Our Lady of Lourdes 7049 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Missouri 64133 www.ollraytown.com offi[email protected]816-353-2380 (Priest Emergency—816-356-3700) February 9, 2020 Parish Mass Schedule Sunday Mass 8:00 am & 11:00 am Confession ~ Saturday ~ @ St. Bernadette 3-3:30 pm Devotion to Sacred Heart & Benediction ~ Wednesday ~ 6:00 & 6:20 pm Parish Rosary Daily at Noon & 30 Minutes Before each Mass Regular Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Deadline for Bulletin submission is 10 days prior to Bulletin date . 9300 E. 75 th Raytown, MO 64138 816-356-0054 [email protected]@raytownreap https://raytownreap.org/ volunteer/ We continue to collect non parishable items to give to REAP. The container is in the vestibule (area on Blue Ridge side of church). Pastor Fr. David Holloway ~ 816-356-3700 ~ [email protected]Deacon Richard Gross ~ Cell 816-679-8974 ~ [email protected]Deacon Joe Zagar ~ Cell 816-304-3020 ~ [email protected]View the Bulletins also on ’MyParish’ app or DISCOVERMASS.COM To Donate: text $ amount to 844-901-1648
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Our Lady of Lourdes 7049 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Missouri 64133 www.ollraytown.com [email protected] 816-353-2380 (Priest Emergency—816-356-3700) February 9, 2020
Parish Mass Schedule
Sunday Mass
8:00 am & 11:00 am
Confession ~ Saturday ~ @ St. Bernadette 3-3:30 pm
Devotion to Sacred Heart
& Benediction
~ Wednesday ~
6:00 & 6:20 pm
Parish Rosary
Daily at Noon & 30 Minutes Before each Mass
Regular Parish
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Deadline for Bulletin submission is 10 days prior to Bulletin date .
Committee/Organization information, birthday/anniversary, and news. Please
Baptism~ Please contact the parish office in advance for baptism preparation Information.
Marriages~ Arrangements are to be made through the parish office at least nine months in advance, but a year is preferred. You must be a registered, practicing, contributing member of the parish.
Bulletin~ Deadline for submissions is Monday, 10 am, for the next Sunday’s edition. NOTE: Please submit at least four days earlier for holiday bulletins.
New Parishioners ~ Welcome! Please pick up a registration form in the back of church or stop by the office to ensure we have your information. We are glad you are here. Call the office for sacrament inquiries.
The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combatting sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Joe Crayon, at 816.812.2500 or [email protected], if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact the Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816.392.0011 or [email protected] for more information.
Today we celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes after both masses. Lourdes water will be available to bless ourselves.
There will be Marian music, yellow roses, and a procession inside the church after the 11:00 Mass.
Please help us honor Our Lady.
A reception will follow mass or the procession in the Parish Hall with a wonderful cake.
Welcome to All Visitors!
Please remember to pick up a newsletter or a registration form if you do not have a home parish. They are both at the back of church. You can contact the parish office at 816-353-2380 or stop by the office to ensure we have your information.
DONATE by simply sending a text to 844-901-1648 with the amount you would like to contribute. Make sure to include the dollar sign before the amount. Example: $25.
We Welcome
Father Robert Karris
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
In order to save on postage, the ‘End of year’ contr ibution
s ta tements are to be picked up
at the off ice.
Statements can be emailed to individuals upon request .
All are welcome to join us in the Parish Hall February 12 at NOON for the next Trusted Servants meeting & luncheon. It will be a POTLUCK lunch this month.
11:00 am Mass Lectors ~ Mindy Zagar & Debbie Sommer
Extraordinary Ministers ~ Mindy Zagar & Sherri
Williamson
The Raytown Emergency Assistance Program is in need of your help. Their supply of canned goods has gotten really low. Please consider donating to help the community of those in less fortunate than your selves.
Beans and Rice Canned Fruit of all kinds Hot Cereals
February 11 is World Day of the Sick, an observation started by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illnesses. The day coincides with the commemoration of Our Lady
of Lourdes. People around the world take the time to pray for the sick and for those who work very hard to alleviate the sufferings of the sick on this day. Faith organisations mark this day especially to provide the sick with medicines, food, and spiritual guidance.
Kansas City Independent Schools Diversity Career Fair Saturday, February 22, 2020 St. Teresa's Academy Goppert Gymnasium 12:30 - 3:30 pm 5600 Main Street, KCMO Kansas City Independent Schools value and embrace racially, culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse candidates. We are looking for candidates who are seeking positions at a Kansas City Independent School. Join us at the Diversity Career Fair and meet with area schools, including St. Teresa's Academy, St Paul's Episcopal Day School, Cristo Rey, Rockhurst High School, Brookside Charter School, Barstow School, and more!
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: February 9, 2020 Fifth Sunday of Ordianry Time
Is. 58:7-10; Ps. 112; 1 Cor. 2:1-5; Mt. 5:13-16
Today’s readings are part pep talk and part marching orders for us Christian stewards. They offer wonderfully clear guidance on what matters most to God in the way we prioritize our lives and the way He intends for us to use the gifts He has given us.
The first reading, from the prophet Isaiah, gives us very straightforward instructions: “Thus says the Lord: Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own.” The Lord gives no wiggle room here — care for our brothers and sisters in need is a “must do” for the Christian steward.
But note how generous our God is to us when we do these things. “Then your light shall break forth like the dawn and your wound shall quickly be healed.” The more we give ourselves away the more we will find ourselves, and “light shall rise” for us in the form of more of God’s grace in our lives and more joy and peace in our hearts.
Our Gospel passage, from Matthew sends us out on our stewardship way with a bang as Jesus declares to us, His disciples, that we are the “salt of the earth” and the “light of the world.” But, He adds, salt no longer gives flavor if allowed to go stale — light cannot bring its blessed brightness if left hidden. Therefore, we must act! We must live our lives so that others will see the things that we do — the ways that we serve others, care for the vulnerable, prioritize our family relationships and above all, our love for God — and then give Him glory.
This is the stewardship way of life. Let’s give it our all!
Please keep the following Parishioners in your prayers :
Gwen Ashby; The Brooks Family; Marge Campbell; Margaret Curry; Doug & Peggy DeMoss; Grace Diaz; Michael & Sharon
Derkits; Karen Foster; Patty Gemmill; Greta Hauer; Dolores Hopfinger; Richard Hornbeck; Henry Hoss; Mary Hugunin; Lyndsey Jarquio; Regina Jones; Dorothy Klote; Howard Koesterer; Tom & Doris Mauer; Ann Monaco; Sylvia Mooney; Tom O’Brien; Mary O’Leary; Doris Panagakos; Lorraine Powers; James Rouchka; Bill & Catherine Schroder; Kathy Sommer; Cynthia Todd; Larry & Theresa Tholl; Steve & Jocelyn Webb; Louise Weber; James Westhusing; Connie Wenninghoff; Lisa Witte; Sheila & Pete Zegers
Contact the parish office at 816-353-2380 to add or remove names from our prayer list.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE FUND
PLEASE HELP CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF KCSJ AS WE STRIVE TO SERVE AND LIFT OUR CLIENTS. There will be a second
collection on Feb. 15-16 for the annual Catholic Charities Emergency Assistance Fund.
Thanks to your support of the CCEAF, we’re able to help at-risk families meet their
immediate needs and ultimately regain a sense of stability. Once the immediate crisis is
resolved, Catholic Charities works with families on their personal pathway out of poverty –
helping sustain them until they are self-sufficient and thriving. You’ll find a special
collection envelope in your packet for the weekend of February 15-16. Please be generous.
Contact Lynn Lichte, Donor Stewardship Specialist for more information or to donate at 816
Continue to Pray for the following Family & Friends
Phillip Beck; Ben Bongers (friend to Marie
Bowman); Bill Briggs; Emma Brown; Audrey
Casassa; Michael Crews; Margaret Dale; Eric
Davis; Barbara Fightmaster (sister-in-law to
Regina Jones);Marcia Felici; Georgia Gerling;
Peter Graeff; Ryan Hancock; Shirley Hill;
Amy Jesaetis; Bonnie Jones; Michelle Kaiser;
Kathy & Don Lee; Richard Lorimer;
Crescentia Luetkemeyer (Friend to Cindy
Sweetland); Lana Martinez; Bob Slusher;
Clyde Styron (Father to friend); Vicky
Wright (Sister to Patty Vest); Ruby Turner
(Mother to Cindy Sweetland); Jim
Underwood; Phyllis Weber; David Zegers;
Robert Zegers.
As a parish family, we at Our Lady of Lourdes pray for all the members of our parish, especially for our parishioners’ family members serving in the military:
Tyler Griggs, Buck Roberts,Cathy Roberts, & Jason Webb
“Coping with Life Alone” Peer-To-Peer Grief Support "Coping with Life Alone ®" is a Beginning Experience ® grief support program that meets each week for 7 weeks. The program helps those who have lost a love relationship due to death, divorce or separation, move through the experience of grief and loss into a future with renewed hope.
Upcoming program dates and location:
Saturdays, February 22nd through April 4th, from 1:30 to 3:30pm Location: St. Bernadette Church, Parish Hall, 9020 E 51st Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64133
Contact Donna at 816-305-3760, for more information and registration.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 February 9, 2020
“God is touched by our sorrows and does not allow them to last forever.”
If you have any comments about this page, please contact the Sisters in Jesus the Lord. (816) 353-2177 www.cjd.cc Like us on Facebook. 7009 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown MO 64133-5629
Quotes of St. Claude de la Colombière Spiritual Director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Feast Day: February 15
“The best book of meditation on the Passion is the Passion itself in the Gospel: read this and meditate upon it, reflecting upon the love and patience of Jesus Christ.”
“There is no peace except in perfect forgetfulness of self; we must resolve to forget even our spiritual interests, so that we may seek nothing but God’s glory.”
“The spirit of God inclines us to fervor, but this fervor is calm and causes no trouble either to ourselves or to others; when it meets with obstacles it knows how to stop and submit to God’s will. Its only arms are patience and gentleness.”
“Anyone who thinks of what he is, what he has been, and what he can do of himself will find it difficult to be proud. To shatter pride it is enough to remember that the first sign of real virtue is to consider self as nothing at all.”
“A humble man sees only his own faults. It is a sign of little virtue to notice the imperfections of others. A person may be imperfect today who in a little while, recognizing this, may rise to great sanctity.”
“As soon as we begin to see how lovable Our Lord is, we should have very hard hearts if we did not love Him greatly; and when we love greatly, we think we have never done enough for Him.”
“No one can penetrate into the mysteries of the Sacred Heart without tasting the cup of bitterness that Jesus drank from so deeply.”
“If anything could shake my faith in the mystery of the Eucharist, I should not doubt the power but the love which God shows us in His Sacrament. If you ask me how bread becomes the Body of Jesus, how Jesus is to be found in many places, I reply, God can do all things. But if you ask me how God can love man to such an excess as to become his Food, I can only answer I do not understand it, and that the love of Jesus cannot be comprehended.”
“How can we help our neighbor? By prayer and good works. Preaching is useless without grace, and grace is only obtained by prayer. If conversions are few, it is because few pray.”
“Do not be either astonished or discouraged at the difficulties you find in prayer. Only be constant and submissive and God will be pleased with you.”
“God is more honored by a single Mass than He could be by all the actions of angels and men together, however fervent and heroic they might be. Yet, how few hear Mass with the intention of giving God this sublime honor! How few think with joy on the glory a Mass gives to God. How few rejoice to possess the means of honoring Him as He deserves!...if we only knew the treasure we hold in our hands.”
“No plans we make for God are ever accomplished without trouble. The more the devil tries to upset them, the more glory
for God can we hope for.” “As sanctity does not consist in being faithful for a day or a year but in persevering until death, we must use God as a shield which covers us completely because we are attacked from all sides.”
National Marriage Week is February 7-14, 2020
The upcoming observances of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World
Marriage Day (Sunday, Feb. 9) are an opportunity to focus on building a
culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage
and the family. Our theme for 2020 is "Stories from the Domestic Church."
Adult Faith Formation Wednesday ‘Feed Your Faith’ February 12 at 6:30 in the Parish Hall. Join us for the ‘Prophet Jeremiah’ and dinner.
Jeremiah was a prophet who ministered to the
nation of Judah in its final years before the
Babylonian conquest and the exile. God called him
at a young age (1:5-7) to preach a hard message to
the nation: the sins of Judah had reached their limit
and God must execute his judgment by sending the
people to exile.
The difficulties he encountered, as described in the books of Jeremiah and
Lamentations, have prompted scholars to refer to him as "the weeping prophet".
Our fish fries are back Fridays during Lent. February 28th, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, & April 3rd, 2020
Come and enjoy a great meal with fried and baked fish, fried shrimp, vegetables, potatoes, salads, and bread. The menu changes every week so come and see what we are serving. Where: 5101 Blue Ridge Cutoff, KCMO When: 4:30 to 7:30
