NO MASS OR ADORATION

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
In case of Emergency: (785) 917-1828
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Floyd McKinney
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
6:00pm @ Daltons
St. Michaels hall

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Friday mornings at 6am

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4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
NO MASS
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-12:30pm
Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

Do I pray enough? Maybe the question is how much prayer is

really enough? There are monks in monasteries who pray for hours
each day in between the works that they do. I am not sure who
would be at the other end of the spectrum, that is, those who
seldom or never pray. I vaguely remember as a small child playing
in the pew at St. Mary Church in Parsons; I might have even had a
stuffed toy to pass the time as the adults participated in the Mass. I
suppose one could say that is where I learned the need to pray or
how to pray. No one ever told me how much I needed to pray in
order to 'fill the bill'.
So I suppose to answer the question we need to consider if the
quantity of prayer is really something we need to worry about. As I
write this, I have come across an article about a French saint
Madeleine Delbrl (1904-1964) who decided her vocation in the
world should be among the 'ordinary people'. We, the ordinary
people of the streets, believe that this street, this world, where God
has placed us, is our place of holiness. She saw herself as a
missionary without a boat, that is not traveling but crossing the
borders of faith to bear witness to the Gospel in friendship and
solidarity. What does this have to do with prayer? She called her
ministry the prayer of the agenda, that is, a heightened awareness
of the presence of God in all the ordinary activities of life, whether
meeting people or answering the phone. So if we say that prayer is
communicating with God, then it is not necessarily the amount of
time we pray but the fact that we ARE praying and keeping God in
our life. God will always be there.

Carol Kavcich
Don Pyle
For the People
Ed Walsh

Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
No Eucharistic Adoration
No Mass
No Eucharistic Adoration
Jim Davied
Stan Thomas
Harold VanLeeuwen
For the People

Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

Next Saturday (10/22/16)

Next Sunday (10/23/16)

5:30 pm

10:00 am

Brandon & Bailey

Leritz

Sara Goble, Carson

Sevart, Isabella Walsh

EMHC:

Rachel Ausemus

Anna Goble

Lector:

Ned Sauer

Ryan Sevart

Gift Bearers

Butch & Mary Reif

family

Volunteers

!Altar Servers:
!

Contributions

HELP WANTED

Childrens Offering

We are in need of a janitor to clean the hall. Anyone interested

please call the parish office.

From the Pastor

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Oct. 15 - 23

Oct. 15 Saturday

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Floyd McKinney

Collections

Fr. Floyd will be at the Priest Convocation in Wichita this

upcoming week, therefore there will be no daily masses or
adoration.

!A Meal in His Name needs volunteers on Thursday evenings.

Please call Marita or Doug Lopeman if you are interested.
!The Lords Diner in Pittsburg would like members of local
churches to commit to being a volunteer group to help serve
meals to the community. They are looking for volunteers as
well as someone willing to be a group coordinator.They need
groups of 10 to 20 that would fill a regular time each month.
If interested, please call the parish office.

AREA TURKEY DINNERS

St. Francis Parish in St. Paul will be having their Fall Festival
and Turkey Dinner, Sunday, November 6th from 11:00 to 1:00
at St. Francis Parish Hall.

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

Please pray for Mary Ita Brown (mother of Judy Widner),

Gary Dowling, Marjorie Giefer, Herman Masser, Rosemary
OToole, Tom Weston, and Judy Widner who are ill or in need
of prayers.

ST. MICHAELS ALTAR SOCIETY DUES

Since this is our new year beginning, it is time again to pay our
$5 dues for each member of St. Michaels Altar Society. Please
drop them in the collection basket and mark it St. Michaels
Altar Society. Thanks so much for your continued support.

CYM BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

St. Michael CYM students will be preparing and hosting a

pancake & sausage breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 30, following 10
am Mass @ St. Michael parish hall. This breakfast is to raise
money to purchase equipment for their Youth Ministry
Activities. Free will offering. Please plan to attend and support
our Youth Ministry programs!

CYM & CATECHISM

St. Michael's Parish offers middle school and high school

formation on Wednesdays starting with Mass at 6:30 P.M..
Students will have the opportunity to grow in their faith
through fun community, cheerful service, various forms of
prayer and fervent study of the Catholic Faith until 8:15 every
week. We'll see you Wednesday!

Last Week

July 2016 to date

$2,817.00

$39,496.00

$14.00

$221.52

Expenses

$36,981.45

Over / (Under)

$2,736.07

Building Fund Contributions

$130.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$154,259.78

FALL BAZAAR ANNOUNCEMENT

Please pray for a nice day for our Annual Bazaar. Thank you
in advance for all your help. We know it takes each and every
one of you to make it successful!! We tried to place the CYM
students in shifts at the same time as their parents, but it didnt
always work out. If your child is working a different shift than
you, that is why. Sorry for any inconvenience. If a CYM
students name is missing from the work list, please come and
help out during your parents time. We need all of you!



Thanks, Altar Society Ladies

PSR SCHEDULE NOTICE

Sunday morning PSR classes will be held on Oct 16, but there
will be NO classes on Oct 23, due to the parish bazaar. We
apologize that it was printed incorrectly on the yearly calendar.

INFORMATION NIGHT

Parents of school-aged children (3 to 21) with disabilities are

encouraged to attend an informational night on Monday,
October 17, 2016 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph
Pastoral Center at 437 N. Topeka, Wichita, KS next to the
Cathedral. There will be presenters speaking about services
and supports available. Interpreters will be there to translate in
real time using FM systems. Child Care will be provided. If
you need Child Care, please call 316-269-3919 with the
number of children. If you have questions, please call
316-269-3919 or email krugd@catholicdioceseofwichita.org.

ST. PAULS GROUP MEETING

The next St. Pauls Group meeting will be at 1:00pm this

Sunday, Oct. 16th at the Knights of Columbus Building at the
corner of 11th and Joplin streets in Pittsburg. Hostesses are
Wilma Herman, Edie Hobson, and Pat Hoffman. The St.
Pauls Group is for widows, widowers, & single seniors to meet,
get acquainted, and have lunch. All are welcome.

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