This Week: 3rd Sunday of Lent, 1st Scrutiny for the Elect, Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ST. PATRICK’S? See the insert for the Prayer List The Catholic Side by Fr. Borkenhagen Mass Intentions Mar 22-30 Praised Be Jesus Christ! We had a great St. Patrick’s Day party hosted by the Altar Society. It appeared that everyone en- Saturday—5pm +Evelyn Brungardt Sun 23 *RCIA 9:00am The Catholic Care Center is hosting a Caregiver joyed the evening. If you like homemade pie, this is one party you don’t want to miss. They had pret- Sunday—8am People of St. Patrick’s *Religious gifts for First Communion, Easter, Education Event on Wed. Mar 26th from 10:30am- ty much every kind of pie you can think of, except mincemeat (my Grandpa Borkenhagen loved mincemeat pie. I have never had it but he always said it was one of his favorites). 10am Martha & Jim Willits etc. will be available for sale in the parish hall after both 2:00pm at their facility next to the Spiritual Life Cen- Monday—7am Mitch Freeland Masses ter. Dr. Robin Heinrichs from the KU School of On a similar note, last week I mentioned that we had two big days to celebrate—the Feast of St. Patrick (because it is our parish, we get to celebrate it as a feast day) and the Solemnity of St. Jo- Tuesday—8am +Bob Greenough Medicine will speak on the importance of healthy Tue 25 *Mommy & Me Playgroup 9:30am seph. This week, we have our last big celebration that occurs during Lent this year, the Solemnity of living in the fight against Alzheimer’s and other de- Wednesday—12:05pm +Chester Suchyta the Annunciation. I wish the Church would make this a holy day of obligation (it is not as of now) *Pro-Life Meeting-parish hall 6:00pm mentias. This event is free and lunch will be provid- Thursday—8am Living/Deceased of Kraus because it is a powerful testament to the sanctity of life. In this Solemnity, we celebrate the Incarna- ed. Please make a reservation by calling Jennifer tion—when the 2nd person of the Blessed Trinity took to Himself a human nature in the womb of the Wed 26 *Spiritual Direction 5—6pm Family Sanders at 316-771-6593. Blessed Virgin Mary. Because it is a solemnity, we have one more day to celebrate before we get back Friday—7am Carl & Donna Treiber *PSR 6:30pm-7:30pm to our penances to finish Lent strong. Next Weekend’s Intentions: St. Bridget’s in Scammon will host their annual St. Speaking of Lent, we are almost half through this sacred, penitential season. If you have struggled *First Communion Practice 6:30pm with your resolutions, don’t let that get you down. Get back up and finish Lent strong. Remember, Saturday—5pm +Warren Schmid Joseph Table on Sun, Mar 23rd from 11am-2pm the purpose of our prayers, fasting, penances, and almsgiving is to purify our hearts and to steel us Parents, please meet in the church featuring spaghetti & meatballs, lasagna, polenta, Sunday—8am People of St. Patrick’s to greater fidelity to Christ. Ask Him for help so you can fulfill the resolutions you have undertaken, stuffed cabbage, seafood pasta shells, sausage & 10am +Joe Ryan *CYM 7:00pm even if you have struggled with them up to this point. more. Each meal comes with salad, bruschetta, garlic Our Holy Father, Pope Francis gave a beautiful talk on the necessity of Jesus Christ this past week. Fri 28 *Stations of the Cross 2:30pm bread & homemade dessert. $12/adult, $6/child. Here is an excerpt. “In the presence of a repentant people, God's justice is transformed into mercy ARE YOU NEEDING SOME THINGS at Walmart, *Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:00pm and forgiveness”. This challenges us, he continued, by inviting us “to make room for this same inner attitude”. Therefore, “to become merciful, we must first acknowledge that we have done many things The Home of Nazareth-Mar 29th 9:30am-2:30pm Walgreens, or Ace Hardware? Stop at the rectory and *Stations of the Cross 6:00pm wrong: we are sinners! We need to know how to say: Lord, I am ashamed of what I have done in life”. pick up some Scrip cards before you go and the school This day will center upon the visual, contemplative The Pope continued: “even though none of us has ever killed anyone,” nonetheless “we still have com- will benefit from your purchases. Best of all, you won’t *K of C Bingo - 1819 Main 6:30pm and spiritual reflections from a journey to this holy mitted many daily sins”. Therefore, “acknowledging that we have sinned against the Lord, and being Day of Penance: abstinence from meat, prayer and works of mercy, read- ashamed in his presence is a grace: the grace of knowing that one is a sinner!” It is easy, he said, and be spending any more than usual. Have questions? shrine. It is a shrine in which the words are inscribed: ing of Sacred Scripture for an outpouring of God’s mercy and the Holy “Here The Word Became Flesh!” Cost for day is $20. yet “so very difficult” to say: “I am a sinner and I am ashamed of it before you and I ask for your for- Call Kristen at 778-5084 or [email protected]. Spirit’s gifts of holiness and strength upon the Church giveness”. “Our Father Adam gave us an example of what one should not do,” the Pope added. For he blamed the woman for having eaten the fruit and he justified himself, saying: “I have not sinned; it is Do you know a young adult 14 years or older who is Sat 29 *Rosary 6:30am she who made me go down this road!” Eve then does the same thing, blaming the serpent. Yet one JESUS WANTS YOUR COMPANY—Available chap- experiencing feelings of loss from a parental death, should acknowledge one's sin and one's need to for God's forgiveness, the Pope said, and “If we act in el hours are Tue Noon-1pm, Thur 3pm-4pm, Thur *Confessions 3:30pm-4:30pm divorce, abandonment or separation? The Young this way,” he explained, “how many good things will follow: we will truly be men!” Furthermore, Adult Beginning Experience (YABE) is a peer minis- “with this attitude of repentance we will be more capable of being merciful, because we will feel God's 7pm-8pm (temp), Fri 1am-2am, Sat 2am-3am, Sat Sun 30 *RCIA 9:00am try retreat where they will be in a safe environment to mercy for us. The second attitude we need is “an openness to expanding our hearts”. The Pope noted 8am-9am, Sat 5pm-6pm, Sun 11am-Noon. Substi- that it is precisely “shame and repentance that expands a small, selfish heart, since they give space *First Communion Mass 10:00am work through their loss and discover they are not tutes are also needed. Call the rectory to reserve your for God to forgive us”. What does it mean to open and expand one's heart? First, it means acknowl- alone. The next YABE weekend is Mar 28-30. Call hour. edging ourselves to be sinners and not looking to what others have done. And from here, the Pope Karen at 620-896-7664 for more information or to said, the basic question becomes: “Who am I to judge this? Who am I to gossip about this? Who am I, register. who have done the same things, or worse?” Would you like to place an ad in the SPCS year- May our holy patron, St. Patrick, intercede for us. Altar Servers —Mar 29-30 book? There are several different sizes available. 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He is the Son of the heavenly Father according to his divine nature and the Son First Saturday Rosary: Pro-life parishioners will be 5pm Sheila Simmons of Mary according to his human nature. He is, however, truly the Son of God in both natures since WWW.VERITASFINANCIALMINISTRIES.COM traveling to Wichita to pray a rosary in front of South 8am Steve Meyer there is in him only one Person who is divine. In what sense is Mary “ever Virgin”? Mary is ever Wind Women’s Center (formerly Tiller’s Clinic). We will St. Paul writes, “If any one does not provide for his relatives, 10am Dylan Waugh virgin in the sense that she “remained a virgin in conceiving her Son, a virgin in giving birth to him, a join other members of our diocesan family at 9am to pray.