Sacred Heart Church 332 North Oak Street, Pratt, Kansas 67124
September 16, 2012 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
A Word From Father Floyd Pastor: Fr Floyd E. McKinney [email protected] Emergency number: 785 -917 -1828 I hope you have enjoyed the different voice of Mass while I help some engaged couples prepare for their lifeme together. Church Secretary: Tina Heien It has been a while since I prepared foy my lifeme of service in the vineyard of the Lord. My sem- inary me was five years a er I had finished five years of college and received my degree in man- Email: [email protected] - ufacturing technology. That is a lile longer than a weekend, however couples do spend me Church Office: 672 6352 preparing, or I hope they do, as they spend me with each other during their me of engagement. Whether we are speaking of a vocaon or our faith we need me to educate ourselves on what Religious Education: Erin Crouch we wish to do with our lives. Email: [email protected] Today is Catechecal Sunday. We take me to commission those who will be helping our children, Home Phone: 893 -2369 and us, to connue to learn about our faith. A commissioning is more than simply saying that Cell Phone: 388 -9024 these people will be catechists. It is saying that they have taken me to commit to being a men- tor, a leader, a guide for others. I wish to take this opportunity to thank our catechists for giving of School Principal: Jim Wessling their me to be a helper to parents who care to educate their children about their faith. Our Email:[email protected] church does say the parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith, so our School Phone: 672 -3687 catechists are only to assist parents in their role as true teachers. We are teaching our faith at all Home Phone:: 620 -508 -6132 hours as we live that faith in the presence of our children. The other day there was a child inter- ested in my tricycle. As I got ready to leave, I pointed out the fact that I was pun on my helmet School Secretary: Sherry Morford and that I always wear my helmet. That was a small teaching moment for the child, maybe not Office Phone: 672 -3687 faith but an example of how each of us can use those teaching moments. Email: [email protected] (or)
[email protected] Father Floyd MISSION STATEMENT OF SACRED HEART PARISH Church & School Website: www.sacredheartpratt.com We, the members of Sacred Heart Parish, are called through our Baptism to become a faith community Registration for new parishioners where we will strive to seek out and integrate Welcome to our faith community. our individual gifts and talents Inside this bulletin you will find a form to fill in so we can welcome you. To heal, To welcome, To encourage growth in our spiritual You may also obtain a registration form lives through the grace of the Holy Spirit. at the parish office. PARISH MISSION Reasons to attend - Comments from people who previously RELIGIOUS EDUCATION attended this mission: Sun Sep 16 8:30am – 9:30am Commission Catechists at Mass - Mass From the mission I have also found other ways to give God's Wed Sep 19 7:00pm – 8:00pm First Reconciliation Parent meeting in the love to others. cafeteria 7:00pm – 8:00pm PSR
The program has made me think differently about how I am Sun Sep 23 8:30am – 9:30am Enrollment of First Communion students in Mass - Mass living my life. Wed Sep 26 7:00pm – 8:00pm PSR Sat Sep 29 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6th grade and older youth event with Greg They worked together to speak to my inner self, to challenge Walton and reaffirm, to comfort and motivate, and to strengthen me in 7:00pm - 8:30pm Greg Walton concert at PCC my own journey. I am desperately in need of catechists for the 4th grade PSR class. We could also use parents willing to sit in and help with both the 8th grade and the High School classes. Please prayfully consider this ministry.
HELP NEEDED First Reconcilation meeting in the cafeteria for all parents on Wed Sept. 19th at 7PM, including Sacred Heart School parents.
Jean Fiegle, a long time parishioner of Sacred Heart, is under- Calling all 6th grade students and older to a Call to Social Action event going cancer treatments and is in need of meals brought to her on September 29th from 1 -4PM with Greg Walton at Sacred Heart home. If you would like to bring a meal to she and Marion, School. Greg is Catholic musician who will be doing the event using please coordinate through the carecalendar.org website. The music to share a message. You can check out Greg at gregwalton.com. information is listed below. You can find meal information and Greg has performed at NCYC and also World Youth Day. Greg will updates on Jean's condition. then host a concert at the PCC auditorium that night at 7PM open to all
Thank you for your stewardship. from the area. Mark your calendars.
carecalendar.org Calendar ID is 118665 and Code is 9826 Thank you to those who donated food for PCC night. I am also in of snacks for the Greg Walton event on Sept. 29th. Let me know if you can bring cookies, chips, fruit, or pop. Thanks. -- Erin Crouch 620 -388 -9024 RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Director Religious Education www.sacredheartpratt.com Inquiry session will be held every Tuesday evening, 7:00 p.m., rectory basement room. They will last approximately 1 hour and relfect on prayer, images of God, faith experiences and other Liturgy News questions that are commonly asked. If you or someone you ATTENTION ALL GARDENERS If you have garden flowers you would like to share, please bring know has an interest in knowing more about the Catholic faith them to the church Saturday mornings at 10:00 am or call Chris and/or contemplating becoming a member please contact Fr. Himmelwright (672 -2281). - - McKinney 672 6352 or Rita Hitt 672 2614. Not necessary to PRAYER REQUESTS RSVP. You are welcome. If you or someone you know, would like to be prayed for by name at the weekend liturgy, please let Tina, at the church office, know.
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Sacraments Penance: Saturday: 4:45 p.m. Baptism: Pre -Baptism instructions required. Contact the rectory office. Marriage: Diocesan policy requires a minimum of a four month preparation period. Please make early arrangements. Anointing of the Sick: On the Fourth Thursday of every month at
the Ministry of Praise Mass or by appointment. Remember to support the businesses that make this bulletin possible.
STEWARDSHIP CORNER NOTICES The Twenty -fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time RACHEL’S VINYARD RETREATS Faith in God is our path to salvation. But it comes at a cost as we can
When we remember and mourn our losses, we free our see from today’s Gospel passage. Peter recognized that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah. He had faith. Then his humanity betrayed him souls to move beyond the pain. Come to a Rachel’s Vine- and he objected to the path of suffering and death that Jesus described yard Retreat and remember, mourn, and be set free. as His coming journey. The cost of Peter’s faith was accepting the passion and death of Jesus. The cost to us is the denial of self and ac- Healing the pain of abortion one weekend at a time ceptance of our personal cross. May we believe in our Lord and follow Next Retreat: Sept. 28 -30 Him without reservation. 1-877 -I-GRIEVE (1 -877 -447 -4383) rachelsvineyard @salinadiocese.org
SACRED HEART SCHOOL CATECHISTS NEEDED:
Bishop John Brungardt will be visiting Pratt on Thursday, Still in need of 2nd grade and 4th grade Catechists. September 20, 2012 to participate in an all -school Mass at Contact Erin Crouch 8:00A.M. as well as to hold (3) PARENT PRESENTA- TIONS for Sacred Heart School parents. An RSVP was sent out to parents this past week. Thank you for turning them into the school office. Annual Church Cleaning
James Wessling, Principal WSH will coordinate a deep cleaning of the church on October 11, 12, 13. Thursday, 11th -4:00 -8:00 p.m., Friday, 12th -1:00 - CLEAN UP DAY 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, 13th -9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon. Volunteers may choose to come during those designated hours and and pick a specific area to be cleaned (vacuum pews, carpet, wipe down PYP will be making a noticeable difference in the Pratt wood surfaces, windows, bathrooms, entrances, choir loft, sac- community on Saturday, September 29 as we host our risties, etc.) Men of the parish are also encouraged to help first Community Clean -up. This event aims to assist mem- (especially the indirect lighting wells). Cleaning supplies will bers of the community with yard and home projects that be provided. Needed: small buckets, cleaning rags, portable they are physically or financially unable to accomplish canister vacuums for pews, step ladders. Many hands make such as painting, yard work and other small outdoor pro- light the work. Commercial carpet cleaning will be done al- jects. We are currently seeking projects on a need -basis. If so. Pick a time and help provide a squeeky clean house of the you have a project that you need completed or know of a Lord for our Parish Mission, October 28 -30. member of the community who could use some help with a project have them fill out an application. Tina has them in the office…the deadline for applications is September 7th. Stewardship of Treasure
for the weekend of September 2nd, 2012 ADULTS Number of Envelopes—95 In the second reading today, St. James has harsh words for To all Adults: If you are interested in learning more about those who do not put their faith into action. May we be such the Bible via the Salvation History Timeline with Jeff good stewards of God’s gifts to us that we can never be ac-
Cavin, then please let me know. We are putting together cused of having “faith that does nothing in practice.” . a group. The meeting day and time will depend on who is interested. Envelopes - ...... $6,358.28 Also we have the Catholicism study series by Fr. Robert Envelope Auto Withdrawal ...... $1,800.00 Barron. This an awesome DVD series by a dynamic priest ...... on what Catholicism is. Let me know if you are interested Alumni Leer $190.00 ...... in this as well. School Registraon $270.00 ...... Erin 620 -388 -9024 School Tuion $1,530.00 School Scholarship Fund ...... $1,025.00 NEEDED Other School Receipts ...... $323.05 Total Receipts - ...... $12,205.33 Raffle items for the annual Turkey Dinner and Country Budget Needed ...... $10,800.00 Store. Call Carol Henderson to offer your contribution, Net Surplus ...... $1,405.33
672 -2716. Would like to get tickets out early. Year to Date Total Receipts - ...... $100,910.77 Budget Needed ...... $108,000.00 Net Deficit ...... -$7,089.23 Calendar of Events
SEPTEMBER 2012
17 NO SCHOOL Diocesan Teacher’s Institute in Dodge City
18 5:15pm Mass in St. John
19 8:00am School Mass 1:00pm -7:00pm Adoration 7:00pm PSR K -12 and First Reconciliation Meeting for Parents Only
20 8:30am Mass at Pratt Rehab & Res. Center 9:30am Helping Hands Circle 7:00pm Pastoral Council
21 8:00am School Mass
22 4:30pm Confession 5:30pm Mass
23 8:30am Mass/ Enrollment of First Reconciliation Students & Parents
25 5:15pm Mass in St. John 7:00pm School Council Mtg 7:15pm Mission Committee Mtg. in Rectory Basement
9/17 No Mass 9/18 Tillie Peintner @ St. John 9/19 Jo Strohl+ by Tom Inslee 9/20 Ann Fenwick+ by Dipman Family 9/21 Steve Holmes+ by Betty Wood 9/22 Ivan Harris by Harris & Gfeller Families 9/23 Parishioners of Pratt & St. John Kenny Siebert @ St. John New to the Parish? We would like to welcome you to Sacred Heart. Please fill out this short form and drop it in the collec- tion basket or in the mail slot at the rectory. Someone will contact you to help you complete your registration.
Name______Address______Phone______best time to call______
Thank you for helping us include you here at Sacred Heart.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
SEPTEMBER, 2012
SATURDAY, September 22 nd , 5:30 p.m. MASS
Lector: Charlotte Theis, Lynn Southard
Commentator: Sharon Dodson
Cross Bearer: Kayla Espino
Servers: Landen Studer, Drake Evert Euch. Ministers: Karen Blasi Tom & Arlene Garland
Susan Wilczek, Glenna Borho Hosp. Ministers: Megan & Rick Klausmeyer
Gifts: Megan & Rick Klausmeyer
Ushers: Roger Adelhardt Family
Sacristan: Chris Himmelwright
Rosary Leader: VOLUNTEER Lit. Director: Mary Harms (388 -2224)
SUNDAY, September 23 rd , 8:30 a.m. MASS
Lector: Alan Pribil, Erin Crouch
Commentator: Stephanie Becker
Cross Bearer: Cole Monaghan
Servers: Blake Becker, Justin Lamatsch Euch. Ministers Carol Henderson Ken Beckman, Susan Page
Jan Merz, Rita Hitt
Hosp. Ministers: Diana & Lance Fellhoelter
Gifts: Lamatsch Family
Ushers: Tim Renner, VOLUNTEER
Sacristan: Kay Schnittker
Rosary Leader: VOLUNTEER EM to the Sick: Rick & Donna Gerber
Judy Doolittle, VOLUNTEER Lit. Director: Carol Henderson (672 -2716) T & W
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