St. Benedict Parish Atchison, Kansas St. Benedict Church St. Joseph Church St. Patrick Church 1000 North 2nd Street 8th & Spring Garden Street 19384 234th Road Parish Office — 1001 North 2nd Street — 913-367-0671 — www.stbenedictatchison.org Solemnity of All Saints November 1, 2020 Holy Mass Weekday Masses are open. No scheduling necessary. Father Jeremy Heppler, O.S.B. Pastor [email protected] Monday - Saturday 8:15 a.m. St. Benedict Church Deacon Chuck Welte Permanent Deacon Saturday (Vigil for Sunday) 5:00 p.m. St. Benedict Church Sunday 7:00 a.m. St. Benedict Church During this time, Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament occurs in the 8:30 a.m. St. Patrick’s Church main body of the church on certain days 9:00 a.m. St. Benedict Church of the week. Please see parish emails for 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph’s Church updated hours. 11:00 a.m. St. Benedict Church Did you know? Temporary Confession Schedule Many families make it a tradition on All Saints’ Day to gather at a local cemetery and decorate Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. St. Benedict Church the graves in anticipation of All Souls’ Day. Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. St. Benedict Church Catholics in many countries honor and pray for Confession is also available by appointment; please call the parish office. the souls who have no one to pray for them. Do you wish to become a member of our parish? We welcome you! Please contact the parish office for more information. Registration forms can be found online at our parish website. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time page 2 Parish Information Sacrament Information Important Parish Contacts St. Benedict Catholic School Helen Schwinn Baptism Principal [email protected] Do you desire to have your child baptized? Please contact the parish office to coordinate. Parish Administrator Laura “Sox” Cross [email protected] Marriage Administrative Assistant & Sandy Fitzmaurice Congratulations on your engagement! Engaged couples Archivist [email protected] should contact the parish office to make arrangements with the pastor at least six months prior to the wedding Parish Administrative Jordan Pruneda Assistant [email protected] date. Couples must be registered parishioners. Parish Facilities Manager Stephen King Anointing of the Sick [email protected] Are you seriously ill or having major surgery soon? Please contact the parish office to notify our priests. Parish Special Needs Michelle Urban Advocate & Church [email protected] Holy Orders & Religious Vocations Cleaning Coordinator Are you being called to be a priest, sister, or other RCIA —Rite of Christian Jana Newman religious? Please make an appointment with one of our Initiation for Adults [email protected] priests to discuss discerning your vocation. CCD Coordinator Daniel Hager [email protected] It is a blessing to have Catholic burial options available to us. H.S. Youth Group Christian Wessel Coordinator [email protected] To learn more about burials at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Parish Council Anthony Crifasi please make an appointment to meet [email protected] with parish office staff. Finance Council Ruth Eckert [email protected] Maintenance Committee Sarah Peitsch There are so many ways [email protected] to find out what’s happening at Perpetual Adoration Sherry Lange 913-367-1858 St. Benedict Parish. Sacred Heart Variety Store Cheryl Contreras 913-367-1466 Check out our parish website at Parish Office Hours www.stbenedictatchison.org. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You may always view our current and previous bulletins on the parish website. Mass Intentions Find us on Facebook; just go to The suggested offering is $10 per Mass. www.facebook.com, and search for our page: This is a tax-deductible gift to our parish as well. St. Benedict Parish—Atchison, Kansas. Please contact the parish office to reserve a date. Sign up to receive email blasts and / or text Bulletin Submissions blasts from St. Benedict Parish; just email Please submit all bulletin information by 5:00 p.m. two [email protected], call the parish Fridays before the Sunday bulletin. Information may be office at 367-0671, or stop by the parish office to submitted to Jordan Pruneda: sign up. You’ll get up-to-date, parish-related [email protected]; 913-367-0671; or stop in at information delivered right to your inbox! the parish office. St. Benedict Parish Mission Statement Using prayer, study, generosity, and evangelization to help the entire Atchison community form their relations with Christ and His Church. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time page 3 Stewardship Information November Bulletin Submissions The submission deadline for the November 22 Our Weekly Sacrificial Offerings to God bulletin is Monday, November 9 at 4:00 p.m. and the Week Collection deadline for the November 29 bulletin is Friday, November 13 at 4:00 p.m. Anything submitted after Oct 10 - Oct 16 $18,348.75 4:00 p.m. on those days is not guaranteed space. Oct 17 - Oct 23 $7,534.19 Parent Formation Nights – The Good Shepherd Usher Volunteers needed! Several of the catechists of Holy Family Atrium have We could really use some help with ushering and/or been working to plan parent formation nights, to which cleaning for the Saturday 5 PM, and Sunday 7 AM, 9 anyone is welcome. Meetings take place the first Thurs- AM and 11 AM masses. If you would like to sign up, or day of each month in the sanctuary St. Joseph need more information, call the Parish office at Church at 7:00PM. Please come and invite others! 913.367.0671. As many of us have realized, being intentional about meeting our children's spiritual needs is easier said than What to Do When You Can’t Go to Mass done--especially during this changing situation. We hope Consider praying through the Mass using a guide this time together will help us all recommit and refocus-- such as The Magnificat or visiting www.usccb.org for the as well as provide ideas that are really possible for you to daily readings. For ideas on how to implement this into put in place! May God bless and protect all of the chil- your family life, visit bit.ly/2UiqDTc. dren in our community! Upcoming Formation Nights Make a Spiritual Communion Fre- November 5th: The Bible as a Gate – Pondering quently scripture with children. December 3rd: Advent – A time “My Jesus, I believe that you are present of joyous preparation in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You Church Sanitation Volunteers Needed! into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually We still have two spots available for sanitizing the into my heart. I embrace You as if You church! If you sign up you’d be responsible for that day were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. of the week and approximate time (it takes approximate- Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.” ly 10 minutes). Contact Michelle Urban at [email protected], or notify the Parish Sacramental Visits for Those Who Office if interested! There is also a sign-up sheet in the Cannot Attend Mass vestibule of the church! If you cannot or elect not to attend Mass at this time Dates Available: but you would like to receive Anointing of the Sick, • Mondays around 5 PM Confession, or Holy Communion, please contact the • Saturdays around 3 PM Parish Office. Visits may even be limited to offering sac- raments at the door of the residence, observing all the usual safety recommendations. St. Benedict’s Abbey Holy Mass Live-Stream Our Sunday Supplication for this Sunday: www.youtube.com/kansasmonks The Our Sunday Supplication are a recommended prayer Sunday at 10:00 a.m. resource from the Archdiocese. You are encouraged to pray this prayer in your homes and thus be connected to See the latest instructions from the Archdiocese regarding the the entire Church at prayer: resumption of public Masses: https://stmichaelcp.org/our-sunday-supplication https://archkcks.com/coronavirus/resuming-mass On the cover: “The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs” by Fra Angelico. Tempera on Poplar wood. 1420s Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time page 4 Prayer Intentions Please pray for our deployed, Mass Intentions for Oct 26 - Nov 01 active duty military family and friends: Date Mass Intentions Richard Brady Alex Quaile Nov 2 Intentions of Mary Capizzi Kevin Growney Jake Quaile Nathan Peltzer Nov 3 Intentions of Anthony Callan William Madden Matt Peltzer Brandon Kistler Nov 4 Ed Young † Justin Phillips Nov 5 Health of Asher Pickman Please remember in your prayers those who are sick or suffering*: Nov 6 Intentions of Nicholas Kerr 8:15 Ed †, Kay †, & Tim † Conrad Nancy Alberts Monika King Nov 7 Gretchen Bieber John Maday 5:00 David Hrnchir † Jessica Bruchey Alison Ostertag 7:00 Welfare of the Parishioners Mike Burns Linda Parrott Olive Burns Rex Polter 8:30 Intensions of Fr. Roderic Giller Julia Clem Nancy Prohaska Nov 8 9:00 Dale Schmeider † Alan Cummings Patty Ralston 10:30 Health of Larry & Emily Pickman Residents of the Dooley Cen- Dorothy Randall 11:00 Carol Wagner † ter Deacon Steven Reed John Ernst Harley Sargent Martin Joseph Gering Mark Scheid Tom Hill Roberta Scheid New Mass Times Mike Horton Lori Scholz Pending Priest availability, on Sunday, November 1st, Benedict Horvatic John Shankman both St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Churches will temporarily Mara Hug Roger Smith have Mass every Sunday at St. Patrick’s Church at 8:30 Infirmed Monks of the Abbey Ben Voller a.m.