Holy Angels Church 15408 Leavenworth Road Basehor, Kansas 66007 Church Office ...... (913) 724-1665 15438 Leavenworth Road Come 20 minutes before Fax ...... (913) 724-4148 October weekend Masses Office Hours to pray the during Monday thru Thursday ...... 8:30 am - 4:30 pm the Month of the Holy Rosary. Friday ...... 8:30 am - 2:00 pm Rectory ...... (913) 724-3122 Pastoral Staff 15440 Leavenworth Road Pastor ...... Rev. Richard McDonald ...... [email protected] Confessions welcomed by appointment, and Saturdays 3:45 - 4:15 pm. Parish Secretary/Charity Coordinator Daily Mass - Monday through Thursday at 8:00 am...... Joyce Bowlin Rosary after weekday Mass ...... [email protected]

Our Lady Queen of the Holy Angels Adoration Chapel open 24/7 with Pastoral Assistant ...... Dana Beinlich ...... [email protected] key card availability to those signing up for a holy hour.

Youth Group Sundays …7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, l. c. basement Director of Religious Education Cathy Kern ...... (913) 481-5447 Men’s Prayer Group ……...Saturdays, 6:30 am, l. c. basement ...... [email protected]

Legion of Mary 3rd Wednesday of the month 5:30 pm, hall Director Adult Education & Formation RCIA Coordinator Christine Brown ...... (913) 724-1665 Why Should I Care About Bioethics? [email protected]

With all the multiple advances in biology and medicine causing Youth Ministry Coordinator our heads to spin, it is important for Catholics to understand Paul Stallbaumer bioethics and how to make moral decisions based on that ...... [email protected] knowledge. If you have ever felt like you could not defend Music Director Catholic moral and ethical teachings, even to your spouse, Laura Beeves ...... (913) 441-8489 children or grandchildren, this fascinating evening will help you ...... [email protected] come to know the perspective and practice of Catholic morals Finance Council Chair and bioethics in the world today. Craig Gaffney ...... (913) 449-0730

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Oct. 11, 2020 • 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time M a s s es This Week +Pax+ Monday, October 12 JMJ 9:00 am † Dorothy Bemis - BR Memorial of Our Lady, Queen of the Holy Rosary Tuesday, October 13 Dear Parishioners and Friends of Holy Angels, 8:00 am † John Coomes - PC Wednesday, October 14 St. Callistus I It seems hard to believe that the first week of October 8:00 am † Jan Stallbaumer - VS concludes with this summery day to be in the nineties and Thursday, October 15 St. Teresa of Jesus yet the beautiful row of Maple trees that line the yard at the 8:00 am Morialle Children - SM back of my rectory are many autumnal colors and hues. One Friday, October 16 No Mass could definitely say that this clash of two very different Saturday, October 17 St. Ignatius of Antioch seasons is representative of the clashes going on in our world 4:30 pm † Don Oswald - RO today. Sunday, October 18 On October 7 we recommitted ourselves to our daily 8:00 am † Barbara Higgins - HH —a spiritual rose garden—beseeching Our Lady, Our 10:30 am All Parishioners of Holy Angels Spiritual Mother, who is closest to her Son, Our Savior, to hear our prayers for peace, for the poor, for an end to war perpetuated by humans against the human race from concep- Ministry Schedule tion to natural death, for an end to racism, for relief for the many ill and their caretakers, for those who have died and Liturgical roles for Lectors, EMHCs and ushers those grieving, for vocations to the priesthood and religious will be done by Signup Genius on our website at life and for those needing employment and so many other this time. things. Bishop Conley and I were delighted to be joined by Collection Counters: nearly the entire Community of the Lamb, the Little Sisters Oct. 12 - Debbie Breuer, Edwin Church & and the Little Brothers, in praying the rosary in solidarity Maria McBratney with people from around the nation on October 7 at 2 p.m. Oct. 19 - Janice Gaspers, Marlene Goll & our time as the U.S. bishops had asked all to do on this Jennifer Loechler Memorial of Our Lady, Queen of the Rosary.

In Our Prayers

Please pray for the following people listed on the prayer chain…,Steve Burghart, Jackie Cahill, Cathy Cain, Marilyn & Dave Carlson, Evonne Cooper, James Cope, Eileen Dreiling, Serena Gagliardi, Jim Hubbel, Herschel Keithline, Joe Kennedy, Ronald Keopke, Gene Kruse, Amanda Lacer, Darlene Logsdon, Ed Mufich, Steve Mulcahy, Michael Reibel, Duncan Robinette, Issac Oehm, Paul School, Jennifer Schreiner, Scott Sellmeyer, Sandee, special intentions and the repose of the souls of Steve Minear and Linda Hall. Two weekends ago I especially appreciated the opportunity at the invitation of Abbot James Albers, O.S.B., who two months Prayer Chain Requests ago confirmed our youth, to join a parish family of ours, Pat Scheibe, 913-724-2364, [email protected]; Barbara Randolph, 662-0007, [email protected]; Jacques and Sara Moraille, and their four children at St. Ben- Judy Goens, 913-724-1816, [email protected] edict’s Abbey. Their two eldest sons, Joel and Angelo, posed as models for the Christ Child statue at twelve years of age. You can see all the family members in different photos we Gifts For God have placed in the bulletin. After concelebrating the Sunday Mass with him and monks, I joined the rest where Weekly Collection Income Needed …...$12,300.00 there was an hour and a half ceremony inside and outside the Oct. 3/4………… ...... …………$23,471.00 abbey unveiling and blessing the “Return to Nazareth Prayer Garden” featuring the Holy Family in bronze statues at the Excess (Shortfall)from weekly average for the month ...... $11,171.00 time after the twelve-year-old Jesus is found in the Temple Other collections and they are returning to their village. The wonderfully wrought bronze statues make up the first commission by a Building Fund………………………...…..$370.00 Our sincere thanks to those who are (continued next page) doing their part! HEADPHONES AVAILABLE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING. 2 | Holy Angels Church • Basehor, KS PLEASE ASK AN USHER OR GREETER. Benedictine College student who is a graduate of the Catholic family to honor their matriarch on her famed Sacred Art School of Sculpture in Florence, eightieth birthday. It was quite the huge surprise for . Two B.C. students in their new architectural her! program conceived the plan with a professor. The The mystical reality of our Catholic Faith is that we layout is a Latin Cross in concrete with benches at enter into prayer in the greatest prayer, the Mass, three ends, framed by greenery and surrounded by and in so many other ways in joining our hearts to greenery as well with a shelter at the top end of the the Sacred Heart of Jesus and that of His Mother, the Cross and two pergolas at each end which is at the Immaculate Heart of Mary! May we all continue to bluff overlooking the Missouri River Valley with a view experience untold graces from our perseverance in towards St. Joseph, MO. It is a stunning prayer our prayer lives through Mass, the Scriptures, the garden and one that allows one—indeed, invites one— rosary, meditation and contemplation! to enter into spirituality with the Holy Family. It should not surprise anyone that the gift of the garden In the Holiest Hearts of Jesus and Mary, with its commissioning is that from a grateful

St. Benedict’s Abbey dedication of the Return to Nazareth Garden on September 24th.

October 11, 2020 • 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time | 3 As members of Holy Angels Church, one QUILT RAFFLE - CWO will be selling chances of the many blessings we have received is before Masses during the month of October. The th our own parish cemetery. The cemetery is drawing will be held on Nov. 7 . Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. In November, CWO will be selling flowers for located just three mile west of the Parish site at Christmas. 20573 179th Street. The ten-acre cemetery is the CWO will meet on Tues., Oct. 13th at 7 pm in the original location of our parish dating back to 1860. parish hall. Masks required. Bess Bonewits from St. Our Holy Angels Cemetery Association consists Vincent’s Clinic will be the guest speaker. Liz Sutlick of relatives of those buried at our cemetery and will give the inspirational thought and Jennifer lot owners. We have a Board of Directors, made Loechler & Jenny Alden will provide refreshments. up of parish volunteers, who maintain and care for this beautiful and peaceful cemetery. Much of the upkeep for the cemetery comes from the Rest in Peace board members and other parishioners’ volun- YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: tary service hours. Donations and the sale of Warren Kearney, father of Dennette Kelly grave sites are the primary funding sources for the upkeep of the cemetery. Other funding sources come from our services offered below BE INFORMED…about political and pro-life that help family members with purchasing of issues during this election cycle that are not monuments, burial vaults, etc. broadcasted in the news media. Information and Our grave pricing is an impressive value. Prices email alerts at the following websites. for a Regular Grave are $1000 and $550 for a U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS @ Cremation Grave. Discount prices for parish- www.usccb.org ioners are $700 for a Regular Grave and $400 CATHOLIC VOTE @ www.catholicvote.org for a Cremation Grave. We also offer services to KANSANS FOR LIFE @ www.kfl.org help with Monuments, Opening/Closing of KANSANS FOR LIFE PAC @ www.kflpac.org graves, Burial Vaults and Setup/Breakdown of LIFE NEWS @ www.lifenews.com tent and chairs. FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL @ www.frc.org Please prayerfully consider our beautiful Holy LIFE SITE NEWS @ www.lifesitenews.com Angels Cemetery when pre-planning funeral DAILY WIRE @ www.dailywire.com arrangements or at the time of need. Contact person is Keith Creten (Director of Sales) at 913- 788-2096. Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Fall Fest Any other questions/comments, please contact On Saturday, October 17th from 5:30 - 7pm at Ed Hoffman (President) at 913-707-9523. Sacred Heart Church, 1401 2nd Avenue, Leaven- Cemetery Board of Director Members: worth, we will have Trunk or Treating for the James Smith Vice-President kids (costumed kids get a free pumpkin), and we Kevin Reed Secretary will be selling pumpkins, hamburgers/brats/ Joyce Bowlin Treasurer hotdog sack lunch meals for $6/$5, and doing a Steve Schlagel Board Member silent auction and cash raffle. Sunday, October Steve Suarez Board Member 18th, from 9:45am until 1pm, we will have free Rodney Ashley Board Member coffee & donuts and continue the pumpkin sales Keith Creten Director of Sales & raffles.

There will be a clean up day out at the ceme- tery on Saturday, October 24, starting at 9 am. Pizza will be served for lunch. We hope you will consider helping. Are you still searching for the right school environment for the 2020-21 school year? Xavier Catholic School is operating 5 days a YOUR ROLE AS A CATHOLIC VOTER week in person. We have limited openings in our I don’t intend to get involved in the recommend- preschool, 1st grade, and grades 3-8. Please call ing any candidate for office, but simply to state 913-682-7801 to schedule a tour. that a Catholic may not support abortion in any shape or form, because it is one of the most grievous sins against human life, and has always been considered to be intrinsically evil, and “We must appreciate the dignity of life in all its therefore to support the act is a mortal sin. --- seasons, even the path of the elderly in the twi- light of their years, to work toward the day when Cardinal Raymond Burke every child, born and unborn, is welcomed to life and protected by law.” Gov. George W. Bush 4 | Holy Angels Church • Basehor, KS