=2`=,*+2= +. === = = Sunday Masses Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 7:30am, 10:00am Weekday Masses Monday – Friday 7:00am Wednesdays 8:30am (September – May) Tuesday & Thursday 11:30am New Parishioners, Welcome! Our next parish registration is Sunday, August 12, 2018. We will meet after the 10:00am Mass near the east wall of the church by the statues. You must be a registered parishioner for sacramental preparation. Sacraments Reconciliation Saturday: 3:00pm – 4:00pm or by appointment. Preparation for Infant Baptism Our next Baptism Preparation is Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 8:45am. We meet at the Baptismal Font in the church. Marriage Registered parishioners who wish to be married need to contact Deacon Mike McLean nine to twelve months prior to the anticipated wedding date. Our Mission Statement St. Elizabeth Catholic Church is a vibrant, Christ-centered community whose primary purpose is to celebrate the sacred liturgy and the Sacraments. Empowered by the Sacraments, we are called to personal holiness, to spread the word of God, and to actions of generosity and compassion Congratulations on toward all of God's people. 25 Years! 2 | WELCOME TO ST. ELIZABETH PARISH • KANSAS CITY, M O =*1*'7&9.3,=7_=7*,=&80&25= (-441=473*7= St. Elizabeth Parish has been blessed to call Fr. Greg St. Elizabeth Preschool Haskamp our pastor for the past five years (not to mention St. Elizabeth Preschool and Early Learning Center is an the two years he served as Associate from 1993-1995). active and positive environment for quality early childhood From celebrating 100 years, to helping heal wounds from education in the Waldo/Brookside area. We serve up to 90 the past, to launching Building Our Legacy and everything in between, Fr. Greg has been there, leading and walking 3 – 5 year olds. Highly qualified staff and a low teacher to with our community. student ratio set the stage for social, emotional and academic growth. And he has been walking that journey with many people and communities for the past 25 years. Following his St. Elizabeth Preschool utilizes research-based educational ordination on July 10, 1993, Fr. Greg has served in many practices along with brain-based learning strategies to offer capacities in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph curricular content of high interest to young learners and including: always with developmental appropriate guidelines in mind. Children learn through play, independent work/skill • Associate Pastor at St. Elizabeth Church 1993-1995 building, small group instruction, centers, art, music, • Associate Pastor at Visitation Church 1995-1998 • Pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Joe 1998-2005 physical education, and introductory Spanish educational • Pastor at Church of the Good Shepherd in Smithville learning opportunities. 2005-2013 (during which he helped build a new church for the parish) At this time we have a limited number of part-time and • Pastor at St. Elizabeth Church 2013-Present full-time openings available for 3 and 4 year-olds. For more • Pastor Representative for the Independent Review information please contact Assistant Principal, Jo Aubuchon Board [email protected]. • Pastor Representative for the April 16th Priest & Deacon Training for Ministering to Survivors of Sexual Abuse • Leader (Dean) of Deanery IV • Representative on the Bishop's Presbyteral Council Board Thank you Fr. Greg, for 25 years of leadership, compassion, humility, strength, and the best story-telling around! Be sure to RSVP to our 25th Anniversary Celebration for Fr. Greg next Saturday, July 14th, in Seton Hall after the 4:30pm Mass. 7&>=+47=9-*= .(0=]=42*'4:3)= Coly Bryant ; Jim Buckley ; James Campbell ; Kathy Colborne ; Roy Curtis , father of Michelle Burton; Connie Dougherty ; Sylvia Kaye Dowdle , mother of Tim Dowdle; Joyce Fish ; Chuck and Peggy Gosselin ; Flora Haug , daughter-in-law of Kathy Haug; Patty Hilderbrand ; Angela Hirte & John Hirte ; Mary Komoroski , mother of Adrianne Aylward; Joseph Ludwikoski , son of PJ and Mary Ludwikoski; Kathleen Matthews ; Pearl Mayanja , daughter of Judith Mayanja; Mike McDonald , son of Ward McDonald; Butch Newell ; Theresa Owens , mother of Jan Irick; Colin Percy , nephew of Karen Jaax; Florence Pilsl ; Ron Rode , 7&>=+47=4:7=.1.9&7>== father of Kay Kremer; Elizabeth Root ; Mary Jayneen Ross , sister of Jim VanDyke; Gina Solis , aunt of Gil Solis; Sue We remember in our prayers the loved ones of our Steiner , aunt of Beth Collins; Melanie Tucci , niece of Mary parish family who serve in the military: Cary; Mark Walsh , husband of Janet Schultz Walsh; Dean Jeffery Dougherty , grandson of Connie Dougherty; Jacob Wiseman , father of Linda Goebel; Marie Wood , sister-in- Giwa , son of Kathleen Giwa; Major James Harris , son-in- law of Peggy VanDyke; Beverly Yancy , sister of Janet law of John and Kieran Cullinan; John Kelly , son of Joe Kelly Garnett Please notify the parish office when a loved one is serving in and Please notify the parish office when a friend or loved one is in returning home from the military. need of prayers, Eucharistic Minister, or is in the hospital . 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME &89478=473*7= ":.1).3,=#:7=$*,&(>= Dear Parishioners, It's exciting, humbling and a little unsettling to celebrate my 25th Anniversary this Tuesday. To find a way to honor the gift of these 25 years, to ponder and digest the abundance of grace and goodness they've contained, is probably not possible. But I'm sure grateful for and proud of every moment since July 10, 1993. Being a priest is not easy, I Pledged: $5.55 Million will admit, but nor is anything else worth doing! It is a life Total Collected: $1,461,629 of real adventure and learning to trust and believe more deeply. I'm grateful to the Lord and to the good people of Thank you for the support for Building our Legacy—you this diocese for patience, generosity and a constant call to have supported us with prayer, time, talent, and pledges. become more than I ever thought I could be. I'm especially grateful to St. Elizabeth Parish, as you helped me wade into When we began this process, we announced three pledge this stream way back in 1993 when I arrived as a newly- goals and plans aligned with them: a Celebration goal of ordained priest. God has been so good to me to let me be a $4 million; a Challenge goal of $6 million, and a part of this great community's history. Transformation goal of $8 million. Through the generosity of so many, $5.56 million has been pledged so far. I say it's unsettling to celebrate 25 years because I can't believe I'm that old. It's a strange thing to reach this point So what does this mean? What can we build? in life and still feel like I have so much to learn and so Fr. Greg and the building committee are working to move much to become. I know that's a good sign, but it still feels forward with construction plans for the ECC and Church strange. I guess that's a universal experience of the journey projects based on reaching our Challenge goal of $6 of life, that we are often catching up with the reality we're million. living. I enjoy that dynamic most of the time, but the numbers get a little scary sometimes: I'm 55 years old, I've Parishioners are working to bring in additional pledges and been a priest for 25 years. How is any of that possible? I funds to reach the $6 million goal. The Friends committee guess it's possible because of the grace of God and the is seeking additional funds and pledges from friends of St. goodness of the people I serve. THANK YOU! Elizabeth. This includes alumni, past parishioners, and other organizations, and the fulfillment committee will be Peace, working to engage new parishioners. Fr. Greg 9*<&7)8-.5= Today’s Gospel reveals Jesus as being amazed that the people in his hometown of Nazareth do not accept his 411&78=&3)= *38*= teaching and ministry; he is taken aback by their lack of faith (Mk 6:6). Good stewards recognize and participate in In an effort to increase awareness and understanding of Christ’s teaching, reconciling and healing presence in their our parish’s finances, each week in this column we will community. Are we good stewards of our family of faith? provide updates and information regarding a variety of Do we value and support the ministries that take place in topics: Christ’s name? Are we attentive to the movement of the Holy Spirit in our parish and encourage those who work to Pledge reminder—Our new fiscal year began July 1st. The enhance our life of faith? new pledge you made this spring is now in effect. If you ~International Catholic Stewardship Council use the automatic payment option you will see your new contribution amount reflected in July. If you would like to begin using the automatic payment option please contact Stewardship Shout-Outs: the parish office. • To all who serve on the Adult Faith Formation Team, for bringing interesting and spirit-filled events and If you have an outstanding pledge from 2017-2018 and programs to our parish over the year. would like to complete it, please contact Vicky Kinney in the parish office. 4 | WELCOME TO ST. ELIZABETH PARISH • KANSAS CITY, M O &5(42.3,=';*398== &7.8-=%*<8=]=%49*8=(439_= Fr. Greg Haskamp’s 25th Food Pantry Notes Ordination Anniversary Keep the Food Pantry stocked this summer; your Celebration! generosity is greatly appreciated by the dozens of families Saturday, July 14, 2018 from 5:30pm we serve each month! to 8:30pm in Seton Hall Food Pantry Immediate Needs: cereal, oatmeal It’s not too late to RSVP! packets, canned fruit, pancake mix pouches, syrup, jelly, peanut butter, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes Come celebrate Fr.