FALL BAZAAR

St. Michael Catholic Church

MASS SCHEDULE GIRARD
Saturday
5:30 pm
Sunday
10:00 am

ARMA
4:00 pm
8:00 am

CONFESSION
GIRARD
ARMA
Saturday
2:00-2:30 pm 3:15-3:45 pm
Weekdays before Mass, anytime by appointment
RECTORY HOURS & INFORMATION
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
Rectory: (620) 724-8717
Fr. Maxs cell: (316) 708-9473
Fr. Maxs email: thomas.becket.fan@gmail.com
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz
Secretary: Faith Paoni
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stmichaelgirard.com
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
Tony Stonerock, Chair Dale Coomes, Chair
TBA
Oct. 13 @ 6:30pm

!Altar Society
TBA
Parish Hall

!Helping Hands

Knights of Columbus
1st Tuesday of Month
7:00pm in hall

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Fridays at 6:00am in the hall

Sept. 26 Saturday
27
28
29
30
Oct. 1
2
3
4

4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
7:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-3:00pm
Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz

From the Pastor

Dear Parish Family,

For this weeks column, here is a lovely excerpt from the Catechism on Our Blessed Mother:
In prayer the Holy Spirit unites us to the person of the only Son, in his glorified humanity,
through which and in which our filial prayer unites us in the Church with the Mother of Jesus.
Mary gave her consent in faith at the Annunciation and maintained it without hesitation at the
foot of the Cross. Ever since, her motherhood has extended to the brothers and sisters of her Son
"who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties."Jesus, the only mediator, is the
way of our prayer; Mary, his mother and ours, is wholly transparent to him: she "shows the way"
and is herself "the Sign" of the way, according to the traditional iconography of East and West.
Beginning with Mary's unique cooperation with the working of the Holy Spirit, the Churches
developed their prayer to the holy Mother of God, centering it on the person of Christ manifested
in his mysteries. In countless hymns and antiphons expressing this prayer, two movements usually
alternate with one another: the first "magnifies" the Lord for the "great things" he did for his lowly
servant and through her for all human beings29 the second entrusts the supplications and praises
of the children of God to the Mother of Jesus, because she now knows the humanity which, in
her, the Son of God espoused. This twofold movement of prayer to Mary has found a privileged
expression in the Ave Maria: Hail Mary [or Rejoice, Mary]: the greeting of the angel Gabriel
opens this prayer. It is God himself who, through his angel as intermediary, greets Mary. Our
prayer dares to take up this greeting to Mary with the regard God had for the lowliness of his
humble servant and to exult in the joy he finds in her. Full of grace, the Lord is with thee: These
two phrases of the angel's greeting shed light on one another. Mary is full of grace because the
Lord is with her. The grace with which she is filled is the presence of him who is the source of all
grace. "Rejoice . . . O Daughter of Jerusalem . . . the Lord your God is in your midst."31 Mary, in
whom the Lord himself has just made his dwelling, is the daughter of Zion in person, the ark of
the covenant, the place where the glory of the Lord dwells. She is "the dwelling of God . . . with
men." Full of grace, Mary is wholly given over to him who has come to dwell in her and whom
she is about to give to the world. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus. After the angel's greeting, we make Elizabeth's greeting our own. "Filled with the
Holy Spirit," Elizabeth is the first in the long succession of generations who have called Mary
"blessed."33 "Blessed is she who believed. . . . "Mary is "blessed among women" because she
believed in the fulfillment of the Lord's word. Abraham, because of his faith, became a blessing for
all the nations of the earth.35 Mary, because of her faith, became the mother of believers,
through whom all nations of the earth receive him who is God's own blessing: Jesus, the "fruit of
thy womb." Holy Mary, Mother of God: With Elizabeth we marvel, "And why is this granted me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Because she gives us Jesus, her son, Mary is
Mother of God and our mother; we can entrust all our cares and petitions to her: she prays for us
as she prayed for herself: "Let it be to me according to your word." By entrusting ourselves to her
prayer, we abandon ourselves to the will of God together with her: "Thy will be done."

Altar Ministers for Oct. 3 & 4

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Sept. 26 - Oct. 4

Jim Davied
Betty Sponsel Widner
No Intention
For the People
Joseph Hofer
No Intention
Patricia Haderlein
No Intention
Adoration
Arlene Schulte
Adoration
No Intention
Jim Peak
No Intention
For the People

Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

Next Saturday (10/3/15)

Next Sunday (10/4/15)

!Altar Servers:

5:30 pm

Brandon & Bailey

Leritz

Gage Born, Josh

Duling, Eric Wilson

EMHC:

Rachel Ausemus

Jerry Hanson

Lector:

Ned Sauer

Doug Lopeman

Gift Bearers

Mike & Donna Martin Ron & Jeanette Davied

family
family

Collections

The 2015 St. Michaels Fall Bazaar will be October 18th.

Ladies, please pick up your bazaar envelopes in the
back of church this weekend or next. Contact person for
bazaar will be Linda DeGarmo 724-8905. If you cannot fulfill
your duties, you need to find a replacement.

10:00 am

Childrens Offering

GARDEN VOLUNTEER

If anyone is interested in taking FULL responsibility of the

garden located on the north side of the rectory, please contact
the parish office at 724-8717 or Janel Scales at 724-0032, by
Friday, October 2nd. If no one wishes to volunteer to take on
this project, the garden will be taken down and re-seeded back
to grass. Thank you!

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED

St. Michaels Parish Council will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at
6:30pm in the parish hall.

Contributions

CATECHISTS NEEDED

Parents, we are still in need of a 4th grade catechist for Sunday

morning PSR from 9-9:45 am.
If we do not have
volunteers, we will not be able to have PSR classes for
your children. Please call Michelle Puckett at 620.238.0428
to volunteer.

LIFE CHAIN

October is Respect Life Month, an opportunity to pray and

work to promote the sanctity of all human life from conception
to natural death. As part of this months activities, the PSU
Newman Club is sponsoring the annual Life Chain in Pittsburg
on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 3:00-4:00pm. This peaceful
demonstration will take place on Broadway between 6th and
9th Streets. All are encouraged to participate.

MARCH FOR LIFE 2016

March for Life 2016 is approaching fast. The dates for this
years pilgrimage are Tuesday, January 19, 2016 (send-off Mass
that evening) through Sunday, January 24, 2016. High School
youth and their chaperones are invited to travel with us to
Washington, D.C. for the National March for Life on Friday,
January 22. The pilgrimage includes travel by charter bus,
hotel accommodations in D.C., drawstring bag, t-shirt, hat and
time for sightseeing. Cost for the trip is $375.00. Go to
www.respectlifesocialjustice.org or call 316-269-3935 to
download the forms, have them mailed to you or get your
questions answered. Deadline for registration is Monday,
November 2, 2015. We hope you can join us!

Last Week

July 2015 to date

$2,158.00

$29,588.75

$22.61

$146.49

Expenses

$19,174.60

Over / (Under)

$10,560.64

Building Fund Contributions

$20.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$232,476.05

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH

Please pray for parishioners Gerald Davied, Rosemary
OToole, Bernadine Shively, Stan Thomas and Tom Weston
who are ill, and for former parishioner John Doherty who is in
the hospital. Please also pray for the repose of the soul of Ron
Breneman, who passed away Sept. 18, and for his family. May
his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the
mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

SCAMMON TURKEY DINNER

Scammon Knights of Columbus is once again hosting their

Turkey Dinner, Sunday, October 11th from 11am to 2pm.
Please check the bulletin board at the back of the church for
more information.

NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE

There are still spots available for high-school youth interested
in attending the National Catholic Youth Conference in
Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 19-22. NCYC is an exciting, four-day
experience of prayer, community, empowerment, liturgy and
special activities such as concerts, exhibits, and an activity
village. NCYC can be a catalyst for stronger faith growth that
can only be sustained in a strong faith community. If you are
interested, please call Michelle Puckett at 620.238.0428.

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC)

The next TEC Retreat will be held on Oct. 10-12, 2015 at the
Spiritual Life Center in Wichita. For more information,
visit http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/faith-tec/tec or call
Paula Sevart at 620.724.7585.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DAY

LEAD is a one-day, fun-filled day to learn about Leadership,

Evangelization, Action and Discipleship on Saturday, Oct 17.
$10 includes lunch & T-shirt! Parish high-school youth
interested in becoming leaders, please RSVP to Mary Leritz.

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