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Most Holy Body & Blood
Of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Year A
Fr. Anselm Eke, MSP
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES:
As a response to the current COVID-19 situation, the following have been rescheduled or canceled.
1. VBS (Vacation Bible School)—Dates will be August 3rd—7th, 2020.
2. FIRST RECONCILIATION—has been rescheduled for August 9, 2020 at 4:00pm
3. FIRST COMMUNION—has been rescheduled for August 16, 2020 at the 9:00am Mass
4. END-of-YEAR CYO TRIP—For High School students has been canceled.
ON-LINE GIVING: If you wish to, we encourage you to sign up on-line to donate to the church. To do so: 1. Go to our
Parish website….. www.stjohnevangelistparish.com 2. Click on “About Us” 3. Click on “Sign up for Parish Giving” at
the bottom left 4. Enter a username and password and continue. IF you have trouble completing the process, you are wel-
come to call Parish Giving at 866-307-7140 & they will be happy to assist 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.
June 14th,
2020
St. John the Evangelist Parish
Hoisington, KS St. Ann Parish
Olmitz, KS
Website: stjohnevangelistparish.com
STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE FOR JUNE
14th: The Scriptures today remind us that “we,
many though we are, are one body for we all
partake of the one loaf.” How are we using our
gifts of time and talent to build up the body of
Christ?
CATHOLIC ANSWERS LIVE: Have a ques-
tion about the Catholic faith? Catholic Answers
Live is a LIVE call-in program designed to offer
Catholics and non-Catholics alike an opportunity
to talk to some of the leading apologists and the-
ologians in the Church today. It airs on Divine
Mercy Radio from 5-7pm, M-F. The call-in
number is: 1-888-318-7884 (1-888-31-TRUTH)
MATCHING DONATIONS: Did you know
that your employer may match your church con-
tributions up to a certain amount? Superior Es-
sex 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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! St. John’s
parish extends a big “Happy Birth-
day” to Evelyn Hoffman. Evelyn
celebrated her 90th birthday on
Thursday, June 11th. May God con-
tinue to bless you with good health
and happiness Evelyn!
CONGRATULATIONS!
To Janet & Duane Koester as they cele-
brate their 45th wedding anniversary today
(June 14th) and to Chris & Ron Smith,
who celebrated their 45th anniversary last
Sunday. May you be blessed with many
more happy years together.
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.
NEW ALTAR SOCIETY BOOKS: The June
2020—May 2022 books are ready to be picked up.
They are on the book rack in the vestibule.
POSITION OPEN: Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic School in Dodge City is now hiring a K-8 vocal music teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Please send your resume to: Lynee Habiger, principal at [email protected] or 620-253-0353.
S P I R I T U A L D I R E C T I O N :
Do you yearn to be more spiritually present in your
everyday life? Are you seeking discernment regard-
ing a particular life issue? Do you want to deepen
your connection with God? Do you want to enhance
your prayer life? Judy Spangler is a certified Spir-
itual Director. If you would like to schedule a ses-
sion for direction, please contact Judy at 620-786-
0541. Length of session and fee are negotiable.
Hoisington Mass Schedule for June 16th—June 21st:
Tuesday, June 16th 10:00am Intentions of Mary Jane Eastwood
Wednesday, June 17th 10:00am +Brian Bailey
Thursday, June 18th 10:00am Living/+Deceased Members of St. John’s Altar Society
Friday, June 19th 10:00am +LeRoy Morgenstern Saturday, June 20th 5:00pm +JoAnn Bieberle
Sunday, June 21st 9:00am People & needs of St. Ann & St. John’s Parishioners
Hoisington Ministers For Next Weekend:
5:00pm Saturday 9:00am Sunday
OLMITZ MASS SCHEDULE JUNE 17th—21st: Wed., June 17th 7:00pm +Teresa Jilg Sun., June 21st 10:30am +Alice K. Mauler
MINISTERS for Next Weekend: Servers: N/A Lectors: Volunteers Collectors: Volunteers Offertory: N/A Euch. Min.: N/A
All Masses will be celebrated in
church.
OLMITZ NOTES:
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ST. ANN’S: If you are
not comfortable attending Mass at this time, but still
wish to make a donation to the church you may send
your donations for St. Ann’s to St. John’s Parish Of-
fice-122 E. 5th St.-Hoisington, KS 67544.
Transubstantiation The Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation states that the bread and wine, at the moment of consecration dur-ing Holy Mass, actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The change, however, is not detectable by the senses. This has led some Christians to question whether it is true. In order to understand what the doctrine of transubstantiation teaches, and why so many arguments against it are misleading, we need to un-derstand the philosophy behind the doctrine. About 350 years before Jesus’s incarnation, Aristotle offered a philosophical explanation of change that would later be used by St. Thomas Aquinas to explain the Eucharist. Aristotle said that there are two kinds of change: substantial and accidental. Now, don’t confuse either of these terms with how they are used today! In
philosophy, “substance” refers to what a thing is at its core, while “accidents” are modifications of that substance. “Transubstantiation” is an English term based on the Latin words for the process of change in substance, as
“transportation” is for the process of changing location. In Catholic theology, “transubstantiation” indicates the change that the elements of communion undergo when they change from bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. This change is utterly unique because this substantial change occurs without any accidental change. With the exception of some remarkable Eucharistic miracles, transubstantiation does not result in a change that is empirically detectable or scientifically provable. The doctrine is thus not believed because of any perceived change, but it is believed to be the best explanation for biblical state-ments that identify the communion meal with Jesus’ body and blood (John 6:53-58; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:26-27), as well as the testimony of the historic church…
Christians who fail to discern Jesus’ body and blood in the Eucharist have been tragically misled. All Christians believe in an omnipotent God who could perform the miracle of transubstantiation if He willed it to happen. That same God inspired scriptures that (if taken literally) teach that the communion meal is truly Jesus’ body and blood. That God who inspired the Scriptures built a Church based on the Eucharist, and that Church taught the dogma for 1,200 years before Aquinas explained it philosophically, and it remained virtually unquestioned until the sixteenth century, during the Reformation. Denial of the dogma of transubstantiation is contrary to both sacred Scripture and Tradition.
As Thomas Aquinas wrote: Does any unbeliever profess that the changing of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of the Lord is impos-sible? Then let him consider God’s omnipotence. Admit that nature can transform one thing into another, then with greater reason should you admit that God’s almighty power, which brings into existence the whole sub-stance of things, can work not as nature does, by changing forms in the same matter, but by changing one whole thing into another whole thing. (Concerning Reasons of Faith, 8)
Taken from catholic.com, written by Douglas M. Beaumont
Servers: N/A Ushers: Wayne & Delores Kaiser Lectors: Eric Schoendaler & Bob Schreiber Euch. Min.: N/A
N/A Tom Demel & Mark Demel Brian Wilborn & James Wright
Collection for Last Week: 34 Envelopes………….$ 2,995.00
Offertory ……………...$ 113.00
On-Line Giving……….$ 543.10
TOTAL: ……………...$ 3,651.10
COUNTERS: Gloria Larkin & Darleen Demel
OLMITZ COLLECTION FOR LAST WEEKEND: 25 Envelopes…………….$ 1,395.00
Offertory…………………$ 81.00
Votives..………………....$ 80.00
TOTAL: …………...…...$ 1,556.00
READINGS THIS WEEKEND #925
READINGS THIS WEEKEND: #925
BULLETINS CAN BE VIEWED on-line at www.stjohnevangelistparish.com
There will also be some bulletins in the back of the
two churches as well as in the mailbox behind the
brick sign in Father’s front yard.
Pastoral Ministry Formation: Fall 2020 (3 hour core
course) THEO 3053 Sacramental Theology—Instructor: Fr. Frank Coady. It will be held on Saturday mornings: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Dates: Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7 Loca-tion: Interactive Television Locations in Dodge City and Salina Dio-ceses Course Description: A study of the theological and spiritu-al underpinnings of the liturgy, with specific application to each sac-rament. Most of the course will focus on the Eucharist. Please con-tact Coleen Stein at [email protected] for more information.
D-of-I: We will meet Monday, June 15th (moved one week later from June 8th) at 7:00pm at the Parish Center. (Not St. Rose Au-ditorium). Please note the change in date & location. We’ll be following the guidelines set forth by the Bishop of our Diocese re-garding routine meetings. Members are asked to wear masks. Social distancing will be followed. No food or drink will be served. The Birthright Shower will be held at a future meeting. IF a member is in the high risk category, shows any symptoms of illness, or does not feel comfortable attending, please do not attend. Please, let us con-tinue to pray.
RETIREMENT: Father Bob Schremmer, former
pastor at St. John’s in Hoisington from 1988-1994 and
Vicar General for 19 years for our Diocese, will be retir-
ing June 30, 2020. If you would like to send him a thank
you card for his service to the church in our Diocese, his
address is: Fr. Bob Schremmer
P.O. Box 125
10893 St. Andrew Rd.
Wright, KS 67882-0125
NAME:_______________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________
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CHANCE TO WIN! The Hoisington Knights of
Columbus are holding a 50/50 fundraiser to raise
fund for the Diocesan Seminarians. Please cut and
fill out the K-of-C coupon below and drop it in the
collection basket with a suggested donation of
$20.00 for your chance to win.
We will be drawing on Sunday, June 28th. Please
put the coupon below and the donation in an enve-
lope and drop it in the collection basket or mail it to:
Knights of Columbus—P.O. Box 149—Hoisington,
KS 67544. (If you need more copies, contact the
Parish Office.)
WEBINARS AT THE HEARTLAND CENTER
FOR SPIRITUALITY:
July 9 from 7:00—8:30pm….COVID-19 Conspiracy
Theories & the “Mark of the Beast”
August 13…..Can a Christian Believe in Evolution
September 10…..What does it mean to be Pro-Life
Visit Heartland Center for Spirituality on their website to
register for these webinars:
https://heartlandspirituality.org/webinars/
PATRIOTIC ROSARY:
St. John’s Outreach Commit-
tee will again hold the annual
PATRIOTIC ROSARY on
Saturday, July 4th, 2020.
Since it falls on a Saturday
this year, it will be held at
4:15pm in church, before
the 5:00pm Mass.
It is a beautiful rosary that is
prayed, naming each state
with each of the 50 Hail
Marys said. A short patriotic
song is sung after each dec-
ade. This will be live-
streamed on our Facebook
page if you are unable to at-
tend in person. Please pray
for our country!
A PRAYER FOR THE FAMILY (Composed by St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
Heavenly Father, You have given us the model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, O Loving Father, to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace & joy reign.
May it be deeply contemplative, intensely Eucharistic, revived with joy.
Help us to stay together in joy and sorrow in family prayer.
Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our families, especially in their distressing disguise.
May the Eucharistic heart of Jesus make our hearts humble like his and help us to carry out our family duties
in a holy way.
May we love one another as God loves each one of us, more and more each day, and forgive each other’s
faults as you forgive our sins. Help us, O Loving Father, to take whatever you give and give whatever you
take with a big smile.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, cause of our joy, pray for
us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Holy Guardian Angels, be always with us, guide and
protect us. Amen!
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
socioeconomic 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 finan-
cial need. There is an application processing fee of $125.00 per hearing aid request; contact Hear Now to discuss eligi-
bility before completing an application. For assistance: 800-328-8602, or go to [email protected] When the ap-
plication is approved, aids are given to the applicant at no additional cost.
SHARE WITH US! If you’ve had a new baby or are celebrating a wedding or anniversary and would like it an-
nounced in the bulletin, call the information in to the Parish Office at 653-2963 or email us at: stjohnevange-
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 nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for
all.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!
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 assistance at the following numbers:
Carenet/Heartbeat 1-800-395-HELP
Crisis PG 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 essential
food, nutrition and physical activity. For a current schedule of classes visit: http://catholiccharitiesswks.org/services/
healthy-relationships
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.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES: No one needs to go through life’s most difficult challenges alone. Catholic Charities
of Southwest KS is offering free professional counseling services in Dodge City, Garden City, and Great Bend for adults,
children, couples, families & seniors, regardless of race, religious or socioeconomic status. Contact Amy Falcon at 620-227
-1590 or go to [email protected] for more information and/or to schedule an appointment.
WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS THE ONLY WAY TO END IT.
U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Traffficking. (www.sistersagainsttrafficking.org) USCSAHT is a 501© 3
organization. 2039 N Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO 63l3l
In this time of confusion and uncertainty over the ongoing spread of the Corona Virus (Covid-19) I would ask that you please continue to pray for all effected by this disease, whether suffering from the virus itself or the loss of in-come due to the temporary closing of businesses. With churches closed, their revenue has dried up. Online giving is likely now the only way to support the pastoral and sacramental work of our parish. If you have the ability to support your par-ish / church today, please consider doing so. This crisis is hurting all of us, but we can make things better by sticking to-gether and supporting our parish / church that supports us all. Thanks for your consideration. - Mark Roth, Diocese of Dodge City
CATHOLIC CHARITIES: If you know of individuals and families who are struggling as a result of COVID-19, please ask them to call Catholic Charities. Our case managers will assess their situation and provide assistance as needed. Counsel-ing sessions are continuing via Telehealth. For all other inquiries for immigration matters, economic assistance or other-wise, please refer to our contact page for all staff phone numbers and email addresses. If no one answers, PLEASE leave a message; we are available and we will return your call as soon as possible. We are here to help: https://www.catholiccharitiesswks.org/contact-us To help us continue to provide support for those who are struggling as a result of COVID-19, please support the Catholic Charities Pandemic Appeal Fund at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-pandemic-relief-fund. Catholic Charities staff members continue to work and provide assistance from home, and the offices will remained closed until the daily new COVID-19 cases begin to drop. Phone and email are the best way to reach anyone at Catholic Charities. Visit our contact list at https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/ or call Great Bend 620-792-1393
WEBINARS: The Heartland Center for Spirituality will be
held on the 2nd Thursday of the month in June, July, August &
September. They will run from 7:00pm—8:30pm CDT. Partici-
pants must register for each webinar to receive the link via e-
mail. The topics are:
* Critical Thinking Skill and the Media—June 11th
** COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories & the “Mark of the Beast” -
July 9th
** Can a Christian Believe in Evolution—August 13th
** What does it mean to be Pro-Life—September 10th Visit
Heartland Center for Spirituality on their website to register for
these webinars at: https://heartlandspirituality.org/webinars/
