Page 311 South 5th Street, Colwich KS 67030 | Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 16, 2020 ROSARY CRUSADE We are saying the rosary as a parish family each evening at 7:30 pm in front of the Sacred Heart Statue. Leaders are needed. Please visit our website to sign-up. (Rosaries & pamphlets on how to say the rosary are available in the Gathering Space.) STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITY ChristLife is looking for a Childcare Leader for our Thursday evening sessions that will begin Sept 10, 2020. The diocese requires an adult that is Virtus trained. This position includes a small stipend. For more information Inquire to Carla Scheer, 316-650-8231 or Cheryl Reichenberger, 832-428-6349. The ChristLife series “Discovering Christ” begins Thursday, September 10th. Visit our website to sign-up. Deadline to register is August 31st Contact Don Aschenbrenner for more information at 316-516-8424 or [email protected] Spots are still available for Directory Photos! BLOOD DRIVE Monday, August 24th Due to demand Sat, August 22nd is now available. Noon-6:00 pm Register online at redcrossblood.org or If you are not able to attend, you can submit your own family through our website. Questions? photo for $10. Contact the office to make arrangements. Contact Karla Neville at 796-1422. OFFICE STAFF Pastor Parish Life Coordinator Fr. Eric Weldon [email protected] Jillian Linnebur [email protected] Secretary Bookkeeper Julie Bardon [email protected] Kathy Seltenreich [email protected] MASS TIMES CONFESSIONS Weekend Weekdays Weekdays 15 Minutes before Mass Saturday 4:30 PM All Weekdays 8:00 AM Saturdays 3:00 - 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM And by Appointment HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Vigil 6:30 PM Day Of 7:30 AM & 6:30 PM WWW.SACREDHEARTCOLWICH.ORG [email protected] Phone Number: 316-796-1224 Emergency Number: 316-796-1224 x 9 311 S 5th St, P O Box 578 Colwich, KS 67030 Office Hours: Weekdays, 9 am - Noon | Welcome to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Page 2 Thoughts from Fr. Weldon This week the Church remembers St. John Eudes, 1601-80. He is one of our new saints in the upper area, clerestory, of the church. He was born into a poor farming family but was able to attend a Jesuit school at age 14. He later joined the Congregation of the Oratory; a community of priests and laity dedicated to prayer but who do not make vows. Upon his ordination in 1625, his vitality and zeal for the faith blossomed and bore fruit. He volunteered to care for victims of the plagues that struck Normandy. His missions gave him notoriety as an outstanding preacher, confessor and strong opponent of Jansenism. (Jansenism was a religious movement which practiced such a severe austerity that seemed to deny grace.) In 1641, with the help of a devout and hardworking woman, Madeleine Lamy, he founded a refuge for destitute women in Caen, Normandy, under the direction of the Visitandines, a women’s religious order. When he founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary at Caen, the Oratorians and Jansenists opposed him. Secular (diocesan) priests composed his new order and were dedicated to clerical reform in seminaries and to preaching missions. In 1650, the Bishop of Coutances invited him to establish a seminary. That same year the sisters at his refuge in Caen had become strong enough to leave the Visitandines and create a new congregation under the name of Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge. John founded four more seminaries from 1653 to 1670. In 1666 the Refuge sisters received Pope Alexander III's approval as an institute to care for penitent wayward women. St. John Eudes was influenced by the teachings of the French school, St. Francis de Sales, and the revelations of Sts. Gertrude the Great and Mechtilde (early 13th Cent). He formed his congregation of priests and women’s religious order in the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Holy Heart of Mary. All of his parish missions flowed from these two loves. For many years these had been private devotions. He adapted them into a devotion for the whole church when he wrote an Office of the Liturgy of the Hours and a Mass for the benefit of his communities. The feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Mother of God was celebrated for the first time on Feb 8, 1648 and that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Oct 20, 1672. Later, several bishops gave approval and the liturgy spread throughout the entire Church. He composed various rosaries and prayers dedicated to the Sacred Hearts. His book The Admirable Heart of the Most Holy Heart of the Mother of God is the first book ever written on the devotion to the Sacred Hearts. Pope Leo XIII called him, "Author of the Liturgical Worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Holy Heart of Mary.” - Fr. Weldon One of the distinguishing marks of a vibrant parish is its prayer life. Prayer comes first for its individuals, families, and groups dedicated to many ministries. Prayer comes first for its pastor who wants his people to experience "more". All are solidly connected to Christ who leads them to the Father. We are that parish! Witness those who come to daily Mass, answer the call to Adoration, pray so many Rosaries and Chaplets, are attentive to family prayer, and offer their sufferings as a sharing in Christ's Redemption for the sake of others. We need all of us to come together now for a special mission! DISCOVERING CHRIST will begin new weekly sessions Thursday, September 10, in our parish. We are asking for individuals and families to become Prayer Partners with the participants even before we know who they are! Pray now that those whom Christ is calling to a deeper relationship with Him will be open to His invitation. We will let you choose whom to pray for when the time comes. Please help us get the entire parish praying for an increase in Christ's life! Page 3 311 South 5th Street, Colwich KS 67030 | VIRTUAL EVENT FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES PARISH INFORMATION Beaches & Blessings is a virtual event to benefit the ministries of Catholic Charities, from 7-10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21. The evening will include a selection of MARRIAGE premium designer purses for bid, along with raffles, an exclusive Cabana ticket for a Contact the Pastor at least 9 months in advance. trip, and behind the scenes tours of Catholic Charities ministries via video. BAPTISM Host a house party for 12 After the 4:30 PM & 10:00 AM Masses. with dinner delivered by Babies should be baptized as soon as George’s French Bistro or possible. A meeting is required for be on your own Isolation first-time parents & godparents. Contact Island after picking up your the office at least 30 days ahead of time. meal for one at George’s. FACILITY USAGE To learn more or purchase Please contact the office to schedule use a ticket, visit CatholicChar- of the parish facilities. All dates & times itiesWichita.org/beaches- must be approved by the Pastor. and-blessings. BULLETIN All bulletin announcements must be OFFICE OF RESPECT LIFE & SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS submitted to the office in writing by Tuesday at noon. 1st Saturday Rosary for the Unborn Altar Society President You are invited to come and recite the Holy Rosary to defend the unborn on the Robbie Leighton .......... 316-640-8027 st 1 Saturday in September. September 5, 2020 at Trust Women Abortion Facility, 5107 E. Kellogg, Wichita, KS., at 9:00 a.m. Let us pray the rosary to change Holy Name Society President Joe Hemmen ............... 316-308-4517 hearts. Prayer Line Contact If you cannot come and pray with us due to distance you can participate by saying Jana Linnebur .............. 316-796-1533 the Holy Rosary at 9am on Saturday, September 5, 2020 as a family, group of ............................. [email protected] friends or at your church. Questions? Contact the Respect Life Social Justice Office CYM Advisor at 316 269-3935 Shelly Ewertz ............... 316-253-2261 ................ [email protected] National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children Memorial Service for Aborted Children at Calvary Cemetery Wichita If you or anyone you know are in need of On Saturday, September 12, pro-life Americans throughout the country will gather yard work this summer please contact at the gravesites of aborted babies and other memorial sites dedicated in their honor Shelly Ewertz (253-2261 or for the eighth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. [email protected]) as the CYM is happy to help! Solemn vigils will be held at these sites to commemorate the more than 60 million children who have lost their lives to legal abortion since 1973, and to remind our Sacred Heart T-Shirts society of the humanity of the unborn child. Please join us for the memorial service We have a few extra youth t-shirts if in our community: anyone is interested. Please contact the When: Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am office. Where: Calvary Cemetery Wichita, S. Rutan & Kellogg, entry at mausoleum More Info: Contact Debra Kurtz, 316-300-7773, [email protected] ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Together let us remember the victims of abortion and pray for a final end to this WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT injustice during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. The Catholic Assembly for Business (CAB) works to inspire and equip Catholic business professionals to be "Fully Alive as Missionary Disciples" of Christ to make a difference at Information Not Available home, at work, and in their communities.