Church Holy Angels

Church Office ...... (913) 724-1665 15438 Leavenworth Road Fax ...... (913) 724-4148 oly ngels Office Hours H A Monday thru Thursday ...... 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Friday ...... 8:30 am - 2:00 pm Rectory ...... (913) 724-3122 Church15408 Leavenworth Road 15440 Leavenworth Road Basehor, Kansas 66007 Confessions welcomed by appointment, for now Saturdays 3:30 - 4:30 pm, During Lent, Wednesday evenings 6-7 pm. There will be no face to face confessions. All confessions in the main church.

Public Sunday and Daily Masses are cancelled until further notice by Pastoral Staff order of Archbishop Naumann. Pastor ...... Rev. Richard McDonald

...... [email protected] Baptisms Three months notice before baptism is requires. Baptisms are usually held on the 2nd Sunday of the month Baptismal Prepara- Parish Secretary/Charity Coordinator tion Classes are required for the first time a parent is baptizing a ...... Joyce Bowlin child. They are scheduled individually with parents (only). Call ...... [email protected] Chris at the office (913) 724-1665 to schedule a class time. Pastoral Assistant .... Dana Brandenburg Weddings Contact Chris Brown nine months before proposed wedding ...... [email protected]

date. Call the office to make an appointment, (913) 724-1665. Director of Religious Education Cathy Kern ...... (913) 481-5447 ...... [email protected] QUICK FACTS DURING THE PANDEMIC Director Adult Education & Formation WHILE THERE ARE NO PUBLIC LITURGIES RCIA Coordinator Parish Office: open same hours, however, if you Christine Brown ...... (913) 724-1665 [email protected] need to come to the office, please do phone first. Youth Ministry Coordinator Only one person at a time in our offices with two Paul Stallbaumer staff members...... [email protected]

We are happy to relate that we are preparing to Music Director Laura Beeves ...... (913) 441-8489 Live Stream our own Sunday Masses to the public...... [email protected]

One can watch EWTN Masses online or on cable Adult Choir Director...... Hayley Pedroza

TV. Links to Masses Live Streaming include: Finance Council Chair Craig Gaffney ...... (913) 449-0730 Cure’of Ars, Ascension, St. Joseph, Shawnee. Pastoral Council Chair Up-to-date information — realizing that information David Hornick ...... (816) 830-5679 is changing rapidly — may be found on our web- VIRTUS Coordinator site and on our FaceBook page. Sara Steinlage ...... (913) 745-6294 Pro-Life Committee Join our flocknotes for breaking news to be sent to Gary Johnson ...... your email: email Chris Brown— Food Kitchen Coordinator [email protected] Nick Gaspers ...... (913) 724-1186 In order to keep Our Lady Queen of the Holy Legion of Mary Janice Gaspers ...... (913) 724-1186 Angels Adoration Chapel open we need to abide Special Needs Advocate by regulations. Currently we are to be spaced 6 Shauna ...... (913) 721-1249 feet apart. That limits the capacity of the chapel to Cemetery Sales Keith Creten ...... (913) 788-2096 a maximum of 6 persons praying in the chapel at any one time. Organizations Cathy Gilewitch, CWO ...... Check out tithing and online giving on our web- ...... (913) 728-416-3996 site: www.holyangelsbasehor.org. Chuck Whipple, K of C .. (816) 835-2740 Ron McMillian, 4th Deg. K of C ...... (913) 710-2830 www.holyangelsbasehor.org March 22 , 2020• 4th Sunday of Lent March 17, 2020 Statement of Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann Regarding Cancellation of Public Masses in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas In conjunction with the bishops of Kansas, effective 1 p.m. March 17, 2020, and until further notice, all public celebrations of the Holy Mass in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas are cancelled except for funeral Masses. Funeral Masses must be limited to no more than 50 people, including clergy, assisting ministers, family members and friends. No funeral luncheons may be held. A funeral liturgy outside of Mass must be limited in size as above. In addition to celebrating the funeral Mass or funeral liturgy outside of Mass, families and pastors are encouraged to schedule Memorial Masses for their loved ones in the future, when public health restrictions are relaxed, so that larger numbers may gather if desired. All communal penance services are cancelled. Priests should continue as much as possible to offer individual confessions at regularly scheduled times, including Wednesday evenings during Lent. Confessions are to be heard only behind a screen or other barrier and not face to face. At no time should there be more than 50 people gathered in the church. Baptisms may continue but only parents, godparents and immediate family members who are asympto- matic may attend, and in no case more than 50 people. I encourage all of the faithful to continue to join together in prayer for the health and protection of our entire community and nation, and for an end to this crisis. I encourage all families and individuals to pray the rosary, invoking the intercession and protection of our Blessed Mother, Health of the Sick, for these intentions and for the health and well-being of our brothers and sisters who are ill, for their caretakers, and for all doctors, nurses, medical and emergency preparedness personnel and elected officials. I encourage pastors, as much as possible, to post hours that their churches will be open for private prayer with our Eucharistic Lord present in the tabernacle. At no time should there be more than 50 people gathered in the church. Do not come to any of the above if you are sick, if you have been exposed to the coronavirus, if you sus- pect you have been exposed or if you have been advised by a doctor not to go out in public or attend public gatherings.

SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH, PATRON SAINT OF Peoples banded together or sought refuge individually THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, AN AND PROTECTOR extinguishing all lights and thus chose to live in the OF ALL FAMILIES dark to prevent his Luftwaffe fighter pilots from carry- ing out immeasurable damage in aerial blitzkriegs at +Pax+ night. As each of the ancient capitals fell, the lights Dear Friends of Holy Angels, did not return until liberation. I never suspected that as long as my health We, however, will not allow the Light of our lives, prevailed that I, in my priesthood, would be cut off Jesus Christ, ever to be extinguished from our own physically from celebrating public Mass. I will not lives and our midst. The difference is that we are for- hide it from you. It is a great sadness and my heart tified still by the spiritual communions we need more is, as are all priests’ hearts, heavy. and more to make, uniting ourselves with the suffer- In these unprecedented times in which we are ing people of the world — people suffering not only living, where the very sustenance of our spiritual lives from coronavirus but multitudes of other ailments. — the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the reception of For many it is a great hardship realizing that until Holy Communion — is removed from so many the pandemic passes, that in our Archdiocese even if persons, many consider it the dolorous stroke. It is a attending a private Mass, “Holy Communion distrib- great temptation to think of it that way. The great uted on the tongue in the Ordinary Form of the Mass saint of the twentieth century, St. Pius of Pietrelcina, is hereby suspended. Faithful who do not feel they known to all as Padre Pio, said, “It would be easier for are able to receive Holy Communion on the hand, or the world to exist without the sun than without the those who feel the need to refrain from Holy Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.” Communion for any other reason, are encouraged to I think of a line penned by Winston Churchill as remain in their pew and prayerfully unite their Hitler marched across Europe, subjugating peoples. intention(s) to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by He wrote that “the lights were being turned off, one by making an act of Spiritual Communion.” one, in each of the great capitals of Christendom.” (con’t next page)

2 | Holy Angels Church • Basehor, KS Here is a simple Act of Spiritual Communion that all can website, archkck.org. make: “Above all, Archbishop Naumann reminds all clergy and the faithful that this is a time for greater prayer, AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION not less. Families and individuals are encouraged to My Jesus, I believe that You are present pray the rosary, asking our Blessed Mother to inter- cede for the health and protection of our families, our in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. loved ones, our community and our nation.” I love You above all things, and I desire In these times of what appears to be a very protracted Lent, the likes of which none of us would ever have dreamt, to receive You into my soul. let us keep great inspiration in mind from St. Mother Teresa Since I cannot at this moment receive You of Calcutta who would have been the subject of our Lenten Retreat Director, Fr. Conroy. sacramentally come at least spiritually “When you look at the crucifix, you understand how into my heart. much Jesus loved you. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now.” I embrace You as if You were already there Pray on her words as we make our way to Our Lady and unite myself wholly to You. Queen of the Holy Angels Adoration Chapel on a regular basis. As we meditate, gazing on our Eucharistic Lord, we Never permit me to be separated from You. come to appreciate more and more of the reality of the Amen. saint’s words. It’s absolutely true that this understanding and a lasting peace — even in the most troubling times — comes to those who have the patience to meditate before Fortunately many of you were able to attend and be part the sublime Most Blessed Sacrament. of the large, receptive crowd at the Holy Week presentation Poignancy abounded this week. Our last public Sunday by Fr. Dan Morris on Wednesday, March 11. Sadly we celebration of Mass concluded with the recessional hymn mourn the loss of the other Lenten presentations Holy “The Irish Blessing” by composer Bob Fabing, S.J. We could Angels parish had planned. The next presentation on not have known that the last words of that prayer that Spiritual Warfare that was to have been held Sunday, begins with “May the road rise up to meet you,” and ends March 22 is canceled along with the Lenten Parish Retreat with “until we meet again” would turn out to be the parting directed by Fr. Robert Conroy, Missionary of Charity. Gone words for us who love and appreciate our Catholic kinship also are the Children’s and regular Stations of the Cross, and meetings within the Eucharistic celebration. the Schola Cantorum Lenten Vespers, all public Masses, our Tuesday, March 17, poetic justice reigned for me in that School of Religion classes and just about everything else in my last public Mass for the present turned out to be one in an attempt to protect ourselves against the coronavirus. which I consecrated the Eucharist in a funeral Mass that We hope, somehow, that our Holy Week liturgies and morning. It included a wondrous schola cantorum of young devotions may yet be spared. In facing facts, however, it men effortlessly praising God and lamenting very sad does not look very promising. Yet, we pray we may yet have double deaths. relief to celebrate the holiest week of the year. Whatever else happens, let us not allow this time of test- Daily, I will be celebrating my own private Masses and ing to result in the double spiritual deaths for any single keeping up with my spiritual exercises and spiritual reading. one of us (1) from our Faith Community of Holy Angels I challenge all spiritual heads of households to keep up Parish or (2) from our own spiritual prayer lives inextricably your own individual prayer life. linked to Holy Mother Church, the Bride of Christ that Foster prayer time with your whole household. sustains us still. We must continue to forge ahead in our Archbishop Naumann has said, “I encourage ... [all] to ... lives doing spiritual works and fulfilling the great precept join together in prayer for the health and protection of our always to keep holy the Lord’s Day, even when we are not entire community and world and for an end to this crisis.” able to participate in Mass by attending. How can we do that? There are Stations of the Cross Please know that all of you who have come to Holy online and at Catholic apps on phones where litanies and Angels — parishioners and non-parishioners — all have a Catholic devotions such as the swift Divine Mercy Chaplet place in my prayers. I will continue to remember pro populo, abound. The wonderful Magnificat offers free online access the parishioners of Holy Angels as the particular Mass for an extended period, to morning and evening prayer of intention by obligation each Sunday and Holy Day Mass, the Church as well as assisting each person to make a even though they are private. Please let us all remember spiritual communion by praying the scriptural readings of that we need to continue to support our parish home in the daily Mass with meditations for each of them. You can every way through prayers as well as financially to the best easily access FORMED for uplifting and inspiring videos. of ones ability even when we are separated from it and Call us if you need help doing so. unable to attend public Masses. Our church staff and I are ready and willing to do our May St Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, Guardi- part in especially helping those in self-imposed quarantines an of Our Redeemer, and Protector of the Holy Family as due to the coronavirus or others with compromised immune well as Our Lady, Health and Help of Christians, through systems that need to stay away from crowds. But we cannot their prayers and those of all the saints, sustain us all in be reached telepathically nor do we read minds. Please let the Grace of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! us know how we may be of assistance to you. Call the With prayers for an end to the protracted Lent and “until office at 724-1665 or me at the rectory at 724-3122. We may we meet again” in the joy of public Mass. be able to help you find online spiritual resources or drop In Christ, off necessities if you have no family or close friends nearby to assist you during this interruption into your daily lives. Fr. Richard Mc Donald Our chief shepherd of the archdiocese, Archbishop Naumann, has posted a great message on the archdiocesan March 22, 2020 • 4th Sunday of Lent | 3 YOUR SUPPORT OF THE ONE FAITH, ONE FAMILY, DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE 4 CATHOLIC RADIO ONE FUTURE IN CHRIST Capital Campaign will have STATIONS in our greater Kansas City area? It’s a far-reaching impact. Over the next several years, this full of good Catholic teachings and news. 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At Holy Angels, we have determined to apply our parish rebate from the campaign toward the purchase of a FOOD KITCHEN: Our turn will be April 7th. Due beautiful pipe organ that became available to us at an to the virus, they are only passing out sack lunches. incredible offer. This finely crafted instrument will fur- We will not need casseroles or volunteers. We will ther enrich the beauty of our church and expand our be wanting donations of bread, individually wrapped possibilities of giving praise and glory to God through chips & cookies, apples or oranges. A sign up Geni- music. We believe this is a much more tangible use of us will be set up to get the amounts we need. Con- the rebate than paying down the debt on the new church building as originally planned and as we will tact Nick Gaspers for more details. 913-724-1186. proceed to do within less than three short years.

To learn more about the capital campaign, visit the ALL PLANNED LENTEN EVENTS IN THE NEXT website of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas TWO WEEKS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. Sta- and look for the One Faith, One Family, One Future in tions of the Cross, Soup & Bread meals, Restored Christ artwork. video, Spiritual Warfare presentation, the parish retreat, and Shrimp dinner are all cancelled.

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Jesus, I trust in You. G30>= F9< G9. Jesus, I trust in You. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen. + Weekly Collection Income Needed ….$12,200.00 March 14/15.…………………………….…..$8,833.00 Excess (Shortfall) …………………………..($3,367.00) A:<36 C+6/8.+< Other collections 7 - Food Kitchen Building Fund ……………………………...$1,010.00 9 - Holy Thursday Mass 7 pm Adoration Chapel………………………………$260.00 10 - Good Friday Service 3 pm 11 - Easter Vigil Mass 8:30 pm Our Sincere thanks to those who are doing their part! 12 - Easter Sunday Masses 8:30 am & 10:30 am 4 | Holy Angels Church • Basehor, KS 19 - Divine Mercy Sunday 1 pm Holy Hour YOUR SUPPORT OF THE ONE FAITH, ONE FAMILY, DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE 4 CATHOLIC RADIO ONE FUTURE IN CHRIST Capital Campaign will have STATIONS in our greater Kansas City area? It’s a far-reaching impact. Over the next several years, this full of good Catholic teachings and news. Hope campaign will provide care for retired priests and the you will tune-in, and invite Jesus to your home, elderly; promote a culture of evangelization; strengthen parishes and Catholic schools; assist consolidated car & phone during this Lent. parishes; and make needed updates to Savior Pastoral 1190Am (24/7); 1090AM (Sunrise to Sunset) Center. 890Am (Sunrise to Sunset); 93.7FM (24/7)

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