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 28, 2019 – 2nd Sunday of 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

Altar Society: Carolyn Cole 340-3766 Sat. 04/27 5:00 pm For the people of our parish
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062 Sun. 04/28 8:30 am +Dave Schneider
Family Life Ministry: Kay Schmidt 475-3767 Monday – Friday (April 29-May 3) - NO MASS
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

Holy Thursday $ 87.25 Mark your calendars……
Good Friday (Holy Land) 334.13 April 28 SPRING FESTIVAL
Priesthood 191.00 May 2 National Day of Prayer – 7:20 AM –
Black/Native Am. Coll. 25.00 Olpe Methodist Church – Jr/Sr. High
Leaven 36.00
May 3 Birthday dinner w/music – 10:30 AM - Plaza
Social Support 90.00
May 5 First Communion
Easter Plate 648.00
Easter Envelopes 1,256.00 (44) May 11/12 K of C Kansans for Life campaign
TOTAL ……… $ 2,667.38 “ St. Anne’s sells roses after masses - Birthright
May 12 Knights of Columbus Biscuits & Gravy – 7-10 AM
Thank you and God Bless to all who financially OHS Senior Graduates honored at mass
support our parish. Reminder that
envelopes/contributions can be mailed!

The Spring Festival is Sunday!!

Please pray for good weather, check the work list, and have fun!
 LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 (FIRST COMMUNION)
Servers: Thayne & Brailey Schmidt Servers: Cooper Davis, Garret Cole
Lector: Delores Heins Lector: Drue Davis, Jade Cole
Ministers: Doug & Laurie Schmidt, Kathy Stevenson Ministers: Joe Cole, Dorothy Blaufuss, Ryan Arnold
Gift Bearers: Francis and Kathy Stevenson Gift Bearers: First Communicants

Sacristan: Michael Dieker

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.

Cong
CCD NEWS
* Catholic Kidz Camp has been scheduled for Monday, July 15 through Friday, July 19.
CongratulationsCongratul
*With your help, the 7/8th graders collected, loaded, and delivered 400 pounds of aluminum cans to Hetlinger Developmental Services
Inc. in Emporia. Your gift was greatly appreciated and will be used to provide special activities which aren't funded by other means. It's
wonderful what a little time and effort can do for others in need. Also, this class sent greetings with encouraging words, birthday cards,
Christmas and Easter cards to two seminarians from the archdiocese. One of the seminarians, Nicholas Ashmore, will be ordained as a
priest on May 25, 2019. Nicholas lived in Burlington, but attended St. Joseph School. We invite you to read his story about his journey to
the priesthood in the April 12, edition of the Leaven.

*The 6th grade religious education class would like to thank the parish for donations of food items for the poor. We
delivered six boxes of assorted breakfast, lunch, and supper items. Young students get these food items and they have
said that our church does a good job with providing things that they don't normally get and are excited to have. The
small things we do makes a BIG difference for them. Thank you!

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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 as we need to include in next years’ budget.
Thank you! ………………Kay Schmidt-Family Life Ministry 620-340-5638
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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.
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!

I would like to thank everyone for their cards, visits, and calls, and for coming to my
90th birthday reception. It will long be remembered! Blessings to all!........Mary Dee Brinkman

Knights of Columbus News

The remodeling has been finished; and the Knights are anxious to serve up their DELICIOUS Biscuits and Gravy
Breakfasts again! Thus, the Knights will have Biscuits and Gravy Fundraiser on SUNDAY, MAY 12 from 7-10
AM, with ALL Mothers and OHS Graduates invited to be our guests that day!

ALSO on May 11 and 12 after masses, the Knights will be distributing baby bottles for their “Kansans for Life”
campaign. Please fill the bottles and bring back to church on Father’s Day weekend.

April 2019 Lottery Winners

4/01 Leon Brown 4/11 Kaylie Coble 4/21 Gus Bergman ($200)
4/02 James Schneider 4/12 Connie Geiger 4/22 Diana Kuhlmann
4/03 Dalton Meyer 4/13 Jack Kaufman 4/23 Janell Blaufuss
4/04 Plumbing by Spellman 4/14 Kadon Redeker 4/24 Macy Hoffman
4/05 James Blaufuss 4/15 Plumbing by Spellman 4/25 Henry Hoelting
4/06 Luke Schnakenberg 4/16 Andrew Wendling 4/26 Elena Garza
4/07 Derek Slaymaker 4/17 Stephen Stutesman 4/27 Raylon Ratcliff
4/08 Emmy Redeker 4/18 Felicity Argenziano 4/28 Rosemary Martin
4/09 Spencer Martin 4/19 Rosemary Martin 4/29 Grace Kerwin
4/10 Joshua Coble 4/20 Megan Barnhart 4/30 Stan Grimwood

Minutes of St. Anne’s Altar Society 2nd Quarterly Meeting - Sunday, April 14, 2019 – St. Joe School Basement
Call to Order 9:52 am - Officers present: Carolyn Cole, Jade Cole, Kim Irwin, Carol Soyez, Lisa Temeyer
Members present: 14
Approval of the Minutes: Peggy Wendling motion, Jade Cole 2 nd .
Treasurer’s Report Approved as Read. Motion Jade Cole, 2 nd Carol Soyez

Old Business:
 CCD Meals -Brought from table motion Jade Cole, 2nd Carol Soyez - Motion Postponed indefinitely, members felt this
responsibility will fall under the new commissions. Motion Jade Cole 2 nd Carol Soyez. Motion Passed.
 Dues: Motion by Deb Cole to Amend the Bylaws Article II Section 2 to say Each Member is required to pay dues annually.
There will be a proposal $5.00 annually in the president book notes. It will also be published to be effective 2020. 2 nd By
Shirley Langley and Viola Hoelting. Motion Passed.

New Business:
 The discussion on St. Anne’s mission and participation going forth was summed up to just wait until further notice of the
parish commissions roll out their plan. Shirley Langley Motion Peggy Wendling 2 nd Motion Passed.
 Vestments for Priests – This is our duty. Motion to purchase a “pretty”/more ceremonial white vestment for our parish that
priest may use for baptisms, weddings and funerals- Motion by Viola Hoelting. 2nd Shirley Langley. Motion Passed.

Announcements: April 21st – Easter April 28th – Spring Festival May 5th – 1st Communion
May 12th – Mother’s Day— Sell Roses for birthright this weekend Funeral Dinner – Circle 2

Adjournment Motion By Carol Soyez and 2nd Jade Cole 10:43 AM

 St. Joseph Church May 2019 Altar Duties

Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 - FIRST COMMUNION

Servers: Thayne & Brailey Schmidt Servers: Cooper Davis, Garret Cole
Lectors: Delores Heins Lector: Drue Davis, Jade Cole
Ministers: Doug & Laurie Schmidt, Kathy Stevenson Ministers: Joe Cole, Dorothy Blaufuss, Ryan Arnold
Gift Bearers: Francis & Kathy Stevenson Gift bearers: First Communicants

Sacristan: Michael Dieker

Saturday, May 11 Sunday ,May 12 - GRADUATION MASS/Mothers’ Day

Servers: Jed & Brody Cole Servers: CCD students
Lector: Carolyn Cole Lector: CCD students
Ministers: Joe & Carolyn, Caleb Dodge Ministers: Donna True, Mike Cole, Aaron Cole
Gift Bearers: Keith & Cathy Pimple Gift Bearers: CCD students

Sacristan: Phyllis Krueger

Saturday, May 18 Sunday, May 19

Servers: Kaleb & Isaac Arnold Servers: Eli & Grace Markowitz
Lector: Jana Redeker Lector: Greg Markowitz
Ministers: Dorothy Blaufuss, Ryan Arnold, Jana Redeker Ministers: Greg & Trish Markowitz, Rose Redeker
Gift Bearers: Michael Dieker Family Gift Bearers: Lucas & Tasia Markowitz

Sacristan: Arlene Redeker

Saturday, May 25 Sunday, May 26

Servers: Truman & Abbott Bailey Servers: Andon & Kamryn Temeyer
Lectors: Michael Ratcliff Lectors: Dan Schneider
Ministers: LeAnn Eberle, Ben & Christi Lienemann Ministers: Dan Schneider, Aaron & Michelle Cole
Gift Bearers: Viola & Leona Hoelting Gift Bearers: Aaron Cole Family

Sacristan: Alice Bechtel