September 23, 2018 • 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Readings: 1001

St. Parish COFFEE MUGS on sale after Mass this weekend and next, and throughout the week at the parish office. Cost: $5.00.

Last Sunday at the 10:15 AM Mass Father Bill blessed a new crucifix and plaque to honor the memory of catechist, Katie Thorne. Looking on is Cathy Powell, Katie’s daughter, and Sister Josephine, our director of Christian Formation.

St. Francis de Sales Parish Saturday, October 13th 6:00-9:00 PM St. Francis de Sales' 4th Annual Chili Cook-Off will be held on October 13th following the 5:00 PM Mass. Categories include Beef, Chicken, Vegetarian, Most Spicy, and People's Choice. Prizes will be awarded. Entry fee is $20. Entry forms will be available after Mass or in the parish office. Return entry form no later than Tuesday Oct. 9th. Come for dinner and cast your vote! $10 for adults, $5 kids 5-10, under 5 free. The church is open every weekday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Would you for personal prayer. like to learn about the PARISH STAFF Catholic Father William McEvoy PASTOR Faith? [email protected] Office: (913) 727-3742 Rectory: (913) 727-1930 Please contact: Joan Pfannenstiel: (913) 727-3399 Sister Josephine Macias, CDP DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION [email protected] Sharon Kermashek PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR [email protected] Joan Leonard MUSIC DIRECTOR [email protected] Jeanne Im RESOURCE MANAGER [email protected] Christopher Klepper MAINTENANCE [email protected]

Bulletin Deadline: Please submit bulletin re- quests to the parish office by noon Friday at least one week prior to the week for desired publication. Prayer Time with Scripture Readings for Next Week Sunday, Sept 30, 2018 Sister Mary Pat Johnson Nm 11:25-29• Jas 5:1-6 Mk 9:38-43,45,47-48 Wednesday afternoons from 1:00- 2:00 PM in the Church. All are welcome. XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL 541 Muncie Road Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 Celebrating the Feast of -St. Casimir (913) 682-3135 St. LeavenworthCatholicSchools.org Thursday, October 4th is the feast day of the patron of God’s Fall Fest Creation: Saint Francis of Assisi. A good way to honor him is to come together with fellow Catholics, an- 2018 swering the call of the Holy Fa- Sunday, Sept. 30th ther’s encyclical letter Laudato Si’, 1405 2nd Avenue and immerse ourselves into the Leavenworth spirit and vision of St. Francis of 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM Assisi. John Shively will be hosting a presentation on St. Francis and Turkey and Ham dinner! Catholic teaching on caring for the Silent Auction • Country Store earth. The event will be held on October 4th at 7:00 PM in Robert Games for the Kids, DJ, Martz Hall at St. Francis de Sales AMAZING RAFFLES! Church. All are welcome. Parish Contributions for: Sept 10-17 MINISTRY SCHEDULE WEEKLY SCHEDULE Total Envelope Cash For Sept 29/30 MONDAY, SEPT 24 –––––––––– & Online Receipts: $9,097.48 Saturday at 5:00 PM Built on Rock: ($586.00) 1:00 PM – ––––––——-———–––– GREETERS ––———–———–—––– 6:30 PM – Adult Bible Study Archdiocesan Assessments Frank Goss, Betty Klinedinst and Charitable Causes: ($321.00) ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– TUESDAY, SEPT 25 –––––––––– Remaining for John Tytla, Jim Fricke 8:30 AM – MASS Parish Operations: $8,190.48 ––––––————-—-––– BEARERS ––———–—-–—––– 1:00 PM – Adult Bible Study Average Weekly Operating Expenses: $8,295.48 Rich & Ellen Hannon 7:00 PM – Youth Gr Support Team mtg Difference: ($105.00) ––––––————--––– ALTAR SERVERS ––———–—-–—––– Jason Edwards, NEED 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPT 26 ––––––– We are grateful for your monetary offerings ––––––—––– ADULT ALTAR ASSISTANT ––———–—- 8:30 AM – MASS given with great sacrifice. We promise to be good stewards of the contributions you Mike McCoy 9:00 AM – for entrust to our care and oversight. ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– 1:00 PM – Prayer Time with Sr. Mary FATHER BILL & FINANCE COUNCIL Sharon Mueller, Sr. Phyllis Stowell

Pat Johnson For more info: StFrancisLansing.org –––-–––– EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ––—-——– Jenny Chmidling, Shawn Morrisey, HURSDAY EPT T , S 27––––––––– Prayer List: If you would like to have a name Bill Pfannestiel, Tom Murray, Judy Murray, 8:30 AM – MASS Natalia Hermosillo † added or removed from our prayer list, please Don Studnicka, Susie Meara 9:00 AM – contact the Church Office. Our Parish Prayer ––––––——————–-–– SACRISTAN ––———–———-–—––– Ministers invite you to join them in praying for Fricke F RIDAY , SEPT 28 ––––––––––– the following: Willam , John Ahlstead, Joyce Ahlstead, Melissa Sunday at 8:00 AM 9:30 AM – MASS at Twin Oaks Anthony, Araceli, The Ash Family, Bernice Bodde, Lee Independent Living Bradley Family, Megan E Brill, Betsy Brothers, Jack ––––––——-———–––– GREETERS ––———–———–—––– Cain, Caroline Camp, Theresa Carroll, Janie Caudle, Kate Varney, Jean Triplett

Phil Chavez, Ben Christopherson, Olivia Connealy, ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– SATURDAY, SEPT 29 ––––––––– Nina Cooper, Frances Cooper, Ilka Csizmagia, Curtis Cummins, Sharnice Cyprien, Sr. Regina DeEucharist, Glen Dreiling, Rich Drimmel 4:30 PM – Confessions Dan & Kathy Dillon, Nick Earls, Roy D. Earls, Wilma ––––––————-—-––– GIFT BEARERS ––———–—-–—––– Eiche, Bridget Flaaen, Frandsen, Rachel Fritz, Chuck & Ann Soby 5:00 PM –MASS Frank & Rose Marie Beverly Frock, Hakime, Gene Hammer, Becky Her- Studnicka † mosillo, Natalia Hermosillo, John Holtgrefe, ––––––————--––– ALTAR SERVERS ––———–—-–—––– Janas, Rosemary Janas, Lee Jewell, Katie Kelley, Garrett Varney, Ryleigh Kermashek, Theo Stone SUNDAY, SEPT 30 –––––––––– Connie Koerin, Liz Lemley, Liley Family, Louise Lisac, ––––––—––– ADULT ALTAR ASSISTANT ––———–—- Maria Teresa, Canyon Martin, Robert Martz, Marzluff 8:00 AM – MASS Richard & Sharon Drimmel Family, Jason Moritz, Ardeth Tingler-McCann, Rebecca Linda Suttlehan 50th Wedding Anniversary McGhee, Virginia McQuillan, Steve O, Khloe Papousek, ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– Dorothy Pendleton, Bob , Rebecca, Sam R, Jane Maria Dreiling, Mike Keohane Reineke, Gillian Schmidt, Betty Schrandt, Bill 8:45 –10:10 AM – 8th Gr. Religious Ed Schrandt, James Sloan, Snježana, Kimberly Sosa, Ron –––-–––– EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ––—-——– 9:00 AM – Religious Ed (K-5) & (6 -7) T, Jennifer Tainatongo, Larry Thibault, Chris Thompson, Tad Brzustowicz, Gates Brown, Ed Bristow, Tiff, Juliet Tjaden, Melina Tomacruz, Trevor, Lonnie Stephen Brodersen, Jeanne Im, 10:15 AM – MASS For the People of the Parish Trowbridge, Dave Turner, Jack Twohig, Vander- Bill Butler, Ruth Butler staay, Monica Vanderstaay-Sparks, Jerry Whitaker, Fr. 11:15 AM – Religious Ed (K-5) Jim White, William, Donna Wiseman, Gene & Ada ––––––——————-––– SACRISTAN ––—-—–———-–—––– Young Ena Young, Peggy Young, Pat Zink, Michael Tunink Xavier Zito Sunday at 10:15 AM Advertiser of the Week ––––––——-———–––– GREETERS ––———–———–—––– American Family Ins. THE LEGION OF MARY Dave & Laura Theil Meets Monday at 1pm ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– Trent Peter Agency in Robert Martz Hall John Lefler, Ruth Bennion trentpeteragency.com ARLENE WIGHTMAN ––––––————-—-––– GIFT BEARERS ––———–—-–—––– President (913) 727-3407 Jeff Martin Family Flowers For September 23rd ––––––————--––– ALTAR SERVERS ––———–—-–—––– In memory of Al Anderson Phillip Sheehan, Tanner Smith, Chip Discavage Mary Anderson Meets 2nd Wednesday ––––––—––– ADULT ALTAR ASSISTANT ––———–—- of each month at 7:30pm Grace Sanford For my Beloved Mother in Robert Martz Hall ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– Shirley O’Hara edd Hingula Diane Garlock, Samantha Moburg Grand Knight (913) 758-1509 Linda McKee –––-–––– EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ––—-——– Steve Bert, Sheila Lefler, Kathy Bockrath, Why Make A Visit to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament? Allan Bockrath, Mary Ann Sherley, Fran Bowen, Mary Cox You must propagate veneration of the Most Blessed Sacrament with all your –––––——————–-––– SACRISTAN ––———–———-–—––– might, for the devotion to the Holy Eucharist is the queen of all devotions. Amy Zimmerman –Pope Benedict XV Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday 9 AM - 5:30 PM StFrancisLansing.org Sunday, September 23, 2018 Thursday, September 27 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MEMORIAL OF VINCENT DE PAUL, We’re bred for competition. In the ongoing contest In his first inaugural address, President Congratulations for limited resources, we don’t want to be without a Lincoln hoped the nation would be “touched . . . by to KENNETH LING chair when the music stops. Pitted against siblings the better angels of our nature.” His imagery says a for the finite attention of parents, the competition lot about life: We can take either the high road or the and MARIE FISACKERLY grows larger as we do. Schools bid us compete for low. We can be selfish and angry, or generous and who entered into the grades and rank. Sports, video games, the car we kind. Saint Vincent de Paul (1580-1660) knew both drive, the we get, the promotion we achieve, the sides. He admitted he had a “caustic temper” and Sacrament of Marriage money in the bank, are contests won or lost on the had to mind his “black and boiling moods.” He also on Saturday, September 22nd ladder toward greatness. Jesus says don’t compete; wrote: “We should remember that Christ himself serve. True greatness is a race to the bottom. Count said that by gentleness we inherit the earth. If we act May God bless them with the ways you’re winning. Today’s Readings: Wisdom on this, we will win people over so that they will turn love, joy, and happiness. 2:12, 17-20; James 3:16—4:3; Mark 9:30-37 to the Lord. That will not happen if we treat people harshly or sharply.” By which angels do we choose to Monday, September 24 live, the better or the worse? Readings:Ecclesiastes It helps to think of the Bible as a “library,” a collec- 1:2-11; Luke 9:7-9 Dear Pa d r e tion of different kinds of books written at different times by diverse authors for a variety of purposes Friday, I occasionally need to be re- LORENZO RUIZ AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS over thousands of years. Like any library, it is divid- minded why I should remain ed into sections, and one of those areas is known as Lorenzo Ruiz (c. 1600-1639) was born in . Q Catholic. Can you help? “Wisdom literature,” which deals specifically with Married, with two sons and a daughter, he became a companion to Dominican missionaries who sailed for Whether our faith was inherited at wise actions in contrast to foolish ones: the Books birth or adopted later, it’s healthy to of Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Sirach, and the Wis- despite intense persecution of Japanese Chris- tians. In , facing , Lorenzo at first periodically reexamine our beliefs and dom of . One of the messages biblical practices with the intent to grow clos- wisdom offers is the importance of friendship with asked if, by giving up his faith, his life would be spared. He received no answer but felt his faith er to God. Saint Paul uses the God, and to be friends with God is reflected in how metaphor of moving beyond milk to you are friends with others: not refusing to do good strengthen to the point that he finally said, “I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly accept death for the solid food to explain our maturing when you have the chance, not creating needless faith (Hebrews 5:12-14). Questions or conflict, not being envious. Be this kind of a friend, Lord; if I have a thousand lives, all of them I will offer to him.” In 1987 Pope John Paul II canonized 16 doubts are not intended to instill and God will friend you back. Today’s Readings: guilt, nor are they signs of crisis or Proverbs 3:27-34; Luke 8:16-18 Asian and European men and women who spread the faith in the , Taiwan, and Japan. Lorenzo disloyalty to God or the Church. In- Ruiz is the first canonized Filipino martyr. What does deed, it’s often when we challenge pat Tuesday, September 25 your faith inspire you to offer the world? Readings: answers that God moves us to a While many English translations make it sound as if Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Luke 9:18-22 deeper meaning and stronger rela- Jesus had brothers, confusion arises because He- tionship–that is, if we’re steadfast on brew and Aramaic, the written and spoken lan- Saturday, September 29 the path to holiness. guages of the day, lacked distinct words for FEAST OF MICHAEL, , AND , People remain Catholic for numerous brothers, cousins, and other close kin. When Christ- reasons, including: ian scripture was written in Greek, the word Today we celebrate the Feast of the Archangels. • the Church’s belief in God’s good- adelphos—“brothers”—was used to represent all of Michael, the chief archangel, is known as a defender ness to us through the sacraments; those relations. So it remains unclear what kind of of God’s people. Michael in Hebrew means “who is • a 2,000-year tradition of living the extended family Jesus might have had. What is clear like God?” Gabriel is inseparable from the event of the gospel in a universal, multicultural is that Jesus saw blood relations as secondary to Annunciation when Mary said “yes” to be the Mother spirit relations. Those who follow Jesus are family community of faith of God. Gabriel’s name in Hebrew refers to the a proven track record as an agent to him. Claim your place in that gathering. Today’s strength or power of God. Raphael, “God heals,” ap- • Readings: Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13; Luke 8:19-21 for personal, spiritual growth and pears in the Book of Tobit as a protective, healing social transformation. presence to both Tobias and his father, Tobit. Honor Wednesday, September 26 the archangels this day by looking for ways to incar- When Church behavior is contrary to MEMORIAL OF COSMAS AND DAMIAN, MARTYRS nate the message that each of them represents. How Christ’s mission and our confidence Many folks have heard of Doctors Without Borders, can you be a source of safety for those in distress? In to remain is tested, it’s good to recall who selflessly bring medical care around the world in what ways can you spread the word that through the Church as divinely fortified and response to humanitarian emergencies and where it’s God all things are possible? Today’s Readings: humanly composed. People remain most needed. But the idea of doctors who don’t 7:9-10, 13-14 or Revelation 12:7-12a; John1:47-51 Catholic because the Church exists to charge fees goes back to the second century, when, bring us into full communion with according to legend, Cosmas and Damian, twin God through Christ, by working to- brothers from Arabia, combined their medical prac- ward the fullness of the kingdom. tice with their new Christian faith to become the “Make friends with God “calls together all men, scattered “silverless ones,” practicing medicine without angels, who though and divided by sin, into the unity of charge. Some parishes today recognize the need his family, the Church....In his Son for affordable, accessible health care and sponsor invisible are always and through him, he invites men to “parish nurses” to assist with basic screenings and with you.” become...his adopted children and visitations. How does your parish attend to the thus heirs of his blessed life”. ( Cate- needs of its most vulnerable members. Today’s –ST. FRANCIS DE SALES chism of the , 1). Readings:Proverbs 30:5-9; Luke 9:1-6 – Fr. Byron Miller, CSsR Volunteers Needed • October 5/6

Upcoming Parish Events Oct 4 – Presn. by John Shively Basement Sale You’ve been thinking about the big Basement Sale, right? Oct 5/6 – Parish Basement Sale Now it's time for action! Start bringing in your items this week. Oct 7 – Blessing of the Animals September 27, 28, 29 - 8:00AM-11:00AM Oct 13 – Chili Cook-off September 27 & 28 - 5:00PM-7:00PM If you haven’t signed up yet we can still use your help! Call the Catholic Charities Parish Office to find out more. Thank You for your continued support of the food pantry. Each week we collect food for the pantry, it is taken to Catholic Charities on Tuesdays by long time volunteers Bob & Marietta Riese. Numbers increase each month, as the needs of our com- munity continue to grow. In Au- gust St. Francis de Sales parish- ioners donated 617 lbs of food that helped to serve 1651 individ- uals. Without your help there would be fewer that they could serve.

Our Youth Group continues to meet every weekend. We either meet downstairs for our faith discussion or have an activity planned – service Our Youth Group did a great job helping out at Catholic Charities on a recent or fun. Please see the bulletin or the service project. They all worked very hard and got plenty accomplished. TeamSnap page to keep up to date on our activities. The Youth Group is open to all teens from 6th to 12th Children’s grade. Please join us. Liturgy of the Word Parents of 2nd graders: (CLOW) begins this weekend. Our Upcoming Youth Events Reconciliation meeting today at 9:00 youngest parishioners, ages 4-7, are invited to CLOW any week we have Sept 23: Meeting lower level, fun... AM in Robert Martz Hall. games, etc.; after 10:15 Mass Religious Education classes. until 1PM Sept 30:Meeting lower level, (Chosen 21) ; after 10:15 Mass until 1PM Sunday, Oct 7: Youth Mass (10:15 AM) Join us afterwards for meal and faith October 7th formation (Chosen21/22 ); 11:15- 1PM 4:00 PM

Oct 13: (Saturday) Service Project, St. Francis de Sales Jesus Christ of the Poor Church KCK; afternoon (times TBD) Lansing, Kansas Oct 21: Meeting lower level, (Chosen 22) ; after 10:15 Mass until 1PM