May 2nd, 2021 @ Fifth Sunday of Easter See pages 6-7 for weekend Mass Readings and common texts Blessing of Statue of Saint Joseph While this month is dedicated to Mary, May 1st is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Pope Francis has made 2021 a special Holy Year honoring Saint Joseph, and we are grateful for the gift of a very inspirational statue of Saint Joseph, the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. The statue will be blest this weekend at the 5:00 PM Mass, and it will soon be placed near the Sacred Heart shrine at the west exit doors of the church. St. Francis de Sales Parish 900 Ida Street Our First Lansing, Kansas 66043 ommunicants PARISH STAFF C Father William McEvoy ADLEY AUGUSTINE CHARLOTTE WORDEN PASTOR ELENE AWN [email protected] RYLEIGH BAPTISTA S Y Office: (913) 727-3742 JENEVIEVE FINLEY LYLA YOAKAM Rectory: (913) 727-1930 MADALYN FOSTER Sister Josephine Macias, CDP DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION ANNABETH HANKINSON May you always feel [email protected] DYLAN HOCK Jesus’ love and His liv- Sharon Kermashek NORA JACKSON ing presence within you PARISH LIFE COORDINATOR every time you receive KAITLYN KLECKER [email protected] Holy Communion. On Joan Leonard SOPHIA LEWCZENKO behalf of your parish MUSIC DIRECTOR RISTYN ETER family, congratulations! [email protected] B P JENALEE SCHNEIDER Nancy Elmer Father Bil BUSINESS MANAGER OLIVIA STEGER [email protected] Christopher Klepper FACILITIES MANAGER [email protected] Holy Family Meditative Rosary We invite you to come and pray the Rosary. We have a group of parish- Bulletin Deadline: Please submit bulletin re- quests to the parish office by noon Friday at least ioners that meet in the church near the Blessed Virgin Mary statue at one week prior to the week for desired publication. 11AM on most Mondays to pray the rosary. They meet in the parish hall Scripture Readings for Next Week afterwards for a short coffee social. Sunday, May 9, 2021 The Third Tuesday of the Month we have a Rosary Breakfast in Robert Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-48 •1 Jn 4:7-10 • Jn 15:9-17 Martz Hall following the 8:30 AM Mass. The Holy Family Meditative XAVIER CATHOLIC SCHOOL Rosary is prayed followed by a breakfast social. 541 Muncie Road We also have a group that prays the rosary for Priests following the 8:30 Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 morning Mass on Wednesdays. (913) 682-3135 LeavenworthCatholicSchools.org On Wednesday afternoons we have a group that meets to make rosaries for missionaries. If you can’t join them, take some time to pray the rosary, wherever you are. Planned Giving Have your plans changed during this difficult time? Socio, political, and economic changes in our society may have caused the need to provide and protect your family with a Will or Trust. With a Trust your heirs will avoid probate and working with an estate planning advisor you can be very creative in structuring your bequests to maximize your financial resources for giving. Learn and explore ways to plan at the archdiocese’s gift planning website, CatholicPlannedGiving.com The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for May: UNIVERSAL INTENTION – THE WORLD OF FINANCE Let us pray that those in charge of finance will work with governments to regulate the financial sphere and protect citizens from its dangers. Please join us for the Crowning of our Blessed Mother on Sunday Welcome to May 9th following the 8:00AM Mass and stay and pray the Rosary with us. Our New Parishioners The Blessed Mother holds a special place in our Christian tradition. We honor her throughout the year, but especially in the month of May. KELSEY ELBEL SALLY GORDON Pilgrim Virgin Mary Statue Home Visitation Legion of Mary continues signups for the Pilgrim Virgin Mary. Parishioners may sign-up in the back of the church to have the Pilgrim Virgin Mary statue brought to their home for the week. A Upcoming Parish Events calendar is available in the back to sign up. You can also call the parish office at 913-727-3742 or email Sharon at the parish May 7/8 – Basement Sale 8AM-4PM office: [email protected]. May 9 – May Crowning following 8AM Mass POPE FRANCIS has called for a global “prayer marathon” inviting indi- viduals, families and communities to pray for an end to the pandemic. Mar- May 26 – Baptism Class ian Shrines throughout the world will be special centers for these prayers. Each day in May, there will be a livestream from one of 30 chosen Marian Baptism Preparation shrines or sanctuaries to guide the prayer at 6 p.m. Rome time (11 am Class CDT) on all Vatican media platforms. Are you getting ready to have a baby or already have a child need- A Heartfelt Thank You ing baptism? The next baptism Our catechists who taught our religious education classes did an extraordinary class will be held on Wednesday, job. Because of the pandemic they used Zoom to connect with our students. May 26th, at 6:30 PM in the church. Few, if any, had any experience teaching this way, so they had to learn not only Godparents are invited too. Please this new means of communication, but to find and create ways to keep our call the Parish Office or email young disciples focused on the lessons at hand. [email protected] to register. So I pray that God will doubly reward each of them for their extra efforts in this very important mission of catechizing our youth. And let’s all pray that this Xavier Catholic School coming Fall we will be able to return to normal face-to-face religious educa- Enrollment Events tion. Father Bill Xavier Catholic School, preschool - eighth grade, is currently en- Attention! Couples celebrating their rolling for the 2021-2022 school year. The teachers and staff invite 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2021 all interested families to join us for The Archdiocesan 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration is on Sunday, June several enrollment events. 13th, 2:00 PM, at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood. To receive your invita- Virtual Open House tion from Archbishop Joseph Naumann, please call our parish office at Preschool - Eighth Grade 913-727-3742 or e-mail Sharon at [email protected]. We’ll ask your May 6, 2021 name, address, phone number and the date of your wedding. Please do so as 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM soon as possible. Thank you. Please note that COVID restrictions will be in place. For more informa- tion or to register please call Lisa Forge at 913-682-7801. Spring Xavier Catholic School and St. Francis de Sales are partnering to provide more preschool options for Basement Sale our community! Preschool and May 7th & 8th • 8AM-4PM Pre-K classes are coming to St. Francis de Sales for the 2021 – St. Francis de Sales Church 2022 school year. Classes will be held in a St. Francis de Sales Volunteers needed now & the days of the sale. School of Religion classroom. Lim- We are taking donations through Tuesday May 4th, ited enrollment is still available. Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30PM, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30-11:30AM Please contact Shannon Holcomb at 913-682-1943 for information. or call to schedule a drop off time. Call Ruth Butler 913-727-5146 WEEKLY SCHEDULE Parish Contributions for: April 19 - 25, 2021 Total Envelope Cash M ONDAY, MAY 3 –––—— & Online Receipts: $10,340.01 REST IN PEACE 1:00 PM – Legion of Mary Future Capital Projects: ($60.00) Pray for the repose of the soul of Archdiocesan Assessments TUESDAY, MAY 4 –––—— and Charitable Causes: ($1,892.60) 8:30 AM – M ASS Pat Huycke † Remaining for Ralph Beckwith Parish Operations: 8,387.41 May he rest in peace WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 —— Average Weekly 8:30 AM – MASS Operating Expenses: 9,538.65 And rise in glory 9:00 AM – Rosary for Priests Difference: ($1,151.24) THURSDAY, MAY 6 We are grateful for your monetary offerings given with sacrifice. We promise to be good 8 :30 AM – MASS Jordan John-Paul stewards of the contributions you entrust to McElwee † our care and oversight. MINISTRY SCHEDULE 9AM–5PM Eucharistic Adoration FATHER BILL & FINANCE COUNCIL For May 8/9 FRIDAY, MAY 7 –––––— For more info: StFrancisLansing.org AM ASS 10:00 – M Lansing Care & Rehab ONE FAITH, ONE FAMILY, ONE FUTURE Saturday at 5:00 PM SATURDAY, MAY 8 –––––— IN CHRIST Capital Campaign ––––––——-———–––– GREETERS ––———–———–—––– Need 4:30 PM – Confessions Our total pledged: $756,000 ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– Paid(as of 6/30/20): 375,566 5:00 PM – MASS Walter Bogard † Need 4 & Gillian Schmidt Our Share: 187,783 SUNDAY, MAY 9 ––——— ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– Prayer List: If you would like to have a name Michaela Bremser, x 8:00 AM – MASS Jennifer Brown † added or removed from our prayer list, please contact –––-–––– EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS ––—-——– the Church Office. Our Parish Prayer Ministers invite x , x, x 8:55 AM – MAY CROWNING you to join them in praying for the following: Joe Abbott, John & Joyce Ahlstead, Bob Andrus, Melissa ––––––——————–-–– SACRISTAN ––———–———-–—––– 10:15 AM – MASS For the People Anthony, Travis Applebee, Araceli, Ash Family, Laura Gloria Turner of the Parish Bailey, John Barrett, Pauline Baughman, Bernice Bodde, Lee Bradley Family, Megan E Brill, Don Brooks, Burn Sunday at 8:00 AM family, Larry Byrne, Doris Cain, Jack Cain, Marilyn REETERS Join us for our Calkins, Mindy Cameron, Elizabeth Campbell, Theresa ––––––——-———–––– G ––———–———–—––– Carroll, Janie Caudle, Lois Chapman, Phil Chavez, Larri- x ann Collins, Olivia Connealy, Nina Cooper, Frances ––––––——————–-––– USHERS ––—-——–———-–—––– SUNDAY MASS Cooper, Pat Cooper, Susan Cornoyer, Dan Cournutte, Chuck Soby, Edd Hiungula, Ron Mazzia, x Jason Craft, Ilka Csizmagia, Curtis Cummins, Sharnice 10:15 AM ––––––——————–-––– LECTORS ––—-——–———-–—––– Cyprien, Tayler Davis, Susan Dean, Sr.