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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
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Floyd McKinney
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
TBA

!Altar Society

Knights of Columbus
4th Monday of month Tuesday, Aug. 2
6:30pm @ Daltons
7:00pm, Arma rectory

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Will resume meeting in the fall

All people who are in heaven, not just those officially canonized by the Church, are
regarded as saints. However, it is rare to encounter a married couple, both of whom are
canonized saints. No doubt, there are more married people who have achieved sainthood
but never canonized. Why there are not more married saints can be answered because
many holy married couples didnt have anyone to promote their canonizations or to
spread the word about their good works.
In his book, On Advantages of Matrimony, St. Augustine said there have been married
women who surpassed virgins in holiness. He mentioned that many canonized spouses
were married to saints. Youve no doubt heard about such husband-wife saints as St. Anne
and St. Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and St. Elizabeth and St.
Zachary, the parents of St. John the Baptist. Of course, St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin
Mary were united in marriage as well. But did ever hear of St. Julian and St. Basilissa, St.
Henry II and St. Cunegund, or St. Elzear and St. Delphina? All were married saints.
Joachim, husband of Anne and Father of Mary, belonged to the Tribe of Judah and the
House of David. Blessed with earthly goods, they left Galilee, in the extreme northern
part of what is now Israel, to make their home in Nazareth, a town farther south. For
years, they remained childless, which was a bitter misfortune for Jewish parents. They
prayed hard for a child. In fact, Joachim spent 40 days and nights in the desert, praying.
An angel appeared to him and said that Anne would become a Mother. The angel also
visited Anne. Late in life, Anne gave birth to a girl who was destined to become the
Mother of God. Not content with the general offering which Jewish parents made of
their children in infancy, they presented Mary at an early age to the priests in the temple
to be reared there and taught the things needed in order to render useful service to the
clergy. Mary grew in grace until the day when the Son of God took flesh in her, but there
is no record that her parents lived to see that day.
Anne and Joachim are not mentioned in the New Testament, but they are referred to in
the apocryphal (not verified) Gospel of St. James, written about 160 A.D., which told of
how St. Joachim was visited by the angel. St. Anne was venerated (deep reverence) in
Eastern Europe as early as the 5th Century and a church was built on the site of the home
of Joachim and Anne near Jerusalem, where they were buried. The Crusades spread her
veneration to the West and in 1382, her feast was extended to the entire Latin Church.
Many miracles have been attributed to her direct intercession. St. Anne is known as the
patroness of housewives and women in labor. They would seem to have been the luckiest
parents in the world for having Our Blessed Mother as their daughter!








- Marcel Normand

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4:00pm
No Intention
Arma
5:30pm
Don Pyle
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
Jim Davied
Arma
10:00am
For the People
Girard
Monday
NO MASS
Tuesday
5:30pm
No Intention
Arma
Wednesday 6:30pm
Patricia Haderlein
Girard
Thursday 8:00am Lawrence & Mary Ellen Galichia Arma
8:30am-12:30pm Eucharistic Adoration
Arma
Friday
7:00am
Sponsel family
Girard
8:00am-6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Girard
Saturday 4:00pm
Dan Black
Arma
5:30pm
Jim Peak
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
For the People
Arma
10:00am
Dave Gall
Girard

Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

July 30 Saturday
Aug. 1
2
3
4

JOACHIM & ANNE---PARENTS OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Jul. 30 - Aug. 7

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The ladies of the parish are asked to help Angels Among Us at

this years Crawford County Fair by bringing pies to the St.
Michael Hall by 8:30am on Friday, August 5. There is a signup sheet in the back of the Church. Angels Among Us helps
local cancer patients.

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Floyd McKinney

Next Saturday (8/6/16)

!Altar Servers:
EMHC:

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Lector:
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Gift Bearers

5:30 pm

Next Sunday (8/7/16)

10:00 am

Mary Kate Smith,

Luke Martin

Broc & Kaleb Scales,

Josh Duling

Carrie Smith

Chris Sponsel

Mary Twarog

Denny Heidrick

Jess & Cindy

Murphy family

Karen Zerngast, Amy

McDonald & family

Contributions

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETING

ST. JOSEPHS HOMECOMING BREAKFAST

The St. Joseph Parish Council will sponsor a breakfast on

Sunday, August 14, in their parish hall. The time is 9:00 to
11:30. The menu is as follows: Scrambled Eggs, Biscuits &
Gravy, Sausage Pattie, Hash Browns, Cinnamon Roll, Juice,
Coffee, Milk. Everyone is invited. Free Will Donation.

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

Please pray for parishioners Marjorie Giefer, Herman Masser,

Thurma Masser, Rosemary OToole, Tom Weston, and Judy
Widner who are ill or in need of prayers.

PSR - WE NEED YOU!

Parents, our PSR school year is quickly approaching! Please

prayerfully consider becoming a catechist for our parish PSR
program! This program doesnt happen without your support!
We are in need of catechists for our 3-5th grade and middle
school, as well as adult leaders for our high school CYM group.
Please contact Michelle Puckett at 724-4364 if you can help!

TOWN HALL MEETING

On Saturday, August 27th at 1:00 pm in the Girard Public

Library, a Town Hall meeting will be held. The meeting is
sponsored by the Family Policy Alliance, a part of James
Dobsons Focus on the Family. The theme of the meeting will
be voting and issues here in Kansas.

$1,991.00

$11,395.00

$4.98

$52.98

Expenses

OLD PALMS

Girard/Arma Knights of Columbus meeting will be on

Tuesday, Aug 2 at 7PM in the Arma rectory.

July 2016 to date

Childrens Offering

KANSAS TO KRAKW!

The Wichita contingent safely arrived in Krakw, Poland, last

week and has been visiting the many holy sites in and around
the birthplace of St. John Paul! World Youth Day events
culminate this weekend with a vigil and Mass with Pope

$0

Over / (Under)

If you have palms from last year, or any year, and would like to
have them out of your house, you can bring them to the
church and Father will use them to make ashes for next Ash
Wednesday.

Last Week

$11,447.98

Building Fund Contributions

$215.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$160,671.32

Francis, which will require pilgrims to make the 9-mile journey

on foot to Campus Misericordiae where they will stay
overnight. WYD concludes the morning of July 31 with Mass
and recitation of the Angelus before Pope Francis departs for
Rome and the pilgrims begin their long journey home. You
can follow the events at wydusa.org, #wydusa and EWTN.

MASS INTENTIONS

If you would like a Mass said for a loved one, or for a special
intention, please call the parish office, 724-8717.

TRAVELING CATHOLICS

If you are traveling and are going to be away from our parish
for a weekend or two, you can find information regarding
masses around the country (even around the globe!) on
masstimes.org. If you are traveling within our diocese, you can
also get mass times and parish information on our diocesan
website: cdowk.org. Click on the Find a Parish link.

MIDWEST FAMILY CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

The Midwest Catholic Family Conference will be August 5-7,

2015 at Century II, Wichita KS. The conference provides
outstanding presenters in special programs for adults, young
adults, youth, and children. There are pamphlets about the
conference in the back of the church. Register online now:
www.catholicfamilyconference.org or call 316-618-9787. If
you have questions about the conference, you can ask Paula or
Ryan Sevart of our parish 620-724-7585.

ST. PEREGRINE ITEMS AVAILABLE

St. Peregrine cards, medals and tokens are available free of

charge for persons with a cancer diagnosis or cancer survivors.
St. Peregrine is the patron saint of persons suffering from
cancer. If you or someone you know would like to request one,
call Teresa Davenport at 362-3042.

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