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Thirtieth Sunday in
Ordinary Time Year C
Fr. Anselm Eke, MSP
Pastor
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES: We will continue our Religious Ed year with classes on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 30th. Times for classes will be: Grades K-5….4:00pm—5:00pm Grades 6-12…7:00pm—8:00pm.
POINSETTIA SALES: The CYO youth are selling poinsettias. If no one contacts you, you may call the parish of-
fice at 653-2963 to place an order.
ST. JOHN’S WOMEN’S STUDY GROUP: GAZE UPON JESUS….Experiencing Christ’s Childhood through the Eyes of Wom-
en. This six-week scripture study follows the infancy and early years of Christ as seen through the eyes of Mary and other women in the
scriptures. We will continue on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29th at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. If you have any question, you may call Judy
Spangler at 620-786-0541 or Janelle Lang 620-282-4151.
MEN’S KNOW YOUR FAITH STUDY GROUP: We will continue meeting on Sunday, Oct. 27th
at 8:00am in the Parish Center. Please join us!
ST. JOHN’S LITURGY COMMITTEE: We will meet on Tuesday, October 29th at 6:30pm in the Parish Center. (NOTE
change of time)
ATTENTION ALL USHERS! When greeting parishioners and handing them books and bulletins, please also give them
one of the Southwest Kansas Catholic newspapers. Thank you!
BIRTHDAY CARD SHOWER: Geri (Steinert) Bieberle will be celebrating her 85th birthday. You
may send her a birthday card to: Geri Bieberle—3820 Broadway—Great Bend, KS 67530
CONGRATULATIONS: The Hoisington Knights of Columbus would like to congratulate Jim & Celeste Meitner
and Dan Esfeld as Family-of-the-Month and Knight-of-the-Month respectively. Congratulations!
St. John’s Parish extends our deepest sympathy to Barbara, Dorothy, Tom, Randy, Duane & Patty Polzin and Del-
phine & Bill Hickey at the loss of their husband, son, and brother , Melvin Polzin. Sympathy also goes out to
Leonard & Joan Rziha at the loss of Leonard’s brother, Larry Rziha. Please keep Melvin & Larry and all their
families in your prayers and may their souls & all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
COFFEE & ROLLS: Join us next Sunday, Nov. 3rd in the Parish Center after the 9:00am Mass for our monthly coffee, rolls,
and cake. Those celebrating November birthdays and anniversaries will receive a special blessing. Our parish nurses will be
available to take your blood pressure if you wish.
ALTAR SOCIETY CO-CHAIRS FOR NOVEMBER: Amber Crawford and Tedi Lacey
CINNAMON ROLLS: The St. John’s Altar Society ladies will be baking Cinnamon Rolls on Friday,
November 22nd. There’s a sign-up sheet in the back of church
for you to sign if you can help. Also, we ask that all members con-
tribute to the expense of the ingredients by placing a donation in an
envelope marked “Cinnamon Rolls” and placing it in the collection
basket. Proceeds go to the church, to help offset the cost of breads,
wine and candles. Thank you!
Parish Center Office:
122 E. 5th St. - Hoisington, KS 67544 (620) 653-2963
Rectory:
108 E. 5th St.—Hoisington, KS 67544 (620) 653-2695
Parish Contact Information:
620-653-2963 or 620-653-2695
Email: [email protected]
For Religious Education:
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday—Thursday, 9:00am—12:00pm and 1:00pm—4:00pm Fridays: 8:00am—2:00pm
Bulletin Announcements: Due by noon on Wednesday. May be submitted by email at the above address
Parish Secretary: Loretta Kinman
Director of Religious Education: Rose Debes (Hoisington); Lisa Starr (Olmitz)
Pastoral Council Pres.: Stephen Debes (Hoisington); Bob Schneider (Olmitz)
Weekend Masses: *Saturday, 5:00pm (Hoisington) *Sunday, 9:00am (Hoisington) *10:30am (Olmitz)
Sacrament of Penance: 4:15pm—4:45pm on Saturdays (Hoisington)
Second Sunday of the Month after Mass until Noon (Olmitz)
Reconciliation is also available by appointment.
Sacrament of Baptism: Call rectory to schedule an appointment for the Baptismal preparations.
Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the pastor 4 to 6 months prior to proposed date of marriage.
Sacrament of Sick: Call rectory in case of emergency or prior to medical procedures or hospital stay
PRAYER NETWORK: To call your prayer intention in for Hoisington, you may call Nancy Kirmer at 653-2466 and
for Olmitz, call Martina Axman at 620-586-3281.
October 27,
2019
St. John the Evangelist Parish
Hoisington, KS St. Ann Parish
Olmitz, KS
Website: stjohnevangelistparish.com
LOOKING AHEAD TO K-of-C EVENTS:
Sat., Nov. 9th—Community Breakfast
Fri., Nov. 15th—Turkey Bingo—7:30pm
Sun., Nov. 24th—K-of-C Memorial Mass—9:00am
Sun., Nov. 24th—K-of-C Turkey Dinner—
10:30am-1:00pm
Fri., Mar. 6th & 20th—Fish Fry-5:30-7:00pm
Fri., April 3rd—Fishy Fry
THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who re-
membered us in any way during our recent loss. A
special thanks to the Altar Society for preparing the
delicious meal. Your kindness was greatly appreci-
ated. - The Family of Elma Stricker
THANK YOU! We’d like to thank everyone for
the prayers, food, memorials, Masses and acts of
kindness shown to us during the time of our loss.
Know that we appreciate everything and your kind-
ness will not be forgotten - The Family of
Marjorie Ludwig
Hoisington Mass Schedule for October 29th—November 3rd:
Tuesday, October 29th 5:00pm +Brian Bailey
Wednesday, October 30th 10:00am Liv/+Dec. Members of St. John’s Altar Society (at CPL) Thursday, October 31st 10:00am +Clementine Shives
Friday, November 1st 12:10pm +Lois Klug (Solemnity of All Saints—Mass will be in the Church)
Friday, November 1st 7:15pm People & Needs of St. Ann & St. John’s Parishes (Solemnity of All Saints)
Saturday, November 2nd 5:00pm +For the Souls in Purgatory Sunday, November 3rd 9:00am +Clarence & Martha Redetzke
Hoisington Ministers For Next Weekend:
5:00pm Saturday 9:00am Sunday
OLMITZ MASS SCHEDULE Nov. 1—Nov. 3rd: Friday, Nov. 1st 6:00pm +Alvin Lichter Sunday, Nov. 3rd 10:30am People & Needs of St. Ann & St. John’s Parishes
MINISTERS for Next Weekend:
Servers: Abbi Bahr & Emma Bahr
Lectors: Al Heustis & Chelsea Pechanec
Collectors: Dan Axman & Joe Axman
Offertory: Mark & Kay Hlavaty
Euch. Min.: Dan & Lee Axman & Camie Hlavaty
MINISTERS for NOV. 1st at 6:00pm:
Servers: Devon Mater & Clayton Schneider
Lectors: Donave Yarmer & Kathy Schneider
Collectors: Travis Starr & Scott Higgason
Offertory: Tim & Amy Frieb
Euch. Min.: Bob & Kathy Schneider & Cindy Sohm
Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday Masses are held in
the Parish Center Chapel.
Wednesdays, it’s at Coun-
try Place Living (259 W. 6th)
OLMITZ NOTES:
PSR: There will be no classes held on Sunday, October
27th. We will resume November 3rd at 9:15am.
ANNUAL SOUP SUPPER:
The Olmitz K-of-C is having their An-
nual Soup Supper on Sunday, No-
vember 10th at 5:00pm.
*Adults—$8 *Kids—$5
*Kids 5 and under eat for free.
Come and join us for some delicious soups! This will be
held at the 2100 Club in Olmitz.
Supernatural Virtues - Faith The supernatural virtues are faith, hope, and charity. They are called “supernatural” because they have their foundation in God, are directly related to God, and are for us men the way by which we can reach God directly. Faith, hope, and charity, too, are genuine powers - bestowed by God, of course - that a person can develop and consolidate with the grace of God so as to obtain “the abundant life” (see Jn 10:10).
Faith is the power by which we assent to God, acknowledge his truth, and commit ourselves personally to him. Faith is the path created by God leading to the truth that is God himself. Because Jesus is “the way, and the truth, and the life” (Jn 14:6), this faith cannot be merely an attitude or “confidence” about something or oth-er. On the one hand, the faith has definite contents, which the Church professes in the Creed, and it is her duty to safeguard them. Anyone who wants to accept the gift of faith, in other words, anyone who wants to believe, acknowledges this faith, which has been preserved constantly through the ages and in many different cul-tures. On the other hand, part of faith is a trusting relationship to God with heart and mind, with all one’s emo-tional strength. For faith becomes effective only through charity, practical love (see Gal 5:6). Whether someone really believes in the God of love is shown, not in his solemn affirmations, but rather in charitable deeds. (*This comes from YouCat 305-307. YouCat is a simplified version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. While it was written for teens, many adults enjoy it since it is written in simpler language and is abbrevi-ated. If you’d like to see a copy, please contact Rose Debes. She’d be happy to show you!)
FOOD BANK SUNDAY: Next Sunday, Oct.
3rd, is Food Bank Sunday. Don’t forget to bring
your non-perishables to the church for the Hoising-
ton & Rush County Food Banks. Thank you!
Servers: Evan Foltz & Rhen Galla
Ushers: Richard Neidhart & Jay Steinert
Lectors: Joan Schmidt & Diane Harmon
Euch. Min.: Diane Harmon, Bob & Jan Morgenstern
A N N U A L M E M O R I A L S E R V I C E :
Join us on Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00pm in
church for our Annual Memorial Service to remem-
ber those who have passed this past year. There
will be a reception in the Parish Center after the ser-
vice. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
There will also be a Memorial
Service held on Sun., Nov. 10th
at 2:00pm at Country Place Liv-
ing.
Jared Batchman & Chase Robinson
Ron Batchman & Glen Bieberle
Kyle Haxton & John Moshier
Pat Haberman, Jerry Stoss, Duane Koester
Collection for Last Weekend: 50 Envelopes….……...$ 1,675.00
Offertory ……………..$ 517.00
On-Line Giving………$ 450.00
TOTAL:……………....$ 2,642.00
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COUNTERS: Mary Beth Higgins & Carolyn Sekavec
HOME COMMUNION MINISTER: Lori Lane
MINISTERS FOR FRIDAY, NOV. 1st—7:15pm:
Servers: Richard Neidhart
Ushers: Rob & Brenda Unrein
Lectors: Madonna Oborny & Marion Oborny
Euch. Min.: Duane Koester, Marion & Madonna Oborny
STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE FOR OCT. 27th:
Both the first reading and today’s Psalm say clearly that the Lord hears the cry of the poor. Have I been given the gifts—of time or money or abilities—to be the means by which God answers their need?
WORD OF LIFE MESSAGE: “An unexpected pregnan-
cy can be a difficult and frightening time, and it's important that
your friend knows you are thinking of her and supporting her…
Your support might be the only support she receives. Even if we
never know how, the smallest things we do can change someone's
life. You can make a difference in her life. Will you?”
- USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
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THANK
YOU!!!
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults):
Are you or people you know searching for a church to
call home? If so, the Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults (RCIA) may be for you! The RCIA is a time to
come together to learn about the Church and to discern
if God is calling you to become Catholic at this time. If
you have questions, or would like more information
about the process, call Judy Spangler (620-786-0541) or
Fr. Eke at 620-653-2963. We will hold an inquiry ses-
sion on Thursday, Nov. 7th at 7:00pm in the Parish
Center.
The Parish Office
will be closed on
Friday, November
1st, 2019 due to
the Holy Day.
OLMITZ COLLECTION FOR LAST WEEK-END: 26 Envelopes…………..$1,380.00
Offertory……………….$ 101.62 Votives…....…………....$ 60.00 TOTAL: …………...…..$ 1,541.62
THANK
YOU!!!
ANNUAL GERMAN BUFFET at St. Joseph’s Parish
Center in Ellinwood will be Sun., Nov. 3rd from 5:00-
7:00pm. Take-out meals starting at 4:30pm. The raffle starts
at 7pm. All proceeds benefit St. Joseph’s School. Tickets are
$10 for adults, $5 for kids age 6-12 & FREE for 5 and under.
ACTS RETREATS: This retreat’s goals are to deepen
your relationship with Jesus Christ, renew your spirituality,
give new meaning to your prayer life and to the Sunday Litur-
gy, and to build lasting friendships. They are held at the
Heartland Center for Spirituality in Great Bend on Thursday
evening—Sunday afternoon following the closing Mass and
reception. Cost is $175.00 (double occupancy) You’ll re-
ceive a letter 2 weeks before the retreat describing what you
need to bring. For retreat or registration information, contact
Paula Brozek at 620-793-8172 or Mel Yarmer at 620-923-
5626. Cancellations made 7 or more days prior to the retreat
will be fully refunded. The deposit of $100 will be retained
for cancellations made less than 7 days prior. Dates are:
Men’s Retreats are: Nov. 21-24, 2019 & Nov. 19-22, 2020.
Women’s Retreat in 2020 will be Oct. 1-4.
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CARDS: There are prayer cards
in the back of our churches to pick
up and write the names of your
loved ones on them for our parishes
to pray for during the month of No-
vember. Next week, there will be a
plate or a basket by the altar in
which to place the cards.
YOU CAN SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE TODAY! Any woman who is pregnant & in need can turn for help to the pro-life movement. She never has to feel that abortion is the only option. People anywhere in the country can find assis-tance at the following numbers:
Carenet/Heartbeat………………………...1-800-395-HELP
Crisis Pregnancy Helpline………………..1-888-4-OPTIONS
Birthright…………………………………1-800-550-4900
National Life Center……………………...1-800-848-LOVE
Bethany Christian Services……………….1-800-238-4269
LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS: Life skills are positive & adaptive behaviors that make it possible for individuals to
deal effectively with the demands & challenges of life. Catholic Charities offers several life skills classes on topics such
as: tenant regulations, healthy relationships, health & wellness, time management, home maintenance and safety, and es-
sential food, nutrition and physical activity. For a current schedule of classes visit: http://catholiccharitiesswks.org/
services/healthy-relationships
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS is offering free professional counseling in Dodge City,
Garden City and Great Bend for adults, children, couples, families and seniors, regardless of race, religion, or socioeco-
nomic status. Contact Amy Falcon at 620-227-1590 or email my at: [email protected]
FREE PREGNANCY SUPPORT: Catholic Charities offers free pregnancy support services for all women regard-
less of age, income, marital status or religious affiliation. There are no fees for this service. If you know someone who is
facing an unintended pregnancy, please ask them to contact Amy Falcon at 620-227-1590.
HEARING ASSISTANCE: The Starkey Hearing Foundation provides hearing aid assistance for those with financial
need. There is an application processing fee of $125.00 per hearing aid request; contact Hear Now to discuss eligibility
before completing an application. For assistance: 800-328-8602, or go to [email protected] When the application
is approved, aids are given to the applicant at no additional cost.
PRAYER FOR THE MILITARY: Lord Jesus Christ, please hold our troops in Your loving arms. Protect
them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts that they perform for us in our time of
need. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
A PRAYER FOR THE FAMILY
Jesus, our most loving redeemer,
You came to enlighten the world
With your teaching and example.
You willed to spend the greater part of Your life
In humble obedience to Mary and Joseph
in the poor home of Nazareth.
In this way, You sanctified that family,
which was to be an example for all Christian families.
Graciously accept our family, which we dedicate and
consecrate to You this day.
Be pleased to protect, guard and keep it in holy fear, in peace,
and in the harmony of Christian charity.
By conforming ourselves to the Divine model of Your family. Amen
BLESSING OF BABIES: Parish members are invited to participate in the Blessing of Babies where expect-
ing mothers receive a rose and a blessing from Father. Families can then place their rose under the church’s statue
of Mary & continue to pray the blessing along with the entire parish until birth. Each rose possesses a holy medal
which can then be presented at the child’s baptism. Father asks that families, mothers, fathers, grandparents, fami-
ly members who would like to celebrate this new life to call the parish office at 653-2963 and set up a time for
their baby’s rose presentation & blessing.
MATCHING DONATIONS: Did you know that your employer may match your church contributions up to a
certain amount? Superior Essex of Hoisington is one employer that does this. Check with your employer and get
“more bang for your buck!” It’s VERY easy to do, call Loretta for more information.
JUST A REMINDER…...if you have had a member of your immediate family (parent, grandparent, child,
grandchild, or sibling) pass away from another town/parish and would like a sympathy put in the bulletin, please
call Loretta to give her the information. We will be happy to put this in the bulletin.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS is offering free professional counseling in Dodge
City, Garden City and Great Bend for children, adults, couples, families and seniors, regardless of race, religion or socioeco-
nomic status. Contact Amy Falcon at 620-227-1590 or at [email protected] for more information and/or
to schedule an appointment. Catholic Charities offers as well, several life skills classes on topics such as: tenant regulations,
healthy relationships, health & wellness, time management, home maintenance and safety, and essential food, nutrition and
physical activity. For a current schedule of classes, visit: http://catholiccharitiesswks.org/services/healthy-relationships
PRAYER FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: O God, our creator, from Your provident hand we have received our right to
life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as Your people & given us the right & the duty to worship You,
the only true God, and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power & working of Your Holy Spirit, You call us to live out our
faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light & the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask You to
bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind & heart to readily defend our freedoms
when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of Your Church & the freedom
of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons & daughters
gathered in Your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood & every danger
overcome—for the sake of our children, our grandchildren & all who come after us—this great land will always be “one na-
tion, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!
DIVINE MERCY RADIO: Are
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the Catholic events in the area?
Have you heard about an event, but
can’t remember the time or place?
Divine Mercy Radio has all the lo-
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