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April 18th, 2021 @ Third Sunday of Easter See pages 6-7 for weekend Mass Readings and common texts Congratulations! I am thrilled to share with you that one of our own has recently been accepted as a new seminarian for our Arch- diocese! William Rosson, son of Steven and Johanna Rosson, will be entering seminary formation this fall at Cardinal Glennon College in Saint Louis, Mis- souri. With thanksgiving to God, let us together as a parish com- munity congratulate William, as well as support him with our prayers as he continues to discern God’s will. Father Bill St. Francis de Sales Parish Third Tuesday mornings…. 900 Ida Street A Monthly Rosary Breakfast! Lansing, Kansas 66043 Tuesday, April 20 PARISH STAFF 8:30AM - Mass with Father Bill 9:00-9:45AM - Robert Martz Hall: Breakfast, Coffee,& Rosary Father William McEvoy Free Will Offering • No Reservations required - This is show-and-go! PASTOR [email protected] Should you come? DO YOU: like the fellowship of a shared meal? want Office: (913) 727-3742 peace? want friendship? promise to pray for anyone? have any sacrifice to Rectory: (913) 727-1930 offer for your intentions? like what kind of sacrifice? - try anything you didn't choose, don't like and can't change - make it fruitful!. Finally, do you Sister Josephine Macias, CDP eat? YES, you should come to the Rosary Breakfast! DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION [email protected] Sharon Kermashek Good Shepherd Sunday Collection is April 25 PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR “Each year, a special offertory collection is taken up throughout the [email protected] Archdiocese on Good Shepherd Sunday which is allocated to three spe- Joan Leonard cial funds supporting the Priesthood. They include: MUSIC DIRECTOR 1. The education and support of our 20 seminarians [email protected] 2. Continuing education and retreats for our priests (there are more Nancy Elmer than 100 of us) BUSINESS MANAGER 3. The care of our 20 retired priests [email protected] Please be generous in showing your support for my brother priests Christopher Klepper and for our seminarians who are discerning the priesthood. FACILITIES MANAGER Thank you.” [email protected] Bulletin Deadline: Please submit bulletin re- quests to the parish office by noon Friday at least Earth Day 2021: one week prior to the week for desired publication. Scripture Readings for Next Week Restore Our Common Home Sunday, Apr. 25, 2021 Earth Day is April 22, the theme this year is Acts 4:8-12•1 Jn 3:1-2 Restore Our Common Home. Jn 10:11-18 Here are 10 simple ways you can celebrate XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL this Earth Day! 541 Muncie Road 1. Stay at home Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 2. Get outside, enjoy the backyard (913) 682-3135 3. Recycle Fun ideas for kids: LeavenworthCatholicSchools.org 4. Invest in a reusable coffee cup 1. Go on a nature scavenger hunt 5. Unplug appliances 2. Organize a neighborhood clean up 6. Unplug the TV 3. Take a family bike ride 7. Get planting 4. Make a bird feeder or bird house 8. Buy reusable shopping bags 5. Make crafts with recycled materials 9. Eat a vegetarian meal 6. Make seed bombs or seed paper 10. Use earth friendly cleaning products. 7. Plant a butterfly or vegetable garden Donate working items you no longer need to the Parish Basement Sale! Attention! Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2021 The Archdiocesan 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration is on Sunday, June 13th, 2:00 PM, at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood. To receive your invitation from Archbishop Joseph Naumann, please call our parish of- fice at 913-727-3742 or e-mail Sharon at [email protected]. We’ll ask your name, address, phone number and the date of your wedding. Please do so as soon as possible. Thank you. BAPTISMS The “I Will Give Half” Campaign to Support Pro-Life Causes ERIK BERNARD For almost 50 years, there has been bipartisan agreement not to fund abortion with taxes. Unfortunately, the recent passage of the 2021 American Rescue MISCHE Plan Act ended that stretch. Previous COVID relief legislation had prohibited Son of Levi & Rebecca, abortion funding. Bishop Peter Christiansen of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho, devised a response to this distressing development entitled, “I Will Give Half.” Archbishop Naumann is also promoting this initiative which encourages those who can afford to do WILLIAM DALE so, to give at least half ($700) of their Covid relief assistance to a pro-life organi- zation. Specifically he urges parishioners to consider giving their donation to a BART local pregnancy resource center or to the efforts for the passage of the “Value Them Both” state constitutional amendment in August 2022. were Baptized into Christ Our local Pregnancy Help Center is Birthright of Leavenworth, 221-A Delaware On Sunday, April 11th St, Leavenworth - birthright.org/leavenworth. For more information about the “I Will Give Half” campaign support for the Value Them Both Amendment, Welcome to the please visit archkck.org/prolife under the “Current Pro-Life Issues” Section. Family of God! Spring Basement Sale Apr 25 - Final Religious Ed Classes May 7th & 8th May 2 - First Communion Mass 8AM-4PM 10:15AM St. Francis de Sales Church We will open our doors to a HUGE basement sale. The Fundraising Commit- Xavier Catholic School tee made over $9,000 at our Fall Sale & $3,700 at our Early Spring Sale. That money went towards new classrooms and lighting in the lower level of the Enrollment Events church. Xavier Catholic School, preschool Time to Spring Clean! This is a great time to start collecting those - eighth grade, is currently en- items that you really don’t want or need. Items most appreciated are: Clean, rolling for the 2021-2022 school working household goods, toys, indoor or outdoor furniture, tools, garden year. The teachers and staff invite supplies, jewelry, vintage items, etc. Children’s spring and summer all interested families to join us for clothes. NO adult clothes please & NO large box tv’s or old computers please. several enrollment events. Questions? Call Ruth Butler: 913-727- 5146. Kindergarten Experience Night We are going green! If you have reusable paper or cloth shopping bags to April 22, 2021 get rid of we could them for the sale, no plastic please. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Volunteers needed the days of the sale! In-Person at 541 Muncie Road or Virtual We are taking donations now, Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30PM, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30-11:30AM Xavier Catholic Preschool or call to schedule a drop off time, last drop off day Wed., May 5th. Open House April 29, 2021 Call Ruth Butler 913-727-5146 or Nancy Mazzia 913-250-0417 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM In-Person at 1409 2nd Avenue St. Francis de Sales Parish is rebooting our social media outreach. We can Virtual Open House be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We aim to offer a brief but Preschool - Eighth Grade positive lift to your day, as well as up-to-date information. So please find May 6, 2021 us and like us, and spread the word. Also, don’t forget to find our live 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM streamed Masses and Fr. Bill’s Daily Reflections on our Youtube Channel. Please note that COVID restrictions will be in place. For more informa- tion or to register please call Lisa Forge at 913-682-7801. Connect with us. Parish Contributions for: Apr 5-11, 2021 WEEKLY SCHEDULE Total Envelope Cash & Online Receipts: $17,935.00 M ONDAY, APR 19 –––—— 1:00 PM – Legion of Mary Future Capital Projects: ($625.00) Archdiocesan Assessments and Charitable Causes: ($1,894.00) TUESDAY, APR 20 –––—— 8:30 AM – MASS Poor Souls † Remaining for Parish Operations: 15,416.00 9:00 AM – Rosary Breakfast Average Weekly WEDNESDAY, APR 21 —— Operating Expenses: 9,538.65 Difference: $5,877.35 8:30 AM – MASS Mike Godsil † We are grateful for your monetary offerings 9:00 AM – Rosary for Priests given with sacrifice. We promise to be good THURSDAY, APR 22 stewards of the contributions you entrust to our care and oversight. MINISTRY SCHEDULE 8 :30 AM – MASS David Studnicka † FATHER BILL & FINANCE COUNCIL For Apr 24/25 9AM–5PM Eucharistic Adoration For more info: StFrancisLansing.org SATURDAY, APR 24 –––––— ONE FAITH, ONE FAMILY, ONE FUTURE Saturday at 5:00 PM 4:30 PM – Confessions IN CHRIST Capital Campaign ––––––——-———–––– GREETERS ––———–———–—––– 5:00 PM – ASS living and deceased Need M Our total pledged: $766,949 members of the Jauernig family ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– Paid(as of 12/31/20): 442,896 & Gillian Schmidt Need 4 Our Share: 221,448 SUNDAY, APR 25 ––——— ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– Prayer List: If you would like to have a name Bill Pfannenstiel, Michaela Bremser 8:00 AM – MASS Robert Braun † added or removed from our prayer list, please contact –––-–––– EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ––—-——– the Church Office. Our Parish Prayer Ministers invite Need 9:00 AM – Final Religious Ed Class you to join them in praying for the following: Joe Abbott, John & Joyce Ahlstead, Bob Andrus, Melissa ––––––——————–-–– SACRISTAN ––———–———-–—––– 10:15 AM – MASS For the People Gloria Turner of the Parish Anthony, Travis Applebee, Araceli, Ash Family, Laura Bailey, John Barrett, Pauline Baughman, Bernice Bodde, Lee Bradley Family, Megan E Brill, Don Brooks, Burn Sunday at 8:00 AM family, Larry Byrne, Doris Cain, Jack Cain, Marilyn REETERS Join us for our Calkins, Mindy Cameron, Elizabeth Campbell, Theresa ––––––——-———–––– G ––———–———–—––– Carroll, Janie Caudle, Lois Chapman, Phil Chavez, Olivia Bill & Ruth Butler Connealy, Nina Cooper, Frances Cooper, Pat Cooper, ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– SUNDAY MASS Susan Cornoyer, Dan Cournutte, Jason Craft, Ilka Csiz- Chuck Soby, Need 3 magia, Curtis Cummins, Sharnice Cyprien, Tayler Davis, 10:15 AM ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– Susan Dean, Sr.