TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

MISSION STATEMENT Saint Joseph Catholic Church parish family is dedicated to serving God and community through prayer, service, and hospitality, so that we may live as faith-filled stewards.

Father Daryl Befort, Pastor [email protected]

Parish office [email protected]

Phone T 316.444.2196 F 316.445.6812

Office hours· Monday-Friday 8:00 am-noon, Tuesday and Thursday. 2:00-4:00 pm

Mass schedule

Weekend· Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 am

Weekdays· Monday-Friday 7:15am First Saturday, 8:00am

Confession schedule Monday through Friday, 7:00-7:10 am Sat 3:30-4:30 pm

WWW.STJOSEPHANDALE.COM Reflections from Father Daryl MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK The task of giving education is rooted in the Monday, September 23 primary vocation of married couples to participate in St. Pius of Pietreclina 7:15am Ed and Alice Erickson God's creative activity: by begetting in love and for Tuesday, September 24 love a new person who has within himself or herself Ordinary Time the vocation to growth and development, parents 7:15am †Dave Ehret by that very fact take on the task of helping that per- Wednesday, September 25 son effectively to live a fully human life. As the Sec- Ordinary Time ond Vatican Council recalled, "since parents have 7:15 am †Sis Freund conferred life on their children, they have a most sol- Thursday, September 26 emn obligation to educate their offspring. Hence, Sts. Cosmas and Damian parents must be acknowledged as the first and fore- 7:15am †Gilbert Simon Friday, September 27 most educators of their children. Their role as educa- St. Vincent de Paul tors is so decisive that scarcely anything can com- 7:15am †Sylvester Martin pensate for their failure in it. For it devolves on parents Saturday, September 28 to create a family atmosphere so animated with love 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time and reverence for God and others that a well- 5:00pm †Frank Vestering rounded personal and social development will be Sunday, September 29 fostered among the children. Hence, the family is the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time first school of those social virtues which every society 8:00am †Alvin Winter needs." ( 36) 10:00am for the parish

With these words, St. John Paul II gives to us a deeper understanding of the role of parents INQUIRY CLASS as the primary educators of children. From early Are you interested in finding out more about the childhood, parents begin to teach their children in so Catholic faith? A class will be offered beginning many ways. Before a child begins their first year of Wednesday, September 25 at 7:00pm in the parish school, parents have spent much time and effort office, with the possibility of joining the church on Ho- teaching and preparing them for their formal educa- ly Saturday. tion. When the parents send their child to school, they do not turn over their responsibility as educators to the teachers; rather, they become co-educators with PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY them. A parent’s obligation as the primary educators Aaron Engels, Mathew Focke, Gabriel Goff, Josh Goff, Hollie Martin, Chase Penney, Cole Penney, Conner Penney, Lau- is never turned over to someone else. ren Penney, Gina Reichenberger, Lucas Reichenberger, This is especially true as the primary educators Isaac Robben, Nicholas Robben, Brandon Rowland, Mat- of their children in the life of faith. Again, as a child thew Salmans, Nick Scheer, Trystan Tevis, Tony Weninger. begins a formal faith formation; parents begin to pass Contact Dee Reichenberger at 644-7246 or on their faith to their children. In choosing to have [email protected] their child baptized, parents accept the obligation to train their children in the practice of the faith. An obli- WALKING WITH PURPOSE: FEARLESS AND FREE gation that cannot be turned over to someone else, This is a six-week Bible study for women based on the but becomes a shared responsibility with the teach- book of Ephesians. This study provides a firm founda- ers of religious education. tion to stand on no matter what life throws our way. As we begin this new year of religious educa- Join ladies from St. Mark, Sacred Heart and our parish tion for our high school students, I ask you to become for fellowship, study discussion and a video. Want to partners with us in strengthening our high school pro- find out more information, join us for on Open House gram. We need your full support in building a Total on Wednesday, September 25 from 7:30-8:30pm in the Catholic Youth Ministry (TCYM). We begin the new parish hall. There will be wine and cheese. Bring a program on September 25th at 7:00pm. I ask that at friend. least one parent attend this first class so we may share with you our vision for the high school program. HIGH SCHOOL Please take the time to spend 15 minutes with us at CYM and Religion Classes will be combining to form the beginning of this first class. TCYM: Total Catholic Youth Ministry. TCYM will meet every Wednesday from 7-9pm, and is for all high EUCHARISTIC ADORATION school students in the parish. The first meeting will be Are you ready to commit to one hour with Our Lord in Sept. 25th, beginning with an informational meeting the Blessed Sacrament each week? Please consider for both parents and students at 7pm. the hour from 1:00-2:00am on Tuesday mornings. You TCYM will be taking orders for fall mums after Masses will be richly blessed. Please contact Ginny for more this weekend. They will be available for pick up after information at 316.665.1004 Masses next weekend, Sept. 28-29 OUT OF DISTRICT PSR SERVERS Religious instruction for the out of district students, Monday, September 23 grades 1-8, will be this week, September 23-27, 4- G Prosser/I Aouad 5:30pm. If you have a student who has not yet partic- Tuesday, September 24 I Wilson/J Cutler ipated in this program because your student does not Wednesday, September 25 attend Andale Elementary, please contact Mary Jo M May/C Fowler Hieger at 239-8398 Thursday, September 26 A Unrein/H Eck Friday, September 27 M Lies/M Fitch PARISH NURSE MEETING Saturday, September 28 Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30pm in the parish 5:00pm J Engelbrecht/C Pavlacka/J Peltzer hall. Sunday, September 29 8:00am W Deschner/L Deschner/I Kuhn 10:00am E Cook/E Rowland/F Molitor WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS LECTORS Father Daryl will be the spiritual director for an 11-day Saturday, September 28 pilgrimage to the Holy Land February 4-14, 2020. If you 5:00pm John Stuever want more information, please call the parish office. Sunday, September 29 8:00am Charles Martin 10:00am Chris Allen CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS The next meeting will be Monday, September 23 at Saturday, September 28 7pm in the St. Joseph room. The topic of discussion 5:00pm Tony Hilger/L Reichenberger/Tom Mohr will be Bishop Robert Barron’s book, Letter to a Suffer- Sunday, September 29 ing Church. Copies of the book are available in 8:00am Joe Champion/Joe Voegeli/Cindy Voegeli church or the parish office. 10:00am Janet Schueller/Irv Schueller/Bonnie Martin USHERS Saturday, September 28 5:00pm RJ Bybee/Joseph Champion/Jacob Eck/Myron Engels CYM MUM SALE Sunday, September 29 CYM will be selling Mums! Orders will be taken after 8:00am Allan Hein/Ray Winter/Dale Lies/Doug VenJohn Masses on Sept. 21-22nd. Pickup will be the follow- 10:00 am Randy McFadden/Nick Martin/Dennis May/ ing weekend, Sept. 28-29th. Travis Rau GIFT BEARERS Saturday, September 28 5:00pm Virgil and Debbie Albert THE GIFT OF OUR TREASURE Sunday, September 29 Weekly YTD 8:00am Wesley and Erika Mertes Your Gift $13,468 $122,966 10:00am Irv and Janet Schueller Budget $13,532 $148,852 PRE MASS ROSARY LEADERS Difference $ (64) $(25,886) Saturday, September 28 5:00pm Kara Martin Sunday, September 29 8:00am Marilyn Seiler FOR YOUR INFORMATION: 10:00am Bart and Jane Reichenberger Emergency: Father Daryl at 316.706.1627 Baptism: Call the office to set up appointment with Fr. Daryl. CHOIR Matrimony: Call the office at least 9 months in ad- Youth choir: second Sunday of each month at vance. 5:00pm. All kids are welcome to come up to the Prayer Requests: Bonnie, 444.2520 choir loft and sing. Altar Society: Chris, 253.9819 Teen choir: This choir is for those in grade 6-12 and Knights of Columbus: Brandon, 619-6231 will sing the first Sunday of each month at 10:00 am. Formed.org, parish password is D2FACY Starting October 6, practice is in the morning at Bulletin notices no later than noon on Tuesday 9:00am in the CYM room of the parish hall. Eucharistic Adoration: Ginny, 665.1004 Adult choir: This group will sing the second, fourth Project Rachel: If you or a friend is hurting from an and fifth Sunday at 10:00 am Practices are the abortion, call 634.1300 Wednesday prior at 7:00pm. First practice is Oct. 9. Unplanned pregnancy? Call 1.800.848.LOVE