. at SH – Drew Bradbury+; at 6:30 p.m. at SJ – for parishioners of
the 3 parishes; Sun. April 3 at 8:30 a.m. here – Larry and Evelyn Lierz 50th anniversary; at 10:30 a.m. at SH – Lloyd Feldkamp+;
Tues. April 5 here at 6:00 p.m. – Ed Wehner Sr.; Sun. April 10 at 8:30 a.m. here - Raymond Jurgensmeier+
CHURCH CLEANERS AND CHOIR LOFT - If your name is underlined you are responsible for calling the others and see when all of
you will help clean the church. Mar. 27 – Sherry Hartter, Amanda Rettele, Jessica Ploeger; April 3 – Lois Bindel, Barbara Spellmeier, J.
Popkess
LAST SUNDAY COLLECTION: $73.00 Plate; $950.00 Envelope; $5.00 Holy Land; Thanks for your generosity.
ARCHBISHOP’S CALL TO SHARE -Thank you again for support offered. If you have not yet had a chance to give to this important
outreach you can still give! Even a small gift is a help. Any sort of participation is wonderful to take part in supporting good ministries
throughout Northeast Kansas. You can go online to give a contribution at www.calltoshare.org. God bless!
MONEY COUNTERS FOR APRIL – Dennis Rettele, Jeremy Sweat, Jean Renyer
YOUR EASTER DONATION: A BLESSING FOR PRIETS - Did you know your Easter offering in the designated envelope is set aside
for three important needs? The Archdiocese is blessed with 30 seminarians in formation for the priesthood. All rely on your generous
donations to the Easter collection to help defray their tuition and expenses. The Easter collection also funds the continuing education and
spiritual formation of priests. Finally, your contribution supports our beloved retired priests, who after many years of faithful service still
remain pastorally active throughout their “golden” years. Please give generously to the Easter Collection and continue to pray for our priests
and for vocations to the priesthood. Thank you for honoring them with your contribution.
IF ANYONE wants to take the items that were in the church and are now in the church hall in the NE corner, you will have to get them
before Friday, April 1 as they will then be disposed of.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be having the Easter egg hunt after the Mass here on Sunday, April 3.
HOSPITALITY SUNDAY will not be held on Sun. April 3, but on Sunday, April 10. Lane Lierz’ (Group II) will be in charge. This
includes Dwaine Baumgartner, Gary Plattner, Jeremy Sweat, Dennis Rettele, Matt Popkess, Miles Ploeger, Bob Buser & Rodney Boltz.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 3 IN THE YEAR OF MERCY The schedule for the Regional Divine Mercy Sunday Events at St.
Peter & Paul Church in Seneca are as follows: Gather in the Parish Hall for Opening Prayers at 3:00 p.m.; we will then have a Procession to
the Church. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be sung in Church, after which there will be Benediction and Closing. After the events, there
will be a Reception in the Parish Hall. During all this time, there will be area priests hearing Confessions. You may receive a Plenary
Indulgence if you; 1) attend these events; 2) go to Confession within 20 days of the event; 3) go to Eucharistic Communion that day, or the
days after; 4) pray for the intentions of our Supreme Pontiff (1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary);
RUNNIN REVS a basketball team comprised of area priests (including Father Clayton who will try not to break his leg!), will be in Topeka
Monday, April 11 to play local 8th graders and high school students in a fun-filled and challenging game of basketball. The game will be
held at 7:00 p.m. at Hayden High School. There is no admission but donations will be accepted at halftime with all proceeds benefiting the
Archdiocese Seminarians. Please show your support for these priests and our youth by attending this game.
MARRIAGE MINUTE MARCH 27 - Have you ever attended a “living stations of the cross?” Many parishes have their youth groups act
out the steps of Jesus on his way to his crucifixion and death, and for the faithful, seeing these truths acted out in a dramatic form is very
powerful. Did you know that as a married couple you are called to the same thing? St. John Paul II said, “Spouses are a permanent reminder
of what happened on the Cross.” It can be hard to imagine the kind of sacrifice that Jesus made for us, but when we see a couple choose to
forgive a serious offense, or pull together during a difficult pregnancy, or care for one another during a life-threatening illness, suddenly
Jesus’ Passion is played out in front of our eyes. Likewise, couples mirror the Resurrection. Anyone who has had the honor of celebrating a
50th wedding anniversary has seen the joy that is the fruit of years of suffering offered for the good of the other. As we begin this Easter
season, let us reflect on the crosses in our marriage and choose to bear them as Christ did, that we might show the world that His love brings
new life.
HEALING SERVICES -The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and Archbishop Joseph Naumann invite anyone impacted by any abuse
or harm by representatives of the Church or others to attend Healing Services: Tuesday, April 12, 7 p.m. Good Shepherd Church (Shawnee);
Tuesday, July 12, 7 p.m. Sacred Heart Church (Emporia); Monday, November 7, 7 p.m. Christ the King Church (Topeka). For information
please contact Maura Dodson, 913-647-0367 or [email protected]. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give
you rest.” Matthew 11:28.
LIVING IN LOVE RETREAT - “We felt like we did when we were first married” See why over 700 couples in the Archdiocese have
experienced the “Living in Love” retreat. Sign up now for the next “Living in Love” retreat at Sacred Heart Parish in Emporia, April 2-3,
2016. A flyer is attached. Register online at www.archkck.org/LivingInLove or contact Mary Anne Kierl at the Archdiocese at 913- 6470345 for information.
PROJECT RACHEL - God’s greatest desire is to forgive, and this is the Holy Year of Mercy. Our Church is the voice of Mercy. Working
with the Diocese of Kansas City, MO, Project Rachel will be hosting one-day retreats, known as “Unfailing Mercy,” to share God’s mercy
and healing after abortion. The first retreat will be held on Saturday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Women and men of all ages are
welcome. Sometimes… one day really can change everything. For details, call 913-621-2199 or 816-591-3804 or email
[email protected]. Learn more at www.projectrachelkc.com. Your confidentiality will be respected.
RECHARGE MARRIAGE WORKSHOP - Have you been looking for marriage enrichment but don’t have a whole weekend? Recharge
is a 4 hour opportunity to reconnect with your spouse that will give you the basics to rekindle the love and passion in your marriage!
Recharge is a practical application of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Our next Recharge will be Saturday, April 23 at Church of the
Ascension in Overland Park (9510 W 127th St) from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Child care and continental breakfast available at no charge! For
more details or to register, go to www.archkck.org/recharge. For questions, contact Brad DuPont at [email protected] or 913.647.0301.
NOTES FROM GINA
EASTER SUNDAY GOSPEL CONNECTION: “EMPTY TOMB”- Today we begin the Easter Season, our 50-day meditation on the
mystery of Christ's Resurrection. Our Gospel today tells us about the disciples' discovery of the empty tomb. It concludes by telling us that
they did not yet understand that Jesus had risen from the dead. The details invite us to reflect upon a most amazing gift, that is faith in Jesus
and his Resurrection.
Each of the four Gospels tells us that Jesus' empty tomb was first discovered by women. This is notable because in first-century Jewish
society women could not serve as legal witnesses. In the case of John's Gospel, the only woman attending the tomb is Mary of Magdala.
Unlike the Synoptic accounts, John's Gospel does not describe an appearance of angels at the tomb. Instead, Mary is simply said to have
observed that the stone that had sealed the tomb had been moved, and she runs to alert Simon Peter and the beloved disciple. Her statement
to them is telling. She assumes that Jesus' body has been removed, perhaps stolen. She does not consider that Jesus has been raised from the
dead.
Simon Peter and the beloved disciple race to the tomb, presumably to verify Mary's report. The beloved disciple arrives first but does not
enter the tomb until after Simon Peter. This detail paints a vivid picture, as does the detail provided about the burial cloths. Some scholars
believe that the presence of the burial cloths in the tomb offers evidence to the listener that Jesus' body had not been stolen (it is understood
that grave robbers would have taken the burial cloths together with the body).
The Gospel passage concludes, however, that even having seen the empty tomb and the burial cloths, the disciples do not yet understand
about the Resurrection. In the passage that follows, Mary of Magdala meets Jesus but mistakes him for the gardener. In the weeks ahead, the
Gospel readings from our liturgy will show us how the disciples came to believe in Jesus' Resurrection through his appearances to them. Our
Easter faith is based on their witness to both the empty tomb and their continuing relationship with Jesus—in his appearances and in his gift
of the Holy Spirit. {www.loyolapress.com}
RCYC: Face to Face - Encounter Christ and Encounter Fellowship: Face to Face; at the 1st Rural Catholic Youth Conference this
November 19-20, 2016 at the Capital Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Topeka. Opening Mass with Archbishop Naumann, Keynote
with Bob Rice, breakouts, adoration, games, music by the Mikey Needleman Band and so much more. Let's get pumped for NCYC 2017
with this Rural Catholic Youth Conference! This is open for all students entering 9-12 grades in the fall. Registration to come - and will be
due by May 4.
CCD NOTES:
1. Our 2nd graders will practice for their First Holy Communion on Wednesday, March 30. At least one parent should attend.
2. Our last day of CCD will be Wednesday, May 4 with May Crowning Mass at 6:30 and ice cream social to follow.
3. As we draw close to the end of the school year, preparations are underway for the next school year and our faith formation for
children. Parents, please prayerfully consider how you might donate your time and talents in assisting in bringing the faith alive not
only in our efforts but also in our homes....so that each child may have the opportunity to encounter Jesus in a real way through both
instruction and action.
4. Catechists, Parents and friends, mark September 10 on your calendars for our next Rural Youth Ministry training opportunity. This
training will be held at St. James in Wetmore. This will also serve as our "catechist training" for the new school year. More details to
come!
LOOKING FOR ‘COACHES” - Virtus trained adults to help with our exciting new VBS week at Sacred Heart this July. Please contact
the "General Manager", Gina Sallman to sign up for "Spring Training" and find out more information about how you could help. {"Spring
Training"= meeting in April to plan/discuss/etc.}
MONDAY WITH MIKE - Former captain, five-time All-Star and Hall of Fame Inductee of the Kansas City Royals, Mike Sweeney comes
"using the greatest sport ever played to tell the greatest story ever told" Monday, April 4 at St. Gregory's in Marysville 4:30 autographs; 5:30 - Mass; 6:30 Presentation by Mike Sweeney and concludes at 7:30 with Ball Park Dinner/Social.
FAMILY DAY AT PRAIRIE STAR RANCH - Climbing Tower, Horseback Riding, Canoeing, Adventures in Prayer, Holy Mass (Sunday
obligation), Games, and more on April 17 at Prairie Star Ranch for only $8/person! Our retreat team joyfully invites you to
take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy a day of natural beauty, prayer, and adventure activities. Families, friends, and communities are
welcome to come at their leisure and spend the day bonding and building relationships. Let us grow closer to Christ together on this day of
Christo-centric adventure and fun! Registrations are now available all online. For further inquiries, call or go online today!
www.archkck.org/ranch -- 785-746-5693 -- [email protected]
OPERATION RICE BOWL COLLECTION “HUNGERING FOR CELEBRATION” - We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now
we celebrate! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends in our own hearts, where Jesus reigns forever. Let us rejoice in our risen Lord—
and in the lives we’ve changed this Lent in Colombia, Laos, Rwanda, Honduras, Madagascar and all over the world! Don’t forget to turn in
your CRS Rice Bowl to the back of the church by April 2/3.
H2O WATER PROJECT - Thank you to the Jr./Sr. class for hosting the H2O drive and bringing an awareness of the dire need for clean
drinking water in underdeveloped countries. Through their efforts our parish family and CCD students donated $2,000 to Living Water. As
the holy water is blessed and sprinkled this weekend serve as a reminder of our baptism and new life in Christ, may the blessing of clean
water bring new life to these communities.
PRAY THE ROSARY on Thursdays at Sacred Heart at 12:10 p.m.
A HAPPY AND BLESSED EASTER TO ALL THE PARISHIONERS!