Church of the Holy Spirit Spring 2015 Volume 3, Issue 1 Goddard, KS The Paraclete Casting Nets Parish Mission February 15, 16, 17 Casting Nets, a local lay apostolate dedicated to the New Evangeli- zation will be at Holy Spirit, February 15, 16, and 17. The mission will be led in the Church from 7-8 P.M. each evening and a social will follow in Spirit Hall. Casting Nets will bring a great deal of in- spiration and information in presentations that are humorous and entertaining. Speakers Tony Brandt and Chris Stewart have a com- bined 31 years of experience in almost every level and form of ministry, from youth to college and from RCIA to adult formation. Inside this issue The focus of the mission: The Gift, Change yourself, Change the 2—Religious Education World. Tony and Chris will discuss the three pillars of the spiritual 3—Bishop Kemme visit life in the light of the New Evangelization. Prayer, almsgiving and 3—New Members fasting have a transforming effect on us and on all those we en- 4—Altar Society News counter. 5—A Word from Fr. Mike 6—HS Catholic School All are welcome and child care will be provided. 6—St. Joseph the Worker Award 8—Sanctuary Enhancement 10 —Outreach Committee Needs Each evening please bring a donation for the Food Pantry: Sunday, Feb. 15 canned chicken 11—Knights of Columbus Monday, Feb. 16 peanut butter Tuesday, Feb. 17 canned soups or pasta Religious Education News Parish Mission Casting Nets, a local lay apostolate dedicated to the New Evangelization will be at Holy Spirit, February 15, 16 & 17th. The mission will be in the Church from 7-8pm each even- ing and a social will follow in Spirit Hall. Casting Nets will bring a great deal of inspira- tion and information in presentations that are humorous and entertaining. Speakers Tony Brandt and Chris Stewart have a combined 37 years of experience in almost every level and form of ministry, from youth to college and from RCIA to adult formation. The focus of the mission: The Gift, Change yourself, Change the World. Tony and Chris will discuss the three pillars of the spiritual life in the light of the New Evangelization. Prayer, almsgiving and fasting have a transforming effect on us and on all those we en- counter. Join us one night, two nights or all three. We look forward to seeing you there! Parish Book Study Pick up your copy of our Parish Book, “New Horizons for Christian Unity” in the gather- ing space of the church. This book was published right here in Wichita and was written by Monsignor Leon McNeill along with Reverend John O’Brien. It is a commentary on Vatican II’s Decree on Ecumenism. (FYI, Ecumenism is the modern movement towards Christian unity). As Catholics we are called to do everything possible to promote Chris- tian unity. And as Pope Francis has said, “Christian unity will not appear suddenly as a miracle, but will be given to the followers of Christ step by step as they walk together and work together.” And read together. Check the Parish Website for reflection ques- tions under the Faith Formation/Adult education tab. Youth Religious Education Religious Education students in K-8th grade continue to meet each Wednesday evening. We recently prayed a Rosary for Life on Wednesday, January 21st to join our efforts with those participating in the March for Life in Washington DC. High school Religious Education students continue to meet on most Sunday evenings from 5-6:30. All high school students in the parish are welcome and encouraged to attend! In February classes will be held on the 1st, 8th, 22nd. March class will be held on the 1st and Movie Night is scheduled for the 8th (watch for more details soon). 2 Bishop Carl Kemme to Welcome to The Church of the Holy Spirit Visit the Church of New Families: the Holy Spirit Steven & Cynthia Himes, Madelynn, Abigail st nd On Feb. 21 and 22 , Bishop Kemme will James Perry make a pastoral visit to Church of the Holy Eric & Lauren Defore, Stephen Spirit. He will hear confessions and cele- Aron & Michelle Newland, Adelyn brate the Masses that weekend and will preach the homily. He will also have an Baptisms: opportunity to visit with parishioners at Aiden Matthew Schlittenhardt, son of the CYM dinner Saturday night and at Bis- Donald and Jacelyn Schlittenhardt Gabriel Mathias Eck, son of Andrew and cuits and Gravy on Sunday morning. Stephanie Eck Karter Alan Kirkbride, son of Dwayne Weekends are very brief when they ar- and Kendra Kirkbride rive—late Saturday afternoon to midday Jackson Gregory Collette, son of Ryan Sunday—but Bishop Kemme’s visit will be and Katherine Collette a welcome blessing to our community. John Joseph Barnes, son of John & Bishop Kemme is taking this year and next Crystal Barnes to visit every institution and parish in the Waylon Joseph Schmidt, son of Timothy diocese to get to know the people and the and Taylor Schmidt circumstances of ecclesial life in Wichita Connor Liam Kohls, son of Nathan & and SEK. Becca Kohls Rylee Elizabeth Wiewel, daughter of What a blessing from a shepherd who Jeremy and Megan Wiewel cares so much for the people! Natilee Jean Wiewel, daughter of Jeremy and Megan Wiewel Please pray for him and his intentions and Audri Jean Guerrero, daughter of for his safety as he journeys across the Charles and Laci Guerrero diocese. Zeke Joseph Buckles son of Christopher and Kristen Buckles Elise Michelle Dendurent, daughter of Chris & Gemma Dendurent 3 Youth Groups Sponsors “Rosary under the Stars” Altar Society News and Notes Before we get too far into 2015, Altar Society would like to thank everyone who helped with, worked at, or attended the Spirit Bazaar in November. Our annual event was a great success and we realize it would not have been possible without the involvement of so many members of our parish! We decided to use a portion of the bazaar proceeds to do some sprucing up at church. We recently had all the chairs in the sanctuary and the Adoration Chapel cleaned. It has been several years since this was done and they were overdue for a refresh. The furniture in the Gathering space was beyond refreshing, so we replaced it with new couches, chairs, and tables. We hope you will enjoy using them and that you’ll treat them as your own – i.e.” they are not trampolines”. Next up, we will con- tract the quarterly cleaning of the large, high-up church windows. Though winter is still with us, we are looking ahead and making lots of plans for the coming year. Lent will be here soon, followed of course by Easter. Watch for information regarding the purchase of Easter lilies to honor or remember your loved ones. And, once again we will host a reception im- mediately following the Holy Saturday services on April 4. At this time we will honor the candidates we have just welcomed into our faith family. Everyone is invited and encouraged to join us for this special time. The Garage Sale we held last year was a big success (not to mention a TON of work). But we learned a lot and most of the soreness is gone, so we have decided to do it again this year on May 7, 8, and 9th. Once again, we’ll be at “our spot” near the corner of Maize Rd and Maple. We’re asking you to please keep us in mind as you start your spring cleaning (or maybe finish putting away your Christmas decos?). We need your items for our sale, and we can work with you to transport large items. A reminder that Altar Society helps out with the bingo games at Goddard Medicalodge on the first Wednesday of each month. These are held at 2:15 p.m. and last about an hour. The residents are fun to work with, so if you have some time to spare we can use your help. We also supply the prizes for the bingo - if you have any suitable small items or trinkets to donate we’d be happy to have them. The ladies at Medicalodge always like to win jewelry – clip earrings and necklaces go over well. And, of course, they ALL like to win quarters! Included in this edition of the Paraclete is information on the new Dillons Community Rewards pro- gram – please take some time to look it over and get signed up. It’s easy to do and that’s all it takes to earn money for our parish. We are competing with some very large parishes for a share of the money Dillons donates, so we need help from everyone in our parish. Finally, we have updated our bulletin board in the Gathering space – stop by and take a look for the most current information and happenings. You’ll find a calendar of events, as well as extra copies of the minutes of our meetings. And speaking of meetings, all ladies of the parish are encouraged to 4 A Word from Fr. Mike Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is upon us. We anticipate it with a three-day parish mission led by Casting Nets. Infor- mation on this is elsewhere in this Paraclete. Then we inaugurate the Season of Purification and Enlightenment, practicing the disciplines of fasting, praying, and almsgiving preached during the parish mission. In order to help us in the almsgiving, we are asking each person in the parish to take up a commitment to provide food for the Food Pantries served by Holy Spirit.