Sacred HeartSt. Casimir Parish Fr. Marianand Mendem April 14, 2019 MASS INTENTIONS Holy Week News & Notes Tuesday, Apr 16 8:30 am No Mass Wednesday, Apr 17 Introduction to the Liturgy of the Word 8:30 am +Mary Spinner *AC  Isaiah 50:4M7   The Suffering Servant speaks to the weary.  Thursday, Apr 18, Holy Thursday  7:00 pm +Leonard/Doris Robinson SC Psalm 22   “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”   Friday, Apr 19, Good Friday Philippians 2:6M11  Jesus emptied himself, and God filled this emptiness with 3:00 pm Good Friday Service, No MassSH    exaltation. Saturday, Apr 20, Holy Saturday  Luke 22:14N23:56  The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ  8:00 pm +Marie & John Giese SH or 23:1M49  Sunday, Apr 21, Easter  8:45 am All Parishioners SC Listening today to Luke’s account of the Passion, we hear of the supreme  11:00 am +Bob Aaron SH  confidence Jesus had in his Father and his Father’s will. Isaiah also exudes WEEKLY PARISH ACTIVITIES confidence in the face of abuse, holding his head high as he places his trust in the Lord GOD. Saint Paul testifies that by humbling himself and submitting to his Tuesday, Apr 16 Father’s will, Jesus was glorified by God the Father. May we also know that  8:30 am No Mass SC confidence in God’s will as we listen to God’s word. 11am-1 pm Church Open for Prayer SH   Pastoral Patterns, pg 36 Wednesday, Apr 17 Welcome New Parishioners! 8:30 am Mass *AC Please welcome Zebulon & Rebecca Kissinger; Phillip Raletz; and Nicole Knight who recently 10:30 - 1:30 pm ECC Chapel SH registered as new parishioners with us! Thank you for joining us, please make them feel  6:00 pm CCD 2nd Ave. Sch. welcome!  7:00 pm RCIA Educ. Ctr. Baptismal Prep Class Thursday, Apr 18, Holy Thursday The next Baptismal Prep Class will be held on Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 pm in the SC Hall 7:00 pm Mass SC (basement). These classes are mandatory for those preparing to baptize their child and for those Friday, Apr 19, Good Friday-Office Closed who are their godparents. This class is held quarterly, so please plan accordingly. 3:00 pm Good Friday Service, No MassSH Saturday, Apr 20, Holy Saturday In Deepest Sympathy  9:00 am RCIA Practice SH We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Spinner who 8:00 pm Vigil Mass SH passed away this past week. May she and all the faithful departed rest in the Sunday, Apr 21, Easter Sunday peace of the Lord. 8:45 am Mass SC 9:45 am Rosary for Military SC 11:00 am Mass SH Many Thanks 12 noon Easter Egg Hunt after 11 Mass SH Last Saturday we had our Parish Wide Garage Sale and netted $3,511.15. Thank you to the Parish Activity Committee Members who put this event on: Jared/Sara Prost, Bob/Debbie  *AC = Annunciation Chapel Salvatorelli, Debbie Hupp, Roger/Connie Linder, and Sheila Thibault! Also, a big thanks to  USM Campus everyone who donated their treasures, and time to help with this event. This was by far our best garage sale ever, and we also raised the highest amount since we have started this event so pat New Rectory Phone # 9132505135 yourselves on the back for a job well done! 

Holy Week Schedule   Penance Services During Lent Sunday, April 14th at 4 pm at Holy Angels, Basehor  Mass Schedule for Holy Week & Easter Egg Hunt Holy Thursday, 7 pm at St. Casimir

Good Friday Service, 3 pm at Sacred Heart Mission Statement Holy Saturday, 8 pm at Sacred Heart Rooted in Christ the Word  nourished by the    Easter Sunday, 8:45 am at St. Casimir & 11 am at Sacred Heart Sacraments guided by the Holy Spirit the  mission of the people of Sacred Heart/St.  Easter Egg Hunt for children after the 11 am mass. Casimir is to worship together, serve others and build a Spirit filled community. VISION STATEMENT GIFT BEARERS We will strive to provide a welcoming and Thursday, April 18, Holy Thursday Weekly Collections/Expenses inclusive environment for prayer and the  7:00 pm Bob/Tess Weber SC sacraments, especially the Sunday Eucharist. Saturday, April 20, Holy Saturday April 7, 2019…………...…..……...$24,802.50 We will serve others by developing and sup- Parish Garage Sale...……….. ….$ 3,511.15  8:00 pm Dan/Marion Talbot SH porting programs to meet the needs of the Expenses for the Week………….$ 7,279.89 community. Building a Spirit filled communi- Sunday, April 21, Easter Sunday ty, we will teach, nurture and promote our 8:45 am Theresa Vardiman/ faith by offering a variety of service organi- Janice Zoellner SC Thank you for your generosity! zations,2 social activities and educational 11:00 am Keith/Sherri Schwinn SH programs. PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR What’s Happening PARISH  Xavier Catholic School Enrollment Events Ramona Adams Ken Norwood Xavier Catholic School is hosting an Open House for all new, interested fam- Elaine & David Atkins Yong Ae O  th ilies at K 8 grade (541 Muncie Rd., Leavenworth) and preschool campus Ella Biczak Mary Reilly (1409 2nd Ave., Leavenworth) on Thursday, April 25th, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. We invite you to come meet our teachers and staff and discover the Christine Baker Bolz Mary Jo Rich wonderful things happening at Xavier! If you are unable to attend that day, Gene Clevenger Mary Ryan please call us to schedule a tour. Contact Info: Lisa Forge 9136827801. Joe Corriston Joseph Seifert  April Shepherd’s Supper Patsy Edgman Fr. Jim Shaughnessy Our next free community meal is Thursday, April 25 with advance preparation taking place Barb Hagemeister Boden Skahan on Wednesday, April 24. If you are new to the parish or have not attended one of our meals, we Eleanor Harbert Eugene Smith encourage you to do so. Volunteers build our parish community in addition to serving the less Pat Harris Rudy & Judy Stupar fortunate. Signup sheets for volunteers or donations of fresh fruit and desserts alternate in the Melanie Herken Sharon Talbot back of our churches. The financial sponsors for this month’s meal are Mike and Mary Noone who dedicate the meal in memory of James and Josephine Noone and also, an anon- Michael Janas Msgr. Tom Tank ymous donor. Thank you and God bless you! Jim Kaye Seth Trapani  Training Dates Gina Keane Bob Trusty

Here are the training dates to be an EME, Lector and Altar Server which we are in need of: Sr. Kathy Keane, FMA Anton Tupa EME: April 23rd from 67pm at St. Casimir; Lector: April 23rd from 78 at St. Casimir; Bill Kempin Mike Urban and Altar Server (age 3rd grader or higher or adults): April 27th from 1030am1130am at Gene Kermashek Marie Weafer Sacred Heart. If you can help in these areas, please call the parish office at 7722424. Nick Lane Abbi Whisler Thank you! Keith Long Dwyn Belden Whitmill Easter Basket Winners Jami Manning Barbara Wiley CONGRATULATIONS to Mary Noone, Angela Derezinski and Anita Pawlush, winners of Donald Mattingly Louis Wiley the three St. Casimir Altar Society Easter Breakfast Baskets! Thanks much to all who donated Susie McCabe Janice Williams the goodies (we ended up with three baskets!) and thanks, too, to those who participated.  Fran McCourt Mary Williams Do You Love to Garden? Volunteers Wanted Luisa Metivier Ruthe Wright  We are in need of a team of folks to monthly take care of Father Mendem’s Roy Metz Deborah Zbylut-Kinneer flower garden and weed around Sacred Heart Parish Hall. We are also looking Liz Neal for someone who would push mow Father’s yard and around the front side of Sacred

Heart Church in an attempt to get some grass growing. If you can help with this task, please let Sheila at the Parish Office know, 7722424. Thank you!  Pray for those in the Save the date: Earth Fest 2019 Military Earth Fest 2019 is set for Sunday, April 28, noon to 3 p.m., in the front circle drive and Please pray for these loved fountain area at the Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs), 4200 South 4th Street, Leavenworth. The event will feature booths and exhibits for an afternoon of ones serving in Iraq and other familyfriendly, fun and free activities, including nature hike/walk; plastic vs. Planet; crafts; bee overseas locations: and beehives. At 1 p.m., students from Xavier Catholic School will perform. Bring picnic   lunches, lawn chairs or blankets; free ice cream cones and beverages provided. Parking in the Jay Blakely Joshue Lodge Marillac Center parking lot. RSVPs by April 23 by calling 9136827500 or emailing  Bill Corriston James Marshall [email protected]. CPT Will Cordes Taron Morris  EWTN Global Catholic Network Maj. Eric Gilge Omar Jovanne Rich Would you like to see more Christcentered, family television, radio and online services? If so, Korie Fisher Evan Wallace EWTN Global Catholic Network can be an answer to your prayers! EWTN’s vast array of  Geoffrey Jackson Ian Wheaton programming includes Daily Mass, devotionals, global Catholic news, powerful documentaries, music specials, exclusive teaching series, live callin talk shows, young adult & children’s  Prayer works, thanks for praying!  programming and Church and Papal events. EWTN television is on channel number 460 (945 EWTN en Español) on SPECTRUM CABLE and also available on both DISH NETWORK Channel 261 and DIRECTV Channel 370. EWTN Global Catholic Radio can be heard locally on Road to Recovery Program KEXS 1090 AM, KDMR 1190 AM, 92.9 FM or on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Channel 130. To The American Cancer Society Road to learn, more visit www..com.  Recovery Program provides free rides to Shelter of Hope cancer patients who otherwise would have We are in need of volunteers to continue supporting the volunteer staff at the shelter. Duties will difficulty getting to their cancer related entail periodically working at the shelter, in a crew of 2 or 3 volunteers. Sacred HeartSaint  appointments. Our goal is to recruit 45 new Road to Recovery volunteer drivers in 45 Casimir are committed to supporting The Shelter each Wednesday from 05:00 am to 08:00  am. As long as we can keep our current volunteers and gain some recruits, you can expect to be  days to help patients get the life saving care scheduled to work at the Shelter no more that one Wednesday every 4 to 5 weeks. Please see they need. Donate your time and the use of Mike Robinson after Mass or call him at 9132408428. your car by becoming a volunteer driver to-  day. To get started, call 18002272345 or Backpack Buddies visit cancer.org/drive. The month of May marks our last month of packing for Backpack Buddies. We will receive our food on May 2. If you can help organize the food for packing, join Mike Robinson at 9:30 on Friday, May 3, at the former ECC building at St. Casimir. Our packing date is May 6 at Advertiser of the Week 6:30 pm. Please mark your calendars and join us on Monday, May 6. Once again, we are packing for David Brewer Elementary. Thank you for your continued support. Hund Service Station  Volunteers Wanted - Catholic Charities 1101 Metropolitan/913-682-4002 Dennis & Pam Hund, Owners Catholic Charites in Leavenworth needs volunteers (men or women) in the food pantry on Friday afternoons from 1pm to 3:30 pm. You would be working once or twice a month. For Please support our advertisers who make this  more information, Call Nancy at 6518060. Bulletin possible.