Guardian Angels Parish Parish Office: 1310 Westport Road Kansas City, Mo 64111 (816) 931-4351 Phone (816) 531-6396 Fax

GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH PARISH OFFICE: 1310 WESTPORT ROAD KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 (816) 931-4351 PHONE (816) 531-6396 FAX

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY- THURSDAY ... 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM FRIDAY ...... CLOSED

PARISH WEBSITE: GUARDIANANGELSKC.ORG

RECONCILIATION: SATURDAY ...... 3:15—3:45 PM ON ASH WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 14), MASS WILL WEDNESDAY ...... 5:00 PM BE AT 8:15 AM AND 6:30 PM. THROUGHOUT LITURGY SCHEDULE: LENT, MASS WILL TAKE PLACE AT GUARDIAN SATURDAY ...... 4:00 PM ANGELS CHURCH ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SUNDAY ...... 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM AT 5:30 PM WITH RECONCILIATION AT 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY ...... 5:30 PM TILL 5:15 PM. THURSDAY & FRIDAY. ... 8:15 AM MASS INTENTIONS The Week Ahead………... Sunday, January 28 9:30 am First Reconciliation Prep Parish Hall SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 11:00 am Pre-School Parish Hall 4:00 PM BETH CURRY Wednesday, January 31 SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 7:00 pm RCIA Parish Hall 8:30 AM

11:00 AM RICK COATES Thursday, February 1 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 6:30 pm What Catholics Believe Parish Hall 5:30 PM Saturday, February 3 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 5pm-7pm Our Lady of Hope Taco Dinner OLH Cafeteria 8:15 AM OUR LADY OF HOPE Sunday, February 4 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 9:30 am First Communion Prep Parish Hall 8:15 AM 11:00 am Pre-School Parish Hall

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 4:00 PM JOE FALK Readings for the Week of January 28, 2018 Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9, [8]/1 Cor SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28 8:30 AM Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/Ps 3:2-3, 4-5, 11:00 AM 6-7 [8a]/Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30--19:3/Ps 6:1 -2, 3-4, 5-6 [1a]/Mk 5:21-43

PRAY FOR OUR SICK & MILITARY Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [cf. 5c]/ Please pray for those who are sick or recuperating: Mk 6:1-6 Elisardo Alvarado, Shirley Andrade, Angela & Henry Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12/1 Chr 29:10, 11ab, 11d- Barbosa, Velma Campbell, Larry Clark, Candy Colorado, 12a, 12bcd [12b]/Mk 6:7-13 Cathryn Dugan, Teddy Elmer, Jose Padilla Enriques, Friday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [10b]/Heb 2:14- Ruby Falk, Marie Furlong, Pat Garcia, Shawn Gaupp, 18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 Steve Hansen, Sylvia Harral, Marie Hash, Nick and Rita Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13/Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Hernandez, Thomas Herrera, Louis Hirsh, Pam Johnston, [12b]/Mk 6:30-34 Adri Jordison, Freddie Juarez, Jackie Kallman, Dolores Next Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 3a]/1 Kiefer, Mary Komoroski, Mary Jo Lister, Chad Marcus, Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39 [8a]/Mk Yvonne Martin, Fr. Joe Miller, Kathy Neal, Cathy ©Liturgical Publications Inc Norbury, James Norbury, Carol Oropeza, Celia Padilla, Jose E. Padilla, Rose and Joe Padilla, David Panzero, Ashley Parton, Blanca Pierron, Margaret Reid, Guadalupe Reyes, Teresa Rivera, Maxwell Rock, Theo Stephen In Sympathy Ridenour, Janice Rose, Jessie Ruiz, Lois Ruocco, Betty Theresa Mary Ortiz Soltero of Leawood, Ks and Tom Ryan, Bernie Stanton, Debbie Smith, Theresa passed away on January 19th, 2018. Theresa is Soltero, Marigene Suellentrop, Pat Sullivant, Susan the sister of Rita Hernandez and Paul Ortiz, Tarwater, Warren Toms, Beverly Tumberger, Soccorro members of Guardian Angels Parish. We pray Velo, Kay Ward, Michael Weaver, Mary Wood, Pat that all those who love Theresa find peace in Woodrum, La Vera Young, and for all the sick and knowing Theresa is in the loving care of our infirmed. creator.

Please pray for those serving in the military: FOOD PANTRY Ryan Asbury (Air Force), Carlos Garcia III (Navy), We are fortunate at Guardian Angels to have a Food Pantry Joshua Kappler (Navy), Nick Malott, Michael Mathews to help with the needs of the hungry in the Westport/ (Army), Joe Penniston, Nikolas Ramirez (Army), James Roanoke area. While we do utilize Harvesters for the Reyes (Marines), Geoff Schultz (Air Force), Bill majority of our food supplies, we also depend on the Suellentrop (Army), Garrett Trowbridge (Army), Connor generosity of parishioners. Wiltse (Air Force). 2|Guardian Angels Parish Kansas City, MO Current Needs in the Pantry: canned ravioli and pasta, canned vegetables, soup, body wash. You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you Parish Financial Support never know how soon it will be too late. January 21, 2017 Ralph Waldo Emerson Envelopes ...... $2,053.65 Plate ...... $402.65 Total ...... $2,456.30 St. Francis Xavier Lenten “Soup & Spirituality” Series UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS: Second collection ...... $2,117.00 Laboring with God Toward Reconciliation Thank you for your generosity! Rockhurst Community Center at 5401 Troost, KCMO

All sessions are 6:00-7:30 pm Bridges to Contemplative Living with THURSDAY, March 1: “Open Wide the Doors of the Thomas Merton Church” – Stephanie Pino-Dressman, Director of Campus led by Fr. Gary Richmeier, C.PP.S. and Kathy Keary. Ministry, Notre Dame de Sion High School A series of eight gatherings on Thursday: Feb 8, 22; March THURSDAY, March 8: “Hope and Humility is Our Way 8, 22; April 12, 26; and May 10, 31. Join them for soup and Forward” – Pastor Father Stephen Yavorsky, SJ, St. Francis salad beginning at 6:00 pm; the series begins at 6:45 pm. Xavier Church Through prayer, short readings from Merton and other MONDAY, March 12: “Continuing the Conversation” – spiritual masters, and faith sharing, participants are led on a Pastor Brian Hiortdahl, Atonement Lutheran Church journey toward spiritual transformation and a more THURSDAY, March 22: “Respecting the Differences and contemplative peace-filled life. Suggested donation: $20.00 plus free will offering for meals. Takes place at Precious Sharing the Faith” – Pastor Doug Hardy, Director of Doctor Blood Renewal Center, 2130 St. Gaspar Way in Liberty, of Ministry Programs at Nazarene Theological Seminary Missouri. Register by calling (816) 415-3745 or by going and Pastor Anne Hardy, Congregational Care Pastor at Kan- to [email protected]. sas City First Church of the Nazarene. For more information on this series, contact Mariann McCormaly at [email protected] 816-381-9163. BEGINNING EXPERIENCE A Weekend Away for a Lifetime of Change Serving the Widowed, Separated and Divorced; who are suffering the loss of a love relationship and may feel left out During this unusually bad flu season, we ask that you by their church, uneasy around married friends, unsure of be prudent about not drinking from the cup at mass themselves and uncertain about their futures. Helps grieving if you are sick or if you have a cold. Many thanks. persons focus on their experience, deal with the natural grief process and offers an opportunity to turn the pain of loss into an experience of positive growth emerging from the darkness of grief into the light of a new beginning. The next Beginning Is your Marriage in Crisis? Experience Weekend is MARCH 2-4, at Precious Blood Retrouvaille has a proven track record of 80% success rate Center, Liberty, MO. For more information visit: among couples who attend the weekend program and all www.beginningexperiencekc.org, email: [email protected], or contact Lori at 913-980-7966. 12 post sessions. Your marriage will find help and hope during your weekend, post sessions and CORE. Learn how Retrouvaille can help save your marriage. “Rest Stops for Busy Women” Marriage retreats give couples the chance to take a break One-day retreat for women on Saturday, Feb. 24 from the hustle and bustle of everyday If you are going high-speed on the road of life with sched- life. Removed from the stresses of ules and commitments, this one-day retreat will help you children, careers, and housework, cou- pay attention to the road signs and give yourself permis- ples get the opportunity to work on sion to take a “rest stop.” Saturday, Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m. to 4 themselves. At some marriage coun- p.m., Marillac Center on the campus of the Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Leaven- worth, 4200 South seling retreats, couples get to spend th time in individualized couples therapy 4 Street, Leavenworth. Donation of $40 includes lunch; as well as group therapy. scholarships available. For more information, visit www.marillaccenter.org. To register or for more information: [email protected] or 913-758-6552. Registration Call 1-800-470-2230 or email [email protected] for deadline: February 17. more information.

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time — January 28, 2018 | 3 Guardian Angels Staff Members PRAYING WITH THE MYSTICS Experiencing Quiet Prayer Parish Office (816) 931-4351 Lent, 2018

Deacon Tyrone Gutierrez, OSF Mrs. Iulia-Anca Istrate Tuesday Evenings, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. on Pastoral Administrator, ext. 103 Emergency Assistance Coord. ext. 112 Feb.13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20 OR [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday Mornings, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Feb. 14, 21, 28; March 7, 14, 21 at Fr. Andrew Mattingly Ms. Kate Riha St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 2 E. 75th Kansas City, MO. Parochial Vicar, ext. 113 Administrative Assistant, ext. 101 [email protected] [email protected] This 6-week series features the

teachings of the Christian mystics on Sr. Linda Barringer, MMB prayer, and guided practice in Quiet Associate, ext. 107 To report abuse in the Diocese (Centering) Prayer. This course assumes lbarringer @guardianangelskc.org Ms. Jenifer Valenti that participants have had a basic Omsbudsman introduction to Centering Prayer or Mr. Hyunki Yoon (816) 812-2500 meditation and have engaged in at least Liturgist, ext. 105 a beginning practice. Presented by Sr. [email protected] Therese Elias, OSB; 816-561-6855; [email protected]. Space is limited. Mr. Leo Hernandez Call or e-mail before registering to determine if space remains. A deposit of Maintenance Coordinator $15 assures your registration. Suggested donation: $100; make checks payable to: Mount St. Scholastica.

“If today you hear God’s voice, harden if you like me back. I will love you if do help to get back on the path. not your hearts”. In this weekend’s whatever…etc. Sometimes we are the Responsorial Psalm ( Psalm 95) we are ones placing conditions on others. Asking God for the grace to accept reminded how important it is to listen. this unconditional love and to trust God speaks to us. Are we listening so we God’s love for us carries no conditions. in this love is part of our journey as can hear? What might be some obstacles God loves us no matter what. All I’m disciples, as followers of the Son. to listening to God’s voice in our lives? asked to do is accept God’s love, and Life can be a source of accept the grace God gives me so I can woundedness, hurt, pain, As I look back over my own life and my respond in kind to others and to God. brokenness. These experiences can ability to listen, to grasp what God might There is nothing I can do that will make lead us to hard hearts. God can take be saying to me, and my ability to God withdraw this love from me. This these conditions from us and in authentically hear God’s voice in my is overwhelming for me at times. It’s return offer us healing, grace, daily life, I have come to realize how hard to completely believe, but it’s the strength. essential it is to truly believe and accept truth. that God loves me, each of us This is what Lent offers me.. a time unconditionally. I have come to As Lent approaches, I invite you to of reflecting where I need God, how understand that this is fundamental to reflect a bit on how you image God’s I need to grow in trust and love. accepting God’s will in my life. love for you. No, we’re not perfect, we What obstacles do I need to accept make mistakes, we give in to temptation help with so I can do this? It’s a I feel that for many of us, it’s hard to and sin. But God doesn’t say we have time of listening to God’s voice, accept that God’s love is unconditional to be perfect before God will love us and hearing where God wants to take because we have not experienced this accept us. God understands us, me. May we each hear God’s voice kind of love at times in are lives. Often, completely. God understands that calling to us to be in a deeper we have found that others love us, or perhaps we’ve experienced obstacles in relationship with him and with each accept us only if we fulfill certain our lives that have prevented us from other, unconditionally. conditions…. If we do what they want, if knowing how much God loves us and we behave in certain ways, I will like you therefore we get lost, derailed and need Sr. Linda Barringer

4|Guardian Angels Parish Kansas City, MO Procedures, Sacraments and Information for Guardian Angels Parish Baptism Bulletin Announcements Contact the parish office after your baby is born, in order to Items to be included in the bulletin need to be sent to Kate Riha schedule the baptismal class and the date of the baptism. in the parish office no later than Monday before that Sunday’s intended inclusion date. Announcements are subject to Confirmation, Eucharist & Reconciliation approval. Preparation for this sacrament is offered yearly. Contact the parish office for more information. Newcomers Registration Forms are located in the literature holders in the Funeral back and at the north entrance to the church. When completed, Contact the parish office at the time of the death. these can be returned to the parish office or placed in the collection baskets at Mass. Welcome! Marriage Please contact Fr. Mattingly preferably nine months before Mass Intentions your proposed marriage date. Note that it is wise not to make Please call the office during business hours. other arrangements until you know your wedding date is available here at our church. Guardian Angels does have a Our Lady of Hope Catholic School wedding planner for an additional cost, please let us know if (next door to Guardian Angels on Mercier) you are interested in this service. Mary Delac, Principal 4232 Mercier, Kansas City, MO 64111 Penance Office: (816) 931-1693; Fax: (816) 931-6713 Saturday afternoon between 3:00 and 3:45 pm and by appointment at the parish office. Quinceanera Please contact the office nine (9) months in advance to Religious Education schedule a preparation class with Deacon Tyrone. Sessions for children and families are held monthly. Contact Sr. Linda in the parish office for more information. Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to Interested in Becoming Catholic? combatting sexual abuse in the church. If you are a victim of This process is called Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect abuse: (RCIA). Call Sr. Linda Barringer at the parish office for • Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1-(800) information on this process. 392-3738, if the victim is under 18 years of age. • Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911 Sick or Hospitalized • After reporting to the aforementioned law enforcement Contact the parish office when your loved one is sick or authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or admitted to the hospital. vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti at 816.812.2500 or [email protected], if the Parish Hall Rental abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of Parishioners who have been registered for one year or more, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. should contact Deacon Tyrone in the parish office for rental The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and information. healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Kathleen Chastain, Diocesan Victim Advocate at School Cafeteria Rental (816) 392-0011 or [email protected] for more Contact Deacon Tyrone in the parish office. information.

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Saturday, February 3...... Our Lady of Hope Taco Dinner Wednesday, February 14...... Ash Wednesday Thursday, February 15 ...... Bunko Monday, March 19 ...... St. Joseph’s Table Sunday, April 1 ...... Easter Sunday, June 2 ...... Westport Community Festival at Guardian Angels

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