213 E 5th St. Frankfort,213 E KS 5th 66427 St. Frankfort,Office Hours: KS 66427 MondayOffice through Hours: Friday Annunciation Parish (8:30 Monday am tothrough 12:30pm) Friday Annunciation Main(8:30 # am785 to-292 12:30pm)-4462 Serving St. Monica \ St. Elizabeth in Blue Rapids www.annunciationfrankfort.orgMain # 785-292-4462 and St. Columbkille in Blaine www.annunciationfrankfort.org Fr. Anthony cell # 785-844-2575 Parish Liturgy Schedule Serving St. Monica \ St. Elizabeth in Blue Rapids Liturgy Schedule and St. Columbkille in Blaine Annunciation Parish SEPTEMBER 29TH 2019 Tuesday's,Annunciation Thursday's Parish and SEPTEMBER 29TH 2019 Friday'sTuesday's, at 8:00; Thursday's 10:00am andon The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Wednesday'sFriday's at 8:00; at the 10:00am Care on Wednesday'sHome. at the Care The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Home. Weekend Mass Saturday's at 4:00pmWeekend with Mass Confessions Saturday's at Growing as Disciples of Jesus, 4:00pmprior withat 3:00pm Confessions Growing as Disciples of Jesus, Sundayprior Mass at at 3:00pm 10:30am Making Disciples For Jesus Sunday Mass at 10:30am Making Disciples for Jesus Adoration, Benediction & Adoration, Benediction & In honor of the greatest I believe all that the Grant my soul to live on Rosary Service: Son of God has you, Tuesday’sRosary at Service 7:00pm: gift St.of Jesus, Therese the of the queen.” When he took her will.” Back in France, the spoken; Tuesday’s at 7:00pm Eucharist,Child I offer Jesus you fishing, the quiet and beau- bishopAnd finallyalways approved to savor and Adoration on Friday's the hymnOctober of St. Thomas 1 tyThere of the is sky nothing and meadow truer Thereseyour sweetness. entered Carmel at fromAdoration 1:00pm toon 5:00pm Friday's Aquinas, Therese which Martin to becamethis wouldthan themake Word her thinkof Truth. about ageLord fifteen. Jesus, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm aday saint hasn’t by doing been ordinary God.On theShe cross prayed only to love the GoodAs a sister, Pelican Therese, St. Monica \ St. Elizabeth thingssurpassed extraordinarily in well. Goddivinity deeply. was Therese’s hidden, two prayed much and did ordi- St.Parish Monica Blue \ St.Rapids: Elizabeth expressing our sisters entered the Carmel- narywash tasks: my washing filthiness dishes, and She wrote: “I want to seek a But here the humanity Mass Parishon Sunday Blue Morning Rapids: at gratitude, love, praise, ite convent in Lisieux. scrubbingclean me floors, with sewing,your way to heaven, a new way, is also hidden. 8:30amMass with on Sunday confessions Morning from at veryhope, short, joy, andvery desirestraight in— Therese wanted to join andblood, cooking. During a flu 8:30am8:00am with to confessions 8:15am from thesuch way a wondrousof trust and gift. self them,Yet believingbut her family and and the epidemicOne drop her ofhealth which was can 8:00am to 8:15am bishopconfessing told her both, fourteen weakenedfree in caring for the surrender...IAdoro te am devote a very little St. Columbkille Parish soul, who can offer only wasI ask too for young what an the age. Then sick. Therese died of tuber- St. ColumbkilleBlaine Parish I devoutly adore you, O the entire world of all its little things to Our Lord.” therepentant Martin family thief asked. went to culosissins. at age twenty-four. Mass on SaturdayBlaine evening at hidden Deity, Rome and were able to visit Therese loved much. Mass on Saturday evening at St. Therese, known as I do not see the wounds 6:00pm with confessions from Truly hidden beneath Jesus, whom now I see 6:00pm with confessions from the Little Flower, set an Popeas Thomas Leo XIII. did, They were The Sisters she lived with 5:30pm to 5:45pm these appearances. told not to speak to him. werehidden, not perfect, but she 5:30pm to 5:45pm example everyone can fol- But I confess that you When Therese’s turn for a lovedI ask them you as to she fulfill loved what I low.My whole She was heart born submits into a are my God. lovingto you, devout, middle-class blessing came, she blurted Christ.so desire: Therese loved the Make me believe more family. Her father was a out, “Holy Father, in honor Church.That the Her sight health of keptyour her And in contemplating and more in you, Sacraments watchmaker.you, It surrenders Because itself her of your jubilee let me enter fromface going being to unveiledthe missions, Baptism Sacraments mothercompletely. died when Therese CarmelHope inat you,age fifteen.” and love A I maybut she have offered the happiness up her suf- ContactBaptism Fr. Daniel to schedule a was five, Therese was manyou. remarked that the su- offerings seeing and your life glory. for mission- Amen. Contact Fr. Anthony to schedule a Sight, touch, taste are baptismal preparation class. raised by her sisters and periorsO memorial must decide, of our and the aries and the salvation of Marriagebaptismal preparation class. all deceived in their Pope agreed. Therese souls. ArrangementsMarriage need to be made at aunt.judgment All five of you,children who Lord's death! leastArrangements six months needprior to bethe made at lived entered religious life. begged, “If you say yes, But hearing suffices Living bread that gives weddingleast six date. months prior to the Mr. Martin called Therese, everyonelife to man, would be will- St. Therese, pray for us! Anointingwedding ofdate. the Sick firmly to believe. ing.” The Pope said, “You ContactAnointing the office of the for Sick an appointment his youngest, “my little orContact for emergency the office instructions. for an appointment HAPPYwill enter, FATHER’S if it is God’s DAY! Confessionsor for emergency instructions. BeforeConfessions weekend liturgies and any God our Father, in yourSunday, wisdom September and love 29 you is “Priesthoodmade all things. Sunday” Bless these men, timeBefore by appointment weekend liturgies and any time by appointment that they may be strengthened as Christian fathers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. Grant that we,Thank their you sons Fr. and Anthony! daughters, may honor them al- ways with a spirit of profound respect. Priesthood Sunday is set aside to honor and pray for our priests who bring Christ to Priest: Fr. Anthony Chendumalli us through the sacraments. They do many things unseen, and they pray for us every [email protected] (Annunciationday. Priests Building are not looking Projects: to beLook recognized, next weekend but would for appreciate an envelope/pledge your prayers card and for allsupport registered during families this difficult of Annunciation time in the Church. for our A building card with projects. a note of We appreciation are wait- Office Manager: Marilyn Hazen ing on the Chancellor to return to the office Monday for the approval to be sent. [email protected] and a promise of Masses, rosaries, or prayers for them would be very meaningful to I’m tryingour hard not-working to get the priests. cart before the horse.)

Mass Intentions Date Day Notes Intention 9/30/2019 Monday St. Jerome No a.m. Mass

10/1/2019 Tuesday St. Therese of the Child Jesus +Leo Caffrey 10/2/2019 Wednesday The Holy Guardian Angels Liv/Dec’d Wessel family (8:00 am Mass at Church) 10/3/2019 Thursday Weekday +Darlene Turnbull

10/4/2019 Friday St. Francis of Assisi No a.m. Mass

10/5/2019 Saturday Frankfort 4:00 p.m. +Joe M. Wapp 10/5/2019 Saturday Blaine 6:00 pm For All Parishioners of the 3 Parishes 10/6/2019 Sunday Blue Rapids 8:30 am For All Priests

10/6/2019 Sunday Frankfort 10:30 am Liv/Dec’d Knights of Columbus

Saturday, Oct. 5th: Annunciation 4:00 pm Sunday, Oct. 6th: Annunciation 10:30 am Lector Cathy Weyer M Lector Beth Reust Chloe Mitchell, Julia Studer, & Simon and Xander Hull I Servers Servers N Eli Morton C. Weyer, P. Brady, & Communion I. Dressman. T. Dressman, & L. Schober Communion I M. Parthemer S Musicians Moogie R. & Emily F. Musicians Marilyn D. & Denise S. T Ushers Don Engelken & Myron Dressman Ushers Jim Roeder & Phil Maas E Gifts Ushers to appoint Ushers to appoint Gifts R Rosary Ivan Dressman & Charlie Gerstner Rosary Ron Bramlage S Care Home Jan Stallbaumer Sacristan Pat Brady Sacristan Cassie Mitchell This that and the Other...

NOTICE– 8:00 am Masses next NOTICE—Fr. Anthony will not be NOTE OF THANKS– THANK YOU week at the church will be held on available for confessions before mass on to the great crew who helped in any Sat. Oct. 5th. way to make our Parish Garage Sale a Tues, Oct 1st, Wed., Oct, 2nd, and Thur., Oct. 3rd. There will be NO success. Many thanks for the CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel amazing donations for the garage sale. Care Home Mass on Wednesday. Edwin Dressman, son of Stewart and Amber Dressman and Evelyn Ann Thank you also to all parishioners who Adoration, Rosary, & Benediction Dressman, daughter of Nick and Andrea donated meat, food, and baked goods on Tuesdays, 7:00 pm. Dressman who were baptized at for the lunch stand at the garage sale. Annunciation Church this weekend. You are all awesome! All proceeds for Adoration of the Blessed Danny’s sponsors are Nick and Andrea this event will help pay our loan to the Sacrament, Fridays 1:00 to 4:00 Dressman and Evelyn’s sponsors are Archdiocese for the addition to the Stewart Dressman and Robbie O’Brien- Cigna Center. pm Leighton.

CCD Fees are $15.00 per student. PICTORIAL DIRECTORY LEAVEN There are envelopes in Make checks payable to NOTES Even if you have not signed your Envelope packet for the annual Annunciation Church. You may up, just come in anytime during subscription to the Leaven, The cost also drop your fees off to Marilyn in picture taking and have your picture is $21. Please help defray the cost to the Parish Office or in the collection taken for the directory. Arrive early the parish and pay for your paper. for your appointment as the time marked “Rel. Ed fees. Cost to the frame is going quicker than Parish for CCD books this year for anticipated. Pictures will be taken Grades 1-6 was $1,308.52. October 6th after mass. 2

fiscal year. Thank you for your church to drop off non-perishable food items. ANNUNCIATION OFFERINGS continued support of our Parish! Marriage Minute- “Woe to the Sept. 22, 2019 FRANKFORT DEVELOPMENT complacent!” is the first of several warnings Envelopes $1444.00 TRUST- Benefit Breakfast for the this weekend against getting too EFT Envelopes $229.90 renovation of the historic Frankfort comfortable—good advice for us in our Plate $ 167.00 Grade School on Sunday, September marriages! Often, it’s not the sins we Children’s Plate $36.65 29th at the Annunciation Cigna Center commit, but the good things we omit, that Total $1877.55 in Frankfort. Serving from 8 am to 1 cause our spouse the most pain. This week Other Income pm. Sausage, bacon, eggs, biscuits & consider: Mass Stipends $ 20.00 gravy, hash browns, and more! Last one  What does your spouse do for you so Picnic $1260.00 for this year! Free will donation. consistently that you have forgotten to Everyone welcome! thank him/her? Leaven $ 231.00 Rel. Ed $ 220.00  What difficult things does your spouse BREAKFAST Sunday, Oct. 6th there encounter each day? How might you Silent Auction $ 140.00 will be a biscuits & gravy breakfast at lighten that burden? Mission Sunday $ 10.00 SPPC Parish Hall in Seneca sponsored  What one bad habit (of your own!) PARISH HALL CONSTRUCTION by the Knights of Columbus. Proceeds would your spouse most appreciate you LOAN BALANCE WITH THE will go to support Father Arul’s Mission work on? ARCHDIOCESE: $74,500. which will help support children with  How often do you affirm your spouse’s REMINDER—Pledges and donations hearing and speech impediment strength or beauty? issues. Free will offering serving are still being accepted. If you do not  What one gesture, word, or action would know your pledge amount please from 7-1. make your spouse experience your love contact Marilyn. Thank you for your today? For more, go to support! HOLY FAMILY FALL BAZAAR, www.JoyfulMarriageProject.com Summerfield, Oct. 6th. Serving starts at PICNIC RESULTS- 3:00 PM. Turkey, Dressing and all the trimmings. Adults $10.00 - Children 12 Divine Mercy of Jesus – Series II will Picnic Income & under $5.00. The non-profit begin on Sunday, September 29 at 4:30 Total $7,493.80 Transition Plus Assc. will have a Tower PM in the SPP Parish Hall. Child care Picnic Expenses Garden display. Tower farming allows will be provided in the Youth Total $1,675.36 fresh fruit /vegetables to be grown in Center. With questions about child care, home/school. Beautiful 100 year old please call Kristi Haverkamp at 785-477 (Bills for Advertising in Advocate and Church will be open. Welcome. -3037. This will be a 6 week video and Courier Tribune not in yet). discussion series based on the EWTN SOUP SUPPER & AUCTION– St. program The Cenacle of the Divine RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NOTES - Bede’s, Kelly, KS. Sunday, Oct. Mercy. Please call or text Susan Class Grades 1-6, Oct. 2nd, 3:40 to 4:40 13th. Serving 4:00-7:00pm Soups, Stallbaumer for more details or to pm ham sandwiches, hot dogs, pie & register at 785-336-1124. All are NO Class Grades 7-12, Oct. 2nd. cake. Auction at 8:00 pm welcome!

ROSARY RALLY– Please join us Virtus Training A Virtus class is Jr/Sr. High Religious Ed. Notes in praying for our country in a public With JRH/SR High religion classes kicking offered at St. Gregory Parish Hall in off we are asking for two or three volunteers place. Frankfort City Park, Saturday, Marysville on Wed. Oct. 2 from 6-9 pm. to provide meals for 30 people on October 12th at 12:00 noon. All Preregistration is required at Wednesdays. The kids really enjoy the faiths are welcome and encouraged www.virtusonline.org. Virtus training is fellowship together before we start class to attend. required for school employees, each week. Keep in mind these kids are volunteers, CCD instructors, and anyone coming straight from practice and have an REMINDER OF WIDOWS’ RELIEF in regular contact with children for extremely taxing day and can't be expected FUND FOR FR. ANTHONY’S school or parish ministry. to focus when they have to wait for dinner HOME PARISH IN INDIA. Any until 9pm. We greatly appreciate your donations would be greatly appreciated! support and the kids love the meals, without RIGHT TO LIFE RALLY them our program will suffer. Contact Linda We have the chance to take a stand for the PRAYERS FOR OUR unborn in a peaceful, prayerful stance. Hwy 785-313-5602 and/or sign up on the sign up COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO sheet in the back of church. Thanks. 36 in Seneca will be one of over 1,800 Life ARE ILL. Third Monday of every Chain sites in the U.S. and Canada and you month at 4:00pm. Come and pray a CHURCH PICNIC ASSESSMENTS have the opportunity to be a part of rosary for the sick and suffering of it. Babies have lost their “right to life” and Your Church Picnic Assessment is now due. we must courageously stand up for You may place it in the special envelope our Frankfort community. Put a them. Everyone is encouraged to meet in marked “Picnic Donation” in your envelope reminder on your calendar: October front of the SPP Parish Center on Sunday, packet. The Church Picnic Assessment helps 21st. There is strength in numbers. October 6 at 1:45 to pick up a sign, and pay for the annual Cathedratic fee to the proceed to Hwy 36 to quietly pray from 2-3 Archdiocese which is 5% of our Ordinary FRANKFORT FOOD PANTRY– PM. You are welcome to bring a lawn Collections & other contributions during the Please help us support our local food pantry. There is a basket in the back of chair. If you have any questions, call Margie

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Reflecting On Sunday’s Readings

What is the message Jesus is though Lazarus arose from the dead to endeavoring to illustrate through the witness to them. More importantly Jesus Daily Mass Readings story of the rich man and Lazarus? Did himself came back from the grave to Jesus primarily want to communicate communicate God’s message of love to the horrors of damnation, the people. Though he was seen and heard Monday, First Reading: importance of being merciful, or the prior to his ascension, those who were Sept. 30 Zec. 8: 1-8 unresponsiveness of people to the disinclined to believe the Scriptures Gospel: truth? All three of these themes are (Moses and the Prophets) continued on Lk. 9: 46-50 present in the story. When we read of in their disbelief in spite of someone the rich man’s plea for mercy and for a returning from the dead. The rich man’s Tues- First Reading few drops of water to quench the good idea doesn’t work. Perhaps the day, Zec. 8: 20-23 torment and anguish of the flames of truth of this story is that now is the time Oct. 1 Gospel: Hades it should certainly give us to repent. If we have not been serious Lk. 9: 51-56 reason for concern. His punishment with God and have only half-heartedly Wednes- First Reading: raises the question of our life’s responded to him and his Word, the day, Neh. 2: 1-8 direction and whether we are bound message of this story is to repent and do Oct. 2 Gospel: Mt. 18: 1-5, 10 toward an eternity of peace with God it now. Stop waiting for some profound or an eternity of torment and sign, like someone communicating from Thurs- First Reading: separation from God. When we the dead, rather listen to the Scriptures day, Neh. 8: 1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12 recognize that the rich man was not in and believe and obey. Though we Oct. 3 Gospel: Lk. 10: 1-12 Hades for committing some terrible cannot describe in detail all that hell will crime but that his predicament was entail, the fact that it is described as a Friday, First Reading: Oct. 4 brought about by his unmerciful continual burning torment in flames, Bar. 1: 15-22 lifestyle, it should cause us to pause means that it is a pretty awful eternal Gospel: and think. Do we walk around and future. So the message is, repent and Lk. 10: 13-16 ignore the less fortunate that we believe now, to escape the torment later, Satur- First Reading: encounter? Are we oblivious to their and to recognize that true repentance day, Bar. 4: 5-12, 27-29 physical and social dilemma? It is and belief will affect the way we relate Oct. 5 Gospel: Lk. 10: 17-24 obvious from this story, as well as a to others and show them mercy. Bede myriad of other Scripture passages, the Venerable, a wise and holy monk Sunday, First Reading: that God puts a high premium on care whose life spanned the seventh and Oct. 6 Hb. 6: 1a, 4-7 and concern for the poor and eighth centuries, wisely put in Second Reading: unfortunate people of the world, and perspective the decision we face 1 Tm. 6: 11-16 holds us accountable for how we regarding the direction of our life and Gospel: respond to them. The rich man’s mercy the need to repent. He advised, “Do not Lk. 16: 19-31 was not present in this life when he rejoice in the things of this world, but encountered Lazarus and people like remember the sins which you have him. It only seemed to appear when in committed and spend the short time the torment of Hades he realized that which is allotted to you on this earth others in his family might be joining looking for the joys of the heavenly him. His mercy reached out from there kingdom. You do not want to find that to his brothers in hope that someone your pursuit of earthly enjoyment from eternity might go to them to warn produces a situation in which you will them of their impending doom if they be a beggar in eternity, weeping and did not become more merciful. It wailing forever in your torment.” (from sounds like a good idea, at first glance, the Ancient Christian Commentary on but Jesus knew the hearts of people Scripture, Vol. XI) and that it wouldn’t make a difference to those who are already ignoring God. **************************** Do you remember in Saint Luke’s Reflecting On Sunday’s Readings, Gospel the story of another Lazarus Copyright 2002-2019, Richard A. whom Jesus raised from the dead? Cleveland. Those who were disinclined to believe went right on not believing even

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St. Monica\St. Elizabeth, Blue Rapids

Calendar and Mass Intention Ministers of the Mass Oct. 6th, 8:30 am — For All Priests Sunday Oct. 6th, 8:30 a.m. St. Monica\St. Elizabeth

Lector Z. Duensing Sept. 22nd, 2019 offerings Servers A. Toerber, K. Becker, & P. Miller Envelopes $435.00 NOTICE- Gifts Miller family Eucharistic Communion L. Miller, S. Toerber, & T. Minihan Plate $116.00 ministers, lector and servers please Ushers H. Borgerding & B. Bruna Children’s $ 28.05 meet with Fr Collection Anthony in the Leaven $ 38.00 vestment room 10 Church Cleaners: October– Jeanette Borgerding & Hedy Saville minutes before Sacristan Schedule: October— Jean Ann Wilson India $250.00 Mass. Collection Counters: October—Adam Schreiner & John Bergkamp Rosary: Jean Ann Wilson

Parish Council Notes Parish Council meeting the 2nd Wednesday of each New Parish Council members are Michele Kotapish month at 7:00 pm. and Dallas Dobrovolny. We thank Mary Ann Heinen and Mark Borgerding for their years of dedicated NOTICE ALL PARISHIONERS– Please contact Mary service to the Parish Council. Ann Heinen at [email protected] by Thursdays at 5:00 pm for any announcements that you want made at Officers of the Council are John Wienck, President, mass on the weekend. Rachael Bishop, Vice President, and Michele Kotapish, Secretary.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Fridays, 1:00 to 5:00 pm. All parishioners are most welcome to come spend time with Jesus.

ROSARY LEADERS– We need more volunteers to do a month at a time. There will be a sign up sheet in the back of church.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Moriah Dobrovolny 10/2 Jimmy Tate 10/4 Braden Schroedl 10/6

ANNIVERSARIES Ed & Sally Henry 10/2

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St. Columbkille Parish, Blaine KS

Ministers of the Mass Saturday Oct. 5, 6:00 p.m. Saturday September 21, 2019 offering:

Lector Youth Servers Eva Krohn*, Ty Krohn

Ministers Harry Moser, Elaine Hofman, Debbie Plummer, Pat Wulf Hospitality Youth

Server Schedule CONGRATULATIONS to Taylor Dawn Fischer and Darrin “Randy” Helfert II who were married at St. Eli Roggenkamp*, Brooklyn Plummer 28-Sept Columbkille Parish this weekend. Many blessings as you 5-Oct Eva Krohn*, Ty Krohn begin your married life! Proud parents are Alan & Vickie Jarritt Martens*, Maria Krohn, Bailey Mar- Fischer and Randy and Barb Helfert I. 12-Oct tens Ethan Karnes*, Malea Karnes, Noah Val- Mark your calendars! The Altar Society will be having 19-Oct burg their annual Garage Sale all day on Saturday, November Church Cleaning Schedule 2 as a fundraiser for the Church Restoration Fund. Along Religion Classes/Community Service with it, we will have a "Made from Scratch" Pancake Feed. Please start thinking about what you would like to Oct. 6-12 donate to the Sale. If you need someplace to store it, Oct. 20-26 Lori Murray, Jean Knoblauch, Dana Murray please call Micki @ 785-556-0259. More information will follow. Thank you.

Cemetery mowing Tues October 1, 6 pm Prayer Jesus, I trust in you. Bring Holy Communion to the Sick and Housebound If parish members are ill and unable to attend mass, please contact Father Anthony at 785-844-2575, Mike Sanford at 870-550-3732, or Pat Wulf at 785-770-0384 to have Communion given.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday from 11-3pm.

Senior Citizens of Blaine and Westmoreland meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at noon for a potluck followed by a meeting and cards. All are welcome.

Bulletin Contact Send information to be published in the bulletin to: [email protected] by Thursday at 4pm. Thank you, Terri McClain.

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