2nd
Sunday of Lent
February 25, 2018
Mass Intentions Monday, February 26
Dn 9:4b-10/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [cf. 103:10a]/Lk 6:36-38
8:00 AM Mass – Harold Lister +
Tuesday, February 27
Is 1:10, 16-20/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/
Mt 23:1-12
7:00 AM Mass – No intention scheduled
Wednesday, February 28
Jer 18:18-20/Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 [17b]/Mt 20:17-28
No Mass at Cathedral
6:00 PM Mass at St. Mary Church
Thursday, March 1
Jer 17:5-10/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 16:19-31
7:00 AM Mass – No intention scheduled
Friday, March 2
Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21
[5a]/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
8:00 AM Mass – Arthur & Helen Roseler +
Saturday, March 3
Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 [8a]/
Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
8:00 AM Mass – Diane Brunner +
4:00 PM Mass – Carmen Ostrowski +
Sunday, March 4
Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
[Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25
8:30 AM Mass – People of the Parish
11:30 AM Mass – Mike Stroud +
Prayers and Sympathy to the family and friends of John
DeVore Sr., who died last week. John is the grandfather of
Dalton and Devin DeVore.
Everyone is invited to attend 6:00 PM Mass, pot luck dinner,
and program on Wednesday, February 28, at St. Mary
Parish. The DVD program will be on the Evangelist, GK
Chesterton, hosted by Bishop Robert Barron.
Don’t forget to check out the inspirational Lighthouse CDs on
the table in the west vestibule. CDs are $3.50 each.
This weekend, our second collection will be for Cathedral’s
utilities and the upgrade of our heat system.
For assistance in setting up or managing your Online Giving
account through www.cathedralsj.org, please contact Paula
Bokay in the Parish Office at 232-7763.
WEEKLY INCOME REPORT Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 76,166.00
Week 1 $10,060.18 Pantry, Aged, Sick & Poor $ 752.00
Week 2 $ 7,510.00 Pantry, Aged, Sick & Poor $ 312.00
Week 3 $ 9,559.46 Pantry, Aged, Sick & Poor $ 126.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,319.64
Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - $ 47,846.36
This Coming Week
Monday, February 26 9:30-11:00 AM Food Pantry – Rectory Basement
6:00-6:50 PM School of Religion – Ruggle Hall
6:30-8:00 PM Cub Scouts - Gym
Tuesday, February 27
9:30 AM Parish Staff Mtg-Msgr. Dierkes Rm
6:00-7:00 PM Daisies (Kline) – Ruggle Hall
7:00 PM Boy Scouts - Gym
Wednesday, February 28
8:30 AM Marketing Meeting-Msgr. Dierkes Rm
9:30-11:00 AM Food Pantry - Rectory Basement
6:00 PM Mass, Potluck Dinner, & Program at
St. Mary Church
6:30 PM Pastoral Council – Msgr. Dierkes Mtg Rm
Thursday, March 1
6:00 PM Walking Toward Eternity-St. Anne’s Rm
6:30 PM Cantor Rehearsal - Church
7:00 PM Cathedral Choir Rehearsal – Ruggle Hall
Friday, March 2 9:30-11:00 AM Food Pantry – Rectory Basement
1:00 PM Stations of the Cross - Church
5:30 PM Stations of the Cross – Church
Saturday, March 3 – 150th
Anniversary of the Diocese 3:00-3:30 PM Confessions
3:30 PM Rosary
4:00 PM Mass
Sunday, March 4 8:00 AM Rosary
8:30 AM Mass
11:00 AM Rosary
11:30 AM Mass
10:45 AM Glory & Praise Choir Rehearsal-Music Rm
6:30 PM RCIA Session – Msgr. Dierkes Mtg Rm
The Walking Toward Eternity session, which was cancelled
last week, has been rescheduled for this Thursday, March 1,
at 6:00 PM in St. Anne’s Room.
All are invited to attend the Knights of Columbus Council
#5067 annual Fish Fry on Fridays during Lent, 5:00-7:30
PM, at their Council Hall, 1205 N. 49th
Terrace. Please come
on March 2, 9, 16, and 23. Menu includes Fried Catfish or
Shrimp Alfredo Fettuccini with cheesy potatoes, coleslaw,
rolls, tea and water. Drive-thru will be available. Prices: $10
for adults, $5 for ages 12 and younger. If you have questions,
call 232-0321.
“God loves you as you are but he loves you too much to
let you stay that way.” This quote is from Perfectly
Yourself by Matthew Kelly, the book given to you as a
gift at Christmas. In the next several weeks, we hope to
include other quotes from this thought-provoking book.
If you haven’t had a chance to read the book, we hope
you will soon be able to do so.
To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving, and I will call upon the name of the LORD (Ps 116)
SFX Knights of Columbus Council 15126 hosting Lenten
Dinners at St. Francis Xavier Parish Center on March 2, 9,
& 23. The menu includes: cheese enchiladas, fideo, Spanish
rice, lettuce, taco chips, cheese dip, dessert and drinks.
Enchiladas are $3 each, with ala carte pricing. No advance
dinner tickets required. Walk-ins are welcome.
During National Catholic Sisters’ Week on March 8-14, the
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth will offer special prayers
of thanksgiving for everyone with whom they have served and
for all the persons they have served through their ministries.
The Sisters are grateful for their vocations to religious
consecrated life, and for the many good people who have
graced their lives.
Introduction to Welcoming Prayer, a mini-retreat on Tues.,
Feb. 27, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, at Sophia Spirituality Center
in Atchison, Kansas. The Welcoming Prayer is a method of
consenting to God’s presence and action in our physical and
emotional reactions to events and situations in daily life. Dr.
Dennie Oades will show participants how this practice can
help dismantle old habits that do not serve us well and heal the
emotional wounds of a lifetime. For more information or to
register, contact the Sophia Spirituality Center’s website at
www.sophiaspiritualitycenter.org or call 913-360-6173.
Coffee and Silence: A Lenten Day Away on Feb. 28, March
8, 14, 23, & 28, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM – Once a week during
Lent, Sophia Spirituality Center at Mount St. Scholastica in
Atchison, KS, is offering guests the opportunity to spend a day
in quiet prayer and reflection. Coffee provided; bring a sack
lunch and enjoy a Lenten day of silent prayer, reading,
journaling, meditative walking, and rest. Contact 913-360-
6173 or www.sophiaspiritualitycenter.org.
Beginning Experience Weekend, March 2-4, at Precious
Blood Center in Liberty - Serving the Widowed, Separated,
and Divorced who are suffering the loss of a love relationship.
Contact www.beginningexperiencekc.org or 913-980-7966.
“Tipping the Scales in the Favor of LOVE” - the Lenten Day
of Prayer scheduled on Saturday, March 10, 10:00 AM-3:45
PM in Ross Chapel at the Mother House of the Sisters of
Charity of Leavenworth (SCLs), 4200 South 4th
St.,
Leavenworth, KS. Sister Maureen Hall, SCL, will give the
morning and afternoon conferences. The day will conclude
with Mass at 3:45 PM. $35 registration fee includes lunch.
Contact Sister Susan Chase at [email protected] or call 913-
680-2342 by March 5. Visit www.marillaccenter.org.
Icon Retreat-Conception Abbey-March 16-18. Learn how
to read and discover all the beautiful and prayerful messages
written to each icon. Also learn how to use these sacramental
images as a means to prayer and reflection. For information
and registration: [email protected] or 660-944-2809.
CHECK THIS OUT. . . The Good News Of Cathedral
Congratulations to Joe and Amanda Ueligger on the
birth of Jack William Ueligger on February 15!
Our School and ECC News
Reminder: Trash Bags are available all year round from
Cathedral School. They also are available after the
weekend Masses in the west vestibule in Church.
Palm Sunday, RCIA and Adult Faith Renewal Retreat at
Conception Abbey on Sat.-Sun., March 24-25. This retreat
was originally planned to help our brothers and sisters who are
soon to enter in full communion with the Church. However,
sponsors and any Catholic hoping to enrich their faith
understanding of the sacramental life of the Church have found
this 24 hour retreat a blessing in their lives. Scheduled on the
Palm Sunday weekend provides for an unforgettable time of
prayer. $110/person cost includes lodging, meals and sessions.
Please contact 660-944-2809, [email protected],
or www.conceptionabbey.org/guests.
Ladies, if you are seeking ways to deepen your relationship
with God or to deepen your prayer life, the Benedictine
Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are inviting single women
ages 18-40 to attend a Festival of Prayer Retreat at our
monastery in Clyde, MO on April 13-15. It’s a chance to
experience the daily rhythm of their way of life. You can join
their community in the singing the divine office, attend daily
Mass, share in community meals and recreation, spend time in
Adoration/Exposition and in personal prayer. Those who come
will learn about the Rule of St. Benedict, contemplative prayer,
the call, various ways to pray. They also will meet with others
who are seeking to deepen their relationship with God. There
is no cost to attend. More information can be found at
www.benedictinesisters.org. Register: Sr. Maria Victoria at
660-944-2221 ext. 127 or [email protected].
Married Couples, why not make a commitment to do
something to enrich your marriage. The next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend in Kansas City will be April
20-22. For more information or to apply, please visit the
website, www.wwme4you and me.org or call Tony & Barb
Zimmerman, 816-741-4066 or [email protected].
St. Rose of Lima Parish Bingo Night: Sat. April 28. Doors
will open at 6:00 PM, Bingo starts at 6:30 PM. Cost is
$2/card or 3 cards for $5. A total of ten games will be played.
There will be amazing prizes for the winners and a 50/50
raffle. Concessions will be available.
Stewardship Makes a Difference… St. Joseph Day
Dinner will be coming up next month. Please consider
volunteering to use as school service hours.
Cathedral Cash… Please include Cathedral Cash in all
your shopping plans. Each time you use Cathedral Cash, our
school receives a rebate! Due to the increment weather we
had this week, Cathedral Cash will not be sold this weekend.
However, you may purchase/order the cards in the west
vestibule after weekend Masses next weekend (weather
permitting), at School at [email protected]
or 232-8486, or go online to www.shopwithscrip.com.