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Parish Office: 115 E. 5th. St Holton, KS 66436 Office phone:
(785) 364-3262 Rectory phone: (785) 362-7026 (emergency only)
Parish email: [email protected] Parish website:
www.jacocatholics.com
WEEKDAY MASSES: St Francis Xavier—8:00am (Tues, Thurs) St.
Dominic—8:00 am (Wed, Fri) WEEKEND MASSES: 5:30pm Sat Vigil Mass @
St. Dominic 8:00am Sun Mass @ St. Francis Xavier 10:30am Sun Mass @
St. Dominic
RECONCILIATION: 30 mins prior to each weekend Mass OR by
appointment
Pastor: Rev. Fr. Jonathan Dizon [email protected] Secretary:
Kay Ludvicek Accountant: Merlin Nelson DRE: Barbara Berg
BAPTISM. Those requesting baptism for their children need to be
registered parishioners and are required to take a baptismal
prepara-tion class prior to the child’s baptism. Attending the
class prior to the child’s birth is preferred. Godparents are
highly encouraged to attend with you. Please call the parish
office.
MARRIAGE. Weddings require six (6) months notice to fulfill the
archdiocesan marriage program. Consult with the pastor BEFORE any
plans or decisions are made.
ANOINTING of the SICK. Available upon request. Contact the
parish office to schedule an appointment.
HOSPITAL REMINDER. Please call the parish office if you or a
loved one has been admitted to the hospital.
FUNERALS. Please call the parish office and consult with the
pastor for services.
DECLARATION of NULLITY. Please contact the parish office.
NEW PARISHIONERS. Please fill up registration forms located at
the front entrance of the church. Submit it to any usher or in
person at the parish office. You must be a registered parishioner
for sacra-mental preparation.
REGISTERED PARISHIONERS. Please notify the parish office of any
changes in address or phone number.
BULLETIN ITEMS and MASS ANNOUNCEMENTS. Items for bulletin
publication and Mass announcements are due in writing on Thursday
prior to the weekend by noon.
R e f l e c t i n g o n G o d ’ s W o r d
Trudy hung up the phone very slowly. “Well, Jim, there’s good
news and bad news. The good news is that your mom and dad are
coming to Kate’s wedding after all. The bad news is that your
brother is coming with them.” Jim’s brother was a missionary for a
strict religious sect. When he had learned that Jim and Trudy were
becoming Catholic he had erupted in condemnation. They had not
spoken since then. Have you ever hoped someone would not come to an
event you were hosting, or scheduled it when you knew the person
wouldn’t be available? Are there people whose presence in the seat
next to you at Sunday Mass would make you uncomfortable? Today’s
scriptures proclaim that those people have as much right to
“recline at table in the kingdom of God” as we do—or more. They
suggest that if we want the Lord to “open the door for us,” we must
be willing to open the door to everyone. —Virginia Stillwell
L i v i n g G o d ’ s W o r d
Many of us wish that certain people were outside the reach of
God’s love. Surrendering that illusion can be “a cause not for joy
but for pain, yet lat-er it brings the peaceful fruit of
righteousness” (Hebrews 12:11). Perhaps by giving up our
self-righteousness our words and actions will tell the Good News of
God’s all-inclusive love.
2 1 s t S u n d a y i n O r d i n a r y T i m e
A u g u s t 2 5 , 2 0 1 9
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Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in
prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.
—Horace
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CALENDAR of EVENTS
August 26 Monday 7:00 pm St. D. K of C Meeting St. Dominic
August 27, Tuesday 8:00am Mass St. Francis 2:00 — 6:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration St. Dominic August 28, Wednesday 8:00am Mass
St. Dominic August 29, Thursday 8:00am Mass St. Francis Xavier
August 30, Friday 8:00am Mass St. Dominic August 31, Saturday
5:00pm Confessions St. Dominic 5:30pm Mass St. Dominic September 1,
Sunday 7:30am Confessions St. Francis Xavier 8:00am Mass St.
Francis Xavier 8:30am Mass Our Lady of Snows 10:30am Mass St.
Dominic
MINISTRY SCHEDULE 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
EMHC LECTOR ACOLYTES MUSIC HOSPITALITY
Aug. 31, SAT 5:30pm SD
Tom Heideman Barb Heideman D’Ann Decker Alberta Lierz Jean
Lierz
Maggie Schiefelbein Carter Meerpohl+ Katie Purcell
Jenea Chariter Dyann Parks
Alberta Lierz Jean Lierz Bob Fox Leon Freel
Sept. 1, SUN 8:00am SFX
Ray Zeller Sharon Cole Kathy Devlin Mike Henry Ben Ehrhart
Alice Zeller Abigail Everts+ Colin Everts Connor Hammes
Andrea Bailey Joann Walker
Bob Butts Steve Broxterman Steve Devlin Farrell Holthaus
Sept. 1, SUN 10:30am SD
Keri Bausch Galen Brucken Jenny Lancaster Terry Ludvicek Kay
Ludvicek
Dave Schmitz Gregory Koon+ Emma Sides Madeline Bontrager
Charlene Herbers Robin Sides
Dale Noel Kathleen Noel Ralph Herbers Galen Brucken
PARISH STEWARDSHIP
August 18, 2019 St. Dominic St. Francis Xavier
Envelopes* $1,784.00 $1,525.00
Plate $491.34 $241.50
TOTAL $2,275.34 $1,766.50
Week of Aug. 11 $2,882.50 $1,236.00
Week of Aug. 4 $4,171.00 $2,191.05
Average weekly expenses for this fiscal year
$2,719.11 $1,971.04
OTHER VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Weekend of August 10-11
Homebound: Marceta Reilly Nursing Home: Jean Lierz
CHURCH CLEANERS (ST. DOMINIC) Thank you for your service to the
parish. Please let us know when you plan to clean so the church can
be unlocked and lights turned on for you. If you wish to volunteer,
please contact the parish office.
Aug. 26-Sept. 1 Sept. 2-8 Sept. 9-15 Sept. 16-22 Sept. 23-29
Utz Family, Carolyn Kennedy Linda Crabill, Sheila Springer Kara
Hoffman Becky Grollmes, Clara Child Reith Family
PASTORAL COUNCIL FINANCE COUNCILS
Barbara Berg Gregg Watkins Karen Leiker Darrin Reith Jackie
McAsey Wayne Leiker
Merlin Nelson Elsie Beam Marie Burdiek Larry Larkin Margaret
Blevins Janeil Stevens
St. Dominic Gregg Watkins (ch) Carolyn Koger Jane Coverdale Pat
Doyle
St. Francis Xavier Elsie Beam (ch) Chris Everts Larry Larkin Kay
Andler Damon Putnam
Strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees. Make
straight paths for your feet, that what is lame may not be
disjointed but healed.— Hebrews 12:12‑13
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MASS INTENTIONS for the WEEK
Aug. 24 (Sat), The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30pm St.
Dominic For All Parishioners
Aug. 25 (Sun), The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am St.
Francis Xavier Joan Hood 8:30am Our Lady of Snows 10:30am St.
Dominic Hap Brucken+
Aug. 27 (Tues), St. Monica 8:00am St. Francis Xavier Rianna
Ahsam, SI
Aug. 28 (Wed), St. Augustine 8:00am St. Dominic Kathryn
Phillips+
Aug. 29 (Thu), The Passion of St. John the Baptist 8:00am St.
Francis Xavier McGivern Family SI
Aug. 30 (Fri), Weekday 8:00am St. Dominic Thanksgiving to
Mary
Aug. 31 (Sat), The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30pm St.
Dominic Kevin Meier+
Sept. 1(Sun), The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am St.
Francis Xavier For All Parishioners 8:30am Our Lady of Snows
10:30am St. Dominic Freda Galer
PARISH PRAYER INTENTIONS Parishioners: Sonya Bergman; George
Bolz; Angela Brewer; Rick Cole; Estelle Danner; Francis DeVader;
Sharon DeVader; Steve Devlin; Sheila Fernkopf; Brad Fiedler; Dennis
Fiedler; Warren Fiedler; Sam Gerry; Brad Gould; Jenny Harigan; Mary
Harris; Pat Hasenkamp; Ed Hrenchir; Adrian Koch; Rheva Korte; Rita
Martin; Mike McClaskey; Mary Morford; Don Morris; Lynne Mulroy;
Calvin Page; Elizabeth Page; Jane Proctor; Carolyn Reicherter;
Cameron Renfro; Emma Schirmer; Special Intentions of Sheila
Springer; Nancy Versch Stereit; Evelyn Sullivan; Janie Teetzel;
Melinda Wareham; Gregg Watkins; James Wecker Relatives and Friends
of Parishioners: Kent Askren (nephew of Cletemae Brown); Judy Bagby
(grandmother of Landon Bagby); Carol Barton (Friend of Dean &
Ramona Robinson); Corky Channel; Leann Decker (mother of Doug
Decker); Alan Fund (brother of Karen McClaskey); Ally Gales
(granddaughter of Thelma Bowhay; Renea and Marve Gardner (cousins
of Gene Schifelbein); Carly Grant (great granddaughter of Joan
Hood); Jared Harris (grandson of Mary Harris); Jerry Huftles
(father of Jackie McAsey); Dan Henry (parents of Mike Henry);Shari
Lott (sister-in-law of Russell Schuetz);Kevin Meier; Luisa Munoz
(sister of Anna Alvarez); Danny Murphy (brother of Helen
Plankinton); Erin Norwood and daughter Bailey (Larkin Family
Members); Amy Reese (daughter of John & Susan Stallbaumer);
Mary Riniker (Sister of Regina Butts); Ronna Rowe (Family Member of
Hilda Hrenchir); Ann Ruhlman (aunt of Mar-garet Blevins); Shelly
Russell (daughter of Karen McClaskey); Lonie Sands (brother-in-law
of Joan Hood); Peggy Sanderson (friend of Mary Morford); Lonnie
& Helen Sands (brother and sister-in-law of Joan Hood); Brad
Schiefelbein (son of Gene Schiefel-bein);Chris Schifelbein (brother
of Gene Schiebelbein; Easton Shelton (son of Eric and Stephanie
Shelton)
We pray for those among us who are ill, their families and for
their care-giver, those experienc-ing a hardship or difficulty; and
for those in the Armed Forces protecting our freedom.
To place or remove someone’s name on the prayer list , please
call the Parish Office.
NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
RELEGIOUS EDUCATION families. Please have the forms returned by
August 18th. You can either mail them, place them in the collection
basket or return them to the office. Additional forms are available
in the vestibule of both churches for new families or families who
are just starting Religious Education.
Upcoming Parish Picnic and Dinners: • Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2014 NW 46th St., Topeka, Ks Holy Smokin’Jamboree Sept. 6-8th •
Annunciation Church Picnic Cigna Center, 402 N. Maple, Frankfort
September 15 (Sunday) 4 - 7 pm Roast Beef Dinner, Adults $10 Kids
$5.00
The Jackson County Food Pantry is in need of donations of all
kinds of non-perishable food items. Please place your donations in
the container provide at the church entrance.
Marriage Minute~ Discipline. The word brings to mind a child in
“time out,” or spending hours in the gym. In other words, no fun!
Discipline, however, can bring “peaceful fruit” to your marriage: •
Hold your tongue: You get the benefit of hearing our spouse’s whole
thought,
and you save hurt feelings from unkind words. • Speak his/her
love language: Vacuuming, rubbing shoulders, sharing feelings
or
hanging out may not be your favorite, but if it’s what makes our
spouse feel loved, the sacrifice is worth the effort!
• Write letters: It usually seems easier to talk things through,
but the discipline of writing can help both spouses articulate
their thoughts and share more effectively.
• Learn new habits: New relationship skills take some effort to
learn, but thy re-lease so much joy!
These skills will be taught in the upcoming Every Day in Love
Course offered at Church of the Ascension in Overland Park:
www.archkck.org/everyday
Effective September 3, the daily Mass times will be as follows:
St. Dominic — Tue & Thu at 5:30pm St. Francis Xavier — Wed
& Fri at 8:00 am
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Do you have
questions about life, faith, spirituality? You are invited to
attend RCIA starting September 10th. We will be meeting at the St.
Dominic Church Offices. If you are interested or have questions
regarding participa-tion in RCIA, please contact: Barbara Berg, our
DRE at [email protected]
St. Francis Xavier Knights of Columbus Mountain Oyster — Fish
Fry Satur-day, September 14th from 5:30-7:30 pm. in the hall.
Serving Fish, Mountain Oys-ters, French fries, baked potato,
dessert (provided by the Altar Society).
St. Dominic Knights of Columbus Annual Chicken Dinner Sunday,
September 15th from 11:00-1:00 pm. Fried Chicken, Baked
potato/French fries, baked beans, roll and dessert. Free-will
offering.
The St. Dominic Altar Society is requesting dona-tions for the
Raffle and Silent Auction for St. Dominic’s Fall Festival on
October 27th. Please contact Cathy Haug at 364-5946 or Karen Leiker
at 364-0776. Donations for the Raffle need to be made by September
15th.
Grant us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to deserve to be
heard.
—Jane Austen
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The wonderful diversity of life and
worship among Roman Catholics of East and West is an example of God
writing straight with crooked lines. The steady hand of the
villainous Emperor Diocletian drew a line across Europe and Africa
that split the empire in two, and for the most part determined how
Christians would worship two thou-sand years later. Italy’s heel
and the far northern city of Trieste fell on the Eastern side, and
have had a form of Eastern liturgy ever since. Constantinople,
which soon became the seat of the Roman Empire, became a base for
Christianizing the East up to Russia and Poland. Poland was on the
Eastern side, but a series of wars and medieval mayhem pushed the
religious boundary back to the Ukraine, and Poland remains an
outpost of the Latin Church to this day. An old rule of thumb
declared that whatever religion was observed by the local prince,
the people had to follow. This gave rise to persecution and
migration as people sought toleration for their expressions of
faith. In the United States, we are accustomed to peaceful
collaboration among Christians of East and West, a situation that
challenges churches that still feel the pinch of age-old division.
—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Scripture Insights ~ The journey to Jerusalem is a
characteristic feature of Luke’s Gospel account. For ten chapters
(9:51-19:28), Luke pre-sents Jesus on a journey to Jerusalem with
his disciples. The symbolism of a journey was instructive to Luke’s
audience. They knew that during the course of the Hebrew people’s
travel from Egypt to the Promised Land, God formed them into his
people. Against this background, Luke reminds us that Jesus is the
guide leading his disciples purposefully on the path to Jerusalem,
where he will bring salvation to them through his death on the
cross. This passage offers a series of sayings through which Jesus
instructs his disciples about the conscious decision that must be
made to become a member of his kingdom. Jesus also draws attention
to the fact that one cannot claim to be a member of his kingdom
simply because of Jewish heritage. Consequently, the places at the
table in Jesus’ kingdom are extended to the Gentiles who “come from
the east and west, and from the north and the south.” The Gentiles,
who have been called last, will go ahead of those who were first
invited, the Jews. God’s kingdom is open to all humanity, to
everyone who embraces Jesus and his message. Today’s reading from
the prophet Isaiah shows how Jesus’ message of inclusivity was
foretold centuries before by the prophet. Jesus has come to bring
God’s plan to fulfillment. • How does Jesus fulfill the
expectations proclaimed by the prophet Isaiah in the First reading
today? • How do you see the Catholic Church as a continuation of
the message conveyed by the readings from Isaiah and the
Gospel? • Where have you experienced God’s presence with you on
your journey of faith?
