ALTAR SERVER PRACTICE

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
In case of Emergency: (785) 917-1828
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 1st Tuesday of month
6:00pm @ Daltons
St. Michaels hall

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Friday mornings at 6am

If you know someone who is interested in learning more about the

Catholic faith, please let them know that classes will be starting this
Thursday at 7PM in the meeting room in the parish hall. If you
yourself would like to 'refresh' your faith as a Catholic, please come and
participate in the discussions that will be lifegiving to your faith.
Maybe it is because we have had a 'wetter' spring, you probably have
noticed the number of mushrooms that are popping up all around us.
From a distance some of them look the same but when you get closer
you notice that there are slight variations in size and shape of each one
of them. I wish I knew which mushrooms I could pick and eat; guess I
will have to stay with the ones that come from the store.
If you look around the church you can see all the people who come
to live their faith. We too have all kinds of shapes and sizes and in a
different way our spiritual selves are also different because each of us is
on a different spiritual journey through life. Whether we are in the
church to offer praise to God or plead our cause for some need we have
or even headed for the confessional, we continue on our journey. The
classes that we are having to learn about what we believe are to help us
on our journey, to keep us 'up to date' on how Christ is being present to
our world today.

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Anyone wishing to borrow tables or chairs from the parish hall

must first talk to Faith in the parish office. Thank you.

Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

Next Saturday (10/1/16)

!Altar Servers:
EMHC:

!
Lector:
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Gift Bearers

5:30 pm

Next Sunday (10/2/16)

10:00 am

Broc & Kaleb

Scales

Abi, Ethan and

Carter Doherty

Janel Scales

Chris Sponsel

Mary Twarog

Doug Lopeman

Joe & Rose Murnane

Bob & Alice Davied

Childrens Offering

HALL USE COMMITTEE

An ad hoc committee to look into the hall rental policy is being

formed. To join, please call the parish office, 724-8717.

VIRTUS TRAINING

VIRTUS training will be offered Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 1 pm at

St. Josephs Rectory in Arma. This training is encouraged for
all PSR parents and mandatory for anyone volunteering in our
parish PSR/CYM/Youth programs.

PARISH MISSION TRIP

Interested in going onMissionto Costa Rica in June of 2017?

After having an incredible experience on mission last spring
break, I have the opportunity to lead our parish on a mission
trip. I am so excited to be able to lead my own parish family
and friends on mission. I encourage you to all think
about coming and experiencing living a life of authentic
mission for our Lord. If you are interested,contact Madison
Smith for more details at smit1774@ravens.benedictine.edu or
620-238-0619. The trip will take place June 3-10th, 2017
andwill be working with Family Missions Company, a Catholic
family mission group based out of Louisiana. Check out their
website athttps://www.familymissionscompany.com.




Thanks, Madison Smith

Sept. 24 Saturday

Contributions

HALL ITEM USE

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

Please pray for parishioners Gary Dowling, Marjorie Giefer,

Herman Masser, Rosemary OToole, Tom Weston, and Judy
Widner who are ill or in need of prayers. Also please pray for
the repose of the soul of longtime parishioner Robert V.
Doc Haderlein and for his family. Dr. Haderlein was part of
the committee that worked to build our current church and
was a vital and influential part of our parish for decades. May
his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the
mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

I encourage participation because 'convert

classes' are not just the passing of information from
one to another about what we believe, these classes
are a way to share our faith with those who want to
become part of our faith family. Come and share
your faith.

4:00pm
Francis Buche
Arma
5:30pm Altar Society, living & deceased Girard
Sunday
8:00am
Frank & Mary Grano
Arma
10:00am
For the People
Girard
Monday
NO MASS
Tuesday
5:30pm
No Intention
Arma
Wednesday 6:30pm
Carol Kavcich
Girard
Thursday 8:00am
No Intention
Arma
8:30am-12:30pm Eucharistic Adoration
Arma
Friday
7:00am
Jim Davied
Girard
8:00am-6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Girard
Saturday 4:00pm
Ron Breneman
Arma
5:30pm
Jim Peak
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
Barbara Born
Arma
10:00am
For the People
Girard

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From the Pastor

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Sept. 24 - Oct. 2

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106 N. Western Ave.

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

Collections

There will be Server Practice Sunday, Sept. 25 after Mass for

all servers and those wishing to serve (3rd grade and up).

ST. MICHAELS ALTAR SOCIETY NEWS

St. Michaels Altar Society will meet at the hall on Monday,

Sept. 26th at 6pm. Please join us and help stuff envelopes for
our upcoming Parish Bazaar. Also, since this is our new year
beginning, it is time again to pay our $5 dues for each member
of St. Michaels Altar Society. Please drop them in the

Last Week

July 2016 to date

$2,339.00

$31,587.00

$29.51

$164.77

Expenses

$28,152.89

Over / (Under)

$3,598.88

Building Fund Contributions

$40.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$156,358.83

collection basket and mark it St. Michaels Altar Society.

Thanks of much for your continued support. We need all of
you to help make it successful!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

A Meal in His Name is looking for volunteers to help on

Thursday evenings. Please call Marita or Doug Lopeman if
you are interested.

CHICKEN NOODLE DINNER

The First Christian Church "Chicken Noodle Dinner" is

Sunday, Sept. 25 from noon to 1:30 at Fellowship Hall, 202 N.
Summit. Adults $7, children 3-12 $4. Carryouts available.

ST. PAULS GROUP MEETING

The next St. Pauls Group meeting will be at 1:00pm on

Sunday, Oct. 16th at the Knights of Columbus Building at the
corner of 11th and Joplin streets in Pittsburg. Hostesses are
Wilma Herman, Edie Hobson, and Pat Hoffman. The St.
Pauls Group is for widows, widowers, & single seniors to meet,
get acquainted, and have lunch. All are welcome.

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC)

If you are a high school Junior or older, come on a journey

with your peers through the Paschal Mystery of Christ through
stories, discussions, Mass, prayer, music, game activities and
fun. TEC is a high energy, Spirit-directed Faith experience.
The next TEC is October 8-10, 2016. For more information,
visit http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/faith-tec/tec or call
Paula Sevart at 620.724.7585.

MARCH FOR LIFE 2017

Join Bishop Kemme for the annual March for Life pilgrimage
to Washington, DC to participate in the peaceful protest of the
44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the decision that legalized
abortion in America. Visit RespectLifeSocialJustice.org for
more information or to download registration forms.

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